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1 r, PROFITABLE ON MOST FARMS Dairying and Stock Raising Where Good Crop Rotation is Practiced Are Recommended. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) General farming and live stock tals Ing, with a limited amount of dairying and a good crop rotation Is, on the av erage, the type most easily made profit able on most farms in the northern edge of the corn belt. This is brought out in a study made by a farm man agement specialist of the United States department of agriculture, of 800 own er"farms and 153 tenant farms in Len awee county, Michigan, which is typical of southern Michigan, northwestern Ohio and northeastern Indiana. It was found that specialized dairy farms paid better normally than dairy and grain farms, but on the average did not pay as well as the combination of dairying and hog raising. Dairying 'with hogs and grain usually yielded better labor income than any other combination. The outstanding advan tages of this type ats compared with others are greater diversity of income, la large percentage of receipts from sale of live stock and live stock prod, Cattie and Corn-A Good Combination in Profitable ri rming. aCts, and a coiliaInratively smiail per rentage of the income from the sale of crois, bOenus for Ile most part the crops are sold to bettIer ndvantage by feeding I tem to live stock. 'The t ypes of farming anti the general conditions vhlich prevail in this section malke the size of a farmi a very important factor bea ring on thle licome,( according to the bulletin. Thiere is also a direct re latlon between thle amiiounti of cnpital ~nyested andI thle lihor i ncome of the p~.peratol'. Geniernly spenkinag, thc ~larger the farmi fand the greateor the In yestment11, te greaiter thle pe(rcenitag1e Or rate af' incomei. 4The cpjping systm andi thm Ile prop er dist rib~utLan of crop area, it. was 'Jenrned, wereC imiporitant factors in profitable farmi ma nagemient1. On the muore Profit able farms st udied ini this territory, froma 30 to f50 per Veat of thle total cr-op atrenm was ini corn, an average of 10) per (-ent in ts, an nyernge of 30 per (Cnt ini whteat, from 1 to 10) per cenit ini hurley, anid from 20 .to 30 per cent ini hay. As ai result of the studty it wvas found that the following rotat(ion is wveil adatpted to conditions in this a ren: First y'ear, corn ; secotid year, corn; third year, oats andl baurley; fourth year, wheat, andl~ thle fifthI year, hiay. Alfalfa is a vahuible itddtition to the average cropping systemt andl~ the. huil letini suggests an inc(rease in the acre age oIf this crop throughout t he region. INCREASE NUMBER OF COWS Dairy Herds of All European Countries Depieted to Appalling Degree We Must Help. WY CAL~ VrItOOMAN, Assistant Sec rotary of Agriculture.) The diaiiry he'rds of the oldl world are depleted to an appalling dlegree. There is not1 a country ini Iturope where theu 1peo1le have enough dlairy products, and1( this process of depletion ls going oit eu'ry day, and1( every week, anid every siMth, and will continue to go on as long as this horrible war t' Theon the war is finished, we wilt fnd the wvorld wvith a demand for dairy products twofold, fourfold, tenfold greater than the supply. Etur1opeO wil come to us with out 8tretched hands, every country in Eu rope, and say to us: "We must have 'alIk ; give us canned milk ; give us dry ilik; give us butter; give us cheese; give us dairy enttle; give us animals to build up our herds again." And unless America has stimulated the production of dairy products, has Increased her supply of dairy animals far beyond anything in the past, she will be utterly unable to supply this demand. We will supply as much of this as we can, because they are going to be will ing to pay practically aniy reasonable price for our live stock; and we will * supply so ingleh of It that our own re SANITATION IN THE HOG LOT important as Preventive of Cholera and Other Diseases-Cleanliness Is Relied Upon. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) The greatest drawbacks to the hog industry that breeders In this country have to contend with are the losses through hog cholera, tuberculosis, and the lufestation of the animals, especial ly young pigs, by parasites. Were it not for the fecundity of swine their profitable production in the presence of these serious diseases would be out of the question. In the following re marks on sanitation no attempt Is made to go into the details of the dis eases affecting hogs or their treatment. The object Is merely to call attention to the simple measures which may be used by any farmer to avoid, to a large extent, the decimation of his herd by epizootlcs. Cleanliness and rational methods of management are relied up on by thousands of farmers to keep their herds in health and vigor. They are the marks of the good farmer and successful hog breeder. Hog cholera and swine plague, both highly fatal diseases characterized by fever and heavy mortality, are so very similar that the breeder may regard them as identical so far as his practi cal management of the herd is con cerned. Positive differentiation be in-f Pigs Kept Under Sanitary Conditions. tween the two diseases can only be made by the most carefiul bactitriolog ical tests, and by employing the assist ance offered by a fully equipped lab oratory. Ilowever, sailtary preventive methods which are found benefilial with one of these liseases will prove equally ellcaciou~s with the other. There are a fewv f'undamental facts which the breedler imst remember if he is to avoid losses through hog chol dra or swine plague. The first is that they are specifle dlisealses caused by germs, andl the contazgion cannot be spread from one animial to another or from one herd to miother except throughi the agencey of these minute or ganismns. They may beC carried in a Imultitude of ways--hy the hogs them selves, on the clothing of persons, on v'ehics, in feed, by birds, (logs, and other animals, or by streamxs. The either disease, although had methods mayv so weaken the constitution and1 vi tality that the animal becomes nmore susceptible to them than would other wise lie the Caise. Since these diseases can only arise from the presence of their specifle causaitive agents, it cnn readily be seen that dlentititon and the presence of supernumerary teeth or black tusks cannot, ais has been sug gested b~y many, play any part in their dev'elopmlent. A second fact to be borne in mhind ig that diseases caused by germs may be best prevented1 or con trohlled by thorough dlisinfection and scrupulous cleanliness. GIVING LAMB A GOOD START Ewe's Planks and Udder Should Be Sheared to Prevent Wool Getting into Lamb's Eyes. Before the lamb Is given the teat the ewe's flanks and udder should be sheared. If this is not done the Iamb is likely to injure its eyes with tlie wool or perhaps get the wool in Its mouth and then refuse to take the ten hephierds do not all agree as to the best time to (d0 this. But It ,will gen erally be' found- best to wait tilt the ewe drops her lamb, but before She recovers strength to resist the shear Ing. Care is always necessary not to cut the udder or serious Injury may result. IMPROVE QUALITY. OF STOCK Difference In Expense of Keeping Sorubs and Good Producers Is Not Very Large. Better breeding stock must be kept if we are to Improve the quality of our farm animals. There is much dif ference in the price of a fine draft horse as compared to a scrub pony; eh value of the five-gallon cow when ~ompJared to an auimal that produces tut one gallon is striking, and yet the d ifferenco in the cost of keeping the e ron an the good producer3 is not WHY I!SERE NIN OF GOLD SHOULD CEASE D U R I N G WAl.--H. J. Parke Channing, one of the country's leading mining engineers, writing in the current issue of the Engineering and Mining Jourpal, suggests that a cessation of gold mining operations for the duration of the war would be desirable, ow ing to the need of labor.for the production of other things. He says: "I understand that there is a movement afoot to ask gov ernment officials and congress to adjust the war tax so as to atimulate gold production in the United States. I ask, is this ac tion wise? Do we really need to produce gold to help win the war? Is it not coal, Iron, cop-. per, lead, spelter and possibly silver, that we need? Is it not better that our gold miners, for the duration of the war at least, engage in mining those things that we really need? "I observe that the president of the Dome Mines, Ltd., has is sued a notice to the stockholders and the public stating that, on account of the high cost of sup plies and the difficulty of secur ing labor, their mines will cease producing for the present. "It may be quoted in objection to my point that Great Britain is doing all she can to stimulate gold production in the Rand. I am quite willing to admit the sentimental or even the conmmer cmal value of increasing the gold c reserves.of Great Britain, but I doubt if she would encourage + the production of that metal in Great Britain Itself. It is very different in South Africa, where there is an organization engaged . J in producing gold which has no " other industry on which it can ** fall back, but in the United States and Canada it does not * seem to me that these conditions exist." MEANS SHORTENING OF LIFE Why It Is Foolish to Worry Over Er rors That Belong Irrevocably to the Past. A well-known practical psychtlogist says : "Pear confirms your wealkness of character-incresingly enslaving you to your petty short-comings," By worrying over your past mistakes you open the way for more. You bring to you the very experiences you desire to avoid. The little weaknesses of pe culiarities of character which you con dein in yourself grow by that condem nation. They thrive on recognition. 'lhey are fed and kept alive by the at tcltion you bestow upon them. You give them i large place in your cons-(ous ness and they begin to assume a large influence upon your life-a much larg er influence than they dleserve. If yo will turn your thoughts away from these s-hort-comnings, stop trying to judge yourself too exclusively by In tellect alone, open wide the (1001 to faith and hope and love an1 courage and confid~ence, fix your attention on those qualities which represent the op posite of your wveaknesses, you will he gin to come out from under your 01) session and enter' the path to freedom. --William Towne in Nautilus. 'How French Forests Are Depleted. 'France Is beginning to figure out how to meet an anticipatedl shiolttage of lulmber and firewood after thle utr. Tlhe dlestruction of forests by shell fire and the heavy dlemand for lumber for barracks and road construction combine to make a (defielt of 1,000,000 (euhic feet annually. Beyond the range of s-hells, on both sides of' then front, tihe military wviods menl's axes have dIrawna heavily on tim hers, from the North sea to the Swiss frontler-. The consumpltion of Iltuber will increase during the war at the rate of 3.000,000 cubic feet a year, and for several years after peace is mmade thle demand will conmtinmue 'for the repair and rebuilding of dlevastated regions. TJhe solution of the problem is Conl sidered to b~e a question of transporta tion and of forest exploitation in the coloniles. Speelalists have calculated that Frenchl equatorial and western Africa, Madagascar, GuInea and Indo China possess 875.000 square miles of virgini timber land. wleh couldl amply supply France and several othecr coun tries with fuel and lumber. Stock comlpanies, organized for the exploitation of these resources are already engaged in road making and other necessary preliminary work. How Lisping Can Be Cured. Lisping and stammering, according to Popular Science Monthlly, are sep arate imperfections of speech, which require entirely different t reatmuent. Lispers, for instance, can be cured in a short time by tongue and palate gymnastics. They "llthp" simply be cause they do not work their tongue and palate properly. By making tihe child speak before a mirror, however, the teacher can correct these mis takes., Stammering is a nervous disorder which cannot be cured so easily. The pupIl involuntarily applies to much force at certain parts of thle v I or ganms, causing the stutterin s.' a sputtering with w-hich we a con fa miliar. The cure is to reliev -eor worked parts by distributin aves gy evenly. This is learn ren r noulncinl certain flowing Lives/ in front of a candle until th dre/ e ne -~Sugar Radn gs incisased by One-HM Two Pounds per Person per Month ie increased to Three Pounds per Per Son per Month--Promise of Pood Administration Made Good-Car Buy Pull Month% Supply at One Time--No More Home Canners Certificates. Oolumbia.-The sugar allowance o the American people has been increas ed ,by one-half. The allowance of tvo pounds per person per month, to which we have been limited, is now increased to three pounds per person per month. This increase was announced by the Food Administration to become effec tive November 1. The same proportionate increase applies to public eating places. Tw< pounds to each 90 meals served has been the allowance. The allowance is now three pounds to eac h90 meals This makes good the promise of the Food Administration to increase the household allowance of sugar at the earliest possible moment that the sup ply would justify it, and makes it pos sible for the householder to more free ly use cereals, apple, cranberry and grape fruit products and the use of fruits canned without sugar during the past summer. In additon, it is announced at the same time that, instead of the neces sity of buying sugar twice a month, a whole month's supply of sugar may be purchased at one time, and retail dealers are notified to sell sugar in such quantities. It is announced simultaneously. by the Food Administration that, the can ning season having closed for this year, no more home canners' certifi cates will be issued, and no more sugar will be sold in 25 pounds lots tir canning and preserving. EATING AT A COMMON TABLE WITH THE ALLIES Columbia.-The Food Administra. tion appeals three times daily to the individual responsibility of the people of South Carolina to continue the greatest responsibility of the people of South Carolina to continue the great. est vo untary effort at food saving over made by a nation. We must send the Allies and our own forces overseas 50 per cent more fod during the coming year than we have sent them during the past twelve months. Loyal Americans are eating at s common table with 120,000,000 Allied peoples. Survey of the food resources of al the peoples fighting against Germany shows that to maintain .:upplies an< necessary reserves to guard agains disaster there must be conservation of wheat flour in all countries through the coming year. It is agreed that the wheat bread o: the Allies shall contain 20 per cen of other grains. It is only just that we should bea: our share in this saving. Our breat should be universal with those whi are suffering from the war far miori than we. Use Victory Mixed Flour in baking eat other cereals also; save food is every possible way for those who si at the common table. NEW HOME CARD COMING THE FIRST OF DECEMBEF Columbia-DIstribution of the nem Home Card, which the Food Adminis tration will put into 20.000,000 Amern ca kitchens, has been postponed c1 account of the epidemic of Spanish 1i1 funenza, and the Home Card will no make its appearance until December 1 The original plan contemplated thi opening of the Home Card camipaigi on October 27. The new conservation plan, fully se forth on the new Home Card, is con sklered vital by the Food Administra tion. It will outline the conservatioi Program to which the American peopli wilt be pledged probably for the re mainder of the war and possibly fo a period after peace has been declared etared. The Food Administration will maki no effort to reduplelate the pledges o more than 12,000.00n \merican house wives who last year signified theil willIngness to co-operate in the c' n servation of food. It isexpected th~ the housewife will hang the new H~ome Card at a convenIent place in hgi kktchen and operat, her home accord ing to the program to help supply thu sinews of war to the Allies and thu American armed forces, s she hau . one heretofore. There will be no "Wheat~qss" 3o1 "Meatless" (days provided for on thu new Home Cardi, hut the most care fili saving in all edibles, particularly in the conservation of wheat, meat tats and augar will be urged, The signaifleant fact behind the neu Home Card is the absolute and vital necessity of the United Stats sending five and three-quarter millions of toma. more foodtuf~s to the Allies this yeau than last, with an almost staggering total for ethe n and a halt milliom bonsforthecoming year, which will awaken the supervtsor of the family market-basket to the urgent necesity of maintaining a patriotic watchful ness over the spread of her indvidual table. De proud to be a food1 saver. Ba content v'ith a patriot's plenty and discontented with ~aslacker's supera fluity.. DON'T PART WITH Your Liberty Bonds! When you bought your Bonds you lent your money to the Government that you might "do your part." You gave the Government at home and the boys "over there" tangible evidence of your support. You shared the burden of those in other lands who are heavily laden. Keep your 'Bonds for the same reasons. To dispose of them, except in case of dire necessity, is unpatriotic-just as much so as not to buy! Furthermore, Liberty Bonds are an in surance for your future. This is friendly, timely advice not to lis ten to those who may offer large returns in exchange for your Liberty Bonds. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been lost during the past year by people who parted with;their Liberty Bonds--Don't Sell! Sl PICKENS BANK PICKENS; S. C. ROAD TO SUCCESS LIES THROUGH ADVERTISING 3radstreet's says that "84 per cent of all failures are among non advertisersf'' "\Which, considering the source of the declaration, is pretty con Clusive proof that advertising pays. When Bradstreot's says that only 16 per cent of business failures are among advertisers the sta temeY -t jhas ra infcne NPohr b~usinss ir eveC -r became te"life of trade."Wihuit in modern days and under modern business conditions, no commenrcial achieve the success that it can cessful business man wvill attest. Outside possibly of personalIity and integrity advertising is the mighiestforce, positive and po tent, in present day commerce and1 busi ness.-A tlanta Constitjut ion.0 F4RMERS SWho Have Fertilized Wheat with our 10-3-0 goods when they sow the . wheat say it is the finest wheat fertilizer . they have ever used. The prospect of getting soda next spring is very poor. Three acres of wheat to the plow and 400 lbs. of 10-3-0 to the acre and you will have wheat to sell. IAnderson Phosphate & Oil Co. MW.. FA R~UERE, Secrary 1* ~ . WX. T. Ead~e, Agent, Central M. C. Smith, Agent, Pickens