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5 ' TWO GEORGIA FARMERS i I FINO THIS PAYS A Combination of Com, Cotton, Pigs and Peanuts, Raised INCREASED PROFITS INCREASED YIELDS Proper Selection of Farm Enterprises Large Factor in Success. ! The farmers of ttrooks County, Ga., have proven in a most practical way that a diversified type of farming, with cotton retained as the chief single source of income, can be profitably developed in many parts of the South. For many years the farmers particularly in the lower half of the county, have developed the swine industry and the production, on the farm of the products consumed in th home to a point that has been equaled in but few places in the S* uth. The United States I) partme.it <. f Agriculture in 1014 conducted a farm management survey in this ct unty, a report of which is published in tTi'h tin G48, which states that the type of farming found embodies features that might with profit be adopted ?n many parts of the cotton belt. Hogr Next tc. Coiitm. Cotton continues to be thchic4' source of income in this section, but unlike many other localities in the Scuth the next largest returns arc accredited to hogs. Little of the crop land in this community is wai ted. Tt is either made into pasture for hogs or cattle, or cultivated and put in corn and peanuts (usually grown together), cotton watermelons, oats, rye, and other feed crops. On nearly every farm there is a good home garden. The type of farming employed in this community, the report states, shows, that the more highly diversified farms have a slight advantage over the others in the yields of crop -, a considerable advantage in providing profitable employment for the work stock, and in returning larger profits per farm. The farms upon which the least diversification was practiced returned 15 per cent lcs~. profit than the average for the farms of similar size, while the farms practicing the most diversification returned 16 per cent more than the av erage. Note of Warning. In considering this question of diversified farming the bulletin sounds one note of warning. It states that wide deparutres from practices that fit economic factors at work in the community are likely to load to financial disaster. The proper selection of farm enterprises is a larg,x factor in determining the success of the business, and of equal importance in the combining of these enterprises in the proportion that best fit th^ 'ocal conditions. No abrupt changes, therefore, should be made unless the. local conditions are changed by such factors as altered market conditions. oV 'the introduction of Serious pests, and any changes should have the most careful consideration of the farmer. increased Profits Through Larger Yields. The report further points out that one of the surest means of increasing the profitableness of these farms is by increasing the crop yields. There is for each a point beyond which any further increase in yield can be secured only at a ccst higher than the returns. On some individual farms in Brooks County this point of "diminishing returns" has no doubt been reached or exceeded, but in studying groups of farms it \va found that on the average incr a ing the yields of any crop resulted in increased profits. Keeping work stock employed i ? another important factor in the determining of farm profits. On farms (hat kept mules productively employed for only 02 days per year the ccst of work stock was $1.70 per clay, v/hereas on farms providing 172 clays of productive labor the cost was only $0.72 per day. The farms that kept work stock econmoically employed tlid so by cultivating a sufficiently large area per mule. Thirty to thirty five acres per work animal was found to be mosto profitable on the light soils of Brooks County. o tm tofer itm Dm m nmct m urn y Dccauae of it* tonic and laxative effect. LAXATIVE BROMO QU1NINB is better than ordinary J Out nine and doc* not cause nervousness nor riDfiacinhesd. Remember the full name and loo* to* the signature of E. w. grove, 30c. STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ALL SOUTH CAROLINA PEOPLE Asbury Francis Lever, conyrcssman from th> Seventh Congress ionrl District, announced his lurn.iducy for the United States senate. H. L. Tilghmrn of the Unite<l States public service reserve, has received a letter from the United States department of labor, asking- for the cooperation of hi.; o.f'ce ni the work of securing men for stevedore reigiments for overseas service, boin;g a branch of the quartermaster d payment. J. Cjrim Mixson, assistant cit> clerk and treasurer of C lumbia. has been reported short in his accounts by C. L. Vann a certified public accountant. The alleged shortage is exneetod to approximate lb,030 to $23.000. J. F. Sims of Coumbia lias been appointed farm help special worker in South Carolina. \ ?? ? In view of the fact that the ColumKI o Urvf nle n r>< I K/\f? -?? r? >MU IIVVl If 44 1IVI VFV/44 I V ( 1 I I fl, I1UUOCC1 L'UH not accommodate the families of the i;n'Oit. U. ... .? . o w i ?.; O 1.. made by the Co!v.:rli'a Chamber cf Commerce to residents of the cit\ v. ho have hoir.es whic h ihey do not fully utilize, to throw ep n th-v homes to tl/se people. GIRLS! WHITEN SKIN WITH LEMON JUICE Make a beauty lotion for a few cents to remove tan, freckles, sallowness. Your grocer has the lemons and any drug' store or toilet counter will supply you with three ounces of orchard white for a few cents. Squeeze the juice of two fresh lemons into a bottle, then put in. the orchard white and shake well. This makes a quarter pint of the very best lemon skin whitener and complexion beautifier known. Massage this fragrant, creamy lotion daily into the face, neck, arms and hands and just seVow freckles, tan, sallowness, redness and rdughness disappear and howsmooth, soft and clear the akin b<comes. Yes! It is harmless, and the beautiful results will surprise yon.adv?(4) NITRATE SHIPMENTS WILL COME FINALLY Washington.?There appears t> bo io rca2c:\ why the farmers of the country should be disturbed over the situation except as it may he affected by war conditions now un forseon, respite various rumors that have been circulated that the balance of the nitrate to be furnished by the government will not be available. Senator E. D. Smith of South Carolina has received a la -go number o'" irquirio.-; from farmers who ha*e apparently be some unnecessarily alarmed, the unavoidable d"lays, fr>m I'mc to time, in the delivery of thi ; nitrate, no doubt, seeming to give color to the rumors Senator Smith believes have been started by a few. unscrupulous importers and dealers. In order to be in position to give the users of nitrate, especially the cotton planters, information that would bo authoritative and effectually squelch these disturbing rumors, Senator Smith has taken the matter up with the department of agriculture an 1 nas just received tne toiiowing statement, which clearly gives the pre: cut status and shows that the government is going steadily ahead in the delivery ol' nitrate despite numerous difficulties: "The work of transporting and distributing to farmers the nitrate purchased by the government for fertilizer use is proceeding as rapidly as possible despite unavoidable ocean transportation difficulties duo to unexpected war demands for shipping. "Advices from the shipping board a : to present shipping conditions indicate that the department will be able substantially to meet the orders received from farmers up to February 4, the date upon which the receipt of applications' was closed. In the absence of absolutely unavoidable developments it is believed that all the nitrate contracted for will be secured. Not all of it will be received in time to be used this soring, but i* is contemplated that the greater portion of it will be delivered to farmers in time to serve their purpose. An> representations to the contrary arc unwarranted and misleading'. The department has taken every possible step to hasten deliveries from Chile and to expedite the shipments to far mers of nitrate from ports of distri bution in the United States." TUXMOSSY HCT Do Not Get Carele ? ?. With\ * j Impurities Invite Disease. I You should pay particular heed to , any indication that your blood supply is becoming: sluggish, or that there is .a lesseninguin its stro?gv*nd. vital force. By keeping your blood purified. your system more easily wards off . disease that is ever present, waiting to attack wherever there is an open- 1 UNLAWFUL TOMOVE CERTAIN ARTICLES Boll Weevil Territory Defined and Transportation Rel stricted. The South Carolina State crop i-.immicoinM I ^ . I i.K_ 1 ' vviiiiiiiDoiuii IOMICII Hit' lUIH'NN ! inj?: j Tlio following quarantine zone ; o' the South Carolina State crop pest commission governing the transports ; lien of restricted and prohibited articles from boll weevil territory wil become effective May 10, 1918. Th boll weevil line extends from the Savannah River about six m'les north j Kiudeville r.nd southeast through BhiiTton and Hilton Head. The safety lin? is the same as th:4 quarantine lino of the past win*or and is as follows: From Woowlawa east of Langley immediately west c Weathersbee, Allendale and Fairfax immediately east of Hampton through Blakes and South Edisto ontiance. The quarantine line is as fellows: Mt. Carmel immediately southwest of Saluda west of Batesburg through Neeses, Cope, Branchville, Givhans and west of Charleston. It is unlawful to move restricted or prohibited articles from boll weveil territory into safety zone. It is unlaw ful to move restricted or prohibited articles from safety zone into quarantine zone, or from quarantin zone 'nto free territory, without special promit from this commission. I Special attention is directed that ;t is unlawful to ship restricted o.? prohih:ted articles from boll weevil tcrriJ A GAR H LOAD OF y We have just received fro . Horses and Mules and ha in our barn. If in need o and see these. Your; JENKINS TABOR, NORT I Let Us H Times of war when nearly der changed conditions; when use are higher than ever; whe es the things which we former time of all times when we need Our experience lasting ov with the markets where the th tributed, and knowing how to goods that will do the most gc ter position than ever to help * tu ii auco wiiii uo uui my me year Thanking each and every < have had during the past, we : 1 ance of good will during 1918 DUSENBUI : Toddville, # ALDOOWVM.1,.0 II... .ajJL yl! U ! IJ. SS .& ,y | rour Blood Supply in jr. A few bottles el S. S. 8n the peat vegetable blood medicine, will revitalise your blood and give you . new strength and a healthy, vigorous vitality. Everyone needs it just now to keep the system in perfect condition. Go to your drug store and get rbottle to-day,'atfd if you niAil any medical advice, you can obtain it without cost by writing to Medical Director, Swift Specific Co., 25 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta,. Ga. tcry, sal'tey or quarantine zones into free territory without a special peril iit from the South Carolina State crop pest commission. Any person interested in the transportation of I material can obtain the regulations. I the explanations of the zones, together with a map of South Carolina shewing these zones, by applying to the South Carolina State crop pest commission. A. F. Conradi, State Entomologist it. W. Banc, Stat? Pathologist. o HOW HOME CANNERS MAY OBTAIN SUGAR % Grocers throughout the State are now being supplied with blank certificates, upon the signing of which persons desiring- sugar icr canning and preserving may obtain the same. The grocers arc being supplied with these certificates by the county food administrators, who are in turn supplicd by the State administrator. The certificate system is used to make sure that home canncrs may cb tain sufficient sugar to preserve perishable fruits and at the same time to place a check upon those who would endeavor to obtain unreasonable quantities for household consumption. Certificates are to be left with tlv> gvocres when signed ancl the grocers are required to send these in to th? State food administrator. ON ALLDffiVS I VTIHLAOi FTHCHA5I OF VULAI FLOUR FOR HDfll USE YOU KUSl BOY ALSO AN BQGAL jJulilliyWi AttCHJNT OF OTHER CEXEJLLS SK$ HORSES J? 8 MOLES m the West a nice car of ve about thirty-five head f a Horse or Mule come \ } I truly. , j > BROS. H CAROLINA ' i l_l? U I ieip tou. j everything has to work uuprices of things the people n we all have to deny ourselvly used in plenty: Such is the to help each other. er many years in keeping up lings the people need are disbuy carefully and obtain the iod: we feel that we are in bet> each and every customer who 1918. customer for the patronage we respectfully ask for a continuvi it nn ??> s. c. 7 * FOREIGN ITEMS GATHERED AMD CONDENSED FOE FA8T READING Sixty-six persons lost their lives when the steamship City of Athene bound from New York to Savannah, was rammed and sunk by 'a French cruiser of the Delewarc coast May 1 The onamv'jj arMllorv li?? !???" "n tive against the back areas in the . neighborhood fo Bethune and has heavily shelled French positions on the hoc re sector. The rtumbcr of'German prisoners captured by the British armies( in France during March was 1,061, in- j eluding 09 officers. Contracts for 1,025 froight and passenger locomotives, the largestj single order ever placed in the his-; tory of American railways, were h t j last week. Plans for increasing tlie war army to keep pace with the accelerated movement of American soldiers to I the battle front in France will bo laid before the house committee by Secretary Baker. A total output of 140,000 tons of new shipping for the month of April v.* as report oil to the shipping board. The war labor board averted the strike of the pulp and paper workers 1 called May 1. in the plants of the In-1 lomationa! Pi*per Company. German forces have occupied St?bastopol, the great Russian fortriss in the Crimea. The German government, according to a dispatch from Berlin, says ;t is unable to demand the red flag from the Russian embassy at Berlin as it lias been recognized as the color of the Russian Republic. The government began presentation of testimony in the trial of 112 loaders of the Industrial Worker^ of the World lust week.. Germany has lost heavily, but the emperor still has reserves to throw into the fight. mi n. *i! i. if r-*_ f i* x ii*? nriu.sji lorce.i in raiestin^ have recaptured Els Salt, a village from which they retired three week ago . n TUESDAY 1 MEATLESS VHEATLESS ^j?JjP Q THE PRAISE CONTINUES Everywhere We Hear Good Reports of Doan's Kklr.ey Pills Conway is no exception. Every section of the U. S. resounds with ! praise of Doan's Kidney Pills. Thirty j thousand persons are giving testimony in their home newspapers. The' sincerity of these witnesses, the fact! that they live so near, is the best proof of the merit of Doan's. Here's a Conway case. Mrs. G. A. Macklen, nurse, Laurel 9L, Conway, says: "I don't hesitate to recommend Doan's Kidney Pills. J consider them a most valuable medicine for backache, ^headaches, dizziness and other kidney disorders. I have often recommended Doan's Kid ney Pills and they have always given the best of results." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that Mrs. 'Macklen had. Foster-Milbum Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.?aclv COLDS & LaGRIPPE 5 or 6 doses 600 will bred any case of Chills & Fever, Coldt j}, I odrirtrto* ? onlo *\n La 1 uv JUUVJI u?li> vaa MIV 1I?6I better than Calomel and doea no I firioe or ticken. Price 25c. TY PEW I have the following Second 1 L. 0. Smith (used very little] 1 No. 5 Oliver 1 NO. 10 Remington Visible 1 No. 5 Royal 1 Blind Fox 1 Blind Smith Premier All of these machines have and are guaranteed to be in fii Will sell on monthly payments, for cash. Write me your needs R. G. SCAR, SUMTER, SDI Dea L C. Smith & Bros. CALOMEL SALIVATES ? AND MAKES YOU SICK Acts like dynamite on a slug^ gish liver and you lose a day's work. There's no reason why a person should take sickening, salivating calomel when a few cents buys a large bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone?a per Vfeet substitute tor calomel. It i.* at pleasant, vegetable liquuf which will start your liver just as surely as colomel, but it doesn't mafcqj1 you sick awd caw not salivate. Children: and! grown folks can takeDodson's* Liver Tone, because it is ^ perfectly liavmfesB, Calomel is a dangerous drug. It is i mercury and attacks your bones. Take a dose ol' nasty calomel today and you will fell weak, sick and nauseated tomorrow. Don't lose a day's work. Take a spoonful of Dodson's Liver Tone instead and you will wake ^ ,<j up feeling great.. No more biliou^ ' constipation, siuggisnness, head . ache, coated tongue or sour stomach. Tour druggist says if you don't find Dodson's Liver Tone acts better than horrible calomel your money is waiting for you.?adv. n no nTTrrio ucad i lu 11 cno nc?n GALL OF PRISON San Francisco.?-One lurid chapter in the history of Germany's intrigue t? win mastery of the" world was closed today when United States Dis- *W trict Judge William <C. Van Fleet pronounced sentences upon 29 Germans, Americans and Hindus convicted of having conspired. to< overthrow British rule in Indioi. The trial of the principals in the worldwide conspiracy was a series of sensations, including, exposures of ? criminal German diplomacy and the / shooting to death of two Hindu de- J**** fondants in the court room a week ago. The total of the prison terms imposed was 23 2-3 years and the fines totalled $64,000. . I/>uis T. Hengstler,. San Francisco admiralty lawyer;. wa? the only defendant to escape a prison sentence. Judge Van Fleet remitted a jail term of four months after Hengster made a plea to the court, asserting his Americanism anil denouncing Ger * man imperialism* A fine of $5,000 remained against him. Guilt for the conspiracy was placed S(;uarely on the German supreme com mand by Judge Van Fleet, characterizing the Hindu conspirators as mere /..it'.. ^4? t- U ~ U i. t. 1 ^i?v ui unc ruiim*?js I'ru.ssiuri military system." The German foreign office, embassy at Washington and consultate at San Francisco were the nerve centers for the world-wide plot to wrest India from England, Judge. Van Fleet declared in sentencing Franz Bopp, W'.1 helm von Brincken and E. von Shack,. th<? heads of the consulate. T5opp and von Shaok. were- given the maximum nfences provided by the law for violation: of neutrality, two years' im- v >prisonmenfc and $10,000 fine each. Von 1 Brincken was sentenced to serve two I years. Judge Van Meet indicated that no action would be taken to deport the Hindu defendants in the event the^, refrained from revolutionary actions i after completing theijr prison terms. Tp "The people of this country are ^ taking the law into their own hands, much as we may regret it," Judge Van Fleet said, in warning the Hindus not to return to their propagnada activities when they are freed from prison. ^ To Cure a Cold In On* Day. -J 1'* Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quimme. It atop* the , Couxh and Headache and works off the Cold. Drujftfists refund money U it fails to cure, f* E W GROVE'S signature om each box. 3QCyf R ITERS. hand Typewriters for sale: ) 665.00 80.00 * 85.00 / 86.00 10.00 13.60 been thoroughly overhauled rst class working condition. V or, give five per cent discounl DnDAfrr'o uv/iwuun, JTH CAROLINA. tor in and Royal Typewriters