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For REAL STYLE and Honest Values! See Our Line of Coats, Capes, Coat Suits and, Dresses Featuring Attractive models ,in the lead ing Spring Fabrics and colors at extremely low prices. Shaw & McCollum Mercantile Co. Sumter S. C. No..1 : South C .Main Street. BEDDING SWEET POTATOES Allow this to remain 24 to 36 hours "Jbefore bedding to prevent potatoes overheating. Clemson College, Feb. 27.-The 4. Immediately after heating, bed time for bedding sweet potatoes in the potatoes so as to be nearly touching. open ground is after danger of frostthen say March 15 to April 1, usually four one inch layer of unpacked pine ' to six veeks before planting time, straw, and cover straw with 4inches says Geo. P. Iofiman, Extension of sand. rhe straw prevents pulling horticulturist, in discussing the bed- potatoes out of ground when plants ding of sweet potatoes. If a hotbed are pulled. 9 is to be used, the pot-toes should be 5. Bed three to four bushels for bedded four to six weeks befe enough plants for each acre, or 10 to danger of fo. .t is over, FelT. 15 to 1 ts 20. The t->iewing suggestions aret 6 s lgtcna, ev uln made, als to selection of seed, tretit- o ls opoetpat rmfot *melf, for dlisease prevention, andl pre-7.Pl aisotnoecorg paration of plant bed.podcin )Seed Selection.--Use healthy, uni-8.Wtrpasofetorc'n form seed from the best yielding hills (rnsbt(0ntke)bdsgy of disease-free potatoes of the dlesir- Tv nhso tavloeytrw ed type. Throw out all potatoesonigodtlrentslbkig which will have roundish black spots wtr~aknadml rs nuy on the surface, or rotten ends, or bad woundls. To guardl against stem rotDE N'CTOSE) split the stems 4and if they are black- B~O 'ATN enedl insidle do0 not use for seedl. 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Nte flloing oint inorm Wt plasoten to prevent sae bpp o n aeo e. drynedss,~ butdonotk bed eveggy. winprefrre; eay ach f w Ter; tionhs orfitn strweely thrownph good drainage;goodl trfprablytnewouricekacid lvater-p atckinals Nededotinuy ~breklan lee) scoQuout k Conifotrmte Gepricain Impout or 4 inches ~ ~ ~ an i Pesn of; olrte hndga8pu~sfrec bl o ee. -dere t.hae pbaed rglr five Threwnoarhntboeo digh mthesd aedd souning e oentecne of thebotomr-t oeart weed fandeilie sil. prcfiftyedfrmpasn alon Mix ap.oroxi e ubli- hog. ag lsso at malte mayto busead hoseado stbe fne ihasre aeuen ao forie biate 5 bwarml ofco-ateadlnyfwtr andaolig eighaplt gallon 144' wander, in etosfrraigSe whicha laer pofato inches. bevl Plim-d ntb"" hc a mrsedi for o nhs fsn, iet ten minuttes.Strotatd cos stantly with a wooden stick until lint is removed. Next pour seed and acid in tub "B," which has holes in bottom .and which has been placed over tub "C," which has no holes in bottom. As soon as the acid is drained off, wash seed with water until free from acid. If a hood stream of running water is applied this does not take long, Spread seed on floor or on sheets in the sun to dry. When dry they are ready to plant. Caution If left unnecessarily long in' the acid the seed will be killed. Wooden tubs must be tight. Tubs which re quire to be tightened by swelling with water will not do, as the acid takes all the water out the wood. Acid must be handled with care, for it will eat holes in any clothing which it touches. FEEDING 'iHE FARROWING SOW Clemson Colelge Feb. 28.-Ten (lays before breeding time the ration for brood sows should be increased. This heavy feeding, commonly known as flushing, wil lincrease the number of pigs farrowed. Experimental work at some of our experiment stations shows that when sows are heavily fed for a few( days before farrowing they will farrow o nthe average two more pigs per litter than when poorly fed. This increase in number of pigs far rowed is of great important from the standpoint of economical pork production, says Prof. L. V. Starkey, chief of the animal husbandry divi sion, who makes the following sug gestions on feeding the farrowing sow. Sows thin in flesh should have tr. ir feed gradually increased so as to be in good condition before far rowing. A few (lays before farrowing the feed should be decreased and should be sloppy rather than dry. Constipation at this time should be avoided. A little wheat bran in the ration will help to overcome this difficulty. Sows which are constipat ed and feverish sometimes eat their pigs. For twenty-four hours after far rowing the sow should receive no feed, but should be offered water: and for three or four days after far rowing should be fed lightly with some such feeds as bran in the form of a thin slop or a slop made from eual parts of corn meal and bran stirred in skim milk or buttermilk. Feed the Pigs Through the Sow As the pigs get stronger and able to use the entire milk supply the sow's ration should be gradually in creased. The coarse feeds so satis factory at other times must now be withheld and rich concentrates must be fed. It is a mitsake to stint the sow and try to feed the pigs separ ately. The best way to feed the pigs is to feed the sow well and count on her to feed the pigs. A good ration for a sow suckling a litter is equal parts of corn and middlings. For every pound of this mixture fed should be fed three pounds of skim milk or buttermilk Another satisfactory ration is corn '10 per~ cent. middlings 30o per cent. groundl oats 20 per cent. and tankage 10 per cent. It is easy to makce runts out of well bred piigs by not feeding the sow well. A .brood sow .shou1ld re ceive therefore al Ithe concentrates she will clean uip as Soon as the pigs are large enouu-h to take the milk. Subscribe to The Times Editorial from Southern Tobacco .Journal About Co-Opcrative Marketing (Continued from page six) tobacco grown on the same farm. Why not get tihe figures, cost of handling etc., and tell about the Virginia co operative association or to get a lit tle closor home, tell about the. Peanut Gr~owers Association in this state, though of course the comparison there wvould not exactly apply to to bacco; is 'this association a success? 'Tell us about it. Now comes Dr. .Joyner's serious andl startling statement. "We believe that because of the better prices that tihe toabeco farmer ought to receive for his crop under a better and more profitable system of marketing, the 50 or 60 per cent advance received up 'on delivery wvil almount to approxi mately as much as his entire crop) sold1 undler the present system." Read the above paragraph again, very carefully. Dr. Joyner boldlly ex G. C. COOPER, Licensed Optometerist EYES Carefully Examined, Glasses Fitted, Broken Lenses Duplicated. Satistfaction Guaranteed. SUITMER. S. C.' presses the belief that the price of tobacco will be approximately dbubled by the association. His only hope for any saving in expenses is in the re ceiving, warehouse against the auction sale warehouse; the present ware house charges average about $1.00 per cwt., on $25.00 tobacco, so on this years crop, if he saved all the -ware house charges, he would , only save one cent per pound. He can't possib ly hope to handle, redry and store ,cheaper than big, well organized companies are now doing the same work, so to get more for the farmer he must increase the price. Think a moment, Dr. Joyner. You are assuming a great responsibility when you ask the farmer to put his tobacco in the control of your asso ciation, for five years. In order to induce him to do so you say in effect that yu believe you can approximate ly double the price. Do you really think that? You know general busi ness conditions, you know the desper ate situation in foreign countries, you know the echange rate against fore ign markets which use tobacco--Do you really believe your association can make the 1922 tobacco bring 40 to 50 cents per pound average? Thats just what your statement means, as ruming that the 1922 crop would be no better than the one just sold which will average in the state something near 25 cents. Remember, the gov ernment figures show that there is now held in the United States about 1,500,000,000 pounds of leaf tobacco. Do you think with this enormous stock of leaf on hand you can double the price for the next crop and make the buyers take it? The Kentucky association sold a large quantity Did they get as much or more than auction sale prices? You can find out-do so and tell the farmer. Don't you know that they sold what is con sidered the most useful part of the crop at an average of about 25 cents per pound? Good burley tobacco is just as valuable as North Carolina flue cured and yet their best medium and good grades brought no more than this years average in North Carolina for all grades. If the Ken tucky organization is a success, why didn't they charge more for their to bacco? Can you hope to do better than they did ? Do you think it is fair to hold out such rosy prospects to honest hard working farmers? Think once please, do you really be "TAKE GOOD ADVICE AN We agree wil "Honest Salesm They'll tell that for lots o: the mediur lower grades CYPRE "THE WOOD ETE are exactly thing. No use ing for a hi grade than needs for first tive skill in y< so great an a go out and os costs. Of cour C because you l~ identifies the j sible mills tha the Associatic class manufar and attentive who, in turn, i Write us for list of FREE P: and no 'substitutes," from Mar 177 YOUR LOCAL DEALER WILL St ifeve you can double the price of to bacco? We have emphasized the above be cause the statement is being general ly made by organizers and it is the most dangerous-why? Because it will tend to largely increase produc tion and that means-disaster. Tobac co in North Carolina this year brought about $150.00 per acre, cot ton about one third that amount, say $50.00 per acre, coin and wheat about 10 per cent (or less) of the amount received for tobacco. Tobacco was after all the most profitable crop. The fear of the boll weevil will change many acres from cotton to tobacco; this promise of high prices for tobac co will cause neglect of grain crops; you are inviting disaster down upon our good people, Dr. Joyner, and we know you don't intend to. The grqat danger and the most serious result which will come from all this agita tion is this; The farmers who join the association think some one is go ing to take care of them and have the promise of largely increased returns, naturally they will think it wise to raise more tobacco., The farmer who doesn't join thinks half the crop or more will be pooler and that he will have a good chance to sell for better prices, so he also will increase acre age. The result--over-production disaster. Consider this phase of the matter: Suppose the association could force prices up to 40 or 50 cents per pound, average, there would be produced in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi two hundred million pounds of bright tobacco. The boll weevil threatens the destruction of the cotton crop there and they are ready to raise tobacco. We have no monopoly in the old tobacco states, it can be grown almost anywhere. Fine tobacco is already grown in the states mentioned. Selfishly we are afraid for the farmers of the "old belt," North Carolina and Virbinia Our only moeny crop is tobacco. Our far mers must scratch these poor hills and make tobacco. Increased terri tory and increased production will hurt our farmers, perhaps destroy the value of their only money crop. We wish you wouldn't' do that Dr. "Joyner. Now let us say again in closing this article that we do not doubt the sin cerity of many of the leaders in this movement, but we do know that they don't realize the difficulties confront ing them and fear very much that D SAVE- A SOB-'BUY THE GRADE :h up-to-date retail lumbe: Advice is ti anship Everi you Fuses n or pay ajob -class results. It's ji ur lumber buying tl dvantage over those -der "some boards." se you insist on ban :now that the trade yroduct of the thoroi. .t are admitted to m< >n, and is your assui :ture, correct gradin service to your favoi s able to give you a "i L.ANS for farm buildings-but in the meanti, your local lumber dealer-no matter for1 Address LJTHERN CYPRE mufacturers' Associat Graham Bldg., Jacksonville, I IPPY YOU. NF HR3 HASM*T ENOUGH CYPE~F. rage seven they will only hurt the farniers whom they wish to help. We have no quar rel with any farmer who desires to join and have not advised any indi vidual not to "sign up." When it is all over we will welcome thim back to the auction sale and do :r best to help recoup their losses.-.Tho Southern Tobacco Journal. Common Sense About Eczema and Eruptions! Here's Something About S. S.S. That You'll Be Glad to Hear. You might just as well know it right now,-tho cause of skin eruptions, pimples, blackheads, boils and so on, is right in the blood. There is no get ting away from it. Heniie has proved it. We provo It. You cal, provo it. When the causo of skin troubles and cruptions is in the blood, it isn't comn 'A Let S. S. S. Give You An Angelic Skin? mon sense to simply treat the skin. A bottle of S. S. S. will prove to you what is happening in your blood. S.S.S. is a scientific blood cleanser.--it drives out the Impurities which cause eczema, tetter, rash, pimples, boils, blackheads, blotches and other skin eruptions. When these impurities are driven out, you can't stop several very nice things from happening. Your lips turn nat urally rosy. Your eyes sparkle, your complexion clears. It becomes beau tiful. Your face looks like that of a prosperous, ruddy, well-fed, refined gentleman, or if you are a woman, your complexion becomes the real kin'! that the whole world so admires. S.S.S. is also a powerful body-builder, be cause it builds new and more blood cells. That'n why it fills out Sunken cheeks, bony necks, thin limbs, helps regain lost flesh. It costs little to have this happen to you. S. S. S. is sold at all drug stores, In two sizes. The larger size is the more economical. THAT FITS THE JOB'." r dealers that ie Best i lime. 'ut your uilding /-4 xpenses." "Make two - out of one." ist this selec lat gives you who simply It cuts your a fide mark below, ghly respon ambership in -ance of first g, full count ite retailer >lus service." ne insist on "CYPRESS vhat purpose you buy. S Insist on "tide SS w-ter"-yess - --you can iden-I n tify it by thisU iS Li .RT KNOW AT ONC'R