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BEGINNERS WITH BEES Healthful, Interesting and Profit able Oecupation. .Election of Site for Apiary of Mnoh Importance-Experiments Have Proved That Low Stand ls Always Preferable. Beekeeping may be ? coattattdl profitably when managed careful^ ay ^putting into practice whait ha? We? found emt iry experts in tire ?aa*gev ment atad lise of modern apfttatuxSa ?jrisplia9is. bewever, should ?je fl?c$I upon the hnportanee of begl?nt?s ?z a small way and developing as one's interest increases. The equipment necessary, while simple, ls peculiarly adapted to the business. Use nothing but a modern hive; one that you may open from time to time, permitting a study of the condition of the bees. The selection of the site for the apiary is of importance. The apiary .may be placed in the dooryard, in the orchard, in the meadow, at the edge Bees Carrying Pollen. cf woodland, or on a hillside. If the hillside be chosen and the hill be of considerable height, it is well to have the apiary located about half way up. Bees may be successfully kept in nouses having entrances through the sides of the building. Bees may also l>e kept upon roofs of high buildings. Several experiments with hive stands at v.urying heights have proved that a low istand is preferable. If the hives are eight, ten or twelve inches above the ground the heavily laden bees returning from the field will often drop to the ground before reach ing the entrance, losing considerable time, if they gain the entrance at all. If hives are on rather high stands it is 'well to have a sloping entrance reach ing nearly to the ground. The hives may be arranged separately or In pairs. We are using a low stand con taining two hives with about eight or ten inches between. Many of the bet ter beekeepers are keeping bees after this method and several have the ?tanda single with from five to ten feet between. The hives should all face in the same direction, and betwen the rows there should be sufficient room for the bees to rise up out of the way of tho operator. The hive should be placed on a stand nearly level from side to side, with a very slight tilt forward to allow water to run out in case of a beating rain. I . Buckwheat Flowers, Fine for Bees. The grass should be kept short around the hive so that the bees may have tree access to the entrance. As in the case of the site for the hives, every step of bee culture should be carefully studied. Don't go too fast. First, "be sure you are right, then go ahead." Dr. E. F. Phillips of the United States department of agriculture says that it is a conservative estimate to claim that the honey bee does more good to agriculture in its office as a cross-pollinator than it does as a honey gatherer. Many orchardists realize this, and keep bees solely for the benefits derived from cross-fertili zation of the fruit blossoms. APPLE CROP BROKE RECORDS estimated Production for 1914 Placed ? at 259,000,000 Bushels-Largest - Ever Raised, ! ^ " . * : \VHh . . ~_ N - - The apple crop of 1914 is probably the largest ever produced in the United States, being estimated at 259, 000,000 bushels, as compared with 145, 000,000 bushels in 1913; about 235,000, 000 bushels in 1912; 214,000,000 in 1011; 142,000,000 in 1910, and 146,000, 000 in 1909, as reported by the census. These figures represent the total "ag ricultural" crop and should not be confused with figures representing es timates of the "commercial" crop, which comprises only the marketed portion of the total production. in 1913 the commercial crop was es timated at 40 per cent of the total ag ricultural production. The census re port of 146,000,000 bushels in 1909 is the basis of yearly estimates of total production, being used In connection with crop reporters' estimates of per centage of a full crop produced each year. Place for Fruit Tree?. The ideal place for the peach, glum, and cherry is the poultry yard. Here some shade is needed for the fowls, and the fertility of the soil favors the trees, and insect infested fruit Is de voured as it falls with the larva or other forms of destructive life. . SELECT HIGH VITALITY SEED Poet?is Power of Germinating Rapidly and Producing Healthy and Vigorous Piante. ??T W. W. ROBBINS. Colorado Agri cultural Collepre.) Seeds with "high vitality possess t>e power of germinating quickly and <tf producing healthy, vigorous plants Seeds with "low vitality" sprout slow ly and produce weak and spindling liants. The chief influences affecting eeed vitality are as follows: 1. Age-Vitality of seeds decrease with age. 2. Maturity-^AIthough seeds witt germinate when not fully mature, tb? {Cants produced ara weaker than ifcose from? fully matured seeds. S. S*fce-Ea:*ge and heavy seeds have a greater germinating power and produce plants with more vigor than small seeds 4. Percentage-Seed should come from plants whose pedigree ls known to be good. Strains that are "run out" produce seeds of weak vitality. 5. Methods of Curing and Preser vation-Seeds curad and stored in a very moist atmosphere lose their vi tality quite rapidly. Seeds should be stored in a cry, cool place 6. Variety-Similar storage condi tions do not affect all sorts of seeds the same. Vitality ls a variety char acter. INSECTS KILL MANY TREES Borers Found to Be Cause ot Death of Fine Oaks in Sections of Some Eastern States. Last year in sections of the eastern states many oak trees-some white oak, some chestnut oak, and a few black oak-died and from apparently no cause, except perhaps a season of drought Examination ot the bark disclosed the fact that borers had been at work in the trees, and these insects were doubtless the direct cause of the death ol these fine trees. The larger galleries found under neath the bark of i:he trees were made Work ot Borers In Oak Bark. by the common flat-headed borer, and the smaller ones by the two-lined chestnut borer. Both kinds of larvae were present in the burrows. SILO IS QUITE ECONOMICAL Preserves Palatability and Succulence of Green Corn Plant for Winter Cattle Feeding. The Indiana experiment station gives the following practical reasons why farmers who keep live stock should build a silo. Here they are: The silo preserves the palatability and succulence of the green corn plant. The silo increases the live stock ca pacity of the farm. Silage is a good summer feed when pastures are short. Because of the small amount of ground space required by the silo lt is an economical means of storing forage. The silo located near the feed man ger ls an assurance of having feed near at hand in stormy as well as fa?r weather. The silo assists In reducing the cost of grains in fattening cattle and sheep. Silage greatly increases the milk flow during the winter season and decreases the cost of production. There are no stalks to bother In the manure when corn is put into silo. All should understand that silage is not a complete or balanced ration. It is a succulent food and should be supplemented wi:h some balancing dry feed. GOOD GROUNDS FOR POULTRY Low, Heavy Soils Make Industry Pre carious-Much of Success Depends on Warm, Dry, Sandy Loam. There are people who will tell you that any kind of ground will make good poultry ground. It will not. Chickens can live on tolerably barren ground, but poultry success is not met on ground too poor to bear vegetation. Low, heavy soils make poultry rais ing precarious. The loss by disease of many kinds in certain flocks can be traced directly to the'low ground upon which they feed and run. Such soil is damp and cold the greater part of the year. The success of many a poultryman ls not always so much due to his feed and care as the warm, dry sandy loam the fowls live on. In buying ground upon which to raise poultry look well to the ground you buy. If it is not Ideal poultry ground in soil, drainage and location, you can scarcely make lt that except at a cost that eats up the profits fast. Remedy for Feather-Eating. Where feather-eating is practiced try giving the fowls some sulphur, one teaspoonful in the soft feed of every three fowls, two times a week. RHEUMATISM AND ALLIED PAINS THEY MUST GO! The congestion of the blood in its flow causes pain. Sloan's Lini ment penetrates to the congestion and starts the blood to flow freely. The body's warmth is renewed; the pain is gone. The man who bas rheumatism, neuralgia or other pain and fails to keep Sloan's Liniment in their home is like a drowning man a rope. Why suffer. Get a bottle of Sloan's. 25c. and 50c. $1.00 hold six times as much as 25c size.-3 A. H. Corley, Surgeon Dentist Appointments at Trenton On Wednesdays. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quiniae. It stops the Cough and Headache and works off the' Cold. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. ?. W. GROVE'S signature on each box. 25c slr- ittg's Mm Bnewwf Ready for pinnin Season 1915. We wish to announce that we are now ready to begin ginning cotton. Have over-hauled our ginnery, and now have it in No. 1 shape, and can serve 'the public to good advantage. Let us gin your cotton, buy your seed at the market price, and sell you meal and hulls as cheap as any one. Come and let us serve you. Hampton Cotton Mills Compy Beaver Dam Plant, L. L. Clippard, Manager LOOK FOR THLS NEW PERFECTION GIRL You'll see her in the windows and on the counters of hardware, furniture and department stores everywhere. She stands for the NEW PERFECTION OIL COOK STOVE- the simplest, most efficient Oil Cookstove made. Already it has made cooking easier and kitchens cleaner for over 2,000,000 housewives. Made in 1, 2, 3 and 4 burner sizes; also NEW PERFECTION stoves with fireless cooking oven attached. Use Aladdin Security Oil or Diamond White Oil to obtain the best results in oil Stoves, Heaters and Lamps. STANDARD OIL COMPANY Washington, D. C Norfolk, Va. Richmond, Va. (New Jersey) (BALTIMORE) Charlotte, N. C. Charlei ton, W. Va. Charleston, S. C. \ The nos R ? I wish to call attention to the Star line of pianos for which I am the representative. They consist of the Star, the Trayser, ' the Rich mond and the Remington Pianos. The Star Piano Company manufac tures all of the parts which go into each piano. There are twenty-two buildings required for the factory's equipment. These pianos are used in over four hundred schools and colleges in the United Ste tes. The workmanship is the highest, and all instruments are fully guaranteed. Sold on terms of easy payment by Greenwood Souih Carolina 1 J. C. LEE, President F. E. Gibson, Sec. and Treas. FARMERS, MERCHANTS, BUILDERS, If you are going to build, remodel or repair, we invite your inquiries. COMPLETE HOUSE BILLS A SPECIALTY. We manufacture and deal in doors, sash, blinds stairs, interior trim, store fronts and fixtures, pews, pulpits, etc., rough and dressed lumber, lath, pine and cypress shingles, flooring, ceiling and siding. Distributing agents for Flintkote roofing Estimates cheerfully and carefully mane. Woodard Lumber Co. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Corner Roberts and Dugas Streets. OUF Motto: ??? The goofing with 26Wears of Service back of it ?odkfor theTrado. CORTRIGHT REG.OS.PAT.0FF. CORTRIGHT "Kit This record for durability, without leaks, repairs, or other common roof troubles, has attracted many imitators. If the shingle offered you looks like "CORTRIGHT", don't let it go at that, but look for the! stamponi the corrugation at the top of the shingle-"CORTRIGHT REG. U. S. PAT. OFFICE"-It is put there for your protection. Use it! For Sale by STEWART & KERNAGHAN EDGEFIELD, S. C. ARRINGTON BROS. & CO. Wholesale Grocers and Dealers in Corn, Oats, Hay and all Kinds of Feeds Corner Cumming and Fenwick Streets On Georgia R. R. Tracks Augusta, Ga. YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED BfSF See our representative, C. E.jMay.