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tHPRSDAY. SEPTEMBER 4. 1930. ' J I INTERESTING FACtS FOR FARMERS —*— TIMELY hints ON GROWING CROPS. JSews of the Week on Chatham County Farms n COW, THE SOW, and THE HEN • she 'best profits I have ever , farming were made when I i number of hens on the yard, ( . r:l l bnood sows and cream to from four to five cows,” de t,] Mr. P. A. Lineberry of Siler RFD, recently. “While I did make any large fortune at •’ continued Mr. Lineberry, “I . ays had ready money when I 'ded it. and I soon found that ',out livestock on the farm, I . at the mercy of the flucuation he market raising cotton.” ® ♦loocure Farmer Uses Soy Beans For Soi! Improvement Mr. B. J. Utley of Moncure has ee acres in corn following a crop Easy to look at —good to look at —that’s your reaction to charm and beauty* Easy to smoke—good to smoke that s the lure of Camels. Good because of the natural mildness and fragrance of mellow tobaccos, with all the delicacy and aroma preserved by scientific skill in prepara tion and blending good because there’s no over-processing or doctor ing—no flatness of taste. Easy—because they are so mild and smooth that you can smoke them all the day through with never a suggestion of throat discomfort. Notice that it’s Camels now — your crowd and elsewhere because Camels are so good to smoke. gggga C -d. “EASY TO LISTEN TO”— CAMEL PLEASURE HOUR Wednesday evenings on N. B. C. network, WJZ and ' T . b «„ CofwSta-sli^. associated stations. Consult your local radio time tame. Farm News I | Edited by N. C. SHIVER, County Agt. j of soy beaus turned under. Mr. Utley declares that this corn will make from one third to one-half more corn on account of the soy beans, than it would have made without them. Mr. Utley has plant ed soy beans in all of his corn this year, planting a row of corn and j then a row of soy beans, the corn j being in six ft. rows with a row of soy beans between. The soy beans will be left on the land. In this way, Mr. Utley is building up his soil and at the same time, taking a crop off of it each year. POISONING COTTON HAS PAID THIS FARMER During the early part of the season, Mr. Burt Dickens of Merry Oaks had heavy boll weevil infesta tion on all of his cotton. At one time, boll weevil infestation -was so high that Mr. Dickens despaired of making even a half a crop. He decided to dust however, and by putting on four applications of dust, THE CHATHAM RECORD, PITTSBORO, N. C. DOINGS OF | CHATHAM FARMERS I j STOCK FARMING, POULTRY, I ETC. z ft 1 he has practically saved his crop. We saw his cotton last week, and found grown bolls well up to the top of the plants. Just across the road from one of his fields, we went in another field of cotton, on the same farm, but operated by a tenant. This field had not been • dusted and there was a striking difference in the cotton. Where there had been no dust applied bolls were forced only half way up to the top of the plant, the cotton had stopped blooming and very few squares were seen on the plants. In addition to this, a number of half grown bolls were punctured and ruined. We feel that these two fields should convince anyone who has any doubts as to the effectiveness of poisoning for control of the boll weevil. BUILDS NEW DAIRY BARN Mr. R. L. Ward of Pittsboro, RFD No. 1, is building a fine, new milking barn and milk house on his farm. Both structures are of ample size, well constructed and attractive in appearence. In his milking barn, Mr. Ward has two rows of stanchions with a walk way between. Mr. Ward is producing whole milk, and while he has just begun selling whole milk, he has always kept good cows and a registered Jersev bull. “Farm Philosophy” A farmer who works only to make money usually does not even make that. * * * Leadership, fellowship and fellow ship are all needed to build up a better country life. * * * Whether crops or cattle, buy the best and breed them better, is the only safe motto. * * * Efficient production to meet mar ket demands is the biggest factor in successful marketing of farm products. * * * Legume roots have a very strong hold on soils that might otherwise stray down the creek and never come back. BUILD GOOD CRIB NOW TO STORE CORN CROP With the prospect of harvesting corn this year now in sight, it is well to plan now to build stor- age structures that will protect corn from rats and mice and make it possible to fumigate and kill weevils. Any structure can be made rat proof by covering floor joist sand studding with quarted inch hard ware cloth before the flooring and siding is put on. Some field mice are ofter thrown in the crib with the corn, especially when the shuck is left on. For successful fumiga tion, the crib should be tightly con structed. Metal cribs that are very satisfactory can be purchased and placed on ooncrete foundation. The type with ventilated tops and solid sides instead of perforated is ad vised in order that the crib may be fumigated. A good crib however can be made of lumber. To get a good ' tight structure, matched lumber is advised. <*> Small Sweet Potato Crop in Sight; Save to Best Advantage With the sweet potato crop 22 per cent less than in 1929, the demand will most likely cause better i prices and growers are urged to i make careful efforts to save all marketable potatoes. The following are suggestions for better handling and curing of the crop; 1. Allow potatoes to become ma ture before harvesting if possible, but harvest before killing frost. 2. Clip and remove the vines by some method that will not injure the potatoes. 3. Harvest with a large plow, plow ing deeply in order not to cut the potatoes. 4. Handle carefully. Use heap rows, but do not pile deeply or throw potatoes any distance. Bruising de stroys market value. 5. Grade potatoes in the field and store marketable and cull potatoes separately. PUTTING UP NEW SILO The Oldham Brothers on Chapel Hill RFD No. 3, have just finished putting up a new metal silo and have begun work on a new dairy barn. This barn will be one of the most modern and up to date barns in the county when completed, and will be large enough for twenty cows. Some fine silage corn, alfalfa, and soy beans are being grown on this farm to fill the silo and barn. DRY WEATHER LESPEDEZA HALF KNEE HIGH Mr. A. P. Dark of Pittsboro, RFD No. 2, has the best Lespedeza we have seen in the county ahis year. On a three- acre field, Mr. Dark has a perfect stand of lespedeza seeded last' winter. This lespedeza is. as thick as it can stand and very near knee high. Mr. Dark intends ao cut this lespedeza for hay. Incideritly, Mr. Dark has four fine grade Jersey Guernsey milk coavs. These cows have been holdng up in their production throughout the summer. Some prepared pas ture and lespedeza seeded last win aer for grazing has had a lot to do with the good production of these cows. Corn Will Make 35 Bu. Ptr Acre on Land That Two Years Ago would Not Have Produced 12 Bu. Per Acre In 1928, Mr. B. A. Buckner, of Siler City, RFD No. 4, seeded five acres in lespedeza on his farm. The lepedeza was seeded on wheat, and the wheat when cut yielded only six bushels per acre. Corn had been on this five acres previously, and had yielded only 12 bushels per acre. Mr. Buckner allowed the lespedeza to stay on the land two years, and turned it under this spring, planting it in corn. This corn, in spite of the unusu&hy dry, hot weather, has a deep green color, most of the stalks have two good .ears, and we feel that a yield of 35 bu. per acre is a conservature estimate. Just across the road, there is a field of corn growing on the same kind of soil, but without any lespedeza. Anyone visiting this farm will see a great difference in the two fields due to lespedeza. PLANS BEING MADE FOR SALE OF REGISTERED JERSEYS IN THE COUNTY THE LAST OF OCTOBER During the last of October, or the first of November, a sale of registered Jersey Bulls, heifers, and cows will be held in this county. All cattle consigned to this sale have been bred in the county, and the offering is an unusually attrac tive one. The bulls are all out of good high producing sires and dams, as are the heifers and cows. Several of these bulls and heifers are out of cows brought down from Virginia last year. 7 The date and place of sale and the number of cattle consigned, their breeding, etc., will be an nounced later. Watch for sale an nouncement. Calf Club Show to be Held Again This ’Year; Chatham Calf Club Members Will Also* Show Jerseys At State Fair Plans are under way for the holding of another calf club show at Pittstboro this year. This show will be held the last of September or first of October, after which the calves will be taken to Raleigh to be shown at the State Fair, and we hope they will bring some prize money back to Chatham. Prize money will also be given at the Club Show, the American Jersey Cattle Club' alone donating SSO in prize money for boys who show their calves. Some of the boys who expect to show their Jerseys are: Billie and Jesse Harrington, Bruce Yard, Gus Ward, Jr., Charles W. Lutter’oh, Dallis Perry, Sadie Straughan, Leon Lmdley and others. Jersey Bull Makes Good Record Golden Glow’s Vive Pogin No. 211947 is the sire of two cows who have justt completed Register of Merit tests as announced by- the Jersey Bullet n and Dairy World for August 27, 1930. These two PAGE THREE cows, Swann’s Point Deborah No. 779081 and Swann’s Point Frances No. 779083 produced in 365 days, 9610 pounds of milk and 619.07 pounds of butter fat and 9325 pounds of milk and 512.12 pounds of butierfat. These cows when put on test were three years and five months and three years and three months of age respectively. Os special interest to Chatham county CaH Club members is the fact that Golden Glows Vive Pogis is the sire of three heifers brought down from Virginia last summer, one being owned by Jesse Harring ton of Merry Oaks, and the ether two by Garland White of Siler City, RFD No. 3, and Swindell Knight of Moncure, RFD No. 2. <♦>— HE’S NEVER SEEN EQUAL OF SARGON “I hadn’t been well for 15 years', and 4 years ago a rheumatic condi tion set in that almost had me past JOHN D. GARREN going. Constipation bothered me continually and indigestion kept me in misery after meals. Since I start ed Sargon my indigestion is gone; the rheumatic pains have lost their grip, I’ve gained 5 pounds and I’m full of new strength and energy. I’m 69 years old, but I’ve never in my life seen the equal of Sar gon. “Sargon Pills stimulated my liver and entirely overcame my constipa tion.”—John D. Garren, 37 Orchard I Street, Asheville. ! C. R. Pilkington, Pittsboro; Wig gins Drug Stores, Inc., Siler City, Agents. —Adv. THE TAX PROBLE OF THE MINING INDUSTRY American industries normally de mand more western meals today than ever before. The telephone, the electric in dustry and the railroads, to name but three, require a tremendous supply of copper, lead and zinc. Without these metals they could not exist and there would be no industrial expansion. This situation is of particular benefit to the western states which possess a large part of our mineral resources. Hundreds of thousands of workers are dependant on op peration of western mines. The min ing industry is one of the West’s principal labor employers, purchasers of all manner of supplies including farm products and tax payers. Yet there is persistent agitation to burden the industry with undue and excessive taxes. Proponents of such measures work on the theory that because the industry repre sents large figures, it has endless re sources and should be made to par tially support smaller or supposedly weaker industries. The error in this reasoning is that over taxation of mining drives capital and payrolls away. Producing costs of metals depends on condi tions within a state, in competition with foreign metals, and under con ditions over which the domestic in dustry has little control. The only way to maintain western prosperity is to treat all industries, including mining, equitably and fairly. WATER AND DUST-PROOF ROADS HELP THE FARMER Good roads, in the opinion of Dr. Julius Klein, Assistant Secretary of Commerce, “have revolutionized the business of the nation, and the end is not yet.” In 1904 the State and Federal governments spent $2,500,000 for highways and in 1928, the last year for which complete statistics are available, they spent $827,000,000, or 330 times as much. In addition, the expenditures of counties and other local units of government reached the total of $832,000,000. Since 1921, the annual aggreate expenditure for roads has been above $11,000,000,000. These are impressive figures and one might think that we have all the roads we are likely to need for some time to come. But such is not the case. Our cities have been adequately provided with expen sive streets and highways but most of the agricultural and rural coun try depends on the same type of road that existed in the horse and buggy days. Five million of our 6,250,000 "farmers are cut off from their markets during several months of each year by a barrier of mud.. It is a lucky farmer who Is assured of an all-year contact with the out side world over water and dust proof roads. Good low cost farm-to-market roads offer better economic and living conditions to our farms. Siirple Explanation “Some hats cause hair to turn gray,” says a writer. The hats be long to the women and the hair to their husbands, who have to pay for tkem. —Exchange.
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