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

for stock, we feel pretty safe, if we hav
weather suitable for curing hay and fodder
w. M. F., Clark's Fork, reports In m!
neighborhood the corn crops On low lands ar
very good; upland corn is almost failure
Gotten is not good not more than one thire
of the crop of last year can be expected: /
the weather continues favorable there will b
some provender saved, but not enough to sup
ply the needs Of many. ...
j. B., Blacks Station, writes In Cherokee
township, so far as my observation enables
me to report, cotton is small, not we'll fruted
and is dropping great many Of its squares
1t will not make one-third of crop. Up
land corn will make one-fourth of crop
The very low bottoms will make good CROP
of corn. The sandy and higher portions o.
the bottom lands have suffered from the se
we're drought. On an average the bottom
lands will make two thirds crop. Fruit and
vegetables are an absolute failure. The far
mers have housed theirwheat and oats straw
which is the only step yet taken to provide
provender for their stock. The native grass
es, with the pea crop, are exhausted. There
is little or no means left them. The outlook
upon the whole, is gloomy one.
F. n. D., Whitakerh says From my Oh
servation and information, gathered from the
most reliable farmers, there will be only one
third of cotton crop, while different views
are entertained in regard to the corn crop
Some hold that there will be half crop, and
others believe only one third of a crop will
be made. would say the yield will be be.
tween one third and half crop. We had
very good rain on the night of the 49,: Of
August, which will be of some benefit to
late planted corn. As to provender for stock,
but little has been done by the farmers as yet
to supply themselves, except what they may
gather from crops now growing. However,
all the oats the farmers can procure will be
sown. Seed oats are very scarce, and all who
would SOW, cannot, for want Of seed. The
farmers are sowing from three to four times
the quantity of turnips they usually do.
Dr.. A. F. H., Whitaker's Station, on the
Air.Lin Railroad, says: The present con-
dition of cotton is bad. The plant is small,
and has ceased to grow and fruit. The prob:
able yield will be one-third of crop. Upland
corn will make no yield at all. Bottom land
will yield three fourths of crop. No prep
arations are making to supply provender, ex'
cept that farmers are cutting and curing up
land corn.
EBENEZER TOWNSHIP.
D.A. A. W., who lives near Clay Hill
postoffice, hut in Ebent zer township, reports
that the cotton crop in his section will fall 30
per cent. below last years crop, which was an
average one. If the dry weather continues,
which will hasten the opening of the bolls,
the crop will even fall below the above esti.
innate Upland corn is failure. Most OF
the corn planted in bis vicinity, however, is
on creek and branch bottoms, 1t will not
yield more than a half crop. To supply
provender to some extent, peas have been
sown but on account Of the drought, but little
can be expected from this source. Oats will
be sown as literally as circumstances will
permit.
j. NJ, who lives 2 miles west Of Ebenezer
Church, in Ebenezer township, reports Cot
ton in this section will not exceed one half
crop. Corn will average about half crop.
As to provender for stock, very little peas
and corn have been plaHted since the rain.
G. E. Mes, who lives four miles south east
of Duff 8 Mills, near the line dividing Eben.
ezer and Bethel townships, reports: Corn will
average one third Of the crop of last year.
Though uplands are nearly failure, with
what may be expected from that source and
the yield of bottom lands, full third of
crop will be gathered. Cotton will average
one. third of crop as compared with last
years crop. The prospect for forage is not
unfavorable. Some farmers are cutting late.
planted corn that will not mature, and curing
it for fodder, and others are sowing corn now
for the same purpose. Much crab grass could,
and probably will be, saved for hay if the
season favors.
PIG, Ebenezer township, reports the corp
on uplands as an entire failure. On bottom
land it is good. Cotton, in this township, un.
der the most favorable conditions, will not
make more than half crop. We are SOW.
ing red oats, and some have sown cow;peas
fer fodder.
j. l.. w., Ebenezer, writes !: l have lately
seen nearly all the crops in the vicinity of
Ebenezer, and must say in justice to our good
farmers that the crops have been we'll worked,
but the drought is distressing. My candid
opinion, in regard to the cotton crop, is that
we cannot gather more than two'6fths of an
average crop, with the most favorable seasons,
late fall, &c. Upland corn is almost q per-
feet failure. The greater portion will only do
to cut off for long forage. The bottom or
low.land corn, with favorable seasons, will
make almost, if not quite an average crop.
Unfortunately for our vicinity, we have too
small quantity of low lands, and some far
mers did not even get all their bottom lands
planted. l do not think that any prepara.
tions as yet are being made for the purpose
of supplying the deficiency in provender for
stock. Some speak of sending to Virginia
for hay!
F. H. B., in the neighborhood of Tirzah
Church, Ebenezer township, writes: The cot
ton crop of this township will not average
one.half of last years crop. 1t is too late
for rain to do much good, except for bottom
corn, which is very good but not more than
one third enough will be made to supply the
demand. At present it is too dry for any
preparation to be made for supplying proven.
der for stock.
S. D. B., in the vicinits-of Nrzah Church,
writes: Cotton is small, but sufficiently fruit.
ed to make half crop, yet owing to the small
size of the bolls only two fif'hs of crop can
be expected. Last year the crop in this Sec
ton averaged from seven to eight bales to the
horse; this year three bales will be good
average. Corn will make one fourth of a
crop, or enough to last until the first of next
January. The difficulty in procuring peas to
broadcast, together with the late and unfavor-
able seasons, left the farmers without re-
source for forage except the little grass fur
nished nv damn meadow spOts.