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THE CHAMPIONS—Pictured above, left, is Billy Hunter of Ora, and Al len Finley of Mountville. These boys exhibited the Grand Champion An gus and Hereford females in the Jun ior Beef Show at the State Fair in Columbia. They also had the Cham pion females in the beef show at the Laurens County Fair. Billy is shown with the trophy presented to him by the Junior Angus Association at the State Fair. Cotton Farmers Make Much Better Crop BY M.L. OUTZ County Agent It’s mighty good to see that cotton farmers are making a much better crop than last year. At this time last year farmers were highly disgusted with a va riety named Cokers 413.1 haven’t heard any complaint on the va riety this year. No variety will produce under drought conditions we had last year. I’m sure Lau rens County was one of the coun ties suffering most from the drought. Our yield was near the bottom in comparison to other counties. I have had several re ports of a bale or better this year. Cotton farmers deserve it. The beef cattle show at our fair was the largest it has been in the past 12 years. I think our youngsters deserve a big hand for a job well done. I believe the beef cattle show will expand for the next few years and we can look forward to bigger and better things. I want to congratulate the boys who showed the Grand Champion animals, Billy Hunter for the Grand Champion Angus and A lien Finley for the Grand Champion Hereford. These two young men not only had animals that were superior in type it was obvious that they had spent many hours of training so that they could present their calves to the best advantage. I am always afraid for those who lose. You know winning is the grandest thing but to lose is something depressing and we had so many young men who were Timely Tips BY COUNTY AGENTS AND HOME ECONOMISTS Feeder Cattle Sale-The annual feeder cattle sale is being held in Greenwood November 6. The sale is designed for late calves and we hope farmers who do have late calves will bring them down. It is our thinking that cal ves grouped in large numbers will bring more numbers. Rat Control-Rat bait has been distributed to many of the country stores throughout Laurens County. For one dollar you may rid your premises of rats. Pesticide School - A regional pesticide applicator school will be held at the Technical Educa tion Center in Florence Novem ber 18-19. The Extension Service of Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina together with the Federal Extension Office will sponsor this event. We hope Lau rens County will have good re presentation. Keep Salads Fresh - To keep green salads fresh for a longer time, sprinkle the greens with the juice of a lemon or lime. Keep Mixing Bowl still - To keep the mixing bowl still while you stir or beat in it, place the bowl on a wet, folded kitchen towel. Sweet Corn - Bring out the sweetness of corn by adding a tablespoon of com syrup to the water in which you cook the corn. Winter Grazing - Winter Graz ing can supplement the short hay crop from this past summer. A close look at your feed supply should be taken now before it is too late to plant more grazing. showing that did an excellant job and I want to assure them that they were appreciated very much by the audience and the judge. Many of them will come up and be champions themselves in years to come. There is something to l>e learn ed by taking a wild animal and training it so that it will walk and stand a certain way. It takes many, many hours and it takes a great amount of patience. 1 believe, the boy learns a great deal about discipline when lie does this. The premium is important also as it is expensive to feed and care for a calf. But, in my judgement, the young men gets far more benefits and discipline himself in understanding the ways of nature. Congratulations to all of those who showed cal ves, both dairy and beef. Our sincere thanks goes to the Laurens County Fair Association and the Exchange Club for tak ing this tremendous venture. 1 think that the citizens of Laurens and Clinton will lie grateful to the Exchange Club for the fine job that they do sponsoring this event I also would like to say thanks to the many superentendants and other people who help in spon soring the event. 4-H Scores In Beef Show Laurens County 4-H Club members had a successful year showing beef and dairy cattle in the area fairs. Cattle were shown at the Upper State Fair, The South Greenville Fair, The Spartanburg Fair, the State Fair and the Lau rens Coun' / Fair. Five trips to the International Livestock Ex position in Chicago were won by Laurens County boys. Those win ning the trips were Roby Wal lin, Allen Finley, Pete Belcher, Don Watkins, and Ellis Belue. In addition, Billy Hunter, showing his Angus heifer and Allen Fin ley showing his Hereford heifer, had the Champion females of their breeds in the Junior show at the State Fair held in Colum bia. We had many other 4-H boys and girls that showed cattle and did a fine job. Congratulations to them all. THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Nov. 6, 1969—3-C Farms and Folks BY HAROLD ROGERS Assistant Extension Editor CLEMSON - “It was one of the darndest things I’ve ever seen," Frank Fleming said. He was talking about this year’s 4-H pullet sale in Pickens Coun ty. They advertised the sale for 4 o’clock at the fairgrounds in Eas ley, and by 4:15 the auctioneer’s hammer had fallen for the last time. They had already sold out. The sale pulled people from as far away as Rosman, N. C., ac cording to Fleming, associate county agent. Bidding w'as fast and heavy and all the chickens went for good prices. Their success may not have been typical, but the 4-H pullet program continues to build a good reputation over the state as many people, looking for reliable lay ing hens, turn to the annual auctions for their stock. Fall is the time for them, and they’re going on in many areas now. The program, sponsored by the Sears Roebuck folks and conduct ed through county agents’offices, has a lot going for it. John Wel ter and Tom Stewart, two Ex tension poultry specialists have been working with it for a long time and see many lienefits flow ing to the youngsters taking part. “Look at it this way," says Welter, “a boy or girl can learn a lot about basic responsibility working with animals, caring for and feeding them. They learn about good management prac tices, nature, economy, and if they’re doing a good job they can make money to boot.” This is the way it works: In the participating counties, a number of 4-H youngsters are se lected to receive 50 chicks each, free of charge. The youths provide feed and care. At the end of the growing season each picks his best six or eight pullets and they are tak en in for the county 4-H show and sale. All are judged in lots liefore the auction begins. Blue ribbons this year win $8 for the owner, reds $6 and whites $4. The youth gets the prize money, put up by Sears in S. C. and nine other southeastern states where the program’s in effect. He also Sonny Jurgensen, Washington Redskins Quarterback, says: Why throw away a sure thing? Don’t speculate. Put the money you can’t afford to take chances with in a savings account" SAVE BY 10TH — EARN FROM 1ST ITIZENS FEDERA Savings and Loan Association 203 South Broad Street keeps all o! the flock except for the top few brought in for the sale. These are auctioned off and the proceeds go into the county fund to buy chicks for the following year’s program. Welter, who took part in it as a 4-H youth, is high on the activity. “The boy or girl taking part has the opportunity to learn a lot, ” he says. "The chickens will pro vide a family with a back yard flock for eggs and meat—and if the youngster will peddle the surplus eggs he can still make money.” It’s sometimes surprising to see the different results in the program. They find all shapes and sizes in judging the pullets. "Some will be just like peas in a pod, uniform and well filled out,” Welter says. “Another kid’s may not be as big as your first. Since all the stock is the same, the difference is in management. Mostly it’s a matter of feeding, according to the specialists, and it only costs around $1 a bird to feed them out. “We’ve had some who have done really outstanding jobs,” Welter says. Some, through working in the program, have become in terested enough to make poultry a career.” “We’re glad to see this happen,” Welter adds, “but we’re not really trying to make poul- trymen out of them. Basically we’re just teaching the respon sibility of care and feeding of animals, along with economy and management." If the points are getting a- cross, the aggregate benefits are tremendous. The 1967 program had 32 S. C. counties partici pating, with a total of 576 boys and girls taking part. * * * New Toothbrushes-New tooth brushes soaked in hot salt water before using last longer. County Farmers Take Advantage Of Bin Sale BY MARY W. MONROE County Office Manager, ASCS On Sept. 19, 1967, Laurens County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Com mittee, acting as agent for Com modity Credit Corporation, re ceived a shipment of 20 used grain bins from Iroquois County, Illinois. These bins were offered for sale at public auction to farmers of Laurens and surrounding coun ties at a minimum acceptable price of $436.50 each. The bins were 18 feet in di ameter with a rated capacity of 3,250 bushels. Foundation rings were included. Each bin was equipped with an aeration fan and electric motor and aeration pipes. The bins were dismantled and packaged in units to be re assembled. Each bin had new bolts, nuts and washers. Among the farmers of Laurens County taking advantage of the sale of these bins were the Gibbs Brothers, Rte. 3, Laurens. The accompanying photograph is one showing the erected bins on Gibbs Brothers farm. Gibbs Brothers realized that adequate storage facility was a very necessary item to farmers. By having adequate storage fa cilities available, they were able to harvest 250 acres soybeans and hold the beans until the market price was most favorable. This news article is presented to show that ASCS administers farm action programs designed to aid Laurens County farmers. The farm storage and drying equipment loan program is one of many action programs that is available to aid farmers. INTERESTING FACTS By Tom Plaxico Did you know another man, in addition to Paul Revere, rode out of Boston to warn that the Brit ish were coming—and did just as much as Revere and was just as heroic—yet he is not remembered today as Revere is. He was William Dawes. The reason Revere is remembered and Dawes isn’t, is because of Longfellow’s poem: “Listen my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.” Ironically, Dawes is not famous only because his name didn’t rhyme as well as Revere’s. And, here’s another interesting fact . . . The winter is just about here. That’s the time you really need good, safe, dependable transporta tion. 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