The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-30

Arlstars Of the rsst aaa . .Lsssen forths
|MfT 1utnrs
From the pahlishsd prpceedinss Of the late
meeting Of the State Grange. In Columbia,
It 10 evident that ahs collapse Of thsI or
ganisstion, lately 30 formidabls 70 .middls
men" Railroad Rings and political Hacks. is not
far distant. IL is only one moro illustration Of
the difficulty Of securing cooperation among
farmers. The difficulties are almost insurmount-
able. The sparseness Of our population, the
strong prejudice against what is called "book
farming" the aversion to reading Agricultural
papers, tho disinolination 10 meet socially and
discuss such agricultural topics as bring about
that mental attri,ion which stimulates enter
prise, begets emulation and leads to experiments
| and improvements all these things are in the
| way, and make up a 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 thankless and unappreciated.
Every sort of organization has been tried, with
about the same results. We have had State Ag-
/ SoSaSsASot
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, Leo
turers and Agricultu al Magazines, and after all
the Agricultural pro pcrity Of the Country has
declned-the production Of the grains and
grasses has dccrcased-"pay rs you CO. has been
exchanged for "credit as 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 more wisely
cultivated, the farm buildings in botter order,
the fences, gates and draw-bars in better condi-
tion, the farm stock in better condition, tbe
transportation department in better trim, the
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 wsS brought about by bad govern
mcnt too much politics, or too much cotton, toe
much credit, too much carpct-baggers; the
fact is patent to every one, not blind to the situ
alton, that We arc on downSradc, and pretty
steep one at TINT.
Hayes Southern policy, unexceptionble Is i,
may be, Hampton, Home Rule and Reform
thorough as it may be, cannot restore US. The
time for praying to Hercules has passed--~'
must put on the brakes 'Sfm at home
on the plantation. ShtSSsG
Well, what shall we dol?
I 1st. Curtail expenses in evry way possible
"a. Plnnt less cotton. Half the preseu.
h would have brought the same money. We ca
beat the world Mt cotton. Improve the quail,
e us much as yon can, put it up in good order
no false packing, watering or sandipg-but kee
the surplus down--avoid over production.
I'D. BE shy Of investing in Fertiiizers. Don
be tempted by credit and payment in cotton /
Ahe Fall. The shrewd Yankees who are er
gngeSls this fertilire Manufacture would nc
be apt to 49, their money in it if it did nc
pay. and pay in ~sst way you may, they wi
be apt to get the greatess.proft.
4th. Plant more grain, pay y>ssare attention I
your truck patches, SO to save the corn Grill
Devote more attention to grass II you ~
bermuda Grass, Crop Grass -Broomsclge
9th. Rely more upon Green crops for fertili1
y ing or restoring your land. The Pea can b
S made Of great servsse anything-wecds, gras
or what not, turned under, will improve.
= Don't be tempted by fatcring accounts of hg
n prices for cotton Of next tcrop-consumption ca
y i+g ahead Of production, md oil that Thes
II are the old tricks of our masters-:he Wa
. Street wreckers' who annually manipulate ou
;" business for us. SO
}. A very Plausibly written article appeared,
+ few days since, in the New York Financial Chro,
!, ic!e, demonstrating how Cotton can be grown ,
" cents per pound and yield net profit TO til
: Planter of 9O-lOO cents per pound. Now
every Planter at NIL familiar with the subie,
!. knows how many Ifs and lands" enter int
i the cost of producing pound Of cotton, un
G that the man who figured out this financial prol
lem had an axe Of his own to grind This
T.. only one Of the ardnt eouriers sent out annual
a TO simulate the Planter to put in big crop q
i cotton. MORE ANON
c BURGLAR SHOT AND DKILLEp.-Friday mornip
= aboat o'clock information was given 10 tb
n Lieutenant duty at the station house. bv Silo
d Smith, that he had heard, the report of a am
s and saw person stagger and fall in Corde.
o steet, just south of Vendne Range. Char lesion
0 Policemen, with litter, were imme lately de,
r patched TO the place. and found lying on III
r sidewalk the body Of Paro Garret, eolored, she
I through The breast and abdomen ~
Q MIR. Peterman, at % Vendue Range SAYS tbu
0 for some time his place has been entered from
r window in Cordes street by thieves and baco
s stolen therefrom. Thursday he fixed adouble
barrel shot gun for the. purpose Of ST. ooting III
intruder. The gun was placed on O box in lin
with the window, about twenty feet from. III
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