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..In 1813 the average weight of fleece sheared from American .sheep .was r lss than 2 pounds. By 1900 it had increased to nearly 5 1-2 pounds. Today it is approaching 8 pounds. There is still room for improvement. Much of this diferrence has come from progressive weeding out of low producers and by breeding from the heavily fleeced sheep. Silage made from corn containing moisture enough for proper preserva tion is more platable to stock than that made from corn so mature as to need the addition of water. Usually corn should be harvested for the silo about a week or ten dfays before it would be cut for shocking. At this time the lower leaves on the stalk are turning brown and the green corn fodder contains about 70 per cent of moisture, which is enough or silage. WON THEATRE Saturday, September 21 Tomv Tyler IN IDAHO RED Mon.-Tues., September 23-24 Richard Dix IN WARMING UP Here's the greatest BASEBALL PICTURE ever made! SEE IT! Wednesday, September 25 Ranger IN THE ONE MAN DOG Also TARZAN THE MIGHTY. Matinee, 3:30, Night, 7:30 . Thurs.-Fri., September 26-27 Clara Bow IN THE FLEETS IN Clara in another "Flaming Youth" type picture. Wild and breath-taking! Silvey Dinner Knife to the ladies Thursday night. , Prices All Above Shows, 10 & 25c Beginning Monday,, Sept. 23, al Night Shows will start at 7:30 O'clock. it is important to cnoose plants bear ing a uniform crop of smooth fruits rather than to select smooth fruits at random after picking from the vines. the trees overshaded by larger trees, and those of such inferior form that it is evident they cannot produce valuable sawlogs. Wounds in potatoes are the most frequent source of storage rot,- and careful handling during harvest and storage will decrease loss from this source. Cooling freshly harvested potatoes too rapidly may cause wound rot, because of the slowing down of wound repair. If wounds are properly healed before potatoes are placed in storage, and if sufficient ventilation is provided to keep them dry during storage, very low tem perature is unnecessary to prevent loss by storage rot. Fall Plow for Permanent . Pasture At the Belttsville, Md., ' exepriment ! farm, , dairy specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture seed permanent pasture with a grass seed mixture in the following pro portions: orchard grass, 6 pounds; timothy, 5 pounds; redtop, 3 pounds; bluegrass, 4 pounds; red clover, four pounds; alsike . clover, 2 pounds. This mixture has proved desirable for the vicinity of Washington, D. C. It is sowed about April 1 on ground that was fall- plowed and manured. "Inside" Information , If pockets cannot be placed on a child's dress because they spoil the design or if they cannot be used be cause of pleats or other features, make a pocket on the bloomers or drawers. Every , child needs a pocket in every dress or suit. Well-fattened beef animals weigh ing from 700 to 1200 pounds are in increasing demand at livestock mar kets. Calves selected for fattening should be of the type that is wide, deep bodied, smooth, thick fleshed, and well grown, with short legs, and of good quality as shown by fine ness of hair, medium bone, smooth ness of flesh, refinement about the head, and a lack of paunchiness Uniformity in size, weight, and color are also advantages in market- ing. i-1 The whole tomato plant, and not individual fruits, should be the basis for selecting seed for next session The prevalent belief that an early variety of tomato may be secured by selecting seed from the first fruits to ripen is erroneous, says the U. S. Department of Agriculture, as on any one plant all fruits are equally able to transmit the tendency to earliness. The way to get earliness is to choose plants that produce ripe fruits first. Likewise, in selecting smooth-fruited strains of tomatoes, Guinea for Game Guinea flow are used extensively as a substitute for game birds and guinea raising in small flocks on eeneral .farms is becoming more profitable. The demand in late sum mer at city markets , is for young birds weiehine from 1 to 1 1-2 pounds. As the fall season advances heavier birds are in demand. Guineas are fed in much the same way as chickens, but they need less feed as they are natural rangers and obtain much of their feed in that manner. Leftover egg yolks have many uses. They a valuable source of iron and so should always be utitlized. They may be hardcooked in the double boiler, mashed and seasoned for sand wich filling. Raw or hard-cooked egg yolks make a good foundation for salad dressing. Several good egg sauces for fish or meat can be made with the yolks only, and soft custard for dessert is still another use. One of the most common causes of failure in making sauerkraut in the use of too much salt. The right qquantity is 2 1-2 per cent by weight of the cabbage packed. When cab bage is to be feremcnted in very warm weather, it may be well to use a little more salt, but not to exceed 3 per cent. The salt should be evenly distributed. The red streaks . sometimes seen in sauerkraut are be lieved to be- due to uneven distri bution of salt. When sour milk is to be substi tuted for. sweet in making quick breads and oakes use the same quantity of sour milk and enough baking soda to neutralize the acid,or one scant half teaspoon for each cup of sour milk. For griddle cakes and thin batters the soda and sour milk generally furnish enough leavening, but thicker batters and dough require some baking powder in addition. In substituting sweet milk for sour, use 4 teaspoons of baking powder for each spoonful of soda if no other acid ingredient s used, such as molasses. If such an acid is used, some soda is needed. 1 Miss Cora Lee Mock left last week of McLeansville, where she. will teach this year. x Weed Trees What is a "weed tree"? According to the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, weed trees are the less desirable trees growing in a farm woodland or other timber 'stand. They are the trees which, when compared to others in the stand, promise the least return in terms of dollars and cents. In the northeast, blue beech, iron wood, and occasionally red maple .are usually classed as weed trees, while in the South scrub pine is included in the list. Each region has its own weed trees. The most satisfactory way for the woodland owner to decde between weed and crop trees is to remove the dead and dying trees, Have You a Relative or Friend Who Has Left A . iP North Carolina . 1M, Every North . Carolinian, malt 6r w6man, who has left the State is to be invited to return to his old State and old home county for the week of October 12-19 North Carolina's first great "State Home coming Week." Governor Gardner asks you to write in thespace below the name of any former Tar Heel now living outside North Carolina you would like to have invited to "come home" for this State and county wel come. An official invitation will then be sent him or her, signed by th Governor and other State leaders, and supplemented by news and data about the old home commonwealth. Le every reader of this paper send a name! P. O. N. C, .1929. State Department of Conservation and Development, Raleigh, N. C. Gentlemen : In accordance with Governor Gardner's request, I give below the name and address of a former North Carolinian I should like to have invited to come back to his old home State and county for the "STATE HOMECOMING WEEK," October 12-19. (Signed): Name of former Tar Heel. His or her full address is................... Native county is Occupation. o)m9 FRANKLIN'S COMPLETE DEPARTMENT STORE The only store that carries a full line of Men's, Ladies' and Children's Clothing Dry Goods and Shoes and Groceries and Motor Tires and Tubes. ' , ' See our new line of Shoes, Hats, Dresses and Hose, all new Fall colors. Our sale that's on every day in the year except Sunday has brought all competitors into line. Compare our Prices with all others before buying, and be convinced.
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