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PAGE SIX THE NEWBERRY SUN THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1955 FARMS AND FOLKS By J. M. ELEAZER Clemson Extension Information Specialist What would you think of in- cotton yields for the past years by 77 per cent? To by 42 per cent? Com by 219 jpast two years by 147 percent? percent? Sweet potatoes for the Alfalfa by 250 percent? And an increase in Coastal Bermuda grass Any from 1.25 tone to 7.5? Well that's what they did with Jrrlgation down at Clemson's Pon- tiiac experiment station. And they Jhare gotten similar benefits from it at Clemson. Farmer-experience too is show ing what this thing we call sup- ptamental irrigation can be made f mean in taking a lot of the efttk out of farming. Costs something, yes. But it costs a lot more not to. Water’s the problem, an ade- Qttttte source of it. Find out about 4fea& before you go any further. JQjuipment can’t help your crops smless you have the water to put through it when drought comes. And conic it will, about six times year, according to long - time weather records. PICKING POINTERS The enow of another harvest is coining to our cotton fields now. Clemson has these harvesting •qggestions: 1. Defoliate rank cotton be fore picking. 2. Pick cotton promptly after Aolls open. 2. Keep grass and thrash out of cotton in picking, handling and otoraga. 4. Spread out green or damp weed cotton to dry before storage or ginning. 5. Make standard weight bales of 450 to 550 pounds. 6. Have cotton classed before marketing. By the way, did you know that the defoliation of cotton was first practiced by E. E. Hall down at Clemson’s Florence experiment station? He had some rank plots of cotton there and wondered how he would ever get through it to make the pickings. He had noted that cyanamid In his top dress ing tests burned cotton leaves it touched. So he dusted this ma terial on his plots when the cot ton was ready to pick. It knocked the leaves off, just like he want-, ed. The cyanamid people became interested and furnished material for more extensive field tests next year. It spread from there. Other States tested it out. And now it is a fixed practice Wher ever cotton grows rank or is picked by machines. In the far- west, defoliation is a universal practice. FOLLOW DIRECTIOINS The publication “Farm Safety Review” for June had this head line, “Read The Label and Poison ONLY the Pest”. We have powerful and effective new poisons for killing insects. They are far more potent than the ones of the distant past. And their ability to kill does not just apply to insects either. They can kill you if you are too careless. But all of these effective reme dies can be used with safety if we Just obey a simple rule and observe the few simple precau tions carried on the package. H. M. Hentz & Son Have “Tree Farm.” Columbia. — Eight new Tree Farms have sent South Carolina’s Tree Farm acreage over the mill ion and a quarter mark. Four farms in the Newberry section and four in the Southern lowlands, totaling 60,314 acres, were certified by the South Caro lina Tree Farm committee, meet ing in Columbia. This brought South Carolina’s Tree Farm total to 1,266,576 acres in the American Tree Farm Sys tem. The state’s Tree Farm pro gram is sponsored iby the South Carolina Forest Industries comm ittee with the cooperation of the State Forestry Commission and the Clemson college extension ser vice. To become a tree farmer, a landowner must show ability and willingness to manage his wood lands for continuous production. The Committee certified Tree Farms ranging from 44 acres to 39,584 acres in size. Two othjer Tree Farm inspection reports were returned to inspecting foresters for additional information. “South Carolina’s showing is a good one,” said Vern Cutler, for ester for- Argent Lumber Co., of Therefore,' those instructions are a mighty important part of a*y batch of poison you might get. Read them and carry them out. Then no one will have to be sor ry. And you will get the results you sought. STATE FISHING LICENSE For $3.10 residents of the state can now get a fishing license cov ering all waters in South Caroli na. Heretofore, a state fishing Sli cense cost $1.10 and a like charge was made for license to fish in each of the five lakes—Santee- Cooper, Lake Murray, Lake Green wood, Clark’s Hill, and Catawba- Wateree. Or, in other words, li cense to fish anywhere did cost a total of $6.60, now it is $3.10 oc cording to advices from our Wildlife Resources department. Handeville, chairman of the com mittee. More and more landowners are coming to realize that trees are a crop which can provide a cash income” he said, pointing out that the wood using industries are dependent upon small landowner* for much of their raw materials. A list of newly certified tree farmers from Newberry county, their addresses and Tree Farm acreage follows: H. M. Hentz and ~ Son, 8066 acres in nine Piedmont counties. Edward Duckworth, 44 acres in Saluda county. Horace T. Oxner, Kinards, route one, 107 acres in Newberry, Lau rens and Spartanburg counties. Strom, lurmond MITCHELL Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mitchell of Florence v are receiving con gratulations upon the arrival of a daughter, Miriam Anne, at the McLeod Infirmary in Florence on Monday, July 4th. The Mitchell's have another child, Charles Ed ward, Jr., who is thirteen months old. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Mitchell spent Sunday with their son and family in Florence. ic Vet fays loams, ALL MUST HAVE SEEN .CONSTRUCTION r swi.., ••••••••« .bnifi WATCH FOR THIS SIGN OF LIFE ^School Zone " MONDAY, AUGUST 29th! scf IIxw uov ,ooJ •gnhqa bne .islniv/ hire IIbI srfr -gn. sd Iliw 9X9ri# > DS^r WTOM ila$flL near aU our 9d iiiw oinJfty zones - ►lice ,departrpent oping everything j ron J/.QX [98100Y-SVerf oj- tlTBW iliw uov ,Ji 9 1 -sil rftiw b9 te lives, or qur bne lie jIIb! bne vfibol emoo oi xrov elivni eW .eonsiueni vlilid .riohbgj'oiq eirfr bjods 80 itfrw -•gmiov 9iiJ ixiB fit pJVEtsdCbAsIhfeF UlL IbTHIjoY this Iliw snslq 9aa^!j]JfeymvS&BMibvtao^ur.08rafe< Child. .Thq>ki^>ar<&i^SRn<|9^5^9 I.l>c sible to r our coopera- reiln aper & Fibre Company CONGRESS DOES WELL In my final report to the peo ple until the congress reconvenes next January, I would like to dis cuss my appraisal of the first session of the 84th congress. I think the first session has pro- duced much constructive legisla tion. As a freshman senator, I realize that, I may not be as good a Judge of the actions of Congress as veteran members, but I feel sure most of them will agree with my statement that this ses sion has been a good one. I cer tainly will not say, however, that I have been pleased with every action of the session, although I have been pleased by most of them. MAIL HEAVIEST ON TRADE BILL When the senate adjourned, it had acted on more than 1300 bills and resolutions. The one of most interest to South Carolinians— according to the more than 10,000 letters I received on this one sub ject—was HR One, better known as the trade bill. Our textile em ployees and employers were vit ally; concerned over the lack of protection afforded the textile in dustry against low tariff rates on foreign textiles in the original bill. I am glad to report that 17 of us Senators from textile areas were able to get projection written in to the new trade bill. Once this was done, the bill was then over whelmingly passed;' by the con- resss. - Shortly after the new law was approved, the State department announced drastic tariff reduc tions negotiated at the GATT conference in Geneva under the old law, which afforded little, if any, protection. I then introduced a resolution designed to head off these cuts. It was passed by the Senate, with 48 Senators joining as co-sponsors. There Is another bill now pend ing before the Agriculture comm ittee which would impose import .quotas on foreign textiles and at e same time encourage the sale plus cotton for export. Sen ator Eastland and I, on behalf of ourselves and 60 colleagues, in troduced this bill. It is scheduled for open hearings sometime this fall. NO PARITY LEGISLATION One of the drawbacks of the 1st Session was its failure to enact farm legislation to restore 90 per cent price supports and a cotton allotment guarantee for our small farmers. Both of these bills, how ever, are scheduled for early and I hope— favorable action next year. The congress did, however, pass numerous bills that should! great ly benefit our x farmers in South Carolina and elsewhere. BI-PARTISAN SUPPORT HIGH One of the highlight of the ses sion was the strong bi-partisan support given the President in his foreign policy. By an almost unan imous vote, the Senate backed the president on his Formosan policy by voting passage of the Formosan Resolution. Then again when the president went to the Qig Four conference he was giv en strong support by members oiUj both sides of the aisle. According* to all reports available at this time, he seems to have done fine job there in laying ground-work lor easing world tensions and for establishing a true, and we hope, a lasting 1 am sure his support at homa helped considerably. I must also commend the con gress for bolstering our defense needs by providing for a strong reserve force. This has been one of our country’s greatest needs for years. This bill should make it possible for our country to re main strong both militaril and economically since several re servlets can be maintained for the cost of one regular serviceman. AGAINST AID AND PUBLI£ HOUSING Two major pieces of legislation were passed by the congress that did not meet with my approval. They were the housing and for eign aid bills. I believe private enterprise is doing the housing job necessarV- Thus I regret that the position of the House against public housing was not sustained in free conference. I also believe that we should be cutting back on foreign aid expenditures now instead of ex panding this costly program which has already cost us $57 billion— all of which we have had to borr row. If we abe ever going to re duce taxes and balance the bud get, then we must begin tapering off on our foreign spending pro gram. I am not against a reason able foreign aid program, but I do believe we can do the neces sary job with a great reduction in expenditures. That is why I voted against both of these bills. Of Interest To Naval Reserve Officers Columbia.—Establishment, of a Naval „ Reserve Officers school at Columbia will interest Naval Re serve officers in Newberry. The school, which will begin classes September 15, will serve the Columbia area and particular the counties of Bamberg, Calhoun, Clerendon, Darlington, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, New berry. Orangeburg, Richland, Sa luda, and Sumter. .Enrollment is proceeding rapidly and officers from many places in the area have shown interest The mission of the school is to afford Naval Reserve officers in the area the opportunity to com plete their annual requirements for pnomotion, gain the necessary retirement points, add to their longevity, and improve their pro ficiency and ca,pa!>ility. Headquarters tor the school will be the Columbia Naval Reserve Training center, 613 Pickens St. Classes will be conducted at 8 p. m. each Thursday night and will last two hours. There will be courses in sea manship, operational Planning A Staff Organization, supply, orien tation to command, operations, and navigation. All Reserve offi cers, regardless of their qualifica tions and designators, may join, and officers on the inactive stat us will be removed from that cat egory upon enrollment. 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