State College Hints
To Farm Homemakers
By Verna Stanton
N. C. State College
On cold winter nights, noth
ing can beat "sleeping warm,'
under a goyd blanket And this
is one article in such good sup
ply that liomemakers shopping
lor blankets may find a number
in the stores from which to
choose
To help those buying blank
ets to get the most lor their
money, textile specialists offer
these suggestions.
Read labels carefully. If the
blanket is marked "wool", the
label must give the exact per
centage of wool fiber. As a rule,
the more wool, the warmer the
blanket. It takes at least 25
per cent wool to make much
difference in warmth, or to
give any of the characteristics
of a wool blanket, such as fluf
flness, elasticity, and ability to
absorb moisture without feeling
damp.
Sometimes the label gives ad
ditional information,, such as
the breaking strength of the
lengthwise and crosswise yarns.
For most purposes, high
strength of the crosswise yarns
Is the more important of the
two. Since these yarns are soft
and loosely twisted, they are
apt to be weakened by napping
The label may also tell the
weight of the blanket. In choos
ing- between blankets of the
same size and fiber content,
the heavier one contains more
fiber and therefore is usually
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IS YOUR LIVER
CRYING FOR HELP
because of constipation or faulty di
gestion? If you feel bilious, sour,
bloated with gas, headachy, blue,
grouchy, you may be putting too big
a burden on your liver. Retained un
digested food becomes putrefactive,
causes toxins, which overload the
liver, keeping it from working prop
erly. Then Is the time to relieve your
tired liver by letting Calotabs help
nature sweep the putrefactive and
partially digested matter from your
stomach and intestines. Nothing acts
Just like good old Calotabs. Use as di
rected. 10c and 25c at your druggists.
Take CALOTABS
Corn Yhld ?
Is Increased
By Legumes
Winter legumes will provide a
goo'i source of nitrogen for the >
corn crop. A series of tests run
by the N C. Agricultural Ex
periment station served to prove
this point, although Dr. B. A.
Krantz, research assistant pro
fessor of agronomy at State col
lege, who conducted the work,
hastens to add that, to get the
i maximum yields from a corn
, crop, the legumes need a little
help in the form of extra nitro
gen applied to the corn.
In one of his experiments,
conducted on a Norfolk fine
sandy loam soil, Pr Krantz
found that a good growth of
Austrian winter peas increased
the yield of corn that followed
the peas by about 40 bushels
per acre. The winter peas, he
said, made about 2,100 pound
; per acre of top growth
The yield increase obtained
from use of the legume was
about the same as that which
was obtained from the use of 60
pounds of nitrogen per acre on
the corn crop.
In another experiment, at the
Upper Coastal Plain station,
corn that followed a crop of
the better buy at the same
, price
Before buying a blanket, hold
it up to the light and inspect
the nap. Thick napping adds to
warmth, because the fluff forms
little air pockets that act as
insulators. But be sure that the
nap is even all over. Do not
choose a blanket that shows
thick and thin in spots. Some
blankets are over-napped. If a
gentle pull on the nap loosens
it, i.t is a safe bet that the
nap will soon wear off.
Still holding the blanket to
the light, study the underlying
weave. For good construction
i yarns should be smooth, even,
I regularly spaced, and fairly
: close together. Check, too, to
see that the blanket is cut
straight, with the ends parallel
to the crosswise thread.
Many blankets wear out be
fore their time because they are
too small for the beds they are
| used on. say the textile special
ists. A blanket should tuck in
at the foot and still come up
well around the neck Other
wise, the sleeper will tug at it
and weaken the fabric. For a
double bed. choose a blanket at
least 72 by 84 inches; for a
single bed. at least 63 by 84
inches.
FARM AGENCIES
CONSOLIDATED
Ramsey Is Supervisor Ot
New Farmers Home
Administration
The Farmers Home Adminis
tration, as authorized by con
gress, began operation in North
Carolina November 1, Albert L.
Ramsey, explained on his return
from a meeting at Asheville of
personnel who will direct the
affairs of the new agency. Mr
Ramsey, former FSA supervisor
in this county, becomes super
visor for the new FHA
FHA replaces both the Farm j
Security administration and the I
Emergency Crop and Feed Loan
section of Farm Credit admin- 1
istration, and takes over ihc
personnel and assets of both
agencies. J. B Slack, state di
rector, said that, for the time J
: being, FHA offices will be
maintained with the same per- j
, sonnel at all points where FSA j
and ECLF have operated. Both
agencies have made loans to
small farmers and the new
agency will continue to serve
this group,
Attending the meeting at j
Asheville were Miss Daisy Cald
' well, home superviors with, FSA, ;
now transferred to FHA, and
Ray F. Hemphill, field supervis
or of Emergency Crop and Feed
Loan section of Farm Credit
administration who had the
following counties: Cherokee,
Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon, j
Swain and Transylvania. Mr.
Hemphill is now a supervisor
with FHA Discussions were led
by J. B Slack, state director,
Vance E Swift, assistant di
rector, and A. E. Rosar, assis
tant director.
Two types of loans will be
made by Farmers Home admin -
( hairy vetch turned under pro
duced a yield of 88 bushels per
acre. This yield was obtained
without the use of additional
nitrogen. At this location, the
Austriari winter peas were not
quite as effective as the vetch
Extra nitrogen applied after
the vetch failed to produce a
j higher yield of corn at this lo
' cation, Dr. Krantz said, but that
applied after the crop of winter
peas increased the corn yield by
( 15 pounds.
In comparison with these
? yields, an application of 144
pounds per acre of nitrogen was
used with no cover crop preced
ing the corn. The yield in this
plot was the same as that from
the hairy vetch plat, 88 bushels
of corn per acre.
REV. JAMES M. TERRELL FARM
AUCTION
Located 4 miles South of Franklin, on Atlanta
Highway, No. 23. Subdivided into several lots
and tracts. The property will be sold on the
premises at the price you are willing to pay.
Monday, November 11th
1:30 p. m.
Free Radio
CASH - MUSIC - TERMS
CAROLINA LAND AUCTION COMPANY
Hickory, N. C.
SELLING AGENTS OSCAR PITTS, Auctioneer
MRS. MARIE TERRELL TURNER, Owner
istrauon, Mr. Ramsey said. Farm
purchase loans will be made to
tenants, sharecroppers, farm
laborers, and veterans with ag
ricultural experience and train
ing. Loans can be made (or the
purchase, development and im
provement of family-type farms.
The interest rate is 3' j per cent
and loans are repayable over a
40-year period A variable re
payment plan will make it pos
sible for borrowers to make 1
larger than average payments
in years when farm income is
high or above normal, and less
than average payments in years
when farm income is below nor
mal. .
Production and subs'.stence
loans, the second type, will be
made to farmers and stockmen
(or the purchase of livestock,
farm equipment, seed, fertilizer i
and other farm and home
needs. Such loans can be made
to either owners or tenants
who live on and operate fam
ily-type farms and who derive !
the major portion of their in
come from farming These loans
carry an interest rate of 5 per
cent and are repayable in from
one to five years.
To be eligible for an FHA
loan, an applicant must be urf
able to get adequate financing
on reasonable terms from other
credit sources available In the
community where he livss, s'.ich
as banks. Insurance companies j
and the Federal . Land bank. I
"FHA. is not in competition wuh
any existing credit source, priv
ate or federal," Mr Ramsey
said. An applicant must be cer
tified as eligible by a committee
of three individuals residing in
the county where he lives, at
least two of whom must be
farmers.
North Carolina has IV* million
acres of cleared land that is
now idle, much of it severely
eroded.
Methodists Attending
Meeting In Waynesville
A group of Macon County
Methodists were in WaynesvlUe
last Thursday attending the
Waynesvllle district one-day In
stitutes on home (or aged, world
service and conference benevo
lences, Christian stewardship,
and stewards' set-up meetings.
Among those who attended
were the Rev. W. Jackson |
Huneycutt, pastor, and W. S.
Katenbrink, chairman of the
board of stewards, of the
Franklin church; the Rev. D.
P Orant, of the Franklin cir
cuit; the Rev V N. Allen, Ma
con circuit; and the Rev. P. E.
Bingham. West Macon circuit.
Why produce a good crop of
corn and then let the weevils
eat it? The loss from this cause
is about 2'.. million bushels a
year.
James B. Wild, 77,
Native Of Macon,
Dies In Colorado
James B. Wild. 77, of Cripple
Creek, Colo, a former Macon
County resident, died at his
home there October 18. it has
been learned by his sisters, Mrs
Robert Ray. of the Flats sec
tion, and Mrs. Kate Ray. of
Franklin, Route 3.
Mr. Wild, who was born In
the Burningtown community,
had been a resident of Cripple
Creek since 1892, seeing virtual
ly all of the development of
the Cripple Creek district since
the discovery of gold For many
years he had served as county
commissioner.
Latest information on estab
lishing a lawn may be obtained
by writing the Agricultural Ed
itor, State College, Raleigh, for
Circular 292.
GRAINS
' . I
FOR LATE FALL
SEEDING
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Feeds ? Seeds ? Fertilizers
Farmers Federation
\ -
Phone 92 Palmer Street
SAVE
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CAR
No "winter sleep" for your car!
The first touch of winter can put
a car that isn't ready for it right
out of circulation. And no car is
winter-ready without a thorough
pre-winter check-up and servicing?
especially cars as old as most in use
today. Take no chances with your
transportation! New cars are still
not sufficient to supply the demand.
Old ones must last? or else! For
care that saves wear? care that
may be the only way to save your
car? see your neighborhood Eaao
Dealer today and regularly I
- FRESH ESSO MOTOR OIL. It's extra tough for en
gine protection ... extra free-flowing for quick
starts in cold weather!
? EXPERT CHASSIS LUBRICATION. You need fresh
grease of the correct grade properly applied at
every lubrication point from front to rear. Let
your Eseo Dealer do it now!
? BATTERY CHECK-UP. Cold weather starting calls
for a full-powered battery! Don't let yours let
you down. Now'$ the time to test and inspect it;
recharge if needed!
? RADIATOR CARE. Don't let a surprise cold-snap
lay your car up for repairs. Have your radiator
flushed, checked for leaks, your anti-freeze put
in now! ' '
TIRE INSPECTION. Now's the sensible time to re
place smooth ones with new, deep-tread Atlas
Tires for safer winter driving. They're still short
?o act toon!
The Sign of 'Happy Motoring
For Quick starts in mW wMtfwr I
Um Esso G mo line and Esso
Motor Oil. This famous oil is
extra tough-bodied for engine
protection. It'i also extra fret
flowing to help cold engines
turn over fast. Winter Esso Gas
olines, too, are specially refined
to give quick-starting, fast j
warm-up. Start your car care
today? at the red-white-and- I
blue sign of Happy Motoring I 1
STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY
RALPH WOMACK'S SERVICE
STATION
On Atlanta Highway
Phone 19
REID'S ESSO STATION
Palmar Street
Phone 32
STEWART'S ESSO SERVICE
STATION 7
On the Square
Phone 51
POINDEXTER'S
ESSO SERVICE STATION
Phone 102