The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-03-09

take theLl around to the FARMERS aaO
plaut for them, and to learn the far
u-r how to use them perfectly before
they left them" ''Eor,' said he,
-. aiy good thing is thrown away
al pronounced hunhng for the
lack ut some one to kuow how t. use
it. Suppose" said he, the Singer
S. NJ. Co.. had sent its machines TO
IT,: iauleS without an instructor. aud
other companies the same, the Sew
Ing ,'Iachiue would be pronounced to
day grand humbug. We introduced
cur machines on the same plan and
to day 9 l0ths Of the cotton crop in
Georgia is planted with machines.
We were told that there is being used
on Mr.. David Dicksou's place about
- Cotton Planters. Georgia puts 10
her fertilizers with nachiues she
pIautS her cotton with machiues; she
uses Dickson Sweeps aud Walking
CuItivators for tending the crop; she
harvests her grain with Reapers she
makes good -four from bad wheat by
the new patent process she makes
her free labor more reliable by intro
dacing machinery in her fields; her
agricultural interests to-day are boom
ing far ahead Of any Southern State.
When the farming interest is healthy
it gives vigor and impetus to every
Industry. From what We have seen
of .he South We know that South
Carolina has as good or better soil and
climate than any State South, aud If
what she is deficient in labor she
would make up iu labor saving ma
chinery her waste places would soon
blossom as the rose," and all other
industries would spring into healthy
action. Brains would control muscle;
politics would rot interfere with our
happiness; our wives and children
(God bless them) would b. bright and
cheerful, because there would BE- fewer
growing husbands aud fathers to
uake them otherwise. Our heart and
hand is in the interest Of glorious,
grand old South Carolina; long may
her Shole-souled aud genial sons and
fair daughters live, and may the bright
dazzling future (Which is sure to
come if We will but reach ont and
grasp it, obliterate the bitter past.
Our mechanics complain that they
cannot compete with Northern and
Eastern work, and consequently they
are forced to work for very low prices.
Now, if the farmers and meehani
will form Joint Stock Companies and
90 to work aud make Plows, Cultiva-
tors, Seed Drills, &C., and let the
Carriage business alone to the North
ern manufacturer, it would be but a
few years until they will build for
themselves trade which cannot be
taken away from them, because all or
nearly all of these agricultural imple-
ments are patented and when you buy
your territory you need not be afraid
Of any one taking your trade away
from you. We know there are men
who say the old way is good enough,
and nersist in carving the pumpkin
in one end of the bag and the rock in
the other, but it is because they have
not been convirced there is more
money to carry pumpkin 10 each
end. When We look back and see our
forefathers making weeks prepara.
tiou to travel 100 uiles aud then take
another week to make the trip and yet
another to return, We are forced to
admit that the new way is the best,
when We can take breakfast at home,
go the 100 miles. attend to our busi-
ness aud be home to supper. The old
way was to throw the scythe from
''early morn till deWy eve, and a
'spleudid harvester was he who
could cut bis 1 acres of graiu per day:
but the new way hooks up pair Of
horses to Mccormick Grand Reaper
and Is to 20 acres is cut and tied
with the waste Of scarcely head of
grain. The old way took half a load
of wood to get a meals victuals, but
our improved cook stoves will cook
the meal with oue-ffth the wood aud
one.third the labor We say come on
with your labor and time savers time
is money and labor costs money and
anything which will save time and
labor is money saved, and that is
mouey made in the true sense of the
vorG. e." PALMETTO.