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PAGE TWO THURSDAY II II V r i-.- "CIVILIZATION BEGINS AND EN FI-IE PLOW" OS WITH , THINGS TO PLAN TO THROUGHOUT COMING YEAR The Farmers' Day at the test farm at . Swannanoa on May 17, 1S28. 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 chow. Just About the Farm NOTICE Mr. O. B. Jones, county agent of Henderson county, located at Hcn dersonville, N. C., writes that his farmers have Lookout Mountain Seed Potatoes for sale, and he.Xvill be glad to quote any one that writes him. Dairying I was out this morning looking for a high class dairy cow for a summer ' visitor. We found some good cows but at none of the dairy farms wc visited could we look on the wall by the cow's stanchion and find her milk record, feed record or butter fat' test.- How nice it would have been and how much more quickly a trade' would have been made could we have found this information on the spot. Few people deliberately lie about their stock but on the other hand it is a great deal more convincing to show a fellow, and not have to tell him. Dairy Show. . The National Dairy Show will be held, at Memphis again, this year. vThe time i October thirteenth to .... . . - We are planning to send a good delegation to this meeting this year Anyone caring to go can get par ticulars from the county agent s of nee. - ; - . Vacation 1 No matter in what business we are tngaged, every man, woman and child is all the better for a holiday. ... ' Have you planned yours? If not get busy. There is a short course over at the State College at Raleigh and also the Southern Dairy Show at Mem phis, either one of which is well wort the time and money it takes to at tend. ' Macon county, the land of super farmers that think perhaps. LYLES. HARRIS, County Farm Agent, PREMIUMS OFFERED FOR BREAD AND BUTTER SHOW 1. E. K. Cunningham & companv One 1st prize for Girls' Club Bes flowers, pair good shoes. 2. Idle Hour theatre ; Third prize in all projects of 4-H club work, two tickets to anv two shows. " 3. J. S. Porter & company: One prize for Girls' Club Flowers, pair ladies oxfords : 4. Franklin Press: Five one-vear subscriptions to Press to be used in any way needed for 4-H club ' mem bers. 5. Farmers Federation, one dustin machine. I 6. Franklin Furniture company: One 1st prize Boys Pig Club 1 Self feeder for Hogs. Bee Club, 1 gallon paint. 7. Bank of Franklin: $5.00 gol piece for best all-round club boy o: girl, $3.00 for 2nd best all-round bov or girl, $3.00 for 3rd ' best all-round toy or girl. 8. Franklin Hardware company: Boy Scout knife Bovs Crop Club 9. Jack Sanders' store : Boys' Club work, rain coat 10. Franklin Furniture company : 2 rocking chairs for boy or girl. : 11. Franklin Power and Light com pany: $100.00 to be used to promote Macon Bread and Butter Show as is considered best by the management. LYLES HARRIS, County Agent. P. S. The above named firms are proving their belief in the boys and girls of Macon county.' The boys and girls in 4-H club work will cer tainty reciprocate at the first op portunity. BIG TEN IN CREAM FOR JUNE I F.' W Hnwell.. $73.91 2; C. L. Ingram,... 70.38 3. J. C. Ferguson..... ...... .......64.89 4. Fulton Bros.. ....OJ.o 5, Candler Childers. 60.14 AC. W. Henderson 58.19 7. Leonard Horn.. ...56.08 8. E, N. Keener..... 51.52 9. W. R. Higdon......... .. 49.80 CONSULT YOUR KEEP YOUR FARM AND IT WILL KEEP 10 A. L. Ramsey 48.06 The "Big Ten" cream producers. Wonder if- any of the above know whether or not they have made any profit. My guess is that they do not know. But the question is why don't they? LYLES HARRIS, County Farm Agent. Forty-seven county 4-H club ral lies were held in Mississippi this spring, with the largest attendance on record. Method demonstrations were featured at these rallies. . . At a recent achievement-day pro gram in Baylor .county, Tex., a sum marymary; of accomplishments showed that, of 105 girls enrolled, 74 'complet ed their work; 20 gardens were grown; 3,500 eggs were set ; 3,400 eggs hatched; 1,500;. . baby chicks were bought; 2,500 dishes ' we're ' prepared by club members; 1,200 garments were made; 1,300 quarts of fruit and 600 quarts of vegetables were . can ned; 1,100 .shrubs and trees and 600 flower beds were planted ; 400 home improvement articles were made; $300 was the total amount of money raised by all the girls' clubs in the county; 22 girls attended the farmers' short course ; 4 girls attended the girls' educational encampment at the Dallar Fair. ' , . The entire Achievement Day ppro gram in Nowata county, Oklahoma, was given by the "All-American 4-H Club" of Seneca Indian boys and girls from Ottawa county. There are 96 members and they proved them selves a wide-awake club with a pep py program of songs and demonstra tions. A. B. Ballantync. assistant director, Arizona, sent a letter to every club member in his state this year, giving the outstanding results obtained in club work in Arizona in 1927. . In Utah, D. P. . Murray, State boys' and girls' club specialist, used the postman and a two-page circular let ter to bring to the attention of. all htasheep-cluU: leaders- important -de? ia jJs....of ,jbc Z sheep business . which ph.-H K hncrbf to, W aitr'lii Hfit I success. CHANGES IN DISTRIBUTION OF CROPS SINCE THE WORLD WAR Since -the World War significant changes in the distribution of crops have taken p lace in the United States. From 15,000,000 to 20,000,000 acres of crop land formerly required to feed horses and mules have been released for other uses. Moreover, considerable shifts have taken place from less productive to more pro ductive crops per. acre. A decrease has occurred in the acreage of wheat and in the acreage of other cereals. On the other hand, the acreage devot dc to cotont, alfalfa, clover, fruits, and vegetables has increased notably. These facts are recorded by the United States Department of Agricul ture. In the originally forested por tions of the United States an al most universal decrease has taken place in crop acreage since the war, particularly in the hilly sections. On the other hand, an increase in acre age has taken place in the prairie and Great Plains regions, where condi tions arc favorable for the use of large-scale machinery. Much crop producion has been stimulated on the level lands of the West at the sacri fice of much of the poorer or less level lands of the East. Increased mechanization of agriculaural work and the development ot drought-re.-sistant varieties: of crops has had much to do with this change. vx Corn acreage, according to eensu. figures, has declined in almost every county east of a line from Lafayette. Tnd., to central- Missouri and central Oklahoma. Northwest of this line, on the other hand, a general increase in corn acreage has taken place. In like manner a decrease in the area in cotton in Georgia and South Car olina has been more than compensated by an increase' in Texas and Okla homa. 1 Cotton acreage has increased also along the northern margin of the Corn Belt, where the boll weevil does less damage than in the cotton area farther south. Acreage in oats decreased in south ern Indiana and Illinois,. Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. This decrease. however, vas more than compensated bv an increase in acreage of oats in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Hay acreaga has decreased slightly, but rather generally, in the prairie and Great Plains regions. It has increased in Missouri, southern Illinois, Ohio, and the Northeastern States. HELPS AND HINTS R. F D. With a letter to junior-leadership club girls in Prince Georges county, Md., Ethel M. Regan, home demon stration agent, includes a page sum marizing reports received from va rious clubs in her county relating to program planning. Under the ques tion, "Are you building your club or iust marking time?" she lists 12 build ing stones' for a successful club, as COUNTY AGENT AS YOU WOULD YOUR DOCTOR OR The farm pages of The Press are edited by the county agent in col laboration with the editor. follows: ' .:'.'. (1) Well-rounded, carefully balanced program. (2) Programs ; planned around a central idea. (3) Roll call relating to the sub ject under discussion. . ''' (4) Singing at every meeting. (5) Definite arid well-planned in structions. (6) Definite assignment of home work. , (7) Orderliness in club at all times. (8) Happy surroundings. (9) Start meetings on time. (10) Have hostess whose duties are to welcome the girls and to; make them feel comfortable. (11) Vary programs. (a) Serious song (e. g. "Dream ing"), peppy song, ("The Poor Old -Slave"). (b) Stunts, games. Have differ ent girls On a committee to take charge. (c) Simple demonstration by at least three members of club. (d) Music appreciation, it pos-J sihle. , (12) Efficient officers interested, persistent, capable. MORE HOME CANNING IN SOUTH DAKOTA "An intensive campaign for the or ganization of canning clubs in 1928 was launched at a home agents' con ference at Brookings," reports H. M. Jones, state club leader. "At this time plans were outlined for organization and follow-up work, including leaders' conferences for canning clubs in all home-agent districts. This has come about because of requests from club members and local leaders who feel the need for more home canning." THE PRODUCE AGENCY ACT Answers. to Questions on Its Scope And Interpretation eral law which became effective July 1. 1927. It is of particular interest to growers, shippers, commission mer chants, brokers and distributors. What is the chief purpose of this law ? To protect growers and ship pers against fraudulent accounting on consignments of perishable farm pro ducts received in interstate commerce. Whose business is affected by this law? Commission merchants and any others who receive perishable farm products in interstate commerce for or on behalf of another. To what produce does this law re-, late ? Fruits, vegetables, melons, dairy and poultry products, or any other perishable farm product. What transactions by dealers are not covered by this law? (a) Pur chases of produce (not consignments) ; (b) Consignments not in interstate commerce;, (c) Strictly brokerage transactions; (d) Joint accounts; (e) Co-operative associations except on produce handled for non-members; (f) Disposal of rejected produce by rail roads, r except as to. accounting; (g) Non-perishable farm products" such as grains,, livestock, etc. What actsv are prohibited? (a) Dumping, or destroying produce, re ceived in interstate commerce for or on behalf . of another, without good and sufficient cause; (b) Making any- false statement to the shipper, know ingly and with intent to defraud, concerning the handling, condition, quantity, quality, sale or disposition of the "produce; (c) Failure, knowingly Spd with intent to defraud, to ac coifrt truly and correctly for the produtfc ' What s the penalty for violation of. any prevision of this Act? A fine of not lessVthan $100 and not more than $3,000, jpr imprisonment for a period of noOfxcccding one year, or both. What protection is. afforded a com-: mission-merchant W othe. agent? On produce to be dumped or destroyed because unsalable, She law has Pro vided that the commission merchant or other agent may obtain prompt j investigations and certificates,- by per sons inclasses designated by the Secretary of Agriculture, as to the Quality and condition of, such pro duce. These certificates are prima facie evidence in federal ', courts of the truth of the statements therein contained. Who arc authorized to issue cer tificates on produce to be dumped? fa) Anv authorized inspector of the U. S. Department of Agriculture un der the food products inspection law. (b( Any health officer or food inspec tor of 'any state, county, parish, city or municipality. Must certificates be obtained before produce can be dumped ? No. This is only for the protection of the com mission merchant or other agent. In what form must applications fot investigations or certificates be made ?v No particular form is prescribed, but it must contain the information re quired by Sec. 3 of Regulation 4 of YOU AND YOURS the Regulations prescribed, by the Sec retary ot Agriculture for the en forcement of this Act. These Reg ulations are published in Service and Regulatory Announcements Noi 107 (Agri. Econ.) of the United States Department of Agriculture. Recom mended forms of application have been placed in the hands of all local health officers and 6f branch of ficers of the Fruit ' and Vegetable Division, Bureau of Agricultural Eco nomics, U. S. Department of Agricul ture. '' . ' How can shippers file a complaint, against a dealer under this Act? AH complaints should be addressed to the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. U. S. Department pf Agriculture, Wash ington, I). C. The' complaint must set forth all facts concerning the transaction and must be : accompanied by all available correspondence and other papers relating to the ship ment. . A blank ,form for submitting a complaint may be obtained, if de sired, : by addressing the Bureau of Agriculturar Economics, U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture, Washington, 1). C. Some Questions Raised By the Produce Trade Question 1 : When a lot or carload, shipped in interstate commerce, origin ally sold to the consignee, is re jected by the purchaser nad later re leased by the shipper to the original purchaser, does the transaction come under the provisions of the Act? ANSWER : In the absence of a definite agreement regarding pay ment, the carlot is considered as be ing handled for the account of the shipper and comes ' under the pro visions of the Act. The trade con siders the car is on consignment. Question 2: Do railroads and ex press companies come within the emnp nf tViP Ant when disnosimr of! refused shipments? ANSWER: The Act docs not affect the right of railroads and express companies to sell refused shipments, but this should be honestly done and the account rendered the shipper should be true and correct. . While the Act is not directed primarily at carriers, they comcwuhiU' lite fit.tr i Question 3: What is meant by "commercial Value ?" ANSWER : Com mercial value means any value that a commodity may have for any pur pose that can be ascertained in the exercise of due diligence by the agent without unreasonable expense or loss of time Question 4 : If a lot has no com mercial value in its present condition and would not sel for' enough to pay the cost of reconditioning, is the agent justified in dumping the lot ? ANSWER: -Yes. Question 5: If a consigned ship ment is without commercial value as a "human food, but has commercial value for other purposes, is the agent required to dispose of it out of. the usual trade channels? ANSWER: Within reasonable limits. See defi nition of commercial value. Question 6: Are consignees re quired to accept shipments they be lieve will not sell for enough to pay freight charges? ANSWER: No-. Question 7: May receivers pool or intermingle several lots of products received from different shippers ? ANSWER: Not unless they receive written permission from the ship pers, or have given due advance , no tice that shipments received, by them will be so handled and shippers have not objected to this practice. Question 8: Must Agents who sejl consigned produce to a separate and distinct concern or corporation in which they have a financial interest, or who are financially interested in them, show this on the account sales sent to shippers ? ANSWER : Yrs. Such a disclosure should be made on! the account sales in each case uesion 9 : Can agents place con-j The Cannery will start operations Monday, July 9. We want to buy Blackberries and Snap Beans now. Will pay 20 cents for the Berries. Hurry up and bring us all you have. We will need a lot of girls and women to help us. AH who would like to work will please apply Monday, July 9, at the Cannery and let us get your name so that we can call you when we have work. JONATHAN CASE Superintendent I THINGS TO PLAN FOR RIGHT NOW . That cream' check every two weeks. That cannery check every time you come to town. Fat hog sale in June. Bread and Butter Show next fall. Encourage the 4-H Clubbers. . Big Farmers' day next fall. . Local Curb Market. Breed sqws so that the pigs will go on the market in March, April, August and September. . signed produce with another agent for sale arid charge the shipper two commissions ? ANSWER : In a civ- en market it is to be presumed that the agent is capable of securing ad equate returns for a shipment, if he has to turn goods over to another agent for disposal it does not appear titling him to a commission. If the agent fels it wise to forward ship ment to another market, the consent of the shipper should be obtained. Double commission should not be charged unless the shipper consents and gross receipts and all deductions must be shown on the account sales-. Question 10: When a consigned" lot is in such condition on arrival that it will show considerable shrink age on reconditioning how can the agent get protection on the shrink- age? ANSWER: Get a food pro- 4ucts inspection certificate covering e original condition at destination- and stating the average percentage of . worthless stock. If, after recon- ditioning, the shrinkage runs . higher than indicated get, a certificate under the Produce Agency Act showing the definite amount- that has-na commer- DC snown - on accounc-"-siiea sciic - to r shippers? ANSWERS "At least the total volume sold and the gross amount received, with itemized ex penses and the commission charged. Also any loss from shrinkage, dump ing or reconditioning, together with supporting papers. The common law covering agency, as wel las good parc- tice, entitles the shipper to an ac count sales that is sufficiently de tailed as to fully cover and explain the sale of his produce, and shippers at common law have a right to dc- mand a complete " and1 detailed ac count of sales. Question 12: t Can agents charge shippers with credit losses or losses from rebates or allowances to the agent's customers? ANSWERS: Not unless shipper is liable on account of such losses and in no case un less a full disclosure is made of all the facts. Question 13: Are shippers who re ceive produce from growers and as their agent ship it in interstate com merce liable under the Act? ANS WER: Yes. Question 14 : When is a co-operative agency affected under the Act? ANSWER: Whrn . it handles for non-members produce, which moves in interstate commerce, a HONEYMOONERS HERE Mr. and Mrs. Ress, of Florence,. S. C, recently visited Miss Virginia Smith at her home on Harrison avenue. The happy couple wrcre on their honeymoon. Before her mar riage Mrs. Ress was Miss Willie Gibson, of Gibson, N. C, and became taught music there last year. YOUR LAWYER
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