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r I i # i / \ / r Of Interest to Farmers t TWO BOY FARMERS HAVE WON TRIPS TO CHICAGO , Clemson College, July 22.—Alvin Campbell, of Belton, Route 2, Ar.der- son County, and John W. Holland, of Simpsonville, Greenville Courty, hay€ beei - declared winfncvs of the trips from South Carolina to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago in De cember by B. 0. Williams, State Boy’s Club Agent. A trip was offered by the Chilean Nitrate of Soda Educa tional Bureau to the boy^vi-o made the greatest production of cotton on one acre and one to the boy whc matit the gieatest production of corn or one acre. Young Campbell won the trip or. cotton production, having made 2,976 pounds of seed cotton on his acre of deep loam soil, fertilized wiith 800 pounds of 3Nit-8Phos-3Pot aid 200 pounds of Chilean ritrate of soda as a top dresser. The rows were three feet apart and the stalks five inches in the row. Coker 5 was the variety More About Kudzu. News and Observer. The Observer has been under the impression that it was a pioneer in the advocacy of kudzu for the utiliza tion of rough, thin or rocky lands un suited for cultivation, for pasturage, and for the production of enontious quantities of fine legume hay on any land. It seems, however, that there are other pioneers. The Greensboro News has had a number of references to this new crop and it seems that T^e Columbia State for some time has been advocating the utilization of this crop. The Abbeville Piress and banner tells of a land owner near Lowndesville, S. C., “who is rapidly reclaiming rough land at the same time producing at practically no cost an abundance of greer.t forrfge.” In cidentally The Press and Banner ^quotes Professor ^aul Tabor, of the Georgia State College of Agriculture, as recommending kudzu for the re claiming of thousands oi. acres of Georgia hill land. Professor Tabor Open Herdbooks to Best Cattle Dairy , Associations Over looking Means of Improv ing Their Breeds. used. In speaking of how he would use the proceeds of his club work Al- P redict, that n,ore than 100 : 000 ac , re8 vit said: “Of course it is my plan to save, but seeing that my mother need ed some conveniences in her kitchen I have spent some of my eamirgs there. It is my desire to gave and buy a small of kudzu will be in production within a short while. The Greensboro News declares that “it seems inevitable that kudzu will take a large place in the Carolina farm of my owr. I .«y small for I l» rd «»P* * " «»«• «>>ility ° f the believe in small, well developed farms.", hon 'y* ucU « vine to check * ro,ion ' ,nd Holland's trip was won on hi, corn to , ” tore Urd *° P™ductmty. and club acre which yielded 87 bushel, ard »»«>»»*»'« plr»s>n« verdure for the 38 pounds. He used 200 pound, of • nd P ov,rt * of ,kirned ,,nd 4Nit-10Phos J 2Pot fertiliser and 200 “ Kud,u b * •" •««»"“ * «*“* pourds of Chilean n tiate of soda as a top dresser on hit acre of light gravel s>i! vuth clay subsoil. The variety was LVuthit's Pr^lif..? planted Hi four-for** riws 16 i'ches in thj drill. * ihr ha« i:f # 1 t^e r ## * eeds of his .*o n to rurrhsse a Je r *ev olf to enter the 4-H calf club. Thus he is combir ing c rops snd livestock in his program of club woijk. Winners Tie in Aiken Essay*. forage snd grows much faster; both plants accomplish ir s few years some of the important thir gs it takes for ests a half a century, more or less, to do." (Prepared by the United Mates Department of Agriculture.) Dairy breed associations In the United States are overlooking an Im portant means of Improving their re spective breeds in keeping their herd books closed to the many unregistered high-producing cows of excellent type, according to O. El Reed, chief of the bureau of dairy industry, United States Department of Agriculture. Speaking before the annual conven tion of the Holsteln-Friesian associa tion In Philadelphia, Mr. Reed suggest ed the desirability of the national breed afBbciations giving “some study to setting up a system of registry which will permit entering In the herd books unregistered animals that have reached a-high degree of purity for u high level of production.** Stem* Like Rank Heresy. Mr. Reed admitted this suggestion might seem like “rank heresy to those who have not thought the proposition through,** but he called attention to the fact that oil cattle now registered sprang from the common herd. More over, he cited figures showing the very slight difference existing between the production of unregistered and regis tered commercial herds todsy. Of 100.000 cows tabulated by the bureau of dairy Industry. 70.000 were of South Curoliua when menta to the North principally origin ate, though ir.dividual growers here and there have produced very fine mel ons; but tbe year is remarkable as the first in which joint federal and State inspection at shipping poirtg has been practiced. Farmers have already benefited sub stantially by this official certification of grade, condition ar.d pack, obtain ing returns of $25 to $50 more per car thereby, so it seems altogether likely that the service will be continu ed and extended. Shipping-point in- spec it on was the more gratefully re ceived because asparagus growers in the same territory had operated under it for two years, with satisfactory re sults. Cash side-track prices paid at Barn well and Williston have beer.t so far fairly-good, the peak reported being $450 obtained at Barnwell by Terry Richardson July 13 for a carload of Tom Watsons averaging in weight 35.7 pour.ds. The Barnwell People- Sentinel says that Perry Bush and E. D. Peacock received $300.00 each at the track for a carload apiece of Tom Watsons.—The State. JUAT Uk *IOO WHTN YOU BUY According to figures compiled by a great public utilities com* pany operating 996 automobiles of S3 different makes during 1928. Pontiac costs one cent per mile Ism to opermte than any other low-priced eix. You probably drive your car 10,009 miles r. And per year. so, when you are comparing Pontiac with any other six at or near its price—remember that its big c qualities will cost you 9100 less the first year alone—which is just like saving $100 when you buy! 1 Interesting Farm Facts. Fifty-two cars of melons were in spected at Barnwell during the past two weeks by E. D. Quattlebaum. Farmers who used the service are well pleased, feeling that it has resulted in much better prices. All track-side buyers who have expressed themselves say they would much i other buy cars on which certificates have been is sued. One represents g a large dis tributor says he will give $25.00 more per csr for inspected stock. Mary farmers have begun dusting for boll weevil control during the past grade, .nJ 30.000 were regl.tered. | few d**'- S®" 1 * h « v « b ** un «x> The crude* he said, produced 7,12-1 i The supply of calcium arsm.ate ia low pounds of milk and 284 pounds of but- I and some difficulty is being exper- terfat a year on the average, while ienced by farmers to get supplies of the registered cattle averaged i.STS f reg j| Where infestatior is only nouncs of milk snd 303 pounds of ; . k 1A * j * .. . , ... 1 about 10 per cent dusting systemati- butterfat. a d fference of only TM ^ * PRODUCT OP GENERAL MOTORS Offered in a Variety of Color* At No In in Price. Big C«JL FomIsbpdr Combined In No Other €^sr at or Nenr troutlae’i* Price wmmf** cnrYi Uni WmM, Big Car Speed. Power and Aceeleratlon • Big Cnr Smoot tineon and Silent Big Cnr SnfeCy • • • Big €'ar Style • • • • Big Car Laxnry • • • Big Car Convea- trnre «•••••• Big C ar Reliability • nvE-r Awurvcai s-dm* sedan BODY BY UMIKH Ftmlimr Hg Sia, $741 <• o. h. tomlime, SfieA., plus dmUwmry rkmrgmrn. Bmmpar*, spring tmmtrm mmd ®taaad“ti f0g9$§B0T .qi.ipraMMt •« dlgki wttrw M«rt«ra TInm $my Plan The Oh server is delighted to rote. pound, of milk and 10 pound* af but- c * ll > r •"^rdin* to Government direc- the more general recognition of the merita of a crop wlich has such in-1 firitc possibilities for the Piedmont, farmer*. In apite of tbe high cost of kodzu roots, until rarently regarded as the o ly means of establishing the crop, • large number of live stock growers in Georgia, Alabama and terfat «n favor of the registered cattle. result*. Poor stands Columbia.—Archie Langley, of M Conalck *b4 Florida have estshttshed targe anre- Cameron. were declared by the judgestage* ir this crop. In tVU Piedmont to be tied for the first place ii the 1 region, where the crop is of even more Cooperative Marketirg Essay Contest I importance because of the large per- held at Aiken Tuesday. In the finance tage of rough, thin, rocky land, vote for prises Langley was given 1st j quite a number of farmers during the pla.e and Miss Rickenbaker second, with Boyd F. Dantzler. of Parler. 3rd. the prises beirg $25 on, $15.00, and $10.00 in gold. This was the Savannah River District Contest of the Coopera tive Marketing Essay Contest held under |K» auspices of the South Caro lina Cotton Growers Assoriatior, and the winners will compete for State honors in Columbia or July 23rd. The judge* * e®f K. D. Snvrh, Aiken Coun ty Superirtendent of Education, A. H. Ward, district extensioi agent of Clemson College, Aiken, and George E. Prince. Chief, Division of Market ing, Clemapr College and U. S. De- pa rtmeit of Agriculture, Aiken. pant few years have recognised the value of the crop ard lave planted experiment fields which have more than confirmed their estimates of the crop. * Even these met were deterred, however, from pytting in any con siderable acreage of tbe crop on ac count of high cost of establishing kudsu from plants imported from Georgia m d Florida. Tbe biggest thing that has happen ed in conettion with kudsu ir recent years has been the complete demon- stratior by Editor Eugene Ashcraft, of the Enquirer, at Monroe, that kudsu car be established from seed import ed from Japan. Mr. Ashcraft, for Presiding over the meeting was C. L.| himself and friends, has been import- Gowan, Aiken County Agricultural ing a constartly increasing quartity Agent, assisted by W. E. LaGrore, of of seed every year for the past three Johnston, district field ager.t of the years and a large number of farmers South Carolina Cotton Aasodiation.I in Unior, Mecklenburg and other The meeting was addressed by Stanley, counties are planting seed this year. F. Morse, Field Service Director of .One Mecklenburg farmer who planted the South Carolina Cotton Growers'a quantity of seen in July last year, Association, who explained that the ( principally to test the germination of new Farm Relief bill will operate the seed ard hardly hoping that the through the farmers* cooperative as sociations and that the $500,000,000 revolving fund will be loaned only to the cooperatives. Talks were also made by agriculture teachers W. A. Masor, Jr., of McCormick, John Mijey. of Willistor, and G. A. Sianlev of Kingstree, and by Associa-ion ' field agents D K. Sunm.evs, cf Cameron, plants produced from seed that late ably surprised that the plants did sur- would survive the weather, was agree- vive and that mary hard seed which did not germinate last summer at all have germinated during the present New System la Favorad. There are many unregistered an imals of great productive capacity and excellent type In the United State* today that could be made use • of to our breeding operations art Hi ' profit, he said. A system of register ing such animals has plenty of back log, and it can lie made geoetlrallv smind. Great Britain. Holland, and other countries famous for their fine herds and flock a have used such a •yatem In tbe past and still follow the practice of admitting animals that have three to five top rroanea of reg istered tires. In discussing the plan, Mr. Reed pointed out that It would not mean an Immediate wholesale reg istration of grade cattle. If only three top crosses were required for the reg istration of females and all first calves In the rrnaaea were females, which la , Improbable, he stated. It would take ten years to get a female registered In the herd book. with small delayed (fevelopmert offer poor prospects for profitable fields even with dusting. Poisoning on su h fields Hi rot recommended. Farmers are urged to continue fre- quert shallow cultivation of cotton, esperinlly on late plantings. Fsrmera 1 Week et Cisaasi fith to 10th. A fire opportunity ia of fered farmers and their wives to take a vacation at small cost . getting the best instruction, and fine ir apiration at a beautiful place which is very sear the mountains. Let’s go. Folks! H. G. Boylston, County Aft. Youmans Motor Company ALLENDALE, & C -0-9- HALL 6 COLE, Inc. 94-102 FANEUIL HALL MARKET. BOSTON. MASS. Communion Merchant* and Dintribaton of ASPARAGUS One of th« Oldest CotwiMion Houses m Send for Skipping Stamp. Preventive Steps for Poults and Blackhead Such tragic stories as come In about “poults the slue of qualla.“ “They get a yellowish or greenish color drop, pings”; “they begin to walk slow”; “they go light until they die,** etc. This Is the old enemy “blackhead.** The preventive measure Is to rear the turkey poulta on ground that Is not pastured by chicks^ to give them all the sour milk they will drink, and every third week to give epaom salts In the proportion of a teaspoon each per old bird, and a half teaspoon for poults. The droppings of n flock affected with blackhead should be kept cleared away and burned or buried. Make sure that the fowls are free from mites and lice. Do not keep as breeders birds that have been cured of blackhead. * I Protect Your I “Cotton Crop v I I HAVE JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OF PERFECTION Dusting Machines AT ELLENTON seasor so that be has an even better stard than he had hoped for. This farmer has plarted 20 pounds of seed this year with the idea of producing home-grown plarts Which be will transfer early rext spring to many acres of hillsides ard other rough, thin land, which for obvious reasors is not suitable for cultivation. » ■ Agricultural Notes «X®-H*®X**!**H®*X**X®®XK*C , < h ^<**H**X*<* < > Feed a dry mash. Si Give Food for Goslings. Bread and milk, cornmenl and bran mash are all good food for goslings. One thing that tends toward profit In gdese ralslng Is that hut little food Is required after the first few days when f^ass Is plentiful. But because goslings are not always careful ns to diet they sometimes eat poisonous weeds, principally young cocklehurr, and unless timely aid is given .they die. It Is best to feed them at least once a day. and to Include a little lard or grease skimmed from liquor In which vegetables have been boiled and seasoned, to overcome the effects of such poisons. Hoeing Is the life of peas, them plenty of It • • • 9 Sudan grass used* for pastures Is not nearly so hard on the land os j Sudan grass used for hay. t One of the latest devices Is n con veyor and self feeder for baling straw directly from the threshing machine. • 9 S Vegetables will not devejop satisfac torily If the plants are thick, hence judicious thinning ft very Important • s • Don’t forget to take a dally lookout for bugs and give them a shot of poison. One hug can produce a big family lo short order. • • • Unless turnips are thinned just at the right time they will be disappoint ing. Get them pulled to reasonable distances to permit growth.