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< I SECTION TWO fl ?GL It! Jrf4" f ^ KB z=zi=rz=z==zi====iiz=ri=iz=zirzz: VOL. 10, NO. 54, ?. I ;kmi-\v eekly. I.AXCASTI' st ft z**J % :U. S. C.. Tl'KSDA Y, -\ I'l I *- is LUL i:> 1913 u> $1.50 A YKAR. I The Paper by Promine ? Cattle nt Kershaw County Cattl Problem e Raiser on This Questioi : i I i in the ? ,, ? Golden Oi Building oportunities in the Rirh 1 an Emp f.anPPRt.Pr Tlicfyiof frvv +Vi/-i ire pn ttn4-1-\ i? n \ n u .1 I The producton of beef catt Carolinas is not a new undo not any more than s horse b in which South Carolina on,-( ed. Yet both these branches live stock inlustry are at tl uiemson uonege . lo 11 the sire should ever be used rtaking. deavor to grow a little reeding, , each year. For another l 5 cxcell- eliminate the practice ot the heifers too young, lis time Fifth. No man can ra bulletin. . Let us on- lots and gardens ai better stock woods and pastures. :hlng, let us Consider that sue! of breeding . make 15 bales of ooi give him 15, too or 1 ise cattle in seed to be tr; ded for id 50 acres in (By Luther Ellis ..j I caster t'hambe 1 a man will i tton. which will There ,s nQ m 4,000 pounds ot , xl i i ii . ,i than to watch th meal and all fed t Ei jrgy?1 son, Secretary Lan- siasni of the r of Commerce.) aml P?we"?* the 'ineer frv ore inspiring scene ;i)i united in e growth of an em- mirnn?p- t?> 1 N?V\/* A.' UA A V U ZVi U11V/I ^ow is the Time. West, and the strain most mpo energy ol' Europe, and chain of S igalit;. of the Orient? stitutes o one thought and one industrial lllilfl I?1 ?... . oc wibii u? ami rtant link in the mighty louthern States which conur great commercial and Southland; and business wirnuoi, UVll-CAISlVIll, BU 1(11 (luolng wealth Is concerned. If beef cattle have been su raised in South Carolina, wl they almost dsappeared? To tills, it is necessary to urn something of tho condition o that have made cattle raising prolitable business. Then we < those conditons necessary to h.s pro- an agricultural communi I fences. To try to do so is ccossful , ,f the benefit of live st tiy have not withoutfences glean answer hcep our neighbors' cattl lerstand overage South Carolina f causes 8|8ts Qf three loosely strc ; an un- , jrC8 around the head of -an seek i-fug in the neighbot day for ??,i ???? i- - Ity without Jive stock. Seven to lose nr.K 1 i 0"0 pounds of meal ick. We can 'tot and seven steers our fluids o: require 5,000 to 7,0 o off. T'i - meal, leavnig the rc pasture con-'oieal to be fed to bre ;tched barb ' ii? would get Jo to J ' a branch, a and ten bales of strji ing liillsld- pouvine hay should \ .. ni.,1 UtM 1 hundred to 1,- Pir?. a,1(l 110 viev will tit for mar- structlvo than to ; to he fed will Q( civilization a 00 pounds ?f rentB of progress niainder of the ... . perty towards So edng cattle, etc. 1 0 tons of stover this roadstead of iw which, with cs annually tnany \inter his cattle seekers, and thou: V point is more in- (he Rran(lest sit by the highway has ever knov nd watch the cursweep life and pro- Thi* might; uth Carolina. Along most tru . .. man affairs t< nations, tliere pass4l . , . civilization tliousands of homo i , .. , from the hills iamls and thousand4 .x...,. HI uvuiu \ ai Willi 1 IIIHTI'SIS il civilization the State amuzemen 'n. of human . movement of forces is 'A','r'1 niu mendous event m hu- ,,;,sl'nK nlav. This uprising it) s gathering its forces There a and valleys of two con- South Car no nomeseeKerg look with t upon tiiis accumulation power in South Carolina st inevitably result in ree civilization of the whole r?> golden opportunities in olina, and especially in the establishing the industry up farms as a porfltable undertal low 1 ist the rtarding fact South Carolna's beef cattle ii In the order of their importa First absented laml owners Second, tho strange infus! our native stock of the Char dairy breeds. emu euuicB, (tion IHK IM on our j)rjars aiul oM field pinet ting .Bo iiavn a good beast ors in COUrse the waste land slu ndustry, ,or pasturage, but the b .nee: pe cut, the pines cut and ? gullies and the broom se Ion Into ,] \3 n matter of fact, mel Islo furnishes good early pa if the ground is seeded t uuiii strrrs. , ??*? i'm?? hiuu\s. i-a fine place , tills farmer at least i, starve. or j tie. costing only the Duld he used ! 'arm and time i riars should j antl "1 spent. This in put into the i turn to the soil, practl dge destroy- j 'uents of fertilizer co broom straw i1'10 'arm and would sturage and I heavy manuring of o lesnedeza [ year. i nis would gi\e property. 5450 tor his cat- | rough refuse of in ths moving isuallv othewiso cau bQ heard the etliod would re- , . .. .... . tion' a,ul the J lea 11 y all the elcmnionly sold on lroni e\ery cli easily furnish a march can he see his cotton ea h the East, the hu tincnts, an<l start linn tlu ; van of civilzation State. It hu accents of every na- the "S()l*Ti jostle of prosperity CRKATKST ' nie. In its line of that no coin 11 the iiery haste of ever possesse irry and hustle of set from a In ts powerful sweep is j "llich Lai citizen of the entire sent them s been truly said that 11 comprehei I IS T11K NATION S of the La tSSKT." and it is a fact meree, est \try 011 the globe has j with the i <1 such a powerful as- j ties in thi usiness prducing stand-J State, Ci ltuster District." To prein an elaborate, accurate, islve manner is the work master Chamber o? Com ecially tlioso in connection many and varied possibilis particular section of the uft you assst us inn this Third, the cattle tick. Fourth, lack of care In s V bulls and the careless habit o to castrate undersirable anlm Fifth, lack of fences and p Sixth, lack of niarketB. Let us discuss these cause and in order. It is needless to dwell on that anv live storHrTt?riiiir?>a ? land the straw cut" twice lelecting year, we will ha\e fair f failing bul burr or white clover lals. beneficial to both cattle matures. Our experience has been one mowing (and better s briefly solutely necessary to good pasture, the fact our lack of good ma lio nrln i during the The absence 5" a lit pasturage; has resulted In an a is far more advised use of comnn and pasture 1 do not decry the us that at least fertilizers. Until th< two) is ah- must supply to nearl; maintain a certain fertilizers ant! when rightly used, wi rkets is dip fits. Iiut we shall 11 me .\ortii, tiie en o s ~e!: industry bnormal and ill FWfl W eroial fertilizers. S-* m of commercial J[ ? Ct JL4 i end of time we ! , all of our soils , I these elements. ' >11 pay large pro- JT & lever use fertlll-I terprise and ont.hu- I point. South ancaster Cc msion Roll/ Carolina is indeed the ' most lauil i I kenning Langley or 1915 lable work? ?ton, Mehitable. Nancy. , IS. J.; Lindsay. . I). J.; Lancaster. , Liizabeth; Flat Creek, is. Prances; Tradesville. 1. It. Ilentli Springs. cipal's presence for its sue fact, this is true in a degre farming, giving rise to the verb that the master's foot is manure. Absentee landlords tend to make a section flouri jtny branch of agriculture. Taking up the second facte know that the Channel Isl mainly to our lack of son CC8S. in ? ..to sell. With p.ood cattle g of all . . ?. a we should :.% ro old prothe best s w lot us ior.sio r th do not ted. question?can beef < ; siting in .they raised on South ("a ! on a proper system of or >r wo all My answer is yea. if we le dairy cattle if we persist in lething goo'l |ricrs to the neatest a I crmly be- 1 in connection with s nar;ce'> iand pastures. When J ton remains at 10 t e nil ' 'II i above, we can pay ou title be pro;. , lo yeal-f jlUt vve art. | rolina farm ;l cotton or corn crop op rotation- r;a| fertllzers alone a f'lr.siib'r K?' pcinl to nun-it for n scrub. V* . idvantage except Total for Conn tables man tire s (LASS a ?To the price u? cos Anderson, T. W. o 12 cents an: CLASS B.?$7' r dills from yea: Faile, (J. W.; ' never assured o Faile, Lewis; . where commer Davidson. J. 1' ire used. \V a dc CLASS (' $1 -alts upon tli narnhill. C>. W ty. $6,481.50. Plyler, W. tal Disability?$06. Polk II. II.; ' ; Osceola. Robinson, 2.00-?Loss of Limb. Lodgers, J. ruxaliaw. ! Lodgers, .v Taxahaw. Robinson, . A.; Fort Mil. Snipes, \V. I $4 8?Wounded. Street, W. Sinai.. W iNobley, ('. A.; Tradesville. lilicr, Tradesville. W. hi.; Primus. McManus T.; Van Wyck. -M< Man 1. I).: Helair. Aianus, W. I{.; Lancaster. McAiun. T.; Tradesville. Maddo.v A. Mother? I> Millnr J. A. Frances; liaile. y, :!. J. Mary; Tradesville. is, Alary Ann; Taxaliaw. M i ry ; Tradosv ilk?, is, Marion; Taxaliaw. . Alary; Tradesillle. di. ii, M Ai. Taxaliaw. herds are all right for dairy They are perhaps our most p breeders ami have for hum years been bred away from b< They aro not rustlers. They or will not. graze to advnntni are generally angular in fori with little power of reistance ease, and they succumb easll VOTSO Pfinflltinita Thnv '1 ^ purpose, one of the three breeds o repotcnt which i am familiar and Ireds of our lands more fertile < v tvpos we must fence our pastut can not nutritious grasses and lo ;e. They the pasture but do not n, bony, above all, do not burn i to dis- graze and fatten bettor < y to ad- where the sod is lilled wi ? , nui'i CUIIUUIUUS. rattle wltn we have a soil in \vl have had o ated stable manures, ch tear, ! tliat will pay hansoi es and plum any application of Rumes, Mo tilizera which we ma; rake it and This may ;oe a d it otT. Catth j)u. main subject of an a pasttii-v it is a matter closely til vegetable tie business and a i.UI WIKMl OIH.1 i. , Hroughton, Jai lien is incol doi - ' r< nsliau . J. !I w <? ha\e a -oil . t olHus, (.!. H.; II. J.: commercial for Caak M y care to give : t. . , Gordon, L. P.; igression front iSregory> (,W(!n !rf oatt,c- b,uj Hudson. J. C.; allied to the cat- Kll,ghtt w. AI. vorv initwii'tir* n? s; Ii<*atli Springs. Stroud, Joi Heath Springs. Stamen, c Belair. Slstnre, Wi Helair. ,sh<han, J. lMeasnnt Ilill. Single Willia Belr.ir. Sicr;. 11. \V. , Taxehaw. Terry. \Y. Lindsay. Taylor, A. ; Lancaster. Threatt, \V 111 M.: Lama -tor. Noll. M S.; 1 .nncaster. Dulon, i Hi mii ; Lnnmater. I'ato, G I!.: Lancaster. i'lii llij 111 T.: Iielnir. PliIU'pv H. Phillips W. Pat torsi M.; Flat Creek. Plvler, 11 son; Lancaster. ? * . il. . I I .? . , V I I IV. ry : ; Lancaster. H i l A. utescy; l.an<asu r. s. Susan; Lancaster. . S I f.; Kershaw. , Nancy IS.; Flat Creek, m, Mary M. Jane; Kershaw. spond to feed and are nearlj unprofitable feeders. We ba\ tliat It pays to breed good our native cows when they from dairy crosses. It takes to eliminate the dairy trai with good bulls, to make tl profitable. Third. Certainly every on "?i matter. Wo have foun t always burr clover, white clov^ a found grass, Dallas grass orcha bulls to herds grass profitable, ai are free grass, when young, wll 1: too long good, ts even * " ' Dr. Dong asks me thl le effort "To what extent in feoi e knows 8,101,1,1 ,1,c average fartnc el lespedeza j)art of it. >r nermucl i According to rd grass am! C3tjnia(es> on January id even era a {n goutjl Carolina 3 ,o of sonu aRa1nst 3 89,000 in IS 000 head in five yea a (1 lies' on: for every 3 6 bales of itli Carolina I South Carolina. Not ;r attempt to I third of these animals ... Micas, J. H.; Lucas Frederic federal bureau CLASS C-2 1, 1 !)ir>, we had Adkins. J. J. Mai 90,000 cattle as Arrant, K.; T HO, a gain of 1. Adams, IJ. L.; rs, and one cow Hell, J. L.; Ma cotton grown In Hair. Samuel; t more than one- Haker, Arthur C ever tasted cot I Harton Tolin i Dwight. Vincent J. T k. Lindsay. Wright. Jo ?All Others. Walker. J. Williams, \ radesvllle. Wright. Wi Lancaster. Williams, I K'H. CLASS C-3Lnncester. [)lir ; Lancaster. IJelk, M. A H?alh s,)rin? piniiips hn; Tradesville. t) . . i. r? , ... Price, 1 I>.: Iradesville. V. J.: Halle. IVrry- 1 lson, Tradesville. ' ardut, L II.; Kershaw. Powers. ? $48?Lost Husband 1 hillips inR the War. Robinsr .; Lancaster. Hheddis s. j.; liiair. . Mary Flat Creek. J. Rebecca; Lancaster. Mary; Lancaster. Eliza M.; Lancaster. . Nancy; Lancaster. >n, M. E.; Lancaster, ill. Elizabeth; Flat Creek. the eattle tick and the have il and it is not necessary to wa referring further to this pest Fourth. I have handled mi ''red hend of native cattle i 'hat more than 7f> per cent tuaftkH are allowed to grow to tv v.lWout being castrated, had pn/.flce and is one thing t. wreaks |ra,8e calUe "' sto time | I have gone over this (| l various points of view a my hun- that any farmer owning und find (oven leasing land should . of the ! one cow each year for evt maturi-'of cotton raised. Take, This is a two-horse farm with ; I think jland, planting in rotatior tonsced meal, which uostion from a factional part of ,ad conclude duct is fed. his land or Experiment statior sell at least Qf the valve of men >ry two hales well cared for mantr for Instance. (..,ce |fl that we get a 100 acres 01 .rival put through ( i 15 acres lr < added direct to the la means that only Hell, 1). I\; Lt this cotton pro- Brown, W. T.; Belk, J. M.; 1 is say 81 per con Broou1' B W- ? 1 s returned In f uskey, L. S.; re. Our experi- ('arter' HarveV surer return for ' :'vk,>-v- i<Vi ows than meal! Cohen' J- G nd.?I, I r.?Carter, J. P.; ? > ""uvaoici. uarion rj. ai mcaster. Broom, Ma Primus. Raker. M. J. liverriale. Cato. itaoh. sceola. 1)avls c , Lancaster. Dunlap. Xa . Osceola. Kstri<l??e, ii CJaivlner, R Ilorton, 1.. Sineerety. i'nntcr i: Dry C reek. luiwiso: rv M.; Kershaw. Keevos, Flint Ridge. Hinpsta C'l; Lancaster. Kiddle, { Small, ncy; Lancaster. >mall, . tebecca; Lancaster. Smith. ebecca; New Cut. Snipes, 13.; Kershaw. ^ r> n i Stocner it, nnzanot 11: Sinooraty. S. 10.; D wight, if, Susan. S. JO.; Dlxlo. I?. Primus. Mnrgnrnt; Flint Ridgo. Susan; Lancaster. Kllznbotli; Lnncnstfir. Flizaboth; Dwight. M J.: Lancaster. uic uuauwunii iu lull SIM) to nMniinnto. Nothing but a p Bless* uiu siriv i conon, i ? acres in com, lire bred ' oais followed by peas, i 2d Be t 15 acres in : <rt domson College five acres In iHn'.lotln. he Boosi ,, .. ( nskey, John I Reading Course " Cline, C. P.; I Coffey, i'. I'.; I Craig, William Ellis, A. ll?-i Eubanks, Jacks Faile, Jacob; r; i Gardner, J. W. | J Garvin. W. T.; I.: Lancaster. Lindsay. S. 'a''0, Montgomery. {e,air- McGulrt. A , Tax a haw. Sist'ire, Jai athi Spr'ng. CLASS CM *on, Flat Creek. si; raxahaw. Addison, ii ; Lancaster. Acock, Mai Craigsvllle. I)ir(j. Mart] F Lancaster. M. B. Lancaster. Fary, Lancaster. Si.ntli. 10 Thorrol, .1 s23.r>')- Husbands Died ace the War. 1 ,OI?P> L. S.; Lancaster. ... ",l pa rot; Lancaster. Ha E.; Tavahaw. X?"Bhn Rachel; '.a:i"ri- tor. Mary; Flint Ridge. r, M. NT.; Lancaster. ' 1!.: Heath Spring. F. M.; Lancaster, ion, Kllen; Jackson. , Mary; Lancaster. Fan ? M. Lancaster. . Mary I).; Pleasant. Arranged for the < Everybody hates a whine knocker?everybody love* Chamber of Commerce by Dr. R. C. McM p and a j the boost, the boost a Invar I 1 * - One of Our Most Loyal 1 anus. will return. | ing on the ground. I uiienii vi. w. Gardner, ft.; 'I ~ ! Hinson, A. C.; Members, j Hinson. J. H.; Hngins, John Horton, C. C.; HinBon, J. S.; Hancock, H. C Kelley S. H. Boost and you 1 ,onJc. w. J-t uraiKSTiue. Bailey, Sar 'axahaw. Cook. S. J. Dixey. Olyburn, M Lancaster. Clark. S. M M.; Lancaster. C'arnes. W. A Lancaster. Crenshaw, Oakhurst. Carnes, M. .; Lancaster. Chllders, E Kills, Taim Rlein 0.111 w ii nan ah A.; Dry Creek. Walters , Osceola. Witherspc ;. L.; Kershaw. White. I ; Heath Springs. Williams, . Kershaw. Usher, Itessie. Dry Creek. West, 1 W.; O. K. Watts, '.lzabeth; Lancaster. 1; Lancaster. Ll'SlTAX <a, it. A.; Dixie. (. Jano; Dwight. on. Km ma H. Lancaster. H. E.; Lancaster. Martha; Flint Riidge. E. J.; Dwlght. 2. M.; Jane. MA SAILS and a booster. Somebody h "Every knock Is a boost." right, too. But don't let t grolve you Into a knocker. ' can't be a booster, be a clam can't say something good at other fellow, then let your ha > KU - _ ?-- v.t?oi. jfuui DuuHis upon tn ah Raid, they will come back to j That Is ed with bouquets. The his fact knows this; but the m If you sledge hammer lacks tfle ?If you knowing it. and so he w >out the Ufa is not worth living, tongue man who sells the goodi e water and w,? De bappy?battt /ou garnish- be pumped. wise gazabo , , A Wine Free an with a ? As a precaution a capacity for a preventive of diseai onders why recently went into < The sales- v,,le requiring nil ov ? is not the wlthin the ,,m,t8 of 11 thA kl?- ?I i? ind you will Lowry, J. M. ( Lemmons, F. jl _ Lowry, E. J.; autinn, McManus, Rich gainst flies and Mackey. L. F..Hei je, an ordinance! Miller, J. P.; effect in Harts- j Mahaffey, Q. C vners of stablea Morgan, W. R. ae town to clean Marks, T. R ? D a Ktl U| nani Flynn, M. 5.; Belair. Ghent, Per Kerihaw. Gardner, E lard; Kershaw. Graham, Hi afh Spring. Gordon, Ha Kershaw. Hilton. Bra .; Prince. Harmon, M ; Flat Creek. Harris. Lucin< Hammond An e n.; Lancaster. I New ^ J.; Lancaster. (standing melia; Lancaster. marine w liza; Kershaw. Isles, the annah; Lancaster. ing today innah; Lancaster. ceptionall. icle; Taxahaw. There wet iartha; Cureton. passenger da; Heath Spring. cabin. An landa: Heath sr>rt?~ fork, April 3.?Notwiththe dangers of the subar zone about the British Cunarder Lusttania, sailfor Liverpool, had an exy large passenger list, e more than 200 first cabin s. and 175 in the second ?ong them were Richard uc ? niiucu iUUgUO, I/IU y pause long enough In you* reer to grasp with your menti the fa?>t that boosting the ot low not only does not set yc but puts y6u in line for prom i Yes, verily to him who ha l ou ever gjnk who belongs to the mad ea- rus, and always has his *1 hooks for competition. The nr her fel- always glad to see com< >u back, to see go, is the man w lotion. begrudge a boost to an: .nds out; him the latch string is a oiauicn w iicre 1101 kept at least once e\ Mill and other towr inn y?u ?? *; would do well to fol e and sorry te&d 'n matt . . . Times. ho does not /body. For Happiness iss a byilways trail- weil done. -aes or cows are j Montgomery, R rery week. Fort McManus, A. C is of the State Neal, T. A.; I low Hartsvllle's j\ Neal, J. O. P. er.?Fort Mill Nesbltt, A. P. Ormond, J. E. Outen, W. G.; product of work j Patterson, J. A I Pardue, H. B.; I. N.; Lancaster. Humphries, Flat Creek. Hammond, Lancaster. Hudson, M ; Lancaster. Huey, Matt Harget, Na Hinson, Carol Tradesvllle. Hair. Sarah l.; Barbervllle. Hunter, Ms Lancaster, . Jenkins, . t'roker ai Sarah; Lanc aster. Vandervel Mary; Primus. minister c . E.; Lancaster. nearly $3i ie; Lancaster. life, ncy; Lancaster. Captain ina; Dixie. fast Briti i; Lancaster. the Lusit; irtha J.; Lancaster. and convc olsev; Taxahaw. LhP ? nd wife, and Mme. Lalla de, wife of the Beligan >f State, who has collected 00,000 here for Hcligan rei Turner expected that two ah destroyers would meet aula near the Irish Coast >y her to Liverpool, where " ? . _ .. . h.I i 1 )? "* - , ...ftu **. >r* - * * . jr~~- ? ??"it j " L'nool ami h's tMin