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Feed Crisis ? F ? * Confronts The State And Nation State Official Points Out The Need Of Saving North Carolina Producing Much More In Livestock And Poultry This Year. By D. S. Coltrane Assistant to Commissioner of Agriculture This State and the entire Nation are confronted with a feed crisis. __The production of feed has not , kepT pace with the ever-increasing numbers of livestock and poultry. Many farmers and city dwellers have gone into the poultry business, in many cases on an extensive scale, without any thought as to tHe sour ce and the supply of feed. The result is that we have as a minimum of 15 per cent more feeding units than we had ^ year ago with 15 to 20 per cent less feed. The relation ship of feed to livestock must be come more in balance; otherwise, the feed barrel will be scraped dry by next March and there will be wholesale liquidation of livestock. Livestock and Poultry Expansion There has been an expansion in the livestock and poultry industry to the point where peak numbers have been reached in all parts of the country, both state and nation. Increases over the 1939 level are: hogs, more than 50 per cent; poul try, 33 per cent; beef cattle, 25 per cent and dairy cattle, 10 per cent. Animal feeding units have in creased from 1^5,000,000 in 1941 to 159,000,000 in 1943, or 18 per cent in two years. Hogs Thp greatest- increase has been in hogs. The pig crop in 1943 is 127,000,000 compared with 105,000, 000 in 1942, and contrasted with the 10-year average of 73,000,000. Hogs six months and older have increas ed 26 per cent over 1942. Sows to^ farrow this fall have increased 25 per cent over 1942. In addition to the great increase in the number of hogs, they are being marketed heavier^ at 250 pounds rather than 220 pounds which calls for more feed. Poultry The number of young chickens raised on farms in 1943 is estimat ed at 925,000,000, the all-time peak ? 16 per cent larger than the pre vious high of last year and 36 per cent above the 10-year average. Increases in North Carolina range Pictures Of Men In Service Sought For Display In Show Window Of The Herald The Herald is interested in the 1,200 Jackson county men in service, and has completed arrangements for put ting on display, in the show window of the office, the pic tures of all Jackson men in service. Any size picture or photograph Will do, as long as they are in frames or folders and placed in the window. Believing the public would like to see the pictures of the men from this county, The Herald is offering their front -show window for this purpose, -and of xourse, no charges will be made for placing a picture in the window. The office staff of The Herald will gladly type the man's name on a small card and attach it to the picture, so the public can see who every man is. The Herald, however, cannot assume responsibility for any picture, fading that is placed in the window. Some pic tures fade easily when exposed to light, while others hold their color fine. - , Every precaution will be taken to protect the photo graphs, and they can be had at any time. Let us repeat, this is a service to the public, and in recognition to the men in service, and no charges or obli gations are made to parents or friends. from 05 to 100 per cent and the ex pansion is continuing in spite of the acute foed situation. There is an 18 per cent increase in eggs laid in June over 1942 and a 41 per cent increase over the 10 year (1932-41) average. Cattle While the number of dairy cattle has not increased to such a great extent, the feeding rate has increas ed 28 per cent over the 10-year average and eight per cent over m The great increase in animals is in those which, eat large amounts of grains and not in the ones that make high use of roughage and pas ture. Feed Outlook There is nothing in the present crop reports or present conditions to indicate that we will have avail able any more high grade protein ingredients for feed than we had this past year. During 1943 we have been 20 per cent short of our needed supply. Needed for 1943, 11,704,000 tons; available, 9,782, 000 tons; thus we are short 1,922, 000 tons. This year we have thinly spread protein concentrates oyer the enor mous supplies of concchtrates. Crop Yields Decline Five leading grains: com, wheat, oats, barley and rye ? 5,998,000, 000 in 1942: and 5,128,000,000 in 1943 ? a decrease of bYOtW^OTJD" bushels or 17 per cent. Corn has decereased 468,602,000 bushels fro mJ942; the amount of which is 250,803,000 less than 1942; and the decrease in oats is 116,505, 000 bushels. Hay Production Estimates show a 100,000,000 ton hay production as against 106, Q00f00ft in-4.942, or a decrgasg of. 6,000,000 tons. The next crop report will indi cate less production because of drought in North Carolina, Virgin ia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware and floods in other sec-* tions. Alfalfa hay production has been set at 32,000,000 tons in 1943 compared with 36,000,000 tons in 1942 ? a decrease of 4,000,000 tons. Crisis Developing In Feeds We are entering the new feeding season with 500,000,000 bushels less of corn and 375,000,000 bush els less wheat, oats, barley and rye than last year, a total of 875,000, 000 bushels less, with less hay and ino more protein concentrates. Corn is almost unobtainable at this time. ' It is so tight that the State War CULLOWHEE College and Community We Are Neighbors ? And We Want To Be Good Neighbors ..m WATCH THESE PLACES: CRANKCASE CHASSIS TIRES BATTERY LIGHTS v SPARK PLUGS BODY FRONT WHEELS Your car may be one of the latest models or it may be one of the earliest, but no matter which you have, all cars need care! We will get to know your car's faults and we will correct them for you. Give us the chance to get acquaint ed afid we will save not only money but the life of your car. You must take proper care of your car now if you expect to have it per form ^for you. Come in and get some valuable hints on how to care for your car! Used Cars? We Have A Few Kirk-Davis Motor Company Phone 79 CHEVROLET SALES-SERVICE {. Main Street, Sylva ! Hoard cannot supply 50 per cent of the demand and is denying requests for br^ad purposes and I splitting cars between such points ' as Charlotte and Gastonia. 1 A recent survey of the feed mills i in this State revealed that they have [on hand less than two week's sup j ply of ingredients. Poultry scratch contains very little, if any, corn I being made mostly from barley j and oats. Corn is b ing fed to the j | hogs in the Middle West because | of the ceiling price of $1.07 ? the farmer can realize $1.50 per bushel; for corn fed to hogs. Hence, there is ito corn^foT "the muie important I dairy and poultry feeds. j Shortages of corn, shortages of seed meals, shortages of meat scraps, of fish meal, of alfalfa meal. In fact one can hardly name anything in the whole list today that is not actualy short*' every where in the country. There is a crisis now and it will become- more acute.. More Home Grown Feeds Needed If we are to maintain our live stock and poultry population in this State, we must, for the dura tion at least, become more self sufficient by growing more of the feed on the farms and by growing ingredients to supply ever-increas ing, feed industries located within the State, which, by the way, pro cessed over 50 per cent of our 778,000 tons of feed consumed last year, ? What can we do to pull through the next feeding season? We can sow more winter grazing crops; seed more small grains; feed pro tein concentrates to meet essential production' and fe^d beef cattle hay only. ^ I The army doesn't need to arm the WACs, the boys will see to that y Many of those key men in Wash ington can find no locks to fit into. Buy War Bonds and Stamps. War Ration Book 4 In Offing; Details Not Yet Worked Out WASHINGTON. ? War Ration Book 4 is in the offing, but the Office of Price Administration said no date for its appearance - has been sefi^ and the agency hasn't decided how or when civilians will register to get it. Edward F. Stegen, a regional rationing executive, said in Chi cago August 18 a national regis tration for Book 4 would be h^ld between October 20 and Novem ber-!^ "It may be issued around the first of the year," said an OPA official, -"or it may be used ar6und the first ofs December. We can't tell because the details have not been worked out." The agency hasn't decided whether the registration ? when it is made ? will be handled by schools as with Books 1 and 2, or by direct mail like Book 3. Book 3 was put out. as a safe guard for consumers to used when stamps in their No. 2 books be come exhausted.. It contains brown stamps instead of red for meats, butter and the like. Book 4, when it appears, will contain red and blue point stamps similar, to those in Book 2, and will be used for the same purpose. Save Home-Grown Pork Without koss By following a few simple rules, growers can easily save a good supply of home-grown pork without loss/ says Dr. B., E. Brady, in charge of meat research for the Agricultural Experiment Station at State College. ' He suggests that since it will soon be time to butcher and cure pork, growers should write to the Agricultural Editor at State Col llege, Raleigh, for a free copy of Extension Circular No. 262, en titled "The Farm Pork Supply." This publication lists the equip ment needed; describes the best methods of butchering and cutting; and gives two plans of curing ? dry curing and brine curing. In formation on smoking and a recipe for making sausage is also includ ed. The secret of pork curing, ac cording to Dr. Brady, is to use good sound meat, the correct curing in gredients, and clean containers. Of | course, it is necessary that there be ; cool weather for curing. I was a Freshman at W CT C when I first visit ed Jackson Furni ture Company, Absolutely . . . THEY ARE TOPS! Come, See If We Aren't JACKSON FURNITURE COMPANY Fine Furniture PHONE 128 - SYLVA, N. C. WELCOME * * Western Carolina Teachers College STUDENTS We are both studying ? and both of us are severely handi capped by war conditions. You and we are striving, this year, under real difficulties. You meet unrest, perplexity, wherever you turn. So do we. And our organization is taxed to the limit at times. But you and we are go ing to lick our troubles. We'll do it through study, ap ? plication, and keeping our heads. Yiw*-. I College Executives We hope to have the pleasure of serving you. There's a lot of business in our line now, but we still invite your patronage. Then, too, there'll come a time when conditions will be less hectic. We invite your kind consideration now. We also hope to serve you in the future. Even with the present handicaps, we have scored above the average in service. And that, through the con stant effort to please. Teachers and Jackson County Residents To you, to Sylva, to our whole section, the latch-string always hangs on the outside. > fr : .1 i And Please Remember To BRING HANGERS! SYLVA LAUNDRY and DRY CLEANERS Across Track, Opposite Railroad Station Phone 25-J
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