The Barnwell people-sentinel. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current, July 25, 1929, Image 3
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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.
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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!
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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
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Big Car Speed. Power
and Aceeleratlon •
Big Cnr Smoot tineon
and Silent
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Big €'ar Style • • • •
Big Car Laxnry • • •
Big Car Convea-
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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
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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.
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Agricultural Notes
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Feed a dry mash.
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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
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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.
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Vegetables will not devejop satisfac
torily If the plants are thick, hence
judicious thinning ft very Important
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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.
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Unless turnips are thinned just at
the right time they will be disappoint
ing. Get them pulled to reasonable
distances to permit growth.