The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 21, 1906, Page 2, Image 2
Agricultural I
To Plov,' Under Cotton.
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Heroic Action of North Carohe
Una Farmers?In order to a)
Reduce Acreage will Plow th
Up Part of Cotton Planted. j ''
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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
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Poultry Talk--Care of the eci
"Setting Hen." j or
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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
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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
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Interest allowed on time deposits.. ^
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Wholesale and Retail Dealers in rEg
Foreign and Domestic
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