Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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>m*j i ►!, y A K n! iVlc( OrtMHiv. -if"-! * < \ROLii^A Thursday, March 18, 1937 Augusta Invites Five Governors And Com missioners Of Agriculture Asked To Join In Honoring Secre tary Of Agriculture Wallace On March 31. Augusta, Ga., March 15.—The governors and commissioners of agriculture of Georgia, South Car olina, North Carolina, Alabama i and Florida have been invited by the Twin States Livestock associa tion and the Augusta Chamber of Commerce to visit the annual Fat Cattle Show and Sale in this city on March 31, the last day of the show, and join in honoring Secre tary of Agriculture Henry A. Wal lace, who is to deliver a public ad dress at 2 p. m. on that day. Columbus Roberts, commissioner of agriculture of the state of Geor gia, has already accepted the in vitation. Meanwhile, entries continue to •come in from exhibitors and feed ers in the 24 counties in Georgia and South Carolina comprising the association. Interest has grown by leaps and bounds since the an nouncement was made that Sec retary Wallace is to speak on a subject of vital interest to the farmers and cattlemen of the Southeast. A number of counties have al ready agreed to allow a school holi day for farm boys and girls be tween the ages of 12-18 years in order that they might attend the barbecue dinner here on March 31 and hear Secretary Wallace’s address. Upward of 8,000 boys and girls are expected. -t Ki te ry of 4-II club work in the state except in 1928 when very high prices of products resulted in fig ures greater than these, according to records in the office of Dan Lewis, state boys’ club agent. These 4-H demonstrations included cot ton, corn, peanuts, tobacco, potato, orchard, garden, pig, poultry, dairy calf, baby beef, and bee projects. In number of demonstrations conducted by white club boys and in total value of products corn led, cotton ranking first in total prof its, second in total value, and third in number of demonstrations. Pig demonstrations ranked second in number, and third in value and in profits; dairy calf demonstrations banked fourth, and poultry demon strations fifth in value and profits. With cotton 398 white clubsters showed a total value of products of $38,865.56 and profits of $24,- 671.91; with corn 1214 demonstra tions showed $40,587.16 in total value and $22,906.28 in profits. The total number of white club beys enrolled was 6479 with 6902 demonstrations. These clubsters were in 337 community 4-H clubs in which 175 local leaders served as aids to the county farm agents in carrying on club work. The total number of completed demonstrations among white club sters was 3226, with a production value of $157,159.19 and profits of $78,254.83. “This accomplishment in 4-H club work for 1936 is a record of which clubsters may well be proud”, says Mr. Lewis, “ and one from which adult farmers may well gather valuable lessons and sug gestions. But of course the most significant thing is that these thousands of farm youngsters are learning better farming ideas and practices and incidentally better citizenship through 4-H club ac tivities.” lows: Social science analysts, various grades, $2,000 to $5,600 a year. Engineering draftsmen, various grades, $1,620 to $2,600 a year, for work on ships. All States except Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Ne braska, South Dakota, Vermont and Virginia, and the District of Co lumbia, have received less than their quota of appointments in the apportioned departmental service at Washington, D. C. Full information may be obtain ed from the Secretary of the Unit ed States Civil Service Board of Examiners at the post office or customhouse in any city which ha c . a post office of the first or second class, or from the United States Civil Service Commission, Wash ington, D. C. For Easter At PERSON'S DEPARTMENT STORE, Greenwood, S* C. -XX- New Research Station Edisto Experiment Station Estab lished Chiefly for Study of Mel • on, Cucumber, Cantaloupe, and Asparagus Problems v. Big Values In 1936 From 4-H Club Work Clemson, March 6.—The money value of boys’ 4-H club demonsti a- Uons completed in South Carolina In 1936 was $233,912*4 -'f ^hich The United States Civil Service the profit was $120,254.02, these Commission has announced open totals being the largest in the his- competitive examinations as fol- Civil Service Exami nations Announced j Clemson, March 6. — A new branch of the South Carolina Ex periment Station has been estab lished in Barnwell county to carry on research with asparagus, cu cumbers, cantaloupes, watermelons, and other crops, Director H. P. Cooper announces. This station will be known as the Edisto Experiment Station and is one of five branch stations operated as units of the South Carolina Experiment Station at Clemson College. The new unit resulted from an Act of the Gen- ; eral Assembly last year appropriat- 1 ing funds for its establishment. 200 acres of land have been acquired on Highway 73 between I Blackville and Williston, which ' provides an excellent site for tlr proposed experimental work. A iprp-e mule borr is nearing • , om- pletion, and the other necessary buildings will be erected as soon as funds are available. “Considerable experimental work with melons, cucumbers, and can taloupes will be started thm spring”, says Vice-Director R. A. Ladies’ Dresses, Misses’ Dresses, Children’s Dress- * ' es. Hosiery, Shoes, Hats, Underwear, Clothing, Shoes, Shoes, Shoes, and then some more Shoes. Shoes for the whole family. For Men and Boys, Ladies and Girls, Shoes for Children and the Bahies. Suits and hats for the Big Boys and the small Boys. Bring the whole family here and get them fitted up for Easter. Use our Convenient Layaway Plan. Good Goods - Fair Prices. ANDERSON’S DEPARTMENT STORE, Greenwood, S. C. McGinty. “Research with these crops and also asparagus has been badly neglected and many prob lems connected with their culture badly need investigating. The work of the Edisto Station should herefore be of much value to the growers cf these crops in the state.! “In addition to the experiments j xith the crops mentioned, it is ! ikely that a good deal of work will ! It PFR mam ' \ ■mmm The Quality Car in the low-price field at the lowest price in years! be carried on with cotton. „obacco. and sweet potatoes because of the favorable soil and climatic con ditions prevailing there. The con ditions are such that the Edisto Station may well develop into one cf the most important centers in the state for agricultural research work.” At present the work at the Sta tion is being supervised by W. 3. Rogers, associate agronomist, from ! Clemson College. During the com ing season Dr. C. J. Nusbaum, as sistant plant pathologist, will be located at the Edisto Station and will conduct experiments on the control of vine crop diseases. As circumstances permit, both the staff and the facilities will be en larged. xx Sweet Potatoes As A Cash Crop cloth gloves. Potatoes bruise very easily at digging time and han dling them with gloves reduces bruises to a great extent. With these gloves on, my laborers seem ed to take great pride in handling the potatoes. “After the potatoes had dried enough for most of the dirt to fall off, I had them graded and pack ed in baskets. I then hauled them to the potato houses for storage." (This is the fifth in a series of articles on Sweet Potato Growing in South Carolina.) 7. PROPER HARVESTING AND GRADING. i & i i -j*) I FLASHING V-8 PERFORMANCE Now quieter, thriftier, in 2 engine sizes. easy-action safety BRA £ ES t push gently and stop quickly. The safety of steel from pedal to wheels. CENTER-POISE RIDE All passengers “amidships,” between the axles. ARRESTING NEW DESIGN It’s one of America’s most distinctive cars! SOUND-CONDITIONED BODIES Sev eral insulating materials used to shut out noise, heat. cold. Rubber “pillows’! between body and frame. LUXURIOUS INTERIORS Tailored upholstery, exquisite wood-grain trim and instrument panel. MORE MILES PER GALLON Owners say 22 to 27 with theThrif ty 60,‘‘most ever” with the brilliant new 85. ALL-STEEL CONSTRUCTION Top, sides, floor, welded to steel frame work. Safety Glass throughout. NEW “LOAD-HOC” LUGGAGE SPACE Large compartments with outside openings. EFFORTLESS STEERING Shockless type. Smart new steering wheels. SILENCED OPERATION Engine, transmission, axles, brakes. ADVANCED CONVENIENCES Bat tery under engine hood. Starter button on dash. Parking brake off floor, at driver’s left. “V” wind shields that open. Two door-pillar lights in sedans. ★ ★ * $25 A MONTH, after us«; l down pay ment, buys any 1937 lord V-8 car. Ask us about the easy r vment plans of the Universal Credit t impany. YOUR FORD DEALER MM: x ■ • FORD The Brilliant 85 The Thrift™ 60 ■Mx iy a. £1. Scbiijetter, Extension Horticulturist) In 1935 commercial growers o* Tweet potatoes in South Carolina improved immensely their methods u harvesting, grading, and pack ing. Many growers admit that they have been rather careless in ban ning the-r potatoes. They have aheved their pickers to toss the 'ota'oes into niies and then, after hey were ready tc be hauled tr. toraye bouscr or banks, hapkaz- rr ly damn them into wagon- "Mecut tren thinking how fata! ■h -> results of bruising would be not cniy to their product but to heir pooketbocks. Just as a germ will get into r mr or bmise on a person’s hand ru oftentimes cause serious rouble, so do sweet potato disease Terms get into the cracks . and irr.-'scs caused by improper har- tstir 7 and develop into rotten '•otatocs. Just as sweet potato wp-s nave mode a mistake ir planting too late, so have they ’- '■ci in waiting until the frost has killed the vines and many of their ootatoes have been injured bj he ccl i. This has caused tremen dous losses from The prop *r manner in which potatoes v, ould be harvested can best be ex plained by quoting from a success- I sweet potato grower in Sout irojb'o who has follmvcd the ''commanded methods. He says: “I harvested my sweet potatoes with a large middle buster with a vine cutter attached. This cutter vos a home-made outfit, con- tmeted according to plans fur- i bed by T. A. Cole of the Exten- -icn Service. “I dug every other row, leaving the potatoes to remain there for several hours before being picked up. I required every man to wear Same Highlights On 1936 4-H Work The whUo club boys In South Carolina conducted their 4-H club work in 1936 through 337 organizedT community clubs. i Cotton club members averaged 465 oounds of lint cotton per acre and 37 per cent of those reporting made an average of 707 pounds or lint per ^cre. The state average yield was only 261 pounds per acre. Corn club members grew 34 bushels of corn per acre as against a state average of 13.7 bushels. Equally good results were obtained in other '•rops and livestock dem onstrations. Club members in every county attended a 4-H camp during the summer. Members from 30 counties v’ent tn Oamn Long: members from 15 counties vent to Clemson; mem- hem from three counties went to the beach: anU the members from counties camped in their counties. Boys 4-II club members display ed 4t'5 ciub exhibits at the State ^am i”'drding corn, calves (dairy and beef), sheep, swine, and poul- rv. Dec” calves were also shown t the Sa-annah Fat Stock Show ri competition with Georgia club members. In all. 20 4-H community in-] countv 4-H displays were made, usually et local fairs. During the year 22 judging and 22 county demonstration teams x ere trained. A fat barrow and beef -aIf auction sale was held at the Mate Fair, the champion rnimaJ "• brdh groups selling for 16 cents per pound. “Bovs 4-H club work in Sou’h Carolina is built on a long-time irogram”, says Dan Lewis, state ovs’ club agent. “During .he past ix years, 51,588 members have oon- iveted 55,962 demonstrations "m which 28,694 completed records were submitted. These farm boys during that time have grown crops - d livestock valued at $1,101,167.- 6 showing a profit of $520,287.58. f lese young folk are learning eco- r mical crop and livestock produc tion, and many of them are get ting a complete cross section ot all farm enterprise activities.”