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M iayolSMit In Ihe^wid-
^ ntHt ot thin slobnl wnr es*‘ are
^■' iMWltioni. ^sna, Uaica, Btalps nod
i^jpliMM. In aanuy way* they are
{.^ mei« important. Not only Is ft
MMaanry that oar fighting med
SP MKL those of onr aUles be weii
h’dfWlahed but it now appears that
•s'; We Invade attd take ever coun-
ti|ea that were preriously domi
noed by the Axle powers thrt we
. (|^ .going to .bave to feed and
clothe the people in them. 'The
Axis powers have used starvation
^ i^a weapon of conquest. We will
Sf3r oO food and clothing as r weapon
ja* thfit will continuially increase oar
tv balance of power against the Axis.
jNorth Carolina farmers sre be-
sked to increase the produc
^'k)f milk. ' eggs. beef. pork,
ladih and mutton and wool. The
patriotism of our American farm
ers has never been questioned.
North Carolina farmers particS-
iafiy have eiways done their pan
and they will do it now in this
most seridus emergency.
For the past tew years North
Carolina has been incrersing her
beef cattle numbers in a morked
degree. A 22 percent increase in
cattle and calves for slaughter in
1943 over 1942 Is going to crll
for emergency measures. Our
farmers will combine long time
Improved practices with emer
gency measures. They,have learn
ed from past experience that one
of the best ways to increase th"
beef supply is by the u.se of good
type registered bulls and improved
feeding and managerial practices.
These things will not be forgotten
tai this emergency out more good
^^lls will be placed on our beef
’ cattle farms, our pastures will be
I Improved by the u.se of more lime
f ijore phosphate and better care.
coiuMm-
Tmwly • Ojwatiitf Ncat^iart^
of PMtim
cow,
;y«w
part to
g.ieiydtiattiM M a^nn
More feed will be*grown for win
tering our cattle adequately. In
addition there are three ways that
our beef supply can be increased
quickly rnd practically. First, our
farmers will cull their herds more
rigidly than they ever have be
fore. Cows that do not give
enough milk to raise their calves
and poor producers for other rOa-
sons will *''5 put on the nwrket.
Scrub and poor Individual bulls
will be converted into beef.
Poorly bred calves will be put on
the market as veals. Second, by
better feeding a year can be srv-
ed in the marketing of our sur
plus steers. Insteoid of market
ing our steers at three, years old
better feeding methods will make
it possible to put them on the
market at an equal or near equal
weight at two years old. This
same hurry-up program would ap
ply where farmers have been put
ting their cattle on the market .cs
yearlings. By better feeding end
supplementary feeding while the
supply.:*-.'
nen ont^ fi»xnl5crtit|>;
.. t for Ikn- lirSdte-
ion of beef «»d^4>t^if turn mif
Loat yenr
girls put Ki.OOO ponaids. or'
ions of beef on mnrkoL. tibia
is small compered to tke 19 mtl->
lion heed needed bat every little
bit helps. Records ot this Jpajor
deeding work «Uh beef .cattle Inst;
year shows that they made an
Bverage profit of 137.18 not In
cluding any inrise money that they
received. If.thMe boys and girls
are .’ properly Appealed to this
year, they will feed more cattle
even If. their profits are less. It
is'recommended that more home
grown calves be fed out this year
than In the past and that the
feeding be kept on a very practi
cal basis using home grown feeds
just as/far as poselble.
MORE LAMB, MORE
MTTTON, MCHtE WOOL
Our farmers can accomplish
two purposes by the growing of
more sheep and taking better care
of them. Here we have meat and
fiber both which are badly^
needed. The production of more
Iambs and more wool will not on
ly help in our war effort but it
will put more money in our farm
ers’ pockets. One of North Caijo-
. in iA«j ,i»n>att9fw^ju^
.. ^ .> - 1
mk
Una's good sheep farmers recent
ly made the following statement:
“Nothing on the farm pays better
than a smMll flock of sheep prop^
erly taken care ot.” Records on
farm flocks ot sheep from all over
the state in 1942 showed an aver
age gross income, per ewe of
$14.44. The average cost of keep-|
ing a ewe a year is very little over
$4.00.according ,o estimates. This
leaves a net profit of $10.00 per
iJa-jHKaftctteai
-it ■
Bdti
i-re
and
addMob-Ofay
‘ten 1^ wool, for
Sdi/fei.lTfrat. aa
to Mve akery laji^,,i!lWf^ty'ill^
a higher percentage iaiht«‘
be ‘saved by. proper
handlinit'bwf k laatked ^ncreese
In the number of ponnda’of Iamb
and niuttbn tot the market can he
made by brtter feeding. If every
sheep farmer will see to tt ti»t
his ewes are fed tor sillk ^odnc-
tion'end then creep feed the tamhs
In addition, a large number of exr
Xra pounds and extra tons of meat
will be prodnced. ' Better feed
ing an4 better management will
not only Increase onr lamb -and
mutton supply but It vrill also In
sure a better wool crop. Another
way that Increased poundage of
lambs can be brought about-this
year Is to keep onr ki^bs a little
longer as well as feedlnj^>rtliem
better. Normally, we Hke to gei
our lambs on the market when
they weight from 80 to 85 pounds
because our 'Metropolitan market
demands a certain else leg of mut
ton and a certain sise lamb chop.
We can forget these fancy trade
demands for the time being,
however, and produce a lamb that
weighs 5 to 15 pounds more. This
as has already been said mnat be
done by better feeding and better
attention. Third, a systematic
culling of our flocks to get rid of
the old and poor producing ewes
and especially our poor tyjA rams
W
part
g|ano9%'
the
win dPiMe, tte br^et-
low at’^nij|t:'one s^nar«f>fMt pf
floor space two- chid^;
DMeases are rnfreh more preral^
where cMcto.:Lar& MrcW4Bd ittrf
where too' many are \ brooded
around one stove. ' ' 'i *'
One of the most common mte-
takes made'by'poultrymen Is ai*i
lowing 'too little ventilatlpn in the
brooder honsee. Chicks should
get plenty of-fresh air at all tlmee
but shpnld not-be exposed to
drafts! ' Windows Aoqld be hing
ed at the bottom so that they may
be swung open at all times even
if it rMuirea keeping a good Jfire
in the orooder. When the weather
win permit It, the windows should
be open wide so that plenty of
frash air and direct sunlight can
get In. Direct sunlight Is the best
sonree of vitamin D which pre
vents rickets. It is also the best
disinfectant known. Plenty of
ventilation helps to keep the House
dry, and a damp house leads to
coccidloeis.
The houses should be cleaned
more frequently now than when
the weather was cold. A clean
house is the best Insurance against
diseases, especially coccidlosis.
Be sure to kill and burn all un
dersized or sick chicks as they ap
pear in the fioek. Diseases nsnal-
ly start in these undersized chicks
and they may live several days,
spreading trouble alt the time.
Even If these chicks live, they
will not be profitable as they will
eat about as much as a normal
cri'ick and It will take them sev
eral weeks longer to get large
enough to market.
is a practical way of increasing
our immediate supply of mutton.
Of course, all ewes that will pro
duce. good lambs next year should
be kept.
Looking forward -to our 1944
lamp crop for a moment our f?rm-
ers can increase the number of
sheep in North Carolina by the
importation of more western ewes.
Last year several car loads of
Northwestern crossbred ewes were
brought Into North Corolina and
placed on our farms all the way
from onr mountain* to our sea
shore. These ewes are making
good and if the demand warrants,
more of these good parasite free
ew'es will he shipped in this year
Too much emphasis cannot be
placed upon the proper care ot
our 1943 wool clip. With the ex
ception of what increase can be
brought about by better feeding
little can be done to increase our
poundage of wool this year over
1942. Our sheep farmers can,
however, take a number of steps
that will tend to the saving of
more wool than usual. This can
be brought about first by proper
shearing. Every sheep farmer
shouM take immediate steps to
get their shearing equipment in
good shape. This means sending
their combs and cutters off to be
sharpened at an early date so as
to be sure that they wfll be ready
at shearing time. Wool can be
kept In better shape with less loss
by fixing up the feeding racks so l
that the wool will not become
seedy and chaffy. After the wool
Is off the sheep’s back it should
be handled with extreme care.
Wool will probably he worth 50c
or possibly more per pound this
year which demands that every
sheep man save every bit of wool
possible both from a selfish mo
tive and for aiding in our» war ef
fort. Let’s remember that every
ponnd of wool saved m^ans that
much more warm clothing for our
soldiers, our sailors, our flyers,
onr marines as well as the fight
ing men of our worthy allies and
the nnder-nourished, under-cloth
ed peoples of our friends and et-
r lies «U over the -wwpid.
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.'IW^riihiltwf Sm btadiiM aynr a^stnW&r. Thlv givea m
m hmtmifut wttk' dap by na dkvaaced drsHiag aiallia
In tta WfW'P«K vvhar9 tea PtMblaaeat la Ippaiiairt.
Aid to Enemy
“Any Ainarleaa.Pio wflfuSy
Mtfaeta to pyAiia.taxef an
time or to iavatt «MKy eaot ba
csn la Wat Bcodialt awiBr **»*•
Ing aid and edBdqrk' to Oa
enemy . . . Wa hap a Job toj
do BBd Hn atadU nallad
doQau bP edkd. tp Pr
with 01^
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