Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Husk McCutch?n, Prwident J. F. McFt The Farmers' S c Capital, $25,000 Kingftree, r m H H H EVER DR 4 \ Deli All "coi deal* n Kingston Roll | HVII I J. E King, I < V G. t i \ P ddin, Vice-Pietident H. E. Montgomery, Sec. and Ttea? iupply Company,Inc. )rganized 1906 Surplus, $20,000 South Carolina * (Grow winter legumes as cover crops i and cut the nitrogen bill.. i INKS IT! So Dod s So to ure So LCIOUS nscientious" ;rs sell it ttled by e Chera-Cola ling Co. - - Manager SOUIH CAROLINA IS I LIVESTOCK INI Establishment of Real Stock Ma Gives Farmers Selling ^ w:>.. To Those Ai I ?^ jFv^* .f^^' % * Jr' ^ '? -rt.hX.mf-y" ;^> Champion Hereford Bull ? 8outh Carolina is better prepared to- i: day for the raising of live-stock than , r ever before in her history. Not only t ? -?? ? ?j ..n*..?nna i IS tnere more ary j.eeu aiiu pan image in the state, but at last there are markets also?good markets, that put the t South Carolina stock raiser on an c equal footing with the citizen of any \ other locality. Having made many r preparations and taken numerous pre- 1 limlnary steps and after making two i actual experiments last year, the ex- f tension division of Clemson College is t prepared now to undertake to super- t vise the feeding and marketing of 1 thousands of cattle and hogs this win- ! i ter and spring and is making arrange- t ments accordingly. I The live stock markets of the state are at Greenville, Greenwood, Rock i Hill, Columbia, Florence and Charles- i toa. At each point livestock pens are s under construction. These cities are i concentration and selling points. A 1 man raising cattle and hoks will ship them for markef to the one of these 1 * vi? ) points nearest tu mm. ? uc i amuou.? ,. ;have granted what is known as a sell- i lng-in-transit rate which will help greatly in reducing the cost of trans- < portation. In short, the facilities for I i marketing are already here. < Buyers Coming Here. 1 W. W. Long, state agent and direc- < tor of extension at Clemson College, has made arrangements with a number of prominent stock buyers of the east- j ern markets to attend the sales in ( South Carolina. There will be two j sales periods this season, one a mid- , winter sale and the other a spring i sale, and the buyers will come to South Carolina on these two occasions ( ' * * - /N Q f n/ifl. i ana go irom one 10 ttuumci ui wo ventral market points. This reverses the older order of things, under which the South Carolina farmer shipped bis cattle to eastern markets and trusted to his luck for what he could get for them. This co-operative marketing plan has received wide attention outside the state and a number of leading farm publications have noticed it favorably. It is also considered by the United States department of agricul- j ture as one of the best methods possi- ; ble of developing the livestock Industry : of the South. j Illustrated posters were sent from Clemson College late In July urging farmers to select their feeders In August. In response to this, many people i i wwf# to thf> college asking where i feeders could be purchased and ex- ( pressing their Intention to buy. Bank? are assisting greatly in the work by lending money on livestock and helpPREVENTING COTT< Nearly every iarmer who una giunu i many varieties of cotton has at one I time or another suffered serious losses i from the fungus boll rot known as j ftnth*racnc^e\ Anthracnose ts wide- < pread and very destructive. It some- ' times destroys all the bolls on a stalk < and frequently destroys half the bolls ! In a field. It attacks the seedlings 1 after they have come up and in this I stage frequently destroys the stand j] of cotton. It attacks bolls when they 1 have begun to develop and usually ap- i pear9 on bolls that are from two-thirds to three-fourths grown as small brown or pink spots. Where such spots occur on the surface of the boll, the seed { and lint of the'inside are usually found ] discolored and rotten. The disease en- j ters the seed of slightly diseased bolls ( and when such seed are planted the following spring anthracnoee devel- . ops and attacks the young plants that the seed produce. In this way Is an- . -1' ?frnm field tn field I Iinrtivuuo^ vui i ?vu v?M and farm to farm. j The anthracnose fungus lives in oW diseased bolls and stalks in the field for about fifteen months. If the old The farmer needs co-operation more than the city man needs it. Organiza- 1 tion can do even more for the rural i community than it does for the urban 1 community. Let the farmers organize. 1 The county demonstration agents of i Clemson College hare instructions to ] lend their efforts to every worthy attempt cm the part of fanners to Organize. i IOW ENTERING I Mil IN EARNEST rkets at Six Places in State Opportunities Equal II lywhere. ^ I : .... Xy?\ H- ' -; ' ov 4 />.' y &M ' L Good Type of Beef Sire. | ng farmers so to arrange their fllances that they can feed some cattle his fall and winter. How to Select Feeder?. Farmers who have not yet selected heir feeders should do so at once. In loosing feeders, look for the animal vith the blocky form. Do not take angy, leggy stuff with shallow bodies. The constitution of the animal has an mportant bearing on his value as a eeder. This is indicated by a short, >road head, broad muzzle, open nosrils, large heart girth and clear eye. ^ook especially at the head, as the renainder of the animal generally correiponds to the head. Pick a short, )road head. Another important point is feeding capacity. Just as a dairy cow is a nachine for turning feed into milk, io is a beef animal a machine for turnng feed Into beef. Select feeders with >ig feeding capacity. Quality, which is important also, Is ndicated by general form, flnenesp of lair, size of bone and horn and thickless of skin. Farmers who have stock of their jwn breeding are advised to keep ;hem for feeding and not to sell them iff grass this fall. It is profitable to inish cattle. The finished steer is the xne that brings the most money. Care of Cattle. The care of feeding cattle is most mportant. There is much truth in the ild Flemish proverb that "the eye of :he master fattens his cattle." Two lien may give their cattle exactly the same feed, yet one lot of stuff may do nuch better than another, merely be- i :ause of the difference in care. One I loint to remember is to watch the cat- f :le closely for scours. When an animal I jcours the chances are that it is get- ^ :ing too much feed or unbalanced feed. \nother point to be observed is reguarlty of feeding and watering. Let- ^ ;ing a steer go several hours past its g deeding time may cause it to gorge it- J self to such an extent as to develop lerious trouble with its digestion. In general, a safe rule is that the cattle :hat are best cared for will fatten be9t. The feeding of the cattle and hogs .'or these co-operative markets will be lirected by the demonstration and ex ?w ? ? W plainly. i i ? i. Th? extension division of Olemnoa College and the state department oI i education are co-operating in th* teaching of agriculture in tfce schools of South Carolina. tension forces of Clemson College. The feeding will be supervised directly by :he county demonstration agents, while all special cases will receive attention from the livestock specialists the extension division of Clemson College. SIDNEY S. RITTENBERG. Agricultural Publicist. . Clemson Agricultural College. | ON ANTHRACNOSE stalks are plowed under in November, j the fungus does not live longer than I six or eight months. When fall plow- ^ ing and rotations are practised the i iisease can readily be eliminated pro- J rided dlsease-fred seed are used when cotton is again planted on the land. Seed free from the disease should always be used for planting. It is best :o get these from a field where there la ao anthracnose, but If this is Impossible. seed should be selected from ?talks which are free from disease and which are not near diseased stalks. Anthracnose can also be spread at the gin and care should be taken in winning seed for next year's planting. if the gin has previously oeen usea wj jln diseased cotton, it should be thorjughly cleaned out. Anthracnose can be prevented entirely by crop rotation and careful selection of seed. Now is the time jo make your seed selections and to plan your rotation with a view to getting rid of this destructive disease. H. W. BARRE, Botanist, Clemson Agricultural College. Every member of the Clerneon College experiment station and extension staffs Is ready at all times to answer by correspondence questions that . farmers aek. In writing, though, be siipa tn otve vmir name and addreta ! 31 inoe George A. j Cotton and C > "The Man wh | on the, 1 | Kingstree, - - ftSJ >vSov4S< 54 a 55Ji4j?*S^ 54#oSC^S{SSoft&v3y?{^ I YE Tit Bil Jl 1 isjiow going on Jew* j| tion at your own price. 1 stock in the county. 0 i gains: $5.50 Elgin Watc 1 Watts' lew jjji Kingsrre< || "The House With ^==0= r PHON ) Everything found in to-date Drug Store. M( tary Soda Fountain in th All prescriptions ent fully and promptly com] druggest. 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