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THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1929. < >»»»❖>»» *» / * ► * * :: Of Interest to Farmers I i/T inn WHITE WARNS FARMERS AS TO MARKETING CROPS Administrative Officer Says Farmers May Sell Crops at Any Mar ket-Loan Offices Designate No Official Firms. Columbia, \Aug. 19.—Farmers who have been borrowing money through the loan fund provided by the govern ment for the six Southern States suf fering from storm damage a year ago may market their cotton or other pro ducts at any market they may choose, according to*L. E. White, administra tive officer, who returned to Columbia Sunday to supervise the collection of the loans. Mr. White pointed out that letters have been sent out recently by various firms to farmers borrowing money from the government and the infer ence in these letters is that they have been made official markets for cotton by the farm loan headquarters, and using this as a means of influencing the farmers to ship their cotton many miles to these markets, whereas it is perfectly suitable to the government to have the farmers sell their products at their customary place- or their nearest place. It is imperative, of course, Mr. White said, that farmers must pay their obligations to the government first, hut this is the only provision the administrative officer has placed on the loans. The farm loan office is also erf^rerier ring a difficulty in that other creditors of the farmers are de- sirious of handling the products for market, and Mr. White wishes to warn the farmers against this. •One of the letters which is particu larly misleading was sent out recently by a Savannah firm. It is printed be low for the benefit of farmers, who can beware of any other such corres pondence. “We have been in touch with the Fanners’ Seed Loan Office, Department of Agriculture, Col umbia. S. C., for some ti me •J'dl _ have authority for you to ship your cotton to us with instruc tions for us to remit the Farm ers’ Seed Loan office net pro ceeds up to the amount of your indebtedness. By handling your cotton in this manner you will receive the highest price obtain able in Savannah and have your crop mortgage paid promptly. “If you prefer to store your ' cotton with us, the government is perfectly willing to have you do so if we send warehouse re ceipts covering such cotton tc the Farmers’ Seed Loan office, Col umbia, S. C. This arrangement can be carried out to your entire satisfaction. v “When shipping your cotton to us please mark your initials on each bale, also number each bale, sending original order notify bill of lading to Us immediately with instructions as to selling or hold- irg. “Your ginner, warehouseman or railroad agent will assist you in maiking your cotton. “Kindly state fr your first let ter to us the amount of youh mortgage, according to your rec ords. This will.enable us to com pare your figures with those we have received from the govern ment. “Let’s make an early start and pay up your crop mortgage as scon as possible.” Mr. White has been in Washington for two mortbs, having returned shortly after the money was all loan ed out, but is back in Columbia now to supervise the collection of these loans. He has as his assistant in collection of these loans, Johr> E. Lynch, who waa also here last spring when the office was opened. VISIT FERTILIZER AND CROI* DEMONSTRATION Clemson College, August 19—Farm ers c*m employ a few days of August and September in no better way thai. in visiting fertilizer ai d crop experi- merts and demonstrations which are being conducted in their vicinity, says T. S. Buie, head of the agioromy division. More benefit will be derived from a personal visit than by readirg about the success of a fellow w’orker. “The Agronomy Division of Clem son College has definitely planred ex periments in mere than two-thirds of the counties of the State embracing rotations, fertilizer analysis, aid time and rate of application,” coun- tinue s Dr. Buie. “Each presents a concrete lesson in soil fertility ar.d improvemert. “In addition to these experiments there are in each county of the State carefully plant ed demonstrations to illustrate the value of ceitain practices such as side applications of nitrogen ous fertilizers to cotton and corn, thick spacing of cotton, soil-buildir g crops and the like. The purpose of these is to carry to the individual farmer information about beneficial practices that have been developed by experimental agencies. “Each tourty farm agent is in close touch with these local experi ments and demorstrations, and will gladly give information concerning them to ar y farmer who exhibits in- terest in such work.” Agricultural Hints | Sanitation Urged for All Sections Clean-Up of Fallen Fruit and Destruction of Dumps to Kill Pests. Give the hens plenty of water. » • • Hog lots and pastures used v year aft- , er year are one of the causes of runty pigs. • * • There Is no such thing as too much sweet corn. Don’t be stingy with your planting. • 9 •— In recent years the soy bean has en* : tered Into the regular cropping sys tem on a very large number of farms. • • • Xlie manure pile Is a fertile source of danger through providing a breed ing place for flies, but It la also the moat valuable single adjunct a mixed .farmer can have. • • • _ Sweet clover hay should be cut be fore the stalks get^too large to be good fer bay. It la a too Important to cut clover before tbe stalks get ■I (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) Discovery of the Mediterranean fruit fly In Florida nnd Infested Florida cit rus fruit in several other states re cently haa centered the attention of officials of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture on wide-spread cleap-up measures in orchards and fruit packing houses. A Clean-Up Is Necessary. Clean-up of fallen fruit and destruc tion of fruit dumps and rejects is par ticularly necessary this year not only because of the fruit fly but also be cause of other common pests, accord ing to Dr. C. L. Marlntt, chief of the plant quarantine and control admin istration. Such clean-up of orchards and safe disposition of packing house culls is probably seldom made. Doctor Mar- latt says, but the necessity is clearly apparent and lie has urged nil de partment Inspectors to give wide pub licity to the need for the practice and If possible to secure its general adop tion. The reports of finding Infested Flor ida citrus fruit received from other states mention only the finding and destruction of such fruit. Doctor Mar- latt says, and make no mention of any elean-up of storage places nnd prem ises. Doctor Mnrlatt is anxious that fruit handlers, dealers, and the pub lie generally realize the necessity or thoroughly cleaning nnd disinfecting cars, storage rooms In refrigerating plants boxes and oilier con-ftaers, f.nd the Immediate surround’, tg** in sheps or other places where such fruit has been kept. Reduce Risk of Spreading. Risks of spreading the fruit fly and other pests can be very much reduced, Doctor Marlatt says, by making sure that all boxes v and other contnin?n> are thoroughly cleaned, followed by very careful sweeping up of all dlit, dust, and {rash which may be beneath the boxes. Such sweepings should be carefully taken up and burned. Applications of oil, boiling water, or steam to all places likely to be infested with tbe larvae of the fruit fly are advisable. When^t ter a farmer begins applying needed limestone and growing leg omen In bis regular rotation he not only la guamoteeing a higher average yield la kit succeeding grain craps, huf Keep Poultry Yards Clean and Sanitary Parasites Undermine Health and Sap Vigor of Birds. (Prepared by the United Statee Department of Agriculture.) Care .exercised in keeping poultry yards clean and In sanitary condition has a double function in keeping the flock clear of parasites that undermine the health and sap the vigor of the birds. The Injury by mites, lice, fleas, and other parasitic organisms is some times obvious, but it aiso happens that some Insects and other small creatures are carriers or intermediate hosts of some of the Internal para sites of poultry. For example, according to special ists in the United States Department of Agriculture, one variety of round- worm must develop for onq stage of its life outside the poultry It affects. The roundworm lays its eggs within the chicken and they are eliminated in the drqppings. They will not ma ture if picked up by a fowl. They do mature if a water flea picks up the eggs. Then if a hen takes in the wa ter flea with her drinking water the round-wqfn parasite of the flea de velops into a poultry parasite. Many similar examples are known, and others are suspected. The grass hopper, for instance, has recently been shown to transmit at least one impor tant parasite of domestic poultry. Sanitation and cleanliness which prevents such insects from having ac cess to the droppings may thus break a cycle through which Infestation reaches the flock. The Insects In themselves may not be harmful to poultry, but If they have hod on op portunity to feed on contaminated droppings they may be the means of spreading these particular parasites. Factor in Increasing Production of Crops Last year farmers bought more fer tilizers than In many years. This in creased use of fertilizer was a large factor in increasing crop production. The American farmer Is learning grad ually the lesson offered by the Euro pean fanner who spends more on fertilizer per mere than any other farmer in tbe world. Holland Is cuo tinunlly enriching Its soil, which makes possible the Intensive methods of the country and puts it at the head of the list of nations in the crop yield per acre. Where the American farmer was inclined formerly to plant over a wide area of land of questionable fer tility. he Is coming to realize that with more Intensive methods, proper fertilization, nnd greater attention to the culture of his fields, he can make more money with less labor and acre age and undergo lets anxiety from plant diseases and frosts. MM. NX THEFTS AID CHECK FORGERS American Bankers Association in Nationwide Warning Exposes Methods and Gives Rules to Combat Them. NEW YORK.—Active operations in many cities of mail box thieves, who open bank communications to custom ers, containing details of- their ac- counts^ and cancelled checks showing their banking signatures/ and use this material In perpetrating check for geries, have led the American Bankers Association to issue a nation-wide warning to its members with instruc tions for combating this form of crime. The warning as sent out by 'James E. Baum in charge of the association’s Protective Department says: 0 “Heavy losses are being sustained through cancelled vouchers and state- n^fits stolen from the mail boxes of bank depositors in apartment and of fice buildings, thus divulging the de positors’ balances and supplying mod els for forged checks. As a step to put customers on guard against these methods, banks are urged to in struct every depositor to whom they mail statements of deposit accounts on the last business day of each month to notify them promptly If such state ment are not received by the dose of the next day. “Also banks should educate deposi tors to safeguard blank checks and cancelled vouchers as they would money. Such paper stolen by forgers soon puts real money in their hands. If all blank checks and cancelled vouchers were securely kept In safes instead of filing cabinets or desks, the check crooks would be denied their chief stock in trade, namely, genuine blank checks and signatures. Warn ings to depositors against, leaving blank or cancelled checks accessible to sneak thieves or burglars should be sent out at once. “Estimates broadcast by surety com panies indicate that individuals, mer chants, hotels and others outside of banking are shouldering more than 99 per cent of the total amount of for gery lossej. The bulk of forgery lots on checks is sustained by those who are willing to risk accepting them without reliable proof of Identity or title of the presenter. “Years ago the Protective Depart ment of the American Bankers Asso ciation adopted the slogan, ’Strangers are not always crooks, bnt crooks are usually strangers.’ "1fthose outside of banking could be prevailed upon to observe this rule and think about It when considering accepting a check for their merchandise or services, for which they are also asked to give a substantial sum in cash in change, one of the biggest aids to the forgery busi ness would he denied the crooks.” more for your money in the Here is a statement that will stand any kind of comparison you want to make: You get more for your money in the Pontiac Big Six than you can possibly obtain in any car listing at or near $745, No other car of Pontiac’s price can give you so much big car performance, appearance, luxury and convenience—for Pontiac is the only six of its field originally designed with the big car idea in mind. 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Twen ty-one of the twenty-fouf members of the Hownrd-MIatrl Dairy Herd im-< provement association are feeding soy beans to their herds, according to L 0. Holliday. The demand for linseed oil meal nnd cottonseed meal is Increasing each year. As the need for such pro- tetn-rlch feeds as a supplement to home-grown feeds for dairy cattle be comes more fully realized the demand for such by-products In dairy dis tricts will continue to increase Some other source of protein must be se cured. Present indications are that the soy bean may play an Important part in the solution of this important problem. : :V ,av f-:'* • I :: Disk Before Plowing Is Advantageous Practice It has been pretty definitely proved that pulverizing the top layer of tbe soil with disk barrow before plow ing is done Is a very advantageous practice. 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