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Domestic News
February 22, 1899
The Fairfield News And Herald
Winnsboro, Fairfield County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
Samuel Weir, a farmer in Fairfield near the Chester line, harvested 6,200 pounds of seed cotton from three acres, yielding 5,000 pounds from two acres planted before May 10 and four 500-pound bales from them.
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We clip the following item about one of Fairfield's farmers from the Chester Lantern. It is taken from a letter written to that paper from Helleeville:
"I will make mention of Mr. Samuel Weir, just over the Chester line in Fairfield, who had three acres from which he obtained 6,200 pounds of seed cotton. Mr. Weir had to plant one acre over the 10th of May, and did not get around until the 1st of June. From this acre he made only 1,200 pounds seed cotton, which leaves 5,000 pounds from the other two acres. This gives him four bales, weighing 500, from the two acres which he did not have to plant over."
We clip the following item about one of Fairfield's farmers from the Chester Lantern. It is taken from a letter written to that paper from Helleeville:
"I will make mention of Mr. Samuel Weir, just over the Chester line in Fairfield, who had three acres from which he obtained 6,200 pounds of seed cotton. Mr. Weir had to plant one acre over the 10th of May, and did not get around until the 1st of June. From this acre he made only 1,200 pounds seed cotton, which leaves 5,000 pounds from the other two acres. This gives him four bales, weighing 500, from the two acres which he did not have to plant over."
What sub-type of article is it?
Agriculture
What keywords are associated?
Seed Cotton
Crop Yield
Fairfield Farmer
Samuel Weir
Chester Lantern
What entities or persons were involved?
Samuel Weir
Where did it happen?
Fairfield
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Fairfield
Key Persons
Samuel Weir
Outcome
6,200 pounds of seed cotton from three acres; 5,000 pounds from two acres yielding four 500-pound bales
Event Details
Mr. Samuel Weir obtained 6,200 pounds of seed cotton from three acres. One acre was replanted after May 10 until June 1, yielding 1,200 pounds; the other two acres yielded 5,000 pounds and four bales weighing 500 pounds each.