Orange County
Farm Agent's Column
By Don Matheson & Ed Barnes
$73 PER HEAD ON STEERS
s Kirkland, owner of Ayr
1 Farm of Hillsboro on which
ltMj the famous* colonial Ayr
homeflhat has been in th|
ind family since 1770, is ma$;
)od use of his Ladino clover
!f Last March he bought six
averaging 691 lbs. for $15.80
ictintl or a total of $655.50.
Monday he sold thes6 steers
[093 S3. The average weight
nfla. nod he received $19.02
pUnd Mis net gain per head
!53 lbs. of beef and $73.05.
s'x sfecrs had nothing to eat
than plenty of good Ladino
r(t grass- and Ladino fescue
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!®ss pna cbMPANX,
i Mrs. Roland Womble of
. I,rv<-1 Community south of
•I Hill believe in providing
plenty of good food for their com
pany. They have had for years a
23 cubic foot deep freezer filled
with all kinds of meats and vege
tables. They have recently purchas
ed an additional 26 cubic foot
freezer which they are now filling
with fruits and meat. Their family
is relatively small and when ask
ed why so much frozen food, Ro
land said that they always have
and enjoy a lot of company and
they thought they might as well
prepare for them.
FEEDER CALF SALE . ,
SEPTEMBER 27
Agricultural workers are busy
visiting beef: cattle farmers arid
•selecting -the 400 feeder calves
which will,:go ton sale at the Dis
trict sale to be held at the Farmers.
Exchange' Livestock ' Market at
Hillsboro at I o’clock Thursday,
September 27. There will be ap
proximately 100 good heifers in
this lot, some of which could be
used for future breeding stock.
USfPNING STRIKES
TWICE ON THE SAME SPOT
C. F. Laws, owner of Lawsdale
Farm in the Caldwell Community,
showed us a big oak tree which
had been struck by lightning about
three weeks ago. The same tree
was hit by lightning two years ago
ond killed three cows that had tak
en refuge there from the storm.
The first lightning only partially
ki'led the tree, but the recent
stroke seems to have completed
the job. \
Mr. Laws has a well-kept dairy
and poultry .farm, keeping 2500
laying hens and 30 milk cows. He
now has a big job of disposing of
this big oak.
DON'T FORGET TO
SEED LAWNS NOW
Early fall fcHWHjeSt time to seed
lawns, soon it will be too late, pre
pare smooth^ welt firmed seed bed.
Apply 100 pounds agricultural
ground limestone and 35 pounds
8-8-8 fertilizer per 1 Of) square f?et
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surface and work into tie, noil wth
a rake. Seedi Kentucky*-'Fescue at
the rate of 2 pounds per lOOO
squai-e feet surface. If clover' s de
sired add 1 pound of White Dutch
Clover. Scatter seed on surface and
roll in with heavy roller. If water
is available give lawn a good wet
ting. A light mulch of staw will
preserve moisture and help prevent
winter killing.
FILE FOR GAS REFUND
BEFORE OCTOBER 1
Many farmers have already re
ceived their Federal tax refund of
2 cents per gallon on all gasoline
used for farming purposes from
January 1 to July 1, 1956. All ap
plications must be in the hands of
the District Director of Internal
Revenue at Greensboro by October
1. We have a supply of application
blanks at the County Agents office
in Hillsboro.
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Cattle slaughter so far this y%ar
ha.- been about six per cent great
er than last year, malply because
of the large, supplies qf fed cat
tle, report marketing speciuHst
with the U. S. Department of Agri
culture.
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Lloyd, New Hope, John Efland,
and W, B. Shambley, Buckhorn
had overpopulations, of bream and
wildfish eradicated from* their
ponds last wbek. Technicians of the
Wildlife Resources Commission
poisoned the ponds after the wa
ter level had-been lowered as much
as practical.
The ponds- will be re-stocked
with correct proportions of blue
£ OUR SOIL
Robert C. Lloyd, Calvander, is
is putting some poorly
land to gdbd use with
livestock water.
Jack Long, Calvander,
surveys made and a pond designed
to provide wa*«r
beef cattle
gill bream and largemouth bass.
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W. B. Shambley. Walter Carter,
and Donald Jones, Buckhorn, re
ceived their copies of their soil
and water conservation plans last
week.
Following their agreements with
the Neuse River Soil Conservation
District, land capability surveys
were furnished by the District. The
surveys determined the soil condi-,
tions, slope, and past erosion con
ditions, factors that determine the
safe use of the land.
Some of the uses and treatment
planned according to the land cap
ability are alfalfa and pasture seed
ing, woodland management, pond,
terraces and meadow waterways to
dispose of runoff water safely, crop
rotations, and contour farming,
and crop rotations using close
growing, deep rooted legumes to
addv organic matter and improve
the structure of the soil. ’ __A
Flowering bulba offer many
possibilities for use fn home gar
dens, say, North Carolina' State
College Extension specialists.
. Entomologists with the U,. S.
Department of Agriculture esti
mate that there are more than
10,000 species of destructive in-'
sects .in the United State*. As a
group, these ipwcU are man’*
chief compfetitbrS for the food,
fuel, and fiber that we produce.
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At Your Favorite Grocery Or Market <
Piedmont Pocking Co., Hjllsboro
FRANKFURTS
BLUE PLATE
COFFEE
lb- bag 89<
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PRUNE JUICE
qt. 29<
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■ EVAPORATED
PET MILKl
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3 Large Cans 414
PET
Instant NONFAT
DRY MILK
MAKES
4 QT5.
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* Golden Ripe' - ‘
Bananas, 2 lbs. ..... 28<
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No. 1 feed Delicious
No t V■«/ ,
Sweet Potatoes, lb.. 10<
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Choice October
Beans, lb.. .. 17<
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^ Boneless Beef
K'ngan Reliable
Half Or Whole
Shoulde.
Swift Premium Sliced
bologna
Carr's Quality All Pork
SAUSAGE
fresh Ground
BEEF.
Pound
a
300 Size Tidewater
HERRING, can ,.
3C0 Size Libby's
TOMATO JUICE, cgn
Old Time
VIENNA SAUSAGE
Marcal 80 Count
NAPKINS, pkg. .
4.
Reg. 29c Value