The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, June 13, 1906, Page 2, Image 2
Agricultural '
"There's Millions in It."
Possibilities of the Hen Fruit
Industry.
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The New? and Courier.
Mr. C. H. Stror.g, of Dublin.
Krath County, Texan, has shipped
since February 1, thirteen solid
care of eggs, for which he has i
received $1,200 a car, $16,000 for
the thirteen cars. Additionally
he has shipped from 10 to 50
cm863 "every day or two." This
information comes to us from
our esteemed contemporary, the
Dallas News. There is no reason
to suspect that Mr. Strong is the
only mau iu Erath County who
buys eggs from the farmers and
ships them to the city markets.
According to the New York I
Herald of Saturday, real good ;
and unsuspected eggs were scarce
in New York. "Nearby eggs,"
shipped from the neighborhood
that is, eggs shipped from the
neighborhood of New York, were
hard to get at any price and average
eggs ("average" is not the
market term) were retailing at,
ay, 30 cents. Southwestern eggs
in which we fancy the eggs of
Krath County may be included,
were not of the Caesar's wife
variety, and were being sold to
the retail dealers at 15 cents the
dozen and by them to the customer
as 22 cents.
The Dallas News says that a
ereat many Erath farmers are
earning about $5 the week the
year round through the diligence
of their hens?and with little or
o trouble to themselves. Some
earn more, having a larger num
her of hens which are perhaps
more enthusiastic laborers in the
vineyards?or barnyard?which
is the same thing.
Erath County, Texas, is not of
itself a favorite resort of hens.
We doubt if it is as good a hen
oonnty as is Darlington, or Un
ion, or Fairfield, or Williamsburg,
or Barnwell. We know that each
and every county in .South Carolina
is a hen county and an egg
county and the absence of the
bens is not their fault. What is
more to the point, all the counties
in South Carolina are close
to New York. They are two hours .
nearer to Philadelphia, and |
nearer still to Baltimore, Wash
ington. Richmond. I.niiiovillt.
Cincinnati and a thousand other!
egg-eating cities and towns. Thus
the eggs that arrive in New York ,
from Texas are three or four days
?.lder than the eggs that the hens
of Soutn Carolina kindly lay this j
morning for the Waldorf-Asto
rian breakfasts of to morrow.
The Southern or the Atlantic
Coast Line will not send a train
to Mr. Doe's station for the out
put of his barnyard unless it
produces a carload or so each
week. Nothing hinders Mr. Doe
and his neighbors from following
tbe example of Mr. Strong's
neighbors at Dublin, in Erath
Oounty. A few dozen of them
can agree to maintain each 50
hens on their farms and bring
their eggs to the station .Mondays
and Wednesdays, or other con
venienf flays of the week, and
thus may he insured a car load
each week for the Northern mar
kete. In thai case, the railroad
v 1) do its part.
South Carolina should he dot
ted over with hen clubs. Every
group of farms should have its
club of farmers pledged to raise
eggs for the market.
Department
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rhe Eh~?ct of the Sulphuric
Acid Upon the Commercial
Acid Phosphate.
Southern Cultivator. ^
There are some differences in a t
apimons among toe farmers of no
this section as to which part of a
acid phosphate contains plant cai
food. Some contend that the sul Wfl
phuric acid of acid phosphate i? ut,
the only part that does any good ]
as a plant-food?that the only
way it does good is where there pe
is plenty of humus in the soil for Qr
it "to eat up," and that the phos as|
phate is of no good only "to hold yh
the acid."
There are others among whom g()
if i i i: .1 i .i
are uiyhcii, vruw uisncve mitii nit* (q
phosphate is the important part; th?
we admit that phosphate alone ir W8
not a complete fertilizer, but fl|,(
that it must be mixed with other on
chemical elements to formulate h jie
complete fertilizer; we believe ou
the phosphate rock or ground aj<
bone must be treated with acid 8jf
to render it in an available form ee,
so as to get the most good from wj
it, but we think there is a fertili- jn
zing value in phosphate rock or
ground bone, even if it has not
been treated with sulphuric acid, ha
but we do not think there is anv at<
fertilizing value in sulphuric acid
alone. As to the humus in the c0
Roil which the acid is supposed to 8C
"eat up,''of course the more hu- 0f
mus in the soil the more good any ^
fertilizer will do. jf(
Now, Mr. Editor, please explain
this in the columns of your most
excellent paper, the Southern ra
Cultivator, as 1 think there may <jc
be farmers in other parts of the
country would like to understand th
this question better. "R
Jas. H. A.
North Augusta P. O., S. C. r,
tii
Comment by the Editor: ar
You are correct in stating that rh
the fertilizing value in "acid phos fo
phate" is in the "phosphate rock'
and not in the sulphuric acid p<
The sole virtue in the sulphuric th
acid lies in its power to dissolve i?<
the phosphate and render it solu- vc
ble. There are many who contend
that our "acid phosphate"' con |>l
tains enough free sulphuric acid |0(
in it to be partially injurious to yn
the land and to the crop. We d<>
not think this is true, or we jjr
would not receive such uniformly j.j(
pood result* from it* use. Sul cu
phuric acid far from being a fer ^
tilizer is such a powerful acid Cj1
that it w ill eat up almost everv- V(]
thing it touches and would kill c0
every seed or plant with which p(
they come in contact. It is this Hp
remnant of acid left that causes
"acid phosphate" and our guanos
to kill the seeds, if put 111 actual
contact, and hence we want our
fertilizers well mixed with the pa
soil before putting in our seed. j ,
Marked Difference.
an
th
In sowing ueas on stubble land an
last season we tried to plow a on
piece of land with a two-horse wi
plow, but after plowing a strip
across the field, concluded to thi
wait until it rained. When the yo
rain did come we got into a bur- an
ry and plowed in n 11 the field he
with one-horse plows, and the no
result was the deep plowed strip he
had a richer color all the season sci
and the pea grew about one foot at
taller than the one-horse plow- sh<
ing?J. C. Scrihiing. coi
A $300 Appendix. j
i
ie Story of a Stolen Dia- ^ j
mond. 11
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lanta Journal.
fhe appendix ha? been con- ; j
mned by the learned doctors as ]
hing of no use. But they will .
v have to revise their opinion. !
vermiform appendix that ]
tches and holds a diamond 1
irtb $300 is not without its ,
ill ty.
But to begin the story at, its
ginning: A young shoplifter
rson entered the store of an
naha jeweler the other day and
ked to look at some diamonds.
_ i _i ?. I ?r
t? uure nuiiui ucr nn an in
Imp nee and manv good clothes ;
that the clerk did not scruple
set forth a whole tray lull of
e sparklers, and lorebore to
itch her too narrowly. The
oplifter young person slipped
e of the precious stones into
r mouth, and made her way
t of the shop. Almost immedi
sly after her departure the
>ne was missed, a detective was i
nt after her, and caught up
th her. She still had the stone
her mouth. The rude detec
re addressed her so harshly that
e 8 wallowed the diamond. After
ving done so she became panic
ricken?and confessed.
She was haled to the police
urts, and there her inner con
iousnes8 was searched by means
an X-ray machine. The $300
amond wan located in the ver>rm
appendix. And it was then
at the police judge delivered
mself with the wisdom of Solo
on. Or, rather, with the wis>m
of Portia.
"That diamond is yours," said
e police judge to the jeweler,
,nd you have a right to dig for
It is your diamond?take it.
at?
"But if you resort to an opera
)u against the prisoner's will,
id she dies from the effects of
at operation, you can be held
r murder."
Exactly the same dilemma that
>r*ia presented to Shy lock. "By
e terms of your bond," said
>rtia, "the pound of tlesh ir
?urs. But?
"Be careful and don't shed an\
ood while you're cutting i'
ose, or it's twenty three foi
>u, by the laws of Venice,"
The young woman Rallies a'
at protested against an opera
>n. "I'll die before I'll let them
t into me in that manner," sair
e. A few days passed, and she
anged her mind. A still, small
ire within, that was not exaeth
nscience, and yet which had a
twerful effect upon conscience,
oke unto hei.
"I have not done right," said
e. "I feel it now. Something
the very center of my being
lis me that 1 have erred. The
tin which I am in is more than
3an stand." Thus does human
7 aspire to make itself a safetyposit
vault ; but there is always
i inscrutable power mightier
an it-elf that curbs its vaulting
ibition-a 'destiny that shapes
r ends, rough-hew them how
> will."
80 the mere act of swallowing
is diamond has decided this
unit woman with the morals of
ostrich to repent Hnd live a
tter life in the future. She can .
longer hear to carry about her
art, or nearby, the a wful con 1
ousneaa of tier crime. The oper ,
ion will cost $150, and the {
oplifter individual, soon to heme
an unappendixed but right
ft ===== "The Old Reliable." - H
* THE BANK OF LANCASTER, Lancaster, s.c.
S CAPITAL $50,000.00. A
^ SURPLUS $50,000.00. g
S Loans made on Real Estate, at reasonaDie rates. n
Collections given prompt and careful attention. ^
Interest allowed on time deposits.. ^
^ Your business solicited. The oldest, the largest and ft
ft the strongest Bank in Lancaster county.
ij First National Bank
[ In these days of keen c >nipetitioD, tlie success of a bank may he said to < 't
t depend primarily upon the liberality of treatment accorded its depositors. '
I Recognizing this fact, THK FIRST NATIONAL 15VNK, of Lancaster, ;
> grants as generous terms as are consistent with modern conservative bank- ,
ing, and the result has been a continuous and ra| id growth in business <
, and resources ,
We want and invite an account from every individual, tirm and corpo- ,
' ration in Iaincaster County. Interest at the rate of 4 per cent, paid on r
time deposits. i
: CHAS. D. JONES, Pres 't. E. M. CROXTON, Cashier.
Carolina & Northwestern Railway Company
AND
Caldwell <35, Northern Railroad Co.
TIME. TABLE.
SOUTHBOUND. NORTHBOUND.
No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
01 68 ? 7 Kdgemont 8 10 62 60 60
12 (hi Jiornmer n uo
1 IX) Collettsville 11 05
6 00 2 40 3 05 5 15 Lenoir 9 05 2 12 9 00 2 30
6 20 3 45 3 33 5 29 Hudson- 8 4 9 1 54 7 45 1 45
7 10 4 05 8 33 5 23 Granite Kails 8 39 1 32 7 00 1 00
8 30 5 40 .... 3 57 0 00 Hickory 7 53 12 57 0 00 3 00 11 50
5 40 3 23 0 25 Newton 7 28 12 28 1 00
.... 9 00 4 58 0 58 Lincolnton 0 55 11 40 10 46 ....
1 30 0 00 8 30 Gastonia 5 50 10 38 7 50 d
3 05 .... 0 50 9 10 Yorkville 5 10 9 48 5 57 r
5 10 7 40 9 50 Chester 3 30 8 50 4 30
CONNECTIONS
Chester?Southern Railway, Seaboard Air Line, and L. A C.
Yorkville?Southern Railway.
Gastonia?Southern Railway
Lincolnton?Seaboard Air Line. S
Newton?Southern Railway. f' ^
Hickory?Southern Railway. \
E. F REIO, Gen. Rasa Ajfent. Chester, S.C.
DRINK I Fk
Hire's Root Beer | | Jj
for your health. At all r
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wionrtTtK?* (p* I
Lancaster Bottling Wks . ?
8 Yorkville
?? Monument Works
CXeCUtOr S sate. j Equipped with nuxlern maFor
oaie, at public auction, on Mon- chinery and electric power. In
position to furnish anything in
lanti in Lancaster county containing pure Vermont Marble or (?ranite
about tJ58 acres. known a? tract 4 of Monuments from the cheapest
the estate lands of JiiIiuh M ilia, hound- _i_u f,. fL?
ed north and west on Catawba and ' it? . el( gant design,
wateree rivers, as per piat of \v k Write lor catalogue and inforI>uren
I) S; being-tract conveyed by mation.
Williams, Clerk of Court, to Annie R.
Robinson by deed dated the 2nd day \^rAfk'A7111 f* ^
of December, 188b, and recorded in A U1KV111C) O. V-/?
Deed Rook ( , pages 8 and 4 - ? ?
Terms cash; or one-third cash and _ # # y, ?the
balance payable in two equai I dwr/\#s*r I r A#st r "
successive annual instalments from I 1 V| 1* I 1 l/a I */
date of sale, secured by bond of the 1 T VI lv 1 T VI
purchaser and mortage of the prem v ' '
ises. 1'urchaser to pay for deed $10.00, ? g
and also f??r taxes payable after date I |lf A|*17 f
of sale, including those payable in I I Vfl V
IbfMJ. A. M.Lee, U* VI
Kxecutor. , *
Kst. Annie R. Robinson, I llOUgh doing a rattling good
5-28-1W. deceased i 1 i- 1 :
1 uvcry uusiness, we are deterK
. | mined to do even better. Our )
INOtiCe. jpresent stocks of Vehicles and ,
Tn Administrators, Kx*outor<?, Horses are being supplemented (
diann and committee*: handsome new carriages and ,
u?;r,jr:,?r7r,\::vMou.TrVo7S; buggies and styiiSh
d" and Sad<Ue Horses.
4t. '' nVobate .TudKe. Our livery establishment is
? going to be second to none in
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