Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Oi We have jus played in oui before this la MUCH PLANT FOOD WASIED THROUGH UNWISE METHODS Poor Si M.y Be Made Rich and Itich Soils Fertile Through Use of Stable Manure, Green Crops, Commercial Fertilizer, and Good Cultural Methods. Richness and fertility are often sup posed to mean the same thing when applied to soil, but there may be a wide difference, says the United States Department of Agriculture. The difference is one that. may mean success or failure in crop production. Some Rich Soils May Not be Fertile By fertility is meant the ability of the soil ti produce a good crop. A soil is rich if it contains a consider able quantity of each of the elements required by the plant in the process of growth. Unless, however, these elements are available to the plant and the physical conditions of the soil are such as to promote plant growth, the soil can not be sai(l to be fertile. Certain elements are al ways available to the plant; others must be acted upon by certain sub stances under suitable conditions to become available or soluble. A 10-ton crop of sugar beets will require approximately :30 pounds of nitrogen, 1.1 pounds of phosphoric aicd, and 71 pounds of potash; a 20 bushed wheat crop will require ap proximately 41 pounds of nitrogen, about 1:3 pounds of phosphoric acid, and 17 pounds of potash; a 40-hushel corn crop will require approximately 56 pounds of nitrogen, 21 pounds of phosphoric acid, anad 23 pounds of potash, a 2-ton clover crop will re quire approximately 83 pounds of ni trogen, 18 pounds of phosphoric acid. and 88 pounds of potash. These ele ment s are required by all field crops. and in addition, seven other elements are required in much smaller quanti ties. These element-s are always pre sent in agricultural soils in larger or smaller quantities; the only question is as to the quantity of each and whether the elements are available to the plant. Soils may be rendered infertile through natural causes, such as leaching, and through artificial cauts es, such as single cropping, inwlmronr rotation ,and the improper proportion of live stock to crop production. One of the principal methods of increasing soil fertility is through addition of humus to the soil, either by stahale manure or greeni crops plowed under. Leaching May Waste Stable Mainure Too much of the fertilizing proper ties of stable manure are wasted 'iG u'>iy re Vis,1 g hadoA on and haf poun tn ban humdor nd in thd pound crystal glass t Ihou io r v il A spong~e nioistener Pi pate And im Alb< cut. Do Tobacco Co. Wbtut n-Salcm, Lr Xmas t received several store. The price rge assortment is THE either by leaching in the barnyard or by evaporation when spiead on the land and left on the surface. If thte manure is spread and can not be plow ed under quickly, it should be disked, unless the grotmd is frozen. If ma nure must be left on the surface of the field, it is much better left in piles and spread just before it is plowed under. The effect of stable manure on the land is cumulative, and frequently is more marked with the second cro pthan with the first. Green crops plowed under provide another source of soil improvement. Such crops as peas, beins, clover, and al alfa are among the best. for supplying humus to the soil. These crops should be plowed under in the fall so as to have abindant opportun ity to decay before the growing sea So) b gins the following spring. If a leguminous crop can not be grown for g-reen manure, other crops, such as oats, rye, barley, or even sorghum, may be used. The green crops will add little ma terial not already in the soil, but they may bring up needed elements from a considerable depth and when plowed under deposit them in soluble form in the surface soil. For this reason deep-rooted crops are to be preferrd. If the required elements are not in the soil or are not readily availabale, the need should be supplied by con mercial fertiliziers. Thi,2 composition of the fertilizer used will dependl up on the condition of the soil which i' used for crop production. A s, : bect crop, for instance, should have ahunidanut potash, while for a wheat (1 cOil criop attention should be given to the Iitrogen supply. F;t Fertilizer to Soil Needs A complete fertilizer consists of rogell, n)hosph orc acid, and potash. Materials coit:1 liin these elements are m ixed in ditforent proportions for :!ifferent clops mnd for different sol rireent s. It frequently ap pears thait I complete fertilizer is not r.(luired. Flor ex:am11ple, there may be res-t Ii n1i'h soil an aalbundant sup piv f av:'ilable pot s.. but the mul I)l1 of nitrIoen ad nhosnhoie acid 1,:y lhe deficient In that case a fer tilizer eonifninig the required nmouti of nitro en :1a11d phosphoric acid only shoul be applied. IUndercc ain en-lit ions commnier :il fertilizers do not sen effective. 'I'lTis may be due to the fact that, the fertiliizing elements are nlot used in proel r proport ions, or it may be due to tihe physical conditions of the soil. ''l greatest benefits are obtained from covo erial fertilizers whei the xoil ill s0unlie with h Imus. Te hontd, of coure, he a sufbi vient supply Of illoisture in the soil to dissolve and hAhl in solution the II Buy and ~t the joy that's e pint it r ight heare that if 1" and the friendship of a joy GET ONE! And -get soie a howdy-do on the big smok >r, Prince Albert's quality -I rance-is in a class of its own! tobacco! Why-figure out vw our tongue and temper whei ice Albert can't bite, can't par nted process fixes that! rince Albert is a revelation in a but how that delightful flax liow it does answer that h, rt rolls easy and stays put be And, say-oh, go on and get ti t right now! tLNCEAI .the national joy sn Goods. A thousand dollar s are very tempt picked over. ' 5- 10 plant foods that are already present or that may be supplied in the form of commercial fertilizer. The bene lits arising from the use of fertiliz ers, whether stable manure, green Crops, or mineral compounds, are fre quenty noticealble over a period of sevcral years; hence, in estimating the value of a fertilizer, the results of, several season's crops should be taken into account. TO AROUSE CONGRESS OF NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS A campaign of vigor and far-reach ing importance has been decided up on by the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association to arouse Congress and the country to a realization of the need of improving the canals and streams of the eastern part of the United States. J. Hampton Moore, Mayor of Philadelphia, is President of the Association. The Association held its fourteenth annual meeting- in Savannah, Geor gia, last month. The convention was so successful that the officers decid ed that the time is ripe to urge ac tion upon the program of insuring the plan of a continuous inside water route from Maine to Florida. The next convention of the Association will be held in Portland, Maine. The Assoei ation heartily endorsed the ( tion of the International Con ference at Washington in declaring for the establishment of a naval holiday. A statement issued yester day by the Association defined its position in the following terms: "It has he'en estimated that two out (0 every three dollars appropriated bv the Federal Government during the (ntire period of its existence have been for the purpose of war or the results of. war. "'Wce believe that the adoption of the concrete suIggestions as proposed by the Secretaly of Stat( of the Unit ed States will greatly relieve the rest lessm'ss of a turbulent world and re duiice materially the unbearable bir dels of taxation. Thus will it be pes ble to give more serious consid cration to the solution of domestic problems, foreiost among which are mltl o i imprvements, including the' e:mte development of a national il !d waterway system. "Chief among these is the intra owtal waterway froml0 Mlaine to Florida and thence to the Gulf of Mexico. The utilization of the see tionahendy improved, which are as .\t limited by the incompletion of the Vhol(e system ,has given substantial Hroof of the wisdlom and the economie nece.'ity for the pro.ect. "We therefore urge t. Congress to unke the needod appropriations a pipe some PA . due you! ou don't know the r'us jimmy pipe Prince Albert and e-gong ! Lavor -coolness - You never tasted 'hat it alone means 1 we tell you bhat chi! Our exclusive mnakin's cigarette! ror makes a dent! ankering! Prince cause it is crimped te papers or a pipe! .BERT e Now 4 5 worth of Xmas ing, and we wou atch for our bit - 25c.5 WEAK, NERVOUS, ALL RUN-DOW? Missouri Lady Suffered Until Sh Tried Cardi.-Says "Result Was Surprising."-Got Along Fine, Became Normal and Healthy. Springfield Mo.--"My 'back was a weak I could hardly stand up, and would have bearing-down pains an, was not well at any time," says Mrj D. V. Williams, wife of a well-know farmer on Route 6, this place.- " kept getting headaches and having t go to bed," continues Mrs. William describing the troubles' from whic1 she obtained relief through the use o Cardul. "My husband, having hear of Cardul, proposed getting It for Me "I saw after .taking some Cardu . . that I was improving. The resul was surprising. I felt like a differen person. "Later I suffered from weaknesi and weak booc, and felt all run-dowr I did not rest well at night, I was si nervous and cross. My husband salt he would get me some Gardul, whiel he did. It strengthened me . . . M: doctor said I got along fine. I was i good healthy condition. I -cannol say too much for it." Thousands of women have sufferei as Mrs. Williams describes, Until thel found relief from the use of Cardul Since it has helped so many, yot should not hesitate to try Cardul i troubled with womanly ailments. For sale everywhere. E.81 for the speedy completion of th< Chesapeake and Delaware sect-ior and to adiopt, Without further delay the Raritan Bty to the Delawar< River and Beaufort, N. C. to St Johns River, Florida, section. "We urge the consumation of th purchase of the Cape Cod Canal anc its maintennce and operation, fret of tolls. "The continued agitation for the canalization of the St. Lawrantc River prompts us to reiterate om earnest belief in the principle declar ed At our Convention in 1920, taat al appropriations m1tade by the Congres: of the United States for the improve ment of waterways should be expend. ed solely upon such improvements a. lie wholly within A merican boundar. ies, jurisdiction and control." SAIOK ING MlEAT AFETER CIJIIIN( Clemson College, Dec. 6.-Follow ing the instrutctions given recently 0r enring meat by the brinie method ant the~ <iry mtetho:i, the suggestionm g-~ivent below on sma~king meat aftet curing may lie of interest and valu< to msany farmers, says E. G. Godbey atssi.stanit tp;rofessor of an imatl husban dIry. A fle'r the mueat is cured(, wash ii I torough ly with Ilukewom watet anzd htang in the smtoke housne fom simok inig. Hi'air the :ieces of meat so th('y will no.- toucht but wvill per mit a free circulation of air. A ftei the me-at has beeni hanging 21 houris, starit the smoke, using hickotry ma pie or some hartd woodl. Corn cobe will (do hut they give the meat a d irty aptpearatnce. D~on't ge't the meat too htot. Let the firme statrt slowly, and keep it wel simttheredi. Thiirmty-si:: 4-, .8 hours smoking is stuflicientt, but in hol weatheir it is bet ter to start the fitr< e'very othetr (lay andtt smoke a total ol 003 hoiurs. Smoked mnat, a fter' it is hard-t tam firm, should be wr'apped in heavy pap er- antI put in a mnusl in sack. it ih veiry important that the top of thi sack be title so it will keep inlsectt (out. Paint eacth sack with yellowv wasl and hanvs thte meat up. Never stael it it' :. pile. Itecipe for Yellow Wash lFor 100 poundl ha ms or bacon ut< 8 pounds of barium sutiphat ; 1 ounct of glue; 1 1-4 ou nces chrome yellou (lead chromate) ; (1 ounces of floutr. C'ITATIO NOTICE TIhe Sta te of Sou It Carolina, (Co~iuty of Clarmendon. Bly J1. M. Windhami, Probate .Judge: Whereas, E. II . Rhamie matde suit to me to gr'ant him Letters of Adnina ist ration of the Estate and( effects ot Jiohn Webb. These are, ther'efore, to cite anti ad mon ish all atnd sing)ular the Kind retd and Creditor': of the said JIohr Webib deceased, that they be and ap p(eer befote mle, in the Court of Pro bate, to he held at Manning on tht 12th day of Dectmber next, after pub Ilication hereof, at 1 1 o'clock in th< forenoon, to show cause, if any they~ have, why the said Administratiot shiould not he granted. (;iven under my hand this 21st (1a3 of November Anno Domnini, 1921. - J. M. Windham, chgr Judlen of Probate. )n' Displa Goods and they Id advise that yc ad. in next w TORE Fill a pail about one-half full of water and dissolve all of the flour. Dissolve the chrome yellow in a quart of water in a separate vessel and add the solution and the glue to the fhior. Bring this to a boil and add the barium sulphate slowly, stirring constantly. Make the wash the day before it is required. Stir it I frequently when using and . apply with a brush. WORK ON SWEET-POTATO SIRUP RESUMED AT GEORGIA PLANT Work is progressing favorably. in connection with the development of the commercial possibilities of the sweet-potato sirup, under the direc tion of the Bureau of Chemistry of the United States Department of Ag riculture. A methoZI of getting a satisfactory sirup from surplus and cull sweet potatoes was worked out some time ago in the laboratories at Washington. A small experimental plant was erected at Fitzgerald, Ga., last spring, where 300 gallons were made and later distributed among sirup manaufacturers, confectioners, bakers, wholesale jobbers, extension directors, and others likely to be in terested in the project. Certain changes in the process to improve the quality and flavor of the sirup have been made. The plant at Fitzgerald is being equipped with additional ma chinery. HOW GOVERNMENT MONEY IS SPENT FOR ROAD BUILI)NG How the Government has employed Federal-aid funds for road building through the Bureau of Public Roads, United States Department of Agri culture, apnong the various types of roads, is shown in a summary just prepared by the department. The tabulation covers the expenditure of $211,135,276.31 of Federal-aid funds from the beginning of the work when it was authorized by Congress up to November 1, 1921, a period of 4 years and 4 months. That sum was applied toward the construction of 28,135 miles of roads. The total cost was $496,151,683.43. The average cost was $17,630 per mile. Nearly 36 per cent of the Federal aid funds, or $75,600,279.30, went in to the construction of 4,653.6 miles of high-grade concrete roads. Next in size were total appropriations of $47,192,895.41 Federal-aid funds ap C o The F BLUE DE On hand now. X to keep a stock Manning CH ANDLER & 2 OUR BANIE THEY ARE SINSEPAR ABLEI L4 A good future without doesn't often happen, yc fi Our institution is a p and investing bank. We solicit the patronal al attributes are likewise IKly desire to become such. You never regret moi use to regret when it is The Bankt ill JOSEPH SP IE T. M. MOl are being dis u buy early eek's Times. plied to the building of 10,043.5 miles of gravel road, at a total cost of $104,614,066.71. Federal-aid funds to the extent of $24,271,020.92 were applied during the period to the coi struction of 6,846 miles of graded and drained roads, at a total cost 'of $55,704,253.78. High-grado bitumin ous-macada nroads, of wvhich 1,323.2 miles were constructed, at a total cost of $41,412,557.22 claimed Fed eral-aid funds to the extent of $18, 646,066.17. For another high type of road-bituminous concrete-$9,299 - 864.32 was made available through Federal aid. That sum went toward the construction of 772.5 miles of roadway, at a total cost of $23,445, 374.88. Toward' the construction of brick roads, of which 444.6 miles were built, Federal-aid was available to the extent of $6,925,482.13; and to ward the cost of 2,695.5 miles of sand clay roads the Federal Government contributed $10,495,172.10. The total cost of sand-clay roads was $22,226, 162.66. CYPRESS SASH DOORS BLINDS + 0 MOULDINGS AND MILLWORK amous EGEM! Ve will endeavor at all times. Fuel Co. 9PROTT, Pro prs. ~and our Future saving is something that u know, rogressive money saving te of these whose person -and those who earnest riey saved. There is no gone. if Manning ROTT, President 1ZON. Cmashe