The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, June 16, 1920, PART I 8 PAGES, Image 3
THE BIG FIVE
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Dtatnags, Uim, Cultivation, Organic
Matter and Soluble Fartlllxara Ha>
qui rod in Soil Improvement.
By N. B. Winter*, Agronomist.
The five factors to consider in
handling our soils are drainage, Uma,
cultivation, organic matter and soiCM?
fertilizers.
* The direct bearing of any ons of
these five factors on the management
af any particular soil, depends on conditions.
Drainage.
EJv*ry cnbic Inch of good soil contains
millions of microscopic organcalled
bacteria, which are bnsy
to bring about chemical
..? .. ? ?uuoiiu? JHQIIi> umnraci |
available and destroying toxic substances
in the soil. These little bac
terta must have air. If too much waiter
Is present In the soil, the beneficial
bacteria can not work to the
best advantage; substances that arc
toxic to field crops are developed and
desirable chemical changes do not take
place.
In order to give the plant a good
sanitary home in which to grow drainage
is absolutely necessary.
< Lima.
The practice of applying lime In
some form has been followed for a
long time, especially in European countries.
The beuettclal effects following
Its use have been appreciated by the
practical European farmers since
ancient times. Strange to say, the
need of lime is unrecognized or ignored
in some localities In the United
States today under conditions which
really make it a very important factor
In the Big Five.
Lime Needed in Eastern United
States.
With modern methods of cnltlvatloa
and the use of commercial fertilizers,
the lime content of practically all
ruaicm wjiis iH graaunny depleted 1
from year to year. Even the llmentooe I
lands of New York, Virginia, Ken- 1
tacky and Tennessee are responding
to the wise use of lime by the farmer*
of these states.
Loss of Limestone.
Under best of cropping conditions
from 300 to 500 pounds of limestone
i*re annually lost in the drainage water
from each acre of cultivated soli
where the rainfall varies from 35 to
06 Inches or more per year. Crops
use an average of about 32 pounds
limestone per acre per year, and an
average of 200 pounds or more of limestone
should be available at all times
in each acre during the growing season
for combining with the soluble
nitrogen formed by bacterial action.
Xfe? best advice Is to use the formwnicii
gives ihe largest amount of
calcium for the money, considering
(ho percentage of purity, fineness and
price delivered. (The ease and cost
of application should also be considered.)
Some men who are paid for boosting
o* tbe ?ther form of lime would
have us believe that oue form is far
superior to other forms; but average
practical. results and experiment data
do not show this to be the case.
Bulletin 180 of the Tthcde Island
Experiment Station sb >ws results of
five years' work in fivor of burned
dime than most experiment station
data dhows to date.
' The conclusion in this bulletin is
that 80 mesh limestone has the sanis
? effect the first year as burned or hy
rated lime of same calcium oxide
equivalent per acre.
The coarser particles seemed to have
little effect during the first two years
after application, but during the third
9*0*1 fourth and fifth years the 10
mesh limestone showed greater activity
than an equivalent amount of bydrateb
lime.
All Forms Become Same In Sell.
Either the burned or hydrated forms
ooon revert to natural limestone on
exposure to air and moisture. Dr. Mo
Intyre found that this reversion was
complete in 3 to 5 days after application,
and his work would also indicate
that in the practice of applying lime
the burned or hydrated forms may revert
in large measure to the natural
limestone previous to cdhtact with the
noil.
In case of doubt, consult your county
agent as to which form of lime
to buy, considering the percentage of
purity and the price of the products
delivered.
Cultivation, Orcarvic Matter,
Fertilizers.
Each one of these three ure Just as
Important for confederation as drainage
or lime; but space forbids an adequate
discussion of any one of the
live big factors.
Plowing and tillage aerate the soil,
Improve the tilth or physical condition
and foster beneficial chemical
and biological changes in the soli.
They also kill weeds.
Organic matter holds a large amount j
of plant nutriments, furnishes food for I
the bacteria in the soil, conserves soil !
moisture, improves pnyalcal. condition
of soil and*the products produced
by Its decay help to make the pbos- I
phoric acid and potash available for :
crops.
Commercial fertilizers are profitably
used because of supplying to certain
oils mineral nutriments in which
those wo 11a may be actually deficient.
Fertilizers often assist In malfinjj
plant nutrients available or lu ovor- '
omlng toxic conditions In the ooLL
ANNUAL COMJWE^CEMENT
AT FURMAN UNIVERSITY.
Greenville, June 9.?Furnian University
has just closed its sixty-sixth
annual session with a remarkable
commencement. Commencen^ent began
on Sunday with the baccalaureae
sermon delivered by Dr. Edwin C.
Dargan, of Nashville, Tenn., and the
address before the Y. M. C. A. by
President E. W. Sikes, of Coker Col- <
lege, Monday morning President *
McGlothlin was formally installed in 1
ofice. The principal address was *
made by President Emory W. Hunt, 1
of Rucknell University, Lewlsburg, 1
Pu. This was followed by the lnau- 1
gural address delivered by Dr. Mc- '
Giothlin and by greetings from Trustees
and Faculty, students and Alumni.
various organizations in the city ]
of Greenville, and many educational <
istitutions including the .University of t
Virginia,* Universty of South Carolna, t
Wntlirop College, Presbytferian Col- *
lege. Tennessee College for Women, 1
and others. Monday afternoon a s
very large gathering of the Alumni ?
took place in the annual meeting anu ?
banquet. This was followed by address
delivered by Dr. J. C. Metcalf, 1
head Professor of English in the University
of Virginia. Tuesday morning
occurred the cominoncenijent proper.
Addresses were delivered by four of
the graduating class," medals and diplomas
were presented and three
honorary egrees were conferred; the
degree of Doctor of Divinity upon Rev.
J. 1L Mitchell, of Ebenezer, S. C., the
degree of Doctor of Laws on Rev. Z. ?
T. Cody, and'the degree of Doctor of ^
Literature on Rev. E. C. Dargan.
Tliere were 33 graduates, most oi n
these obtaining the degree of Bachelor
of Arts. President
McGlothlin announced
several additions to theFaculty for
next year. Professor Lueco Gunter,
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SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE
EXAMINATIONS
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
The examination for the award of^
vacant scholarships in the University
of South Carolina and for admission
of new students will be held at the
county court house on Friday, July 9,
at 9 a. ni. Applicants must not be
less than sixteen years of age. When
scholarships, are vacant after July 9,
they will be awarded to those making
the highest average at examination,
provided they meet the conditions
governing the award. Applicants for #
scholarships should write to President
Currell for scholarship examina- j
lion blanks. These blanks, properly I
filed out by the applicant, should be j
filed with President "CnrreT by July
*
Scholarships are worth $100, free
tuition and fees, total $158. The
next session will open Sept. 15, 1920.
For further information and catalog,
address
President W. S. Currell,
Columbia, S. C.
Rest Remedy '"or Stomach Trouble.
"I am pleased to have the opportunity
to say a g6od word for Chamberlain's
Tablets," writes Mrs. Mamie
Bertel of Moberlv. Mo. "I thinu thev
arc the best remedy for stomach troubles.
biliousness and constipation I
have ever used. I have taken them
off and on for two or three years and
they always* relieve indigestion, tone
up the liver and make me feel fine.
EVERY USER
A BOOSTER
Electric power saves time and
labor on the farm, to say nothing
of the conveience, safety and comfort
of electric lights in the home
and around the farm buildings.
Delco-Light brings dependable
electric service to any farm at
low cost.
B. H. BARRE
Dealer
LEXINGTON, S. C.
DEIC0U6HT
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j&v&Ty JFmxrm'y
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State Superintendent of Rural School*,
becomes Professor of Education. Proressor
R. N. Daniel, bf Georgetown,
Ky., becomes head I*rofessor of English.
Professor W. H. Coleman, of
Misissippi Colege, Clinton, Miss., becomes
associate Professor of English.
Dr. Livingston T. Mays, of Ridgecreat,
ST. C., becomes Instructor in Spanish
ind Latin-American Life. Dr. George
it. Wilkinson, of Johns Hopkins, be:omes
Instructor in Biology and Phyjiology
as pre-medical work. Mr. E.
K. Plyer becomes assistant Profissor
if Physics. President McGlothlin also
innounced that there would be an
additional professor in the Depart
aient 01 vmrisuamty, and perhaps I
jthers added duriner the summer.
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SUMMER SCHOOL.
The Furratan Summer School for
prospective students who have not
jnough units to enter college this fall,
md Tor teachers who wish some furher
work 'in methods or in subjects,
,vill open on June 15th with a strong
'acuity. The indications are that the
iuminer school will be well attended
md that the student body will be
rreatly increased for next session.
rifE SHORT COURSE
FOR CLUB BOYS
Clemson College, June 9.?A change,
n the dates of the short course for,
?lub Boys has been made, and tho
ourse will be given July 13 to 23 inclusive
instead of as formerly an- .
lounced. Club boys are urged to renember
that this opportunity is open "
o all club members, the provision
>eing that two winning members from
sach county are given scholarship and
iny othprs who attend pay expenses.
Watch!
Men! Don't Fail t
U. S. Wool*
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We are carrying a full line c
and Oils at our new Garage, an*
your every need at lowest price;
Our Snarantee goes with ever
Emergency calls answered an
No matter what the trouble ir
Snelgi
New G
Augusta Road, Just Off Main Stree
LEXINGTC
CANNING
, Dont grow a good garden anc
tables are plentiful. Can your
down your grocery bills next
supply of canned fruits and veg
economical but healthful.
PRI<
Packers' Cans, 2 1-16 openin
crated 500,
No. 3 cans, per 1.000
FRUIT JARS
Masan Fruit .Jars' one qt. size,
E-Z Seal. "
CANNING
All sizos at very
LORICK B1
COIjBSIBIA, S. O.
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The scholarship boys have only .their
railroad fare to pay, while others attending
pay also a small fee of one
dollar per day. The total expense
therefore, even for those who pay this
fee, will not be great, and every club
boy who can should seize the opportunity
to spend a wholesome, pleasant,
and profitable vacation.
The instruction given will cover the
various phases of practical agricul-1
ture, and will be given by regular
members of the agricultural faculty.
The lectures ard other class instruction
will be confined to mornings,
tl^o afternoons to be devoted to practical
demonstrations In
and orchard, and to recreation. Special \
^attention is to be given to recreation
and an opportunity to know at^put
the institution and its work as a
whole. "
Last year a "i-ancaster County club
boy attended the short course, kept
his eyes open, and later went down to
thfe State Fair at Columbia a'nd won
$100. prize in the livestock judging
contest. This year there will be selected
^rom those who attend the
short course three boys making ihe
highest record In ? livestock judging
to represent the boys' clubs of South
Carolina in the Livestock Judging
Contest at Southeastern Fair in Atlanta
next fall. The team that scores
highest; in this, contest and the boy
that makes the highest score will be
given a free trip to England to attend
the Royal livestock show in "^London.
V *
* Boys in all classes of club work man
attenu the short course. Information
concerning the short course can be
6btained from the county agent in
each county.
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| The State for the j
I greatest clothing drive
| ever attempted in the
city of Columbia.
:o Attend This Sale
;n Mills Co.
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1A; S.4C.
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New
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>f Auto Accessories, Gasoline
i we are prepared to supply
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y job we put out.
iy hour day or night.
lay be, bring that car to us. |
rove'S
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t E. C. Snelgrove, Mgr.
IN, S. C.
SUPPLIES
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I then lose it because vegej
fruits and vegetables. Cut
winter by laying up a goodly
etables. This food is not only
:es g,
with solder hemmed caps
$42 00
AND CAPS
per gross 9 75
" 10 75
OUTFITS
lowest prices.
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CKNTRAJU SOflLOOLi DOTS.
The health ofthe community is very
good at this writing.
Crops are very good in this section,
but they are late.Mr.
J. F. Hutto and family Sunday,
urday night, but we are glad to hear
that he is better now.
Mi>s. Parthenla Barrs has been very
low for some time and we are sorry
to hear that she is not any better.
Mrs. J&nle Hutto and children
spent Saturday night with Mrs. Henry
Clianey.
Mr. B. B. Hutto and family visited
Red Arrow 1
a
Corner Snmter and
COLUMI
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Gasoline, Oils and
Ladies Rest Roor
Ice Cool Sanitary
The Prettiest Plac
Lexington folk*, avail yourselves
will be welcome. PROPT SE
YOU WAIT.
WE SELL RE-B1
FORD
| Have several 1919 and
Starters, just about as \
need of a car see us. If
you want we will get it:
Columbia Re
I 931 Gervais Street
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We are just in receipt of a cs
of 2-inch Gal vanized Pipe, ai
Car of Galvanized Roofing ei
We are Agents foi
Columbia
823 Gervais St.
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Have Goodyea
Mr. J. F. Hutto and fami!y visited Mr.
J. F. Hutto Sunday.
Mr. A. J. Jefcoat and family visited
Mr. J. H. Hutto Sunday aftornohn.
Mr. Luther *??les Visited Mr. J. A.
Jeff coat Sunday afternoon and JlCr.
Luther Miles and Miss Lena Mae Jeffcoat
and also her sister went to Pelion
Sunday night to the tent meeting. f.
- blue botJ-^1^?
Heavy, Heavy.
Dobbs?Time must hang heavily
your hands.
Nobbs?Why?
Dobbs?Well, you wear such a large Ej||
wrist-watch.?London Tit-Bits.
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'filing Station
Washington Streets
}IA, S. C.
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mountain #/
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of oar Ladies Rest Room. Yam
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good as new. When in
we have not got what
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COLUMBIA, S.C
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ir of Pipe containing 15,000 feet
id an assortment of other sizes,
iroute, some in stock.
* South Bend Lathes
Supply Co.
COLUMBIA, S. C.
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