~,rv The Mountaineer's p~ 7"
ii. *^cl ^1.? \ '^?w jf .j^ "vis i^j m ^1 '^|b ^ ijllll
?hods Of Controlling
Inuda Grass Outlined
ILj grass needs ligni 10
?the conclu-don of W. G. ;
Land, extension weed spe
lc G C. Klingman, pro
|5gronomy. at State Col
| live prepared a folder
End explaining control
L Bermuda grass.
Lplain that since it has
tvered that the pest can
f competition for lights.
|t produce a dense shade
L entire summer growing
L effective in curbing Ber
ks. Small grain or crim
Cloilowfd by a fast-prow
Lproducing crop such as
[is recommended.
[most effective, summer
jducing crops should be
r two to three years,
lous uprooting by cultiva
leularly during cold or dry
will lead to some control
jt. Mulches are not gen
TCA and sodium chlor
heraicals which offer a
[ controlling Bermuda
n properly used. "Kar
[ers a possibility of con
rmuda grass in land that
be used for agricultural
is for applying chemicals
ii grass control are con
itension Folder No. 114,
Grass Control". The
I be obtained at county
ces or by writing Divi
jricultural Information,
College.
h technicians of USDA ;
ing on methods of pro- ,
he life of tobacco bed
i rule, farmers prefer
iperimenting with lead
research workers have
i develop a treatment
II make the covers rot
re!! as sun resistant.
Get Ready For
Spring Cleaning
With Right Tools j
By RUTH CURRENT
State Home Demonstration Agent
READYING FOR SPRING
CLEANING ? Every homemaker
needs these tools for spring clean
ing: two pails?one for suds, one
for rinse water; enough brushes
?a stiff broom for small rugs and
heavy sweeping if you do not have
a carpet sweeper or vacuum clean
er, a soft-haired broom for kitchen
and halls. a whisk broom for fur
niture and mattresses a soft little
brush for washbowl laundry, a
whisk broom trimmed to a point
for upholstery corners. Shake
brushes through soapsuds and rinse
after each use.
Flannel broom covers get at
cobwebs and dusty crevices. They
slide onto the broom easily, stay
put with elastic in the ends, and
are a cinch to wash in hot suds
Plenty of clean cloths are need
ed?the more they are washed, the
softer they get. Always wash new
matertal several times before us
ing to free from lint.
Rustless dusters ? make your
own by soaking a cloth for several
hours in hot suds w ith a few drops
of turpentine. Wring and dry. It'll
hold dust, not spread it.
Lots of sponges are needed ?
cellulose sponges make soft but
durable cleaning tools, are easy
on the hands and lint-free. Use
one for soaping, another for rins
ing. Squeeze on" like an accordian
in suds to build up rich lather
quickly.
Three mops are needed?a soft ,
mop for polished floors, a string or <
cloth moo for floor washing, a de
tachable lamb's wool applicator or.
Oranges Are
Good Source
Of Vitamin C
By RUTH CURRENT
State Hume Demonstration Agent
VITAL VALUES IN ORANGE?
The health value of the orange has
been recognized for generations?
its contribution of vitamin C is one
instance of the important role it
has played in medical history. Re
search continues to reveal other
vital uses of vitamin C in the body
as well as the importance of many
other nutrients found in the whole
orange. Further research undoubt
edly will reveal additional health
values in oranges.
Good advice! In addition to
drinking your orange juice Include
whole fresh oranges daily for buoy
ant plowino health
HOW TO OPEN A MACHINE
SEWN SACK?Place sack so that
the straight stitch is at your left
hand side. Break the first stitch
with your knife (or a nail). Pull
second straight stitch through.
Place end of straight stitch in left
hand. Place end of chain stitch in
right hand. Give an even pull with
both hands and the sack will open
LESSEN YOUR CHANCES FOR
FUTURE ACCIDENTS ? We all
know that accidents don't "just
happen". Most of them are defin
itely preventable and controllable,
but do you realize that right now
you can bo lessening your chances
of having an accident both in the
near future and when you are old
er? You can do this" bv developine
a healthy awareness of everyday
hazards. Check your home and sur
roundings reeularly for safety. II
vou are arouiring a house or fur
nishing a home, keen safety unper
most in your mind. Would it be
wise to have an all-on-one-fioor
house? How about sliding doors on
the medicine chest and non-ski^
material for the bathroom floor?
And windows that can be washed
on both sides from the inside ot
the house?
a slick to wax floors. Launder all
mops often.
According lo USDA, another bif
crop of turkeys is indicated foi
this year.
JOINS CRUSADE ? Glamorous
Ava Gardner says, "Your money
ia urgently needed by the Ameri
can Cancer Society. Send your
contribution to CANCER, care of
your post office, and help wipe
out man's cruelest enemy."
Producers Favor
Meat-Type Hogs
North Carolina's swine producers
are becoming more and more inter
ested in the meat-type hog, accord
ing to J. K. Butler, Jr., extension
animal husbandry specialist at
State College.
And nowhere in the state is the
interest greater than in Columbus
County where more than 600 per
sons attended five- meat-type hog
demonstrations on - March 10 and
11. ? - |
Butler says that at each demons
tration, one-half of a good meat
type hog and one-half of an overly
fat hog were cut into the four
prime cuts?ham. loin, bacon, and
shoulder?and the differences in
the ratio of fat to lean were point
ed out.
Increased emphasis on meat-type
hogs was discussed as one method
of making the hog business more
? important to North Carolina farm-;
I ers.
? ?.???.?_
i Of the total quantity of potatoes
Used for human consumption in
j the U.S.. 15 per cent are now sold
as prepared, or partially prepared,
i food products. In 1940 the percent
1 j age was only two per cent.
Prices of both potatoes and sweet
! potatoes are well above a year earl
" ier; are expected to continue so
? lor a few months.
Plant Fruits.
Berries In
Your Garden
By ROBERT SCHMIDT
Small fruits and berries should |
have a place In every home gar
den because they adapt themselves
to the usual methods of garden
culture and they come into produc
tion so soon after planting. Of
these the dewberry is one of the
easiest to grow. It will succeed on
any type of soil and, although it
responds to fertilization, does not
require a great deal of care along
that line.
Plants may still be set in most
parts of the state. The usual plant
ing distances are five feet apart
in the row with rows five to eight
feet apart. For garden culture dew
henries are generally trained to
stakes which are five to six feet
high. Twenty-five plants should
supply the average family with all
the berries they will need for fresh
fruit and for freezing or canning.
Plants set now will produce a full
crop of berries in June of 1956.
The red-fruited varieties such as
Youngberry, Boysenberry and Lav
acaberry are generally recommend
ed for home garden planting. Un
der our conditions the JJoysenberry
appears to be somewhat larger than
the others. These are claimed to
be and now are generally accept
ed as hybrids between a dewberry
species and the red raspberry. They
have a raspberry flavor and are of
exceptionally high dessert quality
when allowed to become fully ripe.
However, when ripe they are quite
soft and cannot be shipped or kept
for any length pf time, but must
be eaten or processed without de
lay.
Thornless strains of these may
be obtained and are recommended
for home gardens because it is
more pleasant to handle the canes
and to pick the fruit. Sometimes
the thornless plants will revert
back to the thorny type. Propaga
tions should always be made from
the thdrnless canes if you wish to
retain the thornless characteristic.
Dewberries are propagated by cov
ering the tips of the canes with soil
in early fall. These will root dur
ing fall and winter and may be
dug up. cut from the parent plant
and set in a new location during
February or March.
Marriage Rules
PITTSBURGH, Pa. <AP)?MAr
ried men may annoy their wives,
according to a ruling by Judge
Anne X. Alpern. Judge Alpern
ordered John Chara, 44. to keep
away from his divorced wife. Mrs.
Chara complained her former
spouse kept calling her on the
telephone and she objected to some
of his remarks.
Judge Alpern, who is married,
told Chara:
"You can annoy your wife if
you're married to her but not if
you're divorced!"
Farmers Again To Receive
Aid In Purchasing Sheep
Added Protein
Triples Production
Of Wake Chickens
A little protein feed can go e
long way. says Furman Stencil or
Holly Springs, Route 1, in Wakr
County.
In fact, it tripled the productio*
of Stencil's chickens, according tc
Assistant Agent C. L. Boone.
In Stencil's case, the addition o'
a small amount of protein supple
ment actually meant a heartie
breakfast table for his family
Boone says.
The flock of 40 laying hens siir
ply weren't laying enough eggs U
supply the needs of this 10-merr
ber family. Now. there not only 1
enough for the family, but a sur
plus brings in aruund four dollar
a week.
Stencil points out that the pre
tein supplement has naid for itse'
many times and is also helping pa
for the family's weekly groceries
Boone says that Stencil's ner
step in improving his small floe'
will be culling to make every het
pay her own way.
State College
Answers Timely
Farm Questions
QUESTION: How deep should 1
put fertilizer in my vegetable gar
den?
ANSWF.R, When fertilizer is ap
plied as deep as the soil is spaded
or plowed, it encourages plant
roots to develop well below the
surface where greater moisture
can be obtained, This method is
particularly effective for commer
cial fertilizers.
QUESTION: What can I do to
control poison ivy in my orchard?
ANSWER: Studies show that
when proper caution is used, cer
tain chemicals may be used with
out serious Injury to trees and
fruit. Two chemicals, ammonium
sulfamate at one pound per gallon
of water, and the low volatile
esters of 2,4,5-T at 2,000 p.m.m. in
water, were both very effective In
killing ivy when applied around the
middle of July.
QUESTION: What is a good
treatment for oat smut and barley
stripe?
ANSWER: A new chemical, Pan
ogen, is recommended this year for
the first time in North Carolina. In
Through the cooperation of the
North Carolina Extension Service
and the North Carolina depart
ment of Agriculture, farmers will
be assisted again this year in pur
chasing sheep, according to County
Farm Agent Virgil fj. Holloway.
The State Department of Agri
culture is now making plans to se
cure yearling ewes from Western
states to be delivered to farmers
In Western North Carolina some
ime in June. These will be year
ing ewas. ready to breed this fall,
nd will cost around $27 per head,
Ir. Holloway said.
A deposit of $5.00 per head is re
mired when you place your order,
ind anyone Interested in securing
hese yearling ewes must have their
?>rder in to the county agent's of
Ice (together with the $5.00 per
head deposit) by Friday morning.
\pril 8, the county agent added.
"You might contact some of jour
-?elehbors and pool orders to save
on transportation, as it will prob
bly be necessary for Haywood
""ounty farmers to secure their
wes from a shioment delivered to
Vshevllle," Mr. Holloway said.
"A few Haywood County sheen
nroducers have made inquiries in
-eeard to reeistered Hampshire
-ams. I have located seven regis
'?red Hamoshire yearling rams in
Madison County, and some of us
nlan to go and see these sheeo Ir
'he near future. If you are interest
?d in a registered ram. please con
tact me as soon as possible," Mre
Holloway concluded.
The USDA says it's wise to buy
eggs from a dealer who keeps his
mpply under refrigeration ? and
who sells them from a refrigerat
ed display case. Such eggs will
have kept their quality better.
tests, the new treatment gave com
plete control. Two other chemicals
now recommended also give com
plete control.
He Got The Point
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ? Karl
Archibald, #f London, can tell you
that there is a lot of difference in
the way the King's English is ?
handled.
Karl, who married a Richmond
girl, was Axing up an apartment
for use in the alternate years when
they live in the United States. He
needed some drawing pins and
was amazed that he could not find
them in a half-dozen stores he
tried.
"You're English," laughed a
clerk in the seventh store. "So
am I. What you want is available
anywhere, only they call them
thumb tacks'."
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NORMAN
FOR
ALDERMAN
Town of Wayitesville
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You'll find the finest vegetable and
flower seeds in town at . ?.
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& 5 Points Hanelwood
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JeepfesgvEHiciEs
They Get Through When Others Foil
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'Jeep' 4-wlieeI-drive vehicles are rug
ged, hardy and built to withstand
brutal da^-by-day usage. 4-wheel
drive traction gets them through mud,
muck, sand, ice or snow when others
fail. They can climb grades up to
60% fully loaded.
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vehicles are almost numberless. Ex
ample: they can carry power driven
machinery to hard-to-reach places ...
with the power take-ofF, they can
supply the power.
Low first cost, and low maintenance
and repair bills make 'Jeep' vehicles
easy on your budget.
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^ and Dick Bradley t
gllNE-BRADLEY COMPANY | ||
!)U DOING
REPLACEMENTS?
would like heifers
24 months and
lbs. during their
SVho wouldn't? But
! that the Purina
Program will help
id of replacements?
's been done at the
h Farm.
rears of operation, |
one or two calves
it per year. This
ir 2.000 calves rais- !
re calves weigh a
lead more than they
lo at 4 months. And
cost less to feed.
;n on Purina Nurs
Calf Startena to 4
usually big enough
months of age. They
it 24 months and
enough to pay for
[rowing by the time
lonths old. 14 first
recently averaged
nilk and 404.5 lbs. of
[heir first lactations.
! year thsy upped
on to 12.078 lbs. of
lbs. of fat.
lived 4 to 8 months
iverage heifers. Ask
arted on the Purina
Id HINT
I e to check a few
I I lice eggs. Check
I 5 of a few birds.
I m. ordef Purina
I 10 kill lice is to
with this power
Fumes kill lice,
lys to get new lice
rom eggs. Fast ae
it because lice irri
usually cau4e pro
CHANCES
FEVER
i a kind of paralysis
i of calcium in the
i as symptoms show
1 to call the vcterl
will usually cause a
?wh, throw her head
ftank and not move.
This disorder is rare in first calf
heifers, but from the second calv
ing on, better cows will occasion
ally have it.
CHICK MANAGEMENT
Starting. Keep chicks in a brood
er until 5 weeks old?longer if
weather is cold.
Feeding. Simply keep Purina
Chick Startena before chicks at
all times. Allow 2 lbs. per chick.
Then change to a Purina Growing
ration.
Sanitation. Extra care is well
worth its cost in helping keep li
ability at 95To or above. Wash
feeders and waterers weekly with
Purina Disinfectant solution.
Sanitize Water. Keep Purina Chek
R-Tabs in drinking water for first
month as a safeguard against
common disease germs. Use 4 tabs
per gallon of water.
TIME MEANS NOTHING
TO A HOG
X ,
Time may mean nothing to a
hog, but it's certainly meaningful
to the hog man. Speaking of time,
have you heard the good com
ments going around about the
Purina Hog Plan for 1955 and its
new product . . . Baby Pig Chow?
Folks say pags are making good
gains faster than ever with Pur
ina Baby Pig Chow. It's a new
taste discovery containing Pura
Fat and Pura-Sweet, plus all other
known ingredients to keep pigs
eating and gaining.
Start creep feeding Baby Pig
Chow by the time pigs are 7 days
old. Some pigs may need it even
sooner, if the sow is a poor milk
er. Feed only one 50-lb. bag per
Utter . . . then switch to Purina ?
Pig Startena to keep 'em gaining
?FAST.
Feed this program and wean
one litter . . . get weight equal to
two average litters. Ask for a
sample of Baby Pig Chow at our
store.
INLINE-BRADLEY CO.
IIAZELWOOD
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The sensational NEW growth factor for J ^
GAINS ON TOP OF GAINS! Jr CHICK STW? I
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... and in addition 1j f I
NiCarbazin
ij available as an optional
coccidtastat in . . .
'SO' CHICK STARTER ? GROWING ? BOOSTER
VIGOFAC, a Pfizer Co. product, produces gains over and above
those from antibiotics and whey, distillers solubles and fish meal.
Nl CARBAZIN, most efficient protection known again^^goccidi
osis, is a product of Merck & Co. research.
Addition of these important new factors ia further evidence
of Spartan's constant purpose to offer jou the be* In feeds.
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I PLEASE!!
We have temporarily misplaced our Equip
ment Loan and Rental Records. If you have
borrowed or rented any of our equipment,
please return it at once!! No hard feelings
we're human, too!
Farmers Exchange
C. D. "Shorty" Kelner, Owner
tih 6-5335 Asheville Road