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Of Inte W. R. GI November 1, 1922. Destroy Cotton Stalks Now Mr. Farmer, have your cottot stalks beet destroyed ? If not, why. Are Clarendon County farmers ir such good financial condition that they can atford to neglect this mat ter? Tests all over South Carolina show Carolina show most encouraging re sults fro mthe intelligent use of cal cium arsenate dust; but the farmer who refuses to destroy his cotton stalks, because he expects to poison next summer may be compared with the fellow who refuses to insure his house because the town has a fire department. Some farmers are inclined to lay the blame for the ion-destruction of their stalks upop0n the tenants. This may be true in some cases. But, Mr. Landlord, are you willing to acknow ledge that a shiftless tenant is gointg to be the boss in the management of your farm ? Labor conditions arc now such that, one can well afford to make the fellow who wont do, move onl. 0 ithe average, I find our intelli gent and energetic tenants, whether white or black, ready to co-operate in the fight against the weevil. Control of the boll weevil hv stalk destruction and other measures in their season is of equal importance to landlord, tenant and business man. Then, let us all go to it with a will and show the world the kind of stuff that Clarendon County men are made of. Things to Do This Month Agronomy Continue planting of cover crops and small grain until work is finish ed. Sow wheat on fertile well prepared land. Do as much (ld) plowing as weath er permits on heavy soils and were no cover crops have been planted. Store next year's planting seed in a dry plac e well protected from rots and weevils. Fumigate If necesiary. Horticulture Prune scuppernong grapes. Set out strawberry plants and as paragus roots. Set peach, apple, pelC;r, grape and other fruits. Clean up terraces and ditch-banks about the orchard to destroy winter quarters of insects and diseases. Prepare cold frames for winter let tuce, radishes, etc. Set narcissus an(1 other bulbs early this month. Dig dahlia and canna roots and store in a dry place for the winter. :Animal Husbandry Repair or build comfortable quay ters for al livestock. Castrate all hoar pigs that are to be fattened for pork. They will fat ten iore rapidly and more cheaply. Keep all animals free from lice. They arc mere comfortnble and re quire less feed. Breed sows auy time after Novem ber 8 for larc h litters. Give svs to be bred a ration sup plying plenty" of protein to have then gainIinug flesh1 at breed ing timoe. This mnstre~s a ar'rer and stronger litter at. farrowing timen.. D~airying As so on ns fro~e kills the velvet heani vine (s, pastuore the tielIds. TPhi s is the mrost pirofitabh- mtethodl to harvest velvet hean is for dairy ('ows. When the silo is opened, see that aIliouliy mnaterials is thrown outt be for'e feeding tarts fo avuid iindiges tionI anO -ither serious t rottuls. .ient,-mhear thlat in feed in..t calves milk, thle (fuanitity shmouhl not vary suddenly, and that t he milk should be warmil and clean. .Feed calve:t amilk from a pail which is stetilized aftr totach feeding. Fceod the ser'vice bulls rather heavy gt';nirat ioni(s conftaiin! no( cottoin scoed teal Ii a nd legiime }ay to pre plare IhIem fori heavy breeding sea I';ntomiology Rush 1 of t Imicking ando destroy stlI L in inue farm el caning to Moi We represent t Bank of Columbi Loan Act, and he companies lendin control nearly a h If the security any sie. rest to F Edited by tA Y, County Demonstraic Oflice Phone 2-17-Residence Phone 181 Plan for the winter sprays for the orchard, the shade trees, and hedges. Winter is the time to spray for scales; write for information. Get. the spray pump in good work ing order and do not wait until time to uSe it. Pack the bees. Beware of unscrupulous fruit tree agents. Plant iDseases Contract for "certified" Irish pota to seed for next spring's planning. Plow under cotton stalks and plant a cover crop to help control anthrac nose and other diseases. Get shellac and coal tar or corro sive sublime and white lead paint to cover all large cuts made in prun ing. ing. Destroy diseased garden debris to decrease the number of diseases car ried over to next year. Poultry Take an inventory of your poultry and keep accurate records for the en suing year. Saving Rutabaga Turnips Pull the turnips up about the mid (lie of December. Cut the tops off near the turnips and also cut off the large roots. Place in banks contain ing 8 to 15 bushels each, and cover with 12 inches of soil. There is no necessity for putting straw of any kind around the turnips; let the soil coie in direct contact with the tur nips so as to keep them fresh and crisp throughout the winter. Turnips banked in this way will keep in good condition until early in March. Ye F'arne Gossipe Farmers who cooperate don't wait for their ship to come in; they row out to meet it. A good farmer looks upon his land as a building lot, not as mining prop erty. Selling hogs and buyinv pork may be profitable, but not for the farmer who sells the hogs. A sermon in eight words: Our cows died, and then our children (lied." Nearly one-third of the people gain fully employed in agriculture pro duce only one-fifth of the national income. What's the answer? A tip on burning cotton stalks: An acre of cotton stalks is worth $10.00 or $12.00 for humus and fer tilizer. If one farmer in a community wants to raise sheep and his neigh bors want to raise (logs, how many sheep will be raised ? Another good effect of boll weevil damage: The farmer who has to take better care of it and market it to better advantage. What is a rural community ? A re gion of common interests in which people can be brought together into (oiiini1iuiiity organizations to work out their own problems. A farmer dub who buys a scrub Gets nothing for his mon. Let's go inquire for a purebred sire, And put our luck in one. Quest ions amnd Answers What is the matter with the ac T'he co'wpeas arie dIiseadsed wit h w i. 'he vascular ring does not 1howv ti~c blackening whien usually oe curs in wilt. infections, but the fun gous; thireados can be found by making ai nirc opd~lic exaination. I would( adlvise the use of a resistant variety as Iron, Birabiham, Victor, or Monetta. Will you kindl ytell wvhat I can (10 to prevent blight on tomatoes ?-M. TI., McIee. IIt is raithr difficult to tell wvhat y'ou should dto for "'blight'' on toma (.0(s beca use' there are two or th ree different dliseases, requiring different t reaitments, which may be known as li gh t. There is a leaf blight wh~iich requires spraying with Bordeaux, a funrgus wilt, which requires the use of resistant va rie9ties, and( a bacterial wilt for which there is no remaaoy. If you will send a specimen of these to matoes the Botany Division will at t em pt to make a d iagnosis of the 1ey to Le he First Carolinas J< a, organized under th ive connection with a g money in the count aif million dollars of p is right we can arran, DuRant & MANNM armers n Agent trouble and tell you what should be (lone. What is the mariter with phe en closed pecans ? The crop on two trees in my yard is total loss, that on the others is healthy.-J. J. W., Lex ington. The pecans are affected with scab, due to a fungus, Fusicladium effu sum. I am sending you a copy of Farmers' Bulletin 1129, which gives you a list of susceptible and resistant varieties. I would advise that you top work with a resistant variety, or spray with 4-4-50 Bordeaux as di rected in the bulletin, or both. The first spray application should be made when the nuts first form and should be repeated often enough to keep them covered with spray material till August 1 or September 1. I would like to have the name of a treatise on flowor culture.--W. H. C. Union. I known of no treatise on flower cul ure that will give you general in structions for planting. I believe, however, if you will write to Peter I-lenderson Company, New -York City, requesting them to send you their garden manual and hand book on flower culture they will be glad to sen(d it to you gratis. Please tell me what varieties of pe- I :ans to plant.-F. D. M,, Camden. I would suggest that you plant the l Stuart, Schley, and James. The James I Is a variety that has not been grown very extensively, but has proved to )c very satisfactory indeed, especiplly n the Piedmont region. What is the matter with the apples [ ai sending and how can the condi ion be prevented ?-E. G., Taylors. The apples are affected with bitter ot and blotch. The best control nethod is a arefully followed spray schedule accompanied by an annual, pruning out of all cankered wood md watersprouts during the dormant season. Extension Circular 25 tells low to make the sprays needed and wvhen to apply them. Ct' 'ng Sweet Potatoes The factors that make for success n. curing sweet potatoes, says F. L. ilarkc , Chief of the Division of Mar cets, which has charge of the opera ion of sweet potato curing houses, tre: First, control of moistuer, and econd, uniform temperature. The rollowing rules for the operation of uring houses are given. When the house is filled, raise tem perature to around 80 to 85 degrees. at the same time give the house a:ll iossible ventilation. Maintain a temperature of from 80 .0 85 degrees during the curing pe iod, which is usually from 10 to l4 days, denending upon the weath r and condition of potatoes. Give the house al lpossible ventila ion (luring the curing period, if veather will permit. Keep a close watch on the house luring the curing period and main amn as uniform a temperature as p0s iible. Close the floor ventilators and loors at night if there is likelihood )f frost. Close the to pventilators in old or rainy weather. WVhen the curing periodl is over (this can lbe told1 by an examination >f pottoes, i fthey have a velvety Feeling or the eyes or buds of the po tatoes show signs of sprogtmng hroughout the house, then theyh have >een properly curedl), reduce the temn perature to between 50 and (60 deC Examine the house each (lay. When anmpness is found, open the top von dlators and use* a little fire if neces dary. Watch the house to keel) dlown il moisture, using best of judlgment it all times in ventilatin gandl heat ng. Every house should be provide'd vith a niumber of good standlardl ther mi(omet(rs. One should be placed near Lhe floor and one near the top of the house so that the check may be kept 'in heat and ventilation. Place one mani and one man only in charge of the sweet potato stor ge house. nd! )int Stock Land e Federal Farm everal insurance y. In addition we rivate loan funds. ge farm loans of Ellerbe, ihIG South Carolina. A mi/li have tu One I Cigat -afirm v superior 15 for 10 the sale of the bonds possible, but without advancing the rate to the farm borrower. A Good Roads bill was passed by this Congress, making $75,000,000 available for road construction in the several states, with special provisions for farm to market highways. The Administration is putting forth every, effort to reduce freight rates on agricultural shipments from every section to every section of the coun try. These facts and figure represent only a small part of the outstanding executive action and congressional legislation in behalf of the American farmer. President Harding, in an address to the farmers of the North west at the Minnesotn State Fair, S"ntember 8th, 1920, said, "Farming is the main plant, and geared with it is every wheel of transportation and in dustry. America cannot go on with a dissatisfied farming people. The time has come when we must deter ithr Goochoserf premntums (Political Advertising) THE STERLING-TOWNER BILL AND THE AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOL The American Public School--the greatest institution in the world. It is the most important institution in the- nation. Its importance is beyond the reach of comparison. The na tion's past has been built on it. The present is under debt to it. The fu ture.depends on it. The safety, of the nation depends on it. Its preserva tion depneds on every true American citizen. safety of the nation depends on it. Its preservation depends on every true American citizen. The greatest event in the history of mankind was the establishment of the public school. Education, as the free gift of the State, marked a turning point in civilization. The United States of America, pledged to the welfare of those who seek for home imd happiness, early provided for pub lic education. Todov it typifies the spirit of these Uaited States, our Constitution, and our Laws. The Sterling-Towner Bill has been introduced in the American Congress to authorize the Government to appro priate annually ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS for the promo tion and support of public education, these funds to be applied to the States, and to be administered ex clusively by the legally constituted State authorities according to the edu cational laws made and enforced by the -State. The mission of this bill is to preserve, protect, and propagate the American Public School. It is five-fold in purpose,-(1) to remove illiteracy; (2) to Americanize the im migrant; (3) to equalize educational opportunities; (4) to promote phy sicql education; (5) to prepare teach ers for public school service. The bill provides for a Department of Educa tion, with a secretary who shall be a member of the President's cabinet. Each of the five purposes of this bill reveal the determination of the Government to provide adequately for rOur public educational system. Illit eracy and Americanization of the immigrant present two great. prob lems. But the equalizing of educa tional opportunities is an item worthy Df our cheerful observation. The sum of $50,000,000, half of the total ap propriated for the use of all the States, is authorized by this bill to be used "in public elementary and secondary schools for the partial pay ment of teachers' salaries, for pro viding better instruction and extend ed school terms especially in rural schools and schools in sparsely settl ed localities, for the extension and ialaptation of public libraries for edu rational purposes, and otherwise pro.. viding equally good educational op portunities for the children of the several States." Where educational needs ar the greatest, it is generally the case that the schools are the most inadequate. The poorest communities have the poorest schools. This bill provides for equal educationnl oppor tunities everywhere, in the mill diE tricts:, along the coastal regions, in the poor farming communities, as well is in the cities. Every good thing has its critics. The Sterling-Towner Bill is being at tacked. One charge is that its enact ment will remove the right of the State to administer its own educa tional system. This charge is un founded. It is claimed that this bill will mean white and colored children in the same school room. This claim is malicious and is disproved by the following extract from the bill, which in its construction and language is so simple that the average intelligent child of ten years can understand every word. Page 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 of the bill as submittedl in printedl form de clares in plain, unmistakable English, 'All funds appoi'tioned to a State b~usiness. The present Adlministra Lion with its Republican Congress is sqIuarely behind the farmer. A striking illustration of this fact is foundl in the action of the Govern ment in behalf o fthe drought-stirick eni farmers of the Northwest last year. Crops had completely failed. The farmers faced bankruptcy. Trhey had no money for seeds even, to be gmn a nlew crop. Within forty (lays after the enactment of relief measures for them, the Republican Department of Agriculture loaned $2,000,000 to 14',000 farmei's, the cost of adlminis tration being $10,000. In other words, almost every cent appropriatedl went threctly to the f'atmer. Drought hit, them again. Thei Government step ped in once miore, andl $1,500,000 ad rlitional was loaned to 12,146 farm F'rom August 24,1921 to August 15, 1922 the War F'inance Corporation, which was revived to help the farm er', has made agricultui'al and live stock loans to tho amount of $346 923, 826, or an average cvery (lay of $1, 000,000. 'The Republ ican Congress amended the Federal Reser-ve Act so that Ag riulture shall be represented on the Fedeoral Reserve Bionard. The same Congress panssedl a bill wvhich legalized co-oper'ative market ing associttions, removing them from the restrictions of the Sherman anti trust lawv. The Republican Congress amended the Federal Farm Loan Act, pi'ovidling ran additional fund of $25,000,000 for he Farm Loan Board, making a totql working capital for this important farm loan agency of $56,000,000. A law .w'as also enacted which increased thme interest rate on Farm Loan Bank bonds to 5 1-2 per cent., so as to make G. C. COOPER, Licensed Optometerist EYES Carefully Examined, Glasses Fitted, Broken Linses Duplicated. Satisfaction Guaranteed SUMTER, S. C. bn Men med to leven 'ettes erdict for quality. cig are ttes mine upon a definite agricultural policy. We must have farming con ditions which will insure to the farm er and his family both financial re wards and educational, social and re ligious living conditions fairly com parable with those offered by the cities. A sound system of agricul ture cannot be maintained on any other basis." These are the words of America's chief executive. They are the keynotes of the attitude of the Republican Congress toward the Ameriegn farmer. The Republican Congressional can didate from the First District of South Carolina is in complete accord with. the program of the party. He will support the agricultural policies of the Administration. He wants these benefits to come to the South Carolina. farmer. Let him speak for you in Washington. The Republican Congressional Com mittee--The First Congressional Dis trict of South Carolina. ILE eene Fruit, Peppermint uimint are certainly lightful flavors to rom. fRISLET'S P-K--the ~ar-coated pepper im, is also a great your sweet tooth. a from the Wrigley where perfection ule.