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Thursday, December 3, 1959 v?- THE CLINTON CHRONICLE / Utye (ttlintmt (Ultrumrle FARMS... AND FOLKS By I. M. Eleazer Clemson College « Information Specialist FARM CREDIT Sources of needed farm credit all but dried up back in 1933. It was th£n that Congress made it possible for farmers to group together into Production Credit Associations to get a little money to finance crops with ti Many were dubious of the form ers’ ability to conduct such loan or ganizations. But the outcome has been most happy. Practically all of them have long since paid the government back all it advanced them, with interest. And now those associations are owned by their members, have substantial re serves, and serve a growing clien- tile. I was county agent at Sumter back then, helped organize the one there, and have watched its growth with interest. It has loaned farmers over $30 million since then and losses have been less than one tenth of one percent. Modern farming requires a lot of capital. During tbe long reign of King Cotton, this was seasonal or annual credit that was needed. But with the coming of mechanization and diversification, with livestock and crops, the farm credit needs changed. The farmer needed more of it and much for longer terms. The Production Credit Associations were early in shaping their policies to meet these needs. And our com mercial banks have also been quite alive to this change and designed their policies to meet it. • • SAVE ON FARM GASOLINE Tests in Missouri show you can save about a half a cent a gallon On farm gasoline by shading the storage tank to cut down evapora tion. Winter is a good time to attend to this chore. • * BULLS DANGEROUS “All bulls are dangerous, so never trust ono," says our dairy specialist, CASH TODAY for CHRISTMAS / NOME CREDIT COMPAU 112 N. BROAD STREET PHONE 432 /and repay [only $2375 per m.on tli for 18 month* insurance INCLUDED C. G. Cushman. When folks raise a bull from a calf .they are often prone to think of him as still that in nocent little calf. But at some un expected moment he is liable to turn on you with diastrous results. Coun ty Agent Craven of Saluda was tell ing me of one such instance there some time ago when a young dai ryman narrowly escaped fatal in juries from a bull he trusted just a little too much. This constant danger has now- gone from many a dairy farm that’s using artificial insemination. Thus the danger is averted, better bull service is secured, and usually at less cost than keeping an inferior bull. * * KILLING HOGS Hogs are cheaper thqn they have been for some time. Maybe you plan to kill a few this winter. In case you are rusty on home butch ering, you will find Clemson's Bul letin 77, “Pork For South Carolina Farms,’’ helpful. The supply at Clemson is almost exhausted, but your county and home agents likely still have some. * * CROP DAMAGE Never before have I seen the widespread crop damage like hurri cane Gracie and the extended wet weather that followed it did. Out in November, fields were still too wet for the harvest, and County Agent Mellette of Aiken reported, “Corn is rotting and sprouting in the field.” And Epps of Dorchester, where hogs are a major crop, re ported their corn and other crops staggered by the storm. King, of the farming empire of Orangeburg, reports colossal damage to all crops, even out in November most fields were still too wet for the har vest. And Livingston of Charleston says it made a clean sweep of fall truck crops. On top of all this crop loss, Allen of Bamberg, says dam age to buildings and lands will up by at least 25 per cent needed fi nance for farmers the coming year. Yes, Gracie, and the extended wet weather that followed her, was a disaster of the first magnitude for a goodly portiofi of the state. * * BOYS ARE THAT WAY Along about this time of year we used to kill our first hog. We usually had two or three. One would be a big one for the lard. Then a smaller one or so for the best trimmings and cured meat. This usually came some time af ter Thanksgiving. We had about tir ed-of birds and rabbits by then, and pork came in good. Then, too, the weather bsd gotten cold enough so the meat would keep. That’s the only day they ever let us stay home from school, butcher ing day. And we looked forward to it almost like Christmas. I know we must have been in the way a lot, messing around there all day. But we liked it, so they just tolerated us. We got up before day with the grown folks that morning. Pots had been filled with water the evening before, and good wood and light- wood piled high around them. So, soon after the match was struck, there was a ’‘roaring- fire around them there in the heavy darkness 1 of pre-dawn. There was often ice on the water in the great iron pots, and frost cyrstals sparkled on the grass and weeds there in the flick ing fire light. With torch or lantern, the men went to the hog pen, axe an hand. We kids climbed up on the far side of the pen to see the best axe-man make the kill with one swift lick be tween the hog's, ears. Then several sturdy men hopped in the pen, turned the stunned hog on its back, and one quickly found the right artery in its neck with the butcher knife. And, as it finish ed bleeding, we tore a side of the rail pen down and helped the men drag the hog up back of the house. And there is where the day’s main delights for us kids really began That next week PUBLIC RECORDS The following public records were filed the past week in the office of the Clerk of Court of Laurens Coun ty. PROPERTY TRANSFF.RS Alfred B Jacks to Troy liee Nel son and Alta Emma Nelson, 1.03 acres on South Carolina Highway No. 49 for $1 00. love ami affection. Edwin Mattison to B M. Dover and Juanita Dover, three acres about 2 miles east of the City of Laurens for $1,550.-00 and assump tion of mortgage Veld Webster and Jenonia Web ster to Bennie Lee Owens, lot in property \of Dr W. E. Davis for $700 00. Marcus S. Boyd to Charles C. Hough and Eda Lee B. Hough. 3 90 ^icres in the Trinity Ridge commun ity for $10 00 and other considera tions. Fred Cathcart, James Paul Cath cart, William Earl Cathcart, Ruby Neil Cathcart, Vera C. Ball, and Carrie C. Casey, to Annie Wood ward Cathcart, ** of an acre in Youngs Township for $3.00, love and affection. Annie Woodward Cathcart to Fred Cathcart, 3 4 of an r a ere in Youngs Township for $3.00 and other val uable considerations. J. B. Ow ings to Charles Weathers, 1.9 acres in Dials Township for $380 00 Zack and Martha Gray to Charles^ Weathers and Grace Weathers, 6V4 acres in Youngs Township for $200 Leonard H. Matthews to Ray L Gossett, lot in West Clinton Sub-di vision for $300 00 and assumption of mortgage. E C. Vincent, Jr., to James Tru man Owens, lot in West Clinton Sub division for "fcoo 00 and assumption of mortgage. Roscoe Cauble to William S. Hentz, 110.6 acres in Youngs Town- SOUTHERN m “isa.-s IMsL ship for $10 00 and other valuable considerations. Henry Lee Brown to William Brown and Eliza B Brown, lot in Washington Heights, Laurens, for $10 00 and assumption of mortgage. Robert A. Harris to N Ray Brown and Edna B Brow n. 2 3* acres near Young's Cross Road for $176.25 N R'ay Brown and Edna B. Brown to Calvin Ollie Osborne. 2 35 acres near Young's Cross Roads for $255.00 Ed Grubbs to Trustees of Knight on Chapel Church of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of America, 2.2 acres in Young’s Township for $3 00 and other good and valuable consid erations Ed Grubbs to K K Lancaster, 26 acres in Young’s Township for $3,- 000.00 Dr J B Branyon to E B and Zadia Alexander, lots on Lake Greenwood for $500 00 Maude B Dunlap to J D. Wil liams and Ora Wood Williams, strip of land adjoining property of grant ees for $10 00 ami other considera tions W. M Haskin to Robert Floyd and V Louise Bundrick, 125 acres in Hunter Township for $6,250.00 Conway Jones to Harley and Mary- Lee Sweeney, lot located Northeast of Fountain fnn for $300 MARRIAGE LICENSES LS8UED William Emanuel Brown. Augus ta, Ga , and Rosa Belle Golden, Clinton John Earl Stephenson, Enoree, and Patsy Ruth Scurry Merrill. En oree. Morris Fuller, Mountville, and Nellie Dendy. Waterloo. Jimmy Lewis Weathers, Fountain Inn, and Thelma Jewel Davis, Foun tain Inn. Willie Ray Webb, Gray Court, and Julia B Vance, Gray Court Odell Bluford, Mountville, and Hester Anderson. Waterloo Frederick Hay Gantt, Columbia, and Henrietta Mason, Laurens. Sammy Carol Dorn, Laurens, and" Judy Patricia Pittman. Ware Shoals. Thomas Leny Taylor, Ninety-Six, and Annie Pearl Workman. Lau rens IF YOU DON’T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DON’T GET THE NEWS Phon* 74 transports a big gang Measures 35” lonjr, and every inch swift and stream lined! Extra-thick tractor tread rubber tires. Sturdy one-piece construction with no-spill safety flangv all round. Hours of fun—all winter long! J. R. Crawford SURVEYING CLINTON. S. C Phone 349$ Joanna $8.99 FREE 5 lb. FRUIT CAKE With your purchase of $29 95 or more. A delightful and delicious Yuletide cake packaged in a beautifully decorated metal humidor container. A real Christmas treat for all the family to enjoy. Made espe cially for your SOUTHEKNIiVING STORE. 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