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Farmers' Choice
Serve War Effort
Or Add To Surplus
tJieh Grade Cotton Will Help
Maintain Consumption, Assure
High Quality Military Fabrics.
No Idle Acres
Wanted This Winter
Becajse dwindling supplies of high
grade cotton are threatening to re
duce consumption by American mills
and Io.v?r the quality of vital war
goods, the War Food Administration
and the National Cotton Council are
calling on farmers and pickers of
Moke County to "make a superhuman
effort to improve the grade of the
1943 crop."
"More high grades are urgently
needed for the manufacture of many
of the 11.000 cotton ite.ns used by the
A.rmy," says the Council. "Every
bale of high grade lint which comes
from Hoke County this season is a
definite asset to the war program.
Bales of low grace lint find little mil
itary use. They are simply added to
the surplus of low grade cotton which
Iready exists "
County Agent A. S. Knowles, who
in participating in the grade improve
ment program through the Extension
Service of the War Food Administra
tion, says there are four principal
ways in which farmers and pickers
can improve grade. First, cotton
must not be picked so soon after
pening that the fiber is still partial
ly green, or so soon after rain that
the bolls are not fully dry. Second,
tt must be kept as free as possible
irom leaf particles and other trash.
Third, it must not be left in the
eld so long that it becomes discolor
ed or otherwise injured by weather
exposure. Fourth, a questionable
batch of cotton picked from one field
or one part of a field should not be
mixed or ginned with cotton from a
better field or part of a field.
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A rubberless waterproof cotton
cloth has been developed in England.
No idle acres on North Carolina
farms this winter is the goal of Agro
n my specialists at State College
who are concerned over the present
i shortage of feed. Land which is not
planted to small grain should be
seeded to winter legumes such as Aus
trian winter peas, crimson clover or
vetch.
I Winter legumes serve a number of
purposes, the agronomists say. They
decrease leaching and the loss of sol
i uble fertilizer nutriants: they prevent
; erosion; assimilate nitrcgen from the
air: and, store it in the roots of the
plant for use by the following! crop.
' They also help to maintain the sup
ply of organic matter in the soil when
turned under and add some nitrogen
to the soil.
Cri.r.son clover is a gosd grazing
j crop, and where feed shortages exist,
, this crop will supplement the existing
supply. Common vetch may be used
j for grazing on sandy soils, but hairy
vetch is unpalatable to cows. Live-
stock usually must cultivate a taste
i for ustrian peas.
I Crimson clover is satisfactory for
hay if harvested before the seed
heacs form. Austrian peas are also
satisfactory for hay, but are not used
so extensively. Vetch is suitable for
hay when seeded with oats or other
small grains.
Most failures with winter legumes
have been due to selecting a crop not
adapted to the soil or climate, inade
quate liming and fertilzation, late
seeding, and poor planting.
Those who are interested in learn
ing more about these winter legumes
should write to the Agricultural Ed
itor at State College for a free copy
of War Series Bulletin No. 24, "Aus
trian Winter Peas, Crimson Clover
and Vetch."
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Home and farm agents have been
called together in district meetings
during the past two weeks to make
plans for meeting the war goals for
food and feed in 1944.
It is important to save this crop of
sweet potatoes, to cure and store them
properly so that this great supply 6!
food shall not be lost for human con
sumption, declare extension horticul
turists. O
"No idle acres this winter." is a si. -gnn.
being adopted by leading Noit.
Carolina farmers concerned over the
present situation in the supply of feed
for livestock. Small grains and le
gumes will be pluntcd universally.
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There are no marketing quotas on
cott. n this fall but the wise farmer
will keep an accurate record of his
ginnings and sales so as to have a
history of his crop if some now Gov
ernment program sohuold be adopted
in the future caution agronomy spe- j
cialists at State College. J
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Save and store every ounce of feed :
possible this year in the form i f hay, ;
silage, root crops, grain, and meals. 1
suggest livestock specialists at State
College, who believe the feed situa- j
tun will get worse before it gets bet- i
ter. I
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The sweet potato crop in the U. S.
is estimated to be one-fourth larger
than last year and growers should
plan to grade, cure, and store the
crop.
State College
Answers Timely
Farm Questions
Q. What is the bet date for sow- :
ir.g Italian Rye Grass seed? I
A. A successful growth c f rye !
grass can be obtained over a wider 1
range of se-ding c'ates than is the
i-.tso with most of the winter legumes, !
says Dr. K. R. Collins, In charge of j
Agronomy extension at oiate college.
In the Coastal Plain and Piedmont,
seeding sfu uld be done as near the
first of September as possible. In the
Mountains, between July 10 and Sep
tember 1.
If planted with crimson clover, the
planting date should be suitable f . r
the clover. Crimson clover should
never be planted except when the
ground is nv ist, or the seed will ger-
minat? and die due to a lack of suf- I
licient moisture.
War Series Bulletin No. 22, "Italian
Rye Grass," will give detailed infor
mation on the growing of this crop.!
Write to the Extension Editor at
State College for a free copy.
pies always shrink in canning and
leave a space at the top of the jar?
A. This shrinkage is in all proba
bility rue t.) packing the apples in the
jars raw, according to f od conserva
tion specialists of St ite College. The
heat of canning drives the air i ut of
the sliced apples and they settle in
the jar as th'y becoma soft. This
shrinkage can be reduced if the ap
ples are precooked before being put
int.) the jars. This p ecooking can be
done in a light syiup for about five
minutes, or the apples can be steamed
until they are wilted.
Q. What is the proper seeding rate
fo winter legumes?
A. The rate cf seeding for winter
legumes should be about as follows,
according to E. C. Blair. Extension
Agronomist at State College: Aus
t.ain Winter Teas 25 pounds per
acre drilled, 30 pounds broadcasts:
Vetch 20 pounds per acre d illed,
and 25 pounds broadcast; and Cri .r.
son Clover 20 pounds per cere drill
ed, and 25 p. unds broadcast. Use
slightly more Crimson Clover seed
when they are sown in the hull.
Q. Why do my sliced apples for
Q. How should corn syrup and sor
ghum be used in replacing some of
the sugar for canning fruits?
A. Sorghum syrup is not a good
sweetener for fruits. Its flavor is apt
to drown out the delicate flavor of the
fruit You can use corn syrup, how
ever,' to replace one-third ol the su
gar in any fruit-canning reupe.
Crated Yams Cut
Spoilage Losses
Sweet potatoes packed in rigid con
tamers s and less chance of sp.ul.ng
during storage than those ... acks or
"" Study and experience show that
the loss thr ugh shrinkage and spoil
age amounts to 25 per cent by we.ght
if the potatoes are stored m mesh
bags, whereas the Kss will be only 0
per cent if they are stored in ng d
containers", say experts of the Food
I Distribution Administration.
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SMALL GRAIN'S
Seventeen neighborhood leaders n
I Alamar.ce County recently maae
' plans in cooperation with County
! Agent J. W. Bason, for an increased
1 acreage of small grains, reports J. P.
j Leagans of Stote College.
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I I I.KIN SHOW
! There will be about 40 fat cattle and
! 75 fat hogs at the Elkin Fat Stock
I Show on October 14 and 15, reports
i Ellis V. Vestal, Extension swine spe
j cialist at State College.
6-
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To
WA1RM
We have a limited amount of good COAL on hand and we
urge you to buy NOW.
The mines are rationing COAL to the dealers and we can
not contract for as much as we bought last year.
No orders accepted for farture delivery. ..
HOKE OIL & FERTILIZER CO.
Raeford, N. C
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TODAY - SEPTEMBER 16th
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THA T'S all that is left of Tod Sloane. The flag he always had in his room . . .
the picture he had taken for Mother's Day. His letters from the induction
center . . . from the camp where he had his basic training . . . with less and less
regularity . . . from many places overseas . .
THEN there was that last letter: almost as if he knew what was coming, and
he wanted his folks to understand that he had no regrets "no sacrifice
can seem too great "-his very words! And, finally, the Purple Heart he was
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thousands like him.
YOU can make a memorial tribute to these American Heroes, today, by
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