Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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/ J v ■*. r ■f I’age Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, Mfrch 26, 1953 ^ ^ FARMS..... AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clfcmson Extension Information Specialist "Blue Tag Seed" "Blue Tag'’- planting seeds are omething rather new in South Carolina. The leg .siat ue of 1946 made this unproved seed ( work possible for the state, and in 1947 it was set up ;,t Clem-ail under a farmer gov erning board, with Bob Garrison in charge. Under this able leadership, the work has progressed to the point that goodly quantities of “Certified Blue Tag jk'ed’’ of our most impor tant crops are now available'each eason. These are farmer-produced .'>ed that are grown under proper upervision and from seed direct om the greeder. They are in- peeted in the field for purity and • pe. And they are cleaned and •ested before being given Jthe fa- nous •Blue Tag” designation. And when all of that is done, the farmer can feel that he is protected and getting the best in those sealed and labeled ‘Blue Tag” sacks. Some states do not have the strict requirement that their “Certified Seed" be first year from the breed er like ours does. That means you might get seed bearing this desig nation that are several years from the breeder. And we know from ex perience. that some seed 'can “run out” a good bit in that time. Our cotton man, Sam Williams, tells me that some outside “Certified" cot ton seed’ of that sort are being of fered in our state now. Bob Garrison tells me that our ’o- eal cetified seed growers had a fair ly adequate supply of “Certified Blue Tag" seed .for this year. If you have any trouble locating your needs, your county agent can likely direct you to reliable supplies. And this applies to adapted strains of < trtified sybid corns too. , eordingly.* ' Amrhate can be gotten from most seed stores. * • * Round Kernels Hybrid seed corn is high-'poweed tuff that's awful expensive to pro- duce. But it takes so little of it per acre, it’s folly to fool with anything but the best. Back before the past two dry summers, • They had an irrigation experiment' on alfalfa at Clemson. Even that year, which was not a specially dry one at all, the irrigat ed alfalfa showed a clear profit over the other of $40.05 per acre af ter deducting all irrigation costs. The only real dry time that summer was in June. Then the irrigated part produced 1.06 tons- per acre, while that not irrigated made .27 of a ton' per ace for the June cut ting. Irrigation is insurance! And, goodness knows, that’s what the farmer needs. For generations he has seen a goodly, portion of his yield potential go up in the smoke of the blistering droughts that af flict us. Boys Are That Way We liked 'possum huntin’ a lot. It had many appeals. Just to be out in the wild woods at night, with a flaming lightwood torch to scare the goblins away, was something. The lue of the darkness, with night things on the prowl, called to a spirit of high ad venture. The fosted fields that sparkled and crackled under foot, the soft silence of winter woods, carried a soothing harmony to the nights of us country boys, as we roamed the stone hills of the Dutch Fork. After we tired a bit, at some se cluded spot in a depression, we raked the woodland cover back, making us a bed of it, and built a fire. There we reared back against that leafy cushion toasting our toes and ‘taters by the fire. And it was then that many a tall tale was told, as the cackling fire re vealed the eerie recesses of the night woods around us. As far as the benevolent light reached we felt free to go and fetch wood for the fire.—But the further we got Pack Your Pantry with These Grand Grocery Buys! Libby’s Tomato J'lice 46 Oz Can 29c Libby's Peas 23c 17-Oz. Can Blue Label Karo Syrup Pt. Bot. 21c s 59c Swift’s Prem 45c 12-Ot. Can Swift’s Pork Sausage 10-Oz. _ Can 47c Ann Pane Fancy Tomato KETCHUP M-Oz. Bot. Golrlen Whole Kernel or Cream Style A&P CORN- 16-Oz. Can White House Apple Jelly Van Camp’s 12-Oz. Glass Staley’s 15c Waffle Syrup —- 21c) Ann Page Regular or Beans & Pork--__ ^ 14c Elbow Macaroni-- £2; 10c) Short Grain Comet Rice Sunnyfield 2-Lb. Pkg. Packers Label—Red Sour Pitted 37c Pie Cherries ^ 21c) Ann Pag® Prepared Corn Flakes p k g' 23c Spaghetti 2 25c Ann Page Sparkle Lemon Sultana Imitation Pie Filling 3 ^ 20c Vanilla ExtractHcj MtP Fancy Plain or Self-Rising Flour Tuna Fish 29c Red Band $1.W . * Northern Toilet TISSUE - 3 - 25 Save EASTER CANDIES with A«P’s lower ^7 Eg8S s 19c |fl A DM|f I Worth more Novelty Creams 1-Lb. Bag from that lighted spot the more ob vious the shadow's grew, and* we W’ould hurry back with our loads, Breeders and-experiment stations Eventually the’ taters were done ; TTaw TduTO-'TTiy'TTEW-gram' — Crisp 4-Doz. Size Easter Mix - - - - * Worthmore Chocolate CocoanuT Vi 25c yitu.Ti Lettuce - 2 23 c Crtii " Eegs • • - • hybrid ear carries.the same inheri- them called for wat er. We found tance, but there are some round , near by j n the branch of clear, grains on the ends of each ear that we have been in the habit of djs 'Breaking the ice, we would drink carding when we got ou£ our seed corn in the past. In the case of hybrid seed corn, these round grains are screened out and they too are offered as seed corn. But most folks are prejudic ed against them. Our experts tell uncontaminated running water. from it lying down on the rocky bank. We often* carried peanuts, too, that we roasted on the hard earth there by the fie. Dirt, ashes, and often burn hulls, too, made little difference to us there in our para- us that this is a mistake as .the d j se night woods. We linger round grains are just as good for ed j a | e Cocks crowing across the seed purposes as the flat grains. In bin j n the distance were all we had fact, the round ones ae a bit small-i^ 0 the leaving hou of mid- <er, you get tnore of ’em, they will I n jght. And when we hit the feath- go further, and they cost less. To gj-bed u p j n the half-story, we need- Nice Juicy Lemons - 2- 25 - - - ■ " 4 35 c plant them properly you will need to get a soybean plate for your planter, our corn man Woodle, tells me, and adjust it right for the size round grains you have. ed no rocking to sleep. Morning came soon, with the scraping of ham and gravy from the skillet downstairs in the kitchen.* That was our warning that food would There is not enough good seed of ( be on the table shortly, and we lost the adapted hybids to fill the bill 1 no time then We hit the frosted this year. Therefore, folks need to know about the full values carried in the round grains that are avail able, too. Sprouting stumps are a pest in pastures. floor with bare feet, took three steps at a time going down, as we finished the barest necessities of dressing. At the table we flopped, always having to be made go on the back porch, break the ice in the water bucket and make the barest I asked Sam Marbut, one of our p e t enS e of washing our teeth, forsters, how to get rid of ’em. He said you can kill ’em with Ammato. Simply cut a V an inch deep aergss the top of the stump^or gash it around on the side with an axe. Fill the cut with the Ammate crystals and cover with paper or some thing to protect from a show er that might come before they take up moisture and soak in. The material is poison, so handle ac- hands and face. DR. L B. MARION NATUROPATH Res. Phone 939 500 South Broad St. TT :: a a a Savings Accounts 3%—DIVIDEND—3% We invite savings accounts from the peeple of Clin too and vicinity. You will like our friendly and efficient ser vice, and you will receive your dividend promptly oaeh January 1st and July 1st. Any amount —from $1 up — opens an account. Each account is insured up to $10,000 by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. Two people may have up to $30,000 fully insured. Accounts by mail promptly acknowledged. Fresh Florida Cora U. S. No. 1 Red Bliss Potatoes - - - - 5 25c Crisp Golden Carrots - - - ■ Green Pascal — 3-Do*. Size Celery - - 8e Juicy Florida — 54's M’s Grapefrait - - - - 4 ^ 25c Krey’s Meat Products Krey’s In Gravy Sliced Beef - - Krey’s In Gravy Chopped Beef - Krey’s With Gravy Sliced Pork - - PAAS EASTER EGG •YE ~ 15c Complete Kit 10-0*. C4f| Can VUV - - 22c - - ^ 49c GRAND buy! Sultana Smal Stuffed Chartered and Supervised by the United States Government Laurens Federal Savings & Loan Association , Telephone 22271 _ fjMJUIIS’ LARGEST SAVINOS INSTITUTION 1«4 Wcat Mila Stmt Uam* & C. 0llVES SH Harris Chunks Tuna ... 2 6-0*. Cans 2 for 49c Long Grain Comet 2-Lb. Box v 39c AnnPage 2 1-Lb. Cans Pork & Beans. 23c A&P Sections 2 No. 303 Cans Grapefruit ... 29c Golden Ripe ,2 Lbs. Bananas V 25c Juicy Florida 8-Lb. Bag Oranges. 45c Krey’s Complete 29-Oz. Can Beef Pie Mix . 1 47c A&P 2 No. 303 Cans Apple Sauce .. 33c Aim Pare Crabapple 2 12-Ox. Jars Jelly ......... 35c Hi-C 46-Os. Can Orangeade ... 27c White Home Non-Fat 16-0*. Can Dry Milk .. ... 33c Mild American Lb. Cheese ... 47c • Iona 2 No. 2 Cans Tomatoes . ... 27c Golden Maid Lb. Oleo ... 21c Fresh Lb. Cocoanuts 9c Packed F !,• K. u .abl. Fruit Ann Page Salad Pickles Pick of , Carolina Sweet Mixed - - r !9c DRESSING J Camay Bath Soap - - - 223c Fab - Lge 9Qii Pkg. 4i7v Giant Pkg. 39c Dreft --‘■-■t'.glr" Pkg. 29(5 c 69c Hamburger Swift’s ■ ■ ■ ■ . 10-Oz. Can 45c Duz - - - - - ■ & 27c Giant Pkg. 65c i o; Choice 25c Jane Parker Caramel PECAN ROLLS Pkg. 29s i MPSupe/i P/odeti f f 4 > t v- 1 jb»t