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TAGC TWO THE FRAN'LLIN PRESS, FRANKLIN, N. C. ' dt i THURSDAY. CCTOr.EM 1 133 "CIVILIZATION BEGINS AND ENDS WITH THE PLOW" THINGS TO PLAN TO THROUGHOUT COMING YEAR Poultry loading depot with facili ties for grading egg. An annual poultry show. ,- ' Monthly livestock sales. Farmers' own line of delivery trucks. . tf Purebred sires and seeds. , Guernsey cattle association. , A semi-annual seed exchange day. A Harvest Carnival one day of the bread and butter show. NOW TIME TO TAKE POULTRY SERIOUSLY The. time when the farm poultry ilock was a "pin money" pastime for the farmer's. wife is gone The farm er who does not make his chickens contribute liberally lb his yearly prof it is overlooking one of his surest sources of income, in the opinion of authorities interested in bettering farm conditions. The whole secret of bigger profits from farm poultry is contained in three simple things better stock, more hens and better methods. It is just about as easy to handle several hun dred hens as it is a few. Good layers eat no more feed than low producersy while the former return a good prof it for the care they get. Farm bureaus and state agricultural experiment stations have been stress ing the need of better farm flocks for several year9 past. Now comes the hatcheryman himself,' joining the battle to eliminate the "scrubs" from 'the farms of the country by pledging himself to improved cfuality of his chicks. . . . . Leading hatcheries . Yectmtly united tinder the slogan "Hatchery Chicks For Greater Profits," promising fair dealing, cooperation with the farmer in raising the chicks purchased, and better quality, stock to increase the .profits -from the farmer stiock. friculrura rr5rr-i .., ,., OiCS.yjnitedMatea-- asa profitable market for poultry as meat. Nearly all students of market trices agree with this forecast. With , t 1 t ,1 4-1, A a lavoraDie season jum dmau mi farmer with the largest flocks pro- Educing large rumibers of eggs is go- ,"ing to reap the greatest profit. rann uuinm.- u-m uv.v.4 v. to look upon the poultry fV-ck a? fnXnnr incjrad of one- : r? r 1, . t.v nmr" ' their most reliable rourccs. ot mcom .... i .Particularly in winter, . when eg:.' "prices arc high, and . other farm o 'erations' are at a standstill, can the! farm home secure a v'.V.y and Incra.- i Hive profit if its fo'-t-n are of thc ; 'kind which are r-.inblc of ' ttirni-i-. " out a steady supply o. eggs. TIMELY POULTRY TOPICS FOR NOVF.MBER (By C. F. Pafrish, 0c cc of Poul - ExtcnS'O.i) :.r,ivod The time ofihe v:r "ii.i when the millets i'lv :!..! ::il be .iioi and in production. '( oo-l 'pullets., tl .1 1 1 .'..I WC'll UeVCIOHCU .iU'l ti'.'. .11 V." illn.5Slin.a . i ..L' !. lOr lilt Uesi mniinm. i liL "....4.. L, ., ut t.:..A h,,;iv J,,,,. n to U ,mn,k i.n.. ,,- r-,, ..r.f-,t fni , ,iu-u ! per day per, on, Imn iml pullels until . ms control expernnents vvith the svyeet J c;ummarv of procedure! for ihose desired weight is. obtained. It is :t iato, suice it is probably our mosl ' och1 policy f. out in the layir!::4 useful vegetable, during the winter pho wrrv out P , n , house at night when tli .' birds aiv o.i months. . I hanking materials 'ready before hzrx- the roosts and lift a w to dt;len.vine The sweet 1-otato hou.c is perhaps ank the condition the birds. ' Whe n .: ihe best storage or .Pecting sweet 'on the amount' of scratch feed and in-'raam for sometime a serviceable means crease the scratch ' wlwn- the birds are f 'StorniK sweet potatoes for the ten jj ht ) ant as well as the larger grower . ii- i ? d..j. ! When done with care, there is no nur rs .aw n ht n r dit r niniirimn In striving for high egg production ! "during the .fa!! and winter month poultrymen' will find these ten points very helpful, . i I. Chose stock thai has been bred for high egg. .production and with '.known pedigree. - ; 2. keep at least seventy per cent of your flock pullets each year. 3. Have pullets reasonably fat when . thfy start laying. f 4. Hatch early and have pullets in . production by October 30th. 5. Feed a damp mash at noon or use f lights to increase food consumption. 6. Provide warm houses, light, and proper ventilation. (No drafts). 7. Feed a good balanced ration, con i Sisfing of scratch and mash. 8. When a drop comes in productu -i correct the cause at once. 9. Watch production every day a;: 1 cull regularly. . ; III K nnr ii niifti it h u'Qr.r he ( the birds at all times. Water foun- lams mat ireeze win cut egg pro duction in half. " Each gallon of' .water that goes into eger production returns from $1.40 to $1.00. : Disease Notes FALL COLDS: .Symptoms-Discharge fr-jitiTy's watery and heavy breathing. ; TREATMENT: Use permanganate f Potash when freshly mixed using enough to make the water a . deep cherry red. Dip bird's head in solu- CONSULT YOUR KEEP YOUR FARM AND IT WILL KEEP tion, al.-,o use solution in drinkiin water. LYLES HARRIS, County Agent. HOW MANY COWS? All over the South farmers arc considering the cow as one of the main factors in solving the farm problem. At times a farmer grows enthuiastic and buys a dairy herd with the idea that the mere owning of a herd will bring profit. . That the reader may get an idea of what is necessary to make the keeping of dairy cows profitable, 1 have slipped, my scissors around an answer to a question along these lines, which appeared in a recent issue of the Southern Agriculturist. It will bear very careful reading: 'You no doubt realize that the number of dairy -cows that can -pron-tably be kept on y.our farm depends largely on the amount of feed crops, grain, hay and pasj-urc that can be produced on the farm along with the cash crops which you. will wish to raise. With the average upland soil of Carlisle county you should be able to produce corn, ' legume hay and pasture enough to take care of eight to ten dairy cows in addition to the cash crops ,and feed other livestock on the farm. This of course, is taking for granted that sufficient labor is available to care for the crops and livestock and miscellaneous r. - labor incidental to the upkeep of the, farm. If thc work is properly planned two men or one man with the help of a grown son or other family labor should be able to do the work on this 100-acre farm except during hay harvest, tobacco cutting and housing or other rush seasons when labor could be exchanged with neighbors. With this number of cows it should be necessary to buy a. small amount of concentrated feed to supplement the home grown feed if a good crop ping system including legume hay is followed. I think it would be wise to stock your tarm witn aa.ry cows to tne ex- rlucwtn nf ithfr livpctnrlr ann rash - . , crops unless you haye a special mar - et for whole milk. I obacco, to- 1 - -iXWitaMvf iited in Tevvo'gVTo rnafce and more profitable system of farm - ine than dairv cows alone would .41 provide I".-.," ' I IV It IP cows up to the present tunc ,th.nk , it would be better you to ?t:.rt on : . . ---- - sired number, than for you to buy, , into thc full number at the He-ginning. i fi sma cm i- 31H mirl' nil m Ull' (if- MEASURE AND TESTS FOR ;-statc to help us secure practical tl.-xtn scntp.s. Other causes, which the in PROTECTING SWEET POTA- ' on the' usefulness of the lime t-cnt- i Pccl.r jm charge traced were the TOES FROM BANK LOSSES , monl over a wi(ier field of. the state j mtrouuctioii i of new stock and the (Dr R F Poo'e Deparin,ent of ' We suggest that treated and untreated spread oi the disease by infected car (Ur. k. i. roo.e. uepai-m ot . . , , . t th b . casses that were not burned or buried. Botany; , Tlie value of the sweet -potato cn ill) i.. in- u. i :., , ,. , ., ... ur-iirs. De-cause ,ne swcei. joiaio c .i- .v ...... . , n h "The virus is not hot." Although uSZX! th' h SltnkJ ieaVd thc infection varies somewhat in vir iiM .'-"1: Lnv alike will dve the' most satisfactory t.lence from.year to year and in-d.;- iS n ral n7b ' bduv' t,Xn a ureal draw back to its usefulness as a deperidabre substitute for -other car-, 1 . . t. . . .1 1 . 1 e In o.-. ,rl t;lh t h f ' I 4,....ic In -,-,.r,l , th thfi UOII V 1 1 1 .t IV in m.v.uni .w. ..... I -:. . ' . i , -,,,.1 tt,r I i i ai iiuinv ini'iiiiii im, .invi iiiv.v ... ,t;.t;,.t' ,,....,1 W -.avincr from rois li dc m home.' we are start - j potaioes.' out inc uaim is ami win ie . 1 i 1 !! . better method for keeping the pota toes for home use. toes in banks -depends upon how well '1 nmsmng o- ay ..vo.atr., u, the following procedures are carried Lo ne other ha f untreated, out. (1) Gathering before low tent- treated on -one side and peratures injure the crop: (2) Elimina-! untreated on other. y. alternat. tion of diseased potatoes before bank-jhc measurements amLseparatmg with ing: (3) Control of, temperature im- any flexible material the. cone shipe mediately after storage, and during! th bank w.l be maintamed. coldest periods of winter; (4) Keeping! 6. Io secure resul s, count the d: but water. To' these is added another Potatn" a"( Jhe hlty,ota- henpfirial TirnrPftnrP f.ir th rnntrnl tlW. or weigh at the end of the .?:- of disease infection in the banks; (5) Treeat with hydrated limes. These points are discussed- below in the oS der given above. 1. In many instances sweet potatoes are injured by low temperatures be fore .harvest.. Heavy frost kill , of tho vines, when rains' follow, is oerta'v to damage the crop, and very severely unless the vines are nit at the- stems. While it is. .impossible to say jus1. what date potatoes must be stored is advisable to harvest ' during dry I season and before freezing tempera-' turcs threaten. Sufficient soil coVer-! ing on the hanks should be 'maintain ed, especially during the coldest per iods of winter to prevent freezing arid cold injury, which affects "the edible quality. 2. Losses due to discases, which are said to amount to 50 per cent of all potatoes stored, have not been suc cessful combated, due partly to care lessness in harvesting, storing, and COUNTY AGENT AS YOU WOULD YOUR DOCTOR OR Tho farm pages of The Press are edited by the county agent in col laboration with the editor. handling the potatoes, partly io lack of a clear understanding of the habits of the important' fungi that attack the 'Crop ; and to helplessness for lack of a protective method against' the attack of fur.gi within the storage bank. The fungi which cause the diseases live over in the soil and are brought into the storage on the potato. Black rot, the most trouble some disease developing in the banks, qittckly spreads from one potato to another, so that a single diseased po tato often spoils the entire bank. Other rots are spread in a similar manner. ' ' 1 - 3. When freshly stored, the sweet potato should be covered lightly, since as it goes through the so-called sweat ing' period the gases can escape with out causing damage. Shrinkage, ex cessive sprouting and heavy ldss from diseases arot the result 'of high tem peratures developing soon , after the potatoes are stored . and can be con trolled if the first covering is light but followed 'with a heavier covering after the greatest sweating period, which ,, occurs the first four to six weeks, after storage, is over. 4. Water in the banks is certain fo owed by rots.' this is d c f d bbuiMi thc basc ' , . ... . of the bank above thc drain areas giving sufficient angle to bank so that thc soil sheds the water readily, and covering thc openings used for ventilation and removal of potatoes so that water wil not leak in to the potatoes. 5. In studying non-poisonous sub stances as preservatives for sweet po tatoes in storage, we have found that lime, when potatoes are heavily coat ed immediately after harvest, before the tissuos heal, has given an econom ical and measurcable degree of dis ease control. .The lime, hydrated or f. . fa. d is easily applie1 in ' . " . ' . . .1 a number ot ways. A practical metn i , . . . , ,,r(ra Mnir u r;n ed ,f. fu of , potatoe8f aod two big I11 - 1""?. - 0! VmT .tl.lt 'y. , -.-Sil'-. -W. . . 1 VS ! V' '"..-' ..i- 'j- tui...i i nine over noiaioes aiituy iMii:vnr,pnn , , . n,, , , rA A, ' , ' f TM 1 1 - - t (f thc fun . from . ' lh . ' 1 "" ... , 1 1 . ... j he results ootainen nave nren so, , Ar , . salisfaclor lhat WL. havc decided to'-, In -Maryland a large proportion o , A, J- , -( u ot,,i ..the primary outbreaks occurred i .v.;.,,H,,ro1v .rtrl- in tl - jrv iiivv " .... . ' , ...i. ..4i,:., n.,v;t.1f. .. ' rntr pnnim'( tK.iiii xiiviiiiiii. iii.viw.v. ' : . ii 1 1 ..1 . . IJUl I ...v.. j- .- : tiiirh a tune need cs or oiu suck-, ! TU ntnntmt nf tint a ocs used will no - In obtaining the data Ujferent localities,- swine owners are i would be ;m,st -satisfactory if an f urged to consider cholera in any ICCUraie WClgni CU tiieu 1UI lv.iii.: nn.ij after treatment could be secured but a count or uie uiscdsai, .um r .1 1" - J -I I ItL.. 1 healthy We hone - ... 4K1 potatoes wil be acceptable . , . .i- you can co-operate - with us n this, niatter, by using this as a unit pro ject tor your pupils of freeze and certainly immediately i after vines are killed by frost if not before. Throw out diseased potalo.-?. 3. Divide ecmally by actual measure ment or weight potatoes of ai y amount vou are to bank. 4. Treat half of the potatoes wUn penmemV I. 0. SCHAUB, Director. HOG CHOLERA PREVALENT IN SOME OF THE STATES Farmers Urged to Regard It as an Exceedingly Dangerous Disease Especially in the Fall Reports received from Federal veterinaray inspectors engaged in hog cholera control work show that- hog cholera is arain prevalent in many- states. In September, Octocber and November hog cholera makes its greatest- ravages, destroying from JO to 65 million dollars worth of hogs annually in recent years. The. Bu reau of Animal Industry requested 'its inspectors in charge of cooperative hog cholera control work in the prin cipal hog states to furnish a special up-to-date report . for t He states to which they are assigned. The fol lowing summary of these reports YOU AND YOURS shows the cholera situation compared with the status a year ago: States reporting more cholera this fall than a year ago are Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Maryland, Georgia,. North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. States where the extent of the disease is approximately the same as last fall are Indiana Kentucky, Kansas, Ar kansas, and Mississippi. The fol lowing states report thc existence of less cholera than a vear aco : Vir ginia, Alabama, Louisana and Texas. In general the situation is not alarm ing and losses for the calendar year 1928 probably .will not exceed those of last year. Thc disease is readily controlled by the preventative-serium treatment, without which cholera would cause vastly greater loss than it doesnow. Thus far no shortage of seriutn has developed, though some producers who prefer clear concen trated scnum have been obliged to substitute ordinary whole-blood scrium. I he former is a more refined product but both are effective in .preventing cholera.- Although cholera existed o some degree in about ' 90 per cent of thc counties in Iowa, the disease is preva lent in only about, one-third that number and has also been of a mild form. Irv Missouri and Nebraska outbreaks have been reported from all parts of the state, but the losses have not been sufficient to cause alarm nor have they been as heavy as dur ing the severe epizootic in the. fall of 1926. A report from Ohio mentions a tendency to postpone the application of preventative scrium treatment, even when outbreaks have occurred in the localities and attacks of the disease are threatened. Some .herds there fore-have sustained losses which could readily have been prevented. A report from Illinois mentions the excessive feeding of patent prep arations ' as a possible contributing cause for some outbreaks of hog cholera Some preparations contain .certain appetizing ingredients which are caustic in character and by irri rac.icy prepare a fertile field- for pathogenic" irif ectiorr: I tating the digestive tract they prepare "ition iw. many of the. outbreak.. In many instances the treatment has WV,V,I1 UV.IU V.M llHtll. Ci. UM fiV HUIIIUV.I , treatment had been applied in ad- vance of the attack. amor.- nogs icci. garDSgc ana taoie . 1. . r i . , t . i ! The' rather mild nature of thc in- t tnrtirsTi rnnr,,-trl in ci-nrt cf'4.ji' H - - - i . f""- ""' ': : ut-n cnaraciu i.cu uy. inc ieri.a.k - j ..vvvvmii uaii(.iuu.t disease ot swine and to take prompt action for its control regardless of the degree of virulence. It is advisable to consider hog cholera as one of the greatest dangers of the swine indus try especially 'in the fall Losses that have occurred lately have been due primarly to three chief causes. The most important is the- failure of the owners to treat their hogs before the infection reached i most of the animals in the herds. Delay is almost invariably expensive and prompt treatment can not be urged too emphatically V ' Another serious cause is the adminstration of the simultaneous (double) treatment to herds having lowered vitality as the result of hog "flu" necrotic enteritis, pneumonia, or heavy infes tation of intestinal, parasites. Un satisfactory results may be expected in some intsances when virus is ad ministered to unhealthy hogs. A third important cause is underdosage of scrium, especially when animals show very high temperatures or other signs of ill health when treated. It pays to be liberal in the use of scrium. Temperatures should be taken when the herd is. immunized so that the dosage may be properly graduated. RATS THE WORLD'S WORST t No agricultural pest in existence ar fects a greater number of ncoole than the rat, says the United States, De partment of Agriculture, and no other pest is; so closely associated with both the. business and domestic sides of farm lite. Yet loses bv rats '.have sustained for so long that commonly they have been taken as much for ' granted as the forces of nature. But in the present day of rigid accounting and. efficiency, even losses from the elements are insured against, and the time is rapidly approaching when .the constant drain through' rat depreda tions will 'no longer be tolerated. The uncanny ' ehisiveness of rats necessitates, a matching of wits if one is-to be successful in destroying them. In the , war on rats one is not con- THINGS TO PLAN FOR RIGHT NOW That cream check every two weeks. That cannery check every time you come to town. Bread and Butter Show next fall. . Encourage the 4-H Clubbers. Big Farmers' day next fall. - Local Curb Market. . Breed sows so that the pigs will go on tho market in March, April, August and September. fronted with a stupid insect that re quires only the employment of a routine control procedure for whole sale destruction, but with a wary an imal that has instincts closely akin to human intelligence. . Io be rid of rats would be worth a thousand times what it might cost. It is to the interest of every home, high and low, rich and poor, to co operate earnestly ni furthering a senti ment of intolerance against this filthy ana destructive pest. State College Station, Raleigh. N. C. Dear County Agent: It has. been a long; and at times, a wearisome struggle; the usual reward of a knowledge of good work well done has been constant with those who have persevered in their swine feeding demonstration work. ihc fact that you were laboriously. and with a persistency born of a clear knowledge of conditions, chang ing an unprofitable farm practice of lifelong standing to a - practice de stined to materially increase the net returns on hundreds of farms in the state, and by so doing, at the same time increasing to that extent the sum total of human happiness, is in itself a source of satisfaction, but there is further cause for gratifica tion ..r.. ben reached I . J J 4- Ol-V 1 The firstjtgoal set for the work has arerjno-Jone-- indicated by the fact that incomplete records in this office show that "'Hie , farmers of North Carolina were dock ed $3,527.06 for the "soft" and "oily" condition .of hogs sold subject last year. What will vo do with this victory ? Naturally there will be. a constant check-up on hogs sold as demonstra tion fed. Well conducted demonstra tions can hold the ground gained, and also accomplish the second goal set for the work, namely: Make the farmers of North Carolina the most efficient feeders of swine of any state in the Union ! ' This office Was established for your assistance, and is ready to respond to your call. The most critical season of the year in this work is at hand. Let us go forward! Very truly vours, W. W. SHAY. In Charge Office of Swine Extension. . RobbieGay Entertains Litle Mitss KobbieCay Mock en tertained five girl friends last Friday night on the occasion of her ninth birthday. Those honored with invita tion were : Misses Francis Devereux, Carroll Tessier, Louise Blaine, Betty Rogers and Mildred Roper. The lit tle girls report a good time; McCOY-LEE A Wedding of interest came as a surprise to the many friends of Miss Eva B. McCcy and Mr. Arwood A. Lee, of Lake Toxaway, N. C. The ceremony being performed Fri day afternoon,-October 19 in Pickens, S. C, Judge R. A. Hudson officiated in tha presence of a few relatives. The bride being the attractive daughter of the widow, Mrs. D. A, McCoy, of Lake Toxawray, formerly of Macon county. . , Mr. Lee being the prominent sou of Mr. Albert Lee, of Lake Toxaway. The couple will reside at Lake Tox away .where Mr. Lee is now em ployed. We extend our best wishes to the happy couple as an ne'er end ing prayer that God will bless them in a41 their undertakings and fill their lives with happiness. ' FAVORITE PALS. On Monday, October 29, premiums will be given away in front of the court A house. Better pay your account before that date. Smith's Drug Store YOUR LAWYER
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