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4-H-" 1 U MAKE THE BEST BETTER" 4-H
WHEN A MAN, FROM HIS HEART, SAYS, "I WILL," HE IS A SUCCESS ALREADY
Scroll 4-H Boys and Girls
Demand Retention of Harris
Scroll, N. C, October 4, 1928.
To the County Commissioners Elect :
We, the members of the 4-H club
of Walnut Creek in our regular meet
ing, have moved and seconded that
the following letter be sent to you
by our club, requesting that vou keep
our county agent. If he is dismissed
wc will be like sheep having no
shepherd. , 1
, MYRTLE FULTON, Teacher
EULA MASHBURN, President
ELVA FOX, Sec. protem
PEARL HEDDEN
BEULAH HEDDEN
LELA HEDDEN
EMORY MASHBURN
ENNIS MASHBURN
VERLON MASHBURN
BULEN HOUSTON
T. B. MOSES
ARLEY HEDDEN
EVERETT HEDDEN '' '
ELBERT HEDDEN
EDWARD MASHTBRN.
Cullasaja, N. C, Oct. 6, 1928.
Major S. A, Harris,
Editor of Franklin Press,
Franklin, N. C.
Dear, Sir :
I as a member of the 4-H club,
wish to keep Mr. Harris as our coun
ty agent and club leader. The boys
and girls are taking an interest in
the work, and are realizing what 'it
means to them and their county. 1
hope there will be a great many more
boys and girls join the club and take
a greater interest in their work this
year than they did in the past.
Mr. Harris is willing to help those
who need help.
A club member,
FRANK DOWDLE.
. Cullasaja, N. C, Oct. 8, 1928.
Major S. A. Harris,
Editor of The Franklin Press,
"Franklin N. C.
Dear Mr. Harris :
I as a member of the 4-H club,
wish to know how the candidates
stand for our- county-agent;- I will
say that if he is fired old Macon
will go back twenty years, and the
majority of the people do not want
that. But of course there is a few
who know enough about things until
they don't need .anyone to advise
them or they think they do.
The county agent has been worth
a great deal more to the county
than he has cost it, in the sales and
he has helped the farmer to get his
seeds and fertilizer at a reduced price
and he has organized the club work
which will be a great help to all
boys .and girls who want to join and
take a part.
Now let the county agent go and
see where old Macon goes.
Hoping the candidates will express
themselves in next week's Prfcss.
VT am yours as a club member,
GLENN DOWDLE,
Kyle, N. C, Oct. 8, 1928.
Major Harris,
Editor Franklin Press, "N
Franklin, N. C.
Dear Major Haris,
I am a 4-H club member and will
answer your ads in The Press. Mr.
Lyles Harris, county agent, is highly
praised in this county. We used to
have no stock here but razor-back
and saw-back hogs and other scrub
stock. He is a good judge of .stock.
And a dependable man in every way.
We- have some goood stock here
now. On farm . business the agent
has good success. If he works in
this county a few more years Macon
county will be several thousand dol
lars better off. He will be praised
throughout Macon county.
Very truly yours,
EDGAR HICKS.
The people of this section are en
joying the fine weather in making
syrup. ,
SWAT NEXT YEAR'S PESTS NOW
More battles have been lost in the
planning than in the fighting. It is
by no means too early to figure out
your 'pestcontrol strategy for next
year. In fact, the big advantage of
doing it now is that the results of
last year's pests are stilLvery obvious.
MACON COUNTY BREAD & BUTTER SHOW
'and.
LOCAL TALLENT CARNIVAL
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Be sure to make plans to attend. Everyone w i 11 h a v e a
rousing good time and learn a lot about what Macon county is
doing in farming. : ' .. mf--
4-H
Saturday, the last day of the fair, is 4-H day. There will
be games of all sorts, a greasy pig race and just lots of other
things. Every dub member is urgently requested to attend.
any prizes will be given. Who is getting them.
HOG SALE OCTOBER 24TH
LYLES HARRIS, County Agent.
A WANT EXPRESSED IN TIME SAVES MANY A DIME
STRAWBERRIES NEED
AVAILABLE PLANT FOOD
For best results with strawberries
a liberal application of complete fer
tilizer should be made in late sum
mer or early fall. The member of
flower clustrcs produced by a straw
berry plant next spring is determined
in large measure by the condition of
the plant this fall and. winter. Plenty
of available plant food in the soil
now will tend to increase flower bud
formatic?h and flowers must come be
fore berries are produced. '
On sandy soils an application at
this time of 1000 pounds per acre of
a complete fertilizer such as a 7-5-5
ar 8-4-6 should give good results.
On heavier soils 800 to 1000 pounds
per acre of a fertilizer such as 10-4-4
or 12-4-4 can be used profitably.
Large yields of quality berr.ics make
greatest profit. Fall fertilization helps
to insure larger yields.
KING TUT, ATE
INCUBATOR CHICKS
Farmers and poultrymen who hold
the belief that when they buy chicks
from v a modern hatchery they are
patronizing an infant industry are due
for a surprise. King Tut, so ancient
records show, must have dined reg
ularly on broilers raised from hatch
ery chicks, for incubators have been
used for . production of chicks by the
Egyptians and Chinese from time im
memorial. The hatchery business, far from be
ing a product of modern enterprise,
was old when Columbus first landed
in America. It has behind it the
tradition of .ages, and is probably the
first farm industry to adopt economic
al mass production methods long be
fore modern industrial leaders "dis
covered" this means of reducting pro
duction costs.
The hatching and selling of baby
chicks as a business enterprise has
existed more than 2000 years in Egypt
and China, ancient records show, while
fifty years ago, when hatcheries were
unknown in this country, there were
at least 150 hatcheries in Egypt, each
with a capacity of about 300,000 eggs
CLUB MEMBERS
a year. Thirty-four years ago the
first shipment of chicks was made in
this country, inaugurating what was U
grow to one of agriculture's largest
industries.
Although the hatcheries of the
country have several organizations,
and do millions of. dollars worth of
business each year, it was not until
recently that, some of the more pro
gressive hatcherymen banded together
to promote the sale of chicks on a
purely business basis, with quality of
product, and excellence of service to
customers as their basic ideal. These
hatcheries, operating under the slog
an, "Hatchery Chicks For Greater
Profits," are scattered from coast to
coast. They come nearest to the ideal
of the ancient Egyptian hatcheries,
whose operatojs for generations hand
ed their business down from father
to son, to carry out the traditions of
service which is a part of their in
dustry. ,m.xiw
.
A Simple Oats Sprouter
One of the most satisfactory and
simplest kinds of an oats sprouter for
the poultry house and one which can
be made easily at home, is a table
about 2 feet high. 2 feet wide, and as
long as may be desired. The top
of the table is perforated with 1-2
inch holes and is boxed in with sides
about 4 inches high. The amount of
oats required for one day's feeding
can be soalyed in warm water in a
sack for 24 hours and then emptied
on to one end of the table and spread
out to a thickness of 2 or 3 inches.
The oats can be turned over with a
shovel from day to day and watered,
and each day's supply moved along
until they reach the lower end when
they can be taken out to be fed.
Oats will sprout best in a room where
the temperature is about 70 degrees
farenheit. Although there are a num
ber of devices on the market for
sprouting oats, some of which are
satisfactory, most of them involve too
much labor if a quantity of oats is
to be sprouted.
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Trapping Rats Effective
But Slower Than Poisoning
Trapping rats, while effective, is
slower and more laborious than pois
oning, according to cxperts . of the
United States Department of Agri
culture. The ' essential rcquisitics of
successful trapping arc the use of
plenty of traps, a variety of baits,
and persistent effort until all rats
have been destroyed. The common
snap trap is the most successful kind
for general use, although No, 0 or
No. 1 steel traps are efficient. Traps
should always be set so that the rat
will pass directly over the trigger in
following its natural course close to
wallys and behind objects. If boards
are leaned against the wall they will
form a natural runway for rats and
a good -setting place for traps. BaiU
that may be readily fastened to lite
trigger should be used, such as bread,
fish, . nut .meats, or fresh vegetables.
These may be made more attractive
by the addition of rolled oats or corn
meal sprinkled lightly over the trap.
Although large catches are" sometimes
made in the cake type of trap in a
single night, the average catch by this
means is far below that of the snap
trap. Neither this nor any other
more complicated trap is recommend
ed for general use.
"INSIDE" INFORMATION;
Sirup from caned fruit or sweet
pickles may be combined with the
pulp or pomace of left after extract
ing fruit juice for jelly, to make a
fruit butter of good flavor.
Do not use overripe fruits for jelly
making. The acid content may be
insufficient to make jelly and the
flavor will not be so good as that of
jelly made from just ripe, of under
ripe fruit. - "1
Either beet ro cane sugar may be
used for jelly-making. . A proportion
that gives good results with' fairly!
tart, underripe fruits is three-fourths,
of a cup of sugar to one cup of
fruit juice.
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