The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, April 17, 1969, Image 14
6-B—THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., April 17, 1969
“FARMS and FOLKS
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BY HAROLD ROGERS
j - ■ Assistant Extension Editor
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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:
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—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
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even higher production. The herd
is now on concrete for milking,
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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
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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.
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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.
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