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I 1 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE FARMS... AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson College Information Specialist - rrrrrrrf Turnip Paidi On the past three dry falls folks have had trouble getting stuff for winter greens and graz ing up. Those with irrigation don’t have to worry. They seed ’em in the dust. Then throw a shower on. And they come up. Then the stuff has made good growth when cold weather comes, and you have it all through the win ter. This applies to both grazing for livestock and green stuff for the N folks too. The turnip patch, and other winter greens. Do you have ’em »yup yet? They should be. At times you have enough moisture in the land to get ’em up. But late, hot, dry weather kills your stand. I knew a fel low once who protected his fall- sown greens there in his garden by scattering just a few cowpeas along at seeding time. They come up readily. And their broad leaves would protect a lot of the little seedlings. Then lat er he would pull the peas out when things looked safe, or he’d just leave ’em and let frost take care of that. We know the value of green stuff for stock. And the dieti tians tell us it is just as neces sary for us. In recent years we have had best luck with rape and mustard for mixed greens. Lice and cold got our turnips. But rape and mustard pulled through. • * . * Drought Did This Bob Little, SCS man of Bish op vi lie, says: “Due to the ex treme drought, requests for as sistance in locating sources of water and designs for irrigation systems have been far in excess of what we could service." In mid-July Clemson’s exten sion irrigation man, Herman Lynn, told me he was called to 6 farms that week to prospect for irrigation. Five of them had no adequate source of water and one did. He designed an irriga tion system for the one, and for the others he outlined how some dams could store water for the future. Although we do have a rather heavy rainfall, water for irriga tion is our great problem. For it is not here when we need it. And that calls for storage, all sorts of storage. Storage takes time, time to build and time to fill. Re member, next summer is not far off. • • • Farm Folks Dwindle Our Dr. Rochester tells me 73 per cent of the folks in this coun try farmed in 1870. By 1900 that had dropped to 50 per cent. And now it is only 15 per cent! No wonder it dwindled. Last year that 15 pier cent on the farms received only 6 per cent of the national income. Yet a lot of folks who do not understand are blaming the farmers for the high cost of fobd and raimant. It’s processing, services, and transportation after it leaves the farm that takes most of your food and clothing dollar. So let’s not howl at the farmer. If he’s getting so much why are so many leaving his ranks? Never in history have so many utterly depended on so few for food and raimant as now. And our population experts say the farm percentage will continue to drop some yet. It seems that the vast growing group off the farms should be a bit concerned with that. For they can’t eat brick and stone and steel. Nor can they be clothed with mechanisms, plans, and professions. A sturdy ag riculture is surely for the good of all. And for the 15 per cent of our population, who feed and clothe the nation, to get only 6 per cent of its income just isn’t right. • • * Neighbors I liked the case Crayton Mc- Cown, assistant county agent over in Spartanburg, told me about. One farmer put in a peach cooling outfit His neigh bor got an irrigation outfit. Working together, each had the benefit of both of these ad vanced steps in orcharding. And each had a wonderful season with peaches. And without them they would have had a dismal season. Often advanced steps are like that. By planning and hard hit ting we can often do things we otherwise couldn’t. The old say ing, "Where there’s a will there is a way,’’ is still very true. Dur ing a pinch, night work too often is often necessary. Tobacco farmers well know what I’m talking about. Boys Are Thai Way Winters! seemed long and hard when I was a kid. And the wind was often whistling through the bare crapks in our empty bam ere the robin left. The going for the critters was rather tough then. The com pile usually lasted, but for roughage it was usually the ^com shucks and chickweed pulled from the garden from then on out to grass. It was in late May and early June that our bamloft was re plenished. The oats and wheat came in then, yfe cut it with a cradle and tied it by hand. It was thus shocked in the field for about a week to dry out good. Often rains came and messed it up. We’d have to tear the shocks apart and let it dry out again. We liked to haul it in from the field. It rode so good high up there on that carefully stacked load of bundles. We packed the Joft to the rafters and awaited the coming of the thrashers for the wheat and enough oats for seed. The rest we fed in the bundle, concentrate and rough- age in one. We liked to play and hide up there in that grain. And that was the one season our chickens didn’t have to chase bugs for something to,eat. They feasted on grain and soon eggs were in abundance. The wary rat, too .thrived on that seasonal abundance. And much of.it had been reduced to smelly straw when „ it finally reached the trough. Later in the season the fodder and hay came in. Let’s talk about them next week. Presbyterians Adopt Budget Of $738,600 The Presbyterian Synod of South Carolina, in its annual meet here last week at Presbyte rian college, adopted a budget of $738,600 at its closing session on Thursday afternoon. This figure represents an in crease of $39,693 over the 1954 budget, which^ totalled $698,907. A place of meeting for next year was not decided upon, this being left in the hands of a com mittee. Presbyterian college receives the largest share of the increase for synod causes being placed in the budget for $76,000, compared to $56,100 this year. Thomwell orphanage, howev er, gets the largest overall total in the amount of $90,000. Other 1955 budget items for synod causes include: Churah extension, $27,500; Queens College, $17,600; Colum bia Theological Seminary, $17,- 600; student work, $11,000; relig ious education, $23,100; office of executive secretary, $16,500; Christian Action Council, $550; William Brearley Home, $1,100; and Tiome for the aged, $2,200. Hie budget for general assembly causes: world missions, $223,138; church extension, $102,424; Christian education, $39,154; an nuities and relief, $32,323; gen eral fund, $56,870; and inter- church agencies, $1,441. Division of the total 1955 bud get amount presbyteries of the synod reads: Bethel presbytery, $107,822; Charleston $62,773; Congaree $91,426; Enoree $166,- 753; Harmony $82,564; Pee Dee $88,989; Piedmont $51,695; and South Carolina $86,578. In one of the final actions be fore adjournment the following committee members, directors and trustees were named: Trustee of synod, Frank Mc Gowan of Columbia; promotion committee, E. B. Bankhead of Chester, the Rev. Tom Cook of Laurens, the Rev. E. D. Lilly of Charleston, R. M. Cooper of Wi- sacky, end the Rev. F. B. Estes of Orangeburg; church exten sion committee, J. I. Smith of Greenville, Julius W. Anderson of Anderson, the Rev. Fred A. Hopkins of York, the Rev. Frank B. Estes of Orangeburg, the Rev. William B. Ward of Spartanburg, J. G. Leland of Georgetown, and Fred T. McGill of Donalds; relig ious education committee, the Rev. Don B. Bailey of Kingstree; student work committee, the Rev. H. G. Wardlaw of Orange burg and H. L. Sneed of Chester; the home for aged, John D. Wy lie of Lancaster, C. G. F. Kirk patrick of Blenheim, Mrs. Hugh McLaurin, Jr., of Wedgefield, and W. L. Heinz of Columbia; stewardship and finance, C. S. Rigby of Columbia; world mis sion^ D. W. A. Neville of New berry ; educational institutions, Dr. W. R. Turner of Clinton; lite^tuxe for hospitals, Dr. W. P Beckham of Columbia; women of the church, Joel Elcan of Colum bia, assembly work committee, L. F. Broughton of Rock Hill, the Rev. Tom Hoover of West Co lumbia, Dan McEachem of Flor ence and J. A. Cathcart, Jr., of Seneca. Directors and trustees: Columbia Theological Semi nary—the Rev. J. L. Doom, of Hartsville, Junes H. Woodside of Greenville, and Frank S. Hay of Charleston. Thomwell Orphanage — H. J. Winn of Greenville, Henry T. Mills of Greenville, and Dr- M. A. Macdonald of Clinton. Presbyterian College, synod at large—the Rev, Hubert G. Ward- law of Orangeburg, Dr. G. R. Wilkinson of Greenville, and J. F. McLeod of Chesterfield. Piedmont Presbytery —T. Frank Watkins of Anderson. Charleston Preebytery—J. W. Chapman of Charleston. Harmony Presbytery—Gifford Show of Sumter. Queens College—Mrs. J. M. H. Fitzgerald of Columbia, and El lis M. Johnston of Greenville. William Brearley Home— The Rev. F. W. Gregg of Rode Hill, and Dan W. Cothran of Green ville. South Carolina f'ellowsljip of Churches—The Rev. Frank B. Estes of Orangeburg, and Dr. W. R. Turner of Clinton. ■ I l| W l.l .I I Time Arrives For Planting Fall Garden Clemson — There are several jobs that vegetable gardners should do in early September. These include planting the fall garden, keeping weeds and grass out of the garden, gathering and conserving crops already pro duced, and controlling insects and diseases. In the latest Extension Garden Letter, A. E. Schilletter, Clem son associate extension horticul turist, points out that crops for the fall garden should be planted promptly. He says that each day counts, as the time for “Jade Frost” gets nearer. Suggested crops to be planted now include three kinds of tur nips — rutabagas, which should be planted at once; Extra Early Purple Top and White Egg which may be planted up to September 15 for turnips; and Shogoin, which may be planted as late as October for greens. Other crops for immediate planting are beans, beets, carrots and com. Collard, celery, cabbage and to mato plants should be trans planted. Clean Grounds Mr. Schilletter advises garden ers to keep their gardens clean to prevent grass and weeds from going to seed, and to clean up the ground where vegetables have matured. This is important be cause decaying vegetables and plants are likely to increase di sease and insect damage next season. “Keep your vegetables, fruits, and flowers gathered,” Mr. Schil letter suggests, “to encourage longer bearing. Also prepare vegetables for cooking, canning, or freezing immediately after they are gathered so they won’t lose any of their food value and taste. This is especially neces sary for sweet com, which loses some of its sugar if gathered and allowed to stand long enough to wilt before cooking, he adds. Gardeners are also cautioned to be on the lookout for insects and diseases, and they are advis ed to apply recommended con trols promptly. QUALITY mi NitciisriON MAtMAcr WE DO ALL KINDS OF PRINTING—EXCEPT BAD CHRONICLE PUB. CO. 74 The mind and the touch can be dulled from lack of practice in our profession too. But not so with the pharmacists working here in your behalf, for they compound thousands of prescriptions annually. The quiet preference of your Doctor, plus your continued patronage hove made Ms an active prescription phar macy. 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