Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, February 21, 1912, Image 2
AUSTRALIAN BL
ADAPTED T
Serries Have Bat Few Seeds 1
Best Shippers on Market
for All Purposes and
No Crop Moi
California ls the home of tho Aus
tralian variety of blackberries, an Il
lustration of which is shown herewith
?hown as grown by B. S. Kennedy of
Sebastopol, Cal., who says:
In marketing small fruits I find this
to be the most profitable and delicious
"berry in cultivation.
This strain of blackberry does not
grow its roots through the soil like
.other varieties, which send up sprouts
'between the rows causing so much
trouble, but it sends them downward
Into the moist soil, guaranteeing good
crops of berries in the dryest seasons
when 0:0er kinds often blast, and out
side of the hill there is no sprouts,
except where the tips of the vines are
?buried for that purpose.
The Australian blackberry is adapt
ed to all clim;.tes where the tempera
ture does not fall lower than 15 de
grees below zero. The berries have
but few and small seeds, a small soft
core which is almost destroyed in
cooking; they are very firm, solid and
one of the best shippers on the mar
kets, and make a fine dried article.
In cooking they form a rich delicious
eyrup which makes them desirable
{or canning and general family pur
Australian Himalaya Blackberry
_--?ney ripen e?^iy ?nou0li. for
"SUpurposes (about the eighth of July-/
.end continue until frost) and
grow so much of the ?ruii inside the
?mass of vines causing tedious picking,
but every spring they send out long
latierais or fruit stems all projecting
outside, and hanging down on each
.side of tie rows, loaded ".ith berries
that are a pleasure to pick, and last'
'but not least, they will yield three
tons of berries per acre when only one
year old and ever after that will
snore than double the yield of
!any other berry grown. The exten
sive experience I have had as a grow
FRlia?^Q??
' French gardeners sow pumpkins
ac?i squashes in April in hotbeds,
transplant the seedlings to other hot
beds and finally to the open ground
tn May. Several days before the
planta are set out the holes are dug
at a distance of one to two yards,
according to the variety. These holes
are then filled with thoroughly rotted
manure, mixed witn a little potash
fertilizer and covered with soil. The
foung plants are watered frequently
-\CKBERRY IS
O ALL CLIMATES
rVhich Are Small and Is One o?
They Ripen Early Enough
Continue Until Frost
re Profitable.
er of this herry has enabled me to dis
cover a method by which ten tons of
berries per acre may be grown, and
averaged year after year. No crop
could be more profitable. Some peo
ple are inclined to think that the Giant
Himalaya, and Oregon everbearing,
and the Australian Himalaya Black
berry are all the same variety but the
Australian strain of blackberries are
entirely distinct from the other two
and while the Giant and Oregon ever
bearing may do well in Oregon they
are almost worthless In California as
they are soft small and seedy and un
fit for market.
SECURING GOOD
SUPPLY OF ICE
Small Cement House Makes Excel
lent Storage Room- Build
luz Could bo Built
Cheaply.
Start the next summer right hy
having your own Ice. Unless you do,
you will have to pay Ice bills, or, if
you can't get ice, hang the milk and
butter in the well-both of which are
unhappy chores.
Put up your own ice. A small
cement house, cheaply made, is just
the thing in which to store it. This
house will last longer and keep the
ice better than a frame building of
the same construction, says G. M.
Pratt, architect .with the Kansas
State Agricultural college.
Either blocks or cement poured in
large molds can be used. The mix
ture should be rich enough that the
walls will not be porous. Two thin
walls re-enforced with rods protected
from rust and separated by a three
inch air space gives the best combi
nation. If blocks are used, large
cores will save material and keep the
temperature more even.
For an average family a building
10 by 20 feet and. 15 feet high is a
good Biso. It does not store more
than two families Cbti use. Ice keeps
better when stored ia such quanti
ties, says Mr. Pratt.
Such a building could be built for
$250. A nehshoorhood could fcUild
TIC a little larger th:-.t would do for
a:; and the individual expense would
be lessened.
The ice house may he filled from
nearby streams as r?oon as they have
tori . io a i-oo-1 rhicknos?.
f^r*'?-----v-i " iV*1* -.
r . . iryinc -tr>r.? dean?..
<:,-] ... youl'g, t-mc?er. c?ringles3
beans, wash'them, cut oil the stem
md blossom ends, cut in one-ir.fh
engths, and put their: on plaies or
rays prop-red ror the purpose. Cove-r
.ii"-, J net io jM?teci. them from Hies,
ni put to dry In a strong current of
air. * Stir occasionally while drying.
.A en thor .?{jnly dri^-' into in
sect-pr iof 1 igs, tie securely and keep
iu a drv . ell ventilated placp ?Or fu
turo us" ' . Some think i-dDS are in>
prov*-i w> steami nar <uem a short time
oeforo putting them to dry. Try both
ways, and decide for yourself which
suits you better. By putting a few to
dry each time beans are prepared for
the table, a good supply may be pre
served with very little trouble.
Keeping Boys at Home.
If wo would keep the boys at home
we must meet the demands for them
that come from the cities. We must
give them a chance to make money
for themselves and broaden their op
portunities for enjoying everything
good in life within their reach.
<S AND PUMPKINS
and covered wjth a little straw if the
sun " is very hot. In frost or cold
weather, which often occurs in France
in the spring, a bell glass is placed
over each plant. In very warm weath
er the plants are watered more fre
quently. The skin of the squashes
shown in the illustration is so very
tender that they must be handled and
packed carefully in baskets for trans
port to shops and restaurants of the
large cities.
A fi. Padgett, President
W. H. Harting, Cashier
The f
STATE, COUNr
Capital and Si
Farnings
Total Resourcf
After 20 years of saco
patrons for tho year 191
their patronage and cont
solicited Interest paid
preciated. If not alreac
PIRECTORS: Tho
B. Penn, E. H. Folk, S
A. E. Padgett.
ord, Vice President
.sst Cashier
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3. E. Nicholson, A. S.
imous FERTIL
Works
have an es i is uuequaled by
any other g? S )'eari of exper
ience and c.. j . erti?zer question
back up every bag of these igoods. No such reas
surance as this can be furnished by others. Then
why experiment with the uncertain?
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For prices, terms, eto., call on
THE EDGEFIELD MERCANTILE CO,
' EdgefieliiS. C.
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Augustas Leajding
Jewelry Store)
tn
We invite our Edgefield
store when in the city and
ot silverware, Cut Glass, "Wlat
and Silver and novelties of
friends to call at our
spect our large stock
ches, Diamonds, Gold
ll kinds.
We are constantly replenishing our stock with
the latest and newest design^ from the most reliable
manufacturers and importeis. Our prices are very
reasonable. It will be a plejsure for us to serve you.
A. J. ?enkl,
706 Broad Street
Augusta, Georgia.
Stock Feeds
We are distributors for the highest gfade^feeds on
on the market.
U^"SUCRENE-both dairy and hoi se
Tennessee horse and mule feed which is ground
corn oats and alfalfa. Dried beet pulp-5 per cent,
to your dairy feed daily will increase milk supply
very materially.
ARRINGTON BROS. & CO.
P. S. Mr. M. Gary Satcfcer is with us and will be glad to see his friends
Guano! Guanolr
We handle Southern States Phosphate & Fertilizer
Co's. Goods.
P. & F., A. D. Bone
Augusta High Grade,
Acid of All Grades.
These goods are row in the warehouse- ready for
delivery
Jones & Son
H
A VING purchased 200 tons
cotton seed meal at rock
bottom prices, we are in posi
tion to sell Meal, Acid and ?I
m-7 - -
gl Kainit mixtures at attractive
I figures.
le beg to remind you that ^
ar*
p| Our purpose is to give as good
!?j goods for as little money as Hf
?g anyone. We hr He our friends
and customers to send in their
orders. Don't forget Cerealite
the King of all top dressing.
W. W. ADAMS & CO.
usa
FIRE INSURANCE
E. J. NORRIS, Agent
Edgefield, South Carolina
Representing the HOME INSURANCE
COMPANY, of New York, and the old
HARTFORD, of Hartford, Connecticut.
The HOME has a greater Capital and
Surplus combined than any other
company.
The HARTFORD is the leading com
pany of the World, doing a greater
Fire business than any other Co.
See Insurance Reports
PRUDENTIAL
LIFE
"HAS THE STRENGTH OF GIBRALTAR."
E. J. Norris,
FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE
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