Watauga To Have
Feeder Call Sale
Schedafcd T<t & Held
September 23£Blans
Are Beings Made
Plans are now being made for
the tri-county feeder calf sale to
be held at the West Jefferson
23, H. P. Quessenberry, county a
gent, announced this week.
The sale is beii£ hekfcfor Alle
ghany, Ashe and Wfftiijga coun
ties with the expectations that a
show and sale of this type will im
prove the beef cattily ||^the three
counties, Mr. Quessenberry point
ed out.
Calves weighing from 300 to
650 pouitfte will accepted for
fee sale and are to be divided into
pens according to grad# by weight
with the following’ break in
weight groups: 300 to 360 pounds,
360 to 480 pounds and 550 to 650
pounds.
There will also tje .^a “get a
sire” class of five steers which
will offer prizes of $25, $20, $15,
$10 and $5. Steers dp this class
sired by a registeretTbull are not
confined to one owner, it was sta
ted.
Producers of feeder,type cattle
are urged to castfate their bull
calves and dehorn all calves in
order to have them ready for the
sale. “The demand will be es
pecially good for choice steer cal
ves as there have already been
several requests for the date of
the sale,” Quessenberry sta
ted.
Approximately 300 calves are
expected to be at the sale.
Farm Plans To
Show Exactness
t 'I
CL H. PtMfh Says Guessing
Pees Not Play Part In
Farm Planning
"I stopped guessing About my
fend and crop needs a Jew years
ago when i fcot representatives
of the Soil Conservation Service
fa.go over my f*m Hrittl Hie, work
eat a conservation plan and have
sectioir^l^,^^ njfi realize
at that time What this information
would mean'to n>e in increased
production and saving my soil,”
he explained.
Mr. Pugh is not the only farmer
who has decided guessing was
out of date. Last Saturday, E. H.
Barker, Crumpler, and Fred Lit
tle, Sturgills, brought their farm
plans and their soil letters with
them to buy fertilizer for alfalfa
Which they plan to seed in the
Soil Conservation Plan In Operation Oil ScottvID#
The above scene on the farm of Fulton Reeves, Scottville F. H. A. fanner, shows the
' effective use of strip-cropping. He is one of the many farmers of the district hatfing a
complete soil conservation plan established on his land. $ « :T ’
J. F. Busic Farm At Piney Creek
A field saved from erosion by planting white pine seed*
lings after the soil was eroded when beans and grain.
were nlanted. ■ .
next, few days. One of the seed
and fertilizer dealers in West Jef
ferson said this was a common
practice at his store. He said two
or three farmers a week brought
their letters With them to get him
to help figure- pat their exact
needs. , .'
Eliminating guessing paid big
dividends for-WaltervNeaves, of
the Old Field Creek community,
Yard Goods Values !!
■H>M f .1
Large table of beautiful Ginghams and Chambrays,
Selected patterns Sanforized shrunk and fast colors
79c and 89c per yd.
Extra Special!!
1000 yds. of Sheeting -
3 And 4 YAM) LENGTHS
We consider this to be the best value in piece goods
«u the market today. Much of this material sells on the
belt Jar 98c per yd.
, Special At Belk’g ’ _ .
Only 59c per yd.
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in hia corn yields last year. With'
; proper fertilization Mr. Neavet
| produced 800 bushels of corn .on
8-3 acres. “I would recommend
soil testing for everybody‘s the
New River District," Mr. Neaves
stated. 1
! The New River Soil Conser-I
Timely Hints
A big question in the minds
of many farm families these days
is whether or not to remodel the
old farmhouse. Before getting in*
to plans for making an old house
more comfortable, efficient and
attractive, first make sure that
the house was well built and is
still sound, housing experts of
the U. S. Department of Agricul
ture advise. *
Thorough remodeling g&ierfBly
takes less material but more la
bor than building ■K'JMiw
ture, say these specialists. If an
old house needs complete rebuild
ing, this usually costs- more than
putting up k new house.
Before "deciding to remodel,
they advise: (1) Examine the
house from-, foundation to roof
and estimate the needed repairs
and their qqst. (2) Look at the lo
tation, thinking of good drainage,
protection from iold winds which
make a home" hard to heat, pro
tection from flooding during hea
vy rains, good sewage disposal,
convenience to the highway. (3)
The water supply is important.
vation District hop assisted over
400 farmers in ^she county io
submitting samples to the Soil
Testing Division of the State De
parment of Agriculture for anal
ysis. These letters are, necessary
in preparing a complete con
servation plan for these forma
Look, Ladies,
At These Food Values
Here This Week
Round Steak
Western, Grade - A --- -- lb. 76c
Chuck Roast
Western, Grade - A-tb. 49c.
Coffee
Del Monte, vacuum packed jfo. 52c
Crisco
31bs. -mi
45*
Wesson Oil
|p Pints ■HHHHpHji
Sweet Potatoes
Syrup Packed, No, 21 can 19c
Jlominy
Bust’s No. 21 can
Tomatoes
No. 2 can
Hereford Cattle On Segraves’ Farm
’
Hereford cattle grazing on hills where? plowing- has-,
been eliminated on J. L. Segraves’ farm? name Helton. Mr.
Segraves, under the Soil Conservation district plan on
his farm, is using the grassland system and is keeping the
hills on his farm in pasture. He luupproven that improved
pastures mean better cattle and better cattle-mean higher
' farm income.
Water should be plentiful and
tested for safety.
If the house and its site stand
inspection, and remodeling seems
like a wise investment, give as
much thought to remodeling plans
as you- would to planning a new
|iouse, say the experts. They
suggest checking the following
points carefully.
Have you planned for enough
rooms for ypur family’s needs?'
Traffic lanes—house entrances
convenient to the drive: kitchen
and work areas arranged to save
Steps: dining space convergent
|cr kitchen serving area: living
ioace; sleeping soace; utilities;
appearance; and cost:
Production, at fiue-cured to
bacco in North:. CJirolina.this,year
ia expected to- be approximately
864,985,000 pounds:
Turkey production from 1929
to. 1944 nearly doubled, but the
number, of farms raising turkeys,
in 1944 was about one-third that
of 1929. Consequently, the aver
age turkey farm was. raising
more, than five times as many
turkeys in 1944 than in 1929.
The2l947 wheat crop ia estima
ted at 8,449,000 bushels and com
pares with the 1946 crop
307,000 bushels.
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READING-THE ADS ! |
Cinder
Availal
8 x 8.x. 16.
6^&xl6'..
4 x 8x16.—
Mortar Mix
Cement -—
Delp Har
Blocks
JeHere
----- 2Ic
Iware Co.
Sat. Aug. 23-10:30 a.m
LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF WYTHEVILLE ON LEE HIGHWAY
A large tile and brick building with ample room
for dining room, dance hall, bowling alleys and
store room, all heated by a furnace. The entire
= ' second floor is finished as a six room apartment
with bath and is amble room for tourists. Equip
ment consisting of the following: Cash register,
■ 16 case beer cooler, 12 ft -Refrigerator, 4-burner
gas store, gas range, gas water heater, gas space
heate& oil hetrola, warm morning stove, ‘
tabled, stools, counters, shelves, air
hoist, '
3 bo wlhsg alleys, halls and pins
Inventory of groceries and drinks
and kitchen furnishings
head of calves
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