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HAKE IARLY PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT CORN CROP . Nothing in the line of corn culture is more important than the selection of seed ears and tlie preparation of land for the next season's crop. Both of these operations should have attex tion in the late summer and early fall of the previous year, say experts of the United States -Department of Ag ilcr -e. Seed can best be selected . fl ~ 'e field because then it is pos altA observe the condition of the pq,* tsialks as to vigor and freedom ft('a disease. Seed from diseased ears.may not grow at all or may pro duce weak, barren stalks. Farmers Bulletin 1176, "Control of the Root, Stalk, and Ear Rot Diseases of Corn," which may be had free by writing the Department of Agriculture, tells how to detect the 'diseased ears. , Seed ears may be selected as soon as they have gotten their growth and before the sap is entirely out of them. By picking them at this time, the grow er avoids danger of sprouting in the field with moist, riamp weather, and also the danger of destructive insects. After they are picked the ears should have their moisture taken out as quickly as possible. All that is neces sary is free circulation of air. This can be obtained by drawing back the husks, tying the cars together in pairs and hanging ovei' a Wir. If enrA are hung in :oo large clusters there is danger of mildew. Care should also be taken to avoid freezing, especially before the ears are thoroughly dry. Fall plowing is a mntter governed by local conditions, and the farmer's judgment will be called into play. In some localities it is better to plow early for the coniservation of moisture. Plowing under all of the humus is ad visable wherever it can be done, to improve the physicl condition of the soil and increase its fertility and thus produce strong, ivgorous corn. --- SELECT BEAN AND PEA SEED BY MARKING FINEST PLANTS The best seed of beans and peas is to be obta'ned by marking a few of the finest plants with a bit of cloth at the beginning of the harvesting season and allowing the crop of these plants to ripen completely, say experts of the United States Department of Agri culture. In making such selections it is best S CYPRESS SASH DOORS BLINDS 0 MOULDINGS AND MILLWORK "BUILD OF CYPRESS 1/IE kab/e SOLL M ANUFACTURSRS OF TH1 E O0 anid slick you need - -e ut to sizo canrpnter(~ij canmke a. first-class you are ' "handiy with a hammenr' We Furnish Complete Vv wvith every order for this True .Juti.t write us hin/ayi, giving us y aoddres;s uand we will see thlat Iyou D)ODG;I theC l1EPA lt 1llLLS INew Work and all Iteplacemer "Buy the grade thmat fits thme job) c xrt ly the thing and salve you: for caidiol advice onl this. And You cani ident ify i by ''80'' BI yv ry -''io ,,id, ~ k Inslist on "o" irand Cypres4 from hasn't enoughI to supply you, give us t THE BLACK RiVER CYPRESS 0 AIho maanufacturere of 8uverior Tus elo, to choose plants - alike in varietal character'and earliness. When ripen ed until dry, pull these plants in the early morning, in order to avoid shat tering, and hang or spread them in an airy, dry place until the seed is quite hard. Then shell the seed, spread it out not over two or three grains deep, and when thoroughly dry store it for the winter in bags of coarse open meshed fabric hung in a copl, dry place. Pods which for any reason have been overlooked when picking ifeans or peas for the table should be saved, sne they can be shelled for seed, though inferior to the selected stoc)c described above. In saving seed from remnant crops of this kind it is well to discard all pods containing only one or two seeds, as these may have come from plants with a tendency to pro duce poorly filled pods. 0 POISONED MOL/ SSES FOR KILLING COTTON BOLL WEEVIL There seems to be little reason for the use at any time of poisoned molas ses in preference to plain calcium ar senate for killing the cotton boll wee vil, and certainly not on cotton plants after they reach the squaring stage, in view of experiments conducted by the Bureau of Entomology, United States Department of - Agriculture. Dusted calciun arsenate, the tests in dictited, is superior to the molasses mixture except during exceedingly dry weather and on very small plants. Keen interest has been evidenced recently in certain parts of the cotton belt over the possibility of poisoning the weevil with a mixture of molasses, calcium arsenate, and water. So many inquires were received by the department concerning the efficacy of the mixture, together with reports of excellent results secured in its use in the field, that a series of tests were undertaken by the bureau of deter mine the relative merits of the two methods of controlling the pest. The first series of tests consisted of cage studies comparing the weevil mortality on lplants treated with the molasses mixture with the mortality on plants .dusted with plain calcium arsenate, andl also the death rate' on unpoisoned check plants. Various concentrations and amount sof mo lasses mixture were tested, and the entire series was repeated five times. In all 86 different cage tests, involv ing the use of about 1,200 weevils, were included in these series. It was found that while molasses in combination with calcium arsenate ex ercises a certain degree of control over the boll weevil it is generally no more thati that secured with plain dusted calcium arsenate. Under cer tiam conditions a much better degree of control was had from the mixture but this result was noted only in thi case of very small plants averaging only a few inch's in height and also olnly during exceedingly dry weather. The latter fact was particularly no ticeable and is probably the key to the 'vriation in results, the department believes. Subscribe to The Times G. C. COOPER, Licensed Optometerist EYES Carefully Examined, Glasses Fitted, Broken Lenses Duplicated. Satisfaction Guaranteed. SUMTER, S. C. YOU IRUJLD BlU'T ONVCE" . S.C Nota foot of waste lumber Not a minute of lost time. YOUR READY-CUT CYPRESS GARAGE -- is a wvonderful maoney and trouble saver. Every board -and ready to puit upl. Any job of it in "jig time"'-- --r if you can dot it Ioref. our lumber dealer's naine and get prompt A'-i servi'e. --INSIST on CY l'ltESS for all noe.Ayu eler orfus. )MAY alSouth Carolina Sa Gu an~lMa leFloor in g, andl our GERMANY SWEPT BY DRINK CRAZE Berlin, Aug. 8.-Consumption of wines and liquors has been increas ing so rapidly in Germany since the war that the reichstag has directed the drafting of a law, to be intro duced at the September session, to regulate the traffic. The law also wi I check a growing increase in the number of saloons which, in Berlin particularly, has been so rapid that even the moderates say the health and morals of the people are endan gored, 4 i agg The crime wave which has been sweeping the country for many months, Iling the jails of every city and sevol-ely taxing the resources of the police, is attributed by many to the "drink craze," and especially to the more general use among the poor er Germans of cheap coganes, green whiskies, gin and other "hard liquors." The Germans, in fact, are gradually losing their old reputation as beer drinkers although an abun dance of beer is obtainable. Practically all the cafes and wine rooms of Berlin are installing "American bars," and even the high priced cabarets, where once only best wines were served at tables, for which a charge was made, now have long mahogany bara3, against which the customers may lean, with his feet on a brass foot rail and drink as long as he has the price of a drink or the bartender will trust him. There is no charge for a place at the bar, but to sit at the tables it is compulsory, to drink champagne, or some other wine or similar price with proportionate prot to the pro prietor. The consumption of champagne has outstripped all previous records dur ing the past 12 months, mounting to more than 12,000,000 bottles. The principal rendezvous of the heavy and habitual champag'zne drinker is the "night saloon," which dfoes not open until late afternoon or early evening, but continues serving its customers until early morning, al Subscribe to The Times Why Suffer? Mrs. J. A. Cox, of Al derson, W. 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WEINBERG & STUKES 3. A. Weinberg Taylor H. Stukes .Attorneys-at-Law .MANNING. S. C. though the official closing hour is cal. socialists and labor organizations ers who frequent the capital. There 11:30 at night. for more regorous control of this is also a widespread demand for en Publication of the statistkes of traffic which, it is Alleged, represent- foi'cenient of the closing law. champagne consumption recently ed the "privileges" secured by the brought a prompt demand from radi- proteers and the moneyed foreign- Subscribe to The Times Eveything for QUALITY nothing for show HAT'S OUR IDEA in making CAMELS-the Quality Cigarette. Why, just buy Camels and look at the package! It's the best packing science has devised to keep cigarettes freSh and lull flavored for your taste. Heavy paper outside-secure foil wrapping inside and the revenue stamp over the end to seal the pack age and keep it air-tight. And note this! There's nothing flashy about the Camel package. No extra wrappings that do not improve the smoke. Not a cent of needless expense that must come out of the quality of the tobacco. Camels wonderful and exclusive Quality wins on merit alone. Because,' men spnoke Camels who want the It taste and fragrance of the finest tobaccos, expertly blended. Men smoke Camels for Camels smooth, refreshing mildness and their freedom from ciga retty aftertaste. Camels are made for men who think for them selves. ^. r0DO ic R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Winston-Salem, N. C. IFeeling "at Home"I One of our ambitions is to have folks feel at home in this bank; to cultivate geniality and good will; to promote that feeling that the Home Bank and Trust "Co. is a HOME institution, ready to serve our home people at all times. You will always find a welcome here; you are entitled to our time and atten tion, whether you bank here or else where.I Home Bank and Trust Co. CHIARLTON DuRA NT, President T. M WELLS, Cashier