The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-06-26
The No Fence Low,

IhC NO renee t""e
U.a ,llpdod in our last issuc to this
very important and interesting subject.
It is new thing to our people, and 1t
"a hard to make them take to new ideas.
r. however. they will look at this thing
closely study all of the merits 1t has,
and then look at it on tho other SIDE
with the same care and circumspectlon
we are sure that the conclusion would
he in favor of total abolition OF the
fence law. as far as the crops 60 Let
~ brrr;ed)v as we can call TO the
carncs, consideration of our sood peo-
pie of the county this subject OF I'M
nortance-more vital than its OUTSIDE
at frat represents. II the first place,
we lay down the proposition that the
labor expended for cutting sp'''''"s
and hauling the rails to their proper
n,occ costs more than it would to hire
stock miud,r to regularly look after the
c.t,lc in such circumscribed c"mpass
,s 70 insure their safety and protection.
And ,L;s we believe to be one OF the
least of all the now existing evils. Second,
~. destruction Of timber in Sonth
C,ro,ina in twelve months would pay
r,r ,oc half of tie stock IF csttle and
srrs ia our while S'atc. ind"p' ni"nt OF
we VII 4. feel th'ryv o! scrn'iic
m,, Fat su,h daStrnc ior is conducive
+, drupuh,. that gfr&.e>t de>tr' y"r of
onr crops; and rig"f hric we nl@ht
et,,a fLo- M fenc. stands its own longer
t'an rhr vars, u:on -"nrrel ave-
roo. while aatur" in all h-r ::c"eront
abundance rrfus"s "a recnp't&'c and r"-
new cur Forest in that Tina This
beiug tn" case. Ne go r'n'H'y d'ft'"e
to the day when o"' "aa,. pines ard
other timber will b. II SCARCE. compares
s;vosy. as ear.aeer, o'Ys, birds etc. "t
to-day are to a century ago. Bat wa'le
these are strong point. and points that
we might debate upon as long as our
friend Pope, of tie Register, does upon
,ll ouestious that come before him. lge
will pass on to others eqnaly so Let
rs now consider the great poverty ct
the people and how impossihl" it is for
many of them to fence their lands This
i;a fact not contradctad. and will be
authenticated b. every days experience
and observation.
There are many small farmers in our
community vino are obliged to stick to
their old worn on: lands, which are
completely exhausted, because they
have not the means to fence in that
which is much better and which is iy-
ipp idle for the lack Of such means
Then again, the very great safety that
vonld follow for our stock, when they
ere kept in proper bounds, would be Of
immense value to US 1t is needless to
say that a change, a radical change,
must take pluee in tn" whole system Of
our management IN or'er to folly devel-
op the great, and yet hidden, resources
of our State; and wh'n We lcok upon
the Improvement of our stock. their
great increase and safity, etc., it Ia one
of tue most important features Of the
case. The abolition Of all fences. would
tend wonderfully 10 do this, and already
in many portions Of onr county dc We
rrccire the rnst gratifying vcritications
of his inct. Si.cc IT, the VAT the shot
gun, mnsket and .!o- Of an irrssr rousi-
b., p"nplc have oStr";ed p'rhars one
ornr. of lie cattle, sheep a'G hogs
IL at lave come to Eff IN :h.s State. and
not. ing Has cnndnc'1 nor to tbs un-
f,r,rratc state of affair. than the un
iin,i.c4 range that "ur StocS; rave hal.
Thrr 80 a undred orh'r r"as rs that
we coud give to sh"w The absolute and
posi,;vr necessity C. tie c. mrotr Doing
awav Of fences for oar arms, excepting
around pastures. Il is eu"fnousls ex'
pepsise, and it is d's;royi"c cur for
ssss. It. is also causing q be cultivated
q great deal Of poor land mt fit for Gu
tivatiou, to the neglect # that which is
rood. And again it is injurious to tn"
interest and increase of our stock. We
shall touch this subject again, aud cor,
daily do we invite discussion of it
through our columns