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12 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Clinton, 8. C, Thursday, May 27,1265 FARMS and FOLKS By L. C. HAMILTON College Extension Information Specialist chemically treated to control crab grass this spring • a • What are the needs of South Carolina’s beef cattle industry? “More knowledge and skill in managing pastures and forages,” was one answer I learned at the semi-annual meeting of the Ab beville County Livestock Asso ciation. H. V. Rogers, Clemson agron omist, said sufficient lime was necessary to keep a desirable grass-clover balance in pastures. “Also,” Rogers said, “there is considerable evidence that a high phosphorous level helps control broomsedge and promotes the growth of desirable grasses.” News From The County Agent By M. L. OUTZ Comity Agent A familiar question. How can I kill poison ivy? Well, this is one of the biggest pests we have, especially if you are like I am and can’t get near it without breaking out all over. There is a chemical mixture that will kill it. It’s called brash killer. Add water to this chemi cal and spray it on the plants. In fact, I’ve seen people who do not have a spray use a mop. Tie an old rag on the end of a stick and mop it on the plants. This works fine if you don’t have too many. This chemical should not be used near gardens or flowers at this time of year. Enough could be picked up by the wind and carried to the gar den to do damage. Some plants are very sensitive, especially when they are young and tender. Land owners may file an ap plication for pine seedlings. The cost is $4.50 per thousand at the nursery. White pines, red ce dar and yellow poplar are $8.00 per thousand at the nursery. Let me suggest that you place your order now. New information has just ar rived on chemical weed control in fruit crops. One I’m sure ev eryone is interested in is weed control in strawberries. Anyone desiring a copy may have one by calling the County Agents of fice. The old pest, Mexican bean beetle, will be very active in 1965, according to reports re ceived here at the office. This means that the gardener should start a control program as soon as they are noticed. Sevin is an excellent insecticide to use. Good control can be expected when used properly. “Read and Heed Labels”. Our entomologist is continually ad vising to warn the public to use insecticides with caution. Use them, but by all means, read the label and follow instructions. Yield test plots of soybeans at Clemson show the Jackson variety leading in the five-year average while Coker’s Hampton 266 leads on the three-year aver age. The Bragg variety was third. This information is avail able at the County Agent’s office if anyone is interested. Farmers who get frustrated trying to explain their problems to our increasing numbers of non-farm friends will appreciate this technique used by Machine Accounting forwarded to us by Robert S. Temple, Knoxville, Tennessee. It answers the ques tion: What is a cow? “A cow is a completely auto mated milk manufacturing ma chine . . . encased in untanned leather and mounted on four ver tical movable supports. “The front end ... contains the cutting and grinding mechan ism, as well as headlights, dog catchers, air inlet and exhaust, a bumper, and a foghorn. “At the rear the machine car ries a milk-dispensing apparatus, as well as an automatic fly swat ter and insect repeller. “The central portion houses the hydrochemical conversion^ plant, Briefly, this consists of four fer mentation and storage tanks con nected in a series by an intricate network of flexible plumbing. This part also contains the cen tral heating plant complete with automatic temperature controls, pumping station, and main ven tilating system. “Cows are available in an as sortment of sizes and colors. Pro duction output ranges from 2 to 20 tons of milk per year. “ . . . The main visible features of the cow ore: two lookers, two hookers, four stander - uppers, four hanger-downers, and a swisher. , w o “There is a somewhat similar machine known as a bull, which should not be confused with a cow. It produces no milk, but has other functions.” Maybe this is what Ed Baskin, Bishopville, meant recently when he said, “Heck, we can reach the 10 percent of our people who are farmers. We want to reach the other 90 percent!” World demand for protein is the real reason soybean acreage keeps increasing in S. C. and elsewhere, according to John H. Harms, Kiplinger Newsletter as sociate editor. Harms says the bean, along with milk, figures prominently in the government’s future food- for-peace programs. He predicts that total U. S. farm exports, in cluding soybeans, will reach 10 billion dollars within five years. This is an increase of 4 billion dollars over present exports. Harms’ estimate is more opti mistic than that of the Depart ment of Agriculture which looks for a 2 billion dollar increase in the next 10 years. * • • T. O.-Bowen of Sumter says, “Hoe sales in Sumter are the worst in history. They just aren’t moving at all.” Bowen says the reason is due to the widespread use of chemi cals to control grass in cotton fields instead of using the tra ditional hoe. “I’d say more than two-thirds of our crop is now pre-emerged with chemicals,” he said. In adjoining Kershaw County, W. C. McCarley estimated that 90 percent of the cotton crop was i/?f Oidltm&L. TV I ' “Women come in four sizes — thin, medium, plump and WOW l” OFFICE 8UFPUEB CHRONICLE PUR. CO. — PHONE OMNI CLASS OF '65 Congratulations! You're way out front and moving ahead- continue. D. E. TRIBBLE CO. ! R ;D&\ WHITE, \ FOOD / FOOD STORES Value ChecJcfd Chuck Roast SELECTED JOANNA, s. c. Beef Uver 49c AZALEA PICNIC PAC RED & WHITE 2-LB. BAG 5*OZ. PKG. 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