Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-01

obedience. Certain companies were
held on the offensive while others were
maneuvered 10 other positions unit
after little while the whole regimen
was out OF its pcrilous condition with
out q great deal Of loss. General Lee
you know. said Col. Coward was one o1
the best officers in the Confederate
armies.
"On another occasion, remember
Mr.. Merritt continued, when a Fed
cral division ad, -ncing in obliqus
struck Coward's regiment with nearly
all it's force, and he fought his way
,hrough-a single regiment hold
ing its own against almost a whole
division"
The Situation in Texas.
Texas, the state Of magnificent dis
tances, climes, soils and peoples, Is
feeling the unsettled conditions of the
country to some extent and has as well
her agricultural problems; labor trou'
bles, crime waves and the various ano
sundry difficulties that seem to arise
over night these days" says Mrs. Lille
NJ. McElreath, farm woman and contr!-
butor to various newspapers and agrl-
cultural Journals of the Great South
West in a letter TO Views and Inter-
views who wrote hcr to ask for first
hand information about agricultural
and general conditions in the Lone Star
State.
Mrs. McElrcath goes on to say:
However,, owing 10 mild winter ano
good rains over the entire state, the
farmers and people in general arc in
cheerful and optimistic frame OF mind'
Some farmers, put hy money during
the ncriod Of high prices and so nccd
no help at present. Others, finding II
hard TO secure money, arc resolved To
practice economy and self sacrifice
planting only such crops rs will main
tain their families and livestock anu
that can be marketed near ut home rs
high freight rates almost prohibit the
shining Of produce with any profit to
themselves.
.poultry raising is more extensive
than usual. The growing of sweet po-
ta1ocs ,is increasing, curing houses be-
ing numerous over tho state. In fact,
divcrsilication will he the rule for l9-i
Large areas have been put in @raln---
cuIn. wheat and jais but cotton acreage
will b" reduced 25 to 80. per cent. III al
districts throughout Texas.
Farmers are not flnanc' ally able to
raise cotton this year, for while farm
labor is somewhat cheaper, it has not
kent nacc with the drop in cotton so
the wise farmer las decided TO drop
cotton.
"rhcrc is and will ever he probably
= few hard-shcll cotton growers VINO
will pursue the even tenor OF thcr ways
des,itc al warnings and eXempdas put
before them and who will in conse-
uuencc rcap-wc!l, they will reap moth
ing but gruuchCs toward something or
somebody. a guodly per cent Of cotton IS
hcing held by farmers. 1t is stored III
The npcn. under sheds, on porchcs. IN
warehouses; and on its own native
stalk. 1t is even to be seen wound into
-rrot halls on the end Of sticks and sci
in mardcns as scare crows, SO chcaply
is King Cotton regarded now. AS II Is
too carly to plant cotton yet farmers
are very busy planting other crops ana
getting their fields in readiness.
Texas has her own Farm Bureau
now which is Of great assistance to the
farmers and which the banks iaFof
very much. Also an Employment ILL
rcau is in, operation. locating and list
ing workers for the great grain crops
that are expected and placing men OH
ranches and farms.
1T will he some time before lanof III
this country is bacl; TO pre-wnr prices
due for one thing to the Withdrawn OF
large numbers Of Mexican laborers
from the state. Eut there is a strong
tendency toward Il Dlck k-to-lHe- -
movement on the part OF boys VINO lel
the farms during the war ana VINO h""
realize the Importance of farm work
They are setting Up new and improved
methods Of farming as the day uf nap
hazard farming; is over except ior lh'
l.ard-shcllS.
"'rcxns hens have covered thcm
selves with glory this winter. eggs ne
iny very plentiful and Of good price
until Just now they arc selling at ~
- and suTrtimCs 80 cents. i'ut'ef i
65 cents; milk Z! to 10 cents pint
Butter milk is 80 cents a gallon
Poultry sells from 80 cents Ia Sl.oo' ac'
cording tn age and dcs!rability.
And 50 Judging from all reports ah'
the numbers of people VIII" wish TO 10
cato in Texas us well as the numbers
trc;.lly coming. Texas can count he'
,.bIcssings and be thankful for EtVoiapi'
cunditiuns in the year Of 'our LORD
1921
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