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Negro Slays Officer With His Own Gun ' 1 m 1 New Bern, N, C., Jan. 16.?Slain with his own gun by an unidentified negro he helped arrest at a still, Louis M. Davies, federal prohibition agent lay dead today at a local undertaking establishment, while au thorities searched for his slayer. Davies was killed yesterday after he and A. D. Moseley, another officer, had raided a still in the Broad Creek section of Pamlico county, about 12 miles from New Bern. The two officers surprised five negroes at the still, arresting and disarming one. Davies remained to guard the captured man, while Moseley pursued the others. Boon after he left, Moseley heard a pistol shot and rushed 'back to the still to find Davis dying with a wound above the heart. He said he believed the negro had wrested Dqvies' pistol from his hand and slain 'the officer ' with his own gun. Officers today scoured the section for the clayer of Davies and the other negroes who were found at the still. ' ' 7 ' : Wears Boots 20 Years Keidsville, N. C., Jan. 18.?Twenty years ago when E. H. DeGrotte was engaged in tho manufacture of boots and shoes here he mpde himself a pair of hoots. Mr. DeGrotte has now reached his four score years, is hale and hearty and is still wearing that same jlair of boots. "They're good for at least 20 more years service," he says. "1 expect to wear them that much longer." M-. DeGrotte is an avowed optimist. ? '-OOK FOR KMPIREBRAND > ) P ON BACK OF EACH PIECE < FINAL DISCHARGE , Notice is hereby given that one month from this date, on Monday, February 3rd, 1930, I will make to the Probate Judge of Kershaw County my final return as Administrator of the estate of Hiram Nettles, deceased. nnd on the same date' I will apply to the said Judge for a final discharge as said Administrator. JOHN . T. NETTLES. Camden, S. C., January 2, 1930. TAX NOTICE. TREASURER'S OFFICE CAMDEN, S. C. August 14, 1929. Notice is hereby given that all State, County nnd School taxes for year 1929 shall be due and payable between September 16th and December 31st, 1929. Any information with reference to taxes will be cheer fully furnished upon application. When making inquiry please "state School District or Township. Very respectfully, S. W. HOGUE, Treasurer, Kershaw County, S. C. r NO-MO-KORN FOR CORNS AND CALLOUSES Made in Camden And For Sale By DeKalb Pharmacy?Phone 95 WHEN ^ 4 v CHILDREN 1 "Je If/ Need a Laxative | - ISI "Wk have used it Thedford's Black* Draught in our * family for nineteen * years. I have found j ? it of great help in * raising my family. * MI have given it * to all six of my chilx dren. Whenever > they complain of ^ upset stomach, or * begin to look pale ^ and sickly, I make Xj u tea of Black-Draught and M xl begin giving it to them- In a M I day or two they are all right. Kl nI give it to thexh for con- M stipation, and my husband and W I both take it. I always give $ it for colds in winter, for I be- * lieve a way to prevent them ^ " Advice on Pastures By County Agent For Mimy, many years we have developed only one of our main and* of agriculture, namely crops. Our livestock have been woefully neglected, many of our furmeis have no cow and few chickens. This sort of farming always ends with hard times, heavy mortgages, dissatisfied people. The salvation of Kershaw County and a large part of South Carolina depends on our livestock development, We must balance our agriculture? not crops alone?some crops and some livestock. A small cream check each week would come in mighty good now. The sale of a few hundred dozen eggs would also help. The farmer who sells cream, eggs, hogs, etc., does not have to borrow money from the bank to live on?but he stands a better chance of being able to borrow what he needs to produce his crop. If s farmer borrows a thousand dollurs to operate on in 1930 and has to use $500 of it to live on and puts the other $500 into actual crop production purposes, the production $500 will have g hard time paying back the entire $1000. The less we borrow the better off we are on pay day. l.yt's not only make our town living at heme but also produce some extra t<> sell. There ure ready markets for chickens, cream, eggs, hogs, sheep, and soon will be for vegetables. Let's arrange to produce j our cotton as a surplus; make it clear of the usual big expense. It's fine to sell u bale of cotton when there is no debt on it. Livestock increases in value und numbers. Livestock helps build up our soil fertility with manure. Manure cuts down a large part of the commercial fertilizer bill. Livestock gives us year round employment of labor. One should not jump into the livestock business but rather should grow ii to it. Start with u few heifers, a few gilts, etc., and start a good permanent pasture; grow more feed than you think you will need; produce legume feeds in addition to eorn and small grains. l)o not neglect to develop the poultry business. Poultry used to belong to the ?later men ci^me to call it "ours" and now we are beginning to hear a few men say "my chickens." The Indies kept the poultry business going. I heard of a Cotton farmer borrowing,^chicken money from his wife to help nim pay his fertilizer bill. And folks, do not forget that allvear garden. We are to have a farm folks all-day meeting (vegetable) in Camden soon. The best specialists in the state will be here. Every farm family in Kershaw County should be receiving the monthly garden letters from Clemson College. They help a lot. They are free. Send your name and address and request to your County Agent and he will have your name put on the garden list. Pastures We need good pastures with plenty of good grazing and fresh water. A fence around a plot of land is&not a pasture unless there is good grazing in it. We should sow pasture seeds this spring. Both grasses and legumes should be in the pasture. Our best pastures will be produced on low moist soils and seepy hillsides. We think that all of this good land must be put into production of corn and other crops but we must use some of the good land for pastures which will prove to be one of your most valuable crops. Also much of our low lands are subject to overflow. Water may ruin corn but still not ruin the pasture. Much of our idle land and land now in brush and woods could be made into profitable pastures. The poorest sandy soils should iirst be 'built up by applying stable manure or turning under a crop of vetch or velvet beans or soy beans before seeding the pasture mixture. These upland pastures will not give as long grazing as will the 'low land pastures. Anyone who thinks that we cannot-make good permanent pastures even on our poor upland soils should visit the Sandhill Experiment Station at Pontiac between Camden and Columbia. In fact, if you plan to make a pasture at all it would I pay you to visit the Sandhill Station. As sunshine is essential for the growth of pasture plants it is necessary to remove scrub -bush, vines, etc. When pasture seeds are sown on prepared land it is absolutely necessary that the seed-bed be firm and not loose. . . Spring-sown plants should be seeded from the middle of February to the middle of' March. Fall-sown plants should be seeded from the middle of October to the middle of November. It is high time we were ordering seeds for spring use. If you do not kaow what to sow and where to get the seed write to your County Agent. It is best to sow the different grass and legume seeds separately as they are of different weights and sizes and will not give an even stand when sown all together. Only the freshest and best seed should be planted. As there are several soil types in Kershaw County various pasture mixtures are given below. Piedmont Poor Uplands?Bermuda cuttings?Lespedeza. 15 to 20 pounds per acre. Piedmont Good Uplands and Hillsides?Bermuda cuttings?Lespedeza 10 to 12' pounds per acre; White Dutch Clover, 2 to 5 pounds per acre; Dallis Grass, 5 to 8 pounds per acre; Bur Clover, 0 to 10 pounds per acre. Piedmont Moist Bottom Land?Bermuda cuttings?Lespedeza, 10 to 12 pounds per acre; Dallis Grass, 5 to 8 .pounds per acre; White Dutch Clover, 2 to 5 pounds per acre; Carpet Grass, 5 to 10 pounds per acre; Herds Grass, 5 to 6 pounds per acre., (Herds grass may or may not be planted in the mixture, just as desired.) Coastal Plain Dry Sandy Lands or Uplands?'Bermuda grass cuttings? , Lespedeza, 12 to 15 pounds per acre. Coastal Plain Moist or Bottom Lands?Carpet Grass, 5 to 10 pounds per acre; Lespedeza, 10 to 12 pounds r *\ .T'*~ x ^t'v> - ..:4 .V ? - - ? . - n per ?cie; White Dutch Clover, 2 to ? pounds per acre. (White Dutch nut u'pianted' Bermuda Grass Bermuda grass j? splendid for SoillTi"1.1. ,"nd, ,or ''"""'"I J*laln ar?,<lfy t<> tfrow carpet flow ? l en.furrs ami 0vrr flow well. It m sometimes called J" nt grass and "wire grass" li ii more nutritious when kept griised from ttU iH t0 ata* Bermuda I J" cutting* rather than from seed " u?'"f cuttings It is well t? ,,|0w cutti^ f ,"od' ?"(hl'r the uttings and cut them into stmt 11 ci Bte8th?il " h?? ?r IIroad liit i ,"t'c'08 0Ver plowed land n ,n' or ,f thu ,and i? being 1 lowed the cuttings may be dropped in every third or fourth furrow'' If the land is not to be plowed it is Set 1,? ' furrpw? two to four thick lv in rna" /0,) lh* cuttings on them C' urrows ttn<I *t*P Carpet Grass Kr.^.aJJ>Cti grasH ,'K ? Perennial and spieada by creeping stems which root ' Ht eve,'y Joint and thus forms u dense i compact sod. Jt has blunt or round.' VJ'JSV'P* which distinguish it from Heriftudu and other creeping grasses. Carpet- grass is the best grass we have for our moist, sandy soils. It wi not ennui* shade. One plowing vmII kill it. iiugs will hurt it. h must be seeded on a firm seed bed m u SHi!; Plant il in February ?r -larch. I he young points usually r . ,uPP?u.r i'i fJuijej^- Stock should be t-Pt, on lhe hurtUtfrbm seeding time on thru the season. It will do well on moist bottom Piedmont lands as well as on moist <andy soils. The ?ced weighs about 18 pounds per Dallis Grass Dallis grass is a perennial ami grows well on all but very sandy soils. It will stand more extremes of heat,' cold, drought or water than uny other grass in the state. It is ?r week* earlier in the spring than Bermuda and lasts later In the fall if grazed. If grazed closely it will spread and form a smooth sod. The best method to seed Dallis glass is to -lay off shallow furrows 4 to 8 feet apart with a small narrow shovel plow and scatter the seed lightly down these furrows and leave the seed uncovered. A guano horn will help^ Use -6 to 8 pounds of seed per acre. Herds Grass or Red Top Herds gr^as should be used in Piedmont pastures. Plant these seed in the fall. The legal weight of seed is 14 pounds per bushel, but it varies from 12 to 40 pounds, depending on the: quulity of the seed. Before planting this seed there should be a loose mulsh of soil made .by use of a disc harrow and the seed may be covered with a brush or drag harrow, Lespedeza or Japan Clover is a self-seeding annual legume. Like other legumes it draws nitrogen from the air and stores it n thei soi-1 All livestock like to eat it. This clover should be included in every pasture in Kershaw County. It lurmshes good grazing in summer f V uy 1 shou,d be seeded in t ebruafy and March, using 10 to fr rS per acre on good soils and to 20 pounds on poor soils. It must be seeded on a firm seed bed, It may be broadcast on native sod, requiring no covering. Good temporary Pasture may be secured by sowing 20 to 25 pourtds of seed per acre on the small grain land early in the i-pnng and when the grain is cut off the Lespedeza will furnish an abundance of grazing for the stock. In .buying Lespedeza seed be sure to tret new crop" seed. If these seed are more than a year old they are practically worthless. These seed weigh ' >f5 pounds per bushel. White CW or Dutch Clover White Clover gives good grazing in ear y 8prlng and late fft, * R h?nn!r K??d soils. It never causes bloat. It is best to seed it in the fall, using 3 to 5 pounds per acre The seed should be inoculated before f?omng/r I"OCulation may be ma<Ic eW d;rt1.fpom * r <I or crimson clover field or from where white elqver is growing. A8 in the case* of Herds grass it is well to sow White Clover seed on a loose mulsh of dirt, covering the seed then with light harrow or brush. The see* 60 pounds per bushel. " """" ?- ?.? Bur Clover Bur Oliver is an exceptionally fine annual winter and spring clover for the Piedmont section. . It also does L?n yai70Us , soils in Kershaw unty. It has been found growing well around Liberty Hill, Boykin and on the rear of the Post Office lot in Camden. However, it is not recommended for very poor sandy soils. It has a -brown or black spot in each leaf. It usually matures in Mayj Kvery farmer in Kershaw county should pick out an aci^P of land, preferably near the house and put it in bur clover, save these seed, in the burs each year and gradually scatter it all over the farm or on as much as it will grbw on. It will require 6 to 10 bushels of seed to plant an acre. The manure method is best U | start bur clover. Fill a wagon bed 0 inches deep with fresh horse or mule manure, then lay on about 4 inches of the burs and theft 6 inche> more of manure, then mix thoroughly with a fork. Haul it to pasture or field and place in piles using a forkful to the pile, piles three feet apart each way. Do not broadcast it. Plant Bur clover in July and August for best results. Seed in the bur does not need inoculation. The burs weigh 10 pounds per bushel. Plant only oil drained and hillside land. It docs not rucceed well on low, moist bottom land or very sandy land. Weeds in a pasture may be eradicated by mowing one -or more times per season, especially just before the weed seed mature. Many farmers are finding that their improved pastures are worth more than similar in cultivation. A good permanent pasture will furnish the cheapest and best feed on the farm for livestock. Good pastures improve soii fertility. Good pastures retard the soil washing away. Good pastures do not cause. loss by crop failure on wst ywri gj WW Wttan: - J ?li: -r Death of W. H. Owens Weitville, S. C., Jan. 20.?W. IT. Ow#n?| who lived near Kershaw,< died at a hospital in Columbia, where he ; was carried a few months a?o for . liculnicnt, Junuury lb, and was burI ied in the cemetery at Bethany, West; villo, Sunday at noon after funeral | service* conducted by his pastor, Rev. P. E. Black mon, He leaves surviving him his widow, who was a daughter of the late J. E, Peach, and the fol-. lowing children: James, C. B., R. H., Irene and Mary. Also a brother and two sisters, J. W. Owens and Lottie Owens, Westville, ami Mrs. Lillie Hinsington, of Lockhart. He also leaves a host of relatives and friend* throughout the county. Mr. Owens was a member and dea ton of Bethany church, a good husband, a kind father and a friend to all. In hta passing we lose a good man and a good citizen. OimkJ Laws I he South Carolina Manufacturers' Association calls attention to the fact that South Carolina hus stricter laws for the protection of labor than has North Carolina, which doubtless goes a good way to explain why North Carolina has recently been having so much more troublesome a t me with its factory labor than has hoi southern neighbor,?Newberry Observer, Good pastures} enable you to Rell.y.TiiT grass at lancj prices when it's turned into cream or meat. There is no expense 4t> harvesting the crop of h good pasture?just run the "cow jaw" machine over it. Oood pastures do not require large amounts of money lor financing each year as does a cotton crop. Good pastures will net ut least $10 per acre income annually if properly grazed. What Kershaw county needs most plenty of good pastures, plenty of high-grade livestock and plenty of dairy-minded people. Folks, we will have to develop our livestock business before we will have economic freedom. We have had a hundred years of all-cotton and just look at our mortgages. All of these mortgages were not made in the last two rainy years. Under cotton-alone we have gone down but by combining crops and livestock we shaill rise. "The Three Mortgage Lifters" are the cow, the sow and the hen. I have faith in the farnfers of Kershaw county and I believe that you will see the wisdom of putting . your agriculture on a safer basis. The cow, sow and hen will help you make that good living at home and enable you to put that money you borrow from the1 bank into actual crop- pro- I duction, instead of putting a lot of ' it into consumption purposes. In addition to taking the county newspapers every farmer in Kershaw county should take and read at least | one good Southern farm paper. Keep j up with the times in agriculture. This j is "llMO and the day of one mun, one ( mule and one plow should be about past. It is past in some sections. We need more two-row riding cultivators. ' Of course this can't be done in a year but 1930 is a fine -time to start. Also start 1930 by making a pas. ture. Resolve to get more livestock, i Talk the livestock business over with , your banker and your county agent. If you are interested in getting a cow or a few heifers let your County agent know, whether you are able to buy now or not. We may be able to get a creamery and this information may help you and your County ] Agent. We really need very much right now to know of every man or woman in Kershaw county who is interested in getting started with livestock?cows, hogs, sheep or chickens?whether you are able to go , ; >nto it now or not?we need the information?won't you please cooper| ate by writing or seeing your County Agent and telling him what you would like to do. Maybe some good results | wi ll come out of this sort of cooper; ation before we expect?let's try it. ; Write or see your County Agent. Illiteracy It is encouraging to note that in the past ten years South Carolinahas led the' union- in its decrease in ; illiteracy and the hope is felt that the campaign now beginning will bring the state further to the front. ?Florence Morning News. I ???i ???????? ?? i _ "Keeping Up" Keeping up with the Lizzies and the Jones is keeping lots of noses to the grindstone and driving lots of "governors" and "the old man,"#etc., to bankruptcy, despair and possibly suicide's graves. Better put on the brakes.?Yorkville Enquire!*. "> .. y jXhe Best Purgative for "" Relieves s the congestion, reduces complications, hastens recovery. aCentury J - r - - ? ***** ** of helping American Farmers , . MAKE BETTER CROPS The conline year rounds oat an even century ainoe r the first uae ol Chilean Nitrate of Soda in the United States, Andrew Jackson, famous "Old Hickory", of Tennessee, was President of the United States in 1830 when the firat cargo of this nitrogen f ertilieer arrived by sailing vessel from far-off Chile. That was years before we had the telephone, the telegraph. TO-nAY "*leer mcr^ alone ... strict lw#% jy on thc bsais of the good it ha? done, Chilean Nitrate to-day is the standard nitrogen fertiliser. Last year more than 800,000 farmers used it to make more money from their crops. Every cotton champion in the South . . . and every corn champion . . . made his winning crop with Chilean Nitrate. > For nearly half a century, Experiment Stations have proved the value of Chilean Nitrate. In Pennsylvania, for instance, experiments have been conducted continuously since 18811 The success obtained by farmers who use it, leads many more each year to follow their example. Chilean Nitrate pays back its small cost many times over. Do not confuse Chilean Nitrate with other fertilizers. It is the world's only natural nitrate nitrpgen. Not synthetic, but the real thing, mined and refined in Chile and nowhere else. It will pay * you to insist on Chilean Nitrate. It is quick-acting food for almost every crop that grows ... proved by 100 years of use. Spsdsl leek Offer fill Our new 64-page illustrated book "How to Fertilize Your Crops" gives all the information you need. Free. Ask for Book No. 1 or tear out this ad and mall it with your name and address on the margin. Chilean Nitrate of Soda EDUCATIONAL BUREAU 810 Carolina Life Bldg., Columbia, S. 0. In replying, please refer to ad No. 69 rffiSrifr " IT* SO OA NOT LUCK* The" Best Insurance Against Adversity Money saved and safely and profitably employed is the best kind of insurance against adversity, as countless thousands of people have found out by actual experience. Loan and Savings Bank CAPITAL $100,000.00 The . Hunting Season Is On I have hunting- land for sale and lease that furnishes good duck and quail shooting. Large and small tracts located near the following places: Camden, S. C., Georgetown, S. C., Charleston, S. C., Beaufort. S. C. Also at Moorehead City, N. C., and on Pamplico Sound, North Carolina Coast. Hunting Parties taken out by appointment from Hotels at Camden. S. C. ' " Also have for sale two attractive'old Southern plantation homes. Fine old-time residences on j each. \ B. D. BOYKIN \ BOYKIN, S. C. m Telcphq^andJTe^grapl^^