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mmm?mmm Brood tHorses I WILL SELL AT EDGEFIELD, S. C. Wednesday, January 15,1919, at 10:00 A. ? ONE CAR LOAD ef fast horses, saddle horses and Brood mares. They are all Well Broke and Young Some of them are fast enough to win races at your State fair. Some will take prizes in your show ring. When you see these horses you will say they are the best bunch of horses you haye ever seen here. They are much fretter than tke kind you have been accustomed to seeing. They are Guaranteed to be as Represented I will convince you on the day of sale that my guarantee means something. Come and inspect them the day before the sale and pick out the ones you want. DON'T FORGET THE DATE Wednesday, January 1 . M., Rain or Shine ??mw ar Mm . -A- it2?&L-1-JL.Jcaaay%a?aJcS?a'caaa mi Farmer's Bureau for the t County. Mr Editor: Please allow me space in you columns to get a note to the busines men and the farmers of the county i: order that I may put a proposition b fore them, as I see it, by which th Department of Agriculture, Clems:-] College and the County Agents cai mean most for the community build ing and the general welfare of Edge field. 1 shall attempt to partly out line a Farmer's Bureau of Informa tion for the County. Eefore anything ca-ft be built or es tablished, there must always be < starting point. Blue prints are neces sary for a large building; then, lei us draw our blue prints for the agri culture work in the county. At al times there is some question coming before the farmers that needs the o pinions of others. There is always some good clever information thal good farmers have to give out. These things should be thrashed out and assimilated at some common center. What we need is an advisory agri culture board, which should hold sev eral meeting during the year to aid the county agents put on demonstra tions to bring out practical good for ?he eounty. This should consist of several representatives from each community or school district, and of t?? proves best to use the school trustees to a great extent for this purpose. This board should supervise to an extent, the agriculture work and advise when necessary. Also, they should have located a clearing iiouse of information at the county seat preferably, and in a prominent place. This should be open at all times and should be connected with telephones that reach all communi ties. The county agents should have their office here with regular office days, and when they are out, there should be someone present to give i out information, distribute bulletins, j literature etc. The advisory board when possible should establish demon stration plots on sumo farm, say the County Farm, and should aid with the agriculture and club work of the schools. Of course, at present, without further study and assistance, it is im- ] possible to tell all this bureau might ; accomplish. I expect to attend the agents' meeting at Clemson College from January loth to 21st and there expect to get information as to how thebest bureaus of the state are get ting results. At this time 1 shall-ap- : prec?ate advice, comment and pub lication you can jrive to aid such a movement here in Edgefield. The proposition can be made of little cost or a great deal; that depends. Per sonally, I prefer one with little cost, attached to begin with and let this grow. During my few years experi- ; ence of agriculture work, I have seen most accomplished where everybody ] is behind the movement. And at Edgefield where there is not an ac- j tive Chamber of Commerce, this or-1 ganization is all the more needed; j and such an organization will make ; the agriculture work mean far more j for our county. I again refer you to a Farmer's Bureau for Edgefield. Addison B. Carwile, County Agricultural Agent. Missions and Temperance Missions. Monday afternoon was the first of the series of prayer services in con- 1 nection with the week of prayer at the Baptist Church. 1 As it was the time for the regular J meeting of the Woman's Christian ' Temperance Union, a joint meeting .' was held, and an interesting program was carried out. 1 The devotions were conducted by < Mrs. E. J. Norris and an article '; showing the ravages of the cigarette | in China, sent by Rev. E. T. Snuggs < jf Pakhoi, China and also the tcsti-, nony of the international Reform j Bureau of China, was read by Mrs. Mamie X. Tillman. Mrs. Rainsford read a niece from1 j i missionary in China calling on the:! menlo of America to prevent the ex- \ \ iodation of alcoholic beverages into j ..'hi ii a. j Kev. R. C. Lee was present on in- j citation of tile societies and made an ?j listructive address on several ways ; j n which intemperance is an obstacle Jj o the progress of the gospel at home ' md abroad. At the close of the meeting the col- j ci tion for the French Orphan was j .aken. i lt was regretted that the further ?rayer s?vices were called off under i he order for public gatherings. The next meeting of the VV. C. T. ? LL will be held with Mrs. .Manly Tim nons in February, and will be a [.'ranees Willard Memorial. County Agent Work for Edgefield One of the best things the county j igent can do for a county is to push ;he pig and corn clubs. The placing ; )f pure bred pigs by the banks a- j nong the members makes the pig j :lub work a complete success. The lew County Agent, A. B. Carwile, j wishes to get in touch with all the the boys and girls between the ages jf ten and eighteen who want one of :hese pigs. Ile will visit the schools for this purpose, but may overlook '? some boy or girl. Send him your i lame and address at once so he can j ret busy to find you a pig. Also the ; joys who are going to grow corn, i mould send in their names. The pruning interests of the coun- j ty are now being attended. Also that j af spraying for the San Jose scale i ind grubbing for the peach borers. Mr. Farmer, call on or write the i :ounty agent if he can help you. . * Commercial Fertilizers For Nineteen and Nineteen We desire to notify our farmer friends that we are I ready to supply their fertilizer needs. We have ready for delivery reliable brands of fertilizers that have been tested for years by farmers of this county, and have over and over again proven their merit. Besides the mixed goods, we carry a large stock of meal and acid phosphate for mixing any formula you desire at home. Come in to see us and get our prices before you make your fertilizer contracts for 1919. W. W. Adams & Co.