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' ' ??? HOO RANCH RAILROAD. Five Mile Line Connects All Lots ? and Yards. An 8,000 acre Western ranch, 73** which raises and fattens hogs and cattle for market, recently has built a small railroad that is five miles in length and connects all the feed lots and yards on the huge farm, harm'boys who are interested in increasing the efficiency of farm work doubtless will like to learn how this particular rancher equipped his place with mechanical hired men. Just to show that the scheme works well, two men can now feed 5,000 puVebred hogs in 60 inihutes, whereas previously it took 20 men double that time uuiiy 10 curt* ior uie nogs. rue rancher bought an 18-ton steaiu locomotive ami -five miles of standard gauge track, as well as i ^25 small fiat cars at a low figure, from u railroad company that failed. With his ranch labor 1 lie' laid the track around and < through the feeding yards, connecting with the silos, hay barns and granaries, lie arranged the hog yards so that the lots front- ed on the railroad track. He i built a continuous series of indi- I vidual hog troughs just outside < of each lot and close to the track, i Then he arranged a hinged door operated by a finger trigger in frbnt of each yard so that when the lever was tripped the gate would swing out over the trough which had eeen filled with feed < and mudc the meal accessible to the hogs in the lot. This ingenious farmer then con- i verted one of the flat ears into a feed wagon by equipping it with < a large wooden tank of 2,000 gal- | Ions capacity, lie arranged a sys- i tern of agitator blades inside of this taiik and placed a small gusoline engine outside to keep the i paddles ui motion and to stir the feed, lie devised spout-like de- 1 livery pipes at the bottom of the tank provided with hand cutoffs in such a way that as the locomotive and tank car steamed at a speed ot about 1 mile an hour down the alleyway beeween the i *"^hog yards one attendant could i operate this cut-off and fill the ] troughs with feed while another trips the gutes and allows the hogs access to the feed after each trough-is filled. The rancher is now working on an automatic de- 1 vice which will be used to trip 1 the gates in turn and will thus eliminate the services of one attendant on the feeding cur. The cattle yards are so arrung ed that carloads of ensilage and hay can be hauled directly from the silos and hay'mows to the ' feeding pens and left there until I . the cattle have eaten all the feed from the car, when fresh suppiles from other cars are' hauled in. The cars are provided with feeding racks which hold the feed in such a manner tliut it is easily ac cessible to the cattle. These cars cau be handled directly under the silo chutes so that the succulent 1 ensilage cuu be loaded directly from the silo onto the cars at a single handling. In < case the regulation steam engine breaks down, an emergency gasolino engine made from a 60-hor8epower automobile engine has been rigged up as a reserve ' steed. This engine has been mounted on one of-the flat cars 1 and equipped with supplemetary gas, oil and water tanks. The engine has been geared down low enough so that it is adapted for the slow speed hauling work for which it is used: An automobile j t? ? - t > ??J uuiup car uas aiso ueeu ueviseu on the ranch for carrying fertiliser, sand, gravel and other building material. Another flat 1 car has been rigged dut as a spraying, disinfecting and whitewashing car. It is equipped with a 1,500 gallon wooden tank that carries a system of revolving paddles operated by a small gasoline engine similar to that used on the tank feed car to keep the material mixed thoroughly, as well as a spray pump which distributes the disinfectant or whitewash. ? The car is used in disinfecting and whitewashing hog houses and pens as well as for spraying the hogs themselves when the need develops. This Western ranch * boasts the largest hog farrowing house in the world, a monster building that is 1,200 feet long, 30 feet wide and ao* commodates 250 sows and their yoaar v Rub-My*Tism antiseptic an d pain Juller, for infected sores, tetter, sprains, neuralgia rheu ' * -x *''^7^\2 .. ?'' . * **<??" * V-1 '"^V? Y- ' ; : ' v, \ =====BBggEgSBgBM TOMATOES. | No single garden crop is so I easily grown and at the same time j| plays so large a part in the win* f ter supply of canned goods as 3| the tomato. In the face of the i high prices of canned and uncan- V lied food stuff, the agricultural 1 department is therefore urging I that more attention be given the J cultivation of this valuable crop, [ to provide a larger supply for : the home and local market. . Successful tomato growing is largely dependent upon judicious soil selection, fertilizer application and cultural methods. Tomatoes require a relatively low percentage ' of nitrogen as compared with phosphoric acid and potash,.both of which, how- j ever, are essential in fruit devel- 7 opulent. Commercial fertilizer I should be applied in the drill, GOO J to 1,000 pounds per acre, and l thoroughly mixed with the soil I before the plants are set. Nitrate f of soda is recommended as a side J dressing and should be applied 7 at the rate of 75 to 100 pounds V per acre. Very heavy upplica- J tions of stable manure are not L advised, as the manure may prove i harmful to fruit formation and development and often encour- J ages rot. I Under home garden conditions > training the single stem, sfhlking 7 and pruning are advised, but ^ this is imprueticable on an exteh- i sive scale and is recommended ( oilly to the intensive gardener, s The single stem method allows 7 more plants per acre, but gives a V smaller percentage of fruit per 7 plant, but this is of a higher I quality than that allowed to ri- J pen on the ground. In this meth- 1 od the plants are set 17 inches a apart in rows three feet apart f pruned to u single stem. The j suckers which are produced in 7 the axis of the leaf should be ^ removed when small. The fruit J branches are produced between ,(] the leaves and may be easily dis- j| tinguished from the suckers. Ij Tomato wilt is carried in the | plants and the disease is often rj scattered by this means. Care V should therefore be taken where 7 plants come from. U Points About Pe&mfta. (] Tlua year for the first time V many York rounty farmers are A planting peanuts either for feed y or as a substitute eash crop. Ag- 7i ripultural experts say that it is Ij important in making a good crop I of peanuts to have u good stand I] and that the rows should be ? three feet apart for the*Spanisk /] variety and plants three inches V apart ill the row. Farmers who A plant their peanuts six, eight or y ten inches apurt usually get- a f low yield as a result, which em- Ij phasizes the importance of hav- I ing a good stand. ^ l] Peanuts deteriorate rapidly af- g ter being shelled and for that jr reason it is best to plant them in Q the shell or shortly after they g ure shelled. - M The peanut is recommended as r a good crop if properly growil, but to make the crop profitable it must be grown at a low cost per acre. If the nuts are planted thick then cultivated early With a lihrrow, it will reduce the cost of production and enable one man to grow a large acreage, thus insuring a more profitable crop per ? man. LISTEN! % ' Baker *8 is the Barber Shop that baked the prices, but it didn't do it at the expense of service. IlairCut... 25c Shampooing, plain 25c Singeing .... v .>.......... 25c Tonic 25c Shave , '..... 15c Massage, plain 25c Come and see us. We will save you money and send you away smiling BAKER S BARBER 8HOP. Tdr. t. o. grigg DENTIST Office Next to That of 0. 8. Link, Formerly Occupied by Dr.; J. B. Elliott. Teleuhone Connections. 666 Will break a Cold, Fever and Grippe quicker than anything we know, pre- 1 venting pneumonia#; Jap Oitaa and'Hatting Ruga 1 nre-wtr pnce?? ^^ \4 ' * "S?-' V - ' ^ " ' * *' . r-.': ' -7 T' - ' - r /.' * * V*" ?-We Show Here! The three following articles?items 0 without which no home is complete: A | ' Your Refrigerator is one of, if not the most, A important articles in your home. So when you | buy get the best. We sell them. A j How at oat your iron? Maybe you have never A owned one or perhaps you need a new one. ? No home ean be made attractive without the v proper lawn and flower beds. Nothing is more a TftlllflhlA fnr th A moinfononnn - - ' ' ... U.W.UWUMUVV Vi auvu kU?U JMIWU V ! Hose.. a Young & Wolfe j % * Y A..O.JONES GOOD THINGS TO EAT x ' i Si Groceries, Market, Country Produce. Phone Fourteen. ( V ? . - - ;? - SUMMER UNDERWEAR 4 4 Men's and Boys' Union Suits, "Bealpsx" and "Hants," going at 9Q Cents, $1 and $1.36 for Men's, and 76 Cents for Boys'. THE CASH STORE PHONES S. A. LEE and T. F. LYTLE, Mgia. JOB PRIMflNB AT THE TIMES OFFICE - - PHONE 112 L * 'V, ' 1 ' *>* ; +> * w' , * ' . A W ?* - V : -J*-* " " :.i'X Pure Crystal Ice At Reduced Prices We beg to call attention to the NEW PRICES we are offering on PURE CRYSTAL ICE, effective May 1: 300 Lb. Block $1.50 200 Lb. Block .. ... __ ..; 1.00 * 100 Lbs. 60 75 Lbs 45 60 Lbs \ 36 50 Lbs. .. ^ SO 40 Lbs 28 25 Lbs. .. , 20 20 Lbs 16 1R Tl? iv *iwa. 15 10 Lbs. 10 B. C. FERGUSON PHONE 29 - " * '! - the:uk.i.versxlicar> 1! o o o < > 1; Let us drain your crank case and :; ,i replace your old oil with { Autoline F Oil !i o o \\ It takes the "chatter" out of the \\ I; brake bands. It is a special oil for \\ ;; Ford cars only. <; | Heath Motor Comp'y | j The Ford Service Station. j \ ;; Genuine Ford Farts. Sales and Service 1 \ 0 * - o . 1 SUPERIOR GARAGE | We beg to announce to the public that we have opened T * the Superior Garage on Upper Main Street. Fort Mill and Z f are prepared to do first class work on all makes of cars or & (trucks at reasonable prices. We guarantee all our work and z . it will be our aim at all times to satisfy those who give us j their patronage. + SUPERIOR GARAGE f ?. L. CASE, Proprietor. X "Lucky Dog" Baseball Goods We are carrying in stock a full line of th^ famous "Lucky Dog" (D. & ^ Brand and Reach Baseball Goods. Come to a us for anything in baseu ball goods. At this store you also ^ will find a complete line If iL. Bicyles & Fishing Tackle. Rock Hill Cycle Shop . 123 Hampton St. ROCK HILL, S. C. Phone 425-J =3?? . IS r - 1 Always The Best You will always find in stock *at this Store the freshest and best of everything in GROCERIES. We are in business not expecting to get rich in a day, a week or a month and are satisfied with a modest profit BRADFORD & CO. HALL STREET . PHONE 113 I I 0 * '.'/* Si* '. * %' .'x < I * - ?- '< . -