The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-27
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The Gathering OF the Cotton Crop.

The farmers are as busy as possible pick Ing
the crop which, under the recent hot sun, has
opened to an extent not usual for this seaSon
vi tho year.
In gathering the crop. the fields are white
with the staple, and as no rain has ialien IN
this county tor many days, the sam.
pie Is excellent, and when ginped brings
the top of the market, about l.2 cents.
When the rain comes and the staple Is tinged
the cotton now open viii be Injured 10 some
extent This fact accounts for the great de-
mand for cotton pickers in every field.
feet that the storm whipped out or otherwise
destroyed The August crop, and for This rea-
Bon tse concurrent opinion Of ali ls. that the
crop.s from twenty TO twenty-five per cent.
shssst of u tull crop.
Gie usual price which is paid for picking
cotton In this county Is 40 cents per hundred
pounds. though some farmers are Offering on
iy IS cents per hundred pounds. Others
vi harvesting the crop before the rains come
are paying as much as As cents per hnnured
POUNDS. Those who are offering the higher
price are 10 some extent mourning the dis
pleasure Of neIghbors who may think that
the lower price OF the staple should have the
effect OF reducing the cost Of gathering, 30 as
TO equaIize The hardship between laborer and
The OIL Mil.
The oil mill steamed up Monday afternoon
aud put their wheels In motion for awhile,
and ON yesterday morning they commenced
The Seasons run. The STOCK OF seed now on
hand amounts to about 200 tons. Being the
first seed OF the season only fourteen cents
was paid for IL, and because the seed is green
the result IL not III satisfactory as IL would De
with urier and hetter seed.
The mill has made various improvements
and repairs ON the machinery-allf facilitating
the work for which 1t was Intended Among
other additions IL = Inter, and u new heater
has been ordered, and ID now on the way 10
I'm II hIaFN FNstf
In position, when the capacity OF the mill
will be greatly increased.
There Is plenty OF ready cash In Abbeville
TO pay for any cotton that may be brought In.
One Of the banks paid out ~ .OOJ In one day
last week. and plenty more is lying In the
vuultL Of these Institutions awaiting the de-
mands OF the cotton trade.
The Grass Crop.
While the co,toh seems to be all opening at
once, au immense grass crop covers the earth.
There Two circu instances will keep our farm
ers "as busy as bees in tar bucket and
even II the cotton should be q little short
they ought To be able 10 make something out
OF the luxufiant grass. BY tlliug their barns
before frost they cah winter all their stocK
and keep them In fair condition without 9th.
er expense than the trouble OF giving them
some attention.
The CsIn Crop.
While some OF the up land corn is not quite
as good as II was last year, } ct the corn on the
bottom land will more than make 1t even
with the last crop.
The Indebtedness.
The Indebtedness of our farmers was re-
duced this year 10 q minimum. This result
was partly from necessity IN the lack OF the
ability Of bankers and merchants to give un-
limited credit, and from the fact that the low
price OF cotton and the high price OF provis.
Ions had taught them the stern necessity OF
making the farm seli-supporting and self-sus-
taining.