Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-03-23
WHEN TO PLANT CORN.

work. are cash in advance.
WHEN TO PLANT CORN.
"Formerly almost every farmer was anxious
to get his corn planted the last week in April, OF
at least the first week in May. One ofthe princi
pal reasons for this was that it less liable t
be injured by the grub and wire worm on account
.of it's early growth. Another that in case Of tht
seed rotting or tho plant being damaged from any
cause, there would be plenty of time to replant
trial Of this method has not resulted success
fully as it is found that early planted corn is fire.
quently delayed in sprouting by unfavorabe
weather; and when it does make its appearance
it is yellow and stunted, and sometimes does moi
the twentieth of May the ground is sure to bs
warm and adapted to early termination, the seed.
start to sprout at once and come up strong ami
healthy"
We clip the above from the EARN" COL
umn of our esteemed contemporary, the York
vile ENQUIRER. The planting of corn should
be regulated by the season to great extent.
This year it might be done just now on upland.
The old rule was to get it in the ground III
March, or by April at any rate. Bottom land
of course, must be planted later in the season.
We don't pretend to know much about farm
ing, but if we know anything at all about it,
our Judgment is sound as to avhen crops should
be put in the ground. The trouble with us is
when the ground is too wet or too dry. How
ever, we are sure of several things. If Messrs.
Wilson and Wardlaw have their garden 'from
quarter to a third of mile away from the
house, they will not have any vegetables to
eat. If Col. Crews sticks to ''long forage for
COW feed, he will have poor cow, and but lit
tie butter or milk, provided the cow don't die.
If Capt. Grist waits until the Goth OF May to
plant his corn, he will be in time for the dry
spell of summer, and will have to depend on
the Northwest for his meal. In saying this
much we do not wish TO become involved in a
fierce controversy like that between the Regis
ter and Anderson Journal on COW teeth. We
simply wish to have that garden moved nearer
the house, to have something better than rag
weed hay for the Laurens COW, and to get the
corn crop of YORK planted in the proper season.
The above is from the last issue of the Alb
beville Medium, nd we can assure our brother
agriculturist Tho in taking notice of it we
shall not involve him in fierce controversy
similar to that lich he deprecates but to
the contrary we accord to him superior knowl-
edge on every point touched. What he knows
about farming, we claim to know too, and we
quite agree with him as to the proper location
for garden. AS the most successful poultry
raisers of this generation provide for their fowls
to roost high, so does the prudent man plant
his garden near the house ; nor does it seem
reasonable that any enterpriSing farmer, even
though he be an editor, would palm off ''rag
weed" upon his unsuspecting COW, when fine
western hay can be had at any respectable gro
GERS only for the buying. 1t is put up in con-
venient form for handling, and adopting the
style of the soap man, we would say to COL
Crews, "Ask your grocer for a trial package. {"
A little inquiry will effect an introduction of
the article. 1t is a lamentable fact that clo-
yer and the grasses do not grow in South
Carolina.
Brother Hemphill seems no less concern
ed, however, on the subject of corn plant
ing, and while we admire the promptness
with which he attacks what he deems false
theory, we beg to assure him that he is little
hasty; though perhaps we were not sufficiently
explicit in the outset. The article in the EN-
QUIRER from which he quotes was intended
for the benefit of our readers in Indiana, Illi-
nois and Iowa--where the climate is cooler
and the season somewhat more backward than
in our favored section and moreover, where
they plant and raise corn. AS practical
South Carolina farmer, fully abreast with the
times, and claiming no less skill than our Alb
beville friend takes to himself, we are deeply
interested in the success of the northwestern
corn crop :; and when it again becomes fash
ionable for our farmers to raise their own
corn at home we will adapt our agricultural
excerpts to the requirements Of our seasons
and climate.
CHERAW AND CHESTER RAILROAD.
In our last issue it was briefly stated that
the Supreme Court had rendered decision in
the case of the Cheraw and Chester Railroad,
appealed from Chester county, the Supreme
Court sustaining the decree of Judge Mackey
that ''preferred stock is entitled to vote"
AS explaining more fully the points involved
in the case and decided by the Supreme Court,
we copy the following from the last issue of
the Chester Reporter:
The opinion of the Supreme Court is COLI
fined to the one point made in the case-that
is, as to the right of Chester county to a GER
titicate of stock for 800 shares in the same
form as stock certificates are issued to private
stockholders. Tie Supreme Court sustainS
the decree of Judge Mackey, and decides that
the stock certificate shall be issued in the
form prescribed by him. This decision does
not effect any change in the management Of
the road The present officers and directors
will retain their positions until the annual
meeting of stockholders in August next, UNI
less they are removed at an earlier day by
some process of the Court.
. Concerning this decision the Chester Bnl-
lettR also has the following:
1t decided that the Legislature intended
that those counties subscribing for preferred
stock of the Cheraw and Chester Railroad,
should receive so many shares Of capital stock,
preferred in the payment of dividends to the
extent of seven per cent. Judge Simpson says
he ''could not speculate as to what underles
the controversy" Which means, we suppose,
that man ought not to speculate about that
which he knows But the decree gives Ches-
ter county lin effect a voting power OF fifteen
hundred shares. Chester should, however, re-
member that Lancaster will own two thou
sand shares of the same stock, and Hon. A. Z.
Haskell, trustee, votes one thousand shares
of common stock. Lancaster, therefore, holds
the the balance of power, and while it is
sceptre that cannot be delivered over to anoth-
er more hostile to our interests than Lancas-
ter herself, yet it is Il power that may be used
against us from year to year. Chester needs,
Therefore to look to the interest of her sister
county, if she would build up her own enter
prises. The first step forward is to throw a
bridge across the CataWha.