The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-07
MORE GRASS AND STOCK .E'Sk AND LESS ouIr1.


MORE GRASS AND STOCK AND LESS CULT.
VATioH
ee crops are ABOUT housed, and notwith-
ssanai.g We nave peace ana plenty, we are
. Sos sa.lsnec. NSGoay ma mas any money and
oso.yoouy - - oeot' Inc lao9rer says no
s.uvs WI ior .'ss enae MS iapor Is worth
..I NV 20 o,er "as' YET no can puy
', no1 VII III vne aays wages tnan ne ever
SCuS uyss1o' ane 'ne query Is Wnat 10
S ssuu. WV W oot FARMERS must em'
Rcy .avo' u .nc saue ra''U tney get for
~ soWuo .o' l"ssanoe' no'I ousnei OF
eo Puuuus VI y. oaeou n."ays palG
WI snu IL - Will ncv do it
-iast come TO stand STILL
sssyMe ssemeEsi isaY they cannot pay tho pri-
y 4. u 3 49,
y 22sS ~ ase le ~ - piantation
I 9etqsS War s1ees improved Dy rent
], - nise men, ana am conndent l
nevg Wist zee one rented 20 the Nheser
secHcr negro tnas VIII dement, the land or
l@ owner. Inerefore, would say, audit
: your accounts before the beginning OF anoth-
or year. anu II the products obtained have
COST more than their market value, change
your system at once. have arrived at the
conclusion that tha best tenants can have
are tour-legged ones, that will work day
and night, aud charge nothing, only to be
wei 1ed ana cared Tor. L belong to that
class OF farmers who make farming their
occupation and study, and the remedy for
our evils Is In change OF plan rather than
change OF occupation, therefore have no
IDEA OF abandoning the ship; for if she goes
down. saii other occupations sink with it.
Many precious lives have been tretted out
IN the vain attempt to farm with demoral-
izeo 1ree iaoor, on credit or borrowed capi.
tai' to hnd each year plantations going to
ruin, and debts still more annoying. Now,
instead OF looking TO the hoe and the plow
1or oil money crops, let US try grass culture
ana seock raising whieh requires very lit
proves land' gives sure crops and large prof.
us why not learn lesson from old father
Aoranam he wouia not nave thought OF
employing men, at nifty cents per day and
rations' 70 chop an hundred acre held OF
cotton ne would nave tured his cattle on
70 eat tne grass anu employed his time
auo 1a'ents 20 less PerpieAinS ana more
remuoeratins oranch OF agriculture. Ihink
OF ~ pro.ner farmers. Wh not money
from p'ants tnae VIII grow t~eny years
without tne use OF the noe or P1o"' De as
accePsao'e as tna' oerl.eu from wearing
OUT Our a,ready Impoverished ianos Inc
farmer VINO raises grass, s'oek ana Prov
s'ons, neeos put lew WORK animals ms cx-
Penses ior iaoor are also sma''' "hiie MS in'
come ano independence IS IA aooaT as sure as
"nc certaiuty 'ha' ra'u Will 'aii anu grass
grow. But they say we cannot grow grass
here when the truth is, trying to keep it
fran, orow;no baa paorIu hroEen tho Loot
- "a IL :. ..L.I.: IL.
90 "a u0' gu" '"' o'J i'' 0'ofyoo"J LII ucp'
ana no money
Now, brother farmers, | am raising grass
Carolina md am nleosed with nv success
90 far. The past season, seeded twenty.
FIVE acres on the road in grass and clover,
and also planted row Of elms, two hun
dred yards, from my dwelling to the store
and lot. The season was exceedingly hot
and dry. and strange to say, m.ny persons
passing Dy. found out that some of the grass