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EDITORIALS
LETTERS
FROM READERS
VOLUME XLV
FRANKLIN, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1930
NUMBER EIGHT
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DOES YOUR BULL
ENGINEERING
IS IMPORTANT MATTER
SERIES IS BEGUN
BY ELT.T0HARR1S
Farmers Are Urged To See
Possibilities In
Things
METHODS SUGGESTED
Permanent Homes Is One
Of Many Needs
In Country
(By Elmo G. Harris)
Editorial Note; Elmo G. Harris,
,an uncle of Lyles Harris, and pro-
lessor of hydraulic engineering in
the University of Missouri, has pre
' pared a book on engineering prob
' lems that come to the attention of
farmers. The book has not yet beer,
published, but is being printed in full
'in. The Press. After , the series is
ended, readers will have thei con
tents of a complete book, provided
the articles are preserved.
That the reader may be sure that
the author knows what he is writing
a)out, he is informed that, the author
was a farmer boy.. It was by sweat
of lhe' body, aching back, weary
timbs and disappointed hopes that he
"became H unpressed with the need of
xnore attention to,' and better solu
tions of, the simple problems in en
gineering that the farmer should rec-
;x)gnize," study and solve. Throughout
the author's 30 years as a civil en
gineer he has never lost sympathy
for the farmer in his struggles nor
ceased to take an intense interest in
every step and more for betterment
'''6i 'conditions on the farm and about
the country home.
" The profession and practice of civil
' engineering trains one to utilize the
resources of nature and develops an
alertness to see possibilities that the
untrained would not detect ; and to
see blunders and neglected opportuni
: ties' where" a casual observer would be
seeing other things.
Costly Blunders
The multitude of suph cases com
ing -j under the author's ,' observation
has led him, to believe that such mat
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ters as are presented in this series of
articles may save some of the read
ers from costly blunders - that' are
much too common and may prompt
others to look about them with awak
ened interest and a better under
standing of what they see.
And so it is hoped that this volume
may be . instrumental in hastening
A LIVE-AT-HOME GARDEN
forward the already rapid progress
in betterment of conditions of the
farmer, his family and his farm, and
in making farm life less monotonous,
more profitable, more healthful, less
wearing, more attractive. .
" If the author has succeeded in in
fusing this series with the spirit in
which it is written, a very real bene
fit from its reading, by a group of
neighbors will be a prompting to dis
cussion, consultation and a seeking
for advice; any and all of which will
be manifestations of the. awakening
which is the chief object of this work.
The series is designed to serve
private parties or small interests,
chiefly farmers. Therefore, no at
tempt is made to cover the larger
and more intricate and costly engi
neering works to carry out which
would require the service of a train
ed engineer,
The language is non-technical as far 1
as possible and only the simplest
arithmetic is used and as little of
that as is consistent with the object
of the work.
after legumes
TOTAL OF FORTY
PIGS IN 3 LITTERS
IS SOW'S RECORD
Jess Thomas is proud of a sow
he owns. He reports that, her
last three litters have totaled 40
pigs. Thirteen pigs came in each
of the first two litters, and H in
a litter that has just been born.
Nine pigs each were raised from
the two first litters. .
YE FARME GOSSIPE
The best bargain in farm seed is
the best seed you can buy.
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More care means less wear with
farm machinery and equipment.
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Fertilizer money to be a real in
vestment and not an extravabance
should be spent intelligently.
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A farmer "too busy to bother with
the garden" is too busy ,to. consider
a' big factor in health and economy.
Cows that eat their heads off
should hot be allowed to eat up their
owner's pocketbook.
"Moreover, the. profit of the earth
is for all: the king himself is served
by the field." Ecclesiastes. 1
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Surveyors and Plumber
Not all of the work discussed or
suggested in the volume can be car
ried , out , without assistance from men
of special qualifications, such as, sur
veyors and plumbers, but if the own
er of a property after reading this
volume and studying his special case
in the light of what- he may find
herein, determines to carry out, cer
tain work in a certain way, he should
know just when and where the spe
cialist is needed and should know if
he gets what is demanded.
In the list of trade circulars in ap
pendix are some that can materially
aid the owner of a farm or home in
solving his problem. They may be
of value also in suggestions that may
not otherwise occur. .
Space will not permit of much dis
cussion, of sociological problems and
tendencies but the author cannot re-
frain . from expressing his optimism
about the future for the farmer who
keeps abreast of the times. There
was a time when the farmers were
the aristocrats but the unbalancing
of things that came with the railroads
and enormous manufacturing plants,
with their co-operation in bringing
money to their treasuries at the cost
of the less alert, put the farmers at
a disadvantage. Now every sign read?
that the farmer is again coming into
his own. With the 'exercise of judg
ment and industry his future .is more
secure than that of any other man.
Then is he not justified in buildinp
his home with the intent of spend
ing his life there-i-and this being so,
is it not the course of wisdom that
he should build with such materials,
at such places, and in 'such ways, that
it will, not need to be ' done, again in
his life time?
Probably one of the most deplorable
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PUKEBK.EPS GKOWING UP TOGETHER
GO-OP EGG ASSOCIATION
MAKES MANY MILLIONS
CARLOAD SALES
AMONG RESETS
Poultry Industry In What
com County, Wash.,
. Grows Vastly
COUNTY IS ORGANIZED
Has Best Agricultural Co
Op Record In United
States
Whatcom county poultrymen re
ceived $2,900,000 for 600 carloads of
eggs marketed in 1929 and another
$200,000 for forty-five carloads of
poultry shipped from that county,
according to a statement issued by
J. S. Witter, manager of the Belling
ham branch Of the ' Washington Co
operative Egg and Poultry associa
tion, and Ray H. Slade, manager of
the Lynden branch, which shows the
remarkable growth of the poultry in
dustry there. The statement was
made in connection with the opening
of the association's chicken canning
plant.
The statement adds that the total
volume of Whatcom county trans
actions of this enterprising co-operative
for the past year will reach
$5,500,000.
The importance of the poultry in
dustry to the county and the Pa
cific Northwest is emphasized in the
following statement by Mr. Witter
and Mr. Slade : ,
New Records
Increasing the tax rolls of What
com county to the tune of millions
of dollars, furnishing outlets for pro
duce, grain and straw, the poultry
industry is making up new rec
ords in achievement for Whatcom
county, and together with dairying
and other diversified agricultural in
terests is reclaiming much of the
previously non-productive logged-off
land areas and transforming them
into bright and prosperous farm un
its. Two hundred and fifty employes
off the Washington Co-operative Egg
and Poultry association are regularly
employed by the Whatcom county
branch stations and each year the
new and additional volume of busi
ness adds to these local payrolls.
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There is in excess of one million
dollars invested in poultry laying
houses in Whatcom county to say
nothing of the millions in dwellings
and equipment necessary for quality,
egg production.
Banner Year v
Whatcom county, true to its tradi
tion of being the best organized
county, agriculturally, in any state in
the United States, has experienced a
banner year in her co-opjerative sales
handled through the Washington Co
operative Egg and Poultry associa
tion. 1 .
From "her beginning in the poultry
industry when shingle weavers and
sawmills dotted every township .in
the county, her poultry growth has
steadily forged forward.
During 1929 there were co-operatively
marketed from Whatcom coun
ty 600 carloads of eggs. Producers
were paid approximately $2,90Q,000
for these 600 cars which have a mark
et value in the primary markets of
approximately $6,000 per car, which
includes freight, the cost of prepara
tion for shipment, and selling cost.
In addition to the $2,900,000 paid
poultrymen for their eggs there was
$200,000 paid producers for forty-five
carloads of poultry shipped from the
county, and this farmer-owned as
sociation manufactured and, retailed
to its membership 1,750 carloads of
teed at a, retail price ot ,iw,w.
A close estimation of . the deferred
refunds on feed and additional pay
ments on- eggs which will come into
the countv. oartlv as dividends on
stock and partly in cash, will be an
additional $300,000, thus giving a total
volume to Whatcom county transac
tions of this enterprising co-operative
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Public Invited
During 1929 the association razed
its former mill at 1208 Central ave
nue, and constructed a $100,000 con
crete mill building and feed ware
house with every modern facility for
the manufacture of poultry and dairy,
feeds. 'The general public is extend
ed a cordial invitation to inspect the
excellent facilities of this farmer-owned
industry. ' '
During the year 63,510 checks were
released in the county in payment of
eggs, to say nothing of checks re
leased in payment of poultry, divi
dends, surplus retirement, stock called
in for retirement, and other co-operative
benefits which have been so
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