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

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once put six tenants on il and untet
their cotton acreage To one.third of wha
thcy had under cultivation. Each on,
of the six made more clear money tho,
tue former owner had made, and tl,
rents for the first year were sI126 TL,
man who bought this farm lives in Ocle
thorpe. Georgia, aud has iilte,n ARMS nj
run on the same plan"
And the Honorable J. +. Henderson
the able Commissioner of Agriculture a
Georgia, says:
Farmers are noted for their adherence
TO tho teTchings Of experience, and vet
there is not county in the State in
which experience does not teach the wiz.
dom ofa sclf.sustaining system of apricul.
tllrc, and the folly of making cotton on
supplies purchased ot credit prices. OF
oven for cash. The most PROSPEROUS Ear.
mcrs i'll every section of the State are
those who have uniformly made their
supplies At home
nd now, gentlemen, submit these
suggestions with deep consciousness OF
my experience in the special branch OF
agriculture which we havo met to con.
slider My agricultural labor and obser.
walton have been confined to that section
OF our country i'll which hard soil and q
severe climate have compelled the farmer
to toll with the utmost diligence and to
calculate with the utmost economy that
III which small farms and diversified
agriculture have always rewarded the
Industrious, sagacous husbandman. But
! see no reason why my education in
that field should be inappropriate here.
inasmuch as good cultivation, wise
choice of land, y proper selection of seed
INC skiiliui preparation and use Of fertil.
iZers, tho breeding and feeding Of we'll
chosen animals, are profitable every
where IL this country, north and south
and the economy of u farmers home and
farming community is the same
throughout the entire land. ] am anx.
ous, rs The United States Commissioner
oil agriculture, TO encourage every step
toward systematic and profitable farming,
and to support the judicious views Of nll
local authorities who are working in the
same same field with myself. Applause.
The business Of the department which
represent is largely auxiliary, and can
best he conducted by stretching forth q
helping hand to all who are endeavoring
To increase the products of our soil and
tn Improve the condition Of the ynst ani.
NAL Eingdom upon which the farmer so
largely depends for his sustincnce. Dv
the introduction Of new seeds submitted
to the test Of the farmers experience.
and By recording the results of such test
Tor the instruction of the public; by en-.
couraSlng agricultural education in all
lis branches; by ronsing vigorous Mt
tention to work Of making our farms nj
tractive; by scientific Investigations into
tie quality Of soils; The constituents of
the various articles Of food used b. man
and the domestic animals by an intell.
gent study Of the American forest and
tree culture; much may be done to aid
the farmer in his work, and much to
lead him away from enterprise which
are impracticablc aud visionary. AsI
have elsewhere stated, have submitted
The important problems which have come
before me to accomplished commi~.;ons
or 10 careful investigation Oh which no
can rely. The vit!.culture and grain.
growing of the Pacific coast, the supply
ing of the nrid regions with nrtesinn
wells. the mode Of conducting forestry.
schools and experiment stations in Eu.
rope, have all been submitted to compe-
tent agents for examination and report.
The qucation Of cattle disease on board
the steamers transporting cattle to Eu-
rope has been presented to the privy
council! in England and much has
been done to satisfy the English
public that the American animals
shipped arc free from contagious
diseases. have taken especial care
that the seed distributed by tho depart.
ment shall be- of the host quality. The
agricultural department should undoubL.
cdly be the nucleus around which can he
gathered thoso associate industries which
depend on agriculture for their existence.
and in turn make agriculture profitable
and in many sections possible. Sta.isti-
cal returns of our manufacturers, with
an illustrative display Of their products,
would do much to unity and develop the
manufacturing industry of our country.
The organization, cost, expense and
methods OF orr varions means of trans
portation We do mucL to establish a
uniform system Of land and water car
riagc among us. Accurate surveys and
returns Of our mineral land, with the
industrial processes employed in working
them, are Of vast importance A well
organized and consolidated inquiry into
the extent of contagious diseases among
animals, the best method of prevention
and eXtirpation, cannot be too thorough
ly and promptly organized. And with
out considering for moment the polit-
c,.! stntus of such department, l think
you will agree with me that the limo has
come for its organization. An active,
industrious, intelligent body of Ameri.
can citizens and producers are entitled
10 it, as branch Of government whose
value cannot be overesii:nutcd. Ap.
plausel.
The encouragement Of all industrial
! cndeavor in this country has a deep sig
nilicancc, growing out of the relations
existing between the producing classes
here, and tho system Of state and society
in which they live. In England the
model farm selected for the inspection
OF E!ihu Hurritt consisted, he tells us,
OF 5000 acres, on which "men Of skill
and experience, who in America would
conduct farms of their own, and could
not be hired at any price, may DC had in
abundance for foreDicn at from twelve to
fourteen shillings, or from three to four
dollars week, they boarding them
selves" The wages of manufacturing
labor in tho great towns Of England and
France are equally insuiiicient-an
adult earning in England, under the best
circumstances, about So per week, and
III France from 20 to so cents per day of
twelve hours. careful Investigation
into the system of small landholding in
France has satisfied Mr.. Howard an
agent sent there 10 investigate it by the
London farmers club, that such a sys.
tenn is failure aud contrary to the So
cial and civil system there. And DR..
Playfair, speaking of England says
"Our country has shown little inventive.
ness and made little progress in tho
t,aoonfpl nrto e;no-