The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, November 08, 1922, Image 7
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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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LIVE STOCK !:
FACTS
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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.
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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.
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We are having so many di
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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!
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led to revive the real estate
Experience this year has ^
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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
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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 $
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jrsonal service, we invite
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5. MORGAN, Cashier J
F.fMOORE, Asst. Cashier. ^