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# Thursday, May 21, 1931 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE NUMBER TWO United States Crops Clemson Orders As Of May 1,1931 S. C. Vegetables WINTER WHEAT: The condition of winter wheat in the United States on May 1 is reported at the high figure of 90.3 per cent of nor mal, compared with 76.7 per cent on May 1, 1930 and a ten year av erage condition of 82.1 per cent on May 1. The abandonment of acreage to May 1, is small being reported at 3.7 per cent of the sown acreage, compared with 10.9 per cent for the 1930 crop and a ten year average abandonment of 12.2 per cent. The condition of 90.3 on May 1 indicates a crop of about 652,902,- 000 bushels compared with 604,337,- 000 bushels produced in 1930, and a five year average production of 547,427,000 bushels. The yield per acre indicated is 16.1 bushels, com pared with a realized yield of 15.7 bushels in 1930 and a ten year av erage yield o{ H.9 bushels. RYE: The acreage of rye for harvest on May 1, is 3,793,000 acres or about 2.0 per cent more than was harvested in 1930, and the to tal production is indicated at 50,- 676,000 bushels compared with 50,- 234,000 bushels in 1930 and and a 5-year average of 46,129,000 bush els. OATS: The condition of the oats crop in the Southern States on May 1 is reported at 83.5 per cent of the normal, compared with '62.3 per cent in 1930 and a 6-year average of 74.1 per cent. Aband onment of oats during the winter was very small. The proportion of the total acreage which was fall seeded was reported to have been 43 per cent compared to 31 per cant in 1930 and 43 per cent in 1929. HAY: The condition of tame hay meadows on May 1 was re ported as 79.4 per cent, which is the lowest May condition of hay re ported for many years except for th£ condition of 76.1 reported in 1928. HAY STOCKS: Hay stocks on farms on May 1 are estimated at 10.3 per cent of production last year or 9,796,000 tons. This is the lowest per centage of the crop and the lowest total tonnage of hay re- • ported on hand in any May since 1919. Stocks last- year were 12,- 376,000 tons, and the average dur ing the previous 10 years was 13,- 390,000 tons. MILK PRODUCTION: 'Milk pro duction per cow in the herds oper ated by 20,000 crop correspondents averaged 15.84 pounds^ jper cow on about May i compared^with 15.92 on the same date last year. Except for a slight decrease in the pro portion of the cows being milked in the Northwest, production per cow in the herds is rather uniform ly close to production at this time last year. As the number of milk cows on the farms has been in creased, the total milk production is probably about two per cent above production at this time last year. .... EGG PRODUCTION: DaUy egg production per hen on H about >May 1 averaged about . two.^pet;', cent above production per hen at the •-same time last year, according to the reports of crop correspondents. .. Increases of 2 or 3 per cent in • most eastern, central and southern ■ areas were partially offset by slight decreases in some of the western states. Recent reports on the number of hens per farm ap pear to confirm previous indica tions that as a result of the very low prices that have been-received lor eggs the number of hens kept is being quite generally decreased. FARM LABOR: The May >1 sup ply of farm labor was reported at 109.3 per cent and the demand at 72.1 per cent of normal, as com pared to 71.1 per cent a < month earlier. While this figure indi cates a non-seasonal pick-up in de- « mand over April 1, the demand for larm workers was about 14.5 per cent lower than a year ago due to the decidedly lower level of farm • prices. Prices paid producers for agricultural products averaged 91 per cent of the pre-war level on April 15, as compared to 127 per cent a year earlier. Upon expressing supply as a per centage of demand, a figure of - 151.7 per cent of normal was ob tained for May 1, indicating that T there were about 152 workers avail able for every 100 jobs. POTATOES: The early potato crop in the ten Southern . States continues to show better than av erage condition for this time of year. Condition on May 1 is re ported at 78.5 per cent of normal compared with 74.2 on the same date last year and 76.6, the aver age of the previous six years. The SIX THOUSAND GALLONS OF CANNED GOODS FOR MESS HALL NEXT YEAR CLEMSON COLLEGE, May 16.— Contracts have just been placed by. Clemson College for 6,000 gal lons of canned South Carolina vegetables for use in the mess hall next year. The order, to a South Jarolina cannery, includes string .eans, turnip greens, lima beans and sweet potatoes. These vege tables will be packed in gallon .ans, and college officials were in- ormed that this was the first nder for a solid car of South .aroiina canned products in gal- jn containers for use in the > -avC. South Carolina foodstuffs am- ...nting in value to approximately ,5J,00t.u3 have been purchased by .he mess hall during the current :ession. Captain J. D. Harcombe, mess officer, says that he prefers ^0 buy food products grown in the state wherever possible and prac- ucaole. A tremendous amount of food is served in the mess hall during the course of a session. More than 1200 students consume three meals daily and the nutritive value of the food is shown by the fact that each year the student body gains several tons in weight between September and ’unc. From time to time students have paid their college e^enses by sup plying produce to the subsistence division. One boy defrayed part of his expenses by selling pecans, while another covered practically all the costs of his education by the sale of honey. A survey of South Carolina pro ducts used in the mess hall this session shows that chickens and eggs purchased in the state amounted to more than $7,000. Ice cre^m manufactured from South Carolina dairy products and serv ed to Clemson cadets accounted for some $4,000. More than $1,000 has been paid to one South Caro lina creamery for butter alone, and this was a small portion of that which was used. The college dairy furnishes 140 gallons of whole milk each day to the mess hall at market prices. Over $12,000 has been expended this season for pork products grown, fattened, or manufactured in the state. Other South Carolina items which accounted fol^ part of the total include: corn meal $700, cheese $1,000, table syrup, $800 and potatoes $l'500. As the canning industry develops in the state, it is expected that Clemson will purchase more and more South Carolina products to feed its South Carolina student body. you* fa OHtJ ft* Don’t Rasp Your Throat commercial crop, or that part of the early crop, that is grown for shipment, fes in general reported to be in better condition than the home crop. Lowest condition is reported in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, blight and frost being accountable for the low condition in Texas, while cold weather and a freeze caused a* setback in Okla homa and Arkansas. The commercial production of early potatoes in the 8 earliest shipping states is indicated to be 15,831,000 bushels or one-fifth more than the estimated production last year. The acreage in these States is about 12 per cent greater than last year and yields are expected to average about 6 per cent larger. PEACHES: Peaches in the ten Southern States are reported to be in very good condition except in Oklahoma and Texas where spring freezes did considerable damage. In Georgia and North Carolina, present prospects are favorable for a good crop, but in Alabama, Ark ansas and South Carolina not quite so favorable. For the group of ten States, the average condition on May 1 was 70.9 per cent of normal, which is . very much better than the 44.5 per cent reported last year at this time and well abov^ the av erage of 64.8 for the previous six years. These conditions indicate that production this year may reach 18,000,000 bushels or more, which compares with 10,173,000 bushels estimated for these States last year. The largest previous produc tion was in 1928 when the estimat ed crop was 21,353,000 bushels. The forecast based on the May 1 con dition includes a tentative indica tion on the total Georgia crop. A more complete report on the com mercial portion of the crop in Georgia was issued about May 15. With Harsh Irritants . "Reach for a LUCKY instead" Now! Please!—AcfuaEiy put your finger on your Adam’s Appic. Touch it—your Adam’s Apple—Do you know you are actually touch ing your larynx? This is your voice box—it contains your vocal chords. When you con sider your Adam’s Apple, you are considering your throat—your vocal chords. Don’t resp- your throat with harsh irritants—Reach for a LUCKY instead—Remember, LUCKY STRIKE! is the only cigarette in America that through its exclusive "TOASTING" process expels certain harsh irritants present in all raw to baccos. These expelled irritants are sold fa manufacturers of chemical compounds. They are not present in your LUCKY STRIKE, and so we say "Consider your Adam’s Apple.” It’s toasted Including the use of Ultra Violet Rays , p Sunshine Mellows — Heat Purifies ' ~ Your Throat Protection—against irritation—against cough 01931 The A.T.Oo.* Mfrs. TUNIF ITT— The Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra, every Tuesday*. Thursday.-awtd Saturday evening over N. B. C. net- works* SOMETHING BIG TO SHOOT AT (The State.) The Farmers and Taxpayers’ League will ask the governor to call on state and county officers to furnish financial statements, show ing among other things, bonds out standing and condition of sinking furids. Schools and state colleges will also be asked to publish re ports. “Pitiless publicity” is fine, and we are glad of any start in that di rection. But will this sort of pub licity be “pitiless”? The State has advocated auditing the books of all persons disbursing public funds, by certified accountants, at reason ably frequent intervals. That sys tem not only reveals the true status of affairs today but is a safeguard for tomorrow. But we get little backing for something having ef fective teeth. The Farmers and Taxpayers’ League would da the state of South Carolina, the taxpayers and public school education a big service if it would earnestly set out to secure and reveal methods employed in the administration of schools in the different counties. How are county schools man aged? How many millions of dol lars are collected in taxes each year? How much of that goes to teachers and buildings, and where does the balance go and by whos; authority and under what checks is it expended? How are contracts for school supplies—fuel for in stance—given in the several coun ties? And bus contracts? How many “close kin” of employing of ficials are employed in county schools ? Are not the taxpayers ?ntitled to this information? We believe the South Carolina Teachers’ association would wel come the light. Every thoughtful teacher must be anxious, for the good of the cause of efficient pub lic education and in the interest of economy and good government, to see^the school system placed upon a sound business and moral basis. But local “pulls” in the counties seem to scare the politicians. A legislature in session for four months didn’t have time to dig deeply into the school bus .natter! The State believes that ohe amount WASTED in the public school administration would more than equal the pay of every officer in the State House and of every county treasurer, auditor and sheriff in the state. X The New “Y” Cabinet Installed On Sunday JACK DEW MAKES FINE TALK AT IMPRESSIVEv CEREMONY LAST SUNDAY NIGHT tiring president, made a few re marks, addressing himself especial ly to the new president, Cadet J. S. Dukes, Jr. He told of the work that the “Y” had accomplished during the past year, urging those who will direct the work this year to do their utmost to make it suc- [cessful. In closing, he lit a candle, and requesting Cadet Dukes to car- y the Torch of Christian Service ilgh during the coming year, he lit his candle, Cadet Dukes lighting the candles of his fellow-workers. After all the candles in the audi ence had been lit by the cabinet, a procession singing, “Follow the Gleam,” marched out of the hall and formed a circle in the middle of the parade ground, where “Blest be the Tie that Binds” was sung and the service dismissed. Mrs. F. J. Nepveaux, pianist for the meetings, played for the entire pro gram. R A T - S N A P (Citadel “Bulldog”, Charleston) Using the candle service Sunday night, the “Y” fittingly installed the new officers and committee men for next year. After a thrill ing address by Jack Dew on living your Christianity where your fel low students can see and profit by your acts, Major L. A. Frouty, chairman of the Advisory Board, made the charge to the group. He urged every man to put himself out next year in service to the student body, and to remember at all times that a cabinet man is looked up to, by all the students as a ledaer in religious affairs. Un less the men on the “Y” cabinet direct the religious life of the Corps of Cadets, the “Y” will lose the prestige that it has worked so hard for years to attain. After the charge, Cadet Hale, re Early Potatoes Efficient grading and inspection are aids in marketing the early potato crop, and handling the crop carefully when harvesting and packing to prevent unnecessary bruising and skinning is recom mended by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Protect the potatoes from the hot sun and do not pack them in barrels or sacks when wet soil adheres to them. If packed in barrels, shake them down well to insure a full pack so as to prevent shifting of the potatoes. Most of the early crop is shipped in bar rels, or sacks ranging from 100 to 150 pounds. The 100-pound sack is gaining favor in some sections, says the department. Federal- State inspection service is avail able in important producing dis tricts, and Federal inspection in the leading markets. KILLS RATS Also mice. Absolutely prevents odors from carcass. One package proves this. RAT-SNAP comes in cakes—no mixing with other food. Guaranteed. 35c size - 1 cake - enough for Pantry, Kitchen or Cellar: 65c size - 2 cakes - for Chicken House, coops, or small buildings. $1.25 size - 5 cakes - enough for all farm and out-buildings, storage buildings, or factory buildings. Sold and guaranteed by STROMS* DRUG STORE McCormick, S. C. Farmer Harvests Swamp Timber White willows planted’ on land too swampy for hay* growing have proved profitable oir the Vaux farm near Faribault, Mimr. Willows | were planted 3 feet apart on 2 1-2 acres 20 years ago. They have furnished hundreds of fence posts,, lumber for repairs, and poles for sheds, and a considerable amount of the material has been sold, ac*- cording to Parker O'. Anderson^. Minnesota extension forester. Nor way poplars planted’ by a son while in high school 13 years aga have grown 4 feet a year and' are 14 to 15 inches through. More pop lars are being planted on steep slopes and along sloughs. Walnuts also are being planted at the edges of fields. The owners of the farm harvest their natural woodlands for a regular annual income. Some of the lumber recently brought as much as $75 a thousand board feet. X Law enforcement,, unlike law en actment, can’t be overdone*