The Robesonian., 1917-05-07
LUh4BERToN NORTH CAROLINA MONDAY MAY = 1917

INA, l MONDAY. MAY z, 10
declared that he felt sure that the
people Of Robeson county would not
ian IN this great crisis.
Major Graham
'f Inc next speaker was Commission
er OF Agriculture w. A. Graham. He
spoke on the Subject of cultivation.
IeTtihzatlon and seed selection. Inl
beginning his address Major Graham
asked what can we do? He then told!
some things that the farmers can dol
t0 increase the food supply. He urg-f
ed the raising of sorghum. Also the
planting of beans for food for both
man and beast. He also impressed
tne Importance Of preparing for win
ler ta Dy canning vegetables, fruits, etc.
sinis will stop you from buying tin
cans" ne continued. The speaker al
SO urged the planting of rice. The
+ people OF this section once raised
rice and can do so again. A little rice
goes long ways, he added.
Fertilizers and Seed
He cautioned against seeing how
much you can plant. One acre well
prepared and cultivated is better than
Two acres not so we'll prepared and
eultlvated. Also don't neglect home
made fertilizers. Use all the home
i f1ertlllzers in sight and then use COM
mercial fertilizers He referred to
/ the efforts being made by Congress
IN which Senator Simmons is taking
an active part, to get nitrate of soda
i For the farmers at cost. He said this
/ might be gotten in time. In reference
to seed he suggested that it would
be well for the county commissioners
to place an allowance in the hands
Of the county farm demonstrator to
purchase seed and distribute.
In conclusion Maj. Graham eau
toned against getting demoralized." "A
demoralized people cannot do their
BEST" he said.
i Prof. Dan T. Gray, head of the
swine department of the N. C. State
i college of agriculture and engineer
: ing, was the next speaker. Prof.
Gray said in part:
Up to Every Section to Feed Self
! There will be great confusion in
shipping food stuffs and any section
: that neglects to produce enough for
, it's own use it will not be worried
! about by the government will be
! the sections own fault Something
. like $3,000,000 worth of food stuffs
+ has been shipped into Robson annu
:. ally in the past. The best that Robe
q, sort county people can do in the pres
ent crisis is to remedy this situation
and raise enough to fed themselves
Pigs
!. s7s Seeestkata pigs arc coming on fo
a next FAN and viii be ready for mar
ket next year. One sow can affor,
1000 to 1,500 pounds of meat b,
e this time next year. The averag
e family eats $50 to $50 pounds ofcmea
d in year-most of it from the Yves
IS so that one sow will provide mea
It by this time next year for four fam
l. lies. If the sow is killed four fami
lies will be deprived of their meat.
Ie Feed for Sows and Pigs
d Soy beans grow well in Robesor
10 If you plant within the next 6 weeks
= an acre of soy beans should go il
l. Sorghum is another good food GRO
s. for hogs as we'll as for people. One
h fourth of an acre of sorghum wi
carry sow for months. One-fourt
4 of an acre of cow peas, with one ca
Il Of corn day, will keep a sow in goo
t. condition. One-fourth of an acre c
e. soy beans will furnish all
er sow will need during Septen
At Der and October.
In response to question from Pro
at Gray, several in the audience sal
d. they liked soy beans fine. One ma
It. said he liked them better than an!
e-l thing he had ever tried.
i'd Rape, sowed in the fall, is anothe
Of valuable crop. One acre Of good rar
n on average soil will furnish enoug
for pigs, and one ear of corn da
c.. ard half an acre of rape will carr
E. a sow through. Rape also makes
id fine salad for the table-same as kal
Sweet potatoes is also one Of tt
We very best crops for both hogs az
as people. Hairy vetch is a fine wint,
ot crop for grading, also rye and oat
We Chufas are alright also,i not plante
n till July, after oats. If peanuts WI
lst grow they are the best crop on cart
ed In Eedgecombe county man har
nd ested and sold what he could of pc
on nuts off of 100 acres and then no,
av were turned loose in the field al
ed 20,750 pounds Of pork were ma
we without an ear of corn, purely fro
en- the peanuts the hogs got after Il
,s-I crop had been harvested, peanuts tn
ur otherwise would have gone to wast
an Velvet beans are also fine Gro
nd and bushel will plant A acres.
he Chickens
lat Meat must be provided for an arm
ur and the meat supply can be doubl
to more quickly than in any other wa
,or dYou can have hens come off in M;
is or the first of June and get good r
of suits. If you set six hens and tn
produce 10 chickens each you ha
to- produced enough meat for one famil
on Chickens will eat the same thin
of hogs will eat.
pie Family Cow
ed. If times get hard sure enough,
1ff family cow is the best thing to hav