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Congress Cancels Burley Acreage Allotment Cuts Congress last week voted to can cel cuts In the 1956 acreage allot ments for -hurley and three other types of tobacco. The House and then the Sen ate paaaed by voter vote legisla tion to cancel IS per cent cats for burley fire cured and Mary land tobaccos, and 20 per cent for dark air cured. The legislation now goes to the White House. Sen. Clements (D-Ky), ,acting majority leader, and other tobac co state spokesmen said the meas ures would permit the growers to plant the same acreage as last year. Chairman Ellcnder (D-La) of the Senate Agriculture Committee sup ported the tobacco bills. He said they would make no change In the permanent tobacco act under which ' this crop has been supported at 90 per cent of parity. Other crops classed as basic are .'under the flexible 75 to 90 per cent range. Backers of the legislation said lower production estimates from last year's crops have shown the cuta to be unnecessary. Production of burley, grown principally in Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia, was said to have been some 40 to 50 million pounds short of earlier estimates. It was on these earlier produc tion estimates that the secretary of agriculture based his decisions for cuts for these types. Marketings of fired cured and dark air cured also showed actual production less than earlier esti mates. Official premeasurement of all allotted crops will be offered to farmers in every North Carolina county in 1956; the farmer will be required to pay only the actual cost of the measuring work. Tar Heel 4-H'ers completed 20 pei*-cent more projects in tree planting, timber stand improve ment, forest protection, and tree identification 1955 than they did in 1954 Plant Irish ] Potato Crop During April By ROBERT SCHMIDT Gardeners in Eastern and Pied mont North Carolina should begin to thiqk about planting their Irish potatoes. The land should be pre pared as soon as possible but plant ing may be delayed until in March without any appreciable loss in I earliness. In the Mountain area planting may be delayed until April. Do not plant potatoes In poorly drained areas or the seed pieces may rot in the ground. | The Irish potato requires heavy fertilization as well as good soil in order to make large yields At least one gallon of an 8-8-8 fertilizer rglxture should be used per 100 sq ft of row, thoroughly mixed in the row soil about a week be fore planting time.' In home gar dens and small plantings, potatoes are usually 'planted by hand, and if the fertilizer is applied in the fur row at planting time there is dan ger that it will come into contact" with the seed piece and damage it. Do not apply lime to potato soils. Lime and 'also fresh stable manure will promote the growth of potato scab disease if present in the soil or on the seed. Irish Cobbler is still one of the most popular white potato vari eties for home gardens. Canso, a Canadian introduction, is resistant to late blight and is replacing Irish Cobbler to some extent in the East ern areas. Sebago and Essex are good but are later than Cobbler. For those who prefer red potatoes the Triumph (Red Bliss) and La Soda varieties are probably best. In the mountain areas we would recommend Boone. Kennebec and Essex. These are all resistant to late blight disease. It is best to use certified seed if obtainable. Certification is a guar antee that the seed potatoes are practically free from the most seri ous diseases. Seed pieces should be cut so that they average from IVi to 1V4 ounces in weight and most contain at least one good eye. Smaller seed pieces will give lower yields. Space the rows three feet apart and the seed pieces 10 to 12 inches apart in the row. The usual planting depth is about four inches. Contrary to a common idea, there is no advantage in turn ing all the eyes up in planting the seed pieces. State College Answers Timely Farm Questions QUESTION: What proportion of mash and grain is best when feed ing a mash-grain diet to chickens* ANSWER: In general, a grain mix fed in the early winter should consist of about 50 per cent corn, 30 per cent wheat, and 20 per cent oats. Bad r Colds' n i- A .. go thru^f MUD!1 SNOW! SiUSHl - *. with , Suburbanites by good/year * ? Up to 91% moro "?tort-ability" ? Up to 39% moro "stop-ability" ? Quieter operation on dry roads ' Thf "ibiirbanite's power ful iiiulti - cleated tread has 1856 knife-like edges that hold in mud, snow and slush to pull you through Winter's worst. Stop in ? trade now.for the extra safety ? extra traction of new Subur banites by Goodyear! USE OUR EASY RAY PLAN L Allison A Duncan | Tire Co. Georfla Ate.. Haselwood | ? . ONE OF FOUR COMMUNITY HOUSES in Hay wood County is this one at White Oak, which served first as a school and later as a church. Near Sam I^dlord's store in the White Oak community. ? this buildinr has a Uric auditorium with heat lni stove, and a kitchen with hot plates. Other community centers in the county are at South Clyde, Iron OufT, and Thickety. (County Agent's photo by Tippett). I Applying For ASG Aid Increases Farmers' Income I ? ? ? i i ? ' ? ? ? Haywood County farmers can in crease their annual agricultural in come from $25 to $200 merely by applying for aid offered under the county's 1956 ASC program. A. W. Ferguson. ASC manager, pointed out today. Mr. Ferguson said that Haywood Ceunty has been allocated $77,000 this year for ASC assistance, but last year only 56 per cent of all county farmers participated in the ASC program. Mr. Ferguson explained that the ASC County Committee wants to expand its program this year and restore Haywood to the position It held several years ago when it was North Carolina's No. 1 county in the state ASC program. Major practices for which ASC assistance is available, Mr.. Fergu son said, concern: 1. Seeding of pasture, meadow, or alfalfa up to farm allowance (Practices 1 arid 2). 2. Furnishing of pasture - im provement materials, such as lime, phosphate, potash, and mixed fer tilizer (Practice 3). 3. Furnishing of lime for any open land or farm for growth of legumes and grasses (Practice 6). 4. Sharing of costs for open ditch or tile drainage after approv al by SCS technicians and Installa tion according to his specifications (Practices 12 and 13). The ASC manager said that soil tests are not required for ASC aid, but farnjers are required to use lime on land which has not been limed in recent years. He added that after initial liming, which may require up to three tons per acre on some soils, one ton , of lime per acre each five years i generally will maintain the proper : acidity of soil. Mr. Ferguson said that the dead line for appling for ASC assist ance for spring planting is Apiil i 15. but cautioned that ASC funds 1 may be exhausted before that date. I Finish Is As Important As A Fiber In the textile world today, a fin ish is just as important as a fiber. But its terminology often makes shopping difficult?there are al ways new names cropping up. The oldest and most familiar fabric finish is shrinkage control, according to Mary Em Lee, State College extension specialist in tex tiles and clothing. This process was developed in 1929. The term Sanforized was adopted to indicate that a garment bearing the mark will not shrink more than 1 per cent. s Mercerization is a process of finishing that adds a silken luster to cotton fabrics. You'll find all kinds of cottons mercerized ? everything from fine broadcloths to army twills. Mercerization. accord ing to Miss Lee. also adds strength to the fiber. Plisse is a crinkled surface that's added to a flat fabric. It's done by printing highly concentrated caus tic soda in a pattern on cotton cloth by means /jf a roller. Soda causes the printed part to shrnk and crinkle the fabric. Miss Lee points out that in many cases, this treatment is not successful. The crinkle frequently washes out and the garment must then be ironed after each washing. Hygenic finishes resist odors from perspiration. These finishes actually retard bacterial growth and prolong the life of the mate rial. They're used principally in socks, shoe linings and founda tion garments. Farmers have reported to USDA that they intend to raise 67 mil lion turkeys in 1956 compared to S3 milfion in 1955. Pender County Farmer Had To Be Shown Walter Bright of Rocky Point in Pender County isn't from Missouri, but he still "had to be shown" last year. County Agent ,V. T. Maultsby says that Bright attended the to bacco school held in the county last year. He listened to the discus sions on the various phases of to bacco production, but he didn't agree with the tobacco fpeciallsts on the amount of seed that should be used in the plant bed. A few days after the tobacco school, Maultsby visited the Bright farm and found the farmer getting ready to apply the seed to the 100 1 square feet of bed. When Maults- 1 by asked him how many of the seed he planned to use, Bright re- < plied. "The entire ounce". The county agent tried to con- 1 vince him that an ounce was too 1 much. A neighbor with a plant bed alongside Bright's bed also tried to dissuade him, but to no-avail. Sadder but wiser/ Bright says 1 that "It looked as though every seed in that ounce came up." The plants grew very thick and spiny in the bed and grew off very slow ly when transplanted to the field. The neighbor who used one fourth ounce of seed for the same size bed had fine healthy plants that grew off o lickly when trans planted. Bright says he'll know better next time. More Livestock Surgery Being Performed On Farms With more and more livestock surgery being done on the farm, the American Foundation of Ani mal Health today cautioned that every possible safeguard needs to be taken if such operations are to be successful. ' V Animals have great recuperative powers, but they still need much the same care and attention as hu man beings before, during, and following surgery, the Foundation said. "The longer an animal is sick, the poorer surgical risk it becomes Prompt examination by a veterin arian will reveal whether there is a need for surgery, and if this Is done early enough the surgery may be performed while the animal has the greatest amount of strength and re sistance," the Foundation report stated. Farmers should provide clean and sanitary quarters for the oper ation, and they should be moderate ly warm and free from drafts. The quarters should be prepared ac cording to instructions from the veterinarian, who will also list post operative care recqmmendations. The farmer should see to It that the animal is clean and cofafortable, both before and after the surgery. Livestock owners should be alert for signs of complications follow ing surfery, reporting the progress of the patient, or any unfavorable signs to the veterinary surgeon Im mediately. The Foundation added that ad vancd techniques are taking more risk out of farm animal surgery, and new and improved antibiotics and drugs also are proving very hejpful. $58.55 Average On Burley In 1955 Set New Record By The Associated Press For each 100 pounds of their 1955 crop, the nation's hurley to bacco growers pocketed $6.13 more than they'd ever received before. A recap of the 47-day marketing season showed that growers in the eight-state belt averaged $58.55 a 100 pounds tor their burley. Tbis was $6 13 above the previous high two years ago; $8.92 more than last year's average. The gross value wis off 61 million dollars but only 3 million lower than the 10-year mean. FinaPflgure released by Federal State Market News Service showed the grop crop was 487,126.122 pounds. About 468 to 470 million pounds represented net poundage, the rest*being tobacco sold a sec ond time. The volume was down 211 Vi mil lion pounds from last year's record smashing output and 125 million below the 1945-54 average. The government had figured 1955 production at 510 million pounds. Growers let about 15 per cent I of the 1955 offerings go under gov- I ernment loan. More than one-half the nrice for individual grades reached ail time highs; over 80 per cent were $l-$2 above last year and a few grades more than doubled the previous season's price. The light bodied crop contained a larger proportion of buff and tan flyings and there was more good to choice tobacco. Fair and good leaf and flyings, low and fair tips made up the bulk Of sales. Bookmobile Schedule Tuesday, Feb. 21 JONATHAN C. - L. JUNALUSKA Burgin's Store 9:15- 9:30 R. W. Howell 9:45-10:00 Rock Hill School 10:15-11:00 Mrs. Ethel Boyd 11:15-11:30 Jesse Hannah 11:45-12:00 Orvil Shelton 12:15-12:30 Fraftcis Wyatt 12:45- 1:00 Junaluska Supply 1:15- 1:30 Thursday. Feb. 23 HYDFR MT. - CLYDE RD. W. J. 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