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MeCORMICK MESSENGER, MrCORMTCK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, July 7, 1938 VcCORMICK ME3SENGI Published Every Thursday Established June 6, 19M EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner Entered at the Post Office at Me- Cormick, S. C., as matt matter of the second Mass. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Ons Year $1.00 etc Months T .15 Three Months .50 Good Fanning llints For July Attention Clemson, July 2.—^Better farm ing suggestions for July by ex tension specialists show no let-up for the good farmer. Agronomy When field work slacks up, haul in grain straw, leaves, swamp grass, and other litter for the compost heap. Sow peas, soybeans, or velvet beans now and they will make growth to turn under for soil building. If you do not think the acreage of prospective yields of com and summer forage crops is sufficient for farm needs, plant additional acreage after thorough prepara tion of soil. Horticulture Remove all broken and diseased limbs from fruit trees immediate ly after harvesting. ✓- pull sweet com shortly before meal time; it loses its sugar rapidly. Place fruits and vegetables in the shade at once after harvest ing, to hold their quality. Make plantings of tomatoes for a fall crop. Insects and Diseases Spot cotton fieldsi where wilt losses are present. Control tomato insects and di seases with Bordeaux-lead arsen ate spray. Remove and bum com plants infected with smut. Examine banded apple trees every 10 days and destroy codling moth larvae. Control Mexican bean beetle with derris dust or spray. Destroy dodder in lespedeza. watch out for screw worms. . Requeen bees. Agricultural Engineering TT, ?vp trench silo ready when silage is ripe. v*aste crankcase oil prevents / rjjst when used on plows, discs, and other bright parts of farm machinery. Plan to install water system and other farm conveniences. Set sweeps on plows and culti vators for shallow cultivation. Investigate possibilities of small streams for irrigating gardens and truck. xx Home-Produced Meats Increase Farm Income Ciemson, June 20.—While the prioe of hogs may decline some what during the coming fall and winter there is little prospect 'tha f meat will become cheap, says J. R. Hawkins, extension livestock spe cialist. Hence the importance of his suggestion that it will still pay to produce the meat needed on the farm, especially since use can thus be made of many by-products and feeds which would otherwise have no value. Futher savings pointed out by Mr. Hawkins are the costs of handling the animals and proces sing and retailing of meat and the profits of several middlemen, all of which are eliminated when farmers raise their meat at home. Mr. Hawkins suggests that farmers who have not yet made arrangements to secure pigs for feeding out should do so as soon as possible. Also that those who have veal calves which can be used as meat this winter will find it desirable from the standpoint of quantity and quality of meat. A fat heavy calf makes acceptable beef even though it be of dairy breeding. Where pasture and some grain or cottonseed meal are available Mr. Hawkins states that it will pay to buy a yearling steer or heifer now to fatten and be slaughtered during the winter. An ample supply of canned and cured pork and beef not only greatly reduces the expenditure of money but gives a feeling of security. Some Of The Efforts And Achievements Of Butler B. Hare During His Term Of Office As A Mem ber Of Congress BUTLER B. HARE Saluda, June 16.— 1. Author of the anti-dumping or Produce Agency Act, which makes it unlawful for a Commis sion Merchant to make a false ;eport to the shipper as to the condition, sale or disposition of any perishable farm crop, the penalty being a fine of not less than $300 or more than $3000, or imprisonment for one year, or both within the discretion of the Court. 2. Took active part in passing Act enlarging consular offices for ihe purpose of locating and ex panding foreign markets for American Products. 3. Succeeded in having Federal Trade Commission make investi gation for Department of Justice which resulted in 36 fertilizer manufacturing companies plead ing guilty to entering into price agreements in violation of law. 4. Member of a sub-committce to conduct hearings, which result ed in the passage of a resolution providing for experiments to lo cate potash deposits in the United States. 5. Introduced and insisted upon passage of bill making provision for rural free delivery service by substitute carriers on all holidays, except Sundays. 6. Introduced and urged passage of bill requiring industrial plants to give 30 days notice to both government and employees before closing such plants, in order that government may have time to in vestigate to see whether such closing would be violation of law. 7. Responsible for bill which re sulted in Act making it unlawful to misbrand or adulterate seed for planting purposes and then offer to sell such seed for such pur poses. 8. Took leading part in prepar ing and promoting the original farm seed loan Act providing e- mergency loans to farmers to be used in purchasing seed, feed and fertilizers. 9. Introduced and secured pas sage of Act appropriating $30,000 or construction of bridge across urchers Creek, Port Royal, S. C. 10. Obtained favorable report rom liaval Aifairs Committee uu nis bill providing for an appro priation of $1,200,000 for repairs and construction of marine bar- .acKS at Paris Islands, South Car olina. 11. Introduced House bill and aided in securing appropriation oa ;d0o,uuu in the rebuilding of fed- jral aid loads and bridges de stroyed in S. C. by the floods in a 929. 12. Secured authorisation and appropriation of $12,500 to be used in establishing a station to conduct experiments for the erad ication of wire worms in coastal counties of State. 13. Introduced and urged pas sage of bill insuring bank de posits, which was one of the first bills enacted under the present administration. 14. Introduced bill and secured favorable report thereon from Judiciary Committee providing for refund of tax collected on cotton by the Government immediately following the Civil War. 15. Introduced bill providing for two year moratorium on farm mortgages, particularly those held by Federal Land Banks and Joint Stock Land Banks, which furnish ed the basis for the Frazier-Lemke Act, subsequently passed by the , present administration and found to be constitutional by the U. 3. Supreme Court. 16. Was the author of bill pro viding for the erection of U. S. post office buildings to accommo date second and third class post offices in all the states. He would l probably say that this was the ’ first PWA bill introduced in con gress. 17. He drafted and engineered through congress and passed over the President’s veto the bill pro viding for the independence of the Philippine Islands and the withdrawal of American sovereign ty therefrom at the end of eight years after its passage. It was here that Mr. Hare, as chairman of the Insular Affairs Committee of the House, had an opportunity to demonstrate his ability and in fluence in Congress. 18. Introduced bill and secured authorization for appropriation of $190,000 for erection of federal court house at Aiken, S. C. 19. He made one of the most determined and aggressive fights against the Smoot-Hawley tariff bill, the passage of which, accord ing to the belief of many was pri marily responsible for our present depression. 20. His bill providing for loans direct to farmers through the In termediate Credit Banks is said to be the beginning of the present law which permits these banks to advance money for production loans to farmers through credit corporations. '21. He introduced and secured favorable report on bill by Bank ing and Currency Committee re quiring Joint Stock Land Banks to accept their own bonds in satis faction of mortgages when pre sented by the mortgagor himself, this bill being on the calendar when he retired from congress. 22. Was the author of two farm relief bills under a republican ad ministration that attracted atten tion and favorable consideration from many of the farm leaders from different sections of the country. 23. He succeeded in having the federal government provide mark ers to graves of Confederate sol diers, this being one of the few if not the first time in history where the federal government gave recognition of the soldiers who followed Lee and Jackson. 24. He took a decided stand in an effort to have the Adjusted Service certificates of world war veterans paid before he retired from congress, and he endeavored to secure compensation for wid ows and children of deceased vet erans. 25. It should be noted that four of the bills referred to herein were before congress when Mr. Hare retired and were among the first to be recognized and enacted into law under the New Deal ad ministration. First was the bill providing for insuring bank de posits; second was one making provision for a moratorium on farm mortgages, which became the basis of the Frazier-Lemke Act; third was the bill providing for loans direct to farmers through the Intermediate Credit banks; and fourth was the bill providing for the erection of post office buildings in all towns ana villages with second and third class offices, which would have been the beginning of the Public Works Administration, and should he be returned to congress we predict that he will renew his efforts to have these buildings in cluded in the public works pro- iram. SO REFRESHING ...EVERYWHERE YOU GO GREENWOOD Where you go, thirst goes. That’s why you see the familiar red cooler for Coca-Cola everywhere... to bring you the refreshment of ice-cold Coca-Cola when you want it most. Enjoy one now. r ^ ^ ot « "''"titling company Greenwood, S. C. SR-1C5-3 v.w.v. Delicious and Refreshing KWwVdW-v. tion in his new district at that time, and; Whereas, we feel that with his training, experience and ability he can be of conspicuous service to his country at this time by bein r i returned to congress; now, there fore, be it | Resolved, that the democrats of Saluda County, South Carolina, in regular convention assembled do hereby endorse the Hon. Butler B. Hare as a candidate for con gress in the third congressional district of South Carolina, and commend him to the considera tion of the voters of this district. -xxt- HARE ENDORSED BY COUNTY CONVENTION RESOLUTION Whereas, our fellow citizen, the Hon. Butler B. Hare, served our county, district and state in the United States congress for seve.al years with credit, distinction ana ability, and; Whereas, under the reappor tionment act and the census of 1930 South Carolina’s representa tion in the lower House of Con gress was reduced from seven to six members, and; Whereas, it became necessary for our state legislature to redis trict our state accordingly, and; Whereas, the second congres sional district represented by Mr. Hare was practically abolished by being divided and placed into three other districts, and; "Whereas, following this misfor tune he conducted himself in such a statesman-like manner and in a way that appealed to the good and unselfish judgment of his friends by not offering for elec- July Livestock Notes Ciemson, July 2.—In midsummer livestock need careful attention, say Ciemson extension specialists in timely notes for July. Animal Husbandry Keep hogs grazing on green forage. Arrange to turn hogs on corn when it is in the glazed stage. Reserve some permanent pasture to be grazed by beef cattle in late fall and early winter. Feed the workstock three times a day. Change pastures for livestock if possible. Provide shade and fresh wai<ei for all classes of livestock. Observe the livestock for screw worm infestation and give treat-. ment, if necessary. Dairying Mow pastures frequently. Destroy breeding places for flies, and use skimmilk-formaldehyde poison (3 gallons of skimmilk, 1 pint of 40 per cent formalin, 1 pound of sugar) in shallow pans to kill flies. As milk production falls off, supplement pasture with balanced grain mixture. x Feed up to two pounds of grain daily to growing stock to maintain normal growth. Keep milk or cream sold for manufacturing purposes in barrel or tub of cold well or spring water. If retail milk producer with surplus at this season, dry off all low prdducing cows that are bred for fall freshening. Poultry Keep mash before laying hens, it helps to keep their bodies cool and stimulates egg production. Reduce feed cost by culling non layers and not by reducing feed. Keep a grain feed before the pullets and don’t start feeding a laying mash until the birds are at least five months old. If troubled with roup or chicken pox in past years, vacci nate pullets when two to torn months old. Dairy Herd Records Are High In May Ciemson, June 18.—The 6 Guernseys owned by H. H. Brown, Strother, averaged 65.63 pounds of butterfat during May and thus led all herds on test for the month, according to report of R. L. Steer, in charge of Advanced Registry testing for the South Carolina Experiment Station. In this herd Leading Lady’s Pet ranked sixth among individual cows with her production of 77.96 pounds. Second herd honors went to MY GROCERY q j'sa ClanSSenS Grocer/?' d.AUSSEN*S foals that wav. too! CLAUS* SEN'S w Tory proud at Its hundreds of 9ood dealers ... the spfoadld cooperation they display in assisting rnesi* bread at all M—->* CLAUSSEN'S BREAD is uniform In quality it s made with mjenty of rich milk and butter fat .sunmr ot sugar and purs vsgstabl# shortening. »» ^ / Since 1M1 \ Tor Nearly a Century. "The South's Finest." LOOK FOR THE fiROUin MID YELLOUl WRAPPER • RT YOUR GROCERlS JESTER’S CASH MARKET We Deliver McCormick, S. C. Open from 6:30 a. m. to 7 p. m. Phone No. 25 Main Street When you are in town be sure and come by our market and let us suggest your meat needs for you. We will give you your choice of meats. Prices are Reasonable, Meats the Best. We carry a full line of Fresh Meats at all times and are always ready to be at your service. Special on Balentine’s Sugar Cured Sliced Break fast Bacon, per pound, 29 cents. Fresh Fish on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. We highly appreciate your patronage. Before selling your cattle and hogs, see us. We pay the market price for them. 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 SRRYICR and there is no additional charge for service ont of town J. S. STROM * Main Street McCormick, a. C. Wheeler Bros.’ 9 Jerseys at Saluda which averaged 62.15 pounds each. Two of these were among the first 10 individual producers. Standard Boutilliere Alice placing seventh with 75.24 pounds and Design Lily tenth with 71.70 pounds. Third place among herds was won by the 27 Guernseys of Ware Shoals Mfg. Co., Ware Shoals, with an average of 55.55 pounds of butterfat per cow. In this herd Valkyrie King’s Dora was highest of all individual cows on test with her 94.56 pounds; Roxie of New Deal was fifth with 78.86 pounds; and Holliston’s Lady Alice eighth with 72.32 pounds. Others among the high ranking herds, with their owners and av erage production records, were: fourth, 7 Guernseys, R. B. Cald well, Chester, 53.80 pounds; fifth, 18 Guernseys, Pedigreed Seed Co., Hartsville, 52.18 pounds; sixth, 18 Holstiens, Ciemson Agri. College, Ciemson, 49.10 pounds; seventh, 17 Guernseys, W. C. King, Bishop- ville, 48 pounds; eighth, 3 Guern seys, R. A. Burch, Florence, 47.57 pounds; ninth, 16 Guernseys, J. B. Guess, Jr., Denmark, 47.34 pounds; tenth, 25 Guernseys, J. B. Roddey, Columbia, 46.28 pounds.