The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 11, 1906, Page 2, Image 2
Agricultural 1
* Varieties Of Corn. v
Something About the Kinds ^
Found Most Satisfactory st
at the Virginia Station. w
at
From Progressive Farmer.
Twenty varieties of corn were re
planted on the Station plats '
April 29, 1905. Tlicy matured
from September 4tli to October
35th. Early Learning ripened in a,
12S days. This is a yellow corn t(]
which is well adapted to almost ?i
any section of the State. Boone it
County White, an improved e<
ktrain from Indiana, matured in "I
132 days ; Virginia Golden Dent ,r
in 152 days; Hickory King in c'
I5<> days; Cocke's Prolillc in 175
days. Our experience wi'h Vir I
ginia and Western grown seed
; J _ _ _ a. _ _ . l ? a i i . * .
indicates nuvi me cumaie nag a
determining influence on the w
shape and character of the grain 0|
Our climate does not favor the ai
development of a Imng deep li
grain with a rough top so charac- c
teristic of tlie Western corn. 8*
This indicates vory clearly that ai
Virginia farmers must undertake
the selection and improvement c<
of strains of Western corn for 8(
. YV
themselves and that they can- ^
not use the Western grown prod-1 a
net, except possibly fur founda- w
tion stock. These varieties of C)
corn were planted in checks u
39.6 inches apart in each direc b
lion, which pave 4,000 hills per a
acre and 8 000 stalks. v
The importance of selecting c
corn carefully and using Stan- e
dard varieties was shown by the a
a
fact that there were only 7.5 per
cent of barren stalks in Blount's
Prolific as compared with 42.75 *
per cent in Virginia Ensilage.
Tnere was 16 68 percent of barren
stalks in Boone County j(
White and Hickory King; 12.50 p
percent in Virginia Golden Dent f
and 20 percent in Leaming.jp
Boone County White led in i e
y:e!d with 50 35 bushels; Vir- b
ginia G ddeii Dent was second,
with 43 50 bushel4; Cocke's a
Pr? lific thiid, with 43.92 hush
Hickory K ne. fourth. with ''
42 85 budi'Ms; Blount's I'roiific, p
jo
with 40.35 bushelJohnson i
(h>unty White sixth, with 37 85 L,
l)ii -hols, and Learning seventh, If,
\\ it h 37 31 bushels.
These ar? some of the best n
v;?iieties as revealed by one si
V ar's invest ig.it ions, and it is a r<
< | nest ion of such importance to
the majority of our tanners that ''
the work will be pushed vigor- '
oualy this year. When it is re- ^
inemhered that the yield of these
, y
twenty-six varieties grown side
hy Mile varied Iroin twenty.five a
in fifty bushels, the importance C)
of selecting and improving
slriniiH of corn adapted to a giv.11
locality becomes apparent. .
and it is with the idea of emphaH
/iiig this point thit the above 11
suggestions have been made. nl
? '
\ R.f . M
iiiriirn ivi OIMIIU,
Virginia Experiment Station, ^
li acksburg.
ci
W. (). Roberts, of Atlanta, (?a., J
slashed his throat with a razor ft|
Wednesday in an effort to take r(
his lite, because his wife April- Cf
to ?lf I liini last Sunday, telling 01
bun that a cow was in the front of
yard, ai
Department.
Vhy Farmers Should Read.
mthern Farm Magazine,
'he American farmer must bo a
udent. Few countries 111 the
orld have such an excellent
iricultural press as is found in
le United States, and this is one
>ason why our farmers are not1
the world over for their pro essive
methods and} their higli
/erage intelligence. No farmer
m afford to be without a good
cricultural paper, for it brings
i his home each week the latest
id best information about farmig,
which is at best a complicati
subject. There is a great body
: scientists at work in this conny
studying the problems o!
lief concern to the farmer, and
ow Rhall he know the results ol
leir efforts except 'through the
iformation brought to his door
y his agricultural paper?
A large experience in institute
ork confirms the writer in the
pinion that the most progressive
ad up-to-date farmers, and
kewise those who are most sucessful
from a purely financial
:andpoint, are those who read
nd think and study intelligently,
t is quite a simple matter to
>ntrol many of our worst inlets
and fungus pests if the
ork is undertaken intelligently,
et we lose millions of dollars
nnually from various causes
hich are practically under the
ontrol of the farmers. It is natrally
surprising that such should
e the case in this day of modern
nd successful journalism, and
et it is surprising to know how
omparatively few of our farmrs
lake an agricultural paper
nd read it and profit by the iu
truction contained therein.
Ihe farmer should also rear
lie bulletins of his state expori
lent station, for they contaii:
audi information of value to bin:
nd cost him nothing, during tin
img winter evenings there it
lenty of time to glean much inormation
that can be put t<
radical and prolitaole use 11
very-day life on the farm dur
ug the busy hours of summer
rhen labor and time are both al
pre mi um.
Tno farmer should devote r
art of his leisure time to maplogout
Ins farm and planning
ut suitable crop rotations which
ill enable him to preserve and
icrease the amount of plant
>od in the soil. Hy a judicious
V'stem of crop rotation fertility
' conserved, because one crop
upploments another. A deep
>oting leguminous crop should
il'ow the more exhaustive crops
ke corn, cotton and tobacco,
ho land should be given a rest
y seeding it down to grass for
t least two out of every five
ears. The legumes should be
iade to supply humus and nitropii
to 'he soil at a minimum of
Iflt.
The farmer, to be successful,
Hint first of all understand that
usiness principles have as defiite
a relation to financial success
a the farm as in any other vocann.
He sliould therefore study
per fits farm accounts carefully
uring the year and see which
ops were the most profitable,
is not a very difficult matter to
eep an account with each field,
ad it is safe to say that if we
lalized more frequently the
jst of making a pound of cotton
' tobftCCO. thai rtifFttrotil' moilw./li.
culture would be purnued and
1 entirely dili'ereut fly Htern of
FIFTY CENTS
IN some conditions the
' gain from the use
of Scott's Emulsion is
very rapid. For this
reason we put up a
fifty-cent size, which is
enough for an ordinary
cough or cold or useful
as a trial for babies
and children. In other
conditions the gain is
slower?health cannot
be built up in a day.
In such cases Scott's
Emulsion must be taken
as nourishment; a food
rather than a medicine.
It's a food for tired and
weak digestions.
r>enq for ircc *?mpio
Scott Sc Bownc, 409 415 p??ri st.
Chemists New York
50c. and $1.00. All druggists
crop rotation and fertilization
practiced. There are aome crops
011 the farm that pav a latger
profit than others, aud the far
mer must keep book? in order to
eliminate those which are unprofitable
and change his prac1
tice so ae to increase his profitB
from the desirahle ones. A study
of profit and Iosh is considered
. essential in every business except
1 that of farming. The great business
houses strike a trial balance
1 every once in awhile to see how
they stand, yet farming is admit
I ted by all to be at best a com
plex problem, aud how can the
I farmer hope to succeed who
' keeps no record of his various
transactions? The fact that he
does not accounts tor the large
number of men who barely make
a living from the noil. In the long
I winter months thero is ample
opportunity for those who are so
i minded to study the tinancial
i problems involved in their operi,
ations carefully and learn wis>
dom from the failures and sue
cess of the year.
1 Land Bid Not Move.
<ireenville Kellector.
Some amusing tilings crop out
i in c 'tirl ? ccasionally. A land
suit was being uied and counsel
: v;as examining witness as lo the
.succession oi occupants. It was
brought out that one of the occupants
ol the land died in a
certain year. "What went, with
the land alter he died?" asked
the lawyer ol the witness. "It
stayed right there," was the
prompt answer, and asinilewent
around I he j urv.
A row occurred at a Methodist
.church festival neur Bluefield,
W- Va., one night I Ins week in
i which one man was killed and
his wife had part of her head
A ,.r
"II. II IIIIIIMICI 111 UlllUIS
were seriously wounded. The
trouble whs over church funds.
Chester county Alliancemen
are considering the propriety of
using their share ot the state ex
change fund?over $700 ?to
provide transportation, etc., for
the Confederate veterans of that
county to the State reunion in
Columbia. I
The "Cannon Ball" train from
Richmond to Norfolk was wreck
ed near the latter city Wednes
day. No one was killed, but gey
era! injured.
BARG
35 Men's Overcoats at
200 Men's Odd < oats at
32 Men's Coats and Vests at
19 Men's Oitil Vests at
104 Boys' Odd ('oats at
150 Boys'Wan.p!e Knee l'antfi at
100 Boys' Sample Knee l'antsat..
7 I.adies' Ooats at
4 Ladies' Skirts at
11 Ladies' Jackets at
Mill last uni il Apr'l lutli only i
Macke/'s Ci
SHOES Second Door fr
ate
I REPRESENT
THE
CIMU LIQUOR CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Foreign and Domestic
WIS AND LIQUORS.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
All orders left with me will
receive prompt and careful attention.
No charge for forwarding
orders.
John W. Elliott,
At Crescent Restaurant.
Tho Nmi/e I)oes Job
lilullUIIO for others. Why
can't we do yours? ??????
S"
$ Better an
J Scores of people already kr
bargains in everything sold i
from J. J. Blackmon than th<
And still they uot better. 1 i
car load of best Patent Flour
? car of Half Patent lor $2 30 p
^ best Corn and Oats which I
Q prices. 1 want your business
^ and gQod goods count. I al
# Hats, Pants, S
\r in fact, everything in the wi
f which I will sell you at 10 to
7L can buy same goods, Homer
^ and ends in almost everythin
^ less than cost and at custome
7L convinced. Y
t J. J. I
Yorkville
Monument Works
Equipped with modern machinery
and electric power. In
position to furnish anything in
pure Vermont Marble or Granite
Monuments from the cheapest
| slab to the most elegant design.
| Write for catalogue and inforj
mation.
Yorkville, S. C.
Notice of Dissolution
Notice i? hereby viven tlint the llrin
| of I). S. Wilson it Co., of {Iscenla, S.
was this day dissolved by mutual consent.
The business will he closed
out by I) S. Wilson. All debts due
the tlrm of t> N. Wilson & Co. must
he | aid to l> S. Wilson, and all claims
against said tlrm must bp presented
to him.
I). S. Wilson,
Jas. Wilson.
3-27-OC-lw.
rAINS I "
$ j 7n f.
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ornor. CHERRY &. CO'S. I
om First National Bank V
!
Livery, Livery,
Livery!
Though doing a rattling good ^
livery business, we are determined
to do even better. Our
[present stocks of Vehicles and
IT i.:
nurstjs are utJiiij; buppieiiiencevi' *
by handsome new carriages and
buggies and stylish
Driving and Saddle Horses.
Our livery establishment is
going to be second to none in
the State, and don't you forget
it! Come or send to us ,when
you want the best, up-to-date
livery service.
HEATH-ELLIOTT MULE CO.
d Better t
iow that thoy can get better ^
in an up-to date retail More
iy can from any one on earth. ^
% in now going to offer you one
for $2.50 per sack, and one., f
ter sack. 1 also have a car of ^
will offer at equally as low ^
i and will get it if low prices Q
so have a complete line of
hirts, Overalls,
iy of notions, bought right,
25 per cent, lower than you
liber 1 still have some odds
g that I will sell for cash at 0
r's own price. See me and bo ^
ours for business,
t
31ackmon J
Claims Against I lie County
Important Notice by the Sup.
ervisor.
Hcrcatti i" tin- Hoard of ConiniiHHioners
wi'l I" in two days iii each month,
I namely. mi ilo lir-t ami third Monday*.
I All parties lia\ing claims against tin' ?'onntv
mi' rci|nested in present tlii'in in time N
to !>? connidi'ivd by tin' lull hoard on one
lot these regular hum' ing days.
Notice in a)no hereby given that no claims
for public work will be paid for unless
work is done under contrnet made with a
member of the lloaid. M (1. Gardner
County Supervisor.
Lancaster, S 0., March lit, 1U0(J.
A PIANO OR ORGAN '
FOR YOU.
To I lie head of every family who is ambitious
tor tli" future and oiluention of his
Miildren, we have a Special Proposition to
make.
No Article in the houiu hIiowh the evidence
of culture that does a I'lano or On
guji No accomplishment gives an much
pleasure or ih of an great v iii lie in after life
as ihe knowledge of music and the atiility
to play well.
Our Small Payment I'lan make* the ownnership
of a high gra.lv I'inno or Orghn
easy. I
lust a few dollars down and a ainnll | ayuient
each month or quarterly or s; Sii
[ annually and the instrument is youra.
Write riH today for ('utalo^iieK antl ftur
Sjict-ial l'ro|M>hitiuu ol Kaay l'tymenbi/
Addrt-HH,
WALONE'S MUSIC HOUSE.
Columbia, S. C.
The Southern Htipcist Conven
tion will meet in Chattanooga,
Teuu., Mtty 11th.
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