U takes much study and years of experience to become a teener. But juM as a man need tot aid and practice the rules of not be a doctor in order to give sa Jjlving, so the owner of a ■ forest o|a keep bis trees vigorous end productive by foBow ing some sapple rules of good for est management such as thinning, selective tfWBnf, reseeding or re planting, and protecting it from fire and disease. Proper managing of the forest trees on hit farm can make tbs farmer more prosperous, help edu cate his children, add to his home comforts, and increase the value of the farm as an investment. The well managed farm woods WiH supply the farmer with timber for buildings, fences, and repairs of all kinds; and there will 'often bg a surplus of standing timber, bay logs, post, poles, pulpwood and other forest products which can be marketed. The farm forest pro vides off-season work and so does ndt conflict with crops or other phases'of farm management. Approximately 40 per cent of our private forest lands are in farm Ownership. This alone indicates the importance of the forest as a farm asset. Many farm woodlands are cut without any thought of keeping' them continuously pro ductive; many are dean-cut of all merchantable timber. The fanner should know how to cut his timber properly so that he (may currently harvest the timber that needs to be cut and keep his (young thrifty1 timber for the con tinuous production of future trees. There never was a better time to mate a small ftwest pay. Timber is scarce almost everywhere in the (world. Wood product bring good prices and good lumber from large (Straight, clear logs will always Command a market. By investing borne time and.care, owners of small forest can earn cash and at thq same time put their timber in condition' to return frequent profits in the future. Our woodlands are a great re sponsibility. Besides providing ium ber and other wood products, forest build up the soil, give a steady supply of water and help prevent floods that gully our fields and wash oiir valuable topsoil away: Nevertheless, we have abused them in the past, probably because we thought that they were so big they would last forever. Our farm woodlands seem to be in the worst shape of all our forest lands; consequently, they must be rebuilt, for without them we can hardly live as a prosperous healthy nation. ■ Congress has set aside1 money to help the States provide small for est owners with assistance and/ad ice on all phases of forest manage ment'. Help on forest management problems can be secured through your County Farm Agent or your Goal Conservationist. By making application through them, the own er can obtain the services of a forester who will visit the owner’s woodland and give on-the-spot advice for managing it. Generally this advice will be free, but the-forester Aspects the owner to follow bis suggestions. In a sense this is ,the owner’s way ,<* carrying bl« share of the responsibility. ————-r 1 1 Guessing about fertilization is high ly costly, according to a Negro form agent. And having the soil tested can be a real money saver. C. R. Greene, Bladen County form agent for the N. C. Agricul tural Extension Service, seys there are many examples of farmers profiting by having their soB tested end then fallowing the recommen dations. But none prove the point better than Pleasant Campbell, Clarirton, Rt. 2. , Recently Greene stopped by the Campbell farm and was greeted iwith broad am lies. “You know,” said Campbell, “I’ve made more money on my tobacco crop Ibis year than ever before. And my fer tilizer bill was less, too. I’m also expecting my best com yield.” Campbell bad the soil in each of his fields tested last year. Greene asked if he bad followed the Soil Testing Division’s (N. C. Dept, of Agriculture) fertiliser recommen dations. “Sure we did,” was the answer. “And it has meant less money spent for fertilizer and big ger crop yields all around. Just let me show you some of my to bacco sales.” Greene saya Campbell’s sales slips showed that he had a yield of 1,935 pounds per acre which brought $63.43 per hundred pounds. The Negro farm agent quotes Campbell as declaring, “We have stopped forever guessing about how much and what kind of fertilizer to use .We get out soil tested!” Duo-Therm ROYAL OIL HEATER SLVtUfJEP^pfFUIll MSdern Steel—heats twice at fast or old-fashioned cast-iron I Famous Golden jet turner . , . Giant 75.000 *TU OUTPUT! 175™ J y. 11H»West Horth State* 7 tlH r* GARDEN T5JV1E I rvi . E . Gat'd neK ] N . C . State C o 11 e\\