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* 2 Agricultural s ^ Department 8 1 Cost ot Growing Cotton - i When Staple Sells Under b 10 Cents It's "Swapping !' Dollars.Spartanburg special in tbe a News and Courier: At the far- f in o .u nutul i n ir of f Inu i\l 'H'n O J 1IU1 o 1 IU? -J I1I\ V? ? I1-* l?? i?vv recently it was slated that (lie v cost ol cotton in the Piedmont was about 8 cents a pound. That w was an off-hand estimate. Some ^ ot the fanners say that i' will N co. t 12 to 14 cents. When the 1 English spinners woie in this c untiy last year one ol I hem n said in a pompous way that eot- a ton ecu d b ? in ide at a profit an i n sold at 5 cents, lie perhaps c could not have oeen able to tell v cotton from ".Jim on'* weed. '' These men labor under errors. 3 The farmer v. ho raises una I grain, corn, garden truck, a cow ^ or two and mftiiv other tilings v considers these us nothing, lioj ' who raises ten bales of cotton J"1 and $500 worth of o'her stuIT * pu s all the expense on co'lon ? T,nt, the co.-t he calculated in n. v business u ?y and then a reason- 1 able ei'i clu ion in .y bj reached. v' lathe following statement the '' rent ot ouiinary 1 aid i-> put as 0 $5 an acre. The cotton is nip- h posed 4'to third itself". Pick- > int; is placed id 40 cents, 11,e l; price paid now. A young far- " raer who makes a fu'l ha?d i s lected A 'wo-li r e farm i taken a- a basis !or the o innate. !> ides the firm r lie will li ?vo t . hi e an ex ru hand -six months '(, to assis him. No account i- i; t ?ken of noise power at er (tie 11 . . , \ i ru. _ . ... i . i ' ins' "i A'ihum. i i>e rvii-mirse |, farm is put a' 4 > acre', which is 1 as much as can le well pie ] ared ard thoroughly cultivated v '1 lie yield of col ion li?l a chi* iu Ibis Slate, aoooidi..j? to * Bulletin 05, national departin -u of labor, was two and one s'Xtn acres to a 500-poui id bale, which \ i9 abou* 700 pounds oi s? ed ?o - \ ton to tbe acre. In iliis estma'e a the \ ield will be put at 900 I pounds, wliicli is more than wiil 1: be made tbia year. The ex v acount will siand about I !?i-< v way : i Kent of40 acres ? 200 ^ (iuano, $3 an acre 120 J Seed for planting 20 . Services of farmer, one year 2f?0 ' Hired lahoreis, six inontlis loo ? Hoeing 10 acres so ^ t'seof two horses,six months 00 Feed for same 00 I I'se of tools and harness :!0 l Kicking 30,000 pounds 1 1 1 , Hauling to gin 30 dinning, bagging and tics 30 Total cost $1,100 f Credit by 720 bushels seed lso i Net < ost of lint cotton 9 98."> i Put in<z the lint cotton at one- i t'o d, or 12,000 pounds, it will \ b^sern ill ?t the ac'nd o ?st i c (ijrlo an 1 one fif'h cents p : cj jo. nd ^ In s me o! th i eastern c .un- 2 tiej ?->f tlie St.it-, w.iere th? .v make a boe to the ; cr toe cod v may b souiewha' le&s ttian it t h ill Hie Piedmont vVhen the 1 tanner does all the work w.'h his own family and hires no lie'p tlie cost is about the satno. Lot , 1 1 I f irm rs fiaure the co-t out an; way they pleae thoy will com , to the conclu-ion tLat making!" t o't n u trior to c nts it noli ing hu saapj.iiia i. .iiars. tSnia l 1 gr<?in, corn, a t h wts f u i.-i i1 til >t can be use?l on the f rm D. J' man <>r b.-ntst. is th * h ;> ' < ; ! In- j ( farmer. 1 S< 1 ved as cofl'-e, the new cofloo sub.lituto known to rloners everywhere as J/: ' Sh op's Heath Coffee, will tiiok even a j c iff. n expert. Not a grain of real coin e in it either l ure healthful toasted grains,, nm't, nuts, rtc, h .v?* bu n so eh vt rlj ! blended as to pi ve a wonderfully at f . -l iiir Coffee tnsto and lUvor And it is J ' made in n luinnto", too! No tedious'2o I < t . Ho minute! tailing Tost it and ce in Pr. Slioop created Health Coffee that 11?? I t p.'Opln might have a genuine coffee f b a Mtitute, and one that would ho thoroughly t h itinfy ing iu every possible r<sp?ct Nold <1 by B'nnett Groe *r\ Co, w j THE LANCA Ihall I Sow Oats on Land Grown up in TfiTeeds. iou'hern Cultivator. 1 want lo trouble you a little. | have a piece of land that h is ; este 1 for throe yeats, an old uildingspot. II ?ve been Using 0 for a pastuie. but don iennel as taken il. Wil> that kind of ^ and make oats? I also hive f. no'tier piece t hat lias laid out . r five years, no stock running n it, i his piece overil xv?. I ^ ; ot to put b >th pieces in oac-. 1 l it some ol in. ueigl b ?rs say it S fi l not make ihein. Let me d ave your opinion Iliaakiug VV ou in advance. W. LI L. 7 lomnieut by the Edi'or: o: It is true that as a rule, i' is bi inch better to j>u' tmch 1 mds it ,s a e covered wi'li vegetable tl aat'or in cotton for the n< xt p rup. ui? r ?? ?'ij m v1 y yon cm not crow a good a, top o( oit-i r 11 these lands, if ^ ou will turn them wi'h a di->c or -\o In r e i low and h trrow tin ind well. Til 11 drill or sow s? 0 ir wats iii I'm opi*u furrow. j/ 1 .von W'l.l Olli.v tllillk, you will yo emmni.er to have seen the heav- sc st kind of o"s lied were nixie ? n stubble limit, ami come op a< Xh olunteor oat . We wen tal - x nc lo :i farmer only la-' week, ! o nivi "'.e had eu three crop ^ mm oili sowing/' I'ui your l ats m right, and see it you do i ol make a crop. The Usual iuok way our larmers h ive been liking a one-iior-e plow and , ii- i wil I I n v. II I II ^ ' no 11 U * 3 111, IO idle for the opinion your neigh- ! o s !i*iv? on th ' Fnbj' Ct. ^ where lUillets Flew. 1*" David I'arki-r, of F.i.wtlo, N Y., a vetrun of t ho civil wir, who 1 st afoot ul |pltynhnrf?. siys: " I'he good R eclric t^i litters have done is worth more than live pig uudrcd dollars to tuc. 1 spent luucli lonej doctoring for a ha 1 case of-toui i. h ,l' ouhle, to little purpose I then tried Ut? llectric lhttcrs, and they cure 1 inn 1 t,, . ow take them as a tonic, an 1 they keep ' 1 ic stiong and well " fii'c at J T. Mucky W6 ("o. and Cuuderbtirk Pharmacy. w vlississippi Woman Dies of Pellagra in Charlotte. j-'" Chailo'--e Observer: Mi?s Su" m Voods a daughter of Judge |?t< Vo ;ds, of Meridian, Miss., died j c A lilt' Presbyterian Hospital late MI1, hursday night where she lias [{, >een cotifin Jd lor several weeks 00 vith pe!lai:r i, the dread disease tju rhicli is just beginning lo make nu] is f felt in this country. Miss rVoods came o Charlotte fiom an, dontreat, whither she had cone ^g| ast spring from her homo in dissia.-ippi in ihe hope that ihe w0 hange might h nefit her health. ,in mmetli lU ly or. her arriv 1 here, s< t Wo local ph\ icia'n diagnose! 1 r case, concerning .\hicli l hero c ,s \as douhl, as pell tgra, an.I suitible treatment was proscribed SU( ait a 1 to no avail. The disease , .a<l secured too strong a hold to ,,f ? ' withstood and the end was w ait a question ol weeks. .Miss jj. A'oo ls was 30 years oi aire and ; s; , sonnected with one ol the mod' ^ n mitienl families in Mis-issippi !o \ pain prescription is printed upon each a c. box of Dr. Slioop's I'mk 1' in Tub- | i, 's \nk your D u-tor or Druggist if lliis ounnl.i is not complete. Head pnins, " ? vomaiily pains, pains anvwlure ^et in- ( X unit ndicf from n I'luK l'ain tablet j. Miti'lerburk Pharmacy. w ' -J . i Killed by a Preacher. Aliens AI ., Oct. 10.?News '?? i ?s ju t reached h-re ol the kill " 1 n^' la'e yesleiday <f Andrew ' 1 eUs. n, living ,.oir ; in- htiid r- ''1 lale count li e. hv a pre-cla r a iiVK-d Liva g- ' " ' 'K) m ' ' ': i e said to avo <1 1 i' 1 . a h ] a her lor a long 'iin \ an 1 when " tl ey me' ye t( rd v L".i i,'S n I fired n .1 i Uh ii. l,i\ i n 11 was late: eaughl x< m a g .hunt ti e XX CO 1 ' I opal . u ! " ' only in h s 011 'fir-g rincnti'. Lifer in 'li^ r?it/li lie him'p hi KCape. I i ilo iyl)! hi-* m?n<i ( - unb ; arce ) > not It- : njoii t>*ll you tln.t sotii. iiin^ < sei J11 t .is (<oo(l is DoWill'a Kidney! tlx n<l 1$ .til Icr ( ills !i<ciu-f 111 r- srrt nn;> : j?liing just <ik K'?od for weak Imclt. ; . In (he, ilieuiinitic pains in linn in ition of a li 'i?> l>'n-ldor. or anv Kiilnoy ai.il HI. do r s> v liHorder. A werk'a tiial will convince, I'y on. Sold by J. b\ Mnckey a t o. w-s ,) I STER NEWS. OCTOBER 14. 19 Scott's Emulsion gl * Pi f Cod Liver Oil with Hypohosphites should always be ept in the house for the >llowing reasons: Vrsf?Because, if any member f the family has a hard cold, will cure it. m econd? Because, if the chil- - T \ ren are delicate and sickly, it ill make them strong and well. hird? Because, if the father r mother is losing flesh and ecoming thin and emaciated, will build them up and give lem flesh and strength. ourth?Because it is the andard remedy in all throat id lung affections. . b household should be with"tii ml this advertisement, together with name paper in which it appears, your address and ur cents to cover postage, and we will send u a "Complete Handy Atlas of the World." "OTT & BOWNE, 40'J 1'carl St.. New York ie "Pounding" of the Popjlar Pastor of Second Bap.ist Church---Mr. Dabley's Recent Work in the Country. Mr. Editor: If .\ou wiil pit* i&e e nit* spaoe in j( ur t>aptr I 1 loll >ou what 1 have iloi.i 1 win-re I have teen. 1 was K'T.-ha county helping Dr. '-'id, jo in a m< eiing las wee . i t jvidcnco church. We had a y go .1 m t ting, lecetving alve f"r Baptism. The peo of l'r vidence aio good lolks 1 ar? doing good work. Sal- VLM lay mo uing I left there and WW I ne lo Ideas ml Ldaius, anolhtr it " ' .1 i nown church in Kershaw inty. I preach d there Sa I y a! I wolve o'clock and SunY a' eli v n. T? e church is in e sha;o ? out of debt and frfrF ney in I he tre.i any. Leaving a ant Id ins Sunday afternoon ame on lo Fork Hill church I preached at 3 o'clock. Fork II church is in a good spiritual w ~?? luiviv/ti. ii uno aiuuu^ (I'nst \ bo-t churches ii? our com1111! y. I ihen came on lo Lancaster 1 preached at tho Second Bap- A L churcii, o:.e ol the best mill i irches in ?ho Stale. Anyway, have i he b-si mill and presil' and ( ther officers in iho iili oi anywhere else. Tie jond Baptist church oi L inter paid u]> eveiy t > n ic owed oysu? n iay night, and Monday night evcri Mi a pounding as the pastor Keiul, auyed ! 1 don't suppose s me \iu tddors wou'd th nk that s vor . much, but r? member in i o' like the pounding that / ne of you editois got some- j n s, hui if ou will o me down kS in.- bouse I will let you see i] t as' e o i' s you may ad r Ji _______ ?i. .i ... .... ..... ... WV> Kill' |i III ilil'f JII U I U I | __________ !ill. 1 d- not iiUA how ? ji!o-- my (.'rati ti !o t t K jvo- I ^ w 1 tu-li vs <li y ml 1 vo 111o. I ii I he ill n't, tin y know ll >* | A Innl . f i ; ':M !iko ' O , E '? jn ' a l'li: in tli p< op'e & 1! t j-c r nio 1 )i >\. and am A ainpfi d's 1) ? s in?s ( n I'Ver.v-1 S v. But will not : ot ii I b B?k. 08 iv.v.'V. .-i-x-.-iv:-v vv:-.vVv.- : :.:%? . s- && ?> v- $ >.\N\ ?iN>? Csx. . .vx . ? : v- C . " v y > V^SS^vj.Nj: .' \'y-'\\- j;'\"^j J> vjj;-*.'<'<ji' !;>>'\>>-j_?.'_s\j <\;.' \ .'\V \ rou ARE CORDIAL INVITED TO VISI OTJR UP TO D ATI STORE You con find fciic bes be rg; ; r, in C'othini Sioo 5. . .i ts and. G? nl n IcVrinoQ TKrn Tiiitj . ^ IJ. * J. 2L VW V ever had. W als c1 your att ntio that we have -orn handsome Di es Goods, Silks, Etc-, 1e going fit and below ACTUAL m OUR MOTTO: Ifnc satisfied money r funded. ILUAMS-HUGHES i / r\ rescent < JVestaura* airs in Moore Building?:?Corner Main and <ii Cea/s %Se/9/fe<) at ^/(// (Prices Reasonable) KJAKN SOFT I>I r and ^anie season is about to open and we are 1 repared to serve the public. Pleasant, Airy tjui ii?R room attached. Call to see us. : : : : : V MS JT,,.. s/ (. it. is/iiotr, I W. Sullivan ^ irw m. airi; I STORE PlGC avy and Fancy (?ro / / Is and Vegetables. Four door* dTice Highest prices paid foi ue. You will find it to your i ur prices before buying. W. 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