The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, July 15, 1915, Image 3
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NEW AND EFFECTIVE
Remedy for Destroying the
House or Typhoid Fly
Recommended
USE OF HELLEBORE
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II!UU IMUL LUV/C
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No Bisk to Live Stock or
Damage to Crops
Involved.
A safe and effective weapon against
the typhoid or housefly has been
found in powdered hellebore by scieni'
tists of the department. Flies lay
their eggs chiefly in stable manure.
Powdered hellebore mixed with water
and sprinkled over the manure will
destroy the larvae which arc hatched
from the eg ;s. Since powdered hellebore
if readily obtainable, this puts in
the hands ol* everyone a remedy for
one of the pesrs that has been found
^ flange reus as well as troublesome.
Powdered hellebore, however, will not
kill adult flies, which must be swatted
! A - 1
i or irapped.
I It has mm; been known that flic*
II breed in manure, but previous mothJ
ods of destroying; the larvae there b;?
I the use of .strong; chemicals have been
ijf open to the objection that the treat<
ment undo' some conditions lessened
the fertilizing value of the manure or
actually injured vegetation. This is
not true of powdered hellebore. Government
experiments have shown that
1 the hellebore is entirely decomposed
in the course of the fermentation of
the manure, and that even in excessive
quantities it does no harm except
S to the larvae it is intended to destroy.
Chickens picking in manure treated
with it suffer no ill effects.
9 One-half pound of powdered hellebore
mixed with 10 gallons of water
is sufficient to kill the larvae in 8
bushels, or 10 cubic feet, of manure.
The mixture should be sprinkled carej
fully over the pile, especial attention
being paid to the outer edges. In most
places hellebore is obtainable in 100pound
lots at a cost of 11 cnts a
pound. This makes the cost of the
treatment a little less than seveni
-i' _ ?. ? i > - I
ILt'iiiu.s ui a cem per ousnei 01 manure.
A liberal estimate of the output of
manure is 2 bushels a clay per horse.
The money involved is therefore trifling
in comparison with the benefits
to the individual and the community
from the practical elimination of the
disease-spreading fly.
Although the fresh manure is the
favorite breeding spot, flies lay their
eggs in other places as well, such an
outhouses, refuse piles, etc. In these
places, from which no manure is taken
to spread on the fi-Ids, considerable
saving may be effected through
the substitution of borax for povdered
he "chore. Applied at c rate o.'
0.(YA pounds per 8 bushels of manure,
borax is as effective as powdered hellebore
in killing the larvae but costs
less than half a cent for each bushel
of re-mure treated. In larger quantities,
how vor, or when the mar.tire itself
is spread at a greater rate than
lb tons to the acre, some damage t<
4 crops may result. Large quuntith - o
manure are often used by market
gardeners and others, and there is always
danger of carelessness in applying
the borax. The use of the more
evnnnenrA \P
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w fore recommended for the treatment
of manure. Borax is recommended for
I j all other refuse in which flies may lay
' eggs.
Scientists who have been working
for years to eliminate the fly arc convinced
that the use of one or the other
of these simple measures Is a public
duty wherever manure and refuse exist.
Sanitarians, however, strongly
advise the removal of refuse beans
I or other unnecessary rubbish or breed
w jng places for flies. To breeding places
which can not be thus disposed of
sikh as manure or stables, ilio daily
use of powdered hellebore will keep
the flies from breeding in these favorite
breeding' grounds. The best results
are obtainable in a community
where everyone cleans up his premises,
traps or kills the flics, and systematically
treats the manure and
<| other breeding places with powdered
hellebore.
The fly is not only a nuisance to human
beings and live stock, it spreads
disease and filth and is a menace to
public health which can not be tolerated
in the face of a demonstrated
remedy. Details of the experiment?;
^vith other information on the subject
are contained in a professional
paper, Bulletin 2-*3 cf the department, j
THE COW AND HER DDRODl <
{^lemson Colleg Weekly Notes F
Farmer and Dairyman.
(Thrs notes are prepared wee!;
by ihe Dairy Division of Clems
College which will be glad to answ
any questions pertaining to dairying;
Unclean milk is especially dangc
ous during warm weather.
Remember that the sun is an exc<
lent disinfectant agent. Sun the mi
and cream utensils after washing.
If you take the pains necessary
making good butter, go a bit farth
nn/1 nnf i4- nn r?44-??n1
Mll\l pub * V up All il VVI HVVI VU
Silo-building time is here. If y<
think you ought to build one, wri
to Clemson College for help and a
vise.
The prospects are that many mo
silos will be built in South Curoli
this year than any previous year. T1
is a certain indication of increased 1
terest in livestock.
No matter how good the pastur
may be, continue to i'cc<J the dai
cow some grain during the sumnn
Feed about one pound of grain
every three pounds om milk product
1 f you have too few cows to make
silo pay, do not forgot to plant soi
root crops to serve as succulent t'c
in fall and winter. Mangels, sto
beets and turnips are recommend <
No dairyman can offord to be wn
out a good cream separator. A so;
rator removes practically all the I
from milk. lly the ordinary ski
ming method, from 10 to 20 per ec
of the but.terfat m loft in the mill:.
By carefully testing and wcedi
out the pool* cows, the people of D(
mark have in five years sueccodcl
raising the average production of en
cow by more than 40 pounds of but 1
fat per year .
The name of the latest worl
champion cow is Findrrnc Holing
Fayne. She. is a Kolstoin, four yi eld,
and is owned in New Jersey. T]
cow produced in 205 days nearly 2
000 pounds of milk which contau
1,11(5 pounds of butterfat, a n
world's record.
The new world's champion cow \\
fed during the first six months of 1
test 17 pounds of grain daily, in i
dition to 20 pounds of corn silai
some boot pulp and mangels and
the natural meadow hay she wov
eat. She weighs 1,450 pounds.
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I
Dear Sir:?
Our Tobacco Market will
Best Markets of South Carolit
fully demonstrated that my ca
man in the tobacco belt and I ;
i;)].'> and hone not only to serv
obtain in.1* for them the top ma
My ambition since here in
operation of the business men
%* rv farmers can do more town
in ; tobacco to market is the tv
basloess men are placed in, yoi
no v just try it and see if thisM1
this crop at good prices and if
co, deposit your chock and take
tator sees a chance to do some
(uiv'ons needed. On the other
hanks and take every penny th
market yen may expect lew pr
given a chance, but if your ban
tor asks for accommodation (hi
i,yrcchbui\a;, Richmond, Rocky
pockets, not only white but col
checks and not even touch ihc
through your State paper the
market in South Carolina.
I am going to do mv nart
wrong coming that way. Let i
do not listen to Tom, Dick or If
rr|
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>r- | .-Ml Inquiries on Farm Sut
J Through These C
?1- I M. W. WALL, Farm Dem
lk L ; r "Ti risr^
to IHfc I AK.M DEIMoxer
STRATION DIVISION
i.
ou Things That Will be Seen at the
to | County Fair.
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I the two largest cucumbers ever
I seen in Horry County wore brought to
1 the office of the Farm Demonstration
is | Agent last week. They are over 11
'inches long, 12 1-2 inches in diamctci
and weigh about 10 pounds. These
cucumbers were grown by Dr. It. G
v Sloan, of Little River.
^ j The largest onion seen in the county
for several wars were sent in bv Mr
CO I ? i*^
, ueo. I/. Marsh of Conv/ay. They arc
t more than 17 inches in circumference
There are also many other exhibit.'
, brought in. by the different farmers
j. one good bundle of wheat grown b>
j j Mr. N. B. Smart, of Toddville.
j I There is ample room to store al
^ exhibits in Farm Demonstration Of
flee and any one having any nic?
^ products o" any leiiitl who want to pu
nt ^em ?M' exhibition at the County Pal
j tla's fail is asked io leave them at tin
j office or in care of Dr. Epps, at Con
* ; way Drup* Co.
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ichl am HQ fir rafSRTPPTS
SIH ti> t?* |?! cub.. <&> 4.u ajj
t(? 1 !
* ? o? C doses SGG will breali
(IV:! ?r,y caarj ox' Oh ills cb Fever. Cold!
LJ & L? Grippe; it eels on the livei
etier th: ci Calomdl and does no:
I. V, j eri p o o v ;-.i elr" 11. r' i* i ce 2*>c.
liift- Yield of Wheat.
g\7 1 A renoH has come to Clomson Col
? 1
1oj4c of a yield of 54 bushels and 2
as pounds of wheat on one acre on th
xer; farm of P?ovd Gundy, whose farm is ii
i*l- the Mont Clare section of Darlingtoi
l?c. County, in addition to this unusual),
all fine yield on one acre, Mr. Gand;
ild I made 44 bushels per acre on nin
' acres.
open on July 22, with the prosr
in. I have spent two seasons wit!
i parity for handling: your tobacco c
ippreciate the patronage received a
e old customers this season, but ne
rkel prices for their tobacco.
1912 was to sec that Conway was ;
and farmers, (here is no place in S<
rds hnildi *;g up a tobacco market tl
tost important pert. Eat if you will
( / *> i*, nctO.; i'/iii- f'l* T'' 1 1
. -v.. ... ?/*. ti?. 1 l:. V n (.'{< I.'t'.l ^
js don't move smoothly. Your ban!
you win adopt the business mar's
) a check hook and pay your debts v>
business there wii! he rdraty of re
hand if you farmers, v hen selling ;
\i is coming and with the war scrr
ices for your tobacco. ri be specula!
kers arc strained lo keep money to
rue is nothing to offer. Yen would
Mount and Martins vil;e and see fhr
ored people. There can bo thousai
money. So lei's all get together a:
same report as 1913. Two dollars
at the Farmers Warehouse, (Y
me again thank you for past favors
arry, drive straight to Lawrence's,
YOURS TO SEi
?P?|RS|F
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EPA&TMEtf?.
>jects Will Be Answered h
olumns. Address:
, A pent, Conway, S. C. j
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Receipt for Curing Tobacco.
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1 IIU ll/llUYllllg m licit') CUIUMU!
' by Mr. W. P. Lawrence, was inter
for last week's issue, but owing to
fact that we had more good news t
we could handle, it was placed 1
1 the surplus news, and was unin
1 tionally omitted:
T'ne following receipt is a good
for curing first and second crap]
. of tobacco:
1'ut lire enough to bringshtsh
r First night, put live enough to b
J temperature to 100 degrees 1
M o'clock. (do to bed, and at "> o'c
A! in the morning lire so as to bring 1
3jp;raturo to 100 by 9 o'clock, and
, to keep it around iOO degrees al!
At 7 o'clock tempcraUircOi2diiri
At 7 o'clock open doors, and a
1 o'clock bring temperature to 1"0
- to bed. At 3 o'clock in morning
doors open, commence and at' 0 ok
1 liave temperature at IdO; ho't l at
i point for two hours; go to 1.40
c I ho! for two hours; go to 1- 0,
- hold 'or two hours; lower tompoi.
to 120 and hold for twoho rsusl
to 120 and hold for two hours;
to 150 in six hours and hold for
, hours. Close door and finish at ar
. i 180.
j j When firing* around 140 dog
* i never go over 5 degrees an hour,
When at 150 , and you come biu
120, if you see the tobacco tin
dingy, don't wail 2 hours, go on
towards 150 degrees. Tobacco
7 not have body enough this vea:
o hold color, and run dingy or red.
11 W. P. Lawrcn
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Only Cns "BROMO QUSHUKS
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*. >/ nit k .iiiuiiv, c;;< lor 11:11 l.nnrc. X,
r J TXVkJ 1JROMO QUININE. Look torsi/, iit
E. XV. GROVE. Cures n Cold in One Day.
' cough una headache. ?*ud works o?i cold
)ects of Conway being among
!i you people and think it has I
aanot be surpassed by any lob
t Farmers Warehouse in 191:!
w ones, with the same cupacit
? Tobacco Market and with 1hi
3uth Carolina better than Com
'.an you chink. Raising ar<i br
step and think of the posi
your neighbors, in a simple ^
-;s have plenty ot money lo ha
plan when you sell a load of to
ith checks and then when a sp
ur^-y ior nun to "o( a El the aeco
pour tobacco, ;>;o to the diffe]
f and n depression in the niv
or.s will #rcaily benefit you if <
any you all and when the spec
be surprised >o po around Dam
fanners with check books in 1
.ds of dollars in debts paid a
r.d see if Conway can send
per hundred more than any o1
nnvny , S. C., where you nevei
and when you load your tob;
the Live Boys.
RVE,
L iif
!Elo!3w!lt^
i]! 00 much damage
yd
Bacteria and Fungus Give
Much Trouble to Tomato
Growers.
Clcmson College, July 14,?There 1
are a number of diseases which injure
1 tomatoes in South Carolina but the
K | most prevalent and destructive are
* I the wilts. Bacterial wilt and fungus
' .tl" wilt are frequently met in gardens |
'N1 and fields where tomatoes are grown
*c n" and of thes probably the most widespread
and destructive is bacterial
one wilt" . . ,
uing Bacteria! wilt is easily recognized, j
It begins with the leaves at the top,
tsht ^nv plant or at the ends of the!
ring branches. These wilt first and th
a disease gradually works its \\ ty back
* -i 1
\ I until the entire plant wilts and dies.
vc,Vi. I'ho bacteria which cause it will live
t] ...'in old diseased plants and in soil for,
p.r, I several year:?. They work in the v. it
?. i' uuctv am; vesscis e' stooi ami i c.
, |fy and plug up there vessels so kncough
c? ; ly that circulatio n is cut oif. Prue?;M
' tieallv thev ehcke the plan to death.
Willi
,|oc]c Bacterial wilt is spread during th
^his I growing season by leaf-eating insects
Mn . and by wind and watrr that carry the
bacteria. When the disease first anan
',
....1peared, the diseased plants should be
^spr pulled up and burned. As a provenPMitr.
tive measure, the botanical division of
I V.I 1 o' *
fvv0 Clemson College advises spra* :ng the
oun i?niaioes with arsenate of load paste
at the rate of one-half pound of paste
roes 0,, ono'hourth pound of powdered ar,
senate of lead to J 2 gallons of Bor,
aid , . .
dcaux mixture.
k to i Fungus wilt also does its work by
ning civ-king up iiie plant's circulation aysback
dun, hue in its care the dis ose practically
always enters throu:. n the
mav
roots :rom the soil and lower leaves
l? and branches show signs of tin? disease
first. The lower leaves will turn voice.
1 low and usually wiit more gradually
than where the plant is affc :ted with
,t bacterial wilt.
i Tiie fungus which causes this wilt
j- .r A
nrec wi 11 remain alive in the soil for a
: number of years so that it will be
*. jC j *
i necessary to leave tomatoes off the
i land for five or six years. Spraying
j does not seem to help in controlling
j fugus wilt. H. W. Bar re, botanist
j of Clemson College, says that dis{eased
plants should be pulled up and
| burned and the succeeding crop
j should be planted on land where toma|
toes have not been grown before.
Other distinctive diseases of tomathei
toes that occur on leaves and young
| stems are leaf spots or leaf blights
beoit und can be controlled by Bordeaux
'ICCO ,mxtur0- Where these occur, it is well
(o spray the tomattoes cnce whil
and they are in the seed bed. After transplanting,
spray them every two or
^ 1 three weeks un'.il most of the tomato1
cr> are ripe. This same spray will prevent
fruit rots and if arsenate of lead
4-'.)" l\- ii mi ! i ! 4.. " ?- --' 1
.. M tv >1 1:1 m ill I |J!"t.'VCML l!K'
' spread of bacterial wilt. The spra\
v n\ 1 t 1
advised is Bordeaux mixture?one
'iHS?- pound of blue-stone and one pound of
.. quick lime lo 12 gallon.-, of water.
lion a - , ,,
Alter nor very serious trouble ol toViiy,
matoes is root-knot. This is recognized
by the knots or galls which apI?'OkO;
p0.|j. on the rotto. They are caused
brer- i kind of eel-worm or nematode
j which is quite common and wide'
spread. This same species causes root
i *
j knot on a great variety of plants.
| Where the disease ccurs, it will be
rent necessary to practice a rotation which
1 will leave all common garden voge v*'
; ahles and other crops, except corn,
)lt!y I small grain and Iron and Brabham
j cowpoas olT the land for two years.
Ha-. Where this is done, tomatoes can be
i?(<? ' Ponied back on the land again. See
'I Kavmors' Bulletin (MS of U. S. Depart
he>" j ment of Agriculture,
vithl begin spraying now for the leaf dis
eases and keep this up through the
out summer. The tomutto is one crop
I her' tllUt ^ a^wa^s 1WS to spray and t)
he most effective, the work must be
begun early.
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Farm Manu c.
ICCO _T , ,
unions barnyard and stablo manuies
arc well eared for. a great par* of
their value is lost to the farmer.
Many farmers allow practically all
the liquid manure to go to waste, yet,
liquid manure contains more fertiliz-j
ing value than solid manure and every \
reasonable precaution should be taken
to prevent its loss. The loss from
leaching* is large and can no prevented
by the use of good floors and by keep-'
ing the stock well bedded. I evnientation
is another source or loss. It. eannot
bo wholly prevented but can be
m held in check by keeping* the manure
(r | moist and compact.
V/HcRE TO SELL 9
HOW TQ SHIP 1
Raisers of Grain Ars Told in V
Latest Bulletin of
Clemson I
LIST OF THE MILLS I
I __ALL FREIGHT RATES fl
Farmers Can Obtain This Bui- I
letin by Writing as Direct- I
cci Below. f I
Clem son Cell ?<?. .Tilly 14.?A list of I
the wheat mi! . of South Carolina, a I
:;s of he buyer.- of ;ye.iu other than I
mil' owners, end comply information I
. < 1". "Ill t% ? ' 4
^ ?4v ?? i iii LAV i w i r.n:s die |
v\ >n in the latest bulletin published I
' 1 No. I
1 '? of the V rri<: R.\i '.hip; Course I
any :1
me by \\ to Sidney S. Ritten- I
hevg", * " uv-on College.
This Miih'Cn should pro e of great
value to South Carolina farmers at
this ti no ; : ! 1! .vko hr-vn wboat to I
( MUM-k' . arc urged 1. > w- ite 'or it im!
mediately if they do hot receive copies !
of it from their bpnks or county
agents. A largo numbo- of the builetV
countv for distribution,
tins are being' sent to the banks and to
I > rile tin No. 1 " contains a list of
d~ wheat mills in ibis state. This is
: \o mi nearly complete list of these
, mills that has been compiled with full
.data for > vn r ; I Tie li?t gives the
;ul(!v?ss of a milk i sdr.dy flour capacity
1 \ bcrrels, wlicihor or not it ivis on
ivi i r!!i?n *i f? >%; ! ma.. i%
. i it i.. . 11 j.; nun, | ;v? v\ di u : 11.siiolior
or reeha; r:; machinery, its
storage capacity in bushels and
winIn or or net the mill will buy all
grain ban1 \I or shinned to it.
i . . .1
In addition to tnis list of 107 mills,
the bulletin contains a long list of buy
ers of gvain ether than mill owners,
with their addresses.
Moth lists are arranged by counties,
making it a simple matter for a farmer
to get his information from them.
A very valuable feature of the bulletin
is an explanation of grain rates,
contributed by Charles Kimmich, com;
missioner of the Freight Adjustment
' Oi. ! n . . ?
, oteenng Lommmoc, at Charleston.
! There have been very advantageous
changes in both interstate and intrastate
grain rates recently and Mr.
Kimmich explains the new rates and
provides tables by means of which a
farmer can work out for himself the
freight rates o i his grain to practically
any shipping point to which he
' wishes to semi his product.
The bulletin is not technical. Care
has been taken to put all the material
into such form that it can be easily
understood by any one. It wjll not
only be of value to the farmer at this
particular time, hut i! also contains
much in forma.'.ion that will be valual
'U n 11 * future for purposes of reference
ami "s a bulletin that a farmer
ought to preserve for future use.
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AKSENATK OF LEAD SPKAY.
Mew Process Makes Material Suitable
For i so on Tobacco.
Clemson College, July 14.?During
the past week, tr etoinolog'ical (livis'
ion of Clemson College has been test
iniv several ivcen ly received powder
guns for du.-diug arsnate of lead.
Home of these machines distributed
' the pure arsenal o of lead powder very
succossfullly. ITds poison has heretofore
been di'Ticult to dust, owing* to
I its stickiness. The success of the new
powder guns is important, owing to
the manufacture of a new form of arsenate
of lead powder that will be
suitable for use on tobacco.
I Paris green is readily dusted and
is quick in action, but is dangerous
because it burnes flliage. Arsemte
of lead, though safe, has always been
too slow in action for work on tobacco
and has been difficult to dust. This
has been overcome by a special pro/moci
tub .x 1- ~ - ?
vina WUK.-U inuKt's an arsenate 01 lead
powder that is high in arsenic, safe on
foliage, quick in action and that can
be readily dusted with the improved
form of powder gun now on the market.
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Farmers with small surpluses of
cream who live too far from Clemson
College to avail themselves of the
cooperative creamery plan may find
good markets for their cream at the
soda fountains of nearby towns. S
fountains, by the way offer excellent
markets for fresh eggs.
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