.im?t l <bVtf v iu iut4
aot a prr-Christmas treat la*t Saturday afternoon
at the annual Christmas Tree program sponsored
by the IViynrsvillr Woman's Club In the court
loom. trying u> muitr imir miicuuiu nuua *
tablr loaded with tor* arr thesr younntrrs, as
sisted bv Mrs C'r Klrkpatrlck at rlsht.
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Selling Of Grade
Cows Advised
For Dairy Herd
Alfred JrlTi i dn .it ill Mansoi).
Route I. has decided in rid his
farm ot tlx* -oven grade 'scrub
milk cows <. ?
W arret) Count \ Agent W A.
Oodlev savs Ii'ITitmij) i i acb'd this
dccition after considering the feed
ing and housing expenses The re
turns coming in did not measure
up to the et. ?' - of keeping these
lpw producer* on the farm through
another winter
fl.odley reports that Jefferson
has derided to kMI all hut one of
his graded animals. He is saving
the best milk cow, lie plans to use
artificial breeding to improve his
future milk cow -. .It ffrrsoif i also
planning to buy a purebred Gijprn
?ltit:.b,v i'nd. Ijj- (a.(jty> may
have milk all year round
Growing Christmas Trees
Can Be Profitable Business
"So you want to go into 'he i .
Christmas tree business.asks Kit-1
tension Forestry Specialist Fret I j
Whitfield. And it might not be .1 ,
bud idea, considering: the prices re
ceived from eager buyers during J
the holiday season.
During the Christmas season. 1
says' Whitfield, many Americans
are brought into eh>s,. contact with
the freshness and fragrance of the
jftincst as at no other time. And ,
Christinas tree- and greens have ,
become an established custom for
decorative purposes, both indoors ,
and out.
Whitfield points out that almost t
all species of evergreens can be (
used for Christmas trees, but he 1
warns that some command a bet
tor market price than others bo- |
'cause of deslrati ? chatneterisi'cs I e
? ? j
The needed 1 .larnrtrristtrs for \
tees ii???."<! indoors arc that the tiM
hould hold its heed! '-i. it should
lave non-prickly foliage with a
leullhy green color, it must have
i fragrant odor, and it should have
(ranches that ?will regain their
hape after bring packed for sliip
i -?lit.
At the present rate of use, some
(eople have a sit ed if the trees will
lot soon be Rone. As the type of
roe used for Christmas becomes
?\h.nisted in the "wild" areas, they
ire lieina replaced with trees
frown fur that purpose in planted
ireas This seems to be a profitable
nisiness for those who grow
'hitstmas trees as a farm enter
(rise
Hilt before jumping into the
hi?i:i> vs warn- Wldtfltdd, there are
everal things a landowner m'av
rant to. know What hind of trees
houltl he planted? Where can one
[get seedlings'' Oh what kind of J
soil should they bo planted? And j
most iintxirtaift, where can they;
he marketed ;ind what kind of
. profit can be expected?
J before plantIni! any kind of I
j trees >a\- Whitfield. a grower
should cheek with his county farm
.?pent Whitfield says the agent can
?"II you the kind of plant, and he
hits u list (if nurseries that may
have the seedlings that you may
need, in North Carolina Red cedar,
Southern Halsant fir. Douglas fir.
Norway spruce, and perhaps oth
ers may be planted as Christmas
tees iit different localities
! The soil In which such seedlings
I are planted should be chosen care
fully warns Whitfield First of all.
a soil test should he taken to de
termine the Wei of acidity and
the level of phosphate. Spruces and
Bal?anis w ill not do well on a non
acid soil If the field has been lim
ed within the last five years, it's
not likelv to be suited for Christ
mas trees, eVen though there are
exceptions.
j As far as marketing is Concern
ed, there are a few-wholesalers In
larger cities woo may take trees
'< off vour hands if you had large
'enough quantities to supply their
demand. Small quantities could be
?oht locatlv. but this market is ex
jtremelv limited. Whitfield points
out. Before planting any trees, it
mas be wiv to cheek with buvers
to. determine marketing possibili
ties. he adds.
If one Is interested In ChrLstmas
trees as a farm enterprise. h" will
want to look at the costs and re
turns -o he mav comnare It with
alternative operations Sav he pur
? chased seedlings at $35 |y?r thou-!
sand and planted them 4' \ 4' This,
plus the cost of half the labor re
quired. fertilizer, twine, harvesting, j
and marketing costs would run
total costs per acre to cloi ? to
$31.4) Most of the 2.700 trees
should he ready for sale after 10
years growth, adds Whitfield
If thev were delivered to a
wholesaler at 10 rents a running
foot for three foot sizes and 30
cenls a foot for larger sizes, a
grower could exnoct an income
of $1 .BOO per acre for his crop.
Keep in mind .saw Whitfield, that
this is the value after 10 years
Hut he points out. this is far great
er"! han other forest typo crops and
compares favorable on a per acre
per year basis with corn small
grain, beef, hav and other alter
native enterprises, assuming you
discount revenues from Christmas
trees at rates between three fier
cent and five nor cent Per year
It should be pointed out says
Whitfield, that peak labor require
ments for Christmas trees do not
conflict with some other farm
eroos If von want to go in the
business he warns, t-,ke all the-r
facts into consideration
ASC Offering
Assistance
On Planning
Farm Roads
By ROY R BtCK
Soil ('oMtrrilloii Scrvlrr
At this Christmas season. Soli ]
Supervisors D. J, Boyd, Joe S.
Davis and Van C. Wells extend
greetings and their thanks to land
owners. business men and agricul
tural workers for the wonderful
cooperation lhey have received in
the district's conservation program.
A new farm rood designed and
built as a permanent improve
ment is an important part of W K
l.ipham's conservation farm plan
Mr. f.ipham asked Ids Soli Con
servation District for help In lay-1
jng out additional field root- on
his llominy Community farm.
These roads will have grades from
seven to nine per cent. I.ipham
plans to fertilize and seed rye
grasif fescue mixture as soon a
construction is completed.
Other conservation work planned
bv I.ioham is conservation crop ro
tations on bottom la/ut and plant-j.
ihg 2.000 white pine on extremely
stop bluffs, a four-acv- field of
alfalfa h?> seeded this fall show- a
good stand and excellent growth
Mr. I.ipham is a TV.\ unit test
demonstration farmer. His angu>'
cattle are as fat as butter balls.
Liphiim credit fertilized and man
aged grazing toi this HO savs-fer
tilizing extends ids grazing season
about two months
The conservation farm plan Hilly
Carver developed for In Beaver
dam farm will take -four In live
vears nl wnik Wticn il i- complcl
id Mi C arvi t will have three
?k its of. row crops growiir: on 111c
drained land behind his house. The
crock bottom held on the Upper
place will be m clover-fescue RrasS
soil Two and one-half acres oi al
falfa are planned for the slope and
the rest of (he hill w il! lie in |? r
nianent pasture.
State College
Answers Timely
Farm Questions
QCFSTION: Can hard.v bulbs be
used as house plants and then
planted outdoors?
A NSW EH yes Keep the bulbs j
grnwinp and set them outside just I
as soon as the flowers fade. Remove
ball of soil from pot (turn upside
down and tap on bottom! and plant
QCFSTION: Why must lime he
added to many soils?
ANSWER Lime neutralizes acid-'
ity and supplies calcium and mag
nesium. These factors are im
portant for efficient use of fertiliz
ers The rate of application should
he determined by a soil test, and
the linie should he mixed thorough
ly with the soil before seeding
Breedina Beef To Achieve
Tender Meat Is Foreseen
mc.ii icnncrni1^ is lnneritcci 11
animals and ran hr passed to suc
ceeding generations throuth selec
tive breeding report researcher*
with thr V S Department of Agri
culture. Scientist.* of the Depart
ment's Agricultural Research Serv
ice a?' studving the heritability of
tenorrpes a* one annrnach to the
production of animals that will
consistently produce tender meat.
Although no extensive advances
have vM hern made in the develop
ment nf more tender beef animals
bv selection and breeding, the De
partment researcher* are optimis
tic about the possibility of improv
ing meat tenderness oualitv pf
larger animals through breeding
program*
Thev are ?l*o trving to develop
a onick. reliabV- test for tender
ness that ran be used on live ani
mals. One method now being ex
II
nlored involves biopsy satnnles ?
taking sanioles of live muscle tis
sue for laboratory analysis Such
a test would make slaughter un-:
neeosvar\ and animals showing de
sirable tenderness characteristics
could be used as breeding stoek.
Tenderness experiments at the
\crieultural Research Center in
Beltsville. Maryland, have been
made so far chiefly with rabbits,
and to a lesser extent with beef
rattle Tenderness in rabbits was
found to have a "heritability fac
I tor" of about 53 per cent and in
Heef cattle about 41 per cent
These percentages represent the
decree to which tenderness is de
termined hv genetic differences
?Oth-'r factors which also influ
ence meat tenderness in individu
al animals include age sex man
agement practices, and fatness.
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