Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-01-27
AgrieuItnral department.
(Original.]
THE CRISIS.

THE CRISIS.
The Southern States, when viewed with re-
spect to agriculture, are in critical condi-
tion. We hear much said about the inan.
cial crisis of the country, apd about the polit.
ical difficulties under which the Southern
people labor; but the agricultural condition
of the South is as alarming as either its fnan-
cial or political condition.
The truth is, our people have not accepted
the condition of things which was brought
about by the results of the war. Ten years
have passed away since an end was brought
to the war between the States and still we
have not, as yet, become accustomed to the
new state of things. Most of the farmers Of
the country are rowing against both wind and
tide. Generally, for the last ten years, the
seasons have been good and the price of all
produce remunerative; still, money is scarce.
It is true that in some few instances money is
plenty. That is, there are numbers ,of indi-
viduals who are annually accumulating; but
it is not 80 with the multitude. Why is this
the case? This is grave question, and we
do not pretend to be able to give satisfacto-
ry answer to it, even to ourselves, much less
to all who may desire an answer to it. Still,
some suggestions may be thrown out which
will shed some light on the subject.
In the first place, and perhaps first in point
of importance, there is no sort of concert of
action between land owners and laborers.
The land of the South is owned by white men,
and the negroes are the laborers. These two
classes act toward each other as if they we're
afraid of being cheated. They have no conf
dence in each other. It matters not which
one of the parties is most to blame, the results
of the case remain the same. Neither party
seem to understand that what advances the
interests of the one, will ultimately advance
the interests of the other The laborer makes
no effort to preserve from decay the property
cf the farmer, on whose plantation he labors.
He breaks, with impunity, tools and machine
ry, and cultivates the soil with no reference
to its preservation. Stock are neglected,
abused and killed. On the other hand, the
land owner seldom consults the interest of his
laborers.
Another reason for the languid state of ag-
riculture in the South is, there are too few la
borers to support the total amount of the
population. More than one.half Of the white
male population are mere consumers. They
depend upon watching the corners for live.
lihood. The negro men, who are the laborers,
proper, are too few to support the whole pop
ulation.
1t may be added that those who do labor,
neither labor hard, nor to advantage. Posi-
bly,, our genial climate has tendency to
make US lazy and careless. Possibly, the
very productiveness of our Southern soil be-
gets idleness in its inhabitants. Whatever
may be the cause, sure it is, that the Southern
people do not work as the people do in the
Northern and Northwestern States.
BoTs IN HoRsEs.-Rary says: "In twen-
ty.seven years time I never had horse to
die of the bots. I believe that almost every
body is convinced that the bots come from
eggs or nits which are deposited upon the
horses hair by that troublesome fly resem-
bling bee in color. This has always been
my opinion. Now it is generally known that
horse that has the bots does not appear to
suffer until he is too far gone to be cured. To
prevent fatal effects of the disease, have made
It Prectieo to give my horses. -ip the noath
of September, the following remedy: Of olive
oil, honey and lemon juice, each two ounces
and half; mix and give those to the horse
the next day purge WE'LL Whether horse
be inclined or not to have the bots, this rem.
edy will do him no harm"
A correspondent of the Department of Ag-
riculture says: "It appears from remarks of
different writers that none know of any GER
tain remedy. know of remedy that is
safe and certain, discovered in the following
way: About thirty years ago friend Of
mine lost, by bots, a fine horse. He took from
the stomach of the dead horse about gill of
bots and brought them to my office to expert
ment upon. He made preparations of every
remedy he had heard of, and put some of
them into each. Most of them had no effect,
few affected them slightly, but sage tea
more than anything else killed them in fifteen
hours. He concluded he would kill them by
using nitric acid, but it had no more effect
upon them than water; the third day they
were as lively as when put in. A bunch Of
tanzy was growing by my Office. He took a
handful of that, bruised it, added little wa
ter, squeezed out the juice and put some in !;
they were dead in one minute. Since then
have given it to every horse l have seen afec.
ted with bots, and I have never known it to
fail of giving entire relief My friend had
another horse affected with bots several years
later. He gave him dose of tanzy in the
morning and dose of salts in the evening
The next morning he took up from the ex-
cretions three half pints of bots. ."-Farmers'
Union.
MANuRE.-"More manure is cry which
multitudes of farmers raise every year. This
is true not only in the East, but equally so in
many sections of the West. These men re-
cognize great and imperative need. They
know that without manure no great degree of
success can be attained in their business.
But it seems to me that many of these men
overlook point of equal Importance with the
one upon which they are so we'll informed.
They seem to forget that quality is just as es-
sential as quantity, and that while it is neces.
sary to have manure, it is also very desirable