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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”-