Receipts by Tar Heel Farmers From Crops ' W,'Mi w ^p ^^P*w WvW^WW ptlky which mat* rntp laqalia ■Mat (I amp tnfaly hiiMtifclllly law. • low raft* no/ ww-pw ap •o 2J% • Cfofca anrlct it prompt and loir • Policht standard, aonouott* 0U1 Prefect yaw ri|M to diha wllfi aaa af to laryatt muaral imafait at aafet la toaika, . ' fcv . .. _ . ,, ,. . ,■ V - Thos. D. Hollowell FCX j~ Mt. Oliva Tar Heel cash farm receipts came to 94 per cent of 1952 rte ceipts, according to Mark Goforth, Jr.,' Wayne county farm agent for the State College Extension Serv ice. Goforth, citing a recent sur vey of the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, said 1953 cash farm receipts, for the nation as a whole dropped slightly less, to 96 per cent of the 1952 receipts. . The nation's farmers realized a net income of $12.8 billion in 1953. Though thiA was five per cent less than the amount received in 1952 and 12 per cent less than 1951, it was four per cent higher than the postwar low of 1950. Income in 1951 reflected the sharply increas ed demand caused by the Korean war. Total cash receipts in 1953 were lower than in 1952 in 37 states, and higher in 11 states. The decreases ranged from less than one per cent in North Dakota to 26 per cent in Nevada, while increases ranged from less than one pe? cent in Pennsylvania to 20 per cent in Mississippi. North Carolina ranked fourth in Labor for Tobacco Will be Discussed A meeting will be held in the agriculture building in Kenansville Thursday night at 7:30 to discuss the availability of labor to harvest tobacco. J. M. Hunter and John McLean of the North Carolina Employment Security commission will be pres ent to take part in the discussion. They placed more than 100 workers in Duplin last year to help with the tobacco harvest. V. "H. Reynolds, county agent, said farmers who would like for ythe employment office to help them, should attend the meeting. jiiiiiiijsaa cash receipts from crops In 19S3, with farmers getting $627,434,000. Tar Heel farmers received $211, 636,000 from livestock, placing North Carolina 23rd among the livestock, producing states. Total cash receipts—livestock and crops —amount to $884,070,000 in 1953. The $884,070,000 makes North Car olina the 12th ranking state in cash receipts from farm marketing. Demonstrate Proper Use Of Fumigant Roy R. Bennett, tobacco spec ialist of the North Carolina Exten sion service of State College, Ra leigh, will hold a field demonstra tion Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock in Wayne county on how soil, fumigants should be applied by the row method; This demonstration will be held on Dr. Jack Harrell’s farm, located on Slocumb street extension about a mile outside' of Goldsboro toward Seymour Johnson fi41d. The' farm is located between the oyster roast and the Air Boro Shell service station. ' Clyde Peedin, assistant farm agent, who made the announce ment, said results from the N. C. Experiment station have shown that soil fumigants by the row method will give good results, pro vided it is applied right. The most important step, Peddin said, is to get the fumigant deep enough in the soil. The fumigant should be 10 inches deeper below the level bf the soil or 16 inches or deeper below the top of the ridge for best results. The assistant farm agent said many farmers are interested in using the row method and they should be aware of the. fact that the material should be applied this deep. Farmers interested in using the row method of fumigation are urged to attend the demonstration. Both tractor and mule-drawn equipment will be used in this demonstration, Peedin asserted. From the County Agent's Office Contrary to popular belief, re search shows that American farm crops do not get enough rainfall at tiie right time even in the more humid regions in normal year* for maximum yields. The acreage required to produce food for each United States citizen dropped from 20.7 in 1910 to 12.6 in 1950. Animal proteins such as those in meat, milk and eggs are not dam aged by cooking and some are im proved.' INCREASE a Applied directly to the soil to save you tiieo ^ -■ and laborl •V Practical and Profitable >: for Spring and Fall V; • Increases the Protein content of Feeds MATHIESON-. f Standard Fertilizer Division ^ Mount Olive, N. C. ' V W. W. Loftln -— -' C^MrOor® V - :V., :4 DREAM COME TRUE—ALMOST—A small boy's dream ot piloting a rocket ship comes as nearly true as science permits for seven-year-old Neil Smith of Minneapolis, Minn. Neil got his big chance to operate ultra-advanced flight controls when an aeronautical engineering laboratory in Minneapolis- invited the sons of technical employes to visit the plant. I ■' '■ v,>'>v • Arriculture Secretary Bara Tall! Benson’s cot of supports an dairy, products from 90 to 15 par w#t of parity have divided both Parties, soma congressmen claim* in* the cut will help consumer* more than dairymen. FOREIGN TRADE—Some con gressmen want to cut direct foreign aid in favor of lower tarifT rates—the “Trade, Not V;r Aid” theory. Market News Summary EDITOR’S NOTE: .Following is a summary of market price in formation for the week ending March 19, 1954, as gathered and edited by the Market News Serv ice, N. C. Department of Agricul ture. Hog prices were generally 25 cents higher at local buying sta tions this week and closing prices ranged from 24.75 to 25.00. These prices are around 5.50 per hun dred above those being paid on the comparable date a year ago. Hogs also advanced on the nation’s leading terminal markets this week. In Chicago, for example, prices moved up 50 cents per hun dred and top hogs closed at 26.50, which is the highest top reported for that market so far this month. Sales on the Rocky Mount and Rich Square livestock auction mar-, kets weft: marked by! heavy! ire ceipts of cattle and generally weak er priees. Good and choice steers brought 19.00 to 20.25 and good and choice heifers 16.00 to 17.00. Commercial vealers were report ed at 21.00 to 25.00 and utility cows at 11.00 to 14.00. Commercial bulls brought 13.00 to 14.00. Cattle prices were irregular on the Chicago market this week. High choice and prime steers were in good demand and were steady to 50 cents higher. Other grades of steers, however, were steady tp 50 cents lower. Heifers were mostly steady apd cows steady to fully 25 higher. Bulls were steady to 50 higher but vealers were steady to 1.00 lower. Most good and choice steers sold from 19.25 to 24.75 while the bulk of good and choice heifers brought 18.50 to 23.50. Utility and commercial cows ranged from 11.75 to 14.50 and uti lity and commercial bulls from 14.00 to 17.00. Good and choice vealers were reported at 22.00 to 27.00 and commercial offerings at 15.00 to 21.00. Fryers and broilers declined one cent per pound in the central North Carolina section this week and the market closed unsettled at 23 cents per pound f.o.b. the farm. Heavy hens were steady and ranged from 24 to 26 cents per pound. Most sales, however, brought 25 to 26. Fryers were steady to firm in oth er leading southern producing areas this week. Closing farm pay prices ranged from 21 1//2 to 22 1/2 in the north Georgia section; from 22 to 23 in the Shenandoah Valley and from 22 1/2 to 25 3/4 in the Delmarva section. L Eggs declined one to four cents /per dozenin' Raleigh "during the week. Closing prices for A, large were reported at 30 to 42 cents I per dozen; A, mediums at 35 to 38 and B, large at 37. Eggs also de | dined ' in Durham where local ; grading stations paid 39 to 42 cents per dozen for A, large; and 34 to, 36 for A, mediums and B, large. New York reported a steady to ’ firm sweet potato market at the close of the week. U. S. No. 1 Porto Ricans from North Carolina wholesaled at 3.75 to 4.25 per bush el. Grain prices were generally steady at local markets. No. 2 shelled yellow corn was reported at ‘1.55 to 1.63 per bushel in the eastern part of the state and from' 1.70 to 1.80 in the piedmont sec tion. No. 2 white com was quoted at 1.70 to 1.75 at piedmont ma» kets. seed Corn Wtllwt hcund An Additional Supply Of y o N.C. 27 AND; DIXIE 82 • M»m and large Flat Grain Seed Com «fF-:;,:j:. w* . v;,, Farmer* whe Intend to plantcorn for early Har vesting or feeding should get their seed Immediately. We have the recommended early varieties. V' ..;>!• •%, ' • ‘ ‘ y . .4" ' *■ k' * ' ’*•- v -• Murray Supply Co. Your Purina Dealer — Dial 2529 _ Mount Ottve QUESTION: My land will not grow tobacco. Gan I rent land to grow my allotment? ANSWER: Undar certain condi? tions, yes. If, for example, your land is infested with a tobacco dis ease, you may rent land to carry out a five-year rotation. In such cases, however, it is necessary that the cash-rented fields or tracts be covered by a written lease of not less 'than five years. The leases must be on record in the county in which the farm is located. The closing date for accepting applica tions for combinations of cash-rent ed land has passed for 1954. QUESTION: How often should I take soil samples? ANSWER: If a good representa tive sample is taken from a field it should be good for a period of from three to five years. The length of time, of course, will be dependent somewhat upon the na ture of the soil and on the crop Dairy and Vegetables Profitable Operating a Grade A dairy and producing vegetables for market proved to be a profitable combina tion for Henderson County Demon stration Farmer Lee Pryor and his brother, Loran, last year. T. G. Toon, assistant county agent for the State College Exten sion Service, says the Pryor broth ers netted $6,638 from 61.5 acfes of open land, plus 35 acres rented for feed crops. Toon admits the Pryors did considerably better than the average Western North Caro lina farmer. He credits their suc cess to “getting high production at low cost.” Milk production per cow for the 23-cow herd was 9,041 pounds, while feed costs were kept to $80 per cow. The brothers provided one and one-half acres of good Ladino clover pasture for each cow. Each cow had about five tons of top-quality home-grown Sil age; seven tons of hay was pur chased; all grain feed was home grown. In producing vegetables the Pryors followed practices recom mended by the Agricultural Ex periment Station at State College. Approved varieties were grown and all were fertilized well. Toon sums up the factors of suc cess in the Pryor operation: 1. A combination of two inten sive enterprises that pay well. 2. High producing cows. 3. An abundance of silage, pas ture and other home-grown feed to keep the feed bill low. 4. Correct fertilization for high er yields, which was more econo mical than buying feed. 5. Two men with an interest in what they were trying to. do. This kept, the labor bill low. Successful fertilization depends, to a large measure, on sufficient moisture in the soil. ping system followed. The crop ping system will have an influence because of the fertilization and liming practices followed with dif ferent crops. QUESTION. Why is the livestock industry so important to the av erage farm family? ANSWER: One reason, and a good one^ is that the livestock in dustry helps furnish the family food supply. Livestock products used on North Carolina farms in 1951 were valued at $90 million and cash sales in 1950 were worth $147 million. In other words, the value of home consumption approaches the income from cash sales. That $90 million figure brings up two other points: (1) Texas is the only state exceeding Nbrth Carolina in value of livestock products used at home, and (2) in North Carolina livestock products used at home are worth almost twice as much as home consumption of all crops. Planted in Potatoes 40,000 Acres to Be ' ,Th Reports from Tar Heel farnieis indicate intentions to plant a total of 40,000 acres of Irish potatoes this year. According to the records of the North Carolina Reporting Service, this would be the smallest acreage for “all” Irish potatoes since M>21 when 38,000 acres were harvested. Compared to last year, the current ly intended acreage is 13 percent less than the 46,000 acres harvest ed in 1953 and 58 percent less thin the 1943-52 average of 69,000 acres. The commercial early crop with an expected decrease of 4,500 acres (from 19,500 in 1953 to a prospec tive 15,000 this year) has accounted for the major portionf of the “all” potato decline. f CARD OF THANKS We would like to express our thanks and appreciation to our many friends and relatives for the many cards, flowers, kind words and good deeds .they did for ps during the death of our husbapd and father, Albert McCullen. —Anna McCullen and Children. ' ltc. SOIL FUMIGATION For Control of Nematodes • Wire worm • , Grubs CARTER ROW APPLICATION KITS,- PARTS A SERVICE — PRESSURE RIGS — CUSTOM SERVICE — -: Phono Faison 9196 — Kalmar Farm Service Co. MOUNT OLIVE HOG MARKET Live Hog Buyers WE BUY HOGS EVERY DAY Branch of Smithfield Hog Market On So. 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