^Hertford County Herald
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Volume XIII. Eight Pages Ahoskie, North Carolina, I^iday, May 19, 1922 One Section
N. C. RANKS
FOURTH IN BEE
KEEPING IN U.S.
193,000 Colonies of Bees- in
This Stele According to Mr.
Sams, Beekeeping Specialist
of N. C- Agricultural Exten
sion Service
BY JOHN PAUL LUCAS
Raleigh, May 17.?"Enough free
nectar goes to waste in North Caro
lina each year to produce honey
enough to replace the sugar required
by several times our population."
This estimate of the bee-keeping pos
sibilities of North Carolina is made
by Mr. C. L. Sams, beekeeping
specialist of North Carolina Agricul
tural Extension Service, who is large
ly responsible for the tremendous
strides North Carolina has been mak
ing recently in beekeeping. North
Carolina ranks fourth among bee
keeping states of the Union, being
exceeded only by Texas, California
and Tennessee. And she is still go
ing strong.
I had been warned before talking
with Mr. Sams that if I submitted
myself to half hour's conversation
with him I would develop an irre
sistable impulse to start keeping bees.
X rather agreed with Mr. Sam's de
claration, however, that a Live-at
Home campaign should properly in
clude some sort of a drive in the in
terest of the bee industry, so I de
cided to risk an interview.
"There are approximately 193,000
colonies of bees in North Carolina at
the present time", declared Mr. Sams.
"The State would support several
times that number and a ready mas^
ket could be found fot all the honey
produced. In fact, notwithstanding
North Carolina's high rank as a bee
state, honey In car lots has been im
ported within the past year into
Charlotte, Asheville and other North
Carolina cities. This honey came
from Texas and Tennessee. The nor
mal production of honey in North
Carolina with the present number of
hives is nearly 7,000,000 pounds a
year. We could produce more than
ten times this quantity. The average
production in North Carolina last
pear was about 28 pounds per hive
and laat year was the poorest year in
fwre than a decade.
I "The normal average production is
about 85 pounds per colony. The
average would be much higher but
for the large number of bee-keepers
who are still using the old type box
and gum hives. Some time ago we
made a survey and ascertained that
the average production in this type of
bive was only 9 1-2 pounds per year,
as compared with several times that
figure for improved hives. With the
proper sort of management and care
and with modern equipment, the aver
age production should be not less than
60 pounds per colony. This average
would give us this year approxi
mately 12,000,000 pounds of honey
'instead of the 7,000,000 or so which
we will probably produce. Many bee
keepers in the coastal plains and in
the mountain sections average more
than 75 pounds per colony year in and
year out. The opportunities for
large production is not so great in the
Piedmont center sections of the state
but man of our beet bee-keepers are
in these sections.
"Any one who has sufflcinet intelli
gence to successfully raise poultry and
hogs can make a success of beekeep
ing. The successful beekeeper stud
ies his job and gives the proper atten
tion to his apiary, but very little time
'Is required for the work necessary in
an apiary. The small amount of la
borithe equipment and the founda
tion stock constitute the entire in
vestment necessary for the production
of toney. No crops are grown and
no land is used except the land act
ually occupied by tile hive. The bees
gathers the honey from a field and
render a distinct and necessary ser
vice nature while they work, aside
from the honey which they produce."
According to Mr. Sams, it coats
about $10.06 per colony for equip
ment and stock to build up a real
first-class apiary. The sixe ot an
apiary, by careful management, may
be increased quite rapidly. The
number of colonlee can be doubled
each year without any considerable
sacrifice, of production. By sacri
ficing production n much more rapid
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MAY CROP REPORT
OF NORTH CAROLINA
N. C. and U. 5. Reports .jShpw
':n.Wthe
Advt..Uf? of the Arerage
State in the Union
With a alight increase in the acre
age of wheat and a better condition
of the crop than last year at thia date,
the Piedmont Farmers have favorable
prospects for a good crop. The farm
conditions, however, are considerably
backward as evidenced by the reports
of the belated plowing and planting.
But the state's work is much more
nearly up to the average than that of
the entire nation, which shows a con
siderable percentage below last year
and from the usual work done.
With a 2 per cent increase in the
area of the wheat harvest and having
a condition of 92 per cent of a full
yield prospect with only 1 per cent
abandonment from the area sown,
North Carolina has the advantage of
the average for the nation, where the
abandonment is 14.5 per cent., or con
siderably above the average, while
the condition of 83.5 per cent is not
good. The national production fore-'
cast of 684,798,000 bushels is 28 per
cent less than 1919, but 9 per cent,
above last year's production, although
the area for harvesting is 11 per
cent less than last year.
The condition of rye over the state
averages very good at 96 per cent.,
while the acreage is reduced 3 per
cent from a year ago. The national
crop averages almost 92 per cent
which is appreciably above the aver
age condition. ?
A year ago the hay prospect was
considerably above normal, while this
year it is 9 per cent, below for clov
ers ancj early planted crops. The
acreage is about the same as usual
for the state. The national pros
pects indicate much the same trend
as North Carolina, being a 90 per
cent condition. The stocks of hay
remaining on farms show about 16
per cent of last year's production
still on hand, while for the United
States there is but 11 per cent as
compared with 18 per cent, a year
ago, in the hands of farmers.
The farm work for the nation is
considerably behind, the plowing be
ing almost 14 per cent below what it
was this time a year ago and 7 per
cent below the average at this season,
while in this state the work is 6 per
cent, behind a year ago, making the
spring plowing 79 per cent done,
while planting is 60 per cent compared
with 72 per cent a year ago. The
national planting at 53 per cent, is 10
per cent below a year ago and 4 per
cent behind the ten-year average.
The pasture condition showed the
rather low condition of 84 per cent,
of the normal growth. From this it
is very evident that the spring weath
er has been unfavorable for farm
work throughout the nation.
The losses of live stock due to dis
ease and exposure were lighter than
usual, indicating that the winter Was
favorable to most all animals. The
condition of all classes of live stock
was from 92 per cent, to 95 per cent
while the mortality varied from 1.5
per cent for horses and mules dying
from disease to 5 per cent of swine
from disease.
The weather has been unfavorable
during the spring, it being unusually
warm early in the season with varia
ble cold periods which resulted in
practically no damage to North Caro
lina fruit but which has greatly be
lated the jfarm work, making re
planting and late planting of crops
quite common. The prospect for
fruit is unusually good especially with
the Sand Hill peach crop. The fruit
of more northern states Suffered
from frost damages while reports in
dicate a heavy drop of apples, due to
failure of bloom to set, in North Car
olina.?Reported by the ppoperative
Statistician, Frank Parker, N. C.
and U. S. Departments of Agricul
ture, Bureau of Markets and Crop
Estimates.
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CARD OF THANKS
We take this method to thank our
neighbors for their many favors ex
tended ns during the illness of Mrs.
Dtlday and the death of our little son.
We also wish to thank Dr. A. W.
Greepe for. his faithfulness.
MR. and KK$. & E. DILDAY.
5-lft-pd.
GROWERS WILL
MEET IN SUF
& FOLKMAY 20
Hertford County Director of
Peanut Exchange Urges All
Growers to Attend Meeting
in Suffolk Saturday, May 20.
Public Cordially Invited
All members of thu PuanutTCx:
change and the public generally are
urged to go to Suffolk on Saturday,
May 20th.
I have just received notice front
Mr. Fooshe, that the management of
the Exchange had definitely made
arrangements with Mr. Aaron Sapiro
to speak in Suffolk on May 20th.
Efforts are being put forth also to
secure the attendance of both the
governor of Virginia and of North
Carolina. A free barbecue dinner
will be served.
As director of the Exchange for
Hertford county and a member of the
organisation and as one most vitally
interested in the success of the under
taking; because I know the benefits
that will be forthcoming to the entire
Peanut belt of the two states when it
is operating smoothly; I hereby appeal
to all members of the organisation
in the county to make an earnest
effort to be present for the meeting
Saturday.
I would also appeal to all Peanut
growers and the public generally to
go. It is high time that the very
erroneous impressions that have been
made on the mind of the public, and
especially the business enterprises of
the two states, through so many false
statements, be corrected. And this
can best be done through these big
mass meetings.
We want between 3000 and 5000
people to go to Suffolk on the 20th.
Even if you did go to the stockhold
er's meeting on the 10th, go again
and let nothing keep ou away. I hap
pen to know of the very diligent and
persistent effort it has required on
the part of the management of the
Exchange to secure Mr. Sapiro for
this one day. He can speak with au
thority on-the problems and obstacles
confronting the Exchange, due to his
knowledge of and wide experience
in connection with organisations of
like type which have had to undergo
the very kind of troubles and handi
caps we are having.
It is evident to everyone, I think,
that there is a fight on between the
Exchange, and that means its entire
membership?should mean every pea
nut grower in the two states, and
what we term the cleaners. I would
not omit either, either, a great many
of the local representatives of these
corporations in the belt I happen
to know who started the "scrap," and
it all came about because we famers
THOUGHT we had the right to dis
pose of our product grown by us,
very largely on our own land, with
our own efforts, and at our own ex
pense, as we saw fit It seems now
that we have not this right and one
of the cleaners in public print a week
or so ago stated that they OBJECTED
to our doing certain things with our
own peanuts. Think of the word
folks, "object;" I wonder how many
mortgages they held against individ
ual crops last year. If not, wherein
have they the right to object to how
the fanner disposes of his product.
And you, Mr. Peanut Grower, who
is standing off in the bushes and
watching the scrap?what about
you? You may not think the matter
concerns you, but it does, and you
hold the balance of power. To which
side are you going to throw it? And
in your present position, are you not
exerting friction on the wheels of
progress and the advancement of
civilisation? If the stoy of co-opera
tive marketing in other states and
other lands is true, and I wish to state
most emphatically that it is true; ybi
are. I hope you will consider very
seriously what you are doing, and if
you are willing that a part of us
should undergo the sacrifice and suf
fering in order to improve conditions
generally for you and your offspring.
Why, we will assume Hie burden.
But the growers of the two states
would as well make up their minds
that no movement for the advance
ment of civilisation and the uplft of
mankind win ever be brought to a
successful culmination without sacri
fices.
I have had te write this, article
very hurriedly end leave out ao many
things 1 desired to say. Hope to
have others for publication shortly.
In conclusion, let me most urgently
insist that Hertford county be repre
sented by a large number of farmers
and bunness men, and women toe
if they will go, at Suffolk Saturday1.
If we must might, the sooner we real
ize it the better. Also, it does not
amount to anything if you have quite
a bit of fighting spirit in you, and do
not show it. And if it requires a moat
strenuous fight to put our proposition
across, let's endure. My sentiments
are that if 12 or 16 cleaners are to
dictate to 16 or 20 thousand growers
in the two states; wo had better close
up shop .and go to work for them or
someone else at fl.M per day or
lass. H. J. VANN. ,
WINTON SCHOOL
[ COMMENCEMENT
High School the Past Session.
Hon. J. W. Bailey Delivered
Address nt Closing Exercises
The commencement exercises of
the Winton High School proved s
fitting climax to one of the most suc
cessful and harmonious years in the
history of the school.
On Friday night, May 6th, the
members of the graduating class en
tertained a large audience with their
interesting class exercises. A mas
terly and appropriate sermon was
preached to the class on Sunday
night by the Rev. Dr. Archibold, for
merly of Cambridge, England, but
now rector of St. Paul's Episcopal
church, Norfolk, Va. On Monday
night, the grammar grades presented
a varied and interesting program
featured by an operetta "Under The
Sugar Plum Tree, and a beatutiful
drill "The Silver Stars."
The graduating exercises were held
Tuesday morning. The medals and
prizes were fittingly awarded by the
Rev. R. N. Price of Murfreesboro. In
his own attractive manner the' Rev.
J. L, Saunders of Winton, presented
the diplomas to the six graduates.
Attorney John E. Vann introduced
the speaker of the occasion as possi
bly the next governor of. North Caro
lina?the Honorable J. W. Bailey of
Raleigh, N. C. Well did be measure
up to his reputation as one of the
best speakers of the state for, he held
his audience spell-bound for more
than an hour as he handled in a
masterly style, his subject "The Form
ula For Success."
Tuesday night, perhaps the most
enjoyable program of all was pre
sented under the direction of the
music department. After several
musical selections were rendered, Hie
large audience was delighted with
"Hiawatha Dramatized." The set
tings and cosutipes lent color and
attractiveness to the artistic produc
tion.
The exercises were concluded on
Wed. night when the high school
department presented in a highly
creditable manner, Oliver P. Parker's
latest play entitled, "Borrowed Mon
ey." Thus ended one of the best
years of the school.
The members of the graduating
class ,are: Marietta Bridger, 'Anna
Lee Carter, Dorothy Hale, Mildred
Piland, Clarence Dickerson and John
Bruce Joyner.
Some other things which might be
of interest are the following: The
entire seventh grade passed the ex
aminations for entrance into the high
school. These diplomas were ably
presented by Supt N. W. Britton.
The school won the county champion
ship in basketball. The Betterment
Association, always a faithful ally
of the school, has under consideration
a plan to beautify the building and
grounds.
The' entire faculty has been re
elected for another year with an addi
tion to the teaching force. With
these constructive and progressive
measures in view we predict for the
Winton School a bright future.
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CARD OF THANKS
We take this method of expressing
our appreciation of the many kind
nesses shown and the beautiful flora}
tributes given during our recent be
reavement.
MRS. WM. H. SESSOMS
and Children.
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HERTFORD COUNTY HERALD
Statistics compiled by the War Fi
nance Corporation show that North
Carolina leada the entire nation in
paying up state debts. The figures
also prove that our state, from a fi
nancial standpoint, is in better finan
cial condition, and stands at the top of
the list, as regards to ability to meet
obligations. This follows from the
fact that better business conditions
eist in North Carolina at the present
time than in any other state.
If is expected that the observance
of Memorial Day, May 30, will be giv
en more prominence in North Caro
lina this year than ever before, owing
to the increasing sentiment among
Tar Heels as to honoring the State's
war veterans, especially the Confed
erate veterans.
Approximately 30,000 baskets or
more than 60 carloads, of May peas
have gone out of Elizabeth City, since
shipping began, over two weeks ago.
This breaks the records of previous
seasons.
From a political standpoint, Robe
son County is on a boom. To date,
seventy-five candidates for county
offices have announced themselves for
office in that county. No other coun
ty quite approaches this record in the
number of aspirants for county offi
ces.
Hanford MacNider, national com
mander of the American Legion, is
visiting North Carolina this week.
Today, Friday, he speaks at the Amer
ican Legion banquet in Raleigh, the
largest celebration of Oris nature ever
held in that city.
The 116th annual convention of the
Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina
assembled in Raleigh Tuesday, May
16 th.
The oldest woman in the United
States subscribing to the Wilson Mem
orial Fund is Mrs. Becky Jane Pack,
of Mt. Airy, who was born during the
administration of President Monroe,
and is now 103 years of age. Mrs.
Pack, a Tar Heel by birth, was a con
tributor to the Fund immediately af
ter its organization.
Meredith College will be moved to
the Tucker Estates, near Raleigh,
where a million dollar plant, with a
capacity of over 600 students, will
be completed by 1026.
A committee of 100 men end
women from all parts of the State
have been chosen to investigate the
prisons of North Carolina, and to sug
gest immediate improvements in the
present system. Particular atten
tion will be given the State prison at
Raleigh.
A Shriners Convention of consider^
able magnitude is staged for the city
of Kinston, May 18th.
Jndge Oliver H. Allen spoke at
Windsor on the occasion of the Mem1
orial Day exeercises in that town,
held Saturday.
The ninth session of the State Col
lege Summer School will begin June
13th, and will continue to July 2nd.
| This was recently announced by the
directors.
Norlina and adjacent sections were
visited by a severe rain and hail
storm Sunday. The crops were al
most completely desroyed by the hail,
and damage done by the rain storm
was considerable.
The inter-collegiate baseball season
in North Carolina, the best ever
known, ended with the two games
last Saturday. The Tar Heel inter
collegiate teams have made the best
showing of any state in the South
during the past college year.
Baraca-Philathea Union, held in
Salisbury May' 14, was the largest re
ligious meeting ever held in that city.
Governor Morrison delivered the prin
cipal address.
Harnett County expects to go over
the top in its $2,000 apportionment
for the Near East Relief. Over a
thousand dollars was raised at a
mass meeting in Lillington Sunday,
for this purpose.
The city jail at Raleigh has been
filled to capacity for the past several
weeks, with prisoners guilty of petty
misdemeanors, chief of vriiich is the
unprecedented prsvelance of liquor in
the city, and its resultant disorderly
conduct on the part of the aforemen
tioned prisoners.
No little alarm was caused among
the colored element along the route 1
traversed by the meteor, recently
p?'-g over parts of the state. No
groes were not all which were dis
turbed by the appearance of the met
eor, however. At Kinston, hundreds
of persons attending a dance were
affrighted by the paaaage of the
"comet." _I
Thursday, May 18, ia city-wide
"Surburban Day" in the city of Ral
eigh. The purpose of the event is to
demonstrate the advantages Raleigh
offers as a shopping center for central
North Carolina.
Thousands of dollars damage was
done to growing crops in Cumber
land county, Sunday, by a severe
cloudburst and hail storm. Stones
nearly the size of a goose egg fell in
some parts of the county. In the
Black River sections the hailstones
stood 14 inches deep in drifts Sunday
morning, whereas the crops in that
section were totally destroyed.
Mrs. H. J. Ward, oldest woman in
Wilmington, died at her home in that
city, Monday. She was 85 years ef
age.
The Wilmington Dispatch, after
noon paper of that city, was offered
to the highest bidder under the sher
iff's hammer, Monday. The highest
bid received was $100?and the
assumption by the successful of the
sum of $64,000 indebtedness atached
to the publication.
The big wooden tobacco stemmerjr
of the C. B. Cheatham Tobacco Co.,
of Louisburg, was destroyed by fire
Saturday night, entailing a loss of
'over $125,000. The loss is practi
cally covered by insurance. ' This is
said to have been the largest fire ever
occurring in that city.
M. L. Shipman, State director of
Employment Service, reports that
a shortage of labor in this state will
be experienced in the near future, if
present indications hold good through
the summer. The heavy demand for
farm labor is the attributed $ause.
The Tobacco and Cotton Co-Opera
tive exchanges are at present engaged
in a canvas of Kinston and surround
ing section, to land this city, thereby
taking in a large number of small
marketing concerns in the city itself,
and throughout Lenoir county as welL
Judge J. Lloyd-Wooten, of Wilson,
recently made the statement that the
county jail in that city was unfit for
the housing of beasts because of the
general lack of care and proper sani
tation. Other jails all over the State
are being investigated, with the end in
view of bettering the general condi
tions of penal life all over North
Carolina.
The Scottish Society of America
will render one of the most interesting
programs off its kind ever held in the
state at Fayettsville, Tuesday, May
23rd. A Scottish program in its en
tirety will btihe significance of the
event.
Many North Carolinians are ex
pected to attend the meeting of the
Peanut Growers in Suffolk, Saturday,
May 20th.
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COMMENCEMENT
AT CHOWAN COLLEGE
The order of events for commence
ment exercises at Chowan college
have been announced and are as
shown below.
Saturday afternoon, May 27th,
class day exercises.
Saturday to Monday, May 27-29,
Art Exhibit. ?>
Saturday afternoon, May 27th,
domestic art exhibit. \
Saturday evening, May 27th, an
nual concert.
Sunday 11:00 a. m., May 28, Bac
calaureate sermon, W. N. Johnson,
D. D.
Sunday^ 8:00 p. m., May 28th,
Missionary sermon, Rev. E. L. Wells.
Monday, May 29th, meeting of the
Board of Trustees.
Monday evening, May 30th, play
the "Fairy Bride," by Dramatic class.
Tuesday -morning, May SOth, ad
dress, Hon. J. W. Bailey.
Tuesday Morning, May SOth, grad
uating exercises.
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A. J. Livingston, living near Ash
land City, Tennessee, says: "I feel
like going from house to house and
telling the people about Teniae. C.
H. Mitchell. - Adr.