Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Agricultural Sow Some Wheat. Suggestions as to Fertilizing Seeding and Avoidini Smut. Progressive Farmer. A farmer said a few days ag that he could not afford to mak wheat when he could buy flou at $5 a barrel. If his wife ha been asked about the matter, sh would have said that it was to often the case that both the $ and flour were very scare in the] i? a:. . .:?. lauillj. J.U IU10 M. ICUlUCUt QVttlUl with our rich clay soils abound ing in potash and phosphoric acu a farmer cannot afford to fail t sow wheat. Suppose, with fai preparation and only $2 to $ worth of fertilizer, he make twelve to fifteen bushels of whea to the acre. The cost of seed, pre paration, harvestine, and thresh ing should not exceed $6 an acre If only twelve bushels are mad there will be $0 clear. Folloi that with peas. The seed sowing mowing, and curing would no cost more than $3. One ton o hay would be worth $15, leavin $12 profit. The nitrogen in th pea stubble would be worth $3 t $5 an acre So a farmer canno afford to cut the wheat crop out. DO NOT MAKE SMUT. We saw a lot of wheac for Hal a few days ago in a store. Sup posing it was for seed, we aske as to variety and price. The mei chant said that it was only fit fo chicken or hog feed, as it was ful of smut and the roller mills woul not grind it. That was a careles farmer. He could have prevent ed the smut with little trouble. There are several preparation that are effective. The old pla was to dissolve a pound of blue stone in a barrel half full of we ter. Pour the wheat in and se that the water is sufficient t cover it. Let it remain twelve t twenty-fcur hours. Take out an drain water and save it for nex lot, adding more blue-stone. 1 the wheat is to be put in with drill, dry it by spreadiug on floor. If sown by hand, roll it 1 slacked lime. Three pounds o blue stone will be sufficient fo ten bushels of wheat. Smutt wheat is a sigu that a very care less farmer raised it. FERTILIZER FOR WHEAT. No one can give a general pre scription for every farmer am every field. A doctor might a well give one general present tion for all his patients. We sav a lot of land last week intendei for wheat. The pea-vines ha just been mowed. On a portio of the lot the vines had falle and the mower slided over then The farmer said that he woul scatter about fifteen to twent bushels of cottonseed to th acre after breaking well. H would then harrow or drag anc ran in 200 pounds of 8?1 or 104 acid potash with the seed. 1 the pea stubble did not appea to furnish nitrogen enough, i March he would apply fifty t seventy-five pounds of nitrate c soda to the acre. If the whea was green and luxuriant, h would not use the nitrate. Tha was his plan for red, stiff cla land. Let each farmer commie the available plant food in th land intended for wheat and the supply that which is lacking. 1 one is working for twenty bushel of wheat to the acre, let hir. bear in mind that it will requir thirty-three pounds of nitroger Department; ~ ( eighteen pounds of potash and 1 fourteen pounds of phosphoric acid to make that quantity of J, wheat and straw. Land that is i g fresh, or with a good pea stub- 1 ble, may contain nitrogen enough, ' which is the most expensive ele- 1 ( meut in commercial fertilizers. 1 At the time of sowing it is best 1 to use no ammoniated fertilizer, 1 ir m for it will remain dormant in the { wiuter. As wheat requires ( about equal quantities of potash ^ and phosphoric acid, apply to \ r sowing time the 8?4 mixture; 1 or it would be better to mix 800 , J pounds 14 per cent acid, 200 rau. riate of potash, and apply 200 I *' poundstothe acre. Then in March, 1 if the color and growth of the g wheat indicate the need ot ni trate of soda. Cottonseed alone. IB ( twenty-five to thirty-five bushels to the acre, is an excellent fertilizer for wheat. Stable manure ] is hard to beat, and it will tell on i the next crop. , e Charles Petty. , Spartanburg Co., S. C. i It | Must Have Good Care. i g e Many farmers object to the Jer- 1 o Bey or (iuersey or to any breed ' t of dairy cattle because "they are ' not good rustlers." What they 1 really mean is that they will not e bear neglect, cold and poor care, ( . and still give a generous flow of ' j milk. That is true. No man 1 . i ever saw a cow or breed of cows, J _ ! that will izive the moat nrnfitnhip I " r , U returns and have to "rustle" for ^ feed and care. Even the beef ' , breeds do not make fine beef in 1 that way. Hut this comparing things that differ is the bane of ' the average farmer's judgment Measuring a dairy cow, her needs , and what she should do to sup I ply those needs, by what he knows a about scrub cattle is altogether too common a thing, That is the 0 reason so many farmers are , j keeping poor cows and keeping i t them poorly at that. That is the j reason why we see so many una dairy Stables, so much poor judgH ment in curing forage, in adaot- j ing grain feed, in the hertrol i 1 cows is handled. Give the dairy ' , bred cow the treatment allaround i l v that belongs to her and she will , respond with the highest profit of any cattle. ? Hoard's Dairyman. ' m ? * ' Meaning of Indian Summer. d 8 Spartanburg cor. the News and ' Courier: ''According to tradiv tion Indian summer is a warm, haxy spell of weather that fol^ lows the first snow. It is said n the first settlers farther north n felt that they were safe from In' dian attacks when snow came. The Indians knowing that the < v whites felt secure made their " most savage incursions after the e first snow had melted and the * weather had turned warmer. 1 Hence the name Indiau summer, i ' It is uot often that we have a r condition of weather here corre^ nnnnrtinff in flint *u:_ vu IUUW 4/141 I II ft, bill ft ? month there may he a warm spell "after this cold weather, which ib lt a fair imitation of the Indian e Hummer." it y r When Sailors Stop Cursing. , n Newberry Observer: A minf inter thanked God in a recent , n Hermon thata white man can still n be hanged in South Carolina ? e That in something like the minis- 1 i, ter who was iu a ship during a storm, when it seemed as if everything would be drowned. The captain assured him there was no danger yet, "for?" said he, "you can hear the sailors cursing.? Wheu real danger comes they will stop that." The minister made a visit to the part of the ship where the sailors were at work and returned with the report," "Thank God, they are still a cursing." The old ship of state is still afloat, uud the law is still triumphant. Had a Close Call. "K dangerous surgical operation, involving the removal of a malignant nicer, as large an iny baud, from my daughter', hip, w-ta prevented by the application of Bnoklea's Arnica Halve," says A. C. Hlickles 9f ictus, W, Va "Persistent use of the .Salve completely cured it.'- Cures Cut-?, Barns and Injuries 2*>c at J F Mackey.t 'o. Prawford Bros., and Funderburk l'aruacy, druggists. Movement to Celebrate 100th Anniversary of the Birth of R. E. Lee. Columbia Record: Gen. Robert E Lee, the peerlets christian of the Confederate armies, was horn January 19th, 1807, and next January will see the one hundredth anniversary of his birth. The suggestion has been made that there should be a fitting celsbrati >n all over the South. The suggestion has been well received here and the local patriotic societies will shortly commence laying plans to that end. Generel Lee was the greatest af all military leaders of his country, the general without a peer, and by the strength of hie moral character proved himselfa leader no less in peace than in war. The people of the North give him juat praise now, as well as the people of his own section. - ? ?? J Mid his position in the annals of history as one of the great men of the world is unalterably fixed.? His is a figure that commands universal admiration and his life has impressed all who knew of it with its beauty. It is hoped that here, as well as in every other city and hamletof the South he loved, his anniversary will be fittingly celebrated next January. Famous Strike BreakersThe moiit Ijmona atrike breakers in tl e land are Dr. King's N?w Life Pi lie. Wb<n liv?r and bowels go on strike, they quickly settle the trouble, and the purifying work l^oes right on. Best cure for constipation, headache and dizziness 25c at J. F. Mackey Co . Crawford Bros., aud Funderburk Pharmacy, druggists Clerk's Sale. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Lancaster. In the Common Pleas. Heath Banking .V Mercantile Co., Plaintiff, vs. A. Jackson Bailey; The British A Amer icati Mortgage Company, Limited; and Maude Cannon and Adam M. ( anson, as Executrix and Executor, reapeUively, of the last Will and Testament of William Ganson. deceased, Defendants. Pursuant to an order in the al>ove stated case, signed by Judge Geo. \V. Gage Mareli Hist, 19n4, I will sell at public miction at Lancaster t'onrt House, S C , lo the higli est bidder, on Monday, the 3rd day ol December. 19 >6, being the first Monday in December, the following parcels or tracts of land, vi/.: 1. All that piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in Pleasant Hill township, in the county and state a foresaid, on the waters of Turkey Quarter creek, containing one hundred and teD (110) acres more or less, and bounded and described as folic.ws: On the north by estate lands of Reuben Bailey, deceased; on the east by lands of J. D. ltailey, deceased; on the south by estate lands of John Andrews, deceased; and on tae west by lands of J D Bailey. 2. All that piece, parcel or tract of land situate, 1) ing aud being in Plea?ant Hill township, in said county and stAte, containing two hundred and sixteen ('210) acres more or less, bounded and described as follows: On the north by lands of las I) Bai'ey, deceased; on the east by estate lands of Oeorge F.llailey, deceased; on the south by lands of D. L. Ilailey; and on the west by lands of John Andrews, dee'd. Terms of hale -CASH Purchaser to comply with the terms of sale within one hour from the time of hi* bid. Pun-baser to pay for papers. J. F. GREGORY, C i>. l< INKS. c. 0. C. P. L. C Plaintiffs Attorney. [warning!! I f m Standing on a plank that crossed a stream, m * A dog chewed meat, with teeth agleam. J j He saw?reflected just beneath? 1 v A ?it j :IL i : ? i. i.u ' ^ .M-nutner uug wiui meat in leeui. ^ 1 He snapped, with greed, to get this, too? J W His own meat quickly dropped from view. W C ft 2 How many people make this mistake, ^ A And shadow, for the substance, take ? ^ C We know that acquaintance begets either confidence ( j or mistrust, and so we are anxious for those customers C \ who are not already on our "Band Wagon" to get aboard J and know us. Below, see what we offer while the lots J ^ last. (Those good friends who have helped to make us J ^ what we are?boss price makers of Lancaster?are not ft J excluded.) ? I Here You Are : J ^ 1200 yards 10c Outing going at 8 1-2 cents. J M 50 pairs Elkin Mills Blankets at last year's prices. ? \ 10 Bolts Buck-Skin Jeans at last year's prices. m ? $1,100 worth of Ladies' and Children's stylish Coats V j and Millinery arriving this week. ^ ^ The goose-bone says a long, hard winter. Come on J m with your orders and we will deliver the genuine goods. I 1 Williams-Hughes Co I J Civsra STOEE. ? COTTON HAS TAKEN A mm im m w*m > tumuli; downward . I To keep up with the staple that brings us cash, I am going to make some close figures for your consideration : Magnolia Flour i Best by test?#2.00 per sack, 98 pounds stanI clard weight. All groceries at bottom prices. ! Cooking Stoves cheaper by $2.00 than the cheapest. When it comes to shoes, we sell them too cheap. And on dress goods, it is astonishing the prices we make. And we don't mind getting down when people love to buy notions. Hats?If you want to be agree-^ ably surprised come to see us. CLOTHING If you want an odd coat, overcoat, ladies' jacket and all this kind of goods, our prices will amaze you?in fact, dumfound you. Think of an overcoat, the very best quality, from $2.00 to $4.00. Come at once. J. C. Edwards i in Bennett's Old Stand.