The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-09
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talrs ar ngh AMI wheu risaEcf snd
the turf evll broken for one season
- rsaislv s. ovrhari grass ~htsh
@rsw*ssrx luvarisusly rnoshy anil
AnI re*i fep ai~o AZ ksusIlv s mr-.t It
hes mountain l&rels Bye snsi | havs
rs luab, millrt souhl yprhi largely
- To- same Sr.ansIs Irtsh potatoes
And lurn4ps a.vs ys~Ai large cEuy~ -
ans of tlc bsnA~ as<sr rtfvrFssI to,
-, sou $50 ssu<levaba~ w9rt~r sly
plic~ can = m1asi. Tor -. she> 8 - sle
mountains them~ls~ wolvv> arr
hl~ral a>e 81 >srvvbnsa. weusd ~~n
elan tie wolves ard vald cats ont.
Indeed oar present e~NT~rercs : that
II -k upw suffer lcss from the arrs~-
dat.sns = the~. ou the mountains.
tan tn,s do il the nesgheoTho~~ts
.rom dog AMI N occasional mnt'on
thi,f. There havc b~cu no attempts al
handling AMI Acer4ns do~k> uunab~r-
la. o,,r on, - two hundr~l e Il
native sub ,l,e.p. Iherr : one "a
s...scc 80 an attempt - lcep = fio~A ST
- about seven hundred head If
M,rno- a. Graham UNITY which
proved = failure. y gentleman =
Nyw AK. ohso. Gen Geo Is smxihe
purchased a farm al Graham county.
The fences g,ncr> Mere dtlApsdaisd.
the buildings nearly roit.d doan. the
-EH.A1- RZ..E go. 1xK. ava EF.a4~ AMI
/ Lushes-uo meadow suitable. for nos
ing. and no shelters - protect tn.
sheep from the SNOW <lset AMI rams
OF til. winters. lie brought about
seven hundred head of Merlnos Ia
thu. place. They soon died ont leaS-
ing only a few. The Merlno. tl.r
~Southdown. and Cotswold. might h.
crossed with our native breeds. max
ing grade sheep 81 good constitution.
that would WELD good fleece. several
wears ago | obtained nj the spring
shearing from "A native wether an nm
washed fleece weighing ~ix pounds.
With a cross Of Cotswold, this yieli
might be largely increased. but |
have perhaps said enough about sheep
raising.
As regard 10 manufactures. regard
this mountain section singularls
adapted 10 several industries in that
line. For example IN the manufas-
ture of cheese: for tanrins: for paper
manufacture We have the ciearest anal
unrest OF water. For cotton AMI
- r.. -. No.. ia 4Ka al
water power. and climate and atnios
pherc unsurpassed for hc%althfulnesn
| think this section especially adapted
to the manufacture Of w1oien goods.
One such establishment would rttnu-
late sheep husbandry and furnish q
home market for "A considerable
amount Of the goods produced. -
the country would soon furnish all
the raw material required by the fac
tory and tho consumption OF its pro
ducts. These two facts would enter
largely into the balance sheets IF
profit and loss.
Again we have elegant furniture
timbers. walnut. black and ~hitel.
maple. cherry, holly, birch &C.. with
water power 10 run every saw. plane.
bit. chisel. augcr &c. This with a
railway might be- mad. "a remuncrHtiyc
iIl'itiSNEN. = W ~ 80 -
quartz and kaolin for the u-e of POI
eeiain factories. These too might b..
made rcmuncrativt.
| haze for a long time advocated
the manufacture of stoves, improved
agricultural implements, mechanic
tools &c.. &c, III these southern high
lands. Ne nave the ron orc- OF be~t
quality. for the production Of superior
iron. the purest IF manganese IA late
discovery and chromium. With Que
wood coal We could make the finest
of steel. and Why not then manufacture
it At home. and thereby increase our
population and wealth Indeed. thsrs.
i-no better country for the %nianufac-
turc OF fine cutlery than this. aud 80
~pecialiy a. We have tle CortIndtIm Tor
grinding purposes. And With railways
To transport the products of ron ores,
We could produce railroad BAR, has.
: machine shops for building engines
and cars and f~ounderie- for the man
ufarturc Of stovc7 n machinery OF
every kind and description. II SEEM
TO Inc a very defective policy either Ia
q community or a eaIth T.
furnish raw material to other sections
to enrich them instead IF building maII-
ufacturing towns 10 enrich onrSsise~.
, And IT il nothing less than suicide III
a commonwealth - daily about buiti'
ing railway 10 these sources Of, wtai
ought to add To it, own wealth. There
} j. no field. more inviting u capital
aud skilled labor, IN The domain 81
manufacturing industry than Sorti
Carolina If she viii complet" her
grand trunk railway to Murphy. On
I tins depends mainly her glory and her
,reatness in the years To come.
NEw HANOVER COuSTY.
APRIL 9th, 1879.