Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-11-18
The Aurkrille Gnq11irer.
YORKVILLE. s. c.:
THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. Is. 1873
THE PORTY.sgVENTH CONGRESS.

The election Results, so far as they relate to
the political complexion of the Forty-seventh
Congress, which will assemble on the Attn OF
March next, are now precisely known. The
new California Legislature will be Republl-
can and the Tennessee Legislature Demo
cratic, which will insure the election OF Re'
publican and Democratic Senators in those
States respectively. The Senate for two
years after the 4th of March will thus con-
sist of 81 Democrats, 81 Republicans and two
independents of Illinois, and Malone
of Virginia. Upca such occasions as both
these gentlemen vote with the Democrats or
the Republicans, the party favored will have
majority of /. When Davis votes with the
Democrats and Malone with the Republi-
cans, the Senate will be tied, and the Repub,
lican Vice President will have the casting
vote.
The House consists of 293 members. Of
which 147 make up majority. Crediting
the Republicans with political possession of
Smith of New York, White Of Kentucky,
and Pacheco, of California, we make the table
to stand as follows: Republicans 149; Dem
ocrats al; Greenbacks, 8. As will be seen,
the Republicans have plurality of 8 over
the Democrats, and majority of 5 over all.
FRUIT TREES.
? For several days past, nurserymen, repre-
senting the nurseries of Richmond and
Greensboro, have been delivering fruit trees
to purchasers in this county. The number
of fruit trees sold in York annually would
surprise any person who would give the SUBJ
iect few moments Investigation, and we
doubt not to the nurserymen the surprise is
most agreeable one. The disposition to cult
vate fruit of good quality is laudable, and
the farmers are to be commended for their
enterprise in this direction but it is fact,
vouched for by practical fruit grower, one
who really takes pride in the pursuit. that
York buys more fruit trees, and produces a
less quantity of fruit than, perhaps, any coun.
ty in the State He does not attribute this
to capricious climate, as we ventured to
suggest in our conversation, but simply to
the NEGLECT and inattention of the purchasers
of trees. Our friend says it will not DO to
take tree and after carlessly planting it in
the ground, leave it unattended afterwards, ex
pecting satisfactory results. His experience
is that orchards re iuire the same attention
as any field or gar en.crop-garden'crop was
his word-and until this care is bestowed
upon fruit trees, the money invested in them
will be thrown away.
Of course we do not pretend to know to
what extent the charge of our friend is cor
rect; but we do know that fruitgrowing can
not be successfully conducted, no matter how
favorable may be the natural conditions, un
less strict attention be given to the trees.
Usually, nurserymen furnish directions for
the management Of the different varieties of
trees, and to ensure reasonable degree Of
success, these directions should be strictly
followed. There can be no objection to our
people buying fruit trees in any quantity
they may desire but for them to buy trees
year after year from Pennsylvania, Virginia.
North Carolina and Tennessee nurseries,
and pay the shop.keepers 20 and 25 cents
per dozen for New England apples from Oc'
tober to March, does not seem to be building
up the "sold South" in such manner as we
should like to see. We don't exactly advo-
cate free apples ard cheap cider, but let us
have apples in abundance of our own raising
at prices which we can afford, and yet remu-
neratiye to the farmers.