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m^ST The Mountaineer's "^2.7" x ^- i : Plan Homestead Carefully ! Before Starting Bnilding I CI I Oil's NOTE: This Hi the ?c?t *t two article on land Ktftal and farm and homo Pen nine ? quotlns excerpts from publication, written by John Harris. extension horticulturist from N. C. State Collete. This article deals with home plan I nlnt.i By JOHN HARRIS I Give lots of thought to picking out your homestead site. You may be living on it the rest of your life; therefore, you will want it to be right. Keep In mind that you may want to enlarge the homestead lat er on. Or. you may want to make changOk in It within a few years. illave ate eye to the future when you choose your site. Following are some factors you should consider. If possible, select a site that's i is i :?' "" ocated on an. all weather or hard lurfaced road. Find out from the iitghway Department whether here are plana to change the main oad. See about getting electricity and telephone service* |f they aren't immediately available. It's economi cal to locate near these line* jut don't let this carry too much weight. A few more dollars to car ry a line to a better site may be idvlsable when thought of In terms >f a life tljge. Locate so you won't lave poles in your front yard. Choose a site near the center if the farm so you won't waste too much time going back and forth trom fields. Of course, convenience to road and lay of land may out weigh this factor. A good water supply is Important lut don't let It outweigh every thing else. After all. a satisfactory well can be had on almost any de ?lrable building site. Of course the well should be dug before the house Is built to make sure there Ii ? sufficient supply of usable inter. You can't build a convenient and attractive house without some kind of a plan. Neither can you develop ? convenient and attractive home stead without a plan, you should plan your house and grounds at the same time. Otherwise, you may And yourself looking out your picture window on the chicken lot. Or you may walk extra miles because the back door doesn't open toward the barns. And don't blame your com pany If they come to your back door. It's your fault?you didn't plan your house and grounds right. Think twice about what your neighbors or some future neigh bor may do with that land next to you, or perhaps across the road. You don't want a filling station, or perhaps something worse. In the edge of your yard. Protect yourself sa best you can by not building too close to your property line. A good way to keep good neighbors Is not to be too close to them. Keep In mind, too, that your neighbors change. Other things may outweigh them, but trees are Important. It takes years to grow trees large . ? i ? enough to give a house a good set ting. Select a site that's higher than the road. This makies the house look more importarft and, too, it gives drainage away from the house. Make sure the site has enough suitable land for the out buildings and that they will have good surface drainage. Water from the bams should drain away from the house or well. Look into the future and include enough space for future buildings. Look around for attractive views such as. lakes, distant mountains, fields, etc. You will live in your home a long time. Pleasant views are important. Do whatever grading is neces sary before you start building. Be sure water will drain away from all buildings. Grade the barn lot so water will drain off rapidly. Don't let this water drain to the house or well. In general, grade the lawn as Ut tle as possible. For instance, a sloping lawn may be more attrac tive than one made level. Grading can help prevent soil erosion around the yard, but a good Sod of grass is perfect. When grading Is necessary, remove the topeoil first and pile it to one side. Replace the topsoil when the grading Is fin ished. Where bench terraces are necessary locate them ' near the house or road. If you have trees, there la little grading you ran do without losing them. It's dangerous to All In around trees. Even one or two inches may be fatal. If you must All In, provide aeration for the roots. For information on how to do this. write the U. S. Department of Agrlculttn-e for Farmers' Bulletin No. 1826. Does It make any difference whether the granary is between the house and bam or on the other side of the barn? You decide. If It's a safe distance beyond the barn you'll make around 58,400 extra steps each year. So It goes with the other buildings. You are the on? to decide on the arrangement of your buildings, because you know which ones you will need. One suggestion though?you had better plan for twice as many buildings as you think you will need. Better still, plan for enlarg ing them in the future. Place your walks and drives only where they are needed, and will be used. Convenience comes first but don't forget looks. Avoid breaking up the lawn unnecessarily arlth walks or drives. If there is a ques tion as to whether or jiot a walk or drive Is needed, leave It off un til the need is definitely establish ed. Arrange the walks and drives to lead people to the entrance you wish them to use. Plait this detail before the house la built. Your guest will ttkaly use the same park ing area and entrance which you Use. Make the drive and parking convenient to ttoth the front en trance aitd to the entrance to your den or every day living room. This involves the house plan as much as It does the yard plan. They should be planned together. International Birthdays BALTIMORE, Md. (AP) _ The Barry French family isn't French, it's American, but there's an Inter national history of great events in th elife of both countries in its birthdays. Barry, a former lineman with the life of both countries in its team, was born on Abraham Lin coln's birthday anniversary. His wife was born on George Washing ton's birthday anniversary and so was their daughter, Mirhele. And Barry's two brothers were born on Bastille Day, France's national holi day celebrating the fall of abso lute monarchy. * The acreage seeded to rye for the 1956 crop In North Carolina was 115,000 acres?about 3 per cent above the 1955 crop but be low the 1944-53 average. \ 1^l: BETWEEN NOW ? AND APRIL 15 PLANT fc ? BEETS ? TURNIPS ? CABBAGE t KALE > ! ? LETTUCE ? BROCCOLI ? MUSTARD ? SPINACH ? KOHLRABI ? ONION SETS ? RADISHES ? RUTABAGA ? IRISH POTATOES ? GARDEN PEAS We Here A Complete Line of Well Known Brand* of I PACKAGE SEEDS - Haywood County FARMERS CO-OP H. M. Dulln, Mjtr. Depot St. GL 6-8611 ( T1 , ?^\ I CLINE-BEADLEY CO. I S^^AfcZjfeX CLINE-BRADLEY CO. Q -?^S?g3C3r' ^v ? *?*???? HwHund ? ? ""? ? " ? ? ? !-??? 'lii1 ? 1 ** mm b?* hm . >1 *?fc ?? ? Give Your Chicks ? 1 Super Start ? ? Year chicks should (raw ap to 54% faster m 7.4% leu feed par ? peead af paia thaa aver kafara aa Periaa Sapar Chick Sfartaaa Purina scientist* have don* it again I They have help you protect chicks from the worst killer improved even last year's wondetful formula of all chick diseases. so much that you can ssr the difference. SUftft VIOOR. You can see brighter yellow SUPIR GROWTH. Several thouaand chicks in Pw'kier ^ combl *nd U" ,mocKh many different tests have sverared J.r,% big- g' . ger than ever before on Startena. And they SUPRR ICOMOMY.lt lakes onlv2 lbs. of Super took 7.4% less feed pet pound af gain. J*""* P* "K^-brced chick. 3 lbs. per . heavy. This is a real saving, because most SUPCR SAP!. Yon can order Stafrtena with a feeds recommend 3 to 4 lbs. of starter?or built-in coccidiosis control. It's the best eon- more?before the chicks are ready for growing trol ever tested by Purina Laboratories to fptado. CLINE-BRADLEY CO. ~N Jo* Cllne ? Dick Bradley ' 5 Mak j ? Haaalwaod W.V.%V.W.V.V.W ! v \ ? ml To Make Poor Soil Good Spade in What It Lacks Bpulinc fa aaaaattel to food soil conditioning. Plants can be frown with out soil, but nature uses It to sup port plant roots, and Store food and water which the roots re quire. Men have n4rer found a better way to make gardens, than by using soil. . Roots require air as ttell as food and water. Unless air can pene trate the soil, the roots cannot function. This demands that lawns and gardens have good drain age, so water which it not held in storage by soil particles will escape and allow air to enter. If your soil is stiff, hard to spade and cultivate, slow to allow water to drain through it, every spring something should be add ed to make it more pdrous. Beginning gardeners are often persuaded that what Is needed is a few inches of "black dirt." Even if your soil is clay, exca vated for the foundation of a new home, that is the wrong solution. Forget the color of the soil and concentrate on its porosity, a quality without which any soil black, yellow, or red, will give you trouble. At the other extreme are soils in beach areas, of almost pure sand. These are altogether too porous, holding neither moisture nor plant food, but letting every thing wash away. Both types of soli need the same treatment which is the addition of decayed vegetable or animal material, such as sewage sludge, muck or peat dug from old bogs, well decayed manure, commer cial peat moss, leaf mould or compost from a compost pile. It is seldom advisable to mix sand with clay or clay with sand. Both are excellent to have in sod, but together they often produce v -lv hard cor"--*r?ri^n Instead of sand, however lime I stone can be mixed with clay, with excellent results. Llrriestorte causes the fine clay particles to 1 combine into crumb-like aggre gates which will retain moisture, , while allowing air to enter freely and excess water to drain off. Do not be afraid to use crushed . limestone freely, since it will not make clay soil harmfully alka line. The clay has a "buffer" ca pacity which prevents this, say the scientists. All the materials used to im- . prove your soil should be mixed with it thoroughly. Spade the organics into sandy soil also, they < will hold moisture and store up | plant food for the plants to use, , instead of allowing it to wash away. Spading alone is a .fine soil con ditioner, and if planned sensibly ' is not a difficult chore. Mark the ' area to be spaded as a whole and i divide into sections, one for each day. Limit the day's work to an hour, until you become hardened to it i Spread material to be spaded 1 in evenly over the whole area. Begin by opening up a trench at , one end of the day's section, throwing the soil removed in a , pile nearby. Then dig art adjoin ing trench, with spade at right angles to its length, throwing the I soil and organic matter into the first trench. Continue this until the day's work is over, resting at frequent intervals. Fill the final trench with soil removed from the first. Drive the spade straight down each time, digging the full length of its blade; and turn the "spit" of Soil as you drop it. It beats any kind of plowing for a Poultrymen Urged To Spend Time In Observing Birds I . . ii? ? . . ? i State College Answers Timely Farm Questions QUESTION: D*es It pay to in crease train feeding each Week d urine the cfai-week period before a cow calve*? l-w ? ANSWER: Some experiments have shown that cows fed increas ed amount 4f grain produced no more milk during the first 84 days after calving than did a similar group of cdws fad only alfalfa hay and corn titage six weeks before calving. The grain feedtng did. however, result in greater gains in weight There was no difference be tween the two groups in the amount of ndder congestion at calving. QUESTION: What are remits of overcrowding poultry? ANSWER: It usually results In retarded growth and feathering, and often an increase in mortality. In addition, cannabalism may set in, and the increased number of birds means more droppings, thus leading to. poor sanitation. QUESTION: Just how much floor space should chickens hare? ANSWER: Research has indicat ed that for broiler production, there should be three-fourths of a square foot of floor for broilers, and 400 square feet of floor space per 100 birds of American breeds of layers. With lighter breeds of layers. 300 to 350 feet for 100 layers is adequate. QUESTION: What happens If chicks get chilled when the weath er changes suddenly? ANSWER: Although young chicks possess the ability to adapt themselves to changes in tempera ture to a limited degree, -abnormal temperatures existing for even a short time may cause a bad reac tion. It may result in pronounced diarrhea which in young, rapidly growing ehicks may hurt their per formance. QUESTION: Skippers have rot into my home-cured hams. What can I do about it? ANSWER: In some cases it's pos sible to cut the damaged section out and preserve the remainder by freezing or canning. Don't age any cured meat further if it has become infested with insects. Not many poultrymen take the time off each morning and evening just to stand around in the poultry houses and observe their birds. But the time spent in that way just might be the most valuable time they put in all day, says R. S. Dearstyne ot the State College poultry science department. Dearstyne says that close ob servation of the birds may result in detecting disease outbreaks :n the early stages when there is still time to control the trouble before It spreads too widely. He says this is especially true with respiratory troubles. In addition, during brief periods of close observation, otl\pr condi tions may be determine^ Are culls developing rapidly as could pos sibly be indicated by shedding of feathers? Are there indications of a start of cannibalism in the floek? Are the birds, property pigmented according to their age and stage of production if layers? Is the body weight of the birds normal for their age? Dearstyne says the answers to these questions might be found in a short session in the hen house morning and evening. He adds that poultry is an industry of details , and success comes only when these details receive proper attention. Shade Trees May Need Fertilizer With spring now here, Tar Heel home owners need to be thinking about fertilising their shade trees, says Edward M. Jones, State Col lege extension forestry specialist. He says Its Important to fertilize trees that have been,weakened by excavation around new homes. The application of fertilizer should be done at this season when trees start thMr spring growth. Jones says that fertilizer should be applied through holes drilled in the ground beneath the ends of the limbs where the feeder roots are located. These Jioles should be at a band from four to six feet wide. Apply two pounds of com mercial fertilizer for each Inch in diameter of the trunk. A 12-inch tree would need 24 pounds of com mercial fertilizer. Jones adds that any good grade of commercial fertilizer with an analysis of 6-8-8 or 8-8-8 is all right. After putting the fertiliser in the holes, finish filling with soil. In esse there is very little Win, water the area around the tree several times. This will dissolve the fertiliser so that the tree can read ily absorb it. ? - ?? IH ?? ? ? J "Ain't" Ain't So Bad DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ? It's too bad the word "ain't" isn't an approved word In the English lan guage, says Prof. Thomas Dunn, head of the Drake University Eng lish department. " 'Am I not' is a very awkward phi ase," the professor says. " 'Ain't' would be much better." i iffJjTil 11|11111 .M |_g FEEDS V POULTRY V DAIRY CATTLE V HOGS V BEEF CATTLE V DAIRY CATTLE ' V BEEF CATTLE ? HOGS PARTON FEED Sf ORE 42( Depot St.. 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