McCormick messenger. (McCormick, S.C.) 1902-current, June 02, 1932, Image 2
Thursday, June 2, 1932
McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA
PAGE NUMBER TWO
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.vhich would make for an increase
In the efficiency in the use of la-
Gardens bor > in vnan y cases equipment
which would enable labor to be used
~ oo more efficiently can be used,” the
CLEMSON COLLEGE, May . specialist points out. “Equipment
Planting, transplanting, and pro- ^ as come ri 0wn as much as
lection are three essentials for „on- j iave man i a bor and mule power
tinuous gardens, with no comp e e cos ^ e q U ip men t cost makes up
let-up at any time, according to A. j a very small per C2nt of the total
E. Schilletter, ex ^ ens ^® n cu ^J j cost of producing crops, being ord
inarily about three per cent. Cer
tainly where the equipment which
will enable labor to accomplish
more without increasing other costs
is already bn the farm, there is no
justification for not using it.”
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Evans And Gaston Go
To 4-H Club Congress
turist, who :hakes suggestions on
these three points. Such vege
tables as corn, bunch beans, and
poie beans should be planted suc
cessively as long as there is time
lef v for maturity, he says, suggest
ing that we remember the need of
42 to 56 days for snap beans to
mature, 56 to 70 days for corn, 110
to 140 days for cabbage, 115 to 140
days for tomatoes, 49 to 63 days for
beets. Plantings of tomatoes, cab
bage, and collards made now will ’ CLEMSON COLLEGE, May 28.— i
serve for late summer, fall, and Herbert Evans, 4-H club member
win:er crops. of Beaufort county, and J. W. Gas-
The transplanting of vomatoes, ton; Jr., 4-H club member of Spar-
peppers, eggplants, and sweet po- tanburg county, have won free
tatoes is suggested for prompt at- trips to the National 4-H club con
tention if this has not already been gress to be held in Chicago next
done. fall, both trips to be awarded by
In the matter of protection Mr. the Chilean Nitrate of Soda Educa-
Schilletter warns that gardeners j tional Bureau of New York City
must watch constantly for insects through H. E. Savely, state manag-
and diseases. He suggests that the er, Columbia, South Carolina,
striped cucumber beetle be fought Herbert Evans won this trip on
with a spray of six level teaspoon- his 1931 corn club acre demonstra-
fuls of lead arsenate in a gallon tion which yielded 122 1-2 oushels,
of water or Bordeaux mixture, or at a cost of $41.97, says Dan ^ewis,
with dust made of one part of cal- acting state boys’ club agent. He
cium arsenate and 20 parts of dust- grew his corn in 44-inch rows with
ing gypsum or hydrated lime, stalks nine inches apart, on a sandy
Against the tomato fruit worm he loam soil broken to a depth of eight
suggests spraying with the same inches. He broadcasted four loads
lead arsenate or arsenate Bordeaux of compost before planting, used
mixture, or dusting with one part of 600 pounds of 8-4-4 fertilizer and
■calcium arsenate and six parts of 200 pounds of acid phosphate under
hydrated lime. Tomato leaf spot his corn at planting, and side-
and potato blight may be fought dressed with 400 pounds of nitrate
with a 4-4-50 Bordeaux spray. j of soda in three applications.
X Young Gaston grew 3024 pounds
t • mi -|-fc -| • of seed cotton on his club acre of
JLower 1 he Production re d son broken to a depth of 10
o T' 1 • inches. The cotton followed corn,
LOSL Lconoinist which in turn followed alfalfa.
Coker 5 strain 2 seed was planted
CLEMSON COLLEGE, May 28.— in three-foot rows with cotton
“The factors which enter into crop standing eight inches in the drill,
production have come down in This young master farmer used
cost quite materially during the 1800 pounds of potash and acid,
last two years, but not nearly so and 715 pounds of 11-3-5 fertilizer
much as has the price of farm pro- under his cotton, and side-dressed
ducts,” says O. M. Clark, extension his crop with 200 pounds of nitrate
economist, who believes that it is of soda. Cost of production was
necessary therefore to use these $61.65 or five cents per pound of
factors as efficiently as possible if i }int.
the cost of production is to be kept X
below the value of the commodities
produced. i.
ter, generally speaking, because
this gives parasites a chance to
complete their life history and, not
finding a host, perish before the
livestock is again turned on.
A good system, Mr. Starkey sug
gests, is to have at least three pas
tures. The chief hindrance to hav
ing several pastures is the cost of
fencing, and sometimes the water
supply is an important factor.
The larger the acreage in pas
ture the less necsesary it is to have
three or more pastures, but even in
large acreages parasites can be con
trolled much more effectively by
rotation than by the use of drench
es which, though more or less suc
cessful, have a tendency to upset
the digestive system and thus re
tard growth and gains. In other
words, Prof. Starkey thinks that
South Carolina farmers would save
thousands of dollars annually
through an ample pasture system
for all livestock.
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Gives Advantages
Of One-Dish Meal
Since labor cost makes up ap
proximately 50 per cent of, the cost
of producing our principal cash
crops, it is evident' to Mr. Clark
that labor should be used as ef
ficiently as conditions will permit.
Many farmers believe that because
the farm labor wage rate is low it
will make little difference whether
labor is used efficiently or. not. As
a matter of fact, while the price of
labor is low as compared with that
of two or three years ago (being-.in
South Carolina about half that
prevailing in 1929), it is high as
compared with the present prices
of farm products. There is, he
thinks, little economy in substi
tuting man labor for mule work,
for the cost of mule work has been
reduced almost as much as has the
price of man labor.
“While little can be done as far
as this year’s farming operations
are concerned with respect to
combination of enterprises, field
arrangement, size of business, etc.,
Change Pastures Often
And Benefit Livestock
CLEMSON COLLEGE, May 28.—
Arguments in favor of changing
pastures frequently include first of
all the control of internal parasites,
which are the bane of southern
livestock producers; and secondly
the fact that it gives the livestock
“a clean platter” and gives the pas
ture a chance to rest and recuper
ate, says Prof. L. V. Starkey, chief
of animal husbandry here. Against
the belief that changing pastures
requires more pasture area Prof.
Starkey states that the same acre
age *will carry more livestock if the
livestock can be shifted from one
pasture to another.
It is generally believed that cat
tle should be left on one pasture
two to three weeks,—certainly not
more than three weeks. As to how
long one should keep livestock off
the pasture before turning them on
again, the longer the time the bet-
A dinner cooked on one dish has
many advantages. In the first
place, it makes a most attractive
main dish. In the second place, it
does not require as much watching
as several things cooking in sever
al utensils. And in the third place
there are not a lot of serving dish
es to wash afterward. Inez S.
Willson, home economist, offers
these suggestions for one-dish din
ners. A large fire-proof platter is
the best dish to use in the prep
aration of these meals, as it may be
taken to the table and the arrange
ment need not be disturbed.
Platter Dinner Suggestions
Lamb Patty Grill
Lamb patties are flat cakes made
from ground lamb and wrapped
with a piece of bacon.
Place 8 lamb patties in the cen
ter of the platter. Dredge' with
flour, season with salt and pepper
and a few drops of onion juice.
Core tart apples and cut in two
crosswise. Sprinkle the apples with
cinnamon and a little brown sug
ar. Have boiled 4 sweet potatoes.
Cut in two lengthwise and arrange
the potatoes and apples around the
lamb patties. Bake in a moderate
oven (350 degrees Fahrenheit) un
til the lamb is done, about 30 min
utes. Garnish the platter with
sprigs of parsley.
Baked Hash Platter
Make the hash by combining 2
cups chopped cooked beef with 2
cups diced cooked potatoes, 1 small
minced onion and 1 tablespoon
minced green pepper. Season with
salt and pepper and moisten with a
little left-over gravy or milk.
Spread in a flat cake in the cen
ter of the platter. Roll small new
cooked carrots in melted butter
and place in groups of 2 or 3
around the hash. Between the
groups of carrots place hearts of
celery which have been parboiled
without separating into sticks. Pour
melted butter over the celery. Bake
for 35 minutes in a hot oven (425
degrees Fahrenheit).
Combinations Are Many
Other combinations for this type
of dinner are: Sliced ham, pine
apple slices, and sweet potatoes;
ground beef patties, sliced Bermuda
onion placed on top of each meat
cake, medium-sized tomatoes;
slices of beef tenderloin, slices of
summer squash, par-boiled and dip
ped in melted butter, thick slices
of potatoes which have been par
tially cooked, dotted with butter
and sprinkl :d with grated cheese.
A crisp vegetable salad and a
simple dessert will complete a very
satisfactory, palatable, and easily
prepared dinner.
Planked Steal?
1 porterhouse steak.
6 medium-sized potatoes.
3 large tomatoes.
1 head cauliflower, cooked.
3 tablespoons butter.
Parsley, minced.
Salt.
Paprika.
3 tablespoons cheese, grated.
Trim off superfluous fat. Sear
steak on both sides in a hot skillet
or on the broiler. Cook for about
fifteen minutes, turning occasion
ally. Oil a heated plank, place the
steak on the plank and pile a bord
er of potatoes around it. Cut to
matoes in half crosswise, sprinkle
with grated cheese, and dot with
butter. Arrange these around the
steak inside the border of potatoes.
Arrange the flowerets of cooked
buttered cauliflower on the plank.
The vegetables and steak should
entirely cover the board. Plate the
plank in the oven until the potato
border is browned and the tomato
slices are tender. Upon removing
the steak from the oven, spread it
with butter into which has been
worked some minced parsley, salt,
and paprika. Garnish the plank
with tufts of parsley.
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Early Sweet Poison
To Get Boll Weevil
fro
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BEWARE OF
IMITATIONS
CLEMSON COLLEGE, May 28 —
Following the mild winter it is rea
sonable to expect that a high per
centage of boll weevils will emerge
from hibernation and attack young
cotton, says Alfred Lutken, exten
sion entomologist, vho advises ihat
it is this over-wintering brood that
every farmer should attempt to
destroy.
Past experience has shown good
results from the use of the 1-1-1
sweetened poison properly mixed
and applied during the pre-square
stage. The cost of equipment is
negligible as only a bucket, a stick,
and a few strips of burlap are re
quired. The poison (which is made
up of one^gallon of water, one
pound of calcium arsenate, and one
gallon of molasses) is so easily mix
ed and applied that there is little
excuse for not making at least this
much of an attempt to control the
weevils.
The first application of poison
Mr. Lutken suggests as soon as
weevils are reported in the com
munity or when the squares first
begin to form, with additional ap
plications at five to seven-day in-
tervlas. By the time four appli
cations have been made the plants
are so large that additional appli
cations would be largely wasted.
Following the applications of
sweetened poison, it is well, he says,
to watch the squares closely and
make infestation counts frequent
ly, and when one-tenth of the
squares show weevil punctures
make at least one application of
calcium arsenate dust. This appli
cation of four or five pounds to the
acre will help to check the weevils
until the 'early bolls are too hard
ened to be attacked.
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« Forest Roads
Mileage of forest roads construct
ed last year more than doubled the
mileage constructed in 1930, reports
the Forest Service, United States
Department of Agriculture. Trail
building increased 23 per cent. /
The forest-roads funds were ex
panded in 39 States and Territories
and construction amounted to 4,-
238.3 miles. The 1930 mileage was
1,725.6. Road-building operations,
carried on in part under emergency
relief appropriations, were pushed
to open up inaccessible areas in na
tional forests where fire danger was
greatest and contributed in many
communities to the relief of local
unemployment conditions.
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Municipal Recre
ation Camps
Municipal recreation camps in
tli3 national forests have proved so
a tractive to city dwellers that sev
eral California cities each have two
of these camps and Los Angeles has
four. This plan of municipalities
to provide their taxpayers with
summer outings at cost has created
a demand for camp sites all the
way from 25 to 300 miles from the
city, according to the United States
Forest Service.
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