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pamberg perafts KSTABLISHEI) APRIL, 1891. Published Weekly at Bamberg, S. C. Entered as second-class matter April 1891, under Act of March 3, 1879. $2.00 PER YEAR. Volume 29. No. 15. Thur~day, April 8,1920. FOR PRESIDENT. Herbert Hoover has at last decided i- "where he is at." He is not a democrat; and he hopes he will not be emfv. * barrassed further by democratic approaches. We hope his wishes will V be respected. And, incidentally, we hope those democrats who have talked Hoover so much are now satisfied. Governor Dorsey, of Georgia, has "decided" that he will not accept the office of president this year. Funny how great minds run together. Wer have made the same decision. Tom Watson, on the other hand, ' > is a magnanimous gentleman. He : ' generously offers to take it. That's ' just like a public spirited citizen; willing to undertake anything, make > 1 all necessary socrifices, if necessary, ' I to further the ends of his beloved country. Go to it, Tom. --.r FROM THE CRADLE TO THE BfeS' ' GRAVE. Edgefield can boast of having a fir ~ live merchant?even if he 'does handle supplies for the dead ones. In looking over the Edgefield Chronicle last week, this wording in an ad' j vertisement caught our eye: From the cradle to the grave; something to suit them all. Carriage for the baby; talking machine to take the place of mama's rolling pin; soft /comfortable bed for hardworking papa; violins and guitars for sister's ' serenade; aft squares and rugs to put fher "on the carpet;" and if these don't please we, have a full line of guns and rifles to put yourself where you can get pleased. P. S. We also supply coffins. v ? * That's what we call up-to-the-minute advertising. Takes in the whole territory. It is very fortunate that the advertiser added the postscript;' they will probably come in handy. p r. About the only criticism of this advertisement is that no mention is >~ made of pistols. Of course, it is against the law to sell pistols; but t laws like other things, are made for P\ the people, and we suspect that if the good old Edgefieldians want a pistol they can get it somewhere in IS" that burg. ^ i>I ? PEANUT IS COMING FORWARD. I' Used To Re Circus Plaything.?Now Recognized as fcrreat Crop. Washington, March 17.?Grading V _ ? and standardization of peanuts is one | of the newest lines of work of the Uilited States Department of Agriculture, with a view of improving and marketing the crop and opening up wider and new avenues for its disposal. / ' Grading and standardizing is being worked out on the basis of a shelling tost, it is understood. Experts of tne department have found that the meas/ ure or weight of a quantity of the unshelled nuts is not a satisfactory guide for determining the proportion of edible kernels contained in them, owing to the dirt, shells and undeveloped kernels present in a lot of the nuts. The Bureau of Plant Industry and the Bureau of Markets of the Agricultural Department, which are engaged on this work of establishing grades and standards for pean its, hope to be able to announce definite results before long, but the task is difficult and complicated. The official grades and standards when established will not be compulsory, but are expected by the department to be so satisfactory that they will be generally adopted by the producers, buyers, dealers and users, all of whom will be benefited, it is predicted, r ^ Growth of Peanut Industry. The peanut industry js great and growing rapidly. The cradle of the American peanut industry is in southeastern Virginia and eastern'North Carolina. The cultivation of the ' goobers" has spread throughout the South, especially since the advent of the cotton boll weevil. F:rren: in search of another money crop when their cotton was ruined, i rued to the peanut, until last ye if acres in twelve Southern states were planted in peanuts and the production of the nuts was estimated at 33,263,000 bushels by the Department of Agriculture. Alabama is now the leading state in peanut production with 6,840,000 bushels to her credit in 1919, while five other states produced from 3,400,000 to 5,500,o00 bushels each. The total farm value of the crop was estimated at nearly fso,000,000. But the end is not yet, for government scientists and other experts familiar with the situation predict a big increase in the production of peanuts, as realization grows and spreads of the value of this crop as a soil improver, as feed for hogs and hay for cattle, as the material from which edible oils and fats, peanut butter and meal, and the basis of many candies, confor>tir<nc and nrher delectable dainties. Increased consumption is bound to follow standardization of peanuts and tbeir products, it is declared, especially as the growers and manufacturers of the nut take advantage of their opportunities for exploiting their products by proper methods of specialization and advertising. Something has already been done along the lines, but much remains to de done, in the opinion of Dr. L. C. Corbet.t, specialist of the Bureau of Plant Industry, who has been cooperating with the Bureau of Markets in the peanut work. Peanut oil for cooking and table purposes, Dr. Corbett points out, was almost unknown before the war. That great cataclysm, which upset the whole world, opened ^e eyes of the makers of salad oils, oleomargarine, soap and other product? to the potentialities of the peanut. During the war also, owing to scarcity of their customary materials, the manufacturers turned to two other southern sources of oil, cottonseed and cocoanuts. Rising Demand and Price. The results of increased consump-j tion of peanuts and peanut products is apparent in the big demand for peanuts and the high prices that they j bring. This winter the average price was $2.40 per bushel, or about double what it was a few years ago; this in spite of the fact that the production has doubled or trebled within the last several years. As illustrating the increased use of peanuts, it is stated that a single Western concern, which began to use a carload or two tfen years or less since, is now using 200 to 300 carloads annually. The Department of Agriculture is doing experimental and investigrtory work with peanuts relating to methods of planting, selection of seed, improvement of yield, cultivation and handling of crop. Selected strains of some of the varieties are being made by the department with a view to producing those more particularly adaptable for definite purposes, such as the making of high grade table and cooking oils, or an oil that may be used in the manufacture of oleomargarine and soap. Other purposes for which selections are being made are those adapted for human,food in the form of meal, butter, etc., and high yielding strains for stock and dairy feeds. There are only about six distinct varieties of the peanut grown in the United States, the department here ' J T>v. ? ?.V>; + n nas ueieriiuiieu. mc opauiou is the variety ordinarily met with in candy and cakes and at the corner peanut stands, larger varieties being used chiefly for manufacturing and other purposes, it is stated. FormerGood business condition duction so necessar prosperity go A dollar spent and much more potent f< _n _ i .1 _ j j l iaie, noarueu auu n Your funds in this bank teligently toward main RESOURCES OVf I An/ INTEREST nflo raid on wiw i m i niiiii i % I ly a means of diversion for circus ^ crowds and small boys visiting the zoo, the peanut has became an im- j portant article of world trade. Japan * ; is exporting this year nearly 24,000,- < 000 pounds of peanuts, and some of 4 these are be'ng imported into the 4 j United States in competition with the . Southern crop. It is the view of exa perts that this constitutes a notice to American peanut producers that they < i should not "overlook any bets," but 4 should proceed to specialize, grade, 4 standardize and advertise. . 1 Setter Stock Feed Than Coin? The value of peanuts as a stock . feed can hardly be exaggerated, ac- * ' cording to government scientists. i I nf Phcmictrv nf t h a Da- 4 1 lie UUltUU Vlt ^ partment of Agriculture is on record ^ as saying that peanuts make a better stock feed than corn because the former have a larger percentage of vi- * tamines. This is the element that is 4 most necessary to the growth of ani- 4 mais, and man, too, for that matter. ^ Peanuts have not been used to any ^ great extent for stock, because they are not sufficiently known there and * because there has not been enough i of them. 4 This year the peanut crop in the 4 southeast has been marketed rapidly, ^ according to official information. ! State officials are cooperating with * the Federal government and with de- ^ velopment associations in the south 4 in promoting system, better methods, 4 specialization and standardization in ^ the peanut industry. Valuable work . j in connection with peanuts is being ; done by agricultural schools and ex- ^ periment stations in the Southern 4 ' ^ i J states. One of tnese stations nas been established on the costal plain largely through the efforts of the Georgia Landowners Association, of the Southern Settlement and Development Organization. The South Carolina Development board, of the same organization, has encouraged the organization of peanut mills at strategic points, witfi a view to providing a cash market for the crops of the farmers suffering from the boll weevil invasion. I have just received my i?>? let of seed Spanish Peanuts and King's Early Big Boll Cotton Seed. Place your order at once for same, as thi? have also just received one carload of is the last shipment of the season. I wire fencing. See me for prices. S. W. COPELAND, Ehrhardt, S. C. 4-8 NOTICE TO DEBTORS AM) CREDITORS. Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against the estate of Mrs. Mollie E. 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