The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-03
LOCkHART JUNCTION

Lockhart Junction, July 30.-Wc
are now in the midst of the summer
season. The crops are in fine grow
ing condition. With good seasons and
no disaster there will be more corn
made In Union county than ever has
been known, for there has been more
planted and the crops are in better
condition. 1t seems to me for the
time of year than / ever saw them.
1t is that way everywhere | have
been or heard from. The cotton has
come out and is looking very well, but
| can't say we will make full crop
for the most of it is very late and
the stands are bad in some places.
So you see, l believe have it about
right, half crop cotton, but as one
man said to me about the time the
crop is being marketed there will be
another war break out or something
else will happen and the price will
go down. l hope we will get good
price for cotton as l see a new bale
has been sold for 40 cents a pound.
If the farmers can get 25 cents for
cotton and make food stuff enough
they will be in the swim with their
heads above the waves. The price of
food is still up with the good prospect
in view, so ought the price of cotton
still stay up.
The protracted meeting held at New
Hope church by Rev. Kinard, the
evangelist, has closed with II addi-
tions to the church and the church
members much revived. Rev. Kinard
now goes to Jonesville and will preach
there in his tent.
While attending preaching at New
Hope | was invited to Mr.. r. J. Bish-
ops, where we met with his other in
vited guests, Messrs. w. II. S. Har-
ris, T. S. Dittleiohn and William
Coleman. Mr.. Bishop, who is a we'll
known and good citizen and progress
sive farmer of Jonesville township,
showed us around on his farm, slow
ing us some of as fine corn as | have
seen this year. This was bottom land
corn on small stream, not creek bot
tom, but it is branch bottom, what
call homemade land. Mr.. Bishop has
improved and brought up this bottom
land. 1t is land that is not much sub
ect to overflow in case of big rains.
but he said the heavy rains that came
last year in July overflowed some
of his bottom land. His corn is plant
ed in five feet rows and II or Is
inches In drill and he used 400 lbs.
of cotton seed meal mixture to the
acre. He has ID acres in the bottom.
Mr.. Bishop doesn't use as much fer
| IL II 1.
and clover, the crimson clover giving
him his nitrogen and helps build up
his land. He has plersy of old corn
now in the crib and fodder after sell
ing and letting his ~,eighbors have for
their use, an he $ in the pen enough
to make his own meat for the next
year.
will say for Mr.. and Mrs. Bishop
they know how to show their courtesy
and kind hospitality to their friends.
This writer is left like | began in
| life, with no one at home of my fam
lily, all gone now. The last one, a
son, who has been with me and who
has been devoted to the farm and his
home and his father, is now with the
Coast Artillery. | don't want to
make this too serious, but sometime
/ don't understand all this, yet it is
the Bible. Now in prophetic age.
This seems to be and parallel age,
the same God as then. The young
men of that age were impressed to
defend their home and country. The
young manhood of today has shown
moral courage to go forth in the de-
fense of their country. If they only
go like HeZekiah did, trusting in God
for deliverance. His prayer was an
swered through Isaiah and in morn
ing after their prayer at night God
saved him and the city and there were
one hundred and eighty-five thousand
of corpses around the city, so
boys, be good and trust God and all
things will be well with you.
Miss Bell Gault and sisters, Nettie,
| Mrs. Barnes of Lockhart and Miss
Annie Johnson and Mr.. Vanderford
motored down in their auto to our
home to eat watermellons and fruit.