Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-08-12
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Daring the past week we spent few
days among farmer friends In Lawrence
Co. Having gathered few items by
the way we offer them, by your per-
mission, Mr.. Editor, to the readers 0l
the JOURNAL.
Leaving GallipOlis, Oiir route was
along the river road, where we saw
much In the agricultural and fruit line
that indicates the industry and thrift oil
our Gallia County farmers. Oar first
stepping place was at the home OF Mr..
A. 4. Blake, one of the veteran farmers
Of our county, now almost 80 years Ol
age. He was threshing his wheat crop,
which was turning out better than he
expected, though not an average yield,
His growing corn and potatoes look
we'll, and so We can speak of those Ol
his neighbors. After partaking OF his
hospitality we passed over very rough
road until we reached Crown City.
On the opposite side of the river from
this piece of road, lies the jenkins farm,
which presents as its chief object of In.
terest an almost unbroken river front OF
corn throughout It's entire length, as we
are told, OF about six miles.
The fruit crop along the river, judg-
ing from what we saw, is large one,
the Rome beauty being the prevailing
variety of apples.
Quaker Bottom was one of the Objec-
tive points of our visit. This Is doubt
less, for its extent and fertility, the best
farming portion of Lawrence County.
The large. level fields from which the
wheat crop has been lately harvested,
the smooth mown meadows which have
yielded good crop Of hay /; the fields OF
massive growing corn; the abundance
of fruits, melons &C., all bear testimony
TO the fertility of the soil, and industry
and energy OF Its tillers.
We visited the farms OF Nessrs. Merit
Jndd, Ross Gardner, Ahrs.m Waddell,
John Eaton and Marion Reckard. The
latter gentleman had field of the heay.
lest growing corn We saw on our trip.
There are some fair farms below
Proctoryille. Some six miles below
this thriving village we stopped over
night with Mr.. +. B. Mccormick, q
Gallia boy who has purchased good
farm aud is improving it by the applica.
ton Of energy and hard work.
We next visited the fruit farm Of Mr..
N. Cox, in Winsor township. Ii was
on the occasion of the meeting Of the
Farmers Club nc the home OF Mr.. Cox
The Club dinner provided was very
attractive affair, gratifying In variety
and taste in more than one respect. TC
sum up In brief It was rich feast, Il
which fact, sixty or more persons can
cheerfnliy testify. .9.
We met here, the Messrs. Wilson
editor and banker, Mr.. Murl0ck, and
the Hon. II. :. Neal, from IrontOn, and
many of Mr.. Cox's farmer friends
Mr.. Cox has about so acres in orchard
Is marketing about 20 bushels Of fint
peaches per day through the peach
season, and he estimates his crop o1
winter apples at between 5000 and
1000 bbls.. His orchard Ia sight worth
seeing.
Leaving Mr.. COx's, our next call was
at the stock farm Of the Rncker broth
ers, consisting Of 700 or 800 acres. They
have 80 head of fine short horn cattle
and near 500 head of sheep. The
Messrs. Rucker are live Democrats
Bob made ns Hancock speech but I,
failed to convert us from the sound
doctrines and living principles of the
Grand Old Republican Party.
The crops of Lawrence county will
probably be of wheat twO-thirds Ol
the average annual crop. OF corn, up
to or above the average, and fruit about
the same as corn. Nc.