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

will make very fair yield-say two.third
of crop. Late planted corn, if rains COM
soon, will yet make half crop. But with
out rains soon, it will be very short. On 81
average, l think it will run very little owe
half crop. As to the preparations being
made to supply the deficiency in provende
for stock, it is the prevailing notion of all tb'
farmers with whom have conversed, to sov
largely of small grain of every description, il
order to meet the demand, which, from th'
present outlook, will be forced upon then
next summer.
DC. Mex, Hickory Grove. says: Cotton
in this section, will not 60 above 40 per cent
Corn, about 45 to so per cent. To supply
long forage, upland corn will be cut anc
cured on the stalk. Farmers have planted
largely of the COW pea to augment feed fol
stock, but unless rain comes soon, this croE
will fail.
w. w. T., Hopewell, writes Before an
swering your inquiries, l must express the
fear that in general our reports of crops are
incorrect, because primitively not enough
pains and accuracy are had, and not sufti
cient inquiry made tc establish the general
estimate. l have attempted, within the limit
ed time given me, to aggregate sufficient
number Of particular cases to say generally
of my own vicinity: That upland cotton
which constitutes 70 per cent. of our cotton
crop, is 10 per cent. off from last year. Bot
tom land is better than last year. Early
planted upland corn is 80 per cent. off from
last year. Late planted bottom corn, which
constitutes about 80 per cent, better than
last year. l would also state that cotton
picking will be generally 10 days earlier than
last year. As to your question about "the
supply of the probable deficiency in proven
der for STOCK" am obliged to make very
discouraging report. In the cultivation OF
the grasses; in the cultivation Of peas for
hay; in even the early blowing of ground to
make crab.grass hay in attention to mead
ows; and, with few exceptional cases, in
attention to the August sowing of red oats
for an early (and fulD crop; in all these
methods practiced advantageously in some
regions, am sorry to say We are sadly de-
fcient. So soon as our farmers ascertain
that our future years are apt to be years OF
drought from causes well established and
recognized, perhaps they will
bestir themselves for modes of irrigation, and
by deep plowing and the intelligent apprecia-
ton of -manures, and attention to August
sowed red oats, their profession, which is the
bed rock of all commercial, all professional
life, may then suggest more pleasing thoughts
of happy hearths and we'll rewarded labor.
In York county, from the silvery band of
Broad river to the thriving eastern border
from the historic ground of the north to its
gently.swelling hills of the south, | doubt if
enough red oats are to-day sowed to feed 100
horses 100 days, when 2 acres we'll put in
with attention similar to that given cotton)
would reduce the expense Of corn feed for
horses rs per cent. The man who shall con-
vince our farmers of the value Of red oats,
and introduce the improved methods Of
their cultivation, will render more true ser
vice to our profession than any compilation
of crop statistics or agricultural bureau re-.
port, or even the scholarly labor bestowed
on the revised edition of the New Testament.
j. B. w., three miles east of Hickory
Grove, reports: Cotton will average half q
crop. Corn on uplands will make one.third
Of crop, and on bottom lands a medium
crop. A portion of the corn crop was planted
late, and without rain it will fall short. In
this section there will be plentiful supply OF
forage for stock. Oats and wheat will be
sown freely, if the season permits. There
will be an increase of these crops. This cor.
says that on his bottom lands he
has the best crop of corn he has raised since
the war.
Capt. j. w. NJ, Hopewell, writes: In max
ing an estimate of the present growing crop,
and comparing it with the crop of last year,
from my observation at this stage of the crop
and what was made last year, | can say that
not more than two.fifths of what was made
per acre of cotton last year will be the average
Of the present crop. The plant will not grow
more than half as high as it was last year,
and will bear not more than half as many
bolls to the stalk, while the bolls are at least
one third less this year than they were last
year. So not more than half as much cotton
will be gathered as was last year. As to the
corn crop it will be about four fifths ofthe crop
of last year. Early.planted corn is very poor.
Late-planted corn will be fine, if rain comes
within few days. As to forage, if the
weather permits, there will be more saved
than was last year.
CATAwBA TOWNSHIP.
Capt. j. F. w., three miles south of Rock
Hill, says the cotton crop in his neighborhood
is bad-the worst he has ever seen, and as COM
pared with last years crop, will not reach an
average of one half A large quantity of red
land will not make 100 pounds of seed cotton
per acre. Some of the uplands in corn will
not yield peck to the acre. A light rain,
which fell on the night Of the 18th of August,
may slightly improve corn. There has been
nothing done in the way Of supplying the de-
Gciency in provender for stock.
D. T. L., Coates Tavern, says : In this sec.
ton of the county, the crop prospects are very
gloomy, indeed. Under no circumstances can
we make more than half crop of either corn
or cotton. The cotton plant, from drought
and extreme heat, has shed everything, ex.
cept what was made in the early part Of July.
The rust is also sweeping over large portion
of the crop, and no doubt will still further
reduce the yield. There has been but little
done as yet to meet any deficiency in the sup
ply of forage, except the housing of all the
wheat and oat straw, which, by the way, is
no small item. The farmers are preparing
rich plats for the purpose Of sowing red oats
and other small grains that will come in ear.
ly, and l have no doubt all the hay and pea
vines will be saved that can in any way be
procured.
R. L. c., writing from the "Santuc" section
in Catawba township, says: Cotton will not
make more than one half crop, compared
with last year. Corn, on uplands, is nearly
a failure. On button lands it will make