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WJR MtCOKMICK MESSENGER Intelligent Feeding Soil Moisture Needful Of Cows Is Essential To Make Quality Fruit Published Every Thursday Established June 5, 1902 EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner Entered at the Post-Office at Mc Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of the second class. CLEMSON COLLEGE, April 16.- th- - It recently cost a South Carplina • ^ and ^ de : dairyman who did not feed accord- * ^ ^ ^ . , * , ,. , nnnr u*. inn velonment of their fruits, crees ade- ing to production and condition - ’ rm 4. f ^ v,5c Qnately suoplicd with moisture al- $41.78 more to feed his five cows 1 - . . ...... * . a-u 4-w ways producing the largest truits. for four months than it cost an- : . , . . , * , . a fact borne out by experimental other dairyman to feed his five . N- f . .. - data showing the effect of soil cows four months for almost ex- e . .. . „ _ .. .. . . i moisture upon fruit size, ’ says E. actly the same total milk yield, ac- . ....... j. . ^ , il. Rawl, extension horticulturist. cording to C. G. Cushman, exten- ’ .... 4. s j • « « n ► onf In other words, it is necessary to sion dairy specialist, who points out ’ ^ ^ mmcriirA in mir SUBSCRIPTION RATES: -— Strictly Cash In Advance One Year $1.00 Six Months .75 Three Months v .50 AIR TRAVEL GETTING SAFER conserve the soil moisture in our orchards, if large size fruits are to be produced, and experience has shown that it pays to produce only large fruits, since small peaches or that this difference in feed cost is therefore so much difference in profit due to use of intelligence m feeding. Other striking? instances cited 1 t apples never sell at a profit, even bv Mr. Cushman from the records ^ , , . “ , when highly colored and of good of the mail order cow testing as- , ,, ... . J J texture and flavor. Of course, prop- sociation now being conducted . , ^ .t' .. ... er fertilizing and thinning are oth- tbrough his office carry vvorthwhue & .. . J 3 . er practices that cannot be over looked. “Peach trees must produce new We saw a report the other day on lessons, the aviation industry, which indi- | One herd owner has persisted In cates that the building and opera- feeding every cow in his herd the .. .. , . , tion of aircraft has suffered less same amount of feed regardless of wo ° a ™ lua y 1 peac e a e Irom the industrial depression than her size, age, condition, date cf ? ro uce annua y ’ an . e .. any other line of business. More freshening, or efficiency in con- 8 people are flymg, more young peo- verting feed into milk oi butter- that heavv p e are growing up air-minded, air- fat A glance at the summarj of ction o£ Irult buds wlll be planes are getting better, safer and his herd shows that it ranked 14th formcd and matured after the swifter, and it seems a pretty safe in amount of milk per cow per terminal growth cf shoots ceases ... “Soil moisture thing to predict that by the time day, 15th, or last, in feed cost per Rqw i pxnlain - the children of today are grown up day, feed cost per 100 pounds if , _ air travel will be as commonplace milk, feed cost per pound of but- to them as automobile travel is to terfat, and in the amount of niik the grownups of now. We haven t the figures, but has its significant influence dur ing the period of rapid develop ment of fruit tissues, which, in the case cf peaches, begins about four weeks before ripening and will vary according co ulie ripening of each A noisturc deficiency at this time will decrease materially the size 'Of .he iruit.” produced per pound of grain, we A large herd of more than 100 imagine that in proportion to the cows showed a feed cost of $1.11 number of people who travel by air per 100 pounds of milk the first ^ there are ho more fatal accidents month, which is unusually good for A than there are among motorists, a herd of this size. The owner has Commercial . aviaiton is getting been successful in further reducing | Lil “_ ^ iv. icvntinn tho safer because safety is the first the feed fbst to $1.02 per 1001 ' ‘ consideration of the designers of pounds oi milk. The saving in .eed .. cdmmcrcial aircraft. Only a few brought about in four months by years ago most of the planes in the this apparently small saving has air were left-overs from the war meant just $195.92 to the owner of this herd. Two cows were sold for beef from one herd when it was found that period. Safety is not the first con- siderafion in military airplanes; speed and maneuverability are the prime requisites ther e. Army and mavy fliers have to take enormous ly greater risks than passengers in 'of milk and 71.3 pounds of butter- commercial airplanes should ever fat at a feed cost of $40.32. The be called upon to take. And in two cows culled out produced milk fourteen years of peace the world at a feed cost of $3.24 per 100 lias learned much more-about mak- pounds as compared with $1.51 per ing air travel safe than it had 100 pounds for the entire herd. This learned in the nine year$ between was 2.1 times the herd average. the proper time; but n South Carolina, Mr. Rawl points out, our soil moisture must be available at the right time through conserving it by thorough eultivations which form a soil mulch. Too little at- over a period ol 91 days .hey pro-i‘“‘ion has been given to the in duced a total of only 1246 pounds corporation of humus in the soil which will greatly inciease its wat er-holding eapacity. and improve its chemical and physical proper ties. the first flights and the entry of the United States into the war. ixt THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS We don’t know who the happiest man on earth is, hut we know who the unhappiest people are. They are the people who thought they Two-Horse Farm Barn Plans By, Specialists High Cows In March CLEMSON COLLEGE, April 16.— Guernseys took the first five honors in butterfat production among cows on official test in South Carolina, two of Pedigreed 1 Seed company’s cows, Coker Queen CLEMSON COLLEGE, April 16.— Helen and Coker Silver Grape, The average small-farm barn heading the list with 76.12 and needs much to make it adequate, 71 39 pounds of butterfat respec- could buy happiness with money convenient, substantial, and pre- ( tively. J. L. Mclntosh’fe Lady ^n<| who, now that their sources sentable in appearance, says J. T. Mara of Clover Farm was third of money have dried up, find them selves thrown upon their own re sources, and have discovered that those resources are not sufficient to bring them happiness. We do not know whether to feel sorry for these people, especially the younger ones, or indignation at their par ents and teachers, for giving them •or permitting them to get a wrong slant on life. We confess to a considerable de gree of indignation when we hear people advising young folks to buy McAlister, extension agricultural engineer, who with C. W. Stroman, his assistant, has prepared Agricul tural Engineering Circular 15, A General-Purpose Bam for the ‘Two- Horse Farm. This mimeographed circular, now ready for distribution with 71.78 pounds; N. G. Roose velt’s King’s Lillian of Pohejas Farm fourth with 70 pounds; R. B. Caldwell’s Hazelwood’s Empress fifth with 67.67 pounds. A Jersey, Queen’s Beautiful Ros ette, Fred H. Young, Timmonsville, by Mr. McAlister’s office, contains (was number six, her production be ing 65.79-pounds; while a Holstein, plans and specifications for barns • to meet the needs of the one-horse and two-horse farms of small own ers, renters, and share-croppers at inexpensive cost. Hero Pontiac Rag Apple, State Hos pital, Columbia, was number sev en with 64.32 pounds. ' The other three of the high ten for the month Plans shown in this circular do were Guernseys—Ivy of Burkeville, not call for an elaborate or ex- q_ Roosevelt, 64.25 pounds; this, that or the other thing be- , # - . cause it will make them happy. We pensive structure. In fact, the Bridesmaid of Clover Farm, J. L. general plan is similar to bams commonly found on small farms, but much more conveniently ar ranged and presenting a better ap pearance. Many barns have a large think there are very few commodi ties, and those very inexpensive ones, that can piake any material contribution to individual happi ness. Possessions may enlarge one’s sense of self-importance. Money may enable people to do things which give temporary pleasure. But the idea that the rich are any hap- Mclntosh, 63.69 pounds; Petite Tulip of Lynchburg, W. E. Verdery and Son, 63.58 pounds. Herds with highest average were those of N. • G. Roosevelt, six hallway or passage through the Guernseys averaging 59.98 pounds, center. This adds to convenience j and j l McIntosh, six Guernseys in feeding and harnessing but re- . averaging 58.79 pounds. A total quires valuable space that may be • 0 f 39 Guernseys, 13 Holsteins, and pier than the poor is just as false utilized to a'better advantage when | six jerseys made the honor roll for 1 so few animals are housed. In ^ ie month by producing 50 pounds now as it always has befen. We think one of the real benefits of these hard times to many people lias been that it has forced them these plans hay can be fed from or more of 4)utterfat. the loft directly into racks in stalls, and a similar arrangement could be made to feed corn from the cen to develop their inward resources i and depend upon their own efforts trall y located crib into feed for happiness. We have certainly | troughs lieard much more complaining from Frozen Food More than 6,000 small containers The proper location of the barn of frozen fruits and vegetables were n-vinJA w.hr» <sHii h^vo a o-nnri -ipni for P ro P 2r drainage, sanitation, prepared and studied at the Frozen of money .left than we have heard j ^ convenience is discussed, as Pack Laboratory of the United from people who didn’t have much wel1 as size ’ materials or construe- states Department of Agriculture of anything to lose. The man or , tlon ’ and Beneral^suggestions. woman who has learned in child- ! x hood to get along with littie is far Billion AcrCS better adapted to face the realities of life than the one who has al ways been able to buy whatever pleased his or her fancy. Those are the unhappy ones today—the ones who cannot spend money as they used to spend—while the hap py ones are those who never had any money to spend. X Department of Agriculture at Seattle, Wash., last season, the department reports. The labora tory, under the direction of the Bureau of Plant Industry, was es- A pp SlirVOVPfl tablished in 1931 exclusively for re- J ' search in the freezing preservation ! of fruits and vegetables. Firecrackers are not the Nearly a billion acres of farm lands in the United States have been mapped by soil surveyors of the United States Department of The 6,000 containers held fruit and vegetables put up under every important method of freezing prep aration and packing. Many dif- Agriculture. This area is greater ferent types of containers were used than the combined area of Euro pean Germany, France, and Great 011 ly 1 Britain. The work is now pro- Fourth of July hazard; there are ! g ress i n g a t the rate of more than more drowning cases on that day than any other in the year. — X In the years between America’s •discovery and 1600, Bolivia produc ed almost half of the world’s silver. 15,000,000 acres each year, and de partment officials estimate that be tween 20 and 30 years will be re quired to complete the survey. The cost of this work is between 2 and 3 cents an acre. and some were sealed under vacuum. In the last three years 30,000 small containers of frozen fruits and vegetables have been studied at Seattle by the workers of the bureau. txt A woman living near New Or leans has a seVer\-foat MUgator for a pet. m CO. GREENWOOD’S LEADING DEPARTMENT STORE OFFER YOU UNUSUAL VALUES THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY “V s - Ladies' Full Fashioned Silk Hose—Hose water will not spot. $1.00 and $1.35 quality, 3 Day Special, pair Y9c 2 P air ' ,50 for JL a Famous DeValee Ladies Hose Gallant-Belk Company sell more Hose than than any oth er Greenwood Store; the rea son is, better Hose for same money, same Hose for less money. This coupon godd for 50c part payment on purchas es of 2 or more pair Ladies’ Hose, 79e or more, if used Thursday, Friday or Saturday. Ladies’ Full Fashioned Hose, 81,35 and $1.50 values, 3 Day Special, per pair S j.OO and 95c Ladies’ Full Fashioned Silk Hose, $1.00 valtie, pair -75k* Ladies* Full Fashioned Silk Hose, 3 Day Special, pair^Sc Ladies’ Full Fashioned Silk Hose, 75c quality, 3 Day Spec- ial, pair 59 c 2 P air $ ^ .00 Children’s Anklets, pair \Qq / Misses’ Anklets, pair 10c 40e Tube Pebeco Tooth Paste, 40c Tube Ipana Tooth Paste, 40c Pepsodent Tooth Paste, 29c Camay Soap' Lux Soap Lifebouy Soap, Toilet Palmolive Soap, 10c size ~7_~~ ^ Octagon Soap 12 Cakes for only 25c P & G White Soap 8 for only 95c J & P Coats Spool Cotton, 125 yards, Spool, special /|c WMW'IW ■I'uwnwwi' nm* w 81x90 Bleached Sheets, each for only 42c 72x90 Bleached Sheets, each for only 25c Men’s Good Scout Shoes, our price, only, pair C)7c Men’s Good Triple Sewed Overalls, pair 48c Boys’ Good Overalls, sizes 4 to 16, pair 39 c b—wiHi'rnmiiiiWBBaas—aaa Men’s Good Blue Work Shirts each 25c Men’s Better 100 per cent Wool Suits, former price six months ago, $25.00, best suit value to be had A 7^ our price wi"a These Suits made from Ih 1 /^ ounce serge and Pin Stripe. Guaranteed moth proof, sun proof and fade proof. Men’s Good Dress Shoes and I Oxfords, $5.00 value short time ago $^.95 pair « Men’s White and Blue Broad cloth Shirts, collar attached, $1.35 other good stores, our price ; each * .00 9x12 Bordered Rugs, made by .95 Congoleum each 9x12 Gold Seal Rugs, each _ 95 Come to Greenwood and to Greenwood's Leading Department Store, where you will always be promptly and properly served where you will always find more com plete stocks and more salespeople to serve you. Do not fail to visit our Ready-to-Wear Department where you will find Digger and Better values as well as Ladies' Free Rest Room. GALLANT-BELK “GREENWOOD'S LEADING DEPARTMENT STORE’’ COMPANY GREENWOOD, S. C. “THE HOME OF BETTER VALUES’