Use High Grade
Fertilizer Only
Sand and Cheap Materials
Are Expensive Because
of Handling Cost.
The principal arguments for lugh- 1
analysis fertilizers are: (1/ tliey save |
on freight. (2) they save on the cost ?
of handling. (.'*) they do not require j
a tiller, ancl (4 1 they require the use j
of higher grade goods by the iu:tnu- j
facturcr. So savs l'rof. C. I'. Klack
*" ... I
well, chief of the agronomy division. '
Clem son college, \vh<> explains that |
high-analysis fertilizers are those con- j
raining Id per cent or more of plant j
foud.
Results to Farmer.
If a farmer bu\s a low-analysis j
t'ertilir.er, the manufacturer, in order ,
;o make up this, must of necessity do
;ijje o:' ;w?"> things. He must either use
low-analysis material's for his am
monia anil potash, or he must use a
tiller. In either ease the results to the
farmer are praetically tin* same. For
example, the manufacturer may use
?md. as a tiller. One may argue that
tatid is \ery cheap and it should make
little difference in the price of t lie fer
tilizer. but let us see if that is true.
Ti> begin with', that sand must be
hauled to the fertilizer plant. It must
be unloaded and handled into the
plant. It must then be mixed in with
the fertilizer. Then it must be sacked,
tagged, and handled out of the plant.
All tit is is paid for by the farmer. It
is then shipped to the farmer's freight
station- jit his expense, and he must
now haul it to his farm and distrib
ute it over the land. All this takes
labor, so in the end this sund has
cost the farmer a great deal. The
manufacturer will generally say that
he dees not charge the farmer for
This tiller and perhaps he does not |
directly, but indirectly he does add it
to the farmer's bill.
Again, one may say that the tiller
does not amount to much. That may
or may not be true. If the farmer is
buying y fertilizer (and more than
40 per cent of the fertilizer sold in
South Carolina is of that analysis), this j
fertilizer can be mixed from high j
analysis materials with tess than 1.
n < pounds of material for each ton of j
fertilizer, the remaining pounds
Keing filter. This .r>0" pound* >'f tiller j
must add materially to the cost of buy- j
!nu t'!.:s fertilizer and applying ? to i
The field.
Low Analysis Materials.
As a general rule, however, the!
manufacturer would, most likely, use '
low-analysis materials for making up l
this fertilizer. The result, however, is j
practically the same so f;ir as the j
farmer is concerned. He pays for the !
exner.se of handling the large bulk of j
t
low grade material used in making up !
th> fertilizer, and freipiently the ma-,
te rials used are not so good us the !
higher analvsis materials.
Deep, Mellow Seed Bed Is |
Required for Soy Beans
Soy beans require a deep mellow
seed bed similar to corn and it would
pay to plow the tield and keep it in
?good condition until the first of June
which is about the best time to sow
the beans. Manchu Is one of the best
varieties for hay. The oat cups should
he used in the grain drill and they
should all be left open when sowing
for hay. The drill should be adjusted
to sow from fiO to I'O pounds per acre.
The t*eans must be inoculated to
get the best results and the best way
to do it Is to secure some soil from
a field where soy beans are grown,
beitig careful to get soil that has. con
tained some of the soy-bean r'xits.. '
Spread this out and let It dry, but do
not expose it to the sun for the light
will kill the bacteria. Then mix three
or four quarts of the soil with each
bushel of the seed and drill it together.
He careful not to get the seed covered
too deeply. Never plant deeper than
three inches, depending upon the soil.
Useful Manure Spreader
Durability of manure spreader de
pends largely upon resistance to wear
of its gears and hearing "surfaces. A
spreader has to withstand almost as
had usage in this respect ji-s plow or
cultivator. Modern spreaders are gen
erally made with bearings jcarefully
guarded against dust and grit. All
moving parts that require lubrication
should be covered and protected so
dirt and stone canno: _ret into them.
An oiled surface will hob! dust and
grit.
Cows Fail to Clean Well
It Is very noticeable in some sections
where the soil is under continuous
cropping? for a long period, as well as
during hot, dry seasons when the crops
do not grow well, that the cows fail
to clean naturally at calving time. This
frequently happens when the cows are
fed a ration that is low in mineral
matter. In herds that are fed spar
ingly and with a poor ration the num
ber of cows that fail to clean are many
more than frein a well-fed herd.
Cause of Weak Pigs
There are several things that cause
pigs to be weak at birth. Probably
the most common cause is the improp
er care of the sow during pregnancy.
The sow must be fed a carefully bal
anced ration containing plenty of
protein and mineral matter for these
substances must be present to bulb'
the growing embryos. Exercise is ver
important becauie the sow must 1
good health tu nourish the your. |
j
Hardy Western Ewes
Best for Beginners
Are Freer From Parasites
Than Native Animals.
Because western ewes are hardlei
and freer from parasites tlian native
ewes, they are recommended as foun
dation stock for the beginner in sheep
husbandry h.v I'liil A. Anderson of the
division of animal husbandry, Univer
sity farm at St. I'aul, Minn.
Mr. Anderson explains that sheep
that ' come to the market may be di
vided into two general classes ? na
tives, or sheep of medium or long wool
breeding, raised on small farms, and
westerns, or sheep of tine wool or Me
rino breeding, raised under western
range conditions.
Usually the natives come to the mar
ket in small lots. Buyers of large
numbers, therefore, are likely to get
sheep of different breeding. Often
native ewes .show poor breeding be
cause. poor sires were used on many
farm flocks. Western ewes, on the
other hand, come to the market in
larger consignments. They are smaller
in si/.e than natives, but they have the
advantage of hardiness and greater
freedom front disease and. if mated
with good rams of the medium-wooled
or long-wooled breeds, they will pro
duce very acceptable lambs.
If the beginner is in position to
make a finer selection, Mr. Anderson
advises him to pick ewes having broad
tirm backs, w ide loins, full and plump
legs of mutton, smooth shoulders and
short necks. By saving the best ewe
lambs each year, the farmer can cull
the poorer stock and build up a flock
worth while.
Handbook Prepared for
Benefit of Cow Tester
A handbook for cow testers has
been prepared and published by the
United States Department of Agricul
ture which will be of considerable
value and help to the men engaged in
the work of testing cows for produc
tion in cow testing associations. Many
testers are not especially trained for
'their particular work, but by following
the suggestions of the handbook and
the standard methods advised, they
will make their records much more
valuable to the dairymen, and also
more useful in the various studies by
the department based on such records.
Every tester should have one of these
handbooks; they are printed in a con
\ enient size for carrying in the pocket.
The handbook not only informs the
tester just how to do his work in the
most valuable way. but also informs
the owner of the herd Jiist what he
i an expect of the tester. A thorough
knowledge of the duties of the tester
by both the tester and the owner of
the herd should aid materially in pro
moting harmony and better co-opera
tion in cow testing work.
A copy of the handbook, which Is
called Miscellaneous Circular No. 2ft.
may be secured upon request, as long
as the supply lasts, from the United
States Department of Agriculture,
Washington, P. C.
Soy Beans Recommended
as Emergency Hay Crop
The Pennsylvania agricultural ex
periment station has completed some
feeding experiments comparing soy
bean hay and clover hay with alfalfa
when fed to dairy cows.
During the winter of 10215-24 . ten
Ilolstein cows were used In a nine
weeks' duration trial. The soy bean
and alfalfa liny used was of good qual
ity. The cows were all In a high state
of lactation.
The cows receiving soy bean hay
produced 3.3 per cent less milk than
those receiving alfalfa hay. As an
emergency hay crop for dairy farms
soy beans are highly recommended.
A feeding trial of six weeks' dura
tion was conducted comparing red
clover hay with alfalfa hay for milk
production.
The cows receiving the clover hay
produced (>.?"> per cent less , milk than
those receiving alfalfa.? Pennsylvania
Experiment Station Bulletin No. 388.
fr-RM lACTSfr
Repair machinery for spring oper
ations.
? ? ?
Cabbages keep well in a barrel
burled in the ground.
? * *
Watch your seed corn, peas, etc., and
fumigate promptly if weevils appear.
? ? ?
Between 1918 and 1914 the plantings
of lettuce rose from 1G,S(X) acres to
ih'MKKt acres.
? ? ?
The most successful pure bred live
stock raising In the future will be a
community enterprise.
? * ?
The exceedingly slow and over-cau
tious man may seldom make mistakes,
or accomplish anything.
? ? ?
Even if machinery iHd not rust out
when exposed to winter weather, it's
an eyesore lying around the premises.
? ? *
High-grade marl gives about the
same results as limestone in making
clover grow, if used ir. the same quan
tity to the acre.
? ? ?
Don't go into debt to buy feed for
poor cows. Investigators find that
one ton of every eight purchased by
feeders is unwisely used and is there
fore an economic waste.
HOLIDAY TIME WITH
THE PORTO RICANS
Christmas Offers Pleasures
New to Northerners.
A morning dip in the Caribbean sea,
freshly gathered oranges and grape
fruit for breakfast, eaten in a patio
surrounded by the delicious freshness
of flowers still wet with dew, a glor
iously blue sky overhead ? these were a
few of the reasons why we left home
and the frozen North at the holiday
season. to seek the land where poinset
tias grow wild in the dazzling tropical
sunshine. Kven though such surround- I
ings did not seem at all in keeping I
with our idea of tin- Christmas season, j
the experience of merely being there ;
was delightful and long to be reinem- j
tiered, says a contributor in the New |
York Herahl-Tribune.
Christmas in l'orto llico is a reli- I
gious holiday and riot a gift day. The
real celebration, such as we know,
comes in January and is called Three
Kings' day. The li ft It. sixth and sev
enth days of the month celebrate the
visit of the wise men to Christ's birth
place. On tlie evening of January 5
the children arrange boxes containing J
grass outside the windows of their j
homes for the horses of the kings. In
side are placed their shoes for the i
gifts that the wise men bring them, as j
they did the Christ child. Almost two
weeks are given up to merrymaking j
among both old and young. There is !
little work done, especially among the j
country people, who go from house to
house for dancing.
The guitar and many odd instru
ments, some of which are of Indian j
origin, furnish the music. One of the !
group often sings. Improvising words !
to suit the occasion. In the absence;
of music for dancing, hides are tightly 1
stretched on sticks and are beaten to
the accompaniment of a rasping nois?
made by scratching wini- a wire j '
gourd cut with grooves before drying.
Although there are many days of j
feasting, the greatest preparations are |
made for January 0. The plumpest of
little pink-eyed pigs is persuaded to
leave 1he company of his brothers ant]
sisters, pass through the hands of the
cook and, when delicately roasted over |
a bed of charcoal, occupy the place!
of honor among the multitude of
Christmas dishes. Mealy sweet pota
toes, such as we do not see In onr
northern markets, are sliced raw, fried
and served with it. Yautln, a starchy
root vegetable, is boiled. Large green
bananas are roasted, or baked in wine,
brown sugar and spices.
Chicken with rice is a favorite dish,
unu gundulcs, a cousin to the bean, is ;
cooked in a highly, seasoned sauce.
The salad is usually quite simple, a
favorite one being sprouts of a certain
variety of palm, dressed with olive oil
and lime juice and served on a bed of
'ettuce. Sweetmeats hold just as
prominent a place orji the bill of fare
as they do In the North. Many sweets
have a fruit foundation In the form of
a paste or of crystallized fruit, the
guava and bitter orange being favorite
fruits for this preparation. The lech- !
oza is a melonlike frViit introduced into I
Spain by the Moors, and brought by j
the Spaniards to America. While still |
green the fruit is fhlnly sliced and \
'cooked with brown siJgnr.
! Another sweet which is given freely !
to children is made of the sweet po- J
tato. The vegetable is first cooked
and mashed, then cooked again with |
sugar and coconut milk. The mixture i
! Is made quite stiff, and when cool it is '
cut into squares. Very small portions j
of these desserts are served, and they j
are usually accompanied with cheese. !
Fresh fruits In abundance help to dec- J
orate the Christmas table. The orange j
| and grapefruit season is at its height, j
and fresas, a kind of strawberry, may
be gathered the year around;
j The very name Caribbean sea spells
romance. Stories of Sir Francis Drake
; and the pirates and buccaneers who
met in battle here came to our minds
as we gazed out over the peaceful wa
ters. Not exactly Christmaslike, but
j a peaceful, pleasant holiday neverthe
less.
Worth Waiting For
One depositor of a Rochester (N.
Y.) bank, had an unexpected cause
for thanksgiving. He called at the
bank with a passbook that had not
I
i been presented for interest since 190.').
When told there would be a little
delay in writing up the passbook he
flatly refused to wait and only did so
after considerable persuasion. He j
apparently considered what Interest
might be due as of little importance.
I The passbook, when presented, show
ed a balance of about $1,100, and was
returned to him with $1,4G3.S9 credited
in Interest and a total balance of
$2,553.31.
Perfectly Natural
"My stars!" ejaculated Mrs. Johnson
upon her return from a call on a
neighbor, "Mizzus Spradling told me
she'd heerd that some feller shot and
killed his brother-in-law at the Christ
mas eve dance tuther night over be
yond Mount l'izgy."
"Aw, well, when a feller is a broth
er-in-law and then up and goes to a
dance what in torment can he expect
to get ? p'tu! ? shot?" returned Gap
Johnson of Kumpus llidge. ? Kansas
City Star.
? Lunatics Have Journal
Lunatics publish a magazine at the
asylum in Humberstone, Leichester
shlre, England. None of the officials
interfere io any way with the editing
acd iv:ue of the publication. It is
neither censored nor re-edited and
'?opiiis are joid to persons interested
: the pqtieuts and the asylum.
MOTHER!
Child's Best Laxative is
"California Fig Syrup"
flurry Mother! Even :i l?ili??us. con
stipated. feverish child loves I lie pleas
::ii! taste of 'Vali-fornin Fig Syrup".
:iml it never fail.'Mo open the bowels.
A tcaspoonl'iil today limy prevent :i
child tomorrow.
Ask yi'iir druggist for genuine "Cali
fornia fit: Syrup" which li.*?s dircc
t ions fur babies and children of nil
ages printed on bottle. Mother; You
must say *a I i " or you may get
_:m imitation, lig syrup.
One Consolation
.111(1 Tunkilis says you've got to give
the saxophone credit for one thin-, it
hasn't any chance of hearing the feller
that used to whistle "Listen to the
Mocking r.ird" with variations. ?
Washington Star.
DEMAND "BAYER" ASPIRIN
Take Tablets Without Fear If You
See the Safety "Bayer Cross."
Warning! Unless you see the name
"Bayer", on package or on tablets you
are not getting the genuine Bayer
Aspirin proved safe by millions nnd
proscribed by physicians for 2.'5 years.
Say "Bayer" when you buy Aspirin.
Imitations may prove dangerous. ? Adv.
Hindrance to Mariners
The Sargasso sea was discovered
by Columbus on his first voyage, lie
became involved ill ii for about a
fortnight. The sea is so named he
cause rif the large amount of sea
weed particularly in the form of Sar
gasstim bae-ejferniii which il contains.
Green's August Flower
The remedy with a record. of fifty
cight years of surpassing excellence.
All who suffer with nervous dyspep
sia, sour stomach, constipation, indi
gestion, torpid liver, dizziness, head
aches, cotuing-up of food, wind on
stomach, palpitation' and other indica
tions of digestive disorder, will find
OKEEX'S Al'C.FST FLOWEIt an ef
fective and efiicient remedy. For
fifty-eight years this medicine has
been successfully used in millions of
households all over the civilized i
world. Because of its merit and pop- i
ularity CKEEN'S AUGUST FLOWER {
is found today wherever medicines are j
sold. 80 and 90 cent bottles. ? Adv. i
Valuable Material
Fluorspar is a very important prod
uct, since it is used in the manufac
ture of glass ami of enameled ware, in
the electrolytic refining of antimony
and lead, in the production of alum
inum. in the manufacture of hydro
fluoric. acid and in the iron and steel
indusf ries.
A Lady of Distinction
Is Recognized by the delicate, fascinat
ing influence of the perfume she uses.
A bath with Cuticura Soap and hot
water to thoroughly cleanse the pores
followed by a dusting with Cuticura
Tnicuin powder usually means a clear;
sweet, healthy skin. ? Advertisement.
Fisherman's Pet Seal
.Mr. It. Sliarpe. a Lowestoft ( Eng
land) beach fisherman, has made
friends with a seal, which swims
after his boat whenever he launches it.
Blows Its Own Horn.
For 78 years llanford's lialsam of Myrrh
has been the friend of rich and poor. Lived
tint long on its own merits. 3 sizes. ? Adv.
Hardly Probable
old Professor (returning to his
chair after, brief absence. finds ear rest
::n; there) ({rent heavens' Is if pos
sible that I've been sitting on that cat
all afternoo'r?
A sirnple, uM-faFhJon'Hl medicine, a*?
fn?Ny as In 1?37. i*; cr?mpnun?l?Mt in Wright's
Indian Vegetable 'PIIJh. Th?*y regulate the
Htomach, liver and lunvels. A?lv.
Fable
Once upon a time there was a iiian
who told a girl she was the first wom
an in his life. She was. ? Life.
that each
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cup tuRir (granulated) 3 1 ? run ? '?if rising lluur
1 cup moUws 1 1 te.is[>?Mn .vkI.i
. _ cii;> sliurltMin,; I teaspoon cinder
Heat 'rio'asset lo boilini; point. A(!>isoih v;!irn rr:nuv<\I Irntr ' :r.
Pour hot molasses ovit .dinrteirng. Mi/ <??' VI l h I lot. I .1 ; j
R] c o:v.pii'c matures. 'I his will m.il r a r.ril' dough ts r.uilv
Vi handled. if thoroughly chilled h'fore Hilling very thin. < ut and
bs^e on [;rr,v i i I j- ms in moderate oven.
NOT!": in ri.fUii.;: i-iWrook)?nf.inyl ind, if may '?' mvcasary
to a." i ::it-rc llvjr t j i:i ike duugh r.tif! enot:. fb :<> handle.
,7 blot of Jttignlfut refifrt i ' ? "?*?
c?/ trial.', i end fur your Jtrc tfipy
WHO doesn't love old fashioned ginger snaps ?
those nut-brown cookies with that tang of sp:cc
and fresh molasses? Light enough to he health
ful, spicy enough to be appetizing, tasteful enough to
make you want to eat a whole jarful ? how the folks will
enjoy them if they're made from good self-rising flour.
It's real fun to make ginger snaps, hurry-up cakes,
doughnuts, waffles and dozens of other delicious things
if you use self-rising flour. Like plain flour, it comes in
a number of different grades and sells at various prices ?
the grade determining the price you pay. To save you
time in cooking and to insure you light, tasteful bakings,
pure phosphate baking powder has been added.
Buy self-rising flour that carries the blue symbol of the
Soft Wheat Millers' Association. This Blue Shield on a
bag of self-rising flour means you are buying pure, healdi
ful, wholesome flour that has the hearty approval of food
officials, dieticians and baking experts. If for any reason
you arc not satisfied with the baking results, your money
will be cheerfully refunded.
SOFT WHEAT MILLERS' ASSN., lut., NASHVILLE, TENN.
Healthful 7 lour
Dependable
Economical
SSONEY-BACK GUARANTEE
Every bag of self-rising flour bearing this Blue
Shield of purity is fully guaranteed by the Soft Wheat
.Millers' Association, Ire. The content* are absolutely
pure ond wholesome nnd conply with till Pure looil Loot.
: If you nrr not satisfied with your baling results, the
Association will cheerfully refund your money.
A -10, \ ?
St.*.
mx Gel Ms free Book o f Kewes
Homo Economics Dept.
Soft Wheat Millers' Assn., Inc., Nashville, Tenn
Send your FREE book "Fifty V/ syf la Uf
Self-Rising Flour" to:
?on'/ fail lo scr.d
for this valuable
and handsomely
illustrated bool(.
N*nw_
18?4 s w m *
Address.
(li'rite or fruit ntime tin J dJJmj plainly!
Weather reports from the weather
bureau iit W ashington are re< eived hy
vessels of more than twenty nations j
seat t"re<l all over the worhl.
Waterfalls iii<iiv than MX) f<>ct lii^h
in India an- brinx hann?ss?M| !?y hii
uini'.Ts iii-ar Honihay to furnish hydro
i-h'clrlc power.
SAY "BAYER ASPIRIN" and INSIST!
Unless you see the "Bayer Cross" on tablets you are
not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe
by millions and prescribed by physicians 24 years for
ColdS
Pain
Toothache
Neuritis
Headache
Neuralgia
Lumbago
Rheumatism
Accept only "Eaver" package which contains proven directions.
Handy "Bayer" boxes of 12 tablets ? Also bottles of 24 and 100 ? Druggists.
Aspirin U tho trido mart of Bayer Manufacture of Moaoaceticacldester of Salic/licacid
aMEJOMKiBMB iWmTHIM
S-3-3 FOR T03ACC?
These mixtures- ce more
popular than any Tobacco
fertilizer - sold in the Carol -
inas of which tve know It is
rea//y a wonder f u/ mixture
and you wilt 'ike it
Made with Sulphate of Po
tash or Sulphate -Magnesium,
tf you hove sand-drown
Trouble use the Su/pAote
Magnesium Potash, fl-i so made
io <3 3-4 and 8-3-5 There is
a salesman in every bog of
Josey's Fertilizers.
For sole by leading mer
chants in o/rnost every
town tf we hcve no deal
er in your city, write us
to- day.
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