Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-04
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1914.

ternoon. The score was to 0, and the
contest was a pitchers battle from
start to finish, neither team being able
to hit the opposing SALESMAN. Gaul-
den, pitching for Yorkville, allowed
only one hit and famed sixteen Glover
batters; while the Yorkville team Sc
cured three hits off Daugenhardt the
Glover pitcher, who retired fourteen
Yorkville batters by the strike out
route. A walk and a wild pitch by
Gaulden allowed the Cloverites to
make the only run Of the game. This
was probably the last game either of
these teams will play this summer, and
the closing exhibition was undoubtedly
one Of the best Of the season. Bat
teries: Glover and Nc
| Claim; Yorkville-Gaulden and Mich
OILS. Umpire-Gordon.
Will Cut Out Cotton.
Rock Hill Herald / am going to
cut out cotton next year and raise hay
and grain crops on my land, said ]. M.
Cherry, the alfalfa king" of the south
to Herald man yesterday. Mr.. Cher
ry is gathering his fourth cutting of
alfalfa and the yield will average one
ton to the acre. While four cuttings
have been made, the one following the
drouth was to protect the stand and
no hay was secured. However, the re-
naming three cuttings have averaged
| three tons per acre. Three tons of al
falfa will bring as much as two BALE,
OF cotton at present prices. At least
one more good cutting will be secured
this year and with good seasons and a
late fall two more cuttings will be Sc
cured. Mr.. Cherry Is planning to SOW
lots Of grain this fall, also a consider
able acreage in cover crops. He will
also put quite a goodly acreage in al
lalta. Alter paying visit to an al
talfa farm and noting the results OBJ
| tanned by an alfalfa grower one natur-
ally ponders the question-why plant
| cotton? Mr.. Cherry yesterday invited
Herald man to go to his farm and
watch the gathering and stacking pro-
cess A sixty-seven acre field had been
moved Tuesday morning and the
cleaners were busy indeed. General
Manager Adams was in evidence at
many places, directing the large force
Of hands. Yes, 1t was a large force,
but Mr.. Cherry also uses the latest de-
vices tor harvesting alfalfa. Without
this machinery a small army would be
required to rake the hay, haul and
stack it. The minimum number Of
hands are used. First in the field Is
the rake. Mr.. Cherry has in addition
to the old fashioned rakes side de-
livery rake that sweeps the field clean
and windrows the hay, not a stalk of
the plant being left in the open. Then
along comes the sweep rake, about a
half dozen being used when the field
was visited. These scoop up the rows
and piles Of alfalfa and when a good
sized wagon load is scooped up (only
a couple of minutes required to do
this) the team starts for the stack.
Here the rake runs direct over a SINH
lar rake and backs out, leaving it's
load. The second rake Is attached der
rick fashion and a couple of mules
raise the entire amount to the proper
height, the operator works his windlass
until the load is over the proper posi-
ton on the stack and the entire guam
tity Is dumped right where 1t is want
ed. A few stackers round up the stack,
rather square the sides. All Is done in
few seconds time and the stacker is
lowered for another load. The hands
started to work about 8 o'clock in the
morning, after the dew had dried off.
ind by night there was a stack 81 feet
wide, 40 feet long and around 80 feet
in height. Without the machinery 1t
would have taken twice as many hands
three days to have put up the same
amount. Just before quitting time a
tin top was put over the stack, being
made the proper size. This turns off
the water and prevents moulding. The
hay Is ready to stand until slack pc
riod approaches when the baling Is
done. Today the remainder Of the
cutting Is being stacked. At the same
time in another field, from which the
hay had been removed few days pre-
viously, Mr.. Cherry had a force har-
rowing and putting on an application
Of phosphate. This field Is four years
old and this Is the first time fertilizers
have been applied since planting. The
narrowing Is to kill any weeds that
may have come up. Mr.. Cherry has
already sold a goodly quantity of al
falfa. having shipped several car loads
to other cities. The hay is much bet
ter than timothy and 1t Is no trouble
to market 1t. Having several score
head Of mules, in addition to a large
herd Of cattle, Mr.. Cherry naturally
consumes quite good deal Of the al
falfa on his own place, returning the
manure to the land.