Newspapers / Brevard news. / July 28, 1932, edition 1 / Page 4
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KEL1NG RATS PAYS i HIGHEST RETURNS (O. B. Jones | Hi luleno-n County Agent) Most of us do not take time to eval uate the cost to ourselves of rats and mice which infest all farms to a greater or lesser degree. If we are told that the average cost to the farm ers of this country oi the denrecia tions of rats is about $4.00 per rat, we may marvel at such figures for the moment, or we may reason that the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, In surance Companies, and others who have studied this problem have over estimated the damage. i The damage that rats and mice do is done slowly and in comparatively small amounts at the time, but if we could see piled up during the peri od of 365 days the total destruction of the rats that infest just one av erage farm, we would surely be con vinced. Cats help in ridding the premises of many mice, but they can only get those that come to the outside and into open rooms. Most cats do not eare for rat meat if they are well fed; and so the cat, no matter how, industrious, cannot help so very much ' Traps can be relied on to do away J with many mice if the baiting and ; set<:ng of the traps is carefully fol- ' row d up. The usual practice, how cvr . is to set the traps once or twice anri then to forget about them. ) Th? United States Department of j Ag; culture has devoted a great deal' of time to rodent control through its ' specialists. Many campaigns through- ' out the states have been conducted 1 with a n1,5at deal of success. This' has usually been done under the sup- 1 ervisicn of the specialists who have' appoin' I certain definite periods for making war on rats and other rodents. I In most cases the bait was made up in the community at the time of the campaign. Red squill was most often J used as it is poisonous only to ro dents. In case of field mice, ground hogs, cte. other poisons were used. | Several months ago the Department of Agriculture worked out a some- , what different method of attack. They arranged with a commercial concern to can for them the bait, us- 1 ing red squill, in three separate ma terials. These are meat, a vegetable,' and a cereal. The three kinds of bait are used in order to appeal to the appetites of all rats, since some of them will not eat all kinds of foods when put out in this fashion. This fact is well known by everyone who ha* tried to poison rats. It has been found however that most of the rats will eat at least one kind of food put before them. , The canned bait has been put up at cost, and will be furnished only through the Department of Agricul ture. We are trying to undertake a rat killing campaign during the fall or early winter here, and in order to mass this effort successful, it is nec essary to got aa many peopio to join the campaign as possible. Rata ?nd mice travel from iplace to place, ?iid where a family fails to poison their rata, they become a source of infesta tion to their neighbors. ,We should like to place with the Department of Agriculture orders ior canned bait early in September, and in order to make the campaign as successful as possible we hope that everyone who is interested in this sub ject will get in touch with this office as early as possible. COURT CONVENES MONDAY MORNING Transylvania county civil term of Superior court will convene here Mon day morning August 1, from a two weeks session with Judge E. Moore of Sylva, presiding. About fifty outstanding cases have been docketed to appear before the court. MARINE HAS STRONG PULL FOR REAL MAN I James Albert Tweed of 639 j Southern Street, Spartanburg, S. C., I who was discharged from the marine I corps with an excellent record after I serving four years with the Marine 1 corps aviation, re-enlisted Thursday morning1 through the local Marine j recruiting station, 302 New Post i Office Building, Spartanburg, S. C., for four more years. Tweed will be transferred to Hampton Roads, Va., by rail, then by transport through the Panama Canal, up the west coast and report for duty with the Marine i aviation squadron at San Diego, j California. Tweed was discharged ! from the Marines the 30th of April,] 1932. He will be accompanied upon his journey by Raymond Gheen of ; Cramerton, N. C., who also served four years in the Marine aviation with an excellent record and was dis charged at Quantico, Va., the 23rd of April, 1932. Gheen also requested aviation duty upon the west coast. Gyascutus ? I thought you said that Jerry was keeping company with the big guns? Gymakhana ? So he is ? he's guard at the naval gun factory. Community Newcomer ? I suppo^fl you know that I am a candidate for Congress. Seasoned Farmer ? I sure do ? T have heard the boys laughing about it. W. K. Moore of Hurdle Mills, Per son County, cleared a pasture ar a with 15 goats and says there is not a bush or weed in the whole acreage now. CAMPS EXPECHMG INCREASED NUMBET Transylvania county's organized summer camps are dosing their July sessions this week and, according to reports from the various directors, the prospects are good for an increas ed enrollment during the August pe riod. A large numbor of the camp? are realizing average seasons, several un usually good seasons and only a few have fallen below par in number of campers this year' as compared with other seasons. I It has also been noticed that a large number of parents of the camp ers are located in boarding houses, hotels and private honses, or have leased houses for the season. Brevard has realized this year as never before the tremendous benefit the camps are to this section. CABSAGfANDBEAN | PRICES ADVANCED j ( O . B. Jones Henderson County Agent ) Qood beans are worth 90 cents per hamper of 30 IbB. while the market on cabbage is around $1.50 per hundred. | Potatoes are quoted at 75 cents in Asheville. This is the first time- in several weeks when these commodities have taken sharp upward turns, and if the trend holds steady it will again es tablish something of an index to seasonal trends which has been ab sent for many months. Growers and dealers alike for signs of steadiness. Wheat has made further slight ad vances during the week, and other farm commodities are holding their own fairly well. Farmers and others are interested in the fact that the prices of steel are at last showing a tendency up ward. This fact seems to be signifi cant to those who have been watching the economic situation. Word comes from South Carolina that many mills are opening again, and that the merchants and businesr men are confident that a change for the better is setting in again. Another press report is responsible for the statement that shortly the road and highway construction worl, will put ta work a quarter of a nv'l lion men, and that they will be as sured of employment for almost a yrear. The late crop of lambs in Alle ghany County were sold by the local association at an average pries of $5.30 a hundred pounds. Badlybent ? My doctor says that I need iron in my blood. Deadbroke ? Well, you are lucky All metals are cheap today. New and automatic! Get e brand-new V fi jmmc&iimmtv automatic electric iroa the best iron made 95c down-balance $1 per month and One Dollar Allowance for your old Iron In this wonderful iron the heat is automatically maintained al ways at exactly any temperature you desire. If interrupted while using THIS iron you have nothing to worry about. When you return to your ironing your iron will be just exactly the same heat as when you left it. No burned ironing board. Take advantage of this liberal offer now. Bring or send in your old iron and get your new one or phone us and we will deliver. Southern Public Utilities Company "Electricity ? The Servant In The Home" 0~Y 'PHONJL H6 No. 3 E. MAIN ST.. BREVARD, N. C. NIGHT 'PHONE 10 ? DO YOU an*i^l OF YOUR OWN? IF SO Then let me show you some houses now owned by Mortgage Companies which they offer for sale at redi culously low prices, and on good terms. Things Going Up Every day witnesses renewed and greater activities in the business world. Real Estate has already started up in many sections. It will soon start up here, and never again in your lifetime will you be able to buy a home at the low figure of today. IT WILL PAY YOU TO INVESTIGATE. SEE Judson McCrary REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE McCrary Building Phone 172
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