The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-06-28
NsWER TO "vARENNEs."

MR3ITOR: Both sides OF any question
must secn before any man can make
wise q just decision, and rs "Varenncs"
has pIntcd his idca Of the effect of the
stock propose to give him mine,
which pot theory, but practice. Tor eight
years {. Since that time I have kept
upon nlittle farm generally two COWS and
calves, b hogs, some times three, and two
good ms. During this time with ordi-
nary sc, stock, have been able to supply
at aii les family OF six with milk and
butter abundance, and at oil times plenty
to sell a aIremunerative price; and in these
eight yc experience not one single time
have q lost milking by cows not being
ut homd night. and very little time lost
by eth myself or hired men i'll getting
the Gown their stalls ready for the milk
pail. ain, my COWS have never t:cspassed
upon aInan's land, and should they by
accidentt through the fence, my crop was
the first suffer, and hence good fence
The stothw has enabled me at all times to
make qiciency of pork to supply NY
family, tlsmallest hog killed weighing 346
pounds. : largest $40 pounds; these each
year he;natircs,ssed wherever could buy
them. T,sccrct of this is all attributable
to fencinpy stock, where they could re-
ccive regir attention at III. times. 1t is
the naturf both cows and hogs to rour :,
and thouahey may be turned into clover
field containg fifty or more acres they will
sec oil sidepf it each day. The result IF
sacl, cous is, that the food that should
be applied the making of butter and milk
is ccns'ini in keeping up the system.
Much moro this the situation of co-s all
over the coitry, where they are allowed to
roam at viii Again, Inc loss Of milk and
butter in tlicclnty, by COWS staying out
over night,hd time spent in search of them
by the owns, &c full enough each year 10
keep our colty fence in good repair, and L
am almost tidy to say build it, too.
"Varennei says that it will opprcss the
poor, some {them have no water ON their
farms, otherhave to go rmilc twice each
day to feed, id last, it will cause them to
maui rails. IN instance of oppression is
before me. neighbor (and by the by q
"Varennes"Ghor rents q small farm of one
hundred andfty acres, whrh is enclosed,
and upon With this season he says he has
split, hauicdpd put up 2,50O rails for the
use of twentyacres of land. Can it be de-
MED that this oppression, to make a poor
man do that aount of work, free of cost to
the owner? 9ecially so when 1 tell you
that his stockOnsists of one COW and calf
one mule an three or four shoats, and
nothing to led on in June This law pro.
poses to assia this poor man ty relieving
him, first, Of ilitting this enormous pile oil
rails, and secc1ly, by allowing him to cul.
tivate this twsty acres. scattered here and
there, with pdect safety, knowing that moi
only his but eerybodys stock Is fenced in
and there is nidanger.
Next, how iany farmers are there in thi.
county who hse not water on their farms !
Abouttwo hulied, suppose, in all. There
Is only one in lis neighborhood, as far as ]
am informed, oil have endeavored to in
form myself. hequcstion is, then, should
this small hariful of men prevent five
thousand men ON enjoying so good q Inv
The next hardaip proposed is, this poor
man walks log distance Zone milel TO feed
each day. Howmany poor men ara tIler,
who own such pssessions? In my ayes ).
cannot be classelas poor, and should ne bt
renter there ill be a"gcneraP' pastur,
for allstook. Iridc OF ,his, there will be
division fence toseparatc sheep and goats
and there will bho difficulty in that way
This fence, instdd Of new, as "Varcnncs'
suggested, will b built of the old rails nov
in use, Of whichtherc are a sufficiency Z,
last for She nextten years, without splitting
new ones. Butshould the old svsten re
main. pfobablyihe land owner might fenc,
all his land, antithe greater portion of thes
rails be made " the renter for the use o
the land.
4 But aside from all this are " not in dut,
bound as fiirmeS to keep pace with th
world? Stop ills suicidal plan of fellin,
The timber of cs4 foresis, leaving none 10
succeeding geneIStions, AMI allowing our
selves to be pulled along in the old rut on
fathers Travelled, te satiIf.ed with dozen O
moro shabby coWs and hogs, sticking clos
to the rail fence for !, shelter from the COZ,
winters rains and Winds, instead of tekin
a pride in knowing that we have n few, tn
quality of each being satisfactory, and thn
they are amply provided with food and
warm shelter in all stormy weather.
Further, TO provide ourselves with all ncces
siIy labe: saving implements as filst as nu
purse viii warrnnt, TheSs things viii neye
be done. so long as we have a whole terfitor
enclosed, ut a heavy tox, for the use of
little. PENDLETON.