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THURSDAY, JUNB U, 1*29. TU BAIinrSLL raOPLMBmmL, BABNWBX, SOOTH CASOUNA Of Interest to Farmers o «» «► * * NEARLY FIVE HUNDRED ENTER CORN CONTEST Jersey Sets Butterfat Record Spartanburg, June 8.—Four hun dred and ninety-four farmers entered the State live-acre com contest being conducted by the Extension Service to promote larger and more economic yields, according to S. L. Jeffords, Ex tension agronomist at district head quarters here, who has charge of the contest. ;■ i \ - When the entries closed June 1st, and tabulations were completed, Mr. Jeffords found that every county in South Carolina had at least one en try and that Orangeburg led with 32 contestants, followed by Richland with 25, Florence and Clarendon with 24 each, Spartanburg with 23. Because of soil, climate and other differences, the State was divided into three districts—Spartarburg district, Florence District and Columbia dis trict. There are 136 contestants the Columbia District, as follows: Columbia District. Aiken 3 Allendale —— 4 Barnwell 4 Bamberg 8 Beaufort 0 Calhoun 4 Dorchester 5 Colleton 10 Edgefield J 9 Hampton 9 Jasper 9 Kershaw 9 Lexington 2 Orangeburg 32 Richland 25 Saluda 3 Total 136 in HENS LAY EIGHT DOLLARS. A labor income of S8.37 per hen was obtained by W. H. Moody, Jr., of Kline, Barnwell County! on hia flock of 74 White Leghorn hens from No vember 1, 1927 ,t© October 31, 1928, as shown by records he kept in co operation with the Poultry Division of Clem son College. Mr. Moody made the highest labor income per hen among l.%9 demonstrators who kept complete records for the year.. His receipts were principally from eggs. Oregon Jersey Produces One Thousand Pounds Butterfat. For the first time In history an Im ported Jersey cow has completed an officiol test record of more than 1,000 pounds of butterfat. The new record maker, Imported Xenia’s Ox ford Lilac, 574105, is owned and was tested by Harry D. Illff, of Sunny Lea farm, Independence, Ore. She has Just finished a 365-day official test with a production record of 1,022.37 pounds of butterfat and 17,666 pounds of milk. This cow was bred on the Is land of Jersey, the island near the coast of France where the Jersey breed originated. She wps purchased and placed on test in 1923 by Mr. Illff im mediately after she made the 7,000- mlle Journey across the Atlantic and the United States. In that test she produced 821 pounds of butterfat, 13,- 122 pounds of milk In 365 days, with calf. Xenia's Oxford Lilac Is not only the highest record Imported cow, but she Is also the twenty-second Jersey‘in the United States to produce over !,• 000 pounds of butterfat, or 1,170 pounds of butter In one year. Her daughter, the Lion's Lilac, 671<H»2, also owned by. Mr. Illff. Is now on official test and is making such a high' production record that it Is probable that she, too, will produce more than a 1,000 pounds of butter fat In 365 days. In this event, Xenia’s Oxford Lilac and her daughter will he the only dam and daughter In the Jersey breed to both exceed 1,000 pounds of butterfat on official test. The Lion’s Lilac in a previous test of 305 days started when she was one year and nine months of age, estab lished a new world’s record for cows of all breeds for that age class. With her yield of 742 pounds of butterfat and 10,752 pounds of milk, she won the first Medal of Merit ever present ed to a yearling cow by the American Jersey Cattle club. Mr. Illff owns two Jersey cows that have produced more than 1,000 pounds of butterfat In an official test These two cows and the new 1,000-pound producer, Imp. Xenia’s Oxford Lilac, by their records, give Mr. Illff the hon or of being the only breeder with three Jersey sows !n the 1,000-pound class in his herd. Mr. UlfTs Jersey herd rarely numbers more than a doz en cows, but these cows are such high producers that they hold both national and state championships in several age classes as well as many other notable honors. toooooooooooooooooooooooo Around the Farm -OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO'VO Commercial dusts for treating seed corn are still on trial. Grapes should receive the same ’’thorough cultivation that is given oth er cultivated crops. * • • Silage is ordinarily consider* worth from four to five dollars per ton, depending on the amount of corn In It • • • Sudan grass Is very often pastured throughout the entire summer with very good results, Is a prolific pro ducer of green f •/• • Sweet clovey^improves the soil so much that it runs itself out of a home by making/the ground more suitable to other/plants which can then crowd it off the ground. / • • • On farms where alfalfa and grain /Iropa are grown, it is seldom that suf ficient manure is produced to meet the demands of both. When the amount of manure is limited, it is usually more profitable to use it on the grata crops and to apply superphosphate to the alfalfa. - tounng car, in good running condition. Farmers Union Merc. Co. Barnwell, S. C. Buy only alfalfa seed which Is known to be adapted to your locality Is the warning recently Issued by the United States Department of Agri culture. • • • To secure the greatest returns, the woodlot must be protected from fire and grazing animals, and a sound sys tem of improvement cutting adopted. Cutting Is the only practical method for the stimulation of growth of this type of crop. » 666 V is a Prescription for Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue, Bilious Fever and Malaria. It is the most speedy remedy known. ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel. HALL 6 COLE, Inc. 94.102 FANEUIL HALL MARKET. BOSTON, MASS. ;; Commission Merchants and Distributors of ASPARAGUS One of the Oldest Commission Houses m the Trade. Send for Shipping Stamp. ADVERTISE IN THE PEOPLE-SENTINEL. How to Kill the Boll Weevil. In demonstratiorr. conducted last year by John Napier, county agent of Darlington County, some interesting _ , . | , ,, . results were shown. Tests were ean- Some baby chicks were sold, also sur- ..... * ,, , , , , ... / [ducted m four fields, two application.** plus cockerels and cull her*. # . . . • . u • » Lj „ « . . ... * I of 1-1-1 mixture being applied to fields A number of poultrymen made. j k? * u i * ij Is o . , \ * No. 1 and No. 3, while fields No. 2 and labor incomes ranging from two to! 4 , ^ six dollars per hen. Only 11 out of the 159 demonstrators failed to make money. **Mr. Moody’s birds averaged 173 eggs per hen, for the year,” says P. H. Goodsin. extension poultry special ist. “They were fed a ration made up of corn, grown o*- the farm, at an average rate of 10 pounds per day per 100 hens, and a well balanced egg ma^h which was kept before them at all times. As a result of this good feeding, with good housing and management, Mr. Moody’s 74 hens returned him 4617.77 for attention given them last year."* INSURANCE FIRE WINDSTORM PUBLIC LIABILITY ACCIDENT - HEALTH SURETY BONDS AUTOMOBILE THEFT Calhoun and Co. P. A. PRICE, Manager. No. 4 were not poisoned. Checks showed the following pertcentage of infestation: July 3 July 25 July : Field No. 1.. 0.0 2.6 4.6 Field No. 2_. 11.8 23.4 47.4 Field No. 3.. 0.0 0.0 3.0 Field No. 4.. 5.7 13.4 24.6 Wm. McNAB Representing FIRE, HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANIES. Personal attention given all biteinest _ Office in Harrison Block, Main Si BARNWELL. 8. C i SPECIAL! “Mikado” Pencils: 6 for 25c. Per dpz. 45c The People-Sentinel Barnwel), S.'C. The above shows the benefits of early poisonirg. Either 1-1-1 mixture or dust applications may be applied. Both are very affective on young cot ton before squares are large enough to puncture. Begin poisoning all old cotton this week using one gallon of molasses, one gallon of water and 1 pound oCcalcium arsenate or calcium arsenate dust applied two to four pounds P«r acre preferably when the dew is on necessary when it is quiet and still. Repeat treatment in four to six days. Dust asparagus every ten days with calcium arsenate to control the aspara gus beetle. This pest is doing damage to many. of the asparagus fields and in. some cases is affecting the stand of asparagus one or two years old Antbiacnose Leaf Blight and Downy Mildew are beginning to damage can taloupes and watermelons. Several applications of Bordeaux dust should be applied to the cantaloupes, and watermelons repeating twice at six day. intervals. Nine farmers reported last week the presence of these dis eases and a number of farmers have already begun the application of Bor deaux dust.—H. G. Boylston, County Agent. A Ccttpir Defirtitton. Warn Farmers on Seed for Forage Argentine Product Is Sus ceptible to Disease and Winterkills Easily. A warning to farmer* against the l»urciiiize of Argentine alfalfa seed be cause It la not hardy, winterkills eas ily and Is very susceptible to disease. Is issued hy Waldo Kidder, agrono mist for the extension sendee of the Colorado Agricultural college. Colorndo-grow’n Grimm or Cossack varieties of alfalfa seed are types most highly recommended. Distinguish Argsntins Seed. Argentine seed may he distinguished easily because 10 per cent of It Is stained orange red. by order of the United States Department of Agricul ture. as a warning to prospective pur chasers that It Is Imported Argentine seed and unhardy. Quite a supply of this Argentine seed has been received on the Colo rado market, and is being offered for sale by certain seed dealers. It Is be ing offered at low’er prices than our home-grown or northern seed. Prospective purchasers are warned that It Is undesirable for planting In Colorado and the Rock Mountain re gion generally. There Is an unusual demand for al falfa seed at this time, because 20 per cent of the alfalfa acreage in Colorado w’as lost through winter killing and disease during the winter of 1927-28. Farmers In the northern part of the United States suffered the same mis fortune, with a loss of between 15 and 20 per cent Part of this acreage was reseeded last year and much will be reseeded this spring. Fair Supply of Seed. Although Grimm and Cossack varie ties are high and rather scarce there seems to be a fair supply of Colorado- grown and northern-grown common alfalfa seed at reasonable p^ces. This common seed is much preferable to The Argentine. et .. ^ conquer tramc with that quality in improved “Standard” Gasoline that sweeps you to the forefront when the traffic light says “Go” . . . carries ADVERTISE IN The People- Sentinel. 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