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f AUB BIX TttVMDAY, KkB t?, 1MI i THE FRANKLIN PRE.98 AND Tilt HIGHLANDS MACON1AN ! SPRING OATS IS LAST CHANCE FOR FEED GRAIN Prospects Indicate Short Crop For Feed In N. C. This Season The last chance for North Carolina farmers to produce more feed grain this year re mains in the seeding of spring oats, says W. H. Rankin, asso ciate professor of agronomy at ttie North Carolina agricultural experiment station. Mr. Rankin addresses this ad vice particularly to those farm ers who were hampered in their seeding operations last fall by rainy weather. He points out that since there were fewer acres planted and since much of it went in late, there are prospects of a Very short grain crop. Oats planted in the spring seldom yield as well as fall seeded oats, the specialist ex plains. Usually there are fail ures, extremely low and Un profitable yields. Though the Experiment Station encourages more fall planting, it does sug gest spring planting in emer gencies. Early seeding and adequate fertilization are the keys to pro ducing good yields from spring planted oats. Tests conducted by the Station in various parts of the state show that early seed ing Is better than late seeding. An experiment in Wake county showed that a March 15 plant ing yielded only 18 bushels per acre, whereas February 15 seed ing yielded 47 bushels per acre. Aii Octobed 15 seeding on the same type of land produced 85 bushels per acre. The lertilization for spring oats is not different from the fertilization of other small grains. Spring oats, following corn, small grains, or hay, should be treated with a com plete fertilizer? 300 pounds of 3-12-6 in the Piedmont and mountains, and 4-8-8 in the Coastal plain Following tobacco and truck crops, which are usually heavily fertilized, spring oats normally do not need to be fertilized at seeding. Oats planted in the spring need nitrogen. A pale yellow color and a lack of vigor are signs of this need. Nitrogen topdressing should be applied early, usually during the last half of March or early April. The Vitorgrain and Fulgrain varieties are better for spring seeding than winter-type varie ties like Lee. Land Resources Not Being Fully Used, Specialist Says Evidence of Improper use of land resources in North Caro lina last year lies in the fact that about 12 per cent of the cropland in the state was idle and even a larger per cent not fully used, C. Brice Ratchford, in charge of farm management for the State college extension service, said here this week. Land devoted to cash crops, such as cotton, tobacco, pea nuts, and commercial truck, has been well utilized and has nor mally rendered a good return, Mr. Ratchford said, but the land devoted to the non-cash crops, such as corn, hay, and pasture, has not been utilized to the maximum. Farmers) have normally carried out recom mended practices on the cash crops but they have not carried out the recommended practices on the non-cash crops. Adoption of these practices on all crops grown on the farm would pay high returns, he declared. One-half of the land in North Carolina Is devoted to wood land, and on many farms the woodland has given a very low return. Even though many of the crop land resources have been farily well utilized, the land devoted to forest has been more poorly utilized. Labor, North Carolina's great est resource, has not been fully used, he stated. Most farmers have felt there was a labor shortage and this has been true, yet on these same farms there has been idle labor. Most crops require labor from six to seven months a year, but during certain seasons, espe cially the harvest and planting seasons, there is a labor short age. During the winter months no labor is required and this results in Idle labor. Enter prises can be added which will profitably use the labor re sources throughout the year, and keeping this labor busy the year-round will yield higher profits, the specialist said. Systematic farm planning will Indicate ways to use all the land and labor, and those who take time out during the bad weath er this winter to plan their farm operations for 1948 will be spending their time well, Mr. Ratchford said. Demonstration Council Tc Hold Meet Here Saturday The county council of Home Demonstration clubs (made up of the individual home demon stration club officers i will meet at the Agricultural building Sat urday morning at 10:30 o'clock. Each council member is to bring a pot luck dish for lunch. Selection of county project leaders, approval of the council budget, and plans for the Fam ily Life program, district feder ation meeting, and other events to come will be the main busi ness to come before the group. After the business session, the council members will have lunch together at the Agricultural building. State College Hints To Farm Homemakert By RUTH CURRENT State Farm Demonstration Agent Be sure leather gloves are labelled "washable" before tiy ing to wash them at home, clothing specialists caution. Many gloves of suede, doeskin, capeskin and pigskin are fin ished so that they can be washed and are labelled accord ingly on the inside. Use mild soapsuds and luke warm water when washing leather gloves. An easy way to do it is to put the gloves on and then wash them like the hands, lathering the entire sur- | face and using a soft brush on I finger tips and other specially soiled places. Pull gloves off the hands care- i fully because . leather is weak when wet. Rinse by running lukewarm water into each glove to push it gently into shape. Never wring or scrub gloves be cause this stretches and may tear the wet leather. To keep pigskin gloves soft, rinse in water to which a couple oi drops of glycerine have been added. Dry slowly in room tempera ture. Too much heat is harm ful to leather. Linens are most efficiently ironed at the highest tempera ture of the iron, so iron them last. They must be quite wet. Linen fiber is rather bittle and evaporation is quick. Linens should be ironed on the wrong side to avoid shine. Damask table linens on which a high gloss is desired should be iron ed on the wrong side, then on the right. Mend snags or worn places in towels before they go into the wash to avoid further tear ing. If the selvage shows wear, check fraying by taking several rows of stitches along the edge to strengthen it. State College Answers Timely Farm Questions Q. How should I fertilize my tobacco plant bed? A. Use 150 pounds of 4-9-3 per 100 square yards for aver age soils and 200 pounds for soils of low fertility. If cyana mid and uramon are used for sterilization, the amount of fer tilizer may be reduced one half on fertile soils. Apply the fertilizer evenly over the bed and work lightly into the first one inch of top soil. About l'/i inches should be the maximum under any condi tions. Fresh weed seed should not be broi^ht to the surface of the bed. If any such organic nitro genous materials as cottonseed meal, tankage, or dried blood are used, they should be ap plied several weeks before seed ing so as to prevent damping off of plants. When needed, use from two to five pounds of nitrogen top dressing in 50 gallons of water per 100 square yards of plant bed. The material can be plac ed in a sack and suspended in the barrel of water until it dissolves. Water the bed. after the topdressing is applied with 50 gallons of water per 100 square yards of bed. Plants should be topdressed while they are under blue mold attack. The topdressing can be used before or after the at tack. Excessive applications of topdressing are to be avoided. J. How can I treat my poul try flock for tapeworms? A. Products recommended for the removal of tapeworms from poultry are, as a whole, not sat isfactory in that these products do not remove the heads of most of the different kinds of tapeworms which infect poul try. Although tapeworms heads fastened to the wall of the small Intestine may not be re moved by the products, Infected birds often make a favorable, although usually only a tem porary response following the treatment. Since a favorable response of ten follows the administration of certain types of de worming NEWS about PEOPLE Mr. and Mrs. J. E S. Thorpe are spending several days In Washington, D. C. Mr. and Mrs. J. Ward Long and Mr. and Mrs. R. E. (Tony) Welch were in Statesville last week-end for the district meet ing of Lions, Mr. and Mrs. Terrell Bryson, of Detroit, Mich., are visiting Mrs. Bryson 's father, W (J. Sheffield, who is ill at his home at West's Mill. Also visiting Mr. Sheffield are his son, William T. Sheffield, and Mrs. Sheffield, of Bristol, Va. Mrs. Robert Bryson is a pa tient at Angel hospital. W. N. Sloan, of - Atlanta and Franklin, spent the week-end here with his son and daugh ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Sloan. Mrs. Gilmer L. Crawford was called to Black Mountain Wed nesday by the serious illness of her daughter, Miss Inez Craw ford, who is a patient in the Western North Carolina sana torium. Mack Franks, owner of Franks , Radio and Electric company, is a patient at Angel clinic, suf fering from neck injuries re ceived when a radio condenser exploded, part of the fragments having been driven into the left side of his neck. Plez Holden, of Rainbow Springs, cut off several toes on his right foot while working in the woods Monday. He is a patient at Angel clinic. Mr. and Mrs. Denver Morgan and four children, of Belmont, have been visiting Mr. Morgan's sister, Mrs. Fred Willis, and Mr. Willis, of Franklin, Route 3, and Mrs. Morgan's sister, Mrs. Paul capsules, heavily infected birds should be treated with commer cial capsules recommended for tapeworms. When buying cap sules, be sure to get the right size and follow the manufactur ers directions. JUvti, tnd Mr HavU, kIm of rranilln, Route 3 Whll? In thla section, they visited Mr. Mor gan's sister, Mrs. Harley Row land, and Mr. Rowland at Nan tahala. The Morgans left Wed nesday to return to their home. Mrs. Dan 8weatman of Frank lin has been 111 at Angel clinic for some weeks. Fred Dills, of Franklin, Route 3, Is a patient at Angel clinic suffering from a broken ankle. Mr. Dills was working in the woods when a log rolled over his ankle. T. J. Williams, young son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Williams, underwent an operation for ap pendicitis at Angel clinic Tues day. ' v i BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Sanders, ol Franklin, have announced the birth of a son, February 24 at Angel hospital. Mrs. Sanders is the former Miss Janelle Green, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Green, of Franklin, Route 1. ' Mr. and Mrs. Carl Tyler, of Highlands, have announced the birth of a son, Tony, February 11, at Angel hospital. A son, Woodrow, was born1 to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Buchanan of Prentiss, February 17, at Angel hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Buren J. Pruitt, of Franklin, Route 3, have an nounced the birth of a son, Edgar William, at Angel hos pital February 17. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mashburn, of Franklin, Route 4, at Angel hospital February 24. Mr and Mrs. Harry Anderson have announced the birth of a daughter, Clara Elaine, Febru ary 22 at Angel hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Seay, of Franklin, have announced the birth of a daughter, Mary Elinor, at the Angel clinic February 29. A daughter, Janice Carolyn, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Woodard, of Norton, at Angel clinic January 30. Mr. Woodard is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Woodard, of Franklin. W??k's Schedule Of Community Faffla Meetings Announced Next week's schedule of com munity farm meetings, as an nounced by the Extension serv ice here, follows: Monday at 3 p. m., Kyle school; Monday at 7:30 p. m, Otter Creek school; Tuesday at 7:30, Slagle school; Wednesday at 7:30 Patton church; Thurs day at 7:30 Scaly school; and Friday at 7:30, Telllco Baptist church. i Next week's meetings will bring to a close the series that got under way the first week Funeral Is Held For Thompson's 7-Month Old Son Funeral services were held lor Daniel Dewitt Thompson, Jr., seven-months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Thompson, of Cul lasaja, at the Sugarfork Bap tist church Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Infant had died at the home, following a I short illness. The Rev. William L. Sorrells and the Rev. Fred Sorrells con ducted the services, and inter ment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Virgil Crisp, Junior McDowell, Octavius Mc Dowell, and E. G. Crisp. Surviving are the parents; two sisters, Janice Louise and Nancy Carol; and the grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Thompson, of Jackson County, and Mr. and Mrs. James Teem, of Cullasaja. West Macon Charge D.?.y Services Planned Sunday The West Macon Charge day will be observed at Maiden's Chapel Methodist church Sun day. This will be an all-day service, with Sunday school, preaching and special singing. The Rev. R. L. Poindexter with choir from Shooting Creek will be present. The Black Mountain Baptist church choir and 'oth ers hata been invited. Persons attending are asked to bring dinner. Sheriff Bradley Qtti 2 , ' Stills On Walnut Creek ' Sheriff J P. Bradley this week captured two (till* In the Wal nut Creek section. One, a 10 galion affair, was captured Monday night, and the other, a 35-gallon capacity still, was taken Tuesday morning. No one was at either still, the sheriff's office said. Plan Youth For ChrUt Rally Saturday Night A Youth for Christ rally will be held at the River Bend Un ion chapel Saturday night at 7:30 o'clock. The program will include special vocal selections and instrumental music, with violin and accordion solos. Trav is McDonald, of the Toccoa Falls Bible college, Toccoa Falls, Ga., will speak. A display of relics, curios, and souvenirs from South America, Africa, the Far East and Latin America is planned. The public is invited. Methodist Charge Day Meeting Is Canceled The charge day meeting for the Franklin Methodist circuit, 1 which had been scheduled for__ Sunday, February 29, at Bethel* church, has been canceled, it was announced this week by the pastor, the Rev. D. P. Grant. CLASSES CANCELLED Classes will not be held at the Craft House on Cartoogechaye Tuesday, March 2, and Thurs day, March 4, according to Miss Frances Barr,' director of the school. Miss Barr plans to be in Knoxville and Gatlinburg at tending the Southern Mountain Workers' conference. A much improved ana enlarg ed Blue Ridge Parkway folder has been published and may be obtained from the Parkway of fice, Roanoke, Va. DEXTER WASHERS ffi ? rr I Vi Twin Tub FARMERS FEDERATION What do you mean, Come the Revolution? Brother, the revolution has been ? the most radical revolution of all time! It happened in 1776. That's right ? 1776. You think there's been a more radical revolution since? How could there be? Do you realize what that revolution of 1776 brought about? Imagine ? men, all men, having a say in the way they are governed. Not only able to tell the guy 'at the top what they think about him, but able to do some thing about it. Imagine ? mep, ordinary men like you and me, being able to say to the military, to the police, "This is my home. This is my property. Please keep out ? but now." Have you heard of anything more revolu tionary since? Imagine ? men and women not having to worship in a certain way just because the fellows that run things happen to worship that way. Or not having to give up their way of worship because the gang in power happens not to like it. Radical? Brother, how could any political party with the reins of government in their hands allow such a state of affairs? Let a little thing like law stand in the way of grabbing all the power and money and things they want? How.' Because of what the revolution of 1776 brought about. The rule of the ordinary man. Rule by people like you and me. Rule based on law; on decency and fair dealing; on honesty and justice. Rule by the majority with full respect for the rights of tne minority. All minorities. Some people call it the golden rule. When you stop to think about it, it is. WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT FIND OUT ELECTION ISSUES. AttenJ local political gatherings. Hear both sides. Ask questions. KNOW the issues. VOTE INTELLIGENTLY. No election is unimportant. Vote in all of them . . . according to your conscience. It's your government. SERVE GLADLY ON JURIES. If you haven't served before, you'll be sur prised to find how interesting and im portant it l?. JOIN LOCAL CIVIC GROUPS. Parent Teachers' Association or School BoanL^ if opportunity permits. Oood educM^J^ is vital. t VOTE IN UNION ELECTIONS ANrf STOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGS. Take part in the decisions that affect your life. Don't let someone else do it. FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S JOB j Thlt advertisement wot prepared by the Adverting Council ? L I This Advertisement Sponsored as a Public Service by THE FRANKLIN PRESS
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