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THTJR8DAT. NOVEMBER 11. . • * Of Interest to Farmers 1000 Iba. 0-4-4 applied; Jvm, 500 IW. manure aalU and 000 Iba. nitrate of soda par acre. Cow paaa planted in middle of rows and asparagus was cut-walled clear all through.—Prepared by H. G. Boyle- ton, County Agent. iWater Is Essential j for Working Horses ! Should Be as Pure as Pos sible an,d Free From Odors. Horses require from five to fifteen- gallons of water a day, the quantity 4“ depending on the temperature and the amount of work performed. The wa ter should be as pure as possible, clear in appearance, and free from taste, color, or smell. Pure water Is' Just as essential'to a horse as it is to a man, and it is a mistake to suppose that a horse can drink badly contami nated water with impunity. Water obtained from pools or shal low wells contaminated with surface drainage, or containing decomposing organic matter, frequently causes diarrhea, and generally predisposes to colic. Water that contains a large amount of sediment causes a mechan ical irritation of the membrane of the stomach and intestines, L e., sand colic. ' When the horses are at rest in the stable, water should be given three times a day, and should Invariably be given previous to feeding. This latter point is of considerable practical importance. A horse’s stom ach is small In proportion to the ani mal’s size, and water does not remain in it, but passes through the stomach and small bowel to the caecum, or wa ter gut If water Is given after feed ing, besides weakening the digestive juices, a considerable portion of the food in the stomach and small Intes tines will be washed out in an undi gested state, and indigestion and colic may result Water in small quantities can be given within an hour or so from the completion of feeding If desired. After a long journey, a good plan Is to give water a mile or so before the journey’s end, and take the horse slowly in aft erwards. World’s Watermelon » Rust-Proof Steel Easy • to Weld, Says Expert Washington.—Rustproof steel Is eas lly welded by the acetylene-oxygen process and is even more rustproof after welding than Jbefore* 4ue4o Jots of carbon, silicon and manganeae dur ing melting. These findings by W. Hoffmann, German metallurgist, have Just been announced by the national advisory committee for aeronautics here. The physical characteristics of rust- , proof-steel welds are better than those of soft-steel welds, but the hard ness of the metal due to welding must be removed by heat treatment. and the muddy banks of the pasture help to depoett • let of bacteria on the teats, udders, sod ad jacent parts of cows. • • a "Safe," “sure,* and “cheap- art terms which may be applied to dairy cows when home-raised, provided they are of good breeding, from healthy cows, and well grown. ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel. INSURANCE FIRE WINDSTORM ; PUBLIC LIABILITY ACCIDENT-HEALTH SURETY BONDS AUTOMOBILE I THEFT • • «pp ■ i-x ■m SvX : This Is believed to be the world’s largest watermelon, grown this summer by Edgar Laseter at Hope, Ark. It weighed 152^6 pounds. Whitewashes of Cement and Lime Quite Useful The following lime and cement whitewash recipes are recommended by the Illinois agricultural experiment station. **A whitewash formula that la rec ommended as being very satisfactory for new surfaces Is as follows: gallons of finishing lime, 2 gallons of white cement. 2% pounds of sal soda, 2 pounds of table salt and S pounds of powdered alum. These should be mixed dry and then enough cold water added to make five gallons of the wash. M For old surfaces a good mixture can be mode from gallons of fin ishing lime, 2** gallons of white ce ment, t pound of sal soda, I pound of table salt and 3 pounds of pow dered alum. As In the case of the other formula, these ingredients should be mixed dry and then enough water added to make five gallons of the wash. This wash should be applied In the usual way after the loose particles and scales have been cleaned off. The caution that snould be kept In mind in whitewashing is to be sure that the surface on which the wash Is applied is entirely clean before the application is made.” Offers Agriculture Great Opportunity May Be Placed tit the Realm of Big Btiaineiui by Support of the Fed eral Farm Board. Dairy Herd Improvement Reflected in Milk Pail Wisconsin lands ail other states In the number of dairy herd improve ment associations. It has 154 out of a total of nearly 1,100 in all the states, according to reports compiled by the bureau of dairy industry of the United States* Department of Agriculture. These associations give dairymen In formation us to the profitableness of their cows. On the basis of such In formation, association members have been weeding out the less desirable animals and retaining heifers from the more productive cows. The value of this practice Is reflected In the steady increase in the average produc tion of the cows under test in these associations. In 1020 the average - production nor cow-ja-ihesd herds was 247 pounds of butterfnt In 1024 this had increased to an average of 279 pounds. According to the bureau’s rec ords the production figures for the years from 1925 to 1928 were 284 pounds, 289 pounds, 293 pounds, and 295 pounds. Columbia, Nov. 19.—support being given by the Federal^arin Board and the United States government to cooperative marketing offers a wonder ful opportunity for having agriculture placed in the realm of big business with its attendant advantage, in the opinion of Alfred Scarborough, gener al manager Of the South Carolina Cot ton Growers’ Cooperative Association. “First of all,” said Mr. Scarborough in a statement, “to my mind one of the most important accomplishments i s that every cooperative obtaining any Federal Farm Board money will be supervised by that board. The coop erative, efficiently qnd properly man aged, will have a great asset in this because it s proper procedure will be confirmed and sanctioned. It will be the best possible safeguard against the farmer placing his commodity in an institution that is not up to stand ard in every way. They must neces sarily lend government money only to cooperatives as any creditor would when they know that the character of the institution is what it should be as in the case of an individual, that its management is capable and that its financial status and responsibility make it safe for a loan. “Secondly, we have the President of the United States, Congress as evi denced by the passage of the act, ev ery member of the President’s Cabinet and the heads of all departments of the government in Washington solidly behind cooperative marketing and de termined that there shall be proper co ordination and effort put back of this program. “Third, under this law with the cre ation of the Federal Farm Board wo have one of the ablest groups of men in “Third, the Federal Farm Board will recognize that it is a s much the in alienable right of the farmer to sell through his farmer-owned cooperatives the product of his labor direct to the manufacturer or consumer aa it is the right of all other lines of industry that have been practicing it for genera tions, having in mind at all times that there are three parties to be consid ered, the producer, the manufacturer of the raw product and the consumer, Heretofore it has been lost sight of that the producer was to be consid ered. “Fifth, set up large scale central ised national commodity sales organi zations through which the respective cooperative associations within a gov- en commodity will combine their 8*1*8, thus gaining bargaining power in s large way, and being assured of com plete elimination of any internal com petition as between associations with in a commodity. Of course, this wll insure the sale of the product in con formity with the demand as to time and place. It will tend toward stand- aidization and stabilization in all phases of busness.” Philanthropist Buys Camp for Students Who Work Springfield, Mo.—L. A Jones of Bristow, Okla., millionaire olLman and philanthropist, has purchased a 1,064- acre tract of land to be devoted to boys who work their way through school. The tract, purchased Id the iOzarks, will have a large administra tion building, dining hall; dormitory, ; and several cabins erected on It A 1 large lake and swimming pool are also to be built. * - \ French Court to Reform Bandits With Marriage Bourg, France.—Will marriage re- • form a bandit? Three bandits think j It will and the justice of peace of this town has decided to give them their choice of hymen over a prison ceiL The ceremony was performed in the town Jail. The bandit trio married three sisters whom they hove courted off and«on between raids around the countryside. Kill Mediterranean Fly by Cooling All Fruit The Department of Agriculture now plans to fight the Mediterranean fruit fly by cooling fruit to a temperature of 28 degrees for five hours followed by holding It for about five days at a temperature of 30 degrees. Another treatment Is to bold the fruit at 110 degrees for eight hours. Both the high and low temperatures are f#tal to the eggs or larvae of the fly. It is also feasible to attain either the maximum or minimum temperatures iu the ex< istlng practices of handling citrus fruits. Loam made tame day application received. No Red Tape ■ HARLEY & BLATT. Attorneys-at-Law BamwelL S. C. Wm. McNAB FIRE, HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANIES. Personal attention given aQ hneinaas Offles in Harrison Block, Mata 01 BARNWELL. 8. G P. A. PRICE, Manager. •*>,5 Ml Cream for Churning The best way to hold cream on the farm where ice is not available la to keep It in a water tank in a building near the well. A good way Is to have ] a small water tank to keep the cream and then to pump the water for the stock tank through this tank. This will 1 change the water in the cream tank often and keep it cooler. The best temperature to hold cream Is between 50 and 00 degrees Fahren heit When it is churned it should ha>e about one-half of 1 per cent acid. An Interesting Demonstration Report. I Present Production Can Be Doubled by Feeding A careful study of the tens of thou sands of herd averages and of the hundreds of thousands qf yearly indi vidual cow records, has shown that 7 present production can be doubled by keeping better cows and by feeding them 50 per cent more feed. Through soil improvement, through use of bet ter seed, and through the more gen eral production of com silage and al falfa hay as feed for oar dairy cows we may, when the need arises, be able to double tbe production of milk and bntterfnt with the same number of cows. To accomplish this, these cows must be bred end selected for high production. TRY A BUSINESS BUILDER FOB SATISFACTORY RXSULT& our country whose duty it will be to study the great problems of agricul- Of special interest to asparagus growers is the report given below of a demonstration showing benefits of af ter-cutting applications of potash and ammonia. Thi s demonstration, which is beng made by R. S. Weathersbee, of Williston, will be continued for 1930 to compare with 1929 results. Asparagus, 2% acres; rows, 7 ft.; drill, 2 ft. Report of Spring, 1929. Age, 2 yrs. 1927 fertilizer, 1500 lbs., total of equal par^s of meal, acid and kainit. 1928 fertilizer, 1000 lbs. per acre 8-4-4 early Spring, 400 lbs. 20 per cent, manure salt, 200 nitrate of soda per acre in early JHme. Check plot received 1000 lbs. per acre of 8-4-4 but no manure salts and soda. Agricultural Hints The earlier the plowing for wheat, the better the crop. * .* + / A shelter belt enhances the value of the entire farm property. manure broadcast. 1929 nothing applied before cutting ture and work out a long time pro- except compost mentioned above, gram that will establish an economi-! Yield of asparagus. 1929, cutting cally sound national policy towards | stopped April 22nd, it being young America’s agriculture. Heretofore these things have been matters of in dividual opinion and suggestions of fered have been inadequate and at best only means of temporary help. This board is to deal with causes and means for their remedy. Remember, this •board has almost unlimited authority power and financial resources to effect uate their program. They will go the limit in forwarding a program that has the farmers in partnership through their organizations with Uncle Sam in helping the farmer to help himself, but they will not deal with individual farmers and be a party to perpetuat ing the individualism and indifference that has heretofore existed and large ly been the cause of tty farmer’i ina bility to cope with the economic situ ations and changing conditions devel oping in the midst of the moat highly m which ha tbea. grass: 89 crates were cut—40 crates Colossal; 4J9 crates Fancy; 20 crates Choice; average net price, |3.53 for season. On plot receiving no additional pot ash and soda shows a decrease in yield of: Colossal, 16% per cent.; Fancy, 38 per cent.; Choice, 12% ’per cent. This average fecuition would show a decrease in yield of $28.24 per acre. Cost of additional potash and ni trate wa 9 $10.00 for potash and $14.50 for nitrate; total cash $24.50 for tilizef for 2% acres or about $10J per acre. $24.50 spent in this fertilizer gave increase in asparagus of $70.00 or about three times in money for that spent for the fertiliser. Thi g showed that it paid to make after-cutting ap plications of fertiliser of nitrate and potash to asparagus. April 22nd, 1928, at plowing down, Proper cleaning ahd repairing of harness may double/or treble the pe riod of its nsefulne/ • 7 For next year’s clover to be seeded in wheat on sour soils, apply lime soon after tbe land is plowed. It pays to grade and standardize farm products. 7 They sell for a better price and are more in demand. / * * * Eradicatloiy of abortion from a herd presents a dinlcult problem, but can be accomplished by means of the blood tests. • • • Trees j gome infested with mites, which can’t be eradiated as easily as from a shelter. .J*L Calves which are being fattened dur ing the winter must be well fed tq be ready/for market next spring or early i summer. • * • X "IT Three points of a good silo are: strong avails, smooth inside, and tight- ih‘ss enough to keep the juice in and the air out. * * * In handling the farm gardens it is probably just us well to bum sll the residues, rather than to turn them under. Prune in Winter Tree fruit plants and hardy grape vines may be pruned any time dosing the winter. December 1 to March 1, •ays R. J. Barnett of the Kanaas State Agricultural college. The par ticular data within these boundaries la not Important except that the wort may be more accurately and comfort ably done daring periods if Circular No. 102 tar the t. a RUks J. a BOB ELLIS BNGINBBRING CO. Lead Surveying n Specialty, a c FOR RENT In whole or part, 1500 acres of land, formerly owned by J. W. Walker, now owned by the Prudential Life Insurance Co., about three mile* from Barnwell. Buildings and welli on the place. \ v - ' Also: In whole or in part, 350 acres of land, formerly owned by J. B. Morris, now owned by the Life Insurance Company of Virginia; about two miles from Barnwell. Buildings and wells on the place.' • # APPLY TO /HARLEY & BLATT . / Barnwell, S. C. 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