^ County Agent Says
Success Here Duo
terest - Cooperation
? tc: 17 vf.irs VMirkm?;
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I'lu; Yir. i-> v ;:jf. Ui.i
? h it k tin!
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pounds of tobric i.o per acre, and
the quality was better than in pro
v ions > cars, ?
From row oh, exeVv crop on-',
my place ? ii be lertiied accord
ihf to what ihe *-'Oil tcs| shdUs i1
needs," Owens declares.
Store Dahlia
Plants In
Wintertime
K\ It OKI It 1 S( II MII) I
Now I.I t < !. . (!
the dahlia i' rf' ? riui-u ink
about bow w " i -1o ./ t .tiv.br .
tbo w inter. II tin .1 i v eh ibo>
lia\!? l>('< n .!I
the J nt iv '? ft i) '111;; un
til spring in i ' n and I'iisd
imui' Vnth Can.-' In 111-? mooh
tain, .'oca tht> inust In taken up
and p'lnred ii str ? ? t ?
freeu
As -'?on a- tin p o k r-d
by frost. cut tin- staJJlS <?f| at Vhv
surface ol' tiii- iu'ound. Iletore hard '
frcexina -weathr row .tlx- l-:tl*
with about -iy iuc.l ? ? o) pint- straw
or Other simitar materia!- l)n not
.allow w'at- r to stand arotind tin
hills Til the. -pri'.;. when -ji-owtji
starts ?be dahlia rhinan ? hub id b?
taken up and dn did and then t
planted. il vou do.net w ant to
Increase tin- : lumber ..t i nt- von
will tint hotter dahlia- if >i>U"
d'Vide the ( untp< mt b a k one
division, and e ve tin-'rest" a ,\rs n>
?your friends-.
If you .have a fWTt cetlw .TO .
luM-mcnt whore it n re:>er.;ffure ?
docs not ;!<>. below I'ree/J/ir or
aboao SO (i? roe's ;t vvipu 1 prob
ably he bc^t to take file ("limps up
Lri the fall faceati e in1:: fieri' :n'
Raleiith we been -.Pnalh Ipse
dahlias- when the ti mnerature-. are ;
low enough(o freeze the >op a : w
inches, deco. Anil it i Usually .the
hiifh .priced or j-are iioru'li that, i
lost II'LVevt j| xruir has Pete,
heated and warm, the .roots, -mv.
(try mil eV('(>yiV< !\ and !u.i\ he
lost in. ? foi-it'e.
In preparing liar stora. cut.the
stalks oil. at live sit'' aCc of th"
uround sport after the olunt - have
been kills <1 by frost With a spad
ing fork Jnoscti the ?'round ait
arpur.d the Hump ot ronh Then
work the -nadin : fork undone .v ?
the clump and 'ift it ou' i.f the
eround Since did rent variola
\ar. a crei[ deal in root eharae-.
terisficv miiii" hate ?-pprf thick
roots: some.ha\p llfnr* spender root '
?file Pr.yrirVK operation . must he
done with tre so a - nut to. break
the rii-Ok* of the roots in litiina the
clump out. A root " !i a broken
neck is worthless The soil mat be
?TrC iy >b As e frenv'Pfc' root s 'bf
rp.v be v rsh'. I of! or pinv by It ',
ah tb.r Hump to pro', f the rote .
chimbs niiv he placed. dinotp on
the floor or mav he packed in he ?
eT broke!- lined with paoor t'c ' .
or l.eriivuic *e nyskr ? ''I ?!>:?!''. r.
paa"' w ?'ie-'i \i ' Pro ' ;
dr> np out of the rooty Sawdust
m?v a'?n he ti?ed
In the snrirt" soon as the buds i
?v :n-- ?>' h "in to .show, the ,
"tomes 'bould be divided Karh J
?t ?n shou'd eontain at tensl one
bud Ar eve and one toot Remem- '
ber tv ? 'he buds or esvv are tlttt
>!I\ on the hve of the stem or
?rrmn inrl tint, ntv the roots them
reives.
IKON lll'l I Clll* will auction ?>(T beef from this Hereford calf at
7 " p.m. Wednesday at Ilavis Chapel Methodist Church as ti < oin
munify protect. The animal, which weighed 11130 pounds on toot
anil dr< sscd out at 629 pounds, was grown bv linger Mi I lr<>> of
Iron HulT, a member of the I f'.V. Shown here with the bain heel
is' K'.iyioiaid ( aldwell of the Iron fluff CHI'. 'Joe Ilavis I'hotot.
Costs Of Marketing Food
Analyzed By Government
\V i,ir . . c the costs involved in
m k- ill); fpod products, and how,
and w by do these costs vary among
0At' jt food'
'I hi (|u< - (ion-, are answered tor
:l farmer o: ! the consumer' In a
tic .. : v i ? d leaflet by the U. S
M' [? :t m?'{!,! of. Agriculture. en
i - Farmer's Share <>f the
Con umers Food Duilar".
1 i- IVipartfuerit? of Agriculture
? Lin i untinuing program
(0 ni;c ketitu' research'and service.
orK I p.ro,:ram includes tticas
ii! ? market costs finding out
aii.at it. ins c ontribute to these
it ??> . 'i-.r. : for Ways to improve
hlark-et.t.c* c fTieiohey, and passing
el : of .these -studies to-mar
kc.icc'si a- rentiers; and oon
?? . . .
I r'.-. S c..re of the Con
or . 1 .-I ! po.liar" sums up in
to o-,.;. a Co marketing costs for
i . !>"> ..ted disc.us-1 s
' ?? that have brought
i . 'i d trends in these
X - a . . , copy of The Fnrm
c ? ? s i f ?, . Consumer's Food
1 . .i Vo t23 can be ob
!v i ' be Office Xof Informa.
1 s :i, , ;? mi tit oi Aaricul-.
?A .. Air o: 2r- I) C s
c" College
n" v - "3 Timely
Fc \ Questions
Ol f's If >-N flew can I maintain
tin r, t" with -hi a Her acreage
a He I ucen ts '.'
\.\ V'--!.: i cased efficiency
> els offers' oho
oi ris arc taking
fii- : nK'arUX. .if For instance,
*!,?! a bushel to
f: 2ti bushels an acre
clc ? i By following
1st ? Section rcCommcnda
c n produce 7-4 bushels
, a ? ! our cost of produc
?-?;-? i | (' t> to 85"Cents a bushel.
i ?
Qt'FSTlON; Hoes livestock of
fer an oppc (Unity to take up slack
Created hv "diverted acres".
' AVyii Fit: lit many cases, yes.
Plenty of farnu - ?r< malting $2 50
to 53 a bushel tin corn by "mar
keting if through hogs and cattle.
Thi' i -mparc with $1 25 to $1 50
in bushel offered at' harvest time.
Your etvitnly .-cent ran help you
<11? te rmine if live-dotk would fit in
on your particular farm
()I'F;STI()N: Would I be justilied
in spending money for farm grain
storage,
ANSWER: Probably1, Storage lets
you take a Ivafttage of price Stlp
odrfs ,-n ' hold sour grain until the
oi k , i r 1 :? \ recent study show.
? it at North Carolina farmers re
cc : c ed 37 (f ' s more a bushel for
wheat hv storing it than by selling
at I at vo ' l ime Make sure you
protec t ynttr -tored grain against
insects and" rodents
01 r.STf'tN What Is the best
w ay to nnwtv lime?
.AN'SWFH Id me should be mix
cd t'v iiirMy with the soil to be
most effective It should be applied
it i ti ne in the rotation of crops
(h.-rt will permit this thorough mix- !
in-: In order to neutralize soil
v , i ttii lime particles must be
f.-r'art w h the soil particles
i i re ueh as alfalfa or clover
r ? i -i * sufficient lime
should he applied at seeding to last
-c\'< al venrs since topttrf?ffd !im?
tv 1 c s , frecttve.
LJ. May 1
r More
P Crops '
c pi ? appear favor- (
e ot touted ,
jta farm proilucU abroad. '
! f t 1 ^
.. i *s nf (arm produHs ,
,i n ) r countrl - diylns Ibe last'
I!!"; mil the first half of
- !>.?;<) .i poaaibfUty b$ tjfe}^
i i trnal Service lit ttai
L i. ! Stall D> nartment of V.trf- '
ufture. During ^lie preceding year
i if I arm products improved
4. per 'it r.irr the low postwar
I eve/ r, f
!; .iverhment -urplus disposal,
pro .'it- .'iic ?-"U"cet.-fuh the in
ure; -i it. farm expo"ts mnv even
r\i!" I the 1.0 Bf.i' cent expected
II yixji according to F VS. But
:p f the liirs run. volume of yX
por<- wilt depend more upon high
ijtiijj.lv .itid at tractive prices in
pioditcts, ullj'ied. and noon the na
tion's ability to meet exacting buy
er preferences overseas in an era
te competitive foreign marketing..
\ product- selected to meet dv-J
mnhd here i- not necessarily the
preferred tvpe 1?> foreign stand-1
arils,
Through its s. r\ice of reporting
'c foreign markets and with the
h< !p ol I nited States agricultural
attaches stationed in 40 fprefgn
cone' - tiie T on ign Agricultural
s- rvi.. " ired to licit) private
'* . m. el the requirements ot
pro-|" etive overseas customer-, ac
ts . (ling to USD V.
Mercury
ro Be Shown
DnThurc1*
Thi' smoother, ? ? ?' . '
(do and improved o.<
hp Merctory for lfl"5 ?
tnc Id an iiwet-ri! ?* i.. Hi
'. idor rear (read and. a ' "
nouivtine the rear tip. !, i
On all 1955 Merctir
ion-wagons. flit w hei'lh;. "?
I 4
whys. an increase <?i n
and it)# .roar tread is fill im hi
Increase of three inches Tl f
iral portion of the now. xtr >iV: i
frame is one Inch closer to
mound, adding-further to the n it.
Kugainc foot and improved h md
Una oh irac terjsticSi
T' ? n i -li'iek
mounted at i more" li jri/ontol .in
ch- and sit-ive a softer "boulevard
t \!>?? or tid.i and tend to rednj ?>
lateral shake
Tube less tires u itji complete'-.
new tread design- which give 'jot
ter traction and virtually elimin
ate tire squeal when cornering ??
standard on all the 1055 Mercury*.
The entire driveline. including
transmission, driveshaft and rear
axle is new-offering extra strength
and durability required bv tlm
more powerful Mercury en ne- e '
1955 The increased load eaoari'v .
of all bcarincs. and gear tin 'h
In file transmission, rear axle and
universal joints i suit-- in ouil'ter
oik-rat ion. a shorter driveshaft
makes the w ho'e driveline smooth,-,
er,
Mercury lot- IMS has two i.
vvhau-t systems, using a 32-inch
??i ??? (low 1 i ? i p, >. ovat inulT
t- l'i the Montclair and Mon
lott \ Mwi> - where dual evhnusts
art' 'vlard equipment, there are,
two M'pavate exhaie t systems, one
front each manifold.
More than'30 square inches of:
brake lining.area ha. been added:
to M? rem ? de , tn-d brakes for
1955. The iron: brakes have been'
widened a half inch and l he rear
t) iki ,i quart or inch Power ]
brakes haycheen reVised to im- ,
tirove their ape rat ion when the i
power t, oil'. ? i
Mil!' 1'IVC.l *: - r II '(OF ' ?f leather
; r smooth leather slip > r dart's for Jonlor:
? i i utt ar. I larded sFirrpski'.i :.>r I gloves,
i ? in lined in ?,?ol -or fur.
ROW I TM OVI K
?S 1 l> ?wl? 'ire in good shape
: I'i:j*r ; rii. giving, with many
'?free form" designs on dis
l>'a' lone \>ith the more tradi
> i; The e bow lv comi
in no 11 >. wood or. colorful "plastic
t! - o ' d i keen salad crisp
end cool.
I\ Till TKAIH'I M>\ of Amer
ica. a welcome >U lor ;?nv man
is a ho\ of i I < ? ars to put
him in a w?>rid< ' tullv relaxed
Yule tide mood.
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CHECKERBOARD
NEWS
By Joe ('line
and Dick Bradley ^
^INE-BRADLEY COMPANY J
Hmbrr l)th, *r attended
North Carolina Fat .
in Asheville and wc
congratulate all the
I Iris that exhibited falves
I o*. Ate have attended
I and sale several times
I l- and as far as quality.
? bpe, this was the hest
Hd like to pass out spee
V to the Agriculture
^Bd I drm Vents (nr tin
? which the ealves from
HTounty vtere bandied.
^B together for the het
^B o\n ? cunts. There
? tne.isure the benefits
^Hbo\., rut i:Ills receive
^B>'pe enoprr.iion and
^B
V P>1 on the bark is due
M>ne for showing the
^Bnpion Steer again this
^Bwnd in .< row . I he
^Be Reserve < hampinn.
T?1"- also did a fine job.
^Boo* ho\s. and keen up
Bft"tet the fellows who
^B these fine llaywood
W**1 without them the
have been so great
?F know that these boys
0^B.'re< i.ii< it vi rv much.
WANT A IIOC; ROOK?
We've cot ;i dandy. called "Triple
Profits." II outlines a prorr.inl to
help you Ret em loo Ask for u
free edpy when you are in nest
time.
The aver ace I S pullet Ja\s
13 aces a month S pt< niber
through December Well crown
Purina fed pullets vl.oiulrl i. v IT
or 40'1 better than awn ? li
your records show 30 or .more edg.<
per pullet for two mnsrrutive
months \ ou've qualified far 1 hi
stockings?providing your records
arc tuned to us bv January l.'th
Wo hope there'll he /low nylon'
under every Christmas tree
HP MTU MINT
Are your hen- spending time on ,
a roost that should be spent in a
nest? Is there rnee/inc and couch
ing? Have they lost thru appe
tites?
Then we'd suggest Chek-R-Aid.
Chek-R-Aid K fortift. d with
health-promoting vitamins and'
antibiotics your birds may nerd:
We'll he clad to tell >ni more
about Chek-R-Aid and how to u*o
It. If vow need help to w.ird eft
chronic respiratory disease ? help
to pet your birds hark on feed
quick - help to ret them ba< k in
condition after colds or other up
sets, we recommend C'lnk-I! Aid
M CUNE-BRADLEY CO.
wm\ f,-2H| 5 roinl- lla?rl?n"d
IAWWAVi
FIRST SHOWING THURSDAY
AM ERICA'S MOST ADVANCED
NEW CAR_1955 (I1ERCURY
tif6n
YEARS AND YEARS AHEAD 3 NEW SERIES, 10 MODELS NEW-198 HORSEPOWER SUPER-TORQUE V-8 ENGINE
STARRING THE DRAMATICALLY LOW MONTCLAIR THE HIGHEST STYLED, HIGHEST POWERED MERCURY EVER BUILT
No halfway nva.-ufr* here. No Iml I
ingto the jmM. Hundrpftt of Mea
earmarli'd "for the future* went into
the de-ijtri of tlv !')??'> Mt'icury
Take staling Never before ha> there
hern mii h abvriir ?f fine. T^'ke
.?>. Tie it- are longer, lower,. .1 r
Mercury. Tiik'piuntmtin-? %<? matt- r
what yaw-lit !> yo i u.-p to mcjutin it.
Mrrnirv - -ot it. Hi)(h V-ft horsepower
I r.ill -> rn - McJ!!-au<l 1IVI hp). I bam-l
i.i I in lor |.i rfnrtaanre. Supet rom
pr< lull M.iti lilr-1 rfli? K-ncy. Du.il
f ? Ii ni-? lor tlv two top seriev SttpfT
I ? (.op iri rt'TY speed rangr.
that' oulv the bepinninj; nf
what ? new. There's .1 Dew FullSenpe
whttl-i i.'til. Tiltn are r."w tubrles#
tirgs. Thorp's now, 'moothor. ?pii- kor
aoting Mcrc-OMatio Drive (opti inH,
with far more getaway power.
Best of all, there's a far wider i mco,
of models to rho<wo front, 01 vrt'
the new ultra-low Montclvir, tho
Monterey, and the Custom,
Better atop around at our showroom
for tho first -howing joon.'
IT PAYS TO OWN A .NEW 1955
fllERCURY
FOR FUTURE STYLING, SUPER POWER
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WAYNESVILLE MOTOR SALES, INC.
S. MATX STREET WAYNFSVILI.K