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Analyses Indicates Haywood Soil Low In Phosphorus
By ALBERT L. RAMSEY
Assistant <'runty Agent
A summary of all soil samples
submitted in 1955 by Haywood
County farmers was recently pre
sented to a group of local seed and
fertilizer dealers by V. L. Holloway,
county agent.
This summary was made on all
samples submitted for recommend
ations on pastures, alfalfa, tobacco,
and corn, and reveals that our
farmers should vary their fertiliz
er practices somewhat. The re
sults of the summary are as fol
lows:
PASTURES ? 72 per cent pas
tureland sampled was adequate in
calcium, and 75 per cent was ade
quate in potash, but only 13 per
cent of our pastures have an ade
quate level of phosphorus.
This tells us simply that most
farmers in Haywood County should
concentrate their efforts on pas
ture fertilization to phosphate fer
tilizers. Pasture lands that have not
been limed or phosphated in the
past five years will probably pay
the farmer more return for one or
two tons of limestone and 500 to
1000 pounds of 20 per cent phos
phate (or the equivalent in triple
superphosphat e?200 to 400
pounds) than for any other fertiliz
er.
? Of course, our improved grasses
and clovers have different require
ments from bluegrass and white
clover, and much more potash is
required in their maintenance. We
have, however, aboiit 61,000 acres
of blue-grass-white clover pastures
and about 10.000 acres of improved
pastures.
ALFALFA?Here again we find,
more or less, the same pattern as
with our pastures, as 87 per cent
of the land sampled had been ade
quately limed, and 65 per cent had
adequate levels of potash, but only
10 per cent of our alfalfa soils
sampled had adequate phosphate,
indicating that alfalfa yields are
seriously limited by the low phos
phorus levels of our soils. This can
be corrected easily before seeding
by plowing down 500 to 100 pounds
of 20 per cent superphosphate or
200 to 400 pounds- of triple super
phosphate, in addition to the regu
lar amounts of 2-12-12 used as a
starter fertilizer.
Alfalfa is an extremely heavy
potash user once established, and
requires 600 to 800 pounds of
0-9-27 with borax per acre to pro
duce maximum yields. '
TOBACCO ? Buriey tobacco is
generally grown on our most fer
tile soils, and samples tested show
that 83 per cent of our tobacco
fields sampled had an adequate lev
el of potash, but only 42 per cent
(or half) showed enough phosphate
had been applied. This indicates
that 58 per cent of our tobacco
soils need 100 pounds of 20 per
cent superphosphate or 40 pounds
of 48 per cent triple superphos
phate on each 1/10 acre. This
superphospate should be drilled or
broadcast before the cover crop is
plowed down. If this is done, many
of our tobacco farmers could well
use an 8-8-8 tobacco fertilizer at
lower rates than 4-8-10 should be
used if superphosphate is not ap
plied.
CORN?Haywood County at last
census was the No. 2 county in
North Carolina in ensilage produc
tion. being led only by Iredell
County by about 3.000 tons. Much
of our corn soils arc cropped con-j
tinuously in ensilage corn, and re
quire rather heavy applications of
manure, fertilizer and side dressing
for good results year after year.
Eighty-three iht cent of the corn
soil sampled had adequate potash,
but only 26 uer cent of the samples
showed adequate phosphorus. The
answer is the same as with the oth
er crops?if your soil analysis
shows your soil deficient in phos
phorus, your best returns from
fertilizer will be from the 500 to
1000 pounds of superphosphate you
plow down this spring. Then plan
to fertilize adequately for nitrogen
and potash and use a recommended
variety?and you should be grati
fied with the results.
In conclusion, let me say that
many farmers are concerned when
they find that their soils are low
or medium in phosphorus, but they
can be assured that it is the one
fertilizer element which will not
leach out of our soils. True, we do
not receive benefit from all phos
phate applied unless we lltne
properly, but soil cannot be pro
ductive unless it contains ample
phosphorus and calckim, derived
from limestone.
If you have nbt done so already,
secure your soil sample containers
from the county agent's office and
get your samples in for the coming
crop season. At the present it is
taking about one month to get re
sults of soil samples, so don't wait
?get yours now.
About five quarts of milk are
needed to make one pound of
American cheese.
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PLAN VOUR FARM
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
NOTICE OF SERVICE OF
PROCESS BY PUBLICATION
NORTH CAROLINA,
HAYWOOD COUNTY.
LUCILLE LUNSFORD,
Plaintiff,
vs.
CLARENCE LUNSFORD,
Defendant.
TO CLARENCE LUNSFORD:
Take notice that a complaint,
seeking relief against you, has
been filed in the Superior Court of
Haywood County, North Carolina,
by the plaintiff above named for
reasonable subsistence for herself
and Leon Lunsford. minor -child of
the plaintiff and the defendant
above named, for counsel fees, and
for the custody of said minor child.
You are required to make de
fense to such pleading not later
than the 7th day of April, 1956.
and upon your failure to do so. the
plaintiff above named will apply
to the Court for the relief demand
ed in said complaint.
This the 4th day of February.
1956.
J. B S1LER
Clerk Superior Court
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High Output
Is Goal Of
Poultrymen
The market egg producer should
try to secure maximum production
from each bird and it helps if he
can achieve peak production dur
ing the time when the price of
eggs is high, >ays R. S. Dearstyne
of the State College poultry science
department.
Getting this high production per
bird depends on these inherited
factors: early sexual maturity, rate
of production, freedom from long
pauses in production, lack of
broodiness, and persistency of lay
in the flock as a whole.
Dearstyne says that assuming in
heritance is good, the poultryman
still has to maintain good manage
ment and keep his flock free of
disease or parasites, or else, all of
the good inherited factors will go
for naught.
Here are some tips which Dear
styne gives poultrymen: provide
comfortable housing conditions
with carefully controlled ventila
i tion; have ample floor, feeding and
watering space; keep litter dry:
cull at all times but especially when
any birds show indication of
disease: keep careful records of
the flock's production, and should a
sharp, prolonged period of low pro
duction occur, try to find the cause.
YES, I'M MAKING MONEY IN MILK
Even though milk is not bringing what it used to, many dairymen will
tell you they're still making a good living. They've done it by culling
out a few of the lowest-producers and managing the rest for more
milk per cow. Work is less and costs are smaller because there are,
fewer cows to milk and feed. ^
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V TON NAVE NO GRAIN, FEED A STRAIGHT
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To get top production, we believe the
first step is to build cow condition.
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SCARS OF CHURCH FIRE DISASTER
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BITS OF CHARRED WOOD and twisted metal are all that remain of the
Arundal Park Hall, Baltimore, where 11 persons died and more than
100 were injured when a fire started during a church oyster roast
dinner. Most of the casualties resulted from panic. (International)
Income Tax Law Changes
Call For A Special Look
(EDITOR'S NOTE ? This
article, the fourth in a series de
scribing the provisions of the
Federal income and Social Secur
ity tax laws as they affect farm
people, was prepared by Charles
K. Pugh. W, L. Turner, and C.
tV. Williams, extension farm
management specialist, N. C.
State College.)
When farmers compute their
profit lor loss) from farming, item
ized business deductions are sub
tracted from the gross income from
farming. Certain expenditures
used in the production of farm
commodities such as purchased
feed and fertilizer can be readily
allocated to the farm business on
an annual basis.
Changes in the federal income
tax laws and more detailed book
keeping procedures warrant special
attention to some other farm busi
ness deductions. The treatment of
depreciation and expenditures for
soil and water conservation should
be particularly noted in reporting
farm profit (or loss) for the taxable
year of 1955.
The purpose of the depreciation
deduction is to permit the invest
ment in depreciable property to be <
recovered over the useful life of
the property. The deduction for de
preciation on Schedule F, Form
NOTIcfe OF SALE
On Monday, February 27, 1956,
at 11:00 o'clock A.M., at the Court
House door in Town of Waynes
ville, N. C., I will oiler for sale, at
public outcry to the highest bid
der for cash, the following describ
ed lands and premises situate, ly
ing and being in Pigeon Town
ship, Haywood County, N. C., to
wit:
iirnivvnue ? ? ;,,
U UVI til .1 ill \J Oil ?? 31UAV ???
Northwest margin of Central Ave
nue at the Eastmost corner of the
lot conveyed to Clyde Jackson
'Deed Book 134. page 52', and runs
with line of that Lot, North 59?
30' West 147 feet to a stake in
Southeast margin ?f Sunset Drive;
thence with margin of that street,
three calls as follows: North 54?
55' East 40 feet; North 04? 55' East
41 feet; North 54? 55' East 27 feet
to a stake, which stake is the West
most corner of the Homer Forney
Lots 'Book 133, page 168>; thence
with Forney's line, South 59? 30'
East 100 feet to a stake in said
margin of Central Avenue; thence
with margin of that Street, Sdlith
32? 30' West 100 feet to the BE
GINNING, and BEING Lots Nos.
4 and 5 of a survey and subdivi
sion made by Nathan Rogers. Sur
veyor, of the property conveyed lo
Moses Osborne and wife, Lizzie Os
borne, by James W, Hall et ux. by
deed dated October 24, 1946. and
recorded in Deed Book 130, page
561, Haywood County Registry.
Sale will be made pursuant to the
power and authority conferred up
on the undersigned Trustee by lhat
Deed of Trust dated December 29.
1952. executed by LeRoy Martin
and wife. Rozella Martin, and re
corded in Book 84. page 192, Hay
wood County Registry, default hav
ing been made in the payment of
the indebtedness thereby secured,
and demand ^or sale having been
made by the holder thereof upon
the undersigned Sale will be made
subject to 1956 taxes.
This January 25. 1956.
A T WARD, Trustee
2611?J 30 r 6-13-20
1040 is allowed only for property
used in farming. These depreciable
items include farm buildings
(other than the owner's dwelling);
machinery and equipment; certain
livestock held for work, dairy, or
breeding purposes; fences and tile
drains; and autos and trucks (farm
share).
In figuring depreciation it is
necessary to determine; (1) the use
ful life of each item on your de
preciation schedule and (2) the
basis for depreciation. Usually the
basis of any property is its cost, if
the property is materially improv
ed. the additional costs, including
hired labor for the improvements,
are added to the basis.
The "straight line" method of
depreeiaiton has been used most
extensively by farmers. Under this
method, the cost or other basis of
the property less its estimated sal
vage value is deducted in equal
annual amounts over the period of
its estimated useful life. Two oth
er methods of depreciation may
now be used on new property hav
ing a useful lifciof three years or
more. The "declining balance"
method and the "sum of the years
digits" methods permit a larger
proportion of the cost of the
property to be recovered in the
earlier period of its useful life.
Regardless of the method of de
preeiaiton used, you cannot deduct
in one year the depreciation that
you should have taken but did not
take in a prior year. Therefore,
complete records of your depreci
able proerty will prevent the over
looking of an eligible item when
you figure your depreciation deduc
tion.
Anolher special provision of the
law permits certain expenditures
for soil and water conservation or
for the prevention of erosion to be
deducted rather than capitalized.
This feature applies specifically to
certain outlays for the "treatment
or moving of earth" on land used
for farming. The deduction in any
taxable year for such expenditures
may not exceed 25 pes cent of the
gross income derived from farm
ing during that year. This type of
deduction for soil and water corf
servation may be used initially
without prior permission, but you
must adopt this method for your
first taxable >ear beginning after
December 31, 1953, in which such
expenditures are paid or incurred
The "Farmers' Tax CJuide" pro
vides a detailed exploration of n-'V.
depreciation methods expenditures
A Puzzle Out
ORLEANS, Neb. (API ? When
Mrs. Edna Heinze's grandchildren
came for a visit, she gave them a
jigsaw puzzle to piay with.
The visit over, Mrs. Heinze pro
ceeded to clean up and found only
half the puzzle. Since half a puzzle
is no good, she threw it away.
A few days later, while clean
ing, she found the other half of
the puzzle.
She reasoned again, half a puz
zle is no good, and threw it away.
for soil and water conservation,
and other farm business deduc
tions. This valuable pamphlet is
available at the ofTmes of the In
ternal Revenue Service end county
agents.
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NOW...
GL 6-3921
for
PHILLIPS 66
FUEL OIL
? CLEAN BURNING
? PROMPT SERVICE
? METERED DELIVERY
?ppiHj 20 YEARS OF DEPENDABLE
FUEL SERVICE TO
, WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA
ALLISON & DUNCAN
OIL COMPANY
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MR. FARMER ...
LET US FILL YOUR
A. S. C. ORDERS
WE HAVE A COMPLETE LINE OF
ALL TYPES OF FIELD SEEDS . . .
OCR SUPPLY IS AMPLE.
? ? BAGGED OR BULK LIME
? 2-12-12 FERTILIZER
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I ? SUPERPHOSPHATE ? POTASH
I ? COMPLETE LINE OF HIGH QUALITY
I SEED
. REMEMBER, YOU SAVE TWICE AT YOUR FARMERS CO-OP!
I HAYWOOD COUNTY
I FARMERS CO-OP, Inc.
DEPOT STREET H. M. Dulin, Mgr. DIAL GL 6-8621
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