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PACE TWO THE FRANKLIN PRESS THURSDAY AUGUST 4, 1327? FARMER? a 1 -V The first great trip ahead of us is the farm picnic at the Swannanoa Test farm, on August 18. This is going to be a great day for farmers, and near farmers; a chance for them to combine knowledge gaining with pleasure. Jim Corbin says he is go ing to take "all the "fiddling" boys over, and that's worth going for by People keep talking about fodder pulling time" is close at hand. Folks, .... t-..- t frnm 5 to 15 bushels ii you & - - ,, . ' nrra mnff than VOU ot V'."". The land to iu.su, i- . iw ;tp it bv i irtMtt associa- firnv0 tn um. - uvjii " -- - i ri hjs npiiariiiicm uau "ivv"" paHmg thef .oaa V:" tions listed on Us booRs at me uu. and snocic u, . nf 1995. These associate is "- tops; or if your new is i.u " ate . membcrsh iVn host of the corn, or as muv. . ?f . TL I: u ,: !t faW to do you through Many . ":"v: ' tCa; the id more tnan one - 1 tnta nninucr ui ... - . hoes in to do the rest. ...;. aocitions in the United Ten Yean of Farm Organisation Growth "In the 10 years from 1915 to 1925 the number of farmers' marketing and purchasing associations, chiefly co operative .listed by the United States Department of Agriculture practically doubled, and their aggregate member ship increased by 315 per cent. The amount of business handled by the associations reporting in 1925 was 277 per cent greater than that handled by those reporting in 1915. Although not all the active asociations ;in the -...., moU: rpnorts to the depart- mcnt, those who do not are few and have to see a tning u "VV 0f . $2,400,000,000, probably . ninc-tentns nohow, for h ,kn0tAhf Jje " of which amount represented sales thP rorn stalks-that is the toddcr 01 w , . e hi factory in which the gnur . 0 effases of farm supplies, made. In : the language of the bio sentea p of wa5 logical chemist, it is the action ot aeveniy y tivcs in 15 states 'sunlight on the chlorophyl (green) n hand lee by coo, the plant cells of the leaf, -which cons mu remaining process is known, as photosynthesis Pacific . coa stg lmnn iho wise euvs that manufac- per .m y .fates.. . , .i tions scauercu uub" - . the starencs n L ti,. wt volume of business cn tnr the starches and sugars 01 r,f hiisiness crcd which the grain is made And when " Tstate was $223,980,(XX), ihn nroress of photosynthesis is stop- itea o Minnesota. . . A f tt, frt - IOr 1.JOJ !WuaH... ,, nm, ped, owing to me pumms v; California came next with der, before that process is fully com- oroia through "350 as- plete, it is bound to cut off the sup- .,DU SIllinois was third, Iowa ply of starches and sugars necessary nisconsin fifth, Ohio sixth to fill out the grain cells.. New York seventh, and Kansas eighth Sweet Clover Field. Source of New f.0 of' farmers' collective .d Uwful Stro.Hu . business handled. These ejght states aii swee uuvwj . transacted 52 per cent 01 tnc iuvn tneir naous ui biu" ' ." ' j nnprative business 01 tne couhujf. Hividnal nlants of distinct type and P"" . nlirruns:nEr aSsoCia form may be found in nearly any states-Minnesota, Iowa, sweet-clover field This offers an S 'wisconsin, Illinois, North nnnortunitv for the development of ".7"i,e Mhraska. New York new-strains of sweet clover for defi- MJchiganconstituted 63 per cent nite uses, according to L. W. R-ep-i , . , ro.oneratives m the hart, forage crop specialist of ' 'the t, w tt,. 10.v ear period. Merri United. States Department of Agricul- ' increases of 1,000 per cent or 'iir I . : j : u;euirt. Oklahoma. considerable interest at more rrkrolina. and Talks With County Agents There has just closed at State rnlWi- a conference ot H-n members that can have greater effect for goo don the tuture rurai North Carohna tnan any w.v.y u. t.-M vear. More gMhwed from every w state to Biuujr 6""- i;f proving the djuTy work-0 ffe and more n"i'" i'" - . Sfo improving rural recreation and comradeship. The leaders ot tnis conicm' "r ,t helieve. effective- ,72 S : and' girls that !he IE' Sort of lav in inc - , J-H members to -bring to the rural communities that spirit 01 4kot hmld fertile fields, consciousness , comfortable, convenient homes and a happy educated people. , Lc We and cr r s are going back home with a direct challenge to every farm and home agent for earnest and ff.-t:..- .c!otonr m hnncinK into ana eilCtllVC WSlvv. o ... mantaining in their communities that .:: -,1 nrncrrpQci embodied in tnC principles of the 4-H creed Thev know that this cannot be done ; ef fectively by sewing ciuds, k or other similar clubs working sepa rately for the same ena. mev that it can be done by all these groups combining tneir entries chnsiasm in a real 4-H club where a spirit of "all for one-and one for all' prevails. ... , I feel confident that the farm anc home, agents are going to answer with their very best efforts th.s ca 1 r 1 oi.,v mpmhprs and tncnis- irOHl II1CSC V-'"" , . , r il,. i,ot. hnvs and mrls 01 tne anus ui uiin.1 -wj- - . state who are anxiously waiting to be shown the profits, beauties and mrlfslit) o rural me. j. GRAY, Assistant Director. , HOGS PAY WELL IF HANDLED HIGH I Corn Sold Pork Brink Better Price Than Grain Since 1910 the price of corn has ranged from 76 cents per bushel for 1010 to $1.85 in 1919. The average of the seventeen years prices is $1.08 per bushel. . During that time the price of-hogs has ranged from $6.75 in 1911 to $19.15 in 1919. The average of the April and September prices of hogs for the period si $11.33.. ' ; ThirA has not been a vear during that time that hogs,,, properly fed and sold dunpg .the. months namea, hav failpd to return more than the market price for the corn they ate. Corn grown on land yielding tniriy bushels per acre is produced at an approximate cost of 75 cents per bushel. Sold at the average of sev enteen years' market price of $1.08 per bushel, the profit per bushel would be 33 cents, or $9.90 per acre. ; ("Vinvprlpd into norfei. according to the system advocated ' by the State College of Agriculture, . the returns ot thf. avrratrp nf nric.eS of flOUS Ore- vallincr dtirincr the last seventeen years would be $1.56- per bushel, the prom therefore, would be 81 cents per Dusn el, or $24.30 uer acre an increase of 48 cents in profit per bushel, or $14.40 per acre, approximately two ana one half times as much profit. Better land would, of course, return more profit, and poor land, less W. W. SHAY, Swine - Extension Specialist. lire. There is considerable interest Z ' h Carolina, and present in the production of better JJgJ J w S' states-Washington, -hay varieties, he says, since the com- g'New Jersey; Idaho, Nevada, mon sweet clovers, especially the Delaware e white-flowered species, are too coarse -"".. associati0n members in lb -and heavy to make good hay from operatwe a ssoc a 'the second year's growth. Several tnan ra w uaa , smaller vol- good, hay varieties have already been ever 'CTative business, in 1925 -developed, notably the early flower- ,me V' Q. .ing Grundy County, Crystal Dwarf, - crop sowing time is here, and Early Dwarf varieties of white I XP thins the Hick farm- sweet clover, and the Albotrea and Cover up his lazincss , Switzcr varieties of yellow sweet clov-1 c'rinK up the nakedness er. Recently a type ot sweet cover - uh a coyer One day of our bread and butter show is going to be called "Exchange a,v" and on that day everyone will be 'given the . opportunity to swap rf .t.: ttiot hp dnesn't want. Alluding to the county agent s work or lack ot it m tne coun j, i.',rintr manv more and finer stems ! than the common sorts, was found at two' of the western Canadian experi- ' ment stations. It resembles alfalfa ' so closely that it is easily mistaken for that plant. This impotrant discovery will no doubt add a distinct new type of forage plant to the present list. - . - f h hiU and hoi,owS ' The need for -winter-hardy-. types .od t m thcmse,VC9. has been met witn tne nrcuc, 01 TTanen't S berian. a white-tlowerea Memphis, Tenn., July 26, 1927, Mr. Lyles Harris, County Agent Franklin, North Carolina. Dear Sir: Replying to your letter of July 2f, I am sending you, under separate cover, 200 letter inserts relative tw the National Dairy Exposition, per copy enclosed. A little later on' we will have more extensive literature which we will also be glad to send you. The railroads are offering a one and one-half fare round trip rate for the exposition. ' It will be the bigest event of the kind ever held in the United States. Both the number of cattle shown nnA tVio number and oualitv of the educational exhibits' will exceed former expositions. Of course, the Dairy SnOW IS primal ywy.v ed in dairy cattle and dairying, and - . it--. ie trio lact urnrd irom mat switujiviui, a i..v in dairy ideas. . - We are pleased to note that you people are interested and trust tnat a good many bf them will attend the exposition. - ' , ; We will mail you a premium list in a few days. If we can be of any further assistance to you, please let us know; Very truly yours, FRANK D.v FULLER, Secretary- Manager. ., ; "' WORIC ON STREETS Mr. Ed Whittington has recently been employed by the town to devote his entire time to street work. Tn favorable weather he will keep the street machine at work on the streets where improvements are most needed. variftv from western Canada, and Albotrea, also from Canada. A sweet clover much better suited than the - common sorts to the cold, dry cli mate of the northern Gerat Plains appears to have been developed at the Redfield, S. Dak., field station of the United States Department of Agri culture. . ' . Several persons are endeavoring to . find a sweet clover, that will grow on acid soils, lack of lime being a serious hindrance to culture fo the crop in many localities. Still others are try- Jntr tn dpvelon a strain suited to the drought and hot winds of the south ern Great Plains. ' A type of sweet clover that would be'exceedingly useful, according to Mr. Kephart, is one that would remain Ui !n the ' fall, start erowth early the next spring, and remain green and in good feeding condition ...alt itltn " ttlA fnllnuriritr Rlimmpr. A ; TV V. 1 . ' " " ' ' O number of experimenters, botlv on farms ana at 'experiment-; stations, have, approached this type with selec tions of common white sweet clover. Perhaps even better results will come ;(rnrn tpsts nnw hplnr? made with sof ties and varieties brought from Europe and eastern Asia, on sucn species hic vpar havinc remained creen six weeks later than any sweet clover heretofore grown. , Tht ahnve is from the United States Department of Agriculture and shows the greatness ana aiso me nf sweet clover.. The man who calls himself a farmer and does not use sweet clover in some manner on his farm is taking a long .... . r step toward joining the ranics 01 tne Hick farmer. Sweet clover is cow pasture, bee pasture, hay and soil tood all com- " The following is also copied from the notes of invesiEators of the U. S., Department of Agriculture. . Tt shows h verv olainllv why the farm income if the farmers of the stttes mentioned are J-4 times great er than ours here, One great day of agricultural en lightenment will have dawned when each of us have learned and; parc ticc that real progress is made wh-n . we stand together in our common cni"e viz., better price for better jr '.-ce in quanity. ' " ... They have organized several uiccu..b. in the county ana acmamicvi .u.- presence. that-is me iuki v,i. One of the big meetings of this week is to be held at Charlie Mc Clures on Thursday, August 4. What the exact purpose ot this meeting Thev iust told me to come up there; that they had a job for me. 1 wish more communing ,u An th samp, then thev would VVVUIU VIW 1 1 . get the things they need, and not be bothered with superfluous endeav ors on the part of the county agent. Bale no hay this season, until you get it sold. There is going to be more hay made in the country at large, by several times this year than there is livestock to eat it. The best policy for us here is to save all we can feed and plow the rest under and sow cover crops or it. - . Wonder if any of our people m Macon county, who are needing help on their farms, have thought to write to the Relief Headquarters in the Mississippi flood area, and open nego-;-itinns for trettinar one or more of the 600,000 homeless 1 farmers, whose land is still under water. Speaking of poultry again, the small firm fWlr arp still suoolvine three- fourths of the poultry and eggs of the world's markets. And they will pnntinnp tn do it. for the wise farmer is going to have from 100 to 200 hens and stay with it. It's the big guys and. the get-rich-quicks who will have to go out of aftpr this vear's catastrophe. leaving the poultry farmer a clear field. Think over this ana act ac tn vnnr best iiidtrment. .Vf " r W J - J 17 Quality - produce always sells, but quality stuff in quantity, which means a orrnnn nf folk selling tocether. which again means co-operation, is better than a tittle stutt at a low price..? When farmers sell individually, they are competing with their neigh- Dors as wcu as tne rest ot tne worm; hence the oft' repeated, unreasonable, far-fetcthed, false, pu'silanimous, pseudo howl "A pore farmer ain't got no chance' nohow." " . , . . v . Under the special farm notices, look at the dates of all the good meetings to, be held-.within our reach this fall, and plan to go to them all. . Macon County the Land of Super Farmers Who Think Maybe. LYLES HARRIS, County Agent." Important Farm Meetings Itinerary, for week beginning MondayAugust 8th. August 8th ' 1 Gneiss Postoffice, 1 p. m.; Scroll Postoffice, 3 p. m. Augutt 9th . . , Flliiav Postoffice, 9 a. m.; Higdon- ville Postoffice, 11 a. m.; Cullasaja Postoffice, 1 p. m. ; Augutt 10th - Trvohosa Postoffice, 9 a. m.; Otto Postoffice, 11. a. m.; Prentiss rosi- office, 1 p. m.; - Augutt 11th ... r-.: 0 a. m.: West's etna ruswni ' . Mill Postoffice, H a. m.j LthtXP Postoffice, 1 P. m.; Iotla Postoffice, 3 P- m- . ... ,,.1; a u rut 1 um . . ' f : Prtctn'ffire. 9 a. VCl'. '. KainDOW Dpriup Kvip x Pnctrtff re. 11 a. m.; Kyie ; n-ii: rtctcffirp s n. m. 3 p. m, .i emeu x , ,r T, ; The auove meeuuss "v three main purposes. One is to meet he folks and give them, an oppor to meet . me. Another is to lea n Urect from the folks themselves if, and how, and along what lines they might w sh to use the Agricultural Extension Service. And another pur poc of the above meetings is to give In som very important in ormation on several vital question:, u. wu, . wide importance, that very greatly concerns evy citizen of Macon coun- tyTherefore, I urge . every one in- all the above communities to be present at these, meetings on the . dates and d hours given. I may be you do not want, your county agent fooling around .and wor rving you. Then come and tell him y st hp vnu have some par- icular thing you want your county agent to do. Then come and tell hThe?main thing is to 'get together and let's find out all these -things stratight from the horses mouth. No mince matters, or beat the devil around the stump or cuss or fuss to ourselves about it, but just come right out and express ourselves. Get . n line to do something or nothing. But which ever it is make a clean cut and leave no ragged edges. : 1 hat s when the harm is done-in. a faint hearted, weak-kneed, half-bent, pas sive altitude., ' 4 ,: We want to try to over come this and , put . ourselves on the map as producers of real quality stuff of the right kind. - - - . . LYLES HARRIS, County Agent. BIG TIME PROMISED : - c AT r AKM riv"-" Tt.- onrwi nr more citizens of X lit. v,v'v " - . . North Carolina who visited the branch tt:r. forma diirinc the annual pic- nics and field days. held las t summer know what to expect at the field days this year but even they wm uc sm- "Agosd time will be had by all," n. P Y Winters, direc- nt ta pvnpriment station. Ur. Winters is workin gwith bred fc. nr:n. :n .harrrp nf test farms, and the several supenn,tendents to see that good programs and valuaDie exnions are prepared for each gathering. Last year many persons attended these events and this year the . Col lege authorities invite all farmers and their' i friends living adjacent to the station to make plans to attend the 'i,M"af thp station. A Coa sneaking program is being arranged, Tumm h. frinc nf insoectton ovC At. nA trrniinis and there wnl II1C aiwiua mu - trip, nature ot CAIIIIULr' "iivn".ft . - ' I the work being done on the tarm , f..r.h timo and bhor will be fXPCndCU , t make the picnics successful. Farmers Marketing Bureau NANTAHALA PRODUCTS Prices for poultry next sale, Thurs day August 11 at Franklin and Friday 12th at Otto. Heavy hens................ 15c Lb. Light hens....... 13c Lb. ' Light freyers............. 15c Lb. Heavy Fryers......... 20c Lb. Cox 8c Lb. Turkeys , 16c Lb. Potato Sale next week. Potatoes will be graded and sold on grade. No. ones only -9 Price right around one dollar per bushel f. o. b. LYLES HARRIS, County Agent NOTICE TO FARMERS! Farmers' Picnic, Swannoa, August 18th. Macon Bread and Butter Show, September 29-30 October 1st. Western North Carolina Fair, Oc tober 4-5-6-7. National Dairy Show, Memphis, ., October 15-zZ. Tri-State Fair, Memphis, October 15-22. One look is worth 1,000 words. Let's Go. LYLES HARRIS, COUNTY AGENT
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