Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-07-21

proved machinery for the cultivation and
manufacture OF of3cotton, ns we'll as tho differ
ent varieties of grains and improved ma
chinery for. oil departments of farming. It
will afford u birds eye view Of tho original
prodocts Of tho country, tho implements used
as nlso nntiyo minerals. timbers and every
element of wouth. II will afford to our
people an opportunity not likely to occur
again in q generation for the display Of every
attraction of our county, and considering our
need of capital and labor aud our close con.
nection with Atlanta. we earnestly hope its
promised advantages will not bo neglected,
Our advantages arc not q q few.
OUR CLIMATE
II mild being FREQ from, extremes of heat
and cold. Our water, spring. well aud river,
is clear and cold, and our atmo sphore is salu-
brious, exemptng tEis section from oil ma
lnrious aud all epidemic diseases. at tho samo
time that it keeps tho system in such tono
rs best fits it for actiyo mental and physical
cxerti0n. 4: aa
tf' OUR EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
Arc equal to any offered in the South. In
the Piedmont belt in this Stutc wo huvo u
male and female college ut Wulhalla in sue,
ccss(ul operation, with IL good corps of pro.
iessors; IL male and fomalo collcge ut Green.
vile; male aud female collegs in Spartan
burg county; malc college at Newbcrry;
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Abbcyille county; u lcmalo college at Will
hauston. in Anderson county. Besides these
there arc u hunbcr Of classical schools in all
tho upper counties and perfect net work Of
common schools, which, with the aid of tho
public funds, will annually become moro
beneficial with an increased population. In
Oconeo county wo have upwards of fifty
churches, including Baptist. Methodist. Press
bytclian aud Lutheran 80 that no ncighbor-
hood is destitute of schools and churches
This desirable feature will not be found in
newly settled countries.
OUR PRODUCTS.
The staple products grown aud adapted to
our connty arc corn, wheat, rye. oats, pens,
rice. cotton, tobacco and barley Before tho
acre Of land on Tugaloo River ~ bushels Of
corn. without irrigation. DR.. Broylcs, years
ago. was awarded IL premium by the Pcndlc.
ton Farmers Society for l07 bushels of rice
grown OH one aero. and Mr.. Maxwell, on
Toxoway, above W. lhalln, gathered from two
acres Of land $500 and 5000 pounds Of cots
ton in tho seed This was before tho use Of
CONNER cial fertilizers and tho Improvement
in seed and farming and shows what may be
accomplished by proper manuring and til
lage. The experiment Of growing uplnnd rico
is being fully tested This year aud promises
to be II success in yield and profit In the
early settlement of tho county tobacco was
grown largely ind 900 pounds to the acre
Without fertilizers was q common yield on
fresh hillsides. Tobacco growing is again at
tracing the attention of our people and we
are sure it will prove profitable. We have
ut Walhalln mandatory, which is turning
out II good article. The small grains arc
well adapted to this county, as much as / |
bushels of wheat and IS bushels of oats hnv-
ing been harvested from one acre and from
experiments on II small scale We are satisfied
the grasses and with them stock raising can
be made profitable. No section can produce
greater variety Of staple field crops than
oura, rs also Irish and sweet potatoes, cab.
bagos and other vegetables.
FRUITS.
Wherever apple and peach orchards have
been tried they huvo proved success, and
other fruits, such as pears, pluus, cherries.
strawberries. &e., return II good yield. Small
Vineyards in Walhnllu and other sections Of
the county demonstra'o tho udaptabiiity Of
our soil and climate 70 the growth of the
grape. We have mover known this crop to
fail, and recently several German immigrants
have projected vineyards Of considerable cx-
tent, so that vino making. 50 profitable in
France and Germany, may at an early day
become ono of our leading industries. There
is certainly no reason to tho contrary,
whether in point of profit OF tho Gtncss Of
our climate.
The topography of the county is divcrs.
led with hill aud valley, with large plots of
table lands in tho lever section The
upper part vcrges to tho mountainous and
is, except on the streams, not valuable
except for tobacco, grapes, fruits and stock
raising. The large number OF streams low
ing through the interior furnish rich valleys,
where corn grows luxurianty. 1t and al!
other grains can be proGtably grown also
on tho table lands. The soil, though not
naturally fertile in many places has uuder.
lying it u stiff clay subsol, rendering it
capable of tho highest productive power by
proper fertilization and drainage.
OUR POPULATIONS
/ Is thrifty, industrious and law abiding
people, representing several natiouulities,
chiefly German aud English. 1t has pro
grcsscd rapidly in skilled agriculture, intel
ligcncc and general prosperity in the past
ten years. The whites outnumber tho
blacks more than three to one, and the ratio
is widening every year. This insurcs
healthy local government aud its attendant
blessings. Crmo is of rare occurrence and
confined chiefly to negroes. Our criminal
courts rarely last above two days, and often
at the summer term not case of crime is
tried. lua period Of GfJ two years no
whito man residing 10 the bounds OF Oconcc
County has been executed and but ono
negro for murder. We arc ut peace amongst
ourselves and with the world and only need
capital and skilled labor to become one of
the most desirable and prosperous SECTIONS
in tho South. There are 10 the county
between four and fvo hundred thousand
acres of land, nearly four hundred thousand
of which arc in native forest, with popu,