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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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