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News of Interest to all Farmers North Carolina Farmers Lead Country in Cash Financing This spring, for the third con secutive season, the productior credit associations in the South Atlantic States are leading the country in number of loans, and the North Carolina figure is the high est of any State in the country, according to a release from the Farm Credit Administration to day. Some 10,777 North Carolina farmers borrowed $2,829,346 from the production credit associations in the State from first of the year up to April 1. Total loans in the third district, which includes the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida, amounted to $8,954,000, an in crease of nearly $1,000,000, com pared to the first quarter of 1935. The production credit association at Greenville made the largest amount of loans—$219,490—an increase of 24 per cent over the first quarter of 1935; and the Raleigh association was second in amount with $216,160, up 12 per cent. The Statesville production credit association had the largest number of loans in the State—755 —and also a substantial increase in business over last year. The total number of loans in the third district was 29,793, almost double that of any other district, and the amount was second, being exceeded slightly by the volume in the Berkeley district which includes California, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada. The New Orleans district, cover ing Louisiana, Mississippi, and Ala bama, was second in number with 16,086 loans and third in amount —$8,746,000. Many Ways For Rural Women to Earn Money On almost every farm is a wealth of material which may be turned into a source of profit by country women who like to make things with their hands. There are so many ways of learning extra money that every woman can find jsomet|hing to suit her taste, said Mrs. Cornelia C. Morris, extension economist in food conservation and marketing at State College. She told of an ingenious girl in Rutherford county who uses rye straw to make table mats, hot dish mats, and fans. Hooked rugs and braided rugs sell well if the colors are pleasing. There is an increasing demand for handicraft articles, Mrs. Morris stated: good baskets and brooms of native material, buttons and buckles made of Inliple and ap ple wood.- Buttons made of nuts r—'are lovely accessories for sweaters and knitted suits. Honeysuckle and oak splits make beautiful baskets. People like to buy melon-shaped baskets and egg baskets like grandmother used, Mrs. Morris pointed out. There is a growing demand for the old handicrafts of the colonial days. Wool, cotton, and flax may be woven into exquisite coverlets, wall hangings, and rugs. In the Smithonian institute in Washington is a collection of hand woven bags, towels, and table lin ens made by a rural North Carolina woman, Mrs. Finley Mast, of Valle Crucis, who died several months ago. The woman who likes to cook can begin now to make straw berry jam for sale, Mrs. Morris continued. Later she can make blackberry and peach jam, tomato ketchup, and Chili sauce. Motorists like to stop at road side markets for fresh eggs, fruits, vegetables, flowers, fruit juices, butter, and the like. These mar kets are becoming more popular over the country every year. 4-H-Clubs to Promote Rural Electrification Agricultural leaders are count ing on 4-H club boys and girls to give the rural electrification pro gram a healthy impetus in North Carolina. Club members may start pro jects by which they can promote the cause of rural electrification, with prizes to be awarded those who do the best work, said L. R. Harrill, 4-H club leader at State College. In the projects, the boys and girls will draw plans of their homes and other farm buildings, desi gnating the equipment that should be used to electrify the farmsteads satisfactorily and economically. Where power lines are within a reasonable distance, they will pre pare maps showing the lines in re lation to their homes together with the location of other farms and buildings between their homes and the power lines. In communities where there are no transmission lines, the club i members will investigate the possi bilities of securing power and do what they can to stimulate local interest in rural electrification. They will also be asked to write brief stories pointing out the value of electricity on the farm and in the rural home. Club exhibits will be made to illustrate the advantages of electrification, and speakers will be invited to discuss the program. A gold medal will be awarded each of the county winners in these projects. The state winner will receive a certificate good for the purchase of $ 5 0 worth of merchan |dise. Trips to the national 4-H club congress in Chicago next December will be given the two highest scor ing club members in the south eastern section of the United States. The three highest national win ners will get college scholarships valued at $400, $300, and $200 re ' spectively. Will Broadcast Facts About Farm Program By listening to the Carolina Farm Features program daily, far mers may learn the latest develop ments of the new soil conservation program. State and federal agricultural authorities are working constantly on the new program to make it of greatest benefit to the largest pos sible number of growers. Many changes have been made since the program was first drafted, and others will be made as time passes. As alterations are made which will affect the North Carolina farmer, they will be broadcast so that grow ers may be kept constantly in touch with what is going on. One of the highlights on the week’s schedule will be talk by M. G. Man, general manager of the FCX, on the cooperative mar keting of poultry products. This discussion will be heard on Friday, the day on which is heard the weekly poultry broadcast. The schedule for the week of May 4-9 follows: Monday, John A. Arey, "Feed Production for Dairy Cattle”; Tuesday, M. E. Gardner, "Early Garden Vegetables;” Wed nesday, Glenn R. Smith, "The Prac tice of Holding Cotton—Is It Ad visable?” Thursday, Miss Anne Pauline Smith, 'iBeautifying the Home Grounds;” Friday, M. G. Mann, "Cooperative Marketing of Poultry Products in North Caro lina;” and Saturday, Forestry De partment. Gives Rules Re garding Sheets for Farms j Provisions of the soil-improve ments program regarding land to be covered by work sheets are as follows, said Dean I. O. Schaub, of State College. Where one or more farms in the same county under the same ownership are operated in 1936 as a single farming unit by the same operator, they will be cover I ed by one work sheet. ! If two or more farms are opedat ed by the same person, but are under different ownership^ each separately owned farm will be covered by a separate work sheet. Or if several farms are under the same ownership, but are operat ed by different persons as separate farming units, each separately oper ated unit will be covered by a separate work sheet. Where a tenant rents part of his land on shares and a part for cash, separate work sheets shall be used to cover each part unless all the cash-rented land is used for hay, meadow, pasture, or the like. However, if the cash-rented land is used entirely for hay, meadow, pasture, or the like, and if it is owned by the same person from whom the land on shares is rented, then both the cah-rented and the share rented land may be covered j by the same work sheet. A farm consisting of adjacent i tracts in two or more counties, but under the same ownership and oper ated in 193 6 as a single farming unit by the same operator, shall be regarded as located in the county in which the principal dwelling on such farm is located. If there is no dwelling on the farm, it shall be considered as lo cated in the county in which the major portion of the farm is locat ed. Farm Questions Answered At STATE COLLEGE Question: When should I make the first culling for my breeding birds? Answer: The cockerels and pul lets to be used as breeders should be selected when the birds 'are from eight to twelve weeks old. Select only those birds that show good health and high vitality. A broad, deep, s^ell-balanced head, prominent, bright eyes, full breast, and strong straight legs set squarely beneath the body indicate health and vigor. Watch the birds sel ected all through the growing sea son and those that lack vigor or are slow in developing should be discarded. Question: If a farm is located in two counties should the owner make application and submit a work sheet in both counties? Answer: No. The work sheet and application is submitted in the county in which is Located the headquarters of the farm. Where the owner or operator lives is sup posed to be the headquarters and this will establish the county in which the application is made. However, wheffc the owner or operator does not live on the farm and maintains no headquarters then application is made in the county in which the largest part of the land is located. Question: 'How close should sweet potato plants be set to secure best results? Answer: Plants should be spaced| 12 inches apart in rows from three to three and one-half feet apart. This planting reduces the number of "Jumboes” and also reduces the losses from stem rot. Where the crop is to be harvested for the early market the plantings should be made at least 18 inches apart in three foot rows. Plantings should be made on high ridges, if possible, as better stands are secured than when planted in low places. W. W. Warden of Laurel Springs, Alleghany County, crossed Reids Yellow Dent on Clarage Yellow Dent corn and increased the yield of the Clarage by 30 percent at the same time he secured a corn that will mature ten days earlier than the Reids. To Try Sait Speedway SALT LAKE CITY George Eyston (above), of Eng land, is here with his special l> built giant racing automobile in whicb Sie hopes to beat the world oyeeu mark set by Malcolm Campbell last year over the salt bed flats near here. Georgians Lynch Negro PAVO, Ga., May 3—John Rush in, 55-year-old negro farm laborer, was lynched near here late last Sun day by a mob to which he confess ed he killed Marion Pate, 24-year old white man. Deputy Sheriff Herbert Ken nedy, of Thomas county, sa^d the negro was taken from him by a mob of "about 200 people” after he had arrested Rushin in connec tion with the slaying of Pate, which occurred near the scene of the lynching earlier in the day. Kennedy said that before the mob spirited the negro away some one asked Rushin if he killed Pate and that the negro replied "Yes” and added he had also robbed Pate. Twenty miles of rural electric lines are bei*^ considered in Orange County with 47 farmers on the new lines pledging themselves to use electric refrigerators. Dallas, Texas,—WRR, the radio broadcasting station on the $25, 000,000 Texas Centennial Exposi tion grounds, is owned by the city of Dallas and is the world’s oldest municipal station. I Woodlands Are Damaged When Used For Pasture Pasturing cattle in Piedmont and western North Carolina woodlands is harmful to both the stock and the trees. Woodlands do not provide enough grazing to keep cattle in good condition. Young steers and heifers do not gain weight as they should, and cows fall off in their milk production. But this is only one side of the question, said R. W. Graeber, exten sion forester at State College. The damage that cattle do to wooded areas is tremendous. They nip a bud here, browse a sprout there, and pass on in their search for more food. All the while they are tramping the soil, cutting up the leaf litter with their hooves, and starting erosion. Young tree seedlings are killed, leaves pile up in hollows where they are washed away by rains, tree roots are exposed to injury by tramping, soil is laid open to wind and rain, and resoin sets in. As a result, new trees do not grow up and large trees begin to die from a lack of moisture. Dis eases entering through damaged roots also take their toll. The entire woodlot degenerates. Graeber said he has seen many woodlands in the Piedmont sec tion where erosion was much worse than in open fields. The topsoil in woods is very fertile, he added, much too valuable to lose through erosion. If necessary to clear off a wood lot to provide more pasture for cat tle, he said, be sure to remove all the wood and make good use of it. Then plant grass before the top soil washes away. If the land is to remain in woods, keep cattle out and grow good timber. In the flatwoods section of the coastal plain, conditions are dif ferent, Graeber stated, and1 far mers are advised to graze their livestock in woodlands. Brief News Items Granville Counry 4-H club mem bers have organized a county coun cil to promote further interest in club work in that county. The largest crowd ever to gather at Dobson at one time was the group of over 1,500 Surry County citizens who gathered recently to hear Dean I. O. Schaub discuss the new soil conservation program. The TVA superphosphate ap plied to pastures and meadows in Graham County last year is begin ning to show results, say demon stration farmers who made the ap plications. Those few Gaston County farm ers who were opposed to the AAA 1 program are enthusiastic about the ] new farm program, reports 'the county agent. The best farmers in Union Coun ty say they like the new farm pro gram because it is in line with what -1 Memorial to the discoverer of North Polo erected it Arlington Cemetery, Washington, D. €• ROBERT EDWIN PEARY - j IN a generation when commer cial and political success were the goals of most men, Robert Edwin Peary -devoted himself to the hazardous life of extending man’s knowledge of the world in which he lives. His discovery of the North Pole marked the apex of his career of exploration. It was touched, unfortunately, by bitterness because of the alleged earlier discovery of the Pole by Dr. Cook. Peary was born on May 6, 1856, at Cresson, Pa., but spent most of his youth near Portland, Maine. Even as a boy he showed the persistence in reaching the top which ultimately, after twen ty-five years of hardship, brought him literally to the top of the world. He was educated at the local public schools and at Bowdoin College, where he took an engi neering course. After graduation he entered the Navy, joining the corps of civil engineers. It was while serving in this corps .that he came across an article des cribing the inland ice of Green land. He developed the theory that this ice cap might make an accessible route to the North Pole. Finally, in 1886, he per suaded Navy officials to grant him a leave of absence to explore the region. From that time on, until he achieved his goal, he had but one purpose—to conquer the Arctic wastes and arrive at the Pole. Six trips were made with rig orous hardships and deep dis couragement. Between trips he faced the even more difficult task of raising money for continuing the explorations, and securing government permission to leave with another expedition. The seventh attempt was begun in July; 1908, and was suc cessfully completed on April, 6, 1909. Peary returned from the Pole to'find that Dr. Cook had just'announced his own supposed discovery of the Pole before Peary. It was a bitter blow. But before Peary’s death, Dr. Cook’s claims were proved without foun dation, and to Peary went the well-deserved honor of having been the first} man to reach the 1 top of our globe. In recognition, | he was made a Rear-Admiral. At his death in February, 1920, Peary was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. The distinc tive memorial shown above was erected on his grave. Another memorial has been projected at his birthplace: In the thrilling story of American exploration, his name is forever engraved. ICopyrighted by Memorial Extension Commission.) j | .—— — - - — ... they have been trying to do all these years. More than 2,000 yellow pines svere set at a demonstration in swain County last week and two sther farmers plan to set 1,000 seedlings each in the near future. Willie Watson of Aurora started 26 pigs weighing 1,124 pounds on i feeding demonstration last week. Along with other farmers of the county, Mr. Watson is using self feeders. There are 160 4-H club boys and girls in Bertie County who have their club projects under way. Wayne County farmers find that obacco plant beds provided with rap beds are. not seriously injured >y the flea beetle. Fifty-five 44H club members of Jones County attended a recrea tional school last week in which they were taught games and ex tremes to carry back to their local clubs. Farmers are pleased, generally, ivith the use of peat moss on tobac :o plant beds this winter. Good itands of vigorous plants were sec tred, they report. * * After deducting all expenses, W. Shelton of Yanceyville, Caswell ' 0 on a lot of 200 Barred Rock :hicks fattened and sold as broil :rs. * a a Ten bushels of Jarvis Golden cer ified seed corn have been distribut 'd to corn club members of Surry bounty. h——**—;*— Leads Women Golfers ] ^M^WyOkK n high hopes of a successful invasion, Mrs. Glenna Collette Vare (above), is filing the high seas as cajptain oi the U. S. Women's golf team of eight which Is to play in the Curtis Cup matches in England. Two thousand block locust seed lings were set last week on four Transylvania farms. The terracing unit in Gaston County was used to construct 12, 000 feet of terraces on the farms of Wilson McArver and L. F. Bess last week The use of ground limestone is a soil improving practice for which farmers will be paid under the new farm program. 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