Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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1 / L Pape Eight THE CLINTON CHRONICLE f t -L - \ Thursday, December 6, 1951 Kiatx}uexxx*3mx**xx*intiM*&mM*x**x***x*K**K**x**K****** FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson Extension Information Specialist Blue Hose Close Grid Season With Good Record Irrigation Notes County Agent Bailey of Rich land said in early October: “Fish ponds are gaining momen tum in the county. Twelve new ponds were stocked during the month. Many of the fish ponds will be used as sources of water for ir rigation. Two new irrigation sys tems were added during the month. In addition, a system is being de signed for irrigating 150 acres of fescue and ladino.” And at the same time County Agent Bull of Abbeville reported: ‘ Farmers are beginning to think more and more about irrigation. Recently one of our dairy farmers has installed irrigation, and at present we have a beef cattle farmer who is thinking seriously of installing a system to irrigate 125 acres." The state’s college football sea son has closed with one of the eight teams dropping the sport, Clemson receiving a bowl bid and only half of them finishing with a .500 or better average. Only twice in the last ten years have the South Carolina teams fin- Lendon says their wheat acreage was increased considerably this fall iXd as half of them winning as many or more games than they lost 100,000 bushel storage facility. He says that is being increased to take care of the additional need for safe storage. The space is now largely taken with corn. But that will be moving out in time to make room for wheat next June. Safe and secure storage is a growing need over South Carolina. There was a time, not far distant, when we grew com and grain in little shirt-tails full for home use. Now that we are beginning to grow those things as serious money crops, or as such through livestock, storage assumes new importance. Velvet Beans In Berkeley hard one to carry cattle through And those who happened to have Garvin of Greenwood tells me j velvet beans interplanted with that during the past dry summer their corn were lucky, a good many farmers had to sell County Agent Mason tells me off some cattle due to lack of graz- that they planted a lot of ’em in The season’s close found the University of South Carolina in the state football driver’s seat with the Big Four title on wins over The Citadel, Furman and Clemson; Wofford won the Little Four crown on victories against Presbyterian, Erskine and Newberry; and Clem son with the best over-all won-lost record of 7-2. The three teams ending their seasons Saturday came up with these wins: Clemson 34-0 over Auburn, South Carolina 21-6 against Wake Forest, and The Cit- Last winter proved to be a vei^* adel 2 i-7 over Eastern Carolina. ing. But J. J. Griffin was an ex ception. He* bought more. Irriga tion gave him abundant summer grazing. Wheal Storage Berkeley this year. And a lot of soybeans, too, were interplanted with corn for winter grazing. There was a time that we planted a lot of velvet beans all over the Since they now have proper stor-1 state - Then we had less livestock. age at Florence, County Agent Me- DR. L. B. MARION NATUROPATH Res. Phone 939 500 South Broad St. Gray Funeral Home Many were grazed off and a lot of ’em were turned under. They are good for both. Now that we are really getting into the cattle business, the velvet bean is worthy of a come-back. It usually hurts corn yields little, if any. And the beans are of about as much feed value as the corn itself And their rich litter adds fertility to the soil in no small Clinton, S. C. FUNERAL DIRECTORS ...and... EMBALMERS Phones 41 and 399-J AMBULANCE SERVICE L. RUSSELL GRAY and V. PARKS ADAIR, Gen. M*rs. It’s so easy to relieve coughs and stuffiness of colds in a hurry this home-proved way .. . with 2 spoonfuls of Vicks VapoRub in a vapor izer or in a bowl of boiling water as directed in package. Just breathe in the steam! Every single breath carries VapoRub’s soothingrmedi- cations deep into throat and large bronchial tubes. It medicates irritated mem branes, helps restore normal breathing. For coughs or upper bronchial congestion there’s nothing like using Vicks VapoRub in steam. For continued relief al ways rub it on throat, chest and back. ViSSS a merrK CHRISTMAS? Not if your ttore is gutted by fire during the Christ mas rush. That is when it pays to have Business In terruption Insurance that will assure continuance of expected profits. way. Grain sorghum, too, is proving popular for winter grazing. Truck Market Small Truck growers around Cot- tageville found the central market shed, built there the past year, of considerable service to them in standardizing, packing, and mark eting their truck, according to Counyt Agent Alford. They pro duced peppers, cucumbers, snap beans, and okra. High Value Crop Speaking on tobacco irrigation at the Darlington Agricultural Socie ty meeting the past August, B. F. Williamson, Jr., said, “A good plant bed is a $5,000 per acre crop.” And he stressed the importance of proper preparation and of w r ater at needed times. Then he discussed the irrigation of the tobacco after it go es from the plant bed to the field. On the first of August he had finished with the harvest where irrigation had enabled him to get a good early stand and it was kept grow ing right on through until matur ity. Unwatered fields had to be set several times, were skippy, made undesirable late growth after rain finally came, and was of poorer quality. He said seven farmers in the county irrigated tobacco the past season. He said their greatest gain from irrigation the past season was from better quality rather than increased poundage. Rains eventually came and they had a lot of late poundage to fight worms off of there late in the season, after they had finished with the irrigated part. And that late growing tobacco is of poorer quality. Our tobacco man, J. M. Lewis, and the county agents have been busy this fall with tobacco plant bed demonstrations, using latest weed killers and the like. For re member, as Mr. Williamson said, that plant bed is $5,000 per acre crop. Boys Are Thai Way It must have been about 1905. I can just remember it. A neighbor borrowed our one-horse wagon that had removable shafts and a tongue that could be hitched on to make a two-horse vehicle out of it. We wanted to take his annual load of turkeys 20 miles away to Columbia to sell them. Roads were too bad for a team to pull a reg ular heavy two-horse wagon all that way. It took a day each way, over those endless quagmires called roads. He brought back something we had never seen, grapefruit. These “big oranges” were such a novelty, he brought us one for the use of the wagon. But we didn’t know ho.w to eat it, or even if it* were edible. A cousin who had gone away to work in Florida on a dredge boat happened to be home. He was a great practical joker and he saw humor in our situation. So he came to our aid. He said the way to prepare those things was to roast them a long time in hot ashes. We did that. When he saw it, it still had little spots of yellow on it. He said, ‘Tt*sr not tloRe yet. It must be black all over.” So we roasted it apother few hours, and it sputtered and sizzled. He didn’t stay around much. I know now that he went out behind the woodpile and down to the lot to laugh. At long last it was as black as soot. Then he said it was ready to eat. We asked him how. He said “dam-fi-noj’ and walked down the lane to a neighbor’s, laughing fit to kiU. * PC Wins Majority Presbyterian closed its season by easly defeating Newberry at New berry 27-0. By defeating the Newberry In dians, Presbyterian got back pos session of the Bronze Derby. It gave the Hose a 5-4 record, being tied with the University for fourth place. In their nine-game schedule, P. C. won over Erskine, Newberry, Catawba, Western Carolina Teach ers College and Davidson. They lost to Clemson, Rurman, Wofford and The Citadel. Final 1951 season records of the eight teams: , W L T Pet. Clemson 7 Wofford (x) 6 S. Carolina 5 PRESBYTERIAN .... 5 2 3 4 4 The Citadel 4 6 0 .778 1 .650 0 .556 0 .556 0 .400 Furman (x) 3 6 1 .350 Erskine (x) 0 8 1 .055 Newberry (x) 0 9 1 .055 FINAL SETTLEMENT Take notice that on the 3rd day of January, 1952, I will render a final account of my acts and doings as Administrator of the estate of L. T. Lawson in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens Coun ty, at 10 o’clock a. m., and on the | same day will apply for a final dis- j charge from my trust as Adminis-1 trator. Any person indebted to said es- j tate is notified and required to make payment on or before that date; and all persons having claims \ against said estate will present j them on or before said date, duly j proven or be forever barred. RYAN F. LAWSON, ^ ' Administrator. Clinton, S. C. Dec. 1, 1951. 4tc-w-27 Dr. W. W. Adams VETERINARIAN 614 Musgrove Street Phones: - Office 958 Residence 991-W Clinton, S. C. MSS! BSDD'S OARING amazing new appliance" supplements your range oven Modern homemaker* will cheer West Bend'* new Electric Ovenette. It's a second oven ior that busy kitchen range. Bakes or roasts — browns foods to perfection, guaran* tees that wonderful taste* teasing flavor. And you can take it with you! To a mountain hideaway, to a summer cottage, away in a trail er — anywhere there'* an AC outlet. 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