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Tips Given Sheep Producers Shearing^ Wool Handling Farmers and 4-H Club members from Buncombe, Transylvania, Henderson, Jackson, and Haywood counties attended the district sheep-shearing demonstration held here last Monday at the Edwin Fincher farm on the Asheville Road. The shearing of sheep was demonstrated by E. R. Warren of the Sunbeam Corp., Chicago, a na tional authority on the subject. Farmers and 4-H members also were given the opportunity to shear sheep, under the supervis ion of Mr. Wariyn. Those attending the meeting al so heard talks on sheep manage ment from A. V. Allen arid Pete Patterson, animal husbandry spec ialists from N. C. State College. The specialists advised sheep producers to remove fleece in one piece and spread it on the floor, with the outside up. All tags and foreign material should then be removed be(ore bundling. The speakers especially urged farmers to be sure that sheep are entirely dry before attempting to shear them. They explained that* fleece should first be folded and then rolled so that shoulder wool is on the outside of the roll. In tying wool, they emphasized, only paper twine should be used. Wool can be bagged in clean burlap bags, or if a farmer has 25 or more sheep, he might find it advantageous to use large wool bags, they added. The specialists pointed out that after shearing, sheep should .be treated for ticks and lice by dip ping, spraying, or dusting. They added that producers should con . \ i suit their farm agents In regard to the insecticides to be used. The State College speakers ad vised shearing of sheep as soon as time will permit, commenting that shorn ew4s graze better, milk bet ter, and consequently produce heavier lgmbs. It was also announced at the ! meeting that the annual WNC wool pool will be held again this year at Ashevllle in June. 21,000.000 U.S. Women Now Have Outside Jobs Br RUTH CURRENT siate Howe uama?rration Ai*nt Family economists are saying that women are snowed under by paper work. The reason, of course, is that more women worked last year than ever before. At the high point of the year 21 million women had job^ away from home. Wives? particularly in younger families ? have the role of "comptroller" and are in charge of family accounts and paying household bills. And so it goes. Women are own ers or partners in business ftrms, and are responsible for commer cial as well as . personal recprd keeping. There Is a lot of part time farming, and the farmer's wife often shoulders the job <f keeping the farm records. Over eight million women head their own households?just Imagine the amount of paper work. it takes jo run this many households. For that matter, a good many women own the! rown homes, which adds to their record keeping and paper work chores. To top it off, who has not been approached by tfidsc indefatigable women volunteers, who comprise the lifeblood of our great volun tary organizations? They help set up fund drives. Campaign materials in hand,' they knock on countless doors seeking contributions for commnuity chests, for the fight against heart disease, polio, can cer, tuberculosis and other di seases. But that's only part of the 'job?they must keep an accurate (record of the money they receive. Yes, it's paper work for women but more, information and help with money management, pension plans, insurance, taxes, and gen eral family accouts that We face every day. ?* " . ' ' North Carolina's Irrigated acres have increased from 2,083 in 1949 to 25,423 in 1954. The production of hatching eggs in North Carolina during the 1954 55 seasoit had a potential value of around 15V4 million dollars. The 673 cattle sold at the fat cat tle sale recently in Statesville was the largest fat sale in North Caro lina history. The national allotment, for the commercial corn growing area has been set at 43,280,543 acres for the 1958 crop year. Plant Food Goes Further If Used by These Rules I'Bless Ton Know Your Soil Is Not Acid, Apply Plsnt Pood In ' Trenches At Bath Sides of Vegetable Garden Row. ffnts* oiiKusAian anerinnc hoita I TV*V*? niilnot a nrtll ab I Inn A# I CYT auuui wau ^aiuvua imi*c toil so rich that no addled plant food is required. But with mod ern knowledge--of plant require ments, and the improved plant foods now available, fertility need not be a problem. Any porous top soil into which a small amount of organic mat ter or compost can be spaded each spring can be made rich by adding to it an adequate amount of commercial plant food. Four to six pounds of balanced plant food mixture to each 100 square feet of garden area will be sufficient in most cases. To give an extra finish to the crop, do not hesitate to use more, ap plied as maturity approaches. If during the season plants show signs of deficiency, this should be corrected. Deficiency symptoms Include the> following: When leaves turn light green or yellow, but do not fall off, nitrogen is lacking. When leaf margins browh, especially the lower leaves, potash is need ed. Plants stunted in growth probably need more phosphorus. The point is being stressed that well-fed crops do not reduce the amount of humus in the soil, i jince more humus is produced by the roots of plants than by 3hcir tops. A heavy crop, fed by any sort of plant food, will leave ;xiore humus than it found. IIIC ncavicsi ap(/ii,vi> nuii VIA plant food should be made at the be (tinning of the season, and here commercial plant food has a distinct advantage. It is avail able to plants at low tempera tures and will stimulate growth during, the cool weather. Organic plant food has to be broken down by bacteria before the plants can use it, and this requires a temperature of at least 70 degrees. To get the most out of plant food, (he following methods of application are recommended by researchers:' 1. On soils which are acid, testing below pH6, plant food Shotild be concentrated in bands or pockets, not touching plant roots but within easy reach. 2. On sweet soils, testing above pH6, spade plant food thor oughly into the soil, evenly and deeply. To apply the first method stretch the line to mark the row in which seeds are to be planted. Then, not less than two inches away on either side, make a fur row four inches deep. Pour plant food into each furrow at the rate of one pound (or pint) for 50 feet, and cover it with earth. Then make the drill in which seed are to be sown and proceed with planting as usual. " ? i 'Soil Stewardship Week' Observance Set May 6-12 Haywood County will join the rest of the nation in observing Soil Stewardship Sunday on May 6 and Soil Stewardship Week May 6-12. Jffany ministers will base their May 6 texts on man's obligation (to the soil, according to Earl Gar rett, Soil Conservation Service di rector in North Carolina. Gov. Luther Hodges has en dorsed the observance with a state ment which reads as follows: "Productive toil is man's most priceless heritage. It is the one tangible asset without wbic'n neith er .plants, animals or man could survive. We are dependent on it for food, clothing and many of the raw products of industry. Down through the centuries man has upset the natural balance of nature's soil building and conserving processes. "With no intention to damage the soil, man has used the ax, the plow and Are, in his efforts to produce essential food and raiment for himself. Unknowingly he set in mo tion the process of erosion, which has ruined millions of acres of once fertile soil. At one time, America was wasting her soil resources at a faster rate than any other na tion. but now we are learning to conserve them and at the same time' produce abundantly. "Working through the Soil Con servation Districts, which Include every acre In the one hundred i counties of the State, North Caro lina farmers are moving steadily toward the kind of toil stewardship which provides security for both its people and IK TaridT * "By designating May 6-12 as Soil Stewardship Week and Sunday, May 6 as Soil Stewardship Sunday, we hope to direct the attention of all our people to the Importance of the soil and the necessity of maintaining its fertility to the end that we in the present and the un born generations of the future may enjoy an abundant life." Speaking w Homemaking By MRS. ELIZABETH G. PARHAM Home Service Representative Carolina Power A Llftat Co. SPICE AND HERB SALTS Salt is >as old as history itself and has always been valued aa'a seasoning agent. Members of prim itive families were traded to slav ery in order to get salt. In the Bible, salt is referred to on numer ous occasions. It was so important during ancient times that early Roman soldiers were given a dally payment of salt, which was known as salarium. Now the word has come to mean salary. Salt is essential in the diet. It stimulates the appetite and aids digestion. In places where people work in extreme heal, extra intake of salt helps to combat fatigue. Today, in addition to table salt, spice and herb salts are carefully blended and packffped for easy pur chase and convenient use. Celery Salt, Garlic Salt and Onion Salt may be used in ail foods In which the dried or fresh ingredients can be used. However, when adding any of these salts be sure to diminish the amount of regular salt. Try using these salts in place of regu lar salt for sandwiches, salad>. sauces, soup, spaghetti, egg and cheeae dishes, meats and Ash, vege tables, tomato juice, etc. It's the quick and easy trick for the gour met touch. The newest and most versatile of the spice salts is Seasoning Salt, This is a perfect blend of spices, salt and monosodlum glutamate. Its taste is just right ? just the right flavor. It seasons every food other than fruits, sweets and des serts. Put Seasoning Salt right on yoar table where your family ran use It as often as they wish. Sea soning salt will m|ke these foods taste better: cheese, eggs, fish, poultry, meats, salads, sandwiches and sauces. Mix Seasoning Salt to taste with cream or cottage cheese. It's a de licious dip for crackers or potatc chips. t Sprinkle canned biscuit with Seasoning Salt and a few caraway seeds. Roll* in half or roll up be fore baking, for fanty- salty hoi bread. Blend Seasoning Salt with may onnalse for unusual cracker 01 sandwich spread. Farmers Advised Against Burning Off Of Fields There's not only "Smoke on the Mountain". There's plenty of it on the t^oastal Plain these days, ac cording to Jim Andprsen. State College extension forestry special ist. The smoke Andersen refers to is in North Carolina's precious wood land?some of which is going up in a blare each (lay. Much of this waste is caused by farmers who have the mistaken notion that it's a good idea to burn-off fields of to bacco. corn, or cotton stalks. It's a pretty costly way to clear a field. The farmer who does this not only stands a chance of ruining his and his neighbor's woods, he loses the equivalent of one-hrflf ton of complete fertilizer for every acre of stalks he burns, Anderson emphasizes. The boll weevil won't be wiped out by the burning, but there's a good chance your woods might be! About a third more broilers are now growing in 22 states than there were mid-December of 1954. Roosters Have No Place In Modern Poultry Flock w Ninevah Baptist Has Study Course The Training Union of the Nine vah Church, has completed a study course. The Rev. Otto Parham and Mrs. Parham of Aliens Creek, were the teachers of the adult and junior classes. Mrs. Hazel Kelly taught the intermediates. The average attendance was 3d. Pfc. James T. Kelly of the U. S. Army, who has been, stationed in Nu-Ulm, Germany, is spending a 30-day furlough with his wife and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kelly. He is to return to Germany the flth of May. Milk production on farms in North Carolina during October was estimated at 141 million pounds, a record for the month. i Apparently many small poultry flock owners still believe that they need a few roosters to keep their hens company. But. as much of a shock as this may be to the males, those hen* will perform just as w?tl without any love life, according to R. S. Dearstyne of the State College poultry science department. On a commercial scale, in fact, it's almost a universal practice to exclude males from the flock throughout the entire year. Dear ' styne says that the production of | infertile eggs has much to com mend it as far as the quality of eggs Is concerned. The same goes for the large flock or small. He points out the poultry Indus try is making a constant effort to increase the consumption of eggs and one egg in a carfon showing embryonic development may well take a family of consumers off the egg market. Dearstyne emphasizes that the small flock owner who markets some eg&s will make a real con tribution to the "quality egg cause." if he will eliminate the males from his flock. Reports from North Carolina awlne producers Indicate that 180, 1000 sows have been or will be bred for spring farrowing. - - 9 and tO 919 LITTERS of pig* averaging 3 4*. or mor# of birth I Feed SOWS "SO" sow ? pie for low cost pig gains I It's loaded with special vitamins...specially made to build big, husky pigs and make sows milk heav ily. Bigger profits begin with bigger litters. PARTON FEED STORE 42S Depot St., Waynevrille BIG NEWS FROM ROGERS TRACTOR Co. Ford Motor Company announce* a new automatic Mm Ma hay baler, designed for one-man operation and employing sweep fast feed, nniqae in the lowest-priced baler field. The lew fonr-balea-a-mlnats machine is the Ford ??, available In three ssedel*, engino ditrea with starter or without starter, and power take-eC. - 1 Pay Onlji 1/3 Down (Cash or Trade) . Balance Up to 3 Crop Payments or 34 Monthly Payments. ROGERS TRACTOR Co. Specialists In Farm Equipment Financing Fhqne Canton 3944 Oy<U, N. 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