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Thursday, December 7, 1961 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE II FARMS AND FOLKS By L. C. HAMILTON Clemson College Extension Information Specialist You have to turn the lights down low to get the most soy beans. I'm not saying that this popu lar little legume gets its court ing habits from people. But I've just seen some evidence that will make you wonder. Down HartsviUe way there’s a big lighted sign in a soybean field. All the beans have complet ed their growth cycle and are now awaiting the combine—all, that is, except the beans under the lighted sign. They’re just sit ting there as if to say: "If you don’t turn the lights off —no beans.” Sure enough, there’s no beans on the vines under the sign. They haven’t even begun to bloom. Yet, away from the sign, the vines are loaded with mature fruit. This is a practical demonstra tion of one of the laws of nature which plant scientists call photo- periodism. It means simply dura tion of light, or day period, as it affects plants. And the effect is terrific. The world knew little of this subject until W. W. Garner and H. A. Allard, researchers with the Unit ed States Department of Agricul ture, published their findings on the subject about 1920 EVERYDAY COUNSELOR By Bishop Herbert Spaafh Prayer is the thermometer of the spiritual life whether it be of a man or woman, a home, or a church. The effectiveness of each is determined -by the amount of time spent in prayer. The Devil’s chief and most ef fective attack on all three is at the prayer level. A church prayer meeting usually has the poorest attendance—if there is a prayer meeting on the calendar. Once the prayer meeting was standard Wednesday night procedure in most churches. Many churches now do not have them at all, or they try to combine them with some other meeting or service The Devil puts up strong compe tition on Wednesday night for church members, often using other church or community meet ings as a substitute. I have a hard time preserving my Wed nesday night for the church pray er meeting I am often astonished at some of the calls I get for Wednesday night It is admitted that Wednesday night is not sacrosant for a pray er meeting Another night will do. But a mid-week prayer service on Wednesday comes midway be. tween Sundays to help us in these days when our spiritual lives so need refreshment. Ask any minister and he will tell you that the hardest task he has in his church is to secure and hold attendance at a prayer meeting Then when he gets it an other temptation comes to use it for other purposes so that prayer is kept at a minimum. This nation is at one of the most critical points in its history. We are desperately in need of prayer God's call should be trumpeted throughout the land, "If My people, which are called by My name, shall humble them selves and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from hea ven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land ” (II Chronicles 7:14) The Devil is working equally as hard to keep prayer out of our marriages, our homes, our per sonal lives. He throws every kind of obstacle in the way. We sleep too late in the morning to have time for prayer to commence the day. The telephone rings Some body knocks on the door. We are so tired at night that we can't pray, and we fall in bed. perhaps with a prayer on our lips, etc In ancient mythlogy there is the story of the mother of Achil les who was told that her son was destined to become a great warrior and that if she would completely immerse her baby in the River Styx, he would be pro tected from physical harm. She placed him in the river, holding him by one foot. But the tip of his heel failed to go under the water. Later when he grew up he was killed in battle by being struck by a javelin in his heel Prayer is the modern Heel of Achilles. They showed that plants can be divided into two classes, long day plants which flower when ex posed to long daylight hours, and short day plants which flower only when the hours of daylight are short. ^ The short day plants include WE PAY 5% 1 AsaeU >10,000,000 00 | ^ (.=■ ■.-.a Winchester G r o h o > the soybean—one of the most sen sitive to the day period. Others in this group are tobacco run ner bean, millet .sorghum, dah lia, and chrysanthemum. Flower ing of these plants is inhibited by increasing the day period—even with such artificial devices as the electric light. If your chrysanthemums aren’t blooming, perhaps the failure is caused by a nearby street light. Dr. W’. R. Paden, retired Clemson agronomist, called my attention to just such a situation at Clem son. Farmers who were disappointed with soybean yields might check up on their varieties and plant ing dates. These are all import ant because of the day period. Soybean varieties bloom at dif ferent day periods. One may bloom when the daylight hours number thirteen. Another may bloom when the daylight hours are twelve. And when that period comes, the variety will bloom and mature seed—even if the plant is only six inches tall! Farmers want to seed soybeans early enough for the plant to grow to sufficient size before blooming —but not so early that it will bloom in the spring. Consult with your county agent about soybean varieties. • • • Dr. W. K. Garner was a South Carolinian. He was born at Tim- monsville. I understand that he later moved to Darlington. He was a graduate of the University of South Carolina and John Hop kins University. You'll hear more of his outstanding work at a later time. This is the season for getting in the woods, according to W. J. Barker, Clemson extension forest ry leader. If you don’t have firewood to cut, there are other things to be done. And work will be more pleasant. You don’t have to wor ry about snakes, and chances are, you won’t get overheated. “Low grade and cull hard, woods can be treated in fall and winter. In addition, it’s tree planting time. Perhaps the best time to plant pines is between now and March 1.” Loblolly and slash pine are the two most popular varieties in South Carolina, Mr. Barker says. Both varieties may be planted in the Coastal Plain, but only the loblolly is recommended upstate. Most growers plant about 1,000 pines per acre. You can get all the details at your county agent’s office. * • • Although pecan trees do dor mant in the winter, the roots do not. R. J. Ferree, Clemson horticul turist, says pecan trees planted early have this advantage: “You get betted healing of the cut roots. The roots become finn ed in the soil and may even make some root growth. At least, the roots will start growing earlier in the spring.” Be sure to stick to the scab re sistant varieties when ordering pecans. They are Desirable. Stu art. Elliott, and Farley. For the Coastal Plain, you might consid er Cape Fear. Curtis is one of the recommended varieties for the southern or southwestern section of the state. 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