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i u v TO HAVE TICKFREE LIYE STOCK. FARMERS BEGINNING TO REALIZE FULL BENEFITS OF TICK ERADICATION CAMPAIGN. In the ever-growing area frorr the enttlo tick has been elimi nated demonstration agents are now showing the people how they car realize the full benefits of their sue cess in the campaign or eradication . Purebred stock is being brought ir r to improve the quality of the native cattle, farmers who have never paic any attention to live stock are beinj instructed in the fundamental prin * dples of economical and efficienl feeding, and cream routes anc creameries are being established ir sections where they were unheard ol in the days of the ticks. An interesting instance of what t creamery can do for a community i.? " ~ * - / iL. afforded by the nistory 01 me out established in cooperation with Clem son college in South Carolina. Ir September, 1914, the creamery hac five patrons whose 25 cows furnished .608 pounds of butter fat that ^ month. In October a cream route % a. v r v 1 was established and the number of patrons increased to 17. More routes were started from time to time, each new one bringing in more pa. trons, until in August, 1915, aftei a year's work, 227 farmers were seuding in the cream from 833 cows The total amount of butter fat delivered to the creamery that month }- was 14,815 pounds. For it th< farmers received $3,851.88, an aver age of approximately $17 each. The significant feature of this creamery's success, however, is nol * the amount of money that it broughl in, but the fact that it opened up ar absolutely new source of income t( the community. Before its estab lishment dairying was unthought of If there was a surplus of milk on i farm it was usually disposed of as butter at the nearest store in returi for a little sugar or tea. The ordi nary run of farm butter, however was so little thought of that evei when taken in trade it brought onl] about half of what the creamer] could afford to pay for the buttei ^ fat. In consequence no one regard ed milk as a reliable source of in come. That it could be actually made to bring in cash each montl was revelation. So new to the peo pie was the idea, indeed, that th< checks from the creamery were fre * 1 ! 1 quently stored away instead 01 De ing cashed, and the managers hac to go over the routes and explair the necessity for turning them in. When the creamery opened th( proper equipment for dairying was practically unknown. The people had to be instructed in the use ol - the separator and in practicallj every detail connected with the handling of cream. Furthermore, the available cows were all native scrubs which received little attention and gave in return little milk. All this has been changed very materially already and is being changed still more. Of the 44 dairy houses ' built in South Carolina during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1915, 40 were built by patrons of the creamery. On one of the cream routes the farmers united in the cooperative purchase of a guGd bull and on five others live-stock associations have been formed for general improvement. The number of cows is also being increased, one man distributing a carload among his neigh' boys'. Another farmer is described in a letter as "trading bales of cot' < ton for cows." The importation of good bulls, g- T both for beef and dairy herds, is of jflMM^yroecial significance, since this was the cic ron inR up the and there feeding attractive true kind poor B|^H|HA} as BH|HB^Hk grading up herds are very great. The history of a large plantation in Tennessee is an instance of this. The place was an old cotton plantation which was so run down that , much of it had been abandoned altogether and was overrun with sedge grass and briars when the owner determined to make it into a stock farm. At that time Tennessee was not yet free from ticks, so that he had to do his own dipping. In a [ year he succeeded in getting rid of the scourge, and purebred Shorthorn bulls were then brought in, These were used with the native cows, j which ranged in value from $12 to $20 a head and weighed from 500 r * to 700 pounds. The calves which ^ resulted weighed an average of 800 j pounds when they reached the Chicago market, and sold for 8 cents a ^ pound, or $64 a head. They were then from 15 to 18 months old. This farm is now shipping much of its breeding stock into the tick-free Miccieeirtni onH A lflhflmfi CUUUtICO U1 micoicoippi ft It is, of course, not every stockman who can afford the exclusive j use of|a purebred bull. The small farmer with one or two cows gains, however, just as much in proportion by breeding them to a purebred ini # ' stead of a scrub, and the gain is r _ even more important to him. For J this reason the department is now ' encouraging the formation of livestock associations and bull clubs in which a number of farmers unite in the purchase of a bull. The county agents and special demonstrators are also urging upon farmers in the ' areas recently freed from the ticks the following plan for getting a start in the livestock industry: 1. Get Bermuda grass started on all pastures. Improve the pastures further by sowing some lespedeza and bur clover on the uplands and some alsike clover or white clover on the bottom lands. 2. Grow more hay and other forage on which to winter the stock; or erect a silo if you have as many as 10 dairy cattle or 20 beef cattle. 3. Bring in good bulls to use for grading up the native cattle. Do not try to use purebreds to begin with. 4. If not able to buy a bull for individual use. form a bull club. 5. Form a community club or county live-stock association so that members may exchange bulls every two years and thus obtain maximum service from a bull without breeding him to his own offspring. 6. Heifers of the beef breeds should not drop calves unm mey are 30 months old. 7. Breed all beef cows so as to 1 calve during February, March, and April. 8. Breed ail dairy cows so as to calve in the fall. 9. Wean the beef calves in the P fall. Give them plenty of good, bright hay, silage if available, and about 1 pound of cottonseed meal ' per day for the first month. After that they can be wintered on the roughage produced on the place and a little concentrate. 10. The breeding stock in the beef i J l : neru may ue given mc i uu vi mc stalk fields until the middle of winter and then fed on rougnage. As the cows will be carrying calves, they should be kept in a thrifty condition. 11. If possible, dip all of the stock each spring and fall to keep them free of lice and to put their skin in good condition. 12. Never keep a grade bull for a sire if a purebred one can be secured. Rank Foolishness. You occasionally see it stated that colds do not result from cold weather. That is rank foolishness. Were it true colds would Ik? as prevalent in midsummer as in midwinter. The microbe that causes colas nourishes in damp, cold weather. To get rid of a cold take Chamljerlain's Cough Remedy. It is effectual and is highly recommended by people who have used it for many years as occasson required, and know its real value. Obtainable eveywhere. Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic^yflMhitcontains the well known and out Builds Bp Report R. C. S. Commission. The seport of the Red Cross Seal i commission for this year has been ? completed, and the final report of | the 1915-16 campaign has been made I public by Miss Julie Heyward, agent j for the seals in South Carolina. The outcome of the sale this year,though not as large as was expected, shows an encouraging increase over the sales last year. The seals were on sale in 150 j towns in this State, and there were / sold during the holidays approximately 239,000 at one cent each. This means approximately $2,390 for anti-tubercuiosis work. Out of i this amount only 10% is sent to the American Red Cross, while the remainder is spent in South Carolina by the various anti-tuberculosis leagues and by the Red Cross Seal commission in advertising and relief work in the struggle against tuberculosis. There are in South Carolina six anti-tuberculosis associations, some of them small but all doing good work?Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, Spartanburg, Sumter and SociHill?o ">/ ! in tKioco nlncpq 7Sl<C of CIJ Hill auu iu luvuv ? the proceeds from the sale of seals is kept to aid in the work of the local association. Wood's Productive Seed Corns. , Our Virginia-grown Seed Corns have an established reputation for superiority in productiveness and germinating qualities. Wood's Descriptive Catalog tells about the best of prize-winning and profit-making varieties in both Whit* and Yellow Coma. Cotton Seed. We offer the best and most improved varieties, grown in sections absolutely free from boll weevil. Our Catalog gives prices and information, and tells about the best of Southern Seeds, 100-DAY VELVET BEAN a, aoja v Beam, SUDAN GRASS, Dallis Grass and all Sorghums and Millets. Catalog mailed free on request. 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There are others, ar.d there ; is a reason. Some iiooa woros. Rev Sam Greene,a colored preacl ?r of this county, sent us the follow ing and asked that it be published: "Some among the best things i life are, to work hard, be truthfu and deal squarely, for the more w make for our employers the mor they will have to give us." These are good words, and if th colored race, as well as the whit< would make this their standard c living, how much better the worl be. Be truthful,'.honest and pers< vering, and the world will treat yo right. The man who goes right i his dealings and gives his best ser ices, no matter how small the job h is doing, is not the man who stanc on the street corners talking of har luck.?Saluda Standard. Put two men in a bed, one wit the toothache and other lovesic! and the man with the toothache wi go to sleep first. E>X?X<)X?X,X<^ STYLES| ^ is r Women! | The Spring Season K is us neuer pic- ^ ed than ever to ^ iply your needs in ^ rlish, comfortable^ twear at fair prices. ^ ;en Quality means ^ ifort to the foot S n flip fir?f dav's l? 11 U1V 111 V i MM J W MU iring. We invite i to call and look ^ r our Spring line. M f Goods Co., H South Carolina xxxxx^ | HEnnaKgsr? freeJ WitK every /^B'ty Roo Hoc Kfr !a^ v- v> we will ^i<!!la T BlackrrJm' We have a full siJly of B Stock Powd^H in 25c, LeGear's St ft and ' c I Givje Thes SCOTT DI In Business For Y i : Phone 131 I ; DOLL ]( Do you wait to save a e' save quite a fer? Do you 1 e of saving themin every piec Then come to u for your ne " CTTBMT ; ruftni a. u is right, guarateed and che n us. It is the(conomicaJ fuj Everythig for the livi] the bed room.everything fo .d erything for he kitchen, ev everything fv the lawn, ev everything the child, h Wecaniatisfy you in j you wart, us. r Steele Furr j 208 Miin Srcet I = ? ^ | mav^four extract on hp that we woilc } verjiasonable pricesw \ for pller second-had 10 - Tlieare nice mules she j ! thejarket come tojapB I alsAve a full line cjg-gies Haps, Robes, Fariiplerr I I Yours t/ieas<: J Williisburg Ve S imrjD MRTljlN T j I i i \ FREE! 11 Cent Purchase of ? >ck Ptwder fl wenty-fite (fent H s Salt Brick 1 ee Dee and lack Draught 50c and $1/0 sizes.! Poultry Remedies e a Tria iUG Cf\ I rour Health few? D<ou want to want to e e a practice flKl :e of Furore you buy? TIREl ap wlen 31 buy it from IR^^H rnituie f01 u to buy. ig rtom, rything for ^HGH r the dill room, pv erythng the porch, flH erytling the adult, VHI my cind,ce or style House fi k ***- ? ??t corn or l 0 acr? of A TIk. M *V crop. 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