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I -B—-THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Auust 21, 1969 Cattle Type Changes BY M. L. OUTZ County Agent Cattle type has changed tre- .jdlously in the last few years, has changed to the more prac- *cal type. This was brought out jt the Hereford Field Day held It White Plains Farm lastSatur- jjay. The type has come from the ilhort-bodied, short-legged ani- |ial, to the long up-standing ugly looking animal. The simple facts ire that they grow off faster and ut more eatable meat. r Just a few years back we were promoting the blocky-meaty looking animals that often times put a great deal of the feed into Jat covering leaving the muscle- |ng to go lacking. This is chang ing fact. I can recall, at Clem- son, the professors would say that good feeders could be judged by his head. The head being accord ing to the body, short and blocky. That part, I believe, but I am not sure that he was a good feed er. John Wise showed us some bulls at White Plains that are the modern type. That means that they were long bodied and the heads were proportioned the same. This change is being brought about by the farmers and the packers and it is over due, I think because change must take place for farmers to stay in busi ness and produce these good calves that the feeders want. He has to have something that will Community grow fast and will reach 500 pounds or more in 6-8 months period. I doubt if we have any in the county that will do that now. But that must be the goal for those who are trying to make a living or make money out of cat tle. So many of us fail to keep records and do not actually know if we are making money or not, or many of us have other jobs and the cattle are merely a side line but this change will come sooner or later because most probably the facts are that the farmer is losing money and will eventually wake up to that fact. While prices are up, this is an ideal time to do some culling and get rid of those low milkers that aren’t weaning a heavy calf. In come must be sufficient for the upkeep of that cow and have some left for the owner. Breeders simply have their work cut to supply good bulls. These bulls must be out of good milking cows that must be fast growing and animals that will transmit this to their offspring. If this is not the case farmers will then go back to the milk cows and breed into dairy to get this production, and rightly so. Money received is a direct pro portion to weight produced. Farm Market News BY M. L. OUTZ County Agent VEGETABLES Lima Beans, Bu, $4.50-5.50 Corn, Doz Ears, $.35-.40 Okra, No. 1, Bu, $6-7 Peaches: Orchard Run, Good Quality 1/2 Bu, $2-2.50 Field Peas, Bu, $2.50-3.50 Squash, No. 1, Bu, $4.50-5.50 Tomatoes, Pinks, Bu, $4.50- 5.50 Watermelons, EACH, $.25-.75 mostly .30-.50 Cantaloupes, EACH, $.10-.18, mostly .12-.16 GRAIN Easley Market Wheat, $1.20 Oats, $.65 Barley, $.90 HOGS Columbia Market Choice No. I’s, Steady $25.50 CATTLE Columbia Market GD CH Veal Calves, $32-38 GD CH Butcher S£H, $27- 29.50, Good Fat Overweight Available to you wttbout a doctor's prescription, our product called Gaiaxon. You must lose ugly fat or your money back. Gaiaxon is a tablet and easily swallowed. Get rid of excess fat and nvo longer. Gaiaxon costs $3.00 and is sold on this guarantee: it not satisfied for any reason, just return the nackage to your druggist and get your full money back. No ques tions asked. Gaiaxon is sold on this guarantee by Young's Pharmacy, Clinton. Mall Or ders flUed. J2S-3p-F6 SWEETIE PIE Fresh from Pet Dairyland Pet Buttermilk...country stvle with home-churned flavor. •v 'Where do you keep your artificial flower seeds?" Japanese Farmers Use Land Wisely BY HAROLD ROGERS Assistant Extension Editor CLEMSON - “In their vast mountains the rains from time to time would cause land slides, but the people quickly plastered the side of the hill with concrete to stop waste. “Recently-planted forests race up the steep slopes of countless mountains. “Every acre is green.” These are some of the last ing impressions a S. C. county agent has mothballed in memor ies after a first-hand look at to day’s enterprising agriculture in Japan. Saluda County’s William H. Craven, Jr., as apt with words as he is well armed with agri cultural science, shares his me mories with his people in Salu da County. He writes: “Good farming land is scarce on the Japanese islands. But what land they till is nurtured with a master’s touch. Only 16 percent of their soil is cultivated and 80 percent of that is seeded to rice. Each tillable inch of land is used. “Their soil is as rich as cream and black as soot. “A ride through their small fields, which are nestled between green mountains, lets one know that the Japanese farmer is a proud farmer. He’s a lover of his soil. There’s no erosion. There’s no soil littered with weeds and undergrowth. Only straight rows of rice and patches of lush vege tables. They do, however, have their problems, Craven notes: “Industry has come to Japan of late, and as here in our state it has gone right out in the coun try. We saw industrial plants perched right in the rice patties. And all the while the rows of rice came within a few feet of the edge of the industry’s build ing. He also saw another problem paralleling one here in Ameri ca. Many of the youngsters want the glitter of the city rather than Our homeowners insurance won't fireproof your house Just worry proof it. Take a load off your mind (and maybe off your budget) ..talk with your man from Nationwide today! JOHN C. HARMON S02 N. Broad — 833-3472 gtotionwkte TIPS FROM CLEMSON HOME & OUTDOORS farm life. Their farm population drops and production rises due to better farming methods. “Pro duction per acre is soaring,” the visitor said. But even with their gains and enterprise, the industrious Jap anese have yet to equal the great efficiency of the American farm er, according to the Saluda Coun ty agent. “Here, one farmer now feeds himself and about 38 others. In Japan they have about 11 and a half million out of a population of just over 98 million. This makes their ratio of farmer to consumer more like one to nine -- but 20 years ago this ratio was one farmer to four consu mers. Progress has been fast in the land of the rising sun.” Chemical fertilizers are largely credited for the gains. Small fields won’t permit mas sive mechanization as in the U. S., even if capitalization were available. This means the power of the human muscle is still the forte of Japanese food production. “The largest ractor I saw in their fields was about the size of the small garden tillers we have here,” Craven says. “The push plow and the hoe are still their weapons against what weeds invade the fields.” * * * Summer Farm Workers May Report Wages If you hire part-time or full time help on your farm this sum mer, you may have to report the wages for social security pur poses, according to J. E. Gunter of the Social Security Office in Greenwood. He said not all farm wages are subject to social security tax, but much of it is. He gave these simple rules to follow: (1) If you pay a farm laborer as much as $150 in cash in the year you report his wages for social security purposes, (2) If you hire a farm laborer on a time basis, and if the worker works on 20 different days in the year, you must report his wages for social security purposes. The amount paid does not affect the need for this report If you have any questions about reporting farm wages, get in touch with the Social Security Of fice at 219 Magnolia St., Green wood. Q. We have green bean plants which bloom but the blooms drop before the pods form. The plants have had water, are not diseased and do not appear to have insect damage. What could cause this blossom drop and what could we do to help? J. J., Abbeville. A. Continued periods of hot weather such as those ex perienced this summer will cause the blossom drop. The safest so lution is to plant snap beans so they bloom before or after the higher summer temperatures. Snap beans usually bloom 40 to 50 days from planting. Those planted before May 30 or after July 15 should escape heat dam age. -- Dr. D. O. Ezell, Exten sion specialist, horticulture. Q. Whenever we return from vacation we are greeted by hoards of fleas in the home. Why should this happen and what can we do about it? A. The time of vacations and most rapid flea emergence coin cides. Also, animals which gather up adult fleas usually go on va cation with their masters, or are absent from the premises. Adult fleas live on animals, but the im mature stages develop in places inaccessible to cleaning such as under rugs and in crevices, and may pass the life cycle in as Timely Tips Treat for Cattle Grubs Now - Now Is the time to treat for cat tle grubs. Cattle can be treat ed any time after heel fly acti vity decreases. July, August, and September are the preferred months. Treatment also aids in controlling flies. To control grubs use Korlan, Caral, Reu- lene or Rotenone. For more in formation please contact the of fice. 4-H Watermelon Contest - The big watermelon contest closes Sept. 1. Those 4-H’ers with wa termelons bring them by the County Agents’ Office for weigh ing. Prizes of $1 - $5 will be awarded. Upper State Fair - The upper State Fair begins Aug. 28 and is open to Laurens County for en tries in the various departments. Anyone interested contact the County Extension Office at 984- 3021. Orangeburg is site of York shire swine show and sale Aug. 22. The S. C. Yorkshire club will hold its second annual invita tional swine show and sale at Orangeburg county fairgrounds in Orangeburg on Friday, Aug. 22. The show will start at 10 a.m. and the sale at 1 p.m. A cata log and other information maybe obtained from John Jay Jones, Box 151, Darlington, S. C. To Keep Egg Yolks Fresh - To keep egg yolks fresh for sev eral days, cover with cold water and store in refrigerator. short a period as 17 days in the summer. Control of fleas both on and off the hosts is necessary. Chemi cals advised in Bulletin 101, Household Insects, are as fol lows: Sevin, Malathion, Ronnel (veterinarian only), and DDVP (Dog collar). -- W. C. Nettles, principal Extension specialists, entomology and plant pathology. Q. When I buy tomato and pepper plants in peat pots, should the entire pot be planted? C. V., Clemson. A. While some types of peat pots are designed to decay, it is recommended to break or remove the pot, taking care not to damage the potting mixture of the roots, so the newly formed roots may penetrate the soil faster. -- Dr. D. O. Ezell, as sistant Extension specialist, hor ticulture. Q. What is a good procedure for launching a boat? A. Before launching, tilt motor and speedometer tube to up po sition. Check drain plug. Release tie down strap and cradle catch on trailer. Secure line to bow and unhook winch cable. Check drain plug. Launch boat and park trail er in designated area or away from ramp. If boat sinks im mediately, you didn’t check drain plug. It happens every day. After boat is in water, lower motor and speedometer tube. Hook up gas line and pump pressure bulb. — L. M. Sparks, associate Ex tension specialist, entomology, and member U. S. Power Squa dron. Piedmont Tec Registration Slated Sept. 4 Fall term registration is sche duled Thursday, Sept. 4, for all full-time curricula in the daytime program at Piedmont Technical Education Center. Student orientation is sche duled Friday, Sept. 5, and classes will begin on the following Mon day. Advanced applications and reservation fees are still being received for enrollment in courses which remain open. There are six two-year col legiate-level courses in Pied mont TEC’s full-time program, each leading to an associate de gree in applied science and to virtually assured job opportunity because they are designed to meet known industrial and business employment needs. The two-year programs are drafting and design technology, electronics en gineering technology, electro mechanical technology, industrial engineering technology, fiber management and business admin istration. Seven one-year courses lead to diplomas. They also are designed to train students toward known employment needs. NOTICE! SAM BARKER IS NO LONGER EMPLOYED BY ME AND I HAVE NO CONNECTION WITH A NEW OFFICE SUPPLY IN CLINTON. LEE BROUILLETTE, Owner L&L OFFICE SUPPLY CO. LAURENS, S. C. To cut very fresh cake and bread - To cut very fresh cake and bread without crumbling use a thin-bladed knife heated in hot water and then dried. Sharpen scissors - Sharpen scissors by cutting a piece of sandpaper, once or twice, with them. INTERESTING FACTS -.1 By Tom Plaxico What was the hottest day ever experienced in the nation? According to the U.S. weather bureau, the all- time high since it began keening records was set at Death Valley, Calif., July 10, 1913. The official temperature that day: 134 degrees. How cold can it get in the U.S.? The record low, not counting Alaska, was 70 below at Rogers Pass, Mont., Jan. 20, 1954. Coldest day ever recorded in Alaska was 7G below January 7 . 1886. And, here’s another interesting fact . . . The hottest car nameplate of all times is the Chevrolet Impala. 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