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SOUTH CAROLINA m RAISE MULES Unnecessary for State to Send Away Large Sums for This Product Annually. BIG DRAIN ON RESOURCES Money Now Spent For Mules Would Purchase Good Draft Mares Frorr Which to Obtain Mules?Points on Care of Mare and Colt?Home Pain mr* Muloe 9. A r. w -? -- ""J. The tremendous outlay for inuke power on the farm can be eliminated to a large extent in South Carolina Already a considerable number of far mors in the state are raising their mules at home and if this policy Itadopted by all the state's farmers, the large annual drain on the state's resources for this product will be stopped. Invested in brood mares, the amount usually spent for mules would purchase large, well-bred draft mares of the right type for producing mules. The cost of raising mule colts on the farm to an age at which'they can b( put to work is about $90 each, when even every item in the process Is charged against him. This arnouut sounds large, but the fact is that most of it is charged against things that aro not missed on the average farm, since the colt can be developed large ly on pastures and products of the farm that would probably not be mar keted In any other way. Mares .selected for mule raising should bo of draft type, with Quality. Hnd should weigh about 1,400 pounds, though smaller mares are used with good results for producing mules of light weight. If mares are bred to foal in fall, when work on the farm is usually lighter and fall pastures are good, they need lose very little time during the year from their work In the Held. Light work Is beneficial to a brood n.are even up to the time of fouling, and the resultant colt Is stronger und more thrifty because of it. provided the mare haa been proper ly nourished with succulent feed for a few weeks before foaling. The average period of goRtation, or time between servTce and foaling, is about 340 days or 11 months, although this varies somewhat In both directions. Willi this information, a farm er can have his mare foal at about the proper time. The pregnant mare's grain ration should ho proportioned to the amount jf work she does. About three weeks before foaling, wheat bran should be added to hor feed, the proportion of this being gradually Increased and other grain proportions decreased ai foaling time approaches. Her food should be altogether free of moldy grain or woody fodaer or straw. An essential point is to give the mare in foal a large, roomy box stall After foaling, mares should rest for about two Wonlf? at work. Give the mare and her colt as much pasturage as possible, with the nddi Hon of hran and grain while tho colt la young. Tare and attention are es aentiul to mature the colt to proper size and grain should he given to it regularly with its pasturage or clean hay. I)o not let a colt follow its mother on the rood or in the field. Do not let a colt suck while the mare is overheated. Always let the mare cool off first That mules can be raised profitably in South Carolina has l>een demonstrated by several farmers In the state, who save the expenditure usually made for mule power and claim for the honu'^ralsed mule many advantages over Its imported competitor. Write to Sidney S. Wittenberg, Clemson College, for an Itemized statement of a comparison of mare and mul*. JOHN O. WIIJLIAMS, Livestock Demonstration Agent, Clemson Agricultural Collega. LETTERS TO CLEMSON. In seeking information or help from Clemson College, farmers should ad^ tKo rtw? ? - 1,1 ' ' - vo. luu cA|iru ui umccr .n wnos# line the point in question is, whenever possible. This will avoid delays which are sometimes coBtly. This is especially true of such matters as insect pests, plant diseases and animal diseases, which can spread so rapidly. In outbreaks of hog cholora. farmers should either communicate immediately with the county demonstration agent or with the veterinary division of Clemson College. Merely addressing the college will get a letter to its goal eventually, but sometimes delays which are dangerous come about. It Is a good plan for a farmer to keep one of the experiment station bulletins alwnys at hand, as in the front of each of these bulletins will be found the experiment station staff, which will serve ns a directory to any one wishing to write to the college for Information. The rammer of 1915 was the most successful for silo-hutlding that South Carolina has ever had. There is much yet to be done in this line, however, and It U to be honed that this year's r?curd will Em fay exceeded next year USE OF FORMALIN 10 PREVENT SMUT Botanist of Clemson College Gives Simple Preventive 1 of Grain Disease. FOROATS AND WHEAT SEED _? Formalin Solution Applied to Small Grain Before Planting Kills Spores of Smut Without Injury to Germiinating Powers. Smut is ttio most widespread and destructive disease of small grain and it occurs wherever oats and wheat are grown. When proper control methods are not practiced, it frequently causes serious loss. Fortunately, it is not hard to prevent this disease. In formalin we have an easily obtainable preparation thai does the work effi ciently. Before sowing oats or wheat, farmers should treat the seed with a formalin solution to prevent smut. Smut la cau9?d by a parasitic growth that lives in the tissues of the plant. The disease spreads by spores (very small, seed like bodies) which cling to the hulls or lodge in tlK> creases of individual oat or wheat grains and are thus carried into a field with the seed. The spores germinate at about the aanie time that the plants come up and the disease grows directly into the tissue of the young plant. Smut lives in plants apparently without doing serious damage until the plants begin to head out. Then the disease concentrates its efforts in the heads and black, sooty masses of spores fill the places where grain should form. Aa these masses break up, the spores are scattered over the fteld by wind. Marty lodge in grains oc healthy heads of oats or wheat and remain alive there until the seed are planted again. Soma remain in the diseased heads and are rarried to the thresher. In threshing, the amut spores are scattered everywhere and many find resting places in healthy grains. Oat or wheat smut can be controlled by soaking the planting seed in a ohemical solution that will kill the smut spores in the seed without injuring the germinating powers of the seed. The best chemical to use for this Is formalin, which is a 40 per cent solution of formaldehyde. It may be procured from any reliable druggist. Treatment with it is made as follows: Make up the formalin solution by mixing one pint formalin (40 percent solution or formaldehyde) with 40 gallons water. Sack the grain to be treated, about a bushel to a sack. Dip each sack of grain into the barrel of solution and let it remain there for from five to ten minutes, moving the suck up and down several times to make sure that all the grains are thoroughly wet. Finally, lift the sack and let the solution drain out, after which either pile the bags of treated grain together and cover with bagging or canvas, or pour the treated grain into a pile on a clean floor and cover with bagging or canvas. Leave the grain covered tlnix for from I1 in '?1 Imnrc As a last step, spread the grain tliinly over a dean floor to dry. The grain seed should he dried as rapidly as possible to prevent sprouting. Nlaturftily. grain |thus treated should he put in clean bins or sacks so as not to he again exposed to the disease. Sacks and bins that have rontainod diseased grain may be disinfected by washing with a formalin solution made of one pint formalin to 10 gallons water. If. W. RARRK, Professor of Botany, Olemaon Agricultural College. ARE YOUR COWS EFFICIENT? Putting the efficiency test to cows with the milk scales and the Babcock tester is one of the essentials of conducting a successful da-iry. When feed is high in price a farmer cannot afford to have boarders In his dairy limn **nu cm up more in ieeci than their milk yield in worth. The Hahcork teat will show these delinquent cows in their true light nnd the milk scales will put the clincher on the argument. Testing cows will give i some farmers a big surprise. SomeI times the cow that looks like the poorest creature In the lot is the best butterfat producer. The dairy divls ion of Clemson College offers to give any farmer advice about testing milland keeping records. Test, don't guess. EQUIPPED FOR LIVE STOCK WORK. The extension division of Clemson College is well equipped to assist farmers in any part of South Carolina with any problems In livestock that may arise. The college has two men giving all their time to beef cattle and swine extension work, three dairy extension experts and one extension poultryinan. This is one of the largest and best equipped animal husband ry extension forces in the United States. South Carolina farmers should teke advantage of their oppor tunities along this line to get expert help free of cost. TAX LEVIES FOR 1915 Office of the County Treasurer of York County. , Yorkviiie, S. C., October 12, 1S13. In compliance with the law, I hereby give notice of the several levies on the property of York County, for the fiscal year, beginning January 1st, J 1915, to-wit: For State purposes, 7 mills on the dollar. * For ordinary County purposes. 6 mills on the dollar. For Constitutional School, 3 mills on the dollar. For Roads, 2 mills on the dollar. For County Home, ? of 1 m.l! or. the dollar. For Interest and Sinking Fund for Court House Bonds, J of 1 mill on the dollar. For Court House Furniture, 2 of 1 mill on the dollar. Aggregating 19J mills on all the property of the County, and in addition to nil this the following Special Levies for Townships and Local Schools, viz: Catawba township, 1 mill for interest on township bonds; ? of one mill for a sinking fund for said township. 3|Ebenezer township, .J of one mill int? rest on townshin bonds, and i> of one mill for a sinking fund for said township. York township. 2} mills for interest on township bonds and 4 of one mill for a sinking fund for said township. LOCAL SCHOOL LEVIES. District No. 1, 8 mills, making a total of 27j mills in Bethesda's part of said district; 282 mills in Ebenezer's part of said district. District No. 2, 4 mills, making a total levy of 232 mills in said district. District No. 4, 2 mills, making a total levy of 21J mills for said district. D strict No. 5, 2 mills, making a total levy of 2:1} mills in said district. District No. 6, 3 mills, making a total lew of 22J mills in said district. District No. 7, 3 mills, making a total levy of 232 mills in said district. District No. 8, 2 mills, making a total levy of 214 mills in said district. District No. 'J, 4 mills, making a totdl levy of 2:12 mills in'said district. District No. 11. 5 mills for graded school, 1 mill for high school, and 1 ; mill for interest 011 graded school bonds, making a total levy of 294 mills | in said district. District No. 12, 4 mills for special I school, 14 mills for interest on school bonds, 1} mills for sinking fund for oonds, making a total of 274 mills on the property of Ebenezer, and 28 mills 011 tne Catawba part of said district. District No. 13, 2 mills, making a total levy of 212 mills in said district. District No. 14, 4 mills, making a total levy of 232 mills in said district. District No. 15, 4 mills, making a total levy of 2.52 mills in said district. District No. 16, 2 mills, making a total levy of 212 mills in said district. District No. 17, 3 mills, making a total levy of 222 mills in said district. District No. 18, 2 mills, making a tot I levy of 21f mills in said district. A District No. 19. 2 mills, makimr a total levy of 21 j| nulls in Broad River and King's Mountain townships' part of said district. 24J mills in York township's part of said district. District No. 20, 4 mills, special tax, 2 mills for interest on bonds, I mill to retire bonds, making a total levy of 2t>J mills on the property of Bullock's Creek and Broad River townships' part and 29J mills on the York township part of said district. District No. 21, 5 mills, special levy of 1 mill for interest on bonds and 1 mill for sinking fund for bonds, making a total levy of 26J mills in King's fountain townships' part of said disI frict, and 29J mills in York township's ' part. District No. 22, 4 mills, making a j total of 233 mills in said district, i District No. 23. 4 mills, making a total of 23J mills in said district. District No. 24, 2 mills, making a total levy of 213 mills in said district. District No. 2b, 3 mills, making a total levy of 22J mills in said district. District No. 27. 3 mills, making a total of 223 mills in the Bethel town slap part ot said district, and a total of 22j| mills in the Ebenezer township part of said district. District No. 28, 4 in lis for special levy, 1A mills for interest on school oonds, and 1J mills for sinking fund, making a total of Lt?i' mills in said district. District No. 2I?, 4 mills, making a total levy of 23} mills in said district. District No. 2(1, 2 mills, making ? total levy of 21} mills in said district. District No, 21, 2 mills, making a total levy of 21 } mills for the Bethel township part or said district; 22} mills for the Ebenezer township part of sai 1 district, and 24J mills for the York township part of said district. District No. 22, 2 mills special tax, making a total levy of 22} mills for laid district. District No. 22, 4 mills, making a total levy of 22} mills on Bethesda's part, and mills on the York townhip part of said district. District No. 24, 2 mills, making a total levy of 21} mills in said district. District No. 2r>, 4 mills, making aj otal levy of 24} mills on Ebenezer's part and 2f>? mills on York township's CALOMEL WHEN Bll MAKES YOU SIC "Oodson s Liver Tone" Is Harmless To Clean Your Sluggish Liver and Bowels. Ugh! Calomel makes yon Bick. It's horrible! 'Jake a dose of the dangerous drug tonight and tomorrow you may lose a day's work. Calomel is mercury or quicksilver which causes necrosis of the hones. Calomel, when it coines into contact with sour bile crashes into it, breaking it up. This is when you feol that awful nausea and cramping. If you are slugfish and "all knocked out," if your I liver is torpid and bowels constipated I or von have headache, dizziness, coated tongue, if breath is hod or stomach sour, I juat try a spoonful of harmless IXodson'a hirer Tom tonight on mjr guarantee, i - v. - y--L. a' - -i'-eli part of said district. District No. 35, 4 mills, making a total levy of 23f mills for said district. District No. 37, special lev^r of 5 j mills for school. 1 j mills for interest on school b?ildinor bonds, 1 mill for sinking fund, making a total of 27$ mills for said district. District No. 38, 2$ mills, making a total levy 22$ mills in said district. District No 39, 4 mills, making a total levy 23$ mills in said district: District No. 40, 3 mills special, 2$ mills to pay interest on bonds, 1$ mills for sinking fund, making a total levy of 26$ mills in said district. District No: 41, 3 mills, making a total of 23$ mills in said district. District No. 42. 2 mills, making a total of 24$ mills for said district. District No. 43, 2 mills, making a total of 21 j mills in Bethesda's part of said district; a total of 22$ mills in Ebenezer's part of said district, and 24$ mills in York's partof said district. District No. 44, 4 mills, making a total levy of 24J mills in said district. District No. 45, 4 mills, making a total of 26$ mills in said district. District No. 46, 4 mills, making 25$ mills in said district. District No. 47, 2$ mills, making a total of 25_ mills in York township's part and 22$ mills in Broad River's part of said district. District No. 48. 2J mills, making a total of 22$ mills in Bullock's Creek and Bethesda townships' part of said district, and a total of 26 mills in York township's part of said district. District No. 49, 5 mills, making a total levy of 242 mills in the King's Mountain township part of said district, and 27$ mills in the York township part of said district. |"District No. 50, 4 mills, making a total levy of 25$ mills in said district. District No. 51, 4 mills, making a total of 23J mills in said district. District No. 52, 4 mills, making a total levy of 25$ mills in said district. District No. 53, 5 mills, making a total of 242 mills in King's Mountain and Bethel townships' part of said district, and 27$ mills on York township's part. District No. 55, 4 mills, making a total levy of 232 mills in said district. District No. 56, 2 mills, making a total levy of 212 mills in said district. Also $1.00 on all taxable Polls. Also 50 cents each on all Dogs. HARRY E. NEIL. Treasurer of York County. TAX NOTICE- 1915. Office of the County Treaturer of York County. York, S. C., Sept. 15, 1915. i\oiice is nereDy given tnai me i ax Books for York County will be opened 011 Friday, the 15th day of October, 1915, and remain open until the Hist day of December, 1915, for the collection of State, County, School and Local Taxes, for the fiscal year 1915, without penalty; after which day one per cent, penalty will be added to all payments made in the month of January, 1916, and two per cent, penalty for all payments made in the month of February, 1916, and seven per cent, penalty will be added to all payments made from the 1st day of March, 1916, to the 15th day of March, 1916, and after this date all unpaid taxes will go into executions and all unpaid Single Polls will be turned over to the several Magistrates for prosecution in accordance with law. For the convenience of taxpayers, I will attend the following places on the days named: At Smyrna, Thursday, October 28. At Hickory Grove, Friday and Saturday, October 29 and 30. At Sharon, Monday, November 1. At McConnellsville, Tuesday, Novem At Tirzah, Wednesday, November 3. At Clover Thursday and Friday, November 4 and 5. At Yorkville from Saturday, November G, to Tuesday, November 9. At Coates's Tavern, from 8 o'clock a. m., Wednesday, November 10, to 8 o'clock p. m. At Yorkville, Thursday, November 11. At Fort Mill, Friday and Saturday, November 12 and 13 At Rock Hill, from Monday, November 15th, to Saturday, November 20th. At Yorkville from Monday November 22d, until Friday, the 31st day of December, 1915, after which date the penalties will attach as stated above. Note.?The Tax Rooks are made up by Townships, and parties writing about taxes will always expedite matters if they will mention the Township or Townships in which their property or properties aire located. HARRY E. NEIL, Treasurer of York County. "MONEY" The mint makes it and under the terms of the CONTINENTAL MORTGAGE COMPANY you can secure it at G'v for any legal purpose on approved real estate. Terms easy, tell us your wants and we will cooperate with you. 908-9 Munaey Bldg., Baltimore, M. D. j Ifir Try a 25c adv. in The Times. i innoo tinf oTnnv Liuuor nui oiur. K AND SALIVATES I lore's my guarantee?Oo ir? any drug store and pot ft 50 cent bottle* o4 Dodson's Liter Tone. T&ko a spoonful and if it doesn't straighten you ripht up nnd make you feel fine and vigorous I want you to po bftek to the atom and pet your money. Ikxlaon'a Liver Tone is destroying the sale of ralomel because it ia real liver medicine; entirely vepe~ table, therefore it can not salivate or make you sick. I pu&rantee that one spoonful of Dodaon'a Liver Tone will put your slupgiab liver to work and clean your bowels of that sour bile and constipated waste which ia clopping your system and making you feel miserable. I guaranteeathat a I Kittle of Dodson's Liver Ton? will keep your entire family feeling fine for months. Give it to your children. It ia harmless; doeaat (Tipeoaadthej liks its r=]l =)f 1 E3S I LIFE INSU Look at Th Under present c ule the net second are as follows FOR $1,000.00 LII ?AGELJ 21 years 23 44 25 41 ! 28 44 30 44 H 35 4 i I 40 44 m if. a A 4i) 50 " 60 " - =] We will be Rlad to quote y< shown above. These are Old Line rates i America?The Union Central J Your life is insured from tl T] delivered to you. These policies may be conve surance written by the Cor without medical examination. No cost to you for medical =j else, except the premium. Bailee & L: 1H? ?ii =i 1=11== VERY LOW RATI Panama Pacifi< SAN FRANCISCO, Opened Pebruary 20th, Clos Panama-Canto SAN DIEGO, C; Opened January 1st, 1915, CI VIA Southern Premier Carrier < Tickets on sale daily and limi Good going via one route and r Stop-overs allowed. Fron Rour.d-Trip Fares Columbia, S. C 1 $82.45 Charleston, S. C.. 85.15 Orangeburg, S. C. 82.15 Sumter, S. C. 84.15 Camden, S. C. - 84.14 Aiken, S. C 79.15 Chester, S. C 82.90 Rock Hill, S. 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IL _H=1 ES ACCOUNT c Exposition, % CALIFORNIA, es December 4th, 1915? rnia Expos'n ^LIFORNIA. oses December 31st 1915. 4 Railway, of the South. ted 90 days for returning, eturning via another. Ore way tia Pot (land, Oregon $104.24 106.85 : 104.79 ... 105.55 ... ... .... 105.05 102.45 102.32 . . 102.32 ... 101.00 mi an - ioi'.oo 102.81 cr points. Also very low roundi. Ore.; Vancouver. B. C , and ious routes, points of interest, Iso descriptive literature upon rip. ir services are free? Address is. Apt., Columbia, S. ('. G.F.A., W. E. McGee, A.G.P.A )n,r>.C. Columbia, S. C. NOW I lding's good ig is great. n of a new home, tenement, leling or repairing of your You will he the winner do the work cheaper right a little later. If you wait the golden opportunity will ne higher, the Lumber and ady firmer, and people who k to normal in a short while. res and will cheerfully fur work will r< quire, and Now. * | umber Co. s 72. . *