Newspapers / The Franklin Times (Louisburg, … / April 10, 1936, edition 1 / Page 18
Part of The Franklin Times (Louisburg, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Th. mnly agent oxptain. th. ^ct of phwphoru, on th. <fev.lupm.nt of com in Cherokee County, 8. C. ? * This is photographic proof that this sow and little have had good feed and proper care, necessary to good hog production. Pest Control Prescribed for fetter Corn Yields HF corn plant is heir to munemu: insrct and fungus pests. reasonabli control of which is essential to profitabli yields. This is true particularly in south rrn fields, where oirn stalk borers, hill bugs, biidvvnrms. corn ear worms, smuts and root rots are likely to take heavy toll at various stages of the plant from seed ling to maturity. The total damage done to the corn plant by these enemies, is enormous. Remedies suggested by eiitomologist and f(.uiul valuable by practical farmers over the South include crop rotation, tall and winter cultivation, soil improvement, seed selection, delay in planting dates, anal (test ruction of diteased stalks ? am or all of these practices to meet varied conditions. These control practices are. in the nature of the case, preventive rather than curative. AlJvtot Summarized The most important preventive has DIRECT TO YOU itaieign rence & ttoonng uo. Deft NC-M. HMck N. C Smmd warn FtEE SAMPLES. Direct Fr_ Factory Frm?kt PaM Pricat mmd FREE ROOFING AND BUILDING BOOK. U P? t Pin t ? ~~ WHAT TO DO FOR ITCHY INFLAMED SKIN Kill the rau**- of itrhintt with this roolin?r. Mwdiinir oiatinrflt. THtrrinc wve> instant relief from Rinjrworm. Athlete's Foot. Er/jrmn, Tetter. Itch and similar *kin iliM>tse>. Tetterine i^netrates deeply. Destroys the |?r asite* thai rau>*e itching. HeaJinv and healthy skin rrowlh follow only a lew days ?.?. Famous for over years, (iet Tetteriae I nun any dnitr store today and try it. or send ROc for ? box. to ShuHrine Co.. I*e|?t. B. Savannah. <;a. Satisfac tion or your money hark. Tetterine! MEN WANTED ? ^ W? PV ym ir nMm< far* to Nashrillr. Let mm Ink y?a to be u expert wtmiWi ni rhontr and help ymm t*t a f?d Jak. The Mat to yaa la ?II. No aapm token. For free booklet write NuhHIle Ante Cdlcp. Dept. 77, Nashville. Tenn. ? to do with the soil-rotation, fertilization, time of plowing. destruction of stubble. Hie Inst advice on these points for southern farmers mviiis tc? be: 1. It is dangerous to plant corn where corn grew the previous year, or even, for safety sake, in fiehls adjacent to corn fields of last year. 2. Kail and winter plowing in an im portant check against corn stalk borers and corn ear worms, and stubble destruc tion is a further check against the corn stalk borers. Soil ' improvement ami liberal fer tilization result in more vigorous plants that are less susceptible to the lesser corn stalk borer injury ami r?H?t rot infection. On this third point, important new light has recently come from South Car olina likely to prove important to corn growers everywhere. Kxperimcnts b> Dr. H. I*. Cooper. Kxpcriment Station agro nomist. show that coastal plains' soils in the eastern part of South Carolina may have almost complete corn crop failure because of root rot due to potash defi rtrnry. Similar conditions will prohabh be found in other states. Planting Dates Important Planting dates tor cum arr important to guard against losses fr?Nii the larger corn stalk borer and the* bud worm. <*s pecially on land where bud worm dam aj?- has Kin severe. South Carolina en tomologists advise delaying corn planting, until May S tor lower. May 12 tor mid dle. and Ma> IQ tor upper South Caro lina. I . S. Department of Agriculture ento mologists have suggested that planting be delayed tor South ( leorgia and West- 1 cm Florida until April 20 to May 1 ;'for ( Central (Jeorgia and southern half of < South Carolina May 1 to 10; tor North I ( Jeorgia and northern halt ot South Car- | olioa and all of North Carolina May 10 j to 20. In lowlands of these* states they , advise no corn planting in April. Ala- I hama is comparable to ( leorgia and Ten- ' nessee is comparable to North Carolina. ! However, it is wise to learn specific ail- j vice from each state agricultural college. Disease Indications Two bits of advice on seasonal activity include: (a) Destruction of corn stalks affect ed with smut, during summer before smut balls burst. (b) Planting of an extra allowance 1 of seed to better insure a good stand, j As a long-time precaution field selec tion of seed corn of desirable varieties will aid in reducing damage by corn ear worm, weevils, and root rots. Long close fitting shuck coverings help prevent ear ! worm and weevil damage. Fallen stalks, small stalks, broken ear shanks. ears with exposed tips, discolored. mold>, and smutted ears are all indi cations of disease, and ears from such plants should be rejected. Hogs arc Chief Cash Crop of Young Piedmont Farmer AN "xcellent illustration of stuvcss t nl hog production in the Piedmont area, wherr most farmers pa\ little at tention to commercial hog production, is the experience of ;? livestock-minded young Newbcrr\ count) farmer. Warren Ahrams, whose chief cash crop is hops. So well ha> this young South Caro linian learned hog fanning that Prof. I.. Yr. Starkey. chief of animal husbandry at Clcmson College. says he can offer no criticism of Ahrams* plans and prac tices; and so successful are these meth ods and systems that hog sales from the farm in KjJS reached the total of $2. 2<m?.S4 in late November. The Ahrams' farm fertility had been rather depleted with cotton farming. When Warren took charge after his father's death in M)2J, he soon decided that under existing conditions a contin uation of cotton farming would l?*se the farm for the family. Real Money On Farm A visit from flu* county farm agent and J. R. Hawkins, extension livestock specialist, stimulated Warren's interest in a tew pigs he had and turned him to ward hog as a principal cash crop. The result is that in the 10 years. intervening pastures have been ?l<*\ eloped, a system of fencing has been built, a knowlcdgr of feed production and feeding practices has been acquired, and now cash from hogs is the real mone\ of the farm. With 12 Poland China grade sows and a purebred sire as his breeding herd, A brains produces each year over 2(X> hogs. Some are sold as pigs, most are fed out for the high markets in early Spring and Fall. As to cash returns, Abrams is more than satisfied ? he is surr the farm could not produce tin- 40 more bain of cotton niTilril to rtjual the $2,2(wi hog income. With a big feed crop produced in 1935 he will go still higher in hog production this year. Home- Grown Feeds Practically all feeds are home-grown. Kifty-six acres of cultivated land are fenced into tour connecting fields. ( )tie in crimson Hover is followed b\ late corn ; two in grain, oik- cut and the other harvested by hogs: a fourth in earn and soybeans. ( >nl> protein feed is bought ? chiefly buttermilk, some fish meal, and a little hone meal for mineral mixture. Fifty acres of corn wdl supph the needs usu 4^. although if corn fails, the inter planted so\ beans will go onto a good crop. 'Hi rough livestock and legumes. the I farm land is so greatK improved that 1 { acres ol cotton last \ ear madi' 10 bales. The cotton crop helps balance the labor scheme, but Abrams says that ex cept for the tenants he would grow no cotton. The tyjji returns from lespede/a were over ( it Kid farm buildings and equipment are being secured through satisfying cash returns. Still another important result is the influence toward more hogs among neighboring farmers ? from force of ex ample and from good breeding stink secured from the Abrams' farm. These growing pigs make a feast of grazing on rape, a fine crop for hogs. Good grazing and shade are two ideal conditions for producing pork.
The Franklin Times (Louisburg, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
April 10, 1936, edition 1
18
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75