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i / t / f 4-H Club Members Win Ribbons AT FAIR — These Laurens County 4-H Beef Club members recently showed their calves at the Spartan burg fair. They are, left to right: Rodney Osborne, Mel, Bill and Steve Hunter, and Eddie Simpson. Billy Hunter won a trip to Chicago and al so exhibited the Grand Champion Angus. You Don't Need Cash To Shop At Edword's [Uso Your ConToniont EDWARD'S Crodit Card! Opts As Accowrt !■ Mawtes-Tab Moitks To Pay! Bring or Mall This Application To Yoar Edward's Store EDWARD'S INC. LAURENS, S.C. I wmM Mu to Edward's Charga Accaaat: ADDRESS . — CITY l STATE -Zl* EMPLOYED »Y — HUSIAND or WIFE'S NAME OTHER ACCOUNTS AT Beef, Dairy Members Are Active BY THAD REEVES ASSISTANT COUNTY AGENT Laurens County 4-H Beef, and Dairy Calf Club members have been very active this fall, showing cattle at many of the area fairs. Patti and Bonnie Sparks, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Sparks of Mount- vllle, have shown Holstein cat tle at the Upper State Fair, Newberry Fair, Greenwood Fair, State Fair, and, last but not least, the Laurens Fair. You can see from this that there have not been many weeks when their calves have not been at a fair. They have won num erous prizes for fitting, show manship, and, also, for the quality of their calves. Billy, Steve, and Mel Hunt er, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Hunter of Rt. 2, Gray Court, and Rodney Osborne, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Os borne of Rt 2, Woodruff, have been the most active showmen in the Beef Club. They have shown cattle at the Upper State Fair, South Greenville Fair, Spartanburg Fair, State Fair and Laurens Fair. Others showing beef cattle this year are Mary Wrenn of Fountain Inn, Gray Curry of Gray Court, and Eddie Simpson of Lan- ford. Rodney Osborne and Billy Hunter have won trips to Chicago at the Upper State Fair and the Spartanburg Fair. Billy also had the Grand Champion Angus at the Spartanburg Fair. Mel Hunter’s Angus Heifer won Reserve Champion at the State Fair in Columbia. TIMELY TIPS BY COUNTY AGENT HOME ECONOMISTS CLOVER VARIETY - The new Tillman clover developed at Clemson is available. If you would like to have a few pounds please call. It is $2.00 per pound. SMALL GRAIN VARIETIES Barley Plant recommended va rieties of sail grain, Keeowee and McNail 601. Oats for forage, silage, and hay—Cen tury is highly recommended. For grain Bruce, Coker 242, Coker 66-22, Sumter 3, and Moregrain 211. For wheat there 1* AwtooK, Oofaer 60-ie, Mc Nair 2203, Blue boy and Coker 65-20. COTTON - Cotton Farmers report excellent yields In many instances in Laurens County. Considering the factthatwehad very little weevil damage this is one of the cheapest crops we have made in many years. PLANTING SHRUBBERY - Now is the time to move your shrubbery if you are planning on rearranging or buying some new ones. 4-H Metnbers Learn By Doing THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Oct. 29, 1970—S-C SAM CHANEY BY M. L. OUTZ COUNTY AGENT 4-H members learn by do ing. This is a practical type educational program of which young people over Laurens county have an opportunity of becoming part. Projects for the 4-H'ers range from cattle to sewing, to include home im provement, landscaping, en tomology, even bread making. We have 16 clubs in Laurens county. Boys and girls ranging from ages 9 to 19 are eligible. For rural boys and girls live stock projects are appropriate- *ef cattle, dairy and swine. We isually try to get the boys and jlrls to select a registered inlmal so that it may be shown it local fairs. Young boys and girls seem to take on the live animals and they learn alot about natures way. All boys and girls, both city and country, are eligible to join the club. Those in town could have projects such as land scaping, entomology, garden ing, or dog care and training. Girls could have any project, other than livestock, that rural girls can have. So 4-H has something for everyone. Members meet here at the Agriculture Building the first Saturday of each month. If you are interested in join ing you might contact Mr. Reeves, Mr. Williams, Miss Camp, or Mrs. Harrison at 984- 3021. I was talking with Mr. Ran- dolf Davis recently about Hog Cholera. He has been into North Carolina where they have had an outbreak of Cholera. He is very conscious of this disease and of it’s seriousness. He asks that I caution all of our farmers to call the veterina rian with the least suspicion of the disease problem. The government has a program und er which farmers are paid for their hogs where an outbreak occurs. Of course, they do not )ay for dead hogs. That means at the first inkling of the di sease you should call the ve terinarian. Let’s hope we doon’t have to contact the veterinarian for this purpose. Small grain can be substitut ed for corn. Considering corn with a value of 100% barley is worth 80% to 90% of corn, oats 75% to 85%, wheat 95% to 100%, grain scrgum 90% to 95%. Of course, we look for varieties of corn to be developed that will be blight resistant. I feel that small grain can be pro duced cheaper than corn. Usually moisture isnotafactor in small grain production. It doesn’t require as much fertili zer, you’re not as concerned about chemical weed control, etc. So when you add up all of the advantages I believe we can produce small grain cheap er than corn. I will include the varieties under timely tips. IS NOW ASSOCIATED IN THE CLINTON- LAURENS AREA AS AREA MANAGER PIEDMONT PULP, Inc. WATERLOO, S. C. Buyers of Pulpwood Saw Timber And Land. Office Located At The Clinton Wood Yard PHONE 833-1839 NIGHT PHONE 833-1959 Piedmont Pulp, Inc. Laurens County’s Only Home Owned And Operated Pulpwood Dealer * * * LAURENS DISTRICT HOSPITAL WE WANT YOUR VOTE NOT YOUR MONEY The whole county must approve this bill, but only the Laurens Hospital District (School District 55 and Cross Hill) will be taxed for the cost. VOTE YES fo. the LAURENS DISTRICT HOSPITAL THE MORRIS PROGRAM ★ Improvements In $. C. Agri-Busi ness, especially agricultural mar keting services such as an out post in Western Europe. ★ Dept, of Local Government — to lend technical and advisory assist ance to local units of government in financial, purchasing, personnel and other management matters. it Mobil Lt. Governor's office — de signed to improve communication between the people and govern ment officials and agencies. it Citizens Planning Committee — a proposal to bring together South Carolinians from all walks of life to develop goals toward which our state should work in the 1970's; this in conjunction with the Brookings Institution. ★ Improvements in Programs for the Rehabilitation of Juvenile Delin quents, with special emphasis on identifying problem area?.. it Programs of Education on dan gers of the abuses of drugs and alcohol. ‘Seccuuc you cane . . ,i-vsfr -■ M-NHES*? ★ StoDDed im tralnina for local and wWU#U#wnn UUU# UUnUUUunUUn ■w» UwwUflU WmWWWm state law enforcement officials in all fields of police work. it Pollution Alert Committees com posed of private citizens who will work with state and local agencies in drawing attention to significant pollution problems. it Mobilization of the talents of our Senior Citizens into study and planning committees to improve the programs and develop im proved management techniques for state agencies. it Granting of homestead tax ex emption for Senior Citizens and exemption from sales tax on necessary medical supplies. it Student Communications Com mittee designed to bring govern mental officials and students to gether in a meaningful discussion of relevant issues. ★ Improved teacher benefits, em phasizing quality education, be ginning with the dedicated in structors throughout our state. 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