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Forest Fire Damages Held Down In Spite Of Record Number in 1930 coixipirl«on wltb the erereKO (or the elsht-rear recoil period. He thinks that manr of Uie (Ires credited smokers were started IT hunters. The report showed IS" prose* tions (or violations of the forest win. Norn Crolln. wi. ..Itlis '■7' •"'> 1 high aupprcsaton of (ires which th^ were responsible. Also the split applicatioo. Otherwise much of the plant food may “»ed up before the corn needs it most. The nitrate of soda Is best applied when the corn Is about two (ect high. Earlier appllcallona do landowners paid s ditiught record In 193U, tMrk in the number o( forest (Ires ocenrring In the Slate was establish' .... f>d. A tout of 3,696 (Ires, the larg- *** starting eel number In the eight-year period * of records of the State Fore»t Service! One o( the most encouraging (ea- was reported from the S6 co-operat*Ibe report is that 6,399 (ire ing counties last year. I ^iKhtera volunteered services In The report showed an estimated,™"* “J* damage of #563.481 from forest (Ires L„'*"'^‘"* *f®-' in these counties for the year Which ‘®* *" burned over 305.629 acres. Are. burned over, however, was somewhat lower than (or the smaller number of counties cO'Operatlng in 192C. ah It Is impossible to produce a good crop without a plentiful supply o( plant food and sufficient water to dissolve this f*)od and carry It op into stalks where It Is needed, he concludes. Two Things Essential In Corn Growing t period of extremely dry wtsatli- er and bad (Ires. The damage total, on the other hand, is considerably lower than tor the years 1923, 1924, 1926 and 1926. Lest year, the forest land under protection amounted to 10.025.370 acres, the largest since fire control was Inaugurated in the State. The 305.629 acres burned over repre sents 3.04 iMscont of the total uuder protection. In only three years was Proper plant food and plenty the percentage of the area burned moisture are iwo things ossentiul In over less than In 1930. These In- growing profitable yields ot corn eluded iho favorable years of 1928 this year. and 1929 wliun the fire liaxardsl "*u this pnrt of the country, we were considerably less and the. have sufficient rainfall to make two amount of rainfall much higher: ior three average crops of corn every and 1927- when the percentage wasiy^r. but thU rainfall Uoe.s not nl- only slightly lower, being 301 perl»*y» it la needed," sayi The cost uf fighting the over age fire was #11. The Individual lesson from this is that tbe pub'lc paid 111 (or each careloss act re sulting In a forest (Ire. This should son who has not in the piiai held a proper regard (or public concern awaken the conscience of every per* in forest fire protection. pay I well. Grow Some Corn For Hogging Down cent. The fact that tbe warden force, In the face of tbe tremendous handicap ot extromo dryness was able to keop the average fire to a small afea In comparison with the territory pro tected is evidence of the value of the service and the Increased efficiency of the organisation. That the war dens were able to make sudb a good showing III a year when condiilnn.s were against them proves that with- ont efforts to check the unusually large number of (lames, the damage would have been Incalculably larger. Considering the fact that (ewer than one percent of the total of tires originated from natural causes, it la readily seen that the primary prob lem is still education. Of the 3,696 fires occurring during the year, only 32 were ascribed to llghi- ning. the only source not traceable to human causes. The remainder were preventable. Chas II. Plory, assistant (orostcr In charge of fire control. In an ana lysis notos a reduction In the num ber originating from "brush burn- ors" and "lumboring." On the other hand. "Incendiarism" and "smok- king" grow as sources of fires In Hndson. veteran (arm demun- straCiou worker at Slate College. "The problem Uien Is to catch fhis rainfall and retain It for use In dry weather. This means deep breaking of tbe land, the turning under of clover crops two or three weeks be fore planting, and the maintaining of a moisture-saving mulch. After the corn Is ap, deep cultivation will cause heavy loss of moisture and will seriously iajure the com after It Is .from one to two feet high." Mr. lIudsuD says using a turn plow (or cultivating corn Is little short of criminal It dostroys a large perconlage of the small feed lootlets and throws up ridges that dry out quickly. Every good corn grower cultivates bis crop shallow and on the level but often enough to keep the soli loose on top. If a cover crop is turiK^d und*'r early before planting the crop, it will help to save moisture and will furnish humus and some nitrogen. One reason wliy corn yields in North Carolina are so low. in Mr. Hudson's opinion. Is the lack of cover crop turned under. Then. too. ho says It Is nevor ad visable to put all of the fertilizer under the corn at planting time. Use, Having a good crop of corn to bog down by pigs (arrowed between January 1 and March 1 will mean that these pigs can be curried until tbe new corn Is ready and will then make sufficient growth to market around September 1 when the mar ket If highest. An early maturing variety of II will be sufficletitly mature to u the hogs on by August 1 In It of the State laying east ot Rai- elgb." says W. W. Shay, swine ex- tciisioli upvc-latlKl ai Slate College. "If this corn is spared for a yield ’qual 1*1 the capacity uf tbe land, un Intcr-plnntod crop will reduce tbe yield as sbowu by results of this and other experiment stations, the corn Is supplemented with meul, the niiiuuni of pork produced will be increased over that produced without such supplementary feed. Hogs cannot balance their feed standing corn and soybeans oniy and If they did. they would be worth or two dollars less per hundred pounds owing to the resultant soft or oily condition of their bodies," Judging from present indications there will be more corn hogged down this year In NorHi Carolini than during any previous year, says Shay. Tilts Is an economical way harvest a good crop of corn, u save considerable labor anc. u leave much valuable fertility in l ground. However, corn to be hogged down should not be Inur'cropped with soybeans. Not only does this dO' press the corn yield but eating soy- boena luwors the quality of the pork to the packer. He penalizes soft- bodlod hogs. Soybeans also depress acre yield of corn. The mor soybeans produced, the less corn an the less hard pork, Mr. Shay says. In the first eight,months of 1930 Henmark shipped 49,600,000 eggs to other countries. Afore than 69 airplanes made In' the United States are being used in Peru. Congratulations TO THE NEW AND SPLENDID Hugh Chatiiam Memorial Hospital WE. AS ONE OF HUNDREDS IN ELKIN AND ITS SURROUNDINO TERRITORV. REJOICE IN THE OI’RNINC OK THE NEW HOSPITAL IN ELKIN, ITS NEED IS UIir.ENT AND OF CItKAT IMPORTANCE. WE SHALL BE «LAI> TO USE OUR INFLUENCE IN ITC BEHALF. AND. UNDER THE SELECTED OROL'P WHO WILL COMPOSE THE STAFF AS SUROEON, PHYSICl.tN AND NURSES. THERE IS EVERY REASON TO PREDICT SUCCESS FOR THE INSTITUTION. This We Do With Utmost Confidence Bank of Elkin Elkin, N. C. Congratulations TO THE SURGEON AND HIS CO-WORKERS. WHO ARE NOW BECOMING NEW Cl--'ZENS OP OUR TOWN. WE EXTEND AN ADVANCE WELCOME, AND SIN CERELY TRUST THAT THEY MAY FIND A GENUINE PLEASURE IN THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH OUR PEOPLE, '.yHO ARE WHOLEHEARTEDLY BEIllND THE INSTITUTION WITH WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN EaCTRUSTED TO MAN AGE. IP THERE IS A SERVICE OUR STORE CAN RENDER, IT WILL BE A DELIGHT TO DO SO. AND A CALL WILL RECEIVE PIIO.MPT AND COURTEOUS ATTENTION. OUR HEARTIEST BEST WISHES GO OUT TO ALL WHO HAVE BEEN IN STRUMENTAL IN MAKING POSSIBLE THE NEW Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital THIS INSTITUTION IS A DISTINCT ASSET TO OUR TOWN AND COMMUNITY, AND WILL PROVE TO BE A GREAT BLESSING TO SUFFERING HUMANITY. WE PREDICT FOR IT A LONG AND USEFUL CAREER, AND JOIN WHOLEHEARTEDLY IN RECOMMENDING THE HOSPFfAL TO THE PUBLIC. MODERN EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN USED THROUGHOUT, AND A COMPETENT FORCE HAS BEEN SECURED TO OPERATE IT. - A MUCH NEEDED INSTITUTION HAS COME AT LAST Surry Hardware Company J, R. Poindexter, Prop. ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA Telephone No. 38 ate m
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