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. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25,1919.
SKIN THE SEED TILL THEY
RATTLE.
The County Record does not presume
that it has any right to at%
tempt to regulate private business,
nor does it assume that it has the
ability to do so even if it were to try,
t but the complaint which is current
among farmers that they are not
getting all from the ginners which
ought to be coming to them provokes
this article.
The complaint is that there is entirely
too much lint cotton left on the
seed. We have heard it stated that
from thirty to fifty- pounds of lint
(worth thirty and more cents per
pound) is lost to the producer because
it goes with the seed and r.ot into
the bale. If this be true, then the ginner
at whose gins this condition exists,
should take steps at once to
remedy the matter. Lint cotton is
too valuable to be sold at seed prices,
besides the ginners are charging six
dollars per hale for their service
which warrants them, in doing their
best for the farmer. The oil companies
are the profiteers when the
lint is left on the seed, and the ginner
who allow?, knowingly, this condition
to continue, is "to say the least,
not the farmers friend. In fact he
should place above the cotton elevator
the following motto:
"Whose bread I eat. his song I
sing," and then the farmer would
know to drive on to the gin which
displays no such sign, and this would
be the gin that skins the seeds until
they rattle.
We trust that there are not many
wide ribbed gins in Williamsburg,
but if there be such, the American
Cotton Association might do well to
rally its members and tighten up the
screws. The lint is too scarce as
well as too valuable to go at seed
prices. A word to the wise should
be sufficient.
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Some Snakes
Washington.?"Some snakes may
be very useful about a farm, and
Western farmers are beginning to
evince interests in the propagation
of a 'large plains reptile?the bull
smkes."
Authority for this statement, contained
in a bulletin of the National
Geographic Society, is Raymond L.
Ditmars, who recently returned with
his family from a curious vacation
he spent in the Georgia swamps
where his daughter captured the
most deadly reptile known to that region.
Mr. Ditmars became curator of
reptiles of the New York Zoo because
his hobby was collecting snakes instead
of postage stamps or heathen
idols. His collection grew too large
and perhaps too dangerous, for his
uptown apartment and he offered
them to the Zoo. But the director
would not even let them into a Zoo
until Mr. Ditmars consented to be
there caretaker.
Not that Mr. Ditmars has any illusions
about the dangers of snakes.
He says, in a communication to the
society:
"A irn.it nw.imiiinn of snakes has
become highly specialized. It is
among these creatures that we find
the most extraordinary and deadly
weapons for the purpose of killing
the prey that are posessed hv any
of the vertebrates.
''Popular interest is always strong
regarding serpents of great size. All
of the very large serpents ait members
of a single family, the Doidae.
None is poisonous, and the members
of this family kill tHfeir prey by constriction?squeezing
it to death.
"The largest known serpent occurs
in the Malay Peninsula, Java, Borneo,
and Sumatra. This is the regal
or reticulated python. It attains
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a length of 30 feet. Second in size is ?
the Indian python, inhabiting the In- j
dijn Peninsula, Indo-Chia, the Malay j
Peninsula ami Java. This constric- j
tor grows to be 25 feet long and is |
very abundant.
"Throughout the temperat and
tropical regions of the globe are species
of serpents of high economic
value. These are mostly the mem- $
bers of the largest family of snakes, a
the colubridae The greater number w
of the non-venomous serpents belong o<
to this family. Our familiar black ii
snake and king snake are members a
of this family. In some parts of the ri
world the rodent eating species are
protected by law. Distributed tl
througout India it a large and active fl
3pecies known as the rat snake. Its h
useful habits are recognized in many a
areas. This is likewise the case with tl
a closely related species found C
throughout tropical America. The d<
Creole French call the latter the cri- is
bo. and in the coastal regions, where
the bubonic plague has appeared, a
there is a fine imposed for the kill- q
ing of rat-eating snakes. 1!
"Queerly enough we find some of t\
L-nn\vn serDents belong- ti
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ing to the same family as the non- bi
venomous special. The Indian Ocean h
and the waters of the tropical Paci- w
he are inhabited by a great number
of wholly aquatic, veritable sea serpents
that posess deadly fangs and
sometimes swim in schools of countless
thousands. These snakes have s<
a paddle like tail to assist them in
I swimming. d
"Another oifshoot is the subfamily A
containing the formidable cobras and
their allies. The members of this im- ei
portant subfamily are treacherously rr
deceptive in appearance. Here we
have an admirable 'illustration of p
I how incorrect it is to believe a poi- b<
sonous snake may be told by the
I possession of a heart shaped head, li
IA number of the most deadly known tl
snakes belong to this family. C
"Most spectacular of the elapine p
I serpents are the cobras, or 'hooded'
snakes. The genus Xaja, of 'Indian, si
Malaysia, and Africa, contain ten of
(these reptiles, of which the most p
conspicuous is the Indian or specta- o:
cled cobra. Members of several allied
genera rear the body from the T
ground and spread the neck in similar
fashion. fr
"Some of the African cobras dis- g
p'.ay a dangerous babit of spitting ir
poison at the intruder. The ringhals, ti
genus, sepedon, of Southern Africa, ti
is a pitchy black, exceedingly vicious
cobra that receives its name from h;
one or two broad white bands that f<
show on the neck when the snake is m
reared in fighting pose. As the snake al
arches its neck to glare at the intru- tc
der it is liable to eject fine jets of
poison for a distance of six to eight ei
I feet. These deadly streams are dan- w
geroosly well aimed. ft
"The Indian cobras seldom eject el
? kic u,?v Thev are rr
ineir >cuviu m wuw ?
the most spectacular of their group, ex
owing to the vivid markings on the fj
'hood'. With some specimen these d
appear like a grinning death's head, ai
These are much sought' by the Hin- o\
du for his snake 'charming' exhibitions.
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"In strong contrast to the grace- g]
ful elapine poisonous snakes, the m
members of the viper family are ui
thick-bodied and forbidding in ap- bi
pearance. Africa is the home of the si
typical vipers, and a number of these tr
snakes inhabiting that continent are
the most hideously ugly reptiles in
existence.
"The gaboon viper ranges over the
whole of tropical Africa. The body
is exceedingly thick, stub-tailed, with ^
a huge, spade-shaped nead. Instead j
of progressing in ordinary fashion, ^
this reptile throws forward lateral ^
loops of the body and moves along y
in an oblique direction to that in
which the head is pointing. A captive
specimen displayed the trait of g
1 ?trilrinc backwards."
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Colored Soldier's Entertained th
Colored churches of the county C<
sometime ago combined in an effort th
to raise funds for the purpose of ed
giving colored soldier boys an enter- bi
tainment and reception. This enter- fi*
tainment took place at Oak Grove fo
church on September 11. A large "I
number were present and the occa- h?
jsion was highly enjoyed by all, and S<
not an unpleasant ripple was reportjed.
The total amount spent by the N
I colored people in providing the enj
tertainment was $257.35 which was
contributed as follows:
Bethehem $25.00 in
i Central 18.00 he
Oak Grove 22.00 be
i Pilgrim ' 8.00
Union 17.50 Hock
Hill - 3.50 9
Mt. Zion 10.00
I I a<iw>l ^u'amn 5.00
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i St. Matthews 5.25 j M
St. Mary 5.25 M
, Marion 12.75 jtr
Public subscription 125.35
Total $257.35 R
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OF INTEREST TO FARMERS, j
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Edited by T. M. Catheait j
Select Your Seed
Select the seed corn with care,
ee that the ears have tight shucks
nd hanging ears. In experimental
ork the least weevil damage has
ccurred in ears that were shucked
i the field. The loose snucx serves
s a Pullman car for the weevils to
ide in from the field to- the crib.
Clean the crib before putting in
le new crop and never permit a low
oor with rubbish for the rats to
ide under. If you have not already
rat proof corn crib so constructed
lat it may be fumigated, ask your
ounty Agent to furnish you with
escription of such a crib. The rat
: a bolshevist.
To prevent destruction by insects
ffecting stored products, small
uantities of seed may be heated to
30 degrees farenhiet for an hour or
vo and immediately stored away in '
ght jars. Larger quantities may.
e fumigated in barr^s or boxes that
ate been made tight. Fumigate
ith Carbon bisulphide.
Why Williamsburg Should Be A |
Dairy County.
1. The daily cow- is the greatest
>il builder known.
2. The dairy cow pays the greatest
ividends of any farm investment,
.ssures a steady sure income.
3. The dairy cow affords the highst
market for farm crops. A home
larket.
4. The dairy cow affords the most
rofitable employment for farm laor
the year round.
5. The dairy cow will keep in Wilamsburg
County her proportion of
le money that is sent out of Soutn
arolina Annually for the 6,000,000
ounds of butter imported.
6. The dairy cow is an important
iep towards diversification.7.
The dairy cow can graze on good
astures for nearly nine months out
r tho roav
he Dairy Cow And the Grocery Bill jf
How many farmers in Williams- I
urg county necessarily have to mor- I
age a part of their prospective crops I
i order to obtain groceries for their I
ibles an<i other household necessi- I
es every year. I
How many farmers necessarily I
ave to let their grocery bills run I
>r six or eight months at a time, or I
tore, because they are depending I
lone upon the next cotton crop or I
tbacco crop. I
Either one of these crops may prove I
itirely satisfactory if combined I
ith the "old spotted cow." Of course I
must be the right sort of cow or I
se you are still headed for the!I
cks. An experienced farm machin- II
y oollector one said: "Show me a I
irm which does not have cows and 11
rickens around the lots and pastures I
id I will show you a farmer who I
ves a grocery bill." I
Those farmers who have afewcows II
>out the place to take care of the II
rocery bill, either in the form of II
ilk checks or butter money can well I
iderstand the advantages of such I
isiness, and as a rule are the most 11
iccessful farmers. Why dont you I
y it? I
Mr. And Mrs. W. D. Bryan I
Return Home. I
Taft, 3ept. 21.?Mr. and Mrs. W. II
. Bryan after an absence of sever- I
weeks returned home Thursday. I
fter spending a while at Hender-11
mville they went to Springville, N. j I
visiting friends. Dr. R. B. Wait I
id Mr. Glenn Wasner on their I
ay. They also visited Cincinnati, I
affalo, Niagara Falls, New York, I
ity, Baltimore Washington, where I
iey saw the beautiful Arlington I
?metery and Mount Vernon two of I
ie most historic spots in the Unit- I
I States. They next went to Peters-11
irg, Va.. visiting the old battle' I
Id, where the battle of Crates was JI
ught, seeing many relics picked j I
) on the battle field, and then on I
>me, to good old Williamsburg and! I
>uth Carolina. 11
OTICE OF TEALHEKS tAAflination
The next regular teacher's exam
ation will be held in the court
>use at Kingstree on Friday, Octo-j
>r 3. beginning at 9:30 a. m.
J. G. MeCULLOUGH,
Acting County Supt. of Ed.
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axine shoes for Ladies. PEOPLE'S
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lly and reached the highest point I
the nation's history, despite the I
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