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4*B—THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., June 12, 1969
S.C. Products Play World Role
BY HAROLD ROGERS
Assistant Extension Editor
CLEMSON - The other day,
they all but sent men to the moon
and back.
Globe - circling
is old stuff.
by jet plane
The merchant ships are bigger,
faster, more powerful. World
traders are moving merchandise
from one nation to another with
about as much ease as some of
the folks used to swap checkers
down at the country store.
But with all the mobility and
space-spanning, it’s still a little
hard to get used to the idea that
products grown here in South
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Carolina can and do play an
important role in world trade.
Fact is, they do.
The ports there at Charleston
have become all-important seg
ments of our economy as they
send many of our goods on their
way to overseas outlets.
The agricultural products play
a prime role. And when those
ships are out-loading such things
as tobacco, cotton, and soybeans,
they’re bringing in money-- dol
lars for the grower, the sup
plier, the shipper, and the man
on the street.
Clemson’s Dr. W. H. Wiley,
dean of the College of Agricul
ture and Biological Sciences,
threw out some eye-opening fig
ures on this during the recent
S. C. World Trade Conference at
Spartanburg.
It was the fifth such session,
where they have trade, business
and educational leaders to put the
picture together on what world
trade means in total volume --
and what it means to S. C.
What it means, percentage
wise, is that for the year end
ing June 30, 1968, more than one-
fourth of the agricultural pro
ducts turned out in this state
went to foreign markets. This
was on a dollar basis.
Total exports of agricultural
commodities forS. C. for the vear
were valued at $106,900,000,
ranking S. C. 20th among states
in value of exports of agricul
tural commodties.
’Nearly 26 cents out of every
dollar’s worth of agricultural
products marketed byS. C. farm
ers goes into the export market, •
Dean Wiley said.
This is given a little more
emphasis with the notation that
in the South — nine Southern
States from Florida throughVir-
ginia -- only North Carolina’s
export income exceeded South-
Carolina’s in percentage of total
cash receipts for agricultural
products. N. C. had 28.6 percent
from exports, as compared to our
25.9.
Flue-cured tobacco, soy
beans and cotton make up the bulk
of the Palmetto State’s contri
bution to U.S. export trade.
But we have many other pro
ducts figuring in the picture.
In millions of dollars, this is
the way the leaders rank:
Tobacco, 52.7; soybeans 18.0;
cotton 11.4; feed grains 4.4; wheat
2.4; fruits and preparations 3.6;
vegetables and preparations 1.5.
There are also others, not so
high in volume, but contributing
to that vital in-flow of dollars.
This gives all our farmers a
stake in exports. The cotton
grower in Darlington, the tobac
co man in Horry, the soybean pro
ducer in Anderson--they and all
the others in the state benefit
from those out-loading ships
there on the coast.
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VISIT CLEMSON—Shown above is
a group of Laurens County farmers
visiting the Experiment Station at
Clemson. Dr. James Riley Hill is
showing the group a group of bulls
that are being grown out at the sta
tion. The group visited small grain
test plots and the grazing test plots.
Farmers Tour Clemson Timely Tips
Experiment Station
BY M. L. OUTZ
County Agent
A group of interested Laurens
County farmers toured Clemson
University Experiment Station
last Wednesday afternoon. The
purpose was to take a look a!
the small grain test plots and to
see the cattle test works being
done at the station.
Nineteen from the county left
Laurens at 1 p.m. and returned
at 6 p.m.
The new Century oat looked
very good in the test plots. In
fact, it stood out over every
thing. Ben Eskew, who is in
charge of all the agronomy test
plots, pointed out that the oat
was well suited for hay. It stood
taller and seemed to be greener
than other varieties in the test.
I do recall those planted here in
the county last fall starting off
very slow. In fact, Benny Blake
ly planted a few bushels along
with the Sumter 3 Variety and they
looked very bad in comparison,
until spring came along, and
then they outdid the Sumter 3.
So I hope you will take note and
plant it for hay and not for graz
ing.
We also saw the wheat, and bar
ley test plots. As we have men
tioned several times this spring
the Keowee barley looks very
good. The Keowee has beards.
Let’s hope they are knocked off
in the process of combining. It
was mentioned that farmers
should wait until the barley was
dead ripe before harvesting.
Most of the experiment test
pastures for livestock are divided
into small acreage plots. These
pastures have a carrying capa
city of five to 10 head depending
upon size. Various grasses and
legumes are tested for efficiency
of gain.
I look forward to having a le
gume that will do well on our poor
soils. At the present time sere-
cia is the best thing we have.
Work is being done at many of the
experiment stations to improve
on our present varieties. Sericia
seems to withstand the drought
and has good insect and disease
resistance. Cattle do well on it.
It is true that they don’t eat it
too well at the beginning. I’m sure
the group enjoyed this tour. I wish
our timing could have been better
so more could have gone. Our
thanks to Mr. L. B. Massey, Dis
trict Agent, and Mr. R. H. Gar
rison who helped in arranging
the tours.
Cotton farmers are advised to
spray for thrips and flea hoppers.
Often times a stand of cotton
can be destroyed by these in
sects. With the hot weather we
have had lately the boll weevle
is coming out of hibernation. This
is our chance to knock him out
before he gets to do any damage.
Our congratulations goes to
Franz Workman of Ford High
School for having won the state
essay contest on soil and water
conservation. I believe, this is the
first winner for Laurens County,
so I want to congratulate the dis
trict for this fine achievement.
Insect Control on Snapbeans -
Spray or dust with sevin to con
trol Mixican Bean Beetle, Bean
Leaf Bettle or Corn Ear Worm.
Tomato Disease - Spary or dust
with Moneb and zinc to control
early blight, late blight, and gray
leaf spot.
June is Dairy Month - Milk is
generally associated with grow
ing children. But since June is
Dairy Month. . .you might like
to know that you never get too
old to drink cow juice. Milk is
the leading scource of the min-
erla calcium and also provides
protein, riboflavin, Vitamin A and
many other nutrients. So drink
lots of milk and why not take a
cow to lunch?
TIPS FROM CLEMSON
HOME &
Q. My rose bushes have black
spots and the leaves are turning
yellow and dropping off. What can
I do to save them?— W. H. H.,
Greenville.
A. This is black spot disease,
caused by a fungus which lives
over the winter an old leaves.
Begin spraying with an all
purpose rose fungicide that con
tains Phaltan or Captan, or or-
thocide. The fungicide Daconil
has also given good results in
tests at Clemson. Follow the la-
ble instructions and spray every
seven to 10 days. -- F. H. Smith,
associate Extension specialist,
plant pathology.
Q. Flying ants or termites are
swarming from my house. How
can I be sure they’re ants and
not termites?
A. Both ants and termites
swarm. But you can tell them a-
part with these guidelines: Ants
have two pairs of wings with one
pair smaller than the other. Ter
mites have two pairs of wings
of equal length. Ants have a thin,
pinched waist. Termites have a
thick waist. The antenna of the
ant is elbowed, but on the ter
mite it’s straight. -- Dr. J. B.
Kissam, associate Extension
specialist, entomology.
Q. If it’s determined that ter
mites are swarming from my
home or buildings does this mean
the building is ready to fall down?
A. Usually not. Many home-
owners have been stampeded into
expensive home treatments by
persons using scare tactics. In
vestigate thoroughly to be sure
of the extent of infestation. It
may involve a limited area. Call
a reputable pest control opera
tor for estimates on treatment
or to Clemson University Exten
sion Bulletin 101, Household In
sects, for doing your own treat
ing. -- Dr. J. B. Kissam, asso
ciate Extension specialist, ento
mology.
Q. What is the best way to
enter a small boat?
A. If next to a dock, step as
near the centerline as possible.
Stepping on the side (gunnel) may
either tip the boat or cause it
to move away from the dock.
If the boat moves away from the
dock and you have one foot on
the boat and one foot on the dock,
there is only one way you can
go, and that is down. If the boat
is beached with the bow on the
shore, enter over the bow, being
careful not to mar the finist with
your shoes. -- L. M. Sparks,
associate Extension specialist,
entomology, and member, U.S.
Power Squadron.
Q. The leaves of my tomato
plants have long, slender, wind
ing white lines on them. What is
this?
A. These are probably tunnels
caused by the leaf minor. The
leaf minors are generally the
young of small flies. They eat
through the interior of the leaf
tissue leaving only the upper and
lower surface, giving the appear
ance of a white line. You can con
trol the leaf minor with dime-
thoate (Cygon), but do not apply
it within seven days of harvest.
-- Dr. C. A. Thomas, associate
Extension specialist, entomo
logy.
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Foresters
Available
To Assist
One of the duties of the State
Commission of Forestry under
the Act of 1927 in creating the
Commission is to give such ad
vice, assistance and cooperation
as may be practical to the pri
vate owners of land. To do this,
there was created a management
branch in the state organization.
The head of this branch is Assis
tant State ForesterE.C. Pickens.
Working under him in Columbia
are five foresters. These fores
ters are in charge of the nur
series, the State forests, insect
and disease work, utilization and
marketing, and other phases of
forest management.
There are in the field, 37 for
esters who are available to give
management assistance to any
landowner requesting It. The
landowner and the forester go
over the property together to con
sider existing conditions, then
the forester makes recommenda
tions to aid the landowner in
carrying out a good forest man
agement program. There is no
charge for this, but if the fores
ter sees the need for cutting out
trees to give the others a bet
ter chance to grow, he may be
able to do the marking himself.
There is a charge for this ser
vice.
The General Assembly of 1941
passed an act authorizing the
Commission of Forestry to mark
and tally trees under approved
forestry practices. The charge
for marking pulpwood is 25C
per standard cord and for mark
ing sawtimber, 75£ per thousand
board feet tallied.
Any landowner interested in
having a forester go over his
woodland with him should get in
touch with County Ranger Tom
Hill or contact the District Of
fice of the S. C. State Commis
sion of Forestry, P. O. Box 129,
Newberry, S. C.
7fie Old 1imw
“Ah, for the good old ways
when a teacher’s strike
landed on the seat of the
pants!”
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