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Food IVodnction
t1»e prodnctkm'* of fruita and
v^IttablM to a part of tho war-
food procramV Thirty-five
Pitoeat of the }P48 commercial
of the moat important can-
Tegetablea and alao large
fuatlUea^ot the processed fruits
‘■’top aet aalde for the Army and
I^ad-L«aae needs and over one-
hailf of the 1943 commercial pack
of Tegetahles will he purchased by
the (OTemment. This means the
population of America will have
to depend more and more upon
treah supplies of fruits and vege-
tablee.
The home production of vege-
tahlea In a Victory Garden and
the production of quality apples
In 'Wilkes county can help in many
■ways to meet the war-time pro-
dnctifto of food. The production
of hwe grown vegetables by
f*xm tamlltos and by city,' (own
and anhorhen famlllea who have
good garden soil end means of
canning and drylng'''and storing
of vegetnhlea is one way in help
ing with ttis program. This will
reduce'the demand on the com-
mweial supplies and thereby
make more available this food for
our armed forces and our allies
and for the needs of families who
are unable to have a Victory gar
den or produce their own fruits.
It will help to relieve the burden
in the trensportation and distri
bution ol these essential foods.
The Victory gardener can have
his own vegetables and fruits in
his pantry and in his cellar,
thereby leaving more of the
fresh a'ud processed foods on the
grocery shelves for consumers
who are so unfortunate in not be
ing able to grow their own food.
No food should be allowed to
go to waste. There is an oppor
tunity to enlarge the curb mark
et facilities In North Wllkesboro
where farm men and women can
sell fresh vegetables and other
non-ratloned food products.
However a Victory garden should
horticulturist
not be grown with an idea of pro
ducing a surplus to sell. A Vic
tory garden is to be grown for
Wilkes County Is D(wg Its “Bit” For
VICTORY
THROUGH INCJ^EASED PRODUCTIOf^ OF
FARM PRODUCTS
Eggs and Poultrm Orchards and Dfiiries
But from now on, we‘-|nust do more—must
do our BEST! Apd tp do our best means tak-
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ing advantage of ^^hate^er opportunity wp may
have to produce fpod to"4he limit. Our bounty
is capable of pro4bcing l%ge quantities (» farm,
products, fruits, |nilk anl butter, vege|ables,
chickens and eg^, hogs aiw cattle, all offwhich
are gi’eatly needed on the^ome front aj[id the
battle front, will not feve done or
until we’ve don| our best—i^roducing
and buying Bonds and ^mps.
fail our fightm men . ... thej won’t fi
They must ha^what it takes t4‘carry tl
to Victory. Tfiey ask no ‘specill favors’
necessities, anjl! that means for e«h of us to
Produce Moij^ and More... Uiiil V^tory!
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“HOME FUR^riSHERS AT REAL MARK-DOWN PRICES” %
Millard Rhoades, Manager
Cor. B and 10th Streets North Wilkesboro,'^Fl^ C.
purpoiw of -ptovldter -« •up*i
ply of recotablw to meet tbe fam
ily needs.
Those who plan to anghgo In
tbe commercial prodnstlon of
vegetables for shipment to near
by markets or to larger consum
ing centers must consider the fol
lowing: (1) What the market de
mands are for certain tarietiea of
vegetables, (2) productive of soil
so that cuantity and quality can
be secured gt minimum cost, (3)
grading and packing. (4) tSaAs-
portatlon difficulties and lastly a
wholesale cooperative market If
the volume of production of
standard varieties and grades
would justify the same.
The production of apples, which
is one of the chief agricultural
industries of Wilkes county, can
make its contribution to the war-
food program. Every effort
should be made to produce ap
ples of the highest quality. By
quality la meant apples free from
the damage caused by Insects, dis
eases and by mechanical means
such as bruises and cuts. The de
mand for the coming year will be
greater than It has been. Home
dried apples will bs in demafid
provided the quality and condi
tion meets the requirements of
the Pure Pood regulations. From
health standpoint fruita will
play an Important part In the diet
of the people. Since many kinds
of processed foods are rationed a
demand for fresh apples and
peaches will be greater asf already
town, city and rural people are
planning to put up more canned
fruits, jellies and preserves than
they did last year.
The Immediate problem of the
apple grower will be to secure the
largest, quantity, it is also im
portant to produce the highest
quality in order to secure the
most value for labor end materials
expanded. The production cost
of the good apples will Increase
as the quality of culls or unsale
able apples increases. The fruit
grower will have many other
problems such as securing labor
in spraying and especially in har
vesting the fruit and problems in
controlling codling moth and bit
ter rot in some orchards. The ap
ple grower will have difificulty In
securing a new sprayer, therefore
it is necessary to keep the spray
er in good working order et all
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8t«to thim
Manure reprewanta^ j|ji''^mpc^
tant return from 'jikliT heri
and on account of tite p|eunt ni
trogen situation. It ahot^ be most
carefully preeehred.
Afvi^pni^pn.MiilB'gmliu ori^
nn»BiU pimtnre.v>;,^.
where possthto^-ii to in econo
mical pmettea to -spi«n4 loaanre
QnMtton; Are there ,
ebemtohl wpe4 UUmt ' f';
Answer; S^nm Milorate, ini'
phnric acid, carbon dtonlphl^e,
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John A. Arey/ 'in ^arge of
Dairy Extenalon |t Ni C. Staio
College, said iMt thto etatetMAt
holds true especially for most
North Carolina' farau^ beeanse:
their solla are badly to need of
more organic matter, in addition
to the other easentlal plant foods
which ere contained 'fia the man
ure. *
direct from ■'''ifto.'. ham, Xannre tominon salt are four of til
f aMmll arWAlnAk*
He pointed outjtbat the value
of manure depends to s large ex
tent on the care which It receives.
If it is unduly exposed by the
weather during the winter, about
one-half of its fertilising value la
lost through heating and leach
ing. When sanitary requirements
necessitate daily hauling, it should
be placed where .the fertilising
npread this'Mion^ofi sm^ gra^ | two kill the ptonto
tillier,.since it to lading In phoe-. ot th«m trentments.
phorons. Arey suggested the use chloral^- for tostance, ■ soluti«
of.60 pounds of superphosphate should be made np, one pound to
itth each ton of manure, as It Is the EeJlo**- and epmy^ upon the
plants. This chemical is very ae-
hanled to the field.
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PULPWOOD
tlve and it mast aWall times be
kept away from Are and never
should be stored near sulphur.
With sulphuric acid, a 1 to 2
Selective cutting in many farm,
woodlands will yield's large sup- percent solution is sprayed on the
uly of pulpwood, which is in great Pl»nt«- Care should
mixing the acid and the water.
This spray is to be applied only
dry weather.
general production of the
lands.
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times. Secure new parts now as
time needed in the orchard will
be lost if the grower has a break
down in spray equipment and has
to run to town and get the neces
sary parts. Thorough and fre
quent epplicrtlons of spray ma
terials are necessary to rid the
fruit of destructive pests. New
disks in the spray nozzles should
be put in often during the sea
son as opening in the disk en
larges after several sprays where
arsenate of lend and lime are us
ed in the spray mixture. Disks
with small holes will produce a
misty spray coverage of ,the fruit
and foliage thereby giving a bet
ter protection against dqmage
from Insects and diseases. The
grower should estimate the quan
tity of the different spray ma
terials for the season and place
his order. Time and gasoline will
be lost, tires will wear out If it
is necessary to make frequent
trips to town for spray materials.
There are many farm and su
burban families who could plant
strawberries, raspbernies, young
variety of dewberries and grapes.
These can be planted in connec
tion with the Victory garden so
there will be an adequate supply
of desimble fruits for the family
in 1943 and future years. They
require similar soil conditions
and similar intensive cultivation
as the growing of the vegetable
crops.
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Official Says Tire
Crisis Now Oveif
Akron, Ohio.—The vice-presU
dent of the General Tire and Rul),:
her Company says the ruhbflf
crisis for automobile tires is ovej.
The rubber company executlvq,
L. A. McQueen, told Eastern tl:'n
distributors that the public haa
cooperated with every phase q|
the tire conservation program.
And, he said, so long as motor»
ists continue to obey the rules
ther« is no danger of a new
emergency.
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WHEAT
Three thousand bushels of gov
ernment wheat has been distribut
ed 'to Cabarrus county livestock
and poultry growers. More of
this wheat will be ordered as soon
as it is available.
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AHEAD
The final check-up of acreages
harvested and yields obtained has
now confirmed earlier predictions
of a 1942 harvest far above any
in the past, reports the U. S. De
partment ol Agriculture.
Because war has stopped the
importation of gin, many gin dis
tilleries are springing up in In
dia, and the government Is trying
to keep them from making pois
onous drinks.
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