Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Of Inte: W. R. GIN Fartu Gossip I am still ordering considerable car born bisulphide for those who wish to keep the weevils from destrdying their corn. You can treat it for about one cent per bushel. Stay right after those old cotton stalks. Get them uider the ground as soon as possible. Before frost would have been better, but better late than never. Also don't forget those ditch banks that are covered with grass and var ious kinds of litter. This makes fine winter resorts for boll weevil. Nearby creameries are now offering fifty cents per pound for butterfat. A strong argument for breeding cows for fall freshening. This spring it was selling for little moe than half that figure. 1 know of sevetal farmers in the county who are, with the same old cows, at practically no ertra expense sellti around fifty dollars worth of cream per /month. This wool (indi cate that with a little better attention and the trouble of milking twice daily that the old cow might help to meet a few of the bills. Do not delay getting your spray material and' giving your fruit trees a dose of lime sulphur wash as soon as possible. It is not too late to get some trees and vines and start that home orchard. It will cost little, and if cared for will return handsome profits. Carpet Grass Pastures The past season we placed orders for around 3,000 pounds of carpet grass seed. From the fine showing that this grass has made with us many others should be encouraged to start some real pastures. Also I am glad to state that the seed are about one third cheaper than they were a year ago. I would not plant this grass before February, but it may be well enough to be deciding about how much seed will need and make arrangements about getting them. About seven pounds per acre is i good seeding. In a conversation with Mr. Allen Bradham a short time ago, he remark ed that 'carpet grass and lespedeza have solved our pasture problems." Professional Cards JNO. G. DINKINS Attorney-at-Law MANNING, S. C. DuRANT & ELLERBE Attorneys-at-Law MANNING, S. C. R. O. Purdy S. Oliver O'Bryan PURDY & O'BRYAN Attorneys and Counselors at Law MANNING. S. C. FRED LESESNE A ttorney-at-Law MANNING, S. C. J1. W. WID10MAN Attorney-at- Lawv MA NNING, S. C. II. C. CURTIS Attorney-at-Law MANNING, S. C. J. A. Weinberg Taylor HI. Stukes WEINBERG & ST1UKES Attorneys-at-Law MANNING, S. C. Long Time At Low We are making Giovi Bank loans at six per eenl years on Cilarendon Couri In addition we can per cent for 10 years wit rower to pay the p~rinlcip of any year. We are, therefore, ini estate loans in any amoi want. All applications a the loans quickly closed. *WEINBERG Mannh rest tO/ F Edited by AY, County Demonstrai'c )flice Phone 247-Residence Phone 18 Mr. Bradham planted a good acreage of this grass last spring and is highly pleased with the results. Others planting it with good results are Jas. H-. Touchberry, C. M. Davis, E. L. Johnson, C. A. Harvin, Harry Hodge, J. R. Eadon, J. M. Plowden, .1. L. Ridgill and The Carolina Stock FarmI. This grass is little trouble to start, is inexpensive and makes a fine pas ture-particularly on our lower lands. Things to do in December Agronomy Continue deep plowing where cov er crops have not been planted. i'ut all tools and implements not in use under shelter, Use the paint brush frocly on farm machinery and farm buildings. Lay off needed terraces so they can settle before spring. Animal Husbandry Castrate scrub bulls and boars. Provide shelter for all livestock to avoid pneumonia, bad colds, and general unthrifttiness. Utilize velvet bean and corn for age. Supply mineral mixture for hogs and salt to all stock. Repair livestock equipment and fences. Wean all pigs 8 weeks old. Don't let all sizes of hogs run together. Don't feed corn alone. Feed a balance( ration. . I)airying Protect the, dairy herd from cold rains and winds. Open sheds must be kept dry. To prevent direct draft on cows in barn, hinge top window sahs and open at 45 degrees angle toward in side. Increase grain ration for the milking cows as the fields become cleaned up. Breed a'i many dairy cows and heifers as possible this month. They will freshen just right for profitable winter dairying. Plant. Diseases Secure "certified" seed Irish po tatoes for spring planting. Prune and burn all dead branches and cankers in the orchard and vineyard and apply the dormant spray. - Delint cotton seed for next sea son's planting and store in a clean, dry place. When pruninit cover large cuts at once with shellac, followed by coal tar. Or as soon as dry, use white lead paint with whjch 1-8 to ' 1-2 otu nce of powdered corrosive subli mate has been thoroughly mixed. Entomology Clean orchard, farm and garden to destroy the winter-quarters of in sects. Before spraying prune the orchard. Spray for scale insects. Pick up girdled twigs in the pe can gr"ove and under hickory trees nearby. Hand pick cabbage bugs. MAtke the farm buildings as rat proof as possible. Poultry Keep the layers healthy. Be'gin to select the br.'eedi nog stock. F~eed plenty of grain and mash. Boys' Club Work Plan now to join one of the clubs for niext yea r. If yoti arie going to join the corn club, ge't your acr'e in good shape th's month. If you are goin gto join the pig cluib, he thinking about getting a good pig. Holl Weevil Extermtinator-Whiat is It Tlhere has been re(ferr'ed '0 the' Di v'ision of En tomtology a cartd witIh t he heading: "Th'le Sonth A roused,"' etc. 'lThis enard adlvertises a hioll weevil ex terminatot', a ppartently for' sale by Webster I ahora tories, St. Louis, Mo., It speaks oif this holl wveevil extermi nator havintg been te(sted, pr'oven and end'or'sed by nman hilg platntat ion own ('r. (of South Carolina. "WAe do not k:now what thIis ex t' rniinattor' is,'' satys Prof. A. I". Coat. radli, Entomiologist , "'as to~ our kitowled Ige it hats not been irieferi'ed to~ Ch-mtson College for e'xamination, andt we' ar' intertested to k now who arte I be bi g plan t ati on owneris re fertred to in t he adlvertisemCttent. "Unr da1('te oftd Novembera't ( we wr ote' to thte addrtess of Webster Farm Loans Interest! 3rnmenit Joint Stock Land t interest for a term of 33 ity farms. make loans at seven per h the privilege in the bor al or any part at the end position to negotiate real mt and on the terms you Lre promptly handled and & STUKES, ig. S. C ariers -/ n Agent 3' Laboratories, St. Lo'ts, Mo., a. giv en on the card, but we have pot heard from them. 'As this is a time when we - must consider everything that may have any possible p 4c tical value in boll weevil control we should be very glad to henit' rom such plantation owners who have had an opportunity to test this extermi nator." "Hog Killing Time" Along with the first cold spell conic thoughts of butcherin gtime. Nine important steps in killing hogs which make the work easier and produce better pork are suggested by D. T. Herrman, Extension Swine Specialist. 1. Select only those hogs which are in good health and are gaining in flesh. Hogs which are losing flesh make poor meat. The weight and condition at which to kill depends on whether you prefer large or sriall cuts of pork and whetie.6 you want a fat or a lean carcass. Most fiorm ers kill heavy fat hogs, but the pack ers put i premium on rogs in me. dium flesh weighing around 200 to 225 pounds. 2. Keep the hogs off feed for at least 24 hours beforq killing and keep them quiet but provide them with all the water they will drink. This clears the systen: of food, facil itates bleeding, and lessens sorac (ager in cleaning. Hogs that are excited before killing dress out a dark red carcass, and if they are whipped or bruised in any way, the bruised spots must be trimmed out. 3. In sticking avoid sticking the shoulder, for this causes the blood to clot and means a waste in trim ming. Place the hog flat on his back, make a longitudinal incision in the neck, insert the knife 3 or 4 inches, with the cutting edge to wards the breast bone, raise the point of the knife up against the breast bone and withdraw. Then lay the hog on his side to bleed out. Do not drag the carcess over the ground, as this' bruises the meat. 4. Scald 1 1-2 to 2 minutes with water 145 to 100 degrees Fahren heit. Water hotter than this makes the hair set if the hog is left in water more than one minute. Water much cooler than this -requires too much soaking to loosen the hairs. If you have no thermometer, stick your finger into the water three times in rapid succession. If the third time is a little to hot for com fort the water is about right. Re move the hair from the legs, ears and head first as these cool most rapidly. A teaspoonful of lye or a small shoveful of wood ashes to 30 gallons of water will help loosen the scurf. Remove as much hair as possible with the scraper, because all hair that is shaved off will stand out when the pork is cured. 5. In removing the intestines use the left hand inserted between the intestines and the meat, to guide the knife and keep the intestines from being cut. 6. Wash the carcass thoroughly both inside and out. 7. Either remove the leaf fat en tirely or loosen it and allow it to hang b ythe hpper end. This facili tates cooling. 8. Split the carcass diown the middle of thie, bacbbone--not on either side as is often done, for this a needlless waste-and on dowvn through the head. In the South it is a common practice to cut the flanks away from the hams, buit in (Ioing this care must be taken not to cut into the ham. Tihese priac tices hasten thorough dool inrg. 9. Never cut up the carcas until it has had time to cool thoroughly. Green Feed For Laying iens The hen likes to have a suflicient Iimount of green succulence during the wmnt er months. It- is essential for health and it is also essential for egg prod)(luct in. Green('i feed acts as a ton ic, and also as a laxative, keeping the bi rds in the best of cond it ios. low are we going to supply this esse'ntiail form of feed (luring the winter' mntnhs ? One of the most satisfaictory methods is in the form of sprouted oats, says N. R. Mehr hof, h'xtension Poultry Specialist, who, says that other good forms of green feed are kale, rape, mangel beets. Tlhe green feed is generally fed dluring the ihddIe of the dlay and is hesitkfed in open hoppers so that the floors will not become soi led and damped. Ilow to D~etermine Stores In A Ileehive if hees are in loose frame hives, ex amnienu the franme and~ be sure that you leave three inches of sealed honey mi each frame. Yor will always find that, what sealed honey is there is next to the top bar of the frame. If' there is not as much as two inches .of sealed honey, feeding will he amdv.isable. If you have more than three inches, why of course "temore the better." When bees are in box gums or other than movable frame hives, there is no accurate wvay of tellinn how much stores you have. Crown Gall' Farmers wvho are setting out fruit trees shouldl take great care to avoid putting out any that are affectedl with crown gall, which is a diseast cauised by a species of bacteria known as Bacterium tumerfaciens. The or ganism is parasitic on a large num ber if plants, and on nearly all causes the production of a characteristic tu mor-like gall. Usually the gall (iri woodly plants) is softer than.-the'nor mial tissues nni is characterized by leing inade up ' o a tngle of diffri ent tissue elements. ' ied points can be determined by cutting through the gall with a knife, suggests Dr; C. A.. Ludwig, Associate Plant pathologist. On some occasions, however, the organism causes a very large num ber of fine roots to grow out. - This condition is reflected . in the name, "hairy root," which is often given to this appearance of the disease. Crowr gall and hairy root are es pecially troublesome in nurseries. The operation of grafting leaves . a wound which often gets infected and becomes th'e seat of a gall. Some tigies such infected trees are inno cently or fraudently sold ' to cus toniers and set out into the orchard. Buyers of trees for setting oit should guard very carefully against accepting and settin out such trees. Most Of thpm are already doomed to, an ealy death; Any uhu'sual knot, especially near the.. soil. lins -br graft union, is sufficient cause for suspicion, although there are some such structures which 'are not crown gall and which do not hurt the tree. Doubtful specimens should be, sub mitted to the Botany' Division for diagnosis. Nursery stock should never be ac cepted unless shipped in conformity with the regulations of the South Carolina Crop Pest' Commission, Vi olations of its provisions or the de livery of diseased material should be promptly reported to the Comiiis sion in. order that proper steps may be taken to prevent repetition. Why- Not Sell Cream this Winter? Butter of 92 score sold on the Chi cago market November 25 for 53c per pound. The creameries in South Carolina are paying for cream on approximately this basis, yet not many of them are getting enough cream to pay overhead expenses. ' If you have 3 to 10 cows why not sell cream to one of these plants? asks J. P. LaMastcr, Chief of the Dairy Division, who says that you can do so without expending much money to start. Ten average cows producing two gallons of milk each per day will return you a cream check of $100 to $120 per month at present prices. Butter is not like ly to go much lower in price be fore grass comes next spring. Then of course you can produce it cheap er and the profits will range in about the same proportions. A regular cream check each month will fortify you and your family against the losses due to the ravages of the boll weevil. When you realize that South Cnr. oline needs 240,000 more milk cows before it can furnish the dairy products needed by the rural pop ulation,, it is evident that cream production for butter-making can not be overdone for many, many years, even if every farm in the state produces a surplus. s CYPRESS SASH DOORS BLINDS IP 0 16 MOULDINGS AND FMILL WORK THIS NEW' This Umproven With every new a< we will hive FRE] cover with cutter without a machin check from being amount, and then Call at our improved so: THE T. M. MOl 1 /' TOURING CAR NewF. O.B. DETROIT. This is the lowest price at . which the Ford Touring Car has ever sold, and with the many new improve ments, including the one man top, it is a bigger value than ever before. Buy now. Terms if desired. , Clarendon Motor Company, MANNING, . . S. C. PEACE CONFERENCE CRISIS meeting will Inst three days. Dole - -gates from eight states are present. Lausanne, Dec. 5.-The demands Mrs. Alonzo Richardson, of Atlanta, made by Russia yesterday, acting on is the chief speaker today. behalf of Turkish autonomy today lent uncertainty to the Near East peace DISREGARDS CUSTOM Conference. So long as actual break Washington, Dec. 5.-President fail. sto materialize, however, lead- alirding broke precedent today when era hope that time will bring about he failed to deliver his message on conciliatory views, as Europe needs the second (lay the new congress was peace. The entente powers and Am- in session. At the White House it crica have remained silent as to their wnsi h aefrhsapaac FED)ERATED CLUB WOMEN Pinehurst, Dec. 5.-Training forlisecpdfo cunyaihrot citizenship will be one of the chief dy h a ne etneo topias at the opening session herefomtnyrsolieorklngM . tonight of the Southeastern Coun- AbrkMaov.I sblee h ci o FdraedCub~mn.Thgadtesidomei sateaeprset CHECSBOGAFREDT YOUSO inssso.AtteWht ouei WIH UTAM CHNs AneeDcV .CaaPi ti anigSrie FEaEd from Yout alhr o co opedaorakfor year to mieorklln Ms Albed Ti e sse f hc rtMaows.cIioneive h cail federaut writ, ouen chec for othdeid BAN OR ANNN CECas JSSPROT TONidn JAMSTHOUR~T, Ast MChi VE *-TH U COTT YOU*