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PUBLISHED IVUI mi ?? . - # Hill WW ?*?T ??? The Mountaineers Farm and Home Page Good Demand For Meat Forecast For Next Year Next year will be another year of large supplies of red meat. And consumption is also expected to continue high. Retain prices in 1954 are expected to average a bout the same is in 1953. This was the prediction tcjday of County A gent, Wayne Franklin. Mr. Franklin summed up the findings of the recent agricultural outlook conference. For 15 years, he said, cattle prices have been unusually high as compared with prices of all farm commodities. Now( even though they are at the lowest point since 1946, cattle prices are still more favorable in relation to other farm prices than they were during the 1910-14 base period which is used for parity computations. "They are lower, however, than could be consider ed normal at this time because of their long-term trend upward," Mr. Franklin said. "Persistent declines in cattle prices over the past two years ap pear to be about ended, but the forecast does not indicate that they will regain their levels of a year or two ago." Nationwide, fewer cattle are be ing put on feed grains for fatten ing this fall than last. This means the supply of finished cattle in the first half of 1954 is likely to be smaller next year, but the supply of grass-fed beef will remain high, the county agent said the outlook report indicated. Grass-fed beef usually grades as Good. Commer cial, or Utility, according to gov ernment standards. Consumption of beef in 1953 ap pears to have reached an alltime high of 75 pounds per capita if it continues at its present level to the year's end. For meat in gen eral, including poultry, consump tion is higher than usual at 178 pounds per person, according to statistics. Expert Answers To Farm Matters QUESTION: Will camellias and azaleas grow in full sunshine? ANSWER: Yes. But a location in, semi-shade, such as afforded un der Pines, is more desirable. Too much shade, however, makes the plants spindling and open and tney will develop few flowers. QUESTION: Why is the fall of the year known as "The Beekeep ers New Year?" ANSWER- Because it is the time | of the year that the beekeeper must prepare his bees and hives for the winter or lose his investment. The wise beekeeper makes sure each colony goes into the win^ with (1). a good, active queen, <2) plenty of bees, and (3) apple stores 56-60 pounds of honey. 8-10 inch deep combs or a full shallow super placed on top of the brood cham ber. If there is not enough honey in the hive, supplement the bees diet with sugar syrup. j QUESTION: How much does the average dairy farmer's feed supply cost in relation to producing any given quantity of milk? ANSWER: It is generally agreed that a farmer's feed cost repre sents about one-half the expense of producing 100 pounds of milk Hay, silage and pasture are the best and cheapest feeds for a dairy cow. It will cost approximately $5 more per cow per month to feed a 1,000 pound cow producing 35 pounds of 4 per cent milk daily when she receives only limited roughage <10-15 pounds daily of hay or 10 pounds of hay and 15 pounds of silage) than when she re ceives an abundance of roughage 130 pounds of hay daily, or 20 pounds of hay and 30 pounds of silage. QUESTION: Do butterfat tests vary a nine-day period recently one pro ducer's milk ran these tests: 4.0. 4.2, 4.3, 4.3. 3.8. 3.6, 4.3. 3.9, 3 5. It is not nncommon for the but terfat content to vary 1 per cent from the winter peak to the sum mer Jow: September. 4.8; October, 5 0 November, 5.1; December. 5.0; January, 5.0; Febrary. 4.9, March 4.5; April, 4.3; May. 4.2; June. 4.5; July. 4.3; August. 4.1. In this ex ample the butterfat content ranged from a low of 4.1 per cent in Aug ust to 5.1 per cent in November. QUESTION: How do I actually gather the soil for a fertiliser and lime test? ANSWER: When a tube or auger is used the soil can be put directly into the sampling boxes. When using a trowel or spade it is ad visable to put the soil into a clean bucket. With the spade, first re move a spadeful of soil leaving a V-shaped cut with a smooth side. Next slice about an inch from the smooth side. Now, using a long Fireless Town ARTESIA, N. M. (AP) ? The local fire department recently an- 1 swered Its first alarm in 32 days. PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER gets a closeup view of color slides at the soil and water conservation exhibit in the Agriculture Depart ment, In Washington. Later, the President said his administration should "show we mean business" in writing a new water conservation policy for the- nation. He also recommended that appropriations for upstream watershed operations be Increased above its current level. I knife or flat object cut off a sec tion about an inch wide from the side of this slice, putting it into the bucket. To get a sample that is representative of the soil in a field it is necessary to get at least" 15 cores, or slices. Where a bucket is used the slices must be kept thin so as not to get more than two or three quarts. This should be thor oughly mixed and a sample box filled at least two-thirds full for oratory. QUESTION: Do nematodes at tack vegetables? ANSWER: Root knot, caused by microscopic eelworms, or nema todes, is the most serious disease affecting summer vegetable crops in North Carolina. Many garden sites have been abandoned and many others have become prac tically non-productive because the soil is so heavily infested with these nematodes. Drivers Blamed ? LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) ? The Nebraska State Accident Record, Rureau made a survey of 1952 ac cidents and said it wasn't the roads nor the vehicles which caus ed the most accidents. It was the "drivers who caused 79.7 per cent of the accidents by violating or disregarding some traffic rule." Bookmobile Schedule Tuesday, Dec. 8 MORNING STAR - CLYDE RD. Quay Smathers 9:30- 9:50 Jack Chambers 10:00-10:15 Geo. Wilson Store 10:30-10:50 Morning Star School 11:00-12:30 B. M. Stamey 12:45- 1:00 Smathers Dairy 1:15- 1:30 Sam RalhWne 2:00- 2:15 L. E. McGowan 2:30- 2:45 Friday, Dec. 11 FINES CREEK Mark Ferguson's Store 9:30- 9:50 Francis Rogers 10:00-10:20 i Tranthara's Store 10:35-10:50 j Fines Creek School 11:00-12:30 C. R. McElreath 12:45- 1:05 Paul Ferguson 1:15- 1:30 R. G. Rathbone 1:45- 2:00 Harley Rathbone 2:15- 2:30 Census taking in ancient times often was followed by conscription or high taxes and the process often was bitterly resisted. Farm Information From About State As of November 1, early fall snap bean production, in North Car olina is estimated at 84,000 bush els, 57,000 bushels above the short 1952 crop and 9,000 bushels above average. The all farm products index of prices received by North Carolina farmers at local markets dropped 3.5 Pfr cent during the month end ing October 15. North Carolina hatcheries pro duced 4.24 million chicks during September?a new record for tfie mdnth. Combined stocks of corn, wheat, oats, barley and rye in all positions in North Carolina on October 1 totaled 19,175,000 bushels, slightly above the stocks a year earlier. Prices of hogs in North Caro lina are declining seasonally but will probably remain higher than last fall. The late fall cabbage crop in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia is expected to total 23,700 tons. Prices paid by North Carolina farmers for feed items declined slightly during the month ended October 15. In the North Carolina mountains, debris burners, smokers, incendi aries, hunters and campers cause 83 per cent of, the forest fires. North Caroling- was the fifth largest Southern pulpwood produc ing state in 1952 with 1.3 million cords harvested. A late freeze cut the 1953 North Carolina apple crop below aver age. Some 573 gounties in the United States have been declared "drought disaster" areas. Farmers in por tions of 13 states are now eligible to purchase certain government owned feeds at redueed prices. During the first seven months of 1953 United States cigarette out put was 1.2 per cent less than dur ing the same period of 1952. Taxes levied on United States farm real estate in 1952 were 5.2 per cent higher than in 1951. Milk production on United States farmp in Ser/temivr totaled 9.2 billion pounds, 1 per cent above a year earlier. The 1953-54 United States citrus fruit crop is expected to be some what larger than that of the 1951 52 season. LINDBERGH BACK AFTER TRAGEDY f S ? ??? BtePW 5* JON L1NOIEROH, son of Charles !k. Lindbergh, takes a drink of water c after returning to their base at Mount Shasta, Calif., with the bcrdy of 0 Edgar Werner Hopf, 31. blembers of Lindbergh's mountain cltonbing a party said Hopf, a Stamford University student, slipped on I an ice 11 patch and fell 800 feet, dj|ing before medical aid could be Wrought up. Hopf came from Berne, .Switzerland. (International Sound photo) r ?^a. J ? . f . . ? gj \ ' ? Alexander Hits At Dangers In Bricker Measure Hooper Alexander -told Rotar ians Friday "I hope Congress leaves our Constitution as it is, and that the proposed Bricker Amend ment is not adjled." Mr. Alexander has made a thorough study of the\ proposed amendment, termed it "the major problem facing Congress and the American people." \ \ "The face of the amendment would make it appear harmless, but a thorough study shows that in my opinion, we are better off without th# amendment." \ The original amendment has been changed and doctored to the _point that it has" a different meaning, and many senators who helped sponsor the first draft, are 'now withdrawing as \ ix??sponsors," he said. Mr. Alexander said he did not feel that too much authority should be given a president, yet there are times, when due to the time element and extent of the emergency, it would be foolish to have to await congressional action to get approval to protect our Tia tion. The speaker lashed at the late president Roosevelt for npt tell ing Mr. Truman more of the world problems, when the late president realized the status of his health. - ? .. IJ / r Landlady Given Car t NORMAN, Okla. (AP) ? The s tradition of giving a (flashy new n auto to a successful coach has be come well established dn this home ^ of the University of Oklahoma. But Miss Hettie Lo?r, who runs " a rooming house, also has one. Miss Hettie has helped more than s 600 Oklahoma students through a school in the last 21; years by the jobs she's provided, i " During a homecoming party for f| her former residents, about 40 of t] her "old boys" gave' her a corsage. Tied with ribbon ,to the flowers was the key to a shiny new car ? sitting at the curb outside. - p - Parking Is Hazardous CLAREMONT. N. H. (AP) ? Olney Quimby found the front end * of his automobile supported by - concrete blocks. The two front 4 ' wheels, tires and tubes, had been stolen. \ A year ago?on the same spot, iri the same way ? he lost one f wheel, but from a different car. " The overnight parking site: a p few hundred feet from the city's C police station. f. :mrm dealers; HmH parton feed store * ? n. s. ward a ^gj^gg^^Lake_iJmiaIuska__ 1 Systematic Chi Should Be Mai Water Syst J Now 19 a good Ulne J orkin* of l0Uf ic water sy-:,,,/ ount.> Agent UJ>rc Fr J Mr. Franklin urged tarmfl ?t , summer is pa!>l t(J lectrie water systems .J iat will forestal ?:.?ny'9 eather breakdown. He listed six items whirKM e checked or adjusted at| ntervals on most system | ions from the manufaet9 lot available and the far J lot know how to check tht^l elf, a reliable service ma9 ie called. 1. Lubricating the mb9 >ump ? frequency of mi| he amount of oil t0 be u9 widely, depending on the 9 tiake of motor and pump | 2. Stuffing-box adjustafl he packing in the -tuffinB oo fight it will cause the pi un hard. If it is too loo9 ause excessive leakage l| n the end of the stuffing h| djustment for tightening 9 3. Chfcking the safety p| eleases?it is good practic| iove and clean the safety 9 elease once a year. It 9 he building un of danger9 ures in the water tank if 9 latic switch becomes fauM 4. Belt tension ? on 9 riven by a V-belt. impr9 ension will cause the be? r put excessive strain ?n u| rigs. Correct tension is a9 ame as that for a fan be9 utomobile. 5. Air-Volume control| inch air in the pressur9 auses water to "spit" w9 com faucets. Too little ai9 he pump to stop and start | uently. ? 6. Cleaning (he mot9 'ork right, motors must b9 ry, properly lubricated, i| lectricity through good wtfl About 240 million peopl^J Inglish as their primary la| DAIRYMEN & C0| OWNERS our better herd starts 'hen you breed your ows artifically to sires roven great. Dial 1L 6-3575 hy 11 a.m. ^ ar same day service. I F you wish to rail be are 8 a. m.. call John R. Carver ? DIAL GL 6 53521 tegistered Guernsey, ersey, Ayrshire and AngwH vailable. A CLOSE IOOK AT CONSERVATION Ask n about tho REN WRY OF FEEDIRG CALVES * ? Fwd Milk 3 Days ? Sell More Milk ? Cet Fttd Cost pAjjjP^b * *??? Tia* By 4 Serve Laker W<j?g*J^J ? L**i TroaM* Haywood County FARMERS CO-OP H. M. Dulin, Mgr. Dial GL 6-4621 Depot Street ? ? ? ? . \ ? ? ... STORE HOURS FOR DECENRER STORES WILL BE OPEN ALL DAY EACH WEDNESDAY UNTIL CHRISTMAS - - AND WILL REMAIN OPEN 3 NIGHTS UNTIL 9 O'CLOCK BEFORE CHRISTMAS? % FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18th MONDAY, DECEMBER 21st WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23rd For Your Shopping Convenience ? . ' ?? ' ? MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION Waynesville ? Hazelwood - Lake JunaluAka ^j^PHREIlT PROBLEmS In Child's Mind, Associate Disobedience with Discomfort Br GARRY CLEVELAND MYERS, Ph.D. FOR twenty-fly? years, in this column 1 have been beseeching parents to teach the child, as soon as h? begins to climb or walk, the meaning of No. Every now and then a mother writes of a tot: "He knows the meaning of No, but he doesn't pay any attention when I say It." Such a child only knows that his mother doesn't want him to have or do something he Is about to have or da He has not learned that his failure to obey No will be followed by Immediate strong discomfort to him, sufficiently painful to deter him. No Candy The other day, I was waiting in line at a grocery store. Right In front of me, were a well-dressed young mother and her son about fly?. He picked up a roll of candy on the step-like shelf before him. 1 She shouted, "No. No candy to day I" Then she rudely grabbed the candy roll from him and put It back. t He grabbed another roll. She said, "Nol" again, but did not grab It until he had partially opened It Then she shouted, "Nol" as she grabbed the roll, and whacked him gently on his backside, far too mildly to hurt Then she stood between him and the candy, bodily intercepting him till she and he were able to move on by the pay counter. Obviously, all the persons near were annoyed at the lad and his almost helpless mother. Every - body knew very well that this lad had not learned to respect No. If he had, a quiet, simple expla nation to him would have caused him to comply without a word. Start at Home X doubt If she was Wise to whack him at the store. But when she did, she should have made It really hurt. She would have been tCopTrigk*. IMS, Klaf ft wiser to have Intercepted him m thd first place, said nothing, but resolved to teach him really to respect No In home situations where It would be easier. A few consistent spankings or paddllngs that hurt might establish a good beginning; and before long, as signing him to sit In a chair, un amused, for 25 minutes might work well for this essential home education. How absurd to grab things from a child I Even though she had told him he could not have candy then, she missed an opportunity to teach him good cltlsenshlp. She should have paid for the roll of candy the lad partly opened but not let him have It, disposing of It in some other way. Lack of Manners Not only did this lad fall to respect his mother's No, but he had not learned to ke4p his hands off things (n the store until after they were bought This can be taught with a few clear words to the child who has learned to respeet No at home. The other day a grandmother told me of a three-year-old lad who presumably has learned to respect No and has been taught to keep his hands off things in a store. She noticed that as he was standing before something he was eyeing, he held both hands behind his back, and asked him what he had lh his hands. "Nothing, Grandma," was his reply, and he brought his hands forward to show her. "Why, then, did you hold your hands behind your back?" she asked. , "I was afraid I would get the urge," the lad replied. He prob ably had heard someone talk of the urge to touch and handle things in the store. 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