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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, April 13, 1967—PAGE 6
County Agents
Column
It's now apparent that the
deep-freeze weather of two
weeks ago caused considerable
damage to our small grain
crops. Wheat, in fields where
stands were thick and well fer
tilized, was hard hit. Early-
planted oats and barley, too,
suffered moderate to heavy
damage.
Our best estimates in most
fields of moderate damage
range from 30 to 50 per cent
crop damage. Already, how
ever, new growth is sprouting
from the damaged plants. What
yields can be expected from
this new growth being generat
ed is anybody's guess. With
favorable weather this could
make fair to good yields.
As yet only a few fields show
sufficient damage to warrant
plowing up. We think the crop
will look a lot better in a
couple of weeks following a
good rain.
Cotton Planting
This week’s summertime
weather will no doubt prompt
a few anxious farmers to be
gin planting cotton. We hold
that Mid-April is still pretty
good target date for planting
cotton.
In the meantime there’s still
jobs of getting ready that can
be done. Make sure the land
is well prepared. Apply lime,
fertilizer and soil incorporated
pre-emergence herbicide such
as Treflan. Get this done and
bring the seed bed to a smooth,
even finish. Let a rain firm
the seedbed and then you’re
ready to plant.
Seed treatment with a sys
temic insecticide such as Thi-
met can hold down cost and
time required for early-season
insect control.
Plant a uniform stand—if
you expect to make one- to two-
bales per acre. Plant in a slight
bed and maintain this bed dur
ing cultivation if you plan to
use a mechanical harvester.
Soybeans Our Big Crop
The South Carolina Crop
Reporting Service estimates
that last year we had 7,350
acres of Soybeans in Newberry
county. This makes Soybeans
our No. 1 crop, acre-wise at
least. This year we anticipate
a 10 to 20 per cent increase in
acres of Soybeans planted. This
is good. However, we propose
that our 19 bushels-per-acre
yield of last year is too low
and something can be done a-
bout it.
Three things we believe will
do more than anything else to
increase our per acre yield of
Soybeans are: (1) Plant prop
er varieties, (2) Fertilize for
high yield and (3) Control
weeds. Let’s discuss these im
portant points briefly.
Ri^ht Varieties—Plant only
high-quality seed of known
origin, purity, and germina
tion. Bragg and Hampton 266
have proven to be our best ad
apted varieties. Plant early as
possible after May 10. We plant
a lot of Soybeans after small
grains in Newberry. We hope
this will continue, but early-
planted beans are definitely
best yielders.
Fertilize for High Yields—
To us a fertilizer program be
gins with lime. Unless you have
a soil test or have applied lime
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WAR AGAINST INDEPENDENCE
History records the story of
a band of courageous English
pilgrims who went many years
ago to a far-away, uncivilized
land and established a British
colony. In time they quieted
the savage attacks of the be
wildered tribes and began to
carve out of the wilderness a
future with bright promise for
all. As generation followed
generation private capital
poured into the area to de
velop the resources, providing
jobs, homes, and schools for
increasing thousands of the
Africans, who had not succeed
ed in the beginning, in mak
ing profitable jobs for them
selves.
The Motherland government
granted the colony self-rule,
and its record of progress,
stability, justice and orderly
government became a pattern
for all underdeveloped regions
to observe. Then suddenly, un
der a variety of pressures, the
British government began to
make demands upon the
colony. Governmental and citi
zen leaders, and the electorate,
considered the demands dan
gerous to the young nation’s
future progress and prosperity
and a flat denial of self-rule.
Great Britain established pain
ful, harmful sanctions and
rallied other nations of the
world in condemnation and in
blockades against this deter
mined little country.
Historic Declaration
The Government of the ag
grieved nation met and, with
overwhelming support of the
citizen leaders and electorate,
enacted a historic proclama
tion of independence which be
gan as follows:
“Whereas in the course of
human affairs history has
shown that it may become
necessary for a people to re
solve the political affiliations
which have connected them
with another people and to as
sume amongst other nations
the separate and equal status
to which they are entitled. And
whereas in such event a re
spect for the opinion of man
kind requires them to declare
to other nations the causes
which impel them to assume
full responsibility for their own
affairs. . .”
And the Proclamation went
on, as did the U. S. Declara
tion of Independence of July
4, 1776, to make its case for
sovereign independence.
The Reds at Work
This is the story of little
Rhodesia in Southern Africa. It
is ironical and some observers
say, incredible — that the
United States has officially
joined in condemning Rho
desia and in supporting the
blockade and boycotts designed
to bring her to her knees and
force reconstruction of her
government along lines which
for some reason happen to be
in close accord with what the
within the past 2 years, use
1 ton of lime per acre. Best
yields of beans are made on
soils with a pH range of 6.0
to 6.5.
Unless you’re positive your
Soybean soils have a high level
of fertility, you definitely need
to fertilize soybeans. A 40-
bushel Soybean crop needs the
equivalent of 300 to 400 pounds
per acre of 0-10-20 fertilizer.
Late-planted beans should have
a Nitrogen fertilizer such as a
3-9-18 or 2-6-12. Broadcast
fertilizer is usually best. Plac
ing fertilizer too close to the
seed cause poor stands.
Control Weeds—Grass and
Weed control is a must if we
are to increase Soybean yields
significantly. Planavin or Tre
flan broadcast and disced into
soil before planting will give
good grass control and some
degree of weed control.
Communists want.
The Communists, operating
out of Moscow’s Kremlin, have
agitated the black race against
the white race throughout
Africa. In Ghana and Guinea
and other new African nations
they have placed their “man”
in power. The Communists in
the U. N. are actively seeking
to foment a U. N. war against
South Africa and Rhodesia
which could sweep through the
entire continent and place
World Communism in a re
latively frightening position of
power.
Agitating Turmoil
A few months ago I traveled
throughout a large area of
central Africa, visiting and
working and interviewing lead
ing citizens, white and black.
In Zambia, next door neighbor
of Rhodesia, evidence of Com
munist activities was wide
spread. And in the Congo, just
to the north, the Reds seem
to be biding their time before
showing their strong positions.
Friends of mine who have
watched the political turmoil in
central and southern Africa are
fearful that the bosses of Soviet
Communism, with the U. N.
playing their game in Africa,
are laughing gleefully over the
prospects of overthrowing the
Ian Smith Government in Rho
desia, with American power.
Such an overthrow or break
down due to blockades cer
tainly would constitute a de
cisive turn in world events —
a turn, again, for the Commu
nists. A British journalist,
writing in the London Daily
Telegraph, has exhibited secret
memoranda of an organization
master-minding an interna
tional propaganda campaign
against the Republic of Rho
desia, seeking its downfall. In
subsequent columns we shall
look more deeply into the
forces at play in this propa
ganda and psychological war
against Rhodesia, now cold
but threatening to become hot,
and fateful for the free world.
Ft. BELVOIR — Army Pri
vate Edward H. Shealy, 19, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh D. Shea
ly, 2715 Nance St. completed
a 10-week power generation
course at the Army Engineer
School Ft. Belvoir, Va. March
30.
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