Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-16
NOTE AND COMM EMIT.


neighborhood, was in Yorkvllle last
Saturday and reported considerable
damage from hail in his immediate
vicinity on the Thursday previous.
There was heavy rainstorm In the
Armenia section Of Chester county
last Saturday, and the growing crops
suffered considerably. Susybowl creek
was high out Of its banks on Friday
and again on Saturday morning.
Mr.. j. 1. MeGiII calls our attention
to an error in the statement published
last Friday to the effect that most Of
the goods, other than cotton, In his
warehouse were saved. Nothing was
saved except portion of the cotton.
The expense of working the cotton
crop just planted will be greater than
has attached to any previous crop
for years, and that Is not all Of the
trouble that the farmers have ahead Of
them Labor Is scarcer, probably,
than It has ever been before, and 1t Is
doubtful as to whether there will be
available as much as will be necessary
to -controf the situation.
Reports from different parts Of the
county are to the effect that the rain
last night was heavy and general In
all quarters. Mr.. Sep Massey had in
formation that the water was standing
In the cotton rows at Catawba juno
ton, and he felt quite sure that much
cotton will have to be thrown out.
Mr.. John Feemster says that, the
streams to the west Of Yorkville were
higher last night than they have been
up to this time and there has been
much damage to terraces.
Mr.. !. n. Norris, our farmer friend
from Illinois, has in fifty acres Of cot
ton, and in spite Of the unusual wealth
er conditions 1t is looking fine. He
brought In few specimen stalks yes
terday that were eight or nine inches
long and which contained from four
to six leaves each. The stalks were
a fair sample of the entire crop. Mr..
Norris had all of his cotton but few
acres chopped out when the wet
weather set in, and with reasonable
show from now on he believes that he
will be able to control the situation.
His neighbors generally are agreed
that the farm on which he Is operat-
ing has never shown such prospect
for a crop at this season before.
IL TO- with no little pleasure and
satisfaction that THE ENQUIRER notes
the growth of the advertising habit
among the farmers Of this county.
Although not unknown q dozen years
ago, a strictly commercial advertise
ment by farmer was a rare thing
In the columns Of THE ENQUIRER. OF
late the advertising habit has grown
so common among the farmers as to
excite special notice. A few months
back two farmers advertised seed
sweet potatoes for sale. Within less
than a week they had more orders
than they could supply. A dairyman
inserted q notice to the effect that
he wanted to increase his herd. He
got replies at once; but allowed the
HOtlCe W SldHu uHtil Hc hoo hoN sAS
choice Of scores Of fine cows, and he
got exactly what he wanted at the
right prices. Within the last two
weeks several farmers have adver-
tised cattle for sale, and so far as we
have heard all found buyers promptly.
One gentleman inserted an advertise
ment with instructions to let 1t run
until he ordered It out. After one
insertion he came for his bill explain
ing that he had gotten several appli-
cations and made prompt sale. An
other paid for two insertions and af-
ter his advertisement had appeared
one time came to the office with the
information that a sale had already
been effected The amount Of his de-
posit for the second insertion was, OF
course, refunded. There is no reason,
Of course, why farmers should not re-
sort to this method of making known
their business wants. THE ENQUIRER
circulates throughout this whole Sec
tion, entering probably rs per cent Of
all the homes in the county, and
furnishes an almost perfect medium
of communication between the seller
and buyer Of whatever commodity.