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PAGE SIX BEFORE AND AFTER Before G. B. Price of the Clifton community in Ashe county began to lime and fertilize an 18-acic pas ture, it did well to provide grazing for four or five cows each summer but, during the summer of 1938, it grazed 16 cows and he says it wil provide enough grazing for one cow to the acre this coming season; Also, the broom . sedge is all gone THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS : MACON1AN THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1939 This Month On the Farm Loyal Order of Moose Franklin Lodge, No. 452 Meets In Americal Legion Hall Every Thursday Night 7:30 O'CLOCK Billy Bryson, Secretary CAN YOU AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT IT Funeral Benefit Insurance Costs Are Surprisingly Small Rates From 2y2c Month Up According To Age Benefits are Provided in the Amount of $100 for Persons Over 10 Years of Age and in the Amount of $50 for Per sons Undar 10 Years of Age. Bryant Burial Ass'n. Franklin, N. C. CAGLE'SCAFE FRANKLIN SYLVA "We Cater to the General Public" Oysters, Steaks and Fish a Specialty Good Tasty Food and Home-Baked Pies We Appreciate Your Patronage A. G. CAGLE, Prop. Bolivar Pigg, he ftzz, sez he: I "There's some things-look too soft to me; I Most easy things are April Fool sat?- And ren ny re cracked up to be.' I! cs Sei Bolivar Pv sez he. j The following eoorl farmincr nrar. ' ' 11 O j - tices are recommended by .special ists of the State College Extension Service for the month of April: WOMACK'S SERVICE STATION Washing Polishing Expert Lubrication Phone 1904 Franklin, N. C. HORTICULTURE Bed sweet potatoes during the nrst tew davs of Ann! that n ants may be had for setting about June I, advises Horticulturist Robert Schmidt. Instead of selling the hest potatoes and using the scrubs and culls tor seed, build up your own seed stock by saving the best for seed, select smooth, well-shaped potatoes of desirable color that are tree from disease. DAIRY CATTLE John Arey, extension v dairyman, says now is the time to prevent a feed shortage next vrar Plans should be made this four tons of silage and two toas of good hav for each mw in vnur herd. Cows fed liberally on good roughage and sparingly on grain will produce more profitably and live longer than those fed .cnarina. ly on roughage and liberally on grain. Keep the cows off perma nent pasture until the land i firm UIU ine Brass has made onnA " cvvsv growth. " SEEDS A COMPLETE STOCK Lespedeza, Garden Seeds and Grass Seeds. Finest varieties. SEE US BEFORE YOU BUY Macon County Supply Go LYMAN HIGDON AND HARVE BRYANT. Mgr. Hardware, Mill Supplies, Farm Implements FRANKLIN, N. C. SWINE H. W. Taylor, swine snerialist. . -r , otters nog growers the following suggestions lor April: Castrate spring pigs when thev. are ahont live weeks old. Arranee r e.an nae- cj --- JMW tures for sows and pigs. Soybeans planted in rows and cultivated twice will furnish excellent grazing irom tne time thev are 15 inches high until frost.. Rush the spring pigs tor tall market, and keen them on tun teed. INSECT CONTROL Here's how to control flea Keetlec that eat small round holes i'n v. table seedlines and nntatr. ioi,c says Jjr. f. MeteaJf. State -ml. lege entomologist. Spray the plants wun a .Bordeaux mixture nr Anct I with arsenical, barium fluosilicate, or rotenone dust. " ,'l Simple - Durable Dependable . GARDENS Tender croos. such as Heano ni. cumbers, cantaloupes, okra, squash, sweet corn, and tomatoes, ma v he planted any time from April 1 to x r m iviav 13. savs l.ewia P Wotc - ' J WW AUUilf extension horticulturist. ThmUeh- out the eastern part of the state-, these crops are planted from March 15 to April 15. In the ren tral, reor. ion, the planting dates are from April 15 to April 30, and in the mountain area, thev can be nlant. ed safely after May I. In all cases the exact olantintr time will 'he governed to some extent by local conditions. . - This McCormick-Deering CORN PLANTER WILL SAVE YOU MONEY -c-IJl!! ?rn l)la"ter has been the leader in this -uuu iur .years. . . . n is still the farmers' nn 1 i, Can nanille "s .Planter anywhere. f"V' " uCm,"'-C,S to.twistinS rows in terraced nH;J h'"SKleS' ,ts the sweetest "andling i - ;wu tvtl OtiVV, farm I L tht niost cPlete line of tarm tools and implements in Macon County. If VOM Want n - .. vuuuijf. xi ui q "lowing machine,- see us. Also a complete line of quality garden and grass seeds Macon County Supply Co. FRANKLIN. N. C. POULTRY Quite often Doultrv flock Wt get enough of Vitamins A anH T during the spring. To correct this ucuciency, Koy h. Dearstyne sug gests mat cod liver oil be added to the mash. While ereen feed may supply both of these vitamins there may be a lack of this feed in tne spring, rientv of sunshine ni 1 m win aiso nelp to suoolv these es .sentiais. TOBACCO After tobacco seedlin i? are trans planted in the field, thev ... . ... . J - atiacKea Dy pud worms, says J. O. iN.oweii, extension entomologist. The best known method nf rnntrnllincr , 0 these pests IS noisonerl rnrn mpal bait. This is made bv mikin'i? one pound of arsenate of lead with 50 J e younas or corn meal for larcre quantities or six tablespoons of the ieaa, with one neek of meal (nr small amounts. A .small pinch of mis Dait is placed directly in": the bud early in the forning. 'Applica tions should becin about 10 davs to: two weeks afer the plants are set in the field and continued until tne plants are topped. Mature again becfconsTus t worsKip' tKe miracle of reawakening life. Binls trill their anthems of joyous praise and" the hearts of men rejoice as the fieloY LIpssom with gtad affirmation of life without end. through life's changes, as time brings each of us nearer to Destiny's fulfillment, may we all strive to serve others as we would be' served. And may we feel, tlirough all the vicissitudes of our earthly journey, that regardless of our mortal means or might we are equally subject to our Creator's.immutable plan. wmmm PH0NE 106 NIGHT PHONE 20 Cvfaoirafl (Ddflsfiooiraeirs You can now enjoy the conveniences of the city ?y installing a full automatic electric pump. With the new low electric rates now in effect; the mohthly cost of running water is . less than the cost of a package of cigarettes. Sales of wheat and flour for v- port totaled aDDroximatelv 01 Ann. 000 bushels from July 1, 1938 to March 18, 1939, of which about 7, 000,000 bushels, have been exported, THIS is the big year for Run. ning Water. More homes will install it than ever. Why, because times are better and prices point higher. That's why you should' plan your installation this year. You'll save money by doing soi Install a Goulds Automatic Water System Now and it will stand out as your wisest investment. Low in first cost, low in upkeep, extra strong for extra wear, a Goulds gives you the most for your dollar. Come and let us give you all the facts. It will be time well spent; dollars saved. A YEAR OR RIO HO TO PAY o J Nantahala Power & Light Go. FRANKLIN, N. C 4"
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