The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 07, 1961, Image 11
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
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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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