The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-08-29
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PENN. :
Aug, 18th, 1887

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Editor Advertiser:
1 fancy the editor of the ADvER-
TIsER who kindly sends me his pa
per will inquire curious of himself
what has become of yankee
friend "P. W." who used to send up
an occasional letter from Orange
N. Y. He seemed to think we'll of
the Southern people and regarded
the upper South as possessing pos
sibilities in farming and fruit grow
ing quite beyond what has yet been
seen in this section. And as to
some of the suggestions offered
about greater diversity of crops
l am not sure but he was more than
half right.
Horace Greedy published q book
-"What l do not know about
Farming"--it was quite voluminous
as the writings of those on subjects
ON which they know little is wont
to be. Some of your readers may
say that characterizes the letters of
+. w. who suggests changes and
advises diversity of crops etc, with
out understanding all the condi-
tions-least of all the "uncertain
negro" With the white man to
direct the brain and the muscle of
the black labor, he thinks that we
can produce cotton profitably and
grow the food supplies for man and
beast beside the acres of cotton.
When the white man of tho South
directs the brains and the muscle
Of the negro the work seems we'll
enough done. -
conclude q great deal of care
and pains are required to grow cot
ton; much more than of grass tor
pasture and hay--this much to be
said and may interest readers.
The variety Of food products for
man and beast that are. grown in
our less favorable climate may sur
prise you. Two years ago at the
county fair n man brought in
one hundred different articles all
OF them grown on one farm. 1 am
certain that as many can be pro-
duced on a South Carolina farm
under good tillage.
l have seen the single mule Jig
gering along with the twister, or
little shovel-plow two or three
inches deep in the soil, and was
told that this was the best mode of
working the land. I simply do not
believe it. Results L saw on farms
of Col. Simpson, Watts and others
leads me to say this.
"Laying by"--a time in the year
L did not know existed for farmers,
except in winter in the South /
found referred to the period after
the cotton had been for the last
time hoed.
Our Staying by" time is when the
frost has locked up the earth and
tho key lost--or the midsummer
vacation of n two or more weeks
which is given, or stipulated for
when employer and employee are
bargaining, The government Off
cial by some rule or custom has it
and expect it as a matter Of course.
In this connection to mention
that a couple Of our New York
daily. papers are raising funds,
which is spent in creating q "laying
by" time for the poor city children
WI are sent into &he country and
cared for a month or more by the
farmers. Also a Free Ice Fund to
furnish the poor during the heated
term.
But, the greatest exodus occurs
in July and August, when, by hun
dreds Of thousands out from the
large cities all along the coast, the
people 60 mostly to the mountains,
but the valleys too are filed and
the butterflies Of fashion gather in
the centres like Newport and Sar-
atoga and Long Branch, and to
the C and other places for gam
ing another fast class go--and it is
we'll if they stop before the gamb-
ling hell is reached.
Excursions" so called, here car
ny passengers or comfortable cars
more than ono hundred miles out
and return for $1.00 fare.
The World--the rail road world
during these months is literally
alive with motion; and swarming
thousands desecrate the Sabbath
day; If it is dissertation of the day
OF rest to seek it by going to tho
fields and to the mountains.
l have thought since / came into
this place where we pitched our
tents two weeks ago, in the heart
of the woods and mountains camp
ing, how well it is sometimes to get
away from the babble Of mon and
nearer to nature, and tho God of
nature.
There is lifted up for us in some
mysterious way two large lakes,
("Twin Lakes" wo call them,D to
the very summit Of the mountain.
Tho horizons rim seems nearly
level with the two blue lakes set in
the emerald green of the forest.
There Is of the darker pines a pro-
cessiop of higher trees that appear
to be on an eternal march around
the hills. Your neighbors, Sam
Wilkes and Davis, have seen the
spot and will verify the description.
BY the way, the presence Of these
two gentlemen hero with US again
would be most agreeable. May we
not hope to entertain the ADVER-
User some summer? Can he resist
the inducements offered. shady