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THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., July 10, 1969—5-B
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HICKORY TAVERN RECREATION
FACILITY — Shown above is Tom
Huffman, president of the Hickory
Tavern recreation facilities. In the
background is shown a very fine
swimming pool, the bath houses,
which include a nice meeting room,
kitchen and rest room facilities.
Shown is a shuffl'eboard course, car
pet golf course, and other facilities.
The community has invested approx
imately $65,000. Those who use the
facilities are members and pay a
family fee of $80 a year. A loan was
secured from the Farmers Home Ad
ministration and is due to run for 40
years. Loans are available to other
communities who are interested. Ac
cording to Mr. Huffman this is a
very fine addition to their young and
growing community.
Hickory Tavern Builds
Center For Recreation
BY M. L, OUTZ
County A^nt
Hickory Tavern young people
are enjoying the heat.
The new recreation facility
which includes a 30 by 70 swim
ming pool is certainly being used
these hot afternoons.
A few interested citizens in
the community conceived the idea
of borrowing the money and fi
nancing the roject a few years
back. The county FHA Office was
contacted and it was found that
the government did loan money
for constructing recreation fa
cilities. An organization was
formed with a board of directors.
Approximately $65,000 wis
borrowed for the construction of
a swimming pool, bath house,
carpet golf, and shuffleboard. In
addition, a very nice picnic shed
has been constructed with ma
terials ready to build a barbe
cue facility.
Tom Huffman, Agriculture
teacher and President of the or
ganization says the facility has
meant a great deal to the com
munity. Tom explained that the
bath house was constructed in
such a way that a very nice meet
ing room was built and is used
by the Lions Club and other or
ganizations in the community.
I asked Tom about the organi
zation and membership.
“We have nine directors, six
men and three women, and of
course, secretary and treasur-
Membership fees are $80 a
year per family. No new mem
bers can join with out the con
sent of the board members. Ac
cording to Tom it is well worth
it. I believe it. I was there about
2:30 p.m. last Monday and the
temperature was between 95 and
100 and there were 67 children in
the pool.
The club has a total of five
acres and has plans to construct
ball parks alongwith other facili
ties.
I am sure the people of Hick
ory Tavern are enjoying their new
facility and certainly deserve a
lot of credit for going through with
the program and providing such a
fine recreation facility for their
young people.
I called John Patterson, FHA
Supervisor, to see if money was
abailable for other communities
and he says that it was available
to those interested. I am sure
there are other communities in
Laurens County who should ex
plore this opportunity and see if
it could be possible to make a-
vailable to their community a
similar recreation facility. It
must be nice to have such for a
young family to grow up with.
John Simmons delivered the
first cotton bloom to our office.
Congratulations to John and his
cotton crew.
Carlton Pitts was telling me
that he had found two weevils in
a square. That means there are
plenty of them out there. Let’s
do the job now. I am saying if you
haven’t kept up with it then you
should do your best to knock them
out before they start a new gen
eration.
Insects and Diseases - For re
commendations to control insects
or diseases in lawns, orna
mentals, or garden vegetables
call the County Extension Of
fice at 984,0021 or write 219 Lau
rens St
Japanese
" BY HAROLD ROGERS
Assistant Extension Editor
CLEMSON — An upstate gar
dener called his county agent
recently and wanted to know,
“what can I do about these Ja
panese beetles?”
He had a good question.
This little import, a beautiful
bug that seems to eat everything
in sight during the growing sea
son, is really hitting in some a-
reas of S.C. And it looks like
it’s going to cover the state.
“This seems to be a foregone
conclusion, that all of the state
will be infested sooner of later,"
says W. C. Nettles, Extension’s
principal specialist in entomol
ogy and pathology. He suggests
looking to control measures for
coping with the pest
The beetle is named • for its
country of origin. It’s been in
the U.S. at least since 1916, dis
covered first in New Jersey. It
has shown a steady rate of mi
gration across the eastern states,
spreading into the South and east
ward as far as Missouri.
Border areas have been more
seriously affected in this state.
County agents in the northern
tier of Pickens, Oconee, Green
ville, Spartanburg and Cherokee
Counties have chartered a steady
spread southward, noting pro
gress of invasion by the phone
calls from frustrated growers.
“Oconee County has been hit
expecially hard," says Nettles.
On the eastern rim of the state,
Marlboro, Dillon, Florence and
Marion Counties have been in
fested, with some invasions in
Lancaster and Horry. McCor
mick County is also Japanese
beetle country, as is a cluster
of counties made up of Aiken,
Lexington and Richland.
The pretty little pests look
much like a June bug.
Nettles describes them as “a
little less than a half-inch long,
shiny, metallic green, with cop-
perty-brown wings.” Males and
females have the same markings,
but males usually are slightly
smaller.
The period of greatest activi
ty is in the growing season, four
to six weeks, then they disap
pear. During this time, the fe
male burrows into ground to lay
eggs from which grubs appear
next season. Grubs feed onroots
and underground stems of plants,
particularly grasses. They could
be the source of a lot of lawn
troubles, although the Clemson
entomologist says “we haven’t
seen as much of this in the state
as in others."
The adults will feed on almost
everything -- a list covers more
than 275 different plants - but
they do have preferences. One
of their choices is fruit.
“They will attack fruit of plants
exposed to bright sunlight,” says
Nettles, “massing on ripening
fruits and feeding until nothing
edible is left. ” They seldom touch
unripe fruit.
“They also congregate and feed
on flowers,” he adds, “and they
seriously injure corn by eating
the silk as fast as it grows.”
This keeps the kernels from
forming.
When the beetles attack foliage,
such as bean or other leaves,
they chew out the tissue between
the veins, leaving a lacy skele
ton, a pattern suggesting orien
tal design.
Control is possible, but rather
demanding because of heavy and
repeated infestation. For home
gardens Extension suggests three
insecticides: Sevin, Malathion
and Methoxychlor. Insturctions
for usage will be on the label,
and they should be followed to
the letter. County agents also
have information on this.
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BOLL WEEVIL
Boll Weevil Reports - Reports
are coming to the office of high
infestation of boll weevil in the
Laurens Community. We recom
mend that farmers check their
fields constantly and bring these
insects under control. Recom
mendations are available at our
office.
Trail Ride
Is Planned
By County 4-H
BY THAD REEVES
Assistant County Agent
A trail ride is being planned
for Laurens County in conjunc
tion with the 4-H Clubs. The date
for the ride will be Saturday,
July 19, and it will be held on
U.S. Forest Service land below
Clinton.
The base for the trail ride will
be the hunt camp at the Brick
House Crossroads on Hwy. 66.
We are planning to meet at the
Hunt Camp at 9:30 a.m. and ride
a trail before lunch. After lunch
at the Hunt Camp, which must be
furnished by the individual, we
will ride another trail.
The trail ride is open to any
one regardless of age. The only
requirement is that you bring
your own horse. Anyone interest
ed in going on this ride please
caU the Laurens County Exten
sion Office at 984-3021. We would
be glad to have you come along.
Farm
Market
News
BY M. L. OUTZ
County Agent
VEGETABLES
Green Beans, BU HPR, $4-5
Okra No. 1, BU BKT, $8-8.50
Field Peas, BU HPR, $2.50-3
Squash No. 1, BU, $4-4.50
Pinks Tomatoes, BU, $5-7
GRAIN
Easley Market
Wheat, $1.20
Oats, $.70
Barley, $.90
HOGS
Columbia Market
Choice No. 1’s, Steady $24.75
CATTLE
Columbia Market
GC CH Butcher S&H, $29-44,
Good
GD CH Veal Calves, $35-41.
TIPS FROM CLEMSON
HOME &
Q. How often and how much
should I water my lawn?
A. For most conditions, one
inch of water per week is ade
quate, especially for Bermuda,
Zoysia and other warm-season
grasses. Two common grasses,
fescue and bluegrass are very
susceptible to most hot weather
diseases. They should have one to
two inches of water every couple
of weeks, when the temperature
is no higher than the low 80’s.
Apply water at one setting, slow
enough to prevent run-off and ex
cessive puddling. A common mis
take is to apply small amounts
of water at a fast rate. -- C. V.
Privette, assistant Extension
specialist, agricultural engi
neering.
Q. When is the proper time to
dig King Alfred Daffodils and
Darwin tulips to move to a new
location for blooming next spring.
Mrs. E. L. R., Greenville.
A. King Alfred Daffodils can be
dug just as soon as the tops die
down. Tulips are more exacting
and should be dug as soon as the
bulb coat is light brown in color.
Bulb coat color can be determin
ed by making periodic examina
tions after tops die. After dig
ging, shake loose soil from the
clumps and spread them out to dry
as rapidly as possible. Avoid dry
ing in direct sunlight. A dry cel
lar with subdued light is best for
tulips. -- E. V. Jones, assist
ant Extension specialist, horti
culture.
Q. I had an English Walnut tree
to die from leaf spot. What’s the
cause and cure? Mrs. C. B.,
Slater.
A. English Walnut trees are not
generally grown in S. C., there
fore we have no information on
the kinds of diseases that would
attack them. Leaf spots are
symptons of diseases which may
be caused by different micro
organisms or by other things such
as nutritional deficiency or en
vironmental damage. We would
have to examine some of the
leaves before attempting to sug
gest a cure. -- F. H. Smith, as
sociate Extension specialist,
pathology.
Q. My children are frequently
bringing in insects and wanting
to know what they are. How can I
get them identified.
A. Try the general referent*
books, or one of the low-cost
manuals which have illustrations
on insects. Most common damag
ing insects can be identified ty
County Extension Agents, who
have close liason with specialists
here at Clemson University. A
bulletin, "Collection and Preser
vation of Insects," is for sale
by the Superintendent of Docu
ments, USDA, Washington, D.C.,
for 20 cents. It should be help
ful in identification. -- W. C,
Nettles, principal Extension spe
cialist, entomology and plant
pathology.
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