f ' ' ?Quali . THAT'S THfc . c ' ' " WEAVE1 '+* W' w I An I -Sea . . ? Bet ? Bai i ? Dis ? Bio I VELMA-I 1 ' Y ' / . * * . . * > y&irnt READ . fHE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALC Sk Youth's Cotton Acres |3I Decrease Sharply . N The South's. cotton farmers, thro- F ugh better management and higher nu yields, have been able to. reduce ar? their cotton sharply during the past sa, 10 years, says C. Brice Ratchford,- sei In charge of farm maajgemen' ior E> the State College Extension Service. 3$ The sharpest reduction, he said, gii has occured in Oklahoma, where m< the crop has decreased from an i i average of 2497,000 acres during i let f 1935 33 to 1,074,000 acres in 1946.! This is a 51.1 per cent reduction. 1 an Using the same base years(1935- i th< 39), there has been a 45.77 per centj nu decrease in Georgia and a 39.3 per'81, cent decrease in North Carolina.! ' The decrease in Texas has been uri 22.3 per cent, and in Mississippi j nu it has been 19.0 per cent. 30< In North Carolina Mr. Ratch- ov< ord pointed out, all coun li ha/e' du shown a reduction in ootton acre- < age, with some counties noting em very sharp decreases, Counties cor showing the greatest reduction are du Martin, down 81 per cent: Pitt, six down 78. per cent; Beaufort, down str 77 per cent; Lenoir, down 67 per Th Pont.1 a rsH Wnlra A~ w??f ?nv? ?? ui\t, uumi vn jici vtrni. | oe] Through better use of land and \ bel better cultural practices, growers res have been able to increase their ph yields per acre Therefore, Mr. 1 Ratchford asserted, total product* eit ion of cotton has not decreased sul nearly so much as total acreage. 1 ? ? iiu Eggs Getting Larger Says Poultry Expert uCi North Carolina laying bens are ap not only producing more eggs now for than in past years, but they are also ion producing larger eggs, according by to T. T. Brown, poultry specialist j rCf for the State College Extension < is s Service. A few years ago, Mr. Brown said, 1 that most of the eggs exhibited at ?d egg shows throughout the State in were too small-below standard weight of 24 ounces per dozen in \S many cases. At the shows this year however, most of the eggs were too en large, ranging from 38 tb 32 ounces per dozen. * Some producers said their eggs ed were so large that it was difficult Cot to select eggs small enough to be In classed as medium-sized, yr. Brown stated. S The increase In size, the poultry 081 specialist said, have been achieved as the result of a careful breeding program. Wart in Coi^ty I Organized Pig Chain I i George T flyman, principal of the I Hassel School in Martin County will supervise a purebred pig chain recently organized by adults in that ( section to promote interest in livestock production among young Negro boys. R. M Edwards, Negro county agent for the State College Extension Service, is cooperating in operation of the chain Marvin Cherry, member of the Hassel! 4 H Club, received, the first gilt, a 200-pnuruJ animal purchased from Move Duroc Farm for $65. From the firs' fitter of pigs Marvin I wit I return two good gilts to the ^5 I club These, in turn will be'given wmm to two orfier boys who Will be selected by the supervisory committee. I H. Best, James Chance, and Mack Cherry will assist In supervising the pig chain. "Changing", times the 1947 annual report of the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service, has Just been published. Copies are obtainable free from the Agricultural Editor, State College, "Raleigh. Hay crops arereported in fair to good condition in the Coastal and Piedmont areas of the State. a3 - i Bs FROM SOUP TO OISSfRT GOLDMGi/fRMSEYwu: A (Um of OOUMN OUUNWT Milk fa a healthful ocxmt fat itself. T?C OOUMN OOnNWT ia alao Idaal far uaa In ruain , loupi . . . gravies . t 4 other cooked dishes. Ton oaa anon make delightful whipped er?as ' i 1 ommh minsim top mlikl Hm*> kom Let OOLOIN OUIINIIT M# mitt atawi 24 kewre. CW1 two hemrt k* freezing trey. CMI beated as soon as the weather settled. eighteen foreign students attendthe "National 4-H Club Camp held Washington, D. C., in June. 11 1 * , iome 16,000 binds from 25 States re entered in the National "Chick of Tomorrow" contest. larvest of cantaloups is expectto reach its peak in Scotland inty area during the first week July. ipring harvest of.North Carolina's >bage crop ended June 5. mmmmmmmmmstmmmmmmm i PRESCRIPTION SERVICE We Fill any Doctors' Prescriptions promptly and accurately at namahU prices with the confidence I of your physician. 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The Arthur Hay Agency ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE Phone 182 is made to keep your pullets in good health and have them ready to begin laying . when they are 5 to 5% months old. If you have the Dock on range be sure they do not have access to stagnant water. There is danger in contracting typhoid if they are alloweddo drink water that is .* : v * ? polluted. i EAGLE Roller Mill Co. k o Shelby. North Carolina ? ?The Herald $2.00 Per Year? . ?' I J? ft fc ?e Beat Te^dK, | and your Hubby's shirts to as yoa know thoy got rrlco thoy roqairo. Oar staft working with every m tho finost results. Shirts aro rotarnod spooking newl Phone 270 todayl ? Mountain Laundry I Childress Street ?Two Tracks To Serve Yon ' < i