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SUU ColUft Aitew?ra Timely Farm Question* Q. How does tobacco rate with other crops in amount ot l-ioci : required lor production? A. Based on average North Carolina conditions and roo thods, one acre of flue-cured tobacco requ res 415 man-hours of labor, far more than any Other major crop grown in the StftHi. Cotton requires 120 man houra^*r acre; peanuts, 75' man-hours; and Irish potatoes, 90 man-hours, these figures, say (arm management specialists at State College, are approxl- 1 mately correct but are subject to considerable variations on individual farms.. J. When should garpe vines be pruned? ? A. The ideal time is late win ter or early spring, after periods of extremely low temperatures have passed. Then any killing of canes can be cut away a.nd the strong healthy one left for ? fruit production. Pruning at th.? time ferquently result* In bleed nlg but this does not Injure the vine. Grapes should be pruned every year. The pruning "'til he !e?? dl!!!?J!t, th? vines more productive, ana the clus ters 01 berries 1-igei. Q. Is more labor required to (arm according to recom mended practices! A. No. Recommended practices require about the same amount of labor and power as piese.u practices. Recommended pi a ? tlces for cotton require cnly three additional hours; for corn, four hours. Labor and power re prises and on most crops remain qulrements on livestock eatei almost constant. In some cases a small amount of additional labor is needed to harvest the more bountiful yields. The net returns to the farmer, however, are far greater when recom mended -practices are used. Borax is found in California, Peru, and Tibet. WE BUY... r OAK, POPLAR, MAPLE; ASH AND i PINE LOGS For prices apply at office or call 260- J Highlands Briar, Inc. Of-JheUte** RICH ? SMOOTH ? DELICIOUS ONL Y $124.95 J,ook at these quality Jdaytags? with price* storting aa low aa <114.95! Eaay monthly terns? liberal trade-in. We know you'U be delighted with these Maytag models. Come in today and let us give ' you a demonstration. TIM MAYTAO CMIFTAIN, Am?ric?'i finest low-priced . . . a ?MMiM May U| la ?v?rjr 1 $124.95 THI MAYTAO MAtTIR, M Mayl???wrt Hufe, oquara alumi Kir ~ $179.95 THI MATTAO COMMAND!*. with Uro, squar* ponalaia tub. Paat, ?ffloUBt ; m Gyrafoam Hto. $144.95 Your Maytag Dealer In Facon County MARTIN ELECTRIC CO. Suit Filed Here By L. B. Phillip* Against State A suit against the State oi North Carolina, as represented -y in commissioner of revenue, over a question of motor ve hicle license fees has been uivu^hi in superior court here by L. B. Phillips, Franklin coal dealer. Last summer the revenue de Franklin PTA Continue* Membership Drive Through October The 1948 membership cam paign of the Franklin Parent Teacher association, which had been scheduled to close October 15, will continue through the remainder of this month It wa& announced this week by Mrs. E. W. Renshaw membersnip chairman. Mrs. Renshaw ex plalntd that memberships are obtained chiefly through the school chtldern, and that manv of the children have been at home ill with measles. parimtnt ittuM ex?fcttUon, against Mr. Phillip* lor M37 j lor "for hire" licenses lor three . of his trucks. Mr. Phillips con tends that he so uses his trucks Mint only tl~.G "p-lvate hauler" license U required. Under the law, however, the revenue de parUnent my re^Uirl a vehicle owner to buy a difteraht type license without the matter's going Into court, and Mr. Phil lips, in satisfying the execution, auiuini tile ucp&iuVtcnt that the lees were p--d unaer pro test. Tht tuit, (Utd by him through his attorneys, Jones a<nd Jonea and Jones and Ward, the latter arm ol Ashevllle, seeks recovery of the $427. 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PET | Ice Creams top them all! So, for real Ice Cream I enjoyment . . . whether you buy Princess Pet ?? the new, de luxe, richer, creamier Ice Cream -- or popular Pet Ice Cream . . . you f can't buy finer Ice Cream at any i price! Take home a pint or two 1 of each today! We Are Happy To Announce that .1 dowxs fi:i:d & gimicery tOMPANY Has agreed to represent us ? in Macon County to PURCHASE HATCHING EGGS We Guarantee Tcp Prices the Year Around. We want 100 cases each week. I Mr. Downs will take your order for Baby Chicks. Place your or der now far January delivery. HASTINGS HATCHERY , Gainesville, Georgia < QUICKLY ERECTED AT LOW COST Structural Steel Bwlmncs Lurta Standard Steel Buildings have frames of heavy rolled structural steel shapes and meet all building codes. Straight vertical tide walla waste no usable space. Rigid frame construction makes use of tnthrt height up to ro?'. ? Widths is clear, unobstructed spans of from 40' to 100'. 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