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y-np . THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1323 PAGE TWO CIVILIZATION BEGINS AND ENDS WITH THE PLOW" THE FRANKLIN PRESS, FRANKLIN. N. C. THINGS TO PLAN TO THROUGHOUT COMING YEAR . Poultry loading depot with facili ties for grading eggs. , An annual poultry show. . s Monthly livestock sales." Farmers' own line of delivery trucks. .. Purebred sres 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 The rayon' development going up wear Ashcville will be of great benefit to the farmers of Macon county, if all those in Macon county who do not tnmir,rr on1 p-jnnnt make a SUC- cess of it will go over there and go to work. And it again, those who continue farming will grow quality stuff, that is, use proper fertilizer, plant at the proper time, using the proper varieties of seed, and spraying in the proper manner. .. We must not forget that our farm ers here are in competction with other farmers all over Western North Caro lina, many of whom are producing good stuff at a minimum cost. '.' The rayon plant is only two hours ty car from here and farmers taking advantage of this market will also have the added advantage of buying their supplies wholesale and saving the freight charges, and also save themselves returning empty when car- Tying loads of stuff to market. m i- ' As I see it, now is the time for farmers in the different communities to get together and work out a plan for co-operative delivery-. My services are .fully at the disposal of any commu n it i e s wh o wish - to BEEF CATTLE When are some of our large land owners going to put in real breeding Sherds of sure enough beef cattle? " Ti Viae nawol all over these 4 good United Stales when feeders can .; depend on buying young stuff. riicy 'will have to grow their own or do without. ' But it would bc.il in contemplat- intr iroitw into beef e;ntK to study w rnrl nf nrices. Tliev have been at limu ui y - .... i,:w nir (nr -inie time, and tne chances are that the trend now will be downward. Apa-1 from seasonal fluctuation from to peak on bcet cattle, prices have n.-.n on the av erage eleven years. '' . .' It seems to mo vi v it. h bad busi ness to pay taxes n . utrue . tracts o ...fiiovino- Tntiuntiiiii .r.n l that is not being grazed by caitk' The first c?seir.t . beef product arranged year-ro-.m ' have very few, ii a:'. in this -county. yr.d shecp. lo profitable systematically y.A arcs. We v.ch pastures Western farmers :. conditions by the r-. and mass prod.netio:-.. farmers could just advantage of u;o-.nt. pastures .and iviicinj.'. not far off when thi , advantage of '.f machinery ' We. mountain profitably take i onditions by r.i'l the time is . will be done. WINTER CROPS The time v.i'l vnr be past; for putting in winter uops. Lvery wideawake farmer vhtuld make every field a urccn tidd this winter. ,: One advantage in winter crops is winter feed for stock. ; Another advantage for winter crops is prevention of' soil washing, .. Another advantage of winter crops is conservation of soil fertility. Another advantage for the winter , crops is working the laud all . the '. time. And that pays. SEED DAY Professor Fant of the Sltate College will be here on October rithour an nual fall seed day. and will give a demonstration on treatment .of wheat . for smut. Remember the date, October Cth r.t ten o'clock A. M. at the court hou se. Anyone having seed for sale should bring a sample and take orders from anybody whovyishesto buy seed, there fcy assisting our Home people both in getting a market and in setting the seed they need. . . " , . ' :,. , I still believe that one third nf-labor and fertilizer put on our main field crops in this county is lost because of poor seed. When I say poor seed I mean not only inferior seed but seed of the wrong variety. CONSULT YOUR KEEP YOUR FARM y foultrV Again oir retention is- called t t:ie o-'i.Hvuu p'-ultry in Macon county as a whole.- ' People have sold d- vn too close without culling.' They have sold their heavy hens , : ;r ; ..Ui. i,;.c ;,,; v-JoDtamca at - me- county aus uma. and kept their light hens wth ui,, - enevUable result o! wa?t:iig tneu ca- tal. . ' ' ' - Worms, lice nad' mice are 'piayir.fi havoc with thev chickens practically everywhere. v t . t 41,,. rLn.-.lirs Nearly everyone knows the .rcmul cs (t- ttipcf iip'tts hnt how many are put ting them into practice. Arc you ? ' We should get from fifty to a hun dred fhousand baby chicks in this county next spring. : How many of us have a brooder house or are planning to build one? They areeasy to build and inexpens ive and are really worth their weight in poultry to anyone getting Daoy cmcks You can get plans for your brooder house in the county agent's office. BEES As winter draws near your bees will need some -attention,'- and in lots of cases good feeding. What honey flow vl-p have had this summer has been wastd on account . of excessive rain. Many bees died last year and many more will die thisyear unless a little care is exercised from 'now until cold weather gets here. MEMPHIS All those who arc contemplating going to -the National Dairy Show in Mcmpjus should make . their definite decision at once. ' Let me remind everyone agaia that this is the last chance We will ever have to visit the show in the south as it is ironic into its permanent home I in St.- Louis- after this year the 25th, 26th and 27th of' T)ctoTer. Whether or riot , this fair is a suc- . . . ... i . cess, and whether or not it will jc continued depends entirely on the j farmers themselves. If we get a good lot of exhibits, - ami nc ncoule are interested we will ffect, as fast as possible, a ncrmanetn organization, of course it cannot be continued. ' , 'ru will not this '-.. rr"a" ' "fartt,,r i week with a letter to every farmer in the county,. Your attention is ur gently invited to this catalogue, and the program it contains, and your cooperation is urgently solicited. HOGS Below is an outline of the very lat est in scientific feeding of hogs: Do not in any case allow more than one pound of cither A or 15 mixture daily to each pig, and never that much unless they arc getting all the corn they will eat For" Pig's Weighing Between 30 and'both the private and the public -stand 100 Pounds (iive each pig one pound of the following mixture daily, 'and all the. corn thev will eat at least twice uaiiy. " MIXTURE A Fish meal or 60 per cent tankage : Pounds. 2S Price, $3.50 Cost, 98c Red Dog: - - ' , 1-V.tmds. 20 I'ricc $2.50 Cost, rtlc Cottonseed meal (37 per cent) Pound?, 12 Price ?Z.2a Cost, 27c! Corn Meal: Pounds. 40 Price, $2.00 Cost, 80e Total UK) $2.55 For Pigs Weighing Between 10Q and 300 Pounds (Jive- each pig one pound of the following mixture daily, and all the corn thev will eat at least twice daily. ' MIXTURE B Fih meal or (A) per cent tankage: Pounds. 35 " Price. $3.50 Cost, $1.23 Red Dog: . Pounds 25 Price. $2.50 Cost, :. ' . : i im . Lottonseen meai o tvm. Pounds 15 Price 2.25 Cost, 34c r " - . ?A Price. $2.00 Cost, SUc Total 100 , $2.69 Mixture lJ is the basic mixture. The addition of corn meal equal to ?V t.cr cent bv weieht of any qtian- titv ot Mixture u mawes aiuiuii. Jl viijf j . r r i. Thus the addition oi a . poun v corn meal 10 the 100 pounds of Mix, ture B shown above will result in 125 pounds of Mixture A. . MINERAL MIXTURE Acid Phosphate, 10 pounds Hardwood ashes, or ground lime stone, 10 pounds Common salt, 2 pounds To make 22 pounds. . Keep the mineral mixture constant ly available to the hogs, or thorough ly mix 2 pounds with each 100 pounds i of Mixtures A and B. I. It is self-explanatory and is ex tremely simple. And what is more, it ha been proven that it pays. Any further particulars of the fecd- COUNTY AGENT AS YOU WOULD YOUR DOCTOR OR AND IT WILL KEEP YOU AND YOURS The farm pages -of The Press are edited by the county agent in col laboration with the editor. , ir.u this balanced ration may bc- i . , . ... . ....a.:. ' i. f:--. What is the use to keep hogs and fce-J them corn that you work for if you do not feed them in the way that e,els the most for your corn. , Some will doubt the value of this ration. Seeing is believing for a .So lust rive -it an honest I lot of us. So just give it an honest try and see tor yourself. Macon county, the land of super farmers that think maybe. Yours truly, LYLES HARRIS, County Agent. Raleigh, N. C, Sept. 19, 1928. Dear Co-Workers : The Produce Packer of September 14th, carried the following notice: "The. Atlantic Coast Poultry Pro ducers' association, 348 Greenwich Street, New York City, has quit bus iness." It further stated that the reason tViis organization had ITOlie OUt of business was because of the fact of the gradual falling away of its mem Wshin which resulted in so few re ceipts of eggs that it did not have volume enough of business to. operate economically I -am rv.iQsinp this information on to you because you and also a number ! of your farmers have Deen snipping rirfra to this organization. Quite a few have been ordering the little Acme Egg Scales from these people, but all orders for scales from now on should" be sent to the Special ty Manufacturing company, St. Paul, Minnesota. . I am passing this on as information only. Yours very truly, F. W. FISHER, Associate Marketing Specialist ECONOMIC STUDY OF-LAND P" MOUNTAINS The interest of various federal and n- or eficient use of an(s that arc ... bcin used umvisely is exemplified by a survey now being made in the mountains of south western West Virginia by the United States Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the: West Virginia Agricultural Experiment station. In that region, which has been settled for 100 years or more, agriculture has always been of the self-sufficing type. During the last half century it .has hcpn HospIv linked with forest in dustries, which furnished employment and cash income. The bulk of the timber has now been cut, and what is left cannot last long. Farming no longer pays on much of the land, and many fields are being abandoned, while at the same time the burden of carrying . cut-over land is pressing heavily on the owners. Thei problem .f future kind utilization in the region is, therefore,, of urgent interest from nnint The forester's task is to determine the economic practibility of utilizing varoius types of land for forestry, either by private owners or by public agencies, and in cooperation . with agricultural economists to ascertain the relative values of different sorts of land for agriculture and forestry, iimlnr p-rictimr pcntiomic conditions or those likely to prevail in the near future. It is hoped mat, tne sumy will lead to the formulation of a pro gram for coordinated, permanent agri cultural and forest utilization of the reeion The ' collection of the necessary physical and economic data was begun last summer and will be completed this year. Information is being gath ered from1 farmers, landowners, and various wood-using industries. De tailed data on composition, growth, ! J -.f U fnrf c condition, am ownersuip u. uiWv is homir ohtaiiud cruet v dv means oi ---o ---- - - - . sample plots scattered throughout Nicholas and Webster counties on various soil and land types. in quiry is also made into the local methods of taxation and the amount of tax burden on both farms and fnrpstc in order to ascertain the ef . . 1 T fect of taxation on land utilization. r. . - . t it i c Ti e cHiW is nrohahlv the fore -' - 7 . ; runner of a number ot similar pro jects to be undertaken later in por tions of the country where there are large areas of unutilized land. WHAT DOES A HORSE EAT? How many farmers in this county know what' it costs to carry each head of work stock for twelvemonths? How many know the number of hours their mules or horses work each year? ' Below, is what W. 1 Nichols hr.s to say on this! subject in a very recent" issue of the Southern Agri culturist; 1 Cost studies carried on ..under the direction of the writer fr the past several vears indicate that surnlus work stock is a considerable factor in. increasing farmers cost of pro duction and cutting down proftits. On 28 representative farms: in Western Kentucky an average of 26 and one hair bushels of corn and 2,731 pounds of hay were consumed per head of work stock in 12 months. Besides this, $3.26 worth of sorghum, mill feeds and other '.feeds were consumed per head of work stock. At going prices these feeds were worth $48.17. Pasturage, shelter and care, and mis cellaneous charges have to be added to this iigur.e. Some farmers do not figure closely on the feed consumed by their horse stock. Decause. . as incv sav. rno&i ui it is produced on their own farms and docs not entail a cash outlay. This is a thoroughly unbusiness-likc view to take about the matter since the same feed could have been sold or fed to such stock as dairy cattle rr tinorc anrl tliprphv tnrnpd into cash. Vf 11 O um.u . . - J Kv. vu " " " Farmers having surplus work stock secure a low average of work per hp.-iH Tn the studv referred to several farmers got less than a yearly average of 40 davs work for each horse fed. Others got more than 80 davs work ner head. , In reducing surplus, horse stock it will nav to sell the older animals. keeping only the number i actually needed to do the farm work. All indications noint toward a risinc mar ket for good work stock for some years ahead. State College Station, Raleigh, N. C. To All County Agents: Thwe .still remains in North Cafo lina ' the nroblem of land clearing Farmers are realizing that prosperity depends largely on two x important factors. Hrst, economic production and second, maximum production pe farm worker. Tn nroduce crous economically and in reasonably large volume, the use of improved machinery is necessary. Improved machinery, however, cannot be used successfully on lands covered with stumps and cut up with ditches. For six: years North--Carolina farm more government explosives are avaif- .able for agricultural purposes. Farm- ers can well afford to use cheap or economical commercial explosives for removing stumps from cultivated fields. 'To meet this need the three explosive companies produced new "ex plosives which in some respects are similar to Pyrotol. The cost in car lots is about 50 per cent higher than the Pyrotol price has been. The Dupont Powder company of Wilmington, Delaware rcccomends the use of ' Aeritol. . The . Hercules Pow der company recommends Hcrcomitc, while the Atlas Powder company recommends their Standard .Mumping Special 21. F. Representatives of these companies are anxious to co nncratp vl th countv anents and farm ers- in holding blasting demonstrations and assisting in the necessary organi zation required for the purchase of explosives in car load lot quantities. The Dupdwt Powder company is represented by Mr. J. L. Dunn of Scotland Neck, N. C. The Atlas Powder company is. represented by Mr. C. H. Fleming, Monteith Apart ments, Greenville, S. C. You can feel at liberty . to refer farmers to these men or solicit their cooperation in silving ditching or land clearing problems. Yours very turly, '. , J. M. GRAY, Ass't.VDirector TREAT SEED FOR THE . BARLEY SEED PLOT TO PREVENT SMUT There are two smuts of barley of common occurence in most barley fields. One of these,' covered smut, is carried by means of smut spores attached to the outside of the barley kernel. The other smut, known as loose smut, is equally as prevalent as covered , smut. The fungus pro ducing loose smut is carried by means of smut spores attached to the out side of the barley kernel. The oth er smut," known as loose smut, is pnnallv as nrevalent as covered smut The .fungus nroducing loose smut is carried on the interior of the seed kernel, as a result of the early in f ectine and uenetration of the" seed kernel at flowering lime:T -The loose smut is if anything more destrue live than covered smut. Since the fungus producing loose smut is carried on the interior of the seed, it is necessary to use the hot water method ot seed treatment for smut prevention, which will pre vent both the loose and covered smuts. This method of seed treat merit is given in detail in the fol lowimr itaraarrauhs : The hot water treatment can be accomplished conveniently by using three barrels tor subjecting the gram to the desired temperature. Before the grain is placed in warm water, it is soaked in water at room tern perature from four ot six hours. The seed should be placed in a small loose sacks or wire baskets contain ing not more than . one peck each before it is wet. THINGS TO PLAN FOR RIGHT NOW That cream check every two weeks. That cannery check every time you come to town. ',. Bread and Butter Show next faii.;; ' ' ' '.'..'..' 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. Live steam from a boiler will be. found most convenient in maintain ing the desired temperatures of water in the barrels.' Following the prc soak at room temperatures as men tioned above, dip grain for one rain- V.n..J Tn 1 in ivhich till water is kept at a temperature of' about 120 degrees fahrcnheit, in or der to warm the seed. From barrel No. 1, the grain is plunged into bar rel No. 2, in which the fater is main tained at a, temperature of from 125 to 127 degrees fahrenhcit. The length of treatment itith is barrel is deter mined bv the temoerature. the -periods of treatment being as follows: 125 degrees fahrenhcit 15 minutes, lat degrees fahrcnheit 13 minutes, 127 degrees fahrenhcit 10 minutes. While the grain is in the barrel No. 2 it should be agitated by con stant stirring or shaking. At the end of treatment in barrel No. 2, remove grain and imamerse it at once in barrel . No. 3 which , is filled with cold water.. Following the treatment, spread the grain otu to dry. In case live steam is not available, the desired temperatures can be main tained by adding the necessary amount of hot water to the ' barrels. Special care must be observed ,ro subject the grain to the proper tem peratures, since- grain - subjected - to r.tem.peraturesw.akw:lfgrees;,h ru'-.---t.i.---,'vwi-. Ua"-'.u- .j- m'm'areftnTJiaKmg leadings, only an accurate and eas ily read thermometer should be used. It frequently happens that house hold thermometers arc not sufficient ly accurate to be used for this pur pose. ' Treat only seed enough for. a seed plot, as there is liability that some seed has been ' injured unless great care has been used. In sowing," use extra seed to allow for the swollen condition of the treated seed pro viding it has . not been thoroughly dried. . As a further precaution the barley seed plot should be isolated to as great an extent as possible from other barley fields, which not only will prevent the spread of smut, but' which also will prevent any varietal mixing which might occur. DEPT. OF PLANT PAltiUbUtjY, North . Carolina State College. MONEY IN THE CREAMERY BUSINESS Mr G H Bishoo and Mr. L. L. Carmichael of Ashkirn, Turner county Georgia, met with our Chamber 0 Commcrce and a number of our farm ers .last Saturday evening at the com- munity house, in the interest of the cow, the hog, and the hen, and ro tation of crops. They will meet again in Gainesville in the near tuture to help launch a program for the farmers, of this section. Mr. Bishop said that 67 per'-cent 'of the' farmers of Turner county were selling cre"am and making money N and many of them were raising hogs and chickens; that their people were out of debt, had money in the bank and could pay their taxes and meet' other obli gations. He said that the rotation of crons. the cow. the sow and the hen had been tliG salvation of the farmers of Turner county. Gaines ville, (Ga.) Eagle. : ?v ew York. N. Y. It is reallv a "grand and glorious feeling" to own a new car, whether the first or fif teenth, according to Claire Briggs, famous, cartoonist. Briecs was one of the first New Yorkers to purchase a Silver Anniversary Buick . sport roadster and cniovs the frleaminc luster and newness of the car, he states, as much as a verttaDle youngs ter. "The cars arc surely, distinctive," commented Briggs on the new. body style created by Buick "Naturally, curving lines are always beautiful and the new Buick style seems to be based entirely -on the . curve. They arc graceful and smart." rhildrens Golds ( j&i Checked without ".dosing 'dosing." Rub cn my i Va P Ron YOUR LAWYER ( (
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