Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MrOORMICK MESSENGER. MctORMICK. SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, December 17, 1936 Look What You Can Save At Dixie Store, No. 16, McCormick, S. C.' SILVER CUP COFFEE 4 1 Lb. X Sc 1 MATCHES, 4| 3-5c Boxes JL o o # - / , . * ‘ Powdered or Brown ^ Sugar, 3-1 lb. pkg.’ mm JELjLO Cf* 4 Pkgs. : mm * • Sr C SWIFT’S JEWEL LARD Q 8 Lb. Carton 9c SUGAR 10 Lb. Sack ■ 4 • 25 Lb. Sack .... 50c S1.25 RAISINS, Seeded or Seedless, 3-15 oz. pkg. _ _ CHEESE 1 Lb. RICE Lb. .. CHOCOLATE CREAM DROPS, Lb 10c Swans Down or Sno Sheen Cake Flour, Pkg. _ 29c 5 Pound Box Asst. Chocolate Candy _ 89c RED DRUM COFFEE 2 Lbs. ORANGE SUCES, Lb 12c ENGLISH Walnuts. Lb. 19c 23c ALL 5c. BARS CANDY, 3 For : 10c Chocolate Covered Cherries, 1 Lb. Box KINGS MIXTURE CANDY, Lb 10c We have full line of oranges, apples, and nuts. Cotton Report As Of December L 1936 Columbia, Dec. 9.—A cotton cror of 820,000 bales of 500 pounds sros weight is estimated for South Caro lina by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture from condi tions as of December 1. This es timate is 76,000 bales abo’ F e Jasf year’s crcp and compares with av erages of 718,000 bales produced during the past four years and 856,- 300 bales for the period 1928-32. At current prices the estimate of 820,000 bales has a value of $52,- 070,000 and cottonseed produced this year a value of $12,012,000, which compares with $41,664,000 for , bales and $10,230,000 for seed in j 1935. This is an increase of $12,188,- 000 over total value last year and represents the most money received from ary crop since 1929. The State’s largest crop was 1,- 549,000 bales in 1911, but the high est yield per acre was 310 pounds in 1920. Of the more recerft years ; 1931 had the largest crop, 1,005,000 bales, and the highest yield of 273 pounds lint. Preliminary estimates place th? area ir cultivation on July 1, 1936 at 1,420,000 acres, with 1.2 per cent abandoned since that date, leaving 1,403,000 acres picked. This com pares with 1,362,000 acres harvest ed last year and an average of 1,- 422,000 acres for the past four years and 1,879,000 acres for the five- year period 1928-32. The estimated yield per acre is 279 pounds lint, the highest since 1920, which compares with 261 pounds made last year and with averages of 247 pounds for the past four years and 219 pouhds for the period 1928-32. The Census report shows 706,000 running bales ginned from the present crop prior to December 1. A United States cotton c^op of 12,407,000 bales is estimated by the Crop Reporting Board of the Unit ed States Department of Agricul ture, based upon indications as of December 1, 1936. This is practical ly unchanged from the November 1 forecast of 12,400,000 bales and compares with 10,638,000 bales in 1935, 9,636,000 bales in 1934, and 14,667,000 bales, the S-jfear (1928- 32) average. The indicated yield per acre for the United States of 197.6 pounds compares with 186.3 pounds in 1935 and 169.9 pounds, the 10-year average (1923-1932). Harvested acreage is now esti mated at 30,054,000 acres, which is about 10 per cent greater than that harvested in 1935. Allowing for es timated abandonment of 2.8 per cent, the cotton acreage in cultiva tion on July 1 is indicated to have been 30,932,000 acres. During the 1936 growing season the cotton crop was affected by two separate droughts. The first of these occurred in May and June and affected particularly the cotton crop in the Carolinas and Georgia. This drought retarded the germina tion of the cotton seed which had been planted, and as a result a con siderable portion cf the crop in that area did not come up until late June or early July. Subsequent favorable weather enabled the crop to partly overcome this late start, but throughout the entire season the cotton of the Atlantic Coast States was in serious danger cf be-* ing curtailed by early frost, an.l wa£ faced with the probability of some curtailment even with frost coming at the usual time. Frost did no< actually arrive, hdwever, until ten lays cr two weeks later than usual with the result that the crop wa: enabled to reach maturity in spF of the unfavorable start. The fav orable summer and fall resulted an increase in the probable out turn in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama of 600,000 bales between August 1 and December 1. In the western part of the beF narticularly in Texas and Okla homa, the drought came later i" the season. Although Texas had favorable prospects on August 1, extreme drought resulted in an es timated loss of ever 800,000 baler during the month of August. Dur- ng the same month the prospective crop in Oklahoma was also reduc ed over 200,000 bales. The effects of this drought were likewise felt throughout Arkansas, Louisiana Tennessee, Missouri, and Mississip pi, although in this group of States he damage was worst in Arkansas. On September 1 the outlook was very critical throughout all this area, but early in September the drought was broken. The rains came too late to bring back the crop in Texas and Oklahoma, but came in time to save the crop in the States along the Mississippi River. 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Two engine sizes—but only one car and: one purpose—to give you more miles and more satisfaction; £oc your money in 19371 FORD BASE PRICES FOR 1937 480 AND If P At DBirbonr Plait Taxes, Delivery end Handling Bumpers, Spare Tire and Accessories Additional AUTHORIZED FORD FINANCE PLANS $25 A MONTH, after nasal down-paymeat, bay* any model 1937 Ford V-8 Car — from any Ford dealer -— anywhere in the United States. Ask your Ford dealer about the easy payment, plans of the Unirersal Credit Company. FORD FEATURES FOR 1937 APPEARANCE —Distinctive design. Headlamps- in fender aprons. Modern lid- type hood. Larger luggage space. New in teriors. Slanting V-type windshield.. BRAKES—Easy- Action Safety Brakes with “the safety of steel fnyn pedal to wheel:.” Cable-and 4 conduit controh. About one-third leas brake pedal pressure required. BODY—- Alii steel* Top, sides, floor and frame welded, ihto* a single steel unit. Safety Glass throughout at no extra charge. COMFORT AND QUIET—A big, roomy car. Center-Poise, comfort increased by smoother spring-action with new pressure lubrication. New methods of. mounting body and engine make a quieter' oar. FORD MOTOR COMPANY mer and fall, with the result that the outturn in these States promis-. es to be about 360,000 bales higher than appeared likely on August 1. One other factor which had a marked effect on the crop outturn was that the droughts reduced boll by her productior of 71.42 oounds. placing second among all indi viduals. The State Hospital, Columbia, had 30 Holsteins on test which averaged 46.55 pounds to win sixth place among herds. Two of these, weevil damage to a minimum and Man O’War Ormsby Bonna, 61.99 many late cotton bolls which or- | pounds, and Man O’War Ormsby dinarily would have been ruined by Blossom, 60.62, placed seventh and weevils actually matured and made ninth respectively among individual cotton. This lack cf weevil damage, producers. together with relatively late frost, Other high herd honors were won date permitted the crop generally ! as follows: seventh place, six to reach full maturity and to be harvested with a minimum of loss. The net result of this combina tion of factors has been that al though prospects in Texas and Ok lahoma declined approximately 1,- 380,000 bales after August 1, thU loss has been about balanced by improvement in the central and eastern portions of the belt. xxi High Honors In Guernseys of S. H. Zimmerman, Columbia, averaging 46.40 pounds; eighth, six Guernseys of R. E. Mc Lendon, Bishopville, 45.98 pounds; ninth, 12 Guernseys of J. B. Rod- dey, Columbia, 44.14 pounds; tenth, 11 Guernseys of R. B. Caldwell, Chester, 43.53 pounds. Other high individual producers were: Cavalier’s Fancy, Guernsey owned by Pedigreed Seed Company, HartsVille, third place, 67.91 pounds; Hazelwood's Hopeful, own- Novemher For Dairv ed by R * B - Caldwell > fourth ’ 66 - 28 roi JJdliy p Cunds; Gold Branch D. Betty Herds Oil Tost Rachel - owned by J. B. Roddey, sixth, 64.44 pounds; Coker Mimosa Cavalier’s Viola, Pedigreed Seed Co., tenth, 59.87 pounds. X ers will buy garden seeds. Seed se lection is important in reducing disease losses. To prevent tomato wilt losses, plant some resistant variety such as Marglobe. Irish po tato seed, of the highest grade should be purchased. If sweet po tatoes showed wilt or stem-end rot, plan now to purchase disease-free- seed stock. The prphardist also has impor tant work in the winter pest fight. No one spray is more important than the dormant, for it controls San Jose scale and peach-leaf curL Lime-sulfur is generally applied as the dormant spray, but oil emulsion sprays are becoming popular with commercial orchardists. They are cheaper, more efficient in scale control, and do not irritate the op erator? Another winter job for the orchardist is scraping apple trees to destroy codling moth larvae. 666 checks COLDS and FEVER Clemson, Dec. 7.—Top honors for production by South Carolina cows in November were won by the here’ of seven Guernseys owned by J. B Guess, Jr., Denmark, with an aver age of 50.28 pounds of butterfat. according to the report of Carroll Brannon, in charge of Advanced ^eristry testing for the Experiment Station. Two of the Guess cows won p’aces among the 10 highest in dividual producers. Jeweller’s Mat- io with 65.53 pounds placing sixth, "d Baron’s Stella, 61.85, placing ghth. Second highest herd average wa^- • ade by eight Jerseys of Wheeler others, Saluda, with 49.51 pounds -ch. Peer’s Royal Onyx in this ''‘rd, with 73.85 pounds, was high est producer of all cows on test. Seven Holsteins owned by Clem- on Agricultural College made third highest herd record' averaging 49.11 xmnds. Fourth highest herd was that of Protect From Pests Garden And Orchard Liquid, Tablets Salve, Nose Drops first day Headache, 30 minutea. Try “Rub-My-Tism” World’s Best Liniment Clemson, Dec. 5.—Gardeners and fruit growers who would have some safety from injurious insects and diseases in 1937 may do themselves real service by taking certain steps toward winter control of such pests, says W. C. Nettles, extension en tomologist. Certainly gardeners have not for gotten the ravages of the bean beetle, the blighting activities of the squash and harlequin bugs— to mention only a few garden pests responding to cold weather meth ods of control. Now is a good time to leave them out in the cold by cultivating the garden and “clean ing up” all out-of-way places. DR. HENRY J. GODIN Sight Specialist Eyes Examinad Spectacles And Eye Glasses Professionally Fitted. 956 Broad Street Augusta. Oa. Bishopville averaged 47.45 pounds and placed fifth among herds, with during the remainder of the sum-J New Delta’s Queen in this group, If the garden spot is badly in- 12 Guernseys owned by George B. fested with nematodes or infected Salley, Orangeburg, averaging 48.78 with diseases, wouldn’t winter be pounds each. an appropriate time to relocate the W. C. King’s seven Guernseys at | garden—move off and leave your troubles, especially those that have feeble means of locomotion. WANT ADV. Brood mares for sale or tradft. L. Smith, McCormick, S. C. WANTED—Dogwood and Persim- m, in carload lots. For pne's and' ^ecifications see me. J. E. Haynes.. cCormick, S. C. Soon after Christmas many farm- FOR RENT—5 rooms for rent on north Main St., desirable location. For further information see Mrs. T. E. Deason, McCormick, S. C..