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SAYS MANY NOW USING TRENCH SHO While ne definite experimental work has been done in testing the trench silo in North Carolina indi cations are that this type of ailo may be useful because of the economy in construction and th? need for more silos along with the increasing dairy development in the State. John A. Arey, dairy extension specialist at State College, says the trench silo is being used by an in creasing number Georgia, Mississippi and South Carolina farmers. It has long been used in the western states and has proven very satisfactory. He believes the type has a wide adapta tion in this State especially among owoners of small herds. Every farm er keeping a few dairy cattle needs a silo some kind for the reason that aoout 30 percent of the feed is lost when harvested and fed dry. Us ing a silo climates this loss. Mr. Arey lists four advantages of the trench silo. First it costs little to construct. The roof and the labor for digging are the main items of ex pense. The average coat of construct ing 15 such silos in South Carolina ?during 1930 was 95 cents a ton capa- , city. On this basis it would cost $28.50 to construct a 30-ton silo which would hold enough silage for eight i to ten cows. The second advantage is that the trench silo is easily constructed. The labor and tools generally found on the farm may bo used. Third, it is easy to fill. The vertical equipment is n^t needed. Finally, the trench silo cannot blow down regardless of size. For those who may want to build such a silo this season, Mr. Arey of fers the aid of his office in supplying such information as may be needed. OLD SQUARE DANCES j TO ATTRACT CROWDS Asheville, N. C. ? Mountain fidcWes scraping out the lively notes of "Sourwood Mountain," "Dogget Gap" i and other old-time dance tunes, to the accompaniment of shuffling feet in mountain cabins mark the prepara tions which mountain dancers in Western North Carolina are making for th" \nnual Mountain Folk Dance Festival to be held in Asheville, August 1 ani 5. The contest among the teams of mountain dancers for the championship this season, is ex pected to be keen. The dance event will attract not only many friends and supporters of the cantesting teams but al*> many summer visit ors, sojourning in Asheville and near by mountain resort centers. The dances performed t>y the mountain people are among the few remaining customs in America, which have been preserved in their original forms. The mountain folk dance to day as their ancestors did in colonial days. The music of their string bands is the same music which was poular in Elizabethan England. For this reason the annual dance contests held in Asheville have gained a cosmo politan audience during the four seasons in which the events have been held. | In recent years the creation of the network of state highways through ; the mountains, the arrival of modern methods of communication have threatened the extinction of the old customs. For this reason the Ashe- \ ville Chamber of Commerce each year i sponsors the folk dances with a view to preserving for future generations, age-old traditions which might other- j wise have been lost.. Eicht couples will make up each j of the teams entered in the events this year. Each team will bring its band of string musicians to furnish j music for its appearance on the ! dance floor and first and second awards will be made to the winner i and runner-up among the teams and ! among {he musical aggregations tak- [ ing part. Dancers and musicians will i come to Asheville from the most re- | mote sections of the ircuntains to perform. In addition to the teams ! and string bands in the contest it- j self, many experts in clog dancing, ! and harmonica, guitar and fiddle ar- ; tists will render solo numbers on the ' program. CLOSES COSTLY GAP IN POULTRY GROUP For years, poultrymen at the North Carolina Experiment Station have known that the dread bacillary white diarrhea disease which kills baby chicks by the thousands in the State each year was spread from carrier birds to negative birds in some way. However, it was not known Pa+xe Says Life Was Just One Pill After Another Vancouver. ? " "My nlfhts ?irt misery at amount of ?leepie?? neo, and u fir at (ontfipeticn toe*. aj life for the put Ira year* tu been put one pin after another I wouldn't take Bay thills Is the world tot ?srasT-SEH teen. Q??rty appetite and enjoy eonivj restful sleep, and bare abundant ttreagtb and energy Jurt Hke I had twenty yrarj ago The Sarjon Soft h'w PiQa are won derful for toning up the liver. They not only relieved my eonatipatloa but rid By iy?tem of poUon."-Ch*?. 1. Payne. ' LONG'S D?UG STORE Brevard, N. C. | "" ' 1 | Pkgfeh Forest Newt 1 1 ! Si Members of the Davidson River Presbyterian Sunday school gave a miscellaneous shower last Friday afternoon at the home of Miss Annie Gash in honor of a recent bride, Mrs. Claud Ray. Mrs. Ray received a num ber of useful gifts. W. Duncan made a business trip to Vsheville Wednesday. ! Mrs. Robert Boggs of Turkey Jreek spent several days last week /ith Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Lyday. Miss Elizabeth Mauldin of Boston, .lass., is a guest of her aunt, Mrs. i. E. Patton. Miss Florine Carter had as her guest Sunday Miss Mildred Butler of Mills River. Harvey Radford was visiting in South Carolina Friday. Mr. Pinkney Morris and Miss Aurie Radford both of this section, were married in South Carolina Fri- j ! day. The bride is the daughter of : Mrs. Laura Radford and is one of our ! splendid young ladies. The young ? couple will reside with the bride's ' mother. 1 Miss Ann Hall of Belmont spent : the week-end with Mrs. T. E. Patton. Mrs- Hendricks of New Mexico is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. W. Croushorn. Miss Roselle Allen of Swananoa is spending this week with her brothers, Frank and Frances Allen, and their families. Mrs. Charlie Roller and Mrs. Dew ey Edwards were shopping in Hen dorsonville Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wolf and Mr. Henry Mackey were Asheville visit ors Friday. Mr. Clarcnce F. Allison was a i guest of Mr. and Mrs. 0. P. Anders j near Greer, S. C., Wednesday. Miss Nell Gillespie of Brevard ??pent Friday with Miss Elizabeth McCoy. Mrs. Gerald Patton and children, , Katherine and Robert ,of Rutherford ton, are visiting Misses Sarah and ' Anna Patton. Roy Carter is visiting relatives on MMls River. Miss Mattie Davis of Greenville, S C., spent the week-end at Ivy Hill. Mr. Lem Daniels and Mr. Carlos | Morris spent the past week in Wea- 1 verville where they had employment. ! Mr. Dewey Burns and Mr. and j Mrs. Emmit Reese have been at the bid side of Mrs. Burns who has been seriously ill at the home of her sis- [ , ter, Mrs. 0. P. Anders near Greer,!' S. C. Mr. and Mrs. Claud McMahon of ! Detroit, Mich., have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Frank Allen and Mr. and Mrs. Frances Allen. Mr. and Mrs. John Deaver and daughter, Margaret, and Miss Julia Doaver were shopping in Hcnderson ville Tuesday. < Mrs. James Carter had as her , euests Sunday her father, Mr. L. C. ! I ance, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Lance , and Miss OUie Lance. Mr. Jim Allison of Rutherfordton, ' snent Saturday wit'i Mrs. Allison and ; daughter, Dollie. Miss Edna Lyday has returned to ] Raleigh after spending a two week's vacation with her parents, Mr. and , Mrs. Jim Lyday. ] Mr. and Mrs. Glen Bryson and , baby of Cashiers Valley, spent thr ! week-end with Mr. and Mrs. W. L. 1 Stepp. , We are glad to report that Uncle j Delius Lyday of the Turkey Creek ; section is able to be out again. . Mr. Jude Albert and son, Joe, of ^ Brevard spent Monday with Mrs. S. A. Albert. Misses Eva Whitmire and Harriet Trost spent the past several days ^ camping with friends at Sea Shore. The local team defeated Penrose j Saturday afternoon 5-2 on the latter's diamond. definitely how the spread occurred. ' Recently R. E. Greaves, who works J in the poultry disease laboratory at , State College, has found the reason , for the spread. The germs of the dis- j ease are present in the droppings of infected adult bird? and the healthy j chickens pick up these germs and in turn distribute them further among other birds. ! This knowledge, says R. S. Dear styne, head of the poultry department closes the last remaining gap exist ing in the knowledge of the spread : of the trouble. Dearstyne says i Greaves has examined the fecal specimens from 400 birds and in two ^ very definite instances, he found the , organisms of the bacillary white diar rhea disease. There droppings came from birds known to bo carriers of the disease and the germs so dis covered were found to be pathogenic to young chicks and were capable ?f ?nfecting negative adult birds on artificial infection. The results of this research are es pecially important to North Carolina poultrymen because they are now taking steps to grow only disease free chicks. The larger hatcheries of the State are getting their hatching eggs from disease-free flocks certified by the poultry department and the State Veterinarian's office. Where ?-uch eggs are obstained the death ?ate of young chicks has dropped 'rom about 30 per cent to about 4 '?r cent and the vigor and produc tion of the resulting flocks have been greatly increased. Bragga ? I gave up my last girl be 'ause she asked me to do something I 'idn't want to do. Dazia ? What was that? Bragga ? Go find myself another rirl! A party of tourists were being hown through the great Milan Ca hedral and were deeply impressed vith its magnificence. Upon coming ?ut one young American exclaimed, 'Well, that does beat the devil." "Yes, sir," responded the guide, 'that is what it was built for." FATTEN STEERS AND SELL UNDER A YEAR Progressive beef cattle growers no longer keep their steers until they are four or five years old but fatten them for market under one year of age. "This is the new tendency in pro ducing beef cattle for market," says L. I. Cast, animal husbandman at State College. "Two factors are re sponsible. First, these is the demand for small cuta of beef by the consum er and this must be the prime con sideration. It is true that the hotel trade demands large carcasses and that these bring a premium when the supply is inadequate, but the great general demand is for small cuts. The second factor is the matter of econ omy. Young cattle can be fattened at less expense than old animals and a high quality of beef is produced at ; little expense." Mr. Case says if it costs $1 to put a given amount of flesh on a baby beef, the same amount will cost $1.05 for a yearling; $1.26 for a two-year old, and $1.60 for a three-year old. Therefore farmers in this state as well as other states are following the practice of starting beef calves on grain when they are one month to six weeks old. The calves are finish ed at weights ranging from 550 to 700 pounds by late October or Nov ember when they may be marketed to advantage. ? Some other advantages of produc ing baby beef are the quick turn-over of working capital, securing as good prices for heifers as for steers, lower ing of wintering costs and the pro duction of high quality at the lowest | possible cost. Mr. Case believes there is a place for the production of baby beef on j many North Carolina farms. Given j cows of good type and a pure bred j beef bull of an early maturing type, | the cows arc bred to calve in late De- j cember, January or early February. ' Sufficient corn should be grown for( feed and a good pasture available. FARMERS PLANNING LONG IN ADVANCE i Plans for the new year properly j are made beginning at least six months before the old season closes so that the farm owner may know | what he should do to make his place j produce at the fullest capacity. "In planning work for 1933, North ; Carolina farmers should consider the j present crop and then forward to the I next crop," says J. F. Criswell, ex tension economist at State College. ! "For instance those who do not have i sufficient seed of the varieties wanted | this year may plan to save the best ?eed on hand this season. Arrange ments could be made with neighbors to get some of their seed paying for it by labor or exchange before plant ing time next spring. Brood sows are needed on most farms and the feed ; for these animals can be planned ; now. Laying hens and feed for the I hens should be carefully provided for ' and the fall and winter garden pre pared." If such arrangements are made at present, there will be less worry and shortages next season, thinks Cris well. In marketing the crop this year, tie suggests that the entire crop not be sold as one lot and all the produce penalized in price because of the j presence of inferior quality. It is bet ter to carefully grade the poorest and the best and the difference in the price received will give better profits ;han lumping the entire yield. Another thing of importance to ;very North Carolina landowner lies in keeping records on the fields and projects. Some will be self-sustain ing, some will be profitable and some will show a loss. A study of the records on the ventures will be profit able in planning next years' enter prises, especially when final prices are recorded this season. TIMELY FARM QUESTIONS ANSWERED AT STATE COL. Question ? What is the best spray for bitter rot in apples and when ahonld I spray? Answer ? A mixture containing two pounds of copper sulfate, also known its bluestone, three pounds of builders lime, and fifty gallons of water is recommended. Any soft soap or skim milk added to the mixture at the rate of one-half pound to each fifty gal lons of mixture will give greater spreading and sticking qualities. The spray should be applied right awny and at sufficient intervals through out the summer in order to maintain a good coating on the trees. Question ? When should the fall crop of cabbages be planted and what varieties are best? Answer ? Fall cabbage is primarily a crop suited to the Eastern half of the State due to climatic conditions. Plants for the crop should be set about the middle of August for most of the Costal Plain area. There are many varieties that have proven satisfactory but "Succession" and "AH Seasons" have given best re sults. Question ? Is it too late to set sweet potatoes for a good yield this season? Answer ? As a market crop ? yes. The yields from late plantings, es pecially in dry seasons, are not large enough to be profitable from a com nercial standpoint For the purpose >f raising seed stock for next yetr, lowever, especially where the mar ket grade is not a factor, vine cut tings may be set at this time with good reaulta. HOG OWNERS HAPPY AS MARKET GOES UP Farmers who have hogs for aule during the next two months may ex pect to make some 'profit on the ani mals. This applies especially to those who have followed the system ox feed ing the hogs Vith surplus corn sup plemented by protein feed and min erals. "We fully expect those men who have followed our system of convert ing their surplus com into pork and who have animals ready for sale dur ing the next two months to make some money," says W. W. Shay, swine extension specialist at State College. "Feeding demonstrations now under way show that the animals are returning from 65 to 70 cents a bushel for the corn they are consuming when sold at the present Richmond prices. There appears to be slight chance of an early decline in price." Mr. Shay gives as his reason for this, the fact that there was 64, 656,000 less pounds of pork in cold storage on July 1 than on June 1, one month previous. The amour."!; of such storage was 43,461,000 pounds less than or: july 1 one year ago. Then too, he says, the number of hogs received at the 63 principal mar kets during the past June was 10.8 percent less than in June 1931 and 23.6 percent less than the June av erage for the past five years. The stocker and feeder shipments were 28.4 and 45.4 percent less than one year ago and an average of the last five years, respectively. "We are still of the opinion that the man who wiH get into the hog feeding game in North Carolina ar.d stay with it year in and year out will make a more substantial profit from his corn than by cash crop farming," Shay says. "The man who gets in or out according to the mar ket however, will always be doing both too lats for greatest advantage. T would like to see much of the gj -at corn crop of North Carolina seni to market as pork to the advan tage of the land as well as the own er." Hoax ? I know one man who took it out of that bully." Joax ? Who was it? Boax ? Dr. Cutter, who removed his appendix. , Their deported brother was so con ceited that thfe lodge voted to erec^l brass monument to him. "I see where Senator Hooey has come out bat-footed for repeal of the 18th amendment." "No wonder ? the pressure from his wet constituents became so heavily on his shoulders that he got fallen arch es." *W.LH? ***** ?? |WAR ON MITES MEANS 'more eggs in nest During this rash season, owners of farm flocks at poultry forget the birds and &a a result mites and lice get to work with a resulting decreaaa in the number of eggs laid and the effort of the chickens to roost on a tree limb rather than in the poultry house. "This is the season when the an nua! war begins between mites on the one hand and eggs on the other. Poultrymen act as spectators but pay a stiff price admission to witness the battle," says C. F. Parrish, extension poultryman at State College. "Neg lect of the flocks at this tirae invites enemies of good poultry husbandry to get busy and chief among these i3 the well known mite. The insect in fests poultry houses, usually hiding away under the perches during the day but pitying upon the birds at night, sucking their blood, lowering their vitality and thereby decreasing egg production." Mr. Parrish suggests some of the ways in which mites may be eradi cated. First, he says,, do not nail down the roost poles fast to the sup ports. If they are nailed, knock them loose. Then spray the roosts and the whole house if needed with old burnt cylinder oil mixed with equal parts of kerosene. Second, paint or spray the roost with carbolineum as recommended in Farmers' Bulletin 801 of the United States Department of Agriculture. Past history shows that mites have won every war in which they have engaged unless outside aid is given and now that every source of farm income is needed by the owner, time should be given to eradicate poultry parasites to the extent that the birds may give their highest production. I Lake Toxaway News I Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Raines and grand-daughter, Fredda Jean Hall, were in Brevard last Saturday. Clarence Norton of Oakland was in Toxaway last Saturday on business. Roy Robinson of Quebec was supper guest of Lyle and Nolan McCoy last Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Thomas gave a house raising Wednesday of last week. Mrs. Thomas and her mother. Mrs. S. B. McCall and Mrs. H. D. Lee gave a picnic dinner to the twen ty friends that wer? there. Rev. a.nd Mrj, ,T. S. Morris and daughter of Florida returned to their summer home here last week. We are glad to have them with us again. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Revis of East Fork was the guest of Mr. and Mrs TURNIPS ?000 FEED! 1 FOR DAIRY PRODUCT I Turnip* do not rank so high in ' digestibfa nutrient* because t^ey are 'about 90 per cent water but they are | relished by dairy cotts and have a 'splendid appetizing and jihysciai ef fect on the animala. { " I believe every farmer who has a 'dairy cow will find it profitable to ! plant some turnip!: for cow feed be fore August 20," says R, H. Ruffner, I head of the an? ma! husbandry de partment at State College. "Turnips require fertile land put into good con diti on before planting. Actual seeding should be dons between August 10 and 20 in the vicinity of Raleigh. Last year with only a fair season, we made 1,000 bushels on 2 1-2 acres. The seed were bought from a local dealer at 40 cents a pound and sow ad broadcast at th s rate of about three pounds to the av.re. Fifteen pounds of Crimson Clover an acre was planted with the turnips and caused no decrease in the yield." Mr. Ruffner sayj he fertilized the turnips well with lioth stable manure and commercial fertilizer. The roots were pulled before the first hard freeze ;?nd stored in the unused box stalls with a six-inch ventilator through the center. A cut ting box was made feur feet Song and eighteen inches wide. Each day the turnips were piled into this box and cut with a shovel and each cow received ten pounds a day after the evening milking. The turnips were given as extra feed with cow3 re reiving their usual amounts of grain, silage and hay. However, the college dairy is generally short on milk at the time the turnips were first fed and the production picked up immediately. Mr. Ruffner says he would not recommend over 30 pounds of turnips a day to the average cow. The college cows would have consumed more than the amount given had they not been so well fed ?r their usual feeds. j G. H. Lee last Sunday. Walter McNeely, Jr., spent the week-end with Warren Case. Mrs. Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. God frey and children of Ware Shoals, S. C., who ha= spent several weeks with Mr. and Mrs F. Y. Willbanks left last week for Asheville to visit relatives. Mrs. W. W. McNeely spent Friday night of last week with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. I, S. Fisher. Mrs. Dock Owen and son of Glou cester were here k.st Saturday. The friends of Mrs. W. H. Arro I wood will be giad to know she is able to be out again. THY OUR WANT ADS. THE Roman Range U built from modern Wood Pattern* which auure full size measurements, smooth ajctd proper thick ness of castings, as well as good fitting joints. The castings are made of new South ern Gray iron. (Not an ounce #f old scrap iron used). The steel parts are cut from the best grade of Polished Sheets, THIS is certainly a "Day of Colors." When tastefully chosen, color is the key note to kitchen decoration. The Roman can also be had in all-over Blue Porcelain or Ivory Enamel. Cer tainly, you cannot find a more beautiful range on the market. Features of all Roman Ranges _ Not found elsewhere DAMPS?!?' When starting a fire in any U rlull fill. range the damper must be open. With the Roman, when the damp er is open, the fire is forced under all six covers. FI III? ^TRfP* damper up or rLQJiu 0 1 tur ? ci03ed> the heat travels 86 inches around under bottom oven plate and back over top oven plate. PORCUPINE FIRE BACK: ? cupine Fire Back used in the Roman giv es the oven a direct connection with the fire box and projects an abundance of uniform heat into the oven. THE features described above are the results of many years' experience of heat engineers and stove manufacturers. These features make it possible for the ROMAN to cook with haJf the fuel used in other ranges, and do it quicker than any other cast iron range on the market. For the present we will allow $10.00 for any Coal or Wood stove or $6.00 for any Oil, Gas, or Electric Stove on any of our Roman Ranges.
Brevard News (Brevard, N.C.)
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