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' The Mountaineer's '""JZ,',"" ? ' yAT;j fl JO Rjm jfm im mA JflB^^ ct p| jjk^i 3^B ??ii ^^?rkri^nm ** Hay Crops In State Better Based on reports from growers as of August 1, production front the 1956 "AU Hay" crop is fore cost at 1,238,000 tons?29.000 tons less than was produced in 1955 and 24,000 tons below the 1945 54 average, the Crop Reporting Service announced today. Produc- 1 tion estimated in tons is as fol lows: Alfalfa 168.000; Clover and i Timothy 117,000; Lespedeza 407. 000; Soybean 92.000; Peanut 144, 0OQ; Grain 200,000; and other kinds 110,000. Hay yield per acre by kinds on August 1 are estimated in tons as follows: Alfalfa 2.00; Clover Timothy 1.15; Lespedeza 1.00; Soy beans 1.15; Peanuts .80: Grain 1.10: and other kinds 1.00. The "All Hay" average yield per acre is estimated at 1.08 tons compared with 1.10 in 1955 and 1.01 for the | 10-year average. Hay prospects improved for all "kinds" during July excepting Grain hay which has been harvest ed. Frequent light to heavy rain- -j fall during July resulted in im proved conditions on August 1 Growing conditions have been very P favorable for lespedeza. soybeans , h and peanuts. j h Apple Crop Said ! To Be Shorter it' Based on reports from growers u as of August 1, the estimated 1956 . apple crop for North Carolina at 1 400.000 bushels is short of the July forecast by 100,000 bushels j The lower estimate is the result of dry weather in many parts of the main producing areas and also a closer appraisal of the crop as j the greater part of it approaches closer to maturity. The expected production is short of the 1954 crop (the '55 crop was a near failure) by about 16 per cent, but ' it is 13 per cent above the 1945- j 54 ten-year average of 1.239,000 j bushels. 11 . o Sweet Potato Crops Are Below Average The N. C. sweetpotato prodiic-j p tion, as of August 1. is estimated ? t, at 2,360,000 cwt. compared witli 2,400.000 cwt. in 1955 and 1,739.00(1 cwt. for the 10-year average, ac cording to the N. C. Crop Report Ing Service. Current prospects i , point to an average yield of 59 I ( cwt. per acre, compared with 60 cwt. in 1955 and 59 cwt. for the : ? 10-year average. Showers during July improved yield prospects and farmers expect to harvest 40.000 ( acres, the same as was harvested j in 1955 although 5.000 acres short ' of the 1945-54 average. i - :]C United States combined exports U of wheat flour were an estimated 11 340 million bushels in 1955-56. vl USDA reports. ! ei ?- i w North Carolina's estimated bar- ii Icy yield of 35 bushels per acre w in 1956 would mean a new record 11 average. li WIRE-ENCLOSED ROCK JETTIES are recom mended hy the Soil Conservation Service for checking erosion like this on Richland Creek in Saunook community. Jetties are simple, cheap, and easy to construct, according to SCS officials. (SCS Photo). Air-Conditioned Hen House Not Too Wild A Dream Extension workers attending the Poultry Science Association meet ing in Raleigh heard some of their , co-workers give predictions of j things to come in the poultry in dustry. That egg that Mrs. Housewife cracked on the side of the skillet for breakfast this morning may bp on the way out. At least, in the not too far distant future she may he buying her eggs in compart mented plastic packages which en able her to see before she buys the color and quality of every egg Then too. she may be buying | the eggs from a vending machine i conveniently located to take care of purchases for that midnight ' snack after the stores have closed. Charles W. Wampler of Harri sonburg. Ya . thinks that the out look for poultry producers is very blight. As our population becomes even more a population of indoor people, the consumption of heavy meats will be replaced with the lighter foods such as poultry, milk | and eggs. W. E. New Ion from the Univer sity of California predicted that ! the egg candling machines are on j the way out. Since the method r now in use can only determine whether an egg is fit to eat and j not its real quality, electronic ma chines will be developed to inspect the eggs for uniformity of shell color, weight, and density of yolk. Newlon believes that the air-con ditioned, light-controlled hen house is just around the corner as poul ti\men make a real effort to con trol temperature and light condi tions which have such a great effect on egg production. Record Yield In Corn Indicated Based on condition and prob able yield reports from growers as of August 1, a corn crop of 72. 853.000 bushels is forecast, accord ing to the North Carolina Crop j Reporting Service. The current in- ( dicated production is about 3 per cent more than the 70.482.000 bushels produced in 1955. and is I lo per cent above the 1945-1954 average crop of 02.535,000 bushels. | If the indicated production is real- j ized. it will be the second largest ! of record, exceeded only in 1950 ' when production amounted to 74. 184.000 bushels. The average yield per acre for the 1956 crop is a record and is indicated at 37.0 bushels, three bushels above the previous record set in 1955. The State's estimated 1.969,000 acres for harvest is the smallest since 1874. Prospects are very good for a large production of corn in North Carolina. Rainfall over most of the State came frequently in light to heavy showers at a time most j beneficial to the crop. Corn grown ! primarily commercially in the i Coastal Plains area was in or near the tasselling and silking stage j when the heavier showers came j A large number of counties now] have sufficient moisture in the ! ground to finish the crop to matur- j ify. There are a few localized , areas that remain on the drier side I and will need some additional rain- j fall to insure above average yields. j The record yield primarily results j from increased acreage planted i with hybrid seed and is estimated at 70 per cent for 1956. Other factors contributing to the high I yield is mostly sufficient moisture on August 1 and high- applications of fertilizer and nitrates. The po tential yield effects of the in- j creased plantings with hybrid seed ' was not attained in 1953 and 1954 due to drought conditions, and ] 1955 yields were upset by dam aging hurricanes. The North Carolina 1956 corn crop estimated at just over six million bushels would be about 11 per cent below the revised esti mate of the 1955 crop. I 1 Work, Sleep, Play In Comfort Without Nagging Backache Nagging backache, headache, or muscular aches and pains may come on with ovcr-exer tion, emotional upsets or day to.day stress and strain. And folks who eat and drink unwisely I sometimes suffer mild bladder irritation ; ? ..with that restless, uncomfortable feeling. If you are miserable and worn out because of these discomforts. Doan's..Pills often help by their pain relieving action, by their sooth ing effect to ease bladder irritation, and by their mild diuretic action through the kidneys ? tending to increase the output of the 15 miles of kidney tubes. So if nagging hnckat^ie makes you feel dragged-out, miserable.. . with rest less, sleep- j less nights... don'twait.. .try Doan's Pills... [ get the same happy relief millions have en- I joyed for over 60 years. Get Doan's Pills today! ? Doan's Pills a MILLION layers produce eggs ... saving about 5< per dozen Are you using our cost-cutting service? Many local folks are with very satisfactory results! Here's why we believe we can help you cut the cost of producing eggs and increase profits. Last fall a check on production of Purina-fc-d flocks brought out this fact. Records on more than one million layers showed they averaged only 4} <. lbs. of feed per dozen eggs. U. S. Government figures show that most flocks take 6 lbs. to do the job. So . .. Purina customers saved 1} j 11^. of feed or about 5 cents per dozen. See or call us now. We'll bring our Poultry Profit Meter to your farm and help you shoot for lower egg production costs. Remember ... service is free with the Checkerboard Bag. CLINE-BRADLEY CO. Joe Cline - Dick Hradley 5 Points Hazel wood Your friendly "Store with the Checkerboard Sign" MWWM 0 BABY CHICKS Only So.95 per 100 Polorum Passed. No Culls, Live Delivery. These same CHICKS were selling at S5.95 per 100. Order your's today. No C.O.D.'s Please. Breed and Sex Our Choice. BUD'S CHICKS Box 3803. Park Place Greenville, S. C. ^mmmmmmmmmmm?mmmm, Attention Hemorrhoid (Pile) Sufferers A Wonderful New Discovery Just Put On The Market An ointment that has been used for the past two years by a prom inent ML Holly, N. C., doctor who states, "During the past thirty seven years of general practice 1 have used all the well known and accepted remedies for the relief of Hemorrhoids?without a doubt the formula known as SUTHERINE gives the most satisfactory relief that 1 have ever used."' SUTHER- ; 1NE is especially recommended for the smoothing relief of pain and itching tn Hemorrhoids <piles). In . many cases, bleeding has been j stopped. Ask for SUTHERINE at all drug stores 'Adv.) i Reg, at U.S. Pat. Off.) S. N. HAWKS. JR. DR. LI'THKR SHAW These are two of the leaders for the hurley held day at the State Test Farm Tuesday. County Farmers Have Number Fine Projects ft, M, Messer of Waynesville is j fanning a diversified income on t is farm on Cove Creek. Mes>?r: | as beef cattle, hurley tobacco, U nd at the present lie is conduct-1, tig a survey for a 3-acre fish , iond. After he builds the fish pond, i.? has other plans for developing he area into camp sites, lie plans j 0 use his rough mountain farm to | ood advantage Many of the 4-11 Club mem- j hers in llay?ood County who are | feeding baby beef calves this year are finding that a home ini\ed ration for feeding is hard to beat. At present some of the top calves in the county are on an all-grain hoine-mixed ration and have made faster gains than other calves being fed a com mercial ration. Verlin Edwards, a 4-1 f (Hub. I lentber from Way nc>\ ilh is sold t n bis Yorkshire" brood sow. Yer- , 11 received a Yorkshire gilt 1 li ough tile 4-H Club l'ig Chain in ! t 955. Her first litter of pigs ar-1 < ived last wok- a total of fhir- ( yen. All arc "alive and kicking" i i 1 date. j 1 The 4-H Club members in I Haywood County who have corn 1 projects sonsored by the Waynes- t vllle Merchants air1 convinced ' that nitrogen is essential for I [?orn production even this early. Their corn which received heavy applications of nitrogen early ran be distinguished quite easily from that which received little or no nitrogen. Tommy Woods of the Iron Duif ornmunit.v is conducting an in Test ing hurley tobacco rienions ?alion this year Soil samples lowvd that the field was infest-1 tl with nematodes and tobacco as seriously stunted on tills land l previous years. A soil fumigant as used on a part of the field lis year with noticeable results, ndicatioiis now are that produc ion will bo much bettor on the j umigated portion of the field. All obacco will be kept separate until Marketed and in this way definite esuIts can be obtained. G. C. Palmer, Jr., a farmer in the Crabtreo community, has enough proof that alfalfa out yields native bluegrass and white clover for his dairy cows. Last summer he renovated four acres , of bluegrass-white clover pasture and seeded to alfalfa. The results thus far are so encouraging that he is now in the process of seed ing several more acres. He is now freding alfalfa hay to his cows on pasture and plans enough to use this valuable crop for pasture and hay. Malison Mcdford, farmer of Iron ! luff community, had been feeling flue about the price of hatching ?ggs from his flock of 600 heavy treed hens However, when the : otal.s on egg production and feed ?onsumption for the month of June (imputed, he felt better. His hens Acre computed, he felt better. His tens were eating only 7 pounds of nasli and grain, costing 34.7 cents or each do/en eggs they laid. This, ie realizes, is only about 60 per cent of his total costs, hut still eaves* hiin a profit at the present 1 ow price of hatching eggs. Ilersehcl Hipps of the North lloniiny community is having outstanding success with iiis sheep. lie has 30 ewes which produc ed 42 lambs, lie sold 11 of these lambs to a farmer for $23.00 each and sold 21 in the l.anib Pool. Seventeen of these graded t'hoiee and four graded fiood. These 32 brought $718.00. The wool from the ewes ; brought $84.06 besides the gov- ! ernment payment, anl he still has 10 nice lambs for the August l.amb Pool llipps feeds the ewes silage with a little cottonseed meal sprinkled over it, plus about one pound per day per head of al falfa hay. * Planned Beef Marketing Brings Healthy Profit Wayne County Agent CI. Mark' joforth. Jr., believes that the jtilization of all farm land and labor to its best use should be :he goal of every farmer He points ;o the sound business approach jised by l)r. I) J. Hose in his rattle operation as a means ol tchievinf this goal Dr. Hose raises calves that he sells each year But he takes the necessary time to decide how each calf could be marketed to the best advantage. He keeps the best blocky beef type calves and feeds them additional grain But those calves that would not utilize the grain as well are sold directly from the cows in the fall. Then the older calves go into the feed lot in the early fall. These older, heavier calves are full fed grain and hay for three or four months and then sold in the early spring. The smaller calves are grazed through the winter, and during the following spring and summer they have good grazing ,^us a limited amount of grain. As the amount of grazing decreases (luting the summer. tVie grain is increased. These cattle are then sold in the late summer. This program gives Dr. Rose three primary selling periods?fall, spring, and summer. By selling at three different tipies, he reduces the risk of selling all his cattle oti a low market, In addition, he uses his labor, grazing and feed to the best advantage. AUCTION SALE OSBORNE FARM Pigeon River Road, Canton WEDNESDAY, AUG. 22nd, 10 A.M. THE FOLLOWING FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT WILL HE SOLI) FOR THE HIGH DOLLAR F'armall Tractor I ore) Tractor and Mowing Machine Farm Wagon and Trailer Side Delivery Hake Hay Loader Tractor Plows Manure Spreader Sub-Soilrr Horse-drawn t'orn Planters llay Hake Cultivators Disc Harrows and f ertilizer Distributors Power Wood Saw Gas Motors and Compressors Corn Sheller and Hammer Mill Anvil, vice, hand saws, hammers, axes, pitch forks, wheel barrows, electric motors, dairy scales, hole diggers, shovels, milking stools, garden hose, seed sower, electric and battery fence outfits, milk cooler and compressor unit. Also about 27 acres of good silage corn to be sold by the acre. 5.000 bales of grass and cereal hay. I GAY SNELSON. Auctioneer I A.S.C. ORDERS I FILLED PROMPTLY We Are Distributors For The Famous CREAMERY PACKAGE ? BULK MILK COOLER the Digest Seller in Haywood County I ALLIS-CHALMERS TRACTORS and I FORAGE HARVESTERS (iET vol It TRACTOR TUNED UP FOR THE H ARVEST SEASON 11Y EXPERT MECHANICS I T. S. MORRISON - FOARD, Inc. Depot Street Waynesville "DOWN THE DRAIN" ? . Often sadly describes the money that disappears so completely between one pay day and another. The best tinte to put a stop to this "disappearing act" is at the start. Before you do anyhing else with tine money in your pay envelope, make a deposit in a savings account at The First National Hank, where it will be safe, and ready when you want it, and also earn for you 2'/a% INTEREST ?\ery Account Fully Insured L'p To $10,000 liy The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation The First National Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Member (federal Reserve System Organized 1902
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