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SCHOOL FOR FA1HIEKS. f Demonstration Agents Must Undergo Monthly Examinations. ? I At the meeting of the United States farm demonstration agents at Clemson college recently, \Y. W. Long. State age..t, presented each agent with a set of 61 questions on agricultural sabj jects. These are to be answered at the , J rate of five a month by each agent, the r object being to develop the habit of reading and an ambition for greater efficiency. The questions follow: 1. Discuss some of the reasons why we should study agriculture. 2. Discuss the formation of the soil fand some of the most important agencies that helped form it. 3. Why is no* the composition of all soils the same? 4. Why are certain elements in the soil considered more important than others? Name them. 5. Discuss the relation of plants to soil, in regard to composition. 6. What is a seed? Explain your answer. 7. What is germination of seed and what are the conditions necessary for it? 8 Tell how plants feed and how i L they digest their food. j I 9. Show the sap current by diagram. w 10. What are all the sources of plant: * food, and give some idea of the per cent taken from each source? 11. Discuss the importance of soil moisture. 12. Name and define three kinds of . . soil moisture; 13. What is the importance of each? j 14. Discuss the effect of humus on i tne soil moisture. 15. Wlhat is meant by capillarity of i *soils, and what is its importance? 16. Discuss the effect of deep plow-1 b ing, time to plow deep and why. f 17. What is a mulch? How does it affect soil moisture and why? ? - - - - * i 18. Distinguisn Deiween ctv ctiiauxc and unavailable plant food. 19. What are some of the ways by which unavailable food can be changed to available. 20. What is the value of a chemical analysis of soil. Why? 21. Explain the importance of bacteria in the soil, and what are some of the ways that we may help the bacter f ial content of the soil? 22. Explain the difference between soil and subsoil, and the causes of the differences. 23. Discuss the amount of plant food I in the soil. 24. What is the effect of plowing soil when wet? 25. Discuss fully, the legumes, a::d their importance. | 26. What is nitrification, what causes it, and what is its importance? 27. Discuss crop rotation, name some advantages and give a good three-year rotation. 28. What are winter cover crops, and why are they important? 29. Tell what you can about draini age and explain three kinds. 30. Explain the importance of commercial fertilizers. What is a complete fertilizer? 31. Name three plant foods in comk mercial fertilizers, and give some sources of each. 32. Explain now we may cut UU V> JLL our fertilizer bill, and not decrease our j crop yield. 33. Discuss the advantage of home mixing fertilizers. 35. Discuss the care of farm manures. 35. Discuss seed selection. Tell how to test seed. 37. What are some of the reasons why we cultivate our crops? 38 Compare deep and shallow culi UVcitlCUl. 3S. What is cotton wilt, and give a remedy? i 40. Tell what you know of smuts and the remedies. 41. What are scale insects, name one and give a remedy? 42. What are true insects, and give i the life history of one. 43. W'hat is the method of fighting the boll weevil? 44. Name some ' beneficial insects ! and some of the ways in which they ! benefit us. I 45. Name some harmful insects and 1 discuss their work. 46. Discuss insects and health. 47. Discuss the advantages of raising live stock on the farm. 48. Name and describe four breeds VI OV/Oi 49. Discuss mules. 50. Name and describe four breeds of hogs. 51. Discuss the advantages of rais- j ing hogs on the small farm. 52. Name and describe three breeds ! of beef cattle. 53. Name and describe three breeds ^^ ArkZ-wrr rto ftl^i Ul uan jr V/Ulu^. I 54. Discuss the care of milk 011 the ! I farm. ' 55. What is a balanced ration, and "what are the advantages of feeding one? What is nutritive ratio? 56. What are some of the things to "be considered in growing feed stuffs on the farm? 57. Discuss -the home garden. r ' [ r.S. Discuss the methods of growing ; a:d harvesting corn. r,9. What is inoculation and give1 three ways that it may be done? 60. Discuss the teaching of agricul-, lure in t:ie common school. I 61. Tell how, why, and when we grafc trees. ?osir-? TTKMXJ TOWARD THIS SECTION. Renewed Interest in Eastern and Southern Farm Lands. With The disappearance of lowpriced lands in the v;estern States and i the rising prices of farm products in all the markets of the world, the lands of the eastern and the southern States i are attracting the j.ttention of our j stock-raisers and farmers, and their j value as producing z.creage is now be- j ing more appreciate 3. It is evident that for cattle, sheep I and hogs, these eastern and south- j eastern lands must be relied upon to I supply the country to far greater ex- j tent than has been- the case during the last half-century, and the millions of acres in New England, the middle Atlantic and the South Atlantic States j are available for stock-raising pur- j poses is undeniable. The finely watered, well-sheltered, rich pasture lands of the mountain j ranges of the States of Pennsylvania, j Maryland, Virginia, "VVIest Virgiania, I Kentucky, Tennessee, North and South ! Carolina, ana norm u-eorgia. win support millions of cattle, sheep and hogs, and with increase in the number of; agricuturists cultivating the soil and ' producing corn, wheat, oats and alfalfa to a greater amount than at present, these herds and flocks, reared so closely to the city markets, can be made as profitable as the animals raised one or two thousand miles away in the western States and brought long distances to these ?ame markets. The rise in values of western lands has made these eastern acres comparatively cheap. It has changed the conditions which prevailed in the last cen tury, and which populated the west j through settlers from the eastern States, as well as immigrants from every country in Europe. There has been for the past five years a decided movement of population from the northern to the southern States, and each year that movement takes with it greater numbers of the I nnrrhern neODle. From Maryland to Arizona, all through the southern States belt, this influx of the northern people is well marked and defined, and in States like Florida the percentage of northerners is very high and growing with every year. The majority of these newcomers arp agriculturists, seeking low-priced lands in milder climate, and ready to lend their energies and use their means in promoting the development of the State and the section in which they have taken up their abodes. Within the past few weeks the German steamship companies have arranged to place in service additional steamships from Europe to the ports of Baltimore and New urieans, mus j increasing the facilities for immi- j grants to come through these ports i into the United States. This cannot fail to give the south thousands of additional cultivators of the soil, and whether they come to purchase lands to cultivate for themselves or simply to labor for others who own the acres, they become valuable factors in the development of * i southern lands. * Maryland and Virginia, two States to which Baltimore is an open door, can offer these immigrants lands well adapted to their use, with locations as to the country's great markets un- j equalled, with excellent transportation I facilities by rail or water, and these | lands at prices absurdly low, when | compared with those of other States j at the present time. It is a great opportunity that is of-1 fered these States to secure desirablej immigrants through co-operation with the great steamship lines of Germany, and it is just as great an opportunity | for the immigrants to secure for them- , selves, at small cost, janas uiai wnmu j the next decade will bring double the prices that they can be bought for today.?Washington Post. A Killing Offense. The late James R. Keene, himself a T4y-er, used to ten many a story auuui the characters of those days "It was difficult," he once said, "to be a temperance man, for to refuse to drink with a '49-er was a worse offense than to kiss his wife. I " A J.1Q_nr TTvirliricr hlQ Inner droon-l ing mustache, said to a tenderfoot in a barroom: "'Have some red-eye with'me?' " 'Thank you?no,' said the tender foot, total abstainer, firmly. " 'There was a tense silence in the crowded bar. A pin could have been ! heard to drop. Then <he '49-er reached back to his hip-pocket and said with a weary sigh: j "'Hell! Can't I even take a drink I without killin' a man?"?Everybody's. IBRUS Big Shipment IKece Some Ven Valui ? Hair Brus I Clothes E Nail Brus Tooth Bri I Whisk Br Gilder & The Rexall I SOUTHEBJi BAILWAI. Schedules Effei'tlye Jnne 2nd, 1913. ArriTalg and Departures New berry, S. C. (N. B.?Thee-a schedule figures aw shown as information only and are not guaranteed.) 8:52 a. m. No. 15, daily from Columbia to Greenville. Pullman sleeping oar between Charleston 11:38 a. m.?No. 18, dail, from Greenville to Columbia. Arrive? Columbia 1:35 p. m., Augusta 8:85 p. m. Charleston 8:15 p. m. 2:52 p. m.?No. 17, daily, from Columbia to Greenville. 8:57 p. m.?No. 16, daily, from Greenville to Columbia. Pullman keeping car Greenville to Charleston Arrives Charleston 8:15 a. m. Ar riv? Savannah 4:15 a. m. Jack tonville 8:30 a. m. . Four further information call o? ticket agents, or E. H. coapman, v. r & G. M., Washington, D. C.; W. E. McGee, A. S. P. A., Columbia or S. H. Mcl^eain, D. P. A., Columbia. I SEABOARD AIR LDfE. Effective April 27,1913. , (Subject to Change without Notice.) 1 >Tot Guaranteed. No. 4 Lv. Columbia 5.50 a. hl No. 18 Lv. Columbia 4.00 p. m. ' No. 2 Lv. Col mbia 6.35 p. m. No. 36 Lv. Columbia 7.45 p. nt Southbound. No. 19 Lr. Columbia 7.00 a. m. No. 1 Lv. Columbia 12.10 p. m. No. 21 Lv. Columbia 5.00 p. m. No. 3 Lv. Columbia 12.20 a. el Trains 1 and 2, Florida-Cuba Special. Trains 3 and 4, Seaboard Fast Mail. Trains 18 and 36, Hamlet local. Trains 1 19 and 21 Savannah local. Ticket Office 1225 Main St. Phone 574. C. E. Boisseau, Jr., City Ticket * - *- - v;~ O /~t T C T+n>>"horero-r V_/UI UIJI Ul'dL O. V/. u? o* jjiuv-ij. Trav. Pass. Agent. C. W. Small, Div. , p*ss. Agt. Savannah, Ga.?Ady. 1 LA>~D FOR SALE. 1 The undersigned offer for sale the ' home place of the late Dr. Thos. W. i Boozer, in Township Xo. 6, six miles west of Xewberry, containing one hun- J dred and fifty acres. Convenient to < church and school. Dwelling and other necessary buildings. Good pasture ! and plenty timber. If not sold at private sale before < will sell to highest bidder before the court house at Newberry, Salesday in Vrivpmhor. 1913. Terms on application. H. W. Boozer, Mrs. S. B. Bolick, 1612 Marion St., Columbia, S. C. T. J. Boozer, G. B. Boozer, 1431 Marion St., Columbia, S. C. Mrs. V. B. Hayes, ' 1301 College St., Newberry, S. C. NOTICE. ; I desire to sell my farm of 175 acres of land. Good dwelling and out build- 1 ings, So acres of open land, two good 1 tenant houses, good well of water and ; fine pasture lands. Well watered, 3 plenty of branch bottoms, not subject 1 to overflow. lAbout 60 acres fine saw f timber. If not sold privately, will ' offer for sale 1st Monday in November, 1913. Terms easy. D. P. Boyd, ! io-ie-3t. j! ( >HES I Brushes Just I ivpd K j Unusual | ss in I gfl i ;he? I rushes li ihes I ushes 1 ooms etc I : Weeks I Drug Store BHI YOUR LIVER DON'T NEED CALOMEL All your liver, stomach and bowe* troublee will speedily vanish when yon start to take Tr.ici? T XJLU?)OJJlAUlgSJL-H> CI Buttons from n^TJT^S the famous Hot HHILiJI Springs, Ark. rffJJI^TmS They never fail ft J U '4 liLfpj to banish dizzi- j3i\vjP^hii ness, headache ? 9? Hk j3 W :J& and malaria. Your bowels SMJJBlJJkM will be regular! and appetite fine. Better than Calomel. 25 cents at all druggists. Free sample LIVER BUTTONS and booklet about the famous Hot Springs Rheumatism Remedy and Hot Springs Blood Remedy from nui oynnxs wiicmiwcLi uu.i uui a?^> Gider & Weeks ; IA5D FOR SALE. Notice is hereby given that the heirs at law of S. E. Hawkins, deceased, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder before the Court House at J VftTT'ViQT'-rT- C! P rm calpcrlstv In \*nv- I ? > V/ ?> Utl X J ) . V*) V IX UU* VUV4 1A J *11 ? V ember 1913, (Nov. 3) for distribution | among the heirs, the following described real estate: One tract of land situated in the county of Newberry and State of South Carolina, being a part of the old Cureton place, containing fifty-five (55) acres, more or less, and bounded by land of G. F. Stockman, S. J. K-ahn and others. Terms of sale: cash, purchaser to piy for papers and recording same. S. P. Hawkins, Sallie E. Hair, Na,ncy Single?, Jacoti Haitef, Eugene Hawkins, Linnie Lepford, Heirs at law of S. E. Hawkins de- . cea3ci. MC-4t. LAND FOR SALE. T ?ill ^^11 ^ J. _ i. 1 I l win sen at puonu ouiury ou saies- : 3ay in November, 1913, to the highest bidder, if not sold before at private sale, the four lots in the town of Newberry fronting Glenn street, adjoining lots of Ray Watts and other property Df the undersigned. Plats may be found with Frank R. Hunter and further information may be obtained from him Dr by application to me. H. C. Shealy. 10,3-td. SALE OF DRUG STORE AT SILTER-! STREET, S. C. By virtue of the authority vested j In me by written instrument executed by Dr. H. L. Henry and wife, September 12th, 1913, appointing and sonstituting me their lawful agent, I will sell at public auction to the high- J r\r* f f nr nfnr frvr n Q cVl ? f ?sl1- I COl UlUUCi lUClCiUi, tVi vuoii, wvv verstreet, S. C., on Wednesday the 8th day of October, 1913, 11 a. m., that certain lot of drugs, medicines, toilet articles, fixtures, operating chair, instruments, soda fountain, medical books, etc. This is splendid opportunity for some young man to enter ' " 1 ?* ? ? * ? ~ 4-1~? t?-? ?-? rr tril_ cne drug Dusmess 111 a umvin? ?nlage. The said drugs, etc., are situated in the brick store adjoining The Farmers bank, Silverstreet, S. C. Persons 3esiring to do so, can examine t/his stock prior to day of sale. J. M. Nichols, Agent. September 24, 1913. fsn#?fial I UpVVAMA A We invite you to call plete line of stylish buggi gain prices. We are so "Piedmont" Wagons, and that it is the best wagoi below its real value. To reduce our large stc to make room for other we will quote you prices Big shipment Rice Mes Please read the followi your wants. Compare vinced. Red Rust Proof Oats Rye, Barley Vetch Bagging and Ties Cotton Sheets Wire Fenciner ?-/ Barb Wire Nails Hay Wire, Saddlery Harness Ask to see the latest ir It will sharpen a Mow* Pocket Knife. Please Give Us a Your 1 Purcell i We can save you $20.00 J On your wagon. Special introductory offer to \?y one firm in a town. ^== Our line of Express, Delivery, Furr nnVp.c Rip- savin?. Best eroods. Chea _0 ^ o - w make our prices untouchable. We can n design. Write for catalogue quick and The Rock Hill Buggy Co J. C. LEE, Preside F. Farmers-Merc Tf :? R?,;iA 1 ir you are gumg iu U11UJ 4 vite your COMPLETE HOUSE We manufacture and deal Stairs, interior trim, store I pulpits, etc,, rough and drc cypress shingles, flooring, Distributing Agents for I Estimates Cheerfully am Woodward Lui AUGUS Corner Roberts < Our I QUALITY= I NOTICE TO CREDITORS. The creditors of the estate of G. M. ' V>QTO>lT7 nn+ifipd bneaiy, Qeccy-stu, aic uV?.u? to render to the undersigned, or H. C. Holloway, Esq., an account of their demands against said estate, duly attested, on or before the 15th of October, 1913. Mrs. Anna Shealy, Administratrix, Newberry, S. C., Sept. 25, 1913. - _ nvitation [ and inspect the comies we are selling at bar le agents for the famous a trial will convince you i made, and selling far >ck of high g" ide Flour shipments now moving, i 1 i *T? mat win surprise you. il this week. ng and bring us a list of our prices and be conDisc Harrows Smoothing Harrows f Tobacco Rice Corn Meal Coffee Syrup Galvanized Roofing Oil Cans Crind Rocks nproved Emery Rock, jr Blade, Scissors or a fine Chance to Supply Wants. & Scott i liture, Bakery and Dairy wagons at low p labor, cheap timber and low freights lake any wagon according to your own Price List A. mpzay. Rock Hill, S. C. E. GIBSON, Sec y & Treas, * n ?ii hants - Builders Remodel or repair, we ininquiries. BILLS A SPECIALTY. 1 in Doors, Sash, Blinds, fronts and fixtures, pews, ' * * 1.1 i jssed lumber, lain, pine anu ceiling and siding. :lintkote Roofing, d Carefully made. mber Company TA, GA. ?l Dugas Streets, Motto: -QFPVirE COLLECTION OF TAXE? Notice is hereby given that the taxes of the Town of Newberry, South Carolina, will be due and payable at the office of the Clerk and Treasurer from October 15, 1913, to November 30, 1913. A penalty of ten per cent will be charged cn all taxes not paid ?T"?o/-?otyi hep Int. priui iu ?? J. R. Scnrry, Clerk 3c Treasurer. Newberry, S. C.