The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-05-08

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LIST. Les, cott,n and more f.oi crops for
home consumption, and some to spare
That Is, oil the nscessar,es Of life. If you
raise corn enough, you will hke'y have
shucks and fodder enough for the stock, il
you ean and will save it, but you must not
turn deaf, dumb and blind to choice spot
OF grass, either crab or swamp, for If You
do not need it. yourself our neighbors in
town mi ght buy it, if it is properly cured
and perhaps next year would not be 80
fruitful whom it would come in nioe on the
farm.
I'd. Less land cultivated; the choicest
taken. workei better, and tho energy to i'm
prove, and TO continue to improve with
the hill .ides and other lands that are almost
dead weight to the farmer. converted into
sheep pastures. - =, 1S;s,slSsS
It 10 we'll known fact that it takes n
little more work to keep down gras, on
strong land than on thin, but when the
rapid growth Of the crop aud tho increase
Of yield over the thin is taken into consider
alton, tho cost IS away down, comparatively
less, the profits grearer, and consequently,
life more enjoyable.
The land that is now of very little ac-
count for cultivation, il put into pastures,
either for eheep or CO.. tie, would be q source
Of profit. But hore is the trouble: Most
Farmers will say they are net able. But
by working less land, say ten acres to the
mule, and making that produce as much %
twenty under the present system, with the
money saved by raising our bacon, corn and
sorghum, on the farm, one could buy wire,
fente"rr.. .."rtiqp at time, and grow into
Stsws sas q ms.ar and sseep basnifsfs fl shld
opinion, indepenaoncy would smile
sweetly on the striving tiller.
Sd. A more varied supply aud better
farm implements, better and larger work
stock and a'so finer grades of all our stock.
Large and able work stock can do more
and better work and keep in better condition
on less fo'd, comparatively, thai small anil
inferior ones. Then, in hogs there is the
saying that "the corn crib makes the hog"
bat say it takes almos, twice as much corn
to make good hog out of lard pike, ms it
will be necessary for one Of fine b'ood. We
have tried it.
l hope to hear something better on thi.
subject, from ab!er pens, and will try to
profit thereby.
Mr.. Editor, believe you are right in
saying that you do not think your cor-
respondents are guilty Of wilfuly emitting
to speak of matters Of interest in their
localities from personal prejudice. OF
course We forget sometimes, ond sometimes
We do not get information of some things
4aab and have 5ssa G.p9sss spnss 'si, sd,
my apparent nss!sst; ssysaiu. It A. nat sss
you for ynur defense.
The Town Council is having the streets
considerably improved, but it will take
come time to get them in No. l condition
hoe
10 preach every fourth Sunday evening a
Bethesda (oli Black Rock) Church, nea
Cold Well.
1t was with much sadness The people o
this place received the news of MIR. Jsc!
Bates death last Saturday, as he had many
friends here.
Mr.. Graham Hill, of Fish Dam, the eff
cient and accommodating depot agent OF th
II. d. r. r. at that pace, met with n sc
rious accident Saturday evening. lie wa
walking on tnp of the cars when the,
pulled arart and he missed his footing ant
fell back on the track. He was able to &C
cut Of the wsy Of the cars. He was bruise,
but no bones were broken.
A very MICA little rain fell in portions o
this section yesterday afternoon that wi
benefit oats and make farm work NOR
pleasant.
Mrs. C. R, wileford will 90 TO Lauren
County to spend tho time with her moihe
while Rev: Mr.. wi leford is attending III
Southern Baptist Convention.
Dr. Camilas Coleman, Of Lou siana,
visiting relatives and friends in aud arouu
Santuc.
Tho flower yards in this vicinity are a
aglow with beautiful flowers, and they or
getting into the habit OF going out on OF
cssions and freely chnngir hands. Woul
that some flowers would change hands
f. W. j.