The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-05-13
THOUGHTS FOR 1E Re-.
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. The following we dom the
Greenville Mountalneerl I
THE oHURN 9
Every man ought to a little
abouts everything that tns him =
and a great deal about d things.
Our strong point Is churTe speak
OF churns for the family not for
dairies and large crea,s. The
old style dash churn, whemade Of
wood or clay, turns out. ent but
ter and butter milk. is the
best cheap churn. But ,r than
that is the revolving awinging
} churns. There is no ddand no
, machinery about them. BY may
be little slower than tho churn.
They are dust and fly prt or the
revolving churns the barihape is
perhaps better than the cal, for
1t is stronger and not liah) warp.
About this time of the yeae ven
ders of patent churns wilart out.
Do not listen to them. TO your
hardware store for churns. not to
travelling agents. Last va large,
good looking man by thame OF
Foot came here with san churn,
warranted to make buttn three
minutes from fresh milkeam or
sour milk. He was not ious to
sell churns, but wanted td coun-
ty rights. He was placer York
jail few days ago for fral There
is a firm in Spartanburg is out
S25 to the same Foote. here is,
perhaps, a man in GreenviRho has
suffered in the same way l. would
admit 1t. The swing churs also a
good one, simple, easily m9ed and
strong. Let these fine aveling
agents alone. Buy no countr Sta &c
rights for anything.
CULTIVATE CROPS EAT.
| Farmers cannot begin thultiva-
tiOn OF their corn and cottono early.
Weeds and grass are going tome up
4 with cotton, or few days aid OF it.
The best and most etfcctivtorking
may be given with a harrow weed
er and before the seeds are u Then
missionaries are needed all yer the
land to impress farmers witthe idea
thai keeping crops clean iSot tile
only object in working then Killing
grass Is mere incident. If there
was not a grass seed in aield tht
cultivation would be necesry. b,
stirring the top soil air an(sunligh
get into it and evaporation cut off
line moisture below, inSteac)f escap
ing IN the air, goes tO the rotS of tin
plants and keeps the plan food il
soluble form. Let no one 70 it int
his head that he will l.work is crop
certain number of tines anGno more
After every rain it you'd e well>t
RIM over the land and break lie crust
Or course, If the showers fal severa
days in succession, That cannot
done. These expanding harrows q
cultivatorS are excelAnt on smoot
land. One may clean Ia corn or co,
ton row at one run. " running clos
10 one side this week ind then clos
To the other the next will keep til
top soil broken all tho time. Nevt
plow corn deep after itbeginS to sen
out the lateral roots adoss the row
The shallower the better. Begin
time, work often, keep ut it. New,
let a hard crust form in the mi ddle
THE GROW SEASON.
at this time Of the year a though
less farmer will lose day or w
hunting and destroying a crows nes
he will also fret and fume because
few crows light in his corn field ear
re - - nd dos trav- @ pint
two Of grubs and worms. The Gre
has bad name, not on account Of tt
company he keeps, for he Is very ari
tocratic and quite particular abo
his associates. 1t may be his col
that has brought him into disrepu
amongst farmers, for it is certain
not the harm he does. The fact
the crow is very much like his enem
man. lie has an idea that the farI
er ought to strike balance sheet a.
place his good deeds over on the cree
side against his wrong doing. The q
count would stand about this wa
On the credit side would be thousan
of bugs, worms and injurious inset
destroyed. On the other side wol
be only a few hills Of corn pulled
and few watermelons pecked Spa
the crows. They do more good TIL
harm. Cut worms, bud worms a
other insects destroy fifty times
much corn as the crows do.
ADVICE TO YOUNG FARMERS.
There are hundreds of young far
ers in the State. They begin tn,
work with high hopes and much {
thusiasm. That is right. If 1
thus inspired, it would be better
them to give up farming and hire Q
by the day. In the first place,
debts have to be made for land, sto
or supplies, be sure to meet the pa
ment. II before pay day comes y
see that you will not be ready, S
your creditor, make plain stateme
to him and have a fair underStandiL
Make Il friend out Of the man y
owe. DO not try to farm with pc
weak stock and worthless implemen
AS you purchase plOws, harness a
the like get the best. Get those tt
will last. DO not buy according to {
scription and advertisements. If y
need some special implement that y
have never tried and any of yC
neighborS are using it, take day a
go and see 1t at work. If you ii
that it has been lying in the fer
corner or under shelter without
ing uscd-let it alone. Beware
men with patent labor saving imp
ments. The hardware merchant c
supply your wants. Get in the ha
| Of keeping tools and harness i'm tn