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WHAT TRAP NEST DOI Showing How the (By J. A. BICKERDIKE.) It shows which hen lays the eggs. It shows just what each hen is doing. It picks out the 300-egg hen, the 200-egg, the 100-egg, the 50-egg and the drone. Feeding the drone is one of the greatest leaks of the poultry man. It picks out the winter layer. It enables one to get acquainted with .?ach individual hen. The frequent handling and moving the hen from the nest tames her and the tame hen is a paying hen. It prevents egg eating, as the cul prit is easily detected and killed. It picks out the hen that lays the infertile egg, the brown, the white and the yellow egg. It picks out the hen that raises the best chicks. Not always the highest scoring hen raises the winning chicks. {FALL-BEARING FRUITS ?Good Way to Interest the Chil j dren in Horticulture. t _ Ont of Objects Sought in Late Years Has Been Creation of Ever-Bear j ?ng Varisties of "mall Fruits Strawberry of Value. ! (By !.. R. JOHNSON.) ? One of the fascinating hobbies that ?the fruit grocer is prone to adopt, is ?that of originating new varieties of .'fruits by crossing them and by rais tlng seedlings. There is always pres ent in his min.! the possibility of find ing some novelty of great value, al though he kno .vs that the chances ;against such a discovery are about as many as those that confront the pros pector for gold. Scientific crossing by transfer of pollen from one flower to another is a delicate operation involving time .and labor, but the planting of seeds land the raising of seedlings without regard to the pollenation of the parent 'flowers is open even to the child and .calls for little trouble and expense ex cept the use of chep.p land on which to plant the seedlings and wait for them to come in bearing. A very good way to interest the .children in horticulture is to give them seeds to plant, explaining how most of the tree fruits do not repro 'Thls Limb Taken From the Tree Had 75 Peaches on lt and Came From an Orchard Near Cleveland, Tenn. .duce themselves by seed but reappear in thousands of variations, many of 'them inferior to the parent, but occa sionally one_of great value. This spring I discovered near the .house and in different pleaces five or ;8ix grape seedlings whose parentage :I know nothing about. Merely for the pleasure of seeing what variations they may' represent I trained them up, transplanting were necessary. More and more horticulturists are 'turning their attention to crossing and hybridizing (mating two different species) with the object of combining 'tho good qualities of two or more kinds In one. One of the objects sought in late .years has been the creation of ever bearing varieties of the small fruits or of those that will bear a second crop in the fall The tree fruits such as the apple and the peach, have always possessed ES FOR POULTRY MAN Trap Nest Works. It is the only practical way that a breeder can pedigrep his stock. Poul try will In time be pedigreed as ia other thoroughbred stock. Trap nesta may be placed in a building or yard, away from the laying hens (when used for sitting hens), and they can be removed once a day for feed and water. When they return to the nest they shut themselves in and the oth er hens out, so they cannot crowd on and break the eggB. The trap nest is a simple contriv ance by which the door is set on a trigger, which is sprung by the hen when she enters. The door closes and she cannot leave the nest until removed by hand. A numbered band on each hen's leg enables the owner to tell exactly what each hen is doing by writing her number on the eggs in the trap nest. sorts that naturally fruited in the fall, but the raspberries, strawberries, and other small fruits have their ap pointed season for bearing and it in all cases is the spring, or at least the fruits blossom and start into growth at that time, though some of the blackberry do not ripen until the sum mer is more than half gone. Some varieties of fall bearing straw berries have been introduced, but they are admittedly not ever-bearing, but bear in the fall only, when their blos soms have been kept picked in the spring; otherwise they would bear all their crop in the spring just as other kinds. These fall bearing strawberries are of great commercial importance ia at least the southern states where the fall is warm and frost does not com? until near Christmas. This would give them a long season and an opportunity to bear large crops. But even 'in the middle and northern states they are welcomed if they are able to afford a supply even for a short time. There seems to be no reasonable doubt that fall strawberries will soon be seen in all the markets, and it is not too much to expect that the same will eventually be true of the rasp berry and other small fruits. SUMMER CARE OF DAIRY COW Little Clean, Bright Roughage and Some Grain Feeds Make Excel lent Addition to Grass. (By R. G. WEATHERSTONE.) While the average farmers takes it for granted that the dairy herd re quires little or no attention as to the feed supply during the summer months, we have, nevertheless, found that the dairying will prove more profitable at this season if some sys tem of feeding grain and roughage is but adhered to. It is true that the cows become sleek and in prime shape while they can secure an abundance of green grass, but a little clean bright rough ge and some pure grain feeds In addition to the grass ration will aid in forming more substantial bone and muscular tissue, at the same time Increasing the milk-flow to a consid erable degree. Although the flavor and natural properties of grass are very conduc ive to stimulating a more profuse flow of milk, the elements contained therein are not adapted to the for mation of a high quality dairy prod uct, either in milk, cream or flesh, but will require something to improve ita watery consistency-in other words, to add strength and solidity to it; for the well-filled milk pall does not nec essarily contain a high per cent of butterfat, neither is the sleek, plump, grass-fed cow in solid flesh. Red Kidney Beans. We fouund this variety preferable for c;?::ning purposes to the ordinary white :>eans and they are also consid erably better and more profitable for growers on account of their making an exe i lent yield-from 15 to 30 bushels to the acre. They are lesa liable to discolor from wet weather than the common white bean, bring a better price in the market right along and yet the planting and care are the same as for the white beac. F. L. R. Valuable Adjuncts. Both salt and linseed meal ara val uable adjuncts to the bill of fare, but they must be used with discretion. Too much salt will cause bowel trou bles and loss of feathers, and toa much linseed meal wQl hare a similar effect Lumber For Sale. My saw mill is located five miles north ot Edgefield in a tine body of native forest pine Bills for sawing so licited. Will deliver lumber in Edgefield. Price reason able . R. T.Hill. Master's Sale. State of South Carolina-County ?f Edgefield-Court of Common Pleas. Georgia Morgan, et al, Plaintiffs, against D C Bussey, defendant. Pursuant to the decree in this .ause, 1 will sell at public outcry to he highest bidder before- the cour, louse, town of Edgefield and state )f South Carolina on sales day in December, 1913, the same being the first day of said month, the follow ng described realty to wit: "All and singular that certain ract or parcel of land, containing hree hundred and fifteen acres nore or less, situate in the county md state above named, and bou d o by lands of James Hamilton, D ) Bussey, Wm. Agner, J C Bussey. Press Doolittle and J VV Bailey." Terms of tale cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. If purchaser doe? lot comply within one hour aftei <ale, I will re-sell at former pur .haser's risk, if satisfactory ar rangements cannot be ad with plaintiff's attorney or tht . *er. S. M. .uiith. Master E. C. ft C 320 acre Coleman farm in edge of Trenton. 10 acres in town, 200 acres fine sandy soil in culti vation which lies and produces splendidly, 100 acres in woods; 20 acres in pasture, some young timber, 10 acres fine asparagus in bearing. Has splendid two story 8-room residence, 2 large barns, stables, 7 tenant houses, 2 wells, 2 springs, fine place for a fish pond; good stream where considerable power could be de veloped. The proposed trolley will probably pass through this property. Now is the time to buy it. Really the bargain of the hour. Price only $45.00 per acre, easy terms. Y. May, Johnston, S. C. . ^A^^orjistofj^ FARM FOR SALE 1 Treasurer's Notice. The County Treasurer's office will bi open for the purpose of receiving taxe; rom the 15th day of October 1913, t< che 15th day of March 1914. All taxes shall be due and pay ab I . netween the 15th day of October, 1913 md December 31st, 1914. That when taxes charged shall no be paid by December 31st, 1913. th County Auditor shall proceed to add oenalty of one per cent for Janvary ind if taxes are not paid on or befon february 1st, 1914, tqe County Auditw .viii proceed to add two per cent, an? ive per cent from the 1st of March 1? he 15th of March. After which tim ill unpaid taxes will be collected b\ the Sheriff. The tax levies for the year 1913 ar? as follows: For State purposes 5 1-4 miBs " Ordinary county! 5 " M Special county school 1 " Cons. school tax 3 " " Special tax 2 " Bacon-Shaw S. D. sp. 2 " " Edenfield S. D. 5 " Long Cane S. D. 3 " Liberty Hill S. D. 3 " Johnston S. D 5 " " Colliers. D. 3 '! Flat Rock S. D. 4 " Prescott S. D. 3 " " P. Branch S. D. 15 5 " White Town S. D. 3 '? M Trenton S.D. 2 " Ward S. D. 2 " Moss S. D. 3 " Parksville S. D. 3 * " Modoc S. D. 2 " Oak Grove S. D. 3 " Red Hill S. D. 2 1-2 " " Antioch S. D. 2 Bacon-Pickens S. D. 2 " Shaw township 2 " Talbert S. D. 2 " RR Bonds Wise T'sp 1 1-4 " " R R Bonds Pickens 3 " R R Bonds Johnston 3 " " RR Bonds Pine Grv. 12 " R R Bonds Blocker 12 " RR Bonds Town of Edgefield 1-2 " R R Bonds Trenton Pickens 3 1 "RR Bonds Elmwood 12 " RR Bonds Elmwood Pickens 3 11 "RR Bonds Johnston 3 " " Edgefield sch'l bldg. 2 " School Bonds 1 Town of Edgefield. Corporation purposes 10 " All male citizens between the ages of 21 years and 60 years except those ex empt by law are liable to a poll tax of One Dollar each. A capitation tax of 50 cents each is to be paid on all dogs. The law prescribes that all male citi zens between the ages of 18 and 55 years must pay $2 commutation tax or work six days on the public roads. As this is optional with tue individual, no commutation tax is included in the property tax. So ask for road tax re ceipt ween you desire to pay road tax. i James T. Mims, Co. Treas. E. C. WHY SHE WAS RETICENT By AL?CE BROCK. It was an announcement party. Af ter the excitement was over the girls gathered around to talk. I "Goodness! How did you ever keep it so quiet?" asked the girl in the taupe gray dress. "I knew, of course, that you and Frank were seen to gether a good deal, but you never gave the least sign." "I know it!" broke In the girl in the white lingerie dress. "I never dreamed it was serious." The bride-to-be smiled happily. "And you didn't even wear your ring!" exclaimed the girl with the corsage bouquet of sweet peas. "'I suspected that something would come of it, but though I watched your fin gers every time I happened to see you absolutely nothing appeared. "Well, she was good and wise, I tell you, girls!" asserted the girl In the tailor-made suit. "If she'd gone around telling everyone she knew what would have been the fun of an announcement party, anyway? She was wise and sensible, and I hope you'll all follow in her steps !" "Is that your intention?" shyly asked the demure high school girl, who somehow managed to eet in. "I never expect to fill the role," re turned the girl in the tailor-made suit. "Yes," admitted the bride-to-be, "I've always hated to hear a girl con stantly talking about her intended, as though he were the only man on earth! And I firmly made up my mind aot to harp on Frank before people! I think it's such poor taste to talk about a. man as though you'd obtained the pick of them all-it sounds as if you were slamming the other girls of your acquaintance for being less attractive than you. "Now, Frank says that he knows all the other girls are nice, too, but he himself chose me from all the others. He said it wasn't that all the others lacked the . charms he wanted, but well, it would be embarrassing for me to repeat what Frank said. "You know we weren't engaged un til just a week ago! Of course, I sus pected that we would be, but it wasn't "I Never Dreamed lt Was Serious." settled. So I didn't dare to say any thing to anyone! And then mother in sisted on taking me off to grandma's for nearly the whole week, so I didn't have a chance to show my ring off a blt! I was crazy to show it, but, of course, it was wiser to wait until to day! "I remember when Carrie-remem ber Carrie?-was engaged. She dis gusted us all with her talk about Ben. You can rest assured that you won't hear me talking about Frank all the time. I learned my lesson then! "Now, Frank is so different from Ben. He doesn't want us to be off by ourselves all the time, and he doesn't want me to give up all my friends. He says I'll just add on his friends and he'll add on mine! Isn't that a lovely idea? "He's so full of splendid ideas like that. We just talk and talk, and there's always more to talk about! I wish there were fourteen days In a week, so we could have more time!" The bride-to-be smiled. "Do you know, girls," she said, "he was afraid that I'd talk about him to you today. He said the last thing before be left last night that I mustn't talk about him! Then he called me up on the phone this morning and repeated it! As If I didn't know enough not to do that, after hearing Carrie! "When are you and Jack going to be married, Alice? Wouldn't lt be, splendid if you could have your wed ding at the Bame time we do? Frank admires you so much! He really has awfully good judgment in reading character! And you'd laugh at the way he goes at the question of wom en's clothes! You'd think that he was an old hand from the advice he gives! "Ch, there's Frank. I've been dy ing to tell them you were coming, Frank, but you said not to talk about you, and I was minding! My, it was hard!"-Chicago Daily News. Record Fleece of Wool. Some of the largest fleeces ever produced come from the state of Washington. Sheep grow to large size on the ranges in the Snake River valley. What is believed to be the largest fleece ever taken from a sheep was brought to Pullman, Wash., by J. Rosa, Husby, a rancher. The fleece weighed sixty pounds. At the prevail ing price for wool this fleece is worth ?dmost $8. Three fleeces from the same flock of Rambouillet sheep weighed 142 pounds, and another one tipped the scale* at SO pounds. MANY CROPS ARB BETTER THAN ONE One of the many fault? in our system of farm management in the Southwest is that we raise too few crops and animals for sale. The average farm family does not sell enough product* to supply the home with cash. And as a result of this the credit system is too often re sorted to to supply the articles not produced on the farm. With eggs, butter, chickens, tur keys, fruits, vegetables, crops and animals for sale there is more for the family than a mere living. The living is important, but it is not all of life. Progressive people must: meet their obligations in the church, j ihe school, in society and in tne home. There are many calls for cash and no farmer can afford to be without it when it is possible to have a regular income. The safe plan is to have products for sale at the various seasons of the. year and in this way keep a cash balance at the bank. The advant ages of cash baying will be ap parent. A good rule to observe-one that is strictly adhered to by some-is to endeavor to sell more each week than you buy, or leave more money in the bank on your trip ti town than you spend for necessities. Farming is unlike other busi nesses in that we are dependent upon seasons, consequently we can never feel safe in depending upon one crop for what we use on our tables and for our cultured wants. We need several crops, animals, sidelines such as truck, fruit, poul try, etc., to afford a cash income. Farra and Ranch Don't Read If not interested. But you are obliged to be interested where mon ey is to be saved in the purchase of necessities of life both for your self and livestock. We are now in our warehouse, corner of Fenwick and Cumming streets, two blocks from the Union Passenger Station where we have the most modern warehouse in Augusta with floor space of 24,800 squa.e feet and it is literally packed with Groceries and feeds from cellar to roof. Our stock must be seen to be appre ciated. Oar expenses are at least $450.00 a month less since discon tinuing our store at 863 Broad street, and as goods are unloaded from cars to wareheuse, we are in a position to name very close prices. If you really want the worth of your money see or write us ARRINGTON BROS. & CO Augusta, Ga. I Designed and Ratented in 1867 The Standard Ever Since CORTRIGHT METAL SLATE Roofs put on twenty-six years ago are as good as new to-day, and have never needed repairs. What is the result? Why practically every other shingle manufacturer is trying to imitate it, so be not deceived -look for the words "Cortright Reg. U. S. Pat. Off." embossed on the corrugation. It is put there for your protection. Accept no substitute. For Sale by ' -~ ?, v r -- Stewart & Kernaghan ms Fresh Seed For Green Lots and Cover Crops. The farmers of Edgefield county have learned the value of winter cover ,crops and are year by year by year increasing ,the acreage of winter crops. The sea son is approaching for sowing these crops, also for sowing green lots, and we have received large shipments ot Barley, Rye, Vetch, Crimson Clover And Appier Oats. We ordered these seed from the larg est and most reliable house in the South, therefore we knaw they are dependable and will germinate. Come in and let us supply your needs. W. W. Adams & Co. mm *SL* ^Slc> . X* ?EL" Roup is Common Now J^^. It may nppearin your (lock at any tim?. Wtfctit attack JW^**^^^ vour fowb ami cut down your profits. Prevent it. fut in N S?"4S9R?VV "thc driuking waler jftjU, "^M^y^B ft?P> Roup Cure G?^m? cine. S.mple FREE. W?//^*^ ?&' ft0> Poultry Regulator ^jfflhjfjP Kee? tawto In tte best physical condlUon-?ble to resist dlacaao. WjP\3r 25c, 50c. $1. 25-lb. pail. $2.50 J|"fffiA" y "Vour money back ii it fails" Q.?Mr*?M Cet Prot? Pront-anarlae Booklet n^r /j?f^^ W. 8. LYNCH & CO., L. T. MAY, JONES *SON, TIMMONS & MORGAN, Edge&id, sod S. T. HUGHES, Trenton