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HCKEY ATTENDS NOXVILLE SHOW IEW CHEVROLETS [ Had ley Dickey, of the Dickey Mo Coinpany, has just relumed from mxville where he attended the ad ncp. showing of the new Chevrolet cylinder car, was nthusiastic In \ praise <>f Chevrolet's new pro ct and of the public reception owned upon it at the Knoxvilie bwing. "Thousands attended the Knox le showing daily, and I had the jportunity of noting the most gen ne demonstration of crowd enthu im it has ever been my privilege witness," Mr. Dickey said. k<If e public's preference for the new levrolet is to be indexed by what observed from the Knoxvilie >wds, 1 feel certain that "The Out anding Chevrolet of ? Chevrolet istorv," is destined to go down in I Itomotive history as one of the iost sensational of all sales success "Knoxville visitors to the showing ere outspoken in their admiration the expensive "big car" appear dee of the new models. They were eased with the new color combina- . Wis and with the elegance of the ' tings and upholstery. The femi ne showgoers were especially en usiastic over the appearance and ?mfort conveniences found in the n* Chevrolet. "The powerful engine with its 32 ^rcent increased horsepower, the roduct of four years intensive de ilopment by Chevolet and General otors, was one of the most popular k hi bits at the showing. Crowds tilled about the engine all day long, rad were especially interested in jaming that, although it develops ' lore horsepower than its four cy ndn predecessor, it can be operat d with a fuel economy averaging etter than 20 miles to the gallon. The Dickey Motor Company will ave the new models on display in ieir show rooms January 1. when eliveries are scheduled to begin, ffteen huge Chevrolet factories iroughout the country are now ushing production with all the >eed possible within the limits of ecision manufacturing," Mr. Dick f said. Plenty Of Pork At The South Pole Commander Byrd knows that tin* Im'sI way t?> have plent) of pork is to raise it. Before leaving on his three vear trip to the South Polar regions, he bought seven Poland China breeding hogs to take with him. They were raised by two \ ir ginia Pip Club boys who made a s nice profit 011 the sale. Mark Kelly, Macon County, 1 Georgia, farmer says he has never bought more than $10 worth of meat in his life. He started farming in 1887 with $66 and 30 bushels of corn. He now owns 1311 acres of land and can have most anything he wants. He grows a little of every thing and always lakes enough farm j products to town to pay for what he j takes back. Three ton litters were weighed in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, in October. The 32 pigs averaged 264 pounds and the corn that they were fed showed an average return ' of $2.29 ber bushel. Another South | Carolina farmer, living in Marion I County, sold twenty hogs at a price that netted him $7.08 per hundred pounds. He had the hogs on a 34 day feed test and they gained 2.2 pounds per hog per day for the 34 | rl?yc anH piorbt of bis neighbors made up a carload shipment which crave them n net return of $2, 036.21. S. H. Morgan, of Jacksonville, Alabama, won first prize in the Ala- , . hama ton-litter contest this year. 1 ' His ten Duroc-Jersey hogs weighed 1 j 2908 pounds when 6 months old and his net profit for the 180 days' feeding period was SI 59.90. E. J. Anderson, of Mitchell Coun ty, Georgia, has a year around in come of from his 621/*; acre farm. He recently sold 53 hogs for j $1473.66 and it was a cash and car ry transaction. He raises hogs of such quality that he dose n't have to bother with getting them to market. There were five or six buyers who made offers on these hogs and the j successful bidder hauled them away. 1 Mr. Anderson's monthly sales of eggs frequently total several hun dred dollars. i The State of Texas bought seventy five million dollars' worth of pork j last year from other sections. Tex as can supply home needs and have pork to sel lif her farmers will fol | low the example of J. K. Murph, | who lives in Cass County. Every Will Plant Walnuts In Rowan County RALEIGH, V !><?<'. 21.? Black walnut timber ami nuts will he plentiful in Kowan County for future generations of landowners it the plan now being promoted by County Agent W. G. Veager is car ried to a successful fruitation. "Mr. Veager, cooperating with the rural school supervisor, has be gun one of the most important and unique projects with the school chil- 1 dren of Rowan County that I have observed in a number of years, says R. W. Graeber, extension for ester at State College. "About 6,000 school children are now engaged in planting black walnut seed about ever their farm homes. The chil dren are planting seed from the best trees with the idea of starting small I groves on each farm. In addition, | they are preparing exhibits of seed which are entered at each rural school. From these, the three best exhibits will be carried to a county- j wide contest and the winning exhibit there will be used to furnish seed for planting black walnuts on the 60 or more rural school grounds of the county." Mr. Graeber says that the plant ings arc being carefully supervised and will be conducted as a club pro ijcct under Mr. Yeage**'* direction. A number of the schools have re ported that 100 percent of their pu pils have begun their plantings and ' no movement started recently among the young pupils has proven so pop- ! ular as this. Mr. \ eager reports that the plant ings on the school grounds will be carefully tended until the trees are one of his 192 acres pays him a divi dend. He raises his food and feed and if he has a few acres to spare and time enough to cultivate them, he plants sonic cotton. He sells from $500 to s HUH) worth of pigs every year and also cures and sells i a lot of meat. Corn is a profitable crop with B. S. I^awrence, of Randolph County, N. C. He markets it in pig skins, | cow hides, milk pails, butter bricks. | chickens and egg baskets. He says ' his stock pays more than the market price for corn and saves fertilizer bills besides. He combines animal production with plant production. His soil feeds plants; the plants leed his stock and his stock feeds the soil. Tarheel Farm Agents Win Fertility Awards RALKIGH. \. C.. 1 21. -II. K Sanders of Person Count) ami W . G. Reaper of Rowan County have been awarded free trips to the silver an niversary celebration of extension work to l?e held in Houston. Texas. n?'\t February by reason of the ex cellent programs of soil fertility de velopment which they are following in their work as eountv agents. Mr. Sanders is reported as hav ing prepared the best plan and program of any agent in ti?e South and as a esult will be ask'd !?? speak 011 his work at the Housi m meeting. Both he and Mr. Veiget w i'l be given gO| d medals and certificair.s as further rewards. This contest was sponsor- j ed i>\ the southern >1 1 improvement | eommittee of the National Fertilizer , Association of Atlanta, Georgia. The ! association offered six free trips. : North Carolina and Virginia, as one district, was offered one trip but be- j cause of the excellence of the two plans presented by the North Caro lina agents, an extra trip was taken ; from one of the other districts and awarded to tlits section. The awards were made to stimu late interest in soil improvement programs as recommended and ap proved by the experiment stations *nH extension services of the South. ! \ large number of farm agents en | tered the contest. Members of the judging committee were 0. S. Fish ier of the United States Department j of Agriculture; W. B. Mercier of | Louisiana State University; I. 0. I Schaub cf North Carolina State Col j lege; T. S. Buie of Clemson College and J. R. Kicks of the Mississippi A. & M. College. The winners in the contest were selected on the basis of a uniform score card which look into consider ation accomplishmed results in soil improvement in the county; meth ods of putting the programs into ef fect and plans for future soil im 1 provement efforts based on an an I alysis of the situation as it exists in I the county. J beyond the nursery stage which in sures at least a few such trees around each building. Appropriate prizes are being secured to award to those children conducting the work most efficiently. Prizes are also offer ed for the exhibit of nuts which the young folks are bringing to their school houses. Ciean Farm Machinery Before Storing Away RALEIGH. V. V'.. \ox. 2::. H farm machinery is t?? last. i> expect* ??<! to gi\e good service and is lo pay a return lor its cost. il must I ?e stor ed in some place other than along the diteh bank or under trees. "There is no known type of farm ing profitable enough lo pay divi dends when machinery is allowed to become rusty and worn, is repaired with haywire or permitted to stand in the weather during winter," says A. T. Ilolman. agricultural engineer at State College. "Some good farm ers use one set of machines for a lifetime, often exceeding 25 to 3D years of service, while other men add to the junk pile each year. The difference is due t?> management and care. Some men never permit their expensive implements to rmain in th open when not in use; others sel dom h^use their equipment. The essential care is to keep the machine ry clean, house it properly and make repairs when needed." Mr. Holman says that every farm needs an implement house. Such a house must have a good roof and a dry floor. It is best to build it so that all surface water, inel uding wa ter from the roof will drain away from the building. It is also advis able, he says, to locate the house so that the heavier equipment may !?*? pulled in or out with a team. Other desirable features include a small repair shop at one end, large doors and a convenient arrangement for storing the machinery. Bel ore storing any machint. how ever, it should be given a thorough cleaning and oiling. The mud and dirt should be removed to prevent deterioration, says .Mr. Holman. Il this is not done hte agencies of rust and decay will continue even though tli<- machines are stored. Those parts of the tools which work in the ground especially need oiling as do the bearings and exposed threads. During the idle time in winter re pairs might be made so that the ma chines are ready when the rush of spring work comes. An investment of SI 20 in ground limestone paid a return of $2,250 in fine clover hay in Madison County The use of dolomitie limestone was worth 311 an acre iri improved quality of tobacco, says E. P. Sauls of McCullcrs in Wake County.
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