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NOW CHECKING
PERFORMANCE
ON FEED GRAIN
Farmers who signed agreement
to divert their entire feed grain
base acreage to conservation use
for the 1964 crop year can expect
an ASCS representative to visit
their farm during the next three
weeks for the purpose of checking
compliance and measuring their
designated diverted acreage, ac
cording to Ralph W. Ramsey, man
ager of the Madison County ASCS
office. Ramsey pointed out that
some 371 corn producing farms
within the county signed inten
tions to take part in this year's
feed grain diversion program and
that 233 of the 371 signed agree
ments to divert their entire feed
grain base. Compliance on the 138
farms which agreed to divert on
ly a portion of their feed grain
base will be checked at the lime
a visit is nimle to measure the to
bacco acreage which is expected
to be started on or near June 1.
Farmers who signed to divert
their entire corn base are urged
to be on the look-out for a visit
toy one of the ASCS field report
ers and to be In position to point
out and assist with the measur
ing of fields which have been set
aside as the designated diverted'
acreage under this year's feed
grain program.
Ramsey explained that land set
aside for the diverted feed grain,
acreage must meet the following
criteria: It must be cropland of
average or above fertility or pro
ductivity which has been tilled or
cultivated during one or more of
the past four years with an ex
ception that eligible land which
was diverted under the previous
feed grain programs will be con
sidered eligible for diversion this
year. The designated diverted
acreage must be devoted to an
approved conserving vegetative
cover to protect it from erosion
during the crop year. Harvesting
from the designated diverted acre
age is prohibited; however, graz
ing is permissible during the
months of January, February,
Much, October, November and
December. An uge designated
i.l ! in whole fields or in
areas of it aide size within
fields.
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In conclusion, Ramsey said that
it is the participating farmer's
responsibility to designate a suf-
RECREATION
AREAS OPEN
Forester Supervisor Hanlon to
day announced the opening of all
recreation areas on the Davidson
River complex including Sycamore
Flats, Davidson River, White Pines,
Pink Beds and Coontree. Well
troubles at Coontree have necessi
tated temporarily abutting off the
water at this recreation area. En
gineers are working on a solution
and the problem should be reme
died in the near future. A new
water system and a new sewage
system have been installed at
North Mills Recreation Area to
handle the peak crowds at tbia
popular area.
Rocky Bluff Recreation Area, 8
miles from Hot Springs, on NC
209, should be open in August.
The water and sewage systems
are under contract. About three
months will le required for their
installation. Twenty-one camping
sites and twenty-two picnic units
are being built.
THE NEWS. RECORD
Mrs. Ethel Brown
Passes Tuesday;
Funeral Today
MARSHALL, N. C, MAY 7, 1064
ficient acreage to meet his inten
tions in that reporters are not
permitted to compute the acreage
or to advise him on the extent
through an estimate.
Mrs, Ethel Fisher Brown, 67, of
Marshall Rt 8, died Tuesday af
ternoon, May 5, 1064 in her home
after a long Ulneaa.
Services were bald at 2 p. m.
today (Thursday) in Grapevine
Baptist Church, of which she yas
a member.
The Rot. Howard Ogle and the
Rev. Everett Sprinkle officiated.
Burial was in Clark Cemetery..
Pallbearers ware Frank, John,
Nial, Velt and Qarrel Clark and
Floyd Coates.
Surviving are the husband, John
R. Brown; two daughters, Mrs.
James R, Nelson of Lorraine,
Ohio, and Mrs. Reagan Shelton of
Marshall Rt 6; a son, Walter of
Asheville; two sisters, Mrs. Lela
Tweed and Mrs. Pearl Riddle of
Marshall; three brothers, Hob
Fisher of Fletcher, and Quillen
and Carson Fisher of Marshall;
eight grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
GOOD THINKING
Many a man displays good judg
ment by showing a lack of it in
some of his friends.
Mrs. J. N. Fisher
Receives 130 At
Open House Sun.
Approximately 180 frianda and
relatives stopped by the boms of
Mrs. J. N. Fisher on TUlery
Branch Sunday to extend birthday
greetings at an Open House ob
servance held between 1:30 and
4:80 o' clock. Mrs. Fisher will ob
4:80 o' dock. Mrs. Fisher will ob
serve her 90th birthday on May 9-
Mrs. Fisher is making her home
at the present with one of her
sons, Wayne. All three of her
sons and five daughters were
present, in addition to her broth
er, Carl Tillery, of Kingston, Ida
ho, and a number of grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
A color scheme of green and
white was carried out. Mrs. Till
ery seemed delighted at the many
visitors who called.
Serving at the punch bowl were
Mrs. B. F. Carter and Mrs. Dean
Carter, assisted by Mrs. Charlie
Sawyer, Miss Sandra Carter and
Miss Janice Sawyer.
Miss Cathy Keid and Mrs. B. F.
Carter had charge of the guest
book.
NEWS FROM THE MADISON COUNTY
ASCS Office
RALPH RAMSEY, Office Manager
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SHOULD USDA
BE RENAMED?
Would you be just as happy be
ing an employee of the Depart
ment of "food, Agriculture and
Rural Affairs T" Or, maybe, the
"Department of Food and Agri
culture?" These are some of the
suggestions being made by the
Secretary of Agriculture, and oth
ers, for a change in the Depart
ment name.
Secretary Freeman says that
the Department should be given
a name more descriptive of its
myriad activities which, on the
whole, affect non-farmers more
than farmers. He has suggested
the two names given above.
During the last century, the De
partment has branched out until
it is as much a department for
trade, business and consumers as
it is for the farmers. It conducts
the biggest recreational business
in the world, and tne mggest n re
fighting establishment. It has the
biggest lumbering business and
biggest banking business in the
world. It conducts more research
than any other organization in
the world.
In the case of expenditures,
about a third of the Department's
funds go for price support and
related programs in which farm
ers arc the primary but not the
only beneficiaries. The rest of
the expenditures are for services
which are of primary benefit to
the general public.
Hero is a rough breakdown of
fiscal 1964 budget expenditures:
Foreign programs (partly de
fense) 33',', ; price supports and
payments 29.5',', ; food distri
bution 8.5'', ; agricultural con
servation, soil bank, etc. 8.2;
Farmers Home Administration
and RE A loans 6.5r ; Forest
Service 4.8 research, Exten
sion, marketing 57, ; Soil Con-
MARSHALL AUTO
RACE DRIVERS
MAKING MARKS
Three Marshall auto race driv
ers are making marks at the New
Asheville Speedway on Friday
nights, Marvin Collins of Marshall
is in second place in the track's
hobby division point standings and
Boots Landers and Allon Silver
are tied for 12th place.
In two races, Collins, who Is J
competing in hobby racing for the!
first season, has finished in third!
jilace and in fourth place.
Silver ran 7th last Friday and
Landers, who experienced mechan
ical difficulty last week, ran 7thl
in the opening race April 17.
All three drivers will be or
hand this Friday when the hobbj
field competes in a 20-lap featuru
and two 10-lan heats. In addi
tion. the sportsmen, all drivinJ
late-model racers, will run a 40
lap feature and two l()-lap heats
Qualifying runs will be at
p. m., andd racing will start
8:30.
THINK!
Don't drink and drive too
nv ioy-rides begin with a bottl
end end at the morgue.
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servation Service
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Assistant Secretary Ceora
Mehren this month, in a spee
to the Pacific Dairy and PoultB
Association, said this: "Amor
all its other functions, the
Dartment actually conducts fl
more programs directly orient
to the benefit of consumers th
any other Federal agency.
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