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a Agricultural " ^ Department1 ________________ _ t How to Improve Seed Corn. * There is no doubt that farmers t oould increase their crops by ^ judicious selection of seeds with . which to plant. This is not only ( true of corn and cotton, but all ^ other crops-grown on a farm. Several years ago I began eel- s ecting rny corn and cotton seeds j in the field. I was planting a j variety of corn that produces . well in this section under adverse circumstances. The corn * sometimes bore three ears to a ( stalk, but more frequently two; ^ there were other stalks that only made one nubbin to a stalk, ! ' ] while some failed to make auy- j thing but fodder. When I first began selecting corn seed in the ( field I selected the corn that bore two and three ears to the stalk, 7 \ discarding all others. This made ^ a decided improvement, hut did not rid tbe crop of the Btalks that bore nubbins or others that made nothing bat fodder. Three years ago last March 1 began to plant seed patches. This was done by selecting a piece of ground away from any other corn. Part of the time I had my seed patch on one side of my corn field. After the corn had been selected in the field, from the stalks bearing two and three ears to the stalk, enough of the best ears were selected out of the lot to plant the seed patch. One row was dropped at a time, one or two hills of cotton were planted to mark the place where each row began. This obviates the necessity of going over the field to select my seed corn. I watch the growth of the corn from each row, and if necessary 1 tie bits of thick paste board to one stalk from each row, so I can make notes during the growing season as to the growth and development of the corn from each row. The above method improved my seed corn the first year, but rliH nnf mo r\t Korron ofollm UW A?\4 V4 UUUUU Otn'IV.3 ^ or of stalks that bore only one ear. Something more was nec- ' essary. I must get rid of breeding from nubbins and barren talks: In the summer of 1906 I detasseled all the stalks that pro mised to be barren and all others ( that.did not promise to make a a good crop. This resulted in an ( increased field?Southern Ruralist. j How to Succeed with Your j Little Chicks. , The Progressive Farmer. \ Little chicks when taken out I of the incubator should bo given I all possible care, and as (hey are being raised contrary to nature, f they should be given every ad- ( vantage possible. Of course you i will lose some of them ; but you f can with proper feed and care, 1 raise a much largor percentage j of the little chicks than you ex- j pect. The temperature of the ; house should be comfortable and ; temperate enough to admit ot 1 the little chicks coming out ot J their brooder to feed without getting chilled. In fact, good healthy 1 chicks will not be in the brooder ( most of the day, but will be out 1 in the pens, scratching or run- t THE LA) ii r. ling around. They should only an; un into the brooders when na- chii ure prompts them, the same as the bey would under a hen- It is wb lot intended that they be in the irooder all of the time, except in 1 he night. While some raanuacturers claim their brooders to Cg lave the capacity of one hundred :hicks or more, I would under io circumstances advise putting j.q nore than half that number in res inv brooder. Do not let your J au< title chicks out of the brooder louses early in the spring morn- ^ ng; wait until the dew is off the ^ Srass. of ( Besides this, great care should t le taken to keep them away we :rom the older stock as much as tnc possible. While a mother hen ,s very careful in taking care of ler own chicks, other hens that ' wa ire in no way related to the litJ cor tie chicks will not exercise any sare whatever, and the chicks , ' sto cviiluot do well if they are tramp- ^ ^ led upon and knocked arouud by the older stock. Especially is ^ this true at feeding time. You ^ should fix up a place where the ^ little chicks can feed by them- . JOll i6,ves- Oil In carina for a brood of chicks that have been hatched under co i the ben, just leave them all alone B8 with the hen for at least thirty hours, as they will require nothing to eat during that time. They will rest and sleep tor most of wi ;hat period and thus gain the ^ itrength that they require so much. The hen should be fed ? . po] in coarser feed, so that the little ^ :hicks cannot eat it themselves ; ^ ittle chicks should be fed for | he first week on rolled oats, inely carcked wheat and millet (Q seed, an occasional feed of lightan1 ire ad soaked in milk and well . wi squeezed out is also very good ; ^ t adds variety and that is what s wanted in a chick's bill of fare, j | Punctuality and extreme cleanliness are very essential in the g^ ihicken business, and moreover, ^ in the care of little chicks. Al- .. ways see that they have fresh j _ , . art ind clean watter four times a . to lay in hot weather, and see that ^ ;heir water vessels are kept scrululously clean Have a certain time to feed y, die little chicks, and be Dunctu il in feeding them. They will toon get to know the hour at arhicli they are fed, and it will fir* lot take long before they are the horoughly accustomed to your inj somiug, and you will always etc find them on the lookout for you. toGet them into the habit of frt tnowing you the minute thev "J see you ; always call them with of some whistle or peculiar noise; we pou will find they will soon get sir used to your call and will come S? to you quickly when you wish to 8,1 ... bu teed them. They will stand you in good t{1( stead when you wish to house tin them quickly, as, for instance, th< in the case of a sudden thunder- wn storm, etc. It will only take a eery limited time to get them just where youlwant, them, where- no 19 under ordinary circumstances, we you could chase all over the ^y yard and -hey would scatter all if V tbout and never net into the orit iiouse when you wished them to "'lv J mif) They would end by getting wet "K I vnd chilled. You will tind that ^?r'i diicka fed regularly and proper- ('?^ y will bo able to Btand more two 11 - use in tho chilling line than (;ro CAtJTKK KKW?, MARCH r ohick fed at random. This Ding is tbe forerunner ol dreaded boarel complaint, ich is so fatal to tbem. Uncle Jo. kfecklenburg Co., N. 0. illinwood Burying its Dead Schoolchildren. Cleveland, O., March 6.?Col. wood to-day came to a ful dization of her woe. Slowlj 1 solemnly the processions oi fctb began to wend their waj ?ard the cemeteries, bearing > battered and charred remaini Bome of the hundred and sixseven children whose lives re snuffed out in Weduesday iriiing's catastrophe in the keview school. From 9 o'clock the morning until dusk there 8 no cessation in the funera teges. Those who had no ad to mourn as a personal losi od in the streets with barec ids as the grim processions ?sed. There was scarcely i y eye in Collin wood. One oi 5 sad funerals was that of thre< ildren of Janitor Hirter, belt ntly with the services for three ier little ones. Mutterings against the jaoitoi lid be heard about the villagr grief-crazed parents sought ac ject upon which to wreck ven snce, forgetting as they die it Hirter himself was walking th bowed head and broken irted bohind the biers of thre< hie loyed ones. A detail o lice was placed about the Hir home when the hour fo: s funeral cans, Fully fiv< ndred persons had gathered t when the coffins were carriec the doorway the crowd spreac 1 opened the way for then thout protest or expression o jtility. Altogether there were 50 bur s to-day and to-morrow tin ?W8ome task will be repeated nday will wituess the last o ) individual burials.and or :>nday the remains of all thos< 3 yet unidentified will be lair rest with one funeral. Tonigh are are 28 of these bundles o sh that await claimants. ilue of Fire Drill in School! Exemplified. New York, March 9.?While i 9 raged on the fourth door o 3 five-story public school build ; in 109tli street, between Am >rdim avenue and Broadway day, 2,000 pupils marehe( )na the building singiui imerica" under the leaderahi} their teachers. The childrei re engaged in their mornini iging exercises when the fin ng rang and they continued t( igas they marched out of th< ilding. There was no sign of ; nic, and a few minutes aftei 3 firstalarm was sounded ai j children were assembled ir 3 school yard waiting for thi rd of dismissal. Fortunately of the smaller children wer< rooms on lower floors of th< ilding and many of them die t know of the fire when thej re called upon to march ou tho rptfiil?r firA Hrill < n wonld like to fool some wise coffe ic who knows tine coffee on taste an< or, quietly make for him a batch of Di op's "Healll) Coftee'' ond serve it pipi hot. it deceived Mrs. Hhoop and will eve deceive any ono Thore is not tin of real Coffee in it either. Ilealt! Fee Imitation is made from pure toaste* Mils or grains, with malt, nuts, etc. N< nty or thirty minntes boiling. "Mad n minute" 1 J pounds 25c liennot . Co, lli 1908. ' Preacher Killed in Alabaxxi Troy, Ala., March 7.?Ne has reached here of the killii to-day of Elder L. T. Wells, Primitive Baptist preacher Riley Odom to-day at Searigl Oronshaw county. The killi ^ is said to have been the result a difficulty oyer a house Ode rented from Wells' daugbter-i law. Mr John Kiha, of Vining, la., says have been selling DeWitt's Kidne y i bladder Pills for about a year and tl give better satisfaction than any pill I e sold, There aie a dozen people here v have used them and they give perfect i islaction in every case. I have used tb myself with floe results." Sold by all dr gists. 5j ===== "The 0 5 THE BANK OF LAN N CAPITAL : K SURPLUS gj Loans made on Real E V Collections given proir II 4 Per Cent Interest all % pounded every three m< S Your business solicited VI the strongest Bank in Ls 9 f This Resen Funderbui Watch fc s a f 7 1 5 3 1 s 3 > The Banner Yield for a Or Horse Crop. r We suppose Mr. Marcus I Brown, of DeKalb county, Qe i gia, holds the record for the la 9 est cash returns from a one-mi r crop. *This is his record: . had 19 acres in cotton from whi 9 1 he gathered 28 bales. From fc / acres of his best land he rat t oyer 2 bales per acre. He s< his seed at $3.00 per bushel; t ran his gross receipts up i $3,.300. His expenses were $8( leaving him net profit of $2,5 i Of course every farmer can i \\ sell his seed at this fancy pri< but he can make the yield e cotton all right. Then his i count would stand thus: > : ' 4I I ?lnrfiflrooKnn 11llUlguOllUll ' cSbd'Siobl * w^ssa^m^ArtKs miiy Ttontnnwul >i Dr. SHoop's ? Restorative J. F. MACKEY & CO. Id Reliable." ^ [CASTER, Lancaster, S.C. S $50,000.00. U $50,000.00. g state, at reasonable rates. ffl ipt and careful attention. AS owed on time deposits, com- w >nths. jf L The oldest, the largest and 11 incaster county. ? * Space /ed For rk Company >r Their Ad. V le- 28 bales cotton at $50.00 $1,400 00 j 25200 lbs. seed at $1.00 ^ ' per hundred 252.00 or rB- $1,652.00 u'e Lees expenses 800.00 He Lch $ 852.00 >ur This will make good wages ide for any one-horse farmer. Don't aid try to discount other people's athis tainments, but go to work and to soe how near you can come up )0, to them. You can rest assured 00. of one thing, the better your eflot forts, the greater your income ce> will be. All these groat results of should be a stimulant to us for ac- renewed efforts.?Southern Cultivator.