The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-06-05
What We See, and What We Would
Like To See
"By the Old One"

"By the Old One"
One Of the officers Of the ". &.
T. L. says that the society is rap
idly growing. That town and coun-
tv are enrolling under the glorious
banner of temperance, and that the
symbolic white ribbon will ere long
be pinned to the breasts of. men.
women and children. This is 4
good showing. And no wonder at
it either, for woman is at the head
and front Of the move. and where
she takes hold of anything. no mat
ter what. it is morally certain to
move on to success. No better
movement could have been inaug-
urated.
Our old friend, Capt. Jas. Gauntt,
grievcs that at last after q long
lifetime he is forced to feed bis
horses on shelled corn. This may
appear strange to the uninitiated, but
an explanation will make it appear
plain. What lie means by feeding
on shelled corn, is that he has to
get his corn from the stores instead
Of from his crib as has been his
habit for all past years. Last year
was a hard one on all who plant,
and the Captain was no exception.
He, like the majority Of others, did
not make corn enough to do him.
Let us hope the yield Of all the &C.
reals this year may be more abund-
ant, and that smiles may break over
the countenance of Capt. Gaumtt,
and the whole army OF planters.
What sad and gloomy thought
rises to the mind when we contem-
plate the continued visits made by
our farming population to the wes-
tern corn cribs Every bushel Of
corn now used is procured from
that receptacle. lsn t it sad and
gloomy thought? Last year the
failure of the fields to yield favora
bic crops was general. 1t was not
only the corn crop which went short,
but everything else, not even cotton
excepted. 1t was an uncommonly
bad year. But every year for more
than a decade has there been q
failure to raise corn enough for
home use. The raising Of meat
also has been a failure. Have
these two failures resulted from the
seasons and the soil? We think
not. But rather from the undue
attention which has been paid to
cotton. Is it wise to neglect these
important interests ? Cotton has
been on the brain so long. and has
become so deep seated that it will
be hard to overcome it, hard for
wiser thoughts to prevail. Our
country is we'll nigh impoverished
by this all cotton idea or practice.
Nine farmers out of ten, when
talked to on this subject. readily ad-
nit the foolishness Of such q suici-
dial practice, but so welded are they
to the love which they bear to large
and broad cotton fields, and the in
sane plan Of paying the laborer
nearly the entire gains from the
crop raised, that they cannot Change
it, and every succeeding year they
grow poorer and poorer. There
are q few sensible planters who do
not ride the cotton hobby, but de-
vote some Of their time, some Of
their energy, some Of their land to
the raising Of il provision crop. That
they are wise is seen intheir happy
countenances, the contentcd looks
of their wives. the sleek appear.
ance Of their l.orses and mules. How
much longer will the reprehcnsible
plan Of all cotton and no provisions
prevail.
We hope the time is not far dis
tant when the gentle, sleek and
pretty Jersey owswill supersedc the
common old.feld cattle which now
range the fields g over the country.
4 few Of our cit:=,ns have begun
the good work, a.. they are highly
pleased with the result. What we
want however is cAat the example
thus begun will be followed by
others. We would like to see the
cattle on q thousand hills, all Of 4
pure stock, such stock as would
produce milk in abundance. and
from which creamy butter would be
made, which would vie with the
delicious Goshen and OrangeCounty
butter of the North. There is no
more favorable couatry in the world
for the pasturAge of cattle than tie
South, and we hope to see the
dawning Of The day when this dream
will be realized.
In oldcn times it was considered
the right and proper thing for a man