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FT- F?rT The Mountaineer's ~?T ? $?? ?* a ?? a j m M f jM f A .J^BL ? 11 j %_ V ?B y a m|;^M wi p Hit- a J *^yffa*ta er May Help Prevent able Foot In Chickens g. DEABSTYNE, Head, ^tj Department I, c. State College i days ago the owner of a 0 oi chickens brought a It Poultry Disease Diag poratory at State Col li bird showed a very edition of one foot, the being so severe that the practically unable to stand ( owner reported several He flock having a similar lind wished to know the 1 what to do for it. condition is commonly i bumble foot which is an < Don of the foot resulting B in the swelling noted I such casts there is a He formation of pus in gthe foot and around the ,ecurs more frequently in p breeds than in the light d is quite frequently en | in large commercial I early stages the foot i is very hot to the touch. Birds so affected soon become lame and often loose the use of the foot. Attempts have been made to re late this condition to bacterial in fection and although bacteria have been recovered from such feet by the writer and others, attempts to consistently reproduce the condi tion In normal birds have failed. In certain lnstancts of birds show ing bumble foot there is an ac cumulation of bloody fluid in thr foot. This type of foot trouble hac also failed to yield a specific germ as the cause. It is generally believed that one cause of the trouble is that of birds I jumping from a high position, such as a nest or a perch, onto a hard floor with insufficient litter on it. Another suggested cause ir that foreign material enters the foot through a cut. Operations have been tried to relieve the con dition. These usually are a failure and this method of approach is not suggested. Bumble foot is probably related to management, especially to the Red Mites, Worms Kill | Sweet Corn By ROBERT SCHMIDT some 01 you sweet corn growers may be looking forward to the satisfaction and Joy that will be yours when you sink your teeth in the first tender ears. Perhaps the corn ear worms are also look ing forward to that time?and they usually get there first. However, they can be effectively controlled with very little trouble. For small gardens it is probably suffipient and easiest to dust the silks of the corn with 5 per cent DDT dust. The dust should be -ap plied directly to the silks when about three-fourths of the silks are showing and again when a few of them begin to turn brown. The moth lays the eggs on the silk" and when they hatch out, the smal' corn ear worm feeds there before he eats into the ear itself. For large plantings a power sprayer should be used and a DDT-mineral oil emulsion is recommended by our entomologists] This spray has been found to be very effective for the control of the ear worm. With the advent of hot, dry weather we may expect to have 'rouble with red mites, commonly called "red spiders". These very small insects attack the under sides of the leaves of many flow ers, vegetables and shrubs, suck ing the plant juices and often kill ling the plants. If the leaves of to matoes, beans, dahlias or other "arden plants turn a brownish yel 'ow color they should be closely examined for red mites. Red mites are very difficult to control. Mala thion has been found to be effec tive but is toxic to human beings and should be used with care and strictly according to manufactur ers' directions. And while we are on the subject of insect control let us not for get the ever-present Mexican bean beetle. Don't let the beetles seri ously damage the bean plants be fore you do something about it. As soon as you see some of the beetles?they are large brown or yellow lady bird beetles with 16 spots on their wing covers?or as soon as you notice that some of the bean leaves have been eaten so that they resemble a piece of lace, it is time to get busy. The best control in the home garden is a 1% rotenone dust. Since the beetle feeds on the un dersides of the bean leaves the dust must be applied to the under sides of the leaves to be effective. Rotenone is not toxic to humans and therefore may be used with out danger even after the bean pods have formed. Home Gardener Learns Lesson !n Fertilization Heggar Jarmon, farm wife of Trenton, Route 2, discovered last | year that a tobacco fertilizer is much better on tobacco than on a itter question. The area on which jirds may jump from perches and .ests should be adequately littered .nd should be observed frequently jy the owner as to this condition. .Vhen bumblefoot is in the early ;tage the bird is entirely safe for able purposes. It is only on rare occasions that a complete natural ecovery is made. ' HA.tiMc.ni.iu turristt into attractive aecora tions for the home was this group of six women at the handicraft workshop at Camp Schaub Wednesday./ Other subjects taught were weaving. &iik screen painung, tuoe painting, pine cone painting, carving, basket weaving, braiding rugs cord weavng, chair caning, drawn work. (Mountaneer Photo). 6th Annual Craft Workshop Proves 'Biggest, Best Yet' The sixth annual Western Dis trict Home Demonstration Club handicraft workshop at Camp Schaub last week was the "big gest and best yet," according to Mary Cornwell, county home agent. During its three-days in ses sion, the workshop had a registra tion of 225?including 32 home agents from all over Ncrth Caro lina. Also on hand were 54 wo men from Haywood County. Miss Cornwell pointed out that1 the workshop was originated here and is the only one of its kind in the state. In the closing session of the event, Miss Mary Harris, district home agent, urged women "to go back home to serve as craft lead ers in your own community." She reminded those at the work shop, however, that handicraft work carried on by home demons tration clubs is "supplementary" to the basic aims of the exten sion's program concerned with food, shelter, and clothing. Subjects taueht at the work shop included silk screen painting tube painting, chasing and em bossing aluminum, reed basketry, oak split basketry, card weaving, loom weaving, corn shuck chair bottoms, enameling on copper, hammered copper, tooled copper, drawn work, treating pine cones for colored flames, braided rugs, and wood carving. garden, according to S. N. Shel ton, extension agent in Jones Coun ty. Like many farm women, Mrs. Jarmon tends the garden. In past years, she used whatever fertilizer was left from the crops. Most of the time it was the previous year's tobacco fertilizer. But last year she had a soil test made and ordered an 8-8-8 fertiliz er. Mrs. Jarmon reports her gar den responded to the treatment much better than to the 3-9-6 an^ 4-8-10 fertilizer she had been us ing. Prices farmers got for milk in mid-April averaged above a year earlier for the first time in two years. Plans Available For Portable 1 Chicken House Plans for a small, portable, low cost poultry house are now avail able for families who want to keep a small flock of chickens for their home egg supply, according to R. M. Ritchie, Jr., extension agricul tural engineering specialist at State College. Designed by the agricultural en gineering department in coopera tion with poultry specialists, the eight by 10 foot house will take care of approximately 24 hens. Cost of materials figures about $75. Ritchie says that it is estimat ed that a family can save as much as $50 or more on its annual food bill by keeping a small flock of chickens. The new-type laying house is de signed to be built on skids so that it may be easily moved from place to place on the farm. It can be disassembled into five panels and hauled on a truck for longer dis tances. This makes it a practical I State College Answers Timely Farm Questions QUESTION: Is it all right to use insecticides in controlling true armyworms in grain? ANSWER: You can use insecti cides on grain crops to be cut for grain but not on crops to be used for silage or hay purposes with out running the risk of residues. QUESTION; What is the ad vantage of two-cut harvesting of hay on mountain meadows? ANSWER: An early cut late in June and a second cut in August* gives higher protein hay than the traditional late-summer cut. Tests show that calves fed high-protein. I- .. "? ' ? ? Y ? : house for the family which is rent ing or living on a farm temporarily and wants a chicken house that can be moved readily. Ritchie also points out that the house is well-adapted to the needs of a family living on a town or suburban lot, also. , Plans may be ordered through county agent's offices or by writ ing Agricultural Engineering Ex tension, N. C. State College, Ra leigh. Ask for Plan No. 823. Tune Marks Dairy Month In Carolina June is the traditional "Dairy Month" and in keeping with this national observance, there will be a wealth of milk and other dairy products on the market at prices considerably lower than last year. June is also a hot month in North Carolina and there's not much you can find that's more re freshing than a tall, cool glass of milk or an icy, fresh fruit sherbet. According to Jo Earp, State Col lege extension nutritionist, if you want to be at your very best all the time, drink milk ? and cook and serve with milk. It's a good habit for good living. It puts pep into your step. Milk to drink, miik on your cereal, cream in your coffee, milk gravies, cream sauces, puddings and ice creams ? there are hun dreds of ways in which to use na ture's most perfect food. June Dairy Month is also berry time so why not serve some fresh berries topped with cream. Big red strawberries smothered in rich, smooth cream?or dewberries early-cut hay gained nearly a pound a day as compared with half a pound for those fed low protein, late-cut hay. QUESTION: Should I dump all the fertiliser I'm going to put on my lawn at one time? ANSWER: It's better to give the turf a light meal every few weeks throughout the summer than to give the grass a heavy dose in the spring and then forget it. SILO BLOCKS This is a special message to our alert farmers in Western N. C. You can buy 135* blocks to build a silo 12 feetdn diam eter, 30 feet high for only $297.00. Call 6247 or Visit PLEMMONS CONCRETE PRODUCTS CO. In Canton for Additional Information and crtam. Just top a fruit short cake with whipped cream and you've added the touch that makes people ask for more. For double dellciousuess in good eating, just pour on the cream. And here are some figures about milk that are worth remembering: one quart of milk gives the physic ally active adult 49 per cent of his daily protein need; 22 per cent of his dally calories; 48 per cent of the phosphorus; more than 100 per cent of thb calcium; 30 per cent of the vitamin A; 22 per cent of the thiamine; 92 per cent of the ribo flavin; 17 per cent of the vitamin C; and 6 per cent of his daily nia cin need. w more pure pleasure, have a Camel No other cigarette is so rich-tasting , vet so mild ? 1 ? MR. FARMER NOW Is The Time To Be Thinking About Bigger And Better CORN CROPS nd the best way to increase .your Corn Yield is to apply 33f? AMMONIUM NITRATE it Have A Carload For Immediate Delivery For Only & A AA '>er Hundred \?|v|Jy At The Warehouse HAYWOOD COUNTY FARMERS CO-OP H. E Dulin, Mgr. A (-4621 Depot Street I &ou*tty A H CHECKERBOARD ami Dick Bradley jrfuM^Aj lllNE.BRADLEY COMPANY ' I P is NATIONAL ?airy month [milk I FOR Ihfaith 1 ?> Mtore's most perfect ? rood for all ages and V month of June we drink more milk. One will supply these daily W seeds: 100' ; of the ?ft of the vitamin "G'. Phosphorus, 49% of the P* of the vitamin "A", ?* vitamin "B", 22% of ? and 19 ; of the vita fci? big business in Hay ? . . our dairymen ^piiuiimately $600,000.00 each year. This is ??h but they could pro B*?re if there was a ^p?>d. So, let's resolve more milk, not just F Month of June but 365 Bjk Milk is good and it's Grows Bt Low Cost H^'trymen have grown ^?developed layers on B*?** of feed per bird ?'famous Growing Chow ??program. This program ^Pr<fa from 4^2 weeks to H ***ks. Takes only 6 ^??h>wing Chow and 12 ^P*M on good range to K^sge pullet. ease and uniform ^^many farmers prefer B^na, a complete feed. ? j Only 16 to 18 lbs. of Growena is required for the average pullet Let's figure to see which progran. is best suited to your needs. ARE YOU FEEDING PROFIT ROBBERS? Worms will rob you of profits b; diverting food needed for produt tion of meat and eggs to them selves. Ask us to explain how you ca worm pigs at weaning for only 4 to 6c per head over feed cost wit the new Purina Pig Wormer. N set-back. No mixing or measuring It's as easy as feeding. New Purina Poultry Worme makes worming pullets as easy a feeding, too. Costs only 50 cent per thousand birds. Merely re place regular ration with worme which comes with complete fee( base in Ett form for 24 hour Our customers say it's the slick est yet. HEALTH HINT There is a simple fly control program and we've got it at our store thanks to Purina Research. Here it is in brief. For spraying directly on milking cows, use Purina Dairy Spray. It works for hours and flies are not resistant to it. For all farm buildings, in cluding dairy bam, use Purina Building Spray. It kills for several weeks. Or sprinkle some of Purina's wonderful new dry killer on the floor each day. It attract flies ? then knocks 'em over dead! Use Purina Stock Spray on all stock cattle. Knocks ticks, lice, mange mites and gives horn fly control for about 6c a head. f. We'll be glad to give you the low cost figures on Purina Fly Control. Or, ask for our com plete Fly Control circular. I ^UNE - BRADLEY CO. K IIAZELWOOD p.v.v.v.v.v. V . - L V . I "SQ" GROWING SPARTICLES Builds big, rugged frames! If you want really great layers, you * must grow your pullets right... before they lay an egg. It takes good pullets, good management and good feed! "SQ" Growing Spar tides (or mash) builds 'em for heavy-duty laying and longer laying life. Parton's Feed Store Jfl|Q 42* Depot Street Waynesrille H. S. Ward 1Uke Junalmka ? wW la - - - ? ^ MANY OF THE BEST MILK PRODUCING DAIRY HERDS OF THE COUNTY ARE FED SECURITY FEEDS THESE DAIRYMEN HAVE FOUND THAT GOOD FEED PAYS OFF IN GREATER PRODUCTION AND HIGHER QUALITY MILK ? AND IT'S ECONOMICAL, TOO! ? IT PAYS TO FEED SECURITY FEEDS ? * Your Headquarters For WHITMOYERS, LEDERLE, DR. LE GEAR'S, And DR. HESS, Laboratory Tested PRESCRIPTIONS For Livestock WE ARE PROUD OF THE DAIRY PROGRAM HERE IN HAYWOOD COUNTY AND THE EXCELLENT MILKING RECORDS ESTABLISH ED BY MANY NATIVE HAYWOOD COWS ? - - AND WE ARE HAPPY TO JOIN OUR FRIENDS IN THE DAIRY BUSINESS IN URGING YOU TO ? : 1: ? DRINK MORE MILK! HAYWOOD COUNTY FARMERS CO-OP, Inc. DEPOT STREET H. M. DULI N, MGR. WAYNESVILLE ! r ??
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