The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, March 11, 1908, Page 2, Image 2
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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, !
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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,
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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
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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.
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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
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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- .
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i6,ves- Oil
In carina for a brood of chicks
that have been hatched under
co i
the ben, just leave them all alone
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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.
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> 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
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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:
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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. ?
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Space
/ed For
rk Company
>r Their Ad.
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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.