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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, January 14, 1943 IcCORMICK MESSENG1 i Pabllshed Brery Thursday r BsUbliahed Jons S, 1M> ^ BDMOND 1. McCKACKKN, r Editor and Owner w" > pen of best hens and pedigreed * male to produce cockerels for next year’s matings. 3. Provide breed ers -with green range. 4. Get ready for baby chicks. 5. Move brooder houses to new ground be fore starting chicks. X Patered at the Post Office at Mc Cormick, S. C* as maU matter of ; ♦*** Nes'irad class. * Six Inch Sermon " "I" ' ■ ' January Farming Hints For greater success in farming in 1943 County Farm Agent G. W. Bonnette makes these important suggestions for Janaury. Agronomy 1. Be sure your cotton planting seed for 1943 was bred to produce « <<?TION RATE? ■ v**- .-$l.(Ki Mx Months—— .75. Throe Months I ;—.50 *■■■■■■■ 1 ■■■■ j Livestock Guide For January Attention To start the new year right with livestock. County Farm Agent G. W. Bonnette suggests these ideas for January. , . - ... Animal Husbandry , 1. Balance com for hogs .with fish.* meal, skimmilk, or tankage, 2. Allow beef cattle ample cheap roughage. 3.-For fall calves turn boil with, cows about January 15. 4. Give Idle mules free access* to roughage, but cut the grain to a half ration. 5. See that all classes of livestock have shelter, with ex tra bedding for cold nights. 6. Hake use of barley, rye, and oats for hog and ca,ttle grazing. 7. Repair the pasture fences. Dairying 1. Make inventory of livestock, feed, and equipment. 2. Decide now whether you will have silajge next fall and plan for, its pro duction. 3. Analyze herd records and decide where you can im prove in management and feeding. 4. Repair pasture fences, clean oat undergrowth, and stop washes in pastures. 5. Plan now for Im proving permanent pastures and for summer crops to supplement permanent pastures. 6. Start the new year right by keeping daily mOk and feed records on each cow. Make January a planning month for the coming year. Poultry 1. Mate breeders for hatching eggs. 2. Make special breeding R 1 ™'. ROBEP’*' H. HARPER Jepus Winning Souls. Lesson fdlr January 17: John 4: 27-42. a Golden Text: John 4:36. The story of Jesus talking wi^h the woman of Samaria is a prof itable study in soul-winning, tn the context observe how tactfully and yet how direct Jesus led t^ie woman to see her greatest needj— asking first for a simple service that would disarm her prejudice a- gainst a Jew and giving him the opportunity of directing her to the living water and then baring her soul that she might realize her need. When the disciples returned and marvelled that Jesus talked with a woman of Samaria, though they said nothing,-Jesus improved the occasion to speak of his high mis sion—one that was superior to lo cal prejudice and local barriers, and supported by help from above. The forgotten waterpot is. proof of the amazing change that comes Into a. life when touched by a higher power. The woman forgot her errand at the well and hastened to tell men in the city of her marvelous experience. And see the gracious results when a saved one was moved to help save others. , • Four months would pass before the earthly harvest in that coun try, but Jesus declared the fields were already white—the fields of needy men and women. Already men were coming-through the un ripened -fields of earth to see Jesus. Let us see the white fields all around us and dedicate our selves anew in a New Year to the blessed work of helping men to know Jesus. staple at least one inch in length or longer. 2. Test seed for germi nation and plant only seed that test at least 80 per cent. 3. If suf ficient oats was not planted dur ing fall to meet farm needs, plant this month, weatlier permitting. 4. Clean up hedge rows and wood patches between fields. 5. Spread limestone if not already done. 6. Plan for more food crops, not only for farm needs, but for a surplus to sell. Horticulture j . 1. Prepare hotbeds and cold- frames to be able to have abun- dance of sweet potato, cabbage, I tomato, pepper, and other plants for your victory garden. 2. Plant ■ English peas (in lower part of state) if soil is in condition. 3. | Prepare land for Irish potatoes, and order certified seed. 4. Prune fruit trees and vines preparatory to spraying with oil emulsion-Bor- deaux or lime-sulphur. 5. Plant fruit trees at once, if soil is in condition. 6. Terrace all new orchard land before planting. Agricultural Engineering 1. Check over farm machinery for needed repairs and order re pair parts now. 2. Arrange sheds and farm shop for better care of machinery and equipment. ( 3. To insure efficient operation of farm machinery, follow instruc tion manual recommendation methods of lubrication, adjust ment, etc. 4. Make needed repairs and improvements on buildings, fences, and gates. Insects and Diseases 1. Plan to treat cotton seed be- , fore planting. 2. Continue clean ing orchards to destroy fallen fruit xnd limbs to control diseases. 3. Rotenone will control warbles in backs of cattle. 4. Do not burn Same Old Stumps to Dodge THE HOUSE OF HAZARDS -by Mac Arthur OOSH, TUB MFB IS SICK... IV LIKE TO ’PHONE AN FIND DOT NOW SNE ZEIS... BUT MAYBE SUBS LYING OOU/N AN‘ IV BE DISTURBING NER- ??? fU/NAT WOULD YOU DO, JOB) -IF I PONT CALL SHE'LL ' TV INK / DON'T SU/E A DARN- YBTJF SUB CATCHES COLD <beTTIH\ OUT A 5ED rANSWER KfJJ' "PHONE“THATAIN'T GOOD EITHER., Am Y / GUESS / DID THE WISE THING BY NOT INTERUPrm \ THREE CHEERS FOR YOU jfrom our men in uniform! --for helping get them home for the Holidays! * Thanks to you, a most critical period in i wartime bus transportation has been 1 passed with flying colors! , Just before Christmas, Greyhound asked you to "Give Your Christmas trips to men in the service**—and you did! Be cause you postponed such trips, thou sands of men and women in the armed forces were able to go home by bus for Holiday leaves and furloughs. They thank you for precious hours spent with loved ones—Greyhound thanks you for cooperating so willingly and voluntarily. In helping service men make Holiday trips home, you also made travel smoother and more convenient for war workers and others whose trips could not wait It is cooperation like this that makes it STROM possible for Greyhound and other bus lines to cany on the tremendous mass- transportation job that is so essential to winning the war. ^ To aid in this wartime task, Greyhound for many months has asked travelers, whenever possible, to plan their trips for periods when buses are less crowded. By accepting this and other practical suggestions, you have helped to keep ■} America's transportation strong and active in our nation's defense. 1 When transportation emergencies arise ( in the future, Greyhound will keep you 1 informed of ways in which you may help. In the meantime it is wise to plan your trips for the uncrowded mid-week days, and to ask your Greyhound f for information, well in advance. S CUT-RATE DRUG STORE O.i McCormick, S. C. MJ QTJtt think OF- caleln^— woods to control insects. 5. Apply dormant spray to peach trees for San Jose scale and leaf curl. 6. Examine cattle for lice, and ask the county agent about the new dust for lice. 7. Order certified Irish potato seed. CITATION OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County Of McCormick. BY J. FRANK MATTISON, PRO RATE JUDGE: WHEREAS, Frances R. Price made suit to me to grant her Let- ; ters of Administration of the Es tate and effects of P. J. Robinson; THESE ARE THEREFORE, to cite and admonish all and singular the Kindred and Creditors of the said P. J. Robinson, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at McCormick on January lyth, 1943, Next, after publication here of, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, to show cause if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. j GIVEN under my hand, this 5th day of January, Anno Domini, 1943.—2t. J. FRANK MATTISON, Probate Judge. WANT ADV. SHOE SHOP IN NEW LOCATION I have moved my shoe repair shop two doors down Main Street in the filling station building formerly occupied by Daniel McGrath. I extend a cordial invitation to the public to come in to see me at my new location. W. S. ARRINGTON L OS t — My A gas ration book ^3628250. Reward for recovery. Vhit Cunningham, R. 1, Plum Iranch, S. C. Will the person who borrowed ly calf dehomer please return lem, as I need them. G. W. Bon- ette, County Agent, McCormick, . C. THEY WOULD READ YOUR AD TOO, IF IT APPEARED HERE