O.H. Stanard, County Agent, Advises Farmers and Gardeners Alike, March 25, 1923

Several Subjects Are Touched Upon. . . County Agent Gives Advice to Farmers on Tobacco, Pigs and Terracing

Terraces, pigs and tobacco are some of the subjects touched upon by O.H. Stanard, county agent, in his farm notes for this week. He gives valuable advice to the farmers of the county along these lines. The office of the county farm agent is a diversified one, being as wide in scope as there are crops and livestock on the farms of the county.

His article follows:

More applications are being made for the running of terraces than can be attended to. Farmers should plan to run their terraces in the fall when more effective work can be done. Luther Lawson, Rougemont, is so well pleased with the farmer’s level for running terraces that he bought an outfit for the work. He is running his own terraces and assisting many of his neighbors.

Myra Atkins, New Hope; Monroe Hudson, Patrick Henry; Cleave Colclough, Chandler; Wayland Lynn, Chandler; and Thermond Ellis, Holt, have settled recently for their club sow with pigs from her first litter. B.P. Bowling, Rougemont, is the local leader of a new pig club formed at Rougemont. Those desiring to join this club should see him or the county agent.

About 40 farmers in Durham county are trying magnesium limestone this year for tobacco. Tests have shown that it is a sure cure for “sand drown.”

The county agent has recently assisted farmers in co-operative ordering of nitrate of soda, magnesium limestone, and soybeans. Our continual campaign for more lime and legumes for soil improvement and better crops seems to be having some effect.

Indications are that the farmers are making plans to grow a large crop of tobacco this year. The wise farmer will follow the ever-safe policy of “Live at Home.” We are anxious to have a large number of Durham county farmers fill out an enrollment blank indicating their intensions to be one of the Live-at-Home farmers.

From page 5 of the Durham Morning Herald, Sunday, March 25, 1923. The live-at-home program encouraged farmers to produce what food it could for home consumption rather than go into debt at the local stores. This meant at vegetable garden and home canning, and chickens, pigs, and a cow, if possible.