Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-12-30
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 80, 1913
AROUND BOWLING GREEN

crowders' Creek Farmers Being Ben
efitted by Drainage Experiment
Plenty of Glover and More Fine Hogs.
Correspondents The YOrkvils Enquirer
Bowling Green, December 29.-Far-
mers who live along Crowders' creek
are very much pleased with the crops
of corn that they made this year, at
least in the vicinity Of Bowling Green
and up and down the creek for sew
eral miles. Up the creek in North
Carolina, from the point where the
dredging began and on down, this
years crop is the second one since a
considerable portion Of the dredging
was done, and the dredged bottoms
have already begun to give back
portion of the COST or the dredging.
The creek did not overflow the bot
toms and as the second years cultl-
walton began to get in it's work the
increased yield was very mucn IN
evidence. The work of dredging was
discontinued short distance above
the York county line on account OF
rock in the creek bed that could not
be removed except at very neaVy
EXPENSE DldSllhSB puS ~ hese
ed a point where the natural current
of the creek was strong and the banks
reasonably high, and the farmers nv
ing below the point at which the
dredging was discontinued are not
looking for much trouble on account
of overfiows for some time to come.
A notable demonstration OF the Ter
tility of the creek bottoms was given
this year at the old mill dam site OF
the late Mr.. ]. B. F. Riddle, now own
ed by Mr.. w. B. Riddle. Only por-
tion of the bed of the old dam has
been brought into cultivation as yet,
hut part Of 1t planted in corn TINS
wear made a yield Of about 100 bush
ale per acre, and as the land is
brought to q higher state OF cultiva-
ton and more Of 1t planted the corn
Weld of this particular bottom VIII De
something immense.
In direct contrast to 1912 the cot
ton yield in the Bowling Green nelgh-
borhood this year was easily up 10 or
above the average or otner Sooo
wears, It will be remembered that In
1912 the dry weather following the
nlanting of cotton was Of such dura-
tion that on red lands the SEED uu
not terminate until it was entirely TOO
late to hope for cotton crop ana d
great many acres were seeded TO peas
and planted in corn during Juiy. me
1912 cotton planted on sandy lana,
however, did come up and made 1aiT
crop considering the long dry spell
and the lateness Of the plant. ThIs
wear. however, farmers in the BOWL,
ing Green section are much pleased
with the yields Of corn and cotton
and are in fine spirits.
practically every farmer has from
two to half dozen hogs to Kill or
have already slaughtered. and IL rs
notable that most Of the farmers OF
this vicinity when telling OF their hogs
saw These are thoroughbred Du-
rocs or Berkshires," as the case may
be. and they say it in such way as
to leave the impression that they have
learned by experience that the quall-
ty and breeding Of pigs makes a de-
cided difference when slaughterihs
time comes ,,,,
Most of the farmers Throughout
Bethel township are giving some one
or more Of the cover crops, especlally
clover. considerable attention, ana
while some of them are not expecIlhs
very great results the first year they
talk like they have their minds made
up to try again" If the first try Is NOT @not
as successful as they would nope tor'