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nUTRSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1930. INTERESTING facts for farmers —e— timely hints on GROWING CROPS. Timely Chatham County Farm Topics j. is most important to cut soy beans for hav at the proper stage. Ts not cut for hay at this time, seed value is greatly lessened, L say nothing of the increased difficulty of curing them. g o y beans should be cut for hay vhW the beans in the lower pods are nearly filled out, and before [be beans in the upper pods are formed. At this stage, the soy bean is just beginning to shed, and if cutting is delayed, much of the f ee d value of the hay is lost through the shedding of the leaves. Con trary to general belief, the principal part of the feed value of the soy bean is found in the leaf; therefore i t is most important that they be ru t before the leaves begin shedding. 1 • * » Land that is to be seeded in w heat should be plowed now, espe- Farm News Edited by N. C. SHIVER, County Agt. Do Your Worries Increase When The Mercury Goes (or Endurance Record of 95° or Hotter? Do you wonder each evening if left over foods will be spoiled the next morning? Do you deprive yourself and family of tasty perishable foods because you are. afraid to trust them to your present means of refrigera tion? Can your baby’s milk be kept free from bacterial growth? In short, are you paying for refrigeration you don’t get by using equip ment that cannot give more than fair results even in moderately warm weater? If so, then why not install a refrigerator that will pro vide a constant temperature of 50 degrees whether the outside tem perature is 10 or 110? The General Electric r WILL SOLVE YOUR i ’ l REFRIGERATION PROBLEM In addition to the fact that foods may be kept perfectly, you rid your self permanently of refrigeration worries, regardless of the weather. Once you experience ,the benefits of trouble-free electric refrigeration, you’ll wonder how you ever kept house without it. A model may be had for your home at ,a most reasonable price and on easy terms. Cost of refrigeration will be less than your present refrigeration bill. • ANY MODEL $lO Down—2 Years To Pay SPECIAL OFFER FOR LIMITED TIME ONLY CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY cially if there is a heavy coat of weeds on the land. A little extra preparation to insure a good seed bed for fall seeded grains will not cost much, and may mean the dif ference between a crop failure and crop success next spring. * * •, Those farmers who expect to seed alfalfa this year should remember that the land should be broken now, if it has not already been done. And as fine a seed bed as possible made. * * * The best time to seed permanent pastures is in the early fall, not later than October Ist and prefer ably in early September. Alsike clover, White dutch clover, Ken tucky Blue grass, and tall meadow oat grass can be seeded in Septem ber, while the remainder of the pasture mixture (lespedeza and orch grass) can be seeded in the late winter or early spring. THE CHATHAM RECORD, PITTSBORO, N. C. DOINGS OF CHATHAM FARMERS STOCK FARMING, POULTRY, ETC. Most farmers who make good oat crops sow then! early. Do not wait until October to seed your oats. Best results will he obtained by seeding in early September or not later than September. Beardless barley also dpes better when seeded in September, although it can be seeded in October and up until the middle of November. ORDER THREE CARS LIME FOR CHATHAM FARMERS Mr. F. C. Acree of the Liberty Lime and Stone Co., of Rocky Point, Virginia, assisted the county agent in getting up orders for three cars of ground limestone for farm ers of this county last week. We expect to order fifteen to twenty cars of lime for Chatham farmers this fall. Most farmers know the beneficial action of line on soils, and as the materal is priced very reasonably it is hoped that more farmers will use lime this fall than have used it in the past. Orders should be placed through the County Agent. Material will be shipped, be ginning in late August through October. News of the Week on Chatham County Farms That a new era of farming is opening up in certain sections of Chatham county 11 is evidenced by the fact that certain Chatham farmers are starting systems of replenish ing worn out soils with livestock and legumes. We visited the farm of Mr. R. B. Farrar of Apex, RFD 3, last week and had the oppor tunity of seeing such a system of farming in operation. Mr. Farrar has aDout fifteen acre 3 in lespedeza, practically all of which is a good stand and which will be followed with corn next year. In addition to this, Mr. Farrar has five acres in corn folowing a les pedeza sod turned under. It is safe to predict an increased yield of at least a third more, and in most cases a double yield following this lespedeza. Mr. Farrar has three acres in the improved Mam moth strain of Tennessee No. 76 growing on his farm also and ex pects to save enough seed this year to seed thirty acres next year and in addition have a surplus to sell. There are about 12 acres in soy beans on this farm and thirty acres in corn. This corn, it is safe to estimate, will make 900 bushels, which fed to hogs( of which there are a number of produced every year here) should show a good profit. Mr. Farrar has a small herd of five registered Jerseys, headed by an excellent bull of eminent breeding. His cows are in good con dition, are fed well and have good grazing. However, Mr. Farrar real izes a large portion of his farm income from poultry and poultry products. He keeps pure bred Bar red Rocks and White Leghorns and he is feeding, caring and housing them under methods recommended -by the Department of Poultry Hus bandry at State College. The above system of farming is a form of “Farm Relief” that is sure, safe and certain. Messrs. J. A., R. G. and Garland Pery of Pittsboro R. F. D. No. 2 recently purchased a young regis tered Jersey bull for use in their herds. This young bull is excep tionally well bred and well grown out. He is sired by an imported bull “Molly’s Brampton Lad,” who is out of a cow that made a record of 565 pounds of butter fat in one lactation period as a heifer. His great grand sire is a Silver Medal bull the sire of seven daugh ters in the Register of Merit and his great grand dam is the dam of two daughters in the Register of Merit and has a record of 9,132 pounds of milk and 560 pounds of butter fat in 363 days at four years and three months of age. Through the use of bulls like this, Chatham county breeders will soon accomplish something with their Jerseys. Mr. Z. L. Dark of Pittsboro R. F. D. No. 2 has a seven-acre field of soy beaus that is as good as any we have seen. This field was seeded in soy beans last year, and seeded •back - early this spring. Mr. Dark seeded these beans at the rates of two bushels per acre, and they are waist high now and will soon be ready to cut. • ♦— Mr. T. M. Clark of Pittsboro R. F. D. No. 2 is going to “push” someone for honors for having the first open boll in the county this year. Mr. Clark’6 cotton is about the best fruited cotton we have seen this year, and his good pros pects are due partly to three ap plications of calcium arsenate ap plied to this cotton, which has pre vented much boll weevil damage. Then, too, the cotton was planted early, and was off to a good stand while other cotton was suffering from the effects of the cool weather in May and June. This cotton has grown bolls half way up the stalk, and the entire field is white with blooms. Corn this year that is following clover shows the effect of a legumi nous growth to a very marke*’. ex tent. Where corn is following clover sod, the dry weather effects are not so marked as where there was n * clover, and in some cases there seems to be no effects from dry weather. Mr. A. E. Cocknvan of Pittsboro R. F. D. No. 2 has a field of corn in front of his house, possibly 6 to 8 acres that followed a heavy crop of lespedeza. This corn has practically matured and looks good for a yield of 40 bushels per ac:*e. Mr. Cockman declares that the corn is from one-half to three-fourths better on this land than he has ever seen it. • # “It is ryot necessary for anyone to tell me of the advantages of lime. I have seen the good effects of lime, not only on my own farm but ©a the farms of my neighbors as well,’’ stated Mr. Lacy Wimble of Pittsboro, R. F. D. No. 2. Mr. Womble has limed a good portion of Ms farm and expects to use more lime this fall. Mr. Womble states that it is impossible for him to grow clover without lime, and that be would not try to farm without it. «>— ■ Mr. Arthur Craft, prominent dairy farmer of Pittsboro R. F. D. No- 2 is breaking four acres of land now to prepare for alfalfa. Mr. Craft expects to seed this alfalfa | during early September, using two I tons per acre of lime. He will also use S©© pounds per acre of a high grade fertilizer. He expects to inoculate his seed, using both the commercial and dirt method to in sure efficient inoculation. ———s>• LIME AifD LEGUMES, A SURE AND SAFE FARM RELIEF FOR CHATHAM COUNTY. Lime and legumes, two important assets to any farm, go hand in hand Most farmers use lime for t'ne pur pose of making their soil alkali, or neutral, in order that legumes, especially clsver and alfalfa will thrive. It is a fact that most of the soils in Chatham county are acid or sour. To replenish our soils and bring them up to the point where economical production of crops is possible, it is necessary to turn under in the land some soil improv ing legume. The clovers seem to be the best adapted of these legumes to this county, but certain of them will not grow on acid or sour soils. There are certain legumes that will grow on sour soils; soy beans, les pedeza, cow peas, etc. but in every case applications of lime greatly in crease the yield of these crops. Therefore, since it is necessary to replenish our soils in order to make large yields of grain and hay crops, and since most of our soil is sour, it would seem that the use of lime on every farm in the county would be a good, sound farming practice. However, there are only a few farm ers in the county who use enough lime. Every farmer in the county should consider and study the bene ficial results of lime neumerated be low and decide to use some this fall! 1. Lime corrects the acidity cl the soil, thus permitting the growth of certain legumse (red clover, al felfa, sweet clover) that would not grow on sour soils. 2. Lime (as has been found at various agriculturel experiment sta tions) actually increases the* yield of wheat, oats, corn and soy bean hay, showing as high as a ten per cent increase in some instances. 3. Lime is not a plant food. However, its action is such that cer tain soil improving bacteria thrive in soils where lime is present, and are absent when lime is not pre sent. 4. Lime improves the mechani cal conditions of the soil. It has a tendency to deflocculate or loosen tight soils and with loose soils, ■brings them together. The above and many other bene fits result from the use of lime. Lime is best applied in the fall at the rate of not less than one ton per acre. <® “Farm Philosophy” The quality of the products the farmer makes is what makes the farmer. • * • Radio is another great emanci pator from the tyranny of rural isolation. * * • Happily now, shrubbery and flowers are helping to convert many homely premises into home-like premises—a vast difference. With fires shut out of southern woodlands, we should have perpet ual income from forest products. ft m m Another thing—The Dairy Far mer’s children do not have te stop school in helping Dad carry on the job. * * + Little Club Boy, come blow your horn < You’ve taught your Dad to grow more corn. — » Tells of More Ways To Use Tomatoes ♦ ■— By Mrs. Anna Lea Harris (Home Demonstration Agent) (From The Hamlet News-Messenger) Last week I gave several recipes v for using tomatoes, since we have so many of them in the county at the present time, and this week I am adding three other recipes, these for green tomato mincemeat, to mato catsup and chili sauce. Green Tomato Mince. One pack green tomatoes put through the second knife of the food chopper. Drain and squeeze. Add some amount of water is juiee removed. Bring to a boil s- l ahd three packages of raisins which have been put through the food chopper, five pounds of sugar, 1 cup of vinr egar and 2 tablespoons each of c.n namon, cloves, nutmeg and sa,t. Boil hard for 15 minutes, pour into sterilized jars and seal. When mak ing pies add either suet or bu.ter, T\ is amount makes 14 pints of mince. Tomato Catsup. Select only ripe tomatoes for cat sup; wash but do not peel; cut our green chores and bau pL»ces; quar ter, measure anu pii.ee on tut stove in open-top porcelain- ined or agate vessel. For every gallon of to mo toes add one level cup of liiu-ty chopped onions. Boh until doth otrnato and onion are sole. Strain juice and pulp through a course wire seive, mashing through all of the pulp possible. Ivieasure this strained pulp and juice and pro ceed as in the fol owing recipe: 2 gallons st ained m xture to matoes and onions. 2.Vz level teaspoonsful ground cloves. 3 level teaspoonsful ground gin ger. 3 level tablespoonsfuls ground flllspio6» 1 level tablespoonful ground black pepper. iy 2 cups sugar. ~ % cup sugar. 1 quart vinegar. Place strained tomatoes in agate vessel; add spices, sugar and salt; boil until thick; then add hot vine gar slowly and let boil 30 minute before beginning to b-ttle mixture. Fill hot bottles with boiling catsup, cork tightly. Chili Sauce. Tomatoes for chili • sauce are mashed through a colander instead of through a seive, thus allowing the seed to remain in the finished product. Use the same recipe as for tomato catsup, adding two level cups of chopped green sweet bell pepper (leaving out the seed), an other level teaspoon of ground red pepper and 1 level tablespoonful of salt. Boil until quite thick—much thicker than catsup. Put up in pint or half-pint glass jars, sealing as in canned products. — “A flirt, am I?” exclaimed the maid, under notice to go. “Well, I knows them as flirt more than I do, and with less excuse.” She shot a spiteful look at her mistress, and added, “I’m better looking than you. More handsome. How do I know? Your husband told me so.” “That will do,” said her mistress frigidly. “But I ain’t finished yet,” re torted the maid- “I can give a better kiss than you. Want to know who told me that, ma’am?” “If you mean to suggest my hus band ” “No, it wasn’t your husband this time. It was your chauffeur. —The Pathfinder. $ R. Peggio—Howja get those blis ters on your finger tips? La Scala—Twisting the dials of my radio trying to get something -besides that danged Maine Stein Sohg.—The Pathfinder. <3> To build a bank account, be one who can be banked on.—Forbes Magazine. PAGE SEVEN
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