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Agricultural Deep Plowing. Farmers Testify as to its Beneficial Results. from Sou'hern Cultivator. 1 have h"*t-n a r*?a 'er of vour ^wper ev?-r i?inc^ is ab-"rbei 'be ^ Southern F *rm " 1 b'g?n de^p plowing from the ideas fathered ixwro your i??j> -r -ome six or sight years ago. Some of my neighbor8 sa d I wa? ruining rny ^?nd but I con'inued, believing hat 1 Jia i *o of pn read in your paper. Since I began I have re 4uced my acreage in corn one fhird and about I he same quan vity ae before. I have increased my co'ton yiel 1 one-third or ?v*r. Don't plan', much cotton, w peanuts are ray principal _ , ? i I l. Ul_ auj 1.1 /j;, <*111 lucf t?n<*uie oae to fatten my meat. I have i*?ver had to buy any com, neat, or fodder. I rotate my irops. I plant the same crops on 'ise land every third year. I have Uock-peas on nearly two-thirds W my land every year. By thi6 *ode 1 see that my crops are gradually increasing each year. Vet, when I see others doing ?? much better than I am, I "ieel as if I am not doing any 'hing. I have about twenty acres 1 ?i?h to make not less than forty lttiahels of corn to acre this year It was broken with double plow from eight to ten inches in De member, except about six acres 'which was in stock-peas. I will ive you my plan for cultivating :t,then I want yours. I expert to run cutaway harrows oyer land loth ways, lay off rows four and one-third feet, drill about twen fy-five bushels green cottonseed #?er acre and list on them in March. Open 1 i->t and put about JOO pounds a? id phosphate and feamit (13 k and 2 3a p.), run tight harrow and plant corn xi?o'if April 10, 2 12 feet in 1 id, cultiv t?e rapidly, put 200 pound* 8x2x2 guano and sow in ;>"a- at last plowing. For fear I have written too much I will ??ve you mv be-t wishes for the Oult i vator. S. I'. W. F<>rno, N. C KXPKKIKNCK OK A DOTH EK i ?m a Hockey.- by birth, but */4H raided a iloo?ier. and a tar rner at ttiat, so you nee I am not tin article writer, but I know a good thing when J ?ee it. It hup peued thia way : Three yeaia, ago I came South *ud began my old occupation. A'ijen J took out the old two florae plow and begun to turn up he yellow clay, the neighbora o*me over to me and "aid, "man. you are ruining >our ground. I :fdi you, it will not do iiere in Alabama to plow like that." Well. I felt to respect them, but I beUAII lookme tor Home farm i >iimale, and the firet one I go? hold of whh the Cultivator, and Vtie first article waft on plowing. If, wan a maftterpiece (the dear >id editor haa gone to his reward), not it wan the key that unlocked the farmers' prosperity of thi? immunity. I was like the bare I Department.] I foot hoy. n ; "'With the merrv whistled tunes J1 And the turned-op pantaloons VI I went after the old sand hills a wi'h the big r>! w. and I want to t a id through the advice of the j Cultivator. I have steadily incra?- c ed my yield of corn and cotton B nearly half ; and that's rot all;|fc now nearly ?-erv farmer ha? a c big plow and they are reaping f benefits from the same source,[ that I did. I A. H. M. L Fruitdaie, Ala. I ^ Fine Farming?-What a|? South Carolina Farmer Made last Year. N. L Miller in AugustaCbronicle : j Not lor.g since I gave the profit j ! on a small farm of a white man near Montmorenci, S. CM a few '] miles below Augusta. He was ex {tremely illiterate. Outside of' 'farming he could have hardly j earned $600 a vear. He and two ' I. f hired white men worked his farm, i Ten years ago he bought the I planpine land and cleared it. It 8 was not rich. I figured out for|J this man and published result of i his net earnings on the farm for : t the year exclusive of food crops i for running hit place in 1006. j And that amount was $1500 ! He . had been offered $20 an acre for ( hie place and I showed him where c it was worth to him $50 an acre, and advised so long as he could | net $1500 a year not to sell at j f ! any price at all* !1 I am glad todav to give the i ^ i arr/?ww voo r'a rftonU ^ - 1 * P)t j VMI O i OOUll Ul a HII1I III urc j prosperous neighbor of his and il who devotee only a part of his It time to his farm?the balance i going to a large mercantile busi I ! ness. This gentleman cultivates r 350 acres with 11 plows. His e j farm products sold tor this yeari I tabulated : I Cotton $15,000 00 L I Cow peas and German | ^ Millet hay 1,000 00 : , Hogs 500 00I H iTurkeys 250 00 C I Kggs 150 00 c | Cow peas 700 00 1 c i Beef 150 00 t Cotton seed 500 00 j 1 ' s Total $18,250 00 In Now add to this 300 bushel* a cotton seed put back on his farm i j in compost 35 bushels to acre, ? i and which was a saving in guano M ; bill, at 20c. a bushel equals I \ | $000 00 1 his gives the product of (j j $54.00 an acre which is twice as j ( much hh is produced 111 the rich j h corn lands ot the nrnddie West--! I lands that easily fetch $100 toje i $200 an acre. v | Said he to me thin week a South v ,ern farmer is better off today v j than at any time in all the past n history of ibis country and he'll I h I continue to get better off so long I 0 j a? cotton can be sold at ten cents _ a pound. ' This gentleman was offered fori | 270 acres of his farm recently; J $2.1,000.00 cash and refused it? j I for $90 an acre. He tails me that ! his railronri aluliim ihio <><*<>? ?..11 handle Home l.'iO cars fertilizer ;c against hO last year; but there L will be no increase in acreage. I f| They have not the labor there j or elsewhere to increase acreage ; V but they intensify with guanos, j You w ill notice that he cultivates I ,l L about 'A'.', acres to the plow. I r The plan of the Southern far- ? mer il is plainly aeeu to-day is J ^ ntensification. He is cut short on abnr and this proposition is oing to be tnore serious it seem- j ach year. He, therefore, does j lot increase his acreage, but ake? more on the acres that ie does cultivate?more than , ras ever made on the?e srttn^ cres at any time in the past h;s- ! ory of Southern farming The' lay of the half baie per acre of otton in the South is past. On ome farms the era of the one 1 >ale per acre has past. More gua 10 is constantly being used and i ar better seeds are being used t is the era of ine prolifi otton, ' ike Toole, which eins ovor 40 >er cent : and the era of the bit I Kill prolific, like Ki^eU which >eing so ea^ilv nicked nni less :oetlv in rh<* picking becomes of i pppcial value. rhe Old Red Gullies ?How | to Restore Them to Life and Beauty, fhe Progressive Farmer Recently 1 have seen the acl ice given in two good agricul ural papers, 'Increase your icreage by deepening your soil.' Now (his is very wise counsel, ind easier done tlian to increase rour acreage by filling up the cullies, but it will not improve he appearance o! your larm as "nucli as the latter course Dur ng the present winter I have t ided about one acre to my culivated land by this means, and :an testify that it is cheaper ban buying, in our section, at 130 per acre. I don't mean to nsinua'e, Mr. Editor, that read?rs of your up to-date paper alow gullies to form in their cul ivated fields, but I am relerriug o ihe old ones with small trees ind stumps on either side of hem, which causes the plownan turning 'on both sides initead of plowing straight on. The first and most difficult oh is to dig out the stumps and iprouts an 1 then you are ready or a two-horse turn plow, a crape, and u strong, steady pair >1 mules. I us? one man to drive md another to plow. The stumps :an be rolled in the gullies, but lie sprouts and limbs ' hou'd be , lurne l. Sometime-* it is necse- ! ary to dig oft the edges ot the j tllllv cn t liu taam r? n? alU .... ? o ? * 11 ti i v? w vvmiii * an " in iv i'onjj the sides. Conimence do wine as i.ear the bott >ni as "<u can and plow to the to,'), ii 1 six Jo two feet on either sid>'. sex u-e the scrape, pullinc lirt from l> ?th -ides lo center o ( :ully. This work can he done much afcier when the soil is soft. It /ill pay to hive one ex'ra man | d'h mattock to dig up roots /hen scraping Those who have 10 experience will be surprised o-v fast thes? old eve-sores on nr farms can be tilled and then I ?the satisfaction ot looking on j n unbroken field. John McDowell. Mecklenburg Co., N. O. The husinees portion of the) 11 V 111 Itllllor (lit XJLiikU t.r?w? I -- v.. I " t?u 1" <?*- I ically destroyed by lir? last Kri- i ay. The bristle of a toolh brush : thich lodged in her throat a < year ago last January, wash 'riday extracted from the arm f Miss Helen Seeltar, of Eveleth linn. f BARG W 35 Men's Overcoats at ' 100 Ven'i Odd CmU at 9 i Men's Coats and Vests at 5 in Men's Odd Ve?t* sit 2 10< Boj ?' Odd < oa's at W 150 Roys' ""iiLfle Knee I'anta at It o Boya* Sample Knee I'ants a' vT 7 Ladies* t"oat< :if M 4 I.adies' r?kirt* a: X 11 Ladies* Jackets at. 2r Will la t un'til Apr i 15tli only a C Mackey's Co SHOES Second Door fr< fi 4 The Old ] < THE BANK OF LANCA V CAPITAL SURPLUS dj Loans made on Real Estat fi Collections given prompt s ^ Interest allowed on time d< Sl J Your business solicited. 1 | the strongest Bank in Lanca OSTEOPATHY. | I could arrange to treat in Lancaster, if any desire to try the new science of treating diseases. Write me. Literature and information pertaining to Osteopathy sent on request. All curable diseases sucsuccessfully treated. I)R. T. L. DAVIS, Osteopathic Physician, Rock Hill, S. C. , 4-7-Ob-lm. Claims Against The County Important Notice by the Sup- j ervisor. Hereafter the Hoard of CouimiHginnerH will be in kosmoij two days iu eaeh month, nilfnolv. On tli?* tir.^t :.n.t thir.l \lnn/lav? All parties having claims apainst the county are requested to pres< nt them in time to he considered hy the fell hoard on one of these regular tuee iup days. Notice in also her? by piven th it i o claims for public work will he paid for unless work in done under contract made with a member of the lloaid. M C. Gardner fotinty Supervisor. | Luncaster. S C , March iti, llh'6. A PIANO OR ORGAN !. FOR YOU. To the head ot evoix family who is am- j hit! 'tin tor ti.e future and education of his I children, we hat e a Sp<-< ial Propoait ion to ! ( make. . .No Article in the lio.ue shows the < vi-! i denoe of cnltnrr that doe* a Piano or Oi? 1 pan No aeeor. pli.-dim< nt pives as much pleasure or is ot n? preal v.d ie in after life *? the kn< a le<' t iniiaic and the a* t . 111 v I to plav well. fur Small t ayment Plan makes the ownncrshi; ot a high gm h- I'iitio or Organ ' easy. Inst a few (h ilars down and a small | ayment each month or quart< rly or semiannually and the ir struuient is yours V? rite um todc. lor ntalopnes and our S| ecial Proposition ol Ka?y Payments. Address. V\Al.ONE'S MUSIC HOUSE. Columbia. S. C. ?????????? i LANCASTER & CHESTEF i KHILWAY COMPANY .SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY 19 6. DAILY EXCEPT SL'NDA" WESTBOUND Lv L tnca?ter 6 ?> a ie. MS p r> Lv Fori Liwn *> 49 am MS p r Lv llancotiivllle 6 o9 a it. t M pn Lv KlciiLurx 7 <<b it in i ib p d Ar l r 7 30 a IP i 15 p D j A ' tutrloUe ?Sou. By > >' t it ~ i: p n Ar Columbia?Sou Kv to lb n EasTHOUND Lv Coli.ii.Mjt ? Sou. By . /nb? rr. 3 10 p it Lv < lurluite-Sou. :ty fl Oft it m itiMpn Lv Cheater .......... 9 oo a m H l'i p or Lv HtcohurK > 40 a n. H 39 p n Lv HaacoflDV. I... 9 so a m Ml p ii i Lv Fori Lit" ii 10 04 a (i. h S4 p n Ar l.itni.t .i?-r 10 .<0 an. 9 15 p ri CONNECTIONS ( CHESTER?Southern, Seaboard, ami Caro . linn A North-Weatern Ka.iwayn LANCASTER?southern Railway I A. 1 . McLl'KE, Superintendent 1 LEKOY S CHINOS. Preatdent < Subscribe to The News. j -AINst 1 75 1.40 2 50 ? 25 ' 1 10 ( 55 . ... 25 ? 1 75 2 25 i 1 00 ' rner. CHERRY &. CO S. I \ 3m First National Bank >SK02CCC?VSS*? Reliable." M STER, Lancaster, S. C. ^ I $50,000.00. $50,000.00. gj e, at reasonable rates. Bl 1 f.. 1 ^i.1 i. ! inu careiui attention. ^ eposits.. ** ^ rhe oldest, the largest and jg| ster county. I REPRESENT THE COLUMBIA LIQUOR CO. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Foreign and Domestic WINES AND LIQUORS. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. All orders left with me will receive prompt and careful ati. i.: \r. .1 i? # lenuon. ino cnarge ior iorwarding orders. John W. Elliot, At Crescent Restaurant. ' ^ rimnr ( *?? otuiu 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 information. Yorkville, S. C. Notice. l'nrimant to a cnnnnixMion issno! by Ui<? . i ?-r? trtr? ?l Stut , tin- Imi 'ks <1 hiiI aerfp"^^^ lion of tho IjntionHti r Cotton Warehouse A tutorial ion will )> open until noon of May tin* l!Vth. 10 l?, at the office of W. O. llon^h in the Town of I.aneuHter, S. 0. \V. C. ilonuh, John K. l'orter, W. F. Caakoy, W T. Vnnlandinghain, .1 F. Wil Mania, T. W. McMurray, Corporator*. l>atel April l?>, II KM J I Notice of Dissolution Notice i? liup?l>" 1 '* .. iitrii uiai i ne n rill at I?.s. Wilson A Co., of Osceola, 8. (',4 was this day dissolved by mutual coi?lent The business will he closed out by l> 8. Wilson. All debts due the tlrm of l> 8. Wilson A Co. inust tie i aid to l? 8. Wilson, and all claims igainst said tirin must be presented to him. It. 8 Wilson, Jas. Wilson. J.-i7-06-4w.