The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-01-24
Correspondence Of Union Times.
A H0G-Killing at Santuc.

Mr.. EDrror.-Tho record of Spring
weather was broken for short time last
week. Wednesday was cloudy, and
casionally u cold drizzly rain fell; at night it
turned colder, and Friday morning hoar
frost gave the appearance o. miniature
snow. You can imagine that many hearts
were cheered rs they enjoyed one of those
good old hog-killing times. Much as they
are dreaded, on account of many unpleasant
associations with them, hog. g.killing received,
i may say, q warm embrace, and was en-
sjoyea pers Sa SSijsSls : for ....', the
siatssni,S and {lsc (ll srS Sa4m wsatRs,s
causing disease TO get among the swine, the
owners had Just cause for uneasiness.
Owing to the absence of beating rains, and
almost no rains al MI, the ground is i'll ex-
cellent condition for plOwng, and the farm
ers are getting busy sowing oats Some
sowed the week proceeding Christmas aud
have had excellent weather on them. The
great drawback is, almost everyone has to
buy seed In this line, think if the farm
crs would cut Uit part Of their cotton area
and prepare that cut of portion well, and
SOW il in oats, and save their seed, they
would gain more than they do provided,
| they put the same work on the reduced area
of cotton that they have been putting ON the
| greater. | think it would be well for the
| farmers To cndCayOr to secure good stand
| of cotton this year. don't think it possible
| to make II full crop of cotton from Il poor
stand, although, have heard some say that
the best crop of cotton they ever made was
with halt stand In order To receive II
good stand. think it would bc we'll, il one
could possibly spare the time from other
| things, to bod nv break the land now, while
:. =. =, ,--, v..,. ,,r'viT wcfr pun
| Ve1zcd. The land being so cloddy and i'll
| prcparcd WAS one great drawback to our
last ycarS crop, and il is to our interest to
| gUard against It's repetition. Worl; the land
before planting and it will not require 20
| m"ch worN afterwards. II it docs it will be
easier and make more for the WORKING
MI Editor. you were mistaken in sneak
ing of my accusing" the Oil Mill men of
not employing home labor. asked if ihry
"crc dom" so. | was led to bclicvc, frura
what heard, and, if | mistake not What
one OF the Directors told me. that they were
not. Probably it was the skilled Labor" he
alluded TO. am not inialliblc. and will
stand corrected when | am wrong
NoX tells us of II shower OF rain that falls
everyday of sunshine. at MIR Iillman Illus
Ky house, and says. this strange phcnou,-
cnon goes unexplained" He failed To state
the quantity or volume oi the shower Now.
| would like to ask him if there are in pines
at the house. If there are the rain comes
irom them; but | cannot tell the why's nor
wasre.osss .ns sss nsisS Ssss4af sssi Hss
two pines III Tront of Mr.. l.. B. Jccrs store
at this place. Attention was called to it.
and it has since been noticed Frequently.
The Quarterly meeting was held at Gil
liam's Chapel (MothodiSD Church yesterday.
Rev. Mr. Herbert. Presiding Elder. preached
ut the Presbyterian Church last night Ills
sermon was interesting and instructive.
+. W. j.