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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-07-14
THE FARM NEWS
SPECIAL PAGE DEVOTED TO THE FARMING
u INTERESTS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY

!. Louie Schmidt just can't keep away
from that farm out in Goodrich, al
though he realizes his son, Willie is
! raising a better crop than he himself
i raised for a number of years. He says
| that where the oats used to fall dowr
for him, the grain just stands as
straight as can be for Willie. Last
Thursday Louie was out at the place
! and armed with a sharp scythe was
making a pretenSe of going after the
noxious weeds. We think, however,
| he was watching the cherries, seeing
that newspaper men and lightning rod
agents did not make way with about
fifty quarts all at one setting. The
Schmidt farm is just as well kept ss
when the father was on the place The
house and yards; the flower and Vege-
table gardens; the fruit and even the
lawn were all in perfect condition. The
farm is occupied by the son Willie and
wife, two young people who We're mar
.ried just about a year ago. Mrs.
Schmidt is the daughter of Adolph
Kruger, at one time a resident of
Woodbury. county, who now lives near
kiron, and she takes a great interest
in the farm and all that pertains to the
place. She has $50 chickens, and cares
for milk from seven COWS. William re-
ports IS fine spring pigs as living and
doing well, and he has So head of Short
horn cattle. Only recently he went up
to Herring and purchased pure bred
bull from F. w. Weed, a well known
breeder of that locality. Eight head of
work horses furnish the power for the
farm work, and gasoline engine sup
plies the power for the heavy house
work. A new wash house is now being
built for Mrs. Schmidt's convenience.
The building will be 12x24 with cement
foundation and is conveniently located
so as to save as many steps as possible.
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X Breeders and raisers of good cattle
should not overlook the advertisement
of j. j. Buehler to be found on one of
these pages. Mr. Buehler is offering
his herd of pure bred Polled Shorthorns
for sale. The herd consists of one herd
bull, IS cows from 3 to 5 years old, -
yearling heifers and - spring calves.
Mr.. Buehler would like to have one
party take the entire bunch as there
is the making of a very fine herd Pa
,pers will be furnished with the cattle
at the time of sale. Mr. Buehlers lives
on the Henry lobe farm In East Boyer
township, and his telephone number os
market get in connection with Mr..
Buehler
Among the number OF well kept
farms in Goodrich township is one oc-
cupied by Albert Schmidt, a son Of
Louie Schmidt, of Denison. This farm
is in section 8, and the Schmidts have
lived there for 10 years. The improve
ments are very substantial and suffi-
Gent for a stock farm of 160 acres. All
the buildings are kept well painted, and
the house is fronted with splendid
lawn. well kept. and the flowers and
shrubbery are beautiful at this tina.
Mr.. Schmidt owns a Mogul tractor and
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-07-14

Edited by e. F. Tucker

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| One of the substantial farmers in
Soldier township we found ITO be
Adolph Stier K of d, section 10, who is
farming 280 acres and has lived OH the
place Is years. Mr.. Stier is not only
farming and raising some good stock
but he finds time to take an active
part in the affairs of the day. and on
Saturday, July 3, found time to at
tend the democratic convention at Den
lson; and took part nthe deliberations
of the convention. He has two good
boys and OF course they are a great
help to him on the farm. When we
were at his place we found the three
of them out in the corn field, the boys
driving horses and Mr.. Stier driving a
fine team of mules He verified our
statement last week that mules are
the safest of work animals on the farm;
they never become ONerheated, will
mot eat or drink, when too warm and
never become foundered. Mr.. Stier
could get a good price for his mules
did he care to sell them. Besides the
mules there were ten head of horses on
the place. Mr.. Sitter was going
through his corn for the third time,
and some of the corn was four feet
high, and was Of an excellent stand.
In livestock Mr.. ~ Stier has Poland
Chinas crossed with the Hampshire.
RE purchased Il EIilIllpSillft Ill;ilc mug
from Hans Johannsen of Ida county,
and this spring had $50 pigs, and had
Just weaned 100 of them. There were
80 brood s0Ws on the farm, and they.
were all in good order. Forty head of
splendid ShOrthorn cattle were feeding
in fine pasture, and among them
We're 10 spring calves and six cows.
These cows were bred to a Hereford
bull. The STEERS have in so acres of
corn and as acres of oats, and the
crop in both fields looked the very
best. Last fall a new chicken house,
12x24, was built, and Mrs. Sitter has
a large number. of chickens, although
she has lost number of the younger
ones from one cause or another. Two
weeks ago Mr. Sitter sold HOO bushels
of corn, from the 1000 raised last
year. st,
-[F]-,
Bob" Halford, the well known
breeder of Poland China hogs over at
Manning, has decided to remove from
the state and will locate near Kansas
City, where he has purchased a small
farm just eight miles from the heart of 4
the city, and where he will continue to |
raise pure bred Poland Chinas of the i
better class. He sold his Manning
farm to Adam Wiese and will give POSI-
session August first. He expects to
his entire herd of Polands tot
the new location.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-07-14
PLOW EARLY FOR
WHEAT

If winter wheat is to have place
among next years crops, preparation
of the seed bed should begin immedi
lately after the years small grain crOr
has been harvested. Flowing should
come some time in July or early in Au
gust. -
1t is recommended by the Iowa ag
ricultural experiment station that the
ground set aside for winter wheat be
disked Immediately after the harvest
This creates dust mulch to conserve
the moisture, prevents the formation
of clods and makes blowing easier. In
blowing land which has, been previously
disked, a close connection is established
between the furrow slice and the un.
Stirred soil below so that moisture will
rise more rapidly when needed
July ~or early August blowing is
preferable because more time remains
for the. natural settling of the ground
and for firming by frequent cultivation.
Early blowing helps to free the ground
of weeds and it also provides a reser.
Voir for the late summer rains and
makes conditions generally more favor
able for plant growth. Fairly deep
blowing is recommended, at least six
inches deep, if the land is plowed early
After August Is the blowing should be
somewhat more shallow, because deeply
Dlowed ground will not settle thorough;
ly before seeding time. Narrowing at
ter every half days blowing is advis-.
able. i
ss-t S-IF1- &jis &:
We stopped for the first time at the
home OF. Peter Fl. Hinrichsen in section
l6, Goodrich township, on Thursday
last and found both Mr.. and Mrs.
Hinrichsen at home. The Hinrichsen's'
have recently moved all the buildings
that were formerly on the Jacob
Mamm place to their present location,
and when all the foundations are in,
the improvement will be very substan-
tial. There are 1870 acres in the farm,
and Mr.. Hinrichsen has IS acres in.
corn and IL acres in small grain. He
raises Poland China hogs and has 80
spring pigs from brood sows. He
keeps a good male hog, and the herd
looked very good Shorthorn cattle are
to be, found on this place, and among
the lot are 10 mich cows. The cream
checks for the product produced
amounts to no little amount Mrs. Hin
richsen has some 100 chickens and al
number of ducks and geese.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-07-14

Tracy North last week shipped his
threshing outfit down into Kansas
where he will do the treshing of his
own wheat harvested from a section
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-07-14

of Kansas land. We understand the
crop is exceptionally good this season.
and no doubt Tracy will make a barrel
Of good money. u ~ II
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

gesting to all persons interested 1ar
Eand against this proposed sbrldglna1
the Wal cree river. that fhss meeting
will be the time and tie: place fUsexs
press their opinions and tesxoteApSn
sa2y measures which may be adopted
b.. this meeting. Those who areHo4
sufficiently interested; one wayor an-s
other. VIII have only themselves 70,
blame il the matter is not settled TO
their satisfaction should they be NOT
sufficiently interested to attends this
meeting, which unless the: Sumter
County Board of Commissioners des
eide to throw the matter.open for pub
lie decision, will in all probabilitysDe
the only public hearing that will be
granted, as it appears that the SunnSs
ter County ,Board of Commissioners
have already, in the exercise Of thsSf
official powers. entered into a. eoils
tract with Richland county and ssstlre
State Highway Commission to fnaaes
and to construct this sscauseway ard
the bridge connected Herewith
e. BoOIH,s
President Sumter County Chamber OF
Commerce. -ss.sl
E. T. REARDON, 81;
Manager Secretary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
BROWN ROT IN FRUIT.
Save Your Peaches and Ptums From
This Destructive Disease.

Clemson College-Brown rot of
peach and plum is one Of the most
widespread and destructive diseases
,os fruit that we have to contend with
In many cases the entire crop is de-
stroyed just as the fruit begins to
ripen. Practically every orchard in
South Carolina is infected with it and
while. it. is widespread and very de-
structive, it is at the same tine easy
to control, according to Director H.
w. Barre, of the South Carolina Ex-
pertinent Station, by spraying with
lime-su1fur.
There are numerous commercial
brands OF lime-sulfur on the market
and some of these have been testec
by careful experimenters and found
to De very satisfactory: The ordinary
commercial 1ime-sulfur solution has
been used at the rate Of one.
part to eighty parts OF water
with fair success. This mixture
will control brown rot. Some
times, however. and under certain
conditions Of temperature and humid
ity, it destroys a certain percentage
Of the foliage. The safest and best
mixture to use is the homemade self
boiled Iime-sulfur mixture, made as
follows: Use s Ibs. of fresh quick.
lime and 8 lbs. Of sulfur (four ito 81:
gals. Of water. Make this up by piac.
ing the eight pounds of fresh lime in.
tub or barrel and add just enough
water to slake it. An excess of water
seems to drown the lime and retards
the shaking process. AS soon as the
lime begins to crumble apart and a
violent boiling is set up, add eight
pounds Of sulfur and stir in thorough
", adding enough water to keep any
part Of the mixture from becoming dry
or burning. Keep this well stirred
and allow the boiling 70 continue for
to 10 minutes. Special care should
be exercised at this time to keep any
part Of the mixture from becoming
dry Enough water should be added
in fact so that the paste is thip
enough to be easily stirred. After the
boiling has continued to 10 minutes
enough water Should be added to cool
the mixture.
The trees should be sprayed two to-
three. weeks after the shucks drop,
and again at intervals Of from two to
four weeks until the fruit begins to
ripen.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
Letter From Bishopville. .

aIr Editor: After the rains of last
week, evryfhing Is refreshed and the
crops are growing offhTefy. The ar
ners have their crops in good condi-
tien for growing, and are busy apply
ing fertilizers around corn and cotton,
planting late corn, setting out pota-
Toes and gathering their oats and
wheat. both Of which are very good
The city schools closed last week,
with the usual exercises. Nearly all
OF the same teachers were reelected
for another year. There are about
400 pupils attending the two schools.
Aif of our young folks who have
been off at the different colleges are
at home for the summer
Mr.. jim English hada all his Old
solder friends, with afew. others. to
dine at his home last Thursday in
& celebration OF his seventy-second
birthday. Mrs. Genie Smith. his
daughter, provided a sunptuous three
course dinner, which was most beau
tifnl1y served, and which we thor.
oughly enjoyed Mr.. English is a
most successful chicken raiser. He has
between 500 and 400 Rhode Island
!, reds of the finest grade, this years
crop.
The contract for paving our streets
was let out last week. and the con-
tractors will begin work as soon as the
material arrives
Our Baptist friends have decided to
put pipe organ into their church.
which Will be: a great improvemnt.
The Mcleod Drug Co. are laying the
Foundation for a new drT4s store be-
tween the Bishopville Bank and j. 3.
Keily's new brick store, in which they
will continue their drug business.
Our pastor, Mr.. Dibble, is in high
favor with his people, and draws large
congregations at every service.
Mr. j. E. Scott and family visited
friends in Cheraw and Chesterfield
Cast week.
Land on thesoutskirts Of town was
recently sold for $1,000. per acre. Cost
~ dirt, eho H W. Scott.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
DON'T FEED RoUGHAGE ALONE
Leaunainous Hays, Such as Alfalfa,
Clover, Soy Bean OF coWpea Hay !,
Are Favored. 4

prepared by the Ur';ted States Depart
rnent Of AS. .culture)
The best kind Of dry roughage to be
fed to the dairy COW, in connection with
corn silage or roots, are leguminous
HAYS. such as alfalfa, red, crimson, or
alsike clover and soy bean or cowpea
hay. While corn silage is an excellent
feed, it is not 8 balanced one, as it
does not contain sufficient protein and
mineral matter to meet fully the re-
uuirements Of the COW. The legumi-
nous hays, in addition to being very
palatable, have a tendency to correct
this deficiency They are also one of
the best and cheapest sources OF pro-
tein. One or more Of these hays can
be grown On any farm, and in addition
TO their value for feeding purposes,
I shey improve the soil in which they
are grown. Hay from Canada field
reas. soWn with oats to prevent the
peas from lodging, also makes an ex-
eelleHt roughage.
Corn stover, coarse bay, etc, also
hnd good market through the dairy
COW. This class Of roughage is low
in protein, however, and when it is
used the grain must be richer in pro-
TEN.
No positive rule can be laid down
as to the quantity of dry roughage
that should be fed, but about 6 20 Y
pounds day for each COW, in addition
fn sjsage, Will be found to be. satisfac-.
tory III most cases. When the dry
ruughage is Of poor quality, such as
coarse, weedy hay or a poor grade OF
cornsialks, a large portion can often
be giren to advantage, allowing the
COW to pick out the best and using the
rejected part for bedding. With this
quantity Of dry roughage the COW will
take, according to her size, from 25 to
50 pounds Of silage. This may be con-
sidered as a guide for feeding TO aEply
when the roughage is grown On the
farm. When everything has to be pur-
chased. il is often more economical to
limit the quantity of roughage fed and
increase the grain ration.
While cows stomach is large and
her whole digestive system is especial
" designed to utilize coarse feeds,
there is limit to the bulk that she can
take. This limit is below the quantity
of roughage that it would require to
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
sTEM-END ROT OF WATER.
MELON.

Clemson College.-This disease is
comparatively new, but it causes a
serious loss Of melons in transit.
There was a loss of $500 carloads Of
melons shipped from the southeast
ern states last summer. due entirely
to this disease It is seldom found in
the field and the shipper is often as
tonished that 40 to 60 per cent Of his
melons rotted in transit, when at the
time Of shipping they are apparently
in good condition
The stem-end rot fungus is common
on ripe or dying vegetation in and
around melon fields. especially on
cotton and corn stalks and old melon
vines. These become covered with
black fruiting bodies sf the fungus in
which countless spores are fDorne and
from which they are scattered by the
wind. When melon is cut from the
vine. drop Of sap exudes from the
cut tenn and provides ideal conditions
ior Infection The knives and hands
Of workmen are often carriers o. in-
fecticn. and thus perfectly healthy
melons may become diseased.
A goGdS stockman must be a SUI
..ar.f,l nro;1;fcar of feeds.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
Death Of MFR. Hatfield.

Mr.. J. J. Hatfield died at his home
Just out of the city, about $50 O'Clock
THURSDAY afternoon June 3rd, aged IS,
He was treated by several Of Sumter's
most ski..Ae p,;:s;cians and had every
alteaticn that loving relatives and
frieatds could give.
he,Suneral services were held at
five d5bck Friday afternoon by his
pastcr, Dir. Jno. A Brunson. of Grace
Baptist church, at New Hope, near
R,an1bert of which he was for years a
consistent member and deacon.
The deceased was a son OF the late
W. 3J. Hatfield and spent the greater
part of his life in Sumter county.
He is survived by his wife. who was
before her marriage, Miss Ella Cato,
also OF Sumter county, and five
daughters and one son. His children
are: Mrs. W. F. Baker. Misses Eva,
Lislian and Emily Hatfield, and J. j.
Jr.. all o. Sumter and Mrs. W. II. Hat
field. uf Borden, also five brothers:
Mesa~ G. ". and D.. A, Of Borden j.
w and. T. H. Of Camden, and B.. r.
of Sumter. and two sisters Mrs. 3:
r. Hatfield0of Spring Hll, and Mrs.
Jno: S. Kennedy. of this city.
The funeral services We're attended
by a large concourse OF relatives and
friends. and the beautiful floral offer
ings showed the high esteem in which
he was held Among the most beautiful
OF these fferings one was from the
graduating class Of the Sumter High
School, of which his son was mem
Der until the deceased became too i'll
for his son to attend school.
The pail bearers were Messrs. w. T.
Flake. II. G. Haynesworth, Cal. Rob
ertsop, w. R: Wells, c. L. Baker and
j. r. Lackey.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
Mass Meeting to Con
slider w ateree Bridge
Citizens of Sumner County Call
ed to Meet June Is For
Discussion

A number of Sumter county citizens
having expressed opinions differing
widely with the Sumter County Board
of Commissioners as to the .advisahility
at this time of that Board undertaking,
without a public hearing by the tax
payers Of this county, the expenditure
OF about s65, coo for the. purpose OF
cooperating with Riehland county
and the State Highway Commission m
the construction of a bridge across
the Wateree river and approximately
four miles. of causeway on the Sum
ter county side of said river.
And the officers OF the Sumter
County Chamber of Commerce having
been requested by number of repre-
sentative taxpayers of Sumter county
ITO take the necessary steps to see that
this important proposition is submit
ted to the taxpayers of Sumter county
for their approval or disapproval. to-
agetner with such information as to
probable cost Of construction and fu-
!: ture maintenance of this causeway
and bridge.
And as the Sumter County Chamber
of Commerce has been designated as
! the recognized organization, repre-
senting the entire city and~county of
Sumter, and representing the citizens
Of every profession, calling and bust
ness interests, ),
Therefore, in order that the citizens
Of Sumter county may have full and
T free opportunity TO investigate and dis
Icuss this matter-that is ali citizens
who may. be for or against this. propo-
| mass meeting of
the -citnans Of Sumter county will be
held at o'clock Tuesday evening,
June 18TH, 1920. at the court house in
the city. of Sumter for this purpose.
and every. citizen who is interested IN
this matter is requested and hereby
invited to attend said meeting.
/ The Sumter County Chamber. OF
| Commerce takes the liberty Of sug-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
TREATING COWS FOR GAReET
Afflicted Animals Should Be MIXED
ReauIarIy-Hands Of Mixer
Should Be Washed.

Cows that are subject to garget
should be MIXED regularly and Clean.
In some cases it may be advisable to
milk oftener than twice day. The
hands of the mixer should he washed
after milking a cow that is affected
with garget before milking another
cow, to prevent carrying the germs.
The practice Of milking out an af-
fected cc@ on the ground is bad one
for me germs are spread in this way
to other cows.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
.oAT SMUT.
Easy Control Measures Prevent Great
Loss.

Clemson Co1lege.-Oat Smut is the
most widespread and destructive dis
ease of small grain. 1t frequently oc-
ours as serious disease wherever
oats are grown if proper control meas
ures are not practiced. This disease
alone reduces the production of oats
in this State by at least 10 per cent
and in some fields there are losses a.
high as SO per cent, which can easily
be prevented by inexpensive seed
treatment. says J. L. Seal, Extenstsn
Service plant spathologist.
This disease is caused by fungus
which grows within the the tissues OF
the plant. The spores gerfninate
about the same time that the soung
oat plants come up, and the fila.ments
OF the fungus remain alive in the oat
plants without apparently causing any
serious damage until the plants begin
to head in the spring. 1t then con-
centrates its efforts in the oat heads
and fills up the places where the
grains should form with the black,
sooty masses OF its spores.
AS these masses Of spores break up'
they are scattered by the wind to all
parts Of the field Many Of them lodge
on healthy heads Of eats in the field,
while others are infested in the thresh-
ing operation; but IN both cases the
spores remain alive on the grain until
planted in the fall
Seed for planting should not be
saved from fields that show over 2 TO
5 per cent Of smulted heads. and IN
that case the seed should be treated.
Even II a field is practically free of
smuts and there are smutty fields
near it, the seed should be treated:
In fact, the material for seed treat
ment is so inexpensive that there is
no reason why all grain seed to be
planted should not be treated before
hand.
If there is neighbor in your com
munity who treated his oat seed last
fall, compare your field with his and
see if there is not money saved by
such a practice.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
Railroad Strike Settled
Several Old Men Taken Back But
Many Places Filled by New
7':s Clerks

According to information given the
Item this morning the strike Of the
railroad clerks in Sumter has been
settled. Vice president Wood of the
is said to have announced
Itnat the strike was Off and that every
thing had been settled. There were
16 places vacated by the. strikers and
according to one Of the officials, ten
of these places have ben flied by out
side men and six Of the strikers taken
back. Three places We're filled in the
freight yards and two in the baggage
room by out side men. This annonn-
cenept is good news to the people OF
Sumter as much INCONVENIENCE has
been caused by. the recent strike.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
The Dark Aae.a

The dark ages was period Of about
six hundred years in European history
commencing with the fall Of the west
iern Roman empire (476 A. D. and
continuing until the close of the elev.
enth century (1100 A. d. The dark
ages comprised the first two-thirds
Of the middle ages and were character
ICED by extreme Intellectual apathJ
and gross religious superstition. The
sway Of the church was universal, ans
learning was at its lowest ebb.-Kan
sas City Star.