The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07
1RMpNHspA9 HoRN1Ne. JuIY 7 asse

growing that they have planted vine.
yards OF the Niagara grape and expect to
realize handsome profits on their In
yestments. Mr.. Martin. a native Of
about z 900 vines Of the Niagara grape on
the Springdale farm, about three miles
from Aiken. His vineyard ia doing
we'll. and will probably begin to bear
neXt year.
The Niagara grape is also said to make
most valuable white vino, possessing
sufficient saccharine matter to "make"
itself without the use Of any foreign
snbstanco. Mr.. Satterthwait expeots
this year TO experiment In the making
of wine from this grape, and hopes to
produce wine that will be equal In
ttvery respect to any Of tho domestic or
imported light wines for which there Is
nj oil times 80 good q demand.
The Vegetable Drops.
But the cultivation Of the grapo and
tbe raising Of watermelons for market Is
not all, by any means, that the farmers
The soil, throughout this section Of tho
country, is admirably adapted to tho
successful cultivation Of all kinds of
vegetables for the market and many
experiments have been made in tue
growing Of potatoes, oabbages and other
crops OF this description. Mr.. Satter-
thwait has about three acres planted in
asparagus on the "Roseland Earm," and
has this year shipped $500 bunohos to
Philadelphia. Ho has made This year,
on this crop alone, about $500. Two
years ago he and his brother bought Cat
leland, near Beaufort, with tho inten-
tion of converting 1t into a groat vegeta-
bic garden for the purpose Of raising
truck for tho Northern market. They
have succeedod beyond their greatest
expectations, aud have shipped aspara.
gus this season to Now York which has
commanded as much as 81 per bunch.
There is also another point about tho
farmers OF Barnwoll and Aiken, which
should not be overlooked. They possess
the true spirit Of discovery aud ontor-
new Idea in agricultural development
which promises profitable returns. Last
year an article was published III THE
NEWs AND COURIER, showing that the
castor OIL bean was an easy crop to grow,
that 1t was we'll adapted to this soil and
that 1t yielded handsome profit. En-
couraged by those statementa NIossrs. G.
Burckmeyor and i. w. Farrell, Of
J5lackwell, determined that they would
try the cultivation Of this bean for mar
ton acres Of castor oil boans, aud oxpoct
to make as much as 81 80 per bushel on
tho beans that they may be able to grow.
Their bean patches are now IN flour
1shing condition, and promise to pay
them better than cotton. The truth Of 1t
DO auccessfully grown IN South Caro-
lima, and the Intelligent and entorpris-
Ing farmers OF this State are beginning
TO realizo tho Importance Of diversity
policy on tho farm which will make
every edge cut This is tho true policy
because 1t Is truo economy.
Tho development OF tho fruit and
melon business Of Barnwoll ana Aiken
counties is due moro largely to the in
.fs,I,
OF tho South Carolina Railway Company
than to any other single cause. Mr..
Satterthwait said to mo several days
ago, when speaking on this subject !;
y! think you should say something
pleasant and complimentary of the man
agoment Of the South Carolina Railway,
and especially OF tho excellent iudg-
ment and untiring zeaiss display0lS by
Mr.. j. ii. Averill, the master OF trans
portation of that line, ior the encourage
mont tho fruit and vegetable growers
along tho limo Of tho road have received
] honestly consider that my lands arc
worth 25 per cont. moro than they would
20, II they wore located anywhere elso
III the State out OF roach Of this road"
Aftsr enc HsinH.
Mr.. Satterthwait WAS in tho city on
Saturday. He says that tho heavy rains
during the past week have cOmDIotely
upset al his previous calculations, aud
lhat INC prospects OF the fruit aud melon
growers arc very gloomy, indeed. Be-
fore tho rains Of tho past two weeks, he
says that he would not have taken
$4,000 cash for his grape crop. but that
now bo does not consider the crop to DO
worth moro than $500. 1T is hoped,
however, that few days Of settled
weather will completely change tho sit
u%tion, end that In spite Of wind and
Weatbor the returns from tho melon
patches, orchards and vineyards will be
profitable.