Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, August 13, 1919, PART TWO EIGHT PAGES, Image 13
CONDITION OF CAR(
j AS REPORTl
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Saluda. S. C., August 9, 1919. 1
Office of Field Agent.
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According to a report issued by B. j
B. Hare, Field Agent, Bureau of Crop ;
Estimates, United States Department |
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of Agriculture, the condition of the
leading growing crops in South Caro- j
lina, excepting cotton, on August 1, j
was as follows:*
Corn 80 per cent of normal; rice
85 per cent; hay 90; millet SS; cowpeas
S3; Irish potatoes S2; sweet potatoes
85; tobacco 74; alfalfa 90; tomatoes
75; cabbages 75; onions S4;
sorghum for feed S5; sorghum for
sirup 85; peanuts 85; watermelons 70;
muskmelons 70; apples 45; peaches
42; grapes 78; pears 55.
The condition of corn in the eastern
and northwestern counties is
from "good" to "excellent"; in the
central and southwestern counties it
ranges from; 'Very poor" to "good."
A large percentage of the acreage of
late plantings has been abandoned on
account of the excessive rains during
the
latter half of July and a consider
able percentage of that planted on
bottom lands has been destroyed by
overflow of creeks and rivers. The
total production is estimated at 38,900,000
bushels, which is aproximately
600,000 bushels more than last
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IL1NA CROPS !j
i9 BY FIELD AGENT;'
year but 2,000,000 bushels less than!*
in 1917. j1
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The peavine hay acreag'c is much j
smaller than usual, because of the j1
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scarcity anci mgn pncc wi octvi,
the prospects for good yields are very j
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promising.
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All fruits and vegetables were in'
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jured to a greater or less extent dur- j
ing the month by the continuous!'
heavy rains.
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Marked deterioration in condition ;
of tobacco since last report is noted. I ^
the condition on July 1, being S5 10
per cent of normal and only 7 4 per ^
cent on August 1. j p
Where there has been proper culti- i j.
vation sweet potatoes appear to be in j f
excellent condition, although an un-j^
usual growth of vines usually indi-j](
cates small potatoes with few in a j f
hill. h
Total production of corn for the j
entire United States is estimated i0
at 2,788,000,000 bushels as compared j 0
with 2,583,000,000 bushels in 191S and j <;<
3,065,000,000 bushels in 1917. Thefp
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production of wheat is placed in . j
round numbers at 940,000,000 bushels | s
or approximately 25,000,000 bushels ; q
more than last year. h
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TEST YOUR COWS.
Clcmeon College. August 12.?:
According to the latest census fig- '
ires there are 202,000 dairy cows in
iouth Carolina in 1010. Of this;
lumber only *7 arc being tested, or
ess than one cow out of 2000. As
he expense of making the test is
tot excessive, and the value of the
nimal and her offspring is greatly
nc-reased. every owner of registered ;
nimais should place them on test ;
avs Prof. \V. W. Fitzpatrick, Chief i
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f the Dairy Division.
During the past year mere has
teen a great incrase in the numbers
f dairy men in South Carolina !
oing official testing. .At this time'
:ist year only three men were test- !
ng: now there are twelve herds!
rom which cows are on official test !
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istributed among the breeds as fol- \
dws: Jerseys, f.ve herds and fifty- j
our cows on test; Guernseys, five!
;erds and twenty-six cows on test; j
foltein, one herd and seven cows:
n test. The Jersey breeders doing i
fficial testing as follows: J. A. !
ffianklin, Camden; J. M. McFarland, ;
tishopville; John Hickson, Follock;
. H. Bowden, Anderson; and the
'outh Carolina Experiment. Station,
,'lemson College. The Guernsey j
eeders who have cows on test are as (
allows: R. M". Cooper, Jr., Wisacky; |
. *L?. Mcintosh, Doves; R. A. Smith,!
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Ware Shoals. The only Tiolstein
cows in test arc the seven cows in
the Clomson college herd.
Each of the Associations of
the leading dairy breeds in America
has sneeial herd books in which cows
of the breed with record? of produc- j
lion are entered.' The plan is to en- j
tor the animal? of the breed which i
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make records equal to or better than i
the standard of the breed. This sue- j
cial classification is known as Ativan-j
ced Register or Register of Me rit. In !
order for an animal to qualify for this ;
special classification, she must be re
gistered in the herd books of the as- j
soeiation and must roach the follow1
ing requirements for butterfat in one i
year: < 1) if two years old or younger
she must make 230." pounds of
butterfat: (2) for all older cows the'
requirement in addition to the above
is 1-10 lb. of butterfat for each day
over two years of age until she is
five years old. Thus the require- j
quirement of a cow five years of age ,
or older is 360 pounds of fat. A cow ;
is supposed to reach her maximum !
growth and production at about 5 j
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years of age. After eight years of j
age she usually begins to decline in
milk and butterfat production.
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the regulations governing the teat,
communicate with the secretarv of
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DAMAGE BY STORM.
During the wind and rain storm
Friday night two shade trees were
Mown down on the dwelling of Mr. j
]>. E. Wingard. about three miles
noith of Lexington. Little damage;
was done.
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IMi'OIM AVT ANN O CNCEMENT.
To ladies of Lexington and middle
South Carolina: Our buyer has just
returned from Xew York, where he j
made some of the most advantageous;
purchases in ladies high grade dresses
:n the history of our career. Geor- i
gettes. Orej>e de Chine, tricotines. tri- i
colettcs. serges, taffetas and eom.bina- |
lions. Many in this lot worth up to
$150 each. < ?wing to the fact that this
enormous lot of over 1000 dresses is
what is known as factory rejects, being
slightly imperfect, we are going
to offer the entire lot at prices ranging
from SI.69 to $29.50 each. This
ia nr?citjv?K' thr> crpflfp?f lot nf drPSSes
for the money that we have ever offered
to the trade. Furtick Sample
Store, corner nervals and Gates Sts.
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Farm and Garden Insecticides
Lime and Sulphur compound, Bordeaux
mixture, arsenate of lead, Paris
green, Zinc arsenate, slug shot and
other farm and garden insecticides for
killing the pests that are destroying
your cops and gardens. Tell us your
trouble and let us help you.
It. Harmon Drug Co.
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\ ALFAIJLK FARM LANDS FO
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| 7 am offering for sale my home
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'place, containing; 122 1-2 acres, Conr
miles west of Lexington. This is the
finest farm in Lexington County?
i ideally located, lying right in the
forks of two public highways; gradi
c-d school in sight on one side and
church on the other. One 7-room
| dwelling, three 4-room tenant houses,
i three dug wells and one pump. Some
: line timber on place, practically ail
wired in; 500 young fruit trees just
: coming into fruit, never failing: 75
acres open, as level as a floor, and in
the highest state of cultivation. Suit!
able for all manner of crops,
i Also 37 1-2 acres five miles west
of Lexington. 25 acres in high state
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1 of cultivation, good 4-room dwelling,
i all necessary outbuildings anu good
well of water.
Also one tract containing 235 acres
four miles west of Lexington, within
J 200 yards of Xational Highway, 30
j acres open, one good 6-room dwelling
and necessary outbuildings; fine fish
pond, big lot of timber on place.
Also 102 acres near steel bridge,
known as my river place, 50 acres
! under cultivation, balance in fine timj
her; 6-room dwelling and all out|
buildings.
j Reasonable terms to responsible
j parties. See me quick.
Sim L. Hendrix.
I Lexington, S. C.
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