Barnwell sentinel. (Barnwell C.H., S.C.) 185?-1925, August 15, 1918, Image 8
RESOURCES
Two Hundred and Seventy
(.Statement made to Bank Examiner June 29th
Send your Cotton Checks and Drafts for deposit and collection
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All transactions strictly conf i<
Money furnished ior cotton pickers
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TEUS US ABOUT IT
r«ar‘» planting ir you nq, H i n
i fall In the crop. The atandipg plant
wilt answer the-question as t,o whether
the selected ears have come from good
■talks. I always 'try to he sura to get
plants that grow tjot less than two or
•*H»t mors* than thcrew*Hoe<J ears to the
t'- m -bst-k-ftr+r-
Columbia—Janies W. Draffin, of
Leslie. York bounty, has made a re«
markable record In Torn (’luh work
Me has been a member of the York
County Roys’ Corn Club for four years,
and has been a county prize winner
«*«i h year. Twice he has been a sec
ond Hute prize winner. His article
on "How I Select My Seed Corn-In
• he Field, which is given- below, makes
very interesting reading.
"One of the essentials of profitable
corn growing Is proper selection of
sewd Stalks of the predominating
type in the-row or field should *be
chosen, if equally resistant and. well-
eared as others (Jet the form of
th<» ideal stalk well fixed in your
iinifl, and look for it Remember
the type front year to year and don’t
•chance unless you should change to
ti diflere'H strain or s ed variety.
“I don’t*wait until all the com Is
*•» rrih to sol«< t my seed for next
stalk, and not more than half way Up
thd stalk ' I select the well filled earn,
not too large nor too sm^ll, hut me
dium size, and sound The ..shuck
should he loose on the grain and
should have a wholesome look - I al
ways try to select my seed-corn from
the stalks standing where they grow,
as soon as ripe, and before-the flrat
hard freeze ~ T select ears'from the
stalks that have produced the most,
corn without having any special ad
vantages. sin-Ji as space, moisture or
fertility.* The most Important con
sideration is to select sued from those
p'ihTs which have the ability to fur
nish the laV.gcst quantity of dry shell-
♦'•corn. Farly maturity is a desirable
quality, and so arc short, thick, wind-
firm stalks; top-heavy ones with ear*
horn** too high are llkHy to mean
losses. '
“I collect my plants that bear tnv
seed ears and cut off the top and
arid If I am going
grown on lowland
to plant on lowland. I use my fVaid se
lected seed that has given best results
son that kind of land as far as possible
I plant seed that grew cn the same j
type of soil That J am going. Lo culil- j
vate. I always try to procure my j
seed from corn that i* known to pro- 1
dure large yields. It has been pretty I
well demonstrated that the prolific I
A teaspoonful maim
nothing. You ssy;Yet a.
heaping texspoonful
Attorneys at Law
Barnwell, S. C.
xoo.ooo.ooo persons
in thu United States
makes a pile as bijl as the
T'boK’orth but kli iy » y nou^k
to supply tlw <rtSt?n* .crrtnui
tercaa ot .the nation.
| rolrjmhia.—The State Council of De*
I fer.se libs gone on re ord, by the adop-
I - vt —’iitto’?* a*- „\he. bi monthly
nographers and bookkeepers
Are Urgently Needed ^
s - ®f'Siert3gfaphers and Bookkeepers Needed (j Banks and Offices to
)Iace Y(W Men DraTted-Many rh;usands Urgently Needed by
GovernmenKOffices-Salaries $85.00 to $150.00 a Month.
VE THE BOYS A TESTAMEta
THEY WILL BRING BACK W
the tniined offiee-lielp.df the nation* It
Iklilional Stenographers, Clerks, Bookkeej
Vnndle Jhe vast amount of elerieal worl
Ts,etc\, appoint
necessitated by
1 housands of men oi mRhtlrv at»e a i*e lining called to the Colors, Thousands of
women and young men, mule^military .age, must he prepared to fill their positions
in Hank, Corporation and private offices' as well as the Government Service.
DON'T BE A BUSINESS SLACKER
You .may not be able to serve your country on ihe battlefield, but you can ‘‘do your bit” here at home-
YOU CAIN FIGHT FOR IHE FLAG BY HELPING UNCLE SAM WITH THE CLERICAL PART OF THE WAR,
JUST AS 1RULY AS YOU COULD IN THE TRENCHES IN FRANCE. MOREOVER, THERE IS URGENT
AND PRESSING NEED OF YOUR SERVICES. . , .
If you are now a Stenographer, take our Special Civil Service Course and be ready-for an early examination. If you
studVof the^se^ubjects ^ i>hcr,ha,ul an<1 Tvfewriting, heed the Civil Service Commission's advice ‘and immediately begin a
. *' l ' Jalitr.es of <1(0 to $lfOare temg freely offered for thoroughly competent Stenographers, and many expe-
, n /nLr c kke r Sar U. eCe,Vins 200 and Fer n,on,h - Thousands yes. many thousands—of high salaried Bank
• P ll .‘, ® sill . 0n * ^ lll *i e open JJ 11 ? winter “throughout the Country, not to mention the thousands of Stenographic, Book
keeping and Clerical Positions, which must be filled in the Washington Government Offices. ' - ;
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" HELP TO BRING THE BOYS BACK CLEAN
and will he conduct’d hy Dr. Julian K. Kendall
DRAUGHON’S BUSINESS COLLEGE
ATIONAL REPUTATION
COLUMBIA. S. C
hottom anA
tho «ar« ate fastened, in some con
venient place in the crib or barn.
'This will keep In mind how the plant*
looked In the field
meeting heia here,'is Tavorlng'a gov
ernment financed cotton, corporation ;\
and recommend,atiou has been made
to President Wilson and Congress that
action ba taken, through, the forma-
“I go through my corn and cut the
diseased and stunted stalks about
July first or August first, so as to pre-
tlen *4 each a governmental agency,
to fix a minimum price which the
farmer may be guaranteed for his cot^>-
vent 'crossing with the good stalka
that are to furnish my seed Now,
If 1 am going to plant on upland. I
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