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Randolph Agricultnral Department
E. S. MILLSAPS, JR.. County Agent
Saturdays
Office Days
First Mondays
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Holly Springs Gets Car Load Cows.
The farmers around Holly Springs
section of the county are getting ir.
a car load of dairy cows to be used on
the cream and milk routes. These
cows are high grades and will be
from cows of known records. As soon
as arrangements can be made one of
the farmers in the car and a cattle
specialist will make the trip to pur
chase the cows. This move speaks
well for the farmers of this section
and shows that they are awake to the
possibilities of the dairy cow.
The farmers along the cream route
in the western part of the county are
at the present time getting up a car
of cattle also,, but so far it is noi
complete, but we hope to get it up at
an early date. V. hieh will be the
next community to lean out in a move
of this kind ?
Scrub Bull Contest At Guernsey ^!e.
In order to promote and interest
the farmers of Randolph countv tv
use better bred bulls the X. C. Guern
sey Breeders Association have offer
ed to exchange a purebrt 1 -* e>
bull for the worst, or sci.i; c -crub
bull brought out to their sale on
April 24th. A committee will be ap
pointed to judge the bulls and award
the winner. The only conditions are
as follows. The bull must be one
year old or over. He must have been
in the possession of the owner for at
least 90 days prior to the sale. The
onlv other condition is that there
must be at least two bulls competing
for the prizes. Any farmer who has
a bull of this kind should take advan
tage of this opportunity to get a
registered bull free.
Feeding Eaby Chicks.
The N. C. State College Poultry
Extension Department gives the fol- ,
lowing feeding schedule for baby
chicks. The first thing after the
chicks are dry’, give sand as grit and
sour milk to drink. The milk keeps
down bowel trouble. After the
chicks are forty-eight hours old if
they are lively give them their first
feed. If they are not lively by this
time delay the feeding for another
twenty four hours.
The' first feed should consist of oat
meal or rolled oats fed raw and dry.
Feed five times per day until the fifth
day what they will clean up in fif
teen minutes.
After the fifth day, feed equal
parts of pinhead oats and cracked
com or a good commercial chick feed.
On the eighth day commence the
feeding of dry mash made as follows: ,
Com meal. 100 lbs. I
Wheat middlings.100 lbs.
Wheat bran.100 lbs.
Ground oats. 100 lbs. <
Fish Meal or Tankage- 50 lbs.;
Keep this mash before them at all
times in hoppers, and feed the pin
head oats and cracked com or com- •
mercial feed only night and morning,
what they will clean up in fifteen rtiin
utes. They should now have some
green feed, oats, clover or other grass
that is cut fine. The oats however
are preferable.
After the chicks are three months
old increase the fish meal or tankage '
to 100 lbs. and use the other parts as
before. Also start feeding the fol
lowing scratch feed night and morn
ing:
Whole wheat . 100 lbs.
Whole oats. 100 lbs.
Cracked com . 100 lbs.
Feed this scratch feed in deep litter
of some kind at the rate of one quart
to 12 chicks of the larger breeds and
one quart to fifteen of the smaller
breeds.
More chicks are lost by improper
feeding than by disease, therefore it
is important that we watch our step
and give the proper attention to the i
feeding.
Better to Raise Your Own Cows
It is not uncommon to hear dairy- j
men state that they can buy cows
cheaper than they can raise them. On ;
the other hand, the best dairy ob- j
servers and authorities generally ;
claim that it is better to raise the |
heifer calves from the best cows in \
the herd, if by a good purebred bull, j
to replenish and build up the herd,
than to buy the cows. > <
We cannot help feeling that the
dairyman who thinks it more econom- J
ical to buy than to raise his cows
fails to take into consideration all the j
factors involved in the question. His j
cost accounting is too often open to
the same criticisms that can general
ly be applied to farm accounting. In
this case the value of the cows bought
must be carefully compared with the
value of those raised, for it is never
economical to either rai«~.
poor cow. In other words,
of a good cow, as compared with a
poor cow, or even with an average
cow, is so much greater, that the
method which secures the
during herd
economical.
Again, the quality
which one raises and their cost may
be quite different from the value and
cost of those which he might raise if
he studied and practiced the best
and most economical methods of rais
ing good dairy cows. It can never be
economical to raise a poor cow and,
therefore, unless the calves are raised
to produce good cows, it
to
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Thrifty Tips
FOR THE. Hfig
On the Safe Side.
Buy medicines in small quantities,
as some lose their strength and others
grow stronger through keeping.
Blanket Washing.
Hang up wool blankets without
wringing them.. They may take a lit
tle longer to dry but will keep their
shape much better. W hen the top
dries, reverse the blanket, and the
process will not be so lengthy.
Make a Note of It.
Never let milk stand in a tin con
tainer.
Serve whipped cream on the to
mato bouillon.
Don’t expect low prices for vege
tables out of season.
Brash the buns lightly with evap
orated milk for glazing.
Core apples and stuff them with i
marshmallows before baking.
A small amount of salts of lead
applied every so often will stimulate •
plant growth.
Concerning Enamel Ware.
When buying enamel ware, inquire
as to the number of coats. The best
variety of white enamel ware has
three coats. The cheaper ware has
only one additional coat and there
fore chips readily .
For Mashed Potatoes
A quarter of a teaspoonful of bak
ing powder added to mashed potatoes
while beating will make them light
and fluffy.
When Washing China.
When washing china, breakages
may be avoided by placing a Turkish
towel at the bottom of the basin.
When Measuring Syrup.
When measuring syrup, or any
sticky substance, avoid waste by dip
ping the cup in boiling water.
A Washing Help.
A teaspoonful qf paraffin in a tub
ful of clothes ready for washing
will lighten the work amazingly.
Dirty Marks on Paint.
Dirty marks on paint can be re
moved by rubbing first with a slice of
lemon and then with whitening. Af
terward wash with soap and water.
Easy Cooking.
An asbestos mat on the gas stove
when cooking preserves is a relief to
the housewife, insuring against stick
ing.
About the Vacuum Cleaner.
Keep the brush clean.
The cleaner will w-ork far better if
the dust bag is emptied frequently.
Oil the motor according to direc
tions given with your particular
make of cleaner.
Turn off the motor when suddenly
called away. It takes but a second
and may save you a great deal of
trouble.
A Roach Chaser.
Sprinkle borax in the cracks and
crevices around the sink and base
ment if you are tired of roaches.
Fine Lace.
Shake powdered magnesia over the
very fine lace. Wrap in a towel and
let it stand for several days. Shake
powder out and, if necessary, press.
Save It for Flavoring
Leftover coffee may be used for
flavoring in cakes and puddings, but i
should never be reheated for drink-'
ing purposes, since the flavor lies in j
the volatile oil which goes after the
coffee is made.
Burned Cake.
If you have been unfortunate |
enough to bum the edges of the layer
cake when you wanted it to be parti
cularly nice, try this way of remov- I
ing the evidence: Carefully scrape
off the burned part. Then brush over
the top and sides with the beaten
white of an egg. Dust with powdered
sugar and place the cake in the oven
long enough for the egg to dry out.
about four minutes. It can be iped
over this, if desired, and be as smooth
as though ho accident had occurred.
The annual convention of the Sun
day school workers of the State will
be held in Greensboro April 28, 29,
and 30. The committee in charge of
the arrangements is of the opinion
that this will be the biggest and best
Sunday school convention held in
North Carolina in recent years. Free
lodging and breakfasts will be fur
EVENTS OF WEEK
AT STATE CAPITAL
Governor’s Office furnishes Most
of the News—Reorganizing
Several Departments.
Raleigh, March 23.—The legislative
rush in Raleigh was succeeded last
week by events of a nature as import
ant as the acts of the General As
sembly and was featured particularly
by the reorganization of the Supreme
Court, the official announcement from
Governor McLean relating to the
State deficit, the beginning of bus
control by the State and the handling
of several matters, chiefly from the
Governor’s office, dealing with the
enforcement of laws enacted at the
1 recent session of the Legislature.
The most important event of the
week was the resignation of Chief
Justice Hoke, of the Supreme Court,
and the appointemnt by the Gover
nor of Associate Justice W. P. Stacey
to succeed him. To fill the vacancy
created by the Stacey elevation. Gov
ernor McLean named former State
Senator Lycurgus R. Varser, of Lum
berton. The new Associate Justice was
Mr. McLean’s law partner prior to
the time the latter became Governor.
During the recent session of the Gen
eral Assembly Mr. Varser had head
quarters at the Executive Mansion
and has been one of the Governor’s
chief advisers on legislative matters.
He is recognized as an able lawyer
and it is believed will make a valua
ble addition to the high tribunal to
which he has been elevated.
Chief Jdstice Hoke resigned because
of ill health after having devoted
' more than thirty years of distinguish
ed sendee to the State, most of these
having been spent on the bench. The
new Chief Justice achieves with his
elevation the distinction of being the -
youngest chief justice in America. He
has, besides, attained to the highest;
judicial position within the gift of the
people of North Carolina at the age i
of forty, after fifteen years of actual
law practice. In 1909, Mr. Stacey was
principal of a Raleigh school. In
1925 it is Chief Justice W. P. Stacey
presiding over the highest tribunal
1 maintained in the State, after four
years as an associate on the bench
during which time he has fully demon
strated his capability as a judge and
became recognized as probably one of
the most capable members of the Su
preme Court. It is little wonder now
that the call from the State Univer
sity for his services a short while
ago did not appeal to him. Time has
i shown the wisdom exercised in
remaining on the bench.
Governor McLean “startled the na
tives” on Friday with a statement
showing th% deficit of the State under
his system of cash financing to be
$10,251,660.57 as of February 28,
1925, and its bonded indebtedness
$113,868,000 on the same date. The
j figures show an increase in the deficit
! since July 1st of approximately three
| and a half millions and an operating
deficit for the month of February of j
more than $300,000. It is recognized,
however, that the deficit will be re
duced when figures of revenue col
lections from March 1st to June 30th,
the close of the fiscal year, are taken
into consideration, as this is the period
for the heaviest collections of revenue
to take place.
The Attorney General’s office is
being reorganized under the recent
law passed giving that official three
full-time assistants at $3,600 a year.
The present assistant, Frank Nash,
has been reappointed and will contin
ue in the office of Attorney General
Brummitt. Walter L. Cohoon will con
tinue with the State Highway Com
mission as another of the assistants
and still another is to be assigned to j
the Department of Revenue. Mr. Co
hoon will receive $3,600 instead of a
j little more than $4,000 which has been j
| paid him the past few years.
The Governor also took a step the
past week toward reducing the
running expenses of the State when
he issued his first order as director;
of the budget requesting that all
state-owned autos be repaired in the
shops of the State Highway Commis
sion, and that all parts be purchased
through the Commissions organized
auto department, thus eliminating the
middle-man’s profits on parts and re
pairs for the State cars.
Most of the news of the week devel
oped in the Governor’s office but not
all of it. From the corporation com- j
mission came the announcement that \
it probably would not appoint a direc
tor of bus transportation, as allowed
I in the newly passed law, giving to the
commission control of the bus lines of
the State with regulatory powers. The
chairman of the commission, W. T.
Lee, said the present office force prob
ably would be redistributed so that
the matter could be handled without
additional expense for executives.
Bus control became effective Sunday,
March 22, and at the same time the
commission issued regulations regard- |
ing licenses and operation under which
the bus lines will operate.
The State Prison furnished its
share of the news with the meeting of
the old and new boards of directors
and the fire and criticism directed at
George Ross Pou, its superintendent
because of the fact it was discovered
the superintendent of the prison and
some of the subordinate officials had
been charging items for their homes
to the prison at various Raleigh
store?. Publication of the lists of
the bills containing items of rouge
and/ other cosmestics aroused wide
spread comment as well as materials
from cloth supply stores for grades of
cloth which it is claimed not to get.
Superintendent Pou weathered the
storm temporarily however when the
retiring prison board issued a state- j
ment “exhonorating” him and reeom- 1
mending the re-election of the Super
intendent and other officials. j
The new board met, also, but the
advice of the old board was not fol
lowed. Instead, the new organiza
tion postponed action on the election
of a superintendent warden chief
clerk and physician until the first
week in April. There was no indica- j
tion whether this postponement was
to canvass the situation more thor
oughly and select a successor to Mr.
Pou, but it was vaguely hinted about
the capital that this might be the
ease. Tire close mouthed chief execu
tive, Mr. McLean, who is expected to
have a great deal to say about the
matter of the prison officials, has
had nothing to say on the subject and
merely reiterates that he has given
the matter no consideration and has
made no recommendation to the pris
on board. The opinion prevails that
while this is not a repudiation of Mr.
Pou it cannot be considered an en
dorsement.
Gutzon Borglum, Stone Mountain’s
deposed sculptor, submitted to Gov
ernor McLean a plan that he re-create
models for the Confederate memorial
and place them in the charge of a
committee headed by the Governor
until such time as the United Daugh
ters of the Confederacy for a nation
al organization to take over the
Memorial from the Stone Mountain j
Monumental Association and complete
it. The plan is' to get rid of the dis
senting factors and to take away
from the city of Atlanta the practical
domination which it now exercises by
control of the Executive committee, j
Governor McLean lauded Mr. Bor-1
glum’s motives, but withheld accep
tance of the trust until he could give
it deep consideration.
The chances are that the North
Carolina Executive will decline to be
come involved in the controversy, al
though deeply interested in seeing
this mammoth undertaking prosecuted
to a successful conclusion.
Lexington post of the American Le
gion raised last week in canvass of
two hours by twelve members of the
post its share of the American Legion
million dollar endowment fund. Ac
tual cash raised was $1,087.
Uncle Jcrhn
My niece has bought her new
spring hat—a smug, artistic
dome—that looks like it was
built to keep her intellecks at
home; I never like the “cart
wheel” shapes she wore in years
agone, that took a half a dozen
spears to hold the .critter on,—
but this here up-to-date devi<*
that crowns her brow today, is
certainly a winner—and, I’m
back of what I say!
“A gravy-bowl turned upside
down” describes it mighty nigh,
and a single, bobbin’ feather
captivates the searchm’ eye. Its
base-line gives the merest hint
of Venus in eclipse—but it fairly
socks the emphasis on smilin’
ruby lips!
Although my niece’s new
spring hat ain't needin’ no de
fense, I’ll stake my reputation it’s
the peak of common sense. The
unassumin’ egg-shell may be
plumb bereft of pride, yet every
time we meet one, we can swear
to what’s inside! When we run
acrost perfection. it’s the time
fer standin’ pat—so, I register
approval of my niece’s new
spring hat. Uncle John.
John J. Murray was a
stake driver at $18 per
week before the World
War. He lost an arm in
the Argonne. Rehabilitat
ed through the American
Legion he. was seat to
Boston University, and
T A
cxnuier Loses j
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NEWS IN BRIEF
John M. Brewer, Jr., 17-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Brewer,
1 of Wake Forest, died at the home of
his parents Saturday moring as thei
result of a ■self administered dose of
poison.
Mrs. H. B. Newby, aged 78, a na
tive of Davidson county, died at her
home in High Point last Friday from
the effects of an attack of influenza.
The disappearance of Stuart Mc
Lean Friday night of last week from
Harnett county at which time his
bloodstained cap was found by his de
serted car has all proven to be a
hoax. McLean has turned up and is
now at his home. The disappearance
was, it is confessed, framed by Mc
Lean and a friend, Neal Davis, to
create a sensation.
W'rightsville Beach has been select
ed as the place for the annual meet
ing of the North Carolina Building
and Loan League, which will be held
July 21, 22, and 23. The league now
has more than 250 members. There
are 80,000 building and loan share
holders in the State, owning $70,000,
000 in assets.
A 50-gallon still and 3,000 gallons
of beer were discovered within a half
mile of Julian Friday by Guilford of
ficers. nldications .were that there
had been wholesale ^tilling at the
place, although the still was not in
operation and no one was at the place
when the officers arrived.
The
BULL’S EYE
"Editor tad Qentrai Manager
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THE AMERICAN
CONSTITUTION
AJLA_CARTE
Order Any Amendment
You Want
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THEY are trying to pass an
amendment to keep children
from working. Now children
didn’t want to work, but they got
tired waiting for somebody else to
do it. If they would just put
through an amendment to MAKE
grown people all work, there
would be no need to have this
children one. Grown people stop
ped working without an Amend
ment or even a reason, so it will
take more than an Amendment
to start them. It will take a
Miracle.
They are going to pass another
Prohibition Amendment, some
body mislayed the rules of the
other one. The 19th amendment
made Women vote, some amend
ments make us do something and
some keep us from it. No. 21 will
give men with Knee Breeches the
vote. About the 25th Amendment
will prohibit smoking and wf
they do, ‘Bull’ Durham will be
leg for a dollar a sack. (I knr
would get that Ad
there somewhere.)
P.8. Pm going to write »ome more piece*
that will appear i»«hia paper. Keep look
ing for them.
for a lot less money.
That* a die net of tide
‘Bull’ Durham prop
osition. More flavor
—more enjoyment
and a lot more money
left in the bankroll at
the end of a week’s
smoking.
TWO BASS far IS casts
100 cigarettes for 15 cents
Gibsonvflle high school team de
feated the Liberty high school base
ball team Friday at liberty by a
score of 14 to 4. ^
W. B. Yarborough, who died at his
home in Lexington recently, besides
his children is survived by his widow,
who was before her marriage Mias
Mattie Arnold, daughter of the late
Samuel Arnold, of Randolph county.
Senator William E. Borah, of Ida
ho, will speak at Charlotte May 20th
on the occasion of the celebration of
the Mecklenburg Declaration of Inde
pendence Day.
A, new hotel costing $1,660,000 with
60 guest rooms is to be erected in
North Wflkesboro. Business men at
the dty have already subscribed $90,
000 for the project.
Grey stone Terrace
Embraces a Boundary of Picturesque,
Rolling Grounds
The home builder will find there a
wealth of natural beauty, that even the
grey, winter season cannot wholly conceal.
Spend half an hour WALKING about it.
You will be repaid whether you are in
search of a home site or not.
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GET YOUR ANSWER,
HERE
Dry cleaning the way we do
it is the one and only ans
wer to the soiled suit ques
tion. A tailor, no matter
how efficient he may be, can
not dean a suit as we dry
dean it. He takes out a
spot here and there—we re
move all spots, stains and
blemishes from clothing.
Free Sample Can for You
(You will not be asked to buy)
Come to this year’s B.P.S.
Paint, Enamel, Stain and Vantish
Demonstration
\TOU are undoubtedly familiar with
I some of the B. P. S. Products.
Our reason for offering this free sam
ple can is that we want you to become
better acquainted with B.P.S. Quality.
New finishes to show you.
Experts from the B. P. S. factory
will demonstrate all modem meth
ods of painting, enameling, staining
' < and varnishing.
April 2nd, 3rd and 4th
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