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Soil Conservation News
~4 Soil Conservation Signs
I Ordered For Main Highways j
Br boy b. beck
Soli Conservation Service
The District Supervisors ordered
; boundary liKni last week for the
? four mi^n highways entering Hay
* wood County. Two of the signs
1 were purchased jointly with adjoin
? ing Districts and will carry the
\ names of each Soil Conservation
- District on the "Entering" side.
The U. S. Fish and Wildlife
Service delivered 1.200 bass finger
? lings for stocking Wilbur Camp
; bell's farm pond in Maggie. Your
' Sod Conservation District acts as
? agent on these orders for fish.
* Oral Yates of Iron Duff Is in
I stalling the portable irrtgaton sys
* tern he planned last year for li?
? farm. Mr. Yates expects to Irrigate
? bit toboecn, garden, and a part of
'? his silage corn crop.
Herscheli Rogers, former Soil
J Conservation District supervisor,
- has seeded grass meadow on the
* steep slope below his barn. Mr.
Rogers now has all of his sloping
land In sod crops and is using level
" bottom land for row crop produc
tion. ty *
The State Highway and Public
Work* Commission la Mediae
shoulders and fill banks on the new
Fines Creek Road. This work Is
being done under the supervision
?f H. A. Cogglns, landscape super
visor. of Sylva. Clover, fescue,
aericea and Kobe lespedeza are the
species being used. These are the
grasses and legumes that any land
owner can seed on a highway right
of-way without a permit from the
State Highway Department. Land
owners should submit requests for
planting anything else on highway
banks through the County Agent's
office.
During this past week Scotch
broom has been In full bloom. This
yellow flowering shrub, that stays
green all winter, is a legume that
grows well on road bank*. It Is eas
ily grown from seed and then must
be transplanted to the highway
bank. ?
Guy Fullbrlght is doing a good
job of strip cropping on Mrs. Rob
ert Fullbright's farm in Rogers
Cove north of Lake Junaluska. He
installed field drain tile two years
ago. and cleaned out the stream
channel this year for better drain
ages
? Contour Strip Cropping
Is Gaining In Popularity
By BOY R. BECK
Soli Conorrvition Smlff
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LCOUTOUB STRIP?24
Charles Edwards of Lake Juna
luska has started using contour
strip cropping this year on the Hold
east of his home site. Practically
- all of the remaining land on Mr.
Edwards' farm la in pasture, alfal
. fa and orchards.
Over on Beaverdam, David Ashe
has done an excellent job of . slop
ing and seeding the roadbank in
.front of his home to gi^aa,, pp <yi
'the hill behind the house Is a con
tour atrip plowed for the garden i
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with meadow crops above and be
low This is conservation farming
of a small tract of land at ita best.
Ray Davis, who lives across the
road from Mr. Ashe, is planning on
reseedlng about half the pasture
where he installed fleld drain tile
this spring. Mr. Davis plans to tear
up the marsh grasses next winter,
then lime, fertilise and seed new
pasture of clover and grass. Ray
showed me 27 heavy bales of al- I
falfa-orchard grass hay from his |
Mi acre hay fleld beside the road.
Ue. thinks a little orchard, grass
mixed with alfalfa makes for bet
ter hay. more easily cured and {
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orovides more erosion control (or
AlU land.
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Contour strip cropping is being
wed by Willis Rector of the Green
Hill section west of Canton to hold
land in place. Mr. Rector had seed
ed this eroded held to lespedeza
ind orchard grass several years
ago. Now. rather than take a chance
on plowing the entire field, Mr.
Rector has divided the field into
three contour strips and plowed
the top strip for corn this year.
Many of us will be driving up to
tKe mountain tops to enjoy the
beautiful views now that summer
is here. On the way back down
froip Soco Gap we all enjoy look
ing down on Maggie Valley. The
thing about this scene that I like
best is the contour strip cropping
that stands out so sharply on farms
owned by Olney and Prank Mehaf
rey. There are few things in farm
ing country more beautiful than
Science Works Marvels 1
With Marigold's Beauty E
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A Mexican wild flower has been transformed by breedtnc
Into all the beautiful forms Illustrated.
The beautifying treatment
?clence can give flower* has
been demonstrated with amazing
success on marigolds. In form,
color and fragance. plant breed
ers have worked a Cinderella
change.
The "mary-gold" that Shakes
peare praised was a calendula;
our marigold, as a Mexican wild
flower, was introduced In Europe
after his time. Improved forms
were developed there for a cen
tury or two, but the real progress
of this ambitious flower began
in this country twenty years ago.
Give the marigold itself some
of the credit. Not many flowers
so richly reward those who seek
to improve their beauty. The
marigold was definitely "on the
make."
Now we have marigolds with
blossoms as small as violets, or
as large as chrysanthemums, '
and of many sizes in between.
There are varieties for any
garden role, from a low ribbon
planting in the foreground, to
tall color masses in the back
ground. You can hardly grow
an up-to-date flower garden with
out seme of these.
There are varieties which have
no marigold odor, and those
which have it, so you can take
your choice. Among the large
flowered are those whose flowers
esemble chrysanthemum), car
lations, and even peonies.
The history of marigold im
>rovement is a fascinating one.
Two species called African and
Trench, though both are Mexican
n origin, were crossed, after
Tiany failures, to produce larger
lowers with red coloring than
tad been known. The marigold
>dor, which some gardeners like,
vas bred out by crosses with a
ipecies found in China.
The compact, bushy and dwarf
varieties, so useful for low beds
tr borders in front of taller
lowers, offer many color varia
uons of red. orange, and yellow
blends in different tones and
patterns.
Marigolds are not winter
tiardy, but their seeds often live
aver in winter in sandy soil and
grow as volunteers in the spring.
They like it cool in summer, and
give their best flowers late in
the season, in locations where
midsummer heat is extreme.
The seeds are large and soft,
easily decaying in heavy soil
which remains damp and cold
after they are sown. They stand
transplanting well and can easily
be started under protection and
moved to the garden when the
weather becomes settled. They
are seldom attacked by insects
and have no serious disease.
iVorkhorse Seward
LAWRENCEBURG. Ky. (AP) _
very body knew that Johnny Lyon
ad worked like a horse on a fac
>ry repair'Job. But do you think
la fellow workers patted him on
be back f*r being such a work
orse? Well ? yea and no. They
ent a bale' of hay?gift card and
11?to Johnny.
?Want that packaged vanilla pud
llng to taste special? Fold whipped
ri-rr into the-pudding when it has
ooled to room temperature.
Use high quality eggs for peach
ng, frying and cooking in the
;hell; other grades may be used
or general cooking and baking."
Nutritious cold beverage: bottled
prune juice mixed with homogen
/(d milk. Add a dash of nutmeg
or allspice, or both, just for an ex
ra flavor twist.
Sprinkle sesame seeds over
/east rolls after Jhey have been
shaped and their tops have been
moistened with water. Let rise and
bake.
The average cost per pound of
lint cotton produced In North Car
olina is almost 26 cents. Many
farmers earn less than this.
Inexpensive Preservatives
Now Available For Silage
It won't be long before farmers I
start making grass silage, and D. G. |
Harwood Jr., farm management
specialist with the State College
Extension Service, reminds them
that there are many advantages to
using a silage preservative.
Among the preservatives that
may be used are molasses, corn and
cob meal. oats, citrus pulp, and
sodium metabisulte. The latter is
a commercial preparation.
Harwood says that all of the ma
terials are good preseratlves. but
research at State College shows
molasses and corn and cob meal to
1 be cheaper than the others.
Either can be used at a cost of
48 cents per ton of silage. The nu
tritive value of the materials were
considered in calculating their cost.
While the direct cash cost of either
molasses or corn and cob meal may
be higher than that of the other
preservatives, they have a higher
feeding value which isn't lost in
fermentation.
It will pay farmers to weigh
carefully the relative costs of vari
ous preservatives, Harwood feels.
?_ T>;et On Rancj?
Poultry s Uiei w"
Aftects Flavor Ot E<W
The smells of spring may soothe
the city man, but some of them are
mighty irritating to the farmer.
* One of the most disturbing oi
these smells is that of wild on
ions, and one of the farmers most
disturbed is the poultry man.
So long as his birds were on a
clean, mash and grain diet, their
eggs usually tested just like fresh
eggs should. But come spring, and
the birds go out on the range, the
poultry man's customers often com
plain about "onion eggs". In some
cases, the complaints are about
contour (trip cropping, especially
when small grain crops are turning
yellow to golden. This view of Mag
gie Valley and the first stanza of
"America The Beautiful" surely
go together.
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"turnip eggs" or "cabbage eggs."
Since the flavor of eggs is direct
I ly related to what the chicken eats,
farmers must watch their layers'
diets or watch their customers stop
eating eggs.
R. S. Dearstyne. professor of
poultry science at N. C. State Col
lege, points out that no real pre
ventative program can be establish
ed, except that of good manage
ment. The poultry man should be
on guard to remove the source of
trouble when it appears.
The chicken's feed isn't the only
thing that influences flavor; eggs
may absorb odors from other ma
terials stored in the same room
with them. This, says Dearstyne,
infers that egg rooms should be
used for eggs alone.
Even musty or moldy cardboard
cartons can impart objectionable
avors to eggs.
Of course, the age of the egg has
good bit to'do with its flavor; as
I ages, carbon dioxide is released,
ausing certain smelly chemical
hanges.
SECOND LAMB POOL of the year will be held
in Haywood Connty on Jane 1? at the Clyde stock
yards. This picture was taken at the first lamb
pool on May 29, when 359 animals from several
Western North Carolina counties were sold.
USED FARM
MACHINERY
We Recommend The Following As Good
Buys In Second Hand Farm Machinery?
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER FAMALL "H"
TRACTOR ? Complete with 6 foot mower, plows, power
take-off, belt pulley ? Completely re-conditioned ?
Tractor and equipment are in A-l condition.
*1,100??
BUY OF THE WEEK
ALUS - CHALMERS "B"
TRACTOR
Complete hydraulic system. 5 foot front
mounted mower. Two way plows. Disc liar
rows, power take-off, belt pulley, front
weights. New tires, completely reconditioned.
This is the best buy wo have had in a long
time. Mechanize your farm for less than
$1,000.00.
*990
OLIVER TRACTOR
6 Cylinder ? A (food machine for heavy belt work,
haulini;. etc.
$325
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This Machinery la AU On Our
Lot And Is Available For Your
Inspection Any Tims.
SEE THE NEW ALUS - CHALMEJtS
"CP, T-A" A "WD-45" TRACTORS
AT
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ri i 405 Depot Street Waynenvffle
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Corporation up to $10,000.
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Money on savings in this bank earns more interest now than
ever before, and is readily available to you. No waiting, no
delays. It is available to you when you need it.
The experienced people at The Friendly Bank will be glad
to discuss with you this way whereby your money can work
for you, and earn the new high rate of interest.
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First National Bank
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BIG NEWS
FROM
ROGERS TRACTOR Co.
Ford Motor Company announces a new automatic twine tie hay
baler, designed for one-man operation and employing sweep fork food,
aniqno In the lowest-priced baler field. The new fonr-bales-a-mlnnto
machine'Is the Tord 250, available In three models, engine driven
with starter or without starter, and power take-off. ? ?
Pay Only 1/3 Down (Cash or Trade),
Balance Up to 3 Crop Payments
or 34 Monthly Payments.
ROGERS TRACTOR fn
, Specialists In Farm Equipment Financing
Phone Canton 3944 Clyde, N. C.
LAST CALL
FOR
1955 COUNTY
TAXES
PROPERTY WILL BE
ADVERTISED June 18th
The Law Requires That We Advertise and Sell
A Lien On All Property On Which The 1955
Taxes Have Not Been Paid. The Names Of All
Delinquent Tax Payers Will Be Published June
18 And The Property Will Be Sold ?
PAY YOUR TAXES NOW
AND SAVE THE EXTRA COST!
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BRYAN MEDFORD
H*vwo?d County Tex Saptrrtaor
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