The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, July 20, 1907, Page 2, Image 2
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Agricultural D
How to Fortify Against
Drought.
It
There is almost certain to be a *-ecau
period before the crops are made ilu
that they will softer from lack of horsei
moisture. Probably there never Al\
was a season that some of our doubt
crops at some time did not sutler wards
because of lack of moisture.?
When that time comes, and it have
may be during July, good judg- hie.
ment in cultivation means much (jj
to t\ie crops. In tact, at such a sugjcj
time the method of cultivation ro],sjj
may spell the difference bet ween
success and failure.
ol hoi
In these periods of lank of
1 *311II 'I i
rain fall a flat surface with a top ^
laver of loose soil, the so-called
overt c
dust mulch, is themo9t tavorable ..
dition
condition lor preventing too
rapid evaporation and affording
the greatest possible supply of ',ave 1
water to the plants under exist- lo S'v
ing conditions. A three-.nch ^ c
mulch, or tlnee inches of real, at
loose soil on top has been found j *'hetii
hest for Raving soil moisture from | one.
evaporation. Early in the growth | Out
of the plant the three inch mulch oping
may be maintained without seri- is in
ous injury to the roots, hut as the 01 sell
plants grow many ot' them de- j(
velop root systems that would be severe
greatly injured by such deepcul- by 110
tivation, and in such condition young
there ui'glit not be roots enough _
left to properly supply the plants ^le'f
with water, although it had been ,
, . , , . , , larges
saved in the sou bv the method ,
- , . the le
of cultivation.
As soon alter each rain as pos- ,
sible, and whenever the crops ' '\Ce
~ , i , and p
are suffering Irorn lack ol raois ^ ,
ture, the ton surface should be
1 1
broken. Merely cutting or scratch*
? { |
ing the surface or anv method n"r>e5
If *
ot cultivation which leaves an ' lv '
uneven surface increases rather more
than decreases evaporation. It is D
a dust or tine mulch over as near t-'e &
a level surface as possible that is them
needed to save the moisture in fechi:
the soil for the use ol the crop. horse
Do not neglect to break the "h
1A" ll,4? fuill wna a Vie
IWJJ 9UI UUC UEV>uuav 1I>- .. U ,
a light one, for it the season be l'iey
a dry one, and the rain-fall 1 itrht, c',nse
the soil may be drier and the c?iiuc
crops suiter more a short time busin
afier a light rain than it no rain All
at all had occurred. This looks a cop
.-tr nge, but it ic a tact experi shoul
mentally proved. Do not, (here- show'
fore, neglect to cultivate as sO"ti murl
after a rain as possible, especial- lo
ly it the crop is likely to sutler , of tli
at any lime this season from lack j in hi
of moisture. This dust mulch on that
upper layers of )o< so soil parti- whei
cles should at f;rst be three conn
inches thick, but the depth of the Hi
cultivation may he gradually les- usua
sened until it is not over one and cond
one-lialt inches.?The Progres- most
f-ive Farmer. lect <
or b\
from
Parmpr Ritten hv a Cat. 1
*" J UUUI
Sali.?bury special in Charlotte
Observer: Calvin A. Jac <bs, a th.?
Franklin township /{inner, was connti
pros* r
severely wounded last night by a bi*coi
cat that male a savage attack -'jriiro
upon him at liia home. The liesh ????ne.
r 2011gU
on one of his hands was torn to nharnr
the bone but he does |not believe puTgH
the animal was mad. Mr. Jacobs
COiu 9
did not succeed in killing the vi J F 1
# t Drogu
Clous feline. frec#
THE LAJSCAST
epartment. Making
- Modern c
Horse Notes. run coutrarj
timeut usual
.. , 'ion when th
never pays to get excited
, i ced. Just n
ise a horse does.
. Cemetery, I
iry and worrv kill more . A
4l , Ceuar Giov<
s than hard work. , XT
lvn, N. 1 ,
vays teach a horse to work the ru,0
12?a. 1 i - ~
e 111-81 aim siugie jng o| au Kr.
'* Many of t!
res with young colt3 should are now pay
the best pastures obfaina 0f ibeir lo;g
recently issu
fiage the feed of the horses company to t
ently often to maae tliem ou lots lor w
it. not paid won
is cheaper to take good care resent it as 41
>es than to employ a vet- Oilier cei
y surgeon. similarexper
ring the summer especially, *yem?*ery, M
it horses are in a worse con- nevv ^IW wmi
than literally poor ones. i"wer
.. , (here were i
growthy young horse may
he size, but it requires time 111 'es^ thu
e it the stamina. changed api
, . , . , . i tions made a
olt should be trained tosep 5 .
^ u ? III |iiU*CIU
a lively, vigorous walk, hy loworing
ler wilh a load 01 without a,mogt impe
the graves lc
> advantage in full}* devel- questing this
and train.ug young horses jots> and wjt
increasing the opportunity \\me severs
ing them mounds had
s comparatively easy to add cos* ot annu
1 years to the life of ahorse cluced and tl
t abusing him when he is ance of die g
proved.
jessive growth is not frvor- _
o early maturity, and the Unique ^
t colt may he able to endure
ast latigue.
, . Extract lr<
ire is no better or cheaper
, ler s letter w
to develop a young horse
... , t . in Anderson
ut him in proper shape foi
. , Remy our g
>t than on the /arm. , \
he America
rd work will not hurt the p qnes< cftrrie
8. if good care is given them. ^ gh
reglect Hut injures horses m0thod ot
than anything else. wl ich u iu v
is not good policy to force 0fp,anCe.
rowtli ot colts by giving lake a small
stimulating foods and over je, it jry ou,
ig them. The overgrown 1q10U ho w,p
is seldom a durable one. I ,,jve une j,je
len farmers raise horses with an(\ keep i li?
w to suiting those whom delivers
must depend upon a3 pur- morning, an
rs, have undoubtedly been | a j0;1| i,0 wj]
>oied with the most paying e?s ]iap ()f j
ess on the larm. t0 jlis ovvn n
liou^h it may have the size, actors tlie sj
in a colt for all that, and will show o
(1 he treated as such, and when settliii
(I not be expected to do asjc tn be no
1 work as a matured In rae. .notches mus
training a colt develop all cannot che
0 styles and actions there is -he custom*
m ail I you will have a lioise ' baker. This
is a pleasure to drive, and of keeping
1 put on the market will simple and i
nand the heHt price. this is, or s
ibbing the mane and tail any system
lly resul's Irom an unhealthy :?
ition of the skin which, in Coul
cases, is produced by neg>f
grooming or by bad food, Hoss tu>
r any sudden change of diet an<* or(^ere^
biid to good.?Live Stock ,e'e8ram dii
naj son, Boston,
! you in Hei
j Thursday."
I.ong The King. r lew keV*,
popular cry throughout European ! ,
n*?; while in America. the cry <>f the il^k^'I, '*11CP
?t day i* "I-ong live l>r. King's New aa<,iftoro>>
rerv, King ot Throat anil Lung lie-j Joel
is!" ol which Mrs. Julia llyder Paine, '*RenS^Ri'
Mass , Kuya: "It never fails to give
Jiate relief and to quickly cure a j dickens, tel
or cold " Mrs. Painea opinion is . il d .
I by a niajoritv of the inhabitant)* of 1 ?11y^
nutry New Diaoovery curea w an
and sore throats after all other re- Quick rell
h have failed; and for oougli* and
it'e only sure cure. Guaranteed ?>y
Vfookey and Funderburk Pharmacy. . aHthni'i
pat. ?oc and $1.00. Trial bottle ^Vand ff ti
euro. Fundei
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KR NEWS, JUi-Y 20, 190
; Graves Level. ZE33
emetery ideas that
r to- deep seated sen- Offe
ly crea'e dissatisfac course
ey are first in trod u- featur
ow, says Park and Tuit
die lot holders in
3 Cemetery, Brook- ^-u^j
are agitated over ^ ^
viding for the levelivo
mouudB.
le lot( holders who Chic
ing tor annual care
i object to a notice Qwnec
ed by the cemetery jg
he effect that mounds Music,
rhicli animal care is grount
ild he levelled. Some toriurr
'a mean outrage" Exp
neterie9 have had
iences. In Lakewood
Minneapolis, when a Nex
it into effect regard- and in
ing ot grave mounds ! ?
nany protests, but !jXCS
l a year when the \f?
)earance ot the sec WA
ppearanf ?he muk-j^J "J1
,ent in the landscape ^
the mounds to an
rceptible rise oyer jjj
>t holders began re- I A
treatment ?>f their 4
liin a short period of ffl
I thousand grave ^ Pc
been lowered, the &
ax tb
u care in uuriMiiy re ^
ie general appearrounds
greatly irn
f ay of Keeping Vi
ccounts.
i
tim Editor Carpen:ho
is now in France,
Mail: While at San
uide, Mr. Skinner,
11 consul at Mar
id us into a b iker's
owed us a unique
keeping accounts
o^ue in many parts .
The baker man will
limb ot a tree and Telegl
t wit h t lie hark on.
i split it in halt and
ce to the customer ^or
e other half himself. rtn'^
at the homes every a .V?ut:
d when lie delivers ^ inon
II take the custom- miles ?
;he stick and lit it body
,?d then cut a notch had a
dit place. 1 lie notch I>as 111
n hot h halves, and a')l
i'4 day c nut s there m 'tiot
dispute for all the 'cd un
<< lit each. The h<?ker j severa
tt the customer and J
r cannot cheat the As !
i seems a crude way "t >pp?
acc Hints, hut it is young
insures accuracy, and physit
honld he, the aim of r?;lie\
of account keeping. a dior
cut oil
dn't Spell It. cerate
tied in on a hot day Over
Miss Steno to take a
ect. "Mr. James Car- Lon
i Mass. Will meet death*
isselaer, N. Y., on the aj
Miss Steno tapped for tin
then looked up and 30. 'J
>v do you spell Ken- ent ?1
death
nne-Rennse?Oh, the at GO,
I him fr> m??*?t m? in ?
ammered the boss. A
Port 1
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of for Anfluiin Snl- rccor,)a
f?W??
' and Tar a/lords immediate sore on
ia 8i fl#rc*H in the worst over 80
,ken in time will a anteed
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ig telegraph operator a' for
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