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♦ ♦»♦»♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ rondltlont of •tone* It to ▼•17 ♦ FARMER’S COLUMN % . im the beat 4 ’• ♦ may be adopted by the Rmall yrow- ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ era thoa^Vtio^have m»t luid the ei : ilr^BlloraK« of potatoes NITRATE OF SODA DeptirtiiKnit !<> Secure Mlmte of s > ' j ^ Sh!« for Farraerm ‘9 < , ..I Hhould know the* chief <mus«*h of the waatafite. Those causes are: ' 1. Sweating, heatitiK esd <onse- quentrrpt; often due to insufficient ventilation. ’ . ~ 2. Kotting, due to potatoes getUni Iwet iit the lime of puttiiiK them in Secretary Houston stated on Sep- . temher 20 that the Department of » t , r 3, Injury from frost. Agriculture had for some time beoir giving careful consideration to the problem of securing nitrate of sodaj ^ for forlill/.ftr use. I nder a recent) ^..SproutinK authorization of (Congress there Is available an appropriation of $10,- 000.000 to be used, at the discretion of the president, to secure nitrate of soda and to supply it to farmers at cost for cash. v v , it is proposed to co-ordinate all the government purchases of Chilean | nitrate for this country through the | 1. Decay, owing to disease in the tubers at the time of storage. P, P .P 5.* Sprouting of tubers in the L n 5 e . r . * spring 1 purdiasing committee of the war in dustries hoard, under the immediate supervision of Mr. Baruch, so that there will be *ho competitive bidding for this material. This should very much simplify the problem and make it feasible to secure the best possible terms. The price of Chilean nitrate on board ship in Chile has greatly increased within recent months with out justification. Shipping ratfs also have increased The increase in price is due in part to unfounded state ments regarding the demand for Chi lean nitrate for munitions purposes and for fertilizers, especially in con nection with the $10,000,000 recent ly appropriated by Congress to pur- chaw* nitrate of soda. As a matter of fact, the demands of this country for nitrate of soda will he smaller than heretofore. The navy already has placed contracts for this material to satisfy its needs for the next 12 months The *ar department an nounres that practically all the to il him nitrate which it has been planned to procure for the gradual building up of the war reserve al ready has been contracted for. The quantity which may be purchased for fertiliser use under the special ap propriation of Congress will not be an addition to the quantity normally uneij Any quantity porchaaed by fh« government and sold to f will »im|»*y lahe the nosntitles heretofore • supplied them through private ajreoete* a matter of fad. unless .satisfactory prices ran be secured. It la probable ihut the farmers will not need as It is not possible to prevent alto gether Ipsses from these causes, but by using the best methods of storage, it is possible to reduce them very materially. - ; , This may be done by taking care to guard against losses from each of these' causes: 1. Sweating and heating occur if the freshly dug potatoes are piled in too large piles, so that the air can not circulate between the tubers. The risk of loss from this cause is greatest in the fall, immediately after the tubers have been dug; and it is, therefore, important that pota toes when dug should not be put in unnecessarily large piles, nor kept in all ill-ventilated room. 2. Rotting from getting the pota toes wet. If the potatoes at the dig ging time are allowed to get wet and to go into storage in that condition, rotting is sure to occur. Be careful to have your potatoes dry before storing. 3. - Injury from frost. Potatoes are easily damaged by frost. If they become froxen, their market value U destroyed. Therefore, take every precaution to protect the tubers from frost before and after digging 4. Disease. There are several dis eases of the potato which destroy the tuber, snd If diseased tubers are mixed with the aound ones, the dis ease spreads rapidly; therefore. It Is necessary to sort the potatoaa care fully. eliminating all of the disease the cuts, rulla. and dirt before plae Ing them Into permanent storage for the winter. All of the cuta. culls, misshapen . and diseased tubers should be fed to the poultry and llvp stock bolM _ way you I also destroy esse, so that It will sot get Into manure and Ihenre Into the land V Hy proper vmUlatloa of 6,7, 8, 9, i s. c. (•* Has Outgrown its Name. The State fair for lower South Carolina. Big Improvements Rest room for ladies re modeled Cow Barn, better accomodations for patrons. Premium List Containing Prizes and Purses amounting to thous ands, are ready for distribu tion. » Man bills lb large a quantity of ha* been s»cd in the last year or tag tM Umpamiam a* a ear S two Homo contracts airwadjr Kav«igrooo P. m paaMbtv. vow ran t"«-n mad# by farmer* for altrml# of f tb# potataoa from sprout lag stnit la vteo of all tbwa# facta. It l« probable that I be aggregate bo rn and for (be nest five or als mouth* • til be below in* annual It la cer tain tbat anlesa tb* market prtc#*, ehtrh arw now la ibe neighborhood vf SIM a ton. fall, lb# farmor*' d#- n< and for all rate will derrwoae At baa b##a slated. Ibe purr baaing will b# bandied directly through tb# war tadoatrtoa board. 1 maul of Agrfwllar# will with tb# pwrrhaaiag commit!## In I he effort to prorwr# nitrate of aada. i'»*lr supply, roaoumptloa. coats, aad ?• ires, aad Ibe basic facta rotating t • their ir age. la Bow beiqg | l!u*awiof wlfh ttfs fu# h# aarwftal Had through tba lark#!* la auuuaotlug > of farmer# will all amouala pur- * baaed for Iheir use. after lb# ship ments era* h the ports will be tabep charge of by the deportment and will be distributed through the do* part meat to farmora at coot for cash The collortloas will bo mado by tb# depart meat aad will b« turned Into the treasury T*» assist the depart ment in Its artltltle* la this direc tion the services of Mr. Mell K Wil kinson. of Atlanta. IS* . have been to-cured He will be given such a*- Mataats as may he needed and will have available the services of the experts of the Bureau of Holla aad the Bureau of Plant Industry. Authority has been given the pres ident. If necessary, to Ureas# the Im portation. manufacture, storage, and distribution of fertilisers, to require the license* to submit reports, and to permit entry and ins|»ectlon of their places of business. The presi dent is further authorized, if he shall find that any storage charge, com mission. profit, or practice of any Been wee is unjust, or unreasonable, or discriminatory and unfair, to cause such charge, commission, profit, fir practice to he discontinued, and In lieu of such charge, ommia- sion. profit, or practice, may deter mine what is just and reasonable and his finding shall he prima facie evi dence in any court in which pro ceedings may he brought. It is also provided that licenses may he're voked for causd. If it becomes nec essary to exercise the licensing power, the Department of Agricul ture. through a special agency, will utilize the services of the licensing division of the food administration. There have been available no thoroughly satisfactory data as to the yields of crops due solely to the application of nitrate of soda, and therefore, as to the price at which farmers can afford to use it. Real izing this fact, the Secretary of Agri culture directed the Bureau of Plant Industry last spring to make 100.ex periments. These experiments are being made with corn in five South ern States—Virginia, North Caro lina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama—‘in ten counties In each state, and on two farms in each county. It is hoped that the results of the investigation will be available within the next six weeks. When information is secured it will promptly be given publicity. THE STORAGYOF POTATOES » •• Five O^lefr'TauMw for Wastage of Needed Crop. It is of great importance that all m potatoes raised this year should l e stored under, proper conditions. Kven when •very precaution 1# Uk#e the wnatag# of potato## daring tb# wUfnr it * * / i«U l biggest Carnival Company that hafrever played Orange burg Fair, carrying fifteen paid attractions, two bands and two free acta. Educational Day V * Crowning of “Goodess of Liberty.” Beautiful flo ral parade. Citadel-Clemson Day Citadel-Clemson Foot Ball Game. Presentation of Trophy Cup to winner by the Governor of South Carolina. Big Dance by ladies of the Dixie Club, all are big fea ture events:*" Concerts Daily by the Sec ond South Carolina Regi mental Band of. twenty seven ARE YOU COMING? AMUSE THE CROWD ( ill vart#ti#s. bp #i- I <M»# • I l# r k? M A>»k. W*dawfi*ui H M* par iJbCTiM far ft • I li par !.###. a## for I i d il BfSK >W#«*a •apply you wttb air# plants |#ac tba r««bt ala# for •wtttag not. wmaMfi tk* (harlMtoa WnbaM% Wm * h ' * •« n 1 ► lor da ?*ur* lf##4#r Ita plants for ft: IJB# plants far ft 1# and fia.aaa nr nt#r at fUSft par l.aaa. San mon*v with ord#f. Plants d#Uvwr- •4 bp pnrr#l pom. 3l« p#r !•# C. r. Hmblnxton Macamt. A C. rt#r#taad Hlit Hull Cotton ! balsa par arm. K*rli##t vtrWty Htapl# I fall m h n.i ov#r. Fra# front all du« » *• No boll woovlla. Writ# for pnrtlmlnra K H Lrahardt. CarnaaviU#. On. bn f o h McCmckin Co. *d barley. Now berry Now berry. 8. C. lag their la to HI# di of arrival. An only one of hand diversion points, the clallsts point out. Is without owners. •Yellow Denver Onion Seta. 13.21; White Sllverskin Sets. |3 per bu. Prompt shipment. Farm er* Hardware Co.. Korea! City, N. C. Good Mem Wasted on Hide*. According to reports received by the meat-marketing specialists of th Bureau of Markets. United States De partment of Agriculture, a Wash ington. D. C.. dealer states that nine steer hides purchased hy him car ried 79 pounds of waste meat. A Detroit dealer reports that an aver- age ot six pounds of waste meat was found on 40 cow and steer hides re ceived at 4iis plant, and that in 10 days his men scraped 2,177 pounds of waste meat from hides, or enough to supply low-grade meat to about 5,000 people for one day. Faulty butchering, In addition to causing a loss of the food value of the meat which is wasted, results In a con siderable loss of edible fats which remain on the hides. L. II. years. $100 gets hit , Tlgervllle, S. C. -To sell Telos Car- gieatest carbon destroyer line saver known. Keeps of carbon; saves gaso line. time, expense, machinery, and all carbon trouble; new product, in vented in 1917. All auto owners buy it. , Once used, always'used. These orders repeat. Write for ter ritory. Telos Carbon Supply Co., Granby and Sixteenth streets, Nor folk. Va. 00 bu. pur# Red Appier oats, graded and recleaned, at $1.75 per bu.; grown by Pae Dm experiment station, making SO bu. per acre. There are '‘none better." Also choice Abruxxl rye seed at $3.50. Charles E. . Commander, 8. C. -We can sell your farm and turn your land into money. If you have property to sell write us. Carolina Realty Co., Raleigh. N. C. Wanted—Sound white peas; any quantity; -can use a few whippoor wills. Send sample and best price. J. A. Jones, Easley, S. C- » Wanted—Cow peas. We are now in the market for all varieties. If you wish to sell advise quantity you have and price wanted. The H. G. I^eiding Company, Charleston, S. C. ♦ CLASSIFIED COLUMN AND ♦ f FARMERS EXCHANGE ; “Help Win the War”—»-Grow cabbage to help the nation’s food supply. We deliver 1,000 plants for $1.75. Send for prices in other quantities. Pecanetta • Plant Farms, North Charleston* S. C. - % FY>r Sale—A few- choice Aberdeen Angus calves, three-quarter grade of both sex. Address J. B. Hum bert, Ware Shoals, S. C. For Hale—-Belgian Red Carneaux Pigeons, 46 pairs at $2 per pair or ,J<5 bar lot from registered birds,. S. G. Page, Aiken, S. C. For Bale—200-acre farm two milts from Americas, Ga., on the Dixie Highway. Good houses and birns. J. B. Sills, Americas, Ga., Route P. • • » , * Far snJ«*—Golden Buff Rock’s, year lings and young stock. Prices rea- ■atMibli. J.-Geo. Chandler, Barba, t:. c. TTR^glstf'rod Jerseyilelfers and Bull Calves. From high producing cows. Red Clover Dairy, Enoree, S. C. Well Bred Berkshire#—Well bred, easy feeders, thrifty Berkshires, the practical hog for the farmer. Ready for shipment. Either sex, 3 months old. $15. Preston Woodall, N. C. Wanted—Cabinet and machine men, finishers, .rubbers and packers, also a few able bodied young men who want tb learn the furniture business. Address The White Fur niture Company, Mebane, N. C. Would jam like to raise 1,000-lb. hogs? Then buy pigs of mo now ready for shipment, carrying blood of 1,200-lb. hogs. G. B. Welch, Bedford, Va. Farm for sale by owner In best farm ing section of South Carolina; 250 acres, one-third cleared and under cultivation; some good timber, plenty of wood,* near railroad and county seat. Attractive price and terms for quick sale. Address L. E. Gavin, 1512 Everett Ave., Louis- • viHe, Kyi—^ 1 f»n-> Best Budded Pecan Trees 20,000 trees still on band, 3 to 10 feet Write at oqce for prices. Prices will positively advance after Jan uary. Magnolia Nursery, W. C. Jones, Prop,, Cairo, Ga. ■■I v the youngster is always delighted. For the Victrola quickly de velops in children an appreciation of the best music. They never tire of it. Did you know that there are many Victor records especially suited to children ? We like to have the boys and girls come in with their parents to hear records played. The Victrola puts at your command the art of the world’s best singers, musicians and en tertainers—something to please all who enter your home; no matter what their tastes are. The cost is one that every family can afford. When may we expect the pleasure of a call ? SIMS BOOK STORE ’ • ORANGHBritG, 8. G. ♦ -J Rerleaned Leap’s Prolific. Seed Wheat, $3 bushel. Casey Bros., j Dudley/ N. C, Georgia—For sale, *a farm of 4,13.0 it#. $3.5<r; alfql- fk. 21c. High In germination and ‘ HU1 Grocery Co. ▼eloped to run electric plant. Sys tern cotton gin, grist mill, bean mill, storehouse, a railroad station and poet office da flae#. Pk> ' galelr sal# will tako $31 pcramgM gjio • when I get this crop off. Dpantwr I. T..f GMVfe. lend for Kale—I have a number, of large and small farms, some well improved, others not. $10 r> $:0 per acre. Smill i»ay- • fLect fz Ai.ce suit buyer. Ootfia afi-i just sold for 1175 per a* r* off some of this land. Coma, ' let me »h ar yoa 'that I hare to cf- ■iH^JHitc for prica UgL -W T. uarkev. U.-al Estate. TbrmanA. Ga. acres in high state of cultivation, £7-miles west of Savannah. Ga., on Central Railroad; seven miles from county seat; turnpike road runs both north and south and east and west through farm. Plenty tenant houses and wood and timber for up- keep of place. Bearing pecan grove, ten acre#; Bermuda pasture. 60 scree. Two-story eight-room house, set in oak grvfgTtbr owner. One story four-ro#m house for tuparir tendent Artesian well flows tee fast; a small creak an want been dary. fro::, which power egg b# Ac Y\ anted—Young men between th# ages of 20 and 40 to fill positions of conductors and motormen. No one need apply unless they can read and write, also have knowledge of simple arithmetic, that Is, addition, subtraction and multiplication. Ap ply T. W. Passailaigu^, superinten dent railway. Charleston Consoli dated Railway add Lighting Ci pany. Charleston. 8. C. Q km*! Pm<*f cabbage plants grown oa Young’s Island. 8. C.. from pedi greed seed, ready for shipment Oc tober fifteenth: I fit a ♦if ng ~ to tM $1.21, lit# m $i m M. and •ter ?lc i*-- m * Young's C. CtL, lac. famtsr. g. r #. 6 _ 2r Sl h. ^otecpiim