Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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v FARM CAROLINA POULTRY CROPVAL _____ Equals Combined Valuation o Greater Than Hog Crop? \ By B. E. ADA Soi^th Carolina Poultr It is almost impossible to Arrive at! a correct valuation of the poultry crop in South Carolina. The census fig ures Include fowls found on the farms of the State and do not take Into consideration the thousands of flocks in small towns and cities. These would probably equal. - if not exceed, the poultry production on the farms for the reason that the back-yard flock in the town and city ip usually much ( better taken care of than the rural hen and shows a greater production. Despite this handicap the poultry crop of South Carolina in 1919 had a valuation of more than $12,000,000, according to preliminary figures recently anounced by the Department Commerce, poflltry crop had a Valuation of nearly ?1MH>0,000 more than the hogs produced in the State. Inspite of all this, the hen is often looked upon as a small business unit, while the hog is reckoned as one of our greatest crops. Taking into consideration the small town flocks and the few hens in the back-yards of the city family, the poultry and egg crop of South Carolina Will r-uss the $20,000,000 mark annually. Still it is referred to as a small business. It is small in one way, yet the total is eqi^al to the combined valuation of all beef and dairy cattle in the State. The production of eggs on the farms of South Carolina in 1919 was 12,812,143 dozns and had value of $5,S93,586. The small town flocks probably equalled the record. The census figures show that 9,015,952 chickens were raised on the farms of the State in 1919 and had a valuu- tion oi $6,311,166. These llgurcs do not include the exhibition of fancy birds produced by the poultry fancier and which have a per capita market value far in excess of the fowls found on the farms by the census enumerators. . . -< " The milk and cream industry in South Carolina has shown a wonderful development in the past few " years and in some- sections is taking the place of King Cotton to a large extent, while in others it is the great supplemental crop and looked upon as one of the principal year-round money producers. The poultry and egg crop of South Carolina is nearly three times as large as the combined milk and cream production of the State. The farm hen and her products nearly equal the tobacco crop; more than twice as large as the sweet potato crop; equal i?i value to the combined production of oats, wheat, dry peas and all hay and .forage, and nearly twice '.he value of horses on the farm. The hen is. indeed, a great producer. Give her a square deal and she will pay you well. CO-OPERATION IN HANDLING FARM PRODI"CIS; Clemson College, August 1.?: "When we have a community or state or group of states growing any par- I ticular product for market, we want | first a standardized product, let it be cucumbers, sweet potatoes, Irish po- j tatoes, cantaloupes, asparagus, or any other truck or lield crop, says F. L. j Harkey, agent in marketing, in speaking of the value of co-operation in ; preparing farm products for market. For exjimple, we want a variety of! ^ watermelons that will stand shipment i to the markets that will receive this ! tonnage, and we want a watermelon that will have a good flavor. In the ! second place, we wtt.it a standard size I or si*7.os wliicli inn v bo onllorl fiTi/iuc 1 - ? i in some cases, Then we want uniformity in color, uniformity in weight, and uniformity in ripeness. These .things'can not at present he done by each grower working inde pendently of his neighbor, and just so lorig as we fail to realize this, we will have enormous losses on the part of the grower, the broker, the jobber, the wholesaler, the retailer and the consuming public. "When there are as many grades and types of packages as there are growers of a certain product in some community, then selling and buying niuiu ui i?BH 11 gamme. j ne rurmer sells to the wholesaler or jobber a car of sweet potatoes, which he represents to be graded or to have been handled properly. He may be honest or dishonest in his representation. The car of potatoes is found by the wholesaler to be ungraded or not measuring up to standard grades on I f PAGE ~j AND EGG 7" UED AT $20,000,000 f All Beef and Dairy Cattle? Nearly Equals Tobacco MS, PRESIDENT y Breeders Association his-tnnrl.et, He is then forced to sell I at a loss to the retailer, the farmer] having received u gc-oc price or more than his product was w 01 th. Now the consumer bought graded and properly handled sweet potatoes from the retaller pervious to the retailer's receiving this shipment, and the consumer again orders potatoes in good faith, but has potatoes decay on him as soon as purchased since they were improperly handled away back in the farmer's hands. In this transaction the grower and the retailer gained, or rather did not lose any money. However, the wholesaler or jobber and also the consumer did lose; and the next transaction might^mean a loss on the part of the farmer or the retailer, and so on, until every party could expect a graded and properly handled product. All losses will never be eliminated, It is true, but a lot of gambling or chance work can be eliminated by intelligent co-operation in handling products preparatory to marketing. QUFSTIOXS AND ANSWERS. From Specialists' 1 Correspondence With Farmers Please tell me what kind of soil is best for lettuce.?H. V. B., Mayesville. Lettuce does best on a very fertile, sandy loam soil, and one that is in good mechanical condition. It does I not pay to attempt to grow lettuce on poor soil. Use a fertilizer analyzing 8 per cent phosphoric acid, 5 percent nitrogen, and 4 percent potash, applied broadcast at the rate of 1,500 to 2,000 pounds per acre. How can-I control the worms that t / * I The Fa jx-j i The increasing pbpi :f-?j a period of years hu ftive ^ J tire with a capacity of 16,t v>;i Op May 2, we drop] ;V{ ! benefits of this bift sales : j ! standard for years?four f V ! non-skid tread. The ft re |jS3 Firestone Cord tire ; gum-dipping each piy of , ) with extra thickness whe Kg car against slipping and j There are Fires STEELE & bore into my tomatoes? Dust the plants witji equal parts by weight of ursenate of lead powder and fine sulphur. A period of ten days should be allowed before eating them if no rain occurs. Please tell me why my scuppernong vine fails to fruit??M. K. D., Richburg. From your description of the vine I think it is because the vines are too thick. I would advise that you thin out the vines in October or November, when they may be pruned severely without injury. After a vine has been growing a number of years without pruning, it requires much time and labor to prune it properly, but if you expect best results it is necessary for the vines to be thinned sufllciently to admit ample sunlight; otherwise the flowers will drop before setting fruit. I would like information on propagating dewberries.?J. E. W., St. Matthews. The dewberry is usually propagated I 1 SAFETY | STREP 2 IT IS OUR DUTY as wel t mote in every way consis SOUND bankinsr. the finan ? the business interest of thii I* let us get together?we ar | victuals, and it is a matter ^ from the responsibilities we | ness, we have cultivated th ^ we serve. ^ Prosperity is reflected I ^ creased prosperity of our p % The Bank oi I ? COLUME kSwvvwwvyvwwwwwvvvwwwwwxww 8/ ST NC .stest Sellin n America alar demand for rhe Firestone Srandnr >.i us biij v >iume. Our Plant Mo. 2 dovr )*>0 tires and 2ft,0OH cubes per foy cutset ped our price to Si J.05 pus.d.t 1 on to olumo :tnd this labor-savin plant, plies ton;* staple tabric?extra gum atest value ever ode red cur owners. I Cord Tire Vall s are made exclusively in Plant No. I. cord ftives thicker insulation. Then re wear is most severe. Jives real ef/cc adds many extra miles of service. lord tires are so id at the lowest price r. 30x3K?', $24.50: 32x4, $46.30; 34x4! tone Dealer.? Everywhere McCARTHA, by layers, but also by root cutting. When the roots of the dewberry plunts are cut around the old plants they will sprout freely and a large number of young plants will appear. In the fail these may be transplanted to the permanent place. When roots are cut in winter or early spring a larger number of plants will be formed than otherwise. Please give me briefly the process of making vinegar from grapes.?IS. W. D., Tryon. Making vinegar from grape-juice is very simple. If the fresh juice is pressed in an old vinegar barrel, vinegar will be produced in a short while. as the old barrel will carry the inocu- I i lation which causes vinegar to form, j Some people make vinegar simply by running the grapes through a press and putting both juice and pomace in the barrel. I think it better to grind | the grapes and let them stand two | days before pressing. By this time the pomace begins to break down and practicaly all juice can be removed. l\\\\\Y\Y\\\\\\VV\\\\\\\\\Y\\\\\\\\\\\\\\Y | 4GTH | SERVICE | I g] 1 as our PLEASURE to pro- ^ I tent with the principles of ? cial strength and growth of ^ i community. Come in and ^ e a very human lot of indi- ^ of pride with us, that aside ^ have developed in our busi- ^ e friendship of those whom ^ 1 , - I to this Bank from the in- ^ \ >atrons. v ^ F Columbia | HA, S. C. ? \\\V\\VV\\\\\\\\\\VV\\\VV\\V\\\\\\\\VV\\\ \ : AN DARD ? - j JN-SKID I 1 | ! I g i ire I d 30s3!-? inch tire over [ j; : >ted wholly to this size KB >.sts on every operation. en the car owner the full KM i This tire has been our rig ! between plies?heavy ' ! nsist on Firestone. few Our process of double I Rw i'assive non-skid tread, ' tivenb?/;. in holding the s In cord ' ?Lj $54.90. J M ? to Serve Yoa , Lexington TKX.AS (JIIOWEIIS BEXKUT THROUGH POOLJXG COTTON How demonstration work in co- ' operative cotton marketing is aiding 1 farmers during the current season is i illustrated by the story of a pool formed in Texas, as reported by the Itureau of Markets and Crop Estimates of the United States Departmcnt of Agriculture. / ? i Three hundred bales of cotton were placed in this pool. Individually the J growers had been offered from 3 to 7 11 cents a pound for the cotton on their! local market. The entire ?ot was j cmsauu oy reproscnlutivcs of the Fed- [ oral bureau and grade cards issued to the owners. The samples were then ; forwarded to Dallas and the cotton trade Invited to bid. The lot was sold at 10.25 cetns a pound average. On the classification made by the Bureau's representative the pool averaged 75 points off Middling. The Middling spot price at Dallas on the day of the sale was 10.35 cents. The growers' accounts were settled on the basis of the grade cards issued for the individual bales, using the Dallas differences for the day. Modern Sophisticated Maid "Do you believe there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?" 1 "Oh. kiddo. that's old stuff; I'm grown-up now and know that thorn is a fat bank account to be hud if I can land a rich beau." NOTICE TO TEACHERS OF EEXINOTON COUNT! f Every teacher teaching in Lexing- 1 ton county the coming session will be " required to have a State Teacher's Certificate and this Certificate must ho placed on record in the office of the Superintendent of Education. No pay warrants will he approved until every teacher's recoro has been examined and it is known that the law has been complied with. If you are in doubt as to your Certificate you are advised to consult this office. Send in your Certificates and let them he placed on record. JURIES E. S1IARI?E, County Superintendent of Education. 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MATTHEWS AUTO TOPS WEEP YOUR AUTO SEATS COOL and comfortable and protect the leather and upholstery from the sun's burning rays by covering them with our auto seat covers. W. P. MATTHEW'S, (25 Main St. Columbia, S. C. >10 MORE RAJS or mice, after you use RAT-SNAP. It's a sure rodent killer. Try a Pkg. and prove it..Rats killed with HAT-SNAP leave no smell. Cats or dogs won't toncli It. Guaranteed. 35c size (I cake) enough for Pantry, Kitchen or Cellar. 65e size (2 cakes) for Chicken House, coops, or small buildings. $1.25 size (5 cakes) enough for ail farm and out-buildings, storage buildings, or factory buildings. Sold and Guaranteed by hex ins ton Pharmacy and Harmon Drug Co. Special Prices Roofing 10x14 Galv. and \sphalt Shingles and Roll ;al Fruit Jars j Canning Supplies j ?s and ovens 10JHERS nbia, S. C. Phone 4PS Orders For: ows, Screen Wire, Coolers, Ice Cream Basket Balls and a. a m ? m * s j SPECIALTY 1 m w m wrw w ?r v I Lowrance rated iV ARE A, S. C. I