The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, January 13, 1906, Page 2, Image 2
Agricultural
The Best Use the Farmer
Can Make of the Winter
Months.
The Progressive Farmer :
One of the best ways for the
* i #
farmer 10 occupy his spare rime
during the winter mouths, 1
should like to suggest. to the
thousands of Progressive Farmer
*? subscribers, is in reading. The
American farmer must be a stud
?nt. Few countries in the world
liave such an excellent agricul
tural press as is found in the
United States, and this is one
rr-nBun wn^y uui inriuers are noted
the world over for their pro
gressive methods and their high
average intelligence. No funnel
ran afford to bo without a good
fgricultural paper, for it brings
to lug home each week the latest
and best information about farming,
which is, at nest, a complicated
subject.
The farmer should also read
the bulletins of his State Experi
ment Station, for they contain
much information of value to
him, and cost him nothing.
a OAAn rr i ? ' nm ?? ?
n nuvu j i .m r. iu 1UUK UHUl'Oi
The farmer should devote a
part of his winter leisure to tnappinu
out his farm and planning
out suitable crop rotations, which
will enable him to preserve and
increase the amouut of plant
food in the soil. By a judicious
system of crop rotation fertility
is conserved because one crop
supplements another. A deeprooting
leguminous crop should
follow the more exhausting crops
like corn, cotton and tobacco.
The land should be given a rest
/ by seeding it down to grass for at
least two out of every five yeats. I
The legumes should be made to!
supply humus and nitrogen to
the soil at a minimum cost.
RECKON UP YOUR ACCOUNT.
The farmer, to bo successfu1,
must, first of all, understand that
business principles have as defi
me a relation to linancial sue- 1
cess on the farm as in any other'
vocation. He ahou'd therefore
3tndy over his firm accounts
carefully during the year and see
which crops were the most profit
able. It is not a very difficult
niattei to keep hii account with I
each field, and it is sate to say |
that if we realized more f requent ]
ly the cost of making a pound of i
cotton or tobacco, 'hat different'
i,- . methods of culture would be pur '
. . . i
uuacy. ana an entirely different!
l'Hnntfeatem ot crop rotation and ferti
lit M.irtse'jtlon practiced. There are1
13 J$ruce,^?
)BaHardSroP8 on the Urm that Pa>'j
siagU. re. t pr< tit. than others, and |
3o1hod, lumboer must keep books in
s/iley, lutu?' eliminate rtioHe which
1 ,l'lr5unable and change hie
son, mm lirr. ^
?y, repailV' ";" to increase tiis prot,
flftl^t) "Tiot desirable ones. A
ik i.K-sount and loss in consults.
refi'i St Nort'
.rune l8TEK?"* in every business
arnoH, A. I 4JL.
^ skey*"- LKWiF/arming. I he great
^ryjr..??mor w uses strike a trial balwkkff*"0nce
ln * while to see
w^yyet stand ; yet farming
^2$ gted by all > be at best
^jPfcplex problem, and how can
/the farmer hope to succeed who
keeps no record of4 his various
transactions? The fact that he
does not accounts for the large
number of men who barely make
* living from the soil. In the long
winter months there is ample opportunity
for those who are so
minded to stndy the financial
problems involved in their op
Department.!
erations carefully and learn wisdom
from the failures and successes
of the year.
OUTDOOR WORK FOR WINTER.
Iu the winter time, especially
in the south where snow rarely
p..it., ~ < 1 1.1 t
i a. id, iuo i cui;rn miuuiu uo irpuued
and any necessary ditching
and draining can be done to ad
vantage and the farm roads improved.
The gullies in the old
fields can be stopped up with
trash and waste material gather
ed from one source and another.
The wood lot should he cleaned
up and fenced ro exclude cattle
therefrom so the young trees may
have a chance to grow. The wood?ot
is an important feature of
every farm, owing to the high
nrice of lumber, and the time is
rapidly approaching when the
farmer must grow enough wood,
not only for home consumption,
but for the repair of his fences
and buildings. There are comparatively
few wood-lots which
receive any attention on our
flirmfl uf t ho nroaunt ft ?v?/i t
via tJU u ia v I (IV VOCIIV UI IJIU^ J C t IV
seldom happens that there is not
nime waste land on every home
stead better adapted for the
growth of trees than for any oth
er purpose. Reserve this section,
plant suitable varieties of trees
therein, give it a reasonable
amount of care and attention,
and it will prove a profitable investment
for all future time.
SOCIAL LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY. '
1
During the winter the farmer
(
should find 6ome time for enjoyment.
The social features of the (
horn^ should not be overlooked.
Let the hoy and girls have their
little outingo; it will do them i
good. Give them an interest in i
4. U ~ f 1 4.1 ?ill 1
me icii in aim iney win love ll
and not seek to get away from it j
ae they so often do now, in order
that they may become indopend- i
ent and their own masteis. The
farmer and his wife can afford to
take a little trip at this season of
the year. It may not be far
away, but then mere mingling
with other people and gathering
new ideas is in itself highly profitable.
One can not go far from
home without learning something
of value, and in fact one of the
greatest drawbacks to farming at
the present time is the prejudice
against what is sometimes called
modern innovation, no matter
j how valuable they may be, be
cause of a desire to stay too
closely at home and not mingle
sufficiently with people. Do not
neglect the social features of life,
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dieiei ore, mm rememoer mat
j staying at home and working all
I the time is not always the rao<t
certain way of making progress
Other people's ideas are often
valuable, and one of the best investments
the farmer can make
for himself and the good of his
wife and family would be to take
a little trip during the season of
the year when tnere is ttie great
est leisure, and so come in con
| tact with the ideas and thoughts
of the great busy world which
surrounds him.
These are a few of the ways by
which the farmer may vastly 1m
prove his opportunities and make
?
f\ Hacked.
Says Mr*. Nancy Stoddard of Fountain
Inn, s. o. I w.ts otfnoke I by thai t? rrii?l?monster
yon call Ithenmatism OllK NEW
DIHCOVEKY was recount ended to mo by
our druggist, and after taking two bottles,
that great monster of trouble and suffering
was forced to take its tbght. ( gladly recommend
it to any suffering with Hhoutuaistti,
.Sold by Crawford Hroa.
I
uimself a better man and a more
progressive citizen during the
leisure of the winter months.
Andrew M. Soule,
Director Virginia Agricultural
Experiment Station, Blacksburg.
Care of Poison.
(Farm and Fireside.)
With Paris green and arsenic
in various other forms, such as
arsenate of lead or arsenate of
soda, etc., lying loose by the
pound on the farmer's premises,
it is only a wonder that cases of
poisoning do not occur oftener
than they do.
A few weeks ago two old people
of mv own neighborhood lost
their live?, and a young lad just
escaped losing his by this critnin
al carelessness in properly stor
ing and labeling poisonous sub
stances. The boys brought a
pound of white arsenic home.
This was most likely intended
for "doctoring" horses, as the
boys were in the habit of trading
horses. The old lady put the ar
senic into a baking powder box,
and set it away with other boxes
and cans filled with things used
in the kitchen. JShe forgot all
auoui me poison. ana wnen oak
ing biscuits used a lot of arsenic
in place of baking powder with
deadly effect on herself and her
husband. The grandson, fortunately,
was taken with vomiting
and narrowly escaped his life.
But why should people put such
deadly poisons in a can to store
it where it can be mistaken for
baking powder or for saleratus,
especially when it is not plainly
labeled 'arsenic?poison?"' The
only sale way that the farmer lias
to keep this and similar other
poisons like corrosive sublimate,
ate., is in a cabinet by themselves,
and under lock and key, where
neither animals nor children can
get hold of them.
Sometimes, when through
spraying with a noisonous mix
tore we have Rome of it left in
the barrel or tank, and we are
often puzzled what to do with it.
I usually try to use it up as clean
as possible, so as to have none o!
the stuff standing around. But
if a remnant is left my practice
is to dig a hole in the ground and
pour the liquid 111, rinsing the
barrel, etc . thoroughly. The li
quid souk8 away, and when the
hole is covered the poiaon is out
of tlie way, where it can do no
harm.
Fifteen Cents Cotton.
Is good lor tlie pocket; but it takes OUH
NEW OISCOVKKY for that bad taste iit
the month every morning, and that oh)
weak back, au>i tired tltill feeling when
jou get up. The only $1.00 liquid preparation
sold with an absolute <?U.\UANI
KK with each bottle for all illood and
Skin Diseases, Nervou?nness, l.iver and
Kidney Troubles. Yon run no risk whatever
in bujing OUK NhW DISOOVBKY.
Your druggist will sigu the guarantee.
Fold bj Crawford liros
LANCASTER & CHESTEI
RAILWAY COMPANY
schedule in effect may :m. iim>.
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Lv Fort Lawn 0 49 a in 4 15 p n
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Ar Columbia?Sou Kv. .. lo is am
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CONNECTIONS
CH ESTER? Southern, Seaboard, and Care
Una & North-Western Kail ways.
LANCASTER?Southern Railway.
A. 1 . McLl'UK, Superintendent
LEKOY SPRINGS. President.
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noini
njDL
If you want
your money <
present month,
I Don't S]
A Nickl
Still you get 01
Clothing, Sin
coats, odd Par
Jackets and
other things.
We have od<
in all these tl
going to close
the price.
With best \v
patrons genera
Piinrli>rlMirl/
| I UIIUOI VUI ff\
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i Horses, Mul
^ Our Mr. Hood has just close
J loads of Mules and Horses?
^ cars come here, one of horses
? of it, GO head to arrive in a
* wires they are the best we
g Some closely matched teams
$ that weigh from 1100 to 1250
Jportunity to buy brood mares
finish and family broke.
I Bueeies. ]
1 Two solid cars to arrive this \
? Wagons, 1
iHave just closed a deal foi
stacks of them on hand of all
four horse with regular or brc
all. Those who do not feel ah
^ vehicle can buy a second hand
otvvniu 11 CI 1 111 UU^^lCSj CUl I lcl^C
W we are going to sell regardless
| Come and
B for we are far ahead of aw
? dealers east of the Mississip
f harness department. We ma
^ ness and have no competition.
s Gregory-Hood 1
ING
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to SAVE
during the
pend f
e
ir nrices on
I
3cs, Overits,
Ladies'
a hundred
ds and ends
nat we are
: regardless
ishes to our
"y.
Comp'y. W
* <%, rfupf mm
les, Mules! I 4
?d another deal for six car ^
180 head. Two of these J
and one of mules. Think ?
few days, and Mr. Hood m
have bought this season. W
of extra fine mare mules >
each. This is a grand op- { i
. ? - - ? v
buggies. f
veek, all kinds and styles.
Wagons. J
' 100 more, and we have %
sizes?one, two, three and a
ad tire. Come one, come V
ile or willing to buy a new g
I, as we have at least 100 ?
C ?1 nrl \xrr, av. Ur. ^-1 *- ^
u unu u?^uiia wn UrtlHl Uiai
> of the price. Don't fail to W
See Us I
/ retail stock and vehicle t
>pi river. Remember our f /
nufacture all of our har- ? i
as sell. ?
'im Stock Co. 1