The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, November 10, 1914, Page 2, Image 2
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| Wheat and Oats for
South Carotin
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.1. Darlington News and Press.
Owing to the marked decreasi
the demand for cotton, due to
conflict now raging in Europe,
the apparent necessity for redui
the acreage in cotton, the faru
of the state are planning to de1
u large are^ next year to two v
?hle crnns wheat anil oats.
war has increased the demand
both wheat and oats, so there
be a ready market for these gra
and under such conditions i
crops could be largely grown
South : die.! fanners at a pr
Win t 1 t:i r!y doubled in p
. uri' 11 t vc - an i
wlie;. . t aerially the heat i r =
that i ir. Tuod condition, t
good ie li.-'.i Oil ,
soils by heavy fertilization. I
iinglon county land is el so ad i
ably suited to wheat culture,
shown by tlie success of those fa
crs who have tried the crop here
Land for wheat should be pi
?d and thoroughly fitted and 1
verized with harrows and rollers
that the seed bed will be firm, v
a thin layer of loose soli at the i
face.
A drill is the best implement
seeding wheat, but if a drill can
be had. the wheat may be s<
broadcast and disked in. Di
apply the fertilizer and sow the ?
in such a satisfactory way tha
is much easier to use thiB met
of seeding. Good small drills i
be had at moderate cost for seec
small areas. Sow five to six pt
to the acre. November is a g
time to sow wheat, though it i
be sown a little earlier or a li
later with good results.
Bluestem or Furple Straw
Ked May are good varieties to pi
Fultz and Fulcaster, the latte
bearded wheat, are also good,
planting time use a mixture of er
parts of cotton seed meal and s
phosphate at the rate of 500
more pounds to the acre, and
dress in March with 100 to
acre.
The average yield of wheat
the United States is fourteen be
els to the acre, and the aver
yield for South Carolina has b
still less, but "it is not a dlffl<
tl Ing for good farmers to gi
twenty bushels to the acre, and so
would make still larger yields, p
slbly as much as thirty bushels
the acre.
The European war may last lc
enough to very much reduce i
purchasing power or the people
rectly Involved, and these peo
buy the major part of our ootl
crop; so wheat and oats appear
Safe propositions and need 1
interfere with next year's sumn
crops In case conditions are nea
normal than at present.
The climate and soils of the st;
are well suited to oats. They ;
adapted to a wide range of soils, a
good yields may be nad on lai
varying from sandy to heavy c
loams. The crop may be harves
for grain, or cut for hay, and, so
in the fall, is ready to harvest
latter part of the following May
the first of June. Oats may foil
enwncas corn or cotton an t
practically all the land on the fa
Is available for an oat crop if
sired. and still give time next y
for all summer crops. While it
usual to grow a hay crop after 01
both cotton and corn may be gro
Oats may be sown in cotton
using a one-horse drill just beh
the cotton pickers, this being one
the most satisfactory and least
pensive methods of seeding. A sti
cutter may be run later in the wir
to chop the cotton stalks so t
will not interfere with the rea
and binder at harvest time. Wh
oats follow corn or a hay crop, s
as cowpeas or sorghum, the 1;
should be plowed and the oats di
ed in, preferably, though the s<
may be sown and disked in.
Where a larger one cannot he 1
A one-horse drill with three or n
tubes c m he used here as well a
the cotton. These drills distrib
tiio fertilizer as well as plant
seed, so 1! they not only do g
work hut they are economical. (
pi a ii]i a drill are not *o npi
winter-kill as when planted bro
-X~> oast and plowed in or harvested i
X after the land is plowed. Still ai
X other method, where there is muc
. danger of the oats heaving. Is (
? plant in the bottom of a furro
y made with a shove! plow.
? Fulghum and Appier or son
strains of red rustproof oats shoul
? in be sown. Fulghum is about tw
the i
. weeks earlier than the other
and
cing Where the seed must be bought, tb
aers red rustproof strains are lesR e:
rote pensive.
Farmers differ greatly as to tli
The
for ani?unt of seeds to sow, tb
xvf 11 amount varying from half a bushins,
to the acre to seven bushels. Or
)0,h iin,| a half to two bushels per aci
ln ar>> widely used and give good r<
Oil t.
-.ilts. Where a drill is us< d les
tkv
eed is required and the amount t
ig or btooling depends on
yiild ol li v, l> ; they giv
l,lT" better qualit> . ml a hi to the 1
,,ir" ty ol the soil.
*l> Too ricli soil or too much nil:'
rm" genous fertilizer may r.;u o it i
. lodge. From 2 00 to 500 pojnuis i
ONV*!a mixture ol equal parts of cohui
seed meal and acid phosphate ma
80 ; be applied when the oats are plan
; ed, and in March to dress with 8
,ur" to 100 pounds of nitrate or sodi
j This will give good results. Som
'or i may wish to use heavier upplic;
inot tlons. Where oats are grown fi
3Wn , market they should have care i
rills harvesting, as any discoloration dn
leed exposure will lower their mark<
1 grade. As far as possible, ever
thing put on the market shoulc. a|
may i pear at its best.
ling Every farmer in South v'arolin
ic^8 should plant a considerable area (
;ood his land in wheat ?at least ei.oug
may jor home consumption,
ittle
u. s. will demand
more protectioi
r a Plans For Enlarging Army an
Navy Outlined l?y Vice Presl'ua'
dent Marshall.
Chicago, Nov. 7.?Plans for foi
or tifying the United States from coas
toP j to coast, for enlarging the army t
*6?. a 8iZe capable of resisting the sterr
est invasin and for building th
'or greatest navy in the world were oul
lined today by Vice President Thoni
**e as Ft. Marshall.
ee* : The Vice President arrived i
;ult j Chicago during the morning am
?w went once to the Hotel UaSalle.
me "Of course, we are in hopes tha
'os~ I the war will end in disaramen
*? i said the Vice President, "but if thi
i happy end is not attained, then
>nS | believe the people of the Unitei
tbv ! States are going to arise and demanc
a greater navy and army.
P'p "If disarmament does not come
^?n j the United States must busy her
self witli its coast protection. Fo
lot tlfications must be built at ever;
1er necessary point. There has beet
ror much said lately about the needs o
the United States in this dlrectioi
a,? Such needs must be definitely ascer
are l tained and taken care of.
ind "Of course, the strengthening o
i the coast defense will not be the onl;
'ay ! step to be taken in such an event
ted we must enlarge the army. Thi
wn | too, as you know, has come in fo
all sorts of criticism. Hut witl
or i popular demand, the army can b
low i built into a size and strength tha
hat | wju repel any invasion.
,rm : "The navy, too, will be improved
de~ 1 If wo start to build up our navy w
ear j will have the greatest in the world
: i It will not merely be a navy that cai
i face any nation n the world, but i
wn- will be an organization that will b
by . able to withstand the combine
navies of the rest of the world. I
' ?' will be the greatest navy in th
e*" world's history.
ilk- "Of course, you understand tha
iter, tins is my personal view," said th
hey vice president with a smile. "I ai
Por only the fifth whole, as it were."
icre
uch Itig Shipment ol Ammunition t
and Mexico Detained.
rill- B1 Paso, Tex , Nov. 7. Constiti
oils Uonalist officials were notified toda
from Naco, Ariz., that the Unite
iad. Stri i s has detained two cars cot
ore lairing 2.hue,'too cartridge- wlile
. in were -dtipped there and it is believe
. t< i-y It "'.it an embargo lie.: i: i la e
llio h) tie? \nnrie.m mllit;: r> a.itiiorit.i
nod, up 'he exportation ol ainitinnilso
)nts ihrot ph Naco to the contending Me?
t to i it an tactions near there. It is b<
tad-( Moved to be to Maytorena.
THE LANCASTER SEWS
"'VAST SMS LEAVE 1
: STATE EACH TEAR
ie' Life Insurance Premiums Are
d Heavy Drain.
O ! -*
8 MUCH OF IT IS LOST
C- d Cavu FInriirnv
Are Impressive am! Well
ie Worthy of Study.
te P. H. McMaster .Insurance Com?1
inissioner of South Carolina, in his
ic annual report will snv that it is
e worth while to eon: icier the amount
r>- of cash which South Carolina is
ending to other states for life in?r
ir'.i.ce. The following figures
a the net ntnn n 4 in cash that
1. 1.. to < Ciio I: to
en:->0.0.1: .. 10 r. IIeo.
._e.' i: i<? \irginia.
it
t - , I > 1. It 5.
^ The grand total sent to all tie
-tates named was fJ.h4ti.K21.76.
(| Deduct from this v6JU.261.58. an estimated
amount paid to the agents
of the companies in South Carolina,
le
the cash amount sent out of the
state last year to other states for,
>r
life insurance premiums alone was
11 $2,326,640.18.
WORTHY OK STUDY.
"These figures are worthy of
more critical dissection." says the
commissioner, "for thereby we mav
i
learn the very large sum that is sent
ia , , , , ,
^ out of the state each year and has
been sent out of the state each year
li . *
lor a great number of years lor permanent
investment. And as it has
only been during the last five years
. that the companies have made any
N permanent investments in South
I Carolina securities, some idea may
be gained of the great sums that
have been taken out of the state and j
permanently invested elsewhere
during the la?t 30 or 40 years.
I "An analsyis of the figures will
0
show that the fire insurance com'
i panies and the miscellaneus insur1
ance companies take insignificant
amounts out of the state as compar1
| ed with the amounts the life Insur!
ance companies of other state* take
" j out of South Carolina each year.
I "The so-called miscellaneous (
^ j companies, including the accident,
and health companies, fidelity and !
I surety, employers' liability, steam I
^ ! holler, burglary, elevator, live stock, i
) etc., received in premiums from j
1 South Carolina during the year
' 1013, $506,473.83. They paid hack j
in claims, commissions ?o agents.
' state, county and municipal taxes
and license fees $434,001.83, taking!
r out of South Carolina in net premk
j iums $72,383. This may he con
I stdered praetieally a net profit to
1 these companies.
1 EXCESS FOR FIRE MUTUALS.
"The mutual fire insurance com-!
panies of other states received in
r
premiums in this state during 1913,)
v j $72,571.72. They paid back in
' l claims under policies, state, county.1
h i, and municipal taxes and license fees,
r t approximately $74,092.92, paying
i back into the state practically an ex'
| cess of $2,121.24. This was due'
1 ' largely to dividends paid during!
1913 to policyholders in South Caro- '
line, which, however, may be equale
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1 EVER HAVE IT?
"I
1 (f You Have, the State meat of ThU'
e lenraster Cltlxen Will Inter eat
<1 You.
Ever have a "low-down" pain In
the back?
H In the "small," right over the
hips?
L, That's the home of backache.
If it's caused by weak kidneys,
f" Use Dean's Kidney Pills,
n Lancaster people testify to their
worth. Read a case of i :
Mrs. 11. M. Parks, 1 larket St.,
tt Lancaster, says: "I ach d all over
and my back was a con tant pain.
When I sat down I got so (tiff across
i- my back I could hardly cet up. 1
v couldn't do any stoopii ?. I was
(l hardly able to do my houi s work. 1
:. (Sly got : box of Doa 's Kidney
Pills at the Standard Drt g Co., and
taking t hem Thfty brought
d me l isting relief front tn backache
. and fixed mv kldnevi Ji? in innii
iiapi . I can't praise /loan's kidn
y Pills too strongly."/
Price 60c, at all derflors. Don't
c. simply ask for a kidney remedy ?
set Doan's Kidney Pill* ?the same
I that Mrs. Parks had. Poster-Milburn
Co., Props , Bnffalo, N. Y.
I, NOVEMBER 10, 1914.
P ENGLISH
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Ostend, tin* Belgian naport and
here shown laurelling through the st
watch for the ^nemy.
' /.< (I in another year.
"The stock lire insurance con
pvoies of other states recohed it
premiums in South Carolina tlurin
1 *? 1. $2,fi0t,?.???.? 1. They pal'!
hack in losses, commissions t<
agents, state, county and municipal
taxes and license fees a net gain
from the state of r.hout $114.827.2a
This certainly is not excessive when
the amount of premiums anil insurance
taken is considered, especially
when it is to be remembered that it
is to lie divided among about 9<l
companies, many of whom suffered
losses rathc^r gains from their
South Ciirolinii liiwino??
"It is when we come to the life
insurance companies that we linU
that great sums are taken out for
permanent investment.''
Try This For Your Cough.
Thousands of people keep coughing
because unable to get the right
remedy. Coughs are caused by inflammation
of throat and bronchial
tubes. What you need is to soothe
this inflammation. Take Dr. King's
New Discovery, it penetrates the
delicate mucous lining, raises the
phlegm and quickly relieves the congested
membranes. Get a 50c bottle
from your druggist. "Dr. King's
New Discovery quickly and completely
stopped my cough," writes J.
It. Watts, Floydale, Texas Money
back if not satisfied, bat it nearly
always helps.
Heath Springs defeated Hock Hill
in a game of basketball this afternoon,
the score being 15 to 11.
You Make Friends By Recommending
a Reliable
Kidney Medicine. /
Your representative callccy at my
door yesterday meaning to /leave a
sample of your noted Sw;/rnp-Root
and I am certainly pleased to see
anybody connected with/the firm
who makes a medicine which has
done so much for me ani my family.
A few years ago I was suffering
from a terrible pain li my back
and when I was up afound the
houRe I had to walk win my body
bent nearly double. If you bad
placed a thousand dollaas above my
head I could not straighten up to
get It. I
Hearing of Dr. Kilmnr's SwampHoot
I sent to you for ?HanipIe bottle
and from the eff?*ts of that
small amount 1 was sire it would
help me so I bought owe bottle and
it has cured me. I
Shortly after that my husband
who was a coal miner, was suffering
from lidney trouble a id could not
work and I sent for some of Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root. He was In a
terrible condition, but as the doctors
had not given me any relief, I
nun more nun in ?waanp-tiooi ana
it wae well founded, fir It did tbe
work end after taking I few bottle*
he was completely cored.
I dally recommend the un of
Swamp-Root to my fnend* and
neighbors. 1
Sincerely yours
MRS. JOHN NORD<|UI8T.
Qnletoim I'enna.
Sworn and subscribed I to before
me, litis 14th day of Mayl 1912.
w. d. allkm, J. P.
flatter to
|)r. Kilmer & Co.
Itiiigliiiiiiton. \. Y.
Prove Wind Swamp-Root Will lln
T-"or You.
Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer &
< Ringhamton, N V., for it saninle
size bottle. Jt will convince anyone.
You will also receive a book!<
i of valuable Information, telling
shout the kidneys and bladder.
When sriting lie sure and mention
The Lancaster (Semi-Weekly) News.
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stores. w>4HSi
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