Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TO KILL OFF GRASSHOPPERS Burning Over Grast Lands is Some times Practical-Po??on eran Mash ls Also Effective. (By A. I* LOVETT. Oregon Experiment Station.) Grasshoppers feed normally on the native grasses. Where forage crops are planted, the hoppers readily adapt themselves to the new food. It an abundance of young hoppers is ob served in the spring, the fields and grasslands where they occur should be dragged with a hopper-dozer. This hopper-dozer Is a long, shallow gal vanized or wooden trough, which ls filled with crude oil and along the back side is fitted a back stop about three feet high. When it is dragged through the field, the hoppers attempt to jump over it. They strike against the back stop and fall into the crude oil. x Burning over the grass lands be fore the hoppers get their wings is sometimes practical. The poison bran mash ls an effec tive poison for grasshoppers, and has been used successfully for their con trol in a great number of cafes. Be sure to add the salt, since grasshop pers appear especially fond of this material. Broadcast the mash over an infected field or sow in drill rows at right angles to their course of travel, as they enter the field The poison bran is prepared as follows: Coarse Bran.16 pounds Paris Green.% pound Salt .2 ounces Cheap Sirup.1 quart . Warm water to make a coarse, crum bly nash. Do not get the mash sloppy. It shouid fall apart readily In the hand after pressing together. If lead arse nate is used instead of paris green, increase the amount one-half. The quantity given is sufficient to broad cast over one acre, or scattered in drill rows, will extend over a great er area. WEED SEEDS ARE EXPENSIVE Many a Farmer Pays Dearly for Priv ilege of Planting Something He Would Be Better Rid Of. (By S. B. NUCKOLS, Colorado Experi , ment Station.) Many farmers are paying as much as a dollar per pound for the oppor tunity to plant, on the farm, several pounds of weed seed each year. Oth ers do not pay as much for the oppor tunity to sow the seed but the cost of eradicating these weeds costs them many hours of labor and no small amount of money. The manner in which they avail themselves of the opportunity varies, but to give a spe cific and true example-an actual oc currence. Two samples of alfalfa seed are offered for sale, one for $20 per hun dred and the other for $16 per hun dred. Sample No. 1 tests as follows: Weed seeds, none. Chaff and dirt, none. Germination, 94 per cent perfect. Sample No. 2 tests: Weed seed, seven per cent, much of which is sweet clover which is not very noticeable to the average farmer. Chaff and dirt, two per cent Germination, 80 per cent perfect If you buy 100 pounds of No. 1 you get 94 pound? of seed that will grow at a cost of $20, or a cost of $21.28 for 100 pounds ol! perfect seed. For No. 2 you pay $16 for 71 pounds of perfect seed, or $22.54 for 100 pouDds cf perfect seed. In the above case you pay $1.26 for the privilege of planting seven pounds of weed seed on your farm. Even greater variations than the above can be given. Every man should know how good the seed is that he is planting. MOVABLE FENCE FOR SHEEP Temporary Arrangement Made of Boards Solidly Nailed Together, Will Keep Animal? In. A movable fence for soiling sheep ls made in panels as seen in the illus tration. The panels are ten feet long, Temporary Fence for Sheep. made of four-inch boards solidly nailed together. After this fence ls once put up, sheep or hogs are not : likely to overturn iL A fence three and one-half feet high will turn most flocks. BUYING NEW COWS FOR DAIRY Animal? Who Have Lost Capacity for Handling Home-Grown Roughage Should Be Avoided. i In buying new cows for the dairy one should buy from farmers who practice rational methods of feeding, preferably from those who do not feed too much grain and rich concen trates. Many cows have been fed so much grain that they have lost their ca pacity for handling home-grown roughage. Such cows are no longer profitable dairy producers and should.be avoid ed when buying new cows for the dairy. TWO EXCELLENT CROPS Benefit of Use of Leguminous Crops Just Appreciated. Aggressive Campaign Waged for Past Few Years in Interest of Better Farming Has Not Been With- . out Its Reward. (By T. PARKER.) . The soy bean, also known as Ja pan pea and soja bean, ls one of the many good things that have come to us from Asia. The writer first grew it in 1872, but its real worth and value have not been appreciated by us until within the last.few years. As a forage crop, especially for hogs, it is exceptionally fine. For best Roots of Soy Bean, Showing Nodules. results the hogs should be turned on them about the time the bean in the pod has reached its full size, and be fore it begins to harden while the leaves are still green. The hogs will first eat the leaves, then the remain der of the plant until there is only the hard stalk left. Soy beans require good preparation of the soil. Slipshod methods usually result in a failure of the crop. They may either be sown broadcast at the rate of a bushel per acre or planted in row3 and cultivated. The latter plan gives best results. In purchasing seed, buy only bright, plump seed, the vitality of which is guaranteed. Soy bean hay ls of the finest and most nutritious quality. When cut at the proper stage of growth and well cured, it is relished by all kinds o? stock. The velvet bean is an important crop for the purpose of soil Improve ment, especially in cotton-growing ter ritory. This plant has been grown in Florida and other southern states for a number of years. It is a rank-grow ing grass, the vines often growing fifteen or more feet In length under favorable conditions. The seed can Roots ol' Velvet Bean, Showing Nod* ules. be broadcasted or planted In rows, but best results will be obtained when planted In rows and cultivated. The rows should be four or five feet apart and the hill-: two to three feet apart in the rows. Plant about three beans to the hill. ERRORS IN FEEDING PROTEIN Plenty of Right Kind of Feed ls Re quired to Run Milk Machine to Its Fullest Limit It is a great mistake to give the cow indifferent care unUl her milk flow has greatly diminished, then try, by feeding her heavy, to get her back to her full flow. The dairyman who withholds pro tein foods until the cows have cleaned np all roughage will soon learn the folly of his ways when he adds the figures of his milk checks. A Worse mistake than high protein feeding is made by many farmers. That mistake is not feeding enough of anything. The man who goes into the dairy business thinking that selecting good cows and compounding balanced ra tions ls all he needs to understand is sure to wake up a sadder and wiser man. It requires plenty of feed to run the cow machine to its full limits. This limit vari?s more than most people seem to think. Fresh Shipment by Express Almost Daily For sale by the quart or served any style in our restaurant. Take your dinner with us when in town. For Edgefield Roads This has been proven over and over again. Ask your friends who have had experience with automo biles. If you contemplate buying a car see us and let us prove why the Ford is the best for you to put your money im We have a stock of Runabouts and Tour ing cars. W. F. Rush & Co. PLUM BRANCH, S. C. FALL STYLES Drop in and let us show you the New Fall Styles in Men's Hats. Also new Shoes in all leathers. Other goods arriving and being displayed. DORN & MIMS Telephones ance the Land A telephone on the Farm not only jj means convenience and comfort for the user, but it adds value to the land and will enable you to sell your land to a better ad vantage. Telephone service on the Farm can be had at very low cost. Write for our free booklet Address Fanners Lin? Department SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY South Pryor St" Atlanta, Ga. ? ? Ford Cars Have Stood the Test - The experience of scores of own ers of the Ford Automobiles has proven that there is nothing better made for the Edgefield roads. Ford cars will carry you safely over any road that a buggy or any other ve hicle can travel. An All-the-Year-Around Car They are light, yet substantially built. They are cheap, yet the best of material is used in their con struction. Are you contemplating purchasing a car? Let us show you a Ford Run-About or Touring Car. G.W.ADAMS Edgefield Auto Repair Shop Next to Court House i Ginning Season Now On Machinery in use just one season. Everything newly overhauled. I have the latest improved Murray Four-Gin Sys tem. I am prepared to handle your ginning in the most up-to-date manner. My last year's work proved entirely satisfactory to every customer. Be sure to give me a trial. I guarantee that you will be highly pleased, I personally oversee all work done. I also buy cotton seed. Always pay highest market price. Am in touch with one of the largest cotton seed concerns in the South. R. T. HILL Telehone 2002 Edgefield, S. C. Ginnery Next to Edgefield Graded School W. W. ADAMS & CO. Members State Warehouse System All persons storing cotton with us, we think, will have no trouble to bor row money" on certificates issued by the WarehousetCommisdon. ""We will appreciate any business given us. W. W. ADAMS & COMPANY Edgefield, South Carolina B. B. RUSSELL, Jr R. E. ALLEN SHIP YOUR COTTON TO RUSSELL & ALLEN -(INCORPORATED) Cotton . Factors . and Commission Merchants Bonded Warehouses. Liberal Advances Made on Cotton in Storage. AUGUSTA.GEORGIA ?MO---I II III III iiiii min i