The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-03-04
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escape what mi yht have been fearful death,
has entered suit against the Columbia and
Grccnvillc Railroad Company for ten thou
sand dollars damage suffered thcrrfrom -
The ease will be dochctrd for the approach
Ing term of the Court nf Common Pleas for
Grccnvilc County.
Inquiries amongst farmers from many
ncghborhoods in this section of country re-
veal the facts that first apprchcnsions us to
the damage done to fruit trees ythc extra
ordinary cold spell in january arc fully
confirmed, and that the fruit crop this year
will be very liyht-in some sections almost
none at all. At first it WAS thought that
peaches only had suffered, but il is found
upon n more careful examination that
not only peaches, but apples and fruits of
tender growth have been killed in tho bud,
many of the young bearing limbs being
completely dcaG from tho effects of tho
freeze. The wheat and oat crops have sul-
fcrcd comparatively little, which vcrifics tho
common belief with farmers that snow is n
protection rather than an injury to these
crops.
The noticcably increased activity of farm
crs in this vicinity, in turning their indi-
vidual attention SO early in the season to
preparations for farm operations, is a sign
tE;ss in .Eis sioto. one of tie csi,se5, aud
probably the ptfifcipal one, OF carly work is
the beneficial effect of the stock law, which
extends over the greater portion Of Green
vile County and which will doubtless be-
asked for by the remainder of tic county
at tho next session of the General Assembly.
Under the old law. or custom, farmers were,
at this season of the year, in the midst Of
regular campaign Of fence making for
protc ,tion against the in roads Of scattering
squads of mischicvous and almost worthless
stoc!i-buillng miles of fence to guard
against n dozen or two head of cattle that
were scarcely worth their care and feed in
Prfiihi,iny " tch,taf Nflcdrn ;indf slesi"
sional ''patch" Of rice, while finer breeds of
stock are mere in demand There is no
doubt of the fact that the stock law, and
the consequent saving in the expense OF
building and repairing fences, has infused
considerable Mcw life into the agricultural
! prospects of this and other counties where
it is in operation .-NrpS URd COxsicv.
How TO DnivE AWAY RArs.-A writ
or in treating of this question gives sim
pie plan by which any ono can rid his pre-
misses OF rats, and keep the vcrmin away,
permanently. lie says: ave clear our
premises of these dctcstiblc vcrmin by max
Ing whitcwash yellow with coppcras, and
covering the stones and railcrs in the cellar
with it. In every crcvicc in which a rat
| may tread We put the crystals Of coppcras,
and scatter the same IN tho corners OF the
floor Tho result WAS perfect stampede OF
rats and mice Since that time not n loot
| fall of either rat or mousc has been heard
about the house. Every spring a coat of
yellow wash is given the cellar asa purifier,
as an cxtcrmina.or and 10 typhoid, dyscn-
terry or fever attacks the family. Many
persons deliberately attract all the rats ir
the ncighborhood by leaving fruit and
vegetables uncovered in the cellar, and
sometimes even the soap grease Is lcit open
for their rcgalcucnt. Cover up everything
catablc in the cellar and pantry, and you WIZ
soon have them out. These precautions,
ioincd to the service Of n good cat, will
prove aS good rat extcrminator as chemists
can provide. We never allow rats to be
poisoned in our dwelling they arc SO liable
| 4, 1in lnfwn,n thp walls and produce