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JONES COUNTY NUMBER 8 fRENTON, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 14, I960 VOLUME XII Five Jones Courftians Among Group Visiting McNair Seeds Farms July 1 st at Laurinburg Pictured at left, Thomas L. Hood, FHA County Chairman, Rog ers Pollock, Trenton; J. R. Franck, Agent; J. E. Mew bom, Jr., FHA Supervisor; and Travis Batchelor of Rt. 1, Trenton. On July 1st nearly 300 Eastern Carolina farmers and businessmen spent a full day going over the McNair Seed Farms near Laurin buitg and observing the experimen tal farUning and processing prac tices on this well known fanm. The five Jones Countians pic tured here were in the group that saw experimental plots of corn, cotton and tobacco and an experi ment in beef cattle feeding that so far has produced mere pounds of beef for less money than any method yet tried.. .... 4. t^tePUl’JMSe dehydrating plant on the farm dries Serksea Lespe deza which is sold in its dry form to feed mixers since it retains both l its h gh vitamin A levels and its 14 per cent protein food value. In winter months this same de hydrating plant is used, to dry ma wire mat is sold as fertilizer for shrubs, flowers and gardens. Particular interest was shown in a “deep plow mg” experiment that had given an extra $300 per acre boost to tobacco income. Ex pensive, heavy equipment is neces sary for this “deep plowing’,’ type of fanning, and no small 'farm could afford it. Possibility of cus toms “deep plowing” or coopera tive purchase of the necessary equipment is an idea suggested to a county such as Jones which is largely composed of small faunas. " ■' —i --- >- ■■ Land Transfers Real estate transfers recorded in thq office of Jones County Regis ter of Deeds Mrs. D. W. Koonce in the past week included: From Andrew McDaniel to Isaac July 4th Supper is Held by Maysville • The Maysville comim unity build - in? was the scene of the annual recreational supper Monday even ing July 4th. This event is sponsored by the Maysville Home Demonstration Cluib in the interest of promoting better civic relations in the com munity. There was entertainment and amusements for nearly 100 per sons. • Later the evening meal was spread. Cleo Koonee one lot in Trenton Township. 'From Johnny Gardner to Dora Bell Morris two tracts in Pollocks v'.lle Township. Future Income Picture of Farming Analyzed by Farm Agent Joe Koonce By Jo* Koonce, Jr. Lenoir County Agent The basic problems facing farm people as a whole today is insuf ficient net income to- provide all the people now engaged in farming a satisfactory standard of living. This has been the farm problem for many years but it is becoming more acute as non-farm segments of the economy are gettting an in creasing share of the national in come while farmers are getting less. Farmers are being squeezed more and more toy high costs of production and lower commodity prices. How to solve this problem is be ing discussed by many groups 'and individuals and from many differ ent viewpoints. The answer or an swers will not come easy and many years may be required for the problem to correct itself. Every group and individual more than likely has a different approach to' solve the problem and this Wide difference of opinion makes it dif ficult for farmers to effectively work together to solve It. No matter what approach is tak-i en to increase farm income, Agri culture is in for some major ad justments. Haw well farmers ad just to the changing situations may well determine, the future of agri culture in this area. As fMmoiA face these adjustme it is well conditions ly few exceptions there is little future for an agricultural program that only encourages the produc t'on of commodities for local needs. Production must be geared to the large national markets and distribution systems. These mar kets change constantly hnd pro ’duction must change to meet the market demands. They require vol" tune, quality, and a consistent sup ply. 2. When production is geared for the big markets there is com petition. Currently, there is no shortage of agricultural commod ities. It is true there may be tem porary shortages of certain ones due to unfavorable weather and other factors but these have been the rare exceptions rather than the rule. Therefore,,'When an area de cides to expand the production of a oommodify it means they must take a market away from some one else. Often .it can be done but not always easy. To do it will re quire a quality product at compet itive prices. This competitive sit uation will result in lowering prices until the margin of profit per unit is usualy small. , 3.The agriculture of the future will require more capital invest ments, and more use of credit. This will tend to encourage larger farm operations. Farm operations can be enlarged in two ways: (a) Bli the present operation by age. (to) Keep the same acreage and enlarge existing enterprises or add additional ones which will usually be livestock enterprises to the operation. This additional capital require ment along with other factors will encourage specialization in an ef fort to get a larger volume and gain efficiency in production. This means farmers will gradually drop some enterprises and enlarge oth ers. While specilazation for the in dividual farmer is hi the right direction, it is highly desirable for an area as a whole to have a num ber of commodities produced, pro cessed, and marketed. Another way of saying this is for the individual farmer to spe cialize and for the area to diversi fy its enterprises. A few years ago farm diversificiation was encour aged and most farms have been highly diversified. This approach was sound during the 1930’s but is not consistent with the. situation today. , 4. Even if an area is successful in expanding its agricultural •pro gram by increasing production of existing enterprise or by adding additional ones, ,it is not liely that all the people currently engaged in the production of farm products can continue to be empoyed on a profitable basis. . This means that some will need’ to find off-the-farm employment or reduce their standard of living. The trend is for more farm people i Tractor Driving Contest Highlight of State Fair Eighteen of the most skillful farm tractor drivers ar® being chosen this month from amopg The 160,000 4-H Club members to com pete in the State Championship tractor driving and plowing con tests to be held at the North Caro lina Stale Fair, October 11-15. Winners from each of the 100 counties competing in district trials are being chosen this week. Three representatives from each district will be named as contestants for the State Fair events, scheduled for Friday, October 14. The first tractor driving event was held last year. This year’s fair will be the first at \#ich a plow ing contest will be held, says A. A. Chappell, of Wilson, superintendent of the Farm Machinery exhibits and demonstrations. Trophies, premium money and other awards will be given in the two competitions. Flans also call for all-expense paid trips to State Fair for the boys. A special lunch eon is scheduled for them and their sponsors. Representative of the faran equipment manufactur ers, dealers and their county a gents will ho'or the boys at the luncheon. t The full dignitary treatment will be accorded them, with special receptions at each of the farm equipment display areas, box seats at the Grandstand and Arena pro grams and other features of the day, accord'ng to Dr. Dortxra. They will also be guests of the Commis sioner of Agriculture, L. Y. Ballen tine, at the harness horse races at the conclusion of the plowing con test Friday afternoon. Harrell explained the plans for the contests have grown out of the 4-H Tractor Safety campaign which has been a project of the extension services for the past several years. In this project the boys learn val uable methods of doing the various farm machinery jobs in the safe and sane manner, eliminating many of the dangerous farm,work hazards that have increased great ly as farming become more me chanized. Kinston Aldermen Continues Fight Against Cleaning Out Raw Sewage from Neuse River Kinston Alderman Frank La Roque Wednesday night continued his e5fort to stop or slow down efforts of the State Stream Sani tation Committee to clean up the Neuse River Basin. A. C- Turnaige Jr., an employee of the committee, appeared before the city council to make a brief statement on the policies of the committee, and to answer ques tions posed by the aldermen. He had been invited by Alderman La Roque for this purpose. Alderman LaRoque attempted to establish that Kinston was being badly and unnecessarily penalized because of the Committee’s order that has classified local waters as “C”, which will force the installa tion of a secondary sewage treat ment plant. i LaRoque pointed out that Neuse River below Kinston did not sup ply any communities or individuals with drinking water, and did not offer a health threat. Turnage said the river does pre sent a health threat to anyone who might bathe, swim, water ski or fish in it. LaRoque asked if the Committee would approve a plan that called for the city starting construction of a sewage treatment plant in 10 years. Turnage said he couldn’t speak for the Committee but he reminded that the committee had not granted this long to any other community. Jones Arrests in Last Week Reported Arrests reported by Sheriff Brawn Yates for the past week in Jones County included the follow ing three: Moses Hall of Comfort who was picked up on a warrant issued in Lenoir County and turned over to officials there. Ralph B. Collins of Maysville was , booked by Highway Patrol man L. S. Meiggs on a charge of drunken driving. Gilbert Meadows of Maysville was booked on a charge of public drunkenness. DIES SUDDENLY Ga.mel Cotton of 105 W. Daniel Street, Kinston, and husband of the former Ercelle Turnage passed a way suddenly Thursday night. Decreased Vaccination Plus More Hogs Increases Threat Of Severe Losses to Cholera Based on the rate of vaccination for hog cholera last year, the per centage of pigs vaccinated is not adequate to prevent widespread losses in the face of an epidemic, animal disease experts report. Last year, with 7 million head more pigs farrowed than in 1958, there were 1 million fewer pigs vaccinated than during 1958. This follows a general trend which has prevailed for the past 5 or 6 years. If the trend toward less vaccina tion continues, only about one-third of the nation’s hags will be pro tected against hog cholera. This is too low a percentage to stop heavy losses if the disease becomes widespread. There is no evidence at this time that the incidence of hog cholera is increasing. However, fewer vac cinations could set the stage for costly outbreaks of the disease. Available vaccines and vac cination procedures are effective, bat they should hie used before summer, when the incidence of this disease -is usually greatest. The best time to vaccinate is in the spring or fall when pigs are young. Also, it is the most econo mical time to vaccinate, since pigs are smaller and easier to handle. Vaccinating now would decrease the chances of a widespread epi demic. Losses from bog cholera are esti mated to be about $40 million an nually. The disease occurs in prac tically all parts of the country, and without protection in major swine producing areas, it could serious ly effect farm income. Hog cholera was first reported in the United States 125 years ago. Caused by a virus, it is the most serious of all swine infections. There is no cure or treatment for the disease. Disease control de pends upon prevention through vaccination. Hog cholera is more prevalent in the Midwest and South, where hogs are raised in large numbers. Marriage License (My one marriage license was issued in the .past week by Jones County Register of Deeds Mrs. D. W. Koooce and that went to Joe Louis Davis, 23, of Trenton route one and Carol Delores Brown, 18, of Trenton route two.
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