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'Writ** Abo«t Um of So4oo Ctom. Apparently the firmer* of South Car otin! Mr* becoming more interested in the hay crop. The growing of alfalfa, the beet of hay plants, is being ex ploited. Interest is manifested in oats and vetch, a winter season hay crop. Moreover, many of the farmers of the State still have the bad practice of pull ing fodder, an unprofitable business. Sudan grass, perhaps the original form of sorghum, is a promising hay plant. The stems are much finer than aorghum and hence is cured quicker. It has a shorter period of growth, ma turing a crop in about six weeks. This quick growth makes it particularly valuable both for an early crop of hay and fora good yield when sown late in the season. This quality makes it valuable to sow after oats, as it will mature a good crop of hay and be out of the way in time to permit a good preparation of the land for the early planting of any fall crops. As it cures quickly, there is less danger of serious damage by rain. Sudan grass is an annual and grows during the summer season. It does not become a weed, as is the case with Johnson grass. The seed weigh about thirty-two pounds to the bushel and for aowing broadcast for hay, about onaand a half bushels should be sown to the acre. For growing a seed crop it b boat to plant in drills Five to ten v pounds of seed to the acre will be suf- for a good stand When planted --^ipgrflla, one or two cultivations should bo given, but the drills should be just M close as will permit easy tillage v “ idan grass grows from three to five tUI and the stems hsve abundant It is hardy and it is very easy a good stand. It seed* shun- de£**y to that when generally grown the seed will be chesp Sudan gras* ahould mtke a mort tractive market hsy than the plants are being grown at present It be fed to dl kinds of li\r %t<x k and animals are fond of it Kvident!) plant, a recent importation ul United States I>e(iartmrnt of Agr lure, will be a valuable additioi moat of the farms in the State It leeeen and even atop the unprotit practice of pulling fodder The pi mg season la very long, extern from com planting time till August It will be noted (hat Sudan grass many desirable qualities as ■ hay (m It grows rapidly, giving * g'*«0 yir hay in a short tune A g«»od stan* easily secured and (hr cost of see. ama The stems bring fine, it a quickly, lessening the M»k of in from e*(Hiaurr to the weather abundance of leave* gives h*y of reilent quality rrluhed by *11 kuidi •tuck Th( re is s *e«s n nf %«-v months in which to fi nl * rotiven time to grow it and in !fw« w*i t be made to su.qdenirnt wu' stain: Cfupa rather than roiii(>etc wi:h tn Its qualities res ummend it *s .1 nu hay as w II us j uimhI hji for tfi.- ’ PLANNING FOR BETTER ROADS Method of in Mere WMeh Will Predoes vsfa y a. "Waterboand macadam roada, whkfc for pzwctloaJly a oeaturj bare been adequate for tfea traffic, have now, under the now ooadltkma, become ob solete, aad their farther ooaatnsction means a aertoae waste of pwbUe funds," Is the opinion of former Presi dent Lewis R. ftpeare of the Ameri can Automobile —eo elation. "Macadam may answer for tide roads and cross roads where there la little travel to wear the surface Into dust, and few fast moving vehicles to throw the dust Into the air to be blown away. Hut for main roads, any where and everywhere, a method of construction must be put In operation which will produce durable roads. "Wherever It can be used concrete makes a most excellent road, or a road base for some other kind of sur face. The state of California has adopted concrete construction for practically Its entire system of state highway*, after a moat thorough In vestigation Wayne county, Michigan, haa been building concrete roads for the past Are years, and they have given most excellent saMsfactlon "Hefore the Wayne county authori ties had learned by experience bow to build concrete roada with expan slon joints to prevent the concrete from cracking In cold weather and buckling In the hot aun several mile* of roads were built which broke into it * fr*-qu«*i)t c rseka To repair theae thlt frsrh*-d •#■< *tlona of rosd they poured hot bituml uoua mate rial Into the rni) rrmrk* and covered th em w 1th aand the 1 Thla haa * *oru to the level of lh« 11} i % conrr**!**. ai id the * hob i» forma a moat the delightfully ■ month r< >4 1 to travel ov*t and one which look* aa !f It 1 to • ou 1 d a t* t id for a generation, at nn v ■ h • * 1 t In aom# Mrtlona of i the country the v • w VvSv-C wn W « , n 1 e»<l t> y A i • 1 a n d r 1« Cowety, Notica of Final Diackargo. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned will on Tuesday, November 18th, 1913, file with Hon. John K. Snelling, Judge of Probate for Barnwell county, his final return as administra tor of the estate of C. A. Killingsworth, deceased and apply Letters Dismissory. F. H. Dicks, Administrator. October Uth, 1913. » Notice of Sale of Real Estate of the Estate of the late C E. Gyles of Blackville. State of South Carolina, 1 County of Barnwell. > By virtue of the power vested in the undersigned, executor of the late C. E. Gyles, I will offer for sale, to the high est bidder, in front of the Court House at Barnwell, in the County and State aforesaid, on sales day in December, 1913, being Monday, the 8th of Decem ber, at half past eleven o’clock, A. M. or following the Master’s sales, the following described real estate, which comprises the property of the said es tate. Terms of sale one-third cash, the balance in two equal annual install ments to be secured by bond of the purchaser and mortgage of the prem ises sold, bearing interest at the rate of eight per cent, purchaser to pay for papers. Purchaser may pay all cash if desired. The undersigned executor will re serve the right to reject any or all bids A. M Sander*, Barnwell, S. C. _ (Advertisement.) It Takwa an Expert to properly install, a job of plumbing. My work is GUARANTEED-“not bet ter than the best but a little better than the rest.” I can furnish fixtures and install complete at a nominal price. Anything in the plumbing line at rea sonable prices. P. W. Price, Barnwell, S. C. Ttreasurer's Notice. The Treasurers office will be open for the collection of taxes levied for the fiscal year commencing Jan. 1st, 1913: From the 15th day of October 1913 to the 15th day of March 1914 inclusive. From the 1st to the 31st day of Jan. 1914, inclusive a penalty of one per cent will be added. From the 1st to the 28th of February, 1914, inclusive a penalty of two per cent will be added to all taxes paid in February. From the 1st to the 15th of March, 1914, in clusive a penalty of seven per cent will be all added to all unpaid taxes. Levy. For State purposes “ Special School state purposes * “ Constitutional school “ Ordinary County purposes “ Back Indebtedness 5 1-4 Mills. 1 3 r. 1-2 “ 2 1-2 “ Tract >f land No. 1 Tract of land containing one hundred and twenty acre* more or le**, having tenant house* and harn, atxiut four miles North of Blackville, about ninety acres of said tract cleared, the balance being in wood and timber th«* M < k + A/tvi a: Total 18 1-4 “ Commutation tax will be 11.50 and should be* paid by all persons liable for Road Duty. Special School Levy. Ashley, Baldoc, Barbary Branch, Cedar Lirove, Columbia, Edisto Ellen ton. Friendship, Harmony, Hilda.Kline, Mom*. Mt Calvary, New Forest, Oak Grove, Pleasant ({ill. Sand Hill. Seig- lingville. Seven Pines and Tinkers B ri «»< Y «« t .|\SI i;\m K. Headquarters When You Come to the FAIR MY NEW BAKERY will be complete and everything clean and nice. All kinds of Breads, Cakes and Pies. This is the place to get good things to eat. Headquarters for Candies and Fruits. W. M. Andrews Barnwell, S C. I <§> I RIZER & MOVE .Sales Sta/bles. FAIRFAX, S. C- HORSES and MULES 8 h h I» L ♦ ABOUT NOVEMBER 18TU ♦ • • #-4fr • w 4 A • 4-4 \ It N.* an c of sorghum and may the same dept), A corn planter with a sorghum plate ma> be UM*d for planting in the drill When sown broadcast, the seed m.i\ In- covered with a harrow Svject Nijt Ye«r'» Cotton Seed Now. Now is the time to select the cotton seed for planting next spring, or at least for selecting sufficient for a seed patch next year on which to grow seed for the following year. It is not much trouble to go through the cotton fields and mark enough stalks to plant a seed patch next spring, even if it is too much trouble to select sufficient seed for the whole crop. From observation we are convinced that many fanners make a serious mis take when they select seed by failing to give consideration to all the impor tant characters desirable m a plant. Or S,tn[ing the case differently, they make the mistake of giving undue prominence to one particular character. An exam ple of this error is found in selecting the large ear of corn without regard to other characters of ear and stalk, or in N % selecting cotton having five locks to the boll without regard to the other charac ters equally or more important. One important point w hich should re ceive more attention in selecting cotton seed is to avoid taking seed from stalks that are not free from disease —The Progressive Farmer. Mistrial in Hntford Caa«. e federal court in Columbia last f, the jupr in the case of Mrs ‘ aad X M. Halford against Union Telegraph Company for aa alleged fail a meaaaae. faded to v»■ n 1 th«* cr'a'.loti of iluit makii ( the r> ad piquant to travel ov»r Th»- only proper *»> to rticur** on th*- mat of a road 1* to rounder both th*- original coat arid th** exptna** of maintenance for a period of ten or h ft n n years fiid* r present condt , tlons of travel a macadam road would 1 have to he resurfaced < very two or three years, and would be In bad con- | dition twothirds of the time. The angreRate cost would be far greater ^ than that of a concrete road with a , bituminous surface and the Iktter would present a good road all tbs time." A Difference In Roads. Two farmers living In separate counties, but at an equal distance from the cotton market, learned by telephone that cotton had advanced In price $1 per bale. The farmer living on a bad road, according to Arkansas Homestead, responded by hauling one bale of cotton, which was all he could get over the unimproved road, while the other farmer was able to haul four bales, owing to favorable road conditions. The rise In price gained a profit of $4 to one man and $1 to his neighbor. Auto Owners Contribute. The automobile owners of Massa chusetts have contributed some $300, 000 for the betterment of the high ways cf the state; the state treasury •will contribute $700,000 more and lh« local appropriations for the same pur pose will bring the total up to $2,500, 000. Increase Values. Farm productions are increased It value by getting them where needed at the proper time. Good roads Increaa* values. Southern States Aflame. The southern states are 1 with better roada enthusiasm are alva/e Lbe n*. IL. al<- N.. ‘f result*nr' the Town , 1 • «• • *e a ^1 l \ ill*-, fronting *i.l L '• t, ^ in.-.Street, nine t\ -M\ t» *• t on the b-a-st. and measuring 'r.ti fret on tile North, ■ m property ot Hutto and of Famine r, measuring on* hundr t-d and tutu ty on* feet, on the West on prop* rty of Mrs . 1 hsrles De Witt. mt-Asui ring mnet v-two feet, on .Win. Me NAB. Calhoun *V 1,0. Life, Accident, CYCLONE LIGHTNING and Live Stock INSURANCE, —At Lowest Rates In— Strongest Companies —OFFICES AT- Money to Lend the BANK OF BARNWELL' ,LET ME WRITE raR BONDS the South, on property of Fudora C. Ciy lev Tract No. *1. Known as the Mims Tract containing seventy-five acres more or less, about four miles South West of Blackville, about fifty acres cleared, balance in timber; bounded as follows: North by lands formerly W. A. Boss, now J. M. Farrell; South by lands of H. F. Odom, East by lands of Fst. C. EL Gyles and West by lands of H. EL Odom&: others. The foregoing property is sold in or der to wind up the estate of the late C. E. Gyles of Blackville. The executor is willing to receive private bids for either or any piece of the said property, as he has power to sell at either public or private sale. Titles guaranteed. Privilege and right is reserved to re ject any or all bids; and also to bid in the property at said public sale for the estate. Herbert EL Gyles, Qualified Executor. On improved farm lands well located in amounts from $2,DUO to IjO.tXtO. Don’t write, call on undersigned. V. S. OWENS, Ally. * Office over Barnwell Sentinel. BARNWELL SOUTH CAROLINA Surety Bonda, Burglary Bonds, Court Bonds of all kinds Official Bonds. No. 666 f{. E. MILLER, General Agent. * MALAGA » 4 rtVCWL [ ^ * UiflMj C* ML IliJlUi i C TW » s • Isaac ila Fr»«* wll > mm dha k«w brvw* « 1 offer for sale the Eugenia Rountree tract of land situate in the County of Barnwell, not far from the town of Barnwell, containing 1500 acres, more or less, either as a whole or in four different tracts. • • • • ;For prices and terms, and the acreage of the four different tracts, apply either to Mr. H. L. O’Bannon, Barnwell, S. C., or to the undersigned at Aiken, SC k*—/ • •• • a