The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-11-13
OAKLAND.

Oakland, Nov. 1O.-The rain has
somewhat checked the sowing of small
grain and the gathering of corn and
| cotton. Some farmers are entirely
| through picking cotton in this section.
| If next years harvest proves to be
an ordinary yield of wheat and oats,
why there is no reason then that the
farmers will have to grumble at the
| high prices of food stuffs, for they
| certainly have been giving this line
of farming their strictest attention
| More wheat, oats and clover have al
ready been sown in this section of the
county than has been in many years,
| and they are not near through with
| this kind of work yet. / am quite
sure that this call cotton" farming
will teach some farmers a lesson that
| will never be forgotten. Raising
| cotton at six and seven cents to pay
| for Western corn at $1.25 per bushel
| The farmers of Union county having
pigs for sale should advertise them
through the special advertising col
umns of The Times so that the ones
in need of pigs will know where to
get them. You will not have any
trouble disposing of them for they
seem to be very scarce and most ev-
| cry farmer wants to buy. If more
wheat and corn and hogs are raised
| and less cotton we will realize next
fall what plan is best to follow. Well
it is quite evident now that there will
not be such an overwhelming crop of
cotton planted in this State next year
according to the bill passed in Co
lumbia a few days ago prohibiting
the farmers from planting but one
sI &c I,s.~ 4oI
| ton. Now if the other cotton States
will pass similar laws this idea is
| good one, but if not, say let all fare
alike. Some men say that such law
| is unconstitutional and that it will not
stand, but / cannot say whether or
not these same fellows have ever been
accused of being very intelligent men.
| l can only say that Pm not thoroughly
| versed in law and therefore will not
argue the case.
The members of Duck Pond church
| held conference at Oakland school
| house last Wednesday evening accord
| ing to the announcement given out at
| church last preaching day. Some
very important church matters were
attended to, and it is hoped that the
| committees appointed to look after
| the various kinds of church work will
hStp tIS CHuICu " llS IllSHeSI SIdUu-
ard. Also, to show appreciation of
| the faithful service rendered US for
the past year by our pastor, Rev. b..
w. Garvin. 1t was decided that on
Saturday, November 7. compliment
| of the members of Duck Pond church
| he sent to his home in Union and to
| this effect the decision was carried
out. We are in hopes of having
| brother Garvin to preach for us an
other year. He has informed the
church that he has given up his field
in the lower part of the State and
that he will confine his work to a
smaller territory. So this is quite
encouraging that we stand a chance
of having him with us for another
year.
Mr. and Mrs. o. S. ,Millerl Cad
daughters. Misses Mamie, Katie and
| Bessie, spent the day last Sunday at
the home of Mr.. Will Innan's of Kel-
| ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Fincher spent
the weekend at the home of Mrs.
Fincher's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T..
| Wilburn of Santuc.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Howell from
near Buffalo were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. c. G. Ivey last Sunday.
Mr. w. II. Taylor is in Spartan
burg and Cherokee counties this
week on very important business.
"Neb."