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TO PURE BRED DAIRY SIRE How Valoable.—Pedigree Hus Individua'ity. TEST YOURSEEDCORN Make Sord ofaGood Stand Clemson College.—“It is a common saying that the sire is ‘half the herd.’ As a matter of fact, in most cases, he is of even greater value,” says Thos. W. Moseley, Dairy Specialist of the Extension Service. A Common Practice. Yet many farmers do not appre ciate the < above sratc jt nt and year after year are content to ytfe any bull that will make their cows come fresh. The remit rf the use of inferior or scrub sires is that the calves are near ly always inferior to their dams, and after awhile the farmer complains tha-t his stock has “run out.” One farmer who owned a scrub hull bred him to his cow. which had produced 14T).S pounds of butterfat in one year, and their daughter when she came into milk produced only 12G.3 pounds of butterfat; This heifer was bred back to the scrub bull and a heifer from this mating produced only 99.7 pounds cf hnt.erfat, of 47J. pounds less than her grandmother. At 50c per pound for butterfat this would mean an annual loss of $23.55. An Investment That Paid. . Another farjm-cr who had become discouraged with scrub sires decided to buy the best he could afford. Kc mated him with his cows, which were just “ordinary.” and the first six heif ers produced an average cf 93.8 pounds ef butterfat more than their dams. With butterfat at 50c per pound this would mean an increased yearly in* come of $281.40. These heifers were retained for five years and in that time brought in SI.407.00 more than their dams. In other words, through the use of a good pure-bred sire for only one year he realised $1,407.00. Only Pure-Bred Bulls Are Good Bulls. But you can’t expect these results by using a scrub bull. The scrub bull has no individuality. He is the result of years of careless, indiscrim inate, haphazard breeding. In his blood runs the inferiority of many an tagonistic breeds. The scrub bull is a mixture and almost without excep tion the -bad far out weighs the good. The scrub bull chokes instead of pr> moting improvement in the herd.. And you can’t expect these results from a grade bull, no matter if he is the son of a high-producing cow The grade hull has no lines of good blood back cf him. He is more apt to transmit the weakness of his makeup than his strong points. But you can expect these results by using a good bull. A good bull must be a ’ pure bred bull. He must be more. He must be a good pure bred bull. Ute Only Bred-F*r-Production Sires. ~ A good bull must have beck of him a family of high producers, because he can transmit to his offspring only what he has received from his ances try. His mother must be a family of high producers, because he can transmit, to his offspring only what he has received from his . ancestry. His mother must be a high producer, and his sire must come from a high producing dam. His sire must have sired high-producing daughters. ( If his family for two or three generations back has a record of uniformly high production, there is little doubt that he will be able to transmit that qual Ity to his offspring. And such a bull can earn for the dairyman many times his cost. But Pedigree Is Not Everything. Many an animal has a fine pedigree hut is a very poor individual. The right dairy sire should be a" good in dividual as well as have a good pedi gree. He should be fairly typical of his breed and «how Masculinity, Ca- parity. Size and Quality. The real value of a dairy sire to any herd is told when his daughters freshen. Then we are able to tell whether he is improving the herd. If his daughters are better producers, than -their dams were at the same age, then we are on the right track. 1; A sire which does not improve the^ herd and whose daughters are not better than their dams should be sold at once. If you caught a man mnning off with $100.00 worth of your property. I would you sit bock in your chair and let him do it? Well, then, why be so partial to the scrub or grade bull? He is robbing you of $100.00 every time he breeds one of your cows. He is breeding your herd down and not UP- , ’ t Clemson College.—This is the time of the year to that seed corn for ger mination. The importance, of testing s'jed corn cannot be over estimated," for it means a good stand of corn and a good stand of corn moans a good yield of corn. One of the best and most reliable ways of testing seed corn is with the germination box. Any farmer can make cheaply, his own box. It may be any size to suit the needs of the individual? *.The sides should be made of 2x4 timbers; the bottom, of any convenient material, A box the size suggested here will test two hundred ears at one time, enough seed to plant -about sixteen acres. It usually requires about 12 ears to plant an acre.. 1. Make a box 48 Inches long, 23 inches wide, and 4 or 5-inches deep Procure a good piece of muslin one inch larger each way than ths box. 3. Mark this muslin with heavy lines into squares 2 inches. Leave a margin of 4 inches between the out. side row of squares and the edge cri the cloth. 4. Begin at the left of the uppei row of squares (top row, first) and number the squares to the right. The squares down the left hand side will then be numbered 1, 21, 41. 61, and 81. 5. Place 1% bushels of sawdust oi old chaff in a sack and soak well in warm water (at least two hours). 6. Drain afid afterwards press sur plus weter out of sawdust. 7. Place about 2 inches of sawdust In the box and press firm and smooth with a bijck. 8. Place marked muslin on this BEST PREVENTIVE for mmn IS AtllLE ilVER -- (alotabs, the >au seal ess Calomel That Is Free from Danger of Salivation, is the Ideal Laxative for Colds and Fin. ''Keep your liver active, your systc”* -purified and your digestive organs . perfect working order. That is the advice of physicians as to how to aVoid influenza and serious complications. At the first sign of a cold or sore throat, take a Calotab, the perfected- calomel that is free from the nauseat ing and salivating qualities of the old style calomel, and whose medicinal properties are vastly improved. One Calotab at bed time with a swallow of water—that’s all. No salts, no nausea, nor the slightest interfer ence with your eating, pleasure, orf work. Next morning your cold has vanished, your liver is active, your system. is purified and you are feel ing fine, with a hearty appetite for breakfast Calotabs are* sold only in original scale dpackages, price thirty- five cents. Your druggist recommends and guarantees Calotabs by offering to refund the price if you are not delight ed with them.—(adv.) publisher of tre Piedmont/for eight years wiH continue to conduct the business department of the paper, while Mr. M/'Kissiek will becoane edi tor and direct the news and editorial departments. Mr. Koester has been in the newspaper business In this, state for thirty one years while Mr. MeKissiclc Is at present editor of the Greenville News" and was formerly chief editorial writer of the Richmond Times Dispatch. __ 11 BIG PRICE FOR BULL. sawdust ^and tack to box around edge 9. Prepare another piece of mus lin 2 inches shorter each way than the one marked.. 10. Secure another * piece of any coarse, strong cloth twi&e as long each way as one mentioned in 9. v The Com. 11. Number the ears of corn to be test(Vi from 1 to 200. Use tag in butt of ear fastened by pin or shingle mail. Preserve the identity of the ear until the test is .complete. 12. Remove 6 kernels from each ear as follows;, two about 12 inches from the butt ofear; two about mid dle; two about 2 inches fi*om tip. 13. Place the kernels from ear No. 1 in square No. 1; from ear No. 2 in square No. s 2. etc., putting germ side of kernels up and tips all pointing toward rows of squares with lower numbers. 14. Wet small sheets of muslin, as n^ade in No. II,"and pTace bver kern to hold in place. ' 15. Place a large sheet of cloth an made in No. 10 over this. ^ 16. '‘Put about 2 inches of wet saw dust on this, press firm, and fold edges of doth over to cover sawdust. n. Keep from freezing. If kept warm, sprouts should be long enough ttl ^ or 8 day.- • '' ' _ - . 18. Open by rojling the cloth con taining the sawdust; then taking off the loose cloth carefully, not disturb ing the kernels. Reading tfte Test. 19. Do not read until sprouts are at least 2 inches long. 20. If all the six kernels grow well, the ear is considered “strong.” 21. If the sprouts are weak, call that a "weak” ear. 22. If two or more kernels do not grow, call it a “bad” ear. 23. All but strong ears should be rejected for seed. HaVe all sawdust and cloth thoroughly .wet,. If warm water is used. 1L will promote early growth. If sawdust and cloths are to be used repeatedly, thoroughly scald to destroy mold. Entian Saijl to Have Co 8 t Ten Thous and Dollars, . Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 22.—C. G. Parsons, a farmer and stockman, of Rutherford, Ala., today closed a trade with the Caldwell Farms of Missouri, whereby he becomes, the owner of ‘Entian. f, ~5ne of the Aberdeen Angus bulls produced by that firm. The price was said to be $10,000, the high est price yet paid In this country for either a domestic or imported Angus bull, It is said. WITH ADAIR & SUMEREL. Mias Blanche Martin, formerly with the Beaudrot-Beiera Quality Shop, of Greenwood, will arrive this week to make her future home in the city, having accepted a po sition as saleslady with Adair & Sumerel. Miss Emmie Robert of this city, will also be connect with this concern, which will open for business in the next few days. | COUGHS AND COLDS QUICKLYJtEUEVED Dr. Klng’sNew Discovery used since Grant was President ' Get a bottle today ‘it did it for your grandma, for your father. For fifty years this ivell-knowa cough and cola remedy has kept an evergrowing armv of friends, young aad old. _____ ^ For half a century druggists every where have sold it. Put a bottle m your medicine cabinet. You may need it in a hurry. Sold by druggists everywhere. Bowels Acting Properly? They ought to, for constipation makes the body retain waste matters and impurities that undermittt the health and play havoc with the ’entire Dr. King’s 0 system- reliable and druggists. ung'a mild s New Life Pills are [77 in action. All PREVENT SWEET POTATO ROTS. Increase Production, Decrease Loss. Clemson College.—Sweet potato rots take a toll from two to four million dollars every year from South Caro lina. and as the time approaches for bedding, the way in which some of the more troublesome of these diseases get into the field should be kept in mind. Black rot, foot-rot, and scurf lire I NOTICE - We have on hand a solid carload of Motor Oils and Greases in barrels, half barrels and in five gallon cans, which we are offer ing at bargain prices. Bell-Workman & Co. J. RION M’KISSICK . .. BUIS THE PIEDMOIT Af- Acqnires Control of Greenvilles’ terooon Newspaper. Greenville, Feb. 14.—The control! over winter on the potatoes in storage. \ ln ^ Interest in The Piedmont, Green- When potatoes affected with these troubles are used for seed, the dis eases get on th^ sprouts and are car- HOWTO PREVENT COTTON THRACNOSE. AN- Cotton anthracnose, the fungus boll rot of cotton, is carried in the se*»d. The fungus lives over from one year to the next in the boll. To prevent this troublesome and destructive dis ease it is necessary to practice a ro tation, and to secure seed for planting purposes from fields where there was no disease last year. Seed may also come in contact with the disease at the gin, and thus carry the trouble into the field. Cotton seed three years old will be free from disease even though they canie from fields where the (lisease was present Avoid this disease by observing these precau tions.' 1 ‘ Even when they appear clean, dairy utensils may harbor large ns miters ef Sterilise thorough#. fcfucteria. ried directly to the field. Seed pota toes should therefore be carefully se lected and no tube" used whose sur face shows any sign at all of black ened 6r'discolored areas. These diseases also live over from one season to the next in the old beds. The potatoes should therefore be bed ded each year in a new place- where potatoes have never been grown or bedded before. \ These diseases are so common that ijt is almost Impossible to secure pota toes entirely free from all of them. Therefore, It is well to soak the tubers 30 minutes in a solution of formalin* made by adding one pint of formaline to 30 gallons of water. This treat ment. which will destroy any disease germs which happen to be on the sur face of the potatoes, can be mad# at say time before planting, provided the potatoes are allowed to dry and are atored in baga or bins which have been similarly treated. * : . By selecting and treating your seed potatoes you can increase your pro duction and at the same time mgkU th*} potatoes kittp better next winter. ville’s afternoon paper, was today sold to J. Rion McKlssick by Mrs. Eleanor P. Koester * and George R. Koeater. Mr. Koester, who hab been editor and hoc JOE m JOE Copeland-Stone Company^ —-WHS New Modes for Spring — ■ 1 j ■ . 1 ■ \ ‘ * J- The new ‘season’s modes are more color ful, more appealing than any that have • been brought forth during the two years we were at war. The engaging newness of the styles which greet our visitors at every turn, will certainly cause many to linger here. He4390 Virginia Dorf ✓ , ; L _ ... Spring Suits With Character and Indivi duality in Every Line Faultlessly tailored and very modest in cut, these youthful styles represent the season!s most wanted shades and fabrics. It will not be difficult to choose a particularly becoming style from such a variety of superior offerings. 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