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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-18
Get Ready for the Census Taker.

NV EXT YEAR is census year. and the census
I'M "nUmorators ~4ll ASK you all sorts OF ques-
~ ttous about your farming operations. From
the auAwoy8 given 80 The. e questions slll BE- made
4p the reports on which all asurcs and couelu.
.oua az to agricultural progress and agricultural
tondit3ona for the neat ton years must rest. The
accuracy OF thcae reports In tho past has been
u9ch doubted aaI IHfuy. perhaps. ~ many cases:
but as Wallace Warmer says. these reports are
juat what The farmers make thetn Every farmer
whose are~"Ta arc based on accura." observation
and careful .uE.stRauou "a III add to the accuracy
OF tho census reports. everyone who depends
upon mere Eucs#.~ori ~sll be llkcl, 20 add TO its
tuaccuracy
Tho cuumorAtur viii ho around about April
lsth aud here ate some 81 the things he sill wani
to know; TIE acreage and vauo OF your farm.
AREA In woodland. area In tho cultivated crops:
tho number % acgr# tn the various crops. grains.
hay. vegetable. fruit cotton. tobacco. ETC. and
the amount OF each produced this year. 1903; the
number and value Of all farm animals including
poultry and aWartna OF bees. on hand April Is
1910. the number 81 young animals raised this
1oar. also The number aold AMI purchased aud the
number slaughtered Tor food. and their value;
tho number OF dairy COWS. the production Of milk
butter. etc and ALSO OF csEa. honey. and was;
the amounts paid IN 1909 Tor farm labor. feeds
and f"rtliEcrB
Il il evident that w!thou. some Kind Of record
the farmer cannot hope TO answer these questions
intellgcnuy "" believe tt wtll pas every reader.
II he has not been keeping account OF these
things. 20 AZ least "ork out AN approximate sched-
III" Of them this fall /, viii not only help make
tn" census reports more accurate. Il will be Tar
more important IN helping The farmer himself TO
&c" just What he has been doing In fact. no
farmer can AFFORD 10 so along without some sort
OF farm record and farm accounts II Is not hard
to keep accounts that viii enable 20 kno"
what crop has coat him and what profit he gets
out OF IL. and until he knows this he IS running
great risk az losing money by his dependence upon
mere gucBB work
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-18
Field Selection Of Seed Corn.

CN1ELECTtNG SEED corn In the field ia far
E$S better than selecting simply the beat ears
80 ia the bin in spring. provided tho selection
81 wisely done. The difficulty In the general field
crop is that the plants that We hnd there which
come near our ideal Of what "A corn plant should
be- will have had most OF their grain set by the
pollen from inferior stalks all around them. and
tho resulting crop viii rarely follow tho type OF
the plants tho seed came from sun. by selecting
seed from prolific plants. that have ears hanging
down from Il short but slender stem. we Will be-
more apt to get prolinc corn than by taking the
big SNOWY ears In the bin. for they are the sin
gle ears on the plant and usually borne high up
from the ground. and you will get II far better
yield from ears selected from ideal plants II
tho ears are not so snowy those you would
take In tho bin.
But now IL the time 10 determine that another
season you VIII plant patch by itself for seed
and viii that barren stalk. ungainly
plant with an out OF reach. shall ripcn pollen
Then By taking seed from the best plants you viii
have them set by the best pollen only. Practice
this for few years. taking the very best for n
new seed patch and the next best for the CROP
and you viii soon find that tho whole crop il com
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-18
Professor Massey's
Editorial Page.
Saving Garden Seed at Home.

~ private gardener to endeavor to save seed
49, Certainly not OF those that demand a dif
ferent climate from ours in the South. Seeds
men have long since learned that many OF the
crops grown demand certain climatic conditions
for their best development. Early garden peas
produced in Canada and Mich !gan mainly. and
cannot be kept to standard in earncss and free
dom from weev In the South
Radishes OF the early varieties are best grown
in France In this country they soon develop the
habit OF making big tops and small roots instead
Of small tops and good roots.
CaulaoWer seed are mainly grown In Denmark.
though fairly good seed be produced in tho
State OF Washington
Cabbage seed for American planting best
grown In this country. rs the English seed are
very uncertain about heading in sunny eli
mate. Bat the early cabbages are beat grown In
the cooler climate Of the northeastern States Late
cabbagcs can be we'll grown in the mountain soc
ton Of the South II selected stock plants are
used
Sugar corn. like field corn. should bc grown in
the immediate section where IL Is TO be planted II
the best results to be expected The general
failure OF sugar corn TO give satisfaction In the
south "a due 20 getting the seed sold BY seedsmcn.
most Of which is produced In Nebraska and is not
suited to the South But II every Southern gard-
cner would carefully Eroa and his acod
of sugar corn. It could 10 we'll gro~n in the
south as elsewhere. Not Saving the refuse after
eating the best. but saving plants that are OF the
typical character and keeping these for seed.
letting them got perfectly dry the stalk
Tomatoes. too. save at home by getting
seed from the most smooth. solid and productive
plants. and all should eudeavor to aAFo tho sosd
wanted Eggplant seed also can DO saved from
choice specimens In the South and wilI develop
better productycueaa for
Lettuce seed can be greatly improved by get
ting sec! from selected heads and not from re-.
fuse left after cutting the best Years ago work
80. tnssn E.A .4p
that would head as Fat Flat Dutch cabbage.
and better than any lettuce have ever grown
from tho sccdamcn. Unfortunately. lost the
strain: bu, any ~ careful selection can vast
~ improve tho quality and heading capacity OF his
lettuce
with The exception 81 tho few species have
named y n far better 10 buy seed for the garden
from the aeednmcn al reputation. but do not
aste money the boz seeds at the country
store
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-18

Then II mauurial accumuI2uons are not allows,
and earth or water closets used we can taoa
down the 0y pest to a great extent
SETTING STRAWBERHIES.-E Is all var
nice to get a fall growth II you can. but earlv Fan
setting is very uncertain. and R.ll leave NAV
blanks duo to dry wcathcr. our large grover.
in the upper part ~ the South have found ,ha,
tho best time % set stra berries is In Novemho,
and December. They we're busy last fall plant,n,
til snow fell. and hardly plant was lost. A,
that season the soil Is permanently moist and
fsillre to grow is l"sscuod.
EXPORTING FERTILITY Professor Barrow
shows that the South produced protein enough IN
her cotiousc"d last year 90 supply six million
COWS. hut tho COWS that got & were few in ,hs
south. Nhlc millions jn Ga" North and in Europa
ale tho meal AMI returned rich manure 10 fer,
liz" ~" soil az the cAp~ut" ~ the cotton lands
r. il any wonder that southern lands run down
vheu they have been for generations enrichins
other peoples land
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-18
What Southern Soils
Can Do.

CX1 FARMER WRITES that hc expects
~ two and onc-half bales az cotton
per acre. Now nine cotton farm
crs out Of ten in tho south. after getting
their land Ia do that, would want To plant
that land in cotton again. and vould say
that they could not afford tn grow corn
IL. Hut this man wisely says that that
land goes into corn tho coming year. and
hc hopes Ia make 100 bushels per acre
with his carefully selected seed. for he
has improved his cotton and corn both by
selection. And yet. hundreds of farmers
write asking for fertilizer formulas for
making land that only makes ten bushels
II corn produce 50 bushels. when they
could do just az we'll as this man has done
with his corn and cotton. 10y improving
the land gradually and selecting their seed
In an intelligent way.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-18

ing nearer to your ideal plant You do not need
10 stunt corn to get II to grow lower FOR by select
ing the low growing ears for seed you can reduce
the stature OF the plant in way that will do 1t 10
harm while the stunting requires that you waste
fertilizers to make II recover.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-18
SOW COVER CROPS.

W." ''NFh 'i'iH'- nero h SUI time To
take The advice that DR.. Butler gives bout win
ter cover crops. All over the South tho winter
rains wash out almost AS much fertility as the
summer cropping. for lack OF green plants on II
to catch tho nccting nitratos 40 that they can be
returned To the soil To again go through the pro
CESS Of nitrincntion when there are crops that
need the nitrogen. one OF the greatest advantages
IN "A wisely planned rotation is having winter
green crop always the land
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-18

RAISE CRIMSON CLOVER sEED.-"FAirvlow"
is right about crimson clover seed Every farmer
save his own seed even II no has to sow Il In
the rough. In fact. | have noticed that IL seems
to terminate better In tho rough. aA the hulln
hold moisture in their decay. hut IL every farmer
It's nelghborhood would lay on enough TO ripon
for his own sowing. II would pay some ono TO get
huler and travel aroAnd and thrcah for the
whole section. That Is done now on tho eastern
shore OF Maryland and Delaware whore nearly
all the hood sold Is grown. The failure OF
the crop here from the rains has made the seed
unusually high this season
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-18

CONTINUE To FIGHT FIIES.-The fly quos-
lion Is one OF the greatest Importance. for Il
has been demonstrated that flies are great
carriers OF typhoid. have my house windows
and doors screened. but an occasional fly gets In .
and keep one OF the fine wire ny-slnppers and
chase every fly | and XIII him on the spot
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-09-18

this fall and tho chances that you will nnd
that The nret sowing has brought In the nocula-
ton
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-10-15
A styp to-dyn.

Has cured itch maglcallv for others
in Nevberry and will cure for you.
For sale at
Mayes' Drug Store.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-10-15
Keep Your MOney ut Home.

We have received letter from the Southern Life Trust Company
in which they say:
Estate your advertisements that the policy of the
Newberry the premiums which
the receives from that locality You might that the
pany than this and hopes continue than this
(Signed) A. W. McALISTER, President.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-10-15
SEE WHAT STATE OFFICIALS WRITE:


INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. STATE NORTH CAROLINA.
Raleigh, March 10TH 1909.
Mr.. w. A. McSwan, Newberry S. c..
Dear Sir:
Replying yours of the 9th inst, would say The South
Life & Trust Co., of Greensboro chartered this State and
licensed by this department considered and
In all where they register their policies the securities to the
of their deposited with this department for the
pose. Yours very truly,
(Signed) JAMES R. YOUNG,
Insurance Commissioner.
INsURA ~ DEPARTMENT. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Columbia, March 10TH 1909.
MI. w. A. McSwan Newberry, S. c.
Dear Sir:
say Southern Life Trust Co., of Greensboro
By the annual statement for the
ending 1oo8 before shows total of about
surplus policy holders of capital $oOcoooo and surplus Of
SI3oI52.oo. Yours truly,
(Signed) F. H. McMASTER,
Insurance Commissioner.
Buy life insurance policies from this agency and keep your
money this community where available for buying homes
young people and for the development of community
little lower and dividends little larger than any
company operating in this section
you before you close the your life
both lose.
Call office, write phone
SECURITY LOAN & INVESTMENT COMPANY AGENT,
J.N. McCAUGHRIN, Treas. w. A. McSWAIN, Secy.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-10-15
Knox Statement Inaccurate.

The statement of the department
is further inaccurate in saying that I
gave out a newspaper story about the
preparation Of a protest IN regard to
the agreement between China and ia
pan It would have been more ac-
curate if the statement had said as
was indicated in its own closing para
graph, that a brief conversation OF
mine with newspaper representative
contributed 10 the publication by him
- i discussion Of his agreement and
the possibility Of protest by this
Government and that the department
regarded this conversation as lndls-
Greet The publication referred to
did not mention my name, nor IN my
Judgment would it have been a mis-
take if the department Of the State
had not chosen to vouch for its ac-
curacv and give to it an official sig
oiticauce by its own conduct.
1T certainly contained nothing OF
substance that was lot matter OF
common knowledge or deduclble by
any competent newspaper reporter
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-11

and associates have purchased land in the lower part of the land on. which Will be erected an immense eccal by- product plant, turning out coke, heavy chemicals, acids, tar, and using the gas from the coal. The work on the big plant of the Walker-Harbison Refrac- tories Company, in the vicinity of Wy lam, short distance from Ensley, Is being pushed and some headway Is be ing made on the foundations. This plant will give employment when com plsted to several hundred men. Other plants are under consideration or &C., tual erection in this district.
 There Is to be a steady operation In the big steel plant of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company. The lighting up of another of the open hearth furnaces fin the steel mill, means a larger output in time. There is a strong demand for steel rail. 1t is an- nounced, and no effort will be spared to get the largest possible production. A statement has been made that }sOme- thing like S2,000 tons of steel rail ia needed for this month to meet the de- mand already in hand while other bus. mess ia promised.
 The coal and coke production in Ala bama is steady and there Is need for every ton of both products being turn cd out. The coal output promises to he heavy right along, the distribution of convicts among several of the coal com panfes instead of holding them with just two companies. as in the past. will mean better production of coal all around. The railroads are using more coal than for eighteen months while other interests are looking out for fuel, There are yet quite number of miners trict.
 The coke stocks are not dwindiinR any, despite the active production of pig iron. Around Bessemer and in Birmingham there Is quite a lot of cok e stacked up but an additional furnace the near future, will require A larger amount of coke and the surplus stock will be called into use then.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-11
QUIET IN PENSACOLA
DULLEsr SUNDAY EXPERIENCED
 IN MANY TEARS.
Street Cars and Public Hacks Were Allowed To Operate But All Bushness Hsusea Were
 Closed Tight.

Pensacola, Fla. Jan. 10--tSpecial)-- While street cars were allowed to op- crate and public hacks as well as draws and other, classes of vehicles could Dc secured. today witnessed the dullest Sunday experienced in Pensacola In many years.
 A number of arrests were made by the sheriff, who, following out the in- structions of the county solicitor. did not molest street railways and other modes of travel, but who closed up ev- cry place Of business excepting drug stores and restaurants. All of the Greek fruit stands were closed tight. the Greeks being afraid to even open up to retail fruit, which Is not viola tion of the law.
 This morning number of prominent business men were arrested. not ,charg- ed with doing business, but because they were seen coming out of their stores. In number ot the Instances. fhe men had gone down to their offices to look through their morning mall, but the deputies having charge of the work declared this to be a violation of the law and arrested the parties.
 There was no semblance of business conducted, and those who had not pro- Yfded food supplies and fresh meats the day previous, had to yo without or else secure their meals from restaurants
 The German warship Freya was the center of attraction this afternoon and as she was open for visitors. hundreds spent the afternoon on board the vessel At first it was thought the men in charge of the excursion boats would be arrested. but under the ruling of the County Solicitor, this could not be done, and as a consequence. those who were deprived of other pleasures and pursuits by the enforcement of the law, fiocked to the big warship and spent the afternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-11
RcUenue Facts of Interest About
 Prohibition GiUen in Circular

An Interesting feature of local op- tion lights in New York State Is shown by a circular issued by the opponents of brohibition, a copy of which has been sent to Montgomery by an Ala bama man now in the Adirondacks. The circular professes to show the greatly increased licenses that will have to be paid if prohibition is made effective.
 The figures can not apply to Ala bama-, which recently went under the operations of prohibition law. While licenses have been largely raised in Alabama they have not been raised to the extent indicated by the circular. The circular does not specify Alabama or any particular Southern State, but seems to be general in its nature. A few specimens of the license figures are given here. The circular is inter estlng as an example of what a local option light up North must look like.
 The circular says:
 gro make up for the loss through anti-saloon Legislation, every merchant and profession must pay a license. ac- cording to, the amount of sales made and business done. Each day the gross amount of sales of each business must be reported to the license collectors, under penalty of fine and Imprisonment -6or failure to do so.
 'Some lines of business will have to pay a license that were never assessed before. The farmers will have to pay more for hardware and seeds. Stock raisers and grain dealers will also be assessed. It will even cost you more to die. Cemeteries also come in for a share of the taxes In fact, no person or business escapes. The farmers have advancd their prices on all farm pro- ducts. and in almost every line of bus mess prices are also being advanced. The new license schedule has been placed on the books, disclosing some very interesting figures
 ''The tremendous loss of revenue by prohibition is shown in the following table, which gives the amount of taxes assessed against the people:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-11
THE DIVERSIFIED FARMING
 SPECIAL TO BEGIN TRIP

Mobile. Jan. l0.-(Special.) )-The e start of the Diversified Farming Spe- cial to be run by the Mobile and Ohio Railroad will be made tomorrow morn ing, when a special train will depart from the New Terminal station and will. during the day, visit many sta- tions on the line of the Mobile and Bay Shore, where addresses will be made to the farmers.
 The special returns to the city Mon day night and departs again over the main line of the M. and O., to be ab- sent until next Saturday. The train will each day visit stations along the route of the road. where addresses will be made to the farmers on farm.7 ing and raising of crops. The trip will continue through to Columbus, Miss, thence to Tuscaloosa. and end ing at Montgomery next Saturday. In addition to high railroad onicials in charge of the train, a special represen- tative of the Agricultural Department at Washington. the Commissioners Oe Agriculture of Alabama and Missls- sippi, and other prominent men, will compose the party.
 Much interest centers in the visit of the train at the country stations. and large crowds are promised at every place wheer an address is proposed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-11
REGULARLY SAD DEATH
Younx Man Dies in EVergreep Far from
 Home and Friends.

Younx Man Dies in Evergreep Far from
 Home and Friends.
 Evergreen, Jan. 10--( Especial )-Far from home, friends and loved ones, R. l. Miller. a young man about 2S years of age, died this morning at 5 o'clock at the Magnolia Hotel in this. city of ty- ,phoid fever.
 His home is in Chicago and he was employed as a painter and paper hang CT. He came to Evergreen several weeks ago from Montgomery for the purpose of engaging in work with local firm. but for some unknown req son. he did not secure this position.
 A short time ago he was in Pensacola with a friend. who accompanied him lSouth. whose name was Taylor. Taylor twas stricken with typhoid fever and died shortly afterwards. and it is sup posed Mir. Miller, in nursing his friend. contracted the fatal disease. He would not, until few days ago, given the ad- dress of his parents and as soon as this was furnished. they were immediately notified of their sons se- ! rious illness. The young mans father was expected here from Chicago yester- day. but did not arrive. Ills brother reached here today at 2 o'clock.
 Newly made friends here of the young man did alT in their power For him while sick. a trained nurse being employed yesterday to furnish him with proper attention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-11

Hardware stores from s15 to s2oO a year.
 "seed dealers from &25 to s75 a year. Live stock. $50 year.
 Grain dealers from $50 to 3100 year. Doctors from SIS to $40 a year. Milk peddlers from $20 to $35 year. ''UHdertakers. s65 a year. FCemeteries, s100 year.
 Tombstone dealers. $35 a year. Butchers from S75 to s250 a year. Sausage makers 310 a year. 'Grocers from s12.5o to $200 a year. "shoe dealers from 21S to s2Oo q Coffee dealers. s15o a year. Bakers from s25 to $75 a year.. Coal dealers from $10 to 3100 c year. "Furniture dealers, 3aoe a year. Oyster shops from s25 to $1oo a year.
 rRetail oyster dealers from $40 to S115 year.
 "Ppoduce dealers, $50 a year.
 Gnnswsrs nn from from ;1s W to to :1So :1S year "Clothiers from $15 to $2O0 a year. - "Laundries from $50 to s1O0 a year. "Boarding houses. $25 a year. Cooperative home building, $500 a year.
 "Buiidlng associations from slOO to $500 a year.
 "Gas companies, S2.500 a year. Brokerage houses, s4,00o a year. Street railway companies. $s.O00 ( year.
 "oil companies. s1.25o a year. "Railroad companies (ofices in Bir. minghaml, S1,750 year.
 "Corporations furnishing steam heat $lO.0Oo a year.
 Telephone companies from $500 to $2,5O0 8 year.
 'Waterworks. $15.O00 a year. Adding machine agents $15 a year. Advertising devices and companies, from e10 to s200 year. Abstract title companies, from SIS to $150 a wear.
 Somebody has been exaggerating.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-11
WOMAN SUICIDES
 BY JUMPING INTO CISTERE

Anniston. Jan. 1O.-(Special.)- Having despaired of regaining her lost health, Mrs. w. w. Hallman has end ed many years, of suffering by jump ing into cistern in her yard. where she was drowned before help could be summoned, according to a message re- ceived yesterday from Renfroe by Mrs. J. w White of Oxford, who went to attend the final obsequies over the re- mains of the unfortunate woman
 Mrs. Hallman is survived by her hus- band and several children. Her rash act came as a surprise, as she did not appear Respondent on a recent visit here. <