PACE TWO
THE FRANKLIN FRE3S AND THE HIGHLANDS MACOMAN.
THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 13?
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Preparing Lambs and
Wool for Marketing
Since other farm products have
advanced in price, the indications
are that good quality lambs and
wool" will 'be higher this year.
The first thing to consider in
producing good quality lambs and
wool is good breeding. It of course,
is too late to do .anything about
the improving or the breeding of
this year's crop of lambs, but we
should be thinking of .next year's
crop! The flock should be culled
of poor producing ewes and keep
some of the best ewe lambs for re
placement., A purebred, thick,
blockyt short legged ram which is
a good representative of-the breed
should be used.
Another way of improving qual
ity is by docking and castrating.
The ram lamb becomes coarse in
the neck and shoulders, fails to
carry a. proper finish, the result
being a poor appearing carcass .and
less palatable food than the ewe
or wether lambs. The most desir
able age for docking and castrating
is from one to two weeks. Perform
both operations at one handling.
A creolin solution should be used
before the operation. After the op
eration a mixture of lard and tur
pentine is good. In' warm weather
always apply pine-tar to the wound
to prevent maggots. A sharp knife,
with a long blade can be used for
castrating and docking. However
the heated docking iron is a good
method.
Good breeding; and trimming .are
not the only essentials for choice
lambs. They must also be supplied
with the feeds .necessary to pro
duce good finish.
The best feed that can possibly
be furnished a .young lamb is milk
and plenty of it. , Therefore, the
ewe flock should be fed for milk
production. This means good le
gume hay, green succulent feed
such as winter cover crops, silage,
and grain. A partition should be
built with a small opening or creep
so that the lambs can be fed sep
arately from the rest of the flock.
The ideal market lamb, is one which
is a good type, well . finished and
weighing about 80 pounds. ,
Preparing Wool for Market
Good wool must be properly pre
pared and carefully handled to
bring its full value.
Shear When Wool is Dry. Damp
wool soon becomes moldy, discolor
ed, and the fibres rot. Buyers do
not want musty wool. '
Shear on Clean Dry Place. If
wool falls on a dirty floor or on
littered ground it will take up the
dirt and trash and its value will be
decreased. Clean wool . sells for a
better price.
Cut Close, Remove Fleece Un
broken. If fleece is. broken during
shearing the task of rolling and
tying it immediately becomes more
difficult. A , 'broken fleece, even
when rolled and tied, never looks
as well as a whole one.
Tag .Sheep Before Shearing. Heavy
locks left in the fleece stains the
wool that comes ,in contact with
them. Fleeces that contain an ex
cessive quantity of tags or other
foreign substances have a heavy
or Soggy feeling, and their price
is discounted by the buyer.
Roll Fleece With Flesh Side Out.
When rolling spread the fleece
with the flesh side down, fold in
from the sides and ends, then roll
from tail to neck. This method will
bring the shoulders and sides, or
the .best parts of the fleece on the
outside.
Tie Each Fleece Separately. Un
tied fleeces reach the manufactur
ers in poor condition. Do not roll
fleeces too tightly Or they will ap
pear less desirable. The use of
paper twine is recommended. Use
only just enough twine to hold the
fleece together. Pack fleeces In uni
form bags. Pack each grade sepa
rately. Store in a dry clean place.
Last year each farmer sold his
own wool individually. Farmers in
other counties who pooled their
wool and sold it cooperatively re
ceived more for their wool than
the farmers in this county receiv
ed. ,1 f - the farmers in this section
want us to help with the sale of
wool this year, we will be glad to
get the prices and sell all 'the wool
through a pool.
In order for us to get bids en
wool it will be necessary for the
farmers who will have wool to sell
to let us know approximately how
much they will have an.1 if they
want to sell it through a pool.
Farmers, ...who, , want. to.. selL.ibeif,
wool through a pool should either
write' or come by the county
agent's office in order for ,us to
get this information.
Signed : S. W. Mendenhall,
County Agent.
S. D. Alexander,
' Ass't County Agent
Gardenia Dancer.
OCTROI
'JOHN JOSEPH GAINES.MJ3,
"AND THE SEVENTH DAY"
I feel sure our editor will pardon
me, if I seem at times a little old
fashioned; there are so many
flimsy, new theories now and so
much untried stuff advanced, that
it is refreshing to go back to the
old trundlebed for a bit of old
fashione4 comfort once in a while.
Isn't the family doctor a sort of
guardian in his community? I think
so a trusted mentor and friend.
He, above all others must conclude
God's laws are always right.
So, there's a seventh day for
rest. It has been so for centuries.
That assumes , that we work six
days. He set the example for us, in
this matter of first importance.
Well, how many of us bbserve the
law or follow the Divine example?
How many of us pay the penalty
i 1 . p. ft A
wnicn is sure, aiier many, nagrani
violations ? ,
I am afraid that the church, am
bitious to succeed in a holy cause,
approaches very close to transgres
sion when it fills the Sabbath with
exacting ceremonies. Sunday is the
day of all days when ,1 need my
eye on the clock to see that I
shall not be late at anv of mv de
nomination's ordinances.' I have
somehow acquired the feeling that,
if I am late, or neglectful of formal
statutes on Sunday, I am not living
up to my duty as a God-fearing
man a would-be setter of good
example in my community. So Sun
day has become almost a day of
exacting requirement, with but little
REST. I wonder if God wants it
that way?
Of course, BUSINESS desecrates,
gallops over, takes no notice of
the Sabbath. It's the day when soft
drink trade is best, and when grease
and gasoline are most in demand.
Even durg stores remain open on
acjount of emergency (?) prescrip
tions! Would God have it so I
wonder?
Plow-Made Terraces
Cost Less Per Acre
Twenty acres of land terraced at
a cost of 50 cents an acre is the
record of V. R. Harris, cooperator
in the soil conservation service
area at Franklinton.
I'he terracing was done with a
turning plow and terracing wing
and the only cost, $10 for the 20
acres, was for labor. The terraces
were up to specifications of the
soil conservation service and State
college extension service and were
as good as could have been built
by a tractor, according to G. L.
Winchester, soil conservationist on
the project.
At the first plowing nine rounds
or 18 furrows' were plowed. At
each subsequent plowing one less
round was made until the . final
plowing of six rounds, or 12 fur
rows, completed the terraces.
"The terraces were built on Ap
pling coarse sand loam, a type of
soil that is easy to terrace," Win
chester said, "but there is not a
one of them that even looks like
breaking."
"Terraces built with a plow
have the advantage of less sub
soil being turned up and leave a
smoother flow
added.
line," Winchester
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form of feed that .can be given
the- young porkers, said H. W.
Taylor, extension swine specialist
at State college.
v x Soybeans planted in . rows and
cultivated twice, he added, will
furnish exllent grazing fromhe
time the plants are about 15 inches
high until frost.
On good land, he said, an acre
of soybeans will support, 15 or 20
shotes, provided they also receive
a 'full feed of corn and a good
protein supplement.
Such pastures should be sown, on
land where pigs have not ' been al
lowed to range during the previous
year or so,( Taylor; continued. Be.st
results, will ,be obtained if the land
has been cultivated vwith some
crop since the last time swine was
on it.
Land used for hog pasture or hog
lots during the past year is liable
to be infested with parasites, par
ticularly worms, or other forms of
disease-producing organisms, Taylor
pointed out.
To get the pigs' in top shape for
fall i market, he continued, they
should , be kept on full feed at all
times.
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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. . . . Gail
Armour, famous danseuse, re
hearses for her Gardenia Dance at
Florida Gypress Gardens where
thousands of the fragrant waxy
blossoms are now in full bloom.
Goad Pasture Makes
Excellent Pig Feed
A good, clean pasture for spring1
farrowed pigs will pay big. divi
dend at marketing time next fall.
When on good pasture, the sow
and pigs are protected from dis
ease and parasite infection and
provided with feed essential to
health and development.
And pasturage is the cheapest
& 'I A S
I'M A NEW WOMAN
THANKS TO PURSANG
Yes.Pursanccontainsiin properly
balanced proportions, 6uch proven
elements as organic copper and iron.
Quickly stimulates appetite and aids
.nature in building rich, red blood
even in cases of simple anemia. When
this happens, energy and strength
usually return. You feel like new.
Get Pursang from your druggist.
m
Mother-think of it! Nine
tenths of all the hospitals im
portant in maternity work
now give their babies a body
rub every day with Mennen
Antiseptic Oil! Why? Because
this treatment keeps the baby
safer' from his worst enemy,
GERMS ...helps protect his skin
against infection. Give your
baby this greater safety. It's,
so important! Buy a bottle of
Mennen Antiseptic Oil at
your druggist's today,
MSriMSM otniaepiu OIL
Lime and phosphate make pas
tures produce more feed on most
any farm.
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