Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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;| iaking the Little J :| Farm Pay j . ^ C C B0WSF!ELD | XVaste and neglect in the average api ,?le orchard are plain evidence of bad "..terming. An orchard of a single acre . improperly managed will give a reve. iuoe oi &JO or $300 yearly, and besides this it Is important to the owner's fam *7j\ Fruit trees should receive intelligent fare. Orchards are not sprayed aud pruned ' systematic way. Iiecause this klud off werk can be put off. aud there is -tifrrays something else demanding at tension. Good farming gives every ' -Jesture on the place due atteutiou. whether the product is for market or merely for home use. If this be done fruit in small orchards will be sounder and more uniform than it -jLsually is. the family will get iucreas cd benefit from it and revenue will be -saiDtd at the rate of at least $200 an tcre. When orchards are neglected the ^rait deteriorates in quality, and much it is allowed to rot on the ground. T<v.or> the fnrmor'a fnmilv eets onlv a .sneager supply. An apple orchard -ao-ght to be an object of pride, nnd if Che owner feels that he Is too busy to -*tfcend to it he should turn it over to I ' ?v-;;. . .. ~ i iggfcf - w?| ' ' W&* V \W 1 jpL { . J W^. I ' n ~'V '"SBUIT TREES -SHOULD RECEIVE INTELLIGENT CAKE. ^"ils wife orto the young people In the family. Most likely they will get some ornorioTir>(? nnd milre n little orofit Hereby. AH farmers and their families should ;s?wiy up on canning methods so that usciplus fruit can be saved in the most .profitable way. This is equally important with spraying and pruning. '^Canned apples are in general demand. Cuier and cider vinegar are also read. sold at good prices. It is wrong to ?ood fruit go to waste when it is so greatly needed by the human fam :aij. It is possible to pick up windfalls . -^nd make cider of them or sell them to .the canning houses. It is still betIkt -to can them at home, but in many instances they are allowed to go to vraste, although in all cities and vililage.-* and often in the open country tfc-ere are many worthy families, some of them destitute, who would be '.greatly encouraged and helped by a -few bushels or barrels. Tb#i cause of poor batches of poul Trir % a n mitnh Hicnncco/1 nnpatirtn A poor batch is more apt to be due to tbe condition of the eggs previous to iiatching than to incubation, although improper handling of either factor '.viil (produce the same results. When vgg.s fail to hatch an investigation sionid be made to see if the breeding - vio'Ji is kept under conditions which vend to produce strong, fertile germs Jj? <he eggs. A daily temperature rec-! \:vM should be kept ol' each machine. | "The operator can thus compare the, " ..cutperature at which the machines! 'ibavc been kept. This may prove valuin future work, especially if the < brooder records can be checked back /Against those of the incubator. t> * * * | The climate of the central northern i-str-DJei is well suited to the quince, and rsJ-sKvKt any of the soils that are rich f??>ou4h to grow good crops of corn, povai-ses or garden stuff would be in right '. xsiiitiou. It may be heavy clay or of - m ft-.iijdy nature, for this tree will flour.I'sJs ins oithpr kind. Plenfv of rioli nntl weli rotted stable manure will help the *?){. The trees may be planted in the <^srix?g or fall, the latter being preferbeeause'the trees get well settled :zt tlie ground and start early to grow next spring. The proper distance . to set the trees Is about twenty *>d They should begli to bear in ijyrct five years from the time of plantbut may do so a little earlier if treated. The Orange and Meech ;wo of the best early kinds, and * Jlarnpion aud Van Deman are good ones. Rhubarb From Seed. j'Y-.-. usual practice is to propagate from pieces of root, but it is - To.'fic.il and easy to grow the plants Vr-.viv. seed. P.y planting seed in very <1 i.i. "vvrll prepared soil where the nivnfs are to remain permanently 'Ulks may be had ready for cutting '.iiM.t as soon as when root planting : '. allowed. I Instinct of D!aekbirds. While residing in the rountry some years ago and walking ?>:it one evening I found a nest of young blackbirds. The young birds were .-ilmost fledged. Taking them home with me. I put them in a cage and the next morning hung them out under a tree, and in about an hour I saw the old birds at the cage, evidently delighted to find their young. The old birds came regularly every two hours and fed them with worms and grubs. This continued for two days, the old birds trying all in their power to get the young ones our. On the third day I noticed the old birds bring a berry, which they gave the young ones, two of which died that evening and the rest next day. The old birds then left off coming. The berries on examination proved to be the seeds of the Atropa belladonna or deadly nightshade. This convinced me of what I had heard about these birds destroying their young if allowed to feed them in imprisonment. I am told that other birds have the same instinct ?Liverpool Tost. Sincerity In Art. Only an honest book can live: only absolute sincerity can stand the test of time. Any selfish or secondary motive vitiates a work of art, as it vitiates a religious life. Indeed. I doubt if we fully appreciate the literary value of the stable, fundamental human virtues and qualities?probity, directness. simplicity, sincerity, love. There are just as much room and need for the exercise of these qualities in the making of a book as in the building of a house or in a business career. How conspicuous they are in all the enduring books?in Bunyan. in Walton, in Defoe, in the Bible! It is tbe.v that keep alive sucb a book as "Two Years Before tbe Mast." wbicb Stevenson pronounced tbe best sea story in tbe language, as it undoubtedly is.?Jobn Burroughs. How to Soften the Elbows. Sometimes a woman wlio has a pretty arm is, troubled with dark, rough elbows and coarse skin on tbe back of tbe arm just above tbe elbow. In either case it will take some time to restore tbe original soft wbite tiesh. I'urcbase some liquid green soup, wbicb is really yellow in colon, muke a good luther j with it and rub it well iiito tbe skin. I Leave it on Tor about nve minuies. I then rub it off thoroughly with warm j water and dry very carefully. Care, less drying of this part of the arms is j the usual cause of the roughened skin, j After the cleansing apply a skin food. : rubbing it in well. If the harsh surface does not yield 1 readily rub the rouyh place with a i pumice stone, then treat as described. ?Woman's World. Saved the Scene. John fJnlsworthv. the Entrlish nlav I wright. tells of the wit of an actor j named Littledale. who in oue play bad i to leap into a river to escape a wile beast "The stage was so arranged that the j river was invisible. Littledale's leap I usually ended on a soft mattress in ! the wings, while a rock was dropped ! into a tub of water to create a splash. Everything went on ail right at rei hearsal. and the night of actual performance came. When poor Littledale jumped he fell eight feet and lauded on an oaken floor with a crash. "The audience set up a titter. But the heroic Littledale was quite equal to the occasion. 'Heavens.' he shouted, 'the water's frozen!"" Much the Simpler Plan. Mr. Xewedd?Well. we are beginning housekeeping, and I presume the simplest plan will be for me to give you a regular amount every week for expenses. Just figure up what it will cost Mrs. Newedd?I could never do that in the world?so many thiugs to count, you know?but let me see. Oh. I have I it! I Have tnougnt or a mucii simpler ! plan. "All ripht. my anjrel! What is It?" "You fijrure up what it will cost you [ for car fare and lunches and give me i lie rest"?New York Weekly. Florence Nightingale. There is a story that after the return to Enpland of the troops from the Crimea Lord Stratford at a dinner sujrjested that those present should write on a piece of paper the name of the per son whose, Crimean reputation would endure longest. When the votes came to lie examined it was found that not a sinprle soldier had received a vote. Every paper bore the same two words? Ploreuce Nightinpile. j _ _ La Politesse. The Fair One?Ob. I wished I bad lived a hundred years ago. The Other One?But then you would be a long time dead rind would not be sitting here happily by my side. The Fair One?True, true! So I couldn't! Forgive me, dearest!?New York Post. The Greatest Financier. 4<T\*V\/\ woes tho ?ri*a?i tncf* finn npipr PVPT " uy "uo o*vuw..to - * ? known ?" "Noah, because he floated his stock when the whole world was in liquidation." Accommodating. Jinks?Have y?u {rot quarters for n , dollar, old inan? Winks?My vest pock: ct is rather crowded, but pass it over ; and I'll try to make room for it. Hope. When Thales was asked what is most universal he answered hope, for hope stays with those who have nothing else. ? Kpictetus. I I The normal school turns out professors of philosophy. Only the school i of life produces philosophers. 1 fflF * * 31 * MULCHING. * Hi + ? * y; * Nitrate of soda can be used ?j! * with benefit on all crops. It * 3l * Is immediately available and "f| + should therefore be only employ- 4* UJ * ed in connection with plauts in * S? * an active stage of growth. 31 * There is far too little mulch- * jf| + ing done. Small fruit trees and * garden crops are given a most 4 |?" * favorable opportunity for attain- 4- ? ! * ing the highest perfection and Jj| * development when their roots Uj * are covered with a thick mat of > |?+ leaves, hay or other suitable ma- * * terial. 4- J1 fr A good mulch keeps down * Uj T WCCU5 U1JU I CUUCIO UJC .^vil IVVOt, ? y * moist and porous at nil times. + 3 * and that, too, with little labor * 3 * of cultivation. * M * * fi .j. .{. .j. 4. .j, .f. 4. 4. 4, 4. 4. 4, 4, 4. .j. 4. M HOW TO GROW ALFALFA. ? Information Issued by the New York Jy State College of Agriculture. || Alfalfa will grow on almost any type of productive soil if it is well drained -J and if it is not acid. Lime must be ap- Jj pled to at least three-fourths of the cultivated soils of New York if alfalfa Si Is to be grown successfully. Such are the statements made in a publication U entitled "Alfalfa In New York." re- Q cently issued by the New York State Collej^ of Agriculture. ft In many casas soil must be lnoculat- 3j ed with nitrogen gathering bacteria for alfalfa, and this may be doue in Qfj either of two ways, according to the Sj college. Soli may be procured from an alfalfa field or a sweet clover patcb "fi and applied at the rate of from 200 to U[ 300 pounds an acre to the new field rf? Just before sowing. This soil should SO not be allowed to dry before it is ap- SH plied. The other method of inocula- Q> tlon Is by meuus of cultures, which rt" may be obtained at cost either from jQ the United States department of agri- Jh culture or from the State College of Agriculture at CoFnell. J3" Alfalfa should be cut when the new ffl growth from the base of the plant is 31 from one to three Inches high, regardless of whether the plant is in bloom ft" or not, so the college authorities state. S This new growth starts as the plants Ztl reach maturity. JC Care should be talcen not to use al- UEJ falfa seed infested with dodder Dodder seeds may be removed, it is said. Sn by screening the seed in small quan'I" ? ? 1. OA K.. Or? m/mh cloi'n 11 lit?* IIHUU^II il .1/ u(> -v/ uirou 111 made of No. 34 wire. Dodder infested ? spots in an alfnlfa field should be in' closely mowed, the stubble sprinkled with kerosene, then covered with dr.v |C hay and burned. K Shelter For Brood Sows. The brood sow should have a comfortable shelter in winter. Good she!- alter, preferably in a cot well supplied l5f with straw, will contribute to her well UZ beins. and in that lies strength for ff I her offspring. Tlie shelter should be J placed a considerable distance from j her feeding place In order that she | f mnr Iip romnelled to take exercise. SV Her feed should consist of bulky foods. ?} such .as milk, roots and clover hay and Jjj enough grain to keep ber in good con- |f* dition without causing her to put ou jJJ Dirt In the Milk. 5 Much of the dirt found In milk gets 3 there during the milking. Any pail 31 that will keep out cow hairs, dandruff. |fj dust, pieces of dried manure, chaff and bay is a good pall. The difference he- 3 1 tween open hikI closed palls in the jji matter of cleanliness Is considerable. 31 The less open space the less opportu- [fi nlty for dirt and bacteria to get Into the UJ pall while the cow is being milked. On ?| most dairy farms the old style pail in with the flaring top has been replaced "j! i'" tnirwthlnnr thnfr will nlrl In kw>n1ncr 1F* cut the dirt. 3 'I-I-M-I- Iff $ SOME BEE WISDOM. | S "Any old thins" does not make n jj2 suitable hive in wtiich to^toeep bees. -H Queens are mated hut once in their "f| lives and then out.in tbe open air." P.noHncr tho riishrwin or rin?rln*jr the >^ dinner bell never settled a swarm; they jp just naturally cluster after leaving the -XI hive. Bees have no more to do with the UZ scattering of fruit diseases than do the ^3 other hundreds of insects that visit the 5fj flowers. It is not a shin of ability to make a U practice of trying to handle bees with- ||" out smoker or veil; it's just foolhardi X It does not pay to keep more colonies than can he properly cared for. Better soli off some than buy more and fib not care for them. HiHfiKffifiWi SKfiSy iifiifiifiifiifiifiifiiffi The Rosenheim DEPARTMENT ? W- r- rh C C* inKCE aiUM-a HA1 ' $ We have just received anot PTafc ti/hipVi makp5 mir liat s LJ.U tv. VI illVUL W ? ? w ? detail. The snapes are the newest, shades give you a wide range to What will look well on one other, and in selecting shapes " bought becoming shapes for eve It will be a pleasure to sho Please accept this as an inv The Rosenberg WiRRRRl&HBiifEISRBBlSlRRRSIR New Spring Go Dail1 Come in and let us show you th* Clothing, Shoes and Ladies' and Men pleasure to show you and if it's new ^ OXFORl A new line of ladies' oxfords just arri WAIST We have just received a shipm Come and look, it's a treat to see then We are proud of the fac such pretty goods. ( them. D. POLL A. 13 BE VILL, RSffiffiffiffiiffifiifiSfiififfiSfSfiififfiHfiffiifiifiH [Merc. Co. I rSTORES I ' MANY DEPARTMENTS ?j " !j s r her shipment of Spring jj| tock complete in every ffi and the many different gj select from. jjj ' i man may not suit an- {3 we had this in mind and [ ry type. ?] < w you. }S 3 itation. j r Merc.Co. I '. . I A/lr* A WiintnA" 11 uuo runvuig s l's Furnishings. It is a real ve have it. 1 r DS !| ved. Prices to suit any purse. ? 3 | ent of new Spring Blouses E j ^ a. Prices 50c to $i.co. (J * tj 1 :t that we have 1; a Zome in and see gj siKOFF | E, S. C. | ' LC