THURSDAY, ANCUST J, Mi
PACE TWO
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This Month Gn the Farm
SUMMARIZES RECENT OUTSTANDING
DEVELOPMENTS BY U. S. INDUSTRY
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August is a busy month on the
average North Carolina farm, so
here are- a few suggestions from
State college specialists on various
summer tasks :
SWINE
H. VV. Taylor, extension swine
specialist, say, hogs should have
access to cool, shady places 'and a
constant supply of fresh clear
water during the hot sultry days
of August. If natural shade is not
available, an artificial shade can be
made of boards, brush, or straw.
A good mineral mixture should be
available to every hog in the herd.
A good mixture can be- made of
10 pound ground limestone, five
pounds steamed bone meal, and
' two pounds salt. Don't mix the
: minerals with the feed, but keep
them in a separate compartment
where they will stay dry. Good
pasture is necessary and should
be furnished. '
VETERINARY
Liivestock losses due to the con
sumption of certain plants under
conditions favorable to the format
tion of hydrocyanic acid are large
during drouth periods, says Dr. C
D. Orinnells, veterinarian of the
State college experiment station.
Chokeberry, black cherry, and
Johnson grass produce the poison
ous acid when their normal growth
is stopped or retarded by adverse
conditions such as drouth, bruis
ing, trampling, or cutting. To pre
vent ' livestock from becoming
poisoned, eliminate these danger
ous plants from your pasture, and
paddocks. Hydrocyanic acid poison
ing produces death quickly, al
though antidotes have been de
veloped which give good results!
CATTLE
John A. Arey, extension dairy
man, advises farmers to prepare
their land now . for winter graz
ing crops. Growers in the Upper
Piedmont and Mountain section
should seed these crops the latter
part of August so that they may
make sufficient growth before cold
weather sets in.
AGRONOMY
Enos Blair, extension agronomist,
has several suggestions for farm
ers, for the month of August. If
crimson clover seed are to be sown
in the hull, they should be in the
ground before August 15. These
seed .should be scattered between
rows of corn, cotton, or tobacco,
and covered lightly about a half
inch deep. Use 30 pounds of seed
per acre. Vetch, Austrian winter
peas, and cleaned crimson clover
seed may be sown during the latter
half of August in growing crops
such as corn, cotton, and tobacco.
The best time to sow alfalfa is
during the . last week of August.
Other suggestions are: begin filling
silo as soon as the corn is well
blazed; watch small grain in stor
age and treat for moths and
weevils when necessary; and make
plans for reorganizing your farm
with a good crop rotation system,
to begin with your fall sown crops.
DANDELIONS
K. L. Lovvorn, agronomist in
forage crop investigations, offers
this suggestion : A two per cent
solution by weight of copper ni
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trate, applied at the rate of 200
gaflons of water per acre, is one
of the best chemical mixtures
known for the control of dande
lions in the lawn or pasture. The
spraying should be done on a clear
day, preferably in the morning.
For small areas, I', ' pounds ot
copper nitrate dissolved in 7li gal
lons of water is sufficient to spray
1,000 square feet one time.
PLANT DISEASES
Dr. R. Frank Poole, plant path
ologist of the experiment station
at State college, comes, forth with
these suggestions on common plant
diseases: Spray your apple trees
with two pounds of copper sul
phate, plus two pounds of lime,
plus 50 gallons of water to control
common summer rot; spread onions
on wire or latticed boards well
above the floor in a dry and well-
aired place to prevent rots; give
air to the tobacco in storage when
necessary to prevent moldy con
dition; knock, peach mummies
caused by brown rot . from the
trees to prevent serious blighting
of the limbs ; and pick cowpeas
when mature to prevent blacken
ing and decay that usually tonow
periods of wet weather.
MILK SHAKES
Here's a bit of advice from Miss
Ruth Current, state home demon
stration aeent. on how to beat the
heat: Drink plenty of milk shakes,
for they are not only refreshing
but nourishing as well. They offer
the food value of milk and con
tribute more calories in the choco
late, caramel, fruit pulp or syrup,
and other ingredients that may be
added. Vanilla and almond extracts
make good flavors. Nutmeg and
cinnamon may be sprinkled on top
of tlie drink. Always add a dash
of salt to milk shakes and other
summer drinks. Besides improving
the flavor, salt also is needed to
replace the large quantities lost in
perspiration during hot weather.
Arey Advises Check
On Dairy Feed Cost
It is just as important for a
dairyman to know what his milk
costs to produce as it is for a
manufacturer to know what his
product costs him, says John
Arey, extension dairyman at State
college.
The feed cost represents only
40 to 50 per cent of the total cost
of producing and delivering milk,
but it can be used as' a basis
from which the total cost can be
determined.
Arey explained that a close re
lation exists bet ween, feed cost and
the milk producing efficiency of
the herd. All other factors being
equal, the '. herds in which good
bulls have been used will produce
milk at a lower feed cost than
those in which inferior sires, have
been used..
There is also a close relation
between feed cost and herd, man
agement, Arey pointed out. The
herd that is kept comfortable in
both winter and summer, protect
ed against disease, bred and fed
properly, and given kind treatment
will better utilize the feed con-
on KrqwH
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senting every section of the country
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players. ,
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DELIGHTFUL
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Here's a very i delightful scene.
Young Tommy Ingram and Jimmy
Young lick up a couple of delightful
ice cream cones by the sign post
that marks the boundary of Delight
ful, a small town near Warren, Ohio.
sumed. Hence, it will produce milk
at a lower cost than one receiving
indifferent herd management.
Likewise, feed costs and eco
nomical feed production are also
closely related. Usually good rough
age, especially pasture, provides
the cheapest source of feed nutri
ent for dairy cows. Naturally, a
herd located on a fertile . farm
where good roughage, including
pasture, hay, and silage can be
produced at a low cost, would have
an advantage over, a herd equally
bred, but located on a poor farm
where production cost would be
high.
AAA Imposes Penalty
On Misuse Of Cards
Farmers who misused their cot
ton marketing cards in 1938 will
lose all payments to which they
might be entitled under the 1939
farm program, E. Y. Floyd, AAA
executive officer at State college,
has announced.
This ruling, which was recently
approved, is" based on a provision
of the program that all or any
part of a farmer's payment may be
withheld if he has adopted any
practice which tends to defeat the
purpose- of the farm program.
Floyd explained that the holder
of a red marketing card, under
the marketing quota regulations, is
required to pay a penalty on that
part of his cotton marketings in
excess of his quota. The grower
who holds a white card. is allowed
to market his lint without penalty.
If the holder of the white card
ginned or sold cotton for a farm
er who held a red card, 'and the
county committee determines that
this action was contrary to the
marketing quota regulations, neither
will receive conservation or price
adjustment payments yi connection
with the 1939 program.
Last year the AAA found cases
of farmers with red cards selling
their excess cotton through farm
ers who held white cards. As a
result, records kept by ginners
and buyers credited the white card
holders with more cotton than
they actually produced. This er
roneous data gave certain farms a
higher yield per acre than that to
which they were entitled.
Floyd said the AAA is investigat
ing all cases of actual or suspected
violation of the new ruling. .
FRESH
An enterprising middle western
grocer sells a "fresh fruit salad"
packed in a 3-pouhd cellophane
bag, each iag containing one
orange, one banana, a bunch of
grapes and a pear, enough, for a
salad for four people,
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"What Is new? What Is ahead along the Industrial road?"
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr Chairman of General Motors, recently put those questions lb many leaders of American
Industry. Replies from 107 companies offer a preview ot approximately 250 products and processes In a multi
tude of fields. Below are some of the highlights of that preview as just reported to General Motors' stockholders
in a message entitled "The Creation of Job Opportunities."
AIR TRANSPORT lymbol of op
portunity for youth improved two
' war radio, safety aids, new engine
efficiency, transoceanic-air service a
reality through progress in engineer
ing and design.
LIGHT in new and attractive forms
bids well to establish a different con
cept of daylight and dark in the world
of tomorrow.
HEALTH research in the fields of
medicine and hygiene wages war
against disease adds to our length
ening life span. ,
AUTOMOTIVE progress such re
cent features as automatic transmis
sion, hypoid gears, steel safety tops,
coil spring suspension and fluid drive
point the way to further advancement
in performance, economy, appear
ance, safety,
RUBBER for mattresses, seat cush
ions and in combination with fabrics.
New applications, new economies,
expanded industrial activity through
research.
FOOD research looking toward im
proved health, better utilization of
resources, the creation of new Job
opportunities. Quick frozen foods,,
new types of containers, advances in
food preservation all promote ap
petite and health.
FARMING reaps results of research.
Hybrid plant strains, better husband
ry, low-cost equipment, all spell high
er living standards on farms and
prosperity for farm communities.
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CHEMICAL RESEARCH: Another
key to ever better tomorrows. From
our abundant resources new products
and job opportunities.
NitroparafTins now being developed
for commercial use and stemming
State College Answers
Timely Farm Questions
Q. What are the advantages of
a trench silo?
A. .The trench silo is ideal for
small farms where large, upright
silos would be impractical. Be
cause they are inexpensive and
convenient, many farmers owning
large dairy herds are also turning
to this type of silo. The construc
tion of a trench silo is fairly
simple, and $10 to $20 will build
one large enough to care for a
good-sized herd. A bulletin on
trench silos may be obtained free
by writing to the Agricultural Ed
itor at State College, Raleigh.
Q. When should winter cover
crops be sown ?
A. August is the month to sow
winter cover crops. Crimson clover
seed may be sown in the hull in
Eastern and Central North Caro
lina corn, cotton, tobacco, and. oth
er row crops within the next few
days. Unhulled seed sown now will
not germinate for the next few
weeks. Vetch, Austrian winter peas,
and cleaned crimson ' clover seed
may be sown in the Piedmont and
Costal plain counties between
August 20 and October 10 at any
time soil conditions are favorable.
Q. How can one make good apple
cider?
A. To make appetizing, zestful
cider, a combination of apple var
ieties in the following percentage
should be used : 60 per cent sweet
apples and a sub-acid variety like
Rome Beauty; 16 per cent acid
varieties like Red Winesap, Stay
mart, York Imperial; 10 per cent
of Delicious, Golden Delicious, or
Bonum, which impart aromatic
flavor; 5 per cent crab apples or
seedling varieties to give tang; and
10 per cent Ben Davis, Black Ben,
Wolf River, and Limbertwig. Al
though cull apples may be used
for making cider, they should be
free from worms and rot and rip
ened on the trees.
SELECTED
The selection of Des Moines,
Iowa, as the fifth city in which
the food order stamp plan for dis
tributing surpluses through normal
channels of trade will be inaugu
rated has been announced by the
U. S. department of agriculture.
BARGAINS !
FACTORY RECONDITIONED
SINGER SEWING MACHINES
AT ONE-THIRD
THE ORIGINAL PRICE
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from abundantly available natural
gas open possibilities for a new se
ries of chemioal compounds.
Derivatives of milk, new phosphates
from low-grade deposits, bromine
from sea water, pectin from citrus
fruits from many sources come re
ports of new products and new uses.
TELEVISION a new art and a new
industry offering new avenues of
service, entertainment and employ
menu METALS are the mainstay of our
modern industrial developiueut. The
science of metallurgy strides ahead
into unlimited new fields of useful
ness for tomorrow.
Steel in dozens of new forms and new
qualities permits special adaptations
which pave the way for a multitude
of new products in industry every
where. Alloy metals, performing tasks for
merly thought impossible; powder
metallurgy, opening new avenues of
manufacturing technique; new meth
ods in mining and manufacturing
all serve to expand markets, attract
customers, make more jobs,
MACHINES for doing work, machine
tools for expanding industrial effi
ciencies, tools to make work easier,
to mnke more and better products
for wider distribution to make more
jobs.
Continuous strip mills lower costs,
improve quality; gauges of super
human accuracy powerful hoist,
pumps new office machines new
tools of every description are the
results of research to help industry
serve the nation better.
FACSIMILE REPRODUCTION by
means of radio a new form of com
munication still in its infancy.
.
HOUSING offers a vast potential
source of new employment. Steel,
A MESSAGE TO
NORTH CAROLINA
BEER RETAILERS
TTHE abuses which sometimes are allowed to at-
tach themselves to the beer business are as
distasteful to the vast majority of you as they are
to us. The activities of this Committee, therefore,
are directed toward the elimination of these ills .
and we feel strong in the knowledge that our ef
forts, so far, have been widely supported.
Already the work of the Committee is resulting in
court cases against those who mistakenly think
they can violate state law and common decency;
and this work will be vigorously pressed as the
campaign goes on.
Any breach of good business conduct . . . any law
infraction ... on the part of a licensed beer re
tailer endangers not only himself, but thousands
who operate strictly within the law. lima, it is
your duty to look upon your license as a badge of
responsibility and to operate your business on a
reputable and praiseworthy basis.
See to it, then, that the permanence of YOUR
business is not threatened by the handful who re-,
fuse to see the value of the above-board way I
Brewers and North Carolina
Beer Distributors Committee
Suite 813-17 Commercial Building, Raleigh, N. C
Colonel Edgar H. Bain, State Director
Distributor Members
J. P. Price, Chairman, Greensboro Distributing Co.."oiwanbere
W. B. Grit tin, Durham Fruit Produce Ce, Durban
. W. 8. Burrow, Capital Ic Coal Co.. BsUalgk,
Fred MUU, DunUp Mill. Wadesbor
Edward Hecht, Bardsway Heeht Co., Charlotte
Vnak ft Barnard, Beer With Us. Iba, AansvlUa
, Brewer Member
I R Wheeler (AherJe) Jo. SchllU Brewinr Ce, '
Dald Gauo (Norfolk, V.) Southern Breweries. Ino,
1 CM. Wright (Newark, N. J.) P. Balhuttln Sons
B. A. Cash (LoolsrUle, Kr. Frank Fehr Brewing Ce,
W. H. Jolly (Norfolk, Va,) Pabrt Br wing Co.
WalUr BarUett (Norfolk Va.)-Jacob Rapport Brewery
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aluminum, polished alloys, sugar can
fibers, rock wool, glass, atbeaUt,
ceramics new materials to imple
ment the skill of the modern designer.
New comforts and better living
through wider availability of air
conditioning, better heating, adequate
ventilation and insulation, new elec
trical conveniences, new floor cover
ings and wall surfaces. Construction
a prime mover of industry.
RAILROADS: Spectacular develop
ments, symbol of greater achieve
ments to come, are creating m revolu
tion in rail transportation.
Modern Diesel locomotive prod
ucts of industrial research make
possible new fast passenger sched
ules, cut switching costs in half,
make 3,000 jobs not existing before.
Research in electro-pneumatic
brakes, roadbed construction, inter
locking devices, lightweight equip
ment, fuel economy, all presage a
new era in railroad progress,
PLASTICS: A new and (rowing
family of chemically-created mate
rials awaits tomorrow's needs,
FIBERS from m dozen net sourtet
open up prospects for new indus
tries, new utilisation of rate mate
rials, new jobs. From resources
the farm, the forest, end the mine,
industrial research is creating new
fabrics whose possibilities intrigue
the imagination.
from coal, water and air eomea a
textile filament as fine as a spider's
web, strong and elastic A constantly
growing variety of material for our
use from glass, wood, rubber and
rotten. New jobs for the world of
tomorrow. f
POWER Newly developed two-cycle
Diesel, from IS to 1,000 horsepower,
perform a wide variety of task;
economy, reliability. A new creator "
of job opportunities.
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