The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-21
1RRon OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

[FR0M OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
ELawooD, EDGEFIELD, 8. c., June ls.
The weather continues dry and hot, and
only little rain has fallen n many places
since the first OF tApril last, while few others,
more blessed, have had quite sufficiency.
The wheat crops are nearly all housed IN eA-
cellent order, none being injured by rain,
and the yield will be double that Ct last year,
and of far superior quality, as the year suit
ed this crop admirably, there being very niue
rain since It commenced heading. the only
deficiency Is in the quantity OF land soWn, as
the past fall was very unfaVora0le LOT tne
sowing of wheat, there being 80 mucn rain
But those that did SOW will ge, well paid for
their labor this year in quantity and quality,
as saw q few days ago q load OF new wheat
ground at the mills OF the Rev. John Trapp,
In this county, near Ninety-slX depot, that
could not be eXoelled by any OF the Augusta
mills, as the yield was fully forty pounds OF
excellent flour to the bushel. The reverse ID
true with the oat crop. What was me 70 one
was death to the other. The dry weatiier
that brought the wheat crop to such state OF
perfection nearly ruined the oat crop, as only
n few favorable localities will make suft1-
cIency for seed, and q greater portion OF this
crop will be pastured upon, not getting high
enough for the scythe. l think planters
should plant two-tnirds Of this crop In the
fall, saw the lst of October, and the other
third in the spring, as we formerly did prevl.
ous to emancipation, and am certain we Will
succeed better, as l have noticed for many
years past, and Including the present year,
thB the fall oats are far superior to those
sown in the spring, even IT the. former
should half be killed during the winter. AS
said before, this crop was mostly sown In the
fall. and why is it not done 50 now? l think
IL Is mostly because we do not employ Our
laborers until the end of the year; and While
we do this, 1t will be hard for us TO have our
grain sown In the fall, because the laboIer
does not feel under obligation to SOW the
the grain crop in the fall, not knowing
whether he will remain upon the place the
ensuing year or not And why nrt change
the programme and employ him earlier, say
The first of September or October?
The cotton crop Is ten per cent. better than
last year, and about ten per cent. more plant
ed. Some localities are deficient In stands,
but doubt whether it will shorten the crop
mucb. if sny, as half stand frequently turns
ont as we'll as whole stand, as many planters
will leave their cotton too thick when there Is
a good stand. have seen some very fine
war. In and around Edgefeld Village and i'm
medIately near the Columbia and Augusta
Railroad Commercial manures will pay the
present year from appearances DOW, and LABOR
Is cheaper than last year.
The corn crop will not vary much in quaint.
ty planted the present year from that of last
YEAR. The drought has not Injured 1t much
vet, but should it continue into July will soon
cause great deficiency. This crop Is 10 fine
condition for rain now, being we'll cultivated
up to this date, and, In fact, II mas DeeD tue
best year to cultivate crop that we nave
had since the war, as the three past months
have been so very dry and no crop % Se bss
been used by the cultiyator. The gardens
nave all suffered more or less, and very few
have such vegetables as we had last year.
Our district is all qniet. All Is peace with
us at this time. Perhaps 1t might interest
you to mention the most prominent men tnat
took an interest In Edgehed forty-two years
t6etale now, viz: Allen addison, Benjamin
Daniel Bird, F. w. Plckens, Edmund
Bacon, Jack Jeter, A. P. Butler, I. NJ.
Butter. w. B. Johnsoni M. La6orde,
Peter Laborde, Charles Goodwin, DanieI - aql-
Durisoe, Harvey Drake, Reuben Drake, Jack
Glasscock, John simkins, Eldrid slmklns,
George Z. Penn, C. Penn, Edmund Belcher,
J. F. Adams, John Bausket, Samuel Stafford,
NJ, Minis, Francis WardlaW, and others that
cannot be brought to my memory at TINS time; e;
Now. how many of these dear old friends Will
We meet In the streets to-day? Only two
George L. Penn and w. F. Durisoe-and only
four are alive to my knowledge at this time,
viz. the Two mentioned above, and NJ. La.
horde, now In Columbia, s. c., aud Edmund
Bacon, now In Greenville. 8. G. All the rest
are gone to their long homes. MIR. George l..
Penn was merchant then, and continues the
same business to-day, having durlng these
wears made fortune and lost it, and Is now IN
q fair way OF making another. Mr. W. +. Du-
rIsoe was the founder Of the Edgefeld Adyer-
tiser, but has since given 1t up to his eldest
son, D. 3. Durisoe, who has brought It to Its
present standing. The old man Durisoe mas
raised large family OF children, and has
filled an important office as ordinary for seve.
raj years, and has recently come out for the
same Office. and being very popular with the
people will be hard 10 beat. old as ne Is, ne
he is fond ofmaking crowd laugh, and can tell
a ioke without smile. Here Is his last: Your
correspondent, few weeks ago, was talking
with few gentlemen upon the pn0lic park
about crops, &C., when Durisoe came up, anu
one asked him the news. why" says ne,
shave you not heard of the Columbia and
Augusta Railroad train running of the Savan.
nah bridge this morning" All being struck
with astonishment, Immediately Inquired now
MANY we're drowned or otherwise Injured.
s.NoI one," vas his reply, "the train just run
on and run off the bridge, hurting no one"
All soon comprehended the joke, and ne
walked on. sENEA.