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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
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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
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an d pain Juller, for
infected sores, tetter,
sprains, neuralgia rheu
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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.
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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.
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| ' 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. ?
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proper lawn and flower beds. Nothing is more a
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Produce.
Phone Fourteen.
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SUMMER UNDERWEAR
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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
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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
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10 Lbs. 10
B. C. FERGUSON
PHONE 29
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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 \
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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
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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
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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
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