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j k mwmt BIRCH TREES In the following verses a native North Carolina poet, finds one tree that not even springs magic can make more beautiful:— How can this birch tree profit by the spring'? No green or lustrous garment it can wear Will recompense the loss of silver boughs That are so lovely bare. Clean as the moon without a wisp of cloud; White as a goddess carved upon a frieze; Its pale distinction, shining and aloof, Beside more somber trees. O, April sunlighit, do not hector it; And, warm winds, let jt be; insist ent spring, Stand by, abashed; how can you dare to touch So beautiful a thing? Anne Blackwell Payne BRIEFLY SPEAKING The week beginning July 4, 1938 has been allotted to the Wakelon Y. T. H. F. Chapter for their camp period at White Lake. It is hoped that a large percentage of the boys will attend camp this year. The boys will be interested to know that the Wendell Chapter has the same camp period. There has been much interest among the boys in the contest of individual scores, Mr. Mac having offered a cash award of *slo.oo to tfhe highest scorer. The two top scorers were brothers, James and W'lbur Pulley. Wilbur winning by a margin of ten points. Shelby Alford has been awarded 200 pounds of Chilean Nitrate for having the best written project plans. Shelby will have a demon stration plot using this fertilizer. Os the 60 boys enrolled in Vo cational Agriculture, 56 passed the examinations, an average of 93.3 per cent. The Tri-Chapter meeting will be held in Wakelon on May 25, 1938. Wendell and Wake Forest chapters will have charge of the program, while Wakelon acts as hosts. These tri-chapter meetings are proving worth while for the boys. There is a keen spirit of friendly rivalry, and many friendships are being formed among the boys of the" three schools. At the next meeting of ficers will be elected. QUOTAS ENCOURAGE SUPERIOR TOBACCO Although there is no sharp- divid ing line, tobacco growers fall into two general classes—those who try to grow the most tobacco and those who attempt to produce the best quality leaf. Those in the first class often sac rifice quality for greater produc tion by planting more acreage than they can tend properly, says Lloyd T. Weeks, assistant tobacco specia list for the State College Extension Service. Under the marketing quotas adopted by tobacco growers and ad ministered by the AAA, the “quantity” growers are encourag ed to become “quality” growers. Weather conditions often affect leaf quality, but even in bad years, THE ZEBULON RECORD, ZEBULON, NORTH CA ROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 6,1938 with proper care, the farmer can grow good tobacco. Many North Carolina producers of flue-cured tobacco do not use enough potash. Experiments have shown that plenty of potash makes a bright, smooth leaf that is easy to cure. Although fertilizers have been applied already in most sec tions, it is still possible to remedy potash shortages by adding a side dressing of 60 to 120 pounds of sulfate of potash to the acre. This should be done within 20 days after transplanting. Plans for the control of such dis eases as root knot and Granville wilt must be made at least two years ahead, so now is the time to start control plans for the 1940 crop. Where root knot, or ‘‘big root”, is prevalent, a proper rotation ef fectively reduces damage. A sug gested rotation is to follow the to bacco crop with a root-knot resist ant legume, such as peanuts or velvet beans. This can be followed the second year with a weed fallow. Tobacco is planted again the third year. CONTROL OF POTATO BEETLE An application of calcium arse nate should be made as soon as the beetles appear in any number and continued as often as the beetles become numerous. This poison may be used either as a dust or spray, but the plants should be thoroughly covered for best results. For dusting the materia] should be used with out dilution. A small hand duster has given excellent results. When used as a spray use ten teaspoons ful of calcium arsenate to three gallons of water for small gardens and two pounds o fthe poison to 50 gallons of water for large amounts. FEEDING THE BABY CHICKS Chicks should be given grain feed after the first eight or ten days. This should be fed two or three times a day in the mash hop pers and on top of the mash. This lessens the chance of the chick picking up droppings. It is very es sential that sufficient hopper space be supplied so that all the birds can eat at one time. Where it is necessary to keep the chicks in the brooder house, the ration should be supplemented with one per cent of biologically tested cod liver oil. However, if the birds have access to a range and direct sunlight this supplement is un necessary. • - OFFICERS FOR Y. T. H. F. CLUB FOR 1938 TILL CHRISTMAS President, Robert Lee Kimball; Vice-President, Haywood (Sam) Perry; Secretary, Wilbur Eddins; Assistant Secy., Forest Mitchell; Treasurer,* Hilton Gay; Reporter, Durwood Stallings; Credit, Mr. Mac; Sergeant of Arms: Jack Massey, Jack Perry, J. P. Murray; Program Committee: Sam Perry, Harold Massey, Wilbur Hales; So cial Committee; Hilton Gay, Forest Mitchell, Alvin Ray; Executive Committee: Needham Horton, Wil bur Pulley, Talmage Gay. For the years of 1937 and 1938 we have had 49 absent boys for the club. Out of this one boy made 6 of them. One boy made 4 of them. Four boys made three each. Seven boys made 2 each. Thirteen made 1 each. There were 64 on roll and out of these there were 28 boys put on the program. Four boys were put on the program over once. The initiation was held on No vember 16, 1937 on Thursday nite at 7:00. On November 19, 1937, we went thru the Y. T. H. F. ritual for the first time. We had our Father-Son Banquet on February 17, 1938. We payed SI.OO each for the banquet. Dates to go to White Lake Were: First choice: July 4, second choice June 27, third choice July 11. The captains for the teams at Field Day were: Baseball Forest Mitchell Volleyball Softball Russell Weathers Horse shoe S. J. Perry Everyone has paid their dues to the treasurer for a hundred per cent. We have played four volleyball games and won two of them. We have $16.00 in the treasury now. Most of this was made by sell ing drinks at basketball games. We had a football team out of the club which Robert Lee Kimball was captain. Forest Mitchell for the baseball team. Volleyball, out side of Field Day, was Red Kim ball. Robert Lee Kimball. BEAUTIFYING THE FARM STEAD TREES Trees should be planted with pos sibilities of giving an atractive ap pearance to the farmstead, and making it a more comfortable place in which to live. We need trees for protection from the north west winds of winter and for shade in summer. To have this protection I'OR SALE: Cabbage, Onion and Collard Plants, all assorted, 500 plants, 50c; 1,000 plants, 75c; Sweet Potato and Tomato plants, 500 plants, 75c; 1,000, $1.25; Strawberry, Pepper and Egg Plants, $2.00 per 1,000. —Dorris Plant Co., Valdosta, Ga. U. S. Approved, Pullorem Tested BABY CHICKS Hatch each Wednesday, Barred Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, English White Leghorns. ZEBULON HATCHERY Zebulon, N. C. SMITH CHRERS MAKETHEWAY Smith’s Heating System C. C. Strickland, Agent we should locate our trees where the force of the wind will be brok en. To have the shade we desire we must form a background or setting for the buildings from as many points as possible. Smaller flowering trees may be used in front in addition to the shelter trees. Two things to remember abo'ut shade trees is their value as a set ting for the building, and the other is the desirable points at which to have shade trees. Trees should not be planted directly in front of the house, as it cuts off the view. The trees should not be planted close enough together to allow the limbs to hide the front. It is nice to have trees at the rear of the souse to form a frame for the house. A lawn is very neces sary to the beauty of the home. Trees over the lawn and along the v v * v v * ♦ ♦ v vv vWW7 > SPECIAL PRICE ON LIME j*SOY BEANS, COTTON SEED (Direct from Coker; One > and Two Years from Coker)—GARDEN SEEDS, Loose >or Packaged; FIELD SEEDS; PAINTS and OIL; FER TILIZERS; SEED PEANUTS. Pellets, Mashes, Grain or Anything Else Needed for Chickens ’ Philip Massey’s—The F. C. X. Store Garden, Field Screen Wire, Plant Now OCjCjUO mAihs Seeds, most any kind, by weight, or in packets. Flower Seed, large assortment. Peas, Soy Beans, Velvet Beans, Corn. Fertilizer, Soda, Meal, Lime. Hulls. Distri butors, Plows, Castings. Barbed, Poultry, Hog Wire. Eating Beans, all kinds. Churns, Dyna mite, Caps, Fuse. A. G. KEMP Zebulon, N. C. J PAINTS : * Old Dutch White Lead, $9.50 per hundred pounds. Roof i > and Barn Paint, $1.15 Per Gallon. Flat Wall Paint, $1.95 < > per gallon and up. Shingle Stain (green), $1.50 per gal- > lon.' Semi-Paste Paints, Enamels, Varnishes, Dryers, Lin- > seed Oils. We have everything in stock. Come in, let’s i , talk it over. Over 400 gallons shipped to us this week. > PAINTS AND OILS < DEBNAM HDW. STORE : ' ZEBULON, N. C. i > < AAAAAAAAAAA.AAAA. A-A-A-A' a-a roadside will add beauty, but cau tion should be taken so the front view of the house is not closed. To particularly hide barns, trees may be planted around the barns, but should not be placed where they will interfere with the work, and so that sunshine can be enjoyed by the cattle in the winter. As it is often desirable to screen objects from view, trees may be placed near the object wished t 6 be hidden. Trees seem so tiny when plant ed, but soon they grow up in beauty. As they grow we love them so that we consider them priceless. Needham Horton. Sutter County, California, leads all United States counties in pro duction pf peaches and in nur iber of peach trees, according to Census Bureau reports.
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