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♦ IP Livestock Management Changes 4rB—THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., June 5, 1969 FARMS AND FOLKS JR y.- along with many of my fellow county agents to attend a three day meeting on environmental Last week I had a privilege control feeding of livestock and BY M. L. OUTZ County Agent l* r.t By Tom Pl&xioo I HOPE YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THIS ONE Thia Is A Joke— The minister told his conjrrepration sadly, “I invited all the poor of this area to come to church and, after looking at the offering plate, I see that all of you came.” This Is NO JOKE— We try real hard to give you the service you expect from our products. Right now, how ever, there is a critical shortage of auto me chanics in this area. If you know of a good man who wants a job, please refer him to us. In the meantime, we ask your patience if we can’t get to your car right away. Plaxico Chevrolet, Inc. 400 West Main Street LAST 4 DAYS! I? We’re Closing Our Doors Saturday, June 7th! PIC N pay shoes Going-Out-Of Business All Shoes In Our Stock Room Now On Display. Our Final 10,000 Pairs of Men's, Ladies' and Children's Shoes I; Must Go! ... All The Newest Styles j and CowbsJ - • r r SAVE ♦We’re Selling Out To The Bare Walls. Nothing Held Back. Fantastic Savings On Shoes For Ev ery Member of The Family! IN THE IAV0NNE SHOPPING (ENTER, LAURENS Open Monday-Thursday 9-7 Friday-Saturday 9-9 Plenty of Free Parking All Sales Final ... No Refunds or Exchanges poultry along with greenhouse management and irrigation. The meeting was sponsored by Duke Power and was held at Conover, N.C., Duke’s special training camp. It is almost unbelievable what the future holds in the way of livestock management. We saw and heard speakers discuss feed ing in air-conditioned barns and over slatted floors where manure was no problem and there were no need for bedding. Cattle gain more efficiently. We also saw hogs being managed in a similar manner with good results. Feed and water are automatically brought in. Temperature and humidity is controlled by thermo stats. Also we saw slides and a lecture on handling feeds and other supplies automatically. Another very interesting part of the program was greenhouses. So many people now are becoming horticulturest. Especially in the ornamental side that there is quite a market for small green houses. These, of course, are heated and cooled electrically and automatically controlled. We can look to this type of livestock handling for the future. They are all labor saving and specialized and are set up for mass production. I had the pleasure of riding to Conover with Mr. Geddings, man ager of Duke Power Farm Divi sion. Mr. Geddings said that Duke Power Company was experienc ing an evolution on the farms in the Duke Power area. He was referring to automation in dairy, poultry, and swine management. I certainly want to express my appreciation to all the Duke Power Engineers for their very excellent programs and the hos pitality afforded our group for those three days. Last Saturday morning, B. S. Crouch, Mountville, Robert Hol- lingworth, Cross Hill; Lindsey Fennel, Waterloo; and I met with Mr. Culbertson and Mr. Taylor, members ofthe committee for the purpose of discussing trash dumps and their maintenance in Laurens County. These men were very concerned about our prob lem and offered assistance where at all leasable in establish ing these trash dumps. Generally it was felt that one in each town ship should be established. This is our hope and we are planning to work on it. This will make trash hauling for some to be quite a distance but we do hope it will be possible to get at least one in each township and that the citizens in those areas will pa tronize them by carrying their trash and litter to these dumps so that it can be properly handled. I certainly hope that the citizens will stop using the roadsides as trash dumps when these are es tablished. This committee has been working for the purpose of the entire county and it is their desire to express their appre ciation to our officials for their cooperation, this includes Mr. Thomason, Mr. Taylor and Mr. Culbertson. Invention of the row-crop tractor in 1925 opened the way to new efficiency in cot ton production. Fresh from Pet Dairyland Pet Fresh Milk, tested times tor qualiU Pour the one you're sure ot. TIMELY REMINDER FOR JUNE — Pretty Mary Sullivan has a message for South Carolina motor ists: June is the month for having vehicles with license plate numbers ending in ‘‘6” safety check ed. Owners of such vehicles—cars, trucks, motor cycles and registered trailers—which do not dis play a valid inspection sticker by July 1 are sub ject to a fine or jail. Vehicles inspected in June, 1968, are due to be reinspected this month also. Miss Sullivan, an honor student at the University of South Carolina, is employed in the office of per- sonell director E. M. Croxton of the State Highway Department.— (SCHD Photo) TIPS FROM CLEMSON HOME & Q. Please tell me what’s wrong with my iris. Round or oblong yel low spots appear and then the foliage begins to die.--Mrs. W.C.A., Simpsonville. A. This is iris leaf spot dis ease. It usually comes in after the iris has bloomed. Prune out the diseased leaves and destroy them. It’s too late to control the disease this year. But you may begin spraying the iris with zineb early next spring, and this should help you keep the disease in check.--F. H. Smith, associate Extension specialist, plant patho logy. Q. We recently moved into a new home on a wooded lot and seem to be infested with wood ticks. Are ticks germ carriers, and what ultimate dangers do they present to humans? How can we control them?--Mrs. J. R. W., Greenville. A. Certain wood ticks transmit Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever to humans. A few cases of this disease have been reported in South Carolina. The bites can also cause tick bit pyrexia, a sick ness caused by toxins produced by the tick. Ticks sometimes transmit dog disease too. To control the ticks, you’ll need to treat the area around the house which is frequented by adults, children, and the dogs. You may use a two to three percent spray or chlordane, or a five percent dust of the same material. You may also use a five percent dust of Sevin outside the house. In brush areas you’ll need to treat the bushes as well as the ground. Then inspect children and dogs daJy for ticks. For more de tails, ask your county agent for Extension Bulletin 101.--W. C. Nettles, principal specialist, en tomology and plant pathology. Newberry Q. I have recently erected a small home greenhouse, but the inside temperature is getting so hot <>n sunny days that I’m afraid my plants will die. Is thereaway to keep the house cool? A. Yes. The evaporative cool ing principle is the most prac tical way. You’ll need an exhaust fan on one end of the house and an opening on the opposite end which is covered with a screen of porus material on which water is dripping. Turn on the water and the fan and the temperature should begin to fall. You may supplement this process by shad ing the house with ornamental vines, or the like.--J. R. Haun, associate professor of horticul ture. Q. Blackberries with their thorns are not pleasant to grow despite delicious fruit. Are thornless types available? A. Yes. Two new varieties, Thornfree and Smoothstem, are being tested at Clemson. These are semi-erect and although not as large fruited as Flint and Early June, the absence of thorns makes them desirable for the home gar den.--H. J.Sefick, associate pro fessor of horticulture. Most cotton knits now have wrinkle-resistant, shape-holding finishes, and are machine-washable. If you prefer to hand wash, remember to squeeze the garment without twisting, and rinse without wringing. After rinsing, blot out excess moisture by rolling the gar ment in a clean bath towel. Spread it flat on dry towels to dry. Smooth and shape the garment in place. If touchup ironing is needed, use a steam iron. BY HAROLD ROGERS Assistant Extension Editor CLEMSON - It was nearly 10 o’clock in the morning when we pulled in to the Newberry County Agricultural Building. A1 Busby, county agent, and associate Ollie Donkle were wait ing. Ollie was host for the day, and he had three stops lined up, three visits where we were to talk with families and get mater ial for stories so people across this bustling state can know more about what’s going on out there in the world of agriculture. First stop was the poultry op eration of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Greenslade. They live several miles out, in a hide-away lakeside home gracing a 310-acre estate. They’re young people, with col lege backgrounds and breeding that would never have suggested they’d wind up as nurse-maids to chickens. But they are. They have 35,000 hens in 10 houses. And they’re pouring out the eggs. The day before, Dave said, they had pack ed 28,000. They’ve made it a family busi ness. Five-year-old Shelly and eight-year-old Dave Jr. do their share of egg-picking. Like the other operations we visited, it was up-to-date, auto mated and mechanized. Enough so that the young family can handle it themselves -- virtually no out side labor. And they seemed to be thro- oughly enjoying it. We’d like to have stayed long er and visited, but the Claude Satterwhite family was next on the list. Any they lived 10 or 15 miles across the county. If we stepped on it, Ollie said, we could make it before dinner, catch them at the house. During any other part of the day these enterprising folks might be any where over their ranging fields and farms. The timing was good. When we drove up, Mr. Sat terwhite was across the road from the family brick home in the Bush River community. It was cleanup day around the equip ment sheds and machinery, he said, poking away at a pile of burning rubbish. There was something old and something new about the Sat terwhite operations. Here was an old-style man of the land -- “I’m a cotton farmer’ -- who won’t have a row of cot ton on the place this year. With his two young sons, Wayne and William, he’s concentrating on dairy and hog farming. They’ve got a big operation, over 1,000 acres, and their own feed mixing mill. But everything is aimed at marketing what they grow through dairy cows and hogs. “They’re changing to meet the times and the demands,” Ollie said. “And they’re doing a good job of it. ’ We had a hurried visit, looked over the feed mill, drove out to a new dairy layout, and stopped by the home for a chat in the cool, carpeted family parlor. But it was soon over. Then we had to head back CAROLINA'S LARGEST PEST CONTROL CO. AGENTS IN ALL PRINCIPAL CITIES IN U.SJL WST//CONTROI S' AMOOAttM Symbol of Qwllty DOUG/ UP TO $25,000.00 DAMAGE REPAIR SURETY BOND Bondod by Rwolut* I murine* ComponiM MONTHLY TERMS Approved FHA Loans Arranged FREE INSPECTION . 833-3205 Efirds EXTERMINATING COMPANY 108 W. Pitt* St EsI ihlisht <1 1943 Clinton, 8. C. to town for a quick bite to eat and a stop by the office to pick up Busby before swinging out to the Smyrna community and a call on Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pitts. Those people are hustlers. They’re all-around farmers, too, with fields and pastures in a half-dozen areas and covering some 800 acres. But like so many now the total effort is geared to that special marketing out let. With them it’s dairying that provides the living. “This is a real family opera tion,’ Busby explained. “Harold does the farming and Hazel is the bookkeeper.* They’ve just com pleted a spanking new dairy lay out, and are justly proud ot it. “ It’s as modern as any we know of,* Busby said. Before we left, Mrs. Pitts in sisted on serving homemade milkshakes, with fresh strawber ries. This was Southern hospi tality, Newberry style. On the ride back to town, the county agent couldn’t help brag ging a little about his county, his folks and their industrious nature. “It’s a small county,’ he said. “But it’s a good one. We’ve got some good land. Goodpeople. I’m proud to be here and be able to work with them.’ Timely Tips Dogwood and Magnolias - Of ten times when dogwood and mag nolias have been fertilized too. heavily they will not bloom. The trees just simply grow to fast to set flowers. So if your trees are in a rich area by careful with the fertilizer. Fall Tomato Seed - Fall toma to seed should be planted very soon. Tomato plants should go in the field about July 10. Plants seeded now, it seems, should be just right. Thrips in Cotton - Thrips are certainly doing a great deal of damage to our cotton crop. Farm- ers who do not use systemic insecticides should apply insecti cide immediately. 4-H Conference-The4-HCon ference will be held at Clemson the week of July 21-25. Laurens County will have approximately 30 4-H members attending. These club members will be competing with others throughout the state. Cattle Prices - Cattle are be ing bought on consignment for fall delivery for 33£ a pound for steers and 28? a pound for heif ers. According toJessGiles, Ex tension Chairman, Cataba County, prices will go beyond that. Carton Carryall - Make an at tractive carryall for cleaning aids by decorating a pop bottle carton with adhesive-backed paper or scraps of material and trim. Another Tularemia Case Is Diagnosed Dr. Hubert J. Webb, assist ant director of the Board of Health’s Laboratory, said today that the lab has found its second case of tularemia in the past several months. According to Webb/Tulare mia is an infectious disease usu ally found in wild animals, es pecially rabbits. People get the disease through a scratch or open sore, generally while cleaning in fected animals. The disease can also be contracted by eating poor ly cooked meat or by drinking water contaminated by the in fected animals. “Fortunately,* he said, “tu laremia is not spread from per son to person. And while there is no cause for alarm, we feel that people should know about it in order to protect themselves.’ Since the disease is most com monly transferred from one ani mal to another through the bite of a bloodsucking insect such as a flea, tick or fly, outbreaks of the disease among the ani mals are more likely to reach epidemic proportions during the summer months. The disease itself begins with chills and fever with an ulcer usually occurring at the original place of infection. There is no shot available to prevent it, but it can be successfully treated with present day drugs. “Since the recent cases were found at opposite ends of the state,’ Webb said, “this leads us to believe there is the possibility of an epidemic among the rabbit population.’ * U Webb urges extreme caution iff handling and cleaning wild ani mals that appear weak, sickly or are easily caught. He also ad vises against drinking water from sources where animals may also drink. SWEETIE PIE 'Break out the tranquilixerar ■-'-■•v-v-v- FACTORY SALE WH0USALE PRICES HALF SEES MISSES' DRESSES JUNIORS JR. PETITE CULOTTES PANT SHIFTS SHIFTS TAVERN SPORTSWEAR CORP. HICKORY TAVERN, S. C. Open Saturday Only — 9:00 AM. to 4:00 I\M.