Newspapers / The Perquimans Weekly (Hertford, … / Sept. 18, 1936, edition 1 / Page 5
Part of The Perquimans Weekly (Hertford, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
1 1 , til r- Poultry it!..;n CnErt f "r - problem is tiot ne ty much c; ? eggseutef hens as It la la tw. i a i to lay them. An inkling of fc t r 5tous the prc'Jem Is can be ottered from "a bulietia of the Ohio Agrtcnl. tarsi Experlnicni Station at toster Issued In 1221. In referring, to otouds f -rflMf pullets In flocks belonging to the Kx- v perimc-t ctafw the authors, l. C Kennard andV. D. Chamberlain state; ' Tbe average ready mortality ot pul 1 let Wers la 1 1 to 1824 was 13.2; tn j s-r t 1 end m nMi2; ;; . ?.. ?-.vu . ......... j r . .. ...v. made: ".e suspect the t-vitare pre aented by tf.ls survey an 9 the fae- t .iters responsible tor the Increased mor-1. :taucy are, to targe extent, epreseaf- v?atlT f wfcat baa been taking place, throughout &e country ait targe.". v j XMwtowty m one can loaf retaaln , la, the chicken business and survive niottallty losses of from 86 to 80, states J. B. MeAdams of the Poultry . Department of the Purina UlUs. "May- bo the beat are laying too many eggs. ffhe man owning the birds, though, ; aays ba. gathers too few eggs Instead. at toe many. . Mayby there are toe many new diseases and uncontrolled parasites. ' f we are to put a linger on each possiUa cause for heavy mor tality losses and attempt to hold them back that way, much as the boy In the storyild the Holland dyke by plug- Sag u4 hole with his list, we'll need e arms of an octapu and as many fingers on each arm as a centipede has legs. - ", - "However, no multiplicity of arms and fingers Is necessary, for all of the Increasing causes for such terrific mor tality can be charged up to a lack of vatlllty. As to what causes such a wide spread lack of vitality is an other question, but It Is the one that must be run. down, and whipped. "Starting .;;W1rtratye,''yari ago the attention of science turned to ward getting mora eggs out ot a ben. In 1911 the Wisconsin Experiment Sta tion received wide acclaim with a hen that In a year's time- laid 4wo hundred eggs. In about 1918 the first laying contest was established at Storra, Con necticut Ever since that time, there has been a wild scramble for bent that could lay mora eggs. - Lopsided empha sis has been placed on breeding- for numbers of eggs without much consid eration for vitality and the ways to preserve the vitality. " r ;-o t "Today, poultry Investigational work is swinging around to the more serf (, oos thought of poultry vitality," says v McAdams, "psrticttlarly the matter of vitamins. The average laying ration .(even the best of them) baa not con tained eaough Vitamin A. The dlftV eulty has, bean recognised by feed ad ' entista for years, but tt Us not been possible until now :. to do anything 'labout tt. Basearcn baa discovered a way to - extract carotene (Vitamin A In tu pH- - mary form) and convert It into pwra. tonethe new, vitalising feed Ingre dient The addition of jurat ene steps np the rvitamla A' activity two and a ' half times, It puta plenty of Vitamin A into the ration, which raises the . birds resistance, to the garms ei to ; factious diseases.' r -.. , y Stimulating HeaKh.v.,' 1 "The stimulation of beatth,t IfV Adams points out "goes hand-in-hand with prevention of disease, of course. But k goes farther.:; Hens may. be en tirely free from disease Infection and yet become listless and mopey.' Ev eryone has seen lott of them. They dont lay many eggs While In that con dition. Other hens may; lay heavily for a few weeks, then suddenly go oft feed, losing weight and. naturally, their production stops. - . , "Either of these conditions may be brought about by nothing more than A - "natural loss of appetite, which occurs whenever the supply of Vitamin A In the body Is exhausted. Birds tnat are laying heavily use up a Jarge quantity eft Vitamin A dally. : A lot of It goes othe,'fselfr,hesides. wnat uey i Me in tbeir own boqs. inej reo iu t- lxrt . v . 0 snnnlv, which- was stored UP" In , body: ;' Wh,nf tereseryrfuppiy,. in. thet'U' i -afDetlcei-doa't voA and otter symptoms soon follow. - ' 1 rdi t-'- of Vitamin A (or Titi--J A i ). v'ci rTtine now r:tj i L.. ; t . x lates r-J ft- t t::j pace wlti f r a- It I -t a .isisr t wc;4 t ,si e ' r-'r f lit U rj r i tl tie 1 i t fcb ' ' l f 1 1-1 3 i i. t t 1 . i J-i i re ,i .s y::r." . "Harrv Olmsted, for auartenof a tury prominent in Southwestern busi ness and civic affairs, is the new heal of the Texas Centennial Exposltioa, He succeeds to -the leadership of the $25,000,000 world's fair following the Meent death of William A., Webb, gea rtl manager.. Mr. Olmsted was for twenty years a director and for Ave Team president 'of the State fair of Hint fori Homemakera ' By Jane'Roferk.;- Agricultural and Industrial Agent Atlantic Coast LineUuurpad Co; i TOniinf, the;laalr'laeacnajM. ing; conditions have caused the adop tion of new and v Improved fanning methods : just as changes 1 have -been brought about in the r manufacture ot Aahoes: clothes, yVerdcfeBaM fta nwnyothe? Jnecessitieaanc; coe iences of modern TM'MMif. . The soil is w fiiutoeraV'faitory.'. ts condition for the manufacture of crops must be good . if the product te to be made in quantity and .quality fedadent to pay ; ai tst'he . investment of i capital, and laW. tovolved.e Ot tte4lnaiqr:ribtti be- looked -iafto:V the thousands of tobacco;: cotton, and peanut farmers in Virga a Carolinas ' thero'ire toee-?! Chines that should receive prompC ttsdion. Sin : order K of imjrtiniQiesa Uiree things are Winter Crops, Destruction of Tobacco Stub ble, Early Destruction of Cotton Stalks. A Blanket of Green While there is nothing new about soil building through the use of cover crops, this most important practice has not been generally b served because of the cheapness of land and labor. However, good rand and-labor! ar"no; longer cheap and plentiful; therefore, I would strongly urge the planting of Austrian, win? ter peas, barley, oats, and rye, either alone or with hairy vetch. ' . This will prevent land from washing, will son- serve present plant food supplies of the soil,"? and will furnish grazing, feed, and' seed for the farm. If a part of the acreage in cover crops is Slowed under early in the spring de eded soil improvement will result. Soil Improvement, by the planting of eovex-crpps, to be turned under, has come down to us from the ear liest Jimesbntjwtjce, has hot lieeh: Mnerally'b soil impoverishment on many farms. I' S Pestro, Tobacco Stubble t . Now . .is the time' to commence to work, for. a sauafactory per acre pro ductlon' of tobacco next year. 1 The plowing under of tobacco stubble will conserve; !plant food and moia- turejwl' destroy insect breeding and feeding places, and help eradi cate tobacco diseases. Tobacco stubble is plowed under in the fall by some few farmers, but the .practice has not been generally followed. However, some of the leading tobacco authorities insist that this 8hoald be done for the best results. Early Dec tract km of Cotton Stalks For several years past I have strotj'.y ad veiled; dira&ttA early; destruction of cotton stalks. This is recognized as a valuable aid to 'itottwetvit etmtroklliirq'atallni should be plowed into the toil before the first frost One of the easiest ways to do this is to chop the stalks down with a stalk cutter, and then turn them into the soil by the use of a two mule breaking plow, or with tractors, land plows.. V TO WE POWELL Of interest to their many friends was the marriage of Miss Madge Powell to Mr, Martin S. Towe, which took place at the home of Rev. A. A. Butler, in Hertford, on Friday after noon, with Mr. Butler officiating. The bride is the attractive only daughter of Mr, and Mrs. George T. Powell, of WinfalL The bridegroom is the youngest son of the late J. H. Towe, Sr., and Mrs. Towe. of Hert ford. Both young people are very popular with a wide circle of friends. They are at present making their home with the bride's parents at Winfall. yvefolk,'with the,, opening of , school, this column makes its first '; appearance. We will endeavor to bring to you the ' sports highlights, not only of Perquimans, , but of the ., Albemarle. - The P. C. H. S. Indians have been practicing football for the past two weeks, and with the opening of school this year the boys are almost ready for a game. The squad as a whole is consider ably heavier this year than in form er years, and both the running and the passing attacks look better. The schedule that the Indians will follow will be published as soon as it is complete, which, will be in thewesaV i future. Coach Carl Rogers, who came to Perquimans last year, is back on the job again. I see that the first prediction of the Duke-Colgate game is Duke 25, Colgate 0. What do you think? m LOW Insurance - Real Estate Attorney-at-Law Office Facing Court House Square FOS a punch that is. easily made and is Ideal tor serving on hot afternoons, try the following recipe. Mix two cups canned, unsweetened Hawaiian pineapple Juice, one-half cup grape Juice, one-halt cup car bonated water; Add one slice of pineapple cut In shreds. When tnorougifly mixed pour over crushed Ice In glasses. Six servings. ;-, ' ,0. When framing "tamable etchings, water eelors or prints .which will remain In their frames for some time; it Is suggested that they be backed with a sheet ot pressed wood Instead of the customary cardboard. , : If they are then sealed with gummed , tape, changes in the humidity ot the room cannot reach the drawing and they remain clean- until taken out -of the frame. If accidentally dropped, the pressed' wood keeps the frame rigid la most cases and prevents the' glass ; from breaking, Many costly works of art have been cut or ton by broken; glass when the frame: .baa bees dropped oa the "WV Jrr''t ' - " .you mm K-itirm ..; If you've lost the tptrlt of yoadi - Tou can find It again quickly and H aatarally with ClalroL If vow hair ; Is drab and unlntrrestfaig or streak. A"-'.ed with gray, Oalrot will impart natural eolosor change Its shade ; !,: in j - , .1 i i . .ywjuauy . mnuy . . . quwuy i tettlnsr enoueh in the ration to meet . . ; . TT - this danyC.STtrarilieT'dra pmunoo. tne 1 la-tamaonea ustr ayes. Uairol i Tltoes what nothing else can! In one JStinpl ir'earnlent Clalrol ihanv ? poos, tecondltlons ad TINTS. ; ' Ask yont beaortclan or write now ' fjITJr3 locibt, HIT3 advice r ca care of Ijti and besuty ana-V. , ' '-I ( J ! 1 i i L ii Town of Hertford, North Carolina Statement,b Financial Condition June 30, 1936 Cash in bank and on hand $ 837.99 Water and light accounts receivable (net) 7,224.66 Miscellaneous accounts receivable 419.13 Uncollected taxes--less reserve for losses 7,238.15 Paving assessments 8,720.56 Notes receivable less reserve for losses 3,040.95 Town properties 271,183.25 Total assets - 298,664.69 Accounts payable $ 3,324.85 Bond interest in defatii- - 4,460.00 Bonds jbrincipal outstanding , 162,000.00 nertiord graaed school tax account Notes payable - - Meter deposits 644.55 800.00 188.75 Advance collections 1936 taxes 1,039.33 Total liabilities $172,457.48 Operating funds surplus 8,823.96 Capital fund surplus 117,383.25 Total liabilities and surplus $298,664.69 CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1936 Taxes and penalties collected $ 13,789.50 Privilege taxes collected .. 866.13 Water and light department collections 24,129.01 Ice sold 5,235.57 Miscellaneous -receipts 1,163.18 Total receipts - $ 45,183.39 CASH BALANCE JULY 1, 1935 - ., 1,673.83 Total receipts and balances - $ 46,857.22 . . . -..i..-...tJ) 11,535.42 dGehreal fund expenses mmm liht'nd ice department s 17,665.03 i BUM n.mt (M. bdtids' and interest 12.598.00 5M&' tod.bonds and interest 2,977.22 J- 'if-- 1 X: Total disbursements 46,019.23 : BAtiANCEjfCASH ON HAND JUNE 30, 1936 $ 837.99 7 W4 hereby CERTIFY that we have compiled the above from our audit report fcrt . V tt' ii.. Vi... H 1 .. JJ T-. OA 1ftW ,' -. the Town OI Jtieruora xor vne iisccu y ear eaucu o uiic ov, x?ou. . v -x ; .Pilriift. " : WILLIAMS & WALL I WS 't')' : August 15, 1936. ' By 'James M.J Williams, Ceriafied Public Accountant 4 A f I5 i 1
The Perquimans Weekly (Hertford, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 18, 1936, edition 1
5
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75