Choice Pork Comes
Hogs Conditioned
Well for Slaughter
Hogs Weighing from 200 to
250 Pounds Are Most
Satisfactory
Getting hogs in good condition for I
slaughtering is one of the main
points in successful butchering, said
H. W. Taylor, extension swine spec
ialist at State College.
The best pork, he said, comes
from hogs that are neither tuu young
nor too old, too fat or too thin.
Butcher hogs should be well fin
ished. A well-finished hog weigh
ing from 200 to 250 pounds produces
the most satisfactory pork for cur
ing on the farm.
Smooth, evenly fleshed animals
produce a better meat, and will cut
up .with less waste than coarse,
rough, wrinkled and flabby one.-.
They also have a more tender, finer
textured product with the right pro
portion of fat and lean.
%
Hogs that are gaining in weight
are usually the healthiest and will
make the beat meat. However, the
loss of a few pounds in shipping
before butchering will not lower the
quality of the meat.
The muscles of a thin hog are
tough. They lack the flavor and
juiciness found in a well-marbled
piece of meat
Extremely fat heavy hogs cannot
be converted into the best quality
cured pork.
Although hogs may be slaughter- |
?>d at any age, meat from young pigs i
is watery and soft and does not have;
the flavor and keeping qualities ot
meat from animals g little older.
Additional information on killing
and curing hogs may be obtained
from county agents or in extension
folder No. 34, "Killing and Curing
Meat on the Farm." which will be
sent free upon application to the
agricultural editor at State College.
EROSION OK SOIL
COSTS FARMERS
$60,000,000 A YE AR
Practice Reduces Yields of
Crops and Abandonment
Of Many Fields
It is costing North Carolina far
mers 160,000,000 a year to let their
soil wash away.
That is the estimated annual de
preciation due to erosion and the
resultant loss of fertility, gullying
of fields, and silting of streams and
lesetvuiis. said Br. ft. Y. Wiuteis,
director of the N. C. Agricultural
Experiment Station.
This has led to reduced crop
yields, abandonment of many fields,
and an increase in flood hazard and
susceptibility to drought, he con
tinued.
The soil erosion service, the State
Cortege extension service, and the
experiment station are working to
remedy this situation, he stated,
but they are handicapped by a lack
of information about various con
ditions over the State
In seeking information that may
be used in developing adequate pro
grams for conserving arid building
up the soil, the experiment stattion
is cooperating with the U. S. De
pal tment of Agriculture in making
surveys and mapping soil conditions
of the State.
The experiment station has been
classifying and avaluating soils,
studying factors that cause erosion,
and determining what uses various
Lands are suited for.
But to date only the surface has
been scratched. Dr. Winters declar
ed,?A great deal of work lies a
head.
On many farms terracing is not
adequate, he continued, and many
are too small to permit drastic
clianges in the cropping system. Yet
some adequate means of controlling
erosion must be developed and put
into practice.
One of the main things. Dr. Win
ters pointed out, is to grow more
soil conserving ciops that will noi
only hold the soil in place when
it rains, but which will also add
more organic matter to "the soil.
Soil Conservation Is
Aid To All Wild Life
Every farmer knows a bobwhite
quail when he sees one, but few are
thoroughly familiar with its food
and breeding habits, its enemies and
the diseases that thin out its num
bers
George B. Becker, biologist of the
Soil Conservation Service, says that
86 per cent of the food of the quail
consists of waste grains and plant
food*???
In providing quail and other de
sirable forms of wildlife with food
ind cover by the plantinc of shrubs. J i
legumes and grasses in gullied areas., I
(ailed spots and odd comers, thei
Farmer in cooperation with the Soil I
Conservation Service and State Col
lege Extension Service not only
helps to replenish the supply of J
wildlife but controls erosion on his
farm.
Cow peas, soybeans, waste grains
left after harvest, sorghums, millet.j
wOd plum, mulberry, dewberry, rag'
weed, lespedeza, beggarweed. blue'
berries, huckleberries are among
the food producing plants attrac
tive to the bobwhite quail.
Fourteen percent of the. food of
the bobwhite quail consists of ani
mal life, including grasshoppers,
weevils, loeuata, chmchbugs. Ca'er-'
pillars, squash bugs, cucumber beet
les and wire worms, said Becker
The bobwhite mates usually in
May and lays from 6 to 20 eggs,
which are hatched in 23 to 34 days.
Soon after hatching the young are
able to take care of themselves in
their new environment, and if ev |
erything goes well w ith the first
brood the female usually does no:
lay another set of eggs.
While farmers have no control,
over the weather, Becker stated,
they can provide the quail with'
food and cover, which will at the
same time help to control soil
erosion and build up the fmtlity uf
the soil as well as add beauty to the
farm.
Sees Pros|HYl For
Revival of \ \ V hv
J
Farm Department
Prediction Is Contrary To
Statement by Henry
Wallace, Secretary
f Despite the opinion of Secretary
Henry A Wallace that there was a
possibility of uncontrolled crop pro
duciion next year, the prospect that
the New Deal may seek to revive
AAA principles appeared recently
ing Washington to have been given
strength over the past week end. i
Whil_' there w-u. no uflic-.il an-1
no u net in en t of intentions, officials |
who deplored the death of AAA
the hands of the Supreme Court
were believed to be highly gratified
by the unanimity with which a
meeting of farm U aders recently
demanded a return to toe original
agricultural adjustment program.
This development, combined w ith
recent forecasts by the agriculture
department that possible farm sui
pluses may lead to dechncg pi ice
Dr. C. J. SAWYER
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Hours: Z to Sf .M I
DR. S.\|!NHi:U S OI.lt lit I U L I
Williamson. K. C.
text year, was taken as an tndica
ion that the administratis may
rake some new move along the
incs of production control.
The farm leaders had been called
o Washington to talk over an ad
ministration proposal for federal
?rop insurance designed to bolster
die present soil conservation pro
gram. The farm men were luke
warm in Ihetr discussion of this,
relegating it to a distinctly second -
iry status.
But they left a resolution with
President Roosevelt's crop insur
ance committee calling for strength
ening "of present programs" and|
averting that no farm program
icjuld be "permanently effected" un
less it included "means of control
ling production" and "distribution i
of farm products."
Tells Best Method To
Cora Beet oa the Farm
To corn beet on the (arm cut the
meet in five or six pours
end rub each piece with salt. It
then packed in a clean renal ot
hard wood or (tone ware
ered with a pickle made with one
and one-hall pounds of salt, and one
ounce of salt peter, one-quarter
pound of sugar or syrup, and one
gallon of pure water. The meat
will cure in about two weeks and
should then be smoked lightly to
improve the flavor. Dried beef is
made by allowing the cured meat
to hang for some time to dry out.
Haywood Club Boys Sell
Twelve Calves tor $74234
Twelve beef calves sold at the
recent AsheviUe Fat Cattle show by
4-H club membars of Haywood
County, brought 174X34 plus $23 in
Beware Coughs
No matter how many medicines you
have tried lor your couch, cheat cold
- irritation, you can
I get re
Sertoua
trouble may be brewing and you can
not afford to take a chance with any
thing less than Cmimulsion. which
goes right to the seat of the trouble
to aid nature to soothe and heal the
inflamed membranes as the germ-laden
r>? IS 1* rtt\
Even if other remedies have failed,
dont be discouraged, your druggist la
authorized to guarantee Creomulsion
and to refund Tour money If you are not
sattshrd with results from the very first
bottle Oct Creomulsion right now. (Adv.)
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1
Here's us Wilk en* taking
our Christmas bundles around!
Oa* aa?hh in fiin all orer whaa tha
Wilhaa Faauly pall, up with tha old .laich
Ml of Ckutau baadlaa. If. ma dnriu*.
aud mrhcothar William baadias ouar tha
haadl. aadTarn holding oa to tha buadla
far tha naxt Mop. Har* you ma u. at Larry
placa aad that*. Larry with tha
?aauahim. Harry E. Wilhaa ?
YouTI tickle your neighbors pink
if you give them our
Family's Whiskey for Christmas!
: of The Wilken Family
back
With all your order*, you've made ua put in a lot of late hour*
over to the distillery?watching out to make sure that never a
what it's just so. Tastier and milder than you ever had a idea
whiakey could be. That's the way our Family has been doing
ever since il started making whiskey.
This is our own Family's Recipe?and of course I'm interested
in you buying it. But even H I wasn't, I want to say I don't
know at anywlmes that you could find a nicer gift for anybody
than the very same whiakey enjoyed by us distillers ourselves!
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Christmas Specials
Red Wagons for Santa Claus
$4.50 W agons ?3.85
$3.25 Wagons $2.65
$1.50 ^ ajjons $1.59
$1.25 Wagons $1.00
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$1.9") Air Rifles $15#
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BIQ CLES, Several to select from $29.95
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WHAT TO GIVE?
Tfefe Are the Answers?
Ladies
Fitted Cases
Hat and Scarf Sets
Bath Mats
Bath Towels
Hose
Gowns
Pajamas
Negligees
Bed Spreads
Blankets
Comforts
Table Covers
Pillow Cases
Bridge Sets
Handkerchiefs
Evening Bags
Gloves
Sweaters
Silk or Wool Scarfs
Hand Bags
Shoes
Sofa Pillows
Bed Sheets
Galoshes
Twin Sweaters
Smocks
Gentlemen
Belts
Buckles
Suspenders
Shirts
Pajamas
Bath Robes
Ties
Mufflers
Tie Clasps
Collar Pins
Hats
Caps
Handkerchiefs
Socks
Leather Jackets
Wool Jackets
Pocketbooks
Toilet Kit "'v
Key Case and Purse Sets
Garters
Sweaters
Flashlights
Suit
Overcoat
Raincoat
House Slippers
Tie and Handkerchief Sets
Give Ready-To-Wear for Christmas. It will give
service and pleasure 365 days of the year. If you really
wish to give something atttractivc and worth while,
visit Harrison Brothers. We have on display many
beautiful gifts for every member of the family.
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