The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, July 09, 1953, Image 2
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THE CUNTON CHRONICLE
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Thursday, July 9, 1953
Notes From The
County Agent's Office
By C. B. CANNON, County Agent
Grain Elevator Saves Labor
J. Talmadge Patterson, of Lan-
ford, solved his labor problem in
handling small grain from truck to
bin storage during combining season
by use of a home-made grain ele
vator.
He priced commercial grain ele
vators and found the size he wanted
priced at $3&0. Mr. Patterson decid
ed to make one himself by using
scrap pieces from an old combine
Mid by buying a few shafts, bearings,
etc., not available on his farm.
A local sheet metal shop sold Mr.
Patterson the heavy sheet metal and
trim pod same for the elevator for
S40. Mr. Patterson bought three pul
leys tor $6.50, two one-half inch V
belts, one of which was three feet
and one two feet long, an axle for
elevator pulley for $1.25, spent $1.50
for bolts and taps, $3.75 for a piece
of sheet metal 3 feet by 8 feet for
elevator grain hopper, which Mr.
Patterson’s son, Mel, welded himself,
for a total outlay of cash of approxi
mately $58, not including the gas
motor he already had on the farm.
The eevator was mounted on an
old mode A Ford rear axle cut down
■to proper size, which was on the
scrap pile on the farm. Also, he had
two automobile wheels and tires on
the farm which he used for elevator
truck.
The Qlevatpr was mounted on an
old discarded combine to which
small pieces of old canvass belt were
attached as lugs to carry the grain
to the bin. All braces on the ma
chine were made from scrap iron on
the farm.
The elevator was constructed to
use V belts due to more afficiency
than flat belts that would slip on
pullies.
The elevator delivered grain at the
rate of 875 bushels per hour, which
required only three hands. Mr. Pat
terson stated that it would have re
quired nine hands to handle the.
tame amount of grain by the bid vide storage s P ac ^
hand method. i
producing 9,500 bushels or 47.5 bush ,
eis per acre; and 25 acres in wheat,|To Represent County At State FFA Sweetheart Contest
producing 500 bushels or an average
of 20 bushels per acre.
County Needs Storage Space j
Laurens county farmers have com-1
pleted harvesting a rather good small
grain crop. Weather conditions were
favorable during harvesting. Many
farmers sold their grain, especially
wheat, as it was harvested, with*
some of the wheat being stored un- (
der government loan. Satisfactory |
storage space for grain to qualify
for government loan ha^ been ex-1
tremely limited this year. Very fewi
farmers have proper storage facili-j
ties on the farm to get government!
loans, and due to such conditions thej
farmers were forced to sell grain as
harvested and at a much lower price
than the loan value.
This shortage of storage space will
never improve here in Laurens coun
ty until the farmers themselves make!
up their minds to provide satisfac-1
tory st->rage cooperatively or on an!
individual basis.
A few years ago the Carolina Mil-
ing company, C. D. Waldrep, presi
dent, of Laurens, was interested in
helping provide for adequate small
grain storage. A group of leading
farmers was called together at the
agricultural building to discuss the
shortage of small grain. Blue prints
of a proposed grain elevator were at
hand during the discussion. The final
conclusion was that the farmers did
not wish to invest any money in
grain storage, but hoped someone
would provide storage space for the
county’s grain crop other than the
fanner.
Profitable grain storage will have
to be connected with some kind of
an industry that can convert the
grain into a finished product such
as commercial feed, etc., and meet
competitive markets. The building of
a grain elevator alone to take care
of a large volume of grain is bad
business, in the opinion of the writ
er. We may expect the spme situ
ation next year under the present
conditions during the harvest sea
son, unless local business men and
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In Polio Area
Lenoir, N. C.—The father of four
polio-stricken girls asked today for
more experienced personnel to
treat victims of the dread disease
as this city prepared to inject chil
dren between 10 and 15 years of
age with gamma globulin.
“There seems to be an acute
need for physical therapists,” said
truck farmer Ralph Hartley, whose
daughters were stricken before
Caldwell county began a mass in
oculation of children tg ward off
the paralyzing effects of polio.
Protective shots of gamma glob
ulin were given to 10,200 children
under 10 years of age during the
first two days of injections.
When health authorities found
they had a spare supply of GG,
they decided to give the shots on a
“first come, first served” basis to
older children today.
Four new cases of polio reported
in Caldwell county to hike the total
to 91, highest incidence in the na
tion, and “hundreds of phone calls
from anxious parents” also prompt
ed an extension of the inoculation
program. \
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. MISS JACKIE FRANKS, daughter of Mr. and Mra. Wallace Franks,
of this city, will represent the Greenwood-Laurens Future Farmers .pf
America Federation in the state FFA Sweetheart contest to be held "at
Clemson college on next Wednesday night, July 15. Jackie Is a rising ju
nior at Clinton high and is the local Future Fanners of America chapter
sweetheart.
CLINTON SOLDIER
WOUNDED IN KOREA
Pfc. Bennie H. Murphey, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Murphy of Rt.
2, Clinton, has been reported as
wounded in action in the Korean
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farmers and feed manufacturers pro-! Decline Seen
Sept. 19—Clemson at Clemson at
8:00 p. m.
area by the Department of Defense. Sept. 25—Alabama State Teach-
i ers at Clinton 8:00 p. m.
October 2—Open.
October 9—Wofford at Clinton,
Mr. Patterson had 255 acres in |
grain, producing 10,000 bushels. Of j
his acrage, 200 acres was in oats,
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Washington. — The Agriculture
Department today estimated farm
ers had 24,618,000 acres of cotton
8:00 p. m.
October 17—Davidson at David
son, 2:00 p. m.
October 24 — The Citadel at
in cultivation on July 1, nine Per Charlest 2; 3 0 m
cent below last year. j _ . . ’ _ , t
The department is forbidden by „.,9 c ^ 0 ^ er 31—Catawba at Clinton,
law to forecast cotton production 8:00 m - Homecoming,
until August. However, average November 6—Furman in Green-
yields on the currently estimated ville, 8:00 p. m.
acreage would bring ajxmt a 13,- November 13—W. C. T. C. at
047,540 bale -crop. • * j Clinton, 8:00 p. m.
February Secretary Ezra T. November 21—r>p«>n
Benson warned cotton farmers that „ oc „ ,
unless they cut plantings by 18 per m ^Thanksgi? 1
cent and produce only a 12,000,000! Derry ’ ^ p ’ m ' Ahank sgiV-
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Last year, farmers planted 26,-1
922,000 acres of cotton and pro
duced a big v 15,136,000 bale crop, 8
which, because of laging exports,
is still filling up warehouses. Ave-
age planted acreage in 1942-51 was
22,029,000 acres.
"Following is the estimated acre
age in cultivation on July 1 in the
leading producing states compared
with acreage last year and 1942-51
average planted acreage in that
order.
North Carolina: 770,000, 753,000,
729,000.*
South Carolina: 1,080,000, 1,109,-
000, 1,068,000.
Georgia: 1,365,000, 1,439,000, 1,-
380,000.
Tennessee: 905,000, 841,000, 727,-
000.
Alabama: 1,590,000, 1,556,000, 1,-
; 552,000.
Mississippi: 2,430,000, 2,399,000,
2,431,000.
! Florida: 65,00ff, 55,000, 38,000.
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Texas and “very unfavorable wea-
: ther in Oklahoma and the central
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