The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1929-12-27
PASQUOTANK'S
FARMERS TURN
TO LIVE STOCK

Pasquotank farmers have made
little money this year but they are
not all broke and they have pro-
fitted much from experience. Many
Of our farmers this year learned
that they cannot depend for their
living upon potatoes and cotton,
that they can make more money
with less uncertainty by raising
livestock and poultry on their
farms.
The greatest income of the farm
ers of this county this year has been
from livestock. Pasquotank farmers
received more than a quarter OF
million dollars from the sale OF hogs
this year. Because of the fine pas
lures and the long growing seasons,
this county is especially we'll adapt
ed to livestock.
Pure bred boarS and sows were
placed with many farmers and eight
pure bred bulls were placed in the
county. One of these bulls sired
thirty-one calves, these calves being
worth about triple the value OF
scrub" calves. Cholera among hogs
in the county was kept under con-
! troll this year and the County Agri-
cultural Agent assisted S3 farmers
with their hogs. Grover Falls,
County Agent vaccinated 1854 hogs
during the year.
Another promising development on
the PaSquotank farms this year was
growing interest in poultry rails
ing. A number of farmers built for
the first time up-to-date poultry
houses. an essential factor in pro-
fitable production.
One NeWland farmer had a flock
of 200 hens this year and each hen
laid S1.S8 worth of eggs during the
year. Each hen cost him approXi-
mately 81. so they paid for them
selves and produced profit of s0.SS,
! besides, in one year.
, On another farm, there were q
ewes and one ram. The herd cost
Sl62 and from it were sold SITS
worth of lambs and $3l.90 worth OF
wool in one year.
Another thing that Pasquotank
farmers have learned this year is
that they can grow fancy celery and
lettuce on their farms. Several
farmers grew celery this year and
the celery was declared by those who
ate it to be as good as any they had
ever tasted. Celery and lettuce bring
good prices on the market and the
farmers of this county may find 1t
profitable to grow these two food
, products.
Eighteen Pasquotank farmers be-
gan corn demonstrations during the
year and all but two completed
their tests. On the C. w. Ives farm
all acre OF land fertilized with 20O
pounds of fertilizer, applied by the
formula four -ei2ht-four, yielded l7'=
bushels OF corn. Another acre OF
land was fertilized in the same
manner. but $50 pounds CT nitrate OF
soda was applied when the plants
were 40 days old. The yield of this
acre was 10 bushels. Miles Scott, OF
WeekSville, produced SO bushels on
one acre of land and B. F. Bray, OF
Route 2, had a yield of II bushels
These demonstrations. which were
conducted under the direction of Mr.
Falls. taught the farmers valu-
able lesson in the value of proper
fertilization.
A soy bean test conducted on the
farm of Frank HolloWell this year
was declared to have been probably
the most thoro and the most sue
cessful soy bean test ever made in
this country. Experimentation with
various fertilization formulas show
ed that the yield of soy beans from
an acre of land could be increased
from 28.2 bushels to 1876 bushels,
by adding mixture of lime and
manganese to the regular fertilizer
Pasquotank county annually pro-
duces 100000 bushels of soy beans
and the farmers are now being en-
couraged to increase their yields. A
factory which will manufacture glue
and mucilage from soy beans is to
be built in Norfolk soon and repre-
sentative of the factory has given
Mr.. Falls assurance that his firm can
handle the bulk of the Pasquotank
soy bean crop.
Mr.. Falls discloSes some interest
ing statistics about his work during
/ 1929. He visited 822 farmers and
1925 farmers called at his office. He
spent Ga days of the year in his
office and 231 days in the field. He
received 1862 telephone calls, wrote
1.459 letters and mailed out 4,73O
bulletins to the farmers of the coun-
ty.
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