The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-02-18

| 'hCulcS, US IOlOwS.
ora,n,% .mucn attention has tecn paid to the
rs cron ~ .e'a peas or more properly beans.
,nJ P ., '"r turning under as fertilizer.
as.. ", c'c satisfactory results Chestnut
pos.s o4 feet long, delivered one m,le die
aa', were worth from to 10 cents. CIn.
~. sec" should be sown when the pronnd
E,n 10 Mei, &c cracked open. The date makes bn,
h ,' a'nerence. Peerless potatoes are likcd
u I'S' .or !he main crop, \ majority tbink
en t"e omith Cider is the best apple to plant
;or winter use. A great difTert nee of nn;n.
,"n was manifested as to the value of harm.
saru anure, ranging from SO sctxx ~ ~ "a,
'0r horse. cart laadsSf g
f1idt fi i@p1osS ahoagk Al aid T rot assss wisii
this idea. 49, - Is
AtfeHtion was Siireefsd TO thes inese e l
use of1the portable stea6, saw.mill sssssA a., .,
Cumberland, coal, is good FOR hogs. Blue
stone soaked in alcohol is a cure for sore
feet in horses.
The proceedings of the Senior Club were
closed with transcript of the minutes of
the last meeting, at the beautiful home aud
fertile farm of its deceased member, Samuel
Ellicott, where everything was found in the
usual admirable order, and an adjournment
had after most pleasant meeting, little
thinking that it was its last assembling
there.
THE MONTGOMERY CLUB.
Henry II. Stabler reported the Mont
gomery Club as having prospercd during
the past year. The average attendance has
been good, and in all ways it has been as
beneficial, both socially and materially, as
its friends could desire. The practice of
having an essay read at each meeting by
member appointed for the purpose, has
added much interest His extracts from
the minutes of thc Club are as follows:
An average Of l2 working hours per day
was thought to be right for both employer
and laborer. Most members think it more
satisfactory to permit an allowance and let
their hands board themselves. The opin.
ion is gaining ground that it is best to SOW
clover seed in Che Fall as well as in tho
Spring An experiment was reported,
showing that Berkshire hogs weighing from
$50 to 3O0lbs lose 12fbs. in the hundred
in dressing, while these weighing from 100
10 200 lose "A lbs. in the hundred. 1t is
recommended to apply lime to the surface
rather than to plow it under. 1t is thought
to be most profitable to have dairy herd
fresh in August or September, rather than
in the Spring. The wheat crop of the Club
averaged one bushcl per acre less than last
year, but the acreage was 30 per cent greater
The yield OF corn was Unprecedented Hay
was only aD1ur ha:r cru, . r DC aSacieury
Of hay was made up by sowing foddor.corn
and millet Tho potato crop was fair
Fruit was failure, it being unnecessary to
sign temperance pledge so far as cider was
concerned. Eight members report having
cleared from the original forest, within the
past year. 46 acres nearly all of which is
now in cultivation. One member had put
in during the year about ono mile of blind
ditch, averaging over four feet deep.
Averages of the leading crops of sixteen
members during 1880: Wheat 224 bushels
per acre Corn, 81 barrels per acre Pota.
toes, 99& bushels per acre; Hay, ITO of a
ton per acre.
Eleven members reported 43, ,1O7 lbs of
pork five members, II ,262 lbs. of butter:
eight members, 81 ,7S0 profit on fat cattle :;
one member, Sl2O profit on chickens and
eggs; six members, 1904 profit on lambs
and wool
! THE ENTERPRISE CLUB.
Granville Farquhar sent report to this
club, stating that tho average attendance
during the past year (twelve mcetings) was
l33. The crop reports show the year to
have been prosperous one. There have
been no ravaglng diseases amongst the stock
or injury to crops. We note extensive i'm
provements ut the houses of several of our
members, among them being water arrange
ments ir the dwellings, and fine new barn
Several Important enterprises arc projected
one being Farmers Hotel and Market. to
which those present at meeting in January
agreed to take over $4,000 worth of stock
Last winter committee was appointed tc
visit the Commissioners of tho District
bringing before them the bad condition of
the 7th street road and asking them to i'm
prove it. The were politely received anc
were assured that it would be attended to
A member asked if he should get self
binding harvester. Ten advised it, and two
would not Would the County Fair b,
more successful if held days, or only 2
-Four voted for days, seventeen for days
The most frequently recurring question is
"what plough shall use ?" The answe
was, Syracuse 5, Oliver 3, Commins 2, Row
land ], Wizard l !, Loudoun l.
CROP REPORT.
: Wheat, average per acre, 1s bushels
= Corn, 8 barrels; Hay, Sc of ton Pota
toes, 1O4 bushels; Pork, about 40 900 lbs.
. Butter, 10000. With regard to the ha
9 crop, tho members were agreeably surprised
. as at the June meeting half of the memb II
!, thought there would only be of Gro,
:, and the rest from to crop. The
. . made Of crop.
J. PARENTAL, ExpERINpNT -Jobn W.