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Jmc 23, I960 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE IS FARMS. . AND FOLKS RIDDING PONDS OF MUSKRATS As more and more ponds are built, demson gets more and more inquiries as to how to rid them of muskrats that damage the dams. A late injuiry came to me that I turned over to our Professor R. E. Ware to answer, which he did as MUows: “Hie control of muskrats is a dif ficult problem. There is a method recommended tor the use of cya nide crystals, but under no con ditions would I recommend it to anyone net thoroughly familiar with By J, M. Etocmr Cfemaon Collage Information Spodaliat its use. So, in looking about for a safe method, I hit upon the use of carbon monoxide gaaes. "The motor of a standard lawn mower ia ideal to use because of its portability. This can be taken to the dam, the muffler removed, and a length of rubber garden hose attached. Put the free end into a visible burrow opening, cover the rest of the holes with mud, start up the motor, and set the carbue- retor for a rich mixture. Let If motor run for about ten minutes; if you see exhaust gases coming NECK-DEEP IN TREATMENT For many yean, neuralgia victims had to endure eudi treatment* as using packs of hot sand. There’s a world of difference in today's remedies. Thanks to inlirel science, they're reliable But don't use my medications indachininateiy. Your physician should be your guide . .. he’s the only person qualified to decide when you need medications. Let him do the and prescribing. We ll be glad to till Ni i for you. HOWARD’S PHARMACY YOITR REXALL DRl'G STORE “Ob the Sqaare" Phene 101 ( SjfsM CUSHP plvrt W* r ecoPP° We " 0<le o o,,0 o«s‘ oM [far gulf mi at big savings-sa row HUKiST GULf KAUB USTtD BllQWt McCRARY SERVICE STATION S. Broad St. CHARLIE’S GULF CENTER E. CaroUaa Ave. CLINTON SERVICE STATION R. CatoUm Av«. YOUNG'S GULF STATION N. Broad 8L with and v brooms wai with mud. You do not have to worry about the underwater burrows because the water -will effectively seal in the gas. Repeat this procedure along the length of the dam and you will have effectively gassed all of the creatures in the burrows at this time. You may have to repeat this later to get those that were away from the burrows at the time of the treatment. I think you will find this quite effective.’’ eve HOW GOOD ARE YOUR COWS? Our Cushman says if a dairyman has a cow that’s producing leas than 6,000 pounds of milk a year, he’s keeping her “only for her so ciety and manure.” In fact, she is a boarder, and not likely even paying her board. Now, folks, this is where records come in. We need them to know which cows are paying. The simp lest of these is to weigh the milk 1 day each month. Your county agent has the record blanks and full par ticulars for this. In Saluda, where dairying is ad vancing very fast, County Agent Craven says, “There are two prov en ways to get a herd up above the 6,000 pound mark. Breeding and management. Through artificial breeding we have topnotch breed ing available. But management must be coupled with that breed ing.” • » • LEXINGTON SOILS NEED LIME Out of a block of 2,000 soil sam ples from Lexington County tested by Clemson, County Agent Bouk night teUs me 1,220 needed lime, tie a string to one of their back legs This was 61 per cent. 1 and let ’em buzz around us in cir- Now. folks, when we know that our soils hurt fertilizer efficiency and lower crop yields, we can see on ug that this soil condition there'-in Lex- Occasionally, while one was thus ington is taking a Mg toll. Or itj : was, before the (nets were made. But after rinding ou the needs for lime, most of those folks likely ap plied it and overcame this handicap to crop production on these fields County agents in many counties teU me of growing interest in soil tasting Any of your agricultural agency workers can show you how to take a soil sample Your county agent has the convenient packages for putting the camples in. He will send them to Clemson for you and then help you interpret the report when it comes back sp from under things stayed with the etrr long alter that. Don’t know when I’ve seen a straw broom now. Last summer I did see an elderly woman carrying a bundle of It from an old field along a rural lane. Said she’d never gotten used to a "stick” broom. A friend in the Pee Dee writes about my former article on this subjet. Said he was a member of the Lions Club in a rather rural area. Each year when they make a canvass of the area selling brooms for the Mind, he teEs me they are often confronted with this statement from the housewife—"I still use my old straw broom.” And he goes on to say, "Many of these same housewives who use the old straw brooms also use ’Instant Chewing Tobacco’ (snuff). I might also mention that they seem much happier than the housewives using vacuum cleaners and smoking filter tip cigarettes." Shadow of the past! They cast their forms into the present. Gathering broom straw was a fall chore we looked forward to. For good straw was hard to find, and it often took us kids to some of the far places we did not visit often • • • Summer brought many delights to us kids in the Stone Hills. For we had to make our fun, and summer had so many things. The common June bug was very useful to us. We’d chase ’em around the yard there, trying to beat the chickens to them. The chickbns got most of ’em, but we got some. We’d cles. Eventually the thing would tire and drop to the ground or bgtit resting, a sly old chicken would steal up and get Mm. Then we had to chase the chicken down to get our string back When Zeke and I were quite small, once we got some tumble bugs we thought were June bugs. But they wouldn’t do right. And when the older boys found us with them, we never heard the last of it. At all seasons we rode sticks for horses. With a string tied to the front of it, we imagined that was BOYS ARE THAT WAY Some week* ago I told you of our gathering broom straw each fall in the Stone Hills of the Dutch Fork Broom* from tt were the only ones we knew, except those made from dogwood switches that we swept the yard with Then along came the “stick’' brooms that had to be bought We took slowly to them Folks said they were harder to WE HAVE WHAT IT TAKES FOR EXPERIENCED PLUMBING AND HEATING CALL BENJAMIN PHONE 117 or 596 T. DAVID SLOAN, JR. 73H& -i' ■ — for — House of Representatives We sincerely endorse T. David Sloan, Jr., for the House of-> Representatives from Laurens County. When endorsing a candidate for any office we are mindful that a vast distance separates the term "prom ises” and the term “fulfillments.” Mr. Sloan’s past rec ord and accomplishments, coupled with his seniority, convince us that he is capable and trustworthy, and is respected in our state legislature. 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