Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1882-02-09
bushels OF wheat, and harvested


/ bushels OF wheat, and harvested 6
tons Of hay. So that Barnwell ae-
tnally largely exceeded 3 AAndersanan
buckwheat, corn, oats and sryes AID
| fell below Anderson only in the plo-
dYction of wheat and hay. And if it
had not been bound hand and foot
by the tyrant cotton" and expensive
| fences, it would doubtless have been
ahead in wheat and hay also. An
derson produced, in even numbers, 6
bushels OF buckwheat per acre, Barn
we'll .; Anderson 9 bushels OF corn,
Barnwell 7; Anderson Z bushels Of
oats, Barnwell Ia; Anderson 4 bush
els Of rye, Barnwell i; Anderson e
bushels Of wheat, Barnwell. nearly 5.
IsIt5Will :be. seen from this that Bal n
well1prodnces a third gmoses buck
wheat, tsoacc as much oats, anG as
much rye per acre as Anderson, While
Anderson exceeded Barnwell only
in the production, per acre, oil corn
and-wheat. The larger acreage DE-
voted to wheat, aud the better yield
per acre obtained, is due to the fact
that the farmers in that county have
the time to properly prepare Their
soil and plant their seed, that tie
Barnwell people have been giving to
building fences.
Now | DO. not mean tosay that tie
soil OF Barnwell County is as well
sadapted,to grain and grass assyATnder-.
fson, but I do say that The differ enoe
is not sufficient to be used as an ar
gumeut against the stock law. i
."Barnwell' says that "the small
farmers hold in the aggregate more
acres of the States area than tie
planters so,called, and they pay in
the aggregate more taxes into the
State Treasury, than do the large
iandhoiders." do not know what
."Barawell" bases this estimate upon;
but admitting that they do, ,9his srgu-.
ment proves nothing. They are as
much benefited as the planters So
called" II costs them Just as much
to build fence, and more too if they
have to buy the timber Their taxes
on dozen half starved cows are Just
as high as those Of the planters 60
called" - They are all equally inter
esied in any law that will promote
the prosperity of the State.
Since writing the foregoing, have
re-read "Barnwell's' communication,
and think / have answered every :
thing except bis political argument,
and let nae say, think that has moth
ing 10 do with the merits OF the sub
iect under discuz Scarcely a
ture this session hat the argument
was not used by those who opposed
it, that it would divide the Demo
cratic party. One bill was offered 10
prevent the sale o. liquor at a ii;le
railroad station, and the men who
wanted 10 sell liquor said, ii ycu pass
that bill the Democratic party is gone.
a few citizsns pet!tioned ior tie in
OF about one dozsn houaes,
and the Legislature Was told that the
petition must lie granted or it would
end the rule OF Democracy i'll South
Carolina. When the Legislature in
It's wisdom saw proper 10 re-openth the
grand old State University, the OF
position shouted: "the people wsre
too poor, and if you put this burden
(4bout . cents each upon lLem, they
will not support the party. And so
it has been with nearly every ne4l-
ule proposed. The Democratic party
is the peoples party and should be
one OF progress IN everything tetding
to the moral and material advance
mel.t OF the State. Brigham Young
was told when the Pacific Railroad
Was being built, that It would break
up his religion. lie replied tha, it
was a d--n poor religion that couldn't
stand one railroad. II hepassage Of
the stock law will breaI; np the
Democratic party, why | suppose we
VIII laNC w leb Il.i 'USi.
| hope have said nothing to offend
"Barhwell." He is a good Democrat,
and l know will be 4ati$iied with he
stock law after it has been fairy
tried. !
In conclusion, /, t ing say to" Barn
well, that ! have no inte, est in this
law; do not own ioot Of land, and
am trying to earn ny living, BY d..
vine injunction, by the "sweaL OF my
brow. " J.. A. R.
P. S Will "Barn%ali' please tell
us what are his objections 10 the
stock !aw anyhow? l.. A. r.
That the stock Law is not an un-
mtigated curse, a., some wolld lave
us believe, the following, from the
Saluda Argus, will prove the de-
mand for crossties and cor;l wood is
producing the rapid denudation OF