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FORAGE AMD FERTILIZER. CRIMSON CLOVKR HAY EXCEEDED BY NONE AS A WINTER PASTURE For Stock and for Fertilizing Cotton and Corn Land**. Look Out for Hood Seed and avoui t lie Hiibslun Thistle. The Charleston News anil Courier in Advocating any new c rop that may promise to be beueiicinl to the agriculturists of the State, being aware of the fact that several gentlemen of Orangeburg county had been devoting some Attention to the cultivation of crimson clover as a forage crop, sent a correspondent to interview tlieiu with a view of ascertaining the result of their experiments with crimaou clover. Probably the experience of these men may prove of interest to other farmers over the State, aud at least induce them to an investigation into the merits or demerits of the plant, more especially as it is a comparatively new plant in this country. It is indigenous to Italy, whence it was first brought to Ahum ion, and for some time the Uuited States department of agriculture lias l>o? u experimenting with its cultivation and advantages with the result that it is very highly recommended in their bulletins. It is planted in the North to some extent and very largely in !? leware and Maryland, but it grows very luxurintly in this latitude. ^r.. ? ? " - ~ <ur. r. ii. rmtniioru.oi Orangeburg, lias for the past few years heeu planting this clover and observing very carefully the results, and hi.-, experience with the plant may prove of interest to others. He says that the hay from a tiehl of crimson clover is oxceede 1 by none. As a winter pasture for stock it is most excellent an ! as a fertilizer for planting 1 ?n \ j ays. !i the farmer has nothing else in \ icw than the fertilization of his cotton or corn, it would prove of inestimable value for a crop of this elovor to be how 11 after harvesting in tlie fall and then turned under in the spring before planting the regular crops. It is said that it may be grazed all during the winter and still leave the laud in better condition than in the fall on account of the exceedingly tiuu fertilization qualities of the crop. The following analysis of this clover is given in the (iovcrumeut Bulletin, with a view of proving its fertilizing qualities: To one hundred pounds of the green crop there is Nil.50 pounds moisture, 0. id pounds nitrogen, 0.13 pounds phosplcrie aeul, O.-l'.t pounds potassium oxide. Probably the greatest results from this crop may lie obtained from the piuutiug of it with a view in Teriiu :i:ivr inn! thereby improving the condition ??i" regular farming hinds. However, as a fooil eroj>, Mr. Sandlord says that he is pleased w ith the results; that oaltle thrive upon its pasture (luring the winter, cows, horses ami hogs; that horses seem very fonil of the hay and even prefer it to fresh oats. Two eroj a r.iav he easily made during a year with tiiis erop. The most suitable time to plant is from the 1st of \ugust to the 1st of November. September being most desirable. It is distinctively a winter erop, and by the liist of May the hay is ready to he harvested, which gives plenty of time for the planting of a regular erop. When it is only planted for f. utilizing purposes it may be planted in very mueh the same manner as cow peas, except that the seed must not be covered. If the object is a forage erop, Mr. Sandford says, the proper and most profitable manner of cultivation is to llrst turn the land very -liailow with a common turn plough. then thoroughly stir the html with a d> -p pronged '"subsoilerthen scatter the stable manure or whatever other fertilizers are to be used and barrow the laud over completely. After this the seed is to be sown, about. I.r> pounds to the acre, and use a light roller to smooth over the ground, the seed not requiring to be turned under by any other means. In a few days the seed will begin to sprout and very soon the land will i>e covered with the green growth, and it will continue to grow through the entire winter, not being etVeetol by the coldest weather. ('are should be exercised in the scl etion of flu. mw.'l a:? ?" .. .. .. . .. i in; J'lilllllllg Ol this crop, for some seed thiit is offered on tin- iiiurki t is liable to contain the clover chat, which is only the worthloss, tin* llussinii >r Kj.'vptiun thistle, w 1:ieh is ii regular poj-t on the laml. lift, with proper euro in the purehaso of see l, there is very little danger of ln'iin? troil)?leil with this thistle. Your correspondent was shown a I'liinlle of the hay. which greatly resembles pen vine hay, only tho vines are much smaller than tho pea vines. The seed arc about the sizo of a bird sliot, and resemble a eominon cow poa in sliape, the taste being also very much like that of a cow pea. Very many of the farmers of Oraugoburg county are now plautiug a patch f of crimson clover, ami if they succeed with it its culture will become very ; common next year. Mr. \V. B. Thompsou, one year ago \ planted a patch of the clover au<l this past spring had the hay cut. He in well pleased with the crop, and has i the following to say logarding his ' experience. "On the'120th of August, I HO I, 1 planted one-eighteenth of an acre in crimson clover. The land had becu well prepared. N'o effort was made to ! cover the seed as I had no roller. An 1 early rain soon brought up the seed 1 aud the plants grew rap. 1'y. The soil ' ' was rich aud the clover stood the uu- j ' usually severe winter remarkable well i 1 The clover furnished good pasture for ! ' cows by December 1. It was not pas- ' 1 turod to any extent, and on the 1th of ' May, IS95, when the clover was cut, 1 it had attained u height of about thirty , , inches. It must have made at the ruto ; of four to rive thousand pounds of j * cured hay to the acre i 1 "There may be some difficulty iu , | gcttiug a good stand, on account ot 4 the burning sun, but later planting, I * should think, would obviate this dan- 1 ger Anyhow, I would advise that 1 every person who keeps any stock plant some of this clover, if only a J small quantity. Let it not be put in j ' land tio poor to produce anything 1 else, but put it in good laud, well pro- ' c pared and fertilized. "Having aome seed i< ft after plant- ' ing the small piece u laud ivl'eried to above, I took these iud -cattered them 1 over-i piece of laud which was grow- , N ing corn and peas. l'lu- ->tn:?d v.as not ' so good here as iu the other plot of J ground, but by the L'tli I April tin clover was from twelve to fourteen inches high. My experience eontirnis the belief that if we get a stand of clover ii good land we will be well pleased with the result." i A brii>k<;hoom\s sriCIDK. 1 After Being Slurried Three l)avs !! l< " ^ Crawled I'mlcra House and Drank Laudanum. > v Last Sunday afternoon Wad# J. ? Goiger and (.'has. Daniels, two young jj mi'ii employed at that time at the In- o natie asylum, bosom friends, were the happy gro mis at a double wedding at t: Columbia, marrying Misses Sailie and n Janie Kelly, aunt and lieiee. respect- ! 0 ively. Love's young dream started 1 8 happily, but the end for one couple, ! j( at least, was sudden aud tragic. With- r in 30 hours, Wade Geiger has died bv j his own hand, under an untenanted j* house, within sight of his home, where j p his beautiful and happy youug bride \ ti was awaitiug liis return, died like a ; ri .dog^ip under the house. There he 1 crawled to death after embracing wife, ' telling her "Good-bye, darling." Aud her last sight of him is a pleasant memory, for as far as he could see ; her he kopt looking buck aud smiling Kl at her. The tragic end of the three days' honeymoon was disclosed Wednesday morning when the daughter of Ste- ]' pheu Fra/ier saw what she supposed was a drunken man lying under an un- n tenanted house fifty or seventy-five i yards distant from the residence of Mrs. Kelly, his newly made motherin-law, and pave the alarm. In a few moments it was discovered that it was ' ^ the body of the young groom, all drawn up and cold in death, with a c four ounce laudanum bottle lying uu- j * dor one arm. When the bride was informed a sadder sight is seldom seen. Ilor grief seemed uncontrolable, and . it was iu vain that those who sought for a cause for the terrible deed of the ^ young groom. The cause was to be c looked for elsewhere, lie had, no one *~ knew why, became involved in a matter at the asylum iu which the charge of dishonesty was pretty clear agaiust ! him. He told his wife his discharge was duo to his getting married. He feared the consequences and suicided i in the most deliberate manner, thus ending the three days' honeymoon. Cotton Picking Starloil. Hi Spartanburg County cotton picking began in a \cry small way this t week. The early lots began to open and the farmers thought best to gather it before a rain. The ginning of cotton has undergone a revolution iu this county. Fifteen years ago toll was al- , fonys "charged. One-tenth was the price in the old days. Then it dropped j to one-twelfth and finally when comic t it ion was sharp got down to one- ktwcutieth. When cotton wan 10 cents ! a that paid S- to $'2.all a hale. One gin- P nor now proposes to gin a hale and Jfurnish hugging and ties f?.r 7~> pounds t< of Herd cotton. At present | rices that ft is ahout SI.s.%. Tin* large-t '-tin in tii?? c country proposes to gin at V*? cents a o l>ale and furnish bugging and to- at C\ cost. That rediieis the price ! a! >at < , SI.do. Tin- old giti ier> nil - tw. rty j> years ago mad a I unit ! nr dollars a ^ hale hy ginning do rot understand j, how it can he done at tie' pfe-eiit jj price-. The fnrnier- v . inclined to . keep the prod. . t :oli o| cotton reduced. liven the ri.-e in r;e< 1--. - not ' age t liein to plan or lar.-er crops. They now talk as it tiny venld eciitiiitn to hny grain on a .-mail scale and plant r-: cotton cautiously. Th y know i' they " rush into the hiisiin'SH headlong the juice will droj? on theiu. ? bl The wheat crop of Franco for this year ! nroiniacH to he.short, ami she will have to I oij>|)ly the shortage of 10,000,0<)J or more bushels from other eouatrios. } NORTH CAROLINA FACTORIES. The State Has Twice as Many Cotton Factories us in 1SIM>. The State Agricultural Department at Raleigh issued a specially valuublo bulletin giving lists of all manuf.icutring enterprises iu North Carolina That portion of it which is of greatest interest is in regard to cottou mil's. This shows that eleven mills are now iu course of construction, that the stock in eight more has been subscribed and that 1 I'd are now in operation, spinning or weaving. Bc.-idea these, there are twelve knitting nulls. me Kiik mill, nuu towel mill, four bug mills and oue manufactory of sash ;ord and cording. There are thirteen iroolen mills in operation. The total )f all is 192; Alamance couuty leads, laving 22 cotton mills; Gastou has 21, [Randolph 15 and Mecklenburg 15. There are mills in 41 of the DO coun,ies. There are reported 19,000 looms tud 750,000 spindles. Henry (1. Hester, secretary of the Sew Orleans Cotton Exchange, has ieut Governor Carr the following tel gram: "I congratulate you and the >eople of North Carolina on her renarkalile progress in cotton manufacure. She is uow practically equal to south Carolina, the largest cotton oasumer in the South. By the actual 'casus of mills North Carolina has oiisumed of this year's crop 227,000 tales, an increase of 55,000 over last ear. bhe has new spindles which nay lie brought into play ill lS95-'90 i hieh, with fair trade condition,should i: reuse her total to at least 250,000. p. IS',10, North Carolina consumed 11,000 bales. So your State haspracienllv doubled her cotton mauiil'acurvs within the past live years." The New.Jersey Populists. The Gubernatorial State Convention of the copies party of New Jersey was held at 'rentou on Monday. Wni. 1J. Ellis, ofTrenjn was nominated for Governor after sever1 others had declined the honor. There were thirty-six delegates at the eon en'.ioti, wiii.'h was presided over by Thos. I Proctor. <?f Cumberland county, chair* i:i!i of the Stat^ Committee. One woman e.egate was present, Mrs. E. J. Whitehead, ' W e;b-..l. There was a ! >:ig discussion over the adooon of the party platform. The committor n resolutions reported a Ions platform rofilnning the national platform adopted in hnaha, in 1S92, with a uumborof planks of tat a import. The chairman) was ordered to sand the fol>witig telegram to Eugene V. Debs, recently olease l from jail in Woodstock, 111.: "The People's party in convention assomled at Trenton, on Labor Day, sends greetlg to Eug?ne V. Debs, champion of the op. res.se l. and illustrious victim of the violaon of the American citizen's con stltutionai Igbt of trial by jury." ' Ills Hack Split Wide Open. An accident occurred at Lukcns's inibcr mill, Sumter, which may reult in the death of Dozier Robertson, colored laborer. Long timber waa eing cut and in some way Robertson ot up against a swinging saw and his nek was split open. No one seems to now how the negro happened to get gainst the saw. His back was split ide open and the accident may result itallv. The very poor of Berlin are batter lonsod than those of any other large ity in the world. Tho German e i;>i* al is absolutely without "slums.4* The London Engineer announces hat it will give 1000 guineas in prizes ir tho best forms of horseless vehiles. / <* 5 m&Bmh OINTZS KXjOY?i loin the method r.v. l :cr.dt3 when yrup of Fig., is telicit; It is pieplant nd refreshing to iii; i.vto, and a^fs i enily yet promptly on fho Ki<lnoy.-?, .iver ninl Jlowc'?, cV:t:?.:C3 tho syscll 'ilr.o'.'.y, di.-p Is c 1'. he.tdcli03 ami fevnri rn-.l civvz habitual ::.y :n' ..r cf r.-> v; ?r p coill? 1, Ji! to llio I;:: * > and f!G v' V ? ' ! h. i:i s . . ,.i ami truly l;Oi:c:;ci?l in La t?. prepared only from the mo*t cnhlty ana ngrccn' i cubstance?. its :auv excellent t con.mem.1 it ? .".'i ana have made it the u.-Mt : .i.rr re mod .* l::n.\vn t' \ mo of i i;.; 5 i : ?a!r- ia 50 cut .ics by K"c ?it t *iruoji. iAy i. "abl o dm/yi. vho iay w>l have it on La:: i \v;ii prone it promptly f'-r any one vrho ions t^ try it. JUo Lot accept any ib*Utule. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. S4\ Fft.VJCISCO. C4L. 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