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X ??v I News fort U. {. BY JNO. C. BARKSDALE, C 5TUF 1H?. LtAK. it---: < g - * Stop the leaks of soluable plant foods that are lost each winter thru the leaching of the soil. We need to become awakened to the need of stopping these leaks, we must realize that a naked, unprotected soil means the loss of plant food and the waste of soil fertility which will in time make the soil poorer and the farmer less productive. Owing to the nature of our winter weather, with alternate freezes and periods . of thaw, it makes the need of winter cover crops more acute here than in the northern sections, where the land j't- stays froze for a much longer period and the plant food locked up by nature. An unprotected soil is open to open to ravages of the weather and this means that much of the plant food is going 'to be leached, especially nitrogen, phospherous and potash do not leach to any great extent, but we need to conserve every particle of nitrogen that we can and, co grow every pound of it we can on; the farm, we can grow much of the; nitrogen necessary to the intelligent fertilization of our crops right on our ' own farms by making use of the winter and summer legumes. As a farm- j er expressed it the other day, "We' farmers need to cooperate more with nature and the Almighty by seeding more leguminous plants." Let's not forget that we need humus almost) as badly as we need nitrogen andj that we can add both by seeding j crimson clover, or vetch and do it j while the land is resting. The seed may appear high but when we consider the result obtained they are; &'>? comparatively cheap. , tete;- I I1 On land where there is a coat of pea vines, etc., as on a corn field, it will not be so necessary to seed a cover crop, but on the cotton lands' and where the peas have been cutj away, it will be found more profitable 1 to arrange a cover crop of either crimson clover or abruzzi rye. On " cotton lands where cotton is to follow cotton, we recommend crimson j clover. We do not urge you to rush, into the seeding of these crops but J A ixy an acre ur twu i>u uuic muiw., 'i . Arrange seed patches of these plants so as to grow your own seed. In or-; d6r that you may extend the seeding another year. Remember a naked field is a wast-1 ing field; it would be better to havej them protected; put on a seed patch of clover and rye and seed an acre1 or two to turn under next spring; you will not be experimenting; youi will be feeling your way into practical results. PLANT AN ACRE TO ALFALFA. M ' ! Try an acre in alfalfa; it is the best hay crop we know. Where al-| falfa grows well and it will growi anywhere in this county where there is proper drainage and the land is; limed and properly inoculated, it isj a very profitable hay plant. Withi ' moderate seasons you ought to get a ton of hay each cutting where the plant is put on good soil. If you are going to sow any alfal-' fa, we beg you to use care in seed-j ing it. Select a moderately rich soil | and prepare a firm, mellow seed bed,' compost literally, and inoculate with soil from burr clover field or with any commercial culture and also recommend for alfalfa. Use from 3 o 4 tons of ground limestone per acre nlonfinrr* if trmi ttliu UlOt 111 UC1U1C piaiibiiig ) M.JL ;vw use any commercial fertilizers, do not mix the lime with it, but make : , two operations in the application Of the lime and fertilizer. In preparing the land use care to select a field free from grass and weeds, do not turn up too much of the subsoil in breaking the land. Unless there is a coat of peas or some other crop to be turned under it will be best not to turn the land. There is no pay in turning clean land or in bringing up too much of the subsoil. Use a long scooter and go down into the subsoil without bringing any of it to . the top and the use the disc harrow to pulverise the surface. Should you have a coat of humus making material to turn under, turn the land shallow (without bringing over onehalf inch of the subsoil to surface), ioiiowing witn scooier sudsou as deep as you can get it. Use the disc harrow to pulverize the surface, the harrowing will also tend to pack the soil beneath the surface, which is most desirable. Seed at the rate of 25 pounds seed per acre. Alfalfa besides being a good hay crop, is a splendid grazing crop for hogs and pigs. Every farmr having a number of cattle should have a patch of alfalfa, and we believe that every farmer who goes after it right will succeed with the plant. "Just remember this." as the Pro he Farmer OUNTY DEMONSTRATOR. gressive Farmer puts it, "Alfa] pays big for the man who uses 1 head but for the slipshod farmer i as poor a crop as we know." INOCULATING. Inoculation is important and if t the results obtained are not sat factory it is a good indication th (the inoculation is not perfect i there is some other factor of great j importance. It may take you frc , 3 to 4 years to get a given area land satisfactorily inoculated ; crimson clover, but don't give i |keep at it?seed the same area ea year until it does begin to produ clover. Soil is the best inoculatic Take a barrel of soil from a fie that has been growing clover sv cessiuny ana spread it broadcast o\ the land to be seeded (from 2 to barrels per acre) mix in the inoc lating soil before the sun has change to damage it. Liquid ci ture can be used to advantage connection with the soil inoculatio Stable manure broadcasted over ti land will not inoculate the soil b will enable you to get a! better stai of clover and will give it more vi orous growth. In conclusion, we would say se< a patch to crimson clover. The se< are not too high when we consid< the results obtained. We do not a vise you to rush into the seeding < clover but we do urge you to seed patch to clover so as to grow yoi own seed and to extend the seedir of the plant as its merits are prov< to you. Clover will help you to r duce that anniial expenditure f< commercial fertilizer and will bui up your soil when the last is restin; WILL NOT VISIT WEEVIL TERRITOR The trip to the weevil territory off. It is recommended that the di ferent parties from this state thi were going into the boll weevil di tricts of Georgia, Mississippi, ar Alabama not make the trip at th time. Owing to the severe winti weather of last year and to the lat ness of the spring and general ci matic conditions of this season, tl weevil is not doing the damage th year as common. However, if the: should be heavy rainfall in the i fested territory from now on, tl damage from the weevil would i crease materially, A number < counties were sending out delegatioi to study the work of the weevil; A beville had a number of farme Dlanninc to leave on thp 1 RtVi K since receiving the above inform tion, the trip has been called off. T1 Southern railway was to to have p on an excursion for the called o The Southern railway was to ha put on an excursion for the bene of those leaving this state, but tl too has been called off. SEEDING CLOVER. Do not break the land preparato to seeding clover. Best results w be' obtained from throwing the se on the ground and scratching th? in with a sweep or spring tooth cultivator or a still better method to drag a cultivator through the c< fAW mi/1/llAo ?ATW 4-UA J wii 1U1UU1CO; WW UIC LIUVCX OUU CUV with a brush. This can be done wit out injuring the cotton if the opt ation follows the cotton pickers. ( stubble lands, a good seedbed f clover can be obtained by running cuttaway harrow over the land a covering the clover seed with a Thoi as smoothing harrow or by draggi in with a brush. Do not plant clov following a flush season. It wou be better to seed just before a ra and allow the rain to cover the se or to plant on a moderate seas and allow the next rain to bring t clover to a stand. Burr clover c be sowed on top of the ground a I left "just so," t though it would better to spread compost broadcj over me ground alter seeding. uie\ should be seeded from the 157 Se] to Oct. 15, for best results. OLD NEGROES PASSING ON. Yarb Madden and his wife, San I ' ;are dead. Sarah has been sick i some months and died Saturday i ternoon. Yarb was stricken w paralysis several days ago and > di Sunday morning. A double fune; was held Monday at St. James R' thodist church. This was a most i usual sight. j Yarb was a familiar figure a was well known among the olc generation of people in the city. his young days he was a well digg Mrs. T. G. White, Misses Ms jnnd Jennie White are at home agi I from their visit to the mountains 'North Carolina. - ^v'-. ' "r ,s ? CHILE SAUCE RECIPES. The following recipes will be foiini i useful in preparing a popular an< |economical sauce: Recipe No. 1. Scald and peel sound, ripe, re< tomatoes, and chop into small piecs 36 lbs. tomatoes. 2 lbs. chopped onions. [fa 10 oz. of ripe bullnose peppers, hjg Put in granite-ware or enamelei t?s kettle and concentrate to 18 lbs. Ad< 2% pounds of cider vinegar an< 9 ounces of salt. Concentrate fur ther to 18% lbs. and add 6 lbs o sugar. Boil slowly 5 to ,10 minuses he Put into hot sterilized jars and seal is. The above quantity will yield abou iat 23 lbs or will be sufficient to fill li or to 20 pint jars. ;er Throughout the boiling care mus )m be exercised by stirring to keep th< 0f | ingredients trom settling to tne not tomtom and burning. This is especially tp J necessary after the sugar is added ch In order to weigh the contents o: ce the kettle at different stages in th? (n J process of concentrating, the weigh Id of the empty kettle should be note( lc_ at the start. The kettle, with its con -er tents, can then bet set on the scale: 3 or hung on the balance from time tc ;u_ time without inconvenience and th< a weight easily determined. This il_ sauce is not likely to mold, but it U jn advisable after filling jars, to put or in.'tops loosely and sterilize for 30 minhe:utes. This sauce is delicious wher ut served with meats, oj/sters, bakec 1C1 beans, etc. , g. [ Recipe No. 2. For those wishing a sauce not quite so sweet, but more on the order of,-a pickle, the following recipe will be er found satisfactory; Scald and peel d-j 24 ripe medium sized tomatoes; chop 0f ; these up with 2 red bullnose peppers, a 2 green bullnose peppers, and 2 large ar onions. Put into saucepan and add: ,g| 4 cup vinegar. >d cups brown sugar. , e_| 2 teaspoonful salt (Jevel measure5r ment.) Id 2 teaspoonful whole allspice, gj 2 teaspoonful whole cloves. 2 teaspoonful cinnamon. ' 2 teaspoonful ground ginger. Y 2 teaspoonful nutmeg. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently is to prevent scorching, and boil until f- sauce begins to thicken. This will at take about an hour. Take out onion s- and seal in hot sterilized bottles. id is An Economical Way to Can Tomatoes sr A good way to can tomatoes isi to e- pack firm, whole fruits in a jar and li- fill in the spaces with a concentrjited le tomato sauce. Each quart jar then .is will provide whole tomatoes for salre ads or baking and a tomato puree n- for soups or sauces. ( le Select firm, uniformly rod,' ripe n-'tomatoes of medium size. Put into af trays and lower into boiling water ns for one minute. Remove, plunge inb to cold water, drain, and cut out the rs core with a slender pointed knife, ut without cutting into seed cells. .'Peel a- promptly and pack into jars. To oacb tie quart add 2 teaspoonful of the ualt ut sugar mixture. Fill the jars witih a ff.; thick tomato sauce made by cooking ve the small or broken tomatoes unti] AM OivtAIW ?" J - J- 't L ai? b^uuci. ubiam anu tuntciiirate it U) lis boiling to about the consistency oi ketchup. Adjust the rubber anc cap, place the packed jars on a false bottom in a vessel of water which reaches almost to top and keep al ry ] boiling temperature for 25 minutes ill!Remove from water and tighten cov ed ers immediately. :m ed Select Seed Beans. is Bean seed should be selected in th< >t- pod and not after thrashing. Simply er pick the pods that are free from al -h-1 spots, save and thrash separately Jr-;The planting of infected seed is pri marily responsible for the trouble: ?r experienced. Weather condition; a greatly influence the subsequent de Rd, velopment of disease, but clean see< en clan land will go far toward giv n? ing a clean crop. er 1 Pick pods free from all spots. Spot 'Id on thepods mean that anthvacnosi lin or bacterial blight may be hiddun ii ed the seemingly clean bean. Tlirasi on selected pods separately, and exam he ine the seed carefully, throwing awa; an oil lAAl'inr* Koonc oenartiol w" uvuwuui xwniiig uv-iAnuj uoy w\<iai "d ly those that are spotted or shriveled be Don't replant old bean ground nex *st year. rer A Meat Substitute. i Cottage cheese contains large: percentage of body-building materia | than most meats. ^ 1 Cottage cheese is one of the im ?or portant meat substitutes. It con jf. tains a larger percentage of protein jth (the chief material for body-build e(j ing) than most mats and furnishe raj this material at a lower cost. In ev le- eiT pound of cottage cheese there i in_ about 1-5 of a pound of protein nearly all of which is digestible nd Meats on the other hand usually con je;. tain less protein and besides hj.ve i jn certain waste such as bone and othc er inedible material. A pound ol: cot ! tcigre cheese daily would supply al iry the protein required by the ordinary lin adult engaged in sedentary occupa of tion. The following table shows tha cottage cheese is much cheaper than most meats in furnishing protein for 1 d j the diet. 3 v For supplying protein, ohe pound of cottage chees equals: 1.27 lbs sirloin steak. i| 1.09 lbs. round steak.. i on iu? ?:u i. X.QI ius). uiiucfk. nu LM;C?. 1.52 lba. fowl. t 1.46 lbs. fresh, ham. 1.44 lbs. smoked ham. i 1.58 lbs. loin pork chop. o'< 3 1.31 lbs. hind leg of lamb. 1 1.37 lbs. breast of veal. In addition to protein, energy for m< f performing body work must be furi. nir.hed by food. As a source of eu. ergy, also, cottage cheese is chfeaper t than most meats at present price. ex 3 The following table shows the comparison one pound of cottage t cheese equals. e 8 1-3 ounces sirloin steak. ? 11% ounces round 3teak. y 10% ounces fowl. ' i""" 5 Vz ounces fresh ham. f 7 1-3 ounces lamb. 2 12% ounces breast of veal. t Direction For Making Cottage Cheese i \Heat 1 quart sour milk to 100 de-'! - grees F and turn into a strainer lined 3 with cheese cloth. Pbur over 1 <^t. ) hot water and as soon as water has ;! drained through, pour over another 3lnnnrt. fVif?n rpnpflt flfl+hpr rhpAsn! 5 cloth around curd to form a bag and i let hang until curd is free from whey. - Moisten with melted butter and i heavy cream jmd add sail; to taste. I Shape into small balls. , Cottage cheese alone is an appetizing and nutritious dish, It may ! also be served with sweet; or sour = l cream, and some people add a little i sugar, or chives, or chopped onion [ or caraway seed. i Cottage cheese may also be served , with preserves and jellies; as cottage ijcheese salad; cottage cheese rolls; :! pimento and cottage cheese roast and cheese sauce. Mary B. Martin. Start Tomorrow and Keep It Up Every Morning ;Get In the habit of drinking a glass of hot: water before breakfast i I . j We're not here long, so let's make.' jour stay agreeable. Let us live well,' ,1 eat well, digest well, work well, sleep well, and look well. What a glorious :. condition to attain, and yet, how very easy it is if one will only adopt the j morning inside bath. II Folks who are accustomed to feel ' dull and heavy when they arise, split jting headache, stuffy from a cold, !! foul toncrue. nastv breath, acid stom ,jach, can, instead, feel as fresh as a I daisy by opening the sluices of the I system each morning and flushing , out the whole of the internal poisoni ous stagnant ma1;ter. r| Everyone, whether ailing, sick or [ wel, should, each morning, ' before | r breakfast, drink a glass of real hot I : water with a teaspoonful of lime-J I II stone phosphate in it to wash fromj I i the stomach, liver and bowels the I i; previous day's indigestible waste, 11sour bile and poisonous toxins; thus . cleansing, sweetening and purifying 1 ? _! i. 1 i - me enure aiimcii miy uttnai uciuic putting more food into the stomach. The action of hot water and limestone phosphate on an empty stoms ach is wonderfully invigorating. It l cleans out all th>2 sour fermentations ? 1 gases, waste and acidity arid gives A . one a splendid appetite for breakfast. - While you are enjoying your breaks fast the water and phosphate is quiet3 ly extracting a large volume of water i ^ - from the blood and getting ready for J i a thorough flushing of all the inside - organs. The millions of people who are ^ hn+Viorofl with ponstination. bilious hp s; spells, stomach trouble, others who i Fi i! have sallow skins., blood disorder^ be 11 and sickly complexions are urged to an -jget a quarter pound of limestone | lit diphosphate from the drug store. Thisou -1 will cost very little, but is sufficient! . to make anyone a pronounced crank I^ t.on the subject of inside-bathing be-'^ fore breakfast.?Adv. a I fo [\ The Beauty Secret f8j? Ladies desire that irre- ch siStible charm?a good 's complexion. Of course ac J VIM they do not wish others j. s . fjg to know a beautifier m, -as been used so they s t y buv a bottle of i . J 'm : Magnolia Balm to i LIQUID FACE POWDER 5C ; and use according to simple directions. Improve- of ment is noticed at once. Soothing, cooling and , - refreshing. Heals Sunburn, stops Tan. Da 1. ' Pink, White, Rote-Re J. Uf ^ 75c. at Druggliti or by mall dlttcL 0f _ 1 Sample (either color) for 2c. Stamp. be Ljron Mfg. Co., 40 South Fifth St., Brooklyn, N.Y. "( t a. i u.: .-'A- : 785 COLLEGE OF CHj South Carolina's Olc 132d Year Begins Se Entrance examinations at all the county-f :lock A. M. Four-year courses lead to the B. A. and I ;dical course is given. A free tuition scholarship is assigned to i Spacious buildings and athletic grounds, i celled library facilities. Expenses moderate. For terms and catal HARRISOI It takes a long time to build up a rej BUSINESS and I have made a special line for twenty years and every article as well as every repair job must giv your money gladly refunded. When you are in town make it y< store before leaving, for my carefully grade merchandise will be interesting I do not care to buy. W. E. JOHNSON Abbeville, S. * - j "" \ r lllF / Childrei m To Save I Start the kiddi right by making thi 1 want to save their moc A personal savings accoui a high-class banking ins tion like this, when * are given the proper and encouragement die their own fina is a good start is right direction. dollar opens an act I Safety?Honesty?Cou flie Nation Abbeville S tvio TrtuAiur CtllL.LT 3 1U11UUC. SHOWS IF LIVER OR BOWELS ARE ACTIVE : Excha The ti Cross, Feverish, Sick, Bilious, Give n The . Fruit Laxative at Once. The v ti Every mother realizes, after giving Fat r children "California Syrup of; A cow gs", that this is their ideal laxative I n cause they love its pleasant taste I "Whi d it thoroughly cleases the tender But it tie stomach, liver and bowels with-j c] it griping. Wh: When cross, irritable, feverish or! eath is bad, stomach sour, look at ^ * e tongue, Mother! If coated, give teaspoonful of this harmless "fruit The 11 * < ? * -ii i w xative,' ana in a iew nours <111 tllC j ul, constipated waste, sour bile Stil id undigested food passes out of the The ^ iwels, and you have a well, playful h ild again. When its little system ^e' full of cold, throat sore, has stom- *s h-ache, diarrhoea, indigestion, colic; b -remember, a good "inside cleans- For g" should always be the first treatfent given. ^'8 th y Millions of mothers keep "Califor- ^n( a Syrup of Figs" handy; they know g1 teaspoonful today saves a sick child moiTOW. Ask your druggist for a i-cent bottle of "California Syrup The Figs", which has directions for That 1 .bies, children of al ages and grown- ^ >s printed on the bottle. Beware ^ ^ counterfeits sold here, so don't ^ i D..1 i.1 fooled. Get the genuine, made by OU1' w California Fig Syrup Company."? 0 3v. Tha 1917 / \RLESTON lest College jptember 28. seats on Friday, July 13, at 9 ? 'mm t. S. degrees. A two-year pre- , fifi ?'tH sach county of the State. yell equipped laboratories, unt .?jf< ogue, address ' 1 ' f RANDOLPH, President. . li jutation in the JEWELRY v' . * 5 s study of this particularJqx that goe^ out of my store e perfect satisfaction or } , | >ur business to visit my . selected stock) of high ' m or you to see even 11 you , Jeweler ,>.S ' u <, NMMinunimnn*WMNhMMRMMMIntmmmnmmmmatm , fmimiMimwwiniwnimwiimmtunwwiw?rj EfJ ' T-. jy;')-' -.frig "u-" : IE rtesy-Service jj al Bank i.C. THE STUFF. nge.? est of a man is the fight he lakes, grit that he daily shows; ray he stands on his feet and ikes e's numerous bumps and blows, rard can smile when there's. aught to fear, j en nothing his progress bars, takes a man to stand up and heer ;T.y$ i'e some other fellow stars. . sn't victory after all the fight that a brother makes; lan who, driven against the, rail, 1 stands up erect and takes lows of fate with his head held f :v" " " . . w igh, ;ding and bruised and pale, man who'll win in the by and y' : t: he isn't afiaid to fail. ie bumps you get and the jolts ? ou get I the shocks that your courage tands, ours of sorrow and can regret, prize that escapes your hands, :est your mettle and prove your rorth; m't the blows you deal, ie hlows vou take1 on the eood Id earth t shows if your stuff is real. ; S : ' ^