Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-09-11
CLOVER cuLLlNGS.
Small Farming on Large Scale
improvements Notes-other Mat

improvements Notes-other Mat.
ters.
oorrespondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
CLOVER, September 10.-Mr. w. b.
Stroup owns q vacant lot containing
about one-half acre Of land adjoining
the ginnery of the Victor Cotton Oll
company's lot here, and last fall soWed
il with crimson clover. Last spring
the clover was cut and the yield, In as
choice hay as anybody about here has
ever seen, was 4,500 pounds. The lot
was planted in corn shortly after the
clover was moved and the opinion IS
expressed that the yield will be thirty
bushels. Mr.. Stroup says that the to-
tal expense Of making the two crops
will not exceed $40. While he did not
sell the hay, but kept it for his own
use, he is satisfied from inquiries ne
received from parties who were buying
timothy hay at the time his was cured
at s1.25 per 100 pounds, that he could
have sold it at that price, and had ne
done so the amount received Tor II
would have been $56.25. Thirty push,
els of corn at 60 cents bushel Will
amount to SIS, and this added to the
value of the hay makes s74.25, which
is, it seems to us, fairly good return
from a half acre in one year. Whlle
the land on which the above results
were produced is above the average as
to quality there is little doubt OF the
fact that most farmers in this county
have patches of land aggregating sew
eral acres that are equally as GOOD,
and there is no reason why hundreds
of them might not secure equally as
satisfactory results.
II is said that it rarely happens that
YOU find a man with a government job
who is anxious to give 1t up. We nave
one here, and he is experiencing con-
siderable difficulty in letting go. Re-
ference is had to Mr.. F. E. Clinton,
carrier on R. F. D. Route No. 2. He
sent in his resignation about three
months ago, but cannot let go until his
successor has been appointed and COM
missioned, and up to this time there
has been no inspector here to exam
inc the numerous applicants for the
position, although Mr.. Clinton was no
titled sometime ago that one would
come shortly. After securing his re-
lease, Mr.. Clinton will resume his old
position with the Glover Drug COM
pany.
been convenient to gin the cotton,
Clover would have received its first
bale about week ago, the bale DID
not actually come until yesterday. 1t
was sold by Mr.. John A. Forbes,
weighed 4S3 pounds, brought IL cents
and was bought by Mr.. q. M. Neil.
The ginnery Of the Victor Cotton OIL
company here is not yet in operation.
The delay in starting is due to the
failure Of needed repairs to arrive
promptly. The repairs are now here
and being put in position, and the ma
chinery will probably be in operation
tomorrow.
Capt. Smiths brick block has been
finished, except the office Of the Clo-
yer Cotton Manufacturing company,
which lacks two plate glass for the
front. The other rooms are now oc-
cupied by Jackson Bros j. j. Smith
and the Glover Drug company.
In about two weeks, Mr.. E. B. Prices
handsome two story residence in the
southern edge of town will have been
completed.
Piedmont Springs is quite popular
with Clorerites and wonderful stories
as to benefits derived are told. The fol-
lowing are there at present: Mrs. j..
w. Campbell and daughter, Miss
Emily; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Meek Smith
and daughter; Mrs. w. P. Smith and
son. Master Herbert; Mrs. w. b.
Smith.
The fall session of Glover High
school opened last Monday with Prof.
w. H. Hamilton in charge, and assist
ed by a. full corps of teachers. The at
tendance is about the same as last
year.
While business is not as brisk here
as we. would like to see it, still there
is no kicking because almost everybody
believes that the outlook for a good
fall trade has never been more encour-
aging in the history Of the town, pro-
90 hn
entire control of the cotton market and
force it to a point at which the peo-
pie who are in position to hold are not
willing to accept.
The interest in tennis here continues
unabated, and games are played by
local talent almost every afternoon in
the week.