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THE AGRICULTURAL*^
EXTENSION SERVICE ?
Farmers Get Higher Ratings
For Lumber
Higher priority ratings for soft
wood lumber required for essen
tial agricultural usee are provid
ed in an amendment to the soft
wood lumber conservation order,
according to G. T. Scott. Chai I -
man of the State USDA Wai
B?Under the new ruling, farmers
are provided with an AA-3 prioi
ity rating for lumber used in
maintenance and repairing of
farm buildings, other than dwell
ings An AA-4 ratijjg is provid
ed for most other agricultural
uses, such as constructing shel
ters. barns, pens, sheds for live
stock and poultry; and other es
sential buildings.
, "Automatic preference ratings
are not provided for new soft
wood lumber to be used for ?uch
agricultural purposes as con
struction of new dwellings, gar
ages, machine sheds, repair shops
and similar buildings," Scott
said. "The softwood lumbe.
conservation order, however,
does not affect the use of home
sawed, used, or hardwood luni-^
ber for any purpose, unless other
wise rsetric'ted. Regardless of the
type of lumber used, present con- <
servation orders prohibit con
struction of agricultural dwell
ings costing $200 or more and
other agricultural buildings cost
ing $1,000 or more, without prior
approval of the War Production
Board." , I
He said the amendment makes
it compulsory for dealers to fill ;
purchase orders carrying a prei-i'
erence rating if they have the
material on hand and do not ha\e
orders pending with higher pii
ority ratings.
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Growers Are Offered New
Publication on l'eanuts
A new publication entitled
"Producing Peanuts For Oil" has
just been issued by the Extension
Service of N. C. State College.
Growers may obtain a 1 free copy
by addressing a postcard to the
Agricultural Editor of the Col
lege at Raleigh.
The bulletin discusses "Proper
Soil Selection," "Choosing a Va- .
riety," "Seed Treatment," "Fer
tilization." and many other fac
tors involved in successfully
growing the crop. Farmers who'
are planting peanuts for the first
'tirhe, as a part of their war ef
fort, should by all means get a
copy of this publication and
study the many practical sugges
tions found in -it. Other grow-j
ers, who have been producing
the crop for many years, will,
find' It interesting and instruc-j
tlve. . '
The national farm program Is,
calling for a large increase in the
peanut acreage, since oil-bearing
nuts are so sorely needed to re
place the imports which have
been cut off by the war. Thous
ands of "new" growers are put
ting in peanuts and "old" grow
ers are expanding their acreage
to help in the war effort. . |
"What are the lime require
ments of the crop?"; "Should
Peanuts be Inoculated?": "What
Cultural Methods Have Proved
Best these and many other
questions are fully answered in
the new publication.
Dr. E. R. Collins. In charge of
Agronomy Extension at State
College, compiled the Informa
tion In cooperation with other
agronomists of the Extension
Service and the N. C. Experiment
Station. He points out that it
is imperative that the crop be
produced with the most efficient1
use of land, fertilizer and labor,
at all times keeping in mind the
maintenance of soil fertility for
other crops.
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Junior ? Daddy, what Is metnt
by "the bone of contention?"
Father ? The jawbone, my son.
"What IfouRutf, With
WAR BONDS
Refrigerators are out for the dura
tion. Manufacturers have now tooled
their plants for production of wai
materials. Common-sense-folk, how
ever, aie saving now, not spending,
and building up a fund for purchase
of refrigerators and other domestic
needs through investment in U. &
War Bonds.
Your Money put into War Bond*
today will bring you back M for 13
at maturity. ' So ftart saving tor '
those domestic needs when you will
b? permitted to buy them. Join the
Payrell Savings Plan at your office
or factory and let's all "Tap that
TVn Percent." v t \
U. S. Treasury Utparlmtnt
Your Federal
Income Tax
Expenses of Farmers ?
A farmer who operates a farm
for profit is entitled to deduct
from gross income a3 necessaiy
expenses all amounts expended
(other than those constituting
capital expenditures) in the car
jying on of the business of farm
ing. The cost of feeding and
raising livestock may be treated
as an expense deduction insofar
as such costs represent actual
outlay, but not including the val
ue of farm produce grown upon
the. farm or the labor of the tax
pcyer. Also deductible is the
cost of seed, minor repairs to
farm buildings (other than the
dwelling of the farmer), and
small tools used up in the course
of a short period.
The cost of fuel and oil used
for farm work, as well as repairs
and maintenance of farm machin
ery, is deductible as a business
expense; but the cost of farm ma
chinery, equipment, and farm
buildings represents a capital in
vestment and is not an allowable
deduction. The cost, however,!
may be recovered by depreciation
allowance. In the case of a far-l
mer, the farm dwelling is not de
preciable, except such part of it
as may be used directly in farm
ing operations. The cost of gas
oline. repairs and upkeep of an
automobile if used wholly in con
nection with the taxparer's farm
operations, as well as deprecia-l
tion thereon, may be deducted,
but if an automobile is used part
ly for business and partly fori
pleasure or the convenience ofi
the taxpayer or his family, the
cost of operation nlay be appor-j
tioned according to the extent of
the use for purposes of business,
and for pleasure or convenience,!
and the portion attributable to
business will be deductible as a
necessary business expense.
The cost of hired laborers and
hired machines on a farm and the
part of the hoard which is pur
chased for hired laborers are de
ductible. The value of products
furnished by the farm and used
in the board of hired laborers is
not^a deductible expense. Ra
tions purchased and furnished to
laborers or sharecroppers are de
ductible as a part of the labor
expense. Amounts paid to per
sons engaged in household work
to the extent that their services
are used in boarding and other
wise caring for farm laborers are
deductible, but amounts paid for
services of such employees en
gaged in caring for the farmer's
own household are not a deducti
ble expense.
Amounts expended in the de
velopment of "farms, orchards,
and ranches prior to^ the time
when the productive state is
reached may be regarded as in
vestments of capital. The cost
of planting trees, as well as the
amounts expended by a farmer
in the restoration of soil fertility
preparatory to actual production
of crops and the cost of liming
soil to increase productiveness
over a period of years' are capital
expenditures; but the cost of
commercial fertilizers, the .bene
fit of which is of short duration
and which have to be used every
year or so, even after a farm'
reaches the productive state, Is
deductible as an expense. \
Amounts expended in purchas
ing work, breeding, or dairy ani
mals are regarded as investments
of capital and may be deprecia
ted unless such animals ' are in
cluded in inventory.
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BABY CHICKS
For Sale Now
B. P. ROCKS AND NEW
HAMPSHIRE.
Improve your Flocks
with these R. 0. P. Sired
Baby Chicks.
Orders taken now for
Delivery any time.
HATCH EACH WEDNESDAY
Louisburg
Hatchery
Macy 6. Brewer
Louisburg, N. C. R 2.
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Agricultural hlmion Stnkt
STATE COLLEGE ANSWERS
TIMELY FARM QUESTION'S
QUESTION : What is the lime
requirement!! of peanuts.
ANSWER: Peanuts need lime
stone both in the root zone and
in the area of the land where the
peanuts are forming. Four hund
red pounds of ground dolomitic
limestone should be applied in
the row and mixed with the soil
with a fertilizer distributor.
Burned lime, potash lime or gyp
sum (land plaster) may be ap
plied along the row where need
ed.
QUESTION: How can I distln
Kuish blue mold in my tobacco
bed?
ANSWER: The plants may
show various symptoms such as
slight wilting, pale-green * color,
or dead Jenves. The presence of
gray to 'blue mold on the lower
side bf the pale-green or dead
leaves is a sure sign of the dis
ease. This symptom distinguish
es it from cold injury, frost in
jury, burn from nitrate of soda,
or other conditions sometimes
confused with it. If the night
temperatures are below 45 de
grees or above 65 degrees, the
disease does not develop rapidly.
QUESTION ! Are all ftreen
crops satisfactory for poultry nu
trition .
ANSWER: "No" is the answer
to this question. There is a fel
lacious belief that anything that
js green is satisfactory for poul
try nutrition. While in the young
and growing stages, most green
plants probably have some food
value, it is also likely that after
a certain stage of growth, some
of these plants may be highly fi
brous and of little food value.
Ql'ESTION : How should eggs
be stored?
ANSWER: They should be
stored in a cool, fairly moist,
well-ventilated place. Moisture is
just as necessary as keeping them
cool. Both make for retaining
good quality. Put them on a
concrete floor, which has been
sprinkled, if possible. The best
temperatures for keeping eggs
are between 40 and 60 degrees.
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Coffee Gets An
other Christening!
Lakehurst. N. J. ? Known as
Blackjack to the Army, Swamp
Water to the Marines, and Java
to the Navy, coffee has now ac
quired a new name ? Jamoch- ?
which is heard only among crews
of our gigantic "Bloodhounds of
the Air," the lighter-than-air
blimps at the tremendous blimp
base in the Naval Air Station it
Lakehurst.
As part of our first line o^
American coastal defense against
the ever-increasing ravages of
j enemy U-boat raids on United
Nations' shipping, these air go'os
!are under constant strain. Conse
quently, they frequently relieve
tension and raise body tempera
ture in the frigid atmosphere over
the sea with a handy pa-per cup
of steaming > Jamoch. It gets
mighty .cold over the Atlantic,
even inside a "Bloodhound of
the Air." 1 ?
j Modesty is a virtue, but one
seldom gets his salary raised on
[account of it. - !?#
FARM QUESTION BOX
by
ED W. MITCHELL
Form Advisor
Guttural Btctric Station WGY
i). lit it time now to buy baby
chicks?.
A. That depends on how early
you want to start them. They
are produced and started every
month of the year now, but it
you want only a few for your
own use watt until about April
or May.
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Q. Would you advise building
in one op two-story cow barn?
A. One story, with cows facing
out. Use hay barracks and si
I los for the hay, straw and silage.
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Q. What garden crops would
profit most by- being planted
where soy beans were grown last
year? I
A. Crops that will benefit mostj
by the nitrogen left by the roots,
I of the soy beans are leafy vege-!
tables such as lettuce, spinach,1
'and Swiss chard.
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Q. What is the formula for
making bordeaux mixture for
spraying purposes?
A. The most popular formula;
iis 3-3-50, but it may be altered;
to suit crops or conditions. Dis-I
solve 3 pounds of copper sul-J
phate in 50 gallons of water and J
add 3 pounds of lime mixed to ai
thin paste; then add 2 pounds of!
arsenate of lead and % pint or
nicotine, if needed, and apply
promptly. Keep the solution ag-!
itated all the time.
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Q. What is the difference in
quality and abundance of crop
between the winter and spring
wheat .
A. Winter wheat yields a bet
ter crop and is a hard wheat suit
able for milling.
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Q. Is there any way to deter
mine the approximate age of an
old apple tree.
A. An experienced orchardist
can guess pretty close by looking
at it; or if a lower main limb is
cut off you can count the rings
and add three or four and get an
accurate count on the age.
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Q. What is the best 8oy bean
to plant for food?
A- Sousei. Kanum, Chusei or
Etum.
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Q. M there a fertilizer that
can be used on all sort of garden
vegetables?
A. Yes; the 3-8-7 Victory Spe
cial. Usp some mixed with the
soil at planting time, and more
if and when needed as a side
dressing. ,
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Q. Can sheep manure be used
the same as row manure?
A. Yes, except it is stronger
in plant food and adds less hu
mus to the soil than strawy cow
manure. Humus' is one thing a
soil needs.
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The teacher had recited "The
Landing of the Pilgrims." Then
she requested each pupil to draw
from his or her imagination a
picture of Plymouth Hock. Most
of them went to work at once,
but one little felllow hesitated,
and at length raised his hand:
Teacher ? Well, Junior, what
is It?
Junior ? Please, ma'am, do you
want us to draw a hen or a roos
ter?
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guaranteed. Prices reasonable. Have shoes
for all the family repaired for longer life.
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Bicycles and Furniture repaired.
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Safety For Valuables !
Your will, your -insurance policies, heirloom jewelery,
stocks and bonds, letters and documents of a personal
nature, irreplaceable photographic negatives? none of
these things belong in a drawer at home! Rent a se
curely guarded steel safety deposit box for them at your
bank! < .
FIRST - CITIZENS BANK & TRDST COMPANY
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Corner Main & Nash Sts. Louisburg, N. Carolina
Banking Hours: 9:00 A. M. to 2:00 P. M.
Next to farm labor, the outlook;
or farm machinery presents the1
Most serious obstacle to produe-l
Ion In 1H4X. The only way out
s to take the best possible care
)f machines and keep them run
ling. #
Civilian supplies of canned
vegetables from next summer's
estimated pack will be Increased
about 10,000,000 cases under new
food orders. Most of the in
crease will be canned tomatoes
and snap beans.
fin <2 funeral Services
at Reasonable Cost
AS NEED REQUIRES:
Being practically helpful In the hour of need ? that
sums up our Funeral Direction service. "Keeping our
heads," in the matter of costs ? at a time when a family
is distrated with "Heavy hears."8 We provide a Fun
eral of essenial beauty, dignity ? without permitting un
essential to make costs burdening.
WHITE FUNERAL HOME
K. T. White, Manager
Main Street Louisburg, N. C.
Member New Deal Burial Association.
We Arc Selling
FLOUR
AND
SUGAR
Much Below
Government Ceiling
PRICES
A Bar HEAVIh ?
CAST IRON HEATERS
Suitable for Stores,
Restaurants, etc.
9 x 12 Linoleum Rugs, $C.95
A Real Value at 3
Harness - Casting - Hoes
Forks, etc.
?, Full Line
SAMPSON S PAINT
GALVANIZED WATER PIPE
ASPHALT SHINGLES
and ROOFING
ANOTHER CAR LOAD
SHEET ROCK
ROCK LATH
RED TOP PLASTER
FINISHING LIME
SEABOARD STORE CO., INC.
D. F. McKINNE, President
Pay Cash- ^nd Pay Less
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