North Carolina Newspapers

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1932 THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER Page 7 c G 65 THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS LOST ANNUALLY HERE Department Of Agriculture Reco. mends Red Squill To Rid Pests. Arrangements for the big rat kill ing campaign in Haywood County are almost complete. The day set aside for this important event is November 17, but an effort will be made to rid the county of as many rats as pos sible during the next few weeks. Since there are to many different rat baits on the market that seem to do little good, the United States Bi ological survey has found that red squill is the most effective . Since the bait method is the most satisfac tory way to kill rats, prepared baits have been received in the county for distribution to the farmers of the county. To three kinds of the baits will be added the remarkable raticide, red squill. This material is relatively harmless to human beings, domestic animals and poultry, but is very toxic to rats and house mice. It is the safest that the United States Govern ment has yet found. Packages have been received here which contain the following baits, meat, fish and grain. As some rats oo not eat everything, it has been found that they will usually partake of one of the three baits named above. Three of those one-half pound cans are made into one package and the package sells for only 50 cents und mav be obtained from any of the fol lowing concerns : ,) .M. Long, Hazel- j wood, farmers federation, Vvaynes viJle Vocational Agricultural Depart ment, Campbell's Store, Maggie, Dell wood Store, and Smart's Store, Crab-, tree. The bait when eaten by the rats causes a slow case of paralysis and the rats seek 'their dens, which are usually in the grtund, thus eliminat ing the danger of them dying in the house or barns and causing an of fensive odor. The bait is watered around the places where the rats usually run and they often will cat one of the three . baits.' The rat is one of the most prolific breeders among animals, having 6 to 10 litters a year with an average of ten young to the litter. If one pair of rats were allowed to multiply at the normal rate of three years, and if all the animals lived, there would be 359,709,482 rats alive at the end of that period. No wonder that rats have spread over all parts of the earth in a comparatively short time. If everyone in the community hav ing rat infestation will cooperate in this campaign, many thousands of dol lar will be saved by farmers and other persons. It is estimated that the la bor of 200,000 men is required every year to produce the food and property destroyed by rats in the United States. It is hoped that this campaign will reduce Haywood County's share of the $200,000,000 lost each year in this country. In many of the campaigns conducted in New England, farmers have reported en average loss of $40 a year. Jas. L. Robinson, county agent, is behind this rat extermination cam paign, and will be glad to give ad ditional information regarding the best methods for ridding the premises of the pests. Mother of 7 m THE woman who gives her organs the right stimulant need not worry about growing old. Her svstem doesn't stagnate; her face doesn't age. She has the health and "pen" that come from a lively liver and strong, active bowels. When vou're sluggish and the system needs help, don't take a lot of "patent medicines." 'I here's a famous doctor's prescription lor lust such cases, and everv druggist keens this standard preparation; It is made from fresh laxative herbs, active senna, and pure pepsin.. Just risk for I)r, Caldwell's svrup pepsin, "lake a little everv day or so, until everv orgnn m vour body feels the big improvement. The next lime vnu have a bilious hcadnchc, or feel all bound-up, take this delicious svruu m-t'id 01 the Killing Lampaign. is Staged How And Where To Distribute Bait For Killing Rats By A. E. Oman. leader, Rodent Con trol, U. S. Biological Survey. The success of any poisoning cam paign, especially where red squill bait is used, depends .m how and where the bait is distributed. This bait is relatively harmless to domes tic animals and so can, without extra i azard. be distributed more freely than other poison materials. On faun premises the bait should be distributed in late afternoon af ter chickens and other stock have more or Imw settled down, so that rnts.wil! have first chiuici at the buit. Red squill is slow acting. 1'nus with baits freely and abundantly dis tributed so that all the rats can find some without hunting or fighting for a portion, there is time lor all to partake before reactions set in and cause alarm and probable refusal to take bait. With bait at hand, the distributor should first look over the barnyard premises, house, and other possible harboring places, taking special no tice of definite runways and burrows, especially under floors cf buildings, feeding platforms. Look for tracks b. hind rubbish in plunder rooms, and check up on smoke houses and vege table cellars. If the rats, play tag up and down in the walls of homes, and in attics, try t.o Incut,,-their r.ear it ground harbors. Kais, like elec tricity, have to have ground con nections. Those that play in walls, attics, or hay mows, come down at. night to feed and water. After the preliminary ,-urvey, .open v.'l three cans of bait and with a right wooden paddle,, o'r small Spoon, chip oiT-a piece of bait about; the siza -t" common marble, from each can In it' "ssion, and repeat as progress is made from plnro to place. Keep in mind that small baits, we'i distribut ed' in places, whe'e rats will find them. Will hav.3 the greatest effect. '-.Rats run on wail beams and ether prom inent plate.-, ni'ter they lave uten and are at p-iy. So pla.'0 musV f i he bait low, under floors and lhi;";;s, in dark corners- and ; along w'alls, rather than in high and light places or on top of stored corn or other grain. The action of red squill causes gradual paralysis and so the lats seek burrows in the ground and other r.ut-of-the- way plc?s, and so there is ;eldom any serious odoi Few if any dead rats may be fount in the open. But any carcasses found should be buired or other wise de ? troyed. Red squill will not harm thickens, but if they eat magg'.ts on leaving rats this may cauf .-limber-neck. 230 Rats Killed At Old Barn Near Here Since this is "rat killing week" a good story has just been released, that Frank Leopard while tearing down the old barn An te Welch Farm on High way No. 10 killed 2.'!0 rats. The size ranged from those the size of a mouse to those the size of rabbits. Included in the lot was several black ones. Farm Agent, Jas L. Robinson took a picture of the "kill" when the casul tv list was about "half bushel." Still Young usual cathartic. You'll Lc nd of ail that poisonous waste, and you haven't weakened the bowels. o;i'l have a better appetite, .and -fed better in everv wav. 1 he -const mi -. use of cathartics is often the raiotui a sallow complexion and lines 1:1 tl". face. And so unnecessary! Would vou like to break yourself of the cathartic habit? At the same ' time building health and vigor th;;:. protects vou from frequent sick spells, headaches, and colds? lict a big bottle of Dr. Caldwell s smj. pepsin todav. I'se often cnouri to amid those attacks of constipation. When vou feel weak and run-down or a coated tongue or bttd brcttr. warns vou the bowels need to he stimulated. Give it to rhilurci: instead of strong laxatives that s;i their strength. It isn't expensive. A Sure Winner CATIILEKN 1JARUKTT has been m 1000 beauty contests and has won all of them. She can't lose, because the contests are part 'of one of the acts of "Cynara," a current Broadway production and because it's all fixed beforehand for her to win. If the contests were real though, Cathleen Would probably capture a .prize because, . producers: say she has the ideal feminine figure, with plenty of graceful well-rounded'- curves. Fruit Is Essential For Home Food Supply Says Expert It is not necessary to have an elaborate orchard to secure an ad equate supply of fruit for the fnrm home. A few trees of desirable va rieties may le planted about the yard and outbuildings and in addition to serving as shade and ornaments, will give a food source now lacking in many homes. H- R. Niswonger, extension horti culturist, says it is just as essential in supplying a well rounded diet for the farm family to have a few fruit trees and vines as it is to have a supply of vegetables from the home garden. So often when an acrf. of land is planted to the orchard, the trees are neglected. The present neglected homo orchards in this State are ex amples of this. Therefore a good plan is to plant a smtill number of the diflcront kinds of fruits and set them in such a way as to fit in with the planting scheme for beautifying the J arm homestead. Niswonger says pear and cherry trees mav b(. set in the rear or at the side of the farm dwelling and will s'Tyo as. shade trees in addition to beat ing , fruit. as they mature. 'I h( 'beautiful blossoms will add to the neautv of the place. Apples, peach and plum trees may be set near the K; r farm bnildiiigs or along the , ' a'"i r;-:r line of the garden Fatten Mature Turkeys For Holiday Markets Tii,. best way to finish uirkev : for thei holiday trade, is to s-leei the nia- ure birds, sejiarate .hem from the rest of the flock ami begin to fatten at or.ee. "Se:'t a number from the flock for tht. Thanksgiving trade and leave some of the best for the Christmas trade in prepaung turkovs for the holidav season" says t'. V. Parrish. poultry extension specialist at Sfate College. "After the birds to be fat tsned are selec'ied, r-t net their ranp. Mor.t turkeys grown in North Carolina are reared on open range v.tth unrestricted exercise and this movents them from putting on flch as rapidlv as they should. While we advocate restricted range, this does net mean that the birds aro to bo t'l.'.ed in small pens as this will cause .hem to lose weight instead of gain r.a." Mr. Parrish says tho best wav to fatten is to begin by feeding either .r:,;u'nd grain or whole gram, accord ing to the avaik'nle '-supply. This vixture can be composed of -'equal perts by weight of old corn and wheat-When this is fed without Kn't and supplemented with an ade- 0 ;ate supnly of skimmi'k and green f( . J, r'Hjd -. re-.u:ts arc obtained: If there is no skimmiik abailable. the i-etion nee is to be supplemented with 1 ) per cent of soni(. form of animal fi olein such as meat scraps or iilood meal. r &.: v - . .. flu ft iff- ? a Timely Questions And Answers On Farm Problems Question; Can the size of egg-; be increased through feedi'i. or is tins inherited from the parents? Answer: Kgg size is inherited and can be transmitted f'rem either par ents. The larger birds. however, h.ve a tendeiuy to produce Urgcr eggs and this factor should be con .sidered when selecting oreoding stock. The sir.' can also be m creased through the selection of large per fect eggs for hatching purpose.-. Question: How can I keep my cream fresh and clean until delivered to the creamery .' Answer.i Place the cream in a cooling tank filled with cold water immediately after separation and keep it there until it leaves the farm. When the cream is held several days between deliveries it should be stirred twice a day to keep it smooth and free from lumps. Warm cream should never be mixed with that of previous separation. Wait until both ; re of equal temperature. Wet bags wrapped around the cream cans will aid in keeping the cream cool during a ong haul. Quest ion: My cows are chewing the fence rails and even eating dirt. Win it causes this, and how can I prevent it Answer: The ration is evid"ntlv licient in mineral mailer. A legume hay. such as cow pea. soybean, clover and alfalfa together with a grain ration containing thirty per cent of wheat bran, cottonseed meal and soy Van meal will furnish the necessary calcium and phosphorous. The ani mals should al.so have free access to a simple mineral mixture composed of one part salt and four parts steamed bone meal. This ration and 'mineral mixture should' counteract (he cav ing for minerals. ' Question: What grain ration should I give my poultry in addition to the laying mash? Answer: A grain mixture consist ing of sixty per cent yellow corn and forty per cent wheat is most com monly used in this State. The ra tion, however, should be governed by what is produced on the farm. Heavy barley or heavy oats may be substi tuted for u part of the corn and wheat but should never constitute more than .'it) per cent of the ration. Question: How long will it take to cure my sweet potatoes and what temperature should I maintain in my storage house Answer: With a temperature of HO or H.I degrees the curing process t:kes about two weeks. Watch the potatoes carefully during the curing period and when the sprouts begin to 'appear the potatoes are cured. After curing, the temperature should be kept at 50 degrees. However, if soft rot becomes severe the house should be heated until the potatoes are well dried out before lowering the temperature again. Question: How can I keep skip pers out of mv meat after curing Answer: The hrst thing to do 13 to put a cement floor in the smoke house and screen all opening with fine mesh wire. Kven with these n. eeaut ions the flies will Konieum"s tret 111 and it is alwavs Ix'st to wrap the me.it in paper and put it in paper 'nigs as soon as the smoking is com pleted. .Make sure that the b.Jg is without holes and then clo-e opening with twine before storing, (i. W Owenbv , .(::iIit. litin tomlie f -ounf.y,. say-- t lv v.ilue. of 1 e,rl lover undor: corn ,v,V nevr better lemonstnrtod that t hi - year on his ..l'lsiile farm. ! liouen thvio was ( vri- enough rain to run the furrows. the. corn will .jiroduce-.it -lea 'Is an acre. ' ")() liush- (Jiic.-ti.on : iver. crops I ; it, too late to sowi An.-wer: No, with the exception Winter peas, iiarley, and during tho in inac- ' eloyi r. .Austrian vi t i ll wl -wit oats, : ye can In sown mou'h of Xovembei i-icallv- all 'parts of the State. 1 he -i' cr-'ps will niiiic in good time for soring grazing, turning under in - soil imjirovement, and will also 5 il;e a crop ,f huv or inain fropi the .ate planting. feme Here thev provirie an attrac 'ive ttimr for these usually un- ihliy buildings. -: (irajie vines .'Hid strawberries r.nd ,tli r -mall fruits mav have a place in ' th" g- rden. - . Mr. -Niswom-er-- -ln ret ore. lceem iv'r nd trying these plantings: Six nob. nnd peach trees; three plum 'lies: th-ee cherry trees; 10 grape vine;; Inn strawberry plants and 25 -asi.herrv plirit:. Other fruits such is inf-: and Japanese persimmons may adiied whr re their growth condi tions -iiv favorabl". ; "Did that rabbit's foot you carry around in your pocket ever br.ng vou luck?'' "Sure thing, my wife git in my trou-ers pocket oncc to gel some thing and thought it was a mouse."' In SUNDAY'S inutility ilri)nnl IjpHamt STEWARDSHIP OF MONEY (.olden Text: A man's- life con sistcth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseih. j.uke 12:15. Lesson Text: Deut. 8:11-14. -IS; 2 Cor. 9:6-11). Deut. 8. King Jamos Version. 11. Heware that thou forget not the Lord thy (!od. in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, ami his statutes, which I command thee this day: 12. Lest when thou has eaten and art full, am) hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein ; 1.1. And when thy herds and thy tlocks multijily. and thv silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; 14 Then thine heart be lifttu up, and thou forget the Lord thy Clod, which brought thee forth out of the land of Kgypt. from the house cf . oinlage; IS. Hut thou shall ' remember the Lord thy (bid: for if is re that giveth thee power to get wee it b, Ih'it he may establish his covenant which he swore unto ;hy tilth n i'. is tit is day. Cor. t. I!ut ' this 1 siy, lie which s .weth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; : nd he which sowoth bountifully shall reap bountifully. 7. Lvory man according as he iur posoth in his heart,'-so let him give; not' 'grudgingly,- or of necessity: for Cod loveth a cheerful giver. 8. And Clod is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye. always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work : !, (As it is written, He liutli dis persed abroad; he hath given to the poor;.; his rigliileiAisness remaineth for ever. . 10. Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minisier bread for your food, aiid multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness:) 1 1. Keing enriched in everything t all bountifulness, which acuseth through us thanksgiving to (Jod. 12. For th,. administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto CJod; L'!. While by the experiment of this ministration: they glorify CJod for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto ell men ; 14. And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceed ing grace of Cod in you. ir. Thanks be unto CI.nl for his unsjieakuble gift. TH K PRIM !: I'URI'OSK of this I "sson primarily seeks to teach that money may be our master, or our servient, that it may ruin us through covetou.-im'ss or it may be Lie means ;.f providing lor us the richest earthly loys and of laying up a treasure in Heaven. .'I he - Golden-. Text, Luke 12:l.i. admonishes that we keep oun : elves from every kind ol cove tou ness. from that greed which de lights in adding in-n tj more, and tiorii tint wiiien leads, to selfishness :.,:d t'l f'org'.'t fuir.e.-s ' of others and of tbeir rights. ( 'ovetoustiess belongs lo tbi. family of most rbspiseii vices, aiid'.' is in it, -elf iflcila 1 It is the ARGAIN I USED 1 Fordson Tractor (used very little) 1 s29 Model Pickup Ford Truck 1 '29 Model Ford Coach 1 '26 Model Hudson Brouh 1 Dodge Pickup Truck. Screen body 1 Two-ton Dode Truck If above are sold at once will sell at sacrifice SEE CALL OR WIRE Junaluska Supply Company Lake Junaluska, N. C. Phone 263-J County very opposite of the spirit of Christ, who emptied himself for others. Ilia followers will shun tnat which is so unlike Him, and will want to have the mind of Christ. Kyen our earthly life does int consist in the abundance of malcii'il possessions, and all the more is this tru,s when spiritual and eternal values are con sidered. So in our present study we need to use our reason and our re ligion as weights in the scales and get a true estimate of what money is worth and. what it is not worth, what it can buy and what it cannot buy, what it can be m ido to do and what it shoud not be permitted to do what evil it can bring and what joys ilid treasures ijl may procure if properly used and invested. OUTUXK OF' THE LESSON Deut. 8:11-14; 2 Cor. 9:G-t5 I. Money May Lead to Forgetful ness of Cod -(Deut. 8:11-14.) 1. Forget fulness of his command ments (11.) 2. Forget fulness of his nianv gra cious gifts (12. Lb) .'!. Forgetfulnoss of the delivrance he gave (14.) II .Money Gotten Tiiroug'i Power Given by God (Deut. S:H.) III. 'Monev CJivi'i Sparingly Brings Meager Harvest (2 Cor. !:'.!') IV. Money Given Cheerfully Please God (2 ' ir. !) "-.Mi V 1. Hi' is able to make all grace abound (S.) 2. He will multiply bread and fruits of righteousness (!) 10.) V. Mbnev Given -.Rightly, Hlesses God's People (2 Cor. '.:! l-'lo.) 1. Supplies the wants of the faints (.11.) 2. Brings abundant thanksgiving to God (12.) . Adds testimony to the gospel of Christ (13, 14.) 4. Kxalts and honors God's un speakable gift (15.) Question: How can I get rid oV lice on my lieef cattle? Answer: Dip or spray tho ani mals with any coal tar iip or nico tine sulphate solution. Dipping gives the best results, but where there is no., dipping vat available each ani mal should be sprayed with a hand rnachin,, until wet to the skin. Any of the commercial dips can be used, but as all vary in strength it is im portant that directions on the con tainers be followed. Repeat the treatment in 14 or 15 days for thor- ough control. Relieved By Taking Cardui "I was weak and run-down and suffereu quite a bit with pains In niv slife," writes Mra. Nick Bar ranco, of Heauniont, Texas. "I was nervous. I did -io t rest well nt night, and my appetite was poor. "My mother had used Cardui with beneficial result, ho I decided to take It. I siirelv am glad 1 did. for it stopjied the pain in my side and built up mv general lnalth. I took seven bottles in all." Cardui is sold at all drug btores. IN CARS 1