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State Aid Offered To All Farmers In Grading Hay Crops Hay. a crop valued at more than 14 million dollars m North Carolina, tail now be graded off lclaliy by the State Department of Agriculture. W H Dust fu-'d crops marketing cprcialist >f tin Department's mar krt-s division. ha> bet n licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture 'o "Inspect and official ly grade all hays and straw produced within or moving into the State, upon request of the farmer or dealer". Since the hay-straw grading pro g;-am is supervised by the federal government, which also furnishes some supplier a nominal fee for in spection service will be charged and the program will be opera led "much m the same manner .is the federal state fruits and vegetable inspection xervice." Darst explained. "The grading of hay in North Car olioa can be the means ot material ly increasing the returns our farmers ?ecure from this vital crop" he em Vhasized "Hay. if officially graded, ran be increased in value as much as $5 a ton. "Unfortunately, the great majority of farmers In North Carolina sell their hay on the basis of appearance knd not grade. A farmer cannot de mand the most lor his hay if it is not certified as to grade." Darst said that only three crops? tobacco, cotton and com ? exceed hay in value in North Carolina. "While much of the hay produced in the State is consumed on the farms where grown, an increasingly large amount is being placed on the onaj-ket." he added. "Too much hay m being shipped Into the State con sidering the fact that this crop, if properly harvested and graded, can return substantial profits to the rrower. "The production of market hays m comparatively new in North Caro Jkia Due to lack of experience and equipment, much of the hay placed on the market is of poor quality. Handlers of 'shlpped-in' hays buy ?od sell on the basis of grade, but ?vhrr handling local hay the price Is determined largely on general ap pearance. "Rie rather haphazard method of buying local hay has re sulted in unsatlsfatcory prices to the Banner and has discouraged the pro duction of market hay so badly needed in our State. "The inspection service must of necessity begin with an educational program. Producers and handlers Should be instructed as to methods of harvesting and handling market hay, also as to Che requirements of market grades. Commercial hays as ?tost all other farm products should be marketed on the basis of grade." New Bulletin On Feeds Offered Free By State North Carolina's new feed bulletin ?"Analyses of Mixed Feeds", 1940 1941, is now off the press and will be ?ent to farmers and others upon re quest to the Publications Division of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, Raleigh, North Carolina. Articles on feeds by well known livestock authorities are featured In Ihe bulletin which contains 187 pages. Tables showing official an alyses of feeds take up 129 of the 181 pages. Articles in the bulletin have been written by R? S. Dearstyne, head of the poultry science department of State College; Jack Sams; Dr. G. Howard Satterfleld. professor of Bio Chemistry, State College: Professor R. H. Ruffner, professor of animal husbandry and dairying. State Col lege: and Dr. J. D. Turner, chief of feed control. Kentucky. FARM BRIEFS DROP The general level of prices receiv ed by farmers for agricultural com modities on November 15 declined four points from a month earlier, reports the V. 3. Department of Ag riculture. GOAL Vance County has already reached the goals set up In the farm defense program for 1948, with 14 percent of the farm families rtlll to be seen, re ports Assistant Perm Agent J. T. Richardson. FARM QUESTIONS Ql'ESTION: What type of brooder I is brst for North Carolina candi II ions? ANSWER: Brooders have been de viM-d to meet all situation.- from where only 40 to 50 are brooded with lamp brooder to where many hun dH d are b:ooded with a hot wau>' sy ; m. The source of heat may be wood, co *l*. kerosene, fuel oil. or i lectneity. Tiie type of brooder to -oil. : will di'tH'iid upon the economy f operation, availability of fuel and : the cost of fuel. Practically all type. j of biooders have been tested and ' found .satisfactory for North Caro lina condition.- Copies ot Extension Circular No. 251. "Chick Raising.'' may be obtained free by writing to ! the Agricultural Editor. State Col I legi Raleigh. IJIESTION: What is th< best ; means of protecting young orchard j trees against damage by rabbits? ANSWER: protection can be given by wrapping the trunk of each tree with newspapers or building paper. A repellent wash may be used which consists of equal parts of commercial concentrated lime sulphur, either liquid or powdered, annd water Then this wash should be applied with a ' t brush. The wash can be made more effective if fish oil is added. QUESTION: Do dairy cows pro vide a profitable sideline? ANSWER: Fred M Haig. professor of dairying, says North Carolina is still lagging behind more progressive states in the number of dairy cattle. Nearly one-third of the State's farms do not own a single dairy cow. this being especially true of tobacco and cotton farms. Thousands of these farms, Professor Haig believes, could grow sufficient feed for five to ten cows without Interfering with the production of regular cash crops. This would provide a profitable source of extra cash for these farms and help the food-for-freedom cam paign in addition. QUESTION: Is it desirable to feed milk to baby chlclts? ANSWER: The feeding of milk as a drink in addition to the grain and mash fed is a common practice where surplus milk is available on the farm. When this is done, it Is desirable to feed this for not more than two hours a day. preferably at mid-day or in the early afternoon. Water may or may not be placed before the chicks during the time the milk is fed. However, the feeding of milk does not eliminate the ne cessity of mash feeding. Metallic containers should not be used. QUESTION: What is the best meth od of seeding a pasture on poor land? ANSWER: Thousands of acres of poor land in North Carolina may be made Into pastures within the next few years, but such attempts will be doomed to failure unless sufficient limestone and fertilizer are applied first. It should be remembered that fertilizer must always come before seed when preparing such land for pasture. If such a plan is followed, then Rood lespedeza sods may be established on poor clay soils. These sods may be used as a base upon which to build legume-grass sods of a more permanent nature after sup plying supplementary pasturage at first. N. C. Prison Population Reported Falling Off The state prison department has leported a declining prison popula tion with a larger number of trus tees and a declining number of es capes wiUi a larger percentage of re captures. The November 1 prison population , of 9,001 was the smallest In recent j state history. There were 3.033 trust I ees. A year ago, the state had 381 I more prisoners and 239 less trusties. Since May 1, when Oscar Pitts be came director of the prison depart ment. there have been 154 escapes and 137 recaptures. The average for the same period of the previous three years was 227 escapes <ind 182 re captures. Since November 1, only six prison ers have escaped. The previous low j for a month Is 18. o DEMONSTRATIONS P. A. Morgan o fthe Cherryfleld section and C. C. Tongue of North Brevard will conduct two swine feed in? demonstrations this year. Poverty On Farms Found Closely Akin To Fertility Of Soil A prosperous. healthy and uitclli Kent citizenship cannot long exist on it poor soil. That is the opinion of a commit tee of extension workers after study ing a report on soil fertility in North Carolina. "Every acre on the f trm should row some productive crop." said the report as finally adopted by the en ire Extension iroup Each acre should be either in forest, pasture or cultivated crop. All the cropland ought to be under a rotation system which should include at least one lecume. In som" tobacco rotations, a small main or sirass crop might be substituted for the legume." Tiie committee went on to declare that every section of the State had legumes best adapted to its soil and its system of farming. Legumes ?should be fertilized, especially with limestone, phosphate and potash, to increase their effectiveness. More legume seed needs to be grown on our home farms. The control of erosion is also ne cessary to good soil fertility and therefore broadcast or sod arorfc should occupy from 25 to 100 percent of the cropland on every farm. The actual percentage per farm will de pend upon the slope and the kind of farming done. Terraces, subsoil ing. contour cultivation, and drain age are necessary in many cases. Minor elements need to be careful ly considered In all soil fertility and nutrition problems and county ag ents were urged, in the report, to study these elements and to become better prepared to aid farmers con cerning these little known materials. More research with minor elements was recommended. Elementary Students To Present Operetta At School December 17 . After the lapse of two years the Andrews Elementary School Is about to have another operetta. It is to be a primary grades operetta?one SOLDIERS ARRIVE TO GUARD DAMS FROM SABOTAGE 85 Men From Ft. Bragg Sent To Santeetlah, With More Coming War. dim and stark showed up hi re Till- day u he n a detachment of oldie's arrived from Port Bragg to uard the dam and penstock at the Santeetlah project of the Aluminum lompony. The first detachment consists of 85 men. More will be sent here later. One hundred and twenty-five sol diers are at the Tapoco dam and power house and the Santeetlah power house at Rhymers Perry; and 250 at the Calderwood dam and pow tn which only the first three grades will participate. The time of the o^retta is Wednesday evening. December 17. Outsandlng throughout the years have been the primary operettas pro duced here from the standpoint of color effects, staffing, timeliness, and general appeal. "At the End of the Stant.- Claus Trail" will be no ex ception to this rule. More than one nundred children will participate in the play. First grades will supply "bells", "snow flak?;", "poinsettas", and the "North Wind". The second grades will produce "Northern IJrhts". "Sleigh Bells". "Rabbits", "Holly" and "Candles". The speaking parts are taken care of b? third grade pupils as follows: Tommy",?Marks Hudson: "Alice", ?Marlene Wemple: "Jack Prost",? Jerry Reece: "Chrlstmaetlde",?Bet ty Heaton: "White Bear",?Dan Hawk,?"Christmas Candy"'.?third grade boys; "Santa Claus",?Robbie Lewis: "King Winter", ? Jimmy Summers: "Queen December".? Jackyie Ellard; "Christmas Trees",? Carolyn Nothstein and Sally Bu chanan; "Snow Man", ? Donald Cline. A small admission fee will be charged to take care of costuming and other expenses. Use Classified Ads 2=3 ti hcuae. Reports are current that 3,000 soi diers are guarding the Alcoa ^ at Alcoa. Tenn Our ing the t trst World W*r. ^ aluminum Industry was an infant la this section. The plants were btiu built at Alcoa and the Tapoco. ftnt dam ever built in this section, finished in 1919. At that time aluminum was ^ chiefly for cooking utensils. No* ? ^ used universally tor everything trooi foil to air planes. Tlio soldiers sent here will guard the several power houses, dams ana tho transmission line? in an etlon to prevent sabotage by enemy alino, who may attempt to stop the manu facture of aluminum for defense pur poses. THAN EVER BEFORE is the venikt of wo men whose perma* nent wave is a the new French Oil Wave. It beautifies, glorifies and renders aoft and lustrous the most difficult hair. That is why Ameri can women arc for "PUBl ?ARB" by Edwina Hagaman Beauty Shop 211 Valley River Ave. Phone 250 XMAS WONT BE DARK Oid Kris Kingle reached an agreement with the Weather man, and sent the blessed rains that mean the end of the "blackout." BUT-WE ARE AT WAR SO DONT WASTE POWER! The Town of Murphy wants you to have every comfort that the mighty, surging "horses" of your TVA station can bring. The Town of Murphy wants you to use washing machines electrical refrigerators?toasters -- ironers - heaters ? ra dios?all the devices that increase happiness bv decreasing ?i * toil. M BUT?USE THEM SPARINGLY?PLEASE! ;? ..V, Every Kilowatt you save means more guns, tanks, planes, for our army and navy. Your town appreciates your cooperation during the black out. THE CITY OF MURPHY ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT
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