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AGRICULTl
By CLYDE
Teacher of Agriculture ir
jj ALFALFA.
Due to numerous inquiries coming
to me from day to day relative to the
> requirements of alfalfa, I am taking
this means of reaching all who are interested
in the growing of alfalfa.
Alfalfa, being a deep-feeding plant,
TPnnires a deep, permeable, fertile,
well-drained soil.^rich in lime and rea-1
sonably free from weeds. The lack
of any.one of these essentials is very
apt to be the cause of failure, especially
in this section of the state, where
alfalfa is at best produced with some
difficulty. Although the adaptability
of alfalfa is great, yet in the areas
not perfectly suited to its successful
production care is necessary to provide
the very best favorable conditions
required by the young plants in or^
der to overcome the natural, draw-.,
backs.
It is very essential that the soil be
deep and premeable. If the soil lacks
depth, the alfalfa plant is unable to
utilize its deep-feeding root system
and is less able to withstand itsjtrongest
enemy, the weeds.
Well-rotted barnyard manure is usu
ally the most satisfactory fertilizer for
, alfalfa, .-Fresh manure is apt to carry
large numbers of weed seeds; therefore,
if necessary to use it, the application
should be made* to the proceding
crop. If barnyard manure is not available
and- if there is not time, for the
- utilisation of green manure crops, it
is necessary to apply commercial fertilizer
liberally to any soil that may
be lacking in fertility. This fertilizer
should be reasonably rich in phosphoric
acid ar.d potash, but may be poor
in nitrogen. However, the kind and
the amount of fertilizer necessary vary
greatly with the soil and the section.
There is no other forage crop that
requires so mucb lime in the soil as
does alfalfa. We should always ap
ply an excess for the actual use of
the plant. It is certain that if a soil
ever requires liming it will require it
for1 alfalfa. The acidity of the soil
may he tested by the use of blue litmus
paper.
Alfalfa requires that the soil be in
excellent tilth at planting time. The
' CORN AND PIG CLUB BOYS
\ TO SHARE IN FAIR PRIZES
Columbia, Oct. 1.?Cash prizes
amounting to $160 will be given by the
state fair this fall to" corn club boys.
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Prizes amounting to $74 will be awarded
to winners among the corn club
boys. Prizes for pig club members
are to be distributed as follows:
Best gilt from boar four to 12
months old: $15, $10 and $5.
Best boar from four to 12 months
old : $15, $10, 5.
Best boar over one year old: $15,
$10 and $5. I
Best sow over one year old: $15,
$10 and $5.
Nine cash prizeh are to be awarded
for the best exhibits of ten ears of
corn. The prizes are: $10, $9, $8, $7,
$6, $5, $4, $2.50 and $1, respectively.
Six prizes are to be awarded for
single ear exhibits as follows: $6, $5,
$4, $3, $2, and $1.
. Special prizes not included in the
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For best exhibit of five stalks of
prolific com, white or yellow, with
com on the stalks, $5, by C. D. Kenny
company of Columbia.
? For best exhibit of single ear corn,
white or yellow, with com on stalks,
$5, by L. L. Baker of Bishopville.
WHAT COUNTY AGENT
DID IN MONTH OF AUGUST
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To the Legislative Delegation of Lexington
County:
Reports for your county agent, Mr.
J. W. Shealy, for the month of August
show that he has assisted in testing
cattle for tuberculosis on six farms
in Lexington county. He has promoted
a truckers' organization for the
county and has given assistance in
holding community fairs at Midway
Oak Grove.
Cholera outbreaks have been
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DeeU CliC^iWCU Wil luicc intua. ^ ?
sweet potato houses are under construction
at Leesville' and Lexington.
.Winter cover crops have been pushed
at every opportunity.
Your criticisms and suggestions are
jnvited.
HENRY S. JOHNSON,
j District Agent.
' Aiken, S. C.. Sept. 26.
While attending the County Fair, j
October 18 19, 20. come in and subscribe
to The Dispateh-Xcws; $1.50 a
year.
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; S. ADDY
i Lexington High School.
seed-bed should be well pulverized and
fine on top but thoroughly settled. The
seed-bed is a very important phase
Ill l>u^ vl
Fall seeding is more favorable to
spring seeding. We are now in the
midst of the seeding period of alfalfa.
From now until the first of Novem-j
ber is a very satisfactory period for j
seeding alfalfa. The seeding should
be done as earlyx as possible in the |
fall, because it will give the plant ample
time to become well rooted and
also enables them to make a rapid
and early growth the following spring.
The manner of seeding varies in
different sections, but\ the various
methods agree in that it is necessary
for the seeds to be covered and not
sown on surface of the ground.
The seeds should be covered from
three-fourths to one inch deep on clay
soils, but an inch and a half is necessary
on sandy soils. '
As the seeds are reasonably small,
numbering aboult 220,000 seeds per*
pound, I would recommend from 24 to
28 pounds per acre. Of course, the
amojint to be sown per ac're depends
on the vitality of the seeds. The
amount to be sown per acre can be
determined by means of the germination
test.
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It is very necessary that the soil be
well inoculated. This inoculation
may be supplied either by scattering
soil from a successful alfalfa field or
in the form of artificial cultures.
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Some Alfalfa Donts.
Don't fail to provide for ample in-.
oculation.
Don't sow poor or weedy seeds.
'Don't sow on weedy soil.
Don't sow on any but a sweet, welllimed
soil.
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Don't sow on a poorly drained soil.
Don't sow on any but a well-prepared
and well-settled seed bed.
Don't pasture the first year.
Don's loose the leaves; they .consti^
tute the best part of the hay.
Don't seed a large acreage to begin
with. Experiment on a small area.
Don't give up. Many prominent alfalfa
growers finally succeeded only
after many failures.
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| TWO PLAYS SATURDAY NEXT
AT RED KNOLL SCHOOL
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i Next Saturday at 7:30 p. m. "O Joy
i San," a comedy-drama in one act, by
Katherine Kavanaugh, and "Stick to
jYour Word, Gal," a farce by O. E.
j Young, whl be presented at Red Knoll
by the young people of the vicinity.
The small admission of 25 and 15 cents
'Vill be charged.
| ' An "advance agent" write up of the
plays follows:
The cast is excellent, all the actors
being chosen with a special regard for
their fitness, capability and looks. In
"O Joy San" Sara Roberts plays the
j title roll. She isr the pretty little
[Japanese wife of Stephen Alexander
Shaw, an American representing his
father's bank in Tokio, which is played
very successfully by George Schneider.
Ola Warner is cast in the role of Helen
Reese, the girl who jilted Stephen
before he left America and wrho
changes her mind and goes to Jap&n
with Stephen's mother and tries to
get Stephen to return to the States.
The part of Mrs. Alexander Shaw,<
the mother of Stephen, is delightfully
done by Fearle Shealy. \
Otake, the maid to O Joy San, and
Yuishi, a jinriksha man, are done
quite fetchingly respectively by Viola
Meetze and John Solomon Roberts.
"Stick to Your Word, Gal," a black
face comedy, is Jull of rollicking humor
and odd situations. Pa Skipton,
his daughter Pochahontas, her admirers,
Bill Prettyman, Dr. Squizzle and
Elder Snuffles, are very feelingly acted
respectively by Otis Harman, Annie
Lou Shealy, Clifford Harman. Leo
Harman. and Charles Harman.
AN APPROACHING MARRIAGE, j
Invitations have been issued to the
marriage of Miss Elizabeth LaMotte
of this city to J. Crawford Brown of
Macon, Ga. The wedding will take
place next Saturday afternoon, at 5
o'clock, jn St. Paul's Lutheran church.
Miss La Motte will be attended by
Mrs. Le Roy Ruerger of this city, as
matron of honor, Mis6 Marion Dudley
of Charlotte, maid of honor, and Miss |
Nell Kohn, as bride's maid. Little
Misses Elizabeth Harvey and Helen
! Plane will be the flower girls and Anj
nie Jean Mitchell of Lexington, the
! ring bearer.?Columbia Record.
Miss La Motte is the daughter of
Mrs. Mary La Motte, formerly of Lexington.
I NEWS FROM CHAPIX ROTTTE 1 j
(Intended for last week.)
j We are glad to know that Mrs. W.
E. Lindler, who underwent an operation
at the Baptist hospital, is get
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tins along niceiy. ,
We are glad to note that Mrs. J . D.
Wessinger is improving.
| Mr. and Mrs. Him Monts and little
I daughter, Elberta, dined with Mr.
j and Mrs. J. N. Wessinger's family
i Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wingard '<fnd
children, Bernard and Elizabeth,
dined with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wessinger
Sunday.
Miss Pearle Shealy was the guest of
her cousins Saturday night.
Misses Julia and Leila Wessinger, j
; "tr. and Mrs. J. B. Shealy, Mr. ana
| "Mrs. F. M. Shealy and daughter,
Elsie Mae, visited Mr. and Mrs. W.
A.- Wessinger Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and. Mrs. Robert Harmon
spent Saturday night with Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Koon.
Mr. and Mrs. H B. Wessinger and
family were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. D. C. Lever Sunday afternoon.
Messrs. Lonnie Wessinger and Rayford
Huffstettler. were the guests of
Mr. Jesse B. Wessinger Sunday.
Mr. Edgar Shealy and sister, Misses
Ethel. Ella Rose and Mary, were the
guests of Misses Eula and Corrie Wessinger
Sunday afternoon.
Misses Mamie and Corrie Connelly
and brothers, Messrs. Victor and
Julian, visited Misses Janie, Bessie
and Dosha Monts Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harmon and
Miss I'earle Shealy dined with Mr.
and Mrs. P. K. wcssinger aunua.v.
| Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Wessinger
I and children spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr. and Mrs. .1. X. "Wessinger.
Rev. and Mrs. It. M. Carpenter
dined with Mr. and Mrs. E. B.
Lindler's family Sunday.
CHARTER OAK DOTS.
Mr. Joe Bickley and family visited
/Mr. Thomas Fulmor and family Sunday.
Mr. J.- X. Harmon visited Mr.
"West Kleckley Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Coke Harmon dined with Mr.
Will Rogers Sunday.
Miss Essie Shealy dined with Miss
Lila Harmon Sunday.
Mrs.1 Mary Franklow visited Mr.
David F'ranklow and family Sunday.
Mr. William Bouknight and sister,
Ellis, spent Saturday night with Miss
Gwendoline Rindler and dined with
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Miss Amy Franklow Sunday.
Rev. J. A. Cromer spent Saturday
night with Mr. Pat Seay.
Mr. Webster Wessinger dined with
Mr. Clyde Hendrix Sunday.
Misses Carrie Pearle Hendrix and
,Xezzie Arnold dined with Miss1 Rosa
Harmon Sunday.
The stork visited Mr. Earn Wessinger's
and left a ten pound dish
washer.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Job Harmon visited
Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Hendrix
i Monday. ,
I The peanut picking at Mr. Charlie
! Harmon's was enjoyed by all present.
Charter Oak school opened Monday
morning with a large attendance
of both patrons and people. The
teachers are Mr. Amos Posey, principal,
and Miss Ella Rose Shealy, assistant.
Messrs. Manley and Miles Harmon
dined with Mr. Brodie Lindler Sunday.
AMICK'S FERRY NEWS.
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(Intended for last week.)
j Farm work in this section is about
through with the exception of picking
the boll weevil cotton that is left
behind.
Mr. T. S. Nichols and family dined
with Mr. P. W. Shealy and family
last Sunday.
Mr. Hall and wife of Cross Hill
visited relatives of this section recently.
Mr. Clarence Addy and family of j
the Cedar Grove section dined with
| Mr. D. A. Hendrix and family last
Sunday.
Mrs. J. M. Koon and son, Wilbur,
! spent last Sunday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. B. R. Hyler.
Miss Eunice Koon recently spent
the week with her brother, Mr. W.
C. Koon of Monetta.
Mr. R. D. Kinard and family visited
Mr. B. T. Bowens and family
last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Amick and
little daughter, Bertie Mae, dined with
[ Mr. D. D. Amick and family last
j Sunday.
i Mr. B. T. Bowens has been very
j sic k, but is improving at this writing.
I Miss Mattie Pearle Mills recently
spent the night with her friend, Miss
Grace Amick.
A very large crowd attended singing
at Mr. D. D. Amick's last Sunday
evening.
BLACK EYES.
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j Artistic job printing promptly
executed at The Dispatch;
News office. Send yours to us.
FORMER LEXINGTOXIAX
FINDS GOLD IX NEW
HOME IX ALABAMA
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Many Lexington people will be inter- ]
ested in. the following clipping from j
the Birmingham (Ala.) News, in re- tgard
to the discovery of gold on the
land of Mr. J. C. Howell. Mr. Howell
is well known in this county, where he <
1~ 1 1 P. in
Was UU1I1 auu IIVUU iUl niauv jcaia in
the Pelion section before moving to ^
Alabama. He has many realtives and
friends in the county who will be r
pleased to learn of his good fortune.
Mr. Howell says, in a letter, that he
may return to his old home in this
county to live.
The article is as follows:
Tuscaloosa, Ala., Sept. 26.?Robert
S. Hodges, assistant state geologist at
the university, has recently analyzed
specimens of ore from Rendalia, Ala.,
in which he finds gold. Mr. Hodges
made the following report of the analysis,
which he forwarded to J. C. Howell,
upon whose property the gold was
found :
"The ore contains gold, 42-100 per ^
ton at $20.67 per ounce, $8.68. Total .
value per ton of ore, $8.68." 1
J. C. Howell of Talladega is owner of
the property at Rendalia upon which
the ore is located. Mr. Howell was
formerly a turpentine operator in Covington
County and his brother, John
TJrk-n-nll ic n VPSiflPTlt Of this City.
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lexington now has modern
and i v to date bakery
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The Home Bakery, under the management
of Sam E. Taylor, is now in
operation and turning out a sufficient
amount of bread for the wants of the
Lexington housewives. Mr. Taylor is j I
to be commended for giving Lexington
home-made bread, and bis product is .
of such quality that it deserves the
support of 4he entire community.
Besides bread, rolls, cakes and pies are
being baked. Give the enterprise the j >
'support it deserves.
DEATH OF CORA STROTHEU j
Cora Strother, a well known and re- I
spected colored woman of this place, j
died ip Savannah last week. Her body
was brought here and the funeral occurred
from Bethel A. M. E. church,
being largely attended by her relatives
and friends here.
LOTTIE STROTHER.
Uncle Jimmie Waring is doubly
stricken with' sadness, as not many |
weeks since he lost his wife, now his
daughter, Lottie Strother, is dead and
was buried at Bethel A. M. E. church
last Wednesday. He has the sympathy
of many white and colored people J
in his bereavement.
I Evertt-Harvard-Dayton
and Player Pianos
VICTROLAS and VICTOR
RECORDS.
EMERSON AND OKEH.
The John Church Co.,
1608 Main Street, Columbia, S. C..
I Mail Orders Receive Special Attention ,
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COLUMN A, S.C
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WEDDING BOUQUETS"
FLOWERS,
For all occasions shipped
anywhere.
Chas. L. Sligh
FLORIST
1446 Main St. Pliono 2761'
COLUMBIA. S. C.
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This is to notify all persons not to
liunt, haul wood or trespass in any
nanner whatsoever, upon our lands
is the law will positively be enforced
igrainst all trespassers.
D. P. SEAT.
JESSE E. WESSJNGEIl.
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Accuracy
Quality ^
Service
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"Well Fitted Glasses''
ELMGREN
Optometrist and Optician
1207 Hampton Stjreet
COLUMBIA, S. C. ,
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OPTOMETRrST.
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DR. O'NEILL
Announces
Office Practice
Exclusively.
Suite 5, Carolina Bk Bldg.,
Columbia, S. C. Phone lgl2
L FRANK KNEECE
Real Estate and Insurance
BATESBURG, S. C.
Drs. BOjOZER, !
DENTIST. j
will be out of the city from June loth
to July 10th.
B. J. WINGARD
ATTORNEY AT LAW
No. 12^Clark Law Building
Law Range Telephone 111
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Repairs. Steel Beams.
Rods, Ropes, Tackle.
Wheelbarrows, Trucks.
Wire Cable, Boilers.
Tanks, 'Stacks, Etc. Ventilators,
Grating, Etc.
Lombard Iron Works
& Supply Co., GEORGIA
Ford Supplies and Repairs in Stock. ' v ^ .
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the children with a bank <
depreciate like many other ' '-M
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