The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-07-25
Oats ana Oatmeal.

That there Is an abundant crop of oats
harvested in this section of country there
can be no doubt, aud since 80 are in
clined TO the belief that very litsle profit
is derived from the cat crop by our farm
ers generally, it may bo profitable TO
some &C us TO peruxo tho aIsioFe LATELY
published In the agricultural column of
the Charleston Ne,ps. Too many of our
farmers use their oats for l,orse feed in
tho sheaf, by throwing tho whole bundle
into tho horse'trough, which no extravii-
ss.ss.!yy wastes by eating otf the heads
and trampling under foot the straw.
This is rather an expensive litter for
horse beds. If oats are hreshed they
should &c ground into me,. and mixed
wish fodder and other long forage cut;
short By g cutting knife, or if fed in the
sheaf to either horses or cows should be
run through tho cutting machine so as
to thoroaghly mix heads and straw.
Read the reflections Of Hon. d. w.
Aiken onithe subject:
Perhaps the State Of South Carolina
never harvested euoh crop of oats as
she viii this year. After long experience
s.s Get sewing &C ena continued afEnrt tn
procure q sort Of oat that would yield q
good crop, and be proof against rust or
blast, our farmer3 seem to have at last
& discovered the article in the valuable red
oaf,snow so extensively Gown throughout
the State. What boon that liz } grain
has been TO the farming inter- OF the
state, lew men can conceive who hayo
not watched its introduction and general,
interest.
Its presence g i as e staple crop auggests
some lmorsl reflections. It has como ia
our O., poverty like o special providence.
10 depend Upon growing corn to feed tho
heasta of bnrtheii and so much of tbsi
human race as soioutfi on South Carolina
soil, would entail upor our fasmarE1 an
endless poverty, aud perhars vans and
starvation to plough animals. Bus .iust
in the e:nick of time comes the red oafs Z,
save us from industrial failure. ana 10
secure for Us political iindependenca for
we believe the tEutaftilnes3 sss the sisshr. i
ton We hegrd made rot llons since. by a
distinguished lawyer of The back coiin-f
try, that Nred oats whipped the fight in !
1876 For, said he, when the redsshirs.-
at the Proper sigDal, unhitched his
plough traces, rionnted his staed md
threw the hatf- bEshel sack of red oats
S5ehind him, he meant business, and bus.
iress with bin meant political victory !.
Ane how nlanY hundreds, yea thousands. !.
= - . .;..S.s Lesz did seA *. 1QZa
tfeiE epitaphs Re engraved UPON tiieH
grateful memories Of d dis5hthfalIed]
pe0pis. - q
heard smother man say, (ana Hell
Wes practical farmer, and 81 srlceassfiiE
one tee that Ia South Carai.ua yse {slI
raise oats at ten Senta ppf btisheI: yVhile
ne think khis sonieghss axtfayawaIlt. y!a
are pyep ared TO believe any man in Sor.th
Sslarolina can grow d bushel of oilts nj
lsiost as cheapiy as he can peck oil
coTps and we again asasrt, as ws haya
ciben RsscI cIIs1 Jgf5T5s tiiat three
of oats sfc equal TO ten husheIs os corn
80 maintaining ploEgh anir1aIs. ThaU
why il otliat we do not rPow on 81 Il, ex-
port from Eonth CsEoline no ore can
tell except that tha farmers have NOT
yet become weArled Oh from their inIief-
itea farm policies X. "a. q
i5qs we hsye aaid that we, ara growing !
this year an Immense crop Of oats. Then
ext lou Is, What Fil Te do Fg;tli |
{ 1sni.a xehns, reeatAa asiII TN n
.lEil Y CLINT the market, and almost giye /
tsisII1 ss we kessa y - asionalIv
herefo lore 10 rot. ii properly
5eal %. any and al iIinds OF animals fIoy
can be Eeado 10 pay kette than bysallina
tilesa y pan j. csoygsed ms
stre nlas les fslighs 30 ctlsfi tst ,aver
toS lleslie eonsurp Iioa, IL our ssiiiiefs /
sgeilst inlsodtssn Ehe proper ssseilitiefv /
inT fliining them. luz SssrnSsss aIiss /
Al q sti.al W ~
81 kssY man who goald IA Eissi Ia N IS /
sat tsielz ossI catp sitl YET there Is aoti-
sag s9ye 81 hSl and f0e.scs f,efa |
esa lAst IL sllt y Iii 4 Wild ei i |
Sissisi TsIsSS 20.
Bto ms lte. llls % 30 iiniofe
pE to ont oS
~ lllst bltt 6ii 0ataeai sers io (
s,eepila y pres ili1e hf leAt 10 sappes
sslsh yeqrs nloTa Iiii IL n
c q s.