The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-02
FOR THE HERALD.
JAr.APA. s. c.;
August 10Th, 1874.

FRIEND GEENEKER: Since we had
the pleasure of addressing You last
through the HERALD, we have had 4
severe drought, which some would call
ruinous, but ii is 70: so. The pea crop
has been seriously injured. and the cot
ton is damaged to some extent. but not
so dircfnllv rs some are led to imagine.
1t is true much fruit appears. to have
dropped off; but however favorable the
seasons may be the cotton always loses
much Of its fruit. If we get Il good
July crop, there will be little or no
August crop, whether there be rain or
lot, unless the land is unusually pro-
luctive. We must confess that we
would be much dishcartencd We're 1t
not that We have been SO often agree
ably disappointed il the cotton crop
We have several times since the w;rr
predicted, "half CROP by reason of
drought in August, and when We came
to finish gathering, were amazed to find
that we had obtained i full crop. But
we have had fine rains within the last
few days, and to-day we are having
one that may simply be called delicious.
1t will ensure us i good sweet potato
crop, us we'll rs Il good stand of tnrnips,
and the pea crop will be buoyed up too.
Some time ago, Mr.. Editor, we con-
little to look At the crops. We found
those in our own neighborhood very
good. They seemed to hue been well
attended to. We believe, however. that
the Jalapl country has no bad farmers,
although one man in it is accused Of do
ing his best farming on the road. This
individual, it is said, farms between
Jalapa and the five mile post. We
would not be surprised if some Of his
ascusers were not tainted with the same
inclination. While perambulating about
lately, we also visited the Beth Eden
ncighborllood. We did not 60 farther
than DR.. Wash Glenn's place, and from
there up to the "Epting farm" The
crops were good. We noticed that
Mai. Kinard's was fine, very fine. in
decd-on tic romA. We don't accuse
the crop on the Epting place of being
Il pretentious one by any means: In
fact, while looking at it, we wondered
how any man could be honest and live
on such land. One thing we will affirm
with confidence. The proprietor Of this
place, as good man as he is by nature,
is obliged to labor under strong tempta-
tons. Knowing him rs VIC do, how
ever, we have faint hope that he will
"grunt and endure" and hold out faith
fully to the end. We also travelled up
the road that leads by Helena from
Newbcrrv. We found the crops on this
road highly respectable generally. We
were particularly struck with the farms
of Mr.. Fred Boozer and james Mere
dith. These are the most tidily and
daintily cultivated farms that we have
seen anywhere. Meredith is new
man at the plow, and yet he is Il model
farmer. He has performed feats in the
horticultural line this year that we sup
pose had never been equalled in this
country. His garden vegetables were
equal in size to those of California;
Many recollect. no doubt, his onions,
which were so fabulous in size, almost
covering the area of 4 saucer. We OBJ
served, Mr.. Editor, in travelling up this
road those same two incubuses between
Mr.. Merchants and the crock. The one
on the right has improved somewhat.
but the one on the left is worse if posi-
BILE. We wonder ed rs we rode along,
what ought to be done with these two
desperate cases. We thought Of the
Penitentiary, the whipping post, and
even of the gallowS, but it all did not sat
isfy us, and we came at last to the desper-
ate conclusion that such fIms should
be thrown into the bottollless pit, and
their superintendent tumbled il on top
with them. Nothing, Mr.. Editor, will
cure such Il system of agriculture bnt
to place some folks where they will
have to weep, wall and gnash their
teeth. WAlSlDE.