The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-10

Effects Of Fertilizers PrOspectS 1or
Co.n-Wheat and Oats in Good Order
Melons and Peaches The Ninety
sfx Railroad-Church Matters in the
County.
rFRoM AN OCCASIONAL coRREspoNDENT.1
ELMwooD, EDaEF1E1p. 8. c., July 3.-The
mercury has ranged from eighty to pinety-si1
degrees in the shade for the past thirty days.
This warm weather has worked we'll for cotton
and other vegetation generally. Cotton is at
least tsn days earlier than this time last year.
We generally have, during the month Of ofJune,
the past years cool spell of weather lasting
nom three to FIVE DAYS, and frequently longer,
but the past month We had no:cool weather,
having had all in the month OF May, and at one
time. Now this regular weather, OF the right
temperature, has caused cotton to grow zap
idly I'D to the present time. and to form well.
30 the cotton crop In our county at thls tune
is all that we could desire, and bids fair for
large yield, even double what it was this
time last year, especially where fertilizers have
been used extensively. have seen mucn COT
ton two feet high full Of blooms and forms.
The seyenty-fve acre field, with the ten tons
Of fertilizers upon it, noted to y)u in my last
letter ON I'd Vt June, looks now as II IT would
even make more tt an the one hundred bales,
another field Of one hundred and fifty acres in
cotton, lying near the Columbia and Augusta
Railroad, 10 that portion OF our county known
as the sRidge," being little mixed with sand,
and having had pu; upon it the present year
about fifteen tons Of fertilizers, b. ds fair for one
hundred and TWENTY-FIVE bales, and may go
one hundred and fifty bales. with everything
to p favor it for the next ninety days. Now to
think, forty years ago, these same lands could
have been bought for fifty cents per acre, and
the one hundred and fifty acres would not have
made, without fertilizers, fifty bales Of cotton.
Now this goes 10 show WHAT fertlllzers nave
done for different portions OF our county, and
should speak trumpet-topgued to Us TO h0ld
on to our cheap lands . little longer.
Our corn crop ds far also for good yield,
bot within the past munth corn has been
somewhat neglected In the quantity OF work IL
should have had, as the last rlse in cotton has
mostly caused this, peEleet in giving the extra
time to cotton; and what astonshes me, It stiu
continues TO advance; but suppose the chect
next, as new cotton will DO IN market by 'na'
time - '''i-.' ;
The grain crop has been housed in excellent
order, and will prove large yield OF botn
wheat and Gate, but not much OF the former
has been prepared as yet for market, as the
labor in the, farm could not ba, spared tor the
thrashng Of grain only IN small quantities iof
will give the laborer respite, and with 1t time
to attend to MINOR business
The fruit and watermelon season is just
openiog with us: The peach crop Will be
very small III, the upper portion OF the county;
but in the sandy portlon there WI, ns g00o
Our great watermelon xrower ga nuel Marsh,
notable IN the history OF Edgedeld for the past
thirty years, as being one Of the best melon
growers in the county, has, the present year,
concluded to divide his clop,, putting nan 10 y
cotton and half in melons. thinking that 1t
would pay as well. Mr.. Marsh mas tshen tne
premium for his Hne melons for number CT
years past In thus county.
Negro labor is much better than the past
wear, and will continue to improve should our
State-rnhng power keep quiet and let the
negro alone. - T., !, If,I
What We need in Edgefe!d at this time is o
railroad directly from Aiken to Edgeneid Court
vile. to intersect. the Columbia and Greenville
Railroad at thus point, or at Ninety Six Depot,
Vhlch in few mules below Newmarket, as
either place win suitl Etg eheld, and 20 far 70
build her up and add thousands OF doilars S 70
her, read estate, What cay ;,otato itt Ihe
nearest point that any railroad runs TO Edge
field Il, tho Columbia and augusta, which runs
within six miles OF the village. viz: the Pine
House Station. At this place all tho msllab,e
mstteris carried daily nov just commenced by 3
hack, once every day and back, carrying az tne
same time the passengers. 80 We nave now
iust commenced q daily mall the first Of this
month, together with new postmaster by me
name Of Grice, white. The ex-postmaster, the
Rev, Mr. Walker, has served the people falth.
fully and satisfactorily tor the past three
yesSs, :. Mr.. Walker ID from Beaufort, came up
during the war, and has made many warm
friends; snd is = gentleman in every sense OF
the word. This daily IL all will no doubt IN
crease the number OF your subscribers III this
psrt Of the State, and is just the thing needed
months ago.
We have now complete list OF new county
officers, all in their places and working harmo-
plously together, even down to MIR. Elchelper'
ger, the census taker, who has his suo. IN tne
different townships at work. thought they
wouid make an enrolment of the men ut the
sarna time. but 1 hear not. And perhaps it 10
"a we'll. Our village can boast OF several dif-
ferent religious denominations, all prosperous
and thrlyiSp and we'll represented, with good
and talented preachers The Bsptist Church
has recently called q young graduate Tom
0reenyille B. T., VIZ: the Rev. mr. broaddus.
who is spoken OF. in the highest terms: Al,
though quite young, he knows his Work anu
does it we'll. The Rev. MIR. kmgo, OF tne
Methodist persuasion. is another man tnat
Wo.ks hard and well. and has the good WILL OF
all denominations, and have had the pleasure
of hearing him. The Rev. MIR. Walker, OF the
Episcopal persuasion, who al ays wears
pleasing countenauce, AMI generaliv leaves ms
hearers in the same mood, having winning
expression. Our village has excellent schools,
both male and female, which ha, just closed
for the summer vacation. Yours, &C.,