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THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina
Frencliniaii Sang
Marseillaise On
Grandfather Peak
that, in a recent herd test, the
Pinehurst cows were acclaimed
as one of the highest producing
herds in the nation in the 50-to75-cow farm division.
greatly relieved by moving the
^
.
“According to an announce­
pcults to range earlier, at eight;
ment made by the Ayrshire
G randfather mountain, near Travellers
___ ____ find good tarrying in
weeks of age or even six w eeks'
~
"
Breeders’ Association executive
rugged North Oarolina l^orth Oarolina
in some cases. A few moved to,
_____
secretary C. T. Conklin of B ran ­
mountain resort, was discovered!
• xt
u- i.
range at a time taken out of the
Like an echo out of the past don, Vt.," the news dispatch
by the French botanist. Andre* ^
®
2 brooder ohouse would help* • considf
I was n recent announcement from reads, "the Pinehurst purebreds,
Michaux, who in
1794 scaled the ways and east to the coast and
erably.
Sometimes
a
section
of
a
'
.
Avshire Breeders’ associaa substantial portion of which
peak and recorded this: '‘Climbed
m ountains there are
ibarn may be used to house part,*■ ^
j
\rt
i : • «
to the summit cf the highest
Brandon,
.. procla ming were hoifers, averaged 833 pounds
T urkey growers are planning to vide this jm oun t of floor space‘of the flock from the time they
t
n XT *u A _ i
(S ta m p North Carolm a Variety Vathe
high
national
ranking
of
thelof
milk, 3 pounds of butterfat
grow more turkeys in 1950 than
nH w H h
‘^"»i°"l«nd_and October and No- they have been growing in the should by all means do what they can get along without heat until Pinehurst Farms dairy 'ierd, I during (the test) month.
can in eth er ways to relieve lit is safe to put them on range,
"Holding milk production hon­
guide,s^ng the M a r s e L is e hymn
^ past, according to L. W. Herrick, crowding.
A sunporch may be,Birds can safely be put on range which was sold at aucticn last
Jr.. turkey specialist for the State added tothe brooding pen to pro-'m uch earlier when a range.shel- June.
and cried; Long live America and i
.
ors without question was Pinethe French Republic! Long Live There is good lodging and good College Extension Service.
The
announcement
informs
us
vide additional space after thejter is used. Placing sacks around
h urst’s Merle’s Esther, who pro­
L iberty'”
leating, both along Highways No.
In many cases, these poults will poults are several weeks old. T h is;the three sides of the range shelduced 1701 pounds of milk and 73
shculd
be
sturdily
built
to
hold
ter
will
partly
protect
them
from
be brooded in the same brooder
The Frenchman's exuberance
t '’
was unwarranted, but the moun
houses, and with the same brood­ the weight of the turkey and last ithe wind and rain and permit doing will pay big dividends at pounds of butterfat. Highest fa t
1545 pounds of
tain, which is 5,964 feet high, the Sandhills and convey you to ing
equipment
th a t
was several years. It is much cheaper}them to go on range at a younger times. At each trio check on the producer, with
junctions
with
east-west
highprobably was the highest mounused for the smaller numbers of and quicker than adding to a age.
feed and w ater supply, on crowd­ milk and 74 pounds of butterfat,
Tain in AmeHcaTt oke
th" avenues to the color 1949. It is logical to expect that house and may even be added With more birds in the house ing
or
picking, ventilation, was Hazel Farm Beauty 3. An­
ogists say it is. one of the oldest
m ountains and the brooder house mortality will be after brooding has begun.
it is even more
important to whether the poults are comfort­ other high producer, w ith 1527
mountains in the world, possibly
salt-w ater fishing found larger in the flocks - th at are
It would be ideal to have this watch all details necessary for able—not too warm or cool—and pounds of milk and 63 pounds of
more th an 140 million years
You crowded. Maybe the fewer poults porch as large or larger than the the comfort of the poults. A few bo constantly on the alert for sick butterfat, was Pinehurst Im prov­
sre close, on these roads, to Fort
started last year account for last brooder house itself. Feeders and more trips each day to the brood-(poults as they may indicate the ers Livie by Sam arcand Im prover
It was created by a westward
„„ j
t
crumbling Of the earths surface. ( The Sandhills resorts. Pinchurst year’s mortality being the lowest waterers should be placed around er house just to see how they are 'bf’Pinnine of a disease outbreak Approved."
Subsequent erosion wore down
Southern Pines, are most in history. The U. S. average was
only 20 per cent with, of course, on this sunporch and some shade
^ ith travellers whether many growers losing only 10 perJP*’°vided so that it will be used
S
h fb
o v e ttne
h ? val
eys
" ‘^^tmid-South
or for a cent and less.
to best advantage.
nign
atjove
vaiieys.
jseascn. This is“ the
Those increasing the num ber of
Waterers
The m ountain is so named be­ area, famed for its mild climate
A few additional feeders and
cause from certain angles its ridge
recAs'ational facilities—golf, uring at the rate of one square
suggests the upturned face of a Ljding and just resting The No 2
advised to
provide waterers should be bought to give
sleeping giant. U is noted also golf course at Pinehurst ranks more "floor
........space
- - - -for
- -brooding,
- - - - - -fig- the poults more space from the
foot per poult for those flocks that very first week. Several sizes—
for Its variety of wild flowers. It among the world’s top ten
is located on US 221, near the
Before reaching the Sandhills, go on range at 8 weeks or earlier, several sets—of feeders and
Blue Ridge parkway.
if you are driving down from the and 1 1-2 square foot for those waterers are needed, to change to
Nortli, or East, you will pass kept in the brooder house from a larger size as the poults growFeeders too small for the poults
Pinehurst Lions
through North Carolina’s great 8 to 12 weeks.
waste feed, besides making it
cigarette tobacco producing area, Sunporch Will Help
Elect New Slate
However, those who don’t p re ­ harder for the poults to get their
and tobacco curing barns along
feed.
» TT
Lj
highways lead you to the auction
Automatic waterers should be
While host Henri Berhard, who centers of the Bright Belt, The to- Duke r t Durham, and Wake F or­
knows his Bordeaux from Bur- jjgcco auctioneer is still in full est. At all of them, football, as installed ju st as soon as possible,
gundy, tickled their stunned pal-ichant during November and into well as learning, is serious busi­ when the poults are about two
weeks old, not only to provide
ates with a wine menu that ran Lgi-jy December and the Wilson
ness. At Chapel Hill a $3,000,000 constant supply of water but also
the gamut from tokay to ch am -|ju n io r Chamber of Commerce
planetarium gives nightly and to save labor.
pagne, the Pinehurst Lions club ^snakes a sp»eciaUy of guided tours Saturday - Sunday afternoon
With a larger number of poults
met at the French restaurant a ndu hroug h the warehouses where shows.
elected a full slate of new officers. Isgipg are being conducted.
in a house more ventilation is nec
Durham,
and
further
west,
essary. This problem becomes
Jim m y Hobbs was inducted to* To the east, the traveller passes
the presidency along with three through the historic Albemarle Winston-Salem, are the nation’s more acute as the birds grow
largest
cigarette
manufacturing
larger. The ‘‘nose test” can best
vice-presidents.
Bob
Harlow, section and is within easy drive
Hugh Carter and Joe Thomas. of the coastal resorts where there centers. Tours of manufacturing tell the grower if he has enough
plants
and
of
neighboring
Old
ventilation. If the air in the
Lewis Cannon was elected secre­ is a choice of pier, surf and chartary and E. C. Swaringen cus ter-boat fishing. Guided tours to Salem may be arranged in W in­ brooder house smells clean and
ston-Salem.
fresh, there is ample ventilation;
todian of the bank book. T. L., historic homes and gardens are
The Piedmont plateau is dotted but if the odor is strong, more
Black was named Lion-tamer and available at Edenton, New Bern
with textile and furniture plants, ventilation is needed.
Jim my Gilbert elected to the and Wilmington.
heckling post of Tail-twister.
Swinging west. Raleigh, the which contribute to North Caro­
All of the space in front of the
Four directors also were nomina­ capital, is worth a pause. Raleigh lina’s industrial leadership in the house between the plate and roof
ted and elected: H ubert McCas- is the only Capital in the United South.
should be open after the poults
kill. H erbert Ehrhardt. Billy Mc­ States that was laid out from the
Westward, the bear-hunting are several weeks old. The win­
Kenzie and J. T. Shepherd.
beginning as a Capittal City. Its season opens October 15, and dows in front should be opened
The nominating committee in- century-old Capital is visited by there is no closed season for bass, as needed to keep the air fresh.
cluded William L. Maness, G. M. thousands each year.
bream and crappie in the many As the birds get older it may be
Cameron and Robert H. Barrett.
necessary to have openings on
A t Raleigh is North Carolina m ountain lakes.
Telephone 5151
Southern Pines, N. C.
North Carolinas restful m oun­ the sides and back also, especial­
Guest speaker was Dr. Thad- State College, famed for its tex­
tains
are
beautiful
all
year
round
ly
in wacm weather. Openings on
deus A. Cheatham.
tile. agricultural and engineering
Thirty-four m em bers were m schools. Within a radius of 30 and North Carolina’s hotels and the back of the brooder house may
attendance at the election m eet­ miles also are the University of roadside inns and cabins extend be made by having two boards
along the back of the house on
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a welcome in all seasons.
ing.
N o r th C a r o lin a ’s A ttr a c tio n s
O ffer P le a s u r e A ll Y e a r R o u n d
cleats and hinges, so that they
may be swung open when desired. I
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r7oLu,„. „„ ..'Now Disperse.1,
OH o iffll lia t in g
Turkey Growers Planning Increase
Shouhl Watch Out For Overcrow<lin
Mrs, Paul T. Barnum
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