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Better Farming in the South
food as well as cotton
THE NATION ASKS OF DIXIE
South May Be Face to Face With Disaster If Food As Well As Cotton
c Not Grown by Farmers —Home Guards of Defense In Great Army,
Is Position of the Farmer.
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From the Farm Service Bureau.
In time of war the interests of the
ftr]ny come first. Regular commerce
BUI give way to troop trains, ammu
jjitions and army freight in general.
x , iir h limes the wants of people can
i,.-. readily supplied. Forethinking
j, , i, will, therefore, prepare against
it.
Southern farmer is facing this
situation. What ought he to do?
pi.lroads have been hauling mil
lion- of dollars’ worth of food prod
u(.ls ro the South each year. Recently
there have been occasional “famines”
in -mile of th'ese articles because of
tin inability of the railroads to haul
all they were offered. In fact, serious
situations have been narrowly averted.
What then might be the result of a
car shortage more acute than has ever
been experienced?
How would Southern cities be fed?
W . re would the Southern farmer who
raises only cotton, get food? Grave
possibilities are, therefore, confronted.
They are probabilities if immediate
steps are not taken.
How can such a disaster be fore
ciailed? Only by the Southern farm
er growing foodstuffs as well as cot
ton. He can do it. It is his duty to
do it. It is his patriotic service. In
dning this piece of work he %ill be
one of the most useful units in the
army of defense.
At this time it is as important for
the Southern fanner to enlist to pro
duo* food crops as it is for the young
men of the South to enlist as soldiers.
It will be easy to get men for the army.
It should be easy to get men to raise
farm crops. Let Southern farmers
rally to the call. Let them become
Home Guards by producing this sum
mer such crops as corn, cowpeas,
sweet potatoes, beans, sorghum, pea
nuts, soy beans, velvet beans and such
garden as tomatoes, turnips,
cabbage, onions, Irish potatoes —by
raising hogs, poultry —by producing
eggs, milk, butter —by preserving
berries, fruits, vegetables —and do
all this not only for themselves, but
produce enough to have some to sell.
Efficiency and maximum crops are
what the national leaders are calling
for. This means making every liok
count to the utmost. It means good
Better Farming in the South
WILLIAMSON PLAN OF CORN CULTURE
Has Proven Successful in Coastal
J. N. HARPER, Sinoe a number
• Agronomist of inquiries have
fome to the Farm Service Bureau
about methods of corn culture it is
considered advisable to recommend the
Williamson method to fanners in the
coastal region or those who have sandy
loam soils. The following is an out
line of the method in Mr. Williamson’s
own words:
“Break the land broadcast during the
winter, using a two horse pluw or,
better, a disc plow. Bed with turn
plow six-foot rows, leaving a five-inch
balk. When ready to plant, break
this out with a scooter. Plow deeply
In the bottom of this furrow, using a
Dixie with wing taken off. Ridge then
on this furrow with same plow still
£°ing deep. Run the corn planter on
this ridge, dropping one grain every
five or six inches.
Plant early, as soon as frost dan
ger is past. Early planting is espe
cially needful on very rich lands
where stalks can not otherwise be
kept from growing too large.
‘ Give the first working with a har
row or any plow that will not cover
•he plant. For second working use
ten or twelve inch sweep. Corn should
not be worked again until thre growth
has been so retarded, and the stalk
so hardened that it will never grow
too large. This is the most difficult
Point in the whole process. Experi
ence and judgment are required to
know just how much the stalk should
be stunted, and plenty of nerve is re
quired to hold back your corn when
'our neighbors, who fertilized at plant
g time and cultivated rapidly, have
n twice the size of yours.
Vhen you are convinced that your
has been sufficiently humiliated,
ay begin to make the ear. The
For Rent, $25.00 Per Month.
* s '°- 200 South Erwin street. Seven
'ooru house, all conveniences. This
b -<'use now occupied by Dr. Roy D.
Can give possession April Ist.
>ee or phone W. H. Field at the ware
house.
SALE—We have three good
1 nuh a that we will sell at a bar
i he;- are good mules and sound.
•Foster & Son.
E. Mclver Wil
liamson, of Dar
lington, S. C., has
originated a plan
of corn culture
which has been
adopted by a
great number of
farmers residing
in the Coastal
Plains of South
Carolina and
Georgia with ex
cellent results.
preparation, liberal fertilization, thor
ough cultivation, and crop conserva
tion. V
Emergency Crops
Asa guide in meeting the crisis,
which is now confronting the South,
the Farm Service Bureau suggests the
following, which of course, must be
modified to suit local conditions:
Those crops which can be used for
food for man or beast, and which can
be planted at once should be given im
mediate attention. The acreage of
cotton per plow may be maintained,
and all possible efforts should be put
forth to increase the yield. Lint will
bring a good price, and seed will prove
valuable because of their oil. On a
25-acre tract, in ten or eleven acres
of cotton may be given each plow, and
it is recommended that seven or Gght
acres be given to corn in which
should be planted peas, soy beans or
velvet beans. The corn can be har
vested, and the beans or peas given
over to pasture or gathered for feed.
At least two acres should be given to
soy beans or cbwpeas and sorghum for
hay. One acre for grazing; one acre
for sorghum syrup; one acre for sweet
potatoes, and one for different kinds
of vegetables. This will give a total
of 25 acres, anti represents only the
crops for summer planting. Winter
grains may be seeded immediately af
ter some of these are harvested.
Everything bearing upon large
yields should be given emphasis.. The
land should be thoroughly prepared ;
the best known varieties used; the
right kind and liberal amounts of fer
tilizer applied, and thorough cultiva
tion given.
This is of special importance over
much of the South where the soils are
lacking in soluble plant foods. Not
less than 400 to 600 pounds of fertil
izer should be used per acre on the
crops suggested.
On account of the car shortage and
the farmers’ inability to secure ample
fertilizer to put under their crops at
the time the land was being prepared,
it is recommendd that a liberal side
application of fertilizer be used on all
crops already planted. Increase of crop
yields will come with increase in quan
tity of fertilizer used. '
Plains And Sandy Loam Soils
plants should now be from twelve to
eighteen inches high.
“Put half your fertilizer (this being
the first used at all) in the old sweep
furrow on both sides of every other
middle and cover by breaking out this
middle with turn plow. About one
week later treat the other middle the
same way. Within a few days side
corn in first middle with sixteenth-inch
sweep. Put all your nitrate of soda
in this furrow, if less than 150
pounds. If more, use one-half of it.
Cover with one furrow of turn plow,
then sow peas in this middle broad
cast at the rate of at least one bushel
to acre, and finish breaking out.
"In a few days side corn in other
middle with same sweep, put balance
of nitrate of soda in this furrow, if it
has been divided, cover with turn
ploVt, sow peas, and break out This
lays by your crop with a good ned and
plenty of dirt around your stalk. This
should be from June 10th to 20th, un
less the season is very late, and corn
should be "naruiy bunching tor tassel.
“Lay by early. More com is ruined
by late plowing than by lack of plow
ing. This is when the ear is hurt.
“The stalks thus raised are very
small, and do not require anything
like the moisture even in proportion
to size than is necessary for large,
sappy stalks. They may, therefore, be
left thicker in the row. Large stalks
can not make large yields except with
extremely favorable seasons, for they
cannot stand a lack of moislure. Corn
raised by this method should not .be
over seven feet high, and the ear
should be near the ground.”
For Piedmont Section.
For the Piedmont section the Wil
liamson Plan can not be clcsely fol
lowed but must be modified. Half of
the fertilizer should be applied before
planting. The other half should be
applied not later than when corn is
knee high. The nitrate of soda should
then be applied when the com is waist
high.
Raise Corn As War Measure
In response to the call for food 'Sup
plies in view of v.ar conditions, the
Southern farmer should plant as large
a crop of corn as possible. He should
fertilize liberally and cultivate thor
oughly so that maximum crops may
be produced. It is recommended that
from 500 to 600 pounds of fertilizer be
applied on Piedmont soils and from
SOO to 1,000 to coastal plain soils.
FOR SALE —We have three good
work mules that we will sell at a bar
gain. They are good mules and sound.
Foster & Son.
Just received a car load of cane bot
tom chairs. Price for cash 65c each. G.
M. Jackson & Son.
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days
Your druggist will refund money If PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days.
The first application gives Ease and Rest. 50c.
THE BARTOW TRIBUNE-THE CAR TERSVILLE NEWS, APRIL 19, 1917
J. W. VAUGHAN & CO.
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Copyright, 1917'
1 ft-ttcn & Ca
Young Man!
Your New Spring
Suit is Ready
Here.
A LL that you can possi
bly expect to find, —in
style, material, and tailor
ing,—is embodied in the
splendid Suits we are show T
ing at $lO up.
Smart English soft roll;
sacks-high-waisted semi
form fitting coats—well
shaped belted models-con
servative styles-what ever
you desire is here!
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Materials include tweeds,
cassimeres, cheviots, blue
serges and flannels,-de
| pendable fabrics, every one
of them, and fully tested
by us for color and service
ability.
Many of them are from
the famous Schloss-Balti
more tailor shops designed
to give you clothes of “cus
tom” service and character
without the annoyance of
a “try-on.”
Ready to wear!
$5.00 to 25.00
One Thing to Remember
lace and back lace designs—among them there is one or more mod
els which will be perfect for “your” needs. Prices range
sl, $1.25, $1.50, $2, $2.50, $3, $3.50, $5.
We show and control exclusively for this city the
am lady corsets
J. W. Vaughan & Cos.
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The New Wirthmor Waists are Here
The New Wirthmor Waists are here—and there’s value added to
good value in every one of them. They just came in by fast express.
The styles are del ghtfully pretty—new—modish, distinctive—created just
a few days ago by designers in constant touch with style evolution.
D-5. Charmingly simple model. Ma
terial is a beautifully checked Organdie,
an excellent fabric. Large collar, cuffs
and vest of plain Organdie. Collar out
lined with pretty ruffle, affording an
extremely youthful effect. Large ocean
pearl buttons for fastening.
D-6. Somewhat more ornate than the
other three styles in this set, yet a very
pretty, pleasing style. Large shawl col
lar, outlined with dainty Val. Net re
verses with matching lace. Lace and
clusters of fine tucks trim front. Made
of soft, sheer, durable Voile.
No other dollar waist can be like the Wirthmor, lor no other dollar
waist is made and sold in the economical way.
SOLD IN JUST ONE GOOD STORE IN EYERY CITY AND SOLD HERE EXCLUSIVELY
torture your feet
v *'hh heavy, stiff metal plate arch
~ supports that actually distort the
shape of your arch. No wonder they
] lurt> yo U want complete freedom
from foot troubles wear the new
Every persons arch is different
They vary in length, height, shape and
location of high part. In tlie ordinary
metjjl plate arch support the location of
the high part i > fixed an 1 can t he shifted
back or forward to fit the shape of the
wearer’s' arch. They actually f rce the
arch into anew and abnormal ship" and
change o n .n bocl Condition into a worse
one The Wuard is u merer,: The ar
rowspoint to the high partoieach ..rchand
show how the Wizard Adjustable Arch
JBuiidercanbc adjusted to tbp.-*H;ff<*renc*s.
L‘ oot Appliance St. Louis, Mo.
THERE is one thing to remember in se
lecting a corset-and a most important
point, too —the same corset will not fit every
figure, by any means. In choosing an Ameri
can Lady Corset, a woman should choose
the model, individually right for “her”—not
appropriate her friends model,which maybe,
though perfect in itself, not at all correct for
“her” particular requirements.
There are American Lady Corsets in an
almost unlimited range of styles—in front
D-7. A model everybody will like, for
its decidedly neat and likeable style
Embroidered dots on front and collar
in graduated sizes, and as neatly work
ed as if done by hand. Large collar and
front further trimmed with hemstitch
ing. Turn back cuffs, very good voile,
D-8. Un-ordinary is the word that best
describes this Blouse, and while unus
! ual in style, is decidedly appealing.
Broad lateral tuck devided with hem
stitching extends across lower part
of bodice. Further trimmed with pret
ty St. Gall embroidery, and dainty
tucks. Made of excellent Batiste, ser
viceable as well as sightly.
Adjustable
Arch Builder
It is a soft, flexible, featherlight leather
bsole with three pockets beneath the
arch., each one farther back than the one
beneath it. Three light leather inserts,
thick and thin, fit into these pockets.
By shifting these inserts about, any de
sired height and shape arch can easily be
formed You can tell when it is right
by the way it feels —comfort is your
guide. It holds it shape and gives per
manent relief. If your arch ha*
you can build it up r.ormal, with ease
ail l comfor* * y gradual readjustments of
inserts, at home.
Ask for a free copy of our book.
Orthopraxy of the foot”'a treat
ise on foot troubles anil their euro.
Sale of Ladies’
Coat Suits
These suits are all late
spring arrivals. Some of
them have only been with
us a few days, and while
they are fresh new andstyl
ish-you get the opportu
nity to save from $5 to $lO
on your spring coat suit
for these three days, Fri
day, Saturday and Monday.
New Skirts.
All late styles, side drapes,
sheered, with belt or box
plaited, high waist or nor
mal, in plaids, checks, strip
es and solid colors-mater
ials, taffetta, silk or wool
poplins, gabardine, French
Prices serge and novelties.
$3.50 to $ 1 5
72 house or porch dresses
go on special sale for Fri
day, Saturday and Monday.
These must give way for
another big lot that will ar
rive soon, made of good
quality gingham or percale,
fast colors, new styles and
neat patterns, sizes 34 to 46.
; Choice
98C Cash.
I Did You Know
That You Could Buy
A nice small hand towel at
5c each.
A buck towel, 16x34, at
12 l~2c each.
A buck towel, 18x36, at
1 5c each.
A Turkish towel, 18x36, at
25c each.
A full size bed spread at
$1.50.
An extra size crinkle bed
spread at $1.90.
A pair of curtain stretchers
at $2.50.
A good American Lady
Corset at sl.
A good child’s muslin gown
at 25c.
A pair of ladies’ muslin
drawers at 25c.
A maid’s white apron at
35c.
A white .gabaradine skirt
at sl.
A black silk boot hose at
35c.
A pair Sister Sue pumps, 5
to 10, 75c.
A pair tennis shoes, from
50c to $1.50.
A child’s wash hat at 25c.
A lady’s silk handkerchief
at 10c.
A lady’s crepe de chine
dress at $9.90.
A lady’s silk poplin dress
at $8.50.
A child’s ginham dress 4 to
15 at 59c.
A paper good pins at sc.
A dozen safety pins at 5c
A bunch of bias tape at 10c.
A yard of wide hair ribbon
at 25c.
A lady’s gause vest at 10c.
A box of 50 crinklet towels
at 12 l-2c.
A dozen nice pearl buttons
at sc.
A yard of round thread lace
| at sc.
PMCNE NO. 122