THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN
THURSDAY, APRJL 6, 1939
PAGE TWO
Half Ton Of Water .
Carried For Washing
. Much has been said of the drudg
ery of carrying buckets of water in
,1 he farm home, when no water is
piped into the house. 11. M. ElHs,
agricultural engineer of the State
college extension service,' has fig
ured it out that a housewife carries
the equivalent of about 1,000 founds
of ., water half a ton every time
the laundry work is done without a
modern water system.
Here is how it worked in an ac
tual home: A 14-quart pail was.
filled to the 12-quart level' three
times in. supplying water for soak
ing clothes. In removing the water
the pail was filled three more
times, making six pailfuls of water
handled. Then for heating and
washing, four pailfuls were carried
to the boiler oil the kitchen stove
(litis was wintertime washing), then
to the, tub, then emptied out of
doors, nfaking four times three, or
12 handlings of ,a full pail. The
first rinsing required carrying three
pailfuls of water to be heated, then
to the tub, then emptied, making
three times three, or nine pailfuls
handled. For the second rinsing,
four pailfuls' were needed which
made four limes three, or 12 more
handlings.
All this totals to 39 handlings of
a pailful of water, and although
only 11 pilfuls of water were ac
tually used, the frequent handling
was equivalent to carrying .117 gal
lons. Taking the weight of a gallon
of water as 8 1-3 pounds this
meant carrying about 1,000 pounds
of water.
Of course this was only one ,task
involving the lifting of heavy pails
of water in the home under ob
servation, Ellis pointed out. "Is
there, therefore, any reason for a
farm family not installing a low
cost water .system to relieve the
housewife of all this drudgery?"
the engineer asked.
Apple Trees Should
Be Fertilized Now
Apple blossoms are beautiful to
look at, but sometimes a bounti
ful supply of flowers does not pro
duce a bumper crop of fruit. "Of
'ten it is a case of 'all bark and
no bite'," says H. R. Niswonger,
horticulturist of the State college
extension service, "This is fre
quently ,d,ue to an inadequate sup
ply of plant food, chiefly nitrogen,"
he explained.
.Nitrogen fertilizer is .one form
of plant food which largely - influ
ences ait apple tree in making it9
new growth, in the development of
fruit buds, and in the setting and
maturity of the fruit, the horticul
turist, said. At this time" of the
year, or a short time before ,the
trees bloom, is when many of
North Carolina's apple growers fer
tilize the trees with commercial
nitrogen in the form of nitrate of
soda.
The amount required is depen
dent upon the .size of the tree and
the rate of terminal growth, Nis
wonger advised. He said a good
guide to follow in detcrming the
amount is: One pound of nitrate of
.soda for ' every one-half inch of
tnnik diameter; for example, if the
trunk is six inches in diameter,
three pounds of nitrate of .soda is
usually sufficient if a permanent
cover crop -of grass or clover is
used in soil management. If the
orchard soil is of good fertility and
the land is clean cultivated' during
most of the growing1 season,' it may
be advisable to use a lesser amount.
Answering the frequently-asked
question as to whether it is nec
essary to apply a fertilizer mixture
to the individual trees, the horti
culturist said: "The most economic
al practice is to fertilize the. cover
crop.' with other food elements such
as-superphosphate, potash and agri
cultural lime, and apply nitrate of
soda or other forms of nitrogen
to the individual trees."
FERTILIZER NEED
Sample of soil from 40 farms in
Ashe county, shows a definite need
of more phosphate and on several
of the farms there is also a need
for-more potash, said the assistant
farm agent,
The 519,230,000 pounds of tobac
co produced in North Carolina in
1938 was. 13 per cent less than the
crop produced in ' 1937 and brought
the North Carolina tobacco 'grow
ers $119,187,000 which was 16 per
cent less than the 1937 crop was
worth, reports the state department
of agriculture.
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' Odd April!
Tax listers will be at the following places in the
various townships on the dates given to list property
for 1939 Taxes,
Franklin Township
J. J. MANN and
ELIZABETH MEADOWS, Township List Takers
Olive Hill Schdolhouse, April 6
Kay's Store, April 7
Clark's Chapel Schoolhouse, April 8
. Union Schoolhouse, April 10 i
Roan's Store, April 11 '
Courthouse, April 12, 13, 14, and all other
dates during April
Millshoal Township
PAUL AMMONS, Township List Taker
Watauga Schoolhouse, April 6
Oak Ridge Schoolhouse, April 7
Holly Springs Schoolhouse, April 10
, Mountain Grove Schoolhouse, April 11
AU other dates during April, at my home '
Ellijay Township
SAM A. BRYSON, Township List Taker
Joe Henry's Store, April 6
L. L. Holland's Store, April 15
Charlie Crawford's Store, April 8
Mashburn Branch Schoolhouse, April 10
L. 1). Norris' Store, April 11
Cullasaja Postoffice, April 12
All other dates during April, at my home
Sugarfork Township
EZRA SHOOK, Towuship List Taker
Buck Creek Schoolhouse, April 6
- Pine Grove Schoolhouse, April 7
O. C. Corbin s Store, April 8
Gold Mine Schoolhouse, April 10,
Walnut Creek Schoolhouse, April 11 '
All other dates during April, at my. home
Highlands Township
PORTER PIERSON, Township List Taker
Highlands
All dates during month of April at
W. P. Pierson's office
Smithbridge Township ,
Jj M, CABE, Township List Taker , t'
Mulberry Schoolhouse, April 6
Lower Tesenta Schoolhouse, April 7
Hickory Knoll Schoolhouse, April a
Otto, April 10, 11, 12 ' .' ;
Brown's Store, April 13
All other dates during April, at my home
Cartoogechaye Township
BOB SOUTHARDS and
EARL HARRISON, Township List Takers
Kiser's Store, April- 6
SJagle Schoolhouse, April 7
Rainbow Springs, April 17
Joe Hopkin's Store, April 10, 11
Tom Dills' Store, April 12
Joe Hasting's Mill, April 13
Southards' Store, April 14
All other dates during April, at . our homes
Nantahala Township
CLINT MAY, Township List Taker .
Ray's, at Beechertown, April 6
Fairview Schoolhouse, April 7, 8
Clint May's, April 10, 11, 12
O. C. Hall, Kyle, April 13, 14
Luther Jacobs', Aqupne, April 15
All other dates during April at my home
Burningtown Township
JUD WILD and
BILL PARRISH, Towaship List Takers
Tellico Church, April 6
Morgan Schoolhouse, April 7 ' '
Burningtown Schoolhouse, April 8, 10
Oak Dale Schoolhouse, April 11, 12
All other dates during April, at our homes
Flats Township
EARL DRYMAN, Township List Taker.
Scaly Schoolhouse, April 6, 7, 8, . 10
All other, dates during April, at my home
Co wee Township
S. C. LEATHERMAN and
R. C. RICKM AN, Township List Takers
Rose Creek Schoolhouse, April 6
lotla Bridge (Chas. Bradley's, office) April 7
Harmony Schoolhouse, April 8 i
Leatherman (E. O. Rickman s Store) April 10
Oak Grove (Etna P. O.), April 11
Cowee, (T. M. Rickman's Store), April 12
All other dates during April, at our homes.
All property owners are required to return to the List Taker all the
real estate, personal property, etc., owned by each on the first day of April;
All male persons between the ages of 21 and 50 years are required by
law to list their polls during April.
All persons who own property and fail to list it and all who are liable
for a poll tax and fail to give themselves in will be deemed glilty of a
misdemeanor, subject to a fine or imprisonment upon conviction.
FARM CENSUS NOTE
Each farm owner shall prepare a list of the acreages of each
crop grown, including tenths of acres of truck. 'The list should
show the total acres cultivated by the owner, also the acres culti
vated by all tenants on each separately recognized farm, the acres
in improved pasture, woodland, idle -and other lands. He shall be
prepared to report the numbers of bearing fruit trees, the numbers
of livestock of breeding age, number of hogs sold or slaughtered
during past 12 months and tons of fertilizers to be used during
this crop year. This information is kept confidential and has no
relation to taxes. Its purpose is for agricultural education, eco
nomic analysis and safer guidance of county agents and .farmers
generally.
LESTER L. ARNOLD, Tax Supervisor
PALMER STREET
FRANKLIN, N. C.