The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-11-06

and their presence may be easily detect
ed by thick gum exu1iDg from the
color OF the tree. at or near tie surface
of the ground, and they should always be
promptly remuved by the knife. There
no region of the world where the
peach can be more easily and successful
ly grown than in South Carolina. Com.
parethe growth of the tree, the longevity
Sof is and Tho superior size and flevor OF
fruit TO that grown in the best portions OF
the Middle States, and all the advantages
are in favor Of those grown in this State.
fNo fruit is grown so extensively as the
grape, which IL a native ofall temperate
aud tropical climates, and has beer
highly appreciated ever since, Noah
planted a vineyard. Vino was one OF
the promised blessings of Cnnaan, both
for its fruit and the wine made therefrom.
One great mistake has been in attempt.
Ing TO cultivate European varieties or
seedlings from them, instead of inproy.
ing our native varieties both by planting
seed and hybridizing; from which such
sorts as the Delaware, the Concord, tho
Hartford Prolific and the Palmetto
Chester have been produced, and should
be in every garden. But the most yalua-
bic grape for Us to grow is the Scupper-
nOng, and its varieties, such asthe Thorn.
as and the Flowers, which in any deep,
porous soil. even in our poorest sand
hills, produce enormous crops of good
fruit. One vine of the Flowers grape
not more than frcm 90 to 80 years Old, in
Bladen County, N. c., produced Que
yearIover 800 gallons of wine. - >st
We believe that Nature has not beer
"a Ia 4, nj "a rfriff IN.
tioD of the world than sha has been 10
the Southern States. Alithe cereals and
oil the fruits grown in the Middle end
Northern States are grown easily aud sue.
eessiuliy in the South, except the cherry
and some of the small fruits, and even
these do we'll in our mountains, and many
of the most valuable tropical fruits are
successfully grown in our Geacoast re.
gicn. But wa do not properly anpreci.
ate aud improve our advantages. Fruits
produced and shipped North are sold fol-
large profits, long before the great mass
of our farmers have them fer their own
consumption, aud those whittl they ,do
have are ordinarily of the most inferior
kinds: produced from seedlings Seeding scattered
about in the cotton or corn fields, or in
the fence jams, The very ease, cheap
ness! and abundance with which the best
frpits might be grown are leading causes
whyiwe do not do it. Oflate years more
atteation is paid to planting grated
and budded trees, but too many of them
are purchased from travelling tree ped.
oilers. But il Is too often the case they
are planted out in rudest manner, and
then, just as soon ns they will bear it,
their limbs are cut OFF so high that the
tallest horse or mule On the farm may
pass under them without touching the
lower branches. The, next thing is to
see that there shall not be a stalk of
corn or cotton less grown, ON the land
because trees have been planted out on
it. Then Che crops are tn be ploughed
exclusively for their benefit, and regard
less of the roots Of the trees, and finally
The stock Of the farm ars turned into
tho fields, so4hey ,aay have the run of
them and ofthe trees during the fall and
wintef; and then the poor farmer will
tell you that our climate and soil do not
suit fruit growing. In my section Of the
State there was more attention paid to
raising apples and peaches fifty years $50
than there is low. They then planted
sntirely Seeding trees, and the great- timer.
it OF their fruit was that it pretty much
oil ripened at the same time, that Is jnst
after their crops were laid by, when they
had happy time generally. We etiil
have too many Of their eeedlingo, without
the good times-all owing 70 the fact
that the energies and intellects of ous peo.
pie ace devoted &c The production Of too
much cotton corn and small grain
With: the same energy and skill applied
that eas::: former years devoted to the
cultivation Of indigo, rice and long
cotton. / believe the South would surpasS
ia fruit growing any4other portion of the
world.