The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-05-17
CHIT. OAAT FOR FARMERS.

I - =" Ssbu w TWO tIOIH AN Olu COfHGBp00N
ent-1Taao ETssont Condition OF ThiuKs
! With tiA Causes Ind Remedies Crop Pros
| pcots.
lcoa&HsPoNrBNcA xEws AND AE1ALp.]
LrIEs' FORD, s. G., May l4.-I hav,
long since returned to my old home
stead from sojourn Of some sever
months at Jalapa, Ncwberry county
at which villa / have been "tcachina
the Toung idea how to shoot" ane
may give your readers few more
"reminiscences Of ye olden time, as
am too aged and feeble to labor much
and mnst be doing something, regard
Ing an idle life worse than no life.
noticed in your journal questions
10 several farmers Of our county 70.
solution as to It's prosperity, and If not
prosporous--&he remedy. AS am on
tho eve Of four score years IL life, and
was q planter for forty-avo years, per-
init me as an old fogy, to drop a hint
or two 40 to tho remedy in the pre,ni.
sss named. think It can be contain
ed In threo words--la6or, economy,
skiN. AS to the first, we have lot
enough Of white labor. If every able.
bodied white man and boy, not otter.
wise usef,'lly employed, would labor
on our farms, or supervise when not
needed to labor, our farms would no
doubt be more renunerative, by saw
ing the expense Of much hired labor.
Our farms would improve and enhance
In value also. What sane man con de-
ny it3 AS TO the second remedy
economy Why, it is potent to every
one, that we are the most extravagant
and wasteful people on earth. When
/ was a boy, and even young man,
our people did not expend one half
not tenth--of the money they do
now, aud I we'll know we lived as
we'll as to tho comforts of life and
generally much better thap in the pres
ent age. SO, extravaganza and idle
ness are two: greatest hindrances
to prosperity in our county and State.
These are undeniable and unanswer-
able facts. The lion law, IN your
Long Town correspondent wrItes, un.
Tess repealed, will be certain to grind
to dust the farmer, by being compelled
to pay from twenty-five to ffty per
eent. more for every article he pur-
chases than its cash value. Even II
he borrow money, he cannot afford to
pay more thar seven per cent. and re.
alize any income. AS to skill in farm
Ing, we all know 1t is essential to re-
Muiierative crops, as well as to the I'M
provenent Of orr sterile lands, and
this Ii only to be acquired by long ex.
perience and arduous toll. Some can
acquire 1t much sooner than others.
But the old adage "Experience is the
best teacher" is true one. We
should SOW down greater area OF
land. Besides, all our lands require a
rest. Onc-third should be in fallow
every third or fourth year. Planters
say they cannot spare so much. Bet.
ter do so than lose your lands, which
will Inevitably be the case If the pres.
ent system be continued.
Our late blighting frosts lave left us
small crop Of peaches, pears and
pluma, and 1 think nearly a full one o1
apples, IN this vicinage. We have q
fine stand Of cotton Of the early plant.
ings, aud 1t looks vigorous, na we'll az
the young corn plant. But limited
area was sown down to wheat, bnt It,
ae we'll as oats presents favorable as
pect at present. Some planters arc
choppipg out cotton and few YET
planting. Gardens arc looking well
:. w, e.