Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Ginghams 39c Quality Dres Ginghams at the yard, . 2. Stock If you are in ne WARNING 1O GROWERS Of SWEET POTATOES .'lerrmson College, Oct. 11.-Sweet otatoes should be (lug before frost or 'ntiued cold weather approaching roSt. The sweet potato is a tropical ;Dlant and both vines and roots may e damaged by temperature above the :Irost point, warns the Extension Ser -cire borticulturists. The earliest date of the first killing :-rost in the Piedmont section is Octo .r 23rd, sandhill section November :'t, Coastal section November 9th. The prevalent idea that the vines mnt be frosted before the potatoes r1X dug is wrong and the practice dan erou.. It is unsafe to wait later .han tne above dates to gather pota Y'es. Many growers waited until frost !rFt year lost their entire crops, re emrdless of the kind of storage facili O. -e two evils, immaturity and rost --jury, the former is least in *jrious. as the immature potatoes can :w kept, while frost-bitten roots can t 1* kept under any condition. Vines should not be removed except - frr potatoes to be dug the same day. Experirnents and observations indi -ate tat potatoes so treated are hard A.1 core. However, if frost kills the . Mnes 'efore potatoes can be (lug, clip e ain stem at base of plant before I Jaci Ak BA a B! We willpu )f SHOE d of SHOES for We Can hawing takes place. Thu house should be filled within two r thrce (lays, and curing should be in on first (lay and continued ten to ourteen (lays depending upon weath- t r conditions. There is more danger resulting from nder-curing than over-curing, the lat er being indicated by the appearance f long sprouts, a condition which is indesirable but more safe than the bsence of all sprouts. INDS CROW IS BOTH FRIlND AND NUISANCE 10 FARMERS Thbat the crow's character is not so lack as it is usually painted is dis losed by investigations made by the ureau of Biological Survey of the Jnited States Department of Agricul ure. In fact, the department's 'bird nen' say that much of the work the row does is of direct assistance to the armer, for "Mister Crow" %vages war are all summer long on insect pests. n fact, insects supply about one-fifth f its food, and those which he prefers a his diet are the worst insect pests he farmer has to contend with-grass loppers, caterpillars, and white grubs nd their parents, May beetles. On the other hand, the crow raids he cornfield and the poultry yard, and Wlls small wild birds and destroys heir nests. From the evidence at :'s Friend The 7th. Je have a few iso have a fe' Visit our I tAD H .C J E I MANN] t on SALE[for t S for M At Prices that my member of tt Save You R< and the crow's merits and shortcor ngs appeal about equally divide Ahilc it would not be well to give tbsolute protection and thus affo he farmer no recourse when t1 )ird is doing damage, the Bureau 3iological Survey believers that Ldopt the policy of killing every crc hat comes within gunshot would qually unwise. NOTICE )f Letting Contract for Work on Co struction of Improvements Clarendon County Drainage Di trict No. 5. Notice is hereby given that at t ;he court house in Kingstree, Sou aarolina, on the 8th (lay of Octobc L920, at twelve o'clock noon, the und( igned will let to the lowest bidder t :ontract for the work of constructi f the improvements in Clarend lounty Drainage District No. 5 locat n the counties of Clarendon and Wi iamsburg, South Carolina, the sa improvements consisting of the c :avation of approximately one hur red and sixty-three thousand (163,00 :ubic yards of dredge work accordi to the plans and specifications of t Board of Viewers of said Distr and said werk must be complet within twelve months after the time is comnenced and must commen within ninety days after the (late the letting of said contract. Bartow Smith, D. W. McKenzie, Butler Wallace, Board of Drainage Commission, 39-2t-c-A. Bradham Du One of Ou Sows that I a., A mce sprm 'arm and see Chain AMI Mant NK IN S ING, S. C. he next 30 Days, 0 en Womei will Move Them. e family, look our S !al Money on S CHICHESTER S PILLS THlE DIAMOND DRAPED. L dieut Ask our Dr iset dv oll an d 4old ellic I boce.. With ,lue Rbo. tome 01k. nUNer.-u toU~iA fcazsk fqI.V 8TJRLm DI MOD BR9AND P116S for 86 A y ases asSfest.AlwaysReliable to SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE W CYPRESS In -SASH DOORS BLINDS th r, r )n ed it of MOULDINGS id AND MILL WORK rs lile roc Far rS Pd vila in C gc Bs r nraramamrir 16-1 O N Brown Homespun, 36 inch Unbleached H omespunq 30c2quality, at2 C ur Entire a and Children tock over before buying elsewhere. HOES! ..9R E ti~N LAG o Motor 0il unqualified to withstand the MAXiMUM heat of the rapidly operating motor, which sometimes flares up around 2000'4 F., is no oil for you to use. It's the breaking down of oil, under in tense and continued heat, that plays "Sam Hill" with the operat ing intricacies of your motor and leaves it to the mercy of its deadly enemy, FRICTION! "GREEN FLAG" Motor Oil positively withstands heat, -, keeps an unbroken "film seal" of lubrication, protecting every rapidly-working part of the motor, keeping your on ginF cool, smooth running, powerful, and full of "pep." Hescre in the Southland we have but small fear for the in 'g iflictions of zero weather; yet, as cold as it may get, "GREEN FLAG" does not congeal or "gum up," and in sures tho continued active flow of the oil. Costs no more to begin with Costs less in the end Supplied by the following well-known dealeres Ask for Green Flaq Gear Compound ad cup Groass. Plowden Hardware Co., Manning S. C. Greelyville Motor Co., Greelyvilk, S. C. RfiR ~Fancy ROrio Chief = nmmW )ctbe f FancyDOruroe 3FARM,