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Farm Extension Work in Ker shaw County. An Address Delivered by County Agent H. D. Green Over Station WBT, Charlotte, N. C. I appreciate very much this oppor tunity to tell something about the "progress being made in Kershaw County's agriculture whidfr progress is the direct result of the splendid spirit of cooperation on the part of the farm people of Kershaw County with the Government and Extension Service program, and I wish to ex press appreciation especially to the South Carolina Economic Association and to Station WBT for this opportu nity. Coming to Kershaw County six ^ears ago as County Farm Agent 1 Hnade a general survey of the Agri cultural situation then existing in the county. Wlfrile there is still much fino land in the county, the greater part is made up of light, sandy soils. This survey revealed that much of the land under cultivation was being farmed at a loss, that over 90 per cent of the farms were heavily mor gaged, and that many of the farmers on the lighter soils wero unable to earn an income sufficient to maintain them on a satisfactory standard of living; like many other cotton coun ties wo are drifting into a very seri ous economic condition; What our farm equipment and work stock are about worn out and that the soil was dread fully depleted by the lack of a satis factory program. It was realized that a broad reform would be nec essary. The next step was to organ ize tho County Board of Agriculture, composed of leading men from every section in the County. This organ ization cooperated actively with the County Agent and a long-time (pro gram was adopted whereby as much of the sub-marginal land as possible would 'be retired from crop product ion; and the land remaining was to be built up witJhf legumes. Land re tired was put into forestry. This light soil grows long leaf pine fast and remarkably well. The Kershaw County Forestry Association was the organized. The first year we had 17,000 acres signed up for fire prevention. This has stead ily grown until we now have 100,000 acres under organized firie protection. Local legislation now pending will bring the entire county under fire protection program. Recently 4- H Club boys of Kershaw County plant ed more pine trees than any other county in the United States. The cooperation of tlhe land owners with the Co' iity Agent continued and in crease.'. \\e are now laying plans for a paper mill to use our pine. Cooperation on the part of our people succeeded in getting the Fed eral Governirvent to establish the Sandhills Demonstration Project whereby from 200,000 to 300,000 acres of sub-marginal land is to be ipur chased by tho Government in Ker shaw and Chesterfield Counties. This land so purchased is to be devoted largely to the growing of pine trees. The farmers selling this land are not to be turned loose to shift for them selves, but instead the Government is providing for them most adequately under its program of resettlement whereby the farmer is given opportu nity to purchase a farm with a good house and other conveniences on good land and will be given probably 30 years to pay with low interest. I havo studied this project in detail from the beginning and am prepared to state to our fanners that I consider It a golden opportunity for them, and recommend and urge that they grasp It. Our Governlnnent is trying (hard to do something worthwhile for tho people who need It nnost. Far ^mers should work with the Govern Bnent in tho same spirit of cooper ation. Undue inflation of land prices will bo certain to kill tho project and it would simpy bo moved elsewhere. Tho Government expects to pay a fair and cquitaiblo prico for the far mers' property, ami I feel confident that our farmers will reciprocate on thin equitable basis. Government field agents are now canvassing the Northeastern section of Kershaw County soliciting options. In addition to' tho large aimiount of soil building and nitrogen gaUhering legumes being used by Kershaw County farmers under its land utili zation, conservation and land build ing program we are now conducting ft County wide terracing prografm V/hich was invade possible under a cooperative arrangement between the VERA and the South Carolina Ex tension Service of Cl*ns<o College. In this work broad terraces are built with crawler- type tractors and jqMftl mschinsry undsr the supsrvls i ? - ? I ROOMIER BOPIgS~2" Wl0IK*~4" lOMOtt MORE WEIGHT? CORRECTLY DISTRIBUTED THE IMPROVED KNEE-ACTION RIDE ? . . 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Tou need all FOUR of these features to get Chevrolet's really comfortable ride . 4 ? a ride as exclusive to Chevrolet as this vital ^ combination of features which makes It poeeibltf f Be sure to see the Master De Lose Chevrolet and ride in It * * ? before yon buy your near cni| "CqEVSOUTf MOTOR CO* 09**01% KZG&l Compare Chevrolet's low delivered prices mnd epuy (kicJuG. terms* X Oeneret tfmrt Jfcitt J CHEVROLET CHOOSE CHEVROLET FOR QUALITY A.T LOW-COST] Camden, S. C. D. M. MAYS Bethune, S. C ion of County Terracer P. N. Smith. We are not able at this time to catch up with requests for this valuable and much needed work. In 1932 witfhout Government assis tance our farmers received a total of One Half Million for their cotton and in 1933, after participating in the plow-up campaign Kershaw Coun ty farmers received approximately a Million dollars for their reduced cot ton crop. In 1934 this was increased to a total of one ana a half millions. Tho ever increasing cooperation of the farmers with tho County Agent has grown to such an extent tlhat the' County Agent's office in Camden is continually busy with some jfhaso of farm work, such as: cotton contracts, corn-hog contracts, loans on 1933 plow up '-t.ion contracts, forestry work, publicity, garden work, live at-home program, vaccination, of hogs against cholera by tho State Veterinary Department, giving gen eral information and advice concern ing cottoji^ contracts, community meetings, keTTping tho field force of committeemen functioning and ipro perly coordinated, 4-H Club work, pastures, dairying, hogs, poultry, and poultry shipments, cooperation with the South Carolina and Kerdhfaw County trrwrgage conciliation boards, with the TJ. S. Cencus Bureau, Inter nal Revenue Collectors office Ker shaw County Fish and flame Asso ciation, tJhe Sandhills experiment Station, and Government Loan Agen cies* Advisf.tory work is continued under Land Uses Survey which has recently (been completed. This is of great benefit in assisting farmers to buy and mix the correct fertilizer according to ?, individual needs. Through the able leadership of Mr. W. H. Ramsey of the Champagne Paper Co., and Mr. Fred P. Abbott. Agricultural Agent of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, in cooperation with our farmers, they havo planted over BOO acres of flax, and a process ing factory for the manufacturing of special flax papers is being built here. At least two wholesale poultry ehiprnent schedules are being con ducted per month at tfh*> (present time. fhie to the cooperation of the far mers And their eagerness for nlectri clty on the farms the County Rural Eleetrlfleatlon program Is progrASR ing splendidly under the able leader ship of County Engineer, S. G. Har ris. The County Agents office is glad ly assisting with this undertaking which will miean so much to our farm people. In 1920 which was ourpea year, Kershaw County farmers spent a bout One Million Dollars for com mercial fertilizer^ large part of this amount went for commercial ni trate fertilizer. When it was found practical for farmers to produce their own nitrate fertilizer hy the use of legume cover crops, they grasped the opportunity. Our farmers have been urged each season t>y the Coun ty Agent and local community lead ers to build up their crop lands with legumes. A relentless campaign has been waged for the pmst 6 years in the cause of legumes, and today Ker- . shaw County farVners are planting , about 100,000 , pounds of Austrian Peas and Vetdh each fall, and indi cations are that they will plant about r?0, 000 pounds of crotalaria this Spring. Kershaw County is truly a crotalaria County. Through the use of these legumes our farmiers not only nave much of tho money that they would otherwise spend for commercial nitrate fertilizer, but also build up their soil materially by the addition of tremendous .amounts of nitrogen and humus or organic matter to Ufoe Boil. Their crop yields are materially increased and their farm operations begin to show a profit. I want to state hero that our success with leg-jmo cov er crops, especially in Crotalaria is duo largely to tho work done at the Government Sandhills Experiment Station at Pontine. I urge all light land farmers to visit the Station this suinvmier. At this time Crotalaria holds the sfpot liglht of agriculture in Kershaw County. This is without doubt tho most wonderful soil im proving legume cover crop that we have ever used, and Kershaw County claims to bo the loading legume cov er crop county in this section. Tho Carolines' Crotalaria Company at Camden was certainly correct when it said that 'Cro taria is the King of, legumes'. Crotals a has proved to be bo satisfactory and valuable to Korrfhtaw County farmers that wo have developed a well defined pro gram whereby they are beginning to caah In on this wonderful crop by producing and selling the need to far mers of other Counties and States. Kershaw County in now the leading Crotalaria County of the Southeast, I just as Union, Cabarrus, Stanley, and Mecklenburg Counties are leading lespedeza Counties in North Caro lina. In selling Crotalaria seed, our farmers will not only be doing their neighbors a big favor in getting them started with tttvis valuable legume but will also be helping themselves more and more by the addition of nitrogen and hujmus to their own soils. Wo have rryiny testimonials on file concerning this plant. I will give you two short ones. Mr. N. P. Gettys, a member of our Cotton Control Committee, says: 'Land planted in Crotalaria in 1933 produced twice as much com per acre in 1934 as the same grade of land not planted in Crotalaria, the same amount of fertilizer and soda being used on each tract.' Senator G. C. Welsh looks at it from the legislative standpoint and Bays: Thero ougftit to bo a national law passed to require 50 per cent of tho cotton acreage planted in Cro talaria next spring'. A recent article on Crotalaria in The Progressive Farmer, Mississippi Valley edition by Kditor L. A. Niven, (places the fertilizing value of Crotalaria at] $21.91 per acre. Mr. Niven further states that this does not take into consideration tJhv? organic matter re turned to the soil. Tho principal var ieties of Crotalaria are Spectabilks and Striata, both of which are plant ed in Kershaw County. Crotalaria seed grown here aro now being sent to farmers in various states. lie cause it is a Bummer legume does not fnAan What it displaces a major crop for a year because it is very profitable to follow Crotalaria with small grain, or it may bo left stand ing and followed with com or cotton next spring. Many farmers are get tng good results by planting this ting good results by planting this tivation. It is also being used exten sively in rpeach orchards, pecan groves, and asparagus fields. It not only builds up poor land but greatly improves the fertility of good soils. 40,090 pounds of geen material per acre are not uncommon for Crotalaria Gathering nitrogen equivalent to more than 1,000 pounds per acre of nitrate of soda is very common. We| have robbed our soil for generations. Intelligent farmers will build it hack. Crotalaria is the answer to this rwsed. Additional information on this plant will be gladly given upon request. Camden, the County seat of Ker fiihaw County, is one of tihto sport cen ters of the South, and I take this opportunity of extending a very cor dial invitation to all lovers of fine horses, and especially the noted Caro lina Cup which is run on March 80th County work is more popular and in greater demand than ever before. Through the spirit of mutual under standing ar. ^ cooperative effort our faitmers are gradually delivering themselves from the hardships of economic bondage. They are catch ing up with their taxes, paying old debts, beginning to buy new cars, and are really beginning to feel again the joy, (pleasure, and happiness of economic freedom, which I believe, is the reward in store for all far mers in America who will put into effect and really the true spirit of cooperation as is now being done in Kershaw County. Try CARDUI For Functional Monthly Fains Women from the teen acre to the change of lite have found Oardui genuinely helpful for thft relief of functional monthly pain* due to lack of just the right strength from the food they eat. Mrs. Qrlt Haynea, of Essex, Mo., writes: "I used Oardul wJv?n * fifl for tftnpi wad found H v?r* bMMftoUu. I hftv* rtoMitlr tftkcn Cftrdtn during th? thwi|? of ltfo. I ?m rmry Mt roui, h?d h?Ad ftfid bftek palru tnd Wft* In a CMMTftlljr rtm-down condition. Ocrdul h?l h?lp?d DM ffraAtlr." Thouaftnd* of wom*n tMtlfy Oftrdttl btnft nud Uxm. It It MS no* b*o?fli too. toonll ft phfatoUn. Regular commftunication of thiA Iorifta fa hold on th? firtit Tuesday In endH month at 8 p. tn. Visiting Brethren are welcomed. N. R OOODALW, JR^ Wtfrtthipful Master J. W. WILSON, Secretary. FINAL DIHCHARCK Notice is hereby frtven that on t month from thi*" date, on May 10th, 1935, I will maVe to the Probate Court of Kernhatf CAuttty my final rtturn a? Executor of the eetate of Anne K. McDou#??ld> deceased, and on t/be name date I will apply to the *ald Court for a final dfaoHarge an said Executor. LttWIS L. CliYfltJRN, Executor Ret. of Anne E. McT)oupf?ld Camden, 8. C., April 10th, 1985. NOTICE OP SALE Notice is hereby given that In ac* Cvn'da:iee witfh the terms and provis* ions of the Decree o ? the Court of Comtnon Pleas for Kershaw County* dated A??fil 18. 1986, in the caie of W. J. Mayfield, plaintiff against Sumter Jones, Individually acid a* Administrator of the estate of Thomas Jones, deceased, Leonard Jones, Bobco Jones, Mattie Jones, Pearl ItichattLsoci, Dora Ridhardson and E. C. Von Tresckow, defendants* 1 will sell to the highest bidder for oash before the Court House door at Camden, S. C., during the Legal hour* of sale on the first Monday in May, 1935, being tihte 6th day thereof, tha following described property: "All that tract of land situated in West Watcree, in the County of Ker shaw and State aforesaid, containing eighty seven and 9-100 (8? 9-100) acres, more or less, according to tha plat of Kershaw deLoach, Sfcjrvayo*, made from his survey of 22nd July* 1920. Said land is bounded north by lands of Potee, Jim Gripper, Jerry Wood, formerly of Thomas Jocksoo; east by lands of Dina Kelly, former ly of Samuel Kelly, south by lands of Preston Grey, formerly of the estate of Capt. J. C. Rolliftgi, and is the sa?ne land conveyed to Thorn a* Jones by Virginia W. Clarka4 and to her by M. B. Rabon by deed Recorded in book W. W. W. on page 1$9 in of fice of Clerk of Court for Kershaw County." Terms of Sale: For Calif, the Master to require of the st(?e69sful bidder, a deposit of five (6) pat cent, of his hid, same to be forfeited in caso of noc*-eoir nllance ; no personal or deficiency judgment is demanded and tihe 'bidding will not remain opeci after the sale, but compliant* with the bid may he made immadiately. W. L. DePASS, JR., Master for Kershaw County. After 80 yoar* of Hinpfla llf?, Catherine E. Kmifmen of I^onf? Rea<*h, Calif., In to be married to William liftmhrl, also 80. They jnid romarieo had blowomed through 15 year* of aMocJation in reliffiou * we If are work.