Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-08-11
Fair Play Correspondence.

| FAIR Play, s. c., August 9th, 1881.
MEssns. EDIToRs: II has been sometime since
have furnished you with the general news from
this section and in doing so desire 10 sum II
up In as few words as possible.
Here. US everywhere else, we have had dry
weather aud the crops have consequently suffered
o good deal; especially has forward corn suffered
and fear that II is injured beyond redemption.
find on somc bottom lands very good corn
indeed. Mr.. D. F. Keese hos two acres from
which he expects to make two hundred bushels
Of corn. Mr.. A. j. Alarct also hos somo good
| bottom corn. II is q hard matter 10 toll how
cotton will tdrh out. It is blooming near the
! top and casting its Fquares aud has not reached
that height that II ought 10 at this season Of tho
year. notice that cotton planted in check is
standing tho dry weather much better than that
planted in drills. l believe that check cotton
will be the Only kind planted III great portion
OF tho South in less than six years. If our
farmers would only try it they will find that it
would save them a great deal in labor alone and
that IL would stand the dry weather much better
than drilled cotton.
To make up for short crops our farmers Should
SOW great deal Of small grain this fall, and it
not make moro small grain ir, that wo SOW too
late. Barley and oats should be in the ground
by the 18th of September and wheat not later
than the 10th Of October. Some farmers contend
than wheat aud oats put in tho ground curly in
tho fall will be killed, Or rather is apt 10 be
killed by frost in the spring. but this so seldom
happens that they need not fear IL. Others say
that they SOW ato 10 guard against the fly, but
this insect j, rarely seen in our small grain and
we should not DO afraid Of IT,. have eeen tho
hy do just as much damage in wheat eown In
December and January rs in that sown in carly
October Actual experiments prove that early
sown grain docs much better than that sown in
tito winter months. If VIC expect 10 succeed We
must pay more attention to small grain, corn,
SO. The prosperity of our country depends
upon diversified crops. Cotton must in great
measure take buck seat.
The grumbling at The stock law in this section
has almost entirely ceased. In this section Of
Oconcc you rarely ever hear The law spoken of
and when it is spoken of The opinions expressed
arc highly in favor of it, ! have not heard tho
first complaint Of stock breaking in on any
farm, when just one year ago the complaints
we're frequent ard neighbors often Ind very un-
pleasant feelings against each other and often
shooting cacl others otock. Now this is NUM-
bcrcd with the things Of tho past and ncighbors
have more good will toward each other than
ever Trial Justices are no longer called upon
to define legal fencing and 10 settle disputes be.
tween angry ncghbors about the dcprcdations
Of stock.
Fair Play is always abreast of the times and
she never intends to be left behind, not even IN
fish culture and stock raising. Carp ponds are
going up all around the place. Mr.. D. II.
Glenn has completed his. Mr. Wm. S. Glenn is
completing his, which is splendid pond, and
DR.. j. McCurry will soon have his up. This
last named pond will bo the largest of any.
Mr.. A. J. hIarct will complete his pond by the
last OF tho present week. Besides the above
Messrs W. j. Xix, Baylus Xix, B. +. Reese,
Baylus Maret, W. W. Holland and others will
have ponds in operation by October.
Mr.. u. II. Glenn, proprietor of the GLENDALE
Stock Farm, is using his utmost endeavors 10
bring the Glendale Stock Farm up TO q first
class standard. llc has one Of the finest horses
in the State named Alsra, the son Of the cello
braed Almont and his dam is Ailsc, noted
mare. Both sire and dam of Alsira are owned
BY Gen. w. 7. Withcrs, proprietor of the Fair
BARN Stock Farm, near Lexington, Ky, from
whom Mr.. Glenn bought Alsirn. Mr.. G. also
has the Ansora goat and Mcrno sheep aud this
fall will purchase Jersey bull and hogs of the
Yorkshire breed. Success 10 all such enter
prises, for our county needs them
The minds of our people are not alone oc-
cupicd with thoughts of crops, carp, stock, &c.,
for they appear 10 bc determined to educate
their children and they paironizc the Fair Play
High School literally. For the last three and
half years this school has been steadily in
creasing in numbers and it is very probable that
the attendance during the next scholastic year
will be better than ever before. w. j. g.