Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-05-27

OIL tho County tho urea in corn and cotton
is about equal From Horny, "tho natural
advantages arc, on ovory hand, cheap land,
good stock range and convenient market"
as that in corn and tho area in oats thrco
times that in wheat. In tho Western part
Hrom Spartanburg, "Clifton Fuctory is
being built aud will go into operation in
October with 5000 spindlcs." From Ab-
bevillc, "rhc introduction of now varieties
OF sorghum, together with tho improvement
IN tho manufacture of syrup have given
this branch of agriculture quito au mpo-
tus within tho last two years. Within a
radius of ono mile, taking my house as a
centre, there is now being planted enough
of this crop ~ produce with average seasons
between 1900 and 5000 gallons" 1t is
estimated that at ono depot on tho Green
vile and Columbia Railroad it will require
one third Of large cotton crop 10 pay the
fertilizer bills. From DARLINGTON, tho
Improvement in stock is chiefly among hogs
aud sheep.
The correspondent from Chester makes
good suggestion, viz: that small tax
might DO permitted, to be levied on each
land owner, to open up the river md crock
bottoms, These lands would hc very valu.
ablo il redeemed, and it could be done
without much expense. In their present
condition they arc next to worthless
The s1ggcsiion is made by The corrcspon-
deui irom clarion that "Expcrimcnt fields
or stations, say one or two in tho lower part
Of 'tc Sto:n aud az many in the upper,
would be profitable in results to tho depart.
mcnt, especially if conducted hy Intelligent,
energetic and painstaking persons"
Tho correspondent from Fairfield saws:
"Ihcrc arc Indications Of Improvement in
buildings, more care taken to preserve ana
restore lauds, to plant orchards, Increased
enquiry for lands, Increasing love for the
old County and State, and Expectations that
we and our children will 1.-Two and dio
here"
Tho most popular grape is the Luccrnc
good deal of hay is madc in the Summer
from German milot; 5000 pounds Of drY
millct hay was obtained from ono acre, near
Winnsboro, last year.
The correspondent from Aiken is salts
fed that the farmers arc in q much better
condition, pecuniarily, than in any year
since the war. He thiuks with present
prospocta the farmers will be ablo to mako
their own terms with commission merchants
another year from the acreage planted ia
Aiken. y harvest Of $4,000 bushels of
rice will be gathered.
From kcrahaw a vast Improvement is
reported in breeds Of stocks.
The correspondent from Nevborry OBJ
serves: conc remarkable feature in the
consideration of Ncwberry County is the
decrease of malarial diseases, Us this OK
n M tn,t frnH l. II
concidcut with tho improvements in agri-
culture. explain the fact thus: The
first settlers of tho country cut down oak
forests covering the highlands because the
labor III cultivating tho slopes was easier
thai what it would have been in tho bot
toms. In this way most beautiful country
was really murdered Meanwhile the low
lands trovcrsed by streams were neglected
aud no distinctions to the free flow of the
water were removed. Tho autumncl fcvcrs
were therefore fearful. But, having OK
haustc1 tho soil of these highlands, the
farmers were driven TO the creek bottoms to
obtain the fresh land. The result was
highly gratifying. The deserted hil,ops
and sides rapidly grew up in old field pines,
and Tic channels Of the water course, were
,,,,.. w.. go" 90" i'0,'' ",'e,'"' sou
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nrca,Ina ,,,tn,,,.I "'.'"",s"o''oo NV: u INC
Tho ras,, d,rinr H. '.r' g., "'a '.aS pSen @
n;nc f.rosIs arr rn,, ~" Io; "'."oH oa'" no
anl tho d;scnynrr ~" hoa oI I" ,"p!n'y ctt ao"n,
If ann ,n,rin,;o " 10 D,s" i'"uG ''"' t"e sol'
the clearing away Of the original ok for.
csts; some o! the farmers arc of the opinion
'rio corrcsno,scnt from c.o,r,4,