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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Finley Cattle Herd At Mountville
Leads State in Butterfat Production
Hance Plntey Moantrille dairy*
man, baa used breeding, feeding
and management to mold a herd
of dairy cattle ia now lead-
tag the etate in butterfat prodoc*
tton.
The present herd of M produc
ing cows, all of which were rais
ed on the Finley farm, has an
average production of 11,227
pounds of milk and 804 pounds of
butterfat, according to the latest
DHIA herd summary.
Following a tour of duty in the
Air Force, teaching agriculture,
and serving as school superin
tendent, Finley came back to the
farm in 1983 and took over the
management of the dairy herd.
But he was no "Johnny Come
Lately” to farming, since he was
reared on a Laurens county farm
and received a degree in agri
culture from demson Univer
sity.
"My first move," ho said,
"was to purchase a pair of ecales
and start weighing milk. Those
‘co<lntry-bred cows* wore pro
ducing right at 8,000 pounds of
milk and I decided then and
there if I was going to stay in the
dairy business some changes
would have to be made.”
According to Finley, the pres
ent herd has been built with the
assistance of County Agent M. L.
Outz and the Clemson extension
dairy specialists who helped set
up a breeding program using
artificial insemination, feeding
program based on production,
and a strict culling program.
^ "We've never had a bull on
the farm," Finley said. "I cant
see a single advantage to buying
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upon maturity we estimate the
yield of corn in bushels per acre
and I pay one and one-half times
the market price for corn," Fin
ley said.
The price of hay ranges from
28 to 48 dollars a ton, once again
depending on quality. "I'd much
rather pay the higher price for
top quality hay because you get
more production from the herd
tor the money," Finley said.
Finley says be intends to main
tain his herd at about the pres
ent level of 100 milking cows.
This seems to be the size unit
which can be handled most effi
ciently by his present labor force
of three persons.
Number 61 seems to enjoy a little tender loving
care from her master, Hance Finley. It's cows like num
ber 16 in the Finley dairy herd that are responsible
for its pace-setting record in butterfat production.
Her last DHIA record showed a production of 12,210
pounds of mile and 682 pounds of butterfat.—(Clem
son Extension Photo)
and keeping a bull when I can one of the keys to high produc-
have the use of the best bulls in tio n
the country wry d»y '»lmply y ,. prtM 0( ^ nalbtlf ,,
Jmm* 1 t0 LhC county bated on yield nod quality. With
the corn silage we leave several
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"We raise every heifer calf
that is born on the farm. In
fact, there is only one animal on
the farm today that was not horn
here and she is the last of If
cows that were purchased dur
ing the past 10 years."
All heifers are bred to enter
the herd at 2 to 2% years of age
rad if at the end of their first
lactation they fail to produce 10,-
000 pounds of milk and 400
pound* of fat they are not given
a second chance.
The Finley dairy farm consists
of some 240 acres of open land
which is devoted exclusively to
the production of about 140 acres
of fescue and 100 acres common
bermuda grass.
He produces no grain, hay or
silage on his farm but has an un
usual arrangement with a neigh
bor, Lucius Burns, who gears his
farming operation to the produc
tion of hay and silage for the
Finley herd.
The arrangement has worked
well, said Finley. Mr. Burns
and I plan together for my
needs. In the case of com tor
silage, he staggers his plantings
so we’ll have time to harvest and
store the crop at the proper
stage of growth for highest
quality.
"Also with the hay we get to
gether and try to time the har
vest for highest quality because
I’ve found quality roughage is
spots standing in the field and
Spring is an exciting tim# ia
South Carolina, when the gar
dens come alive with beauty and
olor,' and the old plantation
homes open their doors for visi
tor* from near and far. It is a
time to recall our great herit
age, and to glimpse—Just for a
moment — an era now past.
One of the most interesting
activities in the spring is George
town’s Spring Tour of Planta
tions and Town Houses, held this
year on April 8, 9 and 10, and
sponsored by the ladies of the
Prince George Winy ah Church
(Episcopal). There are different
homes and gardens featured on
each of the three days. The cost
of one day’s tour is $4.00, or you
can enjoy the entire three-day
program for $10.00.
This tour is truly a wonderful
opportunity, as these plantations
and colonial town houses are
now privately owned and are not
open at any other time of the
year. Tickets can be obtained
at the parish house on Highmar-
ket Street in Georgetown.
One of the most historic struc
tures on the tour is the Prince
George Wtayah Church itself,
which has been an active con
gregation for more than 200
years. It is named for the prince
who was to become King George
II of England, and had its be
ginnings in 1726 in a wooden
structure on what is now Wtaea
Plantation. The present building
was completed about 1780.
One of the oldest plantation
homes on the Waccamaw River
is Litchfield, which was built
prior to 1794. It was later own
ed by John Hyrne Tucker, who
had a reputation for many mar
riages. Litchfield remained in
the Tucker family until the turn
of the century. An old legend
says that when the moon is
right, you can hear Dr. Tucker
ringing the''bell at the gate of
Litchfield. It seems unlikely,
since the good doctor has been
dead more than MO yean.
Ghost stories lend an aura of
mystery to the hemes and plan
tation*. Some cay that tbs "Grey
Man" brings good luck to those
he encounters. Supposedly, he
roams Pawley’s Island Just be
fore a storm strikes. It is said
the "Grey Man” may be George
Pawley, son of the Island’s
founder, since the 219-year-old
Pawley home has never been
damaged by a hurricane. v
One of the most beautiful pub
lic gardens you will ever see is
Brookgreen, north of George
town, which is a part of the tour.
In addition to the gorgeous
plants, flowers and moss-draped
trees, you will have the oppor
tunity to see the largest collec
tion of outdoor statuary in the
world. People come from
throughout our nation, as well
as overseas, to visit Brookgreen
Gardens.
There are many other interest
ing homes, such as the Nathan
Kaminski House, one of the old
est in Georgetown. It is.a pri
mary example of "single house"
YAs 0(diumuL
construction of Its
called because It
sor Plantation, on
River, which was
descendsnla of Paul
French Huguenot
who came to the
1696. His son, PM
possession of Windtor
time of American
The original hone burned in ttw
late Mho’s, but the house wee re
built and is open tor you on this
tour.
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