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Farmers' November Farm Calendar Agronomy - Continue planting of cover |1 crops and small grain until work 1 is finisl e 1. ' Sow wheal on fertile well pre- 1 pared land. Do as much deep plowing as 1 weather permits on heavy soils ' and where no cover crops have ' been planted. ! Store next yenr's planting seed 1 in a dry place well protected ' from rots and weevils. Fumi- * gate if necessary. Horticulture Prune scuppernong grapes. < Set out strawberry plants and < aspaiagus roots. i Set peach, apple, pear, grape i and other fruits. I Clean up terraces and ditch < banks about the orchard to de- < stroy winter quarters of insects n/t rlieoaCDC j (XIIU MIOVH0V0I I Prepare cold frames for winter I lettuce, radishes, etc. I Set narcissus and other bulbs I early this month. Dig dahlia and canna roots and i store in a dry place for the winter. < Animal Husbandry Repair br build comfortable j quarters for all livestock, v Castrate all boar pigs that are 9 to be fattened for pork. They will fatten more rapidly and more , cheaply. Keep all animals free from iice They are more comfortable and require less feed. Breed sows any time after November 8 for March litters. Give sows to be bred a ration supplying plenty of protein to have them gaining fiesh at breed ing time. This insures a larger and stronger litter alfaTrowing time. ST rtSflISs " As soon as frost kills the velvet bean vines, pasture the fields This is. the most profitable method to harvest velvet beans for dairy cows When the silo is opened, see that all mouldy material is thrown out before feeding starts to avoid indigestion and other serious troubles. Remember that in feeding calves milk, the quantity should not vary suddenly* and that the milk should be warn and clean Feed calves milk from a pail which is sterilized after each feeding. Feed the service bulls rather heavy grain rations (containing no cottonseed meal) and legume hay to prepare them for heavy breeding season. EfllMnelofly Rush cotton picking and destroy stalks. Continue farm cleaning to destroy the weevils' winter quarters. Plan for the winter sprays for the orchard, the shade trees, and hedges. Winter is the time to spray for scales; write for info (nation. Get the spray pump in good working order and do not wait until time to use it. Pack the bees. Beware of unscrupulous fruit tree agents. Plait diseases Contract for "certified" Irish potato seed for next spring's planting. Plow under cotton stalks and * plant a cowr crop to ht tp control anthracnose aod other disseases. Get shellac and coal tar or corrosive sublimate and white lead paint to cover all large cuts made in nmninor Destroy diseased aarden debris to decrease the number of diseases carried over to next year. Ptahry Take an inventory of your poultry and keep accurate records for the ensuing year. i I Section Fractors on Sonthf rn Farms A canvas, which was made in the spring of 1921 among 648 tractor owners in Alabama, Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee, all of whom had bought their tractors new between March, 1018, and Scptem* ber. 1920, indicates that tractors 1 ? .Li.. can oe usea pronutoiy on many southern farms. The results of the inquiry are given in Farmers Bulletin 1278, Tractors on Southern Farms. The bulletin is designed to be :>f service to southern farmers who are comtemplating the purchase ot tractors. The experience of present owners is summarized with reference to the advantages and disadvantages in their use; the kind, quality, a.id quantity of work, as well as other related information. A noticeable feature concerning the farms reporting is their large size as compared with other farms in the same state, more than 90 percent of them being larger than the average for that section. The average size of the f?84 farms is 290 acres, while the 1920 census gives the average size 01 an farms in these states as about 75 acres. As would be ex pected, corn and cotton are the principal crops. Most of the tractors reported on_weie pulling either two or three plows. Of the total number, 2 percent were one-plow size, 76 percent were two-plow, 20 percent were three-plow, and 2 percent were four-plow. Thc size of tractor that they believe best for their conditions was reported by 611 of the owners Two percent of this number preferred the one-plow size, 66 percent the two-plow, 29 percent the three plow, and th%* percent favored the four-plovt~ -CHfttargcr The saving of time artf labor made possible by the use of the tractor was given by nearly half the owners as their answer to the question of what they con sidered its greatest advantage Other replies were better work; relieving the horses of hard labor, reduction of expenses, and the best work possible. I'drm Gossip F..i in-is vho cooperate don't wail i. i eir ship to come in; thej row imi( to meet it. A ;/o ul li-rmer looks upon his land s a building lot, not as mini property. Se. i v i) >73 and bin ing pork may l? ;.i . itable, but not for the r !io sells the hogs. A s in \ i i eight words: Our cows ?nd then our children died. Nearly one-third of the people gainfully employed in agriculture produce, only one filth of the national income. What's the answer. A tip on burning cotton stalks: An acre of cotton stalks is worth $10.00 or $1200 for humus and fertilizer. If one farmer in a community a - a - - s. a a wains ri raise sneep ana nis neighbors want to raise dogs, how many sheep will be raised? Another good effect of boll weevil damage: The farmer who has to cheat the weevil to make cotton will take better care of it i - - - ana maricei 1110 nener advantage. What is a rural community? A region of common interests in u hich people can be brought to celher into community orgamza tions to work out their own problems. A farmer dub who buys a scrub Gets nothing for his mon. L t's go inquire for a purebred sire, And put our luck io one. % x LIVE STOCK !: FACTS ^i?n?i?"??'?? ? * ?-*~*~* ..*_* .? ?. * * > *9 PLAN FOR IMPROVING STOCK Progrtaelve Firm of Butohare lf? Ohla Hit on Novel Scheme to Build Up Quality. (Pr*par*d by til* I'nltrri Stnte* r)*pnr?m*nt of Avrlcultur*.) Recognizing that live-stock Improvement ia beneficial to the meat trade as well hh to producers of auliuula, butcher* are becoming Interested lu the better-Aires Idea. A progressive Arm of butchers lu a small -Ohio city seeks to better the live stock of that, locality by a plan described In the following letter to the United States Department of Agriculture: "While we have never made a business of dealing In purebred Uve stock," says the writer, "we have always encouraged their use. We try to keep a line on well-bred young bulls In our vicinity, and whenever we buy an animal for slaughter we use our best efforts to have him replaced with something better. We believe this plan will help to build up the quality of cattle In the neighborhood, to the advantage of both ourselves and the fanners. "When we kill an animal that has an exceptionally good 'dress' we display the carcass In our window, glvtng on a card the age, lire weight, dressed weight and the percentage of dressed meat. In this way we advertise to producers that they get more live weight and we get more dressed weight from well-bred stock than from inferior stock of the same age. We have demonstrated also the superiority of venl calves from well-bred parents, and have shown that they mean more to the fanner In dollars and cents I. nun ui(> uiner nnn. Tn commenting on the plan. IIt*-dock speclalUts In the bureau of anl. ual Industry point out that smalltown butcher* are In a position to help First Cross snorthorn Steer Obtained by Using a Purebred Sire With a Common Cow. In influencing the quality ot "rCtUEgi yenerntlpn'i cnfjfce and hose 4hH| come to their cutting blocks. The plan f as presented by the Arm o< butcher* I. quoted Is In accord with methods of live-stock Improvement advised by the department. ACUTE SHORTAGE OF HORSES Farmers Experience Difficulty In Obtaining Animate Required for Farm Work. Difficulty is being experienced by many farmers In obtaining work horses m-eded. This fact has been made dear 10 W. H. Peters, chief of the animal husbandry division of the University of Minnesota, by the number of lnr unifies made by him and members of Ills staff as to the available supply ef farm work horses. "There Isn't any doubt that for the last two years the number of colta raised has been less than the number of horses that have died," said Professor Peters. "Is the Inevitable result of this condition already making itself evident? If this condition Is maintained an acute shortage of work horses Is bound to result. "Farmers who have good sound mares will And it profitable to breed them. This will he particularly true If the mares can he mated to a good sound stallion of desirable draft type. In communities where such a stallion is not available any farmer with a half dozen or more mares will find It profitable to purchase and keep such a horse." MARKET HOME GROWN FEEDS Farmer Should Determine Number of Head of Cattle to Keep by Available Feed. The number of live stock which a farmer feeds on his farm should be | determined by the amotint of home grown rdhdu which he has on hand, and the price which he can get for these feeds If sold on the market. | A a a general rule live stock will I ii in mm 111 >uit* uruwn i?wi bi a proot If the live stock Is given a square (lent; hut It i? out of the question to expect scrub stock to be ee? ' onoinlcal users of feeds. I Immunizing Aqalnet Cholera. When Immunizing hogs against cholera do not make injections In the ' ham or shoulder as this lowers the value of those portions of the carcass. Inject serum In the flank or between the fore legs. Oats Not Fattening. vow 111 a i* 17 n ici j jiuui i??u IOT Catlwiing catfie, as they aro so bulky that the <-nttU? < ?? . a enough of then- t? put on i . - , amount of fat. T ; .i We are having so many di r* . ? 1.1 v i rageiana mat we nave aecu department of our agency, proved that boll weevils mak and dry sandy soils of Pageh season is the best in years, each week, and call at oui We will be glad to show yo have other ofierings not liste known your wants we can fi to sell or exchange real esti once, as the season is now o give below a few of our offeri 83 acres, clay land farm three miles from Pageland, in high state of cultivation, good buildings, good water, good pasture. 54 acres, sand hill faim 1 1-2 miles from Papeland, has 400 peach trees, good dwelling and barns, buildings alone worth price of the farm, two horse farm in cultivation. 2(>9 acres, sand-clay farm, 3 miles from Pageland, one-half in culti valion, good pasture, good water, three good h< uses and barns, situated on public highway. 166 acres, sand-clay farm, adjoining above larm, 100 acres in cultivation, good pastuers, good water, three good houses and barns, located on public highway. 252 acres, cla> and gravel land, heavily timbered, good build ings, fine bottom land in cultivation, [located on government highway, six miles north of PagePage! and Insurance L. L. PARKER, President. 1 pr'; ? 7FFrF?F?r?rr it vi r* _..i.L jt ine urowin ; j This Bank lh Has been i C general kn personal co Jfc ity. and th j? has always f* On the bas iand real p< your accoui BANK i ) ?. 1 j-. )rf\ '" v I ^ ?i^????? I I emands for small farms near ^ led to revive the real estate Experience this year has ^ e little headway in the high f\ ind, and the cotton crop this jS Watch this list for offerings office for any information. 3 u any of this property. We \ d here, and if you will make ' it you up. Any one desiring ate will do well to see us at n for making changes. We ngs at this time. land, an ideal home for a good citizen. 65 acres, located in good com- ' munitv, three miles hom Pageland, two horse farm in cultivation, red clay soil and very fertile. We have an attractive price on this farm. 4 lots, size 25 x 150 feet centrally located in Paeeland, ideal business lots, fronting on Pearl street. 2 Lots, size 25x100 feet fronting on McGregor street, centrally lo I 1 J --- - caieu unu very uesiraoie. 3 Lots and dwelling 50x150 feet fronting on Pearl street, a good house centrally located 2 Lots and dwelling irr Pageland fronting on Maple street. New house and barn, well located. 92 1-2 Acres, good clay land farm 3 miles from Pageland, good buildings, good two-horse farm in cultivation, good pasture. and Real Estate Co., J. S. WALLACE, Manager. and Strength of $ 5 ?* * 1 made possible by a broad V owledge of business and ? nditions in this commun- 5 e tangible service that it Jf i been our policy to render. 2 is of confidence, courtesy 2 jrsonal service, we invite nt. 3 ** s OF PAGELAND, | ? PARKER, President 3 5. MORGAN, Cashier J F.fMOORE, Asst. Cashier. ^