Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-10-01
Notes from the County.

Notes from the County.
A BIG WHEAT YIELD-REvIYAL NEAR
GEL1sT-THE POLITICAL PoT-THE
CROPS.
&C.. &C.. &C
Reported for the Staunton YINDIolToR.1
WEYERs' CAVE, Sept. 25.-Mr. Samuel
Crickenbarger, who lives mile from
Weyers' Cave Station, on the Valley Rail-
road, and Is regarded as one of the best
farmers IN Augusta county, being also
distinguished as one of the Oldest VINDI-
GATOR subscribers In Virginia, has made
the best crop of wheat have heard of for
q long time. From 15-acre field he has
just threshed 525 bushel of wheat, and
heaping bushels at that There is pond
covering at least half an acre, SO that the
the acre. It will be worth something to
other farmers to know low this successful
tiller of the soil cultivated his crop.
In the first place the land was thorough
ly prepared. Then he sowed the land
twice over, putting down bushel and a
half of wheat to the acre, using drill and
200 pounds of fertilizer to the acre. With
the first sowing he put in three pecks Of
wheat, used one hundred pounds of ferti-
lizers, after which he crossed that, seed
ing with the same quantity of wheat and
fertilizer in the second operation. He used
mixture of soluble bone and
raw animal bone, equal parts of each,
which cost only $2.70 per acre. When the
wheat was shocked up there were 700
shocks in the field, standing so thick that
wagon and team could hardly get around
conveniently among them. When our far
mers make such crops as this, wheat will
pay well even at Is cents per bushel.
Mr.. L. M. Crickenbarger, who farms
with his father, has some very fine colts
one few months and another two years
old. The last named is the largest two.
year-old L recollect to have seen, does 6
horses work and has taken one premium
already. They would grace any horse
show, and I hope Mr.. c. will have them
at the fair next month. They ought to be
seen by lovers Of horse flesh.
A very inter esting revival meeting il
going on at Melancthon Chapel, neal
Weyer's Cave Station. conducted by Rev
W. W. Smith, the Lutheran Evangelist
from Southwest Virginia. There have beer
oh % ynnitQnfo onH IN tx
yerts. and the meeting still grows IN in
terest. Before Mr.. Smith came to this
place he had conducted very successful
series Of services at Mt. Sidney, during
which there were about IS penitents. He
is an earnest and effective preacher an6
uses some of Mr.. Moody's methods, with
whom he has spent term at Mortified
while he speaks with something of the
plainness and directness of Sam Jones.
The people in that community are delight
ed with him and he Is accomplishing much
good. bringing into the church those who
have apparently never heard service
throughout before.
During the last ten days [ have travelled
great deal in Augusta and Rockingham
and find the political pot is beginning tt
boil with bubbling that portends com
ing commO Jion. Both parties are alive tt
the Importance of the campaign in Au.
gusta, and both are putting on their red
dest war paint, but the Republicans can II
disguise their apprehensions when they
speak of the odds they have against then
IN ctaupah old Hunn
the Democrats already promise large gains
over the last congressional contest and
give names and figures to prove it, ant
Bumgardner's majority is figured all the
way from 1000 to / 800 in his own county
and town.
In Rockingham, 1 met both Republicans
and Democrats, who speak disparagingly
of Rollers Independent canvass, though
the bulk of the Republican party have
adopted him as their candidate. Of course
his chances are nothing without them and
next to nothing with them. His county
men say bis smallest vote will be in his
own county.
The corn crop is a very heavy one, par
ticuiarly in Rockingham. never saw
shocks standing so close everywhere, and
however scarce money may be. there seems
to be no want of food for man and beast
or any likelihood of it. The hay crop is
good and there was perhaps never larger
crop of clover seed made in the Valley
than is now being gathered.
T. G. M.
FULL SToCKED.-Mr. Jonas Hagemen