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KKMOVIM. A PLAGt'E SPOT.
The grand Jury which last summer
took cognisance of the vice district
la this county Just beyond the city
limits and set in motion the machin?
ery of the law to remove this plague
spot, Is beginning to get results. The
unlawful traffic in liquor and other
forms of vice and law breaking have
oen ered in this segregated district in
which the derdsers of the red-light
d'st'let took refuge w hen they were
drlien from the city, and have been
aa offense and a stench in the nos?
tril! of the decent people of 8umter
for years, but until the xrand Jury
took bold of the matter with a
strong hand it seemed that nothing
eoold be done to abate the nulsauce.
The city officials and the city police
worn powerless to tske action against
the law breakers for they resided be
yopd the Jurisdiction of the clt)
They appeared to have full license to
break the law In a flagrant and bras
ed manner and they made the moat
of tits opportunity. Their period ot
prosperity has been ended by the a
Uon el the grand Jury and the v .
diet* obtained at the present term Ol
court. Judge Puerlfoy has not been
swerved from the admlnlstratlou of
the .law with severe and exact Jus
ties, by tnaudll.i appeals for unde
eeJfVfXt mercy and leniency, and the
sentence* he imposed will serve as
a wsrnlng to others who have not yet
been brought to the bar of Justice.
The rigid performance of duty by
this and succeeding grand Juries and
the imposition of sentences by the
oourt In proportion to the gravity of
the offense will remove the plugne
spot fron? the environs of the city and
do tauch to eradicate certain forms
Of crime, particularly the sale of II
qoer. In this community. The law
abiding and decent people of Sumter
Shou d back up the grand Jury in the
eamjalgn against vice and If a healthy
militant public sentiment man!
Itself there will be no doubt
?bom the removal of the plague spot.
It every nation would And some
thing alee to say about every other
nation and something to trust and
rely upon. Instead of givlnx so much
emphasis to undesirable traits. It
woetd advance peace faster than
anything else.
eee
An onion grower announce! that a
erase for onions has developed with
prohibition. Here ie the long sought
proof that prohibition makes for a
stronger sat loa.
? ? 0
'Vow do you look upon money "
oueeles a current article. Oh, ate ut
the way Hoses looked upon the Prom?
ised Land.
o e e
President Wilson recently referred
to a certain man an a "bungalow,
having no upper story whatever." Ah
yes, but even the humblest bungalow
ssay have a good cellar.
e e o
The sice president's salary is to be
ft.000 a year more than formerly.
One of these days it may almost pay
a man to be vice president.
Till MARIUKI? WOMVN s JOIl.
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The married woman win. Is holding
a Job outnide ber horn, is again the
target for unfavoruhU* erltlelaiii, It
Is declared that "when mutt need Jobs
Women should not work.'
A good many drum confronted with
the necessity of cutting down theo
working4 forces are letting the mar?
ried women go if their husbands have
employment, or are letting the bun
hand go ir UsOJ tlnd that the wife Is
employed noon w here otee\ This Is
only a fuhr adjustment at tin- present
lines In so fm is possible whore jobs
Ore too few. they Should hs dlStrlhut
od ?o ttiat the grenteol suss her of fern
Hie* m i ,.. ? d of at least putt, .1
support.
bur io anas ?I the trogsji i to go just
fjetOUT tiny in, women 1? an in mis
tire which will not last very I??nu
.When bnslneei starts up again, a
good nuiny men who are hi is v now
declaiming that woman*a?*plae< is in
the home will )>* hi id to see her buck
Oil the Joh. UrlplUK to spt ed the ?i'ik
0 i ? e ?
Id! lb? buaineas weild
ChAm plain founded the oJtv of
(Quebec in 4108. . .
Itlshopvtllc News Notes.
"Bishopville, Feb. 17.?After a long
spell of bud weather we are having
some delightful spring weather. We
feel like planting and many are
planting their gardens. The farmers
ni> busy in their fauns, and finishing
up picking out tht last years' cot?
ton crops. Thete has keen no fer?
tilisers brought t> tills place so far
and 1 don't think in re will be. Many
of those who had co.t n - d are sell?
ing. Thos* who h;i\? m > <l Kot $27
to $28 per ton. I In., :i seed
have gone down to I n ipe this
price will caur* tln? i . , ? <? put
the seed In the ground, a irrt i . 's.
The Leader and Vllldl i I has
formed a Joint stock compuii Ait I
the paper will be continued
Our Wednesday Right p>a.\vi a i
ing has increased so greatly in ai: a
bers and Interest, that our place ol
meeting has not been large enough
to suit the crowd and we will have
to move Into larger quarters. Oar
pastor Is entitled to the credit tor
this Improvement, for he makes the
service so Instructive and helpful.
The street paving has not progress?
ed very fast for the last four weeks
on aecount of the weather, and it
will take another week of good weath
ei to finish their contract.
The Baptists will hold a protracted
meeting in March, conducted by Dr.
8klnner. a noted divine. I trust he
may accomplish a great work for
our town.
We will hold an election for mayor
and eouncilmen in March. The pres?
ent mayor and Mr. M. H. Met kitchen
have announced themselves as can?
didates for the office, and it will be a
close race, as they are both promi?
nent men.
ftrnne of our stablemen have ship?
ped off numbers of their stock to oth?
er markets, as there was no sale for
them here.
Our town la making very little pro?
gress at present, owing to the de?
pression of business. There is no
building.
Old Mrs Green I am glad to say is
much better again. Mr. T. J. Mc
Clendon is in a low state of health.
Old Mr. Carraway has returned from
hospital and is much improved in
health.
Many Way to Make Small Auiorut of
Cottage CliecNC.
one gallon of skim milk will make
shout 14 pounds of cheese. If the
milk Is sweet it should be placed in
? pan and left in a clean, warm place
r.t a temperature of about 75 degrees
W until it clabbers, when it should
have a clean, sour flavor. Ordinar?
ily this takes about 30 hours. A
v.nal: quantity of clean?flavored sour
milk mixed with the sweet milk will
!?????en the process, according to dairy
specialists of the United States de?
partment of agriculture.
Ax soon eg the milk has thickened
or tlrmly clabbered it should be cut
into pieces 2 incites square and the
? um! thoroughly stirred with a spoon.
iMac? the pan of broken curd in a
vessel of hot water so as to raise the
temperature to 100 degrees F. Cook
at that temperature for about 30 min?
utes, stirring gentiy with a spoon for
1 minute at 5-minute intervals.
At the conclusion of the heating,
pour the curd and whey into a small
cheese-cloth bag (a clean salt bag
will do) and hang up to drain; or.
the curd may be poured into a coland?
er or a strainer over which a piece
of cheesecloth has been laid. After |
L> or in mlnu.es, work the curd to?
ward the center rvith a spoon. Rais?
ing and lowering the ends of the cloth
helps to maka the whey drain faster.
To complete the draining tie the ends
of the bag together and hang it up.
As the curd may become too dry.
draining should stop when the whey
ceases to flow In a steady stream.
The curd is then emptied from the
bag and worked with a spoon or a
butter paddle until it becomes fine In
grair. smooth, and of the consistency
of mashed potatoes. Sour or sweet
cream may be added to Increase the
smoothness and payability and im
groua the flavor. Then the cheese is
salte? according to taste, about one
teaspoonful to a pound of ci i d.
Senoonettes on Serious Subjects?
No. 2. God Has Sroken?Give Heed.
(By Jno. A. Hrunson).
God has spoken. He has spoken
both concerning himself and con?
cerning man. He has revealed truths
which lie beyond the domain of hu
nian philosophy; he has made known
things which no scientist has been
able to discover.
Who among the sages of earth has
ever conceived God*.' "Can st ttiou by
searching find out God? Canst thou
find out the Almighty unto perfec?
tion'.'" So queried one of oil The
querist then answered his own query,
thus "It (that is the perfection of
God) is high as heaven; what canst
thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what
canal thou know? The meaaurc
thereof Is longer than the earth, and
broader than the aca." God! Infini?
tude and personality combined! Who
can lorm the concept? <iod! The
... \ to aii mysterleSi the mystery
without a key.
Oh who among men of science has
evei analysed man. and discovered
the essential part of i Is nature? The
anatomist has by dissection learned
many facts about ins bodily structure.
The chemist has discovered the com?
position of ins flesh, The mlcroscoplat
can tell mm h about his blood. The
physiologist speaks with assurance In
legard to the functions Of his or?
gans, and Is aide to give good ad?
vice in matters pertaining to hygiene,
And the psychologist can write
learnedly about the laws of mind, and
about the relationship botwene mind
and msttev. Much knowledge con?
cerning man has been acquired, still
in the race of all that knowledge man
re nun in* to man an enigms What is
he ' Is he simply a creature of time
who runs his couroe, and then ohuf
lbs off "this mortal soil" ami Is no
morel Of must ho live beyond the
gia ve J
Now ooncernlag these things which
ate of vital importance fjod has
spoken. Of himself he has said, "In
,ih?' beginning God creates1 the heav
'ttu aud in cuith.''_ iicie ho ciaiing
for himself creative pow? r t i ?? >\vei
to call forth something u > n th?
ing
Again he has said. ?! h ill, le
hovah, a God merciful an ' ? -i ous,
slow to anger, and abundant In lov?
ing kindness ami truth. ? i ing
loving kindness for thou:.... Im . rg.v
ing Iniquity an I trans :r .-si md
sin; and that will by no means clear
the guilty." Here hexeviai* h h mor?
al attribute*. Lot me * .1 .nierate
thorn: mercy, grace, patience, |ov
ing kindness, willingness to forgive,
and justice. "And justice," n ?te that
please. We love to dwell Upon (Jod s
love and mercy, hut not upon his jus?
tice IL- himself, however, mages his i
justice prominent. "That will by ho ;
means clear tin* guilty.',' God must
I <? just before he can he merciful.
Justice is a higher quality than mer
'>f man (Jod has said "In the image
ef <:od created he him." This refers
t man in his original estate, and dls
'-es the fact that he being like God
Is cao- hie of knowing und loving and
Ber Ing Cod.
1 .1 in another place God says of
mat ' >d, "They are all under sin,"
not ?1 but all, the moralist as well
as l.i probate. This refers to man.
in hi* ta len or sinful state, that is,
to man is he is now, not as he was
when : rented.
And ai ?f sinful man he says,
"Each 01 >S shall give account
of himself 1. 1 ? d." That refers to
the future j. .. cnt l)eyond the I
grave. Ate you with your life's reo- ;
ord behind you ready to stand before
(Jod? Consider well that question.
(Jod has Igoktn. Ltd is speaking.
Are YOU giving h ed?
Portion of Roo: to Southern Cot?
ton Ail Co., Panted
Yesterday morning at about 4:30 a
fire was discovered on the roof of the
Southern Cotton Oil Company about
midway the building. The Are alarm
was turned in and brought the ready
response of the fireman and fire
trucks. When the firemen arrived at
he burning building the lire had taken
a fairly good hold but after several
streams of water had been played
steadily upon it for some minutes the
tire was gotten under control. The
tire might easily have been a very aeri
For only a short time longer as loca?
tor ily as hurt time longer as the locu?
tion of the lire was in one of the
?rushing rooms and not far from one
jf the large oil tanks in the building.
There was also a stiff breeze blowing
at that hour which would have very
materially aided the spreading of the
lames. Fortunately the fire was taken
n time and the damage done confined
o the burning off of a portion of the
roof to a section of the plant. The
?ause of the fire is unknown and the
lamage has not been estimated.
Saturday night at about 8:30 the
fire department was culled to the resi?
lience of Mia. T. B, Keynolds at 207
Main street The chimney to the house
was burning out and it was feared
that some of the falhng sparks had
caught on the roof. The fears were
groundless, however ,for no damage
whatever was done.
I'OTTOX SITUATION ALARMING.
Research Committee In Egypt Sees
Danger In Conditions.
Cairo, Feb. 18.?Alarm over the
present situation of Egypt's cotton
growing industry is expressed in a
memorandum to the council of min?
isters from the cotton research com?
mittee. Should the diminution in the
^ield of cotton continue, the commit?
tee *a\s, the result would be a veri?
table disaster for Egypt.
In spite of all efforts, the return
per feddun (one-fourth acre) has in
he past twenty years constantly di?
minished despite a considerable in?
crease in the area under cultivation.
It was only the exception to the prices
ruling in 1920 that produced the rec?
ord value of the crop, which exceeded
1100,000,000. Pointing out the diffi?
culties met with in grappling with
the problem, the committee declared
.hat during nine years the adminis?
tration has been confined to no fewer
than seven ministers.
NEW YORK COTTON.
Last
Month Open High Low Close Close
Itch. ...12.82 13.10 12.80 11.00
May ...13.45 13.69 13.43 13.40
July ... . 13.97 14.08 13.86 13.90
Oct. . . . 14.45 14.50 14.30 14.30
Dec. . . . 14.74 14.74 14.56
Spots 13.20.
M AY Oil LEANS COTTON.
Last
\. onth Open High Low Close Close
|fch. ..12.65 12.93 12.65 12.68 12.75
May ...13.12 13.32 13.10 13.15 13.13
Jttly . . . 13.T.0 13.66 13.48 13.48 13.48
Oct. ...18.94 14.00 13.84 13.84 13. S4
Dec. ... 14.04 14.04
Spots unchanged; middling lL'.7f>.
LIVE 15 POOL CO WON.
Close
March. 8.35
May. 8.57
July. 8.77
October. 8J>0
December. 8.1*6
Government Cotton Grader's Office.
The following reports give the
prices paid on the stated markets on
February !!?:
S S
<} S L L G
M M M M M O
Sumtes. 13 II ft 11 9 1ft 6 li
< Jol'bla 1 3 11 ft 11 :2 o 7 ft 6 W
Man'ng 1 ?< lift 11 Vi 9 1ft f? ft
Up'vllle 1IS ft 11 ft i? 7 ft 6 ft
Gilbert K. Chesterton, the British
author snd lecturer, is criticising
Americans a litth In Hum country, but
not enough to hurl the gate receipts.
I !fl nt on New s.
Chicago i* the Athen? ,.1 America,
boasts the Chicago Tribune, Has May?
or Thompson 11 pet monkey?*-?Arkan?
sas Gazette.
Eggs are about low enough now to
be utilised in theatrical criticism.
WEEKLY
MARKETGRAM.
r. s. Bureau of Markets For
For Uio Week Ended Feb. 1".
Fruits mid Vegetables.
Backed round white potatoes down I
f*c per 10(i pounds f. u. i>. northern I
shipping stations at Sti to 90e. Chi- j
cage carlo! market off i" to 15c, |
retching $ l. u ."? to $1.10 sacked.
Round whites held around $1 ai
western New York shipping points.
New STork market lost 10 to 15c,
reaching $1.40 to $1.50 bulk.
Cold storage italdwln apples firm at
western New York t. o. i>. stations
around $4.25 p< r bbl. Baldwins firm
in city wholesale markets at $4.5o to
$5. York Imperials $3.75 to $4.50.
Northwestern Extra Fancy Winesaps
lirm in New York $3.50 to $4.50.
Florida celery \ steady in eastern
markets at $2..?u to $3.25. Shipping
points slightly weaker around $1.60 f.
o. h. cash track. California Golden
Heart celery mostly $5.50 to $6 per
crate in consuming centers; 30 to 35c
per do::, hunches f. o. h.
Yellow onions slightly weaker at
T5c per lou lbs. f. o. b. western New
York points; mostly 75c to $1.10 in
consuming markets.
Carlot shipments week ended Feb?
ruary 16: Potatoes 2,001 cars; box?
ed apples 5 1*;; barreled apples 1,018;
cabbage 405; celery 463; lettuce 391;
onions 357; sweet potatoes 4Kb Ship?
ments week ended February 9: Po?
tatoes 2.765 cars; boxed apples 451,
barreled apples 1.008; cabbage 4 20;
celery 361; lettuce 391; onions 351;
sweet potatoes 380.
Hay ami Peed.
Hay receipts light in eastern mar?
kets; hca"> in west. Trend of mar?
ket downward. Prices declined dur?
ing the week but a few have reacted
from the low point. Cincinnati stilt
congested. Good demand for best hay
noted at Minneapolis and Omaha.
Quoted February 15: No. 1 timothy,
New York $3u. Philadelphia $24,
Cincinnati, $2!*, Chicago $23.50, Min?
neapolis $20, Memphis $29, Kansas
City $18.50. No .1 alfalfa: Kansas
City $19.50, Memphis $27, Omaha $19.
No. 1 prairie. Minneapolis $15, Kan?
sas City $13, Omaha $10.
Wheat feed market slightly improv?
ed; linseed and cottonseed meal re?
main dull and in light demand. Al?
falfa meal and beet pulp quiet. Homi?
ny feed and oat feed quoted higher.
Gulten feed unchanged. Weather con?
ditions restricting demand. Stocks in
all sections reported as normal or
larger than normal. Cottonseed stocks
at mills about 7,000 tons larger on
Januury 31 than last year, insuring
sufficient production from now on to
equal that of last year. Feed prices
in general barely holding steady.
Quoted: bran $20.50; middlings $20,
flour middlings $24. Minneapolis; lin?
seed meal $36 Minneapolis, $42 Cin?
cinnati; 30 per cent cottonseed meal
$26.50 Memphis, $33 Chicago, $36.50
northeastern markets; white hominy
feed $22 St. Louis, $26 Cincinnati, $30
Atlanta; No. 1 alfalfa meal $19.50
Kansas City, $21 St. Louis; gluten
feed $35 Chicago, $38 Cincinnati; beet
pulp $33 New York.
Cotton.
The average price of middling in
the 10 designated markets declined
about 3 points during the week clos?
ing around 13.15 per lb. New York
March futures down 20 points, closing
at 13.32.
Live Stock and Meats.
With the exception of sheep and
lambs Chicago live stock prices show- I
ed advances compared with a week
ago. Hogs advanced 25c to 50c, beef
steers 65c to 85c, feeder steers 25c
to $1 per 100 lbs. Common cows and
heifers unchanged but better grades
wore 50c to 75c higher. Fat lambs
declined 60c to $1; feeding lambs 50c
to 75c. Yearlings 25c to 50c lower;
fat ewes steady to 2 5c higher. Feb?
ruary 17 Chicago prices: Hogs, bulk
of satV*, $9 to $9.75; medium and good
beef steers $S.40 to $10.15; butcher
cows and heifers $4 to $9.25; feeder
steers $7 to $S.75; light and medium
weight veal calves $9.50 to $12.25;
fat lambs $6 to $9.30; feeding lambs
$6.25 to $7.50; yearlings $5.50 to
$7.25; fat ewes $3.50 to $5.25.
Eastern wholesale fresh meat mar?
kets. Compared with a week ago beef
tanged steady to $1 higher per 100
pounds. Mutton up $1 to $2 higher;
veal up $1 at some markets. $1 lower
at others. Umb and pork loins prac?
tically steady. February 17 prices
good grade meats: Beef $13 to $15;
veal $18 to $2u; lamb .$17 to $20; mut?
ton $10 to $13; light pork loins $19
to $21; heavy loins $14 to $17.50.
(?rain.
The week s grain trading had a poor
start, prices dropping about 2c on ac?
count of evening up for the double
holiday. On the 14th and 15th prices
rose 10c qd result of reports of green
bugs in southwest. Later, an over?
bought condition was disc losed and a
part of the advances was lost despite
more serious reports regarding green
bugs. Larger movement, small de?
mand and entire lack of export busi?
ness are now dominating market
sentiment. Milling demand slow. On
the 17th five Iowa banks reported
closed, in Chicago cash market No.
2 red winter wheat 26 to 31c over
Chicago March; No. j hard 1 to 7c
over; No. 3 mixed corn 4 \2 under
May ; yellow 3 V4 to 4?' tinder. Min?
neapolis reports flour demand dull;
wheat milling demand fair. Cor the
week Chicago Marth wheat advanced
Lc at $1.66 3-8; May com 2c at
7-8c. Minneapolis March wheat up lc
at $1.57; Kansas city March down
%C at $1.5s'-j. Chicago May wheat
$1.50 1-8.
Dairy Producta
[hitter markets gained strength dur?
ing week prices of higher grades ad?
vances j to lc almost dally. Tin
hand to mouth buying by jobbers and
retailers has given wa> to more con?
fidence and more active trading, About
900,000 pounds Danish butter have
arrived ;<t New York with present
market at 4.">e to 46c for it. Prices
92 seoi e domestic New York. Bos
ton and Chicabgo 47e; Philadelphia
4 8c.
Cheese market Is rather weak and
quiet; prices in distributing markets
have changed but little during the
week. With lower prices at Wiscon?
sin markets trading has become more
active and majority sales price most
styles fresh cheese is 2a ftc.
Presentment of the (-mini Jury,
To His Honor. Judge James H. Pueri
foy, Presiding, Spring Term. 1921:
The grand jury for the current year
begs to report as follows: That we
have paaaed upon all bills of indict?
ment preaented to us and have re?
turned them to the court with our
findings endorsed thereon.
Following the line suggested in your
honor's charge we have appointed
special committees for work as fol?
lows:
Finance?W. P. Smith, chairman;
J. G. Crawford, R. A. McCollum.
Public Buildings?W. F. Carr.
chairman; L. B. DuKant, lt. S. Cher?
ry.
Puflic Works?C. M. Emanuel,
chairman; T. J. Keels, I. D. Elmore.
Rural Schools ? E. M. Staley,
chairman; A. J. Uynum, A. C. Bur?
rows.
These committees having just been
mimed have no report to make at
this term of court.
There appeared before the grand
jury a committee of citizens of Sum
ter complaining of the condition of
the small street in front of a line of
buildings known as Law Bange. This
committee stated that they had been
before the board of county commis
sioners and asked to have this street
worked, but the commissioners ad?
vised them that they had no money
they could use for this purpose. The
committee also stated that they asked
the city of Sumter to work this
street, but the city refused on the
ground that the street is the property
of the county of Sumter.
We, therefore recommend that the
county of Sumter deed this street to
the city of Sumter, to be used as a
street on condition that th~ city ac?
cept the street and use it for the pur?
pose of a street only and agree to
properly work and maintain it.
In the report of the county com?
missioners we quote the following re?
garding the court house:
"An act was passed by the last ses?
sion of the legislature authorizing us
to borrow the necessary funds to
thoroughly overhaul the court house
and put it in good repair. We had
architects to go over the proposition
ami make up specifications for what
was needed Jn this line and called for
bids on same. We got two bids, one
for $20,000 and the other for $18,000
with certain reservations as to the
roof. We considered these bids too
high, and thought that we would be
able to ?et this work done cheaper
this spring when the market on ma?
terials and labor declines. Time has
shown the wisdom of this action. We
notice that this same provision has
been made by th legislative delega?
tion in this year's supply bill as to
providing funds for doing this work,
but we are inclined to think that
under the present financial condition
it will be wiser to postpone this
work, except such as may be needed
to keep the building in repair until
financial conditions get better."
The grand jury agrees with the
commissioners as to the wisdom of
having postponed this work last year;
but we think it would be a mistake
to postpone this work longer as labor
and materials are cheaper now than
they have been for some years or as
cheap as they will be for sometime to
come. The court house is a beauti?
ful and valuable building, the pride
of our county and we feel that the
county cannot afford to let this
building be further damaged for lack
of necessary repairs. We do not feel
that it is necessary for the grand
jury to name the different repairs
that should be made as we presume
that this is all shown in detail in the
report of the architects referred to
by the county commissioner. We
think the legislative delegation took
a wise step in making this same pio
{vision in this year's supply ; <" and
we recommend that this work be Jone
with as little delay as possible.
The grand jury has been delayed
no little in the performance of their
duties for the lack of proper infor?
mation not being given on tne bills
handed in to us for our consideration.
We wish to call attention to this con?
dition to the solicitor. magistrates,
coroner, sheriff, his deputies and ru?
ral police officers. It appears to us
that someone has been negligent in
the performance of their duty, and
we wish to urge that in the future
these officers see that all persons in
any way connected with a case in
court be properly bound over and that
they appear when needed in connec?
tion with same.
The entire grand jury visited the
jail yesterday afternoon and found
it in a very crowded condition. We
consider the present building entirely
inadequate to the needs of the county.
An act was passed In 1916 providing
for the construction of n new jail and
a certain amount appropriated, also
a commission appointed to handle the
construction thereof. The world war
at that time existing, the material
going into building advanced to such
an extent that the commission found
it impossible with the funds provid?
ed to commence construction. La
bor and materials have declined con?
siderably and In our opinion may de?
cline further, making :t possible to
erect a new jail during the current
year. We Und there has been no pro?
visions made for funds sufficient to
construct an adequate jail. We also
lind that one of the commissioners
is permanently incapacitated, we
therefore recommend, that the coun?
ty delegation be communicated with
at on<e to the end that these de?
fects be provided for.
We desire to commend Mr. D. W.
Owens, the tailor, for the splendid
condition in which we found the jail
and the humane treatment which he
accorded to all prisoners.
We wish to thank your honor for
the clear and concise manner in
which you explained the duties
which rest upon our body and your
explanation of the law which has ma?
terially aided us In our work.
\\e also wish to make acknowl?
edgment to the solicitor and all court
officials who assisted us in the dis?
charge of our duties.
S. O'QUINN,
Foreman Grand Jury.
Observation? of South Carolina Ag?
riculture.
B. B Haio, agricultural statistician
for the bureau uf crop estimates.
United States department of agricul?
ture, makes the following statistical
observations with reference to south
Carolina agriculture:
Total area of the state is approxi?
mately 19,600,000 acres, about one
third of which was in cultivation in
1020.
Of the 192,664 farms about 55 per
cent are operated by owners and 45
per cent by tenants. ,
Cotton, the hading money crop,
represents 4.'? per cent of the acreage
planted to all crops in 1920, and 50
per ccnl of the total value of 13
leading <trope. Production in 1926
was 1,560,006 hales.
The state ranked 4th in acreage and
2nd in production of cotton in 1920.
Corn is the 2nd crop from the
standpoint of value, the production in
1920 being 4 2.370,000 bushels, valued
.it $49,000,000.
Compared with other states South
Carolina ranked 5th in production of
obacco in 1920, total yield being 66,
$50,000 pounds.
Stands 5th in production of rice.
Total yield- 102,000 bushels.
Hanks 6th in sorghum syrup. To?
tal production 1,500,000 gallons.
Hanks 7th In peanuts. Production
1,620,000 bushels.
Total acreage of corn, wheat, oats,
rye, tobacco, hay, peanuts, rice, Irish
potatoes, sweet potatoes sorghum for
syrup, cowpeas and cotton, in 1920
was 6.562,000 acres, total value of the
crops being $231,000,000, with an av?
erage yield per acre of $33.70. The
total value of these crops in 1919 was
$404,000,000.
The value per acre of these crops
is reported as follows: Corn $22.04,
oats $21.73; wheat $28.05; rye $33.00;
tobacco $9 7.50; rice $72.50, peanuts
$95.40; cowpeas $20.25; hay (wild)
$21.00; cotton $36.83; hay (tame)
$25.00; sweet potatoes $1 22.85; Irish
potatoes $130; and sorghum syrup
$100.
In March IS20 the average value of
all plow lands in the state was $61 per
acre, or $29.01 less than the average
for the United States. South Caro?
lina's rank with the other states in
this respect was 28th.
The lowest average value of all
plow lands was $30 per acre in Ala?
bama, and the highest $219 in Iowa.
There were 27 states in which the
average value of plow lands was high*
er but only 17 states where the to?
tal valu6 of all crops exceeded that
of South Carolina.
The average wagen of male farm
labor in the state, where employed by
the month and without board In 1920,
was $41.SO. The only state paying a
lower wage was Mississippi where the
average was $41 per month. The av?
erage for the United states was
$64.95, while the average for a group
of western states comprising Mon?
tana, Wyoming, Cloiado .New Mexico,
Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Wash?
ington, Oregon and California was
$99.43. The highest wages, $107 per
month .were paid in California and
Nevada.
Count Ks in the State I .calling hi Va?
rious Crops
ColUton, with 853,120 acres, is the
largest.
Anderson has the largeet number
of farms, 8,910, and leads in cotton
acreage.
Orangeburg leads in acreage of
corn, oats, rye and sugar cane.
Horry has the largest number of
acres of sweet potatoes, 5,000.
With 4.0Q0 acres each, Charleston
and Beaufort lead in acreage and pro?
duction of Irish potatoes.
Union ranks first in sorghum cane
for syrup.
Barnwell first in acreage of peanuts.
Anderson and Spartanburg lead in
acreage of wheat?16,000 acres each.
Florence and Williamsburg sur?
pass other counties in tobacco acre?
age, 15.000 acres each.
Orangeburg leads in production of
cotton, corn. oats, rye and sugar cane,
and is one of the largest, if not the
largest, cotton producing counties in
the Fnited StaP. *
Anderson lea?s in the production of
wheat and sorghum syrup.
Barnwell excels in the production
of peanut^ and grows considerable
quantities of asparagus, watermelons,
cantaloupes, and cucumbers for spring
markets.
With 9.9O0.000 pounds of tobacco
each, Florence and Williamsburg lead
other counties.
Orangeburg has the greatest num?
ber of mules, horse? and swine.
Spartanburg and Anderson surpass
in the number of milk cows and oth?
er cattle.
Horry leads in number of shepe, 8,
204.
Marlboro leads in yield of lint cot?
ton per acre, 336 pounds.
Beaufort leads in yield of corn per
acre, 2 5 bushels.
Darlington and Marlboro tie In
yield of wheat per acre, 14 bushels.
Calhoun, Fee and Marlboro lead in
oats, 30 bushels per acre each.
With a yield of 18 bushels per acre
of rye I^ee excels other counties.
Colleton reports the highest yield
of Dish potatoes?130 bushels per
acre.
Dillon leads in sweet potatoes, 125
bushels per acre.
Lexington goes ahead in yield of
sorghum syrup per acre, 123 gallons.
Aikcn. Calhoun. Clarendon. Horry
and Jasper are the leading counties
in yield of sugar cane syrup per acre,
120 gallons each.
Allendale and Darlington with a
yield of 50 bushels per acre lead In
pea nuts.
Baluda, l^exington. Richland. Ker
ihaw and chesterfield stand first in
commercial peach growing.
The trouble with merchandising
may he that too many women are
shopping on the wrong side of the
Windows.- -Passaie (N. .1.> Herald.
One woman can make home happy
hut two of em car t.?Syracuse KOJM
aid.
A French artist says perpetual
is the endowment of AasJJJ
men. Our drug stores adgj
that unsolicited tesUm
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