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RENTING FOR THE THIRD AND
FOURTH.
Tb?* custom of renting land for
the third and fourth of what it
made followed hy some farmer*
in this section does not prevail
to anv considerable extent else
where. We have inquired into
the matter and do not find the
plan followed in other sections, j
Tenants pay as rent a third of;
the cotton and cotton seed as
well as a third of other crops, j
The land owner pays for a third
of the guano the way
through.
.Mr. Jesse Lucas of Lucama
says he rents for the third and
fourth and pays for no guano
whatever hut the general rule
through his section is to rent for
the third of all crops. Mr. L. F.
Lucas of the same town says the
third of all crops with the land
owner paying for a third of the
guano is the rule. Llder A. J.
Moore of Whitakers who owns
several farms says a third of all
crops is usually paid as rent for
the land. In many other places
we have inquired and !'nd that
the third and fourth system does
not prevail.
Moisture, Air and Temperature In
Production.
The first consideration in the
cultivation of naturally wet soils
is that of lowering the water
level in them. Water and mois
ture are very essential in the
growth of crops, but land that
is saturated with water will not
produce. The circulation of air i
is also essential, and water
saturatiou cuts off circulation. ,
A great deal has been written
and said about soil drainage, I
and yet too few seem to fully 1
understand what are involved in i
it. Tile drainage is always put *
below the reach of plaut growth
in our cultivated fields becauseit
is necessary that the air, carry- i
ing both temperature and mois
ture may reach the soil bearing
the roots of the growing crops,
especially so in dry seasons. It
is well known that during the
rainy season the water perco
lates to the drains, making the i
soil porous lor the circulation of i
the moisture-laden air. During i
the chief growing months of 1
June, July and August the tern- <
perature averages above 75 de
grees, and the average humidity i
for the past fifteen years in the i
central states was (55.3 per cent <
taking the moi ning and evening I
observatinns of the weather I
bureau. Now consider the effect i
of such temperature and humidi
ty by circulating freely in well |
tile drained land upou which i
crops are growing, both through
the porous soil so occasioned by i
drainage, and through the tiles 1
themselves, and we have the
idea of the importance of raois- 1
ture, air and temperature in pro- i
duction. The moisture in the 11
work of the solubility of fertiliz
ing elements, and the warm air i
making them available in plant ^
growth. c
While drainage is first essen
tial in quickly removing exces
sive moisture after heavy rains, c
it is equally so in the introduc- !
tion of moisture-laden air in dry i
seasons. It is readily seen how '
important it is to carry into the J:
soil made porus bv draiuage an ^
average air humidity of 65 3 in ,
dry seasons. Hut for this c
moisture in the air during dry '
seasons, and its access to plants, J
how could crops grow? Many i
times we have seen how they do
not grow for the want of tile
drainage for their circulation. I
One tile drained field producing t
50 bushels, and the same kind t
of soil across the road not so
drained growing but Jo husbels
of com per acre. Before drain
age wan wo common an it if now
these conditions were often not-J
ed. There are still a few farmers [
who maintain that tile draining I
so removes the moisture in dry
seasons as to make the soil un
productive. But all experience
make it inclusive that but for
the introduction of the inoiHture
in the air in dry seasons it is
not possible on most of the laud,
especially that with clay sub
soils, to produce much at all.
The conservation of the
moisture in cultivated soil has
come to be better understood.
The frequent and shallow culti
vation which keeps a dust,mulch
holds the moisture, and plants
hy capillary attraction utilizes
it from below. The frequent
rains of this season have suppli
ed moisture without giving so
much attention to this principle
of cultivation.?Indiana Farmer.
Uheumatism, gout, backache,'
acid poison, are results of kidney
trouule. Hollister's Kocky Moun
tain Tea goes directly to the
seat of the disease and cures
when all else fails. 35 cents.
A. H. Boyett. Selma Drug Co.
Settling Fence Posts
The fence that will hold cattle
must be uniform in height. The
wire must be tight, the posts well
set, with well braced corner
posts. 1 irst find the four cor
ners aud set and brace the posts
any well tried way.
My plan is to bury an old post,
two feet in length, two and a
half feet from post, using No. 9
wire looped around post three
feet from ground. This makes a
good cheap brace. Posts should
be set closer together next to a
crop, than elsewhere; a postevery
twenty-five feet next to crop
and thirty-five feet the rest oi
the way round if the ground is
level. A great many make a
mistake by setting the posts the
same distance apart, regardless
?' of ground. I watch I
the lay of the ground and set my
posts on the highest points,
sometimes a little more than the
regular distance and sometimes
a little less. You can oftimes
build a better fence with less
material tRan if the regular dis
tance was observed. I would
rather have an anchor made of
old posts cut one foot in length
set one foot deep with No. 9 wire
attached, thun to have a post in
the low place, and it is also much
jheaper.
I use only three wires, although
it is sometimes necessary to put
our next to crop; but if three
wires are properly arranged 1
lud it will hold anything fit to
burn loose. The main things to
ivatch are:
(1) Well set and braced corner
oosts, which is the foundation of i
a good fence.
(J) To get your line straight,
or a crooked line never stays
bight. J j
. (8) To be sure that you have (
led the wires down so there are |
jo holes for the calves to get ]
bb rough. B ,
I set my posts about eighteen ]
n sod, and twenty-two in loose |
tround.?North Western Agri- 1
?ulturist.
"A cold or cough nearly always pro- !
luces constipation?the water all runs
o the eyes, nose und throat instead of
.assinjf out of the system through the 1
ivtrand kidneys. For the want of l
noisture the bowels become dry and
iard Kennedy's Laxative Honev and
far is the original Laxative Cough
lyrup It Meets and corrects the above '
ond.tlons, by acting as a pleasant I
athartlc on the bowels-expels all colds <
rom the system and cures all coughs
roup whooping cough. LaC.rippe, '
ironchltis etc. Hood Pros. Benson '
)rug Co. J. ]{. Led better. f
The Commercial and Savings !
Sank will be in a position to 1
ransact all manner of banking i
)usiness on July 1st 1905. 1
Jas. H. Abell, Cashier. JI
THO KINDS OF FARMERS.
Examples ol Two Types that May
be Found in Every Community.
A abort tiuie ago we bad a
rainy day?one of those days
that make bo many people feel
miserable and wish they were |
?somewhere else. The wind blew
j from the northeast in chilly
trusts, and everything had a wet,
bedraggled, dreary look. I had
i occasion to call on two farmers,
and thinking that was just the
sort of a day to catch them at
leisure, 1 wrapped myself up well
and drove over to their farms..
The first one I called on is one of
those rushing, always busy,1
driving fellows. He is doing
fairly well, but doubly earns
every cent he makes. He farms
entirely by muscle power, and
as he is a strong man he makes ]
things fly ; but he reads very lit-1
tie. and is totally ignorant of
what is going on in the world.
His family appear to have very
little interest in the world gener
ally, and but little interest in the
farms; their thoughts appear to
run principally on the work be
fore them and bodily ailments.
When I arrived he was in the
barn with his two little boys, I
hard at work shelling corn for
the pigs, cleaning out the stables,
and doing other odd jobs with
the same old hurry and rush
"Lots of work to do," said he.
"Have a hard time to keep up
with it, though we get up at
four and never get down before
ten. There's no time wasted on
this farm, I tell you." Then he
began boasting of what he had
done, and kept at it until 1 went
away.
At the next house I was met
at the door by a bov with a
book in his baud. "Pa's asleep," (
said he. "He always takes a
good nap on rainy days. It's
nearly time for him to wake up, (
though; come in and wait a few
minutes." On the table I saw
copies of three agricultural pa
pers, one magazine and a ( I
youth's paper. In a moment
the man's wife came in. "John's (
asleep," said she. "He says he
just loves to sleep while it rains, j
He thinks it rests him more than
a whole night's sleep." Then
she and the boy and a twelve
year-old daughter chatted about
what is going on in the world,
and seemed to be perfectly famil- '
iar with current events. W hile
they talked the woman patched (
the'boy's shirt and the girl peel
ed the potatoes for dinner. This ]
man began with next to nothing
Now he owns a good quarter-j
section of land, is eutirely out of j t
debt, and has money loaned out. j,
He says very little, but he knows ^
how to make every stroke of j (
work count. He keeps himself ]
thoroughly posted concerning (
everything pertaining to ad vane- .
ed agriculture, and he is con- j
sidered a leader and money-nmk- ?
er. His children are well satis
fled with life on the farm, and his f
two boys are fitting themselves ,
by study and practice for farm
ers. i
I have referred to these two t
men to show that it is not neces
sary for a farmer to be a slave ?
to succeed. There are times when c
he must rise early and work
hard, but they are short if he r
manages right. There is noj
necessity for a farmer to employ I s
every moment ol his time in all
sorts of weather. He may have
time to rest as well as anybody e
in the world. It is not the skill- t
ful farmer who is always rushed ?
and worried; it is the man who ^
farms with muscle, and allows ,,
his brain to become stagnant, r
The farmer of this day and age e
must be a reader and thinker if J,
he would be successful, and the ,
boy who desires to become a I
successful farmer should tit him- t
self for it as carefuly and
thoroughly as boys are fitted
[or other skilled vocations. I
have poked fun at the clodhop
per, and deplored his ignorance; .
jut the clodhopper is not a
farmer, he is merely an unskilled
aborer. If the farmer wants
lis son to be something better
than unskilled laborer he should
see that he is instructed in the (
science of agriculture. We have
schools and colleges for that
purpose now, and they not only ,
teach agriculture as a science, *
hut inculcate a love for thefarm, I'
and impress on the boys the fact ^
that the farmer is an important ,
factor in the world, and entitled i
to as much consideration as the
merchant, manufacturer and
banker; that the prosperity of
the country depends largely up
on his skill. The farmer most
be a reader and a studeut. Time
spent in reading and study is
well s|>ent if he applies the know-1
ledge gained to his vocation,
and he should see to it that his
son is well fitted by both studv
and practice to farm successfully
when be begins for himself. For
many years boys have beeu,
fitted in schools for all vocdtions
but farming. Now agriculture
is rapidly coming to the front,
and the farm boys with it, arid
in a very few years they will
stand with the front rank of the
world's skilled workers ?Farm
and Fireside.
Are you lacking in strength
and vigor? Are you weak? Are
vou in pain? Do you feel ail
rundown? The blessing of
health and streugth come to all
who use Hollister's lfocky Moun
tain Tea. 3o cents. Selma Drug
Co., A.If. Bovett.
The Farmer.
It does one's heart good to see
a merry, round-faced farmer. So
independent, and yet so free from
vanities and pride. So rich, and
yet so industrious; so patient |
and persevering in his calling, I
and yet so kind, and obliging, i
There are a thousand noble ;
traits about him which light up <
his character. He is generally ,
hospitable: eat and drink with J
him, and he won't set a murk on <
you, and sweat it outof you with |
a double compound interest at j
another time. You are welcome. i
He will do \ ou a kindness with- J
out expecting a return by way of J
compensation; it is not so with i
everybody. He is generally more J
honest and sincere?lees disposed j
to deal in a low and underhand t
cunning, than some other people {
who might be mentioned. He J
gives to society its best sup- i
port?he is the edifice of govern- ,
ment and the lord of nature. J
Look at him in homespun gray j
and black, gentlemen; laugh if t
you will, but, believe me, he can J
lacgh back if he pleases.?Ex. <
? i
ro CUBE A COLD IN ONE DAY. 1
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE j
TABLETS. All druggists refund the
money If It falls to cure.
E. W. Grove's signature is on eacn
jox. 25c.
What Sort of a "Key"?
The story is told of a young
lapanese, who was employed as
a compositor on a Japanese
Daper in the city of New York
3ne morning, as he was going to
lis work in a City Hall train,
ieeply engrossed in the daily
aaper, a "smart" young man
nterrupted him suddenly and
asked:
"What sort of a 'nese' are you,
anyway? A Chinese or aJapa
iese?"
The little Jap was not caught -
lapping. Quick as a wink he
?eplied: I
"What sort of a "key'are you,
inyway? A monkey, a donkey
>r a Yankee?" i
The fresh young man had no I
nore to say, and left the train
[uickly when the City Hall
tation was reached.?Exchange.
(
It is easy to relieve a cough or cure n
old after a copious evacution of the
towels. Kennedy's Laxative Honey
ind Tar is the Original Laxative Cough
iyrup. It acts on the bowels?expels
ill cold from the system, and cures
oughs by removing the cause. This
eniedy clears the phlegm and strength
ns the mucous membranes of the throat,
hot, lungs and bronchial tubes. The
loney bee and the red clover blossom Is
in every bottle of Kennedy's Laxative
lonev and Tar, the Original Lalative
lough Syrup. Hood Bros. Benson Drug
lo. J. R. Ledbetter.
The Guest's Mistake.
, I
Quest?I say, my man, how
ong have you been a waiter in
his caft? F
Waiter?About six months,
ir.
Guest?Oh! Then it can't be ~
'ou that I gave my order to.?
Cleveland Herald. f
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is certainly a I
ronderful remedy tor Indigestion. I)y
pepsla and weak stomachs They say
1 never falls to cure and that it strength
ns the digestive organs and makes the lc
tomnch and breath as sweet as a rose, y
lood Bros. Benson Drug Co. J. H. I rj
.edbetter. I
The Secret of Good Coffee
'% Even the beet housekeepers cannot make a good cup of
coffee without good material. Dirty, adulterated and queerly
blended coffee such as unscrupulous dealers shovel over their
counters won't do. But take the pure, clean, natural flavored
LION COFFEE, the leader ol all parkage eolfees?
the coffee that for over a quarter of a century has been daily
welcomed in millions of homes?and you will make a drink fit
for a king in this way:
HOW TO MAKE GOOD COFFEE.
Use LION COFFEE, because to get bet?t results you must nee the bent coffee.
Grind your LlON COFFEE rather fine. Use "a tabiesjioonful to each cup, and one
extra f ?r the pot." First mix it with a little cold water, enough to make a thick paste, and
add white ?f an egg (if egg is to be used as a settler), then follow one of the following Yules:
1st. WITH SOILING WATER. Add boiling water, end let It boll
THH1F MINI TFS ONLY. Add a little cold water and set aside live
minutes to settle. Serve promptly.
2d. WITH (OLD WATER. Add your cold water to the paste and
bring It to a boll. Then set aside, add a little cold water, and in live
minutes it's ready to serve. ,
Q (Don't boll It too long.
?* * Don't let It stand more than ten minutes before serving.
DO NT'S (.Don't use water that has been boiled before.
TWO WAYS TO SETTLE COFFEE.
1st. With Eflga. Tse part of the white of au egg, mixing it with the ground LION
COFFEE before boiling.
2d. With Cold Water instead of eggs. After boiling add a dash of cold water, and set
aside for eight or tea minutes, then serve through a strainer.
Insist on getting a package of genuine LION COFFEE,
prepare It according to this recipe and you will only use
LION COFFEE in future. (Sold only in 1 lb. sealed packages.)
(Lion-head on every package.)
(Save these Lion-heads for valuable premiums.)
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