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FARMERS JUSTIFY .'a NATION'S FAITH bi x-.; *. es Hare Produced Immense Harvest in This Year in Face of Enormous ? Difficulties. til th Washington, Dec. 16.?The farm- <h ers of Amertca have again justmec cc the faith of the nation in their abili- p< ty to meet fts roQm&ments of food: 33 feed 'and raw r^.teri'affs for clothing, k< says the secretary of agriculture in 'x , beginning his annt*if5report to the ti president. Theyvhaye produced this n year in the fa?e Of"^ritrnrrortis difficul- dc tie*, he. continues,.l4j.e largest harvest m in the history o*f; ^irierican agricul- 1 ture with a singlei al rru- ?? --r q ion nnn ftnftL; 111C CU1I1 ClUp Ui u^i/c^vvv,vvv i in bushels is unprecedented, represent- ii iiig more than four-fifths of the -* > world's production. The sweet po- ? tato crop of 105,000,000 bushels is al unpresedented, tepresenting more w than four-fifths of the world's pro- at duction. The sweet potato crop of r 106,000,000 bushels is the largest I ii ^ ever produced and far in excess of hi that of any other year except 1919. The rice crop of 52,000,000 bushels re is one-fourth greater than the larg- -?li est crop ever before hanrested. The 'a tobacco crop of 1,476,000,000 pounds re ? considerably exceeds any previous bi yield.'- The sugar beet crop is more n than one-third larger than the larg- di est ever -before recorded. The grain 2> % sorghum crop of 149,000,000 bushels Vr is 18 per cent, above that of 1919; which was itself a .record crop. Th? af potato crop of 421,000,000 bushels w Y\ : {* ' has been exceeded only once, and then by a very narrow margin. The" is oat crop of 1,444,000,000 bushels has ?r been exceeded only three times, anc' d\ jvthe tame hay crop of 88,000,000 ton* hi only twice. The apply crop of 236, m i 000,000 bushels has been exceeded la only once, 'inr 1914". The yields of it wheat, barley, buckwheat, peaches. "7 peanuts, edible dried beans, flaxseed ^ and cotton arc slightly below the av- i ^ erasre. but thev. nevertheless, repre sent an enormous volume in the ag- :c gregate. The number of aH classes of live stock on farms, although less ^ than the number-in 1919, exceeds by ^ IS,214,000 the average for the five a? 51 years Receding the outbreak of . the European war. i These remarkable1 results, the seeretary^oints' out, were achieved un- r( - - V_ -A t ? T? aer great uuuvuiucs. xu xvu> - years rof the last 37 was the prcg- y\ ress of plowing up to May 1 so back- Sl /ward a5 in 1920. Farmers were discoora^d. They saw no hope of re- pj ductiaja. in the prices of fertilizer, machinery and supplies, which had m steadi./ increased since 1914. The m labor supply was approximately 07 tiap r-pryt short and waeres had risen to such' a point in' 1919 that the 01 f&rmeU were appalled at the thought ch of payzng still higher wages in 1920. During the time when the farmers ft were cultivating their crops, paying for labor and supplies at unusually ff s : high retes, the prices of agricultural n< commodities generally remained high. In midsummer, when the farmers' p] period of putlay was' nearly at an end ei and their income period was about to ci f begin?after the problem of pro due- ti tion had been solved?a sharp decline occurred in the prices of prac- g< tacaily ail tarm products. covering tc < nearly everything the farmers had to fa ( sell, it did not materially affect the ?$$0 articles tlicy had to buy. The year's ni output, produced at a normally high tfc cost, was worth at current prices c< 000,000,000 less than the smaller aj crop eff 3910, and $1,000,000,000 less tfoan the still smaller crop of Q i 1918. A note of warning is sounded that the stability of agriculture iri' -r the United States is threatened un- m less farmers receive an adequate re- vv turn for their nroducts. j, I ~ Clf Must Have Fair Return. cj "The very foundation of our .na- , tion??he stability of our agriculture i it ?is threatened," declares the secre-^ri k # tary. The farmer must have, unK . der ord'-.r.ry conditions, a reasonable b Wf prospect of a fair return for his la- m [ bor and the use of his capital. Tha fi I science, the art. and the business of I fc agriculture can not thrive unless he i vv . /?* i i _r j_ [is suitably ana pronxaoiy pa:a uuijci \ the products of his J?|3n-?-unless he e deceives compensation sufficient 'to enable him to continue to. produce S and to maintain for himself and his e: family satisfactory standards of liv- {, ing." e 1 The secretary lajd emphasis upon m *j 1 ^ _ .A I> the importance ana necessity ior a<n sustained agriculture in this coun- j tj . try. Everything possible, he said, e ' must be done "to prevent or at least h to lessen the effect of the recurrence c; - of conditions under which large num- y bers of farmers conduct their oper- g ations sit a loss. The matter is of such tremendous importance to our f ' -1.1 l_ ^ I I entire population that it snouiu yt c V recognized everywhere as a national s J problem and dealt with as such." p | -Wliile expressing doubt that there f) is any single solution for the situa- v Hj tion Boy facing the farmers, Mr. Meredith declared that there are J: njanv steps which should be taken to t mm place agriculture on a more sails- f ictory basis and to stabilize the | isincss of farming:, not in the interit of the farmers alone, but in the! terest of the nation as a whole.! We must see to it." he said, "that ; ts road between the producer and ie consumer is open and direct, and lat the farmers have a free a.id mipetitive market in which to disuse of their products. We must . nit no effort to improve our mar- , jting machinery and practices and * 1 1-^i ? iurnisn necessary luur&ei uiiviuut-i on, .so that farmers may take full j Ivantage of modern business meth1s in the distribution of their comodities. "We must adopt every feasible i eans to enable the farmer to adjust mself to changes in economic con- 1 tions, such as have recently occurd. It ought to be i fac: :ha: when ?' ic farmers of the country* produce ' jundantly the consuming public I: ill be liberally supplied with food ; reasonable prices, the farmer tak- : g his profit because of large pro- 1 iction and the consumer receiving 3 increment of benefit from having]1 mailable an adequate supply at a | ;asonable cost. In .general, wei lould cxpcct it to be true that the J1 trmers' condition is improved in di-j1 :ct proportion to the number of! ishels of wheat or corn and the 1 imbcr of bales of cotton he pro ices, It frequently happens, howler, that when all farmers have exordinary good crops during the :me year low prices leavfe him worse ' F than he has been in other years . iih short crops and hi^h prices. One 1 < i;n? that would help to remedy this | ' some means, wherever feasible, of j * irryir.g over to periods of low projction the surplus from years of I] ~h production. More attention to!; arketing ancf the development of ajj tent consumption demand in years : large supply will also be heiptui." ji Makes Recommendations. Important recommendations con-p ,ined in the report are: * i; Studies in the cost of marketing 1 that the proportion of the conimer's price received by the proicer and the proportion received by trious marketing agencics ean be i scertained. - -J, Extension and development of co-1. I Derating marketing worx. Establishment of a world market!1 .'porting service to make promptly ; mailable comprehensive and depend-( >!c information^ as to production,I ipply? prices of, and demand forj pricultural commodities in different; irt sof the world. The consolidation of the bureau-of! arkets and the bureau of crop esti- j ates for the sake of economy ana j . 'i eater efficiency. / * I Material expansion of the studies j : the cost of producing farm pro-j lets/Thorough going scientific'study of ic whole problem of farm labor. The -making of every feasible ef-i 1 1 ? " --i nc >rt to *aiu iae mime- m uuwj"***? j scessary personal credit^ Broader studies of the methods emoyed and results obtained by farmrs in attempts to improve their edit through united and cooperave'action. r The direction, through thorough;>ing studies, of ' national thought ward solution of the problem of! trm ownership. . Tnr-rpasod attention to land settle-} .cut and colonization, to the end tat thq buyer may have full and smplete information for his guidh-P. An expansion of the studies of life n the farm, to the end that the bet:r things of life may be brought in tcrcasirg measure to the rural community, so that strong, intelligent, ell seasoned families \vfH not aban:>n the farming community for the j ity. ! Proper encouragement of all feas-j >le-^jea~ns to limit the hazard of ag-} cultural production. Expansion of the Avork already! egun by the department in finding j leans for utilizing surplus and waste J irm products. A still further spread of extension ork among farm women, and an ac- i sleration of research work in home I conomics. That the nitrate plant at Musclc! 4 l ho nnt in onovafinn. to thy! liVMiVJ MC JV- * v ... v - - ? - - , rid that the nation may escape once or all from dependence upon fori<rn nitrate fields. The appropriation by congress at .s next session of funds to continue) fic federal aid road program, to bexpended under the terms of existig legislation, with certain modifiations, at the rate of $100,000,000 a ear for a period of five years, be-j .... - ~ ~. inning with July t, vjzi. The appropriation of sufficient unds to permit the department to ooperate effectively with all the tates prepared to work with it in reventing ar.d controlling forest res and other causes of forest denotation. The restoratation of devastated ands within the national forests and he enlargement of the national orests by further land purcho^es 1 f - . _ - ?- ;'/, , V . >.vi; . and exchanges of land or timber for private lands of equal value. j A restoration of forest experiment station work to the status it had before being curtailed by reduced appropriations, and the establishment of at lea<t one station in each of the main forest regions of the country. Action toward developing the public resources in Alaska by lodging authority in men on the ground tc act without waiting to consult distant superiors, as has already been done by the forest service in administering the national forests. \ 1 #*. 4-/N at im_ I int;hiriuuniu a nuiuut' mi-| portar.t laws administered by the department of agriculture to the end that their enforcement may be more effective. , Authorization of the secretary of agriculture to appoint a director of scientific work and a director of regulatory work, to devote their at- ] tcntion to development and coordination of research and regulatory ac-l tivities of the various branches of j the department anti their coorama-j tion with similar lines of work in the various states. Appropriations sufficient to permit of justice to the employees of the department of agriculture in the matter of salaries and equipment for work. MASTER'S SALE. . By authority of a decree of the Court of'Common Picas, in the case 3f Dottie R. Hawkins and others against Mrs. Lois Merchant and oth2rs, dated November 23, 1920, I will sell at public auction in front of the ;ourt house, at Newberry, within the legal hours of sale, on salesday in January, 1921, that certain tract of land in Township No. 9, Newberry county, containing four and forty hundredths acres, more or less, and bounded by lands of A. A. Kibler, J. " ? ^ r t r j j. ? r\ t* e. Simpson ana :urs. narnet o.-. muster. The purchaser will be required tc pay the purchase price in cash, and to pay for papers, revenue stamp?, and recording. H. H.'PJKARD, Master for Newberry County. To break a cold take 6S6.-r-Adv. A few doses 666 break a cold.? Adv. 1 TAX RETURNS. I, or an authorized agent, will be at the following places ijamed below for rnp flnrnoso of takinsr tax returns of r?.r* JC "* "* x*. - -7 - - ,;v I personal property for the fiscal year 1921: Wfcittotire, Tuescbsy.;. January -1. Glenn-Lowry, Wednesday, January 5. Kinards, Thursday, January 6. Longshores, Friday, January 7. Chappells, Monday, January 10. P. N. Boozer's store, Tuesday, January 11. Silverstreet, Wednesday, January 12. St. Lukes, Thursday, January 13. O'Neall, Friday.. January 14. T>~ncr>r?rlf\r Mnnrlav ilTlfl TuesdaV. <* * * -? j v' January 17 and IS. Little Mountain, Wednesday, January 19. >. Jolly "Street, Thursday, January] 20. ' | Pomaria, Friday, January 21. Glyinphville, Monday, January 24. J. L. Crooks' store, Tuesday, Jan- : uaiy, 25. . Peak, Wednesday, January 20. Maybinton, Thursday, January 27.: And in the auditor's^ office in th,e court house until February 20, after which date 50 per cent, penalty will be addtfd. v - " ' i The law requires a tax on all notes and mortgages and moneys. There is a capitation tax on all does ox one dollar and twenty-five cents. All male persons between the ages n-f hvontv-nnc nnd sixlv vears aYc liable to. pay a poll f..^x of one dollar unless otherwise exempt,. Persons churning exemption from poll tax on physician's certificate should secure certificate of recent date. All mule persons between the of 18 and 50 years are liable to pay a commutation road tax of six dollars and should make' return, of same. All persons owning property in more than one school district will be required to make return in each district as the tax books are made up by school districts instead of townr ships. Be careful to state whether you have bought or sold real estate during the year 1920'. , J. ?. HALF ACRE, County Auditor. Rub-My-Tism relieves Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains.?Adv. State of South Carolina, County of Newberry. Court of Common Pleas. David Sholton, plaintiff, flrrninst ?O*' John IJ. Young and Mamie Louise Young, defendants! Pursuant to an order of the court in the above entitled action I will sc-i! at public auction- at the Court House in the Town of Newberry, in the County of Newberry, in said State, on the first Monday (salesday) in January, 1921, within the Iciral hours of sales, for cash, all that lot or parcel of Jand situate in the Town of Newberry, in the County of Newberry, in said State, containing one-fourth of an acrc, more or less, being a part of what was known . as the "Goggans Place," and lying north on Boundary or Higgins Street, 75 feet, mnninff back 187 feet on one side and 162 feet on the other side, with a width of 75 feet on the back side. The same being lot No. 5, on a plat made by Jas. F. Glenn, surveyor, recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Courts of Common Pleas and General Sessions for said CounI 4 cv arid State, in Book 8. Record of' Keal Estate Conveys w.vs at page 424, and being tin* Jot convoyed to the defendant, John E. Young, by* Eugene A. Griffin by deed bearing; Jate August 17, 19lF, recorded in the office of the Clerk of said Courts at Newberry, in County and itate, in book 2!, Record of Ileal Estate Conveyances at page *>7. Upon the lailuve or refusal of the purchaser to immediately comply .vith the terms of such sale the Mas-j j'.er will immediately'on said day ; vitl-iin f.ltr* lo-rnl hours of sales, re j 3g11 $:iil promises at public outcry j | I at said place upon the same terms 1 find conditions, at the risk of the for-1* ! .ner purchaser. I H. !j. Ilikard, ; As Master fur Newberry County, South Caroiina. i December nth. V020. j State of South Carolina, County of Newberry, Court of Common Pleas. diehard D. Davenport, plaintiff, against [ Joshua D. Davenport, defendant. J| I Pursuant to an order of the Court; [in the above entitled action I will' [veil at public auction on the first] [Monday (salesday) in January, 11>21, | i .vithin the legal hears- of 'es, the! following described three is of | land nil of which are situate in the j County of Newberry, in the State of i South Carolina, viz: j (1) All that tract of land containing one hundred ar.d four and; one-half acres, more or less, known j ?.s- the "Davenport Xflace," bounded! ' oy a public road known as the Stony j Battery Road, by a tract of land! V... P Qni'irmnn Kv__ ami IB JWiivu u\ *; viin .7 - , John R. Spearman, J|\, and by land of the said Richard I). Davenport. The Fame being: the tract of land which was conveyed to the said Richard D. Davenport and Joshua D. Davenport, by Silas Johpstorre, Master, by deed bearing date November 2, 1885, recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Courts S-of Common Pleas and General Sessions for said County and State, in Book 4, Record of Real Estate Conveyances at pages 524 and 525. (2) All that tract or plantation' of land containing one hundred and" H'Jrtfnn nrres. more or less, known f as the "Leavell Place," bounded by land of or formerly of the estate of Jesse D. Hor-?rby. deceased, by Jand of David.Shclton, by lar.d of or for-! merly of the estate of G. Burt! Rea^in, deceased, and by land ofj Boczer. The same being the j tract of land which was conveyed to t the said Richard D. Davenport and j | Joshua;D. Davenport- Z. F. Wright, ; by deed bearing d a ^February 12; 1901, recorded in the office of the clerk of said Cou-tfVstfk Newberry, in ?r> "-'1 ?*? dJJfn TWd I S((IU V/UUilv,y dliu Uvftbt.) ill ! (1.1, at page 216. !. (#) c.All that tract plantation of | land containing cighiracres, more or less, known as the "Adams Place," ; bounded by a p&blic^road, by lands j'bf Mrs". Rebccca L.-Paysinger, csI bate of Frederick Wcrber, deceased, James H'. Davidson, and perhaps others. Terms of sale: Cash. The purchaser or purchasers to pay for all papers, revenue stamps and recording fees. If the purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of said sale withn two days thereafter, the j Master.will resell sad premises at the,! [risk of'the purchaser "ir purchasers, I i on +>>?? nevt snlf^/lnv 'hereafter, on 11 the same terms. - . H. ?. Rikard, As Master for Newberry County, Stfuth Carolina. f December 13 th, 1020. II 'nil TAX NOTICE. ! The books for the collection of state and county tax for the year 1920 will-open from October 15th, 1920, to December#olst, 1920. Those Who prefer to do so can pay in January, 1921, with 1 per- cent.; in February, 1,'.'21, with 2 per cent. and| | from March 1st, 11)21, to .uMarch! J 15th, 1021, with 7.per cent. j The County Auditor has made up books by School Districts and it will be necessary for. taxpayers to jrive each school disrict iit which their property is located, *, The levy for 1920 is"as follows: Mills State 12 Constitutional School 3 Ordinary County 6 \'s Good lioads : 2 Road and Bridges 1 Deficit 1:919 i Ms Bonded Indebtedness of County 14 Court House Back Indebtedness Vs j Jail Bonds : % Total 27 T?I? r ji :? u. i lie lunuwuig acuvui u?vi*^vo levied the following levies fur spe-i ciai school purposes: ! Mills s District No. 1, No. 52 15 )District No. 14 IS District No. 11) 14 District No. 2(> .... 13 District No. :!0 12 {.District No. 58 ' '1 i Districts No. 22, No. 39 iO i District No. 2, No. 7, No. 13, i No. 15, No. 1G, No. IT, No. j IS, No. 20, No. 23,: No. 25, 1 No. 27, No. 31," No;-#*, No. i 36, No. 11, No. 42, No. 43, No. 44, No. 45, No. 47, No. 48, No. 49, No. 50, No. 55, No. 5fv 8 Dist rict No. ."> G Districts No. 3<H, No. 57 5 Districts No. 4, No. 8, No. 9, No. 11, No. 12, No. 34, No. 35, No. 40, No. 5:?, No. 59, No. GO 4 District No. 0 31 Districts No. 3, No! 21, No. 24, No. 23, No. 2D, No. 32, No. 37, No. iC. No. 51, No. 54 2| District No. jtO I A poll tax of $1 xS Ween levied On all male citizens between the ages of 21 and 60 years, except those I avoir.nt- hv law. j A tax of 59 cents is levied on all do?s. Persons liable to road duty may pay a commutation of $f> from October loth, 1020, to aMrch 15, 1921. C. C. 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