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IE NATIONAL FARTJ LOAtl AS
'jOCIATION FOREVERyCJOTir-
. . End f First Yetfi
HW U Average tf ;.;
anon Farmers at Lowe Rate Than
wSJ Otherwise Hav4 Been, Ob-.
tairted
'HERE are ' now-as -marly-national-
farm loan associations a iuwvv
A.mHPS 111 tne Uiuicu Ji'
is that o,wJ assotxttnuiia
K f Hp" Federal Farni
een cnancicu ujr - ------ -.
Rnarrl duriner the first year of
factual operation of the twelve Fedef
Cl land banks. It does not, of course,
nean that there is an association in
,very county, for not all counties, are
gricultural. ' ; '
These farm loan associations nave
mWshin of about 50,000 'farm-.
these men nearly $100,000,-
X)o'has been loaned by the Federal
and banks. That means, among oth
r things, that in this time of - food
scarcity the national Government has
een the means of putting into the
hands of the farmers who produce
he food $1 for every inhabitant oi
he nation. There is no place where
he investor's dollar could do him
fiore good just now.
The distribution of these farm loan
ssociations over the map of the
country is irregular, showing that the
:redit offered by the federal land
janks flows where it is needed, act
ng as a regulator of interest rates,
ind supplementing other banking
acilities where they are inadequate,
n such states as Ohio, Iowa, Illinois,
ind Southern Wisconsin, where land
values are high and well standardized
ind where the wealth of great cities
s near at hand, the farm loan asso
ciations are few. Nevertheless, the
arm loan system has not been with
out influence even in these regions of
prosperity, for there has been a de
crease in the interest rates charged
by the established mortgaging conc
erns.
A farm loan mav be as small as $100
ind cannot exceed $10,000. The aver
age size the first year is $2,270. There
s now a vigorous agitation to have
:he limit raised to $25,000. as a $10,000
ioan is too small for the ourooses of
jnany farmers, and the limit has
! necked the spread of thefarm loan
ystem in a few of the best farming
egions in the country.
ine average number of members in
farm loan associatinn i 17 THa
ninimum allowed by law is 10. Some
f the associations have from 40 to 80
nembers, these large associations us-
(nil.. 1. . ' .4
oeing tne result of the consoli
dation of smaller ones. During the
Ml l.nai the Jarm Loan system has
cen in ooerarinn Vior t, u
h . " niviv. nave ucca
nirty-three cancellations of fWtr
nearly all of th
solidations to form stronger or-
i.n.a nuns.
The future oTftwtk ( i :
l ZL!!.an interesting subject for
C 1 , Althouh in one year
&dh?s formed many asso.
Zl re are counties, and has
ned practically a hundred millions,
i still extending its activities at a
aP!d rate, ami ko - . -m . .
fre it. tw. " srca .eiQ De
.000,000 far Z V n ?S over
n of th; umiea smes'
m uiv pcx ceni are mortgage
P Inch means that :JlJL
orrol " Vlf millIon farrs are
growers of m r .
arm in, jr. ven u ine
ear it w n "luUidna tarmers every
're chS LS beit
Pension OfrV 113 P0SSlble
Inner ire I f theSe
fedif Me.An reS1Qns where other
r unities 9rp o
ig UD Un-t!rc daily buyin and tak-
Fe the f,""r vcu ianas and , these
Jans r r" hom the federal
f them Va Hy valuable. Many
NitncH obtain long-tini-
uuier source. And
these pioneersY who are putting ne
lands under the plow, are especially
deserving of federal' aid, for- an ade
quate food supply in the future will
depend tonsome extent upon them.
there is no slowing down, as yet,
in the rate at which new associations
are being formed, for the Board has
issued 60 new charters during the past
- month The - volume - of - business - is -also
growing by the addition' of new
members, tothe associations, and by
the growth of the borrowing capacity
of charter members. For example,
the first man who borrowed money
from Uncle -Sam under the Farm
Loan Act of the Wichita bank one
jyear ago, used his first loan so well
thatjie has subsequently had his land
reappraised with the result that he
was able to obtain an increased loan'
thereon. -The officials of the Farm
Loan Board confidently expect that
many of their customers, like this
one, will "come back for more."
SOMETHING TO MAKE
A Milk Stool
VERY farm needs one or more milk
stools; Yet it often seems hard
to ge one that is substantial.
The stool shown herewith is very
strong and if properly made should
last a long time. The top is made of
a piece of plan ljinches thick, 8
inches wide and 10 inches long. Plane
this smooth, rounding the edges and
corners. The leg is made of a piece
2x4, 10 inches long.
" If you want to have good show
"birds next fall, place these partially
plucked specimens in -the shade and
keep them there. The bright sun fades
and ruins the new feathers.
If you question the value of-removing
the males from the pens of laying
hens when ttieir, eggs are only used
'for table purposes, break in a saucer
" an inf ertile'egg " that " has been" incu
bated a week. It is difficult to tell
this egg from a fresh egg.
The embryos in fertile eggs develop
-in warm weather, whether the eggs
are under a hen or not. Three days'
incubation renders the fertile egg un
fit for food. Save this loss by remov
ing the roosters.
We are constantly repeating the
statement, "Hens will lay as well
without 3l rooster running with them
as if the male is present." To prove
it, look at the world's laying record
of 314 eggs held by Lady Eglantine.
No rooster was with her during the
entire year of the contest.
Hens and pullets usually commence
laying before the cold weather, or
after it moderates. Only the excep
tional hen will commence laying
when the thermometer is at the low
est. Therefore, hatch pullets early
and get them started early, or con
tinue the hatching and have the pul
lets come in late. If you are breeding
exhibition poultry, you will find that
the late birds are usually the best in
quality. FRANK C. HARE.
1
The top may be fastened to the leg
by nailing directly through the top.
A better .way, however, is to bore
holes in the top and then screw it to
the leg with long wood screws; and
the stool will be still more substantial
if four pieces of old buggy tire or strap
iron are bent at a right angle, holes
drilled in each end of these, and one
end of each fastened on a side of the
stool leg and each in turn screwed to
the stool top.
The Poultry Yard This Week and
Next
AN AVERAGE weight of two pounds
for eight-weeks-old Barred Rock
cockerels was obtained by a local
poultryman. These cockerels receiv
ed a dry mash containing equal parts
by volume of cornmeal, ground oats,
wheat shorts, and beef scraps. Also
cracked corn twice daily, and some
sour skim milk.
' We set two hens June. $ on some
special eggs, and will continue setting
special eggs until fall. Good feed and
shade will grow these late chickens
as fast as the early broods.
Any exhibition matings that you do
not intend to use longer should be
broken up, the females being placed in
a comfortable pen, and the males else
where. Go over these birds every few
days and pluck out all broken and
. faded feathers.
By plucjking the broken and faded
f eatliejrfnow, the new f eatherr will
be mature before the show season. If
the specimen does not molt completely
before the show, it will still be-in a
presentable condition. We make it a
point to keep removing the bad feath
ers through the summer.
Successful Shorthorn Sales at
Asheville and Sylva
THE pure-bred Shorthorn bull, "Roan
Prince,'' which waq offered to the Ashe
ville chapter of the Red Cross, and which
was not accepted by the executive commit
tee of the chapter was sold-at auction May
28, for $12,300, and this amount together
with a collection amounting to $302.79, will
be sent to the Athens, Ala., Red Cross chap
ter, the . proposition (made by P. I. Derby,
following its rejection by the Asheville chap
ter, -being made to the Red Cross chapter
which would bid the highest for the animal.
The Canton Red Cross chapter participated
largely In the bidding, staying in the con
test until they had bid a total of 112,100.
Following is a list of the animals sold,
giving the name of the animal, name of the
purchaser, address, and price paid:
BULLS
Roan Prince Dr. I. V. Legg, iDlkmont,
Ala., 250
Commodore 2nd., Dr. L V. Legg, Elk-
mont, Ala., - 250
Blossom's Marshall, Dr. I. V. Legg,
Elkmoht, Ala., 190
Kelvin Lad, Dr. J, F. Parks, Halls,
Tenn., 325
Red Sovereign, presented to American
Red Cross.
COWS
Adelaide, Dr. J. F. Parks, Halls, Tenn. 250
Mabel, Dr. J. F. Parks, Halls, Tenn... 250
Lucile 3rd, T. L. Qwyn, Canton, N. C, . 275
Alice Byron 2nd, R. W. Everett, Pis-
gah Forest, , 265
Elizabeth, Fllmore- Robinson, Leices
ter, N. O., 230
Daisy Gwynn, Ralph Hunter, Sylva,
N. C 130
Red Rose 2nd, Dr. J. F. Parks, Halls,
Tenn., 245
White Rose, R. W. Everett, Pisgah,
Forest, N. C -500
Mabel, Oliver Morgan, Leicester, N. C. 200
Ermlna Star, Dr. T. L. Mastin, Hunts-
ville, Ala 330
iSarepta Queen, Dr. J. F. Parks, Halls,
Tenn., 175
Lilia Bluebell 3rd, H. A. Moss, Mar
shall, N. C .180
Lady Clan, T. L. Gwyn, Canton, N. C, 5 475
Roseleaf 2nd, Dr. I. V. Legg, Elkmont,
Alftr., '460
Gentle Maid, R. W. Everett, iPisgah
Forest, N. C 510
Roan Lilly, Dr. J. H. Teague, Whit
tier, N. C 155
Etta, Dr. J. H. Teague, Whittier, N. C. 155
Gloster Queen 3rd, Dr. J. F. Parks,
Halls, Tenn., 250
Leora Banff, R. W. Everett, tPisgah,
Forest, N. C, . . 280
Village Girl, Dr. J. H. Teague, Whlt
1 tier, N. C, ' 140
Queen Alice, Ralph Hunter, Sylva,
N. C, v.. 335
Lora Nelson, Dr. J. F. Parks, Halls, ;
Tenn., 210
Proud Daisy, Dr. J. F. Parks, Halls,
Tenn., 190
. The sale at Sylva which was arranged by
the American Shorthorn Breeders' Associa
tion, was a very successful sale. Although
the cattle did not bring quite as much mon
ey as anticipated, the average was slightly
under $260 per heatii The cattle were all
sold in a new territory, and considering this
fact and that they all went into the hands
of good stock men in Western North Caro
lina, the sale was very successful In every
way.
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