The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, June 09, 1906, Page 2, Image 2
Agricultural 1
Growing Sweet Potatoes. 11
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Mr. D. Powell, of Rocky Mount,
N. C., writeH as follows in the
Progressive Farmer: .|
1 intended to say something
in ore about the potatoes before ^
this. It is now time to begin to jn
sei them out and this may yot be
in time to reach some. 1 never (j
broke my land till late and try
to do it with a good season so the
land will break iinely ; if 1 do
this and before 1 set out it rains,
L barrow the land and try to keep
it flush. By so doing it will stay 1
damp. Any one can set out pota
toes. 1 have pet when dry, but the a
air was damp, and that is when ((
to do it. I use nitrate of poda in 0
the mud, and would mud the ?|
roots.' I have done thip at 12 Q
o'clock, and when the sun pels p
ninety five in every one hundred
would be standing up. When ten n
days old, I would side them with ^
a cotton plow with a No. 3 niole
board, which would nearly get all C(
the grass. When they have run ?
from row to row 1 take a turn
plow and hill up, running a cot ^
ton plow. I pull grass out with C(
my hand, but if I do have to chop, ^
I aiu very careful not, to cut the w
roots. Some people use hoe before a
they plow, but too much chop- Q
ping is not best. You chop the a
roots off. The first roots that come
out near the top of ground are u
the ones that make the fruit, so f
if there are five roots to the hill,
and you cut three, it will not o)
make but two potatoes. 1 run ^
rows three feet and three inches. Cj
? plant after corn. _
One man wrote me t'he same j
week that mj article came out tj
on handling and hilling last fall.
urging me to say more about the ^
potato. I think his name is Mr. gj
J. M. Bunch, Columbia, S. C. He m
stated that his vines were very p(
thrifty, but his potatoes very C)|
stringly ; though he made, I think, c,
one thousand bushels. I think if D,
Mr. Bunch will use only acid ^
phosphate and potash he will
make more potatoes and leRs Cf
ines on such land?something RC
like four or five hundred pounds
of phosphate and twenty-five y<
pounds of potash. Plantings are ^
best raised from vines. They ril
I ?''
sprout better and have less rot- . ?a
t"ii leg on draws. They keep her Lr
ter and you have fewer rotten pj
g?rms in your bed, which cause
the rotten leg?that is, a poor n
draw or sprout '1 he rotten sprout j.,
von can notice, if it lives, will
raise potatoes wi'h a black rusty I-p
look on the stpru of the potatoes p(
when housed which carry the rot ...
J I w <
back to hill.
1 highly approve of .Mr. li. M. Hj
it's letter this week. 1 think as
ii more or tne nig farmers would I fe
take up his mod** we little? lei lHi
lows could buy us a little home m
* id pay tor it quicker with the \e
cotton and tobacco, as it would af
brum better prices. About half|y
the farmers are buying corn now |n
and expect to pay for it with cot pi
ton. h?<
I'm with Mr. F. A. Hoyle on si
fin? farm too! question. We little at
farmers would have to quit if we
nan to ouy corn shredders, etc. ( 11
Hut let rue any that we ran buy y(
some such as the Colo Planter tn
and Guano Distributor, i run th
rows with the distributor, then iv
run an iron Age cultivator with re
the wings on behind, then the ih
Oole Planter comes and the fl(
work is done?three times to the
row. These are about as good th
t io!s as a small farmer could th
Department
ave, as the Oole Planter plants
irn, cotton, peas, cane, and does
well, unless the land is very
et.
Raise plenty of potatoes for
ne hogs. One acre will make
nore feed than anything else
iiot a small farmer can plant
'lant cantaloupes to feed in sum
ler to your hogs, and if you
on't mind, you will have meat
J sell.
V Renaissance in Gardening.
'rogressive Farmer.
For fifteen years there has been
very decided abatement of interest
in the exterior adornment
f Southern homes. Doubtless
his has been due to the changes
f property : the divisions of large
lots ituo small lots; the desire
o lessen grounds and supply
eoessary improvements to resiences
; the increased and often
bsorbing interest in interior deoration
and furnishings ; and the
ecessity for economy in domesic
service. New houses and pret
er oneH have arisen all over the
ountry. but the old style of garening,
for which our Southland
aH conspicuous, has departed?
loss to the distinctive beauty
f the South and a disappoint
lent to visitors.
Hut. in ftcpnrilnncn mifli U>o noi
w .. X. v>?W " t Vlt V li Vy II ? I
ral swing of the pendulum of
ime, the rebound has come, and
lere are evidences everywhere
f a renaissance in gardening,
et us not only welcome but enDurage
it. Let our women, to
horn is left much of the regula
on of the homes, determine that
lat their premises, whether in
)wn or couutry, shall be made,
y flowerp and vines, hedges and
irub?, as beautifnl as possible,
here is really no limit to the
ossibilities of Carolina llora, for
jr climate and soil admit of the
ilture of so many species that
ne is astounded in contempia
on.
If landscape gardeners were
insulted more frequently they
on would do as much for the
tate as architects have in late
^ars done, giving suggestions of
?auty and adaptability, ami
reventing the monotony of inn
ition. Even small plots in our
iwns may be made artistic ami
cturesque if a number of com
guous ones are arranged accord
g to certain schemes, blocks be
g designed as wholes but cared
ir by separate owners of parts,
here need be but moderate exMise,
for the love of llowers
lick ly develops a generositv
lat delights in sharing ttie open
r treasures. It h sweet to be
iRoriated with such {rifts. Let
inces he abolished everywhere,
id hedges and border plants be
ie<l to establish lines. Tall wire
mces covered with such vines
i clematis, wisteria, woodbine,
irginiu cieeper, white and vol
w jasmines or roses may be
aced where screens are neees
ry. Utilize native flowering
irubs as hedges when possible,
id study variety.
And to the women who read
lie Progressive Farmer, it is to
>U that, the South looks for its
auty. No home is so humble
at it may not be made attracte
as a vine coveied cottage, no
sidence is so grand that it canit
be adorned by the simplest
iwer.
When our women again develop
e taste for gardening that is
eirs by right of heredity, the
/
whole land will be made lovely;1 ^
the macadamized roada of the 5
State will be adorned by avenuefl d
of flowering trees as well as ahade l
treea ; the farmers will put hardy ^
plants with fruit trees, and grape | ^
vines along the roads near their jj
homes ; the real estate companies,; r
in laying out tracts, will give 5
more thought to parks and street { f
decorations, and 110 country in a
the world?neither England with >
its hedges and ivy, China with its J
wealth of flowering trees, Italy ?
with olive and ilex avenues, Hol- d
land with its gorgeous tulip beds, nor
New England with its green |
trimness?shall he more beauti j
ful than our ownNorth Carolina, 1
our own 8011th. 1
Mrs. John Vanlandingham. ] <
Charlotte, N. C. I ?
Shall I Pasture Hogs on Sor- <
ghum.
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Southern Cultivator. |(
Would you kindly advise me <
through the next issue of your <
valuable paper (1) whether wor i
elnim sown broadcast or drilled _
will injure hogs to pasture it ,
when it gets four or five inches
htgh? I know it makes fine feed
after it heads, but would prefer
to pasture if advisable to do so.
[2] Will melilotus, described in
the last issue of your valuable
paper, thrive in North Alabama ?
J. W. W.
Colliuville, Ala.
Comment bv the Ed tor: *
1. No, it will not injure your
hogs, but it seems to us it would
pay you much better to allow it
to stand until mature, as you
would have so much more food
ana feedings value. At least it N
would pay you to fence off part I
AO as to grow longer, before turn jfl
ing your hogs upon it. It pays to H
have several feed lots for hogs. J
2. Yes; niehlotus will grow in I
your section all right and can be ?
sown from October to April 1 r
Try a small patch of it and see V"
how you like it We have seen it
suggested to mix it with alfalfa.
This might work well.
More Attention for Sheep.
The sheep fever is running **
high over the western range dir
triots, with no evidence of abate
ment. The sheep has long been
| referred to, in its enriching cap ^
acity of the farm, as the animal
of the golden hoof. The sheep is
rising so rapidly in the estima
tion of the live stock interests ot
the country, that it will soon be
the object of worship on the
range. From all parts of the
sheepbn-eding districts come re
ports that buyers are now trying
to contract the spring lambs at
j $2.50 per head for next fall's de* "~
I livery, and these offers are sol
j very liberal and unreserved that
' in rnauv instances they are with i .
,. r | <]<
lout restrictions in quality, li.ejoa
evidence is all with the llock i
at
owner for another prosperous sea j it
son in sales of the dock's surplus.
? Am. Stockman. |>
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Fortunate Missourians.
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"When I was a druggist, at I.ivonia, Mo., I
writes T. J Dwyer, now of Oraysville. Mo., I t L
"three of my customers wero permanently I m
cured of consumption hy I>r. King's Npw ,jf
Discovery, and arc well anil strong to-day jM
flue was trying to sell Ins property and j.,
move to Arizona, hut after using New Ids- i
covery a short time he found it unnecess.iry
to do so. I regard Dr. King's New ins- j,,
covery as the most wonderful intdicine in |
existence." Surest Cough and fold Cure j
and 'Ihrnat and Lung healer. Guaranteed .
tiy I'nndi-idurk Pharmacy, Crawford |'^
l$r? s . and -I F. Mac It ey .V ( o. Druggists.
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CAPITAL $50,000.00. A
J SURPLUS $50,000.00. X
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^ Interest allowed on time deposits.. ^
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J the strongest Bank in Lancaster county.
First National Bank | %
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depend primarily upon the lilt. rulity of treatment accorded its depositors. 9
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i grants as generous terms us are consistent with modern conservative bank- ft
ing. and the result has been a continuous and rapid growth in business M r
, and resources m
; We want and invite an account from every individual, tirni and corpo- M
ration in Lancaster County. Interest at the rate of 4 per cent, paid on m
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CHAS. D. JONES, Pres't. E. M. CROXTON, Cashier. 1
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iDuerLjkoc/ij <^)ays |
We have the nicest Grocery
Store in town. That is very 2J
complimentary ; but our cus- jJ
Itomers say some of our goods 2
are the nicest in town. It is 52
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I our aim lo Keep iresn gooas Zi
constantly on hand. We are
gratified at the increase in our
business since we opened up. jj)
Call on us for good Corn Meal. jg
I Selling genuine creamery Butter at 25c a pound. ffl
| B. M. WELSH & CO. |V
R In Springs Block, 3 doors from National Bank.
Carolina & North=Western Railway Company
AND
Caldwell C& Northern Railroad Co.
TIME TABLE. A
SOUTH BOUND NORTfl BOUND,
o. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No, No.
>7 01 6H 7 Kdgeuinnt S 10 02 00 50
12 00 Mortimer 11 05 ....
1 00 Colletthville 11 05
oo 2 40 a 05 5 15 Lenoir !? 05 *2 in ? no > ??
2d . ... 8 15 8 88 5 28 Hudson S 18 1 54 7 15 1 45
10 4 05 8 88 5 23 Granite Kalis S 30 I 82 7 00 .... 1 00
30 5 40 . ... 8 57 ? 00 Hickory 7 53 12 57 0 00 8 00 11 50
5 40 ... 3 23 0 25 Newton 7 28 12 28 .... 1 00 ...
0 00 .... ( 58 0 58 Lincoln tun 0 55 11 40 .... 10 45 ...
1 30 ... 0 00 8 30 Castonin 5 50 10 88 .... 7 50 ....
3 05 0 50 0 10 Yorkvilie 5 10 8 48 5 57
5 10 . ... 7 40 8 50 cheater 3 30 8 50 .... 4 80
CONN KCTIONS.
Chester?Southern Railway, Seaboard Air Line, and L. C.
Yorkvilie?Southern Railway
Gastonia?Southern Railway
Lincolnton?Seaboard Air Line.
Newton--Southern Railway.
II icknry?Southern Railway
K. F. RKII>. Gen. 1'asa. Ajcent. Cheater, S.O. _
Executor's Sale. | I ivprv
For sale, at public auction, on Mon- W W_ I .8 | El V*
?y the 2nd day of July 1806, at Lan- ^ J 7 m T ^1 J J
later, S. C., at 12 o'clock hi Tract of
nd in I.ancaeter County containing I V 0
>oilt (553 acres, known as tract 4 of | I 1 1
ie est at e lands of Julius Mills, boil rul- i v I w k?< IV-.
m. T w m T ?
i north arn) went on Catawba nut) m/
ateree rivers, as p**r plat of \V H 1 i ? ?
uren I? 8; beintr tract conveyed by 1 hOUgh doing a rattling good
riiiiams, oierk of Court, to Annie u. livery business, we are deter-*
nbinson by tlnteil the 2nd <1h> ^i^^A 4.^ a^ 1 r\
' December, 1881), and recorded in HllllCCl to do GVGn l)Ott6r, Our | ^
eed Hook o, pages h ?"<) t present stocks of Vehicles and
rermncash; or one-third cash and Horses are being supplemented
le baliWH'e payable hi two equal . , . ^ . ,
icces-ive annual inataimenta from by handsome new carriages and
Itf of sale, secured by bond of the buggies and Stylish
irclias?r and mortage of the prern
ea purchaser to pay for deed $10.00, Driving and Saddle Horses. A
id also I r taxes payable after ilai?- 0 m
^aie, including those payable in , Our livery establishment is w
A Kxecutor. ' to be second to none in
Kst. Annie K, Robinson, , the State, and don't you forget
'-:Mw deceased. _ t Come or send to us when
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