Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Uncovered Hillside Soils Lose ; *Tons of Fertility Annually That Could Be Saved. TERRACING WILL SAVE IT laying Off,Terraces on the Slopes and Crowing Winter Cover Crops Will Save Millions to South Carolina Farmere—Hillside Erosion Especial ly Costly in Piedmont Section of •tate. * Wherever Possible, Farmer Should ^1*® Grains and Forage Produced at Home—When Necessary "to 'Pur* chase, Co-operate With Neighbo Some Suggestions on Feeding Un der Present Conditions of Feed- stuffctMarket. ** — . Thn provaillnp pritos of :;nmo foods Booth Cacqllna farmor*. and espn- .^Hally cotton send :,nd Iml!,; •lally those In the hilly Piedmont sec-fare just ctfose for considerable in- Hon. need to terrac e ti,eir lands to I keep the soli from bciti* washed a wav by erosion, which is a~ sretfrlnK, away 1 ‘Caused hi wind and rain. . Tlic' cro- •ion causcnl by rain water wash on thousands of torfa' of soil annually from the lands of this «?ai \ with r. Consequent loss 4 of fertility. Nature's? • *■ - v- method of preventing erosion is to keep the soil covered with - trees, leaves, atid gl ass. Man's method is | to terrace; and grow winter c over i crops. ' * ’ 11 : A terrace is a ridge of noil thrown up In su< h a manner hs to prevent water from flowing rapidly down a hillside or slope. Only ste'ep or rolling lands need terracing. Use a leveling instrument in 'run-1 nlng line '- for terraces.' Cine t an be QUlry* as to what are the most econom leal feeds available f» r our livestock Many Of our fare; -rs have prnfltcd by advice urged upon them last year ' to grow more grain, produce more! forage in the form of cover crops, etc'.. I and build silos where the ir conditionsj Justify. ; Wherever possible, n fa-mer should make use of all home-grc>\«i grains ' and forage, thereby r-ducinT his feed bill to a mlnlpiutn. Oats. corn, rice meal, wheat bran. etc., in addition-tow ., cottonseed meal, are nl ’“'consider In making" irp U gc*V<l feeds to nr ip ration* for livestock. However, the economy of feedlpg naturally dr; nuls on the cost of the production ajid market condl-' tlows. In many ‘.instances farmer* have>ome grain or roughage that ban J been . lightly damaged by rairi or oth- | cr causes. To ma KU , h produttB ' would be to sell at a low price and had for j’om $12 to apd can be used ft>r»many other kinds of work on 1 or,0,i uf b Much of thi.; feed the farm. It I* necessary also to Jjiive ‘ nn prolUably by the prrduc-er ■ “hillsidpliiw. sr> VhafFthe dirt c aih ,v ^ (, ra t s mt linstock, provided it is not be thrown always down hill. damaged by mpjd or rot. In fact, some ' After determining on the line of the. ^ these feeds are practically a-- good terrace, by the use of the leveling i M . ; d'ugws the brighter and higher atrument. begin on that line and #lirc»wj P ri<< ^ feeds. 2" . ihe fir.-t furrow'up hill. Going above ' Where it is necessary to purchase It, using a-> hillside plow, throw th^ feedstuffs. a considerable saving can next furrow down, hill. Throw each I ^ rc^alizod if neighbors will co-oper- Method Of Doing usiness , Effective lan. 1st, 1916 ALL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS AT OUR STORE WILL BE STRICTLY CASH. Btlcceeding furryw clown hill' until the proper distaiuto has been covered to «et an elevation of about three fee.t This syatem. having the terrac es about three feet high and vertical, will give what is known as the level bench terrace, the land between anv^two terraces becoming a level benem with k no fail In any direction after a few year;'' cultivation.: The level bciK-h IcTrace Is' best spited to most of thy • farms in Piedmont fj South Carolina. The strongest^nd highest terraces 'Should be lochiecl. as a rule, near the upper edge' of the httbedcV (leLd. be cause if„ th tc»p f rnr e breaks it -1« well nigh impos: iljc^to preve nt ibe below * from being swept terrace •way Run a terrac e or ditch at the upper edge of the field tr < are feir the sur plus wap'T which may come fr-.m an •djoining lie-id. pasture or woodland. 8urh surplus' water often proves too much for any system of terraces to control, - . j Grossing terraces with teams, plow* or wagons will form depressions that j ate In buying large quantities. Ten tons of feedstuff*; com.ytuto the mini mum carload in this state ahd buying In carload lots trill reduce the freight rate as well as the first cost of the feed.' If bought in such quantities, rn wheat bran and r^- meal can be pur- chnr.cd for* around per ton; or even considerably lers. at which pricer- thesj. feed*; cun be used as a cart of the ration with some profit. GottcnseodgncrJ Is very high in price at prerent, but we must pot lose sight of ‘he fart, that it lias ie v ry high, fe. cl val;;e. espe lally for beef and dairy c.attle and horse; ’and • u! I'n'lbss this ff\'d nipa sonsineral.ly orcP SPf, per ton., it vill siill'jr nc eetmomic.i! to infe c-ottonsoi.d i.ical 'es a part of the ration. No book aecoii •• s will be kept. By selling - for cash we will be able to takoadvan tage oi discounts a’ d lowei prices niade by manufacturers and thus^ive youyis^rood merchandise and better-service for less money. * ■ ' * * - Thisarrangem - iu also assures each patron ^of the same treatment \v\Xh spepial favors to none. Modeni economy demands this service to the buvimr nu’olic. Never in the .history of this community has the public demanded better service and lower prices thal! at the living present 0 • * ’ , * This by no suduyn-determination nr* uiu* part; but, the outgrowth of deep thought and careful consideration of the problems at hand. Cash buying and cash selling will enable us to buy better and selbaccoydingty. ;■. X OUR PATRONS WILL SHARE THE BENEFITS ■ The ration may be Improved by the use.of, c orn-aiul-cob nv al. ground, oats or wheat bran, ijx su< li feeds lighten a ration and also add variety-, which tends- to keep up appetite, an essential to successful feeding. R. L. SHIELDS, Professmr of Animal Husbandry, Glemson Agricultural College. Will allow water to' break over and •tart guflie*. -which weaken and de- J/ -jL:—-— •troy • terrace. - Avoid .this by leav-| The p| . oflt |n Trui( trpe „ , n ^ Ing at the end of the field a sodded pnining-r.hears ami the spray nozzle, •lope to be used as a roafl to get from Do,, 1 , t ry to get something for noth- one terrace bench to another EXTENSION DIVISION. .- Glemson Agricultural Gollejge. ing from your orchard. HONE-MIXED FERTILIZER Farmara Can Save From Three to Five Dollars Per Ton by Mix ing Materials at Home ' Farmers can save from three to Ove dollars a ton by mixing their fer- tlllizer* at home. Three other advan tage* of 'hbtne : ftiixed ferUflzbrs are •tated a* follow* by Cleni*<y College •uthoHties:’ _ 1“ 1. It i* possible" to know definitely from what Houses the ammonia in jrour fertilizer l* derived. 2. It 1* possible to prepare for each frop the special grade of fertilizer best suited to it. 3. There Is a saving In freight. ! kauling. and distributing, by not hay-j Ing to handle a lot of "filler" that Is : put in ready mixed fertilizer. Farmer* can get Circular 10. ?“Home Mixing of Fertilizers", by wrii Ing to the .Extension Division. Clem Bon College. COMHIS AND COLDS ARE DANGEROUS Few pf us realize the danger of Coughs and Colds. We consider them common and harmless ailment*. However statistics tell us every third pefsoir dies of a lung ailment. Dan gerous llronchial and'Lung diseases 'MIqw a weglected cold. As your body struggles agaiugj, cohf gennr, no better aid can be hud than Dr. King’s New Discovery. Its- merits has been te.-.ud' by old r.'td your^. Dl use over 45 years, (let bottle today. Avoid the risk of serious Lun'g ailnjents. Druggists. OUR READY-TO-WEAR DEPARTMENTS IN alLlines is the most eompfete in Colleton County .You have a large and wel) fleeted stock of high-class merchan dise to choose fr< m, and we assure you sati.naction. • ' w «• •'*'.** / ” co-operate v. ith us to reduce the high cost of living. ’■ rng^it other lines. Let us prove to your / ^YjWe trust :yo\i Avill ^.eaYtily j Try us on prices sei De 1 . c u spistacclon that «.ur x r.'ev;.plans are g i:p • u benefit you. WALTERBORO, A S. KARESH, Manager \ r - - * - SOUTH CAROLINA od winter task for farmer* I* the planning of a crop rotation. Re- A KtH>ll ** l*»H’4 i»OA. iV* m* t r* c n «i»xr |mc« •** «• % « a •%*•■./« low is a new three-year rotation, that i» ratttntmended to South Carolina farmers by Clemson College. Tht «*ld thrw year rotation is simpler and has proved satisfactory, but the new one given .hare is better in certain ru- spec-tr, and there is,a reason why farmers of this state should adopt it at once This reason Is that f* will adapt itwlf »«• Udl weevil conditions and .farriers should become us«-d to it before the i<oll vr -evll ^frive* -in South Anr Fijr« X \ Carolina at a date tbaz < aw net now be very distant. THE REST CHRISTMAS PRESENT X US* WILT RESISTANT SEED. COTTON In Sep: -or Oct. sow oat;/ and vetch in middles and cut for hay or harvest for s< ed rf the following spring. If wheat i* preferred to oat* and vetch, land may be turned after harvest ing cotton, and wheat sown after first frost. GRAIN When grain is bar- vested. sow to peas for hay tor for turn ing if preferred». Fol low peas in Septem ber by crimson «lover or vetch. If sown to clover, strip seed be fore planting to corn th" following sfr*iir CORN Plant velvet bean* In corn or sow cowjteas in mnldles. Turn in 1 fall or winter and ' plant to cotton after thorough spring disc ing (Abruzzi rye may be sown a* cov(*r crop after fall break ing Rye should be disced before taming in early spring.) i. How to Grow Bigger Crops of Superb Frail—FREE Y OU herd this practical, expert in/ormntmn. Whether y>.-. own or intend O plant a few tree* or a thousand, it n iolor* tnatsm (hat will save you time, labor siul money. (>el ill Simpiy Mad us your >1. If you prefer. name and addreas oi the coupon—or on a postal We will gladly mall you a free copy evi ■vwhera Of our New Catalog —an II xB In. book that is simply packed with bints that will enable you to aecure bumper crops of finest fruit- and aell them fit top. market price*. The whole book l*i filled with facts that will inrirtest and instruct you- facta about l>0w fruit grower? are g -ttlnv pradigions crops and lanrc cosh profits fromcri pa of young, Ihri-fv, gruntn* Stark Hro'a troea—fa<-*a that rniphasite the irtirti of the aaioni "Stark Tree* Hear I'ruit.’ beatitt/ol lite- .iae. natural-c< k>r pho to* of li-ailfng fruit* oil thmcgb UM book, hctsl for your copy today to For your wife mot he r tistcr c ^ heart is Hh* latent Singer ^S^jomebody estimates that.the South f.>l:uhint . „ loses about ten miliion dollars anmf- j • ally as'the result bf the pavage of ^ - cotton wilt and root-knot/ Souih <’ tr- ■ olina bear* a large part of this loss. | ,lt Is not difficult, however, to protect. ones eotton^crop from wilt. The n-e i of wilt-resjstant vr.rietie* of cotton is j «veet GRAIN When grain i* har- f vested, sow to peas for hay (or for turn ing if preferred >. Fo|- loi- |H-as In Septeat- l*er by < rimson clover or vetch. If rown to clover, strip seed bo- fen planting to com the following spring CORN Plant velvet beans In corn or *cw cow pea* In middle* .-Turn in fall or winter and plant, to tofton aft'r thorough spring dis<- ing. (Abruzzi - rye may be .sown as cover <rop after fall bn ak- ing. Rye ffcOaht di*< ed be.fora turiting hi early spring.) COTTON In Sept, or Oct. bow oat* and vetch in middle* and cut for hay or harvest foe *ee<l the following spring. If wheat l« preferred to fiats and vetch, land ‘may lie turned- after harvest ing cot tort, and wheat sown after first frost. Stark Bro’ft Nurserie* at Louisiana, Me. isd if .nd tf-nm about th.'nrw fruit- trrv trhatnph of Ktark Bro s long f >B- tury oi bucycsk —ilia "Double-Lil«" mw r> . i /erw the rburse urged by the botany div'.s-j Ion oi Giemcon Golleg«*and this divis ion is .coKiperafing with a nurjber oT , fanner* in the stjite who are produc-.]’ Ing carefully grgteF se«*d of these -rtilt- res!*tant^varletfe* to sell to fanii» rs who naeC them. Tne botany division of Cl'mioB College Will b« ?-hd to answer questb-as about wilt ar-d r^ot- kaot. Phone V1«JT* - / ‘ ;V . ‘ ' A - •a to ’ c "i' I i me f- m linger Sewing, Machine Company t * a viain St. Phone »IX \Vallcr»K»ro, S. C Ask f<f M. PANIOTTIE. CORMl Plant velv ‘r15ean j in torn or sow i«iw|><;as in middles. Turn in ■-U.H -ir winter and plant to cotton after . thorough springs.disc ing. (Abruzzi rye may be sewn a* cover «rop after fall break- , ing Rve should t*e dim eil before tuming in eirly . spring t’ COTTON 'In Sept or O; t sow oats_ and ^vetrh In middles and cut for hay ar harvest for seed the following spring. If whea* I" preferred to oat-- * ’ vetch, land mav be turne«l after harvest ing fotton. and wh'-at <iown af’er first froct. k» , , GRAIN When grain is har vested. sow to pea* for hay (of for turn ing if prrferretD Fol- low peas *in Septem ber bv crimson clover or vetch. If sown to clover, strip seed be fore planting to corn the following spring. On tne* Golden—the free development that re*i-.u “coifnr rot.'* G,-t ihe New K.u*s shout "N'ark DeMcioa*.” Mark Rally Klberta. and all the iutei* peacbca.btarl: BroVgrowm, J. H. Haic Kt-aclK-*, cl so Lincoln Pear. Stark llonfrnoreney Chi rry. Mammoth »i«4d ’ Plum ami all the other famous .Stark Bto struiu.berricsapdornamentals. f?T Gcf Our NewCalalog * St . FREE 11 * 8,nc ’""— !l,lod a*** tt'-in coyer to W . cover with la- i tiiial t):>o- ^ ., tOftraph*. A'a (,! Louj.«p«.Mo. i r n /s. a/. ^ ta-uriTu.-;o r.uar.>« *... r N. ■ and aUdttss. ^Fclit I v. t-hn* j u«t Ve Stark Bros At Louisiana Mo Since 7676 THE EXTENSIFN DIVISION. CTuuirou Agriculturat College. The December meeting of the Kings Dnaghtera. and Rons, • which waa to have beta held last Monday, will be held at Hotel Albert,--with ■ * xt Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’tlock. r DlBtrlct Agent W It. jailor. Wtnhsbo.-o, spent »Uct Thursday \ this county Mith rotinf> Dom1ra- .«• 1 tor Heard,’ 1’ w-lll return far an other visit in the near future.