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COMFORT FOR THE C A good sprayer and reliable fly-repel lent will pay for themselves about twenty times during the fly season, to say nothing of the comfort afforded the animals and the satisfaction you will derive from milking a quiet cow. If'you don't like investing in a spraying outfit, have your wife make you a long, cool blanket out of cheese cloth or some other light material, and spread it over the cow while milking. This, however, is beneficial at milk ing time only. The one thing that will prevent the flies trom sucking the life blood and consequently the milk from the best in your herd, is to spray, and spray thoroughly while you are at it. See that the cows have some sort of good shade. They simply cannot stand out in the scorching heat all day and BEST METHOD TO RESIST INVA SION OF BOLL WEEVIL. Recommendation of United States De partment of Agriculture for Re gions Where Crop Is Limited by Short Seasons. The need of shortening the growing season of cotton has been recognized as the best means for securing protec tion against injury from the boll weevil, and the United States depart ment of agriculture has been recom mending a system of cotton culture which aims to secure the production of more cotton in a shorter period of time. The system is also important for regions where the crop is limited by drought or by short seasons as in the northern districts and should help to remedy the backward state of what has been considered in the past a "6urev crop" industry. The depart ment's farmers' bulletin, No. COI, en titled "A New System of Cotton Cul ture and Its Application." has been issued to give the details to those who may profit by it. The danger of injury from the boil weevil is greatest under conditions that favor the luxuriant growth of the young plants and induce the formation of large numbers of vegetative branches, which produce no bolls. The .control of the formation of these branches is the keynote of the new system. The suppression of these branches avoids injurious crowding of the plants and also makes it po66ible to leave more plants in the rows than I ie now customary. The most impor-. tant consideration which the new sys tem requires is the placing of plants closer together, during the earlier Etages of growth, until the stalks have grown beyond the stago where vege tative branches are produced. lt is particularly true of the cotton industry that the more intelligent and skilful the farming the larger the mate rial rewards.. And yet. cotton has 6o long been considered a "sure crop" that often it is cultivated under the most careless methods. This is one of the chief reasons for the backward state of the industry today. The inva sion of the boll weevil pest has. how ever, been forcing upon cotton raisers the necessity of more improved meth ods. Cotton is every year becoming less a "sure crop." The rapid expan sion of cotton culture in foreign coun tries is an additional reason why more careful methods must be adopted in this country to attain the maximum re sults. The nr3l ?leo is to secure the atten tion of the intelligent farmer and con vince him of the truth of the principle upon which the new system is founded. ! He may then observe and experiment for himself with rows of cotton thinned to different distances and at different ! stages of growth and may see for him self the relation of the habits of the ; plants to cultural problems. . Many intelligent farmers are aware of the fact that rows of cotton acci- ! dently left without thinning are 6ome- j times much more productive than i TOWS that were thinned in the usual I manner and have reflected on the pos- ? sibility of securing larger^crops by ; .closer planting, but the underlying ? OWS WHILE MILKING do as well as if ?bey were protected j from the midday sun. If natural shade is not available, it will take you but an hour or so to set some tall posts and make a satisfac tory shade out of small brush, old straw or boards. The cows must have shade. Too many fanners ret their cows rustle water from foul sloughs, or from a tank filled with water warm enough to wash dishes in. This is not merely a question of comfort and satisfaction to the cows, neither is it necessary simply to add to your dairy i roducts. Sanitation demands that the princl- j pal element entering into the compo sition of milk be strictly pure-free from every vestige of disease or filth. principle has not been understood. The behavior of cotton under different con ditions is so variable that any farmer might well hesitate to adopt a method 1 of culture suggested by an occasional occurrence like the production of a larger crop on an unthinned row. In each cotton-growing community ' there are usually some farmers who believe that cotton should be left closer together, especially under con ditions that favor luxuriant growth. | Those who use narrow spacing may boast of phenomenal yields in some seasons, but in other years they ap- j pear at a disadvantage with their : neighbors. The postiibility of making ' a safe combination of the two conflict- ; ing methods seems not to have been ' suggested. The same conflict is shown in the results of formal experiments to determine the best planting distances as in the popular opinions on the sub ject. Wide spacing in the rows seemed better in some cases and narrow spac ing in others, so that no definite con clusions could be reached. The theory of wider planting has ?ts limitations as well as that of closer planting. To reduce the number of plants by wider spacing in the rows means a longer period of time ls re- j quired to produce a crop. This is true because large, luxuriant plants do not begin to produce flowers and bolls ; as early as plants of more restricted growth. It may seem more logical to many that the plants making the most rapid growth must produce the earliest and largest crop, but this is not true. Large, luxuriant plants are later in setting and maturing a crop j because the young plants of luxuriant growth develop limbs producing no bolls at tlie expense of the lower fruit ing branches necessary to the produc tion of an early crop. The limbs of a cotton plant which produce no flowers or bolls are called "vegetative branch es," or "wood limbs." to distinguish them from the fruiting branches. The row rather than the individual plant must be considered as the unit under the system as recommended. The form of the row demands first at tention and through improving it come' the advantages of the new method. More plants are left in tue rows, and yet injurious crowding is avoided, j Plants that have numerous vegetative ; branches are more crowded at 'two or ) three feet than plants with single ' stalks at eigjit or ten inches. With the I vegetative branches controlled, the ; spacing is no longer a question of feet, j hut of inches. Mows spaced at six ? i inches have usually given better re sult? than those at twelve inches or i any greater distance [ The two features of the new system -deferred thinning and closer spac- j lng-must be properly combined in or- ;. d^r to insure a favorable result. Most ? fanners believe that either of these changes will mjure the crop, and the danger is that they will try one change without the other instead of making a complete break with previous theories and methods. Until the principle of branch control is understood it is dfffi- . cult to believe that two apparently In- i jurious changes can ha"e a beneficial ? result. j Actual results of experiments ? are I given in the new bulletin and the in- n telligent cotton raiser who ls sincerely I desirous to better conditions is ad- fl vippd to send for the pamphlet. Inj the department's news letters fori March 11 and April 1 mention has al-1 ready been made of the new system. I LARGE ENGLISH BLACK PIG While There Are Few Specimens of the Breed in the United States, lt ls Widely Known in Europe. (By J. DUNLAP, Secretary of Large Black Pig Club of America.) The big black pig is the most wide ly known of all swine in Europe, and more of this breed are shown than of other breeds. They are known in England as the greatest of all bacon breeds. There are only a few in the United States. They are described as the long-bodied hog with drooping ears. They are not prepossessing in appear ance, but their fecundity recommends them to the corn belt farmers as well as to the bacon breeders. It is claimed for the big blacks that they are the fastest growing pigs Yearling Black English Pig, Weighing 500 Pounds. known, and put on more pounds to the amount of feed than any other breed. My attention was first called to this breed by farmers who wanted a ba con type breed to cross on their lard hogs and to increase their litters. I investigated all the bacon bre?is and in the large black found B nog that is a hardy and last grower, and one that crosses extremely well with the Poland-China, Duroc and Berk shire. The shiny black coats ol' the animals are pleasing to all, and their quiet disposition commends them to all who have raised other bacon breeds. A yearling barrow that weighed over 500 pounds dressed ont more meat than any hog I szgv butchered, and I never saw in any other bacon breed ?. fine bacon and as much lean meat all over the car cass. The large drooping cars make them easily handled ir' treated kindly, and they are very motherly. I have a HOW ?hat has suckled IS pigs be sides her own litter, instead of drying up when her pigs were taken from her. She continued to give milk and I have put in runt pigs and pigs where other sous had more than they could raise until she has mothered IS extra pigs and is not dry yet. I give below extracts from the book "Swine xHus bandry," gotten out by the Dominion of Canada. "Both in Ireland and England much was heard in favor of the large blacks. Wherever these swine or these grades were seen by the commission they made a favorable impression. Ad vantage was therefore taken at the first opportunity to visit a prominent herd of this breed. The herd visit ed was that of Mr. C. F. Marriner, in the county of Suffolk, that has in recent years won a large number of championship awards at leading shows. Here was found a large herd of brood sows and a few stock boars that individually and collectively rank Yearling Black English Sow, Weigh ing 600 Pounds. high among the herds of swine of England for the profitable production of pigs for bacon requirements. In earlier years the large black was a bit rough In the shoulder, short in the hind quarter and light in the liam. For years Mr. Marriner has given special attention to these points until his present herd, which is uni form in type and lusty In vigor, shows none of these defects. Many of the breeding animals were on grass pasture which of itself seemed to be sufficient to maintain the stock in good breeding form. The heartiness of these pigs was spoken of every where and the members of the com mission are satisfied that the claim ?9 well founded. Mr. Marriner claims that the narrow range of vision of the large blacks, due to the drooping ears, is conducive to docility and thrift. Constipation, if Neglected, Causes Serious Illness Constipation, if neglected, leads to almost innumerable complica tions affecting the general health. Many cases of typhoid fever, appendicitis and other severe dis eases are trace able to prolonged clogging of the bowels. Regard the effects of constipation, C. E. Ayers, 6 Sabin St., Montpelier, Vt, says: "I was afflicted with constipation and biliousness for years, and at times became so bad I would become unconscious. I have been found in thi?t condition many times. Physicians did not seem to be able to do me any good. I would become weak and for days at a time could do no wont. Not long ago I gol a box of Dr. Miles' Laxative Tablets, and after usin^ ihem found I hx.i never tried anything that acted In such a mild and effective manner. I believe I have at last found the remedy that suits my case." Thousands of people are sufferers rrom habitual constipation and while possibly realizing something of the dancer of this condition, yet neglect too long to employ proper curative measures until serious ill ness often results. Thc advice of all physicians is, "keep your bowels clean," and it's good advice. Dr. Miles' Laxative Tablets are sold by all druggists, at 25 cents a box containing 25 doses. If not found satisfactory, your money is returned. T MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind. Make the Old Suit Look New We 'are)1 better prepared than i v- r tc (lo first-class work in cleaning nnd press ing of all kinds. Make your old pants or snit new by let ing os clean and press them. Ladies skins and snits al so cleaned and pressed, ?at i s fad i i 'ii guaranteed. Edgefield Pressing Club WALLACE HARRIS PROP. "Cured" Mrs. Jay McGee, 0! Steph enville, Texas, writes: "For nine (9) years, I suffered with womanly trouble. 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