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THE ZEBULON RECORD Volume XXV. AT MILL VILLAGE I *' ;,: ' Even the dolls co-operated at the Aiken Cotton Festival to illustrate modern mill operations to the throngs of visitors. This cloth inspecting demonstration in miniature attracted widespread attention. Displays, including high speed looms in actual opera tion. were furnished by mills in the area and showed the wide variety of textiles produced in Horse Creek Valley. County Agent Lists Steps For Top Corn Production By John L. Reitzel Wake County Farm Agent With normal weather conditions, Wake County farmers can con tinue to produce corn at a profit in 1949 if they apply the best known methods of production. In order to realize a profit from corn it is necessary to produce a yield greater than the 1946 average of 20 bushels per acre. During the past three years, corn yields of three, four or five times the coun ty average have been produced on more than 800 farms through out the county. These yields were made on small plots by members of the Wake County 3 to 1 Corn Contestants and non-contestants. Each of these demonstrations can be used as a guide by these indi vidual farmers in determining how to handle the 1949 corn crop. Corn yields can be increased on most farms in the county by car rying out the 5 steps in corn pro duction. Steps Are Listed Step No. 1: Use an adapted hy brid. The hybrids which have proven most successful on the average farms in the county are N. C. 27, N. C. 26 and 1032 in yellow hybrids: Dixie 17, Tenn. 10 and N. C. 20 in the white hy brids. Step No. 2: Adapt your ferti lizer to your planting conditions. When corn follows such heavy fer tilized crops as tobacco, cotton, or truck, use 300-400 pounds of 6-8-6 at planting. Following small grain, legumes cut for hay or other lightly fertilized crops, use 400-600 pounds .of 4-8-8 or 6-8-6. It is suggested that you use the 4-8-8 for lands that might be deficient in Dotash. Step No. 3: Provide enough plants to produce the desired vield. To secure 50 bushels per acre use 3 1-2 ft. rows with 24 inches in the drill. This will give you 6.000 plants. To produce 50- 75 bushels per acre, space 21 in ches in the row. This will give you 7.200 plants. To produce 75- 100 bushels per acre, snare 16 in ches in the drill. This will give you a population of 9.350 plants. Last year in the countv sever Number 47. al farmers tried to produce 200 bushels per acre. It is not recom mended that farmers try to pro duce 200 bushels per acre. Step No. 4: Avoid late or deep cultivation. Use shallow cultiva tion to control weeds and grass un til corn is 2 1-2 ft. high, then stop cultivation. A weeder is a good implement to use until corn is 6-8 inches high, then only use Shallow cultivation from there on out. Do not use a turning plow or bull tongue. Much progress has been made throughout the county in shallow cultivation, how ever there is still too much corn being ruined by deep cultiva tion. When deep cultivation is practiced, yields are many times cut as much as 50 per cent. Step No. 5: Vary top dressing with soil fertility for desired in crease. A good rule to remem ber is that 2 pounds of pure nitro gen will give you an increase in yield of one bushel of com. Ni trogen should be applied when the corn is 6-8 weeks of age or when the corn is 2 1-2 ft. high. On soils (Continued on Page 5) Dr. Cullom Conducts Ordination Service At an impressive service on Sun day evening, Feb. 20, in the Youngsville Baptist Church, Mr. Wiley Mitchell, Mr. James Allen and Mr. Robert Cheatham were ordained as deacons. Dr. W. R. Cullom of Wake Forest preached the ordination sermon and at the same time gave the charge. Guard Unit May Be Activated Here A unit of the North Carolina National Guard will be establish ed in Zebulon this spring, if sufficient men can be enlisted lo cally for a f ; e’d artillery battery. Colonel Charles Greene of Louis burg, commanding officer of the 113th Field Artillery Battalion, indicated yesterday. Battery “A” of the battalion, a howitzer unit, is not located at present, and with community support can be placed here. Ap Zebulon, N. C., Friday February 25, 1949 German Refugee Tells Rotarians of Conditions Behind "Iron Curtain" A very interesting discussion of middle Europe, which includes both the countries inside and out side the “Iron Curtain,” was brought to the Zebulon Rotary Club last Friday night by Dr. Ru dolph Fruend, a member of the North Carolina State College fac ulty and a native of Southern Germany. Dr. Fruend was intro duced to the Rotarians by Dr. J. M. Clarkson, head of the State College math department. Both men came as guests of Dr. L. M. Massey, chairman of the Inter national Relations Committee. Many of the problems which face the Europeans, Dr. Fruend said, are brought on by over population. Farmers seldom own more than three to four acres of land, and the desire for addi tional land has led many to em brace communism because of the immediate rewards it offers. Dr. Fruend was strong in his support of the Marshall Plan for Europe, saying that it is saving the western nations from the grasp of Russian communism. The Kremlin, he said, is run by fanatics, but they are brilliant men who are willing to use any means to achieve their purpose. * No Compromise When asked if there could be a compromise between commu nism and western democracy, Dr. Fruend declared that not only is a compromise impossible, but the world is seeing a battle between communism and democracy which can only end in death of one or the other. The speaker received his Doc tor’s degree from the University of Heidelburg and left Germany in 1939 to come to this country as a teacher. During the years before his coming to the United States, he was one of the few' persons privileged to go in and out of Germany freely, and so was able to compare conditions in Germany under the Nazi rule with those of the outside world. The Rotarians w'ere so enthusi astic in their appreciation of Dr. Fruend’s address that he consented to remain for a discussion period following the end of the regular meeting, during which time he answered a barrage of questions by the members. Local Girl Makes Dean's List at VI Miss Judith Robertson, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Z. J. Robert son, made the Dean’s List for the first semester at Vir ginia Intermont College, Bristol, Virginia. Requirements for the List are A on at least three full time subjects, no grade below' B on academic work, and A on citi zenship. A 1947 graduate of Wakelon High School, Miss Robertson will graduate from Virginia Intermont in May of this year. proved from the office of General .T. B. Van Metts. the state Adju tant General, has already been obtained. The howitzer unit has a table of organization calling for a cap tain as commanding officer, four lieutenants, and approximately 75 non-commissioned officers and enlisted men. Al] vacancies must be filled locally, should the umt be placed here. Strong support for the project ROTARIAN ..... - ... ' M .«.■ . • , ff| fmy yMmm ,w % $ •■£/v4 ' nßfrw. Pictured is Sherwood Roberson, | District Governor of Rotary Inter ! national, who will speak at the j Manteo Convention this year. Sev eral members of the local Rotary j club plan to attend the meeting i there in May. | - Local All-stars Topp-e League Leading Cagers Sparked by the play of Coach Carlton Mitchell, who has been out of play for three weeks, the Zebulon All-Stars staged a third period rally to topple the power ful Wake Forest Night Hawks out of first place in the Five Coun ty Basketball League last Saturday night in a game played in the Wake Forest high school gymnasium. Hilliard Greene scored 16 points to lead the Zebulon quint to an upset victory. Zebulon, which lost to the Night ! Hawks earlier in the season by ten ! points, trailed at halftime, 19-17, but with Rex Tippett in the lineup j starting the final half, the All | Stars held Wake Forest to 14 points l while surging to a 43-33 victory. This game gave Zebulon an oven I break in games played in the 1 league with five wins and five losses. Two of the games were lost by a total of three points. War renton winning 56-55 and 54-52, Wake Forest. Henderson, and Youngsville won the other games from Zebulon. Zebulon Man Buys Registered Jersey Everett G. Perry of Zebulon, has purchased the registered Jersey female Cavalier Ruthie C. The | animal comes from the herd own ed by K. R. Myatt, Raleigh. This Jersey adds to the stead ily growing number in eastern Wake County. Dairymen buy Jer seys because of the high quality of the milk they produce, says Mr. Perry. Perry's Jersey is registered by The American Jersey Cattle Club, which has its national headquar ters in Columbus, Ohio. Several programs are available through The American Jersey Cattle Club to help breeders get maximum orofit from their Jerseys. ed battery is expected in Zebu lon, since it would mean draft ex emption for members of the or ganization. and eventually would result in the construction of an armory in the community, as well as a motor vehicles building. Further announcement concern ing the National Guard unit will be made in the Record next week. Tn the meantime interested citi zens may contact Major Ferd Dav is at the Record office. Theo. Davis Sons, Publishers ACA Official Relates Terms of Federal Aid For Pasture Building Bjy A. C. Hester The 1549 ACP Program is of lering the larmers of Wake Coun ty a great opportunity to estab lish as much as a 5.0 acre perma nent pasture on their lanns with about 5u per cent of me cost be ing paid by the government. You are urged to take advantage of this assistance 1 ollered you under the 1949 ACP Program, which includes: 1. Liming Material—With a credit rate ol $2.65 per ton. This material is very essential in es tablishing a new permanent pas ture or improving an established pasture. You are urged to place your older lor lime as early as possible, m order that you can be sure of delivery when wanted. Order lime now through your Wake County A. C. A. office. 2. Phosphate, 0-12-12, 0-14-7 and 2-12-12 will be available through purchase order which is very essential on your pasture land. 3. Credit will be given for eh r\ g land for a new pasture. The ACP Program offers assist an o approximately 5o per cent of the cost when the cost is as much as $20.00 per acre. 4. 1949 ACP Program offers assistance in building new perma nent pasture fences. Request must be filled with the Wake 'Ciunty A. C. A. office. Ahi for Legumes Assistance will be given In i cuing adapted pasture legumes -:.*assos such .-is a mixture of 1 idino C!ov< r and . . le. Recommended date for . eding—Sept. Ist through 15th. 6 Fan i Ponds for livestock i -ase water for livestock ••a your pasture is inadequate. The j vt rnnrK-nt. \vi : | assist you :n con- U 1 r:g at t imp ~ nding darns. )■ vi io m.equate supplies of v. *er .or I ; voatock i ~ f per-Difeh Drainage In c: se your pasture land needs d ainine the 1949 ACP Program offers you assistance in construc ing and enlarging open ditch drainage for which proper out lets are provided In case you are planning to car ry out any of these practices on your farm, it will be necessary that you call by the Wake County A. C. A office and file a request 'approval, then a Technical Su pervisor will be sent to your farm to assist you in in planning these practices in regards to establish ing a permanent pasture You are urged to take advan tage of these practices offered the farmers of Wake County under j the 1949 ACP Program. Youngsville Resident Is Buried on Friday Funeral Services were held Fri day afternoon, Feb. 18, from the Youngsville Baptist Church for Mrs. Maude Winston Tharrington, who died Wednesday night at Rex Hospital after a short illness. She was stricken by a heart attack at the Eastern Star banquet in Raleigh Tuesday night. The Rev. Cecil Watson, assisted by Dr. W. R. Cullom of Wake Forest and the Rev. E. M. Carter of Youngsville, officiated at the services. Chil dren of the sixth gTade of the Youngsville Public School of which Mrs. Tharrington was teacher, served as flower bearers. Surviving are her husband, J. Kenneth Tharrington. and her mo ther, Mrs. Willie Timberlake Win ston of Youngsville.
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