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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, March 15, 1956 I—1»»— FARMS... AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson Collefe Information SpedaUat *********** — rrrrrrm j j j PONDS AMD PONDS Ponds continue to be buiit at a rapid pace over South Caro lina. One needs but to get in the air to appreciate this. Often you can count a dozen or more at a time. While riding with County Agent Cannon of Lancaster, it seemed we were hradly* out of sight of ponds. Inquiry 'reveals they had 1,016 at the end of last year. The last census shows they have 2,119 farms. So they have almost half as many ponds as farms. And the soil cnosrevation man there says they are still building them about as fast as they can. Most of these ponds are rather small, mostly for stock water. But quite a few of /them were buiit with an eye to irrigation, too. Wells are still dry or danger ously low at many places. And subsoil and underground waters, too, are critically low. Where subsoils will hold water, as they will at most places in the state, water storage in ponds, dry land holes, and holes in swampy places are our best bets for water when we need it. It is quite plain that most folks can‘t depend upon our natural streams, for the water in sufficient quantity just isn’t there when they need it usually or they don’t border on them. So impounded water becomes their fort. Many farmers Use their farm allowance money on building wa ter storage. It covers a goodly portion of the cost. Ask your county agent, SCS man, or ag teacher. * * * SILOS IN GrtEENVILLE Recent droughts have impress ed the importace of silos, says County Agent Jones of Green ville. Last year 35 new trench silos were dug and 5 upright ones built in Greenville, occording to Mr. Jones. This gives them a to tal of 82 of the former and 60 of the latter sort now. Last year, following four dry ones, was a year of abundant for age. And many farmers in all ^ parts of the state put up quite a reserve of silage and hay. When drought hits hard again, they will be better prepared to meet it. and much of that reserve has been needed this dry, cold winter. * * * COTTON HERE AND THERE I’ve often told you of that cot ton 1 saw out west, where state average yields of lint run from 700 to 1,000 pounds per acre. *For a long time that has sounded fan tastic, with our average running from 275 to 375 per acre. • But now County Agent Morgan of Oconee comes along and shows me the records of their 24 6-acre cotton contestants of last year. They averaged 905 pounds of lint per acre! Not only that, they made fine com, too. Their 22 com contest ants averaged 104.69 bushels per acre! Yes, these old lands of ours can be made to bring forth abundance handled right and given water. We know how to handle them, and when Nature gives us the wa ter, abundance comes to the har vest. More and more folks in the rainfall belt are beginning to sup ply the missing shower with irri gation, thus largely insuring the harvest. • • * JOE BATES SAYS Joe Bates is an old country boy I met when I was at Clemson. He farms at Warerree and is presi dent of our state REA. He says: ‘Today 120,000 rural homes and businesses in South Carolina re ceive electric service from 23 member-owned cooperatives. We members own, operate, control, and pay for our cooperatives.” • • • HOW BIG A GOURD? Many an old-timer has a prized gourd in which he carries his live fish bait. In late years other sorts of containers have come in. But they swear by their gourds, say-- ing live bait live better in them. It takes a big one for that. The biggest one I ever saw was grown the past year by J. P. Ivester of near Belton. It holds 7 1-2 gal lons. He gave me one that’s 3, lit tle smaller. I saved the seed. If you’d like to have enough to plant a hill, write me and I’ll send them as long as they last. Put them at a rich place, like by the hog pen, and let’s see who can grow the biggest one. BOYS ARE THAT WAY The ladies of the Stone Hills took turns making wine for, the church to use for communion. That summer it came our time. * We always tried to keep a little wine in the house. But had been out for several years. So my fnother thought she’d, replenisn our supply while making it for the church. Evrtybody was sent to pick blackberries, and we must have gotten a wash tub full. It was all made up in regular fashion in an oaken half barrel and left in the smokehouse to •work.” The weather was hot, so it didn’t take long. The rich ruby wine was drained off, leav ing several gallons of dregs. She told the big colored boy we had raised to pour these out. He inched and rolled the barrel along down to the edge of the yard there, where the hog wallow had dried up. The stuff smelled good to him and he tasted it. He then drank his fill, and poured the rest out there in the dry hole in the red clay that held it like a tub. The geese were thirsty, soon they found it, and partook heavily. Several pigs strolled by, heard the gay chatter, and evidently thought water had returned to their dry wallow. So they chased the geese away, tatsed it, and it was to their liking. They quickly sucked up all the colored boy and geese had left. Soon there was the most comi cal sight down there we had ever seen. But space does not remain to tell you now. I’ll do that next week. PUBLIC RECORDS m i i Get your favorite nitrate nitro gen top-dressing in big, free-flowing crystals produced by the improved ARCADIAN* process that supplies the best “Soda" made! ARCADIAN American Nitrate of Soda is made right for your crops right here in the South, made better by your own homefolks to help you feed your crops better on acid Southern soils. Non-acid-forming ARCADIAN Soda gives you 16% or more nitrate nitrogen and 26% sodium-all the benefits “Soda*' can give you. Ask your fertilizer dealer now for the best top-dressing and side-dressing Nitrate made. Get ARCADIAN Nitrate of Soda now/ Look for Undo Sam <’ on the . bag! The following public records were filed last week in the office of the Clerk of Court of Laurens County: Proparty Transfers Fred Gilliam and Bertha D. Gil liam to Roma B, Johnson, lot in Waterloo Township, on Lake Greenwood, for $6,200.00. Johnnie Watts and Geneva Watts to J. W. Monroe, 2 lots of the J. D. Nicholson property, for $75.00. C Gilbert Roberson to Ida H. Roberson, lot on West Main St., Laurens, for love and affection. Gladys F. Wallace to Annie Sue Armstrong Bagwell, 40 acres in Dials Township, for $3,025.00. Shelley Garrett to Lewis Bol den and Hattie Mae Todd Bolden, 36.38 acres in Sullivpn Township, for $1,455.00. Coy L. Bass to Essie S. Mills, lots ih Waterloo Township, for $5.00 and other"considerations. B. W. Cooper and Mrs. Icie Cooper, to Mae Clara C. Brannon, 4 acres in Jacks Township, for $1.00, love and affection. William Walter Pinson to Wil liam H. Pinson, 20 acres in Cross Hill Township, for $10.00 and oth er considerations. J James E. Robinson to Charles H. Robinson, 4 acres in Laurens Township, for $175.00. William P. Dagnall to Abe and Ike Smith, lot on Hilldale street, Laurens, for $10.00 and other con siderations. H. E. Martin to Ralph Wilson, Jr., 3."9 acres on Greenwood high way, for $10.00 and other consid erations. Thomas Garrett and Shelley Garrett to Lewis Bolden and Hat tie Mae Todd Bolden, 7.38 aqres in Sullivan Township, for $295. Rosa Belle Suber and Sue Pearl Suber Rice to Earle E. Franklin and Judith Franklin, lot on Silver street, Laurens, for $2,000.00. Mariegene G. Boyd, individual ly, and under power of attorney for Lyllian C. Gray, Rosa G. Boyle, Toccoa G. Robinson and A. Dial Gray, Jr., to Lewis J. Hash and Gladys H. Hash, 3 lots in Gray View Heights, Laurens, for $1,200.00. Canal Wood Corporation to J. H. Floyd, Sr., 1 acre in Cross Hill Township, on Lake Greenwood, for $170.00. Annie S. Russell, individually and as Executrix of the will of Margaret M. Speake, deceased, and Myrtle B. Speake, et al, to H. M. Hentz, their interest in 241.5 acres in Hunter Township, for $9,810.00. Minnie Thompson Wood to . Champion Paper and Fiber Co., 64.4 acres 10 miles northeast of the City of Clintdn, for $3,004.00. George Putnam to T. B. Davis, tract of land in Laurens Town ship, for $75.00. aiwiiitiiwniuiuunnnnuiminMat FINE FURNITURE Down Through Hie Years T. E ■Nimn OF SOM & Sons The Beat for Over Fifty Yeara CLINTON, S.C. Pina Thirteen Other Stone in Carolina Bring a Friend Te Church With You h-Pv 1 rsj Dr, Standish has had years of experience reading X-Rays like this one. 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