The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07

AISsSSuSE EuSAytkSpOrtS AA 70 Tue COuultlon
OF tho markets can be received. In
word, the shipping arrangements have
been made so perfect that the oantanker-
ous editor Of the Indianapolis Journal
and the polished blade OF tho Hartford
G0Hramt tSotSs,I, may eat luscious, xed:hearted
soil at the same time that the domestios
or the White House at Washington arc
1ndulging In the same delicious South.
ern luxury.
THE PROFITS ON MELONS.
AS already stated, 1t 1s expected that
at least $500, 900 melons will be grown In
Barnwell and Aiken counties this year
Ihese melons will, Of course, vary
greatly IN size and price. but with rea,
sonably active market it Is estimated
that the crop will be worth about $780,
600. 1t costs about two cents apieco to
Iaiso melons for mark An intel
!1gent end onterprising farmer at
hthlSekXil.e thst ~ told me the other day
at cents apiece he would mako q for.
tune. AT cents apiece, all round,
tho profit on the crop is large, aud at
3 cents apiece money can be made.
Last year he made 820 an acre on his
proht. His exponges for working the
crop, and for Fertilizers and all other
items amounted to SO an acre. Hc
says that there Is moro money
IN growing melons than in rails
ing cotton. At Williston an old
I5ss, said that he had received last yoar
as much as $3.50 for ono carload of molous
and that his receipts Oh about forty oar.
loads Of melons sent to marke OF averaged
about 856 a carload. His profits on
acre. Ho strongly belieyes that there is
moro money in melons than in cotton
and that tho actual cost Of raising cotton
amounts to or y cents pound. TAX
ing the lowest estimate given of the pro.
Of Barnwell and Aiken will mako $50 900
clear on tho crop OF tho present year.
Tho SUCCESS Of melon growing Is the
strongest argument that could be used
in behalf Of the policy of diversifying
our agricultural Industries.
Tho Orchards and Vineyards.
AS already. stated, the orchards In
Barnwell and Aiken counties contain
fully one hundred thousand poaoh treos,
These trees have boen selected with
great caro-, and comprise all Of tho bost
varieties of fruit adapted to the soil and
climate Of that section. Tho crop this
year will be comparatively small aud
the quality Of the fruit inferior. Last
year, also, the crop was n partial fail
ure, and some OF tho fruit.growers
have become dlsaustod. On account
OF the very severe cold aud wet
weather. which prevailed during the
proceeding, winter, moro than threo.
1ourths OF the peaches r0tted on the
trees. Tho remainder Of tho crop was
faulty and the returns wore not az ro-
m6norativo as the fruit-growors OK
pected.
This year tho weather has not been
favorable and the fruit is decaying
badly. The trees were we'll fruited, but
more than half of the crop has been lost.
The fruit shipped to this market has
Ecer very inferior, although tho prices
have been good. The crop Of carly
peaches has been exhausted and the sos
ond shipments are now being made.
The quality OF tho fruit is q fraction bot
ter than that first sent to market, but the
recent ralns have had a decidedly hurt.
1ul effect on the fruit yet remaining Oh
the trees.
The returns are not likely to be as eu-
couraging aa tho fruiC-growars dostra,
but rs most Of the orchards have alread Y
paid for themselves, they can afford to
wait another year for big profits. 1t is
hardly ever the case that the fruit crop
fails three years In succession, 40 that fl
next year will BIZ large enough and good
enough, and will command sufficiently
high prices to pay for the unlucky sea-
sons which have prevailed during tho
present and the preceding year.
RAsPBERRIEs AND GRAPES.
This aection OF the country is vol
adapted to the successful cultivation Of
thwait's "Roseland Farm" about two
miles from Montmorenci, in Aiken
County, Is, perhaps, tho finest property
OF tha kind in this or any other South
ern State. MIR. Satte-thwait raises every
thin: that he uses at home, and docs n
very large and lucrative business In
shipping his fruits to market. This yoar
no has about forty acres of land planted
iii watermelons, with good prospect of
making fair crop.
About thirteen years ago ho began tho
experiment Of cultivating rasp6orrles.
ceoded In producing one Of the finest
berries that has been sold in this mar
ket, the "ISed Colossal" O hugo rod
berry Of the most delicious Havor. Ho
has about three acres planted in rasp.
berrios and his experiments have OK
ceeded his most sangulne expectations.
Tho raspberries are planted in rows four
feet apart, and the vines yield from throe
to four quarts oach. The crop this yoar
is larger than 1t ever has been, the vines
just beginning to boar Il full crop. Up
to tho l4th Of Juuo Mr.. Satterth wait hal
shipped LAT crates Of berries or 4,ll0
quarts. At that time his crop had been
about one. half exhausted. lie expects
to gather this year about 5000 quarts.
The borries are shipped to Charleston,
augusta ana Now YORK, and soil for
about twenty cents quart, so that tho
revenue from tho three acres which he
has planted in raspborrles will amount
this year to about 800.
Mr.. Satterthwait haa also beon exper-
imenting in the cultivation Of blackbor~
ries of the Wilson variety, which have
succeeded we'll. lie has ono aero
planted in blackberres and will ship
this year about 1000 quarts. The bor-
lies are shipped to Charleston aud CON.
mand very ready sale. They are
large and juicy, have no coro aud arc of
q very delicate flavor.
Mr.. Satterthwait also has on hiA Roao~
ine ~ vinoyard In ~ this s section @ % Of the sta.o ,
The vineyard includes about forty acres
and has been planted ont at n cost OF
about $4,000. Ke grows, almost exclu-
sivoly, the Niagara grapo, n purely
native, now white grape, whlah sur