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%X PKHIMKNTNS PROVE THAT THIS STATE'S PRODUCT IS SWEETEST. Chemistry Expert Supplies Some In mustlng Information Rased on a Cosnpnrtoon of Corn Grown In South Carolina, Florida, Mary? land. Connecticut, New Jersey and Maine. Washington. Dec. 5.?Dr. H. W. Wiley, chief of the bureau of chem? istry, department of agriculture, to? day gave the News and Courier cor? respondent an Interesting story con? cerning studies carried on by him In Florida. South Carolina. Mary Sand. Connecticut. New Jersey and Maine, to ascertain when the best sweet corn cvould be grown. These experiments covered four years, and In three of ihem South Carolina grown corn nhowed better results than any of the other States In the group. This Irterestlng story, however, as told I . Mr Wiley's own words, Is as follows: "In reviewing the Investigation, the fact that the corn with the high? est percentage of sugar was grown In South Carolina seems of prime Importance. M has always been held that corn grown In the South soon lost Its sweetness. South Carolina held the distinction of producing the highest percentage of sugar in the Crosby corn three out of four years, and In 1906 it was practically equal to the highest: and for two of the four years It made the high? est record with Stowell Evergreen. In 1907 and 1908, when South Caro? lina ?tool third. It should be noted that Florida tnd Maryland were the stations producing the corn bearing the hghest sugar content, Connec? ticut being the lowest. The corn does not make so vigorous a growth either In Florida or In South Caro? lina as it does in Connecticut, but It to as strong as the Maine corn. Maryland corn was much more vig? orous that that grown In Florida, South Carolina, or Maine, but did not appear to equal the average Connecticut corn in slse of stalk. Hie kernels of Southern-grown corn do not present the same physi? cal appearance as that of the North? ern-grown corn, both the germ and the kernel being larger .in the form? er, v Referring to the summary of anal? yses of iweet corn for .ie four years 190S. 1909. 1907 and 1908. It will be noticed that the sugar content of the Crosby variety Is, with a few exceptions, higher than that of the Stowell Evergreen. This would be expected, aa a high sugar content to characteristic of the Crosby varie? ty. "Comparing the results of the In? dividual years. the highest sugar vcJues are found In 1905 and the lowest In 1906. and the 1908 aver? ages are between the two. The ex? tremely high sugar content of the corn grown at South Carolina In 1906 and the low percentage found at New Jersey In 1905 and at Con? necticut In 1908 are In all probabili? ty due to the distribution of the rainfall. It will be rl membered that during the early stages of growth In New Jersey In 1905 such a severe drought ocurrred that the Crosby va? riety of corn did not reach the edi? ble condition, and for a time It was thought that no Stowell Evergreen would be secured, and at the Con? necticut station during August 190S. daring the period when the sugars are formed. 8.12 Inches fell. During the growing season of 1906 the rain? fall was usually heavy all along the Atlantic coast, and nt each station the average sugar content was below the average of 1906. 1907 and 1908. "i. The content of ?ugar In sweet Indian corn does not depend 90 much on temperature and length of day as Is he case with the sugar beet. In the latter sjsjm the content of sugar vsrles Inversely with the temperature, provided tbe latter is such as to penult ? ? nal growth. In other words, tbe , ? r the tem? perature during th?> growing season (within reasonable limit ) the high? er the content of gngai This does nrt appear to be tin 01 | with sweet Indian corn, since | hlgfcOf avefsuji content Is found hj Sotttsl Carolina and Flortdi than In Connecticut, and Main?-. "2. The content of sugar In sweet Indian eon rapidly ? Imbalance after tii?' ? .i ( < |.,i lit i ! i ? .m t he stalk. The speed >f the dim n ill >u depends largely on the leenperatorO, being more rapid with a hUher an?! slow ? r with ,i b.wer ?empei;ituie! this rule, of oonrca applies t.? ordinary conditions. This disappearance of the sugar is doubt lex? due to tin continued growth mi ihe gratai af the ear and the transformation of the gar which th. \ contain Into starch ir some nthei lotrn of turn Siicchnrlne enrhohydr t. 8*901 In? dian c m Intended for the tabb lh?,refore. should I" harvested as ?!i ?rt ? tlsXM a* notlhle before bei'i delivered lor consumption, and dur? ing the Intermediate period should be kept at as low a temperature as c?ni be secured wbhout freezing. "8. The chief value of Indian corn for the table Is found in its sweetness, although this mvst be coupler with succulence and tender? ness. The flavor of the naturally sweet Indian corn can not be suc? cessfully imitated by the artificial addition of sugar. Hence it follows that there is some particular form in which the sugar is combined by nuture In the corn which gives It Us high value, and mere sweetnesj, pro? duced either by added cane sugar or by saccharine, does not give the rlne flavor of a naturally sweet product. "4. The chief difference be? tween the Indian corn of the ex? terne North and that of the extreme South 1? found not so much In Its content of sugar as In its succulence, the lower temperature of the North making the corn more tender and edible for a longer period than the extremely high temperatures of the South. The season, therefor?, dur? ing which the green Indian corn can be used nnd kept In good condition is longer In the North than it is in the South, In other words, the ri? pening process is not so rapidly completed In the North. Further, al? though the Southern grown corn was superior In sugar convent It was Inferior in yield and general physical appearance. It would ap? pear, however, that the superiority In sugar content of Southern corn opens up a possibility of acclimating the most favorable varities and by selection and careful cultivating greatly Improve the Southern-grown product. , "5. Of all the factors of the en? vironment which affect the edible quality of green Indian corn it ap? pears that the amount and distribu? tion of rainfall are the most Impor? tant. A moderate and well-distrib? uted rainfall, especially during the growing season, Is necessary to pro? duce a crop having the best qualities. Excessive rainfall In the latter part of the growing season or a great deficiency during the germinating and growing period equally inter? feres with the excellence of the crop. Naturally a larger rainfall is needed In the Southern than in the Northern States, and In fact it seems to be more Important that it be evenly distributed there. This idea leads to the suggestion that the very best results In the growing of sweet Indian corn for consumption I K , i ? in the green state may be looked for In the irrigated regions, where the supply and distribution of water are under absolute control. The cost of land, however, in such localities Is so great as to render farming more expensive, and hence the great areas devoted to the production of green Indian corn will probably continue to he found in the northern portions of our country where usually the rainfall during the growing period Is distributed In such a manner as produces the best crop. The great areas of sweet corn will, therefore, ?till be found on the Atlantic coast from Maryland North and In the northern parts of the States border? ing the Ohio River, and even touch? ing In some places, the Canadian frontier. "6. From the data which have been recorded and from the general summary It Is evident that the graphic representations of the In? fluences of environment In the case of green Indian corn are not so val? uable as was the case with the sugar oeet. The curves showing variations In temperature, latitude, and alti? tude, the amount of sunshine and the quantity and distribution of the rainfall, can not be so readily com? pared wtih the lines showing the sugar content as In the case of the sugar beet.?News and Courier. ?The greatest danger from In? fluenza Is of its resulting In pneu? monia. This can be obviated by using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, as it not only cures Influenza, but counter? acts any tendency o; the disease to? wards pneumonia. Sold by W. W. Slbert. A .Magnificent Gift. A f?-w day ago. a Mrs. Tuomey of Sumter died In Baltimore. When her will was opened it was found that she had left the sum of $35,000 to the Sumter hospital. lb r husband had already given th?> hospital property which now has a valuation of over $100,000. This with her gift makes the hospital be? quest $135,000. Truly a magnlfiesnl gift And nothing better eould hardly haVS been devis? d for the good of all their follow-creatures in and around Bu rater. If some noble Greenwood citizen m>w should rsnv mher the nssd ??f ? hospital hart nnd do the sam<\ need not die to do It though, what a glor? ious uirt it would be -Greenwood ln dS V. 'Many persons find thsmsolves ?f? ftet?'! with a persistent oough sftei to Attack of influenza. As this COUgh can bs promptly cured by the use of Chamberlain's. Cough Etemedyi it should nof be allowed to run on until it beeomes troublesome. Sold by VV. W. Hlbert. DEMONSTRATION WORK EX? PLAINED. Leader of the Farm- Demonstration Movement In South Carolina Teils Young Men at Carolina About His Work mid What It Means to the State. Columbia, Dee. 6.?"Demonstration Work" was treated by Prof. Ira W. Williams, of the United States farm demonstration department, In an ad? dress before the students of the Uni? versity of South Carolina this morn? ing. He said, in part: "We realize in the demonstration work that we must begin in the home. So we begin with the home by sending to two or three homes In different communities to the best far? mers in those communities, a man trained to instruct them how to grow better crops on their land. Not only do we send the man to In' ict the people how to grow these ci.jps, but we then furnish him regularly from Washington literature on every sub? ject pertaining to his life on the farm. These farmers are called demonstrators and the man who vis? its him Is called an agent. We have an agent for each county and he is supposed to place as many farms ov? er the county in different communi? ties as it is possible for him to visit. These farms are considered object lessons in the community. They are places where they can meet and hear the subjects discussed at different times when the agent visits the com? munity. We are not able to take all the people as demonstrators. Not but a very small per cent of them can become actual demontsrators and I would say right here that not anything like the amount of appli? cants that we have is it possible for us to take; but in addition to the demonstrators we have what we call co-operators, men who sign up con? tracts to receive the literature and instruction and carry it out on a part of their farm, meet at the home of the demonstrator whenever possible, keep an accurate record of what he does and make a report on the same. We realize that writing bulletins and making speeches and holding insti? tutes do not reach the masses of the people and have adopted this method in order to reach them. But in ad? dition to reaching them in this way we hold numerous meetings and dis? cuss agricultural problems of every ktndr, stock raising, dairying, pousjky, horticulture, rotation of crops,' ex? plain and have put into practice the latest and most scientific develop? ments that are discovered for the development and building up of the rural districts. "We have now in the State of South Carolina about thirty agents working in about thirty different counties of the State. These agents have under their direction about l> ODO men carrying out our Instructions on a portion of their farm. In addi? tion to this force of men, we have Inaugurated another system of work, which Is proving to be a great bene? fit to the country, that is what we call the school boys demonstration work. The boys organize themselves Into clubs and agree to cultivate an acre of corn or cotton, according to the directions sent out by the depart? ment. Prizes are given by the people of the community for the best acre of corn, for the best selection of ten ears of corn, twenty and five, etc. and In this way the young people, or the boys, are learning an Immense amount about agriculture that their fathers never knew. I might say here that one boy in South Carolina this year under our direction pro? duced 152 1-2 bushels of corn to the acre, and will be given by the depart? ment a trip to Washington and be shown the city, the different depart? ments, and be given an Introduction to the Secretary of Agriculture and the President of the United States. I am glad to say also that this boy, when he meets the representatives from the other States, will have pro? duced more corn per acre than any of the boys who will meet him in Washington. "The men from the University have been in the past the leaders in shaping the purpose of the govern? ment of the State. This will be your mission in the future. There are nu? merous problems of government that will demand your attention, whether you are farmer, merchant, banker or lawyer, or preacher. There are some problems now connected with the agricultural industries of the State that I would like to call to your at? tention. In order that we may solve In the most rapid way possible some of the problems that confront us In raising the power of production of tin- massei <>i* the people we need to establish agricultural schools, secon? dary schoola or Utting schoola In the rural districts. These schools would most directly t>?u<i? the life of the people and the young tuen and young ladies of the different communities would receive a great deal of prac? tical training Utting them for the de? velopment of life in their community thiit at present we fall to receive. Less than 1 per cent, or one out of every hnudrtd hoys who are turned In our public schools at present ever go to college, and of this number very few are from the farm. If we had suitable fitting schools it would be a great help to Clemson College as well as the boys for the University or any other colege that they might wish to attend. So as I said before it *eems to me to be an important problem In the rural development of the State to build these schools, to equip men for practical life as well as fit them for school should they desire to go. "The cultivation of the soil is now and always has been, as shown by historical facts, to be the most im? portant industry of any thriving State; but today, when there is no more West and there are no more worlds to conquer the soil and the man are of vastly more importance than in all the history of the past. "In considering the question of ser? vice to your country think of these facts. When our natural resources are wasting away and we expect to hold our place commercially among the nations of the world, we must look to our soil and the development of the people in the rural districts. The man on the farm is the key? stone of our national greatness, Whether or not he is built up and maintained in the rural districts with his home on the farm Is now and al? ways has been the final test of every civilization. "South Carolina has been a leader of the States of the Union in the past. It is the purpose of Dr. Knapp and the object of his work to make her a leader in industrial development and agriculture in the future. Na? ture has been doing her part. She has given us the soil, the water, the air and the sunshine. If she is to lead in the future her leadership has got to come from new boys who, with the right spirit and ideas, determine now to serve her and make her the leader of States." EXPLOSION COSTS MANY LIVES. More Tlian Score of Workmen Perish In Accident at Hamburg. Hamburg, Dec. 7.?The explosion of two gas tanks in the so-called "Kleine's Grasbrook," on the Elbe front this afternoon was followed by an extensive fire and the loss of many lives. The explosion was due to a leak In a new gasometer. Escap? ing gas entered the retort house, where it came In contact with the fires, causing a terrific explosion. A large number of workmen were en? gaged in rebuilding and enlarging the plant. Twenty-five of the men were employed near the gasometer. They disappeared in a mass of flames which shot up to a great height. Firemen with apparatus appeared quickly on the scene, but they were unable to approach in large force, owing to the isolated situation of the establishment. Up to a late hour tonight, ten men are reported dead and seventeen mis? sing. It is almost certain that all of these are dead. Forty men were dangerously injured, of whom several cannot recover. TOBACCO SEASON CLOSED. Crop Greatest Ever Raised in This State. Columbia, Dec. 7.?The tobacco season in South Carolina has now closed. The year ending with eight warehouses having any transactions during the month of November. This has been the greatest tobacco crop in the history of the State, aggregat? ing 31,820,501 pounds, which went on the market for $2,315,107.33 to the producers at first hand. This crop has exceeded any preceding crop in the history of the State by 6,735,501 pounds. The figures given are not for all of the tranactlons taking place In the warehouses, but for the actual number of pounds of tobacco produced and sold in the market by the farmer during the year 1909. ?The peculiar properties of Cham? berlain's Cough Remedy have been thoroughly tested during epidemics of influenza, and when it was taken in time we have not heard of a sin? gle case of pneumonia. Sold by YV. W. Slbert. H. L. Blackman, a telephone line? man, was badly injured at Rock Hill by a telephone pole falling on him. ?A sprained ankle w ill usually dis? able the Injured poison for three or four weeks. This ll due to lack of proper treatment. When Chamber* Iain's Liniment is applied a euro may be effected in three or four days. This liniment is one of the best and most remarkable preparations in use. Sold by W. W. Slbert. There were two homicides in An? derson County Saturday. Bob Wright shot and killed his wife and Leuna Powers shot and killed her husband, *lf you ore suffering from bilious? ness, constipation, indigestion, chronic headache, Invesl one cent In :i postal eard, send to Chamberlain Medicine Co., Des M<>i"es. Iowa, with your name and address plainly on the back, and they will forward you ? free sample of Chamberlain's Stom? ach and Liver Tablets. Sold by W. W. Slbert. ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT. 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