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. . . ? > ? Couty Agent's Annual Report Shows Valuable Service 'Rendered Farm P?opl. ' J Tried To Help The Class Of Farm People Who Needed Help The Most? Small Owners And Tenants. ? ? Also Did Much For Negro ' Farmers. Organized Negro Farm Association. Following are some extracts taken from the 1982 annual report of Coun ty Agent Green, copies of which re port have been filed at Clemson Col lege, District Agent's office, Wash v'; '? ington, and the Court House in Cam fcden; The report shows that Mr. Green was active in securing a large amount of seed loan money for Kershaw County in 1932, the amount being in creased from the original $50,000 tc $120,000 which was loaned to HOC farmers. 792 farms were visited ir conducting Extension work; 2976 -calls at the office regarding from business; 620 telephone calls regard ing fai*m business; wrote 273 newr articles on farm subjects; ?vrote 235 f , individual letters con^rning farm matters; sent, out 63yeKfferent circu lar letters over tho^ounty with a to tal circulation of^ 22,000 copies; dis tributed approximately 5,000 fanr bulletins over the county; helped put on county and community fairs; heU' 2 trailing meetings . for local fanr leaders; held 112 method demonstra tion meetings with a total attendance of 1560 people of the county; held If meetings at result . demon strati on r with a total attendance of 233; con ducted 2 tours with a total attendancr of over 300 fanmers; held 1 4-H camy with 84 attending; assisted with 2r other meetings with a total attend ance of 600; worked with farmers or following subjects : home garden? garden letters, market garden ant1 truck crops; treatment of oats an<* etc. for smut, insect control, selectior and treatment of sweet potatos and irish potatoes, production, care, use of farm manures, assisting many farmers with home mixing of ferti lizers, assisting farmers all over' the ?county to secure dairy cows and sel1 sour cream, establishment of cream route through the county, productior of peanuts and sunflowers, control o* rodents and miscellaneous insects control of termites, pasture develop ment was conducted in practically every community of the county, seed selection of corn, testing soil, 4-H Club boys planted 264,000 pine seed ling trees, cooperated throughout the v year with the county forester on the forestry program which has beer very successful, assisting in buildinp many terraces, has conducted frer bull and boar service over the county placed approximately 60 pure bred bulls in the county in the past 8 yearp encouraged farmers to plant 55,000 lbs. of austrian peas which will insure bigger crops and require far less com mercial fertilizer. If these austrian peas are followed by com should give 86,000 bushels of corn, increase, val ued at 50c per bushel would be $18, 000 deducting $3,000 for cost of seed andhioculation, a net profit of $15, OOOMrth -of c<?rn would be shown Benefits from this would not only be in the increase crop yields but also by not having to buy very much com mercial fertiliser ifa 1983, also adds large amounts of humus and retain e moisture for use in dry spells. He assisted in marketing many farm commodities including poultry ship ments, turkeys, hogs, cattle, surplaf grains, and etc. Mr. Green's report shows that he has ; cooperated in controlling hog cholera in more than half of the com munities of the county during thf past year. , i .Using the last U. S. Census made 2 years ago as a basis and the', aver age estimates of conservative farm ers over the county Mr. Green . esti mates that on a conservative basif there are now $48,000 worth of hogr more in the county than were 2 yearr ago. The many sales of pure bretf sow pigs which he conducted 2 and ? years ago are brought back to mind Many of these high quality breeding hogs were placed with people whr actually needed them most, poorer I people, many of whom were finance* in the purchase of these pure bref5 p$gs. The report shows that ,4-H club boys of the county played a very important part of this big hog in crease. It is felt that this largr number of hogs are valuable insur ance against hunger this winter. Farmers of almost every commun ity of the county "have been started in the use of Lespedeza, both as .? valuable pasture crop and as hay and especially as a soil building crop Several demonstrations are being cor ducted with Kudzu, all of which thu' far are very encouraging and promis' to be of considerable value as graz ing and hay crops. The report shows that with the in crease of cattle the production of hays and other livestock feeds havr increased in proportion. Also th' general run of hay being produce' in the county is of better quality Farmers are now beginning to real ize more than ever that legume hayr are far more valuable for use wit> milk cows. 342 records were kept b? club boys and farmers on definite farm projects, being conducted ir connection with the county agent These include demonstrations wit! com, cotton hay, lespedeza, hogs dairying, poultry, gardening, for estry, crotalaria, and other sub jects. Wheat. Farmers in practically half of the communities of the coun ty have been started producing a small amount of wheat for home use some of which has been ground intc flour by regular roller mills but thf most of which has been ground on local grist mills. In getting farm ers to plant wheat Mr. Green helped them to secure good seed, others were assisted in treating their seed for smut. Crotalaria. Kershaw County now leads all of the counties in the statf in the planting of crotalaria. Approx | imatoly 50 demonstrations were con i ducted in crotalaria last year. Thir crop promises to be very valuable af a soil building crop. ' It is estimated that 300 farmerr have been influenced and made ap proximately 26,000 bushels more corr than would have been made other ?WrRR t? fen ?ctn*1 opportunity to mafct yootf 4^1 dollar do doubt* duty. T wicc as much for your money la no -smalt matter when too consider the welt balanced assortment of ????<!??? publication! which art entertaining, instinctive and ert Toyabla itt th# wldett variety# wa hava made it eaay for you? tf'rtply telecc the club you want and aend 08 ?? f "* "?" ^ Tf 1 U?V? UUUC H C?1V ?or you? -fimply select the club vou want and aend 08 **" """ to our office TODAY. ' Club No, C-3 *?*. 1 r?tr loumat, l r?9 IffS Club No. C-4 ALL SIX FOR ONLY $1i?? ALL SIX FOR ONLY 'T<m? MR. RDiTOtt, In4 lunte H? to N*me ? town mtm ?Wfc.l ? .1111 l|? I suu ? it t. n ? _ Mm m Mil um Cnpi? t? M> <Mm hid HOW -wise. This is valued at $12,500. Hun dreds of farmers were induced tc plant larger acreages of corn than usual and it is felt that the county would have had a bumper crop had it not been for the drought for the acreage was unusually large in 198? due to a large measure of the influ ence of the county agent and the corr demonstrations: Yellow corn is now being planted by farmers of practically every mair community of the. county due to it; higher value in feeding to poultry and stock. Cotton. It is significant to note that the cotton demonstrations as well as the corn demonstrations in variably indicate that the highest yields were made by farmers who have turned under legume cover crops such as austrian pea3, cr<?ta laria, vetch, and etc. Much work has been done by the county agent in getting farmers all over the coun ty to use better cotton seed. The most prominent variety is Coker's Cleveland No. 6 which brings a premium. * The introdu''t;on of these better seeds t.gether with improved practices in cotton production under boll weevil conditions suca as proper spacing, fertilizing, and cultivation has brought about an estimated net increase in value of the cottoh crop during the past 8 years of at least $10,000 for the county. It is pointed out that this will increase each year since each demonstration influences additional farmers each year. The report shows that exceptional ly fine results have been obtained in pasture work over the county. Mr. Green says that good pastures are absolutely necessary for livestock success. Dairying. The diary portion of the report is very encouraging, show ing that milk cows and heifer calves have been placed with many farmers especially the poorer class of people. Poultry. A large amount of work has been done on poultry and turkey development. Kershaw County is now listed as one of the 3 major tur key producing counties of the state Poultry shipments totaled $6,012.63 this year but sales throughout the year through other channels brought the total to approximately $12,600 which the county agent assisted farm people in selling to better advantage. Farm Management. Accounts were kept by farmers of various sec tions of the county enabling a more efficient analysis of the farm enter, prise in-order that proper corrections may "be made for more profitable farming. Farmers over the county have been assisted with developing better homr orchards. Home garden development has re ceived attention throughout the entire year. The county now has hundreds of bigger and better all year gardens with a greater variety of vegetables than farmers have had at any pre vious time. The County Board of Agriculture composed of leading farmers of the county assisted the county agent in preparing the year's agricultural program. Also State and Federal Agricultural Economists were con suited in detail because these men have all available information tend ing to foretell the probable condition during the pending year with respec* to the various farm crops, livestock market demands, availability of loanr and other cash; the probable indus trial employment situation and there fore the probable purchasing powei of the industrial workers of the con suming centers; the probable foreign situation and foreign export and im port trends? all of which factorr have a direct bearing upon the farm program we should follow during the year. Mr. Green has consistently studied the best economic charts and graphs such as those developed by Babson and the Cleveland Trust Co., as well as Government and State Out look material. He has kept up a steady correspondence with some of the nation's ablest economists. He says that it was a result of this con. tinued research work Jn economics and outlook subjects which caused him to so strongly urge at all times our people to get on a self-sustaining or Live-at-Home basis as soon as possible. . Hence the large number of hogs, poultry; legumes, protected wood lots, more cows, mofe food and feed. Mr. Green says that he be lieves Kershaw County would have s bumper crop of com in 1982 had it not been for the drought for the 1982 corn acreage was unusually largs. Mr Green thinks that economic and busi ness conditions in 1988 will show very little improvement over 1982 and strongly urges, our farmers to strive hard to improve their Uve-at-Home itw&M it/ ? program as much and as rapidly as possible for in his opinion it will be O _L ? ? ? . ? . > , , . 2 or 8 years before any marked im provement will be seen, unless some thing out of the ordinary like a big war oecors or cancellation of the in ternational debts. He points out that recovery Will be slow and delayed be cause of the extremely low purchas ing power of Europe and the rest of the world. He also advises close study and consideration before in curring debt unless for purchase of r farm home or some investment that is certain to bring in a net profit and be a real asset, such as a good cow or calf. ? Mr. Green also strongly urges our farmers to cut down on the acreage cultivated ii> 1938, leaving out the less productive land and fertilize and cultivate well the most productive land. GIRL'S 4-H ACHIEVEMENT DAY A SUCCESS 85 4-H club girls representing 12 of the 16 4-H clubs in Kershaw Coun ty met in the American Legion Hall last Saturday morning, January 21 This meeting was presided over by Pollye West, one of the two most outstanding club girls in the State Miss West won the trip to the Natio nal 4-H Club Camp next June. She has an outstanding club record over a period of seven years. Dr. Wimberly, pastor of the Meth odist Church, conducted the devotio nal using the 19th Psalm as a basis for his helpful and inspiring talk. Greetings from other Extensior organizations were brought by Mrs Kate B. Gettys, president of the County Council of Farm Women, and Miss Effie Truesdale, president of the Senior 4-H Club. Mrs. Samuel Russell was introduc ed. She told of the beginning of 4-H club work of her county in Connecti cut^ and some of the excellent re mits accomplished by this organiza tion. Mrs. Harriet F. Johnson, State Girl's Club Leader, made the princi pal address using "Dreaming" as her subject. This inspiring address wil1 prove helpful to the girls throughout the year as they do their daily tasks Miss Craig, our home agent, pre sented the certificates and diplomas She congratulated the girls for the excellent work done last year and urged them to do even better in 1933. The girls expressed their thanks tc the American Legion for the use of the hall, and to Mr. Lee Little for thr use of the picture show theater by r vote, Alvin B.' Schell, 102, of Hillsdale, Mich., gives this advice tp those who would live to attain old age: "Eat all you can hold and work as hard as you con." , " ' ? Antioch School Honor Roll For 2nd Six Week Period. 1st Grade. Milton Raley, - Ray Britton Blyther, Lucile Marshall, Wil Hdene Trimnal, Golda Weathers. 2nd Grade. Ann Chalker, Vera Davis, McLean Marsh, Melwill Mar shall. 8rd Grade. Mattie Spears, Eliza beth Stokes, Lutheadus Tennant, Ge nevieve Trimnal. 4th Grade. Jeanette Davis. 5th Grade. Maenell Johnson, Eliz abeth McCaskill, Mildred Marsh, Dor thy Melton, William Marsh. 6th Grade. Winona Belk. i 7th Grade. Carolyn Hill, Alva Lee Elilee Pate. 8th Grade. ? Mae Sinclair, Sara Johnson, Peggy Holland, Bernice Hol land. . '? 9th Grade. Arthur Holland, Jr. 10th Grade. Leon Scarborough. 11th Grade. 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