Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I-? ! SELECTION CF SEED CORN IN THE FIELD sm Th? temperature of the room In which corn ia stored should be about 75 ur 80 degrees. Rapid drying removes the possibility of molding and con sequent loss of vitality. Selecting seed corn from the stalk tn the fie ld is the only way I know of lo have seed that possesses the charac teristics ve desire represented In the leed ear. It is possible to sc ?ct from the wagon at husking time as large and perfert ears as frorr the field, but it ls clear that if we j to under stand the type and cb acter of the stalk and lest and early or later ma turity we must study the ear and tha ?talk before '.he ear is removed from the parent pl : nt. For a number of years 1 have prac ticed the various ways of selecting and storing seed corn, from the wagons ^ot hnqlring tim*. u,hon un Inn ri i ni! ,r"? ""ffrora?the sralk when husking and the neld toon after the corn is matured and the most thoroughly rip ened ears have dry husks. Early seed selection from the field Is the ideal time for us to take ad vaniige of the great law of like pro ducing like so far as it holds good. By carefully studying the whole plant lt is possible to select ears that em body the most desirable features we wish tc breed In our corn, lt is not only important that we have good j ears of UL ?form size, form and color and so on, but we want a vigorous stalk for them to grow on. We want to know whether it is short or long be tween joints, whether th? ear is locat ed too high or too low, and whether it is vigorous or spindling and* has a good leaf development. In other words, lt is of paramount importance that the ear have plenty of feed, light and range upon which to draw for Its sup ply of plant food. When we find a stalk that under average conditions bears an ear of exceptional quality above the average in the field we snap lt and carry It to the corn house and hang it up to dry so thoroughly that the first hard freeze will not injure its germinating qualities. Practical experiments as well as the '?fir?-i- -.? ?* ?ho hoof - growers shows that an ear taken from the stalk as soon as lt is glazed or even before it shows as great vigor after planting as do ears that are left on the stalk until the entire crop is fit to husk. Such experiments and testimony seem to justify us in taking advantage of the early maturing ears and those that are less mature, if they possess many of the more desirable characteristics. Some authorities seem to favor marking the desirable ears and leaving them on the i^alk. Which is right I am not able to affirm, although I have never noted any ill effects from selecting my seed cora from the field early in the season. PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS THAT MAY HELP Hf Fine Barns and Out-Buildings of . Fanner la New Jersey. (By M. COVE RD ELL.) When the pasture begins to wither and get short, turn the flock of sheep Into the cornfield. They will eat noth ing but weeds and the lower blades of corn, which makes the finest of brow sing now, but which if they are not .utilized soon, dry up and are entirely lost By mowing th? meadow Just after the bloom falls, the hay will retain more of its rich, grass flavor than if St is allowed to stand till thoroughly Ripened. Early cut hay also is easier cf digestion and not so liable to" cause digestive derangements among live stock as is the late eut product. Wo find lt a small but profitable in vestment to feed the dalry cows some clean grain feeds and manufactured feedstuffs, such as oil-meal, bran, shorts, etc., along with their luxuriant pasturage. Even a little bright rough age ls an excellent addition. These rations tend to enrich the milk-flow, keep th--- animals in better flesh and ?ave considerable pasturage. Pasture that le allowed to grow np to be too luxuriant becomes tough and unpalatable. Where it is overpastured. tb? stock pull some of the grass up by the roots and what pasturage they do .gat has very little strength in it. Graso .from two to four inches high makes ideal and profitable Erasing. Begin laying plans at once to get rid of the dalry cows that are not sore breeders or good Milkers. Don't breed them another single time, bat let go of them as quickly as possible, and fill up their places with profitable mem bers. Life on the farm moves in circle, but \rith progressive people the cir cles are constantly widening. If half the stories started by spec ulators about crop failures were true, the world would have Btarved to death 100 years ago. It takss a strong man to admit his errors-only th? weak try to conceal them. Sunshine and sanitation go hand In hand. Bees are good for clover and clover is good for bees. Rats cost th? Missouri farmers CO cents an acre, or $25,000,000. last year. Well drained dirt floors are mut the best to use in tb* stables for growing colts. (Conducted by thc National Woman'? Christian Temperance Union.) ABOLISH LIQUOR TRAFFIC. (From an Addreos by Clinton M. How ard.) Suppose tho news came tomorrow that we bad established wlroless com munication with the planet Mara; that they had heard of our shoes, cotton and woolen goods, furniture and other articles of manufacture, and had Beut us un order, accompanied with the cash coined into American money, for 'wo billion dollars' worth of farm Prod is :.; nnd manufactured articles, to be sh:; ; I over the new rallless trunk !; "*> soc;, io hi? in operation. A stand up o. ! r i, . ..'vnlicated the first of every ,.'u. ::? -v i.. ; . . roly! We would not have th?. .'. 'ories or labor to pro duce them; we ?t...! ::ot hav? the ma chinery to make them; we wo-.? uot have sufficient raw material to manu facture them. Such an oruer would put every factory on double time, and every man on extra pay. But how much better would lt be ii we placed such an order for ourselves, have the work, get the wages, and keep the goods to enjoy in our own homes! Let us abolish the liquor trafilo and such an order can be placed every year with the merchants of the United State?. Six cents out of every dollar spent in the saloon goes to the man that makes what is sold over the bar. Twenty-eight cents of the dollar goes to the producer of the raw materials. Spent for the home In twenty other ways and twenty-three cents out of every dollar (instead of six) would gi to labor, and fifty cents of avery dollar (instead of twenty-three) would go for raw material. Forty cents more of every dollar now spent for rum would go back to the pocket of the working man and the producer. Two billion dollars more business for the merchants; five hundred mill ion dollars more to the producers; four hundred million dollars more paid in waget to labor, and one million more min than is now required to make the goods would be the economic re ard year by year for national total abstinence. "MARCHING RIGHT ALONG." The annual report of the correspond ing secretary of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Mrs. Frances P. Parks, shows that the past year has been one of .ws""-' ty among thp The pa*"' rerx tlon Of r. enfc hop? new Loys sock gain- - - One organizer crossed the Atlantic and established unions and Loyal Temperance Legions in London. A territorial union and local unions were organized in Alaska and local unions in tho Yukon territory. For the com ing year, Mrs. Parks says, the W. C. T. U. cannot do better than to better do the things it has been doing fer four decades, namely: Push scientific temperance instruction in schools (the boys and girls of today are the citi zens of tomorrow) ; spread the truth about prohibition hy publishing and distributing literature, through the press, and by personal work; oppose efforts for the restoration of the sale of liquor In the United States army and in any placo from which lt has been banished; guard and protect the prohibition territory acquired and steadfastly seek to add to lt; urge as a prohibition measure-the ballot for women. "Forward to greater things, ls the eager note of the white-rib boner's faith." ALCOHOL ANO TUBERCULOSIS. We can only mention the vast Im portance which alcohol plays as a fac tor In producing tuberculosis. Alco hol in any form, mild or strong, is a protoplasmic poison, and Its Immedi ate effect upon the body ls to lessen Its natural resistive powers and to re duce vitality. Thus alcoholism fa vors the invasion of infectious disor ders generally, and none more than tu berculosis. Not infrequently the use of alcohol ic beverages is associated with insuf ficient food; for money which should be spent in the provision of nourish ing food ls wasted on drink, and the poor victim suffers a double affliction. His body ls poisoned by the alcohol, and the natural sense of hunger which he ought to possess is dead ened, and he is In a state of semi starvation, which renders him readily susceptible to the germs of consump tlon. Insufficient feeding must be re garded as an important predisposing cause, and the same is largely true of insufficient clothing.-A. B. Olsen, M. D., D. P. H.. in Ufe and Health. FACTS TO REMEMBER. Employers In all branches of bus' ness are putting up the bars against the man who frequents the saloons. Every young man should bear in mind that every time he Is seen entering or coming out of a saloon he Is reducing hts chances to secure a good . osition with a responsible business firm When business men want young men ?o eil positions of trust and respond biMty they don't go to the saloon c . ; :nblln? room to find them: nefth?" '.Ul they accept the saloonkeepe^ "'.oramendatiou. CORN CLUB IRK WORT! MILLIONS South Entering New Era of Agricul tural Production, Declares H. G. Hastings. Atlanta, Ga.-(Special.)-That the Boys' Corn Club movement means a great deal more to the South than the average citizen has ever dreamed, is the conclusion presented in an in teresting interview by H. G. Hastings of Atlanta, chairman of the agricul tural committee of the Atlanta Cham ber of Commerce and manager of the Georgia State Corn Show, which is presented annually in the state capi tol building. "We are facing," says Mr. Hastings, "an era of agricultural production such as the world has never before wit nessed. Every year since the first com club was organized, the move ment has seen moro than remarkable growth. One year's record has be come insignificant when that of the next year doubled It; and by that, I mean that many more boys have gone into the work and have vastly in creased results not only by their own efforts, but through inspiration to fa thers, brothers and neighbors until millions of dollars have already been added to corn production in the Soutn. I "And yet this is but a forecast of what is to come. There are now be ing organized as an outgrowth or the corn club work, Three and Four-crop Clubs. The boys will plant oats and cowpefis on their former corn acre, thus diversifying their crops and re-' newing the soil, while a new acre will be taken for corn cultivation. In some sections cotton has been added to the list, on i. third acre, and the ?our Crop Club boys have already gone to work. I "Another outgrowth of the corn club ls the Pig Club. Southern boys have learned the truth of the story of the unsuccessful farmer who sent to a more prosperous neighbor to buy a shoat. The neighbor sold him the shoat, but with it presented him a sack of cm. 'You have got the . shoat under your arm,' he told the farmer, 'but I want you to remember that the f? in the sack." POPULAR! ^-^E! *"* ProcroM which you may begin reading at any time, and which will hold your interest forever. You are living in the best year, of the most wonderful age. of what is doubtless the greatest world in the universe. A resident ot Mars would gladly pay it 1 AAA FOR ONE YEAR'S ?pl,UUU SUBSCRIPTION to this magazine.in order to keep informed of our progress in Engineering and Mechanics. Are you reading it? 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PLANTERS FERTILIZER"* PHOSPHATE CO. * CHARLESTON, S.C [TRA 1 3CT 7^ Perkins Sash and Deo Company i Manufacturers of High Grade Millw Hardwood work a Specialty Rough and Finishing Work, ' ,tes on Requ AUGUSTA, GA. Deep Plowing Seasoi We have and st ll arriving a full line of 01>ver turn plows, Oliver middle-busters, Oliver subsoil. Repairs of all kinds, such as points, bolts wings, extra land bides, extra handles. Jones & Son. David Musky, Wholesale and Retail ROOFING MATERIALS Tin plate, galvanized corrugated iron shingles, rubber roofing, etc. Galvanized iron cornice and sheet metal work, fckylighta, etc. Stoves, ranges, mantels, tiling, grates, paints, oils, varnishes, etc 1009 Broad St, AUGUSTA, GA Grow More Cotton to the Acre. Plant Simpkins' Prolifie S*ed. The earliest Cotton in the World Ninety days from planting: to bale. Very prolific and a trood linter. We ?ell the only pennine-tor. Simpkins' own s ed- di rect from hit* farm. Price $1.25 per bushel. 25 bushels at $1.15 LIBERAL DISCOUNT IF OHDKRE? BEFORE JANUARY' FIRST On every order Bent us belora .1 III Int take 10c off this price. Orc>? now-the tin e ?B nh. rt. W. H. MIXS0N SEED CO., - CHARLESTON Sole Distributors for South Carolina