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GET BEST PRICE FOR BUTTER Important to Have Flavor Pleasing to Senses of Smell and Taste-Put in Neat Package. In order to secure the best price for butter it must have a flavor which is so pleasanj to the sense of smell and so sweet to the taste that it will cre ate a desire for more. The texture, grain and closeness should be waxy and firm, and not salvy, greasy or crumbly. It should be close in body, not spongy, and contain not too much, nor too little, moisture. The color should be uniform and ac cording to the requirements of the market. Salting according to the de mand of the market for which the but ter is intended is an important fea ture. Too much salt destroys the ;sweet taste, and too little salt makes the butter insipid and tasteless. The package in which the butter is .marketed demands careful considera tion. The apparence of the package when the butter goes to market is one of the things that h sips to sell that .butter. The package ought to be neat, clean and attractive. The one-pound brick print is the style most used and Js superior to the plan of putting the butter up in rolls or otherwise, for it can be handled at less cost and with less waste. The butter, of course, should be wrapped in parchment or butter pa per, which should be of good quality, ?of proper size and dipped in cold wa ter before being used. It pays well to have some special brand printed on the wrapper in fancy letters with the name of the maker or the name of the farm. The prints ought to weigh not les3 than 16% ounces each, the extra weight being for shrinkage before "reaching the consumer. The time of marketing depends on local conditions. VALUE OF BEET PULP RATION Results Given of Five Weeks' Test Made at Massachusetts Station Gain Made in Weight. In a test for five weeks conducted by the Massachusetts station, six cows were fed by the reversal method on a ration of hay, bran and cottonseed meal to which was added 4.3 pounds of either cornmeal or of beet pulp dally. The herd lost in live weight 33 pounds on the cornmeal ration and gained 37 pounds on the beet pulp ra tion. There was no substantial variation in the yield or average composition of the milk. It required for the cornmeal ration 112 pounds of dry matter to pro duce 100 pounds of milk and 20.51 pounds to produce one pound of milk fat, for the beet pulp ration 110.72 pounds and 20.54 pounds respec tively. In a similar experiment to the above, molasses, beet pulp and corn meal were compared. The amounts of digestible nutrients in each ration were approximately the same. Thc herd gains were similar. There was no wide variation in milk yields and only a slight advantage in the production of milk-fat with the corn meal ration. It required for the corn meal ra tion 104.4 pounds of milk, and 18.72 pounds to produce one pound of fat; for the molasses beet pulp ration 108.1 and 19.87 pounds, respectively. HANDY MILK BOTTLE HOLDER Device Patented by Washington Man Holds Receptacle Securely in Its Proper Place. Cats will upset the milk bottle now and then, especially after they have developed the habit. Other times it may be broken by being blown off a window ledge by the wind. By means of this holder, recently patented by a Pal ou se (Wash.) man, the milk bot tle ls securely held in place. A metal lic plate is securely hinged onto the upper end of the holder to cover the cap and hold lt securely in place. This, besides keeping the dog or cats from clawing the cap out to get to the milk, prevents dirt from settling cn the cap to cause annoyance and keeping lt from falling into the bottle and its contents when opened. A continuous piece of wire is used in making the main por tion of the holder. This wire is so welded together smoothly that there are no rough edges to catch and tear the hand or clothing. The wire makes a loop beneath the bottom of the bot tle so that it may act as a sort of cushion to prevent breaking in case of being set down hard. The double band about the center of the bottle prevents it being struck against the cement curb or stone when set down vy the carrier. Milk Bottle Holder. AVOID SPREAD OF INFECTION Thorough Disinfection ls Essential to and Efficient in Preventing Contagion. In any outbreak of infectious dis ease among animals thorough disin fection of the premises is essential to preventing thc spread of the conta gion. Certain substances, such as fresh slaked lime or unslaked lime in powder form, chloride of lime, car bolic acid, corrosive sublimate, for malin, formaldehyde gas, and com pound solution of cresol possess the power of destroying bacteria with which they come In contact. To make the use of such substances of value, however, the work must be done with the utmost thoroughness. Ia the disinfection of stables and premises the following directions should be carefully observed: 1. Sweep ceilings, side walls, stall .partitions, floors, and other surfaces until free from cobwebs and dust. 2. Remove all accumulations of filth by scraping, and if woodwork has become decayed, porous, or absorbent, it should be removed, burned, and re placed with new material. 3. If the floor is of earth, remove 4 inches from the surface, and in places where it shows staining with urine a sufficient depth should be re placed to expose fresh earth. 4. All refuse and material from sta ble and barnyard should be removed to a place not accessible to slaked lime. 5. The entire interior of the stable, especially the feeding troughs and1 drains, should be saturated with a dis-1 infectant, as a 3 per cent solution of ? compound solution of cresol (U. S. P.), which would be four ounces of the ' compound to every gallon of water. The best method of applying the dis- ; infectant is by means of a strong : spray pump, such as those used by orchardsists. This method is efficient in disin fection against most of the conta gious and infectious diseases of ani mals, and should be applied immedi ately following any outbreak, and, as a matter of precaution, it may be used j once or twice yearly. AID TO VETERINARY^ WORK Device Illustrated by Means of Which Horse's Mouth Is Held Open Dur ing Examination. "iTwo pairs of pivoted Jaws are equipped with teeth plates to cover the teeth of a horse. One of the jaws terminates in a set of fixed teeth, which may become engaged with a Holding Horse's Mouth Open. latch affixed to the other jaw. A strap holds the device in position on the head of the animal. By means of the teeth and latch, the horse's mouth may be held open during a veter inary's examination. - Popular Me chanics. TELL SHEEP'S AGE BY TEETH When Purchasing an Animal One Should See to lt That None of Molars Are Missing. A lamb has eight small first-teeth on the lower jaw. When the animal reaches the age of about one year, the middle pair are replaced by two per manent teeth, at the age of about two the teeth on either side of these permanent teeth are also replaced with a permanent pair; at the age of three the next tooth on either side gives way to a permanent tooth; and at about the age of four, the last or back teeth are replaced in like man ner. Briefly, then, a sheep with one pair of permanent teeth is a yearling; sheep with two pairs is a two-year old; with three pairs, a three-year odl; and with four pairs, a four-year old. After a sheep is four years old, one cannot tell by the teeth about the age. However, one who is purchasing a sheep should see to lt that it has not lost any teeth, or that the teeth have not become long and shoe-peggy In appearance. Have Some Sheep. A nice herd of sheep will fit in al most any farm equation. Look up tho pros and cons of the question very carefully and we believe that you will include them in your next year's schedule. If you have not the cash or inclination to start with an entire purebred flock, buy the best ewes you can and grade up with a purebred ram. Important Stock Function. It is an important function of live stock on the farm to furnish a market for the crops grown, enabling farmers to convert the grasses, forage crops, legurue?. and so on, into higher-priced finished producta and to return to tbs Boil the plant f Dod taken from it FIXING BAD SPOTS IN ROADS Temporary Expedients for Making Them Passable-Should Be Em ployed Only in Emergencies. (From V/eekly News Letter, United States Department of Agriculture.) Temporary repairs to roads are, or at least should be, confined to emer gency measures. In proportion to the results obtained, temporary work is al ways expensive and is never justified by ordinary conditions. Unusual con ditions, however, often occur to plague the road man. For example, the clos ing of a main highway to traffic be cause of construction, repair or wash outs may suddenly throw a heavy traf fic for a short time ou a little-used and probably unimproved byway. Clearly, in such a case temporary expedients are legitimate. The most common troubles met with in a case of this kind are mudholes and ruts if the soil is heavy, and dust and loose sand if the soil is light or sandy. On a clay or gumbo road mudholes usually cause the most trouble. As water is absolutely necessary for the existence of a mudhole, any treatment, whether temporary or permanent in character, must provide for getting rid of the water. The first step is, there fore, to dig a trench to the side and allow the water and mud to drain. If necessary, open up also the side ditches. Furthermore, remove all of the soft mud left in the mudhole. The bottom of the trench should be filled with broken stone or coarse gravel so as to provide a drain to prevent any further accumulation of water. Gravel is the best material for filling the old mudhole. If gravel is not available, use the best earth at hand, tamping it down in three or four-inch layers. If possible, spread a little gravel or sand over the new fill, which should be made slightly higher than the adjoin ing road surface. The best treatment ol' all, however, is to keep the drain age in good condition. Serious mud holes will then rarely develop. Don't try to fill a mudhole without first draining out the water and re moving the soft mud. Don't try to fill it with large stones, because if this is done there will soon be two mudholes instead of one. Don't try to fill a mud hole with sods or similar material which absorb water readily. On an earth or gravel road ruts are best treated with the drag. Don't be afraid of dragging too often dttribjjy rainy spell. If a thin, coat of s^Mmr gravel be spread over the roaoTrer face when it has been softened by rain and then worked in by traffic and a liberal use of the drag, a poor earth road can be much improved and made to carry a surprisingly heavy traffic for a short time. In contrast to the clay or gumbo road, the sand road gives least trouble Experimental Concrete Road. during wet weather. On sandy roads anything that will prevent the free movement of the sand particles will be of value. As long as the road ia damp, the surface tension of the capil lary water acts as a binder and holds the separate grains of sand in place. All efforts should, therefore, be direct ed toward preventing the sandy places from drying out, or to adding some binder. The addition of clay furnishes a positive binder and is really the best and most permanent treatment. The addition of any fibrous material such as straw, spent tan bark, sage brush or pine needles Is of value and, when spread on the road and covered with a thin coat of sand or allowed to work into the surface, will make an almost impassable sand road fairly good for a time. But the best way to treat a bad place, whether on a clay or a sand road, is to treat it before ft gets bad. Immediate attention to small injuries will prevent later prolonged attention and extensive repairs to serious dam ages. Reasonable Proposition. A good road between every farm and market is a reasonable and worth while proposition. Crushed Oats for Horses. There is no doubt that crushing the oats fed to al1 horses is far the most economical way of feeding them. Any thrifty farmer can well afford to own his ov. n crusher. Prevent Chuck Holes. Chuck holes in the road multiply it neglected. Each chuck makes anoth er. Road patrol prevents the first one. Servants, Not Masters. Our country roads should be our servants, not our masters. 1 i Worn Oui? No doubt you are, if you suffer from any of the numerous ailments to which an women are sub ject. Headache, back ache, sideache, nervous ness, weak, tired feeling, are some of the symp toms, and you must nd yourself of them in order to feel well. Thousands of women, who have been benefited by this remedy, urge you to TAKE The Woman's Tonic Mrs. Sylvania Woods, of Clifton Mills, Ky., says: "Before taking C a r d u i, I was, at times, so weak I could hardly walk, ana the pain in my back and head nearly killed me. After taking three bottles of Cardui, the pains dis appeared. Now 1 feel as well as I ever did. Every suffering woman should tryCarduL,r Get a bottle today. E-68 GEO. F. MIMS OPTOMETRIST! Eyes examined and glasses fitted only when necessary. Optical work of all kinds. EDGEFIELB, S. C. FREE FLOWER SEEDS Hastings Catalogue Tells You All About Them No matter whether you farm or only plant vegetables or flowers in a small lot | you need Hastings 1916 Catalogue. It is filled (100 pages) from cover to cover with useful farm and garden Infor- J mation. It tells of seeds of kind and quality that you can't buy from your merchant or ] druggist, seeds that cost no more but j give you real satisfaction and a real gar- ' den. It tells how every customer can get ab solutely free five packets of easily grown, yet showy and beautiful flowers. Hastings is both the best and largest seed i-rm in the South, the only firm that you should buy seeds from. "When you plant Hastings Seeds, you meet "Good Garden Luck" more than half way. Write today for their big 1916 Catalogue. It is free. A postal card re quest will bring it. H. G. HASTINGS CO., Atlanta, Ga.-(Advt.) FIRE INSURANCE Go to see Harting & Byrd Before insuring elsewhere. We represent the best old line com panies Harting & Byrd At the Farmers Bank, Edgefield Light Saw, Lathe and Shin gle Mills, Engines. Boilers, Supplies and Repairs, Porta ble, Steam and Gasoline En gines, Saw Teeth, Files. Belts and Pipes, WOOD SAWS and SPLITTERS. GINS and PRESS REPAIRS Try LOMBARD AUGUSTA. GA. To Cure a Cold in One Day 'Cake LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It stops the Cough and Headache and works off the Cold. Druggists refund mc ney if it fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signature aa each box. 25c. 3 ?A.? J? J E i We have the large; ents in every departir shown. We have ord? Watches, Gold and S Silverware, Cut Glass partment is filled. It matters not what will order it out at once Come in to see us. A marked very low, much same class of goods else 706 Broad Street, Have Yi Kopps Redeb Flo IF NOT, TRY IT. ALSO Columbian Both are guaranteed to Rockport Milling Company FOR SA Thone 38 Th. the Ford Automobiles We have the agency for Ford auto mobiles for the western part of Edge field county. There is no better car on the market for the money. The Ford owners who have thoroughly tested these cars will tell you that. If you want a car, drop us a card and we will call oo you and demonstrate the Ford advantages. W. F. RUSH & CO. PLUM BRANCH, S. C. Southern Railway Premier Carrier of the South Passpnger train schedules, effec tive October 24, 1915. Trains arrive from Time 8:20 a m 9-A? a m 3:00 p m 8:3u p m No. 108 Aogusta, Trenton 130 Columbia, Trenton 110 Aiken, Augusta 106 Columbia, Augusta Trains depart for No. Time 109 Trenton, Columbia 7:20 a m 129 Trenton, Augusta 8:4ft a m 131 Aug-Columbia-Aiken 11:45 a m 107 Augusta, Columbia 7:30 p m Schedules published only as in formation and are not guaranteed. For further information apply to J. A. TOWNSEND, Ticket Agent. Edgefield S. C. 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It ls cheaper* than acetylene-cleaner, safer, less expen sive to operate, and will last a life time. WE HAVE A VALUABLE BOOK that tells yon all abont Electric Lights for the Farm. Write for a copy or call and see ns. R. H. MIDDLETON, Clark's Hill. S. C. Dealer in ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANTS AND WATER WORKS. A Beautiful Complexion No woman can hope to be beauti ful, who has not a good complexion. Nor can any woman hope to have a good complexion, who suffers with lyspepsia, Indigestion, Sick Head ache, Torpid Liver or other Irregu larities. Mozley's Lemon Elixir will cleanse your system of all im purities, build you up, give you per fect health, and as a consequence a beautiful complexion. Pleasant to take, gentle in action, but thorough in results. No un pleasant effects. 50c. and $1.00 a Bottle "ONE DOSE CONVINCES" ?@*Sold and recommended by Penn & Holstein, Edgefield, S. C. "ET? FfW? ."i'1 ?he iiest Tonic, ^LJ&?J? Mild - Laxative,. L?I'TL??O Family Medicine