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PROBLEM OF FENCING FAHMS OF COUNTRY 1* + Factors to Consider Are Durability and Economy in Buildi.ig Them f S.YSTEM IS NEEDED SUITING FARM NEEDS Satisfactory Pence Must Turn all Kinds of Stock Within out Injury. c ? Wire fences, particularly in tbe North Central States, are very goner-! ally replacing those of stone, wood,' and hedge us the latter become servieable. Where high-priced land, a scarcity of timber, and high wages for farm labor exist, the farmer can no longer afford to construct any but v.*re fence. The extent to which this fencing is now being used is shown in a recent report, published as Bulletin 321 of the department, which contains the results of investigations into the cost of fencing farms in the "North Central States. In all of the 12' States from which data were obtained j K wire constituted more than TO per' AyCcnt of the fencing, and in western! f Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and north-; crn Minnesota the percentage of wire was more than 90. The general and increasing use of I wire for farm fencing in this section! has compelled the Farmer to consider very seriously what sysW a will be most suitable to his needs. A farm fence, says the bulletin already mentioned, should combine the two qualities of service and economy. To give satisfactory service it must be constructed so as to turn all kinds of stock without injury to them. To be economical it must be built as cheaply as is consistent with durability. The fence that is erected at a low initial cost is not necessray economical, for it may be short-lived. In selecting a woven-wire fence it is preferable to economize by eliminating unnecessary wires rather than by using a lighter-weight wire. A fence the spacing in which is too wide! to turn swine satisfactorily will prove) quite adequate when only cattle, sheep, or/horses are to be considered. Zfcc farmer, therefore, who keeps no swine can save money by doing away with wires that are not needed. The factor which determines the price of woven-wire fencing is its weight, so; that in fences of the same height aj wide-spaced fence with comparatively I few wires cost less^than a narrow-1 spaced one with more wires. On the other hand, it is becoming generally recognized that the use of heavy wire in fencing is economical. The initial' cost of the heavy wire is greater, but: its durability is more than sufficient j to offset this disadvantage. The labor and other costs in the construe-' tion of a fence are practically the I same whether a heavy or a light | grade of wire is used, hut with heavy! wire the fence lasts so much longer j that this cost of construction is dis-< tributed over a much longer time. That this is appreciated by a majority of farmers is indicated by the increase in the percentage of heavy wire that is being sold for fencing * purposes. i ^For the general farm on which all kinds of stock are kept, and on which I the rotations practiced call for temporary pastures, the common type of ' fence now being adopted in the North Central States is one which has approximately 10 line wires and a total height of about 4 feet. The bottom wires are spaced about 3 inches apart. ^jjSuch fence constructed from all No. 9 wire with a strand of barbed wire on the top, Osage orange, locust red cedar, steel or cement line posts set a rod apart, and ends and braces of the same materials as for the line posts at distances of 40 rods, can be constructed, it is figured, for 93 1-2 cents u rod. This allows a labor cost of 9 cents a rod. The cost of the wire itself is estimated at 40 cents, the line ^posts at 28 cents and the ends and braces at 12 1-2 cents a rod. Such a # ? ?* ... irncc i? exceptionally uurable and should last approximately 22 years. Cheaper fences can, of course, be constructed with less expensive materials Allowing: for repairs, depreciation, and interest at 5 percent on the invest n#nt, the total annual cost of upkeep for a fence such as the one described should be 9 cents per rod. In addition the interest on the value of the land which the fence occupies, and thus withdraws from tillage a pasture, I SPOTTED DISEASE OF CUCUMBERS The Germ Causing it Discovered But No Remedy Found. The angular leaf-spot of cucumbers is a disease quite prevalent throughout the Eastern and Middle Western States. It was reported as having been present the past year in Michigan, Wisconsin, and New York, as well as the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, in Canada. The disease has p.lso been reported recently from Maryland and other Southern States. T1, A A -C iVlA ()|C'AOOa IP "I'll A kC J J L i:5'JIKC IJl 11IV. ' ! M-V" catcd by angular, dry, brown spots on the foliage, which, by dropping out or '.caring, give the loaves a ragged ap ! peavance. Although the disease has been known for many years in the field, and has been conceded to be of bacterial origin, heretofore no organism has been named as its cause. As a result of experiments recently confhlfl Ofl Ik.* 1 lir? no#Kr>1r>?!f.4-r. ^4' ? , V..V. JMUIIVIU^ima ui the department, however, the germ causing the disease lias been isolated and identified. It was found that the disease is caused by a bacterial organism entering the leaf through minute orific-1 os in the outer layer, wounds not being necessary to permit infection. Young stems may become soft-rotted or crack open, but no direct connection has been found between the leafspot and the soft-rots of the fruit. A heavy infestation, however, often materially reduces the crop by destroying the active leaf surface of the plants. should be included. The growing scarcity of timber in the North Central States which has already resulted in a popularizing wire fencing, is also increasing the cost of posts for these fences, and may ultimately result in a more general adoption of some substitute for a wooden post. Tlie only kinds of timber fence posts which in their natural condition last on an average for mnro tlmn I l", ? n tuxy i v. tnun i / #yI'm locust, red cedar, mulberry, catalpa, and bur oak. The supply of all these is limited, and most of them in the areas where they are not native are high priced. In the past, before wire fences came into such general use, Osage orange hedge was much used for fencing purpose, and many of these hedges have been allowed to grow up into trees from which posts have "been cut. On high-priced land, however, this is not protablc practice, because the hedge row consumes the fertility of much land that could he used to better advantage for crop production. The supply of locust timber is constantly decreasing, with a consequent rise in price, and most of the redcedar posts used in the corn-belt area have to be shipped from the Southern States. Their cost is also steadily advancing. Under these circumstances, farmers are turning their attention to the possibilities of steel and concrete posts. The chief objection to steel posts, that they are bent by heavy stock rubbing against them, may be overcome both by the proper construction of the fence so that the strain is transmitted along the line to the end posts. Concrete posts are commonly beVeved to be especially durable, but to secure this quality great care must be exercised in the selection of materials and in the construction. Moreover, such posts should not be used for at least a month, or, better still, for three months, after they have been removed from the mold. On fm-mo _ ^ aitki u 11UI U sand and gravel are available, however, and where the work may be done at a season of the year when the labor might not otherwise be profitably employed, the construction of concrete fence posts is quite feasible. The con- ! cretc, however, must not be allowed to I freeze. Still another method of meeting the increasing cost of durable timber for fence posts is the use of preservatives on the cheaper kind of wood. Creosote is the cheapest and most efficient of common preservatives, and short-lived timbers that are properly treated with it should withstand decay as long as the more durable woods. The treatment is simple and can easily be done on the farm. Detailed instructions on the subject may be obtained from the department Whatever form of fence post is adopted, it muat be remembered that it is very poor economy to construct a fence in which the posts will decay before the wire does. In such an event the fence has to be restretched on a new set of posts, the most of re * - ? * *HE HORRY &ERAL Red S lly Horse and Mule ^M1 It's something the horses am ?5|?^g? appetite?starts the saliva i Isilw Far superior to an all grain %/av^ mules a treat, and at the name Wm Our RED SHIRT (first grade) 1 contains Corn, Oats, Ground Alf and pure cane molasses, and anal Protein 1?V?. F*t 3'/?; Fibr ? PIEDMONT HORSE & MULE MOLASSK ^ 12%; Carbohydrates 55V?. SWAMP FOX HORSE & MUIE MOLASSES FEE f PERFECTION HORSE & MOLE FEED '{^ ^ Protein 12V?; Fat 3Vc l Fibre 12V? Carboh yra'n and r.-?>?pd * fr.!fn Men!. 11 .' J w ir ? s* r~ir\ ijjj JDJrtlK JL J ^ First Grr.dc: A balanced ration contair \ keeps them in (rood condition. Increases ti tat s reduced tout of feeding. Contains s Ground Alfalfa, Pure Cane Molasses and i Fibre 12'/< ; Carboi.ydrat?:: 50%. | PIEDMONT DAIRY FEED 1 RED SHIRT HOC FEED We monuincture nls?> RED SHIRT Srratc M "SEVEN EGGS A WEEK" HEN MASH <J B Itice, Cottonseed Meat, Cow Peas, Mo V y?\ 1'foUin l8<& ' 1-t *V< ; Fibre 12%; < A? altwn on the bn.Ta in our ad.nearl B wSV^r- products, even to the biurr and twit 8^?!% ^al2' ^orn? Wheat, Alfalfa | ^***8 a^so carry n , ?KV ^cc^r' Rr' rj ~^y/ C-~\ / \i' \\ on .scientific pvinc B. \S\/ ft \\ jretttcnt nourisln 1 If / MoSony & Im. A2&S Sf >- CIIARLE Vnmtminii iwr iiri rm ?i i mini inn mini TO HOLD CO CRT IN COLLETON Governor Appoints F. P. McGowan in Place of Judge Spain. Columbia.?Governor Manning apnnint/iil VihihI. 13 At ? f i ...... VV.VI A. 1 CU11\ JL n? vviu w <111 UI ljciurrns, us special judge for the Colleton court, beginning March G, to take the place of Judge Spain. Governor Vetoes Auto-Truck BilL. Columbia.?Gov. Manning vetoed the act to prohibit automobile trucks from doing business in Aiken, Clarendon and York counties by non-residents without securing an annual license. o COUGHS AND COLDS ARE DANGEROUS. Few of us realize the danger of I Coughs and Colds. We consider them i common and harmless ailments. How ever statistics tell us every third per| son dies of a lung ailment. Dangerous I Bronchial and Lung diseases follow a ; neglected cold. As your body struggles against cold germs, no better aid ! can be had than Dr. King's New Discovery. Its merit has been tested by obi nnrl vniniw T? ? noa V...V, J All unc UYCl HI (VCaiJ>. Get a bottle today. Avoid the risk of serious Lung ailments. Druggists.? adv. u The Quinine That Does Mot Affect The Head liecause of its tonic and laxative effect. LAXATIVE: HROMO QUININE i? better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause uervousuess nor ringing in bead. Remember the full name and look for the signature of E. W. GROVE. 25c. MBackacheJOl Bill ^1SS Myrt,c Cothrum, 1111 IIII of Russellville, Ala.,says: III | (JKI "For nearly a year, I suf- 1X1 J C fered with terrible back- X C I ache, pains in my limbs, 11 I and my head ached nearly B I I a'l the time. Our family I I doctor treated me, but 1 I only gave mc temporary B I relief. I was certainly in I I bad health. My school I teacher advised me to I TAKE forrini UUI The Woman's Tonic V v., , . ' . v ( . , 1 took two bottles, in all, and was cured. 1 shall always praise Cardui to sick and suffering women." If you suffer from pains peculiar to weak g women, such as headache, backache, or other |N/I symptoms of womanly ||l | trouble, or if you merely II11 need a tonic for that tired, |M| nervous, worn-out feelInf. try Cardui. m pairs will be considerably increased, and full efficiency will not be obtained from the wire. D, CONWAY, 8. 0. um I ?s- 11 c - > ^ I builds up the stock. W> I _ _ _ ^^OdYKtfTEB^ H ?HIRT I Molasses FEED^gj | I mules like?gives them an fj]|||||^ running and aids digestion. j feed. Give your horses and ' time save money. u|=|gf , Horse and Mule Molasses Feed \Mjg=| J alfa, made appetizing with salt yzes as follows: === I e 12 Ve i Carbohydrates 577o ==w I 5 FFFD Second Grade? Analyses: Pro- i * rtEU tein \>Ytr/c\ Fat 2WJV. FibraSgfc I % ' H (3rd Grade) This analyses: Protein Wo I 3 '| Z. Fat 27o; Fibre 127c J Carbohydrates 657c* ^ Mixed) We mannfacture also a dry mixed (no ^ ' bps) Horse and Mule Feed, which analyzes: ? i ynratcs P7%. This is composed of straight 12 DAIRY FEED j , ilng Molasses. Cattle ore very fond of it ?- ; , te flow and enriches the <iunlity of the milk 'round Corn, C. S. Meal, Wheat Middling, c | Salt. Analyzes: Protein 15%; Pat 3%; > i fi Analyzes: Protein 12%; Fat2?/j%; Fibro $ j irates 55%. ^ of Digestive Tunltftge. Ground Corn. R?ce ^5 fattening. Keeps tho hogs in good "ondllion. ^,3 I h Feed u:.d RED SHIRT Eaby Chick Feed. omposed of Ground, Corn, tl round Jjjj<R lata. Ground Wheat, Hurley. Maize, P at Meal and Linseed Meal. Analysis: 4r-~l Uarbohydralcs 10%. 1 y all of our feed is made from Carolina ie. We are, therefore, in the market Hay n.id uuy other K...J cf Hayo?ori: ef GIJAH:, IIAY STRAW. inenV nt the lowent .assSII //fl sapnaww? m i?laiiBii???goauaawa.ifya] I r~ ~~ ~ I'KUGK.AM HORRY IMON To be Held Willi United Churches, Commencing Jan. 2Slh, H)l(?. Preaching Friday at 11:()() o'clock A. M. by G. W. Harrelson. Recess 15 minutes, Union opened by the Moderator. List of Churches called, letters called for ami read, and edelegates enrolled. Remarks, Invitaiton to visitors. Query No. 1?Are the Churches responsible to keep up the rules of the Union, as to donations or not, assigned to D. D. Edge. Appointment of Committees. Union adjourns until 10 A. M. Saturday. Saturday. Union onennd nl in A AT K,? ~ , ? ?.?v KJ J, III*-Moderator. List of Churches called, Invitations to visitors, by laws read. Query No. 2?Do we owe the Lord anything or is it to others if it is to the Lord how can we pay it, assigned to S. J. G. Milligan. Query No. 8?What was the Viper that fastened on Pauls hand, Acts 28o, assigned to G. W. Harrelson. Query No. 4?Did Matthias ever j take any part in the Apostleship, J Acts 1st., 2(1, assigned to T. .J. Vaught , Report of Committees. Location of the second session of the Union. Union closed in the usual form. A. P. Thompson, C. It. Thompson, COM MITTKIC. o OBITUARY. Mrs. Ella Prince Jones, wife of Mr. J. Frank Jones of Gresham, South Carolina, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Prince of Horry County, was born July 4, 1884, and died December 24, 1915. Mrs. Frank Jones was ihe mother of six children, three of whom preceded her to the grave. In early life she united with the Baptist church near her home, but lat or became a member of the Pee Dee Baptist church at Gresham, of which she remained a consistent and beloved member until her death. After the funeral services conducted by her pastor, Rev. G. T. Gresham, assisted by Rev. D. D. Jones of the Centenary Circuit, on the afternoon of December 25, her body was laid to rest in the "Souls Chapel" cemetery r.car Gresham. She leaves her husband, Mr. J. Frank Jones,'and three children, Laurie Prince Jones, Hallie Jones, and John Mayo Jones, with her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Prince, and two brothers and five sisters, Mr. W. H. Prince and Master R. M. Prince Jr., Mrs. G. W. tindal, Mrs. D. W. Oliver, Jr., Sadie Prince and Annie Prince of Socastee and Mrs. E. E. Glanz of Gastonia, N. C., besides a host of friends to mourn their loss. A loyal friend, an affectionate wife, a loving mother, an earnest Christian, she has gone to her reward, to await the Ressurrection morning. NOTICE OF SALE. I Under and by virtue of the decree and judgment of the court made by his Honor S. W. G. Shipp, Presiding Judge, in the case of Conway National Bank, a Corporation, Plaintiff, vs. D. W. Harrison, Edward F. Harrison, L. Doc Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, j May F. Proctor, Marion Duscnbury, Leo Duscnbury, Herbert Duscnbury, Samuel Dusenbury, Van Dusenbury, Clyde Dusenbury, W. E. Hucks, Jeter Gasque, Burroughs and Collins, a Corporation, Farmers & Merchants Bank, a Corporation, Conway Savings J Bank, a Corporation, Conway Lumber Company, a Corporation, llnfiiA ? 1 T iiuhic xj. numir, oounna ti. Porter, Isaac Franklin Hardee, Walter Samuel Hardee, Eva Blanche11 Hardee, Floyd Clifton Hardee, Harriet Elir.abeth Hardee and Fred Hardee, Defendants, and dated the 22nd day of December A. D. 1915, I, the undersigned J. A. Lewis, Sheriff of Horry County, will sell at public auction to fbe highest bidder before the Court House door at Conway, in Horry County, and State of South Carolina, during legal hours of sale, on salesday in February next, it being the 7th day of said month, all and singular those certain lands sitaute in Horry Comity, ami described as follows, to-wi*.: All and singular the following del tracts or parcels of land tal:'n together, kno\ n as the Joanna P . . ' tlavnson lands formerly described iv J contai*. ing* 393 acres, more or loss hilt ^b.own by actual survey t<? contain I four hundred and fitv-thveo (453 v # acres; bid ordered by th.c court to be sold in said, parcels, dcscibcd as follows to-wil: Tract No. 1.?Containing* Thirtyone ('11 ) acres, designated by the letter "L>" on a plat of the J. R. Harrison estate made by H. C. Cannon, surveyor, dated September lGth, J91". and bounded North by Jenkins Swamp, East and South by Tract "IV on said plat, and West by tract "A" on said plat. Tract No. 2.?Containing* Sixty-six (66) acres, designated on a plat made by H. C. Cannon, surveyor, and dated September 16th, 191 r>, as tract "A," and bounded on the North by a line marked on said plat "N 86.30 K," dividing this parcel from the W. E. }lucks 25 acres, on the East by tract "11" shown on said plat, on the South by tract "TV* and on the West by land of Burroughs & Collins Co., the original line of J. R. Harrison estate. Tract No. 3.?Containing Twentyfive (25) acres, designated as tract "C" on plat of the lands of J. R. Harrlsnn mo/In U\* H <1 O,.....-.. , w(\ ii. vuniii.'ii, .surveyor, and dated September 16th, 1915, and bounded on the North-east by Jenkins Swamp, or land of Burroughs & Collins Company, on the South by a straight line from a point in the run of said swamp marked on the said plat "N. 86* 10 E." and on the West by land of Burroughs & Collins Co., being the same tract conveyed to W. E. Hucks by I). W. Harrison by deed dated October 4th, 1912, and recorded Nov. 21st, 1912, in Bool* "UUU", page 28. Tract No. 4.?Containing Thirtytwo (32) acres, shown and thus marked on a plat of the J. R. Harrison lands by H. C. Cannon, surveyor, dated September Kith, 1915^ the upper or Northward part of the tract marked "1" on said plat, and bounded on the North by the line on the plat marked "N 80.80 I\.", on the East by the outside eastern line of said J. R. Harrison lands, on the South by the 100 acre tract, the line marked on said plat "S 7815 K. 3175" and on the West by the outside westward line of said lands. Tract No. 5.?Containing One Hundred 1100) acres, being the extreme soutncrn pari of the lands of J. R. Harrison, the part lately claimed by F? F. Ma.'rson, shown on a plat of said estate by 11. C. Cannon, siu*veyor, dated September 10th, 1015, and marked, the icon and bounded cn the North by the remainder of said lands, South?east by lands of burroughs & Collins Company, South west by A. R. Dew lands. Tiact No, (?.?Containing One Hundred and Ninety-nine (199). acres, designated as tract "D" on a plat of the J. R. Harrison land, made by H. C. Cannon, surveyor, dated September lGth, 1915, and bounded on the North by other lands of said estate and by Jenkins Swamp, on the East by lands I of S. J. Casque and Burroughs and Colbns Co., on the South by a 32 acre tract shown on said plat, the line marked "N 80.30 E" on said plat, and on th<> Ku lon/lo a# i>..?v. - a ? imn v? Hill F & Collins Company, and other parts of said J. R. Harrison lands. TERMS of Sale Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. Conway, S. C., January llt|i, 1916. R. R. SCARBOROUGH, Plaintiff's Attorney. J. A. LEWIS, Sheriff of Horry County. 1 ? PROMISES JUSTICE TO BLOODY BANDITS \rredortdo Gives Assurances That Carranza Will Put Guerillas AMERICA EXPECTS FULL PUNISHMENT Will Insist That Proper Steps Be Taken to Vindicate . Law in Mexico . it. ? . r* * Washington.?Elisco A rrcdondo, ambassador designate of the vie facto government of Mexico, called at the stain dennrt mnnt nml nnvcrm-itl v sured Secretary Lansing that Carranza troops had been dispatched to western Chihuahua with orders to kill or capture all the bandits concerned in the slaying of American civixors. lie said every v. arranza solder in northern Mexico wouid be pressed into service if necessary to accomplish vhis pit p "\so. In a incitement later Mr. Arolcrlo said that th.e t c i wli > ]o ;t their lives had ittnnp'ed to r- .eh their plane of business before c mp'eto control of the region had been accomplished by the Carranza forces. He said they he 1 been given permission at their own ,e quest to pass through the C'arranva lities, although Americans had boon warned to keep out of territory in which guerilla warfare was in progp ress. Hi i . Warned of Hanger. Mr. Arrendondo went to the state j department at the close of a day df^ j voted largely in official circles here to the Mexican situation. President W ilson conferred with Secretary Lansing and discussed the subject with callers. He is understood to have told some of the latter that the Chihuahua mine employes had been specifically warned not to go into Mexico. During the day Secretory Lansing made it clear, that the United States would expect front the do facto g?v~ eminent evidence that the ruimlci'CTs had been punished and that if proper steps were not taken an issue might arise between the United States and the Carrnnza administration. This statement was considered significant of the determination of the United States to enforce protection of its citizens in .Mexico. The secretary added another warning to Americans in Mex ico to leave districts "where there is vevolu t' ionary 1 roubel." As to the responsibility of the Carranza government for the murders Secretary Lansing declared nothing would bo determined until all the facts were at hand. To Urge Action. In a letter to Secretary Lansing Mr. Arrcndondo said: "1 have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your excellency's note of this date (January 12), with its inclosure relative to the murder by Villa forces of 1(> American gentlemen near the city Chihuahua and of the situation in the State of Durango. "This latter matter has already been brought to tho attention of Mr. Carranza and while I feel certain that he will omit no effort to bring the murderers of the above mentioned American gentlemen to justice on his own initiative, I have, nevertheless, communicated with him by wire on the subject. To Get Information. Secretary Lansing explained that his coneferencc with the president had to do almost solely with the problem confronting the state department in the matter of gaining accurate information. There are no American consuls in the immediate neigh borhood of the point where the mansacre oceurred and the secretary indicated there even was a possibility that American consuls might be with drawn from the States of fturango, Chihuhua and Senora until complete order is restored. o NOTICE. One mate pig, color red, and with black spots, taken up at my place about July 9th, 1915. The owner can get same by paying for feed and advertising. W. K. ROBERTS, R. F. D. No. 1. The conscription bill passed its second reading in the British bouse of Commons without division and a vote on a motion to reject the bill showed an opposition of only 39 mem hers as compared with 491.