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Production and Care of Cream for Shipment. Clemson College, May 8.-In view of the increased interest which has re cently been showi in dairying in this state, which has come about partly foy the difficulty of growing cotton since the influx of the boll weevil, and partly .because dairying fits so well into diversified system of farming, libere has rapidly sprung up a great need and demand for information in regard to proper production and care of milk and cream for shipment to the various creameries and butter factories of the state. The. lack of in formation is not surprising, for while the state owns about 220,000 dairy cows, heretofore most of their prod ucts have been consumed locally and but very little has been shipped from the farms. Now, however, dairying is beginning co change from a sideline activity to a regular industry and is providing at least a share of the live lihood of many people. It naturally follows therefore that the supply of dairy products will be much larger than can be consumed locally in the f orni of milk and cream or manufactured into butter in the borne. Hence, shipment to -:he vari ous creameries is becoming a neces sity. But many people find themselves ^unprepared and not properly inform ed along dairy lines to cope with this situation. There is nothing difficult about the production and proper care of milk and cream to be shoped nor are expensive methods necessary. In order to answer in a general way the many inquiries which are reaching the Dairy Division concerning this work and to aid farmers in produc ing a good quality of products and thus securing a higher pricu for it, the Extension Service has published Extension Circular 35, "Production and Care of Cream for Shipment," which is now available for distribu tion. The, publication contains brief dis cussion of the necessity for good cream; how to prepare a good quali ty of cream, and the shipment of cream. Special emphasis is placed on cleanliness; on feeds; on separation and cdolmg practices; and on care in shipping, as factors in good quality and good returns. 'Buy a FORD and bank the differ ence.-Ad v.. 11 Pear Blight. ,. Clemson College, May 8.-Blight is the most' destructive pear disease .with which growers have to contend, lt is present in practically iii pear growing regions and in many places is-sb severe as to prevent commercial pear production entirely. It is caused by bacter;~. which gain entrance into the tissues while they are tender, j usually by way pf the blossoms and multiplies there. Soon the affected parts die and assume a blackish col or. Pear trees with large numbers of blighted twigs are extremeljr com mon. Control is very difficult, as the dis ease, does not respond to spraying, and there are no commercial paar va rieties which are resistant to ?ny ex tent. Eventually resistant varieties may solve the problem of this dis ecase, but that time has not yet come. At present the best that can be .done is to handle the trees to make them as resistant as possible and to trim out the dead and cankered branches in the winter time. The .trimmings should be burned. In order to prevent over-spsceptibility exces sive nitrogen fertilization ar.d too thorough cultivation should be avoid ed, since these practices induce a large growth of soft shoots which contract the disease very rapicily. In fact, it is better after a few years to . leave the trees uncultivated and let :them grow in sod. In pruning, all cankered and dead parts should be removed, taking care to remove three or four inches of healthy tissues also if possible in or der to be sure that all of the diseased ;portions are removed. The knife or rthe cut surface on the tree should be ^disinfected after each cut or there -will be ?danger of disseminating the bacteria by the pruning operation. A solution of corrosive sublimate in .water, 1 to 1"000 is satisfactory for the disinfection. The chemical can be secured at any good drug store. The tablet form is convenient for making small amounts of the solution. Eggs For Hatching. "Wyckoff and Tom Barron strain White Leghorns. '"The Best Layers.*' $1.50 per setting f. o. b. Edgefield. $1.75 by parcel post. Mrs. Geo. F. Mims, Edgefield, S. C. Don't say shock absorbers say "Hasslers."-Y. M. C. Delicious VAN-NIL Delicious Observe Mother's Day. Next Sunday is "Mother's Day!" Though the movement is hardly more than a decade in age it has reached great proportions in the matter of observance and next Sunday, it will be observed more generally than ever before. For the first time in history, so far as we can ascertain, the head of one department of the government I has signalized such an occasion by | asking that the flag be flown in hon or of the event.* Postmaster General Hubert Work, has issued a request to all postmasters to fly the flag of the nation next Sunday in honor of "Mother's Day" and consequently from the flag staffs of hundreds of postoffices throughout the country Old Glory will wave. . 'Ordinarily the flag is not flown on government buildings on Sunday, but this new order will no doubt be wel comed throughout the length and breadth of the land, for there is no body now here that would interpose and objection to such a dedication and use of the flag. No doubt there are many who still harbor their own ideas, and pursue their own plans de spite'' Mother's ideas and opinions to the contrary; just ?s^ they did back in the olden days when youth had its fling and Unrestrained boyhood and girlhood had its way in many respect, but after all, all of us place Mother on a pedestal in the secret places of our heart and worship her there at a shrine where the vulgar public may never see. The custom in vogue is to wear a red flower in memory of Mother if she is living and a white flower if she is 'dead. That is a splendid tribute itself, but the greatest tribute we can pay Mother is to do the best we can for her as the sun goes down the westward way. Unfortunately cir cumstances and conditions frequent ly prevent us from doing half so much as we would want to do, and then again the dear mothers them selves keep their children from doing as much as they did and would do, for whether we are young or old, too many of us forget to keep pace with life and we can not see the new vision of things as they are today. But for all that Mother is Mother) still and we shall do our best as the days speed on to make life's path way brighter than it has ever been in the past.-Augusta Chronicle. Terms Dairymen Should Know. Clemson College, May 8.-Dairy ing is practically a new line to a great many South Carolina farmers; and it is well that they become familiar with the terms commonly used in dairying practice, says M. R. Tolstrup, Asso ciate Professor of Dairying, who ex plains below some of the common terms. The Babcock test is a quick, sim ple inexpensive and accurate means of finding the butter fat content in the various dairy products; namely, butter, cheese, ice cream, cream, whole milk, skim milk, butter milk and whey. The Sediment test is a simple de vice, by use of which it is possible to find the amount of impurities ' con tained in milk. The purpose of the test is to improve cleanliness in pro ducing milk. The Moisture test is a simple test to determine the amount of moisture contained in butter. The Federal Government limits the amount to 16 per cent or less. The Salt test is an easy and in expensive means of telling how much salt there is in butter. The Acidity test is a particular, inexpensive and rapid means of tell ing whether milk and cream are sweet by determining the per centage of acidity that it contains. Over-run in butter making means the difference between the number of pounds of butter fat put into the churn and the number of pounds of finished butter made from same. The difference is made up of water, salt and casein (or curd). Standardization of dairy products means bringing tem to a certain de sired composition. It is used especial ly in ice cream making, in market ice cream, and in some places in mar ket and modified milk. NOTICE. I hereby give notice that an inter est bearing certificate of deposit for) $1,0'00, dated May 24, 1921, issued by the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Johnston, S. C., has been lost in the mails and that I will apply to said bank for a 'duplicate certificate on Thursday, June 1, 1922. J. L. PRINCE, County Treasurer. Edgefield, S. C. April 25, 1922. Buy a FORD and bank the difference.-Adv. Delicious VAN-NIL Delicious' WHERE FOX SHOWS CUNNING Reynard Always Refuses te Run Faster Than the Dog Will Drive . Him, for a Purpose. An Englishman who had once seen an American fox running before a hound wrote that the American fox ls much sjower than Its English cousin. As a matter of fact, the Englishman's assertion, which by the way appeared In an encyclopaedia, ls really a trib ute to the superior cunning of the American fox.1 Reynard, says Mr; Charles D. Stewart In the Atlantic Monthly, could have run a good deal faster had he thought lt wise to do lt. A fox surprised by a hound In a small patch of wood will run across the open at astonishing speed. Then he not only Will slow up but may even sit down on some convenient elevation and look back. He keeps his wits about him; he wants to see what ls going on. When the hound has struck his stride the fox will soon gauge it and lead him a chase. Anyone who sees the chase and knows that the hound ls slow becomes an admirer of the witty Reynard and will he likely to say that the fox ls running slowly Just to tease the dog. Indeed, many entertaining writers have said sb; but a veteran hunter would not so Inter pret tlie action of the fox. He well knows that when a fox gets half a mlle or so ahead of him and skulks along at a set distance out of sight. It ls not doing it to tease him. The fox is not so human as that. The plain far-t ls that the fox will not retreat before a dog any faster than the dog drives him. That ls because lt is naturally cunning. HOW RUSKIN PAINTED PINE English Writer Qujck to Perceive the Rugged Beauty of the Northern Forest Monarch. The impressions on most people's minds must have been received more from pictures than reality, so far as I can Judge ; so ragged they think the pine; whereas its chief character Is green and full roundness. It stands compact, like one of its own cones, slightly curved on Its sides, finished and quaint as a carved tree In some Elizabethan garden; and Instead of being wild In expression, forms the softest of all forest scenery; for oth er trees show thelr^trunks and twist ing boughs; but the pine, growing ei ther In luxuriant mass or In happy isolation, allows no branch to be seen. Summit behind summit rise Its pyra midal ranges, or, down to the very grass sweep the circlets of Its boughs; so that there is nothing but green cone and green carpet. Nor Is It only softer, but in one sense more cheerful than other foliage; for it casts only a pyramidal shadow. Lowland forest arches overhead, and cheques tb,e ground with darkness ; but the pine, growing In scattered groups, leaves the glades between emerald bright. -"Modern Painters," John Ruskin. Valuable Cow. Some years ago the last remaining farmer in a prosperous New York sub urb bequeathed to his son hts only property, 16 acres of land, a ram shackle barn and one cow. The young recipient had no money to develop the land, and was at a loss to know what to do with his cow, whose habits he did not understand. He finally de cided to keep her as a remembrance of his father, and she grazed away contentedly. Ten years later there came an op portunity to dispose of the land at $1,000 a lot, or $192,000 for the whole. Based on this valuation, the taxes .lurlntr the ten years would have amounted to something like $15,000, whereus, because of the cow, the property had be i given a farm clas sification, and had been taxed during the period only $1,600.-Wall Street Journal. The Cure. A very little girl sat on the plush couch in the hotel lobby violently swinging her feet. Back and forth they swung with vigor. A nice-faced lady sat down next to the child and watched her for a moment. Then she asked very gently why the little girl didn't put her feet on the floor. With painstaking care and patience the little girl explained by gestures that If she held he? feet on the floor she couldn't sit on che couch, and If she sat back comfortably her feet didn't read! the floor. "Dear me," said the lady, very kindly, "what are you going to do?" "Grow," ansWered the child non chalantly, and continued swinging her feet-Chicago Journal. Saved by Mankind. The gingko tree, which is a native of China, long ago ceased to exist as a "wild" tree. But lt has been cul tivated In many countries, and ls bardy and persistent wherever lt ls planted In the temperate -zone. The gingko is one of the few species that have been saved from extinction by man as an offset to the many species, vegetable and animal, that have been exterminated by him. The gingko flourishes in. the northern part of the United States, and is favored for park planting. Because of its unique two lobed leaves lt Is sometimes called the "maidenhair tree." 81am, Bangl He (walking by a graveyard) Wouldn't It be terrible If all the dead should come to life again? Sh? (?awning)-Ho, hum. I certain ly wLsn one of them would.-American Legion Weekly. ' " A DOG'S JUDGMENT ta Toby's eyos, BO deep and brown, I see myself enshrined; He cares not if my hat.and gown Be made In country or In town, I'm perfect to his mind! : v , -. . / What though I gain unwished for pounds And mourn the fact with sighs? For worry Toby sees no grounds. And should I grow by leaps and bounds, I'm perfect in his eyes. To him, the flaws that humans traca. Are graces wondrous fine, And If he can but And a place, Where turning, he may see my faed. The world ls his and mine. Gray hair and wrinkles pass him by. With him time plays no part. Youth ls eternal to his eye. Nor will that homage ever die- ; I'm perfect in his heart You who are old and plain and worn. To whom the world seems cold, . Go get a dog and be reborn. He'll think you're like the rosy morn. Such solace is pure gold. -Exchange. UTILIZES ENERGY OF WAVES San Francisco Man Seems to Have Perfected Device That ls of Practical Value. The newest Invention for utilizing the energy of ocean waves has been patented by Thomas A. McCulley of San Francisco. It ls an arrangement of two buoys connected with a hori zontal shaft that rests upon a sup porting structure mounted on a stone How Invention Works. pier. The floating buoys alternately rise and fall with each wave, thereby ' actuating ' driving arms, which cause a pair of large rachet-wheels to re volve. The energy thus developed Is communicated through suitable gear ing to a vertictI shaft for power pur poses.-Philadelphia Ledger. -: Eagle; Lost Meal and Liberty. A large eagle was captured at Three Lakes, Wash., while it was fighting hard to carry off a wild goose. )The goose Was attacked while swimming op the water. The eagle's talon en tered the goose's side, which promptly drew Its wing down tightly, preventing the sharp claws being withdrawn. The eagle could not release Its hold of the heavy bird, and as the life of the goose slowly waned the larger bird was lh danger of drowning. A man waded out Into the edge of the lake and easily captured both. The eagle was large enough 1* have carried off the goose had not the water weighted its pinions. Germans Want State Censorship. The censorship of stage matters which was at one time very rigid In Germany was abandoned during the war and the result was that efforts were at once made to give question able performances. The theater-going public bas resented this and have shown their displeasure by stopping the shows In several parts of the country. In some case actors and ac tresses were seriously Injured by the demonstrations which took place. There Is a general demand for the re turn of the old-time censorship when .only the best plays were sanctioned. The Earliest Man. English anthropologists and arcb eologlsts have started a lively discus sion about the fossil skull unearthed at the Broken Hill mine of northern Rhodesia, which Is expected to prove to be the earliest type of man yet dis covered. As a curiosity It ls remarked that all the . teeth of the skull are decayed. The English anthropologists observe that the Rhodesian cave dweller must have ' suffered more from . toothache than his European descendant. After Oil In Australia. A favorable report to the western Australian government geologist on the discovery of mineral oil Indica tions at Prices Creek, io the Kimberly district, has given an Impetus to pros pecting operations In that district, the north of western Australia, and In the northern territory. Reports recently received from that region have been favorable, although there has been re ceived no official Information on which reliability may be placed. Were Coming in Paris. Very recently, twin boys were born to a local family In Megantlc district. Quebec, while at their next door neigh bors, the very sa"me night twin girls were born. Our correspondent asks "can you not give Lake Megantlc a UrtK. 1'.?st on thlsr We'll at least "tell the world."-Montreal Family Herald. Ofc Best Feeds Made It is the easiest thing in the world to state a fact when you can back it up. That's why we so boldly give first place to Happy Stock Feeds To make a good feed the manufac turer must thoroughly understand all breeds of live stock and poultry. He must know the value of all feedstuffs, and have adequate milling equipment Edgar-Morgan Company knows the feeder and his stock, the fanner and the feedstuff he raises. They know how to make the balanced rations the Southern feeder needs. For seventeen years Edgar-Morgan's quality |) feeds have made good. Successful feeders know that when they buy Happy Feeds they are getting something that fully, deserves their wonderful reputation. These are truly the best feeds made. Whether you have one horse or many teams -one cow or a hundred-a dozen hens or a thousand it will pay you to feed them. You can buy a bag or a carload and we will deliver it promptly. Always ask for and insist upon having Old Beck Chop Feed Happy Cow Sweet Feed Happy Hen Buttermilk Mash Manna Hen Scratch Feed Happy Chick Growing Mash Happy Chick Scratch Feed You have nothing to lose and much to gain by putting your trust in Happy Feeds. Get them to-day. -\ THE FARMERS BANK OF EDGEFIELD, S. C. Is Depository for Public Funds of Town of Edgefield, of County of Edgefield, of State of South Carolina and of the United States in this District The Strongest Bank in Edgefield County SAFETY FIRST IS AND WILL BE OUR MOTTO Open your account with us for 1922. At the same time start a Savings Account with us, or* invest in one of our INTEREST BEAR ING CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT. Lock boxes for rent in which to keep your valuable papers. All business matters referred to us pleasantly and carefully handled. -> WE SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS 9 Barrett & Company (INCORPORATED) COTTON FACTORS Augusta ----- Georgia ARRINGTON BROS. & CO. Wholesale Grocers and Dealers in Corn, Oats, Hay and all Kinds of Feeds Gloria Flour and Dan Patch*HorseJFeed Our Leaders Corner Cumming and Fenwick Streets On Georgia R. R. Tracks Augusta, Ga. YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED See our representative, C. E. May. Teachers' Examination. The next regular teachers' exami nation will be held Friday, May 12, and Saturday, May 13 for primary and general elementary certificates. Primary, certificates entitled the holder to teach first five grades; gen eral elementary, certificates entitle the holder to teach first nine grades. I advise all who wish to teach next school year to take this exmaination that they may know the result before school begins. It will, be absolutely necessary for all teachers to present valid State certificates with first pay warrant. School authorities will not be bound by any contract made with a teacher who has no valid certificate. White applicants report at high school building; colored applicants at Macedonia school. ; . W. W. FULLER, Co. Supt. Education. 4-19-3t. I am now prepared to sell ice in any quantity} Will deliver anywhere in town. J. P. NIXON. McMurrain's old stand near depot Delicious VAN-NIL Delicious