The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-11-09
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"Barley's" Reply to "Pacolet after Barley"
and rAn Old Farmer

'Barley's" Reply, to "Paoolet after Barley
and AN Old Farmer"
have read "Grange alias Pncoiet," Mr.. Edi'
tor, but for the life of me can't find what he is
after. lie canddly admits that he lean see no
connection between tue Military, Agriculture,
Mechanics and the Fine Arts" barring that
"cheap men want to make use of the Military
Jurors to get into office" Good very good for
Pacolet. He must be an old sportsman to scent
his game we'll In old times this was n COM
mon trick, but / think it will die out with Gov
ernoi Hampton. The people need peace, quiet
and work The moving blade, the plough, the
loom and anvil, will be much moro appropriate
stepping stones to power, trust, in the future.
Let the Oranges see TO it. Let the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical Industries strike out for
new fields of usefulness, and through their in
teliigence secure place IN the reorganization of
the government. The politicians have had their
day let them step down and out, and let those
who pay the taxes run the machine awhile. at
is poor rule that don't work both ways" and
if the Farmers will not turn out masse to ag-.
rcultural exhibitions, and if the death OF eight
agricultural Journals is not attributable to q
want of intelligence among the agricultural
Pacolet says, he "might say that those eight
journals came to their death deservcdly, because
they failed to meet the demands of an mteiiiyent
people" And | myht ask whose fault was it,, +.
if the assertion be true? Manifesly, the fault
Of those intelligent Farmers, who always hide
their light under bushcl and content thom-
selves by finding fault with everybody else.
What makes the Southern Cultirator one of
| the best authorities on Southern Agriculture?
1t is well patronizcd-it is the recognised me-
dunn of exchange between all wide awake,
progressive Farmers. They read it and approve
or disprovc its teachings, with freedom and ef-
feet.
But, says Pacolet, "adnit the truth of Bar
leys assertion, is it right to permit the people
to grope their way in Darkness" SC.
Certainly not. | nm the last man to give up
the ship. Do all you can, in every way YOU can,
to stimulate improvement, to arouse the Farmer
to n proper appreciation of his own Importance
to society, to the importance Of his improving
his Intelligence, his familiarity with everything
connected with his calling And when say
calling, do not mean to coniine him to the plow,
| the loom or anvil. He may find it necessary to
know something of finances, of statistics of COM
mcrce, of statcsmanship. There is no reason
| why he should not be a Legislator. But do
! not believe this can be achieved by spasmodic
otforts-by annual County Fairs, with military
| drills, baby shows or monkey shows Ii is like
whipping lazy mule; you get for spas
| modic jerk half dozen hangback ones.
rcasscrt that the trouble at the bottom is
.lack of intelligence c'--intclligcnco mainly up
read,-do not keep posted upon the improve
ments of the day. They grumblc about the
scrcty of labor and will neither adopt labor
saving implements or put their own wits to work
to make improvements. If the Farmers of
| Union County lad half the pride, or felt half
the interest they should, in their calling, they
would not require the earnest appeals of the in
| defatigablc Secretary of the county Association
to come to the Fair, or the constant drumming
Of the friends Of that enterprise to secure their
! attendance.
at is high timo for the intelligent people to
combine 10 give light and life TO their country"
Then wake up your Oranges, go to the Fairs,
and go there to learn something. Subscribe for
a newspaper Of Agricultural reputation, and
rcaiH Talk with your neighbors don't be-
| lieve that you know more than any body else
about farming try experiments, and give to
the press your futures as wOll your successes,
BARLEY.
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