The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-04-30
Essays on Agricultural Topics.

At q meeting of the Sumter Agricul-
tursl Association held on Saturday, 1lth
inst, after the delivery Of an address by
the President, essays were read TO the
meeting, and brief remarks were made
by other gentlemen. In the report Of
the meeting made by u staff cOrrespon.
dent of the Charleston Ne,us and Courier,
we select the following:
COL. DARGAN ON IMPROVED AsR1cuL.
TURAL IMPLEMENTS.
The first essayist, Col. ]. J. Dargan.
was enthusiastically received and fire..
quently applauded during the reading of
his thoughtful paper. His subject, "Im-
plements best suited 10 agriculture in its
present stage of advancement with us. y,
was one of much interest to the audience,
as was fully attested by the close atten.
tion given to the speaker. After aIlud.
ing to this age rs n mechanical age, the
essayist said that the Southern agricul-
turist could not afford to neglect the
tireless arms of steel that improved ma.
chinery places in his reach. Everyother
department of work makes ,usoE of ma.
chinery, and the future development of
the South, in an agricultural point of
view, largely depends on the use of i'm.
proved machinery. The negro, while Of
great use rs q farm laborer, when proper.
ly managed, is certainly the most expen,
sive ever employed. 1t is Es absurd to
think of running wagon incampetisi6n
with freight train as to put the negro
against the screw pulverizer, riding cul.
tivators, mowers, selfbinding reapers
and other improved agricultural impic-
ments. The chief objection to the use
of machinery on the Southern farm has
been that cotton is our principal crop,
and that it has to be picked by hand. If
this be true then "Kfng C0tfoay is tho
most unkiud ruler 10 all history .who has
done nothing but rule and ruin the
South. within the next ten years."
said Col. Dargan, "Chap. T. Mason, IT.,
will do more to relieve The South from
the shackles which sthe genius Of Eli
Whitney placed Supon her than oil our
best politicians could do in fifty years.
The success of Mason's Cotton Picker is
o matter Of intigitesy greater Importance
TO the South thai tha eleetioi ofAff.
Cleveland-the 4flS 10 aud Brassst man
who has filled the Pfesidential chair since
John Quincy Adams. The labors of
Chas. I. MasonS jr, Cor the good of the
South Will bes profoundly felt when the
Observation-Disclosures tfIavalar6,a M -
tiai ASm;hisssSsihn o, "a vo o,~u na.soa 'psr
The name of Cleveland will a1o,. H., % Z.
history ct the point where, that OF. Mason
will shine the brightestE for moro aud
more are students Of hiatory coming TO
understand that Kings aud Queens, and
Presidents and Governors are but leaves
on the current Of events Get in motion by
the great genius ofmen Ike Whitney,
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