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SCIENTIFIC FARMING AIDS DROUGHT FIGHT Feed Problems Are Solved Through Alfalfa Planting, Chemical Society Heart. '■ '»■■■ Pittsburgh, Sept. 18—How mid western’ farmers are fighting drought by means of scientific ag riculture was told to the American Chemical society, meeting here, by Prof. Emil Truog of the University of Wisconsin. The extreme droughts of the past four or five years have em phasized the need of a drought re sisting forage plant like alfalfa,” he said. “Soil have revealed the lime and fertilizer treatment need ed to grow the crop.” Alfalfa roots, he explained, pene trate to a depth of 10 feet or more and thus the plant can withstand drough to a remarkable degree. Moreover, being a perennial plant, which persists for five or 10 years when once started, it eliminates plowing and cultivation of the soil for the most part, thus greatly help ing to prevent soil erosion. Citing the example of his own state, Professor Truog asserted: ‘Today Wisconsin ranks near the top in alfalfa production, and is well on the way to solving her feed problems and at the same time pro viding for soil conservation.” This has resulted, he added, from the discovery of large lime deposits in many parts of the state, which have been prepared for soil treat ment through work relief projects and delivered to the farmers at prices they could afford to pay. But it was soil testing. Professor Truog emphasized, which turned failure into success when the state’s farmiers first tried to raise alfalfa. The tests have revealed, he said, that for the successful growing of alfalfa about 85 percent of the soils need lime, 75 percent need phosphate fertiizer. Soil can now be tested in a few minutes for its lirrie and fertilizer needs, as a result of improved methods developed in the soil test ing laboratory of the University of Wisconsin, the chemist were told. 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HALL’S HARDWARE ROXBORO FURNITURE CO. MORRIS & LEDBETTER CAROLINA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY ■ < El V ® NEWS-WEEK DECORATES KING’S PALACE Successful with Mrs. Simpson’s home, Lady Mendl (Elsie de Wolf of New York) plans Buckingham __ Palace redecoration. • j tested thqre each month, and thou sands more are tested locally by county agricultural agents and oth er qualified agencies. “The farmer is a manufacturer,” Prof. Truog pointed out. “The soil is the; factory. Soil tests tell if there are sufficient amounts of raw ma terials on the shelves in this factory to grow a satisfactory crop. The tests also tell if the sanitary and other conditions in the soil are what they should be.” The main problem of Wisconsin’s farmers, he said, is to grow feed for the large numbers of dairy cat tle which make her the lthdlng dairy state. “Corn is high in carbohydrate and alfalfa in protein, so, when properly combined, they make a balanced ration,” he explained. “Alfalfa is the premier feed crop hqcause it is high in protein and minerals. Being a legume, it gath ers nitrogen needed for its growth from the inexhaustible air supply.” PERSON COUNTY TIMES RGXBORO, N. C. REA TO MAKE LOANS FOR A POWER LINE 1 The policy of the Rural Electri fication Administration is to help themselves, said David S. Weaver, agricultural engineer at State Col lege. In communities where farmers show they are making an organiz ed qffort to secure electricity, he added, the REA will make. loans to help finance the construction of power lines and the wiring of buildings. But it is not going to pour money into communities that are making no effort to obtain electric power, he declared. The national REA has set aside $1,000,000 for loans in North Caro lina, he pointed out, and is ready to allot an additional $2,500,000 if North Carolina farmers go after it. To get it, they must push the ru ral electrification program and con vince the REA that they will make good use of the money. Otherwise, it will be loaned in other State 6. The state REA and the State Col lege extension service are indeav oring to help push the; rural electri fication program in all communities that are interested and willing to cooperate, he stated. Already, more than 1,300 miles of rural power lines have been strung in this State, he went on, but that is only a beginning. At the close of 1935, he poined out, only 11,558 of the 300,967 farms in the State, or 3.8 percent, wtere serv ed by electricity from a central dis tributing station. ‘*With all tHjs mtonjey available from the national REA,” he said, “we face the best opportunity w<e have ever had for electrifying rural districts. Let’s take advantage of it.” o SPENDING THE BONUS Predictions as to the volume of money that would flow into the channels of trade as a result of the payment of the soldiers’ bonus have not fully materialized. Only two-thirds of the bond issue of $1,718,000,000 distributed during the middle so June had been cashed at the qnd of July. Four Houses Ready For Your Tobacco We are Interested in the Roxboro Tobacco Market AND IN THE FARMERS OF THIS COUNTY and we believe Roxboro has a good market, good ware housemen, and many other advantages. Last Year Roxboro’s Average was $20.26 per Hundred Averages of a few nearby markets were as follows: Me bane $17.10 - Oxford $20.97 - Durham $19.79 - Henderson $20.57 - Burlington $15.89 - Reidsville $17.85 - Danville $20.26 - South Boston $19.62. ____________ jfc _______________ Only five markets out of 18 in this belt made an average this high. None were as high as 21c and the others were under 20c. This definitely proves that Roxboro is among the leaders and Roxboro has been for years. 1 TRY ROXBORO FIRST \Y • Roxboro Cotton Mills Roxboro, N. C. STERILIZE DAIRY UTENSILS Complete sterilization of dairy Utensils requires complete immer sion for two minutes in water of 10 degrees, according to U. S. Pub lic Health Milk Ordinance and Code. JUmp All Roads Lead to Roxboro, North Carolina A good place to Buy or Sell We join with many other concerns in bidding the farmers and others a cordial welcome to Rox boro. We believe that Roxboro is one of the best cities in the state and figures prove that the to bacco market here is as good as the best. Our complete service is at your command. Regardless of whether your transaction calls for a large sum or a small one, you may rest assured that the service will be the very bdst that our organization is capable of giving. Woody’s Funeral Home “FRIENDLY SERVICE” Phone 2 Peter F. Newton of Laurinburg has been elected president of the newly organized Scotland County Negro Farmers’ Club. o Seventy-five percent of the farms in Martin County have been check ed for compliance with the new farm program. THURSDAY, OCTOBER IST, 1936 Two pure bred Hampshire sows wtfe purchased by Bertie farmers from the State Negro hospital at Goldsboro last week. o Subsoiling is gaining in favor in Forsyth County due; to the fine re sults secured through the operation this season. Market Opens Monday, October sth.
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