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State College Hint* To Farm Homemakert By VERNA STANTON (Assistant State Agent) Prunes are plentiful on mar kets now, marketing specialists of the U. S. Department of Ag riculture remind housewives. For variety, the iamiiy may en joy spiced prunes, served hot 01 cold, as a relish with the first course or as a lively fruit dessert. For spicing, wash prunes, then put them in a saucepan and cover with boiling water. ? Let them soak about an hour, or until plump. Then cook them in the same water in which they have soaked. Simmer for 15 or 20 minutes until tender, adding more water if necessary during cooking. Toward the end of the cooking add sugar to taste, a few grains of salt, spice, and a little vinegar. Turnip greens are as familiar I on southern dining tables as j corn pone and pork. But south ern cooks differ in the way they prepare these greens Some dis card all the stems and even midribs and cook ox ly the leaves. Others cook and serve the greens as they come, leaves and stems together. Because turnip greens are so prominent in southern diets, scientists at the Texas experi- j ment station recently made | tests to learn the best method 1 of preparation from the nutri- j tional standpoint. They tested | and compared the mineral val ues of both leaves and stems and found that in calcium, leaves rated as excellent, and stems as good to fair. In iron, the leaves rated good, and the ; stems fair to poor. Although the leaves proved to have more nutritive value, the scientists believe the stems have enough to warrant their use. Discarding this part of greens is wasteful and also takes extra timt In preparation. Some peo ple object to the fiber or string In ess" of older stems, but to many they are useful as rough- ' age In the diet. The southern custom of using the "pot liquor" or water in which the greens have, cooked has long been approved by the nutritionists because the liquor contains soluble nutrients irom the greens. State College Answers Timely Farm Questions I Q. What does it take in the : way of feed to produce poultry products? A. In figuring how much feed j is required to raise chickens and produce poultry products, Prof. Roy S. Dearstyne, head of the State college poultry depart ment, says that the quality of the feed, its efficient utilization by the birds, the amount lost by waste during feeding, and flock mortality are factors to be considered in any answer to your somewhat broad question. A great deal of variation will occur in all of these factors, due to breeding variations and management efficiency. Ranse reared birds require about 23.5 pounds of feed to bring leghorns c up to a weight of about 4 pounds in 24 weeks, and about i 28.5 pounds of feed will carry a general purpose bird for the same period of time and to a weight of about 5.6 pounds. After production starts, it re quires about 8 to 9 pounds of feed per bird per month to keep the birds in action. Q How many farm tractors are there in North Carolina? A. A recent check disclosed that about 27,000 tractors are now in operation. Q. When will the State col lege farm and home week be held this year? A. This event has been set for August 25-30. RADIATOR REPAIRING Boiling, cleaning and repairs to any car, truck or tractor Radiator SATISFACTION GUARANTEED SALES SERVICE DUNCAN MOTOR CO. VIGORO For growing flowers and vegetables In 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 lb. bags. FERTILIZER For corn, potatoes and garden SEEDS Grass Seeds, Corn, Potato, Beans and Garden Seeds "Skipper Compound" for preserving meat Ray Gro. & Feed Co. NOTICE! BUY YOUR NEW Kaiser-Frazer Automobile Federal Trucks AND Gardenall Tractors FROM MOONEY MOTOR CO. THEY HAVE NO WAITING LIST AND APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS Willis McCoy r?ken By Death Just Before Graduation Willis McCoy, 16-year old son )f James D Mecjy, oi lut jlenville section, died in an Atlanta hospital Monday morn ng at 1:40 p. m. His death oc curred (allowing an illness of ;wo months. The young man vould have graduatea from ugh school this spring. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p. m. at the iamburg Baptist church at jlenville. The Rev. J. H. naa^ way and the Rev. C. C. Welch ifticiated at the service, and nterment followed in the :hurch cemetery. Pallbearers were Tommy Bry ion, Harold Bryson, Kenneth bowler, Willard Monteith, J. r. Reed, and Thomas William iunter. Surviving, in addition to his 'ather are two brothers, Pad ;ett and Curtiss; one sister, 3etty June, all of home; and hree half-brothers, Emory and jilmer, of Florida, and Purman )f Detroit, Mich. Bryant funeral home was in charge of arrangements. Utes Held At Mt. Hope For 1). B. Parker Funeral services were held at he Mt. Hope Baptist church ast Friday at 2 p. m. for David B. Parker. Burial followed n the Mt. Zion church cemt ery. The Rev. W. L. Sorreiis inducted the service. Mr. Parker, 57 -year old veter in of World War 1, died April 10, following an illness of one rear He had moved from Towns :ounty, Georgia, to Macon bounty two years ago when he ind his brothers purchased the Maxwell school farm. Pallbearers were Ausborn C. ?arker, Edwin B. Parker, Orvil B. Parker Robert C. Parker. Charles Parker, John L. Parker, Robert Watts, and Earl Watts, ill nephews. Mr. Parker is survived by two sisters, Mrs. C. M. Harbin and Mrs. J. B. Watts, of Prentiss, Star Route, and two brothers, J. L. Parker, of Asheville, and W W. Parker, of Franklin, Juniors Show Profit From Steer Sales Seven hundred seventy-two head of 4-H and FFA steers went through shows and sales in North Carolina last year, Le land Case, In charge ot animal industry for the State college extension service, said this week. According to Mr. Case, these animals weighed 614,115 pounds and sold for $192,972.75, or an average of $31.43 per hundred. Financial reports on 537 head, showed that 9tt per cent of these steers made a net profit of $54, 383.53, or an average of $101.27 per ueau. "These profits will help to pay college tuition for many of tne boys and girls participating," Mr. Case said, "but this is only one of the benefits derived from this popular boys' work." "These youngsters are learn ing to love livestock. They will become better citizens through their associations with good ani mals. They are learning good feeding, breeding and manage ment methods, und their par ents and neighbors are learning tniough the youth." Raleigh E. Justice Returns Here After 35 Years In 'West Raleigh E. Justice has return ed here from Harlowton, Mon ? una, where he has made his home for the past 35 years. Mr. Justice left Franklin in 11(12, and at one time owned a Rep. Redden, Friends Pay Visit To Franklin Rep. Monroe M. Redden, ac companied by Don S. Elias, of Asheville, and Ben Prince, of Hendersonville, were visitors in Franklin a few hours Wednes day of last week. Rep Redden, who explained that the house is in informal recess, has been making a tour of his district, ranch in Montana. He served Route 1. Funeral arrangements ? were under the direction of Potts funeral home. la the armed forces In World War 1 for 21 months. He has been in declining health (or several years, and due to his inability to work, has returned to make his home with his sisters, Mrs. John C. Smith, I of Franklin, Route 2, Mrs. Lawrence Vanhook, and Mrs. I Roy Vanhook of Prentiss. PLAN 4-H SUNDAY National 4-H Club Sunday will be observed on May 25, with emphasis being placed on the spiritual implications of the theme: "Working Together For a Better Home and World Com munity." Boiled linseed oil should never be given internally to animals. STOP ? AT ? Paul Swafford's 2Vz Miles from Courthouse on Bryson City Road for your Groceries Feeds Wood Work Corn and Hammer Mill "The Store With Friendly Ssrvice" . GIVE THAT N UPSTAIRS ROOM TO "the Boys " Too cold, you say? Well, thaF< easily corrected with Capitol Rocl^ Wool Insulation. Briefly, it eliminates the tremendous! losses of heat thru walls and roof, creates uniform temperatures all ovei; the house. In summer, it reduce* "bake-oven" temperatures 8* to 15*. The 20% to 40 fo saving in fuel bills quickly pays for the job I , That's the story. We have the PROOF. Why not investigate TODAY. Capitol Rock Wool Insulation Protex Weather Strip & Screen Co. Franklin. N. C. , Aaiheville, N. C. Telephone 201 for Free Estimates This is where our dollar went This represents each of the 276^26,571 dollars the Southern Railway System took in last year. And this it how cadk Collar was spent ^ IMPLOYKIS- SO^ wm paid out for the lervke* of our employees- - - ? ? *? ? -W. was paid out for thfr services of all of our officers ? ? %. MATERIALS, Etc- 19J* was used for materials, supplies and other operat ing expenses. We bought everything we {Ould in the South - - - ? ? FUCL ? 8 was paid for fuel? coal and oil ? to keep trains running and to pro vide heat and power for shops, offices, stations TAXIS ? 5 went for local, state and federal taxes . . . money which supports schools and other government services . . . even highways and airports ? - ? . * DEPRECIATION ? 35^out of each dollar went for "wear and tear" on equipment and facilities ? ? ? ? ? INTKIST- 41'p.a the interest on the mortgages on our property and equip ment - - - ? fc r-3i< wa* spent to pay rental charge* on the equipment of other railroad*, joint facilities and leased roods - - - ? * LEAVING -4} for our owners, and for improvements and emergencies. LAST YEAR, die American railroad* as a whole earned IB return of only 294 per cent on the money invested In their, property. This year ? with recent freight rate inereaaea and current wage and material costs ? the return is expected to be not more than S per cent, which it only half the 6 per cent return that the U. S. Supreme Court hw said time and again ia "fair! and reasonable" for public utilities. Only financially-strong railroads can provide the efficient, economical mass transportation service so essential to the growth and prosperity of the nation. ?? ? ? j ' < , Pmldm s t SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
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