PUBLISHED EVERT tpi ? JT . m / PUBLISHED EVERY mondat The Mountaineer s M0NDAr Lime Application Ideal As Conditioner For Soil (EDITOR'S NOTE: This Is the second in a series of articles on the ose of lime on farmlands written by A. L. Ramsey, assis tant farm agent.) The use of lime increases the efficiency of the potash in the soil, in the same experiments, the pro Ota from muriate of potash appli cations on limed soils were just about double the profits of the same (^plications on uniimcu soils. j in connection with this, Nortn Carolina experiments showed thai 76% of the potash leached from an acid soil, whereas only 22% of the potash was leached out on well limed soil, so liming makes more of this very essential element avail able ior plant use. The old saying that lime makes the father rich and the son poor wa' true before the advent of com mercial fertilizers, b'.iuso lime enabled the father to produce larger crops by makin; available the plant food elements in the soil. Now with commercial fertilizers, r.n> evcr, w<. can .vmomically re place the fertilizer elements re moved in the crops, and get con tinuous high production with the use of lime and fertilizer. Although soybeans are listed above as a crop tolerant of high acidity, the Mississippi Experiment Station results show that yields were very nearly doubled when lime was used on their acid soils. Lime doubled the yield of red clov er in Virginia rotations, and the yields of corn and wheat were in creased considerably. Liming is essential to get large yields of le guminous winter cover crops. The danger of overtiming is well shown by the early experiences of farmers who tried to grow alfalfa in North Carolina. They found, after many failures, that they had to add boron to their glfalfa to get it to thrive. Liming even to the point of good alfalfa produc tion will create a necessity for boron. In Tennessee, the results of 43 demonstrations showed that boron would increase the yield of alfalfa 1.088 pounds per acre where no "fertilizer was used, and about 712 "pounds per acre wheir fhrtl Korean Vets To Hear Of GI Farm Program American veterans of the Ko lean conflict are invited to i meeting at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sep t ember 6, at the Agricultura | building at Waynesville Higi School where the Veterans Farm' ing Program will be explained anc other general information on Gl benefits given. The announcement was made bj John H. Nesbitt, vocational agri cultural teacher at WTHS. llzed. Several liming materials arc available to the farmers in thii area, however, bulk dolomitic lime stone is still the most economica: form. Many farmers have founc that bagged limestone is conven ient for them to use on steeper areas where they must distribute it by hand, but several farmers have concluded that they can make good wages by bagging this lime stone themselves. Hydrated lime is a good liming material, seventy four pounds of It being equal to 100 pounds of ground limestone but the cost is almost prohibitive in this area. Basic slag, a by-pro duct of the iron industry, contains calcium and a small percentage of phosphorus. Liming should be done several months prior to seeding a crop that is high in its lime require ment. The lime should be plowed down or harrowed into soil that is being fitted. There is no wrong time to apply lime, however, and this Is particularly true on our mountain pastures that have yet to get their first application. Because of the high rainfall in this area, it will take one ton of lime every four years on the aver age acre of soil to maintain the desirable conditions that we get from liming, but it may take as high as three or four tons on the heavy soils for the initial or first application. If you have soils that have not been limed in the' past Ave years, take a soil test, then lime as the laboratory suggests. Soils which contain too little lime are unproductive. Let Us Put Your TRACTOR IN A-l CONDITION For Summer and Fall Work ? NOW Is The Time For Tractor Repairs, Tune-ups or Overhaul ? ? EXPERT MECHANICS WITH YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. ? GENUINE FORD TRACTOR AND DEARBORN EQUIPMENT PARTS. Pick-up ' and Delivery Service |l 111* MSI Rogers Tractor Co. Dial 3941 ' Clyde, N. C. HERE'S A GOOD ONE! MY PARENTS ARE PUTTING ME THROUGH COLLEGE RIGHT NOW. OF COURSE, I'M NOT GO ING NOW, BUT THEY WERE SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW HOW TO START FINANCING MY EDUCA TION NOW ? THROUGH AN INSURED SAVINGS ACCOUNT. THE DOLLARS THEY'RE DROPPING INTO MY ACCOUNT ARE EARNING DIVIDENDS. BY THE TIME I'M READY FOR COLLEGE, MY COLLEGE FUND WILL BE READY FOR ME! 0 HAYWOOD HOME BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION I Main Stmt GL 6-81*1 Wajnwrtih OUT WHERE THE TALL CORN GROWS?not Iowa In this case, bat In Crabtree community?Weaver Chamber* cases skyward at a stalk of his corn which towers 16 feet in the air and is expected to crow another foot by harvest time. Mr. Chambers has a Acid of corn and tobacco near his home in Oabtree and additional acre ace in Iron Duff community. (Mountaineer Photo). Changes In State Tobacco Program Reviewed By ASC i -? .... 'i-i. . ? H. D. Godfrey, state administra tive officer for Agricultural Stabil ization and Conservation, today re minded Tar Heel tobacco growers that there have been several re cent changes made ih the tobacco allotment and quota program. Public Law 21, passed by the .Congress this year, made several changes in the method of opera-, tlon of the adjustment program on tobacco for this year and next. One of the most welcome of these changes. Godfrey said, is the one that eliminates credit for over ' planting. In previous years, under the Law, it was possible for a farm er to Increase his planting history and consequently his tobacco al lotment by consistent overpianting and payment of penalty. Public Law 21, he said, eliminates any credit for overpianting for this and future years. The increased rate of penalty as cited as another major change. Last year, Godfrey said, the pen alty for overpianting flue-cured tobacco was 21 cents a pound. For this year, that rate has been in creased to 40 cents a pound. The 21 cents represented 40 per cent of the previous year's sale price: the 40 cents represents 75 per cent i of the previous year's sale price. In addition, farmers who fail to J direct ASC reporters to all of the tobacto they have planted, or ? ? ? ... .. . . M. I farmers who file false reports re- to maintain the price of tobacco garding production and disposition through keeping supply in line with of their tobacco, will have their demand, Godfrey said, present allotment reduced. ASC committeemen or office em Next year, allotments and meas- ployees in each of the 100 North urements will be in hundredths of Carolina Counties will be glad to an acre in an effort to crack down answer any questions farmers on farmers who do not cooperate might have on these changes, he with their neighbors in their efforts added. ????????===== Farm Records Are Very Essential C. R. Pugh, State College exten sion farm management specialist, advises farmers not to get so busy that they forget to keep their farm record books up to date. Since this is a season when farm ers incur a large proportion of their expenses, it's a good idea not to leave these things to memory, according to Pugh. Records, he says, are essential for accurate re porting of income and social se curity taxes, but it also helps the , farmer find "leaks'" in his farm business. ( As one farmer put it, "I keep ^ the records for Uncle Sam, but I make mighty good use of them my- ' self," Pugh reports. He lists the following hints that may make rec ord-keeping easier and more use- 1 pit: ^ 1. Keep entries up-to-date. \ Don't overlook small expense ' items; they grow into surprisingly large amounts when you total 1 them s 2. Tailor your record system to ' your needs. Check on the informa tion you need to file tax forms and \ to analyze the efficiency of your , farm business. . 3. Describe the items bought or , sold and the price. This helps de j termine the most profitable farm enterprise, or the cause of loss in an ODeration. If a particular ex- ( penditure seems too large, check on whether or not it was necessary. 4. List the name and social se curity number of hired persons, dates worked, and salary paid. 5. Summarize the record at vear's end Don't iu?t add un items "poessarv to complete tax forms. With little effort, you can de- 1 ?ermine whether or not vou are i earning a reasonable return for ' "our labor and investment. Records "'ill help you improve your man- i aeement. , Raccoon Visits HARRISR11WG. Ph. (AP>?F<-hH M?r?hall heard a scratching in his