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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-12
Cvrious

rs man Is bettered his condition is
smoro~ed; Il be IS ''bested" he Is really
1worsteG."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-12

Do hut half OF what vou can. and
you will be surprised at your own 1ii.-
gencc
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-12

Liberty canaot be established with
out mora!ity.-Greeley.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-01-12
Total Projections 20 D-posi;ors. sl20. .o00
STAkT YOUR BOY

in the rigs; way. Good habits irSti!led
10 the youth will bear good fruit
in after years. Whether it be the smal;
accounto: the boy or business account
OF the man tha, is entrusted TO Us we
can guaranteed perfect satisfaction
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-14
Garden Notes

L ALL plowinE in the garden is essential to
L abundant crops. Turn under all the veg
etatlon possible and let 1t rot good. Rcmcm-
bcr that next season.
Commercial fertilizers are in the vegetable
garden. especially nitrate OF soda. which aids
tho plants TO start soon In the spring and
be strong enough TO resist tho attacks OF dis
case and insects later In the season.
Do not plow deep the first year when the
soil is hard: gradually increase the annual
depth Of plowing about one inch each year.
Asparagus nceds a rich soil whore plenty
of manure has been added Reclaimed swamp
land is good for the crop.
Cut worms may be destroyed by mixing
pound OF paris green in 100 pounds OF
bran. using some molasscs to make the poison
adhere TO the bran.
Sandy soil IS good for asparagus: much
better than a heavy one
For cut worms bran containing poison can
be sown broadcast or placed in rows with
about equal efficiency. Be careful of the
chickens
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-14

| reveals gross Ignorance OF agricultural his
tory and OF absolute science. and for ono To
teach such doctrine Is crime against pos
terity Mathematics alone Will show that the
rotation of crops win no more maintain the
fertility OF the soil than the rotation OF The
check book among the members OF the fam
lily VIII maintain tho bank account But
some one VIII ask Don't we get larger crops
when we rotate2' Certainly. and don't We
also get moro money out OF the bank ~
rotating tho check book? 1t Is a fair COM
parison.
The official statistics OF the United States
show that consumption has oycrtakcn pro-
duction. As an average OF forty years VIC
have scarcely maintained our Weld per acre.
in spite OF the usc OF now lands and i'm
provcment i'm seed and in methods of cult
walton; and we supported our increasing pop
uation only by increasing our acreage Of
cultivated land, and In late ycnrs we have
also been compelled 10 decrease our cXporta-
tIon of foodstu1s In order to maintain a hiCh
standard of living
The United States exports moro than
million tons a year OF our richest phosphate
rock receiving less than $500O000 at the
mines. II this phosphorus were applied 70
our own lands IL would be worth 10 MS and
our children not $1,000 0QO. but at least ST.
000.0 600 900. II you had a 240-acrc farm upon
which you and your children must depend IL
would be altogether sensible, wise and busI-
ncSslikc TO sell forty acres at $500 an acre
and Invest tho money in 600 tons OF phos-
phate. with which you could double the phos-
phorus content OF the remaining 200 acres.
Don't use burnt limo. which is very ex-
pcnsivc and tends TO burn out the organic
matter OF the soil and 10 destroy or waste
the nitrogen; apply the natural limestone
When you apply phosphorus don't use small
amounts OF manufactured. acidulatcd. high
priced commercial fertilizers. which scrvc as
soil stimulants and which have been used so
extensively In the eastern states In systems
which led only toward ultimate land ruin;
but use large amounts OF steamed bonemcal
in emergencies. or. better stll. larger amounts
OF nnc ground natural rock phosphate. neither
OF which VIII ever inJure any soil
Let us have one state In the union whose
soil shall not be ruined and whose children
shall not be left with only a memory or
tradition of the bountiful harvcsts OF former
years
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-14
AnSwerS by the Veterinarian
Indigestion
Or. A. s. Alexander
Hisoorsja ceiioge Of Agriculture

WE HAVE a bunch OF shoats and when
w they come up to eat corn In tic morn
ing one OF two of them, sometimes more, fall
down. kick Tor "a minute or SO. and then set
up and ~ 10 eating. They do not seem 10
be thriving as well as the others DO You
think worms gre the c1useg or could IL ba
from somcthing hurtrul In tho dishwatcr wo
give them from tho house? Kindly suggest
trcatmcnt-B. ~ Kansas.
Rcpiy-Worms arc common cause OF
such nts or convulsions II the dishwnter
contains soap powder IL certainly ls inJuri-
ouE. but where that is the case pigs aro
moro apt to die OF Inflammation OF the bow
els (cntcritis) than TO havo nts Most likely
II Is indigestion due 10 ovcrfccdihg and lack
OF exercise. stop feeding corn the chief
food. Substitute light slop OF milk mid
dlings. oatmeal and naXsed meal In this
mixture put Iimcwatcr freely once day.
Sprinkle some shellcd corn under litter
big barn floor and make the pigs root for II
~ they cannot be turned outdoors for eXcr-
else II worms are present. as scen In the
droppings dissolve sulphate OF copper in tho
slop for five successive days. at the rate OF
one pound or tho sulphntc Tor zoo pigs Re-
peat in two weeks IL found necessary.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-14
Commissions

IN TWO years wo have lo,t four calves from.
| fits. ana l cannot understand what caused
the trouble. The calves were not scared or
run by a dog and 1 don't think they could
have got poison. They have been fed well on
factory skim milk twice day and have run
I'm the orchard for exercise. They have been
given corn and oats and bran. wen as hay.
They always grow we'll and arc fat when
they die suddenly after falling down a few
times. Any advice you can give on this VIII
be gratefully rcccvcd.-S. H.. Illinois.
Reply-Such cases arc quito common.
They come from overlooking and Indigestion
and I'm our experience II Is tho factory milk
fed In too large quantitieq. and often In an
uncloan state. slightly sour. that causes
the arrangement OF the stomach. which is
followed by sudden attack or apoplexy
Blood rushcs 10 the head and a blood vessel
rupturcs there. III that happens death fol-
lows at once; in lighter attacks tho animal
may survive for time. but IS weak. stag
gers and falls to thrive \ second attack
proves fatal To prevent this trouble feed
factory milk blood warm. sweet clean and
In small quantities often instead OF giving
large quantities twice day Copy nature
in feeding young animals and there VIII no
less indigestion and loss. Mix lime water
with the milk once day at the rate OF an
ounce per pint, II the calves show any signs
OF indigestion. There is no cure for
Wilson's, but the Indigestion usually preced-
ing "htS" may be prevented. Use meal in
stead OF whole corn oats or other grains. DO
not let the calf stun on dry. coarse hay. This
may lead To impaction and paralysis or induce
Gts. The calrs stomach for several months
is only intended TO digest milk and other
easily dlgestcd food II cannot properly tako
care OF coarse "rouehage"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-14

crop. ten bushels Of wheat and twenty bush
els OF corn above the yields without lime
stono and phosphate. The proofs arc shown
10y absolute chemical analysis and by the ac
curatc results of hundreds OF actual trials on
many experiment fields Thus plots at the
University of Illinois which yielded sixty
three to siXty-slN bushels per acre as three
year average when broken from the sod In
1895 have AK the average OF the last three
years yielded follows; With catch crops
and crop rcsidues hfty-clsht bushels per
acre: with organic matter and Limestone
added sNty-four bushels, with organic mat
ter limestone and phosphorus. cishty-seven
bushels: phosphorus plots have grown about
one ton more clover per acre.
Hundreds Of practical. progressive farm
crs in Illinois havo boon using phosphorus
from one 10 i've years. So far as | have
learned no man has given the use OF phos-
phorus a fair trial and been disappointed In
the result secured. Frank I. Mann. who
farms 500 acres In Iroquols county, Illinois.
has already covered all of his fields with
half ton OF rock phosphate per acre. except
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-14

inG check strips. and part of the farm has
received the second application. His results
show large Increase from tho use OF phos-
phato during several previous years
AZ Odin, Ill, as an average OF the last six
years limestone has increased the Yield of
wheat from fifteen to nineteen bushels. and
both limestone and phosphorus have in
creased the yield from fifteen To twenty
seven bustels Many thousand tons OF ground
limestone arc being used each year by south
ern Illinois farmers There limestone IS OF
the FIRST Importance. but az soon as organic
matter can bc plowed under phosphate
should also bc added while on tho corn belt
soils phosphorus should FIRST be applied. cspc-
cially for the benefit OF the clover crop. and
on most OF tho older soils limestone also.
But the organic mattor OF tho soil must also
be maintained by plowing under much clover
and all produce except tho grain or by using
all produce for feed and bedding ana return
inG all manure 10 the land with the least
possible loss
For any ono TO believe that crop rotation
alono viii maintain tho fertility of the soil
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-14

very best Clydcsdac stallion 7 could reach
10 breed her TO, and | would go long dis
tancc 10 tnd the best one. So also OF Per-
chcron. French Draft OF Belgians.
This does not mean necessarily that you
could not get good colt from a grade Per
chcron mare and n Clydesdale stallion, Some
OF the very best draft colts l have ever seen
have resulted from this cross. but then you
done. II is uncertain what crss- crossing
OF ibis Kind, If continued beyond the first
cross. will produce. | had rather breed in
Ilne. getting high grade mares and gcldinss
OF one OF the breeds-the one liked best
1 cannot too strongly emphasize the I'm
portance of using pure bred sres that are
sound and of excellent conformation. Tho
breeder cannot be too particular In this re-
gard. Like bcgets like An unsound stall
lion win likely bcget unsound colt Shy
away from him, seek good one. a sound one.
don't let few dollars in service fee or an
unreasonable warranty induce you to use an
inferior OF unsound stallion
The market demands draftcr that weighs
1900 TO 1900 pounds; therefore YOU must
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-14

(EXEJ HEN in the morning OF ths year. the
Wv earth sleeps lste. the sun. her
Mother. draws the ehow sheet from
her and she wakes drowsily yet with laugh
to-. And the fragrance o: he- stcamy breath
Is intoxicating and the loosed streams arc
/ world music And tho pale points that cut
the mold arc Whispering millions OF June
leaves and tented RANKS OF gold october corn
fields. Then the highways. the carth's artcr-
! les, pulsc with rousing life and up and down
/ their length comes the mIstCrfu call that
has moved mems hearts since ways were
| made, the call OF tho road For around the
I turn OF the road IL uat which most de-
| sire. and ever the road turns. And that which
can carry man closest 90 his hearts desire,
so close that though he may not touch II he
may feel the Sladncss of IL. is horse. So
| IL mans heart be heavy. let him ride
horse In the sprIngtimc ana the keen Joyful
ness of the nuHt shall enter him and his cares
| fall from him. For the gentle Josting OF a
horses movements drives away small worries
and makes way by which peace enters the
soul"
Thcrc Is some sentiment in this quotation.
! There ought to be a great deal Of sentiment
In all that do.
/ breed and raise draft horses for two OBJ
| Jects-pleasurc and profit. Ii / lad TO get
alons In this business without enjoying any
pleasure in doing it, 1 would quit It, OF
course IL goes without saying that II had to
get along WITHOUT tho other essential | would
have TO quilt the business. And ] want To
lay down this proposition as a maxim. II n
man gets pleasure out or a vocation OF
business he viii get mighty llttle profit out
of II The pleasure Is in achieving success I'm
producing horses OF superior excellence. in
making a business u blessing TO the com
munity, In demonstrating results OF scientific
breeding ana sklllful handling. in raising the
tsnndnrd OF your efforts and in leading
others To higher aspirations i had rather
have the distinction Of breeding, raising feed
ing and fitting International champion
than the honor OF I high Office. And my
achievement would be worth as much to the
great producing class OF pcoplc-yea, more
than is the achievement OF some so-callcd
statesmen who cannot above their enVi-
ronment far enough to realize the dignity
and Importance of the American farmers and
breeders
To handle the brood mares and stations
To feed and develop the proEeny-in short To
direct and manage the delicate problem OF
the mystery of life, to get good results from
the law OF heredlty to mate and manage
to grow and groom AZ reach the best
| results-calls for intelligence study. skin.
1t takes man who Is 200 good to be a law
yer. doctor. preacher professor to do 1t.
rather than one who doesn't know enough to
qualify him to enter the lists of these pro-
fessions.
To know what is a good horse is alone a
| great accomplishment Few breeders even
| arc flrSt-ratc good judges. They sec excel
| lence i'm their own animals when they ought
to sec faults and strive to correct them. A
| man must rise above narrow things II he
would be leader and successful breeder.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-14

High prices or horses Is great Induce
mont To farmers to breed every mare that
will raise n colt Too often they are un-
sound. and in many other ways unsuitable
for profitable brood mares. While the mar
ket VIII take nearly anything that has hide
and hair and pay a relatively high price for
It, yet Ct is Inevitable that sooner or later
cheap horses VIII bring low prices. prices be-
low the cost OF production. 1t is equally con-
elusive that high class horses VIII continue
10 command profitable prices. Therefore
breed sound. symmetrical mares to sound.
symmetrical stations and colts OF like char
acter will be the result, as rule. There Will
be exceptions.
Breed draft mares to draft stations, Tho
pinnacle OF foolishness is reached by the man
who breeds thousand-pound road mare to
n ton stallion. or vice versa expecting both
draft and road qualities In the progeny The
inevitable result Is modiocrity, nothing to
breed TO and almost nothing To sell
l believe In breeding I'm line also. That
is If ! have a good grade or pure-bred
Cydcsdale marc. should certainly find the
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-14
Taking Plant Food From the Soil

THREE absolute essentials arc OF as great
Importance for plants as animals-Sood
breeding. good feeding and good care
In animal production each Of these factors
has as 4 rule received much consideration
But In crop production the average farmer
does not give much attention 10 the selection
of seed and does not provide plant food for the
crops. The farmer stlll practices every en-
pedient known man to get the fertility out
OF the soil without making any adequate re-
turn. But some formers arc already adopt
ing permanent systems OF farming under
which the soil grows positively richer and
permanently more productive Tho cost OF
all the farm operations In growing the corn
crop Is Just the same whether we grow. forty
or eighty bushels to the acre.
The essentials in a system OF farming that
VIII increase and permanently maintain tho
fertility and production OF the common land
OF Illinois arc phosphorus, organic matter
and limestone Half ton per acre OF finely
ground natural rock phosphate every four
years viii be ample
For a hfty bushcl crop OF corn We must
plow under tho equivalent OF eight tons of
average farm manure. two tons Of clover
hay. and whoever fails to do much that
win finally have soil that viii not produce
fifty bushels of corn per acre. That is Il
plain. hard agricultural fact The nitrogen
OF our soil Is contained only in tho organic
matter. which in our common soil consists Of
| the partially decaycd roots and rcslducs OF
| prairie grasses OF other vegetation.
The grain and straw (or stall5s) for one
| bushel OF oats require one pound OF nitro
| gen. OF corn. one and onc-haf pounds; of
! wheat. two pounds; n ton OF timothy hay re-
| Quircs twcnty-four pounds. When the stalks
or straw Is burned one-third of the nitrogen
| In tho crop Is lost A ton OF average manure
contains Ten pounds OF nitrogen: Il ton of
! clover hny forty pounds. "A ton OF COW pea
| hay forty three pounds. The roots and stub
bic OF clover do not return TO the soil any
more nitrogen than the crop takes from the
| soil Half the value of manure IS lost az A
| rule II IT is left exposed for three months.
Use enough limestone to correct tho soil
acidity-about two tons per acre every four
| years TO keep tho soil sweet
The phosphate and limestone win cost
about $loo per acre year. After this sys-
tenn Is well under way tho phosphate and
limestone viii add a ton per acre in the clover
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-14
Getting Rid of Rats

WING TO their cunning II Is not easy q
~ clear premises Of rats by trapping, If food
Is abundant IT Is impossibc- a few adults
refuse to enter the most innoccnt-looking
trap. And yet trapping. II pcrsistenuy fol-
lowed, is one OF tho most effective ways OF
destroying the animals
For general the improved modern
traps with n wire fall released By a baitcd
trigger and driven by coiled spring havG
marked advantages over the old forms. and
r1aly ~ them may be used at the same time
These traps sometimes called "gunlotlno"
traps, arc OF many designs but tie mora
simply constructed arc preferable.
About sixty years ago n writer in the
Cornhil Magazine gave details Of a trap by
means ot which 1t WAS claimed that 5000
rats were caught In a single night. Tic plan
involved tolllnE the rats 10 the place and
feeding them for several nights on tho tops
OF barrels covered with coarse brown paper.
Aftcrw1rd cross was cut'in tho paper. SO
that the rats fell into the barrel Many
variations or the plan. but few improvements
upon II have been suggested by agricultural
writer's since that time. Reports are fire.
quenuy made OF large catches of rats by
means OF barrel htted with Il light cover
of wood. hinged on q rod so as to turn witE
tic weight OF d rat
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-14
Cob Peas Make Cheap Pork

~ bulletin from the Mississippi expert
L ment station on pork production tho usc
OF COW peas In the corn Held as a factor In
making cheap pork Is recommended, and this
statement Is made: After all the question
OF richer lands is the biggest nroblcn thot
confronts the Mississippi farmer. and the
log Is not TO be overlooked In its economical
solution IL occurs To us that the farmers
OF this southern state arc not tho only ones
confronted with the problem of making their
lands richer Tho Indiana farmer ba, ,bo
same question 10 solve and nc Zoo sbo',i1
not overlook the hog
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-14
Sour Feed Nor Cheap

IT SHOULD be remembered that the
! analysis does not indicate the palatablI-
lty OF the feed. or IL It Is musty. moldy OF
sour These conditions are generally easily
recognized by simple inspcctlon-the APP
pearancc. odor. etc. or by the animals re-
fusing the feed. Moldy corn is frequently
hln-dried. and, while this prevents further
growth OF the mold. it does not restore the
iced to prime condition II Is not relishcd
by animals and IS unwholcsome II IL false
economy To use damaged feed. even II tho
iced is cheap"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-14
Raj Proof Floor

THE noor Is the most essential part Of a
hoshouse. When building my house /
hrst laid a foundation wall, using cement ana
$inu On top OF wall / laid a by ncn
plank and laid stringors lcngthyyisc. level
with top OF the by $. 70 nail the floor to.
/ tllcd the space from the ground 10 top OF
Joist with sand and cinders were well tamped
In; then laid floor OF Ia inch cypress This
hoshouse has been I'm use three years. There
has never hecn rat under the floor and the
Wind cannot blow under bought tho cindcrs
at 50 cents load and tho sand at 10 cents
load.-E- Z, Hazen.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-14
Increases Cost of Fertilizer

THE total cost tto the famcr) OF a ton or
j commercial fertilizer may bc regarded as
consisting OF the following elements: OD
Retail cash cost in the market OF unmixed
trade materials: (2) cost OF mixing: CD cost
OF transportation; 90 storage commissions
TO agents and dealers, selling on long credit.
bad debts. etc. While the total cost of a
fertilizer is made up OF several different Gle
mcnts, a commercial valuation includes only
tho frat oi The clements entering into tho
total cost--that Is, IN. retail casl. cost In
the market Of unmlxed raw materials.