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MARLBORO PRAISED BIT ARKANSAS PARTY. Director Calls Attention to the greatest Cotton County in United A States.'* Bennett8ville, Aug. 6?The Arkansas Travelers, numbering 152, reached BennettBville last night at a late hour. 1 Early this morning they were conducted to the Hotel Evasoh and to Rector's Restaurant for breakfast. Automobiles were waiting and the party made a tour of the country, first passing out over the Cheraw road to the Moore section, thence through Sk. the Fletcher and Pine Grove neighborhood on to McColl. In the Fletcher neighborhood refreshments were served and at McColl about noon a lunch was served by the women of McColl. A short address of welcome was delivered by Mr. McMillan. Continue to Clio. The party then continued to Clio, wnere it was weicumeu aim w?iciuicj-i ons and fruit served. It proceeded' through Hebron and out to Blenheim Springs, where a short pause wasi made, thence to the Drike neighborhood, and the acre of corn on which was raised the world's record, 254 1-4 bushels, was viewed. The party then went by the old river road, passed the flfc Evans farms, arriving at Bennettsville about 3:30 o'clock. The members . were entertained at dinner by the town of Bennettsville. After this the visitors were invited to a special picture on at the new theater. I i Marlboro crops seem to have done their best for this Inspection of the visitors. The intensive farming methods and results were favorably commented upon by the visitors. I This is the fourth farming tour of the Arkansas Profitable Farming Bureau of the Board of Commerce of Little Rock. The visitors were unn?ln?nrt in a/ilrnnwlori vmpilt nf COlirte qiuiicu iU MVauw T. ?- ( sles which have been extended to them by the South Carolinians and their appreciation of attentions shown to them here added pleasure to the honor that,the citizens felt in having them here. It was a source of great pxide to Marlboro county that these,' Visitors stated that while they had, seen many fine farms elsewhere, as an agricultural country, Marlboro surpassed not only anything else they 1 have seen, but even what they have heard of Marlboro. Off for North Carolina. The party left Bennettsville tonight .and will arrive at Wilson, N. C., ear- 1 ly tomorrow morning. H. M. Cottrell, | director of the party, sent to the Ar-; \kansas Gazette, Little Rock^the following account of today's visit: "Our party traveled today 110 miles through cotton and corn fields in i Marlboro County, South Carolina, the; greatest cotton county in the United I States. Last year 90,000 acres were' planted in cotton and the average J I yield for the entire acreage was 465; " pounds lint an acre. The farmers used ; last year oh all crops grown in the county 65,000 tons of commercial fer-' tilixer. while only 53,000 tons were I1 used in all Arkansas. All kinds of 1 land In thecounty were covered in 1 -?\ our trip. We saw a few farms where.' ? the cotton was poor. We drove mile,' after mile upon every field which would yield one to one and a half bales an acre. The soils of the county are almost entirely thin handy pin- i ey lands like those in Arkansas that produce a bale from five to six acres. I The large yields throughout this ' county are produced by farming 1 methods that keep the soil filled with vegetable matter; deep plowing, intensive harrowing before planting, , seed bed for thirty years to produce i high yields on the farms where it is' planted through frequent and long| cultivation and fertilizers. Visit More Farms. : "The growers say that if they left; out any one of these conditions the, yield would drop badly. We were on; the sandy farm of J. A. Moore, who, last year raised 2,000 bales on 2,000 acres. One tenant last year paid 500 j bales of cotton for rent and had $75,-. t 000 for his net profit. J. T. Breeden raised last year one and a half bales of cotton and 100 lTushels Irish potatoes on an acre. He! planted his cotton in six foot rows! with a row of Irish potatoes alternat-. ing with each row of cotton. "On one farm of 5,000 acres the cot-1 ton rows are one mile long. Last year the yield was one bale long staple A cotton to each two rows. Visited the ^ Drake farm and saw the acre that yielded 254 bushels of corn. 0 I ARMY WORM WILL DISAPPEAR. Prof. Con null Advises Farmers -Not) to (jet Excited Over Its Appearance. The army worm is making its appearance in Dillon county in large numbers. After eating the grass between the rows it attacks the cotton leaves or whatever vegetation it finds. The worm is all over the state and is giving farmers much uneasiness. Prof. Conradi of Clemson College says however, that the worm will not do much damage. It makes Its appear.ance suddenly in large numbers and disappears almost as suddenly at it comes. The following from the Anderson Daily Mail will offer some encouragement to Dillon county farmers who ar6 worried over the appearance of the worm: "There is no use to worry about the .army worms at present," said Professor Conradi, head of the entomology department of the extension service of Clemson college this morning. r "The infestation here seems to be a light one, and the parasite, natural enemies of the worms are well developed. They will dispose of the worms far quicker than we could do it." Professor Conradi came to Anderson at the urgent request of certain 4 farmers who telephoned Clemson college when they found their cotton and alfalfa patches pretty well overrun with the pest. He came to Anderson at once to examine the worms and to see whether or not there was any use in starting artifical methods to try to kill the worms, or whether or not it would be best to let nature take its course. "My advice at the present.'? said Professor Conradi "is to do nothinc The parasites will dispose of the worms before they do very much damage.". 1 Professor Conrad! probably knows more about bugs and insects than any other man in South Carolina and his explanation to farmers and others are such that the farmer readily understands the problems the chief is attempting to explain. The army worm develops from eggs which are layed by a moth, very similar to the ordinary candle fly and this moth lays hundreds of eggs, each eggs producing a worm of extraordinary appetite, and which literally eats its way through a crop. The multiplication of the pest is so rapid that if other parasites did not prey upon the wftrm itsplf itn oontrnl would nroh ably be out of the question. Fortunately, a little fly can kill the worm quicker than they can multiply. This fly is commonly known as the red tailed fly and is distinguished from the ordinary house fly by the brownish colored tail and brownish head./The fly is very active and is a clever hand at killing the worms. His methods of killing worms is to lay his egg on the worm, the egg soon hatching and bringing forth a smaller worm which devours the army worm and turns into another fly capable of laying countless other eggs on worms. . The fly is clever. It lays its egg on. the back of the worm, and places it in such position that the worm can not bite it, or scrape It off. The egg is easily seen and looks like a little white dot upon the back of the worm. The incubation of larvae of the fly is rapid and in a few days, not only is the worm killed, but another fly, capable of killing thousands of other worms is hatched out and starts its own work of multiplying. Shortly, the flies so outnumber the%worms that there are not sufficient worms for the files to lay eggs upon. The fly then lays more than one egg on each worm but rarely is the case that a fly will la> more than one egg on each worm, when there are plenty of worms on which to feed. "The army worm," said Professor Conradi, "it not especially fond of cotton. Figuratively speaking, if you had a banquet for army worms, and all the crops of the farm on the table and offered Mr. Army Worm some cotton, he'd likely decline and ask his neighbor to please pass the vetch, or some crab gr&ss, or other vegetation. However, if there was nothing else, he'd eat the cotton to keep from starving. There are many forms of vegetables that the army worm prefers, but when starvation faces hint he'll eat cotton. "Lots of farmers have a seemingly heavy infestation in a field of alfalfa with cotton only a few feet away. A road or a path may be between the two and the farmer is discouraged for he can see no hope of killing out the millions of worms in his alfalfa patch before they cross over to his cotton. When the parasite is at work, there is little damage to be expected. The infected worms hardly have sufficient Btrength to cross over to the cotton and would not climb up and destroy cotton if he succeeded in getting across this hot space of ground that was comparatively without vegetation.'' Farmers have stated that they have had outbreaks of the worm and that from millions of them in a small patch, they have seen them suddenly go away. The worms did not erawl away, but the work of the fly preying upon them is what killed off the worms faster than they could breed. Worms have been found practically all over the state. In a very heavily infested region some time ago, Professor Conradi was called to help fight them. He went into the field and examined the worms, saying; nothing about his examination or his findings. When the anxious farmera asked what they must do, he told them to do nothing at all, that within ten days they would doubtless all be gone. Seeing millions of the worms, the farmers thought that the chief was crazy, but at the end of the time the worms were gone and the farmers were at a loss to explain where they had gone. The parasite had done its work and done it well. Army worms have been found in many sections of the county. They are scattered over different spots and up until the present time have done practically little damage. Some damage, of course has been done, but it is slight. The chief's advice to farmers is to do nothing at present if the worms are infested by a parasite. Examination of the worms will readily show whether or not they are infect* TT ? - A "tin.kflr fnnnH ea. tie si?ies umi mc numu^i ivu..u show that the whole counti/ is pretLIVER DIDN'T , DICES Sayt (5 year Old Kentucky Lidy, After a Few Dose Meadortrfle, Ky.-Mn. Cynthia Hlgglabotham, of this tows, says: "At my a?i, which Is 65, ths llrsr does sot act so well as when young. A few years aco, my stomach was all wit of fix. ( was constipated, my llrer didn't act My digestion was had, and It took so little to upset me. My ap petite was gone. I was very weaic... I decided I would give BlackDraught a thorough trial as I knew it was highly recommended for this trouble. I began taking it I felt better after a few doses. My appetite Improved and I became stronger. My bowels acted naturally and the least trouble was soon righted with a few itjr well covered with the flies, and that. the flies will doubtless get the worms1 out of the way before they can bring' forth watch the worms carefully, i noticing whether or not they are in creasing. He will keep in touch with 1 the county, for there are certain , things and weather conditions that are unfavorable to the parasites and ' which would advance the growth of , the worms here. Of course there is a poison for the ' worms. A mixture of wheat bran, molasses and paris green will kill the worms very readily, but with the number of parasites which are on the < worms found here, Professor Conradi states that the mixture would hardly be economical for the flies will get ' the worms before they can do any ( real serious damage. A TWICE-TOLD TALE." ( One of Interest to Our Readers. Good news bears repeating, ~ and 'when it is confirmed after a long lapse of time, evenif we hesitated to believe it at first hearing, we feel secure in accepting its truth now. The following experience^of a Dillon man is confirmed after four years: f W. C. West, carpenter, Hampton, St., Dillon, says: "Heavy lifting causled my kidneys to get out of order. 'I had pains in the small of my back land was so sore I could hardly keep 'going. My head ached and I had spells of dizziness. Colds settled on my kidneys, making my condition worse, and the secretions were-unnatural. I heard of Doan's Kidney Pills and used them as disected. They soon relieved me of all signs of kidney trouble." i The above statement given Decemjber 29, 1918, Mr. West said: "I am always ready to-recommend Doan's I Kidney Pills after what they have for me. My kidneys have been strong and healthy and my back has been strong ever since I recommended them before." 60c, at all dealers. Foster-Milburn Co. Mfgrs. Buffalo, N. Y.?8 7 2t. Syracuse bird-lovers have identified 1200 species of birds in and about that city. SMOKING TOBACCO FACTS FROM THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA The Ike of Flavorinns Defer mines Difference In Brands . I The Encyclopaedia Britannica says , about the manufacture of smoking; tobacco: "...on the Continent and in ' America, certain 'sauces' are employed , .. .the use of the 'sauces' is to improve the flavour and burning qualities of the ( leaves." Which indicates that a smoker's < enjoyment depends as much upon the flavoring used as upon the tobacco. 1 Your nose is a sure guide in the mat- < ter of flavorings. Try this simple test with several tobacco brands: pour some tobacco into your palm, rub briskly, and smell. You will notice a distinct difference in the fragrance of every brand. The tobacco that smells best to < you will smoke best in your pipe, you can rest assured. q Carefully aged, old Burlev tobacco, ,plus a dash of pure chocolate, gives TUXEDO Tobacco a pure fragrance your nose can quickly distinguish from any other tobacco. Try it and sea. SLOW DEATH Aches, pains, nervousness, difficulty in urinating, often mean serious disorders. The world's standard remedy tor maneyp nver, bladder and uric acid troubles? GOLDMEDAL bring quick relief and often ward off deadly diseases. Known as the national remedy of Holland for tnore than 200 years. All druggists, in three sites. Look for tke nam* Gold Modal on every box end accept no imitation ACT HON WAS BAD Wko TeDo How St* Vu Rdbrod of BUck-Dru(k. doses of Black-Drought" Seventy yeen of euceeetfol nee hag made Thedford'a Black-Draught a etandard, household remedy. Erem member, of every family, at tlmee, need the help that Black-Draught eac giro In cleansing the ayitem and ra? llevlng the troubles that come from constitution, Indigestion, lazy liver, etc. Tou cannot keep well unless your stomach, liver and bowels are in good working order. Keep them that way, I Try Black-Draught. It acts promptly, | gently and in a natural way. If you i feel sluggish, take a dose tonight You will feel fresh tomorrow. Price 23c. a package?One cent a dose ' ! All druggists. J. Si , | HE DILLON NDTOi f OPE] J First Series opened * Second " % THIRD SERIES TO ? 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