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Tb« Barnwell People ■ I IMHI I fc—^>*11 .1 ■ Iff. V. mKU, UUM1 Jw'r E: *, r ^- / tr. ' rt *tMiv» tmmrn untmiAim TBIJMtfUAT. MAROIf.H,>««*. HillOU> 60K«. rtwiUa* t*u \h» <1*iTT*ty •f kU •Atrrw iftftot k«lf jwtt o»i*mi 4‘*» tart, la Ion than »▼• hour* #• w*r* rO*dln* ft, (to eolafeMtii lottctb. In Hoyt** Itro ColawlU tfWln* lUeerd. Th* Untn»f*of tb**<idr*M !• good l^«H*h. a* Alfht ho otpiOtoJ from * gradual* of Ytl* Thai fc th* oply •fnwracwapihMot can pay thU oah austir* ocpotlJonof Cbo pollclw of tho adwtaiatratton. Barring th* advoeacr of tariff rorlotoa «vory word of tho addraaa aitght h*r* b«n •aid hy any on* *f the; lUpuhllcrti rrwIdMta rtfto* «h* *nd oT the war. fti* d*ath of Ahrahtm I.In coin. Thor* f* la him a*oooipar*<l with Mi pred*- vM*»ra no broadoolog of b«huI *oop^ no h*rt*r und*«i*ndlng of Hm b»*te prlartplci of fr** *oT«rowrnt. no •l«ar*r furealght. no wenkaniug In tli» wonhlp of lh* Bapublloaa gart# for th* idoiiof lUhim MbMmxi th« art- ting up of U* «r*lr and rMoo*trurtk>* aiUADdm«i>u to the oountlmtlon ortr the arik lna Bdar^ted ty tha father* of th* repuWlo. which hern th* *orh*r • toun on which th - happln*** and real pr*»perlty of It* p*ti>lo h»r* be*« hutll. tfoeau Bod in-aH feto dr* thoa*arrd Vrord* no r*a*onabl« ground for h*>v« that th* admlnUtrattou of Mr. Taft wtl) bring ba** a real and lartlng pro*> parity, or prcnaolo a hotter domratlc traaghlltty *r MMifo a paaertui fmur* tw th* world relation* of th* C7nlt*d dial**. Th* trond toward e«*ntralft»- tloo, towaril th* *tt«r obllrlon of itat** rlgbrt, th* larger power nf Th* Xatloh had th* Ita* hh*rty wf tit* indlrl.lual appeara a* filed. pr*de«tln*d, a« th* flow of the Qnlf*tr*am from ita liopic *-)urec* or the drift of th* lc« berga from th* •lUnc** of th* fronan •**«. Ther* la tb* hopes the chance, that rr**ld«nt Taft, a ciriltan in *14 bit Mil »p«rl*nc*«, may b* undor tb* wrtgbt and pr***ur« *f r*apon*ibllHy mor* «l**tto In mind and iwlbtatlr* than tb* ooldiet Prreidtwt* who ware •uch ereature* of drill and habit that fh«y ware *v*r oh dree* pared* and with tbolr •r»* gaalng daedly ob th* ground fifteen paoo* to th* front, That Mr. Toft ai**n* Well I* nn *b«o- hit* truth, but h* labor* under th* tndnnlty that narrow* *very man born or reared or educated aho*e Mtaon Jt DTxon’a Hit* In th* hut half century, ghd that la th* Inherited, Ingrained, snquertioulng tatumptlo* that the Iforth baa be«n right In all that It hai dona, and tb* South all wrong, and that lb* •'State* lately 1b rebellion moat accept th* republican confaaiion of political faith and paai under the yok* before the Southern Democrat! can bar* any reipectable representa tion In the ndmiutrtmtlon of the go* arnnmnt other Ihnii ne tnt paeere, doI dlera tu tb* army or **llore In tb* wnr fl«*tn. That la th* eceential iplrlt tmder and behind Mr. Taft’a Waring of the olive trench. COUTl.Y COtTRTB. it Bamberc leit week Judge R. C, Watti declared hli purpono to clear the rochet befor,, t’te Court adj turne. The Bamberg term coutlnOM two week*. Barnwell county I* about twice the *lre of n*inb*rf, hai twice at many lawyer* and probably twice a« nieuv •neoe for trinl. fw tern of court i* nlao twice a* long Now*, will the Barnwell Har, Jurort and wltne*»ea h»lp Judge Watta c.eir thf Barnwell Calendars f Ctx.rt* are expenaiee not only In the payment of jurora, wltiiH****, halliffa ttr. hot In taking people away from •h*Ir work *m| botlcea*. ho all con- •erned ehontd get busy, the lawyers hr haring their ceaes well prrpaird •ltd (he wltneaaea by being prraent with promptiiOM. Jurort are general ly willing to work nr«r time to got througb. 1h« lawyers who ar* read- l**t with proof and preaentatton of fhsrfr r»at* are llkalloat to make moat fr1«nda and win moat future clients. If the attorney! for plaintiff* and defendant* In elrM c»*e* wonld confer th*5-might appronlmate the tiay« in which each ea*3 could be tried and »o arrange thw preaence of ettentr and wltnette* that there would b* no to the proceed trga of waiting* that waite time and money. - When the offfee of Stenographer was •retted, relieving the presiding htdge* •f the tedioa* work of taking note* of Ibe testimony hi long hand, It wa* promlMd that th* court* then ertrting would he able u> kMp their calendar* •fear, y*t since that time there hav* he«n many opecial terma and six new Mrtk gddrtl; had th* calendhr* or* *tlll crowded. We ar* told that ther* I* * judge fw Chicago who (rhi* In * day as many (dr (I eaea* *» a Carolina Judga doe* In- • w**k. ( ‘ ^ | After hearing ft* cnmrtlatiR and *«i«w«r read be telle the attorney* that Hey IHobldl co**yl*te th* case la a •P*clfl*d length’of tint*, aay an hour, two or three howrt, and tls* lawyer* VitirtriaghU way Bate fully etudfcd their «*•*>, settled in their mind* tho •*fct iiauet *od arranged their *tl- denc* and tbolTa*Bu«ieat* accord I ng- BOOOM ANDGOMOKRAH'. i It A >r llt*rary that Amerloan* do n*t iaatmUat* lot- aatgrant*. hut *r* aaabwllactd. and that Mow Yorh I* mar* aw I ml tan ally than I* Bam*, th* eoyitwl *4 Mr* hoot leg hlwgdem. i*»U aippear* that ih* fus- mla«wnthting* ctfl ww/I4 had Idea* aturwom wiyrtu duir .iwnws ittBr tlrt norfbem oatlt* catches oh anil mine* them up with hi* own ortglual and ac quired mean new. Howells maken tb* rathrr aUrtMng atatement that many Immigrants are better American* than many natfre*. Me probably knows what be t* talking about and hit t>*w- ptotnre of eondlttow* I* no ddftlK hp* proxImaMiy owreot as far am his range of finion ettnnds. He knows nothing of the t*outh by actual contact. Ta king hie expressions In connection with the Introdrsctnry revert wf tire Gongrenaional Immigration t’otnmhi blen th* concluxion la that tha Euro pean Sadr** end the American Gom orrah ar* being unfled to nsake a fu ture Gehenna. Hid FREEDOM COME. That Ool. Theodore Roosevelt I* hap pier, cu King dowh trees WOhlifd Id* house on Sagamore Hill. Cong Island, than when he wore presidential rai ment and was guarded from the wicked by pl«t*1 armed seOret kervfce tnen, is •tiro. He has atnpl* cause to be happy. All hi* life haa been a long streak of gowdltrck. A alckly kid In his earlj years be grew strong anough to carry the big stick, developing a weather proof •onatltmlon and untiring dyna mic energy. II* came on the public stage at a tie** rip* for a man of hi* type and be baa played the game well. He had eneai**} but their opposition wa* so III advlsod that his tramps won every time. A* he climbed tha ladder they helped him rise, as did the chap ter of accidents, and MV seven years he has stood on its top round. II* ha* held a Urge place in lh* pub- ilo eve—and ear. ills name Is associ ated Willi the chief historical event* of bis time, and he gets out before luck turns, before there Is the shifting of uncertain brteees of popular favor. XoW, fifty years of xge, in tine health, having ample store of this World's goods, and the oonttwVt to coin every word that he chooses to write Into a silver dollar, he quits his mother country for a Couple of veers, wDh the seme anticipation of pleasure that the scheot hoy welcomes the rummer va • cation, and the Colonel's vacation from office holding Is a sine die one. Ha has looked forward to an after noon of freedom . (t has Come, and Americans have no consuming desire to harness him again. President Taft has hypnotized many business people of the North with the hope of returning and Increasing pros perlty. He has also possum footed numerous Southern real and would be public men with th* expectation of a fair stiufn and a square deal. HI* failure to de- liyor the goods will he followed ih ]91il by another cal) for Dr. William Jen nings Bryan. The political pilgrims and sftpectant sightseers who congregated at Wa«b Ington last week hod disappointing ex perieuces The weather was wretched with leaden snow elouds above head, over shoe slush under foot, biting wind* al! around and no where to sleep for thousands. For the safety of the President's health the oath of oilier was taken and the Inaugural addre*» delivered In tb* Senate chamber. The great triumphal proersaion that wa- promised to surpass all precedents was a frazzle, and only the robbing hotel keepera were happy. Number* died from the exposure and the sick were too numerous to he named. rtvp» court—no Mr . Taft ha* been President a full week, but the promised prosperity has not bloomed out. It has been once more put off until the special session of Congress to meet next Monday shall have finished tinkering with the tariff . This last delay Is the fourth postpone ment of boom times since fhe pUnner- of the panic, of 1907.began so silently and s^ retly to combat Mr. Kooaeveftb tru-t bur-ting policies. Prosperity was to come after the nominating oon ventions were held, then after tbe elec tion and thirdly <#tter the inauguration. Tim** have been fairly good for the eapltaltstv. speculator*, stock and cot ton gamblers, but after they g*-t their shares of prosporl.y there is little left for the people Who make things, the fartwer and factory worker. Drought In Texas delays the coming up of the cotton. Seven negroes were legally banged In Emriatana last Week ft was a cold day when Mr. Roose velt left the White House. All the cotton seed mill* In this State have sold out Ibvlr stoclee of meal. A seven seat HtnomoWfe to chat over H-.WMM* being ltx«U up lor Prerluentess Taft. PreaWeitt Taft atovta with the excel lent purpooe of working Sunday a day of r*rt. . • Mf. end Sira. Theodore Roosevelt on Bond*? walked 1 three mile* through show end- alvsJy to cbftrch. H-rtf the •xwenees of the United 8t*t*a are for the support of (he army aiyd navy. h» khlr piping time of peace. PmWent Tirft’x frrst day’* White Horae work was shaking hand* with ♦.fffifr people, ■wwy of tbetw ftnvlmr~tb* Iteb—for office. Own. M. C. Butler was ?3 year* old on Mondwy. Oh that day he wa* oon - a member of the tJathnllc Church by Bishop Northop-. Tb* Confederate Home will h» open ed at Columbia soon. Two hooteles* Veterans from each county will b« frtj*lv*d and oared for. The coon- IL ^ mtioa ) >oirUt B*rte th* bene- tlatarlw. Tho building contain* 30 room*, tod i* surrounded hy about t»w «Of**of riefc land, which will b* cuRIvaud for tb* heiMflt uf tbe latti- BAKN W ELI, l.OD'iK ]« K OK P. B*rnwell, S. (’., March r>. IfBb, WHKRKAH, In tba inflnlta wisdom of tb* Supreme Rul«r of th* IJnvver**, o*r frleud and brother, Dr. Edward f,. Patterson, ha* been celled from our <*rrt>ly fiwdge to ttte Hnpieme l.ortfre alnAe, and. WUCREA4. the exem plary ID* of Dr. Patterson was an IHd-tratlon of- the pnre dtSCIrfaei ofi practical ■benerokmce, cherlshrd by Our Order, Tb*reft/re be it resolved : i-t. *1 dial In bU.death our town and ouDimunity bare lost a public *|iirl(ad geiitleiuan bT 'Sterling Integrity, and that oWr 1 ax I g« lias lost owe Of Its most heloved; and ^ dreVUlwd Pythian Wiifgntaf a maVl whore unostentatious, lovable and helpful hfe was a heiredlc tlon to those with whom he csVne In contact. 2 <d. Thtrt while wc feel keenly tbe Jots of oPr 'brother we boW in humble snbmlsston to nim who doeth at! things well . " 3rd That onr heartfelt avmpathv |< hereby extended to hi* bbVeaved family and tbnt a page be Inscribed to h!s memory flu ouV ml n'me book>) that * copy pro|u-ily engrossud be -ent tbe (amllv; that the County papers be furnished with copies, hihI that tbe Lodge he draped In mourning, fur thirty days. •Jno K Goode. II. L. O'liunnon. C. 3. IIav. EN I'EKED IN TO REST. After a long Illness of many weeks borne wkh sincere Christian patience and resignation Mrs. Cynthia Redd, tbe devoted wife of Mr Pickens Kvdd, de|inrted this life at their home near Mt. Beulhli church,on i harsday night. February 25th, aged about years. She was the eldest daughter of M r. and Mrs, E. K Givens of New Forest, and is survived by her sorrowing lather and mother, loving husband, id* affec tionate si-ters. three fond brolbets and a la r ge circle Of svmpHthising relatives and friends. Her body wa* laid to rest on tbe following .Saturday afternoon in the cemetery at 'It Calvary church In the presence of a large concourse of relatives and Trfeods. Rev. J. D. Pea cock colldffetett the fast touching ser vlets. taking for his text the eleventh verse of tne eleventh chapter of the First Epistle of John, “Our friend Lazarus sleepeth.” and the heart* of alt were softened and saddened in tender sympathy. Mrs. Redd wa« a consis tent member of the Rapti«t church. May God be near ihe heieaved and •orrowing one* and sustain therti in their great grief a* He alone can do. and in Ills good rime give them a glad reunion in the better land wrhere sbe awaits tbelr conning. A Friend. This I« the seventh week of the trial of Duncan Cooper, his son Robin, and •x-shertlTSharp at Nashville, Tenu for the murder of ex U S. Senator E W. Carmack. The lawyers, six in number, began speaking on Mondav and mav ttoiah in a day or so. A week ago the jurors, who are farmers, beg ged tlie presiding Jlidge to hurry up proceeding* so that they could get back to their plowing. Professor Frederick Starr, of the University of Chicago, put* a had mouth on Col Roosevelt's trip td Af rica. »ayi that, the ek-Pre.ddent will never come back alive, but will die of the fatal fevers that prevail Ih the dark continent. Prof. .Starr hit* visit ed A fHca nine time* and had the fe vers there Of which he apeak*, lie re covered hut think* a mall of the Roose velt temper end temperament will no cumb. THE PRODIGAL FATHERS. Congre-oufian Tawnev *av» that at. I be end of tbe current fiscal rear the government deficit will be $150,000,000 In other word* the expense* of tlo gove-nment will eXcepd Its income bi that iiumen«e amount. Comptroller General done* *av* that tbe appoprlatlon* made by tho Legi* lature of thin Btati at tho teconf *e* ‘Ion are $15 000 more than the taxes to fie collected this year. It would he a bttd boginning for am husin ** mnn to agrea and bind him seif at the eomrrtenoonient of the rear to spend more than Ito Can possibly make. Hut that would ho hi* own money and If he Chose t<> squander ii win- only he ami hi* family would suf fer at Christina* time Hut the federal ami State governments are liberal with the monev of their citizens, exacted by tariff and tax requirement*. BANKRUPT’S PE rfi’lON F0K~ Df.-iCHARGK, In the District Court of tho United State 5 . • FOR THE DISTRICT OF S. C. In the Matter of Maggie K . Kllia, Bankrupt. No in Bankruptcy. To the Honorable \VM< H. BRAW- LE t , Judge of tnc Distiict Court, <d the United states for the District of South Carolina : Maggie E Ellis of Allendale in the County of Barnwell an) Stale pf South Carolina in said District, respectfully fepre'sernte that on the 7 day of De- reinber last.pa-t. he ha* duly adfmlged Bankrupt under the acta of Congress relating to Bankruptcy : that he has duly surrendered ill his property and right* of nroperty, and lia* fully com plied with aM She requirement* of said acts and of Die ordfefs of tho Court touching hia bankruptcy. Wherefore he uray* that he mar be lecreed by Mie Court to have a full discharge Dorn all debt* provable against his estate under said Bankrupt Acta, except such debts a( are excepted by law from such d I sc h Argo’ Dated this 3rd dav of March, A. I) Maggie Eliza Ellis. O-RDEU OF NOl’ICK THEREON f>78 (KICT OK ft. C —5 8 > On fht* fcjlxth ilav of March A I>. 19057, on rejbllng the fofegoin'g petition, it U— Ordered 1 by the “Court, lhata hearing las had upon til's sairre on tho 20 dav of March A D. 1U0^ bef- fe saul Court at Charleston, S. C. In »ald t)i* trlct at fl o’clock In the forenoon: and" that notice thereof he prftltshod In Tnx B*ftNWgf.i, PxoFlr X newapa|)er printed in said District, and that all known creditor* and other person* in inter**! may appear at the said timer and place aW(J show eatiwe. ifanv they have, why the praver of the said petition should' not be granterf.- And R is further o.-dered by the Court, that the Clerk shall send by mhil to *11 *fto#n e.redlloya copies of affid iffithfoir sm# tbhr order, addr aaed fn'them-at tltah* place* of residence a* •fated. W itne** the Honorabl’e WM. R. BRAWLEY, Judge of the oald Court, and tb* tkal thereof at Charieston. 3. C. In said Dlatrlet, on tb* Mxth day of March A. D, 1909. r 'i L : JL i' Course In VIII.—GOrfl Growing By C. V. GREGORY. Xjrlcutlural T)l-<JUien. loXva Slat* Coltij* Copyright. IDO*, hy American Press Association s INCE corn is the principal crop j, grown over no lanre a aectlon t of the CuJted States It la Im portant that tv# learn ns much as powlble regm-dtug tbe best meth- oda pf producing ft. Tb* average yi«ld of coru In tho United States In 1007 waa only 23 7 buabelB i>er aertk Many of tho l>eet farmers are able to obtain an average yield of sixty to dm that which tho main Odd receive*. The time for apodal treatment comes when the tassels begin to ap pear. iVe have already learned that inbreeding Is weakening and that cross fertilization develops strength and vitality. In order to prevent In- breeding In the Individual ear plot tbe tassels on every alternate row should be pulled oht ns soon as they seventy bushels per acre year after t apponr. lu order that these may be yvnr. There Is no secret In tbelr method*. They aro simple enough to be applied to every farm In the corn belt. There Is no reason why tbe average yield per acre should not be fl/ty buahelx or mor* instead of lew than half that, ns at present. lu preparing to raise n maximum crop of com there are two main fac tor* to bo considered—the soil and the seed. Of these two the first la prob- n«. XV—O-ViK OK THK HX8T WAVS TO UA.VO fr SXKX> CO UK. ably the more Important. We have already learned how tbo plant obtains food and water from the soli. The first step iu preparing the soil for a coni crop, then. U to nee that there Is a plentiful supply of plant food on band. Thin we can do by nalng barn yard nmiiure liberally and by follow ing a consistent system of rotation that will equalize the demands made on the soil and keep up the supply of hlfrogen and humus. Tbe next point Is to eee that the soil Is In such condition that the roots Tvlil have little difficulty tn branching out to secure the needed plant food and water. Thorough plowing, disk ing and harrowing will make th* soil tine and mellow, so that the roots win hsve little trouble In obtaining all the plant food they can use, pro vided It Is there at all. removed before they shed any pollen It will be necessary to go over the Held every other day for a week after the first tassels start At the ft nine time any tassels from weak, barren or spindling stalka in tbe other rows should be removed. In this nay only pollen from healthy, vigorous stalks ta allowed to mature. Tims the ears on the detnsseled rows, being cross fertilized and having only strong, healthy male parents, have a much better chance of producing large yields when planted than would ears picked from the general field. The most Important point, however, li tho selection of high yielding strains that Is made possible by hav big Die ears planted lu Individual row*. tVhen harvesting time comes the produce of each row should l*e husked separately and weighed. It wtll be found that there Is a great difference In yield. The highest yield In* rows, provided the corn Is of good quality, should furnish seed for next year's breeding plot. The rest of tbe good seed ears from the detas- aeled rows should be planted In a small field, known as the "multiplying plot.’’ The best of the seed from thb multiplying plot can be used to plant the general fields and for sale. By continuing this breeding process from year to year a strain of corn may Ik? built up that will far outyleld the ordinary corn of the neighborhood In addition to tbe Increase In yield which will result ou your own farm, a trade In seed corn may be built up that will add materially to the year's profits. There are many variations In the plan of breeding here outlined, but the essential point In all of them is to select fhe best yielding Individual 'flu* water supply <an b« regulated ' ears and to prevent cross pollination to a considerable extent br tile drain age and by keeping the surface loss* to check evaporation. Tb* tempera ture of the soil Is also an Important factor In hastening germination and early growth. Drainage, cultivation and the maintenance of a plentlfnl supply of humu* will aid greatly In securing a warm seed bed by planting time. With ft warm, well prepared soil containing sufficient quantities of plant food and water the next ques tion that come* up Is regarding tbe kind nf seed to put Into that *oll. Al most shr kind tt need will grow and produce n fair crop under favorable Pond it Ions. What we are after, how ever. Is not a fair crop, but an extra good one. The seed of different strains ef com varies greatly in fts ability to produce yields. In the spring of IfKifl the Iowa tixperlment station gathered seed from nearly a hundred different sources an 1 planted It on the* station grounds. Un der conditions that were as nearly alike as it was possible to make them the yields from the different strains varied from thirty-one to eighty bush els per acre. This variation shows •hat a large share of fhe Improvement In corn production must come through the breeding of high yielding strains. It is not safe to chip In seed corn from a distance. Corn Is "very sensi tive to changes In climate and soil. To obtain the best results tho work of breeding must he done for each local ity and to some extent for each farm. A method of Improving seed corn ‘hat will surely result In some im provement and one that hr* simplicity to recommend tt is that of selecting a number of tho l>est ears each year and planting them In a field by themselves or In one corner of the main field. By selecting the beftt ears from this breed ing plot each year to plant next year's breeding plot and using the rest of the good ears to plant In the main field some Improvement can Ik? effect ed. The weak point In this plan, how fyer. Is that the yielding power of flu car cannot be told from Its appear ance. Neither is It possible to prevent Inbreeding by such a method. To avoid theee difficulties the "Indl- tWual ear" plot has been devised. This fihould preferably be at least forty tods from the nearest cornfield. Where this Is impossible ft strip ftlong the south side of a field of tbe same vsirl- ety may be need. As (he prevailing July and August winds are from the south, very little pollen from the main field will blow over on the breeding plot. Each row In the IndlvldtwD ear plot fa to be planted with the kernels from 4 single ear. As any fair sized ear will plant a row forty reds long, Ihis fa a contenient length for the plot Relect from f)0'of the he At ear* ymt can find among your seed corn and plant them In na many rows rferosa tlie plot, fhe Work can be Tone with a planter ff care fa taken to clean the oeerf boxes out thorough ly each time across. The cultivation *hen fff the frtot should be Hfe same DR. J. H. E. MILHOUS. DENTIST, ^MLACRVILLK S C. Office ditys Thursday, Fri day imrHSaturday. \VcH equipped office. OperatrofiB made as p*in- lean ns consistent with safety. Prices reasonable.- Term* PIO. XVI- \ OKr.MISATtON POX RHOWIRa THE RESULTS OK AN INDI\ IDCAL KAR TEST. than an Inch or two, so much the bet ter. Bloce the plant cannot begin fo digest and use Die plant food of the soil and air until It has unfolded Its leaves It is plain that the less soil It has to push through before tt can spread Out Its leaves and get to work the sooner it will commence to grow Deep planted. seeds often so nearly exhaust (he plant food In the endo sperm before they reach the surface fbat they flfe bevVr abTo' to' develop Into Btrohg, healthy plants. After planting the aim should be to keep thF koil In th* Same fine tilth It was In St planting time In order to provide large feeding ground for the foots afid prevent the escape of capfl- lary mdtstur*. FOR SALE. TOO Affirca—40 cleared. 8 mile* from Martin. 6d0 DAUar*—900,Dollar* eartr.J Balance iu 1 -2 of 3 Annual par menu wftb 8 per Cent imerett. f. * Rills,Vr., North Augusta, 8 , C. or C R. Kill*. Martin, a, C. Plenty - of Note and Letter Head*, Envelops and Spring Stationery, all I NS BR/INGE as much as possible. After the seed com has been picked it should be stored in such a manner that It will pass through the winter uninjured. The hints In regard to seed storage as given In article No. C should be followed. Rome time toward the Hose of win ter fhe corn should be tested. For a preliminary test a hundred kernels may Ik? taken from as many ears In different ports of the room. If the com has exceptionally strong vitality the kernels may ail germinate. In case some of the kernels fall to grow or any considerable number show weak sprouts each ear should Ite test ed separately in order that the weak ones may be discarded. The methisJ I of making this test has been described so many times tn sgricuUnral papers and bulletins that It will be trnneces *ary to give tt In detail here. It sim ply consists In placing Severn 1 kernels from each ear in a corresponding square in the germinating box. In this way the vitality of each ear may be readily determined. Shortiy before planting time tho ears should be shelled and run through s seed corn grader to take out the butt and lip kernels and divide the rest Into even grades. The next step Is to block up (he planter and run through a sample of each grade, changing pVct**s until a set Is found that will drop the required number of kernels practically every time. If this Is done and wet! tested seed used a good stand will almost certainly result. Avoid (%o deep planting. All that Is n-oessnry Is to have the seed well cov ered with m< 1st soil. If this can be done v. Ithout putting It down more Fire Insurance in the Oldest and Strongest Companies in Americav fldiilstments and Settlements promptly mads Life Insurance in the Frudential Insurance Company of America. STfiONG AS TIIE KOCK OF GIBRALTAR. More and better insurance to the dollar invested than any other Company in the Ignited States. / v x WRITE 0R SALE ON C X R. M. MIXS0N* Williston, S. C. 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