The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-08

awfkened % new lie. Yjthyery fatteripe
prospects OF its e1fly COMPLETION foross the
mounteiEa 20 KnoxEille thus hiipging the
eteee with her seaport towns IN direct rail-
Eesd coanssfion with the greet network Of
M!Sstelns fotss conveFgin3 towards Knox
Vile, Nearer the centre Of the State runs
the Spartanbrrg g. Asheville Road, nearly
completed to the latter point, with an Iearal-
~ strong probability of an early completion
4 Ct the missing link from Asheyille TO Wolf
SIeeE, thus again completing stiil another
important link In the great Western oonnec-
tons with our seaport. towns. And still
| another lima, midway between the two.
1 which, according 70 recent survey, affords
the most practicable crossing of the noun
toine yet discovered south Of Pennsylvania,
making Asheville its Western terinini, with
direct connection with the great lines of
road trayersing our State east and west,
ncrth and south, and running through the
French Brood Valley from its head to its
loot, with the richest soil for grains and
grasses, and her hills afordihg great yari-
ely or minerals, especially lime and iron In
gTeat abundance, with some outcroppings of
coal All these lines Of roedsl proposing
| western connections should receive the
nearsy support of every we'll wisher OF his
State and her seaport towns. No petty
1ealousies should be allowed to hinder the
sreef work Of an early completion ofsall
theSe iines OF roads, but, every one should
bic consummation., 15f.l
So,s 70 sum Up, the whole matter, in re-
viewing the advantages or the Piedmont
region Of country for permanent settlement,
whether We look TO health, end religious
inilhen1ee, II .sS .iIss anu highest considsra-
tlon, elong with educational facilities, or To
her material prospects in manufacturing aud
| agricultural Development. We shall see that
| she Is not to be surpassed by any other.
=, While we say this generally Of the whole
Piedmoht belt or country, perhepe we shall
| pc pafooned II We speak more particularly
County to the worthy emigrant for perrne-,
nent settlement. ,-l-,F.! :! =
Anderson County possesses advantages
equal to any other OF Tho Piedmont belt.
her SOIL is OF every character from the rich
ailpyial bottom to the sandy loam on our
/ Hhd the heavy clay soils along our creeks
ana branches. peculiarly adapted to the
production of grains kand grasSsJ.N The
light mulatto. scils Of the poorer nplands,
Fithough notso we'll adapted to the growth
q greine end grasses as the heavier clays,
ton. the smaller fruits and vegetables. And
i;s is NS;%er ridges are aimqst exclusivelylsle.
IsVpk 70 cotton aud the small grains, sThe
sWs tpotato finds a ascongenial home On all
these lighter soils, and can be successfully
Il gtoWn s1y where in our County. The cow
L
ipinder, all yield bountiflliy to properonl.
ture. gIhe IEish potato, and the ScabAake.
ZOE an carly and late crop, succeed a1niIfs-
| ply. So with the onion and the usual va.
riety soY garden vegetables. It Is believed
fhae the onion might be made one of our
vert the attention of our FARMERS, for q BIN
gie crop, from the all-cotton theory to that
OF diyersifie dagripulture.a The usual market
;prsce Tor this syegetab ble is laever lesa than
one dollar per buBhel and the yield never
below one hundred bushels to the acre.
upon our gariegatad soil Gyd with onriuni-
form climate, the farmer in Anderson Coun.
ty can produce an abundance of splendid
syrup from the production Of sorghum cane.
One hundred gallons to the acre Is the aver
age yield, s,,d sometimes 1t, reaches two
hundred gallons or1mofe. - indeed, we have
productions Of c6tton,t all the different kinds
or grains o5d grasses. fruits aud vegetables
in gzeat abundance of every variety.
| Anderson County has been not inaptly
| called the banner copnty of Ito sstese. In
some respects, Of least she is Justly Antitled
counties TO throw OF the ahtiqdated and
| burdensome practice or Tending the crops
| instead of stock. This great burden rested
| as an incubus on agriculture requiring
usually awinter's outlay an laliaz 10 repair
and M build fences. According ts statistics nt
| an average of three dollars Of fencine to
every dollar worth of stock, under. the old
and barbaroug system of fencing crops.
Since the adoption of the change by Ander-
son County the contagion is spreading rap
F., idly, and the probability is now that fhe
| County is justly entitled to the appellstion
OF the banner county in another Important
respect She was perhaps the very first
County In the State to recognize the neces-
sity of n drainage law for health and the
development of agriculture. Gradually but
surely her people are becoming educated to
the importance of such o law, and the time
is not ar distant when its beneficent results
will be Seen and felt along the borders of
all our rivers, creeks and branches. Form
| erly, 1t was not an uncommon occurrence
| for logs and trees to be fclled in uur creeks,
] tfouble,. TO. lie and rot and purify until
/ come kindly freshet should remove tho
nuisance to the farm of some innocent man
| below. Under the present law, il Is . mis-
demeanor for any man to do such an ect,
quired to Eeep the sire streams tia}i through mis-
farm free from all distractions of rats,
| trash, debris, &c.
Let her banner wave, say we, until An
dsrson ehall become such as her naturai
advantages entitle her 90 become the gar.
dan eidt of t,e p;e.s.4:.s. a. .=5:a.. G e ne
State.
In conclusion. fellow.citizans and farmers
! OF Anderson County, let us exhort you, In
the language of Holy Writ, "not to forget
the assembling. OF yourselves together, az
the mennera Of some is,p Once or twice
each year might the farmers OF Anderson
County assemble in mass meeting at their
beautiful county town TO consult together
and Geyise ways and mesns to advance and
develop the great business Of agriculture.
Lectures or essays sfould be delivered at