Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-07-23
Correspondence of the Yorkville EnquiI
LETTER FROM CHESTER.

CHESTER, July 2O.-The yield of wheat
and oats in this county has been very poor
this year. AS farmers have finished thresh-
| ing a correct idea of the yield of these crops
may be formed. The turnout of wheat eX-
ceeded that of oats. A farmer from the
lower part of the county says that he har-
vested seventy-eight bushels from ten acres
planted in wheat, which fell short Of what
he expected by twenty-five bushels. The
same farmer states that piece of ground
which last year yielded him six hundred
dozen bundles Of oats yielded this year one
hundred and fifty dozen. A farmer on the
upper side of the county states that ten
acres planted in oats yielded one hundred
and eighty bushels from which he ex-
pected three hundred and sixty bushels.
The same farmer states that he obtained
about two hundred bushels Of wheat from
land which ought to have yielded four hun
dred bushels. A farmer in the Richburg
vicinity reports that from four acres plant
ed in wheat he obtained twenty-five bushels,
and from thirty acres planted in oats he OBJ.
tanned two hundred bushels. A farmer
within short distance from town reports
that from ten acres, planted in wheat, he
obtained forty.tve bushels, and from sixty
acres planted in oats, he obtained three hun
dred bushels. a prominent farmer in the
neighborhood of Lowrysville tells me that in
his section the yield of the oat crop is about
two-fifths of an average crop, and that of
the wheat crop is not quite one half of an
average yield. Farmers on the western
side report great reduction in the yield OF
these crops. | do not believe that in this
county the yield of oats exceeds one-fourth
and that of wheat one-third Of good av-
erage crop.
x party of young people left here one at,
ternoon last week in a wagon for pleasant
place about four miles from town. The
wagon was supplied with straw, which ren,
dered the use of chairs unnecessary. and
otherwise added to the pleasure of the ride.
The party reached the desired destination
after a very merry ride. After strolling
around for a while they spread refresh
ments in beautiful spot on the bank of
a gently flowing stream, and there and
then did they experience the height of hap
piness in filling their bodies with good
things, and their souls with words and looks
of love. Like all earthly joys, this happi-
ness soon ended, for threatening clouds, por-
tending rain, appeared in the heavens.
They were not far on the homeWard jour-
ney, when drops of rain began to fall. They
hurried up, but in vain, as a heavy rain
soon fell, soaking to the skin the ladies as
we'll as the gentlemen. 1t is needless to say
that the wetting placed an etfectual damp
er on the sentimentality of the party.
Mr.. j. H. Buchanan, secretary of the
Chester division of the Sixth Regiment Sur
vivors' Association, is in daily receipt of
letters from survivors in this and other
counties announcing their intention of join
ing in the proposed excursion to Virginia.
He has not a single doubt of there being a
sufficient number of eXcursionsts to place
the railroad fare for the round trip at 1915
per man.
The picnic given on last Friday at the
close Of the session of the Lowrysvillc