The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, August 17, 1907, Page 2, Image 2
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Agricultural
Government's Test of Cow
Peas?Some Startling Results.
Atlanta Constitution.
The seed laboratory of the bureau
of plant industry ol the United
States Depart ment of Agri
culture has recer.tlv collected
eamples of cowpea steel Irom the
States of North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana,
Arkansas, atul ,,Tennessee, to the
number of 3,706 packages, and
these samples have been caref ully
tested lor vitality. The re
suits obtained have been startling.
While a good grade of seed
should show a germination of
from 95 to 98 per cent, the seed
from four States only?Arkansas,
Tennessee, Louisiana an 1 Florida?showed
an average germina
tiou of as much as 60 per cent
and only lour varieties of cowpeas
contained as many as sixty
live seeds in each hundred?the
Iron, Taylor, Whipporwill and
New Era varieties. In the remaining
five States from which
samples were secured and with
the ten or more staple varieties
of cowpeas not named above, the
average percentage of germination
reached from 49 to 59 per
cent only.
THK IKON STRONGEST, WltlPrORWI
LI, MOST POPULAR.
In these testa flie Iron variety,
which stood first, showed a general
average of 79.2 per cent,
wiii U flii? niilninwii viiriolv :ivnr
aged but 52 percent, the Browneve
less than 53 (3 per cent. At
ter the Iron variety the next best
record was made by the Taylor
variety, witli GH S per cent, and
after that the Whipp t will, with
an average germination of GG.7
percent. Next come the New
Era variety, with a general aver
age ot 64. 2 per cent, while the
filth on the list, the Clay variety,
dropped to 58.7 per cent in these
tests, and the Black-eye and the
lied liipper showed 57 5 and
56.9 per cent, respectively.
According to the figures obtained
in connection with the
tests mentioned, the NVhipporwill
is the most popular variety,
with the Olay second, and the j
Unknown third.
JIOMK MADE TESTS.
1'he testing can ea-ily be done i
"by means of two dinner plates |
and a strip of canton flume].!
One hundred seeds should be!
counted out from the package ot
seed which it is proposed to sow.
taking the seeds just is i hey come
without making any selection.
These seeds should tie placed on
one end of the wet flannel and
- la.d in one ot the plates, while
o A the other end of the cloth and
platejshould he placed over
On the third, f iiirth, and
^ ^ ^ fil^b the number of seeds
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Y g i "a.ve spiuutou suuuitj ne
& ?* <?T>uated. and in this simple A ny
ire of seeds which j
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Department.
spect between it aud alfalfa) says
Farm and Fireside. It is witli
another member of the legunn
family, cloyer, that we musl
compare the cow pea as a tertili
zer, and in this comparison it is
well able to hold its own.
That which gives a peeuliai
value to the pea is the remark
ably short period in which it matures
and tortus a bulk vegetabh
matter to turn under. Clover
as we know, requires fifteei
months to complete its growth
the cowpea only three. Clover
too. is narticular about the kinr
of soil, and will not start readily
on poor land. While the pea
makes a larger growth on rich
soil, yet the gr >und seldom gets
too poor to sprout peas. On the
contrary, iich soil is not I) -si lot
them ; they make a great growth
ol vine at the expense ot seed
while on thin soils they stand
erect and are loaded with peas.
In an intensive system ot farm
ing or trait growing, where the
object is Jo keep the land constantly
growing some crop, tm
cowpea fits in to fill out short
spaces between crops, and U
supply the necessary humus t<
the soil in a way done by notli
ing else. When land is scaret
and hi*h it is impossible t > givt
to clover the time required by il
to make its full growth.
Some Timely Recipes.
grape preserves.
Press t he pul p out of each grape
1> il the pulps until tender, tliei
pa=s them through a colander ti
remove the seeds; mix the pulj
and juice with the skins add ai
many cupfuls of sugar as then
are grapes, cover closely, anc
cook until ' kins are tender. Sea
while hot.
tomato preserves.
One pound small, perfect 1]
formed tomatoes, not too rip<
(yellow, pear-shaped are best)
one pound sugar, two onces pre
served Canton ginger, two le
Dions Scald and peel the toma<
toes, cover with sugar, and le
stand over night. In the morn
ing |?onr oft' the syrup and boil
until quite thick; skim, then aih
tomatoes, ginger ami lemons
which have been cdced and tin
seeds removed. Cook until to
matoe* haye clarified* appear
nice.
canned tomatoes?no. 1.
Select firm, sound tomatoes
not fully ripe, sold them so thai
they may be easier peeled, afie
peeling, put them into the pre
serving kettle with salt to taste
Cook slowly lor one hour, a
I thorough cooking will aid then
to keep well. Put in glass jar
filled to overtlow. Any extrj
juice may be kept for use i
tlavoring soups and sauces.
cannko tomatoes?NO 2.
Wipe tomatoes, cover witl
boiling water, and let stand un
til skins tnav be easily removed
Cut in pieces and co k until
thoroughly scalded; skim ofter
durine cooking. Fill iar-. fnl
o l/ ? "w
lo?in^ directions niven.? Pro
I
^ressive Farmer.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrnp in sold un
; dor a positive guarantee to cure constipn
t,ioo, Hiok headache, stomach trouble, o
any form of indigestion. If it fails, th
I manufacturers refund your money. Wna
I more can any out- do.
IE LANCASTER NEWS, AUGU^
Young Charlotte Woman
' Attempts Suicide in Spar:
tan burg.
j
i Spartanburg special iu The
J Observer: Lena Helms, a young
t white woman, claiming Charlotte
as her home, attempted to end
5 Iter life this morning by swallowing
laudanum in her room
r over the MagueliaCafe ou Mag
nolia street, near the Southern
- pa-senger station. Inmates of
* the house stated that the girl was
* despondent over a love affair.
* This morning the unhappy
; girl purchased a bottle of lauda>
uum Irom a nearby drug store
I and returned to the cafe. As
' she walked through the dining
> room on her way to her room
1 she said it wool 1 be her last walk
through the cafe as she expected
; to travel ill a strange, country.
r Upon entering her room she plac1
ed the bottle of poisoning to her
i mouth and drank it and then
^ tumbled over on the lied, ex
claiming, "Now, by God.1' A
physician was summoned and
' the poison w ts pumped from her
stomach. Slid is reported out ot
1 danger.
> Trains Collide near Columbia,
3 on Southern.
3 Columbia special in the Ob
) server : A head-on collision oct
currod two miles north o Columbia
this morning on the Char
lotto and Cfillltllhl!! lino nf 1 lio
Southern Railway between
northbound train No. 04 in charge
of Conductor G. L. liowles and
. Engineer G. M. Parish, composi
ed of 30 cars, and southbound
> tra'n No. .75, in charire of Con
> ductor J. P. Davis and Engineer
* .1. M. Hutchinson. All hands
3 on the engines saw the impend
i i i : 1 ? t? -
* uiu. nailer <iiiu j u in j;oti w nen cuej
I engines wt-ie only iwo or three
cars length apart. Both engines
in l he meantime having been reT
versed. Nobody was seriously
, hurt. What saved both crews
was the fact that the tireman on
the southbound train had just
shoveled in a large amount of coal
and the smoke was seen by the
r other train, giving warning ol
. the approaching danger. Both
engines telescoped and several
] cars smashed, two cars of ice
Irom Columbia being included,
p The cause of the wreck was
the failure ol J. B. Klkms, yardmaster
at the Blanding street station,
temporarily 111 charge of
the operator, to deliver orders to
the erew of No. 6-1 to wail at
i, t ^
^ | Blanding f >r No. 75.
Hay Fever and Summer Colds
Victims of huv fever will experience great
be tie lit by taking Foley's Honey and Tar,
' as it stops ditttcult breathing immediately
g and heals the inflamed air passages, and
even if it shonld fail 'o cure you it will
II give instant relief." The genuine is in a
yellow package.
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Chesterfield Votes out Dis- Thjc
pensary.
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Chesterfield, Aug. 13?The p
prohibitionists of Chesterfield
county are rejoicing tonight in ah)(.0jU?il
no uncertain terms. -Thev have h,f>K. to
won a decided victory in the with qu
election on the dispensary unless nta\l,J,p '
some steps are taken to defeat Write
the will of the people as expressed
at the polls. Seventeen
out of ttie total o! 21 precincts in
the county were heard troni by
0 o'clock tonight ami the vote What
was 218 tor the dispensary to N-N} \j(
521 against. many k.i
colds in
In Cheraw and Onesterfiold K0rt(l as 1
. , . . . any too ii
ia'e tins afternoon, when the
result seemed a certain -defeat
for the dispensary, tho clmrch
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asm of the an: i-di?r ensaryites w,'i tmv.
' ftn it pom
over such an overwhelming vie- and blad
tory is something great. The
other side is taking defeat very
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10c Colored Lawn
15c Colored Lawn 10
25c Colored Lawn 17/
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they Cost us. This r
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a New Jersey Editor says
Lynch, Editor of the I'hilli psburg.
lily Post, writes: ' I have used
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iot n-if l oley'n Kidney < nro, yon
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