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SDMOND J. McCRACKEN,
Editor and Owner
ft 107 Million Paid
Southern Fanners
By AAA In 1937
Garden Work
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For December
Entered at the Post Office at Mc
Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of
the second class.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One Tear — ...$1.00
Biz Months .75
Three Months i .50
Gardens Supply
Needed Vitamins
And Minerals
Clemson, Dec. 4.—Health values
lying in vitamin and mineral con-
tent are real reasons (or growing ^; d ‘ t ' 0 out’the son conser-
South Carolina farmers to the
number of 71,758 who participated
"n the 1936 agricultural conserva
tion program have received a total
cf $7,466,380.09 for that year, ac
cording to the latest tabulations
dated Dec. 1 and recently an
nounced by AAA officials.
Payments to farmers In the nine
^ates of the Southern Region for
oarticioation under the 1936 agri
cultural conservation program vir
tually have been completed, the
total being slightly over $107,000,-
000, says the announcement. Pay-
-^nt checks have gone to 870,028
farmers in the region, of a total of
1.128,3'78 who filed applications last
year. In cases where applicants
a garden and eating fresh vege- wa tj on reouirements of the program
a es, says A. E. Schilletter, exten- th e i r applications were suspended,
sion horticulturist, advising farm
folk to begin early preparing for
better home gardens in 1938. , ,
“We must have calcium and aeorgia ' Louisiana, Mississippi^ Ok-
phosphorus to build good bdnes lahoma - Bouth Carolina, and Texas
Amohg the nine Southern Region
states—Alabama, Arkansas. Florida,
the payments for 1936 range
from $1,032,499.22 for 20,651 farmers
in Florida to $36,033,710.88 for 199,-
520 farmers in Texas.
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and teeth,” the horticulturist ex
plains. “Iron is on the required
list for the sake of good red blood.
'Vitamins are the mysterious ele
ments that stimulate the body to
use its building materials. Vege- Cotton Report As
tables can help to supply the most 1
essential minerals and all but one
of the six known vitamins neces
sary for health and growth.
Vitamin A helps to keep us in
good general condition at all ages
Of December 1,1937
A cotton crop of 1,025,000 bales
of 500 pounds gross weight is es-
IT we don’t get a regular supply timated for South Carolina from
we're wide-open to certain infec- conditions as of December 1, ac
tions. Vitamin B, sometimes called cording to report issued by Frank
the “appetite vitamin”, keeps up O. Black, Agricultural Statistician,
our interest in food and keeps up ( Columbia, S. C., Dec. 9. This would
the ability of our muscles to han-; be the largest crop since 1920 and
•die it. Without enough Vitamin B the 4th million bale crop during
in the diet we’re likely to lose in- the past 17 years,
terest in life, become generally | The estimate is 209,000 bales
sluggish and irritable. Vitamin C above last year’s crop and compares
aids in the fight against scurvy, j with average production of 743,000
Many people lose appetite and bales during the past 4 years and
weight and feel fatigued, think 856,000 bales from the period 1928-
they have rheumatism, and visit 32.
the dentist oftener than they | i nc b ca ted yield of 292 pounds
think they should have to. All these
signs point to lack of Vitamin C.
Vitamin E, the “anti-sterility”
'vitamin, comes in sufficient
amounts along with any diet
which is otherwise adequate in
green vegetables and whole grains.
Vitamin G. famous in the study of
pellagra, helps to keep us well at
lint per acre is the second highest
on record, being exceeded only by
the 310 pounds per acre in 1920.
The high~~ f , yield is in the group of
counties north and west of Abbe
ville and Newberry and the second
highest in the Pee Dee or roughly,
the tobacco area. The indicated
yield in these sections is 345 and
all ages, prevents the slowing-up 3 30 p 0unds p er acre, respectively,
of growth, loss of weight, and uoo- : average of about 230 pounds
■early signs of old age. | p er acre was made in the section
Iron is essential in the develop- centering on a line thru McCor-
ment and maintenance of good red nnck, Edgefield, Saluda, Newberry,
blood, and calcium is essential to
build good bones and teeth.
Most of the vegetables, nutri-
Fairfield, Chester, Lancaster and
also the extreme southern counties,
where excessive August rains and
tionists assert, contain varying we evils took a heavy toll, par-
quantitie.i'of one or more of^these ticularly in certain localities.
Acreage in cultivation on July 1
'Vitamins and minerals so impor
tant to health.
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Terracing The Farm
Not All The Battle
In Soil Conservation
Clemson Dec. 11.—Terracing a
farm lacks- a lot of being all that
is needed to stop it from washing
away and improve the soil, E. C.
Turner, Jr., soil conservation spe
cialist of the Extension Service of
Clemson College, said here this
week as he urged farmers to con
sider every angle of erosion con
trol.
While terracing and contour cul-
this year is placed at 1,689,000
acres, of which 1,679,000 were har
vested. This compares with 1,399,-
000 acres harvested last year and
averages of 1,356,000 acres harvest
ed during the past 4 years and
1,879,000 acres harvested during
the 5-year period 1928-32.
At current farm prices the es
timate of 1,025,000 bales has a value
of $42,538,000 and cottonseed pro
duced this year a value of $9,100,-
000, which compares with $52,224,-
000 for bales apd $12,670,000 for
seed in 1936—a decrease of $13,-
256,000 or 20 per cent for both seed
and lint.
The Census report shows 938,000
tivation with the terrace is the running bales ginned from the
foundation of any good erosion present crop prior to December 1.
control program on most South united STATES
Carolina farms he pointed out
that something needs to be done A United States cotton crop of
to take care of the water at the 18,746,000 bales of 500 pounds gross
end of the terraces, and that farm- weight is estimated for the Decern
ing methods need to be adopted ber 1 report. This is 503,000 bales,
that will check erosion between the or 2.8 per cent larger than was
terraces and put every acre on the forecast a month ago. This would
farm to uses to which it is suited, be the largest crop on record, and
As long as water runs down un- compares with 12,399,000 bales pro-
protected slopes, soil will go with duced in 1936, 10,638,000 in 1935,
ii. Itirner said. Experience in and 14,667,000 bales, the 5-year
erosion control demonstration areas (1928-32) average. The previous
in South Carolina, however, show record crop was in 1926 when the
that farmers can do much to pro- production was 17,978,000 bales. A
tect their fields, such as terracing record yield is estimated at 264.6
them and farming on the contour pounds per acre, which compares
so that each row is a little terrace; with 197.6 pounds in 1936, and 169.9
keeping the land covered as much pounds the 10-year (1923-32) aver-
as possible with close growing soil- age.
Holding and soil-building crops; ro- Harvested ^ i s now estl .
•tating the crops; planting badly mated at 33 930000
acres, which is
eroded areas to close grow ng soi - 13 ^ per cent g reater than that har-
improving or hay crops; vegetating vested , n 193g A i l0 wlng for the es-
the outlets to carry water safely Umated abandon ment of 1.3 per
from terraces; developing meadow cent the cotton acreage , n culu _
■tripe to protect natural draws In vatlon on July j l5 lndtcated to
the field; contouring and Improy- haye be<m 34 333 000
acres.
Ing the pastures; putting badly
eroded land back to trees; turning The Census report shows 16,178,-
water out of and planting vegeta- 000 running bales ginned from the
tlon in gullies. crop of 1937 prior to December 1.
The following is a copy of Mothe'-
Walker’s and Mrs. A. E. Schillet-
ter’s garden letter.
Real reasons for growing a gar
den and eating fresh vegetables
lie in their mineral and vitamin
values. We must have calcium and
phosphorus to build good bones
and teeth. Iron is on the required
list for the sake of good red blood.
Vitamins are the mysterious ele
ments that stimulate the body to
use its building materials. Vegeta
bles can help to supply the most
essential minerals and all but one
of the six known vitamins neces
sary for health and growth.
Vitamin A helps to keep us in
gopd general condition at all ages.
If we don’t get a regular supply
we’re wide-open to certain infec
tions. Excellent vegetable sources
of Vitamin A are parsley, kale,
spinach, chard, turnip greens,
green lettuce, collards, broccoli,
mustard and beet greens, carrots,
sweet potatoes, yellow squash, pjp
pers, tomatoes, peas, and greer
string beans. Good sources are as
paragus, okra, and Brussels sprouts.
Vitamin B, sometimes called the
“appetite vitamin”, keeps up your
interest in food and keeps up the
ability of your muscles to handle
it. Without enough vitamin B, in
the diet, we’re likely to lose interest
in life, become generally sluggish
and irritable. No vegetable ranks
as an excellent source, but the good
vegetable sources are collards,
turnip greens, carrots, sweet po
tatoes, spinach, parsnips, cabbage,
asparagus, peas, mustard greens,
kale, beet greens, and okra.
Vitamin C, aids in the fight
against scurvey. Not many people
in this country are likely to have
such an acute form of deficiency
in Vitamin C, but many people do
lose appetite and weight and feel
fatigued, think they have rheuma
tism, and visit the dentist oftener
than they think they should have
to. All these signs point to lack
of vitamin C, which is an element
that must be supplied now every
day, as it cannot be stored in the
body. Most people think of orange
juice as one provider of Vitamin
C, but a double order of tomato
juice will do the same trick. Other
excellent sources are parsley, col
lards, turnip greens, cabbage,
turnips, Brussels sprouts, cauli
flower, spinach, asparagus, peas,
and radishes.
Vitamin E, the “anti-sterility”
vitamin, comes in sufficient
amounts aolng with any diet which
is otherwise adequate in green
vegetables and whole grains.
Vitamin G, famous in the study
of pellegra, helps to keep us well
at all ages, prevents the slowing-
up of growth, loss of weight, and
too-early signs of old age. Excel
lent sources among vegetables are
turnip tops and beet tops and kale.
Good sources are spinach, collards,
brossoli, cabbage, carrots, cauli
flower, beets, and green lettuce.
The color sign applies to Vitamin
G, as well as Vitamin A. The nu
trition experts in the Bureau of
Home Economics say that a rich
green colored Vegetable is likely
to be just about twice as rich in
Vitamin G as the same vegetable
bleached. ' ,
Iron is essential for health in
the development and maintenance
of good red blood, and the follow
ing vegetables are rated as excel
lent sources of iron: Beans—green
lima, beet greens, chard, collards,
kale mustard greens, parsley,
parsnip, peas, spinach, turnips or
greens.
Calcium is essential to build good
bones and teeth, and the follow
ing vegetables are excellent sources
of this element: Beet greens,
broccoli, cauliflower, collards, kale,
mustard tops or greens.
Suggestions
Prepare hotbeds for sowing seed
in January.
Make garden plans ior the com
ing year, order seed catalogues.
Garden crops, such as beets, car
rots, parsnips, and salsify can be
left where grown and dug as want-
;ed. Fall beets and carrots later in
the season should have a light fur
row thrown over the beds, since
these crops are somewhat tender.
Make Plantings of the Following
i Plant English peas of smooth,
round type for early spring crop.
I If not enough cabbage plants
have been set out to supply the
early spring needs, set them now.
Be sure to set them deep enough
to cover the entire stem.
| Plant for succession: Cabbage,
kale, lettuce, onion, and spinach.
Strawberry, dewberry, rasberry,
and blueberry plants may be set
Federal Land Bank Farms For Sale
SPECIAL
150 Acres, Good Dwelling, 3 Miles from Due West.
162 Acres, Good Dwelling, 314 Miles from Due West.
281 Acres, Good Dwelling, 4 Miles from Due West.
Call or Write,
T. G. DUCKETT,
L. M. YELTON,
P. O. Box 615, Greenwood, S. C.
Christmas Accessory
' Gifts
When the more prosaic Christ
mas gifts have been considered, re
considered, and rejected for that
hard-to-please person on the shop
ping list, Chevrolet dealers have a
number of suggestions to make.
And that they are more than ac
ceptable to the average man or
woman is proved by an impartial
survey of 1,000 persons, made re
cently in New York.
In the nation’s largest city, re
porters interviewed 1,000 miscel
laneous men and women, asking
each his or her preference in
Christmas gifts. It is significant
that, out of 22 items specifically
named, accessories rated fourth,
topped only by such gift standbys
as wearing apparel, jewelry and
household goods.
''Chevrolet has added considerab
ly to its line of accessories, for the
1938 season, according to M. D.
Douglas, parts and accessories
merchandising manager.
In the inexpensive accessory
class, a newly-designed illuminated
vanity mirror is a popular item.
This mirror, which may be carried
in the glove compartment, has suf
ficient ccrd so that it may be
moved to any position in the car
when in use. A lighted portion o.
the mirror illuminates milady’s
face for the last-minute touch be
fore she enters cafe or theater.
A cigarette holder which at
taches to the steering column is
another handy device for the
modem motor car. A neat plastic
container keeps cigarettes handy,
yet out of the way at all times,
and does away with fumbling in
pocket or glove compartment foi
a smoke.
A new peep mirror which clamps
to the rain gutter above the ven
tilator is another safety device
favored by the careful motorist.
Parking at night is a problem
which Chevrolet combats with its
new backing-up lamp, which may
oe installed on the rear of the car
to insure ample illumination when
the car is being eased into park
ing position.
Deluxe and custom-tailored seat
covers make an ideal Christmas
gift for the motorist who seeks to
preserve the appearance of his car.
Attractive and comfortable, these
smart new covers not only enhance
eventual trade-in value, but are
said to be extremely easy on cloth
ing.
Pre-eminent among Chevrolet’s
line of auto radios, the new push
button set developed for the 1938
season is a Yule gift that will
please the most discriminating. It
is the only car radio with selecto-
matic tuning. The Chevrolet push
button set has eight station posi
tions, which may be tuned to any
station on the air. Instant tuning
with a touch of a button eliminates
the driving hazard of “fiddling”
for exact station selection, Douglas
pointed out.
Car heaters, windshield defrost
ers, fog lamps, and many other
useful accessories complete the
Chevrolet line. Adaptable for use
on almost any make of automobile,
Chevrolet accessories have long
been looked to as practical Christ
mas gifts that keep on giving right
through the year.
now, for home use.
Matilda Bell,
Co. Home Dem. Agent.
JESTER’S CASH MARKET
Phone No. 25
Main Street
We Deliver
McCormick, S. C.
When you are in town be sure and coine by our
market and let us suggest your meat needs for you.
We will give you your choice of meats.
Prices arc Reasonable, Meats the Best.
We carry a full line of Fresh Meats at all times
and are always ready to be at your service.
Fresh Fish and Norfolk Oysters, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday.
We highly appreciate your patronage.
Before selling your cattle and hogs, see us. We
pay the. market price for them.
We have reduced prices on pork and are offering
it at the following prices:
SPECIAL
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Pure Pork Sausage : 20c
Pork Chops ^ 20c
Pork Roast 20c
Pork IIam 25c
Pork Ribs 20c
We grind sausage for the public.
Give and take’,’
say
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One thing which makes Old Santa so popular is
that he gives so much and asks so little. Ditto for
the pause that refreshes with ice-cold Coca-Cola...
for only 5c.
Greenwood Coca-Cola
Bottling Company
Greenwood, S. C.
Experience Service Facilities
Those are the Important things in measuring the worth
of a funeral director, and should be borne In mind when
you have occasion to choose one
DISTANCE IS NO HINDRANCE TO OUR SERVICE
and there is no additional charge for service oat of town
J. S. STROM
Main Street McCormick, o. C.
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