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: ::3. EENANSVULE, N. C, TCBAl ; t:3 flight iCndcicTonclhsr -(. Il 4 Hi " r-.;t By L. Y.' BaUentln. iummunonn or- -, AgrlcaltMre For ' . North r.WII.. . , . -vj 1 '"i '.fmnnrhitiltvi s .-.aw ijjr!-,' . .:; r t portunlties for producing ami mar-J to put every 4cre, every tree, every industry-if they had X i' Opportunity does ;.v ot f ? always f. our' aoor. sometimes op- f portunlty Is, itself, a door , on wht cji we.must knock; and this to the I figure of speech which ' best fits, v fjorth .Carolina's agricultural oppor i Utilities, at this time. : . 5 b?' ;i( $; Beyond the door the opportunities :'! -a X ( are almost unlimited, and th Ann liS,lfl,)en readily t0 the Hght kind ritt kabeifc-But tt rWany areas -of the. state a radically ; changed attitude da the part of both farm and non farm people is needed for a .firm and effective: knock on the door. f i To begin with,' our1 .'farmer iiust j : : realize we opportunities that' exist i ; ' w. expanain? production fin lines 4?i t. !:'V v BOt now overburdenefwitM surpkis- OA Wj;lllllMi keting within Worth, Carolina, arid (blade of grass, every man-hour of moditles sold oA the nations production. .' There , is : .Scarcely .' a tern markets are shipped. Iti Ironf. farm in Eastern' North ' Carolina fvnra7;aUforqiavi tefrM-gn that does not havt imnaad twoiirv :v.'teltforniar!iiideeo;;ror'.;adUuJ turned liabilities into assets.; A ilon distance from the populous easiern' seaboard which constitutes thf.na; lion's largest market, tfte farmers of that 'Matst wre .prclicat; f oroedy mio pauem.oi group, or niuiira oi tive. marketinz. Ait a result. Calf. forhia leads the nation In total -cash': X 4: i f I ttie, soils, the climate and the read 5 Ky-avjiilable know-how to produce V pracMpanyaU of the commodities ; for, wHch; there is a growing tear-, - fet; jjjrt, which w6 are not aven4ro ucinp -for pur. own coiuumptio&V' vthe; ireally depressing' picture lor i farmers is in the large grain-produ- 4! ?h1 areas of he mid-west. Despfte an increasing population, . consump tion; of cereal crops has been -det- creasing, but the farmers In that 0. Area have little opportunity for tjblftinyto profitable new. lines f ' production, Perl capita consumption of most other items, and particular ; 1 meat, has been on the increase. .W . We. already have W, tli s,tata : far greater buying power 'for fresh iiroduCe than wecare 'BTtfwins.' to say nothing of the; markets and pro cessing 'plants which could be esta blished if we had the ' 'production tor them. Less than a third of the beef and pork' consumed in the state 'ts processed here," but even then ' North Carolina meat plants , must buy outside thef state rhillions of dallors worth of beef and. pork, on the hoof and In other forms, to keep their plants operating. " : . Yet annually more than a million acres of '.cropland, stasdj idjei oph year in .North"Carolliu-acr9 vhich could be producing commodities we now import from other states.' Many, more- acres are producing onlyV a small percent of hekr tapacily,; We are , located in the heart of themost populous, -area of their nation, , yet, y xamng to laxe aa-. we . are, not only vantage ' r . our opportunities ,. to receipU froifaro'inwfceti the area are nnablf to fnd can compete with other states much nearer . to markets because ithe group approach provide uolformly dependable quality and quantity of nmrtnrtlnn and , ttta helns to'rcut both ,5 production and , marketing!,! costs. aiusnroomins .-unmniaaijon,' qecreasmg . rarm -tana ;na mtrea slng consumption wfll. '4eraartd; uf increasing perceiuag: oi cwuit. Coast products for use In that, area." Thls'mearis that1 now is the time toft Wt 1AU' A. . ...... ply a greater par of the lod mar keted on. the eastern seaboard.- . . .Hero in North' Carolina .we fallow ed an asset to become.' hot in Itself La uaMUty, nut a, deterrent to. re- ni-iantih- mi rhmbmfr' ' In rarmtt nf V ....... .-.. ... - - - -' w-4 what we have and what we need (on do to realize on our; agriculturaU potential, whichTs also pur greatest' potential for economic expanaton.i Out1 , ability to groi fine tobacco,? and our long-established' market outlets for it, .have so dominated our interest that we have failed M launch out and make use of our to-. tal resources. Of course, we should ' be grateful for North Carolina's, out standing position', in producing' and marketing tobacco, and we should" continue our efforts toward impro vement in growing -and selling. this- crop. But instead 'Of regarding1 to-i bacco as the endrair and ne-au of North Carolina agriculture,- we should, look upon our accomplish ments with this crop a. n ilhtstran' tion of what , we. can . do. in. other lines of production It we give them.) the same kind of intensive concern- and efforts. If ever we could cfford to allow any of our valuable resouN ces to lie idle, we can certainly not ! afford to rlo,so now' when fanning. operations require sucn a. iar?e m ces which cquld be employed to ad vantage,, Whether It is primarily a tobacco farm, -a cotton ' farm,..' or "majoring'1 in some other crop, there are opportunities , for 'putting idle land and labor to work. i '. ; s ' r , . " v' .- Fof instance. Swine Can be a pro fitable sideline as well as a. maior Item of commercial , production. Markets and processing plants aV sufficient supply , otv farm commodities; so actually the first and most impor tant factor is production. , , " their buying needs here. A farmer with two brood, sows can ; produce pigs 'for the market as proofitably as One with a large herd. Beef cat- tie, too,-Can be a profitable side line and with, comparatively. little Ipvestment in either tabor or .equip ment. ,"ul,'tbJa.-'mildi,Tcllmatf cattle Ixeqture AO'vhohsu.gVand tbe amount of labor required n very jsmau com pared to states w6re animals must jl ranee, pveraat acres' of, poor, graft- These, are but examples. -They do not (being to .list jail 'the- agricultural opportunities there' are In the state as a. whole or even: In eastern Norths Carolina; H' Is , no : exaggeration ; to say that fok- most .North - Carolina communities full utilization; of -the agriculturaf resources woulii be. the equivalent or atwing one or more targe new manufacturing industries to the local economyANot only-thai, many areas could also have a new '. Ttf achieve this would, as 1 have said, -require a generally, new atti tude on the part of farmers: but it "would also require a new attitude on the. , part . of non-farm business men: in the area a new appraisal of the economic potential of agrl cultural resources. For marketing . is -4 . vital factor in -realizing on this potential; and, while this can not be dealt with as separate and apart from farm production, neither can farrners, either individually or iri groups, .deal with ILalone.. . ' , ". - i ' - -1 . There has been a1 Complete revo lution' in- the agricultural-marketing pattern. There must be dependable quantities-- ,of . hif h quality' prouo tioa to attract a market. J On the other band, one farmer , or $ group of "farmers cannot JuM lauch out intoommercial -. production -of . a commodity and then wait, . for - a market to x:ome. . Today's j agricul-:.).-;, ! . '" tural. markets are more than mere Assembly, pouits for the foitm pro-' auction of an area. Even produce1 destined for the fresh mavket re quires machinery and equipment to grade and package it before. It moves put from (he- .distribution point, and there must W sufficient quantity, to warrant such invests ment. Full yexploiting the opportun ity, means also that' we must great- y -expana our too processing . Vty austries and produce ' for 7 needs, i y - . Thus, opening the door to a com munity's of an area's' futhjTspop tuoity means farmers and non-farm' business men getting together and taking a fresh look at. the total re sourohes and what can be done with them. With such an approach ways can be found to overcome the obstacles. And : once the ' obsacles are overcome the total economy wi'.l get an amazing shot in the arm. Handling and processing expanded farm production I wijl add many non-farm Job opportunities. Supply- v' If you have crowded stands of ! Pine Timber or stands with poor-quality trees, why not let us thin -your -woodland to provide ior faster growth of future saw Jogs?. . i You will not only re ceive current income, put also improve the ap nearsance : of t h es stands. Call or Wri. ROBERT E WARD P, O. Box ,,, WALLACEN. C. Home Ph. Office Ph. ;:28 0-4031 9AT 5-2870 Rose Hill I Wallace M r- Yard Ph. At 5-2392 yWallaee Offict In Wallace Hwy. 41 West V II r m m yn ll tag the niaterials alltheouij&ment for, also add , noofarni Jobs aad bust-( Let's get togeth and kn ing me materials ancrequemem ior ,aiso aoa , mnwa the expanded. farm-rproductibn-wULegs expansion. , I the door. MfinllM PAStMn M' StAlltl MW 4ng record in the proaVtion'of UVESTOCK & POULTRY. ' C I", , IIogst"p<ry, & CaUle require CORN & SMALL GRAIN as basic ingredients'tfall U&l formulas. We urge you to grow all' the CORN : possible taFEEir puTLIN COUNTY'S LIVESTOCK & POULTRY. ..A ..11 . Follow the sagjf estions'of your County Agents, to produce more corn & small gijpii) oh every acre. , ,.-.; j - v MANUFACTURERS: - Top Market Prices - Year 'Round For Your ... Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Oats And Milo. Stilly Murray Gump any Telephon OL 8-2529 Mount Olive, North Carolina 1 i produce and. proces. for 4hia large hrestment; and there Is so great a A market, but much' of what we (do F need? f Or expanding our over-aii' produce b shipped out -of fcrtate Womyr rorprocessins and then oaeTr fn a- ,The ifay has come, fndeedpia tain' for retail sale.,: With .such, op, lonri since been here, wheh weTjp'eef ? I; P. i i i4 ;.v 14 mi 1-4 :tv; I. t ' (..''-- 'H uC?j Sx -'v'i x V' AIR COuDITIOII YOUR WHOLE HOUSE -t Glva us i can .. . we'll dome rest w f'r: ; with ' ;CarH'r'--Wtathrmaktrt'; .. . On telephoa cal1 ' you need to start living XI pn. Ana lore ui obsi ; f In" cool,, cleati comf jirt , i You pay nothing doWri for sujrlor installation j 'of farnousCarrle? quipmont You couTd"n;t as'Sr : : r for a better deal.; Lei's talk it over. v-; o -?s Sils iiTiu aihs 1 Q ! Q G x ' - - 'v. ; iv iiniiiTii-riSY thus 5 M- f . - ; f III VI bnw I. IbllflV pj V"Ji .--.r..A- 'i 'Jv -''' ' ' " "V- -, . Co; : Plumb3ncr. Ileatins and Air Conditioning r i A'X'v-J. y-'v'"' Contractors' T',:--'fP;-'V Fred Meacham i ; V Telephone: Office OL 8-2584 r3nt OUveN, C. : C ; Res. 0L2416 x V,1 . x ;'v . , ..... i .. ; ; : V ''''' ' tip l PRODUCT O" PeSI-COL COMPANY ;j i ... r ' '' ' 1 r" ' :,-jrtv.: - W." ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' V -tA'"' ' : ' , ; UW If Whatever you're doing whoever you're doing it with team up with Teem. " ItV drinic everybpdy likes any time. Planting peonies H painljn a porc roof or scrubbing a screen, Teem quenches H thirst iii aash Great wi& foo fun. Get a carton at least. if... 7T ; !t : .x ; i. 4' iv:.,..-. - -,. '---,'-'-fA, ' 4- TEAM UP WITH MM BY PEPSI COLA BOTTLING CO. GOLDSBORO UNDEIV APPOINTMENT FROM BEPSI-COlJ COMPANY, N. V 1. 7
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