Mountaineer's -"ST"
Poultry Disease - Prevention
Program Cited By Dearstyne
Dr. R. 8. Dearstyre of N. C.
Sta(? College speaker at the poul
try aehool here recently, pointed
out that sickness and mortality are
eatlmated .to coat North Carolina
poultry pi oducert Ave million dol
lars each year.
The doctor added that preven
ts measure* on a community
baata are sound policies for disease
coctrol and suggested the following
program for healthier flocks:
1. Purchase high quality, di
sease-free chicks or poulta.
A. Prevent transportation haz
ards by purchasing locally If de
sired type and quality are available
B. Buy only from reputable
"Pullorum-Typhoid Clean" hatch
eries; cheap chicks are a poor In
vestment. e
2 Construct poultry houses
and provide equipment that permit
good management practices with a
mlnlmi'm of labor.
A. Clean thoroughly the equip
ment, the house, and the dooryard
before reuse.
B. Provide adequate floor, feed
hopper and watering space for all
ages.
C. Adjust brooding tempera
tures for the complete comfort of
the chick.
D. Separate brooding quarters
from older chickens.
B. Feed a balanced diet; the
ability to resist disease germs is
greatest In the well-nourished flock.
F. Control windows for. maxi
mum ventilation without drafts.
O. Remove and destroy runty,
sick, and devitalized chickens as
they may be spreading disease. Cull
non-productive hens.
H Maintain a deep, loose litter;
proper litter helps dilute and de
stroy disease producing organisms.
I. Horn* birds of different ages
separately.
J. Bum. bury deeply, or .drop
in disposal pit all dead chickens.
9. Practice a quarantine pro
gram.
A. Keep visitors end salesmen
from poultry houaes and ranges;
disease organisms may be carried
on clothing and shoes of Individu
als
B. Exclude dogs, cats, wild
birds and rata from premises; they
may be carriers of disease as well
as wasteful with feed.
C. Avoid traffic from old to
young birds; old birds may be car
riers of leucosis and other diseases.
D. Refrain from using second
hand feed bags. Vacuum cleaned
bags are not sterile.
E. Permit only clean coops and
clean trucks on farm when selling
chickens; a state law requires coop
sanitation.
4. Adopt a sound vaccination
program, considering the following
information and precautions.
A. A killed virus vaccine Is not
capable of producing disease; live
virus vaccine is capable of pro
ducing disease.
B. Killed virus vaccines avail
able today produce e more tem
porary Immunity than live-virus
vaccines.
C. Certain vaccines are prepar
ed so as to be administered by one
of several methods (drops, sprays,
vapors, dusts, or in the drinking
water). The virus employed la man
ufacturing a vaccine for a specific
disease is basically the same re
gardless of the method of adminis
tration of the vaccine. .
D. Avoid using two live-virus
vaccines at the same time. Two or
three weeks la usually a sufficient
time Interval between vaccina
tions. ?'
E. Live-virus vaccinated birds
are sick birds and should receive
the best of care.
F. Only healthy stock should be
vaccinated.
O. Read and follow the manu
facturer's directions.
5. IJse your diagnostic labora
tories. They are located In t^fcynes
ville, Monroe, North Wilkesboro.
ind Raleigh. Early and correct
iiagnosis Is essential as 4 basis for
luccessful and economical treat
ment. Unnecessary or incorrect
medication is expensive and may
barm the flock.
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WNC Hereford
Sale Slated At
Enka March 15
One of the finest consignments
of homed and polled purebred
Hereford cattle will be offered at
the first annual Spring Hereford
tale sponsored by the Western
North Carolina Hereford Associa
tion.
The sate will be held on March
IS at the Hominy Horse and
Hound Pavilion, Enka beginning
?t 12 noon. ? <
A tot^l of 20 WNC breeders
have entered 14 bulls ready for
service and 44 females, both bred
and open.
State College
Answers Timely
Farm Questions
QUESTION: What's the safest
procedure in tesnaplsntlnc dog
wood and rhododendron?
ANSWER: first of all select
small plants to start with. Wrap
roots immediately in burlap to pre
vent drying. Cut branches back
about a third. Don't plant too
deeply. Water at time of planting
and for several weeks afterwards
as needed. Mulch with two to three
Inches of straw, sawdust, or leaves.
QUESTION: Should apple tree*
be pruned differently for different
type sprayers?
ANSWER: It's desirable to know
the kind of spray program and
equipment to be used. Trees can
be left somewhat thicker If they
are to be sprayed by hand?pro
vtded the man doing the spraying
does a good Job. If you have large
trees and plan to use one of the
blower type sprayers, it's essential
that the trees be opened up enough
to permit the air and sprays to
penetrate all parts of the tree.
QUESTION: How do North Caro
lina farm prices for eggs compare
to the V. 8. and Corn Belt farm
prices?
ANSWER: Average U. S. prices
are about 10 cents below N.C. and
Nebraska farm prices are about
20 cents below N. C. prices.
SUN AND SAND NO FUN FOR SEAL
A SEAL NAMED IKE, long accustomed to frolicking about In the cold
waters of the Pacific Ocean, la prepared for the worst as he arrives
at tha Phoenix Zoological Gardens. He carries a water canteen in
oaae tha soo's supply should dry up. (International Soundphoto)
Transplant Trees, Shrubs
Before Active Growth Begins
By ROBERT SCHMIDT
Spring is just around the corner ,
and fruit trees, vines and shrubs |
will soon begin active growth.
Shrubs and trees that are to be |
moved or taken up for transplant- '
ing to new locations should be mov- I
ed before they begin active growth.
However, shrubs that are taken up ,
with a ball of earth may be moved \
at any time if they are well-wat
ered St transplanting time. ]
This Is also p good time to plant i
strawberries, dewberries, raspber- <
ries, grapes, azaleas, camellias, as- I
paragus crowns and pansies for (
next year's crop. Make cuttings of t
grapes and flgs before the buds 1
push out. They can be planted right "
out in a garden row (or rooting.
This Is the last call (or grafting
apples, pears and pecans. It doesn't
matter l( the trees to be grafted
show a little growh activity such as ,
swelling of the buds, but the scions
that are used must be perfectly
dormant. It may be necessary to
keep them in cold storage to keep
them dormant.
Although pruning can be done
it any time the year it is best
:o prune fruit trees and deciduous
ihrubs during the dormant season,
[t is best for the trees and, with
10 leaves at this time, it is much
tasier for the pruner. Peach trees
ind grape vines may be pruned
|uite severely but apple and pear
rees should be pruned lightly,
leavy pruning will delay and re
duce fruit bearing.
In pruning shrubs attention
should be given to the natural shape
of the bush. A light thinning out is
better than a severe cutting back.
Of course there are some kinds
of shrubs that require heavy prun
ing to keep them in bounds. Spring
Sowerihg shrubs such as forsythia,
spiraea and flowering quince
should not be pruned until they
oave finished blooming. Hybrid
rea and Floribunda roses are best
pruned just as the buds are swell
ng,. but climbing roses should be
pruned only lightly Until they have
oloomed after which they should
Pe severely pruned.
County CDP
Meeting Set
Here Tonight
At a countywidfc meeting of
CDP official* at the courthouse
Monday night, the annual CDP
basketball tournament, community
tours and picnics, garbage disposal,
and rural fire protection will be
discussed.
Attending the meeting will be
county officers and directors, com
munity chairmen, and CDP basket
ball 'coaches and players.
To help carry out the 1956 Com
munity Development Program in
Haywood County, chairman R. C.
Sheffield of West Pigeon last
week named committees on com
munity tours, garbage disposal,
and rural fire protection.
The tour committee is headed
by R. C. Francis of Ratcliffe Cove
and includes C. L. Allep of Allen's
Creek, Mrs. Roy Robinson of
Thickety, Jarvis Caldwell of Iron
Duff, and Mrs. Walter Rhodarmer
of South Clyde. Thii committee
will meet at 7 p.m. Monday and
then make a report to the CDP'
officials at the regular meeting at
7:30.
The garbage disposal committee
includes R. L. Justice of West
Pigeon, chairman; W. W. Rowland
of Saunook, Bill Hembree of Al
len's Creek, Lloyd Justice of
South Clyde, and Sherrill Jimison
of Thickety.
On the rural fire protection com
mittee are Fred Setzer of Morning
Star, chairman; Edwin Jackson of
South Clyde, and Hugh Ratcliffe
of Ratcliffe Cove.
The last two committees will
not make a report at the meeting
Monday night, but both garbage
disposal and Are protection will
be discussed.
Timber Transactions Should
Be Fair To Both Parties
i i
Selling timber, like any other
business transaction, should be fair
to both parties, says Jim Andersen,
State College extension forestry
specialist.
Andersen adds that until very
recently, such an idea would have
seemed absurd to many people.
Landowners were too often "stuck"
when they sold their timber.
Now, occasionally, "the shoe is
on the other foot". Andersen says
that sometimes It's the timber<-buy
er who gets "burned".
Andersen says that while only a
small percentage of timber sales
find the buyers holding the bag,
those few instances are used to
justify sloppy harvesting pracitces.
Buyers claim they must cut costs
to come out ahead, resulting in
"butchered" woods.
So Andersen advises the tijnber
owner to consider more than price
when selling timber. It's a good
idea to consider the reputation of
the buyer and insist on signing a
written agreement which will in
sure that woods are loft in a pro
ductive condition.
He warns that too much "price
pressure" on a buyer may lead to
a disastrously poor job of logging
?which may comply to the letter
of the contract, yet l'eave a ravished
woodlot.
Farmers have reported to USDA
that they intend to raise 67 million
turkeys in 1956, compared to 63
million In 1965.
Wendell Farmer
Finds Reason
Fof Low Yield _
Walter Rogers of Wendell, Route
2, thinks that now he's found the
reason his crops haven't been pro
ducing the way they should have
been.
Wake County Assistant Agent C.
L. Boone says that this year Rogers
took soil samples of each field he
plans to use. And results from the
samples showed that the entire
farm needs lime.
Rogers says he had already plan
ned to change his fertilizer this
year. But he had no idea the farm
needed lime and probably wouldn't
have been fny better off.
?JEANNETTE PURCBLI l? o member of
(ha American Business Woman's Association and bar local
ond stato bar associations. Sho was formerly legislative
chairman of bar stata chopter of tho Business and Profes
sional Woman's Club, and head of bar local ? chapter,
i Sonne tie was a delegate to the Senate Foreign Relations
Subcommittee hearing en the United Natigns.
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CLINE-BRADLEY COMPANY
Conditioned Dry Cows Can
Give Up To Ton Extra Milk
It's a proven fact. For each 100
lba. of bodyjyeight a dry cow puts
on you may expect from 1,000 to
2,000 lbs. of extra milk in her lac
tation. Our farm visits show this
is one of the most neglected'
phases of good dairying.
Regardless of what you feed,
you should: dry off your cows two
months before due to calve. This
can be done by taking cows oil
silage and milking feed. Keep 'em
off pasture. Just feed hay for a
few days. Stop milking and don't
milk again for 7 days, unless the
udder shows painful swelling. A
little pressure in the udder causes
the system to "turn off the milk".
After a week, milk out the bag and
the cow is dry.
Now put her back on good hay
and Purina D & F Chow fed
straight or on D & F Chow Con
centrate mixed with oats and bar
ley. This special ration will put
solid milk-making flesh on the
cow ? helps build her up so she
can drop her calf easily, cleanly,
quickly, usually within a couple of
hours. And, the extra milk you
get usually pays back 3 or 4 times
more than the feed cost. Try It on
a couple of cows and see.
BROODER HOUSE
MANAGEMENT MAY
MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
Your personal management of the
brooder house before and after
baby chicks arrive may make the
difference between success and
failure| Give them every possible
chance to live and grow.
Whether an old timer or a nov
ice with baby chicks . . . ask for
information about baby chick
management. We'll give you com
plete information about prepar
ing the house, cleaning and sani
tizing feeders and waterers, .cov
ering the litter for the tint 4
days, recommended hover tem
peratures, use of chick guards,
roosts and feeding. A few min
utes making sure everything is
right can save you many dollars.
fc.
NEW SUPER STARTENA
TO GO WITH YOUR
WELL-BRED CHICKS :
They go together Hke bees and
honey .... well-balanced baby
chicks and Purina Super Chick
Startena. Compared to the U. S.
average of 185 eggs a well-bred
chick will lay from 200-210 eggs
per year. For a few cents extra
chick cost the feeder stands to get
about 20 extra eggs worth about 3
cents each for an extra 60 cents
income per bird.
And to get the most from your
chicks be sure to start them on
improved Purina Super Startena
Tests show it gives:
1. Super growth . . . 5.8% faster
growth than the 1955 formula.
2. Super economy . . . 7.4% larger
chicks on the same amount of
feed as last year.
3. Super safety . . . because it
comes with new cocctdiosis
control mixed in, if desired.
Costs only 1/5 cent per chick
extra.
4. Super vigor . . . bright colored
legs and even f-jthering. New
ingredient in formula gives
chicks pep and vigor.
5. With all these extras Purina
Super Chick Startena costs less
this year. Get the facts on this
good buy!
"FAST-START' TWINS
MOST POPULAR PIG
STARTERS IN NATION
Just a year after famous Purina
Pig Startena found her twin .? . .
Baby Pig Chow . . . they have
teamed up to become the nation's
most popular pig starting team.
Thousands of hog men have found
the "Fast-Start" Twins gave them
early gains at low, low cost . . .
costs they hadnt dreamed possible.
Baby pig Chow is nutritionally
good and tastes even better. One
50-lb. bag feeds a litter. Start
them on it at about 7 days, earlier
if the sow is a poor milker. After
Baby Pig Chow switch to Pig
Startena and your pigs will be
many pounds toward market
weight at weaning time.
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BIG NEWS I
FROM
ROGERS TRACTOR Co.
GU*. i " ii ' - TitiiiiT' j- - I 'I -lUSat i Vtoa
Ford Motor Company announces a new automatic twine tie hay
baler, designed for one-man operation and employing sweep fork feed,
unique in the lowest-priced baler field. The new four-bales-a-mloute
machine la the Ford 25d, available in three models, engine driven
with starter or without starter, and power take-off.
Pay Only 1/3 Down (Cash or Trade)
Balance Up to 3 Crop Payments
or 34 Slonthly Payments.
ROGERS TRACTOR Co.
Specialists In Farm Equipment Financing
Phone Canton 3944 Clyde, N. C.
CLINE - BRADLEY CO.
Joe Cline ? Dick Bradley
Dial GL 6-3181 5 Points, Hazelwood
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GET YOUR ARMOUR PLANT BED FERTILIZER AT
RICHIANP SUPPtY COMPANY
LET US FILL YOUR
A.S.C. ORDERS
We Have A Complete
Line of Field Seeds
? Abo Blue Ridge
Plant Food . . . And
? BAGGED OR BULK
? LIME
? 2-12-12 FERTILIZER
? SUPERPHOSPHATE
? POTASH
. . . REMEMBER
YOU SAVE TWICE
AT YOUR
Haywood County
Farmers Co-op, Inc.
H. M. DULIN, MGR.
Depot Street
Dial GL 6-8621
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