The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 12, 1912, Image 4
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1100 If. Bru*d St. 'Phone 90
COTTON liKI> H I'll) Kit.
Frwtu Bulletin fto. LXXXf Item |
< 1<nii?oii Colli'gv. ?
liven now In some fields the rod
spider Is beginning to do its dam1
age, aud this will become more ev-l
ldeut as our warmer and drier sum
mer weather cornea on. This dam
age caii be recognised by the red
dish discoloration of the leaf of I
the' plant infested, beginning at th?|
base of the leaf where the stem
la attached and spreading out over J
the entire leaf. Different from the
damage done by whut in known asj
"cotton rust," the leaven affected by
the red spider shrivel and drop, off.
The so-called fed spider 1b not a
spider at all, but a little red mite,
wliich cuts into the leaf and sucks]
the ?Ap out of the plant.
Infestation will be observed tol
begin usually near the edge of the|
field. This is due to the fact that]
the spiders pass through the win
ter o?i green vegetation, such as wel
commonly find about the edges of I
fields and along ditch banks. When
the cotton has become well started,
. they wahder on to this and begin to|
spread. They lay numbers of red
dish colored eggs on the under sur
face dT the leaf, and spin over theso
a fine web to hold themselves to
the leal while at work and to pro
, tect their young. Various agencies,
such tut the plow going through the
field, a stray dog, or the wind, dis
tribute the pests for a distance of
ten of many yards.
From these facts it can be clear- 1
ly seen that a good remedy for the
rod spider is a preventive one ? -to
keep down by fall turning of the
laud the green weeds common about j
the edges of the field. The next
precaution to observe is not to let
the post get the sart. Spray the
infeoted- area With a one per cent,
lime sulphur solution. Make up the]
same kind of solution you used for
a winter Hpray for the scale on
your peach and apple trees and di
lute UiIh about twelve times. If you
do not recall bow to make this so
lution, full information will be fur
nished upon request by the Division
of Entomology, Clemson College, S.
C. if you huve the commercial
lime - sulphur solution, dilute 99
parts of water to 1 of the solution.
Apply this with a spray pump with
Verinorel or Misty nozzle, produc
ing a fine mist and get this to
cover the under side of the leaves
thoroughly. Should a spray pump
not bo available, use an old brbom
or something of this type and at
tempt the 6ame thing. If these
step* are taken as t-oon as the form
begins to. spread", it is a coinpara
f- lively eswsy matter to controll the
pest; but if delayed it is almost an
impractical matter for u farmer in
his early season to treat a whole
acre eveen with a good barrel spray
pump. The red spider will be not
ed as of much more damage during
dry weather than when we have
plenty of rain; and oftten, though
not always, a good, heavy shower
is better than any remedial meas
ure man can apply.
Wilson P. Geo.
Degrees of Patience.
Patience in cowards is tame and.
hopeless fear; but in brave minds a
scorn o. what they bear. ? Sir R. How
ard
(liiioru To lie Moved.
Greenville ,S. C., July 3. ? That
Chicora College will be removed
from Greenville to the town of Lau
rens is practically certain since the|
board of trustees in annual session |
last night adopted a report from
iho ways and means committee to
the effect that should Laurens pro
vide the college with an acceptable]
site aud the sum of $7 5,000 toward
a suitable plant the removal of the
.
college would be recommended to
the controlling presbyteries of the
State.
That Laurens will meet the condi
tions laid down by the trustees, is
more than probable. In fact, it was
reliably stated last night that the
reliably stated alst night that the
conditions will be met in full wlth
dayg. That the controlling
would adopt the j%
datlon of the board of trus
_ very Ilk ..
UVK1> OJl|MIIUWH?Uia*, ^
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HIm Hog Crop Yr*rt Ahwid. |
A feed that ban ofteu been re
commended Cor bog*, but that has
been uned to only a limited extent
la the edlbel mulberry. Tb# mul
berry'# lack of popularity In prob
ably due to the fact tbat for oue
to ponsenn tbla crop be muat plau
for it about five or ten yearn in
advance. It haw been my privilege
recently \o inspect one farm on
which the owner 1m malting uee of
mulberrien during their neanon aa
the exclusive feed of a lot of hog*
now in good condition..
The owner of this farm, Mr. Jim
M. Brown, of llibb county, Ala., ev
dently did Home thinking along thin
line about* 17 yearn ago. for that
la about the age of the nuperb iuul*
berry treen which are now proving
no profitable. * He haw 36 of thene
treen, the bent of which are at leaat
15 inchen in diameter of trunk and
have a npread of llmty, or nhade dia
meter of 40 to more than 60 feet?
Thene treen were net at dintimce*
of 30 feet each way, which their
owner regardn uSTtoo^cTone planting.
Thene 36 treen occupy tho greater
part of -the apace in a permanent
hog lot having an eetimated area
of only about one and a quarter
acren. * There are a number of va
cant upacen where yearn ago the
young treen died, probably on ac
count of injurien made by llventock.
The hogs, now getting their liv
ing exclusively frorjo 35 treen, nhftd
ing an actual area (excluding va
cant npacen) of lenn than an acre,
number 16. The entlmated average
weight ' of thene hogn, mont of
which are eight or nine inonthn old.
In about 160 poundn, or a total en
tlmated grona weight of about 2,
600 poundn of hogn nubnlntlng on
the product of 36 treen. Their win
ter feed had been chiefly rye and
rape panturage. But not all han
yet been told. For the ground In
no covered with mulberries not yet
eaten that uiifler Home treen it was
difficult to etep without crunhing
Home berries. This surplus seemed
Sufficient, at the time I s&w thla
grove, to Hupport at leant a fourth
au many more hogB, Huggentlng a
capacity of about 3,200 poundn of
live hogB /for the 35 trees.
The mulberries began to ripei^
alioux May 1, and Mr. Brown counts
on their furnishing the sole feed
for these hogn from May 1 until Ju
ly 15. Certainly the amount of
green fruit then On the treen indi
cated that for at least a number of
weeks there would be an abundance
of ripe and falling mulberries.
These treeH were bought from a
nurseryman as the Hicks variety of
ever hearing mulberries. However,
there are apparently four different
kinds represented In the collection.
The grove consists chiefly of one
kind, a large black mulberry of the
usual sweetly insipid taste, and this
i? thought to be the Hicks variety.
There are a few trees of a smaller
blackberry, and these trees have a
somewhat smaller leafi The most
interesting trees in the collection
are those which may be designated
as white mulberries, though when
fully ripe a slight trace of a dark
er color is present. The flavor of
these berries is distinctive, suggest
ing the taste of a ripe fig. The
hogs know a good thing when they
see it, rather when they taste it,
and so one need rot look for un
eaten berries under the trees bear
ing the white fruit. Those of us
who ate the white mulberries sub
scribed to the verdict already re
turned by the hogs and pronounced
these the best.
There are a few trees bearing a
decidedly acid berry of a dark col
or.
Mr. Brown is naturally enthusi
astic over the mulberry. He cail?
it the lazy man's crop, and this
ought to popularize it.
This grove of mulberries justi
fies Mr. Brown'ss claims that it is
a labor savor, not only by acting as
a self feeder and exclusive diet, but
also by furnishing the exclusive
drink, saving the muscle of draw
ing water. Mr .Brown states that,
tho these hogs have been eating
mulberries for weeks during the hot
weather, they are not supplied with
water and that when turned into a
lot with water they show no special
thirst. v v
According to Mr. Brown's recol
lection these trees afforded a fair
yield In their third year, with a
constant increase since until It can
now be truthfully said that each
tree Is yielding many bushels of
fruit.
In the case of a mulberry orchard
there are two points on which the
owner of these trees Insists if suc
cess is to bo attained. These are
first, the exclusion of all stock ex
??pt hogs, for other animals are
very fond of the leave*; and sec
ond the avoidance of cultivation, In
order to avoid breaking the roots,
which he has found to grow very
shallow. If iTDuld be interesting to
OLD TIMJW UrtTTKlU* ^
Writtn Daring lit* War llatumed
to Owner After Haoy Y?ur?.
The following letter hi? been' re
ceived by the postmaster at C*ni
den, (luted Charlotte, June 16:
"Hear Bir: Will you kindly eu
<iuir$ f *v your city if any of Capt.
K. Parker's children or grand chil
dren are atlll living there? If ho,
1 would be glad you would turn this
letter pver to them and would Ilk#
^to hear from them. My reason for
wanting this Information la this: 1
have about a hundred or ao letter*
written by two aona of Capt. JS. far*
ker, who livted at that time in Cam
den. They were both Confederate
soldiers and Jhe., letters I, have were
written home during the Confeder
ate war, by the two aona Ell NV.
Parker who belonged to Kirkwood
8. C. Cavalry, the other aon, Win.
B. Parker, Co. D., 15th Regiment,
8. C., Volunteera. I thought ponul
bly the family would like. to buvo
the lettera, aa they are interesting
reading and cover neearly the.wlioi<*
period of the war. There \*aa u
young man Parker, one pf the fam
ily, who worked in thla city sever
al yearq ago and moved away and
left the letters In possession of my
nephew, and he gave them to mo
to keep. They are closed up In a
round tin case with a hinged lid.
If the family are interested I will
send them the letters and case.
Very respectfully,
H. H. Hood/'
The above letters are now In poa
sesslon of Alderman J. E. Parker,
of Rock Hill, he having noted in a
Charlotte paper several days ago
the fact that Mr. Hood had the let
ters and would turn them over to
any member of the Parker family
upon Identification. He at once
wrote Mr. Hood, citing an instance
in one of the letters he had heard
his father tell about: the time when
he assisted in carrying Oen. Joseph
E. Johnston off the field after he
was wounded. This was proof, for
Mr. Hood and he at once expressed
the letters. Ir *
The Itock Hill Herald says;
"Capt. Ell Parker, who- wrote a
majority of the letters, .Is still a
hale citizen of Sumter and ha^ 14
living children, nine boys and four
girls. Mr. J. E. Parker will short
ly visit his father and carry him
the package of letters.
The letters, besides being valued
highly by the Parker family for sen
timental reasons, are valuable, as
historical documents. They are. un
usually well written and show, a
keen insight into the inner pqllti
cal phases of the Civil war as well
as Into the military affalra of that
time." ?
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Clerk of Court.
The friends of Mr. D. K. Hough, of
Kershaw, with to announce him a* a
candidate for the office of Clerk of Court
of Kershaw County, subject to the rules
of the Democratic primary. Mr. Hough
is a man of well known ability and if
elected he will discharge the duties
the office faithfully and efficiently.
MANY FRIENDS.
=
hoar from other of The Progressive
Farmer readers as to their exper
ience on the latter point.
Mr. Brown believes in growing
everything possible at home. In
proof that he practices what he
preaches, he pointed to his good
crop of ripening oats, to his wheat,
and most convincing of all he sits
his gnests at a table where the
menu contains mulberry - fed ham,
honey from his own hives, kid, and
an assortment of home grown veg
etables and pickles.
I drew the same moral ? the su
periority of what one grows at his1
home ? when I inspected two of his
adjacent fields of oats. In one the
seed had been grown for five years
on the home farm. Seed for the
other had been bought, and in this
field there was an abundance of oats
smut and enough cheat to stock the
land almost permanently with the
seed of thfb weed. In the oats
from the home grown seed one look
ed in vain for the blackened heads
of smut and for the flaunting pani
cles of cheat.
tpa^t of the day spent on this
was occupied in making || a
test of cotton - chopping machines
by representatives of the Experi
ment Station at Auburn. Reports
on a series of these tests which
have not yet been concluded, will
be available in time for use in the
chopping cotton next season. It is
obvious that a report on tests of
machinery cannot be made now, ei
ther through the press or otherwise,
on letU which have only been be
gun, and wbieh must be conducted
u n d e'f var i e ty of conditions. ? j. F?.
Duggar, in Progressive Farmer.
Htaod *uT*r>*>n'frtktty_
On Friday, July 6tb, the follow
ing young ladle* *tood the auholar
wfclp rwato*4lo? tor Wiuthrop vol*
leg<?: MImmni Nettle Clement*, Jeu
nlle Halle, Marlon BJchard*, Sal He
J one*, Viol a Clement*, France*
lUchyda, of liberty Hill; Mlaaew
Jee?le Belle ; ltadcUffe, Lucknow;
Charlotte Watte, Rethune; Ethel
Humphries, Boy kin; and Ml??ea
Grace Virginia Taylor, l/ella and
Li l a Smith, rfd 4; and Mlsa Meta
l>elx>achen Camden.
There wag one applicant for the
*cholar*hlp to the College of Char
leston ? Randolph Wither* Klrkland.
*
The B?st Gift..
The best gift I* the one that *how?
thought? an appreciation of what will
t>e pleasing and ueeful to the reclpl.
#nt? that I* what counts for value, not
the price In money.
TAX KXkX LTlONti.
tJnder *nd by virtue of ?uadi>
tux . executions to me directed, 1
?will proctt-d to sell before the
Court House door lit tBe ettjr of
Caiudeu on the first Monday in Au
gust, 1912, during the legal hours
of sale, (he following described
property, to- wit:
50 acres in school, district No. 3,
bounded north by C. B. Bgradley
and estate of J. W. Myers, on the
east hy C. B. Spradley, south by
C. U. Myers, west by G. B. McCoy
and estate lands of W. D. Marshall.
Levied ' upon and to be sold as the
property of J. L. Myers for taxes
1911.
2 acres in District No. 1, bound
ed north by ifimily Brewton, east
end South by Sylvia Boykin, and
west by Caradev and JLaucaster pub
lic road.; Levied upon and to be
sold as the property of Epbriam
Miller.
Terms of sale?Cash.
J. 8. Tranlbam,
Sheriff Kershaw County.
tfeiuiwlKii Date.
Haruwell, Friday, July \%
Baiuberg, Saturday, ju?y w
Tiuuday, July i
Orangeburg, Wedneaday/jj
St. Matthew#, Thuraday, juu
Columbia, Friday, July If. ?
I Cbeeter, Saturday, 1
WlimtJboro, Monday, Juiy l2
, Islington, Tueaday, July 2,
? Saluda, "Wedueaday, July* *4 i
Edgefield, Thuraday, July
Atk?u, ttrlday, July 2g. |
fc?e Week Off. *
Camden, Monday, August*, |
Uincaater, Tueaday, August |
Yorkvllle, Wedneaday, Aukum. i
Gaff ttey .Thuraday, August |, ;
Spartanburg, F^day, Augusta*
Union, Saturday, August ^
NeWberry, Tuesday, August i|
1 ,uiir?'.n?, Wednesday, AAuKu?t u
Greenwood, Tburaday, Au^tl
Abbeville, Friday, August \% "
Auderaon, Saturday, Auust 17
Walballa, Tueaday, Auggua 20 i
plckene, Wednekday, August 1l|
Greenville. Tburadav a?
Having recently purchased the entire stock of Shoes, Hats and Gents' Furnish
1 ings of Mr. F. E. Mathis, we will for the NEXT 30 DAYS offer the entire .to*
consisting of several thousand dollars, at a big reduction of prices.
We do not intend to make this one of the usual fake sales, but a genuine r
duction of prices. To sh6w you ipft mean what we say, we quote you a few of the
prices we are going to sell shoes at. >
All Men's Shoes and Oxfords, formerly $5.00 will be sold at
All Men's Shoes and Oxfords, formerly $4.50 will be sold at
All Men's Shoes and Oxfords, formerly $4.00 will be sold at
All Men's Shoes and Oxfords, formerly $3.50 will be sold at
All Men's Shoes and Oxfords, formerly $3.00 will be sold at
All Men's Slioes and Oxfords, formerly $2.50 will be sold at
We wiU sen the entire stock of ladle's and children's Shoes and Oxford* in
accordance witii the above reduced prices, also the entire stock of Hats, Neckwear
and Gents Goods will go in with the above. '
We do not want the public to think that we are not going to do what we say,
for an inspection of the goods will reveal the fact that the men's shoes offered
are of standard makes, such as, the Famous Florpheim Shoe, the Eclipse, the
Bostonian and that well-known Walk-Over Shoe.
A11 goods sold at these prices will be for CASH ONLY;
These goods are not going to stay at these prices, and the first come will be
the first to get in on the ground floor. We are going to sell shoes, is our MOTtO.
Come to see us, we'll treat you right/ ' v
Respectfully,
McCASKILL
CAMDEN, SOUTH
JEFFERSON, S. C.
L. C. SHAW, Agen
(<)o farmer can have already ^>ee" 8^8Qna
shaw county, incW'ng one now in use by the county. Price very r
Will be glad to demonstrate this wonderful machine to any one ' i&eyof Bull
chase. Guaranteed for three years to work every day. Mr. GilliamJRaley, ^
bought one last fall and he says he would not be without it for $500.00.
yoji one and rid your farm of all stumps.
H C.SHAW, Sole Agent fo