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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C. Dec. 26th, 1968—PAGE 11—SEC. A Top Herds Maks Profit Being average is not good enough in today’s high cost business of dairy farming. The 1968 DHIA Summary shows Newberry County dairy farm ers to be on just about even par with other dairy farmers of South Carolina. But the 6 top herds in Newberry county did much better for both pro duction and profit than the av erage for both the county and the state. Compared to the Newberry county average, these top 5 herds produced 1356 pounds more milk per cow. To produce this milk cost $23 more, but still resulted in an increased income of $82 per cow. On a herd of 100 dairy cows, this would mean increased milk sales above the county average of $10,500 at an in creased food cost of only $2300. The opportunity for greater profit is much more favorable at this higher pro duction level. It is interesting to note that these top herds fed more grain and more silage than did the average herds. Hay and pasture feeding were of little differ ence. Top Ten Herds Twenty-nine Newberry coun ty dairy herds with a total of 3327 cows were enrolled in DHIA during 1968. The top 5 herds for milk production per cow included: James A. Brown, W. D. Cromer & Son, W. E. Long, C. M Satterwhite, and Ralph D Waldrop Based on butterfat produc tion per cow, these herds were tops: W D. Cromer & Son, H. L. Parr, C. M. Satterwhite, C. T Smith and Dave Waldrop. Our congratulations to these dairy farmers for their fine efforts during 1968. Our Holiday Schedule Our Clemson Administration has been most generous with their Christmas vacation policy. With their authorization, our County Agents Offices will be closed the entire Christmas week. Calls for Artificial breed ing should be made to the home of Servicemen Charles Cromer during this week. Christmas Day and New Year’s Day will be holidays for our Artificial breeding Servicemen. We sincerely wish for each of you a joyous Holiday Season. Save Soybean Seed Highest Soybean yields we’ve heard have been reported by James A. Brown and Burton Sease. On their best fields, re ported yields were just under 40 bushels per acre. This is real good for this year of dis appointing yields of most crops. We’re advised that good soy bean seed for planting may be short supply next spring. Much of this state’s soybean crop will be seed of low germina tion due to adverse weather. So, if you’ve some good soy bean seed on hand, you should save a good supply for planting of next year’s crop. USDA Publication The dynamic story of Amer ica’s Agriculture is featured in the 1968 Yearbook of Agricul ture, “Science For Better Liv ing.” The book was published by the USDA on October 20. The yearbook covers the broad field of agricultural re search. Its subjects range from the meals we eat to the plants and trees that make our lives more livable. The yearbook is distributed mainly by members of Cong ress. Copies are for sale by the Superitendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. Price is $3. Wild Onions In Lawn Two or three applications of 2,4-D have proven successful in the control of wild onions i n bluegrass, zoysia, fescue and bermuda lawns. For best results the onions should be actively growing. All 2,4-D (Phenoxy) com pounds are toxic to broadleaf ornamentals. Spraying should be done on still days when spray drift can be controlled. A wax bar containing 2,4-D is available. This wax bar can be drug over the lawn with good weed control results and less danger to ornamentals. Farm Labor Labor needs drooped by 41 percent in the Appalachian States and 37 percent in the Southeast during the period o* 1956- 1966. Most of the labor reduction was seen bv the cot ton producers. Projections for 1Q80 indicate a further decbre of about 34 percent of tb« labor need for famvnp' in the South. Farmers are realizing the gains by sub stituting capital for labor. Persons employed by farmers are raising their incomes. The farmer’s hired-hand, as of October 1, was up to an average cash rate of $1.41 per hour. That made it 66 percent over the 1957- 1959 average. Care Of Peach Trees December and January are the months to prune peach trees around the home. Both the flo wering and fruit varieties need pruning to insure proper shape and removal of dead wood. Dormant sprays should be applied during the winter to reduce leaf curl and fungus rot next summer. Consult Extension Circular No. 360, “Peach Pest Control” for more inormation. GI insurance dividends Total over $2 million 35,228 South Carolina World War I and World War II vet erans holding G. I. insurance policies will receive $2,105,300 in dividends during 1969, Stan ley Zuk, Manager of the Vet erans Administration Regional Office in Columbia, announced today. Beginning January 1 divid ends will be paid on the anni versary date of the policies, he said. The VA office manager said that the 33,493 World War II veterans in South Carolina who hold NSLI policies will receive $1,944,200 in dividends in 1969. The dividend to be paid the 1,735 World War I veterans in South Carolina who hold USGLI policies will total $161,100. Increased interest earnings on government life insurance funds made possible the higher 1969 dividends, Zuk said. HOLIDAY SAFETY Christmas season marks the beginning of an extended hol iday period that will see traf fic mount to new highs on the nation’s highways. In many areas, driving con ditions will be more hazard ous during this time because of weather. Hundreds of Am ericans lose their lives annu ally on the highways during the Christmas holiday period. Use all precautions. Don’t be a traffic statistic! CHRISTMAS SE ALS FIGHT Tuberculosis Emphysema Air Pollution IT’S A MATTER OF LIFE AND BREATH CftatdWvcid id tve/ie! We re sending our warmest wishes to you and your family for a very, merry Christmas! Thank you for your patronage. MR. AND MRS. TOM LEWIS Boundary Street Extension Ac W IT# 'mi : zmm' *.'<'**% 88 #,f f 9 Verp Jflerrp Cljnsitmasi Here’s to your happiness on this heart-warming Christmas Day. We’re delighted and heartily grateful for the sincere loyalty and good will of our fine customers. Many thanks. S. W. (Brother) Brown Wholesale Distributor for AMOCO Newberry, South Carolina