The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, September 19, 1908, Page 2, Image 2
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Agricultural
^ Department
How Farmers Jould Save
$28,000,000 A Year.
I have gone to some trouble to
figure ? ut the saving which the
lartners could make in the band
ling ol the ihree great staples,
com, wheat and cotton, over
hard roads. 1 wish every farmer
in the United States could
have the resultant figures dinned
iu hts ears every morning of his
life. It he once gave them consideration
the county Supervisor
who dared, by his ballot, record
himself as mimical to good
road extension, wouldn't dare
go abroad without a body-guard.
The figures 1 used were for
the harvest of 1005-190(5 The corn
marketed that year weighed
11),083,000 tons. The average
weight of the wagon loads haul
ed was 2,090 pounds and the
total number ot load-1 was 14,156,528.
The average length
ol lire haul ?va^ 7 4 miles; the
total mileage hauled over 104,758.307.
Every ton hauled per
miio cost 19 cenls, and the total
cost ot marketing ibe crop b.v
wagons was $26,830,698.
The average c>st of hauling
over hard roads per ton per mile
would be not more than $0.10, a
saving of $0. 9 a tou, due to hard
roads would there make the marketing
of such a crop $12,709,278
less thau the actual cost.
The saving on the wheat crop
figured $10,256,058 and on the
cotton crop $5,076,183. The aggregated
saving to the farmers
who marketed tho&e three staples
would have been $28,041,519.
If the farmer wauls a stronger
reaeon than that for championing
the building of good roads in
his county, I'll have to refer him
elsewhere. I know no stronger
one ?Logan Waller Page. Director
U. S. Office of Public Roads.
Sowing Fall Grain.
We are very much gratified,
with the numerous reports we
are receiving in regard to the
sowing of wheat, oats and grasses,
this fall. It is indeed a hopeful
sign. While we Southern
farmers have ^been endeavoring
fo push up the price of cotton to
a profitable figure to the grower,
the wheat, corn and bay people
have been engaged along the
same une ami wun a mucn greater
degree of success.
Our larmers have been taught
''that this in a cotton country
and not a grain country." We
don't advocate growing grain to
eudeavor to compete in the open
market?, with our Western and
Northern brethren ; but as far as I
our own consumption is concerned
and a? tar as our local m >rkels,
we can and should grow
ample to supply them. It is I
t rue that "we can not grow wheat
in the cotton belt"?until we
sow it and learn how to grow it. I
We certainly can not by our past
lolly and absolute neglect. Mr.
W. 1'. Walker, of Spalding |
Counly, Georgia, has been growing
20, 30 and 40 bushels per
acre for the last ten .vears. We
have a neighbor, A. Kazmier, of
Clayton County, who is doing
equally as well. Wheat grows
a-> a resuli of good seed, put into
carefully-prepared land, when
sown at right time and manured
II mi .
i lie re9Uic in suen cases
is never a failure. Some years
it is more, seme less, but always
a paying harvest- li 19 up
10 ti9, fellow farmers. The Bible
says : "Let orery one worn
out his own salvation Willi fear
and trembling'' And we coi j
ton-growers must work out ours1
along lines ol diversification and
raising of home supplies. What
profits is it, lor 119 to grow a1
crop of cotton and have to pay
if, all out for high-priced foodstuffs
and provisions? We do
THE LANCAS
not advocate going to any extreme,
or to sowing grain on a
large area, but sow one or two
acres and go in tor twenty or
forty bushels per acre, and if
you tail to harvest this yiMd. do
not let it be chargeable to your
lack ot thorough preparation.
We can not Compete With the
Mnrlli and West in fcV>? murlrnt.R
of the world, but we can and must
compete with them as far as our
own barns and smoke-houses
are concerned. We note that
all large record yields have been
made by those who were competing
for a prize Put in some
prize acres. Let each Union
local, or community of farmers,
offer a prize for the best acre of
wheat, oats, and hay. We want
an account of rnanv large yields
n.ono I 'PI. ?
wi uica^J i u I l 11U V/ u i i i V cv " '
in 1909. See our condition : In
all Eastern States, a poor cotton
crop and the staple quoted below
ten cents. If this does not
drive us to grain growing, we
can not tell what will. Let us
inRist upon all who read this article
sowing your,grain in October.
Stop and doit?this is the
way, and not put it (IT until you
get ?hrough picking cotton.?
Southern Cultivator
Kodol will, without doubt, make your
stomach strong and will almost instantly
relieve you of all the symptoms
of indigestion. It will do this
because it is made up of the natural
digestive juices of the stomach so
combined that it completely digests
the food just as the stomach will do
it, eo you see Kodol can't fail to help
>ou and help you promptly. It is
sold here by J. F. Mackey A Co. w s
Big Profit in Sheep
Speaking o' the efforts ol the
Department of Agriculture to
stimulate interest in live slock
raisine in South Carolina, Lion.
E W Dabbs, of Goodwill, Sum.
ter County, said ye-terday that
eight years ago his little boy
had been made a present of a
pair of sheep.
Since that time the increase
from those two sheep had been
ove~ 25 head and they had eo'd
$200 worth of wool and six had
been killed for mutton. In addition
to this many woe) blankets
had been made
The value of cattle raisine upon
t.llO farm urac t rinntiorl 1.11/-...
I by Mr. Dabbs, too. In addition
to the receiptp for beef and hide,
: Mr Dabbs asserts t hat from every
$25 worth ol cotton seed meal
or hulls fed the cows, $20 is re.
turned in manures for the farm.
Then again there is the good value
of butter, cheese, and milk.
?'I he Sta'e
When Trifles Become Troubles.
If any person suspects that their
kikneys are deranged they should
take Foley's Kidney Kemedy at once
and not risk having Bright'* disease
or diabetes. Delay gives the disease
a stronger foothold and you should not
delay taking Foley's Kidney Kemedy.
Funderhurk 1'harmncy. K. W. Itarninond,
Heath fsprings, S. s
Mad Dog in Spartanburg?
Two Persons Bitten
Spartanburg special in Char
lotte Observer: A mad dog ran
amuck in ihe streets here this
afternoon, doing consider ible
damage befoie it was killed.
The animal attacked J. P. IJertznsr,
a well-known contractor,
and inlli' ted a slight wound on
hi9 leg. The dot: also bit a c< 1ored
nurse and then attacked a
nair of mulea hitched to the
street sprinkler, biting one of
the rnu'es on the lip The an
imills ran awav, upsetting th*
water w nroti an 1 throwing oft'
the driver. who sustained pain
ful injuries. After a long chase
I he dog wa> killed
Many people suffer a great deal from
Kidney and Madder troubles. During
the pa.?t few years much of this
complaint has been made iinn* censary
by the one of DeVVitt's Kidney and
hladd< r Pills. They are antiseptic
and arehighly recommended for weak
back backactie, rheumatic pains, inflammation
of the bladder and all
other annoyances due to weak kidneys
They are sold by J. F Mackej & Co.
W-H
\
>TER NEWS. SEPTEMBE
The National CampaignBryan
Continues to Pour
Broadsides into Taft.
Philadolnhio Pa VJo nf 1
JL ll?l?uv;i piUd) A. d,) ?jcpv? XVt
"Mr. Taft is dodging. He can
not escape trom the issues. He
has accepted the nomination ot
his party. Now let hfm take
the people into bis confidence
and interpret his platform so
that the public will know where
he stands and what he intends to
do "
In these words William J.
Bryan, in an interview today, is
sues another challenge to Mr.
Taft, in replying to Mr. Taft's
utterances printed this mo.niug.
Continuing he said :
"Instead of defining his positiou
on public questions, Mr.*
Taft is inquiring about my re
cord and in his inquiry he shows
that he knows as little about my
record as he does about the public
questions which he has attempted
to discuss, tie accuses
me of being changeable and of
abandoning issues."
Mr. Bryan said he has been a
tariff reformer for 28 years, has
advocated the election of senators
by the people for 12 years
and has been favoring an income
tax lor 15 years and Mr. Taft is
ouiy now coming around to his
position on these questions.
,kI said in 1898 that the Filipinos
ought to have their inde
pendence. Mr. Taft has this
year admitted that the people
must ultimately have independ
T h n tfn *vn>in^rt?nn/l
?n?_o. x iicito iiimiiiiaiucu
position. I have also discussed
Ihe Philippine question in this
campaign and called attention to
the fact that Mr. Taft made a
mistake of $114,000,000 in his
estimate of the cost of imperialism.
"On the railroad question he
has expressed himself as strongly
as I have, lie has said, and the
president also has said, that government
ownership will follow
if the railroads prevent regulation.
T have said the same
thing. I do not desire govern,
ment ownership. I hope thai
the railroads will permit retrula
Hon. Our position only differs
in that he ha? more faith than
1 have in the willingness of the
railioads to be regulated.
" He f-pends some time on ihe
money question. The money
question has been taken out of
politics because the unexpected
discoveries of gold have given
the increase which was demand
td by the Republican party as
well as by the Democratic party.
"Will Mr. Taft define his position
on the tariff question, on
the labor question, or the trust
question and on other issues
that are presented in this campaign
?
"It he prelers to delve into
the past, rather than meet the
issues ot the present, will he explain
the Henguet railroad in
the Philippines and the perpetual
IroncHjoo * -
..... ..uwvuiavn Iirr IU
fasten upon the Filipinos with a
perpetual guarantee of income to
the corporations securing the
franchises? Will he explain
his record on the labor question
ami his silence on the tariff
question and the trust question
dnrim: his official service ai
Washington ?"
Keware of Olnmetnts for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury.
as mercury will nirply destroy the
sense of smell and completely dprange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Huch
articles should never he used ejcept
on prescriptions froui reputable phy^
sioians, as the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from tlieni Hall's Catarrh
(hire, manufactured by F. J Cheney
Co., Toledo. O.. contains no mepcurv
an:l is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blond and mucous
surfaces of the system. In buying
Hall's Catarrh Cure bo sure you get j
the genuine. It is taken internally |
and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. j.
Cheney Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists Price, 75c, per i
bottle. ,
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
1
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Weak Kidneys
Weak Kidney*. vurely point to wmJi kldnej
tteirre*. Tha Kidney*. Ilka the :Heart, and thi
Stomach, flna their weakneaa. not In the orjrar
Itself. but lb the nerve# that oontrol and ruid<
-?-< .V,_ n> Oltnu'i RMt/tr.lT? 1,
ft m.xllctna tpeclflcftily prepftreS to rench the*
control Hoc nerm To doctor the Kidneys ft lone
U futile. It Is ft vut* o1 time, end of money *
If your beck ftebes or It week. If the orlui
Mftld*. or 1? dftrk end strong. if you here symptom!
of Brlghtt or other distressing or dsngeroua kid
key dtseftae, try Dr. Bhoop'e Restorative monthTftbleu
or Liquid?end see whftt It cftn *nd wtl
4* lor yeu. Drun 1st recommend end sell
Dr. Shoop's
Restorative
FUNDERBURK PHARMACY.
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200 or ni(
and child
All made
Styles an
We still have a
left in Dress tr<
which we are
less than cost t
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Com
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"m^ ? / 'I 4 A J A / J
Kpttvt?
ffr // a// m.'///1
I /COUNTERFEIT money
^ for counterfieit roofir
spend real money, g
ING! Our VULCANITE
resisting, (taking the san
metal or slate) water-pro<
outlast the building, and
tion to contents. For GC
proven its superiority ov<
Investigate it. Before y<
our fron Vvwlrlof*
"The Right Roofing <
II YV. M. MOOR I
Negro Conspiracy Fake ?
Greenwood special in the News
Mid Courier: There have been
no further developmental" the
matter ol the negro conspiracy
so called, at Ninetv-8ix. The
prevailing opinion here and alsc
at Ninety-Six this afternoon, af
A Valuable Place
1 FOR SALE
1 177 Acres of Fine Timbered
; Land
J Suitable for sawing lumber; in one and
one-half milea of the ooart house; 35 or 10
acres of this is open and in cultivation.
t Apt ly to T. 8. CaUTER, or to
? J. P. A E. ?1. ALLISON.
tir irwiu ryry &r a 43 n
* JUDU &Ot 11TVO?# f-ti unutttnior, o. u.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
t All persons indobted to the estate of
' H. S. SIMS, deceased, are hereby notified
to make payment to the undersigned,
and all porsons having claims
I against said estate are directed to preII
sent same duly attested.
1 ALMKTTA SIMS.
Administratrix.
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