The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 22, 1932, Image 3
PROTESTS TEARING DOWN
Palmetto Man Writ?* Solons About
Abolishing Farm Agents
W. W. JSmoak, editor of the Wakterboro
Pree* a * Standard nnd a former
member of the legislature, has senjt
the following letter to present eolons,
making a strong argument against
abolishing the county farm demonstration
agents and home demonstration
agents in (South Carolina.
Every intelligent man ia in favor of
reducing governmental expenees both
state and national in order that the
people may be relieved of burdensome
taxes and that the budgets may be
balanced.
However, we should Ibe exceedingly
wise in making governmental reduction;
we should cut severely but nob
destroy, certainly those agencies that
are of a constructive character and
add <to the wealth of the state. .
A large number of (people were
dumbfounded when they heard> the
ways and means committee had eliminated
that item in the appropriation
bill providing for the salaries of county
and home agents now paid by the
state, but formerly paid byi he counties.
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The effect of such legislation will
be to inject the county agent service
again into local politics and to increase
the burden of taxation in the
counties, and to deprive a large number
of counties of this valuable serIt
is rumored' that certain members
of the legislature from the larger
coufrtiea are sponsoring this bill, utterly
disregarding the welfare of the
smaller and less fortunate counties..
The senator from Greenville county
has introduced such a bill, thus verifying
this rumor.
Before we take this unwise action
let us see some of the services rendered
by the extension service.
First: wThe United (States senate
yesterday amended a bill appearing,
before that body for $50,000,000 for a
seed loan fund, -which will be handled
by the extension service of the United
States department of agriculture. It
is stated that that amount will be
provided at'&ft'exVly1 date in order
that the farmer*may secure the necessary
loans "with which to conduct
their business this year.
The authorities in the department
of agriculture who have charge of
this fund depend largely upon the
county agents and the extension service
to cooperate with it li/ making
these loans. What agency this year
will take thte place of the' extension
forces in performing this most important
service? .
If this bill reported by the ways'
and means committee passes it will
mean a great delay and confusion in
getting these funds in the hande of
the needy farmer.
Second: Ten years ago there was
not a creamery located in (South Carolina.
Today there are ten creameries?one
of which jA ih reach of. every
farmer in the stale'who wishes to
ship cream. The interest in dairying
has greatly increased as is evidenced
by the fact that the Creameries of
this state are now producing 800,000
pounds of butter per month. South
Carolina has a greater number of
purebred herds of dairy cattle of any
state in the South. .?-?
Third: South Carolina - was. ftie
nt>!y state in the South that showed
I an increase in hogs from the last
census. The county agents shipped
I cooperatively 455 cars of hogs in
lb.'U, bringing into the state $373,
521).KG of new money.
Fourth: The county agents
I through the (Marketing Division of the
HKxtension service marketed cooperatHively
63 cars of poultry, serving 17,
ljt> farmers and bringing into the
state $157,000 of new money.
Fifth: The home demonstration
agents assisted 21,441 women in sell
?ng through "cWB TTSafketsr general
sales, home- canneries, etc., $148,
508.26. Two thousand six hundred
eighty-eight women and girls con
ducted poultry demonstration flocks
with 114,287 birds, making a net
profit from~"all "of these' flocte of
? 108,640.43.
Seven thousand nine hundred sixty seven
home gardens w$re grown by
women ami girls. Two thousand two
hundred thirty-six families h*ve con
served sufficient food for winter use
through canning. In. addition the
farm agents together with Horticultural
specialists conducted a total of
505 record demonstrations with the
States departnyjnt of garicuRure. It
#^Gren* an<* vegetable crops
which showed a net profit to the
enrwer* of $54,147.92.
Seventh; There are C.726 white
*>ys, sons of farmers, who are mem ^rs
of our 4-H cltrt> organizations,
bere are 9,876 country gbtVOAfff
f the 4-tf cfcfta, making A tctaV of
5,095. These boya and girls are traPcr
the supervision of the county and
W0Tn* demonstration agents, and they
* * demonstrations dealing with
*?*tiearUy all of the crop* grown la
Joath Carolina, ad well as wHh live
Run Garden Contest
Again This Season
Olemaon College, Jan. ld.-^The
state, garden contest will continue in
1932, ' according to announcement
from A. E. Sehilletter, extension horticulturist,
who has had charge of
this effective extension service activity
during the four years it has been
running. With a contribution of
$500. from The State and other contributions
now being secured for
prises, it is hoped thus to stimulate
still further year-round gardening for
wider use of vegetables in the home
for health and economy. Ruley
for this year's contest provide
for five classes; Home gardeners,
selling not over $100 worth;
small market gardeners, selling not
over $400 worth; market gardeners,
selling over $400 worth; tenant farmers;
negro farmers. \ '
There will be first, second and
third) prises in each class jmd smaller
prizes chiefly of seeds, supplies,
etc. The award* will be, on the basis
of such shatters as continuous supply
of fresh vegetables for nutrition
requirements of the family; sufficient
surplus to can for winter use;
proper 'fertilization, control of insects
and diseases, et<^
Any size plot will be .admitted to
the contest, but first consideration
goes to making the best use of the
plot, says Mr. Schilletttfr; _j
Announcement of the results of the
1031 garden contest will be'made soon
by the Extension Service, Mr. Schilletter
states.
HULLS OATS FOR FARMERS
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Orangeburg's Farmer's Service for
Neighbors^ Makes Fine Feed
Orangeburg, Jan. 16.?A. L. Fairey
a farmer in the East Orange sector
of the county, has recently installed
a machine for hulling o^ts, a process
which by removing the hulls makes
practicable the feeding of oats in
large quantities to hogs and poultry,
and which if adopted over the state
would greatly extend the use of and
market for" a* crop now widely grown
in the state. At the same time it
would provide an excellent fcomegrown
feed- for all kinds of livestock.
Unhulled oats are high im crude
fibre which makes them objectionable
in feeding to hogs and chickens, say#
J. T. McAlister, extension agricultural
engineer, who states that at the
present Mr. Fairey's huller and one
operated by a feed mill in Spartanburg
aire" the only two in the state,
and he believes that the installation
of others would be profitable to producers
of grain and livestock.
?. Mr. Fairey is doing custom work
in hulling for his neighbors at a
price of four cents per bushel or
one-eighth toll. Repo/^? from R. F.
Kolb, county farm agent, are that
local oats are turning out well when
hullfd in comparison Sfrth western
oats, yielding from 60 to 73 pounds
6f hulled oats, or groats as they are
known, for each 100 pounds of unhulled
oats. . - :
stock of every character. The net
profit of the demonstrations of boys
is $53,560.00.
Eighth: iSix years ago 75 -per cent:
of the cotton produced in iSouth Carolina
was exported and only 2K per
cent was" manufactured by our mills
which -was, of course, a great ^?na|fr!
ic loss. The extension service
a state-wide cotton- improvement
movement and continued it up until
1931, inclusive.
The United States department of
sericulture has recently made the
statement that 60.6 per cent of the
cotton -grown in South Carolina in
1931 was of 15-16 to 1 1-16, t e
character of cotton required by our
mills. At a value of 1-2 cent per
pound for the increased staple length,
which was a result of this improvement
work, it has added $1,157,000,00
to the value of the crop.
In order to be brief, I have simply
pointed out some of the outstanding
achievement* of the extension aeryjce
as I was anxious for you to see just
how this important organization has
increased the wealth of the state.
I have been told by the authorities
at CJemson college, that no request
has been made for an increase in the
appropriation for the extension service
since 1921. It is the only organization
in the state that serves the
fanner and labors with him 4n the
fields. It- has kdded /millions of dollars
to tbe wealth of the state over
and above its cost. To destroy
would be a tragedy.
JLs an author of the state-wide
county agent bill in 1929, I-wish to
voice my protest ?g?in.t it. rep?l.
It would fcrjSSctfcilly ImpoooiNc
oWMke' re-cnoct tfclu Ww
be repealed, and I trust the legislate#
will not find it necessary to
undo tbe worts of
Th. work timo. u?unUw. <i<rfn? t?
have it elfa&inated now of all times.
Grow Money?Trees.
To Cover Idle Acres
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Columbia, Jan. 16,?Over on? million
for ?at tr?e Medlings including
longleaf, ilash ?nd loblolly ,-pines and
black k>cuwt ?r? available ?t coat
from the State Forest Tree Nuraerf
for reforesting idle land?, ?ay? H* A.
Smith, suit? forester, who state? that
th? St^te Forestry Oornmibalon desire*
toXgwt as larpr? a number of
?mall tree .planters as possible to
set treks on\i-eas now unproductive.
A,(eks on. which foresters and economte^^^i/that
It i* wis? to
plant iUvH MijylV#' abandoned, wornout
f^rhO?n?^eroded fields; along
fence Wwapufcsep or rocky hillsides
no longer cultivated; abandoned road
beds; .< poorly * stocked woodland*;
; memorial grove?. "
The cost of planting is v negligible,
Mr, Smith points out. The tree?
cost $3.00 per thousand and one
thousand will reforest one acre or
jpore. v The trees &row wbile the
landowners sleep. Tree planting is
therefore not an expenditure but an
investment to "the end that idle unproductive
acres be< once more restored
to productivity.
GROW A GOOD GARDEN
The Common Vegetables Are Rich In
(Vitamins
Clemson College, Jan. 16.?"Eat
vegetables for vitamins" is a sound
slogan, thinks A. E. Schilletter, extension
horticulturist, explaining that
the name "vitamin" has been given
to a group of food substances that
h?vfc been found necessary for growth
fond health. These vitamins have
been classified as A, B, C, D and E,
all of which the farm garden can sup- j
ply except vitamin D. The relative
distribution of vitamins A, B and C,
and minerals, in important vegetables
is as follows:
Asparagus has calcium chlaride,
sodium, iron, phosphorus. Yields 213
calories per pound. Is a diuretic in
dropsy; a lithic; acts on urinary organs
and stimulate? v the , kidneys.^
Vitamin A. ?/ - ? . "
Beans have vitamins A artd* C in
good quantity and are rich in vitamin
Bo' Contain sodium. Yield 557
calories per pound for lima beans and
1565 for dried beans.
Beets have vitamins A, B, C. Mineral
salts, chlorine, sodium, iron.
Give 209 calorie? per pound. Relieve
gravel, women's disorders.
' Oalblbage is rich in vitamins A and
B. Fair as to vitamin C. Mineral
salts, calcium,/ chlqrine, sodium, iron,
Phosphorus. Yields 204 calories per
.pound. Medical properties, laxative,
vermifuge, poultice. Good fo^ kidney
complaint and colic.
Celery has a good supply of vitamins
A and B. 'Mineral salts, calsium,
chlorine, iron, phosphorus. Calories
per pound 840. It is diuretic
and aphrodisiac. Beneficial in rheumatism
and neuralgia.
Lettuce has vftamans A and B, rich
in vitamin C. iMineral salts, calcium,
chlorine, sodium, iron, phosphorus.
Said to relieve diabetes. Is a gentle
laxative, sedative, anodine, opiate.
Onions are good ifl vitamins A, B
and C. Mineral salts, calcium, iron.
Calories 229 per pound. ?It contain?
-n acid that dissolves calculus in
the bladder.' A relief from diabetes.
Increase bile secretions. A stimulant,
.diuretic, expectorant and rebefacient.
- Peas have vitamins A and B, good;
vitamin C, fair. Contain phosphorus.
Calories per pound, 454 green
apd 1611 dried. J - I
~ Spinach is rich in vitamins A and
B; good in vitamin C. Mneral salts,
calcium, chlorine, sodium, iron and
phosphorus. Calories per pound, 100.
Clears the skin. A
-Tomatoe? are good in vitamin A,
rich iif vitamins B and C. Mineral
salts, calcium, chlorine, Calories
per pound, 100. Beneficial to the
liver, in diarrhoea, indigestion, cooler^
infantum. Replaces orange juice
as an infant food.
Turnips are poor in vitamin A,
good in vitamins B and C. Mineral
salts, calcium, chlorine, sodium, iron,
phosphorus.
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A manuscript of the Koran, valued
at $100,000, i? reported stolen from
j the Alsaqsa mosque at Jerusalem,
'Die? By Own Hand ^
Chesterfield, Jan. 16.?E,, W. jSowell
of the Shilok community committed
suicide at hi? home here today by
I drinking ft quantity of poiaon. Mr.
So well bad long been recognised as
one of the county's (most progressive
farmers and proponents Of diversification.
Condition? during^ the last few
year?, however, bar? jretardad Jhia
oonpkd with
financial difficulties i? thought to
hat* been th? cause for Me action. ,
Jfr. SdwoB *ru* officer dt the
Shiloh Methodist tcburch. He was
prominent in variou? organisations
for the liUwiBi tf Ida connar
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Nobody's Business r_:
Written for The Chronicle by Gee
MoGee, Copyright, 1928.
We KNOW NOW
..There's en old farmer living down
below Stebbina Cross Roads who is
still looking for farm relief. He
actually believes that the government
is going to do something to help
the price of cotton and corn ghd
peas. In fact, he is still holding /the
3 bales he made year before last and
the 2 bales he made last year. He
has no peaa or corn.
, .This poor old fellow voted for Mr.
Hoover because AJ. .Smith waa a
cross betwixt a -wet and a Cathofic,
and he says he intends to give Mr.
Hoover a fair trial. He thinks times
will be better beoauee this is election
year, .as the republicans will
turn loose some of their umoey. He
doesn't know that moat of 'em turned
It loose in Wall street in 19 and
29....and it's still loose.
.. it must be fine to have such faith
as this old farmer' has. He believes
that the present congress will force
the present legislature to reduce taxes
on farm lands. iHe read that in
his paper, Grit. He doesnt take any
'ftther paper* and says Grit i* good
enotogh for him. .and I think he ought
I to feed that paper to all of our officoI
holders.. so's they'll have some grit
in them. ,?
..I like to $ear this old gentleman
talk; it's great to feel that you know
just a little bit more than somebody
else knows. He permitted* the following
facts to ooze and effervesce
from that big mouth of wisdom he
possesses. ."No, it ain't no use for
Al. Smith to run for nothing else
no more, .that air man, Rass Cobb,
ruint him in the last race, but I
think he was ruin't bdfore Oobb jined
in with him."
.."If Al. Smith would jine the Baptist
church and line up with proherbition,
he could poksibly 'be pressydent,
but the folks wont stand for
Lbie.kind of religion. A man told me
that Mr. Dawes might run, but he
aint never done nothing that I ever
heard of except smoke hie pipe bot-i
torn upwards and- give Europe a plan
to beat us out of our money. There
ntnt but 2 good men left lit the iitld
T' ~~'v \y-' ? amongst
the republicans that stands
a change to be elected, and them' is *
. .Cole BU-oaw and Tom Hdlftn of
Alabamma."
. ."The poer man has to pay all of
tho taxes anyhow. Tha rich folks
have bought up all of the bonds that
they dont huftor pay no taxes on,
and that .iedves the workingman to !
fopt the bill. Tha railroads have 1
raised tha freight rates so's the bonds J
them fellers has wont be like a seeon
t mor-gane, but TU batcher they 1
will lose, more money trying to get
mora than they will make by taking
what they deserve. Wel^, my mules
is about done eating, so I'll h^ve to
go home. I diddent get no tag for
my Ford* so I fell back on old Pete
and Beck. Good-day."
MIKK TELLS WHAT J? WHAT
AND WHY
Lavonia, Ga., Jan. 19, 1932.
mr, mike Clark* rfd,
in care of mr. xnogee,
andsrson, s. C.
dear mike:
plese rite or foam us something
about the carracter and ropper tation
of yore friends and nabors who
live in filat rock, i read yore "flat
rock news" and i enjoy same i will
be on the look out for a disscriptive
letter telling ever thing about
the flat rpok-ites.
. yores trulie,
emma tator, rfd.
deer miss emfma:
thank you for yore nice letter, i
take great pleasure in inter due ing
you to the popper lation of my little
town as to their carracters ansoforth.
only about 6 of our citizons will
not pay his honnest detts, but their
trubble seems to be too much ford
rather than too little honnoiw*
right at present, there is less than
10 that will steal chickens or coal or
wood' or annything like that, but we
have 2 habitual booze fighters.
so far a-s i can learn from my wife
less than 39 of our fair winVmen ever
gossip or think of gossipping. the
other 6 is tongue-tied or cteetf and
dumb.
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i believe that 2 out of every 4
citisons pay their doctors and theit
preechers if they have anny money
loft after "they buy everthing they
Kills Coach Whip
Over 6 Feet Long
'
John Coleman, colored farmer, who
Uvea about four wile* southeast of
this city brought to the New* office
last Thursday one of the longest
coach "whip snakes that has ever been
seen in this section. The snake -was
shot through the neck so that its
head was completely severed, but it
still measures six feet and five inches
in length. The tail like those of
all such snakes tapered off to a point.
Due to the warm weather snakes
are coming out of the ground and
George Pasyesur, Sr., reported on
Monday morning that he killed a 7.""
small copperhead snake.
Reports from other sections of the
county indicate that a number, of
snakes have been seen recently.?
Lancaster News.
The fool driver did not quite reach
the 1,000 mark, and only 939 persona
were killed in automobile accidents
in the two Oarolinas in the yb*r 1981
&
want and need. '
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i am glad to say that we still have
2 famblies that have newer bought
annything on the instalment plan,
the houses wont creddick them, as
they seem to be too ruff on furniture
and radios and grafferfoams.
less than 76 percent of our church
members cuss or work on the sabbath
day, and i can't re-collect but
8 flap<peri who stay* out in rumble
seats till after mid-night, -we have
2 mammas that do the same thing.
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the Clarke is the leading famblies
in everthing knd nearly all of the
charrity work is done by them, as
they put on most of the drives the
Glarks own his own home and will
soon be rid of the billing and loan.^
* ? *; - it
takes nearly 8 months for our
folks to bust a grocery stoar , who ;
sells his stuff on creddick. most in
ge^^ally, when he gets all of our
names on his books he has to close
t ' ;- "..v.
if i can think of anny other good
things to say about my friends and
na/bordi will rite or foam it in for
this column. _
? , yorea trulie, ?
mike Clark, rfd.
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