The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-05-11
NEWS FROM kEARSE.
Spring is Coming-Fine Oats Crops
Successful Entertainment.

Wanderers Rest, May 8.-Birds
are all asong, the quail is calling bob
white to his mate, she answers in
the distance not quite, the martin,
blue jay and several other kinds are
making this May morning chorus
of melody, and the mocking bird
warbling it's sweetest strains, all
proclaiming that warm days and
balmy brezzes will soon be here. Then
how charming the flowers, beautiful
flowers, to cheer and brighten the
hours that come so long and dreary
when the East wind blows, the little
cotton so sick and the corn yellow
red, all showing the effect of that
fated wind, and the old farmer has
to go at brisk pace, coat all button
ed up to keep warm, but he knows
that it will soon be gone, for 1t IS
so nearly every spring, and when the
warm rains come, the South winds
blow, all sorrows will be forgotten
as the tender plants turn as If by
magic dark green and grow ever
so fast, placing a charm before the
old farmer nothing else can, and
with a happy look beaming from his
care-worn face, all is well and bread
for the boys and girls will be made
and cash to buy them nice clothes,
bows, ribbons, rats and heaven
knows what; so all is we'll that ends
we'll and no fears need be felt, for so
it will be.
Saturday last the old farmer had
the pleasure of looking over several
prize acres of corn with Mr.. w. B.
Chitty, of Olar, who is in charge of
these contests for the national agri-
cultural department. He has gone
into it with deep interest, and 1t is
a pleasure to be with him on these
rounds, and much useful infor-
nation is gained from him and
others. Mr.. Chitty is practi-
cal and successful farmer, not
afraid to invest his dollars in
mother earth, knowing by personal
experience that she is the safest
bank of deposit in existence 50 far
known to man, and when sane meth
ods are used she returns the largest
dividends of any other, as the sue
cess of many attests. Mr.. Chitty
also inspected a few fields of oats,
some of which are very fine. Mr..
Asbury kirkland has a field of Is
acres some of which by actual meas
urement was five feet seven and one
half inches tall. These oats were
grown after corn crop, with heavy
growth of pea vines, all turned un-
der with two-horse plow, he using
at time of sowing 500 pounds cotton
seed meal, kainit, acid phosphate,
equal parts being used, and top
dressed with 100 pounds nitrate of
soda. His best acre will yield rs
bushels or more Of shelled oats.
Messrs. J. Ritter & Son, J. j. Kearse,
J. F. Kearse, Sr., S. E. Neeley, and
several others can show fine fields of
this grain, demonstrating that this
is the home of the oat when right
methods are used, for by these fields
are others that will be a poor crop
with no profit, so fertilizers pay on
oats; watch the other crops.
The entertainment given by Miss
Abel at White Point school house
was a complete success. The room
was packed to it's utmost capacity,
and for two hours pleased audience
with happy faces and joyous laughter
enjoyed the different songs and
plays Of the children. Well were
they drilled, and each one in most
pleasing way acted their part.
| What is the trouble with my Paul
Neron and Moss roses? Only few
of the buds open. They seem to
wither and dry up without opening;
while a few have made splendid
roses, one the largest and most ele-
CANT rose the writer has ever seen.
I am using a combination of fertil-
izers, trying to find remedy. If
any one knows how to prevent this,
they will confer a favor to an old
lover of flowers and perhaps others.
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