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MUST FEED SOIL TO BOOST YIELD Average Corn Yield In Maccn County Only 22 Buthels By T. H. FAGG Assistant County Agent Farmers are plowing now in preparation for planting corn. More of our land is planted to corn than any other one crop The average yield for the coun ty is around 22 bushels per acre. At this yield, it takes three acres of corn to feed an aver age size horse. As long as the average yield is this low, j majority of our cattle and workstocfc will be underfed, and as long as it is ; necessary to plant three acres of corn to produce what should be produced on one acre, the farmer will be overworked. There are farmers in the county who produce one hun dred pushels of corn per acre. And there are whole commun ities in this county' with average yields of 45 bushels or better.'' These farms and communities have no special soil types, but these farmers have learned that soil that produces must be fed, just the same as a man who works must be fed. These farm ers have also learned that land must not be permitted to go through the winter without cov er. Legumes turned under will furnish the soil from 35 to 50 pounds of nitrogen per acre. Corn yielding 40 to 50 bushels per acre will remove 80 pounds of nitrogen. This difference of 40 pounds of nitrogen must be added, either by manure or commercial fertilizer. A farmer's money comes hard, and yet some will go to their merchant and buy fertiliz er with no regard to its an alysis. There are three main plant food elements that must be in the soil in abundance if corn is to be grown profitably. These elements are: Nitrogen, phosphate, and potash. Our state requires that all fertilizers have the analysis on the bag. This is a safeguard ? for the farmer but is of no . value if it is never read. Many farmers have done a good job adding phosphate to the soil; but these same farmers are sad ly neglecting the other two ele ments ? namely, nitrogen and potash^ i ? corn tnat ures eariy ana nas a yellow color In most cases is starving for nitrogen. Accord ing to experiments conducted in this county, and throughout the state, corn yields have been in creased profitably with an ap plication of 500 to 700 pounds of nitrate of soda or its equva lent per acre. Part of this ap plied at time of planting and part when the corn is not over knee high. The first figure on the bag represents the nitrogen contents of the fertilizer. See that it is not lower than 4, but a 6 will be better. Com will also burn for lack of potash. The last figure on the bag represents the potash content in the fertilizer and should not be lower than 6 or 8. The fertilizer that is recom mended for corn, then would be 6-8-8, at the rate of at least 400 pounds per acre, and a 10-0 10 for sidedressing. The corn yield of our county Relief At Last For Your Cough Creomulslon relieves promptly be cause it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, in flamed bronchial mucous mem branes. Tell your druggist to sell you ? bottle of Creomulslon with the un derstanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough or you are to have your money back. CREOMULSION for Coughs, Chest Coldt, Bronchitis Stewarts' Farm Is Example Of What Can Be Done Here A recent special study made on the unit demonstration farm of Mr. and Mrs. Harley Stewart shows some interesting results. Just what can be accomplished by following a well balanced farm and home program and using good management prac tices, it is pointed out by the county agent's office. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart pur chased a 145-acre farm in the Patton Settlement community 1:1 1941. This farm was made a unit demonstration farm the first year the Stewarts operated it. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart agreed to cooperate with the N. C. Ex tension service and Tennessee Valley Authority in setting up their farm and home in demon strating the value of using good rotations of row crops with le ? gumes, improving pastures, proper use of liming and phos phating materials and other fertilizers, improving the qual ity of their livestock, and last, but certainly not least, improv ing their home conveniences. Some of the results the Stew arts have obtained by using their good judgment, hard work, and following the above farm management practices are listed below: puICIiaSUlg W115 lctllll. the Stewarts have built a new home in which they have elec tric lights, running water, elec tric refrigeration, ^and other modern conveniences. They have increased the yield of their corn from 35 to 50 bushels pef acre, and their hay from one to two tons per acre. In 1941, seven tons of corn sil age was produced per acre and fn 1945, 22.2 tons were produc ed per acre. In 1941, Mr. Stewart owned 16 head of cattle, primarily grade Guernseys. He valued these cattle at approximately $500. He now has a total of 29 head of cows, heifers, and calves, and they are valued at approximately $2,000. The in- j crease in valuation of these cat tle has been due in part di rectly to a normal increase in the value of cattle due to the wartime conditions. The most important factor in the increase in value of the cattle on the Stewart farm, however, is the fact that the quality of the cat tle has been greatly improved by the use of a purebred bull on grade Guernsey cows, culling out of the herd inferior ani mals, and the purchase of a few purebred cows and heifers. In 1941, the type of farming carried out on the Stewart farm was general. The total eash receipts taken in on this farm that year was $842. In recent years, the Stewarts took advan GIVES ABC OF SOIL BUILDING Lime, Phosphate And Legumes Primary, Agent Says By S. W. MENDENHALL Farm A pent It makes no difference what type of farming we want to do, there are certain basic prin cipals that we can't overlook. Our children can't go to high school before they learn their ABC's. Lime, phosphate, and le gumes are the ABC's of any sound agricultural program. When we start building, our soil on this basis, we can go into dairying, beef cattle, poultry, or general farming with a good chance of making a success. Lime is not a fertilizer, but it can be increased materially by the use of hybrid corn, provid ing the hybrids are adapted to this section. The hybrids rec ommended are: White ? N. C. T. 20, Tenn. 10, and Tenn. li>; Yellow? U. S. 282 and U. S. 13. ?Have fitiouw Pup. SP*!: in: *7he, Beat Pant of- tke /Vlea?" tage of a market for whole millc that has been made available to Macon county and changed their type of farming to primar ily dairy farming. They con structed a Grade A milking barn and milk house and start ed producing Grade A milk. In addition, they constructed two upright silos to take the place of the one trench silo that was on the farm. ' With the increased production of their cropland and increased grazing capacity of their pas ture, they are able to produce more leed, thus enabling them to keep almost twice the num ber of cattle that they kept in 1941. With the good farm man agement practiced and the change made in type of farm ing, the total cash receipts tak en in on the farm has been in creased from $842 in 1941 to $5,044 in 1945. Of this total, $4,439 was from the sale of milk from 15 cows. The Stewarts are convinced that, by producing the larger amount of feed on the farm, dairying can be one of the best sources of income to the farm ers of Macon County. Qin/in honnminn n fJominctro _ ?JI11LC MVWiitiitg A uvmwiwHit tion farmer, Mr. Stewart has completed the liming and phos phating of all his cropland and open pasture. He has received ample dividends from this prac tice in increased grazing capac ity, increased production of le gume and cover crops, which in turn increased yields of row crops. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart cooper ate with the N. C. Extension service and in promoting good farm and home practices in their community. They both, at various times, have served on different types of agricultural committees. At present, Mr. Stewart is a member of the Ma con demonstration farm com mittee, and in the past, has served as chairman of this com-' mittee. Mrs. Stewart is an AAA community committeewoman and is also a member of the home demonstration club in her community. The demonstrations carried out on this farm were noticed by the people of their community, and it was largely due to these demonstrations that the people of the Patton Settlement community request ed that their community be set up as an area watershed dem onstration. Mr. and Mrs. Stewarts' three children are active in 4-H club work in the county and in the farm and home operations on their farm. The Stewarts have one daughter in college, one son in high school, and one son in grammar school. neutralizes the acid in the soil so that the fertilizing elements that are in the soil will be made available to the plants. Lime should be applied first and phos phate afterwards. A lot of our phosphate is wasted when it is applied to land that has had no lime. Phosphate stimulates early root growth. Pastures that have had both lime and phosphate applied will start growing as much as 30 days earlier in the spring than pastures that have had no lime and phosphate. Legumes add nitrogen to the soil which gives us increased yields and cuts our fertilizer bill. The 22-bushel corn yield of Macon County could be doub led in short ordef If a legume was always turned before corn was planted. Now is the time to apply your lime and phosphate. See your AAA committeeman and get all the lime and phosphate that your farm needs. Apply this ma terial to your pastures and meadows. Take advantage of the seeding practices on both new and old pastures. Include in your farm plan the determina tion that no land will be left 100 CASES HATCHING EGGS NEEDED EACH WEEK ? For 1947 we will need 10,600 additional breeders in Macon Oounty. We want only experienced Poultry raisers ? not "just chicken raisers" ? for Flock Owners to supply us with Hatch inf Eggs. Poultry experience and suitable buildings are es sential. We can supply Foundation Breeder Chicks at reasonable prices. Sexed Day-old Pullets if desired. Write us stating your qualifications. We will gladly explain our Hatchery Flock requirements. Ask your County Agent. OWEN WYATT, Mgr. PIEDMONT HATCHERY GreenrUle, S. C. Dairy Payment Plan To Continue Through June 30 ' The dairy production payment i I program will be continued . through June 30. and rates for the April-June period will be the same as those for the cor responding period for last year, according to Robert Fulton, chairman to the Macon County AAA committee. Under the program, Mr. Ful I ton said, the milk rate that will be paid to North Carolina farm ers for April is 90 cents per hundredweight for whole milk produced and sold and 17 cents per pound for butterfat. For the May-June period, the rates will be 55 cents per hundred weight for milk and 10 cents for butterfatj GEORGE L. CRISP GIVEN DISCHARGE FROM NAVY George L. Crlgp, MM3c, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Crisp of Cul- j lasaja, has been discharged from the navy at the separa tion center at Memphis, Tenn,, an official announcement say#. Mr. Crisp, who has been in the service 42 months, has stars for participation in two major arrangements during his 31 . months' duty in the South Pa cific. PVT. BILLY L. DEAN ARRIVES IN GERMANY Pvt. Billy L. De&n, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roston B. Dean of Franklin, has arrived at the European theater army- air forces reinforcement depot, and? soon will be assigned to a per bare during the winter. Use either legumes or small grain or a mixture of both as winter cover. QUICK RELIEF FROM Symptom* of Distress Arising from STOMACH ULCERS dueto EXCESS ACID FrMBMkT?UiofHomiTreatimntthit Must Hslp or It Will Cost You Nothing Over two million bottlesof theWILLARD j TREATMENThavebeen Bold for relief of symptoms of distress arising from Stomach and Duodenal Ulcers due to Excess Acid? j Poor Digestion, Sour or Upset Stomach, Coos! nest. Heartburn, Sleeplessness, etc., due to Kicess Acid. Sold on 1 5 days' trial I Ask for "Wlllard's Message" which fully | explains this treatment ? free ? at PERRY'S DRUG STORE I Htlbrook* It Back Horn* From 4l/2 Years ' Service In Army I |1 James Weaver Holbrooks, sun s of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Hoi- f brooks, of Franklin. Route 3. ? who spent the past four and f one-half years in the armed t forces, has received his honor- p able discharge and returned to his home. ^ He spent 48 months in over- a seas service in the 34jth (Red 1 Bull" infantry division, and was in the Tunisian. Naples. Foggia, Rome, Arno and Northern Ap pennines campaigns. He wears \ the American Defense. Ameri can Theater Service, and EAME ! Service ribbons, the latter with ! four bronze service stars, the manent station somewhere in Germany, according to an an nouncement received here. Pvt. 1 Dean, belore entering the serv- j ice a year ago, was a student at Brevard college. U'COLLI M BACK HOME. tESXMES FORMER JOB James G. McCollum, who has wen in the navy for the past wo years, has been discharged md returned to Franklin. Mr. AcCollum. who served in the iouth Pacific, has resitfned his ormer position with the Nan ahala Power and Light coni lany. Vorld War II Victory medal, ,nd ? has three regimental cita ions. rOVER 100 MILLION BOTTLES ? SOLD! SIMPLY GREAT FOR MONTHLY PAIN Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound does more than relieve monthly pain when due to female functional periodic disturbances. It also relieves accompanying weak, tired, nervous, cranky feelings ? of such nature. Taken regularly ? Pinkham's Compound helps build up resistance against such distress. It's also a great stomachic tonic! * WHITE HICKORY ? WE ARE BUYING WHITE HICKORY TIMBER 8 inches in diameter and up. Cut in lengths of 10 feet, 13 feet or 16 feet Top Prices Paid At Our Mill See us for specifications before cutting. Highlands Briar, Inc. 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