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Clemson College, Dec. 26.? In field and orchard and gancSen there are ' many important things to do towar^l the success of 1982 farming operations says Extension Service specialists, and some of these are listed below by R. W. Hamilton for agronomy, B. H. Raiwl for horticulture, J. T. MoAHster - for .agricultural engineering, Alfred Lutlcen for insects and diseases, and Ned Prevost for bees. JtS Agronomy. 1. Be* sure your planting seed, for 1932 -will produce staple at least one inch in length. A one-cent premium for better staple with cotton at six cents means an increased value of 16 1-2 cents,. 2. If sufficient ?ran was not planted during the fall to meet farm needs, plant this month, weather permitting. 3. Clean up hedge rows and wood patches between fields. ^ Horticulture. 1. Prepare hotbeds and c^ldframes for cabbage, tomato, pepper, etc. 2. Plant English peas, f soil in condition. 8. Prepare land for Irish potatoes* and: order certified seed. 4. Prune fruit trees prepatory to spraying with Qime-sulphur. 6. Plant fruit trees at once, if soil in condition. 6. Dig, wep <arate, and reset canna roots not dug last fall. 7. Prune deciduous orna' mentals severely at transplanting. Agricultural Engineering. 1. Plan to lower production costs in ? 1932 by efficient use of labor, power, and machinery. 2. Build implement shed and farm shop for better earn of equipment. 3. Make more efficient use of land and machinery 'by rear ranging fields, removing stumps, con structing terraces, etc. 4. Include more fencing in the 1932 program. Insects and Diseases. 1. Continue cleaning orchards to de stroy fallen fruit and limbs. 2. Prune grapes to remove and burn disease harborinp vines. 3. Plan to treat to bacco seed before sowing. 4. Contin^j . ue clean-up of trash about edges of fields and gardens to kill hibernating insects. 5. Do not burn woods to con trol beetles. 7. Put spraying outfit in order for dormant spray for San Jose scale and diseases. 8. Fumigate with carbon disulphide to save grain, peas, and beans. Bees. 1. Clean beeyards of ru&bish and '\ r ? .? ,v ?. ;? - * ; v./i/..'- . y or . * -f REPORT QF^ THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES OF CAMDEN-KER ftH AW -COUNTY FOR DECEM BER 1931. ? , _ t ? v . * Balance from last month 882.61 Receipta this month 441.85 U '?/ . - - 1324.4G Paid Out; GENERAL CHARITY, Mrs. Ross, rent & milk bill 11.75 Mrs. L. B. Russell, board 1.70 Mi'f Rabon, groceries 4.00 Miss Alexander 1.00 Milk fund (J. K. doLoach, Treas 6.00 Broad St. Filling Sta. 13.76 HENS BEAT COTTON ON COLLE TON FARM. Walterboro, Jan. 9. ? A flook of 510 White Leghorn hens owned by C. M. Risher, a Colleton farmer, yielded in 1931 a profit of 6 per cent on his in vestment of $833.00 and 267.10 net., or over 50 cents per hen, aibove feed costs and depreciation for his labor, according to L. W. Alford, county farm agnt. This return of $49.9(5 for interest and $267.10 for labor totals $317.06 for his investment and his la^ bor of 365 hours spent in looking after the flock. "Comparing this with cotton, the county's so called money crop," says Mr. Alford, "the five cotton demon stration farmers received the equiva lent of 10 cents per hour for their la bor in the hot sun, while these hens paid Mr. Risher 70 cents per hour for his labor during the early morn* one hour per day with pouitry re ing nnd late afternoon. In other words turned as much as seven hours per day with cotton. "Another thing in favor of the poultry flock is that it provided 62 pay days for the year, while cotton only paid off once,, and very scantily then." As a result of this poultry demon stration with Mr. Risher, six similar demonstrations will be conducted Jn 1932 by Coll?ton poultry raisers, Mr. Alford announces. dry grass by plowing ? with care not to hit the hives.* 2. Clean [lives where the bees have died and^stack under shelter. 3. If beees are not located1 right? move now. , j Caroling -Motor Co. So well Brug StQre ' L. J. Wh'itaker (clo) Creed Filling Station City Filling Station R. S. Williams (gro) Wr S. Collins (wood) Lamoys Grocery Lomansky (clo) DeKalb Pharmacy Carter Webster (clo) Camden Chronicle | Lomansky (clo) Stamps Express j Mrs. Gettys (salary) Stamped Envelopes Rent to C. C. Moore ! Carter Webster | Redfern Motor Company i Mrs. L. B. Russell board and l lodging W. Robin Zemp (drugs) I. Wolfe (clothing) Allen Overall Co. W.ateree Messenger Lamoys Grocery Labor Hirscn'Bros. (clothing/ ) Mrs. Russell (board and lodging Lomansky (elothinfi) Taibert Fruit Stand Lamoys Grocery Allen Overall Company Lamoys Grocery Stationery Camden hospital Total CHILDREN'S HOME Lamoys Grocery Clothing (J. 0. P.) f R. S. Williams (groceries) Water & Light Bill Labor and Servant Hire Willowbrook Creamery Williams Fire Ins Agency Lamoys Grocery Miss Moore (salary) Lamoys Grocery Freight Barber Shop BALANCE 809.S6 The Associated Charities W. H. Harris, Treas. Subscribe To THE WATEREE MESSENGER Bruce Barton Says - - "You can't advertise Today and quit tomor row. You're not talk ing to mass meeting. You're talking to a parade." Advertise in FARMERS GROty TIMBER AS MONEY CROP - 'jfh /. rv . , *" 1 ?* - /V' Farmers who^W^T been far-sighted *nd have been growing ?timber crops are in many oases receiving rewards, according to the U. S. Forest Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture. Most, farms in the northern states have - small woodlands on hillsides, along, streams, or on the rougher and poorer areas. On some farms these are^e are kept in a productive condit ion; on others, wood production has been reduced to practically nothing because of neglect. Every dollar of loss through holding idle woodlands Is a direct drain- on the farmer's yearly income and a factor which retards better living standards. Mr. VV. K. Williams, Extension Forester, says: "It is good business to make sure thatvthese loafing acres are turned: into money makers. Although pro fits may not be large, he says, the increased return in wood products for farm use or a greater cash return from the sale of products will .add a degree of stability to the farm bal ance sheet and perhaps transfer a farm lability into an asset." With the aid of State Extension foresters in several northern states, Mr. Williams has collected a number of practical examples of farm timber growing. A farmer near Montpelier, Ind., reported that he sold about $700.00 worth of products,, built five farm buildings and supplied posts and cordwood from a 20-acre tract he acquired for $570.00 in 1900 just af ter it had been cut over. By "farm ing" the woods, he had a good stand of timber left for which he was offer ed $3,000. In Boone County, Iowa, a farmer reported' that his 2 1-2 acre woodland had supplied fuelwood for the farm for 17 years and also 16,000 board feet of construction timber. The tract still supports a stand of trees nearing maturity. A New York far mer figured the average annual pro fit from his woodland for the last 33 years at $43.83 persacre. "Farm your woods as you do ;l crop of corn", is a Pennsylvania farmer's advice. "Take out the weed ?trees and the~~unheftlthy and crippled ones and give the best trees a chance to develop and ripen. Cut the good trees only when they are ripe." Numerous examples of success in growing trees, compiled by Mr. Wil lams, are requested in Farmer' Bul letin 1680 F, just recently published by the U. S. Department of Agricul ture. Copies of this bulletin may be secured without charge by writing to the Office of Information,, CJ. S. De partment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. or from the County Forester, Chamber of Commerce, Camden, S. C. CHARLES W. NUITE, County Fofester, Kershaw County Forestry Association FARM MARKET LETTER. In order to help the farm people of Kersha/w County to secure more mon ey we plan to begin shortly to Issu ing circular letters in Camden and over the county listing farm products for sale. While we do not propose to guaran- \ tee the articles listed one requirement is that the produc or articles be exact ly as described; and that the sellers and buyers negotiate together and not through our office. It is felt oy many people that much can be accomplished by aiding the farm people to trade or sell their sur plus products. In listing products with our office it is requested that the seller give his addvess including R. F. D. and box number in order that he may b? easi ly found by propective buyers. Hhms, poultry, ^ergs, vegetables, various meats, potatoes, grains, and Seeds, meal, seeds, utensils, cows, cal ve?? honey, hogs, pig, mules, wrfgons, plows and many other articles may be sold ?r traded by having them list ed in our market letter. Wo will continue to sell large sur plusos whioh could not be absorljod by the courlty. These going to the larger markets, y This will be of interest to town peo ple as well as to the farm people as it will not only help farm folks to find a btiyer but will also make it easy for1 town people to locate what they want. Those who m *y be interested in pur chasing farm commodities may re ceive those market letters by listing theTir names for the County Agent's market letter. V . Another requirement Is that we bo notified of sales made through this mediurp. Those who desire to receive these market letters should have their name ml address placed on out* "Market CENTRAL AND WESTERN COUN TIES GO FORWARD IN FARMING PROGRESS. Oiemson <College, . Dec. 26.? Good progress in establishing livestock on farms in many of the central and western counties is shown in recent reports from county farm agents, as may be noted below. ?- W. H. Craven, Bambern ? The vol ume of cream at the Batosburg cream ery station here has gradually in creased, supplied largely by small farmers and negro tenants. The sta tion is also buying eggs. R. F. Kolb, Orangeburg. ? Records of 10 poultryman show an average la bor income of $2.44 per hen yearly, and 64.2 cents per hour labor return. V. M. Johnston, Allendale. ? At our < bull sale 10 well bred Guernsey bulls ' were sold, seven of the 10 being given homes in Allendale county, three go ing to Barnwell county. Clyde S. Addy, Lexinj'J-on. ? The ro tation conducted with F. C. Craps, Gilberts, planted i,o Douthit Prolific corn yielded 44.33 bushels per acre, the check plot yielding 15.75 bushels per acre. / J. R Clark, ? Richland. ? The corn demonstration run from 40 to 117.5 busheis per acre, many Limes the county average, showing that corn can be grown at low cost per. bushels C. L. McCaslan, Caihoun. ? Henry 1 Wienges, one of the farmers who have ibeen feeding hogs, sold this month S3 head, bringing his hog asles for this, year lo over $2200.00 H. G. Boylston, Barnwell. ? Three more purebred bulls bought at the Al lendale sale makes 13 well !u-c J Guernsey bulls fairly well distributed over 4he county. J. C. Anthony* Hampton. ? We have shipped this year 35 carlots of hog? by rail and about 2i> cars in trucks, the total netting more than $50,000.00. Satan'* Task Lightened "Old Satnn," said I'ncle Ebon, "don't have to use much temptation wif so many people botherln' him to try n:i' show 'em a good tltne.v ? Washington Sun. "I began tak lng Cardui when in a weakened, run-down condition," writes Mrs. P. S. Perrit, of Wesson, Miss. "I took one bot tle, and I seemed to im prove so much that I sent for six bottles. Af ter. I had taken the six bottles, I seemed entire ly well. "Before I took Car dui, I was nervous, rest less, blue and out of heart. I felt depressed all the time. After I took Cardui, all this disappeared. "I gave my daughter Cardui and it helped to relieve Irregular . . ." This medicine hns been uand ~ by women for ovor BO yearn. t-!JO Take Thed ford's Black-Draught for Constipation, Indigestion, and nUJoiisncsB. j . Colleges and Health A survey made by the Illinois 4?<;. parlmeni of health Indicates that four, years of <*>"{ege life add two years to a person's *rfo. It was found that the life expectancy of male college gradu ates Is more than two years greater " than the general average, while honor students have an extra two years. * - Shrewd Annoyance "A contented man," said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, "will sometimes pretend to be Irritated by small an noyances In tlio hope that envy will not seek to a III lot Mm with greater ones." ? Washing', en t'-'.ur. Regular communication of this lodge is held on the first Tuesday in each month Bt 8 p. m. Visiting Brethren lire welcomed. W. R. CLYBURN, . E. ROSS, Worshipful Master. Secretary. M. M. REASON OVER Legion Sorvico Offiocr, Kershaw County Assistance rendered all Veterans in Securing Benefits, Hospital and Disability Claims. Headquarters in Legion Hall, over Sowell's Drug Store. DeKalb St. Camden, S. C. BICYCLE FOR SALE? Rood second hand bicycle for sale. Cheap. Ap ply to Jenkins Repair Shop, 926 Broad St., Camden, S. C. FOR SALE? Tabby Carlos place in Cartersville. House and lot of one half acre. House has four rooms and hallway. Apply to Phyllis Warren, Chestnut St. 4tp<5 FOR S\LE: Large and small tracts of le most valuable land in the County for hunting preserves and agriculture. None better. One nice country home. Prices in keep ing with time.?. C. G. ROWLAND, i Sumter, S. C. DeKALB COUNCIL NO. 88, JR. O. U. A. M. meets in regular council, the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month, at 8 o"? clock. Visiting members welcome. A. W. HUMPHRIES, Councilor. L H. JONES, Rec. Sec. EYES EXAMINED ? and ? GLASSES FITTED THE HOFFER CO. CAMDEN, S. C. /ewelers & Optometrists 666 6GG Liquid or Tablets -used internally ar.rl 0(50 F'alve externally, make a com plete and effective treatment fop Colds. $5,000 IN CASH PRIZES Ask Your Druggist for Particular!* Job Printing THAT PLEASES We are prepared to lurnish you with all kinds of printing at the lowest possible prices. The Messenger TELEPHONE 435 J