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tatemen! Concerning Teach ers' Certificates. The State Board of Examiners for Teachers is glad to announce that the task of converting all outstanding teacher's certificates into South Car olina State licenses is about finished. The work was made necessary by the 1920 Act of the Legislature creating the Board of Examiners for Teachers. The members of this Board are: Prof. H. B. Dominick, former super intendent of the Green Schools; Miss Elizabeth McLean, of Sumter City Schools,and Joseph H. Shealy, Regis trar of the Teachers' Bureau. The Board begain the active duties of the office June 21st and after plans were formulated, certificate forms designed and procured, the work of issuing certificates, began September 6th. The task of certificating over nine thousand teachers has occupied the entire time of all the members of the Board since the first of September, and for five months, approximately eleven hours of work per day were necessary for converting certificates and correcting examination papers.' The Board endeavored to dispatch the duties of the office with as little delay as possible and wishes to ex press its appreciation to the teachers, county superintendents and school folk in general for their patience ex ercised and support given in this work. Through the medium of the State Board of Examiners, a profit able and needed service can be ren dered the State. The teaching profes sion is one of the greatest which should claim the attention of our people, and the teachers should be classified so that the deserving may be encouraged to better service and those who are poorly prepared assist- '? .ed to better preparation. The State . has provided assistance for the needy : . schools and the people have respond- : ed nobly to the demand for better salaries for teachers, and now the 1 public has a right to expect better,1 service. The first grade certificate has 1 been heretofore an indefinite quan- ! tity as to. a teacher's fitness to teach ! school and it is the purpose of this 1 Board to issue certificates such as will :! carry with them some idea of the 1 teacher's preparation for serving the ] public and to encourage professional 1 advancement. .' The compilation of the records in the office reveals some very encourag- ! ing facts, The 9,520 certificates which 1 have been issued since September 6th ( consist ofthe following classes: Coir Jege-A. B. and B. S., white, 2,-75; ' collage diploma, colored, 1,022; by 1 order, of the State Board, white, 188 ! South Carolina State certificates, 1 white 374, colored, 26; other States, 1 whilje, 165; Rule 21, 22, 23, white ] 65, colored, 21; examination (first ! grade), 1,622, colored, 252; exami- 1 nation (second grade), white 649, ' colored, 319; examination (third 1 grade), white 257, colored, 289; per- 3 mite, (first grade), white 699, color- 1 ed, 223; permits (second grade), ' white 341, colored, 383; permits ] (third grade), white 134, colored, " 309; special, colored, 7. 1 For the October examination there were 929 applicants. A study of the records in the office leads one to be lieve that approximately 3,000 per sons will stand the next examination which will be held on Saturday, May [ 7th, at each county seat. The following regulation for the renewal of certificates has been adopted by the State Board of Edu cation : "Any outstanding first-grade State certificate may be renewed upon pre sentation to the State Board of Ex aminers of one year's successful and acceptable classroom experience by the holder during the term covered by such certificate, with his or her re quest for the renewal of a first-grade certificate, together with a written endorsement from the county super intendent or city superintendent, and from the Board of district trustees. A second-grade certificate is renew able only upon the presentation of a record of successful and satisfac tory summer school work. A third-. grade certificate shall not be renew1 ed." Teachers now holding permits granted at the request of the coun ty superintendent must take the reg ular examination .required of . all ap plicants, if they expect to teach dur ing the session 1921-1922. Outstand in permits are not renewable nor transferable and under no circum stances shall a second permit be is sued to any teacher. NOTICE. We having organized the Edgefield Natiopal Farm Loan Association in connection with the Federal Land Bank, I shall be glad to file your ap plication for a loan. J. H. CANTELOU, Secretary-Treasurer. . Edgefield, S. C. March 29, 1921. Cut of 31 Per Cent Claimed . for Cotton. Florence, April 21.-A reduction of 31.2 per centum in the cotton acre age of this year, compared with last year, is indicated in private informa tion local reporters have received from reliable connections and sup plied to the chamber of commerce. The information is considered very reliable and is known to be quite close, generally, to the accredited government reports on such matters, Walter J. Johnson, secretary of the association, say, regarding the sur vey. The report by states for the entire cotton belt is as follows: Decrease Indicated State Per Cent. Acreage Texas __ 29 8,929,000 Oklahoma_ 38 1,714,000 Arkansas_ 37 1,803,000 Louisiana __ __ 34 951,000 Georgia_ 30 3,470,000 Alabama_ 29 2,018,000 Mississippi_ 30 2,117,000 North Carolina.- 31 1,047,000 South Carolina.- 30 2,014,000 Tennessee_ 30 577,000 Missouri_ 28 .106,000 Florida_ 25 76,000 California_ 50 75,000 Arizona __ __ 50 119,000 Virginia __ ___ 45 . 21,000 Totals_ 31.2 25,037,000 This report considers only actual reduction of acreage. No estimate is made of the curtailment of fertilizer, which is reports being used kvery sparingly. Nor does it 'consider the known annual losses by boll weevil and other crop pests. A considerable amount of land cultivated in 1920 will lay out this year on account of the inabliity of tenants and small farmers to obtain financial assistance, the report also states. Local cotton authorities compute that on the acreage figures alone, as contained in this report, the 1921 crop will be probably not more than 9,000,000 bales. The 1920 crop was approximately 13,000,000 bales. How aver, they believe the prospective E),000,000 bales will be curtailed ma terially by lack of fertilizer, crop pests and other factors which can not be estimated at this time of the season. Early plantings of cotton in this section have been hurt severely by the recent cold. Several of the West am states are believed to have suf fered losses to early plantings be muse of storms reported in those sections in the past few days. There is every hope, wall posted market authorities believe, for cotton to recover rapidly and strongly in the aear future. The market is very steady now. A very decided improve ment is looked for within the next 30 days, during wrich the govern ment should have its first acreage re port. No one professes to look for 40 cents cotton right away, but they do look for such an improvement in the market as will enable the present tiolders to realize their investment at least. There is a good demand now for cotton-if one is willing to take the present miarket for it. Local buyers particularly are paying the limit of the market on all offerings. But the sentiment here is strongly against selling yet. If cotton is worth the present price to any one else, it must be worth .that much to the producer, is the attitude of the holders. Million Packets Of Flower Seeds Free We believe in flowers around the homes of the South. Flowers brighten up the home surroundings and give pleasure and satisfaction to those who have them. We have filled more than a million packets of seeds, of beautiful yet easily grown flowers to be given to our customers this spring for the beautifying of their homes. Wouldn't . you like to have five packets of beautiful flowers free? YOU CAN GET THEM! Hastings' 1921 catalog ls a 116-page handsomely illustrated seed book with twenty beautiful pages showing the finest va rieties in their true natural colors. It ls full of helpful garden, flower and farm information that ls needed In every home, and, too, the catalog tells you how to get these flower seeds ab solutely free. Write for our 1921 catalog now. It is the finest, most valuable and beau tiful seed book ever published, and you will be mighty glad you've got lt There ls no obligation to buy any thing. Just ask for tho catalog. H. G. HASTINGS CO., SEEDSMEN, ATLANTA, GA ^T?OT?CK Certificate of Deposit No. 131 issued by the Bank of Western Carolina, Johnston, S. C., to Minty Stafford for $300.00 with interest from date at the rate of five per centum per an num, having been lost in the mails, notice is hereby given that I will ap ply to the Bank of Western Carolina, Johnston, S. C., to April 29th, 1921, for a new certificate in like amount. MINTY STAFFORD. The Growing of Peanuts For 1921. When peanuts are planted for pork production and t|he hogs are al lowed to harvest them, thus leaving roots and vines in the field, they pos sess good soil-building values and are unexcelled for pork production. Outside of the regular peanut belt the peanut is used almost exclusive ly either for home consumption, hay, hog feed, etc., or to sell to oil mills. It is ga good year to pay particular attention to the peanut crop, especial- j ly for the first named purposes. In the special peanut counties of North Carolina and Virginia, there, may be a tendency to increase the acreage during the year of 1921 be cause the price of peanuts is com paratively higher than the price of cotton. Of course, if the farmers pro duce a very greatly increased crop of peanuts for the market, it no I doubt will cause a slaughtering . of [prices. However, there is always a I demand for high quality peanuts, and the Same advice that has been given heretofore will apply just as aptly this year, namely, that the effort should be to produce on fewer acres the largest quantity of high-grade peanuts per acre by using the very best methods of preparation and Cul tivation. It is quite possible that the peanut farmers can make a profit out of their crop this year by plant ing a reasonable acreage and only digging for market that part of the crop that promises a good yield of high-grade nuts, leaving to be har vested by the hogs those fields, or parts of fields that do not promise a profitable return. Peanuts give large returns for thorough preparation of the seed bed. The frequent stirring of the surface soil before planting is the most prof itable part of the cultivation of the peanut crop. The Spanish variety is always saf est and surest, since it produces un der a variety of soil and climatic conditions, and may be planted later in the season. It is the 'earliest-va riety. The most popular commercial variety is the North Carolina and Vir ginia Bunch. The Jumbo variety pro duces a nut of high sale value, but it does not produce in quantity or quality as well as the Bunch. , One thing that is very much in favor of the peanut as a 1921 crop is the fact that where it is grown in rotation with cotton and with corn in which peas and soy beans are grown, very satisfactory yields may be obtained without the use of com mercial fertilizers. Wherever the land has not been well limed previous-"1 ' ly? ground- milestone or ground oys ter shells at the rate of at least 1,000 pounds per acre should be used, wherever the large varieties are planted. The successful progress of the Co operative Peanut Growers' Associa tion should cause the peanut farmers to take courage and try to see to it that for the year 1921 they only grow such a quantity of .peanuts as can be profitably marketed, and not attempt to overtax the efforts of this new or ganization the first year it goes into operation.-Progressive Farmer. Things to do This Week and Next ' As the weather becomes warmer it is more important to run the har row immediately behind the plow. The same time given then may ac complish twic? as much good as if postponed until the clods are hard ened. 2. Kill the grass before it gets a start. Here, too, work done prompt ly will accomplish twice as much as later work. 3. Don't overlook grazing crops for hogs. Cowpeas, soy beans, velvet beans, peanuts, sweet potatoes, and others may be planted now. 4. Too much cotton and tobacco is being planted. You may lose money on both. Better decide before it is too late to plant a few more acres of food and feed crops instead of "money crops" that don't mean net money. 5. Get a canning outfit and plant enough to make it pay. Fill your pan try and you will spend less at the store next winter and spring. 6. Newly made terraces, ditches and roads should be inspected after each washing rain. "A stitch in time" is a good motto to remember if even a small break appears. 7. Flies may bring death into your home. Kill them before they. lay eggs. Screen the house and keep all food from them. It is cheaper to poison insects than to feed them. If half of your hogs die of disease, you get excited. Keep your spray pump, going or you may lose more than half your fruit and vegetables. 9. Once again, remember that no other piece of land will pay so well this year as the garden. It is not too late to put in several new vegetables you have not previously been growing.-Progressive Farmer. I How Much Hay For Hard Working Horses? In hot- weather, when the horses and mules are' working hard, what amount of hay ought to be fed? The usual rule given by authori ties on the feeding of horses is that from 1 pound to 1% pounds should be given daily for every 100 pounds of live weight. This rule might be interpreted to mean that hard-work ing horses should receive one pound of hay per 100 pounds weight, while idle horses and mules might receive more hay, presumably 1 % pounds per 100 pounds live weight. At least this is the best interpretation of the rule In the opinion of the writer, even one pound of hay a day per 100 pounds of the weight of "the animal is too much for the best, results when horses and mules are doing hard work and the weather is warm. This is also the opinion of many practical feed ers who have tried restricting the allowance of hay on work stock that had previously been allowed all the hay they would take. When the hay was restricted to say 10 pounds day and all' of it fed at night, the horses and mules sweat less, stood the heat better, kept in better flesh and suffered less from indigestive troubles, such as colic, etc. Bulletin No. 95 of the Montana Ex p?riment Station, in summing up the results of experiments with a re stricted hay ration says: "The horses that received the smaller amount of hay (two-thirds as much as they would have eaten) had more life and sweat less than those that were un limited in their hay." In other-words the horses that would eat 15 pounds of hay a day would do better on 10 pounds and those that would eat 12 pounds a day would do better on 8 pounds. Quite an extensive experi ence and observation in the feeding of horses and mules, having due re gard for the health and efficiency of the animals as well as the matter of economy, leads me to suggest the fol lowing rule for the feeding of rough age to horses and mules: The amount of hay given any hard-working horse or mule, especially in hot weather, should never exceed three-fourths of a pound per 100 pounds of the ani ital's weight, and all of it should be given, at the night feed. For driving and saddle horses this is even more important than for farm work stock. Idle horses and those doing light work may be allowed to eat all the hay they wish, if feeding in this way will reduce ih.2 cost, as it usually will when the hay is grown on the farm. No matter how long the habit has been practiced, or how popular it is, the man -who fills the racks with hay and allows his horses and mules that are working hard to gorge them selves is losing money in increased feed costs and decreased "efficiency of his animals. When the weather ?3 hot these losses are very great, for the excessive feeding of hay so common in the South (when we have the hay) is largely responsible for the deaths fispm "overheating,", colic, and other digestive troubles. The saving in hay or the decreased losses from ineffi ciency and death, either one alone, will more than pay for the increased trouble and cost of the more careful feeaing. The idle horses and mules may be allowed all the hay desired when it is grown on the place, but owing to high shipping charges, when hay is purchased, it will pay to restrict the hay even to the idle horses and mules. The writer, from his experience as a practicing veterinarian and with the feeding of driving horses, early be came convinced of the greater econ omy and efficiency resulting from the restricting of the hay ration to hors es and mules doing harl or fast work, especially in summer. For 25 years I have been pleading for a more ra tional system of hay feeding, and every year's observation serves to strengthen my conviction that exces sive hay feeding to horses and mules is one of the large wastes on Ameri can farms. The stomach of the horse is small and he must work with his muscles^ often while digesting his feed; there fore, unlike the cow, he can not eco nomically consume large quantities of hay when doing hard work.-'-Pro gressive Farmer. \ For a Severe Cold. "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cured my daughter, Anna, of a se vere cold and cough a few years ago and ever since then I have never miss ed an opportunity to recommend this medicine to anyone euffering from throat or lung troubles. I cannot speak too highly in praise of it," writes Mrs. D. J. Shelley, Earlville, N. Y. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy contains no narcotic and may be giv en to children with perfect confi dence. It is a pleasant syrup so they do not object to taking it. ELECTRIC Q The **l F?SS?tive BITTERN Family Medicina Where Do You Stand? It is said that 69 men ont of 85 reach the age of 65 without a dollar and 89 men ont of every hundred have nb estate at all. Where do yon stand in this li?t? Isn't that a qaestion.to start you to thinking? The figures are \ from statistics and are fairly correct. If you haven't a little account at our bank, wouldn't it be a good plan to start one, and thu? prevent being among the unfortunate majority? Most people make plenty of money. Only a few save it. If you start with us, we will help you to help yourself. The Bank of Trenton, & C. | AU checks drawn on The Bank of Trenton can be cleared free of ex change through the Federal Reserve Bank. Southern Railway System Announces Excursions Fares, Season 1921, for the Following Special Occasions Identification Certificate Plan One and One-Half Fares Round Trip ATLANTA, GA. : Associated Advertising Clubs of the World, June 12-16. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.: Mystic Order, Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, June 28-July 2. CHATTANOOGA, TENN.: Southern Baptist Convention, May 12-18. CHICAGO, ILL.: International Association of Printing House Craftsmen, July 23-31. . J CLEVELAND, 0.: International Convention, KiWa?is Club, June 20 25. DETROIT, MICH.: Annual Convention World-Wide Baraca Philathea Union, June 23-26". LITTLE ROCK, ARK.: Sixteenth Annual Session of Sunday School Congress, June 8-13. LOUISVILLE, KY.: National Convention Travelers' Protective* Association, June 13-18, t . NEWARK, N. J.: Grand Aerie, Fraternal Order Eagles, Au gust 8-13. NEW YORK, N. Y. : International Convention United Society of Christian Endeavor, July 6-15. ST. LOUIS, MO.: National Conventional Modern Woodmen of America, June 18-25, TOLEDO, OHIO: Annual Convention Supreme Lodge, Loyal Order of Moose, June 27-July 2. UNION BRIDGE, MD. : Annual Conference Old Baptist Church, May 14-17. WINONA LAKE, IND. : General Assembly Presbyterian Church of U. S. A., May 17-27. Certificate Plan One Fare Going, One-Half Fare Returning. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. : National Confectioners' Association of the U. S., May 23-28. ATLANTA, GA.: National Fraternity Society of the Deaf, July 11-16. BUFFALO, N. Y. : Union of American Hebrew Congregations, May 23-26. BUFFALO, N. Y. : Photographers' Association of America, July 18-23. BUFFALO, N. Y. : National Association of Electrical Contrac tors and Dealers, July 20-23. BUFFALO, N. Y. : Association of Operative Millers, June 6-11. CINCINNATI, OHIO: Annual Convention Wholesale Grocers' Aesociation.'May 10-13. ' CHICAGO, ILL. : Annual Convention National Electric Light Association*- ' CHATTANOOGA, TENN. : Dramatic Order Knights of Khoras san, August 9-13. CHICAGO, ILL.: National Wholesale^ Grocers' Association, June 8-10. CHICAGO, ILL.: The Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers' Asso ciation, May 18-20. CHICAGO, ILL. : National Association ef Real Estate Boards, July 12-15. CLEVELAND, OHIO: American Water Works' Association, June 6-10. CLEVELAND, OHIO : National Federation of Business and Pro fessional Women's Clubs, July 18-23. HERSHEY, PA. : Church of Brethren Annual Conference, June 9-16. HOUSTON, TEX.: National Association of Mercantile Agen cies, August 14-16. HOUSTON, TEX. : Retail Credit Men's Association, August 16-19. . KANSAS CITY, MO. : National Association of Retail Grocers, June 5-8. KANSAS CITY, MO.: National Leather and Shoe Finders' As sociation, June 13-15. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.: Annual Convention Commercial Law League of American, August 8-11. NEW YORK, N. Y.: National Tuberculosis Association, June 13-17. NEW ORLEANS, LA.: Convention National Association of Master Plumbers of the U. S., June 7-9. NEW ORLEANS, LA.: National Baptist Convention, Unin corporated, September 6-12. > NEW YORK, N. Y.: American. Optometric Association, June 26-July 1. PHILADELPHIA, PA.: Meeting American Cotton Manufac turers' Association, May 27-28. ROCK HILL, S. C. : South Carolina Sunday School Association, June 8rl0. ST. LOUIS, MO.: Twenty-Third Annual Convention National . Association of Letter Carriers, September 5-10. . ST. PAUL, MINN. : Annual Convention Retail Monument Deal ers' Association, August 16-18. ST. PAUL, MINN.: Annual Meeting International Association of Display Men. July 11-14. WASHINGTON, D. C.: American Institute of Homeopathy. June 19-24. For further information call on nearest Ticket Agent or commu nicate with s. H. MCLEAN, G. W. CARTER, District Passenger Agent, District Passenger Agent Columbia, S. C. Augusta, Ga. Candidate for Cotton Weigher. I respectfully announce that I am a candidate for re-election to the of-'J fice of public cotton weigher for the town of Edgefield. I have served on ly one term and the experience I have gained will enable me to ren der more efficient service in the fu ture. If elected for a second term, I pledge the same faithful and impar tial service that I have rendered in the past. t .{ W. G. Byrd. FOR SALE: Towers, Tanks, Wind mills, Motors, Pumps ^nd Jacks. See C. N. WEATHERS. Farmers Can Borrow Money Now The Federal Loan Act has been declared constitutional. The Federal Land Bank 'at Columbia will begin business soon. We have been author- , ized by the secretary of the local as sociation to take 'applications from farmers for loans on real estate. All1' farmers who wish to borrow money can procure application blanks at our office. Avail yourself at once of this opportunity. N. G. EVANS. CT. BURNETT. .