The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-08-05
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OTHER NOTES.

One lady, in rendering an account of hel
poultry and eggs, said that she had kept ar
account of guinea eggs laid by some sever
or eight hens from laying time till August
and had over ole thousand cggs-nearly
one hundred dozen.
Another, widow lady, rendered in
eleven bales of cotton. the whole crop still
on hand and unsold. At the time of tht
enumer,ltors visit she had about one hun
dred bushels of old corn and one thousand
bundles of fodder which she could spare
Like many others, she had held her cotton
for a higher price, and had lost considerably
She had two sons with her, who assisted
her on the farm, and colorel man. By
industry and energy since the war, this
! widowed lady had not only made good
living, but money enough to buy additional
lund.
We met with coloretl woman with one
arm off Just above the wrist, who, We were
Informed BY the gentleman upon whose
land she was living, was the best hoe.hand
in the neighborhood. Would pay her the
highest price for such work. She wore u
loop on the stump, through which the
handle of the hoe was carried to the sound
hand, and by this means she would do Us
much work in the day, and as good, as the
best field hands.
AGED PERSONS.
The oldest person we found in the town.
ship was O white lady, 97 years Of age.
She was widow lady, living with her
three maiden daughters, aged respectively
from SIS to G5 years. For one of her age,
this aged lady was remarkably sprightly.
There were three other persons in the town.
ship whose ages ranged from so to 80.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
One gentleman reported n sale of two
hundred gallons of milk during the year,
and about Two hundred and fifty pounds of
butter produced. This gentleman lived in
the neghborhood of Piedmont Factory,
where the farmers could always find good
market for their surplus products. Many
farmers reported product of over two hum
dred pounds of butter from two COWS. The
milk brought ten cents per gallon (butter-
milky, and the butter brought fifteen to
twenty cents per pound. In some cases
where pastures were good distance from
the house, and the lane had to cross road,
the farmers would e1cavate subterranean
passage for the stock, bridging over the
same, thereby saving the hanging of two
gates We thought the idea good Que.
BACKING OF SAND.
We were surprised to learn from the far
mers along the river who owned bottom
lands, that the backing Of sand from the
dam at Piedmont had reached four miles up
8 lid stream. Some valuable lands were be-
ing injured thereby, but Mr.. Hammett had
promptly assured parties that all damages
would be made guod by the Company.
This is as it should he.
SOT;TJtERN INVENTIONS
Among other evidences Of improvement
Il sulky pillow or cultivatur. 1t was invent.
Mr.. Martin Phillips, of this township, and
we believe meets all the requirements Of
our undulating soil. 1t carries four plows,
of any kind that is desired, and will do
good work Oh hill-sides as well as fut lands.
Thus one man, with span of horses or
mules, may do the work Of four hands and
horses in day, and much better. The
wood work is very simple, and, with suit
able bars, the wood work can be stocked in
two days by good blacksmith. OF course,
on very stumpy or rocky land, there might
be some difficulty in working it-otherwse
we believe it will be perfect success. 1t is
so constructed that farmer can lay off any
width of cotton or corn row that he desires,
and then cultivate the crop from first to
last with this valuable Southern invention.
The depth can be easily and readily adjust
ed to the wishes .f the farmer. IF the plow
hitehes under grub, the driver, by taking
out q little wooden pin where he sits, can
lift the plow and pass on. Let there be a
thorough test Of this plow made by some of
our farmers or Grange Clubs, and the re-
suits reported to the public benefit.
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