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TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1919. OF INTEREST TO TH BY W. P. HOWELL, COUNT To Have Iairge Sale of Duroc Jersey l'l Hogs. The Geo. G. Palmer, proprietor of the wishes Duroc Hog Farms of Cartersville, S. girls wh announces th^t he will hold a blR corn ch sale or uuror jersey hogs on his farm continui Sept. 2. Mr. Palmer Is recognized as There v one of the best breeders of the Duroc fered fi hogs In the country, and he Is offer- whilo it ing in connection with this sale, a discourr number of pigs lie recently bought still we from Ira Jackson, of Ohio, the Duroc yet. II king of America. Plans are being send in made to entertain prospective buyers one and v.ho visit the farm at the time of the crop, sale. bers, wl # doing i The following excerpt from a letter turned from Mr. I). W. Watkins, acting di- better t rector of extension, Clemson college, none at to the county agent is self-explana- have a tory and should be interesting to our|to keep farmers: I due to I There are today more schemes be- ty was ing operated to secure the farmers' | county money than at any time during the present generation. Many of these Roil I schemes are of doubtful worth while| s> some of them are plainly fakes. , been de The future welfare of this state de- i ??r soil: pends very largely upon how well and ! of the wisely we save and invest the money i cover cr now in our possession. j ply musi A wise man or wisely directed cor-1 our lain poratlon during periods of prosperity I winter will make Investments in permanent | W'H hel improvements which Inter help to tide 'n the s over periods of depression. I The old The same principle holds good in,so" the farming. This is the logical time to return i Invest money in needed permanent or with improvements on the farms of South legume Carolina because, while there are tinue in some farmers who are not prosperous; profitabl the majority are more prosperous but we < than they have been in receut years, yielding In addition to such improvements year by as home water works and farm light- farming ing systems, one of the greatest Comni needs is for more wire fencing. U8 to pi There has been without doubt a i have ex growing: interest in livestock produc- of the sc tion for several years past. Statistics fertilize! show this to be true. The county! produce agricultural agents and livestock spe-Jlan(* ra' ciallsts have assisted in the market-|on w'hat lng of 41 cooperative carloads of hogs' ductive since the first of January. The busl- j profltabl ness of pork production is sure to but wo ( grow. The advent of the boll weevil | we can will increase the production of alii better r< kinds of livestock. More fencing is' necessary if we expect to engage seriously in livestock production. ' The g Mr. V. YV. Lewis, field leader in Retl,er a livestock extension, who first suggest-j com'UK [ed a campaign to increase the amounti inore Re of land under fence, is securing' 1 wholesale price lists on wire front va*,soi' ,nli' rious manufacturers and with othev <),lr atte specialists is working out a plan by'KoinKl? which large quantities of wire may nutr','?' with o 111 lie purchased cooperatively by farmers with the assistance of countyjto erono agents. Mr. II. W. Ilarre is preparing w' <,mn an extension circular on the cresotingi '* Kllllu ifeed 1 at fence posts, which circular will be available in the near future. at the r I It is hoped that the farmers ot . K to one o litis county will avail themselves of oats pei he advantages offered by this ar ' quoted a angemont and prepare to buy several1 arload lots of fencing. The matter ]y|?X|( hould be taken up with the county igent at ail early date. Iloniemade Devices Cool Kitchens. Itesoiuti It is cooler in 10,345 southern By I itchens this summer, for that many ttisokeepers in the South have made reless cookers and Iceless refrig- Wash rators with the aid of the home thority emonstration agents during the past about M ear. This number Includes only an,i ,\m< tioso taught directly by the extension, ulate a mikers. It is impossible to estimate t0 j^e tc, ow many mote learned from their' day by t Ielghbors how to m?ke and use these, Witho ot weather comforts. | vote a rt Southern women in home clubs'was ado uring 1918 made and installed alto?!been sti: fther 58,394 devices for saving la- make s? Or and improving sanitary condl-l and all |ons. Of this number 6,837 were, Mexico t ujiupin, o,9vii icpiphs reirig- 01 me r Rotors, 15,703 fly traps. 14.342 fly of its clt teens, 1.764 improved ironing Ltaer ards, 411 wheel serving; trays, 187isub-coni ower baths. 864 kitchen cabinets,| Fall, Rf 15 water systems installed. 615 has beei lers for home use. and 14.178 other; ents of bor-saving devices. Thpre were 28.- policy, t 10 more w%iien who bought labor-! amlnlng ving devices, because they had formatlo arned through demonstrations or.'begin it telr value. This number Included though I ater canners, steam pressure cook- prelimin s. lighting plants, and various other treaty is tielps which make for the comfort The p id health of the home. The clubs inltteo gani/ed through the efforts of the measure tilted States Department of Agricul- further ire, and the state colleges are adoption thools of instruction In family bet- Ashurst, irment and community welfare.1 lTnder oaring houses of neighborhood deflnlte nowledge, and public exchanges lated an here patterns, magazine, recipes atid datton ti leas pre given and taken. 1 In the THE LAJ> | tion members the task [ I? 17 A T1 Vf l?l)C I committee will be a matt* lli I'AliMhKa 'senator Fall made It e V AGENT 1 that h,s Rub-comm'tteo full advantage of the bros | tion conferred and would g and < orn ( lub Work. Qf jj,ne or resource county demonstration agent | tempt tQ uncover the wh to announce to all boys and: Mexican infringement o ,o began work in either pig or r|ght# (luring rePent yeai lbs that this work should be u ,s thoURht likeiy th 3d and not neglected now. of the 8ub.commtttee wl 'HI bo P,ize? and of- the Mexlcan border to >r the best work done, and condltlons thr;l>.. atl(, mt has perhaps seemed rather f()re ,t gome of the hlgh Q) iging to all club members.! . ? American government. H can make a good showing ;tor Fa? the meniber8 , ' you have no record book n,.andegee> HGpublican. to the county agent and get an(, gm|th Democrat> Ar I make out a record of your, The resolutlon authori rhe results of all the mem. qu,ry wa8 introduced tether they have succeeded in KinR Democrat( lTtah. tnythlng or not, should he p,an Qf RepubIican lea( In to the county agent. It la, bave an investigation con 0 have a partial report than e(J of both aenate an(, all. and it is no disgrace to|hers but a jo|nt re80,u( partial report. The failure; purposo wa8 Morked in t up the club work is mostly i . ^ the fact that Lancaster coun for a long time without a THOMAS .1 KI'KK demonstration agent. i| (Seattle Star. Fertility ami Cover Crops. .. . , 1 Many historians are of 'stem of agriculture has yet!.. , ?. , ? , , ' that Thomas Jefferson w vised, or can be devised, for, , , ? ,. . .. 1 useful American that eve s that aims at the upbuilding.. . he was one of the most us soil and that leaves winter agree; for here is a verj ops out of its plans. We sim- f. . . . ,?iOf his inventions and soc 1 have something to help hold . ... . . . many of the benefits of v is together during the wet , . ... A. , ... . 4 into this time, aud will season and something that A. . ^ . times: p hold over the plant foods ... ... ,? , . .. . , Author of the Declarat oil as they become available. pendence. process of wresting from the _. . . ? . The first secretary of maximum crops without any 4 .. United States, the secom n the way of organic matter! . . .. ... . . .. I dent, and the third pres out growing some of the.,. . , , , . United States, crops in rotation cannot con- , .. . ... . _ ? . The lather of religious definitely. We might make', i law. le crops for the time being) . ,, , Al . ? ,, Author of the first anti annot hope to keep our fields ? Inventor of our rres profitable crops year after! w .. . *i. ^ , money system, such a one-sided method of f , I The first American pris . . , .... . .1 The first to suggest 1 lernal fertilizers have enabled , .. canal, roduce larger crops after we , l j .. . , , ..... Invented the letter-cop hausted the natural fertility ...... , . ,1 Suggested certain impr )il, but the use of commercial ... ..... ,. . the mold-board plow, and rs should be to enable us to , , , ... the shear plow was evolvt larger crops on productive . .. . Started the fashion :her than to produce a crop , , . , trousers instead of knee would otherwise be non-pro, ... , Conducted the puri land. We cannot now grow . ... ... . , .. France of the Mississi y crops without fertilization, , , , . ... since known as the Loi can plan our farming so that . . . .... , . chase, and the most giga use less fertilizers and get ... . . . tate deal of all times, ssults from what we do use. * The first to advocate ci .... . ? . national blessing and efiii \etch and Outs. I u re rowing of oats and vetch to- ' ... ... . , .1 F ounded the Lniversity s a hay and cover crop is be-l ..... '-elected design for I more popular as it is being , . ..... ,, . .icapitol at. Washington, inerally sown. The value ofi 1., . .1 The first to use the cl o crops as hay, grazing and ^ t ding should just now engross! ' . , . Financed the explorat ntion since next year we are1 ... . , I original settlement of th be wanting to find some good i ... ... . . , , including the Lewis am is hay crops to help along' ... . . ... . . , ipedition, and that of Lieu corn. We are going to have , * I for whom Pike s Peak is imize in the use of corn, and ...... I The first man to p ot do better by having some . i>< . ,, ? America, hay like vetch or alfalla to , . ,. Founder of American or hay crops we generally: oats and vetch during October! ' ' . , . , , . . ..A ,, , . I As an architect he desi>; ate of about 20 lbs. of vetch , ,. . . , , residence. Monticello; t r one and one-half bushels of .. .... , , Harrison's on the lower r acre. \ etch seed is now j . ,t ;>o to 35 cents per pound. I'" l,,c ?? ?? ?? > ?-m t | of Virginia, and Anally a 'AN OUTRAGES jinKH of the University of ORDERED PROBED I stool. on Directing Inquiry Adopted The Arst farmer in Am I'naniiiioiis Vote Without the thrashing machine. Debate. The first prominent J submit to vaccination. ington, Aug. 8.?Hlanket an- Founder of our system to bring out all the facts by continuing the mails exican outrages on Americans' horseback after the end ?rican property, and to form-j8taKc journey, thereby in remedial program, was given j aPecd of the mails from reign relations committee to- m"e11 Per 'layhe senate. j The Arst farmer in Anr >ut debate and by unanimous;crops. solution directing the inquiry! Founder of the Unite< pted after its provisions had cret 8ervice. (Toned in committee so as to| 'Established the Arst ibject to investigation "any United States at I'hilac acts of the governments of coins previously having md its citizens in derogation 'n Europe, ights of the United States or Constructed the manui .izens." mentary practice, which i Chairman Dodge named a deliberative bodies, mitfee headed by Senatorl One of the authors V n II hi Ir-si n Van/ ? l .. ... "F arewell Address." i one of the bitterest oppon-j ^ President Wilson's Mexican Ruaaia Limits Marrla 0 do the actual work of ex- Some bygone lawmakers witnesses and collecting in* t>*cn In sympathy with t! ?n. The sub-committee will millionaire who malntnl a task within a few days. ? *?**- '* h<> to? oW ? .. m < i i ... married. In Home, unci t probably will deal only with A t||S< a law wn9 ,>n9S0 ary features until the peace men to mnrry wh?n thp] out of the way. 9|xty, and women when rovlsion authorizing the com-' peter the Great also dls also to recommend what senile marriage and ennc a should be taken to prevent I innrriMge contract should outrages was added before cither ?' the contracting 1 at the suggestion of Senator ovor ,hel,'m?ll,,t . . upon. This law Is still Democrat. Arizona. Jv , ., ... .... . Russia, or, at all events, f this clause It is expected a th# bolshPVlkl cam. Mexican policy will bo formu- ? g,,yg the Detroit News d submitted as a recommen- ^ j the administration. Modesty is the fear tl i opinion of sotne foreign rela- knows how easy It was tc 1CASTER NEWS, LANCASTER. S. C. lear tonight ? I wouhl take f I id authorlza> I* ] not be spar-| = 1 ^| H In Its at- ] H mm B A| tole story of! I . H M W n American! [J 111 ^1 the work i J 1 Jfl g^ H ii it toj e ] investigate' - J ly brfhg L?-| | cables Sena- [ j ????_? ire Senators S j Connecticut, m M T T r; ?e | i Our Mr. Harry The 11 Meyers JUST RE1 lers wan to I H 1 , 1 imittee com- ai ern Markets wh j new une of Fj he house. r =?,[! TO-DATE MERC ItSON. 1 # ?? ?t [ j going to otter to < the opinion j BARGAIN price at wh Mived. That 11 need the room for the; e"".in jfi daily, WE ARE COM! - . [ j SACRIFICES of which r,h.r.nu i I GREAT MANY. (J ion of Inde- f M ? [J state of thei-J ri* l 1 % t a vice-presi. j, Ginghams, yard . . 1! ident of the j J ^0 by i j Bleecliing, yard wide . II em decimal { Sheeting, yard wide . 1! on reformer. | he Panama j j yjjf J yyjjg # 22' ying press. ] ovements in'rfJ from which J 1 . n, v \ \ A Big Lot of of wearing I breeches. ? J W J base from ? J JLaCll0S 011008 ppi valley, | J ilsiana Fur- * ] ?,,c re., e.- | 1 $1.49 ourtesy as a I m ;ier.oy in?as- [ ^ ?????. ffi Ladies' Millinery O | FROM 9 OC U' liickcn incu- I ? I ,.... .1 <t. - w Fc?H I d?Q r|A VALUi rr,p""' 5j <po.DU PA Innt rice in U? ffi gia? in<ia?-1 j Apron Check *1 1 ;ned his own jQ ^. 1 I I I hat ?r the ? j (jinghams, yd X X James river | itol building I a ?????? II the build- ? i ? ? :=I::[| Boys' HATS 98 ierioa to ust ! j j Vmerican to jjj Large Assortment of a,' | i GETTE am of the day's Si creasing the j? AIso a Like Assortment of i 50 to 100 I | inrlca t. ro- | | ROOM 1 1 States se- | mi? m m. i} And all the rest of 0 lelphia, our I I been Struck | 5 ?^L? ;:?rsr;n';| WE S the WALl Washington's in Also fo ???*?? [ i DON'T FORGET. Now is tl he Brooklyn 31 ____ r.\ib,u?,r; | we hav ler Kmpernr | ] d forbidding ] ? r were over I ? Sx$11 tuc I-ITD hom good if i j 111 n. i b i w?s i* JL AAA m was entered ? J enforced In ] ?? vas enforced 1 H I ? mto pow. 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