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Cftepamfterg i>eralb Thursday, Feb. 22, 1917. SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. A summer thunder shower fell in Bamberg Monday night. The rain was accompanied by a vivid display of lightning. The Sunbeams of the Baptist church will meet Friday afternoon at four o'clock at the church, for the purpose of reorganization. A full attendance is requested. The Denmark girls defeated the Orangeburg girls at Denmark in an interesting game of basket ball Friday afternoon, by a score of 30 to 1. Miss Bomar, of Bamberg, was referee. i The meeting of the Woman's Mis j sionary society of the Methodist church was postponed last Tuesday; on account of rain. The meeting j will be held next Tuesday afternoon I at four o'clock in the ladies' parlor. The county pension board will meet on the first Monday in March ' for the last time. All board members are requested to be present, and all those who have business before the board are asked to attend this meeting. Several farmers have reported to The Herald that their oats were not killed, as first thought, by the recent cold weather. They were badly damaged, and in most instances killed outright, but there are a good many farmers who were fortunate enough to escape. The district convention of the Knights of Pythias will be held today at Denmark. The following are the delegates from the Bamberg lodge: Messrs. L. B. Fowler, R. C. Stokes, and W. M. McCue. Messrs. H. L. Kearse, W. L. Lovinggood and S. E. Beard are alternates. County Teachers' Meeting. The first meeting of the Bamberg County Teachers association will be held in the Bamberg graded school auditorium on Saturday afternoon, March 3rd, at 3:30 o'clock. Every teacher in the county is urged to be present and take part in the discussions for this meeting. School discipline is the subject for discussion. New Advertisements. Victor Oil Co.?Wanted. H. J. A. McMillan?For Sale. Merchants Association?Facts. Mrs. S. H. Counts?For Rent. Miss Willie Snyder?For Rent. a 3 A:I n?T diauuaru un v^u.?rvayu jL*iuiyo. Mutual Garage?Your Auto Safe? F. Mason Crum & Co.?Boll Weevil. J. B. Brickie?Right Before Your Eyes. Enterprise Bank?Two'Men and a Book. Peoples Bank?The Man With Money. Bamberg Banking Co.?The Bank is Safe. Rei^ey-Taylor Co.?Get Your Grocer's Opinion. Estate Jeremiah Mitchell?Notice of Final Discharge. W. D. & V. F. Bryant?Buy This Chalmers Six-30 Now. f Bamberg Banking Co.?Estate of Nathan Rogers, Deceased. Farmers & Merchants Bank?Big Men, Rich Men, Busy Men. Southern Railway ? Excursion Rates to Washington, D. C. Atlantic Coast Line?Excursion Rates to Washington, D. C. Bamberg Real Estate and Brokerage Co.?Real Sstate For Sale. Planters Fertilizer and Phosphate Co.?Farmers Make More Money. Estate Mrs. Laura C. Dowling? Notice to Debtors and Creditors. Sold Carload of Hogs. Recently Messrs. J. K. and W. D. Mayfield sold a carload of hogs raised on their plantation a few miles from the city. The shipment was sold to E. W. Evans & Co., produce and commission merchants, Richmond, Va., for $989.65?lacking just $10.35 of being a round thousand dollars. This is probably the largest single shipment of hogs that has ever been made from Bamberg county. J It is understood that Messrs. May- , field raised these hogs principally on < velvet beans, which are grown at a small cost. The beans are planted in corn rows, when the corn is laid by, i and are grown with but little further ; attention. Where the fields are fenced, the hogs are allowed to run at large in the fields after the corn is gathered, thus saving all expense of gathering. If gathered, velvet beans are found to be a profitable crop for the markets, but are usually more profitable to .raise hogs on. The possibilitites of the velvet bean apparently are not realized by the farmers. The velvet bean is said to be one of the finest hog feeds known. DELIVERY SERVICE ORDERED. Bamberg Will Have Mail Delivery on April First. Postmaster Knight was informed in a letter from the postoffice department Tuesday of the village delivery service to be inaugurated here April first. The necessary arrangements are to be made previous to that time, and the regular trips of the carrier will be started on that date. Mr. Emile Price has been designated carrier. Bamberg is the third town in this congressional district tc secure this service, Barnwell and Blackville being the other towns. The postmaster requests all per ?1-. ? J r^oil ol sons who uesne men man utmtn.u at their houses or places of business to hand in their names at the postoffice at once. It will be necessary for all residences, where mail is to be delivered, to provide suitable receptacles. As there is no regulation box required for this purpose, any kind of box will answer. Carlisle School Notes. On last Wednesday evening Mr. Ralph Parlette appeared in the last lyceum number of the season. Mr. Parlette was at his best and subject, "Happiness" was indeed skilfully handled. Such lecturers as Mr. I Parlette are always in demand and ' Bamberg was trul^ fortunate in havI :?? t. : ? j in o/mi f hio lUg mill lllliuueu 111 aci wuxoc/ tuia year. It is to be hoped that Mr. Parlette can be with us again before very long. The Young Ladies' Music club rendered two vocal numbers before the lecture. Their part in the programme was greatly appreciated. The audience gave them prolonged applause. Prof. Whitaker went to Orangeburg last Tuesday night on business. Prof. Guilds spent the week-end in Sumter, where he went on matters pertaining to the school. Death of Mrs. M. V. Mouzon. Blacksburg, Feb. 15.?On Friday morning at the Hickory Grove Methodist parsonage, Mrs. Mamie Varnadoe Mouzon, wife of the Rev. H. C. Mouzon, died. Her body was brought here the following day and interred in the new cemetery of the town. The funeral services were held in the Methodist church by the pastor, the Rev. J. B. Traywick. The many and appropriate floral offerings and the large congregation, both from Wipknrv fJrnvp. and Blaoksbure. which attended the services at the church and the last sad rites at the grave attested the high esteem in which this excellent woman was held. Mrs. Mouzon was a native of Georgia and was born January 25, 1867. She was married on April 6, 1893 to the Rev. H. C. Mouzon and although for several years in feeble health she had always taken an active^interest in her husband's ministerial work. The two past years during his pastorate here by her intelligence, genial disposition, patient faith and unwavering devotion to her church and its duties, she was not oi;ly a true helpmeet to her husband, but also endeared herself to those of our people with whom she came in contact and her bereaved husband has the heartfelt sympathy of our entire community. 1 Civil Court March 5. A two-weeks' session of the court of common pleas will convene in 1 Bamberg on Monday, March 5th, with 1 Judge Gary presiding. The following jurors have been drawn to serve this term: R. L. Lancaster W. L. Lovinggood H. K. Clayton D. P. Folk ! S. A. Hand E. F. Free j P. B. Murphy P. P. Padgett j G. M. Dickinson H. I. Chassereau B. W. Simmons J. O. Hartzog H. W. Johnson Ben Thomas 1 D. E. Neelev H. J. Hiers ; M. J. Black J. B. White , D. P. Smith J. J. Jones C. A. Asendorf E. L. Price, Jr. Oscar Crider H. C. Brabham W. A. Sojourner B. D. Jordan < Jno. C. Kemp J. W. Webster , T. D. Carter J. D. Gulekunst W. G. Hoffman T. J. Cook S. R. Copeland P. R. Barton < S. S. Williams J. H. Hadwin, Jr. SECOND WEEK. t LaVerne Thopias W. R. Copeland J. B. Padgett, Jr. Thomas Ducker W. H. Folk N. P. Smoak ] W. L. Warren St. C. P. Guess ] W. P. Herndon J. V. Matthews N\ W. Sojourner J. C. Hiers, Jr. John W. Brabham J. R. Chitty R. D. Wright W. B. Smoak 1 J. W. Stewart J. T. Griffith ( C. W. Smoak A. M. Kinard, Jr. i t xt pan roan nt Pay J. XX. X tUiCWii ^ J. B. Guess, Jr. J. A. Griffith E. D. Dannelly J. L. Kinard I. B. Felder F. J. Summers E. A. Hooton J. D. Sandifer C. J. S. Brooker Seward Breland R. C. Jones J. H. Huito R. A. Golsbv J. B. Smoak Holiday at Postoffice. Thursday, Washington's birthday, will be observed at the postoffice. The office will be closed until 10 o'clock, will remain open from 10 to 11, and will be open again in the afternoon from 5:30 to 6 o'clock. Patrons of the postoffice are reminded of these hours. The rural mail carriers will t not go out upon their routes Thursday. Site for Public Building. The Herald has been asked by several parties what has become of the appropriation for a public building for Bamberg. In this regard, we will state that the item of $5,000 for a site in Bamberg for a postoffice building, was inserted in the public build-1 ings bill by Congressman Byrnes, but it is not likely that the public buildings bill will be passed at this session of congress. There are so many other matters of grave importance before congress that it is not thought that the public buildings bill will be even considered at this time, so it is practically certain that Bamberg will receive no appropriation in the immediate future. DAI?1 WII itol' Or * AUi WW Mr. Paul Whitaker has been made secretary of the Bamberg Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Whitaker has already entered upon his duties. Mr. Whitaker is a young man of great energy and public spirit, and it was largely through his suggestions and work that the Chamber of Commerce was organized. He has many things in mind which he has hopes of being accomplished by Bamberg's commercial body, and in his work The Herald wishes him much success. K. of P. Anniversary. Monday, February 19th, was the anniversary of the founding of the order of Knights of Pythias, and was generally observed throughout the country. While no special programme was arranged for the meet-| ing of the Bamberg lodge Mondavi evening, the anniversary was observed by conferring the rank of page, under special dispensation, upon seven applicants. The following were the applicants: Messrs. J. C. Guilds, Paul Whitaker, Walter W. Daniel, J. J. Heard, J. B. Black, Jr., John Schwarting, and Cecil E. Corbett. Two others, who have been elected members of the lodge, but who were not present to receive the rank of page Monday night, are Messrs. F. E. Dozier and D. A. Reid. This is perhaps the largest class ever received into the lodge at one time since the lodge was organized. Preparing Credit Guide. "Pay as you go, or stop going." That is the slogan recommended now by the Merchants' association of the Chamber of Commerce, to the people of the city who have been in the habit of running accounts. It is not meant, of course, for those who always pay promptly; it is meant for those who, either purposely or otherwise, become addicted to the habit of allowing their accounts to go over from week to week, or month to month, and finally lose all sense of obligation to the man who has extended them favors in the form of credit. The warning is sent out just at this time because there is to be issued shortly in Bamberg a Credit Experience guide, in which every ? 1 + TXT ill man or wuwaii uiu^1115 ***** be rated according to the manner in whicfh they meet credit obligations, j It is thought that such a system will' eliminate much loss^on the part of thh merchants, and at the same time will protect those who need and dt? serve credit by eliminating those who will r.ot pay, thus maintaining a credit system in the city on a more scientific basis. The merchants interested in the publication of this guide will send out communications to their patrons who carry accounts and are now slightly behind. These patrons were asked to pay as promptly as possible in order that their rating may be ?ood. Now the Merchants' association issues a communication to citizens of the city in which the gospel of prompt pay is advertised. This communication follows: "The celebrated John Randolph said he discovered the true philosopher's stone in the expressions, 'pay as you go,' and 'out of debt, out of ianger.' "As a remedy for hard times, paste the above in your hat, write it on four cuff and commence each day by 'eading it and then practice it by paying your newspaper subscription, grocery bills, doctors' bill, druggist pill, et als. They all have mouths to 'eed, rent to pay, and little ones to dothe. If you are unable to pay in :ull, pay a little; show a disposition ;o be honest and help the man who lelped you when you were in need, jet in line by practice before the Merchants complete the plan of their >rganization; when a list of the 'bad Days' will be kept and it will then be t i / >!.* ofi no cllirtpp * " HV HVIV\/VJ AAV VWW. The new "Harahan" bridge, spanling the Mississippi river at Memphis, Tenn., said to be the largest structure on the river, is now open or traffic. Including the approaches t is three miles long, the bridge )roper being 2,600 feet. Its cost was ipproximately $5,000,000. Construcion was begun in 1913. Read the Herald, $1.50 per year. I PEANUTS IN COTTON BELT. May Be Profitable Industry for his Section. The peanut is one of the best hog foods and is also valuable for cattle, horses and mules. Poor soil can be improved by growing peanuts for hog breeding purposes, especially if the hogs are turned into the field and allowed to gather the nuts. The demand for peanuts is growing rapidly. In growing peanuts for market, however, the beginner should bear in mind that it is necessary to have certain machinery that is not found in communities where peanuts are not commonly grown. It should also be borne in mind that there are no well established markets for peanuts in most sections of th^ cotton belt and that the price is governed by that paid in Virginia and North Carolina. No farmer should go into the production of peanuts for market without first knowing whether the quantity grown in his community will be sufficient to justify buying the necessary machinery and to enable the grower to ship in carload lots. While peanuts will grow on nearly any type of soil, a sandy or sandy loam soil, preferably light in color, gives the best results. Dark soil or those containing a considerable percentage of iron are likely to stain the shells, rendering them less desirable for market. For stock feeding purposes, however, the staining of the shells is of little consequence. Soils that become hard or compact are not adapted to peanut growing, owing to the inability of pod stems, or "pegs," to penetrate the surface. Poorly drained or sour soils are not suited to the peanut. The ideal soil is sandy loam containing a considerable amount of humus or vege table matter, togeiner wiui au auuudance of lime. Preparation of the Soil. The soil for the peanut should be thoroughly prepared by plowing, har' rowing and dragging or rolling. The time to plow depends upon the charI acter of the soil and its previous treatment. Where there is no danger of the soil washing, fall plowing is advisable, especially if any coarse material is to be turned under. On land where there is no crop the plowing need only be done in time to allow the soil to settle before planting. Land plowed in the spring should be harrowed a short time after plowing in order to prevent the loss of moisture. Fall plowed land should be harrowed early in the spring and at intervals of a week or ten days until the peanuts are planted. On soils fairly well drained level culture should be practiced, but where the drainage is poor it is advisable to throw up slight ridges upon which to plant the peanuts. Where , water stands upon the land for any considerable length of time peanuts , should be as low and flat as the con 111 ~ unions win aiiuw. The large pod plants, such as Vir- 1 ginia Bunch and Virginia Runner, ' should be shelled for planting, while i the small podded Spanish plant is i usually planted in the shell. When i planting in the pods, it is a good < plan to soak the peanuts for a few 1 hours to hasten germination. After i soaking, the seed should not be al- : lowed to become dry. Shelled seeds i should never be soaked. ' The peanut should not be planted,: until the soil has become quite warm, I s and as a rule a little later than corn, j The Spanish variety may be planted : lateiv than the Virginia type. In i some sections of the cotton belt the < Spanish and similar varieties may be i planted after oats or other crops which come off early in the summer. 1 When growing the Spanish variety ' for hog feeding purposes, it is a good j plan to make three or four plant- < ings, so as to have the plants come ] to maturity at different times. The first planting should be made as ( early as possible, and other plantings 1 at intervals of three or four weeks, t until the first of July in the upper i South and up to the last of July in 1 the lower South. i The best distance to plant peanuts t varies according to the soil and va- i riety. The Virginia Runner variety on good soil should be planted 12 to 2 15 inches apart in rows at least 36 ] inches apart. Virginia Bunch pea- 1 nuts are planted in rows 30 to 36 i inches apart and 9 to 12 inches apart in the row. The Spanish and Va- i lencia varieties are planted in rows ? 28 to 36 inches apart and 6 to 9 I inches in the row. When growing t the Spanish variety for feeding pur- s poses, it is advisable to plant the 1 seed 6 inches apart in rows 30 inches g apart. i The quantity of seed required to 1 plant an acre depends upon me ciose-1 j. ness of planting. As a rule, it requires 1 1-2 pecks of shelled Spanish f peanuts, or 5 to 7 pecks in the pods, r to plant an acre. On light, sandy s soils the seed should be covered 11-2 q to 2 inches and 1 inch to 1 1-4 inches i: on heavy soils. 1 A large part of the crop is planted n with one-horse peanut planters, t Some of these machines are designed a for planting the Spanish and similar a < varieties in the shell. Some peanut Ij growers still plant by hand, opening ] the row with a single shovel plow l and dropping the nuts at the desired ] distance. The row is then covered by ] means of a small cultivator with a < notched board fastened across the i back of the implement. < Cultivation of Peanuts. 1 The cultivation of the peanut < should begin soon after planting and continue until the vines occupy the < ground. If the surface of the soil < gets hard before the plants break < through, it is a good plan to run a ] weeder over the field to break the ] crust. As soon as the rows can be 1 followed regular cultivation should l begin. A two-horse riding cultivator ; is employed to a large extent in the 1 old peanut-growing regions, although ] one horse cultivators are used by 1 many farmers. A cultivator will give < better results than a sweep or plow. < The surface should be stirred as soon j as possible after a rain in order to < prevent the baking of the soil. i After the peanuts begin to "peg," < or form pods, they should not be dis- j turbed or given further cultivation, t For the last cultivation it is a common practice to employ a cultivator < that will roll the soil up under the < branches, to provide loose soil for the i "pegs" to penetrate. i In the lower South, with late * frosts, the vines become yellow when 1 peanuts are mature. Peanuts should ? be dug when the vines have the great- 1 est number of mature pods. Peanuts are ordinarily plowed from the ground with a one horse 1 plow, with mold board removed to prevent throwirig dirt over the vines. The plow should be so regulated that the peanut root can be cut off at any desired depth. The machine potato ; digger does very satisfactory work, digging from eight to ten acres a day. This machine removes the peanuts from the ground and also shakes off the soil, leaving the vines lying on the surface. This machine is only practicable where a considerable acreage is to be dug. After the peanuts are dug a gang of workmen shake the vines free from the soil and thjow them in small bunches. When the machine digger is used this shaking is unnecessary as the machine frees the peanuts from the soil. The vines are left spread on the ground or in small bunches from three to four hours and are then placed in small stacks around a pole to cure. The poles for the peanut stacks should be three or four inches in diameter and seven to eight feet long. The poles are set in the ground 12 to ' 18 inches and are well tamped. Before starting the stack one or j two pieces of lath, scrap lumber or sapling, about 18 inches in length, are nailed at right angles to the 1 stake eight inches from the ground to prevent the peanuts coming in contact with the soil. In starting to 1 build the stack a few vines are laid ; across these pieces and the stack is then built up by successive layers of 1 vines, the pods being kept well to ' the centre against the stake and the J tops to the outside. ' The stems should slope outward to shed water. J Occasionally a few vines should be ' hung around the stake in order to ' tie the stack together. By this method the pods will be near the centre and around the stake, where there is an upward circulation of air and general protection. When the stack has reached the desired height, a bunch of vines are rolled together and pressed down over the point 01 the stake to form a top, or a little 3ry grass or a few weeds may be used for this purpose. It is not advisable to use anything for topping out the small stacks that will prevent the circulation of air. heavy cover or a covering of green >r wet hay will invariably cause the aeanuts to spoil. Curing in barns is not advisable jither when curing peanuts for marvet or where the entire plant is fed ;o stock, as the crop will cure better n small stacks than when stored in )ulk. After the nuts have been cured n the stack from four to six weeks hose intended for feeding purposes nay be stored in barns or sheds. Peanuts should cure in the stack it least three or four weeks before ( picking or threshing in order to alow the pods to become dry and the )eas firm. A Peanuts are still picked by hand n some sections, especially when the = grower has only a few acres. Hand )icking is a very laborious and dusty ^ ask, but hand picked nuts are the _ tandard of excellence on the market. The expense of picking by hand is M greater than by machinery, and as j? t is difficult to get enough labor for land work machines are used by s iractically all large growers. s Two types of machines are used A or picking peanuts from the vines, h The common grain thresher with a pecial cylinder for peanuts gives d uite satisfactory results in remov- P ng Spanish peanuts from the vine. ? 'he principal objection to cylinder _ nachines is the tendency to break he pods, but by running the cylinder ^ a bout 400 revolutions pei* minute w nd by feeding properly, the break- \ age can be reduced to a very small percentage. If the peanuts are to De shelled soon after they go on the market, the breaking of the pods is iot very objectionable. When oats ir wheat are grown in localities vhere peanuts are raised, the cylinier machine can be used for all of j :hese crops by having two cylinders, me for grain and one for peanuts. The peanut picker works upon an entirely different principle from the lylinder machines. The picking is lone by dragging the vines over a horizontal frame covered with wire mesh. The nuts drop through the tvire and at the same time rubber 4 brushes attached to an endless chain x act olf the lower side of the screen m to remove the nuts. In addition to t removing the pods from the vines, J these machines have cleansing and ,-^m stemming devices which remove the ! l iirt and the small stems irom me f pods. The picker type of machine ioes not break or injure the pods, ind for this reason it is especially desirable for picking peanuts that 1 are to be sold in the pod or stored j through the summer months. j After the peanuts are picked they J should be stored in a dry place, pref- J srably in a mouse-proof building. If the peanuts are damp after their re- }"? moval from the vines they should be spread on a floor or stored in a well ventilated building. When the pods are dry they may be put into bags as :hey come from the machine. As already mentioned, the peanut is a valuable crop for various types of live stock, especially hogs. Few, if any crops, will produce more pounds of pork on an acre of land or produce it at a lower cost per pound than peanuts. A 40 bushel crop- of j Spanish peanuts will produce 400 to 500 pounds of pork to the acre, and if the hay is harvested before the hogs are turned in it will nearly pay for the cost of growing the crop. In jfeJ addition to the profit of the pork, the H crop producing capacity of the soil fl will be materially increased. By mak ing successive plantings, as previously suggested, the earliest crop should be ready for the hogs by the first of August, and the last crop should be available until the ground freezes. In pasturing hogs on peanuts, it is best to confine them to small areas by 1 using portable fences rather than to J let them have the run of the whole J fieid. 1 Peanuts for Live Stock. In some of the Southern States the peanut is extensively used for planting between rows of corn, the peanuts usually being planted at the last cultivation of the corn. After the corn is harvested cattle are turned in to eat the fodder and peanut tops. Following the cattle, the land is pastured by hogs in order to clean up "jk the peanuts. In this way the stub* ble and roots of the peanuts supply fl humus and most of the nitrogen .>9 stored in the nodules on the roots is left in the soil. . j "In addition to growing peanuts to I be fed in the field, the orop can be ; ;ured as described for a market crop ' 4 md stored in sheds or barns for J winter feeding. The entire plant is 4 i very valuable feed for nearly all J classes of live stock and can be fed F sconomically. For dairy cows, the whole peanut makes almost a balinced ration. Peanut hay, consisting of the entire plant after the nuts ire removed, has a much higher feedng value than any of the grass hays md about the same value as clover 4 J lay. A good crop of peanuts grown ior market should yield a ton or unro h?>v tr> ar>rp ?' v~ When peantits are harvested for narket hogs are usually turned into :he field to glean whatever is left ^ . ifter digging. Many growers fatten ;wo hogs on each acre of peanuts so larvested. Hogs fattened exclusively on pea-, luts will not yield a desirable grade >f meat or lard, as the meat will be soft and the lard oily. By feeding ilmost exclusively on com for the ast two or three weeks of the fatening period this difficulty will be >vercome. Sweet potatoes and peamts together make a good ration for logs, the sweet potato furnishing the tarbohydraftes and the peanut the 1 j >rotein and fat.?Home and Farm, V ^ouisville/ Ky. ?v "special"notices. j idvertisements Under This Head 25c. For 25 Words or Less. For Rent?Four rooms. Apply to IISS WILLIE SNYDER, Bamberg, S. !. . It. ?^???ai? For Sale?-One large brood sow, reignt aoout zuu pounas, Drea. aply or write H. J. A. McMILLAN, j Ihrhardt, S. C. It. j For Rent.?Desirable store on Main _ J treet, now occupied by Price & Johnon. Possession given March 1st. Lpply to Mrs. S. H. COUNTS, Bam- . erg, S. C. tf. Salesman Wanted?To solicit orers for lubricating oils, greases and aints. Salary or Commission. Adress THE VICTOR OIL CO., Clevemd, Ohio. It. Why Let Your storage batteries an down? We have installed up-to- A ate machinery and guarantee all 1 ork. Electric troubles a specialty. 1 1UTUAL GARAGE, Denmark, S. C. j