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An Ideal Field of Celery at Kalamazo Adapted to Th (By L M. BENNINGTON.) We are learning that celery can be frown in almost any locality. It re quires a great deal of moisture, and in semi-arid regions this must be sup plied, by artificial irrigation. The land best adapted to celery, however, is muck or heavy soil of a cold nature. The best manure to use is hog manure. When the plants aie two Inches or more high, or about the 1st to the 20th of June In the latitude of the middle states, they should be trans fr^CHrJFWT^^ - / ?Large Shipments of Luscious Fruit Bring Big Prices. -, - |Ffve Thousand Cara of Elberta Va j ri?ty, Worth $1,500,000, Markoted Last Season-Largest Crop In History. (By J. C. SMALL) Texas, last season, marketed 5,000 fears of Elberta penches worth $1,600,- ! too. It was the largest crop in the ! jfcistory of the fruit industry of that ^section. The crop was handled in an ' {admirable way, both in the orchard, land on the cars, and by careful dis- I jtribution found the best markets. | sQood prices prevailed throughout the Interior of a Peach-Packing Shed at i Bullard, Texas. ?eason. starting with $1.05 a bushel 4UI July 5, and closing with 65 cents <n July 25. The first full car ship-1 anent came from Billiard, and sold at j ?the season's top price in Philadelphia. The forwardness of this district in j Irait production is attributed to the high elevation and the warm charac-? ter of the rich, red soil of the section. I There is no doubt that these influ- j ?enees have their effects. High lands > are earlier and red soils are warmer. | "But the peaches sent to Philadelphia .were hastened to maturity as much by ?good care and cultivation as they were by the soil and altitude. To prove this, the fact is cited that after these first peaches had been gathered and marketed at fancy prices, some of the other growers were just beginning their harvest and "were content with lower prices. Besides being early with their El .herta crop, the enterprising orchard lists of this section are able to com mand a premium price because of the ?high color of their fruit It is no more j ?trouble to raise a peach that ripens ? July 5 than it ls to raise one that j ripens two weeks later, and it is Just | as easy to raise the big red and yel low ones as it ls to raise the small .colorless fruit Texas orchardlsts -claim that there is a good profit in peaches at fifty cents a bushel. The price of one dollar, with ten to fif teen cents a bushel added for quality, is something attractive and these prices are sought by the red-land grower. Both commercial orchards and farm -orchards have proven very successful in Texas. While the big orchards wider careful management have yield ed Iar?e profits In years of good crops and good prices, the small or chards, closely attended, well culti vated and sprayed, have paid the largest profits and have proven the most successful. The returns from the small orchards, acre for acre, are as large in the years of big crops as from tbe big orchards, and in short years the loss does not fall so heavily j uren the man with the small acreage, because he has other crops io depend on and other sources of income. He can_Faise tomatoes and Irish potatoes j He can raise a crop of cabbage, gath- J er them in early May and plant the ER TO GROW CELERY o, Mich., Where the Soil ls Peculiarly la Vegetable. planted to the row where they are to stand. These rows should be four feet apart, and the plants stand sis inches apart In the row. The old method of making a deep trench is practiced lit tle now, and the plants are set In a slight depression made by furrowing out with a single shovel plow. This leaves the plants a little below the level, and the dirt may be worked to them the first few times they are cul tivated. same land to cotton. This mixed farming system, which enables the fruit growers to raise a little truck, and the truck grower to raise a little fruit, makes this country an especial ly attractive place for the small farmer, who Is often much more suc cessful than the large grower, be cause he is able to give personal atp tention to his crops and help them when they need help. Some one must continue to raise early peaches and early tomatoes and early garden truck for the hungry cities. Nowhere can these crops more easily or more economically be pro duced than in this fertile section of the country. If the farm of twenty, forty or sixty acres is more profitable than the orchard of 500 or 1,000 acres, the responsibility of fruit and fruck production will fall upon thej* small grower and the large interests will give him the field. There is a tendency in this direction. No effort is being made to replace the mammoth or chards, which a few years ago were the vogue, but there are just as many bearing trees and the fruit produc tion is as large as in previous years. It is plain that the industry is falling Into more competent hands. The ten or twenty acre orchard on a farm that has field and garden crops, live stock and poultry, pays a better profit on the Investment than the large acreage devoted entirely to fruits. DIPPING FOR SCABBY SHEEP Kentucky Station Makes Experiments to Determine Value of Sulphur to Tobacco Dip. The Kentucky station, in co-opera tion with the bureau of animal in dustry, United States department of agriculture, has made a series of ex periments to determine whether or not it is necessary to use sulphur with tobacco dips in the dipping of scabby sheep in order to effect a cure. The addition of sulphur Increases the cost. Therefore, If the sulphur could be omitted and the dip still be effective, it would In the aggregate save a large sum of money yearly to the users of tobacco dips. The results of these experiments, which were con firmed by those of subsequent dip ping tests by the bureau of animal Industry on the western ranges un der field conditions, indicated no bene fit from the addition of sulphur to the nlcotin solutions used (0.05 to 0.07 per cent nicotln). Dock the lambs under two weeks of age. Every time you go to the sheep pas ture, count the sheep. Cleanliness of the horse's skin pre* vents diseases from scratches. In the case of sheep, great atten tion must be given to details. The oat fields this year make it plain why steam threshers are popular. You ought to be ashamed if there is a poor road alongside your farm. In,some cases lt ls well to draw some of the milk to relieve the pain. A little carelessness may result in the loss of a part or a whole litter of pigs. In washing dairy utensils, use sal soda in hot water. Give last rinsing with cold water. Sow two or three acres of good corn I.md to field peas. Great for the sows with young pigs. Plant waste snots to some crop. Iver? toct of soil on the farm should ur: G to profit. SILO OF IMPOR?ANC Barn and Brick Silo of West (By H. ATWOOD.) , On a dairy farm a silo is almost a prime aecessity. Silage is succulent, adds variety to the ration, is relished by the animals and promotes a more healthful condition of the digestive system than when dry feed only is supplied. For a silo to be satisfactory the walls must be air tight and suffi ciently rigid to withstand the pressure to which they are subjected when the silo ls filled with heavy green material. For ordinary silos filled with corn silage this pressure increases eleven pounds per square foot for each foot In depth of the 6ilo. Corn for the silo should be cut just before lt becomes fully mature. At that time there is still enough juice in the stalks so that the cut or shredded material packs in the silo firmly and yet there is not that earlier superabundance of juice whose pres ence tends to produce a very sour ot acid silage. In building a reinforced brick silo at the experimental Btation of West Vir ginia, an excavation was made about four feet deep to the underlying rock in ord?r to secure a solid foundation. Then a cylindrical brick wall was laid up four inches thick, cement mortar being used. As the wall was laid 20d wire nails, which previously had been annealed by heating them, were im bedded in the mortar with the ends projecting from the wall about two inches into the silo. Two nails were used for each square foot of surface. After the wall had stood a few days, woven wire fencing was cut into pieces of the proper length to go around the silo, and the projecting ends of the nails were clinched over the wires so as to hold the fencing PREPARING SOIL FOR OKRA For Commercial Purposes lt ls Usual ly Grown on Warm, Sandy Loams -Deep Rooted Plant. Okra will do well on any soil on which cotton gives good results. Like | cotton, it is partial to warm, rich : loams For commercial purposes, says j a southern exchange, it is usua-ly . grown on warm, sandy loams, though good okra can be grown on any well- j prepared soil. It should not be plant- ! ed, however, on poor land, as the pods . are likely to be small and stringy. As this is a deep-rooted plant, the . preparation should be deep and thor- j ough. A good preparation for cotton ! will be found suitable for okra. The . rows may be laid off three and one- j half to four and one-half feet apart, depending on the variety, and the seed planted rather thickly in the drill. When the plants are four or ! five inches high they are usually j thinned to one or two feet apart. It is i advisable to keep the soil well stirred, I particularly when the plants are Bmall, as a rapid and continuous growth should be secured for plants stunted by weeds or lack of moisture will produce pods of inferior size and quality. If no seeds are permitted to ripen on the stalks, they will continue to produce pods for a long period of time. The crop draws rather heavily upon the nitrogenous matter in the soil; hence stable manure and leguminous crops should be brought into use. It would be advantageous to use quick acting commercial fertilizers, 1,000 to 1,200 pounds of one analyzing about eight per cent, phosphoric acid, four per cent, nitrogen and four per cent potash, depending upon the condition and previous treatment of the soil. All fertilizers should be incorporated with the soil. The pods are gathered while they are still soft, and before the seeds are half grown. If they are all taken off at the right stage of maturity, and none allowed to ripen in the stalks, not even culls, the plants will bear for a long period of time. HORSE WITH SORE SHOULDER Too Little Attention ls Paid to the Flt and Cleanliness of the Animal's Collar. It is cruel to work a horse' that has a sore shoulder. Yet we see many a horse pulling against a raw shoulder. Too little attention is paid to the fit of the collar. The hired men often sling on any collar that is handy, whether it was bought for that partic ular horse or not. Consider the cleanliness of the collar and the shoulders. A sweaty rough ness accumulates on a collar in a short time. Keep this off. Keep the mane out from under the collar. Pathe the shoulders frequently to keep the skin free from salty, irritating sweat D: as you would be done by. E ON DAIRY FARRAS. Virginia Experiment Station. I close to the trick wall. Only fencing with straight horizontal wires should be used for this purpose, for if it is not drawn close to the wall in all places an unnecessary amount of ce ment is required for the plastering. Two thicknesses of wire fencing were put on for one-half the depth of the silo and only one thickness on the remainder. Each strip was lapped about two inches over the lower one. The. top course projected four inches above the top of the wall, and thus was stapled to the plate, fastening the roof securely to the structure. After the wire was in place the in side of the silo was plastered with ce ment mortar, thus covering the wire. The mortar consisted of one part cement and three parts sand. Four openings were provided for removing the silage. The door frames are of cast iron, one inch in thickness with a projection which laps a couple of inches over the brick work on the in side of the silo. The doors are made of two thicknesses of seven-inch flooring with roofing paper between, and they are held in place by being bolted to four by four inch pieces of timber which extend across the door frames on the outside. It ls believed that this method of construction possesses many advant ages wherp a permanent structure ls desired. The wire fencing, being protected by the coating of cement, has no tendency to rust, and the life of the silo should be almost indefinite In every agricultural community the services of a brick-mason can be se cured easily, the job of laying up the four-inch wall is a short one, and the farmer himself can put on the wire and do the plastering. NO NECESSITY FOR STOOPING Michigan Man Invents Implement for Cutting and Gathering Pea Vines in Bunches. An interesting addition to the con tinuously growing list of farming im plements has been patented by a Mich igan man. It is for the cutting and gathering of pea vines and not only enables the farmer to work more rap idly but saves him the back-breaking exercise of stooping over for hours at a time. On a long handle is a curved rake-like head with a cutting blade on the lower ends of the tines. Slidably r Pea Vine Cutter. mounted on the handle is another head, curved in the opposite direction, 60 that when the two come together they form a wire basket. The farmer opens the basket-like arrangement and sets it down over a clump of pea vines. He then shoves the movable handle down until the blade severs the vines and there is a bunch of vines already cut and ready to deposit in basket or cart. CARE OF THE BLOOMING ROSE Fowers Should Be Cut in Early Morn ing and Placed in Deep Receptacle Full of Water. Never allow a rose to wither on the stalk or form a seed pod. When cutting rose buds cut back to a strong leaf bud and another rose will reward you. Use a good, sharp, knife and give a clean, slanting cut While you are about lt-cutting roses-bear in mind the future shoot, that is, so lt adds to the beauty and symmetry of the brsh. Cut roses early in the morning and place them in a deep receptacle full of water until you are ready to form bouquets or use them for decoration. If you want them to last long keep them out of the sunshine and out of draughts. Cut off the stems every morning and add salt to the water, which must be changed daily. Ready for Fall Shoppers We desire to announce to.our Edgefield friends that we are ready for them to call and inspect our fall stock. While in the Northern markets during the summer our buyers bought verv largely for every de partment. Our Try goods department is filled with all of the new fabrics and weaves. All of the popular shades in dress goods of all j kinds now on display. We are also headquarters for staple merchandise. Our shoe department is brim full of the best that the leading manufacturers make. All of the popular leathers in the new shapes. We can shoe the whole family for a reasonable sum. See our clothing before you buy. We can fit any size boy or man in the most stylish garments that are made. Our pricea are very low too. Miliinery department:-This has always been one the leading ieatures of our store. Nothirfg in Augus ta can surpass us. We hr^e the nobby ready-to-wear hats and shapes that can be trimmed. Augusta Bee Hive 916 and 918 Broad St., Augusta, Ga. Abe Cohen, Proprietor. Monuments and Tombstones. I represent the Spartanburg Marble and Granite works in this section and shall be pleased to show you designs and quote prices on all kinds of work. Write me a card if you are interested and I will call to see you. John R. Tompkins, Edgefield, S. Carolina Barrett & Company -Cotton Factors Your cotton solicited, It will receive our personal attention. Augusta, Ga. CopyricM 1S*09, by C. E. Zimmeioan Co.-No. 10 No matter what your walk in life, or what your station may be, you have an opportu nity to be the possessor of a bank account, and it only re mains for you to realize the importance of this, one thing, to render you independent. OFFICERS: J. C. Sheppard, Pres.; B. E. Nicholson' Vice pres.; E. J. Miras, Cashier; J. H. Allen, assistent Cashier DIRECTORS: J. C. Sheppard, J. Wm. Thurmond, Thos. H. Rainsford, John Rainsford B. E. Nicholson, A. S. Tompkins, C. C. Fuller, J. H. Allen Furniture, Furniture When in need of any kind of furniture call on us. We carry a full assortment of bed room suits, tables, rockers, dining chairs, springs, mattresses, etc. Be sure to see us before making your purchases. Jones & Son.