Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-02-08
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.

Thirty-four negroes left Laurens last
week for Middle Tennessee.
- The Newberry Nems says the cotton
crop of that county for 1882 is estimated at
30, 600 bales.
- 1t is estimated that there will be 10000
bushels Of rice shipped from Camden TINS
season.
A great many farmers in Bamwell cOun-
ty are Just beginning to SOW oats. The
planters near Barnwell are complaining OF
a scarcity of labor. .-'.ra-.a----
The executive committee of the State
Agricultural and Mechanical Association
will meet in Columbia on the evening OF
the 18th instant.
Capt. ]. C. Stribling, of the Ashtabula
stock farm, in Anderson county, last week
sold the beautiful Jersey COW, Lilly OF
Glenmore," (NO. 7,077) to Mr.. G. B. Turner,
of Fairfield, for 81, 100. This is the highest
priced COW ever owned in this State.
- The low price of cotton, and the high
price of provisions last year. with the large
purchases rendered necessary by the bad
crops of 1881, combine to show that the far
mers, even with big cotton crop just sold,
meet 1883 with empty pocket-bOoks.
The stock law is slowly going into effect
in Chesterfield county. In Lexington cOun-
ty, says correspondent of the Columbia
Register, the feeling is scarcely changed for
the better, but there is a general acquies-
cence and acceptatiOn of the situation.
- The Camden Journal says: ''The recent
warm spell has improved the appearance
of the small grain crop considerably. The
acreage in this county thus far is very
small comparatively, and the stand is bad,
owing to the plant being killed out by the
severe frosts in the first part of January"
- Pickens Sentinel: Some of our farmers
have commenced sowing their spring oats.
all sown last fall, for we believe spring
sown oats fail about four out of five years.
We don't believe there is altogether as
good a small grain crop planted for this
year as there was last.
- Says the Winnsb0rO Ners of Saturday:
Observant farmers inform us that not more
than One-fOurth of the area in small grain
in this county last year has been sOwn dur
ING the present season. The causes assigned
are the large cotton crop, requiring all the
time and labor for gathering it and the eX-
ccssively inclement weather. The condi-
ton of that sOwn is reported unfavOrable-
much of it being killed out by the intense
continued cold weather. The short supply
of this crop, for the feed of stock, will be in
great measure made up by the more than
average corn crop of last year.
The Abbeville Medium says: "Last year
abundant crops were made, but still money
has been scarce. Prices realized were 50
small that the general condition OF the peo-
pie has not improved. This year the pros
pect is not encouraging. Less grain has
been put in. Very little wheat compare
| lively was sOwed and the acreage in oats de-
creased. Labor commands higher prices
| than ever, and stock and provisions are still
ut enormous figures. Lien prices will pre-
vail, and if dry weather comes, which is
more than likely, we will see the close of
| 1888 in worse condition than ever"
Columbia correspondence Ne'rs and C0u-
rier: Assistant Fish Commissioner Huske
has returned from his visit Of survey to
Georgetown. He finds that in the Wacca-
NAV River, on the banks of which it was
proposed to establish shad hatchery, the
fish are reported to be not plentiful enough
| for Matching purposes, and no hatchery will
be established there this year. He will
make another visit to that section during
the season in March to judge finally wheth-
er there is encouragement for the erec-
| tiOn of a hatchery there next year, and
to try some experiments in the way OF
Matching sturgeon. AS sturgeon constitute
| the material from which most of our cam
ned salmon is derived, the cultivation of
this ungainly fish may prove profitable.
The shad hatchery on the Edisto River will
| be opened this season on the Goth inst, ten
days earlier than last year, and the force
employed there will be increased from four
men last year to six this season in order to
operate it more effectively.