Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-28
ZADOK ZIZAGS.

Wheat-The Gains Spring Picnic
Everybody Invited to Zadok next
Saturday.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
ZADoK, July 26.-The general rains Of
last week added good many bushels Of
corn to the crop on uplands; but took
away almost as much from the crop in
the bottoms. The watercourses in this
section were higher than they have been
for years.
In the opinion of some people, the
Clark's Fork and Kings Creek section
are the only portions of this county where
it is worth while to try to raise wheat.
But this is right smart Of a mistake.
Wheat can be raised at profit almost
anywhere the people will take the trou-
BILE to use the necessary means. Two es-
sential conditions are proper preparation
of the land, and fertilizers at the rate OF
about 200 pounds to the acre.
Several years ago the farmers in this
section almost quit raising wheat, and in
stead planted cotton on land that should
have been sowed. It was growing the
ory that it was cheaper to buy flour than
it was to raise it. But now this theory IL
being exploded. Our farmers are learn
ing that they can raise wheat cheaper
than they can buy flour, and accordingly
they are dropping back into an old rut
which, after all, they find is not 80 rough
as they thought it was.
am unable to tell you just exactly how
much wheat was harvested in this vicin-
ity during the season just closed but I
can give some figures that will convey at
least kind Of an idea. Here are some
names and amounts:
Felix Quinn, bushels. 100
s. l.. Pursley, bushels, ,..-.... ......... 100
J. b. Plaxco, bushels, s,.................". l45
r. N. Plaxco, bushels, s,.............. 17S
In the foregoing figures nothing is in
cluded but wheat. Each of the farmers
named also raised considerable quantity
of oats. In some cases they raised more
bushels of oats than they did of wheat.
Then again, here is another indication.
Three threshing machines-Thomasson's,
Plexico's and Mcknight q Pursley's-
have been in operation during the season,
and they threshed between 5000 and TO-
600 bushels. So you can see from this that
when I said our folks were going to take
rest from corn bread and so on, was
not joking; but was telling most graft
flying fact.
The picnic at Gains spring, last Friday,
was big success. The Antioch band
arrived at an early hour and dispensed
inspiring music throughout the day. The
crowd was gathered at 10 o'clock. Messrs.
Finley and Wilborn gave us good
speeches, and the numerous we'll filled
baskets contained a capital dinner. There
were also plenty of well-filled bottles
and pocket hooks, and the day was very
enjoyable until about 4 O'Clock in the at
ternoon, when Corbett end Fitzsimmons
got together and commenced an act that
had not been previously laid down on
the programme. This closed the doors.
All the old married people, and all the
young people who want to get married,
are cordially invited to the big picnic at
Zadok next Saturday, the 3lst. The
Bethel band will be with us, and every
one who wants to make speech on gold,
silver or greenbacks, or anything of that
kind, will be accorded the privilege. It
must be understood, however, that this
does not carry the privilege of winking
too much at our pretty girls. SUIT.