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••Bfs-THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., February 20, 1969 FARMS and FOLKS Clefison -- Dr. Cliff Nolan, Extension agronomist, was talk- inf Iqst week about the load of soil s imples he hauled back in to Cle nson. “I lad the trunk loaded, the back eat full, and had ‘em [GAGE LOANS VJL LOANS LOANS OmmOIAL LOANS ONYENTIONAL OAN8 AND DEVELOPMENT CANS A Complete Mortfaf e Loan Service Desifned ffaporlslly For— • DNTBACTORS • EALTOBS • rDIVTOUALS F. Day & Co. Evening* By East Coffee Street Greenville, 8. C. piled up on the front seat be side me," he said. The only thing unusual about the experience was that his load was a little bigger than most of the Clemson cars have as they pull in from road trips. As the soil testing program ex pands, the flow of little brown containers headed for the Clem son laboratories increases. In the right season, nearly every one of the big white Plymouths nosing out from Clemson will head home with a cargo of soil samples. The increased flow reflects the way South Carolina people are becoming more conscious of the need for soil building through soil testing. It’s a service that’s provided the people through the Extension Service and facilities at Clemson University. On a visit to Lee County re cently we learned that the soil sampling work there was some what typical of the way it’s pick ing up over the state. And we also picked up a load of soil samples to bring back to Clem son. The light cottage cheese is Pet, you bet! Perk up mealtime appetites with the Always smooth and creamy, it's the one taste that never lets you down! —PET County agentVirgil Linder, as sociate Lanier Livingston, and assistant John Mott, give the pro gram a good bit of their time, but figure it’s well worthwhile. Their office handles 1500 to 1600 samples a year. “In December and January we had over 1100, “Livingston says. They had received 300 laboratory reports the previous day and had another 100 or so samples to load out for Clemson that day. More and more people are us ing the service Livingston says. “And they’re doing a pretty good job of following fertility recom mendations.” It wasn't always this way. A few years ago they had some problems with the pH readings over the county and they organ ized a mass soil testing program to tap every farm. Over 7,000 samples were ta ken and recommendations made. The work was new to a lot of people then, and not all of them paid any attention to fertilizer recommendations filtered back by the county agents. “Now,” Livingston estimates, “90 percent of those taking soil samples follow the recommenda tions. Generally, the county is in good shape on fertility.” But this doesn’t mean the far mers are sitting still. They are learning to keep soil requirements up to date. Fer tilizer dealers help in turning in soil samples. The county agents channel out the samples and transmit Clemson laboratory reports into recommendations. And the laboratories are turning out the work. As for the Extension special ists, when they head out on the road they are learning to leave room for the soil samples. FIX-IT Tib Since wall fasteners come in assorted sizes and capabilities, make sure you select the right ones for your needs Fasteners are generally rated by the weight they can support and the kind of wall they are to be used in, i.e. hol low or solid. Hollow-wall fasteners come In short, long and extra-long, the choice depending on the thickness of the wall. When in doubt, buy the medium- length fastener, the one designated as long Atk o child to draw a picture of the father of our country. His impression will show a little boy chopping down a cherry tree. Maturity reveals a greater man—a mighty general, a great leader and statesman—our first president. This truthful little boy has become a part of the American way of life. Honesty . . . service ... de pendability! These same principals have helped our bank become a trusted part of our community. Timely Tips HAVING TROUBLE WITH NE MATODES? We presently have two means for controling nema tode damage (1) Use cultural means-such as rotations, plant ing resistant or tolerant varie ties where such are available, proper crop residue disposal, and (2) fumigate soil. Of the two ^migating does a more tho rough job but is more expensive and requires more labor. Big Trees - A search is on by the S.C. State Commission of Forestry to find unusually large trees of any specie. Any one having knowledge of a large tree call the County Agents office at 984 - 3021. or write 219 Lau rens St. NOW IS THE TIME to ferti lize our trees. If a system of clean culture is practiced, trees need about 3 pounds of an 8-8-8 or 10-10-10- fertilizer per inch of diameter of the tree trunk measured about one foot above the soil line. If you plan to broadcast fertilizer use a little more than this. WHAT IS FILLED MILK? It’s skim milk with vegetable fat ad ded to replace the natural but- terfat.The base may be fresh skim milk or reconstituted dry skim milk. Vegetable fat is less expensive than butterfat, so filled milk sells for less than than whole milk but more than skim milk. DOES IT HURT TO COOK THE COLOR OUT OF CARROTS? Yes. They should be cooked only un til tender. The brighter orange your carrots remain after cook ing the more food value you have retained. WHAT IS ROQUEFORT cheese? Cheese made from sheep’s milk. Blue cheese is made from Cow’s milk. WHAT ARE THE BEST TEM PERATURES for ready-to serve food? They should be kept at temperature above 140 o F. This is especially true for meats and fish to prevent intestinal distur- bances. LIVEN UP YOUR APPETITE. Older people living alone often neglect to eat regularly, say nutrition specialists. They at tribute it to lack of appetite. To coax appetites, they sug gest: (1) Take a walk whenever weather permits. If indoors all day, do excercises. (2) Try new foods and new seasonings. Sense of taste and smell usually are diminished, so add extra flavor ing. (3) Offer bright-colored food served attractively. * * * Porpoises make a variety of sounds; many of which are au dible to man and can be heard through the walls of the giant oceanarium tanks at Marineland of Florida. Life With The Rimples WL.TVUOS. i:nH» By Le$ Carroll THE PHONt* ATUX *0 6HE.fr NOT BEEN 60NE MORE THRN FIVE MlNUTfeB.BO... Chemical Weed Control BY M. L. OUTZ County Agent A great many meetings have been held in recent weeks giv ing formers the latest informa- been held in recent weeks giv ing farmers the latest informa- on chemicals. There are many materialsa vailable for weed control. A good number of chemical companies are in the business. It would take a book to list them all so I will just give you these recommended by Clemson. Looking over the list I don’t see very many changes from last year. Few chemicals are scarce. Farmers are familiar with most of them. For pastures and small grain 2-4D is still leading the field and it is a good one. Our specialist says to use the Amine form. This chemical doesn’t spread to adjoining plants as the ester form does. It is safer to use. It is deadly on bitter- weeds and many other broadleaf weeds. The problem is getting it put on the pastures. [yet’s go back and start with cotton. We will cover corn and soybeans also. There isn’t anything new: Tre- flan, Planavin, Cotoran, Dacthal, Karmex, Herban, and Caparol are the ones recommended for pre-emerge treatment. Corn lends itself to chemical use. I’ve seen perfect weedcon- trol with Atrazine and Semazine. They do an excellent job with every annual plant you can think of, such pest are cockleburs, and ragweeds. Pigweeds are very susceptible to them. In fact, just plant your corn, spray the material on and you do not have to go back to cultivate. Yes, it cost $5 to $6 per acre but it’s worth every penny or more mor3 in extra corn to say nothing of saving the two plowing. Sutai is a new one and may surpress nutgrass for a few weeks. 2-4D Amine at 1/4 pounds per acre can also be used to sprayapost- emerger treatment. Lorax may also be used to cut down young grass and weeds. Soybeans have suffered the past M. L. OUTZ, County Agent five years while farmers have their problems with cockleburs, ragweeds, and pigweeds. They are tough. Our fields are load ed with them. There isn’t any thing new, I’m sorry to say, Plan avin, Treflan, Vernam, Amiben, Lorox, and Alansp are those list ed. Most all chemicals seem to do a good job on crabgrass but not weeds, for this reason weeds have certainly taken over fields of Laurens County and the state, from my observation. It seems to me that cultiva tion must be done with some of our crops, such as soybeans. A great many farmers sow their soybeans broadcast and this gives weeds an opportunity to grow wild. This is true for most of our fields, being paid. The price is now Quite a few home gardeners ask about chemical to control weeds in gardens. There are several chemicals available for use in home gardens. Much of the problem will be in applica tion. I am sure your dealer will be able to give you advice. Grain sorghum is beginning to get a toe hold in the county and I hope it will continue to spread. Propazine or Mllogarddoesa fine job of weed control if applied as pre-emerge. Fall seed crops cannot be planted where this chemical has been used. A single adult oyster may pump as much as 100 gallons of wat er a day through its gills to obtain food, reports Marineland of Florida. Oysters, members of the Mollusk family, feed on microscopic plant and animal life. Cttntoa, & C. Nisi cou| Shop Niro r for GOOD, CLEAN USED FURNITURE BEDROOM SUITES $49. $69 $89 Living Room SUITES $39 - 49 $59-49 ALL TYPES OF USED FURNITURE (HEAP Check Our Warehouse Next To Young's Pharmacy T. L JONES & SONS, Furniture WAl.KhR, nationally known as the “Anyliny Master” will present his Fishin’ Rod Fun Show at the Sportsmen’s, float. Campiny and Vacation Show of South Carolina, scheduled for Memorial Audito rium in (ireenville, March 4-9. W alker, a teacher by profession, a TV and radio personality, does fantas tic feats with bait and fly rods. His finale is accurate castiny with four fly rods, two in each hand. Advance Payment Set On Diversion Of Extra Acreage Producers signing up Feb. 3 through March 21 to participate in the 1969 feed grain and wheat programs (as well as certain small cotton farms) can request advance payments of up to 50 percent for voluntary extra ac reage diversion, it was announced recently by Secretary of Agri culture Clifford M. Hardin. This is the maximum advance that can be made on the diversion pay ments. Earlier, in a statement issued by the President at the White House, theSecretary was instruc ted to make available a 50 per cent advance payment to parti cipants in the 1969 feed grain program. The Presidential statement pointed out that a bud get request to the Congress on January 15, 1969, had this ad vance reduced to 25 percent. Be cause of the short time between the January 15 budget preseh- tation and the signup starting February 3, the President in dicated the Government has a mo ral obligation to continue the rate without abrupt change. Projected on previous years' signups and -- current pay ment rates, disbursement of par tial advance payments to feed grain, wheat, and cotton program participants are --expected to reach $386 million by the close of the signup period on March 21. Otherwise, the advance pay ments would have been $168 mil lion less. For cotton, there is no acre age diversion program in 1969. However, planting cotton is not an eligibility requirement to re ceive a special payment for small farms with allotments of 10 a- cres or less (or projeced pro duction of 3,600 pounds or less). These can request up to 50 per cent advance payment based on a total of 11.26 cents per pound on the projected yield of 35 per cent of their effective allotment. SECRET SPRAY ANTI-PERSPIRANT DEODORANT 3-Oz. Size 5-Oz. Size 1.09 1.59 AVAILABLE AT ^Mimunity Cash iavmgi at our pleasant food stores Too sick to work? Try our miracle drug: cash. 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