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THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina
FRIDAY. MAY 28. 1954
North Carolina as a catch crop fol
lowing failure of early seeded
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Good Planning By
Farmers Can Help
In Milk Problems
Pair Arrested
For Theft Of
Chickens, Gas
By JOHN A DINAN
Assistant County Agent
The problem of surplus milk is
indeed a serious one to a farmer
who makes a portion of his income
through the production and sale
of milk commercially. The milk
situation is not only disturbing at
present but could get even more
serious unless steps are taken to
curb the ever increasing volume
of milk being sold annually.
A cow just naturally gives more
milk at certain times than at oth
ers. For. instance, following fresh
ening and during the early spring
months when pastures are lush
and green, cows give more milk
than at other times. It stands to
reason then that by breeding cows
to freshen in the fall you can get
greatest production during the
period when milk is normally in
short supply and prices are high
est.
One of the greatest needs in the
dairy business today is that of
culling all of the low producers
out of the herd. I hope the follow
ing U. S. Department of Agricul
ture figures will convince you of
the need for close culling;
I Cows averaging 5,000 poimds
of milk eat $135 worth of feed
and return only $134 over feed
cost. Considering that in the aver
age, the cost of feed represents
only half of the cost of keeping a
cow, these cows came out one dol
lar short of paying for their keep.
On the other hand, cows that pro
duced 15,000 pounds of milk earn
ed their owners a net income of
H200.
Low producing cows cut down
on the profit you make from your
good cows, so the sooner you get
them out of your herd, the better
off you’ll be. By culling, proper
feeding and careful handling of
milk, you can put your herd on
a real paying basis and by making
more profit per cow, the periods
of milk surplus will not have
much effect on your annual in
come.
The rear problem is not to pre
vent a surplus of milk but to learn
to live with such a surplus and
make the most of it. In order to
maintain a market for milk you
have to be able to supply that
market during the winter montl^
when production is low, so it is
only natural that a surplus will
exist during the spring months
when pastures are most abundant.
The solution to the milk surplus
problem will take the cooperation
of all dairymen and will probably
take a long time to straighten it
self out.
More appealing and effective
advertising is one solution to the
problem but advertising costs
money and dairy associations need
all of the support they can get
from dairy farmers. Whatever the
solution may be, you can have a
part in it by keeping informed and
taking part in county and state
organizations which have as their
purpose to serve you.
The monthly average number of
layers on North Carolina farms
during April was placed at 7,848,-
006 by the Crop Reporting Serv
ice. This number is 6.5 percent
lower than the monthly average
of 8,395,000 layers on hand a year
earlier.
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Two Negro youths of Aberdeen,
David Burns, Jr., and Alec Mc
Allister, were arrested Saturday
afternoon for chicken-stealing,
then admitted they had stolen
the gas from Parker Ice and Fuel
Co. to take them on their hen
hunting expedition, according to
a report from the sheriffs depart
ment.
Deputy Sheriff A. F. Dees said
he followed a trail which led him,
to the two young men after re
ceiving a report Saturday from
the Vass police department that
six chickens—her entire flock—
were missing from the henhouse
of Jeannette McKeithen.
The trail, marked in chicken
feathers and blood, led to the
home of a relative, Ed McKeithen,
who, though blind, told the officer
that “some funny things had hap
pened there” the night before. His
daughter was more specific about
the funny things. David and Alec
had arrived with chickens, she
said, had cooked them and served
supper, which she had helped
them eat.
His ensuing search for the
youths brought the officer infor
mation that they had been seen
“toting gas” from enclosed tanks
of the Parker place the night be
fore. When located the pair at first
denied, then admitted, their acts
of the night before. Dees said.
They were given a hearing before
nn Aberdeen magistrate and
North Carolina soils need about
4,000,000 tons of lime for top pro
duction; another 1,000,000 tons
will be required annually.
The dairy goat is growing in
popularity in North Carolina, both
with small farmers and commer
cial dairy operators.
bound over in $500 bond apiece
for their appearance in Moore
recorders court Monday of next
week.
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