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Capitc^ Reporter
Scott Summers
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The Governor last week said
in effect that grafting had been
pretty common in the Prison De>
partment for years, and that
breaking it up would take “at
least two years’*. He said that
breaking this up would save the
State millions of'dollars.
He hit at the critics of the ad
ministration who, he said, “just
want to criticize but don't offer
any constnictive criticizm.”
The Governor maintained that
his so-called “petty graft cam
paign" has saved up to some $5,-
000,000. He did not cite other fig
ures, but said this saving has been
made by abolishing free meals at
prisons, cutting down use of tele
phones and state-owned cars, and
in keeping state employees from
walking off with hams, etc., from
state farms.
As to prison graft, CAPITOL
P,EPORTER noted some time ago
that the State Bureau of Inves
tigation is quietly investigating
prison camps all over the state.
There have been some changes
made in some of these camps re
cently, and likely will be' others.
Prison Director John Gold is do-
i ig everything he can to clean
up the situation, but anyone ia-
ni'.Uai with the situation knov's
that it will take some time. Af
ter all, you can’t remake the pri
son system overnight,, and some
of the goings on are so deep-ro'd-
ed that it will take quite a bit of
digging. Accusing a man of beLig
a crook is one thing, but proving
it on him is quite a different job.
A study of the 1949 farm in
come .by states shows that North
Carolina is well down the list,
below the national average in
most instances.
For example: in cash income
from livestock and products, N.
Carolina was 45th with an aver
age income per farm of $501.
Nevada topped the list, with a
$10,921 average per farm, and
South Carolina was last, with an
average of $407 per farm. The
national average was $2,501.
In cash farm income from crops
North Carolina ranked 22nd with
an average of $1,922 per farm.
Arizona headed this list, with a
$13,431 per farm average, and
West Virginia was last with a $219
average. The national average
was $2,119.
In total cash farm ^income.
North Carolina was 40th with an
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average per farm of $2,440. Ari
zona was first with $18,717 and
West Virgihia was last with $1,149.
The national average was $4,710.
But when you consider the av
erage North Carolina farm is
around 21 to 22 acres—among the
smallest in the nation on an av
erage—it is not surprising ^that
the “per farm” average is well
down the list. North Carolina
rankk second in ^e number of
farms.
In summing. up the situation,
the Institute for Research in Social
Science at Chapel Hill notes that
the state has a long way to go
before “she can be considered a
reasonably well-balanced agricul
tural state."
“Our surplus land and surplus
energy could profitably be devoted
more to livestock In our farm pro-'
gram,” the institute says. “We
have excellent resources for pro
duction of livestock and we are
making progress in this direction.
But as long as bur livestock ratio
remains at the bottom in the Unit
ed States it is evident that we
need to accelerate * our progress
towards a better-balance between
livestock and crops.
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Circular Published
On Farm Income Tax
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The State College Extension
Service announces publication of
“Farmer’s 1950 Income Tax,” a
24-page booklet designed to help
farmers with their 1950 inome
tax' problems. Copies are avail
able on request.
The circular, approved by the
U. S. Bureau of Internal Revenue,
was prepared by extension farm
management Specialists W. L.
Turner of North Carolina, E. D.
Chastain, Jr., of Virginia, and
Luke M. Schruben and E. P. Cal
lahan of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture.
Among the subjects covered
are forms needed, who must file
a return, figuring depreciation,
reporting sales of livestock, han
dling cropper’s shares, and re
porting agricultural program pay
ments. Eight pages are devoted to
illustrations showing forms filled
out correctly.
Persons desiring single copies
of the publication should address
requests ter Extension Farm Man
agement Department, N. C. State
College, Raleigh, and ask for
Extension Circular No. 358, Far
mer’s 1950 Income Tax.”
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A net profit of $168:61 on one
acre of corn was made this year
by Curtis Ward, Negro 4-H Club
boy of Halifax County.
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One farm worker can now pro
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as a decade ago he coull produce
for only 11. ,
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