Show farm news feiver turkeys this year genri farmers als aie turkeys this year 16 per cent less than last year according to preliminary estimates estl esti matea maies this would be the smallest crop since 1943 but bui it Is five per cent alove above the 1939 43 average contributing to the decline in turkey numbers were un favor abie able price relationships ally large storage stocks al at the end 0 of last season and high feed costs since the present high feed prices may causo cause many prodoc prodie ers to marinet their turkeys earlier than usual the department Dep artmen of agriculture has moved up its price support program on oil turkeys to fo become effective september I 1 instead ot ok w a month later as originally planned I 1 crop residue chairman anderson andersen of tho the county agricultural conservation committee points out that fall Is the proper time ilme for farmers to carry out the crop residue management practice under the agricultural conservation program under this practice farmers incorporate grata grain straw ori small grain stubble in the surface ot of the soil this Is an effective heck check on wind and water erosion during the fa fall I 1 I 1 and winter months chairman anderson says with this cover incorporated in the soli soil wind erosion Is lessened and more gateris water Is held on land decreasing runoff run off washing and storing up more moisture in the soil decomposition of prop crop residue to restore humus to the soil Is also speeded up and nd heavy growths of straw and other crop residues can be handled more effectively in addition the practice pr provides 0 some insect and weed control the cultivation exposes e ggs eggs that have been been laid in fields and the following cold coa weather destroys them the practice also stimulates sprouting of weed seeds making weel control through later cultivation more effective this practice should be carried out soon after harvest agriculture and peace ime in stalk a talk at a recent 4 11 club council meeting at Ral raleigh elgh N C kenneth C royal secretary of war said there are many pillars in the temple ot of peace among the most important Is the agricultural pillar the food and clothing and other essentials of human life which find their beginning in the soil A hungry man will steal A hungry nation will revolt and pillage and before men dien will suffer they will run i tha gamut gamu t from unrest to war exceed exports this country imported more fats and oils during the first halt half of 1947 than it exported thus returning to its prewar position imports totaled more thin than short tons almost 2 4 1 l i times the quantity imported du during r the first halt half ot of 1946 the increase in imports Is duo largely to increased receipts of copra dried coconut meat from tho the philippines |