The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-11-18
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present time? We have been havino
nretty Yswsather all Of the fall, al.
houshsws Had onswst sspsll' In oc-
tsoer. ~ But the rain was needed.
There have been but traces Of frost
this fall until last week, when on
two days there was frost enough TO
ki!i swimmer vegetation all along the
water 'courses. 4 find by the weather
records here that few years. back
That on the last day of November, cot
tom was blooming, and on the first
oay OF December it was cloudy and
turning colder, and the second day
It was showing, and by that night
there was 10 inches Of snow on the
ground. And, at the end of this fine
weather, winter may set in, hard and
sure. We can't tell.
was at the Gipsy Smith meeting
one time last week and was well pleas
ed. want to 60 more, but Just
at this time l am "scuffling" trying to
get sweet potatoes dug and many
know what task is generally on at
"tater" digging time. enjoy all
GOOD preaching (and speaking) it
g doesnt smatter whom it is done by.
And everyone who attends the meet
ing speak in such praise of it that I
feel that I will lose much if I do not
70 more. When went was on Wed
hesday night of last week 18th inst.)
.gsnd ,ISlngered after the sermon and
listened to the singing, and also had
aS~ery pleasant tir,e talking with
many friends. went early and got
n good seat.
The farmers in these parts have
been too hard pressed finished up va
-.rious crops and sowing small grain
to try much at destroying cotton
plants before they were killed by frost
as per advice. tried more last week
to see if could. Az disc harrow would
DO. A big middle bursted wouldn't do
id could plow them up, but few
could I cover up. cut some off, then
, ran the plow and could not cover
them, and / do not want to cut, haul
oft and burn them. In my last article
I said no good farmer would want to
break his land flush, etc., and friend
asked what mean by it. 1t may do
to break the very cloddiest land, or
to turn Eunder heavy vegetable
growth, tbut even in sandy sdil it
will puddle" and wash, and be the
harder to prepare next spring if a
cover crop is not put on it. like
ridging it, but not fiat breaking for
tGcover heavy. vegetation. have been
din hole" on that.
The cotton crop is gathered and
proves very short, and nothing out a
''stiff" price for it will help the fern
ersto get ont. It must be remembered
that 1t cost the farmer extra to maze
it, ION account tf the boil weevil. With
bseh prices for cotton, those who are
making big crops of cotton will set
iich ON the majority's shortage, anil I
,euass they will say that the other fe!"
lows did not know how to make cot.
ton. OF course we have suffered
from much wet weather, which aided
the weevils and hurt the cotton direct
lXIssFor the months Of May, juno,
July and August. we had "a inches of
rain, and 46 rainy days, to say no:h-
ing Of the cloudy days, and how alany
days these 46 rainy ones would keep
lie land too wet to work. April also
being much wet made planting late.
] view it that wetness caused much
loss to- the cotton crop, both directly
and indirectly, though there are some
who do not agree with me. My crop
waited often for work when would
liked to have been plowing under en-
l,ryo boil weevils. I have seen bad
failures, and the worst failure I ever
made with cotton was in wet year,
with q sorry negro, and ] don't sup
pose q boil weevil was nearer than the
western border Of Alabama. And now
with the weevil here, if we have wet
weather, and poor help, You can read
lily see that the dig is up" We have
big cotton plants here with lot of
bo,ls with only from one to two locks
Of cotton in them, but do not want
to say, every time cotton is mentioned,
"Jake grinned at me-" Many things
are thought of now as to how to make
money. Many are astride Of the fence,
and crossing over to the side of dairy
ing. thinking Of tobacco, maybe truck
ing, etc., and .some trying to straddle
all, and others with legs so close that
neither fence, cotton, tobacco, dairy
ing nor canning can't squeeze between
them. Question: What will be the
final RESULT Who will be able to pay
their debts. especially the negroes?
4 We, the company, are trying to get
our hogs in prime for the "hog kill
= ing time" and I think we will have
, some very nice ones, though they are
not as large as they ought to be as
we did not "push" them as we ought
to have done through the summer. We
are fattening fine, and they are "tak-
ing on fat" as they are pedigreed
stock, the Durocs. Some people say
this kind ..sor.f make az good meat,
; but It is as good as want or need.
DR.. j. T. Jeter has been g very sick