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OF INTEF LETTER TO COUNTY AGENT Deai\ Sir: Please send me reliablft informa tion on the following subjects: 1. How to get rid of nut grass. 2. How to keep th& boll weevil from coming on my farm. "If my farm should become in fested with the boll weevil before I receive a reply to this inquiry, please advise me how the pest may be promptly and immediately eradi cated. 4. Tell me how to get ?the mort gagee on my farm paid."1 5. When is the beit time to sell cotton? 6. I am thinking of planting some i/vn~ cf aril a /?nttr?n and would like to know what price long stapl? cotton will bring this fall. V., I have some friends who would also like to have.answers to these questions and if it is not asking too much of you, I would be glad if you would write a letter to the paper in order that all of my friends may get the oenefit of your learning. I Sincerely, Reply Dear Sir: 1. To rid a field o' nut grass, gome men have been successful by plowing at least three times during the winter and putting hogs in the fir.M Thp hf?p*x. when allowed to root, will eat a large quantity of the roots. I..7ho only way io keep the boll weevil from your farm is to make it such an uninteresting place that he will not care to make it his home. You can easily do this by cutting off Tiic fsisvl siinnlv. which consists of cotton, but during a famine he will use other plants of the malvacea or der and especially of the Hibiscus family. Be sure that during the com ing year, you do not allow these plants to make growth on your farm, as the prospects are now, there will not be enough cotton on your neighbors farm to supply his needs and he will likely wander about during the summer, and 'when he comes to your place, if he finds them, he will be sure to take up his abode. 3. Experiments have shown that lany animals and insects are very Pond of music and while no definite Experiments have been conducted in Icbnnection with the boll weevil, I feel sure that if you secure the services of the Carolina Syncopators and get them to perform in the hol low near the branch, that the boll weevil will be so enthralled with the vibrant strains that you may easily lead them to where they may be captured with any of the numer ous boll weevil traps that have been |sold in th? County. 4. In paying a mortgage off a farm, different methods must be used, according to the type of man who holds same. 1 would advise I that you cultivate this man and af |ter you have learned him, perhaps I' can give you more definite mior maiion. 5. I believe that you will find that the best time to sell cotton, is when it will bring the most money during the season in which dt is produced. 6. I am sure that if you can ac curately find the amount of long staple cotton on hand; the amount th'at will be^ produced this year; the profit that will be made in hand ling; the weather for the coming year, (your almanac will give you a correct report); and the quality and guantity of the material that will be needed by the ladies to lengthen their winter skirts, according to Vogue's Forecast, tnat you wm oe able' to accurately' determine, with in 75 cents a pound, just what long staple cotton will be worth. If at any time I can be of further assistance to you In easing your over-taxed mind and solving your weighty problems with my learning, ple<3Se do not hesitate to call upon me. Sincerely yours, Wayne G. McGowan, County Agent. I Ruminations of a scrub sire?"If pv owner did not think a lot of me ersonallv, he would not support me, ecause he knows that I can not im rove h:s herd or :be a source of anv _ tEST TO F PLANT SOME SOY BEANS Clemson College.?A few fanners make a success of raising a new crop the first time they try it. It is quite likely that next year a great many farmers will want to try some newj crop, especially where cotton fails! this year, says Prof. C. P. Blackwell, agronomist, who suggests that the soy beare is bne of the most promis ing crops and believes it would be a! good idea for any farmer to- plant a' small acreage of soy beans this year,1 in order to learn the method of hand- [ ling this new crop. It is not an expen-! sive crop to grow as it does not re-, quire a heavy application of fertiliz er; it may be cultivated with a culti vator almost entirely, requiring little J work with a hoe; and it may be har vested ^by machinery. Thus one man can handle a large acreage. It is a crop which has many uses, as it may! be grown as a soil building crop, as' a cash crop, or as a forage crop. The safest variety to plant for] seed production is the Mammoth^ Yellow, which should be planted in j rows about 2 1-2 to 3 feet apart and j at the rate of about 39 pounds per acre. It will generally be best to1 fertilize with about 150 to 200 pounds of acid phosphate per acre.1 On land that is known to be very low in potash a small application of potash may be necessary, but no heavy application of potaSh is need ed. On most soils it is not necessary co apply ammonia, though on very light sar.dy. soils a little ammonia would probably increase the yield. Be;ng a leguminous crop, soy beans take nitrogen from the air and as a genei^l rule make their best <seed yield when not fertilized with com merciai ammonia. On land where the soy bean has never grown, inoculation is advisable, but on land where it has been grown in the past, the soil will be already inoculated. Most of the soils of th's state are inoculated or soon become inoculated when this crop is planted. ORCHARD AND GARDEN NOTES Clemson College.?Spray grapes with Bordeaux Mixture as soon as the flowers have, dropped and the fruit set. To protect from birds and to prevent rot, bag the grapes when the berries are about the size of Okra seed. Use No. 2 manilla bags for the Delaware and other small bunch varieties, and No. 3 bags for Niagara, Concord and other large bunch sorts. Make a slit in the bot tom of the bag for drainage; and then slip the bag over the ibunch and fold th? corners over then fasten with a pin. Cultivate the grapes throughout the crowine season. Spray the apples with Bordeaux mixture and arsenate of Ifead during the last week in May. Remember thait the peaches must be sprayed every two weeks with lime-sulphur spray for the control o,f brawn rot. Spray tomatoes , with Bordeaux mixture every two weeks for the control of leaf disease. Plant tomato seed in May and transplant during July in the gar den or field. Tfiese will procmce to matoes during September and Octo ber. Stone is a good late variety. Cultivate and fertilize the aspar agus bed so that the crowns may de velop properly during the summer and be able to produce a heavy crop of shoots next summer. Remember that the yield and quality of the as naratrus* deoend largely upon the treatment given the asparagus this year. Plant bunch beans eve<ry ten days or two weeks for succession of snap beans. Bountiful, Black Valentine, and Giant Green Pod ar& good var ieties for the home garden. ^ Cultivate the garden after every rain to keep it absolutely free from grass and weeds and to preeerve moisture. Dust the Irish potatoes with ar senate of lead to kill the potato beetles. Also dust cabbage plants lightly with arsenate of lead to de stroy the cabbage worms. No, it does not take a witty farm er to outwit the weeds. Frequent, shallow cultivation will do that and will also save soil moisture. 'ARMERS SOY BEAN VERSUS COWPEAS At any state of its growth, th< soy bean will stand a light fros and keep, on growing, tieoice tne: may be sown earlier tn the sprinj and will grow later In the fall thai cowpeas. On cold, wet land, soy beans grov better than cowpeas as they ar< not easily injured by wet weathei It will resist drought better thai the cowpea. When the weather is cold and we at planting time, soy beans will giv< a better stand than cowpeas. Thei;e are varieties of soy bean tv-i. ?ni -i. i uiau wini iimiuir sccu muiu caiac than the earliest varieties of cow peas; hence the soy bean can bi planted earlier and later than th cowpea. On most soils, soy beans are i more certain crop for hay, and fo seed- purposes than cowpeas. It will produce much more grail than will the .cowpea; and the mor fertile the soil, the more grain wil be produced; whe>reas the (cowpe; tmnro vine and less neas. I 1 The seed will remain on th ground until Novem'ber or Decembe without rotting, thus giving a long er grazing period. Sine? the soy bean is erect i] growth, and has no runners, it ca: be more easily cut for hay. The soy bean matures all its frui at once, and can therefore be har vested by machinery, whereas th cowpea must be harvested by han<3 and later threshed by machinery. Soy beans collect more nitrogei from the atmosphere than will th cowpea, thus being a better soil im prover. , > Soy beans are not troubled b; weeds and other insect pests whic injure cowpeas. The soy bean is not so susceptibl to wilt and other plant diseases a the. cowpea. On the other hand the cowpea ha some advantages over the soy "bean The soy ibean may fail to com through a crust which would offe but little resistance to cowpeas. Th cowpea is therefore better fo broadcasting on land that is heav; and liable to "bake.'"' Rabbits feast upon the soy bea: while they will not t>other the cow pea at all. Rabbits may be checke by poisoning a few rows around th field. At -the time of planting, soy bean require a 'better seed bed, and usual ly give a poor stand if they ar planted deeper than one and one half inches. Cowpeas are preferable for sow ing broadcast on weedy land be cause they smother weeds much bed ter than soy beans., Soy beans prepare a be>tter pre pared seed bed than cowpeas do. ORCHARD NOTES ?? | - Clemson College.?It pays t summer prune peaches. Rub ol enough new shoots throughout fch tp of the tree that they will not be come crowded and pinch back th tops of those shoots that are grow ing too rapidly. Watch closely the newly plant* peach trees to see that the branche are forming properly. If the younj shoots arei well spaced around th body, select three or four to forr the head and rub off all the others But if they developed only on on side, which would result in a poorl; shaped tree, remove all the shoot except one of the strongest. Allot it to grow until eighteen inches hig and then pinch out the top. Sid shoots will form and by the end o the season you will have a we] 'branched, nicely shaped tree. Be sure to turn the orchard cove crop. If it is allowed to mature, th trees will likely suffer from loss o .moisture. It is often difficult to have a gooi garden during late summer on ac count of dry weather. As a remed; for this, a small irrigation plan might be installed if water is avail ! able. It will pay for itself In a ver; short while with the increased yieli of all vegetables. It is more important to plant ii the right sort of land than in th right phase of the moon. . SWEET POTATOES GOOD FOR LIVESTOCK Clemson College.?With the rapid ircrease now taking place in the growing of sweet potatoes, the eco r.;rn:cal use of the culls is a question of importance and their U3e as feed for livestock is well worth consider Bjing' j Sweet potatoes are better adapted to the feeding of swine than to any ^ other class of livestock, says Prof. L. ,V. Starkey, animal husbandman. [This is due to the fact that the pigs ^can root up the potatoes and conse B quently eliminate the cost of harvest ing. It is generally conceded that 1 one bushel of corn is equivalent in j feeding value to three or four bush t els of sweet potatoes. e | Sweet potatoes have also.' been j found a satisfactory feed for beef 8( cattle, and are generally used as a substitute for silage. It is estimated -.that one ton of sweet potatoes is e t equivalent irv feeding value to 1 1-2 e tons of silage. Cull sweet potatoes have also been abused successfully to replace one-halt ^ of the grain ration for horses and ; mules. rj' Good For Milk Cow*. e According to feed tests and analy 11 sis sweet potatoes are a good milk a'cow feed, advises J. P. LaMastfer, j Chief of the Dairy Division. One e hundred pounds of sweet potatoes r'are equa| to 150 pounds of corn sil J age in feeding value. But sweet pota j toes are more' expensive to produce than silage; therefore, silage is the n imore economical except in case of a | surplus of sweet potatoes or wher Jthe dairy herd is too small to justifj a silo. Twenty to twenty-five pound! M)f sweet potatoes may be fed pei 0 I i cow each day when'chopped up. METHODS OF PRESERVING 111 BUTTER. 'I ... ' "! It is a little difficult to secure in 'formation on the subject of packing y and storing butter because authori hjiles on the subject of the farm but Iter making do not recommend th? e former to store butter at all for mar 3 keting and do not think it wortl while to get out any information or s keeping butter for home use. I thin! ' the following information is author e itative and the last recipe for 'pre r serving butter by glazing is one thai e has been secured from FJrench sourc r es, I cannot say how well this lattei ? ? " 1- ix. 1. a. x. 1 J Will worn, it ougnt 10 -oe wuitu irk ing. n Generally speaking, the method ol making farm butter is not one thai d favors long storage under any cir e cumstances. In these directions, orn other point should be noted in re s gard to the making of the butter. H should be made from cream that i: e only very Rightly sour, because the higher the per cent of acid develop ed the shorter will be the time thai r- the butter will keep. Salt. Only pack butter of highest qual ity. Store in glass or glazed crocks Scald twice with boiling water anc cool. Pack solid within 1 inch of top Cover 1-2 inch fine wet salt and i clean muslin cloth wrung out wit! coia water, uive extra uium uuvcnng and then cover crocks with browr paper tied. Place in coolest j>lac< possible. Renew salt about once f month. Brine: Mix 3 pints water and 1 pint sail Boil until scum rises and add white: of 2 eggs, boil and remove scum When cold cover butter to depth oi 1 inch, cover and store in cool place Preserve by glazing: The butter after thorough wash ing is shaped into prisms and glazed The glaze is made by dissolving pow dered sugar in hot water and ap> a plied with a very soft brush. The heat causes the sugar to penetrate the butter slightly and forms a glaze when cold. Store in a cool place. Mrs. Alma C. Gibbons, nome uem. n^Kia. GARDEN AND ORCHARD NOTES Clemson College?For killing planl lice on cabbage, roses or other plants, spray with a strong soap solution by soaking tobacco stems in water. Garden plants may be transplant ed safely during very dry weather il water is poured around their roots and a thick mulch of dry soil placed 'jover the watered surface. To poui water on the surface soil without (covering it with dry soil doe's more i rijharm than .etooci. e j In pruning tomato plants remove I all *hr>ots that appear in the axis of < ife-vf They are Good! x * . , Bay this Cigarette < i ' SPEC f EXCURSIO :.VL 1 SOUTHERN RAI1 ;! ........TO ' JACKSONVILLl ; I ACCOUNT: SOUTHERN I [ MAY 17?22 The Southern Railway Sv iff ( tickets from various points 1 |.f| ' to 19th inclusive, with final iff starting point by midnight ? ift one and one-half of the one 1 2 ! All delegates can secure 1 . 11 cates from Rev. C. E. Burts . il Tlnrvtfst T?nnrrl fJnlnmhifl. S. . will be arranged from Greei .! tanburg, S. C., Tuesday Ma} ; 5:30 P. M.; Spartanburg 7:4 M. via Columbia, S. C. at w i North and South Carolina i operated through to Jacksoi : May 17 th. Those desiring pullipan re mation should make applies t Railway Ticket Agent or ad 1 ' R. 0. COTNER, Dis To 5-15. ' SPi I t i the leaves. The fruiting stems come' a: I J- it- - .1.11. -1 J. * J I out on une siam ituuuv uuuwajr wc P tween the leaves. Pinch back the tops of new rasp k berry and blackberry canes when! " they reach a height of about three C feet. This will make them branch, S increasing the fruiting wood for next' f< year. jbi Thin peaches, plums and apples if ? you would have the fruit reach maxi-! b; jmum size, color and quality. Remove 'P . I the surplus fruit by hand, thinning' liso that not two specimens will be|5, . I nearer together than three or fourj - tj inches. I I i | Newly planted orchard and shade ; r' trees often fail to grow well or even! i die during a prolonged drought. Thej trouble can be avoided, however, if1 a heavy mulch of stable manure or E other litter is put around the trees. | In addition, the orchard should be i j ;kept well cultivated. jji A good summer treatment of the T young orchard is to plant it to peas in rows. Iron and Brabham are ' the best varieties. To make a good lawn preparation of the land should begin at least several months before sowing. Break the ground deeply and thoroughly ' si now and sow thickly to cowpeas. In | hi the early fall the pea vines can be, S turned under and a good seed bed.a] formed. tsl ft tl .tl STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, |fc County of Abbeville. jpl Notice is hereby given that under i NOTICE OF TAX SALE. and by virtue of a warrant issued to me by the Treasurer of Abbeville County, I have seized the following described property to satisfy the tax es due to the State of South Caro lina and the County of Abbeville, by >jH. P. Bowling, and the same will be I i sold to the highest bidder for cash, on JSalesday in June next, which is the :: 5th day of June 1922, within the le ilgal hours of sale, in front of the ! Court House door at Abbeville, S. C. ' and the proceeds of sale will be ap ': plied to the payment of said taxes 1 md Save Money I A L ?N FARES i L.WAY SYSTEM E, FLORIDA. i a "nrrtcim r(a\tt7tn\trnt. .... >2ir rio i L/WiN v xjin riuiY !nd, 1922. , stem will sell round trip to Jacksonville on May 13 limit Jto reach original j, June 10th, 1922, on basis svay fare. ihe identification certifi- ' 3, Sec'ty. South Carolina C.. Special sleeping cars iville-Anderson and Spar r, 16th. Leaving Greenville 5 P. M.; Anderson 5:20 P. hich point all cars from will be consolidated and " iville arriving 8:50 A. M. '? serration and other infor ition to nearest Southern . dress : ' itrict Passenger Agent, lRTANBURG, S. C, . : iii. nd cost of said seizure and sale. The property to be sold is des- ; ribed as follows: All that t^ract (ft areel of land situate, lying and be lg in Doe Weet Township Abibevillo ounty, State of South Carolina, chool District No. 37, containing >rty-three acres, more or less, and ounded North by J. J. Fretwell, ast by W. W. Clinkscales, South y W. W. Clinkscales and West by eter Rickett and John Banister. F. B. McLANE, Sheriff , 8, '22. Abbeville County, S. C STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE Court of Common Pleas. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF . C. Donald and B. H. Smith, r. 1 . << j Plaintiffs :'M against ^ sff Mattison, - - Defendant. i'M 0 THE DEFENDANT, JEFF MAT TISON: You are hereby summoned and squired to answer thfe complaint 1 this action, of which a copy is erewith served upon you, and to ? : ;rve a copy of your answer to the . lid complaint on the subscriber at - rVj is office at Abbeville Court House, , outh Carolina, within twenty days ' iter the service hereof, exclusive of 1? day of such service; and if you ; lil to answer the complaint within le time aforesaid, the plaintiffs in Jj lis action will apply to the Court >r the relief demanded ih the com- ; aint. .. , WM. P. GREENE, ' Plaintiff's Attorney. ated April 21, 1922. o the ^Defendant, Jeff Mattiaon, A. Non-Resident: Take notice that the complaint in ie above stated action was filed in ie office of the Clerk of Court for bbeville Countv at Abbeville. South arolina, on May 1st, 1922, where is row on file. WM. P. GREENE, Plaintiff's Attorney, ated May 1, 1922. ; wk. 3wks.-Wed.