1 They interlock and overlap each other in such a way that the
hardest driving rain or snow cannot sift under them.
Won't pulsate or rattle in wind-storms. They're also fire-proof, will
last as long aa the building, and never need repairs.
Stewart & Kernaghan
ETDGEFIELD, S. C.
^The J. Willie Levy Comp'y.
-of Augusta,
Extends a fall time welcome to our friends and an
nounce the opening of the bestand newest ideas in
fall suits, overcoats, hats and furnishings for young
men and boys.
For the ladies we have just placed on display the
brightest and mest up-to-date ideas in ready-to-wear
suits, cloaks, waists and odd skirts.
Call and make our store your headquarters while in
i Augusta. Waiting and resting room for the ladies.
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E. J. NORRIS, Agent
Edgefield, South Carolina
Representing the HOME INSURANCE
COMPANY, of New York, and the old
HARTFORD, of Hartford, Connecticut.
The HOME has a greater Capital and
Surplus combined than any other
company.
The HARTFORD^ is the leading com
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intrusted to me with a due atid proper regard for
the confidence placed in me by ?ny patrons.
I also represen., one of the leading Life and Acci
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share of \nur business and with appreciation ot
past kindnesses shown me, 1 am, truly yours,
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Well Ventilated House ls Abso
lutely Essential.
One Important Item to Remember Is
That Building of Green Lumber
and Sawdust Will Likely Causo
Ruin of Tubera.
(By R. B. RUSHING. Missouri.)
To build a sweet poiuwu storage
house or dry kim that will hold 2,l)9<
bushels, marl: on* a foundation
feet, extending eaal aud weat. Theu
mark ott a 1-foot space all arounc
this on the inside and buiid a con
crete wall two feet high and one tool
thick, with an even, level surface tc
lay the sill on.
Cut off eight feet at the east end
and build a concrete wall one foot
thick from side to side, the same
Ueight as the outside wall.
In the center of the east-end space
dig a cellar six feet deep, five feel
wide and ten feet long, leaving a live
foot shelf on each sida. This cellar
is to be used for a fire-box, where you
place a stove to produce heat for the
house. Cement the entire bottom,
sides and top surface of the ground in
the 20x7 area.
At the center of this 10-foot cellar
:here should be a hole for a stove
)ipe through the partition wall, about
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12 Inches below tha top of the wall,
also at a dlstaBce of about five feet
on each side of thia stovepipe-hole
there should be a six-inch tile sot ic
the partition wall, with the end of
the tile on the Sro side about six
inches below the top of the wall.
This tile should elope upward BO
that on the opposite side of the parti
ci?n its mouth will be even with the
top of the wail.
In the east end of the Are-box oppo
site the stovepipe hole, set a six lach
ille in the bottom of the end wall,
level with the bottom of the stove,
letting it extend through to the oppo
site edge of the wall, where lt will
connect with another six-inch tile
standing upright just outside the
wall.
This will furnish a current of cold
air into the fire box, which will aid in
driving the hot air underneath the
floor of the storage-house.
Fill the 20x28 area with dirt to
within three inches of the top of the
wall, pounding it down with a maul
during the process of filling.
Dig a trench lengthwise through the
center from the stovepipe-hole to tht:
west end of the area, and lay a linc
of eight-inch tile so that the top will
be three inches below the level of th?
top of the wall.
Connect the wast end of this eight
inch tile with a brick flue built up
inside the wall and extending about
two or three feet above the roof.
Cover the beaten dirt tai tho 20x2$
area with gravel or fine broken
stones to a depth of two Inches when
well beaten down. Then cover the
entire surface with cement even with
the top of the wall, leaving opea th/;
mout?is of the tiles on either side of
the stovepipe. Now this makes a
rat-proof foundation that will never
be troubled with dampness or freez
ing.
For the framing of this building usc
good 2x4 stuff, placing one stringer
around th? lop of the wall even with,
its outside edge and another strin^rr
even with its inside edge.
Place a series of 2x4 studs, eight
feet nine inches long, in an upright
position on each sill, and toenail
them to the sills. Hei'ore placing the
studding, locate the door three fee:
wide lp the clear, and the window*
about two feet wide and six feet high.
There should be four windows on
each sidp; two In the west and one
in (ha east end. The door should b>?
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In the east end, near the south side.
After placing the studding, nail on a
2x4 piece for a plate.
Now take 2x6 joists 22 feet long
and nail them to the studs just be
neath the plate so you can coil to
them on the under side. !
Place some 2x4 pieces lengthwise
brtweon the studding whpre you want j
to nail the boxing; divide the bright
and insert the first railing throb feet
from the top of the sill and the sec
ond mling three feet above thal, PO
that you can nail the boxing at two
pl.-crs in the middle a^d at each ern
Uofore putting on the boving taK?;
heavy felt paper or tarred rooiing and
nail it to the outside of tho studding
After the outside ls boxed up, get
tome sound, dry sawdust and fill in
the wall as you ceil up the inside
lie very careful to beat and p.nck
UV sawdust firmly as you ceil un rhe
w? ll. Yen nov have a GOlJd 12-lnch
wall of sawdust commencing on th.
tOUci'bwu I. ?al <uiu bXiciiGii-ii ap LO
the plate.
In order to have the sawdust dry,
lt ia advisable to cet lt fresh fro;n
the mill and put lt in a shed \rhere lt
will not get wet and where you can
stir it so that lt will season well. 1
find that the dryer the sawdust the I
better the resuit.
Having the walls finished, put nn a
good shingle roof wilh a fairly ??.'".-f
pitch. Then ceil under the joists wit!
a geo 1 iioon-ng and till in tho lo*: wPi
sawdust until the joints are covered
one or two Inches. Compact :5:i?i
sawdust with that of the walls.
This makes a frost-proof house. The
'op halt' of the inside door should be
if glass, then, hy leaving t.br- ouu?;de
Jonr open, plenty of light will be ;:d
mitted f.o the small room, which is re
be used as the barreling room.
Lay down 2x6 sleepers two feet
apart and make a tight floor in tho
smell room. Make a trap door to
step downstairs to the fire bax.
Lay 2x6 sleepers lengthwise ol" th?
large room, leaving a 3-foot ais'o on
f.he south side which will be all con
crete floor for walking upon. Place
a Moor of boards running crosswise
upon theae sleepers.
Th* six-inch tile previously men
tioned allows the hot air to circu?ste
underneath all binn of potatoes ?nd
rise up through them, drying them
underneath as well as on top, th IP
preventing the potatoes from rotting
In the bottom of the bin.
Set a row of. studding directly ove:
the partition wall and ceil up th" esis?
tilde of this row of studding and make
a tight partition between the tve
rooms, leaving room at the south end
of this partition for a doorway to th?
aisle.
Then set other rows of studding six
feet apart, the width of the bins.
This arrangement makes the bins
16 1-2 feet long, 8 1-2 feet high and 6
feet wide.
Poard up the sides and north ends
?f the bins with 1x4 strips.
Also similar strips six feet long
should be provided for the front end:;
to be put In when needed. These ere
bold In place by a slide nailed up the
side of the studding.
Piece all the strips one inch apart
to allow circulation of the heat ail
around and thtough the bins. Have
a six-inch ventilator over the center
of each bin and one over the small
room.
These ventilators should extend
through the colling and near a foot
above* the sawdust. Have a window
door In each end of the gable and a
ladder on the outside, if necessary to
go to the loft.
remember this one point, ?ilirnys
that a freshly built house, and orif
built out of green lumber and green
sawdust may, and likely will ba, the
oause of a houseful of ruined potatoes.
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RICHNESS Gr THE SOY BEAN
Seeds When Ground Into Mea! May Bs
Substituted for Equal Amount
of Linseed Oil.
One of the qualities of the soy benn
that commends it to the stock ferd^r
is its protein richness. The Virginia
experiment station has found th*t the
needs when ground Into meal may bi"1
successfully substituted for equal
amounts of linseed meal In feeding
dalT cows.
The hay ls also rich in protein, and
this is why lt is extensively used In
?astern states for ensiling with corn,
as this combination will practically
produce a balanced ration. A com
parison between an acre of g^o.cn cut
flint corn and FOV beans, at the Mas
sachusetts station, showed that the
beans produced nearly 34 por cont,
more protein than the corn, while the
acre of corn produood over M per
cent, more of carbohydrates and fat
than 'J'o soy beans.
While corn and soy b^an silage con
stitute a balanced ration, it is not to
b? inferred that grain is entirolv un
necessary whore tho silage is fpd ta
dairy "ows. Put it haH bo?n fennd
noFFi^t^ fo reduce the grain ra-ion
considerably under thesi? conditions
and still maintain the milk flow. Ac
cording to Prof. W. A. Henry, sllar*
mad*! of corn and roy beans ls more
digestible than that made from corn
silage alone.
Raising Native Lambs.
The farmer who will rav c!o?e at
tention to bis breeding ?toc k and rois??
native lambs of uniform sir.e and
breed feed thom intelligently and war
kef them at the right time can make
more profit from his flock than from
any other farm Investment. As a rule,
the "native" lambs sent to the mar
ket are so ha lly mixed, both a? to !
bred and feeding, that they are a tor
ment tc tho buyer and of little pro.1t
to tho owner
This is on" of tho reasons why the
western range h nibs find gr^at 'ivor
In the big markets. They are more
uniform in si::e. as they arr? fed ?ri
'arge flock* and ?o to marl'ot practic
allv In the same condition. OnJv a
small portion cf the "native" lambs
that are soli In th*? eastern markets
can be called prime and this fae? is
entirely the fault bf the farmer, z
Alfalfa for Mo?s.
T^P ropults of live years' tests irdt
cate that for fattening hors the way
to feed alfalfa most satisfactorily is
to f?>pd lt without grinding or chop
ping say? tho Nebraska Exnerirrit
Station Pulletln This method h-s
given faster mid cheaper paine tb' n j
feeding a like amount of chopped er I
ground alfalfa, or a larger perconr ra j
of either. Py feeding nlfalfa brr j
with corn, th" cost of tho increado ':\
the weight of the r-ors has bepn "... |
crpur.pd about f>0 cents per 100 pounds. I
CONCRETE RHINOAtK? **
Wattsr That Should Prove infer*
esting to Farmers. r*
As Groundwork for Farm Bi^JJUfirigji
ls Nearly Always Rectangular H
ls Quite Simple Matter-TO
Lay lt Out.
(Py J. TV. GRIFFIN.)
The construction of foundations Jw
buildings on the farm is a^'m.-?y.er
which should interest everj-^j?i?-mer.
In the past, foundations hav?"ysuatlr
been of stone or brick, and i.tE& bee*
the practice to hire a brick~*or etoae
mason to do ihe work.
As the foundations for faxm. bui?
lngs are nearly always rectangular, to
lay them out is a very simpler matter
if the principle is Understood.
It ls important that foundations fee
built properly; and when concrete fe
employed, proper construction^ ra po?
siblo with the regular farra: helfc,
while If other material Is usedrslcitiet
labor is necessary.
To avoid confusion and
Bake of clearness, the laying
building of a foundation for
ture having four corners, is gfC
Usually, buildings are locate
.which
Well marked out concrete foundation.
reference to Borne existing
such as a highway, private
other building, and it is best t?
fret line determined be the
Influenced.
With this line established,
may be considered a base llnef th?
location of the corners which ;conw
on it is the next step.
One corner will probably be located
with reference to some other pbject,
and the oth?r corner on the ba?e lina
will be located a distance frtjrQi tb?
first, equal to the length or breadth ot
the building.
These are marked by stakes driven
in the ground, the exact points being
indicated by a nail driven in tbs
stake.
After having the corners leca tod, it
is necessary to establish these pointa
In a way that they will remain per
manent during the construction of
the foundation, and this is besj done
by building fencelike terms at the cor
ners.
These should be constructed, back
at least eight feet from the (jiunda
tion lines, and should bc long (jnougJi
to permit of marking both the^nside
and outside foundation lines ?ii tb?
horizontal or top board.
The points on the corner bo^
be located by drawing a cort;
one board to the other, bry
over the nails at the two COT
the same line; these points slf?
accurately marked on the b?
a notch, or by cutting a groove*' with
a saw.
This line represents the ot
the foundation; the inside lit!
be indicated by measuring a
equal to the thickness of the
foundation, and stretching a
tween these two points.
These points shouldt be marked in
a different way from those of the out
side line.
In wide buildings where it 1% neces
sary to have Intermediate sun no rta.
foundation piers may be provided for
them.
The position of the piers cnn be
easily determined after the olivie of
the buikling lines have been treated.
For instance, a building 40x7-2 feet
as a barn with 12-foot sheds and a lft
foot main building, mark off 12 feet
from the corner on the end liJlps. and
set stakes with a nail marking the
exact point, then draw a line froh eue
end to the other, on this lin'ef3ocate
the piers for the bents; 10 fief if for
10-foot bents, and 12 feet if tor 13
foot bents.
After the outside lines are^... accu
rately located, the intermedia!? pier?
are easily located by cross lrnfs ma
ning lengthwise and crosswise^! th?
desired distances.
Food for Hens.
Fowls should eat about ti
much whole grain as mash,
portion may be regulated
ground feed and grain by
light feeding of grain in the
and about as much as the fol^
consume in the afternoon; tuate?, be
fore dark. It was found a^o^abte
in the CMse of heavy layi.'ig^?lle*?
and fowls to restrict both ftifnlng
and evening feeding so as td??Sd???
liberal consumption of a drigft'-afih
'r ii i ^ wa? especially true in the ettioof
hens. It was also found advisabhj^i
supplement the above rations with
green fe? d such as Sprouted .oats,
cabbage, preen clover, beets a
succulent feeds, except whi
fowls were running on a grasjj
At all times grit, cracked
shells, granulated bone and c
were accesible io r!ie fowls
One Way to Pay Taxes.
Meke it er.sy to pay taxes by going
into ihe fiele" each year and qWtroy*
lng the weods: the increase m yield
will not only pay taxes, but knave a
good margin cf prolit In addition.
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