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v.v 23, 1314 •ARMERS SEEKING^ 'ADVICE THE PRESS AND STANDARD, WALTERBOR 0, S. C. PAGE SI J. N. HARPER OF 8. C. EXPERI- ir " ' mext station busy ax- 8WERI8G isgi IRIKS LAND NEEDS MORE NITR03EN • v# • . • ' * .* 4 . •(+ * 1 • Syu .opsin of Rullrtin Rs^mtly Issued Answerintf guesth»:is— (If!»<t * guesiktim. Clenifcon CoHego, Deo. . 22.—TIlo present lov; price of cotton has caus ed many farmers to reek advice from Clemron Cpllefee as to th* economic use of fertilizer- thir, com ing season. To meet this demand. Prof. J. N. Harp-f, Dire-ter of the Carolina, I am asking rpace In your meal, thta to be appfled aa recom mended by the Williamson Plan,— and 100 Iba. of aoda to be used when the* corn Is bunching to tassel. - For cottoa, 200 lbs. of sold phosphate. 200 lbs. of cotton seed meal and 25 lbs. of nitrate of potash and 75 Iba. of nitrate of soda to he applied when the square# begin to form. F6r apply to their corn. 500 lbs. of fer- acid phosphate. 150 lbs. cotton seed meal. In addition to this. .100 lbs. of nitrate of soda should be applied Inearly spring." • •‘•Where -fc It considered advis able to use more of levs fertilizer por acre than here recommended, we advise that the materials.he mix ed in the above proportions, du? re ran! being made to previous ferti lizations, rotations, etc.'” State-Wide Prohibition. — Manning, «?. 0., Dec. 14, 1314 Editor of The Waltrrboro Pr* and Standard: In view or~ tho agitation for State-wide Prohibition In South South Carolina Experiment Station, has written a bulletin on this sub ject. Among other thing.-', he state* that practically all the soil of South Carolina will respond to good treat ment tfnd fertilization. It does not pay to plant and cultivate crops un less they arc well supplied with plant food. “The most Important plant food for the soils of this State," contin ues Prof. Harper, ‘‘is nitrogen (am monia). All of our roils are de ficient in this element. This is duo to the fact that, fhc nitrages are so luble in water and are constantly leaching out of the land. There fore unl^s crops are grown in ro tation with the legumes, the farmer must use ronie form of commercial nitrogen and he should insist that this nitrogen be available. Nitrat-) of soda, sulphate of ammonia, blood, cotton seed meal, flsh rcrap and tankage a*e splendid sources of ni trogen. Cotton seed meal is one of the best and at the present price it is one of the cheapest. Nitrate of soda is also a good source of'nitro gen and it will liberate a certain •mount of notash In the soil. When applied eraly nl the spirng it great ly increases the yield of grain.’* “It also pays to use acid phos phate 6n all- types of soil found in this State, excepting 1 where it has hw uimulated from previous fcrtil' 1 - raliov Acid phospha ly a valuable plant fo also valuable in that 1 maturity of plain*. rnd 'prevents Cottfm to stalk or weed." ‘‘On account of ‘be k our soureo of pr/.Vih. from Germany, has causlrfg the-prico to-in'te. -o con siderably. At the usosen' ‘i^ '11 will not pay• t’nfanners fl^Rthe Piedmont section to ^use any nota: : h in their fertilizers. Th 3 s:,n<«y eoih: of the coastal plant are very defici ent in potash and what is on hand should be used for the soils of that region.” r / "Fertilizers arc not amendment t or stimulants to plant growth hut furnish the necessary element of .plant food without whlc\t they w*Ml :ipt grow. Our staple' crops lake out large amounts of plant food from the soil which must be re placed. The farmers of the State have not acted unwisely in that they have been using fertilizers In large amounts for numbers of years. However, under the present ^con- PAYMKXT OF DEBTS. to The Consumer Holds The Key SituatfaMU To the Editor of The Stt(e: "Goods Sold for Caah Only, After January 1.” “* I wonder how the consumers of the SStaie of South CaitiHna would SHERIFF SALEM. I will sell at publie outcrj* on like-Up see this sign over the doon -salesda^- in January before the court of most of the retail aforas In the State? ■' J wonder If the average eonatfm. • realizes that SO to 95 cent# ont cf every dollar he .owei the. grocer - man, the dry goods man or the har - ware man Is due In turn frOm him Padgett. Tax, cost and w c hope that some good will be gotten from this: The plan is worthy of the attention of all the People in the community and, if car ried out,.will tend to relieve the situ-’ at ion to a great extent. columns for a statement from the Woman's Christian 'Temperance Union, the largest and most effici ent organization ofiPwomen in the wrold, active not only in the Unit- 1 ed States, but also in over 50 for eign nations. From the very beginnlhg of its ex ! stonc 42, years, ago till this good day. the Woman's Christian Temj chance Union h?.s Eiool ’ ns’»'. rlpirly f 0 - to» i*. b stlnciet tor the ’indi. 'i. • .-.•kJ the 1'jlrhb.lon of tbe .}'• !;>,♦ tvifJfc in the StSate, the Nation and th? World. . Bcgirfnlrig'.-with I s>:, than ffio members, and only a few Staten represented at the first Convention, The Woman’s Christian Tempranro Union at its National Annual Con vention held in Atlanta, Ga. f No vember 13—19, reported f gnin of 30,878 now paid up members in the past year, making a total paid up members of nearly 4 00,000 in the United States alone. Eyerv State In the Union including Alaska, was represented In the 2 - 000 delegates and visitors at this 41st Annual Conven'lon. Five States had been added to the list of Dry States, making 14 States which have State-wide Prohibition. There is a bill now-pending in Con gress asking for an amendment to the Constitution of the United Staets prohibiting the "Sale. Man ufacture for Sale: Transportation, Exportation, and Importation for Sale of Alcoholim liquors for erage purposes," and we be that Nation-wide Prohibition is In sight. Bev- Siieve eun War ( h- comer ? cut off, ‘it has been u-long way to Prohi bition C It. hag been a long way to go It has been a long, long way to Prohibition In the fairest land we know: So it is'good-bye. Local Option High License we’ll not spare It has been a long, long way to Prohibition Hut we are almost there”! Thin, adapted from the popular marching song of the British troops in the* war over the seas, *•11 fa a long way to Topperary” and sun< at our Convention expresses the feel ings of the white-ribbon army which is marching with such a steadv tread against that arch enemy of mankind—the legalized liquor traf fic; It must he ‘‘Good-bye to Local Option,” "High License must not he ‘has ^bee*^ a long,*Ion? ditions with the,low price of cotton. | spared”—It we advise the farmers to re'ducp the J vay to Prohibition,” but, in truth amount of fertilizer they will use •• we Wre almost there”! this comipg sensen.” j. The time is ripe for State-v Me “There Is a considerable amount Prohibition in South Carolina. Th-3 of plant food stored-in our soils as w. C. T. U.. heartily nfdorse the 's. ' w ‘ a residua) from previous fertiliza-. “Movement for State-wide Prohibi tions which can be called on^ffi this Hon,” launched in Columbia/ Oct. time of need. Practically all cf the, 22 t X !ipd the plan:- 1 outlined bj/.Ur. J. Secretary, phosphorus that hr.s beer applied In acid phosphate to ?>ie soils In thi* State,, Is still in the first 12 Inches, excepting thM which has been tpker. out by plants. Arid phosphate dors not wash out of the laud as do*’ ni trogen. In our present financial K. Breeden, Secretary, /an ! we pledge our. co-operrlion. We be lieve that itN^ n <1 nation whim should be decided by Hick voters of the State, rather than by legislative enactment. We believe that it i- wise to nettle this great moral and \ stress we must make good use of the,! economical quesion on its merits, plant food stored In our soils and re- niix it up with ary candidafe, there- duce our fertilizer bill as milch .03 fore the best time to vote on It Is possible.” • ,, , . during an off-year in politics. It is - “We > recommend to the farmers the people who are asking that tb» of the Piedmont Tegion that they j legislature give them a chance to apply to (heir ooro* ’0ft lbs. of fe^ express /themselves on this question tiliier composed of equal parts of — whether the several candidates acid phosphate and cotton reed meal, ‘may or may not have promised last —thia to be applied at th° Cm® of 'summer so far as each was personal Planting, and when the corn is waist ly c^onc®rned, the people certainly high a top-dressing of from 6ft /o' made ro promise to let this Jive ques- 71 lb«. of nitrate of soda. Per cot-j (ion "lie low." Our Governor-fleet wo recommend 200 lbs. of acid is an honorable ‘Christian gentleaiau phosphate and 200 lb? of cotton seed ;and though he may, personally, be ••bl. applied at the time cf plant- 'of the opinion that local epption Is For oats and wheat, we recem- the best solution of the liqu’or prpob- \ m«nd 100 lbs.*of aeid phosphate, lorn, if the voters of South Carolina 190 lbs. of cotton seed meal and 7r> declare for State-wide Prohibition ’bs. of'nitrate of Soda. The soda' he will respect their v.i. hes and- ■ boukl be applied early in March.” I force th law. ‘▼or the coastal plain we recom en id for corn 2<)0 lb's, of acid phos- t* and 200 lbs. of cotton seed Very Respectfully.* Mrs. Jo eph Sprott, Fresid» nt South Carolina W. C. T. U. \ to those who supply him with good . own the store he occupies, or boM him to conduct the bualness? I wonder how ‘a farmer -yrould fe toward a merchant, if ho were to sell him his cotton and then the me chain were to refuse to pay him t > that the land and home ou tlie fare cr would he sold to pay debts that 1’’ had expected to pay with the mor» from his cottou? He would feel h > had been very badly ' treated, i this any worse than the farmer C" consumer treats the merchant whe; he refuses, or falls, to pay debt* h owes for goods he purchased an used; especially when, as is ofter the case, such failures, by a fe - farmera or consumers, results in store and often other property o the merchant being sold by th * courts'to pay debts the merchar could easily have payed with th • money expected, and should hav • received, from the consumer wb» cwed him for goods they bad r< ceiitd and used? .Vo often hear the assertion th: r farm fra cannot afford to lorro v. money cm their cotton to pay the r debts, that the Interest dosts to much. Can the merchant any moi > afford to borrow money at banks t» pay his debts, which he must do. / he can not collect on the accoun' due- him? Business in the- South is "dea< locked.” and the consumer holdb th ' key to the situation. If cnosumers were to pay jhelr ob ligations to 4 - the retailer, or even n considerable part of it, the financial strain would be relieved, and busi ness Vgradually return to normal, if farmers'igould B( >n part of cotton or borrow money on it, after storing It In public warehouses, and pay part at least of their obligations, or even give merchants notes, secured pron- erly by warehouse receipts if neces sary. for 30, 6<? or 9ft days, it would gfeatly relieve the merchant an 1 would be appreciated. ^ Retail merchants of the South w.’.l be compelled to greatly rev{ri< t th< , t. 1 credit sales for next >ear. probiM. •ess than half aa> much floods .will lie :-o!d on credit in 1915 as in 19H If would be impossible for c ost n’ercljants to accept cotton at 1 •» cefttc per pound on account, as i* of ten demanded, he<«use many hav* iccoimts due theiii which amount tn several times the capital invested, and the difference between 10 cents and market price today on the cot ton they would have to take on ac counts, would more than equal the»r profits on sales and in many casen their entire capital invested. To il- capltal of $5,ft00 and his credit sales have been, say $30.04*0 which is not an -unusual proportion. Sup pose he took cotton at 10 cent.^ per pound. To hold this cotton, with a view of an advance, i* impossible. ♦ hat is to hold all of it. To sell at’ present.market priee. around 7 rents, would bring $21,000 het Cash. If credit sales were $30,000 probably cost of goods and expense? rff doing business were about 10 per rnt. less, or $27,000. Very few merchant*" make more thap 10 per cent net profit on sales. Thus the merchant with obligations of $27,000. aMuallv has received only $27,000 net casn from hi a accounts, of $6.'ia<i less than he has paid out ob obligated to pay. If he were to sell his stock of goods at^artual cost and turn ev ery dollar over to his ereJi»o r s he could not pay out. Since the ^cotton pool of $133.- 000,000 has been about perfected and the new ..reserve bank system ha# .been established, there is less excuse for not storing cotton and borrowing on it to liquidate obli- intions. - I do not believe that consumers realize the situation in which rotail merchants have been plareu by their indifference to .their obllgaiioru. but if some of them ' find 1 them*’**!’.’/* needing supplies in the early^pajd of pext year, without either cash or erfl/ftt, they will have no one to blame but themselves. do not believe that the farme- whq^-ffayp hfs debts, or makes' an earnest effort to do so, or who plays fair with* the merchant and shows a willingness fo do what |g right n®ed have any fear. W. -A. Kanorr. Florence. ,ir y The above j? published at ah* re quest of one of cur local men I:an* house door, the following described property, to wit: H. R. Padgett. 10(F acres, in Vcr- dler Township, bounded as follows: North, by B. G. Hlqttr south by J.. jA. Padgett, east and west by J: A. and penalties $15.27,. J. T. Bailey and Company. 40» a**res in Verdeir Township, bound od as follows: Norjli by L. U. Fit ken; south by F. Gatch; west by Eliza \Vade f east by M. E. Bo.viik. Tax cost and penalties $18.8:*. J. G. District. Jones. Bui khe.id School 4 2 acres, bounded aa fol lows: - North and south by Jane McCormick, east and west by Bran-, son Jones. Tax cost and penalties. $16.15. \V. D. Fender. Oak Grove School district, 52 acres, bounded as fol lows: North by W. O. Thompson, east by estate, of it. Fonder, soat'i by Nelson Wright: west by George Myers. Tax cost and penalties, $7,54. C. A. Graves. Peniel School Dis trict, 71 acres, bounded as follows- North by Julius E. Robertson; south by James Speights; west by estate of Thomas Benton, now O’QuIno: east by .Tosinh Padgett. Tax cost and penaltiOH $8.39. It. B. Heyward and Bro., Hey ward Township. 700 acres, bound ed as follows: North by J. K Moore: south by lands known ns Rutledge lands; cast by White House plantation; west by T. S. Boynton. Tax cost and penalties. $38.£0. Marc F nmtns, Blake Township, •Jlacres, bounded as follows 1 North by Ned Brown; south by Danny Washington: east by Lawrence Al len; west by estate of. Muse Flm- mons. Tax cost and penalties $5.72. R. B. Heyward - and Bro., 1600 acres in Blake Township, bouhcled as follows:. North by A. C. L. Ry., south by D. C. Hey ward. west by D. C. Heyward. Tax cost and penalties $251.08. Murray Brothers, 240 arrek. Maple Cane school district.'hounded as follows: north by Beil Hughees, east by Josiah Hiott; west,by D. W. Hughes, south,, by Josiah Hiott. Tax cost and penalties $-$31.58 Estate Sandy ayes iu Blake Township, bounded as follows: South by Peter .1allies, east by Bolton Plantation. *Nort!i. by Dannie "A. Pinckney. Tax cost and penalties $4.94. J. B. Bea<h, 150 acres in SJieri- dan Township, bounded as follows North and east by Ben Hughes, west by D. W. Hughes, south by Josiah Hiott. Tax cost and penalties $14.- 45n Ben Hughes. 358 acres In Maple Cane School District, bounded os follows: South by Ben Hughe., west by D. W. Hugr.es, north and east by Anderson Lumber Co. T.A- cost and penalties $30.70. J. E. Hutches, 125 acres in Maple Cane School District, bounded as follows: North, by James S. Sim mons, south and west by M Hiott, east, by Bed Hughes. Taoc cost and epnaltles $10.24. The Snider Lumber Co., Snider School District, 40 Horse boiler. 30 horse Engin® and Saw Miii. Tax and penalties $37.6.3. J. D. ACKERMAN, Sheriff Colleton County \ y /' a if I 1 k \\J N \ \ Mtrry Xmas AND A ' ’ HARPY NEff YEAR // " TO Walk-Over ^ WEARERS I P. Herndon & Son / ® '• ' I\\/ VVAWVW v\\\\ .\\\\ wi » j 1 Geredeaux, four TAX NOTICE. , , The books of tlie t’Sffnty treasur er will be open lor the purpose tri collecting taxes from the 15th day of October, 1914, to December 31, 1914. The levy is as follows; Stat®. 6 mills; Ordinary County, 4 mills, Roads, 3 mills; „ Constitu tional School; 3 mills; Total 1G mills. Special School.Tax Levy: Fraser, 2 mills. Strickland, 4 mills. Ruffin, 4 mills. VVei/aer, 2 mills. Bethlehem, 2 mills. Rum Gulley, 3 mills. Rice Patch, .3 mills. Little Swamp; 3 mills; .Bethel, 3 mills. Raysors, 9 mills. * . Snidhrs, 3 mills. Red Bank, 8 mills. Sand Hill, 3 mills. Peniel. 5 mills. Oak Grove, 5 mills. Hudson’s Mill. 5 mills. Buckhead, 8 mills. Walterboro, 7 mills. Cott%gevile, 7 mills. • Lodge, 8 mills., Smoaks. 8 mills. Hendersonville, 10 mills 1 . Poll tax $1 on all males between the ages of 21 and 60. Also a com minution tax of $2 on all thales be tween the age? of 21 and 60 which hall be paid at the same time and in the same manner, as other- taxes Dogs 50 cents Ouch. *> R. E. JONES, r- County Treasurer. Who is the People’s Barber Shop, and where is it? Friend, »elt 010 about ti. they tell me that they have fhe only and best sanitary parlor ip the city. Why, It’s the leading bar ber shop here, for a number of years we had no good barbers; 'at la»t. . this fellow Jones got the jeople of Walterboro to Jjuy out Mr. George Banders’ slwip for him to manage, and he and his barbers keep nice, clean, sharp, steralized razors, an*! they keep clean and best of all. I've counted in his shop 586 towels, all clean. Well, that’s good, we are not able to contract any skin disease, and best of all he will not keep a barber that drinks. Weil, people, listen what he says, that this shop will open It’s doors on the 25lh dav of this month at-7 A. M., sharp, in order to present Xmas presents to all of it’s customers, which will be a shave for every man and a tonic for every boy and a jar of Massage Cream for It’s lady customers. About 58 ladies will get this Xmas present, as 1 have massaged and sham pooed a great many here. . You will find us at the obi George Sander* place, opposite the Hotel Albert. .Give us a trial. Don’t forget th*» place and date. Dee. 25, 191^. Respectfully. Will close at 1 p. m. THE PEOPLES llARIlElt SHOP, A. J. Jones, Manager. *■ X To let tlie People of town as well as the county know that I am in the . Barber Business Again. In the Fanners and Merchants Bank Old Stand, just across from Dr. A. J. Andersons’ office. - x Yours for Business, CEO. SANDERS Something fot Nothing. m ‘ • * * Youngs Island, S. C. Nov. 23, 1914 To pet started with you we make you the followir.£ offer* Send us $1.50 for 1,000 Frost Proof Cobba^e Plants, grown in the open air and will stand flteezintf; ^rown from the Chlebrated Seed of Bolgirja and Son and Thor- bom ^nd Co., and I will send you 1,000 Cabbage Plants additional FREE, and you can repeat the order as many' times as you like. Iwill give you special prices on Potato Seed and Potato Plants later. We want the accounts of close buyers, large and small. We can supply all. ATLANTIC COAST PLANT COMPANY- ro. a !D w | f \ Cl » 0 « s V A *