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LONG WILL PUSH WHEAT THE SOWING CAMPAIGN Twenty-five farm demonstration agents will this week begin a Statewide campaign to increase the wheat acreage. The campaign will be conducted ' under the direction of W. W. Long, State agent for farm demonstration work and director of Clemson College extension department, und in f co-operation with the State Council t tjSfr of Defense. It is planned to register all farm'jm, ers 'n State in the wheat growing movement. The agents will also urge that much attention be given to the live stock industry and that the farmers grow as many hogs as possible so that a shortage of meat will be averted. The farm demonstration agents have been called for a conference at the Jefferson Hotel where plans for the campaign will have been outlined. Every farmer in South Carolina will be asked to sign a pledge card to produce more wheat and to raise as many hogs as possible. The census of the State will be taken throuirh k iJhe school children. Every school 1 "?^fehild in South Carolina will be asked J carry a card home to be signed by ( the parent. The following letter will | be sent to every country home in the State: > i "I am sending you a card asking for your co-operation with your government in a service that is equally < necessary with that of serving in the _ trenches and that is to assist in increasing the food supply of the world in the growing of at least two acics of wheat to the plow and the raising of at least one additional litter cf pigs more than you have been doing .v, in the past few years. If you c : pect to have your usual quantity of ' .flour bread for the use of your fa; li'y and plantation, you must grow it. The government will not permit yov ?to draw upon the surplus of tin ^ West. This is going to feed oui ^ army and the armies of our allies. Hog Worth Bale of Hay , "There are fewer hogs in South |' Carolina than there were in 191.r>. j The meat supply of the United States | and the world is less than at any time in the history of the world, so far as information is recorded. A 200 ^ pound hog will bring you as much as you used to receive for a 500 pound j bale of cotton. Remember that we are asking you only to increase your , pork by raising the pigs from one additional sow. If every farmer ' will comply with this modest request meat situation will be solved \ ^^Htt^Mul the requirements of our govern^^^^Bient met. Could we ask you to do less? "These cards do not need to be stamped. Fill them out, sign them and mail und they will be delivered without postage. "Yours very truiy, '"W. W. LONfi Dimi'lnr" The slogan of the campaign will rbe: "Wuging war against Germany, not in the trenches, but on the farms of South Carolina." CITATION NOTICE State of South Carolina, County of Chesterfield. Whereas, Willie Powe and Al- ' phonso Powe made suit to me to tyrant them Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of Nellie E. Powe, deceased, These are, Therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kind- j red and Creditors of the said Nellie ' E. Powe, deceased, that they be and 1 appear before me, in the Court of j a - Probate, to be held at Chesterfield, | C., on the 4th day of December TiVxt, after publication hereof, at 1 1 oclock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why tin- said Administration should not he granted. Given under my hand this the l'?th j.,. ..< V L - - ui iiuvemoer, Anno Domini, I!?1 7. j M. J. HOUGH, 1 .1u 't?e of Pro1 at v. f p-VS ?FOR? i SURVEYING Making Plats ? Blue Prints | See or'Phone j MELTON & ftiUilOY ^ Chesterfield, S. C. I r ' ' PREPARE UNO WELL1 POR FALL SEEDINGS JETTER SEEDBED MADE BETTER 8TANDS OBTAINED AND CONSEQUENT BETTER CROPS. Success with crops planted In the a!1 ? l? 1 n uu uoyvuuB 111 mi 51; luoaouic *j 11 uav* ng a well-prepared seedbed, say the arm crops men of Clemson College, 'oor preparation usually means poor tands. Seeds of alfalfa, the clovers tnd most grasses are small and re[Ulro shallow covering?about oneourth to one-half Inch. The seeds ihould come up to a stand In a few lays. Soil moisture Is essential end or good success it must be maintained near the surface. The soil should >e fine, firm, moist and mellow so as o permit a free and rapid movement )f the soil moisture. Preparing the Land. It Is best to plow as soon as clrcumitances will permit so that the rains will wet and firm the soil before the leed are sown. If time will permit, jlow twice when the moisture Is just Ight for doing the best work. If the 10II oontalns enough clay to make It form lumps or clods use harrows until It Is reduced to grains or grainlike particles. Better work often can be done If more than one type of harrow is used. m 1. hnr-ows should BOnnectlon between the unplowed and ATTEI Every Si Ought to know if 3r overdue. Why wai pense of coming after readv earned? We are sending Dur readers a reminder matter. Don't wait lor ^our account at once. Suffered S Years. PERI MADE ME WELL Mrs. Elizabeth Reuthcr, 1002 11th St., N. W., Washington, D. C., writes: "I endorse Peruna as a splendid medicine for catarrh and stomach trouble, from which I suffered several years. I took it for several month*, fonnii mu r ' / "VMIMI T??i> I C* stored and have felt splendidly ever since. I now take It when I contract a cold, and it soon rids the system of any catarrhal tendencies." I For Sale 01 SIX -ROOM DW STORE. WILL E SMALL 1MPROVEI SIX ROOM HOUS AllOUT ONE-ACRi TsVO VACANT LC CATF.D IN CHER> J. T. G; CHERAW plowed zones. A disk harrow ii good for the deeper work. The actin and spiketooth hai rows are best fo fitting the surface. Harrows oftei are used when there Is not enoug] moisture to make the soil crumhl readily. When the clods are dry hai rows meroly move them without pu1 erizlng them. The host results from surface hai rowinir are nhlulnuil whon tko ? a little too t\et to plow. After a rai has thoroughly wet the soil It Is common error to wait too long bofor starting the harrows. Harrow an cross harrow until the seedbed is pu in good condition. Haying roachiner works faster and better where th surface Is smooth; also small seed germinate promptly In such soilFresh land that may dry out to th plow depth Is really not a fit or caf place to plant alfalfa, clovers am small grass seeds. Preparation For Small Grains. Where small grain tollows cotto no further preparation is necessar as a nicely cultivated cotton field is I good condition for the grain drill. In preparing corn had for stna! grain type get the corn out of the wa as soon as possible to permit prope p-eparatlon and planting at the mo? favorable time conditions will permi If the corn has been cultivated we: the plows and harrows may wnr rapidly and where the seeding is don with a drill the very careful prepari tion for clovers Is not necessary. From September 1 to October 2f> 1 the best season for fall seedini Plants that have time to develop good root system are not subjected t winter killing so easi'v as voung tei lor plants 1 ibscrifeer his subscription is dm t for us to go to the ex that which we iiavs al each week to some o of their obligation in ihi: yours bill let us squan everal LJNA Standby for a 11 ^oia. fm - , IZll Those who object to liquid medloines can procure Peruna Tablets. I I r Exchange ! I I I I i F.LLING AND j XCHANGE FOR | D FARM I I E FOR SALE. 1 : LOT. ( . I )TS. ALL LO- i \W. | I i i i airiey ! s c f I I ? rz/ D zz cr.ZAT FIRM p DOUBLES HIS WOR r t . it i li 'GARLIC* AMONG NEW YORKEF DOING GREAT THINGS I WAS "ALL RUN DOWN" r s n Widely Known Bucines* Kiun Te a Story that Will Encourage e d Hundred*. In the list of men of New Yo e H who have done bitf things is tl ' name of Borris Garlick. This mi ? is Secretary of the Down Town Ta e .1 n:iVI>P?' A CCiwiul i/\n /\f * repsenting $10,000,000 in real holdings alone in the heart of t n great business district. lie w y largely responsible for Bro >klyi noted Flatbush extension, the grc II traflic artery from the new Manhi y tan Bridge. He is head of M. G. r lick & Company, of 1H1 Gold Strei it Prominent in the real unlift w<> t. of the world's greatest city, he hoi II the deep respect of thousands wi h whom he comes in contact in bu e ness, political, church and fraterr affairs. Since boyhood, and for years, he has labored. lie is now 'ft * _ years old. It is only natural thi R with all his activities, the sirs 0 should begin to tell. 1 "Maybe I have overworked," ss Mr. Garlick, "but, at any rate, I I gan to suffer from broken rest, 1< " of appetite, failure to assimilate I nourishment I needed, and nervoi ness," he explained. "It is what I average man calls 'all run down.' ai there are a lot of us in every city, needed something to build me up something that would bring bu I the strength I was losing; some tin that would help take away the wt j lies, give me real appetii, tone up i ^, stomach and whole sysLem and uu i my mi i iiiuu^ii incncis i ne.i ! of a new medicine,Tanlac, and t " cided that if it could help others ou^rht to help inc. too, so 1 tried Tr "I lac. "And now," he continued f.?r wo 1 is his bin thought in life?"I can f twice as much work as I could befo My nerves are quiet, 1 rest well, enjoy meals because my stomach S nests my food, 1 am stronner a fuel wonderfully better. ' ^ When men like Morris (larlick i dorse a medicine, there can be further proof asked. He felt it v _ his duty to to 1 i of Tan lac to help o e.s. No other medicine ever has w such support, because Tanlac is t reconstructive, system purifier a stomach tonic, supreme for wei nervous, ailinn nten and women w need more strennth, better dinesti and revitalization of the nervous s; tern, it receives endorsements li this. Tanlac, the Master Medicine, is st by The Chesterfield Drun Co., Chi terfield, S. C.; T. E. Wannamaker Sons, Cheraw; Mt. Cronhan Drun C Mt. Cronhan, S. C.; McHee Drun C McBee, S. C.; Paneland Drun l>....i v o.i 'i' i - l. .. . >.i. v ., .j. i . <iuwcrs (.v r>oi Jefferson, S. C. A< MASS MEETING On the UXth day of Nov. 1017 '* 11 o'clock A. M. The commit.ee a ! pointed some time ago to study t ! road and financial condition of Chi I tcrticld county respectfully ask th } the tax payers of Chesterfield Coun | meet in a mass meeting in Cnu | house to present to our Represent fives some proposed changes in o ' road laws, etc. I If you are a tax payer it is yo | duty to come. | E. It. KNIGHT, Supervise ASHCRAFT'S (/edition Powder j ; i^h-class remedy hi hurst :v:< :mj'os in poor coivliiion nti in i- v t of a tonic, builds soti mu. clc anil fat ; cleanses the sy teiu, thereby producing a smootl , coat ot . backed j j 25e. box ? 1c by D. H. 1.ANF.Y OPEN LETTER TO THE FARMERS K By David R. Coker. j Present abnormal conditions in the 'S agricultural and financial situation of I our State require serious thought by all of our people, but especially by our farmers. The following are some of the more 11* prominent features lequiring consideration : 1. The abnormal farm profits ranging (I estimate) at from four to ten rk times the average in differnt part of j the State. lin j 2. The great scarcity and high price x_ of food products. This condition will e_ certainly last as long as the war. ty 4. The presence in our State of the boll weevil, which may be expected as to cover the entire States within two ,'s year and seriously affect cotton proat duction in 1010 or 11)20. d- 5. The inadequate and congested ir~ transportation facilities by both land and water. ,js _ 0. The obligation which rests upon ih every citizen to loyally respond to s,_ the needs of our government at war. 'j\' j There is abuntant evidence that many of our people are engaged in a i) I | ^ perfect orgy of money-spending. I un ' was told of a large plantation upon I which the tenants had each made a net profit of from $500 to $1500, ss ' and that all of those tenants together , | could probably not raise $500 in cash 1 ! tn.luv is- " Thousands of mules are being shipI pod into the State, and many are bej ing sold to farmers who can get along _ without them. All will have to be ^ fe?l for four months or more on high( pneed corn and forage before they 7 will be of much use. Premiums over the cash price are being paid for automobiles. 1 know of $500.00 having I been offered for a Ford car that had I been in service several months. Many are buying automobiles who will very ^ shortly have no money for gasoline j and repairs. . I '1 he intelligent citizens of the i State can do no more patriotic service r> | at the present juncture than to vij gorously preach against the extrava\. ' gance which many of our people are j I indulging in. They need to be told I that this ;s a time which requires the exercise of sound business judgment ( 1 as well as of united patriotic co-oper' j anon with the goven.r.; ,st. They ih J 'u' f?'d that the man who now has in hand enough money to run his | next year's crop and spends it unwiscn,l 'y before next spring will show such 4j. i poor business judgment that he will * i be, and should be, regariled as a very on dangerous credit risk by the banker and merchant. "liu ' They should be told that it is wise ; to buy lei'tilizers l'igh. av.-.y and have jU them shipped out, as there is great L.s_ oanuer mai me late huycr ami the ^ credit buyer will not In- aide t<> pet any fertilizers or will not receive i them on time. o., u j They need to have their attention ' .directed to the fee, tnat in cry I * | Stale which the I.oil weevil has in| vaded cotton production has prumpt| ly decreased, land values have fallen at | and ureal distress and disoruanizair_ ' tion have followed. ji,. They need to he told that the sue>s. ; cess of our agriculture, as well as he iat success of our Nation in ihis ureal ty war for human liberty, will be jeor^_ pardi/.ed if the farmer does not proa. | duce an ample supply of food. The ur production i>f live stock?especially j boo., . hould be emphasized and it ullt.nl.I I u..l... I .t-~. UI ... v..|ikimii'ii niin mcai products and fats will remain hijrh and ,r profitable lonj? after the end of the I war. And last, but not least they should i be uracil to respond loyally to the ! calls of the jrovernnient for the purchase of Liberty Hands and for the liberal support of the Red ( ross and ^i . M. ('. A., the sole purpose of which organizations is to minister to the safety and to the physical and w? moral welfare of our boys at the j front. '1 he unusual prosperity of our '' State leaves us no excuse to do less | than our part when each call for pai triotic service and sacrifice comes. May not the Council of Defense \ and the food Administration depend i upon every member of our own or sanitations and upon all other i?' thoushtful citizens to we., Ii carefuli ly the present abnormal situation 1 with its splendid opportunities and ft its sreat dnnpers and to use all of hi, their influence to the end that the i opportunities may be wisely utilized tir.d the du: jc t. n\ert d 7