The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, October 27, 1906, Page 2, Image 2
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Keepnig Irish Potatoes. ]'rn[
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Mr. Lane Describes the Plan ?
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Successful in All His Thir- ,f fe
ty Years' Experience. j Tt
jhing
Progressive Farmer. | m,a*
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\verarelv pit Irish potatoes
.. - . ... cut
in cellars in this section, but bank .
. I prot
out in open ground, very much ,
, vale
as we do sweet potatoe3.
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Our plan?and it hardly ever j v
fails?is to put in a long bank
about five or six feet wide at
ba?e. piling as high as they can Anc
be made to stay, the sharper the | ti
better, as the mound sheds wa- v
ter better when sharp. I g
Put six or eight inches thick J
of pine straw under them, and i
when piled up. covef with straw j jr
a foot thick, press down and cov- ] pjje
er about six inches thick w,th L^
dirt, covering up completely.!^ t
Press the dirt to keep it from I
i * j toda
being porous, and if kept dry, jjj.
there is no danger from rot. A
few put a cover of boards over to j
keep off water, some nail two ten | sl,,?
or twelve-inch boards together j ciet;
at right angles, and put hollow j erai
down on top of the stra w which i guls
effectually make? a watershed, toll
Then cover a? before, plank and j
a"* his i
We keep from ten to a hundred j
bushels in this way in one pile,J |r
making it long according to the |
quantity to be pu* ;n. Dirt should
not be as thick a? for sweet po ?r~
tatoes, for the Iri^h potatoes will ',nc
stand much nmre cold than thecom
sweet potatoes will. I roer
We usually take down our pf>'i
bank? the last of February, but i poii
if not taken down as waraalweath (The
e?r ?tir>rn?.'hp? thpv will hf*triri fril .. ..
" ~o* "" U it
sprout, and if moisture has got- ta^j
ten into them, will sprout serious COU(
lv. It is best to pull the dirt off .
ban
the straw as soon as it nets warm. , ^
I have kept potatoes in banks t
as above described for more than
thirty years and never lost any c,et
except a few cases where hogs l^e
rooted into bank and caused heat IHIC
or freeze. 3fdd
As pine straw is plentiful with cm
us, it is generally used, but hay will
or wheat straw will keep them, ceif
though we hive not found hav fHCe
quite as good as pine straw and e(j v
the dryer the better. Where a
shelter is convenient it is perhaps
eafer. Th<
I have a neighbor who keeps
his generally in barrels in a w arm
house where he can keep the
temperature from falling below C
32 degrees, and the Irish potat< dim
is sate in a barrel in a room whert i <h
the temperature does not get be- min
low 32 or above 00 degrees. ,,1 (
1 omitted to state that nnles*- mjn
the ground is high, it i- not best a
, ana
to put potttoe- -elow ground levii.
... i mln
el in banking. I). Line.
Craven Co., N. C. |?n (
500
Frosted Peavines.
I re> t
I peel
Progressive Farmer. j to s
The writer has had numerous wan
communication* asking for in- of r
formation regarding the feeding My
value of cow pea vine* injured by tjcu
frost. Little definite can be stat I tjie
ed on this subject. If the pea* ciai!
are nearly ripe, or nearly ripe ] f
enough tocut for hay, the frost
will probably do them but little,
if any, harm. 'I here is probably
some breaking down and loss of ?'^
the food elements, but the farther
advanced towards maturity the that
less will this be the,case. Pea-laud
The Bettei
Way
The tissues of the throat ai
inflamed and irritated; yo
cough, and there is more irriti
tion?more coughing. You tak
a cough mixture and it eases th
irritation?for a while. You tak
SCOTT'S
EMULSIOf
and it cures the cold. That
what is necessary. 11 soothes th
throat because it reduces th
irritation ; cures the cold becaus
it drives out the inflammation
builds up the weakened tissue
because it nourishes them bac
to their natural strength. That
how Scott's Emulsion deals w it
a sore throat, a cough, a cole
or bronchitis.
department.
s that are real green when
?n will be almost worthless
red. It is almost, if not lmible.
to cuie them, and|deeomng
green vines are dangerous
d in that condition,
le whole question seems to
:e on the one of the degree of
arity. If this is sufficiently
in^ed so that the peas may be
and cured into hay there will
jably be little loss in feeding
le except as there will be a
.ter tendency to a loss of
es. Tait Butler.
Dther Farmers' Organizaon--The
National Conention
of the American
ociety of Equity.
ast .St. Loi-. Ill , Uct.?25
tir-t national convention of
American Society of Equity,
posed of t irmers. began here
y with 50'"> delegates from
mis. Kentuckv. New York,
th Carol'na. Utah, WisconOhio
an l Indiana. The so
v seek- t?> regula'e va'ues ni
n and farm products by retting
the supply in ^elation
le demand.
resident C. (J. Drayton, in
annual address said :
I his organ zition is not a
t, n<?r a combine to force exionate
price:-, but rather an
'.nizition to get profitable
es tor farm products. It is
iposed of local unions of fir
s established at shipping
its. The unions from these
i's f'?tm the S'a'e association,
se combined form the nation?sociation.
Our ilea is to esisli
grainaries in the grain
ntrv. cold storage plants, hay
n and p'aces to store all sorts
arm produce.
If the market is ;low the ?cy
will hold the product until
demand forces up profitable
when the goods may be
1. The poor tanner who
not ?tf<?rd to hold his train
he tiven a warehouse re
)t. tool for two-thirds the
value of the train repre ent
i Fortunes of a Miner ?
An Interesting Story.
haslot'e Observer : In re
: out hi- room yesterday Mr.
n Kaditan, a well known
er, came across an old map
Jripple Creek, the Colorado
ing retion. Opening tlie map
pointingjtohhe Indepen lence
e. he said: In 1802 I had
>ption on two claim*, 300x1,
, ritht there. 1 could have
girt them tor 00 000. but a
ire snow storm kep? my pro tive
partner from goinft out
ee the property and I did not
it to t ike the responsibility
ecommending it on raysell.
friend, who was from Connet,
told me tliat he would get
money if I said the mine
were all right. I cared
to take the responsibility.
W . J. S'ratton, an old miner,
: the claims lie and a num
ood fellows went out there
prospected. He told the hoys
lie would furnish tlie grub
the lodging if they would
V.ETJ. SE-SD YOO
A SAMPLE FREE.
SCOTT & BOWNE,
: help him pro-pect. and if 1)
struck gold he woul i rnv theJ
h day for their time It wh
sometime in February, 1S9J
when StraMon struck ore. It wa
bitter cold out there then. O
mar. Stratton we >mart He kne'
jhis business well. Instead c
loading his gold on the train, a
was the usual cu*t?>m, he put j
in wagons and hatfled it throng
i to Denver, a distance of 10
i miles, and sold it without creat
ing any ex -itement. The firj
haul ot ore brought $SO,OOC
, Having sold Strat ton went quiet
I !y back to Cripple Creek an
bought up (ther claims at It
!dependence. To make the s'or
sliort. several vears ago. I thin
r>
I it was in 1900. he sold the It
pendence to an English compr
nv for $10,000,000. Later h
i died leaving an estate worth $1000.0<
0 hi, property going t
jthe poor i f Colorado. After
: became rich a doz*-n or moie ar
vvnturesses sut-d him for breac
of promise. Heine fond of la lie
he was always i n trouble.
*
euess he paid out several hut
dred thousand d< liars in if
courts.
"1 came near to that lortui
but mi-sed it That i* what ktei
la man at the business. He
always looking for somethin
j great
Kershaw Trying to Enforc
Prohibition.
Kershaw Era: Mayor K I
: Blakeney arretted Mr Jeis
Robertson Saturday evening o
the charge ot selling whiske
and required him to deposit
for his appearance yesterda
morning. lie faded to . appet
on time and lorleited the bond.
On Sunday Chief liouuh a
res'ed Ed Arm-tronir. rob. fr
O' ? "
selling liquor and lie was give
$50 or 30 Jays. He has not y<
raised tlie funds and will likel
have to take the days.
suauen Death at Ugden.
Kock Hill Herald: News ws
recieved here Tuesday mornin
of the sudden death of Mr. A. i
Nunnery, one of the oldest, bef
known and most highly esceeme
citizens of Ogden nemhborhooc
He was up all day Monday, walk
: i Peoples Supply Co.)
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? |? As the name implies J
^ 5 Can furnish your supplies. J
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^ We are going to keep almost everything, ?'?d what we ^
ie haven't got will order for you. We want your trade, your ^
;e M good will, your friendship, and if reasonable prices, conr- #
? ^ teous treotment and appreciation ol your favors will win W
^ ^ them we will sure have them. Misses Lula Lindsay and 0
, M Magaie Hood are in charge of the Ladies' Dre?s Goods C
^ and No'ion Departments. Messrs. Albert Blakeney and 1
J f Bon Welsh of the Clothing, Shoes, an 1 Gents* Furnishing A
J Goods department ; and Messrs. Sistare, Hilton and Fun- ^ ^
# derbnrk in the grocery and hardware. Our corps of clerks, #
m as vou readilv see. insures kind and c >urteous treatment. b
^Bargains! Bargains!^
is ; J For the next ten days we throw on our middle counters ?
d j ^ the stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing, Shoes, Men's W
* ^ Shirts, etc., bought of Carnes Bros., to be sold at a big ^
)l\? sacrifice in order to make room for our nice fall goods J
L*|^ which are dailv arriving.
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j{ Peoples Supply Co. |
JXO. A. COOlv, Manager.
51 always"
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'eI Buy al the Cheapest Place.
i DOLLAR LIVED IS i DOLLAR MIDI
We have just received a car of the wonderful MAGNOLIA ^
1 Flour, which we offer for only .$2.20 per !>:s lbs. standard weight.
ie A comnlete line of (In 1
v .^uvuiiiik iresn and new. We
j will at any time take pleasure in waiting on you. Always your
ie i money's worth. Remember we have a nice line of Notions and
Dress Hats, Shoes and better Shoes.
15 Did You Hear What
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I Mr. Williams said to Mr. Steele about Mr. Small? Said that
Mr. Usher told Mr. Porter heard Mr. Jackson went to Mr. Sow!
ell and Mr. Gardner told Mr. Caskey that he saw Mr. Perry pure
chase that tine pair of stylish dress parade shoes, sold by
E. A. Thompson
1 Two Doors Below Old P. O.
,50 Yt = "The Old Reliable." M
THE BANK OF LANCASTER. Lancaster. S.C. k
n CAPITAL $50,000.00. ?
SURPLUS $50,000.00. f.
n 5J Loans made on Real Estate, at reasonable rates. S3
5t II Collections given prompt and careful attention. ^
_ I % Interest allowed on time deposits.. {l
^ Your busino<a? 11
-- nit- omest, the largest and tfl
kl the strongest Bank in Lancaster county. yk
ed to the postoflice hi Ogden t! at and he expired before anything
is m -minz and appeared t<> be en icould be done for him.
g joying his usual good health. He;
, ? , Special Mot ice.
j. had a chill, however, on Sunday
, , , , .. * I hose subscribers to The News who
it and when he retired Monday have not yet paid their subscriptions
d night complained of not feeling are earnestly requested todoio NOW.
.. ?... r i m 11 Please give this matter your prompt
1. very well. Shortly afterwards he attention, and oblige. yu.
j was found in a dying condition Lancaster Publishing Co.