The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-06-08
ABOUT PEOPLE AND CROPS.
Our Scribe on His Rounds Sees
Fine Crops and Finer Folk.

pretty OLD 10 De Suffering ii'iii
mumps.
| canvassed a portion of George
town and Williamsburg counties, on
both sides of Black river, last week,
and never saw better crops for this
time of year where they were plant
ed early, but crops planted late are
bad stands, both corn and cotton. On
the north side of Black river the fol-
lowing farmers have exceptionally
fine crops: MeSsrs W P Howard, w
] Morris, w O Camlin, T K and j X
Smith; also Mr. B S Smith has $50
acres of extremely fine cotton.
The writer had the pleasure re-
Gently of visiting Mr. Olin Epps
stock farm, which is located near
Kingstree. He has five or six horse
and mule colts, and it was a sight
for the writer to see the reaper and
binder running on Mr. Epps' farm OF
$50 or 200 acres of oats, cutting,
binding and fully shocking the oats
as it went, the wagons hauling to the
barns the while, and the beautiful
little colts gliding over the field
where the horses were at werk. Mr.
Epps is settiug an example that all
of us should follow, as are likewise
Mr. John Nexsen, Mr. McClary and
Mr. Buck Strong, all Of whom are
progressive farmers along this road
to Kingstree.
After leaving the Black river road
l took what is known as the Sims
Reach road; along this route signs
of thrift and prosperity are visible
on every side. The following progress
sive farmers live along this road: Mr.
George Brown, MIR Morris, Mr. W A
McCrea, the Messrs Cantley, also the
two sons of the late James Brown,
Messrs" Bubber"and Charlie Brown.
After crossing on the south side Of
Black river the writer. was lost for
awhile, then entering the farms of
the Boyd families, there confronted
him about one thousand acres in one
unbroken body belonging to Messrs
Hugh, w w and H H Boyd and their
sons. Here are indeed signs o. indus
try and enterprise.
After leaving that farm the writer
took the ''Gapway" road for Kings
tree, visiting the beautiful home and
farm of Mr. S E Mccullough. Mr.
Bennett Brown is erecting a very
beautiful home at his place on this
Gapway road. Leaving Mr. Browns,
! drove to Black river at Bells
landing, where l met quite a lot of
the people of this thriving neighbor-
hood at sumptuous fish fry. The
writer, thirsty, travel-worn and hun
cry, was made to feel at home by the
following young men: Messrs Bryan,
Brown, Morris and others.
After partaking of the fine din
ner, lemonade and ice-water, which
had been prepared by the ladies, as
only such ladies as live in this neigh
borhood can prepare. | took my de-
parture. / next stopped at the home
of one of the best farmers in our
county, Mr. John Everett. There |
saw the large barns filled to over
flowing with oats and other feed of
all kinds; his fine water supply on
the noted STONY Run" Mr. Everett
is model farmer: he is striking OBJ
ject lesson for US all to take pattern
after.
MIR j P Shaw and others along this
road are doing excellent work in the
way of progressive farming. also
our old friend, Mr. G X Mitchum, ,and
his boys, and his neighbor across the
road opposite his farm is doing a
wonderful work in farming. Pretty
homes and nice out-buildings, beau
'tiful fields of corn and cotton-what
wonderful improvements these COM
munities have made within a half
dozen years. Respectfully,
SUBSCRIBER.
lchapminn V0man