The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, May 29, 1919, Page PAGE SIX, Image 6
HOI SB
THE SPRING UTTER
Careful Feeding and Manage
ment Spell Success.
Clemfon College.?With hog prices
?t an unprecedented level, a shortage
of hogs (in the European countries,
and prospects for a large export trads
with the Central powers upon the declaration
of peace, the production of
hogs should he one of the most important
enterprises of the farm in
1919, especially in the South with its
natural advantages for growing forage,
which is one of the most important
factors for economic pork production.
The first period in the feeding and
management of a litter of pigs begins
when the sow becomes pregnant and !
ends when she farrows. The second
period begins with the birth of the I
pigs and continues until the pigs
reach maturity or are marketed. By
this time most of the spring pigs have
been farrowed, and the problem now
is to push them rapidly and economically
for the market. If the pregnant
sow's ration has supplied sufficient
proiem ror none and muscle bunding
in the pigs and sho has boon kept
in good physical condition through exercise.
the product should bo a strong,
healthy litter that will make rapid
and cheap gains.
For the first few weeks, when the
pigs will he nourished entirely by the
sow. her ration should he sufficient to
furnish an abundant flow of milk.
However, if she is overled. causing a
heavy flow of milk, the pigs are likely
to have scours. If fhis occurs, the
feed of the sow should lie reduced immediately.
and she should he fed 15
to HO grains of copperas in her slop
morning and night until scouring
ceases. The ration for a sow suckling
pigs is ahout 4 per cent of her live j
weight, when not on pasture. Hut for
the host results the sow and pigs
should he on pasture. When on a
non-leguminous pasture such as rape, i
rye. and Bermuda grass, the sow ;
should have a grain ration equivalent
to H per cent of her live weight. On
Alfalfa, red clover, and other legumes. I
the grain ration need not he over H
per cent, of her live weight. The sow's 1
grain ration should he well balanced. ,
"Several balanced rations are given !
later in this article.
The young pigs will begin to ent at
3 to 4 weeks of age. If the litter i.t
small and the sow is on pasture and
'has a liberal grain ration, the pigs
will need little additional feed. If the
Jitter js large and the mother a l'ght
milker, the piga should he given a 1
sk'nwn'lk ?*y.l wheat shorts !t: j
creep not .?v.eeL.hi)le to the mother. *
If milk is not available, the shorts J
may he made into a thin slop Wt?
?water. At 7 or S weeks of age. corn j
may he substittP^d for one-half the '
.shorts. j
.Th^ age of weaning depends upon ^
whether or not two litters are to he .
raised per year. In no case should
pigs he weaned under 8 weeks of age;
JO or 12 weeks is better. At weaning
"time the feed of the sow is reduced
to slack the nrlk flow, and the rations j
<of the pigs fiholnd be Increased so J
that there will he little interruption in j
the growth of the pigs. The weaning j
should he abruptly, and under no oir- .
cumstances should the sow ho return
ed to the pigs. The most critical
time in a pig's life is past when he
Is weaned and is eating well. The
feeding from then on is a matter of
making the best ration from the avail- j
hie food.
"i For the cheap st gitins pigs should
he on pasture at all times. Home pas- j
lures for summer grazing are alfalfa. |
clover, cowpeua, soy beans, peanuts, i
Bermuda grass, rape and velvet j
beans. However, pastures should ]
not be relied upon to itulke pork alone. |
The n\? si rapid and cheapest gains
are produced by supplementing the
pastures with a grain ration. The
amount of grain to feed when hogs
are T>n pasture is approximately ?. per
rent of their live weight. The following
grain mixtures are recommended:
<^orn 10 parts, tankage 1 part; corn
and middling equal parts; corn 6
parts, soybean meal 1 part; or corn J
parts, velvet bean meal 1 part. With
leguminous pasture, such as alfalfa,
clover, cowpeas. soy beans, peanuts,
etc.. corn alone may compose the
era in nit ion
There are other factors affect in*? the
physical condition of tho animal that
exert considerable influence upon the
rate and economy of Rains. There
should be clean drinking water and
a pool where they may wallow. The
hog has a very high body temperature
and requires considerable water and
shade to keep cool. Hogs cannot make
rapid gains unless free from lice. Lice
may be controlled by the use of crude
petroleum rubbed on the hogs or by
dipping with any of the coal-tar dips.
"Hogs should have access at all times
to mineral roughage, which is a general
toric and appetizer. The following
mineral roughage is recommended
:
Charcoal or slack coal 2 bu.
Wood ashes t bu.
Air slacked lime 8 lbs,
Salt 8 lbs
Copperas 2 Tbs
The copperas is dissolved in warm
water and poured over the entire mix
ed mass.
?o
Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fail
to cure I toiling, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles
" . j u y icllevo Itching Piles, anyon can ge
.restful sleep alter the first application. Price 60<
- "ft
Actresses who piny in the Liberty 1
of homo in the l'layers* House which
Women's Christ inn Association, of \vl,
chairman, operates for \% in. i'ccuuso
1 hey mi^ht stay, it was necessary to pi
lions for the actresses. Tin* Y. \Y. ('. J
t otn et;!etices such as sewinjz machines
i'p on, L. I., h.as a similar house.
IW. G. A. UNIFORMS
TO CLOTHE STUDENTS
Suits Worn hv War Workers Will I
3e Given to Penniless Students
in Switzerland.
I
Official uniforms of tlu? Young Women's
Christian Association minus
the lihie Triangle, the Association in'
signia, will he worn next winter by
women students who have been stranded
in Switzerland during the war and
who, because of lack of funds, inability
to re-enter their native country, a
desire to finish their university courses
or because they have no family to
which to return, will remain there next
> ca r.
Klizn'heth M. Clark, who has been In I
Switzerland for ten years under the j
Woilc. Student Christian Federation, j
has appealed to the National Student j
Committee of the Y. \V. C. A. for clothing
for the .'100 foreign women students
In Switzerland. The scarcity of
llo'.hing I: si war among these almost i
ft . :j.*; " '"'Tents made it necessary for I
U.v lis (o shar? one coat w Cm* j
oaiv cue could go to classes or go out '
'.'C 1 . el a j
IVV.r parsing rn*e;i of all ,
kinds of used clothing, sit ve hats,
which !s la good condition, ha VI? been
collected hastily from women college
M, " :.ts Jn the New Fnglnnd States, ;
Ohio West Yir inln 1 VvOi?\*tvMnhi
Maryland a <<I iK'Inwiin1 hy the Stu(It'll
I Committee of the National Y. \V.
C, A. to be sent over in response to
M' s ('ink's appeal. This clothing will
he dyed mod Mini made over in
Switzerland. - |
In addition tr? the clothing collected
fioin students in colleges nearest New
York a case of uniforms, which have
l.eon turned in hv Y. \V. C. A. secretaries
who did war work, ami the oflicinl
gray uniform ulsters is heing sent. As
uniforms are heing turned in hy war
workers they will he claimed hy the
Student Committee, which will remove
the insignia and prepare the uniforms
so ihat they may he worn hy these
women who have heen forced hy world
I events to remain in Switzerland for
I several years. ' " * "Tr"
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QUEEN MARIE INVITES
Y. W. C. A. TO RUMANIA
Extends Invitation to Overseas vVorkers
in Paris.
Paris, . 21.?Queen Mario of
Rumania, following a conference with
i a representative committee of the
American Y. \V. C. A., held at the Uitz
Hotel. Paris, has invited the American
Young Women's Christian Association
to come to Rumania and open work
under her patronage.
Among the representatives of the T.
W. C. A. present at the conference
were: Miss Harriett Taylor, head of
tlie American Y. W. C. A. work overseas;
Miss Mary Anderson of Hudson.
Wis.; Miss Mary !>ingman, head of
the T. W. C. A. Industrial work In
France; Mrs. Margaret H. Fowler of
Pasadena, Oal., and Miss Charlotte
Nlven, head of the Y. W. C. A. work
In Italy. A notable guest at the meeting
was Madame Catar.Ji, wife of the
secretary of the Rumanian legation in
Paris.
Y. W C A. WORKER +
18 DECORATED.
*
Miss Marion Porter of Now *
York City wan decorated the *
other day in the name of ttie *
Chaplain General of the Ameri- *
can ariny with the Church War it
Cross. it
Her citation was for her moral it
, and spiritual contribution to the i
war. i
For more than a year Miss *
Porter has been at a hospital i
center in Vlttel, Franco, as a i
representative of the Y. W. C. A. i
in charge of a nurses' club there, i
a i
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THE H6RRY HERALD, CON\
ill t\, X J., l\i' 1 a touch
I ho housing eonnnittoo of tho Young
iloli Mrs. John 1 >. Rockot'ollor, Jr., is
of tho distance from any town whoro
roviilo somo sort of living uccoinmodut.
huilt tho house, supplying it with all
. wash tubs anil ironing hoards. Camp
PROHIBITION TO BRING
COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE
Hazel MacKaye Advises Using Buildin
flc an f nr> n?-i ^ i ^ - ?
yV -w W Wl I VV U I VI l^/k C4IIIC1, UUIII'
munity Sings and Entertainments.
Why not turn the cornet* saloon into
a community playhouse when the law
effects the closing of these gathering
places. asks Miss Hnr.el MncKaye, director
tit' the Department of Pageantry
and Drama of the rational Young Women's
Christian Association,?
"I went over on the West Side of
New York one night recently to attend
a ejonnminity drama meeting," Miss
MaeKaye says in explaining her theory.
"and as I was riding along I noticed
how many saloons there were?one on
every corner and another in the middle
of the block, it seemed, all Just
blazing with lights. Those lights ought
not to go out with prohibition. They
ought to shine for something worth
while to all of the people, and what
better than community drama and
sings?"
Miss MncKaye feels that the war
has given a great Impetus to popular
interest in dramn and that through
pageantry and drama a great deal In
tho way nf Uu01'*1'"ligation can he ef*
footed.
Through the Coin munity center, if It
be lU a district populated largely of
one hdcign nationality, these people
could present pageants of the life in
their mother countries, translating
them Into English, so that Americans
ami a<so the younger English speaking
memhers of their household couhj tlhdorstand
and appreciate their traditions.
American art would be greatly
enriched tints through tin* drama of
"II of the nntlojis \yhose peoples have
selth-d In this country. On the other
hand American ideals, American history
and American festivals, even laws
sueh as child labor and minimum wage,
could he interpreted to these people
hy means of pageantry.
"People have been learning not only
to work together, but to play together,"
Miss MaeKa.ve says, "particularly
since the war. when the people stood
together in drives and large patriotic
community entertainments. The opportunity
to build up a great community
organization Is now at hand, and
the time i? ripe for it. Why not utilize
Jhc corner c-.?nrilv- i
! DEPARTMENT ADVISES ON
I PLUMBING AND CURTAINS
New Bureau Opens in Y. W. C.
A. Overseas Office.
A new department of finance has
been organized by tlie Y. W. C. A. for
its work in Trance. Miss Constance
t'hirk of Pasadena, Cul., is tlie executive.
Miss Clark before '*or recent
coming to Franco was director of the
big Y. W. O. A. Hostess House at Camp
Lewis, Washington.
All contracts, leases and rentals for
new buildings will be handled by
Miss E Mth Austin of New York City,
an ? xpei lotieod architect and builder,
who will work through this newly cre
a toil section.
Plans for remodeling and decorating
rooms, clubs and hostess houses
taken oror by Hie Y. W. C. A. will be
in the hands of Miss Mary Ruchanun,
an interior decorator, who comes originally
from Scotland, but who has been
working in Krunce for the American
Y. W. C. A. since the beginning of its
war work there.
In addition, the department Is compiling
lists. suggestions and general
shopping guides for nil the buying of
j the Association In France, including
1 all kinds of building equipment from
crop line curtains to plumbing sup
plies.
r A cafeteria expert will have a place
r In the department to net as general adr
vlsor on restaurant and cafeteria projr
ects of tlie Association throughout
r France.
t In short, the department Is to b*1
t more than finance alone. It Is to bo n
t kind of general advisory department
lr and clearing bouse for all other de
Ir part meats In the French association?
I u depart meat \vh.?ro dollars will tx
I rneuMurcU up agulnst deeds viid nefda
VAT, 8. C , MAT 29, 1919.
GROWING BERRIES
IN EASTERN STATES
Popuiar as a Smaii Fruit Crop
Among the People
Generally.
ELEVATED LOCATION
WELL-PREPARED SOIL
Plants May be Set at Any Time
in the Spring or
Summer.
Many homo gardens in the eastern
United States have a patch of strawberries.
They are the most popular
of small fruits, the most widely
grown of any, and are particularly
adapted to the heme garden, as they
ripen earlier than other cultivated
fruits, and enough to supply an ordinary
family can bo grown on a small
aiea. Directions for growing, harvesting.
and utilizing strawberries in
the eastern United States are given
hi runners inuietin 1W2K, just published
by the United States Department
of Agriculture. The area to
which this bulletin applies includes
in general the humid parts of the
eastern half of tho United States, except
a narrow strip along the South
Atlantic and Gulf coasts, where the
elevation is below f>00 feet.
In value the strawberry crop in the
United States is surpassed among
fiuits only by the apple, peach, and
grape. The value of the crop, according
to the last census, was $125 an
acre, as compared to an average
value of about $15 an acre for wheat
and coi*n. It is a much more intensive
crop than the grains and should
he treated as such.
When raised in the home garden
varieties which have the best dessert
quality and ripen during a long scaon
or in succession, without reference
to their ability to stand long
shipments, are desired. Market garv<?r\ers
also raise st awberrics under
intensive methods of culture, and
ince they are located near the markets
in which their crops are sold,
they are not interested primarily in
'he shipping quality of the varieties.
Truck growers who are more interest
in snipping to distant markets I
Jiould give consideration to the
-hipping as well as the dessert quality
of the varieties they grow.
Location Should lie Elevated.
In localities subject to late spring '
frost a site for strawberries should i
he somewhat elevated, as cold air |
v'Ulos in low places and frosts occur
there more frequently than on the'
Alcvatcd spots. Strawberries thrive
best on soil which is naturally moist |
' ut not wet. Plants on wet soil usually
make very little growth in the l
ummer and are likely to he killed s
when the ground freezes in the win- '
tor. Therefore the site chosen for1
strawberries should be well drained. ]
Ordinarily a site having a gradual
- ather than a steep sloop should be :
s'looted. Hy choosing different slopes
it is possible to vary the period of
lipening several days, as the berries
having a southern exposure will ripen
earlier than those located on a cooler
icrthern slope. ;
Strawberries not only have a wide
'irrtatO adaptation but may be grown
successfully upon almost any type of
-oil, from coarse sand to heavy clay,
provided it is well supplied with mois
4ure and at the same time well drained.
When early fruit is desired, san]
.:i .. ci? ..t n *
i;, mmi i:-> oiicn cuu."SUll, ."since me opries
ripen somewhat earlier tluin on
lay soil, other conditions being the
same, though heavy yields can be seemed
on either type of soil. All soils
for f.trawberries should be well supplied
with humus.
Well-Prepared Soil Necessary.
The preparation of the soil for
strawberries should begin usually at
least two years before the plants are
to he set, or the plants should be set
in soil which has received preparation
in growing other cultivated
crops. Newly plowed sod land should
not be used, because the grass roots
may prove objectionable and because
of the danger of injury to the plants
e u.. i 1
i i win wiiiht iii^, i in; mini IIIUM
also ho freed of quack grass and any
, other seriously persistent weeds. If
. the soil is deficient in humus a green
. manure crop, preferably a legume,
: should be grown, or stable manure
j should be supplied.
' j Plants may be set at any time in
tlu spring or summer when moisture
j conditions arc favorable. These a)\
j usually best in early spring, and most
) I of the planting in the eastern Ur.' e
. 1 States is done at that season. Where
j* i'-r
there is a continuous covering of j
snow in the winter, which gives th?' \
plants, protection, planting can be !
done in the autumn, but where this is
lacking and alternate freezing and
thawing occur the planting should be
done in the spring, unless some pro- (
tection, such as mulch, is given. ?
Setting the plants so that the J
crowns are even with the surface of
the ground after the soil has been '
packed' about the roots, and making .
the soil very firm about the plant,'
are important. If the soil is not j
properly firmed about the roots air'
gets to them, and they are likely to
dry out, resulting in a feeble growth
or none at all. Two systems of train
ing strawberries are in general use?
the hill system and the matted-row
system. Under the former- the plants
are set G to 24 inches apart in rows
from 3 to 31-2 feet distant. The!
Chcscpeako, Clark, and Marshall are'
more fcrquently grown under this
siystcm. Under the matted-row sys- !
tern the plants are set in rows from
IJ to 5 foot apart, and the runners are |
allowed to fill a space a few inches j
on either side of the row, thus mak-;
ing a solid mass of plants. The Dun-j
lap, Gandy, and Aroma, varieties |
which make a large number of inn- !
ners, are rarely grown in other than
matted rows.
Flower stems usually appear on
strawberry plants soon after they
Thanks to PER
Mrs. Kate Marquis, Middleburg,
Logan Co., Ohio,
writes as follows:
"I have used Peruna with success.
It has cured me of catarrh
of the head and throat. It is the
best medicine for catarrh that I
have ever used. I am completely
cured. Thanks to Peruna."
Mrs. Marquis is but ono of
many thousands who know the
value of Peruna for that catarrhal
condition of the membranes
responsible for many of the
human ills. ,
BILLION WHEAT CROP
MAY CONGEST STORAGE
Department Urges Preparations
to Handle Great
1919 Yield.
With a wheat crop of over a billion
bushels in prospect in the United
States this scavcr_- the greatest crop
the country has ever produced?
th< need for efforts by farmers and
elevator companies to market and
store grain with the least possible
loss and congestion of traffic is impressed
by the Bureau of Markets of
the United States Department of
Agriculture. In calling attention to
this great marketing problem th?
department says that every possible
measure should be taken to insure
the safe storage and handling of this
, ei?< rmous crop.
' Last year, with a crop of about
900,000,000 bushels, the rushing of
; the grain to market immediately after
harvest caused ii congestion all
the way from the teiminal markets
, to the farm. The wheat "backed up"
after the terminal elevators were
full and congested the railroads and
'all country elevators. The result
was that embargoes were placed on
fuithor shipments until the terminals
could bo cleared. Fortunately, the
( winter was an open one or the loss
due to lack of proper storage would
have been heavy.
North Dakota Congestion Recalled.
Attention is called by the Bureau
of Markets to the situation that
prevailed in North Dakota in the
winter of 1915-16, following a crop
in that State of 150,000,900 bushels.
Owing to a congestion of elevators
at country stations, due to the inability
of the railroads to carry the
wheat away as rapidly as the farmers
hauled it in, platforms were built
Qvwl VtiinrlvnrK* nf tltmic'inrlu nf Kiiulinlu
of wheat were piled up in the open.
In addition great quantities of wheat
were stored in improvised bins.
One result of this condition was
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Normal Weight
Perhaps you arc worried because
your child does not pick up in %
weight? Better try
Sostt's Emulsion
and watch how it helps make
a thin child grow and puLon
weight. There is nothingf\tB
so strengthening as Sckft's
Emulsion for a child of any age:
Scott & Howne, liloouifield, N. J. 19-5
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arc set. Until the' plants become 1
firmly established after transplanting-,
the production of fruit is a severe
drain on their vitality, and for
this reason the flower stems should
be removed as they appear during the
first summmer's growth. Under the
hill system of culture the runners
should also be cut whenever they appear
throughout the first summer. It
is necessary to till the newly sotV
strawberry plants frequently during?
the early part of the season, ? order J
to conserve moisture, and Iatcjjftn the 9 I
season if it is desired to develop run- ^1
ners. Every effort should be made
to keep out weeds, as they take the
moisture needed by the plants and
interfere with the proper polination
of the blossoms. I
1 t#i
Am m
Completely Y&jw.
Cured K&rf&S
If you object to liquid remedio*
?sk for Peruna in tablet form. <
I
% 's
that during the following summer
many fanners provided themselves
with galvanized-iron storage tanks on
their farms.
In Washington and Oregon, last
VfT-fll* in 1 01 7 if f?? %?*v? / ???.. Un ! h
. - ...... 111 i i> i i . uiuu > mi IIICI .t i/mic
portable wooden storage bins to hold
about 1,000 busscls each.
Stacking a Partial Solution
In some parts of the country last
rummer, especially in Indiana, for'1'
example, stalking was a feature of
crop handling where it never had been
before. Stacking is a partial solut:on
of the grain-congestion problem
which every farmer can apply. Furthermore
he is likely to be a gainer
by the practice, for wheat that
sweats in the stack, except during an
unusually dry harvest season, will be
of hotter quality than if thrashed
from the shock. If stacked at once
after harvest, weather permitting,
the fanner mav then thrash and
market the wheat at his convenience.
There is the further advantage that
the wheat will not deteriorate should
rains come, as it would in the shock.
As a marketing proposition, stacking S
as soon as the wheat has become
I thoroughly dry after harvest is good
business, particularly with a billion- V
bushel crop and congested storage
facilities in sight.
Offer Plans for Granaries.
'Farmers should consider the ques- $
tion of nvovidinrr t.hr>mur>hrnu ?
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storage facilities. Provision be
made to store wheat in bull tongs already
constructed or farm granaries f
and portable bins may be provided.
The United States Department of j
Agriculture has specifications for :i
portable farm granary, issued, as
Markets Document No. 11.
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No Worms in a Healthy Child
All children troubled with worms have an un,
healthy color, which indicates poor blood, and aa a ?
rule, there ia more or less stomach disturbance.
GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly \~
for two or three weeks will enrich th? h\nm\ im.. ?
provo the digestion, and act as a General Strengthrninrt
Tonic to the whole system. Nature will theu i
..lrowofToi* dispel the worms, and the Child will be
in perfect health. Pleasant to take. 60c per bottle. I
The Best Tonic. 'f
"Did the doctor do anything to
hasten your recovery?" K i
"Wallace?"Oh, yes; he told me
was going to charge me a guineaTa
visit."?London Tit-Hits.
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T. M. Mills, Newberry county farm
demonstration agent, has a carload j
of hogs engaged for shipment to Rich
mond.
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Not least valuable of the develop- 5
ments of war surgery may be the ft
discovery that human blood for trans j,1
fusion may be kept for three to four H
1 weeks before use. I
| 600 has more imitations f^tan any
other Chill and Fever Ton'^ on tho
market, but no one wants imitations.
They are dangerous things in tho
medicine line?adv. 4-24-19 20t.
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