The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15

Bitch Company. whiCh Had SIX
Hundr~d Acres in Corn, After liar
scsting the cabbage Crop.
Those who had occasion to pass
along the water front yesterday Wit
messed an interesting sight the: was
something new In this city-the n
| loading OF ten thousand bushels OF
genuine south Carolina corn on the
ear with the shucks about them. which
was consigned TO the large whoiesale
| firm Of r. W. Wagner 4 Co. from
the plantation OF the y. H. Biitch
| Company. located at Mcggett's. IL has
alW avs been the prevailing custom Tor
the firms in this city TO ouS NSsaern
corn. which comes In sacks n in a
shelled condition. The enormous crop
in the vicinity OF Meggett's and
Yonge's Island has caused this depart
ure from the old lines OF business,
and Judging from the indications CIV
en- by the large shipment now In cars
at Browns wharf II would seem rs
IL the Palmetto state will In the near
future supply her own wants in corn
and also those of her n~eighborinE
statees. The shipment now being un-
loaded by +. w. Wagner & 49, ~o
sists of fifteen cars. or t- o'neT WINS
10 600 bushels. As II Is no~ IN iS
,r.san, copSuon the weight per bush
o, 20 10 pounds. whereas shelled corn
Is Sc pounds. The grade Of the Meg
gett's product was stated by MIR. Kos
ter, of the firm. to be far superior ID
western corn, and those who have
used il in feeding stock nave obtained
fine results of a o economical n
ture. The demand for the new grain
+; very large and the firm expects :
dispose of not only the eRor' Na
amount they now have. but also an
! additional 5000 bushels, which they
have bought from Mr.. {. VI. -Ibson.
J another large planter and truck oper-
ator ut Meggett's. Several firm In
his city have already bought largely
from the Wageners, notably n large
concern using over a score OF horses
in their business, who have taken a
car load and will probably take more.
The corn. if milled. is not claimed TO
be "a fine as some other grades for
the purpose OF grits. although n
meal for the use Of man car be OBJ
tanned from the grinding OF IL. AS n
stock food it is without comparison.
leading every other grade by a long
distance.
The consignment is being rapidly
loaded from the cars and placed N
the capacious warehouses OF the trrAs
located On Browns wharf, which are
fairly bursting with their conteRE.
A visit to where the unloading ~ be-
ing done will eveal 4 picture that has
probably never been obtained here De
fore. To tn. average citizen OF ChGI-
lesion the form in which the great
American grain generally appear Is
of each and every grain being sepa-
rate and distinct, (of course this does
not include green ears for table use),
here it is wrapped up in the shueks
n the pleasant sight reminds a OF
the barns OF plenty which one hcpes
to find in the rural districts. Thanks
giving time is rapidly approaching and
judging from the warehouses ar
Browns wharf the planters on Yonge's
Island have much to be thankful for.
Mr.. n. II. Bitch. president OF the ~.
II. Bitch Company, the largest cab
bage planters in the world. was seen
yesterday by q reporter OF the News
and Courier in reference to the re-
ported large yield OF corn in the vi
cinity of Meggett's. There Is" said
Mr.. Bitch, AN enormous acreage o.
, corn planted In the vicinity OF Meg
gets and on Yonge's Island. and from
all accounts the farmers have made
phenomenal yields. The estimate or
the total acreage in this section could
be put down as exceeding $500 and
perhaps is might reach 5000 acres.
The corn in this section is planted Inn
mediately after the truck crops, such
as cabbages. potatoes, beans and Gu
cumbers, have been removed from the
fields. No fertilizer is required rom
the fact that the lands have a. -dy
been covered with his material .
short time before in order TO raise the
truck crops The old style OF cultiva-
ton IL used in preference to the VII
Hanson plan. as the use of the latter
would make the growth too abundant
Every one in this section has planted
corn and now that the harvest is over
are busy preparing TO make big guam
tity OF truck this coming season, thus
making two money crops In one year.
The n. II. Bitch Company" con-
tinued Mr.. Bitch, were probably tho
largest producers OF corn in this Sec
ton this year, they having GOO acres
Of this grain under cultivation. Ar.
c. M. Gibson, with 200 acres, VIZ IN
other large planter. The averar Jicld.
per acre IL placed at 80 bush aG
be a very low figure If 49, .sion.
for / know OF many r." Il inc
yield averaged so busLC,- ere. - bf1b