Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-20
Folks Will Talk.

| I Ou may Bcl lIllOuSU lIlS "OIIu,
But it will be very slow
If you listen to all that Is said
AS you go.
You will be wearied and fretted
And kept in stew
For meddlesome tongues must have
something to do
| For peop will talk.
And then If you show
The least boldness in heart
Or slight inclination
To take your own part,
They will call you an upset coquett'
in vain,
But keep straight ahead, don't stop tc
explain
For people will talk.
And II threadbare your dress
And old fashioned your hat,
Someone will surrey
Take notice of that
And hint rather strong
That you can't pay your way,
But mind your own business
There's naught to be made,
For people will talk.
The Hazard Of the Crop.
Tom Brandon, hard working ano
well-to-d negro farmer, who lives or
one Of Mr. B. NJ. Loves places. In
Kings Mountain township--the Barber
Old Mill place-came into The Enqui-
rer office Wednesday to say that he
had killed 1000 pounds Of hog meat
this season and that he has not bought
any flour for number Of years.
In reply to questions, Tom said that
he owns three mules; that in 1920 he
planted IS acres OF cotton and made q
bales: last year he planted 35 acres
and made II ba.es. and this year nc
proposes To plant 80 acres.
did the boil weevil get you last
.ycar?"
.He got my top crop right smart. At
first l thought it was the dry weather;
but now | am satisfied that it was the
weevil"
Suppose you knew now Tom that
you would not make five bales on thir-
ty acres this year, what would you
do?"
"If | was certain OF course | would
not pant: but not being certain am
6 ing to risk it,"
Tom went on to say that he has in Is
acres Of wheat, intends to sow 10 acres
Of oats, will work p'enty of corn, and
he does not see any other way for II
than to risk 80 acres of cotton without
much fertilizers. If he has good luck
he will be in that much, and IL he loses,
the only satisfaction he will have will
be that he will not be in debt.
but, I'll tell you this, Mister, l am
going to try to make as much corn and
meat as / can," he said.
Not Ready to Give Up.
While farmers in the counties sur
rounding Charleston were hard hit by
the boil weevil last year still they arc
not going TO give up" said Mr.. Ben 4.
Adams, telegraph and agricultural edi-
tor of the Charleston News and Cou-
Yorkville Wednesday and yesterday.
The cotton crop was literally shot to
pieces on account of the ravages OF the
boil wecvil and the city Of Charleston
and the other cities and towns down
state are feeling the fact keenly in a
financial way. Don't get the idea, how
ever, that the farmers down that way
are so discouraged that they are going
10 stop growing cotton all together.
This year they are going to proceed
along different lines and are going TO
plant much more feed crops than they
have been doing, although they are go
ing TO continue to grow cotton largely
as a money crop. Their practical cX-
perence with the boil weevil has
taught them a lot and the most of
them believe that they are going to
know how to prepare for him this year.
| believe that if you read the census
reports at the end Of 1922 you'll find
that the production of hog and hon.
my down state has been increased
wonderfully" Mr. Adams delivered an
address before the state meeting Of
Woman's Home Demonstration Agents
at Winthrop college Wednesday after
noon on the subject: News and How
to Write It." He was the principal
speaker at the annual meeting of
Mech Stewart Post No. &C of the
American Legion in Yorkvil'e Wcdnes-
day evening, his subject being. THE
American Legion"