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MARE THE F SEF Pirduo. Food and Feed Crops for 1. andlord., Tenants, and Livestock. , lemson College, '. 19.-Under bMI weevil conditions it is considered e z'emely important for each farmer it, raise as nerly all of the staple &ui and feed -crops as is possible to suippy all needs of the landlord, the enauts, and the livestock. A survey which was made of South Carolina in .1'.00 reveals the fact that this state a s not produce enough syrup to sup. i; the needs of the rural population of the state by something like 3,000, 00' gallons; that there is a deficit of wheat more than 8,000,000 bushels, of 4 - of over 900,000 tons, of hogs of '. -;,000; and that we do not have dairy em itle enough in the state to supply ti. needs of the rural population ade itely by 240,000. It was found also A there were a number of counties the state which did not produce - n enough to supply the home --ids. All of these things can be wn at home much more cheaply .n they can be purchased from other tions, and producing them should interfere with the production of pie cash crops but should round a well balanced cropping system. any farm on which a good rotation 'ollowed for the purpose of building un the fertility fo the land and main aing a system of diversified agri Irture, all of these crops can be wn economically and to good ad :atage. >'rovide A Good All-year Homs C. iden.-On every seli-supporting rn the "all-year" vegetable garden, this large or small~o is one of the ting sources of food sppply, and refore is of first importance and indispensable value. In fact, with a good garden, both spring and there can lie no "100 percent" '-supporting farm. The underlying *ciples involved in good gardening : (1) site and soil selection: (2) anced planning: (3) deep and rough preparation of the soil; (4) icious and liberal applications of :ilizers and barnyard manures; (5) - eful selection of varieties and lib 1 quantities of good seed; (6) rough cultivation; and (7) insect I disease control. *'rovide and Care for a Good Homo :hard.-It has been proved concli ?ly that the soils of South Caro I are more than ordinarily adapted the growing of fruit for home use, in some sections for commercial pment. In the new agricultural gram, necessitating more than r before the "self-supporting" ii, the well-kept home orchard and it garden will play a great part. 'he underlying principles involved good orcharding. irrespective of , are: (1) site and soil selection: fruit and variety selection; (3) ing out the orchard and preparing soil; (4) planting; (5) fertilizing; cultivation, pruning, spraying and e. D'rovide Enough Milk for All Fami. *En the Farm.-With an a'ound :e of milk, butter and cream for family. 25 tn 35 nlercent of the acer'y bill may be saved. Eiachi farm aily of five should own or be fur bed with two cows of standard *ry breed (grade or purebred). One v should be bred to freshen in the -lng and the other in the fall and this way about two gallons of milk ' day may be produced if proper ' e and feed are provided. The ten tshould be given an opportunity to - use and pasture his family cows ar his home or to milk and feed 3m undler the direction of the land vner at a central plantation barn. All feeds for the family cows must *home grown. The following feeds e each cow should be stored to be ed during winter months: one ton peavine hay; 1000 pounds of velvet a tns; ten bushels of corn; andl 500 unds of cottonseed meal. It is in. -rtant to prepare one to two acres of *rmanenlOt pasture for each cow in - der' to produce the dairy prodlucts the home more cheaply. The milk wvs should lhe pastured on the culti *ted fields it the fall when possible id on oats and rye in the wvinter and a rly spring. The milk cows should be bred only io purebred bulls of a dlairy breed. 'he cheapest means of insuring the vrvice of a good bull for a few cows to organize a dairy bull assonciationi nong neighbors. This means the ~eping of one good bull for each 4ie '50 milk cows in the community. each farmer pays his piroposition of he purchase price and upkeep of the uillR. When sevoral communities eurchase hulls they may exchmange ev ry two years. thus reducing the ex rense of purchase. Provide Sufficient Poultry for En Ire Farm.-The keeping of a filock oi ;aying hens on the farm is an impor ant part of good general farm man n'gement. The product of such a iloclk ieay lbe produced at a relatively lou a ost. I~ggs produced at home will re luce cost of living, and both the su ierior freshness and quality of the ggs are well worth the effdri' expendl id. l~ggs are a highly nutritious food1 and are so widely used as to be almnosi indispensable. On every farm there should be al least 30 to 40 laying hens. Theme henn will produce plenty of eggs for home consumption and also some for mar ket. EDach bird 16 her pullet yean should lay 120 eg-s, and the .anmouni ,of feed consumed by that lyird will hi As than 90 pounds. ia poultry rats ARM -SUPPORTING Ing, it is much more advisable to keep pullets and yearlings than birds over two years. Such birds consume much feed but have not the laying ability behind them. For general farm conditions, the dual purpose breeds are the most pop. ular. Plymouth, Wyandotte, andRl4ode Island Reds are the most popular and from records appear to give the most favorable results. The egg type such as the Leghorns are in favor among poultrymen because of the great egg. producing ability. When starting in with the farmn flock one should be sure to obtain some purebred stock, especially pure. bred males. Purebred stock produces a greater number of eggs, a more uni. form product, makes possible the sell. ing of eggs for hatching, and creates a greater interest in poultry. Stan. dard products command a better price on the market and net a greater finan cial return. Develop the Hog industry as Farm Conditions Justify.-The'meat bill is one of the biggest items in the gro. cery bill of the average South Caro lina family. It will take four hogs averaging 150 pounds each to supply pork for the average family of five. Twenty-sevon counties in South Caro. lina are not producing sufflicent pork to feed the rural population. All feeds for hogs, save possibly a little tankage, should be home grown. It takes approximately ten bushels of corn and sixty pounds of tankage to produce a 160-pound pig. If the aver age family requires four hoga, tbon it will take forty bushels of corn and 240 pounds of tanage to produce thes-3 hogs. If buttermilk, soy bean pasture. rape pasture, or corn and velvet bean pasture is available it will not be nec essary to buy tankage. A splendid way to fatten hogs is to turn them on cc.rn nd velvet beans and Jet the hogs do the harvesting. Good pastures are absolutely neces .iary for economical perk production in South Carolina. and it has been thoroughly demonstrated that good pastures will save about two-fifths of; the grain ration. One of two acres of rape or rye for winter pasture,.and access to Bermuda* pasture for sum. mer, wil produce sufficient grazing for a brood sow and her litter. Sows are usually bred so that they will farrow in March and September, allowing 3 months, 3 weeks, and 3 days for the gestation period. It is important to use only purebred boars, as this is the most economical way of improving the herd. Give Dalrying a Place in Diveral fled Farming.-The surplus feed crops resulting from diversified farming may be sold through the dairy cow profitably if a convenient market is available. A silo is recommended for herds of ten or more cows. Corn and sorghum are the best crops for en silage. Balanced rations for milk produc. tion should be made from home grown feeds; corn, velvet beans, oats, cottonseed meal, peavine hay, alfalfa hay, soybean hay, silage. Wheat bran is fine for the dairy ration, and if wheat is not grown it might pay to buy a limited amount. Good cows should be fed liberally, and unprofit able cows should be sold to the butcher. The smallest unit recommended for commercial dairying is four cows. This number justifies the purchase of a cream separator and p~ermnits ship nments often enough to insure a good product. It is better to sell cream to a creamery than to make farm butter for sale. Breeders of purebred dairy cattle should continually improve their herds by: (a) Advanced Register testing; (b) showing at fairs; (c) growing out the young animals; (d) tuberculosis eradication; (e) control of infectious diseases; (f) advertising to sell surplus stock. Try Beef Cattle if Conditions Just ify.--While the production of beef cat. tie is a rather specialized industry and can not be undertaken profitably by every farmer. there is no doubt that South Carolina should prodluce a larger percentage of its beef. On farms where considerable areas of cheap pasture lands are available, or on farms where large amounts of rough feeds are prodeed, beef cattle raising will yield a good income to the man who will give it his attention. Only well bred stock should be kept. The beef cattle grower may begin with native beef cows and by tp~ing a pureb~red bull he wlli soon have a herd of high grada cattle that will be economical producers of beef. Breeding herds may be maintained practic-ally the whole year on pas lure. In summer they - will become fat on Bermuda. In win'er they will thrive on the volvet b~ean fields and rye or crimson clover pastures. If a flermuda pasture is reserved for wvin ter use it will be very serviceable when the fields are muddy. Ask Clemson College for Ferther in forma ti on.-Extension Bulleti., 48, "F~arm ing under M.ll Weevil Condi t ion," which may lbe secured from county agents or from the Extension Ser-vice, Clemson College. S. C., con tains further inforriation on the mat ters discnussed above, and farmers should ask for this bulletin and other publications that will help show how to make the farm self supporting. Thue ft'ure of agriculture depends upon how much agriculture: relates it selftof modern science. t PALESTINE NEWS. (Intended for last week.) Palestine school is progressing nicely in spite of the March winds and rain. , Mrs. Eudie Gantt is very ill at this writing. Miss Nannie Craig is spending a few days near Salem this week. Miss Dallie Gantt spent the week ,end with her sister Mrs. Eudie Gantt. Mr. Justus Craig was visiting near Gap Hill Sunday. Misses Ollie Belle Sanders and Lois Finley spent last Tuesday night with Miss Nannie Craig. Mr. Harold Hyde visited his bro ther Walter, at Liberty last week end, he reports a fine time. Mr. Ralph Childress spent Sunday night with Mr. Tillman Garrett. Horseback riding seems to be grow ing more and more pleasant in Pales tine District. Mr. J. B. Finley is improving after a severe attack of pneumonia. Mr. Richard Garrett spent Satur (lay night with his brother, Mr. Eudie Garrett. Mr. Hermon Childress spent Sun day evening with his dear, and also presented hr with a box of choco late candy. Misses Jessie Alexander and Loye Finley visited at Palestine school Fri (lay evening. A crowd of boys went opcssum hunting Saturday night and caught a. ground squirrel. We are expecting a fine time at What Will You iNow is a good time to make you canl make them with greater care. We invite you to comle in and 10< plans which we have on building:9 you wish to construct. FIRST-you want good lumber SECND yo watstifci Whawllt Wll e hyou Nowv an gootuim to rove t. Canl usao the pihonenatter h Wo e vitync to coe ofnserviceo ou beshto dve.'rtismet. FIRST-yo wa t oo lumerv SECO DyPEwn LT Y ifCti coe Pluycan tofsevc Palestine the last night of school, but will come again and tell you the rules. Palestipe and Isaqueena schools are planning a joint picnic for April 1, All fools day. We are anticipating a grand time over on Keowee at Cravens Ford. Everybody is invited to come and bring well-filled baskets Pueri et Puellae. MT. CARMEL HONOR ROLL. Primer.-Ethel Barnette, Gladys Lark. First Grade.-Fay Lathem, Mar garet Tanner, Dorothy Holcombe, Pinkney O'Shields. Second Grade.-Homer Barnette. Third Grade.-Carrie Biggs. Fourth Grade.-Maud Green, Fred Tanner, Duane Brown, Will Julian, Clarence Julian, Jim Looper. Fifth Grade.-Gladys Brown, Ella Mae Ferguson, W. A. Looper. Sixth Grade.-Emma Grace Lath em, Lillian Crane, James Barnett, Carl Ferguson. Seventh Grade.-Florence Hitt, James Reynolds. Eighth Grade.-Anna Belle Rey nolds, Pearl Chastain, Lizzie Fergu son, Leon Looper. The Sentinel has the exclusive agency in Pickens for Harcourt & Co., Louisville, Ky., makers of America's finest engraved wedding invitations, announcements, cards, stationry, etc. The Harcourt im print is the mark of highest quality. Handsome samples may be seen at The Sentinel office. Build This Year? r plans while you have the time, and k over the many valuable books and illustrating 1xractically everything and other materials. ow sml tejbmye. We wel ,S SAC uild Thislinar? r lln h ie yocao uhe tme n illstatngp~aciccuseer t and oter matriTle our satifaction ow smal the ob maybe. nW thl nowig tht asatifiedcusor the eomeand G. G. CHRISTOPHER DR. J. L. AICEN Attorney-at-Law. Dentist. Pratice in all Courts. Office over Pickens Bank. Reasonable Prices. Pickens, S. C. Masonic Bldg., Pickens, S. C. THE PICKENS SENTINEL r-- xci C: UI-% v4e 6 loe-_3ICeen t's for finestlt~tionery Tnqrvinq rnesce by lesrcourlt Louiwville . one Of' lmerics Leadinq Tnqraving Mouse& The uorof tbhi'firmis femous hr THE UNVERSAL CAR And remember- the lowest firet cost, the lowest upkeep and the highest resale value of any motor oar ever built. SalesmenlEaM Thousands of salesmen now using Ford Runabouts have in creased their earning capacity up to 35%-and more. A point well worth your serious consid eration. The entire expense including operation and main tenance rarely exceeds railroad fares. Let us prove how a Ford Runabout will help you earn more money. Terms if desired. HI. P. Sit ton, Jr., \ Pickens A UTlIIORIZED FORID D)EALERI. FESTA sig Festival Week. See the beauty Queens from each ty in the State and the Corona patterned after the old English om with all the pomp and display terrie England. big three section street par adle with County Queens on County rhe Baby 1:arade; The mam outh fireworks display witnessed la'ti. 20,000; The'Auto Show; In- hstrial E-xhibits; The Style Show. e daily hand concerts. See I he vaudeville features aMu be on hand hig Grand Opera Star Niga t. Palmafesta rivals the New Or- ' adi Grass. Don't miss it. Bring All the Folkst <[