^fitrogen Is Vital I
In Corn Production!
Two pounds oi nitrogen will
nuke about a bushel of corn, lay*
L. E. Tuekwiller, county farm
agent of Watauga, and grower* can
substantially increase their net in
come from this crop by sidedress
ing 80 to 100 pounds of nitrogen
f>er acre.
Tuck wilier points out that with
nitrogen costing about 14 cents per
pound applied, and corn at >1.25
to *1.30 per buahel, an investment
in this amount of sidedressing is
a sound money-making proposition.
On the other hand, he said, if corn
is not given adequate nitrogen, the
grower will almost surely fail to
receive any net return from his
investment in labor, seed and fert
ilizer.
While corn yields per acre in
North Carolina have gone up stead
ily in recent years, they are stiU
a long way from reflecting effi
cient production. Tuck wilier said.
And many low yield* ot corn in
Watauga are directly the result at
inadequate nitrogen fertilisation,
be added, M many grower* do aat
sidedress Ath enough nitrogen
and others do not put out any of
this important nutrient at all.
To get the moct out of nitrogen
topdressing. the county agent con
tinued. the soU should be limed
and fertilised in accordance with
recommendations resulting from a
soU test. If soU is too acid,
or is low in phosphate or potash,
maiimum response to the nitro
gen topdressing wUl not be realis
ed. he explained. He said, bow
ever, that if the corn foUows a
heavily fertilised crop, the grower
return from money (peat an nitro
iwlfblui
(ailed to fet their soil tested for
spring planting to certainly do to
for fall plantinga, aa thia will al
moat always net • farmer a much
higher return oa hia fertlliier and
nitrogen topdreuiof investment
than ha would real lie without the
benefit of a aoil teat.
Soil teata are performed free of
charge by the North Carolina De
partment of Agriculture In Ra
leigh. Information aheota and
boxes to* b* picked np from the
count; agent'a office or from the
ASC, SCS, or the local Vocational
Agriculture teacher.
Becky Crimes
Rites Held
Rebecca Grimea, 76, colored
reaident of Boone, died May 23 at
her home on Church Street
Funeral aervicea were conduct
ed at 2 p. m. Sunday, Hay 28, at
the Minnonite Baptist Church by
the Rev. Rock Hatton and the
Rev. A. W. Stowe. Burial waa in
the Clariaaa Hill cemetery.
She ia survived by two brothers,
John and Monroe Grimes, both of
Boone.
"Horn" Meeting
(Continued from page one.)
Blowing Rock, and Graver Rob
bins of Blowing Rock
Prompted by queationa from Dr.
Kephart, the panel discussed such
subjects aa what the'general pub
lic can do to promote "Horn", the
need for more diversified attrac
tions in the area, what the college
ia doing to help the drama, the
women's angle, the growing spirit
of cooperation between Boone and
Blowing Rock, the weekly Folk
Arts Festivals, and publicity plana
for the aeaaon.
W. Ralph Winkler reported on
the progreaa of new roads in the
area, which will provide better ac
ceaa for viaitors.
Derrick announced that the
Sylvania Corporation will make a
"mammoth flash shot" of the Dan
iel Boone Theatre on the night of
June IS, uaing 290 flaah bulba
simultaneously. He urged that a
big crowd be on hand to till the
theatre.
A moment of silence was ob
served at the cloae of the meeting
in tribute to the late Dr. B. B.
Dougherty, co-founder and Preslc
dent Emeritus of Appalachian
State Teachers College, who pass
ed away on Monday.
■
STRAWBERRIES
' 85c per gallon
We are taking orders for strawberries. Expect to start
pickng about May 25. Will not hold orders later than
4 p. m. (four) unless asked to by customer when he
places order
Picking Days: Mondays and Thursdays
(weather permitting)
PLACE: BEE COVE FARM FOUR MILES FROM
MOUNTAIN CITY ON DOE VALLEY HIGHWAY
Price: Eighty-Five Cents in Your Own
Container
Please give address and telephone number. Will write
or call when your order is ready
Thank you for past business. We hope to see yon and
many new customers this year.
BURLEY H. SHOUN - BEE COVE FARM
Mountain City, Tenn.
TELEPHONE NO. 2303
CONCRETE BLOCKS
STEAM CURED — LABORATORY TESTED
BOONE PLANT, TELEPHONE AMherst 4-3C1S
MAYMEAD BLOCK CO.
BOONE, N. C. 'SHOUNS, TENN.
Chest X-Rays Are Vital
By MRS. FRANCES C. FRANCIS
Today, more Is known sbout
tuberculosis tbsn ever befor*, pos
sibly mors than about any other
Infectious disease. Not only is the
specific cause known, bat the ways
in which the bacilli peas from per
iod to person, from the sick to
the well, are known. The factors
which lower the body's resistance
to the bacilli are known. Preven
tion is possible. Diagnosis is pos
sible at an early staff, when re
covery Is the rule. Cure is pos
sible.
In spite of this increased knowl
edge, tuberculosis is still the No.
1 killer smong infectious diseases.
An estimsted 400,00 Americans
have active tuberculosis. Of these,
there are 100,00 persons with ac
tive tuberculosis for whom health
authorities have no records. Most
of these persons do not know they
have the diseaae, do not know
they are spreading it to others.
And in this country tuberculosis
is spreading at the rate of 115,
000 persons a year.
What can be done about it? The
chest X-ray is an imoprtant part
of the answer. For tuberculosis
oftep strikes without obvious symp
toms, and signs of whatever dam
age it has started in the lung will
show up on the X-ray film. The
chest X-ray ia the first step toward
early diagnosis. It can detect signs
of the disease early, when it is eas
iest to cure. Of course a diagnosis
of tuberculosis is never made on
evidence of a chest X-ray alone.
When X-rays show suspicious
shadows, the doctor makes addi
tional tests to determine whether
a person has tuberculosis.
Everyone has his best chance of
finding TB early, when it ia eas
iest to cure, by getting chest X-rays
regularly. Get your free chest
X-ray in June from the Mobile
unit. Everyone from IS years up,
is urged to take advantage of this
opportunity.
Mrs. Watson
Dies Monday
Mrs. Nora Beatrice Watson, 63,
of Boone, Route X, died May 20
in Watauga Hospital after suffer
ing several severe strokes.
Mrs. Watson was the wife of
Aaron Dock Watson, who survives.
Also surviving are three sou, Ar
tew, Haitey and J. C, all of Boooe;
•ad OM daughter, Mrs. Daisy Har
mon ot Wickliffe, Ohio. Oh (OB,
Ira Wataon, preceded bar hi
death SI rears ago.
Funeral service* ware held at
Three Forks Baptist Church with
the Rev. Homer Green conducting
the ritee, and burial was in the
Gragg cemetery in the Sands com
munity. ',v..:
Mrs. Watson was born Novem
ber 12, 1804, in Wilk an County,
the daughter of the lata Mr. and
Mrs. Granville Shea
After Joining the church at •
vary early age, Mrs. Watson was
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