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Clinton, S. C., Thursday, August 9, 1951
Number 33
A Regular Chronicle Feature
MORE ACREAGE PLANTED AND
BABSON SEES LARGER CROPS
Korean Situation Causes
Green Light In Farm
Production.
By ROGER BABSON
New Boston, N. H. t August 6.—
The season is now far enough ad
vanced to make a fair estimate of
the U. S. crops for 1951. Hence, I
have been biwjrthis past week get
ting, necessary data to make an in
telligent forecast.
Statistics show that more acreage
has been planted this year than at
— any time since
19 3 3. Ordinarily,
due to the crops
now in storage, the
federal govern-
ment would have
| demanded reduced
acreage for most
products. Due,
however, to the
Korean situation,
all farmers were;
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given the green
light with no restrictions
Owing to the increased use of 1
farm machinery with modem meth
ods of furrowing and draining, farm
ers are raising more crops per acre.
This is especially true where farm
ers are using fertilisers and care-
tully selected seeds. Selected seed
—■especially in the case of com—is a
revolutionary step. (Modem meth
ods of selerting laying hens are
largely responsible for the surplus
of eggs).
What Statistics Indicate
As a result of all these favorable
factors, I forecast a com crop of
about 3,300.000.000 bushels, which
would be the third largest m U. SL
history. The wheat crop I estimate
will be about 1.100.000.000 bushels,
which should be the largest ever
harvested
Oats should be about the same as
last year — 1 400.0t0.000
barley should harvest about
000.000 bushels, a little more
last year; ryw should harvest W
000,000 bushels, or more than last
year. Hay cut this year should be
115,000,000 tons, which would be
8,000,000 tons fnore
Fewer Potatoes Expected
The government has discouraged
potato growing with the result that
the forecast is for only 350,000,000
bushels compared with 439,500,000
bushels last year. This means that
not so many will be destroyed. To
bacco, however, is up, the forecast
being 2,300,000,000 pounds compar
ed with 2,000,000,000 pounds last
year.
As to miscellaneous crops, it
looks as if sugar beets and flaxseed
would be less, but the rice crop
should be larger. Beans, hops, peas,
tomatoes and cabbage should yield
about the same. The quick-freezing
process, however, should ultimate- 1
ly help peas, beans And tomatoes.
Good Frail Year
Present indications are that cit-j
rus fruits in Florida will have a
good season due to plenty of rain.'
The demand for citrus is con-j
stantly increasing due to the qual
ity and advertising of the concen
trated quickfrozen juices. Recent
crop failures in California and Tex-|
as should keep down total national
production and hold prices up.
The peach crop is estimated at
67,000.000 bushels compared with
65.500,000 last year; pears 32.000.-'
000 compared with 31.000,000 last
year: while about the same amount
of cherries, apricots and lemons
may be expected The apple crop
should continue good, about aa last
year, around 121000.000 bushels
while grapes are running ahead of
last year. The hope for both of
these staple fruits rests with can
ning the juices
What About Prices?
As to prices, wheat now is about
13 29 bushel same as a year ago
com a $177 compared with tlJi a
year ago; beef sides are JO per
pound compared with .53 a year'
ago. pork is S3 compared with Jl
a year ago; granulated sugar is Ml
compared with Ml a year
coffee is S3 comp^rr-i with M a
year ago; cotton is .38 compared ( duction Marketing association. He Martin of Laurens, secretary-treas-
with .39 a year ago; wool tops are was also a member of the board of j urer, and Mrs. Ina S. Irby of Co-
$2.57 compared with $2.15 a year j directors of the Clinton Credit Pro-|lumbia, historian. 1
ago; while K. C. hides are .37 com-1 duction association, of the South Mrs. Sallie Green of Oteen, N. C.,
pared with .27 a year ago. Carolina Farm Safety committee, baked the cake for the occasion, a
In closing let me say something i director of the South Carolina Co-
about the Kansas City flood. I know] operatives, secretary-treasurer of
Kansas City, being part owner of. the Holstein-Fresian association,
forty high-grade drug stores there. an< L m ember of the Masonic lodge
But note this fact; If this flood had at Gra y Court.
ago—it - His farm in Youngs township
contribution she makes every year.
Besides Stone relatives in Lau
rens county, others were present
from Atlanta, Marietta. Ga., Co
lumbia, fepartanburg and Barnwell.
years 'ago—if ms iann m
would have done little damage, as Was selected as one of four in the
the land had not been built upon, county to be shown in a farm tour
Kansas had experienced a long pe- sponsored by the South Carolina
riod of dry years and real estate Bankers association recently,
promoters said, “’Tain’t going to Mr. Martin was a son of the late
rain no more.” Thereupon a great Sumpter Dekalb and Alice Fridy
building boom developed on this Martin. He was twice married, first
to the former Miss Celestine Sar-
ratt, who died in 1923. From this
union survive two sons, Sumpter
W. Martin of Charleston, and El
mer E. Martin of Greenville, and
two daughters, Mrs. Sara A. M.
low land. But they were wrong.
Moral: Man has not yet controlled
the weather. After a long series of
dry crop years, wet years are sure
to follow; and after we have good
rains, as has been the case since
1933, dry years are sure to follow.
Wallace L. Martin
Killed Near Columbia
In Car-Train Crash
Funeral services for Wallace I* _ - .
Martin. 58. prominent Laurens Court, and Mrs. Tommy Sherman
county farmer, were conducted o* Greenville, and 10 grandchil-
from the family home near Gray < ^ ren
Court on Monday afternoon. Offici-
ating at the services were the Rev. C*.__ D
A. H Baukmghl assisted by the ^0°* KeuniOO Here
Rev I. R. Miller Burial followed Largely Attended
in the family crypt at Fountain * ' m
Inn. •
Mr Wallace was killed in an au
tomobile-train crash Saturday af-
Sa* *2 25* at the hotn^of Bec'st 0 ne7 pnrsldiBl
Martin vehicle and a Southern rail- 0 f the f j an
“DIE FOR ALL YOU ARE WORTH”
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NEW YORK LIFE MAN
29 Years Experience
PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE INFORMATION
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Member The National Association of Life Underwriters
Harper of Birmingham, Ala., and
Mrs. Frances M. Martin of Belton. “
His second marriage was to the
former Miss Lula Cork, who sur-!
vives. From this union survive two
sons. Private Martin of Fort Jack-
son. and Horace L. Martin of Gray
Court
Also surviving are one brother.'
Sumpter E. Martin of Gray Court;:
three sisters, Mrs. Gray Harris and'
Mrs Robert Harris, both of Gray
Over 100 members of the Stone
family attended the annual reun
ion on Sunday. July 22. in Clinton,
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way freight engine collided at a
highway crossing Mrs Martin was
injured in the collision and was
removed to a Columbia hoMital
with head and bark injurias. Their
ton. Pvt. James C Martin of Fort
Jackson, waa slightly injured.
The Martins at the time of the
tragedy were on their way to Char
leston to visit relatives
Mr Martin, a prominent farmer
of the upper pert of the couuty
waa a member of the County Agn
cultural committee, secretary-trees '
urer of the Laurens Electric Coop, I
county committeeman of the Pro-
Other officers are Mrs Come S.
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