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/ tfgimBiBRHfKMvmmmmmmmmm THE CLINTON CHRONICLE County Ranger Warns of Fire H. E. Martin, county forest rang- *1“ yesterday warned agaiVist the hazards of fire at this season of the year. We are approaching a dangerous pt riod when woods fires can start CREDITORS' NOTICE All persons ‘having claims against the estate of J. Hamp Stone, deceased, are hereby notified to file the same duly verified, with the undersigned, and those indebt- < <f to said estate will please make payment likewise. EVIE LEWIS STONE,' Executrix. Auril 14. 1U52 * 3c-w-l SAY: ) SAW IT IN THE CHRONICLE’ THANK YOU easily, he said. They can be sup pressed only with great effort, he continued. He urged landowners and others to be careful with fire in burning fields, ditch banks or brush piles. He made three suggestions in keeping down fires as follows: “Use the ash tray in your car when out driving and do not throw lighted cigarette out of your car window. “Make sure your matches and everything you light with them is dead before discarding it in or near any woods or grass. “Do not leave any fires unat tended and be sure they are out be fore leaving your fields or pasture little trees that would help restock where you are burning.” It takes only a little j fire to kill the many hundreds of acres in Lau rens county that are not producing a maximum crop of pulpwoocTbr timber, he said. Stop Moth Damage! Now is the time to have your winter garments cleaned and put in moth-proof bags. Our expert dry cleaning destroys all moth life. Our proper methods make your garments safe from any moth damage — an economical protection for your clothes. We also have a supply of cellophane bags. We give our customers a discount on cash and carrv. Our prices are as fottovrs: Cash and Carry Delivery Price Price Suits and Dresses 65c 85c Pants 35c 45c Skirts ....... 35c 45c Indies’ ( oats 65c 85c Coat Suits 65c 85c Clinton Cleaners Next to Express Office Phone 948 Young and Buford Like Sericea Strips By J. B. O'DELL Soil Consokvaiion Service John T. Young, who oprates a large farm near Clinton, has re cently mowed the old Sericea stems j from his meadow strips to improve the quality of Sericea hay. The Sericea is beginning to put out new growth and he expects to get his first cutting of hay around the first of May or when plants aver age about 10 to 12 inches in height. Mr. Young believes in fertilizing his Sericea to further improve the quality of hay and to keep it grow ing vigorously. A district soil and water conser vation plan was made on this farm several years ago and in carrying out the plan Mr. Young has estab lished 12 Sericea meadow strips containing about 30 acres of Seri cea. “I like my Sericea meadow out lets,” Mr. Young said, “for in addi tion to furnishing hay, seed or grazing, these meadow strips are safely disposing of terrace water from around 400 acres of crop- | land.” • j Richard Buford, who farms a few miles below Mr. Young in the Hopewell community, has seven Sericea meadows which serve as outlets for over 200 acres of ter raced land. “That’s the best ar rangement for takinf terrace water ! I’ve seen,” said Mr. Buford as he | talked of his plans for seeding an- . other Sericea outlet this spring. “Another thing I like about my meadow strips,” Mr. Buford sa'd, “they fufnish a good place for turning of farm machinery. This means a lot when you are planting and cultivating with tractors.” These are typical examples of how scores of local soil conserva tion district cooperators feel about their Sericea meadow outlets. In planning for a complete soil-con servation program for each farm,- a number of factors are considered. Land to remain in row crops is to be terraced and these meadow out lets planted in natural drainage ways to prevent erosion from ter race water and at the same time produce valuable farm products. If the farmer is to get PMA pay ments for terracing the necessary outlets must be provided before the terraces are built. Soil Conservation Service per sonnel will gladly help anyone with his terracing plans or with a com plete land use program for his par ticular farm. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE “The Paper Everybody Reads” Now Is the Time To Plan Pastures By W. H. FLEMING Soil Conservation Service In order to have a#year-round feed supply on the farm there must be a reserve when cold weather comes. This reserve can either be S the field or in the bam. From e standpoint of the land and the cows it is better for this reserve to come from green grazing crops. Why should fanners give thought to this reserve now? Because the reserve must be accumulated dur ing the summer. If it is not ac cumulated the land and cows will both suffer. Overgrazed pastures furnish less cover and protection to the land and are slow to recover for feed production. Farmers cooperating wi«h the Laurens County Soil Conservation District are now laying tho ground work for soil and water conserva tion and a year-round feed supply by planting kudzu and sericea and by fertilizing Bermuda, dallas and fescue, if the fescue has not been recently fertilized. J. H. Power of the Barksdale community has 55 acres in Bermu da and Sericea pasture. Last year from 35 to'45 head of cattle were fed from this acreage from the last of April until the middle of Octo ber. : Mr. Power also harvested 400 bales, or about ten tons, of good hay from the same area. Some of the Bermuda reached a height of 30 inches during the best part of the growing season. Mr. Power says, “You can grow profitable beef on Bermuda and Sericea pastures if properly man aged. These pastures furnish good grazing over a long period and are drouth resistant.” By planning land use according to the capability of the land and keeping in mind the need for a regular supply of feed, farmer; can provide summer feed from low- cost crops like- kudzu, -Sericea Bermuda and save fescue for win ter feed. In planning land use fescue should be planted on good land. Sericea, Bermuda or Kudzu do a better job than fescue on eroded soils of low fertility. The cost of establishing fescue is about twice the cost of establish ing Sericea. In many cases Ber muda is already established and only heeds ‘"encouragement by fer- tilization and management. The bulk of the summer feed sup ply should come from the lower cost crops which have been fitted into a land use program to make use of land not suited to fescue. By putting fescue on land suited to this crop and then save the Fescue mainly for winter grazing, good land use and a grazing system to provide a regular supply of feed can result. - Unless a farmer has more grazing than he needs, the soil gets less crop residues than it needs. Population Seen At 3,636,( • •mu United Nations, N. Y., April 20. —The United Nations figured today there may be 3,636,000,000 people in the world by 1980. The world population two vears ago was about 2 billion, 400 thous and, and a new U. N. publication, Thursday, April 24, 1952 The Population Bulletin, says: The increase in the next 28 years will be at least 500 million and may be as much as 1 billion, 300 million, taking it away over the 3 1-2 billion mark. The rate depends on Asia, which has more than ‘half the world’s population, the U. N. says. The birth rate there is already high and application of modern medical knowledge and public health meth ods may bring down high death rates. World population has increased more than 50 per cent since 1900 and more than five-fold in the last 300 years. SUBSCRIBE TO THETCHRONICLE “The Paper Evevrybedy ATTENTION FARMERS! • / Everything That Grows Grows Better With VERTAGREEN Armour Fertilizer We Have AMPLE Supply .of ••• wA ••• JZER and MATERIAL Hayne Workman Traveling Representative | G. E. TUMBLIN, Warehouseman WEST MAIN ST. EXTENSION Phone 113—Clinton April 25 CLINTON ARMORY April 26 PROCEEDS FOR CLINTON RECREATION COMMISSION Friday, April 25th. 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