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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
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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.
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rHE FORT MILL TIMES, FOB
| REDUCING EXPENSE!
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(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
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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."
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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.
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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.
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is a sad mistake to imagine that
increasing the hulk of feed for hogs
by adding water will do them any
good.
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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.
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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
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| 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,
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termtional
SONRSfSOM
Lesson
| (By E. O. SELI.KKS, Director of Evening 1
Department. the Moody Bible Institute, I
I Chicago.)
LESSON FOR JANUARY 18.
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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.
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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
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