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. -J • I ~ ~ - - - - . I CHRONICLE, Clinton, S- C., July 80,1970 FARM HEWS // r.- ' County Cattlemen Plan To Visit In Oklahoma BY M. L. OUTZ COUNTY AGENT Laurens County beef pro ducers have plans to visit Codd ing Bull Stud Center atForaker, Oklahoma, This was decided when the Directors of the Beef Cattle Association met last week to plan the fall meeting and to make future plans for the cattle program in Laurens County. The Codding Bull Stud has all the beef breeds available to producers, and supplies semen to NOBA. NOBA disperses the semen throughout the State and the southeast They have the finest bulls available in each breed. There just can’t be any better than what they have. This is far different from the days when we received a lot of dwarf carrying, low-quality females and low-quality bulls in Laurens County from out west Today, we have as great an opportunity as anybody in the world to have the very best We plan to take a look, first hand, and see these bulls, see their off-spring, and listen to the research staff. This tour is planned for September 12, and we figure it will take about two days to get out there and two days to return. We will spend a day and a half or two days at the ranch. Those interested in breding cattle artifically might keep this in mind. The NOBA people are planning to furnish cars, assuming that we will not have more than ten or twelve interested. James Jacks plans to drive on of the cars, and C. R. Huston alsoplansto drive and accompany the group. If at all possible, I plan to go myself, along with Wayne Sherer. We want to see this bull stud facility and see what it has to offer. We hope that some of our readers will secure these liquid nitrogen jubs and get some of this superior type semen, bring it into our County, and strengthen our beef cattle type and production. If you are in terested in going, and possibly using this program, please call the County Agent’s Office. I have talked to Dr. Nolan this morning - he is our Chief Ex tension Agronomist at Clemson concerning planting of Sorghum do hope that dairymen who feel and hay crops for fall harvest. I that they will need additional silage will secure some of the sorghum varieties such as Orange, Sart, Tracy, andFSIA, and get it into ground as quickly as possible. Also, for hay, Sudax should be planted. This, of course, will have to be run through conditioners so that it will cure out in a reasonable length of time. I also want to urge cattle producers to apply an applica tion of nitrogen to bermuda pastures. This will perk up the WANT A GLAMOROUS BODY AND SAVINGS. WE GIVE TOP QUALITY SERVICE AT PRICES YOU WON’T BELIEVE — SO HIGHLAND FLING THAT WORN-OUT BODY ON DOWN TO US! YOU’LL BF GLAD YOU DID! CECIL'S BODY WORKS CORNER OF EAST CAROLINA AVE. AND SOUTH WOODROW ST. • BODY WORK • PAINTING • 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE Your Happy Shopping Store v 4- mm- mm ••• -■ri '- Jz 3- • • • - MV . MV**; r.-.M-j’- " mst •• '.4 ; £'": ‘Ml r- -r. • •• ■_ . - -.r-S. 5 V- "" ■ .. •• -■*. ... '■-* ■ ■, -'li cfnfk of Cameo 0U , entire stocK o ,ahty HOSE AHO STOCWHGS reduced to >•»» ! ' M ^ i {nehions are yours . , ^ ir of Cameo leg . sheers, suppo* Every P° select from . eizos from hosiery <** fashion situation in a short time if we can get another rain or so. Fescue should be fertilized along in august I do want to mention that liquid fertilizer may be carrying urea nitrogen. Now this nitrogen will evaporate faster than the solid materlal- you might keep this in mind. In talking with Mrs. Mary Monroe of the ASCS Office, we are exhausting every possible effort to get assistance to farmers in re-establishing and seeding pastures that were lost due to the drought. Timely Tips BY COUNTY AGENT, HOME HOME ECONOMBTS To get your cattle bred artificially, you will have to call a local dairyman and see if you can get something worked out. I’m not sure that you can get this done. The County does not maintain a breeder any long er, as there were not enough services for him to make a living. However, each dairyman has been trained to do his own cattle. ANT CONTROL - Homeown ers who are having trouble with ants may spray or apply an ap plication of dust consisting of Chlordane or Toxaphene.These chemicals will give a long last ing effect FEEDER SALE Plans are under way to hold a cattle feed er sale on October 5 at the Saluda Livestock facility. I am sure that the Greenwood Live stock facility will also have a sale. GOOD SEED FOR PLANTING Farmers should make every ef fort to locate good planting seed for fall planting of small grain. The new Keowee Barley is a good one, and we’ve had it for two years straight to give high yields. If you haven’t tried it, locate some good grain seed and try it Let us know if we can get you some seed from Clemson. TRY A CREAMCHEESESAUCE on your favorite vegetable. For the sauce, blend a three-ounce package of cream cheese with one-fourth cup of milk, add a half teaspoon celery seed and pour over cooked vegetable. FOR A HEARTY, ROBUST CHEESE, try sharp Cheddar, blue, roquefort, parmesan, or provolone. BPS FROM CLEMSON HOME & OFF TO CONFERENCE — Shown above are 17 of our Laurens County 4-H Members as they prepare to leave for State 4-H Conference held at Clemson. Left to right: Sandra Fleming, Desiree Campbell, Amelia Finley, Carol Dailey, Ronnie Taylor, Riley Lane, Martharene Nabors. Jo ann Summers, Debbie Stoddard. Carolyn Simpson, Virginia Ann Weathers, Roby Bell, Donnie Taylor. David Coggins, Ann Simmons, Eileen Coleman and Joann Woods. FARMS and FOLKS BY HAROLD ROGERS Assistant Extension Editor Commercial beekeepers a- crossS.C. face a stinging prob lem -- how to protect their busy little honeydrippers from pesti cides. The significance and the ne cessity goes beyond the honey crop, a reason sweet enough by itself. Bees are being used more and more for custom pollination of many commercial crops. As the costs of production in crease and stakes go higher, farmers can’t take a chance on nature alone to provide the vital pollination. They rent the services of a beekeeper, and hives are brought into the fields and set up long enough to assure get ting the job done. Apples, some peaches, watermelons, cantaloupes, and cucumbers are some of the flow wering crops benefitting from commercial bee service. It’s getting to be the thing more and more, according to. Jimmy Howard, beekeeping specialist for the Extension Service. ‘‘We have some growers contracting for bees ONE HOUR from Georgia,” he says. And it’s this growing role of the bee, as well as honey pro duction, that’s stirring the con cern over the loss to pesti cides. In a recent year, several thousand colonies were lost in S.C., according to one autho rity. There may be several things that could provide some relief, and a closer working relation ship between beekeepers and farm producers is one sugges tion. For one thing, beekeepers are advised to try to keep their hives moved well away from fields that are to be treated. At least three miles is recom mended. “In this respect," says Ho ward, "it would be a big help if a farmer planning an appli cation would let beekeepers in the area know when and where he will be operating." Also, he suggests that those . using pesticides Ife extremely careful tdfollow recommenda tions on dosage, and spray early in the morning or late in the afternoon. MARTINIZING INTRODUCES A NEW MANAGER T'*'' ANN WITT A* A SPECIAL Introduction To Her Many Friends. And Old And New Customers. She Is Offering You A Clean ing DISCOUNT On— MEN S SUITS 99c COUPON 99c Pleas© Bring This Coupon Together With Clothes To Be Cleaned. 99c 99c LADIES' SUITS DRESSES BACH WITH COUPON ONE HOUR CLEANING TILL 3 P.M. INCLUDING SAT. 3 HOUR Shirt Service When In By 12 ONE HOUR MARTINIZING CLINTON PLAZA CLINTON, SOUTH CAROLINA “Wherever possible," he says, “it would be well to keep from using msecticides during the blooming period when bees are feeding." Covering the hives may also offer some protection. “Tests have shown that colo nies can survive under wet bur lap for at least two days," Howard notes. “Hives shouldbe covered the night before spray is applied, and the burlap soak ed with water every hour." He urges cooperation between farmer and beekeeper as a two- way street. “We've got to reach full agreement and concern for the interests of each other," he says. “The insecticides are vi tal for farm production, but they need to be used in a manner to give all the protection possible for the bees.“ FARM MARKET NEWS MARKET PRICES - As of Wednesday, July 22- Green Beans BuHpr$3.50-4.00 Corn Doz .35- .45 Okra -1 Bu Bkt 6.00-7.00 Peaches 1/2 Bu Bkt 2.50-3.00 F ield Peas Bu Hpr 2.00-2.50 Tomatoes Bu Bkt 2.00-5.00 Fiiw TIP Electricity can be a hazard anywhere and most home- owners manage to double and triple the hazard. Here are some points to help min imize the danger: • Don’t overload outlets. • Don’t run cords under rugs. The wear and tear on the insulation will eventually break through it, creating a fire hazard. • Don’t run cords too close to radiators (or over them, under them, on them). Again, there’s a danger of damaging the insulation. Q. Can you give me informa tion on early vegetable gardens and late vegetable gardens. When? Where? and What? Mrs. B.J.R., Greenville A. That’s a big order. County agents in all counties keep literature on planting dates and varieties of vetetables. In Greenville county ask for Home Gardens for Piedmont South Carolina, Circular 389. Cir cular 388 is for the central section of South Carolina and Circular 387 is printed for Coastal South Carolina.--Dr. D.O.Ezell, assistant extension specialist, horticulture. Q. Branches of my dogwood tree are dying. I found some small worms on the branches. What are they, do you think? And what can be done to get rid of them? Mrs. P.B.,Sumter A. If they’re''in* the branch es instead of “on* them, this could be pretty definitely diag nosed as the dogwood twig borer, also known as the elm twig girdler. It bores into the center of the twigs, making a series of holes from which frass is pushed. For control, cut out and burn infested twigs. If this doesn’t work, obtain some specimens and send them to us. There are a number of borers . which damage dogwoods one way or another. -- W. C. Nettles, principal extension specialist, entomology and plant pathology. Q. We cut down silver leaf maple treesonly to find our lawn covered with small trees com ing from roots of the stump. What to do? Mrs. P.M.,Green ville. A. I suspect the tree was not a true silver maple. A white poplar (Poplar Alba) is often mistaken for silver maple. This poplar suckers abundantly. Spraying with an amine form of 2,4-D should control the suckers.-- E. V. Jones, as sistant extension specialist, horticulture. Q, What, If anything, can be done for sucker shoots on sweet corn? R. G., Greenville A. Sucker shoots can be broken by hand as they appear on sweet corn; however, there U no apparent benefit. Sweet .corn will produce approx!-^ mately the same amount with or without the suckers. Some varieties will even produce small ears on the suckers. Try pickling some of the small ears if too small to use otherwise. --Dr. D. O. Ezell, assistant ex tension specialist, horticulture. Q. An ant colony is thriving in dirt of a potted Norfolk pine we placed outdoors this summer. Will the ants be harm ful or will the activity around the roots be beneficial? Mrs. P. B., Sumter A. They will probably not be harmful, but we definitely don’t think they will be beneficial. Ants at times harbor other in sects, and for this reason con trol is advised. There are cer tain insects which feed on the spruce pine that are aided and abetted by ants. Chlordane should be very effective on the ants. F oilow directions on the labeL—W. C. Nettles, principal extension specialist, entomo logy and plant pathology. There is no admission charge to enter any of South Carolina’s 28 state parks. Who takes care of the kids whenijoiii wites in the hospital? We do. N itiornvide's "C, firc.1 ,>iH for Sec your m,in from N,it m . tor detail 1 JOHN C. HARMON M2 N. 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