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I I I / FIRST BALE—Our first bale of cot- years he never saw a boll weevil. The ton has been ginned at the Barksdale bale was ginned on Sept. 2 by the Gin. The bale weighed 537 pounds Barksdale Gin. Shown above is Billy and belonged to Ben Wood of the DeShields, who has bought the gin. Dials community. Mr. Wood says Mr. Wood, and Mr. Moore, who runs that he has been growing cotton for the gin. 48 years, and this is one of the few THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S- C., Sept. 10, 1970—6-C Upper State Fair Opens 'Fair Season’ BY M. L. OUTZ COUNTY AGENT We are at the Upper State Fair this week. We have three booths that have taken quite a lot of time, along with a few dairy and beef cattle. The Dairy Show was held Saturday, and the Beef Show is being held this week. This Is the beginning of the busy season as this Fair will be followed by the Spartan burg, State Fair, and our own Fair. Sandwiched in between will be the Simpsonvllle-Foun tain Inn and Greenville Fair. We consider Fairs a place for youngsters to get a long of train ing. They learn competition - they learn a lot about dairy and beef cattle, and the method of selection by looking at the com petition. They have the experi ence of watching the Judge, who is supposed to be an expert in the field. If you haven't attended a livestock show, then you have a great treat in store. Go in and follow the various classes and become a Judge yourself. Work is now being done on the Laurens Fair in preparation for the exhibits. Those citizens who participate in the Fair know and realize the tremendous amount of work that is involved. The thing that we need is to have more participation - to have a County or community effort. Too many people go to the Fair to see, rather than to partici pate. We look forward to having you at the Laurens County Fair, and to the other Fairs if you can make it. Congratulations to Mr. Ben Wood of Dials for having the first bale of cotton ginned in Laurens County. Also, we want to congratulate Mr. J. R. Neal of Cross Hill. He first reported a bale to our office as having it picked, but was unable to have it ginned. Mr. Wood plants six acres of cotton, and has been planting cotton for 48 years; he said his entire life. He doesn’t expect to make a very high yield, due to the drought. How ever, he says he has not seen a boll weevil this year. The Feeder Cattle Sales have been planned and scheduled and will be held this fall as usual. Sales will be held at Saluda on October 5, and at Greenwood on September 24. Farmers are invited to parti cipate in these sales. We feel by grouping cattle in large groups that they will bring more money. At least, that is what buyers are looking for - large groups of uniform steers and heifers. If there are any ques tions concerning these sales, we will be glad to answer them if you will call or drop by to see us. We have had these sales for a number of years, and I feel that most everyone is familiar with the rules and regulations. Leesville has scheduled a sale also, but in this sale they will take all cattle regardless of whether it isabeefbreedornot. The most cordially disliked { >erson in the shop is the fel- ow who has yet to squander his precious vacation time. M; Fiiglibors te “The magic has gone out of our marriage." Foundations Should Be Strong If your homo it built only on you and your aaming powar, It It retting on thaky foundattent. Whan you coll*pie your home collaptet too. Why not bulW your home on ttrorger foundation!—on the fouo> dations afforded by adequate life inturanca proteo- lion? Your family and your home detarva ths ttrength of life inturance. REPRESENTATIVES SIDNEY HARTZOG—833-2333 JOHN C. TUCKER — 697-6302 9 REPRESENTATIVES FRED BRAGG—833-1663 JACOBS BLDG.—833-0950 OLIN FlfRR—833-0066 ^^VW^WWWVWWWVWWVWWVWWWWWWVWWS/W^WWWW^^ff^^^^^^WWVWWWWWWWWVS^AftWAWW^ Prepare Now For Cotton Program BY MARY W. MONROE County Executive Director ASCS Many questions are being asked by farmers about farm programs for another year. The only information we have to date (9-3-70) concerns the 1971 Upland Cotton Program. The Agricultural Act of 1970, H. R. 18546, as passed by the House is presently being con sidered in the Senate. While the final form f legislation to be enacted mt law remains un certain, there are some steps which farmers may take now to be on the safe side in 1971. It is possible that uplandcot- ton payment yields for 1971 will be based, in part on the actual yields >n farms for 1970. While detailed procedures are not known at this time, farmers can start getting prepared by accumulating actual production evidence for 1970. Producers having an interest in two or more cotton farms will need to make sure that the cotton being carried to the gin this harvest season is properly identified as to producer and farm number. Each ginner in the county is responsible for keeping ac curate records. Ginners may be asked to furnish a listing of bale numbers and weights of all cotton ginned for e^ch farm for 1970. Ginners should take particu lar care that all cotton is pro perly identified by farm num ber on the gin records. * * * Want to puzzle the kids 0 Get a napkin ring and ask 'em what it’s for. FARM MARKET NEWS BY M. L. OUTZ COUNTY AGENT Market news, as of Wednes day, September 2, from the Federal-State Market News Service Apples Bulk 1/2 Bu $1.25 - 2.00. Lima Beans Bu Hpr $5.00- 6.00. No. 1 Okra Bu Bkt $5.00 - 5.50. Field Peas Bu Hpr $2.00 - 3.00. Sweet Potatoes Bu $5.00 - 5.50. Tomatoes Bu Bkt $3.00- 6.00. CHEWS NEW LITTLE CAR IS OP FOR BUSINESS. I We call it Vega. We also call it "the little car that does everything well.'' Because it does. Everything? Everything. Vega moves well, stops well, steers well, rides well, handies well, responds well, passes well, travels well, parks well, wears well, and is pnced well under what you'd expect to pay for such a talented little car. In our highway tests, Vega has been getting gas mileage in the neighborhood of the little imports, which isn't a bad neighborhood. Yet unlike your average little car, ours steps right out when you step on the gas. The engine is a specially designed overhead cam four with a lightweight aluminum alloy block. It turns slowly and quietly at turnpike speeds, with power to spare. Disc brakes are standard in the front. So are bucket seats, except on the truck. How we doing so far? Numben speak louder than words. The wheelbase is 97 inches. Total length is just under 170 inches, or nearly four feet shorter than a full-size Chevrolet. Height of the coupe is just 50 inches, nine inches lower than the leading import. Width: a nice stable 5Vi feet. Weight: 2,190 lbs. for the sedan. Engine displacement: 140 cubic inches. Fuel economy: about 25 mpg, with the standard engine and transmission, in our highway tests. Horsepower: 90. You can order 110. (80 and 93 hp, SAE Net.) Seating capacity: 4 adults. What it all adds up to is a lot of little car. Three can and a truck. Vegcv turned out so well that we couldn't turn out jusl one. So we're turning out four: the sporty little hatchback coupe shown open and closed in the foreground below; the sedan, on the right; the Kammback wagon, on the left; and the little panel truck, in the rear. Oh, and a special GT version of the coupe and wagon which we'll show you later on. September K>th is Opaning Day; All 6,300 Chevrolet dealers are handling Vega, so you shouldn't have to go very far to see and drive one. Chevy's nhw little car is open for business. Look into it. 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