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Agricultural I To Plov,' Under Cotton. be S<> Heroic Action of North Carohe Una Farmers?In order to a) Reduce Acreage will Plow th Up Part of Cotton Planted. j '' IK Charlotte Observer. J he President C. C. Monte, ot thejm N >rth Carolina division of the ru Southern Cotton Association, th oh I led The Observer office over ro the loug distance telephone lust | ry night to tell of something re-jsh markable that happened in Max tii ton yesterday. pi He stated that a very enthusi p< astic meeting of the farmers had to been held in the afternoon, at of ^hinh time a census of the acre- eg age was taken. It was found that the reduction did not amount to en what the association had pledged, to namely 25 pier cent off. that of nt 1904. In fact the reduction was lit ouly about 15 per cent, 10 per fu cent two little. Wneti the mem. ta hers of the association had learn as ed that they had failed to com- co ply with their promises, they fr voted to plough under enough of sh me cotton to bring tne census kt flown to the necessary figures. The farmers spoke out in public and each one promised to cut ofT in so much from the crop. A second th meeting is to be held Saturday Tl at 3 o'clock in Maxton for the to purpose of taking a second and fr< larger inventory of the condition of things in the county. Much si| interest is being taken iu the nr outcome of that meeting. si< This action by the farmers of ps Kobeson county is remarkable, cs It demonstrates the fact that they he are willing to sacrifice much for ti< the benefit of the orginzation un This example of steadfastness is be one that should be a great help th to tfie countv organizations! nt throughout the State. at . , . fr _ lo Poultry Talk--Care of the eci "Setting Hen." j or I lc1 I'mgreasi ve 1< a rmer. u Although the advantsges of an j n, incubator for hatching purposesjhe have been prominently put be- rj, fore poultry keepers for some; B|t years, there are naturally a lar- hr U'r number of people who would vvi not lind it worth their while to go j ur to the expense of an "arfilh i ?I j th hatching?those, for in.-tance, vi who have a few hens for supplv i the household with eggs ami I who would not desire more than % fpw broods of chickens in the year, and with those the broody hen is the medium employed. X That useful creature requires in elaborate treatment during (he process of incubation, though | 4 few suggestions may he accept ! able to the beginner. It is not advisable to allow a hen to set in|N< the nest in which she has been in | fa the hibit of laying. This is sure la to be used by other hens, who pr would (list nrb her, and very likely m break some of the eggs. If possible, she should be placed in a on shed or out house bv hprself. If go this cannot be done, a piece of of wire netting must be arranged in or front of the box in which she is wi t.o 81 r, so that the other birds can )?' not interfere with hor. Over this in an old sack or cloth can be thrown ' to darken the neat. sel A neflt box without bottom ih ed preferable, ho that the hen can a 411 on the ground. Otherwise, do I Department. veral inches of earth ought to thrown into the box used. A od size for the box is fifteen in es square. The nest should be dlowed out, just sufficiently to low the eggs to incline towards e centre. It should not be made 0 deep, but if it is made correct the eggs will roll together and >t outwards. In a flat nest the ins wings have to be spread ore widely and (here is not the ipport for her legs and tV?ei ' uat ere is when the ne-t is 111.-de under, as in the case of ordina bird's nests. A little line hay lould be used, as it is warmer an straw. It is a mistake to ve a quantity of straw as some ople do, for the bird is then apt get her toes tangled in coming 1 and to drag out some of the :rp. Every morning the hen must ine oil the nest for a feed and stretch herself. Some hens will >1 leave ine near unless rney are ted off. This must be done carelly, so that none of the eggs are ken up with her. She can have much dry grain as she can eat, rn being good; also plenty of esh water to drink. A dust bath ould be available, as it helps to ?ep the hen free from insects. But if she takes this, she must > watched, for when indulging the luxury, she may forget at her eggs are becoming cold, le usual time to allow (he hen remain away from the nest is om ten to twenty minutes. Occasionally, owing to an over?ht or accident, the hen does ?t return to her eggs for a conlerable time, when they are ap irently quite cold. Under these rcu mat an ces, it is better to allow >r to sit out her full time, par;ularly if the eggs are from valible birds Many instances have en recorded of hens being ofT eir eggs for over twelve hours, id afterwards bringing out rong broods. It does not follow otn this that the hen can be al wed off her eggs for an unlimitI period without bad results. No ip, however, should hesitate to irsevcre with eggs that have ac (lently grown cold. A brooodv >n should not be abused and >arly killed for following out ir natural "bent." Si mpl v shut e hen out of the place where e wants to set. It you cannot eak up her brood'n ^s in this iy, take the hen and shut her i a few days with a rooster of e same breed. He will soon con nee her that she don't want to t. "Uncle .Jo." Medkl nburg (Jo., N. (J. he Manufacturing Farmer. A correspondent of Hoard's airyniHii savs : "The farmer is a manufacturer. r>t as a politician, hut a manuc.turer of the uroduct of the rm into the most practical and < fitable form of marketable ereha ndise. "Nature did a great deal for r forefathers that we have not) t to help iih?that wan the gift rich soil. If we don't preserve build up Nature's gift, what 1 11 we leave the generation folwing? Not the mark of good telligence we claim to possess. | "To he a manufacturer we must lect a class of machinery adaptto our taste. For instance, if man likes to feed steers, he esu't put in a bunch of Jerseys lor Holstoins, but gets beef cattle, a class that will manufacturer their feed fat aud place it onauch portions of their frame that will sell beat, thereby delivering fat to market and retaining a large per cent of the product of the farm as rent for its use. 'I he steers have been his machine. There is one point he is a gainer in every time, that is fertility of the soil. The best machine for that farmer ; is the steer that will make the I most fat out of the feed con sum ed. "Mr. Curtis, a Shorthorn breed er, once said if one cow doesn't give milk enough to raise a good calf, give it two. He cared noth (ing for the milking qualities but | helped to develop a beef strain that was known the world over. "The speculator is making too much out of the farmer in this section, filling his warehouse at:d elevators. Wuy not have that miuu lematrs ousiness on tne farm and sell to a better maiket. "Wo don't all ch'ioso to teed steers or lambs, but another val uable machine for our use is the dairy cow. and here is where so i many of us farmers fall down in our selection. "Dairying is a good business if you have the right machinery. It is not necessary to run a dairy with cows that only pay you market value above the feed con Humed. A 4,000-lb. milker can do that; then an 8,000-lb. milker on the same feed and care will furnish a market that can't be equaled outside of the farm. '"It is not necessary to use a cow that only makes 150 lbs. of butter. There are those that will make 300 from the same amount of feed. "We are giving manufactured phosphates lots of attention, studying the ingredients of each brand. Are we giving our home manufactured article its share of attention? Do we value it high enough ? "1 noticed the results of an experiment furnished last year, where a rotation of live crops, stable manure proved its value to be $3 per ton, put on rundown land and at the rate of eight tons per acre. I "It led me to making an investigation. 1 hauled a load on the scales just as loaded from the cow stable, which wt ighod 2,1 40 lbs. Estimating from that, it is accumulating from my feeding I at the rate of live tons per week, i A large percent of that was waI ter. but it helps to make a value of $.'] per ton. "l)u >ou think it is worth it, neighbors? I don't know; but 1 | do know if we haul our grain and I hay away to market, we will have to haul phosphates hack at I $20 per ton. Select the best nifijchinerv, manufacture phosphates ; at home and complain less of the j market aboard." ./Another School District in Marlboro Rejects Dispensary Money. BcnnetUville special to News and Courier: Another Marlboro school district has refusod to u-?* the dispensary luiid*. A resold t on to that effect was unanimousIv passed at a meeting of irustees and patrons oi Ke(l lilutt district This district adjoins Willis, and its people are also intelligent and high-m ruled. Dudlv McColl, tii clerk oi ihe board ot trustees, and A. W. Mclntyre, the chairTian, are both sturdy and wellto do Scotchmen. The county superintendent ot education has been officially notified of the'kc tion. f BARGAINS f W 35 Men's Overcoats at $ 1.75 jf X 2<H) Men's Odd <'oats at 1.40 V m 32 Men's Coats and Vests at.. 2 60 jm 19 Men's Odd Vests at '<15 V S 101 Hoys' Odd Coats at 1 10 C W 150 Hoys' hail.pie Kfiee l'ants at 35 W ^ 100 Hoys'Sample Knee l'ants at 25 W X 7 Ladies' ('oats at 1 75 t| M 4 Ladies'Skirts at 2.26 16 I 11 Ladies' .Jacket* at 1.00 5 M Will latt until April 15th only at S I Mackey's Corner. CHERRY &. CO'S. ? 5 SHOES Second Door from First National Bank | SpSt,' A 'The Old Reliable." ttstt-:?- :.--- M < THE BANK OF LANCASTER, Lancaster, S. C. | I Y CAPITAL $50,000.00. A '/ SURPLUS .$50,000.00. ^ ? Loans made on Real Estate, at reasonable rates. A Collections given prompt and careful attention. ^ Interest allowed on time deposits.. ^ ^ Your business solicited. The oldest, the largest and ii j n the strongest Bank in Lancaster county. First National Bank j ( In thf ?e days of keen competition, the success of ii hunk nmy be said to ' i depend primarily upon tlio liberality of treatment accorded ith depositors. m Itecogni/.ing this Tact, THE FIHST NATIONAL lt\NK of Lancaster, m grants as generous terms as are consistent with modern conservative bank- K i ing, and the result has been a continuous and rapid growth in business and resources 4 m , We want and invite an account front every individual, tinn ami corpo- X < ' ration in Lancaster County. Interest at the rate of 4 per cent, paid on m time deposits. W 1 CHAS.D.JONES,Pres't. E. M. CROXTON, Cashier. I i represent ffistk the COLUMBIt LIQUOR CO. 1 A Wholesale and Retail Dealers in rEg Foreign and Domestic WINES LEND LIQUORS. JZM V"onrfT|rnfu? AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. I H All orders left with me will receive prompt and careful at-1 Yorkville tention. No charge for forwar-' , | ding orders. Monument Works lohn W Elliott. Equipped with modern ma* ' chinery and electric power. In At Crescent Restaurant. position to furnish anything in I pure Vermont Marble or Granite r. . . . , -ri r i [Monuments from the cheapest Claims Against I lie County ; slab to the most elegant design. i Write for catalogue and inforI Important Notice by the Sup- i ma^onervisor. Yorkville, S. C. . "CtaM.'.fc..Ss'irf.OSTFOPATHY namely, <>ii tin tiro anil tliir.l Mmulitys 1 L?1 i^\ till* All itnrti?-h lmvitin I'luiii H H^iiinst tin-oo'ifi-1 . . . ty inn r<?|<i - it-<i m ]iri*srii11iii'iu in tin j 1 cou Id an ange to treat '>< ?-'>ii-i?i-i?"i i-y tin* tan iiuui.1 mi one | jn Lancaster, if any desire of tliese H-^nliir lnee lliu <la\s | . .i_ ; r Notice is iiIm h'-ri by wtiv?ii tli it i oelniiiis tO trj the nCW Science of fm } iii>1 if work wiii in? in?i i tor hiiIcsk treating diseases. u<>rk is i|cii>' nrnler emit met lini'ln with a ... . iiien.Qier <ii 11jI* i<i?Hiii m ' (iiiiiiiier Wiite me. County Supervisor. Literature and infnrrrviLatiea-ter. * O. Mureli VSi. UM> . ?t.UX e ailU lTIIOinwl _______t,on pertaining to Osteopathy sent on request. ^ All curable diseases sucFOn YOU. successfully treated. i 'l .i llw. 1 1 # . ... . % 1 i v F* mlUHY V. 11(1 IH mil- I'K. I. 1j. 1 )A V IS, hitiiiiiH tor tli? future and e.Miration ot hi* fWpnnatViip Phvciniari cliildrun. u.- have a s, ecial l?ro|?nitiob to USlCOpainiC I nVSlCian, make. KOCk Hill, S. C. No Article in the ho ne shown the evi- A.7 Oft?1m deuce of culture t hut does a 1'ihno or On -v/O XIII. pan No accomplishment gives u? much I'leasure or is of as great value jn after life _ _ . > a. the knouie.it;? of music ami the ability | Notice to Schoc! Irustees and to play well, .p * Our Small I'avinent 1'lan makes the own- X CflCtlCTS. nership of a high grade l'iano or Organ ,t j? very iniportallt tlmt h1j ,(.lloh,.ra 'H. ii i i -i make n;? their yearly r- port it the clos ijff lust a t.-vv ih'llarH down and a Htnail pay- Hchoo, t(,r|n Illrti,Hor to ^ mi nt ea.h month or quarterly or aeuii. t, TrllMleeM wlU .,leaM .ee tllHt annually ami the ir strnmen is your* lbjH r| |U.Kl |s ooll 1|0<| wi{h Write uk t4>tiuy for Cfttulo^ncH iiinl our \V M MOORF Speci^n.sisition ot Easy Payment*. ,,onuty Superintendent Education A. Lancaater SC.. April Pt, P.UUi 4t M ALONE'S MUSIC MOUSE. ? Columbia. S. C. TVlfl NflU/P Hoes Job Printing , I HO 110II u for others. Why 01.D Newspapers lor Sale. Apply to J | ? of the Lancaster News. Icatl t WO do yOUr?? ?????? >