The Barnwell people-sentinel. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current, December 05, 1929, Image 3
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Of Interest to Farmers
Strawberry Crop Is^
Put in Cold Storage
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Berries Are Like Fresh Ones
i From Field When Used.
[(Prepared by the United State* Department
of Agriculture.)
More than 100,000 barrels of straw-
| berries were packed by the ‘'cold-pack”
or “frozen-pack” method in 1928, ac
cording to George M. Darrow, senior
jpomologist of the United States De
partment of Agriculture. This amount
:is the equivalent of 4,000 to 5,000 car^
‘loads of fresh berries in crates, he
Isays.
Handling strawberries in this way
is the outstanding development of the
[industry in recent years, Mr. Darrow
says. The ffesh berries are packed in
56-gallon barrels, usually with one part
sugar to two or three parts berries,
and placed In storage at a temperature-
below freezing. Packed in this way
;they are like fresh berries when ready
‘for use.
Preserves have found that a better
• preserve can be made from cold*
[packed berries than from berries fresh
.from the field.
Also because preserved berries de
teriorate after a time, cold packing
,and storage offer a remedy for this
difficulty by making It possible to put
j up preserves as they are needed. For-
; thermore, the preserves can utilize
their preserving plant the year through
lead of for a brief period of a few
reeks at the strawberry season.
A still newer development, Mr. Dar
row says. Is the cold packing and stor
age of both strawberries and raspber
ries In small containers for home use.
Several million packages were handled
by the cold-pack method this year.
Soil Erosion Control
Is Big Farm Problem
The control of soil erosion la a ma
jor agricultural problem. Its consider
ation is prominent in programs of
moat learned societies having to do
with agriculture. In Illinois alone,
thousands of tons of our heat soil ia
washed away each year to be deposit
ed In sand bars on the Mississippi or
In deltas of lower Louisiana.
The terracing of sloping land subject
to heavy washing la the only effective
control we know If that land la to he
continued In cultivation, says the 1*11*
nola Farmer, Definitely formed ra
vines and washes may be checked hy
brush and earth dams and the hill
sides may he seeded to permanent
grass crop or planted to tlml»er and al
lowed fb sod over. It seems likely
that a rousideruhle pro|»ortioii of our
lands most suhjort to erosion would he
more profitably u«ed ns crnr.log or tim
ber land than at plow land. The prob
lem of erosion therefore allies Itself
with the problem of marginal lands—
areas which are not sufficiently pro
ductive ever to jwiy a good return, yet
whose yields help to create a surplus
which In turn depresses the value of
ero|i* grown on highly productive
fields. An agricultural |»ollcy which
will consolidate and solve these ,sev-
eral problems |s needed. Forest ex
perts, looking years ahead, assure us
that on no less than one-seventh the
total area of llllnoK tlml>eirmill prove
the best poj ing crop.
Careless gashing
Spreads Disease
When Spray Residue Is Not
Removed From Fruit
Storage Rots Result.
(Prepared by the United Ztatfee Department
of Agriculture.)
Washing fruit to remove spray res
idue is another of the newer prac
tices which add to the-market value
: of the product when the Job is proper
ly done. But when carelessly done
washing may be the means of spread
ing storage rots, according to the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture.
'Washing Provss Vat us.
For the past two years the washing
treatment has been used commercially
and has proved its valne, says D. F.
Fisher, of the bureau of plant industry
of the department, who Is conducting
investigations in this phase of frnit
handling. “Comprehensive studies and
surveys covering Important shipping
points and all the larger marketing
Centers,”' he points out, “have shown
conclusively that both In storage and
on the market washed fruit holds up
an well or better than that which is
unwashed, and in addition It nsually
offers a more attractive appearance.
“The principal hazard in washing
apples, aside from Increases In rots
due to punctures resulting from extra
handling, la caused by soluble arsenic,
derived from the spray residue Itself.
This Injury la usually localized at the
blossom end ” says Mr. Fisher. For
this reason, he says, varieties char
acterized hy a large proportion of open
calyx tubes—such as Jonathan, Sta^
man, Wlneaap. Spltsenburg. and some-
itimes Delicious—should be sprayed
rather than Immersed In the clean
ing Bolmlon. Other varieties such as
Rome Bsauty, Wlneaap. Ben Daria.
Arkansas Black, and Yellow Newtown
may he Immersed without danger of
starting core rota
Chanqs Washing Solution.
The department recommend* that
the washing solution he changed after
•bout 500 huahela of apples or the
equivalent la other fruits has been
treated In each 100 galtona of rhemf
cal solvent. It also advises that fruit
he dried as quickly as poaaible after
the washing.
Growing Tree Stock
to Order Best Plan
Nurseryman Knows in Ad
vance What Is Wanted. ■
(Prepared by the United Stetee Department
of Agriculture.)
One of the new ideas in fruit grow
ing Is that of having nursery stock
grown according to, specification. It
is true that orchardlsts now specify
the particular varieties they want,
but other than that chey know very
little about the stock they plant
Closer co-operation between fruit
growers and nurserymen wohld make
it possible for the growers to get
stock from high-producing strains and
at the same time would allow the nur
seryman to know in advance whgt
stock will be wanted.
* Such an arrangement would be
highly advantageous tc the nursery-
than since a large amount of nursery
stock is annually consigned to the
trash pile for the simple reason that
it is Impossible to predict the-demand
for all types of . stock. If growers
placed their orders far enongh In ad
vance so the nurseryman could grow
the desired stock for delivery two or
three years later It would guarantee
sale.of the lot and justify special at
tention to it.
This suggestion comes from Dr. L.
C. Corbett of the United States De
partment of Agriculture. Doctor Cor
bett says that such s plan #ould be
beneficial to the grower because
would eliminate much cf the guessing
now prevalent in the nursery bosi
ness. With the knowledge that all of
his stock is sold If It meets specifica
tions, the nurseryman could devote
more time to producing a high quality
product
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Improved Uniform International
Lesson
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Lesson for December 8
HELPING NEIGHBORS IN NEED •
LESSON TEXT — Luke 10:M-S1;
James J:Xf, 27: 1:14-17; Matt 11:11-4*.
GOLDEN TE&T—TtooQ Shalt loot thy
neighbor as thyself.
PRIMARY TOPIC—Being a Good
Neighbor.
JUI
Good
NIOR TOPIC*-Being i
Neighbor.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC—How to Be a Good Neighbor.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TROP
IC—The Modern Good Samaritan: Who
is Hot
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PUBLIC LIABILITY
ACCIDENT- HEALTH
SURETY BONDS
AUTOMOBILE
THEFT
Calhoun and Co.
P. A. PUCK, Nnancr.
/^Check Movement of Sand
^ by Planting Pine Trees
Sixty years ago the father of Sen
ntor Henry W. Keyes was troubled with
/ the blowing of sand from a certain
part of his property at Haverhill, N.
H., says a report to the forest service.
United States Department of Agricul
ture. In high winds, sand would ho
, scattered all over the estate. To cor
rect this state of affairs, in 1870 the
Market All “Weed” Trees
Suitable Only for Fuel
Farmers owning wood I of* should
cull them as the dairy farmer culls his
herds, says Parker O. Anderson, for
«*ter with ihe agricultural extension
service of ihe FulversUy of Minnesota.
**The discouraging part of this wood-
lot business Is that the owner Is usu
ally killing the goose that lays the
golden egg.” says the forester. “Many
valuable trees cut and marketed for
ronlwmat would. If left to grow, he
better stilted In time for a special and
more desirable market and thus yield
a higher return. We have weed trees
In the woods as well as weed* In oth
er crops—trees which are slow grow
ing but of species that are crowding
out the more desirable kinds.
“Weed trees are Just as desirable
for fuel purposes as the better, fast
growing varieties of woodlot timber.
Hood woodlot management recognizes
the same principles inculcated in
dairy husbandry—elimination of the
undesirables. Woodlots can he con
served and made a never falling source
of Income hy means of selective and
Improvement cuttings.”
Mower Is Continuously
Operated at High Speed
One of ths farm machines which
must continuously operate at high
speed and under adverse conditions Is
the mower. Under the most favor
able mowing conditions, the mower Is
under constant strain. Because It Is
called upon to do a variety of Jobs,
from cutting heavy hay In the field to
cleaning weeds out of a fence row or
along a ditch. It Is' highly Important
that the mower he In perfect working
condition. 'Checking the alignment of
the cutter bar, seeing that the knives
are centered properly on the guards
ana giving careful attention to lubri
cation often help to lighten Its draft
ami to improve the quality of work
done. '»
A type of mower has been devel
oped which can be operated at either
of two speeds, at high speed In heavy
hay where the going Is hard, or at
low speed when the hay Is light and
the cutting easy. Thla 2 speed mower
operates on the same principle as the
transmission on an automobile. It can
lie operated with either tractor power
or horse power.
Manufacture Pecan Oil
From Waste Products
Perjin olL described by chemists of
the United States Department of Ag-
eWer Keyes planted tbe t#H»4y4ot with J^Hctt+fttre very mttd, agreeable.
northern whltfe pines brought from a
nearby pasture. As a result sand piles
are no longer seen on the drives and
walks of the Keyes estate and the>
planted area of about one acre now
has a stand of thrifty pines about CO
feet'tniT.
Agricultural Notes
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Winter Is the 5 tlme of year when thp
poultry flock needs the most attention.
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Shavings are better than straw for lit
ter and for nest materia! to prevent
sol fed eggs. . '
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Have you tried putting nicotine sul
phate on the roosts just before night
fall to rid the poultry of lice?
ee *
Pullets must have proper body size
and weight if they arCto lay large
eggs steadily through the winter. ‘ ~
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Poultry house flooro should be high
er by six or eight Inches than the
surroundings to Insurevgood drainage.'
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One of the biggest mistakes* that fl
poultry raiser eon make Is to under
feed pullets during the growing sea
son. «
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Encourage chickens to roost while
they ire still young to prevent crooked
breast bones and crowding and to aid
and characteristic flavor, Is one of the
latest additions to the long list of
products manufactured from what
were formerly farm wastes.
Fine nut fragments accumulate at
the pecan shelling plants. Chemists
have made experimental pressings of
thfe waste and determined the prop-
ertfes and composition of ihe oH. This
oil Is of excellent quality and can he
used for making salad dressings or
other edible product?. It Is necessary
to express the oil before the nut waste
becomes rancid, otherwise, however,
the oil would not be edible.
Continuous Com Land
Helped by Using Manure
Resulta from the use of manure on
farm land are measured mainly hy
increases In crop yields. This, how
ever. Is the only benefit derived.
A good illustration la had from the
Morrow soil fertility plots at the Illi
nois experiment station. A comparison
is made of land that has been in con
tinuous corn since 1876. one plot re
ceiving manure, the other receiving no/
manure. Aside from increased yield
In favor of the manure, the most strlst-
ing comparison was of the physical
condition of the soil. With both plots
fall plowed, the land that had no ma
nure was puddled and run together the
following spring, whereas the land that
Hod manure
14 days earlier. /
Agricultural Squibs
Spraying potatoes to control blight
and insects pays welt;
It is difficult to discover t thread
of unity running through the texts Se
lected by the lesson committee! The
teacher should choose between them,
making a study of the one beat totted
to the needs of the class. If the ott
of all the texts be desired, the teach
er will be coder the necessity of se
lecting the verses from . each emit
best suited to the needs of the dsss.
Perhaps the nearest approach to onlty
of treatment of the texts in the Dght
of the lesson subject would be the
following:
1. Who le My Nslghborf (Luke
10:29, 80).
The parable of the Good Samaritan
makes dear who is a neighbor and
also what It means to be a neighbor.
This destitute and wounded man left
on the highway by the robbers, need
ed a neighbor. My neighbor there
fore, fa the one who needs my help—
whether be Uvea next door or on the
other aide of the world.
II. What Being a Neighbor Meant
(Luke 10*147).
Our primary concern la not—who
la my neighbor? bat whose neighbor
am I? Being a neighbor is:
L Tn bo on tho lookout for those
In need of help (v. 88).
2. To have compassion on tho needy
(v. 88). .
Roman need called forth Christ’s
compassion. All who have Bis spirit
will be likewise moved.
8. To give to fhoee to need (v. 84).
This means not only to givo money
but also to minister to the poor.
4. To bind op wounds (v. 84).
(L To set tho helpless ones on onr
beasts white we walk (v. 84).
«. To bring to the loo and take care
of the unfortunate (v. 84).
7. Genuine love Is not spaunu<j:c.
but completes Its service.
& To give money (v. 85).
It roots much to bo • neighbor.
Love la the most expensive thing In
the world. It cost God His only Son;
It cost Christ His life.
III. The Test of Pjr* Religion
(James 1:28. 27). /
L The tongue Is bridled (v. 20).
This means that those who have
experienced Christ Will speak with
discretion. /
2. Sympathizing with and helping
those In neo«J (v. H).
The widow nod orphan are the
symbols ot he/pleosness and need.
TlHwe who ha,*e true pity will visit
such and render necessary aid.
3. Keep unspotted from the world
(v. 27). /
The one who has truly experienced
the life (tom God will separate him
self from the \world.
IV. Judgment of the Nations (Mott
25:31-40). »
ifA§ difficult to see Whnt bearing
thls/rext has upon neigblNirty respon
sibility as It (s a picture of the Jodg-
fluent which Is to take place at the
end of this age.
/ L The Judge (v. 81).
/ He is the Son of Man who died to
redeem the human race. He will
then he clothed with majesty and pow
er. occupying His throne as Judge.
2. The time (v. 81).
It will take place when the Lord
comes In His glory, accompanied with
a retinue of glorious angels- it will
take place after Be has gathered the
Meet remnant of Israel. 7
8. The place (v. 81).
From Zccharlab 14:1-5 we learn
that it will be In or near Jerusalem.
Since, according to Lake 1 *1-33,
Christ Is to sit upon the throne of
His father David* we conclude that
the place and the throne will be real.
4. The people Judged (vv.
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BUSINESS EXTENSION S1.50
RESIDENCE EXTENSION 81.00
This substantial reduction in.tbe instal
lation charge will enable many people to
enjoy this modern convenience.
Extension telephone service ia now one
of the cheapest of all home comforts. The
monthly rate amounts to only a few cents
a day and is well within the means of
practically every family.
Extension telephone service is an ideal
Christmas present for the entire family,
and the reduced installation charge
makes it a household economy.
Call the business office now to insure
prompt installation.
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potato seod can be-
seed as a result of
Potatoes Are “Gassed”
to Incite Sprouting
Science * has awakened an extra
amount of ambition in the common
potato' and literally “kidded” it ouF
of Its usual winter vacation. Every
one knows that spuds like to rest
about four months before they begin
to sprout. At the Nebraska agricul
tural college experiment station, the
spuds are “gassed” and made to be
lieve that the long winter Is over.
They begin to grow within three
weeks after they are dug in the fall.
They are dipped In a liquid called
ethylene chlorohydrln for a minute,
then put In an air-tight container to
be gassed for 24 hour*.
TRY A BUSINESS BUILDER
High quality
come ordinary
poor storage.^ - —'. ~.-—' -
see *'
Business farmers will answer let
ters just as promptly as will any oth
er business men.
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It does not pay' to treat black lo
cust pests since this species is al
ready very durable in contact with
the soil.
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Grease is better than oil for pro
tecting the plowshares from rust when
ttjey are stored for the winter, as the
grease stays where It Is put.
see
That a farmer ia ahead in applying
a preservative treatment to his fence
pdsts has bofcn clearly demonstrated
from the dollars and cents viewpoint.
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* Every farmer who keeps chickens
should study the winter needs of his
poultry flock and will find It worth
while to take time to supply these
needs:-
TRY A BUSINESS BUILDER
FOR SATISFACTORY RESULTS.
They will be the living nations upon
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church (1 Thess. 4:10, 17). They
will be people unto whom the gospel
of the kingdom shall be preached
(Mott 24:14). Those who preach
this gospel will be Jews (Rev. 7 and
Romans 11). They will be the breth
ren of the Lord In the flesh.
5. The issue of the judgment (v.
46). N
. (1) The sheep, Israel, shall enter
upon thgir inheritance of the prepared
kingdom.
(2) The goats, rejecters of Christ,
go Into everlasting fire prepared for
the devil and bis angels.
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