Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Agricultural 1 Open=Furrow Oats. " in "With this System, Better Preparation, and More * Fertilizer, Mr. Blue In- m w creases Yield from 15 to 40 b Bushels Per Acre. se cc tu Progressive Farmer. jn A - * i i : U1 as i iittve HevKrai inquiries nh to my success with the Appier sc oat and method of sowing, 1 will in give a brief bit of my experience. 01 I sow my oats on the open furrow ai plan which I have found, by all m means, the best way. Jt It pays well to prepare the e\ land well before sowing by break- b( ing deep and thoroughly harrow- er ing. I took special notice of ai this on my own farm last year, in I sowed four acres then on corn of land, only running over it twice er with a disc cultivator before sowing. These four acres yielded not th more than twenty bushels per i A acre. The remainder of my land ti to be sown in oats, I broke deep to and thoroughly cultivated, using hi a disc cultivator instead of har bi rowing with a harrow. T The piece of land that was prepared yielded about forty _ lltlQll^la tiwr UP ill nr linurltr * twice as much as the poorly pre pared land. The oats on the better prepared ^ piece started off earlier and ^ stood the freezes better than the d other piece. j, By sowing oats on the open . furrow plan he land is left in a i -i 61 prime eondi .on to give the oats a good working in the spring. This may be done by running crosswise the rows with a weeder or harrow. It serves as a good I ft working and leaves the land in nA.wlOi..^ t. ; ? h"UVJ uviiuui'ju i"i Last year I used '200 pounds, 8 per cent acid, 2 per cent potash, . fertilizer per acre at sowing time, 11 and seventy live pounds nitrate a soda at spring harrowing. This year my plan if to thor onghly prepare my land, use ? more fertilizer and make fifty or ri seventy-five bushels per acre on land that formerly produced not more than twelve or 15 bushels corn. a N. O. Blue. c; Moore Co., N. C. a tl P Educate the Farm Boys. Cl ii v In hip annual message, Cover- u nor Terrell, of Georgia, gives T more attention to school*, says is the Savannah News, than to any p other subject. n "He is particularly impressed e; with the necessity for educating rr along agricultural lines, lie ad- tl vises that an appropriation sufficient to erect agricultural col- ci lege buildings at the State Uni- v> versify be made. He points out ii that the prosperity of the State n is] largely due to agriculture, w which, therefore, ought to be en t< couraged in every possible way. tl That he is right in this matter, t< there are tew who will deny. ci "In connection with the pro- tl posed agricultural college at the d State University, he believes k there ought to bo an agricultural u college established in each Con fi gressional District, and if it is tl thought not advisable to have so rr many agricultural schools sup- a ported at public expense, he ol thinks there ought to be at least [ tc Department. tree such schools, one in the Drtkern part or the State, one t the central part and another i the southern. There is now le in the northern part." The South has developed its anufacturing industries in a ay that is wonderful and has jcome a great manufacturing iction ; but it is still a great agri iltural section, and its manufaciring industries make the fariug industry all the more valua e. TheSoutb has many technical hools for the training of men i the manufacturing branches, it she has neglected to provide nple schools for the training of en in the art of agriculture, is encouraging to know, howrer, that this subject is now sing agitated in all the Southu States and that the people e becoming more and more apreRsed with the importance better school facilities for our nbryo farmers. It is a branch of education lat must not be neglected, griculture is the very founda on of our wealth, ami it ought ? be conducted by men who *ve had the best scientific and usiness training.?Richmond imes-Dispatch. TV'here Farmers are United. Dispatched state that the K? nickv organization of growers of ai? tobacco have contracted to isposo of their entire crop of )06 at a satisfactory price to a ngle. purchaser, the Italian Ciov rn ment. This organization of farmers as made one of the most inter3ting fights against what they elieve to be the oppression of trust that has been seen in the 'nited States. The banding ol ie farmers is close and enthusi stic. It is a social as well as an ldustrial organization and onlv few days ago its great annua athering was held, one of the matures of which was a parade f 3,000 or more men on horse ack, recalling the "red shiri iders'' of lhTO in South Carolina The area in which the darf >baceo is cultivated is not large s compared with that of the lot ton Belt, but it is consider ble. It is large enough to prove hat bieadth of territory does no revent producers of agricultura onunodies lrom getting togethci i an effective way, bo that then oices shall be heard and theii ifluence 1)? felt in the markets he success of the tobacco groweri i due to the fact that they art ervaded with a spirit of laitl 1 themselves, the.\ depend upoi ach other's loyalty to the com ion cause and every member ol tie society is in earnest. Once such a spirit unites the otton farmers they will move rith the promptness of an arm} i response to their leaders at tin targeting season?a seasor 'hich, for cotton, should lasl weive moiuna in me year. ? her le officera of the Southern Cotin Aaaociation adviae that re eipta of cotton are too great and i a t market lain danger of being emoralized, every farmer should eep hia cotton in the ware houae ntil the danger ia paaaed and ither orders are iaaued. When lia condition is reached the tenaceof a market which yields price for cotton below the coat f production will diaappear not > return.?Newa and urier. The Effects of Newspaper Puffs. A South Missouri editor says he eujoys watching a citizen read a puff of himself iu the paper. "The narrowminded man reads it over aeveu or eight times and then goes around and begs all the copies he can. The kindhearted one goes home and reads it to his wife and then goes around to the office and pays what he owes. The successful business^man, who advertises legularly and makes money by it immediately starts out to find the editor, and then the two walk silently down the street and the business man takes sugar in his'n and both eat a clove or two and life is sweeter, and peace settles down on their lives for a moment. Such is the experience of a mustard seed that falls on different ground." The Value of Farm Telephones. A "woman farmer" who sells a great deal of her produce in a large manufacturing town a few miles away, and who has many regular customers, told me that she often had half her load sold before leaving home, says Farming. How? By telephone. Many farmers do not realize the immense advantages and labor saving possibilities in the telephone. By its use one may learn from the city or village the state of the market, the probable demand. any shortage that exists, and he prepared to take advantage of it promptly, while Mr. Slow poke is finding out too late that there was a brisk demand for the very goods he had to sell. Market reports in weekly papers are ancient history when receiv ed these days. What we want is advance information. The tele graph also comes in handy. i W hat Does the Goose Weigh ? I 5 There is an old catch question . that never fails to mystify half t the people who hear it. Perhaps . it may not be known to many ; boys and girls. To others it may ? give some amusement. Here i? > the form in which it is usually . put: If a goose weighs ten pound? , and half its own weight, how t much does it weigh? The un) wary are likely to answer, fifteen r pounds, whereas the right an. swer is twenty pounds, for if it r| weighs ten pounds plus half its own weight, ten pounds must be , the other half its weight.?Ex. II Be Careful What You Suy. f In speaking of a person's faults, l'ruy don't forget your own ; Iteiueinber those with homos of oluua * Should ntver throw a Htone. 1 If we luiil nothing wine to do t Thau talk of those who sin, , 'lis better we com men to at home. An>l from that point begin, t We have no right to judge a man . Until he's fairly tried. Should we not like hi* company. We know the world in Wide. ' Home may have faults who has no'? [ The old as well as young: r I'erliapa we may for anght we know, Have fifty to their one. i Then let us all, when we begin To slander friend or foe, Think of the harm one word may do To those we little know. 1 Kememher corses sometimes, like I Our chickens, roost at home. I)nn'l siienlf of ollinru' laiillu imiil You have none ot your own. ?Bel. \ Peoples Supply Co. j" \ As the name implies j ? Can furnish your supplies. ^ \ t j We are point: to keep almost everything, and what we ^ B haven't got will order for you. We want your trade, your ^ M good will, your friendship, and if reasonable prices, cour- M 0 teous treofment and appreciation of your favors will win W f them we will sure have them. Misses Lula Lindsay and ^ Magpie Hood are in charge of the Ladies' Dress Goods ^ ^ and Notion Departments. Messrs. Albert Blakeney and a f Bon Welsh of the Clothing, ."Shoes, and Gents' Furnishing ^ 0 Goods department ; and Messrs. Sistare, Hilton and Fun- ^ M derburk in the grocery and hardware. Our corps of clerks, J ^ ^ as you readily see, insures kind and courteous treatment. ^ 1 Bargains! Bargains! t ^ For the next ten days we throw on our middle counters W the stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing, Shoes, Men's ? ^ Shirts, etc., bought of Carnes Bros., to be sold at a big ^ ^ sacrifice in order to make room for our nice fall goods M which are daily arriving. ? C t Peoples Supply Co. % ^ .INC). A. COOK, Manager. jk ALWAYS Buy at the Cheapest Place. t DOLLAR SAVED IS t DOLLAR MADE We have just received a car of the wonderful MAGNOLIA 4 1 Flour, which we offer for only $2.20 per 98 lbs. standard weight. A complete line of Groceries. Everything fresh and new. We will at any time take pleasure in waiting on you. Always your money's worth. Remember we have a nice line of Notions and jyjvoi) ncuo, uiiwo (Uiu utuer onoes. ' ~ Did You Hear What Mr. Williams said to Mr. Steele about Mr. Small? Said that i Mr. Usher told Mr. Porter heard Mr. Jackson went to Mr. Sowell and Mr. Gardner told Mr. Caskey that he saw Mr. Perry purchase that fine pair of stylish dress parade shoes, sold by E. A. Thompson Two Doors Below Old P. O. fS - "The Old Reliable." id < THE BANK OF LANCASTER. Lancaster. S.C. k 8S CAPITAL $50,000.00. A U SURPLUS $50,000.00. K Loans made on Real Estate, at reasonable rates. S3 Ifl Collections given prompt and careful attention. ^ Interest allowed on time deposits.. ^ SYour business solicited. The oldest, the largest and |1 the strongest Bank in Lancaster countv. " | etaer/gssfisc/ Money to Loan. dr. r. g. elliott, 1 huve made arrangements \Jith parties T inp-ictpr ^ C in New York City by which I can negotiate L<allv.a3lCI, O. v^? loans for five years on improved cotton farms, in sums of $300 (h) and upward*, at Residence 'phone. No. 187. Office, the rate of 7 per cent on amounts of $! 00 I?avis Building, cor, Main and Diinlap and over, and 8 per cent on sum* less than streets; 'phone No. 71. *1,000. No brokerage or commission charg< d Only a reasonable fee for abstract of Will practice in both town and countitle. R E. WYLIE, ty. AII calls, day or night, will reAttorney -at-Law, ceive prompt attention.