Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-08-25
MAGNIFICENT CROPS.
The Advertisers Representative
Travelled Fifty-odd Miles In
specting the Farms of
The County.

rural scenery and the charms ef
country life, also a very strong de
sire to see some of the magnificent
crops of the northwest-side, The
Advertiser man arose with the lark
Thursday last and embarked for q
days journey through the heart of
that favored section. As between an
aeroplane, automobile and gray
horse, the wayfarer very wisely
chose the faithful old gray, the
slowest but by great odds the safest
and surest means of transportation.
On some Edgefeld roads an auto
may jeopardize life and limb, and
an aero may encounter some of the
prize corn in its w;ngless fight over
the county.
Changed Engines
While Plum Branch was ohr eI-
treme destination, we made mid
way stop at the hospitable home of
Mr.. John Hue hey, where we chang
ed engines" and took aboard aeon
genial companion in the person Of
our bachelor friend, who very mys-
teriously and suspiciously suffered,
fracture of two ribs some months
ago. However, John has not only
entirely recovered but having been
a regular attendant upon barbecues,
.picnics and big meetings." is be-
coming quite rotund in physique.
Pastors Right-hand Man.
In passing, let us say that ver.7
pleasant feature of the day was thu
companionship of John Hughey,
who in many respects has few peers,
particularly from the standpoint OF
beautiful Christian character. John
is one of the pillars of Rehoboth
church, right-hand man of Pastos
Littlejohn. He has been the etficienS
superintendent of the Sunday school
for seven years. Our friend is a good
farmer and has now one of,the best
crops, taken as a whole, that the
wayfarer saw. There is but one
thing needful to complete the life
and happiness of this son of Adam,
and fortunate indeed will be the
Eve whom he woos and wins.
Great Development Within Decade.
In journeyipg from Mr.. HugheE's
to Plum Branch We passed many
fields of very promising cotton. The
corn was spotted" some being
unusually fine and some very poor,
Probably no other section of the
county has improved more within
the past ten years than has the Re.
hoboth-Plum Branch neighborhood.
The prosperous and progressive
section or belt also extends up
through White Town. The high
standard of morality, splendid
school, Industrious and frugal hab.
its of it's citizens, together with the
adoption of modern and progressive
methods of farming, have made
White Town an ideal rural commu-
nifty.
Destination Reached.
The wayfarer and his companion
reached Plum Branch at the eleventh,
hour, refining our tired steed up be-
fore the home of mine host" Mr..
E. C. Winn. We found Mr.. and
Mrs. Winn enjoying the best of
health. The many friends of Mrs.
Vim over the county will be happy
to learn that she has almost entirely
recovered from, the fall of some
months ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Winn
are very happily situated at Plum
Branch, occupying a commodious,
comfortable, centrally located resi-
dence with Mr.. and Mrs. Evan
Cochran. A happier home circle
would be difficult indeed to find.
The Famous Winn Corn.
Just across the. street from Mr.
Winn's residence is the famous prize
acre of corn that has set the entire
west-side agog. Many persons have
gone to inspect it, and Mr.. Winn
saws that twenty or more farmers
have told him that they purpose
having an acre of fine corn next
year. This acre was planted on
April 18th in 81 feet rows, and
from 5 to 10 inches in the drill. In
one place the writer counted five
ears on stalks that grew in space
of ten inches, and in a number OF
places a man of ordinary size can
stand and touch from 20 to "a large
ears without moving out of his
tracks. Besides broadcasting twenty
loads of stable manure, upon the
land, Mr.. Winn applied 1,ooC
pounds of guano and 200 pounds OF
nitrate of soda. The total cost of
labor and fertilizers, not including
the stable manure has been only
s15. After plowing the corn one
time, Mr.. Winn worked it exclu-
siyely with a cultivator. This acre
Of corn is indeed a wonderful sight.
and as to the yield it is impossible