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(p7 rl L ( SECTION Q DEPARTMENT Section EDITORIALS LETTERS FROM READERS HOUSEHOLD PAGE INVESTIGATE MACON COUNTY . HEART OF A MOUNTAIN EMPIRE RIPE FOR DEVELOPMENT (lljf j (,; " 1 I VOLUME XLV FRANKLIN, N. C; THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1939 , NUMBER SIX X MACON COUNTT A --- ( . -r.nr-n , ' ' ' ' ' ; 1 ' . " 1 1 U'P .J .,!!' J. .. ' KEEP BEES FOR FRUirOR HONEY Bee's Greatest Function Is Said to Be Its Help i to Agriculture AID TO ORCHARD ISTS Pollination o f Flowers o f Fruit Dependent On Faithful Insect The average parson thinks of bees in terms of honey, but leading . scien tists tell us the bee's greatest func tion is its service to agriculture. One expert says the honey-bee is of more valud for the service it per forms in pollinating fruit and other ilowers than . for the honey it pro duces. Commercial bee keeping is a profitable enterprise in some sections. A few colonies of bees can be sup sported by local plants in almost all communities. Bees make a very prof itable sideline hobby for the farmer or persons having backyard space in towns and cities. A half dozen col onies will give a nice net return for the honey alone, to say nothing of their value . as agents in pollinating fruit and vegetable flowers. Bees are not difficult, to handle, particularly the "Italian" strain," and few living things offer more, interesting studies The flowers of most of our fruits are serilc, so, far as self-pollination is concerned, and we recognize two agents in cross-pollination. One is the wind which, until recent years has had its value much . overestimated The wind is chiefly effective in cross- pollinating flowers with dry, dusty, powdery pollen, like grasses and grains. The pollen of fruit flowers "is heavier, sticky, and often of gummy nature requiriag other means of pollination. Bees rank first among all our pol linatimz insects, and orchardists are now realizing the true value of bees in connection (with successful fruit production. Most of them keep bees In or near orchards, more to aid in pollinizing flowers than for honey production, but the honey is usually ' a profitable sideline of the business. ''' , Unfortunately spraying at the wrong . time kills thousands of our honey bees, it spray recommendations ana calendars arc followed little damage will result to, bees. , Never spray when plants arc in full bloom. Some times nectar-producing plants are grown as cover crops in which cases the spray should be carefully applied ' to prevent poisoning the cover crop flowers and the resultant loss of bees ' "vyhich in bad, stormy, cold weather at bloom periods, when bees are not very active anyway, is serious. Such crops as buckwheat, ateike, sweet clov ers, cotton, tomato, melon, cranberry, etc., are largely dependent on bees for full crops. Where tomatoes, and (Continued on page four) .1 V ,' V ft,' s fAAC f ' $C&. f, IP w . ... I'-'-'- Mmj'X-Mi. f i ;"-r fif&&& VJ ::x-:x::v::: zMffiff&x, yy.y.yy.-y.yy' 'mmv''. vb Si......w -. wm'AVM''',.,w:,, its 9, 77 v. 4 1l ft fn.i r,-i r.tfiTi i it ft fri m niiiiiibi iiiii GAKDnew HAVE A HOT BED Plants Ciatn Be Ready For Table Two To Three ' Weeks Earlier v AID IN SHORT SEASON How73 the Above For Pork? It's one thing to talk aboit why and how "They" ought to grow hogs, but it's quite another matter to grow them for yourself. BURLEY TOBACCO GROWERS WILL NEVER HAVE STABILITY IN PRICES UNLESS THEY ACT COLLECTIVELY Lespedeza Seed 'Are V- Quoted at lrBushel Monroe, N. C. ' Jan. 29, 1930. Dear Sir : Quote you common lespedeza seed at $3.50 per bushel, any quantity, F. O. B. Monroe, N. C. These seed arc double cleaned and sent in good sacks. Yours very truly, ' T. J. W. BROOM, County Agent. STONE NATL FORESTRY SALESIMEASE Ten Per Cent Addition Dur ing Last Six Months 1929 The money receipts from National forest activities in the last six months I of 1929 were nearly 10 per cent more than the receipts for the same period of the Forest ser vice of the U. S.t Department of Agriculture announced. In the six- month period of 1929, the nine Na tional forest districts received a net total of $3,245,164.03 from timber sales, grazing fees, etc., an increase of $316,053.96 over the same six months of 1928. In the' six months of 1929, the sale (Continued on' page four) Gl VES 'J AI!II!C Farmers Should Produce Only Crops and Livestock Best for Section WATCH ADVANTAGES Official Outlines Agricultur al Marketing Act's Purposes Until they act collectively in pro ducing and marketing their product, Burlcy tobacco growers will never have stability from year to year in the prices they receive, James C. Stone, vice-chairman, Federal Farm Board, said in an address prepared for delivery at 11 a. m. Wednesday, January 29,. 1930, before the Farmers' Wek Meeting held at the College of Agriculture, Lexington, Ky. The same thing is true as tov producers of other agricultural commodities, 1 he added. Guernsey Cattle Wanted "In Blue Riidge, Georgia Blue Ridge, Ga. Jan. 27, 1930. Mr. Lyles Harris, Franklin, N. C. ; sj Dear Mr. Harris: We are in the market for some good Guernsey cattle. If you have these in the county that can be pur chased at a reasonable price please give me the information at your earl icst convenience. , If I can ever be of any assistance to you please call on me, I am Yours truly, H. C. WILLIAMS, County Agent STATE CHAMPS GO TO MEETING Winners cf Corn and Cotton . Prizes In Carolina Off On Tour Raleieh. Feb. 5. North Carolina will be represented at a South-wid meeting and a 10-day educational tour which has bccH planned for the 1929 In addition to collective action, Mr. . cotton and cor-n-grovving champions '',v v 1 ivr "'31' 1 , . Ay - f 1 ' , sv ' Stone said he regards it of vital im 1 portance that farmers produce only crops and livestock best adapted to the sections in which they live. Kcn tuckians, he said, have "a natural advantage over other 'Sections , in the production ' of blup-grass seed, race horses, Burley tobacco, sheep, lambs and .wool, hemp, and possibly other (Continued on page four) Which Home -Would You f Rather Live In? Wm'fh one would .you pay the tpt:,4monex 'forB .-Right. Well, do as this family did, and get - busy, beautifying yiir home. ': The County Agent U responsible oiijy for articles over hisAsignature i.Fr . ther rest b!ime i toe ' editors- in recognitioij of their outstanding accomplishments in economic crop production. . . , Winners of the , statc-wiqe crop (Continued on page, three) Plan Given Fcr Permanent Or Tmnnrarv Fnrm , ' of Structure A hotbed is -necessary for a com pete garden. P-lants can be started early and the vegetables be ready for the table two or three weeks earlier, than if seed wcr.c planted in the open. n short season sections' the hotbed . will enable the gardener to grow dants that otherwise could not ma turc before, fall frosts. Tomato, pep per, celery, eggplant, cauliflower, let tuce, melons, etc., arc the plants most commonly started in the hotbed. Many of the ornamental flowering plants can also be given an early .start in this way. The size of the hotbed will be governed by : the size of the garden or number of plants wanted. A hotbed is not expensive or diffi-. cult to make. Regular hotbed sash is 3x6 feet and the frame can be built for one or morc In sections where storm windows are used the frame can be-madc to lit one of the storm' sash' so if" will serve a double purpose if taken down a little early and used tQ cover tlje hotbed. Locate the bed in a.wa,rm, sunny convenient place. "' The permanent hotbed is made by digging a pit iri the ground two feet deep, six feet wide and as long as needed. A pit six feet square should suffice for any farm hotbed. Build a irame arouna the Dea to support the glass. Have it two feet above the ground on one side and 18inches on the other to allow slope for drain age of snows or rains. Make a per manent frame of good lumber or bet-' tcr yet cement. Have sides and ends tight to prevent air drafts. This pit is to be filled with . fresh horse manure, that does not contain too much straw. The manure should be properly prepared by pitching it over two or three . times to make sure heating starts uniformly, after which it should be solidly trampud into the pit and covered with four inches of good garden soil. The temperature will run excessively high for a week and it is unsafe plant seed within this time. Temperature is very im portant and must be carefully watch ed. Regulate '-by. proper ventilation secured by raising the , sash on the side opposite the wind. Keep the temperature as near 65 degrees as possible.. Too high a temperature is likely to result in plants rotting off at the ground line. There be sufficient moisture at all times, but soil 'should , not be kept too moist." The temporary hotbed serves tho Continued on page 'four) , ' V 0 a, i f n t j. , I it fV f ' ft J' 1 . ' .... y - 1 tf v V ff ' " 7 " X y7'", ! v 1 BEFORE ',, AFTUR '' Editor.
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