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4 f * LACK OF INTEREST CAUSE OF FAILURES The writer asked two different in dividuals how they liked life on the farm. Both of the men were farmers. One of them replied: "There ain't nothing to farm life but work, work, from sun up to sun down. And when the season's over you ain't got noth ing to show for it. What little you make you can't get nothing for." The reply of the other was, "Well, it's a hard life. There's a lot of work and nowadays, with prices so low there's not much more than a living in it. But I am pretty well satisfied. We have pl^jty to eat> ??od enough clothes, suclUU they are. That's more than most o*the workers in the cities have." A check-up on the two men revealed a fact that was interesting and enlightening.) The first man prov ed to be "just a farmer." He knew nothing else. He was a fair worker but he seemed to take no pride in his work. He was the kind of man who felt fate was against him. He had a family to provide for and the only way he could do it was to "dig it out of the soil." He lived in an unpainted four room house and there were no trees or flowers about his place. He did not even have a cow and only ^Awo hogs and perhaps half a dozen ^'hens. '"?%] Jhe second man lived in a very pretty little six room house surround ed by trees and ilowers that had been given considerable care and gave the place a "homey" appearance. He took great pride in his fine pure-bred , poultry and the three jersey cows that provided milk and butter for his family and for all the tenants on his place. He had several fine hogs. The livestock on the place was fat and he made the statement that practical ly all his feedstuff's for them and al so nearly everything consumed by his ; family was produced right there on his place. Further conversation re vealed that he was interested in his j work. He subscribed to and read two or three good farm magazines and read the bulletins issued by the de- j partment of agriculture. He was thoroughly interested in everything that would enable him to produce : better crops with the minimum ex penditure. Nc?f only that, he kept records of his production, his ex pense in every part of his work. Even his wife proudly exhibited hot little "home budget system." In these little differences will be ! found the difference between success and failure. It might be summarized as interest in his work. There is no place for the plodder today. Whether it is on the farm or in the business world the man who makes good is the man who takes an interest in his , work and is alive to the ever-chang ing methods which are making the world of today so much superior, so much richer and so far advanced over the world of yesterday. There is an independent living to be made on the farm but not without work and study, all carefully plan ned. There may not be much money so far as actual cash is concerned but there is no farmer who cannot pro vide himself and his family with the actual necessities of life. All that is required is work. And the interest of the wife and the children is manifested in pretty flower gardens, well cared-for poultry yards and the other things of this nature which they can easily do with a little effort and care. WILL PLAN PROGRAM: ' OF EXTENSION WORK The program of work to be followed in North Carolina in 1933 by the agricultural extension forces of State College will be planned at a meeting of county home and farm agents, ex tension specialists and other!; during the three days of September 5, 6, and 7, immediately following the State Farmers' Convention. Much of the time at the three days will be given to discussing farming affairs in North Carolina with spec ial emphasis as to the help the ex tension group can render. The home anij farm agents will hear of the latest findings in scientific agricul ture and home life and will decide on the projects which they should push in 1933. Special attention will be > given to smalj community business organizations, sUch as county mutual exchanges, savings ayl loan associa- ? tions and the like. Considerable time will also be given to 4-H club work. ? Dean I. 0. Schaub, director of the Extension Service, says the program of the conference will be so arranged that there are two general sessions each day at which the major agri cultural problems of the State may ! be discussed. Other periods will be devoted to actual study by the agents in the four extension districts. While thT county agents are at tending the conference, the specialists and research workers of the Experi ment Station will all be present to aid in the program. In addition, there . will be representatives of the United States Department of Agriculture in ^ attendance. i Mr. Schaub says all county agents will be expected to spend much time next year in developing a full pro gram of 4-H club work in their coun- ' ?- ties. It is imperative, he believes, for ' the younger generation now growing up on the farms to receive 'better in- ! struction in modern methods so that North Carolina may continue her place in fRe agricultural leadership of the Nation. I TEN FACTORS INFLUENCE * M FAT CONTENT IN MILK I While dairymen ponder the cause of variation in the butterfat content cf milk from the same breed of cows and between individual cows of the WILL HAVE FOOD IF LITTLE MONEY i The concerted effort made this summer by home demonstration club women and home agents will assure the vast majority of rural people in Nrrth Carolina a supply of canned | food this winter even though the j amount of cash may be little. "As a result of the planned cam : paign for canning put on by the home , demonstration club members of North I Carolina last year, there were 3,190, j 000 containers filled by farm women," | says Miss Pauline Smith, district i home agent of the State College Ex j tension Service. "At a conservative 1 estimate, the value of this material ! amounted to $638,013.40. This proved that a penny saved is a penny earn ! ed. This year, the greatest concerted effort for canning since the World War has been put on in this State. Many are traveling via the garden canning route. Every dollar of the ; family living that comes from the | garden and orchard is just so much 1 added to the family income and leaves the actual cash for other things. Can ; ning has become a bread and butter 1 necessity in thousands of homes." | Miss Smith says a newer knowledge j of nutrition has caused rural house wives to learn of the body's needs for I iron, phosphorus, lime, cellulose and vitamins, and, home canning is the ! best means of providing a sufficient supply of these. Of course, they mtist be supplemented by such fresh ; vegetables as are available from the winter garden and from the supply of stored fruits and vegetables. Many farm women are learning to can the more difficult, non-acid vegetables this year by means of the pressure canner. The use of steam pressure is enabling them to can a supply of peas, beans and corn, hot only safely but quickly, and with a saving in fuel, labor and time. Miss Smith urges the continuing of the canning program until the needs of the family for this winter are fully met. i ADVOCATES SAUERKRAUT FROMt SURPLUS CABBAGE One good way to save the surplus : of cabbage now found in many home gardens is to convert the cabbage in to sauerkraut for use this winter. The 1 kraut is wholesome and palatable and : will be a welcome addition to the win- ? ter diet. "Sauerkraut is no more than shred- 1 ded cabbage that has undergone a lac- j tie fermentation in ,;i ee made from its own juice by the additfo.; of salt," . says Mary Thomas, nutrition tpec'.'>l- , ist at State College. "Some people t the kraut better than they do the i , original cabbage. It supplies several j of the essential minerals necessary ! for hurran nutrition and the lactic ] acid which it contains is a good tonic , refreshing the digestive tract much ; as does buttermilk. Almost any va- 1 ' riety of cabbage may be used for the I , kraut but the slow growing, solid , headed varieties are best. The cab- ! ' bage should j^e fully matured before j ? it is cut for kraut." I * Miss Thomas says the 4 to 6 gal- , X Ion stone jars are best for kraut mak- : r ing. Select good, sound heads of cab bage, quarter them, slice off the core and shred. A slaw cutter or a large knife will do for this work. One pound J cf salt for every 40 pounds of cab- , bage gives the proper strength of i brine, for best best results. Distribute j { the salt as the cabbage is packed into j the stone jar. Distributing two ounces or four tablespoonsful to every five ; ^ pounds of cabbage is probably the y best way, she says. The cabbage must , be packed firmly but not too tightly, covered with a clean cloth and a clean ; ( board with a weight on it to cause ; the brine to come up over the cover. : ^ Keep this jar at a temperature of about 8(5 degrees so that fermentation , may take place. Skin off the scum I from time to time and fermentation ' will be completed in from six to eight I days. Now put the jar or keg in a cool place. It may be necessary to keep the surface skimmed and to pro tect from insects. If the storage place j is cool, there is little danger from spoilage. 1 c ! E same breed, investigation shows there c are at least ten different factors as- r sociated in this cause. ! ( "When we consider the single milk- 1 ings of individual cows, the butterfat c content varies from about two per t cent to 10 per cent," says Fred M. i Haig, associate professor of dairying ! at State College. "The first of these c factors is of course the influence of ] t the individuality of a cow. Seldom | ] do we find two cows even of the same i breed whose milk contains the same a amount of fat. Then there is the in- ( fluence of the breed. When the aver- ?* age of several cows in the same breed s is taken, there will usually be a fairly 1 uniform difference between two < breeds. The age of the cow also has f effect. The milk is usually less rich < in fat with each succeeding period of 1 lactation. As each lactation period i advances, however, the amount of fat increases as the stage of lacta- : tion becomes more advartced. This is ] especially apparent after the third 1 month." < In addition to these four influences, ! Mr. Haig finds the difference in time between milkings has some effect and ] - he urges milking at regular intervals for best results. The last milk drawn from the udder is richer than the first few streams and shows why a : cow should be thoroughly stripped. ; A cow in good flesh will produce more ; ! milk and fat than a thin one. Dairy . cows should not be allowed to get too fat but ithey should be kept in good condition, Haig says. _ I A dairy cow needs to be fed liberal- 1 ly to get the highest test of iat but j ; this feed should be balanced. Drought | will lessen the per cent of fat in milk and finally turning in pasture will j have effect on the fat content only w'n:n the pasture is jn poor condition. : Quebec News Items We are indeed proud of cur new road leading from the highway i"^d the Gloucester road. The bridge is now completed and the road is open to the public. Mrs. F. E. Hinnant ana daughter:?, Lucy and Nellie of Columbia, S. C. are spending some time at their sum- j mer home here. j Mrs. J. W. Robinson and her daughter, Mrs.; Nell McCoy, were greatly honored Sunday by a dinner prepared by her chi'dren in honor of their birthdays, both Mrs. McCoys birthduys/jeing on the same day. Be sides the family those present were Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Whitmire and children, Roma and Ras. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McCail and family, Mr. and Mrs. Mack Collins and Mr. Lon Hasket. Ice crcam was served not mentioning the loads of good eats besides. Mrs. Emmit Owen and tiny infant daughter, Doris, of Lake Toxaway, spent last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mack Reid. Mr. W. B. Henderson in company j with Mrs. Richard Harrison, Mrs. | Will Reid and Miss Agnes Miller j made a trip to the state hospital to j visit the. formers sister, Mrs. H. D. | Miller Thursday. i Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McCail, Mr. i H. N. McCail and Mr. Gene Moore j attended the singing given at the some of Mr. Booth Price near Glou cester Sunday. Mrs. Watha Fisher is reported at [ the point of death at her home in Reids. Mr. and Mrs. Avery Reid and daughter, Bernice of Brevard visited relatives here the week-end. Mrs. Dovie Whitmire is visiting | relatives in Greenville, S. C. this | week. j Mr. Cling Galloway of Calvert was guest of his sister, aunt Hannah ! Whitmire Thursday and Thursday j night. I Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rogers and j children of Enon visited Mr. and Mrs. | Clarence Owen Friday. Mr. VV. B. Henderson, daughter Helen, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Henderson and Mrs. M. D. Hardin were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Henderson of Brevard Saturday. Mr. Lon Hasket from near Cullo ivhee spent Saturday night with his aunt and uncle. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Robinson. Mr. Paul Mullenax and Mr. Rich ird Whitmire of Greenville spent the past week visiting Mr. and Mrs. Cad Whitmire. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Galloway spent the week-end visiting relatives in Easley, S. C. 1 ..i pei'ile. ~ f'iti-eo and serenaded Mrs. F. E. Hinnant and laughters Saturday night as a wel :ome back to their summer home. Miss Vera McCail and Mrs. Inez VlcCall of Camp Edisto called on Mr. ind Mrs. Cecil Whitmire Thursday. ! Mrs. Dorothy Johns and children o! j Canton spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Whitmire and family. Robert Fisher and Alma Chapell of Tonesville, S. C., are spending th. veek with Miss Jessie Fisher. Misses Gussie Whitmire and Ber lice Reid were Saturday night guest.* if Miss Mildred Henderson. Miss Virginia and Cleo Jones of j \sheville spent last we'ek vi.sitini: heir parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. 'ones. Misses Barbara and Lucille Hen lerson spent Thursday night with Jrs. Paul McCay. Mr. Wilk Reid and a friend from Tryon spent Saturday night at th lome of the formers parents, Mr. and ill's. John Reid. 1 Odus Fisher of Reids spent Sun lav night with Oscar Henderson. Mrs. Nell McCoy and Misses Bor ha and Ethel Golden spent Tuesday EARN ABOUT LIME SANDHILL STATION A group of 50 or more North Car olina county farm agents, extension pecialists and research workers re ently visited the Sandhill Experi nent Station of South Carolina near Columbia where they had an exeoel ent opportunity to study the effects if using ground limestone in connex ion with the fertilizer applications nade to general farm crops. The Sandhill station was establish >d on a type of soil and in a par icular location where the land war jractically devoid of plant food and latural fertility. The site was chosen vith this in view so that the effect* )f adding any kind of plant food vhetlier in the form of ground lime stone, fertilizers, or turning under egumes, might be studied with good ?ffect. The Station comprises some 587 acres of which about one-half is ileared and cropped. Regular rota :ions of cotton, corn, soybeans and j "all sown crops are followed. At the recent meeting there were j some 200 fertilizer folks. South Caro lina farmers and agricultural leaders. Dr. H. P. Cooper, agronomist for the South Carolina Experiment Station, first explained the type of work done at the Station then took the group on a tour to inspect the actual field results. Especially did he point out the value of ground dolomitics lime stone in overcoming a deficiency o' magnesia in the soil. He advocated the greater use of this kind of lime stone and pointed out that the most effective way to place it in the soil in small quantities each year was by using it in the fertilizer mixture. In thi3 way it could replace the usuai "filler" found in most ready-mixed gOO<ls. Those who studied the experiments were impressed with the complete tests being conducted and the results secured or, that particular type of soil. nig''.t with Miss Pearl Price of Glou cester ana attended tho revival ser vices there. Misses Madge Jones and Hazel Moses were guests of Miss Lucille Henderson Sunday night. Mrs. Will Reid, Mrs. Richard Har rison and Miss Agnes Miller were guests of Miss Helen Henderson Wednesday night. Several people from this communir ty attended revival services at the Methodist church at Lake Toxaway last week. Mrs. S. T. Whitmire, daug'nter Eula and Mr. and Mrs. Fisher of Canton visited Mr. and Mrs. Jim Fisher Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Whitmire call ed on Capt. and Mrs. W. D. Black Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Ilardin, Jr., were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Moore. Mr. Edwin Whitmire is spending some time with his sister, Mrs. Wal ter Sanford of Enka. Well, I guess the biys and girls are rejoicing that school days are here again. Mr. Broadus Henderson in com pany with friends of Rosman went on a camping trip Monday night. LESS FERTILIZER; GETS BETTER CROPS Because he adapted a rotation in which the use of legumes was given a prominent place and reduced his cotton acreage to give place for live stock and feed orops, C. L. Braddy of Councils in Bladen County report better crops from his toO-aere farm even though he had rcduced- his costs for fertilizer by a sizable figure. The Braddy farm had been culti vated strictly as a cotton and tobac co place until five years ago when he worker out a definite crop rota tion system with the aid of E. C. <Blair, extension agronomist at State College. Little attention had been paid to soil improvement. In 1927, however, Mr. Braddy began his rota tion system and added soybeans in his corn for turning under. The beans were planted between the rows of corn and also in the row with the corn. He arranged his plantings so that this happened to each field each two years. In the meantims, he dis continued the growing of cotton and used the released land for peanuts, cowpeas and soybeans. Mr. Blair says these crops made it feasible for Mr. Braddy to increase his cattle and hogs and to grow the same acreage of tobacco as therefore. DR. WINSTON DIES OF PNEUMONIA At the age of 80 years, Dr. George Taylor Winston, one of the Souths leading educators passed away at i Durham hospital following: an illness from double pneumonia. Dr. Winston was a formed presi dent of the University of North Caro lina, having served in this capacity from 1891 to 1896. Ke also served at various times, as president of the University of Texas and of North Carolina State college. lie retired j from active life in 1908. During th^ ? past few years he had suffered rroiu paralysis. His remains were cremated shortly after his death and the ashes sent to Asheville. Recently, he told Mr. Blair that his fertilizer bill in 1927 amounted to $1,000 but in 1932 it was only $200. Yet he has better crops this year than ir 1927. He also reported that his check for hogs last year enabled him to stick out the long session of ' the General Assmbly of which he is ; a prominent member. ! He found further that by building up his land with legumes, the ferti lizer used was more effective or did ! he actually need so much as formerly. Get READY for your Labor Day trip TODAY . . ; You may never again be able to buy tires at these unbelievably low priees .. > Rubber and Cotton prices have already gone up and tire priees are sure to follow! You need some of the necessities and services in our Holiday Bargains ? . .Prices are rock bottom . Quality excels any other tire at anywhere near these prices . ? . 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