Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1875-01-14
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Small Far.Jrtning.

held an important ,p pcsitionsin leading
Chicago bank sahbdtl ten xesfs aso Scom-
menced the cultivation of vegetables.
Tho sp6s BB1eotedi dis nsafehote'enburbi
of the city, with soil compossf of \
heavy, black swamp land, with an adj
mixture of large shells. The attempt
was rather experimental than otherwise,
no effort being MAIDS To sfraiss largs SpoPs, !
his other business affording q ready
market for eSyseesy eSyseess tAhi6g spfodnaed,, s,Asial
result of his industry, it was disc6yered
that celery Of the very wllitosta taandaten-a
derest description, caulifowers colossal
in size. Irish potatoes which, in flavor
and magnitude, oompetotGishp THO Mew
York "early rose," were produced in
ss ssnHaaaG9 9snnS lB}Elgy sS4sSs 81 81
Pennsylvania fourished, and id addition |
his supply OF artichokes, okra, and pro
duce indigenous toaln1oat3any elimitel
was almost unlimited. Without expert.
once, and forced through otherS SduHeB
to devote but short time daily to su-
pcrintending the work, ,she eonlds saeyerg1
theless, at aimogt lany, season of the
yosr, produce display, which, for size
and flavor, would compare favorably
with GeIectHd dss0rtmrnt chosen from
all our markets.
He estimates tho net profits of one
acre of land, cultivated in tliis mahhep, |
and with proper attention paid to the
necessary series of crops, sap one Sthou-l 4
sand dollars sper anpum, SEiye, hours
por diemss and six days in the week dess|
voted to the task k$hssconRiderhample.ta
keep garden. constantly in the most
perfect condition. sIt Is we'll known thae
any industrious man can, should his
produce bo of good 'qualiSlhhd oaerad
ut moderate prices, dispose of all he can
raise. The wonderful fertility Of our
soil renders q constant succession gof
crops almost q certainty, and thee
months assiduous toll might place any
one of tie tho othoutsain1tt1ls ti1 Ill who afs sineansi
ployed in position to realize daily
what Would Provide themselves and
their families with every comfort. The
labor involved is far from do arduous as |
many would imagine. We're a field
once thoroughly plowed, thet difficulty
of keeping it's coil constantly pulver-
lied would prove mere3iohilSS p1ays
Such position is not only an honor
able one, sbii6 an iindepend 6ne., The
man who daily beholds springing from
!!:e esr!i:: the supplies necessary: fss5
and clothe his little ones, who realizes
that the blessingssof the world are due
to nature's bounty and his own indus
try, is truly to BE envied. Within half
dozen miles of the city, and in,nearly
every direction, afeZ Znhindasda of. acres
of valuable land which to day is Il
gricvonas burden to tths eproprietors.
Untenanted, changed. Up a, wilderness
through neglect, and eaten up by taxes.
it is regarasa Ias ait !; 4 sf9s9 aid y
source of hear -baf1iihg Y Sby every enes
intereated.. Loupgipg at nearly every
corner are WHO, dndef proper direction, 4
could make that wilderness blossom as
the rose. They may haveno, ,experieuce
whatever 6f dgeicuiturat putsnits.s A
colored laborer from cane field might
give eaeR every possiblS advantage and
eclipse them all ;. but surely. what a col
orcd man has learned BY experience his
superiorintellaet,ea alsoaaanire. The
hardships ut first to be encountered are
admitted, 6nt the G4o1iedge| tl,atgthes
psessss,R pss sa'y 9aas sssisy 5B
come, should encourage all. Hero we
consider is M opportunity forea union a
between labor and capitaI, ,whidh RouIlS|
be the salvation of both. We're every
acre Of Vacant iAhatiid iAhatiid within araaiGs lofI
fivo miles from the centre Of the eity a
garden, tho change it would Apfdduce in
our canaitiop, ssoeis aud specHniasily,
is simply incalculable. There could be
no fear of overstocking tile market.
While the community might Bg bene-
fitted by slight reduction Id The price
of food, the constant defaanddrom Stifsr.
and less favored localities would ok
haust Shel sIrplAs IL Not aHear would
be required to develop this new source
of wealth, and the two, fold blessings of
Observation-Disclosures, and
providing. comfortable homes for those
now ds5titateA an9 gd5d Lcitizens would
find ohuseS Sfof ScoAgta tathlaGdh. ,EWere
the owners of this property to take the
initiative we seen yrsqs ON Why Q reali-
zation of this desideratum should not
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