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THURSDAY, AUCU3T 13, Ll'.J CIVILIZATION BEGINS AND- ENDS' WITH THE PLOW" THE rAHZILIN PRESS, HlAiniLIN, N. C. THINGS 70 PLAN TO THROUGHOUT COMING YEAR The Farmer.' Day at the test farm at Swannanca on May 17, 1828. Poultry loading depot with facili ties for grading egg. An annual poultry how. Monthly livestock sales. .. Farmers' own line of delivery trucks. Purebred sires and seeds. Guernsey cattle association. .' A semi-annual seed exchange day. k . tl ..4 fvniual one dav of 1 tX nuini - ' I the bread and butter show. New Farminz System Needed In the South Atlanta. Ga. A new system of ag riculture, based on the general adop tion of mixed farming, more atten tion to soil conservation, and de velopment of timber resources through orotection from forest fires, is needed in Georgia and other states of the South, if they are to make the most of their agricultural opportunities, Roland Turner, general agntunuia. rf the Southern Railway sys tem, declared in an address before tt.o R7nA annual meetine of the Geor gia State Agricultural society at Macon. ''.' f ti-rA forminor arrordine to Mr lrt.M .......,, ----- Turner, should embrace the produc rroos. with dairying, poultry, hog and sheep raising as 'e ncl HPS to Vietd .a Casn mcuiur Soil conservation which is an ab solute essential for successful tarm rforlarpd most easilv attain able as a by-product of mixed farm ing. Mr. Turner stated as an aviom that no crop can De proauceu u profit on poor, worn out, wdtnci . .The agricultural wealth of all the c,tv.em sfatp ran be ereatly in- - JVUUIVIlf: , . - - creased-by the.-prevention oi. nres -eA hv the nrevention ol: tires "rurner, who added "that farmers are just beginning to realize the value of their woodlands. , Attention to .these. ,.th,i;eev teatures 'ihroughout the South, Mr. Turner said, will to a very large degree, solve the agricultural problem. NEWSPAPER SHORTS z FOR COUNTY. AGENTS Manure is worth four dollars a ton. The Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station estimates that one-third of all manure is wasted by improper handling v! Put these facts together and you rwill realize just how much a manure pit will be worth to you ., The walls of a manure pit are :made with roncrete in which o 1-2 'gallons of water are used to the sack of cement If the sand and pebbles 'are damp oulv five gallons of water are used since the other 1 1-2 gal lons arc contained in the aggregates. 'With wet aggivRHtcs. use only 4 .1-4 "gallons .. , t rc -a satisfactory cmi- i- 111. iiiu.m i.ui.; - - crete ran be made by using - w cubic feet-of sand -atid 3 1-2 cubic feet of pebbk-s to the sack of ce dent. These proportions may, how ever, require slight variations. Under no circumstances, vary the relation t water lo cement. The ccmrrete for the floor is niavle -ith 5 1-2 gallons of water to the ' sack of cement. With 'moist sand and pebbles use '4 1-4 gallons. Wet . ag- grcgates require only 3 3-4 gallons. "As a rule a mixture containing one part cement, two parts sand, and three -.parts pebbles will be astisfactory. ; The walls and the floor are placed separately. The joint between thein is filled with tar. TO ALL COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AGENTS : ' No one knows exactly how much toll . animal parasites take each year from the American farmer, but it is a tremendous sum and all tendency towards intensity of agriculture is in clined to increase it. Particularly is this true of the internal varieties of parasites, j This college and the federaj de partment of agriculture feel their re sponsibility in connection with tris Situation, and wish to avail them selves of every opportunity in com batting the menace. With this though i in mind, we arc apepaling t - you tor assistance in obtaining more complet inforcation on the distribution of, and damages done by, these pests. The questionnaire which accom panies this' letter is arranged to fa cilitate the listing of such informa tion as you are able to gather on the above topics in your county. It is suggested that you consult veterinar ians and other local persons, if neces sary, in getting as complete a pic ture as possible of your conditions.. The information you may be ab le to secure will be used to strengthen KEEP YOUR FARM our ) lan lor uvesiout wui.-mw.i work. , iv, n.-it hrstitate to turn in wnai- cvcr information you arc able to ab tain, however meaner it may be, f'r very little knowledge has ben ac cumulated in this regard. It s sucfccested that you use uk back of the questionnaire lor ad ditional remarks, if needed. Very truly yours, 1. 0. SCHAUB, , Extension Director. ANOTHER SCRUB BULL FOUND GUILTY Before an audience of 380 .livestock owners and interested townspeople, i scrb-bull trial, held in the court house at Eatonton, Ga., July 4, result ed in the verdict of guilty. The trial was conducted by the local legal talent, with prominent livestocK own- nrc X1C lIitnCKKPS. Via v.. .... I Thnnrdi a mofck affair, the trial as rnr,rtpd tn the United States Depart ment of Agriculture by G. A. Turner, county agent, was a great butww, and seven registered Dulls nave ucen purchased" as a result of the evidence showing the utility value oi improcu sires. sn pffrtivp had been the prelim inary arrangements that one farmer ciA hninrp the trial ' that the idea of improving livestock by the use o better bulls had already been iso wen established that this form ot extensor -rlr was a-success even if the trial Had not been held. Feminine interest was apparent both by the large num- Der ot women in me auuicutv "-. the presence of two women on the jury. ,' ' FOREIGN INTEREST IN .U. S. SWINE SANITATION SYSTEM The system of swine sanitation de veloped in the federal bureau of ani mal industry by the late Dr. B. H. Ransom is beginning to receive at: tention in foreign countries, as shown by oemments inf foreign veterinary journals. . An interesting development in this connection was the request fvi - iht -Tprhniral Service of the V . , ...... : tnr t-A hv ih United States department of . agriculture. This request was ap- proved and the puDiication nas uecu 1upd with the original illustrations. With the approval of the department, the poster on roundworms ot swine also is being translated ; into French. "This," states Dr. M. C. Hall, chief of the department's zoological division, "is an excellent example of the con- r'.r tinuous and persistent Denetits oi scientific work. The swine sanita tion system was developed in McLean county, 111. It gradually spread, first throughout Illinois and then through out the Middle West, and is now ex tending into other sections of the United States. It is being adapted to cntiiliprti rnnditions bv experimental v. VJ . . V . . V . -. J - . tests in Colquitt county, Ga. Mean while it will be used in Haiti and adapted to tropical conditions. "Doctor Ransom died when the ben efits of his work were just .becoming evident and never saw its far-reaching results, but his research will continue to bear fruit and to benefit humanity long after his death, as is characteris tic of sound scientific work: "The worker dies, but the work lives and continues year by year to pay div idends to the world at large." KINSHIP OF FARM TENANT AND LANDLORD SIGNIFICANT '.Farm tenancy has steadily increased since 1880, when the census first made a separate enumeration of own prs -.Hid tenants, until now tenant farmers comprise 38.0 per cent of all farmers in the United States. While the rate of increase has not been so large, in the last decade, except in certain sections of th country the already larpe percentage of tenant farmers is viewed with apprehension by some who fear a tenant agricul ture. It is therefore desirable to know who the tenants are and something of their opportunities for becoming landowners. Tenants who rent farms from relatives are much more likely to be interested in the farm and the community than those who are rent ing from non relatives, says the Unit ed Sates department of agriculture. A study of landlords indicates that 84 per cent of tenants related to land lords in the North and West are either sons or sons-in-law; in the South the comparable figure is 60 per cent. The son or son-in-law may pay the same rent as any other renter, but he has some interest in the farm and in most cases in the community. Among the states in which the number of tenants is large, Wisconsin has the highest percentage related to the landlord, approximately 40 per cent, while North Dakota is the- low est, with slightly more than 20 pfcr cent. In more than half the counties of the Central States above 30 per cent of the tenants are related to their landlords. In the extreme East ern and in ,the far Western States a larger proportion of counties have r COUNTY AGENT AND IT WILL KEEP YOU AND YOURS The farm pages" of The Press are edited by the county agent in col laboration with the edstor. lower pcrcnetage of related tenants. The fact lhat so large a proportion of tenants are relatives of their land lords is significant, savs the depart ment, because such' tenants are . likely to have a degree ot concern m tin upkeep and care of farms comparable with that of an owner operator, and many are operating as tenants pre paratory to assuming the full owner ship of the property by inheritance or some other mode of acquisition. FRUIT GROWERS CONFERENCE Place Henderson County Time-Aueust 22-23. 1928. . Morning Program Wednesday, August 22 9:30 a. m. Assemble at a. m. Lyda's Orchard, Ednyville. Pruning Bearing Fruit Trees: By M. E. Gardner, Pomologist, -N. C. State College. Fruit Thinning: . By Dr. J. H. Beaumont, Head of Department of Horticulture, N. C State College. ' . Study of Bearing Trees in Relation to Fruitf ulness : i fruuiuincbs . . By H R. Niswonger, Extension Horticulturist, N. C. State Col- lf(7 12:00 to 1:30 Dinner Hour. Afternoon Program 1-30 p. m. Address by Noah Hollo well, Editor of Mountain Farmer. New Variety of Fruits: By Dr. J. H. Beaumont. Grape Culture:' By C. H. T. Blythe, Henderson- . ville, N. C. w t J r . Address .by A. M. Lyda, Fruit Grower of Edjieyville. . Morning Program Thursday", August 23 10 :00 a. m. Assemble at Copisa Or chards, Saluda, N. C. Field Study of Apple insects: By C. H. Brannon, Extension M. r. State College. JJIHUlliviifeiv, ----- - Demonstration- ControLof ..Jbeid c. Trip through Orchard : . - Conducted by.C. E.' Sanders, owner of orchard. 12 :00 to 1 :30 Basket Dinner. Fort Atkinson, Wis., August 11, 1928. Mr. Lyles Harris, County Farm Agent, Franklin, North Carolina. Dear Sir: . , Your letter of August 7 received. We wish we were in position to have ou representative again visit North Carolina whn you hold your arthTsummeT the Zittr of ' this ago this summer uic wint more in North Carolina attending dairy picnics and would line the op portunity sometime to repeat this trip. It requires too much time and travel for us to have a representative, come to your state for just one picnic but at some future time if North Carolina can arrange a series of picnics like they had two years ago, we would be pleased to consider having a repre sentative with you. ... . We appreciate your invitation and regret that the distance, is so ) great that we are unable to accept it. Wishing you continued success in your work, we are Sincerely yours, -HOARD'S DAIRYMAN By A. J. Glover. $20,000 Worth of Lead Enough ammunition for a small military campaign will be required for the twentv-nmth brand American Championship and Handicap tourn ament, which will be held on the grounds of the Amateur Trapshooting Association of America, at Vandalia, Ohio, the week of August 20. Approximately 1, 00,000 shells will be fired, according to Horace Bonser, former member of the Olympic 1 trap shooting team, who will manage the championship shooting events, again this year. , Contestants last year sprayed the ground beneath the soaring targets with 26 tons of lead. Most of this lead as""subsequentlydug"Tip- and sold by the pound. Mr. Bonser esti mated that $20,000 worth of lead alone will be fired during the matches next month. One hundred and fifty barrels of empty shells were picked up after the tournament last year. The paper part of the shells was burned and the brass ends sold. The competitors iii the various events fired 743,800 shells, in addition to those used in practice shots. A million targets have been pro vided for the marksmen. Each target must be shattered ; to constitute a break; During the matches, the fir ing can be heard distinctly in Day top, ten miles away. Firing is con tinuous along a Jinc of 26 traps with five'mcn to a trap. AS YOU WOULD The Grand American Handicap, alone, premier event of. the .trap shooting world, which will, be held August 24, will require more than lO'j.lHJO rounds of ammunition "and as many targets. Each of the contest antsand it is anticipated that there will be over 1000 entrants will have 100 shots at the swiftly moving targ ets. The winner will receive $1,000 in gold ; a beautiful Frigidare ; . a $200 gold watch and a replica of the Gates Trophy. " . ... Otto Newlin, of Georgetown, 111., won this event last year when he broke 98 , targets from the 20-yard line He will be on hand to defend his title this year. Only two men in the history of the big events .have succeeded in getting 100 breaks out of 100 shots. Riley Thompson did it in Chicago in 1910 and C. A. Young made a perfect score at the Vandalia grounds in 1926. , ; . Arrangements nave oeen penenw to furnish the contestants with ammu nition on the grounds. Entrants wm 1 1 1 1W11 v.. o - . . than 1000 of the leading o in tiip roimtrv. renresent- ing virtually every business and pro-1 fession but brought togeiner uy common love for the sport. Every state and territory and several of our insular possessions will be represent ed a ' a ( liast 15.000 oersons n. uuwu 7 . i t js expected to be on hand tor tne Grand American Handicap, which is not only tne principal imiui tournament but has elicited especial interest among the shooters because of the value of the prizes wnicn go to the winner. Sylva Baptist Encampment 1 Arrangements-are being made to care for the many Baptists who will wmnrl Kantist encamp- meht to be held at Sylva. Collegiate Institute, Sylva, August 19-24. Noth ,.m11 Ko left undone to make the stay of the visitors both pleasant and profitable. tl-iA cnpaVprR Will DC W. K rw n n rhair of Bible. Wake Forest College; I. M. Mercer, D. D., Winston-Salem, president capiisi auu; convention ; Z.eno- Wau. u. u yi d others. The IUUIV.1I, iUUJVlv.., r . teaching faculty jwill be composed I of all state Sunday school, B. Y. r , U. and Mission study workers. Sunday School Secretary Perry Morgan, of Raleigh, assisted by Miss Gladys Beck and, C. B. Earp, will teach classes in Sunday school work each morningA B. Y. P. U. studies in Missions will be led by Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Wood, . of Maxton. . .r During the afternoons in addition to the outdoor games, stunts, hikts, mountain climbing, etc., which will be enjoyed by all, a visit througti syiva s new paper board plant and a trip to the - Cheroke Indian Reservation will be given to the visitors attend to "the" Cheroke. Indian . Reservation visitors attend- ing. , Those attending may stay in the dormitories of the school at $1.00 per day inoluding three meals. Guests will be expected, to bring bed linen, towels, soap, etc. A registration fee of $1.00 for the entire week, or 25 cents per day will he charged to help defray expenses of the encampment. Dormitories will be open Sunday af ternoon," August 19th for the recep tion of guests Dr. I. M. Mercer and James A. hey will speak at the initial meeting Sundav afternoon at three o'clock when a great crowd is expected from when a great crowu is cmc.liu h" h r nr...... mu r-..i;.,o all Darts ot vvesieru iMuim wmmm. J p . riiirirnni rr ATI AMTA CHhiVKULlli 1 . AiLiAIN 1A PLANT IS NOW OPEN The formal opening during the past week of the. Chevrolet assembly plant in Atlanta, coming at a time when a similar plant is under con struction in Kansas City, is further indication that there is to, be no let down in the company's extensive sales I program. . , . The mammoth Atlanta piani, wmui has been in operation since May 1, is capable of turning out 350 cars a day, and was the eighth assembly plant to be opened by Chevrolet in this country. The Kansas City plant with the ,same capacity will be the ninth. i Atlantans last week welcomed their fjrst opportunity of visiting the great assemblyplantr and-seeing-the-magic Chevrolet line produce the world's most popular automobile from a set of seemingly unrelated parts. Atlanta newspapers welcomed Chevrolet to the southeast, and viewed the plant as ' a southern institution. It was mainly southern contracting genius that built it in four months, one week and six hours, several days before the Contracted time had expired. Southern help has been operating it ever since the first car rolled off the line. It serves teh southeastern mark et exclusively supplying cars in the dealers of eGorgia, North and South Carolina, Alabama and Florida. A southerner, W. S. "(Crane" Roberts has been placed at the head of this, the newest and one of the greatest of the South's industrial institutions, YOUR DOCTOR OR THINGS TO PLAN FOR RIGHT NOW That cream weeks. check every two 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 sows so that the pigs will go on the market in March, April, August and September. The plant covers 32 acres and oc cupies 410,000 square feet of floor space. There are five buildngs, and n the main one the Fisher Body com pany is using 160 by 760 square feet of space to build their famous bodies, for the Chevrolet closed cars. The plant is ideally located with the tracks of the Southern Railroad' paralleling its .loading dock. Track storage for 300, freight cars is pro vided. Another facility to speed up deliveries is a driveaway shed, 40 by 220 . feet, where dealers from nearby cities can take deliveries ot cars. In his office at the plant, L. i. fYtW rpirinnal sales manager, has . been directing a sales legion that has as its field 11,000,0(30 people in tne etatps. Fitmres for the southeastern automobile market show that it is" rapidly becoming one of the best in the country with the demand for Chevrolet increasing rap idly. Due to the perfection of its product and the expansion of its sales forces, Chevrolet's sales record in the southeast has been second to none. Official figures show that the num ber of Chevrolcts , sold in the south eastern ; region were 16,390 for the fiscal year, 1924-25. The following. year the figftres reached 53,417. Last.. vpar-t i( tichire was more xnanoi.wu. f'jnf.fHiastFnfe'eidn.''itK' head quarters at Atlanta, is composed of five- zones with offices -at'-, various are located" at Charlotte, N. C; Co lumbia, S. C. ; Birmingham, Ala. - Jacksonville, Fla., and Atlanta, v : A Scene of Desolation A few days ago the editor visited the former home of Arthur Huggins, on a small tributary to Burningtown creek, to view the. wreck of Arthur's home and fields caused by a water1 spout which struck on the mountain side a short distance above , the home site. Arthur was present and . thank ful present to show visitors the scene of, desolation and thankful that he and. his family had escaped with their lives. The waterspout, "cloud burst or whatever it was, apparently struck in one spot on the side of the mountain and a wall of water which must haye been twenty or thirty feet high came roaring down the ravine with a sound resembling thnndpr The water swent eVervthinur before it, including garden patches, .-,- fluMc-" hirr annlp trees.7 farmintr win 1 1 v. i v. .j , r t I - ' o implemepts, and corn crib. The kitch en and dining room were smashed in to ' splinters and the home itself - L-nnrL-pd off the foUiu ation and turn r -- -- - led around. Water and mud knee I deep entered the home before the i occupants knew what was happening. After heroic work on the part ot Arthur and W. P. Martin the family was carried to safety. A tree three tect in diameter, ana 75 or 100 feet long was carried from the mountain and lodged in Arthur's front yard. This tree formerly stood on a neighbor's land and, according to Huggins, is the only benefit he derived from the catastrophe. The water bored a hole- in the mountain side twenty or thirty feet deep, somewhat wider and two hundred yards long. A grove of young poplars that was growing in the path of the water was completely destroyed. Large trees were broken and twisted ,and stripped of bark. In fact it is im possible to describe the effect of the cloudburst. One will have to see to Lsee can best get to the scene by go- h rnnvinrpfi. i nosetvno wisn io ing out by Moody s tarm ana on down Burningtown creek to Dean's mill. AtHhe mill turn to the left and cross the creek on a bridge. Arthur's farm is not more than a mile from the bridge. Poultry Prices The following are the prices to be received for poultry next sale day, Monday at Franklin and Tuesday at Otto: ' v Hens, colored. . . ................ . Hens, light .-1) Fryers, colored .23 Fryers, light. .20 Cocks ...11 Geese ' and ducks '. . . .9 YOUR LAWYER
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