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Cbt c?iatcbnuui art) ^outturn SATURDAY, DECEMBER II, 1909. Ths Sumter Watchman was found? ed In 1850 and the True Southron In 116?. The Watchman and Southron now has th j combined circulation and Influence o* both of the old papers, and it manifestly the best advertising medium In Sumter. NOTICE TO SCBSCItlllKRS We call your attention to the la? bel on vour paper, which shows the date to which your subscription is paid. If the date printed there does not correspond with that of the sub script! >n r velpt you hold, or if for any other reason you believe it to be Incorrect, please call at your earliest convenience and point out the error or communicate wtlh us by mall. I We have recently mailed state? ments to all subscribers and while many subscribers have made prompt response to the reminder others have not done so. To those who have not renewed their subscription or remit? ted In settlement of arrearages, this Is a gentle reminder that we n^ed the money. Examine your labels and be guid? ed by what you find printed there. PIANO CONTEST NOTES. The Nomination Period closes De? cember 24th. Clip the ^Nomination Ballot from this Issue, fill in the name of the person you wish to win the Piano or one of the Watches and mail it to this office. It costs nothing to nominate your candidate and each nomination counts for 1.000 votes. Each Issue of the paper contains a ballot worth 25 votes. Clip it and aend It In for your candidate. Each person securing 10 new, paid In advance, subscribers, to the Watchman and Southron will receive 3.000 votes and a bonus of 1.000 votes In addition if the sub? scriptions are entered on our mall list before Oec. 35th. 1 M person who secures 100 paid In advance subscribers to the Wat<-h man and Southron before Jan. 15 /ill receive 30.000 regular votes. 10. tn Votes bonus and 5.000 votes as an tra i<onus. Cet Into the Century ?ss. he person who wins the Grand s?the $400 Piano?Is almost cer ? be the one who gets out and new subscriptions. This Is . 4 big votes are to come from. $. * ? Piano will be an orna? te* ome?It Is worth work 3 t400> i want It. get your .t to any U *e and glve you the .' for. If yov ,n and tne DalioU ist? da to suhscrtv pera *lc canvasser 1.000 new ^man and ss time. "?0 new ? win de jmn Tor auoscripui. tpped from their pa 'An active, energe* I tig ht to secure 500 to .ubecrtberfl to the Wate? Southron In sixty days or k The person who can secure l,0u mbecrtbers ts morally certain tc thf Piano. How can $400 be, fn*> la less time or by less effort? Ons subscription for two ytAfM oounts the same as two one-year sub? scribers. One subscription for five year* counts the same as five one year subscribers . Do not forget Prof. Barrows' In stltute work at the Court House the 15th and 16th. next Wednesday and Thursday. The meetings will be? gin at 11 o'clock and adjourn at th Pleasure of the farmers who attend. m. If Jtelaya has anything to say now, he may tell U to ths marlnss.?Phila? delphia Record. Governor Ansel has bssn Invited to attend a hookworm conference In At? lanta January 1> Those mho have Muldooned for a fortnight say that polar hardships are chlld'i play compared to the Whits Plains curriculum.?New York Mall. On Wednesday. 15th at 3:30 p. ... the County President will meet, by "Itatlon with Jordan Union at the Ht school house. Matters of Im Melk e are to he discussed and a ports**, dance will be appreciated, full attan ? ? ? *rrltt will I be with us President! Pv meeting with Con? st our January . President of the cord Union. Vice that a mlasent Stats Union regrets . to attend letter caused his failure Holly Hill meetings at St. Georgs, . Monday, and Monck's Comer on tni8 Wednesday and Thursday ?f week. Mr. Manning Dorrlty. superintend? ent of Mr. L? D. Jennings' farm, near Blsndlng Mill, had one hand painful? ly cut In the gin Tuesday. While the Injuries are quite serious, It Is not thought that he will lose the hand. e * The Indorsement of th* Attdubofl Society by the Farmers' Union *?*${s with approval on every side. We pect to see an increased membership as a result. E. W. D. The members of the D. .N. H. chap? ter wish to extend their thanks to all these who assisted In making their basanr U success The ladles are ap preclatlvs of the courtesies shown th? m hf the sHgll as well as by many others, and are quite gratified with tbp result of their evening's en tertalnment. Edwin .V. Mead. on?? of the most prominent men ? imaged in the '\orld in v.iiuMit, -ays that after the year 1915 war will be practically abolished fr??m the earth; ut least war I i nations. In th" minds Of thi I" 't'!" tie Idea "f arbitration Is getting str "Very day and by the time the next p< 104) tribunal meets it win !>?? iafoad to satabltsh f >r the nations I high intematlon:' I court to decide all controversies among them. t or Sale. Twi carloads fresh rice meal. The cheapest and best hog, horse, and cow fsed you can use. Booth-Harby Live Stock Co. H. DEPARMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Office of the Secretary. Washington, D. C. November 20, 1909. Mr. E. W. Dabbs, Vice President. Farmers' Union, Care Hon. E. J. Watson. Commissioner of Agricul? ture. Columbia. S. C. Dear Sir: TIM Hon. ?< J. Watson has SSnt to the President copy of the address s/htch you proposed to deliver to hint at MaySSVlllSi and the Presi? dent has ? nt it on to me, i have read it with much gratifica? tion, it is a great satisfaction to us to knOW that what efforts w? have been making to help ths people ol the South are so keenly appreciated by a gentleman of .such high stand? ing nn Ith hli fellowmen as you are. it has been ? pleasure to ui to do what wi eould to help the Southern I irmor make more from ins acres. We bavs i" better organisation In the South than n\e have In an] othei par! of the United states, ami have, the satl i.o tion of helping along man) lint . ln- Knapp, ol whom you apt th <o kindly (and w it ii jus lice) has one line of Nvork in e\er> e-.unty In the South. I >r. Galloway in oharge of plant work, lias anothsi line. We hunt the world to ge plants ?ultable for .he South, and hy Farmers' Union News ?AND ? Practical Thoughts for Practical Farmers $ (Conducted i>y K. \v. r abbs. Pre?l<!eni Farmers* (Talon of lumter fount y.) The Watchman and Southron having decided to double its service by semi-weekly publication, would Improve that service by special features. The first to be Inaugurated is this Department for the Farmers' Union and Practical Farmers which I have been requested to conduct. It will be my aim to give tho Union news and official calls of the Union. To that end officers, and members of the Union are requested to use these columns. Also to publish such clip dngs from the agricultural papers and Govern? ment Bulletins as I thinli will be of practical benetlt to our readers. Ori? ginal articles by any of o. r readers telling of their successes or failures will he appreciated and ] jblished. Trusting this Department will be of mutual benefit to all concerned, THE EDITOR. All communications for tl is Department should be sent to E. W. Dabbs. Mayesvllle, S. C. Some Random Thoughts. "Saving the Manure on the Farm" occupies a large part of our space this week. There is no question that we do not appreciate our opportuni? ties along this line, and allow to go to waste millions of dollar* of plant food that is incomparably better than the complete fertilizers put up in bags. ? ? ? Mr. Frank Williams of ihe United States demonstration work writes that there is a move on foot to raise a fund by subscription to give prizes for the best yields of crops during 1910. He says a business man of Sumter offers to head the list with $10. How many more public spirited citizens have we that will join in this work? In this connection I wish to lay before the readers of the Watch? man and Southron the letter received from Hon. James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture, in response to what I considered a true estimate of the value of the work being done by the Department of Agriculture. I want especially to call attention to the last sentence In his letter "the tendency will be simply to induce us to redouble our efforts in the future." We do not show sufficient apprecia? tion, nor do we ask for what we want, but take what we can get, as a mat? ter of course. And then criticise the workerH as "visionaries" "impracti? cal," etc. I trust Prof. Williams' suggestions will meet with a liberal response, and that the prizes will be of sufficient value to tempt many of the boys on the farms of Sumter County to enter Into the contest. ? I s 1 ridlze to create new plants, cottons for example. Dr. Whitney of the Bureau of Soils, has another line of work down there. The Bureau of Animal Industry, through its veterin? arians, has another line of work In trying to get rid of the cattle tick, and still another, under Mr. Rawl, in helping to improve dairying in the South. Our foresters are doing what they can, and so are several other bureaus. All this is comprehensive, and I 'h'nk good results are coming. The South has raised the greatest corn crop in its history. We are now busy pushing the work of having the South breed, grow and feed its own hogs, so that the Southern farmer may be independent of the world along that line. As soon as localities are clear of the tick, we shall helo the farmers in those localities to? wards stocking the farm, so that they can consume at home their cot- ? tonseed meal find furnish their beevei and enlarge their dairies. These are some of the projects v.c have in mind. We do not adevrtise ! to the world what we are doing, ex? cept to tell something about it once a year in our annual report. But when It occurs to some generous minded man like yourself to pay a j kind word, we deeply appreciate it. and of course the tendency will be ' simply to Induce us to redouble our effort* in the future. Very truly yours ' ' JAMES WILSON', Secretary. How to Mako Hens Lay in Winter. ! A farmer had some Leghorn hens running about his place during the spring and summer, and the women folks had raised quite a number of pullets. Down at the barn he had stored a lot of oats in the bundle. The hens, and the pullets, as they matured, and as the season grew colder and the outside forage was cut off, took to working in the oatfl up in the loft, for their daily bread. They had kept this going for some time before our friend noticed it. But he bad noticed collections of eggs in the n? sts in the various troughs at the ?table, and was won? dering what had stirred be hens up to laying so. He was a sensible and practical man, and, putting this and that to? gether af' *r watching the Leghorns working UP In the oat loft, and see? ing them about the nests, singing, h ying and cackling, he soon came to a conclusion. "The eggs are worth more than the oats." he said to his wife. "I'll keep them at it if I can.'* And he did. He had a stack of oats outside the barn lot in the corm r of the field, and so he just fed that loft with fresh oats along as they were worked down, and he kept those hens busy all the winter. It was in February?nearly March ?when he told me about it, and he declared that th:?jo hens and pullets had been the greatest source of profit during the winter, that he had. "Why," said he, "they fed the cows, fed us and paid for the oats with their eggs." Now, this is no fancy sketch, neither does it necessarily take a bunch of Leghorns to lay at a good profit in winter. Under such condi? tions any good, healthy lot of hens or pullets will do it. The farm flock will do it. Your dock and mine will, and their feed need not necessarily be cats either. But the situation, and the incentive to scratch for the grain, and the happy contented con? dition of the hen mu^t be developed under such conditions.?H. B. Geer, in Raleigh (N. C.) Progressive Farm? er. Twelve Things to I>o This .Month. 1. Bow rye yet on uncovered lands. Begin breaking tough clay or sod lands for next season's crops, plow? ing just a little deeper than you have been doing heretofore. 2. Haul out all manure and spread it on the soil; clean up the ! arny. rd an 1 uet every bit of humus and plant food out where it will do good. I. Clean off the fields; get rid of bushes and weeds. Get a stump-pul? ler, or some dynamite and blow out the stumps. 4. Drain the wet lands that have not been producing anything. Tile 13 best; next stones or pine poles; third, open ditches and terraces. B. Set out fruit trees, grape vines, shade trees, shrubbery and hardy perennial vines and flowers. 6. If there is San Jose scale in your orchard, spray the trees with lime-sulphur wash. If in doubt about the scale, send infested twigs to your experiment station. 7. Kill the hogs as soon as they | are in condition; and make just as much high-quality bacon, lard, sau? sage, etc., as possible from thorn. A fancy product always brings a good price. 8. See that the barn is made com- ' fortable for the stoek, and that the ' poultry houses Are tight on thr? e sides and clean everywhere. 9. See that the hou^e is as snug and cozy as it can be made. Look with special (are to the kitchen, w: - ter supply, and the woodpile. 10. Get some books or bulletins and study farming, (live the child? ren good books and papers, some music. 11. Send to our advertisers for catalogues of machinery, stock, etc.. and see what they have to say. 12. Make a study of your farm, and decide upon a definite rotation and a definite plan of work for next year.?Progressive Farmer. What a Ton of Cottonseed is Worth. One ton of cottonseed used as fer? tilizer is worth $15.00. One ton of cottonseed used as feed | and stable manure, $31.25. One ton of cottonseed sold and the proceeds used to buy meal and the meal fed an 3 stable manure saved. $42.75. One ton of seed sold to the mills is worth $27 to $30.00. In comparing these figures it must be remembered that in estimating th? fertilizer values of a ton of seed and of manure the prices of plant foods in mixed commercial fertili? zers are used, and in estimating the feeding value of cottonseed and cot? tonseed meal we have used corn al 50 cents a bushel as the standard. The facts upon which our calcula? tions are based are simple and may be briefly re-stated as follows: Cottonseed contains 3.0 per cent of nitrogen, 1.3 per cent of phospht ric aciu, and 1.2 per cent of potash. Cottonseed meal contains 6.2 per ! cent of nitrogen. 2.S per cent phos? phoric acid, and 1.8 per cent of pot* ash. The values of these plant foods in mixed commercial fertilizers are cal? culated at 20 cents a pound for nitro? gen, 5 cents a pound for phosphoric acid, and 5 1-2 cents a pound for pot? ash. The feeding value of cottonseed meal and cottonseed are shown by the following facts Which we have used in our calculations: ? One hundred pounds of cottonseed meal equal 150 pounds of cottonseed. One hundred pounds of cottonseed meal equal 175 pounds of corn. One hundred pounds of cottonseed equal 115 pounds of corn. These relative values mean that I with corn at 50 cents a bushel cot? tonseed meal is worth about $31.000 a ton and cottonseed about $20.000 a ton, or 30 cents a. bushel of 30 pounds, for cattle feeding.?Progres sive Farmer. PROPERTY OWNERS W.wrc ALD v> :ll STREET WIDENED. MCMTS. Manning aiul Shore Appear Before OooBCil ami Ask That Body To C?e IllifSSTfi With Kress & Co. To Induce IbM i<? Donate at Leas' Three PoH <?f Their Lot on North Side Of Cahlwe'l Street. By request of Mr. It. I. Manning. Council held a special meeting at 6 o'clock p. m. Present: Aldermen H. D. Barnett,' EL F. Haynsworth, H. C. Haynsworth, WT. O. Stubbs and R. L. Wright. Abosnt: Mayor W. B. Boyle, Ald? ermen Wm. Bnltman, p. p. Finn and J. R. Ligon. AJdermaa R. F. Haynsworth was railed to the chair. Messrs. R. L Manning and Geo. D. Shore were present to interest Council in an ef? fort to widen Caldwell street. They stated that valuable improvements are soon to be mi.de by the erection of stores on the north side of that street, to hich will render it more than ever important as an avenue of trade and travel. Hence the necessity of increasing the width. They offered not less than three feet for the de- > sired improvement and asked the co? operation and influence of Council to induce other land owners to make a like donation. Mr. Shore presented a letter to Messrs. g, H. Kress & Co. with the request that Council adopt it as their's and send a copy to that firm. The request was granted and the Clerk was directed to forward a copy of the letter, as follows: Gentlemen: I am directed by Council to address you as owners of property fronting on Caldwell street ihis city, requesting the donation of \ at least three feet of your property for the widening of said street. This . tion by the Council is predicated upon information of permanent im? provements about to lie made by yourselves and other owners on Cald? well St. At present there are no biddings for the length of the entire ' block. The improvements here sought by the Council will increase travel upon Caldwell St.. and hence benefit the public and owners alike. A like request has this day been addressed to the other owners of property on North side Caldwell St. m Council then adjourned. Egg nog will be a scarce and cost? ly beverc.ge this Christmas. Eggs are even scarcer and harder to get than the other ingredient, even though Sumter is nominally a* dry town. ( Dr. James P. Magenis, of the Bos? ton school board announces that hereafter every high school girl In that city, unless incapacitated, will be required to master the art of swimming in order to obtain points for her graduation. HOLIDAY SPECIALTIES! KEISER CRAVATS Holiday Shipment Red figured el facts, deep shade**, in rich Satins and Silks Silks specially woven. Slip easily under fold collars Keiser-Barathea, bright all-silk, in over sixty plain colors, three qualities Grand Prix* St. Louis World*? Fair for Quality. Workmanship and Style ???).? ? NEW N ' eLtj.'j. . f.". Hear tbi? Lab? T|| HE select ion of a suitable I Christmas Gift for a Man a Boy. rs an easy pre position* at this ?tore. Wc have so many "juot right" things, that it's only a matter of choice in making selections. The thing a Man or Boy appreciates most?the things he \\ould buy for himself ?are here in great variety and the picking is now at its best. CHOICE GARMENTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION CORRECT HEADWEAR OF ALL SORTS T06GERY FROM MAKERS, THAT KNOW HOW. CHOICE OUTFITTING IN ALL THE BEST STYLES. Our store fairly glows with the spirit of Christmas, and wc promise you the best of service, looking or buying. Make* your selections early ! The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co., Phone 166. Suniter, S. G