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vowing Sweet Potatoes Suggestions for Profitable: Production of "Sugar'1 Spuds." Clomso> Collage, April 19.?Thero ere fow crops so well adapted to South Carolina conditions as the Sweet potato. This crop offers to the growers every advantage for successful growth and profit that is offered hy other field or truck crops. $oil selection, preparation fertilising, careful fitting and planting, and cultivating art the essentials of succsse In the growing of sweet potatoes, pays Geo. P. Hoffman, Extension Service horticulturist. oil.?The sweet potato adapts Itpalf to a grea' diversity of soil, but It slights In and thrivas best on n well mined sandy cr clay loam tsU with p elay subsoil. But regardless of ths ppparsnt ideal physical condition of *- " ?VI- ?...4 ka H? NU, UUI tivy hium w . each year. Sweet potatoes may follow corn, cotton, small grain, and lafnmtnous cover crops. It may easily and effectively be worked Into ur well balanced three-year rotafelon. Preparation of Soil.?The toll may be thoroughly and deeply prepared by turning twice to a depth of six tc eight Inches followed by cross disc? inf. Crooked and irregular roots repalt from shallow preparation of the sett. Therefore, deep add thorough preparation la very essential In growUf marketable potatoes. Fertilisers. ? Both barnyard and commercial fertilizers are recommended, bat the former must be Judb elonely used. Under the present Shortage of potash, that element ed plant food meet seeded la cseesa, liberal applications of barnyard mantra will bs very effective both in supplementing this shortage, and in correcting the physical condition ?f the vary hnnvy slayey soils. Ordinarily both ennfcnerelal and barnyard manures are applied In the drill when the oil is Ma| fitted lor setting tha plants, tad latar m i iMi drssssr. For -the 4r?rt(t alar saila tkat vW produe* kle of aotiea to tha a or*, 4M ta ?? peande of ma 144 hrtlMm Is racoaMueaded. For the uair eefle producing a bale of eeatea per aore, 400 to #00 pounde of am 144 fertiliser ia recommended. Fitting tha Sail and tatting the Plants.?Preparatory ta setting the - plants, which aheuM ba from May 1st to July 16th, lay aff row* I ta S 14 foot apart aad apply the barayard Manure (t-lt toaa par aera) or eomMareial fartillaer mada of two-thirds It par eaot acid and ana-third aattoo aad meal applied in (ha driM, aad thoroughly nix with tha. aad. Ptaatlug bads of medlnm haight, iopeadlag upon drainage, should be thrown hp aud dragged dawn, aad tha plants or Wne-cuttinpa sat II ts II iaohas apart To eatraet tha paskad coodi' lion of tha eoM brought about through tha transplanting process, the water furrows should b# harrawsd or other wise cultivate* immediately fallowing the setting hi the plants. ' fw late plantings, the one-leaf, I to 10 laefc rino cuttings art more de Arable than are the alipi or "draws," specially for the growing of seed lock. Varieties.?!faicy Hall, Perto lUeo, ad Triumph are the leading and Mat popular rarleties grown In this fetnts. Triumph Is oas ot the earliest varieties, and sfcenld be planted When potatoes are grown for early Market. Cultivation.?Frequent shallow enlttvatisn should he praetleed until the Vines hare covered the ground, during whloh period the greats si care moat be uaed in turning the rimes, it the first cultivation, which constate of a careful hoeing and sMIag with a broad furroe, a aide dressing f one-third cotton seed meal and two-thirds If per cent aeM phosphate should be applied, 400 to BOO pounds per acre, aad thoroughly mixed with the soil. The Orangeburg sweep er heel bow and shovel Is very effective in cultivating this crop. A Goad Example of Profits. The following record of expenditures and returns on four acres of gwest potatoes grown in 1918 was furpished by a farmer in Williamsburg *fiipty: Expenditures JUntal value of land $ 80.60 j Turning and harrowing .... 25.00 Bedding and applylig fertillner 7.10 1100 lbs. C. S. M. and 1500 H>s. 84-0 till 800 lbs. nitrate of sod^ 12.00 40,000 plants *. 100.00 Setting plants 1.00 Hoeing 1.00 Plowing and turning 17.00 Harvesting and hauling (team) 17.00 Picking and grading 62.60 Fuel and oaring 18.00 Bent of storage house ...... 14.00 1214 hampers 248 80 Hauling to depot 60.70 Preight 610.14 i Total .81.417.14 Returns. 1168 bu. Ne. 1 potatoes at 12.26 82.606.00 St bu. eaUs and cute at 50 eente 21.00 ! . Total returns 88.000 00 Less telol expehditure 1.417 .14 ^ , Het profit 8l.21f.tt f ? 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 Good for all amounts No.. unpunched ^ $522 / Nam I P. C | Not Transferable | Addr, 25 25 ' 25 -25 25 $1.75 F 4 It's the mosteconori credit business: No char by thousands of merch monthly time business. and carried in stock. $1.00 up. THE] unucv IVIUI1L I SMALL IN Sometimes I % RET! Perhaps you have though you in the Texas Oil Fields but 1 speculators invading the field wi you could place no confidence. 1 oil stock you should know the ( T1 f ADA! IM V/AIWLll OIL & DEVE (Incorporated under the Laws ? is one of the very few which, J censed by the Insurance Commit this State. We do not promise to mafc fabulous dividends, but we do o than a reasonable promise of hi sure you that in investing in thi tion for your money. No compa cause every person who puts mo: but those who have profited ha< With us the chance you i however, for the reason that if stand to gain from our operatioi Oil Fields, and you have every f pany, know what we are doing character of the men who are ha fice is at Aiken, S. C., and the < are business and professional me profited largely through their op* Texas Oil Fields. Ol*R HOLDINGS IN TEXAS AU OIL WELLS AND EXPE] OIL UNDERLH To develop these properti leases, we invite subscriptions t pany. Those who come in now ge in the profits we are already < -wnrlrot volno (lUV'au^0 in uiamw * M*UV Then if we should strike oil, If you can afford to tak< 5500 on a proposition of this kir subscription with check for the Carolina Oil & Dev? Authorized Capital $ 100,000 and non-i Herbert E. Gyles, President William E. Hughes, Vici J. M. Holley, Secre DIKE Herbert E. Gyles, Jno. E. Duncan, H. H. Tyler, Aiken, S. S. C. Dr. T. C. Brinkley, Ellento Schenk, Fort Worth, Texas, Fori io io io io io io io In t ! -19 j Payable on Demand in Merchandise j E In Account With e > 50 50 50 50 50 >ER 100 P * nical way of running a Jj ging, no itemizing. Used * ants who do a weekly or J They are ready printed * All denominations from ? ft a ? a h RE IS i IN OIL 1 VESTMENT Bring Large JRNS / t of letting your money work for b&ve hesitated because of wildcat th stock-selling schemes in which There are many such. In buying :ompany in which you invest. iE A-TEXAS j LOPMENTCO. I Df the State of South Carolina.) . ifter investigation, have been li- I jsioner to offer stock for sale in a wnn nvprnlrtf. nor to DSV .? JVU , .v." a--, . . ffer you a speculation with more indsome returns, and we can ass stock, you will at least get acny can honestly offer more, beney into oil stock takes a chance, i first to take this chance. take is reduced to the minimum, we should never strike oil, you as in oil land leases in the Texas acility for investigating our comand to satisfy yourself as to the ndliug your money. Our home oflirecting officers of the company sn of this State who have already erations in the New Eldorado, the i E SURROUNDED BY FLOWING RT OPINION IS THAT 3S OUR LANDS es and to further deal in oil land o the capital stock of this cornit in on the ground floor, Bharing nrncont VinlH ifl cai uill5 as uui y* V _ your fortune wouldbe made. b chance $25 or $50 or $100 or id, we shall be glad to have your amount of stock desired. a-Texas elopment Co. ? Shares $25 Each, Fully paid assessable. Jno. E. Shuler, Vice-President, ylh'esident anj Engineer, tary and Treasurer. CTORS: I Shuler, J. M. Holley, Walter E. C-, Wm. E. Hughes, Charleston, m, S. C., J. C. Hyer, Dr. Chas. P. Bst G, Gyles, Bloomingtoij, 111. ' OISONING THE BOLl WEEVIL Ixtensive Trials Show That Calcium Arsenate Properly Applied Is a Profitable Means of Controlling the Boll Weevil? Method Perfected by Government Experts. C. A. Whittle 8oTI Improvement rnmrnlHaa Calcium arsenate, the boll weevil olson, was applied to more than 10,000 acres of cotton in Mississippi, ouislana, Arkansas and Texas durig the season of 1919, under the di* Bction of government experts. The esults obtained lead them to state lat a saying of 500 pounds of seed otton to the acre were not an un sual matter, and, in some cases, as luch as 1,000 pounds were protected rom the weevil. These savings have been made at n outlay of from $6.00 to $10.00 per ere, which includes cost of materials, ibor and reasonable charge for depreciation of machinery. At the price ,t which cotton is now selling this rould indicate that it is well worth rhile to poison the boll weevil. It is advised by those who have perected this means of holding the wee11 in check that the additional cost of rowing cotton should not be assumed >n very low yielding acres, therefore otton should be grown on the better and and be fertilized so as to proluce maximum yields. In combatting the weevil with poion, it is not possible to exterminate t, but the object is to control it so hat they will not deetroy more squares if the cotton than would naturally ihed. This, R has been found, can >e done, thus assuring the farmer hat he can grow a full crop under boll reeril conditions. When to Begin Poisoning Poison is not applied until about 0 to 16 per cent of the squares have >een punctured. The time to begin an be determined by going into the ield in various places, counting a lundred squares taking all on each ilant, and if ten to fifteen out of iach 100 is destroyed, the spraying :an b?fcin. In large fields it ia freluently found that the weevils befin near the woods. The poisoning ihould begin there and need not be >ut all over the field until the infestation baa extended to all parts of ft. "Overal We are glad for everybody tc there is a genuin to be found usefi THI Carhartt, Riverside Overalls, Heavy weight, Xtra bray Work Shirts, "Father George" ya yard ft "Pee Dee Plaids" ch yard ' Bacon D. S. Plates Bacon smoked ? . Pic-Nlc Hams, lbLard, purity com * tub 17 3-4 lb. Bkt. 8 lb. Bucket 4 lb. Bkts. Meal, Carolina, 2 bt 1 Bushel 1 ? 1-2 Bushel Flour, good pate barrel Sack (24 lbs.) __ . Peanut Meal, 20 p per 100 lbs. ? ? Wheat middlings Brand Hog Feea-' a "Ripe Peach" Tobz 10 lb. box These are F are usually chei BEST PRIC If there is any which you are n< know of it and m fies us but your i The 1 Fl< Hew Frequent end Often to Poison It has been foand that if the sprayins begins when about 10 per cent Of the squares are punctured and" if repeated every four days that as a rule three sprayings are all that is necessary. If weather interferes and the applications are more than four days apart, then more of them must be made. Amount Required Per Acre and Coat From five to seven pounds of calcium arsenate are required to thoroughly dust an acre. At the present time the cost of calcium arsenate is 25 cents per pound. With experience in applying the poison, and a good machine, five pounds of calcium arsenate can be made to do the work satisfactorily. Applied When Dew la On 8inca the weevil is poisoned by drinking dew which has been poisoned, it is necessary to apply the poison wWle the dew is on the plants. It is customary to put it on at night, using good lights with which to sea how to do the work. Maohines Required Unlets a farmer can get a aesiraoie machine, it ie bettor not to undertake to use poison. The calcium arsenate must be forced into the atmosphere from a machine that will form a dust cloud. This dust will settle on all parts of the plant Three types of machines are to be had, a hand gun that is suitable for twenty-fire acres and under, cart sprays and power sprays for larger operations. Variohs types of machines are tested by Professor Coad and associates at Tallulah, La., and they will give information as to which are satisfactory. In this connection, these government men will also analyse samples of calcium arsenate without charge to see if they conform to specifications. It is essential that the materlal conform exactly to specifications. A few simple precautions are all that is necessary to prevent ham to farm animals and operators of the machines, such as mussling the horses and the men washing before eating If Calcium Arsenate is not all used one season it can be carried over the h? lust aa aood for use then, It does not deteriorate if kept In i dry place. Some few farmers hare tried cal cium arsenate and claim to hare ob tained no desirable results. A num ber of these failures hare been lures tlfated and almost inrariably it hai been found that the reason they failed is that they did not follow instructions It is not considered advisable for f group of farmers to co-operate in buy lng a large machine to apply the poi ion for the reason that the period whet poison must be applied is brief, an< if weather interferes to some extent It weald he found that all t>.e Carmen would want the use of the macliim St the tame time. I I Club S| to know (hat it is ? save on their pure e desire to economi ill. S WEEK AND N1 and Coast Brand "Big Chip Pair $2.50 "Fruit Cake __ . i full blue cham- "Monshine" each $1.25 Bailey's Ox __ _ r-A Evaporated Peac Wlde sheetinS' Dried Apples,lb . 28c. Rice, Whole Grai tecked Homespun, Coffe, good bean rvin lr 23C vaiuwiuin, puia lb 18 3 cakes Octagon ? 23c. 4 cakes Clean Ei 26c . g0c Gullets Snufj pound. 60c. lb 30 Gullets Snuff $14.95 3 number 2 cam $4.85 3 number 2 cans $2.35 3 number 2 can ? ? $1.20 (fancy) su^ar cc ishel bag __$3.95 3 number 2 cans $2.00 Ush Peas $1.05 4 number 1-2 car nts self rising. Tuna for $12.85 3 number 3 cans $1.65 for er cent, protein 3 number 1 can: $3.35 or Green Label _ and "Monarch 2 Number 2 Sui it (he same price. berries for tcco sound,, per 2 number 2 Supr $6.80 berries for FT ATT PRICES. -a- ? ? , aper, ES ON HEAVY F purchase you have at completely satis: lake it right to you. satisfaction. Yours very truly, Floyd Con aydale, South Carol | Wants] I NOTICE All persons who subscribod 10 the additional stock of the Dillon County Fair Association will please send In their checks for same at once and save us a trip in calling on you. Do this now. Make all checks payable to Dillon'County Fair Association. A. PIERCE BETHEA, JOE CABELL DAVIS, I 22 2t Committee. FOR SALE:?VELVET BEANS AT a bargain. Plant corn and oat land in. beans and improve your land ten dollars per acre In addition to getting best fall pasture ever made % in the South. Carolina Milling Co. w ?* is 2t. . ^ m WANTED ? CORN IN SHUCK either wagon load or car load. Price $2.00 per bushel of eighty pounds, . delivered at mill. Carolina Milling ,y ' Company.?4 15 2t. FOR SALE? FARM OF 168 0-10 acres 1 3-4 miles from Florence, * 65 acres cleared in high state of cultivation fronting Main road, tobacco barn, stable and Corn house All new. Price per acre $165.00. This land is worth $260.00. Reason for selling owner leaving state. For further particulars write E. H. Clarke, No. 9, South Qillard St. Florence, S. C.?4 8 6t. STOLEN OR TAKEN THROUGH mistake, automobile cushion from 1 my car at Sardis church. Old one ' left Instead. Reward if returned to ' H. D. McDowell, Latta, S. C.?ltp i RTTTT.ORRS WE WAVE A RM i stock of Mantels, tile and grates of latest designs Write, our salesi man will call'. Sumter Marble it Mantel Co., Sumter, S. C. 4 8 3tp . WANTED?LIVE DEALER IN DIDIon and other near towns for ..the Sondow worm drive truck, six models, good contract. Carolina . Sandow Truck Co., Ayden, N. C. 1 ?4 22 3tp. J 1 LOST OR STOLEN ? WHITE SETter dog with brown ears. About flAfl one year old. Reward for informa- MHH| i tion leading to recovery. W. L. 1 Glaze, Little Rock, S. C.?ltp. I i FOR SALE ? FEW COWS FRESH I in milk; from two to four gallons. L. B. Stephens, Dillon Routd 2 or Phone 3821.?4 22 2tp. T~ rrrr\i jeciais now "goodjorm" :hases ... Where ize we are always EXT 17.10 4 $7.30 m n rr (\ * I.OU J $7.50 ' hes, choice lb. 2c5. 25c. n, recleaned, lb 15c. , clean lb. 20c beans lb. 9c. soap for 25c. asy soap 25c. f 50c 25c. i lima beans 25c English peas 25c s "'Dold Quality'' m 50c "Dold Quality" Eng 50c. is "Balboa Albacore" 50c I s "Supreme tripe $1.00 3 Velva Syrup (Red 25c. jreme Brand Black 75c erne Brand Logan- ' 75c iirlinlpGal(> nrirp.Q ff 1IV1VUU1V 1WW EEDSTUFF : made of us with 4 fied, we want to .. Nothing satisnpany ina