Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I IDEAS ON HARMING. |j The Uold Mine of The l-'ariu. ! visited oneo an Intelllgenl furnier in Alabama, who was breeding lino stoch and making large crops of wbeal 1 ii! n Bectlon that hod been tlovotcd i" all-cotton, and though be Itupl many cattle, I found bis barnyard so clean that a lady could have- walked over it in sllppors. This man realized thai his manure was a gold mine and did not let it run to waste, lie said thai when he began to grow wheat, he was laughed at, but he persevered, though nis first crop was but six bushels per acre, and when I was there ho was making 1,000 to 5,00 bushels of wheat at the rate of thirty-five bushels per acre. He was a man who found that it paid to feed cattle In ibi< South and make manure. Growing large crops of wheat, be did not have to rake pine straw for bedding, but hail a great surplus of straw, and some of this be Used for Covering old red galls, and gullies on bis farm. He showed me large spots which were formerly bare galls, lie cover ed them two feet deep with wheat straw and let It lie there to stop the frosting off ami washing until it v us completely rotted. Tl ui the n ton straw plowed down dei ply put some humus into the soil and the g>il war. no more, in the gullies filled with straw the soil collected, and scon the gullies could be plowed III a'd <\ er ? no more. Where a man prat dices a tood m> tntIon of crops, grows small grain an.) feeds good gorage to cattle, plows deeply and subsoils the red hills, he soon finds that in the manure made on the farm he has a real gold mine thnt Increases in value and produc tion year after year. The more ma nure used, the more feed can be mown and the more feed, tho more cattle can in* fed;and tho more manure, the mure corn and cotton, until tho farm er Ih Independent of the fertilizer mix er lluielgh (N. C.) Progressive Fni'm ei and (husette. Win Fertilizer* often Fall To (Jive Itcstills. IiVO.ry farmer Knows that it would bo a mere waste to put a grout quan tity of fortlll/.or on n "sobby" soil und oxpncl to grow a crop. There is too much water in such soil, and they must bo drained before good re sults Call bO expected. Farmers must learn, too, that it Is unprofitable to put great (luantitles I of fertilizer on dry. dead soils, deii | cicnt in humus, where a part of the plant food may be leached away in ! wet weather because there is not enough moisture in the soil t<> dis solve it so that it can he taken up by the plants. it is essential to the economical use of any kind of fertilizers to keep these J tacts in regard to soil formation and plant growth in mind, because with out then) there Is danger of forgetting the true purpose of fertilizers the furnishing of readily available food for the crops, and because important j as it is to learn about fertilizers ami how to use them, it is oven more im portant to learn how to take care of the soil so as to give the crops a chance to grow and get the most out of the fertilizers applied. Most Southern soils need phosphor ic acid: many of them are lacking in nitrogen; some are sadly delicioul in potash; many will not grow certain I crops because they have too much acidity: large areas need drainage llrst of all: but the great need of most Southern tarins is humus, and until this is suppll d no commercial fertilizer which may lie applied can lie so effective as it should lie. ?Ra leigh (N. 0 l Progressive Partner and t Inzetto. Vcoliinallng Northern Horses To The Certain general rules may bo laid down lor the bundling 01 horses the llrst summer alter being brought soul Ii: I I I If horses are brought bore ear ly in the winter, they do bolter the next summer than when brought here late in t be spi lug, i'Ji As a general rule, these horses should bo worked very carefully and moderately the tirst summer. CA) They should be fed with more than usual care also. While they should be fed liberally, they must not lie overfed. Especially should they be not overfull when given exercise. All boy should be given at night, and then only in moderate quantities. Since the change of feed is complete, care should be taken to see that it is prop erly balanced, has sufficient variety, and easily digested. ill In case any animal does not seem able to stand the work, or do well on the teed, a change should be made. Even though it is thought the animal ought to do the work required on the Iced given, If it does not do so. a change should be made. It is a con dition, not a theory, to he dealt with and il is better to throw the horse out of work, or moke some change oi' iced, than to do permanent Injury , to him. Ilalelgb (N. C.) Progressive ; Farmer ami Gazette. Smith. CHOKAL SOCIETY MKT FRIDAY. Fairly Good Crowd Attended Mooting Society Organized. At the First Methodist churcli last Friday evening, a rnirly good crowd of people met together for the purpose of forming und organizing tho Lnu rens Choral tin Ion, or society although tin- number present wi s smaller than was expected. There was no practice of any of the numbers that are to be sung: tho llntebelng consumed in dis cussions of plans and tho election of odicers. The following officers for the socie ty were elected: Itev. C. I'. I'arker. president; Dr. .1. 11. Teague, v ice pres ident: Mrs. II. K. Alken, secretary and treasurer: Prof. W. (). I in in well, di rector. The next meeting of the society is called for tomorrow night at the Meth odist church, at 7:30 o'clock. Services at Episcopal Church. Services were held last Sunday morning and evening at the Church of the Kpiphany of this city for the first : time in several months, the discon tinuance of the services being'due to! the absence of the rector and the ad ditions to the Church building. The work on the church has been complet ed, and the new pipe organ will be in stalled at an early date. Players' Club to Meet. The Players' club will meet in the ofilce of Dr. It. 10. Hughes in tile Dial Cray building tonight at S o'clock, or at least just as soon after the conclu sion of prayer meeting services as possible. All tllOSO who have been asked io lake parts will be on hand, ready to decide upon a play and to begin rehearsals at once. WALL STREET ARITHMETIC 1 io mills make one trust. 10 trusts make one combine. io combines.make one merger. io mergers make one magnate. i magnate makes all the money. The Original Step Toward Becoming a Magnate is the Step Toward a Bank's Door to Lay by YOU? FIRST SAVINGS. Enterprise Bank Laurens, S. C. Wishes to Aid You to Become a Magnate Physicians Advise the use of a gOOdlaxative, to keep the bowels open and prevent the poisons of undigested food from gettinginto your system. The latest product of science is VliLVO Laxative Liver Syrup, purely vegetable, gentle, reliable and of a pleasant, aromatic taste. Velvo acts on the liver, as well as on the stomach and bowels, and is of the greatest possible efficacy in constipa?on, indigestion, biliousness, sick headache, feverishness, colic,flatulence, etc. Try VP 1 LAXATIVE LIVER SYRUP _mm I Ii |lF^WraTTraT7B?*g^^ The just as good as Ours Are not as cheap as Ours NOW IS THE TIME! x The just as cheap as Ou.'s Are not as Good as Ours DavisRoper Company's GREATEST OF A 1.1 Mill End Sales Will Come to a Close Saturday Night, January 22d We have a great many unusual Values to offer you in Odds and Ends of every description that will be sold at attractive prices for those who come and take advantage of the few days that still remains. All the Remnants of every description will be closed out. This is your chance, don't fail to be here Thursday, Friday and Saturday, you will find Bargains that you will not see again soon. The opportunity is yours. Don't let it pass with out supplying your wants. o Special Sale of Ladies' Dressing Sack Made of good quality, Flanneletts and Outings. We nave more than we care to carry over and will otfer them at great reductions. Ladies' Dressing Sacks that sold for 75c. c C to 85c. Mill End price .DO Ladies' Dressing Sacks that sold for $1.00. /l f\ Mill End price ?uv The kind that we sold for $1.50. Mill qq End price . .... ? The kind that we sold for $2.00. Mill j Special Sale of Hen's Hats! Fur and Stiff Hats, all worth OOo^h i Ai\ $1.50 to $3.00. Special. .vvandI.4v End price Men's Underwear! 50 cents kind at . 25 cents kind at . $1.00 kind at . 39c 19c 79c Special Reduction on Blankets and Comforts for last fev. days of the Sale. We are determined to sell what we have, and will give yon move for your money than you ever <^ot before. Big lot of blankets worth #1.50, Mill End price.... Exceptional Values! Exceptional Values in 36 and 45-inch Linens. Here is where you save money. Exceptionally values in 36-inch Linen Sheeting J ()(? worth 25c, Mill Ii fiel price. 36-inch Linen Sheeting, worth 35c, Mill Rnd O^w? price . . mt%?\j 300 \.ufl of 45-inch Linen Suiting, worth 75a, JG/? Mill lind price . *XVV> 300 yards of fine lanci) Suiting, 45 inches wide, *>(|r, worth 60c, Mill lind price.. . OVKj 90-inch Mnen Sheeting worth $1.00 everywhere Mill lind price. OU\j Remember the Sale will close Saturday night. We begin stock-taking Monday and will positively close the sale. Big lot of extra size i 1-4 blankets, worth $2.50, Mill Kud price, . Bier lot of fine plaid blankets, worth $3.50, Mill End price, . . Big lot of fine wool blankets, worth $4.00, Mill Kud price . Comforts worth $1.00, Mill End price . TO 1.00 1.79 2.49 2.99 Ladies' Skirts. All Must Go Ladies' black and blue panama skirts, worth $5.00 and 6.00, special now . Ladies' black and blue panama skirts, wortli $7.50 and $8.50, now .. . Ladies' skirts in odds and ends in several kind of material, worth up to $8.00, special now . Big lot of voile skirts to close, worth up to 5i 5.OO, special now $7.49 to . 3.89 5.89 4.49 3.99 Silks at Great Reduction. 27-inch 50-ceilt China Silks in all colors, Mil! lind price l?g" lot of I?'ancy Silks wortli 7; to 85 rents, Mill lind price 59c and Exceptional values in Black Taffeta Silks at 69, /'> and 35c 49c 89c Comforts worth #1.50, Mill End price, 1.09 Comforts worth $2.25, Mill End price, . | QQ Comforts worth $3.50, Mill End price, . QQ Comforts wortli $4.50 and 5.00, Mill End price, Q <?Q Sale Ends Saturday Night, Jan. 22, 1910 Embroidery Sale. We offer the people of Laurcns and County the greatest bargain Embroidery Sale they have ever witnessed. We have received a new lot of the greatest values we have ever shown and it will do you good to seethe kind you eaugct at 5c, 10c, 15c and 20c. Big lot of Odds and Ends in Ladies' and Childrens' Shoes. Big lot of Ladies' and Children's Shoes at prices that should attract. Don't miss these bar gains: Children's Shoes worth 75 cents to $r.oo, Children's .Shoes worth ?50 cents, now at Children's Shoes worth 1.25 to 1.50, now Ladies1 Shoes worth $1.50, going now at Ladies' .Shoes worth 2.25, going now at Ladies' .Shoes worth 2.50 to 3.00, now at Ladies' Shoes worth 3.00 to 4.0t), now at 59 and 79c 42c 89 to 1.19 1.19 1.49 to 1.69 1.79 to 2.19 2.49 to 3.19 We have Bargains here for all who care to save money. You will see lots of things you want and you will never have a better opportunity to get them at such LOW PRICES. DAVIS-ROPER COMPANY Don't forget that Saturday is the last day. Come While You Have the Chance