Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-09-01

tato crop will also be short on account of the
difficulty in maintaining the plants after set.
ting them out. From drought, or some other
cause, large numbers Of slips decayed after
transplanting, and satisfactory stand could
not be procured. For provender, the people
have been saving all the grass they could,
and are cutting and curing upland corn:
Some rye has been sown and oats will
be sown freely. if the season permits.
Hon. A. S. w., who lives FIVE miles south.
east of Yorkville. and two miles east of Tur-
key creek, reports from bis section, that cot.
ton, with the exception of that planted on
red lands, will make half a crop. Red lands
will not produce more than onefourth of a
crop. About 25 per cent. of the crop in bis
section is planted on red lands. The corn on
uplands is almost an entire failure. Bottom
lands are good average-better than usual.
Upland corn will be cut and cured for forage.
Peas, sown for forage, are doing poorly, on
account of the dry weather. Oats will be
sown more extensively than usual, aud alarge
crop of wheat will also be sown.
D. L. B., two miles east of Yorkville, re-
porting for his immediate section, says cotton
will not exceed one.fourth Of crop. Corn
planted on uplands is a complete failure.
Bottom lands will yield about one third of a
crop. To supply the deficiency in forage, oats
will be sown literally, and it is probable more
wheat than usual will be sown in his neigh
borhood. ..... .... ....
L. R. w., six miles east Of Yorkville,
writes: The cotton and corn crops in my
vicinity are certainly very short. l think
1 would be safe in saying there will be half
a crop of cotton, provided it is not injured
with rust. I have noticed the appearance
of rust in places In regard to the corn crop,
it is an entire failure, with the exception Of
low lands, on which it is very good. In regard
to supplying the deficiency in provender for
stock, the people in our vicinity have nothing
to fall back on. They will try to save their
short fodder the best they can. Some are
speaking of cutting up and curing stalk and
all. Forage will be very scarce. There is
some of last years crop of corn on hand
probably enough to last until the present
crop is ready to gather.
w. w. j., miles north. west of Yorkville,
reports: The condition of the crops in this
section, as compared with last year, is not
very encouraging. The cotton crop will fall
considerably below the average Of last year.
Not even in the "rain belt" including scope
commencing miles north. west of Yorkvilte
and extending about miles in the same di.
rection, can there be more than a half-crop
made. The average yield of corn will fall one.
fourth short of last years average. The indi'
cation now is that there will be much larger
area sown in oats than usual, provided seed can
be obtained. Several farmers are now plow-
ing in oats, anG others are hunting seed. The
area sown in turnips will exceed that of last
year. With the late rains, potatoes will be
a fair average. The pea crop will prove al
most failure, the area sown being small.
j. W. N, three miles north of Yorkville,
reports that nearly all the corn crop in his
neighborhood is planted on bottom land and
will not make more than half crop. Cot.
ton will not yield more than half a crop.