North Carolina Newspapers

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1932 THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER Page 7 I A Fag for Haywood Farmers -:- fit r Get Farm Power From Small Streams Harnessing the small streams on the farm to produce electrical pow tr for the farm is becoming more tcmmon in North Carolina and furn jshes the means of lightening many farm jobs. "The slopes of western North Car olina furnish excellent conditions for the establishing of small power plants for home use," says David S. Weaver, agricultural engineer at State Col )ege. "North Carolina has a large area where streams flow rapidly and where the water may be harnessed by water wheels. Some farmers are using overshot wheels, undershot wheels, turbines and impulse wheels, cnt for average conditions the over thot wheel is the most desirable- In some instances the results have been unsatisfactory .because of variation jn (the stream flow and a poor esti mate of obtaining heads." Before going to the expense of es tablishing a plant of this kind, Mr. Weaver suggests that Ithe site be studied in careful detail and the pos sible horse power available be esti mated. For large installations, an engineer should be secured but for .imaller streams, the preliminary es timates may be made by the landown er himself. Mr. Weaver has recently prepared a circular dealing with this subject and he offers to send it to any citizen ;f the state who may have the power and the funds for installing a home power plant. The circular describes a method of determining whether the itre'im will develop sufficient power J or generating electrical current for tit her lights or power. This is one of the most valuable ad ditions to the conveniences of any farm home, Weaver says, in that it may permit of running water as well jiS power and lights. Keep A Few Bees As Farm Sideline From the experiences of Wl good farmers who kept a few bees about their places last year, C. L. Sams, beekeeper specialist at State College, concludes' that a few colonies of ithe insects kept in modern hives will pay almost any farmer in the State. The reports from the 52 men liv ing on farms in widely separated sections of th( State .how that they kept 812 colonies which produced 4(5,577 pounds of honey or an average cf .57 la pounds to the colony. The value of 'this honey yas 18 cents a pound thus netting $8,383.86 for the men reporting. The average income per farmer from the honey was $161.- 2H or $10.32 a colony, cunce this supply of honey was picked up by the bees from nectar supplltd by the flowers of farm crops and woodland blossoms. th( income was clear profit except for a small investment in hives and labor Much ot the honey was retailed at n-earby stores or the curb market at higher price than that reported while the larger part will he con sumed in the farm home this winter. But Mr. Sams got reports from 18 men who kept 125 colonies in the old box hives. These 125 colonies pro duced only 1,525 pounds of honey with the averagp production per hive be only about twelve pounds each. The value of this honey was a little over 12 cents 'a pound or in other words, the 18 men reported an income of .$1.55 a colonv as compared with the income of $10.32 from th(. colonies in the modern hives. From these reports. Mr. Sams con cludes that a few hives of bees around :mv farm home will pay (their way f.nd will supply a delicious sweet to iidd to the food menu of the family. However, it is nearly -a waste of time to use the old box hives. IiO YD HOG FARM WINS RECOGNITION When the United States Army be gan to look for a good boar to head trie-breeding herd in the hog lots at Fort Bragg,' near Fayetteville, Cap tain John W. Tilscy, tin authority on nogs went over to Oakhurst Farm rear Greenville, in Pitt County, and selected one ot the big-boned Purocs grown by the -owner J. II. Boyd, Jr. The State of North Carolina also gave credit to Mr. Boyd's herd when a boar was needed at the Colony Home lit.ar Kinston. "Mr. Bovd began careful breeding work on his Pitt County farm over t wo years ago when ne found he must divirsify his farming program at Oakhurst," says Fl. F- Arnold, county farm agent. "He knew that hog growing is one of the most profitable branches of farming in eastern North Carolina, especially when good stock is used, He determined to grow some of this good stock. His first step was to buy two outstanding boars, -The Aristocrat' and "The Pilot,' and to secure several pure bred registered MJWS to star;, a breeding herd. The bloodlines purchased are well known wherever Uuroc hogs are grown and with this start. Mr. Boyd began to t-xpand his hog production." Mr. Arnold says there are now 16 brood sows of excellent quality on the Boyd farm" and from these have been secured a number of pigs sired by the two herd boars. : The herd is considered one of the best east of the Rocky Mountains, which of course includes 'the famous breeding centers r.f the middle west. Mr. Boyd is specializing as breeder and while he secures his own meat upply "rm thn farm, so far he found a ready sale for all of his sur plus animals of good quality. A number of prizes have been won also fit nearby shows and fairs. l Save Farm Waste In Comoost Pile The limited income from farming this season makes it imperative To continue the program of sound econ omy followed during the past two years and one of the measures which may be followed 'this winter is to build again the compost heap and save all barnyard manure and waste about th(, lots for fertilizer next spring. Prof. C. B. Williams, veteran agro nomist at Mate College, behoves that some of the fertilizer bill can be lopped off by making up a ton of compost with 1750 founds of wood mold, manure and rich dirt. 200 pounds of superphosphate or acid phosphate as it is still called in some sections, and 50 pounds of kainit. Such a ton would contain 1.7 per cent of phospohirc acid. 0.7 per cent of potach and 0.6 per cent of nitrogen when average barnyard ma nure is used. Mr. Williams says the heap may oe Duut under shelter of out-or-doors and is constructed by placing the material in alternate layers. First, make a layer of manure or mould 3 to 6 inches thick depending on (the size of the pile, then sprinkle on this layer of the kainit and superphos phate. Build up the pile in this way, fashion it off in a conical shape and cover it well with rich dirt. If the material is dry, it should be sprinkled with water. Under any circumstances, the compost must be watched to see that it does not heat. The pile usually gets too hot under shelter and if outside, just after making or a rain, If the com post gets too hoc.. Mr. Williams sug gests making a hole in the side and towards the top and txiuring water in this hole urrtil the compost is cooled.. This heap may remain piled for 40 to 00 days or may stay longer. Be fore using, cut it up thoroughly with the hoes or shovel. Timely Questions And Answers On Farm Problems Question: How can I cure or pre serve beef for winter use? Answer: Corn the brisket, naval and rump and dry the rounds. Cut the meat to be corned into five or six p.iuiul chuk-s and rub witm salt Pack in a clean vessel of hardwood or stone and cover with a brine made of 1 Vti lbs. of salt, 1 oz. of saltpeter, 1,4 lb. of sugar or syrup and 1 gal. of water. The meat will cure in about two weeks and can be used directly from the brine- Use the same pickle for rounds as for corned beef but allow the pieces to stay in the brine about three days to each pound of weight. After taking from the brine the meat should be allowed to drip for 24 hours, given a light .smoke and hung to dry in a warm place. Question: Will mulch around my winter? it pay to put a roses during the Answer: This is a good practice where the (tender varieties are grown. A winter mulch of stable manure containing a large amount of litter not only prrttects the crown of the plant and roots from winter injury but it also supplies a quantity of p!arv: food that is gradually dis solved and absorbed by the soil! This plant food is readily available and stimulates vigorous growth in the spring. Question: Is is safe to sort po tatoes in storage and remove those that are diseased or rotting? Answer: No after, potatoes are put in storage they should not be handled until taken out for sale or consumption. Pht;t:ocs are easily 1 rinsed and these bruised ' areas are vry susceptible to rot and disease. Wl'en the potaoes are ratting, keep the temperature of the house around 85 degrees and th,, house well ventil 1 ?; until the rotting potatoes dry up and then lower the temperature to 50 degrees. Using a home-mixed fertilizer ac cording to a formula developed by E. Y. Floyd, tobacco specialist at State College,. J. K. Kice of Madison Coun ty produced . l,f)()) pounds an acre f good hurley tobacco. Planting of . small grain has pro ceeded slowly over most sections of piedmont Carolina due to wet weath er. From many counties, growers 10 poi': little grain sowed to date. - Haywood County has recently purchased three pure bred beef bulls for upgrading the herds of the cuntv. i Over SI, 800 have been received by Chatham County farmers from sales of iturkeys to date. There are 219 farmers in Person County who rrew over 1,000 acres in lrpedeza for soil building purposes this season. Electric lights on the farm of S. G. Allen of Yadkin County has in creased the egg output of his 1500 pullets this fall. The power plant is operated by a small stream on the Allen farm. Thirlty seed pans were used by Moore County farmers in harvesting lespedeza seed this fall. Zeb Cochran of the Roberta sec tion of Cabarrus County produced 24 bales of cdtton on 28 acres this year. Many Are Buying Hunting License In This State Bird.- And Other Came Than In 15 Years. Is Said. .More Raleigh. With hunting seasons in full swing and game, particularly up land species, reported to be present in greater abundance than for several years, officials of the department of conservation and developments e po-ted today a rush for licenses af ter rather sluggish sales at the open .ng of the hunting periods. Although remittances from selling agencies, have come in rather slowly at the first of the season, the recent ru.-n is taken as a promising indication It hat this season's sales may go beyond thosP of last year, when a slump was experienced. Total hunting license sales for the season of 1931-32 amounted to $128, 913, with fur dealers licenses bring ing in $2,605, a grand tatal of $131, 518. The following number of hunt ing licenses of th( various classes we-e issued last year: county, 59.511; state, 18,700; and 672 non-resident. i Observations Iby conservation of ficials and reports from wardens and sportsmen from throughout the state are to the effect that upland game birds and other upland game are more numerous generally than for approx mately fifteen years. The increase in game is ascribed largely to a poor shooting season last year, which left a larger brood stock in the coveys, a good breeding season last spring, and the protection furn ished under the law. Grouse season, which was ' opened i'o the first time since th,. state law went into effects this vear for a short pi nod. is the first to close, Novom- er 30 being the last day for this type of shooting in the ten-dav season Hazeiwood K: Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hundley and on. Homer, of Draper. N. ('.. are visiting their son, Mr. B. R. Hundley, Chas, Calloway and sons. Arthur and (.'ail, of Concord spent last Sun day in town. Karl McKlrath of Asheville spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A- L. McKlrath. Messrs. Carol Whitener and Bill Chambers motored to Ashevill,, Thurs day. Mr. Ashe of Whittier spent the week-end with his sister, Mrs. George Bischoff. Mr. and Mrs. W. K, Powell and daughter, Anne, of Asheville spent last Tuesdav in town. Carl Casey of Silor City. N. C. npent Thanksgiving with Caroll Whitener. Mrs. A. T. Black and mother. Mrs. Holsonback. and Douglas Holsonhack, spent Thanksgiving holidays in Charlotte- They were accompanied as far as Gastonia bv Miss Kate Walls and Geo. Walls who returned with them Sunday. PREACHES AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Prof. .1. P. Beam will preach at the veiling service at the Ha.olwood Presbyterian church Sunday, Die. 10. SPENDS W INTER WITH SON Mrs. Bischoff of Mount Hollv, N. J. Mi" ived this week to spend the win ter with her son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bischoff. Her younger ;;ni, Carl, having arrived several dav ago. O.Y SICE LIST Mr. Lee Fisher has been confined to Ins home- s-eve-a! davs due to illness. ;. v. . r. social Saturday night- Dec. 2, th,' Senior H. Y.f '. 1'. of the ILi'.elwood Baptist ,'hiireh enjoyed their quarterly social af the home, of Mr. and; Mrs. Sam Kniirht on. Church .-.street.- Several '.'iy r game- .were, enjoyed by the ".ii::g folks, Winners of th--- two eon test gunies were Meilie Rogers anil Lee- Gram ( lark and Wilma lloyle v.n l Kilwm Poteat. Thev were pre-- ii'm! with Santa's . striped candy. Fruits were served during the even ing. Those present were: Mises Carrie Scruggs. Mattie K. Clark. Wil ma Movie! Nell .Mehaffey . Mollio Rogers. Theo. and Dor.othv Deweesc, Mis. Clinton -.Mehaffey,- and Messrs. Glcr.tr and Gordon Wyatt, I'.dwm Po tent, Kugene Powers. Leo Grant Clark. -Larry Robinson, Carl S vunirer, and Kenneth Davis. P. 7. A- MEETS The. Hazelwood P. T, A. h;-ld its regular meeting Tuesday. Nov. 29. The provident. Mrs. J. L. Robin on. was in charge. M1-. Francis Pratt, a faculty niemb. r of high school, gave two numbers on the saxophone accom panied by Miss Charlotte Hatcher. The speacher of the evening was Sunt. Homer Henry, who spoke on the Relief Plan for the Unemployed. HONOR ROLL FOR NOVEMBER FOR UIAZELWOOD SCHOOL Seventh Grade Eunice Robinson, Mary Poteat, Mildred Brendle, Vir ginia Whitner. Clara Wyatt. Mabel Wyatt. ' - Sixth Grade Helen Rogers. Fifth Grade Mrs. Knight; Billy Milner. Johnnie Frazier, Billv Hyatt, Jack Robinson. Jim Lowrv Robinson. Miss Stringfield; Nella Early. Edith Creasman, Dorothy Hamilton, Paul ine Ray. Fourth GradeMiss Burgin; Flora Mae Smith, J. D. Truett. Miss Crawford; Jack Dangenhart. Alberta Jenkins. Third Grade Miss Tucker: Betty Alley. Betty Arlington. Kathryn Blalock, Catherine Davis. Meta Dicus, Lavona Moore. Edith Queen, Hilda WHITE OAK 0 o ; WHITF. OAK (Special to Th, 1 Mountaineer.) The farmers here are very busy packing and working their itobacco lor market ami are vorv 'anxious to hear from the muket I Horn to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Con ! lad. a son, 1'ec. ,'!. Mr. Bob Walker from Spring ('reek lias moved here on Mr. (..,. C I lark farm. Among the visitor-; at Llovd Con rad's Sunday. Mrs. Lorena Ducket t lack Conrad, Mrs. Lorena Duckett ; d Mr-. Annie Ma,' Mosser. Floyd Fisher from Fin's Creek : pent the past week-end here with l is friends a. id relatives. Kev. J. Y- Davis' regular apposit ment here will he in xt Saturday and Sunday at the Pigoo.i Kaplist church. This is the e id of his 11th year here as pastor anil he is ex pecting to be re-elected again. augnn Usher trom hero spent day or two on Fines Creek with his relatives. Misses Dora and Alice Hunter and Miss Beulah Led ford speir, Saturday night at Mr, Amos Hunters here. RA TTLESNAEE CHOPS Sumter, S. C The chops they served the boys at the firehouse tnsted very good indeed and several remarked on how good they tasted. Then someone informed them that they hail been eating rattlesnake chops and several of the Ihvs became very sick. They all survived. No 'reason was given for .serving the delicacies. Mull, Thu-man Smith, John Sum nierow. Furnian Wyatt. Miss Leatherwood ; Selma Hen dricks. Roy Clemment. Ilia Arling ton, Second Grade-- Miss Leatherwood; ('nil McCrackeii. Frederick Vaughn, Welch Early. Carl. " Griffin,- Charles Parris, Margaret lilalock. Blaine Qu"on, Mildred Caddy. Ada Coffey. Miss Martin; Hazel Davis. Aralene Filer, Georgia Hyatt. Arbutus Me ( lure. Dorothy Milne", Dorothy Mull Mildred Mull, Mildred Rogers, Doris Uutr. Bessie Sliulor, Mary Belle Smth. Kirsr Grade- Miss Medford; A Hie Fair Webb. Fflie Kohinsoit. Jack Ed wards. Ernest Snyder. Miss Creasman; Charles Anderson. Kenneth Compton, T. V. Davis, Jr., Eniniett Filer, Elmer Harris, J, Rob ert -Mint., Frank Trull, Betty Jane Bradley, Vivian Clark, Helen Davis. Edith Summerow, Laura Winchester, Estells Scates. Asheville Opened Wednesday FIRST SALE AT CAROLINA WAREHOUSE Sales were equally as heavy last year, and as well as could be expected under dry weather conditions. PRICE RANGE WAS FROM PER HUNDRED POUNDS FARMERS ARE WE! L PLEASED-lOO PERCENT SATJS The above is an official report of the sales supervisor OURMO Watch Asheville's Tobacco Garo Chamber, Reeves and Comyany, Asheville, N. I SUNDAY'S mtimy d)oai fcann Living With People of Other Races Golden Tet tb:.t tied is no Act 10:24. Of a truth 1 preceive respect or of persons. Lesson Text- John 4:5-10: Act 10:-,".0-;i5- Scripture: KING JAMES VERSION John 4: 5. Then cometh h,. to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. ti. Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour. 7. There cometh a woman of Sa maria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, give me to drink. 8. ( For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) 9. Then saith the woman of Sa maria unto htni. llow is it 'that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Sa maritans. 10. Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewesi the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me a drink; thou wouldest have asked him, and h, would have given thee living water. Acts 10: HO. And Cornelius said .Four days ago 1 was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour 1 prayed in my house and. Ix'hold, a man stood before me in bright clothing, 1. And said. ( orneluis. thy prayer heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sigh of God, .12. Send therefore to Joppa. and all hither Simon, whose surname is Pefir; he is lodged in the house of Simon a tanner bv the sea side: who. when he conicth, shall speak unto thee. .'!;. Immediately th.'retotv I sent to thee, and and thou hast well done t'fu ihou art .(.ne. Now therefore 'o we all here present before Cod. .''.ir all th:o:'s thai, are commi. tided 1 '( of God. : 'i 1. ' Then Peter opei'.'d his mouth- and said, Of a truth I pre ci ive that God is no rospector of per sons: .'15. Bui in e very nation he that feareth him. ''anil worketh righteous ness, is accepted with him. Tobacco Market Prices On Every Pile W7 ilia waraioitse m m OF THE LESSON Acts 10:;!0-;55. 1. Je.-us Journeyed Through Sa maria (John 4:5, 6) 1. Stops 11: a place known to his tory (5) 2, Wearied he waits at the well I6 I 1 I , . . ' ' 11. jesus (John 4: Finds Opportunity to Serve -Id) 1. To serve a despised Samaritan (7, 8) 2. Tactfully asks for a favor (7) :? Leads her to ask a greater favor (10) III. Jesus Responds to Foreigner's Prayer (Acts 10::!0,:il) 1. Prayer (Acts 10:30, 31) 1. Prayer made in his own home (30) 2. Prayer worthy in sight of God CU) IV. Jesus Sends His Own Chosen Messenger (Acts 10: 32, 33) 1. One to whom he had appeared (32) 2. One reiidv to oIh'v God' command (33) V. Jesus Respects Hearts, Not Faces (Acts 10: 34, 35) 1. 11. 04) 2. He (35) i-s no respect or of persons accepts people of any nation The message Of the lesson: 1. We should never be too weary to win a soul ) John 4:5) 2. Sincere and traotful and gra cious approach tindsi response from foreigners (John 4:9) .'!. Our excuses must b,. given to Jesus (John 4:10) 4. God sends messengers to call for messengers (Acts 10:32) 5. Foreigners need the message of salvation which we know and love (Acts 10:32) 6. Our ability to livi people of other races is (10:34) with the a real test Market Market Grow Inc., Prop. C. OC T LINE John 4:5-10; ii 1 JY