The Monroe journal., 1922-09-19
EMPLOY WORKERS TO
FIGHT BOIL WEEVII.
More Hogs and Poultry is Remedy
Says DIR. b. ". Gilgore

The employment Of two special az
rcultural workers TO promote the
growing Of hogs and poultry IN the
boil weevil infested territory OF
North Carolina was agreed upon yes
terday By the joint committee fol
Agricultural Work in a special meet.
ing in the office of the Governor, says
the News and Observer.
The decision followed report sub
mitted By DR.. b. W. kilgore, direc'
tor of the Agricultural Extension
Service. in which he recommended
the immediate employment of these
two men and later the employment
of a special worker in the western
counties. with headquarters at Ashe-
vile. to aid in the production, stand,
ardization. grading and marketing Of
apples. potatoes, cabbage, and Other
fruit and vegetable crops in that sec
tion.
Jeter Returns
Frank II. Jeter. former agricul-
ural editor for the Extension Serv-
ice. yesterday returned to his 'old
most after extensive service in Geor-
gia and other Southern States in
similar work. Mr.. Jeter succeeds K
". Green. who held the position
since Mr.. Jeter resigned, and who
has now joined the forces of the
Tobacco Cooperative Marketing As
sociation. Mr.. Jeter has had wide
experience in the boil weevil see
tion of the South and his return to
the work in the State Is regarded by
agriculture! workers as highly for
tunate.
The entire North Carolina cotton
belt to the Virginia line will be in
Tested with boil wcevil next year, ac-
cordng TO Or. L. v. kilgore. Tbs
YEAR, the loss in the cotton crop IN
the State VIII be approximately .
per cent. growing gradually worse
as the boil weeSil increases ITS dep
relations.
J Dir. kil.o,e's special report to the
Joint committee yesterday follows:
The invasion of the cotton coun-
ties by tie boil weesil is making
necessary the speeding up of certain
changes in our farming which were
coming about slowly and which Were
proving very advantageous to gen
eral farming conditions in the State.
These changes relate mainly to the
increased production of hogs, poul-
try. family and dairy COWS and home
gardens and orchards.
North Carolina stands fifth among
all the states in the Union in the
value Of its farm crops, but Il Is
twenty-sixth in animal production
This means that large amount OF
money from GU rreal money crops
must 90 elsewhere to purchase meats
and dairy products Our total pro
duction Of corn has almost doubled
in ten years and some sections OF
the State are selling corn. When
corn was bringing S. cents "er bush
el in the black land section of the
State this past winter. one carload
of pigs were fed to make two car
loads Of hogs on our Black land
Branch section, SO that ctr corn was
marketed in this way at Sllo per
bushel.
"The decrease in cotton production
means increased production of corn
and other grains and hays and our
farming should be SO developed that
these raw products would be convert
cd into finished high price products,
SO as to give US the profit in grow
ing and manufacturing these mate
rtals. In addition to this, We really
need for our own consumption addi-
tional meats, milk, butter. and cheese.
No State or Nation becomes really
great and prosperous in material ways
that merely grows raw products for
Others to manufacture. Our State
stands first in the manufacture of
tobacco and second in the manufact-
ure of cotton and this balanced con-
dition of production and manufact-
ure is bringing prosperity to the
State
The greatest weakness in our ag-
riculture is our low standing in ami
NAL production and in the production
and sale of high-grade fruits and veg
etables. To help gradually remedy
the first of these, | recommend that
an assistant each for hogs ana poul-
try be employed to devote themselves
entirely to promoting hog and poul-
try production in the boil weeyil coun-
ties, and that, at a later time, if pos
sible, a special worker be employed
for the western counties with head
quarters possibly in the Asheville Sec
ton to aid in the production, stand
ardizing, grading and marketing of
apples, potatoes, cabbage and other
fruit and vegetable crops in that Sec
tion.n