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PAGE 6—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, June 15, 1967 Lakes stocked with Walleye Walleye, a fine game fish of much of the nation, are being stocked in Lake Murray and Greenwood in an effort by the Wildlife Resources Department to introduce another sport and food fish into suitable waters of the State. The stocking of the two lakes began last year and this spring 500,000 fry obtained from Nebraska were released in Qreenwood in April and 2,000, 000 from Georgia were released in Murray the first week in May. The fry were well dis tributed up and down the tri butary streams and in open water so as to increase their chances of survival. Otho May, Department fish eries biologist who is in charge of the walleye program, says there is some question as to their ability to reproduce in the South Carolina reservoirs, but that the stocking program will be continued for several years, or until it is determined the fry will not survive in the lakes. If survival without natural re production occurs, the stocking program will be continued if it appeals feasible to maintain a limited fishery by annual stock ing. Walleye are free spawners, meaning they do not lay their eggs in bed like bass and bream but just let them sink to the bottom. The eggs are covered with a slickly substance which causes them to adhere to gravel or rubble, where they remain until hatching. Some current of wave action is required for good hatching. Mud particles adhering to the eggs can cause suffocation of the developing embryo and May fears that this may prevent natural re production, since both lakes are usually quite muddy during the spawning period of Feb ruary to mid-March. Deep, cool water, preferably with a summer temperature seldom above 85 degrees, is necessary. During the summer the walleye stay in deep water, moving into the shallows in late winter and early spring. The walleye may reach a weight of 20 pounds but the average is much smaller and a six-pounder is considered a good fish. They congregate in schools and the best fishing is usually Close to the bottom and at night. Truck weights on increase Average weight increased last year A survey conducted by the State Highway Department re veals that the average weight of loaded trucks operating on South Carolina highways in creased two per cent from 1905 to 1900, Chief highway Com missioner Silas N. Pearman has announced. The Highway Department, in cooperation with the Bureau of Public Roads, conducts an an nual survey to determine in sizes and loading practices of trucks. Data are obtained at 12 points on main state high ways, 10 of which are in rural areas and two of which are in urban areas. The 1906 survey was conducted from June 14 through June 29, with stations being operated on an eight- hour day and weighing a sam pling of trucks traveling in both directions. Seven men, including a traffic officer, operated the stations. Survey data revealed that the average weight of all trucks last year was 28,671 pounds as compared to 28,096 pounds in 1965. Loaded single-unit trucks averaged 10,834 in 1966 and 11, 231 pounds in 1965, a decrease of 3.5 per cent, while loaded combination units averaged 53, 068 pounds in 1966 and 51,955 pounds in 1965, or an increase of 2.1 per cent. The 1966 aver age weight of loaded com bination units with four axles was 47,270 pounds as compared to 48,842 pounds in 1965 or a decrease of 3.2 per cent. A traffic count made in con junction with the truck survey showed a 14.2 per cent increase last year over 1965 in traffic passing the weighing stations. Trucks accounted for 20.6 per cent of the traffic passing rural stations and 21.8 per cent of the traffic passing urban stations. Survey crews weighed a total of 3,279 trucks during the 1966 study, and 228 or 6.9 per cent of them exceeded the weight limitations of state law in some respect. Of the 228 trucks exceeding limits set by law, 115 or 50.4 per cent of them exceeded the weight laws by 10 per cent or more. Also, 16.1 per cent of the loaded trucks on which the empty weights were available were found to be exceeding their licensed weight. The County Agents Column Graded Feeder Pig Sale Date Set We have talked and planned for a Graded Feeder Pig Sale in our area for a long time now and it seems it will suit the most people to have this sale early in the fall. The date of the Sale has been set for Mon day, September 11, 1967. The following rules will apply to the Sale that will be held in the Saluda County Stockyard: 1. Notify county agents at least 45 days before the sale of intention to enter pigs in the sale so that pigs may be in spected and the sale number advertised. 2. Pigs must be direct from the farm on which they were produced. 3. Pigs must weigh at least 40 pounds and not over 100 pounds. Under and over-weight pigs will not be sold. 4. Pigs will be graded into the following grades: No. 1’s; No. 2’s; Medium; No. 3's; and Commons. Culls, crippled, un eastrated pigs and other pigs which, in the opinion of the graders, do not meet the re quirements of the sale will be rejected and will not be eligible for sale. These pigs must be re moved from the barn before the sale. 5. Producers must agree to have their pigs mixed with those of other producers into grade and weight. 6. Pigs will be vaccinated for cholera at the sale at buyer’s expense. 7. Pigs will be separated into the following weight groups by grades: 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70-79; 80-100 8. All pigs will be sold by weight. 9. Since pigs will be sold in lots of mixed ownership, in dividual producers will not have the privilege to “no sale” his pigs. However, he may buy a portion or all of a pen. 10. Pigs will be delivered to the barn between 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. the day of the sale. 11. Sale will be under the supervision of the sales comm ittee. Sales costs will be $0.75 per pig. 12. Buyers who do not want an entire pen may take a por tion of the pen on a gate cut. Only pens of 30 or more pigs may be split and at least 15 pigs must be taken and at least 15 left. On split lots, producers will be paid on the average price of the lot. Beef Cattle Summer Jobs: When thes sun stays out long enough now to dry up the water in most of the mud pud dles around the barn we’ll have another job on our hands—that being—how are we going to What’s a better way to celebrate June Dairy Month than with a giant ice cream cone ? South Carolina Com missioner of Agriculture Wm. L. Harrelson anticipates his first big bite from such a cone to kick off an observance of the month in the Palmetto State. The Commissioner urges all citizens to use more dairy pro ducts during the month and to take time to learn more about the state’s dairy industry. (S. C. Dept, of Agriculture Photo) control all the flies on our cat tle? The cable type back rub ber does a good job on controll ing house flies and horn flies. There are a number of mater ials one can use to treat the back rubber with now. Most of them are good; some of them do have a waiting period you should check on especially if you plan to slaughter one for the deep freezer or sell. The complete list in on the back of Circular Number 392, which gives all the details on how to build a back rubber Something build a back rubber. Something people up where they have had trouble with the fly is the dust bag which also gives good con trol of flies. Before the cows and calves are put on the back side of the place it would probably be to your advantage to worm the cattle first. With the new mat erials on the market now one can safely worm all his cattle at one time and as they go down the chute they could be be dusted or sprayed for ex ternal parasites at the same time. All the heifer calves should be calfhood vaccinated. This should be done by a Veterinar ian when the calves are between the ages of three to eight months. And all calves should be given the vaccination for Blackleg and Malignant Edema. VISIT CAMP M. and Mrs. Richard Henry Ruff and Mrs. Elizabeth Shealy visited Camp Ton-A- Wandah ; at Flat Rock, N. C. Sunday. The Ruff’s daughter, Nancy, is a camper there and Mrs. Shealy’s daughter, Pat, is a counselor. Also at the camp from Newberry are Lila and Lisa Fischer and Ruth Sanders. Wins barbecue contest Hubert Bedenbaugh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Beden baugh of the O’Neal commun ity, won the county 4-H Poul try Barbecue Contest which was held Thursday, June 1, at Mollohon park. Also, placing in the blue aw ard group and alternate county winner, is Charles Ringer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Rin ger. Hubert will represent New berry county at the District contest to be held June 21 in Laurens. FATHER’S DAY JUNE 18th FATHER will appreciate your thoughtfulness when you select a Gift for him from CLARY’S. From our large selection, you are sure to find just the items that will please him immensely on next Sunday. MAY WE SUGGEST A FEW? Jantzen Swim Trunks—Arrow & Norris Sport Shirts, Summer Slacks, Arrow White Dress Shirts, Dobbs Hats. Beau Brummel TIES $1.50 - $2.50 Arrow Initial HANDKERCHIEFS 50c Puritan Banlon Shirts Interwoven Socks Palm Beach Suits Crosby Square Shoes Middishade Suits Hush Puppy Shoes “A STEP AHEAD IN STYLES”-