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MOVEMENT iS BACK TO FARM (Continued from last week.) many and Russia? That Sudan grass that is growing with us in popular favor, is a foreign importation? Our idea of soil fertility has befn entirely revolutionized by the introduction practically of all our leguminous crops except cowpeas. Such for instance as soy beans, velvet beans, the clovers, the vetches, etc. The discovery of the little bacteria that gathers nitrogen from the air constitutes a new source of wealth that will last as long as the WOl'lil T-lnw mnmr ??f no enjoying our morning juicy grape fruit give a thought to the scientific man who patiently labored to bring forth this delicious appetizer? How many of us realize that the man who introduced the improved variety of figs, prunes .and dates rode on the back of a camel hundreds of miles in the deserts of the Far East. Take your mind back for twenty years and recall the character of fruit then offered you, especially the peach and the apple. They were small, wormy, knotty, and compare %them with the peach .and the apple of today and you will naturally ask why the difference. Easily answered because the scientific man has made it possible to control certain diseases of the peach and the apple by the use -of a spray worked out by many years of experimentation. The plant pathologist of today is out by many years of experimentation. The plant pathologist of today is making as much progress ii controlling the disease of our plants as the physician is making progress |FLUES j I For Curinsr * | TOBACCO | My force is making up a big ^ supply. Good workmanship and < l>est materials. T o QUICK SERVICE, LASTING FLUES $ *| Write or leave orders with 5 | CONWAY IRON WORKS | MILTON PITMAN, Lessee X '2 I THE BI( ji PEOPLE of 0 jj r" anywhere? I ni ing tobacco I. | beautiful facts to I \ FIRST?ft I P SECOND ? countK I J THIRD? II FOURTH H MR FARMP Ij LINS, and when ! you for a resting . MR. FAR I obtainable. Me quarters at KIRI 11 Remember on op I for everybody. % in controlling and preventing the disease with the human family. Let us pass on and briefly state what lias been accomplished in the development of our animal husbandry. Twenty years ago the annual death rate in hogs from hog cholera in the United States was from (? to 25 per cent?the financial loss for the Unite?l States in certain years amounted to a hundred millions of dollars. The scientific man perfected a serum and virus that has practically made it possible to control this disease. Likewise tick fever and black leg can be controlled. The invention of the refrigerating car has done more to increase the production and demand for f K ?*??*? /\*? a> ?.i/\ .. A.* t " " i 11 v (l l 11 Kill Ull.l UUICl n?>uciations for the registry of purebred live stock have been organized and maintained throughout the length and breadth of the country. In the matter of our dairy industry the Babcock test has been invented, a simple method by means of which the amount of butter fat in milk>is determined. The invention of the cream separator which in a few minutes separates the cream from the milk, which in the old days required hours of time for such .an operation. No country in the world has made the progress that we have in the control of insect pests. In co-operation with engineers the development of spray and dusting* machinery in the last quarter of a century is distinctly a great American achievement. The orchardist would be at the mercy of the San Jose scale but for the modern spray pump .and insecticides. The trucker would be at the mercy of various leafeating caterpillars and the various underground pests. Our field crops would from year to year be devastated by hordes of caterpillars, grasshoppers. chinch bugs and a '.housaud other posts. Without moderfl fumigations and lio.at applications our granaries, elevators, seed and packing bouses of this country would bo i ni I??r? The day is not fur distant when every planter and farmer will bo so >o|i in-!4: rue ted by the scientist that he will mold the soil to his profit and the seasons to his plans and he will cause the soil *o become ''expensive to the touch of industry and the Jvirvest more abundant to meet the measure of a larger hope. Legislation Knacted Favorable to Agriculture. The firs' official recognition of agriculture was in 1839, when an appropriation was, made to the commissioner of patents of $1,000 for the collection of statistics /.Mid distribution of seed. In 1855 provision for a scientific staff consisting of three investigators; in 1802 the establishment of a bureau of agriculture. Again in * SO? the granting of 30,000 acres of land for each senator and rcoresenhb?mtaz?raw?wu macrjgazul m i TOCAC i/Iullins and surroun< talk facts to them a i season everybody boost the market on /luIIins has been a steadily gr -five years, and is NOW the I KFT IN SOUTH CAR ?Farmers, bring tobacco to !\ ;s. WHY ? because IVluil co Center that gets THE I\ R TOBACCO. Farmers ship tobacco to Mi WHY? Because they kn IS can get THE HIGH DC \CCO. l?Mullins on an average folds* led the state in paving the E FOR HIS TOBACCO. R, regardless of wh< in town remember , place, and as many i MER, JOE KIRBY is youi rchandise at very Reasonabl 3Y'S BIG DRUG STORE ening Sale Day, AUGUST BRING THE CHILDREN THE HORRY HERALD, COW .V tative in Congress to the various states for the promotion of industrial education. In 1887 :ne establishment of experiment statin.n. In 18S8 tlie Bureau of Agriculture was made a department. In 1SD0 an appropriation of $15,000 pc year, to be increased to $25,000 in ten years foi institutions established by the act ol 1802. It will be observed from the toregoing that little was done for agriculture during the last century in the way. of constructive legislation. In fact it is within lie last ten yea is that the minds of the economist ieg i si a tors and the general husinese public have been focused upon the needs of agriculture, resulting in the passage of the Smith-Lever Extension Act, the Smith-Hug. ies Agricultural Educational Act, the Farm Loan Rank, the War Finance Corporation and the Federal warehouse; Dhring all this period of neglect, notwithstanding the fact that his general viewpoint is one of doubt and suspicion, the farmer remained true to the teachings of his l'alhc v, only occasionally did he wander off and hecome the willing pliant tool of the demagogue. Today lie is coming into his own, for the people le.ulizo now as never before if there is to he any race betterment of peauanont value there must be a bettrmnt of the ipasses. "A great nation is not ihe outergrowth of a few men of genius, but the superlative worth of a great common people." The Present Potential Agricultural Power of South Carolina. The potential agricultural power of South Carolina is greater today than any time in its history. I know this is a startling statement; of course, I appreciate the seriousness of the present situation. Let me sum up briefly my reasons for stating that the potential agricultural power of the state is gieater to-, day than any time in its history. 1st. There has never been a time [ in the history of the world when there ( was such ;x store of practical and useful information for the guidance of the .farmer as today. 2nd. There was never a time in recent history when there was a greater sympathy and a more general understanding of the farmers' problems K\? flio (ronprnl nuh.ip fh;m <nd:iv* 3d. There was never as much favorable legislation enacted of a financial and economic character in the interest of agriculture as there is today. 1th. There is no soil that will lespond to intelligent treatment more readily than the soil of South Carolina. 5th. There is no country that can produce as many soil building crops as South Carolina and the adjacent r bb_ >i?m?v. CO CENT ding territory, when bout Mullins. Adv< should boost the Ml . Do you know the f owing tobacco market for BIGGEST TOBACCO OLINA. lullins from five different ins is recognized as the n o t w /i /\ mp\/ t~ --n r-* /iUO 1 iViWiNILT rUK lllins from four different ow the warehousemen at )LLAR FOR THEIR. the past quarter of a cen: farmer the HIGHEST ;re you are from an< JOE KIRBY'S BIG E glasses of free ice wa r friend, regardless of what yo e Prices?every accommodatic I J0 1st, KIRBY'S THEATRE M. Yours for a big . -? ^ i - .? ? .. ,m i t AY, S. C., JULY 20 1922 states. 6th. There is no country that can produce a greater number of nitrogenous crops for forage than South Carolina. Tih. There is no country that can produce a greater number of money crops than South Carolina; namely, cotton, tobacco, peanuts, sov beans. sweet potatoes, and practically all the truck crops in the lower counties. Sth. There is no country that can produce pork and daivv products fnore economically than South Carolina, owing to our ability to produce such va riety of forage crops. 'Mh. There is no country that can produce more profitably peaches, crapes, and small berries than South ( Carolina. 1 rwu \i 1-...a i II. .-in II IclM, IMH 19\ 111) I! It'll II > 'ea<t. nbw that the farmers have at last determined to nut the bimiross 1 end of farming. which is largely the j marketing of farm products on ;i busiuoss basis, by organizing farmers' cooup' "tive commodity marketing asso- ( ciat'ons. i I ad ^ it it is one thin a: to possess > the nr.ton'la! p aver and another thing to develop a"d use it intelligent 1y. Hut t have " spbii-ve faith in the fiber. fho sta1.it?t and the' uHima'e com- 1 mop sert-o of m:v people, for the ,#>g- ] ricn'tura' record tbov have made with- | in the bast twentv-fivo years in-tiOos fhis faith. Twenty-five years ago the 1 average viold of cnv?< per aero was , 1) bushe's Todnv b '"s 10. The av- ; ernge viold of oats nor "ore was 13 ' br -hols, fodov it is ?' '?' hols. The .averamold of who"' w" " ~ Ku -h?N. it is 12 bushels. The j>veraee < ' jo'd of cotton ,nor aero was 137 j naovds of lint, todnv it is ?'T noands i Th? average vieM of aM th? area4 < stable oops af South Carolina lv*s i" t creased within the last twentv-fivo . vears. expressed in percentages ^5 t nor cent, neavlv doubled And we ( have iust sc.atcbed upon the surface. ? 4be next decaile will see a further in- i crease of '00 per cent. Hut in-t think, gentlemen, what in- t finite labor it has taken to secure ( these results. For it must be remem- ( 1 >fr,>? 1 that Southern agriculture twen ty-five years ago cons*-ted spuplv ?u a series of motions inherited from | Adam and the time merchant and ( factor were the only agencies the far- t mer could turn to for fir.ancial aid. ] and they demanded their pounds of . flesh expressed in the usurous rates \ of interest ranging from 50 to 150 ? per cent. Year after year he produced and ( year after year lie offered his products helow tlie cost of produc' ion. I am as firmly convinced as 1 am of anything that in a few years our v agriculture will he readjusted. Our present antiquated system of taxation modernized. A great and efficient 1 ER OF SC you travel or when 3 ertise your home city LJLLINS TOBACCO acts about Mil lias Tc FIFTH?Mull ins is the ! this season for hand In it. WHY ? Becau: HOUSES TO SEE BIG WAREHOUS c, iTi\/r: u vc uicii ts.ci , i 1 v lstem and redrv your BUYERS; a buyer men with many years take care of your stoc MR. FARMER, make u sell your tobacco, a nd PLACE TO GET r 1 which way you sell )RUG STORE with r iter as you want will u hear, and he wants your busii :>n possible. In conclusion, brir , upstairs over KIRBY'S DRl tobacco season, rner KIRBY'S D / vri' 1 ot KJKJ "V school system established. A modern policy of highway development adop ted. When these .m eat movement^re accomplished our civilization will he of such a character that the philosophy of Dr. Van Dyke will he appreciated and become a part of the laily life of our people. This phi! 4 osopher so briefly and charmingly ex- < pressed: 'Four thing's a man must learn to do 1 If you are to keep your record true: ? Diink without confusion cleanly; Love your fellowman sincerely; t Act from honest motives purclv: True4 in lod and Heaven securely." i LAV OFF SLACKLR HFN ; , Clemson College.?The elimination j >f the slacker or non-producing hen < tlio -in Occnnf iill ! ' part of good poultry management. ) hTom Juno to October, inclusive, cull in.u: should take place so as to keep lie average egg yie'd up and thus ' ibtain a greater financial return dur- i ng tlie summer months. Greater egg ( riclds will bo obtained from a few 1 rood, healthy, vigorous, well-selected ( liens properly fed than from four to ( c live times this number of ordirvir,\ ions overcrowded and poorly fed. A c lien that lays 120 eggs, or ten dozen, c may be regarded as a "fair" lion. while those laying less would be rated ; ^ is "poor," and those laying more a. j j 'good." I ] How to Distiguish the Producer \ In selecting the producer, there are j certain body characteristics to look 1 ] 'or. These characteristics ,ure prom-1 v nent and need only a little study for j ( effective selection. The more impor- i :ant factors that should be considered ' ( ire (M healtli, (2) vigor and condi-1 ( ion. (3) bead and adjuncts, ( !) con- L 1 it ion of vent, (b) body conforma < ion, ((>) handling i|iialities, (7) nioulv , t (S) pigmentation. I For further information write ex- . ension service, O'emson College, S j A, for Fxtension Circular No. 30 en- s : it led "Culling." o ? t A memorial highway extending ( Tom the Atlantic coast to the west \ urn boundary line of Virginia, passing < .lirough that state's principal cities \ las been suggested by the Virginia t Xnierican I.egion as a memorial to 1 he state's World War heroes. The t aiggestion. which takes the form of a \ :r?t i\f luic/i) ill i/ine mm'I I 'in n<l /m t he next session of the state assembly < o In The I?iu" Chair. Ned?1 proposed to Hope, but she efused me. t Ted?What's the situation now? Ned?Well, she still allows me to y lope aai?inst Hope Wayside Talcs ? gzjgg?gg <aM?mrwczzr?ar?WTZTWI' fou come in contact Do not knock if. MARKET,?and M tbacco Market? Iwli best equipped MA.RKE F in rg your tobacco anyway you c; se we have FOUR BIG L AT PUBLIC AUGTIO? i US to receive tob acco for the ( BIG TOBACCO FACTO tobaccos. A DOUBLE S tor every grade of tobacco; w of experience; plenty of nice k. . i p your own mind the way yoi then say MULLINS IS TH rHE MOST MONEY FOf your tobacco, BRIN< nany Flying Electric be served with a plea less, and we offer you the BES lg your tobacco to Mullins?m JG STORE, will run a FRE RUG STORE ai BY'S THEATRJ ?J PLANTING FOR FALL POTATOES I Clemson College.?Those who would I Lcrow a crop of fall Irish potatoes are . 1 reminded that the time to plant this 1 jrop for best success is from July 10 I o about August 1. and that the Look- ] out Mountain variety gives hegt re- ' -ults because of its good yield and keeping cjuality. The following suggestions are made bv the horticulture specialists on methods of planting and u'tivat ion. Planting.? Moisture content and previous preparation of the soil preletermine the stand. Preparatory to T inting it is well to reopen the fur !'';ws rind to follow immediately (beVre giving tho soil 'inv1 to lose any M its ino'-tur0) by Iropping the tutors or parts of tubers. 12 to I ! inches 'part. ! the !ri11 and co.x'ing to a .optli of 3 to d inches, depending upon eharnctei of 'bp soil, hcvier soils leing planted more shallow than ighter soils. Part- of cut tubers should be as large as5 practicable. Packing the s >il about fbo tubers Mther by stepping hVht'v with a rubier sole shoe or with the bare foot lirectly upon the tuber when dropped, >r by use of a debt roller following levering with a plow, insures a mob better stand. if the soil is sutTi jepPv wo'l pulverized to prevent to shine: 1 be tubers. If tubers of the spring crop of the anient year ave used for planting bo second or fall crop. "soionting'* ireparatory to planting: wiP bp very lplpful in obtaining a stand. This is ecomniopded only where it is not jossible to get seed that have been icld over in cold storage or othervise. .and may be done by di v ing the ubors by slacking in trays or shalow piles in an open' shed excluding be light for a period of ton to foureon days, and then spreading them ipon the ground in a cool, shady place levered with straw to a depth of 3 o h inches and watering sufficiently o saturate the straw but by no means audi as to drench the tubers. P'.antng should be done as soon as slight sprouting begins. Cultivation.? Frequent shallow culivntion, either by harrowing across >r with the rows, should be given at ntervals or one week apart or as oon after each rain as soil conditions vill permit, until a good stand is ob aincd; at lor which cultivation should to such as may ho accessary to keep ho crop ia a hi eh state of cultivation. Jnder normal conditions from DO to 10 days from planting w'ill he rejuired to make the crop. Measuring: Time. Friend?Oh, when did ^et hat beautiful dish? Hostess (pondering)?1 think it cas three cooks a<>o.?New York >un. fj|.~~ J with strangers* a w. / ^ For this com- ' uiilins has some ji i mention a few [I the stdte are to so! 1 I WARE- U N, I W W , ^o-opera- n RIES to U ET CF y a rehcu.se- in stables to I j want to n E BEST U * it. y Ci IT TO MUL- \ Fans is open to I isant smile. j| ,T SFRVJPF !l * ^ *? t ^ i i v i. i m ake your head- U E PICTURE I id Manager I n ?i g