The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, August 19, 1909, Image 5
| - ?*
THE GOLDEN CORN.
Magnificent Display and Big Prices at
, Corn Exposition.
r Two hundred and fifty dollars for hp
Mir of corn Ib oue of the luterefcun#
.vauiio vi me turn improvement ran.
, palgn whieli lius been in progress fov
the past fifteen years In this couutij
That amount wns pawl at auction for
an Iudinua ear of white corn sold at
the recent National Corn exposition in
Chicago. This grnud champion whit*
ear contained 1,1100 ' crnels, with nu na Igned
value of "JO cents er.ch. Sixty
ears of its kind represent a bushel.
Such fabulous prices for corn are not
Ian ' .?\?>rk which corn
ami are doing
uragir.g incident*
es ltiley, ridiculed
iseil to "monkey
, gsa?'
? I
CHAMl'lON EAli, WHITE < OKN.
around" in his coin holds selecting seed
ears and in thu wiuter nut and study
tlieui by tlio hour, he had no thought
of what has occurred in corn breeding
as a direct result of his Lobby. That
good old Iloosler farmer did not know
> that he was doing more for the future
than for his own time. Boone t'onnty
White and Riley's Favorite, two of our
standard varieties, owe their origin
and improvement to Ills faithful work.
Moreover, his results were the source
of no small part of the Interest In corn
improvement which has been multiplying
throughout the country for two
decades.
What Mr. Riley accomplished iu Indiana
was quite paralleled lu Ohio by
the Learnings and in Illinois by James
L. Reid. As a result we have the popuar
standard variety known as Leantf
lug and the more cosmopolitan Reid's
Tellow Dent, each of which is extensively
grown in the Mississippi valley.
For exhibition purposes the latter is
without a peer In the races or varieties
of corn.
And still only a beginning has been
made. Ears that are practically perfect,
according to present standards,
are being produced, but perfection has
not been attained. The most imporI
taut work remains to lie done. It does
not consist lu producing $2o0 ears nor
1 In emphasizing the so called artistic
values of perfect scoring typos. Its
I prime object Is to secure a maximum
yield of merchantable corn from every
) acre planted.
Never was such keen interest shown
I in any crop as is exhibited today Id
corn. It was rellected in magnificent
) fashion at the corn show in Chicago a
short time ago. Fourteen states eon>
tributed exhibits. Aceordiug to tln-ir
representation, their rank was as fob
| lows: Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Wiscon
sin, Ohio, Nebraska, Sou 111 Dakota,
k Mlnhlo-,11. \l laan.li-l TV........... Ml
ta, Oklahoma Texas and Kentucky.
| Reld's Yellow Dent was represented by
100 ten-ear entries, Learning l?y 40,
| Boone County White by 40 and Silvermine
by 52. In the boys* class 200
) entries were exhibited, in the ladies'
class 250, in the girls' 150. in the freak
) class 150. Altogether $10,000 in cash
prizes was awarded.
} It is highly profitable to show corn
for prize- One man from Indiana
CHAMilO.N IKS KA11S, V.'HlTK < OUN.
won more than $7,0W) in prizes on a
single ten ear exhibit. Including the
prizes won by his family, lie left the
show about $0,000 to tlie good. Aud
all the corn he showed was grown on
a little thirteen acre pa ti ll. An Iowa
exhibitor won prizes of a total value
of about A South Dakota corn
grower received nearly S>7,(NX> worth of
prizes. Hundreds of others gained voidable
prizes in great variety, according
to the Breeder's Gazette, Chicago,
from whose extensive illustrated report
of the great corn show the foregoing
Items are gleaned.
A Cover Crop.
A cover crop will catch In the fall
!the nitrates and ntiw
t, f V i. iii'..
ti i --.l Uivivti) j.uis mo ground in con
#/?r Allltlirafidll
?UIIIVU DW/IJUI 1VI VUIIM?IIV?.
^ Carrots For Horses.
w Carrots are considered of high value
?for all classes of stock, but especially
of great value for feeding horses. The
? leaves of carrots appear to l>e of high
er feeding value than the leaves o?
mangels or rutabaga?
W Sabbath School Teacher What d-x^s
?the parable of the prodigal sou tench
j OS? Bobby Thick neck- Not to be fut^
ted calves, lun'am Puck
^ " Point of Restmblanca^
Stella Poo* her auto inatru ber
?g\>xrn?
TWIr. Y?-s. they are neither of them
* p?M for '. v York Sun.
POPULAR PEARS.
Two Varieties That Are Much Valued
by Orchardists.
flu- Hurtlctt pear, nil old time furorlie.
is of Fuglisb origin. It is one of
the few really good pears that grow
everywhere When fully ripe It Is do
lielotis. The tlesh is white, buttery.
Juicy and of a musky |?erfutne.
For running purposes it is prime, aud
In commercial use It is said tliut the
Kelffer is largely substituted and sold
ns Bart lett. The KeilTer is deserllied
ns I tolug raised from the seed of the
Vbiiii'Sv saii'l |it>nr accidentally crossed
w ilii Hart let t or sonic other kind. The
flesh of the Kelffer Is slightly coarse.
IIAUTI.EIT PEAKS.
Juicy, with a pronounced quince tiavor.
ii ripens in October and will keep Tor
Koine time. Some tine specimens of
Burtlett pears are liere shown lu the
rut troiu American Agriculturist.
Brussels Sprouts.
This curious vegetable rosebush Is of
very great value to the farmer and
market gardener. Primarily, of course,
Its strongest hold is as a money uinker.
It yields well, averaging one quart per
pp^|jk
iSatJ
a areciMicN eitATS.
plant. It is a hardy, vigorous spedmen
of the plant world and has few
enemies.
These little cabbages are generally
(tucked iu the strawberry box of commerce,
alleged to hold In the neighbor
hood of a quart, which sell at wholesale
from 8 to 30 cents n quart. The
Ix>ng Islander, because favored by nature
with a longer season than our In
land neighbors, as a rule (not the ex
caption), wins the top notch figures,
according to a writer in Americau Cultivator.
. An acre of "sprouts" on the Island
carries over 7,000 plants. As the seeds
are planted like iate cabbage, in the
open air. there is no expense iu raising
beyond seed lied preparation and
cost of seed. The young plants are
us easily transplanted as cabbage, and
the cultivation is identical In every
way. The seuson opens in October and
frequently runs through December and
many times (on Long Island) into February
for sprouts cure but little tot
frost, while freezing makes ttoea*
sweeter und more dainty.
jrs. us la usual in ice honsen. ?
!s made of con I ashes one font nr lean
tintko ns to afford complete drainage
No roof whatever is provided.
Indeed, most of those who keep Ice lu
this manner say that roofs are entirely
unnecessary and that the lee keeps
even hotter without a roof over It than
with one.
The ice is eut and packed in the usual
manner and then Is covered with
sawdust one foot deep. I do not know
of any one covering It with straw, but
should think If that were used It should
be cut first. Our dealers here pack the
Ice with a f>paco of six Inches left next
the walls and afterward filled with
sawdust, and this space is kept filled
as the ice melts. The floor Is made of
anthracite coal six inches to one foot
deep. The posts forming the house are
tied with telegraph wire or with braces
placed on the outside. All other plans
of keeping Ice are here abandoned.
Farm Brevities.
The early lambs command the top
notch in the market.
omes on look after the
. ur milk cows. The best
ahead of time,
shine into the stable*
deodorizer and purifier
foe of tuberculosis,
jay to compel stock to
stand in drafts. Lumber is high, but
not bo expensive as ailing horses and
cows.
The dairyman who carries a herd of
dry cows or strippers through the winter
is not likely to find his occupation
remunerative.
If there are any low places about
the barn and yards where puddles col*
lect and freeze, flli them up at once
and thereby iK>sstbly avoid a broken
leg and the loss of a favorite animal.
If your hogs have not done bo well
as you expected, find out the cause.
It may have been In the breeding, but
more likely it was because of early
mistakes In feeding. A Judiciously ae
iecled pig given the proper treatment
seldom disappoints his owner.--Far?
Journal.
?-> i
FARM HINTS.
: I
i Getting Ready For Winter Is a I
of Good Management.
So far as possible everything sh<
ir, be put In good condition for the 1
I, ter. The cows should he put in
stable nights, where they euu lie !?
to fed and cared for. The stable sin
'fc be put in the best condition for
u< l?oth for the cotufort of the eow>
other animals and convenience in
er
ing for them. Have good floors
stalls and plenty of light. Put In u
windows when needed and then
?-' .. ...
j the top round
j ef the ladder.
lOrigntal ]
Camilla Demlug was n country g
who went to the city to Join in the I
erury scramble. Auihitloua ami p<
sessing some means, she iiuentleil
esc hew the drudgery of editoriul wo
and strike at once Into authorship. 11
one man in her native village was si
flcieutly Intellectual to secure h
friendship, Curtis h'orsler. a youi
ph yslclau who had studied his profi
bIoii in towu and returned to practi
It In the country. lie was ploddli
and practical, lie slrougly udvised li
to choose u role offering greater chane
of success, that of wife and uiothi
with himself for the husband, ai
when she refused begged iter If si
were unsuccessful to consider the off
still open.
She had met with some success I
writing stories for the country pape
mud begun iu her new field with othe
more finished, it Is true, but the sat
simple woik that had so pleased h
neighbors. Occasionally she would d
pose of oue of them to u niagazli
but at the eud of a year after tigurii
up bet* uet proceeds she bad gain<
but a twentieth of her expenditures.
She had brought with ber from tJ
country a bit of editorial work, whl
bad remained lu the bottom of U
trunk. Feeling that she should ma
an effort to add something to her 1
come for the next year even If it we
not by her choseu creative work, si
took out this nsjuuscrlpt, smoothed tl
rumpled pages and looked it over,
consisted of n series of selections fro
the most affecting scenes in the wor
of Washington Irving, to each of will
she had written a brief lntroductlo
admirably imitating the author's sty
It was accepted, and the book ma
a hit. The author's Income for tl
year from this source was equal to b
expenditures. Her publisher suggei
ed the writing of another similar tax
made up of extracts from the hum
of a noted author.
The publisher's suggestion was ?
companled by so handsome au off
that she accepted. The second bo<
was more popular than the first ai
the proceeds derived many times In
per. Then commenced a scram I
among publishers for the works
Camillu Denning. Success Is gratlf
lug In any form, and the young auth
was very much delighted with hei
She did not now consider her wo
sillinlv editorial. At nnv rata clio sn
lu It an opening for her own creation
She bud long had on band a nov
which from time to time she had su
inltted to publishers, then revised ai
submitted again, always with thesan
result?"Unavailable." Selecting ?
of a dozeu publishers who were no
hounding her for her work, she plao
It lu his bunds, and It was publish
Immediately.
H artless.
"So you wouldn't take me to be tw?
ty-slx?" giggled the fair widow.
"No, indeed," rejoined the luconsl
erute old bachelor. "But if you had
daughter I might take her to be th
old."
Why They Left.
"Hello, George! What's everyboi
crowding out of the drawing room to
Have refreshments.Jjeen unnouneed
George?No. Bat Aunt Matilda Is g<
ting ready to sing.
Envy is an awkward homage tb
inferiority pays to merit?La Motte.
Only Changing the Tuns.
"The man esonrwil na " s
tective. "He had invented a new dodji
That, you Kec, is the trouble ubout tl
science of detection. The minute v
detectives muster all the old tricl
something new springs up.
"It is rather like the story of 11
thirsty butler. When you keep a cai
of beer under lock and key in the c<
lar, only giving the butler the k<
when you want lilin to draw you
pitcher, then, if you make him whist
all the time he is out of sight on tL
errand, you are bound not to be J
frauded, eh? Or so at '.east it w
in the paat.
"Well, there wait u uiun who eugug*
a new butler, and, as of yore, the tir
day he wanted beer he said:
" 'James, here are the keys to tl
beer closet Take this pitcher dov
and fill it. And mind you whistle t
the while you do it.'
" 'Yes, air,' said James, and he <1
parted whistling.
"The clear, sweet notes of 'Horn
Sweet Home,' floated upstairs for
minute or so, then they ceased. Tl
master rushed to the cellar door.
" 'James,' he shouted angrily, 'wb
are you doing?'
" 'Nothln', sir; only chauglu' t
tune.' "?Washington Star.
Letter Writing In Anoient Babylon.
It pan Aflfliiv tut nitHapafivA/l #1
reading and writing of cuneiform w
not an accomplishment in the i>os?
slon of every one. Nevertheless the
were plenty of scribes everywhere, ?
peclally In the cities, where they s
at the temple gates to be at the servl
of the public. The frequent represe
tat tons of scribes are hence Interest!!
and show that in addition to clay ts
lets the Babylonians used some st
ef flexible material to write upon. T
large number of letters which ha
beat excavated, many of them frc
the ninth century before Christ, 1m
cate that a very active corresponden
was carried on In Babylonia by mea
of messengers, but even more actl
was the use of writing in com mere
dealings, whieb was strictly enforc
by law. Nothing was legally blndl
unless it wai done into writing
the presence of witnesses.?Prof cm
fried rich DeMtasch fas Harper's klaj
? win. .hum' iue siumc coiuiori;
warm, l>tit have suftlcicut means
es ventilation, so (hut the air shall no
>r close or had suicllin^.
j The health of the animals should
ways be carefully looked after
er yearly application of whitewash
add to the good looks of the stable
Is considered a sanitary measure.
There 6hould always be au eiuh-u
rg to have everything as convenient
possible for those having the car*
the stock, us that means uiindi dui
Bl
. the long months of winter lu time
lubor.
le,
_ Care of Cow*.
Prices for milk, cream und hu
re high, very high for the time
the year, aud may go higher and <
,h tinue high through the winter I
er prospect should encourage farmer:
lte do the best possible for tlieir eow:
keep up a good tlow of milk. Keei
? the cows in the stable ou cool nif.
Iie and feeding to the most profit!
po.iit or limit should be practiced
]t Do not undertake to wtutei :i
ni stock tban can be well kept, as tl
Is no profit in this. Use pleut.v of I
ding, so that the cows tuuy he I*
IB clean. Feed the best combination
le grains, market cost considered, for
production of milk along with tin- i
^ cured corn fodder, sllnge and y
er hay, advises American Cultivutur 1
lt, ularity in all of the work is als
tiecessarv condition for the best i
i < *?.
Implements and Machines.
IC. With the great scarcity of help
#r farmer finds It necessary to supply
^ deficiency so far as possible by
aj use of the best Implements and
ir. chines. It costs a good deal on
average sized farm to get siipp
of with these, and they should lie in
i the l>est use of und thou well cU-a
o and housed.
ALFALFA" SEED.
rk
w Great Care Should Be Taken In M
18. ing Proper Tests.
el In un mid less before a Kansas a I
b- fa club F. I). C'oburu said: 1 can s
id ly render the members of your (
ue and alfalfa growers in general no
tie tor service iu one brief coiiiiuuniea
>w than to urge upou them with eutph
d the utmost caution and paiiistukiuj
ad securing and sewing none out tin- b
! est quality of seed. This quality uic
not only seed demonstrated as '.Ml
tuore per cent germinable. but I
?n- from the adulterations and impuri
likely to be found present, most
Id* quently from carelessness or shift!
ness, but ofteu from design Mild so
at times from both. Alfalfa seed is
I pensive at best, and doubly or trt
I so If it will not grow or carries v
It trash and quantities of other se
'J which stock u field, a farm or a nel
r' fcorhood with weed pests that interl
" with or crowd out the alfalfa, displ
?t' expected profit with positive loss i
provoke bitterness of thought i
speech.
Not Germinable.
Among samples of alfalfa seed of
4 for sale Professor Itoiicrta of
lf Kansas experiment station found
>c with moru than 8S per cent of imp
l>e ties and thirty-four different kinds
foreign seeds, and these constitu
148 81.5 per cent of the whole. In this
mere also 3.8 per cent of trash and t
lie and 53 per cent of the seeds true
name were Incapable of germinal
8'* Another sample was 70.3 per cent
l?y purities and 53.3 of the remainder
a ueless. Twenty-six lots tested by I
'|? feasor Roberts contained an aver
ll* of 44.1 per cent of Impurities, Includ
le' eight different kinds of foreign se
aB amounting to 4.5 per cent, trash i
dirt 4 per cent, and 35.8 per cent
L'J wliat'was really alfalfa seed was
gtrmlnable.
tie Wily He Didn't Smile
>n A certain well known humorist
til easily attended a banquet at wti
he wta seated beside a man who so
le- ed to have almost a mania for st
telling. He began with the oyst
ie, aad had at least one story for e
a course clear down to the Roquef
tie The humorist listened In patience,
did not amlle or make any commi
at Finally the story teller noticed
tact that he was not eliciting any
ti? preealons of mirth. And, being ope l
was not at all afflicted with diffldei
be asked:
"Bay, old man, what's the ma
Im with my stories, anyhow? You ban
ua cracked a smile over any of them."
m. "If I haven't seemed to appree:
r# your stories, you will have to bli
>8. my modesty."
"Your modesty? There's noth
^ about any of the stories I've told 1
lU. eught to Interfere with anybody's n
tig At leaat I supposed they a
t> clean. If there's a double meanlnj
)rt any of them, please tell me."
be "There's nothing at all the ma
v# with them. They're good, clean
llD ties. Nevertheless my modesty fori
me to laugh at tbem. I wrote the
ce - Chicago Record-Herald
u8 The greatest poet of Fersla was
ve <*on*^ who composed an epic ca
l4l "The Shah Nameh" nt>out the ink
of the tenth centurv A. D
ug And Charged For Accordingly,
in The steeplejack was climbing
tor flagstaff surmounting the olock towi
[? ' "This Is what I call working i
time." bo chuckled.?Chicago Trlbu
MASTER'S SALE.
Hv viii?' I'xi. |Hi i mailt
hi ihi- niM ol .1. W. I') it x Son
Plaintitr-. Vi iMif All? 11 I itlii.i ami
AliUitlii Patina, 1 )i-ti :nl.i:ilm i .!:nl^
Milfl ' ,
uii-iit in ruiii'lcsuri' I>y ti.f iioiiiiiaul.Inn.
> Wilson, Pn siilnix ,|uil^i ot tit*1
Canitl of Cdiniiioii Pli'iis tni M;>rinii
Mot
,, i omit v. ; t i.1 iinc r. i III i i-i i' r.Mi'i,
mill
till II lllll I sic in ! will -ill l.i Id I. till
llSf
t unit IIhum' Ili.ur .it Marimi. S. C , In
i m
tlx* In^l i st i.i<I<I -1' at pnl-lir :uii*tion,
, on sali silax in Au;:u-l. A. I\ !W.t.
a:i?l
lure
i WHITESULPf
MOUNT,
I Hi
^ Opens hint 5th. mulct i1111
\\ HI Va I'll. ?t ll? I ' !?
I U/ .4 ..
i iic ut*^i ?Ydin
i vol
FOR STOr
"liiK KIDNFY T
uu'l Running Water in Kutmis,
Rooms with I'rivutc Maths.
tt,?i No Mos?|tntocs
"f Excellent Table.
Hills Xo
, to Ut:>ll)liNI ?'H^ >1
1 t0 For information ami rales, atldivs?
;lu- ROERT I
title
>V< )FF( >1*1:
.Opt
i "f Sl'AWTAM
I HENRY NELSON SNYI
.vol I
<Mtil I'RKS;
Ten Departments?(ivinnasiti
? a I Athletic (iroun<L. Library am
sl"'" I fourth year begins Septcniin/r
7-_'J-4t J. A. <
tlit* I
t?u? WoKKORD C< >LLE<
^ I SJ'AR'I'AN
t u, Time New J trick Rnildings.
li..,l Individual attention to eaeli -it
,a?le leather 15. loo'i. For catalogi
lied i
lak- ??????????????
z,j Wanted
hot j
ti?.. i *Y ou
!!SlH |
BAB
a as !
' or ! /
free I t~~- ^
ties I L t
[,v mmj-'- "CoiTH
of pe
i Tfi Thel
e.ls /-J?
IRIi- B*f"'
P, it cost
xZ yov
proiitf
ferIlia
one
318 AUG
lot
"> Atlantic (
Ion. .
't Annual i
age
NORFNLK, WILMINC
h TAINIand SEASHORE
uo< and Virginia.
Ie "Exceedingly low rates are ofTei
itoh lx- first class, good on all trains,
em September i, 1909. Fo. rates, sc
tions see your Ticket Agent, or cr
?ih W. J.
_______ Passenger Traflic Manage
?n,% ' WILM1NG
the
Tvhe
~ IJACKSON SP!
tter
After having undergone
late Springs Hotel now under new mai
ime of the traveling public and all thus
rest and amusement. This all-tl
ilng everr barticular. Electric light, s
:li?t Tjle table is su|)plied with the best
,od" vice, and tor amusement has on th
bathing and swimming with excel 1
tennis court, croquet, ltowling alio
tter games besides a large and well a
a to* gage for the season for parlor, din
t>uu Italian String Orchestra in the o<
m." nat lire's stieeifir for all the variolic
er, kidney and bladder trouble.
F,r" uterine tonic. It quiets and tones
idu at once I*16 appetite and digestion
Vou will find a* Jackson Spring tli
amusement. For the benefit of tb
t|j# Springs th's water is being shipoc
Br boys and crates all over the count!
ot?t
d?. |
within the usual hours of sales, all that
i rtatn tract of laud 111 the county of
Marion in the State of South Carolina,
.11 Bothen Township, containing forty
' .a res, tin ire or less, hounded on the
Nortii hv lands o! Sallit' M, Noitou. on
South and Kast by lands of Mrs. James
t'ousai, and-on the West by'tbe Casbua
Kerry I'ublte Road.
lei m.- ?i sale rash. Purchaser to pay
t.a paper.-. J. L). .McLucaf.
lulv l-'th. '.KJli. Master for Marion
:{ t County.
HURSPRINGS
AIRY N. C
i!i-\v ni.iii.i^t mcnt. thoroinrhlv rrnn
.it! v itii|n < iv* fi.
inNorthCarolina
^/iACH AND
ROUBLES.
I.oni' Distance Telephone,
Fine Orchestra,
M<xlern Amusements,
Huss Meets Ali Trains.
Finest Climate in the South.
<.IAN IN UHAFGIi.
- -V ' ^ ^ i?'
= "" = ' ' ' =J?
) (oijjx;k
mk<;, s*.
)L1\. M. A.. I. ITT. !>.. 1.1.. I).
1111: N T .
mi under conipet" nt director. I
il Librarian. Science Hall. Fifty- I
15, lVitv. l-<iv catalogue address I
I'.AMICW KLL. Secretary.
;k i tit inc. school
HI Ki., S. C.
Steam Heat ar.d LU ctric Lights. |j
i?i> at. X< ,\i Scv on Ix-gins Sep.lc
iit*l inf* rmat ion address
L M. Dul'KL, Headmaster.
i C
to know the merits of
COCK AN D
MOYER BUGGIES
i; and look. The acme
rfection. At
Holliday Co.?
dillon, s. c.
s you nothing to see and
lay find the inspection
tble.
f T? 1 1 1 ?J1 ?
U3 I I o.
Zoast Line
Excursion
!TON and to the MOUNResorts
of the Carolinas
*ctl with liberal limit. Tickets will
limited to return to and including
hcdulcs and sleeping car reserva?mmunicate
with.
T. C. White
rr (lereral Passenger Agent
iTON, X. C.
KINGS HOTEL.
numerous improvements, Jackson
r.agement is ana in ready to take care
*e seeking for the summer, health,
ic-year resort hotel is up t< date in
team heat with hot and cold baths,
the market a fiords with pood sere
nroiinds a large lake for boating,
ent fishing, lias fine golf grounds,
v. pool, billiatds and many other
....... a ,1 :i;? T*-_
ii kiiikv-m iicinv-rj i>iiviiu)ii. nas ening
room and the dance the best
>untr>\ Jackson Springs water is
? forms of indigestion and for livThis
water is unsurpassed as a
up the nervous system, it restores
and brings refreshing sleep to all.
irec resorts in one, rest, health, and
iosc who connot come to Jackson
d?with satisfactory results?in carry.
For further particulars address
Walter L. Currie, Mgr., ? /B
Jackson Springs, N. C.
M i