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FOOD SUPPLY OF J *v: THE FARM HOME i* Reflections Brought About by Stc:dy of Causes of ^ ;u . P.llagra. y i . ? Much public in'-"rest has been ex-( cited by the recent announcement of th-e United States Health Service, to the effect that the development of the dis>case known as \ liagra in human beings depends 011 faulty diet. Among the suggestions of the Public Health Service for the modification of diet to prevent the development of pellagra ^are a number of items which emphasize the importance of the campaign of the department and the State Agri cultural Colleges to increase the production of food supplies on the farm, especially to bring about a home supply of meat, eggs, milk, and butter. Among other specific recommendations of the Public Health Service ^are? (a) The ownership of a milk cow; an increase of milk production for home consumption. (b) Poultry and egg raising for home consumption. ^ (c) Stock raising. (d) Diversificatidi and cultivation of food crops. Fj? These lour specifications give an I added argument for the campaign of live-stock raising and farm diversification, which has been especially urged, particularly* for the South. It is quite reasonable to presume, therefore, that the production of the family meat supply at the farm home will not only decrease considerably the expense of the family table and add ksomewhat directly to family revenue as well, but will have a profound effect on the health and well-being of the members of the family. RELIEF WORK IN EUROPE Consolidation of Effort is Being Arranged. * Washington.?Consolidation of relief work for European war sufferers was the aim of a conference between Red Cross officials and representatives of American organizations directing war relief efforts. The amaigamation plan developed at the annual meeting of the American National Red Cross and found ready acceptance. Under the plan the Red Cross would have a more general supervision of relief work. o MANY WILL LEAVE German Consul-General at San Franfir cisco Predicts an Exodus. San Francisco.?Franz Bopp, German consul-general in San Francisco, has arraigned the American public in a statement for what he termed their unfair treatment of his countryAmen and predicted a wholesale exodus of German-Americans at the close of the war. "I do not like this country any more," said the consul, " and will be happy to return to Germany. I am disgusted with the ill-feeling displayed. i o 9 CITATION A f' STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Horry. By J. S. Vaught ,Esquire, Probate Judge. WHEREAS, Elizabeth Pitman made suit to me, to grant her Letters Administration of the Estate of and effects of G. P. Pitman. THESE ARE THEREFORE to~cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and cerditors of the said G. P. Pitman, deceased, that they be and appear, before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Conway, S. C., on 22nd day of December 1915 next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock ^jn the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. GIVEN under my Hand, this 1st day of December Anno Domini, 1915. Published on the 9th and 16th days of December 1915 in the Horry Herald. J. S. VAUGHT, * Probate Judge, H. C. AH! WELL! I pass you on the Boulevard, You turn away in pique; Fate draws the line? You can't be mine, On twenty-five a week. * i V CLEAR THE FARM OF USELESS WEEDS * * ^ , * Getting rid of grass, weeds, and under-growth about the farm during the fall and early winter is one of the best protective measures the farmer can use against crop-damaging gnsects the following year. Weeds, matted grass, dead vegetation, and brambles along fences, roadsides, margins of fields, banks of little streams or ditches, especially in irrigated territories, are the natural hibernating and often breeding places of many destructive insects. This vegetation gives grasshoppers, chinch bugs, and other insects most favorable conditions for reappearance the following spring and summer. Similarly, voluntary growth of wheat harbor the Hessian fly; while stray alfalfa plants in the fields and around them may be the source of the incursion of grasshoppers. The Hesian fly in the absence of volunteer wheat at times lays its eggs on the young crab grass which may spring up in the fall after a tract has been burned over. At present, in some parts of the country, the late-sown wheat fs being infested by Hessian flics that have developed in and spread from volunteer wheat. Late sowing can not be expected to protect winter wheat from attack in spring if volunteer wheat has been permitted to grow up either in nearby fields or among the late-sown grain. Grasshoppers lay millions of eggs along the banks of canals and ditches in the western country Cinch bugs hibernate in bunches of broom sedge, and many other destructive pests could not endure the winter were it not for these natural nurseries. The entomologists therefore recom mend to farmers that they fall-plow sod lands intended for other than grass crops another year, and clear up roadsides, fence margins, and all waste lands, ditch banks, and similar places by burning over, pasturing, or in case of dith banks by plowing or disking in the fall. This will tear up their roots and expose the eggs of grasshoppers to the excessive moisture and cold of winter and will also turn up those insects which hibernate in the ground. Burning vegetation where possible will destroy many in sects, though in the case of grasshoppers it probably will not be as effective as cultural methods. In addition, cultural methods by turning humus into the soil benefits the land. In many places community action in destroying weeds is necessary, as it may not be profitable for the farmer to clear his side of the road if the other side is allowed to remain a harboring place for pests. In such cases it might well pay the community to get sheep cooperatively and use them to clean up the weeds fo the entire section. o NOW HER FRIENDS HARDLY KNOW HER r 1 But This Does Not Bother Mrs. Burton, Under the Circumstances. Houston, Texas.?In an interesting letter from this city, Mrs. S. C. Burton writes as follows: "I think it is my duty to tell you what your medicine, Cardui, the woman's tonic, has done for me. I was down sick with womanly trouble, and my mother advised several different treatments, but they didn't seem to do me anv rood. I linpprcri alnnr for j t> _ - ij-- e> - ?or four months, and for three weeks, J was in bed, so sick i couldn't bear for any one to walk across the floor. My husband advised me to try Cardui, the woman's tonic. I have taken two bottles of Cardui, am feeling fine, gained 15 pounds and do all of my housework. Friends hardly know me, I am so well." If you suffer from any of the ailments CO common to women, don't allow the trouble to become chronic. Begin taking Cardui to-day. It is purely vegetable, its ingredients acting in a gentle, natural way on the weakened womanly constitution. You run no risk in trying Cardui. It has been helping weak women back to health and strength for more than 50 years. It will heip you. At all dealers. Write to: Chattanooga Medicine Co., Ladles' Advisory Dept., Chattanooga. Tenn.. for Svecuit Mtrnction* en your case and 64-page book. ' Home Treatment for Wetnew." sent In plala wrapper. E69-B To Drive Out Malaria And Build Up The System Take the Old Standard GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC. Yon know hat vnn a re taVitio a > fVi. 1 J ... WW ?HW IVIIUUIM IS S'nted on every label, showing it is inine sad Iron in a tasteless form, e Quinine drives oat malaria, the Iron builds np the system. SO cents THE HORRY HERA LI ITBtlNiNG 1 CM WILL BRING P K Grape is One of Hardiest and Develop Well Without Pro] to'Train Vines to S< Unquestionably, the grape is one of the surest fruits that can be grown In South Carolina. Praotically all the standard varieties will succeed Nor is the fruit often injured by late frost. In general, it is safe to say that when vines are properly cared for there is I almwt a certainty or a crop every I year. - I But although the grape will produce some fruit under almost any I treatment, yet results that are really i wnrtli !m vlnpr nnnnnt tin nlilnino/1 with I ?? t Vii VIM ? lilf^ VUliltVV fc/V UWVUI4IVU *? ? v** 1 out proper care of the vines. The old practice of planting a vine just anywhere and letting it grow at will is entirely wrong. Under such conditions, | vines become thick and fall on the ground, there is a tendency to overproduction of fruit, to small bunches, and inferior berries, and at about the time the grapes begin to color up. they begin to rot. As a result, when the fruit should be ready for use, one-half or two thirds of it is worthless. Be' sides, vines handled thus are weak and last only a few seasons. Perhaps the worst mistake in grape | culture is failure to prune properly. It is very important that the vines be trained to some definite form. The easiest method of training tlie grape is as follows: First year: Plant one-year-old vines, < As soon as they have been put out, | cut them back to three buds, as shown at (a) in illustration. Shtfuld all three ! of these grow, rub one off, leaving the strongest two to grow and form the frame of the vine. During the first season's growth the young shoots i should he tied to a stake,-as shown at i IU\ In ill.,r.t?nt{nn Tl.!n I r. n..n | \ %j / in muoucvK i/ii i mo 10 I w pi tr duce healthy canos. Should they l>e allowed to run on the ground, they will | be weak and more liable to injury. Second year: A trellis must now he prepared. Set posts 20 feet apart | along each row of grapes. This will j givo space for two vines between each ! two posts. The posts, when set, should show four and one-half feet above the > ground. The end posts should he set : at least three feet in the ground and 1 well braced to prevent giving when < the vines are stretched. The other 1 posts should be set at least two feet | deep. To the posts are nailed two j i wires on which to train the vinos. The < | lower wire is two feet above ground ' and the upper wire two feet above the , j lower. These preparations made, the : j young canes should be taken off the < | stakes, one cut off at the height of the ! first wire and tied, and the other al- j lowed to extend to the top wire, as i shown at (c). I I ; ' iM M O L A S S V j B ^ down 0*? feed bill and Red S My HosseandMuleI ^p^ljjJP It's something the horses and ^^^5^ appetite?starts the saliva ri Far superior to an all grain f mules a treat, and at the same t SI Our REI) SHIRT (first grade) H contains Corn, Oats, Ground Alfa and pure cane molasses, and analy Protein 10%; Pat 3%; Fibre H PIEDMONT HORSE & MULE MOUSSES $ 12%; Carbohydrates 55%. ffSWAMP FOX HORSE & MULE MOUSSES FEED I PERFECTION HORSE & MULE FEED ^ Protein 12%; Fat 3%; Fibre 12%; Carbohyi grain and ground Alfalfa Meal. j red shirt i ^ First. Grade: A balanced ration contain]; keeps them in good condition. Increases the JjS at a reduced cost of feeding. Contains gr |i[, Ground Alfalfa, Pure Cane MoIuissch and ? ^ Fibre 12%; Carbohydrates 60%. | PIEDMONT DAIRY FEED I RED SHIRT HOG FEED We manufacture also RED SIIIRT Scratch II "SI-VEN EGGS A WEEK" HEN MASH <*' Ilice, Cottonseed Meal. Cow Pens, Men ^\\v\ Protein 18%; Fat 4%; Fibre 12%; Ci As shown on the bugs in our ad.nearly products, even to the bags and tivino ztfll f?r ?ata' ^orn? Wheat, Alfalfa II | ^Wo also carry a full st Our feeds ns showr ^r/A / CT on scientific princii Wf \?/ B \\ greatest nourishim 11 - t>luWI \\ cost. Let uk she |i j| tut your feed bil Ik *rJJ Molony & CHARLES' HEAVY FIGHTING IN SERBIA 1 Bulgarians Said to Have Made Little J Impresion on French. ? Athens.?There has been severe < fighting on the French front accord- i ing to press dispatches. 1 The Bulgarians are said to have 1 ), CONWAY, S. C. KG THE GRAPE ROFITABLE RESULTS Surest Fruits, But Will Not >er Care?Very Important >me Definite Form. h J;U, Pruning the grape, (a) Young vine transplanted and headed back to three buds, (b) F-irst year's growth, two canes allowed to grow. (c) First season's pruning, (d) Second and all subsequent seasons' pruning Third year: Numerous canes will be thrown out from the two that were loft the preceding season. The prun ing necessary this year will consist ot removing all canes except four, one going each way from an old vine on both wire s. Yhese four canes are commonly called "arms." They form the frame on which the fruiting canes will produced. After this year the pruning will con sist of renewing the four "arms" each year when suitable canes of the proceding season's growth can be found to take their places. If this cannot be done, all the canes should be cut back to two or three buds. These buds will throw out shoots the next season on which the fruit will be borne. It is always best to renew tho arms each year if possible. When this method is followed, each vine will produce from 75 to 100 bunches of grapes each year, which is enough. The vines are also kept thinned out, so that the sun can strike all portions and that spraying can bo done successfully. For further information on the grape, farmers should write to Sidney S. Kittenberg, Clemson College, and ask for Bulletin No. 15, "Fruit CultuVe for South Carolina." C. F. NIVEN, Assistant in Horticulture, Clemson Agricultural College. S. It c builds up the stock. V ...Si.. _ T , _ ^ fiJOLQMY&CARtESCO ,J1 HIRT iiolassesfeed ibs! mules like?gives (hem an inning and aids digestion. eed. Give your horses and ime save money. [orse and Mule Molasses Feed lfa, made appetizing with salt zes as follows: ^?r. 12%; Curbohydrutcs 57% Err!> Serond C.rnde ? Analyzes: Pro- m Jj?i! tchi 9Vii%; Fat 2?/a%: Fibre ^ i f.lrd Grade) Thin analyzes: Protein 9%; , Fat 2%; Fibre 12%; Carbohydrates 55%. ^ ixed^ Wo manufacture also a dry mixed (no \ [>s) Home and Mu!<> Feed, which analyzes: * drates 57%. This i* composed oi straight 5 >AIRY FEED j up Molanses. Cntllo are very fond of it-? > flow and enriches the quality of the milk ? onud Corn, C. S. Meal, Wheat Middling, : Init. Analyzes: Protein 15%; Fat 3%; > 91 .nalyzes: Protein 12%; Fat 2V?s%; Fibre \| dll'IJ 55%. K E Digestive Tarknere. Ground Corn, Rice ^1 aliening. Keeps the hogs in good condition. 7/J)\ Feed ar.d RED SHIRT Daby Chick Feed. IjijJ raiiosed of Ground, Corn, Ground <<]' fl ,ts. Ground Wheat, llarley, Maize, n t Meal and Linseed Mcul. Analysis: irbohydrutcs 40%. all of our feed is niade from Carolina . Wc are, therefore, in the mnrkot [ay and any other kind of Hay[TAW GRAlN' K ^^ i above are mixed >lcs to furnish tlie // pr.t at the lowest If 1 \V?i iwn you how to // yg lis down. Write I WwZ&B&Sk i| ces, etc. 11 l| Carter Co. \ flHBfpyJ TON, S. C. .. made no impression on t!French ines in the Doiran-Demirkatou secLion. The accurate fire of the Entente irtillery disseminated the Bulgarians. The Austro-German forces employed in the Serbian campaign are esti 1. - -1 A. A 1_ ? # I / /\ i A AAA maieu at iwcniy divisions ^Z4u,uuu men. Five of the divisions are said to be Austrians. FARM IMPROVEMENT ON LIMITED ACREAGE How a Dairy Farmer in Wisconsin Triumphed Over Difficulties. The size of a farm business is not necessarily measured or limited by the number of acres in a farm. One of the field men of the department engaged in farm survey work, reports the case of a Wisconsin farmer. s< situated as to make it impossible foi mm to buy or rent more land, win solved the problem of small acreag< by "speeding up" the 80 acres that h had. The farmer's first move was to dis pose of his scrub cows tmd to replac them with grades and purebreds: next, without great expense, he im proved the sanitary condition of hi barns. He established a cropping system based on corn and alfalfa choosing the latter rather than clovebecause on his farm it produces a least 50 per cent more feed per aciv than does clover, and is much more dependable. Pastures have not entirely disap pea red from this farm, because it owner has demonstrated that 1 acr? of corn and 1 acre of alfalfa togethe1 furnish him with more feed than do acres of pasture. IIis improved well-fed herd, housed in a eelan, well lighted, and thoroughly ventilated barn, is yielding him more than double the milk he formerly got from his scrub herd. Furthermore, the quality of the milk has improved, and he demands and gets the price of i first-class article. The largely increased net ineonv which this farmer now receives fron the sale of milk and purebred cattle is based on the comparatively small changes in his type of farming, which have augmented his business withou' entailing any increase in the size o( his farm. A comparison of this farm with other dairy farms recently studied by the department indicates that the examples of this Wisconsin man might well be followed, in general, by particularly well adapted to the cooler and moister sections of the United States. The Rural New Yorker, while succeeding under similar conditions, is also able to produce satisfactory crops. o ; . .;?,;. *;??j. ;? ?j. >J,?;?.j. .j. 4,4. $. 4.4. .j. q. q. > THE STORY THAT never I I J GROWS OLD. % ' ? - 4 I* . ? a Like (he songs that are sung In the ?j. y twilight, > * Like all tales that are tenderly * " X u?W. 2 .1, Like the m*. merles of loved ones ,L i? that hallow our hearts, 4 4 There s a story that never grows 4 * ouL ' | T 4 Lo.' The angels (list sing it in 4 4 chorus, , 4 T And the watchers with wonder a, behold. { y Tliey feei the first thrill of the V beautiful truth X y in the story that never grows old. * y Round the Christ Child of Bethle- 4 T hem's cradle 4 X Are clusters of apples of gold. T A And pictures of silver adorn every a, y page 4 y Of the story that never grows old. 4 x i a It gladdens the hearts of all chil- a y dren, y y And millions of manlier mold y ^ Are happier, holier, better by far, For the story that never grows ,i 4 old. y y ?Franklin Trusdell. 4 4 A v v *5* v ^ v ^ ?l4 ^ >! *Jf v ^ ^ The Christmas Guest. Whoso shall come any way this night, l'.y moor or hill or shore, For him the blessed candles' light, For him the open door. (Oh. Mary, tills for thy Son's sake, Though mine comes irt no more!) My hearth is swept, my Yule logs burn, My hoard is decked and spread; For any who may seem In turn Are warmth and wine nnd bread. (Oh. Mary, grant my son this night lie housed and enmfnrtoA'l Bid, banned or beggared coino for guest, My heart shall share his woes. And on his head my hand shall rest To bless him ere ho goes. (Oh. Mary, grant my son this night That blessing and reposo!) This night, for thy one Son's dear sake, Walt light and warmth and wine. Oh, Mary, wo be mothers both! Take those my tears for sign. And this I do for thy sweet Son. Wilt thou not do for mine? ?Theodosia Oarrlson. When tho weather is hot we want it cold and when it turns cold we would have it hot; so is the history of man from his creation <lown to the I nvnoonf 4-1 wv>n | pi V/OV 11 V o Tc, Prevent Blood Poisoning tpply it one* the wonderful old reliable DR PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING OIL. a sur trical drciiiog lhat relieves pain and heals at the same time. Not a liniment. 25c. 50c. St. 00, THREE POTATO VARIETIES ARE TOO NUMEROUS The Fewer the Kinds the Better Can They .Be Marketed THE WAYS IN WHICH LIST MAY BE LIMITED The Movement Must Come From the Growers of Irish Potatoes. hu i With the close of the potato harvest season for 1915 the time seems opportune to call the attention of both the grower and the seedsman the desirability of considering seriously a very material reduction in the number of varieties grown in any given communtiy or section of the country. It has been the history of every other staple crop that the fewer varieties grown the more easily are they marketed. The pioneer fruit grower in America tried to grow as large a list of varieties as he could afford to purchase, while to day the tendency is to reduce the list to the least number that can be depended upon to meet the market requirements. The reason for this is that it has been found a much easier task to sell quantities of one variety than an equal quantity made up of a large number nf vii 1'ioHn.Q It i e 11 I ill sit" same principle applies to the potato crop. in a recent publication by the department, Bulletin No. 17(>, a system of classification of potatoes is presented in which the leading commercial types are referred to 11 groups, and a list of varieties studied which are thought to belong to each group is furnished. In many cases the varieties listed in each group are SO nearly identical that in the opinion of the author of this bulletin there is no justification for the retention of more than 10 per cent of them. The commercial grower should determine what group or calss of potatoes is best adapted to his climate and soil conditions, and then confine his efforts to not more than one or two varieties within that group. In this way it will bo possible for him to become more familiar with the behavior of the variety he is growing; to recognize its special cultural requirements; and to offer for sale a much * i i i i ? mure iiiiuunn aim mgn-grane product than whero he is dissipating his energies on a dozen or more varieties. The potato growers of some of our Middle West States, particularly those of Wisconsin, are being strongly urged by their potato specialists and State associations to adopt the community plan of growing potatoes of one, or, at the most, two varieties. In this way the buyer can be assured of securing* uniform stock, in carload lots, of Green Mountain, Rural NewYorker, or other classes of potatoes. The movement must come from the grower through confining his efforts to a few varieties, preferably not more than one or two. These should be selected intelligently, with reference to soil and climate conditions. The Irish Cobbler group, consisting of early varieties, is at ils best in the North, but also produces well when planted as an early truck crop in the South. The size of the seedsmen's lists is very largely, if not entirely, governed by the grower, and the remedy lies wholly with him. The efforts of the potato grower, dealer, and seedsmen should be direct ed as follows: 1. Reduce the variety list to a few standard commercial varieties. 2. Standardize these by careful selection and culture. 3. Adopt the community plan of growing but one or two varieites anil advertise this fact to the public. 4 Dpmnnd n t'vndn rkn ? - " is tato from your seed grower or dealer, but in so doing be willing to pay a correspondingly better price for it. o Malaria or Chills & Fever Prescription No. 666 is prepared especially for MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER. Five or six doses will break any coot, end if taken then as n tonic the Fever will not eturn. It acts on the liver beftci than Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25c 0 Some men fail in what they undertake because they undertake what is for them impossible. There is much more to he gained by 4oing what you can than by losing out at what is impossible.