The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 01, 1916, Image 4
. If there ever wu a time when to
snoco farmer* should "make the
firm feed Itself** and raise their mon?
ey crop as a surplus crop, that time
is now. Tobacco prices were not good
last fall a?d now potash is higher than
ewer before, and Great Britain has
prohibited further Importations of to
so coo Into the British Isles?meaning
decreased demand until tho war ends
at least. This Is a mlghy good time
heah for tobacco farmers and cotton
wmoro to road the tt.ble as in our
"Reference 0000101** showing that
ffjbeithem corn, hay and oats brings
?sore nor acre than tho American av
isjgnsjs suil would bring still more If
sss> gave them as mich attention as
cotton and tobacco. We can
corn, oats und hsy more
Loan aow by using
ivlng machinery, as
Western farmers do.
"food and feed trot" should be svery
hileys motto In II If.?Progressive
CAUTION.
kWhh a shortage of ahipe to move
, o4r cotton to foreign shores; with
a*V sadioatton of the end of the war;
trsth the nation stirred over prepared*
none for eventualities with tho buying
power of the entire worl 1 gradually
lessening day by day, It becomes dur
fety to issue this formal warning as
h* > everyone enooirage the faimer
to* Tee on the sate ?td>< by -ulslng plen
t*?of food and food (or tho community
aa well as for himself, his family, and
, hey live stock. (A <alf, a pig. chlck
' sna, and a garden offen means the dif?
ference between want and money
ahead.) Economics 1 and safe living
for all as well an "safe farming" must
be the rule if prosperity Is to abide
with ua
te^sntw this far would spell
a .^ho cotton States. Low
follow* over-supply as ceruinly
night tho dsy. Hljrh prices and
over tho South this year
what voluntary reduction of
gotten*. a?r***? does. Any marked In
jrcaas in acreage over last year Is go
C*sj to result in a great loss to South
er** cotton producers, merchants, and
hankers, and will similarly affect all
hilled buslneee and profoassons?Con?
ference of cotton State? Bankers.
to ties
of Cotton
Bankers and other busy men drop
pen their work and trawled from all
parts of the South f.nd attended three
meetings within four months at dif?
ferent attics to organise and further
tho work of the Conference of Cotton
Ssaise Hankers Association, organised
at Oniteeton, Texas. August 14, 1915.
A smaller group, as a committee.
tho Important organization
nt a meeting at Birmingham.
AJsu, held August It, 1915. A third
?meting, the largeet of them all, was
hold at New Orleans December t and
T, and the Conference, now a perma?
nent Institution, will hold annual
meetings hereafter.
Very briefly stated, the purpose'of
the Conference Is to deal with prob
lems peculiar to the States where cot?
ton, the South's most Important com?
modity, la grown. Broadly speaking,
all of those problems affect the de?
velopment and properity of the Cot?
ton States and everyone In them. Un?
solved problems of years' standing
regarding hosns on cotton, warehous?
ing, marketing, etc.. as relsted to oth?
er lines of buslneee are t?lng vigor?
ously dealt with. The diversified crop
movement of 191b which saved the
South untold millions of dollars was
largely fostered by the Conference.
The present officers are:
Chairman?-Joseph Hirsch. Presi?
dent of the Corpus Christi National
Dank, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Secretary?Moor head Wright, Pres?
ident of the Union Trust Company,
Little Rock, Ark.
Treasurer?Oscsr Newton, Presi
dsnt Jackson State National Bank,
Jaokson. Mb?.
The Vice Presidents are the Presi?
dent? of the State Banking organisa?
tions of the Soutliern States.
PLANT SPRING GARDEN*
Information from Clemson About
What Vegetables to Plant, When,
and How Much.
Clemson College, Feb. 24.?The sea
eon for spring garden preparations
is here and everything should be got
in readiness for planting time, which
for some vegetables will soon be
here. The information given below
la to be found In fuller form in Bulle?
tin No. 116, Home Gardening in
South Carolina, which is to be obtain?
ed by addressing the South Carolina
Experiment Station at Clemson Col?
lege.
The facts given below will be in
the following order: first the vege?
table; second, quantity of seed, or
plants to sow for family of six;
third, when to sow in the open
ground; fourth, depth to plant seed;
fifth, width of rows; sixth, whether
in hills or drills; seventh, distance
between pla nts in row.
Garden jea, 1 quart, January 15
to March 10, 4 to 5 Inches deep, 3
feet, drill, IS inches apart.
Kale, one-half ounce. February 15
to March 16, one-half tnch deep, 3
feet/ drill, 2 to I inches apart
Lettuce, 1 packet, February 15 to
April 1, one-fourth Inch deep, 18 inch?
es, hills, 6 bo 10 Inches apart.
Celery, 1 packet, February 15 to
March 16, one-eighth inch deep, 5 to
? feet, ? to 8 inches apart.
Onion (lets), 2 quarts, February
15 to April 1, one and one-half
Inchee deep, 18 Inchee, hills, 4 to 6
Inches apart.
Pursley, 1 packet, February 15 to
March 16, one-half inch ~deex?Z2L
feet, hills, 12 Inches apart ,,,.,'_? _':
Beet, 1 ounce, March 1 to April j
1, one-half inch deep, 8 feet, ?rill, ?
3 to 4 inches apart?' t
Carott, one-half ounce, March 1
to April 1, one-half inch deep, 3 feet, .
drill, 3 Inchee apart
Parsnip, one-half ounce, March 1 ;
to Apr* 1, three-fourths inch deep,
3 feet ?rill. 4 to 6 inches apart.
Irish " potatoes, one-half bushel,
March 1 to April 16, 4 to 6 inches \
deep, 3 feet, hills, 12 to 15 Inches
apart "9'~
Radish, 1 packet, Marjft ;?T?ft
Atnrtl 1, one-half Inch deep, 18 inch?
es, drill, 1 to 2 Inches apart.
Spinach, one-fourth pound, March I
1 id"April 1, -three-fourths to l'inch 1
deep, 2 feet,- [drill, 4 to,Inches
apart !5i
A Courageous Governor.
Wilmington Star.
When CluvfeUM*? Maaniuq took?hold
of affairs In South Carolina, he began
to do things which ordinary polltlcans
feared would be the end of his career
after a term of two years. For one
thing, he regulated the State hospital
and to revolutionised affaire at that
lnstiutlon that whilom criticism of his
vigorous handling of the asylum has
given way to approval. His aim was
at efficiency in its management and
in order to assure it he wanted o. $?>
000 man to be at its head. He brushed
aside the many difficulties that con?
fronted *tm, and the Charleston News
and Courier nays there were those who
predicted he had made all sorts of
trouble) for himself.
Now, however, the general assem?
bly has endorsed his courageous and.
decisive course by appropriating the
$6,000 for the salary of a capable su?
perintendent This shows that when
a governor is right and goes ahead
without regard to his own political
chances, the public will give him
credit for his high purpose and con?
structive conscientiousness. As the
News and Courier is moved to say,
"(Jov, Manning's faith In the good
tunas of the people of the State has
been Justified."
The South Carolina governor Is in
a fair way of making himself the peo?
ple's roan. The lamented Vance used
to put implicit faith in the people of
North Carolina and he became their
Idol. No polltlcan could ever persuade
him tha*: the people would go viry far
wrong if their good sense weve ap?
pealed to and depended upon. Vance
used to say that if the people were
wrong he would have to go with them
and help them get right.
Tobacco Hurt.
Mr. H. H. Worrell, one of Ever?
green's hustling farmers, was in Flor?
ence yesterday and reports that over
60 per cent, of the tobacco plants are
killed In bis neighborhood. He said
that some had lost their entire beds,
and of course, It is rather late to plant
over. Mr. Worrell is a very conserva?
tive man and his news probab'y indi?
cates tho state of the tobacco situation
hroughout this section.?Florence
Times.
Money Found.
It Is not yours if >ou know the loser,
but when you visit tho ready-to-wear
department of tho Sumter Dry Goods
Co. yon have found n chance to save
a snug sum on your dress or coat
suit, and this snuug sum belongs to
you. Finding an opportunity like
this Is tho same as finding money.?
Advt.
Benefits of a Creamery' Route.
A tohaceo salesman came into D. L.
Oreen's store as wo enjoyed the com?
fort of the stove. He overheard Mr.
Green und ourself talking: about a
creamery, Mr. Green quoting frequent?
ly the statements of a farmer, living
nearby that a creamery would be
helpful to tho farmers, giving them
free of cost the fertilizers incident to
the business, thus making possible a
real renewal of fertility of a lasting
kind. The principal objection or ob?
stacle to fattening cattle has been the
cost of feeding. The cost can be
largely reduced, we are informed, and
that cost met by the sale of milk,
yielding aV profit of calves and fer?
tilisers.
The traveling man told of a friend,
John Wlllcox, Timmon8ville, R. F. D.
No. 6, who keeps thirteen cows. Mr.
Willcox, according to the salesman,
ships his cream to Darlington and
fattens ninety pigs with the skimmed
milk. Mr. Willcox estimates a pro?
fit on each cow of sixty cents^ a day.
We made note of what was said and
we offer it here for :he consideration
of our readers.?Manning Herald.
Idgon Postmaster at Orangeburg'.
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Dr. A. C. Ligion has just received
his commission as postmaster at this
city and will take charge of the office
bn next Wednesday morning, March
1. The transfer of the office will be
effected on next Tuesday, but Dr.
Ligon will not take official charge
pntil the following morning. The ac?
tual transfer of the affairs of the
office will require not more than an
hour, It was stated this morning,
which shows the efficiency of the out
ging postmaster, Mr. A. D. Webster.*?'
Orangeburg Evening Sun. v
Making a Compost.
; "Fertilizers are so high and the
percentages of potash so low that I
am thinking of making a compost of
woods earth and stable manure. I
want to know if I can grow Irishiand
toweet potatoes with woods mold, I
lime and lye water added in a com?
post. Is there any potash in a rank
growth of cotton stalks plowed'tin?
der? What kind of fertilizer shall I
use for Irish potatoes on land that
was last year in peas and pastured off
by hogs? Will I get more potash:by.j
plowing my potato ttround very deep?
Is there any way in which I caw tell
which ol my lands contain tho most |
potash? Can 1 grow potatoes with
StaMo man ore and salt?" J ,
A compost of black woods mohl and
ttiaJbic jaajuuc will coruiuly .h.?;Jp.. the
growth of crops. But a mixture of
woods mold, lime and lye from, the
concentrated can lye will not amount
to much. The can lye is not potash,
bu,t caustic soda, and is of no usp as
a fertilizer. Woods mold mixed with
a little lime might do for some thjngs,
but would hardly make a fiood, po?
tato crop. Irish potatoes are apt to
grow scabby if lin.e is used.
There is some potash in all vegeta?
ble growth and there will doubtless
be a little of it in cotton stalks. But
in your section any farmer who farms
right and stores organic matter in his
soli and limes once In five years and
uses acid phosphate liberally, will
never need to buy potash.
To grow Irish potatoes make a mix?
ture of equal parts of cottonseed meal
and acid phosphate of the 16 per cent,
grade and use 1,000 pounds an acre.
The meal will carry a little potash
and the organic matter left by the
peis will have released some more.
Five hupcred pounds of the same will
grow sweet potatoes.
By deep plowing you may get more
available potash, but as to that I
think it is uncertain, but the deep |
plowing will be all right.
As a rule our red clay soils contain
more potash than tho gray, but the
amount of potash in any soil can only
be determined by chemical analysis,
and It is usually insoluble and can be
made available by tho methods to
which I have referred. You can grow
potatoes with stable manure, but the
salt will not help, for it is not a fer?
tilizer. The main difficulty with the
manure is that it may promote the
growth of tho scab fungus.?Progres?
sive Farmer.
In Georgia a few days ago Judge
Fite granted a divorce to "Uncle Bob"
Knox, aged 93, legally freeing him
from his seventh wife. He told Uncle
Bob to "go and sin no more," but
tho marrying old Georgian told the
court to attend to its legal business
strictly and avoid interference with
society matters.?Wilmington Star.
a-aa ^ s^^a s ?^gmm\m\4M e ? ? tiiti esses seaesasaras ? iisaeii
POPLAR LOGS
Will pay market prices
for good logs delivered
our Mill. Call or write us.
Phone No. 679
Penn-Sumter Lumber Co.
Sumter, S. C.
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NOVEL. HOUSE. ?Ott SOUTH.
Bungalow of W. J. Scale is Practically
Fireproof Building.
What is probably the first building
of its kind in South or North Carolina
or Georgia is the almost fireproof
dwelling recently erected on Corbett
street for W. J. Seale. There is
little wood about the building, which
is of a type much favored in the
north, but scarcely ever seen in the
South.
Tile is used for the walls, a com?
position floor, metal ceiling and com
positon roof make up the non-com?
bustible materials going into the con?
struction of the building. The window
and door frames are in fact about the
only material about the structure
which will burn. The dwelling is a
small one-story structure, but it is of
an excellent tyr?s for cottages for
small families.
The cost of this kind of building,
Mr. Harby, the contractor, states is
about one-third more than the ordi?
nary frame house and considerably
less than a brick residence of the same
proportions. One of che chief fea?
tures of the building is the fact that
it will last no telling how many years.
It is cooler in summer than an ordi?
nary frame house, while in winter it is
warmer than a wooden structure, giv?
ing the same comfort as a brick res?
idence would. Quite a number of per?
sons have visited Corbett street to
look at Mr. Seale's residence and all
have been much pleased with its looks
and construction.
A Mad Calf.
It was learned today from Mr. J.
J. Fox of Dalzell that a yearling calf
belonging to Mr. T. M. White of Dal?
zell went mad yesterday and had to
be killed. The calf was shut in the
lot and tried to attack other animals
and anybody who came near it, even
endeavoring to butt the rural police?
man who was cent for to examine the
animal. After a doctor had pronounc?
ed the animal affected with rabies, it
was killed.
Real Estate Transfers.
Sheriff to Mrs. Adele Moses, lot on
^Manning road, $22.
\ & Belle Baker to M~. v E. Keels, 50
acres on Mayesville public road, S3,
875.
g; Mary E. Keels to Isaac A. Keels, et
al., GO acres on Mayesville public
road, $5 and other considerations.
Nonie M. Spann to W. M. Davis, lot
in town of Mayesvlllei $K>0.
Took Evorythfcisj lYom House.
Last Saturday night some one en- j
tered the house where Mr. Frank j
Clark lives, on the Tom Nimmer
farm, about two miles west of Man?
ning, and stole about all of his be?
longings. Mr. Clark was in town at
the time when the robbery was com?
mitted, and as soon as he got home
and found he had been robbed, he re
i turned to Manning and got the blood
j hounds, but they did not hit a trail.?
Manning Times.
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Wood's Productive
Seed Corns.
Our Virginia-grown Seed
Corns have an established
reputation for superiority in
productiveness and germina- |
ting qualities.
Wood's Descriptive Catalog
tells about the best of prize-win?
ning and profit-making varieties in
both White and Yellow Corns.
Cotton Seed,
We offer the best and most im?
proved varieties, grown in sections
absolutely free from boll weevil.
Our Catalog gives prices and infor?
mation, and tells about the best of
Southern Seeds,
100-DAY VELVET BEANS, Soja
Beans, SUDAN GRASS, Dalits Grass
and all Sorghums and Millets.
Catalog mailed free on request.
T.W.WOOD ? SONS,
SEEDSMEN, - Richmond, Va.
Candidate's Cards.
Announcements of candidates will
be printed in this column until the
close of tho campaign for $5. Nc
cards accepted on credit.
At the request of my friend3 I an?
nounce myself as a candidate for the
7th Magisterial District, subject to the
rules of the Democratic party. 1 am
in the race to a finish if 1 don't get
but one vote.
T. P. SANDERS. JR.
FOR SALE? Small horse, buggy and
harness, at a bargain. H. G. Ostcen.
SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS ?Burt
90 day seed outs, land lime, a very
necessary article since It is impos?
sible to get potash. Booth & Mc
Leod, Inc.
PENETRATION TREATMENT QUICKEST
WAY TO BREAK UP OEEP COLDS
A quick and most effective remedy
for colds is a preparation known as
Gowans (most powerful and penetrat?
ing), which is applied externally. It
is a well known fact that most cases
of pneumonia and other serious forms
of bronehal and lung troubles aro de?
veloped from slight colds and Gowans
has prevented thousands of cases of
these serious illnesses by breaking up
the cold in its early stages and even
in advanced, serious cases of pneumo?
nia itself. The most stubborn cases
havo been relieved by rubbing Gow?
ans on the chest, under the arms and
between the shoulder blades at nigbt
before going to bed and covering with
a warm flannel cloth. The healing
medicines penetrate to the affected
parts quickly, reducing the infiama-*
ticn and breaking up the congestion*
i Go wans is also very effective in treat*
ing all other forms of cold troubles;
such as head and chest colds, coughs,
croup, whooping cough, inflammation,
congestion, catarrh, bronchitis, asth?
ma, etc. Try this remedy tonighti
Don't accept a substitute. "Demand!
Gowans, because Gowans is more pene*
trating." At druggists in 25c, 60c and
$1.00 bottles. Free sample and testi?
monials on request, by writing thej
Gowan Medical Co.? Concord, N. C.
GO WAN Si^ifeffifr
See These This Week
?- AT
The Sumter Dry Goods Co.
Because by next week they may be gone.
"Bob Evans" Middy Waists, made of washable
Silk.
36-in.Jwhite Corduroy, 75c. per yd. also washable.?
Fast color, 36-in. Tub Silks, pretty colors, 50c.,
65c, $1.00 per yard.
Novelties in 36-in. Madras for men's fine shirts
Fast color linen finish Chambrays, both plain*
and fancy, 10c. per yd. j
Entirely new weaves in white Skirtings, diago-*
nal Gabardines, Basket cloths, Oxford Suitings,....
Beach cloths, etc., etc.
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needs a little extra capital for
short time, and loses discount
rather than isk the bank for itXZ
Don't let this happen to you-if- <
you have the jjneed, also the se?
curity, this bank will help you
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Sumter,
ESTABLISHED 1889
"SAFEST FOR YOUR SAVINGS"
DOES MY BANK
Welcome Small Depositors?
The People's Bank Is always glad to see here tho small de?
positor. Young men?married people?wording mon and women?
indeed all Who art seeking to better themselves?everyone who
desires to be connected with a safe, strong Dank finds a hearty
welcome here.
Careful attention to tho needs of small depositors is found here.
A strong Bank for small depositors as well as for large.
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