The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-06-01
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A Ride Through the Country.

Leaving Union n few days ago followed the
Railroad Northfor three miles, then turning to
the right and going eastward soon found my
self almost in the centre of Pea Ridge. Calling
a halt remained with friend until the inner
man refreshed. Then going South tapped
the Pinckney road near Mount Tabor and came
homeward.
/ noticed the crops aud the country generally
on the entire rout. The Cotton plant is gene
rally small for the season, with poor stands in
some instances. l saw cotton that appeared to
have been planted some time, but had not come
up; saw some which had me up nicely, and
there fine stand; saw some which had
been plowed once saw some which had been
plowed and hoed out; and among other things
| saw great deal OF the Farmers Friend" as
the crab grass has been dubbed by the Hon. d.
Wyatt Aiken. In fact, taken all together, the
prospect for cotton crop is gloomy but doubt
less a great deal of work, little rain and some
warm nights will soon bring about revolution
in its general bad looks.
The Corn, | noticed, was very small, and with
but few exceptions, awfully grassy with land
badly prepared and small area planted,
fear that some farmers corn cribs are so far
from home that it will puzzle them to find them,
unless there is o wonderful come out in the
cotton very soon.
Th" Qat crop in sections is pretty fair, but in
othe' ~s<-,: :. 50 a--Aru inIlaak- n.,A- ahn
Wheat prospect Is anything but promising. The
stalk is small and weak and very thin on the
ground, it having spread but little-one two
and three stalks to the grain, The heads are
small and spindling.
1t having been about three years since your
Correspondent had travelled on the Ridge he
was greatly surprised to find so much of the
land cleared up and planted since 1880. The
Pine old field has not only been cleared, but
great deal of the original for, st which has been
gazed upon so often by mine eyes in the beauti-
ful Spring has been laid low. 1t is really sad
to think of and one cannot help exclaimng 90
Woodman spare that Tree - And it is sad, too
to know how much fine bottom land is being
ruined every year now by the Greeks filling up
so rapidly. The land is either made too wet or
is overflowcd by tho Sand. If the hills are
not ditched more carefully and creeks cleaned
out better we will soon have no bottom lands in
Union for corn.
Your Correspondent noticed, among many
other things, the horrible condition of the pub
lie roads on some portions of this route but
moro especially does he cali ;cntion to the hill
beyond Mr.. JAS. G. Browns, on the Pinckncy
road just between the new School house and
the creek.
There is no excuse for the highways being
almost impossible at this season of the year
Why are the roads not worked ? If the railroad
authorities will haul the rock, &c., it Is very
probable that the Town Council would have the
big gully just beyond Nj. Grimbalrs residence
walled and filled for about twenty feet from the
road, although it is outside of the corpora
tion limits of the town. That will be q danger
Gus place some day. No. 40.