The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1897-09-01
Bill Arp's Letter.
Arp Writes of the Great Yield OF
:: Cotton, Corn and Fruits.

Atlanta Constitution.
81 don't complain
When the Lord sends rain,
When the tanks in the sky run over:
For the rain you know
Makes the corn to grow,
And gives lift to the clover"
But my humble friend Cobe says
we've had bout enuf and he wants it
to stop right now. We've had a
'bundance," says Cobe, "and I'm
aieerd there won't be any nubbins to
1.-The steers on this winter and no
ers to plant next spring"
(er one horse farmer says he
erd he will make more cotton
y kn he can get picked out.
Twas there ever such a bountifnl
crop year? Wheat, CORP, cotton, po-
tatoes and fruit! Mr.. Roberts, who
farms on Pumpkin Vine Greek, says
be feels sure of 1000 bushels Of corn
from one field of ten acres-that he
can select one or two acres that will
Weld 120 bushels each and there are
several square rods that will
mike a bushel to the rod. That
would make 16O bushels per acre, if
every rod was as good. Mr.. Rob-
berts is no brag. He is conserva-
tive, truthful man and a good farmer.
Mr.. Akerman made twenty-five
bushels of wheat to the acre right
inEfhe suburbs of the town, and he
has more beautiful fruit than was
ever grown here before. Our market
is running over with good things
apples, peaches, pears, grapes and
melons. Country wagons drive to
the residences every day loaded with
delicious fruit and you can buy at
Your own price, for the supply is
greater than the demand. We luxu
risie on soft peaches and cream,
which is the next best thing to straw
berries and cream, and we buy fine,
large canta)oupes at nickel apiece.
Old folks lose their relish for meat,
but they never get tired Of fruit. 1
w4 terminating about the kindness
q iroyidencc in arranging the sue
cestion to suit our health and appe-
.t:tkS,rswber,ies;ruspbcrries,aew-- it'd dew
befties, huckleberries, blackberries,
SJI9 apples, cherries and then
peaches and grapes, with melons
thrown in, and before long the town
will be flooded with apples. Oh, the
Jelly and jam and preserves that
my folks have put up, and the sugar
that I have had to pay for. Thank
goodness, I bought it before the
Mckinley trust cornred the market.
a clever Republican neighbor told
me that the Almighty was smiling
on the land because good men were
now in power and he quoted scripture
which said when the righteous are in
power the people rejoice.
.sYes," said I: "the devil can quote
scripture to suit his purpose. David
understood the situation when be
said: I have seen the wicked in
great power, spreading himself like
a green bay tree, yet ne passed away,
and 10 lie was not
Iaon't think the Lord is paying
much attention to Congress or the
administration, but He does seem to
have pity on the people, and is show
ering blessings upon them.
There was camp MEETING story
thasold Allan Turner told when, l
was boy that I have not forgotten.
He las preaching about the perils OF
riches and said there was good old
darky who had kind but un-Chris-
tian1ad skeptical master, and he
triA his humble way to convert
/ Ibis master only laughed at
as 5iia RtesRn Z sin: Now.
a. a and loves US all SO much
as \ 6y, what makes him let Jim