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J 'AGE TWO THE FRANKLIN PRESS, FRANKLIN, N. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1321 "CIVILIZATION BEGINS AND ENDS WITH THE PLOW" V THINGS TO PLAN TO THROUGHOUT COMING YEAR The Farmers' Day at the tett farm at Swannanoa on, May 17, 1928. Poultry loading depot with facili ties for grading eggs. , An annual' poultry show. ; Monthly livestock sales. ., Farmers' own line of delivery trucks. . Purebred .sires and seeds. , ;. . . - ; Guernsey '.cattle association. A semi-annual seed exchange day. :. . A Harvest Carnival one day of the bread and butter show. Just About the Farm NOTICE No. 1. We have a carload ot ground limestone arriving in a few days. There are a few tons of this that have not been spoken for. All wish ing some of this lime must send in their names at once.. The requests will be filled in the order in which received. To all those taking it direct from the car it will be delivered at cost. . No. 2. For orders placed with - the - county - agent -for- the- next -iewi days Calcium Arsenate can be supplied, laid at Franklin for 10 cents, per pound. Every man growing vegetables should get a supply of Calcium Arsenate. It is cheap insurance. Curb Market It seems to me that the installation of a curb market at Franklin is im perative. The town board and the county authorities have tried to se cure a building for this purpose, but have failed to do so. I wonder if some plan cannot be worked out to get this curb market. Any sugges tions would be welcome if anybody is interested, that is. Tourists -tiJkjPrcparc a cnltafy. alsomr Jdrnl ... fcpraCticar"anl"ecoTiofrHcarvfx.rp"ft-. ting a, little income and creating a market for your garden sass right at your door. In this connection it is well, also, no keep in mind that oft times very beneficial contacts and permanent friendships are established. Farm Management Did you ever stop to figure out just what you are working, for per day? I can tell you if you want me to, Did vou ever stop to figure out how. much you can increase that daily wage by a little head work ? ' '. I venture the ascrtion that not one farmer in one thousand in . Macon can, today, open a book and tell you exactly the status of affairs of any one of his endeavors. He will guess at it and tell you that this that and the other can't be done, and that taxes are killing him, and a few other hard things. But if lie would turn a microscope on himself and his own actions he would indeed get a horrible picture, in lots of cases.' Over 4,000,000 people out of employ mcnt in the United States today.. The number growing steadily, duess thev wish they were farmers. They would have something to do all the time . that would, at least, make them living. Cannery People are still signing cannery stuff despite the up for morn ful howls of the professional howlers Very shortly now the books will be closed, and thos who have signed up will take precedence over the hit or miss fellows who come in anyhow When -.time comes to deliver, that is. . Again let me say that it is up to every man that can possibly do so to grow a little stuff for the cannery, and help it to get over the top the first year, so that there will be no alibis or excuses in the future. , Macon County Farming: The old timers tell us that there is more real farm work going on now, more interest in the work, more optimism displayed, and a more am bitious spirit' displayed by the farm population in this county now than there has been in many a long year. All of which seems to indicate that the 4-H club youngsters are beginning to make their presence felt. MACON COUNTY The Land of . Super-Farmers Who Think. LYLES HARRIS, County Agent. ROTARY HOE IS , NEW FARM TOOL A ' new farm tool for reducing the lime and labor required for cultiva tion of fyy beans, corn, cotton, pota toes,, mint and practically every other farm crop 'is the rotary hoe, says the I CONSULT YOUR KEEP YOUR FARM AND IT WILL KEEP YOU AND YOURS OUTLOOK FOR EGGS AND POULTRY IN 1928 Our forecast of last year (1927) in dicated a somewhat less profitable market for the poultry industry than in 1926. The outlook for 1928 on the whole looks favorable and should be better than the past year. This state ment is based on the following: 1. The smaller egg holdings on January 1, 1928 ; and the favorable outcome of. the : storage deal during the past year which should strengthen the demand for eggs during the storage season. The more favorable situation suggested by the storage hold ings is strengthened by the recent receipts at the principal markets. While receipts of eggs at;, the "five markets for , October and November were slightly larger than during the same months of 1926, the receipts for December were decidedly ' less, and this condition has continued during the first half of January, 1928. 2. The number of hens and pullets in the laying flock on January .1, 1928, is apparently slightly greater than on January 1, 1927. Practically no change is reported in the Central group of states, which has over half of all the chickens in the United States. . 3. Receipts of dressed poultry at the five principal markets have run lessduring" the"pastf all and -winter than a year ago. Storage holdings of frozen poultry on January 1, 1928, were considerably smaller than last year. These facts would seem to indicate that the supplies to be marketed during the first half of the year will be no greater than during the corresponding period last year and that until the new crop becomes available, poultry prices, are likely to be better, than in 1927. 4. , Prospective business conditions indicate that the level of consumption 0? both eggs and poultry will be maintained in 1928. , Dairy Cow Profitable On Tarheel Farms dairy cow returned a cash income of nearly thirteen' million dollars from sales of commercial cream and milk during 1927, it is evident that dairying is one of the profitable farm enter prises in North- Carolina at the present time. , "The 19 creameries in the State produced, 2,475,300 pounds of butter last year," states W. L. Clevcnger, dairy manufacturing specialist at State College. "This was an in crease of 23 per cent over 1926. At an average price of 44 cents a pound paid for the butterfat used, the creameries paid $816,860 to the 10.400 farmers supplying this fat. The four cheese factories in Western North Carolina also paid $17,700 to-110 far mers for milk used in manufacturing 88,500 . pounds of American cheese. Production of this product was in creased 13 per cent over the pre vious year." The .32 commercial ice cream plants paid $150,000 for milk and $428,350 for butterfat used in the manufacture of 2,5(X),000 gallons of ice cream last year, states Mr. Clevenger The 12 pasturizing plants paid $1,500, 000 for the five million gallons of milk purchased from 1,000 farms last year. mere are a.so a uoui i,uuu local dairymen who are distributing raw milk at retail to th urban trade in the amount of twenty million gallons in 1927. The value of this milk at 50 cents a gallon is $10,000,000 which gives a total of nearly thirteen million dollars distributed to the own ers of dairy cows in North Carolina last vear. In Mr. Clevcnger's opinion, there is a good market for all the surplus cream and milk that can be produced in the state. lhe ice cream business is expanding; the creameries could all use more sour cream and there is a growing market for whole milk. These factors indicate that dairying will continue to be a profitable farm enterprise . for many years to come research department of the National Association of harm Equipment Man ufacturers. The "hoe" consists of a series of prong shaped wheels which revolve as the hoe is pulled along, each prong in turn lightly spading up a small area of ground, pulling out small weeds and breaking up sou crust. . I he hoes are made in, widths from seven to 11 feet, handlinc two or three standard crop rows at each trip through the field. With this tool. one man and a team can cultivate two or thfte rows at a time. When used with a tractor, two or more hoes are hitched behind the irop horse. With the rotary hoe, no attention need be paid to following the row, as the "hoes" do not null un th"e deenrr rooted crop plants, injuring nothing but the small weeds. It- sprms' n be the only tool that can successfullv cultivate soy beans which . are . broad cast or drilled, savs the, RrvcparHi Department. Originally used by a group of Indiana farmers, the use of the rotary -, iioe is snreadinc litp wildfire to ' other.' states Where row- crops are grown. COUNTY AGENT The farm pages of The Press are edited by the county agent in col laboration with the editor. HOME WATER SUPPLY NO LONGER LUXURY Raleigh, N. C, March Now that there arc all kinds of inventions and to lessen the hard work of the farm, there is no longer any excuse for the farm home not to have an adequate supply of running water. "Every farm home in North Caro lina not now equipped with a home water supply may secure one of some kind," declares' David S, Weaver, agricultural engineer at State College: "Even the simplest, consisting of only a pitcher for a pump at a sink in the kitchen with a drain for carrying away the waste, will cut down the hard work and long hours in this work shop." , Mr.- Weaver states ' that a good pitcher pump may be secured for three dollars, a force pump at nine dollars and a-sink at ten and with pipe and fittings as reasonable in price as they are, there is little reason for the farm home not to have at ipa;t np nf tup ;nPvn(M1s;V(, ,t(nn The pitcher pump cannot be used effectively if the water level of the well is over 22 feet below the level of thekitcherisink; "Another form of lift pump may be used however, and itr costs but little more than the pitcher pump., A slight adition to this system in the form of a barrel or tank placed on the ceiling joists and with a con nection to the sink will, relieve the house-wife of most of the pumping. A day's supply may be stored in a few minutes time and can be instantly available by the simple opening of a faucet. To improve the system still further, the water front in the kitchen stove can be connected to a hot water tank and then both hot and cold water will be available. Mr. Weaver states that every 'wo man on the farms of North Carolina is entitled to this simple relief from availaWe"'St-sd " hftir"c6str.husbandsr sons and fathers should arrange it so that this can Jbe done. OUTLOOK FOR HOGS IN 1928 The 1928 outlooke for hogs is hot favorable. , This forecast is based on the following general facts : 1. The swine industry is passing through' a low period in the price cycle. (This cycle, is about 18 to 24 months in length) as a result of the expansion in production stimulated by the relatively , high price sin 1925 and 1926. 2. There has been an increase in the hogs raised of from 6 to 8 per cent. in 1927 over 1926. 3. There has been no marked im-provement-in- the domestic demand and none is anticipated in 1928. 4. ,fhe f6reign demand will prob ably be lower in 1928 than in 1927 be cause there has been an increase in pork production in European coun tries. Supply Situation In planning for. production in the next two years the farmer should keep in mind the following fact cela- I tive to the s upp, f h V i ti, : '.i 1. The estimated number of ho;:s on Januray 1, 1928 was 58,969,000 head as compared to 54,408,000 on January 1, 1927 an increase of 8.4 per cent. Lower prices for 1928 were fore casted in our report last year. Low prices this year will discourage production with the probable result of better prices in 1929 and 1930. 2. Hog supplies for the current season indicates slaughterings of from 7 to 10 per cent larger than a year ago. 3. There is no indications at the present time of a shortage of corn in 1928. An average yield on prospective corn acreage will insure a supply oi corn for .feeding, next fall and winter a tprices which would make feeding corn to hogs profitable. This fact would tend to encourage hog produc tion well in 1929. Price Outlook Prices to June 1: Supplies of hogs during the first half of 1928 will prob ably be somewhat above last season, with slaughterings perhaps 8 to 12 per cent higher than a year ago, Do mestic demand is likely to strengthen but foreign demand will probably continue to weaken so- no material improvement in the demand situation as a whole can be expected. With large shipments heavy hogs from the Western , Corn Belt, the spring ad vance in prices may be less marked than usual. Prices June 1 to October 30: Sup plies next summer will 'probably be somewhat'" larger' than a year ago. but with continued demand conditions only a moderate strengthening in prices can be expected, with summer and fall prices probably averaging lower, than last summeri ; Prices after November 1 : If farm ers carry out the reduction in the next spring pig crop indicated by the AS YOU WOULD YOUR DOCTOR OR fall survey, supplies next winter wilj be substanitally reduced. At the same time somewhat reduced supplies in Europe may improve foreign demand to slight exteant. While nrices will be on the upward swing of the .cycle,' tne upward trend will be just start ing and no spectacular advances seem likely before; the summer of 1929, de pending on the next corn crop and subsequent changes in numbers of hogs, 'v. , : '- v .. Production Outlook The inspected slaughter of hogs in 1927 was almost three million head or 7 per , cent ; larger- than in 1926. The cost of ' these hogs to packers was 169 million dollars or 14 per cent less than in 1926, the average cost of 100 pounds in 1927 being $10.01 and in 1926 $12.47. . Slauglit-er in. 1926 was the smallest, in six years and the total cost of hogs slaughtered was the largest. ' Total cost in 1928 will be below that of 1927. Present hog production is too large, to bring largest net returns-to producers. The situation of the corn belt producer is also weakened by the marked increase in hog 'production in other areas, especially in the South which is in creasing the 1 contribution of these areas to commercial supplies and re ducing the demand for products from the outside. A reduction in sows far rowing of at least 15 per cent below 1927 is needed tcT" bring- hog - pro duct ion back-to- a - basis -of -returns comparable to 1925 and 1926. To Farmers and Other Business Men of Macon Your Greatest Needs As Seen (By an outsider) t is hard to find a city, towi: or country hamlet ; that is finished. I would not want to live in such a nlace. I would not want to live in LMacon, or any other county, that has been completed. Nothing to do. Work is' the natural thing for people to do to keep in good health. And work brings pros- Dentv to any country but work un- less, lnieiiigemiy- uinnm uw"i- f-lir v,........., . ....v.. . , ,rtV,.r A-A'.-ewivr town mii'tltntn Nmany..of. those. bomes.l fount! yu) call it: co-operate, in order, to get albng best. You have a creamery, you need to milk more cows, you need more cheap cow feed, you need to grow that feed on your own farms in the form of corn, wheat, soy beans and oats; and above all, more and better pastures, the greatest need of all is to rebuild your rundown soils, make them rich and then put them in pastures and do hot allow them to run down again. Macon county should become fa mous for her high class of dairy and beef cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry You have the clear sparkling moun tain streams and fiins clay , soil, that will, when made rich, grow the tmest blue grass sod for permanent pasture, and other hay an pasture grasses, like orchard grass, all oat grass, timo thy, red top, etc. . Now it matters not so much about so manvatural advantages in a coun ty, as the people themselves, as to whether that county is or is not a progressive county. The men and wo men of every county must realize that on them rests the responsibility of their well . being. The' banker, manufacturer, merchant, farmer, law yer, doctor, preacher, teacher and every other citizen of a county is called upon to render helpful , service in every way ' he can to make his county and town the best possible. Every county is mainly what it. is, because the citizens are what they are. If the banks of a county make it hard for farmers and other busi ness men to get money to conduct legitimate business: there will be small streams of cash flowing back into their vaults. 'y Where banks always stand ready to lend the helping hand in furnish ing the necessary capital to encourage home enterprises; it will; always react in making the vaults of such banks BULGE with cash as, a just reward. The people in our . American civiliza tion are all tied up in a bundle. We have no serfs and under lings, except as one degrades himself. Service should be the yardstick by which everv one is measured. The farmer who builds his soil and grows better crops to feed 'to better livestock is rendering valuable service. The mer chant who provides better goods at more reasonable prices to the con sumer from year to year is rendering valuable service. The lawyer, doctor, preacher and teaecher who is standing for righteousness in his county; is rendering valuable service ; and the banker who is willing to help plan, and assist in every business and mor al agency toward physical, mental and sniritual betterment is rendering ser vice that will return with compound interest. Respectfully. , T. R. SAMS, ' County Agent at Large. Recently I traveled over more than a hundred miles of country roads in the Piedmonts of South Carolina. I THINGS TO PLAN FOR RIGHT NOW That weeks. cream check every two That cannery check every time you come to town. ( Fat hog sale in March. , , ' - Poultry sale on Monday, March 26th. Bread and Butter Show next fall.- - '.. . Encourage the 4-H Clubbers. .. Big Farmers' day next fall. ,-i . Local Curb' Market. .,. . ' Breed sows so that the pigs will go on the market in March, April, August and September. observed an unusually small amount of small grain most of the oats were killed, wheat bjjly thinned and very small, scarcely no rye, very little fall, plowing of course, wheat will come out, and surprise us. , The towns and villages showed a few signs of work mostly filling sta tions; but miles after miles of coun try. and not a new plank or shingle,, no fresh paint, and thousands of acres of "washed of f' land " and gullies. -Many big- houses -gone or- goingto ruin and decay. Very few attractive country homes. All this looks bad to a far sighted man. More, I noticed many of our rural boys and. girls going five to ten miles to city' schools sometimes passing two good country schools on their way to town. We are advancing, but in what direction ? More general dissatisfaction, more un employed, and more unrest through- ' out the country than I ever knew. It looks like our very being is satu rated with excitement until iti has become chronic. What is your pro phecy? I also traveled some in Western North Carolina. I. saw a great mahy pretty looking homes from a- dis tancebut frequently, when L went 110tlCCCtinCOUpeU-Tff;fiifitdr--aIc- spring ,the hog pen near the kitchen steps, a patch of rotting cabbage near by; the chickens roosting in a tree in the front yard; and a mangy, dog scratching fleas on the piazza. Now mind you, not every, home was Jhus illy kept ; but some were. I know that these conditions are being-1 improved. All that is necessary is to get the people interested in them elves, vthen a little counciling and' explaining and the thing is done. In Macon county more than ever before these things are being done. Verily it looks like the dawn of an era of better things. Sylva, N. C, March 14; Mr. Lyfcs Harris, County Agent. Dearj Sir: If you will get enough interest in your farmers to agree to take as many as 1,000 baby chicks of any breed or all breeds during the re mainder of the season and which can be done if they are interested at all, we will send them out in any "size orders and let them all figure at the 1,000 rate it they will buy co-opera tively through you. . f Let us hear from you at once we are, yours very truly, SYLVA HATCHERY By: R. C. Allison. NOTICE Notice is hereby given to one and all that no new members for the clubs will be enrolled after April 1st. All boys and girls contemplating join ing the club must do so at once. The prdgram of meetings was pub lished . last week, but we will publish it again this week in the event some one has overlooked it. . At every school where there is a club, there, will be. elected,, a club captain for each separate school. This will be done at the first meet ing. There will be elected a president of each club from the several schools meeting at the club center. This will also be done at the first meeting. ... On the 4th of . next July we are going to have a picnif of all club members, at some place to be decided on later, probably at Franklin. ''. We want every club member to have a 4-H banner of some sor-t, and every school to have a large ban ner with the 4-H insignia on it, to carry on this parade. All details for. this will.be given out at our first ; meeting. Our meetings start April. : IMPORTANT! At the first meet ing of the club we are urgently re questing every parent to be present. Please do riot let your parents forget this, and beg them to come, with you. To Make the Best Better. LYLES HARRIS, County Agent, Club Leader. YOUR LAWYER r v 'i J o V SI, ,
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