mountains. Buds will usually ap
pear in clusters of three. On ^urge
flowering varieties the two outer
buds should be removed and the
central one left to (Jevelop. It will
make a larger flower that way. '
fit a long stem is desired the side
(munches or suckers, should also be
removed from the next two nodes
or leaf axils of the stem. On small
flowering varieties tee buds are
not removed and the flower clus
ter is allowed to develop naturally,
lit you are planning 1jo exhibit dahl
ias at a community or state fair,
early disbudding is absolutely ne
cessary.
Spraying for insects must not be
neglected at this time of tee year.
'Much damage may be done before
we realixe by such' insects or
leafhoppors, red spiders, and tar
nished plant bugs. Also, flowers
may be ruined overnight ter spotted
eucwnebr beetles or blister beetles,
or a large bud abdut to open may
become the home of a corn ear
terial or Granville wilt and there
is no control for it. Dahlias are
also attacked by nematodes. Dur
ing periods of heavy rainfall plants
'may, suddenly wilt and die due to
poor soil drainage. Dahlias will
not live in soil soggy, with water
that will not drain away.
Lice Can Cause Egg
Production to Drop
A. H. Mills of Trenton, Route 2,
Jones County, found out to his
sorrow that layfog hens may go
out of production suddenly — re
gardless of. the amount of feed
you’xe giving them.
Negro County Agent Fletcher
Barber says that Mills was com
pletely puzzzled sometime ago when
his egg production took a quick
nose dive. * ■■
. He asked County Agent Barber
to examine the birds and Barber
found that lice had invaded the
flock. 't
Mills dusted each hen with sod
ium flouride, and although 0$; pro
duction did not immediately get
back to where it started, it soon
began to increase gradually. /
Barber says that Mills sells his
eggs to sjpdal customers for a
premium price the year round, re
gardless of market prices.
Teach Pulled
oung pullets on the raptfe need
FARM
AND
- Question: How ton* should 1 cool
eggs before taking them to mar
ket?
■ .Answer: Eggs should be left in
‘ a cool, moist egg room overnight
for best flavor, If the temperature
of the egg room is 60 degrees, and
the air isn’t circulating, it will take
about six to seven hours to get
the. eggs down to this temperature.
Question: How can you get rid
of Bermuda grass in a flower bed?
Answer: Once Bermuda grass
gets-Into a flower bedsit has to be
removed by band. Any chemical
that will kill Bermuda wffl also,
kill flowers or shrubs. However,
you can either remove Bermuda by
treating with Methyl Bromide, by
removing ail roots by hand, .or by
treating with '.‘Atlacide,” Dalapon,
or T. G. A. If these materials are
used, it, wffl be several months be
fore son is productive.. . . j
weevUs when infestatioh reaches
10 per cent. Continue treating every
five days as long as the infestation
remains that high. ■>: '
LEGAL NOTICES
COUNTY OF JONES
NORTH,CAROLINA .
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Ahat a SPECIAL ELECTION will
be, held In the County of Jones,
North Carolina, on August 25, 1956,
for the purpose of submitting. to
the qualified voters of said County,
for their approval or disapproval,
the following proposition:
•PROPOSITION NO. 1
Shall the qualified voters of
the County of Jones approve the
bond order which was adopted
by the Board of Commissioners
on July 2, 1956, and which (1)
authorizes bonds of the County
of Jones of the maximum aggre
gate principal amount of 5150,000
to finance the erection, in the
Jones County School Admimstra
, tive Uhit, of several new build
ings to be used as school houses,
•school garages, physical educa
tion and vocational education
buildings, tencherages and lunch
aWSfWE**
and ehbWgefoent, by the
of additions, of certain
agistration books shall be
or t{ie registration of voters
o’clock, A. M„ on Satur
ly 28,, 1956, and shall be
at sunset On Saturday
11, 1956. On each day
(Sundays excepted) during such
period, the Registrar for each elec
tion precinct in the County will
keep his book open between the
hours of 9:00 o’clock, A. M., and
sunset for the registration of voters
in such election precinct. On each
Saturday during such period each
Registrar Will attend at the polling
place in his election ' precinct be
tween the hours of 9:00 o’clock,
A. M., and. sunset for the registra
tion of voters..
By order of the Board of Com
missioners of the County of Jones.
Dated, July 2, 1956. ' V ,
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Tile, undersigned, having qualified
as Administrator of the estate of
Alary Jane Reynolds, deceased,
late of Jones county, this is to
notify all persons' having claims
against said estate to present them
to the undersigned or his attorney
before the 16th day of July, 1957,
otherwise this.notace will be pleaded
in, bar of their recovery. All per
sons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate settlement.
This the l6th' day of July, 1958.
, D. W. KOONCE, Atty.
Administrator of the
estate of Mary Jane
Reynolds, deceased
July 26 - Aug 2, 9, 16, 23, 30/C
ws.
'
Owner May Claim If
1«1 W. VERNON AVENUE
tained the opinion that the dvfl
rights proposalartere purelypoH
tical,^signed by the administra
tion to appeal powerfully to special
groups. They passed the House, but
the Senate stood pat and refused
to allow this sort of petty politics
to hamper necessary and legiti
mate bfflS. \
SENATOR MH.LIKEN
Our colleague ..from Colorado.
Senator Eugene Mflliken, stated
last week that his health would
not permit him to seek reelection.
Senator Milliken is1 a Republican,
is one of the rtost able men in
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