This Month On the Farm
Bolivar Pigs, he set, sez he:
"This life n like ? Christmas tree.
Givin' is what makes either shine;
At least, that's how it looks to me."
?Sez Bolivar P., sez he.
Farm families are bus^ prepar
ing for Christmas at this season
of the year, but there are plenty
of tasks that need attention. So
here are timely suggestions from
your specialists at State College:
8wlne
The month of DeCetaiber usual
ly means "hog-killing" weather,
throughout North Carolina. But,
warns Prof. Earl Hostetler, therjt
are other things that are impor
tant in curing meat besides cold
weather. Pork of excellent quali
ty can be cured on the farm if
precautions are taken in slaugh
tering the hogs and-i in ^curing,
smoking, and storing I Hp m^at.
Be sure the job is done right.
Complete directions are contain
ed in Extension Circular No. 34,
which may be obtained free of
charge by writing to the Agricul
tural Editor at State College, Ral
eigh. i
Agronomy
There are any number of things
the crop farmer can do in this
twelfth month of the year, says,
Enos Blair, extension agronomist.
The Coastal Plain farmer can disc
under all corn stalks, bean stalks,
and cotton stalks before Christ
mas to improve the fertility of
his soil In the Piedmont, the
grower should plow all clover and
lespedeza lands that are to be
planted to corn, cotton, or any^
other crop next spring. Th6n, too,
the farmer who produces any kind
of seed for market can utilized
the rainy days of December to
put the seed in salable condition.
Oood weather can be used to
clean off ditch banks and irregu
lar places in the field.
Poultry
December Is a critical month
for the poultryman, says Roy
Dearstyne, head of the State Col
lege Poultry Department. Winter
is here, necessitating many days
of confinement for the laying
birds, which should be in produc
tion by this time. Careful man
agement must be practiced, since
any neglect Under suMi conditions
is Immediately reflected in the
birds' performance. Check Care
fully the following items: venti
lation, drop curtains, dropping
boards, nesting material, a6d
breeding pens. Naturally, careful
feeding must be practiced, and
V-shaped troughs used for feed
ing scratch. Above all, don't let
disease get started in your flock.
Cull depressed birds at once.
Inventory
A farm Inventory is simply a
list of everything a farmer owns
and owes at a particular time,
says R. W. ShofTner, State Col
lege farm management specialist.
It serves as a basis for all other
farm records, and for the time
spent, U gives more valuable in
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formation about the farm busl
nfeiss than any other type of fi
nancial record. Here are some of
the things a farm inventory will
show: the amount of net worth
above all debts; whether or not
the farmer Is getting ahead finan
cially and how much; and a val
uable list of all property which
iniay be used in case of fire for
fettling estates, and other pur
poses. Farmers should plan now
to take a farm inventory at the
end of 1939.
Plant Pathology
Dr. R. P. Poole, plant disease
expert, says there are many cases
where sweet potatoes now in
banks will not rot unless proteet
j od from low temperatures and
water. Also, he says, this is a
good time to cut out dead limbs
of trees in yards' and orchards.
Cut close to the trunk of the tree;
and apply a heavy coating rf
paint to the exposed surface.
Dairying
The dairy cow's four stomachs
have a capacity of 40 to 60 gal
lons. So, says Extension Dairy
man John Arey, this animal U no
nibbler. The cow'i digestive or- J
gans function best when well fill- t
?d with good feed. That's the g
reason roughage Is no important A
n her diet. A pound of nutrients
?an be produced more cheaply In
roughage than In grain. There
fore, It Is considered a good feed
ing policy to give a cow all the
roughage she will eat. I.egume
hay, such as alfalfa, soybeans,
lespedeza, cowpeas, or clover, is
unquestionably the best bay for
dairy cows. Mixed hays, such as
i legume and a grass, legumes
with oats and barley, are also
good. Besides hay, cows need a
succulent feed. Silage and winter
cover crops are recommended for
this purpose.
Tobacco
Right now, tobacco farmers
should begin to get their plant
beds ready for the 1940 crop,
Bays Lloyd Weeks, extension to
bacco specialist. If possible,
choose a new site this year, so as
to avoid any disease organisms,
that might have remained In the
old bed. If an old bed Bite must
be used, it should be burhed, or
sterilized by 'Bteam. Locate the
bed In a sunny, well-drained
place. A loamy type of soil is
best.
LOYALTY
The loyalty of every American
today must be to America ? first,
last and all the time. ... No
matter what our ancestry, no
matter what our sympathies, the
best contribution we can make to
a troubled world is to make of
the United States the best nation
possible.
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This fall has seen farmers of
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rains, reports Assistant Farm 1
kgent R. M. Holder.
-Vb early spring is much better
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Correspondent
LOUISBURG, N. C.
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uy what you can PAY FOR . . . pay for what you buy.
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NOW THAT THE CROP IS MADE AND A
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FARMERS ARE NOW TURNING THEIR
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Niima F. Freeman H. Grady Harris
LOUISBURG, N. 0.