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PAGE TEN f r !S"J. vViJili*' THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, 8. C. THURSDAY, BIAY 2, 1929 ♦ farm DEMONSTRATION ♦ ; NEWS { • C. B. CANNON, County Agent J J^i************************ f ' Summer Hay Crop Badly In Need ' For the past three or four weeks there has been a considerable amount of hay brought into Laurens county NEAR EAST RELIEF CAMPAIGN This week envelope with literature are being distributed to every home in Clinton. There are several thousand of these Near East children that are not yet completely trained and are de pendent on our generosity for their training, food, clothing and care to by the farmers to feed livestock. Since them to take care of themselves this condition exists I would suggest that each farmer help in relieving the situation aS soon as possible. To those farmers who are in need of hay I would suggest planting Sudan grass j „as soon as the ground is dry enough to plow. Sudan grass, like all other hay crops, produces the highest yield on fertile soil. However, it is like sor ghum, adapted to all soils of the state. Sudan grass resembles Johnson gn-tss, but it does not have an underground stem, therefore it is not a pest and is killed as soon as frost comes, or like any other hay when plowed under. Sudan grass may be cut within 43 to 45 days after planting, and if on fertile soil it may be cut three times during the growing season. As to its quality, it is as good for feeding pur- 'pd^es-as-^ny-xjthfiZl^Tnejrras^ hay. It is very easy to cure and"*haft41«,TriJli4, has been known that 50 or more stems will be produced from one growing plant. It may'either be sown broad- ca.st, or in drill, using 20 to 330 pounds broadcast, or 8 to 10 pounds in the drill in rows broad enough for shal low cultivation. The seed is very small in size and should not be planted over one inch deep. The seed will cost about 6 1-2 cents per pound, f. o. b. in 100 pound lots. Due to the high price of cow peas, and the scarcity, of the pea, a large i ‘ number of farmers will not be in a po-; sitibn sow cow peas for summer i hay. I am recommending 90-day velvet i beans, sown at the rate of one bushel per acre broa least, with one peck of sorghum seed, sowing similar to that of sowing cowpeas. Velvet bean hay is an excellent hay for feeding live stock. It is also a legume hay, which has a greater feeding value than the grass hay. Of course, there is one ob jection to the velvet bean hay, and that is in harvesting. The hay will be troublesome, due to the long runners of the bean twining around the cane and around each other, also there is a fuzz on the beans that will have an itching effect on a person’s skin in harvesting, but in my opinion it is a wonderful summer hay crop to grow. The other summer hay crop seed that I am recommending for hay pur- i poses is the 0-too-tan or Laredo soy j bean. This hay equals that of alfalfa; when properly harvested and cured. I It is also a legume hay and may fol-, low oats. A bushel will plant from 5; to 6 acres and will cost about $7.25 | per bushel, f. o. b. The seed should ^ be planted in a well pulverized soil in 30 inch rows, 4 to 6 seed in a hill, 8 niches apart’, and cultivated shallow two or three times in the early grow-' ing season. This plant grows upright, similar to cotton. Bean Bettle Control For the control of the bean beetle or any insect eating holes in the bean leaves, use one pound of arsenate of lead, mix thoroughly with 6 to 9 pounds of builders or hydrated lime, and dust or spray the foliage. A num ber of farmers ask me about this method of control very frequently, so I would suggest that you save this in formation for future use. Those that think this to be strange ten years after the war was ovei* should remember that persecution con tinued in that region for some time after the Armistice hnd that many of the children that came under our care were scarcely more than infants and so are still only twelve to fourteen years old. American Christians have done a noble piece of benevolence in fitting many thousands for uuseful lives and this is the last call to fin ish up our job. South Carolina’s quo ta is $72,000 and that means that Clinton’s quota is several hundred dol lars. The envelopes contain literature that you can read in a few minutes, that will give you the information you desire. The Ladies’ club have agreed to cooperate with me in getting these funds together. We bespeak your co operation. If you will have your gift in the envelope ready to deliver when you'are^'eall^ bn next Tuesday, May the Tth',^ you will thus help us.. The following ladies have been designated as chairmen in the several wards and they will select others to help them so that the whole canvass can be ac complished in one day, via.: Ward one, Mrs. Will Leake; Ward two, Mrs. J. W. Finney; Ward three, Mrs. Thomas Jacobs; Ward fodr, Mrs. W. G. King; Ward five, Mrs. P. S. Jeanes; Ward six, Mrs. Bothwell Graham. It is to be hoped that every one will count it a pHvilege to contribute liberally to this last call for these little ones, that are looking to us. “In- as-muc)i as ye have done it unto one of the least of these ... ye have done it unto me.” D. J. BRIMM*. What Do P. S. JEANES Do? 7-9 Musgnrove Street Cotton Dress Style Show At Cross Hill On Thursday night, April 25, the girls of the home economics classes of the Cross Hill school, under *he direc tion of Miss Isobel Patterson, gave a cotton dress style contest. The dresses were of various colors and patterns and showed neat, thorough and attrac tive work done by the pupils. Of the sport dresses, the judges gave first place to Miss Marguerite Scurry, anJ second place to Miss Rebecca Purvis; while Miss Katherine Wallace was awarded first place and Miss Maron Summer second place in the after noon dress contest. Misses Marguerite Scurry* and Katherine Wallace repre sented the Cross Hill school a*: the state contest in Columbia. Neither pf the representatives^was eliminated un til the final decisions were made from \ the six best of each_ contest. The girls j have done well during the first >ear| of the home economic^ department in * the school. Immediately after the local cotton dress contest, a snappy Negro min- j strel “skit” was given by the high: school pupils. j ✓ A Popular Summer Fashion! These Short-Sleeved or Sleeveless Silk Dresses Specialized at a remarkably Low Price Short sleeves, said Fashion . . . and our buyers, always alert for what is new, shopped the market with special care for the very best short-sleeved and sleeveless silk dresses they could find. Here they are! Delightful styles . . . lovely colors ... ideal for summer wardrobes. You will want several . , , they are so smart and so comfortable • • • and you can buy them- for only Clinton, S. C. Hosiery for Every Need! 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