The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, December 02, 1914, Image 4
ROADS AS CROP PRODUCERS
Government Studies Show How the
Agricultural Output of Country
Depends Upon its Highways.
That an improved road will increase
vastly the productiveness of the area through
which it runs has now been
satisfactorily demonstrated by studies
conducted bv the TTnited States
department of agricultural in Virginia.
Conditions in Spotsylvania
county were investigated with par- '
ticular care and the results havo 1
proved suprising. In 11)09, the coun- '
ty voted $100,000 to improve 10 miles
of road. Two years after the com- 1
pletion of this work the railroad took '
away in 12 months from Fredericksburg,
the county seat, 71,000 tons of
agricultural and forest products hauled
over the highways of that town.
Before the improvement of the :
roads this trtal was only 49,000 tons i
annually; in other words, the quantity i
of the Bounty's produce had risen i
more thai 45 per cent. Still more in- 1
teresting, however, is the increase ]
shown in the quantity of the dairy
products. In 1909 these amounted to ]
^ 114.815 pounds, in 1911 to 273.02R (
Hfe^jtfmnds, an increase of practically 140 ]
pe.r cent in two years. In the same ]
time shipments of w heat had increased ,
oP per cent, tobacco 31 per cent, and
lumber nnd other forest products 48
per cent.
In addition to this increase in quan- ,
tity the cost of hauling ench ton of
product was materially reduced. In ,
other words, the farmers not only produced
more, but produces more cheap- ,
ly, for the cost of transportation to
market is of course an important fac- ,
lor in the cost of production. From
this point of view, it is estimated that
the $100,000 spent in improving the
road in Spotsylvania county saved the
farmers of that county $41,000 a year.
In the past two vears the traffic
studies of the federal experts show (
that, approximately an average of 65;- ,
000 tons of outgoing products were
hauled over the improved roads in
the county an average distance of J
eight miles, or a total of 520,000 "ton- j
niiles." Before the roads were improved
it was estimated that the average
cost of hauling was 20 cents a
"'ton-mile;" after the improvement this ,
fell to 12 cents a "ton mile," or a saving
of eight cents. A saving of eight
?SWttJHVT ViiUu on Mfl.QQS "ton-mUcia"
Is $41,000 a ypar.
Because this saving. In "ases of this
character, does not take the form or
cash put directly into the farmer's
pocket, there is a widespread tendency
to believe that it is iictitlous profit,
while as a matter of fact it Is just
as real a source of profit as an increase
in the price of wheat.
^ In Dinwiddie county, Virginia, for
example, where peanuts are one of
the staple crops, the average load for
two mules on a main road was about
a thousand pounds before the road was
improved. After its improvement the
^".average load was found to bo 2,000
pounds, and the time consumed in
xmuuug inc larger load to market was
much reduced.
IDEAS ON ROAD IMPROVEMENT
Speedway*, Joy-Ride Trails or Highways
for Pleasure Traffic Not
Wanted by Farmer.
Sanity has overtaken the advocates
of better rural highways. In the
old days the good road advocate
dreamed of nothing less than macadam,
and his visionings ran often to
brick-paved paths and concrete country
lanes. All the rural world rolled
smoothly by over traffic ways that
would cost anywhere from $">,000 to
|16,000 per mile. That was before
the farmer had really entered ,r?to the
r5novement and before the small town
merchant, the rural banker, and the
county seat cities had begun to think
about good roads in terras of dollars
and cents. Twenty years of agitation i
has brought us face to face with the i
fact that the taxpayer does not want
speedways, Joy rider trails or rrvarta
for pleasure tvafllc, says St. Louie Republic.
The man on the farm wan?s
a good firm, well drained highway tint
h? can use at any and all seasons of
the year, and he does not want to he
bankrupted or driven to the poorhouse
in getting It. ,
Laying Pullets. i
Pullets very^often art; slow at start- 1
Ing to lay owing to becoming too fat. 1
In growing pullets there should be
more nitrogenous and less carbonaceous
food given them.
Importance of Movement t
Of the 2,000,000 miles of public |
roads in the United States only about
two hundred thousand miles have i
been given a hard surface. This
nhnwn tn<. *
?v. Limct- or the good (
roads movement.
Poor Hlghwava.
^T?oor highways lessen tho profit of ?
Kbor, Increase the cost of living, burHen
the enterprise of the people, dull
the morality of our citizenship and
nold down the educational advancement
of the country.
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SNAPSHOT OF SALLY :
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J By MOLLIE WMA8TER. {
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[Copyright, 1914, by the McClure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
When Elfreda returned from her
:wo weeks' holiday at the seashore
Bhe had acquired
a wonderful lot of
ijj&f 1'i7' ]\ freckles, a. Very
sunburned neck
anil arms and
many rolls of exPosed
kodak films.
Snapshots were
yX#Elfreda's hobby.
((I Her small wage
\jSBk from the departV
ment store did not
- . yoi mil* uyr XO 111*
Y dulge us freely as
she would have
liked, yet she managed to take considerable
pleasure during her annual
'ortnight away from the ribbon counter.
When she returned to bet small
room in town she liad, therefore to
await a few weeks until her savings
permitted her the extravagance of
having her films developed and
printed. Elfreda chafed at the delay,
but that state did not raise her salftTy
nor give her more pin money. She
rlid, however, curtail her luncheon orders
and by the end of three weeks
she found enough in her small Iron
hank to pay for the developing of at
least one roll of films.
Elfreda was delighted on her way
home from the photographer's that
she had stepped into thiH particular
kodak shop, for a most engagthg young
man had served her from behind the
counter.
"My pictures have never been *o
perfect," she told the gond-lboklng
young man. "There la not a failure
among them."
"Your grouping is very artistic,"
paid Derrick Vane, and thought It a
pity that Elfreda might not use herself
as a model.
It was three weeks before Elfreda
again made her way to the photographer's.
The riot of freckles was beginning
to fade away and Derrick
Vane more or less regretted their departure.
"These are some of my very best,"
she told him as she handed her roll
of films over the counter. "I want
them to be particularly well finished."
They chatted a moment and Elfreda
made her way to the department store
to think of Vane and speculate as to
Ills home life and whether or not he
was married.
Again Elfreda found her >ivay along
Broadway and Into the koda?.\Lhoo.
The^young man was smllln15^|H|^>,,
;ind they looked over the plcSW^to
Suddenl^HHBHjH^HRraTasnap^
shot ElfrediWW^^^^^Tg him and
Ills face grew a shade pale.
"Isn't she lovely?" questioned Elfreda.
"She is the most beautiful girl
1 know, and I have taken at least a
dozen snaps of her."
Vane was startled at the unexpected
likeness to Sally Drew.
"Where did you take this?" questioned
Vane with an interest so deep
that Elfreda answered quickly:
"Down at Asbury. Sally Drew was
one of our rrnwH Rim oomo Ho?lr
town when I did. I am going to see
her Sunday," Bho added while her
own heart sank. That Vane was In
love with Sally was all too evident.
Do you know her?" she asked.
"Yes. I spent a summer at the seashore
also and Sally was one of the
crowd. I played the part of a fool, but
?I wns jealous of her other admlrerB.
We parted and I have not Been her
since."
"I am sure 1 could arrangq for you
to see her." Elfreda told him with her
rarely beautiful smile coming bravely
forward.
"Will you?" he asked eagerly, and
unconsciously put his hand over the
slim fingers on the counter.
"That's easy," laughed Elfreda, and
added lightly, "I always thought Sally
had a secret love affair." She took
me most lovely likeness of Sally from
her packet of photographs and gave
It to Vnne. "There?you may have
that. It really Is quite romantic,
Isn't it?"
"More than romantic!" exclaimed
Vane. "It is humorous. I have considered
myself in love with Sally for
Koine two years and now, when I have
the opportunity of seeing her, I have
not the slightest desire." He contin
ued to search Elfreda's face with his
keen glance. "You will not be offended
if I do not go to see Sally, will
you? It was good of you to?"
"No, I will not be-offended," said
Elfreda in her frank manner. "Why
should I be?"
She smiled then, and Vane's hand
again covered her slim fingers as they
lay on the counter. lie loved the girl
and his hand told her so.
"I am hap; " Kfroda's eyes said.
No Inducement.
"Madame ImhnfT's engagement at
the Palace last night was blllod as her
'arewell appearance there."
"Pshaw! I dare say she will bo
f>ack again next year."
"No, she won't either. The total receipts
were only $27.50."
Didn't Have It, Anyway.
Servant (returned from errand)?
They don't keep It, mum.
Mistress?Don't keep what, Mary?
S.?What you told me to got, tnuto,
M.?What was that?
S ?Thinno, mum. I forgot.
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WINTER ROAD WORK NEEDED 1
Many Little Improvement! That Cii\
Be Made Whlfch Will Combine j
to improve Condition*. "" I
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American farmers seem to lose Sight i
of the fact that our roads are trkV- J
eled and cut up by man and beast and
washed full of ditches by the element!- ?
for twelve montha every season, whttp. J
the period 'during which there is any |
' improvement along the highways
coders but one-half that length of time .
?perhaps less than that 1
Is it any wondelr that our road system
InlproveB so Blowly under sttch
conditions? Winter r'oa'A work Is of
vital importance. Of course we cani
h'oV get out and dig. plow, scrape and grade
In sections where the ground Is
frozen, but there are many little Improvements
that can be made which
will combine to establish more favorable
conditions, both during the winter
and when the time comes for more
active" work next season.
BomeMmea It Is a strip of brush or :
shrubbery along the fence that ought I
to be removed, but In any event they I
must be got Hti of. hence they, In
artdit'oft to the above detriment, prove
a nuisance to the traveling public In
the summer, by shutting off the air
when the days grow sweltering. Then,
too, the drying effect of the sun and
w-ihd is shut out from the rOadbed and
this also wields a most detrimental influence
on the Cbhdltlon of the roads.
But <jne must exercise good Judgment
In the disposition of brush growing
along the road. If t?e drain ditch
on each side of the track Is somewhat
deen 11ikk tho hnmVi fntn H fill If 1 =
the proper depth for good drainage,
and to prevent further wash; then
throw in no more.
If the ditch la about the right depth
at the start, keep all the brush out of
it so that nmple drainage is certain.
Bear In mind that correct drainage Is
the most Important factor to b# considered
in the maintenance of good
roads. A Arm. compact roadbed cannot
exist where water settles on the
surface or soaks Into the soil and re- {
mains there.
Then, fhahy bridges get In bad repair,
durfhg the tolhteir inonths. A J
board tfr tWo may be loogtmea or t ^
treacherous hole may be Just right ,
for one or both of the horses to step "
a foot into it and break a bone. By
keeping an eye on these places, one
will be enabled to repair them Just
before they become dangerous, which
will help to distribute the road work ]
through the whole year. Instead of
only six months at a time, as well as
arranging so that all of the labor may f
be ss nearly cleaned up as possible .
when the spring comes. T1 en real lm- '
provement of the road may be carried '
on at once, without any preparatory
or repair work being done.
The most Important thing that mnst '
be kept conBtahtly in mind Is that of r
dragging the roads whenever practlca-1 "
ble in winter. Of course we cannot
make use of the drag every day. but
there are days when the slight thaw- '
ing again begins to freeze on the sur- 'r
face of the earth, the dirt is brittle .
enough to be moved and yet it will
not roll or clog up on the drag. This
is when the road reaches its worst
stage through being cut up by travel .
and if it is left in this condition it r
freezes that way, making it rough and '
rutty till it thaws out the following
day.
Working down with the drag will
brush off and crush the clods and the
high places, filling up low nnd rutty
spots, leaving the roadbed smooth and
more compact. The ground then
freezes up before it is cut up much
more by travel,ymd thus (he track will
be smoother and easier than If allowed
to freeze up Just as the whole day's
travel left it.
Any snow or rain that falls on n
stretch of road thus fronton ??
I dra;? will have no rata and low nlacenI
! to retain Mir water and m-'ke the
roadbed soft, yielding and difficult to
drain or dry off.
Furnish Green Stuff.
flood aucculent green stuff should ?
be on hand at all times. It should i
form a good part of the daily ration, '
for chicks need bulk as well as nourishment.
Best Dairy Farming.
The best kind of dajry farming
keeps the skim milk on the farm and
markets it as young Btock, pork and
poultry products.
Age of a Fowl.
The age of a fowl Is always disclosed
by the condition of Its let?a it
the skin la hard and rough be sure
It Is an old one. The dellcncy of the
skin of tho face Indicates youth.
Excellent Insurance.
A grain bin on a farm Is excellent
Insurance against forced sale at low
price.
Tax Keenly Felt.
Poor roads impose a tax never more
keenly felt than at grain hauling time.
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The books will be open for the
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31st 1914.
Tax levy for State 6 mills
Constitutional School 3 "
Ordinary County 5 1-2U
Interestson R.R Bonds 1 l-2a
Road and Bridges 2 a
Total levy 18 mills
School Bonds
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Five Forks 2 44
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Pageland 6 44 5 '4
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Jefferson 5 44 4 "
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McBee 8 44 4 1-2 44
Sandy Run 4 44
Union 4 44
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