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WINTER CARE OF EWE FLOCK
Of Great Importance in Insuring Lamb
Crop in Spring-Feed Clover or
The winter care of the flock is im
portant to ins?re a lamb crop to be
harvested in the spring. Ewes in good
?condition need not be fed grain until
?about a month before lambing, when
.they should gradually be accustomed
ito it. Ewes ia thin or poor condition
should receive from one-fourth to one
;half pound of grain daily. Corn alone
ils not the best grain ration. A ra
tion of six parts corn, three parts
?wheat bran, and one part linseed oil
leake, by weight, has proved very satis
factory. A ration of corn, oats, and
bran, equal parts by weight, can also
The sheep should receive as much
(dover or alfalfa hay as they will eat
Sheep in Winter Quarters.
fThe amount of hay eaten can be cut
i down by the use of corn silage or corn
istover. Two pounds of clean, sweet
icorn silage can be used to replace
labout one pound of hay. Well cured
icorn stover ls also relished by the
ewes. Ordinarily, there is little d?s
iger of the sheep eating too much of lt,
!lf the hay Is fed once a day. The
(greatest danger of corn stover comes
from making It the exclusive feed.
(Clean salt and water should be kept
(before the flock. Sheep should always
:>ave a dry, well bedded floor to lie on.
-Ohio State Bulletin.
FEEDING SWINE OR VERMIN?
Coal-Tar Solution as Dip or Spray
ls Recommended for Treatment
Some Other Remedies.
It has been estimated that a 150
pound hog has 92,000 drops of blood.
If the hog Is supporting 1,000 lice and
each louse takes one drop of blood per
day, what per cent of the hog's blood
will be lost daily, and who will pay
Using a coal-tar solution (1 per
cent) as a dip or a spray, is recom
mended for treatment, but there
are other mixtures equally effective.
These are : 1, equal parts kerosene and
machine oil mixed together and ap
plied with an oil can, brush or swab;
12, crude oil (thinned with kerosene If
.too thick) applied with a brush or as
ra spray. Crude oil applied to the
?.backs of the hogs slowly works over
.the greater part of the hog's body, but
should be applied to the ears and both
CORN AND LIVE STOCK FARM
. Former Produces More Feed Per Acre
Than Any Other Crop for Cattle
^, _ Except Alfalfa.
Corn and live stock farming go hand
In hand. The great corn-growing sec
tions are also the great live stock sec
.tions. Corn produces more feed per
acre than any other crop except al
falfa. It should be fed with alfalfa as
these two feeds make a balanced ra
Stock relish corn and corn fodder
?whether cured in the field or in the
silo. This grain is unequaled in beef
(and pork production. The meat pro
duced from it is of a firm consistency.
SCIENCE IN FEEDING CATTLE
^Farmer Who Sells Half-Grown Feed
* ?rs for Someone Else to "Finish"
Is Losing Money.
The cattleman who fattens his ani
mals "from birth to block" has a much
better chance of satisfactory returns
than he who sells half-grown feeders I
for someone else to "finish" for mar
The latter turns over to the stock
yard men, to feeders and the railroads
a very large share of the profits which
ml^ht haye been his._
should be "nipped in the
bud", for if allowed to run
unchecked, serious results
may follow. Numerous
cases of consumption, pneu
monia, and other fatal dis
eases, can he traced back to
a cold. At the first sign of a
cold, protect yourself by
thoroughly cleansing your
system with a few doses of
the old reliable, vegetable!
Mr. Chas. A. Raglan d, Or I
Madison Heights, Va., says:
"1 have been using Thed
ford's Black-Draught for]
stomach troubles, indiges
tion, and colds, and find it to
be the very best medicine J
ever used. It makes an old
man feel like a young one."
Insist on Thedford's, the
original and genuine. K-67
AND POINTS THE WAY FOE PEE
PAEEDNESS IN THE WAB ON THE
Naturally Phosphated Agricultur
al Lime. Each ton contains 97 eta
to $1.10 worth Bone Phosphate of
Lime and 68% Lime Carbonate.
Sold only by State Department of.
Agriculture under authority of Gen
eral Assembly. Gives farmers an
opnortunity to obtain cheap lime
carbonate. Shipments in bulk only,
carloads not lees than 30 nor more
than 33 tons, at $1.50 per ton, cash
with order. Freight on shipments
to agency stations may be paid at
destination. Shipments to non
agency stations must be fully pre
Freight rates on Phospho-Marl
to stations in Edgefield county are
Edgefield, Parkshill, Trenton,
Johnston, $1,00; Modoc, Clarks
Hill, Meriwether, Woodlawn, $1.05
Plum Branch, Parksville, $1.10
Cut out this ad and save it. It
makes ordering easy.
For further information, apply to
E. J. WATSON, Commissioner,
S. C. State Dep't Agriculture,
Columbia, S. C.
tual Insurance Associ
Organized Jl 892.
Property Insured $2,500,000.
WRITE OR CALL on the un
dersigned for any information you
may desire about our plan of insur
We insure your property against
FIRE, WINDSTORM or LIGHT
and do so cheaper than any Com
pany in existence.
Remember, we are prepared to
prove to you that ours is the pafest
and oheapest plan of insurance
Our Association is now licensed
to write Insurance in the counties
of Abbeville, Greenwood, McCor
mick, Laurens and Edgefield.
The officers are: Gen. J. Frasei
Lyon, President, Columbia, S. C.
I J. R. Blake, Gen. Agt., Secy. &
Treas., Greenwood, S. C.
A. O. Grant, Mt. Carmel, S. C.
J. M. Gambrell, Abbeville, S. C.
Jno. H. Childs, Bradley, S. C.
A. W. Youngblood, Hodges, S. C.
S. P. Morrah, Willington, S. C.
L.N. Chamberlain, McCormick, S.C.
R. H. Nicholson, Edgefield, S. C.
F.L.Timmerman, Pln't. Lane, S. C.
J. C. Martin, Princeton, S. C.
W. H. Wharton, Waterloo, S. C.
J. R. BLAKE, Gen. Agt.
Greenwood, S. C.
Jan. 1st, 1917.
A. H. Corley,
Appointments at Trenton
ELECTRIC Q The jjg TLn?c?tive
BlTTEB? Family Medicine.
Colds, LaGrippe, Rheumatism
A pleasant but effective emulsion,
which rebuilds the tissues, revives the
system, adds strength and stimulates
the nervous system. It has no alco
hol, and is in every sense a tor.ic.
$1,00 PER BOTTLE
Ask Your Druggist.
Monufactured Solely By
THE FEKEOL CO,
Columbia, S. C.
Tarn 3n ftfce Lights!
Electric Lishtinz System
will Rive you
Better Service-Laut Longer
Than nny other kind of lighting plant
on thc market. It ls cheaper than
acetylene- -cleaner, safer, leHs expen
sive to 01 ?rate, and will laat a life
WE ITA VB A VALUABLE BOOK
that tells you nil ubont Electric
Lights for the Farm.
Write for a copy or call and see ns.
?The Dayton Electrical Mfg. Co.
Dayton. Ohl?. U. S. A.
R. H. Middleton
Clark's Hill, S. C., Dealer in Light
ins Plants and Water Works.
Light Saw, Lathe and Shin
gle Mills, Engines. Boilers,
Supplies and Repairs, Porta
ble, Steam and Gasoline En
gines. Saw Teeth, Files. Belts
and Pipes, WOOD SAWS
GINS and PRESS REPAIRS
Effective Dec. 10th 1916.
Between Edgefield and||(Aiken.
Trains 109, 129, 107, 108, 130
and 106-No change.
Train 131 leave Edgefield 11:45
a. m., same as at present, time at
Pine Ridge Camp 1:05 p. m., ar
rive Trenton 1:10 p. m., same as
Train No. Ill leave Trenton ll:
15 a. m., Baynham 11:30 a. m., En.
reka 11:40 a. m., Milledgeville ll:
50 a. m., Lakeview 11:55 a. m.,
Croft 12:20 p. m.. Pine Ridge Camp
12:35 p. m., arrive Aiken 12:45 p.
Train No. 132 leave Aiken 1:25
p. m., same as at present. Arrive
Trenton 2:15 p. m.-Noother chan
Train No. 110 leave Aiken 1:35
p. m., Pine Ridge Camp 1:39 p. m.,
Croft 1:50 p. m., Lakeview 1:67 p.
m., Milledgeville 2:10 p. m., Eure
ka 2:18 p. m., Baynham 2:26 p. m.,
Trenton 2:40 p. m., Park Hill 2:50
p. m. Arrive Edgefield 3:00 p. m.
Schedule figures are shown as in
formation and are not guaranteed.
Fred R, McMillin,.
District Passenger Agent,
228 Eighth Street,
DR J.S. BYRD,
OFFICE OVER POSTOFFICE
Residence 'Phone 17-R. Office 3.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It stops the
Cough and Headache and works oil tbe Cold.
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure.
E. W. GROVE'S signature OB each box. 25s
We are now ready to deliver to our customers, and
the farmers generally, Fertilizers of the best brands,
formulas and manufacturers.
The roads are now comparatively good, and we hope
our people will take advantage of these conditions to
haul their 1917 supply of high-grade fertilizers sold by
Royster's Goods, Armour's Goods, Swift's Goods
Georgia Chemical Works' Goods, Fertilizer Mate
rial, Cotton Seed Meal, Hulls, Blood, Nitrate of
Soda, Top Dressers.
See Mr. R. C. Padgett for price and terms
The Edgefield Mercantile Co
Edgefield, South Carolina
Edition of the
New York World
Practically a Daily at the Price of a
Weekly. No other Newspaper in the
world gives so much at so low a price.
The value and need of a newspaper
in the household was never gre?ter
than at the present time. The great
war in Europe is now half-way into its
third year, and, whether peace be at
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willing, is compelled to take a part.
No intelligent person can ignore such
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per year, and this pays for 156 papers.
We offer this unequalled newspaper and
EDGEFIELD ADVERTISER, together
for one year for $2.15.
The regular subscription price of the
two papers is $3.50.
GEO. F. MIMS
Eyes examined and g.aeses fitted
only when necessary. Optical
work of all kinds.
EDGEFIELD, S. C.
By placing oui
two ways: Firsi
mendous rise in
our orders filled \
anything they wi
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We can show y
the popular leath
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Licensed agent for regular li
censed companies by the State
of South Carolina can insure
country homes, barns, etc., coun
try churches and schools, well
rated country merchants, cotton
on farms, gin-houses, seed.
Write me before the fire.
E. J. NORRIS
Established Over a Quarter Century
Davison & Eargo
Cotton Commission Merchants
Liberal Advances on Cotton Shipments;
ING OXFORDS i?iZ
: orders ??rly we have profited in
fc, we bought before the late tre
leather; and, second, we have had
>romptly. Our friends-can now get
mt in stylish spring footwear.
eceived large shipments of the cel
and Selz-Schwab Oxfords. Nothing
rket for the money.
ou all of the stylish lasts in all of
ill be a pleasure to show you.
)RN & HIMS