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A POULT Makes Some Calculatfor To Superm Pickens, S. C., 23d Nov. 1907. E F. Looper, Supervisor. Dear Sir; Knowing you to be progressive man, ith the welfare o your county' at heart, an advocate c good roads, and alwitys ready to tak advantage of any move, or schetn for the betterment of the public high ways, I wish to call your attention t the following proposition which would be pleased to havo you ple before the Honorable Board of Conn ty Coutnissijnera for their earnes consideration. Pickens county is ill need of bette roads, and more and better bridges and whilo we would compliient tlh< gentlemen conposmg the preseni board on the great improvewnent, it the roads for the past year, there it no dodging the fact that there is stil room for more improvement and ther some more. While listening to the "chicket cranks" discussing the prospects fo the coming poultry show and thi profits from the (foul) business, gen erally,my thinking hatchery got bus; and incubated an idea. Now, Mr. Looper, don't look 01 this as a pipe dream, the creaking o the unoiled wheels in the middle of I crank, but give it your earnes thought. and consideration for yoi can take my word for it, it is a grea scheme, and with your cooperation I can turn an honest penny and Pick ens county will becomo the banne county in th6 South. It is a great scheme, Mr. Looper In the language of the late lamente Col. Sellers, "there is millic n in it. Now for my proposition, which i so simple, and so very, very, practica ble. By the way, Mr. Looper, ther is no strings on this proposition ani no chance for graft. Tbe Picken Bank shall be custodian of fund providing they will increase the siZ of their vaults, and put sealingwa on the doors, and let Hovey Neale sit on the lid. Now for my proposition: Picken county needs good rcads. She ha got a Srstlass place to "pt 'em" and I propose to build a monument t< mnyself..as it were, as the great road builder of the twentieth century. Here is my proposition; under th< supervisionu of the Supervisor I wil expend $1,000,000 for the bettermen of the roads and bridges in Pickeni County- $200,000 per year for tiv< years, beginning January 1st, 1912 on the following conditions. The Board of County Commission era are to give me two cocks and ter hens (any old common everyday barnyard breed will do), all the nec essary houses, lands, feed, &c., foi the raising and maintenance of th4 flock and increase, for the term o fiv years, and all ineubators, brood er's, houses, iquds, etc , after the fiv4 years re-vert to the county. N ow, Mr. Supervisor, sharpen you pencil and get busv. Figures won lie. The female fiiute is sotnewha deceptive; as I have been told, by figures wont lie. Any good hous wife who ever had a flock of *'bit dies" picking in the slopbucket o the buck door step, will bear me wil ness that the following estimate o - "Hent Culture" is about the stuf Any good old hen when she settle *down to business will lay on an evel age 151) eggs per year. Of these 7 per cont will prove fertile, 25 pE ,eent of which will be cockerals, 33 per cent counted out for losses la disease, hawvkR, visitations of t1h Southern darkey and ether midnigi depredators. We will sell onehalf the eggs at 1~ cets a d1or; 50 per cent of the coe' ere~s end 25 per cent of the pulle at 25 cents each, and here hi ho~v ti old thing works, fractions to go lbe rats, h -o - s-Submits a Proposition isor Looper. 18t year-Stock on ban', 1 cock, 10 hens, eggs received 1,5( u - Chickens hatched: f Hatch Loso Net Pullets 421 140 ' 281 Cockerels 140 ~ 47 91 Totals 561 187 374 Sold 47.p6cke' Is and 35 piullet4 @Y 25c vach' $20 50 and 750 eggs @ 1&o each, $11 25. Tatal sales $31.75. Ilomember yP)u pay for The feed. t 2nd % ear-s: ok on hiad. 1 cuck, 10 v hens, 47 cockerels, 211 pullet,; eggs t received 33 150. Chickens hatched: Hatch LaaSH Net Pullets 9323 8108 6215 Cockerels 3108 1036 2072 I-- ~~ ~ 1 Totals 12531 4144 8287 i Eggs sold 16575 ( 1.( $24862 d Cockerels sold 1036 @ 25c 2,59 00 d Pullets sold 1554 @ 25c 388 50 1 Total $896 12 The conity p ays f-1r tho foed 3d year --tock on biaad, 48 cocks, 221 hens, 1,026 cockert-e, 4 662 pulleit.; eggs receivt d 732,450. Chickens hatched: I Hitch Loss N.t o cocerels 22,889 7.629 15,260 it pullets 68,667 22,889 45,778 e il Totals 91,556 30,518 61,038 0 egs sold 366,225 @ 111 5.40337 cockere, sold 7630 @ 25c $1,907.50 , pulletbrold 11,434 @ 25e 2,861(0 0 Totals $10,261.87 4th year-stock on hand 1084 c cas, -4,783 hens, 7,630 ct ckIcera, 34,3:4 pulletp; eggs received 5,882,550 Chickens hatched: Hatch Jwss N- t cockerels 735,319 245 100 490,213 pulle'e 2,205,956 735 319 1,470,637 a $2,941,275 980,425 1.960.8-1-4 eggs sold 2,941,275 @ 1 c $44 119.12 c'kls mold 245,106 @ 25c $61,276 5f) pl'ts sold 367,659 @ 25c $91 914 75 $197-210.37 The county paya feed bills 5th year- stock on hand 8,714 cock-., 39,217 tiens, 245,106 cockerels, 1.. 102,978 pullets, eggs received 171, ~ 329,25Q. Chickens hatched: r Hatch Loss Net si 's16,062,117 5,354,.089 10,708,708 ti p's 48,186;352 16,082,117 32,124,235 ii 64,248,469 21.416,056 42,832,313 A eggs sokd85,664,625 @q lie *1,284,969.37A cockerehi sold 5,354,039 @ 25o $1,838,509.00 a pulle sold 8,031,059 @p 25c 2,007,764 00 e Total . $4,681,242 37 1 As the contract expires with tbhist Syear we will dispose of all stock on hand to the proprietor of the Hiawe tha hotel at 25c i'ch, consisting ol 253,820 cooks t1,142,195 heans t5,354,039 cockerE-ls * 24,093,176 pullets 80,843,230 sold @ 25c $7,710,807. Mr upervisor, asynpyfor the feed, you can readily see that the Ii0. tat recei pta amount to the snug litle1 .sum of $12,550,449.48 Can you do 5 better than invest three dollars in. r chickens? All that isi required is ai contract with the "Sonts of Riest" of' P.ekens to keep the flies off of tht echickens and the scheme is sure to Span out. If ntot, why not? Youis for what's in it. VreI-:PRIKIDEN'r, Packens Poultry Association S40 bushels GAolden Chaff wheat at $1.25 e the busas1 for the next ten daays at 0. . Algood's. Claude says this wheat was' O~ ordered four years ago and he wvill guar Iante. every bus!:el to be good wheat. Clerk's Sale, ?tate of Sout h Carolina, ( Lunuty of Piexena. 5 In Colmmlon Pleas Cout, In Irvnano (of a decreetal or< n- de in the following-named case a in file In the clerk's office, I will "o he highe-st biddor, during the lei iours for vale, at Pickeum coutthous . u.. on Siledaiy in December, 191 he following-described real estittu upi he terms herein efter muentiened, to-w James Trot ter, et al., v. John Trotter. 1at. All tih .t erlain piece, paroni r1W. of lad' lying and being situate hle (tt an id st4t.e atforesitid, cuatai ig 10ti 1ad 17-100 aeres, m1o e or les a represent*ted by plat-of survev m1111 I til llivsioa of t.4) etate of 0. M0 I o' ter, deceased, on the - 251 hi day ep-t.-mber. 1907, by 0. A. Ellis, mn 31, aid better knaown as tie bor .actot of G. MAeD. Trotter, decoase djoining anIId( of B. 1. Matild-ln, Fe nton's lauds, Re ese Bowen and othei 2d. All that other piece, paro) I acItt of. 11111d lying ntd becing iituaot M coun1at 1 an- stA'toi aif Irea4ftil ,oniitinil 19 anil 83-100 asres. more or less, lOwl by plitt of suirviy' made i, -ti ivision of the eP'ate of 0. Ma ). Trotte eetmeel, on the 25th d -y of Septenb )07, by 0. A. Ellig, -urveyor, it heis w" Iothiliru portionof the eatate et ( hJm). Tifter, deceased, aidjoin intg Ian( V. W. Simmons, the home taset, E [enirieka atid others. Terma-0e.l if casb, 1 alane' on 0dit of twelve months from day ofmal hi- credit portion to be saeuied by mid of the purchiasm and a mort-gag the premises, Paid mortzige hearit: terest from day 'If Rill at th" rate . giht ptr cent,. per nnnmi, with lo -v it, ireiser or plirchateers s0 pany 1 hdi oat dray of sale . Terms of sale mu F. complied with inl one hour after sad r the premises will be resohil et the ri, r the f rmer pirchawr or purchaser tirchitaser or purch ,vers to pay for a spers a d for renording the. sitne. A. J. BO000, Sal.] UAerk of I u10, Clerk's Sale. 11114. (if South Carolina, County of Pie eaanS.-InI Catiaimon Pleam Court. I) pITranace of a: decreetd ord uasd in the foil 1wing.named case at n til- ini thelerk- ofluoe, I will sell k Linheat lid 14r daring the logal lhou >r *dale,art Piaen s couirthone, 8. (3., < ile'.lay in Denember, 1907, the folio% iW-desterVhed real estate, upon th Otersi Ie,94fter mentioned. to-wit: Iena Riggin. ;of al., Plaintiffs, against Ciaylon Collin,, et al.,'Defendanta. All that emriain t aos or pha.ntation uda in) 'aid conty an'dl state lying~ < u~atr of Ur,,' ,freek, wvaters of Keuow wau, eontaIiing two buundred and tti z (256), aeres, anr or lesa, being all tt tract of land represente:l by a ph rid survey of tame male by Thos. I arviia, anvveyor, daed the 19th day pril. 185M. hess fifty a--d one four iUr). aerea~ sold off-therefrom to DanI lexaunder by the said Jordan Rice, ill appear hv deed from Tordan, Rice arnie Alexander, dated March 12, 187 ad veacorded iin ,Teed Book "A," ages Tofi and 7f of the records of Pi.< na conty, f14. 0., reference being heret usalo to the above-mentioned deed at lat,, and to a plait of tlie portion sold < rom the originai tract made by E.4 Cdens, suve~yor, dated May 8th, 190 o~r a more complete description of ti easning 256 weres, more or less. Tferma-Oe.,nalf ah btn slay' of aal he, balanio' on a credit of twnlve mott ['he credit portion to hear interest he late of eight per centum per asn nti paid. and to be seaur.-d by a hot -f theo pulrEbaser sand mortgaage of 6t >remliseR sol. wia hi leave to tihe purha o pay aldl onsh 'an day of 5 ale. Ter.t >f saile mulst lbe comphetlid with in e~ aonr. or the premises will be aerd lame day of sale at the risk of the, fotra )urcobaser. P11 chaqer to pay for a >apeHra antd recording sanme. A. J. BOOGS, [Se.al.| Clerk of COsurt. MIotice of Final Settlement and D oharge., Notice is hereby given that I will man Loplicaltio~n to 3. B. Newbnry, Esa lonage of Prob toa for Pi ckens c*3nnt y. he State of Month Carolinai, on tho f lay (If Decoember, 1997, at, 11 o'clock h14 forenoon, or ins sooni thereafter aaid ap plicationu (an1 be heard, for lee :n make flial settlement of the esitate W B. Singleton, deceased, 'and obtr 1ischarge as execntor of said estate. H. D. SINGLETON, Nov. 7, 1907, Executor W. E. Freen ler ad $AT THE OLD to Have some rare bal and misses' clo.1ks Long coats in. alrr $(.50 $3, $4, $4l.r0 to Boy's knee-pante inm price from $1.25 1 We have every th of fancy groceries wsed for the holiday i Try some of our 1 10 lbs for $1.00. ir 1*. ig ORCANIZED 1. ,. cAfrE, W. Ti O"DI)i. a President. Vice Presid LIBERTY LIBERTY, QUEtA - - - kiniot: - - - '~ - - 4t . DIRECTO .. 11. MORtGAN W.- T. O'Dx J. N- MonGAN J. CARTICIL, A00.0unt-4 of Mereh&Wt,, Fbners, Firms, at 4. Look - F 0 R C I R I Santa Clairs rr*A lot of good , rt liktkl fMlkes, Nbg folks, youi augh a- ind, of folks. We for thena. alhL The Irrgesi vie1 in ?kekens from a to, tre fiuest chocola 1Bo-s. Oranges pes of the ve varieties a enpugh you all. A bi of staple and fanc' - grocertes aud in fa< it we carry just mos anything iyou need 1Wishing you Christmas. We ap~ trade you may Ashmore & I Fall SI iiAND FA FALL SEA ll Veirious chal'ges in style and colorings of are ma~de each aas --for the comning FnlI Isome hues1*. 'TW ilwant to kCeep' y'ou poslted ou pua3 The new features in Meus* Apparat arte C oods Sent 01 OGPSRETURNABLEIAT 01 1-I.E in Gfy RIE E NN ialn &Con STAND." 'gains in ladies tnd jackets. Lost any color at md cipward. suits ranging ipward. ing in the line that you will season. green coffee at lul C o. 1901. H. C. Sxa1r.M, Dot, Cashier. BANK, - I ,000.00O - 40,000,00 RS.. IT P. . "HIIRLY J. P. SMITH. d bidividhaalme olicited. Out 8- T At AS Wi Want things for ig folks,. old folks and ha- Q@# the very line- of, candy car 'Big Red Sock" tes, aiid- Boo. nnd Ap. ry best nd for g ii'ne L iwmerwy prcenat any gwve us. Mimmons OVE R :ye, BR ICS ASON. 'T'orrect Clothes~ for (GoteI4men" I ni-d Wijuter hIe~y areP prionanced in whi .'s theo latest. Cani we do, so to here. i Approval!. IR EXPENSE.na:e . S. C.