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ajmunotiutohi moth tic. - ? tate of Mary llairAlle*rd,' d*?oea?ed, ar? h?Fflhy notified to make pay ment to the undornigmd. and all partien, if any, hating claimu ft galnttl tlio Maid oatuto will present t h am duly attested to the under pinned within Dm time prescribed by law. H, H. Heard, Qualified AdmlniHtrator Kwtato of Mary Man Hoard; 1 * Camden, H, C., l?'oeb. 12, 1 <J I 4;. MAHY K. HAMPTON, Hi'KTlsU'ifrt Nurse All Culli? promptly AUomletf Phono 2 3 4 - J , Kealdtmce 1)1(5 Campbell Avo. GET IN TOUCH WITH US Wo own <M0 acre* choice land, wultablo for general ramiing, ntock raising or fruit and truck growing, near Plant OJty, Florida'* largest inland shipping point; $15.00 per acre, you can buy direct, no agents. Moyue Florida Land Co,, Plant City, Florida, 2t. Wood's Superior Seed Oats are choice, recleaned. heavy seed! grain. We off ;r, all the brst and most produc tive kinds for spring seeding; Burt or 90- Day, Texas Red Rust Proof, Swedish Select, Bancroft, Appier, etc. Write for prices and samples. Wood's 1914 Descriptive Catalog gives specially full ana valuable infor mation about Spring Oats, Barley, Grasses and Clover^ Seed Corn, Sorghum, Cow Peas, Soja Beans: also about all other .Farm and Garden Seeds. Catalog mailed free. Write for it. T. W. WOOD Ct SONS. Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va. Get KgsHow Yau cm ?alce your Itorctay a*d have egg* to tofl nm? wbea piv? ace ?MKfcby ( ConkeyV Laying Tonic *, RrcolMM mI Taib IW? 3U? fccfc ia aaa? (Ma. fa >>?<? mi! mmaktm rSSsi front fyup Vat aaeeaMg, comqV ing or nopuf fowtj pMt ? die driaktag water (phkeyli Poyp Rtrntdy rat oMHurt rail reatm nok W. ROBIN ZEMP, Camden, S. C. Bank Stock For Sale I am offering for sale, within 30 days. Five Thousand ($5,000) Dollars worth of stock of the Loan & Savings Bank, of Camden, S. C. L. L. CLYBURN DeKALB. S. C. BANK STOCK WANTED I hereby offer Five Thous and Five Hundred Dollars ($5,500.00) for the Five 1 housand Dollars of Lo&n & Savings Bank Stock, (50 shares) advertised by L. L. Clyburn, that is. to say, ? \ ? ? - ten per cent, .above par. .P Henry Savage . CAMDEN. S. C. Co-Operative Farm Products Marketing How It Is Done in Europe and May Be Done in America to the Profit of Both Farmer and Consumer Br MATHEW S. DUDGEON (Copyright, 1814, Webtern Nuwttpuper I n.un.t EGGS AND CO-OPERATION. Well Clothed Children of Co-operatore. Foynes, County Limerick, Ireland. ? As a housewife what would you think of a plan of handling eggs which would make eggs boiled with the shell on always available for the table? How would you like to feel sure that any egg in your basket could be dropped into a kettle of hot water with some certainty that it would come out a palatable egg and not a nondescript animal product represent ing the period of transition from egg to chicken? When you buy your eggs at the grocer how would you like it if you could be as sure that they were fresh and palatable as you would be if your own hens had laid them yesterday and you yourself had taken them from the nest and placed them in the kitchen? Now if the tales that they are tell ing here in Ireland and Denmark and elsewhere abroad are true, a proper organization of the egg producing in dustry would give to eggs a definite uniform quality. Here uncertainty as to quality has been eliminated, and co-operation has brought standariza tion, inspection, and branding, which render every eo-operative egg a strict- | ly fresh egg. The claim Is, too, that in addition to giving you "strictly fresh" eggs, co-operation will give them to you at a cost no greater than the present cost of ordinary ?ess From the Farmers' Standpoint. If you look at it from the stand point of the farmer who has the fresh egga in his nest, he ought to be anxious to inow how he can hurry these eggs to market before. they get spoiled and are worthless. He is also interested in getting a market that supplies a steady all-the-year-around demand for eggs for, unfortunately, hens have a habit of laying the most eggs wheat the price is lowest A farmer most have a market when this time oomee. And so a little party of us Ameri oans have eome over here to see if co-operation is anything that ean be nsed la America to help the American farmer and the American consumer. . We are also going to Denmark, Bel gium and Germany to see if co-opera tion in thoee countries is doing what Is claimed for it; to see if oo-opera tlon can bo adopted and adapted to American needs. \ Co-Operatlon Market for Eggs. The Irish co-operation egg market ing association is primarily for the . purpose of securing a good profitable market for eggs. The market must be reached promptly, the eggs must not pass through too many hands. They must not be shipped into a dis tant city, then half way back across the oountry as is idono with some farm products in America. By the ^time eggs that start as strictly fresh, have gone on a journey like this and arrive at their final des tination they are no longer "strictly fresh" ? they are simply "eggs." ? The co-operative egg marketing as sociation here in Ireland soon found out that to successfully market their members' eggs they, must find a mar ket not too distant, they must ship by the most Bpeedy and direct route, and they must so care for the eggs during the shipment as to prevent the deterioration that comes within even a few days under unfavorable condi tions. In short, there is a double reason for direct marketing of eggs; tho first reason is that any round-about, indi rect marketing costs the consumer money and is an elemont in fixing tho | high cost of living; tho second reason is that this long drawn-out process of marketing renders this particular product unmarketable when tho mar ket is finally reached. Thus co-opera tive egg associations aro doubly de sirable. - Quality in Eggs. After tho direct marketing route was established co-operative egg as sociations still found that eggs which were not strictly fresh when deliv ered to the association could not be s<. Id as strictly fresh, no matter how rauidly and directly they were rushed to market. The managers were com pelled to adopt very harsh measures la testing eggs delivered to them, j The eggs must not only bo fresh. I 1 y mU8t look fre8h- ?ome cities, moreover, the people want brown 9ggs; others will buy nothing but pure white eggs. In some mar kets the small eggs will sell almost as but Z eggS" 111 0th?? ^ne but the large oires need apply i? some markets, too. In fact In most markets the eggs must not only bo f , aud look fresh, but they must have a certificate of character at . Th'8 n,ay ta"9 th? of a brand" dat ?' ** m?y be 8lrni),y the Hnn /f ^ ?f nun)ber of the associa . . 8el^ IJut tho Purchaser soon resoonXn b"l ?ggs that art) not responslblly vouched for. This eo TSSZ rTIati?n al8? take? note Th?v fl H egga in selling. They find that gradually the public frP?hP1>reClat'ng """ a dozen of big fresh eggn are worth more than a tSTjr* a Pound ana a ** ' ?of e?K? 18 worth more than a Pound and a quarter. By offering duein m?,ney for b,g eZS*> they are in 8lz? of to breed for of e?es as well as for number. How the Irish Market We find here In Foynes a good 11 clation Tt?u an ??^?t.nr.M" nlhl 8 rePre8entative of many others like it. The association here that h UP a B,mple bus,nesa system Wnge j.w0m,S"^ed tbree ae?lre<l ""f8* "rat, the farmer delivers a hWets^eond ?f? 8?0d Cgg8; 8econd' I?? * prices; third, the city Prt^e " The^r?d tgg8 at a rea8on?ble on? if T system is not a complex ne. It has no red tope about it. but simple, direct, common sense a system that would work In Cy^H lage in America, provided only that there were hens to lay the eggs. IreZ?,?1* th? laBt decado rur*l Ireland failed sadly of prosperity Tn many aectlona th. farme were for extenslve grain raising and . l!?*' except ut>?Q * very h^Seve^ ha/^ smallest farms, nowever. had room upon them tor How SVTl dld Wa" ,n T^f* 0r8"n,*?d ?nd Operated. society AgrlcTI,tural Organization society is an association formed tor tiS.' Pt0J*P?Be ot. hftlPlnS rural communi mot-v m ?rganl2ed their businees and PlunkSi* PrOCe8Be5' Sir ^Horace if th^' Rn agrIcuItural statesman of thu Grf\ WaS ?ne- la at th? head of this society. This association dis Foynos th*% ln the n?>,*hborhood of that tL f!1"6 WGrp man* he?8. but Profit fmi^ther8 7erC gett,n? "ttle pront from them because the eeea were not hurried to market specify graded1' an d*"6 t0"ted aI1(, were not ' ooo'oioontly. the farmer received a very low price for his eem sulerlnitlhS ?D th? ?ther hand wer? - . r:,9 thejr were ??"'?? a ro-rt iSSL. Was TOW?sted that derstood the marketing of egga? "a", S?,-?S ,eet!n? of eggs anfaome thing of the raising of chickenn n?H poultry waa put In charge of the ' i?ni3t,0Thff * Sma" 6t0r" rDom waB ented. The farmer was requlied to He muBtg?,ihre<> tlmoa evory w?ok ne must gather every egg from th? nest the day It was laid. His nests must be kept clean. He must keep e eggs when gathered in a cool *,aC?- (He bring In his eggs on a certain day when it was arranged to have enough eggs from other farm 8hipment?ht t0 make a ! Tho eggs after having been tested were graded as to size and color and the man who had been placed 4? known thGm t0 a market known to him, guaranteeing them to , tL'~ly 're"h' calll"s attention to the 'grading which had been done ? ihni / ?nr" wcr? aurprlaed to find 'hat which? :rni centa hiRher than Inln?H f y h"d "rov|ollrly 0b ? 0gK8 ralBed that com ; munlty was at once paid, and that j consequently their eggs were brlngrng IheU! h?r aJ ?yer brought them before. WI,?n the farmer dell? ered the eggs he was not at first Dald I he simply became a partner with the others in the marketing ven I too. Later It b?.m, the prL,tf? ? I to pay about the market price for tggn when they wore delivered and later this price wuu supplemented by i u division of profits. In t lilt* way It wuh postdble to start the organlzat Ion without any capital j ?tock. It wan agreed. however, thai a binull portion of the profits be Bet HKhto to inako up a reueryn fund, and thus a small capital has been grad ually accumulated. More E.ggs Laid. It hooii came about that not only all the farmers in the community were furnishing all their eggs to the aBso elation, but they were saving their pullets and accumulating a larger number of hens to produce the eggs, for which they were receiving so good a price. Thp city folk ai'e helped, for more good eggs reach them aud reach them in bettor condition. It wan deemed wIhc to enlarge the territory covered by the association and throe or four substations for col- | lectlng eggs were established. At each of these substations, tho ogga brought In are carefully tested, and after having been packed are forward ed to Foynea to become a part of a larger shipment to an English market. The eggs sent in by each collecting substation are kept separate and test ed separately so that If any local sub station takes any bad eggs and for ward them to tho association at Foyneu, it is charged back with all bad eggs found in tho shipment. In this particular association it in not deemed best to brand the eggs them selves, but every case Is marked, go that the bad oggs can always be traced back to their origin. There Is also back of every egg the guaranty of the association. Not only this, but a mere glance at the egga themselves shows their class. The' eggs in one case are all of the same sise, of tho same color, and all have the fresh surface which cannot be preserved If eggB are long stored or much handle<jl. The Irish Wholesale 8oclety. The IrlBh Wholesale Bociety , Is a central association formed chiefly for tho purpose of assisting the local or ganization in marketing farm produce. It is a federation of local co-operative societies. It has headquarters at Dub lin and is managed by shrewd, capable men. Thoy understand the market ing game thoroughly and have many correspondents at home and aUfoad. They are often able to foresee and prepare for. coming-demands -and are always able to give valuablo sugges tions as to when and whei'e produce can be best disposed of. Each week this central society sends out to con cerns like that at Foynes letters of advice giving prices and probable points to which shipments are to be made. It will be readily understood that vrlth a skilled marketing man In charge, neither time nor eggs are w&ated In shipping to markets which are already flooded with eggs. The manager has correspondents and business connections which Insure him against any such losses. When the egga start he knows exactly where they are going, knows exactly who 1b to take them, knows that there Is not to be a flood of other eggs In competition with his and knows that he will receive the top market price for every egg sent. What the 8oclety Does. Last year this Foynes association marketed 1,560,000 dozen eggs. The total expense of handling all these eggs and conducting the affairs of the association amounted to less than one quarter of a cent per dozen including weight from substations; drayage, postage, rent and all other disburse ments. The association has done so well with the eggs that the members have asked the manager to market other farm products, chiefly poultry, honey and butter. While the association does not emphasize these other fea tures the poutry, honey and butter are handled as advantageously and as profitably for its members as are the eggs. Last year the members also called upon the association to pur chase fuel for them since they found that coal was unreasonably highland difficult to get. Last year therefore the association not only marketed the produce of its members but assisted in procuring cheap fuel for them. Prices Received. ?' On the average the farmer receives about twenty-four cents per dozen for his eggs, net. The consumer in Eng land or elsewhere more or less dis tant, is, of course, required to pay a slightly advanced price, but the in creased price to the consumer pever exceeds seven or eight, cents and is generally much less. This relatively small increase of? pricc Includes freight, marketing expenses, retailer's profits, etc. In this way the price to tho consumer is never an exhorbitant one. It has been found, too, that this co- ! operative association furnishes a : steady demand for eggs so far as tho I farmer Is concerned. If tho manager ' discovers through his correspondence or through the I. A. O. S. that one market is glutted, another is searched for and found. Seldom has < the manager failed to find some mar- 1 ket where ^here is demand for eggs of the grade furnished by the associa tion. In any event, no egg Is wasted; ! every one reaches the consumer In good condition. Notwithstanding our loyalty to America, we nre compelled to admire ; this Irish system of co-operation, and . to admit that It surpasses our Amerl- ! can methods of business. It Is more 1 economical of tlmo and money. Tho farmer icete better prices and the city - man gets better eggs, so that we can conclude that it benefits both farmer and city xnan. But tfee best feature ; of it la. tbat there iB A system that Is well adopted to the needs of Uhl! American people. f j IUOAMA, you ought to hnVo u chcrklng account It'a tho only real method that will onultlo you to keep an accurate record of every expend iture that will enal>Ji? you to pra(V tlce Hyatoinatic thrift. An account hero i? an account in a strong, HuhBtantlal institution that is properly managed ill every detail. Try a chocking accouunt. HlOItlO thia year. Your Account is Respectfully Solicited. NEW 1914 Prices on Fords RUNABOUTS $547.70 TOURINGS - $597.70 Full Line of Ford Ports Castings and Tubes on Hand. D. C. SHAW CO., Sumter, S. C. PHONE 553 > THE WELL KNOWN TWO STORY VILLEJPIGUE BRICK BUILDING _ At Present Occupied by The Enterprise Mer. Co. \ splendid opportunity for a Merchant or investor to buy one of the best business stands in the busiest block of Main Street For Quick Sale - - $9,000.00 Kennedy & Shaw REAL ESTATE AGENTS / . FOR SALE?FARM LANDS 6,000 acres, cut* In any atco to suit purchaser. Two to five miles of Tbomasvtlto In South .Georgia. High state of cul tivation, good community. Per low price* and easy terms, write FLOWERS REALTY COMPANY, Tho?tvlUe, C>.