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

ture. All those whose prospects are not good
for raising sufficiency Of corn, are preparing
to SOW oats largely.
J.L. NJ, Bethesda township, writes: In
our vicinity the cotton crop is still suffering
for want of rain and is rusting. The leaves
and forms are also shedding. We cannot
make more than half or three fourths of a
crop as compared with last year. Corn, on
bottom land, is good; on upland compar.
lively failure. On upland it will make
from one to three bushels per acre. The pea
crop is poor and but few peas have been
planted. Oats will be more extensively sown
than in former years.
BULLoCK's CREEK TOWNSHIP.
A. B. c., writing, from Blairsville, says {:
In some places in this section the weed of the
cotton plant is small, but we'll fruited. With
a late fall, it is thought the crop will not fall
far short of the average; in fact, some few
farmers say their crops are better than the
crops of last year. The corn crop is as good,
and on some farms, especially in bottom lands
better than last year. Uplands, however, in
comparison with the low lands. are not so
good. The preparations for provender for
stock are about as usual, except that larger
crops of turrips have been sown.
Rev. w. w. R., Bullock's Greek, reports
In this immediate neighborhood we have had
but one rain. sufficient to wet the ground,
since the 9th of April. This last rain fell
on the 9TH Of August. Cotton has thrown
off large proportion of its fruit The boil
is very small and opening prematurely. The
yield will not amount to more than half a
crop. The rust is spreading rapidly within
the last few days. Corn is almost failure
on uplands. Acres can he counted, the yield
of which will not be bushel per acre. On
bottom lands probably half crop will be re-
allied. So far as / know, no preparations
are being made for the purpose of supplying
the probable deficiency in provender for stock,
unless it is in the way of preparing to SOW
oats.
Rev. R. A. R., Blairsville, writes: AS to
the crop pro poets in Sharon, think l may
say they are moderately fair. Upland corn
will be two.lhirds of crop, think. Bot
tom corn is very fine. Cotton, with favora.
BILE fall and late frost, will be two.thirds of
an average crop, probably. There are a
good many cow peas planted with the corn:
Some farmers are thinking of gathering and
curing them, pea and all, to supplement their
supply of forage l think there will be some
rye and good many oats sown this fall. l
hear Of no other expedient to supply forage.
I think there will be more turnips sown than
usually are. 1t is very difficult to get rye
seed. We had abundant rains on the night
of the 18th Of August.
G.. L. Men, Bullock's Creek, reports: The
continued hot dry weather has had telling
effect on cotton, and corn. On red lands the
cotton is generally small and will make
half crop; on gray lands about three
fourths; and on fresh, sandy land, some far
mers will make fair crop. 1t has been too
dry for fertilizers to be beneficial. Corn on
bottom land looks we'll, with few exceptions.
Upland corn is very seriously injured by the
dry weather, and will not make over one
third of crop. The crop of cotton last year
in our vicinity was fair. Corn one-third of
a crop on uplands and good on bottom lands.
With the writer, however, about the same as
last year, as we had hot dry weather last
year. The pea crop is backward As to
supplying the deficiency in provender for
stock, the farmers have housed all their oats
and wheat straw, and expect to SOW the red
rust.proof oats early also wheat.
"Farmer," Bullock's Creek, says: think
the cotton crop in this section is about as
good as last year. Corn is not so good.
Perhaps it would be fair to state that there
was not more than two-thirds of an average
cotton crop made in this immediate vicinity
last year, and not exceeding one-third of
corn crop. Very little preparations are being
made for the purpose of supplying the def
cheney in the provender for stock. l think a
large crop of oats will be sown this fall.
J. P. H., Hoods Town, on Bullock's Creek,
says: We ale having quite dry weather yet
This has been the dryest season with US since
1S45. The crop Of that year was worse than
this, but this year our upland corn is fail
ure, though we plant but little corn on up
lands. Our bottom corn is very good and
will make an average crop. With no disas
ter to the bottom lands, think we will raise
corn enough to take US to next harvest. A
great deal Of upland corn has been cut up
and cured for feed for stock, and the ground
will be sown in oats this fall. There will be
more small grain sown this fall than usual, to
try to meet the deficiency in the short crop.
As for cotton, there will be a falling off from
the crop of last year-onefourth per acre on
an average ; may be more
J. w. c., Bullock's Creek, says: Cotton
on gray land has already matured, and will
make fair crop. Cotton on red land is
growing and fruiting better than was e1-
pected. Early upland corn will not make
more than fall third of crop. The low.
land crop is as good as the ground will grow
it. The pea crop is better than usual. This
section of the county has been favored with
good rains since the 1st of July, which have
put bright look on all late crops Forage
will be plentiful, if looked after in time. The
farmers of this section are hopeful Of a crop
better by one fourth than that of last year.
When you see farmer from this nighbor-
hood, you will observe he has rather a wise
look.
S. B., Blairsville, gives the following reply:
give it as my opinion that the corn and cot
ton crops in my vicinity are fully one-third
better than they werelast year, and not far be.
low an average of the last five years. think,
by strict economy, this neighborhood will be
selfsupportiDg, as to food for man and beast.
w. H. NJ, near Blairsville, says: In this
section, cotton on an average will yield half
a crop, which will be mainly from sandy
land that was we'll cultivated. The cotton
planted on red land will be almost an entire
failure. Corn on fresh uplands will yield
two.thirds of crop; that on old uplands
hardly half crop. Bottom lands are fine
as good as ever seen in this section. Wheat
and oats straw were housed for forage, in ad-
dtion to which peas have been planted, and
the farmers will save all the fodder they can.
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