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?VINTER QUARTERS FOR SOWS Necessary That Animal Have Suitable Shelter, Proper Amount of Ex ercise and Good Feed. (By B. L. THOMPSON, Associate in Ani mal Husbandry, South Dakota State College.) If the sow is to be properly cared for during the winter months it is necessary that she have suitable shel ter, a proper amount of exercise and that she be fed not only liberally but upon feeds that furnish the necessary nutrients required by the pregnant sow. Suitable shelter can be supplied by hoghouses of various types and the style of house used will depend upon the conditions existing upon any cer tain farm. Whatever kind of house is used it should be well ventilated, dry and well lighted. Portable houses may be used advantageously part of Healthy Sow and Litter. .the year, but at farrowing time a well planned and well-built permanent structure is needed. Personally, I prefer a house with ?the semimonitor type of roof and one i of sufficient width for two rows of pens with a feed alley between them. The length will depend upon the num-1 her of sows that are to be housed In J lt. The pitch of the roof should be i such that the sun's rays will fall upon the north row of pens during the mid dle of the day. Of course this type of house should always face the south. In a building of this sort it is much easier to care for the sows than it is when small individual houses are used. ^Especially is this true at the farrow ing time as one man can properly look after a much larger number of sows than when they are scattered about in a number of different small houses. DOCTOR SHEEP WITH WORMS Drenching With Copper Sulphate ls Recommended by Anima! Hus bandmen at Ohio Station. Stomach worms and tapeworms, which cause enormous losses to sheep raisers each year, may be treated sat isfactorily by drenching with copper sulphate, according to animal hus bandmen at the Ohio experiment sta tion. Digestive disturbances, malnu trition and general weakness are symp toms of these pests In sheep. For 8 to 20 hours before treatment the sheep are fasted. They are then drenched with a bottle or with a rub ber tube and funnel. Two fluid ounces of a solution made by dissolving an ounce of copper sulphate (blue vit riol) in two quarts of water is suffi cient for a yearling, while a two-year Old sheep requires three fluid ounces. CLOVER AND ALFALFA VALUE ?Roughage Used In Feeding Tests With Lambs at the Ohio Experi ment Station. "When both roughages were of equal ?quantity, clover and alfalfa had about . equal values for fattening lambs in feeding tests at the Ohio experiment station. Alfalfa usually is harvested in bet ter condition than clover, and com mands a higher price on the market. The results of these feeding tests justify a warning to feeders not to 'overvalue alfalfa to the extent of feed ing an Inferior grade of this hay when good clover may be had at a lower price.-Ohio Experiment Station. DO NOT MIND COLD WEATHER Exercise ls Essential to Ewes and Coming Lambs-Provide Plenty of Clean Fresh Water. Sheep do not mind cold when there Is no draft, and the fold is dry and light Do not crowd the flock. Exercise Is very essential to the ewes and the com ing lambs. Feed regularly, and be quiet and kind to the flock. Sheep appreciate a kind, well-modulated voice. Provide for plenty of clean fresh wa ter in the sheep barn. Give it fresh every day. GOGO ROADS HELP CHILDREN Improved Highways of Great Benefit to Them in Going and Coming From Country Schools. The rural population is more willing to support better schools today than at any previous time. It is being re alized that all educational activities or agencies must be more or less cor related, and, more than all else, that they must be more accessible to the children. In many counties where bad roads prevail, most of the schools are of the antiquated one-room va riety?- They are usually located along bad roads which, during the winter, when the schools are usually in ses sion, become so nearly impassable as to make it difficult for the children to reach them. This condition causes irregular attendance and restricts the educational opportunities of the child. Not only this, but it often impedes the economic consolidation of these small Stone Road in Ohio. er schools into larger, stronger graded schools, with high school courses, directed by a competent principal and corps of teachers. On the other hand, in counties which have improved their roads, the schools are easily reached, the aver age attendance greater, the efficiency largely increased and economic con solidation made possible. Regular at tendance at school means consistent and regular growth of both school j c and pupil, and consolidation of schools means a maximum of efficiency at a minimum of cost It is also note worthy that there is a marked tend ency for the consolidated school to be come the social and Intellectual cen ter of the community. Most modern rural schoolhouses are so constructed as to serve the community as gather ing places for various kinds of public meetings, and where vans are used to convey the children to school during ! ] the day they are frequently pressed | < into service to haul the farmers and ! ^ .their wives to Institute work, lectures, !. or entertainments at the schoolhouse. The consolidated school becomes a sort of community center to which all educational and social activities con verge, and In order that It may pro perly perform that function all of the highways leading to it should be so improved as to render it readily ac cessible throughout the year. PERILOUS RAZOR-BACK ROADS Miniature Mountain Ranges Should Not Be Maintained In Center They Are Dangerous. If you have ever ridden along a country road which has been worked to a peak in the center so that your load tilted one way while you tried to keep your balance by tilting the other, you know what the wrong kind of road dragging ls. Roads so dragged should be reported, to the road supervisor, or the county engineer. Such roads are positively dangerous. j ? Help the good roads cause by seeing 11 that the roads of your vicinity are not 11 made miniature mountain ranges. ROAD VERY SIMILAR TO LIFE Rough Road Is Interesting, but We Must Travel Over lt Slowly and Quite Carefully. How much a road is like life. The go^d road is like life at its best smooth sailing, and enjoyable. A rough road ls like life at Its worst A rough road is interesting, but we have to traverse it slowly and carefully. Conserve Soil Fertility. Soil fertility can be conserved by the use of good crop rotations which Include the legumes, by feeding all crops on the place where they are grown by the careful return of all ma nures to the soil. Care for Farm Machinery. The farm machinery is only used for a short period, but must work contin uously when being used. Hence lt must be in good running order and properly adjusted. mg, attending a Theatre or some Social ^ Function, or ^jjjg if Shopping, >*| don't forget to have i DR. MILES* = Anti - with you. They are in valuable for Headache and all other Pains. 25 Doses, 25 Cents. IF FIRST BOX IS NOT SATIS FACTORY, YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED. A. H. Corley, Surgeon Dentist Appointments at Trenton On Wednesdays. kbbeville-Greenwood Mu- { tual Insurance Associ ation. Organized! 1892. . I Property Insured $2,500,000. ! WRITE OR CALL on the un lereigned for any information you \ nay desire about our plan of insur- ? mee, i We insure your property against destruction by I FIRE, WINDSTORM or LIGHT NING, J ind do so cheaper than any Com-, . pany in existence. Remember, we are prepared to )rove to you that ours ?6 the safest ' ind cheapest plan of insurance cnown. , i Oar Association is now licensed 1 ,o write Insurance in the counties' >f Abbeville, Greenwood, McCor nick, Laurens and Edgetield. ] The officers are: Gen. J. Frasei jyon, President, Columbia, S. C. ?. R. Blak?, Gen. Agt., Secy. & Treas., Greenwood, S. C. DIRECTORS. \. O. Grant, Mt. Carmel, S. C. T. M. Gambrell, Abbeville, S. C. ino. H. Childs, Bradley, S. C. \. W. Youngblood, Hodges, S. C. 3. P. Morrah, Willington, S. C. ii. N. Chamberlain, McCormick, S. C. S. H. Nicholson, Edgefield, S. C. F.L.Timmerman, Pln't. Lane, S. C. I. C. Martin, Princeton, S. C. VV. H. Wharton, Waterloo, S. C. J. R. BLAKE, Gen. Agt. Greenwood, S. C. Jan. 1st, 1917. PHOSPHO-MARL AND POINTS THE WAY FOE PEE PABEDNESS IN THE WAE ON THE BOLL WEEVIL. Naturally Phosphated Agricultur ? Lime. Each ton contains 97 cts Lo $1.10 worth Bone Phosphate of Lime and 68% Lime Carbonate. Sold only by State Department of Agriculture under authority of Gen Bral Assembly. Gives farmers an opoortunity to obtain cheap lime carbonate. Shipments in bulk only, carloads not less than 30 nor more than 33 tons, at $1.50 per ton, cash with order. Freight on shipments to agency stations may be paid at destination. Shipments to non agency stations must be fully pre paid, i Freight rates on Phospho-Marl bo stations in Edgefield county are as follows: Edgefield, Parkshill, Trenton, Johnston, ?1,00; Modoc, Clarks Hill, Meriwether, Woodlawn, $1.05 Plum Branch, Parksville, $1.10 per ton. Cut out this ad and save it. It makes ordering easy. For further information, apply to E. J. WATSON, Commissioner, S. C. State Dep't Agriculture, Columbia, S. C. Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly The Old. Standard general strengthening tonic, GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC.drives out Malaria.enriches the blood, build?up the system. A true Tonic For adults and ciiildrca. 60c '?ff? fettes 99 / BRING DESIRED RELIEF. "I have used Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills for some time and find them an Invaluable remedy for headache. I have always taken great pleasure In recommending them to my friends, being confident that they will bring the desired relief. I am never without them and use them for all attacks of pain, knowing that they will not disappoint me." MRS. W. H. BENSON, "West Haven, Conn. Southern Railway System Effective Dec. 10th 1916. Between Edgefield f>ndj Aiken. Trains 109, 129, 10?, 108, 130 md 106-No change. Train 131 leave Edgefield 11:45 i. m., same as at present, time at Pine Ridge Camp 1:05 p. m., ar rive Trenton 1:10 p. m., same as >t present. Train No. Ill leave Trenton ll: 15 a. m., Baynham 11:30 a. m., Eu. reka 11:40 a. m., Milledgeville ll: 50 a. m., Lakeview 11:55 a. m., Croft 12:20 p. m..Pine Ridge Camp 12:35 p. m., arrive Aiken 12:45 p. m. Train No. 132 leave Aiken 1:25 p. m.. same as at present. Arrive Trenton 2:15 p. m.-No other chan ges. Train No. 110 leave Aiken 1:35 p. m., Pine Ridge Camp 1:39 p. m., Croft 1:50 p. m., Lakeview 1:5V p. m., Milledgeville 2:10 p. m., Eure ka 2:18 p. m., Baynham 2:26 p. m., Trenton 2:40 p. m., Park Hill 2:50 p. m. Arrive Edgefield 3:00 p. m. Schedule figures are shown as in formation and are not guaranteed. Fred R. McMillin, District Passenger Agent, 228 Eighth Street, Augusta, Ga. fl Nervous? j?| Mrs. Walter Vincent, ol Pleasant HUI, N. C., writes: "For three sum mers. I suffered from nervousness, dreadful pains In my back and ?ides, and weak sinking spells. Three bottles of Cardui, the woman's tonie, relieved me entire ly. I feel like another , person, now." TAKE Cardui The Woman's Toole for over 50 rears, Cardui has been helping to relieve women's un necessary pains and building weak women np to health and strength. lt wfll do the same for you, If given a fair trial. So, don't wait, but begin taking Cardui today, for Its use cannot harm yon, and should surely do you good. E-72 DR J.S. BYRD, Dental Surgeon OFFICE OVER POSTOFFICE Residence 'Phone 17-R. Office 3. Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives oat Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents, Augusta's Leading Jewelry Store We always carry a large assortment of Diamonds, Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, Cut-Glass, Silverware, Gold and Silver Novelties. Our prices are reasonable. We also call attention to our repair ing' department, having added machines that facilitate the work in this depart ment. Let us put your watch in first- j class condition. Call Upon Us at Our New Store A. J. Renkl 980 Broad Street Augusta, Georgia) J. C 'LEE, President F. E. Gibson, Sec. and Treas. FARMERS, MERCHANTS, BUILDERS, If you are going to build, remodel or repair, we invite your inquiries. COMPLETE HOUSE BILLS A SPECIALTY. We manufacture and deal in doors, sash, blinds stairs, interior trim, store frouts and fixtures, pews, pulpits, etc., rough and dressed lumber, lath, pine and cypress shingles, flooring, ceiling and siding. 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