PAGIL TWO
THE FRANKLIN PRESS, FRANKLIN, N. C.
THURSDAY, MAY 17, YS1Z
"CIVILIZATION BEGINS AND ENDS WITH THE PLOW"
THINGS TO PLAN TO
THROUGHOUT COMING YEAR
The Farmers' Day at the test
farm at Swannanoa on May 17,
1928.
Poultry loading depot with facili
ties for grading eggs.
An annual poultry show.
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Monthly livestock sales.
Farmers' own line of delivery
trucks.
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Purebred sires end seeds.
Guernsey cattle association.
A semi-annual seed exchange day.
A Harvest Carnival one day of
the bread and butter show.
Just About the Farm
Well, the heaviest work in making
the 1928 crop is done. The rest de
pends upon the elements and our
ability 'to. keep down weeds for . the
next thirty days. Constant violence,
luerhaps more nearly in farming than
in any other .profession,' is the price
of success. This means mental ac
tivity as well as muscular.
The master farmer will not grind
" h hT soula it d body out- b y urt t in g
in sjxteen hours --a -day in -the field
this summer. , He will be more effi
cient than that.
lie will have his work planned so
that six' to 'eight hours steady knock
ing in the field will be sufficient.
That is efficient farming.
But cold efficiency .ps-not enough.
Along with efficient farming, and
perhaps as a product of it, should
go a contented farm people and a
successful farm life.
The mechanical type of life is not
satisfactory. The human element must
be considered. -
...... Th p. desire. for f mancial" r e wa rd. m ay
tutd ttiTneiiCiiiViu- can iinnmoin it:-- '
Efficiency is a means and not an
-end, : : : -
The object ive'"is a ""gooVTy pc of
rural life, good homes, good schools,
good churches, good libraries, good
hospitals and good social and recrea
tional facilities. Only these can keep
the successful farmer successful.
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And only intelligence and skill . can
creeate and maintain a satisfactory
farm life.
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Arc you intelligent and skillful in
your farming? If not, .get that way,
or get out.
THE CANNERY
Everywhere one goes One hears
talk of cannery products production
and sees evidencce of that talk go
ing into practice. . ,
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, In fact it is so evident that'-ther'
will be a large production of cannery
produce this year that the boar''
of ' dircrtors ha eJelt called upon
to -doublec- their floor, space anderecl
a delivery shed at the plant.
INSECTS AND PLANT DISEASE
The forward-looking farmer will
provide now for combatting the in
evitable plant discease and insect.
It may cost him a little money, but
it is not . so much the cost of the
thing as the dividend it pays.
Anticipating this need we have now
on hand in the county agent's office
type-written sh'eets giving definite and
concise directions for the spraying
or dusting, or both, of all varieties
of farm crops grown in this section.
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On this sheet is also found the
name and description of the ,insect
, to be combatted, as well as the -spray
formula and directions for mixing
and. applying.
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HOGS
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How many poor old hogs are go
ing to swelter . in close, hot, wet,
sticky," stinking,- TiastyrT f ilthy.-germ--riddeiv
insanitaryTunheaelthypejas
this summer? All because his own
- er -does not know-or does not-carc
about-economical production of clean
healthy pork.
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Almost daily some man comes in
with the tale that his 60w died dur
ing farrowing or the pigs were still
born, or that she couldn't deliver
her pigs, or half a dozen other
calamities befalling her, and then
winds up with the expression, "After
I saw her get that way I turned
her out of the pen." Which, of
course, is in itself a self-imposed
conviction of inefficiency.
I've noticed recently in traveling
Tibout, some pretty healthy fat hog
lice in several places. A good bath
in old crank-case oil will eliminate
the lice.
CONSULT YOUR
KEEP YOUR FARM AND IT WILL KEEP YOU AND YOURS
POULTRY
Now is the time to cull, cull, cull.
Cull the old chickens and cull the
young chickens and cull the frying
chickens, and let cm ride.
It is also the time , to look pretty
carefully for lice and mites.
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The next sale will be on Maylst,
then the next one June 4th and
then the next one June 18th, and
then we will rest a few weeks.
But we will get . .ces every Mon
oal and distribute this information so
that any one having chickens to sell
locally will be posted as to the mark
et and will not be caught napping.
SMALL GRAIN
Everybody will be well advised to
takc""c'arc of every grain of wheat.
According to present prospects ,we
will run about a million and a quar
ter bushels short east of the Mis
sissippi river, and a poorer, crop than
usual is indicated all over the world.
Oats have only forty per cent of
a full crop in prospect.
HAY CROP
It is reported that twenty per cent
of 1 last year's hay crop is still on
the farmsover the state at large.
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The business farmer In "Macon coun
ty will therefore 'plant to harvest just
what hay he needs next year and
turn the rest under for his soil's
sake, for it will not pay to sell hay
aS such. -.
FARMS FOR SALE
We are having several inquiries
from parties wishing to buy farms
in Macon county. Most of these
have arranged dates on which they
will visit the county.
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Anyone having a farm for sale
might do 'well' to list it with us.
DAIRYING
The National Dairy Show Will be
h.M .-it ..MojtrbJjis-..airnirt this -yecar.
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The dales and .programs will be
distributed later. .
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--L-'nsisj a mighty- sensible-waylo
take a holiday. " '
Macon county, the land' of super
farmers that think maybe.
P. S., Eggs will be bought at the
chicken sale, May 21st.
SELF-FED SOWS AND LITTERS
BETTER THAN ONES HAND-FED
( Once in a great while the easy way
of doing a thing proves to be the best
way also. An instance of such a
happy combination of "easy way best
way' conditions which should appeal
to all hog raisers is the, method adopt
ed by the United States Department
of Agriculture in feeding and handling
sows and litters during the suckling
period.
. Sows and litters are now self-fed in
preference to being hand-fed at the
government farm as a. result of con
clusions formed from a three-year
ftudy of the two methods. The
general plan of the test was to place
the same kinds of feeds in separate
compartments of a self-feeder . fur
sows and litters being self-fed as
were given to the hand-fed group.
The hand-fed sows and litters were
fed all they would readily ' clean up
twice ' daily while the sef-fed sows
and litters had free access to the self
feeder at all times.
The results of the threcryear test
indicate that: Self-feeding sows and
litters tUiring the suckling period
saves both labor and feed; the self
fed lot Was more thrifty than the
hand-fed lot; a total of 441 pounds
of feed was required for 100 pounds
of gain in the self-fed lots, while
the hand-fed lots required 603 pounds;
the pigs fromthe self-fed lots made
greater daily, gains from farrowing to
weaning and also during the various
tests in which they were subsequently
used. ' ' .' ''
It was noted also that no overcrowd
ing of sows and pigs occurred at the
self-feeders even where there was a
large number of sows with litters in
one lot. There is also less 1 danger
of-overeating- whejicedJsayailagle
at all times as is the case with self-
feeding.
. Sows and. litters may be put on the
self-feeder as soon as the sow is on
full feed after farrowing. The trials
also indicated that 81 per cent of sows
from self-fed lots when bred settlec'
at the first service,, as against 47 per
cent for the hand-fed sows.
COUNTRY AFFORDS LUXURIES
Sometimes those of us who live
in the country do not stop to think
about our blessings. We are contin
ually looking over into the city to
observe luxuries that have been bought
with money. And when we do this,
we forget those luxuries which come
almost as a matter of course fn the
country and without price.
In cities and towns, and even in
COUNTY AGENT AS YOU WOULD YOUR DOCTOR OR
The farm pages of The Press are
edited by the county agent in col
laboration with the editor.
the country now, a 'considerable por
tion of the family income is spent
for luxuries! . This was ont true of
the old country home. .This docs not
mean that the people of this time
did not have luxuries. In many in
stances they had far more luxuries
than the average iarnily of 'the city
has today. But they did not spend
money for theni. Luxuries came as
the by-products of their -regular life
activities, and for ' the. most part
were without money and without price.
Living in isolation in a working
community ,the family didn't "dress
up" except on Sunday. Everybody
was comfortable at least six days of
the week.- Working clothes cost but
little, and those who wore them under
the old conditions in many instances
enjoyed more -luxury "from the comfort
they gave than the people who are
compelled to "dress up" every day in
the week. These people -enjoyed the
luxury of horseback riding and buggy
riding, but there was little or no cost
connected with it. Horses "made their
keep," and the luxury they gave to
their owners was gratis. Hunting,
fishing, swimming, dancing, racing, all
had wondeful thrills, and were luxuries
of the highest order, burthcydiilifrrTicither-fancy-nor-a -dream. It -is -in
cost anything. Social activities, par
ties, picnics, gatherings, dinners, quilt-
mgs and so on, were rich m social
life, but they were practically without
expense to those who participated in
them. "The Old Swimmin' Hole"
and "Out at Old Aunt Mary's" give
us a suggestion of the- luxuries of
this simple life and add meaning to
the appeal,
"Let's go back to Grisby's Station
Where we lived together so happy
and so-poor."
SOUTH READY FOR FACTS ON
BENEFITS OF STOCK RAISING
"The South needs better livestock,
and better livestock will make a bet
ter rinlh,.". . With; this, axiomatic text.
Department- of '"rtgriuirrurt, fctouij
addressed, the Southern Livestock As
sociation at Memphis, Tenn. Urgin
the-necd-fwlearly
apply.; directly to ..southern agriculture,
the speaker, who is Chief of the Ani
mal Husbandry Division, Bureau of
Animal Industry, . discussed some of
the obstacles which had delayed the
development of profitable livestock
raising in the Southern States.
Research, statistics, and general rec
ommendations, though valuable in
themselves, often fall short of being
convincing evidence that wins the
South to livestock. Even though facts
concerning the need for the South
to raise more of its meat and dairy
products are true, such statements
alone, will not persuade a farmer to
change his system of farming. "The
farmer in the South, like his brother
in other -parts -of the c6untry," Mr.
Sheets said, "wants to be shown."
Among the changes for which the
South is now ready is a better quality
of livestock obtained "by a process of
development rather than by sudden
change. It does not pay as a general
rule to recommend to farmers to jump
with' a bang from scrubs to purebrcds.
The South needs to . grow into the
-business uf4'aism&.bc.ttc rlives toki.aUout-4t-nce-4iigh-
liirougn me use or purebred sires m
native herds.
Another desirable.means of advance
ment is concerted community effort.
"It is often discouraging," the speak
er said, "if. a farmer is the only one
or ,one of a few in his community to
adopt better-bred stock and better
methods of cropping. He can go it
alone for a while and get some satis
faction out of being a leader in his
community, but soon he will find
himself needing help and encourage
ment from his neighbors."
The enviable record made by Ten
nessee during the last few years in
ton-litter work was cited as an en
couragement to hog raising in the
South. Mr. Sheets appealed ' also to
his fellow research and extension
workers to analyze the results of v
periments for the purpose of giving
them the maximum practical applica
tion. "We will not have capped the
climax of pur efforts," 1 he said, "un
til the farmer has been" helped Much
gQodwQrkJ s . bein g done, .but. there
is much more to do."
ANIMAL PARASITES THRIVE
AND MULTIPLY ON PROSPERITY
Why are the parasites of domestic
animals becoming more troublesome
than formerly? Dr. Maurice C. Hall,
chief of the Zoological Division, Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture,
asked and answered the question, re
cently in explaining why that division
is devoting increasing , attention to
parasitism in the South.
"Most parasites of . livestock," he ex
plained, "are spread by means of para
site eggs, larvae, or cysts in the ma
nure. The more manure there is on
an acre of land, the more parasite
material there will be. And the more
valuable the land, the more and bet
ter animals it must carry per acre to
pay for its use as grazing land.
Now, primitive livestock conditions
in any country arc pastoral, with
flocks and herds ranging widespread
over many unfenced acres under
dog and shepherd and cowboy. Such
conditions never last. The fertile val
leys turn to farms,' and irrigation con
verts the dry lands to crop areas."
Livestock goes under fence and no
longer roams from bed ground to
distant bed ground, or follows springs
from home ranch to the hills, or
ranges back before the early snows.
"Once animals arc under fence our
parasite cycle begins; increased land
values call for more and better stock
per acre; more stock per acre means
more manure per acre; more manure
per acre means more parasite
material per care; more parasite ma
terial means greater certainty of in
fection and greater infection per .ani
mal; and greater infection per animal
means more worm material for any
i ' r - . i . t '
given amount oi manure; anu mis
means more infection per acre; and
so on. ,
. "Starting from the open range the
livestock industry seems . to run a
course of increasing prosperity as val
ues of land and stock rise with the
change from the free range to the
high-priced farm land. But side by
side with the prosperity run the
parasites,' and gradually, in 2 or 3,
or 10 years, the parasites build up to
killingMrcngth and -striken This- is
general terms the individual stories
I have seen and heard and read over
and over for 20 years."
CORN CLUB
The following is the rules of the
contest for the Champion Corn Grow
er. Anyone caring to enter this
contest, please let me know.
The Chilean Nitrate of Soda Educa
tional Burcaeu offers $300.00 in Gold
as prizes to North Carolina 4-H club
members for nie greatest number of
bushels of corn grown on one acre
of upland. Five district prizes of
$45.00 each and one state prize of
$75.00 arc to be awarded.
Rules of the Conjtect
1 .- Anv -Vl".-r,trrUol..4--.T-L club, mcm-
compete ' lor " the prizes.
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2. Each contestant is entitled to en-
tpr nnlv nni arrp it must ho nnland.
measurcd.and..mu st I be jn nneboun -dary.
The acre may be off to itself
or a part of a field of corn..
3. Each contestant's name and ad
dress must be sent to the district
agent's office by June 15 at which
time the acre entered must have been
designated and approved Jy the coun
ty agent. : .
'4. All contestants must have their
acre officially measured off and boun
daries determined by a furrow or line
at least two weeks before the corn
is harvested.
5. The county agent must be present
in person or proxy to see the corn
harvested and weighed: '
6. At least 50 contestants in ar
one district must have completed their
records before the prize for the dis
trict will be awarded. Should there
be less than 50 contestants competing
their records in any district, the high
est record made in the district will be
eligible to compete for the state prize.
7. Each contestant must apply 100
pounds or more of Chilean Nitrate of
Soda to his acre when the corn is
8. A 'complete record must be kept
find sent to the county agent before
November 15. This' record, must be
signed by the contestant and the
county agent certifying as to its ac
curacy. 9. The record must furnish the fol
lowing information:
(a) Bushels; of corn figuring) 70
pounds ear corn per bushel.
(b) "Total value- based on No. 2
White Corn Richmond market as of
November 1, 1928.
(c) ' Cost of man or boy labor at
20c per hour.
(d) Cost of horse labor at 15c per
hour.
(e) Cost of seed.
(f) : Cost of fertilizer, and manure.
(g) Rent of land i at $5.00 per acre.
-10. The names and addresses of
the winners and their records must be
in the state office of the Chilean Ni
trate of Soda Educational Bureau by
January 15, 1928.
This makes the second prize we
have had offered, for the Corn Club
contest,- the other being the pure-bred
Poland-China Boar. , - -
NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE
State of North Carolina,
Macon County,
In the Superior Court.
WESTINGHOUSE ACCEPTANCE
CORPORATION
W. lmcCOY V !.
Under and by virtue of an exexcu
tion issued to me from the superior
court of Macon county, I, the under
signed sheriff of said Macon county,
will sell to satisfy said execution, at
the court house door in the Town of
Franklin, County of Macon, State of
North Carolina by public auction and
THINGS TO PLAN FOR RIGHT
NOW
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That cream check very two
Weeks.'
That cannery check, every time
you come to town.
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Fat hog sale in March.
Bread and Butter Show next
fall.
' Encourage the 4-H Clubbers.
Big Farmers' day next fall.
Local Curb Market.
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Breed sows so that the pigs will
go on the market in March, April,
August and September.
at public outcry, at twelve o'clock M.r
on Monday, the 4th day of June, 1928,
all the right, title and interest of the
defendant, W. L. McCoy, it and to
the following described property, lying
and being in the County of Macon,
State- of North Carolina,, and within
the corporate, limits of the Town of
Franklin, to-wit:
First Tract. -AH that tract, piece or
lot. of . land situate in and being on
thesouth side ofMain street inthcj
townjof Franklin and known asthe
Love Brick Building, and "bounded on
the north by Main street, on the west
and south by the. lands of J.. A. Por
ter, and on the cast by the . lot of
W. L. McCoy.
Second Tract. Being the lands de
scribed in a deed from M. A. Love
to W. T. Potts, dated 23rd day of
July, 1892, and recorded in book BB
page 238, in the office of the register
of deeds of Macon county, being part
of lot No. 3 in the Town of Franklin,.
North Carolina, . beginning at the
northwest corner of M. A. Love's
brick store; then with said brick store
to its southeast corner; then parallel
with the first line and Main street
to the line of lot No. 2 then with the
line of lot No. 2 to the beginning,
containing all the land lying between
c-M n-icv "iTrf-jiri 1- let N' 2, saul
Ehimw"w Ww-aHt-.-fratEwft -fxow?jti,-jL
L. McCoy , and formerly known "as the7'
Jarrett Hotel. This, tract contains"
new store building of W. L. McCoy.
"Third Tractr-" Beginning -at the
southeast -c6rn'cjfZ'tha7l6rrsoldl'bV!r
W, T. Potts to W.- L.-Higdon and
wife in the Jarrett line of lot -No. 2
in the Town of Franklin, runs south
with the Jarrett line 10 feet to a
stake; then westwardly and parallel
with Main street .a distance equal
to the south line of said Potts-Higdon
lot, at a point and to a point , that
would intersect with the east side of
the M. A. Love brick store if it were
extended southwardly 10 feet; then
northwartlly and parrallcl with the
west line of lot No. 2 (Jarrett lot)
10 feet to the southeast corner of
the M. A. Love brick store; then
in an easterly direction with the south ,
line of the Potts-Higdon lot . to the
beginning.
Fourth Tract. All that tract, piece
or parcel of land, situate and lyins
and being in the Town of Franklin
in Macon county, North Carolina, and
known as the Hotel Jarrett lot, and
bounded on the north by Main street
and the lot of W. II. Higgins ; on the
east by the lots of W. H. Higgins
and Joseph Ashcar; on the south by
Palmer "street ;6n the st"1)"y;lhe1ots
of Porter and Higdon and the lots
of , Porter, Higdon and Horn, the
same being all that portion of lands
described in a deed from R. H. Jar
rett and N. C. Jarrett, his wife, and
R. F. Jarrett and Sarah C. Jarrett,
his wife, ' to Hamilton H. Jarrett, dated.
July 16, 1906, and recorded in the
office of the register of deeds of Ma
con county, in book WW, page 521,
etc., of which lot said H. H. Jarrett
died, siezed and possessed, being the
one on which the Hotel Jarrett( now
Franklin Hotel and Restaurant) stands.
This the 4th day of May, 1928 .
C. L. INGRAM, Sheriff of
Macon County, N. C. 4tM3t
NOTICE
Sealed bids will be received by the
County Board of Education to May
19 for the building of a three-room
school house near the J. L. Sanders '
home place in the new School District
established by consolidatihgthe Norths
Skeenah -Land the South Skeenah
schools. The contractor is to use all
the material possible in-the oM
houses now in said districts. For
specification's, etc., see the undersign
ed. .
NOTICE is also given that the
school lot in District No. 7 and Dis
trict No. 8, Franklin township, ori
which the school buildings in said
districts now stand, will be sold at
the court house door in Franklin, at
noon Monday, July 2, 1928. Terms 6f'
sale will be half cash and balance in
12 months.
The County Board of Education re
serves the right ot reject any or all
bids in connection with this notice.
By order of the Board of Education
of Macon County.
M. D. BILLINGS, Supt. Schools.
May 7, 1928 . , 2tM17
YOUR LAWYER
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