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8 FARM W0? By It. With cotton to be chopped an* cultivated, the corn crop insistent ly calling for work, the oat crop t< be harvested, and grass an<J weed* fighting Tor u chance to grow, it i* well that May is a month of lonf days and short nights. Even on th* best regulated farms. May work h always pressing, and it becomes over whelmlngly so in case a lone we spell sets in. Tc nreDaro to as ereal extent as possible against such a eon tingency, the work should he v ishei! during every daylight hour. If w. don't push it, it will surely push us o Wliere cotton Is an important crop as it Is on the majorley of Southern farms, no effort must he spared tc carry it into June in the very best oi condition. In our observation, cotton that enters the month of June perfectly clean, well worked, and in vigorous growing condition is far along the road toward making a profitable crop. The old saying, "a dry May for a good crop year." is largely true, because a dry May permits us to cultivate thoroughly and destroy all grass and weeds. o Should wet weather continue so long that grass threatens to over-run the crop, we would got the grass out. even ai me risK ot working thg land too wet. If it rains again Immediately after wet land is cultivate^ there will be no injury, and even if it does not rain, wg would prefer to risk injuring the crop by cultivating too wet, rather than lose it because of grass and weeds. o (Generally and under normal conditions there is no excuse for letting a crop get grassy, for the simple heason that very thorough cultivation will prevent it. In case the grass does threatgn to run away with things, howerev, we would if. necessary, throw aside all set rules for cultivation and tackle "General Green'' in the best way to whip him. If a turn plow will do this most effectively, use it, being careful, however, to resume the use of the shallow running cultivator as soon as conditions will permit. In all territory from south central Georgia and western Florida westward the boll weevil will this year be a factor to be considered in cotton production. Hear in mind that cotton can bo made under the first few years of evasion, particularly in the lower half of the Cotton Holt, the failures have outnumbered the success about two or three to one. From May until August a hard, close fight should be made against this pest, giving particular attention to rapi(j, thorough cultivation. T,et no grass grow under your feet, and likewise keep a good dust mulch. o In thinning cotton, do not forget that on our average uplands rather close spacing generally gives the AOREKMKXT WILL PREVENT FRICTION' (Continued from Page 1t as to the present location of the American forces shows that (ten. Pershing is at Namiqulpa, but that patrols are at work south of that place. Oen. Pershing's reports have indicated that the great majority of his command was inactive pending the outcome of the El Paso conference. Neither the state department nor the Mexican embassy received any dispatches from Mexico (Mty during the day hearing on Gen. Carranza's attitude toward the Soott-Ohregon agreement. , No action toward hastening exportation of arms and ammunition now at the border awaiting permits 1 w v-iuna 11110 .Mexico was taken to-day 11 at the state or treasury departments. < This subject is expected to he brought up for consideration by (Jen. Carranza's diplomatic representative, \ teliseo Arredondo, as soon as the F!1 ' Paso agreement has been ratified. j WTHEG IS Remed J \ <?YfS? nUA VITAK acta A * ?? the (unct;<ina poenli>ir i ii /\cSjv\rW?C V OUR ""PPrcsaion, and ha ViKlMEtsW(Wnsat/ by weak, nervnna, run i) -AM 1 temru nnd in guarantors "rBt bottle it you are no THACHCR MEPH . !K FOR MAY ~~| L. MOSS i 1 1 biggest yields. Where the rows are \ - three and one-half to four feet apart > on laud that will make a stalk two to j ' s four feet high, twelve to fifteen ; i inches apart in the drill will not be', ; too close for the plants to stand j ? Leave the stalks standing singly,)' < and not two or more in a hill. Remember tliat nnlea .i hav eron I . 11 of some kind follows the oats or. t wheat, your land Is doing not morel - than half its duty. Idle soils, liko'f I idle folks, are usually up to no good 5 On lands suited to it, lespedeza, we . believe, is the best of all hay erops, to follow small grain; but cowpeas and soy beans are flue also, and not a i single acre of stubble land should be , left without one of these throe crops, f Not ouly do they furnish the best of . hav and grazing, but they make rich . lands, too. This ought to be an item, t particularly in a country that pays 7r, million dollars a year for commercial fertilizers. o ! i Itreak the stubble land just as soon . as possible after the grain is taken off. Unless this is done, the soil will bake and soon get hard that it will be impossible to put it in proper i shape for planting. If you can't get to it Immediately with the plow, run j over it rapidly with the disk harrow. Tliis will make a mulch that will help greatly in retaining the moisture and keeping the soil mellow. , o In cultivating the corn, great care I r should be taken to see that the land | is kept as nearly level as possible. Even the best cultivation tends to; make the be(|s or ridges higher, and i if these are too sharp and high ser-1 ions injury to th* crop is almost certain if dry weather comes. Corn does not need dirt thrown high around it.: to keep it from blowing down. Hemember that turnplows wrongly used ' are partly responsible for our un-[ profitably low average corn yields. j Nitrate of stxla and cottonseed! meal are very high-priced, and great care should be use^ in applying them. Cottonseed meal is effective practi-l callv all the season, and applying it' around com we would make the ap-( plication certainly not later than when the corn in knee-high. Nitrate | of soda acts more quickly than meal j j and is used up more rapidly, buti even so. we believe most applica-j tions of nitrate of soda are made I too late. When the corn Is waist-1 (high is a pretty safe rule in using | i it. o j On seeing the watermelon scene on ; the front page of last week's Pro-' gre?sive Farmer, a friend said: "If, yon know of sueh a place this sum- \ ' mer. I wish you'd 'show me to It/ I'll j f|o the rest." Such scenes ought to he more common than they are, be- j cause we have almost Ideal conditions for producing this, the finest of fruits. Don't fall to provide plenty for the; hot days of July and August. ANM'Ali MAY PICNIC GREAT FALLft, S. C. SATTRDAY, MAY 6,1016 [ ( Nice shady grove and good spring , for dinner parties. Special arrangements being made i to give everybody a good time. Rig hall game and other amusn ; raents. Free lemonade and Ice fvatei. | ?. served on the grounds. % Kverybody Invited. REPUBLIC COTTON MILLS. A. L. Peeler and A. F. Schell.i committee on Invitation. A GOOD FAMILY COjtWH 8YRUP | Can be made by mixing Pine-Tar. . Aconite. Sugar, Hyoscyamus, Sassa- ' fras, Peppermint, Ipecac, Rh\ibarb, Mandrake, \;npslcum, Muriate Am- ; monla, Honejs.and (Jlycerlne. It Is pleasant, healinc and sor thing, raises the phlegm, Irod teives almost instant relief. Forwconvenlence of those who prefer iW to fuss, it Is ?applied ready madeSOi 2f?c bottles i under name of DrJ BelPa Pine-Tarlloney. Pan be hj?d at\our drug erist. Insist on jotting Boll's j FMne-Tar-Honey ami see thnt^ie formula is on the pqfrkage. ' \ I1ARANTEED i VFor Women W I nrectly sr> the female oraans and regulates b worn.'fc. It stop# waatina. relieves danasrhhliestfto terrors of those periods so dre.ided [own waken, It hai helped thousands of suf- | I to helppou. Your money back on the very t bon*rit?d.--$l at id>ur dealer's. CINE CO.. Chattanooga, T?nn* j # THE LANCASTER NEW NOTICE OF ELECTION Whereas, one-third of the freeholders and one-third of the electors pf the age of 21 years, residing In North Lancaster school distrlce, No. 7 have petitioned the county board ;i education to order an election to determine whether or not an additional tax of 2 mills shall be levied >n all real and personal property for school purposes. We hereby order said election to be held by the trustees in said S'orth Lancaster school district. No. 7, on Wednesday, May 10th, at th6 school house. At which election only such elecors as return real or personal property for taxuation and exhibits their ax receipts and registration certlicates shall be allowed to vote. Tito nnon J *1 fr on A nlnnl?~ ...V v.Fv?i a115 auu V/IUOIU^ liuuin hall ho the same as In all general elections. V. A. Lingle, W. B. Twitty, Jos. K. Connors, County Board of Education. The Law and the Diplomat. Diplomats are immune from arrest >y the authorities of the countries 0 which they are accredited, but their )wn police can get after them. The ate Baron von Kiderlen-Waechter dis:overed this to his cost. In 1892, vhen on leave from Copenhagen, ! vhero he had recently been appointed Jerman minister, the barop fought a luel with a Berlin editor ai d wouuded dm severely. For this off'Miso he had" o stand his trial, and was sentenced o three months' imprisonment in the nilitary fortress of Ehrcnbreitstein. Christian IX, with whom the jovial taron was a great favorite, raised no ibjection to the appointment of a ' nargo a anaires to watch over the j iiplouiattc interests of Germany dur ! ng the interval, and the prisoner on leing released from Ehrenbreitstein eturned to his duties. bin! hudsonmax,m(P?||l arms and ammunition Bin ^ thebat Ira of pi This call to arms agt |Kj strings of your every em< 'III sense of honor, your senie It is an inspired revelation sSiL Blackton and produced unc It is more thaB a pic Iplgi j propaganda which deals W problem that has confront sSx I Civil War?the?oroblem of ^ shows this CAL1- TO AF VITAGRAPH BLUB jjjjplH AT THK STAR THFJ ?that's what cofnes of u famous for its flavor and ;%;!>; South. Try thi entire ct can according tc/directions. with it m everr way, if i two pounds ofkny cheapc used?tell yopr grocer j back and he'll come str Write for premium catalo LXIZXA HSlhe Reily-Taylor C S ^[AY 5, 1916. > + COUNTY NEWS + + + + + Iloath Springs, May 4, 1916. Special to The News: Mrs. Mapy D. Vaughn, .widow of the late John H. Vaughn, a confed crate veteran, died at her home near Heath Springs. Tuesday, May 2. and was 'burled at Salem cemetery at 1 o'clock on the afternoon of the following day. The burial service was conducted by her pastor, the Rev. J. B. Weldon. Mrs. Vaughn was seventy-three years of age and was for many years a member of the Met hod'at church. She is survived by one sister. Mrs. Simon Beckham, three brothers. J. 0. Mobley. \V. f". 1 Mobley and B. Mobley, and the following children: Robert Vaughn. I Joseph Vaughn and Lewis Vaughn, and Mrs. Ben Brazzil and Mrs. Rebecca Phillips. The comic play entitled "Because I I Love You. presented in the Masonic hall Monday night by "The Merry-Makers Club,'' was greatly ' enjoyed by the large audienct 1 gathered there for the occasion. A daughter was born to Mr. and ' Mrs. J Edsar Mohlev Wpdmsdnv I ' morning, May 3. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. ' William Vaughn Tuesday, May 2. Whenever You Need a General Took Take Grove's The Old Standard Grave's Tasteless chill Tonic is eqh^lly valuable as n Central Tonic bccak4s it contains the k well ;no7:n tonic j>rorie*tiesofQUININIi ( and IKON. It nctson thy Liver, Drives f out Malaria, Etillches tVe Blood and HuihS* up the ^V'Kole System. SO cents. f llj jijpjj international nuthonty on i makes An earnest, natnotir r I' 'ace E9' / niin Rfw/ war touches the heart HIS . >tion. It appeals to your ?^!|p|ji. j of duty as an American. ijljjjfflg p from ihe pen of J.Stuart ? II v Icr his personal supervision. E^g!j|gj^| <* ture. It is a great national j||jj[s|jg with the most important ti ed this nation since the unpreparedness. HI pi^ y B | LTRK, MAY 1H-19-20 Is Smaller; ? ud more of it singVl?uziftnne Coffee economy all over the >ntents of V one-pound $$? , If you are n&Vsatisfied t does not go far as tr coffee you have ever rou want your money aight across with it. I. N N B COFFEE Jo. New Orleans J| 1 25 bu. 90-day Velvet Beans THE BENNEH "The Pure F WHAT FARMERS1 Ity W. F. Fertilising Hweet Potatoes "Will the equal mixture of cottonseed meal and ntyd phosphate ?lo to use on sweet potatoes? How much per acre on land that was Inj i-orn last year and no cover crop In winter?'' The mixture will answer very well in your soil used at thg rate of 400 lo ">oo pounds per acre In the furrows. o llromnsedKC in Orchard "I have an 01 chard of Winesap apples which is set in broomsedRe. Will it h(> best to plow it or will the flowing cause the apples to fall?" Plow tlie mass down at once and arrow in ton of lime an acre and mltlvate till July, and then sow peas o be turned under in Aukusi and rimson clover sowed to turn under n sprinp. Then sow the land in or hard prass often and leave it on the and for a mulch for the trees, and on will vastly improve the orchard tnd the fruit. o A (iimil Way to Kill Seed i "Will three pounds of nitrate of .odft dissolved in water and sprinkl- 1 >d over a bushel of eottnnseed to ' >o planted the next day injure the 1 ieed in any way? Would it be of i my appreciable value to the crop." i If that much nitrate of soda on a 1 tushel of seed did not kill the seed t would have little if any influence in the growth of the crop. The time o use nitrate of soda Is durinpr the) growth of the crop, and then rot j ouchinp the plants. Used as you upgest it would at least be a waste. i l Manure From a Cow j "I wish to know what, the manure t if an ordinary cow is worth per ear." 1 Station records show that a cow i ill evacuate 20,000 pounds of solids i nd 8,000 pounds of liquids annually, i t Is also estimated that the manure i rom a cow fed on the usual farm r ped will he worth $1.77 per ton and t .here fed on cottonseed meal and j otton waste $2.22 per ton. < I,*.to Crop of Irish Potatoes "What kind of Irish potato should plant for a late crop, and when to lant thera? Also tell me the best ray to rtow parsley. I have plant- j d the sged twice this spring, but | 1 annot get them to come up." i i I use the Sir Walter Raleigh po-' ^ ato, as it is a good cropper and the 1 otatoes are of good quality. Or I ou can get seed potatoes of the early 1 arieties like Irish Cobbler or Early ' >hio that have beon kept In cold ' torage. and these will make a good rop and will also make the beat seed t otatoes for spring planting. Plant s a July in deep furrows. Cover light- t > till they grow and then gradually j ,-ork the soil to therm till level and I ultivate shallow and level and do 1 nt hill up as we do early potatoes, 1 I Clean Uj Now is the time to clean u| Prevent sickness.? WeCai Yo J We have the largest assort stock of Paints, Stains, Oils a received 200 packages x Alabs Come to the "pure food sto to Eat and also call for your P* 1 WANT TO KNOW ? MA88BY I for it Is secessary in hot weather to keep a dust blanket on the ground to retain moisture, while hilling will dry out. There is qq difficulty in growing parsley if you sow good seed. The best parsley seed Is very slow in ger" minuting and voura max. ? ? * * w _ , ?u?,r wuir y ci? * how In spring and carry it over to he next season for early spring use. aiir^ sow more to take the place of this, ns ft runs to seed the second season. Mine, sowed last year, is now six inches high and is being cut add bunhced for the grocers. By June it will be running to seed, and I have sowed more to lake its place. But I never expect to see parsley seed grow in less than two or three weeks. o Of No <?reat Value, But Will Do No Harm "I have a spot that has been used as a woodpile for probably 50 years. Will it pay me to haul this rotten * stuff out and use It in the hill for tobacco I want to use it for the potash it contains." I do not suppose that you will get n great deal of potash in the rotten wood and bark. If it had been piled lout foil ~ ? - ><>ii auu it nine nme sprinkled through It to sweeten It It would have been belter. It will simply add tome humus to the soil, and will do no barm nnrl not a great dgal of good. o Clover On Sandy Soil "Will crimson clover grow on sanil soil Have used a hlghgrade eking fertilizer on it, but to no I rpose. It catches on stiff places n the same field, so inoculation cannot be the trouble. Field has been n clover several times with same remit." x Where I live the clover thrives on he snndlest of soil, our sand ridges, .vhere there Is nothing but deep sand, r apprehend that your trouble comes from soil acidity, and that your land leeds liming. Clover will not thrive >n acid soil. Putting a high-grade ruck fertilizer on It is needless, since t can get nitrogen from the air wlth>ut artificial applications and will lot get so much from air If you sup >ly it in a fertilizer. Lime the land ind use simply acid phosphate. o Sweet Potatoes In a (iarden "I have r garden spot of three'ourths acre which 1 wish to plant n sweet potntoes. Folks say that It vill make all vines and no potatoes. [ intend to use 200 pounds of acid ihosphate. 200 pounds of cottonseed meal in the drills, and broadcast ishes. It made 15 barrels of corn ast year.*' You can make sweet potatoes thera fery well. But leave out the cottoniced meal and sprea^J the ashes llberilly, and then use 400 pounds of acid ihosphate an Bcre in the furrows and >ed on this. Then It does not matter low rank the vines grow, there will >e potatoes. 1 > Season ). Make your home sanitary. ' rn Help , 1 >u ment, and the beat selected nd Varnishes in town. Just istine I re" and get your good thingH unt, etc. 1 to arrive next week. MERRY CO. ood Store" ?m