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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-03-30
Winters Coming Back.

Our. friend, N. E. Winters, Exten-
sion Agronomist Of Clemson, wha
has been correctly styled "the Billy
Sunday Of Modern Agriculture"
will be with us again on April 9Th,
6th and 7th. Mr.. Winters, besides
being practical farmer, is an ex-
pert IN several lines, namely, soil
fertility, fertilizers and general farm
crops. Grow 100 velvet beans where
none grew before" Is his motto.
Don't haul nitrogen; Put in some
legumes (pipes) and take 1t from
the air.
Besides some Individual visits to
farmers, meetings will be held as
follows:
Tuesday night, April 5th. 8 p. m.,
Retreat No. |.
Wednesday. April 9Th. p. M,
Wednesday wight, April 9Th, at 8
O'CLOCK, South Union.
Thursday, April 7th, 2 b. M, at
Seneca (at Chamber OF Commerce
Hall)
Farmers below Seneca or near
Newry are asked to meet at alfalfa
field near Ramseur residence at II
a. m. on Thursday, April 7th, to dis
cuss legumes with Mr.. Winters and
Mr.. Foster, and to witness q beautf-
full field.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-03-30

"a. A. Barnes, Hartsville, applies
500 to 800 .ounds Of an 8-4-4 before
planting and top-drasses with a
Al 40 at the> rate of 15O to 200
pounds per acre. He gets 1900 to
1,600 pounds Of seed cotton per acre.
IA, II. Ward, Darlington, applies
SOO to 1000 pounds Of an 1913, and
uses three-ffths. at planting time
and balance as side-dressing in two
applications. He gets about 1900
pounds OF seed cotton per acre.
~. ]. Lawtun; Hartsville, applies
1000 pounds Of an 8-3-3, uses 100
to 200 pounds Of nitrogenous top
dressing and gets: r.40O to 1900
pounds of seed cotton per acre.
M. w. Bluff1hgtom Saluda, R, F.
D. No. 2, applies 100 pounds of an
8-S-3 or 8-4-4 before planting, and
uses $50 to- 200 pounds of $50 as
side-dresser, applied about July I.
He gets about 1900 pounds Of seed
cotton per acre.
NV. D. Hblstein; Batesburg, ap-
plies 600 pounds ofFan 8-4-4 and 100
pounds Of nitrate. Of soda, and gets
1900 pounds and mure seed cotton
per acre.
ID. s. Yates, Lykesland, uses 700
pounds of a:6-4-2, with one-half un-
der the row and the balance as a
embarrassing after" ciiopping. From
100 to 200 pounds Of nftrogenous
top-dressing is: given. In June or July.
His yields are 1900 pounds Of seed
cotton per acre..
"a. T.. Brock, Summerton, applies
500 pounds Of an 8!4-4 or 8-3-3, of
which 900 pounds: iss put under the
row and 200 pounds used as a side
application. Either 4-7h-2 or
nitrate Of soda is- used as top
dressing in addition. Hfs yields are
1900 pounds of seed cotton per acre.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-03-30
SHIPPING SWEET POTATOES OUT
M----aAa-tt.' s>S'
OF South Carolina-The Marketing.
Agents GiXIng Thought to Matter.

Clemson $Coflekb,r March 2&-
South Carolina fs now becoming
known in the .swssts, potato markets
OF the''country, AID the extension
service marketing agents are giving
their time and efforts toward send
| Ing out graded product, and that
well packed, ventilated and loaded
| for either a short or a long haul.
10 GATE this season sixteen cars
o! sweet potatoes have moved out Of
this state to Eastern, Northern and
western markets. Some Of these
| have gone as far West az the State
OF Iowa, and several have gone to
points In New York State, reports
F. l.. Harkey, the extension market
agent.
MOST OF these shipments have been
made by members Of tfe South Car
| olina Sweet Potato Association and
have been sold by the Southern
States Produce Distributors Co.. Of
Columbia, which company has sign
ed sales contract with the Sweet
| Potato Association. Potatoes ship
ped by members OF the association
bear the brand "sugarspuds," South
| Carolina Sweet Potato Association,
Main ONCE, Columbia, s. c."
| the grading and loading Of one or
more cars at each shipping point has
been made emonstration OF pro-
per grading and loading by an OK
tension service market agent, and
in several instances a great saving
has been effected for the shipper.
Sweet potatoes are very perish
4 able product, and ftave never re-
celvad In this state the proper hand
ling to which they are entitled, since
they had not been shipped from this
state In car lots until last season. 1t
is, therefore, necessary that every
shipper make use Of the experience
and assistance offered by the exten.
sion service at Clemson College,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-03-30

You will notice that these farm
ers live In sections Of tho State where
the seasons are longer than ours,
the summer is earlier and the fall is
lhter, which gives the cotton plant
more time to- mature. This 8-3-3
and S-4-f brings splendid results
there, but up here, where the sea-
sons arc shorter; we recommend our
1858 or 10.3l0 as a 10 Dor cent
goods Will make cotton mature and
open earlier than an 8 per cent artf-
Gle, and II vow read Mr.. Coker's arti.
Gle, which was reproduced in the
Anderson Daily Mali ON the 10th In.
stant, he stnte@ tfrat ft was unproflt-
able to rnise more, cotton than co.,fi
be gathered before bad weather sets
In, He states that Io,v-grade cotton
not only did not pay the cost of pro-
duction, bnt Sfrvf it caused good
white cotton to sell for less than ft
was worth. White cotton would AL
ways bring moro II tt were not for
the Iow-grads stuff. He stated, moro
over, that 1t would pay any farmer
to use $1&0O to $500 worth of fer
tilizer. to- tho aero Of cotton. He
knows you must use fertilizer to
make good crops, and he knows you
cant get out Of tho hole by making
short crops.
The. saIVatfoE of this country de-
pends upon Increasing protfus tiOn
per aore, not reducing It. Experiment
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-03-30
You Can't Get Out Of the Hole
Making Short Crops
THE AMERICAN FERTILIZER FEBRUARY 1921 HAS 11Is
TO SAY ABOUT FERTILIZERS SOUTH CAROLINA.

Whist South Carolina farmers
say:
"An S-3-3 and an 8-4-4 fertilizer
are general favorites in South Caro-
lima. though some others are used
with success. The applications of
the best farmers vary from 600 to
1000 pounds per acre, and the in
crease from 1900 to 1000 pounds
Of seed cotton per acre.
Typical reports from South Caro-
lima farmers are as follows:
"a. G. Clarkson, Wateree, uses
600 pounds of 10-4-2 broad cast
before planting, and applies 100
pounds Of nitrate Of soda as a top
dressing. He gets 1900 pounds Of
seed cotton per acre.
"R.. PF. Berser, Summerton, usu-
ally applies 500 to 500 pounds of an
1913 fertilizer under the crop and
uses 100 to 200 pounds OF nitrogen
GUS top-dress, applied half June 1st
and half July 1st. His yield is about
1,500 pounds OF seed cotton per acre.
"P. B. Day, Jr, Trenton, applies
700 pounds Of an 1873 in furrow
bed; top-dresses with nitrogen at
the rate Of $50 pounds, applied half
June 1st and half July 1st. Obtains
1,500 and more pounds of seed cot
ton per acre.
Games S. CuIbreth, Johnston,
uses an 1873 fertilizer. applying 500
to 1000 pounds in the drill before
planting; side-dresses with nitrate
Of soda and kainit when cotton Is 6
to 10 Inches high. FIe gets 1900 to
1900 pounds Of seed cotton to the
acre. .....
Wade H. Herring, Marion, uses
a 9-4-2, and applies 500 pounds and
100 pounds Of nftrogenous top
dresses He gets 1900 pounds Of
seed cotton per acre.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-03-30
May Compel Men to Marry.

Constantinople, March %. Be-
coming alarmed at the growing de-
population Of Turkey, the Turkish
Nationalist parliament at Angora is
considering bill to compel all men
aged rs or more to marry unless pre-
vented by health reasons. Bachelors
over that age will be very heavily
taxed, while married men will enjoy
privileges in the taxation and mill
tary service.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-03-30

stations have proven that one pound
OF highegrade,. wefi-mixe goods will
make ono pound and moro of seed
cotton, which means that money
spent for fertilizer pays from 500 to
800 per cent" oa the Investment. We
will not get Ont of tho hoIe we are in
by losing profits OF titsut sort. There
were nO>proflts in farming last year,
but we> never. Had n yearr like that
before, and mayr never have another.
We have got to make. n living, and
we want something more than a nv-
ing, and we must do business to got
It. II the Bfitisf' and French had
given up when things werc going SO
heavily against. them i'm t81A, tD1eS,-l
1910, and 1917 tltey' never would
have won OUT
Tho cott6rf, aCreago win no re.,.
duced this year: wher this Ia done
tho farmer will pnh HIS best lands In,
cotton and 'it will pay any farmer to,
use 400 pounds or high-grade fertili,
izer on, every aore. Of bis best lands.
The moro You make to the acre the.
less it'wins cost Yen, and tho cheaper
you can soil IT. at a. profit. We un-.
derstand an impressions prevails that.
fertilizer will be. sold for cash only.
We have, q, good supply Of hight.
grade goods thak we WIN sell for fall
payment.tO' good. prompt-paying cusa-
toners. We hsSer newer made 4 bet.
ter fertilizer than we have now, and
we don't believe, anybody else ever
did: We HAVE the, ttaoifs ON hand.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-03-30

Lions are smaller, both in size
and weight, than the largest tigers.
The architect Of the White House
was an Irishman.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-03-30
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Terracing INSTRUMENTATION.

On. Monday, April 4th, on the farm
or lJohn Brandt, near Walhalla,
broad-pase, cultivated terraces will
DO run out, and IL the weather per-
mfts, they will be thrown up. Come
out and see them. Also see an alfalfa
field.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-12-31
Treasurer's Notice on Request for
Tax Deed

To every person In actual possession
or occupancy of the hereinafter de-
scribed land. lot or premises, and to
the person in whose name the same
was taxed or specially assessed, and
to all persons having an interest or
title of record In or to the same.
Notice is hereby given that In the DIST
day of December \ u 1918. the fol-
lowing described property, situate In
the County of Rio Blanco and State
of Colorado. to-wit:
Lot Fourteen f14) Section Eleven (11)
and Lot Two (2) In Section Fourteen
t14) NIL in Township Two (2) North
Range One hundred one. west Of the
Sixth Principal Meridian, together
with all improvements thereon.
was sold for taxes for the year 1917
and purchased by r Il Scott who hath
made request upon the Treasurer Of
said County for n deed.
That the said premises were taxed
for said year 1917 In the name Of I'm
known
That the time Of redemption Of said
real estate from such Tux sale will ex-
pire on the 4th day of March A D 1920
and unless redeemed on or before said
day n decd will he issued therefor.
Dated this LIST day Of December A d.
1921.
(seal) ] W G SHEPHERD
Treasurer of the said County of Rio
Blanco. 1924
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-12-31
Why churehaoer. Sleep.

Preachers do not put people to sleep
nearly so often as DO improper light.
ing effects In the church edlfice, &C.
cording to Earl A. Anderson. light
expert OF Cleveland, o.
Bright lights on either side of the
minister. or gInring light hung low be-
tween the congregation and the preach
er. tend to reduce the visual energy of
Cl,urchg0ers,' he said
Modern cave jewellers must have ar
tificial lighting because sunlight does
not reach them most of the time" he
explained. Factories increase their
production frequently as much as 80
per cent by Installing an adequate
lighting system.
about "a per cent Of all indus.
trial accidents result from poor light
ing" Mr.. Anderson said.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-12-31
NOTICE

1t is provided by Section one of Or
dinance No Jog of the Town of Meek
or, that each nblc-bOdicd male citizen
of the Town of Meckcr. between the
ages of twenty-one(2D and sixty (G0)
years shall pay an annual poll tax in
the sum of Two $4,000 per capita
said tax to be agent or representative
designated by the Board of Trustees
of the Town of Mccker. between the
first day n April and the thirty-nrst
day of December during each and cv-
cry fiscal year.
1t is further provided by Section
any person hereby made liable to the
payment of said tax who shall know
ingIy and wilfully fail. neglect or re-
fuse to pay the same ms hercinabovc
provided. shall. in addition to the civ
II liability MS provided for in the pre-
ccdng section. he deemed guilty of n
ImiSdcmeanor and on conviction shall
be subject to fine of not less than
five and not more than ten dollars
for the first offensc. and not less than
ten dollars or more than twenty dol
lars for the second or additional often
Sos: Said fine to be recovered In nd
dition to the tax as herein provided
BY order of the Board of Trustees
of the Town of Meekcr, Colo.
HERBERT GORDON
d1O-31 Town Clerk
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-12-31
IS NOW A GREAT INDUSTRY
How the Growth and Canning Of Pine
apples Has Been Developed In
Hawaiian Islands.

The growth of the. Hawaiian pine
apple industry Is one of the wonders
of modern industry. 1t was started
In 1906 In the form Of one small can
merry managed by son Of Sanford b.
Dole, who WAS President of the Ha-
waiian republic before the islands
were annexed to the United States. A
few hundred cases Of fruit were all
1t could turn out, but the flavor Of the
Hawaiian "pine" quickly brought de-
mand for greater production. Then
the Hawaiian planters found that GER
tain land, which was located on hills
100 high to be used for the growing Of
sugar at a profit, was just right for
pinenpples. The industry commenced
to grow by leaps and bounds and with
In five years had reached stage which
attracted the attention OF Swift, Ar
mour, and the other big packing con-
Germs OF the mainland. They entered
the field, and now practically control
1t. and nearly all the canned pine
apples used in the United States are
now packed In Hawaii, where they
are placed In cans within few hours
after they are picked in the fields.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-12-31
New Years
in Egypt

1F A group OF people were ship,
Q wrecked or otherwise cast upon
their own resources und were TO lose
track OF the date they would have no
easy means of finding 1t again. Our
year IL an artificial one. and 80 must
be made by careful study In well
equipped obseryatories. without pre-.
else Instruments 1t would be difficult
to fix the day when the new year be-
gins.
The ancient Egyptians experienced
no such difficulty. Their year, from
which ours is derived. had n perfectly
natural beginning. II always com
menced on the day when Sirius and
the sun rose together.
The temples OF Egypt were really
Observatories. built to face this or that
stnr as 1t rose. They were more or
less elaborate. but all had as their
fundamental plan II long narrow pas
sage down which the stars rays came.
md a dark chamber at the far end
where the priest made the observa.
tion and where the image was kept.
The beginning OF the new year was
an important event. We can picture
the scene as the priests. followed by
the scribes. lawyers, merchants. and
the curious crowd. wind their way up
to the temple In the first strenks of
dawn, and take their appointed places.
As daylight comes on the interest Of
everyone Is centered on two groups.
The priests on the roof are strain
ing their eyes. for the first glimpse Of
the coming sun, while those down In
the dark chamber are watching for
SirIrs. Soldiers nre stationed around
the temple to keep the crowd silent
AMI to prevent stragglers from cross
ing the path Of the stars rays In front
OF the temple door at the critical
moment.
A shout bursts from those on the
roof as the sun tops the horizon. The
observers below watch their water
clocks carefully now rs the minutes
are told of. and strain their eyes at
the narrow opening where Sirius IL tn
shine. In few moments Sirius Itself
flashes into view. and the new year
has begun.
The Egyptinns discovered that the
yenr has Nh extra quarter of a day In
1t. They did It by noting that on some
wears Sirius and the sun rose almost
together. while on others there was an
apprecinble difference In time. and TINT
these changes repeated themselves
every Ave years. They found the
length Of the year to within II minutes
NJ its trlin ynlue which was n remurk-
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-12-31
How Not to Take Cold

Some persons are subject to frelu-
ent a. Il. while others s'l,lnin II ever.
have cold. You will find that the lat.
ter take good care of themselves. They
take q shower or cold sponge bath
every day in warm room. avoid over
heated rooms. sleep with window
open or partly open, avoid excuses.
over eating, becoming over heated and
then chilled and getting the feet wet
Then. when they feel the first indica.
ton of cold. they take Chamberlain
Cough Remedy without delay and 1t Is
soon over.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-12-31
UNABLE TO SEE ONES SELF
Why No Person Can Have a Really
Clear Idea Of Just How He or
She Looks.

No man or woman has any really
clear idea how lie or she looks. Tie
expression OF the face is always
changing, and no artist, no camera.
can catch this fleeing expression. You
SEQ yourself by gazing at mirror.
When your mind is busy with the
operation In hand you do not think
of noticing how you look When you
stnnd In front of the glass with the
deliberate intention OF. seeing how you
look. your face bears the imprint Of
that intention. and you do not see
yourself us you are naturally, but as
you appear when you have something
to think about. You have perhaps as
sumed different expressions ms you
gaze Mt yourself. have tried to laugh
In order to see how you look, but It
Is all unnatural. When you have seen
YOU, own photo. have you not been dis
appointed? You have usually thought
that II was not like you. And your
relatives have said-"Yes. we have
seen you look like that" The camera
depicts the sitter just as he is Mt the
moment the picture Is taken, but very
seldom can the instrument catch that
subtle thing called '"natural express
sion" because few persons are natural
when seated in front OF the camera
When we remember how our thoughts
change the expression Of our face we
can understand that 1t is not possible
for any individual to know how he
himself l0oks.-Exchange
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-12-31
How War Tank. Are Being Used.

Tanks are being used as snow
plows for clearing blocked mountain
passes and as means of transporting
goods to hotels situated In the noun
,olns on difficult roads. They are also
being utilized for agricultural purposes
making excellent tractors wherever
the ground is billy or broken. dem
onstruting that war machines are being
used on many peaceful tasks In France.
Another use to which tanks are being
mt is hauling trees. Near the AIR.
drome at Villacoublay trees of very
respectable size, some of them weigh
ing as much as three of four tons. are
being fellcd, and. in the ordinary way
would have to be sectioned In the for
est before they could he removed ny
means of animal traction. But. thanks
to the great hauling power Of tanks
they are being dragged whole up
teen slope of twenty-five degrees.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-12-31
HFa9yh~
Go Gravel
HeaUenWard
~ o BEs strong and true; to be gen.
VI erous In praise and appreciation

mo BEt strong and true; to be gen.
W. erous In praise and appreciation
Of others: to impute worthy mo-
tives even to enemies; to give without
expectation Of return; to practice hu-
miltty. tolerance and self-restraInt to
make the best use Of time and Oppor-
tunity; to keep the mind pure and the
judgment charitable; to extend intel.
ligent sympathy to those In distress !;
to cultivate quietness and nonresist-
ance; to speak little and listen much !:
to adhere always to a high standard
Of thought, purpose and conduct; to
grow in grace. goodness and gratitude {:
to seek truth and righteousness; to
work. love. pray and serve daily; to
aspire greatly. labor cheerfully and
take God at His word-thls Is to travel
heavenward.-G. Kleiser In Y. n. C.
G. Central.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-12-31
HOW

LARGE CONCRETE BRIDGE
WAS BUILT UNDER TENT
BY enclosing the entire work In
u tent. u concrete bridge over
the Little Goose river In Sherl-
dan county, Wyoming. was con-
structed during the winter
months. The work Is described
In Concrete In Architecture and
Engineering, which IL thus quot
ed In Engineering and Contract
Ing:
Weather conditions last win
ter In that part OF the country
were the most severe encoun-
tered In many years. but be-
cause the highway. of which
this bridge formed 4 link. Is
very important one. the state
highway department saw the
need OF completing the bridge
so that the road between Sher-
Idan sand Dietz might be opened
early in 1920 for the heavy
farm hauling prevailing In that
section. Construction work was
started In the fall of 1919, and
forms for the three spans erect
ed. Before any concrete was
placed, a large tent was set up
over the entire structure site
and fires kept going In the en-
closure In stoves with smoke
outlets through the top of the
tent. Aggregates and mixing
water were heated. During the
progress of the work Il snow
storm followed by severe cold
lasting several days, tested the
effectiveness of the tent. The
housing proved equal to the
emergency, however. and there
was no particular difficulty In
keeping the enclosure sufficient
ly warm until the concrete had
hardened. The work on this
bridge suggests the application
of the same principles to longer
structures where 1t might be
practicable to house In only one
or two spans at time. The
same method could lie applied
to the construction of long
walls and other relatively mar
row structures by housing In
successive sections"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-12-31
Taking Desperate Chances

1t Is true that many contract severe
colds and recover from them without
taking any pcrcaution or treatment,
and a knowledge OF this fact lead 9TH
ers to take their chances instead Of Civ
ing their colds the needed attention. 1t
should he borne in mind that every
cold weakcns the lungs. lowers the Wit
atty. makes the system less able to
withstand each succeeding attack and
paves the way for the more serious
diseases. Can you afford to take such
desperate chances when Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, famous for its cures
of bad colds may he had for trife?
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-12-31
NEW YEARS THEN AND NOW.

As long as people can remember,
there have been New Year parties.
The old Romans gave theirs In honor
of Janus. the twO-faccd god. One
face looked back at the old. spent
year, and one face looked forward to
the new, fresh year. They gave pres
ents to him and to each other with
the hope that the new year would he
good to them. Some Of the people VIII"
lived long ago waited until the end of
March to celebrate the New Year,
since that was the time that the trees
and grnss began new life.