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Dennis Ramsey & Ramsey Feed Company You may do a double-take when you pass the movie thea tre In Rose Hill. The old equip ment-from screen to ticket booth has been torn away, and In Its place has hatched a chicken hatchery. This. In a nutshellfor egg shell. If you Insist), Is tne story of Dennis Ramsey and Ramsey Feed Company. Most people around Rose Hill say Ramsey is the daddy of Duplin County's phenomenally successful poultry Industry, which started from scratch a bout ten years ago and now has passed by every other county In the state. The future looks bright In Duplin. But in 1952, the picture was decidedly gloomier, especial ly at the Rose Hill Theatre, where Dennis Ramsey was J. fighting a losing battle against the ravages erf television on his movie audiences. To make matters worse. Duplin people were feeling the sharp pinch of shrinking tobacco allotments. Obviously, it was a time for new ideas. Duplin's county a gent--mindful of the county's success in raising turkeys was recommending poultry pro duction to fill the widening in come gap. Ramsey--by education (N.C. State College, 1935) and ex perience aformer "slide rule" railroad engineer, soldier, and theatre operator--wouldappear to be the man least interested in chickens. But he had fol lowed the talk of his farmer friends with great interest., and his home and heart were in Duplin County, so chickens y it was. By 1954 he had assembled the men. money and know-how to organize Ramsey Feed Com pany as a proprietorship, and was out preaching the gospel of poultry to every farmer who would listen. The next year he closed his theatre. Maybe Ramsey's early years of engineering were better pre paration for the poultry busi ness than you'd suspect. At any rate there came a day when his efficient methods and labor-saving techniques were pointed out as models for the Industry. What Ramsey lacked In knowledge, he eagerly sought and learned from the best au thorities; and whatever he may have lacked In farm experience he made up for by driving enthusiasm anH ha rA uarb Ramsey Feed Company even tually took shape as a com plete service to broiler grow ers?providing breeder eggs, hatchery, field service and counseling, feed and financing. To round out the picture, ne teamed with Watson Seafood and Poultry Company of Ral eigh to build the Rose HUl Poultry Processing Company (in which he holds an Interest) With this addition of processing and marketing facilities, he li terally completed the cycle of ego-to-table. Broiler Industry Magazine says Ramsey Feed Company Is unique in that it specializes in growing Just broilers..says It Is near "Independent" as one can get under "Integra tion' In tne poultry Industry., and refers to it as one of tne nation's largest. Last year Ramsey Feed Company produc ed about 17 million Drollers. Credit is due. Ramsey Is quick to say to the fine men and women employed by Ramsey Feed Company for such a task would be Impossible with out their Industry, ambitions and dedication so aptly expres sed every day and nigra as they go about their work. "A future In poultry partly belongs to the people of Dup lin and surrounding counties not only because they need the Income and wish to continue living on their farms, but ra ther, too, because they are 'good' producers who go about their work with sincerity, ever mindful to follow a good pro ?;ram and quick to accept new deas of Improvement " Mr. Ramsey says. The wave of Ramsey's sucess has flowed refreshingly over Duplin and the adjoining coun ties; and now that the company has come of age, its lines of communication nave stretched to many distant points. Ramsey keeps abreast of his far-flung interests by flying the company plane, which Is kept In con stant readiness at the landing strip In Rose Hill. Dennis Ramsey's faith in Duplin County and in the ex DENNIS RAMSEY pandtng future for the poultry Industry here are Implicit, tem pered only by the threat that government controls will be Imposed on the Industry. An ardent and outspoken ad vocate of free enterprise, Ram sey reasons that controls would mean certain stagnation at the present size of smaller. "If there are abuses," he says, "we either have or should be able to get the laws to curb them, as the livestock indus try has done. But we should not burn the barn to get rid of the rats". Ramsey remembers, too, that it was controls (on tobacco ac reage) that forced Duplin far mers Into the broiler business In the first place. ASCS WHEAT GROWERS AND 1964 GRAIN PROGRAM Wheat growers can use the 1964 feed grain programtohelp maintain income from 1964 crop wheat while continuing progress in meeting the pro gram's objectives. Many wheat growers also produce feed grains. By divert ing acreage under the feed grain program, such growers could receive both diversion and price-support payments, thus offsetting a possible loss of in come from the 1964 wheat crop (resulting from probably lower market prices because of low er price supports available un der the 1964 nonquota wheat program). Producers who di vert 40 percent or more of their farm's feed grain base will be eligible for the maxi mum rate of payment under the program. Also the feed grain program provision with regard to main taining a farm's normal acre age in conserving use may be instrumental in helping hold down wheat plantings since it will mean that any planting of wheat in excess of the farm wheat allotment on a comply ing feed grain farm would have to be at the expense of some other soil-depleting crop. While the 1964 feed grain program sing-up will not be held until early next year we will do our Dest to ans er any questions farmers may have about the program. HARVEST TIME IS . HERE Have you begun harvesting your corn? If so, do you have adequate storage facilities? An eligible borrower can obtain a loan from Commodity Credit Corporation on a bin up to 85 per cent of the out-of-pocket cost and up to 95 per cent of the out-of-pocket cost on a dryer. ELGIBLE BORROWER An eligible borrower is any person vrtio is a tenant, share landlord, or landowner-opera tor who produces one or more of the price support commodi ties. At the time the appli cation is filed, it must appear to the County Committee that the applicant is or will be eli gible for price support on all price support commodities pro duced on the farm to which the application relates. The County Committee will deter mine now much storage space the applicant needs by two years produciton ( computed on the basis of the normal yield of the larger of the permitted or allo ted acreage) of the commodities for which price support is sub t Production Credit Association Has | Major Role In Poultry Progress 1 Many of the poultry houses you see dotting Duplin County were constructed with money borrowed from the Duplin Pro duction Credit Association in Kenansville. Production Credit has gone along with the poul try grower?mostly In loans of poultry house constructlon-to the tune of a million and a half dollars. Mr. Garland P. King, mana ger of the association, along with Eugene R. Carlton, pre sident; Arthur Kennedy, vice president; L.P. Wells direc tor; Woodrow Maready, direc tor and Taft Herring direc tor has played a major role in poultry progress in Duplin. Production Credit has been in terested In the poultry Industry from Its beginning as they knew the plight of the farmer in the fifties when the farm income was down due to acreage cuts in tobacco allotments. Tney saw the necessity to turn to some thing to help to bridge this gap in income. Mr. King says that quite a few of the poultry far mers have now paid off their obligation for house construc tion by applying about 50% of their net proceeds from broiler sales to the debt. Farmers who have used a fair amount of poul try to supplement their Income are better off having gone into it, Mr. King thinks. Production Credit was born in difficult times. It'sfirstyear of operation was In 1934, about the end of the great depress ion. That year of operation saw 110 loans made for a total of $64,000. The peak loan volume at the end of July of this year (1963) was $5,507,000 to 1, 843 farmers. Production Credit was set up In 1934 under the Produc tion Credit System of the Farm Credit Act of 1933, with a capi tal furnished by the govern ment totaling some $120,000. In twenty years, by 1953. the Duplin office, after payingtheir ject to compliance with acre age or production limitations. 1963 GRAIN LOANS An eligible borrower may receive a loan from Commo dity Credit Corporation on his stored grains. We are enclosing a list giving the commodities, loan rates grades, maturity dates, interest rate, etc. The personnel of this office will be glad to assist any farmer in terested in obtaining a loan from CCC on his stored grain. PRICE StWORTS Price support for cortMrain, sorghum, and barley 1^1061 will again be made available through both loans and support payments. Growers will qualify for the supports by participa ting in the 1964 feed grain pro gram, for which the signup per iod is planned for early next year. The total national average price-support levels for the three feed grains in 1964 will be the same as In 1963, but a slightly larger proportion of the support wul be made avail able through loans. As last year the loan rate will vary according to counties. The sup port payment for each of the three grains, however, will be the same smount per bushel in all countries. For the feed grains covered by the program, the loan rate, support rate, and total national average suppot are, respec tively: Corn (per bu.), $1.10, 15 cents, $1.25; barley (perbu.) 84 cents, 12 cents, 96 cents; frain sorghum (percwt.), $1.77, 3 cents, $2. Besides qualifying for price support loans and support pay ments, th e grower who par ticipates in the 1964 feed gri. program will earn a diver sion payment on acreage he - shifts from feed grain produc tion to a conserving use. While the 1964 program is basically the same as the sue operation expenses each year, had finally paid the government off in full. As a result, since ^53^^a!^e?i^ompletel^ firmer owned. Is cooperative In principal, and the farmers who use the association elect their own board of directors. We PIpoucH/ Salute =-The PouHry Industry In Dupfin Cowty ? Tri-County ELectric Membership Corporation is a part of Duplin County and has played an important role in Duplin's agricultural progress. This is especially true in regard to the poultry industry. Cooperative Rural Electrification has made it possible for all rural people in Duplin County to enjoy the blessings of central station electric power. Low cost, non-profit electricity first lighted the homes of rural Duplin, and has since expanded to extensive farm use. Duplin County, North Carolina, boosts some of the best wired, most highly electrified farms in the Nation. Yes, Cooperative Rural Electrification has made the poultry industry as we knew it possible in Duplin County, We are proud to be a part of the progress made and we pledge to continue to do whatever we can to make available to the people of Duplin County the best electric service there is at the lowest possible cost. rTRitounTv j||n Jmt BUffiBMIP to?po?nn? Owned otf Those it Serves I 1304 N. Belk-Tyler's of Kinston only HEY...MOM1 This Week Only Saturday Last Day October 15th - 19th HOURS: 9 A. M. TO 5:30 P. M. iniA AGES 3 WEEKS TO 12 TEARS % DcIKS > ' 'v . si beautiful 5x7 picture of Your BABY "[> 59< (Comport at $4.95)B^w B | USING YOUR FRIENDS! Bring tho chil dren! It's quick and cosy! And so gra cious! Beautifully finished 5x7 picture to last a lifetime! AIL baby's adorable personality shinas thrfigh . . . our ex pert photographer has such winning ways with youngsters! Sea your selection of professional pictures in |ust e few days. Your choice from beautifully finished 5" x 7" pictures (not proofs). 1st? 59tf. Extra 5 x 7's if you like: 1st? $1.50; each extra?$1.25. All in dif ferent poses. One or two children in each family will be photographed singly for only 59< , -k Groups $1.00 per person. Extra ' C>.iiu e ? if $1.50. EXTRA SPECIAL! Finished wallet-sixe I pictures, 2'/i x 3Vi, less than 5Of each in a group of 4, same pose. i We Salute The Poultry Industry And Its Succor To Duplin County I From 1 BROWN & MILLER | CECIL A. MILLER Company, Inc. Furniture and Rugs Insurance Agency "General Insurance" "Our Service Is As Near As Your Telephone" rl N I Located on Main St. Beul.ville, N. C. 1 ? !' ? * 1
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