Plans Are Available For
Modern Livestock Buildings
By TOM WOOD
N. C. State Colege
Charlie's cattle needed worm
in?. It looked like a cinch,
with two fellows to help
They got them in the barn
yard ? those ten calves and
eight cows. And then the trou
ble started.
"When you goin' to fix that
fence. Charlie?" groused John,
puffing after chasing the cows
back into the barnyard for the
th'rd time.
"You want me to spoil the
looks of the place?" Charlie said
with a rueful chuckle. "That
jumpin-over spot has been there
for years."
In the ancient barn, Charlies
and John and Frank shoved the
reluctant cattle two or thrte
at a time ? depending 011 size ?
into a dark stall. John held the
cow's head while Charlie pump
ed the medicine down its
throat. It was quite a wrestling
match. Frank stayed outside
the stall to refill the big worm
ing gun.
They got the Job done. But
it had taken two hours to round
up and worm 18 cattle.
"You need a squeeze chute,
Charlie," said Frank wearily
as he brushed manure from his
pants.
"I know," Charlie said. "I'm
'bout to quit reckonin' I can
do without one."
A "soueeze chute" is a sim
pie pen where a cow can be
held tightly. It's useful not
only for worming, but brand
ing, dehorning and other cat
tle chores.
"Catch-as-catch-can handling
of livestock needs to be ban
ished from the North Carolina
farming scene," says Ray Rit
chie, Extension agricultural en
gineer at North Carolina State
College.
More and more Tar Heel
farmers are getting into the
livestock business, or expand
ing their animal enterprises.
Ritchie sees a pressing need
for buildings and equipment
that will make management of
livestock easier and more ef
ficient for the farmer.
"We're seeing some changes
for the better," says Ritchie.
"But too many farmers are
building too cheaply."
The difference betwe?*r 'JO-'
penny and 40-penny nails can
mean loss of a building in a
windstorm, for instance.
"Sure, we need to keep
building cost down, and simple
cattle lounging sheds and pole
type pig parlors and inexpen
sive central farrowing bouses
are the thing now," savs Rit
chie. "Few farmers build banis
to last SO years any more;
but they ought to be strong
enough for, say, 20 years of
life."
Hogs on concrete, dry-lot
oroduction of cattle ? these
are two management systems
iust beginning to build up to
trends in North Carolina. The
reason is that farmers are find
ing out that raising livestock
in confinement costs little more
than producing them on pas
ture ? and the price of land
rises all the time.
"Studies made at State Col
lege show that a man can set
up to handle 20 sows with an
outlay of about $4,000 for build
ings and equipment," says Rit
chie.
Ever see the plans your
county agent has for the latest
and best types of livestock
buildings? He's got a book full
of sketches and detailed con
struction plans. It shows how
to build equipment for beef
and dairy cattle, swine and
sheep, poultry, hay and grain.
There are also plans for fences
and gates, plus a number of
miscellaneous items you might
need around the farm.
Hundreds of progressive live
stock producers in the state
have used the free copies of
these plans. But, as Ritchie
says, thousands more could be
boosting their income by build
ing from them.
REVAMPING DELATED
The Cuban crisis has delay
ed the Army's revamping of its
National Guard and Reserve, it
was reported. But it is hoped it
will begin by the end of this
month.
The Army plans to break up
eight guard and reserve infan
try divisions and reform them
into more streamlined brigades.
It also intends to trim about
700 company and detachment
'MzA unite considered obsolete
or unneeded.
HARVEST-TIME. ? Woikers' harvest a hurley
crop. Burley began arriving in Boone la>t
week in preparation for the first sale, sched
uled to be held November 27. An increase
in the Watauga county allotment is expected
to raise income of burley growers by about
$70,000, according to L. E. Tuckwiller, county
agricultural agent.
Hospital News
Patients admitted to Watauga
Hospital from November 5 to
November 12 are as follows:
Lloyd Franklin Greene, Mrs.
Minnie Miller, Kilmer Roscoe
Hartley, Miss Judy Mildred
Pope, Carl. S. Teague, Dean
Henry Pennell, Miss Joy Chris
tine Hudson, Mrs. A r d i t h
Greene, Miss Joyce Ann Powell,
Mrs. Clllie Leona Triplett, Mrs.
Billie Holman Cooke, Mrs. Claty
Snow Hartley, William Frank
Greer, Mrs. Connie Paralee Wil
liams, Mrs. Annie ? Triplette,
Miss Deborah Lee Greene, Mrs.
Janetta K. Jones, Mrs. Betty
Ruth Ragan, Thomas W. Cul
breth, Miss Mickie Turner,
Joseph Michael Allen, Master
William Isaac Moretz, Mrs. Judy
Estella Greene, Miss Maxine
Clark, Wm. Paul Klutz, Jr., Miss
Mary Linda Greene, Master
Rickey Dean Jones, Conley Wil
liam Church, Steve Reese, Mrs.
Ala McGuire, Rose Edna Potter,
Miss Mary Lou Greene, Mrs.
Greta Odenia Wilson, Grady
Farthing.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge Wat
son, girl, Nov. 7.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mote, Jr.,
girl, Nov. 7.
Mr. and Mrs. Curley Miller,
girl, Nov. 9.
Mr. and Mrs. Arvil Presnell,
boy, Nov. 9.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Austin,
boy, Nov. 9,
Caution Urged In
Sowing Tobacco Seed
Greensboro ? Several Guilford
county tobacco farmers have
found they can get into trouble
by sowing their seed too early
after thfe beds have been fumi
gated and the plastic covers re
moved.
The trouble, according to
Assistant Agricultural Agent B.
H. Taylor, shows up ih a poor
stand of plants.
"Experience shows that the
cover should not be on more
than 48 hours and the seed
should not be sown less than
24- hours after removing the
?&er," Taylor explained.
Irrigation Equipment
Profitable Investment
Trenton ? Tobacco farmers
looking for a profitable place to
invest their money might con
sider irrigation equipment.
This is the conclusion reached
by Agricultural Agent J. R.
Franck after witnessing the re
sults of irrigation in Jones
county for several years.
"Of course, in some years,
farmers will never need to set
up their irrigation systems,"
Franck commented. "But in dry
years irrigation can increase
gross income by up to $400 per
acre."
LOVER'S. QUARREL ENDED
Caerau, Wales ? A lover's
quarrel parted David Thomas
and Miss Rachel Jones forty
two years ago. Every week
since then Thomas has written
Miss Jones trying to patch up
the quarrel, although she has
refused to speak to him.
Recently the couple, both
now 74 years old, were married.
Apparently the quarrel ended
at his last proposal.
Sales Are Booming
On Curb Markets
Would you like to supple
ment your family income by
$1,000 in 1063? This can be
done with pood planning. And
you can also be at home with
your family most of the time.
"One way to do this la to be
come a regular seller on a
Home Demonstration curb mar
ket located in various towns
across the state." says Miss Iola
Pritchard, food conservation
specialist for the N. C. Agricul
tural Extension Service.
"There ire 31 markets at pre
sent," she says. "Five of these
are seasonal and operate only
during the jagjmer months
when tourist trad* is sufficient
to support the operation. Total
sales run from $300,000 to
$400,000 per year. This means
an average annual supplement
per seller of about $800 to the
income ? many averaging $1,900
or more."
Sellers range in age and ex
perience from 4-H Club mem
bers to adults who have sold
continuously for 39 years. They
become sellers for various rea
sons ? sometimes just for addi
tional income, a college educa
tion, washing machine, home
freezer or some other home im
provement. But usually they
are working to reach a certain
goal.
Miss Pritchard says anyone
can sell on the market if they
follow certain regulations; They
have to plan for and produce
quality products in sufficient
quantity to satisfy a continuing
market and they mutt abide by
rule* and regulations set up by
the teller!.
A variety of producti can be
bought at the market. The ma
jority of talea are from food
itema. These Include freth
fruits and vegetablei In teaaon,
baked products of many klndt
including cakes, piet, and many
variations ef yeast breads.
Mitt Pritchard tayt you can
alto purchaae candies, mints,
doughnuts, as well as picklet.
pretervet, jellies and canned
fruits and vegetables If it't
cured country meat, fresh eggs
or potted plantt, you can uau
ally find them at the markett.
Some sellers have used this
outlet to market some of their
quality craft articles.
Many new vegetables are In
troduced oil the market for
sale, such aa cauliflower, egg
plant, broccoli and cocktail to
matoes.
Interesting reports were
found regarding the demand for
certain foods in past years. For
example on one market in 1949
the sale of poultry reached a
high of $9,495 while In 1998 the
sales amounted to only $218.
"Sellers are encouraged to
maintain high standards for the
products they sell," reports
Miss Pritchard. "All products
are produced by the seller (no
buying and reselling) and
everything is guaranteed by
them. The markets operate sole
ly on a producer to customer
basis."
Improper Fertilization
{finders Plant Growth
Whiteville ? Band placement
of fertilizer has paid off for
Columbus county tobacco farm
?M E. L. White of Whiteville.
Rt. 3. and Tat* Solae of Claren
don, Rt. 1.
Assistant Agricultural Agent
Cameron M. Garris quotes White
as saying that he has been get
ting a 25 per cent better stand
since switching to band place
ment in 1960.
Asaiatant Agricultural Agent
Archie F. Martin says that Soles
had been getting considerable
damage from fertilizer injury
until he purchased band place
ment equipment in 1961.
His stand has since been uni
form and his yields high. Soles
is now convinced that high
amounta of fertilizer under the
pkint are detrimental to plant
stwds and uniform growth.
TOBACCO AFTER TOBACCO
IS CALLED POOR RISK
Clinton ? Tobacco after tobac
co is a poor risk. Sampson Agri
cultural Agent Worth Gurkin
reports that nine out of 10
cases of black shank checked
by his office occurred in fields
yhere tobacco had followed to
bacco.
The markets are under the
immediate supervision of the
local home economics agent
who works with sellers in an ad
visory capacity. If anyone is in
terested in becoming a seller
or customer at one of the or
ganized markets or feels a need
for a market in the community,
they should contact the local
' home eceonomics agent.
? rr? : ? r 7 ~T ? r
To The Voters Of The 9th District:
Thank you for your confidence and sup
port.
I pledge to represent all the people re
gardless of party affiliation, and am de
termined to do the best job possible for
the district. My door will always be open,
and I solicit your suggestions and advice.
JAMES BROYHILL
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