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ftir HAN MADE Cuiidurted Sufvly Dvtgrr Zoiiffi. Al,rll ?J.~ With tl?? in Wiis|i|||((toi| nZprtDHiit bus fwrnitted L ff ibr <h'iail> "f the long y ,/ Vuiuvltovo, .mil Wontvtfr, which with wrct'y hihI pr?>. ft tk'fi rr n/inillt'il in eiiix ls *tOlf St'. APrl1 n- t,J? ,.f jin?f?vU'<l ?" ?'vcry |m>s "H*'*. Who ^ out w??nI to the lurk* Ifiiit- T'"' vov.uv wAy Un file |Kirty nrrhrd ut Hall (?r,vsslnK I" St. John a Jp t,?.k tlivm to th?> I lit If ,^1, ?.r M< -\ili?u?s, Just io(?Tiiarlo(iM 1 hrldjfe which a fcruier (I'criuan ofll (ii |il??w up [tic AJiu'rirun reception jj)i|*il ..ut of Washington uix/it tin1 Impression jii>ti (mil started two days ftirv ditl w itli a five-car >tainliii- ?"li steam up jtiim, tiif loiiunit tee waitcit faw > niitil Friday utt'ii tti?' ?or.l mine from ij,|i M'lit t!i?-iii on ;i ni^rlit ?k Saturda* inoi nin^ the (red ;ii tin* little frontier 'iihvN'I'o. p, ?n il?M siirr.nmiiiu^s the (jjl: ullictl lu?d (,'nlll' (||| (u rrturin'd l v\?? hours later fluid's ciniiii'iit statesmen. I *?ti'vs t!'?? I'l idirt1 into the (jstaiit NtvrHar.i I Amy:, (Jen. jaJral J-'leiclin and others (he rv;ir of the observation lapp-urnl ln>ide to welcome t'.inu.i,"> t<i Ameriean HOU The various nu'inlH-rs of (l?o commis sion, Including Mr Italfour himself, have brought with them much of the atuio.spUi'ic uf quiet suffering. uiul |?al? that haw afflicted Kngland during the last two ami a half yearn "Kvon In the (ow hours wo have been lu tho United States," Mr Hal four aaUl. "wo havo been struck with tho atmosphere of oahu and peace fultiOHH which liaturull.v prevails. Tho rill tod Statos fortunately prohabh will novor ox|M?rlonoo tho human losses that Franco f??r ho long and ourselves during tho past months havo exi?eri enood. "Novorthe|oss, 1 doubt. if yon em, foresee what fundaim ntal changes tlt?* war will bring Into your ordinary 111'? Wo In Kngland look hack w 1111 Amen on as tho vital changes during our past thirty months of war and imagine that many of tho changes wo have gone through, so salutary ovon lor them solves alono, will bo roiK-atod horo." Mr Italfour, whllo unwilling to s|HH'ulato on what form American par ticipation In tho war might tako, said ho had no douht (hat Aiuiuioa's efforts would astonish tho world, particularly Germany. lie Indicated that it was his opinion that If (formany had foreseen how fully the 1'nltod States would en ter the struggle she would not have precipitated war hot worn the two count l ies. More and more it 1ms beooine evident that the commission aside from any technical aid it may render to this country, has come over for a general and hroad understanding of the whole American point of view without as yet having outlined a specific program In its own mind. It is thought probable, therefore that the direction the conferences are to tako will bo given largely by Presi dent Wilson and Secretary Lansing and that the l?riti>h delegates will gladly welcome whatever lead is given them. Vi:r "! prices in the skies, it becomes necessary sciu ? (i' rmiination in the selection of food products, b-.w/v purchase count. Food values must be stud 0?u* iiiii.-i tfet a full return in nutriment for one's ? <? .?r' * J, V THE HIGHEST NOT ALWAYS THE BEST !.rv s of equal food values cost much less . \\Y can show you a line of food product^ . iarjjfe measure offset the hiyb prices of oth materially assist you in keepimr down the pongs The Store That Carries The Stock. lilt man witiv ?voavmi M; lit aditiX ? Xwjj mlt ttild/ a./ ottu/vue/; IU/ &tl t (\/ ^VtWC/ MikjtS 0/ Cut. who "said nothing and Ww often hoard al>otit that man , car<J Hj once, '"?d wood." lie did't expert to saw a ^ He didn't expert to make a \v 11 <> 1 ^ r^ncl pH?l up a f?r N*?n xMth a little deposit in the Wank and I r* almost before he knew it. t. niu\" l?k a. th- men to.lH> who -?KI n"""? a"'' \t-a<rs aj;o. . same, ?''^n I). Rockefeller was one of them. *oU ran I'l T VOI R MONKY IN 01'R he First National Bank OF CAMDEN, S. C Th*? American flan in flylDR frcnn the liritlnh fur the tlrst time lu history. The display |n in ucoortlttnoe with Ihu uiuvuiucnl in I0??mU??hI u> tly the Amcriruir flajr on all British gov I eminent UulldliiKK hi ('(luimcmoratloii of th?? entry of the UnUtMl Httttt** Into tluj war. (Guilty lWinoiLstration Agents will uut their u*.u?l |m?h?hI lu .Ian*', Ims?hii.m? of tin* urgent nts*<l ??f tlu-lr Horvkv*. Better Farming in the South FOOD AS WELL AS COTTON THE NATION ASKS OF DIXIE 3outh May Be Face to Face With Disaster If Food A? Well A? Cotton Is Not Grown by Farmers?Home Quards of Defcnco In Great Army, Is Position of the Farmer. From the Farm 8srvics Bureau. Ii? time of war the interests of the army couie tlist. Regular commerce must give way to troop trains, ammu nitions and army freight In general. At such times the wants of people can not he readily supplied. h\>rethinking people will, therefore, prepare against it. The Southern farmer is facing this situation What ought, he to do? Railroads have been hauling mil lions uf dollars' worth of food prod ucts to tlie South each year. Recently there have been occasional "famines" in some of these articles because of the inability of the railroads to haul ail they were offered. In fact, serious situations have been narrowly averted. What then might be the lesnlt of a car shortage more acute than has ever been experienced? How would Southern cities be fed? Where would tjie Southern farmer who raises only cotton, get food? Grave possibilities are, therefore, confronted. They are probabilities if immediate steps are noi taken. HGw can such ;i disaster be fore stalled? Only by ilte Southern fann er growing foodstuffs as well as cot ton lie can do i!.' It is his duty to do il It is his pa' riot ic service In doing this piece of work ho will be one of the most useful units in the army of defense. A1 t hi., time it is as important for the S-Mthern fanner 'o enlirt to pro duce food crops as it is for the young men of the South to enlist as soldiers. It w:i! be ea.^y to get men for the army. It should be easy to get men to raise farm ero,i,. I,et Southern farmers r:>i!v 'o the en!!. I.et them become JIc.:r.. Guards by producing this sum n."'r .-'i li cro]-s as corn, cowpea>. nvi e potato*-.., beans, sorghum, pea nut.-, soy beans, velvet beans and such garden crops as tomatoes. turnips, caMi.i-.ti. onion.-. Irish potatoes ? by ra si: r hoi;-, poultry ? by producing eng.-. ' i'i. !>utt?r -- by preserving bei', . it"' "v. v getables ? and do n!! : h. r et nn!y for themselves, but pi i iihiil'Ii to have some to sell. - 1 t ? ? . and "Maximum temps are ?wiv-i tie Iead?r> are celling foi i , n- making every lick count i 1 t ic i:t:no.--.. h means good preparation, liberal fertilization, thor ough cultivation, ami crop couaerva* tlou. Emergency Crops Ah u guide in meeting the crisis, which i* now confronting the South, the Kami Service Hureau suggests the following, winch of course, mual be moditied to suit local conditions*. Those crops which can bo used for food for man or beast, and which can bo planted at once should bo given lni { mediate attention. The acreage of I cotton per plow may be maintained, i and all possible efforts should be put I forth to Increase the yield. Unt will bring a good price, and seed will prove valuable because of their oil. Ou a 25-acre tract, in ten or eleven acres of cotton may he given each plow, and it is recommended that seven or eiKht acres be given to corn in which should be planted peas, soy beans or velvet benn*. The corn can be har vested. anil the beans or peas given over to pasture or gathered for feed. At least two acres should be given to *oy beans or eowpeus and sorghum for hay. One acre for grazing: tine acre for sorghum syrup; one acre for s\yeet potatoes, and one for different kinds of vegetables. This will give a total of 2f> acro>, and represents only tho crops for summer plaining. Winter grains may be seeded immediately af ter some of these are harvested. Everything bearing upon large yields should be given emphasis. The | land should be thoroughly prepared ; the best known varieties used; the | right kind and liberal amounts of fer Itil'/er applied, and thorough cultiva [ tion gi\ en ? This -s uf poecinl importance over j much of tin' Sou"'i >\ here the soils are j lacking in soluble plant foods Not j less than !U'< to GU" pounds of fertil | izer should !><? used per acre on tho ! crops sufi^t '".cd. On account of the cat shoitnge f.nd j the furinei ' inability to snure ample : fert i!i/."r ?? pu under their crops at I the time '. land was being prepared, 'f i; rec-j; ? ? ? eji? i ' that a liberal sid^ application <?!* f^rtilirer be used on nil : crops already p?unl< i Inere. of crop J > ie'ds v. ill <",?ete v. i' I: ilit!' \'is'? in 1 : i v of t1 t:!;;:pr use*' Better Farming in the South Permanent Influence Of Fertilizers On Southern Soils Feeding the Plant the Real Purpose Developirg the Resources of the C. . I J. X HAKPKR, "In recent years soil f?*r t i I i O* has coiiic to be look ed upon in a new } i !> 111. !-'ojls an no long' v spoken of huitiK rich simply brcauHP chemical analysis show? ihat i hey I contain a b u n d 1 a nee of plant! food. Much of' this plan- food! Agronomist. may bu* locked up fo that plants can not get a( it. To be available plant food must be in soluble form; that is, it must dissolve in the soil wafer and change into just tho form that the plant can use for its growth," says Professor Harper. "In fact," he continues, "a chemical analysis may show that a soil has lit tle total food content, but that little may often have piant food in a more available form than the richer soil, and, as a consequence, will produce greater yields. "Most of the soils of the South have been formed from - ranite rocks which hav,e decayed or crumbled into parti cles. Soils derived from granites con tain considerable sand. Such soils are f und very extensively in the re gion east of the Mississippi river. "Can these sandy loam soils of the South be made to produce abundant crops? "The. answer is 'Yes.' Proof is pro vided from the experience of thou sands of farmers. They won through proper farm management and fertili zation. Many farmers of the South are today getting a bale of cotton to the acre where they once got only one third of a bale. They are producing from 50 to 75 bushels of corn on the same land which a few years'ago pro duced only 15 fo 20 bushels. "What is the secret of their nuc cess ? "Is it in the change in the methods of cultivation? There has been con siderable improvement in this respect. "Has i' been due to deeper plowing? This has been a help. "1? it due to crop rotation ? The right kind of rotation Is beneficial. "What then is the great reason? It is this, the plants have been fed bel ter and they have responded with bet ter yields. In other words, It came about through proper fertilization. "A successful Southern farmer, whom the writer knows well, is now producing a bale Of cotton to the acre on land which twenty-five years mro was producing only one-third of a bale. He ha* constantly grown cotton on this land. Yet in spit* of this, ha bas I nor eased yields. ? . "ilow has lie done it?" was asked, "li h;t* been the practice of this farmer to put uu his iaiui the amount of fertilizer that he could purchase with the proceed.- cf 'he .-ale of his cotton seed from this same land. Of c:urae. this tanner could have grown his cotton more economically had he mown n in rotation with other crops. Loss Through Leaching "Sandy soils naturally erode and leach r< adily. Phosphoric acid does not leach auay but remains in the top twelve inches cf soil till it is used by the plant. Potash will wash out of sandy soils to a limited extent, but with c lay soUs it is practically all available. The nitrates, on the other hand, caiuiil long be retained by the soil. It is soluble J2! water and there fore leaches out with every heavy rain. Winter Cover Crops Help "Win n a lie Id is lett bare through the winter montns, .sometimes more than 1" pounds of nitrogen is leached rrom ;tr. acre. It will take OOU pounds of cottonseed meal per acre to replace J this loss of nitrogen. 11 the farmer plants .t cover crop such as rye, crim son clover or but clover, the greater portion of this nitrogen will be re tained and become available for ^hu succeeding crop," TO MAKE COTTON FRUIT BETTER J. C. Prtdmore, Agronomist Inquiry?"My cotton produces plen ty oi weed, but fruits poorly. What fertilizer would correct this? From the knowledge of piant nutri tion as u is understood at the pres ent time, it appears thai you have a soil containing a fairly good supply c f nitrogen, but deficient in phosphoric acid and potash. The element nitro gen is considered Imgely with the de velopment of vegfc.'ati\e ,>;?:?* of the plants, such as the stalk. * ems and leaves The phosphoric acid is respon sible to a large extent for the develop ment of the fruit, and the hastening or the maturity of the plant. Potash gives general tone and vigor to the plant, and improves the quality of the fruit. The use of fertilizer will supply these plant food elements, and enable one to overcome these apparent soil defi ciencies. A material analyzing from 1 per cent to 2 per cent nitrogen, 10 per cent to 12 per cent phosphoric acid, and 1 per cent to 2 per cent potash, could be used profitably in such cases. Apply at the rate of three or four hundred pounds per acre before the crop is planted, so that the plant can get ful! benefit of the material early jn Its growth, especially under boll weevil conditions. Million* of llandv. There are some notable extreme* lu thv dlwcusslon ?if the labor situation. On oih* hand we hav?? the outcry uKutnst oh 11(1 labor and someone rises to declare that farmer* aro overwork itiK the youngsters. On tilt* other hand \vv have the reivnt .statement of the Federal Commission of Kducatlon on the high **ost of living in which he says: In the school* of thr clth*N. Ion lis suburban commnnitieM ami mttnufac tnrlnjj and mining voltages of the 1, nited Stales there are approximately tl,< KM >.< M M> hoys and jtirls l?etwcen the litres of nine ami sixteen. Most of them are hlle more than half of the year. National ami stale Iiiws make it lm|H*>xlhlo for most of them to do an> prclltahle work in mill, mine or shop, afttl man\ of litem are forming habits of Idleness ami fa I Unjoin to \ lee. I'ven tlnriiiK the vacation months onl.\ ahonl ten per cent have any profitable em plo.wneut ; only ahout live |H-r eent of them jjo away from their homes ??\ eept for a few ilays. Still. ihe\ innsi live and he 1 I ami clothed For four millions of these there is access to hack yards, side yards, front yards ami vacant lots, whieh uduht he cultivated a*? small Hardens for I he growth of v^ttkbleM it ml small frulta. With ? >1111? bilo)ltg?ut ritlWtiou 111*? .? school children ami older boyn autl u'lrls and inert ami womon inlirht easil,? l>r?Hluiv on flu* available land an aver age of seventy llv?* dollars each la \ eatables it it*I (rultf for tlietr ow? (aMcs or for Mile 1m their tuunedlat* neighborhoods. As a nit'llitKl of diieetlou he i>ro|H?se? ?>n11?I<>\ 111?-111 of teachers sehoohNl I? uardeidilfr. lo work the whole year Koine teachers would Ih> suttl ?>iont and their salaries would a were k'ate about JiMMMumo. but he estimator that mull' tluiii $7oO.<KN),tMA) would be added to t ho food mj|4?I\ of tho country The Olll,\ Ulissill^ link il?s| now 1* a\ tillable teachers lly the time this |no^i.?in eoubl he |>ut Into ebis't the present t'ot*l crisis would probably ha\e passed. bill every family that starts Us own nar deu and |*>ultr,\ yard this hu'Iux will he- benefited CoCuutry (told leinah. A while nuin about Ho yeaiM old wiis killed by a freight engine oil the S Ay I. trestle at Columbia Thursday nljjht. He had just Mulshed serving n jail sentence for radiancy lioruutu naturalization papers were found on STUDEBAKER "18" I have just received a car load of the famous Stude baker ple<i.i.t;re touring Cars, and to those anticipating the purchase of an automobile I would ask that you give irie an opportunity to demonstrate one to you be fore buying. 1 would like for you to investigate our service proposition, as we obligate to keep this car up for a period of one year from date of purchase free of cost to the buyor, and to those who do not know me or for any reason would not care to take my personal guarantee for this upkeep I will execute a bond bind ing me to render you such service . "Isn't that fair?" I can also arrange to carry a part of the purchase price of these cars to any responsible bnver. Allow me to go over this feature with you. 1 propose to conduct this business on a high plane and only invite those that want and expect a square deal. * Hoping to have the pleasure of doing some bus iness with you in this line, I am Respectfully yours, R. L. MOSELEY, Agent Whatever You Build ? r&i IHUlU^fU JL ' Wherever You Build We have everything you can possibly need in the building' line and can positively save you maney on your purchases. We specialize in high class, well seasoned exterior and interior finishing lumber, but we ?an sell you lum ber for all purposes. Kershaw Lumber Co. "Everything in Lumber" telephone 340 Camden. S. C. A Store Full of Fruit That's just what we have and more too, for we carry at all times anything- that you want in the candy line. Fresh vegetables of every description are always carried in season. It's impossible to enumerate the many tempting things that we have, but whatever you want, it's here for you and we want you to come here and get it. Camden Candy Kitchen Spero Bcleos, Prop. Telephone 78