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THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER
-ThURSAY," JANUARY
FACTS ON RAISING
DOMESTIC RABBITS
Ed. Note The writer of this ar
tifle is a former Haywood county cit
izen. He is considered an authority
on rabbit raising and some of the
facts set forth in this article will,
no doubt, prove valuable tr ametuer
raisers here
(By J. C. Ledbetter, Charlotte, N. C.)
vJod has blessed our Southland with
what it takes to raise rabbits. Yet
it is surprising to see the gr-eat mas
ses of people out of work and part
time workers who are suffering for
lack of something to do and do not
know what to do. While still in its in
fancy this new industry recently
opened in this section is the great
est relief for the farmer and the part
tiise -worker. In the western states
they are raising three times as many
rabbits as they are chickens. Many
western poultrymen, hog raisers and
grain farmers and even men who had
permanent positions have turned to
rabbit raising and nothing else
In the western states it costs one
third more to raise rabbits than it
does here, in housing and feeding.' on
account of extremely cold and long
winters.
It is estimated that they can raise
rabbits at less than four cents pct
pound and our rabbis will never bring
less than ten cents per pound on the
10 year contracts being let by the
Piedmont Rabbit Packers.
The best thing we can mention in
regard to the rabbit industry is the
fact that we can raise a hundred of
them in our back yards right in town.
This is what many people are doing
today. The only advantage the farm
er has is that he can raise his own
feed. This is not a trial or guess
work for the market is here and that
is all we need, for anyone can raise
rabbits that know how to raise babies,
for rabbits have the exact body of a
human.
We have a dependable market for
the producer. In a short time there
will be receiving stations for live rab
bits and the skins from the home
killed ones over North and South Car
lina and there will be trucks that
circle the country each week from the
packers. These trucks wiH gather the
products regularly so the raiser will
know just when to carry his stock to
the station and receive a nice check
for his spare time and a 'little space
in . his back yard It is estimated
that there will be receiving sta
tions in every small town in the two
Carolina in about two years time.
These will be established as quick as
enough raisers are gotten in each lo
cality. People who are alive to their
own interest will not alone become
interest in this great industry, but
will induce others to investigate.
It only takes a very small capital to
start, and certainly such a small in
vestment that work both while you
sleep and while you work is worth con
sidering and we owe it to our dear old
Southland as well as ourselves to
support this grjt movement and
help to establish this industry here
in our country.
Let's don't be afraid, let's be doers
as weir as dreamers. This is the
fastest growing industry in the world
so why sit back and look until we fall
w ith stare glare ? Now you people
who need a few extra dollars should
investigate this thing and get busy.
few Ijf'
f
Jt might interest you to know that
the man who recently put into effect
a $50,00 expenditure movement to
establish a packing house here in
Charlotte started in the rabbit busi
ness some years ago with 3 rabbits
for which he paid $110.00. These
rabbits he kept in a piano "box and
were no better stock than you can
buy today for $1000 each. This man
had no market for bis meat he could
only sell the fur, and with a wife and
3 children he was soon making a good
living from 80 breeding does, which
it took only a short time to raise, for
it is possible to raise 60 to 75 rab
bits from 1 doe in one year. He be
gan his adventure in Atlanta, Ga but
later moved west where the industry
was growing and grew up with it and
when leaving the west to return here
and develop this industry where we
live 12 months In the year instead ol
six months living and six months in
a len He resigned a position as gen
eral manager of the largest packing
plant for rabbits in the middle west,
because he believes that the South
is the place to raise rabbits and in
the face of these facts it does look
like this man knowing what he does
about this business is willing to turn
loose the small fortune he has made
in this industry, that we poor, starv
ing mortals of this sun kissed land
would use our minds and not le the
victims of pessimism of those who
have never succeeded in anything'.
We are afraid to sow our seed in the
soil we know and until we get over
this we wijl continue talking hard
times. People this won't do, let's
wqIp ii n fin il live awhile longer. In
vour lives experience do you recall
anything that so completely -unfits a
man for life as fear? Men who fear
not to meet adversity wear a crown of
success. We see many dotted with
happy homes where optimism is back
ed by self-reliant men. These homes
were built by men of courage who
preferred to do the extra work. We
cannot sit by and wait for good times
again, but must take the things that
are going forward and go with them.
Look at your prosperous neighbor,
he took a chance". It may have been
cattle or hogs, land or crops or he
may have preferred to wear out in
stead of rusting out. You cannot suc-
without an effort. You have of
ten heard that luck is a lazy man's
explanation of a working man's suc
cess. This is proved more today tnan
ever, now today with this new indus
try leaping to the South as many
others have done, it is time to wake
up and rub our eyes for there is no
time to sleep.
It might also interest you to know
that rabbit meat and fur are replac
inc a great number of other products
that have been oil the market for
years.
You should buy your strat from
those who can assure you a perma
nent and dependable market at prices
that will justify productions and be
ware of those who wish to sell you
registered prize winning stock as the
fur and meat from these rabbits
would not be worth any more than, that
of good pedigreed stock.
There is not anything you can start
into with so small an investment and
make so great a gain in such a short
time as you can in this new industry
called rabbit raising
Le't not be afraid because we don t
know, but find out, when over $500,
000 of our tax money has been spent
by the United States Government in
the last few years experimenting and
perfecting this industry. We should
reap our share of the harvest. Write
the Bureau of Animal Industry at
Washington, D. ., and get any
amount of bulletins telling you it is
the coming thing of our country and
how it is done.
Then when vou are interested in
i I making money, I respectfully refer
Five; Point" Value
In Dairy Farming
More attention to the dairy cow
in North Carolina offers five oppor
tunities to the North Carolina farmer.
"While we realize the value of milk
a :. food and know that there should
te at least one cow for every five
persons in the State, we should not
overlook the opportunities provided
in increasing the number of cows in
all sections of the State," "Uftrests
John A. Arey, dairy extension spe
cialist at State College- ' In nearly
every part of the State there is the
opportunity to increase the number
of cows so that the cream and milk
may be Fold. Farm dairying offers
first a sore monthly cash income; sec
ond, profitable employment for farm
labor throughout the year; third, a
good market for home growi feeds,
fourth, l system that will check
erosion and build up the fertility of
the land, and, fifth, cash returns f rum
pasture land that would otherwise
be idle."
These five points were also recom
mended by committees of farmers at
the regional agricultural meetings
which have been held in the State
during the past month, says Mr.
Arey. For a person to engage in the
selling of cream or milk, he nhould
have a unit of not less than five cows
for the expense of collecting either
milk or cream from smaller herds
is rather heavy.
To further develop the dairy in
dustry, Mr. Arey says the committees
recommend feeding liberally of a bal
anced ration made up almost entirely
of home-grown feeds. Plenty of
grazing in the form of permanent
pasture and cover crops to last
throughout the year where possible,
wa suggested. A good cow will need
from 1,800 to 2,000 pounds of grain
for (me year.
Then finally good pure bred dniry
sires should be used to gradually
build up the herd to a higher p.iint of
production and profit.
Place For Poultry
On Every Farm
Every North Carolina farm should
American Legion Has.
More Members Than
Last Year, Reported
North Carolina now has a numer
flwk nf ixmitrv in i - ,a strenein oi
both to supplment the income and to ! are in p00d standing for 1932. This
nrovide ibout 30 dozen eggs and xo
chickens for food for each member
of the family.
"Increasing the poultry (lot to
this extent this year should be com
paratively easy," says C F. P.-rrish,
poultry extension specialist at State
College, who finds that there are now
only four hens per person on the
farms of the State now and that these
htnt average only 77 eggs each dui
ing the year. Most of these are pro
duced during late winter, spring and
early summer and tends to flood the
maa-ket at a time when everyone has
eggs on hand. .'''.HrM
In general, it is best to grow the
medium or heavy weight birds lor
farm flocks and these should be
hatched in February and March, Mr.
Parrish says. Early attention to
the selection, of breeding birds fron
those present on the farm Jand t the
ordering of at least 200 additional
baby chicks from an accredited hatch
ery should be done. If possible to
buy 200 baby chicks, Mr. ..Partish
advises incubating 300 hatchable eggs
for renewing the flock this season.
Where a farmer wants to grow
a semi-conrmercial flock of poultry,
from 200 to 1,000 Wrds of the me
dium or litht weight breeds should
be ktpt. Purely commercial flocks
have from 1,000 to 1,200 birds to be
gin the season.
The eight point healthy chick pro
gram should be followed this year.
This means clean incubators, clean
eggs, clean chicks, clean houses,
clean feed, good management, clean
equipment and clean water and lit
ter, Mr. . Parrish says- Each farm
ought to grow enough corn nnd wheat
to make enough scratch feed for the
- .. i . i u n .1 Kasii
is exactly 2,1" L"a" ""u
enrolled at this same date lait year.
It wiU If recalled that last year the
Lesion's total membership in X. C. ,
reached a total of 18,980 pri r to the
National Convention. With the splen
did start greater than
and with a real North c";
haire as National Coiss.
year, Department Commar,
C. Bourne is confidently"'
the Legion in N'or-h Carr
members whojeeed jn thatterint; all .
membership record :
date than ever bet',
1
a sir
""Il
Union County, the orip.
lespedeza in Nr.h car,
an increased acreage ntra
poultry flock for one year. Three cr
four pounds of green feed is needed
every day for each 50 birds and the
flock should be culled at regular in
tervals during the year.
Two demonstrations .'
curing pork for a ho.n.
well attended in Bertie r "
ing the past week.
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURIST
First in the Farm Homes of the South
Subscription Price 3 years for $1.00.
Sample copy on request
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURIST
Nashville, Tenn.
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vou to the Piedmont Kabbit 1'acKers,
Iduction for all raisers.
COLLEGE GRANTS
How to train BABY'S .calotte, n. c , M'"nf
their full time to establishing a fair
E l C market at prices that will justify pro-
Babies, bottle-fed or breast-fed, with
cy t
hey
of 1
Better Management
Needed This Year
Organization of the farm for more
economical management and the use
of s.' budget to determine the needs
and income of the owner are two
items to be-considered bv everv Novh
Carolina fanner in 1932.
This thought was developed by
committees on farm management and
reorganization at the regional meet
ings held in December by the agri
cultural' extension service of State
College.
"A simple form of budgeting is
recommended for farm and family
receipts and expenses for th next
year," says the report. "This budg
et should consider first those items
which the farm itself will produce in
the living of the family and, should
include such items as feed, seed,
food,, and fuel. Second the budget
should consider those items which
must be purchased such as fertili
zer, taxes, hired labor, clothing, medi
cal care and the like. After the
minimum cash needs of the farm
have been determined, the farm
business should be studied so that
cash enough to meet thse needs
might be produced."
"By using average yields per acre"
and production figures, every farmer
can approximate what he may expect
from his land and livestock in one
year," says R. H- Rogers, arm man
agement specialist at Sttue College.
Ctfsh crops should be restricted in
1932 to meet the budget requirement
of minimum cash for the year and
even further if it interferes with
producing the entire living at home.
The coming year is also a period
when many needed physical improve
ments might be made in the farm
equipment. Much terracing, ditch
ing, repair work and other improve
ment might be made at little cash
outlay. Mr. Rogers says the com-
Yrr cnncH -...'11 . ..
ft otou. Wm 0t offer mUch
uie way of cash
any tendency to be constipated, would
lhnvs if thpv received diji v. hall a
teaspoonful of this old family doctor's 1 flinf C! fYI?f A JTiQ
prescription for the bowels. 1 UlIvLtO lil!iilii.li UiJ
J hat is one sure way to tram uny
bowels to healthy regularity. To avoid
the fretfulness, vomiting, crying, failure
to gain, and other ills of constipated
babies.
Dr. Caldwells' Syrup Pepsin is good
for any baby. For this, you navejhe word
of a famous doctor. Forty-seven years f
practice taught him jut what babies
need to keep their little bowels atrve,
regular; keep little .bodies plump and
healthy. ForjDr. Caldwell specialized
in the treatment of women and litUe
nes. He attended over 35QQbirhi with
out loss of one mother or baby.
Da. W. B. OiiDWtiCi
SYRUP PEPSIN
A'Doctor's Family Laxative
GREENSBORO, N. C. North
Carolina College for W m n today
bowed to the demands of he mo lerh
girl when authority announced that
stidirts of the institution wouWr e
allowed to smoke in thir dormitory
wimi durme the remainder ol the
1931-1932 terra.
in announcing the decision to thp
students, Dr. Juiius B. Fowt, pe3i
dtfnt, sail that regulations . ivomai-
gatea an connection with thvperrni-
sion woaU be atristly enforced. He
also said fh4t the collqre authorities!
only were recognizing conditions al-
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in a deed of trust,
executed by John Messer and wife,
Linda Messer, to the undersigned
trustee, bearing date of the 1st of
April, 1931, and recorded in the office
of the Registerof Deeds of Haywood
County, in Book 29, at Page 54, to
which Book and Page reference is
hereby made for the terms and con
tions of the same, and default having
been made in the payment of the notes
thereby secured, and the holder there
of having directed that the said deed
of trust be foreclosed, the under
signed trustee will offer for sale at
the Courthouse door, in the Town of
Waynesville, at- 12 o clock noon, on
Saturday, the 13th day of 'February,
1932, and will sell to the highest bid
der for cash the following described
real estate. Lying and being in Jon
athan Creek 'Township, Haywood
County and being more particularly
described as follows:
BBGJNNINCJ on a stake, E. Z,
Rhodarmer's comer and funs S. 45
15' . 23 poles to a Tine: thence S
82 E. 66 poles to a stake on top of
ridge; thence with said line N 12 15'
W. 11 poles; N. 8 45' AV. 19 poles;
N. 12 W. 13 Vi poles to a mountain
oak, Messer's corner; thence with
said Messer line N. 32 E. 4 poles;
N. 10 W. 50 poles; N. 16 W. 20
poles to a locust, E. Z. Rhodarmer's
corner; thence with said lines S. 40
"W. 125 poles to the BEGINNING,
Countaining 27 acres more or less.
This the 13th day of Jaunary, 193Z.
WILLIAM T. HANNAH,
Trustee
Jan. 14-21-28-Feb. 4.
in
income and it U
imperative that, the suggestions of the
farmers commitee be carefully followed.
To-Day
So hare hath been dawning
Another blue day; '
Think, wilt thou let it
Klip useless aw-ay?
Out of eternity
This new day is born,
Tnto eternity
At night wVl return,
Celiold 4 foretroe
No eyts ever d, ' j
L, soon H. forever
From all eyes is hid.
Here hath boen dawning
-jAnwAe blae day.
Think, wik thou let tt
Skip uaeloes away?
. THOMAS CARLYLE.
RESTFUL SLEEP
for FRETFUL,
FEVERISH CHILD
- With Castoria's regulation
Wheu your child tos and cries
out in his sleep, it me he is not
comfortable. .Very ofteri the trouble
is that poisonous waste l:atter is not
being carried off as it should be.
Bowels need help--mild, i ntlc help
bul effective. Just the Vind Cas
tana gives. Castona is a pvre vege
table prpafation made specially for
clwldren's ailments. It can tains no
harsh, harmful drus, no narcotics.
DoVl lei your child's rest and your
vwii be uiterraptad. Ajirompt "dsse
ofGastoria will urjj sfubboi'i little
lwwels to act; Tliea relaxedcemfort
and restful seepLenuine ttastowa
alwa-3tasiae nttfns:
C A S T O R I A
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