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THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACON IAN
THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1938
Ground Lime Application
Is Secret of Good Lawns
The secret of obtaining a good
lawn, especially in the -mountainous
section of Western North Carolina
where" the soil is inclined to be
acid, generally lies in the applicar
tion of plenty of ground agricul
tural lime, according to Floyd V.
Miller, of Ashcville, who has made
a. study of the lawn problem for a
n timber - of years. .
"Mft Miller,' manager of the seed
department of the Farmers Federa
tion s central warehouse in Ashe
ville, believes that even the most
stubborn lawn can be turned into
a beautiful green sward if the own
er is willing tb take the trouble
and assume the expense of giving
it the proper treatment.
After answering thousands of
questions suih as: "What can I do
to improve my Lawn?" Mr. Miller
has worked out two receipes one
for old lawns and the other for
new lawns which have proved suc
cessful. "Kentucky blue grass and white
Dutch clover," he points out, "make
the most satisfactory and economic
al lawns. Both require sweet or
alkaline soils and, as most West
ern North Carolina soil is acid, the
addition of agricultural lime is
nearly always .necessary."
Mr. Miller advises the applica
tion of agricultural lime at the rate
of about two tons to the acre, or
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100 to 200 pounds to each 1,000
square feet.
"It should be worked into the
ground before the seed is planted,"
he said, "or applied as a top dress
ing to old lawns. There will be no
danger of burning if it is applied
heavily."
H moss is present on a lawn, Mr.
Miller suggests extra heavy appli
cations of lime.
"Many soils," he continues, "are
lacking in humus and will dry out,
causing lawns to suffer.
"Some soils are heavy clay and
arc too sticky and heavy to work
up well. They bake during hot
weather and lawn failure results.
Peat moss worked into such soils
until a tightly pressed handful of
dirt will crumble easily under press
ure of the thumb will remedy these
conditions. Old laws top dressed
yearly with fine pulverized peat
moss will usually do well. One bale
is usually about right for the aver
age lawn.
"As previously mentioned, acid in
soils destroys the natural growth
of bacteria so necessary for many
grasses. Lime sweetens the soil but
does not' replace the bacteria. Na
ture will attend to this in time but
it has been found that sheep and
goat manure are rich in this bac
teria. In addition, the sheep manure
furnishes humus and plant food and
should be used at the rate.of 100
pounds for each 100x100 feet either
mixed with soil before planting or
as a top dressing early in ' the
spring.
chilling, over heating, poor ventila
tion and improper feeding will
bring about heavy chick mortality.
Germ borne infections also take a
heavy, toll of the young stock arid
precautions should be taken against
this infection as well as improper
management for best results.
Q. Is it necessary to use a hot
bed or coldframe in breeding sweet
potatoes?,
A. .Where climatic conditions al
'ow, the- plants may be propagated
in an open plant bed. Coldframes
should be used when conditions
will not .allow open beds and hot
beds should be used when forcing
early plants. The potatoes should
be bedded in sand or light sandy
soil obtained from areas where
sweet potatoes have never been
grown. Space the seed about three
fourths of an inch apart and cover
three inches deep to insure ampleN
root development. The plant bed
should be kept moist but not water;
logged. . - -
Chicks Need Fresh
Air And Sunshine
The chicken is primarily and out-of-door
bird, not a "hot house
plant." ;i '
Yet in bad weather, birds need
some protection against cold, rain,
and drafts, said Roy S. Dearstyne,
head of the poultry department at
State college.
As a result, many poultrymen
have a tendency to confine their
birds more than necessary.
On warm, sunshiny days- give the
birds, especially the young chicks,
a chance to range outside. Exercise
in .the sunshine will help. develop
vigorous birds.
But the ranges should be clean!
It is better to keep chicks inside a
house than to turn them out on a
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"Lawns should be fed contmu
ously. . Bone meal, because of its airty range, Dearstyne cautioned,
slow action is best as the mam
sourch of plant food. Some of it is
available at once and the remaind
er feeds the lawn for as long as.
six months. Therefore, it is best to
apply about three pounds to every
10x10 feet of lawn early in the
spring and again in the fall. Sup
plement this with light sprinklings
Poultrymen who buy their chicks
will find it pays in the long run to
buy only good quality chicks from
reliable sources. State blood-tested
chicks from the near vicinity are
usually best. ,
Don't overcrowd chicks or grow
ing birds. Give them plenty of fresh
air without exposing them to drafts.
But don't overheat them, either, for
this will lower their vitality.
Dearstyne also suggested that it
is a good idea to watch laying birds
carefully. In the season of heavy
laying, they are sensitive to changes
in feed and management.
To prolong production in the
spring, start feeding a wet mash
at the first sign of a slump. Give
the mash early in the afternoon,
placing it in troughs in such quan
tities as the birds will readily clean
up in 20 to 30 minutes.
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Mother, heed the urgent advice
of doctors and hospitals; do as
I they do; give your baby a daily
body-rub with the antiseptic oil
that chases away germs, and
keeps the skin safe That means
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by nearly all maternity hospitals.
It gets down into skin-folds and 1
prevents infection It keeps the
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DEFINITE RELIEF OR
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THE WTJXiARD TREATMENT has
brought prompt, definite relief In
thousands of cases of Stomach and
Duodenal Ulcers, due to Hyperacid
ity, and other forms of Stomach Dis
trtss due to Excess Acid. SOLD ON
IS DAYS TRIAL. For complete in
formation, read "Wlllard's Message
mi Relief.' Ask for it-free as
of a quick-acting fertilizer or reg
.ular 5-7-5 during rainy seasons in
the summer, or apply lightly every
six- weeks during growing season
and wet down well to prevent burn
ing.
"Most people bothered with crab
grass think that the seed is in the
lawn mixture. This is rarely true,
but it is in the grpund or stable
manure sometimes' used. The best
way to get rid of crab grass is by
sowing blue grass heavy enough to
choke it out and keeping the lawn
cut.
"For a new lawn, break the
ground, apply lime, peat moss,
sheep manure and fertilizer. Mix
and pulverize the ground thorough
ly. Level the top surface and sow
one pound of lawn grass to every
300 square feet. Roll or tramo
tightly. '
"Due to the tree roots continu
ously feeding from the surface of
the ground, the grass in shaly
places is robbed of plant food. Use
quick-acting fertilizers or 5-7-5 oft
en, at least once each month dur
ing the growing season-, and wet
down thoroughly. Leaves and all
J trash should be removed as they
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'icuu iu inuivc me gruunu more aciu
if allowed to rot and become part
of the soil." -
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State College Answers
Timely Farm Questions
Q. How much space is needed
for each beef animal in the feed
lot?
A. From 90 to 100 square feet of
yard and shelter should be pro
vided for each matqre animal and
of this space bout one-fourth should
be shelter. About two and one-half
to three feet of trough space should
also be provided. Yearlings take
about two-thirds as much, yard and
trough space as mature animals and
calves can be grown out to 900 to
1,000 pounds, weight in about half the
space required for two vear old
animals. Horned cattle, especially
tne two-year old animals, require
at least a half more rack and
trough space as the Dolled or de
horned cattle.
Q. When purchasiner babv chicks.
what per cent of them should live ?
A. There are manv eonrrihiiri'rur
factors to this, but when' disease-
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fet rid of excess poisonous body wMt S drc slara careful
Use Doan'$ pnu. They hive had more management practices are followed.
wSTJSPHl about 90 per cent of the chicks are
Doan'i. Sold at all drug stores. raised to 10 weeks of aee. At thU
time the chicks enter into the grow
ing stock age and other factors will
have to be considered. Errors in
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waste that may cause body-wide dls-
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