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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-09-19
CROP REPORT FOR KENTUCKY.

The general condition of crops
in Kentucky as of September list
is anything but encouraging. On
August list an estimate was made
ty the various crop reporters in the
Static with the hope that rain
would fall Scattered rains did fall
during the latter part of August,
but they were either not sufficient
OF not soon enough to make the
first of September estimate of the
crops even as high as the estimate
Of August list,
Corn has dropped TO a condition
Of 5S.4 per cent, which means but
little more than a half crop Burley
tobacco still remains at So per.
cent, but dark tobacco has dropped
TO a condition of "a per cent Al
falfa Is 20 per cent, COW peas "a
per cent and soy beans ~ per cent
OF an average crop. The spring sown
clover shows an average condition
of 60 per cent. The leguminous
crops have held their own better
Ith2a a. thes-.-.ar or-.-d:tElaS--t bis
dEautRs Aljisgyass lis. gigs22- at GO
per cent, orchard grass at &c per,
cent and pastures as whole are
very inferior.
Live stoek-.as sufferer very ma
terlally on account of short pas
lures and scarcity of water. The
saa
.sts'
S5 per cent and sheep 92 per cent.
The condition of poultry has like
visa eGJinad-. ChiGkens- are given
as 80 per cent, turkeys 80 per cent
and ducks So per cent.
XII htTas OF fruits have deterior-"
,s.la = h 4 - o..
ping from the trees, and their con-
dition is shown as 81 per cent,
peaches "A per cent, plums So per
cent and pears 5S per cent. Gar
den conditions are deplorable, drop
ing to A per cent.
Abundant rain falls woGld not
help anything Rs far as this years
crop Is concerned. The corn crop
would grow worse instead of bet
ter should abundant rains fall now;
the same is true of tobacco. The
danger in the curing period for
corn and for tobacco is in having
an excessive amount of moisture.
Rains now would only have ten
dency TO spoil what is left of these
two crops. Moisture Is needed very
badly for fall seeding, and would
benefit next years crop in this re-
spect. Good rains would improve
fall pastures. Water for stoc. is
l serious problem in many locali-
ties and many fires are reported
as result of the dry weather. A
match dropped in pastures in the
condition in which they are ii pres
ent Is almost like dropping spark
in a powder magazine. The water
supply in many towns in the State
has given out, and fire losses as
result of the drouth are bound to
De great
One hundred and fifteen esti-
mates of the cost of growing an
acre of corn show an average esti-
mate of $685.. Last months es-
! 'Tat.a. az
acre OF wheat was $10.16. 1t is in
teresting to note that the general
opinion Is, that IT costs 1919 more
~: r,sssr
acre of wheat, Last years corn pro-
duction in Kentucky was 3O.4
bushels per acre, The present re-
port would indicate yield OF about
IS bushels per acre for this year.
Corn would have to bring about II
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-09-19

Div. 5. sub-pist 3, LIST month.
GRADE VIII Rebecca CARED
~ pssa-.ez,- .---
GRADE VI Julia Burgess 90;
Bernard CARED 80.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-09-19
OUR SCHOOL Department.


One year teachers were presided
over by Don Belcher and Miss LIZ
zie Mead, Miss Maud Smith and
Sanford Wright.
MI Isaac Cunningham took up
and made demonstration on Agri-
culture
Address by Prof. Smith of State
Normal Schools, Richmond, Ky.
RECESS.
Letter read from State Board on
health and sanitation, followed by
a talk on sanitation by Rev. Plum
mer Health and sanitation was
the subject before noon.
Song by institute led by Rev.
Plummer. Devotional exercise Rev.
?lnmmer. (.
Demonstration of Photograph by
VIM, Gambill, assisted by the two
little girls OF N. C. Williams, of
Blaine Graded School.
ROLL CALL.
Commencement of Teachers As
ISOLATION. Teachers were expected
TO elect their officers. Turned over
lie ,..... =.
-wihC ~eFc '+eaeh+rs their FIRST year
for special work. She was assisted
by G. c. Daniel and Hugh Van
horn. 'r'.'--,,,--.-'..-'
Song by institute by Plummer.
Address by Prof. Smith on"Spread
Y,
ruf'.. c.carss 81 sata
Conditions,
Address by Rev. Plummer on
:; e4sr-B t+la4 n !, '-----.---
Address by Prof. Smith on"Fruit
Growing"
Col. Northup gave to two school
S.;ss.sss.assas1>as-s~ xu~.-ss.a.asu...'iiu.s,is'
Smith the trees Div. /, Dist. ~,
Div. 1. Dist 13.
SPECIAL.
$40 cash nriza will ha award-
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-09-19
SPECIAL

A $50 cash prize will be award
ed to the school building the best
100 yds. of road built in the coun-
ty.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-09-19

Big Business Men Total Abstainers.
An investigation into the personal
habits of twenty.eigbt of the biggest
business men in the country shows
thai Twenty-Five Of them are total abb
stainers. These are men whose judg-
ment is valued in business affairs,
whose opinions carry weight. They
are men whose example II is safe to
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-09-19

Song by institute by Plummer.
Address by Prof. Smith on"Spread
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-09-19

OF 66 per cent wnter aud the average
meal is composed OF only % to 30 per
cent water II this difference is not
made up by drinking pure water, then
the stomach calls TO its aid large
amount of gastric juice. which robs the
body of its normal amount of moisture
and sours and ferments the food. - Ev-
cry meal therefore. should be compos-
cd Of GO per cent water but the liquid
should be water. nothing hut water.
Tobacco and Liquor. u
The tobacco and liquor habits are
probably the most universal and the
most injurious vices of civilized people.
Liquor is a stimulnnt that not only
dethrones the reason. but poiSons the
body, and thus the heart action is
quickened in the effort OF nature to
oxldlze and cast out these poisons.
while tobacco Is a sedatlve which par.
alyzes. as II were. and slows down the
action of the heart and the general cir
culatory and vital processes
All the mistakes and errors above re-
cited are difficult. troublesome. expen
Eive and worse than useless Mans
health would be as much superior to
whit II now Is as pure water is supe-
rior to beer and whisky " he would
obey the simple laws OF his organiza-
tion, and his period Of life would grad
unlly increase until In few genera
lions he could live ont his natural pc
Rod Of 200 wears II he would obey the
three great fundamental laws Of life
natural eating. natural exercise and
natural breathing
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-06-27

Newberry, S. c., June 13, 1913.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-06-27

ton be formed, for it seems to DO
anything effectively and successfully
there must be an organization with
pledge, a. solemn binding pledge made
now before the crops are planted and
grown and made, so as to be as def
mite and unchanbeable as the laws OF
the Medes and Persians. In sub
stance it should read something like
this:
81 hereby solemnly promise that to
test the soil building plan on my own
farm I will plant at least two to ten
acres of a leguminous crop to be
turned under while green, and no
matter how much it may seem that
I need the forage such crops would
produce, or how mrch I dislike and
regret to fulfill the conditions of this
pledge in turning the crop back into
the soil, at the proper time agree to
keep this pledge and if 1 note an i'm
provement in the condition Of the land
so tested when prI pared for the next
crop, l will repeat this process, doubl-
ing the number of acres next year, and
50 on, until l have practiced the soil
rebuilding method on my entire farm
"Signed....
"Date. 800. 1873
Now that is a simple pledge. Cut
it out and sign it today. 1t may take
more grit and grace to turn under
fine crop of COW peas, vetch or clover
than any one can imagine before ex-
periencing it, but the man who takes
this pledge and lives up to it will
prove that he is not merely man of
the present, but that he has vision
and foresight enough to prepare for
the future by employing method
that is much more effective and much
more economical than the use of so
much high grade fertilizer.
AS for the organization itself, why
you are the president, you are the vice
president, the secretary and treasurer,
all the committees. Indeed you are
the whole thing" for the idea in this
Plan is not to multiply organizations
by Having separate and distinct soil
builders associations, but let you feel
that you are an organization in your
self, and that upon you rests the in
creased prosperity of your farm and
the corresponding increase in the
prosperity of your country.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-06-27

be far more profitable to raise and to
feed than are the natives. The soils
will be increased in fertility by the
manure, which gives such profitable
returns when applied to the cotton
crop and puts vegetable matter into
the soil. The amount of commercial
fertilizer necessary to produce crop
will be reduced and more bountiful
yield will be produced.
Literature regarding methods Of
feeding cattle in the South and eradi-
eating the cattle ticks may be obtained
from the bureau of animal industry,
department Of agriculture, Washing
ton, D. C. Southern farmers are al
so advised to consult the departments
county farm demonstration agents.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-06-27
FOR SOIL BUILDING.
By Following Well Recognized Law
Farmers Can Help.
Union Progress.

Union Progress.
Are you soil builder and improver
or a soil robber and murderer?
When we look over the fields Of
many farms in Union county we see
numerous and sad instances of how
good land has been killed." yes, de-
liberately and knowingly killed, so
that instead of crops that were once
grown they are not producing one
fifth as much as they originally did.
But though the land has been
'killd,' and the farmer who is now
attempting to work it is on the verge
of death, still there is a hope for a
glorious Resurrection, when fields
may be clad in verdure and be made
to blossom as rose, if now known
and we'll recognized laws relative to
agriculture are adopted and adhered
to-
ME law in question is nothing more
or&ess than simply changing from
I'd nning the same crop consecutively
for many years on the same land to
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-06-27

indeed small, for where are these good
breeding cattle to come from at
reasonable price? The best and most
profitable way of getting good cattle
throughout the South is to breed up
the native cattle by the use of pure
bred bulls, and by castrating all scrub
bulls at an early age.
The South is especially adapted to
raising cattle, because of the long
grazing season, the enormous areas
of cheap land much of which is now
lying idle, the great variety of pas
ture grasses and legumes which grow
luxuriantly on all soils, and because
of the mild winters.
If the western ranchman can afford
to pay Southern farmers good prices
for COWS, pay the high freight rates
to the West, stand the losses which
naturally occur during the shipping
thin cattle such long distances, also
bear the losses due to a change OF
climatic conditions, and then make
money on them, why can not the
Southern farmer who already owns
the cattle as we'll as the grazing lands,
and who needs the manure upon the
soils, keep his stock on the farm and
secure the increased profits? He can
if he will free his cattle of ticks, in
crease the efficiency of his pastures by
planting mixtures, bur clover, white
clover, or perhaps melilotus, alsike
clover, and redtop over his pasture
lands; and by raising more hays and
forage crops for wintering his stock
and finishing them for market. The
surplus cattle can then be fattened
by feeding cottonseed cake on grass,
or grazing fields of velvet beans while
feeding some concentrate; or they can
be finished in the dry lot during the
winter months. For winter feeding
no roughage has proved more valuable
than silage, as the addition of it to
the feeding ration invariably in
creases the size of the daily gains and
reduces their cost, thereby making
greater profits. The quality and
quantity of silage which can be pro-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-06-27

that of rotating it so that it will have
different kind of crop each year for
three or four years, at least one OF
these crops to be what is known as
Iegumes, such as cowpeas, soy beans,
clover, vetch, peanuts or rye.
Men who have studied agricultural
conditions in this State, and where
similar conditions exist are united in
the opinion that it is not only profit
able, but absolutely necessary for
such rotations of crops and declare if
the farmers would go step further
and plow under good growth of
green crop such as those mentioned
in the leguminous class hat it would
place humus in the soil, and this de-
caying organic vegetable matter
would result in producing crops many
times the worth of that seemingly at
the time sacrificed.
AS nowhere in the South is there
a greater need for the putting of hu-
mus in the soil than on what are now
commonly known as worn out or
"killed" land of the Piedmont section,
and as the plowing of them under as
deeply as possible will more than of
set for seemingly temporary loss we
propose that a soil builders associa-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-06-27

duced on some of these cheap lands
can not be surpassed by the high pric-
ed lands of the corn belt, whereas the
cost of producing it is far less because
of the cheap labor.
The farmers of the South are there
fore urged to discontinue this whole
sale shipping of their female cattle to
other States, to free the pastures Of
the cattle tick, and to increase the
number and quality Of their cattle by
the use of purebred beef bulls. The
progeny will not only grow faster and
make larger and better cattle, but will
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-06-27
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.

COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.
By C. C. schumpert, Esquire, Probate
Judge.
Whereas, Mary J. Miller hath made
suit to me, to grant her letters Of Ad-
ministration of the Estate of and ef-
fects of Martha A. Miller
These are therefore to cite and ad-
monish all and singular the kindred
and Creditors of the said Martha j.
Miller, deceased, that they be and ap-
pear before me, in the Court of Pro-
bate, to be held at Newberry, S. O.,
on 5th of July next after publication
ther. Of, at Il o'clock in the forenoon,
to show cause, if any they lave, why
the said Administration should not be
granted.
Given under my hand, this 18th day
of June, Ammo Domini, 1913.
C. G. Schumpert,
J. P. N. G..
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-06-27
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Clemson College Extension Work
South Carolina Experiment Station
Press Bulletin No. 12o
The Army Worm.

cally recommended.
16.-What is practical way of ap-
plying the poison?
On small areas dust it through a
cheese cloth bag attached to end of
stick.
17.-What is the most practical way
of busting large areas?
Two sacks and pole carried on horse
back.
19.--How is this made?
A strip of wood three inches wide,
one inch thick and one foot longer
than width of rows. Six inches from
each end bore a hole one inch or more
in diameter. Make two sacks of elgnt
ounce duck six inches deep and tw,-
ty inches long and about the width
of the strip of wood. The open sides
are tackled to the ends of the strip
(caIled pole) and these can be filed
with poison through the auger hole
in the ends of the pole. A funnel can
be used to advantage.
2O.-How large an area can one man
poison per day?
With the apparatus for poisoning
two rows at a time, carried on horse
back (as explained in question No.
19) one man can poison twenty acres
per day.
21-Is there danger of poisoning
stock?
Yes, after one or two heavy rains
there is practically no danger, nor
after an interval of about three weeks.
The only cases of stock poisoning
known are those where poison was
wasted when filing sacks and stock
broke into the field.
22.-Do these poisons aggravate
wounds or sores on man or animals?
Sometimes they do. Before using
the poison, it is we'll to cover open
sores or wash them after the work
is done.
23.-How can I prevent the mule
from eating poisoned cotton or corn?
Muzzle the mule.
24.Will poison blown on the mule
be injurious to the animal?
Wash the mule after the work is
done.
25.-Using the stick and bag meth
cd, how do I know when l am dust
ing the right amount?
By weighing pole and sacks before
and after dusting a known area. Use
good judgement. A small variation is
good judgment. A small veriation is
26.-When is the best time to dust?
In the morning when the dew is on
and no heavy wind.
27.-May the sacks touch the foli-
age when dusting?
No. It interferes with the amount
passing out of the sack. When the
leaves are moist it will clog the
sack.
2S.-How can I regulate the amount
of poison busted?
By judiciously varying the amount
of Earring of the pole.
29.-Is it important that the pois-
on be busted uniformly?
Yes, it is very important.
3O-Is it necessary to repeat dust
ing Immediately after heavy rain?
It is rarely necessary with arsenate
of lead, but Paris green and London
purple wash off easily. These poisons
must be redusted after rain.
31.-When an army of caterpillars
is not threatening crop, should they
be destroyed by poisoning or other
wise?
Every time. This is to reduce as
far as possible the generations which
are to follow.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-06-27
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF NEWBERRY,
Court of Common Pleas.
Annie R, Harris, in her own right
and as executrix of Nancy Caroline
Harris, deceased, Plaintiff,
against
Annie J. Harris and James A. Min
naugh, Defendants.
By an order of the court herein l
will sell to the highest bidder before
the court house at NeWberry, S. c.,
within the legal hours Of sale, on
Monday, salesday, July Z, 1913, all
that piece, parcel or lot of land lying
and being situate in the Town OF
Newberry, county and State aforesaid,
containing eleven thousand four hun
dred and forty-fve square feet, more
or less, and bounded by Friend street,
which it fronts, and being otherwise
bounded by the Columbia, Newberry
& Laurens Railroad company, An
drew Eargle, Rufus Williams and
perhaps others, the same being the lot
of which Nancy Caroline Harris died
seized and possessed, and being more
particularly described by plat thereon
made by F. W. Higgins, surveyor, on
file with the records in this case.
Terms of sale cash; purchaser to
pay for papers.
H. H. Rikard,
Master.
Newberry, S. C., June 1S, 1913.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-06-27
Southern Farmers Advised Against
Selling off Their Cows.

SVAAAAS VIZ ---~A
During the past twelve months cat
tie buyers have been active in Louisi-
ana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia,
and Florida, purchasing cattle to be
shipped to the Middle Western mar
kets as either Gamers or stockers.
The prices paid for Gamers during
this period have been so high that
thousands of COWS and heifers have
gone to the sEambles which should
have been 1ota;ped On the farms for
or2edMs purposes. This is especially
noticeable wtrn TIC receipts Of south
arn cattle a. the st. Louis market for
the last twelve months are compared
with those for any previous period OF
similar length. The receipts of Ala
bama, Mississippi, and Louisiana cat
tie at that market have almost doubled
during this period.
Since the first of February buyers
from the farms and ranches of the
West haze been securing the Gulf
States in search of breeding srock.
A few .ears ago this class OF cattle
would have been scorned by the
Western ranchman as breeding stock,
but with the shortage of COWS for
breeding purposes the ranchers are
glad to get these cheap COWS, to
which they will breed good beef bulls.
The half-breeds resulting from this
mating make fairly desirable beef
animals.
Several thousand cattle have al
ready been sent from these States to
Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, and
some of them are said to have been
shipped as far as Montana.
Recently there were perhaps more
cattle unloaded at one time in Birm-
ingham, Ala, for feed, water, and rest
while en- route to the western ranges
than have ever been seen in that place
before in one day. Georgia and Florl-
da are s5nding out thousands of these
native southern cattle at the present
time at prices ranging from. So to
s25 a head for mature animals. A
shipment of 40 carloads of cattle was
recently made from Osceola county,
Florida; in one day. They were ship
ned to Kansas via Oklahoma City. The
cattle were dipped in arsenical solu-
ton before loading, to free them OF
ticks, and were to be dipped again
on arrival at Oklahoma City before
going above the federal quarantine
line.
Some people of the South seem glad
that these cattle are being shipped
out, as the number of scrub cattle IS
being reduced and the South will get
better cattle as a result. They do not
look far enough ahead, however, or
they would see that if the shortage OF
cattle is such as to cause buyers to
come from the far West to buy these
scrub cattle for breeding purposes, the
chances of Southern farmers refllling
their pastures with good cattle are