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AGRICULTURAL FEATURE OF The < Franklin Times THE COUNTY - THE STATE . THE UNION ~ : LOUISBURG, N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1935 No Funds For Enforcement Of Potato Act Comptroller-General Rule* That Relief Money Ic {-' Not Available The famed potato control act which became effective Dec. I, will not be enforced until Congress can appropriate funds, it has been decided def initely.. This decision was in effect, made by the big boss of Fed eral funds, John R. McCarl, comptroller-general, who ruled that emergency relief funds Could not be used for that pur pose. McCarl also ruled that admlnlatra tlve funds could be used to set-up the enforcing or g a n 1 zatlons by utilizing early tax collections undei provisions of thr ac*. ?" Agricultural Ad ^^utment Admin istration officials predict that taxej from , the potatc control act won't ? * c e e d $25,000 which Is a fraction J. B. HUTSON or the amount desired . The late Sen. Huey P. bong killed In filibuster a $6,000,000 congression al appropriation for enforcment of the act. The AAA asked McCarl to advance $3,000,000 In emergency re lief funds to begin enforcement Dec. 1, trhlch he refused. All Funds Being Used The comptroller ? general stated that any funds appropriated to the Department of Agriculture not spe cifically allocated to a particular ac tivity might be used tx> administer tbe law. Commenting on this dealslon, Secretary Henry A. Wallace assert ed: "due to the great pressure up on the department, every branch Is Usln^ all available funds." It is definitely known that agri cultural officials didn't want to en force the present law and It Is said * that they were elated over McCarl's decision. Amendments to the act will be sought at the next congres sional session. With prospects of only *25,000 In right to administer the potato con trol law, John B. Hutson, director of the AAA division In charge of po tato control said: Hutaan Comments "We anticipate that only a nmill amount or potatoes will be taxed un der the act, probably less than one Sr cent o f the entire crop. Less an one per cent of the crop will be _ sold during the period covered by the estimate to be made on or about Dec. 1. "This money would enable the printing, engraving and distribution of enough tax-exemption stamps to cover the part of yie crop sold prior to the opening of .tile next congres alon&i session. The work that can be done under the AAA will Include that oonnected with the 1838 pro rro and such work as can be done connection with the investigation being undertaken under section B of the AAA." Tax Of 45 Cents The potato control act provides tor a tax of 48 cents a bushel to be d only by farmers who exceed Ir quotas or who do not sign po tato contracts Tax-exemptions will be provided all growers who partici pate in the program. Because of the virtually prohibitive tax. all pro ducers are expected to take part in the program to secure tax-exempt Certificates. Growers who sell potatoes without securing tax-exempt certificates or ^Hpout paying ths tax will be sub V to ? fine up to n.ooo. Coast Tar Heels Enjoy Mountain Outing Young Tar HeeT Farmer* of Newport, N. C. High School, down &h the coast, rest on top d Plsgati Moun tain ? 5749 feet elevation, on a recent outing trip. The tour was made In a truck, under tde supervision of C. S. Long, teacher of vocation al agriculture In the New port school. The party made their camp at Frying Pan Gap, near Plsgah Mountain, In the Plsgah National For est. and enjoyed the sur rounding mountain country to the full. Details of the trip are told b& Claude Gar ner of the Newport chapter. See his story on page 12. U. S. Pecan Crop Of 95,000,000 Pounds More Than Doubled ThLs season's pecan crop will _ be one of the largest ever produoed and Is more than double that of last year, j Total production for the country is I estimated at 95.000,000 pounds com pared with 40,000,000 pounds last year and a five year average of 60. 000,000 pounds. Most of the increase In production is In Texas and Oklahoma and con sists of seedling nuta that are sold mostly shelled. The crop of paper shells and other cultivated varieties ls somewhat heavier than last sea son but is not excessive. North Carolina has 900,000 pounds compared with 800.000 last year while South caroling ls estimated at 875. 000 pounds against 970,000 a year ago. Georgia Is a big state for the cultivated varieties and has 6,700,000 pounds against 6.100.000 pounds last year. Prices In New York range from 9 to 18 cents per pound, depending on quality, size and variety. Generally speaking the Schley ls the preferred variety and brings a good premium over the Stuart al though the latter Is fairly popular. w IMPORTS OF BCTTEB Imports of butter Into the United 8tates during the first nine months of 1935 amounted to 21.836,000 pounds, or about one per cent of the total consumption. Imports for the same ptrlbd in 1984 were 436.000 pounds. GrowersAre Signing Pact For Tobacco More than 80 per cent of North Carolina's tobacco growers had' signed agreements up to the middle of No vember to cooperate in the govern ment's tobacco contro lprogram for 1936, K. J. Shaw, assistant In tobacco control work In North Carolina, told the State Farmer In an exclusive in terview. Mr Shaw expressed the opinion that the sign-up will not be fully completed until after the first of the year. This la due to the fact that a number of Insurance companies andjand banks operating farms have not yet made arrangements for op erators for the coming year. Mr Shaw said however that the Land Banks and the insurance companies have expressed their intention of go ing "down the line" with the gov ernment. To Anson goes the honor of be ing the first North Carolina coun ty to sign 100 per cent. The fol lowing counties, through November 8, had signed better than 90 per cent, however: Alamance, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Caldwell. Columbus, Cumber land, Davie, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Oates, Oreen, Hertford, Hoke, Jones, Lae, Lenoir, Martin. Montgomery, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, P 1 tt, Richmond, Robeson, Scotland, Surry, Warren. Washington, Wayne, and Wilson. Potato Prices Take Spectacular Upward Move; Crop Is Short Prices of potatoes have doubled since the fall digging season closed, and the market Is pow firmly es tablished at levels which show at least a littje profit to producers The upturn has been one of the most spectacular In years as it it seldom indeed that potato prices, advance from Labor to Thanksgiving. - This season's late crop has been much shorter than anticipated and the shortage is where it will do Car olina producers tfie most good; namely, in the Northeastern states. This should mean that old potatoes will clean up well ahead of the new season and eave the way clear for new stock. Last year It was the hangover of Maine potatoes that puahed down the market on Caro lina Cobblers. Most of the surplus potatoes that interfere with the Carolina deals are produced In Maine. New York and Pennsylvapia. It these states nave a big carryover the market is almost certain to open low for Carolina and with short deals there Is little chance for a recovery. Northeastern State* These three states have only 81, 000.000 bushels this season compared with 123,000,000 bushels last year. In other, words, there are only two bush els this season where there were three last year. Given a moderate demand the supply should run short at a falfly early date. The Middle Western states also have slightly smaller crops than last 1 . ' Thousands Of Farmers Attend Schools Of Vocational Agriculture In Winter Months By ROT THOMAS (State Supervisor of Vocation^] Agri culture) ? /r*? Ten thousand North ?arllnaN farm ers attending school this winter. Tes, during the months from November i a r o u g a unruii ovtr 10,000 farm era ranging In age from 26 to 70 win attend short courses or "eve ning classes" to get 1 n f o r matlon that will enable them to Improve their methods ot farming. In 273 commu nities In 74 coun ROY THOMAS ties -where vocational agriculture Is taught In the high, school, groups of farmers ranging frdftfTS to 100 will assemble In the agriculture class room, store, lsdge hall or some oth er convenient place to get the lat est and best Information on farm ing The Information will be given to these groups by the local teacher of vocational agriculture? 256 In /lum ber. Thla teacher U a graduate of a standard agriculture college where special attention was given to meth ods of imparting farming Informal tlon to ^farmers and farm boys. This teacher Is well fitted for his Job be cause by surveys, "visitation and prac tical experiences -he knows the* prob lems of the farmers of his communi ty. The Evening Classes Anv %rmer In the community who wants to Improve his methods of farming may attend the evening class which Is held once or twice a week and the length of each session is about one hour and a half. After the group assembles the precedure Is largely on a discussion basis with the teacher of agriculture guiding the development of the discussion In or der to bring out the information the farmers need or WUltr ? What do these farmers study? Por example, a- group of twenty - five famers In a certain community agree that their methods of growing the tobacco crop need Improving. Then they will meet for ten or more nights on this subject or the need may be studying the benefits of the AAA. home beautlflcatlon, cotton, corn, managing the farm and the like. And where their conclusions are reached you can be sure they represent a combination of the best practices of the farmers, the best technical infor mation available from the State ex periment Station and State College of Agriculture and the expert knowl edge of the teachers or agriculture Applying The Lessons In the spring these farmers will put Into practice on their home farms the instruction add informa tion they received. Then the teach er of agriculture will visit each farm er from time to time to help the farmer apply in the most practical way the improved methods. An ex ample of the benefits of one evening class: For several years the farmers of a certain eastern community had eve ning class instruction on the grad ing and sorting of tobacco, it is reliably, stated that now when to bacco from that corrifti unity is placed on the warehouse floor a premium is the result of proper grading. Hold Surplus Cotton Stock Off Markets \ Will Not Be Offered Until Price Will Liquidate Cotton Loan* " ? (B? Our Balel(h Correspondent) Tli* announcement by Ches ter C. Davis, AAA administrai tor, that the approximately five million bales of cotton which the government now holds will be held off the market un til the price is high enough to liquidate the loans, storage and carrying charges against this cotton is generally consid< ered by Carolina farm leaders as another indication that coti ton may rise in price. Mr. Davis also announced that loans expiring February 1 will be ex tended. I This means that none of this aov eminent cot ton will be sold until tbe market reaches tbe 13 cent level The gov ernmeu bas loaned 12 cent, on four and one nail million bale, winch came out o. tbe lyaa und llfa-. crops. It is est. mated that in. juorage and intei est :uar^es amount to a r o und onu W. II. MANN -cent ? pound. Another bail million oaies is oeing held by the govern ment lor larmcrfe wno Joined in Hiow-up ' campaign ol 1?33. Talking 15 Cent Cotton Commenting on the Davis an nouncement.,/ M. U. Mann, general manager ol the North Carolina Cot- ? ton urowera Co-operative Associa tion, fcftld; "Many are talking fourteen or III >??n cent cotton beiore anotner orop ib planted. The reason n? tnat tne aovt.iume nts ftovemoer report ot ? possioie crop ol 11,1*4,000 oaies wat> ? surprise, aud since tnis announce ment tnere has oeen a serious trees* in Texas and otner ooutnwestern states and it is now predicted tnat tne next estimate win ottweeu ten and a hall and eleven million oaies. ? sports are increasing every week and mill demands are buipaso.ng ail expectations. All these xactt do promise strongly that Detore tfnotu er crop is planted cotton win oe oringuig much higner prices. ? Mr. Mann also pointed out that the North Carolina cotton crop is the smallest in 26 years and said that this year more thflu ever it is important that farmers sell their crop in such a way that they will get every possible dollar for It. iB' Men To Meet In February About 10o members of the North Carolina State Bee Keeper's* Associ ation are expected to attend the con ventlon in Charlotte February 31, 1036. Among the speakers at tha con vention will be H. H. Root, of Me dina. Ohio, and C. I*: Sams, apiarist for the North Carolina State Col lege. ^ _____ season, or 91,000,000 tyishels com pared with 06,000.000 last year Those states may have a small surplus for Eastern shipment but they are at a disadvantage In freight rates as com pared with the Carollnas and hence they cannot send many potatoes east unless prices are high. ?k 1936 Outlook On Carolina Farm Products ? > ? " h - ?" ' ? ?:
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