Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-02
NOTES FROM OGDEN.
Progress of Farm Work-No Damage
From October Frost-Plenty of
LintIess Cotton-Personal Mention.

LintIess Cotton-Personal Mention.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
Ogden, October with the eXcep-
ton of big rain on Saturday, Septem-
Der 5th, there had been four weeks Of
uninterrupted operations on the farm
up to last Saturday night, so far as
weather conditions were concerned, and
a great deal was accomplished during
those four weeks. Over so per cent OF
the cotton crop has been picked and
an abundant forage crop harvested
The work Of cutting peaVine' for for
age is still in progress. There is an
abundance Of fodder in the country
that was not pulled for the reason that
there was so much late planted corn
and when the weather cleared up the
last of August, cotton and fodder both
came on at the same time and hands
could hardly be induced at all to pull
fodder when they could get cotton to
pick at from 40 to so cents per hundred
AS cotton picking progresses every
body is being more firmly convinced
that the shortage in the crop has not
been over estimated. Farmers on the
red ridge lands report that the crop is
practically all open now as there is no
top crop at all. Cotton usually grows
late and puts on good top crop in
this low Blackjack section, which does
not open until late in the fall but such
is not the case this year. The gin
nerieS have been getting about all they
could do the past two or three weeks
but the rush will not last long this
year.
Several good farmers of this section
say they will SOW more grain and peas
and plant less cotton next year than
ever before. Peavine hay when baled
sells readily at rs cents and 81 per
hundred, therefore an acre of cotton
land sowed in peas will yield good
returns besides the improvement tC
the land.
The October weeds have been In
bloom for a week or more, the fruit
on the cocklebur weeds is about ma
tured and all kinds of vegetation is
rapidly maturing, all of which indicates
early frost, according to the loca
weather prophets. No one is uneasy
however, as there is scarcely anything
that frost would hurt even at this
date, everything being in such an ad-
vanced state Of maturity.
We have some of the lintless cotton
mentioned in the last issue of The En-
quirer in this section. The lintless
bolls, however are not confined to the
tops of stalks. No good bolls at al
are found on a stalk of this kind, anC
when the bolls open there is just bare
ly enough lint in them to keep the
seed, which are black and perfectly
smooth, from dropping out. There is
some of this lintleSs variety of cotton
seen every year, but not so much as
there is this year.
MI and Mrs. S. E. McFadden, Of this
place, are a little anxious about theil
son, Ernest, about 19 years of age, who
left home on the night Of September
18th, and has not been heard from yet
When he went away, young McFadder
told his parents that he was going tc
call on a friend of his in the commu.
nifty and would return by the next day
which was Sunday. He did not re-
turn however, and on going to his
room the next night his parents found
that he had taken all his clothing anC
personal effects with him. They are
Of the opinion that he has gone either
to norfolk, Va, where he has friend
or to Greenville, Texas, where an un-
Gle and aunt of his recently went from
this place, and they are expecting tc
hear from him every day. Young Nc
Fadden was a member of and quite ar
active worker in the Antioch Sunday
SCHOOL anu was llIOuS
young man in his community. He, OF
course had no cause to leave home a!
he did and it is believed that he die
so only because he feared that his pa
rents would not consent for him to &c
so far away from home if he mention
ed the matter to them. There is nc
suspicion Of foul play and both the
young mans parents and his friends
believe he will soon be heard from.
The bulk of the forage crop that ha:
been cut the past two weeks is still
in the fields the most of it put up ir
small stacks and it is hoped that the
weather will continue nice until II
can be hauled up.
Mr.. W. S. Percival has about re-
covered from his attack Of malaria
fever and erysipelas, although he came
very near having a relapse on accoun
of getting out too soon.
Dr. w. NJ. Love of McConnellsVille
who sprained his ankle so badly
few weeks ago, was in this section
Monday and is still using crutcheS.