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PAGE TWO Cash Crops Arc Nowj: Record Part Os Total Agricultural Income A significant indication of the’i changes that have occurred in th»,i social and economic fabric of Amen- 1 can agriculture in recent years is : the extent that cash receipts from money crops, as distinct from all other farm and non-farm income, have grown to dominate the agricultural in come picture. < Figures compiled by the U. 'S. De- 1 partment of Agricultnre show that ] 78 cents of every dollar of total agri- i cultural income from all sources in < 1951 cam© from cash receipts from - crops and livestock. This is the high- 1 est such ratio on record. At the end jj of World War 11, in 1945, the pro- ] portion was 73 cents, while in 1939 it was only 62 cents. 1 Behind this development is the fact 1 that cash receipts from farm mar- * ketings have quadrupled over the j 1989-51 period, rising from less than ‘ $8 billions in 1939 to nearly $33 bil- J lions last year. This was three times ' the rate of growth in the period for ‘ all other income received or credited to the agricultural segmemjt of the population, consisting of off-the-farm ! earnings and other non-farm income, 1 Government payments, value of pro- > ducts raised and consumed by tbt farm household, and the gross rental ; value of farm dwellings. Changes in 1 inventories are excluded. Rise In Output And Prices ( A substanial part -of the rise in cash receipts from marketings over the past decade can be attributed to l a markedly greater volume of agri- • cultural production, now estimated at a third or more above pre-World War ■ 11. A greater factor, however, has . been the rise in farm prices, in which | Government support operations have . played a big role. Prices received by j farmers ar e currently about three times what they were in 1940. The changed composition of agricul tural income is suggestive of what has well been happening’in farm liv ing as well as in agricultural pro duction methods. Farming in all its branches has become a highly mech anized operation. Modem farms are increasingly depended on machinery, motor fuel, fertilizer- and other non farm goods, and these are costly both in terms of initial investment and up keep. Thus today every farmer must have a cash income to get along, and money crops are the answer. Then there is the matter of taxes, which hit the farmer as well as every one else. Federal income taxes paid by farmers in 1951 are estimated at $750 millions, or 50 times the sls millions paid in 1941. And real estate taxes have nearly doubled at the same time, increasing from $496 mil lions in 1941 to $775 millions in 1951. The element -of subsistence in food raised and consumed at home has shown a decided decline in import ance in recent years- This is an in evitable outgrowth of the fact that, luxe W* tSUaqic Che/ V GASRANGf f '' ' > 1 >^gUßfe=*<s w sptfhr LOW DOWN for a limited time PAYMENT DURING OUR • OLD RANGE ROUND-UP Trade in your old stove today on this modem Magic Chef , gas range —that cooks as well as it looks. Streamlined con struction, fully insulated, porcelain enamel finish. Modem- • ize your kitchen .. . enjoy better, easier cooking. Check these Magit Chef features: J • Swing Out Broiler V —. ' e Electric Timor \ • Rod Wheel Oven Hoot Regulator o Utility Drawer V _ p One Piece Top Barken ' • Coaveelsacs Outlet HAHttll GAS & COAL COMPANY 421 South Broad Street Phone 652 EtiENTON, NORTH CAROLINA ’as farms become more and more spec ialized the value of home consump ’tkm tends to become a relatively less important part of farmers’ total gross income. Trend of Home Consumption 1 Back before the First World War, ; the annual value of home consumption - was equal to about a fifth of the cash receipts from farm marketings. This proportion showed no major changes > for about three decades, and then de- 5 clined rapidly. In 1950 and 1951 the value of home consumption was equal, to only 7 per cent of cash receipts from marketing* for those years, the, lowest such ration on record. ji The value of home consumption J last year was placed at $2.2 billions, < figured at farm prices. This sum was a billion dollars above the 1940 level; : but since prices reecived by farmers [ have tripled in this period, the vol ume of home consumption last year 1 was obviously considerably smaller ' than at the beginning of World War 11. Off-the-farm income received by farmers, largely wages and salaries from a non-farm job or occupation, more than doubled in the last decade, ! rising from $2.3 billions in 1940 to 1 an estimated $5 billions for 1951. Such income is important to a great many farmers, especially those at ’the lower end of the income scale and the ones to whom fanning is a strictly 1 part-time operation. TWO MASSES NEXT SUNDAY IN EDENTON CATHOLIC , GHURICH . The Most Holy iSacrifice of the Mass twill be offered at 8:30 and 11 A. M., each including sermon on “The Angieilus History,” Holy Communion, < followed by Rosary for Our Dead, Sunday School, with confessions ‘for al'f hour before services, in ISt. Ann’s *lahuK kk 4/5 QUART m, s4°a iH\ pints *2— t&AWP 1 * STRAIGHT rw 9 ! apple ISBCnI B £^ Y \\ LAIRD AMD % COMPANY North Sordtn, To. Stobtyvillt, & Jt J * .. ;V .1 • ~ ; : ' ;I ,4 \ •;* \ jP *** < THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. O. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 13, 1952. Catholic Church, Edenton, stated Faith- ] er F. J. MdCourt, pastor, who invites < everybody to all services. Week-days i Mass at 7 A. M. Thursday, November 1 13, 7:30 P. M., to 8:16, North Caro- < lina Catholic Laymen’* Association, . Study and Discussion Club meet in rectory library, 8:15 P. M., to 9, choir practice in church. i ‘ ’ Our Neighbors By MISS REBECCA COLWELL Chowan County Homo Agent , ■ * The second ‘’County Sing” will be ( heid on Monday, night, November 17 ■ at 7:30 in the Chowan Community • Building (Cross Roads). This is for men. and women, and older boys and || girls who are interested in singing. |, !We had a good time singing at thei. meeting about a month ago and want everybody to attend this time. Come ) and bring your neighbors. 'Since- this is the season that many . people get interested in Camellias, I’m ■ [giving a few suggestions thait might : 'be helpful. The plants you have need i attention and perhaps you want to add other varieties. Some of the t fall blooming camelKas are the Sas- , anquas, Daikagura, George B. Barrett, \ Pink Perfection, and sometime the Debutante. Among the winter or spring blooming varieties are Herme (validated or pink), Flame, Gn.'.ety, Latifolia, Professor Sargent, Elegr.ns. Rev. John C. Drayton and Sarah Frost. There are many other e arly. mid-winter and late blooming varie ties. Write your nurseryman for his descriptive list. Locations for Camellias and Azaleas: Both camellias and azaleas will grow in full sun, but semi-shad? is desirable. Too much shad© makes? the plants spindling and open and they will develop few flowers. Plans on northern exposures, or otherwise pro tected from too much winter suh, especially early morning sun, will gen erally stand more cold than thore on southern exposures. Northern expos ures provide more constant tempera ture conditions. Too, on northern ex-, posures plants enter the dormant save your time... your temper... mm H |H *„s.1 1 save your car! ISsnSSnor) Gel Anti-Stalling Esso Extra Gasoline FDR FAST STARTS. .. 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Soil Preparation and Planting: If you cant or wont go to the trouble of planting- camellias and azaleas on the right kind of soil, then don’t try r to grow them. Without the right kind of soil, you are doomed (to failure. v ’ . On poorly drained splls, the best method is to remove all the soil from the hole, or bed, to a depth of i to IVt 'feet Place the topsoil in one pile and the subsoil in another. In case of individual holes, make them 3 to 4 feet wide. The roots will soon outgrow holes narrower tjian this. If the soil needs .drainage, apply tile, cinders or gravel in the bottom of the |bed, and extend this drainage away from the bed in , order that the sur plus water can drain off quickly. Mix with the topsoil an equal volume of organic matter; Sawdust (at least one year old); woods mold or pieat moss. Use this mixture to fill in the hole or bed. Place azaleas and camellias in the soil slightly more shallow than when dug for transplanting. 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