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i pm HOW MUCH FERTILIZERS SHALL FARMERS USE Answer to this Problem Confronting Farmers of Horry County. PLANT FOOD IS NECESSARY Substance of Bulletin on Thk Question Issued by Clem_ _ n-i v 1 son.?.eavmors jj?eaa. Clemson College, Dec. 22.?The present low price of cotton has caused many fanners to seek advice from Clemson College as to the economic use of fertilizers this coming' season. To meet this demand, Prof. J. N Harper, Director of the South Carolina Experiment Station, has written ; bulletin on this subject. Among other things, he states that practical!; all the soils of South Carolina will respond to good treatment and fcrtilization. It does not pay to plant and cultivate crops unless they arc well supplied with plant feed. The most important plant food for the soils of this State," continues Prof Harper, " is nitrogen (ammonia). All of our soils are deficient in this element. This is due. to the fact that the nitrates are soluble in water and are constantly leaching out of the land. Therefore unless crops arc grown in rotation with the legumes, the farmer must use some form of commercial nitrogen and he should insist that this nitrogen be available. Nitrate of soda sulphate of ammonia, blood, cotton seed meal, fish Sv ran and tankage are splendid sources of nitrogen. Cotton seed meal is one cf the best and at the present price it is one of the cheapest. Nitrate of soda is also a good source of nitrogen and it will liberate a certain amount of potash in th - soil. When applied curly in the spring it greatly inercaa.es th - vi Id of in-:, in :"It ulso pays to use acid phosphate on all typos of Soil found in this state, excepting where it In s accumulated from previous fciv ilizations. Acid phosphate is not oa'a a vaiuabl plant food but it is ale. valuable in that it hastens the maturity of plants, especially cotton, and p'.w.nts cotton from running* to st.* Ik or weed. "On account of to Europe, n War our source of pot ; h. wi i h comes from Germany, 1 * > been cu of', causing the price to in -case considerably. At the present time it will not pay j the farmers of tin Piedmont section J to use any potash in the ir fertilizers. . The sandy soils of the c< stal plain are very deficient in p Wash and what is on hand should be used for the soils of that region. "Fertilizers are not amendments or stimulants to pine. growth bu 1 rnish the necessary of plant foo 1 without which they will r.oi f r< o Our staple crops take c: . la-go amount: of plant food f:* *.n the soil which must be replaced. The *m rs of th > State have not acted wisely in that they nave been using: f< ' blizers in large amounts for a numhrr of years. Mi \vever, under the present conditions with the low price of cotton, we advise the farmers to reduce the amount of fertilizer they will use this comingseason. "There is a considerable amount of plant food stored in ofir soils as a residual from previous forth!: ations which can be called on in this time of j need. Practically all of the phosphor- t ous that has been applied in acid phosphate to the soils in this State is still in the first 12 inches, excepting; that which has boon taken out by plants. Acid phosphate docs not wash ' lit of the land as docs nitrogen. In our present financial str >s >ve must make good use of the ] lar.l food stored in our soils and reduce our fe rtilizer bill as much as possible. "We recommend to the farmers of the Piedmont region that they apply to their corn bOO pounds of fertilizer composed, of equal parts of acid phosphate and cotton seed meal?this to J do applied at the time of planting, and "when the corn is waist high a top dres sing of from GO to 75 pounds of nitrate of soda. For cotton, wo rocom**mend 20 pounds of acid phosphate and 200 pounds of cotton seed meal, applied at the time of planting. For oats and wheat, we recommend 100 pounds of acid phosphate, 100 pounds of cotton seed meal and 75 pounds of nitrate of soda. The soda should be applied early in March. "For the costal plain we recommend for corn 200 pounds of acid phosphate and 200 pounds of cotton seed meal this to be applied as recommended by the Williamson Plan?and 200 pounds of soda to be used when the corn is bunching to tassel. For cotton 200 pounds of acid phosphate, 200 pounds of cotton seed meal and 25 pounds of muriate of potash and 75 pounds of nitrate of soda to be applied when the squares begin to form. For oats, we recommend 150 pounds of acid phoswS phate, 150 pounds of cotton seed meal. ' ,v!" 10A MAnnrlo of ni J Irate of soda should be applied in the early spring. " When it is considered advisable to use more or less fertilizer per acre than here recommended, we advise that the materials be mixed in the above proportions, due regard being! made to previous fertilizations, rotations, etc." R M M M M M M Sfc .<4 m 53 Si ifr VIEWS OF OTHER TAPERS p :t Sfii M ilii v :i fctl iTlj il a fctj jHt gjj Unpleasant Thought. Wc are finding out more about our aavy than is comfortable.?Evening! Post. The Poor Kail roads* Now that the railroads have been granted their rate increase, some people will expect them to put Pullman oaches on all freight trains?News rnd Courier. Played the Cornet. A Georgia exchange thinks Cl amp Clark was merely "tie* d" an i not "corned" at Detroit. That's charity \>r you.?Daily IP cor I. W hat in Sam Hill. We never have been able to figure out satisfactorily what a man named Benjamin Hill was doing as a Mexican general.?The State. Evoryhody I?ooked. "The Tight Skirt Passes," is a fashion note in the bright paragraph column of the Greenville Piedmont. In which event the oceulists will have 1 to get another business promoter.? | Times and Democrat. Hvcrlasting Automobile. In spite of ihc hard times, it is clear j that a good many people are still able to buy gasoline.?News anil Courier. Depends or. Point of View. If men can cheer while going to the j bottom of 4 he ocean in a sinking* ship, j any of us ought to be able to cheer in the face of such a little thing* as tough luck. Every man ought to haveas much grit as any other man.? Morning* Star. More Than Money. And remember, in these hard times,! when it is so easy to obtain a grouch, that good fricn is are worth more than dollars.?Morning* Star. Man's Chief End. Those socks-knitters for the Belgians seem to have a well-defined. idea as to the chicl end of mam?Thcj State. ( 'homy Thought. Gluttony and drunkenness are al-; ways reprehensible but more especial- j ly on the t irtkday of the Son of God. ?Manning* Herald. Poor Man. I'M 1 Whoso gonna invent a new suspender that will do the work and stxy a while ??Morning Star. Would He Change it? Christmas is here and its "fun and frolic" just the same.?Lexington Dispatch. Y os, it Did. We have a fine system of government. Any foreign agent probably knows now exactly where our defences are weak and where we have none at all. Congressional investigation; with the fanflare of public curiosity did the job.?Times & Democrat. Keep it Handy for Rheumatism No use to squirm and wince and try to wear out your Rheumatism, it will wear you out instead. Apply some Sloan's Liniment. Need not rub itjust let it penetrate all through tin alVectod parts, relieve the sorenessi and draw the pain. You get ease at j once and feel so much better you want j to go right out and tell other sufferersabout Sloan's. Get a bottle of Sloan's I Liniment for 'df> cents of ;mv * J v? tT * 1 1 H I gist and havo it in the house?against Colds, Sore and Swollen Joints, I,um- ! bago, Sciatica, and like ailments. Your money back if not satisfied, but it does give almost instant relief. Buy a bottle today. GOV. BLEASE SHOWS CLEMENCY AT CHRISTMAS. Grants Four Pardons and Four Paroles to Prisoners. Governor Please granted four pardons and four paroles to State prisoners in continuing his custom of granting clemency on the eve of the chief holidays. Fewer prisoners were released than on any previous occasion since the Governor was first inaugurated nearly four years ago. All prisoners released were serving short terms. This brings the total number of cases in which Governor Blcase has exercised clemency up to 1,445. He will retire from office in January, when his second term as the State's Chief Executive expires. More than one hundred convicts j were granted clemency last Thanksgiving. THROUGH 2 DISASTERS BUT STILL HE LIVES Mate of Ml Fated Ship Gives Ac count of Experiences. WAS SUNK BY A MINE Harry Kirschner Was Boatswain on Milled Shin nnd Mate on Cotton Ship. Two months ago Harry Kirschner, second mate of the Swedish steamshin Orici, which put in at Charleston Tuesday night, with her cargo of cotIon at.re, was boatswain of the Danish steamship. Dagmar which sunk in ihe North sea after striking a submerged mine. Kirschner and two oth crs wore saved out of a total of forty ouls aboard at the time of the explosion. Kirschner gave his account of the sinking of the 1): nish steamer. Under command of C pt. Midler, lie said ine Dagniar sailed i"om Lisbon, Spain early in November fer Copenhagen. She carried wines, fru.ts, a deck load o!' cork, and, Kirschner said.. a contraband shipment of lead for Germany. The crew of the vessel consisted of seventeen men. and on its fatal trip inoro were about twenty passengers. Hoassurcd by Captain. Capt. Aiidler had been warned that Lie course laid out for the Dagmar v aid carry the vessel through a dan g *rous mine zone, according* to Kirschner, Some of Uie passengers and part of the crew threatened to quit the ship on account of their fear of n I min * disaster, but the captain reassured them with statements that he \v( aid take ample precaution for the safety of the vessel and all on board, Ivtrschner said. Kirsehner was on night watch duty at ~ o'clock of the third morning after the Dagmar entered the North sea, ho said, when the mine was struck. He heard a dull muffled report that apparently came from the water of the port bow. Copt. Muller felt the shock Kirsehner said, and rushing upon the deck, he ordered the crew to stand rca.ly with the lifeboats. The Dagmar trembled and vibrated as if she had a chill, according to the boatswain* Kirsclinor said that he suspected the ship had struck a mine, but following the fiist shock, ho righted herself and continued on at haif speed, and he con ckuicd that the explosion had glanced j off the steel sl<.!?s of the vessel. Just] as Kirsehner relayed the orders of the caput.n ruga.'tang the manning oi tlu lifeboats, the Dagruar seemed to rise' from the water for an instant, and y. i r i fir/! 1. ..i - ' uia.i lv in_*i oiiglilUl pOSl- I tion, lie said. lYies 10 .Save Captt in's W ife In the passing* of no time, Kirschnci s lid, tlie vessel part< d amid ships, aud i lit ; stern flew up into rhe air with a tremendous roar. Several members dfj the crow who were not awakened by the lirs; shock, were thrown bodily i'i to the air when the ship broke in two, the boatswain declared* As soon as he realised what had happened, the boatswain said, he rushed to the for- j ward end of the ship, and seizing aj bale ol cork, threw it overheard. Capt. Mullcr was knocked form the bridge by the falling smokestack of the stricken ship, and Mrs. Mullet* j rushed from her cabin screaming according to Kirschner, who says that he threw Airs. Mullcr overboard and dived after her. lie saw her white clothing as soon as he came above wa-' lor, and grasped her. Swimming wiih | the captain's wife in Ids arms, Kirs-: chnor said ho reached the bale of cork and then tried to place Mrs. Mullet* on the improvised life raft. The bale was round, though, and continued to! turn ov( r every time that he succeed- i ((1 iii getting Mrs. Mullei' on top of it,| 1 ho said. The woman v,as irantic and j struggled fearfully, and seeing no j chance of saving her, Kirschner lcti her go, and began to swim for his own life, he said. Two Others Also Saved. After swimming around in the icy water of the North sea for three hours, the boatswain was picked up1 by the crew of the Norwegian trawler Johanna. He was told that the lire- j man and the mess boys were the only persons on the Dagmar, who had been saved, with the exception of himself. The scene of the disaster, Kirschner said, was between the Orkney and Shetland Islands about sixtyfive miles olf the coast of Norway. The ship, he said, was of about 2,000 tons net registry. It had passenger accomodation? and regularly carried passengers from Lisbon to Copenhagen and was owned by the United Steamship company of Copenhagen, according to the boatswain. COLDS & LaGRIPPE 5 or 6 doses 600 will break any case of Chills 8c Fever, Colds & LaGrippe; it acts on the liver better than Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. Price 25c. UNSTORED COTTON WILL BE DAMAGED. Clem son College Urges that Farmers Find Some Way to But Bales Under Shelter. Clcmson College, Dee. 29.?South Carolina farmer will suffer heavy loss es on their cotton if they continue to allow it to stand in their yards and fields exposed to the rigorous weather of winter. This is the statement of | experts at Clemson College, who urge that the farmers of the State find some way of housing their cotton properly, even if they have to build only temporary storage sheds. Advice on this point is also being given out by the cotton marketing specialists of the United States department of Agriculture. rVkfr?-r??i a- I.. v.v/nvn 10 uvm vni lU Ul" ilUtUtUl ,'iy hon-pcrishabie. It is true that il' the staple is properly sheltered it will last indefinitely in its original condition. Hut it deteriorates in quality under exposure. It is on the damaged cotton that the farmer loses the most, it is said, since in their ignorance of what the low grades ought to bring, many people will sell damage ! cotton for several dollars per bale less than it is worth. It is understood that no pail of the $135,000,000 subscribed by the bank ers of the country to be loaned on cotton at six per cent, will be advanced on cotton which is not properly warehoused and insured. > The weather is taking on its usual; winter clemency. Yet the various! field men of Ciemson College, return- j ing to headquarters, report that the; numbers of bales of cotton scattered about front yards and fields seem to; be increasing rather than decreasiner. I Somebody is losing- money on every one of these bales. It is time to do something- about it. If storage sheds arc not available, they should be built, j It is estimated that even to build a new shed, it will cost only ?2 per bale! to i sure and store 1,000 bales for a year, and this cost is much less than! what the loso from exposure is likely: to be. J AS. V AUG HAN SHOT DEAD. Slain by Joe Banks Near Camden James Vaughan, member cf a prominent family of Kershaw county, was shot and instantly killed a few miles I above Camden by Joe Banks on Dec. 24th. YaughanV father, a witness to th kiilkig, stab s that the man war ciru J and deliberately walked up Vaughan and bred two shots, one talc- j ing effect in the heart. There hadl - - - - - ? ^..t.vvxvj ./V. V n I/lie illV.il previous to the shooting: find the caus of the shooting* is unknown. Banks is now in the county jail. A singular coincidence in con .. tier, with the death oi Vaugh n ! t....t ah ut 12 years ago on a Christmas eve | Vr.uglum shot to death a ncgiv- < n the Streets oi" Camden. He was acquitted. ' t'emnrtr ?i may 1"VI> ? fbtMo > P UM1S El vi Nfl kiv/should be "nipped m the j\./ vn hud", fcr if allowed to run |/W\] \y%unchecked, serious results\\j I'll/ may * 011 ? w * Nl'rr,crous \) 1/ 6 cases of consumption, pneu- Iff? monia, and other fatal dis- C:, I | eases, can be traced back to jl I 3 a cold. At the first sign of a v I | cold, protect yourself by jl JjjJ i thoroughly cleansing your BjS || ' system with a tew doses of | \ i | THEDFORD'S j j j 115 lthe ?,(* re^a^'lC? vegetable 88 I III I ^r< ^*ias< A- Ra^and. ?' |? ' I I,Wadison Heights, Va., says: IH | 111 I"* havc bccn using Thcd- |g 1 LU Iford's Black-Draught for UB I 111stomach troubles, indiges- JIi IAN tion. and colds, and find it to Ukl kfvfl be the very best medicine 1 f|Q ftXlever used. It makes an old \/i rxTI man feel like a young one.'' In 1^1 Insist on Thcdford's, the UM &r)l original and genuine. E-67 Mfl FRENCH WARSHIP HIT BY TORPEDO. Battleship Struck By Austrian Missile i??. r\~ I-. Dii_i.ii- ?_ ? du( v/niy ^iiRniiy injuroa. An official statement given out in Paris last week says that an Austrian submarine torpedoed a French battleship in the Gulf of Otranto. The battleship was damaged only slightly. No one was injured. The gulf of Otranto is in the Adriatic, at the southern end of Italy. * - 4 autaaMnaaMUHaBBMHMHMBH ' THE GR Kn? ml A successful SJj? RJP and all Blood I ffl m rJ^ men and womc past 35 yours. F. V, LIP | STRUGGLE IN EUROPE STILL WITHOUT CHANGE Both Sides Struggling Seeming ly Against Impenetrable wans. | FIGHTING FOR AN OPENING Fog Interferes With Fighting' in F landers.?Germans Cease Attacks on River Be aura A waiting world for news of some decisive change in the European war I situation waited all of last week in I vain, and even the lirst days of the present week have gone bv and there i is still nothing doing except the incessant lighting in almost a hundred different places, each side trying its eternal best to find an opening in the defenses of the other. A statement of the situation as it stood the first-, of! this week, was sot forth in a dispatch from London as follows: Neither the Austro-German offensive operations against the Russians nor the allies' attacks 011 the German lines on the West have made an appreciable progress, although fighting continues along the greater part of the two fronts with unabated intensity. in both cases the attacking armies appear to have run full tilt against almost impenetrable lines. Th; G. rmr.ns, in the official report, announce that they havp ceased their attacks on the Bzura river, which, with the Russian masses ' behind it,| stands across their direct path to War ! saw. They arc now trying to find a way to the Polish capital along the Liiicn river, a considerable distance south of Warsaw. Feg hru- interf'\*red with battles in j Flanders, but along the French front! the Germans have been delivering | fierce counter attacks; In these, as iiiI the A5lies' attacks, the losses on both| sides have been Cv nsiderable but heavier on the side which has been attacking. The slowness of the Allies' progress is explain, d in London as clue to the general staff's refusal to sacrifice a great number of s oldie rs. They are satisfied with small successes throue'.j ar iilery } /active, whi .-h in time, it is I pointed out, sin uld prepare the way for a ncral forward movement. According to information from Constantinople, the Turks Under advice of the Germans are fortifying their sli > eft in th?; Gulf of Saros and on the sea of Marmora, indicating that they expect visits from the allied fleets. A Test for Liver Comploiflit, Mentally Unhappy?Physically, Dull. The L'vor. sluggish and inactive, first shows itself in a mental state--unhappy and critical. Never is there joy in living, as when the Stomach and Liver are doing their work. Keep yOUr liver active nd health hu n??"tr Dr. King's New Life Pills; they emp ly the? Bowels freely, torso up your Stoner-h, cure your Constipation nvi purify the Blood. 25c at Druggist. P-olden';-- Arnica Salvo excellent for Piles.?adv. Winter's Coldest Snap Over and Temper situ re Rises. Winter's record breaking cold wave which had cov< red most of the country form tho Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic coast was broken last Sunday night and generally rising temperatures were predictions for the next few days, according to the United States weather bureau at Washington. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF STATE OF SUOTH CAROLINA, County of Horry, G. B. Jenkins, and A. W. Jenkins. Copartners in Trade under the Firm name of Jenkins Bros., PlaintifFs. vs. L. B. Watts, Defendants. To the Defendant L. B. Watts, You are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at his office at Conway, S. C. within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to tne court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated November 14th. A. D. 1014. H. H. WOODWARD, Plaintiff's Attorney To L. B. Watts,?Absent Defendant*. Take notice that the complaint n the foregoing stated action and the summons, of which the foregoing is a copy, were filed in the office of the clerk of the court of Common Pleas, at Conway, S. C., on the 16th day of November A. D. 1914. H. H. WOODWARD, Plaintiffs Attorney. W. L. BRYAN. C. C. C. P. (L. S. ) EAT BLOOD PURIFIER. remedy for Rheumatism, Blood Poison diseases. A wonderful tonic for both sn. II as been manufactured for tho I At all Druggists, $1.00* ' PMAN CO., Savannah, Qa. THE COW AND HER PRODUCT. Clemson College Weekly Notes for Farmer and Dairyman. (These notes are prepared by the Dairy Division of Clemson College, ...ui-u i i- - i- 1 yymen win oo giau 10 answer any ques tions pertaining to dairying.) It is not necessary to stop raising cotton in order to keep cows. Keeping cows will make cotton land more productive. When there is a good market for butterfat, calves should not bo allowed to suck, as it will cost more to raise them in that way than they will be worth. The milker should always wash his hands and the cow's udder before milking and then milk with dry hands The entire dairy herd should have access to a salt box every day. Rich cream wil lstay sweeter longer tl..... ...Ml /I..".. --- "it Liiviu win Him cream, liiis is an important point. The practice of wetting the hands with milk before milking is a dirty, unsanitary one and should, be done away with on every farm. When calves are to be reared on skim milk the yshould be taken from their dams when about three days old and taught to drink. In changing calves from whole milk to skim milk some grain feed must bo substituted for the buttorfat. Skim milk is an excellent poultry for I. As a matter of fact, poultry raising and dairying go together in many ways. In the absence of c-ih'ge, turnips, bet ;s, potatoes, cabbage or pumpkins make an cxcclh it ubstitutc. Remember always to make changes in the the feed gradually. The difference bc^'veon thin cream and rich cream i ; that thin cream con 1 lira less milk. One hundred pounds of separatorskinmcd milk is wor h about as much a. a haif-bushrl of cv.n for feed ing pigs. Prompt Action Wi . F ;p Your Cough When you first cut h ^ Cold (often indicate I by a zo u co gh.) break it; up at once. The idea that "It docs not ruatt< it" often leads to serious complications. Hie r nedy which immediately ar?d easily penetrates the lining of the throat is the kind dom nded. Dv. King's Yew Discovery soothes the irritation, lopsens the phlegm. Y ou feel better at once. "It 1 -to reach the very spot of my Cough,is c no ef the many honest t?; -h-uinin's. r>Oc at your druggists. ?adv. SUMMONS FOR UF.i/rr. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, C'uu.tv r f 1 lorry, Vr tk < Columbus, a Corporation, | I'lamtifi, vs. John N. Tlrvlviek and M. F. Hardwick. Dr Pendants. r0 th" ?>"tr?viur. ' - Shove Named: vor AP'i ufrf.hy summoned ."und rem:'1' :! to ans ver the complaint in Fiis etion, ' f \vhi"h a copy is herewith sc-"vc(I upon vjii, and to serve a < ' n; of your answer to the said com; plaint on t io s'd ubm* at his office : at Conway, S. C., v.'thin twenty days f;er t'm service hereof; exclusive of i the day of such service; and if you i fail to answer the complaint within j the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated November 20th, A. D. 1914. H. H. WOODWARD, Plaintiff's Attorney. To John N. Hardwiek and M. F. Hard..wick, Absent Defendants: Take notice that the complaint in the foregoing; stated action and the summons of which the foregoing is a copy were tiled in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Picas, at Conway, S. C., on the oOth day of November, A. 1).. 1914. H. H. WOODWARD, Plaintiff's Attorney. W. L. DRY AN, C. C. C. P. (L. S.) SUMMONS FOR RELIEF STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Horry, G. Walter Harris, Plaintiff, vs. Addio Moore Alford, Fannie Moore Burroughs, Charlie Monroe Moore and . Clarence Moore, and W. R. Johnston, Defendants. To the Defendants above named: You arc hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at his office at Con- , way, S. C., within twenty days after \ the service hereof; exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to LTIC I'W mpmint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated November 13th. A. D. 1914. To Clarence Moore, Absent Defendant > Take notice that the complaint in the foregoing stated action, and the summons, of which the foregoing is a copy, were filed in the office of the clerk of court of Common Pleas at Conway, S. C. on the day of November A. D. 1914. H. H. WOODWARD, Plaintiff's Attorney. W. L. DRY AN. (L. S.) I C. C. C. P. J