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THE ZEBULON RECORD. ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1 FARM AND HOME NO MOIRE FREE SEED This year the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture celebrates its fifteenth year of attempting to convince American farmers that it does not have seeds to give away, says a recent department pamphlet. The practice was dis continued in 11)23. RAINS HAVE DAMAGED TAR HEEL LINT CROP Rain damage to North Caro lina’s cotton crop has been heavy as a result of recent wet weather, according to P. H. Kime, agrono mist at the N. C. Agricultural Ex periment Station. Beating down on the fluffy, white cotton hanging in open bolls, the rains “washed out” the blight, lustrous color and left much of the lint dull and gray that is lower in quality and grade. Rain drops also splashed considerable dirt on low hanging bolls. The seed has been damaged, too, and many of the immature bolls have cracked open and the cotton is rotting. Even further damage is to be expected if growers gin the cotton before it has had a chance to dry out thoroughly. Cotton should not be picked while damp from rain or dew, but if damp cotton is harvested, it should be spread out to dry. Many growers spread it out on large burlap cloths to sun in the field. It is also a good idea to spread it out in the cotton storage house, and stir it with a pitchfork every day. Cotton that has been rained on should not be taken to the gin for at least 10 days or two weeks. The gin saws cut and tear damp cotton to such an extent that its value is greatly lowered. If damp seed is stored in large piles, the excess moisture will cause the cotton or seed to heat and this impairs the seed to such an extent that it will not germinate properly. Seed for planting should be stored in bags set upright with space around them to permit ven tilation. APPEALS FOR REVIEW MUST BE IN WRITING A tobacco grower who wishes to application in writing on a blank appeal his quota to a county AAA review committee must enter his that can be secured from his coun ty Triple-A office, E. Y. Floyd, of State College, has announced. The committees will review the quotas of all growers who can show that some error has been made in determining their quotas. A typical error might result from incorrect figures given on: past production; the acreage of culti vated land; or the number of fam ilies on the farm. If the committee finds that in correct data "was used in calculat ing a grower’s quota, the error will be corrected and he will be given an increase if it is warranted. An appeal for review must be field within 15 days of the time the notice was mailed to a grower informing him of the amount of his quota for 1938. After the appeal has been filed, the committee will decide whether the grower has just cause for com plaint. If he has, he will be notified when to appear before the com mittee and state his case. The grower must appear, at the time set unless he is sick or has some other good reason acceptable to the committee. Ihe review committee for each county, appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture, is composed of farmers from near-by counties. ECONOMICAL TO FEED POULTRY GRAIN IN WINTER The practice of feeding a small amount of grain at different in tervals throughout the day in the winter has met with success on many farms. One of the best aids to high production during the win ter is to keep the birds active and this method of feeding increases the activity, overcomes idleness, and indirectly increases feed con sumption. The amount of feed is just as important as the kind of feed given. It is therefore neces sary that the bird have a full crop before she goes to roost as well as at different intervals during the day. Under no circumstances should the heavy feeding at night be neglected. HARVESTING SWEET POTATOES EARLY Sw r eet potatoes should be har vested before the vines are killed by frost and always before the first of November. If the vines are killed by an early frost they should be cut from the stems immediately and the sweets harvested as soon as possible. In harvesting, care should be taken so as not to bruise the tubers as this will make them subject to rots in storage and also lowers the market value. Grading for size and quality should be done in the field at harvest time. BRIGHT OUTLOOK Developments during the past month have removed doubts exist ing heretofore as to the substan tial improvement in industrial activity, consumer incomes, and domestic demand for farm pro ducts this fall, reports the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics. BUYING BUTTER During t he current period of high butter production and large supplies, the Federal Surplus Com modities Corporation has been authorized to purchase an addi tional 30 million pounds for relief purposes. PLANTING TREES American farmers have planted a larger area to forests than any other group, according to the U. S. Forest Service. An area nearly twice as large as Delaware or 3,680 square miles has been planted suc cessfully to trees by all agencies since 1924. SURPLUS PRODUCTS HELP MANY IN AUGUST According to figures sent out by those in charge of distribution there were nearly one and one-half million pounds of commodities re ceived in this state for relief work during August. The commodities included dry beans, cheese, flour, dry milk, canned peas, Irish pota- ' toes, prunes, raisins, and rice. A total of 161,169 persons were giv en aid in the distribution. Os these Wake Co. had 1621 relief cases and the cases included 5,781 persons. Patronize our advertisers. TOBACCO MARTS CLOSE The four tobacco markets in the eastern Columbus county—Fair Bluff, Tabor City, Chadbourn and Whiteville—closed last week after an unusually short season, having opened on August 4. Prices are ' said to have averaged between j $23 and $26 and substantial in creases were made as to quanti ty of the weed sold. A. D. Hunter Robbed A. D. Hunter was at the Fair on Thursday night of last week and felt a hand in his pocket. Turning, he saw a man making off with the purse that had been dexterously removed from Hunter’s pocket and which contained between $17.00 and SIB.OO. The victim of the theft gave chase, but stumbled over some timbers and by the time he was up the robber was out of sight. However, Mr. Hunter did see that the thief was a white man. THE SAFETY ZONE Well folks, here comes a new column dedicated to the art of safe driving. In traveling around the writer sees a good deal of foolish and unnecessary chancu taking. Drivers who are driving too slow and drivers who are driv ing too fast. The first requisite to safe driv ing is an automobile that has good brakes, tires, horn and lights. Sec ond is the driver himself. Plenty of people are good drivers and obey the simple rules of driving safely. A small minority takes ad vantage of this majority and make for accidents. The driver’s license law has done some good but noth ing will do much good until some drivers learn to use a little com mon decency and courtesy. A few good rules to follow in your driving are: 1— Keep to the right side of the road. 2 Never pass on a hill or curve or at any point where your vision is less than 700 feet. 3 Always come to a dead halt before entering a highway from a side road. 4 Always blow your horn when passing other cars. 5 Dim your lights when meet ing a car at night. 6 Never drive at a speed ex ceeding that at which you have perfect control of your vehicle. 7 When making a turn give the proper signal. About the most irritating thing that most drivers face is the “fun eral procession” driver. The fellow who is doing about 10 or 15 m. p. h. Most folks will take almost any kind of risk to get around him. Another menace is the man who will speed up when you try to pass him. Lots of accidents can be traced to these two drivers. An other fellow who is responsible for many accidents is the man with brain. He thinks that just because his auto will do 90 it must do it the 90-mile car 'and a 20-mile all the time. He is the guy who does the weaving in and out of line on a crowded highway. Also he will try any fool thing that anyone suggests. Perhaps this is too much on the bad drivers although I personally think we should all dwell on them much more. DRIVE SAFELY AND SAVE A LIFE. * EAST WAKE FAIR TO OPEN ON TU ESI);' The East Wake Fair opens I Wendell on Oct. 4—for 5 days a I nights of entertainment. The pi : mium list totals SSOO, with 6 to of tobacco fertilizer. Free acts midway will be the best yet sho’ and include—Liptincott. the ma cian, who escapes from a strc box. 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