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COT ia Clemson xtension Cotton is and will continue to be the most important crop grown in South Carolina. It brings more money into the State than all other crops combined. While the Southern, farmer has practically a monopoly on this, the most important crop of commerce on earth, the average far mer is producing it, however, at such a great cost his net profit is small. The world's demand for cotton is constantly increasing and to such an extent it becomes necessary for the Southern farmer to make improve ments in his methods in order to meet this increased demand without increasing the area devoted to cot ton. It should be the endeavor of every intelligent farmer to encour age farmers of every class to diver sify their crops and raise more live stock, thus curtailing the acreage devoted to cotton. The increased de mand for cotton should be met by producing more pounas on a smal ler area than is now devoted to that crop, thus reducing the cost of pro duction by intensive cultivatio. Every acre of well drained land in this State that is now planted in cotton can be made to yield twice its present average production. How to do this is the object of this short paper, which merely summarizes the results .of experiments published in Bulletins Nos. 145 and 148 of the S. C. Experiment station. This increas ed yield can be obtained as follows: (1) By early and deep plowing. (2) By conserving the soil mois ture, by increasing the humus con tent of the soil and by frequent and shallow cultivation. (3) By turning under winter cov er crops, such as bur clover, crim son clover, vetch and rye which are planted in the cotton field at the last cultivation. (4) By planting cotton only on soils well drained and adapted to its cultivation. (5) By giving plenty of distance in the row and between the rows.. (6) By using the weeder frequent during early growth., 7) By using large amounts of phosphate before or at time of tig. By supplying stable manure broadcast or in the drill be planting. 9) By using only small amounts potash except on coarse, sandy (10) By applying 1,000 pounds of DUNCAN WINS IN UNION. Former Mill President Defeated May or Wagnon Tuesday. Union, May 3.-In the muniicipal Democratic primary election, which was held here today, Col. T. C. Dun can won over Mayor L. L. Wagnon, who was a candidate for reelection by a majority of 74 votes. The vote by wards is as follows: *Ward 1, Duncan 31, Wagnon 23; Ward 2, Duncan 61, Wagnon 60; Ward 3, Duncan 95, Wagnon 95; Ward 4, Duncan 129 Wagnon 64. Total, Wagnon 242, Duncan 316. Duncan's majority 74. The Union cotton mills, of which Mr. Duncan was formerly president, is situated in Ward 4, and there Dun can had a majority of 65. public works commissioner, -there sill be a second race between \W. H. 'Sartor, the incumbent, and Jacob Cohen, -the former lacking 21 *votes of getting a majority (.ver his two opponents, Mr. Cohen ,.nd Dr J. H. Halhilton. J. E. Kirby is elected alderman in Ward .1, without opposition; in Ward 2, G. W. Going, the incumbent, is re elected; J. H. Gault wins in Ward 3, over the incumbent, J. M. Oshields by a majority of 33. J. L. West, the~ incumbent, and W. F. Oshields, must run over in Ward 4. -The campaign just ended has been an exceedingly warm one, and a great deal of interest1 has been taken in the outcome. The election, however, passed off quietly enough. DEFEATS MOTOR CAR. Charles W. Hamilton in Curtiss Bi plane Shows Way to Twenty horsepower Automobile. Atlanta. Ga. May 2.--Charles K. Hamilton, in a Curtiss biplane, mada eight successful fights here today at the Atlanta aviation speedway course, on three of which he carried a pas - enger. In a race with 20-horsepow -r S. P. 0. automobile, driven by John} TON. Work--Article IV. lime per acre every four years to cotton lands. (11)By growing some of the win ter and summer legumes, thus storing more nitrogen in the soil. (12) By the use of large amounts of ammonia applied in the form of blood, cotton seed meal, fish scrap, tankage and sulphate of ammonia before or at the time of planting, pnd by later applications. (13) By using 25 to 50 pounds of nitrate of soda per acre applied be fore or at the time of planting. (14) By applying 100 or more pounds of nitrate of soda per acre at the time the first bloom appears. (15) By the liberal use of acid phosphate if the cotton is making a weedy growth and not fruiting prop erly. (16) By the liberal use of ammonia if the plants are slow of growth and yellow in color. (17) By being careful never to plow the land when too wet. (18) By breaking the crust after each rain, thus saving soil moisture and incidentally killing grass and weeds. (19) By planting only the best va rieties of cotton, such as Columbia, Hartsville, Cleveland big boll, Toole's prolific, ninety day, triumph, Cook, Brook's improved, blue rib bon, etc. (20) By avoiding anthracnose, or boll rot, by proper seed selection. (21) By planting only those va rieties that are suitable to the type of oil on which they are grown. (22) By planting wilt resistant va rieties. (23) By planting only big boll, easy . picking, early m'aturing va rieties. (24) By planting early and reduc ing promptly to a stand. (25) By' the proper rotation of crops which prevents soils from washing which increases ths fertil ity of the soil which puts the soil in better physical condition, better chemical condition, and better bio logical condition, which prevents over-production, prevents insect de predations and plant diseases, such as cotton root rot, black knot, bac terial blight of cotton, cotton root louse. (26) By using kainit on black jack and calcareous soils on which cotton is subject to rust. J. N.. Harper, Director S. C. Experiment Station. Juhasz for four miles, Hamilton won by about six yards. No time was tak en. The event excited the crowd and the aviator was given a great ovation at its conclusion. COPE'S TRTAL SET FOR JUNE. Carmack's Slayer Will FaTee Jury for the Second Time on -21st of Next Mrpnth. Nashville, Tenn., May 2.-The trial of Robin J. Cooper, charged with the murder of Former United States Sen ator E. W. Carmack in this city No vember 9, 1908, was today set for June 21. Young Cooper was convicted in the criminal court and the case was recently reversed by the supreme court. ON THE POINT of getting insured when your house bured-that is a story you often hear when a man has lost his home by fire. Procrastination is a thief of time, so be wise today and in sure your property before it is too late. 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South Carolina, petitioning and requesting that an election be held in the said School District on the question of repealing the special annual tax of three mills heretb fore voted, levied and collected on the property located in the said School District, Now, therefore, the undersigned, composing the County Board of Education of Newberry county, South Carolina, do hereby order the Board of Trustees of the said School District No. 12 (Johnstone School District) to hold an election on the said question of repeaing the three mills tax heretofore * voted, leviedl and collected on the property in the said School District, which said election shall be held at Johnstone academy schoolhouse, in the said School District No. 12, on Wednes day, May -18th, 1910, at which said election the polls shall be opened at 7 o'clock in the forenoon, and close at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The members of the Board of Trustees of said School District shall act as managers of said election. Only such electors as reside in said School Dis trict and return real or personal property for taxation, and who ex hibit their tax receipts and registra tion certificates as required in gen eral elections sahll be allowed to vote. Electors favoring a repeal of the said tax will cast a ballot con taining the word, "Yes," printed or written thereon, and each elector op posed to such repeal shall e,ast a ballot containing the word "No,' written or printed thereon. Given under our hands and seals on April 28th, 1910. J. S. Wheeler, (L. S.) S. J. Derrick, (L. S.) E. 0. Counts, (L. S.) County Board of Education of New berry County, South Carolina. - Shall Women Vote. If they did, millions would vote Dr. King's- New Life Pills the true rem edy for women. For banishing dull, fagged feelings, backache or head ache, constipation, dispelling colds, imparting appetite and toning up the system, they're unequaled. Easy, safe, sure. 25c. at W. E. Pelham & Son's. NOTICE.' 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