North Carolina Newspapers

Ccc: 1 4" ' . i 1 ' ft. ry it p. cccrrs, - couth Carolina Ei-maie-. t t i , nich acidity cf soil is one 01 t 1 1 i portant factors In the economical V 'a ' cf agricultural, land in the southeast: t '3. I'oet of the. virgin soils of Cica r ' j ; 3 naturally acid and are. best ad?rtei to c - s which are .tolerant of " relatively l:wj eJ ty.-;:,:H,(;;,; , v ..The .recent' trend In the use of chc t :x - Cenous fertilizer - materials' has Inert ; - i"-s 'acidity of some of .our sou to the fcc: -t ' a' 'It Is not possible to4 produce crops ccc.- :y ; joatll the soil Is limed. Previous to 1C::, 1 fertilizers were non-sicld, the ' avers ,3 tea equivalent was equal to JOL to 49 re . 1 cf 'limestone per ton. At the present tic: a 1 j av erage equivalent acidity of mixed. fert.: is bout ISO pounds of limestone per ton. .The continued use of fertilizers' with, a' fc.'V qui valent acidity has rendered .much cf our . toll totally unfit for the economical production ef many of our hnportant crops. . Since a large proportion of the mixed com-' nercial fertilizers Is used In the southeastern ..states, the Southern farmer should be most -concerned, about this consistent Increase In the acidity of our soil by the use of acid-forming fertilizer materials. This Increase In soil acidity Ixas been one jof the significant factors in the economical breaking down of man farm units which were once the basis of prosperous and Itappy. homesteads. If the Increase In acidity of our sou. due to the use of acid fertilizers, is not corrected it wUl be impossible to prevent the economical breakdown of a large v pro - portion .of our once prosperous farm units. - - Acid Soils Abandoned ' Many of our V acid soil areas are being abandoned because it is Impossible for the Ifarmer to maintain an adequate statndard of , Jiving. Blnce many acid soils can bt restored -' ty the Judicious use of lime to succeful economic, farm units, every effort should be J made to assist every farmer to aeiermuae u "condition of the land he to farming. V " ' Realizing x the aerlous eonditior aclr the ' ' 'agricultural ' resources of the state, the Umth " " 4 Carolina v Experiment Station in - cooperation T with the. Federal Emergency Reuei. Aammur . . 1 -tion nreanlzed. a orolect to determine me wu " ' f ' - ' 'acidity on every' Important soil type on each ' vJ" 'farm in the state. ; Around 350 people have " 1 . - ...' nwtioiit Tfi vnrt vai "Ji? "begunln November-1833, and completed In ' t v -the summer or;iiw. ri ? " .,..-'.:... .".. . . cinti -lrltt- rlntnrminM on 2.320.001 soil sam- "" " vies from.-7,05 farms have been made, and - limine ana lerwiacr ' roMimiwnwimw . mxi . iUffimnt nH values of thC .w.-v 'sou iuMrc.al8o;lenin-fr;v . . . Two Typical jCcoatte t Th soil aclditv determinations from a typical vl islniont county,iSpai4D.W& ' . typical' Coastal Plains , county, Williamsburg, - sbOw that a large proportion of our soil Is too acid for the economical production of. crops.- , Spartanburg Is one of the oess agncwi.unu counties in- the .state: and several years ago - .was seiectea, aiong.-wiui ' .v. one of the W best agricultural counties in, tb United SUtee. According, to our. findings, - 23 . v 'per cent of the soils In Spartanburg county - 1 ' arc strongly to extremely 1 acid and are ; not ' 1 suitable for the economical production of many - oI w -important' crops. Only IS per cent of ; , 'the soils are alightty-acid, which to the opt!-. - mum reaction -for the most economical pro- -The soils "'of Williamsburg county are Trpi V - cat of what occurs in the Coastal Plains see 'r k of the state. Around 39 per cent of the .( sous are classified as strongly to extremely " ' add. which is an unfavorable reaction for the - ; " production of most important crops. Only five : per cent of the soils are slightly add. which '. ' 1 is the optimum reaction for the most eco-'- swHalcal production of many crops. Since this condition exists in two ox our dcot agricultural , counties a very much worse- situation exists - to many of the counties ox the state. , , In general, high acidity In the gray Coastal ruins soils to not as serious as in the red Piedmont and "Upper Coastal Plains soils. The possibility of successful growth of crops on gray Piedmont or Coastal Plains soil with a rela ttveJy high degree of acidity is very probably ceUled to the relatively low content of mz- " jmm fwf iron which may become soluble in toxle 'amount in highly acid, red or chocolate oils that contain relatively large amounts of; these materials.. Toxicity is-often a very seri- ' em factor in the Piedmont area.', ' . 'Usst'gtady'Umlog Keeds .' " ..' - In making liming and fertilizer recommenda tions for various soils, the probability of t!:e presence of toxie amounts of such materials as . aoe-anese and iron In chocolate and red soils fSourJ be taken into consideration. SoU acidity ; as r ich may not be an Important factor in te t "growth of crops over a relatively, wide rar-s . cf ac5'lty. but' it to the differential to tit Eutritiwnal eosrplexes in various soils,, r ! ;Unalat toe growth of pUnt. On t J wc crcjs cmy be grown successfully' at a ' relatively fchSi desree cf aciSity a acco-c-t cf V-9 verj low content of such materials t s 'r--' sese and iron to become sclutls ia ti.i i .... t -t .'; r. J -...:?r tut -every fanner- tz?j-tTt-C ' c ? lx4 Cct f -rrry tv T.-e-'-J 1 . If t'rt t U: 1 cr.-;r cr r " r, ; f ; : f I f .:'t..:.I-x.r:"' jf ' 1 1 " 3 c j t'':::iE,'jls fr-a ch -f ::' f, .' . : .: 1 3 r".,. r:l t ,"l..f2 t '3 t"-4.9.t . . ' j 1 -t a : tr; ' ' rr;!. "-1 .cl '1 .5. f 3 1 7 " f . .f : i.t-t MiiH" ic t f J 1 ... J 13 i.J 1 J tf 1 -.:9 ' ' f j ;i t ? r:-jr t" f:rt:i:.;::r it f '':' 1 t - ; a r----fl i ' ' 3 fc;i::cr. ..-' t 1 I j. .... - -' , .... . 3 : 3 la J la tis row, r:-.l- i. One cf tlie iZrst auUt; t; sl-lj North Carolina. ,M , ' , J machines tin operation near UenJerBonvBle, 1 T T uii iji.-Ljy Crci In Je Cd'cIzio i t y ;Ey A. M. OKIST . ; ; ' i Editor, Yorkvllle Enquirer - Peach growing as an Industry; a money crop,' to being rapidly developed In the central Pied-1 mont counties of. South Carolina and' esDe- clary so . In. the counties of-.Epartflpburg; and ToiX, ;both .of which . border t North Carolina. Development of this Industry has been "rather slow 'for a number, of, years, and to taking on speed the last two or-three years, with -every promise 01 ; faster, develop- ment the next few years, as 1 farmers appreciate, the pos- sibllitles -of the peach , as I money. crop; ..-.and. e ;ln. I creasing t- demand for r the luclous. fruit. r. L 1 1 . .. . The y- first - . conunerclal tpeacn orcnara, se out m j York ' county was tried , by ' the' late W. B. Metts, in the early eighties. -The orchard included several acres, f the trees perhaps were seedlings. " A. M. Grists After about three years tne first crop was harvested, three at four car loads of not very superior 'fruli-whlch- were shirned to Charleston. That was ' long before. the days of Elbertas, Georgia Belies, Hales and ot.er choice reaches of today. Likewise It was before the days of -spraying," acientiflc tertiU- u-'nn and cultivation' The fruit .was inferior; small in size,- defective in: shape;-WHor,.oiten "wormy." After a year or two tne projecww at andoned a. failure.,. it was not until .perhaps some 15: years ago that intelligent atep were taken .toward com mercial fruit growing in York county. Pioneers in -the industry were Cameron Johnson and .hls ona. David and . John: ; ther ,? Messrs, ; xna rrothers. Barnford Garrison, ?Captain EUiott White Springs, of world war aviation fame, and Eev. G. C. Eppe. in ran xsiu wwnmp. " Conditions Meal'- r,:-:, x -:;' ia Johnson believed that soil and cllmatle - mum response may be secured from a small 'very farmer should buy r non-acid forming wimvm itTMosi Th- . nflji nraviouHiY. liuiru MAW soil and to satisfied that the soil would not reKnd pi the limestone inciuaea in a non- tttich contains limestone, .Instead of sand or ctter inert filler, costs more per wn, u wU-produce more crop-wu im wi tw nomlcal fertilizer to buy, . ,i: $' f)nn Data Valuable ITany farmers have made esculent use of the data securea in the iana uts survey u Urler present conditions It Is necc y for I ,ry firmer should prt-erve te'Lsl r s .. ...... a.. A. - , . r-:y rrport w&icn r. s tctn r t.i ij j. i. Z' "i r?rort can be cf vsle to t:.s c.-.'lpr c? f" 3 farri for a 1-rj rxrlod. - r " r cf c-r ecii r-ll 1j rj rf t" ? r- --t f-rt- li f a' I 1 n:t . ir .'fit -.: i ' i t t j i 1 cf 1." 3 cr i r i '.'--1 ! a li f :' ' ! i 1 r " i (! f r.' . ) : ! I r, !k.1 i r -jb; if '.. r ji. '-t ' , t it n 3t i t - 1 t.T i ' l I a . t IE!., s I f " " ' i J f r- i , IS b r- 7 ti l 1 3 ' : 1 1 , t' s i '. i it t -r I 1 Ml; ck.j, i -':.-.-. : t" t r ? i t -its t r f ' ? '1 r ' 1 f I t . . . t t) i j tn i c i : i : - - conditions in York county along what to known as the "Ridge," running from "the North Caro lina line near Kings Mountain to the Chester county i line along" the " watershed . between , Catawba and Broad fivers, east and west had all the Qualities neoessary for peach" growing. lie had.. visited the peach orchards of Georgia, and the Sand Hills of North; and uoutn varo-, Una,' and.1 from his 'Observation and' study was .' of opinion that York county conditions' were ideal ;. i - ,'y : a v" 1 He started, with a few budded, trees; patiently tenaea tnem untu tney oegan w prouuee wb he believed" was perfect fruit.' He took samples "with him aritf. visited the blg.'Georgia "orchards and," Compared,; hls product with , the. tsst of ill BUiJJvui, .wiyr, sue, miu ,Buaj.Q Vi'.coii!islclered;:H 'oirn. bto .fruit to every. way equal to the'Oeorgia product; he beUeved It to be better. Cannllv he DUt samples of his fruit with the fruit of the orchards where he worked 'a a grader and pacter and then had the ex 'perts '- ass s Judgement ' on" . the York" county: "product. ln'every" case" it was , Judged; equal 'or 'superior "to the r Georgia; product; though the -Judges In Georgia didht know' they were" -pass-' ine on SoutW' Carolina' frulf. ""-".-.' Satl'sf lek 1" his experiment Mr. Johnson at 'once' began letting but peach trees 'on his 'lands south of "York, 6. !q. He added .to nls the' eliler" man wVdota 'lead; MrT.GarrlBoni a; pear neighbor also early .began growing" peaches, 'perhaps starting about the tune as did the elder Johnson. 'As did the Land 'Brothers, their orchard 'being' 6n the Chester county line on the Same ridge Success' from the .first; The' fruit 'produced was"' superior in quality,cblor, shape, size . and. flavor. 7 All .of toese growers of , peaches, as well , as otners. set out larger ana. larger numoers ox tre.'a 'each year 'they have found a ready market for their, products; The. Land Brotherl and. Camions' have 'greatly Increased the num ber of their, trees" "the. past two years.' Several thousand young , trees are now . rapidly "k grow ingr .--but. w)U, rot'c5toe to. .bearing state for, a year and; twptyears Inspired 'by . what "the pioneers have done,, other farmers have set out orchards the pas.t.few years, .'notably the Smith Brothers, Qrady " Adams and the.: ,lateV 'B. N. i;iaxc6..Irifprmation;nqw is. to. the-effect that farmers and landowners of York county will this fall and winter set. but additional orchards totalling hundred thousand budded trees and perhaps more. , ...,.,. 'f'' ' ' ' Beady Cash Crop ,1 . It is a crop that brines ready cash at a sea son when other crops are. not in the way for handling; tne ; peach crop touct rbe taUled iuii:a.ijr,- w Kiisua laabing .naruiy. more in six weeks from, the earliest varieties to the' last of the latest "to rjpen,", . t " : I am. reliably , informed that York cou'ntv ; peach growers have ..this season' receive j as much, as .19 cents per. bushel r.cre fcr tieir iruit taan was bclrs paid for i::e vrletics In ;of-er peach p-ov.ii: 3 areas. -The -C::rz re in t'errsce was la tva color, 3 ar.I flivr r: I t-iicli t&t Yc '1 coaty rr5..a'r" " --:" ' 'J f.9-f....t Cf tf. .r t a v 1 r i-tv " ;' J r. vt e:;- -V, ii c; 1 the f -M ?.i3.j ! tl 1 " r r -:; r tac'MUC 3 t tl.r. t.-;i.fce!p 1 tu.e '"a-.sr,l r't:tr of ,1-" ---- ' : . . '5 t 1 1': 't I ..1 I i it.'i i 1 i .cvl j Vire li c ..i:'.' i cf : I , . 3 (I t. 3 I ii r;;cti fl 1 . I 1 --' J f " -1 u : f.1. 1 I."" 1 (.- t i 1 t 1-vel. ialriJt. "itof. . J.clt. rrle:3 tliua f.rl ,-,3 f lata Ai'uGt prattler. "y f "i . We&tcrn cities were q.L: . cents per bushel with only a 1 . larfe- fruit at fl. 1 his season's crop ii r " vy t ) t and after they be la to c: 1 t 1 Ehould do tetter. 1 n ' S J i . in most parts of f.3 cov'-y i . i particularly In t: 3' l'.ort. i t apple produclu3 sections e"; . t i of exceptidaal quality ani col:.. - The tliorter crop of cl'.r. 3 f - 'i should react favorably on tend to pull up apple prices lai r 1 son. r, . , - . .. .... ' - : - ' - . Gifjar Typo Tcbr.cc Bclov 5 Year A Production- of cigar -type tolbp- j 1 greater this season than it . ra 1 Still much below the five vavc,. ? : t types. - ". .According to the latest avail:! 3 t " the U. S. Department of Agrici;' :., of cigar, filler tobacco. Is ZZ.l. ; compared with" 84,357,000 poi' "3 r This compares with a five ye?r v 903.000 pounds. . . ' ; .. ' ;, The crop of clfrar binder- tyjie 13 larger, than in 163 but much t " year average. The production 13 1 at S1,3CD,C00 pounds corr.irr-Ja . 'pounds last year and a five j -.B3,537,CC!) pounds. "Cigar wrapper product' i c" 'season 'and is estlm&tei it C Compared1 with 7,C43,CCJ j 4 five year average of 13.C. .l,L : -'" Production of ciar tyro ci 1... j ( 'dined "more than the other tyf-.j. a Closing prices on .tofcacco fut. 1 r " New vYork Produce liichanc9,V as' of August 23; .Flue-Cured I ber 23.60; October 27.C0; ITover cember 24.50; January, 24X0; lv'-r ( . March; 25.C0j April, 25X0." - - Closing prices on burley were: t J7JI0; October, 17X0; Noverhttr,- 17 ; ; 'cember,' 18.00; January, 18.10; Itlru..;, 1 uarch, 18 JO; AprU. 18X0." , t t t ef.-.'tc i t) t. j ; i( x ..'1 at "rt:-i t: , ti t ' ' ; i ( "cp f 1 1 J t I v. 1 f 1 r-' ' l ;t. 1 ' " i : .9 : 1 f i tj . , - - V .. j. , 3 f ' I i c - ' 'i f r - 1 t " f 7 c i ji.if ,j ti: C. f )t.'.' i; ..-H ire- civ; 1 f r f z: j 1 -1 1 ' " - -tnt'ip" 'i -'.5 J . f ' f s ' . Mir - r - 1 f: ' V. .. It. t t ! i 'ifi. i " :'::. . . - . 7 ; .j t " 1 r j . 1 1 1 ; 1 1 . Cotton Credits Avar-"9 Secretary .Wallace recently '.;.' i jquate credit facilities? would te 1 aoie .. tc cotton iarmers - for t- e cr: fating of -.the 1835 .crop; Co crop. report, that, Secretary sr'i V. , consumption -maintained -pre.i.rt 1,. eign . and domestic , mills cor' i . . 1 2 to .(require considerably 13C - execs tj mfiiios bales of American . cotton., . - 1 ' " - - - . . ,Vaidee - farmers in Burke Com.? , are'. now. harvesting' grapes'. by tt' 3 mce. than ?0' varieties la tlie'vl It Pays To Adv.. : ' V Does it. pay to advertJie, -, - . Our Cortlands, Macs and Norti.'ra f C;ies?' -' "Can we hope to multl-'y - 'Their use for sauce, fiastrrt rl 1' ? L Tis said that orange, f it "1 rl 1 Are.uroa oecauee cf c; ji ' So why can't we i.-.cr - 3 - By rrti: Mrs e:;rc;!: 'it .Of. how our ajrples cz.-& x.'. t Tobacco" ads tell vi I 7 1 V.'ell flnl a f.-g ii - 31 - Ovn r.'-tr 'j c , ; 1 "V. ly nc( c:.ew cur.i i , 4 . 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