THE NEWS-JOURNAL, RAEFORD, N. C.
THURSDAY, MARCH 22. 1945
' Cannibalism In
Poultry Flocks
PAGE TWO
Scrinus losses may occur in poultry
flocks if cannibalism is allowed ,0
develop. At the very first sign of
feather pulling, hip or back picking,
or tail picking, the poultryman must
take measures to control the con
dition. It is thought that the trouble may
be due to overcrowding of the birds
or so.re feeding deficiency, accord
ing to the Extension poultry special
ists at State College. They recom
mend several changes to help cor
rect the situation.
First give the flock more room,
including out-of-door range or yard
ing, if possible. Secind, use an anti
pick salve or paint about 25 percent
of the flock (both picked and non
picked birds) with tar. Add ad
ditional salt to the mash at the rate
of 1 pound to each 100 pounds of
mash for several weeks.
As to feeding, the birds may be
given 5 pounds of whole oats in hop
pers per 100 birds for each day, with
green feed not exceeding an ounce to
a bird. Additional meat scraps may
be fed but this practice should be
discontinued if diarrhea develops or
an increase of blood spots in the eggs.
Darken the nests by hanging sacks
in front of them. Hang a head of cab
bage, or some salty meat skins, about
a foot above the floor so that the
birds will have something to pick.
No one seems to know the exact
answer as to just what does cause
cannibalism but there are many re
medies for correcting the condition.
A military secret
Is an Army trust
NEVER use an emery wheel, al
ways use a wet grindstone to
sharpen your axe and when using
a saw, always
make sure the
handles are
tight.
These are
two hints on
I'm hit saiiK i tools used in
rnaka lurt lhat aa la cutting PUlp-
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by the Pulp
wood Branch of the War Produc
tion Board and the Forest Service
of the Department of Agriculture.
Today, when Uncle Sam needs
every cord of pulpwood that can
be produced, proper care and use
of tools helps insure peak pro
duction. For example, an axe which has
too thin a blade will break easily
and will tend to stick in the wood,
handicapping the cutter. An axe
. , which has too thick a
blade will not bite In-
to the wood sufficient
M Iv. will tend to stance
off and in extreme
cases, may bounce
back. Any of these
situations will s I o v;
production.
There are other
things to keep in mind
about your axe. The
axe head should be of
i ihirk good steel, not too
iiH hard and not too soil;
..oYk"k1.' free "om n"ws aml
inriiird iu true as to shape of bit.
, . The axe handle that
The mw.i widrl? u.eij tnle bit ata hjpc.
will give the best results is one
that Is free from delects, is set
straight in relation to the eye of
the axe. Is sound and is one that
suits the hand.
A cutter's efficiency is greatly
reduced when he uses an axe
handle which is too long or too
short for him. The popular length
bit should be1' sharpened for
straight cutting, the other ground
to a more abrupt ancle and used
exclusively for trimming branches
and work close to the ground. In
cidentally, beginners should avoid
using a double bit axe. It's dan
gerous. Typos of saws used for cutting
pulpwood vary, but most of the
work is done with the Swedish
bow saw, the buck saw, the one
man cross-cut saw or the two-man
crosB-cut saw. The two-man cross
cut Is used extensively and the
bow and buck saws also are wide-
Oram a I A) la haM aaa laj griHdtaiR.
trtBg ay IBI miIn ara ha triad
ataaw apetla H.
is 25 to 32 Inches. It Is well to
keep in mind too, that axe heads
for pulpwood cutting range in
weight from 214 to 3; pounds and
only occasionally up to 4V and 5
pounds. Skill, not weight of an
axe, increases production.
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It's not considered good prac
tice to grind an axe too frequent
ly. If a double bit axe is used, one
ly employed. Buck saw frames
should keep the saw blade straight
and tense enough, otherwise the
saw will be dlliicult to use even
if it is well filed.
To keep a saw In shape, most
cutters advise complete filing
about every week and "touching
up" every working day. Many cut
ters penalize themselves by using
saws that are in bad shape.
Anybody tan cut wood, but to
be a good cutter one's tools must
be kept in the best condition.
Otherwise, little is produced even
if one works hard. Good tools
mean not only more pulpwood,
but more cash for your efforts.
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perfectly natural
Preference for Chilean Nitrate
is Just as Natural
as the Product Itself
Louisiana Yams Sell
I Like Hot Cakes
Certified Louisiana strain Porto
' Rico sweet potato seed stocks are sel
ling like proverbial hot cakes at
S4 a bushel. Just ask Hooper San
ders of Smithfield, whose little
daughter grew two acres last year as
a 4-H project.
County Agent "Happy Morgan
notified County growers near the
Sanders' farm that Johnny Lassiter
of State College and Harry Westcott
of the State Division of Markets
were coning down to take all the
Louisiana sweet potato seed stocks
not need in the section and ship them
to other counties. The potatoes were
to be packed and ready for delivery
it 4 p. m.
Farmers began swarming in like
bees at 8 a. m. and seven people
began packing the potatoes as fast
as they could, according to Sanders.
The first farmer to arrive wanted
100 bushels and Sanders had only
about 140 bushels of seed stocks re
maining out of a total yield or about
420 bushels. The 140 bushels were
divided among the growers at the rate
of 5 to 15 bushels, for growing one
to three acres in seed patches for
the 1946 crop.
Sanders didn't get to eat any din
ner so busy was he in answering the
telephone. "Twenty dollar bills rol
led in like nobody's business," he
said. "There's just no telling how
many bushels of seej stocks I could
have sold, if I had only had them."
The seed potatoes were t 1-2 to 3
inches in diameter and 3 to 8 inches
long.
Such was the rush on the San
ders farm that the farmer had to
hide the 20 bushels that he is bed
ding for his own crop.
Lassiter and Westcott went away
empty handed. Among the many
orders that they were seeking to
fill was one from a farmer at Hen
dersonville for 10C bushels.
Doubly lucky, ..Pop brings heme soldier h en furlough,
fid natural ".Urate ! !) alrajit His crapi.
Good far men for over a hun
dred years have hauled natural
nitrate for their crops. Since
1830, when the first nitrate cargo
arrived from Chile, millions of
tons have been used on American
farms . . . 3,300,000 tons since
the outbreak of the war. This
year's supply of Chilean Nitrate
depends largely on ship avail
able to bring it in. everyone
takes his shara promptly
when offered, at least 850,000
ton can be supplied for this
year's crops.
While some nitrate normally
goes into mixed fertilizer, most
of it is applied direct to the crop
top dressing for grains and
grasses, side dressing for corn
nd cotton. Direct application
to fruit and vegetable crops is
vital to yield and quality.
Chilean Nitrate is quick-acting
inorganic nitrogen. It is im
mediately soluble in normal soil
moisture. It is all available to
the crop But beyond all this,
Chilean Nitrate ia natural . . .
the only natural nitrate in
the world. Because of its natural
origin, Chilean Nitrate of Soda
contains, in addition to large
proportions of nitrogen and so
dium, small amounts of boron,
iodine, manganese, copper 34
different elements in all many
of which are known to be essen
tial to healthy plant growth.
Good farmers the world over
have learned by experience to
prefer Natural Chilean Nitrate
of Soda. In experiments, test
plots and in the field, it has
demonstrated its worth. It is the
safe, sure nitrate for your crops.
on the land, the soil loss was re
duced to almost nothing even at this
period of the year.
Summer legume crops save many
tons of soil per acre every year, and,
when turned under, they add nitro
gen for soil building and help to
prevent soil loss in row crops the
following year. In the four-year
rotation about nine tenths of the soil
loss came from growing cotton and
corn.
Zip the Lip,
Is a Military Must!
J". aO W mH-
A ear-in and year-out, Cotton and
Cottonseed provide more Income and
more dependable Income than any other
crop you can trow. Some years, some
crops bring very high yields and reve
nuesbut we all know what happens to
these crops in other years of reduced
demand and disastrously low prices.
You can. count on Cotton It's your best
bet for sure sale and dependable yields,
plus a price that Is guaranteed by the
government.
Plant good 'and, and enough acres of it,
to Cotton this year, and give your land
and your crop the care that brings higher
yields, not only today but in the future.
Cotton, your best "pay crop," deserves
the best land and best care you can give It.
Hoke Oil And y
Fertilizer Co. ((
Raeford, N. C.
C011 OH 1
OFFERS YOU
1. MORE MONEY
2. MORE FEED
3. MORE MARKETS
4. MORE
DEPENDABILITY
5. MORE FOOD
t. MORE PER ACRE
7. MORE OFPOR.
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Serve America NOW
Easy t Hanrfl . . . ttny to W
Nolsrut Ch'tMR NitroU (0m in twi
to-im (harrpiofi bran- and Sfyit.
It reochtt yoe in fin metrtenic.. etn
Vion, in mn-wtffjht bagf, for Hsy
throat an- honii nq.
eiHLEAii nmn
Cover Crops
Prevent Large
Soil Losses
Wheat and lespedeza -in a four-
year rotation with cotton and corn
reduced the average annual soil loss
by more than half as compared with
continuous cotton, says the Agricul
tural experiment fetation at Mate col
lege in reporting tests near States
vine on a fjecil sandy clay loam with
a 10 percent slope.
"The sod not only provided ex
cellent protection while growing on
the land but it also reduced soil loss
from the succeeding row crop," ac
cording to the soil conservationists.
Experiment Station Bulletin No. 347
gives a full report of a large num
ber of tests.
The tests definitely establish the
fact that a large proportion of the
annual soil loss in this area occurs
during June, July, and August. Where
cotton did not follow a winter cover
crop, the tons of soil lost by sea
sons were approximately as follows:
December through February, one
half ton: March through May, two
and one-half tons: June through Au
gust, 24 tons: and September through
November. 2 tons. About 90 percent
of the soil was lost in the three sum
xer mon'.hs.
Where corn folluwoi rye a--d vetch.
; o-t'in.i,i!y tuc same thing happened.
b 14, of CfKir.-o, the o.l jtw.s wn.-i n i 1 ich
ie-. A In.--; of 8 tins nut of a toil
! -i:i l.i-s of 11 tiii .s orcu'Tod durinu
j thai June. July, and A.itUHt period,
i Where there was a complete so i
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through the nearest Red Cross Blood
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