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McCORMICK BfESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, August 19, 1937 VcCORHlCK MESSENGER i PvbUshed Every Thursday Established June 5, IMS EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner ntered at the Post Office at Mc Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of the second class. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year —$1.00 €lx Months .75 Three Months .50 General Crop Report " Livestock Guide As Of August 1,1937 i= but c=ri har^ ^creased Late Summer _ ^ a . « population, the rising level of de- Present crop prospects in South mand the small volume of supplies Clemson, Aug. 14.—Proper at- Carolma are the best of recent Qn ha ^ d and the desire of f arm . tention to their livestock enter- years, according to report issued ers to accumulate adequate re- ' P^ses will help keep farmers busy by Frank O. Black, Agricultural serves of hay and feed to carry j in late summer, according to ex- Statistician, Columbia, Aug. 11. their jivest^k thru possibe future ' tension livestock men, who give periods of drought. One of the most important of re- . .. - ^ ^ ^ • cent crop developments is the should equa or excee a o any S p lendid growth of corn in the Barring unusual, weather damage during the remainder of the sea son the crop outturn this fall year since 1923. In response to continued favor- heart of the Corn Belt, particular ly from Indiana westward to Iowa able weather, conditions Improved' and northem Missourl . Plne pros- about 2 per cent during July and ln th , s area and d condi . on August 1 prospective production Uon most of the other States these important reminders: Animal Husbandry Full-feed all hogs intended for September market. Turn hogs on corn when it i? in the glazed stage. Remove the bull from the cow oasture. See Research Stations for an = r °p s combined was 4 per A 1 rot TV- . . Cent abOVe fina > ou ‘ tu ™ last 5 ,ear likely^'to"give" about" 27.7""bushels And Get i\ew Ideas and 22 per cent higher than aver- acre wWch w0uld be the hlgh . Give sheep a fresh pasture tc East of the Great Plains area seem j control parasites an j encaurag early breeders. age production for the years 1928- Clemscn, Aug. 14.—Dr. H. P. 1932 per est yield of corn secured since 1923. As there are more than 96,000,000 Reserve enough permanent pa 5 See that all classes of livestock have shade and fresh water. Cooper, director of the South Car- t ^ ie m p re important crops, acres i n corn, this yield would give ture to carry the beef cattle unfl olina Experiment Station, suggests corn P roduction is expected to be a crQ p of 2,658,748,000 bushels, only November or December. tha£ farmers will find late sum- 2 per cent a ^ ove last y ear and 20 moderately above average produc-! .Observe the herds for screw mer and early fall a good time to P®* cent above average, a y* ®. P er tion, but sufficient, with the oats, worm infestation and give treat- visit units of the Station to study cent below last year but 6 pei barley and grain sorghum crops ment if necessary, experiments and get at first hand cent above average, tobacco 39 P®y j n sight, to provide an ample sup- Dairying some of the new Ideas and “ nt nl ” e ^ '“‘mg? cofton ' ply of teed grain for the greatly Mow pastures to keep grasses Through the summer many par- G P er cent above the 1936 crop but j on the farms. t d d ^ k U d ties, some of them led by county only 1 per cent above avera g e - instead of the very short rations Main tain milk flow by temporary farm agents of the Extension Serv- The outlook for ail food and feed fed after the harvests of 1933, 1934, grazin S of Sudan grass or ^ rl ice, have been profiting by such crops combined is 3 per cent greao- j and ig3( , and the ra th e r light or by cutting green fead. visits. Dr. Cooper advises that it er than last year but 35 per csnt | feeding of 1935, it now seems like- Prepare for heavy fall seeding Is best to go in parties, notifying above average for tne years 1928- ly that farmers ^ be able to feed of barley, oats, and rye for both the Station superintendents in ad- 32- ' their livestock as much grain per grazing and winter grain to make vance so that arrangements may 1 If final outturn approximates, head as they haye fed in any of U p for corn shortage, he made for showing the visitors P resent estimates the 1937 tobacco the last dozen years and stilljCarry Seed liberal acreage of oats and around to best advantage. | crop ^ be the lar g est of record oyer reserves of feed grain next vetch for roughage. Something of what may be seen and corn wil1 exceed any crop Since , July j uUy e q ua i ^o the usual carry- • Keep milk products clean and now at each unit is indicated be- , 1923 - over prior to recent drought years, cool and deliver promptly, low. | Corn condition is reported a- 78 f aV orable season for growth j Plan for trench silo construction. At the Clemson Station-cotton per cent of normal, which indicates Special Sale On Miracle Whip Safari Dressing Miracle Whip Salad Dressing now on sale at our store at the following prices: V 2 Pin, ... .j g c Pin. ggp Quart 4 Q C This is a Kraft Product. STROM’S CASH STORE Main Street McCormick, S. C. ^ ,l 11 ° ° The favorable season for growth has already increased supplies of Watch corn for silage and cut iiiuil/gdi otuu— j _ . _ j irUlCS aIIQ VcgCuSQlGS, <111 Cl tile 111*’ crops and soil improve- a crop of 24 . 210 . 000 bushels on an I creased acre ages or yields will soon tures, new dairy barns, a c rea g e of 1,614,000 acres for har- increase SU p p ii es G f various other ies, cover ment, pastures orchards and vineyards for varie ties, the famous Berkshire herd, vest this fall. supplies food crops, including wheat, rye buckwheat, rice, beans and pea- at proper stage. • v - v :■ 0 •? .1 Poultry Eh Do not force the pullets into pro duction too early. |lT:v\ Clean and disinfect the ‘laying ( 1 M&A houses before putting the new pullets in them. ♦ ItK uiciib agxiuuituriu researen. t ° - ana reaucea tne yieia, out tne p-pp nu iii»ts from intprnal and At the sandhm Station. Pontiac aCreage sown t0 Wheat WaS the ' ex^rnal P partite? before housing, —cultural practices on crop pro- wi th 73,350,000 pounds made last largest on record and the crop is Cull the non-laying hens. duction in the Sandhills, fertilizers y ear and averages °f ^7A42,000 estimated at 890,419,000 bushels. ■and green manuring crops, minor' pounds during the past four years plant food deficiencies, the Guem- 1 an ^ 75,918,000 for the years 1928-32. sey herd, permanent and summer' The yi® ld is expected to average pastures, the peach orchard for 910 pounds per acre, which would fertilizers and cover crops, aspara- be second largest yield for the gus fertilization, and studies on State, being exceeded only by 935 organic matter and soil moisture, pounds per acre in 1935. At the Pee Dee Station, Florence T 11 ® Sweet Potato crop at 4,693,- -tobacco research a feature, in- 000 busht.s is about the usual pro- eluding varieties, fertilizers, cover duction. •crops, rotations, insect control. Also cotton and corn varieties and fertilizers, winter cover crops, etc. As to Fruits, the peach crop just harvested was some 5 per cent smaller than last year but 8 per At the Coast Station, Summer- , cent above average. Apple prospects vilie—chiefly the Angus cattle j ar ® about 35 per cent better than herd, extensive permanent pasture i both last year and average, while tests, some variety tests with com, ■ pears will likely be some 30 per cent short. The outlook is for 1,160,000 pounds of Pecans, which compares with 1,500,000 pounds made in 1936 and 796,000 pounds as the average production for the years 1928-1932. Condition of other crops on Au gust 1 in per cent of normal, com pared with average August 1 con dition, follows: Wild Hay, 74 and 68; Pasture, 73 and 72; Peanuts, 73 and 72; Cowpeas, 73 and 70; Soybeans, 74 and 72; Grapes, 73 and 74; Cotton 74 and 64. UNITED STATES Excellent weather for corn, cot ton, potatoes, beans, rice, sugar beets, most fruits and various other crops has resulted in a very marked improvement in crop prospects in the United States, and gives as surance of an adequate supply of food, feed, forage and fiber crops this season. Potatoes, cotton and rice are expected to show the high est yields per acre on record and most other crops are expected to yield much better than in recent drought years. Instead of crop yields about 4 per cent above the usual average, as expected a month ago, present conditions justify ex pectation of crop yields nearly 11 per cent above average, providing sugar cane, and soybeans. At the Truck Station, Charles ton—fertilizer and cultural prac tices on various vegetable crops, and some breeding work with vegetables; the new Federal Vege table Breeding Laboratory near by. At the Edlsto Station, Black- ville—recently established to study chiefly problems regarding cucum bers, cantaloupes, watermelons, as paragus; some work with sweet potatoes, cotton, and com. xx Types Of Farming In New Bulletin Clemson, Aug. 14.—“Farmers need assistance in adjusting their farm businesses to rapidly chang ing economic conditions”, says J. L. Fulmer, assistant agricultural economist of the South Carolina Experiment Station, regarding his recently published discussion of “Types of Farming and Farm Busi ness Studies in South Carolina”. The publication is issued by the Experiment Station as Bulletin 310. It is the purpose of the study. first, to classify the land area of South Carolina; second, to con- there are no unusual weather dif- sider the influence of physical and J ficulties during the remainder of economic forces on the systems of the season. Pastures have not fully agriculture; third, to consider the recovered from the successive main business factors tot success droughts and are still below their on sample farms. | usuai average in condition, but on The physical factors of climate, August 1 they were reported in soils, and topography and the eco- better condition than on the same nomic factors of markets, compe- date in six of the last seven years. tition, land values, tenure, size of farms, and characteristics of peo ple are discussed and effectively Considering both harvested crops and present growing conditions, the generally favorable crop out- illustrated. Following these are 1 look is shared by nearly all sec- considerations of the various crop tions of the country except the and livestock enterprises, and the area where both the acreages and dominant types of farming in yields of crops have been reduced Winter Rowland, deceased, has this each of the nine type-of-farming by drought. This area lies in a I day made application unto me for areas of the state. j curved strip, mostly 200 to 500 miles a $ f J 3 n 0 al E a e C c C ° t U 0 n r t s m 0 g f “e estate^? The bulletin presents, in dis-, wide, stretching across Montana Annie McKinne Winter Row- cussion, tables, and illustrations, and western and southern North 1 land and the 30th day of August -jEjf - This is slightly more than an aver- ... . age number of bushels and is 42 n nTh* Ind ! an Ele P haat per cent above last year s short elephant is philosopher in chief, crop, but it includes considerable u e j s who most quickly learns wheat that will give a low yield that man’s crafty mind is superior of flour. The rye crop is about to the great strength of beasts. double the production of last year and a third above average. Rice production, estimated at 50,508,000 bushels, would be nearly a fifth larger than average and the larg est crop since 1920. Buckwheat pro duction has been declining, so Ifs an empty icebox that doesn’t hold S' Refreshment ::«*¥OCy' In the refrigerators of homes, big and small, every- » where... frosty bottles of Coca-Cola are ready and waiting to refresh the family and its friends. r* ROOFING SB-150-85 GREENWOOD COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. Greenwood, S. C- If possible see me before you buy your roofing. I sell direct whiir* production!' estimated «j from the factory to you. I sell 64 kinds of roofing (galvaniz ed guaranteed not to rust.) 7,007,000 bushels, would be 13 per cent larger than production last year, it would be the fourth smallest crop in many years. Bean production is expected to be about 11 per cent above the 1928- 32 average. Apple production is expected to exceed 200,000,000 bushels for the third time since 1920, and present conditions point to a pear crop of 30,388,000 bushelfc, about 11 per cent above the record crop of 1934. Peach production, es timated at 59,018,000 bushels, is only a little above average. Both the potato and sweetpotato crop are fairly large, potatoes being es timated at 402,537,000 bushels compared with 329,997,000 bushels harvested last year and a 1928-32 average of 372,115,000. Sweetpo tato production is estimated at nearly 74,000,000 bushels compared with a 10-year average of 66,000,- 000 bushels. Vegetable prospects continued to look very favorable on August 1, with late-crop pro duction indicated about one-sixth greater than in 1936 and one-fifth greater than average. The chief exception to this general trend is the late-onion crop, which wa^ damaged by heavy rainfall, es pecially in the North Central and New England States. Both milk production and egg production show the effects of the .ncreased feed supply. In com parison with reports on the same date in past years, milk per cow was the highest since 1929; and egg production per 100 hens was tiu highest on record. FINAL SETTLEMENT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of McCormick. In the Court of Probate. Notice is hereby given tha* William M. Rowland and Charles A. Rowland, Co-Executors of the estate of Miss Annie McKinne J. W. CORLEY, Agent, S. S. I. R. Co.. McCormick, S. C. For Sale PLANTATION 652 acres at Meriwether for $1( per acre; reasonable terms of pay ment. Runs to *4 hiile of R. R Station, post office, electric light long distance telephone, etc. Rums to Savannah River, with some 60 acres of bottoms somewhat growi up, needing re-cleaning. No resi dence; 3 or 4 tenant houses, onlj fair condition. Go see it. Address: H. C. Middleton, 314 East Capitol St., Washington, D. C. a wealth of data for the state as Dakota and southward to the Rio a whole and specific information Grande. on each of the type-of-farming Altho slightly less than the usual areas. It may be had free upon re- 1 acreage of crops will be harvested, quest through county farm agents yields as goed as those now in pros- or from the Publications Depart- 1 pact would result in a volume of mint at Clemson. j production that would look rather 1937, at 10 o’clock has been fixed for the hearing of said petition. ' All perons holding claims against said estate are hereby notified to present same on or by above date. J. FRANK MATTTSON, Judge of Probate, McCormick County, S. C. July 31, 1937.—4t. Notice For Bids For Transportation Pupils Sealed bids will be received un til 11 a. m. August 25, 1937, for the transportation of pupils from the following school districts: Mt. Carmel School District No. 1 to Calhoun Falls School. Willington School District No. 2 to De la Howe State School. Bordeaux School District No. ? to De la Howe School. Flatwoods School District No. 7 to Sharon School. Milway School District No. 13 tc Greenwood High School. Robinson School District No. 1 to McCormick High School. Dornville School District No. If to McCormick. Lyon’s School District No. 17 tc McCormick High School. Hibler School District No. 18 to McCormick High School. Vernon School District No. 19 tc Sullivan’s School. All bids shall be addressed to the County Superintendent of Educa tion, marked on outside of sealed envelope, “Bid for Transportation of pupils in WANTED SAP PINE CROSSTIES Will purchase Sap Pine Crossties to run 50% Dense Grain or more, at loading points outlined. C. & W. C. R. R. from Georgia line to Green wood, S. C. C. & W. C. R. R. from McCormick, S. C., to An derson, S. C. G. & F. R. R. from Edgefield, S. C., to Green wood, S. C. 7”x9”_8 1 /2’ 60c 7”x8 ,, _8 1 / 4’ 45c 6”x8”_8y 2 ’ 35c All ties 8ft. long. Payment will be made at time of inspection. Wagon loads will be purchased at points where yards are operated. For further information see or write, J. C. WINN, PLUM BRANCH, S. C. 39 School District No. and shall be opened at the hour des ignated in this advertisement. Bids will be opened and awards made by the County Board of Education, who shall have the right to reject any and all bids, and to re-adver- tise for new and additional bids. E. P. BENTLEY, County Supt. of Education. McCormick, S. C. Aug. 3, 1937.—3t. HAS TIMED ISO MILLION LIVES