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"gjiCflNG SWEET POTATO STORAGE HOUSE 8x8 V&#///aAv oi/fe/bfe ftoof:<typ//cAr Cross Section of a 8wec Potato Storago House. Ltpared b>' 11,0 Vnltfll fltfttei Dcpurt iy" ni, -til of Agriculture.) ' With a home garden to fdrnlsh him vegetables aud a well managed loultry Hock to provide meat and eggs jj, bis own table as well aa a surplus for the market, the farmer will have Ifr ^Taction of feeling that ho has rery considerably reduced hla coat of HTlng He can therefore turn with I freer mind to the production of a Bouey crop. As a crop of this kind the sweet po P to ia yearly becoming of greater im rtance throughout the South. Wlth .to the last ten years the value of thla trop has increased 80 per cent, and ;fith bettor mothoda of storing and parketlug it estimated that even this increased value could bo doubled, Such improved methods, moreover, ibould make it possible for the south ern family to store sweet potatoes for jtiown use throughput the entire year, ud this, indeed, Is a matter of prime -japortance to the housowlte* In other sections of tho country the Irish po :Uto forms an important part of the seal three times a day; In the South climatic conditions have made thla 1m practicable and some other substitute |u to be found. Hitherto there' have been difticulties In the way of using fnreet potatoes for this purpose, b?{t that the problem^ In connection ph their storage have been solved tiiese difficulties are to a great meas /x?/>er fetaila ot Construction of a 8weet Potato Storage House. V* removed in a new Farmers' Bui JtUn N'o. 548 published by the United $U(ea department of agriculture un to the title ot "Storing and Market ing Sweet Potatoes,'' an account will I* found ot the latest discoveries in tils field ; iJ ~8weet potatoes have always been JtoiDdant enough tn the South. The foculty ha* bnen to distribute the *PPly throughout the year. (Growers ?ve either rushed them out for sale time, flooding the market Wth ungraded. badiy packed, and un? ttractive t-tock or elsQjBtor.ed them-ln Moor pita or banks whergjjar large Won decayed The result has been loss ot a large percentage ot th? ' *?P and io\v prices for that portion did roach the market. . "The remedy for this situation, say in the department of agrlcul- ' ^ is tho marketing ot crops from houses. To keep sweet pota-* goad oondltlott'tbey E&ust b? waturod before digging* carefully ?Mled, well dried or cured^aud kept M uniform to.nperature after they cured The storage house is' de to make possible the last two ?foments Detailed. plans for the Pj^tniction of such storage, houses j? to? found in Farmers' ? Bull?ttn ' P? 548 which has been already men* On many farms In the South .Pjjdlngs such as abandoned tenant whirl) with a few allocations, used for this purpose, are in existence. The cost of tho' Pjkssary alterations or.ot eWCtta* * j* bouse, varies, of course, too much K??? -?e*l conditions to be stated with jp&ccuracy but m general it is i er^Bht the outlay need not be very : Ik iKCa Potatoes are first stored I bouses a temperature of 80 to *u degrees Fahrenheit wltli of ventilation Is maintained for l*n days to two weeks In order off the moisture. After the jT*^C8 have been thoroughly cured BP" *ay the temperature to grad fMucfid to 56 degrees Fahrenheit as near that point as possi ^ Urlng the remainder of the ?UM> |.&o period. Although this may seem to Involve considerable ox per. bo, it hue boon calculated that for a well-built house, one good stove will provide heat enough to cure from ten thousand to twenty-five thousand bushelB of po tatoes, Hy careful storage in this way grow ers will find it possible to put their product on the market when the de mand 1b at the greatest, usually from the middle of December to the middle of March. Careful grading and pack ing will lessen loss from decay and secure better prices. In fact, to quote from the bulletin already mentioned. "With . the growing demand for sweet potatoes there is every inducement for tho southern farmer to adopt better | methods for growing and marketing so .as to make the sweet potato a more important money crop." It is as a money crop that the southern farmer | .should regard the sweet potato. A few early plants, , however^ should find a place In his home garden for home consumption. Even, moreover, if it is not desired to grow sweet potatoes on a commercial scale, by a little atten tion to the principles of storage which have already been discussed, the farm er will find it quite easy to keep a sufficient supply in good condition throughout the year for the use of his own family. COTTONSEED AS FERTILIZER Contains Nitrogen, Phosphoric Acid and Potash, and Has Value of $14.96 Per Ton. Tho following answef was given to an inquiry concerning the value of cottonsoed as a fertilizer and as feed _4>y_..GL SL Fraps, state ohemist of Texas: The average composition of cotton seed Is as follows: Nitrogen 3.13 per cent, phosphoric acid 1.27 per cenr potash 1.17 per cent. With nitrogen at 20c a pound, phosphoric acid a> 6c a pound and potash at 6c a pound a ton of cottonsoed would have a fertilizer valuation of $14.96 per ton. I am unable to tell you, however, whether or not this fertilizer would I give profitable results on your black hog wallow land. Land of this char acter usually needs vegetable matter more than it does fertilizers. That is to say. it needs applications of stable manure or a rotation of crops in which a- legume, such as cowpeas, clover etc.. is grown to be turned under or grazed off. Sometimes it reacts to j fertilizers and sometimes it does not If cottonseed meal gives good results -then the cottonseed ought likewise to srive eood results*. Whether you should exchange for meal or not do pends upon the basis of exchange. Good cottonseed meal has something more fhan twice the fertilizing value of cottonseed. It is also of good feed Ing value, and It would prebablv pav you fo Use two pounds per day or cottonseed meal for vour horsos and mules to take the place of the more expensive corn. CULTIVATION OF SOY BEANS When Early Varieties Are Used Good Crop of Poraae May Be Obtained ? Methods of Seeding. In a general way, soy beans should receive the same culture as the ofc <Hnary field bean. "Prepare "the land tip (bat a good root bed wHI be pro vided and have ft smooth and free fronrclods. Seed may be put Into the ground as early in tho season as practicable, but the best results will be obtained If seeding Is postponed until the soil Is well warmed. When early varieties are used, a fairly good crop of forage may be bbtafned, If planted after some of the earlier small gralna*..fiUQh as rye and barley, have been harvested. In this way. two crops may be secured from, the same field in a single season, one of tfiriall grain and the other of soy beans. Another practice la to drill the beans in between the rows of com after the last cultivation. The meth od of seeding will depend, of course, upon the kind of crop which it is de sired to harvest. If it fa wanted for hay or green fodder, sow efther broadcast or with a grain drill, but if beans ard desired, plant in drills onljr, having the rows three (o four feet apart There fa considerable variation as to the amount of seed sown per am to the different parts of the cbuntry. Some' fanners use only half a bushel, while other# prefer twice as maeb or even more. -11- l?f"? !"'? J - SACRED TREASURE OF TREVES French Cathedrftl City Calma Pomm? ?Ion of Coat Worn by Savior at Mia Criiolflxtofi. Tho ancient arch episcopal city of Tr?ve?, q? the Moselle, ia remarkable for possessing uiuouk ita cathedral treasure* the coat reputed to be that woru by the Savior at hla crucifixion, for which the ttoman soldiers cast lota i 'in: coat was the gift of the Empress Helena, the mother of Con stantino the Great the dlscovorer ot many memorlala of tbe founders of Christianity. In tho time of Helena. Trevaa was the cupltul of Belslo Gaul, and the home of tho later flomun emperors. It is recorded that she converted her palace Into the cathedral and en dowed It with this treasure ? the seam loan coat of the Savior. The coat la a loose garment with wide sleeves, simple .In form, of coarse material, dark brown In color, probably tiie result of age. and en tirely without seam or decoration The coat in said to measure from the ex tremity of each sleeve five feet five Inch oh. tne length of the collar to the lower edge live feet two Inches. In part the holy coat of .Treves Is tender or threadbnre. There are some stains on it. These "are reputed to be those of the blood of the Savior. It is .reputed to have caused many miracles in the cures of bodily atl 11 " ? n i s Its efficiency has >aever been doubted In Treves. ' HOME TREATMENT OF WOUNOS v-"? a ? . Before All Things It la Necessary That the Dirt Should Be Kept Out of Them. ? , The only proper way of curing an inflamed wound Is to keep the dirt out of It. It makes little difference where this dirt comos from. It Is pretty sure to contain germs of. some sort. And whil^, fortunately, most of these are not actually poisonous, they are none of them 01!?'tiny assistance in the process of healing, and It .Is al ways best to be on the safe side and keep them out. This can be done, in eight slight wounds out of ten* by thorough washing with boiled water and then bandaging with a dressing containing a layer of absorbent cot ton, which is impervious to geYms. If made by a knife which has been used for cutting meet, cheese, flsh. etc., or by a dirty nail or 'tool, some non polsonous antiseptic, like formalin, may be added to the water, a tea spoonful to a pint, or ope of the nu merous peroxides or dioxides of hy drogen applied full strength. ? Civiliza tion and Health Woman Would Not Do It. "Of all the silly things attributed td womon," said ? the ? observant mntdT "none is so bad as a masculine habit of which women never are guilty, and that is picking up newspapers left in cars. Women do not read the papers In public conveyances to the extent men do, but when they do, they buy one. Every woman lias too much sense to run the risk of taking up a paper left by a fellow passenger. In the first place, she is too fastidious to do so, but if sh& were not, she would be de terred by hygienic reasons. She knows how easy it would be to contract a severe illness in such aVay.. Besides, there 1s the principle ojntfce thfng. Women look on the reading of other person's papers as grafting, to borrow the word frodj the men." - . - Thorn Hedpe of Ypres. The town with the unpronounceable name, Ypres, once proved literally too thorny a problem for English be siegers. When Henry Spencer, bishop of Norwich, led his troops against It they tried In vain again. and again to pierce the mass of thorn bushes that lined the exterior slopes of the ram parts. Hence the Image of- Notre Dam-de-Thiiine, "Our Lady of the Garden," In the Cathedral ot St. Mar tin- at Ypres, and also the fair of Thuindag, fixed for the first Sunday in August, in nonor of the thoi;n hedge that saved the city. - ~4 ? v. ' __ ? A Consecrated Life. Mr. Matsumoto, a Christian gradu ate of the agricultural college of the Imperial university of Tokyo, has ded icated his life to teaching agriculture on the farm of the Okayama orphan Age... This institution is patterned on the lines of tW George Muller orphan age in Bristol, England, and until his death was in charge of the devoted Mr. Ishi. Mr. MatsumotO's course has oc casioned a great stir among his fellow students, especially as it was ta)cen in the teeth of determined family oppo sition. m ? Beeswax for Cracks. K Cracks in furniture should be filled In with beeswax. Soften the beeswax until - it becomes like" putty, tben press K firmly Into the cracks and smooth the surface over wl# a IH'ln knife. Sandpaper the surrounding wood, and work some of the dust into the beeswax. This gives a finish to the wood, snd when It Is varnished the cracks will have disappeared. Putty used in the same way soon dries and falls out. IncontistenL "Theri yen don't think I practice what I preach, eh?" queried the minis ter In talking with one of the deacons at a meeting. "No, sir, 1 don'L" replied the deacon. ?r*ou*ve been preachin* on the subject of resignation fo* two years, am* jm haven't resigned yetw? more suc&mfruiajem THE PLANTING OF TRUQK Mr. DeKay Has Made Inquir ies From Commission Men and Gives to Our Readers^ Editor (^lifontclo: 1'Ichkc allow me ' to again use your (HtluiuiiH in an hW I tempt to tntcmu the farmers of our community iu truck growing. Quito a number of |uvnplo seem to have grave doubts about our Iwing able *o sell tills stuff a ftor It is made. In rogard i?? t)i|s |(?| Hlt? MMV | |,nvr '' t'Olltl'iK't with one of the oldest, larg est and bent commission houses In the North to furnish all the era tew wo need at a reasonable figure, to be paid for when the erop 1m sold, which I consider a ureal advantage to iih in handling the crop. They also ai?rcc to handle all the cjrops that we can grow ? one co rlond or one hundred carloads ?the more the better, and they also ngreo to send a man to show us how to tfrc<lo and pack the stuff Tor shipment when the time comes, although I hard-! ly think this will be necessary as T have printed Instructions for this work wlihh I w in hand out before the ship ping season opens. Now in regard to prices this season X-Auroto wavers I exj>erts in the prodncr 'uisiness a few days ago ami askar* "hew v hut they thought about the mat t^r. Here are a ?ew of the replies From Pittsburg? . "Jt |s difficult t< ay how prices will compare with last ??ason. but we know that our marke' j, Ml bo in bettor shape than It was las' ? ^ai, as our industries are runnln;' bout 7o per cent capacity against 4C y elr cent Ksf season. Of course prices n vegetables depend on the supply tf -.-*?7 great extent/' From New York: "We can hardlv "11 exactly What the prices on your roods will be the coming season. The '* |t,p?44 ,nsl" Moasoii were' exceptionally Jow and everyone thinks they will he 1, otter this season." - From Newark, N. ,T. : " From pre /ont indications we feel that prices >his season should be at least as uood n<l probably better than last." Now to those of ypu who are afraid ?bet you will los?> money If von plant 'rink lets figure n little: Suppose wo ?^ko an acre of Cukes. Two dollar nys the seed. Use your stable ins ure in the drill liberally and you car ^ crop with litiie or no cotumer l?l fertilizer. Suppose. f?r argument <1 o < hnfc you can't sell any of them -m v ill hmw this bv the uilddln d* ?"?e. plenty of Mme tr. n<il.;o a oro? tf corn on the land, and all flint yo* Mil he out Is the $2 Sir seed ami what 'ver Tittle work has been done. Thei ,f vvi? hit the market right it is jioxsi 'do to make three or four hundred do> 'ars to the acre easily. * The same will ?old srood with almost any kind of f rock. I know a man within 00 mile ->f here that made $2,000 profit on 2' lores of canta lopes last year and the made a fine crop of pea vine hay on the "ime land after the melons were har vested. Hoes anyone knoSv of any 2^ >eres-<*f-eotton that hasjdonc one-haK is well, even at 12 cents per pound Vow, the authorities on the cotton sit n aP a "roe that there is absolute 'V no hope for a Hying price for cotton '/i 1915, even with a small Oroy and the topping of the war in Furppe. Still the face of all this some men when <)>ro.iched about this ouslness will ?-!U "I m afraid I will lose money on H ; think I will plant cotton and try fo Lret back what I lost last vear." There Is auother.. tiling. I want to mention here, that is the distance it I* "roflfable to hank this stuff to the rall ro.?<l. If I were JO miles from the roar' I would plaht eno'iorh truck to srfve mv teams all a load at least two da<s |p the week. Two mules can easily wol) fe'-W luwt&m* at a load which should sell from -?7 5 to $150. Ig this" too JijsUinJflonnt for a "big" two. fl;rv?e -or four horse farmer to fool with? Now, brother farmers, since we have found'that there Js a market for ni most any thing that wo can grow hero ui)j>ose ..we- cut the cotton a c react* it little so we Will hnvn a foxy f* plant in truck and ^nore time In which 4t' gr^w something that will brinir money in .Tune and Jnjv ?? 'ion I fancy most of. us will l?e run .liiig rather low in cash and would be Ind to get even a; small Cffeelc two or three times a week. There is plenty I of time yet to^get seed nnd plant %b crop of t^eans soinsli, enkes. etc. At fho bean market lot^csgood 'ind [t betleve beans are going to he von rofitable this season. Anyone that ?l ints beans will do well to plant the ?Oaek Valentine, as thov are TianfV ind can he planted any time from now to the first of April and is the bean that flbe regular truck farmers plant. It there are any who wonlcT like to plant tomatoe* and have for an* re*-j son not sown their own need, I e*pect t ? have plants enongh for 15 or 20 re* more than T need and will fur nlsh them to anyone on terms to suit' Ihe purchaser. ~ . T would like to aee the farmers in Kenfcaw county get a progressive rttI rit amUjmii together ani 'make life wortli. JifJiit, but as long as we stick y? -?"?.*? . ' JTiia.' ' r ? ' A , ' " ' " * JU? euUou u'uil ?ivu uu?4ml) of It to have It uuule and gathered and t lio Other half to the fertiliser company, ?iul buy line mult* ami buggies for Just any kind of an old negro that ha* a wife that says she ran work. I can't *oe where \v? will gain vorv fast. I believe the main reason why tt Is so hard to not the |K?ople t*? plant any thing hut cotton Is that they have be come u-stnl to haviua (heir laml work ed on shares by negroes who got all the profit at the end of the season, If there happened to he any, while the man thai owned the land had nothing to do but look around, go to town, fishing, etc., while the crop was Ivolng made and when selling time came go and sell several hales of cotton at one (hue, get a cheek (or several hundred dollars and feel rich for a little while and then go and give It to somebody "lse for the excuses of making the crop and hack home no better off than vhon they left. 1 have had men tell me. "Oh, 1 know the truck business Is vlrlffht,, but it counts money too slow, I like to get a big check when 1 sell anything." And It is a fact that the <amc land that made him cotton enough to bring one thousand dollars vould have brought ten thousand in ?ome kinds of produce properly han 'le<V The reason why truck counts ?Vioney so slow with us :* that wo can't ?pare time or land from making cotton fo give it a chance to count money fast. If there is anvone that happens to ?oad this that has gotten rich urew cotton it is not Intended for them. What I am after is to get the people ?jiMt are like myself: that need to nmke ?ome money as soon as possible, to at 'east make a try at tills business and Mien if we fall It will be no more than we have done many times before try ing to make <Mir king. Cotton. (J. A. I>cKay.' Camden. S. (!.. March IS Kwoyersvlile, Pa.? Justice of Peace. Henry Miller, of this place, was so nigry at. the detlant and unrepentant attitude of a wife heater on trial be fore him that he peeled his cor.t ami called Into the defendant. When court ?tdjouruod the wife beater was vo bat tered that his best friend would not recognize htm. Also lie was humble :ind repentant. ?? Hrmovp l>r. T. .?, Stratt. i'olumhi^, S. ('? March 14.? Thut It Is his intention to Kvfr an cxiHirt phy* slclau In lunacy for suiierlutendeut of rile State Hospital for th? Insane, wiik tho f ru uk Htatoiuunt llov. Manning made to T. .1. Strait, M. I >. , the present superintendent of (ho liint it ut Ion, at a conference hot ween thetn In tho gover nor's olllee yu?torilay afternoon. The governor sent for Dr. Strait and told him that ho wanted to give hlio ample notice of his Intoialon, as he deslro-il to treat him with all duo consideration In the matter. Dr. Strait expressed his appreciation. The governor has not yet selected the snperlntondent fi>r the asylum. lie Is giving tho mat tor ea refill considera tion and It lt> generally understood that ho will pick some man tralnod lu this Hue of work and thus carry out the recommendation of A. p. Herring. M. !>., the secretary of the Maryland lu nacy commission, who Investigated the conditions at the asylum as <in otll clency expert and whose report result od lu the pasture hy the general as semhly of the hill providing for the reorganisation of the State Hospital for the Insane ami providing a system of government for It. LOW HOl'M) TKIP FARES AND SFKCIAL TKA1N SKHVICK Account Lancaster County Field Day, Lancaster, 8. (5., March 19, 11)15. To afford an opportunity foi persons lu Lancaster County to attend the Lancaster County Field I)ny, the Sou thern Hallway has arranged to sell Hound Trip tickets tit $1.25 front C'atn den ; NOe from Wostvlllo. (MM* from Ker shaw ; and 40c from Heath Springs to Lancaster atul return, March 10th, lOlf end to operate special train on the\ following schedule: Lv. Camden . J.JMI a.m. Lv. DeKulh 7.57 a.m. Lv. Clyburn . , H.05 a.m. Lv. Westvlllc S.I 1 a m. Lv. Kershaw .'8.40 a.m. Lv. Oakhurst S.50 a.m. j Lv. Heath Spring: 0.02 *i in., Lv. IMeas:\nt II ill 0.11 a.m. ! Lv. Mlgln 0 22 a.m. I A r. Lancaster 0.85 a.m. ! Heturnlng ? I Lv. Ltincastcr O HO p m. Ar. Camden ? SJ15 pin. For further information apply to lo cal Ticket Agent, THE PLACE TO GO When you are in want of S1I0KS for any member of your family, where STYLE and QUALITY is to be considered call on THIC CA!W I)KN SIIOE CO.. where you will JIimI juHt whal you are looking for at price* to suit your |H>cliet-l>ook. Also a full line of Gent's Furnishings. CAMDEN SHOE COMPANY 1 v- ' ? /. - v- : ' ? ? ? WANTED ? To Buy Cattle Highest cash price paid for good cattle ? fat or poor ? all must be free from cattle tick. Camden Beef Cattle Farms FRED E. PERKINS, Special Partner 1L I. GUION, Proprietor Largest Stock of ? PUMPS, PIPE, VALVES, FITTINGS, BELTING And Anything Else in The Machinery Supply Line* LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE STATE Columbia Supply Co., 823 West Gervait St., Columbia, S. C. Buy a Ford Car i . We have ncccpted the agency from, the" Factory and offer this year a Ford fioadstef*? for $474 00 delivered, and u Touring Car for $524.Q0 delivered. People. laughed at the Wright's with their air ship. They scoffed at Marconi afad his wireless.. They poked fun at McConxiick and Jbtftlfeaper. They ' called Columbus a seems odd how doesn't it? Hundreds of people saw a' teakettle lid tectle, - yet only Watt and Newton actually cashed in on the experience. Now Is the time for you to cash in on a Ford. Lots of men told you that a Ford was too light They did not see it* future. Now they realize tb?*t the Ford has !>ecome an absolute business necessity. Come in aud see the new Fords, you will find what we tell yon worth your attention, and that it will Mt you h tin king. 1 i ? - ? . Smith's Garage