Agricultural Outlook For Fall In County Encouraging
More Than Five And A Quarter
Million Dollar Income In Sight
For Martin Fanners This Year
Financial Prospects
Believed Brightest
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Since the First ^ar
lohacco Alone Expected To
Yield Nearly Two and Half
Million in the (]oimt\
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Based on price reports coming
from the Georgia and Border Bolt
Markets and on current listings and
announced price scheduler f<?r pea
nuts by the government, farm crops
are expected to sell for nearly five
million dollars this fall, giving this
agricultural county its brightest fi
nancial outlook since the first World
War. in the opinion" of many. Cer
tainlv when pictured aside from oth
er factors such as foreign markets
and commodity prices off the farm,
the outlook for agriculture is real
ly encouraging War. foreign mar
kets and other factors may or may
not upset agricultures equilibrium
but when considered separate and
apart from those nightmares. Mai
tin County farmers can look for
ward to a great marketing season
with ;i marked ."degree of certainty
In the fariiv picture, tobacco, of
course. hokis the spotlight, and if
timates are worth anything the
County farmers ran expect approx'i
Tnately 1,? Ihe t-i,.p ti
marketing season Nearly 10.000
acres?or fr4<J1! acres, to be exact
were planted to tobacco in the coun
ty this summer One 111 have to re
ly upon a bit of conjecture to derive
the anticipated revenue figure of
$2.470.001'. but the procedure, while
following an optimistic vein, is to
the county will average close to 1.
000 pounds per acr? Based.on aver !
age prices reported for the early]
sales down in South ??Carolina and
along the border in tin* State, the '
crop should average around twenty
six cents a pound Even if the price j
average cannot be maintained at that
figure, soil conservation payments j
which will approximate $45,000.00 J
will take up any. slack resulting from J
a lower base pi ice
Peanuts, mule holding j pool
ond when compared with tobacco,
arc offering a bright picture in the
farm program this fattr ft is trut-Ahat
weather conditions can materially af
feet the crop, but based upon normal
expectation, the goober crop will
bring Martin County taimei.- right
Soil Erosion Costing Nation
Three Billion Dollars A Year
Ann-rirans would be up in arms \
id?sofia- riicmy wciv to muvc in and
cart off three billion tons of soil j
-material from the farms of this
country. The very thought is fan- !
I'tastic But-erosion- is no fantasy, the
| Soil Conservation Service points out, 1
and i-o'inn fames :iw;iv three bil
lion tons of soil material from farms
ev ry year. Farmer are. not the
|only sufferers
Measuring the physical damages
caused by erosion, conservation ex- ,
pert have been able to estimate
roughly the financial?loss to the
country as a going concern Valued
at a dollar a ton, the thin billion
tons of soil lost through erosion each
vear would In- Stt.OOO.OOO.OfM This
eroded soil contains about 3.000,000
tons of nitrogen, 40.500,000 tons of
potash, 4,500,000 tons of phosphoric
acid. 25,200.000 tons of magnesium.
4(i,HOO.OOO tons of lime, and other el
ements.
Direct loss to. farmers from reduc
ed income and abandonment of land
caused bv erosion is about 400 mil
lion dollars a year Damage to res
ervoirs, drainage ditches, and irri
gation systems amounts to about 63
million dollars annually. There is a
309 million dollar damage to high
ways, railways, harbors and naviga
ble streams Increased flood damage
due to erosion, silting of city and
rural property, and loss of farm live
stock and wildlife, adds 72 million
dollars.
about 1,080 pounds to the acre. Last
year, and the yield will average
in excess of that,figure. Under norm
al conditions, tlx approximately 18.
0(i() acres will produce right at 19,
440,000 pounds of good goobers. The
government is stabilizing the price
at about four and one-half cents, and
believe the open market will
even boost that figure to around five
cents Accepting tlx government flg
in and aunlvine it to the normal
poundage expectations, the crop will
hung right around $814,000.
The corn crop, described as one of
tlx best ever raised in the county,
runs close;to peanuts in importance
There are 22.000 acres planted to the
crop and Farm Agent Tom B Bran
don says there isn't a sorry stalk in
the whole county. The crop will av
erage nght at 25 bushels per acre,
and "the 550.000 bushels will sell for
$330,000.90 at present prices.
Sweet potatoes, still scorned by
many farmers, is holding a ranking
position in the county commercial
farm program Thhr^year, potatoes
are growing on 1,500 acres, exclus
ive of those for home use. The yield
will, under normal conditions, aver
age 150 bushels per acre. Priced at
$1 a bushel, and that figure is a very
conservative one, the crop is ex
i peeled to bring a quarter ol a mil
I lion dollars. ? v
Sny beans, seldom included in the
larm program just a few years ago
in this country, are now gaining a
stronghold. The office of the county
I agent conservatively estimates there
MKKCHWI
As a member ol the firm of
Hritton and (iurganus operating
the Moore (iroeery here, Mr. T.
M. lint ton is one of the largest
independent grocerymen in this
section, carrying one of the larg
est stocks and offering to a large
patronage an able service
at $814,000.00. A few over 18,000
? wen- planted t?> the crop this
y? ui and the yield wlil average
When the busy "peak
is past,..pause and
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YOU TASTE ITS QUALITY
A pause for ico-cold Coca-Cola plays
an Important part in a busy day. The buoy
ant refreshment of this delicious drink
makes a little minute long enough for a big
rest. So when you pause throughout the
dey, make it the pause that refreshes with
ice-cold Coca-Cola.
?OTTUD UNDOt AUTHORITY Of THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY
COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. _ GREENVILLE, N. C.
LAUWPKYMAN
J
J. Kason Lilley, operator of
?the modern laundry bearing, bis
name, moves around under a
series of titles, farmer, lumber
man. *i>ortsman and a leading
citizen.
Things To Watch
For In The Future
1
More maroon automobiles?latest
survey 1>y"Pontine 'shows the dark
red now. ahead of the standard black
in popularity; and with gray and
blue in third and fourth places ... A
kit called "Sew Your Own," con
taining all materials needed for mak
ing your own gloves ... A radical
ly new phonograph record-changer
are 5,000 acres planted to the crop
this year, the agent stating that more
fif?y beanh were-- Mtlid planted" this
year than ever before, that is the
beans planted independently of oth
er crops. The crop will sell for ap
proximately $50,000, it is estimated.
Twenty-three combines are now
available in the county and it is be
lieved that a" large portion of the
crop will find its way into the com
mercial market.
Approximately 800 acres of Irish
potatoes were planted this year, but
the growers made no money even
though the crop sold for nearly $80.-1
000. I
Small grains will boost the total
farm income, but reliable estimates
cannot be had at this time. Quite a
few farmYrs are planning to harvest
seed from various crops, and while
the total is not at all impressive*
there is noticed a definite trend to
seed production.
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Turning from farm crops, the far
mer in this county is apparently
making progress with his livestock,
especially with swine. Martin Coun
ty farmers will fatten between 25,000
and 30,000 hogs this year, and Farm
Agent Brandon sincerely believes
the income from that source will
amount to an even half million dol
lars or moTe. Cattle raising is gain
ing a fairly firm foothold, but on u
small scale. More interest is being
shown in beef cattle than at any
other time, certainly within recent
years.
Poultry, while amounting to hard
ly more than chicken feed as far as
the cash jingle is concerned when
compared with the income from to
bacco, brings in from $20,000 to $25,
000 annually.
.When the cash income from crops
and livestock is figured, then the
farmers can add around $200,000
more to their bank accounts in the
form of soil conservation, parity^nd I
cotton price adjustment paymentsTTt^l
,is possible for Martin farmers to earn
$150,000 in soil conservation pay
ments. $40,000 in parity payments
and $25,000 in cotton price adjust
ment payments, making a total of
$215,000.
Based on crop estimates, yield and
price expectations, the following
crops will bring the farmer the fol
lowing amounts:
Tobacco * $2,470,000
Peanuts 814,000
* Corn 550,000
Cotton 270,000
Sweet potatoes 225,000
Soy Beans 50,000
Poultry 20,000
Irish potatoes 80,000
Gov't Payments 215,000
Others 35,000
Hogs 500,000
$5,225,000
which will play both aidea Qf a rec
ord without turning it over, can run
through a whole two-hour concert
without any human-hand help what
ever, plays symphonic sets in old
style "one-side-arid-then-the-other"
as "automatically" as it does the
mechanical sequence sets . . . New
in the toy line will be magnetically
operated ones "By" uenerai Electric;
magnets in their bases enable them
to be put through magic-like antics.
OPKKATOR
The Sinclair Service Station
on Main Street here Is handling
an rate naive buslneee under the
direction of Its operator, Ami I.
Call For Gardner's
Velvet Ice Cream
LAST YEAR WE MOVED INTO OUR NEW
PLANT, THAT IS MODERN AND SANI
TARY IN EVERY RESPECT, AND IT IS
THROUGH YOUR PATRONAGE THAT WE
WERE ABLE TO INSTALL
FACILITIES TO GIVE YOU
DAIRY* PRODUCTS.
L ALL MODERN /
U THE BEST IN \
Gardner's Velvet Ire Cream
is as smooth as its name.
The tobacco markets of
U'illiamston and Hoberson
ville are Rood markets . . .
Sell your tobacco icilh these
markets and refresh your
self icilh Gardner's deli
cious Velvet Ice Cream.
GARDNER'S VELVET ICE CREAM IS SOLI) IN MARTIN COUNTY IN W1L
LIAMSTON AT THE SODA SHOP, CLARK'S PHARMACY, EAGLES STORE,
RUS STATION, MRS. ANDREW'S STORE. ROOSEVELT COLTRAIN'S STORE
. . . IN ROBERSONMLLE, AT THE WINE STORE AND THE BlG APPLfc.
Gardner's Dairy Products
I'lanlK In
ROCKY MOUNT GOLDSBORO
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and I'll rive you back 15 seconds
Says Paul Douglas,
well-known radio announcer
So,
imebody whistles a few bars of a catchy tune.
Others pick it up.
Soon the whole country's whistling it.
It's a hit.
Sor
>mebody lights up a cigarette.
Likes it. Passes the word along.
Soon the whole country's smoking it.
It's a hit. IT'S CHESTERFIELD.
The
big thing that's pushing Chesterfield ahead
Is the approval of smokers like yourself.
Chesterfields are definitely Milder,
Cooler-Smoking and Better-Tasting.
They're made of the world's best
cigarette tobaccos
Blended just right to give you more smoking pleasure.
But even these facts wouldn't count
If smokers didn't just naturally like them.
Once a smoker finds out from Chesterfield
What real smoking pleasure is, nothing else will do.
Yes, fellow smokers, IT'S YOUR APPROVAL
X THAT'S PUSHING CHESTERFIELD AHEAD.
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