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1 , THINGS IN GENERAL A large part of the gains of the 11 1 i 1 summer just passed, as wcu as wnem er or not livestock has a fair start nn npxt summer's work will denend on the care and feed that they get this winter. It is not so important that they be kept in a fat, sleek condition as it is to see to it that they are kept in dry clean quarters where there are no drafts or leaks. There is the question of internal Viand external parasites such as worms f and lice and mites. We know that y many a sensible appearing man has and is still sneering at this idea. If they had been at the state fair and had seen the many kinds of worms and crawling things that are found on and in our livestock they would ' have at least kept their ridiculing comments to themselves. They would have realized that what they do not know about such things would fill several books and that to say they did not believe in them .would have shown to the wide world just how , ignorant they really are. It is true in a great many cases that our forefathers were not troubled with a great many of the parasitic ...:-JH-- 1.1. -j. .. inA-sir TViPBP irouDies mat ucsci ua na;. same' forefathers were : not troubled with a great many things that we use 1 1 A ttA in 4-llA in tnis aay aim uinc. mm - same breath let us hasten to say that they I wasted enough thru ignorance and indifferent application to have left us all millionaires. It is an in exorable law of nature that where ever a condition develops that suitable place is made for a living organism of ariy kind that they inevetably de velooe. And the more they grow the (more they will grow. In the old days ' 'when cattle and hogs ran out on . free range they had a better op portunity to change the range, to se lect the plants and herbs that would act as! a tonic ' for whatever things ailed , them. In this day and time the same number of stock are kept in so small a space year in and year out it stands to reason, that infestations will i naturally be higher. As we have not the free range for Wo ctnrL- tn run out on nor no.' tune 1 111V , - , , to iobk after them if they did, it stands to reason that we must, to have any success with them, take care that sanitary conditions prevail. This is done very easily when the Owner makes provisions for it ahead of 'time. For hogs a roomy place - whejre they can get plenty of exercise, is $ first essential. Its all very well, for 'the old fogies to sa that hogs do letter and are raised cheaper in & ph. Tests have proven otVerwfse. . A Hog in a small pen may look as ., 'Li'tfT . . ...... a t. though he IS putting on more and He may be of a kind. But when you cure the meat is just shrinks away. Then again it is full of disease. One of the most simple remedies for keeping hogs fit is equal parts pf ordinary 16 per cent acid and wood as$es with! a mixture , of one , hajf fi'alt and one half iron" sulphate added, one pound of this to every five bounds of the ashes and acid mixture. A dry place to sleep in is ' absolutely essential. Everyone or very, , nearly everyone knows th'is but they just do not take the trouoie to ao it. As for the chickens. Its a lasting disgrace the way ninety nine per cent of the chickens in Macon have to enonl tlip winter. Thev are half starved to begin with. Next they Have no place to roost m most in stances. Where there is a place it is so filthv that the man on whose place it is on stays away from it. In the next place there is not one. hen in ten that ever gets worm or lice treat ment.' But when sale day comes they are sure looked to for bringing in the dollars. Why not get busy and fix the hens up for the winter in a way that they will be worth all possible to us and at the same time give ourselves that satisfactory feel ing of having .done a thing as it should be done. And to and see for cow anything go around over the county the , things that are used stalls makes one think is worthwhile. It gives one the creeps to the cow and days me cow U-U.. think of the discomfort, of during the1 winter nights as well. Then from these s we expect to get milk for Just come right clown and ask our selves this question "Is the milk I am feeding my family clean and pure? Am I giving them the same chance that I would expect to get myself?" There may be a good many that are, but they are few and far between. In the first place very few cow stalls are dry. Still fewer, are warm: Few are clean. Every cow in the land is improperly fed. Folks, it's the little things and the leaks that we have to watch. They are the ones that cost us so much. Why the South Is Poor W reprint the following not be cause that it applies directly to this section, but because it carries food for thought for the thoughtful man, that is. Where the writer of. the ar ticle below uses machinery as the thing that would aid the farmers toward a better income, we, in this section, can substitute fencing. There is not one thing that we could do that would mean more toward agricultural enlightenment than fencing. The only reason why the flat country farmer uses machinery, is be cause he found in his wisdom, that he could not make a living without doin so. It is just as essential for a farmer in this section to use fencing a it i for the flat country farmer to use machinery. . , Dodge as well, there is no way of escape from the fact that the world accepts a man at his own valuation And a man values himself just in the proportion that he uses his head on his job and makes a succes of it God himself helps only those that help themselves. We can all buy motor cars and tobacco and other such things simply because we. want them bad enough. Its the same with a wtell appointed farm. We can all have it if we want it bad enough. Why the South it Poor One reason why southern farmers are poor is because they are practic ing" hoe-farming when fanners in other sections have adopted machine farming. The South Atlantic states cultivate fourteen acres per worker and the North ' Central states 68.6 acres per worker. In the South At lantic states the women and children work in the fields; in the corn belt the women stay in the house and the children go to school. The North ern farmer has a high standard o livinp and enibvs reasonable prosper ity; the southern farmer has a low -Q7 "7 -ft r i standard of living and is personally hard up. Both are cash-crop farmers but one is using a mahcine and the other a hoe. Cotton and tobacco . de ma'nd more hand labor than corn and weat, but it is not necessary that the South should depend so exclu sivplv on cotton and tobacco. The following table, showing the average size of farms in the severa troeraohic areas of the United States the number of workers per farm, and number of acres per worker, suggests one cause of the inequality in agri cultural wealth. Av. Family Hired Acres Area ac. per wkrs. wkrs. per farm perf'm perf'm wkr. U. S. ....... 145.... 2:65..., 1.21.... 37;6 N. Atlantic 92.,.. 1.62.... .98.... 35.4 N. Central ..166.... 1.79.... .63.... 68.6 S. Atlantic . 80.... 3.59 2.11.... 14.0 v Central .116. . . .4.54. . . .1.62. . . .18. West .373.. v. 1.75.... 1.74... 106 On farms of crop reporters, June 1, 1929. UNCLE FED LIVES AT HOME Mr. John Murray, Uncle Fed, as he likes to , be called, lives fourteen miles from the county seat of Macon county and seven miles from a high way. He is seventy six years old an Mrs. Murray is seventy two. Uncle Fed has a little mountain farm valued for taxation at $12.50. On this farm he is living at home and boarding at the same plec. His cash income, after payifig all the expenses has been on the average for the last several years, $400.00. When asked what he figured was the best formula for success he said, v "Well you should not ask an old man leading questions, but right off the bat I'd say steady work, and a whole heap of manure mixed with brains; On this farm are thirty hives of bees,, a well cared for apple orchard and he grows enough wheat for his vri rse and corn enough to feed his III The County Agent is responsible only for articles over his signature. For the rest blame the editor1 Editor. for the rest blame the Editor. poultry,' hogs and cattle and work stock. Also forage. He has bought none of these for twenty years. In his woodshed is at this writing enough good dry wood for the winter. On his sitting-room table are seen his county paper, a daily paper, two or three farm papers and a magazine or two. The home is painted, there is cool spring water in the house by the gravity system. The stables and out buildings are small just what is use ul and no more. The barn yard is dry the year round because it has had rock hauled in and is well drained, All tools and implements are kept out of the weather. The yard around the house is 'sodded to blue grass, and clover and has a fence around it, Here is kept the bee hives and Aunt 'ed keeps her wee chicks here' till they are large enough to run outside "Uncle Fed, we see a lot of farm bulletins lying around. Some in the kitchen and some- in your spray material, some on the shelf where you keep your bee supplies and around in other places. How is that ?" "Well,, you see, its no use trying to keep formulas directions and so on in a head like mine, so I just keep these bulletins around where thev are handv and 1 use them in season so to speak." "You seem to be pretty well fixed, Uncle Fed." . "I don't know so much about that, But I wouldn't call President Hoover my uncle if I had to live anywhere else. I am happy here and enjoy planning out my little plans and work' ing to the plan." And, bing, we had what we had been after. ' The answer to a whole heap of things. The man was happy at his job and enjoyed planning it out. Thus, dear reader, you have the other side of the drab and all too often true to life picture so often seen. Fashions and methods of all things change. Principles remain the same. Achievement in every walk of life is bought with the price of study and effort. And farming is no exception to the rule. If every living thing on God' earth, would today as Uncle Fed Murray, love his work and put into it all the work and thought in his power ,there would be no farm problems or no farm poverty either and it would be impossible to draw a picture such as many a politician is wont to paint. There is no legislation on earth that can or will of itself, make our mountain farmers self sustaining, self respecting, and a credit to his com munity, his estate, and his nation except his own effort ; for all legis lation that has been or ever will be enacted by the farmers is based on the assumption that we are worthy of havinc the oooortunitv for a greater reward opened for us. Weevils can be prevented from breeding in stored beans and peas by. mixing dust or air-slaked lime with the seeds. Pullets that are to lay well thruout the winter months should begin lay ing the middle of October or first of November. , One of the rules to follow in figur ing the dairy cow's grain ration is to allow 1 pound of grain each day for every pound of butterfat she pro duces in a week. It is often economical to chop, cut, or chaff poor-quality hay for horses, as it is eaten with less waste than the unprepared forage.. Usually it doesn't pay to cut low-priced hay of good suality for feeding. In Iowa, the big farm pays best, according to a study of farm records made in 1928 by 25 farmers in Web ster county. The records show that 80-acre farms suffered an average loss of $171 on management; the 160-acre farms averaged $558 management re turns; the 240-acrc farms averaged $1,021; arid the 320-acre farms were credited with. $1,848 management re turns. While corn silage is an excellent feed for the dairy cow, it is not a balanced one, , and some legume hay should be given to supply protein and mineral matter. From 6 to 12 or more pounds of alfalfa, soybean, cowpea, or red, crimson, or alsike clover hay in addition to the silage, is a good ration. Hay from 1 Canada . field peas, sown with oats to prevent the peas from lodging, also makes ex cellent roughage. Eighty-three game and bird reserva tions are now administered by the Department of Agriculture for the conservation of wild life. One of the largest of these is the Upper Miss issippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge. Another important one was authorized by Congress in 1928, at Bear River Bay, Great Salt Lake, Utah. Important breeding, feeding, and resting grounds for migratory same birds are also provided at Big Lake, Ark., Malheur and Upper Kla math, Oreg., and Tule Lake, Calif. u - On days of low humidity and high winds fires are easily, started and hard to stop. This is a season when many persons take advantage of the drouth and slack times to burn off the accumulation of weeds, rubbish and bugs. A large number of woods fires are caused by allowing such rub bish fires to get byotid control and spread into the wodds. Choose a cloudy or rainy day to burn rubbish, and watch the fire closely. Hogs are supposed to be so con stituted that they can not economically digest dry hay or fodder, but alfalfa is an exception. Hogs will not eat alfalfa hay readily at first, but later becoming, accustomed to it they relish a limited quantity, especially hay made from plants cut at an early stage. Alfalfa hay added to. the gram ration reduces the cost of grains and is good for the hogs. Alfalfa is especially good for brood sows. COUNTY CLUB IDEA IS SPREADING OVER NATION (Continued from last week) This applies particularly to taxes. Many tax levies are absolutely neces sary. Where they are understood they receive the approval of the citizens. But the County Club may be ex pected to take the lead in any movef- ment to reduce such levies where such is possible without hindering the progress of the county. (C) To encourage respect for laws. This country is now passing thru an anxious period. Writers, publicists, ed ucators and others are giving great attention to the Prohibition and oth er laws. Newspapers are contributing many columns to the law enforcement problem. Local officials are largely reflecting the supposed sentiment in their communities in their enforce ment efforts. The time may come within the next few years when cool and steady thinking and leadership will be of vital importance in each community. Drawn as it is, from the best citizens in each section, the County Club will undoubtedly be a dominant factor in the solution of the law enforcement problem. No greater service can be rendered by any County Club than to en courage and increase respect for our country's laws. (d) To develop and maintain a broader acquaintance among citizens of the county with the attendant in terchange of idea. In the past there have been few men who could see the needs of their county as a whole. The interest of the majority was centered on their in dividual desires and opportunities. Consequently many portions of the counties were neglected because they had no spokesman in authority. Through the meetings of the County club each member will have an op portunity to express his views on all matters having to do with the im provement of his county. Every citi zen will realize the value of such a club to himself and to his county, (e) To develop and maintain an in terest in he conversation of the nat ural resources of the county at large the improvement of agricultural and industrial opportunities cf the county and the preservation of ,the public highways and other public property of the county. The County Club will be an effective aid to. the head of the county schools, the farm agent, the coperativc mar keting organizations, the officials of the county government and all move ments tending to improve the county. As it will be composed of leading farmers and business men ,it will be able to serve as no other organiza tion can. The next few years are important in that they will sec the working out of the farm relief program as estab lished by the Congress. How it will affect the county or the individual cannot now be said. Study and plann ing are necessary if each section is to get its proper share of the benefit of this relief program. MEMBERSHIP OF THE COUNTY CLUB The County Club is designed to appeal to the leading citizens of each section of the county. It is desired that its membership be confined to those whose standing among their neighbors is unquestioned and whose leadership in sponsoring movements for the benefit of the county cannot be questioned. It is suggested that as nearly as possible each section of the county be represented on the basis of its population; that the membership be equally divided among farmers and business men; that business men be. taken to include doctors, teachers, lawyers and other professional men, living in the county seat and in other county towns. MEMBERSHIP COSTS Effort has been made to maintain the cost of membership on a more economical basis than that of similar bodies now functioning in the cities and towns. The Charter Membership fee is Ten Dollars, payable on acceptance. This low entrance fee is limited to the Charter Membets and may be raised by the local County Club for mem bers entering later. Such action is left to the discretion of each County Club. V- The monthly dues , will be twenty- five cents per month, payable in two annual installments. The purpose of this monthly due is to bring to each individual member such bulletins or other information as may be "published from .time to time . by the National Association. : GOVERNMENT OF CLUB The management of each County Club is entirely in the charge of its own members. It is not subject tb any authority, of any outside individ ual or organization. It will be af filiated with the NATIONAL COUIf TY CLUB ASSOCIATION, witlt headquarters 'at Washington D. C, under whose direction this County, Club is being formed, and will be en titled to judge for itself the valdp of anv sucsrestions that mav come from the national organization or froijii any other , County Cub in the Sta'tfi or Nation. ; TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION ' The work as Temporary Chairmat of organizing each County Club is entrusted to one individual of know character and reputation in eacll county. He. will be aided in the pre liminary work by a representative of the National Association. As quickft; as the membership acceptances havJ been returned to the Temporary, Chairman in sufficient number in his judgment to make the success of th'e County Club a certainty, the Tem porary Chairman will name a time aft J place for the first meeting. At this first meeting a Certificate fromthe National County Clubs As sociation will be delivered. At this time, also, by-laws will be decided upon and officers and committees se lected. It is suggested that the by-laws set meetings to be held once per, month at convenient times and places and that the officers hold office not longer than for one year. It' is im portant that you atend the first meet ing in order to take part in the work of the club from the very beginning and receive instructions concerning the committee or committees on which you may be appointed to serve. YOUR VERY PROMPT ACCEP TANCE OF THE INVITATION TO BECOME A MEMBER WILL MA TERIALLY HELP MAKE WORTH WHILE THE FORMATION OF YOUR COUNTY CLUB AND HAS TEN ITS DEVELOPMENT AS A FACTOR IN THE AFFAIRS OF YOUR COUNTY.
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