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, 2 - ii ir THE QAFFNBY LEDGER. Tuesday and FHday. E# oaCamp, Editor and Fudllfl The Ledger is not responsible far Ihe viewe of tta eorreapondents. COTTON SEED MEAL FOR HOGS. While our farmers are lamenting the low price of cotton it would be well for them to consider some other method of making the farm pay them by raising the fleecy staple. The fol lowing article on Cotton Seed Meal for Hogs from the pen of Mr. Jo W. Allison, an expert, appeals to us ad sensible and timely and we publish It for the benefit of those who might be entertaining the thought that it is aot absolutely necessary for a Pied mont farmer to adhere to cotton in order to make buckle and tongue meet: “Make a mixture in bulk, about one-third cotton seed meal and two- thirds corn chops, whole corn, wheat bran, or shorts; mix with water to a thin mush in two vessels (an old bar rel sawed in two is good) and leave to sour or ferment, which will take from 12 to 48 hours according to the weather and other conditions; then feed from these alternately, using the contents of one, while that of the other is left to sour. "A good growing ration may be based on one pound of dry mixture per hundred pounds of live weight. For quick fattening this may be doubled, quadrupled or even more largely increased. Indeed, the Texas Bxpermlnent Station fed as much as seven and a half pounds per day to hundred and fifty pound hogs, thougn this is extreme and unecomomical, if not positively dangerous. “When ready, to feed add fresh water to the feeding ration sufficient to bring to a thin slop, about the com- sistencv of sweet milk, and give the hogs all they will clean up. "All hogs eat it greedily and all thrive on it, from the lordly head of the herd to the thinest grunter. But for ‘piggy’ or suckling sows it is es- peciallv valuable, giving to the pigs both before and after farrowing a growth and vigor attainable with no other feed on eartji. NOTES AND COMMENTS. An Anderson county girl is credit ed with picking 444 pounds of cotton in one day. Wonder what she did with It? • • • Two weeks from today and the great battle of the ballots will be on. May He who guides the destiny of mankind deal kindly with the party of ’he people—the Democracy. • • • Superintendent of City Schools Spears will close the schools at 12 o'clock today to let the children see the animals. We applaud the action and the only criticism is that he will not close the entire day. » • • The Florence Times is to Install a linotype. The wonder to us is mat Editor Ayer has i waited so long. If he doesn’t hurry some of us country fellows will be buying flying ma chines before he gets his linotype in stalled. • • • “In an experience of over 25 years I have never seen a hog refuse to eat it, or Injured by it. Indeed, it is not only the best and cheapest feed on earth, but it is an efficient prophy lactic and hogs fed on it seem entire ly immune to any of the common ills that hogs are heir to.” • • • The best road for the farmer, all things being considered, is a solid, well built, stone road, so narrow as to he only a single track, but having a firm earth road on one or both sides. • • • Mayor John Floyd, of Spartanburg, believes in making those who dance pay the fiddler. He don’t think any thing of taxing a pistol-toter fifty dol lars. And he is right. It’s against the law to carry a pistol and any man who will carry one ought to pay for it when caught. • • • No paper in the South has done more for the cause of Democracy during this campaign than has The Columbia State. We make obeisance to The State and assure it of our most profound consideration. Al ways in the front rank of manly journalism it has eclipsed all previous efforts in the cause of good govern ment. • • • Those Spartanburgers are holding their heads mighty high these days. With the C. C. & O. branch line in sight, a near lynching just past. Ringling’s circus and other things coming their way they really begin to think they are in a class all to their lonely. But just wait until Oaff- ney gets the main line of the C. C. & O. and we’ll make them look like thirty cents. Farm Pests That Require Foresight for Their Control. Upon taking charge of the Division of Entomology at the State Experi ment Station at Clemson the writer desires to become as familiar as pos sible with the insect pests that me nace the agricultural crops of South Carolina. It is the aim of this office to be as useful as possible to the farmers, truck growers and fruit growers all over the Steite. We are aware that the losses ’occasioned by insect pests are enormous every year. In order to prevent such loss es it is necessary for this division and the citizens of the State, espe cially the agricultural workers, to come as near together, and work as closely in harmony as possible. In the regular correspondence with farmers a large number of letters contain complaints about serious in juries caused by wire worms and white grubs. These two problems confront the farmer every spring and summer. As there is no specific that can be recommended against these pests we must depend on general methods of farm practice. A good system of farm practice is infinitely better than all the sprays and nos trums so often recommended. While the farmer thinks ahead and plans his course of procedure for the pur pose of maintaining soil fertility or regaining it when lost, he rarely asks himself the question. “What course must I pursue to avoid insect injury to the crop I am intending to plant?” The complaints about injurious in sects reach us when the injury is actually being done and when often no practicable remedy or preventa tive can be recommended. In order that this division may be in the best possible position to help thd larmers of the State to solve this and other insect problems it is neces sary that the entomologist be kept informed as to me farm operations on individual farms. In order to bring this about every farmer and every citizen of South Carolina who grows plants of any kind is invited to become a correspondent of this division. Every farmer is invited to read this article and comply with the request of this division, and we have no doubt that we can be of material service to such correspondents during next season in helping them to avoid j losses to their crops caused by in sects or other animals. Write to this division saying that you wish to belong to the special group of correspondents. ». e will then send you blanks requesting you to draw a sketch of your farm, orch ard or plantation, showing what crops are now growing and where you in tend to plant the next crop. We will also send a blank circular containing questions which we want you to ans wer and a circular explaining our purposes. Only one farm sketch is necessary and this will be carefully filed at this office. On the blanks sent you we expect to receive a re port of the condition of your, crops once each month. When such a re port reaches this office it will receive careful attention. Tour farm sketch will then be referred to and in this way we know what you are doing at a given time and what you Intend to do. It will enable us to warn you at the proper time against certain farm operations that will encourage insect pests and at the end of the season we are in position to recommend what could best he done in order to eradicate white grubs, wire-worms, cutworms, chinch bugs, corn hill bugs, corn ear worms, cotton boll worms and other pests. In the case of farmers not taking advantage of this and writing to us another spring regarding these pests, we will he ob liged to state that we are at a great disaavantage in recommending any thing that is Immediate practical value. To make these monthly re ports requires little time on your part and the cost of sending twelve such reports a year is twenty-four cents. These monthly suggestions will be supplemented by newspaper articles anu Experiment Station bulletins which will be sent to all correspond ents promptly when issued. Many insects can generally be cor trolled by some method at any time when they occur in destrctive num bers. All citizens are invited to cor respond with this division when there is any trouble affecting their staple crops, orchards, or shade trees. By such close co-operation it will follow that we have less insect troubles in the future, with better crops and more intelligent farm practice. Address: Division of Entom* logy, Agricultural Experiment Stat., Clem- snn (’ollege. South Carolina. Spring Hill News. Spring Hill, Oct. Id.—The health of this section is very good at tma writing. The weather has been quite dry in this section until last week when we had a fine rain. The farmers are progressing nicely picking their cotton which is not more than a two-third crop. Upland corn is fine, though corn on the streams is all more or less dam aged. Mr. Joe Gaffney and family, of Gaff ney, visited his mother, Mrs. Mira Gaffney, last Sabbath. Mrs. Gaffney has been quite unwell for a few days. Frank Northy, while picking cotton one day last week was bitten by a snake. We are glad to say It did not prove serious. The snake was of the spotted adder species. Mrs. Julia St. Clair, our teacher at Golden Springs school house, left Saturday the 10th, for an extended trip to mountain cities where she goes to visit relatives. We wish for her a pleasant time. Mr. M. L. Gaffney has moved in his house recently erected near Broad river and is now r putting up his out buildings. T.lttle Ruth, the daughter of Mr. M. L. Gaffney, stuck a thorn in her foot a few days ago which gave her much pain and blood poison was feared. Dr. Nesbitt was called in and operated on the child’s foot and re moved the thorn and she is getting on nicely now. Mr. William Gaffney visited his father, Mr. Sam Gaffney, Sunday. Our Sabbath school Is progressing nicely. Mr. John Gaffney made a trip to Gaffney Saturday on business! Mr. George Gaffney, of Cherokee Falls, was visiting relatives in this section last Saturday. Mr. Fred Gaffney, of Gaffney, has been making flying trips down this way lately and we are rather sus- nlcious of something for it *is not usual that Fred visits this wav often. Cupid has been throwing his darts very rapidly in this section lately. It is as common to hear wedding bells as leigh bells near Christmas. Mr. Joe Jolly is making molasses this week. Mr. Sanders and family visited Mr. Hoyle and family on last Sab bath. Mr. Roland Sanders left today to visit his sister. Mrs. Ida Workman, of Greer. Mr. I. G. Sarratt has just received a nice lot of fish for his new fish pond and he has them in the pond. They seem to be doing nicely. Mrs. Jane Moore made a trip to Lancaster on business and to visit relatives recently. Mr. and Mrs. Lem Ross and daught er. Miss Sallie, visited their aunt, Mrs. Mira Gaffney, In this section a few days since. Mrs. Dock Pettit, of Gaffney, is visiting her mother, Mrs. W. M. San ders. On the night of the 14th inst. Mr. Sam Gaffney gave an old time candy pulling in which quite a lot of young people took a part and had a very enjoyable time. I. G. Sarratt, Esq., and wife made a flying trip to the capltol city this week. Quite a number of our people are anticipating going to Gaffney to at tend Howe's Great London Shows. All parents should take their child ren to see the animals and then fath er would have an excuse to go too. Ledger Reader. Limestone Girls Have Jolly Time. Monday being holiday at Limestone College a few of the young ladles de cided to have a picnic. They did not go in buggies or wagons but proceed ed to walk. So about 8:30 o’clock they left the college for Thickety. arriving about noon, being hot, dusty and tired and after resting some time near a sparkling spring neath the shade of great oak trees, a sump tions luncheon was served. A great many games were played un til No. 11, the southbound passenger train arrived, this they boarded and left for Cow pen s where they made the hearts of the village youths flutter with excitement for it is seldom that Cowpens has so many good looking young ladies to bounce unheralded into their quiet precincts. The young ladies came back to Gaffney on No. 12 and all reported a jolly good time. The following are those who parti cipated: Misses Alice Dew, Eva Earle, Christine Baker, Ethel Ham rick, Annie Mae Lawson, Ross Had- don. Beulah Phillips, Bess White and and Amy Gaffnev. One step won’t take you very far— You’ve got to keep on walking; One word won’t tell folks who you are— You’ve got to keep on talking. One inch won’t make you very tall— You’ve got to keep on growing; One little ad won’t do it all— You’ve got to keep them going. Word was received in Wall Street that it would be a felony to conduct a bucketshop hereafter in New York Stata. Midway Items. Midway, Oct. 15.—We are glad to know that Mr. C. A. S. Campbell and little Both Painter are both improv ing from a spell of sickness. Farmers are busy gathering cotton. Some are holding it but none have any hope of getting fifteen cents. I believe twelve and a half cents would wipe every bale off the face of the earth. What on earth is the matter with the Cotton Growers As sociation? All we could hear last fall was that that association was golnto have fifteen cents or at least those who belonged to it would get that much for their cotton, but lo and behold, I saw a cotton buyer today offer a negro as much for a bale as he did a white man. To be honest, I think twelve and a half cents a good price for cotton but I fear Ed’s million and a half will give out before he gets It there. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harrell arc visiting in North Carolina this week. Mrs. R. I.. Smith visited Mrs. J. C. Painter. Miss Daisy Blagton. of Latimore, N. C., and Miss Hattie and Daisy Turner visited Mrs. G. S. Turner last Monday. The tick eradicator was in these diggings this week. Don’t think he found many-ticks. Mrs. W. A. Austell and Mrs. J. C. Pryor visited Mrs. J. C. Painter this week. Mrs. R. L. Smith visited Mrs. D. F. L. Turner Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. D. F. L. Turner, Misses Hattie and Daisy Turner. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. S. Turner, Mr. Barnett Vassey and sister. Miss Macy Vas- sey, all visited Mr. and Mrs. P.. L. Smith, Sunday. Mr. Will Painter called on his best girl Sunday afternoon. Mrs. B. O. Turner visited her moth er today. Miss May me Pennington visited Miss Maud Painter Thursdav. G. L. S. List of Unclaimed Letters. List of unclaimed letters remain ing in the postofflce at Gaffney, 8. C., for week ending Oct. 19, 1908: Mr. C. M. Brown. Miss Sue Brown. Miss Marion Blanton. Mr. C. H. Blackwell. J. J. Bruce. Mr. W. S. Barnhill. R .W. Burris. O. J. Bostic. C. S. Blackwell. Pat Baskin. James Camoell. Miss Mata Cooper. Miss Lula Curgey. Miss Ethel Elmore. Mr. S. W. Ellis. S. T. Jolly. Sam Guinn. Mr. Frank Goforth. .Tas. Gordman. Mrs. Melissa Hill. Frank Hoover. Mr. Henry Henderson. J. R. Humphries. Mr. Born Hawkins. J. D. Haynes. Felix Horn. Miss Laura Hammett. Mrs. Mary Jones. Albert Jefferies. Mr. M. B. Jolly. Mr. Henry Jackson. Mr. John Kennedy. Mrs. M. J. Kirby. Miss Leugenia Lender. Mrs. Martha Leach. Mr. F.'E. lane. Mamie Lovelace. Miss Leader Manning. Mr. Mabary. Mr. W. M. McCuler. Mr. James Owens. Miss Maudie Pgitherd. Luce Petty. Chas. Poole. Mr. Dury Robertson. Mr. John Service!. Mr. R. C. Shoals. Southern Coal & Lumber Co. Mrs. Bessie Scruggs. Miss Etta Smith. Mr. William Sanders. Mr. Tom Snyder. Miss Ethel Townsend. Mr. S. Tally. Miss Daisy Yourbough. Miss Corrle White. Please call for advertised letters. One cent due on each. Thos. Hester, Postmaster. — Most popular little girl gets the doll. Gaffney Jewelry Co. —Bracelets and lockets, finest goods at Gaffney Jewelry Co. Letter to J. J. Darby, Gaffney, 8. C. Dear Sir: We make Devoe, and of course know what there Is In it; but you don’t, your neighbors don’t, and the people don’t. So we get the of ficial chemist of every State in the Union to analyze it and tell what he finds; of course, they find what we put-in: lead zinc and oil, a little tur pentine, dryer, and color for tints And that’s paint. Every agent has the analysis of Devoe by his State chemist. We also analyze all. other paints, and what do we find? We find eight made of the same materials as Devoe: all paint: pure paint. But we find no one of the same proportions as Devoe: no one so strong. And people are trying Devoe along side of these other paints, and find ing-out how they work: what It costs to paint Devoe: what it costs to paint those several paints; how they wear alongside and comparatively. There's no guess-work in any of these results. A gallon Devoe goes further than any other gallon In all paint; it therefore saves both parts of first cost of a job, of paint and labor. It makes the best job of the lot, besides. It takes years and ex periences by the thousand to find that out. Yours truly 89 F W DEVOE ft CO P. S. Gaffney Hardware Company sell our paint. BANKINGSERVICE Banks are becoming more and more the custo dians of the funds of the people, of both large and small means. This is due to a wider appreciation of the value of banking service as its usefulness is extended and its methods become better known. In the case of The Gaffney Savings Bank THE BEST service is assured. Its officers aim in every way to protect the interests of its patrons, making use of every means of precaution. It's up-to-date sys tem of accuracy, promptness and the same careful attention to large or small depositors. It is a safe bank. It is the bank for all the people—rich and poor, men, women and children. If you have any banking business to transact, come to THE GAFFNEY SAVINGS BANK, 4 per cent, compound interest paid on all deposits. Office in The National Bank oi Gaffney, S. C. —Most popular lady gets diamond ring. Gaffney Jewelry Co. Subscribe for The Ledger, only $1.50 a year. Nordica The Worlds Most Famous Cantatrice WILL’SING IN THE GRAND OPERA BOUSE GREENVILLE, S. C. Wednesday, October 21,1908 UNDER THK AUSPICES OF r H « F* H K U » OJUUK ASSISTED BY Miss Emma Showers, Pianist, Froderiok Hast- ^ings, Baritone, Anaro Benolst, Aooompanist Single Admission, including reserved seat, - - $2.60 Season Ticket good for one admission and reserved seat 6.00 Now ou sale at Reynolds <fe Earle’s drug Store, Greenville. These season Tickets admit holders to all concerts given by the Orpheus Club prior to June 1st, 1909. In addition to Madame Nordica they have secured M.ne LaugendorfF for November, Mme Jomelli for January and are in communica tion with others of equal ability. Reserved seats for the Nordica Concert may be obtained at the Opera House on and after October 15th. Out of town orders, accompanied by cash will be attended to in the order received. For further particulars and plan of Opera House apply to B. T. Whitmire, Greenville, S. C. Reduced rates on all railroads have been applied for October 13-3' Suburban Property e : acres In East- F Nine and one-half ern part of the city. Prices are right. Several cheap houses and lots. A.M 1^. O I* T Phone 258. Office second floor National Bank Building. All kinds of Job Work d ! ne at The I * d «" * office neatly and at orices commensurate with hisrh <n*ade work Trv nt. v New Dress Goods Silks and Satins kg: ■ All the latest ideas cheaper than you have seen them in years. See us and save money. * V t &: Gaffne^r, Soiath Carolina