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r Thursday, December 20, 1956 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Pasre Nine e-^cr FARMS... AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Oiemsoh College Information Specialist according to County Agent Mc- Carley. And their SCS man, V. T. Mullen, agreed. But they both pointed out that it required high fertilization, specially with nitro gen, in order for it to jprove its full value. George Lachicotte, of Lugoff, ran 300 head of cattle on 50i acres of second year Coastal the past summer from mid-May until Au gust 1. After that he cut two tons of good hay per acre from it. Both McCarley and Mullen feel that many folks make the mis take of putting out Coastal and then not taking care of it nor fer tilizing it right They r said it is much better to put out an ^cre or two-and then fertilize it liberal ly than to put out five or six acres and starve it out And this agrees with experiments and experience elsewhere LIFE OF FENCE POST The life of an untreated fence post depends upon how much heart is in it. This applies to the long-lasting ones, like cedar, •black locust, and mulberry, too. * But when it comes to a treated post, those with ' the mo^t sap wood in them, last the longest. That is because the sap is more ■absorptive' of the preservatives used. Small pines, that are all sap, are therefore the most com monly used for treating. Since labor is a big item in building a fence, M. C. McKenzie, . extension engineer, reminds us that the most durable materials are usually the best buy in the long run. Treated fence posts .-are now available over South Carolina. And at a number of places farm ers and communities have local treating plants. Most young pines ^stands need improvement thin nings. Here is where a lot of good fence posts for treating can , be gotten. Such posts without treat ment hardly last a season through. But treated they, last for many years. Clemson’s Exten sion Circular 262, “Longer Life For Feryre Posts,” gives all the details. Your county agent has a supply. * » • This up-country, including An derson, Oconee,. Pickens and Gregnville counties, was won from the Cherokee Indians by treaty in *1776. In 1784 i,t was opened up for settlement. Thus, it is less than 200 years old under the white man’s dominion. And look what we did to it? I’he forests are largely gone, and so is much of the land. And so it usually is in a new area. It undergoes exploitation. Then the need for conservation arises. And it seems not until then will folks act. In our time we have seen the need for conservation arise Experiment and experience are finding the ways to restore the * land. The SCS has come into the picture to help, and the direct ing hand of interested farmers in the Soil Conservation Districts is adding great weight tb the movement. The 4-H clubs and FFA chapters are‘teaching con servation to rural youth. The whole watershed approach is be ing tried here in the up-country, 'where the complete conservation * job is being undertaken. So may be at long last, we are beginning to build back what nature put here and bur early efforts helped destroy. • * * GRAZING RESEEDS County Agent Kearse, late of Saluda, was telling me of an un usual grazing experience of ,the Mitchell Brothers. Two years ago they planted brown top millet be hind crimson clover and rye grass. Since then all three graz ing plants have reseeded and they have done no land prepara tion, just fertilized. As the clover and rye grass are going out in the spring, the brown top comes in. And asHt goes out in the fall, the clover and rye grass are com ing in. Saluda has a lot of natural grasslands, and by allowing a little reseeding there, Mitchell Brothers have gotten this rather unusual result. , • • • MORE ABOUT COASTAL Coastal Bermuda grass is living , up to its reputation in Kershaw, TO SEE THE WILD GEESE Folks are asking how. to get to Ansonviile, N. C., where those thousands of wild geese are win tering at the Gaddy pond From all points in South Carolina,, you go through Wadesboro. Anson- ville is 7 miles above there on highway 52. From Columbia it is 107 miles to the Gaddy farm by Chesterfield. From Greenville it is 167 miles, and you go by Lancaster, Pageland, and Mt. Croghan. And from Conway it is 117 miles. From there you go by Mullins, Bennettsville, and Che- raw. I can think of no finer holiday trip than to see the strange sight of myriads of wild geese, tamed by the kindness of the Gaddys. A small admission charge helps buy corn to feed them. BOYS ARE THAT WAY To me, as a kid, p railroad en gine was about the most miracu lous contraption. And the engin eer was number one in my ad miration, too. The only sort I had ever seen was the little wood* burner type that pulled our trains through the Fork. But to me they were the most frightening, awe-inapir- ing things I had ever beheld. 1 was afraid to get near them, as they belched forth a steady stream of smoke, steam, fire, and cinders. And in the winter it was dark when our 6 o’clock daily mixed train from Columbia; hit our part of the country. And then the engine was a frightful sight for sure, belching fire and scattering a shower of burning cinders. I often imagined I was the en gineer handling that monster. (Compared to a modem mogirf-of the rails, it was a veritable coffee pot.) Riding through the bogs and quagmires of the Julian woods once on what we called a roda, I imagined I was driving that en gine. I was with a deaf cousin, in his top buggy, the first one like fhat I had ridden in. I imagined the large nut that held the top there by the side of the seat was the throttle. By turning it back and forth, I wcjuld give her the steam and make the needed noise low with my mouth I was rul ing in my dream world then until something happened of the top fell down”'bn me, scar ing Ihe horse, a runaway being narrowly averted. I said. The nut came (iff, and here it is, I caught it.’’ He thought that was a lucky coincidence, and I nev- That nut came off and tl)a't side ) er told him any better Fri-Mor ELECTRIC SKILLET • Immersible skillet has every convenience — all controls and frying guide- are on the handle! • Heats from low to 425 degrees. 1 • Comes with coppertone -dome cover — and cook book. HAMILTON’^ Jewelers Blue Nile Diamonds Hillcrest Watches rr-' —• ft • ^ **•- ft r J V * r» i ' * ~ r- THIS IS IT! 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