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Of Interest to Farmers # • . >• 'nions Growers at Olar Realize Sixty-Five Dollars Acre Profit During the past season the county chamber of commerce, with the co operation of W. H. Ramsey, agricul tural agent, S. A. L. R. R. Co., as- The onion acreage in the U. S. from 1924 to 1927 averaged 70,000 acres and the average yield was seven and onc-half tons per acre. The average sisted a number of farmers in the | price paid the growers was $30 per Olar community in the growing of ton. . or in onions for commercial purposes. Nine acres were set in Australian browns, from sets, about February 20th by the following: A. S. Barker, W. B. Cave, Jr., R. Fair Goodwin, Dr. L. A. Hartzog, A. R. Morris, Bezeel Morris, C. C. Morris, Leo Morris and A. J. Sanders. \ These nine acres of onions yielded approximately two and one-half tons of U. S. No. 1 to the acre. The onions Thirty-five thousarjdy pounds onions have been grown on an acre, according to U. S. Department of agri culture, so when you consider how intensively onions may be grown, the fact that the market for onions in cludes the entire commercial world, and the demand for a good article continues throughout the entire year, it is not a bad crop. The tariff on imported onions is sold for $50.00 per ton cash at the' $30 per ton, therefore American track, Olar. Despite the inexperience ] growers are guaranteed $30 per ton cf the growers, the average net profit fer gcod onions before Egyptian, per acre was $65.00. The statement above will answer the question, “how did you come out on the onions,” that has been asked by more than fifty persons. Many others have asjeed what about onions for next year? Well, after considerable study, here iawhat I think; take it for what it's worth. Onions is a special crop and, there- fere, needs special attention; it is a fa rly perishable crop, therefore risky. It is a widely planted crop, therefore may be overproduced, but in spite of all the faults of cnion growing, this crop is as good as or better than a very large number of crops being grown in the county. Spanish, atTd Bermuda can be import ed. If you are going to plant onions, do not try too many the first year; plant a brown t>r red variety; plant from seed with a “Planet Jr.” at the Tate of 1*4 to 2% pounds per acre not later than*January 1st. Plant in 24 to 30 inch rows on well-drained sandy .loam soil of average or better fertility and put 1,000 to 2,000 pounds of a 10-4-4 mixtuie per acre and top dress with 50 to 100 pounds soda in the spring. For detail • information, call upon W. H. Craven, county agent, or farm ers’ bulletin No. 354, and department bulletin No. 1,283.—W. L. Brannon, in The Bamberg Herald. Organization Need of Honey Industry Co-operative Marketing Is Necessary, Says Expert - ' ■— o The honey Industry needs organiza tion, says M. P. Kasmussen of the New York State College of Agriculture. “Further development of co-opera tive marketing associations among bee keepers Is necessary to meet effective ly problems confronting the honey in dustry., Local co-operatives are need ed to establish local prices and grades. Regional co-operatives are needed for warehousing, processing and merchan dising honey. A natonal co-operative, or possibly a federation of regional co operatives is needed to advertise hon ey, establish standards, develop export outlets, and obtain needed legislation. . “Tell the man who eats it about the healthfulness and food value of honey. This offers the most promising solu tion of the honey marketing problem. The unorganized state of the honey industry makes this step extremely difficult, and unless, honey is standard ized, it will be difficult to increase demand for honey to any appreciable extent. “Harney Is now retailed to the con sumer iu containers of such capacity and type as to Impress the consumer with the fact that honey is a luxury. Honey can and should be sold in cheap tin and large glass containers in quan tities readily recognized by the con sumer—not less than one pound ot multiples thereof. Corn sirup outsells honey ten to one and is put up in only five sizes, ail in tin cans.” Low Temperature Right for Fruit Important Factor in Best ' Storage of Many Differ ent Products. (Prepared by the United Staten Department of Agriculture.) Temperature plays a most Impor* tant part In the storage of many fruits that are shipped to market from dis tant areas of production. Most fruits keep well only within a rather limited range of temperature. With meats and dairy products the Important thing is to keep' them cold enough, but many fruits are injured seriously by a temperature only a few degrees low er than the most favorable tempera ture for storage. Life Processes. “The life processes of fruits and vegetables,’* says Dr. Lon A. Hawkins, of the United ^Sffates Department of Agriculture, in* explaining this fact, “are chemical or physical In nature and are governed by chemical and physical laws. According to Van Hoft’s law, the rate of a chemical reaction is doubled or trebled for each 18 degrees F. rise In temperature. The rate at which the life processes of fruits and vegetables proceed in storage in creases ps temperature rises.” Experience With Pears. Doctor Hawkins illustrates the point by giving experience with Bartlett pears. “As a rule,” he says, “this fruit will keep twice as long at 31 de grees as at 36 degrees twice ns long at 36 degrees us at 43 degree*, and twice as long at this temper ature as at 53 degrees. In other words. It will keep about eight times as long at 31 degrees as at 53 degrees. At 05 degrees, however, the fruit, keeps about as long as at 53 degrees.” Origin of Stocks The question of stocks for apple trees has attracted much more atten tion abroad than In this country. It has long been the custom In England for growers to distinguish between types of stock of different habit, such as dwarf Paradise stocks, semi-dwarf stocks like Doucin, vigorous Paradise stocks, etc. The result has been that these stocks have been propagated for years, until now pure lines of sev eral types exist; f MONEY TO LOAN Loans made same day application received. No Red Tape HARLEY & BLATT Attomeys-at-Law BamwelL S. C. Wm. McNAB Representing FIRE, HEALTH AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANIES. \ . i Personal attention given ell bosineas Office In Harrison Block, Main St BARNWELL. 8. tL T. B. Ellis INSU F WINDSTORM PUBLIC L1AB1I ACCIDENT - HEAL' SURETY BONDS AUTOMOBILE THEFT Calhoun and Co. P. A. PRICE. 4. BLLIS ENGINEERING CO. / Land Survey lag a Specialty. LyadbursL 8. C Tobacco Plants Found Poisonous Not Generally Known These Weeds May Cause " Death of Slock. N» (rrcrand by tPe Cnlir<t KT; of Acrlcuilatf.> M< :>t a auteur sawlara well hn«>w 4 tliai our ordinary cultivated Pditnva I* |M>i84»nnu*. says Dr. C. Duigiit Mnndi. of the L’Hlted Slate* Depart ment of Agriculture, in the (MilKoning of live st'ick by plant* and weed*. While nicotine, the ttol'tonou* substance in tobacco, is sliuT present in some of tt)4 totmcco* that |tr«»w wild as weeds. It it* not generally known that these plants may muse sickness and death in live stm-k. Resembles Cultivated Tobacco. The weed known to botanist* a* nicotfaua trigonopliylln grows lu umuy localities in the relatively dry range ureas of the Southwest—Texas, Ari zona. New Mexico and southern Cali fornia, and Utah. It resembles culti vated tobacco, although tiie leaves are narrower. After several deaths in * herd In Arizona, the owner and Doctor Crump of the bureau of animal In dustry, suspected the weed as the cause. They drove a herd of cuttle away from a patch and marked it carefully. Next day the cattle had re turned and eaten the wild tobacco and two vere very sick as a result These animals seemed to have acquired an appetite for the weed. Another wild tobacco, N. attenuata, which is almost equallv poisonous, is found not only in the Southwest but extending as far north a Washington. Nlcotlana glauca, commonly known as tree tobacco, because of its shrub-like growth,, is also known to be poisonous la live, stock. Easy to Kill Plants. Ordinarily, cattle and other live stock will a void the wild tobacco if good feed is avail able. As the plants grow on limited areas it is not difficult to destroy them, and on the range, where five stock.are herded, it should be easy to keep them away from patches of wild tobacco if the herders take pains to learn the appearance of the plants. To Prevent Weovil Damage to Corn. Each season weevils damage corn in storage a great deal. Some years the damage i* greater than others.It has been known to reach as high as 75 per cent. In order to prevent this damage Carbon Disulphide should be used soon. Guard Against Termites in Erecting Buildings White building new buildings they should he termite proofea. Two per cent of the original c<*st will niuk* the buiming safe from the Inroads of the insect that causes thousand* of dol lars damage each year, according to Thomas tl Snyder of die United States IiefMirtment of Agriculture. The surest way to irake the building less liable to.be attacked la to use no wood in the foundation or basement* The chief thing to keep in mind ia to prevent any wood coming In contact with the ground. Termite control and other method! of prevention are thoroughly described in a lea Met just released from the United States Department of Agricul ture, Washington, D. C. Keep Yards Clean Care exercised in keeping poultry yards dean and in sanitary condition has a double function In keeping the Hock 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 also hapiiens that some insects and other small creatures are carriers or intermediate hosts of some of the internal parasites of poul try. Once the pests are out It is easy to discourage them. Many Dairy Bulls Sold Before Value Is Known Too many dairy bulls are disposed of before their breeding value is known, according to ti.e United States Department of Agriculture. A study bus 'u»t l&cn made of the age* at which “proved” bulls were disposed of in one state. No lulls disposed ot for breeding purposes, or for injury or other natural causes, were included in the study. Of the 124 bulls studied. 88, or 71 per cent, were dlsismed of before the age of five years. One hundred and seventeen, or about P4 per cent, wverc disposed of before the age of.eight >eurs. Two bulls were kept until eleven years of age and one but! until fourteen years old. Usually a bull will be five years old or older by the time be Is proved. The disttoting of such a large per centage at an earlier age. or before their true value can be ascertained by means of dam and daughter com- parIsons, Is one of the big losses of the dairy Industry. Secret of Making Good Silage Is to Exclude Air The secret of making good silage is to have all the air excluded. For this reason the silage must not l>e too dry, and one or two men in the silo should be kept busy distributing and tramp ing. When filling, the material around the wall should be kept higher than the rest and thoroughly tramped. Otherwise molding around the edge is apt to result The preservation of silage Is due to thr?e factors—pressure, heat and acid. The pressure excludes the air. The heat due to fermentation pasteurizes the silage, killing many of the spoil-! Ing molds. The acid is also detrt- mentiti to many of the spoiling molds. I A FOR RENT r — In whole or part, 1500 acres of land, formerly owned by J. W. Walker, now owned by the Prudential Life Insurance Co., about three miles from Barnwell. Buildings and well* on the place. Also: In whole or in part, 350 acres of land, formerly owned by J. B. Morris, now owned by the Life Insurance Company of Virginia; about two miles from Barnwell. Buildings and wells on the place. - . APPLY TO HARLEY & BLATT • * ft Barnwell, S. C. y CH n KOI E I Agricultural Notes The earlier the plowing for wheat, the better the crop. * i* iborti % LIve stock abortion diseases cause losses amounting to more than $3U»- 000,000 annually In the United States. • 00 Dogs and cats are attacked by no Doctor Marsh sieved to er ^Tj apccies-nt insect para- Roofing Cement Used to Advantage With Silage There are several ways in which roll roofing and roofing cement ran be used to advantage iu filling the silo* Often the silage spoils iu the pit be cause of bad leaks where the stave !»urt fits onto the rep of the pit and because the pit wall may have so square a shoulder thu’ the silage does not settle into the pit properly. A lilierui use of trowel roofing ce roent around the bottom of trie stave* will remedy any leaks. If there is a square shoulder, it may be remedied by sloping up the square shoulder by building in with concrete mortar, or by filling in with stiff clay mortar and then .listening a strip of roll roofing around the bottom of the staves so that the lower edge hangs Just below the top of the pit wall. Rigid Culling of Aged Ewes to Improve Wool -have you driven Quantity may go hand in hand with quality in wool production. Investiga 1 sites, more than-afflict any other ani. mais. • • • With the beginning of the new year, a resolution that will pay wett, is tU* associated with superior quality, decision to keep cost accounts on the tions by the burea of animal Industry, United States Department of Agricul ture, show that length of staple and weight ?f clean wool per fleece are The In many cases one treatment is suf ficient to protect corn. However, two or even three applications may be nec essary in some cases, especially where the com is stored in a loose crib or bam. By examining at intervals it is easy to determine when additional ap plications become necessary. Those farmers interested in control- ing weevils' this winter and spring may secure directions and assistance by calling at the County Agent’s of fice.—Prepared by H. G. Boytston, major farm operations. • • * Owners of white pine trees shouldj learn to identify white pine blister rust and to realize that it spreads through currant and gooseberry bushes. 0 0 0 A good farm machinery shed will soon pay for itself by prolonging the life of the tools It protects. This hap pens. however, only when the shed is used for Us intended purpose. 0 0 0 If a sash or other plant house Is to be built, or the old one needs repairs, the job will be easier now than latefr It is also well to get the hotbeds and the cold frames ready for use. Green feed added to the ration will aid In keeping the hens in production. Be sure that there are no mites in the pouffrv house, and make It as com- e de fortable possible in every **ay. • • •. In the case of soil that can be ban died under a system involving fall plowing, fall plowing certainly hof * much to recommend ft. At least, m portion of the garden shouldsfre fail plowed, for this will mean^an early iflheritance of the sheep, its feed, man agement, and -Seasonal environment are the most important factors that influence quality and quantity ot wool. Successful sheep raisers have found that rigid culling of aged ewes and light producers is a good prnc*' tice for the immediate improvement of their flocks. Good Winter Management of Cows Pays Dividends Good winter management of the cowherd will pay big dividends in the spring calf crop. Proper feeding of the cows during the winter is neces sary to insure the birth of strong calves. 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