The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, March 31, 1916, Image 3
TOMATO CULTIWK
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tomato r<ss|H?n(lH quickly to prop*
atfontion or to neglect. If the soil
Is preiH'rly prepared and Che plants
properly cultivated and fertilized, and
kept fi<M- from IiiNoet and fungus dls
eas<*. good results, are almost certain
in the assurance given planters by the
Assistant Horticulturist of Clerason
i allege. On the other hand, If tonui
tow do not receive eloae attention and
t is practically useless to plant
The tomato grows well on most any
ivjh. of soil. For home use. It 1h only
nm*sary' to select a good garden N|H>t
ihat would give good result* with other
vegetables, This soil, when thorough
ly prepared. Is satisfactory, hut, for
early crops, a light sandy loam Is beat.
The soil should be broken deep, at
least twelve Inches, and thoroughly
pulverl&ed. Clods are very objection
able In the garden, not only for tomato
culture, but for other vegetables as
well. Therefore, as soon as the Soil
is broken, these clods, If there are any,
Klumld h?' pulverized at once. If they
arc allowed t<? dry before they are
broken. it Is difficult to put the soil
in projicr condition. If the soil Is
?parted, a good plan Is to thoroughly
pulverize the soil as each spadeful Is
turned. When the plow Is used, follow
with the harrow immediately.
The tomato is a gross feeder, there
fore. It is necessary for the soil to be
rerv fertile. A good application of
well -rot ted stable manure, scattered
broadcast and thoroughly worked Into
the soil, is most essential. This ma
nure assists in retaining moisture for
i he plants' loosens stiff soils, as well as
furnishing plant food. Our potash
supply this year is very limited, and
for that reason stable manure Is par
ticularly needed.
When the soil is proj>erly prepared
for setting the plants, scatter In tilie
drills commercial fertilizer at the rate
<?f about 000 pounds ]>er acre. This
should analyze about 8 ]>er cent add
phosphate, .1 per cent nitrogen, and
from (5 to S per cent potash. As It Is
almost impossible to obtain potash this
year, ulKHil thv best f*?rt illy.?>r that tan
l??* used, not only for tumulus hut for
other vegetables, is a mixture of equal
parts by weight of acid phosphate and
cottonseed meal. Apply hi the drill at
l he rate of (HHl pounds p?>r acre. or 10
pounds for the UH> plants for the home
garden tomato plot. Ahont the time
the plants begin to bloom ulve a >-hle
dressing of the same amount <>t' the
fertilizer.
(Jive the plants frequent and shallow
cultivation to keep the weeds and
grass down, and to retain moisture.
( 'ultlvate after eaeh rain as soon as
the ground Is dry enough. The soil
rthould he stirred at least onee a week
whether it rains or not. This prac
tice should he observe) with all veg
etable^ in the garden.
For home use It Is better to train
the tomato plants to a single stem.
Set the plants In rows It fin't apart and
IS Inches in the drill. Remove all la
terals as soon as they api>ear and keep
the plants tied to a stalk, In order to
keep them from fulling over. This
practice of training will result In the
production of better fruit and elimi
nate most of the rotting.
For an early crop of smooth, attrac
tive tomatoes, Spark's. Farlianna is
about the best variety to plant.'
Set Out. the plants as soon as all dan
ger of frost Is over. For home use, the
llrst planting should consist of one-half
ICarllanna and one-half Stone plants.
In order to gather fresh tomatoes all
summer, make successive plantings of
the Stone variety every four \yeeks un
til about August 15th. There will he!
green tomatoes on the plants that were
set out last, when the frost appears. If
these vines are pulled up and hung un
der shelter before they are damaged
by frost, most of this green fruit will
rliH'H. When the plants are handled hi
this manner, we have had fresh toma
toes from the garden until nearly
Christmas.
The tomato Is subject to several dis
eases that are exceedingly Injurious.
The tomato wilt is one of the most de
structive, About the time the plants
begin to fruit heavily, the plants wilt
and die in the course of a day or two..
The leaves appear as if hot water had
been poured on them. If the bark Is
l>eeled, the inner portion of the stem
will be dark. Wilt attacks the plant
mainly through the roots ; it comes
from the soil. Since it works inside
the plant It cannot be controlled by
spraying. The secret of success lies In
prevention. Never plant tomatoes In
soil infested with wilt. If reappearto
matoes wilted in the garden last year,
and they are grown there this year.
wilt is almost certain to r?Mip|H?ar; in
*ttoh chk<^, rtio only safe plan Is to buy
clean pbifits ii ml place thorn in fresh
s?>ll, Ho sure and mh'P' plants free
fruui wilt, KltUuf grow t lorn at home. J
or buy limn a reliable dealer I il? U
j place in still five from wtlt.
Wight attacks the loa\es and tender
I shoot*. This oa u lit' controlled large* .
ly by spray I in.' with l.tonUftux Mixture.
I'm on tln? tlr^it application about tin*
time the plants a iv <i or s inches high
and repeat at intervals of two weeks.
Tills spraying will also reduce tomato
rot. Arsenate of load, ono pound to !Mi
gallons of water mixed with tbo llo.r
deanx will Kill about all tho worms i
that food on tbo plants.
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ltooze in tlail.
Fishing for tlsb Is a very iHipulitr
pastime in oortaln damp quarters, but
tbo negroid who woi-o awaiting trial
in tbo Kdgctiohl Jail before the last
tonn of court Introduced a remarkable
variation of tbo sport.. They iisliod
for liquor; successfully, too.
Sheriff Swearlngon bad stored about
1(H) pints and a lonosoino quart of
contraband liquor in ono of tbo colls
on tiio third Door of the jail. Tbo
bottles woro arranged in orderly ranks
along tbo wall of the coll just beneath
tho window looking out on tho Corridor.
Locating this supply of splritns fru
mont, ono of tlio negro prisoners sped
back t ?? tho second floor of tbo Jail
whore the prisoners are kept ami
spread the news. Tho prisoners gath
ered around the door of the tightly
locked cell on the, third lloor and pool
ed thirstily at the loo odd pints and
the lonesome quart, Thirst was the
mother of invention.
The prisoners procured a string,
made a loop in the end of it, and the
plot thickened materially.
One negro stood at the barred door
of the cell while another negro stood
at the corridor window and lowered
the string through the bars. As soon
as the negro at the window succeeded
In inducing the string to encircle the
neck of a bottle, the negro at the door
I signalled him to haul away. Tills
hauling away process resulted in lift
ing from tile orderly row several pints
| and the lonesome quart of whiskey.
I The absence of the lonesome quart
?from, its abiding place led to tlio de
tection of the culprits. It was found
that the whiskey fishermen had got
ten rid of the bottles by burning tlieni
in the stove. ? Kdgetield Advertiser.
May hard (Joflf, llolt Harris and A.
\V. Shealy were injured in an auto
I mobile accident on the Kdisto river
bridge Thursday night.
CAHT'RKD, AGAIN KSCAPtiS.
Nej;ro Who Killed Superintendent Wat
kius Lust November.
Wadoshoro, N. C\, March 25. ? The
tuwn of rageland was thoroughly stir
red Friday over the capture and exeai>e
<?f at negro wlio Is identified lis the
slnyer of Mr. Wat kins, late sui>erin
tciident of a cotton oil mill at Lan
caster. S. (\ The ne*rro had come to
this coinnundty and was running a
farm near here. Thursday he was ar
rested by .J. A. Anint. \V. Arant. II.
N. Askins and Rural Policeman Lee
Melton.
Fearing a lynching they determine*'
to hold hill! until Friday niomli^r
and take him to Chesterfield jail. .Nfr
Melton handcuffed him and took hlir
to an oil thou, so to look htm UP for
tho night. As he was In the art of
opening the door of tho house, tho
chain to tin* handcuffs slipped out of
his hand and the negro made a break
for liberty. Pursuit was difficult hi
the .dark. A law posse from Pago
land, Chesterfield Court House and
(Juest are on the man hunt, but up
to late Friday no trace of tho fugitive
had been found. Bloodhounds were
put on the trail, but the negro hurnUd
his tracks and they soon lost tin1
scent.
Mr. Watkins, one of t Iio most prom
inent moil In this section, and sui>cr
lntendent of it cotton oil milt in Lan
caster, wbh shot to death by thin negro
In November last year.
Clarence M. Habb, for the past nine
years mayor of IiHiiiviih, was defeated
for re-election Tuesday by J. Calvin
Owens, a well known business man of
that city.
( ? reen wood is to have a cigar fae
totry about tbe tlrst. of April, to be
run by the Joe (J. (Jroen company. It
Is expected that the factory will em
ploy fifty persons.
1916 Will Be A Fisk Non-Skid Year
Like 1915 ? Will You Be A Fisk User?
Compare These Fisk Prices
Grey Non-Skid Casings and Tubes
Sim Cutkl Tub*
3 x 30 . . 10.40 . . 2.60
3J x 30 . . 13.40 . . 2.9S
4 x 33 . . 22.00 . . 4.25
4Jx35 . . 31.20 . . S.5S
4>x36 . . 31.55 . . 5.70
5 x 37 . . 37.30 . . 6.90
/?ViJfc Tires For Salt By
W. O. Hay
Camden
The unprecedented demand for this quality
tire at low prices continues. It still costs
less than the smooth tread tires of many
other standard makes.
With FUk Free Service in more than 100 Fiak
Branches it is the greate?t tire buy pf the year.
W Uul
Schlosburg's Annual White Sale!
Dry Goods Specials
FOR THIS SALE
J- & P. COATS' SPOOL COTTON, ALSO SILK THREAD,
IN ALL COLORS AND NUMBERS, FOR THIS SALE
PER SPOOL **
ONE CASE OF 36 INCH GOOD QUALITY BLEACHING, AT
PER YARD ' .^-7*
ONE CASE OF FANCY LAWNS, WORTH DOUBLE THE
PRICE. FOR THIS SALE ATPER YARD ONLY 5c
?
2 CASES OF AMOSKEG AND LANCASTER GINGHAMS
FOR DRESSES. 100 PATTERNS TO SELECT FROM, TO
GO IN THIS SALE AT PER YARD 7%c
TEN PIECES OF PLAM BEACH CLOTH, AT PEj?
WORTH DOUBLE WHAT WE ASK FOB SAMfc, ^
YARD <*
Horse Show Visitors Welcome
Dry Goods Specials
FOR THIS SALE
|
2 CASES OF EXTRA WIDE AND HEAVY WHITE COUN
TERPANES, FOR THIS, TO GO AT EACH, (ONLY
TWO TO A CUSTOMER $1.18
1 CASE OF GINGHAMS IN CHECKS AND STRIPES FOR
HOUSE DRESSES AND APRONS AT PER YARD 7c
/
A BEAUTIFUL LOT OF FANCY VOILES, ALL WORTH 75c
PER YARD, SPECIAL FOR 'THIS SALE AT per yard. ,23c
ONE CASE OF GOOD QUALITY LONG CLOTH, FOR THIS
SALE AT PER YARD 9c
10 PIECES OF WHITE GARBADINE, 36 INCHES WIDE,
AT PER YARD 19c
1 CASE OF EXTRA GOOD QUALITY LONG CLOTH, 40
INCHES WIDE, TO GO IN THIS SALE AT per yard.. 12c
Horse Show Visitors Welcome
H. L. SCHLOSBURG
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