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WHY LET WEEDS
TAKE OUR PASTURES?
Clemson College, July.?A great
many otherwise good pastures in '
South Carolina are being ruined or 1
made of small value by allowing the i
weeds to grow throughout the sum- i
mer months despite the fact that it I
is very essential to keep the weeds <
out of pastures for satisfactory re- '
suits. Much of the damage done to j i
pastures could easily be prevent- ,
ed through the control of weeds, ;
first by preventing weeds from going j
--j ? -farm second, bv I
I to seeu on wit it..?., t
preventing weed seeds from being!,
brought on the farm.
Many of the weeds now growing I
in our pastures will make seed in the j ^
near future and can be prevented i1
from seeding by mowing or other-1
wise destroying the weeds at this
season of year, says Prof. C.- P. J
Blaekwell, Agronomist, who thinks i
that, where weeds are thick in the 1
pasture and where the land is suf- 1
ficiently smooth to permit the use of
a mowing machine, mowing is per-l;
haps the best way to prevent them \ <
from seeding. Where there are only j (
a few weeds in the pasture they may t
frequently be eradicated by the use 1
of a garden hoe, the grubbing hoe,
or by hand pulling. This would re- \
quire very little work in many cases i
and would greatly increase the value j
of the pasture for this fall and win- j
ter' as well as next spring. s
frO-RING SORGHUM SYRUP z
ecnson iQollege, Au^,?Nw is 1
time to deci-Jj wliat containers \
be used to hold sorghum syrups
iat these may be obtained be- c
the syrup making seasons be- l
syrup is made only for , home *
fruit jars, jugs, kegs and bar- 6
nay be used as containers. The
requirements are that these be c
utely clean and tight. The v
r ait-tight they are the better
yrup will keep. They must be *
ughly cleaned and sterilized
boiling water just before the
is put in them. In using fruit
ind jugs one should be careful n
Io heat them gradually before the! v
lot syrup is put in.
Sealed gaJlon and half-gallon tans '
hoaild be used for any syrup that is &
0 be placed on the market. Syrup
1 easier to handle, easier to sell, ^
nd brings a better price puit up in
(lis manner, and if it is good syrup
; wiU keep indefinitely. The in- ^
rease in price obtained will more g
lan will offset the price of the tins
The gallon tin containers will ^
>st around 12 cents each. They
ay be obtained^ through a local v
irdware dealor or by co-operative ^
rders through the county agent if
uxugh fanners wish to use them. v
PJCKL1NG THE CUCUMBER J
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(Clemson College. -^-iMany injiries
are reaching the horticultrists
of the college for informa- r
on about pickling cucumbers, and ^
i meet this need a supply of a
rcular letter prepared by the
I
ate Koine Demonstration Agent's j
Fiee has been provided and may I
t had either from the State Home ?
eiaonstratjion Agcn.iv "Wlnthrop 1
>llege, Rock Hill, S. C., or from "
e Hforticultural Division, Clemn
'College, S. C. ,|E
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That pickling cucumbers is a ?
I
r?ple matter is shown by the fol- s
ring paragraph from the circular!,
ter, which gives also brief infor- \
ition and suggestion on the part
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Iiyed 'by different bacteria in tne i,
:KlIng process, how to test for J _
d, prevention of scum yeast, ex-'t
ision of air etc. L
"Soft water should be used in I
king the brine. Water containing
ch iron or lime will discolor the'{
i
kles.. Put the cucumbers into f
ne very soon after they are t
hered. A good measure of salt ?
absolutely necessary to prevent i
ilage, but salt alone is notj
tugh. The cucumbers may be put.j
im in a 45-degree brine. The salt 11
ws out the water from the vege- j 1
Ile tissues and toughens them j
Lewhat. For this reason the s
iker brine will give a better tex-ji
i to the finished product. About,]
pound of salt dissolved in one 1
on of water will cause a salt hy- jl
meter to float at about 45 on]
scale, which will show that it isH
5-degfee solution. The cucum-!]
t should be weighted down so
solution will completely cover <
[j. A cheese cloth may be placed j
i
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EXPENSIVE LESSONS IN
PORK PRODUCTION
Clemson College.July.?Recently
the plunger or speculator has learned
the most expensive lesson in the
swine business. He invested when
swine were high because he figured
that a man could buy bred sows, grow
out their litters and get rick quick.
There are none of these speculators
now and probably none will be seen
again until hogs go to prices out of
reason.
Buying hogs and buying feed is a
well known system which usually
proves unprofitable, warns Prof. L.
V. Starkey, Chief of the Animal Husbandry
Division, who advises that
home-grown feeds bring the most
satisfactory results.
Other Timely Suggestions.
Heavy losses are sometimes experienced
because vaccination is neglected.
Practically every hog in
South Carolina should be double
treated for cholera.
All purebred herds should be testad
for tuberculosis. If this is not
ione, the entire herd may soon be:ome
infected. Skimmed milk from
;uberculin cows should not be fed to
logs unless it is paste urueu.
A few hog raisers continue to
:eed cottonseed meal to hogs. This is
i practice which should be discoursed,
for experimental work has
)roven beyond a doubt that cotton;eed
meal is not a safe feed for hogs.
Sows which fail to raise litters on
iccount of crushing their pigs should
lsually not be given a second trial.
This may not apply to a purebred
vhich is a splendid individual.
Poor shelter and no bedding often
:ause hogs to contract colds and even
ineumonia.
Lice cause hogs to be uncomforta>le
and thus produce expensive
;ains.
In this state hogs sometimes die!
>f heat prostration. This may be ak??
HUA/IA HM/I WdfoT.
UiUCU UJT OlUtUV A* V0M *TMW*?
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VEEVIL INFESTATION
IN STATE IS IRREGULAR
Clemson College, Aug. 6.?"The
lost striking feature in the boll weeil
situation is the irregularity of the
mount of infestation, not only in
he various counties but on individal
farms and even in single fields,"
aid Prof. A. F. Conradi, Entomolo i$t,
at the weekly boll weevil conerence
here today, after hearing retorts
from the field specialists who
rere present for the conference and
rom the county agents over the
tate.
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At the close of the conference the
allowing statement was given out.
The weather during the past week
trhile hot, was moist and generally
avorable to weevil development. It
hould be explained that hot and dry
weather is the weevil's worst enemy
?ut with the exception of a few loallties
we have had no such weather
luring the past week. Showers have
?een frequent and the atmosphere
noist, which offset the benefits that
rould have been- derived otherwise
rom hot weather.
The percentage of squares infestd
varies, as shown by the reports,
rom a small per cent, to 60 or 70
?er cent. This condition frequently
s very misleading to farmers who
ire giving the "credit of low infestaion
to one or other of the control
neasures
they are attempting, when
is a matter of fact the infestation |
vas'not there to begin with. We
:now this to be the case, because
here have been accumulated over a
>eriod of year3 a series of most
laborate data in experimental work
howing what results may be exacted
from one or the other of
nose various control meabuiw u*iler
the best conditions.
Keep Up Control Measures.
Square collecting when done thormghly
on the plant and on the
rround is still advised throughout
,he Piedmont sect:on, and in other
iections and areas where light square
nfestation occurs.
Frequent shallow cultivation
should be continued so long as cotton
does not sufficiently overlap for
;his to be injurious.
It is very necessary that the labor
situation be controlled during August
for the purpose of square colecting
and cultivat'on. Failure to
lave labor available may mean much
oss.
Fruiting over the state generally
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iS very guvu. uuw iw ncijujruujr na
pens that individual farmers have a
over the top to exclude the dust
wd at the same time admit air."
small crop of fruit set at this time,
a condition which would hardly be
due to natural conditions but probajbly
to poor soil and poor seed. II
j must be kept in mind that good soil
Jand good seed are two things most
necessary before one may expecl
profit from any operation for boll
'weevil control.
Frequently we are asked to adi
vise whether dusting should be undertaken
where square infestatior
'has reached upwards of 60 per cent
|This depends on:
1. Whether the farmer is prepared
'to dust immediately. If so, then w<
I advise him to dust, but there is nc
'time left now to secure dusting ma
i ? j ?: -i?? +v,n<
cnmery ana puisun, siiumug ww
j weevil dispersion is about to begin
2. Wherever the dusting scheduh
jhas been begun it should be contin
!ued with the view of reducing thes<
'high infestations before the disper
!sion begins.
Usually.
Teacher?Now children it is i
ourious fact that the bee Stings on
ly once.
Boy?But isen't once enolgh??
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. RULES FOR SUCCESSFUL HOG
? RAISING. '
' 1. Good brood sows should always
1 have a balanced ration, sufficient'
exercise, and a good bed.
- 2. Farrowing rails, no matter of
I what material thej/ are made, will
be worth their cost.
3. Many oi the pigs are farrowed
between midnight and dawn and it
1 pays to be there.
4. A good^dry bed, changed often,
I makes up for a lot of other imperfections.
Plan to have a supply of
t j dry bedding handy at all times.
.j 5. Contrary to popular belief,
11 hogs can not thrive in filth. Avoid
manure piles, dusty stalls, and stag?
nant pools. Probably more trouble
. with pigs starts with suckling a sow
? that has been lying in a stagnant
.mud hole than from any other cause,
unless it be dusty pens. /
6. Plenty of clean water should
be handy at all times, for the pig
a drinks often if he has the chance,
t- 7. Plan to have clover, alfalfa.
J rape, rye, or soy beans at all times
-1 :>n the farm and cheapen the cost ol
> production.
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unexpectedly, found the maid in the
professor's arms, and exclaimed,
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