The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-03-29
Hint, on Farming

Hints on Farming
.,-rc q. C. March 22.-I thought
,ould try and send you few sugsestlons' a.,
,hero I, very little news here. We have -"
,sd several days of very fine weather LOT Oil ~,
lind. of work. Almost evers ones atten- 80
;sn seems to be turned towards the pro-
,;,ion crops. and hope they will hold the .n
ruddcr 50 as to head straightto them :,
There are some who seem to DO puline - =
with iudomitable energy to get their wheei
ont Of the rut, and if they do not get out =
mi, YEAR. they can get. into shallower place .
.,a Il will IN ot be SO hard to pull cut neAt
year. BIT those who ore running on last
years corn land, and planting new snu :,
covering With two burrows, leaving sne iniu-
dies 10 be plowed out at some future nme' =
need not, according to my opinion, expect 70
20, on, for a long time Their pulling !"
futile, for they are only going out oi ou'
mud hole into another. Such FARMERS vi
rather. so-ealled farmers, seem to 90 III
their own way and keep In pau huuo'
from August to january, anu swear 'ne'
v;u ,ever farm again, for there is no money
| in it.
The work of tearing down has been going
on steadily the past generations as can
readily be seen by looking at the guinea
hills md old pine fields which were torn
/ down before our time (the young farmers !
meap) aud are left US to make living on
{ And when this land is offered for sale inc
ouners ask lust twice what it is worth, for ~
l. would take one-half of young man natu-
b m, life to get nine-tenths Of the land in TINS
A country in good producing condition. Anu
~ t&ssu-e- ma man ,Rlks -0f uG0iRg Xfll
A search Of virgin soil, he will hear the cry,
Of "oh, stay here, you can get as good land here
l. and make as good living as anywhere" Now
at l am not writing this to persuade any ono
OF to go away; far from it, for am net think
at ing of going myself, and will not try to
n urge others to, but would like to ask the
rs, question, and l presume great many
ne would like to hear it answered; "What is
We there TO keep some young men here" the
he way things are now, With nothing but poor
20 land to work-land our granI-fathers wore
he out-and that, in almost every case, rented
for thoy do not caro- to purchase it at al
OF most double its value, and then work unit
ust they are bald from old age before they
TX can pay for it.
vii Now don't think am against farming, 70
LIST I an not, as think 1t the nob!est tccupa
ton ofman, for it feeds the world; and
n' have great ambition to become a successful
=, farmer; but as have said, there are som
"' young men who are compelled to rent land
g. and to pay high rent, in self defence, for tn
land owner can rent to "Tom, Dick an
Ha, " at higher rate, because Tom, Dick
and Harry don't care how bad they feso
,' ao the land, and don't care anything scarcel
this year, it is o matter of indifference
ub with them, for they will pull up stakes an
~ move next year TO ruin some more land, Ar
dov they had rather move than not.
mo. There, are also, some men in this We,
,,v county, considered good farmers, who new
, - attempt to improve their land, except Q
,;iv casioually on creek or branch bottom, b
,;os with their objectionable thirst for that ga
,,.;r mighty dollar they will let their lar
,ovs run to rack, and continue to clean up mo-
- i--A i;i.-.,i~ tb-o,s;nr ~ unsf O MON
ros- or valuable timber, that will be so bad
Fall needed in the not distant future. TIL
de- my iuiHn 'on, well, IL Will lASt me my /
# is time" 1t may, but what Of the lifetime
than come. They don't seem to think of the
who are TO follow. Farm living will soon
inc very scant indeed. and who will be to blau
.ur- Why the farmers themselves. 1t is I
sly opinion that no one, regardless of age, st
o,e. color or financial standing, who does n
strive to leave this earth, that Gsd so IL
nnlxy 10 alro 10.
that prove and beautify, in q better conditi
sn't than when he came into it, is of very lit
ate use here. Some may think this an impet
,rk- Gus uttsrance; but believe it, for don't
lieve God ever intended that this en-,
K. should ever bs butchered like some are
ing, aud then grumble at fate because til
q don't get rich any faster. believe it is
last ~ "A'' ".u "'no'r 'h''
III dou't curse US with worse crop years.
ri. Rev. b. G.. Clifford preached last Sunday
n.st Cane Creek (Santuo Presbyterian ohurc
very interesting sermon, from Luke II
2S.
and Miss Lula Thomas, with her two little 8
lao, ters, who have been making an extend
oh, visit to their relatives on James Island, hs
b.;r returned home, looking pretty and tho We
~, pictures Of health.
20 - 1 was pleased to meet our brother CORE
,o.r pondent, Riverside ice, in Santuo yeste
ho,o day, and have pleasant conversation wi
him. don't play cards. Mr.. Editor, Al
tho never did, but should soy that Joe was
,,,uh trump oil the time. L. w. j.
tho
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