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THlE'LAURENS. ADVERTISER, LAURENS, S. 0., MARCI- 3; 1915. New Coat Suits VISOpeNew Shirt Wai AN APPEAL On account of the war i Europe this country has gone through a period of depression that none of us couldd have dreamed of or realized until now. Such depression has caused a revolution in business methods, so we have decided until further notice to sell only on a CASHi BASIS We make this change not from choice but from necessity as we cannot pay cash for goods we buy, and sell on i m collect accounts when due. We 'have lots of friends who owe us who would not have bought goods and had the nrge e cown they would not be able to meet their bills promptly. So in making this change it is for your good as well as ours ad hake anown TO YOUR REASON That you should give us your cash trade just the same as you did your credit business, and not go elsewhere and us. When we sold you we thought you were good for your accounts or we w iotuld not have sold you, and if you hwe still consider you good and that you will pay at earliest moment. We say we expect this and we do, so do not got uy FOR CASH But come here and spend your money and pay you6r accounts or make satisfactory arrangements in regard to sam Wehal1 strive to give you better service.-.better values---at a positive saving to you especially if you want tc SAVE MONEY New Ginghams New Percales ______ D vis-Roper CO. * S SPRING OATS. * * Oats are one of the most lml)ort ant grain crops in the United States. They are by far the easiest of the small grains to grow in the South. Tn spite of their importance and the ease with which they can be grown no other grain crop is handled so carelessly. The large increase in acreage of fall-sown gi'ains in South Carolina this winter is a Very en couraging sign. Statistics just Issued by U. S. Department of Agriculture indicate all increase in, fall-sown oats in South Carolina of 112 per cent, and for tile entire South of 102 per cent. No doubt many farmers have sown all tile oats they wished to ill the fall, and this is well for fall oats are certainly best for , upper South Carolina. But farmers are for various reasons -planning to sow spring oats, and it is for these that this article has been prepared. In tile search for data for the pre parattion of this article tle writer was lurprisOd at the scarcity of experi mwental work done with spring oatsI by the Southern experiment stations. The acreage of th1e 114 crop of gatsi In the totton AtateA WAs eathnted l by t'hi9 debai'tineit At 4ifi000 aerts, bt Whih 41 efi @6ht Was planted ib hiutilinh and 57 per cent in spring. ''his would indicate that there is im portance enough in the spring oat crop to warrant more attehtlio by our experiment stations. In looking over whht lilttl work the experiment stations Int tie South have done with sprifnk bats It has. been found that thb results of all tests show that It Is useless to sow spring oats on Itnything but the very best land. Trhe land , should be thoroughly, not necessarily deeply, prepared, and after sowing siould be qo harrowed as to pernlit the oats being cut. very low with the mowing iaOhine, or binder, for spring oats do not, as a rule, grow tall. If any 'ert PIiizer .or farl mlanilres are used only the iclk acting k 111(1 shold he applied for spring oats mature !n about 116 days in tle South. The (late of seeding depends Mun the weather. All tests conducted 1-y experiments favor early spring seed Ing. Frosts or even hard freezes-af ter the seed Is sown seldom injure oats, so that they should -be sown just as early in February as the weather will permit. As a result of about 15 years' work the Alabama station ree ommends about February 1st for spring sowing. They 'found that the best varieties are the Red Rust Proof group, which inclu'des Rest Rust Proof, Appler, Bancroft, Culberson, Thaggard (or Cook), and Ilundred Bushel. The Burt oat is also splendid for spring sowing on account of its early maturity. Tests at the Arkansas station for 5 years showed the importance o; early sowing. They found that the poor yields of spring oats are' due to lack of root development before dry weather. Not only was the yield greater from early sowings, but the quality of the grain was far superior. The quality and weight of grain were found superior for the earlier spring sowings by other Southeri stations and by nuimerous tests at Northern experinent stations were a great deal of work has been done *ith spring oats. A very striking experiment show Ing the great advantage of early sow Ing was iade by the Tennessee sta tion at Knoxville. In this test White Russian oats 'eeded March 12 yield ed 29.4 buishols, seeding April 2 yield ed 22 bushels, and seeded April 2: yielded 18 bushels per acr" The rate of sce(ling sprint oats can h6 -edelve too dareful consideration. While the i1oi)OP rate datliads Oi a numibe of eohdiMlOia it 18 i tad lan tb sow plfitdi A eed. It Is a hignifi ca1lt rtl that- in England andI Den tbhAit where such enormous yields 're produced they sow from 4 to 0 bushels per acre. And, strange as it may seem, the best quality of grain is produced from thb heavier seeding. ~~fM7 This was found to be the case at the Ohio Station where the great'est yields were )Poduced from sowings at the rat0 of '9 pecks pe' aere, but the greatest, weight per bushel \ obtained from the heavier seedings, up to 12 pecks per acre. At the Ar kansas Station the yield of spring oats increased as the qluantity of seed sown per acre was increased' up to its pecks, but the increase in yield littlo more than paid for the extra seed above 10 or 12 per acre. Th le (irElaity of grain produced was best, from the thickest seedings. All the tests reported show that poor. fand requires more seed than fertile land. One of the factors governing tlt rate of sowing is the size of the seed and the care with whileh the seed ha, been cleaned. rite Nebraska Station found that owing to di ffren(e III Weight and voluie of seed 8 peeks of' Kherson, 14 peeks of 'iun, and 19 pecks of New Reliance oats produced the same number of stalks per acre. In applying the results noted in this article from tests made at the different experiment stations it will be well for the farmer to take the suggestion of Dr. A. C, True as given in the Introductory note to each of the Exiperiment Station Work sub series of Farmers' Bulletins of the U, 8, Department of Agriculture. lIe AtYat "The i'esuits herein reported shbuld for the most part be regarded as tentative and suggestive rather than rcnclusivC. Further experi. ments may modify them, and exper lence alone can show how far they will be useful in actual practice. The work of the stations must not be de pended upon to produce 'rules for 177 ThN Lai TA farming.' I-ow .to apply the results of experiments to hils own conditions Will .ever remain the problem of the Individual faiiner. However, it seems fair to suggest from the experlnients referred to herein that lie Greenville County farimier wio sows plenty 0o1 seed oats, preferably of tihe Red Ituist Proo' kind, on good land, an1d gets the. seed into the ground early w%-iII IHkely get splendid restis fro hiis work. Try a few a'cres anyway. M ilton 1). Moore, UT. S. Department of Agriculture. 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Its prompt ness, certainty and ease in overcoming the worst stomach disorders is a reve. lation to those who try it. .. . . .. . . . . . 1 JL . ... 2 in I dhine Brings the Smile of Satisfi ting. In the "Ea.wy'-Opening" Box. E F. F. 'bALLEY CO., LTo., BUFFALO, P *VITAL STATISTICS. * By Wm. D. s. Our new law on the registering of birthis and deatls went in force oil tlhe il-st of .ianuar'y. Our people en not see the use or such a law. Yon otteni hear the remark, it is another peeker wood or fish lw-Cant' he (11fored, and what Is tile benefit of It anywa.y? In days to come it will settle many disputes in relation1 to dates of irths and deaths. There is a young a that wants to vote, says he is 21 years old, or "ants to get a (ltia't of whis key froimi the dispieisary--look on tih regisi(er In thie elerk's otlie and yo will tind the correct date. ilert is a man that wants to put his childreti in the mill and not snld ( them to school. Ie contnds they art over school ae A girl runttta way to marry says s.-; ph1ie is Over 16; years old. Another Wishes to sel et hel' guai'd Ian. A Ii there (tles will be' found oil the viral statis tiCs roll Is. Three very old ne groes did1 hteTe In 011' towisihip. .Jerry' Taylor was reporte( to be 90 years o0d, hluey Tod(d 95 years old, Piebe Irhy 85 years old. rieir k inpeople could not tell anything about their fathers and mlothters '01 places of births. We could not expect mutch of the negro race, as they were raised uip Iti Ignorance, could not read or write and kept no family records, In fact, you will find many of the white race not well posted on their ancestry. I hope 0111 people will promptly make full and aeeurato returns to our town shi11) reglstrar1 so we will h4Ve com ction! quick, Brilliant, I. Y., HAMILTON, CAN. Pletce records of births, deatlis and marriages in Laurens county. Which. will be found to be very valuable to the generations to come in after us. Wipinj Out the Rat. Unitl has had rom time to timo 'disrespectful v-ore for the cat, the anima of the wil- that has su ffered degeneray ')y d rionestiention, but we are anlxiotis tv ;ive tie cat its (1110, and a w iter i' i::ti 1F ari a:id Fireside 'eclares that a cat is a mrfre suc e(ssfiu onemN to rats than all the traps available. llu the gove-rnnient ex!)erience "''ith : 'i a'nl rat eat i!h ig wouhl indic:atl t1ha this pest iblice ca rrier, t w - asefil d's tr)ye o ' property (annet L, (x-1,~ dy a t S. P ;'uIiIngs (: n , 1 1 r proof "Ala to-:lis:, he id 10f rats. t h: 'sci vil,:: c ; : r'' rt b. able :c r . .:: sta tor of wpv!;b :i . k v,'r 'f health, but it .;I ronih% cone-irted nctioni tullfl r si: m ili:,e( di 1ed' re rvo-nt ,!n t!hor "m t al ro lm. - Unity. No Use Wausting Money. The charitablc htiy was treat!ng rd pensigmer to a net of false teeth. The Iten1sionjer ideced out the cheapt1est sot offeretl. "Don't, you think it would be well to select better teeth while you are abnut it ?" asked the lady. "I an! perfectly willing to pay a little more and get go<,d ones." "Oh, ma'am," lisped the pensioner. "What'th thei uthe of putting any more money into thomething that my husband will only, knock down my throat the firth time he geth real mad?" Do not. fAll to witness the first In.. stall ment of "iRuna way .1une'" at Tho Idle lilour tonight. 10c U1 I 9DEALEW.