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ZEBULON COMMUNITY ADAPTED TO GROWING FOODS AND FEEDS ( ash Crops Produce Best In Rotation With Other Soil- Building Crops That Furnish Organic Matter—Zebu lon The Logical Market. Bv Jno. C. Anderson County Agent Zebulon is located in the center of fine farming section where Cotton and Tobacco have long been consider ed the most profitable Cash crops. Many of the growers are learning that their soils and climate are well suit, ed to the growing of a large variety of other crops, however, and that it is unsafe to depend entirely upon cotton and tobacco as their only source of revenue. In fact, many of them have already begun to diversify their crops, in ac cordance with the recommendations of our agricultural leaders, and in ad dition to producing large crops of good quality cotton and cigarette type tobacco they are growing excellent crops of corn, soy-beans, small grain, sweet potatoes, sorghum, vegetable and truck crops, grass and clover hay, etc. These crops can all be profitably grown and will assure them plenty of food and feed throughout the year. They are also learning that this territory is well suited for the raising of more Poultry, Hogs, and Dairy Cows, and have begun increasing their flocks and herds to consume home." grown feeds and furnish local and nearby markets with poultry and dairy products. Approximately 100,000 pounds of poultry has been shipped to northern markets from this territory during the past three years, and a milk route organized and established to furnish the nearby Wilson Creamery with a supply of wTiolesome milk. The mar ket for fluid milk has been quite limit ed. of course, but it is expected to grow and with rapid increase and de_ velopment of better cows and pas tures, and the growing of larger and better feed crops, many of the farmers will continue to reduce their poduc tion cost and be in position to profit, ably produce cream, and more cows, nigs, and poultry. VISTAS Proud mortal, be shorn of the boasting. Every deed, every green myrtle wreath Shall fade as the leaves of the woodland. All . hall pass as a smoke or a breath. Sea spawned you and Earth has sustained yi And the sweet and the music and mirth Shall sob at the cistern and slumber As becalmed as the flesh in the earth. An eddy of dust from a chasm At the end of a nethermost pole; A dust of primordial matter And t , d. . i yourself and your soul. Could Chance, like a witch of old Endor, Catch the leaven of intricate plan And red in the wrath of a cunning, From the deep, draw a midget named Man? Should midget, complaining and pulling, Fling contempt at the art of the Whole Or comb a thin road through his visions, In pursuit of a fugitive soul? The drama of man and his madness Is as dust by a whirlwind unrolled But dust that a Potter is finding For His fingers continue to mold, The Earth draws us all to her bosom, But the Earth, e’en herself shall depart. Then where is the sound of the singing And the home of the hurrying heart? The Night hides the stars in her hair And each life is a dim, fleeting spark That falls like a star in the bowl of The great Night and the desolate dark. One shepherd’s an infinite shearing, And the music and passion is still; But Daughters of Music run, laughing, For dumb Chaos is slave to a Will. Consider the Earth, our Mother She was sterile and sealed as a tomb Till spirit exalted dull matter And a progeny poured from her womb. Consider the limitless heavens With the ribbon of milky white lace And caravan candles of saffron That illumine the reaches of space. Consider the Cosmical pulsing, Multitudinous murmurs ol flowing. Oh, panoplied mortal and pompous! You are reed in the Wind that is blowing. Though man, in Earth’s crucible, crumble He is knit in the ethereal then And follows the flame of a Pillar To horizon beyond our ken. The flesh is a ripening vintage which is kissed in the sun and the cask. The husk of the fruiting is trodden But the wine is the fruit of the task. The Hosts of the Ages are children And are lapped in the craddle of God. Soulstreaming, outspreading, stretch vistas But the body returns to the sod. by J. D. Phillips, M. I). Middlesex, N C. | There are many advantages for this type of farming around Zebulon. Most of the soils are of a sandy-loam type and are easiiy cultivated. They are sufficiently rolling to afford good 1 natui-al drainage. Large fields, well (suited for the operation of improved machinery and implements, can be found throughout the section. Most of them are well suited to a wide range of crops and farmers who so desire will find it easy to diversify their crops and supplement cotton and tobacco with food and feed crops, and livestock. A large percentage of the citizens are small land owners and cultivate (and live on their own farms. Most of ithem are progressive and always mani fest an interest in their community’s problems and development. Good roads, consolidated schools, and churches have been constructed in most | all parts of the territory and are with, in reach of every farm family. A de partment of agriculture and economics is being efficiently main tained in the Wakelon high school, at Zebulon. and rural boys and girls given an opportunity to study and learn bet. ter agricultural and home-making practices in preparing themselves for future farmers and farm women. Their course of study is not confined entire ly to the schoolroom. Each agricultural student is required to select a farm project and keep records on the grow, ing of one or more crops, or some form of livestock. This enables him to obtain hepflul informatoin and experi ence with the kind of crops and ani mals he wishes to grow, and become, better prepared for future life on the farm. Local and nearby farmers, and boys past the high school age, are given an opportunity to enroll in evening or j part.time classes and study local farm problems. They co-operate in the in troduction and development of new ! crops, more and better livestock, and THE RECORD, Zebulon. Wake County, N. C„ August 28. 1931. improved methods of farming. A com. munity hatchery and the local milk route were established and more of the farmers are now planting a larger acreage to feed and soil improving crops as a result ot these schools. Cotton and tobacco will no doubt continue to be the principal cash cro| s, tut these crons must be clean culti vated and usually produce best when in rotation wit., other crops that keep the soil from becoming depleted of or ganic matter and plant food. Both of the crops require frequent cultiva. tion and lots of hand labor during the growing and harvesting season. They fail to furnish year-round employment and steady income, however, and need to be supplemented with food, feed, and soil-building crops, and some form of livestock. Farmers who have aopt. ed and followed such a system are much less dependent upon high prices for their so-called “cash crops,” and with the development of good roads, schools, telephone, electric lights, ra dios. autos, etc., they can now enjoy not only the freedom of an independ ent rural life but most of the comforts and advantages of the city. Zebulon is the logical market for that section of eastern Wake county and parts of the adjoining counties of 1 Franklin. Nash, and Johnston. It is a I small but progressive town and its (leading businessmen are usually active and ready to assist worthy farmers . in the development of a safe and sound . farming program. 9.130.000 BALES CARRYOVER i AS NEW FISCAL YEAR STARTS ; I The new cotton year opened August 1 • 1 with Secretary H. G. Hester, of the 1 New Orleans exchange, announcing a* ■ carryover from the old season of I 130,000 bales and world consumption 1 of. American cotton for the year end. . ing July 31, 1931, at 11,856.000 bales. ‘ ! The figures were given a bearish 1 view by traders here and along with reports of favorable weather in the belt depressed the market, futures de » dining 10 to 15 points below the low -1 est levels of the old cotton year. Hester said the total American com. mercial crop for 1930.31 was 13,893,- i 000 bales, a decrease of 620,517 under last year, 1,892,201 bales less than the year before and 550,779 bales under ! 1927-28. Southern consumption was announc. ed at 4,319,374 bales, 631,480 bales less than last year and 1,303,891 bales under the year before. The year’s exports, including ship-1 ments to Canada, was given at 6,927,- I 425 bales an increase over last year of 74.789 bales. Unofficial estimates of this year’s i crops is placed at around 13,180,000 carryover, makes a total supply of 22,- 130,000 bales. —Southern Cultivator. EVERY FARM WOMAN DESIRES PRETTY YARD A beautiful yard is more a matter of desire and appreciation than it is a question of money to invest in the j yard. Beautiful yards may be built ! | at small cost by using native shrub- I bery properly placed. j “If one can catch a vision of low j shrubs growing about the base of the house and taller shrubs softening the , ■orners, it will not be a hardship to go ; I to the swamps in eastern Carolina or i I !the hills and mountains in western j I Carolina and get a supply suitable to 1 } the needs of each section,’’ says Miss j l Georgia Piland, Tyrell County home I agent and expert in yard improvement. ■ “Our swamps and mountains abound I in native shrubs which are better Jj suited to our needs than many we can i | j buy and the only thing necessary to | 1 beautify the yard is a little planning I and work.” j Miss Piland held special classes in j | yard beautification at the recent short' ( course for farm women held at State j I ! College and her lectures were some j ! of the most popular on the program, ij She pointed out that landscaping the j i premises (means than simply | g planting the front yard. There are I three areas to consider. Each of these j ij calls for special attention. There is! || the front or public area, the private : | area and the service area. | Keep the wide expanse of the lawn j f i undisturbed and plant shrubs at the j ii base of the house, in clumps near the I gate, or as a background along the j J i border to enhance the richness of j I flowers, said Miss Piland. One should l also keep in mind the congeniality of !11 plants. Many charming effects are lost ! i | by placing hardy, coarse leafed plants j ■ too near the more delicate varieties. j Ji A few berry bearing shrubs should be I ,! included to add interest throughout the I season. ■ “Trees about the house are our best! 9 friends,” said Miss Piland. “If you do fj not have them now, get them and pro- j II tect them.’ j 1 Pigs farrowed on fresh land are Ji about twice as large as those farrowed [J at the same time on land used for the purpose previously, reports County) ■ Agent Neill Smith of Onslow. II SEEN, SAID 1 and Surmised I By lIARY VAUGHAN ■!-===- ! interviewed a prominent business woman recently on our present tinar cia 1 mess. Sometimes a woman will get get a certain slant on a situation that a man will overlook. She is apt to Consider the minute details of every day life, while a man sees only the tariff. Just as the pennies make the dollar, so the little extravagancies and needless expenditures often total fail ure in the end. I asked this level.headed woman why so many people were hopelessly 1 in debt. “A dollar down,” she replied,, just i like that. “Anybody can buy anything it he pays a dollar down and monthly I installments for a period of from one to three years. The installment plan is the greatest curse of all to the la boring class. The first payment of a j dollar is so easy, that before a man realizes it, he is so loaded with ob ligations at the end of the month that he can’t possibly meet them. The deal ers take back the furniture, the elec, eric refrigerators and the necessities for home comfort, the buyer, of | course, losing the money paid on them. But he keeps his car.” i Then she told of a business call her associate made to a house where there were not enough chairs to sit in, but a big new car was parked out ride. People don’t need chairs, you see. They mostly sit in cars. The home is fast becoming a filling sta tion, where you tank up on food, and is a parking space for the night. She lowered the rent of one of her houses from $25 to S2O. After a while the tenant told her he couldn’t possibly pay but sls rent and keep up the payments on his car. So, as she would rather have sls a month than a va ; cant house he could have it for that if he would not call on her for any im_ provements whatever. Now he has come an ( | asked her to build a larger garage as he has bought a bigger, finer car and it will not go in the pres ent garage on the lot. She didn’t say what she intended to do. but if I had lowered his rent to, uitv cents a day and he had contract I IBALLAR] ) Blue-Bird & Obe ( Brands Sviionviuou %/ %■ With Perfection j k r WE’RE BOOST) Zebuion Tobacco 1| Just like we’re boosting 6ALU Dairy Feeds, Starting and Lay! - NEITHER CAN BE BE J Zebuion Grocery I O. R. COCKRELL I upv a!.l of la* • a vehicle to !" l.n.i a I • ’ ugh. I JPgll at - . !. !*§§ .la I 100 oHf|J§ 1 1. a aH| . ’■§§!! :i at.. .'"WW§§ k -BH| O' '(■ ||. ;.b.ill! The well cutrcnehed to ulate it. And so long S free moral agents they wl i 1 • ■ i t 'tr^H t/.mh ho would May out from undV The crook doesn’t mind it. He intend to pay a debt when he makes and is better satisfied the oftener he can get away with it. , To curb the latter class England adopted in the olden days, the debtors , I prison. It was a powerful persuader to induce men to live well within their , incomes. We may eventually have to , 1 adopt the same system. It would cer. j tainly mean a saner, happier people. Only those, wtyo never let the sun go down owing a five cent piece can pos ! sibly know the peaceful feeling it ( i inspires. It is grand to be able to look the world in the face and tell it where i it can go. I ( I don’t like to get personal, but the debts of this house are forty-five | cents for shoe repair and $4.60 for ce nient, a trifle over $5.00, which we intend to pay or we would never have j ! made the debt. It is so easy to pay cash for what you must have and just; as easy to do without the things you can’t pay for. I heard of a wise man once who loaned money to friends and neighbors. A man came to him one day, and said “I’ve just got to have $5.00.” It was at a saw mill. The j money lender w*as busy. “Now, you think you have to have it, but I wonder if you do? I’ll give it, to you all right, but you sit over yon_ dor on that stump till I get through here, and think it over and see if you can figure some way of getting along without borrowing it.” The man sat down on the stump an,] pored over the situation. He decided that maybe he could do without it. It occurred to him that what it would purchase was not an actual necessity, certainly not worth going in debt for. And he was man enough to say so. “Uh.huh,” the money lender said. “I j thought so.” i On the way home the man met a naralleled in all In the main t nity life and ao generous one-th States of Amei the adversities lowing the Givi plete. The sp the cause of d million people chivalry unique marvel of her since 1900 mai can history eqi ing and the Badly deluded the South of 20, of 10 or e 1 period of ecoi has caused th throughout th tent, affected affect that hat ing about a h cy. low cost eliminat ion management general 1930 of the South. | The 800 p| . given out by] ; combe count worth seed, says C«J I after checkij , her of gardu I i I neighbor whl I he had houffl Just try itfl will not fill themselves. I heads, not sfl
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