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Now Is The Time To Grow Bluegills By Fertilizing "To grow bluegills big. raise your pond'j fertility quickly, as soon as winter cold begins to wane," say soil and water conservationists. This is a most significant fact that fish culturists have learned by experience in recent years, ac cording to the local Soil Conser vation Service., Pond fertilisation was first be gun in America about 1938. Fish eries technicians recommended de lay m applying fertilizer '"until the spring rains are over." Farm ers waited until May or June. Hundreds were disappointed be cause the bluegill^ quit growing after the second year. Now it has been proven that even April fer tilization is too late to obtain sat isfactory bluegill growth. Bluegills begin to spawn in May or June. Within two or three weeks after the eggs hatch, the thou sands of little bluegills are eating all the spare food. Their parents cannot then get food enough to grow even with full water fer tility. Yet they continue to spawn all siimmer and until the first chilly nights in the fall ? usually October. During this summer per iod the production of bass is fine. They are growing rapidly on the thousands of little bluegills which are the chief bass food. When bluegills stop spawning in the fall, the bass continue to eat hundreds of bluegill finger lings every day. As the bass re duce the number of fingerling bluegills, the adult bluegills begin to grow ? slowly at first, then more rapidly. Growth is slow a gain during the colder days of winter, as fish feed very little in cold temperatures. Then when the water begins to warm a little, bluegills are ready to grow larger; but only if the water is fertile enough to grow a lot of microscopic green algae to feed more pounds of worms. A farmer who waits until late spring to renew his pond's fertility can Maconians Can Enroll In Group Blue Cross Plan Asheville ? Farm people in Ma con County and vicinity who have not yet enrolled in the Farmers Federation's Blue Cross group hospitalization program with Hos pital Care Association of Durham. 1 bow have another opportunity to do so. The present enrollment will con- j tinue through March IS. Persons who enroll during this time will be covered as of March 15. The president of the Farmers Federation. James McClarke, of Asheville. has issued this state ment in connection with the drive : "We hope WNC farm people will take advantage of this opportun ity to get Blue Cross at group rates. This means a saving of 15% over what you would have to pay for the same coverage if you bought it individually." Phil Burch is in charge of the Blue Cross Department of the Farmers Federation. Until Hit; Farmers Federation program was started in 1953 rural people were enrolled with Hospital Care Association only on a direct Individual basis. More than 12.000 rural people in W.N.C. are now enrolled in the Blue Cross pro-' gram with Hospital Care through the federation. The Blue Cross Plan is fully approved by local hospitals and other hospitals and doctors throughout Western North Carolina Blue Cross is the only hospital service plan officially ap proved by hospitals. All farm families in Macon County and 19 other W.N.C. coun ties In the Farmers Federation service area 'are eligible to enroll during (his campaign. Age lidlit at time of enrollment is 65 but subscriber;; may keep their cover age beyond that age. The family certificate offered In the current enrollment provides hospital and surgical protection, Including maternity coverage. Anyone who is interested in get ting Blue Cross protection is ask ed to get in touch with one of the following : A E Frizzell, manager of Farm ers Federation In Franklin, Phone 02; or write Phil Burch, Box 851. Asheville * House Wiring * Electric Heat Installation* * Electrical Repairs * Free Estimates ? James P. Wurst LICENSED ELECTRICIAN Phanc 66 Franklin. N. C. not expect big bluegills. The sea son when they grow most rapidly is only 100 to 120 days, usually | February to June. If run-off water from spring : rains is too much for early spring ; fertilization, the watershed is too big. An owner can divert the water around. In most fases, how ! ever, the loss of fertile water Is not as serious as was once thought. A fishpond owner in any case may i have to lose a little fertilized water to make his bluegills a pro i fitable size. "To get the first 3 to 5 ap plications in quickly, fertilize every week or 10 days as you be gin the year's program of water culture" are the S.CjS. instruc | tions. "Fertilize until a white ob 1 ject cannot be seen 12 to 14 inches deep." t Miss Bradley Dies At Otto Maconian Was 70; Funeral Services Held At Asbury Miss Elzie Mamie Bradley. 70. a native of Macon County, died February 20 at her home at Otto following an illness of two months. Funeral services were conduct' ed the 21st at the Asbury Metho dist Church, of which she was a member. Officiating were the Rev. R. L. Poindexter and the Rev. Olenn Anderson. Burial was in the church cemetery. Born Sept. 1, 1887, Miss Brad ley was the daughter of Andrew Brack and Mrs. Elizabeth Cabe Bradley. Surviving ?re seven brothers, Yoel, Clennie, Orady, Ervin, and Herbie Bradley, all of Dlllard. Oa? Route 1, and Troy and Joe Brad ley. of Otto: four sisters, Mrs. George Dills, of DilUrd. Ga . Route 1, Mrs. C. R. Ortst, of Dll lard. Ga , Route 1. Mrs. Edd Vin son, of Highlands, and Miss Locha Bradley, of Otto; and a number of nieces and nephews. Nephews serving as pallbearers were Fred Dills. Otis, Bill, Lamar, and Edwin Bradley, and Turner Enloe. Bryant Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Pedestrian Tip: When walking C sharp or B flat. > LIQUID OR TABLETS DOCS MOM TO STOP COLDS MISERIES DCCJUKI IT MM KOBE I YOU CAN RELY ON 666 More Industry is what we need To put more people on their feet. In Washington .vou'U want a man Who lores to work, and Rollmsm can. He wants to get more Industry .Since that will help all West N. C. , }]?JM MUM) F Candidate For Nomination In The DEMOCRATIC PARTY A Man Who Cannot j ff< Be Bribed This Is A Paid Political Ad. 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