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a Thursday, May 16, 1957 * 1 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE e'Nii PakeNine By C. B. CANNON. County Agont Wool Sale June 3-4 A cooperative wool pool will be held at the (Laurens County fair grounds on June 3-4. A govem- ment wool grader will be pres ent to grade the wool. Sheep producers in the Piedmont area will pool their wool at Laurens. Cotton Condition Until the rain the latter part of last week, the cotton stand over the county-was rather poor. The stands were spotted, cotton dying, not enough rain to bring up the seed, and several farmers planted over. The oool, damp weather the first of last week aided consid erably to cotton trouble. Thrip, kriown as harvest bug, is now attacking cotton. The rip ening of small grain is causing the thrip to migrate from the grain field in search' of tender plants. Naturally, the tender cotton plant is where the insect is feeding. An application of one of the recommended organic dusts, used for boll weevil control, should be applied at the rate of six to eight pounds per acre. Thrip sucking the tender bud of the cotton plant stunts the pl^nt, which delays the setting of shapes. In many cases the early application of dust for thrip con trol is the most profitable of all dusting. If cotton bojls are pro tected until three weeks old, the boll is not attacked by the boll weevil. Therefore, dust early for set ting of early shapes and get bolls old enough early before the boll weevil builds up a big infestation. Do not thin cotton too early, and when thinning, leave three stalks to the hill. FU« Application For Se«d Certification Farmers are reminded that ap plications for seed certification of cotton, sorghum, and soybeans are to be filed by July 1 with the South Carolina Crop Improve ment Association. Application blanks are avail able at the county agent’s office. There is a reasonable charge made by the association for field inspection, etc. Big Hay Crop Harvested .One of the largest (and of good quality) hay crops is being har vested in Laurens county. The first part of last week was good weather to make hay, and farm ers took advantage of the weath er. Unfortunately, a few farmers were caught the latter part of last week with hay down when the rain came. The weather can never be arranged to please ev eryone. Last Pepper Plant Delivery The last delivery for the sea son of pepper plants was made at the Laurens county fair grounds last Monday afternoon. The acreage to be planted fell short of what was expected. ' Field inspection should be made often by the farmers to de termine any outbreak of insects, and apply recommended poison. The county agents will be glad to assist farmers with such prob lems. Pepper jflants should be cul tivated shallow and often for Wst growth. Summer Pasture Care It is’ harder to hav? sufficient summer pasture, than winter. Farmers are reminded to apply recommended amount of fertili zer to pasture sod in order to have sufficient grazing during the summer. There is a tendency on the part of some farmers these days to not apply the necessary amount of fertilizer for maximum grazing. This system is false economy. Fertilizer is the cheapest form of feed production for the dollar spent. Remember that Bermuda grass carries 1.9 more protein than al falfa when fertilizer and lime are applied according to recommend ed practice. Also, Coastal Ber muda stolons can be set any month of the year, but greater re sults when set early. Peach Thinning Important Commercial 'peach growers have an important job facing them now in thinning peaches Each year the buying public is demanding larger size peaches with color and quality. The only way to have such fruit is to fol low such practices that will re sult in same. For best results, peaches should be thinned so that the fruit will not to be closer on the limbs than five to six inches. It is not the number of peaches to make a bushel, but it is the size of peach that counts bushels for best sale. Take for example, it will require 383 peaches with 1% inch diam eter to make a bushel. Peaches two inches in diameter will re quire only 293 to make a bush- «il, or less number of peach es. Peaches with iVt inches in diameter require only 215 peach es, or lj>8 less peaches per bush el, and peaches 24 inches in diameter will require only 159, or 224 less peaches to make a bush el. A 3-inch diameter peach will require only 98 peaches to make a bushel, which is 285 less peach es than the 1*4 inch size. Quoting a few prices received last year for peaches from South Carolina will show the advantage of producing good size peaches. In New York June 18 Dixie Red. two inches and up, sold for $6.50 per half bushel; whereas, peaches sizing 1% inches in diameter sold on 4,he sapie market, the same date and package, at $3.50 to $4.50 per half bushel. On July 2 in New York, the South Carolina Rod Haven peach es two inches and up sold for $4.50 per half bushel container; whereas the 1 3 4 inches in size peach sold for‘$2.75 on the same date, market and the same size container Then on August 7 the South Carolina Elberta peaches grading U S. Extra Number 1, two inches and up, on New York market sold for $4.00 to $4 25 per bushel; whereas the l 3 i inch min imum size sold for only $2.00 to $2 25 on the same market, date, and bushel size container. These actual figures are proof that it is important to produce the size peach and quality the trade wants. Pqach thinning tirne is at hand, and thinning is least ef fective after pit hardening The good rams last week will be of much valub, not only to peach growing, but to other crops and pastime sods .Spraying should be kept on schedule with a thorough coverage of the fruit.| The spray coverage sould be re newed, immediately following a rain. Thos who set young trees this 1 planting season should prune foy shaping the tree at once L N Cook. Gray Court, has done an excellent job of pruning his trees on 40 acres of newly set trees Approximately 470 acre^ were set-to new trees this season in Laurens county, bringing the to tal acreage for the county in commercial peaches to approxi mately 925 acres. This season’s planting was the geratest acreage planteji t o peaches than any one single year’s planting in the history qfc peach production in LaukijXi county. “DIE FOR ALL YOU ARE WORTH" Hugh L. Eichelberger NEW YORK LIFE MAN 36 Years Experience 4 . 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SOUTH CAROLINA May 20th Through May 25th Use More American Cottons conoN IS MORE ECONOMICAL 4 I COTTON IS MORE DURABLE COTTON IS MORE VERSATILE We at Clinton and Lydia Mills are pleased to join in the observance of National Cotton Week which brings to the attention of millions of consumers of American Textiles the advantages of cotton. Easy to wash, comfort- able, economical, cool, color fast, strong, soft and durable. Pre-shrunk cotton is the world’s favorite fibre. Cot- ton is in a class by itself, dominating the textile scene in that it accounts for 70 per cent of all textile fibres used ^ , "i ■ . • by mills in this country today. _ COTTON 1 ■’ " 1 '' 1 / " ' f > . Is big and growing bigger, thanks to its natural advantages and con- tinued emphasis on quality and . promotion. COTTON * — Has served us well and new splen dor will be added to its crown as • * promotion and research,find new applications and new ways to serve industry and mankind. 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