Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Of Inte: W. R. GlI Farm Gossip Pull down the mounds from around those peach trees and dig out the bor ers. See that your spray pump is in working order and get lime sulphur for the dormant spray. If you haven't a good spray pump, now is a fine time to get it. * The old town was full of Coops Monday getting their second payment on their tobacco. All appeared to be well pleased ,as far as I saw; and not one talked as though the money would have ever been any more welcome than at the present. Mr. 11. K. leatson, one of our big farmers is a wheat enthusiast. He has made excellent yields of this crop for the past two years in spite the ad verse conditions, and is planting still heavier this fall. Mr. Beatson plants his wheat on GOOD LAND. Possibly this is the secret of his success. Approximately 20,000 bushels of sweet potatoes are going into curing houses in the county this fall. Manag ers of curing houses should be on the job steadily for the next couple of weeks. Keep your temperature up around 85 and keep the moisture out of the house. A recod yield of sweets are also be ing banked. Everythipg possible should be done to insure the keeping of these. If we should be unable to sell them profitably, they make good feed for hogs and cows. Don't pay from fifty to seventy-five cents for peach trees as some have lone. We can get good trees and in small lots for less than one third that price. If you have pens for sale, put your price on them and list with me. I may be able to place them for you. State the variety and the juantity that you have. Mr. J. I. Bradham is today shipping a car of good Durocs to the Richmond market. Kil lthe weevil before the weevil kills you. A real system of farming doesn't change to meet changing prices. Farming in the South can no long er be done by proxy. Where there's a will to fence the fields ,there's a way to grow forage crops and raise livestock. A carpenter's saw is not a fit tool for pruning fruit trees. Money in co'ver crops now saves double money on fertiliv.er bills next sprig. "Blood will tell,"--'That's why pure bred sires ar(e so important. Now is ii good time to provide the garden with a self-starter by build ing a hot-bed or cold-frime. Carbon h isul phide is mighty (is coura':gi ng to I honest haird-wom'kinog "'Dist ress"' ccot ton means; "dlistre!Ss ed"' cotto n growers. Both arme na tIional liab lil ities. Why will a fa rm'r bunil a gamage fom' his $5010 auitomoblile amid let his $l1m0.0 worthi of tarmi rmachinery sta'y out ithe weat her'? It. is hard to understand how any' farmer' enn p'ed his time hunting and to(wn-loinfinie while cottlon stailks anmd oithter boll we('rd hiinijg piaes' are still undestrcoyed on his farm. l-'aetor's in l'rofitable l'ar'minmg Thela most imnhorttn' singlde el'm'nn inl pro'fitale( farmbig is a "rtile soil. Thie pr'incipal stips nce(ssaryV to se cure'O a furt ile scil arie viveni hv Prof. C. P'. Bla k well, ('lief' o f the A''Agron onmy Division. l-'irs:t, the drmai iage must hie taken nre of amnd the lamd not allowed to Moi We represent t Bank of Columbi Loan Act, and he companies lendin control nearly a h If the security any size. rest to F Edited by AY, County Demonstratio )flicc Phone 247-Rosidence Phone 18 wash if it is to be built up to a high state of fertility. In order to pre vent washing it is necessary to have proper terracing. Next to proper terracing is the. incorporation of or ganic matter as the most important thing for our thin soils. We have found that the greater the amount of organic matter added to most South Carolina soils the greater the amount of fertilizer thet can be ap plied with profit. We have also found that legum is constitute the best source of organic matter. Legumes when grown as a companio'. erop make the most eco nomical contribution of organic mat ter and nitrogen to the siil. Of these companion crops perhaps the velvet bean is the most valuable, when grown as companion crop with corn. Cowpeas and soy beans may also be grown successfully in this way. The legume's next most econom ical contribution to soil improve ment is as a winter cover crop. The legume may be grown alone or in combination with rye. Rye and vetch make one of our best winter cover crops when turned under as a green maduring crop. The third most important factor in soil improvement is crop rotation. A crop rotation in which a legume appears as often as practicable is extremely important in soil improve ment and in promoting greatest effi ciency of valuable plant food in the soil. We have found in our experi ments that a crop rotation contrib utes as much to the yied of crops as 1000 pounds of 8-4-4 fertilizer per acre. It is therefore a contribu tion which can not be neglected. Proper cultivation is also a very important factor in efficient crop pm - duction. Many of the farmers in South Carolina do not have the pro per plows or sufficient teams with which to prepare and cultivate their land eliciently. Another aid to successful crop prom duction is proper use of lime and commerical fertilizer. From our ex periments to (late, we believe that lime when used in connection with organic matter and crop rotation is a valuable aid to soil building and economical production. The judi cious use of commercial fertilizer is essential to profitable crop produc tion on .practically all of the soil of this state. Judging both from our experiments and from observation of the practice of our most successful farmers, we are convinced tbat the above named factors are the deter mining factors in successful crop production in this state. We believe that any farmer who will put into practice proper terracing, crop rota tion, incorporation of organic mat ter, and combine with thi sgood til lage practices and judicious u.se of lime with commercial fertilizer, will I he able to produce crops economiical ly and prolitably. A GOOD WIIITEWASII Seekers after a good formula for. whitewash will find it in the one given below as reconimmended by the United States Department of Agri culture. Government Whitewash Take one-half bushel of unslaked lime and1( slake it with warm wvater. Coveir it while slaking to keep in the steam. Strain through a fine seine or strainer. Dissolve 8 eiuarts of salt in the warnm water; make a thin Paste and while boiling hot stir ini one-half pound of Plaster of Paris and one pound of glue, wvhirh has been previous dissolved over a slowv fire. Add all of this to the strained lime ,soliution and mix well, then add~ 5i gallons of hot water. Let whole muixtunre stand for tbhree or four (lays. It should be lput oni hot, with a small brush. Coloring may he added, ais Spanish brown or yellow or common elay. Is Wheat From Itusted Plants Fit For Seed? Thie Bot any D)ivision has receiv~ed v'ar ious queost ions recentl.1y regarding the sumitabilIity for seed of wheat from a rustedl crop. Such1 gra ins arie as good as anyi other of the same quality. Of cour'se if hadlly shriveled ,it would not do so wvell. 1ey to Le he First Carolinas J a, organized under ti tve connection with g money in the coun aif million dollars of is right we can arrar DuRant i! .MANMA armers )n Agent 8 There are nocommercial varieties of wheat immune to the leaf rust, which is the most common -one in this section. Moreover, the infection is airborne and not seed-born. It is clear therefore, that good grain even if from badly rusted stalks, wilI be as good as any other. And since the infection is not seed-borne, no seed treatment can influence the amount of rust infection. This does not mean to imply, of course, that treatment of the seed is of no value for stinking smut and some other diseare are thereby con trolled. Treatment of Calf Scours Scours in calves may be due to over feeding irregular feeding, feeding cold milk, sour milk, dirty milk, use of unsanitary feeding pails, etc., says J. P. LaMaster, Chief of the Dairy Divis ion, who makes the following sugges tions for treatment: 1. For ordinary scours, as soon as symptoms are observed, omit one feeding and reduce next feeding to half, and then gradually' bring up to original quantity. In case the disease becomes ob stinate, give from 1 1-2 to 2 table spoonfuls of caster oil, repeating the (lose on the second day if necessary. Scours may be due to the mother's milk being too rich in butter fat. 2. To prevent white scours, tie the navel string close to the body and paint with iodine as soon as the calf is born. There is no cure for white scours. Winter War on Pests Our insect pests for any growing season come from those that success fully passed the preceding winter. For these pests to maintain themselves on the farm in the orchard certain conditions are necessary, says Prof. A. F. Conradi, Entomologist, and these conditions should not exist. The old cotton stalks and corn stalks, as well as unkept ditch banks, terraces ,fence rows, etc., fur nish shelter for the boll weevil and other maurauding insects of farm crops. By tolerating an unkept orchard I and undernourished trees we invite San Jose scale plum curulio, apple worm, shot hole borer, and other pests to stay with us in our orchards over winter and enjoy our hospital ity. Allowing the refuse of garden crops to remain in the garden undis turbed is to provide comfortable winter homes for insect enemies of the garden. This is an opportunity to (1o away with the old-fashioned privy, the most repulsive and most dangerous producer of flies anywhere. And we have time no wto arrange for a bet ter system of taking care of manure instead of leaving it in open stalls and under the open sun to rear flies by billions next spring. Now is a good time to care for rain barrels, cisterns, tin cans, wa ter holes, an dother places that breed th& mosquitoes that make life un comfortable on the porch and in the house next spring. Winter is not the idle season .s some may think, but it is the most implortant season to prepareti~ for. the next year's crop and comforts. Get Poultry Winter QQuarters in -Readiness The fall and winter months are ap proachinig and it is very important and niece.ssary that each and every poulItrynian be certain that the hioures in whliichi the puillets and liens have t~o live are pr'operly fixed. We can not expect the birds to give u3s the hiest if we (do not provide suita ble environmental conditions. The'~ pouiltriy house shoul he so coii structed that we can obtain plentyvof sunlight in the ent-ire hons~e sone time dlurinig the day., Thir-n again it should he sanitary, f.x if the birds become sick, their vitality is lowv eredl and~ it wvill be impossible for them to produice eggs econonmicallIy. Some of the other needs of proper~ housing are the following: there should he no moisture i nthe hous~e, for if there is, dlisease is bound to arise; there shouldl be plenty of ventilation but the birds should not nd ! oint Stock Land me Federal Farm several insurance ty. In addition we >rivate loan funds. ige farm loans of a Ellerbe, IIG SouthCoina. The packag Your taste The sales p Over 7 billi Licrr & MYERS TOBACCO CO. be subjected to drafts; to keep the health and vigor up to a maximum there should be plenty 'of room for the birds to exercise. The house should not be kept too hot or al lowed to become to cold, for either will throw the birds out of condi tion, which will result in a low egg yield. Now is the time to put the poul try house in an ideal condition. It should be thoroughly disinfected and cleaned, and should have plenty 'i clean litter on the loor. This lit ter is necessary for it is in this way that we induce the birds to exercise by feeding the grain mixtures in 't. The nests are a very ;mportant part of the house equipment. The hen likes a dark secluded place in which to lay her eggs. With this in view the nests should be located un ier the (opping boards. There should be clean dry straw in the nests and it should be kept clean if the 'hens are to produce good clean eggs. In short cheery, clean, dry san An ugly cuti MENTHOL ATUM is antiseptic and healing. THIS NEW T~uIs, Improve. With every new a we will lve FRE cover with cutter without a machit check from being amount, and then Call atqu THE - 'r. M um e suggests it. confirms it. rove it. m sold yearly C IGARS - itary, well ventilated, well littered houses-mean dividends in the form of a larger supply of eg~gs. TOBACCO ASSOCIATION HAS BIG CELEBRATION A single check for $1,127,,673.06 was received by the Tobacco Growers Co-operative Association last week on account of sales of redried tobacco from the South Carolina belt made to R. J. Reynolds company. All of this money was turned loose in South Carolina and border North Carolina markets along with some proceeds from other sales of South Carolina tobacco in the second ad vance to member tobacco growers on Monday, November 13. Moss meetings of tobacco growers in celebration of this second -payment in the South Carolina belt were held at Kingstree, Florence, Conway, Mul lins and Cowards. Treasurer J. II. Craig and Executive Manager Sands add~ressed the growvers and told them howv their organization was hanadlIing~ tobacco in a business-like manner to the advantage of the growvers. Memn bers in South Carolina had been told that they would never get any mnore than their first adlvance but wvith the scond1( paymnent alreandy nmade and CHECK BOOK FIR 7* OUR BANK CHECK PROTEC1 WITHOUT A MAC IVEN WITHOUT COS1 nent in Banking Servic ecount opened at our bank I E this handsome book of P] attached. This new system < LO enables you to protect ti raised. Just write your che tear off at the margin (lk, BANK OF MAN) JZON, Cashier JOSEPHI SPR~ J A ME M. SPROflTP Annt. Canhie 4.r PI Convenieit package ---glassine-wrapped. r el TTES for1*0. the statement that there was more to come the South Carolina growers are feeling much better. They are alsoV reported to be less ready to believe any of the wild rumors started enemies of the Association. At the coming meeting of the Board of Directors which will be held i Raleigh next week arrangements are to be made for a second payment in Eastern North Carolina and a ,de finite date for this payment will pro bably be set. Some or your automobile tools are so seldom useful that the garage mechanic doesn't feel justified keeping them. G. C. COOPER, Licensed Optometerist EYES , Carefully Examined,# Glasses Fitted, Broken L nses Duplicated. Satisfaction Guarantee4 SUJMT ER, S. C. EE TO YOU. nION HINE-KY r TO YOU e FREE~ to You or $ 5.00 or more, AOTECTU checks, if check protection te amount of youv ick for the desired a a money crder). maitiate ti pOnr boele W'JNG N O'IT, President