Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-02-21
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10 the United States. AlsoiremarkA on tho
1 cultivation of the Coffee Plant aWe trust
rthat by porusal of tho following intrpdpo.
tbry reuarks our readers,Hi,R be sufticiently
Interested ineth6i matters to prdoura .somo
plants aud give thom q TRIAL. .sqNa - 10!
/ f DEPARTMENT. OF; Ab2fHG ,o,,
I WASHINGTON, b. C.a,'Nbv,." Is, f8E5s
! An examinationo Of tbei statistical tables
Of itiip0rts, compiled in tho Ttfasdr5i De1
{1si%sGa gaitsi ap sS'f's ',sp nias ias
!na "a JapHa about twenty niqns lP Sc G dollars
sAsat;' 9l|;5 Ss it, NlssI ;sye!,})
sigs AMOUNT bas sHS SSSyiiesJy
into the pockets of our. friendly btit hstdte
rivatsC sMtDss mcrohant.Gests fiil. cseass
I hpr9or where o, market nay be bad for
Beisyag Gat his la large tpp apnay, III" sspcnv ssr
dituro may be saved, and that with, proper
encouragement our people cun qxp9retea,ip
fsSagI1 fss$g ,hs,, hs sds$ PssstE 4 S%s,btp s
of this Departtaodt ,swho hhaerfacavorod to
include some facts Of practical value in
relation to tho history and culture Of the
tea plant, hot ouly 10 Chipa and Japany
but, also,, has.. collected, by. eotIrespodden
and otherwise, 90 far ias .waa ppssiSla in the
limited time allowed, q history Of all the
tea plants nwhiolr have been successfully
cultivated in various portions Of tho United
States, mostly BY persons having in view 4
merely, the possession off, ,rare exotic
rather than with any hope of benefit. #
As will.be seen by yroadihg the report mud
correspondence, the culture Of the ten plants
in the United States ism success, SO far as
the growing of healthy aud vigorous plants,
sss sR &c s1~giSs
The Hido diffcronee betaeeh' these spot
radio efforts, Which, hbEe@ resulted ID the
healthy growth, Of a,few orpamqata shrubs,
and in the permanent, establishment, of
great industry which shallicompete with the
inherited dextcrity and cheap Tabor Of Asia,
is fully roaliHpa pndy eoppssidf5edsqgd with
firm faith j.. the. possibility Of SUCCESS.
have determined 10 : 'cxdetscifs6o whatever Of
power or influence shall bo entrusted to this
Department in', she effort to emonstra,S
that, OF least for our home supply Of this
necessary plant we can and will be depend.
ent only upon our own soil and agriculture.
This Department. will, therefore, as fast
as the limited means and ground at COM
maud vii! allow, procure seed and propagate
plants, and distribute them to. persons who
will undertake 10 give such caro-, and alton
tion ns may be required Nhs e4d ~
Special localities will be selected for This
distribution, after careful consideration,
having due regard to soil, clim1te and sur
rounding circumstances, in Nbich'a number
sss st s;,ISB, 4Bs, S d dsl" l a1f ts$ ]3ia s2, ia
:, n'%ssi ~s2s IF MahRs Rs9l y ss'ssn Il i s
hood at the proper time a toa curing house
The first attempts to establish this indus
try will be made in South Carolina md
Georgia, in Localities where the tea plant
has already been successfully grown.
Applications may be made, and CORE
spondence is solicited with agricultural
associations, which will undertake to carry
out the plans and wishes Of the Department.,
and plunts will be furnished such assc ,ia-
tions from time to time, and as speedily as
may be possible.
Meanwhile, to test the climate and soil of
various untrcd localities, the tea plants will
be sent 10 small numbers to any part of
the country whcro it is fairly probable
success can be attained.
There GRO at nrcscnf oplv about , oo0
ten plonts in tho nronoootioo hcds ftbo
Department., and these ara engoned. but
seed have been and viii be nlnnted wh;oh
it is expected will produce several hundred
tbousand nlar,a g,r .1;otr;hr,;on aorln 49,.
spring