Thesis Published
By Diet Authority
A short time ago, a doctor who
has an international reputation as
an authority on diet, published a
scientific article in one of the
leading medical journals. His the- j
eis was that the health and vital
ity of a people are largely de-;
termined by the amount of pro- {
tem in the diet. As a striking e
X ample, he pointed to the indiv
idual superiority of American sol- j
ttters, in the last war, to those of j
I
the other combattent nations. |
This, he believes, was the direct
result of the fact that our Army
had the highest protein content j
in its rations. The American sol- j
dier was a heavy eater of meat '
and of milk and eggs ? the,
three sources of complete pro- j
tein. '
I Many other examples could be
cited. Travelers are always im
pressed by the relatively frail
physical stature of many Euro
peans. During and since the war,
especially, the physical capacity
of whole nations has shown an
alarming decline. This, in large
part, is the consequence of a
diet which has been inadequate
in almost all particulars ? and)
most inadequate in protein. Meat [
and eggs have been luxuries in
Europe for many years. Thous
ands of people have lived on the,
borderline of starvation. Their
stamina is low. And that, in turn,
has mental effects which make
themselves felt in a poor state
of morale.
Centuries ago, in Elizabethian
times, one of the most famous j
regiments in the British Army,
was given the nickname of "Beef- j
eaters." This elite group was
made up of big, ruddy men, who
consumed enormous quantities of
the beef of old England. Little!
was known of dietetics then, and
the word protein didn't exist. But
the heavy quantity of protein in
the diet undoubtedly gave those
soldiers of a bygone age their
strength and effectiveness as
fighting men. Science has simply
proved what nature always knew.
[ North Carolina ranks seventh
in the nation in the increase in
number of farms electrified since
1935. But it still ranks sixth in
number of farms yet to be elect
rified.
GOOD PASTURES
(Continued from page one) ;
phosphorus and potash were used, !
feed, nutrients or TDN were pro- :
duced at 51.7 cents per 100 pounds
or at the same cost as would be
obtained in alfalfa hay at $5.17
per ton, corn silage at $1.80 per
ton and a mixed dairy grain rat
ion at $7.83 per ton.
The Maine Experiment Station
reports a yiAd of $5,000 pounds
of 4 per cent milk per acre from
Ladino clover pasture on good |
soil. Results secured in New Jer- j
sey showed that dairymen who i
had a good pasture and roughage |
program secured 72 per cent of >
their feed requirements from pas- j
ture and roughage and produced !
100 pounds of milk at 40 cents I
less than other dairy roughage, j
The results secured from these;
experiments show pasture to be |
a good low-cost milk producing
feed. Its value would warrant the
seeding of pasture on good fer
tile soil and giving it proper
management so that good graz
ing may be obtained for the long
est possible period during the
year. Arey believes.
According to studies made by
the U- S. Department of Agricul
ture pasture now supplies about
one-third of the total nutrients
consumed by dairy cows, but at
a cost of only one-seventh of their
total annual feed bill This con
tribution of pasture t??te oUU
feed supply can and *
materially increased in the so""1
Trn states where a long grazing
period is possible. An increase
acreage of improved Pastur?|"
pasture management ahould ma*e
it possible in many section of the
South for pasture to suP?ly 5
ner cent or more of the total
feed nutrients needed for dairy j
cows. ..
While it is possible >n NorUi
Carolina to secure a much grea
cr portion of the dairy co*s ^
nual feed supply from ' Past^
crops than is done at present, tne
acreage of improved pasture in
must be materl.llj in
before that very W.-JM.
and profitable change can take
place While much progress has
been made in North Carolina dur
ing recent years in developing
good pasture, such as that pro
vided by Ladino clover and or
chard grass, many of the pastur
es still in use are unproductive
requiring around three acres
provide sufficient grazing for one
: Such pastures were seeded
on poor land from which good
grazing cannot be obtained unt
the level of fertility in the soil
has been raised.
Haywood has been cited many
times as being the idealcounty
for profitable dairying, in that
there is ample pure water supply
cool nights which means tende
grass, and the hills that are not
suitable for crops, are ideal
pastures for all size herd .
IINE of tobacco
Continued From Page One
ted for research studies un e
en by the regional resear<* '
oratories set up under ^ Agric
ultural Adjustment Act of 1938.
Their efforts have been influen
2Tw <*? ;
export restrictions, it may be
necessary to deveiop new and im
portant outlets for tobacco other
than for conventional purposes.
RABBITEYE blueberries
(Continued from page one)
four other selected hybrids pro
duced 15 pints per plant under
similar conditions.
Varities of the Rabbiteye which
have been raised successfully in
Eastern North Carolina are
Black Giant, Clara, Hagood, Min
eoiat Myers, and Suwanee. Most
"of tHe?e are how available in
limited quantities from tne nur
series specializing in the propag
ation of this species. New varit
ies not yet generally available
are Ethel, Satilla, and Walker.
All of these are satisfactory for
home use and local market.
In common with all Blue
berries, the Rabbiteye needs an
acid soil for satisfactory g?wth.
If azeleas do well for you, Rab
biteye Blueberries should thrive.
Because of its exceptional vi
gor afid productivity, its long sea
son of ripening and its attractive
flowers and fruit, the Rabbiteye
Blueberry is an outstanding ad
dition to the home fruit garden
for most areas in Southeastern
United States.
WHITEVILLE LOOKS
(Continued from page one)
All in all, everyone is looking
for one of the most prosperous
tobacco seasons in recent years
and according to all indications,
"they will have it, right on down
to the man and boy on the street
who gives out with that familiar
cry; "boiled peanuts".
Yes, there's going to be a
"gold rush" in Whiteville on
August 2 and you can wager
that the growers who sell in
Whiteville will make their
1 "strike".
Auction System Used To
Continued From Page On#
follow and record the sales, and
' usually a few farmers and hang
j ers-on. The opening bid is made
I by the warehouseman or his re
I presentative, and since it in
dicates the warehouseman's ap
j praisal of the tobacco, it has an
I important effect on the price
'paid. If, as sometimes, happens,
j the opening bid Is too high the
| auctioneer finds it necessary to
j drop the price back until there
is a taker.
Rules for bidding vary from
auction to auction. However, bids
are usually made on quarter-dol
lar jumps until the price per
hundred pounds reaches $15. al
though in some districts ten cent
jump bids are allowed when the
price, is very low. Bids of from
j $15 to $25 are raised by half dol
! lars, and and thereafter by dol
lars. Exact rules as to bids per
mits rapid sales, since a slight
sign such as a wink, a quick
glance or the turn of the thumb
may be interpreted as a bid. Each
buyer has his own method of in
dicating a bid, and the auctione
er accepts such signals and runs
the price up at once.
Rapid Sales
The entire 'set-up of an au<>
tion market is designed to facil
itate rapid selling. During rush
times the wagons or trucks of
farmers form long lines of ap
proach to the warehouses, and
are unloaded from long before
daylight to take care of the
stream of deliveries, tobacco ?must
be removed from the floor as rap
idly as sold to make way for
farmers bringing more to
bacco for the hext sale.
After the tobacco is new deliver
ies. No sooner is a sure underway
way until hurrying truckers move
the tobacco to the side doors
where it is loaded on trucks for
delivery to redriers or to packing
houses of the different companies.
Lots which have been bought by
the house, or the sale of which
has been rejected by the grower,
are not removed. Such lots are
usually dressed up" and put back
in liine for resale. A grower has
the right of rejecting the bid.
He exercises this right by turn
ing his ticket?folding with a
crease, tearing off a portion, or
otherwise mutilating: it?within a
specified time after the sale.
Bringing: up the rear of every
sale are a bookman and a clip
man. The former draws off the
accounting records of the ware
house. The latter, armed with a
pad of forms on a clip board,
prepares a statement or farmer's
bill covering: the lot or lots sold.
by each grower. Each computes
the total value based on the num
ber of pounds sold, multiplied by J
I the selling price of the respective j
lots. Their computations must
agree. The clip man then hands'
I the statement to a bill boy who
presents it to the office where the'
warehouse charges are computat-j
ed and deducted. If desired, the
farmer may taimedij*j
check for the net pro/^
sale. *?<
Payment to the gro
by the warehousemen, ^'
a check against his '
count. Settlements L'*1
warehouseman and the v
the companies thev ret??
usually made daily
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WHILE SELLING YOUR TOBACCO
AND OTHER CROPS IN WHITEVILLE
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For Another Sussessful Year.
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