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Agricultural Notes By F. H. Jackson The following articles were writ en by seniors in agriculture: The Lambing Season By J. Ulus Irwin The lambing season is the sbep herd's harvest time and the size and quality of the crop practically deter mines the profits at this time extra attention must be given to the ewes and lambs. Care of the Ewes _ Heavy grain feeding just before lambing is likely to cause udder troubles. Just before lambing the ewe becomes restless and appears sunken in front of the hips. She WHOOPEE! JHEYU BE HERE 1H PERSON JACK PIERCE and his Oklahoma Cowboys FAMOUS RADIO AND STAGE STARS A riot of fun, mirth and Melody SINGING PLAYING CLOWNING DANCING Sparta High School Auditorium WEDNESDAY, MARCH IS , ‘ ■ : i Matinee and Night — 2:30 and 7:30 o’clock ADMISSION: Matine« 10c and 15c Night 15c and 20c should be put in a separate pen I made of two light panels fastened together with a hingle and set in a j corner. This prevents ewe irom be-1 coming nervous as she can see the j other members of the flock and helps j to keep ewe from disowning herj lamb. Troubles at Partuition Well fed ewes seldom have much i trouble in lambing, but there may always be need of assistance for a few ewes. If the ewe strains for a half hour without delivering the lamb, aid may then be given. The normal position for the lamb at birth is to have the fore-legs with the head lying between them. If the lamb is not in the proper posi tion the shepherd should correct it. Weak Lambs The lamb is born strong and vig orous, with a good dam, will need little care. If the shepherd is pres ent at the birth of a weak lamb, he should wipe away the membrane from the nostrils of the lamb. Blow ing into the mouth and hostrils will often save the life of a lamb that is apparently dead. In cold weather lambs may get chilled and die unless prompt reme dies are used. Wrapping the lamb in a hot flannel which is renewed as often as needed dry is an excel lent method of warming it. Another method is to place it for a few min utes in water as hot as the hand can bear; then remove, dry with cloths, and wrap for an hour or two in fresh cloths or sheep skin to com plete drying process. In any case milk should be given freely and the lamb returned to ewe and allowed to nurse as soon as possible. Treatment of Ewes After Lambing The shepherd should watch the ewe’s udder closely to see that it is in good condition, for good lambs can not be raised from eWes not milking freely. After lambing they should be fed lightly at first, being put on full feed for the third or fourth day. At this time it is econ omy to feed heavily enough to pro duce a large flow of milk for the lambs. Heavy milking ewes can make use of 1-2 lbs. of grain per ADMINTRATOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as administrator of the estate of J. T. Lynch, de ceased, notice is hereby givqn to all persons holding claims against the estate to present them to the under signed within twelve months from this date or this notice will be plead in- bar of recovery. All persons in debted to the estate are notfied to make immediate settlement. This March 7, 1933. P. L. CHOATE. 4-13 Administrator, Smithey’s New Store For Bargains GROCERY DEPARTMENT Buy your groceries at Smithey’s fresh. Shipments twice a week. Every thing Fresh. Coffee for instance. All our loose coffee is hauled from the mill by truck loads. Ground just before the truck leaves the mill and delivered fresh to our stores. Loose coffee looses its strength very fast. We get it fresh twice a week. A Fresh pure Coffee, 2 lbs. for 25c Pork and Beans, 6 cans for. 25c Sugar, 6 pounds for_. .25c Rice, per pound_2c, 3c and 4c Oranges, dozen _____ 10c Queen of the West Flour, per hundred : _$2.00 Soap, 10 cakes for.- - — 15c Lard, per pound_ _-5c 10-qt. Galvanized Buckets -15c Fat Back, pound _ . - -5c Oatmeal, box -_ 5c Mother’s Oats, China _ 23c Peanut Butter, pound__9c Fresh Vegetables very cheap. Fresh steaks, roasts and pork chops DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT Endicott-Johnson Shoes. “Better Shoes for Less Money.” M^n s Hats_ __69c and $1.95 Men’s Heavy Work Shirts _ 37c and 45c Men’s Mole Skin Pants_ _$1.19 Men’s Work Sox, pair_ ___5c Men’s all-wool Suits ______ $7.48 to $10.95 Oil Cloth, per yard ___.._15c One table outing, cretonne and various other cloth, only, yard___:_ 5c Full fashion pure thread Silk Hose for Ladies, in new spring colors, pair 45c Ladies’ new Silk Blouse, only—— -,89c Heavy printed Broadcloth, fast color, yard _-_:-10c Men’s Horse-hide Gloves, only, pair 39c Men’s Work Pants ..,---—1-95c Men’s Silk Sox, 2 pairs for_—5c The new Shamoy Sweaters.—48c and 95c Boys’ 3-piece suits —_.——$3.75 Ready made Curtains, pair-:...-29c Cannon Towels, 3 for...-25c SHOES FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY Smithey’s DepartmentStore ~ Sparta, N. C. day. Young Lamb Troubles Well-nourished lambs from well fed ewes have few troubles but some troublesome conditions are to be expected In any flock. Constipa tion is indicated by straining and distress and may be remedied by a teaspoonful of castor oil. Indiges tion is shown by distress and froth ing at the mouth. This may be cured by liberal dose of castor oil in most cases. GRAFTING (By Gaither Evans) By a process known as grafting you can force your tree to produce whatever variety of apple you de sire. First you must decide what variety of apple you want to grow on your tree. The two most widely used methods are the tongue and cleft grafting. (1) Cleft grafting: This form of grafting is usaully performed in the top of trees but may be used nearer the surface of the ground. Branches one-half inch in diameter or larger are cut across, or cut off level and split with a heavy knife or chisel. Two wedge'’shaped scions are cut and inserted at the edges of the split twig in such a way as to bring one cambium layer of each in con tact with the cambium layer of the cleft branch. The wound is then thoroughly waxed with rather hard grafting wax to exclude rain and prevent drying out. Tongue Grafting: The particular form of grafting known as tongue grafting or whip grafting may be practiced either in the top working of trees or in root grafting young trees. First a long sloping cut is made resembling a split. The up per end of the stock is cut in exact ly the same manner. The two tongues formed are slipped under each other, and the union is pressed as closely together as possible. If the scion and the stock are of the same diameter, the growing layers of cambium just underneath bark are adjacent to each other and will grow together. This forms a per fect union. This is covered with wax or wrapped with waxed knit ting cotton or with waxed bands of oia musiin. Propagation of Apples By Grafting If apples are to be propagated By root grafting the work may be done in winter. The roots are obtained from seedlings, started from seed the preceding spring. These seedlings are dug in the fall with the entire tap root. These are tied in bundles and stored in wet sawdust and put where they will not freeze. The young root grafts are stored in the same man ner as the scion. The roots may be cut in pieces or left entire. The top of the seedling is discarded. Graft ing of the scion and stock is then performed as before stated. Setting Out. Grafts Grafts are set out in the middle or late spring, far enough to allow cultivation. An opening is made with a spade for each graft. Only one or two buds are left above the ground. The soil should be made firm around them. Do not break off any of the bnds. In about two years, if they have made vigorous growth, they may be transplanted to the orchard. Trees may be more suitably shaped to suit the ideals of the or chardists if they are transplanted at the end of one year’s growth. Negro Gives Example Of Subsistence Farming It was a lucky day for Phil Reed, a negro farmer in Vance County, when a local nurseryman decided a few years ago to quit the business and sell out his left-over stock for a few dollars. Reed and his wife bought 50 peach trees, 50 apple trees, 6 pear trees, 6 grape vines, 2 pecan trees and 2 English walnut trees for $54. The pecan trees died and the Eng lish walnuts have not done so well but the other trees are living and have been bearing fruit for about three years. As a result, says Mrs. Hattie F. Plummer, Vance County home agent, Reed’s wife this past summer canned 303 quarts of fruits and vegetables, made 14 gallons of preserves and jelly and saved two bushels of dried apples and one bushel of dried peaches. 'The family could not find much of a sale for fruit, but the wife gave away considerable apples and aboqt 30 bushels of peaches to neighbors. She also sold $7 worth of fruit and $35 worth of surplus vegetables. She would have canned more but had filled up all the cans she could get. They have 50 hens, 11 guineas, 5 hogs two cows and two “banks’’ of potatoes. There are plenty of corn and peas saved for winter. “We had a dry season all over Vance County last year,” says Mrs. Plummer, “but most of our folks kept on planting and kept on sav ing what they had grown. This Negro family is just one example of what a family in very humble cir cumstances was able to do and we have other examples equally as good. Those of our people who grew what they could and saved all the food and feed possible are in a favorable condition so far as living is con cerned. Several families, as a rule, share a communial kitchen in which they I do their cooking in Moscow. HOT DOGS I 3 For A Dime We are now using a temporary stand and can sell at much lower prices than when we had heavy overhead expenses. We expect to get into permanent .quarters as soon as possible, but until then, we want you to have advantage of our greatly reduced prices. SANDWICHES Hamburgers 5c Cheese 5c Eggs 5c Ham 5c Hot Dogs 3 for 10c - Ham and Eggs 20c Bacon and Eggs 15c Cake, Pie and all kinds of soft drinks Ray’s Lunch Room Sparta, N. C. ___} “Made In America” Axes on Handles.... Barbed Wire, 4 Point Heavy....._ $1.00 $2.75 Fence Wire—Poultry Netting—Nails and all kinds of Roofing The Lowest in Price since 1914 OUR STOCK IS COMPLETE Surry Hardware Co. Elkin, N. C. PHILCO Jr. Don’t take a chance on unknown, unbranded sets of doubtful perform ance. Here are two new radios, made by Phiko—world’s largest radio man ufacturers—and guaranteed to give first class, dependable service. The biggest values for the money ever ottered in radio. Come Free Demon stration—No Obligation! «■*. 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