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HcCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, April 7, 1938 mm HcCORMICK MESSENGER Published ETery Thursday Established Iona S, EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner ntered at the Post Office at Mc Cormick, S. C., as mail matter of the second class. •CBSCKIPTION RATES: One Year $1.00 8tx Months .75 Three Months.50 Better Cotton Yields Protective Meth ods Entomologist rests were from one crossbred and from six purebred flocks. Eggs averag ing between 23 and 25 ounces to the dozen hatched best. Those weighing on up to 20 ounces to the dozen also hatched well. But eggs under 23 ounces and eggs over 29 ounces hatched poorly. This is the reason, says Mr. Gooding, that the National Poul try Improvement Plan, in which South Carolina is cooperating with 41 other states and the Depart ment of Agriculture, has a mini mum egg weight as a requirement in each of its five breeding stages. year’s breeders. Keep old hens laying by provid ing a laying mash; get more eggs when prices are low. xx New Social Security Forms Mailed To ’ 14,000 Employers R. M. Cooper, Federal Collector of Internal Revenue for the Dis trict of South Carolina, has an nounced today that his office has „ , , . ... completed the addressing and Eggs produced in the first two .*■ „ K mailing of blank return Forms SS-la to fourteen thousand (14,- 000) employers in South Carolina By breeding stages must weight a minimum of 1 11-12 ounces each or at the rate of at least 23 ounces , , _ , .. . . . . for their use in filing their tax a f ggs ° . . ® - and information returns required tturd stage have a minimum of ^ VIn of the Soclal Se _ or 1 11-12 ounces Sugg* each and must ...... .. . .... . „. 0 curity Act for the quarter weigh at least 24 ounces a dozen. March S1 1938 ggs o e our This is the first tax period under stages have a minimum of 2 , . „ . . + v. the new procedure whereoy Social ounces each and must weigh at ^ T 4, c .; year Security tax returns are filed once every three months instead of Clemson, March 26.—Reduction least 25 ounces per dozen. 8e /T i SOre ^ ln ', D «Pf tment Agriculture men month , ^ new form5> whlch ^ b ° ‘ W eVlI . n Z t0 0btam O teS i l Sf m0 ?H l v have been mailed by Collector ™ B n y ‘. e ‘ d P" ?l re f arr " d P'yaohth Rock Puleteggs e one [orm the is especrauy important during 1938 found shape had no effect on ^ information returns pre- as the present farm program is hatchability. designed to promote efficient pre viously filed on three separate re turns. Collector Cooper stated: «efrxte P nTon Ce e S ntomoloTist C ' Col' Farmers April Guide “The new quarterly return has £rt?t ed tre d’Zf w !! 1 V resist f n ! Oil Care Of Livestock teetmoToid-Age 1 Benefits taxes varieties, and boll weevil control ■ u. under Title VIII of the Social Se- Reminding busy farmers that curity Act. Employers should have spring care of livestock is impor- less difficulty in preparing the tant, County Agent R. D. Suber new quarterly returns than was suggests these pointers: encountered under the old proce- Animal Husbandry dure. The new return is designed This is a good month to sell fat to insure absolute conformity be- hogs. * tween taxable wages reported on Plant Biloxi soy beans for hog the tax portion of the return as grazing. the basis of the taxes due, and the Castrate pigs at three to six taxable wages reported on the in- jT'” ‘''".T*““ . ”‘ v ' yv * weeks of age and use pine tar to formation portion of the return as fa ™ ers “ re control screw worm. the basis orcredits to the accounts t . .. . Z 111 I Give • suckling sows all they will of employees maintained by the Si Result f eat of a well balanced ration. Social Security Board. To accom- t . . penmen g}, ear sheep after the last cold plish this, the information portion . statement k lmme . 0{ the returni known as Sche dule ^ cottonseed treatment . pays ^/shearing. will aid in producing higher per acre yields which under the pres ent program will not be penalized, he points out. Regarding the benefits of cot tonseed treatment Mr. Nettles states that the increase in yields due to dust treatment of cotton seed in this state in 1937 was worth $6.24 cents per acre, accord ing to records kept, and that A, provides space for listing the .,.. . , , . Castrate beef calves at four to taxable wages paid to every em- weeks of age, using the “Bur- ployee during the quarter-year pe- wilt should be secured, he advises, Oncers and thus ^ t-iJ whov, q ii v, Q va hPPn by. planting wilt-resistant varieties d Pacers and tnus wilt-infected soils. McGRATH MOTOR COMPANY, INC prevent riod. When all wages have been screw worm infestation. shown on this Schedule, the total r v . . ... i Watch for screw worm cases. Use ution to fie'ht a th h 11 & ^i^k" P 1116 tar on the navels new born rtion to fight the boll weevil be £ nlmals % continuation sheet, identified, Dairying as Form SS-lb, has been designed McCORMICK, S. C. made in advance by pur chasing the poisoning materials while there is ample time. xx Small Eggs H'atch Poorly; Egg Size win be used as a basis for comput- lApril Farm Calendar Cotton Exports And Total Imports Related ing the taxes due for tne quarter.” ( * r Dairying 'as Form SS-lb, has been designed A ° n > 2.-Close-space| Cotton exports are related to i„ j 92 o and 1921 both fell sharply. Continue liberal grain ration, to for those employers having in ex- e c0 on P ants, says R. W. total imports, and in view of this Total imports recovered in 1922 cows in m-k especially, cess of twenty employees. Sup- * lto "' « xte , ns ‘ on agronomist relationship between cotton ex- and thls was folIowed b Plant plenty of corn for ensUage plies of continuation sheets have About 20,000 plants per acre are ports and total imports, any in- crease in cotton e t / and grain for feed for next winter, also been mailed by Collectors to necessary, he says, to obtain maxi- crease in trade both exports and The decline in total imports dur- Provide sufficient acreage for employers who require them. f™, re sults from land, labor and imports, helps the cotton farmer. ing the 1928 . 32 depre ^ ion wa3 soybean or peavine hay to furnish The cooperation of employers in ferUlizer To obtain a good stand, economists of the United States accompanied by a corresponding two tons of hay for each mature promptly filing the returns re- Mn Hamilton suggests further- ' ' Also Inherited, cow (one-half that for yearling), quired under the Social Security Prepare a finely pulverized seed- bed. Department of Agriculture point drop in cotton exports. ou ‘; , Cotton exports have not risen. Since an inereaso in total un- however, with total Imports since ports would tend to Increase ex- 1934 be( . ause of exchan . , P° rts . and since cotton is our and trade restrlctlons ln forel “ cow in Pearl millet for summer stress on the fact that the first • a “ d one-half to two .argest single export commodity, countries, and because of to- Mix fertilizer thoroughly with Seed heavily to hold down grass Act is of vital importance to the Clemson, March 26—In the' growth. success of the Social Security pro- spring, when the demand for 1 Seed one-fourth acre per milk gram and Collector Cooper has laid hatching eggs is greatest, some-! cow in Pearl millet f° r summer stress on the fact that the first ' J? eood seed times there is a temptation to grazing as a supplement to pas- quarterly returns on the new form & round out a setting with eggs that ture are a little undersized, says P. H. Gooding, poultry specialist of the Clemson College Extension Service. Various tests have shown that egg size is an inherited characteristic. Hens hatched from small eggs may be expected to lay small eggs. Recently the U. S. Department of Agriculture tested hundreds of for hatchability. The eggs under Title vm of the Social Se- Cover seed well at uniform Keep cows off pasture in early curity Act must be in his office April to give pasture a good start, i not later than April 30, 1938 so as Foultry Brood young chicks on clean ranges and avoid carrying diseases and parasites from old stock to chicks. Feed chicks liberally well bal anced ration in clean hoppers. Select best cockerels for next Pray for good weather. Horticulture Bed sweet potatoes if not al to avoid the assertion of penalties which are provided by law for the delinquent tiling of such returns. re * ay beaded. The interests of both the employer' for midseason and the employee will definitely be and 1 „ la J e ."° < P „ S . better served by the timely filing of correct and complete tax and information returns. W Dictators, American Style Plant tender vegetables. Transplant tomatoes, pepper, etc., in coldframes and gradually harden for setting later. Fertilize fruit trees and start cultivation. Insects and Diseases Treat cotton seed with mercury dust. Put spray equipment in good working order and have materials in readiness for summer sprays on apples and peaches. Remove and bum rough bark and codling moth bands from ap ple trees and secure new bands for use in May. In setting out plants, discard any that are affected by disease or root knot. Plant wilt-resistant cotton where Iocs from this disease has occurred. Control cutworms on tobaccc and other plants with poison bait. Agricullural Engineering Recondition fertilizer distribu tors and planters to insure uni form distribution of fertilizer and seed. Sharpen plows and sweeps and make other needed repairs on cul tivating machinery. When “April showers” prevent field work, make needed repairs and improvements on fences and gates and around yards, lots and buildings. Soil Conservation Maintain tractor-built terraces by proper plowing and filling low places in the ridges. Sow newly constructed terraces in some close-growing crops the first season to give time for set ting. Do not allow the terrace outlet channels to cut below proper grade level. Repair immediately any wash- j juts in terrace outlet channels. bigger imports usually result m creased suppUes of (orei :~ larger exports of cotton. The chart on the accompanying From 1900 to 1919 the trend of ma (; shows that the general trend both total imports and cotton ex- 0 f our cotton exports is closely ports was almost steadily upward, related to our total imports" COTTON EXPORTS ARE RELATED TO TOTAL IMPORTS I DOLLARS, (BILLIONS) 4 - 3 - 2 - 1900 '05 (!) TOTAL IMPORTS VCA* BE0INMINS AUGUST ■se* '15 '20 <2>COTTON CXPONTS EXCLUDING LINTERS —y|AN M0INNMS AUGUST GPMUMOURT T HIS is the way one Alabama cotton planter made money—and saved money too. He used natural fertilizer to grow his cotton and then baled it in the strong waterproof bags the nitrate came in.