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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.
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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.
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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.
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Law enforcement,, unlike law en
actment, can’t be overdone*