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PAGE 2—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, Oct. 21, 1971 1
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COUNTY AGENT
GARDEN TIPS
Fall of the year brings a lag
in gardening for most vegetable
gardeners. This of course should
not take place. Numerous activi
ties are in order.
Did you mulch your garden
in 1971? If so, it’s time to begin
turning under the residue so
complete decomposition will re
sult before spring. Also, if you
have a garden spot low in or
ganic matter, it’s a good time
to add sawdust, straw, leaves
or bark to the garden spot.
Don’t forget to get a soil test
sample to your county agent.
Lime requires several months
to complete a soil reaction and
change the pH. Also, you may
find it isn’t needed—test to be
sure!
SAVING VEGETABLE SEED
Vegetable seeds are plentiful
to the home gardener through
garden supply stores or the seed
catalog. Never-the-less, many
home gardeners have the de
sire to save seed of a parti
cular vegetable for another sea
son. The disadvantages gene
rally exceed the advantages; of
most importance is the chance
to propagate a certain disease.
Listed are certain advantages
and disadvantages of saving
one’s seed. You may make your
own decision!
Advantages
Saving one’s seed may be the
only source of supply; In some
cases a gardener may be able
to give his vegetable seed great
er care than those on the open
market; cost of seed is reduc
ed; and the plants selected are
the ones which succeed best un
der the local environment.
Disadvantages
Seed-borne disease; unsuitable
climate; length of time crops
occupy garden space; crossing
of varieties; seed must be stor
ed; and many varieties are hy
brids, and seed of hybrids
should not be saved, since they
do not produce plants that are
true to the desired type.
FERTILIZING TREES
Fall of the year is the ideal
time to fertilize trees. This
gives the fertilizer time to be
come available in the root zone
so the tree can use it next
spring. Trees with a trunk great
er than 6 inches in diameter
should have 2-4 pounds of fer
tilizer per inch of diameter.
Trees less than 6 inches in dia
meter need 1-2 pounds per inch.
The higher rate should be used
where fast growth is desired.
To determine the size of the
tree, measure the trunk about
4 feet from the ground. Spread
the fertilizer from the trunk out
to several feet beyond the
branch tips. Feeder roots on
tree extend up to 2 times fur
ther than the limbs. Fertilizers
high in ntroigen such as 16-4-8,
and 10-10-10 are best for trees.
PLANTING TREES AND
SHRUBS
Planting trees and shrubs in
the fall gives better survival
than planting at other times of
the year. Cool temperature and
ample soil moisture during the
winter are ideal for the rees
tablishment of the root system.
This allows the plants to with
stand dry hot periods the fol
lowing summer better than
plants set in the spring. Always
be sure to set plants no deeper
than they were growing in the
nursery.
As you begin to think about
planting shrubs and trees this
fall, be sure to select hardy
plants. If a plant has to be cov
ered with sheets, blankets or
plastic to survive the winter,
select another one that is winter
hardy. Many times plants in
troduced from tropical climates
suffer from winter damage and
often they don’t harmonize with
our surroundings in the land
scape.
Before you buy a plant, learn
about its hardiness. Find out
also, whether it is evergreen
or deciduous, how large it grows
its insect and disease problems
and its rate of growth. Impor
tant also is its leaf color.
This information can be the
difference between a success
ful and disappointing landscape
planting over a period of time.
LAWN WEEDS
Wild onions and wild garlic
tops have already made their
appearance in some lawns.
These can be unsightly in un
mowed southern grass lawns
during winter months. Wild
onions and wild garlic along
with other winter broadleaf
weeds such as dandelion, plan
tain, and spotted spurge in the
lawn can be controlled by drag
ging a 2, 4-D wax bar over
the lawn during fall and spring
months when the weeds are
young, succulent, and actively
growing. Best control will be
obtained if the bar is dragged
during relatively high tempera
tures in the range 65 to 80 de
gree F. Dormant grasses are
least susceptible to injury by
the 2, 4-D. Repeat applications
may be necessary to get com
plete winter weed control.
GREENWOOD FAIR
Several Newberry County 4-H
Club members showed animals
in the Dairy Show at The Green
wood Fair last week. It would
seem that they walked off with
a large part of the Awards and
premium money.
In the Jersey Show, Nancy
Ruff had Junior Champion, Se
nior Champion, and Grand
Champion. She won First Place
with her senior calf, senior year
ling and two year old cow.
Also in the Jersey Show,
Charles Ruff won First Place
in the Junior Calf and Junior
Yearling Classes.
In the Guernsey Show, Jimmy
Braswell took first in the Se
nior Calf Class, Second Place
in the Best Fitted Animal Class
and Fifth Place in the Best
Showmanship Class.
Johnny Shealy’s Guernsey cow
took First place in her aged
cow class and went on to win
Senior Champion and Grand
Champion of the Guernsey Show.
We want to congratulate our
4-H club members on the fine
job they did at Greenwood.
Tribe courtsters
are rebuilding
The Newberry Basketball In
dians will be in a rebuilding
stage this season after a 15-15
record in 1970-71. Coach Nield
Gordon has all of his big men
back under the basket, but will
have to make some decisions
about the guards, of which he
has eight to choose from.
Returning from last year’s
squad are rebound leader Steve
Hobson, 6’6”, 190 lb. senior
from Bethesda, Maryland; scor
ing leader Joe Styles, 6’3”, 190
lbs. senior, from Greenville;
starting center Bill Sullivan,
6’5”, 200 lb. junior from Fort
Mill; forward Mike Barb, 6’6”,
220 lb. junior from Capitol
Heights, Md.; and reserve Paul
Sherman, 6’8”, 190 lb. junior
from Lecanto, Florida.
Gone from last year’s squad
are both captains—Charlie Neal
and Tommie Meadows, both
guards. Returning guards are
sophomore Garry Pittman, 6’2”,
175 lb. from Greenville, junior,
Kim Bode, 6T\ 170 from Col
lege Park, Ga.; and Erick Mul-
linax, 6T”, 170 lb. from Ly
man, S.C. and sophomore Ice
land Teal, 5’10”, 170 lb., from
Chapin. There are some new
faces at the guard position in
Stan Elrod, 5’9”, 155 transfer
from North Greenville Junior
College from Whitmire; fresh
man, Tommy Neal, 6’2”, 160
from Bladensburg, Md.; and
John Halloran, 6’3”, 185 junior
transfer. There should be a real
battle for starting berths.
Other new faces are fresh
men Danny Ballard, 6’4”, 190
forward from Greenville; anc
Jeff Boyce, 6’2”, 165, All-State
forward from Newberry and
sophomore Banks McGuinn, 6’3”
180 forward from Indian Land,
S.C.
The Indians should be very
strong under the basket, and
if the guards can come through,
there should be an improvement
from last year’s 15-15 record.
Despite the record, Newberry
received a berth in the Dis
trict 6 tournament, but were
defeated by Western Carolina
and UNC at Asheville.
YOUR SOCIAL
SECURITY
“The Social Security Admini
stration wants to keep the pu
blic informed and up to date
about all of the provisions of the
Social Security Law,” stated J.
C. Bagwell, Manager of the
Greenwood Social Security Of
fice. One of the ways of in
forming the public is by pro
viding social security speakers
at civic clubs and organization
meetings.
Usually a telephone call to
the social security office to re
quest a speaker is all that is
necessary. “What we are in
terested in at present is mak
ing the availability of this ser
vice more widely known”, Mr.
Bagwell stated.
Mr. Bagwell adds that per
haps the most important func
tion of the Social Security Ad
ministration is to protect the
rights of persons under the So
cial Security and Medicare
Laws.
YOUR BEST ANCHOR
for security is adequate insurance
placed in a time-tested, reliable
company. Talk to us.
“YOUR PRIVATE BANKERS”
1418 Main Street Phone 276-1422
WANTED
GREEN LOBLOLLY
PINE CONES
$2.00 PER BUSHEL
CONTACT:
Mr. Weyman Coleman
Saluda Highway — Phone 445-8026
Mr. John V’ells
Winnsboro — Phone 635-2389
TAX NOTICES
The tax books will be open for the collection of 1971
real estate, personal, (other than auto taxes) and poll
taxes on November 1, 1971.
The following is general levy for all except special pur
poses :
County:
Ordinary 121/2 mills
Bonds, Notes, & Interest 2 mills
Hospital 1 mills
Ambulance 2 mills
School:
Ordinary 51i/ 2 mills
Bonds & Interest 4 mills
There will be a discount of one (1%) per cent allowed
on the above mentioned taxes if paid on or before Novem
ber 30, 1971.
After December 31, 1971, the penalties prescribed by
law will be imposed on unpaid taxes.
J. Ray Dawkins,
Treasurer, Newberry County