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» 6-B—THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., July 2, 1969 Test Soils Now For Foil Seeded Crops BY M. L. OUTZ County Agent Dr. LeonardAUen, Agronomist of Clemson, was visiting the county last week. It seemed that Farmers and gardeners should every question I would ask him test soils now for fall seeded about the soil he would want to crops and vegetables. know about the liming history and Buy now! Limited time only! Samsonite 10% orf Samsonite Silhouette Luggage • DOVER WHITE • VENETIAN RED • OXFORD GREY • BISCAYNE BLUE • WILLOW GREEN • OLIVE GREEN COMPLETE SETS PERFECT FOR GIFTS T. E. Jones & Sons FURNITURE West Main Street Clinton, S. C. something about the fertilization program. Dr. Allen says that commer cial fertilizers today are much different from those of years past All crop fertilizers are acid forming. Often times I hear a farmer say that his field has never been limed. Why does it need it now? Acid forming fer tilizer is causing the problem. That together with the fact that farmers are using a great deal more then they did years back. It is important that a test be made to determine the need of lime. I have observed that lime ap plied to the surface does not do the job near as well as that mixed with the soil. Those farmers who plan to sow fessuc or seed small grain should by all means get the lime on before breaking the soil. That mixed with the soil seems to become a part of it and does far more good. So let me suggest that you come by the office and get con tainers and instructions and let’s see what your soil needs. This should be done right away. Since the county has decided to establish trash dumps in the various townships we have been getting calls from people who have large gullies saying they can | be used. Generally speaking it has | been decided that gullies should not be used. The reason is be cause of poluting streams below. Dead animals, poison containers, and etc. can certainly polute the streams below. It was also brought out that fire zones could not be established very well a- round gullies. It is felt that a large silo like structure should be scooped out in such a way that it will not drain into streams below. Mr. H. B. Cooper, of Hickory [Tavern, says that he has had nine vegetables this spring already He says lettuce has been especi ally good this spring. In addition, he had been eating beans, corn, squash, onions, redish cabbage, [potatoes, and carrots. Mr.Coop- [ er believes that no one should starve if they want to work a [ little. Good fresh vegetables are so much better than those store bought. Congratulations to Mr. Cooper. “Flyingest State’’ Alaska ranks as the “Fly ingest State” in the Union on a per capita basis. The state has a ratio of one aircraft per 100 persons, compared with , the runner-up state— Nevada—with one for every 625 persons FARMS and FOLKS Slide, Saver, Slide! .. !*» FIELD DAY — Last Saturday the Junior Angus Association of South Carolina held its annual field day at Carolina Milling Company’s Experi mental Farm near Clinton. High lights of the day were the showman ship contest and a drawing for two registered Angus heifers. The win ner of the showmanship contest re ceived an all-expense paid trip to Louisville, Ky., for the National Jun ior Angus Association Showmanship contest. Laurens County was well represented, but the winner hails from Sumter County. Some of the participants from the county were Fred Smith, Pete Belcher, Gerald Mitchell, Billy Hunter, Jr., Steve Hunter, Pat Hunter, and others. TIPS FROM CLEMSON HOME & Q. Can you tell me why the tall phlox droops? It grows well, looks healthy, then droops on top and of course doesn't bloom. This has happened three summers. I have moved it to a better location, but it still droopes. E. M., Green ville f ‘. A. Is your plant growing in a shady area£ Phlox thrives tiest in full sun, Ht will grow in light shade. A combination of too much nitrogen and shade may tie re sponsible for the drooping and no blooms. -- J. P. Fulmer, as sistant professor of horticulture. Q. Beetles, more or less oval like June Bugs, but a metallic shining green and much smaller are eating all the leaves off grape vines, crabapple and many plants in my community. What are they? What can I do about the problem 0 A. Undoubtedly you have an in festation of Japanese Beetle. They have been in the U.S. over 50 years and have spread into S. C. from the northeastern part of the country. Some areas of the state are not yet infested, or will be this season for the first time. Sevin, Malathion and Methoxychlor are insecticides which will effectively control a- dults. Would you like other ques tions on Japanese Betties? Let us know. -- W. C. Nettles, prin cipal Extension specialist, entomology and plant pathology. Q. Leaves all over my box woods begin turning brown early in May every year and continue through the summer months. What can I do? Mrs. W. C. H., Greenville A. Some leaves of boxwoods naturally turn yellow or brown in the spring about the time new growth starts. Evergreen plants shed leaves the same as deci duous plants but at a different time. To make sure your fertility program is supplying proper nu trition for your boxwoods, take soil samples from the root zone and carry to your county agent. He will have an analysis and pre scribe proper fertilization. -- J. P. Fulmer, assistant professor of horticulture. Q. I’m sending you a sample of a “yellow vine’ which is strangling my petunias and roses. I have to pick it off each day, piece by piece, as it seems to come from nowhere. What can I do to kill this scoundrel? Mrs. P. G., Simpsonville A. The yellow vine is Cuscuta sp. commonly called dodder or love vine. It grows from seed although it doesn’t have a true root system and is a parasite on plants. For control remove it by hand from flowers and soil. Cultivate the soil around roses and petunias and treat it with the pre-emerge herbicide, Dacthal. Apply according to directions on the label. -- E. V. Jones, as sistant Extension specialist, hor ticulture. Corley Member Hereford Assn. T. A. Corley & Son, Route 3, Clinton, has recently become a Life Member of the American Polled Hereford Association, ac cording to an announcement from the beef breed association’s nat ional headquarters in Kansas City, Mo. Some 5,000 cattlemen have joined the American Polled Here ford Association in the past year, more than reported by any other association. There are more than 35,000 owners and breeders of Polled Herefords in the U.S. The nat urally hornless Polled Herefords are the only major breed of livestock to originate in the United States, starting with II head in 1901. Farm Market News BY M. L. OUTZ County Agent VEGETABLES Green Beans, BU HPR $4-4.50 Okra No. 1, BU BKT, $8-9 Field Peas, BU BKT, $2.50-3.25 Tomato Plants, Per Thousand, $3-4. Squash No. 1, BU BKT, $3.50-4 Pinks Tomatoes, BU BKT, $4-6. GRAIN Easley Market Wheat, $1.25 Oats, $.73 Barley, $.90 HOGS Columbia Market Choice No. Us, Steady $24. CATTLE Columbia Market GD CH Veal Calves, $34-40 GD CH Butcher S&H, $32.50- 34.50, Good Savings Bond Sales Combined sales of Series E and H Savings Bonds and Savings Notes for May in Laurens Coun ty totalled $34,395. reports D. F. Patterson County Savings Bonds Chairman. In the state, total sales of Series E and H Savings Bonds and Savings Notes amounted to $2,567,670, reports Robert G. Clawson, State Chairman of the U.S. Savings Bonds Committee. In the nation, combined sales of L and H Bonds and Savings Notes totalled $408 million, fur ther reports Mr. Clawson. BY HAROLD ROGERS Assistant Extension Editor CLEMSON - Is there anything more sobering for a man than sitting across the desk from his banker when it’s credit time? It’s a feeling the farmers of this state are learning to live with more and more. And what a leading land banker says, the chairs are just beginning to warm up. By 1980, he said, it’s estimat ed that total farm debt in this country will be approximately $100 billion. That’s almost twice what it is today -- in only 11 years. The figures were from Olin B. Quinn, president of the Federal Land Bank of New Orleans, as he spoke to several hundred di rectors and managers of Federal Land BankAssociationsat a four- state meeting at Myrtle Beach. Of the estimated $100 billion farm debt, he noted, some $60 billion will be in farm mort gage credit and $40 billion in non-real estate credit. Now, it may take a while to relate that 100 billion dollars to bales of cotton, dozens of eggs or gallons of milk, but it will go TIMELY TIPS Remove Beef Bulls from the Breeding Herd - To maintain a limited breeding season, many cattlemen remove bulls from the breeding herds about July 1, and not later than August 1. Pink Eye Prevalent - The first sign of pink eye is the watery discharge from eyes and the eye shows an irratated condition. Many feel that flies can carry the disease from one animal to the other. When pink eye is first observed l>egin treatment. State Quarantine - The em ployment of a state wide quar antine to control an animal dis ease (cholera) went into effect at midnight June 21, for the state of South Carolina. Boron in Fertilizer - Ferti lizers that did not have Boron ineldded at planting for cotton can be added in a foliar spray. The first application should be put on at our just before flow ering. Use four pounds of Boron in application. New Bedding - Pre-launder new bedding, tablecloths, towels and other linens to wash away factory finish, soil and finger prints due to handling and manu facturing. Washing Eggs - Never wash eggs before storing them. Wash ing removes the natural protec tive coating which keeps out air and foreign odors. Crack Brazil Nuts - To crack Brazil nuts more easily, freeze them and crack open with a gentle tap of the hammer. TV 6000 TASTE. IS OUTDOOR COOKING ON A for production of these and all the other commodities turned out in this country’s wide world of agriculture. The New Orleans banker said youth moving into farming is forcing some of the fast changes in the age-old industry. Many young, well-educated, aggressive individuals are mov ing in, he said, and “they will push technological changes faster and specialize even more than we know today.” This younger breed and farmers in general have found that capital is their least ex pensive resource for expanding production aad increasing their efficiency Quian said. This is not expected to change in the future. “From the individual farmer’s standpoint,” he said, “the major problem will be how he can ob tain control of sufficient capital to be successful.” One of the areas he mentioned where more change can be ex pected will be in electronic data processing.^This will be used in creasingly in planning opera tions, with aggressive farmers striving for larger volume and greater efficiency. And of course the accelerated change, the greater credit de mands, will call for tetter re cord-keeping. Clemson Exten sion specialists have pointed this out for some time. “The man looking for a farm loan had bet ter have a good set of records,” they’ll tell you. Having it all down on paper may not guarantee getting the loan, but it’ll sure make that hard-backed chair sit a little more soft when it’s time to talk to the man across the desk about credit. Had enough 0 It’s a wise vaca tionist who knows his own capa bilities, reports the Institute for Safer Living ofthe American Mu tual Liability Insurance Com pany. Overdoing frequently leads to such serious consequences as heat stroke, drowining, heart at tack and various accidents which result when tired muscles refuse to obey commands. Take it easy and have a happy vacation. CREDITOR’S NOTICE All persons having claims a- gainst the estate of Tom Sanders, deceased, are hereby notified to file the same duly verified, with the undersigned, and those in debted to said estate will please make payment likewise. William J. 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