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THE WAR LAST WEEK
iERMANS FORCE nOHTINfl Iff
WEST AT SEVERE OAIT
BLOOlllEST OF THE WAR
T«*u(on«j to Offwftt .Fppnrh
<,mmis (*f l.ast S«‘|>t<‘iiifw*r—I'Vanks
Hold <'r«*Nt of \j‘\t to l<tt.st Hill anti
- T’Si" Hw«>p faradork Itnyond BoP-
dipra Wltli First Snmll Su<•<%“*«•
For Bonio tinie (he (lormans liavr*
malntatnnd a consistent, ulKemlttinR
offnnsiro tn tho region north of
Arrr.g and particularly in the section
hotw«MMj Itocllncourt and Souch^a^
The importance of this from a milt
tary point of view is retrospective-
ralldVr than -Irnmediate, as it gives
foundation to the helioT that the re
ports from Itorli-n of the French of-
foncive of last September were dic
tated by expediency rathdr tifan a de
sire to state conditions as they exist.
These reports , It will be reniem-
bored, aside* 'from misstating the ex
tent of the German casualties, ridi
culed the idea that any importance
iittached' to the French' and .British
advance and ‘glowingly ' dilated on
. how completely the offensive was
checked. That the German General
Htaff. however regards th» French
snoresM as having (dements of im-
portanec is shown by the expenditure
of no'n and of shell that the Germans
are making to recover a part at least
of the ground gained.
As this section is of prdslnt im
portance I localise of German'activity,
and will probably lue of future Impor
tance r.s an extremely likely place for
a heavy, allied attack in the spring,
it may prove interesting to see just
whr.l the situation here Is that it
should receive the attention now be
ing given it.
From l.a iiaasee to Arras there is
altiioat a continuous line of hills the
crest of wijjeh overlooks a plain
which extends almost unbroken to
the Belgian frontier In general, the
situation Is now this The French
have gradually pushed the German
lines back until there are no int^r 1
mediate crests of this hill line be
tween the German line and tho plain
Tbw French either hold the last crest
line themselves or have driven the
Germans to this last line.
Tt*orr>forr, the Gentians realize
that unl«v>s they hold the crests on
whieti they are now Inlrcmdiet! fhe
■ext Freucb offensive will In* Irre-
■Antlhle, and tliat unless they re
cover (lie rreata which the French
have wreateil from them the nett
offensive is lialde t<> I weak
* Hi rough
Tho Germans renlixe alro that
there is no danger of Hk* French of
fensive being started in the Imuie-
dUttn future, primarily borauno the
ohafacter of tho soil in the Artois
doee not lend Itself at this.time nf
tho year to an operation Involving
rapidity of movement by foot troops.
Artois is somewhat like ('hanipagne.
sticky, clinging. chalky -r > ii<!
which affords treacherous footing
when wet. hul excellent to move
over when dry As French success
will depend on the ra|idil.v with
which tho infantry charge t ..n bo
driven homo after the artillery- pre
paration Is complete, the Germans
know tho French will welt for the
dry weather of spring
Tho Germans furtltdV know that
tho Soptomber drive of the French
was halted hoeause of sn Insuffi
ciency of shell and that an acrumu-
latlon is now being made to prevent
such shortage later when the attack
ts launched. Kvery consideration,
therefore, demands that German)
perfect her dofenseo now and that
every poMaible effort he expcndisl to
make impregnable the crewiN she her-
aelf holds and lo re-establish her
lines on such crests as are now in
- French hands.
it may prove interesting, in vitew
v of this general situation, to look at
the line of hills above referred to
somewhat more eloaely. Beginning in
■urthurn Artois. thA dominating hill
crests follow in general the road from
l.a Bassee lo HuIIucIk Half hay be
tween thede places a 3j>ur breaks off
to the east and reaches almost to the
l/ens-MJIe xuad. •
Soutli and east .of Hulluch there is
a jumble of interesting-ridges cover
ing an area of about ten square
miles, tho eastern boundary of which
is the road from Lens to J’ont-a-
Vendin, and the western the ro .d
from I .a Bassee to Lens. The domi
nant creat of this hill'grpu,p is Hill
70, the greater part of which,-was
taken by the British last September
From La Bassee to Hill 70 the hiN
crests are held liyTheiMwrmaM, while,
just in rear of the Gefiuatt liffeppens
out the great plain of northern
France. r
From Hill 70 to the hill Tine is a
huge semi-circle concave toward the
east, the southern extremity of the
arc being the town of Thelus. Prac
tically this entireiine, wtlh the sin
gle exception of that portion coath of
Souchez, between Givenchy and Petit
* Vlmy, is occupied by the French. In
this section Hill 140 is the-.predomi
nant feature and, as is well knqwnT
is held almost entirely by the French.
SrfiES ^offiTbelus the country tp *the
i east of the'Ffench lines is generally
* open with occasional low hills
amounting to little more than large
hummocks.
The German activities of the past
ten days in this section seem to have
centred on the line bAween Lo Folie
and the Junction of the Neuville-St.
Vaast road wllh the road from Arras
to Lille. Directly behind this line Is
the Labyrinth, the maze-of trenches-
which the French fought for so bit-:
i- terly—and; won—-during * the sum-
r mer. This latter position waa looked
1 on as guarding the gateway to the
southern entrance to Lens. To re
fill reports state is the flerrest light
ing of the war in the west Is nqw in
progress fpr fhff Uathl'-luM wluit the
exact iHMitionh of Gmx contending
forre* nre^V almost ini|H>w«il>le to fig
ure out w-IUi certainty. 1>.
.•A careful analysis of offlclal'ro-
ports from both sources would seem
to establish.the fact that one. end of
.this ridge which is In all hut two
miles long is in tho hands of the
French, while the other, tho souther
ly end, is held by tho Germans. Only
this ran account for the tremendous
effort# the Germans are making on
such a restricted front.
The railroad from Arras to Lens,
which with its extension huyond i.ens
Is the chord .connecting . the two
apexes of saltymts that resulted rrom
the combined British and French
opernHrmn o-f iast fteptwiiticr, passmr
through this ridge, along a valley
just west of the town of vi'fti'jr. Be
yond Vimy it follows the low ground
to Lens.
It In obvious, then, that with the
French <m-< upying tlie hills tlirough
which.it passes, it is under artil
lery tire almost the whole of the
Bstanee to liens, which is not more
tlUH) four miles away.
From\» German stand|H»lnt tlie
situation thus created is intolerable
for two reazvons. The first Is one of
supply. This chord is the only lateral
supply line, and the French artillery
have practically- destroyed its func
tion.
'It is.alfTTBst if not entirely useful
as an avenue over winch th move
the enormous amount of artillery
ahimunition needed to keep the Get^
man guns up to their necessary ac
tivity. The food supply of the troops
is a much more simple problem, but
even that has its shace of difficul
ties, due to the control which the
French occupation of the heights ex
ercise over the dirt roads.
The second point is the control
which these heights give tlie French
over every |Misitioii the Germans can
take within Hie semicircle, of tlie
French lines. From the tip of one
salient to the tip of the other is only
six miles. Kach tip is a commanding
position, the highest point in its im
mediate vieinlty. With tlie French
in undispuUxl possession of these
tips tlie continued |»osMes>.ioii hy the
Germans of their present Hill's lie-
comes Im|miss!hie.
Wliiii the next French offensive
opens up It will bo mucii mor,- sus
tained and In tniirh greatw\<>lunie
than anything tlie Germans have yet
had to face. Inileed, in sortie quar
ter* It In expected Hint It will lie the
Inst, since. It Is prislirted. It will
hrenk the German line* I*)- WSeer
force of artillery tire and clear all of
France.
This Is an extremely optimistic
outlook and one tint will hardly he
realixed. But that' it will he on a
scale hitherto unknown.on this front
IS prarti*altF~ShRfcnr the Fn-m h
begin with marked advantages in
positions their fighl for la-ns and the
territory west of the-Getis Arras road
Is half won before It In begun. Tlie
Germans have no intention of giving
them this initial advantage if it ran
lie avoided. These, then, are the
main reasons for the fighting ‘in the
Artoit.
An to results so far, in ground
gnlntsl, they have been negative. The
.Germans have advanced somewhat,
particularly In the region of lav Folie.
-where they have pushed the French
flue southward almost' to the caster
iy edge of tho Labyrinth but tlie re
suits to date have been too unlnipor
lant lo note. In gerieral Hie French
positions remain undisturbed.
But there have been results, really
greater than that indicated by the
change in |uisitlonN, and. Oom such
reports as have lieen received to date,
they favor the French. The losses of
the Germans, considering the narrow
front, have been enormous: (TO.000
men. It is ostimsted. This is fi per
cent, of tho total of men holding the
western line. That Germany is will
ing lo pay such a price for tlie Incon
sequential gains site lias made speak-
volumes as to the im|Mirtanee, in Ger
man rye* of what was gained last
Sept eni tier.
Just why Germany lias selected tlie
presept moment for her western oper
ation opens an Interesting field for
speculation. The peril to her lines
in the west was as great on the 27th
of last September as it is now. OtA
that date the French offense ceased,
largely through Inadequate shell sup
ply. Then it would seem w»s the
time for the German eountfer-attack.
But the attack neverlcame. The only-
answer seems to he gjj insufficiency
of troops.
Now, it is xxortli while noting, tlie
troops in-other flHds are almost en
tirely inactive. Tho Teutons in front
of Salnniki are absolutely quiet in
spite of the daily rumors that tlie
lighting is about to begin for the pos
session of that base. In Russia, the
situation is similar. When the Ten-
bins attacked at ('zartorysk,-the Rus
sians. answered at the more critical
point of C/.nerowitz, and when the
former operation died down, the -Tat
ter-quieted down also.
"It was only then that the Germans
seem to have been able to turn to
tho really critical situation of the
west. The inference would seem to
lie thut tlie ebb of the tide lias set in,
that German numbers are beginning
to fail, for it seems entirely logical
to draw the conclusion that Germany
can now maintain operations in hut
one field'at a time. It w'aft absolute
ly necessary that-the situation in the
west be taken 1 care of before spring
came and brought with it the French
offensive. Was it mere coincidence
(hat attacks in all other theatres
ceased -as sqon- as. the western of
fense started?
On the Russian front matters have
almost entirely quieted down, the of
fense of the. Teutons at Czartorysk
and of the Russians about Cznero-
witz having been discontinued. This
condition has, in a measure, at least
been hrought^abhut by weather con
ditions. V " .
The front over which these opera
tions were taking place was a little
over 300 milesjong. This line, how
ever, is not continuous, but is fre
quently broken up by projection^ of
civs tern situation. In the first place
it has opened the way for a general
ainergancv Irom the marshas 4a tho
spring by crossing the Styr on a
front about fifteen miles north- and
south of Czartorysk and establishing
a-"strong bridge head at the latter
point. In the vicinity of x’zernowitz
all that lias been accomplished has
be.cn the occupation of . the heights
which overlook the city from the
northeast.. But Russia has entirely
cleared the east hank of the Strlpa.
Generally, the effect ha* been felt
over the entire eastern fh‘hl, a* the
Teutons have been forced to concen
trate troop* at a time when it was
most expedient to have theiii in tlie.
Baikal:*.
Farther east. In the Caucasus, tlie
BljYINR AND USING FERTILIZER
very much their own way, and are
continuing their march across the
mountains toward Mesopotamia,
Erzerum, the great Turkish -strong
hold of this part of tho world»_Ls ap
parently besieged with, naturally, a
large body of ;tfoops. The Russians
have apparently imasked it and have
proceeded, with their advance south
ward toward the British at Kut-el-
Amara. ,
This campaign, the directing
genius of which-is the Grand Duke
Nicholas, will, as matters are pro-
gressfng now, have a decided effect
on all of the operations in the Orient.
In jhe first place, for reasons point
ed out in previous reviews, the much-
discqssed move against Egypt and the
Suez Canal can not be made until the
Russian menace is done away with.- ~
Almost daily the Suez campaign is
going to begin, but. as far as any one
-<mn judge, it is no nearer n^w than it
whs in December. ’In fact? tfiere is
so much against it as a practical
operation that it will probably never
come to bo 8t! except on papeti and if
anything is done it will not^ehtiUil
spring or summer. ~ x.
Again, if a Junction is made be
tween the Russians roniing south and
the British going north. Germany will
find her tlreani of an empire in the
east, reached over the Bagdad rail
road. badly shattered. She will also
suffer a very material disappointment
in the supplies which she is enabled
lo draw from the'east as a result of
the opening up of the Oriental rail
road through Serbia.
Such a success would also mean
that the British flag would fly over
Bagdad. What this would mean to
the Arab Is hard to conjecture. It
rertAinly won hi have m far-reaching
effect on tlie entire ea*tern world
and do niucli to restore to Great Bri
tain the prestige lost in the east
through tlie failure of the Galli|M»lt
campaign and the flaaco tn the Bal
kans. Not the least effect would be
the probable partition of Turkey
through a revolt of theNkrahs and the
Syrians who want. and. were condi
tions propltioqs, would demand,
autonomy.
Of the British relief force which
ha* been oa It* way up tlie Tigris
from the aca. coming to the assist
ance of the force liesieged by tlie
Turk* at kut-el-.\mara. hut little ha*
lieen heard. It has not yet met with
success or it would have hern *o re
ported. with pro|*er mlotelng Tiy Lon
don Nor ha* it met with disaster ‘or
GonstantinoplF would have . tiaeh
gloating over the new blow stnfrk at
Britlah control of the east.
In all probability it la still strug
gling against luitli theTurk and the
weather with nd result vet achieved
This relieving force la a hmall one.
probably not more than a division,
and I* opposed by a much superior
force numerically of Turk* The suc-
■ - • - it had won when last reported
-be
By T. K. Ixeitt, Cliemi.st, Soutli Caro
lina Experiment Station.
The standard .materials thal have
formerly been used as fertilizers are'
both scarce and high in price. Many
materials are being pressed on the
marketUs substitutea, and there Is a
grave danger that our farmers will
become over enthusiastic and waste a
considerable amount of money at a
time when they can ill afford the loss.
Such materials as land plaster and
pliospho-.lime .are beipg offered at
comparatively high prices. Farmers
are being led to believe that these
materials' will liberate cohsidorahh
quantities of potash from the insol
uble supply already present in the
soli. As a rule, they do not realize
that they have been applying- land
plaster for years in the acid phos
phate that has gone into both home-
mixed and factory-mixed fertilizers.
Therefore, ive should exp££t- -that
most of the results to be derived from
this material have already been ac
complished.
The use of ground limestone for
the correction of acidity in the soil
and for the. growth of certain le
gumes is highly desirable, but it can
not be considered a “cure all,” and
If it is pushed to such an extent that
there is considerable pecuniary loss,
th«*re-is a danger that its use for the
above named purposes will be re
duced in the future.
Burnt lime possesses certain char
acteristics, such as flocculation of
colloidal matter and ‘granulation of
clay, to a mbch more marked extent
than does ground limestone Burnt
lime is more drastic in Its chemical
action in that it Corrects acidity more
rapidly amTalso" hastens the decompo
sition of the store of.organic matter
•In the soil. It nlay be used for im-
mtHBate results on rich land, but it
should be remembered that the in
crease in crop yield B at the expense
of the plant food stored “up in the
soil. ‘ '
Ground phosphate rock can be used
to advantage only on certain classes
of sojl.s, or in combination with'ani-
mal manure or green manurea. ; ^)iueh
as are furnished by cover crops. It is
preferable to apply it to the soil in
fall, when the cover crop is planted,
in this way all obtlie phosphorus that
.the cover crop takesjup will be stored
in the soil In the readily available
organic form when tjiat crop is turn
ed under. The phosphorus of ‘this
organic matter will be liberated as
nitrification proceeds and the products
of nitrlHcafion, such as organic acids
and corbon dioxide, wltl act on the
applied phosphate rock to some ex
tent. Ground phosphate rock ma# be
sprinkled An the stalls or manure pit
at the rate of from 50-to 250 pounds
per ton of manure accumulated, de
pending upon the quantity of manure
that you intend to apply per acre. In
order to get the proper-application of
ground rock per* acre. Our exi>eri-
nicntu show' that an application of
about 5oo .pounds per acre gives i>est
results from a monetary standpoint.
Ground phosphate rock may be nsed
to advantage on.soils in a high state
of cultivation as' there is a good sup
ply of organic matter preseut in such
soils. For u*e on very poor to ordi
nary lands, it Is almost valueless.
This material seems to give com
paratively better results on corn than
on cotton. Also, it gives‘better re
sults after being used several years
than in the beginning of its use. See
i, S. C. Experiment Sta-
C sue
screens in
porary de
to a main
istanre was
were of nmior Impnrfann
resses over minor bodies
tended only to cause toi
lays and then fall h;wk
position where the realve
to he offered Whether this position
has been reached or not has not beei
reported.
It Is worth while, howewer. con
sidering the advantages held by the
British over the Turks in matters
other than numbers. Tlieif forces
aro coming up the Tigris, fully equip
ped and well supplied with pontoons
and other necessary tvnrfglnjT mate
rial. They can therefore operate on
both hanks of the river with practi
cally equal facility..
The Turks, as far as we can learn,
are lacking In this particular equip
ment and can therefore only with dif
■Acuity cross from the north bank of
the river to the south. At this sea
son of the ybar the‘Tigris is very full
with a strong current which adds ta
the advantage held by an army with
the necessary pontoon train.
Whether this advantage will prove
sufficient to offset, the numerical
superiority of the Turks can not of
course be foretold. But it is signifl
cant that, with this decidedfy super
ior strength, the Turks have not yet
been able to turn the British relief
column.
Some Incubator Hints.
The season for hatching eggs is ap-
prohcliing and many farmers will be
interested in the following notes on
the use'hf incubators. They are taken
front Farmers’ BTillefon No. 585, U.S,
Department of Agriculture, "Natural
and Artificial Incubation of Hens’
Eggs”. The bulletin may be obtained
front tlie department at- Washington
The ihcuhatop hints are as follows:
Follow 4he. manufacturer's direc
tions in setting up and operating an
incubator.
See that the incubator is running
steadily at the desired temperature
before filling with eggs. Do not add
fresh eggs to a tray containing eggs
which are undergoing incubation.
Turn the eggs twice daily after the
second and until the nintcenth day.
Cool tlie eggs once daily, according to
the weather, front the seventh to iho
ninteenth day. \
-Turn thb eggs before caring for the
lamps. - --
Attend to the—machine carefully
at regular-hours.
Keep the lamp and wick clean.
Test the eggs on the seventh and
fourteenth days.
Do not open the machine after the
eighteenth day. until the chickens are
hatched.-
cover this position, U Ufe object ol tongues of marsh. It has been a sea
the German offensive. ^ son of intermittent cold and thaw, so
^kyrtheast of Thelus. between that
place and Vimy. is the last range of
hllla In front of this section of the
FT each line. The German attack haa
shifted now to this range, and what aot
that transportation, particularly in a
country where good roads are entire
ly lacking, is practically impoesibie.
The Unset— move, however, ha*
'Buy only the vqry. beat ^vegetable
seeds. It pays even If they do cost
more- than the Inferior sorts.
wlthoet lie effect ow the
The main trouble with the verag*
American la that be Is inclined to be
UgM-beeded about -serious thlaga
it
Bulletin
tlon.
The rci
pernuent
,dir is referred to S. C. Kx-
Ktation Bulletin 1*2 ior a
treatise on varlouy materials found
on tlie farm that contain potash. Of
these materials animal manure is the
one most generally available. It
should be applied to cotton laud iu
very light applications—about iwo
tons per acre deep in the drill.
It will give better returns applied lo
cotton than to any other general
larm crop. . ,
These are three fertilising mate
rials ol which our farmers cau make,
good use on land that is in a com
paratively poor state of cultivation
and, untortunately, this includes a
large percentage of tlie cultivated
lauds in this Slate. These materials
are arid phosphate, cotton seed meal,
and nitrate of soda. It is true that
tlie prices of these materials have ad
vanced, but not much more than has
been the advance in the price of cot
ton seed. - It Is a good plan for the
farmer to return the money received
for liis eotton seed to his land
through tlie purchase of fertilizer and
to supplement this as much as lie
fuels able. The rate of exchange ot
seed for meal is better than usual,
nitrate of soda has.advanced about
50 per cent, in price, and acid phos
phate about 80 per cent., while cot
ton seed lias advanced more than 50,
per cent, over prices that formerly
prevailed. From tho above informa
tion we see that our cotton seed will
purchase almost as much fertilizer as
usual. - ’ -*
Recommendations for Piedmont
Soils—In the Piedmon region, on
poor land, nitrogen is the tirst limit
ing factor and phosphorus the second
limiting factor. In this section, on
fertile soil, phosphorus is the first
limiting factor and nitrogen is the
second limiting • factor. Therefore,
using the three sources of plant food
already discussed, we should suggest
the following applications and for
mulas 1 , which may be varied within
certain limits to meet local condi
tions. . - - '
1. For poor to ordinary land, an
application per acre of from 200 to
4 00 pounds of a mixture composed
of 1,000 pounds of 16 per cent, acid
phosphate, 800 pounds of 7 per cent,
cotton seed meal, and 200 pounds of
nitrate Qf soda is-jecommended. This
mixture should analyze 8.8 per cent,
available phosphoric acid, nitrogen
equivalent to 4.6 per cent, ammonia,
and enough potash will be furnished
by the cotton seed meal to give the
mixture' a content of Q.6 per cent,
potash. , "
2. Oh fertile soil, an application
per acre of from 300 to 600 pouiyis of
mixture composed .of 1,200 pounds
of 16 per cent, add phosphate, 65fr
pounds of cotton seed meal, and 150
pounds of nitrate of soda should give
good results. This mixture should
analyHL .10.25 per cent, phoephoric
acid, nitrogen equivalent to 2.CS per
ft. ammonia, and 0.12 per cent
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Maine Grown, $4.50 barrel. Nor
folk. Send orders for prompt oi
February shipment subject to con
firmalion. Address Box 116, Ayden,
N. C.
Georgia Cane Syrup—New, pure, un
adulterated; $14 per 35-gal. barrel
f. o. b. Cairo. Ga. Quantity limited.
Short crop. Order quick if you ex
pect to get it. J. L. Mauldin, Cairo,
Ga. '’■!
Salesmen wanted in South Carolina
for the Adjustable Mltre-Guage;
fevery rarpenter and mechanic buys;
earn $3 a day; sells for $1.23. Send
for particulars M. M Stalvey nd
Co., Waverly Mills. S. C.
Cabbage Plant.*—The frost proof
kind that makes heads. 500 for 75c;
1,000 for $1.25; 3.000 for $3; 5.000
for $4.50; 8.U00 for $6.40; 10,000
for $7.50. C. H. Anderson and Son,
Meggett, 8. C.
.Marry-,-We have large u umber
wealthy members. This club is one
of the oldest and most successful;
strictly confidential; particulars
free. The Reliable Club. Mrs.
Wrubel. Box 26, Oakland, CaL
Wanted—To save you money on your
magazines and papers Give' maga
zines for Christmas. Write for my
free catalogue showing ail lowest
clubbing offers. W. B. McCall.
Marion, S. C.
Good Sand Hill land for Sale—Extrs
good for. bright tobacco, cotton,
corn, forage and vegetables: splen
did for peaches, graphs and dew
berries Good roads. White settle
ment. Write C. U. Hlnshaw. Vase
N. C.
For Sale—Three Berkshire Boars
ready for service, $20 each; 2 Bre t d
•Gilts, $20 each; 10 pigs ready to
t ship. $10 each.* All out of hoar
that look blue ribbon at State and
county’fair. C. 8. Gordon, Izawis
T. O.. Chester County, 8. C.
H«*»t Strain*. Orpingtons. Rocks,
Brahmas. Wyandottes. Reds, Cor
nish, Minorcas. Andalusian. An-
conas. Haniburgs. l-eghorns Stock.
$2.5o t-arh and up Eggs, $1.50 to
13.50 for 15. College View Farm.
College Park. Ga
Cabbage Planu—Guaranteed lo
please you or*your money back by
parcel post prepaid. 250 plants.
25c;; 5uo plants, 5rtc; l.onn plants.
90c. by express, 80c per thousand.
Stono Plant Co., Johns Island, C. C.
FOB . KILE—“Castor Bean Meal
Analyzing 7 per cent. Ammonia. 1
per rent. Potash at $29.50 f. o. b.
Charleston. S C.. bagged and tag
ged Terms, rash as chipped. Decern -
ber-Januarv shipment ” A F. Prin
gle. 30 ty Broad Street, C iirleston.
s. c.
•
Wanted—Furs, hides, beeswax, tal
low. all grades scrap metals, rubber,
etc. In market for iron, carload
lots. Write us full description what
you haye Fifteen, years experience
has taught us proper outlet. Satis
faction guaranteed. Prices and tags
• on request. H. 8. Wadded and Co.,
Sumter. 8. C.
FOB HALE—“Florida Phosphate
Rock very finely ground, analysis 68
per cent, bone Phosphate Lime
Equivalent to 31.75 Total Phoe-
phort* Acid at $6.75 Hulk or-$8
bagg'-d and tagged f. o. b. Charles
ton, Terms cash against documents.
Itecember-Janttary shipment. A F
Pringle. 30Broad Street, Charles
ton. S. C.
Budded (•eran trees, producing large,
soft shell nuts. 50c to $1.00 per
tv***. Special discounts for lots of
100 Tod budding seedlings, un
profitable varieties, and native
Hickories hy contract. Twelve
years experience in pe.an culture.
W. W. Watson, “Pecanwood, *
Orangeburg, 8. C.
For Sal.*—Fancy Florida Oranges.
$1.50; Fancy Grapefruit. $2; Seed
cjyqfas. bushel. $4: Cuban Seed
Corn. $1; Speckle Velvet Bean Seed.
$2.50; Porto Rico Sweet Potato
shipment about May 1, $1.50; Chi
nese Becns, $3.50; Dressbd Pork,
any size, ftc pound. Ank frfr prices
on nmoked bacon and Florida Cana
Syrup. Send cash with order and
-'deduce 10 per Tent. CSdWBmBd
Grimes. Aluchua, Florida.
For Sale—Pigeons, pigeons. To make
room for new stock, we will offer
for next 30 days Homers at $1.25
and Carneaux at $2.25 per pair,
guaranteed mated/ handed and
working. Here'snour chance to
get excellent breeders at reduced
prices. Order now. Only a limit
ed number to be sold at these
PHees. FAimetTe “Pigeon andT’ouT
try Plant, Sumter. S. C.
Sell Your Hides at Home
and Beef Clubs, send me your Hides aad
[ Iget Check by return mall at highest market prleaa.
1 1 Vrlte or telephone to me Lr Information.
WISLE W. MARTIN.
Tanner and Leather Dealer, COLI MRIA. M O.
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potash-.
Recommendations -for . Coastal
Plain Soils—For the coastal plain re
After tlie I Tuning Tools.
To get the.fujj benefits of prun-
, . , , , Jug the Orchard worker must follow
gion wo recommend that unleached j t with other Vork. Just to cut off
wood ashes bo conserved as much as - | inTl , s nn(1 twiKa according to direc-
possiblie ami applied as far as they , tions is not enough and thrpo
will go on the cotton land, on account | ges (j ons are here offered for work
of their potash content, at tlie rate Of
from 150 to 200 pounds per acre.
About ten days or two weeks after
this application iq made, apply from
300 to 860 pounds of formula-No. 1,
found under 4 ; recommendations for
riedmont soils. On the remainder of
the cotton land apply animal manure
at. the rate of about two tons^por acre
in drill, and in.addition, from 300 to
that is to be.done in the orchard af
ter the pruning tools have been used.
1. Gather up and remove from
th^prehard all branches ami-twigs’
that-have been cut off. Burn t-hem.
They afford hon/cr. for diseases and
insects that will attack your .trees
if tlie rubbish is left undisturbed. <
-/ Cover all wounds with a coat
of good lead paint. This lialps to keep
Y
SOo pounds of an acid phosphate^and |, ou t xvater and to prevent disease and
'decay.
3- * Spray the trees with a solution
of one gallon commercial-lime-sulfur
to nine gallons water. Spraying jusft
after priming reduces thdT cost of
spraying vety much as there is less
brush to rover than at other times.
Moreover, it just the right-season for
the lime-sulfur spray. *-
cotton seed meal nuxture. mixed at
tlie rate of 200 pounds of acid to'100
pounds of cotton seed meal. ' If the
supply of wood ashes and frtanure ia
inadequate for fhe cotton land, use
from 400 to 800 pounds of a mixture
composed of equal parts of acid phos-
pliate and cotton seed meal. If nitrate
of soda- is to be used, we recomnidnd
its application about the middle of
June. Y
Far corn we reqommend a mixture
o{ acid phosphate and co,tton seed
meal mixed liutlTe proportion of 200
pounds of acid to 100 pounds of cdt-
fbn seed meal. .The quantity applied
will vary with the fertility of the spil,
from 300 pounds per acre on pbor
land.to 800 pounds per acre on fer
tile land. The eorn^should be. top-
dressed with from 60 to 200 pWnds
Timely Pointers for Orchard and
i_. Garden. ■
r The
axe
bps no place in the
Orchard as a pruning to,ol.
Evergreens, such a^ pines,, mag-
nolies, and'arbor vitae, may be trans
planted with better success now than
in spring. *■
The Amoor River privet is a spJtin-
dtd ornamental hedgejilant.-It holds
of nitrqte of soda, depending on the its leaves throughout winter and can
fertility of the soIT, The nifrale of .be pruned to any desired formr ""
sbda should be applied when the corn
is between knee-height and hip-
height -and when the blades are dry.
Nitrate of soda should be applied
to small grain early in March and at
a time when the blades are dry.
The. best variety of Irish potatoes
fpr spring planting ts one that 'is
early and that produces the maxi
mum number of medium-sizeJ
smooth potatoes to the hill. Two of
the best are Bliss afid Cobbler