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"UNCLE JOHN" AND HIS FARMING IDEAS A Mighty Pine Old (ientleman but Mis Method of Raising Cotton is Far Behind the Times. One day last spring I called on Uncle John and we went into the field to sec his cotton and corn. Uncle John is a tine, old, conservative farmer, as good and true as men are made, but he cannot help looking at things just as he did when he was a boy, and when he was a boy farming was done with the plow and the hoe run by hard muscle. No one ever thought of attaching brains to them. As we entered the field Uncle John remarked, "You see my stand is not as good as I wanted. I planted a full bushel of seed and a little thrown in extra. It was good cotton seed; I got it from the gin and t'ne plants came up thick enough in most places to raise the crust, but in some places they did not come up at all. A good many of the plants died, though I gave the crop a good hoeing and kept the grass out. 1 believe in clean culti vation, and for this there is no imple ment that (piite equals the hoe." "My dear uncle," 1 replied, "you arc worth your weight in gold and if you would change some of your old methods of raising cotton you would soon make enough money to buy yourself and re tire from business. "In view of this unpromising crop I want to tell you several things that will be helpful. The world knows a lot more about plant life than it did twen ty-live years ago. "Your first mistake was that you did not thoroughly prepare this land for planting. It should have been worked until the soil was like an ash heap, 11 or ?1 inches deep. You did not drain the rows so that there would be no wet spots, even with a heavy rain. Look at the long spaces where there are no plants. If the soil is properly prepared there is little danger that there will not be moisture enough for the seeds to germinate, but in most climates and soils there is always danger of too much water in the soil. Standing water is death to cotton and corn. "Your next mistake was in getting gin-run seed and planting too many per acre. If you wanted a clean, vigorous anil thrifty family you would not go and get a lot of gin-run boys and girls." "What do you mean by 'gin-run boys and girls?'" rather sharply interposed Uncle .lohn. "1 mean," I replied, "boys and girls picked up in the homes of the orphans, without any knowledge of their parent age, and you would not get five times as many as you intended to raise, judg ing that enough of them would die of natural weakness or consumption or from other causes to leave the proper family. Yet that is what you did with your cotton; but we will talk more of this another time. "You planted too deep and there was hardly strength enough in the little plant to reach the air and itdied before ii could draw support from the soil. The plants were in the main too crowded. They lacked food and air. That crust on the soil should have been broken. It shuts out the air essential to germination and growth and aids evaporation. Delay planting till the weather is warm. Cotton is a tropical plant. Prepare a line seed bed; plant shallow not over 1 inch deep, if that ?depth reaches moisture and the plants will be up in a few days. "Run the smoothing harrow two or three times diagonally across the rows as soon as the seed is planted and again when the plants are 2 or [i inches tall. This should be repeated, removing a tooth from the harrow and going astride the rows, as in cultivation, till the plants are 0' inches high. The harrow prunes the roots a little, which tends to give the plant a lower and Mimbier' habit of growth; it opens the soil to re ceive air; it promotes growth and de stroys weeds. "The hoe is the natural enemy of the cotton planter. It kills aome weeds, but it finally kills the planter financially, and as generally used it does not prop erly air the soil, which is the chief end of cultivation. "While the cotton plants are small, Oioroughly work the spaces between the rows two or three ?mes to a depth <if at least 1 inches. '^|s leaves a fine seed bed for the roots to occupy later when they are racing about to find food and water. All later cultivation of plants and middles should be shadow not overan inch and a half deep. This keeps a dust mulch, which checks the rising soil moisture and plant food just at a depth where there are the most rootlets to utilize them for plant growth. "A plow in the poorest implement with which to work a cotton crop that could well be used." "Tut! tut!" said Uncle John. "What you said about the hoe was bad enough and now you jump on to the plow. I have used it all my life and it is a pretty good tool." "Yes, you have used it all your life void you have not averaged a third of a bale of cotton per acre in all that pe riod, wlwm on such good land you should have averaged a bale. At present prices this is a yearly loss of $40 per acre, lint and seed included. You have 200 acres in cotton; your loss is $H,o#0 per year. You have bcon repeating this for forty years. Your losses, even at the lower prices of cotton in former years, have for that period exceeded $200,000. What have you to show for it? Some old plows and antiquated hoes; if they have not kept you poor they have prevented you from getting ahead. There is nothing on a farm that pays greater dividends than the best teams and tools. "Shallow cultivation should be con tinued as late as practicable. On very rich bottom lands after the plants are thinned to a stand bar off on each side if they show too rapid growth. This root-prunes and checks a tendency to make excessive stalk. It alsogivesthe plant a hint that it must commence fruiting. "What I have said about, cotton is! true of corn, only corn requires a deeper ] seed bed than cotton and different spacing for the plants. The cultivation is practically the same, though local conditions of soil and climate may re quire considerable modification in the treatment of the corn plant. The ex perience of the best farmers must de termine this." Tired nerves, with that "no ambi tion" feeling that is commonly felt in spring or early summer, can be easily and quickly altered by taking what is known to druggists everywhere as Dr. j Shoop's Restorative. One will abso lutely note a changed feeling within 48 hours after beginning to take the Re storative. The bowels get sluggish in the winter time, the circulation often j slows up, the Kidneys and inactive, and 1 even the Heart in many cases grows decidedly weaker. Dr. Shoop's Resto rative is recognized everywhere a gen uine tonic to these vital organs. It builds up and strengthens the worn-out weakened nerves; it sharpens the fail ing appetite, and universally aids diges tion, it always quickly brings renewed strength, life, vigor and ambition. Try it and be convinced. Sold by Palmetto Drug Co. Gaddy Graham, colored, aged about fifty-five, was hanged at Darlington Friday for the murder of Furman Moody, white, manager of Plantation, Darlington county, on November 15, 1907. The Most Common Cause of Suffering. Rheumatism causes more pain and suffering than any other disease for the reason that it is the most common of all ills, and it is certainly gratifying to sufferers to know that Chamberlain's Pain Ralm will afford relief and make rest and sleep possible. 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At a meeting of the trustees of the Welsh Neck High School, held in Flor ence April 29, 1!K>8, it was unanimously agreed that, owing lo increased interest and aid given by tho state to public high schools, the furt her maintenance of the institution under existing conditions, might become burdensome, therefore, with the full consent of the originator and its chief benefactor, it was deter mined lo convert tin* institution into a college for women, to be known as Coker College, under the auspices of the Raptist denomination. Weak women should read my "Rook No. 4 For Women." It was written expressly for women who are not well. Tho Rook No. 4 tells of Dr. Shoop's "Night Cure" and just how these sooth ing, healing, antiseptic suppositories can be successfully applied. The book and strictly confidential medical advice is entirely free. Write Dr. Shoop, Ra cine, Wis. The Night ('uro is sold by Palmetto Drug Co. 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Davis-Roper Company Outfitters for the whole family. CROWD Of eager shoppers that thronged The Hub on the opening days of the Great Sale furnishes the most convincing proof of the quality of the values being of fered. Hundreds of satisfied customers have visited our store, but there are other hundreds who should secure some of the matchless values we are offering. The Sale is now in Full Blast. If you have not attended do not delay your visit longer. It will pay you to come whether your needs be great or small. Prompt and courteous atten tion, and your money refunded on all unsatisfactory purchases. I Sale closes Saturday night May 9th. Oi?ioTiii?iA ?T? *?<? it* it* ?T? it* it* it*??? it* it* it* Hf O J THE HUB 1