The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, August 07, 1969, Image 12
?-4-B—THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., August 7, 1969
| Hereford Field Day
l Aug. 9 Near Mountville
The South Carolina Hereford
‘‘Field Day is scheduled for Aug.
<9 at White Plains Farm near
' Mountville. The program will get
:* under way at 11:00 a.m. The
/Animal Science Department of
,-Clemson will give a Son-o-ray
; demonstration. This has to do
- with the amount of fat covering
/ an animal. This is very import-
ant in as much as a great deal
of the fat covering the body of
the animal is waste. Reducing this
amount of fat would give the con
sumer more solid red meat for
p. his money. I am sure our cat
tlemen will be interested in this
demonstration. John Wise, of
Clemson, will follow this with a
• demonstration on selecting bulls.
- This will be followed by lunch
• at 1 p.m. After lunch the group
/ will tour the pastures and look
at the cattle. The lunch will be
free courtesy of White Plains
.■ Farm. I was talking with Herman
Gabbert recently about the event
- and Herman asked me to invite
> all of our beef cattle producers
: Banish those
: worries!
•
• I can help you with a com-
• mon sense protection pro-
• gram that gives you the life
; insurance protection you
J need and can afford now,
• then after you retire a
• monthly check for years
• and years.
•
• More and more thoughtful
• husbands and fathers are
•
• taking this route to peace
• of mind
•
I Shouldn't you?
l Why not call me — without
l obligation — today?
: JAMES E. FURR
• Box 223, Clinton, S. C.
• 833-2089
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and dairymen as well. He asked
that all of his dairymen friends
be invited. That date again is
August 9. We look forward to
seeing you at White Plains Farm.
I attended the Feeder Cattle
planning meeting in Greenwood
last week where about 15 in
terested cattlemen were present
and enthused about the prospects
of good prices and a good sale
this fall. The sale date was set
for Sept. 9. The cattle may be
delivered to the barn from 7
a.m. to 4 p.m. They will be
graded, weighed and pinned ac
cording to the weight, grade v sex,
and breed. This will package the
cattle so that buyers will have an
opportunity to select large num
bers of whatever breed and size
cattle they decide.
The cattle will be weighed im
mediately on unloading and the
drift will certainly not be any
great amount. A second sale has
been scheduled for Nov. 6 for late
calves. It will be held at the
Greenwood Livestock Market.
The Spartanburg Feeder sale is
scheduled for the 8th and the rules
and regulations are similiar. It
was decided that the Saluda
sale will be held on Oct. 6. The
York Feeder Sale is scheduled
these sales will operate on si
miliar rules. It is my hope that
more of our producers will par
ticipate in these sales because it
is necessary to get large numbers
of cattle to have a good sale. It
is my belief that the sales do a
great deal to stimulate buyers,
that they will have to pay a little
more for this cattle recieved. The
sales, in my judgement, should be
especially attractive to part-time
farmers and to those who do not
attend cattle sales often. It has
been my observation that
cattle bring their worth at these
sales. If anyone is interested in
sending cattle to these sales that
have not participated in the past
please call the office so that we
might come out and take a look
at the cattle to save you from
sending cattle that might be
turned down when they reach the
stockyard.
Report Wages
Of Domestics
There are several area house
wives who may not be following
the law, according to Mr. J. E.
Gunter, Field Representative of
the Greenwood Social Security
Office. He added that they may
not be aware of it, but they are
“guilty,’ none the less. Many
housewives employ part-time or
full time household help, but are
failing to report the wages for
social security purposes. If you
employ a maid, and pay her as
much as $50 cash wages in a cal
endar quarter, you are required
by law to report these wages to
the Internal Revenue Service.
Mr. J. E. Gunter pointed out
that as little as $3.85 each week
amounts to $50. in a calendar
quarter and makes the employer
responsible for reporting the
wages paid. The Social Security
Office at 219 MagnoliaSt., Green
wood, S. C., phone 223-1711, has
more information.
A MAUI t0 ta ^ e advan-
Av I NUVY tage of a lifetime
opportunity that can place you in the ca
reer you want with the good pay that
proper training can assure you.
PIEDMONT TEC
Emerald Road Greenwood 223-8357
APTITUDE EVALUATION, COUNSELING
Thursday 7 P.M. Saturdays 9 A.M.
I while openings still are
ENImULL available in most of the
many technical courses that will be avail
able when the fall term begins in Septem
ber.
Farm
Market
News
BY M. L. OUTZ
County Agent
VEGETABLES
Lima Beans, BU, $5.50-6
Corn, Doz. Ears, $.35-.45
Okra, No. 1, Bu, $4.50-5
Peaches: Orchard Run, Good
Quality, 1/2 BU, $2-2.50
Field Peas, BU, $3-3.50
Squash, No. 1, BU. $5-5.50
Tomatoes, Pinks, BU, $3-4
Watermelons, EACH, $.20-.75
mostly $.40-.60
Cantaloupes, EACH, $.08-.15
GRAIN
EASLEY MARKET
Wheat, $1.20
Oats, $.65
Barley, $.90
HOGS
Columbia Market
Choice No. 1’s, Steady $24
CATTLE
Columbia Market
GD CH Veal Calves, $30-36.
GD CH ButcherS&H,$27-29.50
Good
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Timely
Tips
Fall Gardens - It is time to
plant snap beans, beets, broccoli,
and collards. Call the County A-
gent’s Office for recommended
varieties.
Soil Tests - Now is a good time
to collect soil samples on fields
or in yards where you are plant
ing this fall. Bring samples by
the County Agent’s Office and
have an analysis at no charge.
Having Trouble with Ants -
When ants appear in the kitchen
or elsewhere indoors apply an oil
base solution containing either
two or three percent chlordone
or five percent dieldrin to the
area. Be careful not to contam
inate surfaces that will come in
contact with food and utensils.
Aerolso-type depensers contain
these insecticides also. If these
are used be sure to cover all
food and utensils to prevent con
tamination.
Drive an LTD home tonight and save like you've never saved
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North Broad Street — Clinton, S. C.
FARMS and FOLKS
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WEEKLY CROSSWORD PUZZLE
BY HAROLD ROGERS
Assistant Extension Editor
CLEMSON - The battle for the
buck goes on!
Makes no difference whether
it’s in farming, the great indus
trial complexes, or the little one-
man business.
The squeeze is eternally
tighter for most. And in most
operations there is an ever
reaching for a new wrinkle, a
different program or item which
might add to the inflow of dol
lars.
Farmers are caught up in the
wrinkle business. The man on the
land has to live with the hard
fact that what made him money
last year may be a loser next
season.
For this reason they have to
stay on the alert for that dif
ferent crop or new program
which might provide a few more
dollars.
In Richland County Agent R.W.
Bailey tells about an enterprising
individual who has developed a
project of raising calves and
marketing them locally.
He buys day-old calves, dairy
and beef, places them in indivi
dual stalls or pens and milk-
feeds them until they are able
to eat. Then he feeds them out
“He’s developed a great pride
in this project,’ says Bailey,
“and usually the demand is great
er than the supply. ’
* * *
More and more landowners are
turning to some phase of cattle
raising to provide that balance
factor. Or in some cases they
find it’s the most feasible way to
put their idle acreage to work.
This is particularly true where
the rattle of the factory is grow
ing louder in what used to be
rural areas.
Reports from two county agents
point up this increasing activity
in cattle.
“We furnished a plan to a far
mer to construct a dipping vat for
beef cattle,’ says J. L. Cochran
in Union. “We also assisted one
man in planning a hay barn on a
beef farm, and furnished plans
for constructing five dust bag
stations for fly control."
In York, County Agent C. H.
Fant provided livestock plans for
corrals, loading chutes, and hold
ing chutes. He also encouraged
construction of dust bag stations
for flu control, and he adds this
significant note:
’All of these facilities are
necessary to reduce labor re
quirements and prevent injury in
working cattle."
* * *
And while the individual farmer
or landowner continues his ever
lasting search for ways to stay
in business, there is a collective
effort being made at the county
level to develop and utilize total
resources.
Many agencies and individuals
are taking part in this, work
ing together to better their com
munity. It’s a painstaking work.
A lot of planning and coordina
tion are needed, and tangible re
sults are often slow to see. Even
for those involved.
When they do come however,
they are gratifying for those put
ting in the hours.
Jasper County is one of many
where this cooperative effort is
being made. On a tour sometime
back, 42 persons were given a
look at progress and plans.
“We showed some of the things
completed, some under way,"
says County Agent E. G. Tate.
Included were water and sewer
projects, drainage, catfishfarm
ing, beautification work, park
plans, boatlandings, and other re
creational facilities.
Says Tate: “We stressed that
these improvements and projects
are possible due to the coopera
tion of a large number of agen
cies, organizations and indivi
duals.’
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HORIZONTAL
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14 In full force
15 Disagree
16 Name
17 Inane person
18 Ventufe
20 Marsh bulrush
21 Outfitted
23 Season
25 Point in
France
26 Pertaining to
a purpose
28 In football,
distance
30 Promise
32 Labored
33 Outer covering
for arm
36 Outcome
37 Inundation
39 Great artery
43 In astronomy,
The Altar
44 Flat-bottomed
boat
46 Thailand
47 Out of order,
condition
(49 Exclamation
51 Incisive tool
52 Implore
54 Sheep wool
oil
56 Weird
57 Chose
58 Circular plates
59 Rebuild
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times, a
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4 In printing,
type measure*
5 Inadequacy
6 Arm bones
7 In law, lost
animal
8 Container
9 Outpour
10 Innate
11 In farming,
cultivation
12 Kachoocd
19 Inflate
22 Worker in
water
24 Grayish
mineral
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29 Antics
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TIPS FROM CLEMSON
HOME &
Q. Boring type insects have
killed squash. They entered the
bloom and are boring in the
stems. The worms are slender
and green and not over three-
quarter inches long. The small
ones have a row of black dots
around the body. What is the
insect and what can be done?
Mrs. E. B., Laurens.
A. This would almost certainly
be the pickle worm. Another in
sect which bores in the stems in
the squash vine borer, but it is
confined almost entirely to the
stem. The pickle worm affects
cantaloupes, cucumbers and
squash. Late maturing crops usu
ally are almost totally destroyed
unless controlled. From late July
or August to cool weather the
use of insecticides is a must in
producing crops infested. Lin
dane or Sevin (carbarly) are ef
fective. Apply every week. A fun
gicide such as Maneb may also
be applied to combat some of
the late-seasen diseases.Garde
ners can contact their county
agent for a copy of “Chemicals
for Control of Garden and Truck
Crop Insects and Diseases for
1969.* W. C. Nettles, principal
Extension specialist, entomology
and plant pathology.
Q. When should the armaryl-
lis be repotted? Should the pod
on the stem be broken off after
it blooms and should the crown
of the bulb be covered when
planted: Also, can you give my
any information on the name of
this plant and its meaning? Mrs.
E. C., Piedmont.
A. Amaryllis usually blooms
best' if rootbound. There is no
need to repot them unless the
container is broken. After flow
ering, the flower stalk should
be cut off. The plant should be
provided good growing conditions
so that the bulb can store up
carbohydrates for the next year’s
bloom. After three to four
months, gradually withhold water
until the foliage dries up. When
the foliage has dried up, place
the container on its side until
time to resume growth. In the
early winter the outer layers of
skin can be peeled back to de
termine if the bulb has a green
color, indicating a readiness for
a new growth period.
The plant we commonly call
amaryllis isbotanically Hippeas-
trum, of Greek origin, meaning
horse and star. The term seems
to have no recognized signi
ficance. -- E. V. Jones, assist
ant Extension specialist, horti
culture.
Q. Enclosed is one of the
leaves from a silver maple in
my yard. Something is ruining the
tree. Can you tell me the trou
ble? Mrs. J. M. L., Greer.
A. This is the cottony maple
scale. While they may prefer
silver maples, they may also at
tack other maples, box elder and
many other plants. When a se
vere attack occurs the foliage
may turn a sickly color of yellow.
In the past a dormant spray of
miscible oil was recommended
but some injury has been report
ed to plants. At the present an
application of Malathion or Sevin
are advised to control the young
crawlers, probably during May.
Their waxy covering makes them
impervious to most pesticides
except when in the crawler stage.
-- W. C. Nettles, principal Ex
tension specialist, entomology
and plant pathology.
Q. A correspondent brought in
an ear of corn with something
that looked like beans growing on
it. There were large silvery,
white galls in place of most of
the seeds in the ear. A little
later these broke open and black
sooty masses were present. What
is it? W. W., Moncks Corner
A. This is a fungus disease
known as smut. Each of the sooty
masses contained millions of tiny
spores which function like seed
in higher plants. Galls should
be cut out and burned before they
break. Some partially-resistant
sweet corn varieties are avail
able. Plant only sweet corn var
ieties recommended byClemson,
-- W. C. Nettles, principal Ex^
tension specialist, entomology
and plant pathology.
* * *
In placing a long ladder
against the side of a house,
the distance between the
foot of the ladder and the
foundation of the house
should be one-fourth the
length of the ladder.
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