COUNTY AGSNT WORK IN PUT
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(By E. f. Anald, CmMt Agent)
A report submitted by the county
agent for the county commissioners
for the month of May shows that 344
farmers called on ftkis office for in
formation relative to farm problem*
and that ITS personal letters were
written, in addition to 3 circular let
ters, 1106 copies of which were-mailed
out to farmers. One hundred and
twekve farm visits were made, 12
farm meetings held, which 870 fann
ers attended, ft further, shows 11
cunh market sales were held at wfcieh
$552.03 worth of farm produce was.
disposed of. Two cars of hogs ship
ped,re*uras to farmers, $1,024.48. In
addition to the above items of service
to farmers, 1899 hogs were vaccinated
for 73 farmers. The agent traveled
1,575 miles in rendering this service
to fanners . In connection with the
work in Pitt County, B. Troy Fergu
son, District Agent; C. A. Sheffield,
Assistant to the Director, and C. J.
Maopin, Extension Pouitryman, as
sisted the agent in conducting the
work without any additional expense
to the county.
Fans Adjustment Act
Farm commodities as a whole are
selling for about 50 percent less than
' they did just before the war. For the
things they buy, farmers are paying
slightly more than they did before
the war. That's the problem?termed,
in the economist's language, dispari
ty. And if you add taxes and interest
charges at twice the pre-war level,
the "disparity problem is even great
er.
Today it takes three bushels of
corn to buy what one bushel bought
at the time farming and industry
were more nearly in fair balance. It
takes about two and a half bushels
of wheat to buy what one bushel
bought then. The cotton farmer must
? now pay two bales of cotton for the
same amount from industry he was
then able to buy with one bale.
The goal of the new farm Act is <
to restore the buying power of the
bushel of wheat, the bushel of corn,
the bale of cotton, the pound of ; jrk ,
?to restore the buying power of all
bask farm commodities to what it
was during the base period. The base ,
period for most basic commodities is
the reasonably stable one from 1909 :
to 1914. For tobacco, where growth
in cigarette smoking has radically
changed demand conditions, the base ,
period is the post-war years, 1919
1928.
If the machinery for restoring ? (
fair exchange value to farm products (
is- to succeed, it must attach the trou
ble at its tap root Any analysis of
the farm problems must mention ?
host of difficulties?handling charges
taxes, interest charges?but the un- ,
denying difficulty of them all is un
balanced production?too much pro
duction?in view of the present do- |
aestic and foreign demand situation.
We now have a wheat carry-over
three times normal. Cotton on band
is enough to supply the mills of the
world with their normal consumption ^
of American cotton for one entire
year. Pork cannot be stored like ,
wheat and cotton; consequencely it
has been forced through the channels
of trade at whatever price it would ,
bring.
Thcee tremendous surpluses, along
with other unbalanced production. ,
have demoralized markets, forced
down prices, reduced- the farmers'
purchasing power, and added to city
unemployment In brief, surpluses
wiped out values. They turned the
results of human efforts into economic
waste.
Now, the nei? Farm Act gives the
Secretary of Agriculture power to at- '
tack the root trouble of too much
production for the market as .ft ex- j
ists today. The cure for aurpolses
and overproduction is leas production.
So to those farmers who voluntarily
agree te reduce their acreage or pro
duction, the Secretary has authority
to make rental or benefit payments. 1
This type of relief mould be immedi- '
ate. It would put buying power into 1
the hands of those who need it and ?
ant entitled to ft.
Bringing supply into line with th<
real demand would tend to restore
a fair exchange value for farm pro
ducts. Fair exchange value would
justice to farmers alone. It is one
vital key to a restoration of an equit
able interchange of faro and dtjr
products?to the benefit of afl -group? jj
afw population. The goal cannot
bo reached overnight. Moreover, eeeh
problems of its own. The method of
gradually attaining a fair-exchange
value for one commodity might not
apply to another. Just how the Act
will be applied this year to each com- )
modity is to be determined immedi
ately in bearings called by the Sec
retary or Agriculture.
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS
FOR THE JUNE GARDEN
1. A good crop of sweet potatoes
may be produced in most parts of
Eastern North Carolina by setting 1
vine cuttings in June. Make the cut
tings 12 or 18 inches long and set
them 12v inches apart on a moist, ]
freshly plowed ridge. Better stands '
will result if the plants are set late '
in the afternoon or on cloudy dayv '
Sweet potatoes from vinecuttings are
more apt to be free from disease than i
a crop produced from sprouts.
2. For the best watermelons, go
over the patch once a week and re- '
move all bottlenecks and other mis- (
shapen specimens. A stick with a ,
?sitting edge fastened to- one end
makes the work faster and easier. <
Many successful commercial growers
leave only two well developed melons
per vine in order to get the best (
marketable size. For the very larg- |
est melons, leave only one good speci
men per vine. " ' ? 'i
8. Fertilize the asparagus bed as.]
soon as the cutting season is over.' ,
A constant supply of plant nutrients ,
all summer long is the ideal method j
of fertilization. The amount of
growth obtained between now and j
frost will largely determine the size
end quality of next year's shoots.
4. Tomato seed planted during
June will produce a good late crop in (
most sections. Locate the plant bed
war a supply of water so that vigor
ous plants may be produced even
though the weather may be dry. See '
chat the plants have plenty of room '
n the bed. Tall, leggy plants are I
hardly worth the trouble of setting. ?
vVhen ready to transplant to the field j
or garden row* lift the plants with ?
a spading folk or shovel in order to j
save as many of the roots as possi- 1
Me. . ,
5. Cabbage seed for the fall crop
should also be started during the lat
ter part of June. A good practice is
to sow the seed in a partially shaded
bed. Sow the seed thickly, and thin
out the plants as soon as a good stand
is secured. Strong, stocky plants are
needed for summer setting. If the
collard patch has not already been
started, the seed should be sown, dur-1
ing June or early July.
6. Make succession plantings of
beans and corn every two or three
weeks in order, to have a constant
supply all sampler long. These two
irops are at their best only when
'resh from the garden.
7* Keep all crops in a vigorous
growing condition by side applies- '
dons of readily available fertilizers
sad by constant cultivation.
8. As soon as the strawberry sea
ion is over, work out the beds and
teep cleanly cultivated for the rest of ?
he summer. If the plants need re
wwal, encourage the early-formed 1
?tamers to take root. Plants rooted *
hiring June and July will usually 1
noduce twice as lerge a crop next J
?pring as plants formed in late sum- J
ner or early fall. 4 '
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hilt i isnonal contest
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^Aydi^ Jane T^^i^nationa) con
second prise of $60 for the best essay
of 2250 words on ^Meafca" I The
United States was divided -into fout
districts and this one included 12
States.
Miss Tripp has been living bete
with her grandmother, Mrs. Laura
Haddock, and attending the- local
schools. She was a sophmore last
year. Daring the Winter she won
first prise in an essay contest put ori
by the Merchants' Association of
Rocky Mount m "Why I Shop iq
Rocky Mount" She is alae*4alented
as a musician, having won a medal
for most progress made during the
year in her mask class.
I-*"" \ ^ *'wf..' ' ' " ? '.' V- : - ?
"Jul* 28th, 1922, I started taking
Kraschen Salts. Haw lest 29 pounds
frean June 28th te Jan. It. Feei bei
ter than have lift: for four years
Was ander doctors cater tar several
months. He said I had gall stone*
SfttSfe? ejected?"
Mrs. Urte Bright, Walker, Minn.]
(Jan. 10, 1933).
To lose fat and at. the same time
gain in physical attractiveness am
feel spirited and youthful take on
teaspoonful of Kruschen in a glass a
hot water before breakfast every
morning.
A jar that lasts d packs casta lwrf
a trifle at amy drugstore in the worllg
but be sure and get Kruschen. Salts
the SAFE way to reduce wide hips,
prominent front and double chin ami
again fed the joy of Ifring?money
frerit if dissatisfied after the first jar.:
NOTICE OF SUMMONS
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North Carolina, Pitt County?In the
Superior Court ' *
Special Proceeding
(Miss) Lizzie Gay, Administratix;
of Jesse Gay, Deceased,
?vs.?
W. G. Gay and wife, Rosa Gay, *
Susie Gay, William A. Gay and wife,:
Mary Gay, Mrs. Etta Gay Stewart
and husband, A. A. Stewart, Mrs.
Maggie Gay Burnett, Mrs. Lula Gay
Parker and husband, Boyd Parker.
To MRS. MAGGIE GAY BURNETT:
You will hereby take notice that an
iction entitled as above has been com
menced in the Superior Court of Pitt
County, North Carolina, by the Ad
ministratrix of the late Jesse Gay to
sell a certain house and lot located in
Farmville for the purpose of making
assets with which to pay the debts of
said deceased and, the said Maggie
Cay Burnett will further take notice
that she is required to appear at the
jffice of the Clerk of the Superior ;
Court of said County, in the court
bouse in Greenville, North Carolina, |
vithin ten days after the service ofi
this notice for thirty days in the I
Farmville Enterprise, and answer or ,
lemur to the petition filed in said ac- ;
tion, or the plaintiff win apply to the.
Eourt for the relief demanded in said
muse of action.
Given under my hand this" the 29th
lay of May, 1988.
J. F. HARRINGTON,
Clerk of the Superior Court
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