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fa ' If - I- ' SOIL SURVEY RESULTS Interesting Statistics Announced by Government. Dwarf Kafir Corn Has Proved Profitable Farm Crop?Peruvian Alfalfa ^ Valuable in Warm Climates Diseases of Potatoes. <Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) uunug me year enuing June su, 1913, an area amounting to 52,609,600 acres was covered by soil surveys by the department of agriculture. Of tills amount 21,210,S80 acres were surveyed and mapped In detail. Parts of thirty-one states were included in this work and nil sections of the country were represented. The remainder of the area surveyed was covered which took in a reconnoissauce survey. The total area of which soil surveys have been made up to Juno 30, last, is 703,235 squaro miles. Dwarf Kafir Corn Has Proved a Profitable Farm Crop. The department of agriculture announced that the dwarf kaflr corn has been extensively distributed through federal states and commercial agencies and has proved to bo a very desirable and profitable farm crop. Feterita has awakened much interest as a desirablo type of white durra. Both faterita and dwarf kaflr are adapted, to harvesting with the ordinary grain header, which add greatly to the value as crops for extensive farming. ? The department has taken a promi nem part in the campaign now being waged for tho planting of puro and viable broom corn seed. Experiments with dwarf broom corn tend to prove that this crop is usually sown too thickly for best results. High Value of Sudan Grass. Sudan grass has continued to demonstrate Its high value for the seinlarld regions, and even In the humid regions has given exceedingly satisNinety Acres of Alfalfa on J. E. L Northeast of W factory results. Extensive experiments ure being made with this grass and arrangements have been made so that autflcient seed will be grown for all demands. Rhodes grass is continuing to show its high value for Florida and Gulf coast conditions. American-grown seed w ill be produced to meet the continued growing demands. Vetches. Interest In the cultivation of vetches, especially the hairy vetch, continues to Increase, and there is probably now a greater acreago grown than ever before. In many parts of the United States seed is now being grown successfully. One difficulty in the production of hairy-vetch seed, which ordinarily must be grown with a small grain crop, hns been the separation of the seeds. Ily means of the spiral seed separator, this can easily be accomplished, and these machines are now available to American farmers. There is reason to believe that within the near future sufficient American seed will bo raised to meet the demands and probably reduce the price of seed much below what is at present asked. The department has recently introduced the purple vetch, which is especially promising, inasmuch as it yields as much hay and more seed per acre than the common vetch. CowDeas. The cowpea investigation, especially in breeding, has resulted in the production of a considerable number of exceedingly promising new varieties, some of which, especially from the view point of seed production, are apparently superior to any of the standard varieties. Alfalfa. The breeding of improved varieties of alfalfa. especially hardy and drough-enduring strains, has developed new possibilities through the finding of forms of j ellow-flowered Medirago falcate that produco new plants from true lateral roots. Certain of tho forms that possess this * character are good forago types, and it is hoped that by hybridizing them with selected plants of common alfalfa an extremely vigorous strain will result. As "h result of tho recent introduction of new roots of seed of Peruvian alfalfa, the chances of establishing this variety in the southwest are becoming extremely favorable. Peruvian 4 alfalfa has so thoroughly demonstrated its value as a quick-growing strain for warm climates that little difficulty ts anticipated in getting it thoroughly ; - ' : ?: < -v - " ?J> ? -.-- >* , ti* - ' ' I established as soon as the seed is placed on the market. Potato Diseases. The appearance in a destructive ; way of several now diseases of potatoes In large producing areas has caused great alarm and heavy loss in J certain of the important potato producing districts of the Rocky Mountain territory. Among these maladies, heretofore unknown in this country, are ^eaf-roll, known in Europe for a number of years, -curly-dwarf, rosette, and the mosaic disease. The attention of the pathologists In charge of this line of work has been devoted exclusively to a study of the causes and methods for controling these troubles. As a result of the la- I vestigation a method hus been worked ' out by Ahicli the resistance of the , foliage of potato varieties or seedlings may be tested in the greenhouse during tlio winter which will greatly | facilitate the work of potato breed- ; ing and will also furnish a method of determining whether seed potatoes are freo from this disease. Recent in- | vestigations have proved that the dry- ' rot of potatoes, which has been de- ; structivo in certain regions, is not | caused by Fasarium, as was previ- ! ously supposed, but that this disease is due to other wound parasites. Date Ripening. Tlio work during the last year has ' proved beyond a doubt that the artl- j iiclal ripening of dates such as the Degrlet Noor may bo carried on cheaply and efficiently merely by keeping tlio full-sized though immature fruit in a moist, warm condition. Fruit so ripened is cleaner and more attractive than that ripened on the I uto. iiiun uiu muure 01 mo uegeiei , | Noor to ripen on tho tree as it does in Borne parts of the Sahara Desert, which at lirst seems a great drawback to date culture in California, turns out to be an actual advantage, permitting the ripening of tho fruit more uniformly and more efficiently j than is possiblo in the open air. whero , the conditions cannot be controlled. Date Propagation. The rapid propagation of date off- : shoots is a matter of great import- I ; ance to the development of ^he date ; "vvt.ong's Grand View Farm, Seven Miles agner, Oklahoma. tuuuaiiy. r.xperimenis now under way indicate that it is possible to root upshoots much more rapidly under greenhouse conditions where they can be given bottom heat than by the old world method of procedure. It is believed that hy this method much ' smaller upshoots can be rooted. It ; has also been found that when grown in the cool, moist climate of the Pa- | ciilc coast, in immediate proximity to the ocean, certain varieties of the date palm fruit scarcely at all. but produce instead vejy great numbers I of offshoots and continue to produce them through a much longer period of years than in typical date growing districts. New Hybrid Substitute for the Lime. A new hybrid, a substitute for the lime, fruited "for the first time during the year. This is the limequat, obtained by crossing the West Indian lime with the kumquat. It has proved to bo not only a very prococtous but also exceedingly fruitful and hardy. It bears a very acid fruit, much like the West Indian lime in size and flavor. The tree, however, is much hardier than the lime, having withstood the past three winters in extreme northern Florida whero the lime can not bo grown. Tobacco Investigations. It has been found that a rotation in which special fertilizers aro applied is of great importance in maintaining the character and burning qualities of the product. Investigations are made during the year in the Connecticut Valley, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio Kentucky, Tennessee, Maryland, Virginia and the Carolines. In the last four states tho most important problem is the restoration of the much depleted supply of vegetable matter in tobacco soils through tho uso of cover crops, which do not increase the nitrogen supply. Summer Apples. Summer apples were, for a long period, a minor commercial consideration, but for tho past 10 of 15 years an important demand for then: has developed in the eastern markets, which has greatly stimulated tho planting of early apple varieties in many sections where formerly thej were littlo valued. Well-Dressed Fcwls. Well-dressed fowls are more attractive to the hungry than well-dresned l people. If you don't believe it leave | It to tho hired man or the growlni I boy. ..-ife - - - - rHE FORT MILL TIMES, FOB | REDUCING EXPENSE! * 7 "Just (By U M. rtKN'NlNOTON.) A man with an active liver is always an optimist. All kinds of grain, both whole and ground, are so high in price that it will pay us to study how to feed the hens as cheaply as possible and still secure good results. firan is a heavy expense, and the amount used can be greatly lessened by feeding cut clover, or cowpea hay. These contain the same elements ns wneai uran and nro very palatable for tho hens when steamed. Cut or break the hay into small pieces, pack into a tub or bucket and pour over it all the boiling water it will nbsorb, then cover closely and let stand 30 or 40 minutes before feeding. In the winter the hens cannot get green grass?they relish this very much. Sprouted grains are another cheap food. This was sold a few years ago as a "poultry secret" of feed at 15 r " /r^r(j Roo.s-r ?> u f=> Ro R."T cents a bushel. Oats are generally used for this, although wheat, rye and other grains are Just as good. The grain should bo soaked fo.- 24 hours, or even 36 hours in warm water, when spread in shallow boxes and kept In warm place. Keep moist by sprinkling two or three times a day with warm water. Feed when sprouts about two inches long. Sunflower seeds. If raised in the odd corners where nothing else will grow Ah the lambs grow and require more milk, increase tho grain with judgment. Thero is no use keeping stock for the good of the farm unless the manure is saved. Steady, everyday feeding is what counts most in the final summing up of the year's business. Turkey feathers form no small item of Income, but they must be carefully sorted when marketed." * * * One of the causes for weak lambs ; is tho result" of compelling the ewes ! to live on coarse foods. Success in the sheep business de| pends as much or more upon the care taken as upon the sheep. ? Oil meal is greatly relished by lambs and helps greatly in the fine finish obtained in feeding. lien manure thrown out to get wet is a dead loss. Keep it dry if you value it at its true worth. Tho use of farm nianuro in proper amounts and properly applied is to be strongly recommended in alfalfa growing. Be sure the calves have a warm and Bunny funiui in iin^ uarn iwr uio winter. No young thing grows well in the dark. - - It is a sad mistake to imagine that increasing the hulk of feed for hogs by adding water will do them any good. ? * * Fewer worms will infest hogs that have access to sr.lt and ashes. This is a safe, sure and economical vermlI fnge. Piles of mani're and manure puddles are in very had form around the daify barn, and Icok bad for the owner. * There is no exact rule for salting butter. There is so much difference in the strength of different brands of rait that n rule would be impossible. To handle sheep requires patience? the nervous, high-tempered nVin will never succeed as a shepherd. Sheep love a good shepherd and repay his kindness tenfold. :T MILL, SOUTH CAROLINA 5 IN POULTRY YARD. Geese." to advantage, really cost us nothing. Ilang the heads up where the hens will have to work a llttlo to get them or scatter the seeds in the litter. If these seeds are fed mixed with the other grains that are scattered in the litter, or as a change from the others. It will of course not be necessary to feed so much of the expensive grains. The small potatoes and the potato parings and trimmings from other vegetables used in the house can be i boiled, salted and peppered, as for I the table, and a little bran and cornj meal mixed with them. Just enough i to take up the surplus moisture, so ! that the mixture will not be sloppy. This makes a good, and also a very inexpensive mash food. With it may be mixed the meat-scraps. Beef bones and scraps should ho run through a bone cutter, or be chopped up by hand into small pieces, before giving to the hens. Skimmilk costs really nothing on the farms, and if the lions have all of It they will drink, they will not eat so much other food. If these cheap feeds are handled right, it will leave only the last feed at night to bo of the high-priced grains, and if well fed during the day on these other things they will not eat so much of it then. They .should have a good feed of grain, mostly corn for their supper in order to keep them healthy and supply bodily heat during the cold weather. By following these directions, the hens can bo almost entirely kept on the wasto products of the farm, and what is received for the eggs will bo nearly all profit. If properly housed and given plenty of warm water to drink, they will lay well on this blll-of-fare. and we can rejoice over a good supply of eggs when winter is here and the price goes soaring. VALUABLE PURE-BRED SIRE ? | Opportunity Presented for Doing Little Practical Work Towards Better Marketing of Feed. Those who doubt the economy of using a pure-bred sire should study well the following facts: Recently J. M. Aldrlcli. Michigan City, Miss., sold yearling grade nngus feeders for six cents a pound live weight, the weighing being done at his farm, relates the Progressive Farmer. Yearling feeders by a scrub bull, such as is generally used I uuuuKiiuui me souin, would not have I sold for much more than half that I price. If a pure-bred bull will add 25 to 50 j per cent, to tho value of the Rrass and other feeds consumed. It should ' Great Depth of Rib and Broad Chest. i not take a very smart man to see that the man who uses a scrub'sireds simply seijing his products at too low a price. We hear much about better marketing these days, but t hob sands i of those who talk most about the necessity for better marketing -of farm products' continue to market their feedstuffs through a thro and fourcent cartte, when a* pure-bred bull would enable thein to market tlieso | same feeds for six cents. Here Is an J opportunity to do a little practical S work towards better marketing?uso a pure-bred bull. . Keep Pure Bred Shsep. Pure-bred sheep should he kept bo' cause they have teen bred to a cori tain purpose, but tho veriest scrub ewes crossed on a pure-bred ram will bring lambs that aro a great iroi provement, I termtional SONRSfSOM Lesson | (By E. O. SELI.KKS, Director of Evening 1 Department. the Moody Bible Institute, I I Chicago.) LESSON FOR JANUARY 18. I THE GOOD SAMARITAN. LESSON TEXT?Luke 10:23-37. | GOLDEN TEXT?"Thou shalt love thy i neighbor as thyself."?Murk 12:31. ProbaLiy no other partible given by Jcsuh except possibly tho Prodigal Son, has made such a deep imp res- j i sion as this one. It has inspired altruistic service, promoted the idea of I tho brotherhood of man, and served i to crystalize Christian thinking and ' service. I. "What shall I do?" vv. 25-29. j (1) Tho first question. This lawyer in his test question implied that eternal life was dependent upon his works, n well nigh universal Jewish idea. With a true teacher's skill. Jesus drew from his own knowledgo of tho law an answer to his question, viz.: that, on the ground of doing he must love tbo Father with an undivided heart; with all his soul, tho seat of his emotions; with all his strength?energies; and with all his mind?his intellectual powers. Tho evidence of such a love is that he must lqve bis neighbor as himself. Summarized the Law. (2) Tho second question, (v. 29). Jesus had not said anything to this lawyer about belief, or faith, for ho was not yet ripe for that idea. He had summarized the law and by this law Jesus must teach him. Horn. 3:19, 20; Matt. 22:37-40. It is one thing to read and summarize the law. and j quite another to rightly apply it. It is quite possible to bo ultra orthodox 1 in our teaching and in our statements ! of belief, and yet to fall far short i of doing. The force of this second question is then, "Who must I love?" ! ; He avoids asking, "Who can I love?" i The question was not as to who will he neighbor to me, but to whom shall 1 I bo neighbor? In answer to this I Jesus employs this wonderful parable, j (Note:?Explain the nature of a parable and the Master's frequent use thereof). II. "Go and do thou likewise." vv. ' ' 30-37. That this story is not alone a parable but a literal experience Is i pretty generally believed. "The way of the transgressor" is a Jericho road. ; and the traveler therein is bound to be "stripped," if not always of his prosperity, then of his character, and will ultimately find himself "halfdead." If left to himself he will surely die, Rom. f?:6; G:23. Jericho moans "curse." Who then is the man 1 can neighbor? Any wretch that is passing along the Jerico road. Remember that Jesus is dealing with the second half of tlio summary of the law. Three classes of men passed this ! man; (1) The Priest, of all men the ! most likely to help that fallen one, j ' created in the image of God in whose j worship he led. It is easy to find an i excuse for this exhibition of heartlossncss. The danger of robbers; of | being suspected of complicity in the | crime; the duties of his important ofI flee; the danger of contamination: a l work not suited to his position in life. Let us beware of too hastily Judging the priest until we examine ourselves. (2) The Levlte. Perhaps he had ! seen his superior in the temple worship; he drew nearer than the priest, 1 perhaps for the purpose of Investiga- ! I tion, but offers no remedy. (3) The ' Samaritan. This ostracized man would have been snubbed and cursed by the wounded man under any other | circumstances. He thereforo could certainly have been excused had he followed the example of Priest and Invite. He is a type of Christ dealing | j in grace with one who had no claim upon him. Note the steps: (a) "He journeyed," are wo to ho found visiting the places of great need? (hi "Ho came where he was," evidently i not from idle curiosity, but to meet a caso of need, (c) "He saw him." Too often our eyes are blind to the misery about us. (d) "He was moved with compassion." The compassion of Jesus was an active principle. Hoes misery move ub to action? Does it send us to cases of need, or do wo wait for them to knock at our door? (e) "He bound up his wounds." Not j acting by proxy; not sending him to I a public institution. Real charity is I accompanied by -warm, sympathetic, ; Christ-like, human hearts in action. (f) "Rrouftht him to an inn and took j care of him." Love Is Costly. Tf U O- li * - * t tu? ciiiillill IIUU II1UCI1 CO nCT, , j this way. Racial pride, aesthetic repugnance, commercial- obligations, | perhaps family duties, to say nothing of the actual expenditures- of time and \ money. Rut love if} a costly thing. Jesus himself fully portrays this pic- j turr, John 3:1G. The road was away ' from God's city, Jerusalem. . It is not so much the doing as the motive that compelled the doing. It was not duty but desire, compelling love, that Jesus is exalting. Altruls- 1 tie service never saved any man, I. j for. 13. On the other hand, to mako ! I high pounding professions and not to j i give a tangible, material evidence i which will atllrm that profession, is to I sound the note of Insincerity, Jas I 2:16-18. Tfte teaching of this story Is that the true and acceptable motives for alt rustic, neighborly services, origInate In a love for God that embraces man's threefold nature, body, mind and spirit. IHiliKt GLOSSY HAIR' J FREE FROM DANDRUFF PB Girls! Beautify Your Hair! Make It Soft, Fluffy and Luxuriant?-Try the Moist Cloth. v Try as you will, after an application of Danderine, you cannot And a stnglo trace of dandruff or falling hair and your scalp will not itch, but what will please you most, will be after a few weeks' use. when you see new hair. One and downy at first?yea?but roah ly new hair?growing all over tho scalp. ' A little Danderine Immediately doubles the beauty of your hair. No difference how dull, faded, brittle and scraggy, just moisten a cloth with Danderine and carefully draw it through your hair, taking one small strand at u time. The effect is immediate and amnzing?your hair will be light. Huffy and wavy, and havo an appearance of abundance; an incomparable luster, softness and luxuriance, the beauty and shimmer of true hair health. Get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton'a Danderine from imv ntnr?> nn.i that your hair is as pretty and soft as any?that it has been neglected or Injured by careless treatment?that'a all. Adv. MAKES AIM ALMOST CERTAIN Invention Said to Guarantee Every Shot a Bullseye, Even in the Dark. Charles Pochard, a police officlnl of Paris, has invented an attachment that enables one to shoot a revolver more accurately in the dark thau in broad daylight, tho New York Independent states. This attachment consists of a metallic tube with a lens at one end and a tiny electric lamp at tho other. By means of mirrors tho light is directed out through the lens as a slender coue, and is sufficiently strong at a distance of some four rods for all practical purposes. In the middle of the Illuminated field there is a small dark spot which coincides with the line of tho bullet's flight. This enubles the Inexperienced shooter to lilt a selected part of the burglar's anatomy with more certainty than he could display in ordinary target practice. The electric current is supplied by a small dry battery or a storage battery, which the officer can carry in his pocket or which tin defender of the home can plan* under his pillow. The light tubo ran be attached to an ordinary pistol, and it may he used as a (lash with peaceful intent or merely aa & show of force. ^ J First Chinese School Book. There are also fragments of the Chi Chiu-Chnng vocabulary composed by a ounlch of the palace in about tho year 40, A. D. All the authentic texts of tills ancient school hook, widely used in the year 2 to teach Chinese children to read and write, had long since disappeared. The paper manuscripts are the oldest examples of such literature in existence. M. Chavannea has succeeded in reconstructing from these heterogeneous and more or less frag-# ^ """" mentary and disconnected materials a v' " | fairly probable picture of tho dally life of the Chinese garrisons that held these frontier iKWts against the Hntis ' and kept open the trado routes to Fnrghana and Yarkand. The human as well as scientific interest of such a ploture is manifest. New Pipe Cleaner. ''"'jl For cleaning pipes used for conveying liquids there has been invented a machine that forces crushed quarts through them, much as bottles are All In the Family. "Then you don't think Hanks Is fond of his wife?" V\ot so fond as ho is of her husband." SKIN CLEARED. By Simple Change In Food. It has been said by a physician that most diseases are tho result of Indigestion. There's undoubtedly much truth in the statement, even to tho cause of Hiuny uimjgnuy eruptions, wnicn many i '"itg suppose can bo removed by applying some remedy on the outside. By changing her food a Kan. girl' was relieved of an eczema which was a great annoyance to her. She. writes: "For five months I was suffering with an eruption on^ my ' face and hands which our doctor called 'ecaema and which caused me a''great deal, of Inconvenience. The suffering was almost unbearable. . . "Thy medicine f|to6k onlV $ave me temporary relief. oAc <&> I happened to read somewhet'o ThaVfecifema was caused, by indiges'Jpn/,;Then I read tint many persons had been rolleved of indirection by eating Grapo-Nuts. "i decided to try It I liked the taste of the food nnd was particularly pleased to notico that my digestion was improving and that tho eruption was disappearing as if by magic. I had at last found, in this great food, something that reached my trouble. "When I find a victim of this affile- aS8 tion I remember my own forme* suf- J&|? fering and advl3o a trial of Grape-Nut* food instead of medicines." Name given by Postum Co., Rattle Creek, Mich, /lead "Tho Road to WelV villo," in pkgs. "There's a Reason." ^ * Kvfr remi tlic above IMtfrf A new one nppfnr? from time to time. Tfcoy are Ri nnlnc, true, and Call of hoMM iofrrril. . jH Bj ..,