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Reports from Bertie County farm
indicate that it is profitable t<
ftillow rgcomtrtended methods it
?9rn production, according to B. E
Scanty county agent for the Stat<
CfbJIcgtf Extension Service.
A trurnber of Bertie growers havt
Mtducted demonstrations durirxj
take past three years. By following
^proved practices, which requirt
jrfjnost no extra labor and very lit
extra cost, they have increased
ifcfr corn yield to an estimated 3?
{iKshels per acre, the best record th<
wwttty has ever made, Mr. Gritnl
wid.
In each of the demonstrations held
, 'Me com produced on the demons
ftatiop acre was piorc profitable
ifcao in the usual farm practice, the
aounty agent declared. The only ad
-MtK.'hal work required was-that ol
applying more fertilizer. The addi
Tfimal cost was for hybrid seed, fer
y#f?z.7, and soda.
Mr: Grant said the best hybrid;
, 'A3tve given from 20 to 23 yercen
"More than local varieties. Ten Ber
v* farms- have already qualified foi
wmbftrship itv the State 100-Bushe
Ofub. and a. considerable numbei
irpwers have indicated their inter
*t,in trying to make 130 bushels or
drt.* acre by following approved prar
The main points-in the recommon
i*<i practices are:' tit Select good
*>rri land. <2> Prepare a good seed
.died. (31 Use the best hybrid seed
:4> Plant so as to hace from 8,0(K
a UI.OOO stalks per-acre. This ha;
Jtsually been 12 to lt> inches in the
(till with 3 { 2 foot rows. (3) Use sul
plant food. Bertie growers
JBect dOO pounds of 1-8-8 or 4,10-6
? planting with side dressing ol
400 pounds nitrate of soda or cal
lUro/.icvd 100 pounds muriate of pot?wrr
(fil Cultivate shallow to a flKd
damaging feed roots. (71 Do
mi pull suckers. (8) Lay by when
*"'2."fer?t'high. This has usually reJtlrrvt
twi? or three cultivations.
tain for the United States
,-R-sr nrand information on foot-and
disease research in Europe
?-,d mctltods used for the prevention
?wo . rwtrol of the disease in dif
countries there, the U S. De*rtrcieni
of Agriculture has sent
iSwi' research workers abroad for
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By Way O! Mention
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Lois Seattle
i Mrs. ft." B. Jones spent the week
:. end with her mother, Mrs. Andy Mc?
carter of Bethany. . Mr.
and Mrs. Elbert Payne had as
, their guests for the holidays Mr. and
\ Mrs. O. V. Fuller and children of
| Belmont.
? Mr. Wright Harmon is in the Shel~
by hospital at this writing.
1 I Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Davis spent
> the weekend with relatives in Lau?
rens, S. C, . ...
t j Mrs- T. R. Kogleman and Mr. C. O.
! McCraw of Charlotte were recent
I ' guests of relatives in this commu-1
nity.
! Mr. and Mrs. James Houser and
ison, Mike, spent Sunday here with
] relatives.
f i Mrs. Gordon Beatty and son, Buddy,
spent Sunday with Mr. Gordon
Beatty of Black Mounlain.
Roy Loekridge and Mr. and Mrs.
s Johnnie Houser and family all of
l ) Central College spent Friday here
with relatives,
rj Mr. and Mrs. G. W. -Ward had as j
I their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs; j
r: Hall Stewart and family of Haw
River and Miss Katie Knight of
i i Belmont.
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Wright had as
their guests for the week end Messrs j
i Fred and Dave Smith, jr., of Gas
I tonia. .
I Mr,- and Mrs. C. M. Lovelace and j
family spent Sunday with Mr. and
) Mrs. T. C. Lovelace of the Oak Grove i
I community. .
1 Mr. and Mrs. R. Lee Blanton .had ,
as their guests for the weekend Mrs I
. Ollie Gladden and children and
I Mrs. Jennie Lovelace all of Charlotte i
'land Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Blanton1
of Shelby. j
Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Hope had as '
their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs.
Gus Rector and Mr. and Mrs. Worth
Rector all of Gastonia.
i Mr. Calloway Henderson has ret
turned home from the hospital.
Mrs. Billy Ware has returned
j home after being on an extended
i visit to her husband, Mr. Bilfy Ware
of Fort WaytTe, Ind.
Pride Ratterree, Jr., spent the j
1 weekend with his . mother, Mrs.
'j Mrs. Pride Ratterree.
Norman McGill of Erskine College
spent the weekend with his
! parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. F. McGill.
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Parmers Asked To
bow More Grain
With a heavy demand for food
Lill existing both in this country
nd abroad, North Carolina farm- j
rs are being asked' to grow more 1
>rn, oats, barley and other grain
rops during 1948, according to G. T.
;ott. State director of the Producori
and Marketing Administration.
In announcing 1948 farm producon
goal for the State as set by the
ecretary of Agriculture, Mr. Scott
lid the critical feed supply sit*w-i
on has made necessary a reduction
i the goals for livestock and pouly
The 1948 goal for corn production
2,358,000 acres, an increase of. 9'
er cent over 1947 acreage. The goal
r wheat is 600,000 acres, an in ease
of 15 per cent, and for oats
23,000 acres; an increase of 1 per
sni. |
Farmers ate asked to produce 1,-1
21.000 acres of tame hay, about the
sme as last year. The goal for cpt-j
>n is 794.000 acres, an increase of
7 per cent, and for Irish potatoes,
3,8000 acres, hn increase of 2 per
?nt. . ?Y,V
The greatest decrease Is seen in
te goal for t flue-cured tobacco,
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Any Veteran of any of the U- S
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U. S. Army today and request
Immediate service In Europe.
Even if you are not a Veteran,
you can enlist for service with
a famous combat division in
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This is a great opportunity to
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which is 602,000 acres as compared ]
with an acreage of 800,000 in 1947. ,
[The burley -tobacco goal is up 21
1 per cent* from 9.600 to 11,577 acres,
j The goal for sweet potatoes is 63,000
acres, a decrease of 2 percent. No j
| State goal for peanuts has been an- c
nouneed. but the recommended na- c
tlonal goal is 16 per ^ent below the I
1947 acreage, picked and threshed, c
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Foot-Candle Unit
A foot-candle, the unit for me?s ,
uring tight, is the amount of light
produced by the flame of a standard
candle on a surface a foot distant
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Learned Shorthand Early
James Byrnes learned to wrtto
shorthand when 10 years old.
Almost one-half of all farm accidents
occur in the barn. Such things
as ladders in need of repair, care- ^
less use of pitchforks, weak hay mow
floors and trash arrnmlatlnnt
are the cause of most of these accidents,
says the National Safety
Council, which recommends that j
farmers tut.it more attention to accident
prevention.
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other financial benefits of an
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For fufi details, apply at your
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Haves To Receive high school. Hayes enlisted in the
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lU-Uay t urlougll three years. He has been training.
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