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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, SOUTH CAROLINA Thursday, July 8, 1943 icCORMICK MESSENGER rabllshed Ever; TtaomUj f Established Jane f, IMS f n EDMOND J. McCRACKEN, Editor and Owner ntered at the Post Office at Mc- Oonntck. S. C., as mail matter of EM second class. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year fl.uo out Months .75 Months Six Inch Sermon REV. ROBERT H. HARPER Cod Calls a Leader. Lesson for July 11: Exodus 3:1- Jtl Golden Text: Exodus 3:10. The first thing God did in making a nation was to call a preat leader. He was a man pre pared by the best education the world at that time afforded. And he had the training of an ex perience of forty years spent as a shepherd in the very country through which he was destined to Ifcad his people. But neither culture nor experi ence had availed anything with out God. Moses had slain an Egyptian who was beating an Israelite, but he accomplished nothing and was forced to flee from the country. During the forty years as a shepherd in the fluid of Midian, he must have lost *11 hope of aiding his oppressed people in Egypt. And his rash at tempt to take things into his «wn hands had delayed the de- Hverance of his people for a gen eration. Yet the time had come when culture and experience would be used: when God commanded and prepared the way. The lone shep- fcerd was brought to the crown- iig experience which every man must have to serve his people. Cod revealed himself to Moses in the burning bush. And when Moses shrank from the task of delivering his people, God as sured him of his own Almighty Faesence and gave him as a token flier promise that Moses and his dfeCvered people would worship •z» the mount of Sinai that tow ered above them. And the Sinai of our dreams, flu we commit ourselves wholly to CFod's service, should lead us on dajr by day, with the assurance that God is with us.- « i r A New Type Of Share-Crop Farming By C. G. Cushman Extension Dairy Specialist Clemson College There is a new kind of share- crop fanning coming to McCor mick county and the other areas served by the Borden milk plants st Chester and Newberry—a sys tem of farming which is giving a. new meaning to the term “xhare-cropping.” It has to do with share-cropping cows and its being well-demonstrated on t&e farm of R. A. Oliphant of Chester county. Not long ago, M. C. Crain, Chester county agent, Mr. Oliphant, and the writer jfjent some time on the farm ♦hiking with his share-croppers, ■fcwklng at the cattle, the pas- tUres, and the rotation system act up under this new system. It was an interesting visit—interest- ibct because it is working on this fUrm and offers the hope of raising the old share-crop system to a new and more stable level. it to nobody after it was spent.” By the middle of 1942, the other two share-croppers on the farm began to want cows also. It wasn’t too hard for them to see that their spending money, advanced to them by Mr. Oli phant, constituted a debt against the hope of a crop of cotton from which to pay it back, while Hen ry and his boys had their spend ing money twice a month, and it was their own. So Marion Mobley and Charlie Johnson asked Mr. Oliphant that he furnish them five cows apiece. As their inter est seemed genuine enough, they were likewise furnished five cows each, so that now there are 25 milk cows in the herd—five to each plow. An interesting part of this story is the fact that Charlie Johnson, a stepson of Henry Stratford, had the year previous gone to Balti more to work on the railroad. He received letters frequently from his family telling how well Henry Stratford and his boys were get ting along with cows, so Charlie came back home. We asked Charlie why he had left a good paying industrial job in the North to come back to the farm. His answer was^prophetic. “You eat up all you make in Baltimore,” said Charlie, “and I would rather raise my family on the farm than in the city. Besides, my children can help me milk cows, I can raise most everything I need to eat, and with this income every two weeks, I will have more left here than I had in Baltimore.” The Oliphant Plan The Oliphant farm of 216 acres has a cotton allotment of 50 acres. There are 50 acres in two separate improved permanent pastures, leaving approximately 100 acres for grain, fcorn, hay, and other crops. Last August, when the five cotton share-crop pers started milking five cows each, Mr. Oliphant made the fol lowing permanent agreement with them: Mr. Oliphant furnishes the cows, the land, and all the fertilizers used on feed crops and pastures. The share-croppers are to furnish all the labor for plant ing and gathering of the feed and do all of the milking and caring for the cattle. They are to plant s^d gather all of the mule feed ±jr the 7 head of mules on the farm. The share-cropper and Mr. Oliphant are to share equally in the expense of pur chased feed. The manure is to go on all crops. The calves from the original cows belong to Mr. Oliphant if sold as veals, but any calves that are kept on the farm to replace foundation cattle will be owned by Mr. Oliphant and the share-cropper. The original cows as sold off are Mr* Oliphant’s own property and serve to liquidate his original investment. All milk checks are divided equally be tween Mr. Oliphant and the share-croppers. Last year, Mr. Oliphant sold $200 worth of veal calves. That paid for over one-half of the fertilizer used on feed crops and pastures. In the fall of 1942, this partnership used part of its cot tonseed money to purchase 600 pounds of cottonseed meal for each cow at a cost of $49.50, or $24.75 for each share-cropper and $24.75 for Mr. Oliphant. “And 70 per cent of the fertilizer value of that meal eventually goes on my land as manure,” observes Mr Oliphant. In March 1943, there was enough hay, cottonseed meal, oats, and barley to feed the cows until March 1944. An important first step was taken on the Oliphant farm be fore any cows were purchased,— an improved permanent pasture on good land was cleared, seeded, and fertilized. It was a refresh ing experience to see Henry Strat ford’s interest in that pasture— an interest born of seeing grass FOR TODAY Who Knows, It Might Work BY PATRICIA DOW 8393 <3-8 you. Sailor Girl Pattern No. 8393—Well, now, isn’t this a darling ... a sailor dress as trim as a WAVE’S uni form. It buttons under the col lar and has smart darts at waist. Pattern No. 8393 is in sizes 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 years. Size 4 takes 1 7-8 yards 35-inch material. 3-8 yard for contrast sailor collar. tVO--HOO-MRS HOCUHAN! DON'T :0MB ANY 'CLOSER, BUT LET MB TELL YOU THE LATEST NEWS ABOUT MY t* - OF ALL THINGS TO HAPPEN TO ‘ THE LOVABLE 600F — ILL WRITE' A LINE TO AUNT SARAH, SHE'LL Name Address Name of paper Pattern No. Size Send 15 cents in coin, (for each pattern desired) to— Patricia Dow Patterns 206 W. l^th St., New York, N. Y. Two years ago, Mr. Oliphant and Henry Stratford, a Negro | turncd int0 mone y* ahwe-cropper on Mr. Oliphant’s last September, Mr. Oliphant tfiace, had a talk about the pos- j purchased two purebred Guernsey aibilities in the cow business. cov;s for Henry Stratford, from Their immediate problem was to which they are starting a pure- find a way by which they could bred herd. These two cows drop- •onvert into cash income the ped heifer calves in August and production of the tilled acres on September and these calves, be- the farm not devoted to cotton.' cause they will be kept on the Ad that Henry knew was cotton farm, are owned jointly by Henry fcnd corn. Henry agreed to give' Stratford and Mr. Oliphant. at a fair trial, five milk cows were When these calves come into parchased, and he learned rapid about handling cows. With his Hwo boys to help, additional cows were added and by June 1942, Bcnry and his boys were milking 35 cows. This was a new experi- «ace for Henry and his boys. Here was a case where money, spendable money, was coming in iwery two weeks. As Henry ex pressed it, “It spent just like milk production, Mr. Oliphant will sell off the same number of cows he originally purchased and will then have received back his original investment in cows. Through this process, the land lord and the share-croppers will eventually own 50-50 a herd of 25 purebred Guernsey cows. Results Speak Loudly In 1942, the first full year’s op- other money, except I didn’t owe.eraticn under the system, Henry and his two boys, milking 15 cows, averaged $60 per month from their half of the milk sales. Last fall, they cleared $1,650 from their part of cotton and seed This income, plus $10 per month which Henry Stratford receives to oversee certain work, brings the total cash income for Henry and his two boys to $2,500. This does not include Government checks, value of manure, nor their grow ing equity in the herd of- cattle. On January 1, 1943, a still fur ther cooperative arrangement was made which is a part of this partnership’s better farm living program. Each share-cropper will furnish one veal calf every five months to be slaughtered and used by all other shar^-croppers and Mr.' Oliphant as a part of their family meat supply. We asked Henry Stratford what he thought cf this new share- crop system. “You can see some thing ahead in this business,” was Uncle Henry’s briel report. There is a lot in that statement —what he saw was better land, a steady cash income, his boys better satisfied on the farm, ate estate building up in a herd cf cattle—in short, a safer, sounder business with something tangible to look forward to. “After two years, I am more than pleased with our results,” Mr. Oliphant declares. “My share croppers are all pleased for they have stayed with me, and one who had left has returned. In December, three additional fam ilies made application to move to our farm. With cows, a check every two weeks from the milk plant, their house rent, a garden, a few chickens, and their half of the cotton crop, their income will compare favorably with those who leave for public works. It just isn’t in my land to give me half of the crop and give my share-croppers a decent living wage out of their half from cot ton alone. Those who live on my farm now quickly see the money purchased from their labor, whereas in past years, all they saw was what I advanced and charged against their cotton crop. Share-cropping cows has worked on my farm—both the cows and the share-croppers are content ed.” X Do You Sweeten Your Coffee? J. W. CORLEY Representative f McCormick, S. C. Yes, you do! And sugar is ra tioned. Well, why not sweeten your SOIL with LIME? It’s not rationed. I could tell you what the leading farmers who have already limed say—but it would take a book to hold it. I. C. Har rison has a carload already de livered. V/. L. White has a car load already delivered. Every farm, every acre, every garden must be limed to grow STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, good soil building crops, pasture County Of McCormick. order lime. G. W. Bonnette, County Agent. Myrtle Ruth Deason. County Administrative Officer, A. A. A. McCormick, S. C. ■■■ _ ■ 1 When you need roofing, sid ing, Rock Wool Insulation or home madernization, call us for the best in materials, workmanship and terms. PALMETTO ROOFING & SUPPLY CO. It DR. HENRY J. GODIN Sight Specialist Eyes Examined Spectacles And Eye Glasses Professionally Fitted. 856 Broad Street Augusta. Go. WANT ADV. Cut flowers, funeral sprays, de signs and corsages, at reasonable prices. Phone 113R. Mrs. Frank Deason. Florist, McCormick, S. C. FINAL SETTLEMENT WANTED—PINE PULP WOOD— On the C. & W. C., G. & F. and Southern Railroads at top ceiling price of $8.93 loaded on cars from j trucks and if “Banked” (loaded | from the ground) $1.05 additional, totalling $9.98 per unit. Will ad- grasses, and vegetables. WHY DO YOU WAIT, dear vance when loaded $100.00 per car In The Court Of Probate , . ^ _ ttt . Notice is hereby given that Mrs. of 12 or more units. R. M. Winn, . ... o Clementina Barden, Administra- Plum Branch. S. C. brotner? Lime is one solution foi mx of the eslat e of Mrs. Maggie — the farmer. I McDonald, deceased, has this day OAT ^ e ^ , You won’t have time to haul]made application unto me for a tOR SALE 60 bushels of oats. it. eh! Well, this year we have, Ana. I f ‘ B ' TOmn0M ’ ^ S ' C ~ ^ “Farmyard Delivery , meaning day of Julv ^43 at 10 o’clock, that we have a truck to haul it ] a. M., has been fixed for the | to your farm for $3.75 per ton, or you may haul your own and re ceive your lime for $2.55 per ton. Through the A. A. A. Office you may secure 80 per cent of your total earnings in lime. Since there is no payment for the seed ing of summer and winter le gumes, don’t miss the chance to earn $2.50 per acre by liming. Come by the office or write for an order blank, but by all means USE SOME LIME. PHOSPHATE — We will discuss phosphate when you call by to hearing of said petition. All persons holding claims a- gainst said estate are hereby no tified to present same on or by above date. J. FRANK MATTTSON, Judge of Probate, McCormick Co., S. C: June 10th, 1943.—4t. . PRINTING . to Order at Our PRINT SHOP 15 Poland China Pigs for sale; 9 weeks old; $7.00 each, for im mediate sale. C. K. Epting, Mc Cormick, S. C. WANTED—Party who borrowed my lawn mower to please return it. J. O. Patterson, McCormick, S. C. “Read ’Em and Reap” our ads