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i:,QZ TIGHT THE FRANKLIN PRESS THURSDAY, OCTOr.L.l 23. TA 4 4 itatk:i(lily s if a is r. i soyni DEVELOPMENT OF PRACTICAL PLANS FOR DIVERSIFICATION AND SOIL BUILDING. SOW, HOG AND KEN PROGRAM Cfbinatlon of Dairying and Poultry Halslng Provides Current Income for Farm. -"By Roland Turner, General Agrlcultu ral Agent, Southern Railway Syt , tsm, Atlanta, Ga. The future of the South's farming Scdirtrt-ry, and the general business prosperity of tLe Southern country Jlnstifar as affected by agriculture, la secure. i In the. development of any Import ant enterprise the first step Is the rarefuL thoughtful formation of plani "Southern agriculture is a great en terprise, the plans for which have een perfected In every important de rail, and tie work of construction Is now under way, as is evidenced fcy the wide diversity of Interest in pro duction 1j practically every Souhtern 'farming community. The South has engaged In sounder thinking since the ladyerft of the cotton boll weevil and 'has aet about the correction of the economic error of buying from other sections foods and feeds that could "be grown at home. . In the cotton belt, east of the Mis sissippi river, 6lnce the advent of the cottoa boll weevil, the development f Improved methods and of wide di versification of production, including Iiv stock, has boen most gratifying. Th fine strides along these lines rwew not made without real effort. The service of the newspapers In '"selling' the Idea of the value of a current cash Income for every farmer and tfaB splendid way In which this iralgbt fce secured through adding ows, poultry and hogs, has been fine ftndeel " Cow, Hg and Hen Program. No plan ever suggested has proved ton T.rartlcftl or has crown in such Xirot as has the "Cow, Hog and Hen Program," embracing a few cows on "every tarm, the sale of cream and the feeding (tf tklm milk to chickens and Trigs. 9t "has been most effective Js !iAitfog farmers and relieving their ?reatest necessity, that of a current casfc income to meet running ez jsponwes f the farm and family. Ttn sale of whole milk can be made SproStahle only by those farmers most etrrosiently located with ;eference to Hire (cities and centers of population. Tim larrner farther removed from the Trcah milk markets 'should establish Irfmself In the dairy business upon he tmels of the sale of cream and should carry on the companion lndus ttrteB T poultry raising and hog rais ing In conn- :tion so as profitably to Ullh6 skim milk on the farm. Dairying on the basis of the sale of cream encourages the raising of Totms stock, as the farmer has abun dant sWm milk on which to feed lis calvos and it pays him to carry them as a means of utilizing his by product The market for butter the South Is, practically speaking, nn Umltod and the same is true with "reference to the market for poultry products and for pork. Pastures throughout the South of superior carrying capacity -to those Urnown In any other parts of the country rrnre now common and may be observed 'n many farma in any section of the , cotton belt. The Introduction of le jfumlntms grazing plants, especially the winter growing kinds and of : grasses, Including Bermuda, Dallls ;.Krass, carpet grass and lespedeza, has Converted many a pasture from one -f poor production of indifferent SXCt'lh'IK'O. ' Creator Production Needed. Southern dinners are not producing anything like the annual .volume of wealth they iri.ht produce, conulder n;.' Btrengtli of soils, rainfall, Its dis tribution and (joneral climatic- condi t Ion's. Whilo diversification already reached is considerable and most grat ifying, the many phases of farm pro jection now la evidence should be added on a greater proportion of the farms and are, as a matter of fact, very rapidly beiug added. The plana that have been formu lated, and that have taken such defi nite Bhapo in the minds of Southern farmers for the building of a . great agricultural .industry have included joll building. The long growing sea son, coupled with a wide range of suitable legumes, makes it entirely practical for the farmer to include a Bolt improvement crop in connection with every important . money crop grown in the South. He may thus add to the soil, either through plowing in the crop or its residue of humus -making material. each year. One phase of Southern farm pro duction that has not been given the attention it Is entitled to is that of mutton and wool. At this time, how ever, interest in sheep raising is rapidly developing. Sheep may he pro duced m Southern farms most eco nomically and conditions of climate which are almost ideal make it pos sible to put on the early spring mar ket lambs of finest quality. The al most ideal conditions in the South will enable farmers to produce lambs, mutton and wool more cheaply and to realize a finer margin on sheep raising than in other parts of the country. Poultry as a substantial source of income to the farmer is being appre ciated and greater interest taken In this line of husbandry than has ever been known before In the South. With Improved breeds and better care in the matter of housing and feeding poultry is becoming, on many farms, an important source of current In come. . Leaving One-Crop System. Those farmers of the South who had practiced the one-crop system and who, In seasons of poor cotton crops or unfavorable market conditions,-had frequently been mujh dis tressed with the burden of debt, are emerging from this unsound, unfavor able economic condition,, They are gradually adding phases of production, particularly dairy cows, poultry, hogs and, In certain sections, fruit, and vegetable crops, from which they are realizing current cash, which is be ing used for taking care of the house hold and farm expenses, leaving the proceeds from the main crops as a bankable surplus. . The rotation of fields incident to the cultivation of a wider range of farm crops is proving most valuable and helpful, in the important matter of improving the condition of the land and Increasing its producing capacity. use mmm asset SAYS SOOMii FIELD COMMUNITIES URGED TO HELP GRADUATES OF AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS ACQUIRE FARMS. Washington, D. C An issue of The Southern Field just published by the Development Service of Southern Railway System, is devoted to the agricultural and horticultural upbuild ing of the South. Its most important features are an editorial and au address by Mr. Ro land Turner, General Agricultural Agent, Southern Railway System, di recting attention to the opportunity to put graduates of Southern .agricul tural schools and colleges on farms. At present a very small proportion of these trained young men becom dirt farmers for the simple reason that the great majority of them lack sufficient money to enable them to take over a farm and run it in the way that they have been taught farming ought to be done. It is sug gested in the Field that organizations or individuals can do real construc tive work in their communities by preparing groups of attractive farms and offering tl im to these splendidly equipped young men on terms that will enable them to pay out and own un encumbered farms. This issue also includes articles on Southern Horticultural Development; on Southern Apples, with special ref erence, to marketing advantages and freight rates as compared with West ern' apples; on Opportunities for Growing Grapes in the South; on Profits from Sheep, with special ref erence to spring lambs; on Dairy Cows and Poultry; on Hauling the 1926 Peach Crop to Market; on As paragus as a Profitable Crop; and on a remarkable transportation rec ord made by Southern Railway la Handling Mules for the Spanish Government. North Carolina has 8,479,138 acres of farm, wood land. This represents 46 per cent of her total form area. WINTER n HERE And how are you fixed for warm clothing? I have recently sold out my grocery department at the old Trotter corner and moved my stock of dry goods to my original store on East Main street.. Consequently my store., is packed and jammed with goods of all kinds. From the stand point of room alone I must of necessity sell thous ands of dollars worth of merchandise. Jiist drop into my store, look at its crowded condition and then you will readily understand that I MUST sell goods regardless of price. . Now that winter's chilling blasts are upon us you will want Sweaters, Overcoats, Lumber jacks AND Duxbak clothing. I have all these in sizes to fit any member of the family. I guar antee wear and service, and , sell at prices lower than you usually expect to pay. In respect to Men's Suits, I am offering at this big sale, suits of style and quality at prices practically impossible to duplicate. It is useless to mention my Ladies' Ready-to-Wear department, as all the women in Macon county know of - this department know that I carry a complete line and that the prices are always right. - I HAVE MEN'S SUITS AS LOW AS $8.45 I HAVE OVERCOATS AS LOW AS $8.95 I HAVE A.. LARGE ASSORTMENT.. 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