Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-08-14


|who daily makes uso Of ardont spirits, 1.-Two
to green old age2 Yet this does not provo
that alcoholis not q poison. The want Of
rest aud proper rotation of crops is rapidly
entsiling iucurable OWLS on tho agricultural
interests of tho State.
Your committee would now montion what
socMod to DO somo of tho means by which
this exhaustion might DO prevented and tho
soil recuperated
lst. We would recommend system Of
rotation of crops founded on an intelligent
observation of experiments mado in this
direction, and that oaoh ono 90 TO work with
this view, thinking and acting for himself,
and not depending entirely n his uoighbor
or Dixon.
I'd. That portion of tho lands bo
allowed to rest alternately. Rest is u great
law Of nature. IIeuce God instituted tho
night season and one day to rest out of
every seven, aud in his laws for tho govern
mont Of his chosen people he ordained that
tho land should rest at the periodioal return
of oortain year.
| Sd. That thore should be moderate and
prudent uso Of fertilizers, and that it be
remcm bercd that guano Of itself never
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9TH. That the raising Of stock should DO
encouraged, thereby enabling formers to
make homo manure, if not quito 30 aotivo
as tho commercial oucs, it will no doubt in
tho end be moro rcmuncrativo.
9th. That advantage should DO taken of
tho laws of nature. Wo9seo nature every
where trying to conceal the scars on its faco
by the growth of vegetation. The propa-
CATION Of tho old field pino should bo en-
courascd. This tree, beyond controversy,
is boon like tho blackberry--tho poor
maus friend. Tho ruthless burning of the
old broomsedge should DO stopped. The
straw should be allowed to lie and rot.
Study manure and follow its prccepts if you
would succeed.
1t further occurred to your committee
that great deal could bc done towards
| cnriching the worn out lands by sowing aud
pl5wing in On the old fields the seeds of
such trees as contain largc quantities Of
ammonical matter in their leaves, such as
the pride or china treo, the pcraimmon aud
Wild plum, there to spring up and grow for
years fcrtilizing tho soil by the fall and
decay of their leaves. Aud lastly, there
be n!orc concentration in tho operations of
WV i"'") r"i"i'e' "SiVdt,o anu iaI SCl Slclu.
There is no reason why every acrc titled
might not be made to produce twenty bush~
els OF corn or wheat, forty Of oats, or four
hundred pounds Of lint cotton. 1t is better
to get tho golden egg day by day, than to
make tho rpinous attempt to obtain all the
gold at oncc.
Finally, Patrons, let us adhere more
closely to the grand principles ofour Order,
which inculcatc to buy and sell for cash; TO
avoid debt with all its vcxatious concom-
tunts. When this is douc We certainly will
have entered upon the highway to indcpcn--
dcncc. Let every member of this body
resolve by another year that he will abandon
the credit and pcrccntagc system, aud be no
longer hover Of wood and drawer Of
water. Not until then will all the beauties
of our organization be seen aud felt in their
cxccllcnces. Not till then will we DC able
to improve our lands, educate our families,
bcautfy our homes, and surround them
with the pleasures and comforts of life.
W. j. HENRY, Chairman.