Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Animals and Summer Heat. Thousands of people in the United States are fleeing from the heat of .the sweltering cities and seeking the cool breezes which fan the summer resorts of the mountains and of the seashore. These are the people who' .are fortunate in possession of more of the goods of this world than oth ers. In the great cities of the north the little children of the poor must seek the air of tenement roofs in or . der to escape death while the pet dogs of the rich are taken to palatial hotels to enjoy the breath of the sea. Those of us who live in the less crowded cities complain a great deal about the summer's heat. We permit ourselves all kinds of summer luxu ries, but .still we complain. We give np strenuous work and lie for hours enjoying the comforts of home, but forever we complain and fume about the misery of life and the burden of summer existence. While we complain we never think of the poor old horses and mules, poorly fed, sadly ill used, which pass our doors every day with burdens which thoughtless and cruel men have placed upon them. We never think of the thousands of poor animals of every kind which suffer the tortures of heat and which, must suffer in si lence. We never think how many dumb brutes in the world suffer each day because they lack proper food and water and fit places in which to ' sleep. During these warm days let us think a little of the dumb animals? The faithful horses and mules have to do their work in the streets of the city in the summer just as they have -to woTk in the winter. They know no rest from labor. Many of them never even hear a kind word. Many of them stagger daily in the heat of the "broiling noonday sun beneath the lashes of drivers who ought to be In prison stripes. If we should spend a little time in thinking about aiding the work of , those who seek, to make the world a hetter and' kindlier place for animals we would find we would not complain so much about our own ills. The following hot weather 'dont's' furnished by the American Humane . Association are interesting and time ly: "Don't forget that your horse helps to earn your living. "Don't forget that he will repay you for his cost if you treat him right "Don't stand him in the sun when by moving across the street or Around the corner you can find shade. ?"Don't put the same load on him when the thermometer is at 90 as ..you do when it is just above he -freezing point. "Don't fail to give him water at short intervals. ""Don't fail to bathe his head with cold water. Don't give him whiskey unless ad vised by a veterinary surgeon. Don't take any yourself. Whiskeyj heats the blood, and much of the abuses of animals are directly trac jable to intemperance. "Don't fail to wash your horse's ..month out. "Don't fail, if he shows signs of -exhaustion, to give him an half hour's -rest. . Don't fail, if heat exhaustion con tinues to bathe his entire body with -water. "Don't fail, in extreme cases, to. . apply ice to the head and ice water .to the body, so as to reduce the tem -perature. Don't lash your horse when he is .doing the best he can. I Don't lash him at any time. He'll ?. do better if you are kind to him. Don't swear at him. Profanity is offensive and never does any good. Don't forget that a horse hus feel-j ings like yourself, and can feel either j "the lashg of your whip or of your I tongue. i "Don't forget that he is a faithful ?servant if treated properly. "Don't hesitate about employing . veterinary aid when your horse shows signs of being sick. '"Don't take advice from the man ^in the crowd who 'knows it all' and J is .always on hand. People who really i know are not very free to offer ad wiee unasked." THE T30NFEDDERATE COLLEGE No. 62 Broad Street CHARLESTON, S. C. A BOARDING and DAY School for Girls. Begins its session Septem ber 27, 1921. Historic institution sit uated in a healthy location. Advantage of city life with large college yard for outdoor sports. A WELL PLANNED COURSE of stud ies in a homelike atmosphere. A BUSINESS COURSE open to Seniors and Elective courses to-Ju niors and Seniors. Or King's Hew Discwsn HUS THE COUGH. CUPES THE LUNGS COMMUNITY CLUB IS ORGANIZED IN IOWA Boys and Giris Carry Out Inter? , esting Program of Work. Club Has Advantage of Encouraging Young People in Local Problems and Probably Will Be Means of Holding Them on Farms. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) A team of club boys from Cass county, Iowa, won the pig club dem onstration at the state fair last fall Later the United States Department of Agriculture asked this team to demonstrate daily in its exhibit at the National Swine show at Des Moines. Immediately thereafter the members of this demonstration team, with oth er enthusiastic boys and girls of their home community, organized the "Pro gressive Club of Washington Town ship," with their .own officers and program of work. Regular monthly meetings of the club are held. Part of the time ls given over to songs and yells and a game hour The business program includes discussions of subjects re lated to the farra or home. Reports Members of Pib Club Exhibiting Their Prize Animals. from members who are engaged In various club activities, telling their experiences and results, also form a part of the program. The boys decided to enroll in a pig club this year and the girls to take rip sewing club work. A committee has been appointed for each group to secure new members. It ls planned to put on a demonstration by each sec tion of the club at the state fair next autumn. The local leader of the club is a rural teacher and the work is done under the direction of the county agent, who has already received re quests from other communities near by asking how they could form sim ilar clubs. Such a club has the ad vantage of Interesting the boys and giris of a community In local prob lems and will probably be the means of encouraging them to remain in farra work, i CONTROL GRAPEVINE LOOPER Green Worm ls Sometimes Destruc tive, to Garden and Arbor Grapes -Kill By Spraying. The grapevine looper, a green worm about an inch and a half long, some tunes destructive to garden and arbor grapes and to Virginia creeper, has been found by United States Depart ment of Agriculture observers doing some damage to vineyards In the Chautauqua belt along Lake Erie. Tb** worm ordinarily feeds from early in Juue until the middle of July. It may be killed by spraying. A solution of 1% pounds of powdered arsenate of lead to 50 gallons of liquid has been found effective. The poison may be used in water or may be combined with bordeaux mixture used to control fungous disease. A spray application directed primarily against the grapevine rootworm and the grape-berry moth, immediately after the blossoms fall, Incidentally controls the grapevine looper. SMALL FRUITS IN ORCHARDS Blackberries, Dewberries, Strawberries j and Grapes Generally Give Good Returns. Small fruits should have a place In every orchard. For the home fruit supply, blackberries, dewberries, strawberries, grapes and other small fruits generally give a good account of themselves, when planted on good soil and given the proper attention. A small area of land, set to small fruits, will often bring In more j revenue than the rest of the fnrm, pro-1 vided, of course, there is a market for I the surplus fruits. BUGS CARRY WILT BACTERIA Green Beetles Transmit Disease From One Plant to Another by Means of Jaws. Striped green beetles which infest cuenmbers have been found to carry wilt bacteria in their jaws not only from one plant to another, but they often keep these bacteria alive over a winter in their intestinal tract and infect the plants in the spring, ac cording to plant pathologists of the United States Department of Agri culture. Crop ls of Great Importance for Soiling, Hay, Silage and Pasturage. ________ USEFUL TD INCREASE HUMUS Farmers' Bulletin Points Out Diff?rant Methods of Growing and Harvest ing lt for Each of Its- Vari ous Uses. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Few crops can be utilized In as great a variety of ways as cowpeas. For centuries they bave been grown for human food in Asia, Africa and In the Mediterranean region of Europe. In this country, particularly in the southern states, the crop ls common ly used for this purpose, but Its most Important use by far is in the feeding of live stock, being utilized for soiling, hay, silage and pasture. It is also of great value as a green-manure crop to Increase the humus and nitrogen con tent of the soil upon which It ls grown. These are points brought out in Farm ers' Bulletin 1153, "Cowpeas: Utiliza tion," recently published by the Uni ted States Department of Agriculture, which discusses not only the utiliza tion of the crop, but the methods of growing and harvesting lt for each of Its various uses. Have High Food Value. Cowpeas are not grown for seed more generally because of the uncer tainty of the crop, the expense of har vesting and the comparatively low yield obtained. In localities well suit ed to production it will be found highly profitable to grow cowpea seed on a large scale, especially If the best machinery for handling the crop Is used. Tlie seed has a high feeding value, but is rarely cheap enough to be used as feed. It can be stored for a considerable length of time without much danger of loss of vitality. As lt is subject to attacks from Insects, es pecially the cowpea weevil, the seed produced In southern states should be ? placed In cold storage, the bulletin recommends. Cowpea hay is an excellent forage for all kinds of stock. Even the straw obtained from threshing the peas for seed ls a valuable stock feed. As a rule cowpeas should not be cut for hay before the pods begin to turn yellow. The best quality Is produced and the hay cures most readily if the vines are cut when most of the pods are full grown and a considerable part of them matured. If cut before this stage the vines are watery and difficult to cure, while if left too late before cutting there will be an unnecessary loss of leaves In handling and the stems Will j be tough and woody. The hay is I somewhat difficult to cure, but with J Cowpeas Grown With Sorghum Make? Good Stock Feed. attention to the stage of growth and to weather conditions little more trouble will be experienced in ortainlng well cured cowpea hay than clover or al falfa hay. The bulletin recommends that cow pea hay be substituted In the southern states for much of the hay now being purchased from the North and West. Cowpeas alone-have not given good results as a silage crop. In addition to the high protein content, the green vines contain a large proportion of water, producing a watery silage that keeps poorly and ls not well relished by stock. The best silage ls obtained when this crop Is grown with corn or sorghum. Serve Best for Hogs. Although pasturing cowpeas ls not thought the best farm practice, under certain conditions lt is advisable and quite profitable. Any kind of live stock may be pastured on cowpeas, but hogs are generally used. The best time for turning the stock on cowpeas ls when the crop has reached the stage of maturity thought best for hay. As a soiling crop, the cowpea can be used advantageously to supplement crops with less protein, sucn UM corn, sorghum and millet. It is used more as a soil builder than any other legume, because it ls so easily grown, has such a markeri effect upon succeeding crops, and thrives under a great diversity of conditions. - . . --.r-v;.. Let us Print Your Office \, i\ '?? I sj; .i. . c 3? n (ii j- ^ ? Stationery Look about your office and see what you need in office stationery. We are better equipped than ever to supply your printing needs. We have re ceived new type facfes and carry a well selected as sortment of paper of all kinds. WE CAN PRINT ON SHORT NOTICE TYPEWEITEE HEADS LETTER HEADS NOTE HEADS BILL HEADS STATEMENTS ENVELOPES CARDS CIRCULARS CIRCULAR LETTERS MINUTES CATALOGUES BRIEFS We guarantee satisfaction on every job of print ing we do. 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