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ITS BIG BUSINESS ? First Few Months Important In Life Of Growing Calf Raising dairy calves is a big business in North Carolina. Just to maintain the dairy cattle pop ulation It's necessary to raise about 75.000 calves each year. The kind of job that's done in the first few months of a calf's life will go a long way toward determining what kind of a cow she'll be. T. C. Blalock. in charge of dairy ing for the C. Agricultural Ex tension Service, suggests the fol lowing pointers that should be observed : First, be sure the calf nurses very soon after it's born. The first milk (or colostrum) is ex tremely valuable to the calf ? in fact without it it's almost im possible to raise a healthy calf. A new born calf, since it has never been exposed to any disease has practically no resistance. To take care of this the cow pro duces antibodies ? which are dis ease fighting organisms ? in her udder before calving and stores them In that first milk. Without this added disease protection, most calves die. Another good pre caution in controlling disease t among calves is to dip the navel cord in a 2 per cent solution of t tincture of iodine. ; Second, the calf should be sep- ' arated from the cow by at least the third day and pail fed from ^ then on. If you're raising more ' than one calf at a time you must house them in separate pens or ' at least tie them up for a while after milk feeding. Otherwise, a calf may suck the udders of other calves in the same pen. When this happens a protective seal in the end of teat is broken allowing mastitis organisms to enter the quarter. This is responsible for most of the cases of blind quar ters in- first calf heifers. Third, calves should not be over fed on milk. Too heavy milk feed ing may cause scouring in ad dition to being the most expensive feed you give the calf. About one pound of milk daily for each ten pounds of body weight is usually sufficient. However, it's seldom , necessary to feed over one gallon per day. By starting the calf "BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI" With William Golden and Alex Guinness, is the winner, of 7 academy awards and is the best picture of the year ? shows at the Macon Theatre Sunday through Thursday. Admission: Adults, 85c; children, 35c. this suit ' is designed for a particular man In fact, the more particular you are, the better you will appreciate the dis tinction of its styl ing,, the finesse Vif its tailoring, the luxury of its detailing,, the richness of its fabric. Price Starts at $29.95, $35.00, $45.00, and $60.09 Dry man's Men's Shop Macon County's Finest Franklin, N. C STEAK SALE October 16 - October 31 US CHOICE BEEF From Kansas City TRIMMED FULL LOINS ib.sic TRIMMED SHORT LOINS lb. 99c If you are an owner of a home freezer or have a freezer tocker, here is your buy for quality meat at a low price. CALL GUS BALDWIN ? PHONE 85 BALDWIN'S MARKET sarly at two weeks of age on a [ood grain mixture and plenty >f top quality, leafy hay the a nount of milk required can be educed. To encourage the calf to sat hay early many dairymen elect some of their very best sec >nd cutting hay and save it for he calves. Fourth, practice strict sanita .ion. This includes washing the row's udder with a mild disinfect int before the calf nurses the 'irst time, milk feeding bucket; .hat are spotless and a clean, dry vell-bedded stall for the calf. Any calf worth raising is worth aising right. Dairymen should herefore select only the number Before Planting, Consider Treating Seed For Disease Fall is at hand and many farm ers are thinking about planting small grain. But before they plant of calves they need for herd re placements each year and then give them all the feed and atten tion necessary to raise the kind of heifers that will eventually take their place in the milk line and be profitable producers. they should seriously consider treating the seed. J. C. Wells, plant pathology specialist for the N. C. Agricultur al Extension' Service, says chem ical seed treatment before plant ing could be considered an insur ance policy against diseases, pro tection for germinating seed, to insure a good stand, and produce higher yields of greater quality grain. Chemical seed treatment con trols most seed-borne diseases. It I prevents stinking smut of whea*. loose and covered smut of oats covered and black loose smut of barley, and the seed-borne stripe ' disease of barley. It also helps PICTURED ARE some of the 28 Herefords the Ramseys mow have on their Iotla farm. Theii goal is a 50-unit herd. ? (Staff Photo) - BRIAN ANDERS, assistant county agent, stands in the center of the wooden forms for the Ramsey s' new water system reservoir. It has a capacity of 3,500 gallons. (Staff Photo) MRS. RAMSEY is shown in her remodeled living; room. Improvements here include refinished Floors, new paint, and curtains. (Staff Photo) i\RE REBUILDING BEEF HERD - Mr?. Ramsey And Her Son Working To Improve Farm There 're many outstanding lm irovements under way at the otla farm of Mrs. Clara Ramsey ind her son. Bill. In the Farm and Home Devel ipment Program since 1955, hey've instituted an ambitious irogram of progress for the 150 cre farm, which has 100 acres if cropland. 30 acres of woods asture. and 20 acres of open pas ure Rebuilding Herd To beRin, the Ramseys have tarted rebuilding their beef cat tie herd. They now have 28 Here fords and plan to purchase a new bull from N. C. State College. They raise all feed <10 acres of alfalfa) for their cow and calf program. Their goal Is a 50-untt herd. A project now under way Is a rew water system for the house to replace one that has served 35 years. With the help of W. L. Harper, of the 8oll Conservation Service, and Bryan Anders, assis tant county agent, Mr. Ramsey is building an elght-by-elght foot concrete water reservoir with a capacity of 3,500 gallons on a hill high behind the house The "fall" from the reservoir will be suffi , clent to put running water to the second story of the house ? some thing the old gravity flow system couldn't do. Inside Improvements Improvements Inside the house have been largely the work of Mrs. Ramsey. These Include new sink and cabinets In the kitchen; a rebuilt side porch and Installa tion of a larger freezer; reflnlsh ed floor In the living room; re painted walls, woodwork, and fire place: and new curtains. Both Mrs Ramsey and her son have many other projects in I mind, so their time In the future I is spoken for. to minimize losses from scab of wheat and barley and from seed ling blights and seed rots of wheat, oats, rye. and barley. But chem ical seed treatment will not con trol brown loose smut of barley and loose smut of wheat. ; The recommended materials for treating oats, rye. barley, and wheat are Cerjsan M. Panogen. Ceresan 100 and Ortho L M Seed Protectant These materials should j be used according to manufac turer's directions. It is best to treat the seed at \ least 24 hours and preferably a week before planting. This gives the chemicals time to penetrate l under the hull of the kernels ant! kill the disease producing organ isms. Seed may be treated two to three months before planting time providing the proper amount of the chemical Is applied and the seed are stored in a cool, dry place. The cost of seed treatmenk per acre of small grain planted varies with the kind and quantity of treating material purchased and the rate at which the seed are sown. The cost of materials for treating one bushel of seed ranges from three to five cents, or about 10 cents per acre, which is a very cheap insurance. No New Counties ! Hit By Witch weed Witchweed has spread to 422 additional farms in North Caro- , Una since November 1957. J. W. Kelley n. state super visor of the Plant Pest Control Division of USDA, reports that < 2.185 Tar Heel farms are now j infested wit,h the dread parasite, j "Reports of new Infestations are still coming in every day," j Mr. Kelly reported. "While July. August and September are con- j sidered the best months for lo cating witchweed, reports will continue until frost." I Robeson County continues to be the geographical center of the ( Infestation. That county now has j 1,092 infested farms, and accord- 1 ing to Mr. Kelley the number is "climbing fast." On August 28 the number of farms affected in other counties were: Bladen, 325; Columbus, 259; Cumberland, 192: Sampson, 152; Hoke, 95; Scotland, 27 ; Harnett. 17; Duplin, 15; Pendar, 10; and | Richmond, ^ Mr. Kelley did have one word j of encouragement: witchweed has | not been reported in any new | counties this year. In addition to the North Caro lina infestation, six South Caro lina counties are also affected. These counties Is also rising, but Mr. Kelley reports mfestauun in not as fast as in North Carolina. Witchweed was not discovered ' in North Carolina until the summer of 1956. It is a native ! of India and South Africa, and just how it got to the North | Carolina-South Carolina border 1 remains a mystery to agricul- i | tural experts. j Local research work on con- | trol and eradication of witch weed is just beginning. A few ' control measures, bated on ex perience in other countries, | have been suggested to North Carolina farmers. Unfortunate ! ly, no one has any suggestions . for eradicating the parasite, However. Dr. G. C. Klingman of the North Carolina Experi ment Station, reports some very SEE WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE? Freshman Steve Heafner is shown examining the rings of Franklin High seniors Harokf Elliott and Jean Franklin. The rings, which arrived last week, are the same style as those worn by the 1958 graduating class. (Staff Photo) promising leads from research he has been carrying out at Evergreen. Dr. Klingman has been ex perimenting primarily with chemicals that will kill the witchweed without affecting corn. "The results have been enj| couraging so far," he said, "but there is a lot of work that re mains to be done." Ed Robinson, of the United States Department of Agricul ture, has been getting similar results from an experiment at Whiteville. Other research Is being done at Red Springs. Witchweed is a parasite which attaches itself to grasses. While there are about 60 grasses that can serve as its host, the great est loss comes when at attaches itself to the roots of corn. Some fields of corn have been completely destroyed by witch weed. Others have been severely damaged. Affected fields are quarantin ed. When infested spots are rel atively small, soil fumigants may be used to kill the sefeds. However, when the infestation Is more extensive, farmers are urged to grow "catch crops." Don't use plant pesticides on animals. Woodlands pasture is poor fare for cattle. Breed sows for two Utters per year. PLUMBING And HEATING For A-l Work at Reasonable Rates CALL W.G. HALL Phone 397 WEE END SPECIALS 3 LB CTN. JEWELL SHORTENING ... 59c 6 OZ JFG INSTANT COFFEE . $1-00 100 LET MILKO DAIRY FEED . . . S3? ] 90 1 RT. SHORTS ..... $3-00 MASON'S m?, ITS HERE ? ? 1959 Chevrolet ? See It ? Thurs., Oct. 16 -AT - Burreli Motor Co., Inc. Phone 123 Franklin, N. C
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