Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-05-28
Plum Branch Pushing Forward.
Not Cast Down by Gloomy
Outlook.


the sick list or rather indisposed
for some time and the press of the
farm has delayed this letter. We
are wanting rain to bring up the
crops. Here is it the 25th of May
and not half stand of cotton up.
The outlook is a little gloomy, yet
with all the drought our farmers
appear to be hopeful and contented
about the outcome. The drought
has damaged the oat crop at least
half of what it promised the first
of May. The acreage in corn is
much more than last year and from
what we can learn the farmers Of
the south are realizing the necessity
of planting more corn and others
enough at least for home use. Some
Of as have learned by experience
that we can make more clear mon
ey by sowing oats and following the
oats with peas. For last years ex-
perience I planted on a one horse
farm acres TO cotton on good land
and calculated getting s good bales
of cotton. The excessive rains in
June and July made rapid growth.
Then the dry spell followed which
caused the dropping Off of the
forms and the result was that | got
light bales of cotton. The fall of
1911 l sowed 6 acres in oats in
same field the same quality of land
with less than half the fertilizers
that was used on the cotton. / made
over 200 bushels of oats. | followed
with peas and cut over two hundred
dollars worth cf good pea vine hay,
not only made more money on the
six acres l had in oats but improved
the land and now ] have on por-
ton of that six acres fair crop Of
volunteer oats that are about as
good as the oats I sowed last fall.
guess l have written enough on
the farm subject as / can get in this
week.
Our little town is still on the
move more people moving in and
Others wanting houses and if the
signs are not deceptive we will have
some new buildings erected this
summer and fall. Our high school
closed with a good entertainment
which gave entire satisfaction to
the patrons and the public general
ly. Prof. Fowler and his two as
sistants merited much praise for
the management of the school
through the entire term and par
ticularly the closing exercises.
We are looking forward to the
home coming of the young girls
and young men that are off at
school. Miss Essie Collier from
Virginia, Miss Dorothy Miller
from Charlotte, N. c., where she
is engaged in the millinery business.
Miss Lucille Sturkey from Lander
college. Fielder Miller from the
Osborne's business college in Au
gusta, and Messrs. Milledge and
Ralph Sturkey from Draughns
business college in Columbia. BRO.
Minis, you can imagine the JOY of
all, both children and parent alike
glad to be home in the family cir
Gle.
Mr.. G. L. Wideman's little son
Lester met with an accident that
caused the ampu,ation of portion
of his foot. He was driving pair
of mules hitched to a cutaway har-
row when the mules took freight
and ran away throwing him off on
the tongue to which the little fel-
low held until the team stopped
and only his feet caught in the
harrow.
The horseless carriages are get
ting to be a regular craze in our
town. We have to be on the look
out when we turn the corners or
when crossing the street, for you
are in danger Of being run down
| by one of those lightning strikers
aad the life crushed out of you.
There are four of them in town
able to split the wind and fifth
one, a small one, on the sick or di-
lapidated list. Well, Bro. Minis, we
arc living too fast and fear many
! of US are out living our means.
We were very anxious to 60 to
the reunion but alas for us we have
our oat crop on hand, and new
Mccormick binder Staying the oats
| right and left wherever we strike
them. Don Carlos.
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