The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, May 16, 1957, Image 9
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Thursday, May 16, 1957
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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
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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"
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NEW YORK LIFE MAN
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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
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COTTON
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Is big and growing bigger, thanks
to its natural advantages and con-
tinued emphasis on quality and
. promotion.
COTTON
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Has served us well and new splen
dor will be added to its crown as
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promotion and research,find new
applications and new ways to serve
industry and mankind.
MANUFACTURERS OF PRINT CLOTHS, TWILLS,
BROADCLOTHS AND TOBACCO CLOTHS
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