The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, March 05, 1918, Page PAGE SIX, Image 6
COTTON SEED FOB PUNTING
There Are 8everal Varieties For
Infected Lands But Beet
Is the Dixie.
Our cotton crop can be materially
Increased during the present emergency
by preventing tlie enormous
losses caused each year by diseases.
Our two most common cotton diseases
are wilt and authracnose; these two
rl isou and oinias u louu f enm t1) HAit
r
PAGE SIX
1 TOP DRESSING'
OF SILL GRAIN
USUALLY ADDS MATERIALLY TO'
THE YIELD SAYS PROF. T. E.
KEITT.
DRIED BLOOD IS EFFECTIVE
I
When Applying a Top Dresser Appll-'
cation Should Be Made When
Blades Are Dry. |
The topdressing of small grain usu |
ally adds materially to the yield.:
During these times when the In-'
crease in production is so vitally im-1
portant the proper use of nitrate of j
soda. sulphate of ammonia or dried :
blood as a topderssing for grain
should prove very effective. At present
prices the use of nitrate of soda
and sulphate of ammonia should prov?
most profitable, as they are consider- j
ably cheaper per pound of actual nl-1
trogen man dried blood.
The addition of topdressers to oaH
has been particularly effective at the
Coast Station: dried blood applied at
the rate of 120 pounds per acre show |
ed an average increase of 24.6 bushels 1
of oats per acre when applied in addl- j
tion to 600 pounds of S 4-4 fertilizer .
per acre; sulphate of ammonia at the
Tate of 75 pounds per acre. 34.0 bushels
increase; and. nitrate of soda at
the rate of 100 pounds per acre show
ed an average Increase of 20.7 bushels
per acre.
At the Tee Doe Station the use of
nitrate of soda as a topdrosser for J
oats, that had been fertilized at plan* '
ing time, applied early at the rate of
100 pounds per acre has shown an
average Increase of 19.5 bushels of
oats per acre, a late application of the
Rame amount of nitrate of soda show i t
d an average Increase of 17.0 bushels a
per actfc: while double application f
made at both times showed an aver- I j
age increase of 22.0 bushels per acre f
These results Indicate that an earl/ t
topdressing at the rate of 100 pounds 8
of nitrate pf soda or its equivalent of (
sulphate of ammonia. 75 pounds, or ^
the equivalent of dried blood. 120 {
pounds, will give most economical re- t
suits.
The early applications are made
about March 1st. When applying a (
topdresser the application should be 1
made when the blades of the plants
are dry to prevent scalding.
Generally speaking, larger increases I
are obtained from topdressers whero
the grain has not been fertilized.
T'nder this condition at the Coast Station
120 pounds of dried blood showed
a sain of MS.8 bushels of oats. 75
pounds of sulphate of ammonia 45 0
bushels, and 100 pounds of nitrate of
soda 39.4 bushels. However, the total
yield Is generally greater when fertilizer
is applied before planting and
later a topdressing is used as Indicated.
The use of topdressers seems to he
more effective on light sandy soils
than on the heavier phases.
T. E. KEITT. Chief,
Division of Soils and Chemistry.
. _ _ ~ ...
rum i o i u cmrn?oi*.c 11^1 okLECTING
HOGS.
1
Tn selecting hogs either for brooding
or feeding there are some points
to which one should give special attention.
The question of breed is largely a
matter of personal preference, however.
one should consider the popularity
or demand for what he proposes
to breed. Choose a breed that has
proved a good one?there are several
?then select stock that are as true to
type as you can get.
Constitution is of vital importance.
It is natural that animals of strong
constitution have better appetites;
animals that give the most economical
and rapid gains are the ones that eat
freely. Indications of constitution are
large heart-girth and a broad, well hapnd
head.
Body capacity is .another essential,
though It is very commonly lacking in
hogs. Body capacity is found In the
HiiuxiKi in a i lias (/iriuj ui nvivitu
good length, depth and breadth.
Insist on quality which is Indicated
by the hair and bone especially, and
the general finish and refinement of
tbe animal as a whole.
When a boar Is to be selected, look
for the points already mentioned and
in addition select an individual that
Is strong In masculinity and the characteristics
of the breed he represents.
If a brood sow, look for femininity
together with the points mentioned
Experienced breeders place much
stress on pronounced sex characteristics
as they are Intimately associated
with prepotency and regularity in
breeding. R. L. SHIELDS.
Jan. 21, 1918.
A '
A prosperous, Intelligent, and contented
rural population Is therefore essential
to our national prosperity. The
world's experience has shown that the
-"en eo thla ( A nneAllf
DR91 WflJ VU BOtUIC IUIO IO iw
ace the division of all the lands Into
mall farms, each owned and operated
by one family.?Dr. Seaman \
Knapp.
COO to $ ,000/ 00 a yenr in South Carolina.
This loss can ba in a larga
measure preAented by the use of the
right kind of seed.
There are several varieties of cotton
that are resistant to cotton wilt
and will produce excellent yields when
planted on land infected with this dieease
The best of these is the Dixie,
which has been grown and bred for a
number of years in co-operation with
Hlemson College and the United States
Department ot Agriculture. This seed
'an be had from the breeders and
growers in the counties where wilt is
causing serious loss. The Botany Division
of Clemson College will be glad
o put any one who needs seed in
ouch with thess growers.
Cotton anthracnose?(boll rot)?
auses probably a greater loss in
3outh Carolina every year than cotton
vilt does. Anthracnose can be conrolled
by securing seed which are
ree from disease and planting these
>n land that has not been in cotton
or one year. The best way to secure
teed free from disease is to get them
rom fields where there was no anhracnose.
We have found that the
ungus which causes this disease will
lot remain alive in the seed for more
han two or three years, so that old
leed are much better for planting purloses
than seed of previous season.
in umci iu iitjiy in reuucing inn ium
rom cotton anthracnose. the Botany
Division of the South Carolina Experlnent
Station is making preparation to 1
est any seed that the farmers of the '
tats will send In, In order to dedternine
whether or not the seed Is Inected
with this disease. We desire
specially to test seed that are two
ind th?pe years old. Any one. who
las old seed, or any one who is buyng
seed that he is not sure Is free
rom disease, can send samples of [
hese seed to the Experiment Station
it Clemson College and have them
ested. It will take from two to three
veeks to make a complete test. A
)int of seed is necessary for these
ests.
Jin j, i^ii
June, 1?17
July. 1917
August. 1917
September, 1917
I October, 1917
November, 1917
December, 1917
January. 1918 (12 daya)
867.19 pounds of fat are equal t
fat The average butter fat test fn
8 years old when the test started.
Division of Clemson College under
Hev Cattle Club. A tester was sent
the milk for two days and took oe
(utter fnt by the Babcock test.
To got an Idea of the value o
saw that 17217.5 pounds of milk is
milk was sold for 50 cents per gal
this <ow for one year sold for $1.00
flay.
The fact that this row was br
the record made hy a South Carol
dcnce that rows can do as w'l ' >
given equally fi?elltc*ot ford *f' a
It is Impossible to impress upon anyone
that there is dignity in residing
upon a farm with impoverished soil,
dilapidated buildings, and an environ
ment of ignorance.
THE LEADING JERS
Farmers of the South have long
other branches of livestock farmim
North and West, and that the SoutI
luccoss at this kind of farming. Tl
bave seen the reports of the big re
dairy states, and in nearly every oas
made any such record. The only t
"Doubting Thomases" is to see a c
made a record comparable with an:
is now open to any farmer who cares
a
iww iiit&i una juai iiitimiv-xj n in ui u
world's record butter-producing Jers
This cow. Blue Fox's Eminent CI
J A. Shanklin, Manager. Taylor's I
largely on South Carolina feeds sue
peanut meal, corn meal, soy bean n
milked three times a day. and needlt
attention that it was possible to gh
January 13th, 1917. and finishing Je
17.217.5 pounds of milk and 1023.5
for milk and butter exceeds tho re<
South and places Chromo in the firs
Chromo is a big cow. She wei,
part of a champion She is a very
who fed and milked her while on tes
Chromo Is a daughter of Blue
of the famous show hull. Noble of C
on the Taylor Farm. 100 are daughte
25 cows on test, and by the last of i
of more than 10,000 pounds of mill
entire twenty five head.
The following table will show t
per month for the year:
January, 1917 (19 days)
February, 1917
March, 1917
April. 1917
14 _ 1 A t T
THE LANCASTER N
SHOULD TREAT SWEET POTATl
Disinfect by Immtrtlng In Soli
tion of Corrosive
Sublimate.
Some of the moat destructive potat
diseases are carried from the flel
Intn I.. . 1... #..11 ?? .1
.MW oivi arse III t?IV lit II. Wilt?!'*? IUKS
diseases not only live but thrive dui
Ing the winter, producing seriou
losses. If seed potatoes for beddin
are not carefully selected and bedde*
In disease free soli these diseases ar
carried bac': o the fielu on the root
of the slips or sprouts.
Tn the spring carefully select m?
dlum size potatoes, that show no sign
of rots, and disinfect by Immersini
ftom Ave to ten minutes In a solutloi
of corrosive sublimate prepared b;
dissolving one ounce of the crystali
In eight gallons of water. The abovi
solution should be prepared only li
a wooden container, which should b<
thoroughly cleaned after being used
as corrosive sublimate la a dearth
poison, and should be used only wit!
the greatest care. Seed, after beln*
disinfected, should he rinsed In pur?
water and dried or bedded at once.
Probably the best container for th<
above solution Is a barrel, and enough
of the solution should be put In It ?c
cover the quantity of potatoes to be
treated each time. One solution
should not be used more than three 01
four times aB It loses Its strength and
effectiveness upon repeated use.
As potato diseases often live ove*
winter In the soil. It Is essential that
only fresh soil should be used In pre
narIn<r thn h*H> U'nmi^ noriii
from undecayed leaves and twigs,
makes an exceptionally good bedding
oil. Sand la often used and is Just
as good provided It ia clean and free
from the potato dlaeaae organisms.
In case you have a permanent bed
never bed your potatoes in the oil
soil. Disinfect the framework bv
praying with a solution prepared bv
adding one pint of formalin to thirty
gallons of water. In case you have on
hand some winter strength lime-sul
phur solution It can be used, witn
even better results; and some use n
whitewash to good advantage.
Select for your potato paM-h a field
that has not had potatoes 011 It. for at
least three years, and you may expect
to harvest a crop free from disease.
It has been observed for years that
the sons of small farmers develop
managing ability From their earliest
vears thov are enmnelliwt to rto rhintn
and to art intelligently. It is front thin
source that (lie greatest number ol
managers of the various enterprise!
of our country have been drawn.?Dr
Seaman A. Knapp.
EY OF THE SOUTH
supposed that dairying, an well as
g, was an industry peculiar to the
t Carolina farmer could not make a
nose farmers who read farm papers
cords of milk and butter from the
e have refused to believe that a cow
hing that will ever convince such
ow close to home that has actually
y made elsewhere. That opportunity
enough to go to see a South Carolina
that places her in the class with the
iey cows
irorao 317736, was bred and owned by
'arm, Columbia, 9. C. She was fed
h as cottonseed meal, wheat bran,
neal, corn silage, and hay. She wen
<ss to say, had the very best care and
te her. Starting on a year'a teat on
muary 12th, 1918, this cow produced
pounds of butter. This record both
ord of any cow of any breed In the
it twenty cows of the breed,
ghs al>out 1000 pounds and looks the
gentle cow and devoted to the mar.
it.
Fox's Eminent, 77627, a half brother
hiklands. Of the 250 head of Jerseys
rs of this bull. Mr. Shankltn now has
the year should have average records
c and 600 pounds of butter from the
.he production of milk and butter fat
Milk rat
822.9 38.41
1617.7 61.62
1671.6 7606
1668.8 66 80
1649.S 14*6
16*9 4 81.26
1681.4 81.72
1433 9 76 67
1384 8 76.44
1335 6 71 69
11st t ? m
1063 T 66 69
416 0 22 S3
17217.6 867.19
o 1028 6 pounds of butter. 86 per cant
>r the year waa 6 04%. The cow wai
The test waa supervised by the Dairy
rules laid down by the American Jerto
the farm each month who weighed
ireful samples which were tetsed for
f such a cow It Is only necessary to
equal to 2002 gallons of milk. This
Ion wholesale, so that the product of
>1.00, or an average of about 32.70 per
ed and owned in South farollna, and
ina firmer, should be convincing evl^
u'h as In the North or West If
nd "t1 vlon.
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EWS, LANCASTER. S. C.
' iSOME INFORMATION
"1 ABOUT SPRAYING
I
o
(\ rv/nmw i_M 19 UIVfc.lM FUK MIXINU
?, HIGHLY EFFECTIVE SOLU?
i TION AT HOME.
1
: CLUB TOGETHER AND BUY PUMP
q Spray Applied In Growing Season Will
? Kill Trees?Should Be Used
i During Winter.
/
i On account of the resistance of
) these Insects to spray materials It is
l Impracticable to apply remedial meat9
ures during the growing season. A
, spray thnt will kill those peats in most
r cases will either kill or seriously ini
Jure the t?ee if applied during the
f growing season. For this reason these
? RnrOVfi ara ulviin rvi.lv in nrlniAV ... V. ?..
I the trees are leafless and dormant,
j Spray pumps and spray materials are
i unusually high in price at the present j
> time. Many people who feel that they |
s can not buy a pump at the present
i price could no doubt arrange to bor
row or rent one from some one In
I the neighborhood. In other casea
neighbors may prefer to club together
. and buy a pump to be used by the
various members of the club. In buying
a spray pump for orchard use puri
chase nothing less than a good barrel
pump. These vary in construc.
tlon, some having more desirable features
for certain purposes than oth,
ers. (Full information on these points
may be obtained by writing Experiment
Station. Clemson College. S. C.)
The line of discharge should always '
he equipped with a leakless shutoff
I costing somewhere around 75c. An
j extension rod can be made from one
I fourth inch iron nine havin* ?iaml?rH
| threads cut at each end. The length
may vary to suit the circumstances.
' which may he three feet for grape
vines, six feet for the trained peach ,
[j orchard and nine feet for the taller
j trees. A handy extension rod is made
of three sections of one-fourth inch
Iron piping with couplings and by;
| Joining these, extensions of various
lengths can he made.
Lime sulphur wash is one of the
' standard and fool proof winter sprays
hut at the present time is exceptionally
high in price, ranging from lfie.
11 to 19c. per gallon in fifty gallon lota
' F. O. B. factory. Those intending to
1 order lime sulphur wash from the
commercial plants should do so as
early as convenient owing to the con
gested condition of the freight and
express services. In some cases communities
may desire to make this
material at home in which case the
following method is recommended as
heing entirely practicable. This divlsinn
iKOil tho ftillntt-'ini/ mofV*aH nrKI/>K
was adapted from Mr. Stewart's bulletin
of the Pennsylvania Experiment
Station:
A one and one-half or two lneh
steam pipe Is fitted to a steam boiler,
horizontally with a gate valve at the
end so that the escape of steam can
be regulated. From the gate valve
a one inch pipe extends downward
and into a fifty gallon molasses or coal
oil barrel. At the end of this plpo
in the bottom of the barrel attach a
"T" composed of one Inch piping.
: The end of each wing of the "T" being
closed with a tap. Bore four to six
holes in each wing of the "T" for the
live steam to escape. This division
used 20 lbs. of steam which was sufficient
for the boiling of several barrels
at the same time.
How to Boil.
' Use eighty pounds of sulphur, fort7
pounds of a good grade of lime not
less than 00 per cent pure. Pour into
the barrel about twelve gallons of
water, add the lime, turn on the
* + no rv> an/1 ?,hnr. aln.l?ln<v J- - A .?
pit Hill, mm mien n i it n 111 in nilit
the Hulphur stirring vigorously. Do
not allow the mixture to become dry,
When slaking ? over All the barrel
with water to three inches of the
top. Boll until all yellow sulphur has
disappeared which in our experiment*
require from forty to fifty minutes
Boil as vigorously an possible without
overflowing the barrel, and boiling can
be Instantly an daccurately regulated
with ttee gate valve If impure llm?
is used the spray Is unsatisfactory
and a great amount of sediment oc
curs. After making a couple of bar
rein one becomes quite efficient at It
and can make a very uniform mater
lal to be diluted at the rate of on;
gallon to eight gallons of water. At
our plant we made the wash and tfcli
was delivered at the boiler to growen
who came In wagons and cars bring
Ing their own receptacles.
If the material appears to vary i
specific gravity test can be made ant
the amount of dilution written on eact
barrel In chalk. Purchase a spraj
hydrometer also known nn touometei
or by other trade names. These havi
the scale on them. After the bollinf
solution la cooled let the hydromate
down into It gently until It floats, the'
read the figures at the surface of th<
liquid and divide by .OS. Snppnslni
that your reading is 1.024. San Josi
Scale requires 1.03. Divide .03 Inti
.024 which gives 3; hence the dllutloi
Is one to eight parts of water. Sup
posing your reading Is 1.027; thai
your dilution Is one to ntns parts o
water
Owinng to lack of space this dh
eusslon will be continued.
IRONIZ1
PA?
THE IDEAL SPRI
3 POWERFUL 1
The new Remedy recommended by
| thousands upon thousands of men and
States of America, ,Kurope and all civlli:
lionized Paw-Paw makes strong, vig
| tractive, rosy-cheeked women.
j One tahlespoonful before meals will
strength of rundown, weak and nervous
up in liquid form, not tablets, which so
digest?this is why our chemist approve
It is sold at all drug stores.
Iron!zed Paw-Paw, price $1.00. Forn
promptly attended to. Interstate Drug C
PROPER CUBE FOR
STRAWBERRY BEDS 1
i bet
| er
THE STRAWBERRY THRIVES INT net
ON A RICH, SANDY LOAM *bU
tec
80IL. At
mu
SOME OF THE BEST VARIETIES 3
I Vftt
? I an<!
The Use of Both Well Rotted Stable f*!'
thli
Manure and Commercial Fertiliser foj.
Recommended. *Uf
the
Though (trown by a great many, J
there are few people who care for via
their Ktrawberry beds as they should.
t lllTPh V Irwin tKn honoflto a Ko e\
rived from a well-cared-for bed. Thi
strawberry thrives best on a rich, f
sandy loam soil, but will grow well 011 |
any rich, well-drained soil thnt is not I
too stiff. Thorough preparation, j I
which consists of breaking deeply, 11
nnd harrowing until the soil is well I
pulverized cannot be too strongly I
stressed. When stable manure la to j ^
he had. it should be broadcasted over !
the land and thoroughly worked in
during the preparation.
The use of both well-rotted stable Ta
manure and commercial fertilizer is
recommended. The latter should bo
a complete mixture such as an 8-4-i.
I or a home mixture consisting of 200 |
poundH of cotton seed meal and 200
pounds of lt> per cent acid phosphate. a(l
An additional application of nitrate of ;
soda may be amdied in the sDrinx at I re
the rate of 50 to 76 pounds per acre.
In applying commercial fertiliser at po
least 800 to 1.000 pounds per acre
should be applied and this distribute!
In the drill where it should be thor- C*
oughly mixed with the first few inchea Or
of soil. mi
Preparatory to planting strawber- a*
rles run the rows off as you would B(
for cotton, two and a half to three Fi
feet apart. After applying the far- 1
tllizer plant the strawberries on the .
level and from fourteen to eighteen |
Inches apart In the row. All dead ^
leaves and bruised roots should be re- \ ^
moved before setting and the plants "
put In a rather larpe hole so that the
roots can be well spread In setting.
Special care should be taken to pack
the dirt firmly around the roots and ri
, J not to cover the crowns with soil. tr
Among some of the best varieties tr
I for the South are the Excelsior, Lady dl
i Thompson (early varieties); Klon- g'
i dike, Clyde, and Haverland (mid-sea- ^
i eon); and the Drandywine and Oandy 7
(late season). The plants do best
t when set out In October and Novenal
| ber though they are sometimes set '
I ! out In the spring- Early fall planting 3
t ' will give a small crop the following
r spring. In selecting plants to ant out (
- only use the new planta haying strong (
root systems. Those can easily bs
I distinguished from the old plants by a{
their white roots. .
1 The cultural method is largely da- ^
t termlned by the extent of the plant1
Ing. However, a combination of
1 mulching and clean cultivation Is res-^
ommended, though either may bs
practiced alone. During the first sea- e:
L
1
I
' New Treatment for
I Croup and Colds i
r Relieve* by Inhalation and Absorption.
* No Stomach Dosing. *
Flenty of fresh air in the bedroom and a
* good application of Vick's "Vap-O-Kub" ;
9 Salvo over the th oat and cheat is the best ; ()
9 defense against all cold troubles,
i The medicated vai>ors, released by the j
body heat, loosen the phlegm, clear the '
) air |>asHugoa and soothe the inflamed mem.
' brane. In addition, Vick'a is al?orbed
through the skin. 25c, 50c, or $1.00.
'VJCKS-Wo^SALVE
IT ESP AY, MARCH 5, 1918. p
?D 1
/-PAW B
ING MEDICINE J
FORCES IN 1 I
doctors, lawyers, clergymen and B
women throughout the United B
orous, iron men and healthy, at
promote appetite. Increase the
people. lionized Paw-Paw is put J|
metimes the patient cannot easily
s of liquid compound.
lula on every bottle. Mail orders I
0., Inc., New York.?Adv. I V
1, clean culture should be practiced.
the end of the first growing season I
dead and missing plants should be H
et followed by the broadcasting I
1 working into the soil of a liberal H
>licatlon of well-rotted barnyard I
nure. Thorough piilH??ilnn
in computed, apply a mulch (a lay
of 2 to 6 Inches In depth) of ptn?
idles, oat straw or similar material;
n retaining the moisture and proting
the berries from grit and sand,
the end of the harvest season the
lch should be removed or lnoorpoed
<nto the soil, this being deterled
by the condition of mulch. The
I should then be given clean cult!Ion
and an application of fertiliser
I mulched again during the early
I. The bed is unprofitable after the
rd bearing season. Young plants,
the new bed, may be grown by
iwing runners, which form early In
Reason, to take root,
fortlcultural Project, Extension D4lon,
Clemson College, 8. C.
LEGAL ADS ]
J
TAX NOTICE.
ixes Are Payable from October
15th, 1917, to March
15th, 1918.
A penalty of one per cent will be
ded for January payment, two per
nt for February, and seven per
nt for March.
The levies for the different purses
are as follows:
For State purposes 8 1-2 mills,
institutional School Tax 3 mills,
dlnary County purposes 4 1-2
Ills, Public Roads and Bridges f
Ills, Interest on Past Indebtedness
inds 1 mill, Interest and Sinking
ind on C. & C. Railroad Bonds
1-4 rams, interest t>.. Borrowed
oney 1-2 mill. Total 24 3-4 mills.
For payment of Interest on Town,
lp Bonds: In Pleasant Hill Townlp
3-4 of 1 mill. In Gill's Creek
iwnship 1 1-2 mills, and In Cane
peek Township 1 3-4 mills.
Special School Taxes for the vaous
districts are as follows: Dleicts
6 and 13 two (2) mills, dlelctn
22 and 45 three (3) mills,
Istricts 1, 3. 4. 5, 9. 20, 21, 23, 26,
7, 30, 47 and 48 four (4) mills,
istricts 36 five (5) mills, district
six (6) mills, district 14 six and
ae-half (6 1-2) mills, districts 2,
0, 11, 12, 15. 17. 18, 19, 24, 26.
1, 32, 33, 34, 39, 42, 43, 46 and
9 eight (8) mills, district 38 ten
10) mills, and district 40 eleven
11) mills.
All male citizens between the
ges of 21 and 55 years are llabla .
>r a capitation tax of three
93.00) dollars for road purposes,
nd all male citizens between ths
pros of 21 and 60 years are liable
>r a poll tax of one ($1.00) dollar,
xcept tbose exempt by law.
T. L. IIILTON,
County Treasurer.
a
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
I
>
I>R. J. HRECK FUNDKRBURK,
Dental Surgeon.
fflce Hours:
8:30 to 12:30 A. M.
2:00 to 6:00 P. M.
And by Appointment.
Office Phone 160.
Residence Phono 16.
Office over Lancaster Pharmacy.