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" "II ' V . If w .-. ti nrm ' ' '--J (this part of North America have cn- Ci Staie Gaiiis FaiiiiJtcr,a'nt;'(1 no vtry. scrious susi'ici,j - . as to the destructiveness of erosion. Planned Una Year Game breeding at the State Game Farm, near Asheboro, which has demonstrated the practicability of rear ing game birds in captivity in North Carolina during the first year of its operation, will be greatly . expanded tins year, under plans which have keen laid out by of ficials of the De partment of Conservation and De velopment. Enlarged pen space, hatching fa cilities, and other aditions are being made at the farm at this time in preparation for the laying season. Latest stock to be. received at the farm is a shipment of 25 ring-neck pheasants from California. These birds are slightly smaller and less tame than those which were first brought to the . farm. Later 75 more of these birds are expected, giving 100 new breeding stock for the ensuing year, in addition to the birds that were raised at the farm. With the increased facilities and larger brood stock, W. C. Grimes, manager, expects to have an output of between 8,000 and 10,000 pheasant ggs this spring and summer. Last year several hundred of pheasant eggs were distributed to sportsmen over the state, many of whom report stock ing covers this fall with matured birds. j The quail stock at the farm is to be increased by 500 this spring and with the old brood and those raised last year, Mr. Grimes believes that he will be able to turn out 10,000 of the birds in 1929. Profiting from the experience of the first year of opera tion of the farm, he expects the work of rearing the birds to prove much more effective this year. Turkeys are also to be reared at the farm. Five hundred of the birds to be distributed in ranges over the state will be assembled at the farm. Wild turkeys are being obtainedfor brood -stock;- and r gam e of f icials ex to,-; rtr x ct r " o r: . ia'c; iu da IUfur 1 1 rum luir-tt atM;-j ewr tion of turkeys in all suitable ranges in North Carolina is one of the ob jectives set by the "Board of Conser vation and ' Development. Conserva tion and Industry. Most Serious Farm Problem Is Running Water, Says Scientist More than 513 million tons of soil are being washed out to sea each year from the farms of the United States. The Mississippi River system alone is responsible for 428 million tons of this traffic in vvas!ae, ac cording to Hugh Hammond Ccnnctt of the United States Deparinicnt of Agriculture. Try to visualize this quantity loaded on 2-ton trucks in a parade. If it were possible' tor such a parade to pass a reviewing stand at a speed of one truck a second it would be necessary to provide for ' approximately seven trucks abreast and the parade would have to con ; tinue day and night, year n nsI year out, to cart away such a load as the Mississippi dumps into , the Gulf of. Mexico. This is a minimum estimate for the Mississippi. More comprehensive me thods of measurement devised recent ly indicate that these figures do not allow adequately Jor the heavier ma terial carried along the bed of the river. Neither does this estimate take into account the fact that a great deal more material is washed out of the fields than ever readies the sea Much is stranded on the way and causes incon venience to man by ere-" ating sandbars, filling up river "chan nels, covering fertile fields with flood , debris, and the like. This continuous and heavy loss of the soil on which the very food sup ply of the nation depends" is interpre ted by Mr. Bennett as "the most im portant problem that has to do with the use of our most vital resource Ask about the "Bottled Sunshine" at Perry's Druir Store MAKE YOUR HOME BEAUTIFUL I . WITH .. Furniture at Prices That Will Save You Money SLUDER-GARRETT FURNITURE CO. RANGES KITCHEN CABINETS , TALKING MACHINES AND FUNERAL SUPPLIES Day Phone 126 : ; ' . , : . Nfeht Phone 31 'X. 1,.. 1 if. ....... . -c --- :.. UiC "" Jic .a s, most oi us ni We have failed generally to recognize this as a problem of vast importance. But to confine the menace within the bounds of reasonable safety is going to tax the best efforts and ingenuity of the nation. Our soil is going over grea,t areas. In many localities it has gone, insofar as practical agri culture is concerned." "What shall we do about it?" M" Bennett, who asks the question, has observed and studied erosion and soil wastes in all their many phases' on soils of many kinds and in all parts of the nation from Vermont to Cali fornia and from Minnesota to Tex' He admits frankly that he can nct supply more than scattering frag ments of the answer. Terracing of fields, contour ploughing and cultiva tion, wise forestry management, the conservation for forestry or grazing of sharply sloping , lands that are sure to wash away if cultivated, and scrup ulous attention to gullies while the are small to prevent enlargement, arc parts of the answer. Some apply un der certain conditions and with cer tain soils and "will ont serve under different j conditions. The problem, Mr. Bennett asserts, is so important that it demands the best co-operative effort of engineers, ,of chemists and physicists among the soil scientists, and of practical fanners. What is the money cost? Mr. Ben nett makes no attempt at an in clusive estimate. He does point out that on the basis of the chemical analysis of nearly 400 surface soils it may be estimated that the amount of material washed away from the fields of the country each year con tains not less than 126 billion pounds of plant food. "This is a. loss we have not stressed in our land in ventories, yet it is about Zl times the annual net loss of plant food taken out of the fields by all the, crops that are harvested. We have stressed, , and rightly, the unwisdom of soil mining by continuous cropping, yetTve7havcbeen -blind to -the-mulch morejserious,.., loss, of ,l ."plant"": 7 food food essential to growth, it is usually possible to supply this in the form of fertilizer. But when the soil has been washed away the use of ferti lier is not effective. Measured on the basis of chemical analysis, the value of the phosphorus, potassium, and ni trogen contained in the material wash ed from the fields each year would cost something in excess of 2 billion dollars if purchased at current mark et prices for the cheapest commercial carriers of these three essential plant foods." "For obvious reasons." Mr. Ben nett continues, "it would not be cor rect to put this entire amount down as a direct, tangible, yearly loss to the farmers of the nation. Certain it is, however, that the cost digs into ihe pockets of the farmers, often deeply, particularly of those who ope rate on the more sloping, vulner able soil types, comprising large areas of the country's farm and gra7i"ng lands." . " , ... "--,,. JMonks Use Frigidaire For tin re than 900 years the monks of St. Augustine have fought their way through the bitter cold, over icy crags and. through whirling snow, braving the terrific avalanaches to find lost travelers seeking the haven of the hospice high in the Alps. Dur ing all . of these years the monks have dled out food and warmth, a cheery mug of red wine and a bed to any wayfarer that came to their door. Perched high in this mountain re treat, founded in 962, prisoners for ten months of the year when snow piles into 40 foot drifts and the tem perature sinks far below zero, the monks and the famous St. Bernard dogs daily patrol paths along which travelers usually follow. They are called upon time and again to rescue those lost in storms.' Modern methods and equipment are now being used in this life saving task. When travelers start for the hospice a phone call, from the foot of the mountain advises the monks that the party has started and the num ber headed for the retreat. When weather permits an ' automobile, brought in during 1906, is used along the treacherous mountain trails. The great log fires that provided heat and illumination for hundreds of vears hav been supplanted by sizzling stesm radi-tors and electric .lights. The power is generated far down the cliffs by a tumbling falls. The kitchen is complete with mod ern equipment, range and serving tables. The need for this is readily understood when it is pointed out that during the summer months as many as 500 travelers may visit the hospice during one day. For cen turies the wine was kept in deep cel lars to prevent freezing. In the cold months it was impossible to keep fresh meats and dairy products, with the temperature far below zero. Salt meat was the staple food. Today a modern Frigidaire holds all this fresh food for long periods and the monks are able to live comfortably and eat well. " . . The rescue work goes on. It is so strenuous, however, that the monks are able to remain at the hospice only ten to twelve years when rheuma tism and heart trouble force them to the milder climates below. Chevrolet Output Growing Assurance that Chevrolet's position as "world's largest builder of automo biles" will be sustained again 'this year, is contained in official prod w tion figures which give 106,914 pas senger car and truck units as output for the first 45 days production on the new sixes. This 'figure not only eclipses all previous records of manu facturers of six cylinder cars, but ac tually exceeds the entire year's out put of any other manufacturer during the first year. The figures, as revealed by W. S. Knudsen, president of the, company, date from December 15 to February 1. January production was 86,178, meaning that 20,736 units were pro duced the last two weeks of Decem ber. A highlight of this remarkable 45 day production record was the manu facture, January 31, of 6,729 cars. This was peak for any day during the period, and can" be regarded as an indication that February 1 would find all Chevrolet's mammoth productive facilities geared to, meet maximum quotes. Chevrolet's peak day as a producer of sixes does riot compare unfavorably with the comuany's all time record for a single day, which occurred -May --1928, when7JZ5 four cylinder runits were produced. is only 5,406 units less than January 1928. despite numerous handicaps in cident to a changeover as huge as Chevrolet effected successfully last fall. And it is 12,502 in excess of January. 1927. when 73,676 four cyhn der units were turned out. Last fall's turnover . involved 20 widely scattered plants, and called for an entirely new set of machine tools, patterns and dies. Replacements be can while the company still was en gaged intensively in volume produc tion of last year's four cylinder car an achievement, which for speed and efficiency, has never been surpassed in the industry. Some interesting statistics relative to the turnover were recalled last week by Mr. Knudsen, who declared that the Flint Motor plant manufac tured 12,000 motors, an average of bet-. ter than 1,000 per working day, be- MICKIE SAYS USSEkl, FRIRJDS! I'M GTT, OP A SURPRISE PART OU THE BOSS! JEST MAIL A CHECK, DRAFT OR. MOUEV ORDER. RjR. ASuGSCfclPTiOM REUEWAU 3E, I ET TVV 0OSS WILL BE SO TICKLED HE fBAklTTALK. IF VOL) MAILTHIS MERE? PICTURE OF ME, MESBE I'LL GET A RAISE! HOT OCXS! - TL I .... - ; tween November 15, when the six cylinder announcement was made, and December 1. During December, he related, 60,000 motors were produced, an average of better than 2,000 a day. All of which would seem to indicate that Chevrolet was well fortified when it made and kept its promise of de liveries January 1, six weeks from the time the new car was announced. Production this year calls tentative ly for 1,250,000 units. Several im portant expansions, completed during the past 12 months, have increased the company's annual capacity by 250, 000. Last year Chevrolet outlined a production program calling for 1,000, 000 cars, and actually surpassed this quota by 200,000 in a little more than 10 months time. 1 Reid Building Addition Andy Reid who owns the Lake Emory store is building an addition to his store room on the side nearest Franklin. This addition will be eight feet in width and will extend the entire length of the building. Mr. Reid states that his, business has grown to such an extent that he needs more room. Karl Maertich of Metz hanged him self because his wife bobbed her hair without his permission. We Buy Poultry and Eggs f The Farmers Supply Company, looking after the interests of the farmers of Macon county, offers the following suggestion for the feeding of baby chicks: Those who have had no experience in rearing baby chicks should see Sugar Fork John Moore at the Farmers Supply Company for information as to the kind and amount of feed necessary for the health and growth of young chickens. We sell our goods on such close margin we make no difference in paying either cash or trade for your poultry. During the next week the following prices will prevail: Heavy Hens,7Per:Ib.7 Broilers, per lb................................ ...... l............:...........28c Geese, per lb.... 14c Cox, per lb... ............10c Turkeys, per lb........ ,.....:....V;...;.;....L...'...-.-23c Ducks, per lb.... .......4....... ........ 18c Eggs, per doz............... 28c We have on hand all kinds of grass seed, seed pats, and Armour's Big Crop Fertilizer. Farmers Supply Company a ffl . m. b i-!'f3rnS Vtw ii Mini. m 11 in 1 BfiEY a M r, 1 it i FARMERS cj u l.j La 14 u d u Jason McDonald of Glasgow took one drink too many; stole a street car and ran it for 3 miles before he stopped and surrendered to the po lice. George Rawson, aged 9, of St, Louis held up an apple for a play mate to shoot at, but his thumb was shot away instead. Opposing his wife's divorce suit,. Alfred Leonard of Belfast pleaded his wife had no use for him after twins were born. Mrs. Florence Keith walked 60 miles from Wisconsin to Chicago to have her husband arrested. J. L. Hpdgkinson, 32-year-old Lon doner, has requested ,that when he dies that his body be . cremated in a blue coffin representing the skv. and winds on top of Bunny Hill near Nottingham. ; v Be sure to get your "Bottled Sunshine9 at Perry's Dfug Store 22c w y li o mm inrit i iiiamiriwrn-irmr WAUA in and let's talk over what to give your, chicks to keep them alive and growing. Let us show you a way to raise your chicks to early maturity at a lower cost per chick. Chicks need cod-liver oil to protect them against Icj weakness. They need butter milk, alfalfa leaf meal, granulated meat, bone meal, wheat germ and other ingredients to make bone, flesh and feathers. We have all of these ingredients carefully chosen, tested, balanced, uniformly mixed and ready to feed. Purina CJnckStartena is the name of the feed. You'll know it by the checkerboard on the bag. The new feeding discoveries that come to ycu in this year's Startena will give 15 to 20 per cent greater growth than ever before. More than 2.SCO hatcheries say, "Teed SlcTlcna." 0 do we. Plow many bags go ycu need? ' . SUPPLY CO. p a tj lj ti u tj : . r. .
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