arm Leader Takes Optimistic Outlook For This Year
ly L. Y. HkLLEXTINE
7omml*rtoner of Agriculture
h CaraUnS farmers, having
through 1933 in generally
f|l1?i IMl 1111? V had expect
?ing last #u miner's drought,
ave Mint to be cautiously
1 over 1954 prospects
ible etwept ions are those
-e largely dependent on cot
r a livelihood but even for
hmmlg;itn'ic encouragement
likelihood that reductions in
t allotment - \w 11 not be as
aa flrat announced
^^^^^mcouplcd with the
and a severe
I cattle-geices worked hard
on many individual farm
?a and on some large farm
gUKfis the upper i'ied
leetign. T>)' overall results,
if. Sgt hot as had as anti
PreUmiaary estimates fat*
deceipts the
[ North Carolina farm pro
probably
line with the previous year's
fcord total <.f $942,169,000
les in sales oT dairy product*,
r and livestock went a long
i making up for declines in
eceipts.
icco, the big item in this
agricultural sales, usually
ting Cor about 50 per cent
total, brought an estimated
10.000 for tla1 1953 erop as
red with $4".:; 400.000 for the
rop. In \ieu of an eil'lit
iii
Ik a radio I ion in acreage
mis, this was encouraging
least for those farmers who
Irtunate t ?
Befits. It was an e\eellent
tobacco farmers.
^^^HBin he
i Belts; P>ut quality, prices
?A*, were disappointing for
#' ?he Middle nul
W
Bge is expected to
|^^B(^time this year, as
H^)p|Hiain unchanged for
producers. With a
Hit Crowing season
^^?j Which is reasonable
^?ist areas, yields and
^^?lild he somewhat
^^Hcvent. prices may
^^pllar returns for the
^^Hled to approach or
^HHjTtht' past season.
I^^^^HvicIds and prices
19# *as a rough year fori
leel cotton growers. The I
M^HHkrop. both lint and
?jikJHf estimated at only
^Bn nearly $35,000.
^^^^?rcvious year. The
^^^?nts announced bo
^^^?bi r referendum on
^^^La loss in 1954 of
^?of a million acres,
^?or North Carolina
^?s. cotton grdwers
^?tingly for controls
^kt price supports.
now pending in
^?ease allotments, it
^?is state may get
^fe.000 acres for cot
*
?rs also face a cut
Kh has been grow
? some time. With
Hat 90 per cent of
? year at least, the
B be fairly stable,
peanut program
?talc price supports
^?d 90 per cent of
Big on supplies,
^?ditions have been
corn for the past
?yields and produc
Bbelow average. The
?is for slightly more
^^Bres about the same.
^^^H|ak in weather, pro
^^^H|be at a considerably
*"** ?4me indications that
^^^??wcet potatoes and
BRINGS CANINE CARGO IN TRUNK
MRS. JANE THOMPSON, of Detroit, Mich., checks the condition of the
dogs she carried in the trunk of her car to Pinehurst, N. C., for the
second annual trials of the Old Dominion Brittany Field Trial Club.
Dogs from twelve states have been entered. (International Soundphoto)
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truck vctictables will be increased
and that fruit production also will
show gains. Prices for both fruits
and vegetables may be ^somewhat
lower.
With acreage reductions in pros
pect for cotton and peanuts, it is
reasonable to expect a continued
expansion of improved pastures
and, possibly, still further gains in
livestock production.
Milk production probably will
continue to rise in line with the
trend of recent years. Feed and
pasturage should be more plenti
ful and this could mean lower pro
duction costs and. in turn, may be
reflected in slightly lower prices.
The operations of the new North
Carolina Milk Commission, how
ever. should tend to stabilize mark
eting conditions and protect the
rights of producers.
Some owners of beef herds have
been forced to reduce their hold
ings at sacrifices during the past
year; but most have managed to
hold on to their better breeding
stock. Thejre will probably be few
new producers going into beef this
year; but existing herds should
show some slight gains in produc
tion. provided hopes materialize for
more favorable pasture and feed
iroduction.
The upward trend in broiler pro
duction is expected to continue, but
producers may have to content
themselves with smaller margins of
profit.
With more of a buyer's market
?n prospect, farmers with cash
available may be able to make ap
preciable savings on equipment and
supplies by shopping around for
heir needs.
Some farmers may be tempted to
cut down on their orders of ferti
lizer. insecticides and other essen
tial supplies; but this kind of econ
omy does not mean savings in pro
duction costs. Indeed, the best way
j to trim production costs usually
' found in reducing unit expenses
j through increased yields. The wise
use of more fertilizer and insecti
) cides offers many farmers their
best opportunity for increasing
their profits. Others may find the
purchase of labor-saving equipment^
and machinery advantageous. All
should carefully figure their possi
State College
Answers Timely
Farm Questions
QUESTION: If I use more fertil
izer on my corn this year how will
it effect other costs of growing
corn?
i ANSWER: Adding more fertiliz
er has little effect on other costs.
The costs per acre of preparing
tiie land, planting and cultivating
will be about the same, whether
you use no fertilizer or ICO pounds
of nitrogen You'll need more labor
to harvest the increased yield.
Total costs, except fertilizer, in
crease very little when more fer
tilizer is used. Even the additional
fetrilizer becomes cheaper to use,
i because net returns increase as
| fertilizer is increased. Net returns
i inncrease more than costs up to
I about 1G0 pounds per acre of nitro
i gen on corn.
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? QUESTION: What'are The things1
North Carolina farmers should be
doing right now marketwise?
ANSWER: Cull low quality cat
! lie now. The present price ratfbs ?
' are not favorable for feeding low
' quality cattle either for breeding i
tierd or butcher. Use large amounts .
of feed to get those spring pigs;
on market early. The fall price;
1 dron this vear will likely be great
er than last year. Learn varieties,
and grades of vegetables prefer
red by consumers then give them j
what they want. Plan now to grow,
grade, pack and sell to meat con
sumer wants. Irish and sweet po
tatoes offer profits this year for
efficient producers, with the em
I phasis on "efficient". Study sea
sonal price patterns for eggs and
arrange program to be in produc
tion during higher prices in fall
and winter months. Learn the
marketing channels for products
vou have to sell. This will help
vou determine the best practices to
return the greatest profit in the
lone run. Plan for year after year
stable market rather than year to
year scramble to sell.
QUESTION: When are farm in
Ulll'- I II * u tit* .
ANSWER: You havo only one
choice left: to file votir return and
oav the tax on or before Mareh 15.
Prior to January 31 you eould have
filed the return and paid the tax at
anytime.
QUESTION: Should the value of
farm products produeed on the
farm and consumed in the home
be reported as Income?
ANSWER NO And the eost of
producing these products must not
be included in the farm expenses.
QUESTION: If an insurance com
pany pays a farmer for losses on
a'crop, must this sum be reported
as income?
ANSWER: Yer, Hail and fire In
surance receipts for crops or ani
mals destroyed should be included
in the cross income whether the
amount received was cash or cash
equivalent.
QUESTION: What farm expenses
are allowable as deductions in ar
riving at the net farm profit?
ANSWER: A farmer operating
a farm for a profit is allowed to
deduct all necessary expenses of
operating the business in arriving
at the net farm Income. This In
cludes expenses for the cost of
fertilizer, lime, feed, seed, hired
labor, gas and oil. taxes and in
surance paid, and many other simi
lar expenses Expenses are also
allowed for depreciation on farm
buildings, machinery and equlp
ble returns before going into debt
More and more, successful farm
ing calls for good management.
Gladiolus Among Best
Of The Garden Flowers
Wet Weather
Delays Tobacco
Bed Seeding
For the past three weeks it has
been tobacco plant bed seeding
time in Pender County, but the
weather has delayed this all-lm
porttant Tar Heel farm operation.
V. T. Maultsby. Pender County
farm agent, says that with the ad
vent of dry weather many farmers
will hurry to finish a task started
three weeks ago.
Many farmers started sowing the
tiny seed that will produce the
plan to start the major crop on
their farms only to be halted by
continuous rain. The determined
farmers who tried to buck the stiff
wet soil in the plant beds were
forced finally to take their tools
back to the shed and look for a wet
weather job.
ment, and other capital invest
ments.
QUESTION: What minerals do
my dairy cows need?
ANSWER: There are 13 mineral
elements recognized as being re
quired by animals. They are sod
ium. chlorine, calcium, phospho
rous, potassium, sulphur, iron,
copper, iodine, manganese, zinc and
cobalt. Fortunately, many of these
are present in any good rations
likely to be fed to dairy cattle.
The ones that may be short in good
rations and possibly need to be
added are sodium, chlorine, cal
cium, phosphorous, copper, iodine
and cobalt. However, learn the
sources of the needed minerals and
don't waste money on those that
are not needed. But only those
that are not supplied in the feed.
Want ads bring quick result*.
Bv ROBERT SCHMIDT
The gladiolus is one of our most
satisfactory garden flowers. It is
an excellent cut flower and makes
a conspicuous show of color in the
garden. Also, it is easy to grow.
Gladioli will succeed in any good
garden soil that is well drained and
where they may be well watered.
The fact that we plant well de
veloped corms, or bulbs, instead of
having to nurse seedling plants
makes them much easier to handle
for the average gardener. A suc
cession of blooms may be had by
planting every three or four weeks
during the season beginning in
February in eastern North Carolina
and continuing until July.
In sandy soil the corms should
be planted about Ave inches deep
and ?six inches apart In the row?
in clay soils four inches deep and
six inches apart in the row Fer
tilisation should be moderate with
any good grade garden fertilizer
and care should be taken that none
of the fertilizer comes into con
tact with the bulbs.
Select nice plump bulbs ? free
from any disease spots. "Most of
the bulbs offered for sale are of
the large sizes but with our long
seasons the medium and small sizes
will also give nice blooma.
There are hundreds of good va
rieties. The following are depend
able and beautiful:
White ? Florence Nightingale,
Snow Princess; White shades ?
Margaret Beaton. Corona; Pink and
Rose?Picardy, Ethel Cave Cole,
Spic and Span, Rosa van Lima;
Lavender ? Elizabeth the Queen;
Yellow ? Spotlight: Red ? Red
Charm. Valeria: Blue?Blue Beau
ty; Orange ? Pactolus, Orange
Gold: OeeD rose?Burma.
Fortunately, there Is only one
pest that gives us much trouble on
the gladioltis in the garden and
that Is the gladiolus thrip, a small
sucking insect. It causes light
streaks oh the foliage and a de
Stirs Coffee Probe
EDWARD F. HOWREY, chairman of
the Federal Trade Commission, la
shown as he told Washington re
porters that the commission had
adopted a resolution to initiate a
legal and economic investigation
of rising coffee prices. He said a
preliminary study suggests the in
crease may be due In part to spec
ulative activity. (International)
Nuns Avoid Fire
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (API ?
Nuns of the Order of Daughters of
our Lady of Mercy were forced to
move when their Convent was con
demned as a fire hazard. Their new
quarters? A renovated Fire Station.
forming of the blooms. If noticed
in time, thrlps can be controlled
with a dust or spray of 5 per cent
DDT.
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Poultry Manure Valuable
As A Fertilizer Inaredient
Poultry manure is widely rec
ognized as a valuable fertilizer
with a high nitrogen content, ac
cording to K. S. Oearstyne. head of
the poultry department at N. C.
State College.
One hundred laying birds will
yield 3'a or four tons of fresh
manure a year. About one-half of
l}iis is voided at night on dropping
boards or roosting pits. Poultry
droppings contain about 1 per cent
nitrogen, 0 8 per cent phosphoric
acid and 0 5 per cent potash. It
averages about 78 per cent mois
ture. If properly treated with
superphosphate and stored under
shelter, the value improves to
make a fertilizer corresponding
closely to a 2-2-1.
If left in a pile so it cannot
dry. the nitrogen breaks down Into
ammonia and heavy losses occur,
rays Dearstyne Treatment with
superphosphate reduces Jhis nitro
gen loss. Treat the manure either
on the dropping boards, roosting
pits, the litter or storage piles af
ter it has been removed from the
house. Always store poultry man
ure under cover. Superphosphate -?
increased the phosphorus content
of the manure. Apply 100 pounds ?
of 20 per cent granular grade per *
ton of fresh manure. If scattered
on dropping boards or pits, use
three to t*le pounds per week per
100 birds.
Last May 1 there were 7.963,000
layers on Worth Carolina farms ac- i
cording to the USDA's Bureau of
Agricultural Economics. The drop
pings from these birds would
amount to more than 23.000 tons
of manure. How many of our poul
trymen are capitalizing on _ this
valuable by-product of their indus
try?, asks Dearstyne.
Drink Is On House
SAN FRANCISCO <APi ? Wil
liam Rimura caters to fancy par
tics One night a guest found him
in the kitchen, frowning and
thumbing a drink recipe book.
"I thought I knew them all. but i
I'm stuck," Klmura said. "How do s
you make a rain-check?"
HrTAN QUALITY k C~~a
Chick M
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Starter u
?Kreafty got startin' quality!)
?Kb really great layers begins with the chicks,
?r flhlt days are critical. You've got to start 'em
HB*'? the right feed for the job. It has everything
^^Bfcd to live and grow ... perfectly balanced to
bite count.
H| parton feed store
H 420 Depot St. GL 8-4581
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