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Volume 18 CHERAW. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY. S. C., JANUARY 29, 1914 Number 11 ' > '
Cultivation
H. T. Prosser, Agricult
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Farmers of South1
es Importance <
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One of the most important prob- j
lems in t'ae proaucuon 01 ungnt |
tobacco is the proper selection of
seed. Too much stress cannot be laid
on this subject. The grower should
bear in mind the following points:
First: Lightest soils produce brightest
tobacco.
Second: Select variety of seed best ^
adapted to your soil.
? Third: A section should grow only
one or two varieties of tobacco if |
soils are common.
Fourth: Do not attempt to grow
bright wrapper Or cutters from a variety
of sun cured or shipping, tobacco.
Best prices are paid for wrappers
and cutters of specified shape,
fineness of texture and of bright'
color.
Fifth: Make germination test on J
seed. I
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The varities best suited for producing
bright tobacco are: "Warne,"
one of tJhe best standard varities.
Fine for cutters and wrappers. Grows
well on all tobacco soils. "Hester,"
which has medium large leaf. Cures
bright. Popular with bright leaf tobacco
growers. Grows excellent on
sandy, loam soil. "Gold Leaf," grows
well on sandy soil. Has long, fbroad
leaf and is used largely for wrappers.
Testing Seed.
Be sure that you get good seed and
of the right variety. A weak, imperfect
seed will make an imperfect
plant, therefore you should test your
seed in order to insure yourself
against having failure in plant bed.
To do this, take U?0 seed carefully
counted out, place them between two
wet blotters. Put these blotters be
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Carolina?Stress- r.
of Seed Select- I
tare. Keep in warm place in house at ii
a temperature of 70 degrees to '80 u
degrees from nine to 11 days, keep- n
ing blotters moist but not wet. At si
the end of this period, seperate blot- o
ters and count sprouted seed. This t<
determines percentage of good seed, c
and is a guide to the quantity of the b
seed to sow. ti
It ?.nniiir?c J ft nlnnfs tf> set an I D
acre in rows SVs feet apart and three a
feet in the row, or 3,400 plants in p
rows four feet apart and three feet C;
in the row. Some tobacco growers tl
set plants only two to two and a half P
feet, in the row. Expp6rience has j a
shown that about 75 per cent of seed a
germinate in bed, and a less percent- i P
age will be available for setting An j li
ounce of seed contains froin 300,000 to 11<
400,000 seed in number, allowing for b
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deep and for loss by accident) there j
should he about a,sou seed or pianis
available for transplanting out of one 0
ounce of good seed. Many growers
determine amount of seed for four to b
six acres by measuring one table- p
spoonful to plant in the bed. The j(
grower must remember, however, p
that many of these plants are small p
at the time of transplanting Since ti
the whole crop should be set about w
the same time, it is best to plant a e
larger bed oy have two beds that will fi
produce the required number of nni- s]
form sized plants to set his entire
field. Again, it is best not to put too R.
many seed on one bed as they might t}
be too thick. gj
Size of Seed Red. fj
A bed six feet by 23 feet producing
from 12,000 to 20,000 in the agger
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gate, ordinarily snouia nave i-.s ounce
fresh seed sown on it. It is much ^
safer, however, to have two such beds
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umber of forward, thrifty plants is
great advantage for the grower.
The common practice of the bright
ibacco growers is to plant seed bed
ontaining 2-10 square feet for four
3 six acres of tobacco. Make bed
ourier" last week, of "Within the
ather narrow and longer to save
campling on plants when they are!
eing pulled.
The location, exposure, protection
com frosts, insects a'nd parasitic disases
should be considered in selectlg
site for a seed bed. The exposres
are preferable in the order
rymed: Southern, southeastern,
outhwestern and western. Because
f better moisture .and more uniform
jmperature it is most desirable to loate
the seed bed near a lake, pond,
rook or river. Where aboue loca^
ion is not convenient, select a place
rotected on the northsidc from rost
nd winds, with the open southern exosure
so that the spring sunshine
an reach plant in the morning and
irough the middle of the day. When
ossihle, make t;he bed on new land
s there is less danger from .grass
nd weed seeds, larvae, insects and
lant diseases. The trees, wood,
mbs, trash, etc., from fhe spot seated
may be left on the ground for
urning. Remove any stunfps that
light be on this spot.
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Kurning the Red.
This small task can be done by any
ne during a few days of dry weather.
If you burn logs on the bed, it is
est to lay them on rails or limbs or
oles placed a few feet apart so the
>gs may be kept above the ground.
ill _ -11 ,u. ???? rsntii-a I
in in an lilt; apatco u*ci iuc cumw
lace to be burned with chips, limbs,
ash, brush or anything of the kind
hioh will cause the fire to burn
venly all over the ground. Start
re on leeward side so it will burn
lowly.
A 6low fire kept near the ground
ives best results, as the moisture in
le soil to a depth of several inches
lould be converted into steam, and
lis requires a great quantity of heat.
The burning kills any insects or
rass seed in the soil, heats the soil
nd gives ashes' as part fertilizer for
le plants.
As soon as the burned bed has cool3,
it should be broken with a rake
r hoe about two inches deep and
iroroughly pulverized. Remove all
jots or trash. Do not trample over
pd any more than can be helped,
eave surface in a level, loose, por,is
condition, then broadcast about
tio and a half to two pounds mixture '
[ hight grade fertilizer and cotton;ed
meal to every three and a half
luare yards and throroughly and 1
irefully rake in. The seed bed
lould lie prepared very carefully as '
le tobacco seed are very small and
iquire the best of soil conditions for :
le small rootlets to feed in.
Protection of Red.
Before or after sowing the seed,
lace a small ditch around the bed
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WHAT LEGISLATURE IS DOING
That is of Special Interest to Chesterfield
Count) People*
The following bills have been introduced:
Mr. Stevenson?JTo amend section
174, code of civil procedure of 1912
relating to the place of trial of certain
civil actions.
Mr. Stevenson?To authorize the
trustees of the school district of the
town of Cheraw of Chesterfield county
to issue bonds for the purpose of
erecting additional school buildings
and equipping same and purchasing
lot or lots.
Mr. Stevenson? A joint resolution
to amend section 20, article 3, of the
constitution: "Except where there is
only one candidate nominated for the
place to be fiUled at such election in
which the election shall be viva voce
without any roll call.j'
Mr. Odom?To regulate contract
between teachers and school trustees,
and to provide lor a penalty for noncompliance
and liability of trustees.
\ Mr. Cdoni?To amend section' 6 of
an act entitled "An act to provide
for the establishment of a new school
district in Chesterfield county and to
I'ltiinriio low niirl collection of a
local tax therein," approved 22nd day
of December. 1S8S, with reference to
poll and constitution tax.
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Mr. Laney?To amend section 1743,
volume 1. code of laws, 1912, by increasing
the maximum per cent of
assessed valuation for issuing school
bonds.
Mr. Laney?To authorize the insurance
commission to revoke #or
suspend the-license of any foreign insurance
company or association authorized
by him to do business in this
State whenever such company or association
shall remove any suit or
proceeding against it in any count of
this State to any federal court without
the consent of the other party or
parties to the suit or proceeding or
when any such company or association
shall institute a/?uit or proceeding
against any citizen of this State
in any federal court.
The senate passed the Laney bill,
providing for a change of text books
in the schools of the State every
fiv? years and then only 50 per cent
An amendment offered by Senator
Crouch, and adopted, takes away from
the State board of education the power
to grant State teachers' certificates
and the power to revoke them.
Senator Lide offered an amendment
providing for a whole change
Df books two years from now and
for the Lan?y provision to go into effect
five years later, but this amendemnt
was killed.
Senator Laney announced that he
lie was having a bill prepared which
would compel public schools in the
State to use the same text books and
not allow certain schools in towns j
and cities, as at present, to choose
their own text books. He said that he
looked for a fight against this.
Proposals for submitting to the
people a referendum on state wide
prohibition, and repealing the constitutional
provision against selling of
whiskey, except in original packages,
are slated for action by the legislature.
A favorable report was made in the
kill
senate oil uie oie>eii&uu uin iu pru"
vide for the direct election of United
States senators.
The Carlisle bill to allow county suContinued
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OLD CHERAW |
CHAPTER D. A. R.
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HOLD PLEASANT MEETING
Old Text Rooks and Samplers Exhibited?Papers
Read?Spelling
Match Euliens Occasion.
A very pleasant meeting of Old Cheraws'
Chapter, D. A. R's. was held
Friday afternoon last with Mrs. E.
A. McCIellan as hostess.
The program for the day was:
"He taught his scholars the rule of
three?writing aind reading and history."?Arnold.
Paper: "The History of Education
in the Middle Colonies."?Miss Courtney
Watts. .
Paper: "Colonial Text Books with
Exhibition of old Books."?Miss Mabel
Mclver.
Reading: Selection from "The Pres+
/-if T.rirrri nio 1794" hlf T-? 11
1JI1L Oiaic KtL lllguuu AIM* ?0?
Jones?Mrs. Wm, H. Wannamaker.
Old text, books and samplers made
by our grandmothers were on exhibition.
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After the business was over a spelling
match was suggested, so with the
old "Blue-back" speller at hand, all
spelled manfully, the" long syllable
words of that book, with Miss Eleanor
Godfrey as teacher.
Visitors at the meeting were: Miss
Ervin, of Kollock and Mrs. Spann, of
Sumter.
Mrs. McClcllan served a delightful
salad course after which the meeting
adjourned to meet with Mrs. Wm. H.
Wannamaker in February.
Death of Mrs. M. A. Eddins.
On Wednesday morning, January 21,
1914, the immortal spirit of Mrs. M.
A. Eddins left this earthly dwelling .
place and entered into eternal rest
to be at home with God. She was in
the eighty-second year of her life and
was ill for, only a few days. She was
conscious tb the last and the end came
peacefully for she feared God, trusted
her Savior, loved her church and
strove by all means in her power to
do his will. Hence we feel confident
it is well with her soul. Her body was
laid to rest in Pine Grove cemetery on
Thursday at 12 o'clock. She was a
splendid neighbor and had many
friends. She is survived by two
sons, three daughters and one gradnson,
whom she raised from an infant. '
It is grief to know we shall see her
face on earth no more, yet we submit
to the Will of God and feel that she
has passed from a world of sin and
sorrow to the land where all is peace
and happiness.
"WVin whn wnuld lfvn olwavs nwnv
from his God?
Away from your Heaven, that bessful
abode;
Where saints of all ages in harmony
meet
Their Savior and brethern transported
to greet:
While the anthems of rapture unceasirtrlv
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And smile of the Lord Is the feast
of the soul."
A friend. '
Ruby, S. C., Jan 25, 1914.
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