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 ?
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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!
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HOME BUILDING AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION
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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
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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
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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.
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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
<iv<nc room early one morning.
u'h?n he eo( out of bed he found
a biff, snarling raccoon. 1
Marshall chased it to thq, third 1
Poor and back down stairs before I
it escaoed throueh a hole in a
screen door which had been made j
for the cat.
Rules Announced For WNC
Feeder Calf Sale Oct. 5
Kules for the annual Western I
North Carolina Feeder Calf Sale to 1
be held at fhe Asheville Livestock
Market October 5 have been an- j
flounced. They are:
1. Only calves of strictly beef j
breeding will be accepted for the
sale. Both steer and heifer calves
will be included.
2. Calves sold through the sale
must be field inspected by the 1
Selection Committee prior to the
day of the sale. Selection Commit
tee in each county to be headed
by County Extension Service and
aided by local farmers.
3. Calves will be sorted into of
ficial grades at the Market on the
day of the sale by an official grad
er and will be sold in lots of such
size as is deemed advisable by the
sales Committee.
4. Actual sales management, ad
vertising, and other details of the
;ale w-ill be left entirely to the
Sales Committee.
5. Producers will agree to have
fheir calves mixed with those of
jthtr producers according to grade
and sex. and lots will be made u"
A calves of approximately equal :
weiehts. and each producer's calves |
will be weiehed and the produce
will be paid according to the weight
of his calyes in the lot.
6. All calves entered in the sale
must be vaccinated for Blackleg
and vaccinated for Hemorrhagic
Septicemia (Shipping Feveri at
least 14 days prior to the date of J
sale.
7. All bull calves will be cas
trated and completely healed. AP
animals must be dehorned and
completely healed. ?
8. All heifer calves are guaran
teed by the consignor to be oDer
on date of delivery. It is highly
recommended that the bulls be re
moved from the tuw herd by July
1.
9. At the time calves are en
tered for the sale, each producer
will be required to sien an agree
ment. Actual sales and advertisin"
expenses will be prorated on a per
bead basis, total expenses not to
exceed $3.00 per head. Hay and
water will be provided at no addi
tional expense.
10. No yearling cattle or calves
under 300 pounds in weight will
be accepted.
11. A closing date for consign
ment will be September 1, 1935.
12. Calves which in the judg- '
ment of the Sales Committee, do
not meet the qualification of the
sale may be rejected on the day of
delivery.
13. All animals entering the
sale ring must be sold. No con
signors will have a "No Sale" priv
ilege.
14. All calves to be delivered
to sale barn by 5:00 p.m. the day
before the sale to be weighed and
graded.
15. The sale will start prompt
ly at 1:00 p.m. on October 5, 1955.
All farmers are urged to place <
4-H'ers Swill
From Peachel
To WatermelJ
Richmond County jA
boys and uirU who
this time of year pituB
were robbed oi their
destriHtiv freeze
According to NtgjB
Agent Sherman Shet^H
found a pi ofi'.nlilc uqtH
cupied by helping ihipB
county's bumper mtlciI
The 4-H'c rs, who
curb markets along
t and 220. find it r.,,||
sell ice co it. ixe.uiH
bound \ acat iont 11 at
a melon. Tlu \ S
and tomatoes H
their applications un-.B
agent's office muiiedui^B
North Carolina! i(H
crop has been rcducediB
an estimated SI! r,.iaB
of recent storms. H
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Dwarf Fruit Trees Roses
Shrubs Perennials
Shade Trees Bulbs, etc.
Add $1,000 or More To
The Value of Your Home.
Let me show you actual color
photographs of Stark Exclusive
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SPECIAL lc SALE NOW
BEING HELD
3-WAY GUARANTEE ON
ALL SHRUBS & TREES
FREE ESTIMATES ON
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For Top Quality
Buy
MAYO'S SEEbS
AND
BLUE RIDGE
PLANT FOOD
FROM
Haywood County
Farmers Co-op, Inc.
H. M. Polio, Mgr.
Depot St. GL 6-8621
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They 're Green
...and Red!
I!
Believe it or not... we have hens in our
?tore producing eggs with green and red
yolks. We do it by adding dye to the feed?
just to show you that what your hens eat
doe* make a difference in their eggs. Come
in and see theee surprising eggs?any time.
Our regular Purina Laying Chows, of course,
make only eggs with nice yellow yolks?
and lots of 'em. A test will quickly show
you the top egg production Purina makes.
Ctine-Bradley Co.
Joe Cltae - Dick Bradley
3 Points Hazdwood
Big,FatHogs
more good pork
at lower cost!
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CAINS
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Too busy to come In for service? A phone call M
our truck to your farm in a hurry. On-t0M
service keeps your tractor and farm equipmat
the job when lost time means lost money.
On-the-Spot Service includes:
? Minor Engine Tune Up
? Replacement of Parts
? Tire Service
? Engine and Hydraulic Check
? Inspection and Adjustment of
Equipment
For major repairs or a complete overhaul we)
the most modern equipment and factor;.' tnl
mechanics.
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, More and more dairymen ai*1?
mora attention must be given to feed cod
milk, rather than the cost per bag of feed. I?
P*r gallon of milk requires sound P^m
und feeding based on a complete program-1 V
a reduces "cow-turnover" in the herd adm
J"** P?*lble milk production per cow Jfl
a program requires close attention to berd^B
ments, care of the dry cow, and a sound
DArov * Program- These coupled with M
FEED mean low feed cost per
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