The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-11
Correspondents Of the Union TINES.
Farming in the santue Section.

SAxTuc, April 1.--As l do not wish to be
absent at the "roll CALI next woek, will
try aud give you q little news--fsrm news,
mostly, though. - s. a.
Since the hard rain on the 2Sth the
ground has baked badly. and the farmers
have been pushed to their utmost TO get
over and break it, the cay lands especially.
There Yss q considerable quantity Of
corn planted before tue raiu, and u is feared
thst~ on the stiff land IL Is almost lost.
There has been large quantity planted
.ince; more, as q general thing, than for
long time, n, this season.
There i, a great demand for commercial
fertilizers, and car loads are sold as fast
as it arrives. 1t is being rapidly put into
tho ground, and if the westher remains
favorable cotton planting will soon begin.
Potato bedding is in progress, and in
taking the seed from the banks we find that
sweet potatoes have kept splendidly.
There is going to be a large quantity of
sorghum planted this year, judging. from
the off.start, rs there is considerable already
| planted.
great many farmers say they will plant
peas in nearly all of their corn; and if they
| do. and continue to do 30, the renovation Of
| old worn-out land will have begun in the
cheapest way and on the best plan. And
| let me cav here, that all land whcreon peas
were planted last year is now in very
mellow and easily worked condition.
Not much gardening done here yet, but
everything has such Spring-likc appear
| ance that gardeners arc very anxious to gel
TO work:
| oats are looking very fine; but a grea; many
was killed by the late freezes, especially in
the light sandy soil.
For some time it was the general belize
that nearly all tho peach trees were killed
and that there would be no fruit this year,
but looking out Of tho window now, on ono
Of the most beautiful young orch ards, we
behold the tress filed with blooms, which is
| proof thai they are not dead, nnd leads ont
TO hope that there will be O fair peach crop
this year, yet.
In ell, the farmers are in good spirit this
year, and there is very little grumbling over
the crop prospects but they are not at al
reli,hing the position takau in regard to thu
Farmers movement" and the March Con
veution, aud the charges made on it by some
of the leading newspapers of tho State
And, Mr.. Editor, some whom have hearC
talk concerning your editorial in your last
issue, in which you mention newspaper re
ports you received ars led to believe yor
clipped them from the Columbia Register
and Ne,ps and Courier, both of which arr
fast proving themselves 10 bs the yer!
worst enemies cf the farmers and working
classes, of any papers in the Safe anc
especially tha, Great Dictator and fasiher
the Ncws and Courier, tha! makes too many
unwarrantel attacks upon tho farmers, an
who have no egarl for correct statements o
facts.
Rev. C. r. Wiltcford has accepted a call l.
the pastorate Of Fairview Baptist Church
and his preaching days will be the tird
Sunday in each month. Fair View has cap
tured good pastor,
Mrs. NJ. Chapin, who has been on visi
to her daughter, Mrs. j. w. Gregory, lci
for her home at Chapin's, Lexington County
last Monday.
Miss Carrie Ray an accomplished youn
lady Of Laurens, and who has been on a
extended visit to thc family of Rev. Z.
Willeford. has gone to Jonesvillo on Wis
to relatives.
Mrs. r. j. Martin, of Wayncsboro, Va
is visiting her former schco!mate, Ms. )
w. Gregory. +. w. ).