The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, October 22, 1970, Image 12
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Environmental Clean-Up Rally Held In Georgia
BY M. L. OUTZ
COUNTY AGENT
I had the privilege of at
tending an environmental
clean-up rally at Elberton, Ga.
last week, along with Miss
Camp, our Home Economist
and Mr. and -Mrs. Tom Wat
kins. Burl Ives and his group
entertained the large gathering.
Governor Lester Maddox, along
with a great many Georgia
dignateries, was present and
spoke of the importance of an
all-out effort of everyone to
clean-up and keep it clean. In
fact, the Chamber of Commerce
at Elberton has sponsored a
drive that Is effective. They
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have divided the county into
districts. Each district has In
dividuals appointed to guide and
direct the effort.
Another important factor that
seems good were pledge cards.
The card stated, “I pledge to
work for a better environment
and to work at least 4 hours
In the Clean-up Campaign. The
signer of the card was asked
to give name, age and tele
phone number. In other words,
they have figured on all out
effort to get the job done. I
hope Laurens county can come
up with a program that will
bring about the same results.
Cotton harvest is well und
er way and way ahead of last
year. The crop Is much bet
ter than last year, I might
add. The drought that came was
early in the growing season.
Cotton can take drought early
while corn and gardens tend
to burn up. At least, that is
the situation this year. Some
farmers report 1.5 bales per
acre. A good bit of our acre
age was planted simply to get
the government payment. Cot
ton farmers are due for a break
as Insects and drought condi
tions have cut yields in recent
years.
Mr. J. S. White of Chestnut
Street Extension came by to
tell me about his sweet potatoes
he planted 100 plants of Georgia
Reds and 100 of Centennials.
The yields of the Centennials
were 6 bushels and the Georgia
Reds only 2. I have had sev
eral examples of this same
experience in recent years. Mr.
White also mentioned the fact
that the Georgia Reds were
cracked up very badly. So it
looks like the Centennial is go
ing to be hard to beat.
Fair time is here and I hope
all of you come and partici
pate. It won’t be near as good
if you don’t. You can bring
almost any vegetable or plant
you have. If we don’t have it
listed in the premium book we
can still display it. So, to make
a fair successful you have to
participate.
.Lynn Mathis, president of the
Laurens County Saddle club,
has called a meeting of mem
bers for October 25th at 2:00
p.m. at H. L. Holt’s home. Mr.
Holt lives beyond the Armory.
I believe If you will follow the
signs you will find It okay. Mr.
Mathis said they will elect
directors and also, make plans
to participate In the Trl-Cen-
tennlal parades.
TIMELY TIPS
BY COUNTY AGENT
HOME ECONOMISTS
THE FALL COUNCIL OF
THE EXTENSION HOMEMAK
ERS CLUB will be at 3:00p.m.,
Thursday, October 22, in the
Agricultural Building. Mr.Wil
liam Jacobs, Chairman of the
Laurens County Tricentennial
Committee, will be the guest
speaker. Anyone interested is
invited to attend.
4-H ACHIEVEMENT - Our
annual 4-H Achievement Ban
quet will be held November 20,
at 7:30 p.m. in the dining hall
of Presbyterian College. Club
members will be invited by
mail. Again, the Palmetto Bank
is sponsoring this important
event.
SWEET POTATOES should
be cured at a temperature vary
ing from 80-85 degress for a
period of about 10 days.
LAURENS COUNTY FAIR -
We look forward to having gard
eners to display their vege
tables at the Laurens County
Fair, October 26 - 31. You may
bring them any time from 8 to
5 on the 26th, Monday. If you
would like the premium book
call or come by.
THE LAURENS COUNTY
SADDLE MEETING will be held
Sunday, October 25, at 2:00
p.m. The meeting will be held
at the H. L. Holt farm. Go ap
proximately 3 miles past the
Armory in Laurens and watch
for signs directing you to the
place. A Boardof Directors will
be elected, a trail ride will be
planned and also, plans will be
made for participation in the
Tri-Centennial Parades.
Consult
John
L.
Mimnaugh
about this question
“We re in the harvest
season, when farm
machinery is getting
full use and crop in
ventories are high
Does the Bailey Ag
ency advise a review
of farm insurance to
be sure of adequate
protection on farm
machinery and bar
vested crops
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6-B—THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Oct. 22, 1970
COMEDY CORNER
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that—so the wife can get in and out of the garage."
TIPS fROM CLEMSON
HOME &
OUTDOORS
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Informa
tion in this column is provided
by Extension Service specia
lists and faculty members of
Clemson University. Readers
are invited to submit questions
Address to, Editor, Home and
Outdoors, care of this news
paper.)
Q. I want to plant some
tulips and daffodils this month 0
(October) How much fertilizer
should I apply to the bed°
D. J., Whitmire
A. It’s best to apply only
phosphorous at planting time.
Work in five pounds of super
phosphate or four pounds bone-
meal per 100 square feet. If
your soil is know to lie acid,
five pounds of lime should be
applied per 100 square feet
during bed preparation. As the
leaves break the ground next
spring, apply a complete fer
tilizer such as 5-10-10 or 4-12-
12 at the rate of three pounds
per 100 square feet.--E. V.
Jones, assistant extension
specialist, horticulture.
Q. Something is eating my
turnip greens on the underside
of the leaf, not through. I can’t
find any insect. Any idea what
it could be? Mrs. C. C. F.,
Greenville
A. This sounds like larva
of the diamondback moth. It’s
nortorious for feeding on the
underside of leaves, but usually
you can find them without too
much trouble. We can’t sug
gest a remedy for this sea
son, but the frost will take
care of the problem for you.
If you want a recommendation
on control for next year, you
may be able to take samples of
the damaged leaves by your
county agent's office and get a
suggestion for materials to use
next year. — W. C. Nettles,
principal extension specialist,
entomology and plant pathology.
Q. Why is it that rats are
more annoying and damaging
during fall and winter?
A. Rats tend to move in
doors with the coming of cool
weather. They also find that
food is not so plentiful out
doors at this time and they are
foraging more around human
habitation. Rat control ma
terials and services are al
ways more In demand at this
time of the year, and people
are reminded that If buildings
are kept tight, rats usually are
kept out. The rat problem in
S. C. is not nearly what it was
30 years ago, but there is still
vast room for improvement
Extension Circular 306, -Kill
Rats,” will have good informa
tion on eradlcatlon.--W. C.
Nettles, principal extension
specialist, entomology and
plant pathology.
Q. I’m mailing a tube of
bugs found on azaleas. They
can really strip a plant, and
I’ve had no success in eradi
cating them. Can you help 0
Mrs. H. E. M., Columbia
A. This is the Japanese
Weevil. It has also been found
in Barnwell, and prior to that
Florence and Chesterfield.Ch-
lordane and Dieldrin were re
commended, and we presume it
proved effective. One weakness
of ttie insect is that it doesn’t
fly. W e have advised the Plant
Pest Regulatory Service, and
County Agent, of these infesta
tions, and hope that efforts to
ward eradication will t>e suc-
cessfu.-- W. C. Nettles,
principal extension specialist,
entomology and plant pathology.
READER REPLAY. Someone
was asking in your column how
to get rid of those pesky chip
munks. I did it with coffee
grounds. I save the grounds and
leftover coffee, and wherever 1
find a chipmunk hole, I pour
these In. The pests had almost
plowed up a place beside my
house, but now, no more chip
munks. Mrs. J. W., Greer
Q. Please send any informa
tion available on control of
gnats. We live in a rural area,
and it's impossible for children
to play in the yard because the
gnats attack in swarms. Gnats
are in the whole general area.
We have used cotton poison but
it doesn't seem to touch them.
J.D.S., Ware Shoals, S.C.
A. This is the second report
of serious gnat infestation in the
Piednvct within the last two
weeks. The other was from
Spartanburg. Your observation
that the gnats attack in swarms
is very interesting and we will
investigate to determine the
species of gnat causing the
trouble. After that we can more
intelligently suggest control
procedures. In the meantime I
suggest you purchase a bottle
of the msect repellent developed
by Rutgers University, 612, to
use before going outdoors. You
will hear from us. W.C. Net
tles, Principal Extension
Specialist, Entomology and
Plant Pathology.
Q. We want to buy a ceiling
fan for our house. What are the
important things to consider?
A. Your fan should be able
to effect an air change in the
house every two minutes. Other
desirable features are automa
tic shutters, a timer switch and
two-speed motor.
We Are Now Represented In The
CHnton-Laurens Area By
BLAIR MARTIN
TELEPHONE—CLINTON 833-4074
LAURENS WOODYARD—4>82-2597
P. O. BOX 867, LAURENS
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