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TEDS PEItQUlMAJNa WEEKLY, EERTEPIU), - K. C, FRIDAY, MARCH W,
PAGE SEVEN
Jccd Necessary 7r j
jed'the best 'sweet potato seed
i can get now and 'next, fall and
.ter'ybu -will get better 'prices for
jur crop. ' " i"r' ' '
"Good seed not only produces
greater' yields per acre, it also helps
produce good quality potatoes that
command top prices,' said L. P. Wat
son, extension horticulturist at State
''College. -'U
This year ' growers . should give
more attention to quality than to
I quantity, he .added, as a big crop is
V in prospect and only the best pota
toes will bring good prices.
A buyer lrecently told Watson he
paid 25 .cento more a basket for good
grade potatoes than for the run-out,
' low quality .potatoes most fanners
were offering him from the 1936
j The average yield per acre last
year was' 90 bushels. At 25 cents
mora oh the basket, good grade pota
toes would..: bring $22.50 more per
' &re Watson pointed cut.
.nit,:fliit":l'.iwt:iab: he continued.
Oootf seed would t produce a greater
yield and the grower would get much
more than $22.50 per acre over the
,freturns for inferior potatoes.
A Chowan County grower who
planted the No. 1 strain of Porto
Ricos .last year got 248.9 bushels of
; No; 1 grade potatoes from each acre,
i Watson, pointed out.
A Pamlico farmer planted Porto .
,mco strain no. l and got 875 bushels
to the acre; a New Hanover grower
harvested 487 bushels from an acre.
Mb. I potatoes are now worth $1
k bushel,- Watson added. "You can
figure for . yourself -whether it paid
them to plant good seed." r
Program Will Aid
Tenants Of State
With 47 per cent of all the farms
., in jJorth Carolina operated by ten
ants, this state is watching with
' close interest the concerted attack
on farm tenancy and the movement
J of the president and leaders in Con
I grew to aid the fanners at the Mbot-
... torn oz tne agricultural ladder," says
i Vance E. Swift, state director of
rural rehabilitation for the Resettle
ment Administration, said today.
According to the latest agricultural
'census figures there are approxi
v' mately 142,000 tenant farmers in
' North Carolina, he pointed out.
"An ' important beginning in the
movement to reduce the prevalence
of tenancy and to provide a basis
i Sw increased farm ownership already
'has been made through the Rural
' Rehabilitation program, " Mr. Swift
stated. "More than 8,000 farmers in
thisstato, a majority of whom are
"'"""las, have been as
j loans, supervised
t plans, co-operative
m debt adjustment
I that these services
helping thousands
the : important up-
tenancy to farm
. ewnership. - ,.v-
Under the system of the past,
the lack of opportunities for owner
ship of land and. the evils resulting
'from instability of land tenure have
brought about a rapidly Increasing
..depletion of the soil and growing
rural .poverty in many sections."
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Timely Questions On
Farm Answered
Question: What Is the best ofo
tance to leave between hills and rows
in transplanting tobacco?
I Answer: A distance of 24 inches
between hills with the rows four feet
wide has proven most satisfactory
under average conditions. On the
j more fertile soils, however, closer
(spacing on the row will be more pro-
fitable. Select plants of uniform size
for transplanting. A better stand
and quicker growth will be secured
if the ridge method of planting is
followed. This ridge is generally
made by running two big furrows
with a turning plow and then scat
tering the middles with a sweep. The
fertilizer should be thoroughly mixed
with the soil before the row is ridg
ed. Question: How can I cure or con
trol White Diarrhea in my chicks?
Answer: First make sure that the
trouble is White Diarrhea. This term
implies that the ' disease is germ
borne, when in reality, a large per
cent of cases in which diarrhea ap
pears is not germ borne. Over
crowding, over-heating, chilling, in
ferior grades of feed stuffs, and poor
ventilation - usually produce a diar
rheal discharge in young chicks.
Carefully check all phases of man
agement and correct the trouble if
found. If not found, send typical
chick to the Poultry Disease Labora
tory at State College and maintain
rigid sanitation until report is re
ceived. Question: In planning my garden
how much land should I allow for
each person?
Answer: A tenth of an acre will
produce an abundance of vegetables
for one person with a small surplus
for canning. , If sues crops as cant
loupes, Irish and sweet potatoes, or
watermelons are grown in the gar
den, a slightly larger plot wiH be
needed. Family tastes will determine
just how much of each vegetable to
grow. A table listing the various
crops together with the feet of row
to plant for a family of Ave is given
in Extension Circular No. 122 and
copy of this may be obtained free
upon application to the Agricultural
Editor at State College.
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have passenger trains on 644 differ
ent runs where An average . speed of
60 miles an hour or more is mahVf
tained from terminal to terminal.
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fcuDject Among state -High
School Students
; High school students in this county
are due for some headscratching if
most of them enter an interesting
contest which was announced this
week-end to all public high school
principals in North Carolina.
For solutions of the mystery of
what became of the Lost Colony, the
Roanoke Island Historical Associa
tion, Inc., sponsors with the Federal
Government of this summer's mam
moth 350th anniversary celebration
of the English settlement of Ameri
ca on Roanoke Island, N. C, is offer
ing a $50 first prize and 107 other
prizes valued at $200.
The solutions will be written by
the students in papers which must not
number more than. W00 words, and
must be completed and handed to the
high school principal not later than
April 15. .
Attractive illustrated folders ex
plaining the contest will be available
from high school principals this
week.
Clyde A. Erwin, State Superinten
dent of Public Instruction, is chair
man of the committee of judges.
Soil Conservation Is
Last line Of Defense
"Conservation of the soil is the
last line of 'defense against national
suicide. That defense must go on."
With these words from Secretary
of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, E.
Y. Floyd, of State College, empha
sizes .the fundamental objectives of
the soil-conservation program.
Destruction of the soil not only
imperils farmers, but it is a grave
threat to the welfare of all people
in the nation, Floyd stated.
But the goal of the soil-conservation
program is not confined to con
serving and building up the soil, he
continued.
A better-balanced system of farm
ing, which will be more profitable
for the farmer and safer for the
Nbtaon, is the aim of the conservation
program offered growers this year.
Soil - conservation and balanced
farming are closely linked in the de
velopment of a country's agriculture,
Floyd pointed out, and the growth of
agriculture is reflected in the pros
perity of all business.
The payments offered North Caro:
lina farmers for limiting their acre
ages o fsoil-depleting cash crops and
for carrying out soil-building prac
tices will encourage the adoption of
better farm management, he continu
ed. Farmers are urged to grow more
food and feed crops to make them
selves less dependent upon cash in
come, credit, and "bought food and
feed supplies."
Increased feed production will sti
mulate interest in livestock, and
North Carolina farmers, with few
exceptions, need much more live
stock than they now have, Floyd
said.
More About 1937
Farmers' Program
By L. W. ANDERSON
County Agent
Practically every farm in Perqui
mans County has either a Cotton
Base or a Peanut Base or both. All
of the farms in the. county have a
General Soil Depleting Base.
AH farms with a Cotton Base are
eligible for a benefit payment, pro
vided the farmer plants less than his
Cotton Base. The payment for re
ducing the avreage in cotton planted
will be five cents per pound on the
base yield assigned to the farm,
multiplied by the ' number of acres
reduced from the base. Any farm
may collect payment for cotton re
duction not to" exceed 86 per cent
of the Cotton' Base. Farms with s
Cotton Base of .5.7 acres, or less,
may reduce their cotton crop, as much
as two acres . and. receive payment
for the amount reduced. If for any
reason beyond control, a farm has
no Cotton on it in 1987, the producer
may collect payment on at least 85
per cent of his Cotton Base.
Example: A farm has a CottoiW
Base of 10 acres and a ba3e yield of
216 pounds per acre. The farmer
may plant 6 1-2 acres and receive
payment on 8 1-2 acres. His pay
ment will be 216 pounds at five cents
per pound, or $10.80 per acre. If he
reduces his cotton crop 8 1-2 acres,
his payment will be $10.80 multiplied
by 8 1-2 acres, or a total cotton pay
ment of $37.80. The fanner is not
required to reduce the full 35 per
cent, but will only receive payment
onthat part of the crop that is re
duced below the Cotton Base. In the
above mentioned case, if the farmer
should, reduce his cotton crop only
one half of an acre, he would be eli
gible to collect only one half of the
$10.80 per acre, or' $5.40. , -s
The payment for peanut acreage
reduction-: will be ;1 -1-4 cents per
pound of the base .yield per acre,
multiplied by the number of acres
reduced from ihe ; base, not to ex
ceed 15 per cent of the Peanut Base.
Example: A farm has a Peanut
Base of 13 acres and s base yield of
1000 pounds per acre. The farmer
may reduce his peanut crop by 16
per cent,-or 2.4 acres and plant 13.5
acres. His . payment will be 1000
pounds at 1 1-4 cents or $12.50 per
acre, j I" he reducei his peanut crop
$12.60 multiplied by 2.4 or $30.00.
The ftiiner is not required to reduce
the total amount of the Peanut Base,
but will be eligible for payment on
any amount that he does reduce, up
to 15 per cent of his Peanut Babe.
Every farm in the county has a
General Soil Depleting Baae. This
base includes all Soil Depleting crops
other than cotton and peanuts, such
as corn, potatoes, sorghum, gardens
and truck crops. Payment for the
reduction of the General Soil Deplet
ing Base will only be made in those
cases where the farm has oeen pro
ducing a surplus of these crops and
selling all or a part of this surplus,
either directly or indirectly. Farms
may reduce the Genera ISoil Deplet
ing crops and be eligible for pay
ment at the rate of about $8.00 per
acre on the number or acres reduced
from the General Soil Depleting
Base of the farm, not to exceed 15
per cent of this base, provided the
acres reduced were normally produc
ed above home needs and sold in
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Next week there will be an article
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ing' Base and penalties for over
planting the Soil Depleting Bases.
Look for it.
Top Dressing Fine
rri -p t j. i noiruw, mm men tne seea ana ieru
lOniC r Or JraStUre ! lizer can be drilled in without diffi-
Top-dressing makes a good spring
tonic for old pastures, says John A.
Arey, extension dairy specialist at
State College.
Give the old grass a dose of "plant
food" and it will soon be growing
thickly enough to supply good graz
ing while new pastures are still too
young and tender, he pointed out.
For sandy soil, Arey said 300
pounds of 4-8-4 fertilizer may be ap
plied to the acre; clay soils should
receive the same amount of a 4-12-4
mixture. .
But a'1 spring'' tonic' by itself may
not be enough to reclaim the sod in
time if the grass has got too thin,
Arey added, and in this event the
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thin spots should be reseeded when
the fertilizer is applied. ;
If the soil is reasonably loose, the
seed and fertilizer may be drilled in
satisfaetorily with a disk drill, he
continued.
Soil that has become hard packed
should be scarified first with a disk
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culty.
After pointing out that pasturage
is the best and cheapest feed that can
be supplied cattle and workstock,
Arey stated that the animals, especi
ally young cattle, should be inspected
for lice.
A calf heavily infested with lice
cannot make a good growth, even
when plenty of rich, succulent pas
turage is available, he pointed out.
In cold weather, infested animals
may be dusted with a mixture of
equal parts of Flowers of sulphur
and ground sabadilla seed or sodium
fluoride. On warm days they may
be sprayed or sponged with lime-sulphur,
cold bar, or nicotine dips.
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his payment would be