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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, Sept. 17, 1970—PAGE 7
Larry Warren Smith, son of the Rev. and Mrs. Larry
Wesley Smith, Peak, South Carolina, celebrated his first
birthday September 9. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Blair of Prosperity and Mrs. James Warren Abrams
of Gray Court and the late Mr. Abrams. Paternal great-
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Jones Bedenbaugh of
Prosperity. Mrs. Smith is the former Miss Deree Abrams
of Newberry.
The
County Agents
Column
FARMER PROBLEMS
INCREASE:
As the growing season nears
its end, the farmers’ problems
have not lessened. Instead they
continue to increase. During the
first half of the season, the
drought plagued our crops and
caused untold damage in re
duced yields. Then when the
rains came, the armyworm fol
lowed close behind and caused
havoc with our late planted
crops. Now its the corn Blight
that is causing unfold damage
to our remaining corn crop and
threatens our nation’s entire
corn crop for next year. And to
add to these few woes, a severe
weed problem threatens our soy
bean and milo crops with re
duced yields and difficulty in
harvesting. Indeed this year has
been one of extremes of wea
ther and other factors affect-
,ing farming.
CORN BLIGHT:
Here’s the latest summary of
information we’ve gleaned from
several sources on our present
problem of corn blight.
This fungus disease is not new.
It has been known in the South
for some years, but was con
sidered a minor problem until
1969. Now a new strain of the
Southern Corn Leaf Blight fun
gus has developed. Most of our
present corn varieties now be
ing used are susceptible. It is
potentially the most serious di
sease. of corn to come along
in years.
. How It Attacks. The disease
is transported by wind-blown
spores. The two things that de
termine the severity of infes
tation are stage of development
of the com and the weather.
Com is most susceptible in the
early or seedling stage and is
still very susceptible in the
dough stage. Once corn matures
to the dent stage, damage is
not too severe. Varieties of
white com are generally more
susceptible than yellow varie
ties.
The disease flourishes in wet
weather. The wind - carried
spores settle in any free mois
ture standing on the leaves or
other surfaces of the plant.
During warm and humid wea
ther, the blight attacks at an
alarming rate. Hot, dry weather
slows the spread of the blight
disease.
How much damage this year?
Loss estimates range from
slight or no loss in some areas
to as much as 60 percent in
some areas of South Georgia
and Mississippi. It has spread
into all Southern states and has
now hit the fringes of the Corn
Belt. Not all fields are affected
and the intensity varies consi
derably.
Here in Newberry County the
disease is present and has se-
verly damaged most all late
planted com. It is now believed
that the disease combined with
drought accounted for the total
failure of the com crop in a
number of fields in Newberry
County.
One thing for certain, the pro
blem is big enough to give the
national grain markets “the
shakes” and to cause upward
spiral of prices. This of course
may cause far-reaching effects
of livestock and poultry produc
tion.
What to do? For local Newberry
farmers, our advice is, don’t
panic. Corn affected by the
blight fungus can be utilized as
silage. It will likely be low qua
lity and some difficulty may be
experienced in getting cows to
eat it. The addition of molasses
or other special feed ingredients
may be needed to improve its
quality and palability at time
of feeding.
As for next year’s corn crop,
the best control will be to plant
only those corn varieties known
to have some tolerance to the
blight disease. It is too early to
predict how much or how short
will be the supply of planting
seed for next year’s corn crop.
Our immediate advice to New
berry livestock farmers is to
take a renewed look at small
grains for silage next spring.
Plans should be made soon for
plantings of Barley, oats or
wheat for silage use.
Instead of com for grain we
perhaps should take a closer
look at the double cropping sy
stem of barley and milo. With
this cropping system we may
be able to produce adequate
feed crops and do a better job
of weed control than we are
now doing.
SET A SOYBEAN WATCH:
The armyworm threat has
lessened but another outbreak
appears likely, says our Gem-
son experts. Now it seems that
the com earworm is moving in
to soybean fields. As most soy
bean farmers know, this pest
can cause plenty of damage to
soybean pods in just a short
while. Thus our vigil of crops
should continue in order to pre
vent excessive worm damage.
In soybean fields, if as many as
three worms per foot of row
are found, control treatments
should be started. The recom
mended treatments for com ear-
worm control in soybeans are
Toxaphene, Methyl, Parathion,
or Sevin.
On any feed crops, Sevin is
the safest material to use.
YOUR SOCIAL
SECURITY
Anyone who will reach age 65
within the next 15 years should
know that proof of age is re
quired before he can get Social
Security or Medicare benefits.
To help those in the 50 to 65
age range, representatives of
the Social Security Administra
tion will be at the new Gym in
Whitmire on September 26 from
9 A.M. til noon. They will ex
plain age proof requirements
now in effect.
If a person does not have con
vincing age proof, help will be
given in getting the necessary
evidence. Those who have some
evidence of age and want an
opinion as to whether it is suf
ficient are also invited to attend.
TRANSFERS
OF REALTY
Newberry No. 1:
Robert G. Bedenbaugh and
Louise B. Charles to A. V. Man-
ley and Rosa Lee W. Manley,
one lot and one building, $5.
Annie V. Buzhardt to Estelle
Dawkins, one lot, $5.
Newberry No. 1 Outside:
Albert W. Weigle et al to Wil
lie Fant, one lot, $5.
Walton B. Halfacre and Wal
ton J. McLeod to Ethel Lee
Sims, one lot, $5.
Silverstreet No. 2:
Carolina Tree Farms, Inc. to
Richard D. and Helen B. Ed
monds, two acres, $900.
Richard C. Crump, Sr. to Ri
chard C. Crump, Sr. and Emma
Lee G. Crump, 32.21 and 96.52
acres, $5 love and affection.
Bush River No. 3:
Carolina Tree Farms, Inc. to
United States of America, 204.33
acres.
Whitmire No. 4 Outside:
Probate Judge Frank H. Ward
to National Homes Acceptance
Corp., one lot and one building,
$500.
Little Mountain No. 6:
Bessie Inez Boozer to B. G.
Stewart, one lot, $1500.
M. H. Richardson to Clifford
A. Turner, three lots, $5.
Annie Lee S. Swygert and H.
B. Shealy to Goronwy J. Roberts
and Edith J. Roberts, one lot,
$5.
Prosperity No. 7:
Resort Properties, Inc. to
Mietta C. Patterson and Edward
O. Patterson, one lot, $3393.
Resort Properties, Inc., to
Boyd Mullins, one lot and one
building, $2800 and assumption
of a mortgage.
Thurston Cromer and Dollie
Cromer to Mildred C. Wells, one
lot and one building, $5.
A. Y. Lassonde to Richard D.
Heath, one lot, $2500.
James S. Vemer, Special Re
feree to Lewis M. Dennis and
James M. Dennis, 142.27 acres,
$9000.
Mrs. Cleo Brown
rites Wednesday
Mrs. Cleo Huffstetler Brown,
42, of 69 Glen St., died Monday
in Columbia.
Born in Lexington County,
daughter of Mary Amick
Huffstetler, she was an emplo
yee of Kendall Mills and a mem
ber of Summer Memorial Lu
theran Church.
Surviving also are two sons,
Charles Thomas Brown of Pros
perity and Albert Willard
Brown Jr. of Newberry; five
sisters, Mrs. Ethel Hunt, Mrs.
Lucille Franklin, Miss Emma
Huffstetler, Mrs. Edith Eargle
and Mrs. Marjorie Runyans of
Newberry; and two brothers,
Wilbur Huffstetler of Newberry
and Ellis Huffstetler of Clinton.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at Sum
mer Memorial Lutheran Church.
Burial was in Newberry Memo
rial Gardens.
Caldwell Built Robert Wright Home
This house was first located
at the top of College Street,
erected there about 1825 by
John Caldwell. The property and
house were deeded to Robert
Wright in November 1866; the
house has been moved twice.
Entering the yard, the visitor
will note large magnolia trees
on each side of the walk. The
one on the right is said to be
on record at Clemson Univer
sity as the largest magnolia
tree in the State of South Caro
lina. The front of the house with
its double porches and large
boxwoods, looks very much as
it did when it was built, except
for the wings on each side.
These were late additions to
the basic house which was four
rooms—two downstairs and two
upstairs, on each side of a nar
row central hallway. Interest
ing architectural features in
clude horizontal panelling, pa
nelled wainscoting, large doors
with L and H hinges, wooden
ceilings, carved trim on the
stair steps, and in the upstairs
rooms, the old windows with
three panes over two. All of the
furnishings, including a number
of heirloom pieces, are the pro
perty of the present occupants:
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Roddey.
AN EXCITING SEASON EN THE S0UTHI
There's a crisp and colorful mood
to.autumn in Dixie. Red and gold
leaves pile high. Football fever
spreads across Tennessee, Georgia
and South Carolina... Alabama,
Florida and Mississippi. Days are
bright, nights are brisk, and there's
a lot to like in the swinging South.
The brewing industry —as a
good citizen should—is involved in
every season in helping to make
this good life in the South even
better.. .supporting the Keep
America Beautiful campaign, con
tributing to our economy through
taxes and wages and local pur
chases, encouraging effective law
enforcement.
UNITED STATES BREWERS ASSOCIATION. INC./^f\
P.O. Box 6247, Columbia, S.C. 29206 fmyl