The Barnwell people-sentinel. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current, November 14, 1929, Image 3
Of Interest to Farmers
Potato Storage
Very Important
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Tubers Should Be Dry and
Seasonably Free From
Dirt or Bruises.
ONE DOLLAR AND FIFIY
PER RUSHES. 1 OR CORN
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(Prepared by the United States Department
0 of Agriculture.)
livery grower of potatoes on a com
mercial scale should provide storage
capacity for at. least 7?» per cent of ids
annual crop. Potato Rf ecialists of the
United States Department of Agricul
ture point out liiat It would be a
physical Impossibility as Well os dis
astrous economically to try to mar
ket the full crop in the autumn. Often
it happens that the individual grower
may find it profitable to put ail his
crop in storage and wait for a more
favorable market.
Successful Storage.
Requirements for successful storage
of potatoes as summarized by William
Stuart of the bureau of plant industry
include protection from extreme tem
peratures, with a range from 35 to 40
degrees Fahrenheit being the most sat
isfactory; sufficient ventilation to re
move foul air and moisture: and pro
vision for excluding light The tul>ertf
should be dry and reasonably free
from dirt. AH diseased, badly cut, or
bruised tubers should be removed from
the crop.
“It is not advisable, 7 * says Mr.
Stuart, “to store potatoes to u depth
of more than five or six feet in the
bin. The bin should not be larger
than 12 feet square unless it is pro
vided with a series of ventilating
shafts for the escupe of moisture and
heat. Division wells and floors provid
ing ventilation are desirable.**
Deep Piles Harmful.
It is common for growers and deal
ers to store potatoes in bins to a dipth
of 10 to 15 feet. It is poor policy,
however, and often accounts for
fdirlnlsT.ge and loss. Deep piles gen
erate more heat, and decay’and dis
ease are likely to take heavier toll.
^Vlso the weight of the piled-up pota
toes is likely to cause cracking and
bruising of the tubers in the lower
layers.
In most sections of Barnwell County
a fairly good corn cicp has been made.
There some surplus with most
farmers, while there is quite a good
deal dstressed.
Seventy-five cents per bushel is
being paid for corn now, and it may
sell for less. Why sell for such a
price when this com can be fed to
hogs along with fish meal and one
dollar and fifty cents per bushel or
more can be realized? ‘ J.
Good thrifty shoats should be al
lowed to run through' the fields during
the winter. Then early in the year
Proper Care of
Alfalfa Stand
Is Richest Hay When Cut
Early and Produces More
* Gain in Stock.
(By L. E. WILLOUGHBY, Extension
' Specialist. Kansas State Agricultural
College.)
After a stand of alfalfa is obtained,
the length of time It wlh live depends
on how It is handled. Frequent early
cuttings before the bloom stage will
so weaken alfalfa that weeds and
grass will come into the stand in one
or two years.
At Manhattan on a two-year-old
they are put on a full feed of corn] stand that was cut on an average of
with fish meal. These hog s should be ( five times a year, with an average of
ready for market during March and 31 days between cuttings, weeds and
April.
Corn alone will not give proper re
turns but with fish meal the food is
grass came in after one year. This
was cut in the bud stage. . A stand
that was cut in the tenth bloom stage
i kept the grass and weeds out for four
balanced. Where possible some green I year g. When cut in the full bloom
grazing should be furnished. This stage we?ds and grass did not bother
MD FOR VETERANS
IS RED CROSS PLEDGE
Service and Ex-Service Men Are
Helped in All Problems.
Mulch on Strawberries
1 Prevents Winter-Kill
The fdea of a mulch Is not to keep
the ground from freezing, but to keep
It frozen and to hold the snow over
the rows. A severe cold, open winter
is hard on plants. It's likely to win
ter-kill them, or Injure the roots so
they cannot function properly the fol
lowing spring. As far as winter pro-
tection is concerned, a mulch would
not be so absolutely netJessnry If we
were sure snow would be over the
rows all winter. Even then It is very
necessary in the late winter or eaily
spring after the snow goes off, to
shade the row and prevent repeated
freezing and thawing. Alternate freez
ing and thawing not only heaves the
plants out of the ground, but Injures
the roots and crowns, handicapping
the plants' ability to produce a maxi
mum crop. Mulches are also beneficial
In the spring or early summer when
the crop of berries is ripening.
will cut the consumption of corn and
fish meal per hundred pounds of gain.
Fish meal or tankage should be
used to balance corn ration unless
large amounts of skim milk are beii(g
fed.
Bryan Powell, of Williston; Bunyan
Blaqk, of Barnwell, and Lee and Henry
Lancaster, of Blackville, are some of
the farmers who have used a balanced
ration. Ask them. Let’s feed the
corn through hogs to get a profitable
price.—Piepared by H. G, Boylston,
County Agent.
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(iovrnmont Loans Being Paid.
over a period of eight years. Where
it is desired to maintain a strong
stand of alfalfa, it seems advisable to
cut alfalfa between the tenth and the
full bloom stage. Where the highest
quality of hay ia desired, the earlier Corps. The society and a majority of
cuttings may be practiced at the ex- | J i ta 3,500 chapters handle claims for
Service to World War veterans In
hospital, for able-bodied veterans, fnd
for dependent families of both called
for expenditures of $738,000 by the
American Red Cross during the year
just ended. In addition. Red Cross
Chapters spent $1,963,000 in veteran
relief, and also for men still In service.
Although eleven years have passed
since the Armistice, there remain
25,500 disabled and sick veterans of
the World War in hospitals, and the
peak of the number who will require
hospitalization Is not expected by
Veterans Bureau authorities to be
reached until 1947. For these men.
the Red Croat must continue Its serv
ice of providing recreation and com
forts, according to James L. Fleser,
vice chairman of the Red Cross. ■
“Under Its Charter from Congress,
the Red Cross is required to maintain
service for veterans of wars and for
the men still in the service.*' Mr.
Fieser said. “The funds for this work
come from the annual roll call mem
bership fees. In addition to the sum
spent In maintaining contact with the
veterans, the Red Cross expended
$308,000 in its service to the men still
in the regular Army. Navy and Marine
Cleaning and grading need wheat
and treating It to prevent stinking
smut, are good Investments that will
pay dividends next year.
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Despite the fact that next spring
Is the time to plant forest trees on
Idle tares, right now Is when they
should be ordered., Do not postpone
ordering and then get s reply that the
supply is exhausted.
ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel.
MONEY TO LOAN
Loam made some day
application received.
No Red Tape
HARLEY & BLATT.
Attorneys-at-Law
BamweBL S. C.
Wm. McNAB
Represantfnff
FIRE, HEALTH AND ACCIDENT
INSURANCE COMPANIES*
Personal attention given nil brndnsni
r HHce in Harrison Block, Main St
BARNWELL. S. C
INJt
FIRE
WINDSTORM
PUBLIC LIABILITY
ACCIDENT - HEALTH
SURETY BONDS
AUTOMOBILE
THEFT
Calhoun and Co.
<P. A. PRICE. Minacer.
T. & BDIa
J. B. Elia M
ELLIS ENGINEERING CO. <
<» Lend Surveying a Specialty,
Lyadhnret, 8. C.
It is of interest to know just how
farmers in Barnwell County are pay
ing their loans to the government.
County Agent Boylston has received
from the Farmers’ Seed Loan Office
data on loan* made in the South and
how well they are be ng paid.
All leans are due on or before De
cember 1st, and borrowers are expect
ed to pay or make a final showing by
that date. Those making a poor crop,
thereby not being able to pay their en
tire loan, will do well to make a re
port tp.tfce government now.
Comparison of Barnwell County
with surrounding counties can be made
from the table below. It is hoped
that this county will pay as large per
centage of loans as any in this section:
Amt. bor- Paid to Per
rowed Oct. 31 Cent
.. $nJ,851 $35,352.26 68
__ 62,245 30,786.67
... 50,709 38,335.16
Aiken 41,142 23,335.27
Orangeburg . 156,571 111,581.99
Barnwell
Allendale
Bamberg
49
76
57
71
Barnyard Composts
According to studies made at tne
Georgia experiment station, the value
of barnyard manure in crop produc
tion is markedly fhcreased by add
ing 100 pounds of rock phosphate and
20 pounds of sulphur per ton of ma
nure and composting for three months.
This improvement is accounted for in*
the conclusion that the sulphur checks
the loss of ammonia of manure^ and
also develops an acid that acts on
rock phosphate and makes its phos
phorus more available.
—Prepared by H> G.. Boylston, Co. Agt.
RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS
PRINT BOOKS FOR BLIND
Agricultural Squibs
Good seed corn is the kind that will
grow vigorously.
• • •
Every good farmer makes war on
waste in field, or barn, or shop.
• • •
A ton of sweet clover, dry weight,
will odd ^ pounds of nitrogen to soil.
w. • * *
Potatoes for dairy feeding should be
cooked to about the sume degree as
for the table.
' • • •
Tenant farming on the share basis
is usually best for beginners, experi
ence has shown.
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As a means of preventing disease
sanitation is just ns Important on the
farm as it is in the hospital.
• • •
The roads and highways of the
-United States occupy space equivalent
to 112,000 farms of 100 acres each.
• • *
Flax varieties that are resistant to
wilt have been developed at the Min
nesota agricultural experiment station.
• • *
Simple treatment for scours coosisla
In giving one to three tabieepoonfuis
of castor ou in milk to clear the (
bowel* * .
One of the most appealing services
that is carried forward by women vol
unteers under the American Red Cross
is that of transcribing popular and
scientific books Into Braille tor read
ing by the blind. This work was
started at Evergreen hospital, wh^re
blind veterans of the World War were
sent after the Armistice.
The Red Cross now has 1.155 volun
teer Braille transcribers, and last year
they produced 442 titles in 1,849 vol
umes. or 175,000 pages of Braille. The
majority of the books go to the
Library of Congress and public li
braries throughout the country, al
though some of the books go to
schools for the blind and. in a few
Instances, text books are transcribed
for some Individual scholar in order
to help him complete his course in
some study.
The work is supported from the Red
Cross Roll Call for members which
occurs each, year from Armistice Day
to Thanksgiving Day.
pense of maintaining the stand.
Early cat alfalfa is the richest hay
and produces more gain when fed to
live stock than docs iate cut hay. An
occasional early cutting probably will
not injure the vigor of an alfafa stand.
If, for any reason, it is desirable to
cut one crop early, the following crops
should be allowed to approach full
bloom.
Another common abuse to an alfalfa
stand is to cut late in the fail. Some
times after the third cr fourth cutting
a six or eight inch growth is formed.
Such a growth appcMirs to stand still
as cold weather approaches. If short
of buy, the grower may lib tempted
to cut this crop but If he does lie is
iikeiy to weaken ids fn*xt year’s stand.
There Is experimental evidence to
show that us winter approaches al
falfa plaath attempt to build up re
serve food in their roots for winter
protection. Such an afterninth will
offer considerable winter protection to
tke alfalfa plants.
Satisfactory Feed for
Heifers During Winter
Whnt feed should be given dairy
heifer* in order to winter them satis-
yfactorlly for fall calving?
a. When legume hay and com si
lage are available—buy and 8ilag#at
will and two pounds dally of com.
cane, or knlfir grain.
b. When legume hoy but no silage
is available—legume hay at will and
two pounds of grain per day.
c. When corn silage but no legume
hay Is available—silage at will, some
dry roughage as hay or fodder, and
two or three pounds of a grain mix
ture consisting of one part of some
high protein feed ns cottonseed meal,
linseed meal or gluten feed, and one
part of com, oats, or bran.
d. When neither corh silage nor
legume hay are available—buy leg
ume hny.
these meu for lusurance, compensation
and other-benefits they are entitled to
under the law. and also where neces
sary arranges to provide for depen
dents of the men.
“Red Cross workers are maintained
in forty-eight Veterans Bureau Hos
pitals. as well as in all regular Army
sod Navy hospitals, whose duty it is
to supervise recreational facilities for
the patients, and to provide small com
forts. ‘ In the Army and Navy Hos
pitals, the workers also do social serv
ice for the patients. These tasks also
are performed at all Army Posts and
Navy Porta by Red Cross workers, and
In addition Red Cross representative*
to handle claims are established at the
majority of Veterans Bureau regional
offices.’*
. Mr. Fieser urged that all citizens
enroll In the Roll Call, from Armistice
Day to Thanksgiving Day. November
11 to 28. In order to aid In supporting
this work.
FOR RENT
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In whole or part, 1500 acres of land, formerly ownad by J. W.
Walker, now owned by the Prudential Life Insurance Co., about three
miles from Barnwell. Buildings and wells on the place.
« Also:
In whole or in part, 350 acres of land, formerly owned by J. B.
Morris, now owned by the Life Insuran e Company of Virginia;
about two miles from Barnwell. Buildings and wells on the place,
a
APPLY TO
— HARLEY & BLATT ~!
, k Barnwell, S. C.
NEW CROPS IN FLOODED
STATES BRING PROSPERITY
Tbe introduction of new bablta ot
planting, following the Mississippi Val
ley flood of 1927, has brought sdded
prosperity to farmers In many of tbe
Mississippi Delta counties, according
to Red Cross officials.
Almost every cabin has r. fine vege
table garden, whereas cotton formerly
grew right to tbe doorstep, the Red
Cross states. The home demonstration
and agricultural agents tLve followed
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up the project Inaugurated by the Red
Cross. Immediately after the flood ot
1927, with very gratifying success
There is a large acreage In ?om.
whereas formerly cotton was the one
crop. Alfalfa- has gained a firm foot-
Feed one-half legume hay. i hold, and the growing of this crop is
AIRPLANES DROP TONS
OF FOOD DURING FLOOD
one-half non-legume roughage, and
two pounds dally of a mixture of two
parts corn and one part high proteib
feed. .
Applying Limestone
Lime applied in tbe fall should fie
disked into the soil both immediately
after applying and again the next j
spring. The extra time gives it an
opportunity to become available for
the young plants as soon as they ger
minate.. If applied in the spring the
applications should be larger because
there is less time for the lime to dis
solve in the soil. Winter applications
are not ns effective ns fall because
there is no opportunity to w^rk the
lime into the soil until spring.
bringing good* financial returns from
the three or four cuttings each year.
Live stock also is showing improve
ment due to these new crops.
Everything considered, the Delta
sections which escaped a backwater
problem in the Spring of 1929 are In a
prosperous condition, as a result c of
the follow-up and rehabilitation by the
American Red Cross.
Loosening the Grip
me:
= Agricultural Notes
RED CROSS HONOR FLAG
GOES TO NEW HAMPSHIRE
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Tbe honor flag, given annually to
the State which enrolls the greatest
percentage of its population aa mem
ber. of tbe American Red Cross, went
this year to New Hampshire. The de
cision was so close between New
Ham pah 1 re and ^Vermbn t that H hung ’
In the balance for a time. California
ranked third in tbe honor l.st and Con
Army. Navy and Alabama National
Guard airplanes delivered twenty-five
tone of supplies furnished by the
American Red Cross to flood refugees
who were completely cut off from any
other aid, during the serious floods In
four southeastern States early this
spring.
The three services made an average
of fifty flights a day, delivering medF
cine, food, clothing and blankets.
Most of tbe supplies were dropped
to the refugees who were isolated on
hill tops and high ground, by the
flood waters.
Nava) aviators made a total of 115
flight! during the flood period, em
bracing 15,000 miles. Observatloo
planes also reported by radio where
marooned refugees could he located,
xnd a magnificent program of co-op-
•ration with the Rad Cross relief
forces waa carried forward by all
three aviation aervieea.
TRY A BUSINESS BUILDER
FOB SATISFACTORY RESULTS.
Shaving* are better Jhan straw for ; necticut fourth
litter and for nest material to prevent
soiled eggs.
Too much or too little fertilization
of vegetables may increase their sus
ceptibility to. disease.
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Plenty of water must be used in
putting up stover silage, since the fod
der itself is perfectly dry.
• • •
Ask your county agent about the
new way of protecting poultry against
chicken pox by vaccination.
• • •
Shredding cornstalks or putting corn
in the silo have been found unusually
effective means of corn borer control.
• t •
Build the out-take flues for your
ham ventilation system from the wow
floor to the eaves while tbe mows are
empty.
• • •
Trouble with stringy milk may usu
ally be overcome by thoroughly boll*
log end disinfecting all utensils, ac
cording to dairy expert*.
TRY A BUSINESS BUILDER
A final tabulation of figures of tbe
1928 Roll Call showed a nation-wide
membership of 4,1$7.946. The banner
rests with New Hampshire, where it Is
hung. In the State House, until the
1929 Roll Cali—held between Annie
tlce Da> and Thanksgiving Day—is*
completed and new figures available
for the 1929 winner. Y
FIVE RED CROSS CA
HOUSE FLOOD REF
<L/^SKING no
favors, playing no favor
ites, time gives to every
man twenty-four hour# ev
ery day.
Nor can one moment be
added. To scientific skill
and human ingenuity re
mains the task of making
the most of the time that
we have. How well these
efforts have been rewarded
is common knowledge. To
day man completes in mo
ments—with a mind free
for other duties—work that
Wprking hand in hand!
with each advance—faster*
than the fastest—is the tel
ephone. Wherever you call
—in town or out—you get..
your connections. even,
quicker than you did last,
year, much quicker than
the year before.
The grip of time is being *
loosened, but it must be
loosened even more to meeA,
the needs* of tomorrow. X
refusal to be content with -
present accomplishments ia
the spur that urges the
28,000 employees of this
a few years ago required company to exert their best
hours. Modern transporta- efforts to make your tele-
tion draws distant points phone service faster and
hours closer. better.
■southern bell telephone
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY'
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A total of 27,791 persons were main
tained by the American Red Cross
In camps or In their own homes in
the three States of Alabama. Georgia
and Florida, following tbs disastrous
floods of early taat Spring. Five
camps were organized, of which fouv
were in Alabama and one in Florida.
Small temporary camps wars set np
in various places In addition to tbtae,
bet tbs persons not absltnrsd in tbs
•vs main enmps soon wars aMs to rs-
inra boms or to friends and relatives.
Red Cross anrses were at all tvs
camps, assisting tbs State bssRb an-
tnsmiss ia cars nc tas sms and m
i LONG TERM MONEY to LEND
6 per cent interest on ktrge amounts)
Private funds fyr small loans, i*
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