movdat TV?p Mrm n taindoA ru,LWTO>tVMT FCBL1SHEO EVERi A*AWUillQUlWl 0 MONDAY a ?? . a..a- ^ . ' (t ? V * ,4... * .... ? Income Of $1,000,000 From Poultry Is Part Of Haywood Farm Program By TOM BRCMMITT. Chairman Poultry Program Planning Committer At the present lime, a large num ber of Haywood County farm fam ilies are giving serious consldera _ tion to the addition of other cash Income cnteiprlses on their farms.' -'At a recent series of planning meetings, called by our Extension agents, we were brought face-to : face with the fact that the gross - farm income in our county at the * present time is only $1,147 per ? farm. Realizing the need for addi " tional farm income, farm leaders ' from all sections of the county ?thoroughly studied the possibilities *^that we hate of increasing this in - come. In studying our poultry situation at the present time, we found that we have an annual gross income of $409,000 from poultry. This in cludes the income from hatching eggs, commercial eggs, and broil ers. Leaders who have given a lot of thought to a Long-range agricul lural prog nun believe that we have definite possibilities of greatly in? creasing our income from the poul- ' try enterprise. After studying our I present situation and evaluating our possibilities, we have estab- i lished as a goal a $1,000,000 income from poultry?and we believe that this goal can be reaehed within a few years Suggestions that wy> have made that should assist us in further de veloping 0S1* poultry enterprise in clude (t> the organization of a poultry association in the county. | <2? the establishment of a local ; hatchery, <3t an investigation as to the possibilities of a poultry processing plant in the county. t4> the production of more of our grain used as poultry feed, and (5> a well-planned publicity program ad vertising our Haywood. County poultry products. We believe thai poultry produc ers in Haywood County have -?v eral advantages insofar as hatching ! egg production is concerned. Due! to our climatic conditions, the hatchability of our eggs is well; above that in other states. In the past, many large hatcheries have shown a definite preference for ! Western North Carolina produce! hatching eggs, and #v should be taking advantage of this opportun-] ity. According to a recent survy made by the farm agent's office, our commercial egg producers have a long way to go before supplying our local demands. If our farmers would organize and produce high quality commercial eggs and if our volume were great enough, the markets are certainly available. As our population continues to grow, we also believe that there will be opportunities for additional broil er producers in Tlavwood County. In order to make a profit in the poultry enterprise, regardless of whether we are producing com mercial eggs, hatching eggs. or broiler*, we must all become more more efficient producers! Ineffici- [ onf producers will certainly drop by the wayside within a short period of time We must take ad vantage of all the research avail able and follow- a sound program in every detail if we are to meet the competition of the poultry en terprise today. Yes. we have an opportunity? and many Haywood County farm ers who need additional cash in come are going to take advantage of this opportunity. We have a wonderful county: however, wo need additional income on our poultry income from $400,000 per year to $1,000,000 within as short a period of time as possible. TOM BRI MMITT. and somr of his rhickrn* on his Flnr* C'rrrk Farm. Brumniitt is chairman of the Haywood Poultry project for the Agricultural program here. (Photo by County Agent). Down On The Farm County Agent's Column A projected long-range agricul tural program for May wood Coun ty, a.s developed and planned by the people of the county, calls for increasing the agricultural Income of the county front $3,400,000 to $7,300,000 within a 10-year period I The> ? leaders, at a series of meet- < ings. derided that the present in-1 come of $3 400.000 was too low and made definite plans for in creasing the total income Plans call for a unified program to in crease agricultural income front beef cattle, dairying, poultry, for estry, apples, sheep, tobacco, and vegetables and small fruits. When wv attend a tobacco sale, we generally expect to hear the familiar chant of the auctioneer but not so at an aromatic tobacco sale held in Waynesvllle recently Instead, we hoard "D" tobaeeo |l 25 a pound; "E" tobacco $1.10 a pound. "F" tobacco $0.95 a pound; "CI" tobacco $0,80 a pound, and so on. Although live three farmers who produced a crop this year ar? rela tively inexperienced in the pro duction of aromatic tobacco, their tobacco was weil cured and sold well It appears now that when tbe\ sell the tobacco that is yet to be sold, the average price per pound will be Just under a dollar. These farmers are enthusiastic about the Income possibilities from this crop Vicky Rogers of Crabtree 4-11 Club thinks it lakes more than feed and water during the hot summer days to get maxium gain from her 4-H Club steer. Her father install ed an electric fan to keep hot weather from preventing maxium gains. Vicky's steer has made ex cellent gains and he seems to en joy the fan. He has a regular routine: eat, drink, and return to his cool, comfortable stall beneath the electric fan Like father, like son. That's evident on Jonathan Creek these days. D J Boyd, assisted by his son David, operates a 45-cow beef farm on one side of the road, and J J. Boyd, another son. operates on the other side with the same numb.* of cows. Both farms have concentrated on growing good pas tures and silage corn Even after a recent dry spell, their cows and calves were in grass up to their ?knees Of course, this didn'1 just hap pen ?it is the result of the use of lime and phosphates arid good pas ture management. The Boyds say thev are in the beef cow business to stay?lean years and good ? and they have shown a profit through all these past l^an years. Farm demonstrations of a new variety of potatoes shows encour aging results. Boone pofatoes. | grown with other standard vari eties Kennebec, Red Bliss, Green Mountain, and Irish Cobbler?con sistently yielded the highest qual ? ? ????????????^ ity potatoes. In one instance of late planted potatoes. Boone did not yield as well as Green Moun tain; but in four other trials the Boone potatoes showed consistent ly high yields with an extremely high proportion of \o. I potatoes. The Boone variety is apparently a laler variety than most others, hu: due to its late blight resistance it stands extremely well In early spring, many farmers in Haywood County began to notice an infestation of grubs which were destroying their bluegrass Va-tures Upon contacting our ontomolog\ department, it was found to be the Asiatic Garden Beetle. Last week Georg.j Jones was in the county checking on chldrdane control measurrs and the build-up of the brood that will come off next spring From the area observed, there is an indication that the Asi atic be .-tie is rming to be a prob lem in 1957. Farmers in Haywood County need to Ik- concerned about this serious pest. It can be a big problem to the production of Live stock in this area Artificial Drying Of Hay Advised For Better Feed Hay it one of the most important of all livestock feeds. But Exten sion Agricultural Engineering Specialist E. S. Coates at North Carolina State College says good field cured hay is a rarity. Coates says an important step toward the goal of better hay can bo taken by artificially curing it, j whether long, loose, or baled. For. ( adds Coates, the quality of hay i fed dairy or other animals is an 1 important factor affecting profits. According to Coates, among the advantages of artificially drying hay are: leaves arc not lost in the fi?ld, resulting in higher quality: field exposure time is reduced so that losses due to weathering are reduced; and haymaking labor peaks are reduced and labor do-! mands leveled off. Coates advises reducing the moisture content of hay in the field to 40 oer cent before baling it and < placing it on a drier It will take some experience, adds Coates. to determine the moisture conterft in the fi'-'ld if you don't have the equipment for measuring this. But the hay should be baled as loosely a* possible and still hold its shape. Only the hay to be put on the drier for one curing should be cut. recommends Coates. Usually hay cut in the morning can be raked two to three hours later and haled in the afternoon, four to six hours after cutting. The platform-type hay drier is a practical way of drying baled hay after it has been field-dried to 40 per cent moisture. Construction de tad < for this type drier may be found in N C Agricultural F.x trntion Service Plan No. 1504, Plat form Baled Hay Drier. Crop Review APPLES The reported condition of apples ihowed marked improvement dur ing the week. One-half of the re ports indicated the condition of the crop as good at the end of the current week, compared with only G per cent indicating good condi tion as of the week ended Septem ber 22. PASTURES Rains received during the week revived pastures in some of the mountain counties; however, the condition of pastures in these coun ties is still reported as mostly poor to fair. Statewide, almost three fourths of the weathercrops cor respondents indicate poor to fair, condition HAY CROPS The reported condition of cur rent hay crops showed no material change during the week. Dry weather has retared growth and maturity of the crop in some of the mountain counties. CORN * As in the case of cotton, corn harvesting operations were at a standstill during most of the week owing to general rains over the state. Harvesting operations are most advanced in the eastern com mercial counties where a sizeable part of the crop is harvested mech anically and delivered to drying plants. Millets have been found superior to Sudan grass for summer graz ing on the sandy soils of the North Carolina Coastal Plain. One-third ounce of an^mtic in a ton of feed may boost? pig ffowth from 10 to 20 per cent, say Florida Experiment Station workers. For lowest I cost control I of plant bed weeds... jfl^ Plus bonus NITROGEN ^^^ustj spread and rake CYANAMID Time to treat your \^*| : bed now! 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