The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-11-12
LOCKHART JUNCTION

Lockhart Junction, Nov. S.-The
farmers are all about thr ugh gath
ering their crops. The cotton fields
in some places will not be white any
more, so it will soon be found that
there is not much more to gin, and
the gin reports will be less, and then
we will see if the price of cotton goes
up. 1t was prophesied by one con-
gressman that bale of cotton would
bring 500. We will see whether he
is guessing or whether he knows or
not. will tell you what | think about
it. can't believe it will. reach 20
cents per pound, but | think it will
go to IA or Is cents in the spring.
Now lets's see who will beat guessing,
for it is guessing, as no one knows.
We do know when there is short
crop prices will be better and this is
one of the times that the crop will
be short and the prices better.
This writer was in the Cedar Hill
section last week. He spent one night
with Mr.. Ed Smith and family. Mr..
| Smith has made fine crop. We
found his barns full of feed stuff and
stacks of hay in the fields. He is one
of these farmers who don't depend
on cotton crop for living. He is
through sowing oats and wheat. He
treated me with kind hospitality
| met Mr.. A. S. Vinson. He was
glad to meet me and | was glad to
see him, as he is no long-faced fell
low. He likes to swap jokes and take
a good laugh. =
l met Mr.. B. B. Alverson at his
home near Cross Keys. He is pro-
gressiVe young farmer. He showed
me some fine cotton. Said he would
make nine bales on eight acres, and
only using one sack of 16 per cent
acid to the acre. Says he has sowed
clover in this same piece of land for
two years. Made fine crop of
clover off this land. Has it sown
again. He finds the clover a grea,
help in improving the land. He at
tributes his good yield of cotton to
the clover. We don't find many crops
like this one. Some we see will take
from two to three acres to make one
bale.
Mr.. j. G. Mckinney, who lives on
Mr.. G. 0. Aliens place, will make a
bale to the acre.
was at Mr.. H. c. Worthy's home
in Chester county last week He has
some fine land, making bale of cot
ton to an acre on some of his land.
He averaged SO bushels of corn to the
acre. At Mr.. Worthy's | saw many
fine hogs, but the largest one, guess
would tip the beam at 500 pounds
This was the largest hog have seen
in sometime. Mr.. Worthy is a kind
hearted man and is always ready to
welcome his friends when they com
to see him. The last time 1 was
his home his kind wife was theEI
but sad to say she is not there an
more. She is gone to the. home 70
made with hands, eternal ihthe hq e'O "
ems. fesNI.O
Hope, was invited by Mr. Frank DA ,9
to attend a box supper at BeatNr
| Dam school house near Ada stationebn
the Seaboard, last Friday night. Fe
met many good people and fornykd
some new acquaintances. | met the
| teachers of that school, Miss Lou Billie
Pitts of Reno and Miss Inez PresItey
of Lowersville. Also met Miss PearII
| Browning from Berkeley. Miss
Browning was only visitor but she isl
teacher also. l can't tell how much
we enjoyed ourselves for we were
well treated by those good people and
more especially by the teachers who
treated us with much courtesy. This
is fine section in which to live They
took in $25.00 from the box supper,
which will go to help furnish the
school building. | hope to visit that
section again when can stay longer.
| will tell you in my next letter
where | visited last. l have many
more places to visit yet.
Mrs Ethel Edmonds and Mrs.
Leatha Gault went to Lockhart today
to see relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Belton Page of
Greensboro, N. c., were visiting at his
fathers, Mr.. |. d. Page, Saturday and
Sunday to see the family.
Mrs. Ed Smith and son of Cedar
Hill section was visitor to see her
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Page.
Miss Vera Bishop was in company
with her to visit Miss Ora Page.
While travelling in the Cross Keys
section last week | lost my overcoat.
This is not new one. 1t is dark col
ored, little worn around the collar
and the lining is little worn also.
Anyone finding this coat will be lib
orally rewarded. Moxy.