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
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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.