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; 9, T932 [CK MESSENGER McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE NUMBER FOUR Published Every Thursday Established ^June 5, 1902 edmono j. McCracken, Editor and Owner ■betered at the Post Office at Mc Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of the second class. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Strictly Cash In Advance Ohe Year $1.00 Six Months .75 Three Months .50 June Livestock Hints Given By Specialists phur. Agricultural Engineering Keep the two-horse cultivator going. The same sweeps used on one-horse plows will work. Keep sweeps sharp and properly adjusted Recondition the mower for cut ting weeds and hay. Remove and store oinder canvas after grain harvest, and grease the knotter with cup grease. Get the boll weevil duster in good, working condition. Let grain be thoroughly ripe be fore combining, and provide ample storage space to prevent damage. xxz Chinch Bugs Damage The Young Corn COUNTY AGENT OFFERS BEST CONTROL METHOD Tarzan, The Ape Man” To Open At Abbeville Theatre It would be well to examine young corn and sorghum that is growing close to a grain field for p i on sw i mm er and one of the finest “Tarzan, the Ape Man,” Edgar Rice Burroughs’ widely-read Afri- ] 'Can adventure novel, has been brought to the screen under the direction of W. S. Van Dyke of 1 “Trader Horn” fame, and will be shown starting Monday at the Ab beville Opera House. Because the hero of this story is a white man who has been brought up in the jungle and lives like the apes in the tree-tops, making his way by swinging through them from limb to limb, difficulty was; encountered in finding someone of sufficient athletic prowess to fill the exacting roie. Has Perfect Physique The problem was solved when Johnny Weissmuller, world’s eham- CUEMSON COLLEGE, June 4. To remind busy farmers of import- chinch bug injury. This is a small examples of masculine physiques, j ant matters in the proper care of black insect having a white wing was cas t a s Tarzan. Neil Hamilton livestock Prof. L. V. Starkey makes cover with a black spot in each. an d c. Aubrey Smith, as leaders suggestions on hogs, sheep, and I At this season chinch bugs mi- 0 f an English safari seeking ivory cattle; C. G. Cushman on dairying; grate from grain fields to above we alth, Mkureen O’Sullivan as and P. H. Gooding on poultry. mentioned crops. They cluster smith’s daughter, Doris Lloyd, Animal Husbandry about the young plants, above, and Forrester Harvey and Ivory Wil- Keep hogs on forage, and provide just below the ground. As the dam- ii ams fin the remaining principal shade and water. age is done by sucking the sap from r0 i e s. Keep young pigs on territory not the plants, arsenicals are not ef- | jungle thrills outdoing even infested with parasites. fective as a control measure. j those of the sensational “Trader Treat sheep for stomach worms The best control method is as j Horn” are promised in the daring if heavily infested, and change pas- follows: ^ !trek of the safari through the Before they have entered the w iid S 0 f Africa in search of the corn, plow a deep furrow throwing cufious “Elephant’s Burial Ground” the earth towards the side where in the course of which the adven tures every two weeks. Market the fat lambs when they weigh 70 to 30 pounds. Get beef cows bred for spring calves. Mow pastures to destroy weeds, and repair fences at odd times. Dairying Control flies by keeping all manure spread on the fields. Oool milk and cream immediate ly after milking to control bacteria and undesirable odors and flavors. Mow the pasture often enough to keek down obnoxious weeds. Sow Sudan grass on a rich plot close to the barn to cut and feed greep when pastures are dry and short. Keep an abundant supply of fresh water before the cows. Poultry Keep pullets on clean range dur ing summer months. • Do not push them into egg pro duction; feed a low protein ration made up mostly of grain. Watch the birds for lice infesta tion and examine the sleeping iiuarters occasionally for mites. If troubled each fall with chick en pox or sorehead, vaccinate the pullets when three to four months of age to prevent an outbreak this fall. , txr June Farm Calendar the bugs are, drag over this a drag or some brush to pulverize it. Take a post hole digger and dig a hole in the bottom of the furrow about ten feet apart. When insects fall in these holes kill by any conven ient measures. Where the bugs have already entered the corn make barriers as above. Spray first rows that are infested with nicotine sul fate 1-2 pint to one barrel of water or spray with a good laundry soap such as octagon, 1 pound to 6 gal lons of water. Clean path and make barrier by pouring a thin line of road oil by means of an old cof fee pot or other vessel having a tubular spout. Destroy corn stalks and roots in winter. Several farmers are at present having chinch bug outbreaks for the first Mme; however, this is not a new insect, as every year they present themselves in some locality. E. L. ROGERS, County Agent. -txt- CLEMSON COLLEGE, June 4.— R. W. Hamilton, agronomist, E. H. Rawl, horticulturist, Alfred Lutken, entomologist and pathologist, and J. T. McAlister, agricultural en gineer, have below brief timely reminders for farmers in June. . Agronomy Boll weevils are prevalent. Mop your cotton with the 1-1-1 molass es-arsenate mixture. Make plenty of hay by planting every acre of grain stubble in peas or soybeans, which are low in price. There will be no money to buy feed with next yea|. Better plant Boll Weevils Are Numerous Agents’ Reports Show INFORMATION TO BE GIVEN OUT WEEKLY ON BOLL WEEVIL SITUATION turers meet with terrifying ob stacles. The wits of the white man are matched against those of beasts and savage pygmies with the prim itive wipning out in the end, while screen romance of a new order is entailed in the curious love affair of the Ape Man and English girl. What are reported to be some of the film’s most hair-raising epi sodes include an attack of lions by night upon the safari camp; the crossing of a river filled with hip popotami; a. fight between Tarzan and a bull-ape; the rescue of a trapped elephant and the subse quent efforts of the grateful beast to aid his rescurers. XXI Fire Department Here To Get $97.06 1 CLEMSON COLLEGE, June 6.— During the present growing season data on boll weevil conditions over the state will be gathered from county farm agents, Dr. W. W. Long, director of the Extension Service announces, and each Mon day a weekly report thereon with suggestions to guide farmers will be issued by the extension entom ologist for publication in all South Carolina newspapers. The first weekly report, for the period June 4, shows that in the a few more acres of corn to be on southern and eastern parts of the the safe side Build a compost heap, and worry less about buying fertilizer next spring. Horticulture state boll weevils are present in the cotton fields in numbers ranging up to one thousand per acre. Cot ton farmers in this area and over the whole state should be ready to McCormick’s share of the 1 per cent on insurance premiums col lected in the state in 1931 amount ed to $97.06. The total for the state was $31,841.04 and this sum has been distributed among the counties by State Insurance Com missioner Sam B. King. The pro ceeds to go to the firemen’s fund in accordance with a law passed sev eral years ago. Mr. King said that the commis sion had collected $430,000 in taxes and license fees since the first of the year, as to May 31, and that by the end of 1932 the total would approximate $850,000. The depart ment is the only one in the state that has shown an increase in col lections this year, he pointed out. Amounts received by some of the other towns in this section were: Abbeville, $254.05; Edgefield, $156.- 37; Saluda, $78.57; Greenwood, $925.08. IXI —r**? MR. AND MRS. J. L. STROTHER’S WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED Secure Lookout Mountain pota- make the first application of sweet toes for July planting and prepare ened poison as soon as squares ap- soil early to conserve moisture. pear on the plants, says Alfred Order celery plants for late July Lutken, extension entomologist. In or early August delivery. 1 ; the southern part of the state cot- Appiy quickly available nitrogen ton is well advanced with many to garden crops if not growing well, squares forming, and poison should Cultivate crops shallow but fre- be applied at once. qnently to save moisture. Mulch tomato plants heavily with straw or leaves to hold moisture and prolong fruiting season. Pack vegetables and fruits in the right kind of attractive package and get better prices. Insects and Diseases Spray pecans with 3-3-50 Bor deaux to control scab. The pre-square poison that has been found so satisfactory is made up by mixing one pound of calcium arsenate with one. gallon of water and adding slowly, with vigorous stirring, to one gallon of cheap molasses. One gallon of this 1-1-1 mixture is sufficient for one acre of small cotton, but amounts up to two gallons per acre should be used Examine banded apple trees ev- as the cotton becomes larger. The «ry 10 days and kill coddling moth niop and bucket method seems to larvae. Pick up and bum fallen fruit. be the most practical means of ap plying the mixture, which should be Spray melons, tomatoes, and Irish kept well stirred while applying, potatoes with Bordeaux for disease and should be used within 24 to 48 j°y e( l by all present, control; add lead arsenate for leaf- hours. i The couple’s picture was made, The children and grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Strother of McCormick met to help celebrate their 38th wedding anniversary Sunday, May 29, 1932. Those pres ent were, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ham lin, Clinton, S. C., Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Roarden and children, Edgefield, S. C., Mr. and Mrs. James Strother and children, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Strother, and child. Mrs. W. L. Wall and two children, all of Plum Branch, S C. All gathered in the sitting room where lovely decoration of sweet peas, sweet William and bride’s wreath were bautifully arranged. Happy conversation and music were enjoyed. The family was called next to the large lovely dining room. The prettiest wedding cake "and vari- gated sweet peas helped make the table all aglow. The most delici ous eatables were served and en- eating insects. After the first application, made then the family group was made. The lovely and happy day passed I Spray or dust magnesium arsen- when the squares are forming, ad- ate to control Mexican bean beetle, ditlonal applications may be made, all too quickly, and it was soon Stop red spiders by burning Mr. Lutken suggests, at intervals of time to bid Mr. and Mrs. Strother weeds and badly infested plants, I five to seven days until blossoms good-bye and wish for them many and applying superfine dusting sul- are found throughout the field. more anniversaries. Open All Day Thursday GALLANT-BELK CO. GREENWOOD’S LEADING DEPARTMENT STORE IN KEEPING WITH OUR FORMER POLICY^ OF SERV ICE WE WILL BE OPEN ALL DAY EVERY WEEK DAY TO SERVE YOU. 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