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.((^Understanding Would Help Make Farm Plan More Successful Lie Engaged In Agricul L Should Help In Many ?vs To bpnm Effecti Cess Of Program fSetter umieisiariding- of the Lb a:iJ its purposes both Criers ami people who live L ?111 result in more con l--jr. for each dollar spent Ifii-.er ?auis in the fight to I our soil. H e feel that any L: that has meant as much to anyone as the Agricultural Conservation Program and the Production and Marketing Adm inistration, formerly the AAA, has meant to the farmers of our state and county, any time spent to familarize themselves with the purpose and operation of the mar keting quota ' programs and the | Soil Conservation Program" would be well spent. Our farmers could receive more j advantages from the serivces of ' fered if a study was made of the program. There isn't a farm in Columbus County no matter how small that cannot carry out at least one or more of the soil building practices to a great ad vantage. 1 Too many of our farmers feel that they are doing the Federal Government, or at least someone, a favor to have their tobacco or other marketing quota crops measured; Also to supply any i other necessary information which is required of them. Actually it j Is the farmer's privilege to have such assistance under a farm program. Our marketing quota and conservation programs are made available through a nannual appropriation made by our Con Hog Production Offers Profits State College Specialist Says Price Outlook Favorable And Feed Supply Prospect ! Good North Carolina farmers seek ing an additional source of income might well consider hog produc [ tion, believes Moyle S. Williams, farm management specialist at State College, who says the price outlook is very favorable and I the prospect for increased feed I j supplies are very strong. | Mr. Williams said that accord ing to the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, the 1948 spring pig crop totaled about 51 million head 3 per cent less than in 1947 and the smallest since 1941. The farm management specia list said hog prices have been low as compared with cattle prices. But it appears likely, he continued that hog prices will advance re lative to cattle in the next few months, as cattle slaughter in creases and hog slaughter declin es seasonally. Pointing out that corn yields ini North Carolina have jumped considerably in the past five gress. So we can easily see that every farmer is a part of this program and if we can work to gether and give more of our time to the administration of the pro gram, rathef than trying to beat it, we are sure we will have a more effective program in oper ation at much less expense to the Government. It is our privilege to vote on each of our commodities which are controlled by marketing quot as. Too many of our farmers do not study the issues involved and fail to cast a ballot either for or j against the jrogram. The same i is true with the democratic elec tion of the committeemen who, administer the program in each of the counties. Our farmers critize these men and their decis ions yet they do not use their privilege of electing other men to do the Job. It is our hope that in the future we will all take more interest in our farm program and by this, derive more benefits from them. years, Mr. Williams said one of j the most profitable ways to mar-, ket that corn is through hogs, | provided the hogs are raised ef ficiently. Many Tar Heel hog pro- j ducers, he stated, have failed to ? realize the profits they should I because of the small number of j pigs saved per litter. The goal! should be an average of at least eight pigs saved per litter. Mr. Williams said this goal may be achieved through the use of good sows, good care, proper houses, good pasture, and balanc-1 ed feed. By following such a pro gram and saving a large number of "pigs from each litter. North Carolina farmers can reasonably expect a good profit from hog production, he concluded. Production Lags When Feet Hurt Cow May Be Suffering From ! "Foul Foot" If Milk Out-' put Is Lower Than Normal Cows are like people in more' ways than one. When their feet hurt, their! production lags, says a report is-' sued this week by the Americani l Foundation for Animal Health, j One of the worst problems for cattle owners, in this respect, is! an infection known as "foul foot", j says the Foundation. It can be caused by: Animals stepping on each oth-j ers' feet during shipment, setting1 up irritation which develops into j infection. Bruising between the toes when j cows step on rocks buried under soft mud. Animals standing in poorly drained, uncleaned barn lots. Wire cuts, or foreign bodies which lodge in the hoof. Irritation and puncture wounds when cattle are pastured on re-1 eently mowed, coarse forage1 crops. Screw worm damage. Farmers can help prevent the loss of production which results from such foot trouble by helping to remove some of these causes, the Foundation points out. Intravenous injections of certain medicines now help to correct foul foot infection in most cases, according to research by a group of southern veterinarians which was quoted this week by the Foundation. However, removal of conditions which cause the trouble is the best solution of the problem, authorities said. $5,000 Paid For 5,000 Rare Pipes A man who doesn't smoke re cently paid $5,000 for a set of 5,000 pipes. _? , The Collection, Including an American Indian specimen reput ed to be 4,000 years old, was bought by Bryan Cornell, a close friend of the collector, John F. H. Heide, who died Nov. 1, 1946. The sale was ordered to close Mr. Heide's $15,000 estate. The value of the pipes, which take up a room 17 by 22 feet, was estimated at $30,000. Besides the Indian pipe there are an Az tec, supposedly dating: from 1550, Persian, Indian, African and Chinese. Mr. Cornell said one of them was safaried out of Africa at a cost of $160. -Retail Tobaccnist One early American Indian tribe was known as the "tobaceo nation"' because its members grew tobaceo on a large scale and sold it to other tribes. New Manager The store had been in the Jones family for generation? so when a notice, "Under Now Management," appeared in , the window, the villagers awaited curiously the coming of the new proprietor. Days passed, and Jones still was behihd the count er, and the notice still prominent ly displayed. Then one bolder spirit asked him when the peo ple were coming in. "What new people?" asked Jones. "You've got, 'Under New Man agement' in the window." "Oh, that; didn't you know I got married?" FARMERS'? ) oil and } our Entire Family Will Stay COOL AND COMFORTABLE And You Will Enjoy HILL'S Sell Your Tobacco In Whiteville ... And Eat Hill's Ice Cream! 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