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THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1931. THE BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA Truck Growing in Four Counties Studied for Lessons by Expert * . ' ■ --- Sv- • —iwn Jensen of Clemson Directs Survey oi Harnwell, Allendale, llamberg and Hampton.— Kinds Interesting Indications. -V- Wriften for The'. People-Sentinel ^B. Bryan. asparagus, cantaloupes, cucumbers and fweet potatoes. , “ Vegetables grown in the areas are of relatively high quality, and while own plan carefully. The set-ups, ob viously, apply only to farmers in a position to grow the indicated crops to advantage and do not apply , to the effect of production practices on farms Hot in the trucking business, quality are still uncertain, the fact ! The Look Ahead, that the best farmers received bet- It seems evident that £ruck pio- ter price s for aspaiagus is part nrOof duction. will coiftihue tho upward that higher quality can be produced. Low Cost, High Profit. The high-income farmers \ were trend of the past decade. As popula tion grows, more vegetables will be needed. The important thing is to Clemson College.-rSouth Carolina’s i rrmrroial truck crops tank third in value among the State’s cash crops, only cotton and tobacco coming ahead of truck; and that the State is grow ing in importance as a producei of truck crop s is -hown by the J^ret' , that the commercial truck acreage in creased fiom :12,224 acres in t921 to .54,630 in 192SL-amL?8 1 G20 in 1930, the value of truck crops in 1930 x being $7,- 7h.>,QO0, or an average of $99 per acre in a season when so.tne of the outstanding crops biought low prices. With normal prices South Carolina’s commercial truck crops should he worth $10,000,000. Hence the impoitanee of studies kn<l research on the econorilic pi hicjns of truck farming Iwing made by the agriculture! economics division if.the f>outh tVrnHna experiment stathms. The se pr.'blems vnclud.* the questions of how W pr. .luce at low- cos*., what ph ce to give each crop in\the iarm organization, market demand, etc. \ The Fairfax farmers made only found to be low-cost faimers in most ■ fctge^ about arbitrary increase? and cases. Preliminary results indicate keep the ^ production each year in that high yields through close man-! as clojje balyice with consumption as agement of the detail- of all '*rop is possible. operations, particularly planting, fei- ! The studieSKto date indicate that truck crops row little more than enough to break even in 1930. Detailed, comparison®, to tilizing and cultivating generally je- the more promis be made available later, will include suit'in relatively low costs. The low computations fur all areas studied on cost- explainer! below were obtained a basis of usual or long time prices. b y a f ew 0 f the best farmeis m the giown in th t , area .will at lea-t hold their present place in the farm or-, ganization. Little change i* expoci- The risk in truck farming i^ rela- area; These' low cost- are difficult to. 1 ed in the place of different field crop® tively gieat. Labor, fertilizer, seed obtain but aj^» being attained on :he such as cotton, corn, oats and hay, ancK^ontainer expense are particular- 1 best-paying farms. ^ | ip the farming system. ' ly.hea\ , y s Qn truck farms. In the Fair-.j Kami No. 20 had ten acres of l>ear- The future of the truck crop in- fa^ area mvl930 each farin spent on ing aspaiagus in 1929, the yedu aver-. dustry in the area depends largely on the average $2.017 for labor, $1,075 ^agirg 120 crated per acr^, or which the factor of marketa^-ypilds, costs, for fertilizer, $19& x for seed and $17! 25 per cent, was Colossal gratis The prices and the lal>or distribution, or for containers. combined make up nearly |»er cent qf the total farm expense, hi view of these heavy cash outlays in ghnv- ing truck creps, it is important tha Th^e expenditure 5 ' cost was abt ut $1,49 per acre and *1.24-how trui-k will fit efficiently irOe-iihli -cuu-tract of land containing 90 acres, ..I.. <7r. I eu.. r. ...u l_ * .... I 4 . i • .1 _ nz •meis try to minimize ri«k- by studying and applying the outlook for prices, as explained" in a la'er sortiorr : —-—r Labor Distribution Important. Most of the WCf^oji tiuctc crqgps ermes fri;m January to June. SotRe itruck crop- fit better into the firm per crate. The acre cost was eompar-.i form organization as a whole, lively high because of the extra ex-' Marhets-must be studied more care- peji-e involved with a relatively high fully than -ever before. - The <high ield. The net returns averag?.| $157 quality of the products mu®t be mnin- p^acre and $1.31 per crate. These tained in order to encourage con- uperiar results were realized Opst- .will largely deter- pnn- sumption. c.pally by getting a laige yield. This mine, in the long run, Whether any farmer^uwa 1,700 pounds rsf high-1 on # area can compete with other grade mixed’fertiliser and 200 pounds an as and make good profits, of ammoniates per acre. 1 Farm No. 1 had 50 acitts of water- meluns ^n 1930, the yeild per acre; — To "This end inten-ive studi'a C'f j organization found than do cthgrs. averaging 0.75 car. The cost^ was truck famis in the general area nonij fhe •distribution of work in produc- about $34 [ter acre and $45 per can| Larnwell ( ounty to the coast are l>e-j jnjr asparagus is such that it fits mi The net leturns averaged $17 per acre 1 i tpi' fierst nndinu. aielwell with cijttc.n nnilnthur ,>rr,r»<j -:in<l $63 per car. This farmer used I ®“jM'icine:iimg uu se uem ciojis racner pounds of 10-4-6 fertilizer to the nt in the FOSTFONES HEARING . DN WATERMELON RATES ing made, and the fietst findingre 1 We ll w'ith cotton andother field crops, -and m w ivpoyie .l in ^ experiment i®tations j sU j ) , ) i orT)cnt i nK j^ese field c , op S rather 690 cmnjjlar^ 45, "NcweV Trucking . Area j (htin eohflieting with them. The p'-aks acre. He was very efficier Studies, by \N . f . .fensen, . .acting i 0 f .rnan labor fur the different crops use of his labor. rops agricultural economist, ami his -issist-1 aiv , JS follows: Asparagus, Match 1 Ain faim No., 1 the yield of Irish ants- St>pie of the more important ^ and Api |1; heang May and June^ can-’^ potatoes was <>7 brnels jicr acre on facts in this report are given here ^ tali upeg,' June and July; cucumber-,;^0 acres m 1930. The total cost per as »ij|b to tinck farmers in pitehiitg ■ June; greep pca», May; Irish p'/iatoes. 1 a^re wa- $1.‘{9, or $2.06 jhm barrel, th it plans tor the futute. 1 hough j.May anif June;* sweid potatoes. May- The price received was $4 a barrel, ti area studied is limited, the factsj an d Octobvr; squash. May; tomatoes^ Th ( » operator used 2,500 |K>unds of and ii’cnomic ideas involved can be j canning, June and July; turnip 7-5-5 feitilizer and 2,000 t p unds of stable manure per-^uc:e. Farm No. 23 grew seven acres of snap beans for « prval ■ vice to othiT farmeis in green* for canning, October and Ni« tii' iai t-s < f tile i*oastal-t>lains and even vpmtier; watermelon-, July, • in pl^Kir parts <f the State. Phi* mule _work’on all crops except ■ market in 1930, the aveiage yield l>e- ..j-... ('^untm MluJicJ. four—co'ttrn, liay, sweet potatoes and ing 80 hampers per acre. The total 1 he field of thi*se studies inc udes turnip gu*ens—is practically all done co-t per Acre was $62, or 75 rents jx*r thtee areas in the counties of Barn-j m tile pei ipd from Januany to July. 1 hamper. This farmer used 710 pounds -well, Allendale, Bamberg ami Hamp-j Jhi- is much the same distribution as j of 10-3-3 fertilizer, 100 pounds of ton. the area* and truck crops .prin-, in the ca-e of man w^irk. There is a soda and 1,100 pounds of manure jier cipaly involved being designated as problem of ki*eping laborers and i acre. The price in 1929 was, about follows: Williston avea-- -Asparstgus. work stock Imsy on productive work $1.36 a hamper,.but in 1930 it was in the late summer and fall. By grow- Bamheig area—Cucumber-, water- [ nk , s0nu> ( . ropSt SU( . h as t . 0 t lont melons and asparagus. j corn and hay, the farm organization Fairfax art*a—Watermelons, beans, -js better from a la!>or distribution iar!y Irish potatoes and general tiuck, this, being a canning center. about 80 cents a hamper. Price Outlook and Profits. - The outlook for price® is vitally related to the suetesg of the farm standpoint than would otherwise b«* business. Recent reports indicate that the case, and the risk, from low price* j the Irish potato acreage in the early or yields is also lessened by following, States will be increased about 10 per this practice. cent, in 1931. .Heavy production of NVise Combination Crops. I watermelon- in 1930, and resulting in One of the best paying Willi®ton low prices, -will probably bring a cut area farms, the operator’.® earnings in acreage in 1931. The outlook is for of which wa s $3,295 and'the return on anirther large crop of .s’weet potatoes investment t f 12.4 per cent., dlu®- in 1931. Th e acreage of other kinds of trates the principle of wis ( . combina-J truck crops, such as asparagus, berm®, tion of crops applied. This farmer; cantaloupes, cucumbers', green peas has six mule 5 or one to every 22 j and tomatoes, has increased rapidly Hia.-CuttuiX-.Js grown in iccwnt r years, taking the country In the four counties studied, the acreage of commercial truck crop* 'h- creased from 11,173 acres in 1921 to 19,959 acres in 1928. This is a greater percentage of increase than the Sta'e as a whole. Seventy per cent, of the •1921 acreage was in watermelon? as compared with 65 per cent, in 192& Detailed statistics on canning cron® are not available. However, the rec ord* indicate that snap beans giown acres of crops. ToFcanning mcmas.d Horn 5.06(nicms ty ThaTe-cmppe.is, and all the other as a whole. The best information crops aro raised with hired wage i available indicate* that this upward labor.- This farmer had 130 acres of trend can lx* expected to continue in crops in 1930, distributed as follow*: i 1931. in 1928 to 10,570 acres in 1930, in the State as a whole. The different crops aie not increas ing or decreasing^uniformly in differ- Asparagus, 30 acres; cotton, 50 acres? ent areas. Bamberg County stands cofn< 40 ancs; oats, 10 acre®; hay, out for its rapid increase in watermel-. s<H . on ,i f ro p, 10 acres. Washington, March 30.—Th ( . inter- commerce commission, it was learned today, ha* taken steps in the intere.<t of South Cafolipa and (leor- g'a -watermelon growers by icfusing to increase tran pnrtation rati*®. Some tim e ago lalhxjads transport ing water melons from the-heavy, pro ducing section* of th e Carolina* and Georgia asked the commission for^re- lief, uiging that higher rates be granted them. The commission’s de cision i» that there will lx» no fur ther action until October, 1931, and thi* will be considerably after the end qf the Southern growing- season. 66 6 LIQUID or TABLETS Cure Colds, Headaches, Fever 666 SALVE CCIIKS BABY'S COLD The asparagus work is practically completed by the middle of April. onx; Barnwell for its increase in as- paiagus and cucumbers, and its de crease irv cantaloupes; and Hampton for its irgre&se tn beaus?! The aveiage size of farm is ap proximately 500 acre* in all areas, j asparaKUs am j cotton operations. To and the average crop acreage is about j a considerable extent, oats and" hay 200 acres- While the acreage of ci ops j are dis'tinetly supplementary to the two main cash crops, filling in gap® in the-.calendar which wotild other- •In niost case.® it will pay not to in- cre?- e acreage bqt rather to preduc*? at as low a coat a* possible, givmg caieful attention to a reasonable acre age. The following suggestions are per farm var^ys- greatly, 150 to 250 acres is by ft«6the mo-t common. Th t . aveiage acreage of truck crops pec fdrm was found to be 39, 22, 38 in the Willistrn, Bamberg and Fair-fax areas, respectively. ; Farm Capital and Earnings. . The farms studied have relatively ■* ■ __ large investments compared \vith the * average of all farms in the entire State. The average : amount of capi tal per--farm is about $25,000. Of *he total farm investment 50 to 60 oer cent, ip Ivuildings on the average. The a 'basis for determining, investment in machinery and equip The main cotton work then begin®, general applications of the outlook, and the laboi cn cor n, oats and hay. made with the realization that any crops doe- net conflict seriously with one farmer will probably have a j-lightly different organization to suit his own paiticular conditions. Yhe outlook for field crops which make up part of the farm organization is considered. For example, the outlook wise be periods of idleness. j s , on the whole, for a 1 educed acre- A proportion of about three' to five, age of cotton, which will improve the asparagus'to_ cotton, seems desirable position of that crop in 1931 if demand from a labor standpoint in the Wi’li®- improves as is expe<4ed. ton aiea. The cotton can be worked On the bari* of both the outlook largely by share-croppers. . . . ' . | and the experience of farms ‘which Why Some Farms Pay Well. 1 have actually paid best, the-following The operator’s earning.® of 25 per set-ups for four-mule farms are sug- ment is about $750 y and live stock and j work stock are valued at approxi mately $1,200 per farm. Of the 120 farms studied, two made operator’s e arn * I1 KS pf $10,000 or mere, five made from $5,000 to $10,000 and 49 made from $1,000 to $5,000. Fifty- thiee per cent made $1,000 cr less. •The- average operator’s earnings per farm was $1,283 in the Williston area and $1,822 in the Bamberg aiea in T929;'the Fairfax farmers, whose rec ords are for 1930, aveiaged only $286 ‘ 4 r” r 1 by reason of low prices received f. r prQdugts sold. “TrucTc'efdps made 'bp ttf?-1h'dsT J m~ portant source of cash income with the exception of cotton, taking the three arqas as a whole. The 1929 and 1930 dath are significant in indicat ing the effect -tf lew price®,jns com pare;! with usual price®, oriHia. ninja. cent, of thq. farms was more than twice that of the average of all 1 farms. The better-paying faim* are V * A - •» .in a . general way, the reason why some farms pay well. The be®t fanns in . each aiea are characterized by higher market value of crops per acre; higher yields per acre and better prices for produce sold. Jt is significant that ! for each $100 of receipts the best farmers expended only $67, a® com-; paied with $81 per $100 receipts on all farms, in the Bemberg area in | 1929. The other areas show similar | results. Most of the truck ciops are plant ed in February and March, but a few are planted in January and April, ami J turnips aie generally planted in Au- I fertilizer is 8-4-4; though 7-5-5-. i®j also of some importance. Ammcniates i- are commonly applied on beans fin- canning, cantaloupe? cucumbers, green peas, squash, turnips and water- iselcm. .Sii’kle- :‘4;tr.u:u is applied cn 1931. res are in PLEASE PUT ALL BOTTLES OUT DAILY. _ x PURE AND SANITARY Jersey Milk TESTED COWS STERILIZED CONTAINERS Early Delivery—for Breakfast. Not Just Milk, but Quality Milk and Cream. See Deliveryman on Streets of Barnwell or drop us a card. drop . i a Appledale Dairy L. C. FOWKE, LYNDHURST PLEASE PUT ALL BOTTLES _ OUT DAILY. Legal Advertisements MASTER’S SALE. By virtue of a decree of the Court, of Common Pleas for Barnwell Coun ty, dated March 13, J931, made in the case of James T. Cannon^jilaintiff, vs. F. F. Jenkins, Victor Lewi®, Receiver of Bank of Kline, and Armour Fer tilizer W'orks, I will sell in frqntnf the Court House in Barnwell, S. C., on Monday, the 6th day of April, 1931, during the legal hours of sale the property hereinafter described: All those two certain pieces, par- i cels or tracts of land in the above 'nanied "county and state described a® follows: ® First: 100 acres, mor e or less, hounded on the Noith by lands of B file my final arcouiit as Administra trix of th^r-estate of J. B. Armstrong* with the Hon. John K. Snelling, Jodgdr of the Court of Probate for Barnwell County, State of South Carolina, upon Saturday, the 4th day of April, 1931, and petition the said Court for an Order of Discharge and Letter* Dia- missory. , SARAH C. ARMSTRONG, . Admtiix, Estate of ” J, B. Armstrong, deceased. 3-12-4tc. NOTICE <>F ELECTION. By, authority contained in an Act pa-sed by the Scuth Carolina General Assembly, 1929 session, notice ia here by gfvyn that an election will be held in Hilda, 3. C., on Tuesday, April 14th 1931, to elect one trustee for Hilda M. ^Jenkins, Jr.; on the East- by lands ! School District, No. 9. of B. M. Jenkins Jr.; On the South by lands qjk^Sohtmnn Hogg, and on the We t by land.® of B. M. Jenkins, Sr. Second: AH -of that piece, parcel nnTH* or less, Iroumied on the North by land* of B. M. Jenkins,.Sr; on the East by lands of B. M. Jenkins, Jr; on the South by lands of B. M. Jen- kin®. Jr., and on th e West by. lands of B. ,M. Jenkins, Sr. Term® of sale, cash. Purchaser to pay for Stumps air.l ptqH-rm That the successful bidder qr 1h<1- ders ma\ l>e required to pay toil pr*r cent, rif the amount of their bid a t the conclusion of the sate. And upon such bidder or bidders failing to pay the said ten per cent, the property will be lie-sold at the risk of the former bidder. C M. GREENE, Ma-tfcr for Barnwell County. MASTER’S SALE. m are* Ag^ragus C(- .on Corrt — — IwlVi Oats Hay and miscellaneous Bamberg area: Cucumbers 3 Watermelons • 8 Asparagus . 8 CoFFbft-^ ;. 40 Com — 18' Oats 1 — 6 ■ ' - - •" * . *4/ Hay and miscellaneous 10 Fairfax area: ^ 1 Wateimekn®. — 2(L_ Beans --l-I- 6 Irish'beta toes j ! 1,2 INFLUENZA SPREADING Check Colds at once with 666. . • •• Take it as a preventive. USE 666 SALVE FOR BABIES. Under and by virtue of a decne of the Court of Common Plea* for Barn well County, S. C., dated the 13th day pf March, 1931, in the case of H. L. O’Bannon, plaintiff, vs. Fanny M. Simms; pt al., defendants, and Besric P. O’Bannoq, plaintiff, vs. Fanny M. Simms, et Wh, "defendant®, I the undersigned Master, will *ell in front of the Couit House*at Barnwell, South Carolina, during the legal hour* of sale, on the 6th day of AprH, 1931, the same Jx'ing salesday, to' the highest bidder, the following describ ed pres mines: All that ceitain .lot in the town of Barnwell, said State and County, with the brick building thereon, known as Simms Office Build ing, and bounded a® follows:, On the North by^ a street of the town of Barnwell separating it from Calhoun Park; on the Ea-st by store of Mrs. Annie P. Easterling; on the South by hotel and lot of Mrs. Lena Davies, and on the West by jot of R. A. Ellis, Esq. Terms of sale ca®h, purchaser to pay for papers and Revenue stamps. And "the successful bidder to de posit with the Master the sum of $250.00 as evidence of good faith, and in case he fails or refuses so to do then the .said property shall be im mediately re-sold by th e Master on the same salesday as plaintiff’-s attorney may direct. - ^G. M. GREENE, Ma-ter for Barnwell County. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. (Complaint Served.> State of South, Carolina, County of Barnwell. G. A. Best, Plaintiff, vs. George M. Said trustee elected shall be elected for jr .term of five years to fill the po sition now held by Mr. A. P. Collins, who was commissioned to serve“Urrtil the second Tuesday in ApriL 1931. Said election yhall be held as is provided by law for the holding ,of^ Geneial Elections. The polls shall be opened ct the store of Isadore Hart- zog, and the following will serve as managers: Isadore Hartzog, Harry D. Hutto and W. G. Collins. HORACE J. CROUCH, . - ! Cb. Supt. of Education--^ Barnwell, S: C., April l.-t, 1931. 2t NOTICE OF ELECTION* By authority contained in an Act pa-sed by the Scuth Carolina,General Assembly, 1929 session, notice is heie- hy given that an election will be held in Barnwell, S. C., Tuesday, April 14th, »-j«Hi:>l. foi the purpose cf electing two trustees for the Barnwell School Dis trict No. 45. One . trustee elected shall fill the position new occupied by Mr. Jas. J. Bush, who was com missioned to serve until the second Tuesday in April, 1931, and the trus tee elected shall serve for five yean*. At th e same time one trustee will ba elected to succeed Mr. H. P. Comp ton, who was commissicned until the second Tuesday in April. 1932. Said election shall be held as is provided by law for the holding of Geneial Elections. The polls shall be opened at the Court House, and the following will seive as managers: F. S. Brown, R. A. Patterson and E. G. N. BolerCv HORACE J. CROUCH, Co. Supt. of Education. * Barnwell, S. C., April 1st! 1931. ’ 2t NOTICE OF ELECTION. _ HSgssi’ V*' ,, v*.-. i.** ■ Cotton Com —> .J — 15 ' Oats _1 6 Hay and miscellaneous 10 These set-ups are intended to in dicate (>nly the proportion of crops any one* fa:ix^r'nritr’s to wavk out hi® • ^ Perfectly Baked And It’s Brand New! CfemSSen’s 1 • Tutti-Fruitti Angel Food Cake ■ r NOW AT YOUR GROCER’S HcgjJ, Defendant. TO 'THE DEFENDANT ABOVE NAMED: You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy >8 here by served upon you, «nd to serve a copy .of your answer to the ;-aid com plaint upon the subscribers at their office in the Town of Allendale, State of South Carolina, within twenty days after the servic e hereof, exclusive of the day of such seivice; and if you fail to rmawer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. LOUIS HARLEY, SE BOYLSTON, ey.® for Plaintiff. Allendal^ ^Carolina, 5 March, TO THE ABSENT DEFENDANT GEORGE M. HOGG: ~ ( / * You will pleaise take notic^ that the complaint in this action, -together with the Summons, of which the fore going is. a copy, were filed in the office bUthe Clerk of Court for Barn well County, S-uth Carolina, on the LOUIS HARLEY, ' DUBOSE BOYLSTON, * >Attomeys for Plaintiff. " ' ■ T === Notice of Discharge. Notice is hereby given that I will By authority contained in an Act pa®sed by the South Carolina General Assembly, 1929 session, notice is here by given that an election will be held in Dunbarton, S. C., on Tuesday, April Uth, 1931, for the purpose of electing one trustee for Dunbarton School Dis trict, No. 12. The trustee elected shall fill the po- -ition now ocupied by Mr. T. ~E. XR®* ling.®woith, who wa* commissioned to serve until the 2nd Tuesday in April* 1931, and the tiusiee elected akall serve Ibr five yean. Said election shall be held aa is provided by law for the holding ef General Election?. The poll* will be opened at the vacant store, (usual voting place), on Hickory Street*and the following will serve as managers- F. L. Eaves, T. A. Cook*and R. F. Rountree. HORACE J. CROUCH, Co. Supt. of Education. Barnwell, S. C., April 1st, 1931. 2t ~~ NOTICE OF DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that I will file my final account as Executrix of the Will of Dr. D. K. Briggs, with the Hon. John K. Snelling, Judge of the Probate Court for Barnwell Coun ty, upon Tuesday, the 28th day of April, A. D. 1931, at 10:00 o’clock in the forenoon, and petition the said Court for an Order of Discharge and Letters Di?missory. Ida C. Briggs, Executrix, Will of Dr. D. K. Briggs. INSURANCE FIRE WINDSTORM PUBLIC LIABILITY ACCIDENT - HEALTH SURETY BONDS AUTOMOBILE THEFT Calhoun and Co. P. A. PRICE. Manacer. ADVERTISE IN The People- Sentinel.