North Carolina Newspapers

PAGE SIX LOCAL MARKETS FOR POULTRY IN STATE URGED Present Importations Are Large In This State Figures Show There is no valid reason v .y North Carolina markets should buy a> large part of their poultry and egg supplies from outside of the State. Present im portations are large and therefore the opportunity exists for poultry growers Jo develop local markets in a profit hie w» v . "!.. 13! growers may capture these ■ r arket- 1 the) take the same pains v,s their competitors to produce, a ..quality product and it.■>, little judi t ous ad\e tisii.g." a s N W. Wil liams. poultrymsi. ; >kti College. "It ,is most importv''t, hivwever, to pro duce 11 riuali.y pr xhict. In hiarketin' • e(.gs, careful ..ratting 1. i.f utmost it.l pcrtance ye: lew oi" our 1-cal poti':ry uien pay an> attention to t is. T ere lire, they place o:. t'., market eggs _ui_a- u«U' rwH-yt-ttt *trc, "STWrpe", 'llflt " color. and -hell texture. Then too t'u se mixed egjfs £tir aTTj kind ot container that rifat lie handy When these local are placed side by side with produced by the large out-oi-state concerns, the locally j grown product looks bad." It is not alone thai the eggs must I packed in attractive containers and Iw well graded, they must also In cmsstent') good, says the- poultry man They ought never to be over 48 hours old and preferably infertile Or e bad egg slipped into a container by accident might ruin the trade ol a valued "Customer. Then, too, fresh eggs at used largely in the diet of babies a d invalids; Those .purchasing for such purposes righttulh expect JOII- j s stency in products The same fundamental reasoning applies to marketing broilers locally,': says Mr Williams. I'he grower ' must study the demands ot Ins mar- t ket and endeavor to meet them. The | l season of best prices when everyone t else is not selling them, will return a I good profit to am local poult ryman 1 ——■ • Bear Grass School Honor ' Roll for the Third Month f First grade—Octavius Taylor, Asa ' Taylor, Robert Leggctt, Harry Wynu j and Delbert Leggctt Second grade—G I Railey, Ernest ~ ( apps, Ronald White. Rachel Ayers. s . Esther' Rawls, I'dna Rawls. Carrie l> 1 Terry i Third grade—Evelyn Hodges, Al- 1 tit Britton. Charlie Harrison, Albert (irav Bennett i Fourth grade- -Velnia Bailey, Fflie Davis Britton, Delia Mae Jones, ' Sarah Mae Mobley, Kathleue Roger- 1 son. Ophelia Rogerjon, Magdaliuc Harrison. ' Fifth grade Elizabeth Bailey. Irene Hodges, Surreather Peaks, Vadv ' Shaw, Bessie Mae Terry. —Sfx+h—gr«de—l >h 11 —Pet-It^ —Lots —Mae — Bailey. Josephine (iurgauus, Susie ; Gray Harris, Evelyn Mobley. Hilda 1 Roebuck, Lena Shaw. Marjorie I err.v. j Louise Taylor. ' I Seventh grade—Ernestine Britton, j Ada Mae Harrison. Mar> Elizabeth I Keel, Sara Roberson. Fred Avers, fjarland Whitehurst Ninth grade—Sallic Roebuck, Ruth ! Roebuck. Kvelyn White Tenth grade—Mildred Avers. V ara I Green Rogers, Garland Whitley. WARNING! UNLESS YOUR TAXES FOR THE YEAR 1930 ARE PAID BY February 2,1931 A PENALTY OF 1 PER CENT WILL BE ADD ED TO THE AMOUNT, THE PENALTY IN CREASING EACH MONTH THEREAFTER UNTIL SALE IS ORDERED. * " IT IS TO YOUR ADVANTAGE TO ATTEND TO THIS MATTER AT ONCE. C. B. ROEBUCK, Sheriff Martin County ESSAY CONTEST IS ANNOUNCED • ■ Students in Schools of Sev eral Eastern Counties Eligible to Enter County (iame Warden Jno. Hines announced yesterday that 4 school es s;.y contest would be held among • ■ indents in a number of Eastern Carc lit.a counties on the subject of "The \nn> of Forest, Fish and (iame Con- U rvation. A prize of $5 in gold is be lli; offered for each county winner ai;d 510 in gold for best essay among the county winners. The prizes arc )>eing offered by Georgr A. Nicoll, as sistant State (iame Warden, of New Bern, and school pupils in the follow itk.' counties are eligible: Bertie, Car tit t, Craven. Edgecombe, Greene, li.liiax, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash. .-Pamlico Pitt, Tyrrell, Wilson, and Washington. Rules of the contest were an nounced as follotfs: , Essay must be original work of con testant. No tin lit is set ofi length but pre ferably should not he more than 3,500 -words. Typed copy is ,pr ferred, as 111; tness and legibility will be consi dt red Pupils from any grade may compete. Winners of last year's prizes ran |t 1 receive prizes this y?ar. Pusays must he . submitted by March 15. 1931. ' . * | County superintendents of public vm truction w ill be asked to judge the papers submitted in their county. Of- ficials of the No th ( arolina Depart- j uieut of Conservation and Develop ment will judge the papers from the {counties to determine, thf winners ol i the capital prize Tuberculosis ol Cattle Is Materially Reduced i Because tuberculosis in livestock is j 'slow in developing ami causes little change in the external appearance of the affected' animals, some people be li' ve the disease does little dattfcige t" the livestock industry. As a inajler of j fact, this disease formerly cost the li\estork industry in the United States | about $40,(NX),000 a year. However, the' results of the cooperative work of tu berculosis eradication during the past few years indicate a material reduc tion in these losses • Use of Budget Valuable When Used on Farm \ farm budget help*.lb- ariner to I hoo»c the most profitable system of tat tiling, to keep a good balance be tween crops or between crops and live stock, tn- determine how much seed ami other .supplies w ill bp needed, to j figure fut the amount ot cash needed, ( am 1 to determine the net returns' may he expected. Farmers* Bulletin IFb4 !•', which_4nav J>e obtained from ( tin If, S. Department of Agriculture, t \\ ashington. D C., contains informa- | tiuu on making a farm budget.. How Old Arc Yen? —■#" Age is actuality of mind; It you have left your dreams behind, If hope TS cold, II your ambition fires are dead- Then you are old. But if from life ,\ou take the best, And if in life you keep the jest. If love ye.u hold; No matter how the year* go by. " No matter how the birthdays fly, You are not old. Southern Farmer. PEANUT YIELD ' IS INCREASED . BY COVER CROP - —•— Bertie Farmer Doubles His Yield In Recent Test | Conducted There 1 ■ ♦ ,j . No commercial fertilizer treatment . 'l>as yet been found which wil! give I consistent good results with peanuts yet the crop nearly always responds veil to the rrganic ma ter nupplierl by turning tin ler legume' | "We had another* c>einonstrati)i of this during the past season with some work done f>\ \V'. T. Tadlock of Wi.id -01 in co iation with county agent P ,E, Grant," says Enos C. Blair, ex tension ig-oribmist at State Collcg'. | . l"Last spring Mr. Tadlock turned un der a crop of rye ami oats and then planted peai.uts on the land. He har vested 17 bushels an acre. This was a poor cr'p and no doubt affected by the extreme dry weather prevailing in that section last summer. However, in the same field, Mr. Tadlock turned under a good crop ot crimson clover, and in spite of the dtotight, he tradi -4u bushels of peanuts an acre on this I land " ' On still .another .section of the field wjicre a crop of vetch was turned un !rr, Mr. Tadlock harvested at the rate of 42 'bushels of an acre, says IMr Blair. This was an increase of 23 bushels for the crimson clover and 25 bushels for the vetch. The legumes I doubled the yield of peanuts in both j cases everywhere the small grain crop v. as turned. j Mr. Blair says that a large number of demonstrations made during the past few years, give simitar results. Both winter and summer legumes have •been known to tfive increase com parable to these and it shows that le- ; gumes are consistent HI helping to I ! produce better yields of peanuts. This , is not true of any—given kind of ferti- I Itzer treatment, says the agronomist. , * ' Many Hogs Die While , En Route to Stockyards , The stockyards receive thousands of ' hugs each year that have died ill trail- J sit or that are more or less crippled owing to improper handling before or ' luring shipment, says the U. S. I)e- ( partmen of Agriculture. Let the hogs ' git rested before loading them on 1 cars. Don't drive them too fast, or ' l ad t(H> many on a truck or wagon. Never prod, kick, or excite the ani mals..! Keep them in a comfortable, roomy pen and feed light rations just btfore shipping. Don't use loading chutes that are too steep A chute 20 feet long provides a gradual rise to an ordinary farm wag On. The sides of tin chute should be protected so the hof(s can not fall off. See that the cars art free from sharp pieces of broken timber, nails, mud, or rubbish. Bed- i (ling should be provided. Crowding too many hogs in a car may result in some of them dying, in transit. North Carolinian To Share in $5,000 Award 1,. C. Willis, soil chemist of tin' North Carolina Experiment Station,' lias been elected by the American j Society of Agronomy as one of three ' men to .share in an award of SS,(KK), .made annually by the Chilean Nitrate; !>: Soda Bureau for excellence in re- Isearch work with nitrogen fertilizers. 1 THE ENTERPRISE AGENT RETURNS PROMMEETING ' HELD IN RALEIGH j Plans for Year's Work Are I Outlined; Urge Reducing Acreage to Cash Crops • ( i County Farm Demonstration Agent jT. B. Brandon" returned receiitly I rom the agents' conference held in Ra il lelfth and is now niaking plans for t another year's worjt in Martin coun- H along the lines suggested by the . agricultural experts in attendance. Mr Brandon stated that the economics of i arming and the outlook for next year was the general theme of practically all of the discussions, studies,, and speeches before the conference. The agent said that particular em phasis was placed on the need to re duce the acreage to cotton and tobac co-. The agents not only heard of the ' world economics situation from one of the nation's leading experts. Dr. L. 11. Bean, of the Department of Agri cultural Economics at Washington, but they also heard of the need for readjustment from Governor Max Gardner and from representatives of the Federal Farm Board and State College experts. One of the new ideas an the live-at home program was voiced by Prcs i lent F. C. Brooks, of State Cpllege, j when he said that the cost of main taining the huge army of persons ' who live by exchanging or dealing in farm commodities had grown so great that for them to live meant for agricul ture to die. The agents-were urged | o help their farmers in growing less . of the things which must be sold or ex 1 changed for cash and to reduce the cost of this exchange by cooperation in buying and selling. Further deve- 1 lopment of curb and local markets was I also suggested. Mr. Brandon stated that IK? planned ' to continue his efforts next year in having Martin County farmers in crease their dairy cattle and poultry production. There is a creamery lo cated in Tarboro now, and the Coun t> farmers could materially increase , their income by shipping milk there, i At present the price is Joo low to ( justify the trial of the idea. In this connection, Mr. Brandon said that one of the best speeches at the i conference was made by W. F. Schil- |f ling, dairy representative oir the Fed- c eral Farm Board. The speaker told a t graphic story of the dairy develop- t | Borrows 75 Cents To Pay i j Rent and Leaps to Death ri • I Chicago, Dec. 25.—An aged man [ whc borrowed 75 cent» from a stran ger for a room at 7:30 o'clock last ► night a few minutes later leaped to his death from a third floor window of the Curtin hotel, 4151 South Halsted St. K'htre he had registered as M. H iUimbolton, Rockford, la. The man I was taken to the hotel by Frank ' I ohnson, 941 East 47th street, who " i old police he had met the stranger on r a street car and had paid for the room fir him "because it was Christmas : j ve." A pedestrian found the body on r | he sidewalk. There were no papers 'f i Bumbolton's pockets. He had |pcnt his last cent to pay his fare on ' the street car." II - » Fall Plowing Aids In the ■ j Control of 801 l Weevil 9 ' Plowing in late fall or winter is pro ' bably the most important control mea • sure for combating the cotton boll worm, as this pest overwinters in the ' pupal stage from 4 to 6 inches below the surface of the ground. This is es ' ptcially important for land that has [ been in crops harboring the bollworm ' | during the late fall. It is also desirable to plow or deeply disk fence and other places where bollwodms may have fed on plants. • Demand for Feeder * Pigs Shows Increase ■ ♦ Demand for feeder pigs has in creased in recent years, says the U. S | I department of Agriculture, principally! from Corn Belt farmers and men whos make a business of fattening pigs, j |Carl«ge-feeding establishments and' ,strum plants also buy feeder pigs. To isell as feeders, pigs should weigh from 175 to 100 pounds, or they may even wtigh up to 120 pounds. • BRIEF NEWS ITEMS James Lutz, 4-H club boy of New ton, route 4, Catawba County, pro duced 124.bushels of corn and won in exhibit premiums from his: club acre this year, reported county I agent J. Wade Hendricks. nicnt in southern Minnesota, and gave, jfacts about the 642 cooperative I creameries of that section to show how tne owners and producers make money tlirough growing and milking cow». ANNOUNCEMENT \> ' -"** ' • '"i ' • 7 * • ' -* • I ' • . EFFECTIVE January lit, this store will be operated by Mr. Julian Baker, formerly of Nashville, N. C., operating for the present, under the present trade name. Mr. Baker is a regis tered druggist, and has had several years experience in all branches of the trade. IT is the purpose of this store to give to its patrons every serv ice at our command. To thsoe who have been our customers and to those who may favor us with their patronage, we would give every assurance of our most careful handling of every need and requirement placed with us. WE have a complete stock of drug merchandise. However, upon orders we do not stock and which are not otherwise available, we will supply within 48 hours by special order serv ice, thus striving to cover every need and .requirement placed with us. ANY prescription given by your doctor can be filled at this • tore Your patronage is, invited upon the basis of your approval of our service. ... , Bailey - Sessoms Drug Co. PHONE NO. 127 WILLIAMSTON, N. C- CORN AND HOGS PROFITABLE AS A SIDE LINE t a- 4 1 In Planning for Hogs The Home-Grown Feed Is to Be Considered First Farmers arc generally puzzled as ito what to plant next year. All farm ' products have been depressed either from the present business depression or from over production along some lines. For those farmers who can produce good corn yields say from 8 | to 10 barrells per acre, hogs may be used to convert this corn into cash with reasonably good profits. In planning for hogs home grown I feed should be the first consideration. I There is no prospect of making prof i its on hogs when practically all the feed is bought. For each brood sow ' kept farrowing two litters a year, at I least 25 to 30 barrells of corn must be raised. One litter of pigs may be sold as barbecue pigs, and another litter may be fed out as market hogs at 200 to 250 pounds. A good home market is to be had for cured pork. Good cured country hams are now selling from 25c to 40c per pound. Besides the Corn some fish meal to balance up the rations should be ,bought. Pigs make cheaper gains I when the ration is balanced up with { i some form of Animal protein. A mineral mixture should be kept be-1 . fore the pigs at alt times. Our rec- j ! ords show that at present prices of | I liogi they pay from $1.25 to $2.00 ! |xr bushel for the home grown corn j when properly supplimented. Green graining crops will reduce the.cost of] | raising hogs. , ! We believe the corn and hog will ; produce more profit per acre than | many acres of cotton and tobacco! this year. The expense is not as great and labor requirement is less. If you want to start with corn and hogs next year as a substantial side line get in touch with your 'Countyj Agent for additional information. . The profits from hogs will depend great- 1 ly on the cost of producing com. WANTS POR SALE: DRY HARD WOOD. delivered for $4.50 cord. Cut in Stove lengths at $5.50 cord. Full cord* Fridmy, Jammry 2. 19S1. given every customer. Lucian J. Hardison, City R. F. D. • Is- NOTICE OF SALS We will sell to the highest bidder. I. for cash on the 6th day of January I 1931 at 10 o'clock A. M. at the Mc. . G. Taylor farm, the following person *l property: | 'Two mules, 1 two horse wagon, j all farming utensils, about 30 barrels | of corn and 200 bales, of peanut hay. I HARRISON BROS, ft CO. i Dec. 15, 1930. i ♦ BAG MISPLACED: A SMALL i white bag, containing a pair of , shoe's, coat suit, and other article* was taken from the store of Mr. B. F. 1 Perry last week. Finder please re- I turn to The Enterprise* d3O 2t TWO EXTRA PINE MILK COWS I for sale. Cheap. Harrison Broe. & Co. dJO 2t • NOTICE: I WILL TAKE OVER . | the Everett, or Mobley, mill on , Hamilton road, January Ist, and will do custom grinding, by experienced miller. J. G. Godard, Manager. II I wll offer lor -.ale at the Covrt . I ouse, on Saturday January 10th. at ■ 12 o'clock one stripped down ford car, i' motor No. 14686617, which is the pro . ptrty of Stubbs Lilley. This sale is being made in accordance to the sta , ti'te made and provided authorizing sale to satisfy storage charges on said | car, due since August 17th 1930. This December 22, 1930. d 23-4t J. R. EVERETTT. NOTICE OP SALE 1 OR SALE! Cheap for Cash Ceiling, Flooring, Windows, ft Doors—Shingles, Brick, Lints And Cement ALL KINDS OF FEED Dairy, Horse ft Hog Feed Laying Mash and Bcratch Feed All Kinds Seed Oats and Pasture Mixtures —Special Prices on— SUGAR. FLOUR LARD AND MEAT Come to see mi — l Sell Whole, sale and Retail C. L. Wilson Phone Noe. 14* and 20 Robersonville, N. C.