PAGE TWO
THE FRANKLIN -PRESS
THURSDAY JULY 28, 1927T
NEWS OF INTEREST TO FARMERS
Just About the Farm
MARKETING. It's the same old
tale, this howl of "Give us a market."
From the conversations I have had
in the last week with various and
sundry peaple, while they say "Give
s a market" their attitude has been
"get US exorbitant prices."
Ninety per cent of the producers
keep no record' of their producing ac
tivities, nor do they think of any
plan of keeping these down to the
minimum, but they are pastmasters in
naming a price for their stuff that
they "Think" they can get, and large
enough to cover their whole year's
expenses from the proceeds of one
leetle patch of taters or sich like.
The day of agricultural pnlightment
will really have dawned when farmers
adopt as standard methods, two things,
viz.: Think in terms of rotations and
not of one year crops. And second :
In knowing the cost of their pro
ducts and-taking a fair return on
their investments of capital and labor.
Don't think your cannery is a
remedy for all evils pertaining to
truck production. The prices your
cannery will pay will be based on
tin-graded products -in bulk, with
wholesale classification and we just
as well get this idea straight in our
minds now, and keep it there.
What about this cow testing busi
ness? The first of August will soon
be hcrCi and if , we are going to do
this thing, let's enough of us dp it
to be credit 9 the industry.
A bee's natural instinct is to work
systematically would that more of
our farmers were like bees.
The day of solid prosperity v.i'
arrive on the day that Macon county
farmers out-law scrub sires.
Judging the future by tVie calcu
lations and deductions of the past
and wise men tell us there's no safer
way Spring lambs will be worth their
weicht in cold next spring. And wool
very nearly so. You have been told
in time : now do your planning.
The Hick Farmer: One is the man
who lets these good' seasons pass
without getting in some cover crops
for this winter; and another one, is
the one that feeds rats through the
winter by not fixing his corn crib
rat-riroof in time, thereby joining the
ranks of the great army of 200,000
persons who house and feed HX),uUU,
000 rats per annum in the United
States, at -a cost of $200,000,000.00 per
By studying the following chart any one will soon become proficient in
eliminating all lnetiicient birds trom their yards. , wow is tne umc 10 uegm
then keep it up.
CULLING CHART
CHARACTERS NON-PRODUCER .
Health Poor health, inactive, sluggish
PRODUCER
Good health, active, alert
Broad, deep
Full, round, prominent,' deep
Lean, clean cut
Full, waxy, bright red color
Closely fitted to head, red,
velvety, to touch I
Large, open, moist, white
Thin, flexible, well spread
Skin, soft, pliable, full, wide
Late moulters
Shanks, beak, eve-rinp.
7 7 j 01
earlobes, vent well bleached
Head
Eye
Face
Comb
' Wattles
nature
Shallow, crow shape
Oval, sunken, dull
Full, coarse
Hard, scaly, pale
Dry, hard, pale, loosely littcd
to head ' "
Vent Small, dry, puckered, yellow
Pelvic bones Thick, non-flexible, narrow
Abdomen Skin thick: and coarse, hard
narrow
Moult ' Early moulters :
Pigmenta- Shanks, beak, eye-ring, earlobes,
tion vent yellow in-color
nor snarp and she must be
young at that. No old hen ever is and all hens are old at two years.
; . . LYLES HARRIS, County Agent.
Notice of Annual General
M
, The following important notice has been mailed!
to every stockholder. It is on such occasions as
this that policies are adapted for the ensuing year.
Hence the urgency of loyal attendance:
Franklin, North Carolina,
. v July. 22, 1927.
Dear Sir:
Due to the fact that an insufficient number of
stockholders were present to transact business, the
directors have made another call for fho annual
meeting of stockholders, to be held at the court
house on. Saturday, July 30th, at 1 :30 P. M. ' ' -
We urge you to be present if it is possible, and
if not, please send' proxy.
Respectfully, .
MACON COUNTY FARMERS FEDERATION,
; Per........:.......... ... ...................
- - ' . General Manager.
PROXY ;:
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
That I, the undersigned, being owner.of
shares of the capital stock of the Macon County
Farmers Federation, do hereby constitute and ap
point.......... ...................................my true and lawful
attorney, in my name, as my proxy, at the meeting
of the stockholders of said Federation, to be held at
the court house . on Saturday, July 30th, at "1:30
P. M., or on sucfihotjier day as the meeting may be
thereafter held by adjournment or otherwise, accord
ing to the number of votes I am now, or may then
be entitled to cast, hereby granting said attorney
full power and authority to act for me and in my
name at the said . meeting, or meetings, in voting
for directors of said Federation, or otherwise, and in
the transaction of any other business which may
come before the meeting, as fully as I could do if
present in. person, with full power of substitution
and revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that my said attorney may do in my place, name
and steads - -
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this... ...... ...day of Jttly, 1927.
' i. : (SEAC),
Witness:...
. The Farmers Federation
annum.
If. you are not culling poultry al
ready, begin now and keep it up,
for the time of high priced feed is
near at hand. -
The poor old hog that is penned
up these days is suffering mightily,
"cause he is hot and miserable and
then there's the result of loss, in prof
it to the owner.
Speaking of marketing again, the
Farmers Marketing Bureau is open
for service, and it's up to those who
buy and sell to make use of it.
All the time is painting time un
til it's painted buildings I mean, not
aces..
Four men have listed their names
to attend the dairy show at Mem
phis. Who's next? We are going
by car and camp enroute. r
Speaking of going who's going to
the picnic at Swanannoa on August
the 18th ? There is one man m
Madison county who has been taking
the gold prize for two years, for the
largest family in attendance. He has
only 9 kids. I know Macon county
can beat that.
This fertilizer ' and seed question
for another year is receiving the ?.t
teention of a lot of folk. The more
the more profitable. Let's hear from
you.
, North Carolina buys 1,478,000 bush
els of seed wheat each year. An
un-pardonable shame. Do you want
any standard-bred seed wheat for
next year? Some of the boys are
making up a car load lot. Send in
your name if you want to join in
with, them.- .
If the folk in this county would
"put out" now. as hard as they u.?od
to in the old days, before good
roads and motor cars came into ex
istence, there would be no howl en
farming 'as a poor, living.
Onp master farmer of 1928 will h".
the man who has money coming in
every month.
AnnVior tnantpr farmer of 1928 v. ill
be the man who establishes a system
of rotation of crops according to his
needs, to cover a period of years and
stops dickering with just single seas
ons. ....
VJhen a man wants to quit farming
and make his living some other way,
fvprv eoo farmer should encourage
him to do so. For master man should
not be hindered by laggards. 1 he
man who can't make a good living
farming is a scrub anyhow.
Wp are arranerine to buv poultry
every day. to eliminate the great waste
of time by the practices in ' vogue
heretofore.
The man ' uihn makes Judicial use
of protind limestone has taken a long
step toward a profitable income.
Macon county :the land ot super-
farmers who think.
About this marketing business that
I have heard so many howls, we are
nW rparlv to hanrlle vOur DOtatoes
and have arranged for United States
inspection on carload lots. This means
standardization and selling sight un
seen at the top of the market. We
will handle them on the Same piinci
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NOTICE TO FARMERS!
Farmers Picnic at SwannanoaTest
Farm near Asheville, August 18, 1927.
Dinner taken by visitors.
Macon Bread and Butter Show will
be held September 29-30 and October
1st, at Franklin.
Western North Carolina Fair will
be held October 4-5-6, at Asheville.
National Dairy Show will be held
October 15-22, at Memphis, Tenn.
Tri-State Fair will be held at Mem
phis, Tenn., October 15-22.
"One look beats one Thousand
words." Let's go.
LYLES HARRIS,
COUNTY AGENT
START SAVING
We are proud to see so many of the young men and wom-
enn?tenmg up Bank Accounts for while you are YOUNG, and
ABLE to work, is the time to MAKE and SAVE.
; Anybody can make money, but it takes a smart man to save
it. So start ; to-day is the time - to - save your money, for the
time is coming when you are going to need it. So don't be
caught ' without a nice Bank Account, when this time of need
might come your way. V
OUR STATEMENTS
At the close of business July 22, 1927:
ASSETS
Loans
Furniture and Fixtures...
Interest Paid. .'. . . ...... ... .
Expenses ...... .......
Bonds
....$ 91,999.80 v
.... 3,353.19'
.... 1,003.33
3,811.27
100.00
Cash on hand and in Foreign
Banks 34,137,35
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock. 4 . . .$ 15,000.00
Surplus .. . 6,861.17
Earnings 4,293.29
Commercial Deposits 59,715.96
Time Deposits. . . . . .... 48,219.32
Cashier's Checks. . . . 315.20
Bills Payable. .. .......... ' None
TOTAL , $134,404.94 .
TOTAL ; $134,404.94
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THE CITIZENS BANK
Always At Your Service
W. T. MOORE, Cashier ,