The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-11-10

tenn Of farming, and not only tho cotto
growirT,. but the general agriculture ,
the South, will have entered upon q ne
aud more prosperous era. Devotion {
the cotton crop las SO occupied all ii,
thought anu energy Of those engaged i
It's cultivation that the owner ofa co,to
plantation has expected to be fed lrol
the cereal and meat. producing sections {
our country As much rs has tho owner q
a cotton mill l, has been estimate
that the cotton States were Obliged {
purchase last year 1SG,G9S.632 bushel
Of grain, being Of corn lG6 Gs4 ,279 bush
els; of wheat, l2,252 pa bushels O
oats ~ T,7G2, los bushels aud, also, i,OlI.
$50 tons Of hay. This deficiency VA
undoubtedly due i'll part 10 insnilicicn
acreage; but it WAS due also 10
certain degree to impcrlcc, cultivation
According to tho last returns the averag
yieid OF corn III the cotton states was l3
bushels to the acre; of oats, l0I bushels
10 the acre; and Of wheat, about l,
bushels to tie acre. Now, an incrcas
OF little more than seven bushels to liz,
crop OF each cereal acre would have sup
plicd this deficiency; aud il does seen
as II this would not be i very di.lcul
task, considering the small amount actu
ally produced. On the vast advantage
OF an increase Of the cereal crops il is un
necessary for me TO dwell. can
not doubt that the grain crop oi
The South could be increased more
than two.lold without any pcrcc .
tiblc addition & the amount of labor now
employed. nm aware that the avcrag,
cereal yield per acre in many other sec
ions OF The country is not what it should
be, but am now engaged in discussing
! this matter In connection with the cotton
States alone
But 10y diversified agriculture do rot
mean Increased attention to cereals alone
| he agricultural capacity of those States
which have always been engaged in cul-
tlvating the great staple crops Of on,
country IS immense. Blessed with IN
abundance Of good soil of every variety
and with aclimate whose milducss tcu,pt.
man continually to rural pursuits, there
IS hardly any known branch Of farming
into which the South cannot enter with
every promise OF success. Within its
borders the orange and the oliyc find thei,
natural home Here lies the sugar belt
OF our country rs yet hall occupied and
waiting for new capital and labor. Ia
millions oil It's acr ei belongs tho capacity
Of producing the only cotton which sat
isles the demands and necessities Of the
most important manufactures in the
world. Its corn fields bcvond the rcacl,
OF frost hold out IN uniailing promise To
the cultivatur. From the shore to The
mountain the earth lies ready 10 pour
forth abundant harvcsls The elevated
grazing lands Of the interior furnish
abundant pas,uragc for hocks and herds
which require no shelter from the wi \
ter's cold, while through almost every
month Of the year nature extends her
kindly hand and invites man not to q
contest with opposing forces, but to a
friendly alliance in the work oiproyidinn
comforts and luxurics for all. [Ap.
plause. In land ike this why should
the tillers Of hr soil grow weary in their
toll? Iorti, ,ure and gardening offer
| great temptations to those who will pur-
sue them in appropriate localities. For
certain becds Of cattle the soil and eli.
mate seem to be peculiarly adapted. |
have seen better developed JERSEYS in
South Carolina and in the admirable
collection OH these grounds than I have
seen in any State north of Pennsylvania.
And on every hand have witnessed op-
portunities for the introduction of many
branches Of farming which would in
crease the wealth and enlarge the com.
forts and stimulate the cnergiea of a pco.
pie capable of adding to their one great
staple II variety OF crops which would
make their section the garden of the
| world.
lam not in favor of comparisons GEN
orally, but am sure you will pardon mo
if by the way Of illustration | iay before
you All account, furnished by j local pu-
per in my native county in Massachusetts
! Ola small tract of land upon which al
untiring aud skillful cul.ivator had excr.
ciscd his ingenuity in diversified farming.
The valley Visitor published in Amesbu-
! ry Massachusetts, says:
Charles w. Woods. in Oll,own has
one Of the pretticat places in the
town, and he makes il profitable to farm
he has but twelve acres, and upon these
he has set out six hundred trecs-pcar,
apple, peach, ounce and plum trees.
nc has a great variety of grapes, goose
berry. RASPBERRY and blackberry vines.
pears. For twenty barrels of Bartlett
pears he received one hundred dollars,
The apple and peach trees did not bear
| from which he gathered one thousand
bushels; one acre devoted to cabbages
yielded five thousand heads, and when
brought to market lie realized seven cents
per pound. Two tons of squashcs, three
tons Of turnips, three tons OF bccts, ten
tons OF carrots, two hundred bushels OF
the choices! potatoes. for which he OBJ
tained the highest market price, were a
| lNn nE l,a, IL n
Worth ofasparagus, $50 worth OF the cul-
tivatcd dandelions, and for MELONS
grapes, berries, and other products not
enumerated the sum of 300. Mr. Wood
has la, bred every day upon his farm
and lis untiring industry has brought
his and to a state Of the highest cultiva.
ton. lie can attest that well managed
farm will pay handsome return"
/ submit this domestic sketch OF II sin.
gle instance of varied industry OH the
land az familiar suggestion which | am
sure will attract the attention of ri! who
are interested, not only in The manage
nlcnt of land, hut in the arrangement OF
the home organized by an American far
mer, landholder and citizen. The author
of an admirable and exhaustive essay in
Hdrpers Monthly for October. Mr..
Henry W. Grady [applauso (and let nc
| tell you he is entitled TO all the applause
you can give himl [renewed applause l.
Dir. Grady has placed this point so forci
bly, before his readers that | submit the
following suggestions from his article
before leaving this important subject
He says:
'"Thc frat reform, however, that must
be made is in the system Of farming
The South must prepare to raise her own
provisions, compost her fertilizers, cure
her own hnV nnl hrrnd her nmn ainnl,