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PAGE SIX It’s An IK Wind^ By GUY A. CARDWELL Agricultural and Industrial Agent Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. The condition of farmers in the regions suffering from the 1934 , drought is deplorable, but their mis fortune, regrettable though it may , be, spells opportunity for those < farmers of the South who have adopted a well balanced cropping program. The general summary of drought | conditions following is authoritative: \ Drought damage to crops and pas- ■. tures up to August 15th has been > far greater than anticipated earlier \ in the season and exceeds the dam- ) age in any previous drought year of ( record. Never before in this coun try has severe drought extended over | so extensive an area and affected so j large a proportion of the farmers. ; Yet, food supplies for the nation as , a whole are ample. Stocks of bread } grains and of several other food pro ducts are large. Production of most [ canning crops will be about normal, fruits and vegetab’es fairly abundant outside of the»dror. area, and the c supply of meat, dairy and poultry : products adequate >r the remainder \ of this year. But i-,eal supplies of \ ceitain food crops will be decidedly \ short in many areas, requiring more \ than usual shipments from other £ localities. j The main drought damage this < year is in the shortage of feed, for- r age and pasture, necessitating heavy ( reduction of livestock numbers and j reduced rations for the remaining i animals. This in turn will cause s sharp reduction in market supplies of j meat and other livestock products in < 1935, even if the growing season , next year should be normal. ( The drought of 1934 has been wide spread throughout the Northern . Hemisphere, materially reducing the production of grain and causing serious food shortage especially in central and southeastern Europe, in- J eluding Germany, Poland and the Danubian countries. There was also < a severe spring drought in the south- 1 ern wheat export regions of Russia, j Canada, especially the prairie prov inces; northern Mexico, and China, i particularly the Yangtze Valley, < have suffered drought damage. Even 1 portions of the Southern Hemisphere i have felt the drought, resulting in 1 some reduction in wheat seedings, 1 particularly in Australia. j Crop Prospects In U. S. August 11 Crop prospects declined nearly 11 < per cent during July because of un- ! favorable growing conditions practic- ally everywhere except along the At- : lantic coast in the eastern cotton belt and in the Pacific northwest. The most serious loss was a de cline of about 24 per cent, or 500,- 000,000 bushels, in com prospects ' during this period and practically a total failure of the crop, so far as ‘ grain is concerned, in an area in- ' eluding the major parts of Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and South Dakota ! and in parts of Southern lowa and * West Central Illinois. In Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, only the ] early planted com produced grain. ■ Yield prospects were sharply reduced i’. the remainder of the com belt, .j Even the production Os corn fodder ( was seriously reduced in the drought area. Small grain crops, with the excep tion of spring wheat, are mostly [ harvested, and yields are about the 1 same as indicated on July Ist. The first report on grain sorghum pro- ] duction, based on condition as of August 1, indicated a crop of less ‘ than 60 per cent of average. Prospective production of hay also declined by about 7 per cent during j the month. The condition of pas- j tures continued to decline and, over ( wide areas, were furnishing little or | no feed on August 1. ( Present prospects for com and grain sorghum production are even lower than those on August Ist, the dry hot weather during the first ten days of the month having done more damage than could be offset by the 1 recent rains. In Kansas, Missouri, > Oklahoma, Texas, most of Nebraska, ( southern lowa, and West Central II- ' lin'ois, the corn crop was in such a ! condition on August Ist, that subse- 1 quent rains could bring no improve- ! ment so far as grain production is 1 concerned. Some increase ip forage production will result where rains £ have occurred, although in the worst 1 areas the plants were already dead. I East of this area the recent rains : have been sufficient to halt deterio- ' ration at least temporarily but will £ probably not offset the damage done during the first ten days of the : month. | In most of the area dependent upon ( grain sorghum production for grain , and forage supplies, no improvement , in weather conditions has yet occur- , red and prospects for this crop con tinue to decline. From the North ern Great Plains, eastward, the re- • cent rains are believed to have been I sufficient to revive pastures and mea dows to some extent. Judging from the present pros- c pects, ther# J stock feed thi§ fear only about 65 I t Ita^enti of fte usual quantity of j i and grain sorghum, and only about I 68 per cent of the usual quantity of hay. Because of the short pastures a considerable amount of the 1934 production of hay has already been consumed. Probably not more than half of the usual straw has been stacked and com and sorghum fodder and stover will be exceptionally light. For these reasons a rather drastic adjustment in the number of live stock will have to be made before fall and winter feeding begins. To reduce livestock units in some of the worst drought states to a point where feed supplies per animal unit would be equal to the 5-year av erage .would require a reduction of from 50 to 75 per cent. But in no state is it to be expected that any such reduction will be made. For the country as a whole, it is probabh that slaughter of cattle, calves and sheep, including that of the animals bought for emergency slaughter, A r ing the six months, July to Decem ber, will greatly exceed that of any other similar period on record. Under present feed conditions ihe finishing of cattle and lambs on grain for market will be greatly curtailed and hogs will be marketed at light weights. There will be a relatively , heavy movement of feed into the , worst areas and everything that can , be utilized for feed will be salvaged. , The unusual scarcity of hay, for- ; age crops and feed grains will ne- j cessitate more extensive adjustments in livestock management, covering a i wider area than have ever been made : within the memory of most of those ; who are now farming. These re- i vised adjustments will be the same as those usually made in areas as- j fected by drought but they will be . carried much farther than usual. They will comprise primarily a re duction in numbers of livestock, less intensive feeding of the animals re tained, closer utilization of all feed supplies, unusual efforts to increase 1 production of forage and pasture 1 crops whenever the weather will per mit, and decreases in exports and in- 1 creases in imports of food stuffs. . [ 1 Timely Questions On Farm Answered ¥ Question: Where can a grower se cure the 12-cent loan on cotton au thorized by the Reconstruction Fi nance Corporation? Answer: Any bank, cooperative marketing association, partnership, corporation, or person is authorized to lend money to producers on elig ible cotton Warehouse receipts. Cer tain forms, which can be obtained from the county agent, must be com pleted and submitted with applica tion for loan. All cotton must be classed as low middling or better in grade anil must be tax-exempt or have had taxes .paid on it before ap plication is filed. Question: . Are table scraps good j for chickens? Answer: Table scraps are usual ly an extremely concentrated, highly seasoned food and often produce dire ; results if the birds are allowed to gorge themselves. Where only a few birds are kept and fed only a grain ration the scraps undoubtedly supply some of the deficiencies brought about by such a feeding method. This system of feeding, however, does not bring out the best in the birds and causes low vitality as well as a decreased production. . For best results all birds should have the proper ration and be well housed. Question: What grasses are rec ommended for permanent pastures in , North Carolina? Answer: The grass mixtures vary with the type of soil and location. The grasses that would do well in the coastal plain section on loamy soils would be unsuited to other soil conditions in the piedmont section. A full list of the recommended mix tures for different sections is given in Extension Circular No. 202, copies of which may be obtained free from the Agricultural Editor at State College. JONES GREATEST 1933 HERO Os nearly 500 cases of special bravery reported to the Royal Hu mane Society of Great Britain, that of H. E. B. Jones, of Sussex, Eng land, has been declared to be the greatest. Jones will receive a gold medal from the society. When the steamship Antung was stranded in rough weather on Hainan Island, off I the Chinese Coast, Captain Ashby! abandoned the ship and placed his i wife, their child and native passen- j gers in a small boat. The boat cap sized in the rough sea. Jone 3 sled down a rope, swam to the woman and took her to the ship’s side. While the panic-stricken natives . fought for the rope he tied Mrs. Ash- ; by and had her pulled aboard. Jones • then helped save several floundering ; Chinamen. Sergeant Sherevera, who ■ rescued the child will get a bronze ' medal. Seventy were lost in the • wreck. MRS. JESSE WIGGINS IMPROVING ; FOLLOWING RECENT OPERATION ; — Mrs. Jesse Wiggins returned Fri- < day night from Durham, where she ] ment several days at Duke Hospital, ’< THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1984. \MANY FARM IMPROVEMENTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOANS NOW MADE AVAILABLE UNDER FHA PROGRAM Timely repairs and improvements are essential to the modem farm. They enhance its efficiency, improve its appearance and increase its mar ket value. There are many improvements that can be made this winter when other farm work is not pressing, and which may be paid for, if cash is lacking, with the aid of the new seasonal payment loan system cre ated by the Federal Housing Ad ministration. If farm property is checked now many dollars in costly repairs may be saved later on. Here is a list of suggestions: ALL FARM BUILDINGS: Re pair!. Provide new floors of con crete or other durable and sanitary materials. Provide new stalls or re arrange for convenience and live stock health. Build masonry founda tions or repair old ones. Cut addi tional windows. Replace or patch roofs and siding. Enlarge over crowded buildings. Provide efficient com crib, potato house and other storage buildings. Repair or rebuild silos and silage carts. Replace in adequate doors. Insulate stock build ings and install ventilating systems. Build ice house, smoke house, sum mer kitchen. Pave bam approaches and ramps. Provide complete gran ary system. Provide modern hous ing for poultry, hogs, sheep, etc. Erect orchard sheds. Replace or re pair hay sheds and buildings anti Plant Gardens Now For Winter Usage Fall gardens will supply the fam ily with fresh vegetables until late in the winter. Most of the summer crops are now gone, but the supply of vegetables can be kept up by planting fall crops in September and October, says Rob ert Schmidt, associate horticulturist at the N. C. experiment station. Fall vegetables, for the most part, belong to the leafy group and re quire rich soil or heavy fertilization to promote rapid growth. The crops should be those which can with stand the early frosts. Snap beans will mature in about 50 days and may still be planted Schmidt said. However, magnesium arsenate spray or dust should be used to control the Mexican bean beetle. It is a little late for beets, but if planted in early September they will mature if the season is gcod. Carrots may still be planted in good soil. Cabbage, turnips, kale, mus tard, broccoli, tendergreen, Chinese cabbage, collards, lettuce, spinach onions and radish make good fall crops. In the mountain sections fall gar dens should be planted earlier than in the Piedmont and coastal plain areas. But September is not too late for planting in protected site? in the mountain areas where the soil is rich or plenty of good fertilizer is used to stimulate rapid growth. The fertilizers should contain large quantities of quickly available nitrogen. The soil should be well prepared before planting. Sufficient cultivation to control grass and weeds is also necessary. Insects do their damage in the fall as well as in the summer and steps to keep them under control are Im portant to the production of high grade vegetables. Recommendations sos spraying may be obtained from the county agent. R. H. W. BUNCH OUT AGAIN AFTER PARALYTIC STROKE * R. H. W. Bunch is able to be out again after having been confined to his home on West Eden street for several weeks with paralysis. Mr. Bunch’s many friends will be glad to learn of his improved condition. 1 SEED-SEEP-SEED j | See Us For Your | | ABRUZZI RYE - FULGHUM OATS - RAPE | I CLOVER - WHEAT - BARLEY | l t t i A X * a X | @ Owing to drought conditions in the West, £ i: you should sow that idle land in some kind of | Grain. * x x X A A x • A full line of Galvanized Roofing, including £ Roll and V-Crimp. Also 1, 2 and 3 ply John $ | Manville Roofing Paper. A card will bring f | our salesman to your door. | IBROWN BROS.j I Phone 70 Edenton, N. C. | roadside markets. , LAND: Construct durable fences. Make watertight tanks and troughs. Build manure pits. Pave feed lot floox Build sales pavilions and county or local fair buildings. Pro vide adequate pens. Build new bee hives. Build sheep shearing pens. Construct new curbs and platforms of masonry for pumps and springs. Build windmill, or repair with new platform, etc. Lay dry, serviceable walks of masonry or wood. Replace old septic tank for health’s sake. Build pasture shelter. Build neces sary bridges, culverts, dams and spillways. Provide irrigation canals and gates. Replace fruit and vege table wash racks. Replace grapevine posts and build grape arbors. EQUIPMENT: Repair old or build new milk houses and cooling tanks. Install butter-making plant. Erect milk loading platform. Install calf mangers and stanchions. Mod ernize all present equipment. Build sufficient sheds or repair existing ones. Provide an electricity plant and running water equipment if lacking. COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT: Build roadside markets for drect sale of fruits and vegetables, dairy and poultry products. Build tourist cab ins. Repair and paint existing tour ist cabins. Build camp showers and modernize toilets. Provide camp , tables and shades. Balanced Farming Is Future Program j Agricultural adjustment i 3 passing I out of its emergency phase of crop | reduction into its second phase of j maintaining a balance between pro- I duction and consumption, says Dean ] I. O. Schaub, of State College. The farmers, he said, have coop- I erated to curtail production. In ad- | dition, the drouth has required the j U3e of much of the burdensome sur- i plus from other areas. But the agricultural adjustment act j was not created merely to eliminate I the recent over-supply and then | cease functioning, the dean said, j There will ever remain the problem i of balancing production with con- j sumption for the beit interests of j the farmer and the consumer. The balance has not yet been at tained, Schaub added. In fact, the drouth has caused some new mal adjustments that will have to be corrected before the agricultural ad justment program can achieve its ends. The ideal is production of sufficient foods and feeds to supply the domes tic requirements and the probable ex port demands and at the same time return a fair price to the farmer for his labor and investments. Dean Schaub said that during the rest of 1934 and 1935 the farmers can be of great assistance in devel oping a well rounded general plan j for the future. No agricultural pro gram can succeed unless it is a far- : mers’ program, understood by them, and carried forward by them, he em phasized. STRANGE CARRIER PIGEON AT HOME OF TOM DAVIS A lonely carrier pigeon about two weeks ago arrived at the home of Tom Davis in Ryland, and apparent ly likes its new home. The pigeon has aluminum bands with numerals on both legs, but Mr. Davis is at c loss to know whose bird it is or where it came from. The pigeon is allowed its freedom during the day, but at night Mr. Davis shuts it up in a cage as a pro tection from cats. However, the bird doesn’t go far away and seems perfectly contented with its new surroundings. 1 RYLAND | \ * Miss Evelyn Jordan spent Thurs day afternoon with Mr 3. T. L. Ward. Miss Grace Hollowell, Miss Evelyn Jordan and Mrs. A. S. Bush of Cross Roads attended the Baptist Associa tion meeting in Elizabeth City Tues day. O. C. Ward, who has been on the sick list, is improving. Miss Grace Hollowell and Miss Evelyn Jordan went to Whiteston Monday afternoon. Tom Dilday was in Eden lon Satur day afternoon. Mrs. Harriett Parks attended the Baptist Association meeting in Eliza beth City last Tuesday and Wednes day. Mrs. Roy Parks is visiting in Chester, Pa., Richmond, Va., and Washington, D. C. Guests at the home of Mrs. Tom Davis Friday included Mrs. Harriett Parks, Miss Mary Lee Davis, Mrs. G. A. Boyce and two children, Mrs. R. S. Ward and children of the com munity; Mrs. John Bright and little son, John Robert, of Small’s Cross Roads; Mrs. John Parks, of Suffolk, Va., and Mrs. Julian Ward, of Eden ton. Wardie Henniger was in Edenton Saturday afternoon. Mr. Roy Parks had as his guest at dinner Friday the preacher from the Piney Woods church. Mrs. John Parks, of Suffolk, Va., Mrs. John Bright and little son, of Cross Roads and Mrs. Harriett :SIS3ISJ3!S!3ISfSISISISEEISISISiSIEJ3JS!SI3Jai3JS®3)SiSEEISJ3iai3JSISI3I3ISI3J3I3J3iaaEISraj3iaiB I Cotton Farmers] I Bale Cotton ginned with us at Edenton or 1 Center Hill will be stored FREE until Decern- j ber Ist. All Cotton when it enters our gins or 1 warehouses is fully covered by Insurance, j Rate of storage after December Ist will be 1 25c per month per bale. We buy Seed Cotton and Cotton Seed. Rate 1 of ginning is lc per pound lint, $4.50 mini- 1 num. I We can offer Cotton Seed Meal or Nitrate 1 of Soda even exchange for Cotton Seed. (This 1 offer subject to change without notice.) We have the latest approved cleaning | I equipment on our gins and can give you the m I best of results. 1 is ?a [Hi gj We solicit the business of Chowan and ad- 1 1 joining counties. 1 I _. ® | if }==! n j Evans Mills, Inc. 5 9 a s R. V. WARD and M. T. YATES C. D. WEBB 1 | Managers, Center Hill Manager, Edenton, N. C. siafaisiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiafaiaiaiaiajaißjaiaiaiajaiaiaraiaiaiaiaiaiaiajaiaiaiaiaiaaiaisjaaiaiarajsiaiaiaSj | Mr. Farmer j I Why Not Sow That Idle Land In I I Some Kind of Grain .... | I I I We Have a Complete Stock of | SEED OATS - RYE - WHEAT - CLOVER § | VETCH - RAPE AND OTHER SEEDS 1 I If you are in the market for a Peanut Pick- | 1 er, let us recommend the I 1 New Liverman Peanut 1 (•) (#) 1 Pickers 1 | ... It Picks Cleaner Peas, and Is Cheaper to Operate. i WE HAVE A LARGE STOCK OF PEANUT f BAGS AND READY MIXED PAINT. | Let Us Quote You Prices 1 0 0 | BUY YOUR COAL NOW j I Economy and Convenience are the result of ordering your Winter supply of Coal 1 now * i I Edenton » 1 ! & Fuel Q>. Parks visited Mrs. C. W. Ward day afternoon. Miss Grace Hollowell and Miss Evelyn Jordan visited in Aulander Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Ward and sons were in Edenton Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Ward and chil dren were in Edenton Saturday after noon. Burfoot Ward and daughters, of South Norfolk, Va., were guests of his mother, Mrs. Penina Ward, ovgr the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Joe White and son, Robert, of Gliden, Mr. and Mrs. Vance Moore and son, Grady, visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Ward, Sunday afternoon. ASHEVILLE SESSION TO CLOSE STATE RED CROSS MEETINGS Washington, D. C., Sept. 27. —All phases of Red Cross work in North Carolina will be discussed at the closing conference of a series of three held in the state this month. The final conference will open at Battery Park Hotel, Asheville, at 10 o’clock on Friday, September 28. The other conferences were held at Tarboro on Tuesday and Pinehurst on Wednesday. The national speaker at the Ashe ville conference will be Richard F. Allen, manager of the eastern area of the Red Cross, whose subject is ‘‘Today’s Challenge to the Red Cross.” A Junior Red Cros3 coun cil meeting will be conducted under the direction of the Buncombe County Juniors.
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