The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-28
CROPS AT WISACKY.
Early Grain Looks Bad While Late
Planted Crop is in Good Condition
Gardens Doing Nicely.

Wisacky. April 24.-We are having
delightful spring weather and all veg
citation is growing rapidly The re-
cent heavy rains packed the earth, an,!
the continuous sunshine ever since,
mas caused the earth to crust, but the
FARMERS are rushing the pluws and
harrows. and will soon have this crust
broken around the young crops. Most
O: the farmers have fair stands of
cotton. Some who planted very early
nave had to plant part. if not all, Of
their crop over. Cotton, where up,
looks well. The acreage of corn is
not more in proportion to that of cot
ton. In some places the birds have
peen very destructive to the corn crop,
damaging the stands badly. Early
planted oats, where not killed, are
very inferior, where planted over they
look we'll and I hope will yield we'll,
as all foodstuff for both man and
beast, is very scarce.
Gardens are doing finely, and are
now beginning to furnish us with
| something to vary our bill of fare.
| ~ Wheat looks very promising, but
there is not very much Of it plant
eel. unfortunately There is an abund-
ant crop of fruit. Many are buying
potato draws, and planting early peas
and corn to meet an emergency, which
I consider is very wise.
The Cooterboro colored school clos
eel it's exercises last Friday night. All
the white folks of the community
were invited to attend. Quite a num-
Der were present. Special seats were
reserved for us, and we were treated
very courteously. The exercises oper-
ed at p. M. and continued until 12.
The program was carried out most
wonderfully we'll. The children were
thoroughly drilled and performed
beautifully. considering their advan-
tages. Near the close of the per-
formance the white men were invited
to have something to say. Mr.. Robert
Cooper, Jr., made an excellent address
On the important questions Of the day,
followed by Mr.. Geo. McCutefen
whose talk was very impressive;l in-
structive and helpful. Each Of the
young men deserved credit for their
excellent and appropriate addresses.
The music was fine. ie
Mr.. j. G. Scott, Mrs. DeHire. step
mother Of Mrs. J. G. Scott, deceased
and Mrs. Rentlinger, are visiting at
the home of Mr. w. w. McCutchen
The two last named were at one time
missionaries to Africa, fifty years ago
These two old ladies were present at
the occasion above mentioned. "Itssnd
witnessed what civilization has ac-
cOmplished for these colored people.
{ DR.. N Y. Afford has been on the
SICK list for two weeks, and stilIqcon-
fined to the house. He is very much
missed, rs his services are in great de-
| mand.
Mr.. Willie McCutchen has Just COM
| pleted his modern Gown barn, which
makes seven on this creamery route,
| also six silos. The members of the
association are still very much pleas
cd with this new enterprise.
This has been a very favorable sea-
| son for raising young chickens, and
those who have given their attention
to them, have been very successful.
There Is not much enthusiasm
! among our young men on the enlist
ment proposition, and those who have
| enlisted are hoping for an easy po-
sitiOn. But 1 commend them for VOL
unceering their services to the gov
ernment And urge every young man
whom I meet to enlist at once. and
not wait to be forced into service, and
in some future day they will be proud
TO tell future generations that they
volunteered their services to defend
their country