The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-21
AbbeyjIIe Man In Tt NaS.

Mr.. las. Watkins who left AbbevilIe coun-
ty tv years ago for Texas, has been back on
a visit to his friends and relatives.
He has dome we'll in his new home and has
saved money. He says II Is not q question
of how much cotton one can make but how
much 1t will be possible to gather. He made
about a bale to the acre each year he has been
out there. Jim lives near Ose Barnett who
also moved from here several years ago to
Hall county, in the Panhandle.
Sweet potatoes and beans are the mosl
thrifty garden products in this part OF the
country. Ksfer corn. Indian corn, milo
maize and sugar cane grow easily, and re-
ouire very little work. Cabbages and col
lards do not grow we'll on account OF The
worm E ana insects.
The wells range In depth from so 10 300 feet,
the water is good, better than the clstern wa
ter which ia also used there.
Jim isa sportsman and he fluids shooting
there to his hearts content. There are par
tridges Of two kinds: the bob white,' ana
the mexican partridge, which Is about the
color of a dove, but more plump and oetteI
eating than the dove. Prairie hens are also
plentiful and along the lakes which abound
wild ducks are found. Here the hunter does
not need a dog 10 hunt birds except 10 re
trieve, for as far az the eye can see the prari'
- eudless and as one walks across the field
the partridge and pararie hen are ever II
evidence. The jack rabbit also dWells mere
the "mule card" rabbit Of which we hav
heard so much. When disturbed, the inhabi
tant of the prairie SUDDENLY hops off on tire
legs until at a safe distance from the intru
der and then stands on his hind leg
and views bis enemy with malice In his eye
The ordinary dog can not catch the Jack rab
bit. Only the stag hound and the grey honnt
can boast Of such swiftness. In chasing tn
Jack rabbit two stag hounds are bette
than one. At the beginning Of the race tn
hounds will take positions about ten o
fifteen feet on each side of the rabbit and a
the race continues they gradually lessen tn
distance until they have the rabbit directl.
between them. with only a few feet lnterver
Ing: They continue lessening the distanc
until the prey is nabbed. A good grey houn'
can soon pick up a Jack rabbit, but a houn'
OF the type that we have 10 AboeVille woul
not be known In the race.
The wolves or coyotes are also ha I'd to cap
ture, not because the wolf is such a swift run
ner but because OF the fact that when ther
Is a wolf race the noise OF the dogs attrac
other wolves which come up 10 see what J
the matter and the dogs are apt to take up
fresh trail and leave the trail they bega'
with. Some people think the wolves puT
posely interrupt q race In this way In orde
to tire out the dogs and save the VOLTS life.
The wolf is easily caught In steel traps
they are scavepgers, and III hide is dragged
along the ground they will follow the trai
when they come out at night. Ifone drags
fresh hlde along the ground and places trap
along where the hides had been dragged. ts
wolves following the scent fall an easy prey
Again If traps are set around a carcass wolve
are sure to get caught: Wolves will not ca
a carcass after 1t has begun to purify.