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» r l^ape Four THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Farms & Folks By J. M. ELEAZER. Clemson Collegr Extension Infor mation Specialist l Grass Farming For a long time, grass has been the chief enemy of crops in South Carolina. Now we are beginning to make a crop out of it. And this is not just a flash. It is a full-fledged change of far-reach ing proportions. Listen to County Agent Willis of Chesterfield: ; "Chesterfield county farmers swinging from row crops to grass farming, as indicated by the requests lor assistance in seeding winter pas tures. Another indication of this was the 400 fanners that packed the courthouse for the forage school in September.” Sucn full-day schools were held in 36 counties, according to Clem- son's H. A Woodle, in charge of the t\*ension agronomy work. And grass good grass, year-around grass has much meaning. But I won’t go into that now Fairfield Has It And talking about grass farmflig. Fairf.e’d is already well along with it I have told you about it before F'o: miles you can ride over there through beautiful rolling pastures with good.cattle in them. For years the veteran county agent, R. H. Lem mon. was talking grass and cattle there, long before the present gen ii;.! awakening was started over the .'tate Ba. K .n September tney held their ..nnua 1 fall sale of spring calves. Tne 452 head sold that day brought M2.24;. And. ol course, the cattle farmers of Fairlteld( sell regularly on the Columbia and other markets all along through the season. The calves averaged 477 pounds each, netting $93 47 per head, according to As- ,'istant County Agent E. V. Ragsdale. Trees Too County Agent Ezell of Newberry, reports an attendance of 186 farmers. ,.t th^ir community forestry meet ings. These meetings were for the purpose of launching a tree-plant- .ng campaign,” he says. Grass and trees! An awakening them is one of the most signifi cant things to happen on the farms of- South Carolina in a very long 'ime And the full meaning of this leasing to contemplate. Lesprdrra To Coast Gradually lespedeza has extended t - domain tram the red hills of the : -.-tate to the level lands 1 the low-country , C Agent Jackson said it ’•cd < at an average of about three :i' of hay per acre in Williams- i i. g And I have seen it growing ■ ro: on down in sight of the • oar. r : hay. soil building, soil hold- ■ and grazing lespedeza is a great My, What A Morning *1 .va> a winter day. but my what a , it was :n Charleston. l . i ra.ned the night before. v . • came up in a bright and o <k> It was shirt-sleeve . and a mockingbird was as as I. as it filled Marion' t with music, from its peren, ‘ * ilagpole of the Old Citadel.; -V ..dross the street the saber-' re o! St. Matthews church ■ i away into the clear blue of; marvelous morn.ng. Three were many elements there. Ca'ih'iun of a glorious past. The : mockingbird thrilled by the living ■ esent. And a beautiful spire point ing ’o the hereafter. Boys Are That Way A' a kid. I don’t remember ever getting hot at night. Although we / • ; ’ under a half-story that must l a e been torrid at times. L expect :ne reason is that I : never waked! t » find out about it. Scraping v from the frying pan each norning wa> my signal to hop out, d bed. into my overalls, and down ’he stairs in three leaps in time for oreaklast. Neither do I remember anything •*b- ut mosquitoes, even though hous es were not screened then. And I know they were there, for we had j thills and fever each spring. That’s malaria, and it takes mosquitoes to have it. * . And it seemed that Christmas would never come. Now we hardly get the decorations down from one before the first frosts of another winter tell us that Christmas is about here again. Things just become dif ferent as we grow up. Put These Recipes In Holiday Food Pile The holiday season is on—and it doesn't let up until after New Year’s when the turkey is all gone, the Christmas tree’s down and gifts are put dway. Dig down into the family recipe file and come up with dishes to fit all occasions—mince meat pie or a steamed pudding for Christmas, the recipe for hard sauce, the one for Grandma's rolls, and don’t forget the eggnog recipe that’s a family heirloom. Because pie is sure to show up sometime during the holidays, here is an extra special pie crust, spiced with cinnamon, ginger, and cloves— a recipe for your holiday notebook. Spiced Pastry (Makes enough for one 2-crust 8 inch pie; two 9 inch pie shells or twelve 4 inch tart shells). 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour *4 teaspoon baking soda l 4 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon salt l > teaspoon cinnamon THE CHRONICLE Completely Covers Clinton’s Trade Area for Advertisers There Is No Substitute for News paper Advertisinr Dr. Fred E. Holcombe OPTOMETRIST Offices at 200 South Broad SL Office Heura to 5:31 Phase €58 ' 4 teaspoon ginger | >4 teaspoon cloves 2-3 cup shortening' 1 tablespoon vinegar 3 tablespoons orange juice or other citrus fruit juice Sift dry ingredients together. Cut in shortening. Mix together vin egar and fruit juice and add to dry ingredients. Mix lightly with a fork Roll dough 1-8 inch .thick and use for pies or tart shells. Bake at 425 degrees F. about ten to twelve min utes. And here's a recipe for the most delicious tender light waffles you ever tasted. Serve them for supper after a heavy dinner/—with creamed 1 turkey if you like. Or treat the fam ily to a holiday breakfast of these luscious waffles, adding half a cup of whole cranberries chopped fine for a special touch. Holiday Waffles 4 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt 4 eggs, separated v 2 cup vinegar 3 >2 cups sweet milk 2-3 cup melted shortening Sift some flour onto a piece of waxed paper. Measure 4 cups and sift with baking soda, sugar, and salt into lajge mixing bowl. Beat egg whites until stiff, then yolks until creamy. ^\dd vinegar and mU^ fo , egg yolks, beat well. Add egg mixture to dry ingredients: and melted shortening. Stir until batter is smooth. Fold in egg whites. Do not beat. Pour batter on heated iron to about one inch of edge. Bake three to four minutes or until waf fles stop steaming. Serve with but ter and syrup. Makes twelve to four teen waffles. And because cookies are always in such demand around the holi days, here’s a recipe for ice-box cookies. Make up at batch when things are slow in the kitchen. Shape the dough into long roll and store it in the refrigerator. Slice and bake the cookies when the demand gets heavy or whenever you have the oven going for other holiday bak ing. Ice-Box Cookies , 1 cup shortening 2 cups brown sugar 2 eggs ‘ v 1 ‘2 cups sifted flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 cups uncooked oatmeal Cream shortening, add sugar grad ually and cream together. Beat eggs, :;dd to cream mixture. Mix and sift flour, baking soda, salt and cinna mon. Mix with oatmeal artd add to egg mixture. Shape into long roll. Chill for several hours or overnight. Cut into slices with sharp knife. Place on greased baking sheet. Bake in moderately hot oven (400 degrees F.) eight to ten minutes. Makes about five dozen one-eighth inch thick cookies. ' FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 27th day ef December, 1949, we will render a final account of our acts and doings as Administrators of the estate of Janie Copeland Pitts in the office of *he Judge of Probate of Laurens County, at 10 o’clock a.m., and on ♦he same day will apply for a final Thursday. December 15. 1949 discharge Jrom our trust as Admin istrators. Any person indebted to said estate is notified and required to make pay ment on or before that date; and all persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven, or be forever barred. DAVID T. PITTS and JOHN HENDERSON PITTS, Administrators. Nov. 23, 1949. 22-4cw EXPERT WATCH REPAIR WORK Shop In the Rear of B. Dillard's Store We Will Appreciate Aji Opportunity To Serve Tou A. F. ANDERSON Experienced Watchmaker 'Me... V <2 SSf* >3 * t ,**? ,..i AMERICA’S CHOICE . .. FOR EXTRA BEAUTY. . . EXTRA VALUE Gruen 75 f l. Anniversary Feature Values! 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