The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-08-05
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49, ~ fis-iT s
sitetches OF an Enumsrasor. 4
Ms. Eproa Tin duties Of an enuaiera
tor. and the length OF tinp .Mlowed for Tho
perfprmance of their dstie.. were not In
congrnity. The frat great object of th,
census is TO obtain a correct account of tho
population. their age, sex. color and civil
condition. EIl the other features OF the
census followed as adjuncts to the popuIa.
zion schedule. Kvnce all crop reports par.
took OF the nature ofia double entry, and
considering the fact that bat few farmers
Keep anything like exact accounts OF the
yield of their various crops, aerenRe. &c.
much leas Of their dairy and poultry pro,
ducts, the performance ns this duty became
tedious aud difficult. In regard to the
leading crops Of cotton, corn aud wheat,
the difficulty was not 60 great, except rs TO
acreage, but in, the, oat and all truck crope
the guessing was very Wild In this depart
ment, particularly. No little attention ,wes
given tojthe cultivation, and the products
generally, together with the disastrous
effects OF the dry weather, that the renork
in reference to root and forage crops was
very meagre. In many, many cases the
report FOR farm or family would be two or
three bales ofcotton, from twanty to fifty
bushels of corn, few bushels of wheat.
and no truck crops at all scarcely. al.
though there were ON abundance OF chill.
dren to be fed, there were no potatoes or
peas or sorghum 20 report 10 feed them
with. Cotton, cotton Is tho leading crop. 10
the neglect OF almost every other crop.
Potatoes, sweet and Irish, are known to be
TWO or the cheapest and most yaluahlo
man OF beast, and yet the acreage allowed
Tor each or both on most OF the farms emu
nerated, except, perhaps, In one case. did
not reach more than half acre. One GEN.
tienian plants largely every year OF the
sweet potatoes as Q cattle food for winter,
children, white or coloEed, there is nothing
better 70 feed with la tie E,ll and winter
than the potato. All acknowledge this.
and yet the ninnia Tor the cotton crop Is so
great that, aithough there Is moro money
IN !, an acre q potatoes IL put upon the mar
ket than there is in an acre OF cotton. the
infatuntion for cotton re.gns Supreme. S '5-
One gentlergan shovel me one acre In
Tnterinel0na Lid sby about the middle OF
June, with rs Slyospect fur o lasfsc Weld of
the luscious fruit; Some years slice lie had
wear for Ave W vesS ou md hsd ss soiars .i. per
= >N' A't htO ytllict uuu ildsls IldlQ tile rent
every yeag by tho sale oYssatermelons
grown upon one acre of land. OF course
his own faniiIy were AMPLY supplied Will,
this great luxury. He finds IL es,siSr tp p,,I.
tivate an,ncre IN HaterrisS. o,,s than. N, cot.
ton, and tile profit much larger Besides
the income from tue watermelon patcb
comes in at time when other crops are not
ready fer the market.
The PEA crop, both for food and fornye. is
unsurpassed. Besides the yield OF rslas. the
vine. II LEFT upon the ground, Is known 10
be an excellent fertilizer. And so with
other truck crops that might be enumerated.
And yet the drIls Is for cotton, cotton. to
the exclusion of every thing else. thus en-
failing upon themselves and families o de-
prIyation of most of the comforts Of good
living for the sake of mailing cotton TO buy
everything else with. Such policy, 81
PeFaiated IN, must result disastrOusly to the
whole country. On many Ssrus on the
Saluda side OF the township thu watermelon
patch maintains an important position
among the cultivated crops, and so II might
De upon all. To say I.othing OF the N oney
value, which depenas largely upon year
your own family let esory sasinsr, whether
teiiant or owper, have his own .aieion patch
Ay SO doing the semptaA0Il 10 pilfer from
o:hers .s removed. end TINS The good morals
OF the ne!ghbofko0d preserved
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