Soil Poison Seen
A? Best Way To
Control Termite
Sprays, fumigants, or paints
will not kill wood termites that
are attacking house timbeils. but
u*ing a soil poison to cut oil :
the mud gallery from the house j
will do the job.
So stated Or. John B. Schmitt.
assistant professor of entomol
ogy at Rutgers university, New
Brunswick, N. J., in a recent
' General Electric farm forum
radio address.
?'The real answer is in, the
soil." said Dr. Schmitt, who also j
is a staff member of the New J
* Jersey agricultural experiment
station "The key to the whole
thing is the termite's need fjr
soil moisture; it must be able
to go back and forth between
the soil and the wood Cut it
off from either one. and it dies.
Sometimes a small structural
change will do the trick, but
more often you need a soil
poison."
There are many soil poisons, j
Dr. Schmitt asserted The eas
iest one to use, he' said, is
ortho-dichlorobenzene. "You diR 1
a shallow trench alonR your j
foundation and pour in ortho
dichlorobenzene at the rate of
two gallons to ten linear feet."
Dr. Schmitt explained. "With
an earth-filled porch, the best
thing to (do Is dig up the porch
along the foundation."
LEGAL ADVERTISING
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as adminis
trator of M. E (Marki Cochran,
deceased, late of Macon County.
N C., this is to notify all per
sons having claims against the
estate of saiti deceased to ex
hibit them to the undersigned
on or before the 23rd day of
September, 1947, or this notice
will be plead in bar of their re
covery, All persons indebted to j
said estate will please make im
mediate settlement.
This 23rd day of September,
1946.
WEAVER COCHRAN,
Administrator, i
826? 6tp? 031
Say: "I saw it advertised in
The Press".
PROGRESS MADE!
IN PRACTICES
ON DAIRY FARM
Agent Urges More Milk
Production; 'Surface
Only Scratched'
By S. YV. MFNDENHALL
I (County Farm Agent)
Since markets have been
established in Macon County lor
Grade A and manulaccunng
milk, much progress has been
made in feeding practices, qual
ity of cows, and milk produc
tion.
This progress has been tak
ing place in North Carolina and
the entire southeast, but we
have not yet scratched th,e sui>
lace in supplying the demand
for milk. Farmers in North Car
olina and the enti.*'.? South, lor
a long time to come, need have ?
no fear of over-production of j
milk.
Farmers who are undecided as
to whether to start producing
milk, or to increase their pres
ent production, should talk to
some of the farmers of the
county who are well pleased j
with our markets and are mak
ing money. Woodrow Teague,
Dude Berry, Harley Stewart,
Harold Enloe, R. C, Enloe, C S.
Slagle. Adrian Howell, Bobby .
McClure, J. S. Gray, Charlie |
Sutton. W. C. Higdon, and Ned
Teague have built Grade A
barns.
Some of the farmers selling
minufacturing milk are: Bill
Byrd, J. P. Deal, Frank Cabe,
Sam Kinsland, Charles Fergu
son, J. J. Gray, Otto McClure,
J. L. Young, Weaver Gibson, J
H Williams, Daisy Roper, Edgar
Tippett, Laddie Crawford, H. C.
Hurst, J. H. Brookshire, W. V.
Parker, and C. S. Sams.
Most of these producers have
added more cows to their herd
and in many cases have seeded
alfalfa or ladino clover.
There is still time for farm
ers to seed rye or rye grass for
winter grazing. Seed at least
five bushels of rye per acre, or
COAL FOR SALE
In 4, 5/4. 8 and 11 Ton Lots
Tiger Coal & Wood Co.
P. O. Box 126
CLAYTON, GA.
A POST CARD WILL BRING A SALESMAN
State College Hint*
To Farm Homemakers
By Ruth Current
N. O. State College
Home-made pickles entered |
hopefully lor a blue ribbon at a '
lair have to stand judging on j
such points as uniljrm size and |
shape and clearness of liquid, |
as well as good flavor, color, and
texture. Dinner-table judges
may be less critical on some line
points, but they expect a
pickle to do its best to provide
a meal with something crisp
and agreeably sharp-flavored.
To homemakers who are in
cluding pickles in this year's
food preservation program, home
economists offer these remind
ers in achieving good pickling:
Use only fresh, good quality
fruits and vegetables.
Follow good directions, exact
ly. Shriveled pickles, for ex
ample, may owe their unpleas
ant state to use of over-strong
salt, sugar, or vinegar solutions.
On the other hand, too weak
brine may cause dilled cucum
bers or tomatoes to spoil.
If directions call for weighing
fruit or vegetables, and kitchen
scales are lacking, note weight
at time food is purchased and
estimate waste. Or, if the food I
is home grown, here are some 1
average equivalents for aid In
measuring emergency: 20 med
ium cucumbers weigh about 8
pounds; 6 medium-sized onions
weigh 3/4 to 1 pound; 20 med
ium-to-large tomatoes weigh S'A
pounds; 35 medium-sized peaches
weigh 8 pounds; prepared rind '
>'i inch thick from a 15-pouna I
watermelon weighs about 4
pounds.
For full flavor, use .spices o
good quality, and don't forget
that spices saved from a preced
ing year hold flavor well only
if kept in air-tight containers
Pickle fruit or vegetable slices
of uniform size, not merely for
neat appearance but also be
cause the pickling liquid will
season them more evenly.
Use a clear, standard vinegar,
free from sediment.
Brown sugar which is not
suitable for home canning may
be used in some pickle and rel
ish recipes, such as chile sauce
and green tomato relish. Brown
sugar gives a rich, caramelized
flavor to pickled products but
this may be too strong for deli
cate pickled fruits.
50 pounds of rye grass. Fertilize
with 400 pounds of high grade
fertilizer per acre.
Find 17 Copperhead
Snakes In One Nest
Seventeen copperhead snakes j
were found recently In one nest
in J. F. Winters' barn.
Mr. Winters lives at Brad
ford's Cross Roads, about seven
miles West of Statesville.
According to report given by
Carl B. Stevenson, of Shiloh
township, the men were clean
ing out the stable when a
mother and 16 young copper
heads were found quartered
safely under a sill i.n nn" < vie
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TRACTOR PLOWS
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TRAILERS AND WAGONS
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MISS CANSLER.
MISS POTTS WIN
DRESS CONTEST
Eleven 4-H Girls Take
Party In County
Dress Revue
Eleven 4-H club giris entered
the county dress re*ue, which
was held at the Agricultural
Duiidmg last iiaturuay. frizes
were awarded in both junior
and senior classification^. Ail
dresses were made by the girls,
with some assistance Irom 4-H
neighborhood leaders or home
agents.
Virginia Cansler, of Iotla and
-low a member ol the franklin
4-H club, was awarded tiie Uiue
ribbon in the senior classifica
tion. The attractive skirt and
blouse she wore was made lrom
leed sacks at a cost of only 25
cents. The red award was given
to Joyce Burnett, 01 Highlands,
for a suit that she had made
irom one- of her lather s suits.
Joyce Swafford, of the franklin
club, and Frankabelia Gibson,
of Cowee club, tied for third
place.
In the junior contest Mary
Sue Potts, of Franklin, received
the blue ribbon on a blouse and
jumper of dotted Swiss. Second
award was given to Margaret
Berry, of Higdonville, and third
to Luanne Gibson, of Cowee.
Mrs. Herbert McGlamery judg
ed the dresses:
Other girls entering the dress
revue were: Wilma Gay Phil
lips. Betty Lee Moore, Marvaleen
Burchfield and Josephine Frady,
all from the Franklin club Nine
of the 11 girls entered the con
test for the first time this year.
Virginia Cansler will enter the
district 4-H dress revue contest,
which will be held in Ashevil'le
tomorrow (Friday*, and attend
ing the contest will be the first
and second prize winners in both
the junior and senior contests.
Silver medals will be presented
to the blue award winners.
stalls. Mr. Stevenson stated that
the old snake measured 34H
inches and the young snakes 10
to 12 inches in length. The
young snakes coiled and struck
as fiercely as the old one.
A post-morten examination of
the mother copperhead revealed
that she had just swallowed a
sparrow, a full-grown bird, that
was scheduled to be assimilated
in the reptile's digestive tract.
Mr. Winters considers it for
tunate that the "nest" of snakes
was discovered, since the sixteen
to one increase would have
meant that his premises would
soon have been infested with
the poisonous reptiles.
All-risk crop Insurance appli
cations on wheat must be filed
by September 28.
Ttfflico
The Home Demonstration club
met with Mrs. Bill McHan, and
Mrs. Florence Sherrill, home
agent, gave a demonstration on
hjw to treat seed beans to keep
out weevils. All who brought
ocans and had ihem treated
will have no worry about seed
next Spring. It was explained
The Revs. Cochran and Codey
have closed a successful revival
at the Tellico church.
Miss Virginia Ramsey, who
has a civil service position In
Washington, D C., has been
here visiting home folks
J. L. West and family and
Miss Ruth West visited in this
community recently.
Lolly Ramsey, son of George
Ramsey, of Columbia, S. C., re
cently brought his bride up lor
a visit.
Carl Donaldson Is making
syrup for the people In this sec
tion.
Misses Nora and Mayborl
Moody were here on business
Saturday..
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?
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White or Red
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or the '
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KNOTTY YELLOW PINE
CHESTNUT
OAK
BUCKEYE
HEMLOCK
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This panel is furnished in the following widths:
4, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12 inches, random lengths.
This panel is quickly cut, and easily fitted.
Can be varnished, stained, waxed, or painted,
making a beautiful finish.
Call or write us for prices and estimates.
Franklin Hardware Co.
Phones 117, 187-R
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Of course, luppllet of tiro irt sail limited. la ipiM at
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