Newspapers / The Farmville Enterprise (Farmville, … / May 28, 1943, edition 1 / Page 4
Part of The Farmville Enterprise (Farmville, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
QUESTION: Hot «A«t should I sucker my tobacap? ANSWER: Under ordinary weather conditions, <mm a waek. If a wet ■yell should occur, it may be necessary to sucker tarin a weak. Many gwias loae a lai*» portion of lUr profit each year by not keeping tobacco Buckered aa clearly aa it should be. Wfknrs, when allowed to remain on the stalk, eflmume plant feed that would ordinarily ;.o into the leaf, thereby amkiag law weight and q^y QUESTION: How late shonld I start chicks tor flowing laying hansANSWER: Under the conditions of the present feed shortage, Prof. R. S. Dearstyne, head of the-4M partznent of Poultry Science at N. C. State College, advises that no chicks be started for laying purposes between June 1 and September 1. They make slow growth and do not produce many eggs daring the time when priees far eggs a*» ordinarily - '; /tftll' UWI liter. . - '«*- - * • nil I 11%'miK4^^»u2jo11UW. how nracn protein must I provide for nay dairy cow? ANSWER The dairy committee of £he Peed Conservation and Production Conference, headed by Dr. J A. a Shaw of N. a State College, . {advisee 20 percent protein in the mixture, when hay of average quality is fed. With good titiae, a grain mixture percent ie ample. The quality of hay can be greatly improved by cutting it at like proper tine aad curing in, audi a way aa to refiiin the leaves \ Greensboro all worked diligently 111 find the facta regarding1 the protein! shortage problem and at the came tiime bo protect the health of the' broods aad- flock* ( be 4heou*a8»d to utili*e green feeds the slightly lowered protein levels and to help maintain better health in the poultry flocks, Brown said. It wm decided to strew a rigid system of colling In the flocks ao,that feed consumption could be reduced and efficiency increased, i4- ' In line with the needs of conservation, the hsteherymen offend to cooperate by discouraging the sale of chicks intended far laying purposes between the dsfc» of June 1 and September I. They feel that wartime needs call for emergency measures and they planned to cooperate in very phase of the program for keeping the rapidly expanding poultry industry of the state on a firm land coneerrative basta.^.". >v*. * the hatcherymen decided to hold a two-day educational and business meeting this summer in Raleigh and details of the program will be an ikrtweed later. ■ . 'jt/ X Ward bocurht a f&w scrub cow*. oostr iP»*** IP?" "** *■**"~*y log from H|H |2fi per head, nd mated them to a purebred Hereford bull. Soon Ids pasture v« full of "White-faced^ calvm and each year he ka*t the best heifers for breedToday Ward has 40 Sereford cows and 8ft head of yearlings. He Practices {$yatematized breeding and his entire calf crop is dropped during the month of March and April. He grrows a large acreage of teniponary gnsing crope for bath the winter and summer, and this practice helps to keep his feed coeta at a low ler«a. When Extension Specialists visited the WanT farm recently, they found the flows and oalvee grastog on eats sod crlmsoh clover and the yearlings were naming on about * scree of crimson clover which was wound four inches high. The cattle .W access t6 all the hay they wanted and they were getting only * small amount of gafe. - '^^1 The cattle came through the winter in excellent condition and they have ectfugh temporary grazing crops to-carry them until the time when th* permanent pastures are lush. Then, lata: on than will be leaped*** and • . _ ... ... .. .. . - >Roy D. /ones, of Bullock figures: that the *206 Ke spent in terracing, has increased the value of his farm! by $8,000.00, says W. B. Jonas, assistant farm agent of Granyille Coun- j J* • , —— -: I ' 1 HOGS ; > ,jJ rtrEKKS fall pig oop more than 18 peaceat' over the number of fall pigs raised j t. The worW is shrinking sayfli a1 scientist. Perhaps nature" failed to sanforize it ^ '% NOTICE TO CREDITORS I » - wpy ;-.cJ *— - Utilities riwiinH^iw will hold m hearing eci the aaid application ta the Cow* House *t Witacn, N. C, <m Ttdv, June 22nd, 1048, at 1X:«0 a. m. N. C. UTLILTIES COMMISSION (St) f By: R. O. Se*f, Chiaf Cledt POULTRY . committee on feed con-i ' ? the use of MQfr £ milk and butermilk, as » supplemental feed for moistening in wet mash
The Farmville Enterprise (Farmville, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
May 28, 1943, edition 1
4
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75