' ' Two Types of Insects Attack Flowers, Shrubs i' If insects are attacking your flowers and shrubs, Jook at their mouths for a key to the method by which they can be controlled, says J. O. Rowell, Extension entomologist of N. C. State Ctollege. There are, generally speaking, two major groups of insect enemies of flowers and shrubs from standpoint of control," he declared. "The first group are fhnse with chewing mouth parts, V and these are controlled, ior cne f most part, by the use of stomach poisons. The second group includes those insects with sucking mouth parts, and these are best controlled through the use of contact insecticides and fumigants." Rowell said that the "chewing insects" include grasshoppers, leaf chafers, and caterpillers. Their injury usually consists of biting out portions of the leaves or stems, producing a ragged appearance or complete defoliation. Insects with sucking-mouth parts generally are very small and, therefore, difficult to identify. They include plant lice, scale insects, and leaf hoppers.' They suck the juice from the plants, causing discoloration and stunting of the affected stems or leaves. Arsenate of lead is recoml mended by Rowell as a stomach poison for the "chewing insects," and a contact insecticide of nic nHnp for the other group. V/IU?V ? ? "Certain sucking insects, like scale insects, have a waxy coating over their bodies and makes it very difficult to reach a vital spot with chemicals. Oil emul| sions work best on these insects," the entomogist advised. He suggests a combination stomach poison and contact spray if there is any doubt about the kind of insect being attacked. This is prepared by adding V2 ounce of soap and 1 teaspoonful of *0 per cent nicotine sulphate to each gallon of arsenate of lead solution, which .is made up by mixing three teaspoonfuls of arsenate of lead powder to one gallon of water. Pump Is "Heart" Of Farm Water System Select the right kind of pump and be sure the water supply is pure, then you have solved the most important problems in installing a farm water system, declares Howard M. Ellis, agricultural pncirippr nf t.hp St.ntja fY?l lege Extension Service. "The i pump is the heart of the system, but of course it needs pure water to serve the farm family safely," be said. One of the simplest pumps is the hydraulic ram. This is a device for pumping water by means, of water power. The conditions necessary for operating a ram are: A supply of water with a fall of at least two feet to the location of the ram, and sufficient fall below the ram to drain away the water used in its operation. A shallow well pump may be used satisfactorily where ground water can be reached within 22 feet of the surface. For lifts between 22 and 100 feet, jet type pumps are becoming very popular. Deep well pumps set directly over the well may be used for lifts of more than 22 feet. Continuing, Ellis said that an elevated tank should be a part of every farm water system, Sinr?P if ~ rvf vv in ^CIIUIUS . MJC 11U" water to nearby points in the house and barns under pressure. If the shallow well hand pump is used, it should be set over the kitchen sink, since this is the point where the most water will he needed. An overhead tank may be installed with a handoperated shallow well pumf), and from this tank' water can be piped to other parts of the farmstead. Ellis recommends the gravity system in the mountains and certain parts of the Piedmont, where the spring is at a higher I. elevation than the house. This hoes not require a pump, and is therefore the most economical in ttost instances. SILAGE D; Goodman, Cabarrus county farm agent, says that L- N. Overcash of near Kannapohs fed his cows on silage all winter, and has enough left to teed his herd of 30 dairy cows aU summer. t t. . \ . Good Beef Produced i On Southern Grass . t , i * It doesn't require Iowa corn to produce palatable and nutritious beef, says Earl H. Hostetler, professor of animal husbandry at N. C. State College. "Our Southern grass will do just as good a job, if we use good sires in breeding our cattle," he de-' clares. "Recent research has shown that good beef can be produced from Southern pastures, roughages and cottonseed meal," the animal husbandman says. "With the long growing season and greater and greater stress on improved pastures, the finishing of beef cattle will prove a profitable practice in the southern States. Added to profit from the sale of beef is the value of plant frwkH 11? * iwwxcu kaj wie pasture land without labor in handling manure." Prof. Hostetler says that experiments by the North Carolina and other experiment stations, have shown in certain cases that larger returns are possible from beef cattle that are fed cottonseed cake, or a mixture of cottonseed meal and grain, in addition to pasture. Also, by this method the quality of beef is improved and more rapid gains are made, higher prices are secured, 1 and less grain is used than for cattle that are fed to the same degree of finish in a dry lot. "Cotton belt feeders have proven that cottonseed meal is 1 not only an economical and efficient source of protein, but, in < addition, has aproductive or fat- 1 tening value that is important ' in feeding on grass," the State I College man declared. When farm grains are avail- 1 able, many feeders use a mix- ! ture of one part of cottonseed j meal and 4 to 6 parts of ground grain for cattle on grass. Pas- 1 ture conditions and the relative cost of grain determines the proportion of meal and grain fed, as well as the amount of ! mixture fed to cattle. With farm income increasing seasonally, a higher total for the ; first six months of the year as compared with 1939 is expected by the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics. NOT TO THE UNIFORM C] t RED CAP POR' ... i In order to impi Red Cap service to the Railway Company am May 1, 1940, it will n t n aonVl Vvd O" f IJ.U (/CHI'S XVX VHV11 MUJ, * request of owner at S< sender Station, Ashe N. C. This will place tl the same basis, with price as now prevails and locker service. By thus substitul plan for the custom 01 compyaning irregular paid, the Southern R be able to place its R( wage basis. In additk eliminate controversie tions which have aris< eral legislation regard Caps as employees an< compensation for thei O. B. PRICE Ashevill ? *nr -r TPV If MlMlV L. JLl^ Washing sour RAILWAY i t r.' , | i J ' " THE JACKSON \ Electricity Is Put To Work on Farms _____ 1 Rural elect rification has brought light and modern conveniences to thousands of North Carolina farm homes within the past few years. "Now," says D. E. Jones, rural electrification specialist of N. C. Stafce College, "farmers are learning how electricity can be put to work to lighten burdens and economically operate heating and refrigeration units on the farm." He named the operation of brooders for chicks, dairy equipment, and feed grinders, and the heating of plant beds as ways that farmers are using their new found source of power and heat. Electric brooders are becoming popular, and among those who have expressed themselves as throughly satisfied with this modern equipment are J. A. Rowland of Stanly county, John Workman of Cleveland county, and Mrs. J. C. Barber of Rowan county. Mr. Rowland figured his cost at slightly more than one cent per chick despite the severe winter just past. P. A. Irvin, a large retail milk producer of Mecklenburg county told Specialist Jones that his total electric bill for the many jobs performed in his dairy is no more than was his cost for ice alone before he installed electric equipment. Ralph Scott of Alamance county, and Roy and Francis Siegman of Catawba county are enthused over their new feed grinding mills operated by electric motors. Mr. Scott says: "I am convinced that the feed grinding problem on my farm is solved through use of this mill. I can grind nearly 60 bushels of ear corn an hour and use only five Kilowatt Hours of electricity. Jones also reports that Ira and High Bailey in Rowan county are using electricity to pump water for the irrigation of < their truck crops, and to heat ' nlnnf KnH o fn ofo rf lotfiino non_ piaiiu ucua w> ouai u ivvvubv) per and tomato plants. "A few ; farmers are also using electrical- 1 ly heated sweet potato plant j beds," Jones stated. v ICE ! PUBLIC | i BARGE FOR TER SERVICE 4 ... ! nvc and standardize i public, the Southern lounces that effective lake a flat charge of >r parcel carried upon luthern Railway Pas- I ville and Biltmore, le porter service upon reference to uniform ; in the parcel room ting a fixed payment f tipping, with its acities in the amounts ailway Company will jd Caps on a uniform >n, the new plan will s and legal complicaen under recent Feding the status of Red i the status of tips as ir work. j a n p a e, N. C. fKINS, P. T. M., ton, D. C. i \ 1 __ j HERN COMPANY ( n t? ' ' i v COUNTY JOURNAL, SYLVA, N. AAA Compliance Work Has Started in State "The man" will come around almost any day now to check your farm for compliance with the 1940 AAA program, announces E. Y. Floyd, Triple-A executive officer of State College, and he urges growers to cooperate fully with the compliance supervisors. Training schools have been held for the compliance checkers, and the annual visits to every farm in the state have started. Floyd asked that farmers immediately notify their county AAA office when they have planted tobacco or cotton or both. Every farmer who signed a Farm Plan indicating his in4 41 ? ? 4? i i.1 1 A 4 A OCXXbXUXX piUbXtXptttC 111 WltJ 1?W program will have his fields completely checked. Other farme also will be checked if they have a tobacco or cotton allotment, or both. "If the compliance supervisor finds that tobacco and cotton have been planted within acreage allotments," Floyd said, "then the grower will be given a card allowing him to sell without penalty the entire production of the two crops for which marketing j quotas were I0NDI Read THs Important Message! Do you dread those "trying years" (88 to U)T Are ! iron getting mooay, cranky and NcRVODo? Do you fear hot flashes, weakening diaay spells? Are vouiealous of attentions other women get? THEN LISTEN? 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