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HOW TO SUCCEED falfa next fall. WITH ALFALFA If one expects to grow alfalfa he - must bear in mind the following: (W. A. Kowell, County Agent.) 1# The land must be fairly rich. F-er a great number of years it 2. Well drained. 3. in good physihas been 'the opinion of some peo- caj condition. 4. supplied with a pie who believed that alfalfa would liberal application of lime, and 5. not succeed in the cotton belt ex- the seed must be inoculated with thej cept on certain limited areas, While proper bacteria and sown at the < this might be true to a eertain ex- proper time. tent, it is by no means true vrith Alfalfa will grow all right on j all -soHs. Alfalfa will not. of course. a fairJy rich soil? this has been succeed on poor sandy soil. Obser- proven. I do not believe it should vartion .and experience have taught be sown on poor land, because it me that-alfalfa will do well over a not succeed. But poor land very large area of the cotton belt, can be made fertile enough to grow | .provided certain conditions are alfalfa in two years time by plowmade right. I see alfalfa growing 'n? under some legume, such as in nearly every section of Abbeville cowpeas, velvet beans, and the apCounty, and growing on upland too. plication of barnyard manure. If -alfalfa will succeed on upland in 2. Good drainage is necessary Abbeville County, I am convinced to grow alfalfa. This is because too that it will do well on almost any much water in the soil excludes the soil in the county. hence the oxygen, that is abso- i Alfalfa is an -excellent hay plant, lutely essential to the growth of all j .giving three to five cuttings each plants and animals. But drainagei year, and averaging three-fourths is no great problem in Abbeville i to a ton of excellent hay at each County, so we do not have to worry cutting. There is no feed that is about that, except on the bottom so nutritious and palatable as al- lands. falfa hay, there is no crop that will ^ 3. The soil must be in good phyj yield as much feed per acre with sical condition. By good physical the sameamount of labor. Once you condition I mean that the land must get it started it is good for years, be broken deeply and subsoiled and I have had farmers tell me that! thoroughly cut up with a disk harstock will stop eating corn for good, row. The soil should be finely pul - " ' - Jt V.. alfalfa hay. Now that labor is verjzed oeiore sowing seeu uy runscarce I believe more farmers ning smoothing harrow over it. should put in a small patch of al- 4. Lime is absolutely necessary 1 for the su?0Msful growth of alfalfa, will not thrive in a sour soil. Ground limestone should be applied before planting at the rate of 4 or 5 tons per acre, and harrowed in. 5. Another thing necessary is inoculation. The seed should be inoculated with government free culturue, or wet seed with a mixture of equal parts of molasses and water and add all the inoculated soil the seed will hold. Another way to inoculate is by hauling a 1000 lbs. of soil from a field of alfalfa or melilotou and broadcasting on the land where alfalfa is to be planted. Sow the seed as soon as possible after middle of September. To grow alfalfa then we must have a fairly rich soil, if the soil is not rich enough make it rich. After small grain broadcast 15 or 20 loads of barnyard manure per acre, this will give time for the manure to decompose and for the seed to be killed out. If you do not have the manure, break land after small grain, sow 300 lbs. ^fertilizer per acre, or two parts of phosphate and one part of cotton seed meal. Sow your peas in three rows and cultivate to keep down weeds. When peas are mature cut up with disk harrow and turn under, then sow broadcast 4 or 5 tons of limestone per acre and harrow in well. After goa rain broadcast ouu ids. pnosphate per acre and harrow in. Then when the first good season comes along sow your seed at the rate of not less than 40 lbs. per acre and cover lightly with harrow or brush. Weeds are the worst enemy of alfalfa, therefore it is necessary to try to have the land as free of them as possible before planting by keeping the land cleanly cultivated before sowing. It is best to so\* the ^eed in the early fall, rather than in the spring. ^ ?- V?..? Alfalfa Patrli Portilizai]. Alfalfa should be fertilized every two or three years during December or January. Broadcast barnyard manure every other year if possible and run disk harrow over . alfalfa. During the latter part of February apply broadcast 500 lbs. phosphate per acre and harrow in wen. ADOut the fourth year it will be best to apply limestone about February and harrow it in well. The alfalfa must be properly treated if one expects to get good returns from it. Fertilization and the application of barnyard manure are necessary every two or three years, and lime should be applied every four or five years because it is not expected to last more than four years. Cut alfalfa when the next shoots (young plants) begin to appear ohnvp fhp around: this is about blooming time. MERCHANTS WAR SAVINGS DAY Charleston, May 31.?Friday, June 21st, has bene designated Merchant's War Savings. Day by the South Carolina War Savings Committee. Plans are being perfected to the end that the merchants in every town in the state will agree to invest their total cash receipts that day in War Savings Stamps. This will be one of the features of the crreat intensive War Savings Campaign which is to be conducted from June 14 to 28, and is expected to be a memorable event of the campaign. This plan originated in Camden, S. C., where the merchants patriotically entered into a similar agreement, and it is believed that the plan will be adopted nationally. GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES IN AGRICULTURE Mobilizing Harvest Labor. Steps for the systematic mobilization of farm labor in Kansas were taken at a meeting held in Kansas City May 14. This is the first of a series of meetings which are to be arranged by the Department of Agriculturue in a number of cities to unite the efforts of all agencies 1- lolinr- f r> VVOrKing tu acuuic iuuui vw r farmers in harvesting their crops. At the Kansas City meeting a committee-was appointed to direct the work of the various agencies in the State and to see that registrations are held in the cities, where city employees who will do farm work during their vacation can register. It is estimated that 80,000 helpers will be necessary to harvest the crops in Kansas this year, and the com - ... rr mercial organizations in rvaiit>as 44 Th* Rtpartmtnt'i Experimental ' Kitchen. An experimental kitchen ."where %%. substitutes for wheat are being re~ tested has recently been established Jn" and equipped by the Office of Home on Economics. In this kitchen some of ge the good old recipes which were in ^ use 50 and 75 years ago, when corn, buckwheat, rye and barley en . ^ were in more common use, are be, ing revised and standardized, and to # . new recipes in which wheat substitutes play an important part are ' , tested and standardized. A group of women?laboratory specialists and house keepers with special train ing?work side by side in the new n(j kitchen. Before a recipe is made kg public it must not only pass the m_ test of the laboratory .specialists qq but must also meet the test of acta- ? hav? wittrtak** to ityfly 19,9 of thia numb?r. Demonstrations on Preserving Eg; To teach city people how to pi serve eggs with water glass, ext< sion workers of the poultry divisi are holding demonstrations in lar department stores in a number cities. Demonstrations have be held in Washington, Chicago, a New Orleans, and the plan is extend the work to other large c ies. Similar demonstrations ha been held in rural schools and meetings attended by farmers. Pig Club Membership Increases. One hundred thousand boys a girls are now members of pig clui This is more than twice the nu ber enrolled last year, when 45,0 members produced approximat< 10,000,000 pounds of dressed po: These boys and girls are raisi pigs under the supervision of lo* pig-clug leaders who are cooper ! !iv i_v _ ni i J x mg witn trie estate colleges ana i United States Department of Ag culture. Breaks Record for Hauling Egg The first commercial truck lc of eggs from Viheland and M ville, N. J., into New York City about 140 miles?arrived recen with not one egg broken. Delivt from the shipper to the wholesa was made in 15 hours, which is f ter time than that made by expr shipments and establishes a recc * ? a-? i * 1 J: ior motor naux ox eggs, accuxui to the Bureau of Markets of the S. Department of Agriculture wlr arranged for the demonstration. I 5-ton truck carried 150 crates eggs weighing nearly 4 tons, the r< of the load being made up of crat glass. It left Vineland at about a. m. and arrived in the wholes; district of New York City at o'clock the next morning. Cities Being Asked to Supply Fa: Help. To interest commrecial organi: tions in cities in the problem of si I plying farmers in surrounding co ?'it. ?a>.; i T 1? i._ t, mumues wun sumcient uviy lu n vest their crops, the Department Agriculture, in cooperation with 1 Department of Labor, has plac trained men in numerous States call meetings of business men a present the situation to them. 1 men are at work in Illinois, thi irf Indiana, three in Kansas, two Virginia and two in Vermont, a additional appointments are to made soon. These men will tell \ city organizations that althou farmers have planted larger ac ages than during the normal ye they will need additional assistai in connection with the harvest, a that each local community shoi strive to solve its own labor pr< lems. Factories and business hou are being asked to release at le a part of their employees, if nec sary, for a few days in order tl the farmers may have enough h to save their crops. Driving Cattle Tick From Soul Carolina The entire State of South Ca lina will be freed December 1, fr quarantine against the cattle fe^ tick, it is believed by officials of 1 tick-eradication division of the I reau of Animal Industry. Ti eradication work is progressing f; orablv throughout all the otl Southern States. The number dipping vats available on May numbered 22,879. Uncle Sam's Army of Extensic Workers. An army of 5,651 extension wo ers is aiding in the Department Agriculturue's food production a conservation campaign. This is increase of 3,405 over the numl j doing similar work on July 1 of li i year. Of this total 3,049 are | county-agent work, serving 2,4 i counties; 1,690 are in home-dem< j stration work, serving in 1,675 coi | ties; and 912 are in boys' and gi j club work. In the 15 South< j States 2,624 workers are busy c ' rying out the plans of the fc campaign, and in the 33 Northf j and Western States 3,027 are e i oloved. On July 1 of last year 640 were employed in the Southc States, and 606 in the Northern a Western States. In the Souths States there are 130 negro coui agents and 160 negro home-dem< i stration agents. 5jy ai experience in tne nanas 01 -a pjL housekeeper who studies it for it* ng practical value in the average kitcal chenat ' ^ A Monthly Survey of Food Stocks \ An inventory of commercial stocks of grain, flour, meal and other food products is being taken each month by the bureau of Markets ^ and the results pubulished in a new .jj monthly publication called "Food Surveys," two numbers of which have already been issued. These monthly surveys began April 1, 1918 fry 1?T Cold-Storage Space for Butter and T Er ess In view of the heavy demnads for )r(* cJd-storage space growing out of war shipments, the Bureau of Markets is making surveys of space atrailohlo fnr flip pnlH storage of but '? ~ o ter and eggs througout the United States. est '6<^ I Fighting Animal Tnbreculoris. 11 In April, 22,492 cattle^were testa^e ed for tuberculosis in the tubercuo losis eradication work of the Bureau of Animal Industry. This number was 8,494 more than were tested in rm the preceding month. The tuberculosis control measures are to be ap1 za" plied, in cooperation with State ip" authorities and live-stock owners, 1 lmAo Aro/lirtQ+i'nn nf aiuiig UIl CC 11I1CO wmuiVMViVM ar_ tuberculosis from pure-bred herds, eradication from circumscribed 'he areas, and eradication from swine. In the beginning efforts are being to concentrated on eradication of the nd disease from pure-bred herds, 'en -' ree Dr. L- W. Milford, son of John T. jn Milford, of Anderson county, came in(j near losing his life in the great exbe plosions of a munitions plant at the Pittsburg last Saturday. There were !gh numbers of explosions lasting for re_ two hours or more, and Dr. Milford ar> was one of the first Pittsburg pnyice sicians to reach the scene. While ,n(j attempting to reach injured worked men he was blown fifty feet into the air and a nurse who accompanied ggg him had a leg blown off. Dr. Miljgt forfl is to be awarded a Carnegie es_ hero medal and also funds for his iaj. bravery during this terrible acciejp dent. He was considerably bruised up and suffered from shock the day following the accident. He will tjj come to Anderson to recuperate. = GLASS OF SALTS E CLEANS KIDNEYS ckav ?? ?? b?u t- --v:? ierl U your MU& U ttUJUUg UI JOUMUW I of bothers, drink lots of wafer and eat leu meat 1 When your kidneys hurt and your bade feels ?ore, don't get scared and proceed ,n to load your stomach with a lot of drug* that excite the kidneys and irritate the . entire urinary tract. Keep your kidney# clean like you keep your bowels clean, of by flushing them with a mild, harmless ncj Baits which removes the body's urinous i waste and stimulates them to their noran i mal activity. The function of the kidjer neys is <to filter the blood. In 24 hours asj. I they strain from it 600 grains of acid and waste, so we can readily understand in the vital importance of keeping the kid50 neys active. Drink lots of water?you can't dnnk 3n"i too much; also get from any pharmacist \ in-! about four ounces of Jad Salts; take rjs a tablespoonful in a glass of water ' i before breakfast each morning for a few :rn i days and your kidneys will act fine, ar- This famous salts is made from the i0Cj' acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined ' with lithia, and has been used for genera-rn | tions to clean and stimulate ologged kidneyB; also to neutralize the acids in j . j urine so it no longer is a source of irritation, thus ending bladdar weakness. sm| Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot innt} iure; makes a delightful effervescent I lithia-water drink which everyone should irn i take now and then to keep their kidlty I neys clean and active. Try this, also )n_ I keep up the water drinking, and no doubt you will wonder what beoame of ! your kidney trouble and backache. M VVVSVW^WV^VV .:m ANTMY1LLE. V ;)||| Antreville, June 1.?Children's Day Exercises given at Shiloh last ^ Sunday afternoon were very .inter- J esting. The church was filled to the i utmost and some could not:get into the church. Each child did his part % and did credit to themselves and to / the members of the program com- .". i mittee who trained the children. 1 Misses Margaret ' Bradley * and Susie Stevenson of Abbeville, -spent ?. & last week-end with Misse3 Annie V Bell and Zula -Suber. The closing axwetaag vt tile Lit- W tie fountain school1 were -epfcndid '$? and well attended. The<pupitolhowthat they have had careful training. Mrs. ;?. A.. Keaton, Archie and Miss Atthea apeirt the week-ezid in ':M Bowersvme, Ga., with Mr. and Mrs. jj Motte Xeaton and on Sunday heard the ^Baccalaureate sermon delivered in the Auditorium of Lavonia High $ School jet the closing of > their school, by'Eev. J. L. He-radon, pastor of ' the First Presbyterian church of U La Grange, Ga. He delivered a splendid sermon on "the "text: "And . || he had a son -whose name was Saul, ; ^ a choice young man,, and a> goodly." , Misses Maynre fiowen and Luna ., $| Martin are spending this 'week ."With / ^ Misses Nan and "Elvira Pennell near '.:'S Belton. Privates..Jess Bell end B. Bowen .:'$?| 1 .?L? J . ...UU .liAwhA^tAllra \ spent *ue WCCA-CUU WIWI Iiuuroivmo* Via Miss Ruth Growther and brother,;, : George, are -ipemding their vacation at home after teaching the .past THr. Fred Growther has purchaaed a beautiful Stucon Six automobile ',' iM Mrs. J. A. Dickson and son, Paul visited Mrs. W. :K. (Jrowtaer ana family andMrs.Roasie Knox this week. Rev. and Mrs. W. S. Martin spent ;|? several days this week in the -Bells section visiting friends and going " fishing. Mr. Lawrence Canwle passea , '^Ji away in the Anderson Hospital last Tuesday night, after suffering for k several weeks. Mr. Carwile was i '^|; well known all over our community J| and county and had many friends v j '11 ?? *? .llifl Iaco V af XTT?% wnu win giicrc uio avooi "TjjlSMB realize that, "Cod doeth all things well." He leaves a wife and eight I children to mourn his death. We ex- | tend our -hartfelt sympathy to *theiii. Miss Ethel Anderson of Wmthrop ' College, returned home Friday for j|| vacation. Miss Anderson is one of -J] the most intelligent young -women 'tfg that Antreville has ever turned out '||| and she is making splendid success j. in coHege. We are glad to have her Xja in our midst for the summer. j -Messrs. Marvin Patterson and . Mahlon Gordon left Wednesday for" Camp Sevier, where they go in vjlaM training. Archie Keaton has enlist- 1 ed in the navy, but we don't know I where he will be stationed, just yet. Our soldier boys are Jeaving every yg* To fight for our country without ,' JS1 We honor these boys?every one, And know they will fight 'till' it'?.. 3 When they return to their homes, \;$HI so dear, | Be welcomed with good cheer All honor and glory will be given For they are keeping our flag in vjfl They have taught a lesson to every- ,JM "Fight for your country And stand by your gun." 9 V SEABOARD SCHEDULE. V Schedule was changed Sunday, ' / Train No. 5 1:10 P. M. ;'|9 Train No. 29 4:55 P. M. H Train No. 11 4:25 A. M. Train No. 17 4:45 A. M. Train No. 12 2:00 A, M. ?;? Train No. 30 12:25 P. M. Train No. 6 5:45 P. M. Train No. 18 10:00 P. M. The government is to take ovei every pound of steel in the country, nnH then, after its needs have been H met, will apportion the remaindei I among essential industries. .fl