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THE ZEBULON RECORD, ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 22,1938. FARM AND HOME FARMNOTES Agriculture in the South is han dicapped by a shortage of work stock. Most of the horses and mules needed in the South could be raised here. Good horses and mules are in demand and could be raised and sold at a profit. If you want every acre allotted to you this year to do its best, see that it gets a good side dressing. A PESSIMIST’S VIEW OF COTTON l -• (Worth Repeating Often) Cotton is the overcoat of .'a seed that is planted and grown in the South to keep the producer broke and the buyer crazy. The fibre varies in grade and staple, and the man who can guess nearest about these is called ‘‘a cotton man” by the public, a fool by the farmer, and a poor business man by his creditors. The price of cotton is fixed in New York, and goes down when you have bought, and up when you have sold. A buyer for a big cotton mill was sent to New York to watch the cotton market. Af ter a few days’ deliberation, he wired his firm: “Some think it will go down, and some think it will go up. I do too. Whatever you do will be wrong. Act at once.” Cotton is planted in the spring, mortgaged in the summer, and left in the fields in the winter. — Author unknown. Y. T. H. F. NEWS NOTES Robert Lee Kimball will enter the elimination contest of the Fu ture Farmer boys who plan to en ter the Public Speaking Contest. He has chosen for his subject, “The Triple-A Program” and has developed a good 10 minute talk on this subject. Should he win in the elimination contest, he will en ter the district contest Saturday. If successful there the State con test is next in order, then the Re gion, on to the National contest in Kansas City, all expenses paid, and an award of SI,OOO for first, SSOO second and $250.00 third place. Donald Chamblee has had good results with his chicken project this spring. Donald says, “It was those chickens that took me to Washington.” We hope next year that all the Senior Y. T. H. F. boys will be able to take this sight seeing trip to the capitol. Field day has been set for Fri day, April 22. On account of raina it was impossible for the contest to be held according to the date first set. Wakelon will enter three boys in the Live Stock Judging contest to be held in Raleigh Saturday. The representatives have not been se lected but we hope that those se lected will be able to bring back some honors for Wakelon. On Wednesday night the Wake lon Chapter will meet in Wendell, in the Tri-chapter meeting with Wendell and Wake Forest. The local boys have charge of the pro gram. The growing of strawberries for home use will be revived in Edge combe county through the efforts of 4-H club members who are set ting from 100 to 300 plants each. BEAUTIFYING THE FARMSTEAD Homes are the foundation of the nation; anything to improve the home will improve citizenship. The attitude towards the home is in fluenced by the surroundings. Beauty in every form has an in fluence for good. The efforts of women to make homes attractive include the imme diate surroundings of the build ings. Men are cooperating more and more, but on farms the atten tion that is given to beautification is too often done solely by the women. Every farm family has the op portunity of beautifying the farm stead. It will tend to make all the family more contented, and will add to the enjoyment of all who pass and tend to increase the val ue of the farm. These improve ments are not expensive, neither do they take up too much time. A farmstead consists of the farm buildings, and the land im mediately surrounding them. When planning to improve the farmstead, not only the house but the whole farmstead must be tak en into consideration. The more carefully the plan is worked out, the less difficulties will be encoun tered as the work progresses. Features to be included are those that may not be carried out for several years, so these improve ments may be made when the time comes without interfering with o+her features of the plan. In order to study the arrange ment of a farmstead to the best advantage, plans should be worked out on paper. The first plan or plat should show the location of the farmstead, all roads and lanes, fields, lots, streams, drains, ditch |es fences, permanent natural ob jects, and all buildings in block form. Number the fields and indi cate the size. This will be valu able when planning the amount of fertilizer necessary, and in calcu lating returns. The second plan should be in greater detail, showing minor de tails. Careful plans will save a farmer money and annoyance. The established farmer would do well to prepare the plans with a view towards remodeling, or changing location to increase the efficiency of his plant. (This article will be followed by a series of articles and plans for beautifying the farmstead). There are many beautiful farm steads in. our township, and many of them show that they have been carefully * planned and much time used in beautification. I have worked in several states in agri cultural work, but none of them have surpassed this vicinity for beautiful farm homes. FARAM PAGE BOYS CHECK TERRACES The value of an accurately run terrace has at last found its way to the heart of many Wake county farmers who almost daily call up on our Wakelon High School Vo cational class or our class instruct or for information concerning the correct way to run the terrace. Demonstrations have been given on several farms over the county by J. E. Mclntyre, our vocational teacher, and the class of Future Farmers of the school. By WILBUR PULLEY. Wakelon Student BLACK MEXICAN CORN Philip Massey has ordered Black Mexican corn for those gardeners who want something extra good to eat. Do not ,however, make the mistake of planting this corn be fore the weather is really warm. It is a tropical grain and will not grow without plenty of heat. But when it does start, it will catch up with much that was planted some time earlier. Black Mexican makes a small, rather long ear, the grains large and well-filled. At first the color is pearly white, but changes as it hardens until when dry it is a deep purple, almost black. In rich land side shoots will come and also bear ears, while the main stalk will have two, or at times three ears. The flavor is excellent, be ing unusually sweet, and the corn stays usable for roasting ears long er than any other variety known. 'NORTH CAROLINA AIMS FOR IMPROVED HOMES North Carolina is joining whole heartedly in plans for National Better Homes Week which will be observed April 24-30, according to Miss Pauline Smith, district home agent of the State College Exten sion Service. Home Demonstration agents serving 78 counties have been ap pointed as county chairmen in pro moting and leading plans for the campaign. Miss Smith, who is State chair man of the drive, says the move ment is primarily interested in bringing better homes within the reach of all citizens. Through well balanced demonstrations, the lead ers hope to reach the wage-earn ers and low’-salaried workers. The campaign stresses not only the best in new housing of moder ate cost, but also the remodeling of old houses, the improvement of premises, the refinishing of furni ture, the development of home recreation, reading, music, health, child care and community beauti fication. . The strength of the movement lies in the fact that it has the co operation of a number of govern mental agencies, national and local civic organizations, that is work ing toward an educational end, and that it is wholly non-commercial. The national campaign is carried on through volunteer local com mittees with experienced civic lead ers as chairmen. Last year approx imately 2,445,000 families partici pated in the campaign. Formulating Better Homes pro grams rests with local committees, since these groups are best able to plan for their specific communities. WEANING CALVES The calf should be left with the cow from one to three days, depend ing upon the condition of the cow s udder. This allows the calf to get the colostrum milk, has a benefici al effect upon the udder, and per mits the animal to nurse when ever it desires food. The calf should then be removed and placed in a clean, well-bedded individual stall for about three weeks. They are then turned into a pen with other calves of like age and fed the regular ration for growing calves. Thirty-four Yancy County farm ers have just finished planting 66,- 000 forest tree seedlings on erod ed spots on their farms. PLANT SWEET CORN Except in the mountain section, the name ‘sweet com” has # little ■ significance to farmers and mar ket gardeners of North Carolina. In other sections of the State, the familiar type is “roasting ear” :orn which is usually an early va riety of field corn picked while comparatively young. There is no comparison between the quality of real sweet corn and that of young field corn. Sweet corn is far superior, both in sugar content and in tenderness. General opinion for many years has held that sweet corn could not be grown successfully in the South. Some of the older varieties were not well adapted, but with the breeding of new hybrids, there is now a large number of good varie ties on the market. In field tests at Raleigh, the most outstanding variety was Gold en Cross Bantam. Other good va rieties are Whipcross, Spancross, and Bantam Evergreen Hybrid. On 2 of the best of the new white varieties is Redgreen Hybrid. Sweet corn is grown in much the same manner as field corn, al though it prefers richer soils. Hav ing a small stalk, it can be plant ed closer. Rows should be spaced 3 1-2 feet apart and hills 20 to 24 inches apart in the row. In order to have a succession of corn, plantings should be made every two weeks. To secure better pollination, plantings should be made in blocks of three or four row's rather than in single rows. One of the very best sweet cor/is is Black Mexican. It is a hot weath er corn, small cob, medium sized grain. It is white in the roasting Garden, Field Screen Wire, Plant Now All Widthg Seeds, most any kind, by weight, or in packets. Flower Seed, large assortment. Peas, Soy Beans, Velvet Beans, Com. Fertilizer, Soda, Meal, Lime. Hulls. Distri butors, Plows, Castings. Barbed. Poultry, Hog Wire. Eating Beans, all kinds. Churns, Dyna mite, Caps, Fu e. A. G. KEMP Zebulon, N. C. a£V ► GARDEN SEED < ♦ V L LOOSE OR IN PACKAGES j ' . N ► NEW STOCK—JUST ARRIVED ♦ ► ♦ > ALL KINDS AND VARIETIES AT J ; PHILIP MASSEY S j > THE FCX STORE Jj > Also see me for Fertilizers, Paints and Field Seeds J Ac Te Sow— WOOD’S So Shall Ye Reap Why not have the Best l^STsons i ZEBULON DRUG COMPANY FOR YOUR GARDEN All kinds of peas, snap beans, okra, melon, tomato, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cucumber Swiss chard, salsify, carrot, pepper, beets, corn, onion seed or sets, herbs. FOR YOUR YARD Sweet-peas, rcarlet sage, balsam, pinks, hollyhocks, pansies, phlox, nasturtiums, zinnias, poppies and many others. ear stage and stays eatable longer than other corns. It turns a blue black as it hardens. It will grow several ears to the stalk frequent ly. SHOE SHINING BIG BUSINESS Shoe shining and shoe repairing assume the importance of a major business, according to Census Bu reau reports. Receipts totaled $109,657,000 in 1935. Employees numbered 25,007 in addition to 61,118 active proprietors and firm members. — • Four beef calves have been pur chased by 4-H club boys of Pitt county and will be grown out for exhibition and sale this fall. It Is Dangerous It is dangerous to sell a SUBSTI TUTE for 666 just to make three or four cents more. Customers are your best assets; lose them and you lose your business. 666 is worth three or four times as much as a SUBSTITUTE. FOR SALE: Cabbage, Onion and f’ollrrd Plants, all assorted, 500 plants, 50c; 1,000 plants, 75c; Sweet Potato and Tomato plants, 500 plants, 75c; 1,000, $1.25; Strawberry, Pepper and Egg Plants, $2.00 per I,ooo.—Dorris Plant Co., Valdosta, Ga. SEED CORN Coxe Prolific—Raised and improv ed by me for 20 years. Unsur passed for yield. Handled in Zeb ulon by J. A. Kemp & Son; In Pilot by H. E. Stallings. Price 75c Peck—W. H. CHAMBLEE.