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This Week With Macon County Agents By S. W. MENDENHAIX Marion Deal, Franklin. Ro"te 4, gives the reason why the poultry industry in Macon County is growing. On May 11, 1950 he started 300 baby chicks; cost f'69.00. The last of Sep tember 237 pullets and 30 cock erels went into the laying house at a cost of $424.85; oi SI. 60 per bird. On the last of June total expense had been $l,518.81>The total receipts were $2,212.55, a net profit of $693.74, or $3.47 per bird. In addition to this, ' the birds on hand arc worth $182.00. There has been a total of 2,618 dozen hatching eggs sold or 165 eggs per bird. Mr. Deal has a young flock of 565 birds that are 14 weeks old that will go into the laying house this fall. Don Brown, a 4-H Club mem ber in the Clarks Chapel com munity shows good returns on early cabbage. Don set 11,000 plonts on one acre and harvest ed 15,831 pounds of cabbage. The labor cost for land prepa ration, setting, growing, and harvesting cabbage was S60.20. The cost of plants, fertilizer, and dusting material was $51.45 which made the total expense $111.65. The 15,831 pounds of cabbage cut sold for $241.02 or a net profit of $129.37. Don won a trip to Chicago last year in the Better Methods Electric contest. Owen Ammons and Bill Craw ford of Franklin. Route 4, have received their ? Western ewes that they ordered during late winter. Farmers wffb are in terested in sheep should stop by and see them. MRS. FORD DIES | It has been learned here of the death of Mrs. Helen F. Ford, a sister of Mrs. Flamen Ball, of Franklin and Babson Park, Fla., of pneumonia July 27. Of the total acreage of trees planted in this country in 1950, 37 per cent was owned by private individuals and organizations. This 1950 total of 397,700 acres was an increase of 131,300 acres over the 1949 total. Say: "I saw it advertised in The Press." Officers presiding over the annua! Farm anil Ilume week, which got under way Monday on the campus of North Carolina State College are (L to It) W. A. Davis, farmeis' convention presi dent, U r.i. P. P. Gregory, N. C. federation of home demonstration clubs president, and F. S. Sloan, of FranJdin, farmers federation convention secretary. ? State College Answers Timely Farm Questions Q. How can I keep the weeds | from growing in the shallow j water along the edge of my pond? A. The simp' est way is to have a steep bank on your pond. The water should be at least two feet deep along tha banks. This not only holds the weeds in check but also keeps mos quitoes from breeding, and cuts down on the number of snakeg you'll be bothered with. Q. The weatherman's talk about "scattered showers" is getting to be a joke around our place. They're so scattered that we never see them. What do they mean by "scattered show ers"? A. Here's how the U. S. Weather Bureau difines the terms used in its forecasts. "Partly cloudy" means no rain is expected. "Risk of showers" means the chances of rain are about one in ten. "Widely scat tered showers" means that from 15 to. 30 per cent of the area will get rain. "Scattered show ! ers" means from 30 to 45 per cent; "showers", 45 to 75 per cent; and "general showers", 75 to 100 per cent. J. I've got quite a bit of I garden seed left over from this i year. Will it be safe for me to keep it and use it next spring? A. No. Unless you plan to have the seed tested for ger mination just before you use it, it's not a good idea to hold seed over. Some kinds of seed keep better than others, tut hot weather i> especially hard on seed, if you think you can save by holding seed over, be sure and f.tore it in a cool place, then have it tested the follow ing spring. Q. . In a flock of young pul lets, how quickly should the change from growing i*ash to laying mash be made? A. The change should be gradual, covering a period of 10 days to two weeks. For the first few days a mixture of 25 per cent laying mash and 75 per cent growing mash should be used; then equal parts of each, followed by a mixture of 75 per TIME to check . . . your watch and have it thoroughly cleaned. Our experts will put it in A-l working order. W. H. MASHBURN JEWELER NEW LOCATION Franks Radio & Elec. Co. Rld?. PHONE 249 PALMER ST. cent laying mash and 25 per cent growing mash. The birds will then be ready for straight laying mash. R. S. Dearstyne, head of the poultry department at State college, says it's also important at this time to cull the flock I thoroughly. All birds that are seriously underdeveloped should be culled, u well ai thPM whoM eyes show a pearly gray color. Most breeds have a bay-brown eye. When the eye ring Is brok en and infiltrations of gray ma terial occur, ocular leukosis probably Is present and such Oirds should be removed from the flock. The pouitryman, says Mr. Dearstyne, should not aim to fill his house at any cost. Only birds having a chance of efficient performance should be kept. Q. Moss is about to choke out the grass in shady places in my lawn. How can this be pre vented? A. John H. Harris, of State college, suggests you do three things: First, lime the soil. Sec ond, fertilize heavily, especially with nitrogen. Use about 20 pounds of 6-8-6 per 1,000 square feet. Follow this in 30 days with five pounds of nitrate of soda or its equivalent. This fall re peat the 6-8-6 application. Third, prune the lower limbs from the trees or, if necessary, remove some of the trees to allow more Sunlight to reach the ground. The summer bloom isn't worth much to bees as a source of nectar. The denizens of the hive get a lot of pollen and not much nectar after spring is past. Property in Jie Town of Franklin On Which 1950 Taxes Are Unpaid at the Gose of . Business, Saturday, August 4, will be ADVERTISED In The Franklin Press Starting Next Week Please come in and pay your 1950 taxes NOW So As To Avoid The Extra Co&t of Advertising TOWN OF FRANKLIN TO THE FARMERS OF MACON COUNTY WHOSE PATRONAGE WE HAVE ENJOYED ? A Thanks To You Folks! \ We are installing new and larger machinery at our feed mill. This will enable us to grind your feed quicker and more economically. Your pa tronage has made this possible. ? < We will be closed for custom grind ing Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, August 2, 3, 4, in order to Install this machinery. i i 1 . * , REMEMBER YOUR PATRONAGE MADE THIS IMPROVEMENT POSSIBLE. THANKS A LOT. i , i ? l'l ? ? ' ! I ' . / Franklin Feed Mill i Phone 41 Franklin, N. C. OVER THE 2500-MARK LAST WEEK THE CIRCULATION OF THE FRANKLIN PRESS and THE HIGHLANDS MAC0N1AN Passed the 2500- mark The total, net paid-in-advance Circulation of last week's issue was > 2,505 Copies That was a new Circulation High under the present management, and so far as is known, set an all - time record in this newspaper's history. WE ARE PROUD OF HAVINu REACHED THIS HIGH MARK But we hasten to give CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE i i - The constant growth of Your County Newspaper has been made possible by the cooperation the manage ment has received ? from subscribers, from advertisers, and from those who work with us in getting the news of Macon County for publication in The Press. For this fine cooperation, this is to say a heart-felt THANK YOU! \ I The Franklin Press . i ? I Phone 24
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