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CAREFUL WATCH
NEEDED TO BALK
HAY PILE FIRESl
Chopped Crcp Offers'
Special Danger At
This Season
I Hay resulting from spon
stion, cause thousands
Kf dnllai 'h of losses annually,
^Lyonling to tiavid S. "Weaver, eXtcr,B.
r;11 engineer at State
I At th: .son of the year, growers
Kh.vjM keep a close watc'n on their
hopped hay detect any signs of
ratmc. Naturally. chopped hay
more closely and dries out more
lowly than other hay. For this rea ott.
it sh i!d he better cured then
^pnchoppcil hav.
Even with precautions, chopped
Htav tim-in - gets uamp ana neats.
Kr exa there have been cases
^ norted in which chopped hay was
B,ul thi riers, and the bulk of
Bt well-dri' u. However, little bunches
Bf damp hay dipped through.
l| As a result, the damp spots heated.
Ba* some ?>t these spots the hay mereBj\
browned r charred, but at others'
Bfir? actually broke out causing much
FB Inordinaiy hay, these hot portions
H&re most lik? !y to be good sized and
B iit center of the mow. i
B , iped hay is different
B a pped hay. the grower
B smaller hot spots at
or K widely scattered points.
B If the -1" are unusually hot.
BRTeavcr advices having good supply
B tand before the hay is
^Blistnbuted r removed. If fire does
^Krt-ak out. i' can be distinguished
Btadily.
%B Weaver .-ays chopped hay can be
^miade safer by cutting it longer than
lu< recommended in the early days
chopping; that is, the hay should be
in about two-inch lengths. Then,
a large number of farmers are
^Boring chopped hay- in building afrom
their livestock.
timely TOPICS
29 In 1870 more than half of the gainB*':y
emPl?y^d people in the United
^States were farmers, but by 1930 this
^voportion hatl fallen to a little more
^ hn a fifth.
^B It is estimated that every increase
$100 in the income received by
Humiies Whose venrlv innnmo *1 I
.r ?
fiO or less from 20 to 30 percent of
^ He increase would be spent for food.
H^ The value of poultry ond eggs proHtoced
in the United States in 1938
nearly a billion dollars, or about
percent of the total farm income.
HA total of 350 cotton improvement
had been approved by Aug-1
Hr^t 10 for free classification of ,
^Bheir 1030 crop as compared with j
three for the 1938-39 ginning j
H Virginia, with 95,000,000 pounds,
produce it's largest crop of fluetobacco
since 1927 this year,
^Hcording to the U. S. Crop ReportService.
H^>s year more than 53 percent of j
|^?rth Carolna's farmort ?+*?J-J '
oti^nueu j
M*?-ung3 or demonstrations held by |
MP&ir county agents, a recent survey
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Timely Farm Questions
QUESTION: How should grain be
fecj to hens so as to secure the highest
egg production?
ANSWER: A small amount of
grain should be fed in the morning
and the remainder at night in order
to secure a higher egg production.
The morning feed should be placed in
clean litter about four to six inches
deep. There seems to be a growing
tendency among North Carolina poultry
men to make the afternoon feeding
: 11 li u ugbs.
This is a good practice, especially
if infectious diseases or internal parasites
are nrospnt A firwL- ,AI
_ .. ??VVR U1 iUV
hens will ordinarily consume from 1(
to 12 pounds of grain daily. Of thii
amount one pound is sufficient foi
the morning feeding with the remain
der being: fed late in the afternoon.
QUESTION: When should I plan
my fall garden?
ANSWER: Of course, the time t<
plant depends on hardiness of th<
vegetables, time of maturity, and tin
section in which you live. Tendei
vegetables must necessarily be plant
ed in time for them to mature before
killing frosts occur.
However, many of the cool-seasoi
vegetables will mature a crop througl
light frosts even though they wil
not withstand heavy freezes. Fo
complete directions on planting a fal
garden, write to the Agrieultura
Editor at State College, Raleigh, fo
Extension Circular No. 122 .
QUESTION: Should alfalfa b.
seeded in the fall or spring?
ANSWER: Enos Blair, State Col
lege extension agronomist, says ex
periments have shown that fall seed
ing is usually more satisfactory in thi
lower region. Que great advantage o
seeding in the fallvis that the younj
alfalfa plants will not have to com
pete with weed and grass. By th>
time spring arrives, they will be larg
enough to withstand the invasion
When seeded in the lower elevation
of the mountain region, alfalfa shoul
bo put in between now and Angus
15.
QUESTION: What is the best tinv
for seeding lawns?
ANSWER: Outside of the moun
tains, ul'si results are usually securei
by early fall seeding, and even in th
mountains especially at elevations o
less than 2,500 feet, better lawns ar
secured through the early fall plant
ings. This early seeding; will allo\
the grass to become well establishei
before the winter and will give i
a good start in the spring on thweeds
and undesirable grasses. Us
the best seed obtainable and do no
stint on the use of this seed. Abou
three pounds for each l,00o squari
feet should be used for best result
and a good stand.
QUESTION: Is it necessary to ad<
minerals to the dairy ration when le
gume hay is fed?
ANSWER: Legume hays, whei
grown on land not deficient in lime
will usually supply sufficient calciun
for the average cow and an adequat<
suuply of phosphorous can be securei
from the grain ration provided it con
tains as much as 30 per cent of feed
such as wheat bran, cottonseed mea
and soybean mea.l However, a goo<
producing cow often draws on th<
mineral reserve stored in her bones
especially during the early part of th<
lactation period. For this reason it i,
best to add to each 100 pounds of con
centrate ration two pounds of a min
eral mixture composed of equal part;
of finely ground limestone and steam
ed bone meal. This mixture, togethei
with that carried in the hay and grain
will be sufficient.
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Z SCOUT, MURPHY. NORTH CAROL
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Here, There
i On Farms
A summary of TO Franklin County
farms picked at random from compliance
supervisors' reports indicates
that 171 per cent of the allotted
acreage has been planted in tobacco
this year.
1 Where his land was treated with
lime, Dennis lligdon, Webster, Jackison
County, has received a 50 pel
I cent better growth of lespedeaa than
on his unlimed land.
' I Although the total acreage of corn
in Craven County is apparently smali;ler
than that of last year, the crop is
;1 growing exceptionally well, reports
: Farm Agent L. G. Mat this.
Stanly County popltrymen arc
showing much faith in vaccination foi
' the prevention of chicken pox in
Igrowing puTlets, says J. E. Wilson
' farm agent of the State College Ex1
tension Service.
< D. White.
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Walter Pennington, of A^u
County, says the best grass in hi;
i pasture is near the no-grade terrace:
Ihc has constructed around the toj
of a pasture hill.
2 Older men frequently distrus
r young men. They fear that they ar<
- inexperienced and unseasoned. Bu
e today a good part of the older gener
ation is glad that young men are beini
i given responsibility and opportunity
1 Some investors are deliberately
' choosing to put their savings in tht
1 care of men in their early thirties
j who are looking ahead to the goo<
r new days and whq know nothing o
the good old days.
e
In the times of world transition i
is well to remember that young me
have assumed great responsibilitie
. in the past and discharged them wel
e
1 The average age of the men i
5 George Washington's cabinet wa
- under forty. Hamilton was thirty-twc
e Jefferson forty-six. General Kno
e thirty-nine. Randolph thirty-six. an
Samuel Osgood forty-one.
Jefferson wrote the Declaration ?
Independence when he was thirtj
three, and Washington was twentj
three when he was made commanc
er-in-chief of th,e forces in Virgin ii
^ Daniel Webster entered Congress s
thirty, and Henry Clay was appointe
j a Senator at twenty-nine, before h
^ was of consitutional age.
William Pitt was prime minister c
v England when he was twenty-four,
ri
1 Young men have always done bi
c things.
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1 SUNDAY ON FARM
1 Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Witt an
e daughter, Maudie B. Witt were Sur
s day guests at their farm on Notl
River.
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DAIRYMEN GIVEN i
REAL ECONOMY
IN TRENCH SILOS
Popularity Increasing
With N. C. Farms
State Finds
1 Steadily increasing in popularity j
not only with small fanners but large j
ones as well s the trench silo, says
John A. Arey. extension dairyman at
(State College.
j For many years silage has been
j recognized as one of the best and
i most economical home-grown roughjages
for cattle. It is economical because
a large quantity can be grown
on a small acreage with a comparatively
small amount of labor. Then,
too. only a small loss is sustained
1 during the harvesting and feeding op :
era t ions.
1 j One of the most economical ways
jOf keeping this economical feed is the
: itrench silo. Arev said. It is especial
i> wvii auapiea to tne medium or
jsniall-sized herd where the initial cost
(of constructing an upright silo would
- ibe too heavy.
[ I Trench silos have been used widely
5 in North Carolina for more than five
1 'years, and those who have used these
jsilos have found them to have the following
advantages: low cost of conj
struction, low cost of filling equip?
I ment, an dease of construction. Also
t Tire and wind hazards are complete|l>
eliminated.
Since the trench silo can be constructed
with farm labor, the roof
y I represents the principal cash outlay
e I of an unlingd silo. The roof may be
lt 'constructed from rough lumber which
^ lis usually available on the farm at a
f small cost.
The equipment required for filling
I the trench silo is less expensive than
t ,thut required for the upright .A
small cutter without a blower will do
n the job satisfactorily. Such a cuttci
s with a capacity of four to five tons
I- an hour can be operated with a 5 II,
P. gasoline engine which retails from
n ,75 to 100 dollars.
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^ N. C. Tobacco Scales
>' Tested; Found Perfect
Tobacco scales of North Carol in;
warehousemen are now in almost per
, feet condition.
I- That is the finding of C. D. Bau
i. com, chief of the State Departmenl
it of Agriculture's weights and mcasur
d es division whose staff has just com
ie pleted a check of all tobacco scales ir
I the Border belt.
In one large market where 4,387
?f 356 pounds of leaf were sold i7irougl
the week ending August 11, repre
senting approximately 53,000 basket
g with a total error in weight of onlj
86 pounds was found
! According to Coney Island author
d itics, the famed American "hot dog'
i-1 is 50 years old. They say the firs
a frankfurter placed inside a roll wai
starved there in 1889.
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TREE SEEDLINGS
AGAIN AVAILABLE
TO N. C. FARMERS
Tree seedlings for reforestation
arid erosion control will again be available
this year to farmers and
other landowners at a nominal cost,
announces K. W. Graeber. forester
??f the State College Kxtension Service.
Nearly four million seedlings
are being produced at the State For*
st Nurseries at Clayton, near Raleigh,
and in Henderson County.
Application blanks may be obtained
from county farm agents.
The prices are $2 per thousand,
delivered, of $1.80 per thousand,
F. O. 13. the nurseries, for loblolly,
longleaf. shortleaf, and slash pines,
black locusts, cypress, yellow poplar,
white ashe, or rod cedar.
White pines are available this year
for planting to the Upper Piedmont
and mountain areas at $3 per thousand
delivered, of $2.75 per thousand,
iF. O. B. Black walnut seedlings will
| cost $10 per thousand delivered, or
$fc.5u, F. O. B.
The shipping season begins about
November 25, at Clayton for the
Southern pines, and will be November
1-30 and March 1-April -b lrom
the Henderson nursery.
The Extension specialists recommends
that hardwood or deciduous
trees be planted anytime after November
1 in the mountains, time after
November 15 in the Piedmont and
Coastal Plains section.
"FERTILIZER DAY"
SET FOR AUGUST 31
AT ROCKY MOUNT
A fertilizer conference and field
day will be held at the Upper Coastal
Plain Test Farm near Rocky Moun*
on Thursday, August 31, for the purpose
of better acquainting farmers
and the fertilizer ndustry with soil
fertility problems.
Well-known speakers from the
North Carolina Department of Agriculture,
N. C Experiment Station, National
Fertilizer Association and
t Plant Food will be heard, and field
tours of the test farm will be conducted
in the afternoon under the direction
of R. E. Currin Jr., assistant
director in charge of the farm. Experiments
will be explained by Experiment
Station specialists.
Commissioner of Agriculture W.
1 Kerr Scott will deliver the address of
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ncivumc ctuu \> .o. v^uisirane assistant
commission will preside. The public
is invited
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There is a real absent-minded
- professor at Vrginia Tech. He drove
i to a nearby town; forgot he had an
auto, and returned home by train.
, Then remembering? his car, he went
> by train to get it, but bought a round
trip ticket.
s
r Filmore Mcintosh, campaiging in
the Kentucky mountains in an ox
wagon, filed an expense account con
gaining these items: Ox shoes, nails
' and shoeing oxen, $3.45; wagon
t grease, $1.50; feed for oxen, $45;
s sandpaper for polishing horns of ox
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