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\ -.-v- ' • ’r ' ^ £ Iff page eight >••••••••••••••••' Farm Demonstration Notes C. B. Caonon. County Agent •*«••«••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••* CurrhaMing KeHlIlaters Farming ‘is the largest business in the world. Modern business methods should be applied. The “time” pur chasing of fertilizer is a relic of the past should ljj.*_consigne<i forever to the past. The “time-price” .system operates to the disadvantage of both seller ami buyer. The -stdler a.ssumes lar^e colle.-tive financial risk ami gambles on cii>p yield and price; the buyer is force ! to take, largely at the seller’s once, materials or fertilizers that the seller prefers to sell reganl- less of crop or soil adaptation. Such a sj .stem i.s .Qot econc^mically sound. South Can)ina buys on a.n average each year 750,0(K) to 800,000 ton.s of fertilizer at a cost of twenty to twen ty-five million dollars. If there was evt\r a time a farmer shoul I work to cut hi.s fertilizer co.st and >a>t not sa rifice crop prfKluction. it is now. \V hear so much about home-mixed ferti lizer and the big saving in same. 1 you will .slop to think and figure a little for yourself, yi»u wil find th to b(* true, Hy hcnvo-mlxing fertilizers a person niE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON. 8 IwiH know the kinds of materials in the mixture. He will become more fa miliar with fertilizer bv doing this W'ork himself. Analyses have very lit tle meaning in crop yiekl.s; pounds of plant food per acre is the unit of measuie for feeding plants. You will rts-eive a granl salary by home-mixing this year. In case you do ..not wish to home- mix, you will find it much cheaper to buy a high-analysis fertilizer. F(*f ex- I ample, figuring a fertilizer at I $25.00 and a 12-1-4 at $:]1.4r>. it will 're<juire 4 tons of the which is the value of $100, to e<iual 3* tons of 12-4-4, valued at .$04.:{8, or a .saving of $5,02 by using 3 tons of 12-4-4, I which will give the same amount of plant fo(!d as the 4 ton.s of 0-3-3. In addition to this there is a saving of time and lalmr in the handling of an ex*“n ton of filler which is in the l;-;)-3. .\nother example I can cite: kainit lesting 14 per cent, and muriate pot- h testing 50 per cent. It will re- (luire $07.40 .|to buy the same amemnt vf potash as in one ton of muriate of potash ‘Which costa only $44.20, or a saving of $23.20 by using one ton of muriate of pf)tash as compared with .the u.se of kainit, be.sides the handling of an extra amount of filler in the kainit. In other w'ords, 100^ poumls of muriate of potash will carry the same amount of pota.sh as 357 pounds of 14 per cent kainit. It makes no difference to a‘plant whether,the ammonia is derived from nitrate of soda, sulphate of ammonia or organic sources such as cottonseed meal, blood tankage, etc. It is true that the organic ammonia such as cotton .seed meal, blood, and tankage, will not leach odl of the soil as quick ly as the inorganic such as nitrate*of soda, sulphate of ammf.nia, etc. There are a number of different kinds of fertilizers coming on the market each year, "My advice to you is to buy ingredients that have proven satisfactory. I recall one farmer buy ing a car-load of a certain brand of phosphate last year costing around $15.00 per ton. The fertiilizer value of this material was only $^4.60 per ton. This farmer was bitten by a .salesman who sold him something he did not get. This farmer lost on this particular car-load of material around $300. In times^ like this we cannot af ford to gambld. 'f': THURSDAY, MARCH 19. 193t IDLE SPINDLES RUN AGAIN Fall River, .Mass., .March .5. — The American Printing comi»any anncunc- Ss today that, the 2 mill of the cotton goods division would reopen next Monday. The plant has been idle 139 weeks, since June 7, together with ;the four other plants. ■ Upon resumption of operations, it !is announced, an adjusted wage sched- |ule will be put into effect which will set wages to correspond with other mills of the city. No mentticn -was made of resuming operations in the other four mills, but it is cxpiected they will be reopened shortly. The official notice state-s: “The American Printing company will open the No, 2 mill of the cotton go(Kls di vision on Monday, March’9, on an ad*; justed scale of wages. It is hoped by- the management tha/t business condi tions will improve sufficiently to jus tify the opening of other units in the near future.” 'i ITie No. 2 mill is a plant of 72,000 1 spindles and 1,600 wide looms. Oper- jatives afforded employment will num ber 4.50. Print cloths constitute” the ; production. On the Basis of 1,.500,000 yards weekly when under full produc tion, the total curtailment by the cot- jton gofxls division in 39 w'eeks is 58,- 500,000 yard.s. I The printing division has continued 'to o];>erate on a fairly full time sched ule during the curtailment of the cot- fttn goo<ls divi.sion, At present the printing division is operating full time with some night running, vary ing from night to night, according to quick demand for finished product. Assistant Trtasurer Nathan Durfee said night operations in this division were not due to an abumiane of con tracts. Five units of the cotton goods di- I vision constitute 360,000 spindles *nd [5,746 looms, with approximately 2,500 'operatives employed when in full op- jeration. IF IT IS A MAGAZINE OR NEWS PAPER THAT YOU NEED, SEE— JAMES W. CALDWELL, “The .Magazine Man” I We Will Give you prosperity and improved busine^ con ditions, but we need your support. Write today and say you are behind us. The Better Business Ass’n of South Carolina 92 Broad St. Charleston, S. C. “Our Whirlwind” QUITTIN BUSINESS 6’ Every Dollars Worth of Goods to Go DR. SCHOLL’S FOOT COMFORT APPLIANCES Zino Pads for corns, bunions, and callouses, regular I Tc :i.">c packatifs. Sale price, package . lai Arch Supports, regular prices $.‘1..'>0 to $.’>.1)0, QC .Sale Price, pair ^M02/D ALL OTHER ITEMS PRICED ACCORDINtJLY. Women’s Footwear rv Sot just shoes, hut the .same hig:h-t;rade footwear that >ou hate always hout>ht at BL.AKE- LV'S — Kids, Patent Leathers. Satins. Straps. Pumps, Tics, and Ox fords. Ilij*h ajid Low Heels — 98g to $3.95 .Actual Values S2.50 to $7.50 iWiC r S5.00 and S6.00 Enna Jettick Shoes — $y5 Friends — listen to this — read every word. We mean it when we say that every dollar's worth of goods will be sold. We know that it will call for a terrific sacrifice, but we are positively going out of business — we are positively going to sell down to the bare walls and quit business. The most drastic price-cutting will mark this sale. Come early and get your full share of these supreme bargains. CHILDREN’S SUPPERS SI rap Styles, Oxfords, and Soft Soles, at extremely low close-out prices. See the display tables. Priced according to si/.e, at — 39c to $1.95 TENNIS SHOES, white and brown .59c 1 lot Women’s RED ROOM SLIPPERS 39c All LADIES’ HOSE At Close-Out Prices Men’s WORK SHOES $1.79 to $2.9.5 Boys’WORK AND DRESS SHOES — $1.39 and $1.69 Men’s .50c Silk Sox, pair . 35c Men’s 2.5c Lisle Sox, 2 pairs 25c Further reductions on all Children’s Shoes. Be sure to see our table of miscellaneous items — such as Shoe Laces, Garters, etc. SOCKS AND STOCKINGS FOR THE CHILDREN Special lot of Children’s Socks, assorted colors. Vour choice, pair 10’ FAY Ideal STOCKINGS for Children. (Jood ssortment of sizes and colors. Buy a full supply for next season 1 Cc at this extremely low price, pair Men’s Oxfords NCNN-BI SH ANKLE- FASHIONED OXFORDS Regular SS.50 and $10.00 styles. Close-out prices — &5.85-S6.95 Retrular $5.00 and $0.00 styles in Freeman’s, Bob Smart, and Peter’s Oxfords. ( lose-uut prices — S2.95-$3.95 Boys’ Oxfords Regular $2.95 to $4.50 styles — »1.95.*2.39 SALE STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH-9 A. M. SHARP Store Closed All Day WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY TO GET READY FOR THIS SALE. BLAKELY BROS. CO Clinton, South Carolina ALL SALES CASH. NO APPROVALS. NO REFUNDS. These Ck^e-Out Prices Make This Imperative.