The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, November 30, 1961, Image 13
Thursday, November SO, 1901
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
IS
FARMS AND FOLKS
By L. C. HAMILTON
Clemson College Extension Information Specialist
Somewhere along the line I got
the idea that lime contained some
antispetic or cleansing power.
Perhaps it was the white color
or the “white-wash” preparation
made from lime that carried con
notations of cleanliness.
During the war this erroneous
idea caused me some embarrass
ment. We were compelled to stay
in an area that had several un
sanitary features. And the place
had a bad odor. Everyone wanted
to move out, but we could not.
I way responsible for sending a
truck, driver and interpreter
about a hundred miles to look for
a load of lime. Lime was found,
and we spread it over the prem
ises. When I showed our medical
officer what we’d done, his face
turned into a smile, and he said:
“It won’t do any good.” Then
as an after-thought, he added:
“Yet. the men think the area is
more sanitary now. Yes, the lime
is all right.” *
We’d gone to a lot of trouble.
And the only value was its psy-:
chological effect!
I was reminded of this expe
rience as H. V. Rogers, Clemson
extension agronomist, told the
South Carolina Plant Food Edu
cational Society members of lim. I
ing demonstrations on cotton this
year. The only difference is this
lime has a real physical effect on
SOCIAL
SECURITY
Question: I am 63 years old
and have been laid off from my
job as a night watchman At my
age, I doubt if I can get another
job. Can I draw my social secur
ity benefits now?
Answer: Yes, provided that
you apply and have worked long
enough. The 1961 amendments al
low men between the ages of 62
and 65 to receive payments begin,
ning with the month of August
Your checks will be reduced
slightly by taking them early
Question: Is the reduction rate
for a 62 year old man the same
as for a woman worker of the
same age?
Answer: Yes. At age 62. bene
fits are reduced 20 per cent for
both.
Question: My son has been
working part time in a small
grocery for the last two years
His employer takes social secur
ity tax out of his pay, but how
can he be sure it is reported as it
should be?
Answer: You son can get the
post card form for this purpose
at his local social security office
and receive a statement of his
earnings as reported to social
security. They also have a free
booklet, OASI-855, which you’ll
find helpful in determining how
much work he needs for benfits
and other information
Question: I am 67 years old and
still working My social security
benefit is $100 a month At the
beginning of this year I made ar
rangements with my employer to
restrict my earnings to $100 a
month and I began receiving my
checks in February of this year
Now my employer wants me to
return to full time work for three
months because of vacations
This extra work will raise my
1960 earnings from $1200 to $2000
How many checks will I receive
for this year?
Answer: Based on an estimate
of $2000 you would Jose $550 in
benefits or 54 monthly checks if
your earnings were spread over 6
or more months. However, re-
gardless of your total earnings in
a year, you are entitled to a so
cial security check for any month
your earnings are $100 or less If
your earnings exceed $100 for 3
months of the year, you will be
entitled to 9 checks for this year
You should call or visit your
nearest social security office to
revise your estimate of earnings
and to stop your checks for those
months when you will earn over
$100. Your checks will be resum
ed when your earnings go back
to $100 a month.
plants—it’s not just psychologi
cal.
Norman Carter, Rt. 1, Camden,
increased his cotton yields by 706
pounds of seed cotton by using
lime this year.
W. L. Davis, Route 4, York, in
creased his yield by 388 pounds.
Willie Murphy, Route 2, Clinton,
got a 155-pound increase. Lawton
Lynn, Darlington, increased his
yields by 140 pounds. These are
some of the early returns. There
will be more reported later.
Despite clearcut yield respon
ses, the lime program has been
one of the hardest for Clemson
workers to sell. Why?
Other elements such as nitro
gen and potassium cause greater
vegetative response in plants.
This can be seen clearly in vege
tative growth. The stalk gets big
ger. But calcium has as great an
effect on fruitfulness.
Dr. H. P. Cooper, former di
rector of the South Carolina Ex
periment Station, says limed cot
ton has a stalk that is about one-
third smaller. But the little stalk
produces about one-third more
cotton, and puts the fruit on ear
lier.
• • •
Fire ants are well named. The
pain of their sting makes you
think you’re on fire.
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United States Department of
Agriculture entomologists are at
tempting to eradicate an invasion
of these ants from the South
Carolina Coastal Plain.
But the little devils keep break
ing out at new locations. C. J.
Livingston, Charleston County
agent, says outbreaks in North
Charleston and the north area
have just been reported.
» • *
The opportunity is good for
growing some specialty crops in
the Piedmont.
W. J. Martin, Spartanburg
County agent, says fall canta
loupes grown on Cox farms, ope
rated by Bob Cox, were of excel
lent quality this fall.
• • *
The little oblong seeds sprinkled
on your bread are sesame. They
have a delicious taste. They're
also eaten in biscuits, pastry,
and candy. A high quality vege
table oil is made from sesame
seed.
Clemson’s Horticulture Depart
ment has been attempting to de
velop a non-shattering strain
that could be harvested by ma
chinery. A measure of success
has been attained, according to
J. A. Martin and J. H. Crawford,
horticulturists.
Yet, the sesame plant still re
sists man’s efforts to tame it. C.
J. Gulledge, who planted three
acres in Sumter County, was able
to harvest about 25 bushels. But
County Agent T. O. Bowen esti
mated that about four-fifths of
the crop was left in the field.
Sesame was brought to South
Carolina by early
came from the Orient which also
gave us the soybean. Its
tages are so numerous that j_
scientists are trying to reduce'
stubborn qualities so it can be
more successfully cultivated.
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welts
“The best cotton crop since the
boll weevil came,” is the way
Don A. Benton describes this
year’s cotton crop in Dillon Coun
ty. Benton is credited by many
with having the state’s best coun
ty cotton program last year.
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