The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 24, 1968, Image 4
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BY COUNTY AGENTS
EXTENSION
HOME ECONOMIST
FIRE HAZARDS - Christmas
trees create a tremendous fire
hazard. Many trees will take up
as much as a quart of water a
day. Without this water the tree
could very easily catch fire with
electric lights. Keep the tree
trunk in water. Turn the lights
off when you are out visiting.
So, lets make it a safe and joy
ous holiday.
HOG KILLING WEATHER-We
have a bulleting giving instruc
tions and information on killing
and working up a hog. Many good
formulas and receipes in it. Cal'
if you would like a copy.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY - The
County Extension Office will be
closed December 23-28 for
Christmas Holidays. Morry
Christmas to all and a happy h< M-
day.
i—THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., December 24, 1968
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Greenpond Dairymen
Realize Feed Savings
GORDON'S
“Shoes for the Entire Family
107 E. Main St. Phone 833-0667
FALL AND WINTER
CLEARANCE!
Starts Dec. 26
AT 9:00 A, M
MANY STYLES TO SELECT FROM
• LIFE STRIDE • CALIFORNIA COBBLERS
• RED CROSS
BY M. L. OUTZ
County Agent
“We anticipate a savings of
the average of $10 per ton on
dairy feed’, says Fed and Rufus
Wood of Greenpond.
Wood brothers have a modern
dairy and are milking 135 Hol-
steins. They have just installed
two 3500 bushels capacity grain
bins with dryer and a smaller
bin for protein supplement An
automatic feed grinder will be
installed after Christmas. Grains
will be angered out into the mill
automatically. The dials are set,
everything else is done automati
cally.
Both large bins are full of corn
grown by the Wood brothers. Si
lage is also grown on the farm
and is fed automatically from a
large 800 ton silo. “I wouldn't
dairy without the automatic feed
er", stated Fred. "It paid for
itself in 18 months."
L. OUT/.
County
Agent
about 200 acres of corn. Some
averaged 135 bushels this year.
It was planted early. We were
through planting by the middle of
March," stated Rufus. “That’s
the secret to good corn is early
planting,* said Fred.
The Wood Brothers are hard
workers as all dairymen are and
believe that dairying has a bright
future for those who want to work
and do the things necessary for
high production. I want to con-
gradulate the Wood brothers for
a fine job they are doing.
I would like towisheachdairy-
man, who will milk two times on
Christmas day, as he does 365
days out of the year, "A Merry
Christmas and a prosperous New
Year ’.
And while we have wished our
dairymen well I want to wish
all rural people and all those who
glance at our material a safe
and joyous holiday season.
The Woods grow all their re
placements from their best cows.
The adult herd is bred artifi-
cally to some of the outstanding
bulls in the nation. Heifers are
usually bred to sons of outstand
ing cows in the herd.
Fred and Rufus have been
dairying for about 12 years and
like it. They produce practically
all their feed with the exception
of grain. A great deal of that
is produced, however. They plan
to buy the remainder from the
Farm Bureau elevator in Easley.
"Next year we plan to grow
Ch«BiU«
Be still, and know that I
am God.—(Psalms 46:10).
After a long weekend of holi
day festivities it is good for
all of us to take time to be
still—to be still, and know God.
We should carry with us a
sense of renewal—the joy of
the spirit of Christ, an aware
ness that Christ is reborn in
us as love, life and peace.
The cost of college for your child:
How to get ready for it
through U. S. Savings Bonds
^ hen vour son or daughter is ready
for college, will you be ready to pav
for it?
Recent estimates show that the
cost of attending an institution of
higher learning in the mid-lQbO’s
averaged about $1,600 a year for
public institutions and $2,430 for
priv ate ones. And there's every indi
cation that the cost will keep on
rising.
That makes it important for par
ents to act early. Self-help, tuition
grants, and student loans may an
swer part of the problem later —but
to bring this goal within your reach,
a groundwork of systematic saving
should be laid right now. L .S. Sav
ings Bonds are ideal for this purpose.
Why Savings Bonds?
Bonds have a special combination of
features to make them uniquely suit
able for your education fund. The
safety of a government guarantee.
Adaptability to a long-range goal
while still being readily cashable for
any emergency. An assured interest
rate of 4.25% w hen held to maturity,
with an automatic 10-year extension
privilege. Easy availability through
two automatic purchase plans, Pay
roll Savings where you work or
Bond-A-Month where you bank.
And very important tax advan
tages. That’s the main subject of this
ad.
First, the interest on Savings
Bonds is exempt from all state and
local income taxes. And second, you
have an option as to when you pay
the Federal tax on E Bond interest
— either on a current basis, year by
v ear. or all at once w hen you redeem
the Bond. B\ using the first option
and buying the Bonds in your child’s
name, as described below, his edu
cation fund can become completely
tax-free.
Make your child
the Bond owner
Under this plan. Bonds are pur
chased in the child’s name, either
alone or with a parent named as a
beneficiary. These become an out
right gift from parent to child.
The income tax liability can usu
ally be shifted to the child bv filing
a Federal return in his name at the
end of the first year of Bond pur
chases, listing the increase in Bond
value as income to him. This initial
return establishes the intent, and no
further returns need be filed as long
as the child’s total annual income is
less than $600; and no tax will be
due if the Bond interest, plus other
income, comes to less than $900
($600 personal exemption plus $300
standard deduction). Assuming that
the child never exceeds this $900
income figure in any year, the total
interest accruals on his Bonds will
be tax-free when he cashes them for
his education.
As protection for the taxpayer, a
copy of the initial return, establish
ing the intent, should be retained for
possible proof in later years that the
interest has been reported.
Your Education Fund
Timetable
By following the above formula,
vour child will get maximum value
out of every dollar saved and every
dollar added in interest. The figures
in the table below thus show the ac
tual amounts available for college,
undiminished by taxes.
In deciding what amount you
should save each month, use your
child's age as the key. This table for
monthly purchases of $25, $50, $75,
or $100 denomination Bonds, shows
how your child can be ready for Col
lege Enrollment Day if you start
TODAY.
HERE’S HOW YOUR
“DOLLARS FOR EDUCATION’’
GROW IN U.S. SAVINGS BONDS
If Your
Child's
Age is:
Cash Value of Savings Bonds
at Age 18 Through Monthly
Investment of:
118.75
*37.50
*56.25
*75.00
1 Year
*5,506
*11,012
*16,518
*22,024
2 Years
5.063
10,125
15,188
20351
4 Years
4,229
8,459
12,688
16,917
6 Years
3.462
6,924
10385
13,847
8 Years
2,755
5,510
8364
11,019
10 Years
2,104
4.207
6311
8,414
12 Years
1.506
3,013
4,519
6,026
U.S. Savings Bonds
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Christmas
Symbols
Explained
BY HELEN CAMP
Extension Home Economist
Christmas Trees - Martin Lu
ther is credited with introducing
the custom of having Christmas
trees. It is said that he brought
a little evergreen fir into his
house and decorated it for the
children. Another story is about
King Wilfred who was a mission
ary to heathen countries. One
Christmas he came upon a mid
winter celebration beneath a
pagan oak in a deep forest. The
people were about to sacrifice
the life of a beautiful young boy
and Just as they were placing him
on the sacrificial stone under
neath the tree, a tremendous bolt
of lightning came from the sky
and tore the tree apart. When
the people recovered from the
shock, they saw growing in the
place of the oak a beautiful little
evergreen tree; and the stars
in the heaven were so clear that
it seemed they formed decora
tions for the tree. King Wilfred
then stepped in and told the story
of the Christ Child and thus con
verted these people from their
paganism to Christianity.
Queen Victoria was the first
to introduce the Christmas tree
into England.
The Star - Because a star was
associated with the birth of Christ
-- this has become a symbol of
Christmas. The star that ap
peared in the heavens at the time
of Christ's birth has been ex
plained in many ways by scien
tists and the Astronomers but the
most beautiful explanation is the
one that is accepted by Christ
ian people - the Bible story that
it was sent by God to announce
the birth of His son.
The Crib - because a crib is
a bed of an infant.
Candles - because they signi
fy the light that was brought to
the earth by the birth of Christ.
Bells - Are used at Christ
mas because they signify the
bringing of good tidings to the
earth.
Greenery - The boughs and
limbs of evergreen trees are
used for decorations because in
mid-winter the leaves are green
and are accompanied by bright
colored berries. The evergreen
tree signifies eternal life and
love that was brought to the earth
by the birth of Christ. An old
saying that greens were brought
into the house so that the C hr sit-
mas spirits would have a place
to light and to rest when they
visited the homes on Christmas.
Holly is another prized tree
used at Christmas. There are
many traditions as well as super
stitions connected with the holly
tree; and there are many dif
ferent kinds ofhollies.lt is some
times thought that the name holly
comes from the word Holy since
it is associated with Christmas.
This is not true. The word holly
comes from the name of an an
cient oak - the Holm oak - be
cause the leaves of this oak some
what look like holly leaves. One
tradition says that Christ’s crown
of thorns was made of holly -
that the holly berries were then
white but turned red when stained
with blood.
Mrs. America
Pancakes
Mrs John E Cole. Jr . of La Canada. California, was named
Mrs Pancake America after winning; the second annual Aunt
Jemima Pancake Variety Event at the 1968 Mrs America
Pageant.
All 51 Pageant contestants- one from each state and the Dis
trtet of Columbia were required to develop an original pancake
recipe suitable for serving at a party Mrs Cole won the event
with her TANC.Y STRAWBERRY ROLLUPS
Topping
I'i cups dairy sour cream
', cup sweetened condensed
milk
2 tablespoons lemon Juice
Pancakes
1 cup Aunt Jemima Pancake
and Waffle Mix
One 3',0* pkg. lemon pud
ding and pie filling
1 cup mUk
2 eggs
2 teaspoons melted nr liquid
shortening
J cups sweetened sliced
strawberries
For lopping, combine all ingredients For pancakes, place mix,
pudding and pie filling, milk, eggs and shortening in bowl Beat
with rotary beater until fairly smooth For each pancake, pour
about cup baiter onto hot, lightly greased griddle Turn when
tops are covered with bubbles and edges lix>k cooked Makes 4
servings
Place slrawberries across center of each pancake rollup
Spoon topping over roll ups, top each with a strawberry
Mrs Cole's recipe, according to event judges, Illustrates the
tremendous versatility of pancakes, and the Ittiltablllty of sarv
ing pancakes at even the most elegant party.
FARMS and FOLKS
BY HAROLD ROGERS
Assistant Extension Editor
BENNETTSVILLE - Jimmie
Baker sat in the car, relaxed,
talking in an almost detached
way about a disaster that's
threatening to knock out his farm
ing operation.
He smiledeasily, and the brown
eyes showed no bitterness as he
told two visitors about a soybean
crop that didn't make it, a cur
tailed cotton crop that wasn't
selling and a grain harvest beg
ging for buyers.
This is the way it is down on
the farm this winter for many
of the state's people after one
of their worst weather years of
modern times. Summer headlines
told the story of prolonged heat
and rainless days. While city peo
ple sweltered out of discomfort,
farmers sweated out day after
day of seared crops and dying
hopes. Now, it's “settling up''
time and many are in a bind
trying to pay their bills.
In the flat fields of Marlboro,
County Agent E. C. Abrams feels
young Baker s case is probably
typical, crop-wise, or slightly
more severe because of less
rainfall in the immediate area.
“We didn t get enough rain n
July, August, and September to
settle the dust, Jimmie says.
All of his operations showed
it. This was the third year for
the weather to hit the cotton crop.
Last year's yield was off, but
it hit an average of three-quar
ters of a bale to the acre. This
year's 450 bales “won't average
a half bale, he says. In 1964
and 65 he averaged nearly two
bales.
Throughout the entire cotton
belt, buyers have been slow in
purchasing and low in pricing.
Baker 's soybeans totaled about
400 acres.
Last year he had about 500
acres and they averaged 20
bushels to the acre. "Theypulled
me out,' he says.
This year s harvest dropped to
four or five bushels an acre--
what they're harvesting. There
were at least 50 acres not worth
cutting. “They won't pay for the
combine.
Add another straw to the over
loaded camel Last year's bum
per bean crop sold for $2.65
per bushel. This year the price
has been running $2.35 to $2.40
in the Bennettsville area. While
S. C. production was way down,
the soybean belt as a whole came
up with a big crop to depress
prices.
The drought scored other
blows.
Baker's harvest from some 500
acres of grain ran from “fair'
for the 300-350 acres of rye to
"real bad* for his wheat and
oats. Total yield was about 9,000
bushels, but because of the pro
longed drought in September, no
body was planting. If they couldn't
plant they wouldn t buy. No sale.
In former years, Jimmie has
cut sereciaonthe halves for other
farmers. This year the drought
got it. No custom work.
He runs about 40 head of cat
tle. The pastures dried up. The
cattle had to be fed from late
summer on.
The corn crop was another
cripple, except for early plant
ings which maturedbefore the dry
weather. Baker had 13 acres, all
of it early, and he calls it only
fair." It didn^ make any money,
he says. “We probably broke even
on it. *
For the farmer operating on
borrowed capital, this adds up to
an especially tough situation. It s
that kind of a picture for this
36-year-old father of two child
ren who employs five workers
and also has to pay rent on 1,250
acres of land. He didn't know
what the bank would say about
going another year.
This was his 19th crop season,
and he didn't recall having had
another this bad. “It 's never been
this tough before;' he said, “1957
was a bad year, but we lived
through it.
But he's not ready to give up.
He thinks farming is the best
life in the world when things go
right.
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