The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-07-27
THE SITUATION.

houses tumbling to pieces, his laborcrs rem
dered unmanageable by the Interference of
the United States military satraps placed
over him, and without farm implements or
horse power to operate with, he was forced
to use every cxpcdient to raise money to
make beginning Hence he gave liens
and mortgages to borrow means at most cx-
orbltant interest, and made such contracts
as he could with the "freedman"-con-
tracts which were onesided. He provided
the laborer with ratious, paid all the taxes
and incurred all tho risks, without any DOW
er to euforce the performance on the other
part.
Wtthfuefficicnt labor, bad seasous, cat
erpillar, buying all his provisions at high
prices, costly transportation to aud from
market, factors commissions, interest aud
taxes, high prices did not put him ahead.
AT the close Of tho year he was in debt
deeper than at the beginning.
Tho planter, although he has tho reputa
ton Of being \ "crcaker," is always hopeful.
After the cotton is disposed of no more
work Is done on the plantation by the freed
man. The winter, which used to be the
season for ploughing, repairing and fixing
up ior tho next year, is spent in loaGns,
frolicking and depredations. Christmas
week is converted into Christmas months,
and when the season for planting comes
round, everything is dono in hurry, and,
consequently, not we'll done.
The planters, hopeful that cotton will be
higher next Fall, give another lien and pitch
es IN again for big cotton crop. The freed
man is averse to planting again, he knows
that he will be provided for, and wants only
what he can readily convert into money
Grocery stores with Western -four, bacon,
and corn, spring up at every railroad sta
ton and cross.road store. The raising of
stock is abandoned on account Of bad fences
and shot guns, and the whole energy of
the Farmer is devoted to the production of
cotton.
Since tho war another item has entered
the expense account Of no inconsidcrablc
mportance--commcrcia fertilizers The
use of it has come to be so much the fashion
that many farmers believe it is impossible
to grow cotton without it, while SOME close
and cautious men entertain different opin-
ion. All agree, however, that it is very
troublesome item of expense. Every year
has been but a repetition of this order Of
things, anditis not strange that the condition
of the planting interest is worse now than it
was at the cinitiation ofpeace, $50 called" No
planter of experience will pretend that cotton
can be grown at the present price proftably,
and it is plain that no country can prosper
under system of agriculture which annual
ly only adds to the cmbarrassments and
must end in the ruin of the planter. We
must avail ourselves of tho teachings Of ex-
perlence and changc.-Jour. Of Commerce.
How FAR WILL A GREENBAcK Co.
MIR. Brown kept boarders. Around his
table sat MIR. Brown, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. An
drews, the village milliner, Mr.. Black, tho
baker, Mr.. Jordan, carpenter, and Mr..
Hadley, -four, feed and lumber merchant.
Mr.. Brown took out of his pocket book
ten dollar note and handed tito Mrs. Brown,
saying;
"Here, my dear, arc ten dollars towards
the twenty promised you"
Mrs. Brown handed it to Mrs. Andrews,
the milliner, saying:
"That pays for my new bonnet
Mrs. Andrews said to Mr.. Jordan, as she
handed him the note:
"That will pay you for your work on my
counter.
Mr.. Jordan handed it to Mr.. Hadey, the
flour, feed and lumber merchant, requesting
his lumber bill
Mr.. Hadley gave the note back to Mr..
Brown, saying:
"That pays ten dollars on my board"
Mr.. Brown passed it to his wife, with the
remar < that that paid her tho twenty dollars
he had promised. She in turn paid it to Mr..
Black, to settle her bread and pastry ac-
count, who handed it to Mr.. Hadley, wish
ing credit for the amonnt on his -four bill :;
he again returning it to Mr.. Brown, with
the remark, that it settled for that months
board. Whereupon Brown put it back in
to his pocket-book, exclaiming, that he
"never thought ton dollar bill would 90 so
far"
Thus ten dollar greenback was made to
pay ninety dollars Indebtedness inside of
five minutes. Who says greenbacks are
worthless
10 HELP A GALA LILY TO BLOOM
Be sure it has a good rich soil water with
very warm water, with little ammonia or
bone dust added once in q week or two