State College Answers Timely Farm Questions Q. How should I go about controlling cow pox? A Dr. C. D.' Grinnells, vet erinarian for the Agricultural Experiment Station at State College, suggests that you seg regate the iinfected animals from the remainder of the herd and arrange /or a separate care taker for these animals, if pos sible. In. mild cases he sug gests cleanliness in milking by dipping the teats after each milking in chlorine solution. Tincture of iodine in glycerine of equal parts is also useful. When cow pox is neglected the 1 disease often becomes a pre- | disposing cause to mastitis, an inflammation of the udder, which is the dairyman's No 1 problem. Q. What is the best kind of poultry litter? A. Prof. Roy S. Dearstyne, head of the Poultry Department at State College, says that ground corn cobs is one of the best types of litter a-vailable on the farm and that no poultry- i man should lose the opportun ity of building up a supply of I this type of litter. While not! the best, wood shavings 'provide acceptable litter and poultrymen 1 near a sawmill can depend on this supply, ?it's bad to run out of litter in mid-winter and now s the time to provide a full supply," Dearstyne says. Farmers Cooperate In Home Fruit Plan In all sections of North Car olina farm families are cooper ating in home fruit projects on a community basis, and these activities are proving very suc cessful. Mother and father, and an the 4-H members work to- I gether to produce an extra sup ply of small fruits for the fam- 1 uy. Then all the families in the community follow the standard | plan, which is agreed upon at a general meeting. Everybody grows the same fruit or fruits, and each swaps information with the other It's a community affair. hvTHP d 6 xr Was first suggested by H. R. Niswonger, in charge i of Extension horticulture at I State College. In the counties the farm and home agents are 1 cooperating to put it into op eration in key communities. Most of the communities are growing only strawberries; or strawberries, grapes, and rasp berries or dewberries; orstraw bernes with apples, peaches, sour cherries, and figs (in the eastern part of the State.. Some communities are also including blueberries, where soil condi tions are suitable. "As a starter, the nlan