The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-30
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From the pabiishsc procesdinp Of the late
meeting Of the STATE Grange. In Columbia.
Il 10 evident that ths collapse Of thas or
gsnisAaion, lstsly 30 formidable 70 "middle
men" Railroad Rings and political Hacks. isnot
far distant. II is only one moro illustration Of
the difficulty OF securing cooperation among
farmers. Ths difficulties are almost insurmount-
ablss The sparseness Of our population. the
| strong prejudice against what is called "book
| farming" the aversion to reading Agricaitaraa
papers, the disinolination 10 meet socially and
discuss such agricultural topics as bring about
| that mental attrilion which stimulates enter
prise, begets emulation and leads to experiments
and improvement; all these things are in the
| way, and make up mountain Of difficulties in
| the way Of reform. Every intelligent farmer
who has had any experience in Agricultural So
cieties, Oranges, Agricultural literature, or en-
couraging the introduction OF improved imple-
ments, or the propagation Of new ideas, will
bear out in the assertion that his efforts have
been thnnkless and unappreciated.
Every sort of organization has been tried, with
ricultural Societies, State Fairs and County
Fairs, where Premiums have been most literally
awarded in all the branches of industry. We
have had speeches and Essays ard Scientific an
alyses, Geological Surveys and Agricultural Sur
veys, State Oranges and County Oranges, Lee
turers and Agricultu, al Magazines, and after all
the Agricultural pro perty of the Country has
declined-the production Of the grains uud
grasses has decrcased-'pny as you go" has been
exchanged for "crcdit rs long as you can get it"
| and nothing but cotton is relied on for the sup
port of the country.
Can any sensible, cool headed, observing man
gainsay this? Can any man who has rode over
the country say that the farms are moro wisely
cultivated, the farm buildings in better order,
the fences, gates and draw-bars in better condi-
ton, the farm stock in better condition, the
transportation department in better trim, tho
corn cribs better filled, fodder lofts and straw
pens well stacked, the farms better stocked with
cattle, hogs and sheep, and the owner less in
debt than five years ago? That is the way to
put it, if you want to get to the bottom facts.
1t makes but little difference whether this
state of things was brought about by bad govern
mcnt too much politics, or too much cotton, too
much credit too much carpct-bnggers the
fact is patent to every one not blind to the stu-
alton, that we arc on h'downsr grade and pretty
steep one at that.
Hayes Southern policy, unexceptionbe as it
may be, Hampton, Home Rule and Reform,
thorough as it may be, cannot restore us. The
time for praying to Hercules has passed---ws
must put on the brake esss..--s, -s'fm at home
on on'w.s.:R!ssse1ssUTy III:
ry way possible,
hnu uon I go in debt.
I'd. Plant less cotton. Half the present crop
would have brought the same money. We col
beat the world at cotton. Improve the quality
us much as you can, put it up in good order
no false packing, watering or sandipg--but keer
the surplus down---avoid over production.
3d. BE shy Of investingin Fertilizers. Don't
be tempted by credit and payment in cotton in
|tbe Fall. The shrcwd Yankees who are en-.
sageASs this fertilize Manufacture would not
be apt to n. ,ot their money in it if it did no,
pay, and pay in WIT way you may, they will
be apt to get the greatcss.proft.
4th Plant more grain, pay sscre attention tc
your truck patches, 50 rs to save the corn crib
Devote more attention to grass. If you 1n't
grow Clover or Herds Grass, try Swamp Grass,
Bermuda Grass, Crop Grass Broomscdge.
9th. Rely more upon Green crops for fertiliz
ing or restoring your land. The Pea can be
made Of great scrvt-c ; anything-wecGs, gras:
or what not, turned under will improve.
Don't DC tempted by fatcring accounts of higl
prices for cotton of next crop-consumptio go
, 6 ahead Of production, and al! that. Thes,
are the old tricks of our masters-:he Wal
Street wreckers, who annually manipulate our
, business for us.
very plausibly written article appeared, q
: few days since, in the New York Financial Chrom
tc!e, demonstrating how Cotton can be grown a
o. cents per pound and yield net profit to th
Planter of 90-l0O cents per pound. Now
every Planter at all familiar with the subjcc
knows how many Ifs ana lands enter int,
the cost of producing a pound Of cotton, an,
, that the man who figured ott this financial prob
lem had an axe Of his own to grind. This i
only one of the drant couriers sent out annually
. to stimulate the Planter to put in n big crop O
cotton. MORE ANON.
Q BURGLAR SHOT AND kILLED.-Friday moruiu,
abont o'clock information was given to tin
, lieutenant on duty at the station house, by Sila
| Smith, that he had heard the report Of q cuI
5 and saw person stagger and fall in Cordes
, stce, ust south of Vcndue Range. ChaIles
, Policemen, with litter, were Immediately les
r patched TO the place. and found lying on tn,