The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, January 22, 1970, Image 18
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Seed Variety Patent
Law May Be Changed
BY M. L. OUTZ
County Agent
Plant breeders may be able to
patent varieties of new seed if a
bill now in Congress is passed.
This was brought out at the Crop
Improvement Association Annual
Meeting held in Columbia last
week.
According to the present law
a patent is protected for seven
teen years. During the discussion
period it was brought out that
many breeders would have to go
out of business as they were mak
ing very little if any money. The
other side of the argument was
that everybody else went out of
business that couldn’t make it, so
why protect-the breeder.
This would no doubt make seed
prices much higher to farmers.
However, I’m not aware as yet
of the advantages. It is my hope
to get more information and get
it to you in the near future. In
the meantime I would suggest that
you write to your Congressman
and get the pros and cons of the
bill.
At the meeting we didn’t learn
of any startling variety of crop
to be released nor did we learn
of any new chemicals that are
so badly needed to control weeds
in cotton and soybeans. However,
we always learn new things a-
bout old chemicals and varieties
when attending meetings.
I suggest that you attend the
Spring Production Meeting and
pick up what information you can
on crops, chemicals and varie
ties. This will no doubt help you
during the growing season.
A series of educational meet
ings for Swine Producers have
been scheduled. This information
will be presented over closed
circuit T.V. We have secured
facilities from Mr. Howe, Prin
cipal at Clinton High School for
the meeting. All meetings will
start at 7:30 p.m. We hope to have
door prizes along with refresh
ments for each meeting.
The dates are Jan. 26, Feb.
2, Feb. 9 and Feb. 16.
I want to urge each farmer who
has hogs or who is interested in
hogs to attend and bring along a
neighbor. We look forward to
seeing you there.
It is our intent to get as much
information as possible out to
people who are interested in ag
riculture, which includes crops,
livestock, poultry, swine, horti
culture, forestry, etc. We have
a mailing list that we are con
stantly up-dating, to try to serve
those interested. If you are not
getting information on your fav
orite subject, then come by and
check to see if your name can be
included in the mailing list.
Brown Honored
By 4-H Club
BY ALBERT F. WILLIAMS
Associate County Agent
Albert Brown, a member of
the Pleasant View 4-H Club has
been selected as the outstanding
club member for the month. In
addition to his interest in 4-H
Club work he has participated in
the Boy Scouts and other in
school activities.
Along with his 4-H projects
of Dog Care and Safety, he was
elected Vice-President of the
Pleasant View 4-H Club. Albert
is in the sixth grade and an
honor student in school. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elias
Brown of Route 2, Box 352A,
Gray Court, S. C.
He likes fishing and playing
baseball for his hobbies.
Always hold the door open
for a lady. Chances are you
won’t get thanked, but it
will help develop the arm
muscles.
Shopping The Sales
State's 'Big Bird'
Business Is Climbing
BY HAROLD ROGERS
Assistant Extension Editor
YORK - South Carolina’s big
bird business is climbing again.
The big birds are the turkeys.
The 1969 crop in this state
totaled slightly over 2.5 million,
according to the Crop Reporting
Service. This was a 69 percent
increase over the previous
year--giving S. C. the largest
rate of increase in the U. S.
“The 2,577,000 turkeys grown
here also was more than five
times the number grown just four
years ago,” says C. F. Risher,
Clemson University Extension
specialist in the turkey field.
Risher is headquarted at
York, in close touch with the big
turkey operations centered in the
sand hill country.
He lists accessibility of mar
kets, mild climate, and terrain
as some of the factors in the
buildup, but says “most of the
increase has come through con
tract farming.”
Palmetto state farmers simply
“custom grow” the birds for
somebody else, usually a national
or multi-state organization.
In most cases the farmer fur
nishes land, labor, facilities, e-
quipment and utilities.
The contracting company sup
plies day-old baby turkeys
(poults) feed, vaccines, and field
supervision. The farmer grows
them out and turns them back
over to the company, collecting
for his services and facilities.
“The farmer’s income is de
termined to some extent by his
performance, usually with bonus
es or incentive for high live-
ability and favorable feed con
version,” says Risher.
This means that the more birds
be can carry through to mar
keting size, and the more weight
he can put on per pound of feed,
the more money he can earn.
The contract farming, new
markets, and expanded know-how
have brought fast changes for
growers.
“Today’s turkey farm is a far
cry from those of even five years
ago,” says Risher. “Most flocks
now run 10,000 to 12,000 birds
each, and a grower might turn out
several flocks each year."
The average production per
farm is over 30,000 a year.
The new markets, and an in
creasing trend toward specia
lized food items ineveryday con
sumption are basic to the S. C.
turkey buildup.
Seven large processing plants
in the Carolinas and Virginia
provide the markets. “An in
creasing number of them," says
Risher, “are going into new spe
cialty items such as turkey sau
sage, hot dogs, rolls, parts,
roasts, and TV dinners.”
This is the response to the
ballooning demand for ready
made foods.
Sizeable turkey farms are now
located in 16 counties in the state:
Sumter, Chesterfield, Newberry,
Marlboro, York, Spartanburg,
Cherokee, Lancaster, Kershaw,
Florence, Lee, Williamsburg,
Clarendon, Orangeburg, Aiken,
and Edgefield.
“No doubt these will spread to
other <'ounties,” says Risher.
“The state and the Southeast are
accounting for an every-increas
ing share of the nation’s turkey
supply. ”
The most overstuffed
clothes closets in town are
owned by the gals who never
have a thing to wear.
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BY HELEN C. CAMP
Extension Home Economist
January sales are here again.
These sales come at the same
time that all the Christmas bills
start pouring in. However, if your
family had budgeted wisely you
will be able to take advantage
of these savings.
A smart shopper has to know
how to move confidently through
today’s maze of merchandising
claims. Because if she knows
how to shop the sales, she can
save a surprising amount of
money. She has to judge whether
a sale offers any real savings.
She has to have the self-confi
dence to pass up a “bargain”
she doesn’t really need.
The wise shopper either shops
only at well-known, reputable
stores or investigates a concern
before she spends her money
there. In addition, she is a self-
appointed “comparison shopper”
who visits stores in her city or
town, comparing the prices of
similar merchandise and making
herself aware of the so-called
“list” or standard prices so she
can judge the validity of a “mark
ed-down” items. She tries to shop
on the first and last day of the
sale. On the first day she has
the best selection, and on the last
day she may see the prices go
even lower.
A wise shoj^er should know the
conditions under which mer
chandise is being sold. For ex
ample, does the sign say (in tiny
letters) “as is” or “slightly
imperfect”? Such a statement
throws full responsibility for de
termining the condition of an item
upon the buyer. The shopper must
then examine the fabric for holes,
tears, stains, or imperfections in
the weave or knit; examine seams
and closures; check finishing de
tails; look for the fiber identi
fication label. The smart shopper
avoids fads and extreme styles,
no matter how little they cost.
She knows that something that
has been very popular may be on
sale simply because it is “on
the way out*.
BY COUNTY AGENTS,
Extension Home Economists
ANNUAL MEETING - The
South Carolina Swine Producers
Association Annual Meeting will
be held Wednesday, Jan. 28, at
the Redwood Cafeteria at the
State Fairground in Columbia,
beginning at 9:30 a.m.
EACH TIME you give the house
a good going-over, start with a
different room.
LAURENS COUNTY FARM
BUREAU quarterly meeting of of
ficers, directors and wives will
be held Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 7:15
p.m. at the Mary Musgrove Hotel
in Clinton. Make plans to attend.
WHEN TAKING A BATH, a good
thing to remember is that the
bathroom won’t steam up so much
if you run the cold water first.
Then bring it to the proper tem
perature with the hot.
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