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Of Interest to Farmers Potato Storage Very Important 1 i . % Tubers Should Be Dry and Seasonably Free From Dirt or Bruises. ONE DOLLAR AND FIFIY PER RUSHES. 1 OR CORN t » 0 (Prepared by the United States Department 0 of Agriculture.) livery grower of potatoes on a com mercial scale should provide storage capacity for at. least 7?» per cent of ids annual crop. Potato Rf ecialists of the United States Department of Agricul ture point out liiat It would be a physical Impossibility as Well os dis astrous economically to try to mar ket the full crop in the autumn. Often it happens that the individual grower may find it profitable to put ail his crop in storage and wait for a more favorable market. Successful Storage. Requirements for successful storage of potatoes as summarized by William Stuart of the bureau of plant industry include protection from extreme tem peratures, with a range from 35 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit being the most sat isfactory; sufficient ventilation to re move foul air and moisture: and pro vision for excluding light The tul>ertf should be dry and reasonably free from dirt. AH diseased, badly cut, or bruised tubers should be removed from the crop. “It is not advisable, 7 * says Mr. Stuart, “to store potatoes to u depth of more than five or six feet in the bin. The bin should not be larger than 12 feet square unless it is pro vided with a series of ventilating shafts for the escupe of moisture and heat. Division wells and floors provid ing ventilation are desirable.** Deep Piles Harmful. It is common for growers and deal ers to store potatoes in bins to a dipth of 10 to 15 feet. It is poor policy, however, and often accounts for fdirlnlsT.ge and loss. Deep piles gen erate more heat, and decay’and dis ease are likely to take heavier toll. ^Vlso the weight of the piled-up pota toes is likely to cause cracking and bruising of the tubers in the lower layers. In most sections of Barnwell County a fairly good corn cicp has been made. There some surplus with most farmers, while there is quite a good deal dstressed. Seventy-five cents per bushel is being paid for corn now, and it may sell for less. Why sell for such a price when this com can be fed to hogs along with fish meal and one dollar and fifty cents per bushel or more can be realized? ‘ J. Good thrifty shoats should be al lowed to run through' the fields during the winter. Then early in the year Proper Care of Alfalfa Stand Is Richest Hay When Cut Early and Produces More * Gain in Stock. (By L. E. WILLOUGHBY, Extension ' Specialist. Kansas State Agricultural College.) After a stand of alfalfa is obtained, the length of time It wlh live depends on how It is handled. Frequent early cuttings before the bloom stage will so weaken alfalfa that weeds and grass will come into the stand in one or two years. At Manhattan on a two-year-old they are put on a full feed of corn] stand that was cut on an average of with fish meal. These hog s should be ( five times a year, with an average of ready for market during March and 31 days between cuttings, weeds and April. Corn alone will not give proper re turns but with fish meal the food is grass came in after one year. This was cut in the bud stage. . A stand that was cut in the tenth bloom stage i kept the grass and weeds out for four balanced. Where possible some green I year g. When cut in the full bloom grazing should be furnished. This stage we?ds and grass did not bother MD FOR VETERANS IS RED CROSS PLEDGE Service and Ex-Service Men Are Helped in All Problems. Mulch on Strawberries 1 Prevents Winter-Kill The fdea of a mulch Is not to keep the ground from freezing, but to keep It frozen and to hold the snow over the rows. A severe cold, open winter is hard on plants. It's likely to win ter-kill them, or Injure the roots so they cannot function properly the fol lowing spring. As far as winter pro- tection is concerned, a mulch would not be so absolutely netJessnry If we were sure snow would be over the rows all winter. Even then It is very necessary in the late winter or eaily spring after the snow goes off, to shade the row and prevent repeated freezing and thawing. Alternate freez ing and thawing not only heaves the plants out of the ground, but Injures the roots and crowns, handicapping the plants' ability to produce a maxi mum crop. Mulches are also beneficial In the spring or early summer when the crop of berries is ripening. will cut the consumption of corn and fish meal per hundred pounds of gain. Fish meal or tankage should be used to balance corn ration unless large amounts of skim milk are beii(g fed. Bryan Powell, of Williston; Bunyan Blaqk, of Barnwell, and Lee and Henry Lancaster, of Blackville, are some of the farmers who have used a balanced ration. Ask them. Let’s feed the corn through hogs to get a profitable price.—Piepared by H. G, Boylston, County Agent. ♦ ♦ ♦ (iovrnmont Loans Being Paid. over a period of eight years. Where it is desired to maintain a strong stand of alfalfa, it seems advisable to cut alfalfa between the tenth and the full bloom stage. Where the highest quality of hay ia desired, the earlier Corps. The society and a majority of cuttings may be practiced at the ex- | J i ta 3,500 chapters handle claims for Service to World War veterans In hospital, for able-bodied veterans, fnd for dependent families of both called for expenditures of $738,000 by the American Red Cross during the year just ended. In addition. Red Cross Chapters spent $1,963,000 in veteran relief, and also for men still In service. Although eleven years have passed since the Armistice, there remain 25,500 disabled and sick veterans of the World War in hospitals, and the peak of the number who will require hospitalization Is not expected by Veterans Bureau authorities to be reached until 1947. For these men. the Red Croat must continue Its serv ice of providing recreation and com forts, according to James L. Fleser, vice chairman of the Red Cross. ■ “Under Its Charter from Congress, the Red Cross is required to maintain service for veterans of wars and for the men still in the service.*' Mr. Fieser said. “The funds for this work come from the annual roll call mem bership fees. In addition to the sum spent In maintaining contact with the veterans, the Red Cross expended $308,000 in its service to the men still in the regular Army. Navy and Marine Cleaning and grading need wheat and treating It to prevent stinking smut, are good Investments that will pay dividends next year. » + * Despite the fact that next spring Is the time to plant forest trees on Idle tares, right now Is when they should be ordered., Do not postpone ordering and then get s reply that the supply is exhausted. ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel. MONEY TO LOAN Loam made some day application received. No Red Tape HARLEY & BLATT. Attorneys-at-Law BamweBL S. C. Wm. McNAB Represantfnff FIRE, HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANIES* Personal attention given nil brndnsni r HHce in Harrison Block, Main St BARNWELL. S. C INJt FIRE WINDSTORM PUBLIC LIABILITY ACCIDENT - HEALTH SURETY BONDS AUTOMOBILE THEFT Calhoun and Co. <P. A. PRICE. Minacer. T. & BDIa J. B. Elia M ELLIS ENGINEERING CO. < <» Lend Surveying a Specialty, Lyadhnret, 8. C. It is of interest to know just how farmers in Barnwell County are pay ing their loans to the government. County Agent Boylston has received from the Farmers’ Seed Loan Office data on loan* made in the South and how well they are be ng paid. All leans are due on or before De cember 1st, and borrowers are expect ed to pay or make a final showing by that date. Those making a poor crop, thereby not being able to pay their en tire loan, will do well to make a re port tp.tfce government now. Comparison of Barnwell County with surrounding counties can be made from the table below. It is hoped that this county will pay as large per centage of loans as any in this section: Amt. bor- Paid to Per rowed Oct. 31 Cent .. $nJ,851 $35,352.26 68 __ 62,245 30,786.67 ... 50,709 38,335.16 Aiken 41,142 23,335.27 Orangeburg . 156,571 111,581.99 Barnwell Allendale Bamberg 49 76 57 71 Barnyard Composts According to studies made at tne Georgia experiment station, the value of barnyard manure in crop produc tion is markedly fhcreased by add ing 100 pounds of rock phosphate and 20 pounds of sulphur per ton of ma nure and composting for three months. This improvement is accounted for in* the conclusion that the sulphur checks the loss of ammonia of manure^ and also develops an acid that acts on rock phosphate and makes its phos phorus more available. —Prepared by H> G.. Boylston, Co. Agt. RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS PRINT BOOKS FOR BLIND Agricultural Squibs Good seed corn is the kind that will grow vigorously. • • • Every good farmer makes war on waste in field, or barn, or shop. • • • A ton of sweet clover, dry weight, will odd ^ pounds of nitrogen to soil. w. • * * Potatoes for dairy feeding should be cooked to about the sume degree as for the table. ' • • • Tenant farming on the share basis is usually best for beginners, experi ence has shown. * * • ' As a means of preventing disease sanitation is just ns Important on the farm as it is in the hospital. • • • The roads and highways of the -United States occupy space equivalent to 112,000 farms of 100 acres each. • • * Flax varieties that are resistant to wilt have been developed at the Min nesota agricultural experiment station. • • * Simple treatment for scours coosisla In giving one to three tabieepoonfuis of castor ou in milk to clear the ( bowel* * . One of the most appealing services that is carried forward by women vol unteers under the American Red Cross is that of transcribing popular and scientific books Into Braille tor read ing by the blind. This work was started at Evergreen hospital, wh^re blind veterans of the World War were sent after the Armistice. The Red Cross now has 1.155 volun teer Braille transcribers, and last year they produced 442 titles in 1,849 vol umes. or 175,000 pages of Braille. The majority of the books go to the Library of Congress and public li braries throughout the country, al though some of the books go to schools for the blind and. in a few Instances, text books are transcribed for some Individual scholar in order to help him complete his course in some study. The work is supported from the Red Cross Roll Call for members which occurs each, year from Armistice Day to Thanksgiving Day. pense of maintaining the stand. Early cat alfalfa is the richest hay and produces more gain when fed to live stock than docs iate cut hay. An occasional early cutting probably will not injure the vigor of an alfafa stand. If, for any reason, it is desirable to cut one crop early, the following crops should be allowed to approach full bloom. Another common abuse to an alfalfa stand is to cut late in the fail. Some times after the third cr fourth cutting a six or eight inch growth is formed. Such a growth appcMirs to stand still as cold weather approaches. If short of buy, the grower may lib tempted to cut this crop but If he does lie is iikeiy to weaken ids fn*xt year’s stand. There Is experimental evidence to show that us winter approaches al falfa plaath attempt to build up re serve food in their roots for winter protection. Such an afterninth will offer considerable winter protection to tke alfalfa plants. Satisfactory Feed for Heifers During Winter Whnt feed should be given dairy heifer* in order to winter them satis- yfactorlly for fall calving? a. When legume hay and com si lage are available—buy and 8ilag#at will and two pounds dally of com. cane, or knlfir grain. b. When legume hoy but no silage is available—legume hay at will and two pounds of grain per day. c. When corn silage but no legume hay Is available—silage at will, some dry roughage as hay or fodder, and two or three pounds of a grain mix ture consisting of one part of some high protein feed ns cottonseed meal, linseed meal or gluten feed, and one part of com, oats, or bran. d. When neither corh silage nor legume hay are available—buy leg ume hny. these meu for lusurance, compensation and other-benefits they are entitled to under the law. and also where neces sary arranges to provide for depen dents of the men. “Red Cross workers are maintained in forty-eight Veterans Bureau Hos pitals. as well as in all regular Army sod Navy hospitals, whose duty it is to supervise recreational facilities for the patients, and to provide small com forts. ‘ In the Army and Navy Hos pitals, the workers also do social serv ice for the patients. These tasks also are performed at all Army Posts and Navy Porta by Red Cross workers, and In addition Red Cross representative* to handle claims are established at the majority of Veterans Bureau regional offices.’* . Mr. Fieser urged that all citizens enroll In the Roll Call, from Armistice Day to Thanksgiving Day. November 11 to 28. In order to aid In supporting this work. FOR RENT • / - j- 4 / In whole or part, 1500 acres of land, formerly ownad by J. W. Walker, now owned by the Prudential Life Insurance Co., about three miles from Barnwell. Buildings and wells on the place. « Also: In whole or in part, 350 acres of land, formerly owned by J. B. Morris, now owned by the Life Insuran e Company of Virginia; about two miles from Barnwell. Buildings and wells on the place, a APPLY TO — HARLEY & BLATT ~! , k Barnwell, S. C. NEW CROPS IN FLOODED STATES BRING PROSPERITY Tbe introduction of new bablta ot planting, following the Mississippi Val ley flood of 1927, has brought sdded prosperity to farmers In many of tbe Mississippi Delta counties, according to Red Cross officials. Almost every cabin has r. fine vege table garden, whereas cotton formerly grew right to tbe doorstep, the Red Cross states. The home demonstration and agricultural agents tLve followed • *■ up the project Inaugurated by the Red Cross. Immediately after the flood ot 1927, with very gratifying success There is a large acreage In ?om. whereas formerly cotton was the one crop. Alfalfa- has gained a firm foot- Feed one-half legume hay. i hold, and the growing of this crop is AIRPLANES DROP TONS OF FOOD DURING FLOOD one-half non-legume roughage, and two pounds dally of a mixture of two parts corn and one part high proteib feed. . Applying Limestone Lime applied in tbe fall should fie disked into the soil both immediately after applying and again the next j spring. The extra time gives it an opportunity to become available for the young plants as soon as they ger minate.. If applied in the spring the applications should be larger because there is less time for the lime to dis solve in the soil. Winter applications are not ns effective ns fall because there is no opportunity to w^rk the lime into the soil until spring. bringing good* financial returns from the three or four cuttings each year. Live stock also is showing improve ment due to these new crops. Everything considered, the Delta sections which escaped a backwater problem in the Spring of 1929 are In a prosperous condition, as a result c of the follow-up and rehabilitation by the American Red Cross. Loosening the Grip me: = Agricultural Notes RED CROSS HONOR FLAG GOES TO NEW HAMPSHIRE w \ Tbe honor flag, given annually to the State which enrolls the greatest percentage of its population aa mem ber. of tbe American Red Cross, went this year to New Hampshire. The de cision was so close between New Ham pah 1 re and ^Vermbn t that H hung ’ In the balance for a time. California ranked third in tbe honor l.st and Con Army. Navy and Alabama National Guard airplanes delivered twenty-five tone of supplies furnished by the American Red Cross to flood refugees who were completely cut off from any other aid, during the serious floods In four southeastern States early this spring. The three services made an average of fifty flights a day, delivering medF cine, food, clothing and blankets. Most of tbe supplies were dropped to the refugees who were isolated on hill tops and high ground, by the flood waters. Nava) aviators made a total of 115 flight! during the flood period, em bracing 15,000 miles. Observatloo planes also reported by radio where marooned refugees could he located, xnd a magnificent program of co-op- •ration with the Rad Cross relief forces waa carried forward by all three aviation aervieea. TRY A BUSINESS BUILDER FOB SATISFACTORY RESULTS. Shaving* are better Jhan straw for ; necticut fourth litter and for nest material to prevent soiled eggs. Too much or too little fertilization of vegetables may increase their sus ceptibility to. disease. • • v Plenty of water must be used in putting up stover silage, since the fod der itself is perfectly dry. • • • Ask your county agent about the new way of protecting poultry against chicken pox by vaccination. • • • Shredding cornstalks or putting corn in the silo have been found unusually effective means of corn borer control. • t • Build the out-take flues for your ham ventilation system from the wow floor to the eaves while tbe mows are empty. • • • Trouble with stringy milk may usu ally be overcome by thoroughly boll* log end disinfecting all utensils, ac cording to dairy expert*. TRY A BUSINESS BUILDER A final tabulation of figures of tbe 1928 Roll Call showed a nation-wide membership of 4,1$7.946. The banner rests with New Hampshire, where it Is hung. In the State House, until the 1929 Roll Cali—held between Annie tlce Da> and Thanksgiving Day—is* completed and new figures available for the 1929 winner. Y FIVE RED CROSS CA HOUSE FLOOD REF <L/^SKING no favors, playing no favor ites, time gives to every man twenty-four hour# ev ery day. Nor can one moment be added. To scientific skill and human ingenuity re mains the task of making the most of the time that we have. How well these efforts have been rewarded is common knowledge. To day man completes in mo ments—with a mind free for other duties—work that Wprking hand in hand! with each advance—faster* than the fastest—is the tel ephone. Wherever you call —in town or out—you get.. your connections. even, quicker than you did last, year, much quicker than the year before. The grip of time is being * loosened, but it must be loosened even more to meeA, the needs* of tomorrow. X refusal to be content with - present accomplishments ia the spur that urges the 28,000 employees of this a few years ago required company to exert their best hours. Modern transporta- efforts to make your tele- tion draws distant points phone service faster and hours closer. better. ■southern bell telephone AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY' I n « • r p • r • t • 4 ■'#1 • J A total of 27,791 persons were main tained by the American Red Cross In camps or In their own homes in the three States of Alabama. Georgia and Florida, following tbs disastrous floods of early taat Spring. Five camps were organized, of which fouv were in Alabama and one in Florida. Small temporary camps wars set np in various places In addition to tbtae, bet tbs persons not absltnrsd in tbs •vs main enmps soon wars aMs to rs- inra boms or to friends and relatives. Red Cross anrses were at all tvs camps, assisting tbs State bssRb an- tnsmiss ia cars nc tas sms and m i LONG TERM MONEY to LEND 6 per cent interest on ktrge amounts) Private funds fyr small loans, i* :r. ■ ■■..ur.aj.jT. 1 ,.. r 'atf. ■it-tv BROWN * BUSH i