C?
^#iredicted
peoindie^ oi
fcUi potato^^obJeco"wd
■Mip is hafatg planned Ibis
VMur by die ferners of Not&
GureUna, «ays Frank Parker^
statistieian with the
*(^^lep«ntment of labor et
Raleigb, in making a genei^
fOTecast for the stater ^
A-pproximstely the same total
acrease will be planted this year
as last, 1 e said, as reports Indi-
eSte a reduction in virtually all
the small grain crops for 1943.
Hie increased production is
planned despite a substanthil
» shoftage In the supply of farm
labor, Parker added.
"To carry out these plans,
more work will be required of
women, children and other peo-
pie not accustomed farm work,”
he said.
"More hours of work per day
and more exchange of labor with
srighbdrlng farmers will be neces
sary and more co-operative and
estensive use of farm machinery
win be essential."
While prospects point to an In
crease of 12 per cent in Irish po
tato acreage. Parker said the re
cent shortages of planting seed
may have reduced the amount ac-
tnally planted. No change in the
acreage of sweet potatoes Is Indi
cated at preeent.
The forecast said:
The state’s acreage of wheat for
grain wlil be approximately 40 to
SO thonsand acres, or eight to 10
per cent less than last season.
Prospective planting of tobacco
were reported by farmers before
the recent Increase of 5 per cent
allotments for 194 3 became
^nown
• At the time reports were sub-
tnltted, producers In the Old Belt
anticipated increasing their acre-
*^ge 3 per cent over 1941: New
.^Belt. or eastern North Carolina,
farmers showed a gain of 1 per
cent, end no change was Indicat
ed for the border area. Burley
producers, who were given a 10
per cent increase early in the sea-1
son, expected to Increase their j
acreage by 8 per cent. |
With more livestock on hand
than a year ego, with a wide
spread shortage of commercial
proteins and a reduction of home
grown feeds by drought in
the central portions of the coas
tal plain la-st year, farmers plan
to increase the acreage of corn 2
per cent, barley 10 per cent and
hay crops 5 per cent.
Although prospects are for less
oats for grain than a veer ago, the
acreage of spring oats has been
expanded materially for an early
hay crop to relieve the hay short
age in certain areti.s.
Reports indicate that farmers
again are responding to the war
board's soybean oil program.
Prospective planting points :o
495,000 acres of soybeans grown
alone for all purposes, an in-
crea.se of 14 per cent over last
year.
The increase of Cl.000 acres in
the '“alone’’ acreage points to o
prospective total increase of 1~>,-
000 to 100.000.
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By BirrH OORBSVr,
N. a state College
A home should be more than
foar wells and a roof. It should
be a place to live — a place to
a^rk, to reet, to stay. As we cour
serve the many vital materials
that are Important to our national
safety, we should also conserve
our homes, the place Important to
our family safety. Ask yourself
this qneetion, “will my house last
for the duration?’’
In order to keep a house in good
condition one must give it con
stant care. All defects should be
given prompt attention, as this
prevents making major repairs at
a later date.
A house can be no tronger
than Its foundation. It cracks oc
cur or the mortar becomes chalky
and falls out, It should be re
placed Immediately with new
mortar. If foundations must be
made of logs or wooden blocks,
they should be treated with creo
sote to protect them from In
sects and moisture. Chimneys
frequently are the first part of a
bouse to deteriorate. Care in re
pairing them is essential for
safety, efficiency, and appear
ance.
To keep a house in good condi
tion, one must regularly Inspect
the weather boarding and sup
porting framework of the build
ing. Siding boards which are
loose should be renailed and the
old nail holes filled with putty.
Split or broken boards should be
replaced with new ones. Paint
improves the looks of a house as
well as acting as a preservative.
The roof should be checked
regularly to detect breaks, loose
nails, missing shingles, choked
gutters and also defective mortar
joints of chimneys and flues. A
small defects in a roof can soon
damage the interior wells and
shorten the life of the roof it
self.
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School boys end girls helped harvest the Arisor'.i Co»ton. war-crop
this season. Here some of them discuss their work while seated on huge
bales of cotton. Many turned their earnings into war stamps and bonds
Picture was taken at Phoenix, Arls.
PREVENT WOOD FMS AND
A%1
SAVEVALUA8LEPULPW00D
QUESTIONS
—uid—
ANSWERS
QUESTION: Will the spray
treatment successfully ’’cure"
blue mold after the diseoso has
infected tobacco plant beds?
ANSWER: The copper oxide-
cottonseed oil spray method of
controlling blue mold in tobacco
plcnt beds is a p;eventive meas
ure, and is not very effective
where plants are already diseased,
according to Howard Garriss, e.x-
tension plant pathologist at N. C.
State College. The peradich-
lorobenzene (P.D.B.) fumigation
is effective either as a preventive
or as a ‘‘cure.’’ These two treat-
ment.s are recommended by State
College specialists.
North Carolinfi growers lose
about $1,350,000,000.00 every
year from destructive fires In
woodlands. Not only can they
save money by preventing these
fires but they can also protect the
valuable pulpwood which is so
greatly needed by our armed ser
vices, is -the suggestion of R. W.
Graeber, extension forester at N..
C. State College.
Pine trees tor parachutes. Pine
trees for smokeless powder. Pine
trees for blueprint paper. Pinol
trees for treating sick and wound
ed soldiers. Their pulpwood and
resin find a thousand uses, ac
cording to Graeber. Resin ini
pregnated kraft pulp is now be
ing moulded under pressure Into
airplane parts. A cord of pulp
wood will make enough smokeless
power to fire two rounds in a 16-
Inch naval gun.
The Nation needs thirteen mil
lion cords of U. S. pulpwood hi
194?, says Graeeber, and so greit
is the demand that kraft paper
for a number of articles has been
di.scontinued. Recently new.q-
print wa.s cut 10 percent, book
papers 20 percent and wrapping
paper 15 percent. Many other
types of paper were restricted.
An interesting bulletin on pre
venting forest fires has just been
issued and copies of it may be ob
tained from the county agent or
from Mr. Graeber at N. C. State
College. Raleigh. In addition to
discussing fire hazards, it out
lines the best methods of prevent
ing fires and gives iJointers on
'ire fighting in woodlands.
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Sleep Raising Is
B iing Encouraged
Kerr Scott, commissioner of
agriculture, says an attempt is be
ing ^ade by his department to
enc(*rage farmers of the state to
maki_a comeback In sheep rais
ing.
pointed out that sheep
in the state hod dropped
0,000 head in 1870 to 50.-
y despite the upswing in
,ue from $2 a head to
Sco|
r.-isinfl
from
000 tod
their vd
And It’s Food
For Freedom”
These are busy days in a farmer's
life
For dad and the kids—and the
farmer’s wife:
From early at morn to late in the
night,
The go obout chores and their
burden ain't light.
They're producin' eggs, and spuds,
and fruit for jam
To send those who are fightin’ for
Uncle Sam.
It’s a joy to me to help in this
work—
I’m always Reddy, and I’ll never
shirk.
When you flip the switch or push
the button
I’ll come like a flash—my ‘‘stuff
I’m struttln.’ i
To defend this land of the bmve
and the free
And wind up this war with a to
tal "Victory.
laugh with you as we work
together—
a friend in need In all kinds
o’ ireather.
V-
I’ll
I’m
HB was DBUCK3BD
They laid him out on the police
floor, and the oop who brought
him in stood bj while the doctor
exMBined him. Floally, thq ,-41X1-^
srofM ud said, .’"That man’s
bMB drmggad.’'
t. The cop wont white and shlv-
«C«d. "That’s right, sir. It’s my
flult I drag him six blocks.”
I change an
farm into a
QUE.STIOX: Can
old building on my
brooder hon.se?
.ANSWER: Yes. The poultry
industry is one of •'claptation.
Growers, taking up poultry for
the first time, will find it econo
mical to utilize buildings already
available such as tobacco barn.s,
pi ck houses and other buildings.
No single recommendation can'be
given but certain fundamentals
of ventilation, exnosure and light
ing must be kept in mind, accord
ing to C. F. Parrish, who is in
charge of poultry extension work
at N. C. State College. Where
buildings are to be renovrted for
brooding, he suggests that the
matter be taken up w^^ the coun
ty agent.
J14.
J. W. ^ompson, of Cheyenne,
Wyo., shsp ranch owner. Scott
said bad -CMn in touch with his
office relatw to shipping ewes to
&rmers In Als state who ere in
terested. in s«ep raising.
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lit’s
piKect tb4m >y provid
iig their
every mee
^■br front”, j
ipecially
food.
■jn ta)^ a l/ of food thil
lyear for
our ariAJ
* fqi'ces aftd our allies, j
|ye can,
and wiH
•ajiie food this year |
b Wilkes
countwn
ift only for home consuns
ition but
for
len^nd women in the 1
Irvice of
theiflPbul
ttj^r • f
Fai
Congptij|et»ns To Our
■s, EUrmen, Poult
len
Fori
'SAWI
Part In
X MEN
War Effort
Wi
|ring us yourlBiorses and mules
. . and youRwagons, farm impli
etc. to be Apaired ... we will
you a go%i job for your mom
the best of the
ials obtainable
|the presept '
Imarket,. ‘
[be shod
aenta,
ive
and d
matej
on
FTY BUCKS!
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Carl S. Bumgarndr,
fDepot
N«#th^ilke8boro,|N. C.
‘Volts for Victory’ Is
War Slogan of State’s
4-HElectricalWizards
Question—Can the ‘‘jitterbug"
disease with pigs be controlled?
Answer:—Yes. Dr. C. D. Grin-
nells. veterinarian for the North
Carolina Experimlent Station, sug
gests that all sows be given liber
al, well-balanced grain rations
and proper supplements before
the pigs are born. If en^ pigs
show loss of appetite, rough hair,
or lowered vigor, they should be
sepi rated from the rest of the
litter and hrnd fed. Corn syrup,
fed In proper proportions, has
been beneficial but it should be
fed under proper guidance to pre
vent scours.
TO GET AWARDS
Farm families, who enlist In
the 1943 food program, will be
awarded a Certifier te of Farm
War Service In recognition of the
part they are playing In winning
the wai‘.
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THB HOW OF IT
“Do yon think that In the case
of Senator Blowfill the office
sought the man;’’
“No. It was merely running
away from his predecessor.”
With ‘‘Volts for A'ictory" as
their war slogan. 4-H Club boys
aiui girls in North Carolina and
nearly all other states are mak
ing electricity do every possible
practical job in their homes and
on the farms to offset Irbor short
age. and help meet the urgent
need for record food production
this year.
Among the 4-H’ers applications
of electricity to produce, as well
8s to conserve, more food are elec-
trioally-lighted henhouses to stim
ulate egg output, end electric
milkers, milk churners. and cool
ers; chick. Ifmb, and pig brood
ers; hotbeds for increasing pro
duction of fresh vegetables, and
appliances for better canning
methods.
Many of the state’s club mem
hers are participating In the cur
rent National 4-H Rurcl Electri
fication activity. In which they
develop an understanding of elec
tricity and its efficient use for
light, heat and power in rural
areas. Awards provided by West-
inghouse for outstrnding records
of electrical achievements include
medals to county winners, an all
expense trip to the National 4 H
Club Congress In Chicago to each
state champion, and $200 college
scholarships to six winners of
nrtional honors.
Present enrollment figures In
dicate that upwards of 15,000
club members will participate In
this activity, -which Is conducted
In conjunction with nearly all 4-
H projects under the direction of
the U. S. Department of Agricul
ture, State Agricnitural Colleges,
and County Elxteosion Agents.
Italy is not maintaining its ra
tio of about two pounds of pota
toes for each person each week.
AT
fe of Minu/fe
GetAnw Actwn N6w!
Now is thjjjTiine Mr Minute go into
tion on Ijf home front—pro/iffing food m
(o had]fneeMd, and suppl^nl other heel
y ^wipme^ of war ma^ialsmo guaranj
a itoannuougflow to the battle yonts of
wnlp wh^ our men ara^efendmg the caj
dolh. It’s a hug/task tha confre*
0
3m!
DUG
OOD
,KEiS HAf NO WAR PLANT
SUPPLigi ESSENTIAL FOR
ULL useJdf our OPPORTUN
^AVE PLBpTY—ON TIME, AN
^ATE”. 'pu CAN ENUST IN
{AND BA^E FRONT PRO'
pOM” EFFORT AND SEEINGj
SRjt it
DOES HAVE VALUl
^LE J
PURGES
iMm AND FIGHTING FRONTS
1 MAKE
DEVELOP THEM, SO 1
^t|
MAY
Kvomri
IE CRY OF ‘‘TOO LIl
IleJ
^ TOO
HE AiIh
' OF HOME front!
■ Dn
pOERS
3RS By1|
kklNG IN THE "FOC
R FREE-
THROUGl
i&O VICTORY!
^UY BOND^ND STAMf^QUT THMXI&
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Telephone
J. A. Jones, Proprietor
367 North Wilk
>, N. C.
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