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V J v Thursday, February 14, 1952 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE FARMS T Page Five AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson Extension Information Specialist Good Hows ► Up to jL or 6 years ago we felt that we had made a lot of progress in getting electricity to the farms of South Carolina, and we had. ' Now look at this headline in the South Carolina Electric Co-op News for January: “Number dl Lighted Farms in South Carolina Doubles During Five Years, 1945- 50.” And it goes on to point out that almost three-fourths of the farms in the state now have elec tricity. My, what meaning that has in terms of better farm living! Not only more and more farms are getting electricity, btft they are using more and more of it And while this has been happening, the rates have been coming down. Our engineer, G. H. Stewart, who ■was very instrumental in getting rural electrification started in earn est over the state, tells me that the tendency is to under-wire when one first gets electricity. That is, the wiring the average person installs is not heavy enough to carry the load he will soon be using. He has been in the dark so long that at first he feels that just lights are all he will want But very soon the attachments start coming, the radio, the stove, the furnace, the water heater, the dish washer, washing machine,- the ironer, the feed mill, the fan, the toaster, the percolator, and so on. And very soon he finds that his line is over loaded. It’s cheaper and better in the long run to have the house ade quately wired at the st*H, i accord ing to Mr. Stewart. Any competent electrician can advise you about that. This benediction of electricity is one of the greatest things ever to come to the farms of the state. No matter where the farm is located, where the road frazzles out or on the sizzling .super-highway, elec tricity brings the world to it, makes work easier, and adds greatly to the enjoyment of life there. Cotton Yiold Last year we made our highest cotton yield in South..Carolina. The average yield was 394 pounds per acre. That’s the highest of any state east of the Mississippi River. We haven’t always led like that. And I can’t help but feel that the great weevil fight that was staged here had a lot to do with it. Last fall I was with three boll weevil men in South Texas. They said we had the best organized and executed boll weevil control pro-, gram of any state they knew any thing about. And they were anxious to know how our yield was turning out Back in the late summer I re- meWber several county agents tell ing me that they could count the farmers on one hand that they knew who weren’t poisoning. And one told me there might be a few in his county who weren’t using poison, but he didn’t know one. Back in November I was down in Mexico with two of our' crack bvig Notes From The County Agent's Office By c. B. CANNON, County Agent 4-H Club Boys Plant Bicolor Plants Sixteen 4-H Club boys are planting 18,000 bicolor plants as 4-H Club projects. These boys arenas ^follows: Clyde Murray, Milton Spoone, Reg inald Hurley and George McDonald, : men who were putting on experi ments with new poisons down there in a winter cotton-growing area. t Thus our knowledge about new and | more powerful poisons grows even during the winter time. A big cotton crop is again need ed in 1952. Costs are all so high that we can’t afford to let bugs eat it up. Clemson and the State Cotton Committee are planning, with the cooperation of all agencies and local farmers, to conduct an- j other intensive cotton insect con trol campaign again this summer. We have results from the past to show that this pays. Road Service It was a nasty morning and I had to ride early. The roads had started icing over after midnight. I dreaded my journey that started before day. But I made it all right. Every bridge, curve, and dangerous spot on the road had been sanded by some kind fairy during the bitter night,, and I lost no time at all. As I rode in comfort and safety through the dismal morning, I kept muttering thanks to highway work ers who had been strictly on the job through our worst night. High Board Professor Starkey of Clemson says, “We have been charging hogs too much for their board.” By that he means that low com yields .meant hgih-priced corn. And a hog industry couldn’t grow on that. But in recent years we have about doubled our com yield. And now we have a growing hog industry. This higher com yield, along with grazing crops, puts us in the run ning with hogs. Boys Are That Way Just what is proper often changes with time. I can remember my humiliation at the first round dance I attended in the Stone Hills as a boy in my teens. It was down the road in a neighbor’s parlor. Furniture was moved out, chairs and benches placed around the wall, and the scene was made merry by a done fiddler. Whole families came, but the dancing was largely confined to those of my age. It was with reluctance that they got me on the floor. But soon I was into the swing of things, and we were literally making the house rock with rhythm. And all went well with me until J steeply felt one <of my sock suppor^MMoming loose. We were in the middle of a set, and there was no stopping then. I loked down, with burning humiliation, and saw the thing trailing from my foot! Then that was as bad as if one’s pants had dropped off in this day and time. Now most young folks don’t even wear sock supporters. And if they did, and one came loose, they would think absolutely nothing of saying, “Hold a minute, babe, and let me get this thing that’s come loose.” And he would stoop over, yank it off, put it in his pocket or throw it away, and go on unruffled, without missing of the Warrior Creek Community; Curtis Wallace, Carl Stoddard, and Sammie Gambrell, Gray Court; Billy Traynham, Barksdale; Wallace Bur nett and Dan Sullivan, Mt. Gallagher; Odis Ashmore and Joe: Bonds Mahon, Hickory Tavern; Buford Manly and Henry Wilkie, Youngs; Hyett Chap man of Sandy {Springs community, and Edwin Langston, Barksdale. The { plants were given to' the club mem- J bers by the State Fish and. Game! Commission through the county ag ent’s office. Bicolor is planted as border around woodlands or field borders to afford feed and cover for birds and tp con trol erosion. 4-H Boys In Woodland Project Gene Marlar, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Marlar, Greenpond community;, Sanford Chapman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Chapman, Sandy Springs community; Billy Ray Traynham, son of Mr. and Mrs. W\ Ray Traynham, Barksdale community and James Freeman, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Freeman, Mt Gallagher community, are busy these days on their 4-H for estry clubpro ject. Club boys with forestry projects are taught proper woodland manage ment such as proper planting of seddlings, thinning, cutting and fire control. Timber is a good soil con servation practice. Assistant County Agent Boozer is assisting these boys with their projects, which will be judged April 15. Prizes will be given by the International Paper Company, of Georgetown, sponsor of the proj ect. ammonium nitrate was ordered through the county agent’s office in cooperation with the pasture commit tee for demonstrational uses. Testing Cattle Delayed Testing cattle program for Brucel losis (Bangs’ gotten underway last fall, was discontinued last December due to lack o,f funds. It is hoped that arrangements will be such in the near future for continuing the testing. Testing Cotton Seed for planting A few farmers in the past few days have brought to the county agent’s office cotton seed samples to be sent to the office of J. Roy Jones, Commis sioner of AgricultureT^Columbia, tfor germination test before cotton plant ing time. It is suggested that farmers have their planting seed tested early to prevent a last minute rush on the Ikboratoxy. Farm Homes Planting Shrubs Shrub plans for farm homes of Mr. and Mrs. Callie Culbertson, Mt. Beth el community; Mr. and Mrs. Willid F. esbitt. Youngs community, and Mr. and Mrs. D. Eugene Brown, Bailey community, have been drawn by the county agent, for planting. Those persons who expect to set shrubs should do so as soon as pos sible for best results. ^ ” 4-H Club Boys Feeding Beef Calves Sixteen 4-H Club boys are pyshing their beef calves for shows and sales this • spring. The boys may attend either the Greenville show atfd salo on March 28 or the Greenwood show and sale on.April 23. i . IF YOU DON’T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DON’T GET THE NEWS To Rthevt Mtstry of * Hellams Assistant Technician Fred Hellams, Hickory Tavern community, completed a short course in artificial breeding work at Clem son College last week, and began work as assistant technician to Rufus Langston, on February 3. His first call in artificial breeding work with Laurens Cooperative Breeding Asso ciation was on the Irwin’s commercial dairy farm In Oak Grove community. Fred Irwin is president of the asso ciation. Rufus Langston, technician, has a | record for January showing 75 per cent cows bred in November were settled. This is an exceptional good record and very seldom ever sur passed by any technician. Mr. Langs ton bred artificially 80 cows during the month which is the 4righest num ber bred in any one month by Mr. Langston. Farmers are getting good results. A technician will be on duty seven days each week now since Mr. Hell ams is working. Calls fop breeding service should be placed by 10:00 a.m. each day over phone 521, Lau rens. T.V.A. Nitrogen For Pasture No infontfation has been received yet as to when T.V.A. nitrogen will arrive to topdress pastures. Every ef fort is being made to rush delivery. From December 17 through January 7, cooperative orders of 206 tons of tor quality tops for quality America’s Biggest Cola Value! When you buy the big, BIG 12-ounce bottle of Pepsi-Cola, you get TWO FULL GLASSES in eveiy bottle — yet you ALSO get top quality in every drop. 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