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f? h HOW TO CHOOSE PO! OUCH OF EG Characteristics of Chickens Tha General Purpose Breeds?V Plymouth Rock Mos1 Breeds of poultry can be conveni- | ntly divided into two classes: (1) ! the egg breeds, and (2) the general ! purpose breeds. This division is like that of cattle into beef and dairy types, and of horses into light and heavy classes. In the egg breeds of poultry the primary requirement is the production of a great number of eggs of standard size. The fowls are not expected to be prime table specimens, j but they must lay throughout the rear, except when they have to rest and recuperate. They do not sit and j hatch chickens and they lay whiteihelled eggs. The more popular egg , breeds are Leghorns, Minorcas, An:onas and Campinee. The most popular variety of these breeds is the Single Comb White Leghorn. ^ All large egg farms are stocked with White Leghorn pullets and hens, because it is possible to obtain breeding stock In this variety that has ''blood lines of heavy egg produc- ! fcion behind it. Pullets from a heavy- ; '" i"? et??oin ?ir? Kcrftftr layers than < Ia; 1U5 v ? ?w pullets of no special breeding. . EGG TYPE LET* WHITE EGGf. EQH^TTERa ^wS^rHN^^^teillustratlon of the egg type hen. Note how her body resembles the wedge shape of the dairy oow. Harrow and trim at her neck and wide and deep at the rear, she has the greater part of her body behind her legs. A good layer has a large, soft, flexible rear end, dropping down between her legs and so that +h? i^ircj n.r#? sot far aoartto accommodate It. The rear end of the hen corresponds to the udder of the dairy cow and must be large and yieldv jng, not small and hard. Excurs FLOR On Accoi PEE DE The Atlantic Coast Line wil Cheraw to Floi for all tr November 17th t limited returning to reach orip including midnight of Novem ately low rates from all interi with same limit return. For schedules and furth Powe, Ticket Agent Cheraw, Atlantic C "Standard Railro L / V JLTfiY fiSOR TABLE FOWLS ,t Make Them Good Laying1 or fhite Leghorn and Barred t Popular Varieties. A simple test of a good layer Is to measure the distance from the two pelvic bones (one on each side of the vent) to the rear end of the breastbone. This distance Bhould be as wide as four fingers when the hen is laying. When the hen has this depth and is also wide across her rear it prove# that she has an abundance of room to manufacture eggs constantly and particularly the egg shells, which are formed in this part of her body. Such M1 1? ? ~n r? r\r/-\n*\r ! a nen Will my wen nu ?* cared for. Hens with a small distance between the pelvic bones and rear of breastbone and tight or unyielding rear body are not good layers. Put bands on the legs of your layers and note how many consecutive days they lay without resting. That will 9how how long each hen can maintain her egg flow an dthe better layers are those which can continue laying for longer periods. GENERAL PURPOSE TYPE urf ARomrsatf. sntAHvmasXQaag. 'l ' ????? ??? I / The general purpose breeds have I been selected primarily for the production of table poultry. They are ~&>so good layers of brown-shelled eggs. They hatch their chicks and are the most satisfactory for those who want one flock of purebred chickens for both meat and egg purposes. The more popular of the general purpose breeds are Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Island Rede, Wyandottes and Orpingtons I The most popular variety Is the Bar-' red Plymouth Rock. This is recog-| nized as the best chicken for market as it is large and well-meated and fat-i ! tens profitably when confined in j ( CI tHA-U. FRANK C. HARE, Extension Poultry Husbandman, Clemson Agricultural College. 40 | ion to ENCE jnt of the E FAIR 1 sell excursion tickets from rence at $1.40 ains on o 20th, Inclusive pnal starting point lip to and iKot* ^ 1 cf 101 S PrntiiM*hon_ L 1 i M lOl) 1 / A w' 1 I v/pwi IIVIJ - I nediate stations on same dates ler information call on H. L. S. C. ]oast Line ad of the South" Explosives In Road Building One of the newer methods of road building that is fust winning the indorsement of the better versed contractor is that of employing dynamite for reducing the heavy work. Grading through hard ground or rock, for instance, is tedious uud r iuires time and labor. The use of dynamite for blasting such material is a welcome relief. Roth rock and hard clay may i ..?.i |w wpII nlncpri IJC lUUBCUCU III luu vwt. ;j , charges of explosives if holes are drilled into the ground a little way up the bank and loaded. Careful spacing and loading for electrically tired blasts will result in bringing down both classes of materials In the best possible manner ... _ ? U In loosening shale and rock to facilitate hand or steam shovel work dynamite is also very effective, while stumps may be blasted from the roadbed just as though they were being removed from a held to be cleared and cultivated. i .1 ohn tfnrn/1 hr miuiiiers utsu are cusnj suitable loading and when of hard rock may be crushed intp surfacing: stone. The side ditches as well as the long outfall ditches can also be blasted in keeping with the nature of the ground. In fact, there are no limits practically to the many uses and advantages of dynamite for road building when careful and thoughtful attention Is given to the work. Incidentally the planting of shade trees for roadside improvement and attractiveness is greatly facilitated by the Judicious use of a little dynamite It is a recognized fact that trees planted in blasted holes grow much more rapidly and progress more favorably than those planted in the average spade dug ground. Borrowers?Beware! Gophers and prairie dogs are the bane of westerq funners. while in the east woodehuekfa are the type of burrowing animals that cause the tillers of the soil to forget some of the things the dominie tells them on Sundays. Don Leonardo Ruiz, a California rancher, says "dynamite is the proper medicine to give ground sipxirrcls. go pliers, prairie dogs, etc.' Take an jncli and a half or two ' * - - - ... I t If >.. < l.il .O (Ill .. ^ "I v., ui.. ill. I % ? II ?il " "" "" rl ij'i ?t se.era! thicknesses of paper ts. l >r: i n ?:ui:iII round cartridge i*'p tlio <1 'tii <>r paper (irmly about one ea.! hi a piece of fuse twelve or four lee:i in l:rs ioug. but do not use a cap. ius.*.. one of these charges well into tlie luouili of every hole and pack |oo?e di it around the fuse, leaving enough of Use end outside to light eas ily l.irhi t!:e fuse and go on to the nest hole There will lie no explosion 'I re Peine no cap or other detonator. ilie dynamite will simply burn, filling the hole with dense, poisonous fumes that will almost instantly stifle and then kill every living tiling inside. their (low. Numerous Irregularities cause them to meander about in appureutly wasteful ways, and man's carelessness has added to these troubles by allowing driftwood and loose earth to form dams and sandbars. All of these things help to bold the flood of waters back ami cause either flooding or swamps, which not only occupy land that could he more profitably used for fanning, hut also form tine breeding places for mosquitoes and other obnoxious pests. Incidentally they cause an annual loss running Into millions of dollars per year. In this day of enlightenment such things are both wasteful and. one might add, criminal, especially so in view of the fact that almost instant relief may be had by a few well placed charges of dynamite. Not oniy will these blasts straighten out the kinks and bends r.nd remove ledges and sand bars, but they will deepen and ini prove the channels as nature has realI.. Liiit.ii.rlit iJk IIIII'IIUI-II. I iR'iut'ii ux1i;? u* oiuii^ui ening the winding course of u creek much area of tillable land can be ob tained and farm operatiou In many instances made much easier. JOB PRINTING Senc ns yju orders for Job Printing. We please others and can please you. \11 we ask is a trial. r ?' Priming a Dyn: To on perlv pr'me a dynamite or i farm pro.dor cartridge f< jr thinirs aro essential -the cap. the fuse, the '-ar- i trid:ro ai d a ori :np tool. The method in its. If is von simnlo. First 'limp tin- priming cap about J the fuse. using Fie crimping tool as Crimping the Cap to the Fuae. shown In the illustration. Next punch a diagonal hole in the cartridge with the end of the crimping tool, making the hole deep enough to entirely bury the cap. Insert the cap into litis hole and tie the fuse to the side of the carMaking Cap Hofe In Cartridge. 11 : j tridge securely with a stout piece of [ cord. j if rtie Jolt is done carefully and corj rectly the entire outfit vtiil look like i Illustration No. 4. and the priming will be complete. Ignorance, fear or carelessness rre the cause* of most accidents. T'*re % Cut Hindworl j ^ f CHEK^ ... . S Nam^ Deliver to Gloss or Domestic No Laundry Taken PRICE LIST PRie Shirts, all kinds. I Collars ; Cuffs, per pair... } Drawers, each I Undershirts, each. ! Union Suits Nightshirts, each. Socks, per pair... Handkerchiefs, ea< Handkerchiefs, sill Neckties Coats ' Vests, each I Towels, each ! Napkins, each We Wash All Kinds of Go All Goods Called for ai Paid for on Delivery, in Sixty Days Will 1 All Laundry done in fir; us a call and try us, then j that does work promptly a We guarantee our work Everything now to be The Cheraw Clin i ^ i\ mile Cartridge Is no in rnocliate danger in handling .1 <tick of :'nrm powder if the user will iihp but an ordinary amount of ca>e ind into'licence. A com:-ion incorrect method of priming is to punch a hole right through' the cartridge, pass the capped fuse Tying Fuse and Cap to Cartridge. through it, then insert in another diagonal hole below the first hole. No tying is necessary to hold the cap in the artridge. This method is called "lacing the fuse through the cartridge." It is unsafe and unreliable. The fuse is likely to break at the sharp turus and the powder traiu spit tire through. The Finished Cartridge?rri-.i*.a. the break, setting tire to ?lie raitrldge instead of exploding it. or the fuse may miss tire altogether, leaving an unexploded eh urge in the hole, or It may hang tire for half an hour or half a day -and cause a serious accident. Short cuts do uot pay in handling explosives. , ' / .'i *' Tfc > 'V S TOY V Price r 1: k Laundry V iW, S. C. Jj ? mmmmmmmmawy?? w # ? Mark / for Less Than 5 cents PRICE E LIST 5 cents __ 1 cent 2 cents [ 3 cents 3 cents i I .. 5 cents ? 5 cents ! 2 cents ?h 1 cent k, each 2 cents , 2 cents 10 cents , 10 cents 1 ppnt 1 c. up Amount iods Work Guaranteed id Delivered and Must be Goods Not Delivered be Sold for Charges. st class style. 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