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the fee bn?";7^ A dill to regulate the coats of Plaintiffs' and Defendants' Attorney* and the costs and fees of CltfWts of Courts, Probate Judges, Sheriffs, Trial Justices end other Offioers herein mentioned. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sooate and Houso of Representatives of the Stato of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That costs and fees which plaintiffs' or defendants' attorney, Clerks of Courts, Probate Judges, Sheriffs, Trial Jus-, iicca and other officers herein mentioned ahall be authorized to r?oniT? in tHo ' cause, $20; in all contested cases, $10; for commission to take testimony, $5 ; for examination of a party or witness be'urc trial, $3 ; for an .J^plnatuicnt of a guardian for an infant, $5; for ninkiug and serving a case or eases containing exceptions, $10 ; for procuring an order of injunction, $5; on appeal to the Supremo Court, $15 ; on argument in Supreme Court, $20: Provided, That if tho plaintiff fail to rcoover judgment against any one or SOW of tho defendants in tho eauso, costs shall bo taxed against tho plaintiff by tho attorney of such defendant. . . . ' Sec. 3. Plaintiffs' attorney only : TJpo? roooTeiy-bf judgment in aotioas i? trhich claims to real preperty, for any sum not excooding $400, 5 per cent.; for additional amounts not exceeding $600. an additional sura of 21 per oent.; for additional amount not exceeding $1,000, an additional sum of 11 per cent. In actions abovo named if the samo bo settled before judgment therein, like allowances upon tbe amount paid or secured at half the rates abovo specified.-?-: j No commissions shall be allowed j>l&iotiij|?j * ,V^'Vr Stc. 5. Clerfcsof Courts: For tho trial * of overy case, $1.50 ; for filing all papers in ease, $1.50 for the whole; for entering judgment, 25 eeo&j for signing and sealing each writ, 25 oents; for administer* ing oath, 25 cents t Provided^ That n(t> fees shall bo allowed for swearing witnesses or jurors in the trial of a criminal case; for taking and filling' bonds in attachments and other oases, $1 ; for signing and sealing commission to examine witness, 75 cents ; for recording plats under order of court, ' $1; for rule of survey, 91; for each certificate under seal, 50 cents; for issuing writ of* attachment for contempt or other special i '#'? for signing and sealing writ of habere faciat possessionem, 50 cents; for ^ receiving and paying oyer money officially, 1 per oe'nt; on bill nolle prosequi, before given out, $1; on a bill thrown out by grand jury, or found nolle prosequi, abated, discontinued or struck off, 92; on bill fouud on verdict by petit jury, 92 ; on issuing bench warrant, 91; issuing each execution in sessions, 91; / signing and sealing writ of habeas corpus, 91.50 ; issuing warrant, takiug rccognizauco or other services, sauie fees as allowed to Trial Justices; each writ of venire facias, including all services incident to summoning jurors, 92.50; preparing and issuing certificates for grand aud petit jurors, nrd constables and wituesses, and furnishing returns to County Commissioners for each week of evcrj term of conrt, $5; furnishing advertisement in case of escheat, exclusive of printer's bill, $1.50; for every deed or mortgage, $3; for advertising and giving notice to managers of cleci).'oa! 85; for license to an attorney, all incident^ expcniies inc|ufed. 85; ffljog, recording and entering notice orafWHrIntention of becoming a citizen and filing report of alien, ?1 ; administering oath of intention, 50 cents; filing and entering application to become a citizen and administering oath, $1 ; for taking renunciation of dower or iuheritauce, 82 ; tor official record of cstray and filing papers, 81 ; every search with a certificate, 25 cents; swearing Trial Justice or constable in office and -certificate, and taking bond, $1 ; recording the bonds of county officers and certifying to sumo, #1 ; for every probate in writing, 25 cents; for signing dedimu* potestafcm, $1; for copying papers, for copy sheet of 100 words, ouch figure counting a word, 10 cents; for signing and scaliug each ezcoution und rouewal, 50 cents ; 1 | for copying und recording deeds, mortgages ^and other papers? 'per copy shoot of 100 words, each figure counting a word, io z>Anfa Inr ntrnru nnrfifionfn rlne/1 a? VVMW y avi v. witmj wvi vii*vuv\i| UVVVI VI UVIIUI papers, 25 cents; on ovcry appeal from Trial .Justices, all services inoluicd, 81; for entering satisfaction on mortgages, 50 cents; for copying aud rccorditry plats of not moco than six corners, fifty cents; for every corner tuore than six, 10 cents; for m t miDg every rule or order or arbitration, 60 cents; for filing and recording affidavit for continuance when so ordered, 25 oonts; for granting charter of incorporation, $2; for granting charter of incorporation to church, 91J for Other papers necessary to be recorded, 10 CCQta per copy sheet of 100 words. Seo. 6, Register of Mesne Conveyance: For recording and copying deeds and other papers, per copy sheets of ouo hundred words, 10 cents; for entering satisfaction on mortgages, 25 cents; for recording or copying plats of not more than six corners, SI ; for every <^coer more than sir, 6 cents; guardian and issuing letters to the same, 92; taking bond of administrator or guardian, $1 ; issuing warrant of appraisement, 50 cents; proving will in common form, $1; proving will in solemn form, 95; filing and entering renunciation of executor, 50 cents; dedimus poteatatcm to prove will or qualify executor, 91; receiving, examining and filing annual returns, SI; order for sale of personal property, SI; hearing and filing petition for guardian and appointment, $1; ontering caveat and withdrawing same, 50 cents; hearing litigated cases S3, and 20 cents additional for each witness examined; Issuing summons for each witness, 10 cents; for issuing rule against defaulting witness br party failiug to acoouut, S2; for every attachment issued on t^o return of each proceedings in partition of real estate, 93, and 25 cents additional on every 9100 or fractional part thereof for which tho land, may bo sold: Provided, That in no case the i'cacc : Uath and warrant in any criminal case, 50 cents; each recognizance, 25 cents; couimitmcut aud release,each 25 cents; administering and certifying oath iu writing other than above, 25 cents; issuing writ of habeas corpus by two Justices jointly, $2, to bo paid by the petitioner; issuing summons und copy for defendant iu civil cases, 50 cents; issuing copy for each additional defendant over one,' 20 cents ; issuing summons to each witness in civil eases, 25 cents; forswearing and taking examination of eaeh WltllPSH in nitril nnooo - <* -- ? ? .m vim vuoti}, *-?/ LX" U IN j IW giving judgment in cases not defended, 25 cents; fojr giving judgment on hearing litigated cases, 50 cents; for issuing execution or renewal of samo, 50 cents; report of case and taking bond to appeal, 81 ; for issuing attachment returnable to court or justice, including all notices, 82; for filing return of gurnisheo and order thereon, 25 cents ; for proceeding in ease of ejectment, 50 cents; for aDnroval of indentures*of an. -J. prcuticcship or servants, 1 dollar; proceedings iu Coroner's inquest, same foes as arc allowed to Coroners; for proceedings in estray horse or mule, 1 dollar; for proceedings on all other cstrays, 25 cents ; for taking and certifying renunciation of dower or inheritance, 2 dollars; for granting order of special bail, 1 dollar; for the trial of nnycriuiHtatTiiMJ, 9 dollar*,-which shall includo all costs except tho issuing and service of papers ;for every preliminary examination of any criminal case, 50 cents; for taking deposition of witnesses in writing as prescribed bv law, in each 1 dollar; for taking examination of witness in writing as proscribed by law in criminal eases, 25 cents; in civil eases, 1 dollar; for attending and acting for the preservation of wrecked vessels or goods per day out of the vessel's goods and effects; for proceedings against vagrant and returning report thereof, 2 dollars; for qualifying each appraiser iu setting off homestead, 50 cents, and 5 cents per mile tor all travel actually necessary ; for administering oath on affidavit. 25 cents; proceedings in bastardy, inclusive, 5 dollars ; each juror, 25 cents; summons for a juror, 1 n -? - - *? ?t i t i\j uuuib ; i rovuica, in ail cases where tho fees and costs of Trial Justices arc paid bv tho countv One-half of tllOilhnvn filou mi I v / " VMV shall bo allowed : Provided, further, That uo trial Justice outside of an incorporated town or city shall receive from tho county in any ouo year moro than 100 dollars; in an incorporated town more than 300 dollars; and in cities having more than 5000 in habitants not nioro than 5Q0 rfoilars : Pro vided, That tho Trial JusncA may recei* from the fines collected by Win the oeccsaa ry expenses incurred iu seftding priioucr to the couuty juil, said ataranl so retbrvet to bo accounted for by hipja. Jiie Sec. 0. Sheriffs : For. wKering cyaay&artB process, warrsat or exsfchEoa and iuaki* An dorsement thereon, oach 4B.c?nt6 ; totpSMn\ every writ or summons, bende mlleageJSljl /fo bond in any case, $1 jtcomwitmdtuCsnd re lease, each 25 cents f *JjfavMed, That/only i charge for the first commitment and retype pal be allowed; serving each ventre for gisifc Jury $*JO ; for petit' Jurors, $8fX; for sertff^Be) .-beach warrafit issued in the sessions, eu^eh meat on contempt of court, beside'AdRacMf That the Sheriff* of person fb charge "oF'tfffJart! shall make a monthly return, ob oath*i,4ofm County Commissioners of the riiqie of: sodi prisoner actually lodged in jail, ttjgethcf jtritl the commitment, and also name of eZch prwbten discharged, with tho discharge, upon whlehvp turn the County Commissioners shall, montlAj^ computo the amount to be paid, and jm\ same within the month : executing ? sia shall the foes and allowances? received aggregate more than $15 \ A*d provitlecl, further, That urease <Sf "partition in kind only OQOrhalf ofifo.?t><r*bcom'u>ission shall be *"or which the prop* ggrtgMwbfitMfd ; for appointing a guardian ; for certificate uud seal, 50 for final discharge of executor, adHwiWrator or guardian,?2; fur proceedings Pre' dower, inclusive of all ^jtfjp|S^^?icr6 ^^?n 0V?r office, per copy sheet of one hundred words, each figuro counting one word, 10 con to; foi proceedings and services scttiug off homestead, including title, $5 ; for every deed or mortgage, S3 : Provided, That in case the amount of the estate in the probate court docs not exceed 8250, the costs to be taxed on the case shall not exceed one-half of thrt amount, nhimu nlln?in??1 Sec. 8. Trial Justices anil Justices of eluding all charges for burial itnd"other expoo; 8es, $20; bringing up prisoner under h'ibto corpus, to be paid by prisoner if able, if not, by the county, $1 ; for executing writ of haberi facias possessionem, $1, and 6 cents per mile fol all necessary travel in executing the -same transferring money, bonds or other sdcuritic for money to party, ? of 1 per cent.; summon ing freeholders to try suggestions of fraud, beside mileage, $5 ; servinjany paper in oivil oi criminal oases issued byTjjrial Justices, eau>< fees as allowed constables iealichess; eonvey ing prisoners from one placets atM>!$er, 'besidsi all necessary expenses goings sad returning, cuard.fpr -a Sheriff i? convey Li.( pili 11iiiifr $T m |ll i lln i n^ssaswfc M>.ri||ll 111 paid for any guard who lias not hccdKetudHj employed In assisting to convey prisoners-*com "missions on all moneys collected by life*-'! pci cent. ; on all moneys paid out of offiq?gi*Jexe cut ions lodged, 1 per cent.; execution stodged to bind and order not to levy, $1 ; returning defendant's properly, in addition to printer'! bill, $1 : drawing deed or mortgage, $3bill ot sale, $1.50; each notico served on managers ol election of each election precinct, besides mile age, $1.50; in case of ejectment, ejecting ten ant or others. $1 ; summoning Coroner's jury and witoefcMs, besides mileage, to be paid by Jha county, $4 ; to sell Innd under the decree ol probate, in lieu of commissions and nil othci charges except advertising, $3 ; mileage for executing writ, process or other paper not herein beforo mentioned, 5 cents per mile goiiig^nd returning for one travel actually made and done. . ?*sc. 10 Constables: Summoning each witness ' serving a una in cms, rule jurors or witness in criminal, or citfi^ WiSeS, 2 ' cents eacli; for serving attachment on a}ch per son, $1 ; for levying execution, posting adver tiscment for sale and paying over proceeds, fifty cents, besides a commission of 2 per cent, on all sums collected, to be paid by the party in execution ; for every day in search ot' stolen goods, to bo paid by complainant, $2 ; for serving warrant in any State case, $1 ; for selling est rays, 5 per ceutum on ptocccds ; for all necessary service in case of ejectment, as well before as aftci judgment, $1; for serving Coroner's jury and witnesses, to be paid by county, $-1; in all cases, in addition to fees herein prescribed, the Constable s tall be entitled to receive 5 cents poi mile for all necessary travel going and return ing ; for conveying prisoners to county jail, ? cents per mile going and returning\Jj*rovuie<l, That the Constable be reimbursed fos necessary ferriage in conveying prisoners to jail; Provider further, That the Trial Justice certify t^cm; rcclncss of his Constable's costs before f*ac count is passed upon by theCouuty Commission ere. ? - 4. Sec. 11. Notaries Public; For taking deposi tion and swering witness, per copy sheet, 2J cents; for every protest, $2; for duplicate o deposition, protest and certificate, percopysliee of one bundred words, 10 cents ; for each nt tendance upon any person for proving a mutlei or thing and certifying the same, 50 cents -, foi every notarial certificate with seal, 50 cents ; foi administering oath on affidavit, 25 cents ; foi taking renunciation *f (lower or inheritance, $2 CJ.? 1 A tin. ? ^ ? u?u. it.. cases in Circuit Court, per day, bcsuSWtnTTimgw,*<Vceft<s pel mile going and returning, 51. Skc. 18. Jurors, per day, besides mileage al 5 cents per mile going and returning, $1.S0 ; ir Trial Justice Courts, for each civil case tried and inilenge as al?ove. cents, to be paid bj (lie party demanding the jury. Skc. 14. Keferoe. For every day spent in the business of a ltrtor?? ??t <i. lies nmy agree in writing upon any other mode of compensation. Skc. 16. Coroners: For every inquisition, ?10 ; the Coroner shall he allowed no other cosl or charge except recording; for recording proceedings in each inquisition in his book, per copy sheet of 100 words. 10 cents ; for performing duties of Sheriff, same fees as arc allowed Sheriff for like services. Sec. 16. Physician for poe mortem examination, where death was by violence and no dissection required, ?5 ; where dissection is necessary and body not interred, ?10 ; same after one or more days' interment, ?80; for same when chemical analysis is required, a sum not exceeding ?60, with expenses of ntmlysis and mileage for every mile traveled ; Provided, When chemical analysis has been mnde the physician who makes it shall furnish to tho County Commissioners with his accobnt a full statement of analysis : And Provided, Kvery such account must have the certificate of Coroner or acting Coroner. Skc. 17. If any officer herein named shall charge any othor fee or fees for any other services than tlioso herein recited, such officer shall he liable to forfeit ten times the amount as im |.ro|>cn,y uimrgeu, 10 oc recovery! hy suit in the Court of Common Pleas, or attachment, or by hale when the penalty does not In any case in which the Clerk ?*f Co)p*t of Common Picas, or Trial Justice*' Courts.' shall re ceive an execution, ho shall attach therto a bill of each item of ousts therin charged, land shall on application of defendant, in execution tax all costs which aocrue to tho Sheriff for Services on such execution. Seo. 18. Whenever a case may be settled or determined at the mutual costs of parties, or dis^M&nued or rfbttle>l by plaintiff, orthejudga ntenMHU^%,for defendant, or the execution agaiaSKe defendant shall be returned nulla bona, W^rthn etfieejrs aforesaid shall have 3 power tUNtxe an execution for his costs, or the i. clerk the whole, directed to the Y Btariff, tjbf {kjlhttthprixed end required to exe7 eat# suclWproceSs aw in other cases of execution * deliver*r&> him. " Bsc. Mfl That all acta or parts of acts incon* sistent with this act are hereby repealed. * HOME MAKUlACTURES. p , BY a. WANNER. r ^ * I will call my essay stray thoughts and > matters of fact, bv an immigrant, on homo t uumnfttctuccs, ana When done with the facts * I will irivfl ? "AA * , the stand. . . i Home Manufacture.?This great suppori; tcr of a country, aro wo as a whole doing * anything iu this State toward introducing i sit among us? I am sorry to say no. Wo nfcvcr havtf tried; we never gave a helping ? hand and a cheering word towards introducr iugitherc. Yes, there arc a few exceptions, r among our editors, who in their papers 'f -aon??timcs try to aw ike the mind of the . people, and some few mechanics from the j North who have immigrated here, and who - are working hard agaiusttho stream in lay? " Sag tho foundation of home industry.? ^ Many amongst you will say, '-Wo get things ; io'cheap from the North that it would be k .no use to try-to compete with the North." V 9?Ws shows how little confidence wc have I iu^Qurptfta*,' &nd how small an opinion we of the nebness of Dur soil, which in . every way is so lavishly bestowed on us by r Mother Nature. I am youug in years, but I have seen the > world, aud in my fii'teeu years of travel, in j which I have rambled all over this great - Union, from east to west, from north to r south, over Mexico, South America, Aus tralia, Africa, China, and over the whole of " the European coutiucnt, I have never seen a better, a healthier, and, for manufactures, f a more suitable country than the upper part r of South Carolina. IKa/cr Powers.?Find mc a country wncrc luei'c is such an abundance of uutuJ ral water power, large and powerful enough to ruu all the factories iu the Northern i States j and what arc we doing towards using s them ? Nothing, my friends ! ^^ V' M ?4 aMtll (A lllA Vfjt [ for years until you get convinced .that not . farming alone, but home manufactures, too, r will help to make this State the banner 1 State of the Union. My 'rieuds, shall the " waters, nature's groat gift, still longer run [ idly without paying us their tribute? Is not our State gifted with all the materials necessary to utilize these waters '! Forests ami Timbers.?Sec our forests ! 1 The pine trees arc waiting for the axemen ' to fell them to be hauled to the saw mill, . moulding and planing machines, there to he turned into prepared lumber, with which to ? build aud furnish for us comfortable houses and furniture. Now. instead of the luxury I of a comfortable home, wc live in log huts, . aud the soft side of a rouoh vdnnlr i* im- _ o" r*""" - bed. There, too, are the oak and hickory, also waiting to be cut and manufactured ? into spokes, felloes, pick and axe handles, wagons, itc. The willows on the creeks f grow and die where idle hands might be t employed in basket work. Cotton.?What are we doing with our cotton ? We sell it to the North or to r England to be worked into different cotton r fabrics, and iu the latter shape it comes . back to us again, and We, as a good people, n. knowing no better, pay all the freight, couii* mission, manufacturing cost and other expenses, with a heavy interest, and admire ( the wonders of tlie water powers of the North, which, with the help of machinery. ......1- < m>v urnuc iiuiii UIO IIUUS 01 OUT SOll lllUl with our money. IIow many people coulil 1 we not employ in such enterprise '( Well, , uiy frieuds, the time is I hope not far away wheu we will make our own priuis and , other fabrics, and give our Northern friends a chance to buy from us. Wool.?How much wool yearly leaves our Stutc, bought from us at a trifle ? We buy this wool back again at cuormous price in the shape of woolen goods, such as clothing, blankets, hats, &c. Many of you wear to day a pound of wool in the shape of a Hampton or Tilden hat, the original cost of which was thirty cents, and now perhaps costs you 85. Is it worth two, three or four i dollars to make such a hat 'I 1 guess not. Jliifis.?How many hides arc yearly shipped to Haltiuiorc and New York to bo rc, turned again in leather or in the shape of ^ i. ?i * ? * - . - - - uuum una siiocs { And what kind of an article do we get in exchange ? Why, the most interior in the world ! Instead of boots and shoes of lull stock, we get them of the worst kind of manufacture, as aro made frem split leather with shoddy wc.k. Why > don't we tan our own hides and make our own boots and shoes? There is timber enough In the upper part of South Carolina to run fifty largo tanneries for years, and how many havo we get? Hardly any ! Tho tanners of tho North pay from $12 to $18 for a cord of bark and live by it. We can get any amount of it from $!i to $G per cord. The tanners South aro obliged to sell their rough stock to Baltimore ami Noothcrn markets, where it ia finished, sold then to Northern shoe manufacturers, and our own leather cornea back to us as Northern lea?her, in harness, boots and shoes.? Many of you wear to day a pair of Northern boots or shoes made of Southern stock. The general opinion here is that leather aud shoe material manufactured hero is of uo account. In this you are mistaken.? Encourage your tanners. Sell thcin good hides, and I warrant you they will give you good artioies back again. Iron.?Uy hunting around your farm premises, you v.ill find old iron enough to niako farm implcmcuts, mill gearing and other iron ware to last you for filly years.? Gather your old iron before it becomes vwouniesa. Start a fouudry-^wo have pino T Tobacco.?How many of you do not love a gobd cigar, good smoking or chewing tobacco ? W.at becomes of the tobacco which you raise ? Most of it is shipped to the North and conies back to you in the shape of Havana cigars, or of Durham smoking or some brand of chewing tobacco. You get from eight to fifteen ccuts for your weed, and after it has bccu sent North and been flavored a little, you buy it back at from sixty cents to one dollar and over a pound for smokiug tobacco, or pay for it iu the shape of cigars from 5 to 15 cts apiece. Fruits and Vegetables.?Just see the large amount of peaches, tomatoes, berries, peas, &c., which you ship to the North for which you get but a trifle, and then when winter comes you pay cuoruious prices for the fruits of your own soil by goiug to suuio store keeper and buying a can of Baltimore canned tomatoes or peaches. My friends, I could go ou for a whole day iu showing you what we can and what we don't do, but 1 know that ynu will all say, "Ilow can wo start such enterprise when we don't know howtodoit?*' 1 will tell you how. Encourage immigration. Through it you will encourage home manufacture. Induco the right kind of immigrants to come here, and I assure you that in less than no time you will see home industry flourish, and our beloved Palnutto State iu a prosperous aud healthy condition. Before I close my essay, I will give you some statistics of the auiouut of money which yearly leaves our State never to return : Supposing we have, at a low guess, 700,000 inhabitants in thi^Statc, and put dowu, as an average, ?30, which arc spent by young and old during one year?it gives us the sn. ili A"n ....... ui 1 HCtl put down 700,000 with two pair of shoes or boots a year, at an average of 82 per pair, 82,800.00. 100,000 sides of leather, such as sole, upper and harness leather, at 83 a side or skin, 8300,000. 100,000 inhabitants who smoke or chew tobacco at an average of 810 a year, 81,000,000. 700,000 hats, alowing one new hat every year, at an average of 83, 82,100,000. Further, wc allow for farm implements, farm ware, tools, &o., 000,000. Together it sums up, 827,800,000. No wonder wc arc poor, then, if this sum leaves our State yearly, never to return.? VVl,. ' " -- . .. ..j mu v ?u Keep u nero .' If we try ! we can, and I hope wc will all join hand in hand, and lift our 8tate, by agriculture and homo manufacture combined, to that station where she ought to be. Sensible Advice about Kcus, comes from a friend, UJ.," Hartford, Conn., whose approach to the age of 80, shows that ho has paid proper attention to his diet, lie says: I suppose it is generally admitted, that the best way to cook eggs, so far as health is concerned, is to boil them #o/>, say three minutes, if they are boiled three minutes, the wh'.tc will be cooked hnnf, and the yolk will not be cooked at all. Thi* way, therefore, does not allow us to cook, eggs so as best to promote health Kggs xiiouiu not be boiled at all ; they should be "coddled" and perfectly soft when cooked. Ilow to Coddle Eugs.?Put the eggs into a vessel of water at a temperature of one hundred and seventy (170?) degrees Pah., and Leon the wuter at that temperature from ten to iiftcen minutes, when the eggs may be taken out, and the white will be a line jelly, aud the yolk will be cooked soft. The temperature should be tested by a thermometer, not guessed at. The quantity of water should be so large, that the introduction of the eggs will not materially reduce tho temperature. - ? The Pip in Poultry.?Poultry arc sometimes troubled with a disease known as "pip." This is inflammation of the tongue ntul mAntU ? *' n uiuuvu, nun iuu growin ol a horny scalo on the point of the tongue, which prevents the fowls from feeding. Give each fowl a pinch of powdered chlorate of potash, dropping it into the throat and upon tho tongue and remove tho scale with the poiut of a penknife. Fhkhii Manurk Bak for Potatoes.? Fresh manure is hurtful to potatoes. This crop needs old well-rotted uiauuro, or tho tubers aro apt to be scabby, and to bo infested with white worms. Fresh manure may bo used for corn without any ill effects.? Tho corn rather likes it. There are no potatoes so clean and free from blemish, as those grown with the artificial fertilizers.