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AUGUST 22, 1929. j interesting facts for farmers timely hints on GROWING I CROPS. i I News of the Week on Chatham County Farms c o U nty agent has often heard that common lespedeza on Jnd land often turns out large when cut for hay. Lespedeza comparatively new crop with .frequently, the common va ll'\, y. as not had a fair chance to jf r m irate its hay yielding quali- X. However, one field of common rtmuleza was visited during the vr * week that if cut for hay, would ;l-ye m estimated yield of close to f ns per acre. This was a five ''re field seeded by Mr. C. W. ? lordan this spring. Os all of the fr^ ore fertile parts of this field, the "oinmnn lespedeza is now knee high, n( l j, tls not yet started to bloom. This j, b V far the largest growth of com mon lespedeza that the agent has ret se*n in the county. Mr. Jordan jiv e s in the Jordan’s Mill community, uid a visit to this field of lespedeza would be well worth while. Some interesting facts relative to the" poultry situation in Chatham county are* brought to light in a re ,ent report submitted by the division of markets, State Department of Agriculture. In 1925, there were no shipments of live poultry from this county, in 1926, the county u;ent assisted in marketing 3,923 pounds of live poultry. In 1927, 574 pounds; in 1928, 1,312; in 1929 to June 1. 111,417 pounds of live poultry had been sold from Chatham county. Os this amount, the county a gent' assisted in marketing approxi mated 75.000 pounds. $ FACTS FOR FARMERS The Eight-Point Dairy Program for North Carolina Dairy Farmers Farmers, dairymen and extension workers have agreed on an eight point dairy program to be followed during: the next five years in building the dairy industry of this state. The eight points of this program are: 1. Produce an adequate amount of dairy products for the home and local markets. 2. Raise the average milk pro duction of the North Carolina cow. 3. Encourage official testing. 4. Produce quality dairy products. 5. Encourage milk plants, cream eries and cheese factories where needed. 6. Encourage dairy research. 7. Encourage a more general use of dairy equipment. 8. Make dairy farming perma jmt. In commenting on this program, John A. Arey, dairy extention spe cialist, says that the present pro duction of dairy products in North Carolina, especially of butter and cheese, is far below local demands. The average milk production of the eow in the state is around 3,600 pounds per year, which is too low for profit. At least 65 per cent of the dairy sires now in use are scrubs or grades; and cows do not get enough grain and legume hay. At least one acre of good pasture i ? need for each mature cow and SOMETHING BETTER THAT COSTS NO MORE It is a fact that you can buy from us a roofing that will last and protect your home a life-time for just about the same price you would pay for roofing not nearly so good. There is very little difference in the initial cost and the better grade will last years and years longer than the in ferior. I A When you have another roofing or re roofing job to do, come by, or call, and let us show you samples and explain the difference. Headquarters for Richardson Super-Giant Shingles. i.• * 1 THE BUDD-PIPER ROOFING CO. DURHAM. NORTH CAROLINA « • • * • • ‘ *1 * : . . . * .. *jr | Farm News j Edited by N. C. SHIVER, County Agt. this is not available at this time. I But he especially urges those farmers who go in to the dairy busi ness to stay in it, rather than get in one year when cotton and tobacco prices are low, and out the first time these crops pay a profit. Dairy farm ing is not an emergency for low priced cotton or tobacco. It is a permanent farm industry, and may be used to supplement cotton and tobacco farming with excellent re sults. BUILDING THE POULTRY HOUSE Those farmers in this county who wish to build a poultry house this summer or fall may get blue prints and plans for the construction of this house through the county agent or the department of poultry hus bandry at State College. When there is' a suitable laying house already built, it should be looked over carefully and repaired as needed for this fall and winter. Especially should the roof be repair ed and all leaks stopped. Wet floors mean sick birds, and sick birds do not lay winter eggs. Yet winter eggs are the ones that pay the highest profit. The walls need to be tight so that no draft will blow on the birds. Drafts usually mean colds and possibly an attack of roup and this also reduces profits. The laying house should face the south and drop curtains are needed for the openings to keep out cold winds, rains and snow. Such cur tains may be made very economical ly by ripping open the old feed bags and lacing them with baling wire at the top and bottom so that they may be pushed back during the day and closed on cold nights. For conven ience in knowing what size to build the new laying house, Dr. Kaupp says that one 20 by 24 feet will ac- commodate from 125 to 150 hens. The county agent has copies of these blue prints, or they can be obtained from State College. NEWS OF THE WEEK IN NEIGHBORING COUNTIES Only 2.5 per cent of the dairy cows in North Carolina are pure bred. Edmund Aycock, 4-H club member from Wayne county, has been in visited by the U. S. Dept, of Agri culture to talk over a national chain of broadcasting of 31 stations from Washington, at 1:30 o’clock, Satur day, September 7. Bermuda grass may be controlled by planting a heavy seeding of les pedeza over the infested field, says L. E. Stewart of Cabarrus county. Eighty-eight Alamance county farmers inspected the clover and hay fields of Rowan county on a recent tour. Potato growers of Avery county sold 633 bushels of No. 1 tubers to the Soldiers Home at Jackson, Tenn. Over 200 persons took part in the annual farm tour held recently in Buncombe county. W. H. Avery of Burke county has begun construction of the first monolithic silo to be built in the county. Mr. Avery sells whole milk in Morganton. Fifteen dairymen from Rutherford county made a trip of inspection to the Shuford dairy farm in Catawba in early August. THE CHATHAM RECORD, PITTSBORO, N. C o—~ DOINGS OF i CHATHAM I FARMERS f STOCK FARMING, I POULTRY, I i ETC. HOG FEEDING DEMONSTRA TIONS DRAWING TO A CLOSE With the drawing to a close of the ten hog feeding demonstrations in this county, involving 116 hogs, ten of the most successful demon strations ever conducted in this county will end. About half of these hogs will be marketed around Sep tember 1 and the balance by Sep tember 15. Mr. W. W. Shay and W. V. Hays of the Department of Swine Industry of State College say that the work done by these men conducting the demonstrations has been outstanding, and will compare very favorably with demonstrations now being conducted in the east, where the “Shay method" has been used quite a time. It must be re membered that the method is an en tirely new one to our farmers, but their results have been exceedingly gratifying. Throughout the whole course of the feeding demonstration, several men doubled the weights of their hogs during thirty-five day feeding periods. A market for these hogs has already been found, and the price obtained has been good. THE FEED AGAIN At the risk of becoming monot onous, the county agent is again call ing atttention to the serious feed shortage that confronts farmers in the county, and urging them to plan now to seed winter feed crops. These feed mixtures have already been an nounced, and 1000 circular cards with these mixtures will be mailed from this office shortly. In connec tion with the feed situation, the county agent wishes to announce that he has located 12,000 pounds of vetch that can be bought at 10c per pound, and those farmers who are interested should send in their orders now. Vetch is one of our best legumes for hay or soil improve ment to be seeded with winter grain for hay or to be turned under. JUNIOR CLUB NEWS Activities of the 4-H Club Mem bers of. Chatham Seventeen Junior Club members of Chatham, accompanied by the county agent recently returned from a club encampment at Jackson Springs, reporting an enjoyable out ing. Club members attending this camp are as follows: Jerome Dur ham, Elmer and Elzie Connell, Wil liam Gordon, Clarence Webster, Charles Lutterloh, T, C. Justice, Charles and Leon Ferguson, Lynn Gilmore, William and Jesse Har rington, Swindell Knight, Lemuel Burns, James Strowd and Carey Hackney. The Chatham boys attending this camp made an excellent showing. They gave good attention in the various classes, and were prompt and obedient in all of the military forma tions. There were a total of 135 bovs and girls attending this camp from the counties of Chatham, Lee, Moore, Montgomery and Richmond. Chatham county calf club mem bers enjoyed the talk made by Prof. Rufner of State College on “Fitting the Calf for Show." Ten boys and girls out of the en tire group were selected as the best campers, and were designated as “Star Campers." The county agent was considerably gratified to learn that two Chatham boys, Charles Ferguson and James Stroud, sons of Mr. W. H. Ferguson of Pittsboro, route 2, and Mr. Carl Strowd, of Bynum, route 1, were voted star campers by the leaders in charge of the camp. Less than two weeks remain be fore the calf club show at Pittsboro, Friday, August 30. Get busy boys, and fit those calves properly for the show. NOTICE Having sold out our hardware bus iness in the town of Goldston to W. H. Garner and Son, we here give notice that neither nor both of us are responsible for any account made by the Goldston Hardware Company after the date of transfer to the above named purchasers. All bills made by us for the Goldston Hard ware Company have been settled so far as we know. If there should be any claim overlooked for indebted ness made by us before the sale to Garner and Son, bill for same should be made to us. All debts due the Goldston Hard ware Company before the transfer named above are due us and should be paid to us and not to the Goldston Hardware Company. This July 25, 1929. E. M. HARRIS, J. J. HARRIS augß 15 22 29 KIWANIS VISITING —<s> STARTS ON PAGE ONE crop. The training school is plan-1 ning to give the state prison 500 stalks this fall and Boyd will go over to Caledonia farm to get it started off. Thus one state institution helps another to the profit of the whole state., ... Material is on the ground for a 50,000 gallon capacity water tank. The school recently got through . con nection >vith the Carolina Power Co. for standard : electric service, which is a marked improvement .over the old private plant. The larger water tank an 4„ electric pumps will mate rially reduce ; the insurance rate on th.e j; huirdingsV Thefe> is ; qan - ample was in-ad impound, on ; the * school tract. The boys have built I a dam and made a large swimming I lake on the same stream below the ■ water impound. The present plant consists of three I commodious brick buildings and sev -1 eral frame structures. The admin- I istration building and superinten ent’s home is situated near the en- J trance to the campus and commands a view of the whole yard. The larg est building is the dormitory design ed to house 150 boys, but the insti i tution now has 36 more than this number. The other brick building is a modern school house. The % din -5 ing hall is a frame structure and is ’ inadequate for present needs. The ' last legislature provided for another 5 dormitory to house 50 boys and con- J tract for it will be let soon. The next general assembly will be asked ‘ to provide an adequate dining hall | and a manual training building. The whole campus and farm is well-kept, clean as any yard and made beauti ful with flowers and grass. Os course, the most interesting part of the place were the boys themselves. When the Kiwanians arrived awhile before dark a hun dred or more of the yo’ungsters were playing in the yard. Most of them were through work for the day, but the exuberant boyish spirit demand ed still further activity. A few were still at work about the dairy barn and hog lot, and some were helping with the household duties. All of the work at the school—cleaning the yards, working the field crops, car ing for the cows and stock, making beds, cooking, etc., is done by the boys. These Negro boys range in age from nine to sixteen years. They are committed to the school by juvenile courts in the state, and they repre sent what might be termed the most underprivileged element in North Carolina. A number of them were asked why they were sent here and the misdeeds range all the way from simple loitering to murder. Most of them are in for vagrancy or steal ing. The school is doing untold good in redeeming them to useful citizenship. After the Kiwanians had wander ed about the place for an hour or so, they assembled at the school house where the domestic science teacher had prepared a delightful supper. This was served on an improvised table in the auditorium. The prep aration and service of the meal was supervised by Miss Lina Bell Wright, teacher of domestic science and mu sic, who also later entertained the group at the piano. The actual work however, was done by some of the boys. The menu consisted of hot grits, fried ham, scrambled eggs, bis cuits, coffee and all the incidentals that go with such a supper. It was delicious food, well prepared, and swiftly and courteously served, and every Kiwanian enjoyed it. Before and during the meal and for some time after it was over, Su perintendent Boyd, Miss Wright and the school glee club of seventeen boys sang. And what we mean is, they sang! “Swing Low, Sweet Char iot," “Not My Sister Nor My Broth er, but It’s Me O Lord," and others of the well known Negro spirituals as well as some more difficult pieces delighted the guests whose contin ued applause called back the group time after time. Kiwanian Marvin Nash, represen tative from this county in the last two legislatures and a staunch friend of the school before the budget and appropriations committees, was call ed upon to tell the club something of the institution’s needs and what has been done toward supplying them. Mr. Nash told of the fight that was necessary two years ago to get any appropriation, and the difficulty ex perienced this year in getting suf ficient money to carry on. In ad dition to the new building and equip ment mentioned above, the school will get a little more than $60,000 for maintenance this year and next. Mr. Nash spoke very highly of the present staff of the training school ; and quoted Governor McLean as say ing that Superintendent Boyd’s in- ' fluence was worth a great deal to the state. Following Mr. Nash Superinten- ; dent Boyd was called upon to speak to the club. Boyd is a graduate of Tuskegee, having been a pupil of the late Booker T. Washington, and he is an ordained minister. He spoke for only a few minutes, but he show ed his earnest zeal for his school and ] the interest of his boys. He recall ed that these boys are nofi necessar ily bad; in fact most of them are not bad at all. Circumstances have ! brought them here. Conditions of ] poverty in the homes, requiring all of the parents’ time to earn the bare necessities of life, have left the boys ( to run at large. Then this same 1 condition of poverty has rendered i homes untidy and unattractive and , many of the boys have run away to seek something better; sometimes they are not even conscious of what 1 they seek. He told of his methods i of handling them and some of his hopes for them. Attractive surroundings keep them ; contented, clean and comfortable beds make them rest well at night, window curtains and pretty flowers stimulate desire for better things; thus is the spirit of restlessness and vandalism curbed, and the wayward lads set back upon right paths. But j even then, without a trade the boy is at the mercy of civilization and may soon revert to his former state; so Boyd’s idea is to train every one of them to earn a livelihood by indus try, so that he can be independent. In concluding his remarks * Boyd thanked the Kiwanis club for its manifestation of interest in his in stitution and asked .them to come . again. . . . . It was indeed a profitable meeting, r The Kiwanians had an unusual dem- | onstration of the Kiwanis ideal of help for the underprivileged child in practical operation, and the folks at the school were helped by this show of friendly interest on part of their white neighbors. * .7- STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION OF CHATHAM COUNTY AS OF JUNE 30, 1929 - —S ’ Published in compliance with Section 11, County Fiscal Con trol Act, Public Laws of 1927. A—Estimated, Assessed Valuation of Real and Personal Property for Current Year $18,311,622.00 B—Debt of County For General Bonded Indebtedness 1,118,000.00 B—Debt of Subdivisions Bear Creek Township—Bonlee Bonds 7,000.00 Gulf Township—Goldston Bonds 7,000.00 Haw River Township—Moncure Bonds 12,000.00 Center Township—Pittsboro Bonds 46,000.00 Matthews Township—Siler City Bonds 45,000.00 STATE LOANS Bonlee Special Building Fund 1,040.00 Bells Special Building Fund 7,980.00 Moncure Special Building Fund 8,775.00 Pittsboro Special Building Fund 10,500.00 Siler City Special Building Fund 32,250.00 Bynum Special Building Fund 22,800.00 State .Literary Special Building Fund 780.00 C—The amount of taxes levied for year 1928 $ 312,389.73 Special listed taxes for year 1928 3,365.15 Special listed taxes since June 30, 1928 1927 taxes 21.03 Total amount charged $ 315,775.91 D—lnsolvent, errors, and overcharges for year 1927 Taxes, Settlement 3,298.23 Errors and overcharges 1928 Taxes 2,562.31 Total uncollected Taxes June 30, 1929. 1925 and 1926 Land Sales 4,622.80 1927 Land Sales 5,044.15 1927 detached tax receipts 4,466.81 1928 Taxes 43,587.91 E—Miscellaneous Revenue Other than Taxation For general County Purposes 10,976.08 For general School Purposes 42,240.75 For general Road Purposes 2,204.06 F—Deficits in all County Funds June 30, 1929 2,271.88 F—Deficits in six month school term 5,676.47 G—Deficits in Special Schools June 30, 1929 Bells : 937.83 Bynum 430.56 Bonlee 137.j£ Goldston , \........ 1,860.03 Pittsboro 937.43 Pittsboro, colored 37.47 H—Surplus Revenues June 30, 1929 Aggregate in Bond Fund 66,067.06 County Sinking Fund 76,283.61 Aggregate Sinking Fund for Special Schools Bonded Districts 31,140.50 Surplus General County Fund 2,734.16 Bynum Special Building Fund 2,653.15 Bonsai Special School Fund 127.91 Bennett Special School Fund 879.60 Carbonton Special School Fund —— 630.00- Chestnut Hill School Fund 143.12 Gulf Special School Fund L. 1,22.75 Gum Springs Special School Fund 151.95 Hanks Chapel Special School Fund 33.89 Haywood Special School Fund 210.37> Lowe’s Grove Special School Fund 55.30 Moncure Special School Fund 269.31 Olive Chapel Special School Fund 120.10 Ore Hill Special School Fund 413.18 Siler City Special School Fund 3,350.69 Silk Hope Special School Fund 390.6 S Staley Special School Fund 275.60 Siler City Special School Fund, colored 97.33. Sylvin Special School Fund 2.48 H—Special School Bonds Bonlee Special Bond Fund 2,818.83 Goldston Special Bond Fund ’ 5,793.46 Moncure Special Bond Fund 13,184.08 Pittsboro Special Bond Fund 3,631.24 Siler City Special Bond Fund 11,853.39. Pittsboro Special Bond Fund, colored 509.80 Siler City Special Bond Fund, colored 333.50 TAX LEVY, 1929 Poll Tax $2.00 Total County Rate $1.22 No. 1 For General County Purposes 15 No. 2 County Home Special 05 No. 3 County Health * 02 No. 4 Emergency Funds 05 No. 5 General School 45 No. 6 For interest and principal and sinking funds on county Bonds .40 No. 7 For improvement public roads 10 TAX LEVY, August 12, 1929 Polls 'Bonlee Special School -20 c \ 60c Bonlee Special Bonds 30c 90c 'Bennett Special School 30c 90c Bonsai Special School 25c 75c Bynum Special School 30c 75c 'Brickhaven Special School 20c 60c Bell Special School -25 c 75c Carbonton Special School 30c 90c Corinth Special School ... 20c 60c Cotton Special School 20c 60c Goldston Special School 40c 9^ Goldston Special Bonds -25 c 75c Gulf Special School 25c 75c Gumsprings Special School 25c 75c Hanks Chapel Special School 15c 45c Lowes Grove Special School 50c 90c Merry Oaks Special School 20c 60c Moncure Special School 20c 60c Olive Chapel Special School 20c 60c Ore Hill Special School 20c 60c Pittsboro Special School 25c 75c Pittsboro Special Bonds 35c Silk Hope Special School 25c 75c Staley Special School 20c 60c Siler City Special School 4‘Oc 90c Siler City Special Bonds . 20c 60c Yates Special. School 25c 75c Sylvin Special School 25c 75c COLORED Haywood Special School 20c 60c .Pittsboro Special School 25c 75c Pittsboro Special Bonds ~ 35c Siler City Special School 40c • 90<r Siler City Special Bonds , ,'. 20c 60c This is to certify that this is a true statement of the fi nanei lacondition of.Chatham County. : J-' J U..- v : /_ Lnu , T. V. RIGGSBEE, County Auditor. *: PAGE THREE
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