The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, September 17, 1914, Image 8
' OUR OPPORTUNITY AND
OUR RESPONSIBILITYj
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START NOW TO PREPARE FOR
THE WAR'S DEMAND ON
NEXT YEAR'S CROPS.
BEEF, BACON. ANB BBEAD
Although There is No Certainty as to
Duration of the European War, Still
It Is Sure That Next Year This
Country Will l*e World's Storehouse
(By Douglas Malcolm,?International
Harvcs t e r Com pan y.)
If ever America puts its hand to
tlie plow in its effort to feed the
world, it has assumed that responsibility
now. Not since the harrowing
days following our own strife of the
sixties have the tillable acres of this
country faced such a possible drain
upon their bountifulness. Without
even diml> prophesying the duration
of the var now raging, wo r.ro - ' assured
of the fact that next year
this country wiil bo the storehouse of
the world. Every farm owner, every
tenant and every share-worker will
have his part to play in fulfilling this
great responsibility. No matter how
remote his residence, he will hear Europe's
call for beef, bacon and bread,
and on the amount he has to sell will
depend not only his satisfaction of
having served his fellow men but the
additional satisfaction of having served
himself; for big crops, much stock,
many hogs next year will mean big
profits.
It is thus that the American farmer
begins his fall work with two strings
to his bow. With one hand he is rescuing
the perishing and with the other
he is reaching out for tangible encouragement
toward a bank account
and a better home.
Now is the Time to Start.
Now is his opportunity, and this
month is the time to lay his foundation.
There are two lines along which
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iic .Niuuiu woi'K ins pian. r irst, no
should utilize every available part of
his land, and second, he should strive
to raise the average yield per acre.
There will be no danger of over-production
for the crops sown this fall.
The man who has a big yield will find
a big market. But to get this yield
means a better kind of farming. Nov,
would be a good time to break away
from some old fashioned ideas about
the moon; from some other old-fashioned
ways of shallow plowing; and
some old-fashioned theories in regard
to seeding . In those parts of the
country which do Fall plowing and
Fall seeding, the way the seed bed is
made and the way the .sowing is done
this Fall, will determine the/crop per
acre next year more jthan next year's
rainfall, hot winds or frosts. .In an
experiment not long ago described by
F. L. Peterson of the University Farm
at Davis, California, he says:
"As the pressure for supplies becomes
greater, it becomes more evident
that the world cannot afford
large farms skimmed over with careless
culture. In an actual experiment
a gain of 200 per cent which was
mane in Hie productiveness ot a certain
area, 100 per cent was found to
be due to better plowing and harrowing,
60 per cent to better cultivation
and the rest to better seed."
A lesson or two like that in every
community would soon work its way
into farm operation in such a way
that several costly practices sanctioned
by time and custom would become
in a short time as historical as cradling
wheat and threshing it with a
frail now are.
The great economic law which makes
a man's land profitable is not sc
much the price he gets for his produce
as it is the difference between this
price and the amount spent in producing
this produce. The above experiment
was apropos of the tractor?a
mechanical way of plowing, and of
disking?a mechanical way of massaging
the land, so to speak, and of
drilling?a mechanical way of sowing
the seed. In the cost of raising a
crop, just as in the cost of making
carpets, shoes or wagons, hand power
and animal power cannot compete
with mechanical power. The mechanically
prepared seed bed not only
costs less in its preparation but it
gives forth more in its harvest.
The War Wil Make Horses Too Costly
to Keep.
Oats and oil are in the throes of a
little war of their own just the same
as the human back once combattecl
with the reaper knife. This strife is
fast becoming more acute because the
already high price of horses is being
accentuated every day by the number
^ being sold out of the country for cav%
airy mounts to be used abroad. ') he
drain upon the American horse supply
will soon be such that whercvc r
possible mechanical contrivances will
be used to do their work. Were we
to begin at once, it will require I've
years or more to replenish the drain
which the war h:as already made upon
the horse supply of the world. The 1
United States Government Depart- >
ment of Agriculture has estimated <
that it costs $75 to $80 per year to J
keep a horse, and in a study of horse
utility for a period covering six years
it was found that he averaged only s
0.14 hours of work per day as his con- i
tribution to lessening the high cost of s
living. In contrast with this it was i
found that he ate up the entire yield <
of one out of every five.acres which he 1
helped to cultivate. It has been shown i
too for every hour he worked it cost (
about sixteen cents; whereas, a full i
hourse-power hour can be delivered 1
by a high-grade oil engine for only i
two cents per hour, in both cases, in- 1
a. i. r.. _ i e I _ii .
lurrst, i nei, iuo(i unci depreciation no- <
ing* included. Again, in plowing a i
team of horses can plow only about {
two acres per day. In doing this they t
travel sixteen miles, which is a good \
days pull for horses with a load. A 1
small tractor, on the other hand?the ?
kind which costs less than six horses 1
?weighs less than six and with a ca* <
parity of doing the work of twelve? J
will plow fully that much in an hour 1
or so. It will, furthermore, plow <
it deeper and keep it up twenty-four <
hours each day until the work is com- <
pleted without feeding, resting, or c
growing thin. White it would not be 1
wise to dispose of brood mares and 1
blooded stock to satisfy the foreign 1
buyers, in the end, perhaps, the in- <creased
prices which their purchases
will undoubtedly bring about will be *
beneficial in forcing thousands of 1
farmers to adopt a newer and more
economical form of power. 1
."Everyone who cultivates 100 acres 1
>r more is a candidate for a share in
he millions of dollars which the coun- I
.ry-widc adoption of this method of c
dowing will ultimately save. c
Insuring the Crop in Advance. J
After plowing, the first duty of a v
nan is to guarantee the work by prop *
r cultivation and disking. Without 0
lelving into the chemistry of plant I1
iife->too deeply, the growth of a plant a
s determined by the proper pre par- ^
tion both in the soil and out of it, of a
air, water and certain salt compounds. s
Rainfall, sunlight and air in conjunc a
ion with tVin cnil ~ a
.. v?iv uvji iiwi c a r\ lldl 1\ U1 US"
^enabling these elements in such u way a
chat the plant grows; or failing to ?
assemble them in such a way that the a
plant fails to develop. Nature has ^
irovided for this intermixture of ele- s
nents for a limited time and plant ^
' ife will go on without much outside
interferrence, but, like so many othei
forms of natural activity, it is possible
for human intelligence to greacly p
increase the effectiveness of nature's
work. The disk harrow is one of the
leading nature aiders in farming, it
i? said that,rightly used it does more
to increase crop profits than any other ^
farm implements made; one of the ^
easiest to obtain; simple to run; will ^
stand much hard work and lasts a
i i , a
long time. It is so inexpensive thr.* ,
f used on a fair-sized field, it will so
increase the production that it soon
pays for itself. In certain parts cf ^
che United States, a farm without a
isk harrow or two is as curious a
ught as a farm without a wagon, nut
in other parts, it is still on the thros- u
hold of universal use.
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at the Missouri Agricultural Expcvinient
Station, says: "In my opinion, j,
nd that of everybody connected with p
ho crop and soil work cf this insti- C(
vUtion, the disk harrow is one of'tlv. ->
jest implements which can be used on a
ny farm. In early-plowed land and ;
in fall-plowed land, there is generally s
a crust, and many clods form before p
torn planting time. One of the brst j,
mplements which we have found for >
pulverizing these is the disk harrow. (
On sod land it is nearly imposible to 0
make a good seed bed without the use e
of the disk." s
To the bumper crop farmer, the t
skilled agriculturist, so to speak, plow t
ing is merely the rough work of get- c
ting ready to plant. He puts the
rinishing touches on with other machines
just as the sandpaper follows
the plane in finishing woodwork. f
Professor Daniel Scoates of the A;<- j
ricultural and Mechanical College of <
Mississippi, says: "The disk harrow's t
special duty is to take the soil after ,
the plow has done its work and put j
on the finishing touches. The result
of these touches act in different ways
under as many different circumstances
If the land receives a heavy rainfall,
the disk allows the soil to take up
larger quantities 01 tnis moisture
than could be obtained under the form
er condition. Then the absorption of
this water has not only the benefit of'
storing up moisture for the future use
of the plants, but by allowing the water
to soak into the ground, it prevents
to a certain extent, the surface
washing of the land. Further, the
disking of the surface gives still an1
other advantage in that it forms a
| mulch which breaks up the effect of
what is known as capillarity, thus
causing the rapid evaporation to
' cease and saving ity the moisture
stored in the soil."
I What these men have to say in re'
gard to the value of the disk as a crop
factor is emphasized by every experimental
department work along farm
i
ines. Their official O. K. confirms
vhat thousands of farmers have prov?d.
Seeding Helps Make the Other Crops
Secure.
Xfter the seed bed is in a condition
satisfactory for the proper developuent
of the seed, the next important
?tcp is to sure that the seed iisown
just right. It is only within re
rent years that definite, decisive tests
lave made between sowing will
\ drill and sowing broadcast, but sc
>ne-sided have been the \arious test*
ii regard to these two methods that
jroadepsting is fast being numbere?
imong the many old methods whicl
farmers are now discarding. Broad
casting requires more seed, and yet
t produces a smaller crop of low*,
jrade grain. The reason for this is
;hat the seed thus sown is not distributed
evenly over the ground. It does
lot at all start from an even depth
lor does it begin germinating uni'ormly.
By the use of an ordinary
Irill even without the more modern
attachments, the seed is deposited in
ino, slightly compact, moist soil, all
ri it at a uniform depth. It is thus
arefully covered by the cover chains
>r press wheels, it all has anr even
'hance of germinating, and all the
jrain will tend to ripen at the sanu
ime. It requires, furthermore, much
ess seed to get a good stand with a
Irill than by broadcasting.
Proper disking and proper sowing
ire the best ways to help nature give
i good crop. There is very little more
ixpense in doing it right than in doing
t wrong, and the returns are much
greater.
The handwriting on the wall P
ilainly visible and we should prepare
mrselves to meet the crisis before the
risis meets us. It tneans much, and
ret, all that we can do is to do all that
ve can with the exercise of care and
hrift. Our work begins this Fall in
ur plowing and seeding, and our op?ortunity
to help will come next year
,t our harvesting and selling. We
iave more at stake than our profits,
Ithough our profits will be a goodly
take. We have at stake our supremcy,
our agricultural leadership and
bove this, towering over everything
nd stifling our selfish hope of gain,
r our commercial instincts, is our
bility and willingness to fill the pitiu
1 hands which we know will be
tretched out to us from the devasted,
wasted fields across the seas.
fILL STORE COTTON
IN PEOPLE'S WAREHOUSE
lans Are Laid to Store Cotton and
Give Receipts.
As will appear by reference to' an
dvertisement in this issue of the j>aerf
the People's Brick Tobaccd Wareouse
will be opened on September
Gth for the purpose of storing cotton,
leorge L. Marsh will be in charge
nd cotton warehouse certificates will
e issued.
Full details of the plan for taking
are of the cotton will be published
ext week.
FIRED OFF PISTOL.
l"as Arrested by the Authorities and
Fined Last Tuesday.
Irvin Singleton of the Pee Dee secion
was in Conway last Monday durig
the time that the farmers were
ere in numbers attending the tobac[>
sales. There was some little troule
between Single to nund the Marsh1
in the afternoon. After advising
im to go home, the Marshal went on
omcwhere else. A little later SingBton
pulled out a pistol while walkng
along the street between the
Nicholas corner and the Johnson resam'flnt.
jinrl witKnnf an\r iiiat "uhqa
?V?. Ml. VJ M?B\? If BVIIVUV ?%?IJ JVBOt VttMOV
r provocation so far as could be learn
d, went to filling the dirt of the
treet with bullets. He was taken ino
custody by the marshal and brought
o trial on Tuesday morning for dis rderly
conduct on the streets.
Kan Into Automobile*
Last Monday morning as the
'reight train was going out along
Vlain Street, Dr. J. S. Dusenbury was
coming down the street meeting the
;rain, while Archie Sasser on a bicy:le
was. going along on the opposite
side of the train. Just as the trair
passed Sasser he crossed over the
track in front of Dr. Dusenbury anr
there was almost a collision with ser
ious consequences. As it was the bi
cycle struck one of the fenders an<
bent it out of shape. The rider of th;
bicycle was unhurt. Both partioi
were frightened considerably by the
incident.
(HAS. K. SCARBOROUGH,
Conway, S. C
VVa(i>pu/ni*l/ci llntmn
^wii?|r?v?v f? u?>vi f? ui i*o> lIUIITA
tor and Hot Air Heating Plants
INSTALLED ANYWHERE
Only Plu MnR and Heating goods ani
material of highest quality used.
Full line of Tub, Toilet, Lavator
Sink and other Bathroom Accessoiie
and repairs on hand at all times.
Plumbing and Heating
PIT WATER AND HEAT
IN YOUR HOES!
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| REDUCTION MUST COME.
Less Cotton Should Be Planted to
Save Day.
To the Editor of The State:
We are very much .nterestcd in
your "buy-a-bale of cotton" movement?especially
in the plan of
spreading it to the North ami West
creditors. Your movement is a most
important immediate relief step but
the next vital step is the reduction of
cotton acreage for 1915. This, in our
opinion, is even more important than
the "buy-a-bale" movement and
should be simultaneous with it.
That is, every farmer from whom
cotton is bought on the above plan
I should be pledged then and there to
ret lute his 1915 crop at least 50 per
cent. Also every farmer to whom
credit is extended or to whom money
'* is loaned should be pledged likewise
and this pledge attached to his note.
This notes should be made to fall due
in May or June, 1915, right when his
crop is growing?and the note of
every farmer keeping his pledge <
should be extended until December,
1915, and those who had not kept,
their pledges should be forced to pay, '
even if such enforcement send such
farmers to the "poor house" or the
insane asyiiim. We must reducb the'*
1915 crop if we want our work to
amount to anything. Assuring you of.
our cooperation in this important i
work. Harry R. Wilkins, |
Greenville, Sept. 10, 1914.
BlTT TWO CUTS MADE IN SOUTH
CAROLINA.
LiU'-. Pee Dee and Lumber River?
anJ Orangeburg-Charleston Projects
Suffer.
The senate committee on commerce
last week finished its work revising
the river and harbor bill for the present
year. There is a total cut of almost
$20,000,000 but it was stated
by Senator Fletcher, chairman of the
committee, that another bill would be
passed in March, 1915, which will
take care of all existing projects and
which may also provide for a number ,
of new ones.
The only cuts which this committee !
made in the South Carolina items |
were to eliminate tne appropriation
of $20,000 for Little Pee Dee and
Lumber rivers and $35,000 for the waterway
from Orangeburg to Charleston.
The Horr
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MAKE RAPID RETREAT.
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The Beginning of This Week Saw
Great Change in French Situation.
War ' news the early part of this
week showed that the war situation in
Franco1 had considerably changed in
the course of a week by reason of the
rapid retreat of the German army.
The German army, which a week
ago commenced a series of violent attempts
to break through the French
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evacuating Vitry-Lc-Francois, the piv
ot of their offensive, and where they
had fortified already strong natural
positions, they retired northward.
This retirement was made imperative
by the continued retreat of the
German right wing, which was somewhere
northwest of Kheims, and the
defeat, of an army corps, which was
operating just east of Vitry-Le-Franc'bjfe*
around Revigny and Sevn\-..zs
and which, in its hurry to join the
retirement, left a quantity of war ma
iorial behind for the French to pick
rip.
ofacial statement issued says:
"The German retreat is rapid. The
pursuit is vigorous. The ' Germans
have abandoned niany "mortars."
1 Another official communication
sued,- says:
"First. On ourVleft wing the general
retreat of the Germans cbnitinucs
before the French and British to ? s
v\vho luive reached the lower course
of the Ainse.
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"Second. Likewise in the centre the
German armies are retreating. We
have crossed the Marne between
Fpernay and Vitry. On our right
wing the enemy in like manner has
begun a retiring movement, abandoning
the region around Nancy. We
have occupied Luneville."
Cotton Meeting llelo.
Charlotte, N. C.r Sept. 12.?A mass
meeting of farmers, business men and
others of Mecklenburg was held in the
court house here last Saturday morning
to discuss the cotton situation.
The out-standing feature of this meeting
was a resolution which was passed
unanimously asking Governor
Craig of North Carolina to call a special
session of the Legislature to enact
such measures as would tend to
relieve the situation.
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ITEMS FROM GEORGETOWN
After having such warm weather
it has turned cool and pleasant.
There was a party given by Mifi
Maggie Crib!) last Wednesday night.
Those present wc:e as follows: Mis^?
Hattic and Lizzie Sanders, Helen
Anesworth, Lillie Roberts, Fancy L?^j?
Nellie Cribb, Ella Bourne, Mary
Birch and Messrs. Paul King, Eddie
Rawles, Belton Dusenbury, Donie
Duscnbury, Ollie Young, Malcolm Bellam,
Luther Roberts, Robert Richardsen,
Elma Webster, Itobie Bourn and 4
Herbert Loyal. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Williamson have ~
returned home after spending some ^
time with their relatives and friends
at Long's and Loris R. F. D. No. 2.
Miss Lillie Roberts gave a party
last Friday riisrht for her cousin. Miss
Fancy Lbe of Lorls, S. C. A large
crowd was present
Miss Fancy Lee of Loris, S. C., R.
F. D. No. 2, and her cousin, Mr. Malcolm
Uellamy. of Long's, S. C., arc, i
spending some time with relatives v
and friends in Georgetown.
Miss Vcrnie McElvene of Georgetown
is visiting her cousin at Hemingway,
S. C.
Miss Julia Rose, of Georgetown, is
spending some time at Andrews.
Miss Lizzie Sanders of Georgetown
has returned home after spending
some time at Summerville.
Miss Gertrude Wiggins has returner
after spending some time at Savannah,
Ga.
TRANS-ATLANTIC SHIPS ALMOST
1IACK TO NORMAL.
Arrivals and Departures at New York
Nu merous.
New York, Sept. 12.?Arrivals and
departures of trans-Atlantic ships 1
day were almost as frequent as though
war was not in progress in Europe.
Nearly 4,000 passengers most of them
American refugees, reached here from
British, French and Italian ports.
Frederick It. Coudcrt, a lawyer of
international repute, was a. passenger
on the France, from Havre. In Parte
Mr. C'oudert registered his automobile
at the American ambassy, flew the
American flag and started oni a tour
through districts where fighting was
in progress. He was present at the
battle of Amiens.
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