The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-22
THOUGHTS FOR FARMERS.


II80nlOHI kt'Opic Cl 'hio So"ooh ' =
tho year alc grip and pneu mohia
Fa,mers often live several mile.
from Il Doctor. In cass.of n sud
don attack of pain in the sido Or
Ghost. preccded by chill, a plast-
er made Of mustard, vinegar aud
white of an egg applied as soon as
possible, may give relief aud ef'
feet euro. Every farmer should
keep a good liniment, box OF
ground mustard and bottle sof
turpentine OH hand for omergen-
cies. Get the advice of your doc
trr and buy such specifies as h'
would recc ,mend. Do hot ply.
sic The family with every strum
recommended in advcrtiscmeE ts.
Protect tho feet with thick
shoes. When working in tho field
have your coat handy to throw OH
hen you knock off. Wh~n rest
ing never sit on the wet ground
To prevent typhoid fever look
after the well or spring. See that
no surface water has chance to
contaminate your wells. Around
many country kitchens there ore
disease. breeding slop holes whert
all the refuse from the kitchen is
poured out. A kitchen sink with
au underdrain l.ading off one hun
dred feet from the house will
make clean, sweet kitchen yard.
A garbage can or bucket should
bo kept handy for refuse matter
that will not 60 through tho strain.
or Of the sink. A little timely eau
tion will insure health cleanliness,
two of the greatest blessings that
can come to any family.
\. PLANT OATS.
= Everywhere III tho Cotton State
farmers are passing resolutions. =. +
cut off tho cotton acreass'::.4''"''o"', Z
cent. Those 50 4s:.s"l ;. !! !yGge 25 pc
-sma} a}k,~sahe fMtho have sown II
: s.issEss"."5s Sc sss,~o grain have the land, tn
hands and the stack. What vii
they do with ii? They must nc
be discouraged. Let them begi
by selecting about four acres e
good land to the horse, break we
as soon as the ground is dry an
plant with an oat drill, four to fiv
pecks of Appler or Red Rus
Proof Southern oats, using a
much guano as they would o
their cotton. Follow oats with
hushel of.clay or unknown peas
tho acre. The oats and poa-viu
hav will cost no more to raiso an
gather than q cotton crop. =
market prices they can get $50
$40 an acre. That will bout CO
ton. If one has a rich bottt
not art to overflow, let him So
two bushels Of the Burt or tt
ninety day oats--February Is
Marcd ilth. They will como G
in tine to plant Corn Juno 10Th
18Th. which ia early enough. I'll
farmer vino plants ten OK twely
acres Of cotton to the horse, All
raises all the corn, small gran
hay. sorghum aud. potatoes posi-
ble, Will bs surprised at results.
EXHAUSTlNG LAND.
Several Spartanburg farmer
have told the writer that they wei
afraid Of eXhausting their land b,
sowing oats, planting sorghum o
double cropping Such Caution
= farmers will always have poor lant
aid light crops. Where it is pos
eible, Piedmont lands should be
made to yelld two crops every
year. This is possible, except il
the case OF cotton. Even will
that crop, ryo or crimson Glove
may be sown in September ant
make fair spring pasturage; or j
will improve the land if plowed in
Deep rloughing and double crop
S ping with cowpeas planted or SOW
will improve tho land and brin,
in the ready money. A crop tha
!. will not exhaust land is not wort
raising. The wise farmer will sup
ply the waste by judicious rotation
and culture. Chas. Petty.
Spartanburg Co., s. G.
At q convention of the Ameri.