Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Poultry Shows and Preparation of Birds. There is nothing thai plays u more important part in improving tie various breds and varieties more than poultry shows or exhibitions. A poultry show properly conducted is the hnal court in determing the merits of a fowl, and in determing the : bility of a breeder to produce standard bred poultrj. Poultry shows not only foster competition, and create rivalry, but they also make it pos- j sible to compare results. The individual breeders have an opportunity to see what other breeders have accomplished, and to observe where their birds are strong or weak in com-' parison. Besides these advantages, i the exhibition of fowls provides addi- I tional features. The best individual: in each class or variety are awarded | premiums and ribbons designating! their place as prize winners. While the money prizes in most instances j are not of great afnounts, at the same time, the honor and distinction of I f winning cannot be measured in terms of dollars and cents. The advertis-, ing value of-such winners is of great | importance, and plays a signifiuntj part in the affairs of the exhibitor * 1 I who has for sale breeding stocK ^anu | eggs. The beginner just starting with standard bred poultry should first exhibit at the local shows and, as his experience develops, exhibits can be made at the county and state fairs,. and finally at the larger shows. Preparing Birds for the Show. Unless chickens are properly man- J aged and grown so that they will ma-1 ture into typical representatives of their breed, they will not make a creditable showing. The selection of' the birds to be shown should take place by observing the fowls as they 1 appear on the range or in the yard at least a month or two before the fair. Attention will be directed to certain birds that are out-standing in ' a'ppearance, that possess good type an.l mior. and other characteristics that go to make a standard bred-bird. Sui: birds should be examined carefull. in detail for under color and ! surface, as well as for defects and desirable points. Some of the general disqualifica-1 tions as given in the "American Standard of Perfection" that should be guarded against are: I. Comb?(a) Lopped comb in all males and females, except the females j II HBSBBBB? No other manufacturer in the work! has so persistently maintained such high standard orquall ity and so detert minedly kept I | prices down. fv I So when you buy (j HI Ford Products Y~ | you will enjov not L I only the satkfao r tion of having made the right choice but of having saved money besides. Call, write or phone for our terms. y Mcintosh FOKD A? LIXCO |j:; SALES A > | j!' J t - ?1. 1*. ? ~TF-.i'^ of the Mediterranean and Continental (classes anil Dorkings, (b) Split .comb, (c) Side sprigs, (d) Rose i comb that is abnormal size or lopsidied. (e) Comb foreign to the breed. : (f) Absence of the spike in Rose comb breed. ! II. Face?White on face of Mediterranean breed except white faced Black Spanish. III. Back?Defoimed or crooked back. IV. Wings?Clipped flight feathers or secondary feathers. V. Tail?(a) Decided squirrel or iwrq tail, (b) Absence of main tail feathers. VI. Shanks and Feet?(a) Absence of feathers on outer sides of shanks of Braliamas, Cochins, and Langshans. (b) Presence of feathers on any part .-.f .-lianlrs A|. -foot nf hvPPrlc should have none, (c) Color that is foreign to the breed, (d) Presence of more or fewer toes than four on breeds having, four, and more or fewer than five on those breeds so characterized. VII. Weight?IJirds weighing 2 pounds less than standard weight for bied. excepting turkeys and bantams. VIII. Faking?Deceiving the judge by changing or removing a disqualifying feature. Care should be taken, after selecting the bird, to send it to the fair in the very best condition. There is no question that a bird should be when shown and that a clean bird with proper training will make a better appearance and impression than one equally as good otherwise, but having soiled plumage or is easily frightened. If possible, the birds selected should be removed from the ?^ / - ?i ?i ? rest 01 me uuch. anu cuuhhch mi a length of time. They should not be confined to the coop "for too great a period, as they may lose their appetites and lose in weight. A very good plan is to allow the birds range every other day and confine them to the coop, and handle them every other day alternately. This should be continued until a few days before sending them to the fair. Then they should be confined to their coops for the final training and conditioning. White varieties and other light varieties frequently need washing in order to show to a good advantage when exhibiting. 1' c most desirable place in which to wash fowls is a room where the temperature is about 70?80?. and one free from draft. Place clean shavings in the coop and cover the top, back and sides with cloth gT $430 I Special Solid or Pnranatic Tired I ' I Wh*eU Can B? Supplied > ALL PRICES F. O. B. DETRO * ! ~ i ' m*t MOTOR CO. JW" ;d fordson j tt ILX cars iji nd service j|!-j ree. s. c. w !:j| or paper to prevent a draft, leaving's the front open. Provide 3 or 4 tubs a of water?the first two luke warm, a and the last two cooler. Use Ivory ; 1 soap in the first tub. Before wash- t ing the plumage clean the face, comb, t wattles and feet by scrubbing with a nail brush and lather. Next, lather ; v the plumage well and thoroughly t< wash rubbing with the feathers a!ij? the time. Rinse in next two tubs and r in last tub add some bluing. Dry il birds ofT with soft towel. Put in the coop and draw closer to stove, but not too near. If the sun is very v warm, the plumage will soon dry ^ outside. Keep the birds in a warm place 12 hours before shipping them. P After the birds are thoroughly dry. it is well to moisten a cloth with a _ very little sweet or olive oil, or vaseline and rub it on the shanks, wat- a ties, ear, lobes, face and comb. It will tend to bring out the ttue color of these parts considerably, lie careful not to apply too much oil or vaseline, as it may soil the plumage. Would Skip Year In Cotton Crop. Washington, Sept. 10.?Senator E. D. Smith of South Carolina, announces that he will introduce a joint house and senate resolution providing for cooperation between the federal government and cotton producing states in making it possible for the South to forego the planting and growing of cotton for one year. The object of the proposed resolution will be the extermination of the boll weevil by eliminating the only plant on which he feeds. The proposed resolution will precipitate extensive discussion provided it is ever seriously considered in congress. Senator Smith denies that the government has the right or power to dictate to a sovereign state what it shall not plant. He holds, however, that a sovereign state may so dictate to its citizens, or that its citizens will voluntarily and unanimously agree to grow no cotton with the understanding that the federal and state governments will pay a certain premium on every acre planted in crops for which there will be no money markt. The South Carolina senator holus that if the states east of the Mississippi river would plant no cotton one year, and the states, west of that river would plant no cotton the succeeding year, the boll weevil would suffer extermination. Government reports recently pub- lished proved that nothing has been devised capable of coping with the weevil. He destroys a third of the crop at a cost of $3,000,000,000 per annum. Senator Smith declares that unless he is exterminated, it will be impossible, in the future, for the South to produce cotton and clothe the world. He made the point that the prob lem is not sectional but national and international. He declared that if the South is deprived of its only money crop, the South would be eliminated as a market for the manufactured products of other sections. He beholds the South which has weathered the storms of centuries, destroyed by an insect. Southern senators all \dmit thai "something" is wrqng. For the South with a monopoly demanded by the civilized world, is miserably poor as far as it? real producers of that monopoly are concerned; But Southern senators have never beeq able, in recent years, to define the trouble in such wise that the world woul4 accept without question the aenniuon. The same is true respecting remedies suggested. Senator Caraway of Arkansas, thinks the trouble is found in the fact that the Southern producer is at the mercy of stock exchanges. He would abolish the exchanges, but would not regulate them as Senator Dial of South Carolina would regulate them?that is, require them to deliver that which they agree to deliver. Senator Heflin of Alabama, has cried. "Cut off the heads of the exchanges." But in the senate committee on agriculture, he agreed that Senator Ransdell of Louisiana, moving in the interest of the New Orleans stock exchanges, write the adverse report on the Dial bill. Senator Smith of South Carolina, deploring the condition of the Southern planter?and he is one. himself? opposes the Dial proposition on the rrwvm/t nf hia fear that a differentia tion as between grades would imply a difference in the value of cloth proJ? ? J J v?o /Ino Tn q/L UUCCU IIWill imicicni giaun< ill uu vocating the abandonment of cotton planting in the South for one year, Senator Smith referred to the outrageous fact that the price of cotton is set by manipulators in Liverpool. Dial sa^ the manipulators are in Nfw YMk. The/dea exists that there are manipujrfffors in both centers. Southern^^can not get together in a determined effort to prevent manipulation. There is no attempt on the part of anyone to deny that for the failure of Southern senators effectively to legislate in the interest of cotton, Southern senators are solely responsible. Senators from the West are willing to act respecting cotton just as / enators from the South tell them tc ict. Hut they will do nothing as long is each Southern senator has his owr emedy, and raises a storm of proest whenever any other senator from he South attempts to secure relief In the meanv.hile, from the bol! .eevil and exchanges cotton umtinuej r> suffer, i'lie west agrees that the ;outh shall have that legislation it equires provided the South asks foi t unanimously. o "Speckboom" is an African plant .ith large, succulent leaves which qc linnn ti-fircnlantdil with surcpss o the waste lands of California to rovide pastures for cattle and sheep, 666 cures Dengue Fever. Subscribe now for The Record. It Takes a Good Man to Fix Batteries Almost any man will admit that he could run a newspaper or teach school or preach a fair sermon? but he'd rather leave his battery repairing to someJwtv whn JrnnwB how to """J ? ? do the job! That's us! We've repaired all kinds ?we've been up against all sorts of troubles. As a result wft know batteries inside, outside, forward and backward! We care for all makes according to Willard Standards of Service. Kingstree Battery Co R. E. Donnelly, Mgr. at \V. M. Vause & Sons Shop. Day Phone 238 Representing ^llara Batteries (THREADED RUBBER INSULATION) and % Batteries (WOOD SEPARATORS) ?mmm The (ALADDIN g SECURITY OIL STANDARD OUCOMBVNY \ / j i i 4 i i I PERFECTION OiiHeaters Instant heat wherever you need it NEW PERFECTION 0/7 Range with SUPERFEX Burners ) The hurdy-gurdy grinders of New i ; York City rent their pianos by the j i day. These pianos are stored in a warehouse and the people who lent i them are up at dawn, for the first to . arrive are the first to be permitted ! to get the best instruments, and the > latest tunes. They rarely make more t than $3 a day and must pay ?2 a ; dav rental for the instrument. Subscribe now for The Record. | 666 cures Malarial Fever. 1 . *********** 1111 WHHWH j I Milk and Cream? - - T 1 I] Let me furnish your Milk, ,, ?'T Putter and Cream. Pure Milk ]) \ I and prompt delivery, twice dai- ., i| ly, including Sundays. j |;; Phone 79. 7-6-tf. jjj Kellahan Dairy i:| W1 'i"I* 'M* <"1. 'M' '! 'I' '! 'I1 'X1 !' 'H't !' | I | If you are in the markel i Material of any description it \ purchasing. We have a large 4 ies, Closet Combinations, Kitcl | of all description. I; ARCOLA HEA1 ' We have several Areola Hi ?? tion, suitable for heating four, : \es. If you wish to enjoy the c< ; | entire home with the building ? fire, you will install an Arcok - NOKOL AUTOMAT] ! Those who have a heating ] | " should see us immediately wil ?' NoKol Automatic Oil Burner i of winter, dust, soot and smo 11 FARM LIGHT] \ J We have several Farm Li, ?? we will sell very cheap, so why ,, Lights are cheaper. J | A visit to our warehouse ? prices which we have on plui : 6RYCE PLUMBING & !! PLUMBING & HEATING?EN !! Phone 402. \ | Florence 9-21-3t 1 111! Mil l'l 111 w in 111 if I in ideal ft for city, suburban hnd country homes Aladdin security o ^ ideal household fuel is uniform, clean and de in every way. And you ca get it ?economically. The latest New Perfec Range with Superfex Bur all the work of a gas stc saves coal. This range is stalled in thousands of 1 today for year-round servi The Perfection Heater giv warmth wherever you ha room. Whatever oil-burni you use you will find Security Oil the best ker it. Don't be without hea of the coal shortage. Burr ideal fuel. STANDARD OIL COMPANY ( p III' ? CYPRESS . SASH V DOORS ^ BLINDS MOULDINGS , | AND MILLWORK i Kj ~ . . m p 4 AT1NG MATERIAL! : for Plumbing and Heating ? vould pay you to se us before ] | _ stock of Datli Tubs, Lavator- ' len Sinks, and Pipe Fittings ?> TNG PLANTS eating Plants including radia- '' five, six and seven room hous- ? oming winter by heating your J! and maintaining of only one 1 i. :: [C OIL BURNERS 3! plant installed in their home 31 th the view of purchasing a 11 ind do away with the dreads ? ke. :: [NG PLANTS 31 ghting Plants in stock which J J use Oil Lamps when Electric ? will convince you of the low J J mhing and heating material. 'hi HEATING COMPANY ii GIXEERS & CONTRACTORS 3 3 20 N. Sanbom Street, 3 3 , S. C. 3; i mi n nil mini ii ii 11 |m|' 3 ?" i lei i IL is the today. It pendable n always tion Oil ners does >ve?and being in kitchens ice. es instant ve a cold ng device Aladdin osene for t because i oil?the New Jersey) u ; L\ J I , *r '