The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-10-01

,.,- - -, Latter treav Tsxaslx. -Dr
t JAxplx, nasa Co.. espts Do lSoe. q
EDrroR UsIox T1nrs.- Thiskiss that sSsv
itsms from ths Lone Star State: might b sf
interest 70 the readers Of your paper hsss-
with send few. We can now cell pretty wsll
what the crop vii, be this year. II will be short,
to say the best Of IL. We had much TO contend
with In this seotion Of TIE. State. Although
lands were wsiI prcpsssd md The early ssndil
lions very favorable, dry weather In April and
May caused cotton sssd 10 Ne In the ground
until June, when grass and oottea came up To-
gethsr, nscsssitaaing nush hard work to set che
sstioA thiassd end kssp ths gEass In suhjsstisa.
During June aud the Srst half Of July the ssss-
ons were favorable, and cultivation kept pace
with IL. The plant grew nicely ind Was fruit
Ing enthusiastically. Ths pesspeot for . yssy
large yisld was thea Aatssrins. indeed the
rains stopped about the middle Of July, but
the plant did not suffer much until August lst
Il then began 70 need rain, sad IL wss thsa that
dry, hot winds set in, blswiag ~ night past Of
the time, lasting about three weeks. Striking
IL q this critical stsgs-ths main month for
fruiting and dsvslopmsot Of the plaintiff caused
The entire top crop 70 drop of. Bolls that
were not fully matuvsd at the commencement Of
the dry hot weather, are small, and, strange -
Il may seem, the rust has damaged great dsal
Of cotton, especially in the sandy land. Rust
in South Carolina In dry weather Is rare thing.
I believe; but am told that rust slmess invs-
riably attacks the sandy land cotton every year.
Tha l. shnr -.
pared with last year, when from 40 to rs BUSH
els per sore were harvested. This year 20 TO
40 bushels Per acre win be the extent Of the
crop. Old corn 10 scarcsr than II would hsys
been, ne doubt, owing to the long continued
drouth In the western part Of the State. Any.
way, the scarcity Of and the demand for corn
hasadvanoed the price from 80 and IS cents in
the Spring to GO and 20 cents At this time.
Oats are soAroer this year than usual, owing
to the drouth In April and May. Prices range
much higher than last year and am Of opin-
ion that South Carolina farmers will have Ia
pay well for the Texas red rust-proof oats next
Spring.
Land is high in the State. In central and
northern Texas the price Of good farming land
ranges from $12.60 to $50 per acre. By good
farming land Is meant improved blaok-wsxy o,
black-sandy land. OF course unimproved OF
timbered land, away from the railroad, can bs
bought from 81 to $40 and $3.50 per acre ; bui
there ID not much Of this sort Of land in central
and northern Texas. Farms Of 200, 800 and
600 acres are out Of the reach Of men Of small
means. A man who can buys 1o0-acrs farm
here Il well-to-ds. know Of FIVE farms i'd
joining, with so acres each, and farms Of II
and 20 acres are not an uncommon thing here
To show you how high land 10 going, viii
mention an instance: On the 9th September W
A. Sandsrson sold r. E. Maddox . farm Of l0l]
acres, two miles from the city Of Fort Worth
in Tsrrant county, for $7,6O0-in round mum.
bers, at $75 per acre.
80 many people from tho East and Northeast,
emigrate 70 the State, who cultivate this riet
land and help to build cities and towns, tha
when they are built railroads 60 to them, pass
ing Through tho country hence land enhance,
| in value. Two railroads trassrssd this (Hunt
county lst January, 1886; third one 10 nsarl,
completed from Dallas to Grsenvills, the count,
site; . fourth 10 graded from Dallas, passinl
through Hunt 10 Honey Grove, and fflh \
being surveyed, to 60 through Hunt, from shsr
man to Mount Pleasant, Tsxas. J.S.C.