PAQI FOUB THURSDAY, JUKI U, 1951
The Fianllin Press and The Highland* Maconian
?? Slate College An?wer?
Timely Farm Questions
Q. At what age should pullets
start producing eggs?
A. Thomas B Morris, exten
sion poultry specialist at State
college, says pullets that have
been fed and managed proper
ly will come into lay when
around six months of age. How
ever, the birds need plenty of
proteins, vitamins, and minerals
to develop into profitable layers.
Chicks 12 to 14 weeks of age
that are turned out to find food
usually will have their growth
retarded. Birds treated this way
usually don't,come into lay un
til late winter or early spring.
Examples of this were seen last
fall, when pullets in bred-to-lay
flocks reached a weight of V/>
to four pounds by October 1,
at six months of age, but didn't
start laying until about Janu
ary 1.
"Pullets that have been fed
well usually will lay enough
eggs to pay for all their feed
by the time poorly fed birds
are coming Into production,"
says Morris. He adds that chicks
need plenty of water as well. as
plenty of feed. A water barrel
with a float will help to keep
water before the birds and also
save labor. A brush arbor or
other type shade over the bar
rel and fountain will help keep
the water cool.
Q. How can I prevent sun
burn on waterme'ons?
A. Sprinkling lime or apply
HAY CROPS
Soy Beans
Millet
Cane Seed
Grasses
(All Kinds)
Tendergreens
Sulphur
Ky. Wonder
Pole Beans
Calnitro
For Side Dressing
We have in stock:
8, 10, 12 ft.
Galv. Roofing
?
WE NEED 500 CASES
HATCHING EGGS
EACH WEEK
If you are interested in
telling hatching eggs see
"downs feed &
GROCERY CO.
Some Safety
Rules For
Lightning
Following a few simple safety
rules will help reduce the
chances of Injury by lightning,
says H. M. Ellis, extension agri
cultural engineer at State col
lege.
Don't go outdoors or remain
out during thunderstorms, ad
vises Mr. Ellis, unless it is ab
solutely necessary. 8tay Inside
a building where it is dry, pref
erably away from fireplaces,
stoves, and other metal objects.
In choosing shelter, select a
building which has a lightning
protection system or a large
metal or metal-frame building.
If an unprotected building must
be used, choose a large rather
than small one. In all cases,
stay away from open doors and
windows.
If you must remain outdoors,
keep away from small sheds and
shelters in exposed locations,
isolated trees, wire fences, hill
tops, and large open spaces.
Seek shelter in a cave, depres
sion in the ground, valley, the
foot of a steep or overhanging
cliff, dense woods, or in a grove
of trees.
Occupants of an automobile
having a metal body are prac
tically immune from injury by
ing a lime paste on watermelons
will help prevent sunburn,' says
John H. Harris, extension hor
ticultural specialist at State col
lege.
Q. When a barn hay drier is
to be used, at what time of day
should alfalfa be cut and how
long should it be left in the
field?
A. Agricultural engineers at
State college say most success
ful operators of barn hay driers
use one of two procedures in
cutting: (1) Begin cutting in the
morning as soon as most of the
dew is off, cutting no more
than can be put in the barn
that afternoon; or (2) cut late
in the afternoon so that no
wilting will occur that day and
leave In the swath overnight,
cutting no more than can be
put in the barn the following
afternoon.
The hay should be allowed to
wilt in the field up to the point
where as much moisture as pos
sible is removed but where the
leaves are not dry enough to
shatter during handling. Wilted
hay should not be exposed to
rain or dew. On a good hay
curing day, two hours in the
swath and two hours in the
windrow is long enough.
Q. What are the symptoms of
Granville wilt in tobacco?
A. The first symptom of Gran
ville wilt usually is the flopping
of green leaves on one side of
the plant. Even one side of a
leaf may be wilted and the
other side not aflected. Later
all leaves may wilt and turn
yellow before dying.
The roots decay, beginning
near the tips, but the most
distinctive symptom is the pres
ence of dark streaks resembling
very fine pencil marks in the
woody tissues of the stalk. By
midsummer these streaks may
extend to the top of the plant.
In advanced stages, the pitch
decays in a slimy, soft rot. The
disease is usually most severe
on light, sandy soils.
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fenrp
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pervised the work. Also cooper
ating was the Farm Foundation.
The new publication has been
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Southern Cooperative Series.
Copies may be obtained by writ
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technic Institute, Blackburg, Va.
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