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Friday, May 16, 1924 ' THE FRANKLIN PRESS Page Three Price If Not Flavor Maintained on Choice . "Fruit" cf Mrs. Hen From the May issue of the Farmers Federation News' we clip' the follow ing: "The hen continued her faithful cackle day after day but through close co-Operat'ion with the Federa tion, which works together to the ad vantage of men as well as cow or beet animal, her abundance of 'fruit' did not demoralize the egg market. "While news dispatches were com ing in from other states to the effect that farmers refused to gather the eggs because of their very low price's, and were permitting peddlers to gather them without cost, the repu tation of' choice, fresh hen 'truit' was held up in this section by the Fed eration. ' . "The Federation has given too much encouragement to the poultry business to sec it suffer with a dis astrous price for fresh eggs,' so held up the market to 20 cents.' The Fed eration bought eggs in larger quanti ties than it could find a market for but it , was determined to tide the . poultrymen over the glutted market and ke'pt the price up to 20 cents. A surplus of about 15,000 dozen was bought. They were placed in ' cold storage and it will not be long before the price will' advance, mouths will grow hungry' again - for choice hen "fruit' because it will be precious to the taste again growing apparently better in proportion as the price goes up and then the Federation will market this surplus of eggs, which were not permitted to go on the mar ket for IS cents or perhaps to 12 1-2 cents a dozen, or even lower than that as they did in some sections." Whew the Macon County Farmers Federation gets a cold storage room the farmers of Macon County will have a place to store eggs, butter and fruits and hold them for better prices. Plant Celery This Month. "Raleigh, N. C. May 12. To have celery on the table' from the home garden this fall, plant a seed bed about the middle of May. As the seeds are small, mix sand with them and ihus get a more "even distribution in the row. The seed should be plant ed in rows 6 inches apart and later transplanted 1 to 1 1-2 inches apart in the row. They should be covered above 1-8 inch deep. The seed bed should be very fertile and kept moist. It should be thoroughly soaked be fore the plants are lifted to be set in the field. The plants should be root and top trimmed before being set out. The richest, deepest sandy loam soil available should.be used for this crop, cautions R. F. Payne, Extension horticulturist for the State College of Agriculture. Well-rotted stable manure should be used freely. Com mercial fertilizer analyzing about 4 per cent nitrogen, 8 per cent phos phoric acid, and 8 per cent potassium should be used at the rate of 1,000 .pounds per acre before the crop is set, and 1,000 pounds the latter part of the season before blanching. Celery is usually set in the field about the first of August. The plants can be set 6 inches by 6 inches in double rows 6 feet apart, when the plot is large and blanching is done by hilling up the soil about the plants. In small plots the rows can be closer and blanching can be done by placing ' boards on edge on both sides of the row, or by wrapping each plant with manila paper. k The best varieties for tie early crop are Golden Self Blanching and White Plums, while for the late crop Win ter King and Giant Pascal are the best varieties. . ' Cash Crops. The late season has prevented many from planting potatoes for .the. early market. Those who still stick to po: tatoes may plan to sell ,in .July and August, when shipments will be made to southern markets. If they. do not wish to' do. this they may raise the regular late main crop and market them from the held or store them un til next spring. Those who have "panted, certified "seed - have two chances. If they succeed in keeping oft the blight, they may sell certified seed potatoes at a good price in the fall. If blight gets into the field in spite of frequent spraying, as it does sometimes, the crop may be handled as. high grade seed or sold on the regular market. Carefully watch the trend of crops and markets and sell on the first market that will give a fair profit. The truck crops are . a source of ready cash for those who are pre pared to raise and -market them to advantage. Our guests from the crowded cities and from the hot, ma larial districts will come to the moun tains in increasing numbers during the sultry summer months. They will darilv pay a fair, price for tresh veg enables, if we learn to raise what they want and get the produce to market in prime condition. These guests make a demand for all kinds of veg etables as well as dairy and poultry products. Let each farmer be deter mined to increase his bank account by raising one or more of these cash Two Crop3 Irish Potatoes Grown in North Carolina Raleigh, 'N. C, May., 12. There are two general crops of potatoes grown in North aroliua. One crop, is for the early market grown in the eastern part of the state, -audi the other is a late or general crop grown in the mountain , section, explain horticul tural workers of the State College and Department of Agriculture. For commercial plantings in the eastern part of the state, the Irish Cobbler variety lis used principally. This early crop is planted during February or early " March and har vested the last of. May-to the middle of June. Shipments' are made to northern markets. The seed for this crop is usually purchased , from the potato growers of Maine and Canada. Sotiie certified seed is being used and there is a tendency toward using more. The. certified seed potatoes grown in the mountains of western North Carolina , have beeil , tested against the northern, grown seed. Last year on 18 different farms in three of the principal potato sections, the North Carplina mountain grown seed yielded an average of 174 bushels No. 1 and 48 bushels No. 2 culls per acre, while the northern grown pota toes yielded 150 bushes No. 1 and 51 bushels No. 2 and culls per acre. There was no difference in date of maturity. The home grown seed, that is po tatoes planted the previous fall to be used for seed the following spring, yielded more than either the north ern grown or North Carolina moun tain grown seed, but they were a week to ten days. later in maturity. In the mountain sestion of the state the Irish Cobbler is grown chiefly for tlx early crop. A few Early Rose are grown every year. For the fall crop the Rural New Yorker js the main variety used. The crop grown for table use is usually shipped to southern markets. In the higher sections of the moun tains the Irish Cobblers are being grown for certified seed. The State Department of Agriculture gives two field inspection and one bin inspec tion to the growers who want the in spection service for certification. Last year the certified seed potatoes sold at quite a premium over the table stock. The outlook for the growing of certified seed is very promising at this time, as the growers of the early crop in the eastern part of this state and South Carolina are very much pleased with the results from seed obtained from the mountains of Western North Carolina. Bossy Fills the Pail When Fed Soy Beans Raleigh, N. C, May 12.-M. A. Hol houser who lives out from Salisbury on the Faith Road found that when he began to feed soybean hay to his six cows this winter, he had to carry an extra, milk pail to hold the addi tional flow. County Agent W. G. Yeager reported the incident to . the headquarters of the extension divis ion at State College and here is how it came about. Mr. Yearger wentt out to lay off sofne terraces for Mr. Holhouser and incidentally told the farm owner that soybeans would make good hay while at the same time the crop would help tp improve his land and prevent it from washing. The seed was bought and the incident forgotten as only one small matter in the life of a county acnt. But the hay was grown and cut. Rain damaged it somewhat be fore. Mr. Holhouscr's boys could house it but it was finally gotten in, piled away in a corner of the loft and forgotten. Last winter, the boys had vbeen feeding the mules, their regular hay ration until they got down to the soy bean hay. It didn't look good so they asked Dad what to do w-ith it.- "Oh, feed it to the cows, I reckon," was his reply'. They did, because on many farms, feedstuff not good enough for the work' animals is . put off on the old milk cow. ' Put here's what ha;.iened. Though in - the dead of'- winter with- no pas ture to speak of, 'the milk flow from the six cows began to increase. In a few weeks it was. necessary to take more pails to the barn. In fact, Mr. Holhouser says that never before did his cows give so much milk in the winter and he was. surprised at the way the flow continued to hold up. He finally discovered that his boys were giving the. animals all the soy bean hay that they would eat and early this spring he dropped in at the County Agent's office' and said, "Sev eral of us out my. way want to buy some soybean seed this spring." They made up a joint order and good feed ing has received another boost in Rowan County. .'' Farmers Sell Their Surplus At Auction Wadesboro, N. C May 12. A prac tice being developed by farmers in Anson County is the holding of a farm auction sale at Wadesboro on the first. Monday in each month. As a result several thousand dollars worth of surplus farm produce has been sold at a profit to those consign ing "and the farmers have enjoyed a closer relation with the business men of. the city. The movement has been fostered by the Wadesboro Advertis in;i Club, co-operating with County Agent. J. W, Cameron of the State College extension staff. . In holding these sales, a vacant lot easily accessible to the business sec tion is secured and farmers arc in vited to bring their surplus farm ma chinery, wagons, buggies, harness livestock of all kinds, poultry. or any other thing grown or used on the farm. An auctioneer, paid by the ad vertising club, sells these products. The farmers are invited to list their products the week before with a chairman of the auction commiftec appointed by the club, but as a gen eral thing the products are listed on the dayof the sale. All expenses are paid by the business organization. The sales have been going on now for about two years and interest has been steadily increasing. Sometimes only a few hundred dollars worth of produce is sold and on other days as much' as one or two thousand dollars worth changes hands. . Mr. Cameron 'states' that the ad vertising club sometimes appoints a committee to get behind the sales and push them along. He says also that the merchants interested in the movement give, special bargains for this day along the lines of the Neosha plan and advertise their special bar gains in the local paper. Mr. Cam eron believes the movement is doing much good in relieving farmers of their surplus material and is also aid ing other farmers in obtaining such things as thtneed at reduced prices. IE LADIES : All Silk Thread Full Fashion Ladies' Hose in all colors, worth-$2.00, for $1.00. " On Bargain Counter, Shoes at Bargain. ; FOR MEN Best and largest stock of' Clothing I ever had, and best prices. You will belie ve it when you see them. ' FOR CHILDREN Rompers. Wash Suits and Sandals for Summer use. You know that I carry a full line of everything in the. Clothing, Dry Goods, Shoes and Notions lines, and my prices are always right. ' Will appreciate your business. ' J0S.ASHEAR 3 TRINITY COLLEGE SMMER SCHOOL . First term at Durham. N. C, June 10 to July 21; second term, July 22 to. August 30; affiliated summer school at Oriental, N. C, June 10 to July 21. " Address, '...- ' HOLLAND HOLTON, Director COLLEGE STATION - .... . '. DURHAM, N. C. 3,000 Baby Chicks. "; County Agent W. L. Smarr of Mc Dowell rounty reports to .the Marion Progi ess,' the importation into the county of approximately 3,000 baby chicks durihg the past month. From one to three demonstrations in poul-rh trw voiititifT iii1fr Ka mvfn in iQih 1 Nowhere did Abraham Lincoln show his shrewdness of judgment better than in that fa mous utterance which ended, "You can't fool all the people all the time.' In the past, there were a few misguided ad vertisers who thought they could sell their wares better by misrepresentation. But those adver tisers have long since gone out of business or mended their ways. Hard experience taught that Lincoln was right. Untruthful advertising doesn't pay. ..' ' - - - ----- . '.' t Other advertisers proved that the only way to advertise successfully, make regular custo mers and build up public good-will was to tell the absolute truth about their goods. So, you can be sure that every consistently advertised product is good. The advertising test has proyedjt' The very fact that it is advertised r . . w.arraiity of : satisfaction and true ...quality..' : The concern that tells you frankly what it is doing is a good concern with which to do busi ness. That is why it pays to read the advertise ments, to patronize advertisers, and to buy, ad vertised merchandise. ' IT'S IflGHTY GOOD BUSINESS crops.l.anr.ers, federation :ews. township by Mr. Smarr.
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