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Annual Report of The
Chatham County Agent
Aug. 31, 1929, to Sept. 4, 1930
By order of the Board of County
Commissioners of Chatham County,
the County Agent submits the fol
lowing reptotnt, covering (Ms lacl
tivities from August 1929 to Sept.
1930::
I. Soils
A. One hundred soil improving
demonstrations with Lespedeza turn
ed under in the soil and followed
by corn, involving eight hundred
acres.
B. Sixty tons of lime placed with
fiften farmers of the county; orders
taken for ninety more tons for
.September use. Three thousand cir
cular letters advocating the use of
lime mailed to every farmer in the
county.
C. Five soil improving demonstra
tions: soy beans planted in com,
corn in six foot rows, a row of
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Edited by N. C. SHIVER, County Agt*
soy beans between, beans left to
be turned back into the soil.
11. Cereals
A. Campain conducted this fall
for increased seeding of wheat, oats,
and barley. Acreage of barley in
creased 100 per cent.
111. Cotton
A. Circular letters mailed to every
cotton grower in the county last
winter advocating boll weevil con
trol methods. Publicity work ad
vocating this control work carried
in county papers. As a result of this
some three hundred farmers are
using Calcium Arsenate for boll
weevil control for the first time.
B. Fifty demonstrations with far
mers who are dusting cotton for
boll weevil control.
IV. Corn
Four demonstrations with higher
yielding varieties of seed corn, Week
lys Improved, Latham’s double and-
Mosby’s prolific. Fifty farmers plan
ting improved seed.
B. Twenty com demonstrations
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I DOINGS OF 1
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entered in a corn contest, improv
ing average eflunty yield. All fol
lowing a leguminous crop turned
under. Records being kept on fer
tilizer, labor, cost, etc.
V. Forestry
Two forestry meetings held and
attended by forty farmers, in
structed in timbjejr thinning for
pulp wood, forest management, etc.,
Two forestry management demon
strations to be conducted beginning
this fall.
VI. Dairying
A. Herd improvement formed with
ten members.
. B. Four dairy meetings held, at
tended by 100 farmers. Better meth
ods of feed, breed aind care of cat
tle discussed by Dairy Extension
workers from College.
C. One dairy school held, atten
ded by 60 farmers—feed, breed dis
ease of cattle.
D. Ten registered Jersey heifers
placed.
E. Calf club Show in October,
20 boys will show Jerseys, ten will
be taken to State Fair.
F. Production <of whole milk in
Chatham county—7oo gallons per
day cream production tripled.
Five years ago no milk being sent
out. Some 500 grade cows placed
with farmers .in past five years.
VII. Legumes and Forage Crops.
A. Five Alfalfa demonstrations.
B. Five sweet clover demonstra
tions.
C. Fifty demonstrations with netw
varities of lespedeza, Tenn. No.
76, Korean, Kobe. 300 bushels of
seed placed by county agent.
D. Approximately 25000 pounds of
Lespedeza seeded in county this
year.
County Agent handled 15000
pounds of this seed, saving farmers
5c per pound, or total of' $750.
Five years ago there was no Les
pedeza seeded in this county. Today
there are four thousand Morels-
Three thousand circular letters ad
vocating seeding of Lespedeza was
mailed by County Agent last win
ter. r~ '
E. There are today approximately
5000 acres in soy beans, in 1925
there/ were less than 500 acres.
County Agent ordered 3000 bushels
of seed sowed in the county this
year, saving an average of 25 cents
per bushel, or a total of $750 on
this seed.
F. One soy bean variety demon
stration with eight varities to study
yield of hay and seed apd to de
cide on best adapted to this county.
VIII. Swine and Husbandry
A. For the purpose of inducing
farmers to feed surplus com to hogs
profitably, five farmers’ meetings
were held this 'summer, attended by
125 farmers. Mr. W. V. Hays of
the office of Swine Extension of
Staltje College outlined the best
methods of feeding hogs. As a result
of this work, some 25 farmers will
feed out three car loads of hogs
for spring market.
IX. Poultry Husbandry
A. Three culling demonstrations
held, 500 birds 'handled, 150 culled
out.
,B 7000 pounds of poultry mar
keted cooperatively, netting farmers
5 cents per pound above local mar
ket, total saving, $350.
Junior Club Work
A. Three com projects.
B. Twenty two Calf Club mem
bers,
C. Club Show.
D. Club exhibit at state Fair.
XII. Cooperative Marketing
3000 bushels soy beans, average
cost $5,700. Saving to farmers, 25c
per bushel, $750.
15000 pounds of Lespedeza, $2-
100. Saving at 5 cents per pound,
$750.
60 tons of lime, $275. Saving at
50 cents per ton, S3O.
2500 pounds of pasture grass
seed, $625. Saving at 5c per pound
$125.
7,000 pounds poultry sold 1,600.
Saving at 6c per pound, $195.
Total value of supplies bought
for farmers, $8,700. Saving on sup
pliesr $1,675.
Total value of supplies sold for
farmers, $1,600. Savings on sup
plies sold, $195.
Total value of supplies handled,
$10,300.
Total saving to farmers, $1,870.
XI, Miscellaneous
A. Fifty-two news articles written
this year.
B. Miles traveled on official busi
ness, 18,000.
C. Farm visits made, 1.025.
D. Different farms visited, 600.
E. No. calls relating to Extension
made on Agent at office, 300.
F. Phone calls, 125.
G. No. personsal letters written,
1150.
H. Circular letters —copies 14,
No., 15,000.
Days in office, 80.
Field, 226.
Communities in which extension
work has been conducted, 20.
No. meetings, 20.
Attendance, 500.-
No. Demonstrations, 50.
FARM PHILOSOPHY
Home raised live-stock on home
grown feeds brings home made
profits.
A side from profits, much is said
for the farm as a place to live
and get a living.
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‘‘There are none so blind as
they who will not see” the value
of legumes for the land’s sake.
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“Now that I have a pig and a
cow, everyone bids me good
morning,” said wise old Ben
Franklin.
Chatham County September
Farm Calendar
Vetch and Austrian winter peas
are cheap. Use them to grow next
year’s ' fertilizer.
Quality in ginned cotton will
pay. Pick clean, store dry,” gdn
carefully and top your market.
There is phosphorus and pot
ash left over in your cotton field;
plant oats and make use of it:
Horticulture
Select and prepare land for the
strawberries.
Sow turnips up to September
20th.
Keep the fall garden well culti
vated.
Plan to set trees in the orchard
in the late fall.
Dig, separate and transplant tu
lips, narcissi, gladioli and other
bulbs, setting f{hem five inches
deep.
Prepare the land for orchard
cover crops.
Sow kale, carrots, radshes, letuce,
spinach, and onions now.
Entomology.
Clean out the grain bins and fu
migate to kill insects.
Remove dead and dying limbs
on trees from the orchards and burn
Restl^s
CHILDREN
CHILDREN will fret, and often for)
no apparent reason. But there’s
always Castoria! As harmless as the*
recipe on the wrapper; mild and bland
as it tastes. Yet its gentle action will
• soothe a youngster more surely than
a more powerful medicine.
That’s the beauty of this special
children’s remedy! It may be given the
tiniest infant —as often as there is
need. In cases of colic, diarrhea or
similar disturbance, it is invaluable.,
A coated tongue calls for just a few drops
to ward off constipation; so does any
suggestion of bad breath. Whenever
children don’t eat well, don’t rest well,
or have any little upset —this pure
vegetable preparation is usually all
that’s needed.
CASTORIA
to destroy shot hole borers.
Plow under tobacco stubble to
destroy food for tobacco insects;
if left standing, spray with kero
migate to kill insects.
Look for queenless colonies.
See that all hives have, young
queens in them. \ -. •
Agricultural Engineering ■ ,
Clean and put cultivating machin- ,
ery under shelter. . *
Get the mower and other hay.
tools ready for the hay harvest.
New section guards and properly
aligned bars save timet, worry and
insures a more satisfactory job.
Heavy growth of forage . may >
cause clogging; use the extension or
lifter guards which fit on the reg
ular ones as a precaution.
Building materials are now low
in price. It is good to replace aiid '
build new buildings for adequate
storage of farm products. '
Use large size turning ploWk to *
prepare deep seed beds for grain
and. winter cover crops.
Animal Husbandry.
Provide suitable quarters for the •
brood sows to farrow and care for
the young pigs. ,
After the pigs are ten days old
feed the sow all she will eat of a
well balanced ration.
Supply fish meal where' fields
of com are being hogged down.
Wean beef calves When six months
old.
Keep salt before the herd.
Change pasture every three or .
four weeks for sheep.
Treat the ewes for stomach
worms if infested.
Dairying*
iSow rye for winter grazing; it
increases the milk flow.
Feed some grain daily; dry fall
pastures lack nutrients.
Dry up cows due to freshen in
October to allow six weeks rest.
Cull boarders thiat won’t make
money for you this year:
Plan to plant from one half to
one acre of oats and vetch for each
cow. This is to be cut for hay next
May.
- Poultry. t
Do not force pullets for heavy
production until well matured.
Select and band the desirable
breeders for next year.
Make arrangements to secure
cockerels for next year mating.
Sow crops for fall and winter
greens.
Put the laying house in good
condition.
News of the Week on
Chatham County
Farms
Good Stand of Lespedeza Strain
Tenn. No. 76.
Mr. Charles J. Reeves of Cum
nock Rfd. No. 1, seeded common
and Tenn. No. 76 Lespedeza on his.
wheat last year. In this field last
Tuesday we walked in some Les
pedeza that was knee-high. Moist
spots in this field showed a. bet
ter growth of Lespedeza than dry
spots.
Grows O-Too-Tan Soy Bean*
Mr Tom Burke, of Goldston, N. C..
has a three acre field of O-Too-Tan.
on his farm that are almost shoul-.
der high in places. Mr. Burke 4 plan-,
ted these beans in two and one.
half foot rows, and they will make
as much hay or more than any
field we have yet sen.
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Has A Good Corn Crop
Mr. H. Lester of Goldston*?
has a fine corn crop in sight.*
We saw com on his fearm ; last
week that will average forty bush-*,
els throughout and he states that
he has com on another place that,
is even better, in spite of the dry,
weather. Mr. Hester also :
twelve acres in soy beans that should;
make an abundance of hay.
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Peas Make Good Yield
Mrs. R. Bums of Cummock, N*
C., RFD 1, reports a yield of betteu
than 15 bu. of peas from three-j
quarters of an acre. Chatham county
needs to grow more peas, not only
for forage but for soil improve*
ment as well.
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Plants Rutabagas For Feed
Mr. Bobbitt of Cummock has
solved the winter feed. problem to
a certain extent by planting rutar
bagas for feed. Mr. Bobbitt plants
his rutabaga® in nows and cultivates
■ them. He states that when the tur
nips are chopped up, they make ex
. cellent feed for cows, mules and
other stock.
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Timely Topics
Austrian Winter Pea® are . fine
for the soil, and they furnish ex
cellent hay as well. Chatham
county should grow them. Seed_. are
cheap, and September is the month
to sow.
Sows should be moved to new
quarters or pastures to farrow in. In
this - way, the youmg pigs will not
be infested with worms. Plow up the
old pastures and seed down oir
plant. This will kill the eggs of the
worms and the sow can be moved
for the next farrow.
September is the month for
poultry culling. Cull out the early
moulter and the non-layer.
Plan now for winter feed and
grain. Some good combinations are:
two bushels of oats and twenty
pounds of vetch per acre, one bu.
oats, one bu. barley and twenty
pounds vetch per acre; one bu. oats,
one bu. of barley and one peck
wheat peV acre. Seed these mixtures
as early as your ground will permit.
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Some would like to write
the nation’s songs, and some
would like to be its ruler. But
more than all we would like
to pinch the nation’s reckless
drivers.
Well, with that kind of a
name it’s difficult for Bishop
Cannon not to roar a little.