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UMne Fromnom ‘ By B. 0. BltAlR, SxtCMiOB AfNMMlfat, O. State College N. The beet thing that tarmere in WOkes and adjoining counties aaa do to defeat the Japs and Oer- vans is to produce more milk, meat, poultry and eggs than they ever have before. In order to grow more of these livestock products’, it will be aeceesary to grow more feeds— ench as grains, hay and pastures. Farmers of this section are need to growing these crops, but there are a few suggestions that might be of value. We will begin with pastures. There are hillsides in Wilkes and other counts that formerly fur- od I nlshed good grazing, but are now overgrown broomsedge. Thi.s usually meaM that the soil’s fer tility has become so depleted that it will not support grasses and clovers any longer. Such pastures can be rebuilt in the following manntr. Mow the broomsedge in late August or early September, before it ripens seed. Then apply one to two tons or ground limestone per acre, and disc it into the soil. A tractor drawn bush-and-bog harrow is the beet Implement for this work, but any kind of disc, or even an old- faahioned spike tooth harrow may be used. Then apply 300 pounds of 18 per cent superphosphate and 50 pounds of muriate of pot ash per acre; or 400 pounds of 0-14-7 fertilizer. Next, sow S pounds orchard grass, 10 pounds redtop, 5 pounds Kentucky blue- grass, an 1 2 pounds white clover per acre. Cover the seed very lightly. Another very good way, which may be used on gently roll ing land is to mix the fertilizer and seed together and drill them in very shallow, with a grain drill. On very steep slopes it may be necessary to apply lime, fertilizer and seed without preparation or covering. This method should be avoided as much as possible, and slightly more of the materials should be used than where a seed bed has been prepared. Allow the grass to become firmly establish ed by keeping livestock off of it for the first summer. Then graze is closely for a year or two to help stamp out the broomsedge. Some mountain pastures are badly infested with “yellow weed a tall weed that blooms 'u June. Sheep will get rid of this weed without hurting the pasture grasses and clovers. One of the greatest hindrances to better pa.stures i.s the expense of buying the seed. Bnt it is very easy to sow orchard grass and redtop and timothy on level land, and obtain a good yield of seed by combining, or by cutting and threshing. Yields of 150 to 400 pounds of seed per acre may bo expected, the harvesting being in June or July. The crop can then be grazed for the remainder of the summer, and combined again the next year. Soil fertility is the main essen tial for good hay yields. A three- year rotation of corn, small grain, find a mixture of red clover and lespedeza is an excellent means of building up the soil and m. king kay on level o>- gently roiling lands. In this rotation all crops should be fertilized with phos phate rnd potash, and nitrogen ahould be applied to the corn and the small grain. Lime is neces sary too. This should be applied just before planting the corn in the spring, or in the fall just be fore sowing the small grain. Use 1600 to 2000 pounds of ground limestone per acre, and harrow it into the soil. It is a mistake to g>ply lime and plow it in, or ^o apply it to clover or lespedeza that is already growing. It should be mixed with the topsoil, and should have six months to one year to neutralize soil acids be fore the clover is sown. The mixture of red clover and lespedeza has several advantages over either clover or lespedeza alone, some of these arA: 1. A better hay crop is obtain ed the same year the small gra'n is harvested. 2. A crop of clover hay is Iwr- vested in the spring of the second year. 3. Clover seed may then be combined in Augusi of this year. 4. Lespedeza seed may b combined in the fall of the same year. 5. There are two crops to turn under Instead of one, the crops from which* seed were combined. A rotation like this la which a heavy legume crop Is turned un der regularly, will not only result in more hay, bnt will often double the' ylrid ot both the com and the ■matt gntiL , . . Oft «toek farma where land le plefttttal and help le. ecarce, or chard and redtoFikhouid he sown with the clover and lespede za. Then the rotation should be lengthened to four or five years, the grass and clover being grazed during the last year or two. On farms that have a great deal of steep land, and very little level land, the steep land should be sown to pasture, and a two year rotation followed on the level land. This rotation should be corn and cowbeans the first year: and small grain followed by les pedeza the second year. The soy beans may be planted in same row with the cowbeans. or in alternate rows. The lespedeza should be drilled thickly in the small grain, using 25 to 30 pounds of seed per acre. This is the hay crop of such a rotation. . Soybeans themselves are an es sential var crop, and some farm ers are growing them for the oil. A few pcint.s to follow in growing this crop are: 1. Plant early (about May 15) in three-foot rows. 2. Fertilize with 300 pounds of 0-14-7 per acre. Apply this sev eral days before planting, and mix it wen with the soil. 3. Cultivate often enough to control weeds (about 3 times). 4. Watch the crop closely as it matures, and combine it before the .seeds shatter. 5. If the seeds are at .ill damp spread them on a floor and shovel them daily until they are dry. 6. Remember that the stalks and leaves are as good for the land as lespedeza or clover, when Judge J. A. Rousseau, chair man of the Wilkes County Ci vilian Defense oi^nization. turned under. Judge Rousseau b Chairman 0! C. Di; In Wilkes .County Many think of Civilian Defense only in terms - of blackouts, but the real purpose of the civilian defense organization is set up to ^ serve in any kind of war related | ations from al I C. McNetU, county fare superlnMftdent; B. Wallf*’' er, police chfet:f'’:aad‘- r'Dwight Nichols, rhprMenUng the prew. J. B. Walker and J. B. Norris «r« coordinators,, acting heads of the orgafilzation coordlmtladi the various ^ases of Civilian Defense work. Mayor R. T. McNlel end'Paul % Cragan opemte the contrm center in the city hall. In case of, *ny emergency they would direct oper- the well eddlppetj Colour ^ emergency, 'and there are depart- j control room In the city hall, ment heads and their organlza- ^ ^j^jcji jg equipped with telephony, tions to handle every phase. , maps of the city and various other Judge J. A. Rousseau is chair-; needs. There clerks handle-ojUs man of the Wilkes County Clvl-.in blackouts and messager boys lian Defense Council, having been!make It thelf headquarters, appointed to that post when At- | Dwight Nichols heads the pub- torney W. H. McElwee entered |liclty division ort Civilian, Defense, the army as a lieutenant several ,it bding his duty to keep the pub- months ago. jlic informed about the many and On the executive council with numerous means of providing for Judge Rousseau are; A. F. Kilby, ot the city council; J. B. McCoy, of the American Legion; S. V. Tomlinson, merchant and busi ness representative: George Ken nedy, representing the utilities; J. B. Snipes, county farm agent; the defense of the clvlHan popul tlon in the event of enemy a^^d^k- W. P. Kelly, who is clt^clerk and treasurer, is financan^rman for the Civilian Defejide organiza tion. C. G. Day, Ndfih Wllkesbon ibw chief. 4iio |lMi4 atndHair fir^eft of tht, Civlllun def^so m’ggfthiAoft- In ftddltioD me r«gii¥tr"7t|4aiien, there are jaaijgr"volttMa|nf^who chnld serinr , as o^rjl watchers should the [City be atte^ked by lucehdl- ary bombs. ,, ij Walker as city police chief * very'aptly is head of the Civilian lletense Auxiliary polibe, who are trained to serve ea'offlcere In cases of emergency., J. B. MeCoy is the air raid war^ '-den chief, and as such has had the biggest job Jn the organiai^ tion to date because of the sev eral blackouts which hrve been carried out. With but one exception, the blackouts in North Wilkesboro have been jnore effectively carried out than those in other towns, ac- ^ - — cording to reports reaching North Cd. Clinton D. Vtocent, 28, me i wilkesboro, and It is evident thft Mr. McCoy and his large staff of wardens are welj organized. W. K. Sturdivant Is chairman of the vital Mgtlces division. It is his dutikgR see that ambulances and fmdl^rortation services are av^yflRie in case of emergency. 'the youngest colonels in the army He is the youngest In the China- Bwma-India theater of operations, where he is exeentive officer to Gen. Cbennanlt’s China air task force. ■V MORE WAR BONDS JCennsdy, nuMgsr of thif Noith Wflfcosbony hfftach of' tWoenfrai Bloetrlc amd iblsphefte' company, heads ntlUties dlkb- Sion of tHtrlUan Defansoi It la.;-.* h|b d»ty tb' keep compBafeatloiiik ie4d l^er lines fuimtioning.' Dr. John W. MoVrls, of llWj. jlPilkea hospital, heads tbe modi* oat servlCM division ofj^CIvllJan. defense, which includes anrses aji'^ well as doctors. *"■- The full plan of organlKtloa^ with names ot all departmast heads Is posted on a latge board ‘ In the Civilian Defense office In * the town ball. The organization needs more volunteer workers In every de- L, partment. Coll at the town halM^ I and enroll now. V- m MAKES RECORD IN RAISING BABY CHICKS Charlie Bpynor i^d hls son, Lester, of Beaufort County, have 1,100 chicks.-At four weeks of age, they bad lost only 17 which is not as many as the extra chleks' supplied in the shipment. V- W ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★★★★A'B- ^ ^ -k * wicar.'. your dollars fifbt. k k k k kkkkkkkk AAA Committees Handling Wheat for feed Purposes In an effort to ease the cur rent shortage of livestock and poultry feed, AAA committees in 4p North Carolina counties have obtained a total of 334 bins from the Commodity Credit Corpora tion for storage and handling of federally owned feed wheat, ac cording to H. A. Patten, State AAA executive assistant. More then 200 of these bins already are in operation and the others arc being erected. The bins, he said, are being made available to county com mittees by the CCC and will be used later In the veer for storage of soybeans and grain and other purposes.' The bins will be sup plied to env county committee up on application to the State AAA Office. "Operation ot these storage bins by county AAA committee.^ fills a need of farmers who do not have facilities for handling a car load or other large amounts ot feed wheat.” the AAA official said. “Handling of wheat by county committees. however makes it possible for feeders ^o obtain wheat in small quantities and on short notice. The bins are manufactured at Troy, N. C., and if shipped hy rail must be accept ed in carload lots of nine. Eacljj bin has a capacity of 900 bushels.if Since release by Congress of sft additional 100,000,000 bushels pf wheat for feed, a total of 120 car loads, or 300,000 bushels, has been ordered in North Carolina. The wheat is available in cayload lots et a price of gl.08 per hushel. but due to the acute feed situa tion, county committees an4 deal ers are limited in the amounts they may have on hand. Handl ing clvarges by county committees average about five cents per bush el. STATE WAS FOURTH IN PRODUCTION PEANUTS North Carolina was fourth In peanut production last year, with 402 million pounds. Georgia led wttb R bmion poands, and then came Alabama and Tssas \ \ S FURNITURE (ON TENTH STREE' You ^01 ferenci for yoi That’/th( be careful in your g#ection of furn^re. Use all the knowledge you possess. Afake compyisongy^. . . stmy dif- Ask questions. Thajrs the way "W^bay furniture to sell, an« you should use same precAtioNlfe. Get tn most loney, save “overch^fces” becausa#ou don’t know the different, and put that ^fference in mu^onds and »mps. i^ay to get ahead J. . and helpjfbur Government at the same%ime. We bmte YW InspRtion.yi^me ^ Make Comparbon o/ISoth duality andrrice! Living? Roo: SUIT as low As .50 /J A g/Dod select! 4 pieces, pric 45.1)0 We Ca^y a Comp Stock of UNOLliUM FLOOJ OVERING Wind/w Shades, has H||ught lAny changes in jnnufac- turing^||ut ym will always Mud here the l^stl^ejlharket afford^rat prices as I6w as^uK justify yourJpying. Our stofk is ve^Bcomplcte widT everything yoi nacd fflii|he home Mid to boost hwie moraU rlKy^*^ in the war effort. Vii# us^ %■ •j? f M.*** tONDS ow Rugs Many Qdd Pieces ij^urnitu^.to brighten up t|e home! % IRATULATIONS^: in congratulating every citizeif ■ effori Bondi > homel i MTJS'I “Bnrl in congraiuiaimg every c . w^es .whd is patting forth an duce more food, buy more Bondi amps, and lielp keep the qorale at high pitch. We —.^BEST—not just our ' ^ toding with us. You’ll find at BUY \ WAR \ BONDS leep Up the Hoi ^ch TENTH STREET ill I m / \ ,■41 1 itafebSfSafe- .a a n l*re Fighting For” North Wilkesbor^ N. C.
The Journal-Patriot (North Wilkesboro, N.C.)
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