Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-25
YORkvILLETO BALLOON.
interesting Round Among the People
and Crops Of Bethel.

Correspondence OF the Yorhville Enquirer.
YoRKv1LLE, July 23.-I accompanied
CONGRESSMAN Finley to the Point on
Tuesday last, he having legal business
in that section of Bethel. We went py
Wright's ferry and found the ROADS
very good, with the exception OF the
Gardner hill. six and one-half miles
from Yorkville. This Is in a bad fix.
The crops on this road are not as
good as they usually are at this sea-
son Of the year. The best corn l saw
on this road was that on Mr.. M. l..
Thomasson's place, and the best cotton
on Messrs. G. r. Wallace and John F.
Williams's places. The other crops
along the route are small; but with
good seasons, the farmers we talked
with said, would make fairly good
crops.
Our objective point was Balloon, the
residence Of Mrs. Shields Harper.
Here we were cordially received by
Mr.. Peyton Currence, Mrs. Harper and
a host of others, the sons and daugh-
ters, son-in-law and daughter-fn-laW
of Mr.. Peyton Currence.
Mr. Currence, as soon as we had
cooled off, handed round the jug. The
nice sweet cider was most refreshing,
and we enjoyed it very much. Mr..
Finley was made to feel at home AT
the rabbit cast in the briar patch. Hi
dis de place I was born at"
We spent q most enjoyable day, had
a sumptuous dinner. In the afternoon
Mr.. Harry Wylie, w. B. Wilson, Jr.,
ESQ.,, Of Rock Hill, and Mr.. Finley and
the Currence family attended to their
legal business, while your correspond
ent had q merry time with the ladies
and children.
We came home a different route,
crossing Crowder's creek at the bridge,
just at Craigs mill. The crops on this
road that we saw are very good, that
Of Mr.. Berry Brown being especially
deserving Of notice-especially the cot
ton crop.
The crop that deserves most notice
Is that Of DR.. Isaac A. Bigger. 1 do
not allude to any part Of his crop eX-
cept that which we Saw on the road.
His cotton Is fine for this year, and he
has three and one half acres Of corn
that surpasses anything I have ever
seen. It Is planted on fresh land-not
new ground; but land that has not
been cultivated for four or five years.
The land was well prepared and fer
tilized broadcast. Then the corn was
planted by a planter, two rows being
about two feet apart and then one row
about four or five feet from them. The
corn was dropped in the drill about
fourteen inches apart. It was guanoed
at every plowing, and DR.. Bigger says
that the three and one-half acres have
on them now $3.50 pounds Of guano.
The corn looks like rich river bottom
corn, although it Is on upland. The
fodder is long, like that on river bot
tom corn, and green to likeness. The
corn is now silking and If the seasons
20
ger can reasonably expect one hun
dred bushels to the acre. He informs
me that he gathered from the same
piece Of land last year 300 bushels and
in his opinion the corn Is better this
year than 1t was last. But If 1t turns
dry and stays so, all the doctor can ex-
pect is a lot Of nubbins. I was amused
at what an old Negro we met had to
say about it. I said, Uncle that's Il
fine piece Of corn Of DR.. Biggers." 1T
am for shore, boss" 1T lacks a good
deal yet Of being made, Uncle. You
know the good Book says. Paul may
plant and Appollos may water; but
God alone can give the increase ,"
Oats so boss, and 1t pears dat Paul
rudder got it on POLLS right now; but
wait til de moon change next Friday,
and mebby POLLS, will turn de tables
on Ole Paul, and glib US good rain
what wont raise de crick, and II he DO,
de Lawd sure gwinter glib de increase
on dat con Of de Doctors"
Mr.. James Brandon has a field of
very fine cotton; but his corn that we
saw was poor,
Mr.. N. B. Campbell has a nice field
Of cotton, and informed us that his
crop though small, was doing very
well. He has one Of the best orchards
in the county, and If the weather per-
mits I am going to eat some Of his
horse apples before they are all gone.
Mr.. Bud Nichols has the best large
body Of corn that we saw judge
about twenty-five acres. It Is GER
tainly good, and If seasons continue
good I would say that he will make
500 bushels Of corn on the land.
We stopped to speak to our old
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Young
blood. They greeted us cordially, be-
ing friends Of both Mr.. Finley and my
self. They gave us some delicious
peaches. After spending an hour
pleasantly with them, we came on to
Yorkville. Mr.. Finley's thoroughbred
Harry carrying us at a rate that we
we're afraid might hurt him. We are
satisfied that although the crops will
not be as good as they generally are,
that there will be at least two thirds
Of a cotton crop and half corn crop
made. x.