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IMR Try a laugh whe the sigh fails. Work will go easier and better if you think it out ahead. fled the horses well so they will not bruise their knees on the floor. You help yourself when you help your neighbor to he a better farmer Mix your feeds dry and wet after wards, if you want to secure a good mixture. 1!Eggs from the best of the two-year. old layers are considered best for hatching. With a goodly flock of chickens the farmer Is never at a loss for a little ready money. Where crude petroleum is obtain. able at a low eiiough price it makes a practical drorsing for roads. When buying stock for breeding purposes be willing to pay the price which will secure the good grade ani. mal. If the temperatuore of your fruit and vegetable cellar ranges too high open the door during the night and close it during the day. The mistakes of the past should be coml steppilg stones to bettor things this year. not stumn 'intig blocks which tire going to lurinog further failure. To sell the corn off tho farimn sells the frt ility off the pllae' but fed to the stort it t1r111nS a double profit-, in fat tend cattle ard logs and Ia Wholl the nlane and tail are al lowe 1l to heconie clogged with dirt it is apt t.) erent, itching. resultitig in tle horse rubbig hisel f inl such a way) as: t.o injurle theml. A diary for the dairy might be a god thinl:g this year. I Begi in to keep at rcord~ of the cows. See what each one3 i doinig. T1est the milk onco a miolub. WVeed out the poor cows. K~eep the appel(tites4 of the heuns shia. so liat they- will always be on thet niaebi for foodi. ''nder-fed is bet ter t han oi(verfedl'A twith 01 outry every time. I ut thle best rule is to study your f~ALck and( feed just right. Miainig thue an~ d marking time soundI~ a good deal aliko, but they ar-e vastly different ini fact. T[he maker of time is the hustler-, the marker of ime is the follow who standits still and1( shiltles. Lots of stepping but no ft is saidl that not two per cent. of the0 edlible plants of the world are gr-own by tihe Amer-ican farmers. Tits is reasotn enouigh, then, why the gov (Irnmenit should send its agents into all the wet-Id to find new plants better atdapted to our lands thani some we ar-e now gr-owing. Swift's words are still true: Who ever makes two ears of coirn, or two' blades of grass, to grow where only onHe grew before, deserves better of niankinid, and does more essential service to his country than the whole race of politicians put together." Can you stand tip brnother and say "that's' .me?" Mark it dIown as a safe rule that the bleating calf lacks something in the way of food, water or care to insure its comfor-t. However there are calves that will bleat almost continuously and for no other reason apparently than because they are of that uneasy, -restles~s spirit which marks them as 'undledirable to raise for dairy pu~r poses. Gct rid( of such animals. Lor-d John Ruttsell held farming Sr high~ esteem. He said: "In a moral POinit of view, the life of the agi-icul turist. is the most pure and holy of ainy class of menl pure, because it is the most hehlthful, and vice versa hard-tly fIndh time to contaminate it andl holy, bocause it brings the Diety perp'etually beor&e his vieiv, giving hitn thierobt the nodt exa ted rIotleons of supreme power, and the most en during view of the divine benignity." Poor economy to let-the stock run down even if feed is high. Reform your farm this year. Feed the soil better and then till it better. Cows left out in the storm and wind are bound to show shrinkage in the milk pail. It is to the Interest of every dairy. man to produce not only clean milk but rich milk. Make home the brightest and hap plest place on earth. It should be the children's haven. The profit in dairying is dependent on the kind of cows a man has and the care and feed he gives them. Make it a point never to drive to town without something in the way of produce to sell, such as butter, eggs, poultry, etc. When no rivet is handy a good sub stitute can be found by cutting a wire nail in two and using the part with the head on as a rivet. Fence posts are a considerable item of expense, making it necessary to make them last as long as possible. Peeling off the bark helps some. Salt is required by the animals as well as by man. Even the chickens require a judicious amount. Fed in large quantities, of course, would prove fatal. You can put the ewes which are in run-down condition in fine shape by feeding a grain ration of wheat bran, ground oats and peas, about one-half pound to each sheep. The grain binder: or thrasher al lowed to weather the storms of winter under a covering of wheat or oat straw will not be found to be in very good condition for next season's work. Have the wood box large enough to old several days' supply of wood. Never let it get empty. You can bring in wood at odd times. Wife or daughters ought never to have to go out after fuel. Tle amount of money that finds Its way into the owner's pocket at the end of the year' tells the wihole story whet her his cows are doing business orl not. You might as well have one goo: cow as 41 of the poorer ones. It is easy to get mon'ey into the poultry business and hard to get it out. Go slow. lluild i) your busi ness slowly and surely and you will not be among the numher which de lares that the pou'ltry business does not pay. Gilford Pinchot, the government for ester', who has just returned from a 10,000-mile jaunt over the govern. ment and prlivate forest preser'ves of the country, declares that in 20 y'ears the timber supply wvill b2 exhauuste.1 if the present rate of cutting goes on. Scripture saith that the very hairs of our: heads are numbered. This fact has perhaps inspired some indus tious person to count the feathers or a lhen, for he is out with the informa tion that the average hen has 8,12( feather's concealed in various placel about her anatomy. The large calendars wt.th the big white spaces where the numbers art make admiirable record sheets for the poultry. Put in the squares contain lag the dates the number of eggs lait on that dayf and so on through ths month, then, as the leaves of the cal endar' are torn off, file them away fo; future reference. Joseph Wing says that the Ameri can farmer too often does not knos how to plow. "Take the average plowman," says he, "in the averag. field and examine his work, and yo1 will find that he has cut a series o grooves, leaving a series of ridges coy ered with loose soil between them.' This he thinks may pass for plowing but it is not good plowing. Seine rules laid down by a success ful sheep breeder are as fellows: De not breed to a dry-flesced ram. Tho sire is the proper improver, but ir I order to be such he must be a gooe individual and descend from the besh lineage. Study sire, dam and blooe lines. Follow the show ring, but shoe only good, wvell-fitted sheep. Have a right ideal and breed to produce it Honesty I3 of as much inmportance in sheep breeding as It is anywhers else. Here is Relief for Women. I* ou hav-e p tIna in th" backc. Urimi'. ry. BI:..dder or Kidney trouble, s'l wan a certain. phe'5annt herb cure f--r womigi an's is, try Mothier (Grav's Aus-r o' JAY. LEAF. It is a safe ,ane neve--nfa.iin1 Irsegulator. A t- Drunda~Ita or by " itl .'ie ) AF OR I And. You Will By crlling on us before buying isk Flour (and another shipmet 1'obacco, Molasses, etc. Bring us your Corn, Pease, Be rou the very top of the market f If you haven't tried our Dr. H Healing Powder, and Heave Pov I size packages from the 25c. b Our personal guarantee goes i We also want to sell you your ,erfect" Fence. 1rices fronmg40< Our motto is Honest Weights "All Isn't rn Sorner 'ain and Washington To Break In New Shoes AMway Use Allen's Foot-Ease, at po)wder. It pre vets Tighlne-s and Blistering, cures swollen. .4wveating feet. At all Drug lista and sh~oe atores, 25c. Samzple mail dFRFE. Addaess, A. 81. Olnmsted. Le r'roy, N.Y. feb20w4. W1'iuthr.'p College '0oI :39i aRE Tntr8nci Zza1mi11tin, The exxe. -Intion foar the Award of va sanlt Scholareshipa In Winilhrop Qollege md' for ilhe admission of new stue-.nts will be held at thef enunity court ho'use m Frida y. July . 't 1) a. m. A p'Iliennist nes't 1.e n. lees than 15 ye ar-a . I age. Wheno ae-hnla' ships are v*acant after .t'niv , ther wvill be awarded to thc~a . masking the high' a' average sat this "xaminnit ..n, rovietedI thaey me.s-et the enaaditi nr a vr *rning the ni ward. A poi canit for se-hn'.. irs) In~ shnhl write to P'-esis'ent John cnn before the~ 'x"'ndnation for scholjar chip examtinAtion) blAnks. Rehoqlarsl s are wort h $1r0 and -free tit Ion. 'I he 14-xt ee-siotua will open S. p. --min r 1I). 1908. For further inaforr ma irm: nand enatniin .-, address' Pest.!ent D). a 13. Jnhnrnan, Rno nflJl fsa C 4 GO ZE RIGHT 3rices are right VMeights are rig F'reatment is ri Do RIGHT your spring su'pplies. We have it that will be here in a f.:w days ans and in fact any kind of sale; r everything. ess Stock and Poultry Food, Lc vder, you should do so at once. ox to the ioo pound sacks. vith every package. wire fencing. We are agents fa :. per rod up. Any height and i and Good Goods." Come in an ICI, Cold That C All aren't GOOD CLOTHES Ihat look good. Doubtless you've found THIS out by experience. That sort of EXPERIENCE will end if you buy CLOTHING! of us, "Made Right and at the Right Price." Take a -little time when you come to Greenville and let us show you some of the newv eSpring Styles. Strictly One Price. Every thing marked in p1 uin fi~ures and your money b ick . y ou are not satisfied. th & Brist4 Streets. [Will Outr Custo mers be. That is the question that store. When we buy-and w] qlualities and make prices, ourselves. The pleasing o~ object to be'attained. It an' let us know and we will mal~ Uhe Busiest Man in Toy Always has time to keep t ads-antage of them. That's ' and business capacity. TIhai tion that makes him the busic Yourself? See us for anything in our lii can anid will save you money r.IjBP7Jrry IrIAJ n WnAr. I . I D~S ht ght a nice lot of Ballard's Obe ), Sugar. Coffee, Lard, Salt, kble produc.. We will give use Killer, Worm Powder, The Stock Foo-l comes in r the celebrated "Pittsburgh veight you want. d see us. LEY. littek "A, GreenilleS. f Ge e lle we seec that is the question we ask our customers is the first thing does not please you, *e it right. bon our bargains and take because of his shrewdness . t's the result of the disposi. st man in town. How about ie and get our !?E CJO., Libe,iA,.u.