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* Agricultural I How Much Plant-food Docs ti,,: a Crop Remove from the sup Soil and How to Restore 8t*' run If* con aga Southern Cultivator. fU' 19 In a contemporary agricultural pa >er 1 have read thai a 500pn md bale of cotton takes from th? soil 20 pounds of phosphoricao 1, 73 pounds of nitrogen and &1 pounds of potash. | answer to my questions will bene* ,na fit and oblige several friends of v,c the Cultivator, including Yours truly, Alfred Aldrich. wo Barnwell, S. C. Pr< pni Mc Comment by the Editor: a 1. No; our "contemporary" ^0I got their figures a little too high. Here is what Prof. I. P. Roberts *>el says, and I consider him very rlc reliable authority : A 500-pound ne< bale would remove? Lint and seed?Nitrogen, 28.35 Ti lbs.; Phos. acid, 9.30 lbs.; potash, 13.07 lbs. Lint?Nitrogen, i.40 lbs.; phos. acid, .33 lbs.; potash, i 1 3.18 lbs. Seed?Nitrogen, 26.95 jtuI lbs ; phos. acid, 8 97 lbs.; potash, i a8,i 0.85 lbs. I M 1 sr ' I Now here are some figures rf worthy the most thoughtful atten- "" tion of every farmer. See how ''n< little fertility is removed from Wl' the soil by the lint, and how much by the seed. Removing the wl' need is what impoverishes our j ' Southern soil. Yet we want the 1 nulla to work these weed, but the cotton-seed-meal and hulls should w*' j i be brought right back and fed to ' cattle upon our farms, and the nunure returned to our lands. na 2. You have to take into con 8,11 isidoration what plant food is in ' the soil and wliar per cent of it ,ro is available for the crop. It is on< found that an 8.2 2 or better, an 8.4.4 goods give best paying re ***' aults. Our nitrogen, which ih very rat ostly, we should command large]y from vegetable matter returnJtig to soil and from the atmos phere. 3. A 50 bushel corn crop would remove from the soil: Nitrogen, 00 2 lbs.; phosphoric acid, 32 0 lb*.; potash, 68 lbs. Y >ur proposition, that we m'y" should return to our?oil the consti merits in proportion as they are removed is correct, hut the trot) cheapest and most feasible way K"'n of doing this is where our judg draj ment must come into play. Some we should buy as commercial fer f l is tnia correct t t If correct, are not the manu- ^ f^c urers ofcomtnercial fertilizers using a very bad formula in com- j0ta pounding their 8 2 2 and 8 4 4 K gO"ds? ' 3 If this statement of the ingradients or chemical constitu- l*,e enta drawn from the soil be cor- f'ie r#ct, should not the pro rata of tru phosphoric acid, nitrogen and ^ potash of the formulas be changed ? ted The same authority above quot- l'ia ed asserts that a crop of 50 bush- ln ( els of corn per acre will draw Par from the soil C7 pounds of nitro- Prc gen, 80 pounds of potash and 31 pounds of phosphoric acid. Is ^u< that correct? If so, can 8-4-4 be the proper formula for a corn ext fertilizer? To a p'ain farmer ed hort in chemical lore it would wo seem that the constituents of a ehl commercial fertilizer should be * in proportion to the draught made hy the crop on the soil, ',a, Vour rareftil cnnniderntinn and )epartment zerp, while others we should ply by vegetable matter aod hie manure. Here we would i into the discussion of the r pea and the other legumes tin. We will discuss this more Iv in the future. This matter worthy our most careful coneration. Present Agriculture. me and Farm. n all those parts of the world ere civilization operates confitly the science and art of iculture are being given steadincreasing attention; and 9 is really for the benefit of all people. The more advanced country the ampler is this th. n the great British pop?ession ndia this is strikingly illustra. The general government of t country has devise 1 and put operation a plan by which all *ts of that vast and immensely iductive land will be given the 1 advantage of this sort of inpuce, so that the teaching of i best tillage of the soil will end all over India, those charg with the matter doing the rk both practically and theorcally. t is very well known that the 'icultnralExperiment Stations ?e contributed a great deal for i United States. Similar results y be expected from like sere in India. Well is it withiu the mark to r that now A muripi lamia tKu rid in thie respect. And the )8pect is that this foremost sition is to be maintained.? >st, if not all, of the States take pride in what ia thus being tie. oatly and useful structures are ing erected by many of the agultural colleges to meet the eda of this admirable work. irkeys Have Liver Trouble. \ Mississippi reader says her keya have liver trouble, and cs what to do for them. Here what she feeds them : Corn>ad made with milk and soda, iled eggs, onions and clabber j ^ese. Mow it that kind of diet I! not cause liver trouble, we >uld like to know of one that II. First of all, stop feediug auyng at all, except possibly a few uns of corn or wheat at night, en they come home to roost. Make them go to the woods or Ids and gather their food which ture has provided during the nmer months. L'ut a few drops of tincture of n in their drinking water, and jp a week give a teaspoonful powdered sulphur in dampenoornmeal. Liver trouble is her a serious proposition, and is principally a question of ting before yon can cure m.? Home and Farm. Deadly Serpent Kites iih common in India as urn stom ich liver diaoidera with us. For tin- Uttei ever there is u sure remedy: Electric its; the j/re.it restorative medicine, of cb S. A. Hrown, of BeniietUivllle, 8. f i: " They restored my wife to perfect th, lifter years of snfferiiiK with dyssia and a chronically torpid liver " dric Hitters cure chills and fever, inai. billionsness, lame hack, ki Iney hies and bladder disorders Hold on 'antee by Funderbnrk i'harmaoy, ivford Hros., and J. F. Mackey Coasts. I'rice 60c. Jubsnribe to The lNewa. How to Cultivate Corn. Southern Cultivator. W.1I you please give me a litt advice through yonr paper f 1 a running a dairy oF forty cot Have only been in the busine six months; have two acres soi ed in rye first of last Septembi 5 acres in oats, plauted first February. My intentions are follow rye and oats with pei and sow alfalfa on the same la next spring, ssy first of Apr Will put 40 loads stable manu to the acre. This land has been sowed alfalfa, but failed to get a stai on account of crab grasB a weeds. Now, I have ten acres of la that 1 put 320 loads stable ma ure on and plowed in with a tw horse plow about six inches dee Have run section hariow ov twice and followed with plai drag, which leaves ;t in fine f Have just finished planting wi Farmer's Friend Planter, whi drops one grain every 14 , inch< Rows are just four feet wide. Would it be better to cut o every other atalk, or would make more corn to leave it inches in drillf The land is all clay, but h had stable manure on itbefore. Now, my plan for cultivati it as soon as the corn is four five inches high, I will run arou with bull tongue plough deep one mule can pull well. Let sta eight or ten days and go arou with ten-inch shovel and pl< outjmiddles with'sarae plow. L stand ten or twelve days, and 1 by with Junior Cultivator, t' furrows to the row. Will be thankful for any advi you can give me. V. A. H Raising Mules. We know a couple of lad: who are trying hard to make honest living by farming. Ih are working on a small scale. The best butter we have se for a long time is made by the They do not produce much of but they sell all the surplus pi duced very readily and at a go price. The like remark is to be ma about (heir eggs and a few otli articles. They have inquiring minds, is a pleasure to listen to thi experiences. The labor of the farm is divi ed up among them, bo that ea one han a part. There is no cr flict, but rather a mutual admii tion btiftineftft. The common property inclur a couple of horses, one being fine mare. She in now in foal produce a young mule. The pUce of mule in the sun south need not be enlarged upt Recent wide appreciation f been given to thin creature war. Those with long experiei among mulen declare that " better beast of burden lives." The mule appears to ftuit t colored labor better than t horse does. lie seems to li longer and to endure more thi the home, fie usually is hard kill and is mostly a paying i ventment. A good deai depends on t sort of start the mule get?. J experienced farmer who so b lieves says: "Well trained the earlier daya of their care< they are good-tempered, qui and reasonably obedient. ''To raise a mule requires lc outlay of care and cash than ft - "The Old Reliable." ===== H ? * THE BANK OF LANCASTER, Lancaster, S. C. \ *?. ^ CAPITAL $50,000.00. A as y SURPLUS $50,000.00. X a- X If sr, wa Loans made on Real Estate, at reasonable rates. A of H Collections given prompt and careful attention. ! N Interest allowed on time deposits.. ^ Your business solicited. Tne oldest, the largest and |1 #d'lU t^ie strongest Bank in Lancaster county. pR irftj i in Carolina & North-Western Railway Company nd ndi AND n<1 Caldwell C&> Northern Railroad Co. D- TIME. TABLE. rOID SOUTHBOUND. NORTHBOUND. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. er 57 61 63 9 7 Edgemont 8 10 62 60 50 ilk 12 00 Mortimer 11 05 1 00 Collettsville 11 05 6 00 2 40 3 05 5 15 Lenoir 9 05 2 12 9 00 2 30 4 th 6 20 3 45 3 33 6 29 Hudson 8 49 1 54 7 45 1 45 .l 7 10 4 05 3 33 5 23 Granite Falls 8 39 1 32 7 00 I 00 8 30 6 40 3 57 6 00 Hickorj 7 53 12 57 6 00 3 00 11 50 88 5 40 3 23 6 25 Newton 7 28 12 28 1 00 9 00 4 58 6 58 Lincolnton 6 55 11 40 10 45 1 30 6 00 8 30 Gastonia 5 50 10 38 7 50 lit 3 05 6 50 9 10 Yorkville 5 10 9 48 5 57 || 5 10 7 40 9 50 Chester 3 30 8 50 4 30 .... CONNECTIONS Chester?Southern Railway, Seaboard Air I.ine, and L. A C. Yorkrille?'Southern Railway. iaa Gastonia?Southern Railway Lincolnton?Seaboard Air Line. Newton?Southern Railway. Ug Hickory?Southern Railway. or E. F. REID. Gen. Pass. Agent. Chester, S.C. nd m n,j t t-I"!~r '' .'J * 1 rirst lNationai oanK _ ft Id these days of keen c mpetition, the success of a bank ruay be said to < ; ft depend primarily upon the liberality of treatment accorded its depositors. * M Recognizing this fact, THE FIRST NATIONAL HANK, of Lancaster, i ft grants as generous terras aa are consistent with modern conservative hankie ft ing. and the result has been a continuous and rapid growth in business < ft m and resources r ft We want and invite an account from every individual, tirin and corpo- , ft ration in Lancaster County. Interest at the rate of 4 per cent, paid on ' ft time deoosits. i 't ?. U. CROXTON. Cashier. ^ I DRINK l' PI Hire's Root Beer IB for your health. At all fl de grocery stores; 5c bottle. * t I I ouoiroiiui* EtV ier I oa K i (Lancaster Bottling Wks I 1? __l Yorkville Monument Works i(1 Executor's Sale. Equipped with modern maFor ?aie, at public auction, on Mon- chinery and electric power. In )n day the 2nd ?iay of Ji.iy 1906, at i.an- position to furnish anything in ra caster, s <:at 12 o'clock m Tract of j)Ure Vermont Marble or Granite land in Lancaster County containing v* . ? ,, , . about 053 acres, known attract 1 of Monuments from the Cheapest lea the e?tate lands of Juliusmills, hound- slab to the most elegant design. B ed north and west on Catawba and Writ? fnr patalnmiA and infr?r a wateree rivers, as per piat ?.f w r vv rite ior catalogue ana miorto Duren I). S; being tract conveyed by mation. Williams, Clerk of Court, to Annie R. ? j. . _ Robinson by deed dated the 2nd day XOr.kVl.llC C^# ny of December, 1HS9. and recorded in ^ r>n W?ok G, pages 8 and 4. ??????????? Terms cash; or one-third cash and | W V a laa the balance payable in two equal] I I t \/ A |*\f successive annual instalments from I >1 y LI V. 1.1 V rl V? ?^s n date of sale, secured by bond of the *** T J " J ? ICA I .....nk-a.P ~ ' ' - ? I . | Kuivui>n, nwu uiol l?H?J ?" ? ??" |?rclllIin iaea. 1'urchancr to pay for deed f 10.00. I T_t/^ I and also for taxes payable after dace I I of aale, including those payable in Mv I T VI La 1900. A M. Lee, J he E.t. Annie R^binTon. Though doing a rattling; good ve ft-a8-iw. deceased, livery business, we are deter mined to do even better. Our 2 raisin? a horse foal of like ??e. present stocks of Vehicles and r . i *u i n l Horses are being supplemented n. When rained, the mule will bring ,)y handsome new caVriagesand h better price than can be got for hygrjrjpj; <itk1 stylish ho i the average horse foal of the same age. Then the mule in tougher, Driving and Saddle Horses. ie win uve longer ana ao more Our livery establishment is jn work than the beBt horse."? going to be second to none in n U me and Farm. , the State, and don't you forget ie^ i . it! Come or send to us when TVin Klnu/O -fob Printing Xou wan^ the best, up-to-date me News for others. Wh? 5,very 8ervlcein J can't we do yours? ????_?? NEATH-ELLIOTT MULE CO. V V