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ruuit News for tl RAISE MORE CORN AND LESS WATER Washington, D. C., Sept. 29.?It s sometimes becomes necessary to do c ? heavy work, such as hauling water to c p-it out fire, but what's the use of t hauling water from the cornfields to "V the feed lot, and hauling it backjp again to the fields in the shape of I f un-eaten cornstalks? Very tall- n growing corn when sappy and imma- h ture is almost all water and so is s wet cornstalk manure. n It used to be that many growers ^ prided themselves on the great height ;p of their corn-stalks. The more sue- ^ cessfu.l farmers, however, have ceased c to haul water from the cornfields to s the feed lot in the form of coarse ^ stalks which remain uneaten and v haul it back to the fields in the shape a of wet cornstalk manure. They do t not grow tall stalks and often pro- v fitably allow animals to gather the 8 grain, leaving the stalks in the fields ^ to enrich the soil. I o A co-operator in the Department's ^ corn work grows a high-yielding variety of corn, the stalks of which ^ reach a height of about six feet, . while his neighbor grows a big, ' twelve-foot variety. In helping each ^ other shred their crops, the neigh- v bor's tall-growing corn was shredded first. The stalks were bulky and g high loads were hauled from the ^ fields to the shredder. When be- ^ ginning the shredding of the com- ^ petitor's corn, which that year produced over 100 bushels of dry shell- ^ ed corn per acre, the neighbor put ^ on the accustomed high load, and his y team could not pull it out of the ^ field. He got down off the load to tj make an examination, thinking the ^ rack must be pressing against the wheels. The competitor told him hp would have to take off a part of J the load, to which he replied that he did not have on a big load and was t] accustomed to hauling larger loads. c After being convinced that it was!>j the weight of the load that stalled C( his team, they removed a portion r( and hauled the balance to the shred- ^ der, from which they obtained forty t] bushels of corn, or almost a ton and p ? a half of ears. n What variety of corn should you c< plant? Since there are thousands w of so-called varieties, it is not possi- o: ble to designate by name the variety jf< you should plant. Furthermore, withlcl corn, there is very little in a name, di Two lots of seed of the Lemming si variety sometimes differ from each si other more than two varieties differ ir from one another. An accurate test sc of two different lots of the Boone a County White variety resulted in one hi lot producing eighteen bushels more th * 1-i. A 121 per acre tnan tne otner ioi. ^uamy w v is what counts and the varietal name does not designate quality Plant a variety that has made good in your neighborhood. Plant seed which was grown in your part of the state and was properly field ai selected and properly cared for dur- ^ ing the winter. gi C. P. Hartley, 01 In charge of Corn Investigations, U. S. Department of Agriculture. w * ai UNITED STATES DEPART- A MENT OF AGRICULTURE URGES CO-OPERATION * se 7"., pl iYiany producers iuu tu if.cucun the highest returns for their pro- th ducts because they do not pay suf- tli ficient attention to their marketing w problems. In many instances, this is ti due to the fact that the output of the yj individual growers is not sufficiently m large to enable them to gain exten- h< sive market information or find the pi best outlets for their products. A ci co-operative association when pro- t\ perly organized and operated fre- bl quently renders efficient service to C( communities of such producers. \g] It is important that all cdmmuni-|cl ties contemplating marketing this | m season's products co-operatively, should take immediate steps to perfeet an organization for this pur- w pose if they have not already done c. so. A community intending to form jr a cooperative marketing organization a oknnl/l calani i-onro?ontjitivp Pnirimit OUVUtU UVAWV * V^/1. vww?. w - ? ~ ~ tees of producers to ascertain the jf need for cooperative effort, the t< amount of business available for ^ such an enterprise and the support p it is likely to receive, and to formu- jc late plans and draft suitable by-laws ^ for the organization. Transporta- n tion problems are also of prime im- t] portance and should receive careful e attention by the association. Grades and standards should be S formulated if they have not already o been established. Likewise a system T of inspection should be decided upon v in order that the products shipped will be of proper grade, quality and f uniformity.?U. &. Department of E Agriculture. p le Farmer WHY SELL COTTON NOW? When cotton was selling at six or even cents a pound and that was the ost of production tht producer was ompelled by his creditors to carry it o market so soon as it was harvested yhen it was selling at 14 cents a ound it seems that even the small armer should have been in a position lore independent and that he might ave been able to withhold at least a ubstantial part of his crop from the larket for a time. In those days here must have been some margin of rofit in the cotton growing industry. Vere the price today to jump to 40 ents a pound, would the necessity till confront the tenant farmer who as given a mortgage to deliver his riiole product to the creditor? We re prompted to ask the question by he observation of Mr. Thomas, rhose letter we print today. "It's a Teat pity the farmers have always een forced by creditors to sell coton at this season when prices are lways so ridiculously ^low. There is o legitimate excuse for cotton being s low as 19 cents at this particular ime of the year. The great trouble 5 now as always that the speculators re never asleep on the job. They now that a large portion of the crop rill be sold regardless of price." It is not quite possible for The itate to believe that most of the cotm now going to market is sold uner the spur of necessity. If that be be case, it must follow that the're is Ti absence of relationship between igh prices and the independence of be producer. If 20 cents cotton ields him more freedom than he ad when the staple fetched onelird that price, the inference would e legitimate that his slavery would ontinue if the price were 60 cents pound. In our opinion the tendency to lut the market now is explained by le craving of the farmers to obtain ash and buy luxuries and comforts, 'oo many of them are pretty well ontent with 20 cents. They do not effect that they are losing money rhen they sell their product for less lan it is worth, however the present rice be tempting. That the farmer ow has a profit of seven or eight ?nts a pound in cotton is no reason hy he should not try to get a profit f 15 cents and he ought to be in 1 A' 11 J. }rmea tnat 01 Lrus an eAceueni, tiance is to be considered. Unoubtedly a campaign of education lould begin at once and meetings ich as that planned on the 27tli ist. are advisable. There is no ream in the world why a man who has bale of cotton in these times should urriedly convert it into money or lat in the meantime he should be ithout money.?The State. WINTER GARDENS. (By Miss Ma?*y B. Martin.) If you are neglecting the importit duty of growing a fall and winr garden, let me urge that you be n making preparations ior tnis at ice. ? Select your winter plat, lime it ell, and use plenty of leaf mold id well rotted compost as fertilizer. large proportion of humus or delyed vegetable material in the. soil essential because it insures the pre;nce of beneficial bacteria releasing ant food from mineral matter and creases the amount of moisture in le soil. Fertilizers which furnish te plant food should be selected ith care. Nitrogen is furnished by irning under well decomposed barnird fertilizer and rotted vegetable aterial. Excrement from poultry >uses precipitates the growth of ants mnre ranidlv than most rhemi il fertilizer. It is possible to grow vo or three crops of some vegetans in one season, and if these are >rrectly selected our own home rown vegetables are better and leaper than those found on the arket. We cannot emphasize too greatly le importance of a good seed bed, hich is insured by deep plowing and ireful harrowing rendering the soil l a pulverized condition, that gives growth of stocky young plants. Select the garden plot in r. locality possible, which will be subjected j ) at least five hours of sunshine' uring the day. Tomatoes and egglants must have the sunniest of all; i.: ti_I: _ ....-U i juauuris. r crujj& sucii az> iet-i ice, spinach, mustard, kale, etc.,. do loderately well in the shade, but ley should have at least three hours ach day of sun. Sow cabbage seed about first of eptember and transplant in October r when three or four inches high, 'he Charleston Wakefield is a good ariety to use. Turnips not only furnish good food or the table but for stock as well, rill seed in September into well ulverized soil, and when 3 or 4 i inches high, thin out. Rutabaga, Purple top, Golden Ball or Yellow Arberdeen may be used. Kale, soinach. mustard and Rupe 1 should be sown in August or Septem-i! her and will last until June or July | if leaves are kept off. Sow in drill 20 to 24 inches apart. i Beet seed sown in September will J make beets ready for table use the latter part of October. Plant onion seed the first or middle of September. Onions require ' very frequent cultivation until the bulb is about two inches in diameter, then the soil should be drawn away from the bulb, leaving it exposed above ground, from which through the thread roots, it develops very rapidly. Asparagus may be grown from seed sown in early spring. The next winter the roots of the young plants are transplanted to rows that have j been plowed very deep and made very rich with well-rotted manure. A quicker crop is secured by buying j roots instead of growing them. !j In mnrp cahbace seed i may be planted to develop early J heads for the coming year. Iri trans-1 planting these be sure to cut off' the ? end of the top root to prevent plant s from going to seed. Garden peas shoild also be plant- ^ ed in October. By selecting several varieties we may have a continuous * supply of peas throughout the sea- ? son. The first plantings should be c of the dwarf varieties, such as Alaska, Gradus, etc., which do not re- j. quire staking. In January follow t these dwarf crops with the champion j ofEngland, Zelephone and other tall growing varieties which have to be ? staked. A wire netting makes a f splendid support for the vines to run on. c In November plant peas, onion ^ sets and beet seed, radish lettuce and mustard. Many plants resulting r from September sowing, may now be j transplanted. j A "Poll A ho a wnn- i n. A'ail ruvu auv nwm? ??V? J derful thing for every farmer in Abbeville county. The object of which j would be to provide food for the ^ family and feed for the livestock c during the fall and earlj: winter, v without using from spring planted j crops or using from the stock pre- ( served during the summer for win- r ter use. s Don't fail also to grow some green stuff where the chickens can have 1 free access to it. You will be doubly repaid by the increase in the egg production. Directions for Canning Pimentos. I The pimentos should be gathered early in the morning while crisp with the dew. Remove dust with a cloth. Put in a biscuit pan and let blister in a very hot oven. Remove peeling with fingers and cut around f stem with a sharp paring or pocket c knife. Pack in No. 1 flat cans to b within 1-4 inch of the top. Cap, D exhause 3 minutes; tip and boil 120 v minutes. The natural oil is ex- a tracted from the pimento by the processing. Water cannot be used v in canning because there resides in P peppers a mucilagenous material a which water dissolves and renders a slimy unpleasant condition. |c Do not allow the pimentos to I" waste. They make delightful sand-| ' wiches and salads. Kerosene Emulsion. P Several inquiries have been received concerning the use of kero- y sene emulsion for spraying flowers. f: This is the best general remedy for Sj plant lice and other sucking insects. u Shave up 1-4 pound hard soap, ? and dissolve in one gallon boiling c water. Take away from the stove ^ and stir into this one gallon of kerosene oil. Beat fifteen or twenty p minutes until mixture is like milk. In spraying for sucking insects, put one part of this into eight parts of water. This makes a film over the ? breathing pores and smothers the insects. SELLING FLOWERING BULBS, n si "I have large quantities of the ^ yellow buttercups or daffodils of the < M- TT 1 J 0 .Narcissus iamny. xiave ncaiu umi. these are very salable in the North. ^ Could I make a market for them?" ^ While there are millions of Nar-j y cissus bulbs grown not far from you ^ in southeast Virginia, and are sold to ^ the Northern trade, you could not ^ sell those in your garden simply because they are unnamed. To sell to the Northern trade you must grow the named varieties, for the trade will not take those without name. The leading varieties are the Em- q peror and Empress, Glory of Leiden, Golden Spur, Sir Watkin, and the 7J Double daffodil Von Sion. Well ^ grown and well ripened bulbs of these varieties will sell readily. u For beauty I am not a star, g There are others more handsome by a far, .But my face I don't mind it, u I- ii jf or i am oenina it, H ! It's the people in front that I jar.. This was written by Woodrow Wil- ii on while in ichool. c OWEN BI Marble and Grani Company Designers Manufacturers Erectors TRIBUTES IN 3TONE: Is a bo ful little booklet which will you many things you should I before placing your order f< ppftnnmonl It la froo Thci largest and best equi monumental mills In the Carol Greenwood, 8. C. Raleigh, I MOTHER! GIVE CHILD "SYRUP OF FIGS" IF TONGUE IS COATED f Cross, Feveriisli, Sick, Bilious, Clean Little Liver and Bowels. Children love this "fruit; laxative," ind nothing else cleanses the tender itomach, liver and bowels so nicely. A child simply will not stop playng to empty the bowels, and the remit is, they become tightly clogged vith waste, liver gets sluggish, stomich sours, then your little one be:omes cross, half-sick, feverish, doJi't ?at, sleep or act naturally, breath is >ad, system full of cold, has sore hroat, stomach-ache , or diarrhoea, listen, Mother! See if tongue is :oated, then give a teaspoonful of 'Californa Syrup of Figs," and in a ew hours all the constipated waste, ;our bile and undigested food passes >ut of the 3ystem, and you have a veil, playful child again. Millions of mothers give "Califor lia syrup 01 rigs Decause it s per'ectly harmless; children love it, and t never fails to act on the stomach, iver a:.id bowels. Ask your druggist for a 50-cent >ottle of "California Syrup of Figs," vhich has full directions for babies, j hildren of all ages and for grownips plainly printed on the bottle. Jewar* of counterfeits 3old here. Set the genuine, made by "Califorlia Fig Syrup Company." Refuse iny other kind with contempt.?Adv. rOU'RE BILIOUS! LET "CASCARETS" LIVEN LIVER AND BOWELS >on't Stay Headachy, Constipated, Sick, With Breath Bad and Stomach Sour. Get a 10-cent box now. You men and women who can't get j eeling right?who have headache, oated tongue, bad taste and foul reath, dizziness, can't sleep, are ilious, nervous and upset, bothered nth a sick, gassy, disordered stomch, or have a bad cold . Are you keeping your bowels clean rith Cascarets, or merely forcing ai assageway every few days with| alts, cathartic pills or castor oil? Cascarets work while you sleep; leanse the stomach, remove the sour ndigested, fermenting food nad oul gases; take the exceus bile from tie liver and carry out of the system 11 the constipated waste matter and oison in the bowels. A Cascaret to-night will straighten ou out by morning?a 10-cent box rom any drug store will keep your tomach sweet, liver and bowels reglar, and head clear for months, on't forget the children. They love Jascarets because they taste good? per gripe or sicken.?Adv. >RINK MORE WATER IF KIDNEYS BOTHER itt Leas Meat and Take Salts for Bachache or Bladder Toruble.. Uric acid in meat excites the kideys, they become overworked; get uggish, ache, and feel like lumps of :ad. The urine becomes cloudy; the ladded is irritated, and you may be bliged to seek relief two or three < mes during the night. When the i idneys clog you must help them ush off the body's urinous waste or : ou'll be a real sick person shortly, .t first you feel a dull misery in the < idney region, you suffer from ackache, sick headache, dizziness, iomach gets sour, tongue coated and ou feel rheumatic twinges when the^ reather is Daa. Eat less meat, drink lots of water; i lso get from any pharmacist four unces of Jad Salts; take a tablepoonful in a glass of water before reakfast for a few days and your idneys will then act fine. This famus salts is made from the acid of rapes and lemon juice, combined rith lithia, and has been used for enerations to clean clogged kidneys nd stimulate them to normal activi-j y, also to neutralize the acids in rine, so it no longer is a source of rritation, thus ending b;.adder weakess. Jad Salts is inexpensive, cannot )jure; makes s. delightful effervessnt lithia-watar drink which sveryi MOTHERS !; ite |5 teM Jw^i^k t (now j Inas. - s N. C. I one should take now and then to s keep the kidneys clean and active. \ Druggists here say they sell lots of j Jad Salts to folks who believe in s overcoming kidney trouble while $ c is only trouble.?Adv. LEMONS MAKE ' SKIN 1 , WHITE, SOFT, CLEAR ' i Make This Beauty Lotion for a Few f?nt? Anri for Yotirmelf. ! What girl or woman hasn't heard of lemon juice to remove complexion blemishes; to whiten the skin and to bring out the roses, the freshness and the hidden beauty? But lemon juice alone is acid, therefore irritating, and should be mixed with orchard white this way. Strain through a i fine cloth the juice of two fresh lem- v ons into a bottle containing about j three ounces of orchard white, then t j shake well and you have a whole i [quarter pint of skin and complexion \ lotion at about the cost one usually ? pays for a small jar of ordinary i cold cream. Be sure to strain the 1 lemon juice so no pulp gets into the i bottle, then this lotion will remain f pure and fresh for months. When t applied daily to the face, neck, arms c and hands it should help to bleach, c clear, snioothen and beautfy the skin. ' s Any druggist will supply three i ounces of orchard white at very lit- c tie cost and the grocer has the lem- i ons.?Adv. i WONDERFUL STUFF! c LIFT OUT YOUR CORNS |s b Apply a Few Drops Then Lift Corns a or Calluses off With Fingers? j No Pain. S , i No humbug! Any corn, whether j, hard, soft or between the toes, will t loosen right up and lift out, without a particle of pain or soreness. i. This drug is called freezone and is a compound of ether discovered by a Cincinnati man. Ask at any drug rstore for a small bottle of freezone, which will cost but a trifle, but is sufficient to rid ; one's feet of very corn or callus. j Put a few drops directly upon any j tender, aching corn or callus. In- j stantly the soreness disappears and j shortly the corn or callus will loosen j and can be lifted off. with the fingers. ! This drug freezone doesn't eat out I j fho corns or calluses but shrivels I i them without even irritating the 1 surounding skin. Just think! No pain at all; no j soreness or smarting when applying j it or afterwards. If your druggist j don't have freezone have him order j it for you.?Adv. DRINK A GLASS OF REAL HOT WATER BEFORE BREAKFASTSay* we will boih look and feel clean, sweet and fresh ? and avoid Illness. 4 I ?? Sanitary science/has of late made rapid strides with results that are of untold blessing to humanity. The latest application to its untiring research is the recommendation that it is as necessary to attend to internal sanitation of the drainage system of the human body as it is to the brains of the house. ] Those of us who are accustomed to J feel dull and heavy when we arise, splitting headache, stuffy from a cold, foul tongue, nasty breath, acid " stomach, can, instead, feel as fresh as a daisy by opening the sluices of the system each morning and flushing out the whole of the internal L poisonous stagnant matter. | Everyone, whether ailing, sick or well, should, each morning before hreakfast. drink a glass of real hot water with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate in it to wash from c< the stomach, liver and bowels the a1 previous day's indigestible waste, g sour bile and poisonous toxins, i-ius ? cleansing, sweetening and purifying ** the entire alimentary canal before C( putting more food into the stomach, a The action of hot water and lime- " ton* phoiphate on an empty stom- n ach is wonderfully invigorating. It p :leans out all the sour fermentations, ' jases, waste and acidity and gives >ne a splendid appetite for break?ast. While you are enjoying your jreakfast the phosphated hot water s quietly extracting a large volume >f water from the blood and getting eady for a thorough flushing of all ' ;he inside organs. The millions of people who are jothered with constipation, bilious ipells, stomach trouble, rheumatic itiffness; others who have sallow ikins, blood disorders and sickly :omplexions are urged to get a quar-, ;er pound of limestone phosphat rrom the drug store. This will cost rery little, but is sufficient to make tnyone a pronounced l^rank on the subject of internal sanitation.?Adv. FREE OF CHARGE. Why suffer with indigestion, dys>epsia, torpid liver, constipation, iour stomach, coming-up-of-foodtfter-eating, etc., when you can get , i sample bottle of Green's August -lower free at P. B. Speed's drug tore. This medicine has remarkable :urative properties, and has demon itrated its efficiency by hfty years oi tuccess. Headaches are often caved v jy a disordered stomach. August Flower is put up in 25 and cent bottles. For sale in all civilzed countries. ^VE DARK HAIR AND LOOK YOUNG ^o)>ody Can Tell When You Darken Gray, Faded Hair With Sage Tea. Grandmother kept her hair beauti:ull darkened, glossy and attractive vith a brew of Sage Tea and Sul>hur. Whenever her hair took on ;hat dull, faded or streaked appearince, this simple mixture was applied vith wonderful effect. By asking at iny drug store for "Wyth's Sage and sulphur Compound" you will get a , arge bottle of this old-time recipe, mproved by the addition of other ;ncredints, all ready to use, at very lit-, ;le cost. This simple mixture can be lepended upon to restore natural :olor and beauty to the hair. A well-known downtown druggist ;ays everybody uses Wyeth's Sag and Sulphur Compound now beause it larkens so naturally and evenly that, lobody can tell it has been applied? t's so easy to use, too. You simply lampen a comb or soft brush and iraw it through your hair, taking one ' trand at a time. By morning the ^ray hair disappears; after another ipplication or two, it is restored to \ ts natural color and looks glossy, oft and beautiful. This prepai^ition s a delightful toilet requisite. It s not intended for the cure, mitigaion or prevention of disease.?Adv.' Wood's Seeds Rosen Rye* The most vigorous growing1 fnad productive of Seed Ryes. Stools cut better, su vor.o? qv.Miity of grc.in, and tJesiined, hi cur opirion, to ' , lii-j pijuc \->i OiX uuiLi ? Wood's Fall Catalog I Givo3 fill! description nnd informs- H tiou- end also tclis about tae best H SEED WHEAT, C ATS, . H RYE, L\n& Other Seeds ' I tor Fa!ii Sowing I W. ite /or Catalog and prices of I any Seecls required. 9 T. W. WOOD & SONS, I SEEDSMEN7* - PMmosd, Va. . I The Beauty Secret. a Ladies desire that irresistible charm?a good ( complexion. Of course ' they do not wish others to know a beautifier has been used so they; buy a bottle of Magnolia Balm LIQUID FACE POWDER nd uae according to simple dire<aion?. Improve* lent ia noticed at once. Soothing, cooling and (rnVins Hula Siinhnrn. atooa Tan. Pink. White, Rou-RtJ. 75 c. at "DniggUtt orbs malldlrtcL Sample (either color) for 2c. Stamp, yon Mfg. Co., 40 South Fifth St., Brooklyn. N.Y. FREE OF CHARGE. Any adult suffering from cough, }ld or bronchitis, is invited to call b the drug store of P. B. Speed, and et absolutely free, a sample bottle f Soschee's German Syrup, a SOOthlg and healing remedy for all lung oubles, which has a successful re 3rd of fifty years, liives tne patient bot good night's rest free from coughlg, with free expectoration in the H torning. Regular sizes, 25 and 75 cents. or sals in all civilized countries. Hj