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6-B—THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., April 17, 1969 “FARMS and FOLKS noln - *£ BY HAROLD ROGERS j - ■ Assistant Extension Editor I 1 J CLEMSON - It’s springtime in rolina -- the magic season pn the lingering chill of win ter melts into the promising ‘iarmth of summer to bring stir ring days and pleasant nights to Ite land. 'Across the farming areas of "the state the big tractors are running. The plows are rolling out ridges of fresh good earth. Wood- • |gnds are bursting with budding ^owth. And as this seasonal renais sance grips our Palmetto pano rama, it seems a good time to take note of what agriculture means to this state, how it’s *-changing and intensifying pro- .jftption to meet the squeeze of ^today’s demands. ^ The farms rre shrinking in number, but increasing in size. Yields are jumping dramati cally. Gross sales are escalat ing--but unfortunately, so are ex penses. Some of the changes are noted by Dennis Crawford, associate agricultural economist with Clemson University, who points out that in 1960 the average farm in S. C. had 116 acres and sold $3,876 worth of commodities. By 1968, the average farm had grown to 162 acres, with gross sales averaging $7,936 per farm. The larger farms, more me chanization, and intensified pro duction are calling for greater dollar outlays. In 1968, S. C. farmers spent nearly $195 mil lion for goods and supplies for plant and animal production, the economist says. And this is the way yields have climbed in the short span of eight years, from 1960 to 1968: 1 Check and Double Check Isn’t it about time you up-dated your method of bill paying and record keeping with a Checking Account? We offer Regular and Special Checking Accounts to fit your particular needs. To assure your money is protected yet readily available, see us. BANK ol CLINTON —Corn production has climbed from an average of 32.5 bushels per acre to 45 bushels per acre. —Tobacco yields increased from 1,854 pounds to 1,955pounds per acre. —Wheat is up from 23 to 29 bushels; hay from 1.1 to L6 tons per acre; oats from 29.5 to 39.5 bushels per acre; and barley from 28.5 to 36 bushels per acre. The gains haven’t been limited to field crops. “Milk production per cow set a record 7,075 pounds in 1968, Crawford says. “This was 43.8 percent above the 1968 average when annual average production was 4,920 pounds per cow.* Commercial egg production is another area where output has climbed dramatically. This is evident in many parts of the state where new style poultry farms are housing virtual factories. Many are automated; all are de signed for use of minimum la bor. They’ve resulted in an increase of 42 percent in egg production in the state since 1960, with a total of 1.15 billion eggs pro duced here in 1968. As Crawford points out, “This was more than enough to pro vide every resident of the state with an egg a day for a full year.* Dear Sally WHITTEN VTLAGE DAIRY—Shown above is one of the most modem dairy facilities in the state. This has taken many years to come about. Many of us recall the knee-deep mud that the cows had to wade through to get to the milking parlor. But with time and patience, it is now one of the most modern dairy facilities in the state and one of the higher pro ducing herds. Shown above is Wil liam Drake, who has helped with the dairy for the past 25 or 30 years, and who lives at Whitten Village. In the background is the modern resting bed, with individual stalls. Beside this facility is the hay storage and feeding facility and bull pen. Whitten Village Dairy One Of Best In State Timely Tips NEW SOYBEAN - We have a new soybean named Davis that is available to farmers in Laurens county. This bean was planted last year and looked very good. If you are interested call the County Agent’s Office. APHID CONTROL IN ROSES - Disyston is a glandulor systemic material that controls aphids and other small insects. It is ab sorbed in the blood stream of the plant and kills the insect as it feeds. It is excellant on roses for the control of aphids. o°S BY M. L. OUTZ County Agent Whitten Village Dairy is one of the top in the state. It was recognized recently as being one of the top ten. Production is just under 15,000 pounds of milk and over 500 pounds of butter fat per cow. The herd consists of 125 adult milk cows and they have approximately 90 heifers that they are growing out to re place the older cows. The herd consists of holstein cattle, about 507c of these are registered. The milk is produced and processed which includes both pasteuriza tion and homoginization and is under the supervision of the Health Department. In addition, chocolate milk is made and pro cessed at the dairy. This milk is used to feed 2800 children and employees at the Village. This high production is due to good management along with good feed and breeding. The herd is under the supervision of Bob Wrenn. The herd is fed corn si lage, alfafa and oat hay. Usually, the cows get all the silage they Can You Afford A Free Boarder? OUR ADVICE — CLEANING DON'T FEED HIM! INCLUDES EVERYTHING CLEANED - FLUFFED SANITIZED DEODORIZED and BRAND NEW TICKING! $2.49 Per Pfllow Mr. Moth Will Eat Your Best Attire! O u and EW fjf j W DRY CLEANING DESTROYS ALL FORMS OF MOTHS BEFORE HOT WEATHER, SEND US YOUR WOOLENS AND WINTER CLOTHES FOR CLEANING AND PREPARATION FOR STORAGE. SPECIAL! Free Storane! CALL 833-1492 CASH AND CARRY FOR PICK-UP AND PRICES ASX ABOUT OUR < V s r DEUVERY SERVICE SUNSHINE Cleaners & Laundry 2 LOCATIONS: W. FLA. ST. AND S. BROAD ST. TELEPHONE 833-1492 cility should contribute to even higher production. The herd is now on concrete for milking, iyi | OUTZ loading, and feeding. County Agent can eat. In addition, about four pounds of hammered corn cobs, and shucks, together with soy bean meal. This is poured over the silage at the rate of four pounds per cow. The cow also received a high energy ration while in the milking parlor. The farm produces all of this corn silage, together with much of the corn that is fed to the herd from about 250 acres. There is about 300 acres of pasture, maintained on the farm. This pas ture is for dry cows, heifers and also steers that are being grown out for beef. The cows are milked in a mod ern up-to-date milking parlor. The cows are brought in 12 at a time, where they are fed grain and milked in a production line system. Last fall the dairy had an un fortunate accident, and lost their hay barn with all of their hay. They have just constructed anew resting and hay barn. This fa- I have watched this herd for a number of years, and I am ex tremely proud of the progress that has been made. If it con tinues it will no doubt be the top dairy in the state and southeast. I can think of no place in South Carolina where the dairy is more worthy than the one at Whitten Village, to keep a fresh whole some supply available to all the children at Whitten Village. I certainly want to express my con gratulations to Mr. Wrenn, and his dairy crew, and to Mr. L. H. Lee, General Manager of the Vill age, and to Dr. Suber, Superin tendent, all of which are very in terested in the facility. PIRL HAZARDS - Because of the ever-increasing amount and variety of agricultural chemicals being used, there is also more chances of fire hazards, the Na tional Safety Council say. And the best insurance against chem ical fires is to store chemicals in a separate building, not in the granary, machine shed, garage, or barn. Storage buildings should be locked, marked with distinc tive, easily-read sign, and smoking should not be permitted in the building. BY SALLY SHAW DEAR SALLY: My husband was a widower when I married him tour months ago, and he is very devoted and affectionate toward me -- except when his 22-year- old married daughter is around. Then his manner towards me changes entirely ... he is as cool and impersonal toward me as though I were just a friend. This bothers me very much. What do you think about it? J. G. DEAR J. G.: I think your hus band is still associating his daughter with his late wife, her mother, and when the girl is a- round this association prevents his wanting her to witness any obvious show of affection towards you. Don’t let this bother you so much. After all, you know he real ly is devoted to you, and you don’t need ary demonstrations of this is the presence of others. DEAR SALLY: My father and my brothers are making all sorts of snide remarks about my boy friend and the “perfume* he uses. The fact is, what they’re calling “perfume” is really his after shave lotion, and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that, do you? VEXED. DEAR VEXED: Not at all. Af ter-shave lotions and even co lognes are big items on the male market today, and millions of our he-men are using them. There’s nothing in the least effeminate about a man’s smell ing nice. DEAR SALLY: I’ve lieen going for sometime with a girl who is very wealthy, but cannot seem to convince her that I want to marry her for love, and not for her money alone. Can you advise me? LEM. DEAR LEM: I’m wondering about the sincerity of your love. That word “alone” which you in serted in your letter suggests mixed motives. Tliere certain ly is no sure-fire method I can suggest for your convincing this girl that you really love HER more than her money -- other than it might help if you con vince yourself first. DEAR SALLY: I’m a respect able young business woman of 25, and live alone in my own apart ment. I’ve been dating for some time with a nice young man ,of 27, who happens to be very proud of his culinary of dropping in at ny apartment and cooking bre .kfast for us. Then we leave toother and he drives me to work on his way to his place of employment. I am afraid, though, judging from the expressions on the faces of some of my apart ment neighbors that they have gotten the wrong impression from seeing us leave my apartment to gether in the morning. When I mentioned this to the young man, he told me I am being too sen sitive, that *hat the neighbors think isn’t all that important. What is your opinion? JULIE. DEAR JULIE: It’s YOUR re putation that’s in jeopardy, not your young man’s . . . and peo ple WILL draw conclusions when they see an unmarried woman e- merging regularly from her a- partment in the mornings with a t They don’t make them likethey usedto. They may still look like they used to, but that doesn’t mean we still make them that way. We used to have a tiny rear window. Now there’s a big one. We used to have a plain old rear seat. Now there’s one that folds down. Over the years, engine power has been increased by 76%. A dual brake system has been added. The heater is much improved. Fact is, over the years, over 2,200 such improvements have been made. Yet, you have to be some sort of a car nut to tell a new one from an old one. Which, of course, was the plan. In 1949, when we decided not to out- date the bug, some of the big auto names making big, fancy changes were Kaiser, Hudson and Nash. Not that we were right and they were wrong, but one thing's for sure*. They don’t make them like they used to either. LeRoy Cannon Motors South Church Street Extension GREENVILLE, S. C. 29605 man. If what your neighbors think bothers you, I suggest that you rule out any more of these break fast dates. CHARLES HOLLAND Holland Wins Achievement Award At Clemson Charles R. Holland of Clinton, a senior at Clemson University, was recipient of the Wall Street Journal Student Achievement A- ward presented by the College of Agriculture and Biological Scien ces during Honors and Awards Day ceremonies at the university. The annual award is given to the most outstanding senior ma joring in agricultural economics. Holland is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Holland of 314 Flo rida Street, Clinton. Conservation Conference Held At Lander The Spring Conference of the 11 County West Piedmont Area Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts was held at Lander College in Greenwood on Thursday night, April 10. Ben R. Leonard, Area Director and Supervisor, Greenville Soil and Water Conservation District, presided over the conference. The meeting had a two - fold purpose: (1) a special Soil Stew ardship Service, and (2) brief group meetings to finalize major activities of the association for the year. Reverend Guy H. Smith Jr., Pastor of the Ora ARP Church and Chaplain of the Laurens Soil and Water Conservation District was the keynote speaker for the Soil Stewardship Service. Ryan F. Lawson, Chairman of the Laurens District, served as chairman of the group meeting on legislative activities. Soil Stewardship Week will be observed in Laurens County and throughout the Nation May 11-18, 1969. This week is always a high light of the Districts’ year. Min isters throughout the area assist the District in this most import ant observance. Last year a most inspirational Soil Stewardship Meeting was held at Presbyterian College at Clinton. TILL UP YOURj>CAR WITH A FOOD FREEZER diul multiply your food sale savings' THIS HOTPOINT HOTPOINT UPRIGHT FOOD FREEZER MODEL FV310K • 28” wide, 10 1 cu. ft. big • 354-pound storage capacity • 3 refrigerated shelves • Top cold plate • Magnetic door gasket IS PRICED! FOR A FAST SELL OUT! 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