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ing. .1 One comity agent <wmN that he coaU haul all of the feed in Wr; county In feed depUers hands ja atu truck. Feed processors were clamoring for supplies at protein* and eon, saying they mold be forced out of basinets in a few weeks unless help came. Pres. J. B. Hutson of the Commodity Credit Corporation asserted that the asppty of proteins for the U. S. was not alarmiag at this tone and that present livestock could be fed, if preteins were P**m*t However, plans tow not folly worked out for relieving the prtotein shortgae in the Southeast. The Extension and other agricultural officials present urged North Carefiqa farmers to feed just as efficiently as possible and to make every pound of protein count. Several <itangf in feed formulas were recommended, to conserve proteins. On account of the large increase in poultry sod livestock, the Jemaad tat pqtline in this State is about 70 percent above last year, covering the {oafamaiths. Growers wess Dairymen Urged To Mm* More protein* Since protein feeds are short and the outlook for an adequate supply over the next twelve months period is far from encouraging, J. A. Any, in chasge of . Dairy Extension at N. C. State College, urges all dairymen to conserve the peptefaanow on hand and to make eve# effort possible to grow an included supply. Whe»j . wj ' ^ndaJpel Hill fc»l»y. Mr. and Mm M. C. Burch and daughters, Marionand Bonnie, spent Ust week end visiting *m Mehrta Perry in "Coleranefc,., -v: ' Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Dtw and so* Bobby, visited Mm Davis* mother, Mrs. Anna Tlfifrf to Ayden list week* Miss Daisy Fields, Miss Margaret Fields snd Miss Bamona Bouse have returned after a short visit with relatives in Gates. ' "■ fffl Mr. ant Mia. A- *■ °!mft wePB Wilson viators Wednesday. £! Mr. and Mrs. B. G.~FfeWs and Miss Virginia Fiekfe attended tha graduation exercises at the Morehesd City High School last Sunday and Monday. . Tbey were accompanied borne by Johnnie Fields who graduated at that time. LL Robert Battemaker of Alamo, Mich., spent Friday *ad Saturday with Lt. Cecil Y. tang who was home on furlough at that time. They both left Saturday evening for Florida. irirl - > Mr. and Mm, J. C. Gardner, Mm A. B. Gay and son, Malcolm visited Mr. W. T. Gardner in Saratoga, Sunday. - -l ' „ 1 v Misses Alone Bailey and Juanita Rediek who are in school in Raleigh spent last week end with their parents here. ' Mrs. W. P. Ellis ami son, Frankie, of Wilson, visited her mother, Mrs. Neta Shackleford, Saturday. Those from hare who attended the funeral of Mr. W. H. Marlowe in Wilson last Friday were; Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hicks, Mrs. J. H. Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Smith, Mrs. Bt T. Brooks, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Gay, Miss Alice' Goin, G. W. Corbett and J. C. Gardner, v Vis. Jason Shirley and . sons, Charles and Don Ray, visited Mrs. Shirley's mother, Mm Ada G. Bus near Wilson this week. ?£ Z Mm Esther Craft <rf Raleigh i* turned Wednesday after spending several days with friends tore. p ANSWER: * Thousands of farmers would tike ta~ know tiie answer .to tfib question, aajf* Dr. L 0. Schaub, Director flf the Extension Service at & C. State College. All proteta feeds are Scarce and every effort should be. (bade to conserve them through efficient feeding: Save all oil meals tor feeding ftUpoae*. Plan grow B»*» hi^T^>rot«n crops and grazing1 crops. QUESTION: Should tobacco plants with blue meld be set? -ix. - '. * ANSWER: No. The plants should fuUy recover from Htte Wold before being set in the field. Grading of plants, selecting only those which are strong and. vigorous, is migbfct good practice «t transplanting time. Many growers say: "Getting a smooth, even stand of tobacco is half the battle in making a good crop." " - ' \ ■ '■ ' ; -• 1 QUESTION: What can be <W to keep sweet potatoes from crackcracking? | ANSWER: Whore potatoes have cracked badly in the field fa past [years use 10 pounds of hontx per 'acre brgadcarting before planting. Side-AreaBnqc the crop with bora* has not proven satisfactory. If the pounds oer acre may prove sufficient. Large amounts of borax, My 80 pouHi per acre, wiU damage the crop. Borax wet only controls cracking but also improves the flavor and texture of the crop, saysL. G. Willis, In ct*W> rf Soil Research Laboratory, afttbrf Agricultural Experiment i,ji-i-' v- E5 ~ -tHkBkPK-'SISUJ.VI 3-- MBWRiJi name- tart ^PORTABLE BOOK BAR would exceed the fv goals requested. He i> urging1 Granville farmer* to grow tt' taenite n naffii wt tin legumteoua crope that brin* good hays tod the oil bearing crope for plenty of protein meals.
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