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" I urvutrr rarmi Permanent Influence Of I Feeding the Plant the Real Purpoi Soil ft< spoke J. N. HAlll'fclR, ^jjis plant too Agronomist. may be locked u so that plants can not get at it. T be available j '.ant food must be i soluble form; tha' is, it must dissolv in the soil water and change into ju; the form thai the nlant ran Iiae f I lis gr wth." fcays Professor Harper "In fact," he continues, "a cbemlct analysis may show that a soil has li tie total f.od content, but that littl may often have plant food in a mor available form than the richer soi and, as a consequence, will produc greater yields. "Most of the soils of the South hav been formed from gran it e rocks whic have decayed or crumbled into part eles. Soils derived from erani'e- cor Uun considerable .-and. Such soil are f'und very extensively in the r< gion east of th<- Mi.-- s.-i pi river. "Can these -and> loam soils of th South be made to p luce al.ua ;au crops ? "The an-wer is 4 Ye - 4 Froof i- pre Tided from 'h. c\>,eri nee of hoi sands of far: : s. T:.? y w>n thr g] jroper farm r n ent snd fortili *at.-<n. Many fan. e: of th .* < .. h ar today getting a ba'e of r n to tin acre where 'i.ey only one third of a h i' T y are proiucini from 5r to 75 bushels Of e rr. on th< tame land whi"h a few ?: ago pro luced only 1". to - hush?* "What 1b 4he secret of their sue cess ? "Is it in the change in the method: of cultivation? There as be?-n con tiderable improve men* in this ro-pect "Has it been due to deeper plowing This has been a help. "Is it due to cr ;> rotation? Th? right kind of rvation is ten?ficial. 44What then i* the great reason? 1 * this the plant- have been fed bet trr and they have re-ponded with her ter yields. In other words. It cami sbmr through proper fertilization. "A successful Southern farmer whom the writer knows well, is now producing a bale of cotton to the arr< on land which twenty-five years age was producing only or.e*hird of a hale He has constantly grown cotton or thin land. Yet in spite of this, he haIncreased yields. PLEASANT VALLEY NEWS. Pleasant Valley, March 27.?The "people of Pleasant Valley, along with the rest of the county and State, are very much interested in the prospective war with Germany. A number of our young men are members ot the military company at Fort Mill, and this brines the matter a little nearer home to us than under ordinary circumstances. If the war with Germany becomes a reality, our pec, pie will plant a large acreage in food nuini, ?tnu men as mucn cottor a.j>oRj?ible. Mr. V. A. Lingle. th county sup> i Intendent of education, visited the schools in this part of the county 1 - si week. Our school at Pleasant Valley is preparing to send a delegation to I*anraster on Mar rh 30 to partialrate in 'he Field Day exercise*. Rev. H. R. Hardy of Winn-bnvo. will preach at the Pleasant Hill Mothodist church here next Sundav Cadet Clarence Patterson of Cl-m' son college spent the week-end \v:*i; his parents here last we-k. Mr. W. P. Norman is the latest purchaser of a Ford machine at this place. UpLttL B { v/ lape a row Hcf V at a Time- 1 * i :v* ' / ' . ng m tne South ertilizers On Southern Soi se Developing the Resources of the icondary rs "How has be done It?" was ask< ^ I "It has been the practice of tt 1^. I farmer to put on his land the amou of fert.Nier that he could purcha with the proceeds of the sale of 1 * cotton seed from this same land, i n j course, this far uer could have grey h his cotton more economically had 1 >e i;ru*u it in ro?a'ion with other croi is ' Loss Through Leaching iy "Sandy soils naturally erode ai I i leach readily. Phosphoric acid do not leach away but remains in tl . top twelve inches of soil till it is us< I by the plant. Potash will wash o of sandy soils to a limited extent, b P. with clay soils it is urac;eallv t ? available. The nitrates, on the oth n hand, cann.t long b? retained by tl '* soiL It is soluble in water and ther it fore leaches out with every hea1 ,r rain. t| Winter Cover Crops Help t- ' When a field is left bare throuj e (he winter months, sometimes m% e than 40 pounds ol nitrogen is leacht 1, .loin an acre. It will late 600 poun< e of cottonseed mea. per acre to repiai this loss of nitrogen. If the farm e piants a cover crop such as rye, crii h son clover or bur clover, the great* i p rtion of this nitrogen will t>e r i- dined and oecome available tor tl - | - ucceeding crop." TO MAKE COTTON FRUIT BETTE J. C. Pr.dmore, Agronomist w Inquiry?"My cotton produces pie I"I ijr ol weed, but fruits poo:.v. Whi ( lerulizei would correct this? i:o: , the Knowledge oi plant nutr Hon as it is understood at lue pre r- ?-n ti)..>., it appears that you have soil cotitail:ing a fairly good supp. ~ f nitrogen, hut deficient in phosphor - acid and potash. The element nitr - gea is considered largely with the d velopment of vegetative parts of th piants, ,-uch as the stalk. stems an v. - The phosphoric aci 1 is re-p i ' sible to a large extent for the develo; ment of the fruit, and the hastening < the maturity of the plant. Potash givt ? general tone and vigor to the plan and improves the quality of the frui > The use of fertilizer will supply tbes plant food elements, and enable on to overcome these apparent soil del . ciencies. A material analyzing from 1 pi j cent to 2 per cent nitrogen, 10 pt ent to 12 per cent phosphoric aci< ( and 1 per cent to 2 per cent.potasl r could be used profitably in such casei > Apply at the rate of three or fou j hundred pounds per acre before th crop is planted, so that the plant ca i get full benefit of the material earl i in its growth, especially under bo weevil conditions. Messrs. J. L. Petters, 11. N. Pel jterson and Js Bailes are the mem oers 01 me township board of asses >ois for Iudian Land township. Tli<inert last ?t*ek and i-uii?assed th J rt rrus for this township. Mr. W. ('. McGinn, the new ma-i -trate for Indian Land township, re eived his commission several week aco and is now transacting the bun ness of the office. Mr. J. I). Pott0 ' constable. (IROWINCi HOGS. For a hog to be profitable he mus i>e kept crowing from birth to mar keting age. He cannot be profitabl unless he is healthy. He can aiwnv jbe in a profit-producing condition i he is fed B. A. Thomas' Hog Powder W e positively tell you that, this rent iedy prevents cholera, remove# worm pi d cures thumps. If the powde does not make good, we will. LANCASTER MERCANTILE CO. | - ua.r. ne That Does Hot ATTect 1h? Re,. . - oi Ilk Ionic ?:i?t effect. LAXA . K BROMO QCiNlN'Kii bruotlun ordinar O'oni'ie and does not cause nervousnek* r ringing in head. Kfmtmtitr the full name * . look lor the signature ol li. W. GKOVK. 2Ac Greatest | m prove men t fi n Seed ^ Wanting i| S&fim&W I FOR BETTER GARDENS W The tissue paper tape keeps the seed constantly moist?it ?? s simple to understand that IB hey germinate quicker and Mr letter. The seeds are spaced the proper distance apnrt?so SBM io HJnnin" out rs ne< easary. 'liw fill' JV JCIU.11S . '*u< A thorougtily tested prize Waning strainsare used. And the labor is reduced to a minimum. m Surely this is what you should use in your garden this year. Pakro Seedtape Is made by the American Seedtape Co., Lt?', 71 West 2 ?rd St , New York H City. Get It at your deal- BJL era. Price 10c per package rf^r CAR.VK8 lillOTHKIM Uncsster, 8. C. j ; 5. * l% ' " ii?^- nj 4 I SUFFRAGE DEPARTMENT, i J i President, Mrs. Leroy Springs. Vice President. Mrs. R. R. Riddle ^ Secretary. Mrs. Chas. D. Jones, lis Treasurer, Mrs. W. S. Patterson. nt Chairmen of lamcaster l>eafrue. Education, Mrs. John Crawford, Of Enrollment. Mrs. Ira B. Jones, Sr rn Program. Miss Bess MeManus. Press. Mrs. T. Y. Williams. >S" Finance. Miss Margaret Moore. id es WOMEN" REALIZE ^ NEED OF NATION ed ut ut Prepare to Bark Up President in '11 Every National Policy Pur* ^ lng Ctfsis. e- Washington. March 24.?Official* ry o( the National American Woman CUll I a?r d9?uviauuu auuvuuvcu iv night that although they would not ;h lav aside their "constructive, forre ward work to obtain *the vote for ^ women" they were prepared to stand behind the president and aid him as er far as possible in every national n" policy he may decide upon in the ^ present crisis. le In a statement issued at the organization's headquarters the "specific undertakings of the national asR roriation. some of them already under way." are outlined as follows; "1. The establishment of emn* ploytnent bureaus for women, with ^ th" promise to protect those women .j. ac:.'n-t exploitation. "2. The increase of V food supa ply by the training of women for ' ;-cr1cultural work ami the eliminate ^ tion of waste. e- "3. An ericanizat n ?i. e.. by the ie means of classes of school centres to ^ teach the immigrants national loy[>. ally and international tolerance, 'f "Continued co-opc:ation with the t, '*ef* ( ross- i? which many of the t, members are already active workers, e is also promised." ? The statement says that since Seca retary Daniels is calling for wo>r men's services in the navy and still !r iurther demands for women in men's j* places are increasingly probable, the s' tegistration of available women ir workers will be undertaken at the - itaiiuus mrai, maie ana national D j headquarters of the association. ^ I A suffrage agricultural <oinmitte?under chairmanship of Mrs. Henry Wade Kogers of New York is alreadv at work forming farm and vacant lot t* clubs. Mrs. Walter McXab Miller of >-I Missouri is in charge of a suffrage' thrift committee conducting a cam > paign for the elimination of waste, i - Hoth of these committees are eo-j operating with the department of agriculture. - ( 'TIS PHANTlNti TIME. ? Suffragists Should (iei liuty on Helief Hardens. It is hoped that by this time the suffragists all over the State are gett ti' g ready to plant their relief gar-j - dens. These gardens were proposed j as part of the suffragists' work In s case of war at the meeting of the ex- J f e. utive board of the South Carolina | . Equal Suffrage League in Columbia i- fin March 14 All suffragists who ? have a garden spot or who can get a r garden spot are urged to plant vege- I tables and to carry the good work further by urg'ng other friends and neighbors to do the same. Let us all be producers, for after | A all it is the producer who Is the i savior of his country, be there peace * or war Start to work. And do not J get discouraged, no matter what happens. Nobody but a true gardener know? the hard work ahead when he begins his garden. Every insect pest under the sun comes to torment him; every lo Cure a Cold In One Day Take LAXAT1VR BROMO Quinine. It stops the Cough and Headache and works off the Cold money il it (ails to cure! n. w. UKUMih ugaature on each box. 25c. jRtrd your kcng and ^ 11 to * 'n 7 thought that anything was good enough to faed the 5 ehlcksna. But the busy hon has - proved that with a good, wall balanced ration aha will lay mora egga and hateh mora * chicks. 8ha has provod that j proper faodlng pars Mg dlvt5 aenda and that one dollar lnvsated In Edgar-Morgan Co'a feed pays two dollars proAt to tho poultry keeper. CDOAft-MORaAN OO MSMOMIO. TIKI, Ask for Bulletin Na 4, "Paiwotrum or PovtyTST Riwm." H to fraa Tor Mala br 4 Dealers Everywhere. M? ba.br w?7 ' nrlety ol I crui tries to choke oat those that survive sod the weather is never just tight. But every insect pest can be exterminated, every disease has its remedy and every blade of grass. ' even nut grass, can be gotten rid of ;by good hard and continuous work, and constant care of the plan's can even overcome the weather conditions in some degree. And I ven* ture to assert that no work in the world ever gives such abundant returns in happiness, health and prosperity as this work of gardening Start right how. suffragists, t?i , plant your relief gardens, send to the department of agriculture. Clemson college, for their bulletin. "Treat1 nient of IMant Disease and Injurious Insects in South Carolina " and to the United States department of agricultuie, Washington, for bulletin ! 647. "The Home Garden in the South." These with hard work will help you succeed. And. remember, J "hat you will he dou-g splerdid work '?.? your country that will repay >ou t thousand fold. i MEDICINE Oil FOOD. You have always bought the bulky stock food and given to your stock as a medicine. Why not buy only the medicine and furnish your own food? The medicine will be much more certain. In fact. R. A. Thomas Stock Remedy is so certain to give the right results that we sell it on the money back plau. If it doesn't straighten up your horse or cow oi sheep, we give your money back. LANCASTER MERCANTILE CO CLERK'S SALE. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of I^ancaster. In Common Pleas. Kllison Howie et a!., Plaintiffs, vs. Milt Porter and J. L. Rodman . I Defendants. Pursuant to a decree* made in the above stated case by his honor, Jude? I S. W. G. Shipp. dated March 16th. 1917, I will sell at public auction to the liicnest bidder, at Lancaster Court House, on the first Monday in April next, within tfce lpgal hourB of sale, the following described real estate. to wit: All that piece, parcel or tract of land situate in Indian Land Township. said county and State, contain- I ing sixty acres, more or less, bounded north by lands of O. L. Pierce b ttttMtMMt I Saf et * Safety Fir ? tion of thi m Clients kn ests are a % our hands 0 Courtesy i our instifu make ever bank is 2 see if this Wr | Farmers 5 Service Fi ? V . r ? * . .. - # - . , f. .. . . A * jNv yr V i B ' Wtm'' ?" ? - - - >. \9 /f) 'Vbur Money ^Jp^^Back If you il 11Z i A N N P Luzianne has nothing iip its sleeve. **?* Ma'am. You yourself are going | to be the judge of whether this fine, -i \\ I Kao <a riaht on vnnr familu JLfl ^ , \ | UIU wnvv ""J table or not. If you are not satisfied j cSf fhat Luzianne goes farther and tastes * 1 betterthananyothercoffeeat anywhere "v!To"?.Tyy* ^ near the price, your grocer will give you back every penny you paid. Stop The Luzianne Guarantee: grumbling about your present coffee. If, efter using the contents Give Luzianne a chance to show you ofecen.youarenoteetiehed . h d coffee c?l? be. Ask in every respect, your gro- ,,v ? oer wriU refund your money. for profit-sharing catalog. The Reily-Taylor Company, TMew Orleans ? east by lands of O. I.. Pierce and March, 1917, next, after publication State Lne. south by estat" lauds of thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, S. Wilson, and west by lands of A. to show cause, if any they have, why P. Spr.-.tt. be ne designed as lot No. said Administration should not be 2 in the division of the state lands granted. of Miily <'rou. !': s; il l.nid being (liven under my hand, this fl'h the si ir? of Ann Crow Porter under day of March Anno Domini 1917. the last will and test am -nt of the said J. E. STEWMAN, Miily Crow. Probate Judge. Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to __ ,pa> for papers. Spring Colds Arc Dangerous. PAUL MOORE, Sudden changes of temperature C. C. C. L. C. and underwear bring spring colds j\V. P. Rob;nson. Attorney. with stuffed up head, sore throat and March loth. 1917. general cold symptoms.. A dose of Itaw 3 weeks March lfi. Dr. King's New Discovery is sure re___ lief, this happy combination of anI.ETTFRS OK ADMINISTRATION tls',l)t,c balsams clears the head, State of South Carolina, soothes the irritated membranes and County of Lancaster. what mI*ht have been a lingering By J. Stew man. Judge of Pro- co,d ,8 br?^en up. Don't stop treatbate ment when relief is first felt as a ' Whereas Peckham Clyburn hath ,half cured cold is dangerous. Take made suit to me to grant him Let-.,)r- KinK's New Discovery till your ters of Administration of the estate jco'd 's sone. Adv. and effects of William U. Clyburn. i ~~ deceagPd ' MtH SilY-SlYtV-SlY These are, therefore, to cite and " J KJm~A, admonish all and singular Jhe kin- This is a prescription prepared especially dred and creditors of the said de-|'?.r MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER. . .. _. . . ? . rive or six doses will break any case, and ceased, that thev lie and appear be- ' .A ! if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not fore me. in the Court of Probate, to re,urn. |, acti on the |iver better than >e held at Lancaster on 21st day of Calomel and does not frioe or sicken. 25c ID .? ? y First Here { st applies to every Transac- J s bank. Our Customers and * ow that their financial inter" bsolutely sate when placed in is the next consideration of _ ww r ition. We exert ourselves to ? y depositor feel that OUR g IS bank. Give us a trial and ? isn't true. # ? Bank & Trust Co. | rst, Last and all the Time. ? f ? / . *