The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, August 08, 1906, Page 2, Image 2
Agricultural
Thoughts for Farmers
The Winter Garden--PreI
paring Land for Small;
Grain.
Progressive Farmer.
This is the time to begin preparation
for a good winter garden.
The family that lives without!
vegetables, or which depends on j
canned goods, only half lives.)
Turnips demand attention now.
Rutabagas should be planted at I
once. The other varieties will
be in time, if sown August 10th.
If the large, curled mustard is
piauted in August it will give
? 1 _ 1 XT ? J1 T\
nne ?aiau in ^ovemoer ana December.
Successive plantings of
spinach and lettuce should be!
made. At Clemson College last |
October Prof. C. L. Newman
planted onion seed in rows. They j
came up and stood the winter i
and made tine onions. Beet seed,|
early varieties, may be planted
in August. If a good stand is secured
fresh tender beets will come
in during the winter. The leek is
a great favorite with many. It is
early and milder than the onion.
For turnip salad, get the oldtashioned
Seven top. or some of
turnips that grow deep in the
ground. They make pood turnips
as well as excellent salad. Let
tuce planted now will head
about the first of December. If
planted in Octoberand protected
somewhet during the winter, it j
may be transplanted in February .1
and it will give fine solid head
in April. It is understood that!
deep plowing or spading, with an
abundance of manure, is neces
sarv to make best garden truck '
Commercial fertilizer is very |
good, but if you have manure
from a well-fed cow it is better.
On Virginia soil, which had an j
abundance of plant food, our
grandfathers made fine whettj
crops with little preparation and1
no commercial fertilizer. About
1850 they began to learn, as the
soil was growing thinner, that,
pea-vines ami cottonseed increas
ed the yield of wheat. Now that
we have verv little fresh land,,
the small grain crop will be very
light unless there is thorough
preparation and judicious fertili
zing. For small grain, the sub |
soil should be well broken and a I
tine seed bed prepared bv bar- 1
rowing. At least two or three in- ,
dies of the clay should be broken
and mixed with the top soil. That
preparation prevents winter k: 11 \
ing and carries the water down
when excesive rains fall. It brings
the potash and phosphoric acid
locked up iu the clay in contact !
w ith sun, air and frost, and by I
degrees renders it available. It is
said by chemist* that th<? tir-t
toot of Piedmont red clay con
tains enough plant food, with the
exception of ammonia, for more
than one hundred crops. Between
Ni.ples and Rome tine wheat,
fields may he seen and they hail j
tine wheat on the came land
2,500 years ago. Our land i- 1 nex-1
haustible if we only take rare of I
it. In the Carolines th<?re are I
thousands of acres of land that ;
have nothing except weeds and
grass growing. Let all of it he
thoroughly broken and harrowed |
in August so as to be ready for
the small grain in September and 11
October. I,
Charles Betty. ! (
Spartanburg Co., S. C. (l
Departmentj
Results of Working Crops 1
Injured by Hail Storms.
Southern Cultivator. *
i
I note your editorial in issue J,
of July 1st, "Crops Ruined by I
Hailalso your request for in-1
formation. Ilenee I beg herewith
to submit my experience along j
these lines.
Some six weeks ago we had a I
verv severe hail storm?corn was ,
about shoulder to head high ; the ,
blades were all split up like rib- I
bona and some broke off; cotton
about half-knee high; not a leat
left on it. Some of the stalks en- I
tirelv beat down in the ground j
or broken off at the ground ; some
now higher than I can reach ;
has eared out nicely; and, but
for the fact that there are no
bottom bladep, or what few are
there are all split up, you could
not tell that the hail had ever
struck it. The cotton had been
chopped out and sided up just
before the hail; sent plows from
corn to cotton which was five
days after hail, and run around
cotton two furrows to the row
with eighteen-inch wing sweep,
shallow ; run in siding furrow
and dirted the cotton just a little.
Some of it had, by that time, be- ,
gan to show signs of life. By care
ful examinaiion I found that the
stalks that were broken olf above
the first leaves were sprouting
out, but all that were broken oil
below the two first leaves were
dead. I waited ten days and |
plowed again same as before, on
lv u?lmr inch
- I
following this plowing five days !
behind the plows; by this time
all of the stalks not broken ofl
below the twofirst leaves had:
sprouted out nicely, some one.
most of them two or three, sonu
lour to the stalk, and looked
vigorous. It is now knee to haltthigh
high and very bunchy, or
well limbed and we'l fruited ; by
just looking at it you can't tell it
was hurt by the hail, only there I
is not over three-fourths of a ,
stand ; in other words, one stalk
n every four was killed, broken
rtV be'ow the two lir-t leaves
Right behind the hoes 1 went
over and planted with hoes Spanish
peanuts in the missing places,
and while 1 will not make as |
much cotton as 1 would havej
made I will have some extra
meat and lard which always;
cnmei" in handy. With best
wishes for tho Cultivator, I
remain.
A Florida Subscriber.
The way to Treat Crops Injured
by Hail Storms. I (
Southern Cultivator.
I see in the Cultivator that
you elicit communications from
hail "forms.
On the 4f h of July. 1905, a hail !,
'torm of great severity passed '
rtver my farm. While walking
nver mv crop next morning and '
finding the leaves, fruit and tops <
standing about half original (
neignt ; tne Held looked like a
tire had swept through it atui
left a few 6talks standing wliere
the cotton had been. To sav I j
was blue, is a very mild expres- i
sion 1 did not know what to do,
but did the following I ploughed
the corn out at once; it was time
to plow it and was the laying by
plowing; ue^d 22 inch winged
sweeps ; three furrows to the row, J
4-foot rows, run shallow; it is I
>f the cotton lying piled up in aj
:he furrows, I hardly knew what y
:o do, but decided to work it out. 4
A. few days sunshine did wonders. &
I never saw cotton fruit so rap ^
idly. I made a fairly good crop. < ^
On one field which contained ^1
13 3-4 acres I gathered 10$ Dales ' J
af cotton. Of course I did not y
make a full crop. This land ought, 4
to have yielded one bale to the I
acre, and 1 only give this as an >
example to show what the cotton J
stalk will and did do after being ?
beaten up by hail on July 4. | 2
1 advise farmers to work crops _
out instead of plowing up and planting
in other crops. ^
Now, there was very little to do
to my corn as I had laid it by, so
I just left it alone. 1 got a very
poor grade of fodder, but good
corn and peas, as the fodder protected
the ears of corn.
1 hope my exDeneuce will !
cheer up some of mv fellow men ! ^
j
who have the blues over the
crops. Yours truly,
F. M. Gadsden. j!
Kockton, S. C. 7
8
Rust and Lice on Cotton in!
York County.
Enquirer: Mr. M. L. Thomasson.
who lives about three miles east
of Yorkville was in town yepter
day withsome sorry looking specimens
from his cotton field. The
specimens includedtwolarge fully
grown stalks, both bare of fruit
with the exception of a few shriv
eled squares and the leaves show
-ii 4.1 -: - r 4. i
ni? nil iiiw HI^UW 01 arreBifju ^
growth. There were a tew worm? g
and lots of lice on the stalks. Mr.
Thomasson said that a whole field f
of fifty acres is similarly affect ^
ed. Ho has sent the specimens to s
Clemson college for the purpose
of getting some information.
Why Jefferson Girls do Dan- '
cing Stunts Explained.
From Carolina Citizen.
If you see a Jefferson girl stop p
and execute a hornpipe dance, ~
she is neither practicing for j
vaudeville nor going crazy ; she
is just trying to et<?p the chig '
gers from biting. The girl who
has been out in the country tor!
a day's outing and didn't collect I
a bunch of the micrnacopsc devi's
yet to be found. They all got |
them, no matter what ?hev sav. j
In Self Defence
M.jor ll.iJQin. f.l:t<>r md Manager of tIj< .
Coii titn:iouali-t F. tumeric. Ky . when
11? was lit-reely attacked, four year? ai? .
l>\ Piles I .ought a l>< x of Ih.cklen'H Arnica
>a.of whu-b h< shxm "It cured rue lr.
I*n ilttiibd no tioiilile ain Quickest J
healer ot Hums, s...ew, Cut* and Wonn 126c
at F Mackejr Co , Crawfor 1 Hi >* .
Full .<1 hui k I'll i Ml. \
Stable Men Poisoned.
.Jacksonville, August 1.?Thos. i
t.'al aw.?y and Kr? d Walters, bos
tleis at a livery stable heie, are;
suffering intense agony and are !
iii a dying condition from drink
ing whiskey given io them by j
\ f I ti 11 r liiiwl lur nt ??? Ant.?
??'?" sitii'ii
-table. Ivuie has been ar- I
rested mid -him to jml without;
bill to await remits JiiVesliyH- f;
i ?n -11 o w s tha* a lorg ?|uanti'y _
r?f crotou "ii w:i?i mixed with the
whi-key. What prompted the
ileed is not known
A Mystery Solved J?"
"How to keep otf |x?rio tic attack* < ( '??
lali .'i*ne** ?n<! h ilotn ?l coos'ipttmn \\.i* xv
t nivw-rv that Dr Rid/ * New Life I'lli* 'r
olved for nta," ?iit?-s John N I'lenasot In
>f Ma/ri >li?. In<t. Iheonl} pills tint are ' '<
^iiar.int-?-<l to give perfect sati-faction t<> j<>
rv?*rjbo<5> or money refunded. (>nl> '2 r> W
it I P Mac key Co., Crawford Hros,, Fun- ar
jerbork Pharmacy.
| "The Old Reliable." : ^
THE BANK OF LANCASTER, Lancaster, S.C. jfc
& CAPITAL $50,000.00. /
f SURPLUS $50,000.00. 5j
^ Loans made on Real Estate, at reasonable rates. A
{ Collections given prompt and careful attention. ^
t Interest allowed on time deposits.. ^
^ Your business solicited. The oldest, the largest and ll
p the strongest Bank in Lancaster county. Eg
Carolina & North=Wcstcrii Kailvv y Company
AND
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TIME TABLE.
SOUTH BOUND. NORTH BOUND.
:o. No. No. No. No No. No. No. No. No.
57 t>l G3 9 7 Edgemont 8 10 G2 GO 50
12 00 Mortimer 11 05
1 (K) Collettsville 11 05
00 . .. 2 40 3 05 5 15 Lenoir 9 05 2 12 9 00 .... 2 30
20 .... 3 45 3 33 5 29 Hudson H 49 1 54 7 45 .... 1 45
1<i 4 05 3 33 5 23 Granite Falls S 39 1 32 7 00 .... 1 00 m
30 5 40 . 3 57 G on Hickory 7 53 12 57 G 00 3 00 11 50
... 5 40 .... 3 23 G 25 Newton 7 2S 12 28 .... 1 00 ....
9 IK) .... 4 58 6 58 I.inoolnton G 55 11 40 .... 10 45 ....
1 30 . . 6 00 8 30 Gaatonia 5 50 10 38 .... 7 50 ....
... 3 05 .... H 50 9 10 Yorkville 5 10 9 48 .... 5 57 ....
5 10 .... 7 40 9 50 I heater 3 30 S 50 .... 4 30 ....
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Yorkville?Southern Railway.
Castoma?Southern Rail way
Lincolnton?Seaboard Air Line.
Newton?Southern Railway.
Hickory?Southern Railway.
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HAS. D.JONES, President H. K WYLIE, Vice-President.
K M . CROXTON, Cashier. ,
The First National Bank of Lancaster, v
LANCASTElt, S. C.
i Few Facts for Your Consideration:
t'l/tST. That systematic -avion pays. A deposit of $K.OO
a month for five years, with I per cent. interest computed semiannually,
will yield you $!{>{'* V7. Ten dollars a month for the
same length of time will jield i>(HS I.HO, while in ten years you
would have .J% I,t74 7(i.
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guarantee of honest anil capable management.
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/'//. That your monej is payable on demand.
I 11 I II. 1 h.at we pay i per cei t. interest oil ('ertillcates
of Ileposil.
S I ,\ I //. 'I hut we extend t <> <oi r pat runs every courtesy and
accommodation in our power, consistent with good banking; and
>/. ! K.\ I 'I. ' ',nr we ape 'Inv-rnttiHif inspection.
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\ Word to the Public:
We now have our (UKH'F.RIKS in the Riddle Block, three
doors south of the Bank of Lancaster, where you will find
a complete line of Fancy (Iroceries always fresh; also a
full line of Clothing that will astonish you when you pet
our prices. We are now better prepared than ever to
give bargains, and solicit your trtfue in the different lines
we carry. Thanking you for past favors, we remain,4^
yours to serve,
Cherry & Company.
Remember, our liOW-Cut Shoes are going at co^i second door
rom First National Bank.
Notice to Trespassers. To The Overseers \
All person* will nut ice flint Qf Public ITicrhiA/ftv* r>f
icy are hereby forbidden under the l,1C * UDI1C XllgnwayS Of.
-nnity <>f ihw. t.. hunt witii ?un ?,r .Lancaster County.
>K, to ti-h or Htteinp? to ll>h,! *
i nny nmiiiuT whatever. or to pick \? i he people will no ?n finish InyintC
rries, KHtlicr niitn. or ritle. driv?* or I by Ihfir crop*, I must earnestly orgo
nlU.coi or Htt**mpt to cut timber, or upon you nil to warn out your hand*
??piM In any other way, on my land on each of your sretion of road* add W
Indian (jnd township, Lancaster work Ihrm nod put tham in good con OlllfV.
StttlC of -lOlfh < urnliii" - *
?< - uiiiiiii, i iiupe >on will all discharge
iriing the lands of A. P. Hprat t ,James your duty faithfully I am your humilson,
l>aniel Wilson. James Rirh-' file servant, I
dson, nod others. This July !?, 1 VHMj. duly, 17 llHMi. M (' (Jardner. ?
MRS. M. K. CiORDON. j 7-1S lw. County Miperviaor.
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