The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-07-21
HAMPSHIRE OR WEST END.

HAMPSHIRE July 1.-THE following
list OF names will close up our report OF
wheat threshed out in the 10Th and 18Th
district of West End:
George 0. Kirk & Son, 40 acres 446
bushels.
Kit,rell ~ Thompson, 20 acres lS7
bushels.
Stephen Hunt, 20 acres 240 bushels.
o. Mash, Is acres of $50 bushels.
Andy Dycus wheat crop Was 1877 bush
els, Geo. POgues' was 81 bushels, Milt
Pugh's was 30 bushels, Thomas Patton's
was 2l2 bushels, James Faulk's was 247
bushels, Samuel Akins WAS l99 bushels,
John b. Brooks was 260 bushels, 5. A.
WOrley had in 60 acres and threshed
out $50 bushels.
Minis neusley killed ratler in Mr..
o. Mash's wheat field.
Joe Hunt, the champion rsttler killer,
killed two more last Monday, one IL,
and one IA years old.
Our village Smith Robert Baker, lost
his wife last week; this is a great loss
20 Uncl- Bob, MS he has quite Il lot Ot
grand children to care for, and some Of
| his own.
Five weeks of Grouth is telling the
tale of destruction on corn, in the West
End. Gardens have passed in their
checks-and IA little more dry weather
and our corn will be numbered among
! the past and cotton Will not b3 much
| better.
our farmers are sci ing wheat at )
cents per buShel, and taking flour ii,
$40 per barrel for pay.
Springs are getting to show weak
ness-sOme have gone dry.
As far as we have been able to learn
Otter McClannahnn Esq, stands head
/ Ian in tNEn q
and thrashed out thirty-iiVe bushels
The farmer that gets ahead of Mr.. Me.
has to start early aud stay late in th'
field.
Dry weather is causing the snakes L
leave the hills, and come to low ldnd
for water, lnls is causing the farmer
near tue hills some anxiety about tn
safety ot their stock and family.
MIR. ;. 4. " OrIcyS fine wheat tn
| Winter Eite, not qulle one acre lhrashe
out - bushes. Loney Brooks thrashe'
out 5lj bushels, Thomas Brooks GRO
: was $50, \. POgue's was l4O bushels
David MorroW's crop was 800, jaime
Binghams crop was 200 bushels.
There are several her crops we hav
faild to get reports of, so we will gu
for the present.
4 Our excellent Democratic frien
: George o. Kirk and others cOmplaine
l tuat the steam thrasher run by Messr
Miller and Bishop failed 10 get out bi
5 " heat clean, on account of insuiltenc
of thrasher teeth. They have no.
!, made repairs and are doing great dei
/, better work.
! If it rarned weeks rain, the farmer
in this part of West End could NJ
+ make over half corn crop, so say I'll
I, farmers.
t We received letter from Webb o
Tennessee River. which states that
It young man by the name of Jake R0a
1, goLro drinking at Perryville, aud can
To Webb's Landing and borrowed
!, skitf to cross the river and when at I'll
(. opposite bank fell out of the skitf an
/ drowned. His body was reCovere
some two miles below.
IL On the 9th instant some s miles b.
=, low Clifton on Tennessee River a ma
y 10y the name of Floyd was killed viii
at work i'm his field bv some Une-su
q piciOn points to Carroll Ward.
t They have fine seasons for their crol
2. on the Tennessee River. We hoI
ii plenty of corn will be made close b
d so we wont have to go for our bread.
Mrs. Craig OF Sandy Hook near NJ
Plea ant, is down here on visit TO he
son aud family. Mrs. c., is quite Ol
but for one of her is sprightly.
J. NJ. A.