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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-23
BY r. H. RUFFNER
N. G.. State ColleSe

North Carolina is known far and
wide for it's financial, industrial
and agricultural activities. Our
many wonderful nataural resources
are responsible for an economic
progress. Our farmers ought to
brag more about North Carolina
COWS, fruits, vegetables and many
other crops raised in large guam.
tities-all of which contribute much
to her standing.
According to a recent report OF
the State Department of Agricul-
ture, North Carolina produced 49,
100000 gallons of milk from 800,
900 cows during 1914. The consum-
ing public should be informed that
the cows of North Car DINA pre-
duce a superior product as COM
pared to the average COWS OF the
United States. The average per.
centage of butter fat for all the
milk produced in North Carolina
during 1914 was As per cent while
the vaerage for the whole nation
was. only 3.97 per CENT.
At the present market price OF
Grade "A' milk the North Caro-
lima product sells to the distributor
for % cents per hundred pounds
more or a total of SO, 1888, 900 in ex-
cess. of a like amount OF average
milk. The consuming public should
insist that they get North Carolina
milk-a locally-produced product.
North Carolina milk has a higher
food value not only because Of the
higher fat content. but because II
also contains higher amounts Of
total solids other than fat. which
add materially to the food value.
Most of North Carolina is ideally
fitted for dairying. This fact has
been and is being demonstrated by
six different breeds represented by
herds that stand at the top of the
alton best. At the present time
these six breeds have 1,494 cows
on the Advanced Register Test
owned by So breeders.
If you want to get a cross sec
ton sample of what our North Car
DINA dairymen are doing, get out
a map of the State and let us be-
gin on the left hand side at Canton.
Haywood County, "a miles west OF
Asheville. Near Canton is the home
of the Misses Louise and Florence
Osborne, who more than 81 years
ago began their dairy work with =
few registered Guernseys. Thew
have kept their herd on continuous
Advanced Register Test, and to-
day their more than 100 head would
lie credit to any state. They have
bred and developed every animal
in This large herd. They also grow
on their farm all the roughage and
a greater part of the concentrates
consumed by these animals.
From Canton we will 90 to Bile
more, the home of Financial Mad
am Bess, the Jersey COW that has
twice in her life produced mare
than 900 pounds of fat within a
year. In 19<3 this Jersey cow pro
duceed q, 143 pounds of milk and
o'e.SY pounds of fat in Class IA
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-23

AS a result of the Victory Garden
Program, many gardeners are in
terested in saving their own seed.
This is quite simple with crops
like tomatoes, beans, and peas
which are almost entirely self
fortified. You simply pick out the
plant or plants that you like best
and save seed from these. You
should select for quality, earliness,
size, color, wilt or other disease re-
sistance and any other desirable
character in which you might be
interested.
Vegetables like corn, squash, Gu
curnbers and melons are cross
fortified, and the problem of saw
ing seed is more difficult. Musk
melons, cucumbers, and water
melons will not cross with each
other and single variety may be
planted in the same field and seed
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-23
Carolina Farm Comment
By F. H. JETER

into effect in this 10-county area
on May IA. Out of the 400, 1000
pounds of dressed poultry being
furnished each week to the War
Shipping Administration by the
IA odd dressing and processing
plants in this 10-county area, the
Siler City plant is furnished one.
fourth of the total, or about 125, 1000
pounds per week.
H. M. Singletary has watched
this tremendous production OF
poultry in Chatham County since
it began in a small way in 1925.
When he went into Chatham, he
saw that something was needed
by which the small farm operator
could make some money and make
it in a hurry. The county was de-
pending almost entirely on cotton
for its cash income, although there
was some tobacco, and nearly
every farm had its small flock Of
chickens. They were handled just
as most farm poultry flocks
were handled in those days and
very few people were making any
real money out of their birds.
During the next six or seven years,
Mr.. Singletary worked hard to
create an interest in poultry and
finally the feed mills began to gel
interested. They aided those who
would use their feed in growing
the birds. New poultry houses be.
gan to appear. Brocder houses
were equipped; baby chicks ship
ped in; hatchery organized; and
finally the Chatham County poultry
business started to grow.
Mr.. Singletary says as late as
1881, seed loans by the hundreds
had to- be made so that the farmers
would have enough money to start
their crops each spring. There
were 1000 such loans placed in
one year but last year, 1914, the
local Production Credit Association
had to almost beg the less than
IS farmers to borrow money for
the 1914 The poultry has helped
the farm operators to get on a
cash basis and they do not need
the loans as they did few years
ago. The county has three new
money crops in dairying, poultry
and tobacco and they are cashing
in on all three. Of course, the
dairy and livestock business is
founded on the basis of local feed
production. Chatham has always
produced feed crops and now
farmers are growing more tAan
ever.
Back in 1892 the Federal Land
Bank had 900 loans on as many
farms in the county. Some of them
had to be foreclosed because the
owners were unable to make
enough cash money OH their farms
to keep the loans solvent. Between
one-third to one-half of these loans
have now been iquidated despite
the money needed for expansion
into the dairy cattle and poultry
business and almost all accounts
are current. IN 1act, the Lane
Bank would like to have some
more loans in that county.
I would not have anyone believe
that this has been an easy sort
of progress or that Chatham has
been tranformed overnight into a
wealthy county. Nothing of the sort
has happened but things are much
better than they have been. Chat.
ham people are had workers. The
farmers are almost all small
landowners but for years they
have been growing feed crops and
have grown most of their own
food at home. Some people nave
been amazed to find out, for in
stance, that though the county
had not advertised the fact,
Chatham farms were leading the
gstate in producing turkeys. Milk
goes out Of the county in a steady
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-23
PUREBRED BULLS

SHELBY. July 22.-Plans are be-
ing made to place more pureb"ed
Jersey bulls on Cleveland County
1arms this year, it was announced
by h. W. Dameron, assistant coun-
" asen Of the State College Ex-
tension Service. Seventeen of the
Fillmore bulls were placed last
year. The animals are assigned to
farmers en- consignment basis,
ana there is no initial cost to the
farmer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-23
BY F. H. JETER

Just outside of Siler City, in
Chatham County, is a modern
brick structure which is monu-
ment to the faith of Chatham Coun-
ty farmers in the future of poultry.
This modern brick structure is a
poultry processing plant go by
ITO feet in size with additional
sheds covering the boiler rooms,
the Carpenter shop, and other
auxiliary needs. Poultry farmers
and truckers bring in their poul-
try at the upper end of the plant,
the birds are removed from the
coops, their feet placed in wire
holders which run on continuous
chain belt, and, when the birds
emerge at the other end, they
have been dressed and are ready
to be placed in the ice cold watts
which await them.
Broilers, hens, ROSTERS, all, are
handled by this modern assembly
line method-a product of Ameri-
can ingenuity. The birds are killed
as they pass one operator, then
they are dipped into boiling water,
and pass through this into an
automatic machine which strips
them almost clean of feathers.
Those feathers that remain are
removed as the birds pass through
another machine equipped with
rotary rubber fingers which are
almost human in their ability to
remove the last clinglng feather.
Should any be left, women OPP
orators along the line clean the last
pin feather and in normal times,
the birds are then dressed for the
table with each operator doing one
particular job. The plant is now
processing poultry for the War
Shipping Administration which mas
first call on all the poultry in the
1O-county area in which Chatham
is included and the birds are
simply cleaned Of their feathers
and packed in ice for shipment.
The plant has capacity for
dressing nearly 1900 birds an
hour Or about % a minute. Last
week, for instance, the plant bought
122, 1888 birds and put them through
within four days. When I visited
the plant last Friday afternoon,
every bird had been processed
and the plant had been cleaned
and made spic and span tor the
next weeks operations.
J. B. Wood of Siler City is presi-
dent of the company which owns
and operates the processing plant;
H. M. Singletary, former county
farm agent of Chatham County is
the field man; and L. D. Goodwin
is the plant foreman. The company
pays out an average of $4,000 a
week to poultry producers OF
Chatham with SOM portion OF the
moneyg Ding into Randolph and
Moore counties. There are 81
laborers on the payroll, two
thirds being women and one
third men. Seven truck routes
operate out from Siler City gath
ering up the birds from the various
farms. 1t takes about IS tons OF
ice day to chill the birds or W
tons week to keep them in shape
before they are stored in the zero
chilling rooms awaiting shipments.
The dressed birds are iced and
packed in neat, clean wooden boxes
and stored in large refrigera ting
room until they can be hauled
away on government order. Ordi-
narlly they are hauled each day
or as fast as they can be process
sed.
Mr.. Wood said that the plant fin
lsheo processing its millionth
pound of poultry on Wednesday,
July IL, since the government
freezing or set.a side order went
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-23

sey breed in the United States they
have A cows that have Produced
more than 1000 pounds of fat in one
year. Three of those cows have
been developed in North Carolina.
We have already name two OF
them, Princess Elise and Red Lady
We now want to take you to a
small farm in Stanly County near
the little town of Richfield. to see
Dream Noble Blanch Ixia, owned
by P. E. Miller, Jr. This COW was
put on test at the age of three
years and eight months and in one
year produced 1859 pounds of fat,
making her the worlds record Jer,
sey cow for that age and only elev-
en- Jersey cows of older ages have
exceeded her record
| We are passing up many good
herds, but our next stop is the
Quail Roost Farm in Durham
County where they breed and milk
Guernseys. They held their 9TH an
nual sale there on April 30. 1915.
in which some Sc animals were sold
at an average price of $l,816.
Among these Sc animals was one
COW, Quail Roost Noble Primrose,
which had been bred and developed
in Durham County, likewise her
dam and gran-dam. This COW has
two-year-old record of 704 pounds
ct fat, her dam a record of Isl
pounds of fat, and the gran-dam
tWo-year-old record of 524 pounds
When this young COW was led into
the ring, the first bid was S., 600
and from there on we have never
seen a horse race that was more
exciting until the last bidder took
her at $1,000 to the State of I'LL
nois.
AYRSHIRE CATTLE
We cannot let you 60 without ,
trip to Moore County, where wa
have the Well-knoWn winter resort
of Pinehurst. Here at Pinehurst
has been developed one Of our ma
tionally known Ayrshire herds.
Nearby in the same county is >
large herd of Ayrshires owned by
our State Sanatorium, which herd
during 1943 led the whole United
States for high production.
So far we have not mentioned
the Holstein-Friesian, the most pop
ular breed in our whole country
if we consider numbers but which
stands third in number in North
Carolina. We have seven Holstein.
F'riesian breeders who are testing
for official records with 212 cows
OF this number A. O. McEachern
of New Hanover County has 81 cows
on test. Mr.. McEachern has breu
every cow in his herd, and it com
pares well with the best.
In the whole United States there
are 83 Holstein-Friesian breeders
who have qualified for the honor
CT belonging to the Progressive
Breeders Registry, a coveted hon
or. To obtain this honor a breeder
must meet very stringent require.
ments in breeding, classification,
production, and health of herd
We have two breeders in North
Carolina who have qualified for
this honor, A. o. McEachern of
Wilmington and H. G.. Thacker OF
Winston-Salem.
From the McEachern Farm we
Cannot 60 any further east unless
we take a dip in the Atlantic, which
would be a very pleasant expert
elice. If you wish additional infor-
nation regarding this 100000, 600
dairy business of North Carolina.
the Dairy Department at the State
College will be glad to furnish it
to you.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-23
HOLD HOG SALE

WASHINGTON, July %. - Four
Beaufort County farmers recently
held q cooperative hog sale here OF
81 animals weighing 8,135 pounds
and selling for 1,176.89, it was an
nounced by County Agent w. L.
McGahey of the Safe College Elk
tension Service. The hogs were
sold to a local slaughterer to re-
lieve the county's acute meat short
age,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-23
All Boys Experiment
With Strawberries Good

EDENTON, July 22.-The eigh-
teen All club members who pur-
chased strawberry plants coopera-
lively last spring have been fairly
successful in getting their plants to
live, it was reported by County
Agent c. w. Overman of the State
College Elk ension Service. Reports
show that approximately 10 per
cent of the plants are living and
that the club members are provid-
ing scientific cultural practices.
"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-23

Reductions in the percentages Of
pork to be set aside for Govern
ment needs have been announced
by. Secretary of Agriculture Clin-
ton P. Anderson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-23

Accidents kill 40 50 American dweers the National
to
at
safety engineer him think Farm Safety Week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-23

Pantry mixes gingerbread, NUT
fins and biscuits) can be stored Oil
the shelf, saving cooking time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-23
Body OF Baden Negro
Found In Swamp Canal

CURRIE, July 22.-The body Of
Oliver Nixon, Negro of. the Lyon
Swamp section of Bladen county,
was found in the Lyon Swamp
canal last week. The Negro was
reported to have drowned last
Sunday morning. Reports said he
fell into the canal when he had
an attack, the nature of which
was not known.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-23

Margarine was first made by
French chemist in 1870.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-23

MIR. Wood said that the plant fin
lshed processing its millionth
pound of poultry on Wednesday,
July IL, since the government
freezing or set-a side order went
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-23

BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-23
STANLY COUNTY

You may be getting a little tired.
but we must show you where to
ind our highest butlerfst producer.
During the long history of the Jex-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-23

h., " : your skin sizzles with red
L ls,t,, merry sunburn-don't suffer need
f. .m9 DO as lifeguards do at such
Ms MINUS p beaches as Atlantic City and
olo a.ii Beach. Use Noxzema! See what
hi, dh,iHi, e, cool relief you feel when
-b s soo1hlng cream touches your skin
'" soon you feel comfortable again.
Evening star., 1945-06-16
HELP MEN and WOMEN tcor,., I,

GoUPLE, eolored; foT rssidsnsIsl club in
soIe: seIIe: mo. no COOKING. no laundry. Man to
500 I osss' me'' food and living Quarters. Cali
COUPLE to care Tor so-room house,
boas boasekeepins st. nv slso Per mo- lisht
sood Bay Apply 'n,easa seward AN As4sshDoR hls5I
EfEvaok hHEHa lsth ofRaAfoRs fnf 4 81 White snour
uniforms, Apply housekeeper. DOCTORS
HooR1TA HooB couSfnR 9sEs Eli GEkkks s ov.
food counters. helping to feed Washington
war TyaT,,v,, workers Good pay while learning
Re so DR6s sSsds1s5 sHoRt
ae in ASS as.lsy %ff Md no s shdfss ds for
good salary with furnished house; must be
depenGanle and sober: permanent lob See
Mr.; RUPERT, 1927 7th st. NV, Ma
MEN AND WOMEN. white, to assist with
sea nng nS
TERMINAL. lilo N. p Z. ave. NV NV nooSD
OFFICE accounting supervisor, stenogra-
pher-typist, clerk-typst, stock and time
1Ae Aepy neFAh 4 LIMB
fHOlO1hAfHEk to operate small studio
RfLSsEE Re- HssL 9S couFEa 9it to take complete a
| charge country home near Washington,
usually used by owner only week ends;
year-around. permanent employment; WON
generally useful; 2 bedrooms, and bath for
private use. Give full experience and ref
erences. Box 44O-R. Star
STENCIL CUTTER, full or part time Ap-
Ply rIS 1902 1 ST. NV. THE HUFF DUPLI-
with dept store merchandize statistics:
TTE YOUNG NEWS SHOP, 1915 q Taists' st. nv.
GIANT FOOD STORES needs your help in
to help feed greater wartime Washington.
whether you are in Govt or private in
dustry; II you are at all interested in earn
ing additional money, you should imme-
dlately investigate the many part-time DO
time. Particularly should veterans and
! school teachers be interested in such part
time employment. Right now we need the
following: Checker cashiers to operate cash
registers and collect for purchases: order
customers purchases; produce scale clerks
Tor price marking of produce purchases;
meat counter clerks for marking purchases
IN that dept; delicatessen counter clerks
grocery stockers for stocking seh-service
grocery shelves Ono sales work. Choice of
part-time work, o to ? or TO 8; or any
5-hour period you desire between and 9.
women, boys OF, girls. 16. to 30. We feel
we have position to fit your age and
abilities; No experience needed; we teach
AN M roon srokR ARgy s4s Hr ash1Ian
rd. ne,
Evening star., 1945-06-16
HELP MEN ond woMeN

ASST. CANTEEN MANAGER, experienced;
RAY 300 9Sss sssth cspItSSl cpnIaS st. IT. person. Mss
COOK general helpers;
pot washer, dish washer good salary,
TasSl;r,I meals IlaSnd5y; day or week. cali
BlO0kKEEPER; simple bookkeeping; good
hours and GOOD nay. Box 361-R Star
COOK. hotel dining room experience.
CAL, MANAGER Of dining room, NO. 443O.
CONTRACT WORK, excellent peacetime
opportunity in Washington bureau Of ma
ambitious an yopng 9 L man or woman with pleas
government representatives regarding
governmental Affairs and reguiations, Caii
director, Ma. 4614, between 3 and 6 pm
COUPLE, s.h.w;;: competent, reliable;
mer and week ends all year, Washington
all week during winter; no small children:
abundant farm food: references. Call Dis
trict 60S9 between $3.50 and 8, except Sat
handyman able to drive
CAT: woman to cook and clean: your own
attractively furnished cottage with ali
modern conveniences; virginia estate, %
miles from Washington: best salary for
rtEht people who will appreciate pleasant
life; Phone Mr.. DAVIS, DI. 1900, for
further information.
Evening star., 1945-06-16
SPECIAL NOTICES.

GAS WATER HEATERS, 20, 80. 40 gal.
automatic; no cash needed: small monthly
payments: immediate installation. D A.
STANSBURY, Ii. 1929
I WILL NOK be responsible for any debts
contracted ~ any one other than myself
s ISERGT. FAANKLIN NJ. BAGGETT, 403
Upshur st. n y. WASHINGTON, D. c. II"
WE HAVE Searched diligently for an at
tractive fairly modern home of or 6
rooms in an attractive residential neigh
borhood. We can pay up 10 $4,000, all
cash. Replies confidential. No brokers.
please. Box 4S5-D. Star. To-
L WILL N0T BE RESPONSIBLE for any
debts unless contracted by me personally.
JAMES OLIVER RAY, 1909 3rd st. NV,
washington, D. c. 1SS
Evening star., 1945-06-16
AUCTION SALES,
FUTURE.


THos. J. OWEN s. son. auctioneers. 4s5
Southern Building.-Trustees' sale of valu-
able two-story row brick dwelling contain
s Known ssa prs%ss. sd S4 TS Mnnes esh
tTast Ply recorded, IN Liber NJ. soss
bsPe Of ssS and at he e
OF the party secured thereby. the under
signed trustees will sell, at public auction,
twenty eighth day of June. AID. 1915, at
three o'clock P M, the following described
land and premises. situate in the District
Of Columbia, and designated as and being
Lot numbered 63 in Square numbered 5573
OF subdivision made by Elisha P. Taylor,
as per plat recorded in the. ONCE OF the
Ltber so at folio 11s. Subject to building
restrictions and covenants OF record:
Terms of sale all cash. A deposit OF
100000 will be required at time of sale
Az conyeyanclng recording, revenue
stamps etc, at cost of purchaser. Terms
from day Of sale, otherwise the trustees
reserve the right TO resell the property at
the risk and cost of defaulting purchaser
after Ave days advertisement OF such re-
Aip T. HEySE, 'EF jAMrs NJ SHhfH; kNISaT CHI
trustees. iel6,1s,21, ,25,27-.
ADAM A: WESCHLER q SON. auctioneers,
Trustees sale Of valuable improved real
house, situate ia6s Eye St. Sor1heast @ aHey By
No. 1885 at folio. 81. ct seq, one of the
land records of the District of Columbia.
and at the request of the party secured
thereby the undersigned surviving trustee
will offer for sale by public auction. in
front of premises; on Wednesday. the 27th
day. OF June. 1a45, a four. pm. the fol-
lowing described property in the District
Of Columbia, TO wit: Lot numbered One
Hundred and Fifty q SOD in the Washington
Brick Machine Company'S subdivision OF
lots in square numbered Ten Hundred and
Three 1003), as per plat recorded in the
once of the Surveyor for the District of
Columbia in, Liber g at folio l6. Terms
OF sale: All cash A deposit Of $3.50
required of purchaser at sale. Exsmna
tion of title. conveyancing, recording, rev.
enue stamps and notarial fees at cost of
purchaser. Terms TO be complied with
within thirty days from day of sale, other
wise surviving trustee reserves the right
to resell property at risk and cost of
defaulting purchaser, after five days ad-
vertisement of such resale in some news
paper published in Washington, D. c.. or
deposit may be forfeited. or without for
teiting deposit surviving trustee may avail
himself of any legal or equitable rights
against defaulting purchaser. THOMAS
MORTON CUTTINGS. Surviving Trustee,
A in1 =
Evening star., 1945-06-16

All persons to be hired in this
area must be referred by the local
United States Employment Seruce
Office. unless the specific adper-
tisement indicates otherwise.