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WHITE LEGHORNS FOR EGGS pGood Strain of Breed With Good Care and Fed Ration Given Here with Will Prove Profitable. : (By J. H. ELSTON, Caldwell, Idaho.) The man or woman who has de cided to go into the poultry business will make no mistake in selecting the i Single Comb White Leghorn, es pecially if he wiaroa to follow the 'branch devoted to egg farming, with the sale of breeding stock and eggs 'for hatching. There is a decided difference in "White Leghorns. Those that axe line-bred for exhibition purposes only, are seldom the large, hardy, persist ent layers as those selected and bred for egg production, but standard qualifications need not and should not be neglected even if our aim is a greater production of eggs. In securing eggs when prices are high, the housing and feeding plays .an important part. We should have .good warm houses with plenty of fresh air, with plenty of room for .exercise, as a busy hen is the one that fills the egg basket. They are inex pensive, three sides and roof covered ?Prize Winning White Leghorn Cock, with prepared roofing which makes them wind and rain proof. The curtain being closed only on cold sights. In winter I feed grain morning and night scattered in a heavy straw lit ter on the floor. The exercise of scratching for the grain in early morning warms the birds and they are hungry and in good shape for a dinner of the warm mash. The mash has for a base alfalfa, chopped fine ar * steamed ; with this is mixed wneat bran, ground oats, wheat and corn to which is added meat meal, whenever possible milk is also added. About twice a week boiled potatoes are used in place of the alfalfa. If one has a good strain of White I leghorns with proper care and fed the above ration they should have a good supply of winter eggs. ?ULUNG MAKES FINE FOWLS 'Rants and Deformed Birds Should Be Disposed of Immediately to Make Room for Good Ones. The first great secret in the pro duction of fine poultry is severe cul ling. As soon as you can distinguish between the good and the bad, com mence the culling process. The runts and the deformed, the off-colored and the disqualified, should be at once dis posed of, so that the room and feed may not be appropriated by them to the detriment of the good ones. Select fowls of good size, proper .color and correct formation. If the backs, keels, legs or toes of any are crooked or deformed, thrown them out for the table on the market. If there are any scrubs, small or feeble ones, lt is best to end their existence. When you cull, cull closely, and re tain only such specimens as are rea sonably sure to grow right. It is only by such systems of severe culling that one can ever hope to breed rea sonably uniform specimens of fancy poultry. Spread of Contagion. Drinking water in poultry houses is one cause of the rapid spread of contagious diseases, such as roup. An affected hen when she places her beak In the water to get a drink, contami nates all the water. Then, when healthy hens drink from this water supply they become exposed to what ever disease the sick hen has. Thus, when one fowl contracts a contagi ous disease it generally is but a com paratively short time until there is a general outbreak of the affection, un less precautions are taken. Prevention Is Cheapest. Eradicating a contagious dlseaee from a poultry flock is a tedious and costly process. The best way is to prevent the outbreak in the first place by keeping the buildings clean -and sanitary. When a fowl gets sick, if it is not killed ft should be Isolated and the remainder of the flock closely watched for tlgsm ci further troubla. I PROFESSIONS! DR. J. S. BYRD, Dental Surgeon OFFICE OVER POSTOFFICE. Residence 'Phone 17-R. Office 3. A.?H. Corley, Surgeon Dentist Appointments at Trenton On Wednesdays. TRUSTEES AND TEACHERS. Trustees will please soe that teachers' final claims are accompa nied by annual reports. Teacher* will take notice that final claims will not be approved without an nual reports. W. W. Fuller, Co. Supt. Ed. Special Farm Offer. One hundred and seventy acres highly improved, new buildings, 2 story colenial dwelling, everything in neat and good order, just 1 mile north of our town limits. $59.00 per acre. Best offer yet. E. J. NORRIS. These are to cite and admonish the kindled and creditors of E. M. Bunch, of above County and State, deceased, to file any and all claim or claims against said (state with me, as required by law. JOHN F. BUNCH, Administrator. North Augusta, V.. C., Mar. 7. '14. Notice of Election. State of South Carolina, Cour ty of Edgefield. Whereas, a petition has been filed with us, and ill legal requirements having been met, it is ordered that O. W. Wright, T. A. Broadwater and H. H. Herlong, constituting the regularly appointed Board of Trustees of Bacon School District No. 34 do hold an election at Har mony School House on Saturday, April 4th, 1914, to vote upon the question of levying and collecting an additional tax of two mills on the dollar of all taxable property in gag jrVBtetf?^ TOif^^L^-L?V^^^yJ to be used for school purposes in Bacon School District No. 34. At thia election only such resi dent electors as return real or per sonal property for taxation, and who exhibit their tax receipts and registration certificates as required in general elections shall be allow ed to vote. Those favoring the increased levy shall cast a ballot with the word "Yes" written or printed .thereon, and those opposed to such increas ed levy shall cast a ballot with the word "No" written or printed thereon. Within ten days after the election, if ajraajority of those vo ting shall favor the increased levy, the managers will submit to County Auditor the rtsult of election. The polls shall open at 8 o'clock, a. ra-, and close at 4 o'clock p. m., and in all respects comply with Sec. 1208, Code of Laws of South Carolina. W. W. Fuller, E. H. Folk, Co. Board of Education, Edgefield, S. C. Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills will help you, as they have helped others. Good for all kinds of pain. Used to relieve Neuralgia, Head ache, Nervousness, Rheumatism, Sciatica, Kidney Pains, Lumbago, Locomotor Ataxia, Backache, Stomachache, Carsickness, Irri tability and for pain in any part of thc body. "I have used Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills when troubled with headache, and lind that one pill infallibly effects relief ir a very short time. I am considerably affected with neu ralgia iii the head at times, and find the Anti-Pain Pills of much benefit. The Dr. Miles' Remedies are beyond comparison and I recom mend them to all my friends." GEORGE COLGATE. 219 Oakland St., San Antonio, Ter. At all druggists. 25 doses 25c. ? MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, kid. Home-Raised Colt. Still the wonder grows that a greater number of farmers do not raise more horses and mules. Several days ago Mr. VV. E. Winn sold a home-raised colt to his brother, Mr. J. E. Winn, for $200. Those who saw the fine young mare say she was a erreat bargain at that price. Tho Winn brothers can afford to keep brood mares, because they al ways.grow an abundance of corn at home to sr pplv the farm. FIRE INSURANCE Go to see Marling & Byrd Before insuringgelsewhere. We represent the best old line com panies* Harting & Byrd At the Farmers Bank, Edgefield Real Estate -FORSALE 125 acres land tear Hibernia in Saluda conn?y. 120 acres near Monetta, Sa luda eounty. 330 acres in Aiken uounty, near Eureka. 100 acres near Ropers. 300 acres near Celestia or Davis' mills in Greenwood and Saluda counties. 50 acres near Edgefield C. H. 250 aeres near Trenton,S.C. Several tract* near meeting Street, and other mets near Monetta and Bates?Wg. -Apply K> A. S. TOMPKINS, Edfcefield? S. C. Backache Miss Myrtle Co thrum, of RusseHville, Ala., says: "For nearly a year, I suf fered with terrible back ache, pains in my limbs, and my head ached nearly all the time. Our family doctor treated me, but only gave me temporary relief. I was certainly in bad health. My school teacher advised me to TAKE The Woman's Tonic I took two bottles, in all, and was cured. I shall always praise Cardui to sick and suffering wa rnen." If you suffer from pains peculiar to weak women, such as head ache, backache, or other symptoms of womanly trouble, or if you merely need a tonic for that tired, nervous, worn-out feel ing, try Cardui. ESS Southern Railway Schedule Change. Effective Sunday, March 1st, 1914, Schedule of train No. 8, Au gusta to Columbia, will be as fol lows: Lv Augusta 7:10 am Lv Warrenville 7:40 a ra Lv Oraniteville 7:44 am Lv Trenton 8:15 am Lv Edgefield 7:50 a m Lv Johnston 8:29 a m Lv Ward 8:41 a. m Lv Batesbnrg 9:15 a m Lv Leesville 9:20 a m Lv Lexington 10:00 a m Ar Columbia 10:30 a m. Corresponding changes at interme diate stations. For additional in formation, communicate with, Magruder Dent, District Passengenr Agent, 722 Broad Street, Augusta, &a. BEGIN WITH BUYING THE TIME TO MAKE MONEY ON YOUR CROP IS WHILE YOU ARE GROWING IT. MAKE A GOOD START BY GETTING S. S. FERTILIZERS. YOUR PLANT FOOD IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANY OTHER FACTOR IN YOUR CROP PRODUCTION. UNLESS YOU GET A MIXTURE THAT FEEDS THE GROWING PLANTS, GRADUALLY, NEITHER OVERFEEDS THEM NOR STARVES THEM, YOU ARE A LOSER, NO MATTER WHAT THE CROP SELLS FOR. WE DO NOT USE NITRATE OF SODA In our goods for cotton and corn. Other sources of ammonia (nitrogen) are better. Nitrate of soda is exhausted in the soil too quickly. It should be used only as a top dresser and for truck. FISH, BLOOD AND OTHER ANIMAL AMMONIATES Are the best sources of ammonia. They feed tho crop moro gradually and are, there fore, the best plant food. Cotton seed m^al mixtures made when requested. If your dealer does not handle S. S. goods, write to iis direct Money-purse and fertilizer book let on request, free. We guarantee all S. S. goods to be in A-l mechanical condition ?nd to drill freely. ORDER EARLY AND AVOID CAR SHORTAGE SOUTHERN STATES PHOSPHATE AND FERTILIZER CO. AUGUSTA, GA. SAVANNAH, GA. 11 200 IBS' 1 .wmiiwmnei nunn. awiiiiniiuBitniiiuiiim "Wi wm, ,""? ?NliMii lunn -I SOUTHERN STA??5 AUMiTA-S/WANNM* GA Veternary Surgeon I am prepared to treat stock for all diseases at_ reasonable prices. Bfly__head. office and hospital are at Johnton at Jordan and Amaker's stable. Every 2nd Monday I will be found at H. C. Watson's stables at Edge?eld. DR. J. M. LOVE. Jan. 7, 1914-amos. Timber Land For Sale. .In accordance with the agreeraeni of the parties in interest the under signed will sell at public outcry-t<> the highest bidder on the first Mon day in April 1914, being- the 6th day of April, at ll o'clock a. ra., or as soon thereafter as it can be reached, in front of the Court House in the Town, of Edgefield, South Carolina, all that tract of land con taining about one hundred acres, bounded on the North by lands of T. L. Harley, on the South by lands of Mrs. Lizzie McKie, East by lands of E. L. Powell and on the West by lands of Jasper Holley, said land being well stocked with good timber, being near Sweetwater Church, in Edgefield County South Carolina^ terms cashi1 or.aa.may, agreeably arranged by the partie the day of th j sale. Tompkins & Wells, Attorneys. l ight Saw, Lathe and Shin gle Mills, Engine*, Boilers, Supplies and repairs, Porta ble , Steam and Gasoline En glues, Saw Teeth, Files, Beits and Pipes. WOOD SAWS and SPLITTERS andJPress Repairs, LOMBARD, AUGUSTA. GA. Cotton Requires Fish-Scrap REGISTERED Aro ?io orignal fisL. fertilizers Fertilizer ammoniated with Fish-Scrap is universally admitted to be the plant food best suited to the cot ton crop. This is not a theory, but a fact proven by the experience of many. The popularity of Royster's, the original and genuine fish-scrap fertilizer has caused a host of brands to appear with fish in the name: if you want to be sure of getting fish in the goods as well, be sure to buy the brand that made fi^h-scrap famous; F. S. R. If you are not already acquainted with the splendid results from ROYSTER'S fish-scrap fertilizer, we simply ask that you test it alongside any other brand and abide by the proven results. F. S. R0YSTER. GUANO CO. Norfolk, Va. Baltimore, Md. Charlotte, N. C. Tarboro, N. C. Spartanburg, S. C. Columbia, S. C. Macon, Ga. Columbus, Ga., Montgomery, Ala.