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Dairying In Cleveland County The farmer who diversifies and keeps good grade dairy cattle is putting his business on a firm ’foundation. " Good dairy cows give the farmer a steady cash income. They eat the surplus feed and produce assured revenue. , As an institution favoring anything which helps agricul ture, we advocate a greater in terest in dairying for this sec tion. More and better cows are needed in Cleveland County. Let us turn our attention to better cows this year. Better cows produce more. Cleveland Bank & Trust Co,, Shelby, N. C. Robed Kfonsmen Go To Funeral At M organ kon W. A. Spencer, prominent and in fluential Morganton merchant, died Tuesday night about 8 o’clock after an illness of about three weeks. The funeral was held Monday afternoon at .‘1 o’clock at the .Presbyterian church and interment made at the Morgan ton cemetery. The services at the grave were con ducted by the Masonic order of which he was a member. An incident at the cemetery was ‘the appearance after the grave had been filled of three robed klansmen who placed upon it - a cross of red | flowers. Mr. Spencer was a native of Cald well county, had been in business there for around 30 years and had been very successful. He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Motic Beach and eight children. Two broth ers also survive C. A. Spencer, Mor ffnnton banker and capitalist, and U. S. Spencer, of Granite Falls. Milk For Health. Gastonia GaJette. Cleveland cont yis this week put ting on a big “Milk-for-health” cam paign in which the local authorities are being assisted by others from out side counties. State and federal de partments are represented in the campaign. A survey of the county schools has already been made by school officials who are co-operating in the move ment. School children in Shelby, Kings Mountain and all the rural school have been engaged in an in teresting poster contest, showing the health value of milk as a* food. The winning posters, when selected by competent judges, will be placed on display in the stores of Kings Moun tain and Shelhty and the names of the winners announced. Mecklenburg county put on a big “milk-for-health” campaign last year and it was highly successful, We should like to see a similar campaign stpged in Gaston county. There has been a great increase in the amount of milk used here, but still a great many people arenbsolutely ignorant or indifferent as to the health and food value of milk. It is the greatest food in the world for growing chil dren. The World’s Cotton Crop. The world cotton crop for 1920-24 is now estimated by the Department of Agriculture at 19,125,0!;U bales of 478 pounds net, confparod with 18, 705.000 bales for 1922-23. Preliminary estimates of the three principal pro ducing countries are: United States 10,081,On*) bales; India 4.111.000 bales, and Egypt, 1,213,000 bales. Total 15,405,000 bales of 478 1 pounds net for thU crop year, as com pared with 15,280,000 o*!e< for last year. No large increase is expected this year in any of the new cotton grow ing areas. NEW TWO MILLION DOLLAR UNIVERSITY NEARLY COMPLETE The new Louisiana state university And Agricultural und Mechanical Col lege designed to become ultimately one of the greatest educatir.nl institu tions in the South, wi'l be opened in the fall of 1924, according to plans of the Building Committee. The complete I project cannot be carrie 1 out at this 1 time, however, because of' a shoi tage j of funds. About $2,000,000 already has been expended. Ten ►*. ibiings have been completed (nnd under construe-1 tion are two administration buildings. ' Laving of the drainage system on the ; athletic field is under v.ay and con- ' struction of concrete sftnds will be- I h:in February 1. The new university | is twrt miles south of Baton Rouge and j i occupies a tract of 2,00ti acres on a 1 ! plateau about thirty feet above the normal water evcl of the Mississippi Riyer Vacuum Sweeper* Brooms, OYedar mops and poliah. Farmers Hwd Co. EXECI’TOKS* NOTICE. Having qualified as executors of the estate of W. H. Williams, deceas fd, notice Is hereby -given to all cred itors at said estate to present their claims properly proven to us or eith er of us tin or before February 10th, 1925, or this notice will be pleaded in lmr of their recovery. All persons in debted to mid estate will come for ward ami make immediate settlement. This February 14th, 1924. ELLEN HARRELSON. LAURA L. SPANGLER, Exe cutors of tlie estate of W. H. Wil liams, decM. Ryburn & Hoey, Attys. «• ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE. Having1 qualified as administrator of the estate of Ia>e A. Smith, deT ceased, late of Cleveland county. North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estnte of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at Shelby, N. C., on or before the 12th dnv of February, 1925, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This 9th, dav of February, 1924. FRANK. L. HOYLE, Admr., of Lee A. Smith, deceased. U.-J L _ J" U=g U -Jj Uc£J Uci liril Ur=aUrd) ITrr-I Ceil lkriJ Ur-U Ue The United Credit Service, Inc. invites you to investigate its plan by which you can buy here men’s and boys’ clothing atKl women’s ready-to-wear on time -pay ments. Cal! at office in rear of main floor. J 11—<1 IJr-*! 11 . I UCZJ U=SJ Uri U - - UCJ U-C# MSI k«=J C COURTESY SATISFACTION SERVICE FROM MILLS DIRECT TO YOU PHONE 442 SHELBY, N. C. WE DELIVER i m uc_j uc=j ucj uc=j uc=j ucjy uc_.j ikj ucj u>-*» u«—f j Extra Special Fruit of 1.00m bleached muslin. 1,000 yards to be sold. On sale Friday and Saturday, while it lasts. 1-iniit 10 yards to a custojner Ynra .CTS. The Season’s Newest—Sports-Wear and Rich Colors SEASON’S LATEST FOOTWEAR SPORT SLIPPERS To be had in the newest effects of Sandals, Straps and Lace Oxfords in the season’s most desirable colors. To be had in all sizes for Miss or Matron. $3.98 t0 $4.98 V Dress Oxfords & Strap Novelties A most desirable collection and a new shipment daily of Suede, Satin Buck and combinations, to be had in all sizes for street or dress wear. See them. N * $4.98 t0 $7.48 REAL COMFORT SLIPPERS The only slipper for the Matron who desires comfort above all else. To be had in black only and ^ O Q Q all sizes included__ Sport Blouses $3.98 And Spring Waists You will wonder how we can sell such waists at the price. The answer is, the advant age of our enormous buying power—300 of these waists just arrived and- will be shown first Friday morning at a distinct saving to any; \ one needing a silk waist. I V. =*■ j; | Sports Sweaters i v "■.■■■ * j Silk and Wool | Our New York office made an excep tional purchase when they bought these | all silk and wool sport swesif rs. We J have just received 120 of this “pick up.” ! There are many styles and colors to se ] lect from The actual worth is much ] greater. See them Friday and Saturday. i New Spring Dresses At Surprisingly Low Prices SOMETHING NEW ; " IN SPRING SPORT DRESSES Shop Friday fcr Best Selection Tfiey are silk and wool and also all-wool. The front and back in some cases are knit into a panel of block plaids that are so new this season. The colors are Copen hagen, brown, sand and navy. There are others in this line that sell up to $18.50. A Wonderful Purchase NEW SILK DRESSES $11.95 .Certainly you cannot appreciate’ these dresses until you have seen them. They *re made of a very fine quality Canton Crepe and Crepe de Chine in such colors as cocoa, almond green, new green, Mexi can, Madonna blue, sand, henna, Copen hagen and grey. Some are rich embroid ered all over; others are trimmed with emDroidery. NEW SPRING COATS They were secured from two manufac turers at a price concession and we in turn pass the savings to you. The materials, plain and. plaid polo* cloths; the colors are mostly in light and Some have full satinette lining. dark tan. [f TA New Cine of Gingham they are made of Security and Amoa Keag Utility-Gingham. You know the tuality of this gingham. They come Itt' plain -colors, stripes, checkh and plaids. Phe styles will attract you the mo ment you see them for they are made |n-a hundred different ways and each jaeema prettier than the other. All {rias* « to 54. JR*f every need that a gingham is used pon-Tl find one here to cover that need toy street wear, porch or house. Dresses $] .39 SPECIAL—SPRING HATS Fresh from New York come these new hats for women. You will not they are priced much less than their real worth. Among these are hats for all occasions, tailored sport and trimmed models, both black and fancies are here and in straws, as is alao braid and straw combinations. On display for your selection. • * Avoid Taints in Milk by Feeding ! Tests Show That Green Al falfa Produces More “Off” Odors Than Does Corn. | (Prepared by thr T*n 11*•<! State* Department of Affrit'Uiiurc.) Un<H*wiml»U* flavor* and odors in [ mflk produced by feeding green nlfut 1 fa, green corn, or turnips may be pre vented by giving tlmse foods at the proper time or they may be reduced by thorough iteration of the milk. These conclusions have been reached by ihe I’nlted States Department of Agriculture after extensive tests in which experience!1 ntllk Judges who b»<l no knowledge of the samples gave their opinions about tln> quality of the milk. The results of tin* tests of green alfalfa and green corn have been published In Department Bulle tin 1 l!>o, KfTect of Feeding Oreen A1 falfii ami Breen Corn on Flavor and Odor of Milk, by f’. ,1. Babcock, The results of the Investigations on tur nips have been published In Depart ment Bulletin 120R, Effect of Feeding Turnips on the Flavor and Odor of Milk, by the same author. Alfalfa Products Flavor. ft is shown that green alfalfa pro i duces much more pronounced •’off” flavors ami odors than does green | corn. Even when 2.' pounds of green i corn is fed one hour before milking the milk Is only slightly tainted, prob ably not to n sufficient extent to he detected by the average consumer; If fed after milking nothing undesirable Is noticeable. Feeding 30 pounds of green alfnlfn one hour before milk ing, or as little as IS pounds, pro duced objectionable flavors and odors, Increasing the time to three hours re duced the intensity hut did not elimi nate the taints. However, when the time before milking was Increased, to five hoars the off flavors and odors were practically eliminated. If* was found also that 30 pounds could be fed Immediately after milking without any bad effects. The conclusion la that green alfalfa as a soiling crop should he fed Immediately nfter milking, and that when it Is used »s pasture i#he cnttle should'he taken off four or live hours before milking. Aeration will help to remove slight off odors and flavors. Breen corn, at least up to 25 pounds at a feed, may he fed at any time. Root Crop* Not Blamed. In some regions root crops are used to supply succulence In the fall and winter, and among these crops tur nips are one of the most commonly grown. They have long been sus pected of being responsible for off flav ors and odors in milk, and the depart ment’s investigation has shown that the dairymen were right about It. Feeding 15 ponnds of turnips mu hour before milk in# produced taints, and in creasing the quantity fed to 30 pounds greadt intensified them. By feeding even the maximum quantity jugt after milking practically all the objection able flavors and odors were avoided. As in the case of alfalfa, slight off flavors and odors were removed ami strong ones reduced by aeration. The taints were more noticeable in the cream than In the milk. Copies of the bulletins may be ob tained. as long us the supply lasts, by addressing the "Department of Agri culture, Washington, D. C. Meat Scrap Is Essential to Production of Eggs That rations for laying liens should remain approximately 12 per rent of meat scrap for efficient egg produc tion is brought out by tests at tht Ohio experiment station. This amount of meat scrap has de creased the cost of feed more than 20 per cent and increased the egg pro duction more than 50 \>er eeut as com pared with a ration containing only 2 per cent of meat scrap. This was true of both the heavy and light breeds of poultry. A ration in which the grain mix ture was made up of three parts corn, one purt wheat and the dry mash mix ture of two parts, by weight, ground corn, one part bran and two parts meat scrap, has proved satisfactory. The fowls consumed twice as much grain as mash. Plow Legumes Under for Building Up Fertility Over 052,000 acres of legumes were plowed under for green manure in 1922 by farmers following the advice of agricultural extension workers on methods of building up soil fertility, according to reports to flie United States Department of Agriculture. Finding that the fields in which they desired to plant legumes had acid soil, some 48,000 farmers in 1922 followed the recommendation of their county agent to apply lime on these fields. They, used for this purpose, according to reports to the United States De partment of Agriculture, about 027,000 tons of lime or limestone. Especially Worth While to"Save Supply of Com, Prof. n. M. Green, marketing head at the Kansas State Agricultural col lege. believes that It is especially worth the farmer’s while to conserve corn. Cattle roughed through tiie win ter and corn fed for the spring market promise better. While cattle prices may work to a slightly lower level than last season, storage holdings of beef are no more burdensome than last year and production is id no way as much overdoa# aa in the case of ECONOMICAL TO FIX ALL SPRAYS AT HOME Making sprays at home for orchard and field spraying la the most economi cal and desirable method of handling the spray problem. By haying the ernde materials and doing the work at home the high cost of labor and exfles* slve freight rates on liquid materials is eliminated. Added to this Is the certainty of a supply at the proper time and a knowledge of exactly what the spray material contains, says VV. D. Moore, extension plant pathologist at Clemson college, who gives below the methods to follow m preparing these sprtyfc Bordeaux Mixture.—Thie spray can be made easily at home and in any desired quantities. Before time for spraying, stock solutions of bluestone and stone lime should be prepared. This Is done by dissolving one pound of bluestone for every gallon of water used. Usually a barrel of 50 gallon capacity Is used and 50 pounds of bluestone is sus pended In the top of the barrel In a hag. In another barrel the stock so lutlou of lime can be prepared In the same way, (one pound for every gallon of water) being careful to thoroughly slake the lime. Then to make a 4-4-50 Bordeaux mixture at spraying time, add four gallons of the bluestone' so lution to the tank, pour In about 40 gallons of water, add four gallons of the lime solution and make up to 50 gallons. This Is the quickest and easi est method of making this spray. Stsam-Boited Lime-Sulphur. — This important spray can be made at home at a small cost, if n small Btenm boiler con be provided for producing ■team pressure of about 20 pounds. Anyone desiring to set up a steam plant should write to Clemson college for full information and the necessary assistance. Where a comparatively large amount of spraying is to he done, it would be advisable to set up one of these small plants. . Self-Belled Lime-Sulphur.—-This summer spray must be prepared at the time of spraying. It cannot be left to stand over night. It Is easy to make, however, and that is our best spray for peaches. A stock of sulphur and good stone lime should be bought In early spring so as to be ready when the time for applying arrives. - li • Pruning Fruit Trees to Accomplish Four Things tom* one has given the following genera: condensed rules for pruning of young trees: “Prune fall-set trees early in the spring, before the buds swell; prune spring-set trees ns soon as planted. Cut out entirely all weak, broken or bruised limbs, keeping the head properly balanced; then shorten the remaining shoots to three or four buds at the base. Do net shorten cherry trees. When planting peach trees, cut off all limbs, leaving a stick and cut this back to 18 to 24 inches from the ground. Head the tree right when you plant It. Low heads are best* The pruning of fruit trees is to ac complish fonr things. It should be done in such a manner that there is an even flow ef sap to all parts. Su perfluous shoots should be removed to prevent a waste of vitality In supply ing such shoots with sap. Pniit bear ing is stimulated, but care must be taken that this stimulation Is not overdone. The fourth object Is to keep the head of the tree symmet rical. The location of the orchard has .much to do In regard to whether or not the trees should be trained to open or closed heads. In a damp lo cality where moss appears on the sides of the trees, it Is well to train to an open heed so that sunlight can be thrown Into the tops. In hot or dry localities, or where the sun shines unusually bright H is better to leave a dose head to protect the fruit from the direct rays of the sun. Fruit From Dwarf Trees Is of Superior Quality One of the advantages of the dwarf tree Is that It bears at an early age. For example, the Alexander apple will bear the second year after planting when grown as a dwarf while it re quires from six to ten years to coins Into bearing when grown as a stand ard. The fruit from the dwarf 'trees Is considered to he of better quality. The dwarf trees are shorter lived than the .standard and they require mors care. Ordinarily they are not to be recommended except on city lots and' where it Is expected to grow fruit fot only a few years. The cost of the trees and the extra care and manage ment required would make It unprofit able to grow this kind of trees in a commercial orchard. Selection of Cions Is Important in Grafting The selection of cions is ef prime Importance In grafting. None but thoroughly mature wood, cut while the buds are fully dormant, shoutd evet he used. Preferably It should be one year old, though, sometimes two and three-year-old wood gives good results, Do not use pith or soft wood for graft ing. Cions may be packed tn^damc i mots or sand and stored In a cool cel lar until buds on trees exposed te woather begin to break.
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