^FjlOjier^ Uring „ . Combines More 4 - —°— Raleigh.—Information furnish cd by voluntary reporters to the Department of Agriculture shows that there ha< been a sharp change since 1938 in the methods of harvesting small grains in North Carolina, the Federal-State Crop Reporting Service reported. In 1938, only 11 percent of the 480,000 acres oi wheat harvested was cut with combines. In 3945. information from voluntary crop eporters shows that of the 408. 000 acres harvested, 69 percent was combined as standing grain, while the balance, or 31 percent, was threshed with stationary threshers, or cut and fed un threshed. In 1938. 67 percent of the acreage was harvested with binders," while 22 percent was harvested by all other methods. The shift in percentage 'of the oat acreage harvested by com bines was less sharp than that shown lor wheat, due mainly to ATHLETES FOOT ITCH ► NOT HARD TO KILL. IN ONE HOUR, If not pleased, your 35e bade at any dnii store. TE-OL. a STRONG funsriclde. con" tains 90% alcohol IT PENETRATES Peaches MORE germs to KILL the Itch. Today at Today at Warren H. Biggs the fact that a large proportion of «.<> eugc it::; is ,-ut and mm unthreShed. In 1938. North Caro lina oat producers combined 12 percent of their acreage, harvest ed 44 percent with binders and 44 percent by ail other methods. In 1945. 44 percent of the oat a 'i-eage was combined as standing grain and 56 percent threshed with sta tionary threshers or cut and fed unthreshed. No harvest data was obtained for barley and rye in 1938. How 1 ever, in 1945, 71 percent of the j barley crop was combined as ij standing grain, with 53 percent of the rye crop harvested by the i same method. # The remaining portion of the j acreage of these crops was thresh , ed with stationary threshers or I cut and fed unthreshed. Custom rates for combining wheat in North Carolina averag- j I ed S3.90 per acre in 1945. compar- ■ led with $2.90 in 1938. The rate! ! per acre for combining oats in i creased from $2.60 in 1938 to $4.00 | in 1945. Custom rates per bush |el for threshing wheat in 1938 av eraged 6.1 cents per bushel. No | information is available on the average rate for 1945 or any Re cent year. The custom rate per bushel for threshing oats advanc ed from 4.1 cents per bushel in 1938 to 7.3 cents per bushel in 1945—an increase of 3.2 cents per .^HERE DOgSJ^yR Tl^^lgg GO? Type oi Drain LUMBER Percent 1944 1339 44 40 FUELWOOD 18 29 HEWED CROSS TIES 5 4 9 PULP WOOD 9 4 (Approximately 7,500.000 Cords Consumed in 1944) FENCE POSTS 1 3 OTHER USES BY MAN 7 DESTRUCTIVE MORTALITY (Abouf 11 500.000 Cords Lost! (Chiefly fire, in sects, disease, and wind) 14 13 100 100 bushel. Wheat straw constitutes the ma ior proportion of the small grain ' crop produced in North Carolina. It is estimated that 400,000 tons of wheat straw was produced in 1 1945. A little more than halt of rfflflWSRiw as 'Tccuvl ruble l.u ; t*se on farm or for sale. Of this I recoverable straw. 34 percent was used on farms or sold as bale i straw’, while 16 percent was used on farms or sold as loose straw, and 50 percent was left in the fields or otherwise not used. Straw produced from the 1945 | oat crop amounted to 268.000 tons. Around 170.000 tons. or bettei than 50 percent of this production was recoverable foj' use on farms or for sale. Only 21 percent of the recoverable straw was baled, compared with 34 percent of the 1 wheat straw, but about 77 percent of the total recoverable oat straw was utilized on the farm or sold either as baled or loose straw. NORTH CAROLINA 4^4mwa -Uses Of Farm Labor Raleigh, — Tobacco requires more than half of North Carolina farm labor's, total crop hours al though it is exceeded in acreage 1 by several crops, it was revealed in a survey reported by the Fed eral-State Crop Reporting Ser vice. The report explained that to bacco requires more work per acre *than any other crop. Farm ers in North Carolina harvest al About 23 percent of the oat straw was left in the field or otherwise not used. | TRUCKING and HAULING | MANNING TRUCK LINE Jat'k ami ““Blur" Maiming I euiporary IMiour 2 l.'t-J VS illiaiuslon nureMwict .. miinv an ;n^ pounds of i * oacco than those ot any other State. Almost three-fourths of all farm work done in North Caro lina is devoted to crops, the re port stated. Slightly more labor is devoted to farm maintenance than to livestock. Labor requirements for wheat and cotton have increased since 193!) because of greater yields on additional acres, but labor fc blKCo ■ ,, her yield, because of sharply decreased acreagp. ! Labor requirements for all farm work in North Carolina decreased slightly from 1039 to 1944. Re quirements for crops dropped five per cent, while those for livestock increased almost a fifth because o! the higher livestock popula tions. -%, Vikings established the first parliament in Iceland in 930. spite a nig tumember-4l the different brands you smoked during tbte wartime cigarette shortage? That’s when so many people discovered—from experience— that Camels suit them best. Yes, experience is the best teacher. That’s why .. ~ cJtorepeople, are smoking" While < nil Yard is Conveniently Locat ed for Delivery. Call to see u.s, Write or Telephone 583. WASHINGTON IKON AND METAL CO. West Third Street Back of Pickle Plant G. C. Cottle, Manager Washington, N. C. PORCH SHADES <: ii i<: it it v FURNlTlJItK CO. 203 W. Main St. WASHINGTON, N. C. Mills Motor < !o. CHRYSLER and PLYMOUTH \ Sal«*fi and Service 3nl and liunurr Sin. \\ aidiinglon, N. C. Tel. 0 Modlin I’nxluee (io. I IU ITS, l IA. ETHILLS, CHOCEKIhS PRODUCE OF ALL KINDS 5th and Wardi. Si. Vi anliin^'ion. N. Tel. I l(*7 Singleton's Market IFt> Have On Hand 1500 Trying Size , Chickens !\uu ~>11 IN. Bonner St. W ashiimloii. N. C. Tel. If» l-J Taylor Sroll litriMlmv I o. AMI AIM) l Sill) IlKISITIKE IJ2 IN. Kritlge Si. Washington, IN. (I. IVI. I.l Home loniilinv Store CASH ok i I KMS Coot I I'jirnilnrr ol Kighi V/it rs 120 S. Market Si. W ashington. IN’. ( !. Tel. 2.5(1 M. t;. WATIOKS Lumber ami llniltling Sn/t/tlies Manufacturers of Hough anti Dressetl l.nniher Dealers in ltnil(lin<> Sn/i/tlies Wunoou Washington, IN. (I. Tol. 577 Wliiilirld Meal Market and (»ro<*cTy SI OHh (Quality Meats Crash Leffelables ami I'rails 220 W . Ilh St. W ashington, IN. C. Tol. lilO-W I lioirr Seafood ()yslers-Clunis-Shrimih"l isli I Spenally'' HAY fOITlIH FISH AM) OYSTKII CO. (■oilier Water ami Homier St. Washington, IN. C„ Wliolesule am! Itelail Tel. 1106 Mohs 1’laning Mill