Show DIVERSITY ON FARMS URGED Expert Gives Eight Im Tm- Important Rules for Real Success I InALEIGH Bv y NEt XE SerI nl e y N C Dec Dee The 25 25 North worth Carolina State Agricultural Ag college ollege after making a study of the business of ot farming has that eight chief points arc are pertin pertin- pertinent pertinent ent to the industry The study was made chiefly for southern farmers who raise cot cot- cotton cot cotton ton ton but the points are universal nough Il to apply to all types 0 ot of agriculture I Tho rules for farming as is by the college arc are 1 I Each farmer should grow grain grain and roughage to toI I supply the tho needs o of his work I stock I 2 Gro Grow an all year l gar gar- garI garden garden gar i I den for the purpose o of supplying the the needs neds of his family with Ith th the I necessary vegetables and In most Instances have ha a surplus to mar mar- market mar het kt ket I I 3 3 Keep at least 50 laying hens to supply the needs need o of the fam and and have a II surplus of both 1 poul- poul poultry poul poultry tr try and eggs for tor sale 4 Keep at least one family cow I to supply the family with wilh milk and butter and Yo wherever suf- suf tut feeds are available addi addi- additional additional cows to produce milk awl alil butter to lobe to-be be sold on the tIle market 5 Produce sufficient pork 1011 for forthe forthe forthe the family's needs It If surplus of ot corn Is available increase the sup sup- supply supply sup supply ply of ot hogs so as to sell some on the local market or to talc take part in operative co-operative carlot carlof ship ship- shipments ments to lo the larger markets thus Increasing the family income 6 Plant cotton only on the best cotton lands restrict the acreage to those lands that produce at it least halt half a a bale dur- dur durIng dur during ing leg a i normal season 7 Have at 1 least ut two to called so-called so money mony crops 8 Begin II a definite rotation of crops which should include a legume Ie-gume crop grown on at leant fourth one fourth ohe of o he the cultivated acre acre- acreage acreage acre acreage age each year ear so EO as to Improve the fertility o ot of the soil and ulti ultimately be able to reduce the co cost t of production |