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News fort FOLLOW HIS EXAMPLE. (By W. A. Rowell.) f Mr. H. J. Power, of Brownlees, is doing some good farming?he is living and boarding at same place, i and, at the same time is building up | his land, thereby leaving it better: *1 it. ...? ? i?_ ?: i ?????? ! iuaix iw was w:icit nc gaincu pv/oocosion of it. He is planting all the food and feed crops necessary to supply his family and livestock and some in excess for his country. Mr. Power says that one of the most im-j portant men during the' war is one a' ' I who is farming, not one who plants! two-thirds of his land in cotton, but; one who is providing for food and feedcrops. Yet, in this war time, when there are thousands of hungry people in this world looking to America for food, we have farmers right at home who are planting 18 acres of cotton to the plow and only four acres of corn, and who are Jbuying their meat, part of their corn, and all of their flour from the West and North. Is this patriotism? During the past two very cold I winters, Mr. Power has m%de. two good grain crops, despite the cold winters, and a great many other farmers have failed in their grain , crops. Mr. Power has a very small family, runs a four horse farm, yet he is planting 20 acres of -oats, -8 acres of wheat, one acre of rye, 24 acres of corn, 3-4 acre of sweet potatoes, never buys any meat, has plenty of pasture for io cows, and is raising plenty of chicjcens. Mr. Power expects td thrash out 700 bushels of 08ts from 20 acres, . will make 80 bushels ofi wheat from 8 acres and 12-15 bushels rye from r one acre. He has all the oats neces sary to ao nira ana win sen zuu du. i These oats are worth $1;25 per bu. but they never cost him $0.50 per bushel. Now see if you can buy ! them for 50 cts per bushel! Mr. Power believes in good farm- i ing, he is getting a pleasure out of j farming. He says the older he gets , the more he wants to learn about farming. He started to farming aj, good many years ago, and his motto ^ was, "First, ditch and terrace . your j land properly, rotate your crops,] plant your stubble land to peas, j' v turning some of them under every ' year, and you will make' poor land j'' bloom like a rose in five years." ^ What would be the result if every 1 farmer followed the example? We ^ would have a more prosperous coun- ^ try to live in, we would get more 5 out of life, our land would be 1 built up, and we would not have to?1 buy a bushel of corn, a pound of : meat or lard, a bushel of oats nor ' r any hay, or a sack of floui; from the North and West. ,, ^ 1 . . r0,..: ' ' . BUILD A SILO THIS SUMMER. 1 * < The silo is an air-tight receptacle ^ I for preserving- green tfeed in its J ? succulent Condition. The silo is no 1 longer ah experiment, it went thru s the experimental stage years ago. 1 Anyone that knows anything at all ? about a silo knows that is true. Sil- j ( age is now universally recognized ] as one of the cheapest and most in- 1 dispensable feeds in the economical! s . production of milk and beef. | i A silo is not needed by a man 1 I who does not keep ten or more head j 1 of cattle (either beef or dairy) or 11 does not grow the material with ^ which to fill it. But any man keep- < ing ten or more head of cattle, re- j < gardless of type, should have a' i silo. If one doubts the value of a; < silo all that is necessary for him to I j do is to go to those men who havej \ built them, or go to Tennessee or; i Indiana. You will find that men i who own silos are more than pleased; i wif-h t.hpm. I i I We all know very well that a cow J ] gives more milk when turned on j < pasture. When a cow is turned on j < pasture her flow of milk increases;j] when she is taken off the pasture the 1 flow of milk decreases. In the feed- j ] ing of.fowls for increased egg-pro-j] duction, valuable lessons may bej. learned from the natural habits of i; the birds. As a rule, fowls lay j ] most abundantly in the spring of i the year, particularly if left to shift I < for themselves. If given free range 11 at this season of the year they ob- j i > t. ' '' .Xv! - f' v ' r\ y \ f' V ' lie Farmer tain green food in the form of grass, meat in the form of worms : and insects, and broken rocks. If we expect to feed fowls for increased egg-production, it will be neces- ! sary to prolong the sprink-like condition as much as possible throughout the entire year. If we expect, therefore, to produce the most butter or beef at the least cost, we should prolong throughout the entire year pasturue-like condition. More butter and beef can be pro- 1 duced and produced more cheaply 1 from feeding silage than from any * other method of feeding that does ' not include silage. Records show 1 that the feeding of silage to cattle 5 at the Indiana Experiment Station for eight years produced a profit of 1 $15,24 per head against $8.85 per 5 head for those fed no silage, or * $6.39 in favor of feeding silage. The 5 silo provides plenty of succulent ' feed during the winter and is rel- s ished by cattle. More feed can be J stored in the same place in the form of silage than can be stored in the 1 form of hay and fodder. An acre s of land planted to silage crops will < produuce more feed than the same s acre will produce if planted in any s other, crop. Summing up, these are 1 the advantages of silage: (1) It is < cheap, succuluent, and palatable, ' (2) it is a substitute for pasturue, ' (3) can be stored in a very small ? place, (4) it is convenient and ban- 1 dy to feed, (5) there is no waste in J feeding silage, (6) the largest amount of feed can be produced ' from an acre of land, and (7) more < butter and beef can be produced 1 most economically from feeding sil- 1 age than from any other method of < feeding that does not include silage. 1 " For the man that has ten or more < head of cattle the building of a ^ 3ilo wouM be the greatest invest- 1 merit he could possibly make. There * are five silos in McCormick County 1 and none of the. owners regret hav- 1 ing ever built them; they will tell ^ pou they are worth about twice what ( they cost. There is one man in the ( state who says he can afford-to build 1 a 'wood hoop silo every year. There are two types of silos in 1 common use?the concrete and the wood hoop. As to which type a man should build will depend very largely on certain conditions. The man ^ ou-Vin Vine pnnnch rattle to iustifv Duilding a silo and is not able to * Duild a concrete silo shouid build i wood hoop silo. A wood hoop silo ivili cost arotind $1.25 per ton capacity, that is, a 100 ton wood hoop silo will cost about $125, depending )n the labor and cost of materials, rhese figures are based on bought naterials. By sawing the tongue md grooved flooring the silo should lot cost more than $90 or $100. For jxample, it will take around 2000 Feet of floring to build a 100 ton ^ silo, costing $70. If a man own the j timber and has to pay only for the 1 jawing, the silo should not cost, ^ perhaps, more than $75, including, JO bags of cement costing $24. Aj :oncrete silo will cost about $3.00.' ; t per ton capacity, or $300 for a 100 ^ ;on sila. If a man is keeping a t small herd of cattle and expects to ncrease it later on, it will pay to c > > wild a wood hoop silo. When he j las 50 or more head of cattle he car. ^ ;hen put up a concrete silo. The j. ivood hoop silo is a step toward tht ^ concrete silo; it will help you buildj j x concrete silo. So far as the keep- s ing quality of the silage is con- ? q urAnH Vinnri Qilo iq ilist. as _ " ""? I s *ood as the concrete silo. An air- ? tight receptacle is all that is neces- f sary to preserve silage. There are no doubt many farmers who have r never built silos that really needed j them and wouFd have been a paying 5 proposition, but never built be- ( :ause they could not put up a con- ] irete silo, thinking they would not t pay. As a matter of fact some of j the leading silo men will say always j build a wood hoop silo and put the balance of the money in good cattle, i A. wood hoop silo is so simple that' j almost anybody can build one and I trnild it in tnree aays too. ^ The size of the silo will depend, c of course, on the nuumber of cattle j bo be fed. It is necessary in the j south to feed silage not less than ( four and a half months, or 135 days It takes 40 pounds of silage per da] per head, or 5400 lbs. of silage foi four and a half months. To feet 50 head of cattle 135 days in th< south will require 135 tons of silage To be sure of a silo large enough i will be necessary to construct on< 40 feet high and 16 feet in diametei or one that will hold 147 tons. Th< following are some of the dimen 3ions of silos, together with tht numebr of cattle that each one wil carry for 135 days: Dimensions. Capacity. Cows fe< for 135 dayi 23'xl4' 51 17 31'xl4' 76 25 34'xl5' 100 34 36'xl6* 124 41 The crops generally grown foi silage and corn and sorghum. Cotr makes a better silage but you car lount on sorghum making 25 pei :ent more tonnage per acre. Corr will average around 6 or 7 tons anc ?orghum 9 to 10 tons of silage pei acre. On good land you can expecl more silage per acre from bott sorghum and corn, but the abOvt figures are for average land in th( south. I should think the bottom lanas ot ADDeviiie uounty snouic iverage 12 to 15 tons of sorghurr >rlage per acre. Those considering building silof :his summer should get their cropj itarted, then consider on the type )f silos they expect to construct. Ii i concrete silo is built, it is necessary to order the material severa months ahead of time, owing to the congestion of freight. If a wooc loop silo is built all you have to d< is ^to order 8 or 10 bags of cement saw your flooring early this summei md let it dry, an<J saw the hoopf jusuf when you get ready to build. The silo is like the potato storage louse, will pay for itself in nearlj )ne year. We build a potato house ;hat will holf 500 bushels of pota.4 ? ...i ?1 cn *onn sues at a tuat ui num fiuu iv f^uu iepending on the cost of labor anc naterial, and you save more thar 2nough potatoes in one year to paj for the house, besides having tht jse of the house for many years ir ;he future. A wood hoop silo wil nore than pay for itself in one year ind .a concrete silo , will almost pa; tor itself in one year. Then yot :an use the. wood hoop silo for sin >r seven years in the future and ;he concrete for a life time. -IOW TO SUCCEED WITH ALFALFA (W. A. Rowell, County Agent.)' For a great number of years il las been the opinion of some peo>le who believed that alfalfa would lot succeed in the cotton belt ex:ept on certain limited areas, Whilt his might be true to a certain exent, it is by no means true with ill soils. Alfalfa will not, of course; mcceed on poor sandy soil. Observation and experience have taughl ne that alfalfa will do well over a rery large area of the cotton belt provided, certain conditions are nade right. I see alfalfa growing n nearly every section of Abbeville bounty, and growing on upland too, f alfalfa will succeed on upland in Abbeville County, I am convinced ;hat it will do well on almost any loil in the county. Alfalfa is an excellent hay plant, jiving three to five cuttings each :ear, and averaging three-fourths o a ton of excellent hay at each :utting. There is no feed that is io nutritious and palatable as al'alfa hay, there is no crop that will rield as much feed per acre with he sameamount of labor. Once you jet it started it is good for years. have had farmers tell me that tock will stop eating corn for good ilfalfa hay. Now that labor is icarce I believe more farmers ihould put in a small patch of al'alfa next fall. If one expects to grow alfalfa he nust bear in mind the following: L. The land must be fairly rich. !. Well drained. 3. in good physi ^ 1 1 : 3 n :ai condition. <i. supp^eu wan u iberal application of lime, and 5, he seed must be inoculated with the )roper bacteria and sown at the >roper time. 1. Alfalfa will grow all right or i fairly rich soil, this has been jroven. I do not believe it should >e sown' on poor land, because it vill not succeed. But poor land ;an be made fertile enough to grow ilfalfa in two years time by plowng under some legrme, such as :owpeas, velvet beans, and, the ap ? plication of barnyard manure. 7 2. Good drainage is necessary r to grow alfalfa. This is because too * much water in the soil excludes the ? air, hence the oxygen, that is absot lutely essential to the growth of all ? plants and animals. But drainage r is no great problem in Abbeville - County, so we do not have to worry about that, except on the bottom j lands. 3. The soil must be in good phy1 sical condition. By good, physical s condition I mean that the land must be broken deeply and subsoiled and thoroughly cut up with a disk harrow. The soil should be finely pulr verized before sowing seed by runj ning smoothing harrow: over it. x 4. Lime is absolutely necessary r for the successful growth of alfalfa, it 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 brbadcasting on the land where alfalfa is to be planted. Sow the seed as soon as possible i 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 inanure 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 'I nr fwrt narta of nhoaohate and one part of cotton seed meal. Sow | your peas in three rows and cultivate to keep down weeds. When i f peas are mature cut up with disk harrow and turn under, then sow i broadcast 4 or 5 tons of limestone j per acre and harrow in well. After. god rain broadcast 500 lbs. phos| phate per acre and. harrow in. Then when the first good' season comes I along sow your seedvat the rate of | not less than 40 lbs. per acre and cover lightly with harrow or brush. Weedg are the worst enemy of alfalfa^ therefore it is necessary to' try to have the land as free of then L as possible before planting- by keeping the land cleanly cultivated . before sowing. It is best to so* the seed in" the early fall, rather I than in the spring. Keep Your Alfalfa Patch Fertilized. Alfalfa should be fertilized 'every two or three years during December [ or January. Broadcast barnyard manure every other year if possibte ' and run disk harrow, over ' alfalfa; l During the latter part of February L apply broadcast 500 lbs. phosphate per acr4 and harrow in well. About , the fourth year it will be best to , apply limestone about February* and U?w?.an> U TUa oI^qI'Tq mn?f j uariUYv it , in vrcti. 1110 ?uim? be properly tt-eated if one expects , to get good-uefcarnB from it. FerI tilization and the ' application of r barnyard manure are. necessary ev-> ery two or three years, and lime should be applied every founor five i years because it is not expected to t last more than four years. , Cut alfalfa when the next shoota i (young plants) begin to appear . above the ground; this is about I blooming time. I TIRO), NERVOUS mm > tVMVINl Now Sh& U Strong and Well Berkeley, CaL?"I was nervous* irritable, no appetite, could not sleep. i and was -always tired, so my housework was a great effort. After maap other medicines had failed Vinol KlllkMtn* <kn/l *m n Ja ma ? .1 T k/IWU lUC! up Situ 1UUUC IUU BVIVSl*gt>' A ^ i have a good appetite and sleep well Every nervous, weak, ailing woman , should' try if?-Mrs. N. Edmund* 1 2107 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CaL 1 We ask every nervous, weak, run* ' I down, ailing woman in this town to try this cod liver and iron tonic on our guarantee to return''their money - if it fails to help them. 1 P. B. SPEED, Abbeville, S. C i a??ac=ai'n u c?W Not a Bite of ^ Breakfast JJntil Yo'u Drink Water WjttVgim'tflM wafer ?fti phosphate prsvsnts 11 Inst* r and ks?ps us fit* Jtief ta co*!f when it Irons, Ittftar behind ?. certain amount gt. iaeem > bastibTe material In the'form of lithe*, so thft foA^ itw^ iiifaV |i|mb to nfttr day %fes Si%6' altafcntyry csinai a certain aXO^tmt of ttti#*fetffiie W t^riai, whlok-ifrnot oqmpjetly- oltnUat* ted from the system each Jfiy, be?, confea food "tor tnemffiionf'of barter!* whteh infest the bofrtfe. Efttf* tW* mass of left-over waste, ta]bu_an&T ptomain-like poisons are formed "and" sucked Into the blood. Man-,and women- who- can^get Reeling right must begin to. iaKe, inside baths. Before eatmg breakfast each' morning drink a-glass-of real-hot water with a teaspoonful of lime; stone phosphate ln lt towakhout of the thirty feet of bowels thfc previous day's accumulation of poisons and toxins and to keep the entire alimentary canal clean, pure and fttsfc Those who are subject to sick .headache, colds, biliousness, constipation, others who wakeup with bad teste, foul breathy backache, rheumatic? stiffness, or hate a sour/gassy stomach after meal*, are urged to get?* quarter pound of limestone phosphate from' the drug store,, and begin' practicing Internal sanitation. This will cow very little, but Is sufficient to m*ke> anyone an enthusiast on the subject. Remember inside battling la-more Important than outside bathing^ because the aktn pores do not-absorb lrirpttritles Into the blood, causing poor health, while the bowel pore*: dor 'Just ajfsoap and hot water cleanaea, sweetens and freshens the skin, so foot water and limestone phosphate act on the 'stomach, liver, kidney* md bowels. if hk m* BEGIN 1 IIS fhuh thf Kidncyi itoootvUn Buk* act j or Bladder bothsn?'Ibftt fbrlsiurio aoid. JNo sua or woman wfaa Miimi^nnr burly o&n moke a miitare by 'fiushligg the kidnaj*- oaessiettdly, say* w known authority. Meat forms*-uria.acidr which xloga the kidney pores so they sluggishly filter or strain only pM^ tw the waste *nd poisons iron the blood, then- you get sick.- Nearly *11 rhsnpstisp, ifcsfujtthest lto* trouble, nervous? ness, constipation, ttrsifiem*, sleepfeatnm; bladder dkordeni ooma-frota tluggiafckidaim. The moment you feel a dull ache in U>* kidneys or your back hurts, or if the urine is cloudy, offensive, full of sediment, irregular of pssasge or, attended by a sensation of sealding, get About fedr ounces of Jftd Salt* front *aj< 'reliiM^ pharmacy and take a t&bleapoonful lu. a glass of water before breakfast for a few daysand your kldneyr wfl! then act fine. This famous salts, is msdslroa, the acid of grapes and lemon juice, spm* Viin?H wtth Mia and haa been uaed fair generation* to flush clogged kidneyesad stimulate them to activity, also to nso-< traliie the acids in urine ao it na longer causes irritation, thus ending bladder & order*. Jad Salts is inexpensive and caonot injure; makes a delightful effervescent lithia-water drink which all regalar meat eaters. should take now and then to keep the kidneys clean an4~th* blood purs, thereby avoiding serious kid* ney complication*, otIF It*l Grandmother's Recipe* to. Bring Back Color and Lustre toHair. That beautiful, even shade of dark, glossy hair can only be had by brewing a mixture of S**e Tea and Sulphur. Tour hair, is your charm. It makes or macs the face. When .It fadei, turns fray, or streaked, Just an application or two of Bags-r^and ^Sulphur enhances Its appearance a hundredfold. Don't bother to prepare the mixture; you can get this famous old recipe improved by the addition of other Ingredients at a small cost, ?11 ready for use. It Is called Wysflrt Safe-and Sulphur Compound, 'mis oan i nways be depended upon to brtng j back the natural color and lustre Of: your hair. Everybody usee "Wyeth's" Sage and | Sulphur Compound now because It | darkens so naturally and evenly that nobody can tell It ho* been applied; You simply dampen a sponge or soft brush with It and draw this through the hair, taking one small strand at a time; by morning the gray halk has disappeared, and after another application It becomes beautifully dark and appears glossy and lustrous. This ready-to-use preparation is a delightful toilet requisite, for those who desire dark hair and a youthful appearance. It 16 not intended for the cure, mitigation 6r orqyentlon of disease.- k. V t BETHIA NEWS. S. w v Bethia, June 6.?Mr. CharHe Brown of Troy, is spending the week with Mr. Marshall Hall and is helping him to chop out his cot __ 1 ' * t I ' ' * ' '' ^ *yVC > r.' tonGrandpa HdWard of Alibtvflle, ty spending &. while with, hi# daughte# ; i Mk AziKe Wlls&rt; ^ . Olio BitfUttid-ia spying* % with his uncle, Willie Horne, for a? while- /:/|H j Mr*. D. J. Jenkins is* spending two weeks.in Troy with- relatives and friends. We were so glad to hear that Bethia lfed^Ss Stentifaet'tifo t&p; Mrs. WiM.3 'Bftil spebt night :at-fiif irfth U& John Browfti Corporal J. C. Link ?f Camp i Jackson, spent tKe week-end witfc *$1 his home folks. makes. a flus* ' V' looking.sotdfer in his uniform. ; Misses.Berth* and Doretfrutottll of Lethe,. cam*up- for praachiott ' V last Sabbat afternoon- and joined the church. ' Was sorrfrto1 Jeani rthafc* Hflb HiUhDW wtto sick Sabbath tifil could not< att*nd thr preachlsigy ^ missed her so much. > ^ Mr. Horace Brown-and Miss Boyd of Mt. Cirmil. marriedJ last Tuesday; We vrtsfcnhferara tenr ?& happy lif?, ' Mfs. Iff. & Etattafofd and dtfgfe tef, Rtfttr, apeiitHhe^d^ at Mitormiclclast Wfcto&d*y #ttk Tj TheTtfaflr^??fcr cTttr. ilfd^ Redden of Bradley, w'^fre sdrry U hear of the deatlf of the latter, wMdk occurred la^t WedfteAday morhinf at 7 Vetoed IeaVittg a one little 'itifatvf. S& tXk%^^m rest at Long Cfihe cetae&ry. ^ XaIoan 'tinf Aof tiAV IaIU ova avaf . ' '' i^K Weep not that ha* raca-ia-vina*- K y God grant we may-**** ' ; Mi When our worfelike hero is don*. v vwwvv v\w\ v\% /; :M \ If? V PBNNSY'5 CSEEKr % Penney* Creek^. June - 8,? community was saddened - whm tit* -||| news camoof Luthcr>HMfcn**tt' death. Several iro? her* ' his funeral. The family.haa out sympathy. .. Mr,Ozey Etfctobefsk xfo*fro?<?tkft' good- boys,- left/ for Camp ' Jackaott onthe-29 of -Mey.i We'<bo)fe to+H | young -mwi-God^speed- anitr % ?tflr - return^ .. Mi^am4^'Rofw? ' * m for the -sunwer' afWr? teacUsf ^ttdil; f|?i winter in Seneca,-5k C. Htr gistaPj , Mi?.e: C. Myw?n*'Httfc*feMwa ^ accompanied her home for ' f?w day* stay. Mr." Osear MyeVk- ctwn# with them ^also; Miss Lulie Prfc* vf T^tt? ? rfsftt^ Mr. and Mm R: 'R. Pric% thfo wwfc MrJ Walters Wtei ' SvhAfe r||| with teap brother,^ Mr* 1L B. Rfe?.' ' Mrs; WBltwv?ffis Bpttld Sfetfcttfcjr ;?;|| afternoon with Mtti J. P. fnfefefofcifc ' Mrm W. E. Willhuflb spent '*&? - J day afteiWofl at liB%' S. S. Eftlilfr berg^s. ,->J Mrs. ft. ft. Pritfk MWnt SttttftUfr ; A afternoon with Mm; S. S. Ellenbetg. Mr. J. P. Ellenberg spent Sunday with -Iftt- M/ L. Wftt&tiiir | Mtb Ella Wilson haa returned borne 'kfffet* av stay* of tWo weiMtif lirfti .A her-daughter,- Mrs. W. E. Wffliami.' We aife sorter to write Mrs. J. EIFenberg is on the felek"Ket.' Hope she will soon be WeiL t'Jf Mrs. Ozfcjr Ellenberg and" sister, Miss Lula Williams, spent Wedtre*- i day with Mri. Will Rogers and ' enjoyed the' dfcy very much. Children's Day will be at BtlfiP church Fourth1 SuntffcjKIn thii ibofitft'. . if Cnyna anW Vie ft IV )>#' htn?MTTl .'"'I Dr. G eo.W. Swop* filled hit rv3| lar appointment at Midway la*t Sua- 91 day afternoon. There w&a ft lkrgf crowd to hear his sermon, it bfcfofr Hebrews interpreted: or, "WiiriUtff out in life." And it wai fliiil Dr. Swope will preach ftfcslifi oii the Sunday in July. Come if yott witt* to hear some good preaching frott the Bible. KNtf V WAV VV \A\VV^ \ \ , .'."i v- cDAonAon cruRhlidft^' V * :-l|? vvvvvwvwvvv vvv Schedule wa? > changed Sunday, May 12; Trato No; & 1:10 P. M. Train No. 2&_: 4:55 Pi 1L Train No, 11. 4:25 A. E Train No. 17 - 4:46 A.M. Train No; 12_._ 2:00 Ai M, Train No. 30. 12:25 P>M. Train No; 6 6:45 P. M. Train No; 18 - 10:00 Pv V % J