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I \ * Save a supply of " good cotton seed High Prices Are Causing Far1 mers io Want to Sell to Mills ALL KINDS LIKELY VERY SHOaT IN SPRING Early Maturing Long Staple Varieties Should be Saved For Planting. The Bureau of Plant Industry, "United Staler Department of Agriculture, has issued the following statement advising cotton growers to make certain of that supply ol seed for planting. All kinds of cotton seed are likely to be scarce at planting time next spring. The unprecedented prices, now being paid at the oil mills may tempt many farmers to cut dowr. their reserves of planting- seed or to sell all of it, perhaps with the idea of being able to buy seed of a better variety for only a little more than the mills arc now paying for ordinary gin-run seed. While it is always desirable to replace an inferior slock with a better one, it would be well to make sure of the good planting seed as soon as possible. Supplies of pure seed are always inadequate, and the department frequently has to tell many correspondents who ask where pure seed of superior varieties can be purchased that no more is in sight. Although special efforts are made to keep in touch with farmers who are maintaining pure stocks of any of the varieties that have been distributed by this department, all such stocks are usually exhausted before the planting season arrives. Special Demand for Long-Staple Another danger to the seed supply lies in the possibility that growers who have good seed of superior varieties may think it easier to sell it at once to the oil mill instead of holding" it to sell for nlantinv Thi? w - ? * -O" is a special danger in connection with.the new early-maturing longstaple varieties. As only limited supplies of good seed of these varieties are in existence, it may be urged that all of this should be saved for planting purposes. There is an active and rapidly increasing demand for the longer staples, with no immediate prospect of overproduction. The present demand is likely to increase as fast as the supply, if the production of such cotton can be established on an adequate scale, so that manufacturers can have the same confidence in being able to secure stocks of long staple cotton that they have with short staples. At the present time the supply of long-staple cotton, especially that from 1 3-16 to 1 1-2 inches in length, is much below the demand. This fact is reflected in the large premiums now being paid for these extra staples. Prices are now higher than at any time in the history of cotton production. New Areas of Long-Staple Production. The new early-maturing longstaple varieties which are proving successful in meeting the boll weevil conditions in the Delta region ol: Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansnv nvn nnmino1 ir?fr? nn< ' v vx/iiiiii^ jiivw V. UIH t(ltiv/|| V/ U t side this former center of longstaple production. Three other areas now offer especially promising prospects of an increased planting of these cotton?southeastern Virginia and adjacent regions of North Carolina,, northern Mississippi, ana western Tennessee, and the Red River Valley of northeastern Texas. While equally favorable conditions are probably to be found in other States, the experiments that have been carried on for several years in the districts mentioned have shown the practical possibilities of prof dusing satisfactory crops of longstaple cotton in ordinary seasons. In each of these areas yields of more than a bale per acre have been obtained for several of the early longstaple varieties now being grown? Columbia, Foster, Express, and Durango. New Early-Maturing . Long-Staple Varieties. The development by the Department of Agriculture of these earlymaturing varieties has entirely changed th? prospects of production / . o.i' long-staple fiber in hte American cotton belt, both inside and outside the areas infested by the boll weevil. The old long-staple varieties, such as Allen, Sunflower, Klorodora, and numerous others, we! e often s0 late in maturing that they could not be considered a safe crop except in the more southern districts, and even there the yields frequently were very small. The chances of good crops were still further reduced when the weevils came, and most of the long-staple planters turned to short staples or abandoned cotton altogether. The new long-staple varieties have no relation to the old ones. They were developed from different stocks and have distinct botanical characters and habits of growth. In their general appearance, size of bolls, and ability to mature in short seasons they are much more like the shortc4 u%\ln irn itintino . C i-l>/\ n /#? i oinjjiu voiicvici}, nunc u i uic cultural drawbacks of the old longstaple varieties applies to these r.ew sorts, which are now being planted to advantage in many parts of the cotton belt. The best prospects of utilization lie with organized communities devoted to the production of a single variety, because it is only in such communities that slocks of pure seed are likely to be maintained. This precaution is especially necessary with long-staple cotton, ::i order to preserve uniformity and thus secure the highest prices foi both the lint and the seed. Descriptions of New Varieties. Four early-maturing long-staple varieties bred by the Department of Agriculture are now grown on a corn mercial scale. Three of these, Co 'umbia, Foster, and Durango, have been sent out through the congressional seed distribution, while a fourth variety, called Express, is being planted under special conditions in the bottom lands of Mississippi. The Columbia variety, also known as Webber, has proved to be weil adapted to South Carolina and adjacent States. It was developed by selection from an eastern short-staple variety and is as early and prolific as most of the eastern short-staple sorts. The staple has a length c.1 3-16 to 1 5-16 inches, uniform, and of good quality. The center of production is in the region of Hartsville, in Darlington County, S. C.. where the variety was bred. Columbia has also done well in western Tennessee, but is not advised for the drier conditions often encountered farther west, though often giving good results i? favorable seasons. The tendency under the western conditions is to produce very dense foliage and mature only a small crop. Foster is a medium long-staple variety, producing fiber of from 1 1-2 to 1 3-8 inches, early enough to give profitable yields under boll-weevil conditions. It has been grown very successfully in Mississippi and Louisiana and appears to be the best substitute for the old late-maturing "Peeler" varieties in the region where these were grown. Express was developed in northern Texas and is an extra-early variety, but no general distribution was made on account of features that seemed likely to attract unfavorable attention, such as small bolls, low percentage of lint, and lack of uniformity. Nevertheless, good results have been reported in Mississippi, and the variety may have value for rich bottom lands where cotton usually- grows rank and ripens late, but it is not recommended for other parts of the country. Durango is a newly acclimatized Mexican variety, bred at first in Texas, but now proving to be adapted to a wide range of conditions in other States. Durango is distinctly earlier than Columbia and has given better results than other long-staple varieties in the irrigated sections of the Southwest, and in the upland districts of the Southeast. Even as far north as Norfolk, Va., it has been grown on a commercial scale for the last five years, about 1,600 acres being planted in the season of 1916. Durango is very prolific, frequently outyields short-staple varieties, and often shows a higher outturn at the gin, the per centage being usually above 30, often 32 to 34. The lint attains a length of 1 1-4 inches under favorable conditions, has a distinctive quality, and has found a ready market, with substantial premiums above the regular prices for short cottons. Some 20,000 bales have been grown in the Imperial Valley of California this season, and are now being sold at prices around 30 cents a pound. O. F. COOK, Bionomist, in charge of Crop Acclimatization Investigations o Up to Him. The Lord sends the sunshine and the rain, but the farmer must do his own plowing.?Christian Herald. HE HORRY HERA LJ Dicky's hew Year I Bow Be Came (o Attend the Brown Folks' Party. DICKY sprawled ungracefully on the floor, and at times ue bestowed a sly and naughty kick upon the unresisting legs of a chair thut stood near him. His first Impulse was to feel sorry for doing this, his secoud to look uround and see If any one had noticed this little outburst of temper. It may be that the Christ-nas festivities of a few days before had been too much for him: but. whatever it was, Dicky was certainly cross and Inclined to weep easily. However, neither his mother nor his Aunt Gertrude noticed how he kicked the chair nor the way he scowled upon i the world In general from under Ids tawny curls. They were absorbed in their preparations for entertaining the guests of thut evening, and for ouce Dicky was forgotten. "If I was going to have a party ami Invite all the people In the world I'd invite my own little boy, Dicky, too I wouldn't leave hiiu out," quoth Dicky out of the silence. "What's that V" asked his mot hot* j eareleswly, absorbed In her own thought*. "No. no. Dicky: this is a par ty for mother's and fa titer's friends Von wouldn't enjoy it." "Oh. but I do want to come." persist ed Dicky "I've heard you all talking ' ahout it. and I waut to see tltv new year come in the window." "What Ih the child talking ahout?" asked his aunt. "The new year It's coming in the window, and I Ilea I'd mot iter toll how you were all going to open It to wel- i come ii in." replied Dicky, somewhat impatient at his aunt for not under standing so obvious a meaning. "Nothing will come In at the win dow, dear." said Ids mother gently. "It's just a pretty custom. There will not he anything for you to see. and you will he much happier upstairs in your nice warm bed." Dicky wept a little at the time, and when the hour came for'bed under the stern eye of his father lie rehelliously consented to he tucked In by Ids nurse, although not without further remonstrances. finding them of no avail, he sobbed his woes into his pillow, while his fa tiier and mot Iter went below to 'receive their guests. 11 y making a brave resistance to the HrniVuilliiWU f h?i f It'll o Ifttir in w\n .. ...... -r. .....I .MIC ?.|'V/II llllll Dicky managed to keep awake until the party had assembled In the parlor below. Then he crept out of bed and hung over the banisters, eagerly trying to catch sight of the brilliant people in the gathering. A man passed along the hall Dicky thought it might be his father and scampered back to bed again as fast as his little bare feet would carry him. And then without more ado he soon fell asleep, "the world forgetting, by the world forgot." Downstairs the hours passed merrily, and the old year drew to a happy close. First there were only fifteen minutes of it left; then there were only ten. Finally the old year had but five short periods, counting sixty seconds each, to live. The men and women gathered together showed nothing of the solemnity that underlies the merriment of all such gatherings. Four minutes, three minutes, two minutesall! They turned from the windows in surprise to see Dicky standing in the doorway. He was not dressed for the party, and his little nightgown afforded scant protection against the drafts of the lower room. He was not expected at the party, either, and the expression on his father's face suggested that ho was not even welcome there. These considerations might have disturbed an adult guest, but they mattered little to Dicky. He did not look or speak to any one. Ordinarily his father's sternness would have sent him with a headlong rush to the protection of his mother's arms. Turning neither to the right nor to the left, he went to the window, and, although his eyes were closed, his little j hands unlocked the catch that fastened it and opened the great casements without a mistake or hesitation. Ills mother, choking hack a cry, took a furred wrap and went to cover him. His father looked, half in fright, at ids brother, who was standing near. "Be careful not to wake him suddenly." said Dr. Tom. "He's walking in his sleep!" He raised the child gently in his arms and held him in the full blaze of the great chandelier, but Dicky's closed eyelids never quivered as the light struck agninst them. When he opened his eyes he was amazed to And himself at the party after all, surrounded by men and women, who all said cheerfully, "A happy New Year to you, Dicky, dear!" He was too drowsy to be frightened, but as his father carried him back to bed the child heard the great bells of the city calling out to bim: "A happy New Year, Dicky, dear, and many of them!" o HOW TO CHECK THAT COLD. When it is*painful to breathe and fever sends chills up and down your back, you are in for a cold. A timely dose of Dr. Bell's Pine Tar Honey will stop the sneezes and sniffles. The pine balsam loosens the phlegm and clears the bronchial tubes, the honey soothes and relieves the sore throat. The antiseptic qualities kill the germ and the congested condition is relieved. Croup, whooping cou^h quickly relieved. All Druggists, 25c. ) and chronic bronchial affections D, CONWAY, 8. 0. ENERGY IS WASTED SPENT WITH WORRY Save Your Nerves for the Thick of the Task Only. Consider the automobile. When the car is going to stand still foi more than a few minutes the drivci stops the engine. By doing this h< saves gasoline, oil, ai d above all, useless wear and tear on the machinery. If he lets the engine "run idle ' i e has wasted a lot of valuable material, shortened the life of his engine and in the meantime the automobile hasn't budged an inch. The birds build nests for the preUv_.\n of their young against thej weather; tire foxes dig holes for se-j curity against Iocs; the squiirels kyj by store? of ruts against the coming of winter; and dogs bury bone; agairsv the v. / when b mcs will bo scarce. There n.vo the manifestations o'" a normal protective instinct arismct' fvnttt il?l v l>M iV n/?n of mono \ A|H l .< iiVV 1 J ' many generations. So far as is known though, no biiv. ever tried to build more nests than hi'?. neighbor, no fox ever fretted because he enl> had one hole in which to hi ie; no squirrel ever died of anxiety \ si he should not lay by enough r.u.o foi two winters instead of for one; and no dog ever lost any sleep over the ! fact that he didn't have enoughi bones laid aside to provide for i. I declining years. . i This protective instinct is also j present in the human mind and when properly directed is a great source ov prosperity both to the individu 1 and the nation. In order for man tc: store up and lay by, to gain advance- | nient either in honor of materia', things, it is necessary that he take some forethought of the morrow but just so soon as ho carries thLbeyond the normal point the mental process becomes an exaggerated and 1 abnormal one. The normal protcc! tive instinct is stimulated by a normal fear of those events which are reasonably sure to happen in the future unless means are adopted against them. The moment that this fear becomes abnormal or exaggcr |ated it over stimulates this proteo i tive instinct and to nil ffnnrl nnvniici. ? ... because it results in worry. This worry continues long after the necessity for the normal stimulus of l fear has passed, with the result tha*. there is an impairment in mental power and a dissipation of the ner 1 vous forces. In other words, the I n\ental engine has been "lunnir.g j idle" and at the same time delivering ! no propulsive power. In fact, worry is an abnormal state. Not all worry is preventable but for the most part it can be avoided. Most of our fears are never realized, j and as a rule, if we meet our troubles day by day as they come without I worrying about them before they arrive or fretting over them after I they have passed, we will find that wc have the strength to rise above them. Worry undermines the health to a certain extent. It really weakens the mental forces by tiring them out by doing nothing. Usually the relief from wnvvv roufo wJfV? - TW * j *. %/M VU TV till tlic V IV" tim of this unhappy habit himself, but sometimes the real causes are not the ones which seem to explain the condition and we must go deep I into our lives or have the assistance of those who are skilled in unraveling mental processes. ! The best antidote for worry is a J change of mental occupation, a getting away from the scenes which provoke worry, exercise in the open air, a good book, a pleasant recreation, or a temporary change of occupation. As a matter of mental [health every sufferer from this unfortunate condition owes it to himself to discover some simple means of getting away from this habit ...1. ! , 1. ' - * " " wnicn is destructive to health an?* peace of mind alike. o PLAN TO RESUME RAILWAY INQUIRY AFTER MARCH 4TH agreement, nowever, that many of the Jlflleulties which confront th? railroads ! and which make It impossible for them 1 to meet the requirements of the na I t ion's commerce promptly and satlsfac- > torily arise from the haphazard and, often conflicting measures of regulation that have been adopted from time to I time by the federal government and the forty-eight states and that what is needed is a well ordered, systematic scheme of federal regulation that shall cover the whole country and make it possible for the railroads to provide the extensions and improved facilities so badly needed, while at the same time i protecting fully the public lnterestsA___d TO INCREASE THE HONEY PRODUCTION Clmnson College, S. C.?The beekeepers of South Carolina numbering 12,528, own 75,422 colonies of bees, irowi wnich they secure a return of 6511,119 pounds of honey valued at $78,930 or $1.04 per stand, according to figures of the United States bu roan of Entomology. This return < named above is on an investment of * l .47, per stand, according to the igures of the beekeepers themselves given the enumerators of the censu.. While this appears to he a very good return for the amounts invested, the adoption of modern method* cf beekeeping would increase this re turn greatly. The change of bees t movable frame hives, the prevention of excessive swarming and o-tlie d mn methods have prove i them :o!vts for the department ar.d hund. .cds of beekeepers over the country. To got South Carolina beekeepcrr and apiarists in the fifteen southern states to become modern hooV^n^s the dcpartn.eni of agriculture plans to do a considerable amount of extension work in the near future North Carolina and Tennessee hav ing already secured bee experts t further the work in their states. I' is hoped other States will take ad vanta e of this and begin beekeep i::g extension work to improve api- ' .. oJ ... 1 i *? ^uuului i ui tiiiiuu:. Any further information in refer once to any branch of beekeeping | v. ill bo furnished by the Extension | Division of Clemson Co'loge, which J is perfecting a cooperative arrange J meat with the Division of Entomol I ogy of Clemson College and the U. S. Department of Agriculture.to car vy on tMs work. UGH! CALOMEL MAKES YOU DEATHLY SICK Stop using dangerous drug before it salivates you! It's horrible! I You've bilious, sluggish, constipated and believe you need vile, dangerous calomel to start your liver and | clean your bowels. Here's my guarantee! Ask your druggist for a 50 cent bottle of Hudson's Live Tone and take a spoonful tonight. If it doesn't start your liver and straighten you right up better than calomel and without grip i ing or making you sick I want you to go back to the store and got your money. Take calomel today and tomorrow you feel weak and sick and nauseated. Don't lose a day's work. Take a spoonful of harmless, vegetable Dodson's Liver Tone tonight and wake up feeling great. It's perfectly harmless, so give it to your chill dren any time. It can't salivate, so let them eat anything afterwards.? adv. MAKEYOUifpUTTY EASILY AT HOME I Clcmson College, S. C.?Get som> I bolted whiting and linseed oil of J your drug store man and for a small | sum you can make some of the finest ikind of putty with which you can reputty your sashes. This will be a fine little job when the winter is coming on and when you haven't so very much to do. Mix the whiting and linseed as thick as you can stir. As your stir add more whiting and when the batch becomes thick enough oil your hands and work the putty just as a housewife deos when she kneeds 1 l ' *r ner oread. Keep on adding the whiting until the putty has the proper consistency and does not stick to the hands. Wlhen reputtying the old sash, first remove all the old loose putty and then prime over the bare wood with lead and oil paint. When dry apply the putty. If sash are puttied without priming first the wood ab-u sorbs the oil from the putty and the putty soon peels off again. COLDS & LaGRIPPE R or 6 doses 600 will break any case of Chills & Fever, Colds & LaGrippe; it acts on the liver better than Calomel and does not I THRKB GREAT IMPROVEMENT WiTH COUNTY AGENTS Improvements in Farming Methods Due to Demonstration Activities ? 4.i?. SPECIFIC STATEMENT OF RESULTS OBTAINED Local Associations of Farmers Are Now Taking* Greater Part in Work. , f* % C * . ; | .V ' I ^ Through development of in.proved organization and the growth of more ocnnKe p?ojeot system the Of* (ice of kxtemion Work in the North u.vd West carried its demonstration activities inVo closer relations to the I * i ?v v k at needs o': liif farmers ot ihc; vi'.'ijk'n outii.g vac past year, according to tr.c a.mual revolt of the S'.utv.-* Kviutiv>'..s Service o. the department. i+jc:u associations of farmers ook a grenecr part ;n the work end move i.vti r.doa was devoted to studies of .oca) wcr.cra-c facts upon which to develop demonstrations of V-ovraancnf value. Extension work in, .ho special interests of farm women was undertaken in the territory unv.ei th oi.i e. aim ... mm uer of women agents wire placed i.i the field. am.v,.., the specn.c results from he county-agent work of the Office ter.sioi": Work in the North and \Vcs. il.ti r?g tne year v?c.ei Yields of corn in fields managed as demonstrations under supervision of tne county agents increased on an average 12.8 bushels per acre over tiie average yieid for the region. Yields of wheat in fields managed d? v> ,'s* rat ions increased 8.4 bush v 1 c uer p. vc. * V Yields of Oats in lie s managed as demonstrations inert used 11.7 bushj Is per ukre. Alfalfa was introduced on 11,311 farms. Several seme registered stallions and rams and seven al bundled registered buds ar.d boa's were placed on farms. Neany a thousand fic.e buds no longer useful ii: their comrnu.Jtics because of danger of iimreedin.j were saved f *orn the block and trans j ferre-il to other communities, t One hundred and forty-thre3 cowtesting assoiiatioi s, DO live-stock J breeding sj isolations, and 142 hog cholera eo .tiol associations were organiuod. More than 200 000 hogs were vaccinated against cholera. Better farm management was promote*! through assistance given to farmers in determining the factors that make for success or failure in farm enterprises. Farmers' exchanges and cooperative marketing associations were organized and effected large savings to members. Three hundred and twenty-one water-supply systems were introduced into farm homes. Club work was carried on with more than 209,000 boys and girls. Over 24,000 of these engaged in profit-making projects, producing over $509,000 worth of food products. The club work was placed on a more permanent basis as an extension agency, and boys and girls are now enrolling to pursue the work for a series of years. o Ml A *r ^ ? ? i a liiv UK HULL WEEVIL Convention to lie Held at Lexington in January. Lexington.?Under the auspices of the Bank of Western Carolina a big boll weevil convention will be held in the county court house on January 12, and among the speakers will be Gov. Richard I. Mannning, who headed the commission which visited the boll weevil sections several weeks ago, and who is considered an authority on this time on the subject. There will be many other speakers of prominence?men who iiutc 1^1 veil unit? ana study to the question, and the attendance of farm era is expected to be very large. ? We pretend to know what life is? yet no man can explain ita mystery. A mL m*Sml mill! I Up* Um Bern mSm mr BUM fta Staaa*. la jfldMos to other properties* Lax-Foe contains Cascara in acceptable form* a stimulating Laxative and Tonic. Lax-Foe acts effectively and does not gripe roc disturb stomach. At the same time, it ails