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. ^ .-'<.m?&-. ->-'-: 20, '92. . i^.tjqa last ineeting;?f-the- Assocr ttio cf.; ^^nSe^:^^fe?os Professe. ? f - " TS grains, and cf a possible nitr< get -as.variety of corn. fie -then" saie *'!-think such a variety -can be bred b "Careful selection. Is it not possible thc by ?electing a' variety cpmparativel rich inr nitrogen, taking seed from tb tata- which, show the.largest rdtroge co?tent, and following this process fe many generations, we may -eventual! _ obtara a vjari?ty; ot; xsorn^-surtecT to on needs?. Are. there aayS possibilities i th^ direction? Can we ' hope to m?k o?vrmt?aX a nitrogenous food? Woal TmNkt^??&Mc?? difference Ibetween .th - different varieties of corn, or ?he sam variety as gro wa in^tfifferect.sections? Xra^hqrel with ~ o?her repfee]?ei?? ^^?^??J^mg <was^-?ne? ;ftom * Mi Cuffes I>.'. Woods? chemist of the^torr SG?JOJ?? "ejrr^rimeat station. 5lr7 Wood believes tbat a . nore nitrogenous con ca? ?5: had.:; and that it is desirable fc make cornmeal a more nitrogenous foot if possible, in?tsm?ct? as our America] feeding staffs are, a? a rule, rich in fat ? - B^^??rbohydrates and relatively poo ^^r?tein. . The widest ranges of th< . <6angwnsgecaes of corn grown-in.New Eng ?and that have come to his"-attention ncaa ^per-cef it. for tlie smallest amoun of protein and 18.2 per cent, for th iiargest "amor.nt of protein. Dr. E.. H. Jenkins is quite certain tba the laaize kernel may be made richer i: albuminoids by careful selection of seed .by abundant-^not excossive^-fertiliza tion and by judicious planting and till ??e He saki: '* We can make cornmea a ric|>er .nitrogenous food for cattle thar it i^daj without doubt. I do not be Kev?lt can ever be made a breadstu?] like wheat, because the chemical- n?tam of the albuminoids of Indian corn i: ftfflcklty oiSerenT from~"EnTt^f^tnte" al buminoidsof wheat.** As to the differ enjft^a ^fiSfcper cenjL of alDumin???s -fon?! is oraTpr/ire?k?ns said that "on ^^ps?ra^/fl mts -and dents con tai c about the same, 10? per cent, of albu? minoids-the sweet varieties a per cent, more, Western corn brought here tc :X ' l?^etc^fcen has 2 per cent less albu? minoidsthan the corresponding varieties raised in Connecticut" ^J2fe. W. F. Massey, writing from the ?Sefifo Carolina station, said: "From the best data at my command it seems tc have been shown that the amount of al .bumi noid .-nitrogen \ in?' eora sometimes 'varies from 8 to 10 per cent., but I do noe ??nk it has been shown that this'Varia . tion is constant with the varieties, but ?ai'samples of the same variety vary aabout as much as'do the different varie? ties. < The differences would seem to be due to accidental circumstances in the growth of tiie crop, such as the condi? tion pf the particular soil, the amount of nitrification in the soil during the grow th ^the crop, etc. I have never yet seen ? anything, either in my own work or in eorperimeors made By others, that would indicate that there is any possibility of making any permanent increase in the a?tr?genous character of Indian corn. Without any facts, but reasoning only . -from r^babih?es, 1 wouM suppose that ^be amount Of nitrogen, or rather the "relative percentage of nitrogen, will vary mote from rdimat?c^conditions than- on ^account of Ttfript^, aid that cOrrfgrtnvu .in the north will probably be less nitrog? enous than corn grown ia the south. ^fif?i'.^w?des? difference between two samples of which I have any record was less than 10 per cent. I believe the same .variety will probably show a lower i>er centage of nitrogen as it goesnof th ward. Corn occupies iii"our feeding ? place that nothing else wilL I can see no possible .advantage to our agriculture in making " corn a nitrogenous food if it were practi? cable.- _ Protecting Trees from Rabbits. The n?S perfect protection will be a - mechanical one that will prevent the animals from reaching the bark so they ?f&gn?w-it, - This may be effected by the use of wire netting or by wrapping the stems with cloths or heavy paper to "a height that cannot be reached by the . -rabbits. These, however, are among the most expensive and troublesome to ap? ply. If wire is used the rolls should be of one inch mesh' and at least two feet wide: then cnt them crosswise into lengths-that will encircle the trees and fasten by the loose ends where the wire meets. A very good preventive is a wash made of whale oil soap and lime and put on with a brush. Soft soap and lime made into,a wash, with one part of sul? phur to four;-parts of lime and diluted to the consistency of ordin?r}' whitewash, is used by some with good effect. Where the soft-soap is not to be had iiard soap may be dissolved and used in its stead, trtie trouble with applications of this Jrhm is.that they may lose their efficacy %y4>eing washed off by rains, and thus ' require several renewals in the course of the year. A simple and easily applied remedy consists ia stirring a tablespoon? ful of assafcedita into a pailful of liquid clay and applying it with a brush as high as the rabbits can reach. It is said this will keep them away as long as the od or remains. _ Protection from Cold Weather. Zn'prbtecting cellars, stock and houses from the severity of cold weather, it should be remembered that a space of vacant air where wind cannot penetrate is a better protection than almost any solid material. It is because of the air which it incloses thai straw covered with fgrth makes so good an embank? ment a*anist frost. tight double wall will keep out cold where sheep are folded at night, so that very few times in the winter will the water kept for them to 'Irink be frozen over.-American Culti? sm fffi*i . : Farm Items. - The Philadelphia Farm Journal ad? vises that you: t Hotice*" &? verdict on red top hay ^i^Ul^oc^^ves. . Encourage white clover-particularly in the pastures. ^Train the bull to work the power for ?awing wood, cutting hay and grinding. Keep a sharp eye on the com stover. Its feeding value, when rightly cured *nd fed, is too often underestimated. vAt fecT Into* -furrows now ..will help free low places from water that might .destroy many rods of winter grain. ; When painting tools that are to be ex? posed to the weather, a light color should he - chosen. This reflects heat ? instead of absorbing it to the detriment j of|fci%?od. Ge> OUV? sample of muck from that ! bi^depos?t. and send it to- the state ex peSS?e?i station for free analysis. Per bapH it T^fi grove rich enough in-nitro ??sa to pay' lol handling. FEEDING FOR WINTER EGGS. Experiences of .Poultry Keepers-in New York, 3Iinuesota und Pennsylvania. Iii reply to the queries "Did your hens lay^?ast winter^ If so, how"did* i v hSp penr* three poultry keepers gave their experiences in the Philadelphia Farm Journal. A correspondent from Medina, N. Y., wrote: "As a-hen feeder of long standing I answer yes, but- not much in the-inonth : of'l^ecemu?^ j?s they had^c&^a?l gb% tfeMrfh \vith**?i* re??^eVek^ro1n*mo?ir ing. I keep an egg laying variety* the Brown Leghorn. The principal feed was corn and barley. Warm gfouud feed with the pickup from the table fed in the morning, but do not feed much wet feed in cold weather. Screenings of various kinds mixed with barley, tel morning and noon, the largest feed at noon. Fed once & day, morning or noon, clover heads, leaves and seed that work-to the floor in feeding other farm animals. Feed this dry. The usual supply of meat, water, gravel, coal ashes, etc., were'given. Th? henhouse is sidsd with matched pine, painted, and the roof tightly boarded and covered with tarred paper before shin? gling, and constructed so as to retain the animal heat sufficiently to keep the '. fowls wann in cokl weather." The Minnesota correspondent gaye., her. experiences as follows: T . . "Yes, mine laid all waiter. " I have ninety hens which I k?ep iii two houses; forty-five old hens nr*eue and forty-five j pullets iu the other. ' In the coldest I weather I feed a little good wheat early, ; in the morning, then at 9. or ?0 o'clock 1 give them a few ground oats mixed with milk. Then in evening I gave to each set of hens six good ears of corn pounded up. Then they will shell it easily. Sise of henhouses, old house, 15 by 20; new one built last fall, 10 by 16. Houses must be kept clean and litter of some kind given them two or three times a week. Plenty of grit is also necessary. Lime and simd mixed is what I used this win? ter. Limestone pounded np is excellent. My hens were not let out during the month of March, and they laid 1,533 eggs. I forgot to mention that'they had green . food nearly every day." A Pennsylvania woman wrote: "We can answer that question in the affirmative We have ninety-five Light j Brahma hens. We gathered from Nov. 1 to April 1,3(0 dozen, eggs. We consider that pretty fair laying for the winter season.. We fed mixed mess.of wheat, -bran and cracked corri, two parts bran, jin morning, mixed, with hot. water>iiaif a peck at a mess; at noon, h ilf a peck wheat screenings; inevetiiag, half a^ieck of COBQ- TTJ?RCO a week fed meat crack? lings chopjfed fine. Fed soma of Barker's powder to kf?ep fowls* in good condition. Never let them out of house in cold winds or storm or when there was snow on the ground. Our house is 12 by 32 feet, divided into tlirea rooina. One room bas wide front, in which we throw ali the sweepings of barn floor for fowis to scratch in.'* Milk Cows. Farmers who breed their own milk cows ^need to keep constantl}- in mind, says the Jersey Bulletin, that the one fundamental object is increased capacity and improved quality, which can only be secured by maintaining and strengthen? ing constitutional vigor. There is an enormous drain on the cow that is giv? ing a generous flow of rich milk, and if at the same time she is nourishing a fotal calf she needs an abundant supply of nutritious and appetizing food, -com? fortable quarters' and kind attention. Her feed and care should never be meas? ured simply by the money returns .from her milk. Suets all the ti:ne doing some thing more than making milk, and if she is well bred this extra something is of much more value than the milk she makes, ba that ever so much qr ever so rich. She needs and is entitled to a gen? erous supply of food for lier calf. Plenty of food is just as. essential. to the calf be? fore it isfdroi;>ped as afterward. Do not forget this. Und give cows a plentiful supply of nutritious food even* day in the year; whether they are giving milk or not, whether they are on grass or not. taking care only that you do not fee? them indiscreetly, starving today, gorg? ing tomorrow. ; . - Potato Experiments in New ?Jersey. The New Jersey agricultural exper? iment station has tested the influence of 6ome mineral fertilizers on the charac? ter of the potatoes treated with' them. The experiments gave the following con? clusions: 1, that it pays to use commer? cial fertilizers for potatoes; 2, the best results being secured when they are used with barn manure; 3, when prices are the same, sulphate of potash has no advantage over muriate. Trials were made to test the quality for the table, and to ascertain whether any difference could be discovered in the cooked tuber. All being dry .and mealy, the chemists of the station "-were [unanimous in their choice of those grown after the sulphate of potash; and persons entirely unac? quainted with the facts selected ont hesitation those grown where sul? phate of potash entered largely into the . composition of the fertilizers. An Exciting Chase After a. I?nrn*ng T35. Four men struggled for their lives on a burning tug throe miles from shore one morning recently in the gathering dawn. Tho EITJ were tho crew of the tug John A. Miller, suddenly around to find the engine house a mass of flames. A gallant struggle check tho flames was of no avail. With a full head of stearn on tho bout was headed for the shore, but the rapid lire drove the wheel-man from tho pilot boase, and then the blazing and unmanageable tug plowed tho choppy wave; La a great cir? cle, the flames swiftly eating their way to the stern, where th? four men stood helpless against thc? fury of two 'ele? ments. They had fought the firo till almost exhausted, their hands an 1 f ic ; were burned, and in despair they i;l meed in every direction for a sign that help was coining. A mile away east the crew of tho tug Welcome saw the flames of the burning boat. The throttle was thrown wide open, and the little boat, with the whistle tooting hope for tho imperil .?! crew, plunged through th'' heavy sea toward the burning tug. Biasing al? most to tho waters edgo it was rtumin ; a nnwl race through the waves. Tw brothers of the Welcome's captain were on the burning boat, and. in danger of a collision or of catching fire, tho Wel? come shot after the Miller on its ctnirso. It was a thrilling race. Round and round the bo ats went before the W<1 como could touch the Miller. Tho foin men crouched astern. The flames.leaped toward them. They wore scorching the faces of thc men. With a spurt the Welcome crushed into the Miller. Three pairs of anns shot out over the how and in a moment two of the fun? exhausted me?) were 0:1 the Welcome and it steered clear of the burning boat Another spurt and the rescuers managed to haul cut tho other men.-Chicago Tribune. An Island All Al>i:izo. Tho steamer China has arrived from Hong-Kong and Yokohama. While the steamer was between Hong-Kong and j Yokohama on the return trip to San Francisco an imposing sight was wit? nessed by the pa; congers and crew. Thc great earthquake at Yokoliama had taken piacc a short time previous, ! and many of the islands in the Yellow | sea were in a state of volcanic disturb ance. About 7 o'clock on the evening ot Nov. 3 the China was passing the Aleu? tian islands, in Van Diem'an's straits, when suddenly, tho island of Sueca seemed all ablaze, and flames and lava -sbot up .tos?f dist??Se^?f SO&feet in the air. The steamer was twelve miles distant, and the spectacle as seen from her deck was grand. Tho night was dark and the emptions-from the crater of the volcano j took place at intervals o/?boutiifty sec^i ^?n^ts. Th?v wer?;?%^??uj^ie?^b^dj???i1 ?nn1uonsMh5ch ^ dist?nce'"*sOTi?^in like bombs exploding, and after each j discharge- of molten lava and flames the j burning'^aigments descended like sparks' 'from a gigantic Roman candle.-San Francisco Examiner. Redeemed After Many Days. Several years ago a resident of Delhi placed seven five d*'.II?vi bills for safe j keeping in the fancy piece surmounting j the parlor stove. The latter hardly ever. ? came into use, and it \" as his intention to remove the money on the following day. It so happened that a few days af? terward some guests arrived at the house and a fire was started in thc stove. As the stove reddened into a glowing heat a wreath of smoke ascended from the top piece, anzrit was soon realized" that the bills y/ere undergoing the proc ess of cremation. Four of the bills iw?re entirely consumed, and the other throe were charred almost beyond recog ! ni?on... Tkeowner, thinking them of no. paiaScular value, kept them in the leaves ,. of; ai book" as a curiosity. A short timo ago he called a friend's attention to them, who said they could be redeemed at "Washington. Ho sent them on and last week received three new five dollar bills in exchange for his trouble.-Cin? cinnati Enquirer. An Ingot Weighing 90,000 Pounds. The first ingot of nickel steel to be used in the manufacture of armor plate for the United States navy was cast in the open hearth department of the Beth? lehem iron works on Saturday afternoon. The weight of the ingot is 90,000 pounds. It is 47 inches thick and 90 inches wide... The mold in which it was cast weighs fifty-six tons. This armor plate will be used on the Maine, now building at the Brooklyn navy yard. Its casting is tho result of the recent tests at Indian Head.-Cor. New York Sun. "A prompt re? f?t rri-gof jff our money?j? you get cure. Risky terms for the doctor, but safe and sure for tho patient Everything .tb gain^notlnng.to tos&^Tbcrc^s just ?m? medi--; emo'of?tsvc?ass thatVso?d on these conditions" -^just ono that could bc-Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It's a peculiar way to sell it-but it's a peculiar medicine. It's the guaranteed remedy for all Blood, Skin and Scalp Diseases, from a common blotch or eruption to the worst Scrofula. It cleanses, purifies and enriches tho blood, and cures balt-rheum, Tetter, Eczema, Erysipelas, and all manner of blood-taints, from whatever cause, '. It costs you nottong, if it doesn't help you. Tho only question is, whether you. want to bo helped. " Golden Medical Discovery 3* is th? cheap? est blood-purifier sokl,'thi'ough druggists, be? cause- you only pay for the good you get. Can you ask more ? The li Discovery" acts equally weil all Ute year round. Made by the World's Dispert sary Medical Association, at 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y. FUR THE non pi umi A FULL UNE 8F Seasonable Goods. Fancy Goods, Toys, Fire Works and Glassware. A large stock of |tKe? finest Confectionery, always fresh "FRE^II FRUITS re? ceived daily Remenit-er thal 1 make and keep on hand, BREAD, CAKF, PIES, And everything nsof'dly found in a Srst class bnkerv. Regretfully. M. L. Majewski. Nov. 25- v. Double-width Figured Dress Goods, 33 inches' in all shades at I he ..J^njarkable low price of 20c. per yard, worth at anytime 25c. per yard. Double-width Cashmere 33 in , in all shades at ISc. worth 23c, per yard. Dress Ginghams in all colors and styles at 8c. worth 10c5 per yard. All wool While Flannels at 18c. 21c, 23c. and 32c. worth 25c, 30c and 40c Ali wool Medicated Twill Flan? nels at 18c, 23c , 25c. and 27c, worth 22c, 28c, 30c. and 37c. per yr,rd. JUST i muk ot It! LA WK KNOW "A" COTTON FLANNEL at ]()c. linc val? ue for 12Je. per yard. The above goods are bargains not often seen hi this market. CALL AND EXAMINE FOE YOURSELF. We have a lull line ol' JV hi ie' BMnkeiiy Marked down to close out. Chantilly Muslins. at Gie. worth Sc pr. yd. i^ - v'......... .. v: ; 1 lilli! . i, k tiiuiU , k / \- - .j ?.li V . M" O Wv?t Meeeiwe?- n car load G E V y 11 .etty ^eiiiaei .see Prices to the Times. Cor. Sumter and^Liberty ?Sts. "SUMTER, S. C., ?Sumter; January: 1 ? ?? LOAD ri Yin g .AND ALSO A F?LL LINK OF OLD HICKORY WAGONS, Carriages, . Buggies, Phaetons, Road Carts and Harness. "STB REPUBLICAN STREET. SUMTER S. C. : Nov. 4 ?rlemmg* 27? EAST BAY STREET, - 1M POUTER OF - AND DEALER IN Lime, Cements, Plaster, Hair, Terra Cotta Pipe, &c, and ail Building Material. 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LAW. ?-^S, ^"TSTZSMS: GOODS ^^^^^P BEEN TRIED AND PROVEN THE BEST. CI eraw Machine Wor^ : C ; F.KMBKRTS, S. C. ?ietleme.i-Vou.s i.v,iv,d. ?nr? in reph Ch^raw Mach.ne Works : can >nv Ihn. i ha*? he, n u in.'? ... , af W,' ' "-1 ,Je Ac,;!< C?tton A. Wood Mowers for ?iv- ' . . : :: ',. . . i-'-"-'----? ?'. ?* from yoe last season, has perform not cost nie 15 .?.' '."-:.. V cd Us work to inv entire satisfaction, i pre of time for r-'p ,u " j" "ron^ier^tt the" b?? }<'r " ?o f hfl H(!SJ' ?r -^J other press on the rna chi nt ? ha ve seen. Very .Tly? ^ , ^ ^ VoUW^5SS?? REM BERT. REMEMBER THIS: jPlig IUksi Al;i(;'iiuery and Lowest Priers. Estimates m?de lipon ANY STAN DA ll!) MACHINERY in the market. Cali on or Address W V bjj?rtr>.'#? t?2M.?I.(nn.h O?f?ce onje tl^pr 3Sx>r??i of the Jcrvey iii use, Suinter, S. C. I July ? TO RENT. , ?IA RM-ONE MILE WEST OF C H. r-.ioui '? el Ii? }T. ai):i tiecessaiy ou t1 in^s, naru, ?ta?.?le; storfjootn^itc. 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