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j a DESTRUCTIVE squash WORM
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Clemson College, S. C.?The Rock
Hill Record of last week spoke of a
white worm about one and one-half
inches long that was playing havoc
with squash vines in the vicinity.
J This wt rin is the Squash Vine Borer.
Its presence can be detected by the
f accumulation of a yellow substance
!i cast out from the burrows about the
r base of the plants. Early in June
(I this i? rmJ+A nnf inouKln "nil
jf when seen by the gardener, the borers
should be carefully searched for
and removed. This is done without
I much additional injury to the plant
J by splitting the stem lengthwise just
above or belo.w the point that the yellow
substance is pushed out, and then
picking out the worm. Spraying has
f no effect because the worm is on the
* inside of the vine and cannot be reach
ed in this way.
i Good results are had in controlling
this insect by planting as eaiMy as
possible a few summer squashes such
[ as "Crookneek" and "Early Cymblin"
before the main crop of late varieties
comes on, and placing these early
^ plants so they will he between the
rows of the late varieties. The Summer
squashes attract the insects in
number, leaving a smaller number to
deal with the main crop. As soon as
the early crop is gathered, or earlier,
if the ground is needed for the main
crop, the vines, root and all. should
be pulled and burned to destroy any
eggs or insects that might be within
The same treatment is followed after
gathering the later varieties.
The insects pass the winter in the
ground near where the plants upon
which they fed stood. Numbers of
tin m can he killed by lightly harrowing
the surface of the field in the
fall, so as to bring the cocoons to the
surface and expose them to the wet
and cold, and then plowing in the/
spring to a uniform depth of at least I
six inches, So that the adults will not
b ? able to get out.
When the vines have attained
some .length, parts of them should be
covered with earth so that other roots
will be sent out in case the main root
is injured by the borer. Keeping the
plants in good condition, free from
other insects, and well nourished, by
using manure or other fertilizers will I
also aid them to withstand attack.
Where trouble is had with this in-j
sect, squashes should never be plant-:
ed on the same ground the next year !
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A HACKING COUGH WEAKENS
THE SYSTEM.
Don't suffer with a hacking cough I
that has weakened your system?-go4 1
_ i itl. r t\ 1' i \t ix*
a ootue 01 ur. miir'j inow uiscovory.
in use over 40 years, ami benefi'tmg
all who use it, tl e soothing pine balsam
with tar heai the irritated ar
passages?soothes the raw spots
loosens the mucous and prevents i'9'*k
ing the body with coughing. D?
King's New Discovery induces natural
sleep and aids nature to cure you.?
adv.
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- $6.50 Best
Flour Made at $6.50
per barrel, cash. Only 410
barrels in stock.
Special prices on rice, sugar,
coffee, etc., for 30 days to
Horry customers.
Peilxnetto
Grocery Co.
CUUKfcK MULLINS
Capital and Surplus $80,000
RUB-MY-TISM
Will cure your Rheumatism
Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps,
Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and
Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects
Etc.* Antiseptic Anodyne* used internally
and externally. Price 25c.
IQRRY'S PROGRESSIVE Fl
s Department are Prepared by ,
Deal With the Problems of the H
County Farmer.
PULLING FODDER. '
Clcmson College, S. C.?When the
lower leaves of the corn begins to
turn alittle yellow, and the ears begin
to look as if they are fairly good
sized, the farmers' hands begin to
ileh to got into the field and pull the
fodder. Instead of standing right
still and scratching his hands, as the
quickest and best way to get rid of
the itching sensation, and as the long
headed man will do, hundreds of
farmers over the state put all hands
at work stripping the corn stalks.
There is no question but that fodder
is a good feed. It would have to
be, for a whole lot of the food that
would later be in the grain is in the
leaves, but this taking ofV* of the
leaves causes the grain to shrink, and
the corn will be much lighter in
weight, and will not bo of sn crnnrl
quality for breeding purposes. Not
only this, but the corn will not keep
as well as it would if it is allowed to
mature without pulling the fodder,
and it will not make the best seed
corn. Experiments conducted by
Mr. D. It. Coker of Hartsville, S. C.,
showed that fodder pulling results in
a reduction of yield of from 10 vr
cent to 24 per cent, depending upon
the ripeness of the fodder, and the
loss from rot is from 8 per cent to
10 per cent more in the grain from
fodder-pulled corn than it is in the
grain from corn that has not been J
fodder pulled
In the light of these facts, which
the farmer can prove for himself if
ho wants to, there is little doubt that
it would be much better to grow
plenty of forage other than corn fodder,
and to leave the leaves on the
corn stalks until the ears are fully
matured.
After the ears have been taken off 1
the stalk, the whole plant, leaves and
all, might be cut and used for feed,
and the value of this kind of feed is
not to l)o disregarded as a filler which
is at least* equal to cotton-seed hulls.
Cattle will readily eat such roughage
if it is cut fine, wet and well mixed
with cotton-seed meal or other concentrated
foods.
Scrub Sires Never Pay.
.lust recently two Utah ranchmei
are reported to have sold their cattle
on the same market on the same day.
Beth used the same amount of National
Forest Range per head and
paidfthe same grazing fee. One had
used good bulls to produce his cattle,
the other had not. The good cattle
hi ought $40.00 per head more than
the poor cattle.
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TOMATO WILT.
Clemson College, S. C.?Tf the
leaves at the tops of the tomato
plants, or at the ends of the branches
begin to wilt, without being discolored
or spotted, and this wilt gradually
works back until the entire plant is
affected, Tomato Wilt is in the patch.
This disease is caused by a bacterium
which gets into the tissues of the
plant and plugs up the water carry
ing vessels to such an extent that thej
circulation is cut off, thus causing- the
the plant to wilt.
The bacterium which causes the (lis
ease cannot be destroyed by spraying
so all diseased plants should be pulled
up and burned as soon as they become
affected. If these plants are
not destroyed, the disease will spread
and the whole patch may be ruined.
Wilt is easily carried from one
plant to another by biting and sucking
insects, and as they are probably
the main carriers of the disease, the '
method of control aims at their destruction
. The fewer insects of this
kind in the field, the less will be ihe
attack of the disease. The plants are
sprayed with a mixture of 1-2 pound
of paste, or 1-4 pound of powdered
Arsenate of Lead to 12 gallons of
bordeaux mixture.
There is no danger in using this ,
mixture on the tomatoes. It is ;
strong enough to kid the bugs, but a
man would have to eat a bushel of tomatoes
at one time to have any bad i
effects from the poison.
As the germ lives from one year to
another in soil, tomatoes should not
be planted on ground that has been
infected.
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Keep Your Hogs Healthy.
Keep your hogs healthy with Bigler's
guaranteed Anti Hog Cholera
Tonic?in 30 and 50c sizes. Delivered
ftee. P. F. HARDEE, Myrtle Beach,
S. C., R. F. D. No. 1?Box 29.
2t?pd
THE HOBBY HERA LI
IRMERS j^SolMBulld^ I I
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Able Writers Economic
Orry Production.
WARNING TO FARMERS
OF ATLANTIC STATES
Outbreak of The True Army
Worm May Be Now
Impending.
Washington, D. C., July 25.?An
unusual abundance of the moth of the
True Army Worm in Maryland, Virginia,
and the District of Columbia
indicates the possibility of an impending
outbreak of this destructive
pest in the Atlantic States. The
moths, the entomologists of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture report,
were laying their eggs during the
first week of July and as it takes
from three to four weeks for the caterpillar
to mature, their presence
should betrin to he ouitp annnrpnf
about the last week in July to the
first week in August.
Farmers should be on the alert to
discover this pest in its younger
stages, before it has reached a large
size and has committed irreparable
damage to growing crops, especially
grasses and grains.
Spray.
When the army worm is discovered
at work the iiiteslcd spots should bc
spraycd immediately with a solution
of powdered arsenate of lead, 2
pounds to 50 gallons of water. 11
Paris green be used the spray should
be composed as follows: Paris green.
1 pound; freshly slaked lime, 2
pounds; water, 50 gallons. The lime
is necessary as a preventive of burning
by the Paris green which is quite
caustic when used on tender plants
such as corn.
Poisoned Bran Bait.
When spraying is impracticable the
poisoned bran bait is recommended.
P is made as follows: Wheat bran.
50 pounds; Paris green, 1 pound, o
bite arsenic or powdered arsenate 01
cad 2 pounds; low-grade molasses,
to 4 quarts.
The bran and poison should be
horoughly mixed while dry and the
olassos nftorwmvlu swl/Jrwl ir?n.wi;....
......... i\nctuiinf,
.1 lid 'stirring the mass until it is
asily broken into small bits. The
addition of six finely chopped lemons
has been found tv> add value to the
bait in some cases. The poisoned
bait should be scattered broadcast
where the worms are at work or in
heir path or among them while they
are on the march.
Ditching.
When the army worms are moving
together in a mass they may be halted
and destroyed by plowing out or digging
a narrow ditch with steep sides
directly across their path. The worms
fall into this ditch in large numbers
and may then be crushed readily by
dragging a log or chunk of wood back
and forth through the ditch.
Have Arsenate or Paris Green at
Hand.
All farmers should keep on hand
a few pounds of one of the standard
insecticides such as arsenate of lead
IM" l'tinio '* ' 1
w * , ui i o utXclUSC OT I no 1 act
that the delay of a few hours, usually
necessary in order to procure insecticides
is an emergency, enables the
army worm to do irreparable damage
to crops. The insecticides mentioned
above will not spoil if kept in a dr\
condition in covered containers. Farm
ers' Bulletin No. 731 contains a full
account of the army worm and ma>
he secured free of charge upon appli
cation to the Secretary.
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Sickness-Walking. ,
Washington.?That United States
Marines suffer little from foot ,
troubles on long hikes in the tropics, .
is attributed to the fact that they invariably
sprinkle soap powder into 1
their shoes, or soap their stockings ,
just prior to the march, according to
a naval surgeon just returned to this
city from Haiti.
In the Haitien campaign the Unit- ,
ed States Marines were sometimes
forced to march thirty or more miles
a day, over rough mountainous roads,
and the cases of blistering, or painful
swelling of the feet, were almost
negligible.
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Lax-Fos, A HUM, Effective Laxative I Liver Tonic
Ooes Not Gripe nor Disturb the Stomach.
In addition to other properties, Lax-Fos (
contains Cascara in acceptable form, a
stimulating Laxative and Tonic. Lax-Fos
acts effectively and does not gripe nor <
disturb stomach. At the same time, it aids |
digestion, arouses the liver and secretions
and restores the healthy functions. 50c.
(. CONWAY, 8. O.
RAILI
WA(
Shall they be <
Industrial 1
Federal i
To the American P
Do you believe in
trial warfare?
The train employes
are voting whether they
authority to tie up tl
country to enforce the
million dollar wage in<
The railroads are ir
your service. This an
the public service?yo
You pay for rail tra
dollars a year, and 4
dollar from you goes t
On all the Southern railroads in 1
train emnlovcs earned thece u/nin
of all) as shown by the payrollsPassenger
Range Average Ri
Engineers. $2306 *!,
OO1U J
Conductors 1552 jg47
2696 2
Firemen . lJ4v* 1209
1652 1
Brakemen. 1109
1736 1
The average yearly wage paynn
ployes (including those who wo
shown by the 1915 payrolls were
Passen
Engineers $214
Conductors 172
Firemen 109
Brakemen 101
A 100 million doll;
jnen in freight and y;
one-fifth of all employ
cent advance in all fre
The managers of th
for the public, have i
burden on the cost of
without a clear manda
bunal speaking for yoi
The railroads have
ment of this controve
existing national arbitr;
ence to the Interstate
sion. This offer has
employes' representath
Shall a nation-vvi
investigation ui
ernment determ
National Conference Com
El.ISHA LEE, Chairman.
I*, it. AI.UItlCHT, tirn'l Ma,taper,
Atlantic Coast l ine Itallroud.
L W. UAIJIWl.N, tirn'l Manager,
Central of (>?, gin llniU ?v.
C. L. BAIt DO, f.en7 Manager,
New 1 ork, .New llnvcu X Hartford Knilroad.
tL. II. COAI'MAJN'. I ire-l'rrmlent,
Southern Itailwav.
8. E. (!(ITI Ell, tirn'l Manager,
Wubnith Itnilwnv.
P. K. CIIOW 1.1- \ , .-In/. 1'u-e-I'midrnt,
New t ork Centrul llailroud.
6. II. KMKltSON. tirn'l Manager,
( real Northern Hailwnt,
C. II. KW1N(?. tirn'l Manager,
Philadelphia Heading Hallway.
K. W. (.lill K, .4**1. In I'remlrnt,
Chesapeake A (thin Hallway.
NEW CATSE FOR TEAK
Savannah, (la.?While farmers r
southwest Georgia are rejoicing i
ihc belief that early estimates of tin
storm and flood damage to crop
were placed oo high, others in Warr
and nearby counties tonight are fear (
ing disastrous floods in view of the '
threatening overflow of the Saltilh
and Altamaha river system. The 1
Saltilla already has broken over Its
in e r\ v\loo/\o ^
All OVI1IC J/UltUrt Ct I II 1 I'rtJJJk* 111
the lowlands in Ware county have 1
been badly damaged. The river
is still rising and at Waltertown it !
has spread over an area a mile wide,
where the water is from one to five <
feet deep. Many small bridges have
been washed out. F^ast of Waycross
the river is said to be two miles wide.; <
The rapid rise of the Altamaha
river today caused stockmen in Lib- 1
erty county to hurry into the adjoin- 1
ing lowlands and drive out their i
cattle and hogs, fearing they would
be drowned if this river gets beyond
its banks. i
tOAD
GES
determined by
Warfare or
Fnqruiry ?
ublic:
arbitration or indus5
on all the railroads
will give their leaders
le commerce of the
ir demands for a 100
crease.
i the public service?
my of employes is in
ur service.
insportation 3 billion
4 cents out of every
;o the employes.
915, seventy-five percent of the
es (lowest, highest and average
Freight Yard
inge Average Range Average
$1916 $1156 SI566
OUD 3434 '
l5Ji 1580 1245 I
3^8 1/49
h^f 979 *U(> 777
638 1302
5 958 J W "?
ruts to nil Southern train einrked
only part of the year) at
ger Freight Yard
4 $1712 $1313
3 1488 1157
6 865 688
3 845 868
ar wage increase for
art! service (less than
es) is eminl to n 's ! ???
t ? ?? % vr u v v? &
ight rates.
e railroads, as trustees
10 right to place this
transportation to you
ite from a public trii.
proposed the settlersy
either under the
it ion law, or by referCommerce
Commisbeen
refused by the
'CS.
ide strike or an
nder the Govine
this issue?
imittee of the Railways
A. S. Ami. to Hffolwn,
St. I on it i*C San Fraiirihi'o KailroaA.
C. kOl'NS, On 'i Muntigvr,
Ateliinnii, l'u|ioka it Sauln l> Railway,
II. W. MoMASTK.lt, f.xn 7 Manner,
Wbrrling and lakr Frio Railroad.
N .1). MAIIKR, I 'ice-I'mitlonl,
Norfolk iiud Vi oalerii Railway.
JAMKS Rl SSK.I.I., (.en '/ Maimpivr,
Dourer & Rio ( ramie Ituilroad.
A. M. StJIUYKII, Kttillrnl I iVr-i'rM,,
I'oiiiio l\niiia l.inoa U fit.
W. I.. SHIIDON, I'ice-I'retiilenl,
St-nhonrd Air l.ino Railway.
A. J. STONK, I '/en-I'reaiffctH,
Kric Ituilroad.
G. S. W All), A* ti
SuumcI Oat ml Liuti,
NUMHKK I'KRSONS MISSINd
Several Lives Lost in Hat Cave and
Chimney Rock Sections.
Additional bodies found Wednesday j
in widely separated districts of North
Carolina brought the number of
deaths from the recent floods up to
seventy-three, with nine persons j
missing and believed to be dead.
Several of the flood victims were ;
drowned at Iionda, near Wilkesboro,!
in the overflow of the Yadkin river.1
f
rhey were in two houses cast ashore
at Honda, after having been washed
10 nines irum me point wnere tney
originally stood.
The other deaths occurred in the J
Bat Cave and Chimney Rock section,
southeast of Asheville, where the
Broad river raged through a narrow
valley Sunday, carrying everything
before it, and near Belmont, on the
Catawba river.
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County politics are now at the boiling
point.
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THKSX
RED SPIDER PEST
DAMAGES JONEY CROP
This Small Mite Does More
Damage Than Looks
Reasonable
HIS DESTRUCTION
WOULD SAVE MONEY
Destruction of All Weeds
Around Farm During the
Winter Months.
The loss to cotton growers in the
Southeast from the red spider may
amount in some seasons to $2,000,000,
according to a recent study of this
post made by the department. Many
planters believe that the cotton plants
affected by this insect are suffering
from rust. The injury, however, is
not due to a disease, but to the presence
on the cotton leaves of multitudes
of the small mites commonly
known as red spiders. These suck
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?..v jiiuco 11amii uie leaves and cause
thorn first to redden or turn a rusty
yellow over the entire surface, and
timatoly to dry up and drop. The
loss of foliage is always accompanied
by shedding of bolls, and the yield
troin the field is materially reduced.
To prevent injury to cotton from
this cause the department recommends,
in Farmers' Bulletin 7115, by
j 10. A. Mctlregor, the destruction of
all weeds around the farm during*
the winter and eariy spring, the
spraying of certain cultivated plants
around dwellings, the maintenance of
a finely pulveried surface soil in the
I cotton field, the destruction by plowing
up and burning of plants on
I areas that become infested early, and^
finally, spraying if the infestation becomes
general. , ? , ?
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The rod spider may ravage cotton
fit Ids at any time from the middle of
June to the middle of September.
Certain fields are infested while others
in tho immediate vicinity remain
quite free. The total extent of
jury, however, is likely to be very
serious. In 1912, for example, twofifths
of the cotton crop in SoW-ll
Carolina was damaged by this insect.
The great mass of rod spiders pass
the winter on wild plants. With the
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first warm davs in the sorfnir thnv
begin to multiply with great rapidity
and it becomes necessary for them
to seek new feeding grounds. They
attack whatever weeds and garden
plants they may meet and ultimately
find their way into the cotton fields.
In the late fall when cotton is no long
or available for them the spiders migrate
again to the wild plants, which
arc frequently found in the borders of
fields, and it has been ascertained
that in many cases they infest violet
beds. Altogether, this insect has been
found breeding on nearly 200 specie^
of plants, the most common of which
are cotton, cultivated violet, sow
thistle, hollyhock. dahlia, garden
beans, corn, tomato, onion, carnation,
sweet nea. hedtro nr>iii?>
a - f .. iiv vvi\'| 1KIO I 11 I I I 11 I I I *
morning glory, clover, wild vetch,
ironweed, Jerusalem oak, wild geranium,
evening primrose, pokewecd,
and strawberry.
Many ol' these plants are useless
weeds which can we'd be destroyed.
Where this has been done in and
around cotton fields, it has been
found in several instances that complete
immunity from the pest has
been enjoyed the following season.
Many cases of cotton infestation
from the spider, however, can he
traced fo cultivated plants in near-by
deoryards. Svi h plants should be
examined closely and sprayed as soon
as they show any signs of infestation.
The Government investigators
have tested a large number of spray
combinations in their work against
the red spider and have found that
the following are thoroughly satisfactory:
(1) Potassium sulphid (1
ounce to 2 gallons of water); (2)
lime-sulphur (home-made or commercial);
(3) kerosene emulsion (prepared
according to usual formula); (4)
flour-paste solution (1 gallon of stock
paste to 12 gallons of water). Any
one of these sprays if properly applide
will kill all the mites, but a
second spraying: one week later is
necessary to kill the insects that were
in the egg stage at the first spraying
Ic is also of the utmost importance
to remember that the mite spends its
life on the underside of the leaves.
The entire underside of every leaf
of an infested plant, therefore, must
be hit by the spray in order to accomplish
the desired result. Arsenical
sprays are of no use against this
pest.