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Tirarsdav. February 7, 1929. agricultural section CONDUCTED BY j N. C. SHIVER, County Agent I 1| - - A farmer in the western part of the county has written the Agent, inquiring as to the possibilities of S'ereet clover production in his sec tion of the county. He describes his soil as a tight, gravelly, grey soil, sertd States that he is anxious to seed .■some legume for soil improvement, preferably sweet ciover. Sweet clover may be seeded on soil of this type with good results. Lime and innoculation will be re quired however. Sweet ciover may be drilled on fall rain, or seeded alone during late January, February or early March. Sweet Clover re quires a firm seed bed, and for this reason- the land requires very little preparation. Wheie this legume is to be seeded alone, the land may be j disced, lime applied, seed innoculat £<d, and drilled or seeded broadcast ■ •*t the rate of JO lbs. per acre. Lime ; should be applied at the rate of one ton per acre. It is important to re member that sweet clover will not thrive unless lime is applied and the j seed innoculated. More tailures in growing sweet clover have resulted from the lack of these two methods than any others. “W. J. S.”, writing from Bald- j win -township, is anxious to seed j Crimson Clover next year, but stat- j es that he has failed with this crop h» a previous attempt. It is pos sible that his failure has been due to ■the fact that he has not been us.ng ■seed in the hull, and also possibly to the fact that he has not been using enough seed per acre. Certain tann ers in the county who 'seed in late] August, using from 30 to 10 lbs. seed in the full, get good results with crimson clover. The hulls pro teect the seed from the hot sun, which issures more perfect germi nation. An inquiry from Goldston. reach jrs follows: “I am anxious to seed two acres in permanent pasture this winter or early spring. What is the best pasture mixture that I can use? The land that I have in mind is grey land, some of it being bottom, land, and poorly drained.” Mr. S. J. Kirby, Pasture Special ists of State College, recommends «a—— llllllll■■ I ■ 1 Informal Opening E 1 Friday 3tosp. m. | T and 7to9p. m. | $ No Merchandise | 1 Sold Before Satur* f] I d&v, Feb. 9th I l | » »gmmaßagGaaßaoCTZ3SJg—•’*.? r 1/ isUMKWIW/l#i iT '» • f *-* ■»*■»**- f All Day Specials ; f 9 ■ ? JP • ‘A 5Gc Ladies’ Silk Stockings, __ • nr\ €~ , 4. dl T p ‘ - ;I $1.50 Ladies Pure S?lk l ull xa me?' -' j* stockings, pair S - J] 50c Children’s 7-8 Socks, -oc pr. JL Little Women’s fancy plaid stockings, ; T i aM 25 ~ S Dolly Cribb Blankets 19° 1* SI.OO Large Bed Blankets, 1 sizes 64x76 , 69c each jil 1 Ladies House Slippers, Pr. 49c i Ladies Handkerchiefs, 2 for 5c if' J 3 J Men’s Handkerchiefs 5c e a .ch I NOTIONS ~~ Hair Brushes 1 ftc each • lv | Ladies* Garters, 1 Ac each !U Men’s Belts, ij Ac each 1U 500 Ladies* Be]ts, Ladies’ Hand Bags, 7Q C H| . each 1 ' SILER CITY NORTH CAROLINA • * the following pasture mixture for soil of this type: Lespedeza —10 pounds. Orchard Grass —0 pounds. Red Top—o pounds. White Dutch Clover —6 pounds. Dallis Grass —6 pounds. It would be preferable to seed i the Daliis Grass and Red Top in the early fall, and the others in the late winter or early spring. However, the I mixture may be seeded as a whole anytime the middle of February to the lsc of March. The land may be prepared with a disc harrow, and the seed drilled or seeded brodcast. Pasture mixtures require a firm | seed bed, as does sweet clover. One ' ton of lime should be used per acre, ; and 25U-300 lbs. of a 10-4-4 fertil izer or 300 lbs. Acid Phosphate. “Let’s Get Together” There are no doubt, a number oi farmers in the county would like to avail themselves of the Agent’s services, but who for some reason or other, have never done so. We realize that there are a number of farms in the county that have never been personally visited, but to date, I we have felt that our work lies in j those communities where the larm j ers call for it. The Agent is always glad to (consult with or visit any farmer in this county who will get I in touch with him, and would like to suggest to any farmer who would like to avail himself of these serv ices, to get in touch with the Coun ty Agent’s office in Pittsboro, eith er by letter, o v by visit. Two days of the week, Thursday and Satur day are devoted to office work and conferences, and the Agent will be i found in the office on those days. ii fr.rOst Being Shown in Soy Beans Quite a number of farmers . aye placed orders for soy beans with the County Agent during the past week. An order has been placed for 1800 bushels of soy beans, but the results of a germination and purity test are being awaited before con ; filin'ng the order. Soy beans, as well as liens, aie scarce this year, and consequently high. Place your or der now in order to take advantage ■ of the present price. ROSE’S 5. 10 and 25c STORES BOSE’S 5,10 AND 25C STORES Selling Merchandise 5c to $2.00 GRAND OPENING SALE Saturday, February 9th SILER CITY N. C. HOUR SALES Sale Starts at 8 a.m. 2jc Turkish Towels, si: 18x36 10c each 35c Turkish Towels, sir ? 21x38 15 each Sale Starts 9 a. m. ALUMINUM WARE SPECIALS 1 1-2 qt. Double Boilers, each 49c 1 1-2 ot. Percolators 49c each 6 qt. Convex Kettles 49c each 10‘qt. Dish Pan 49c each Sale Starts 2 p. m. $2.50 Floor cr Bridge- Lamps, with cerd and bulb, complete $1.49 Come Early HARDWARE Tea Spoons, - K c 2 for Lea Spoons, K c 3 fcr ° Table Forks, K c each Table LCnives, lA c each Wisk Brooms, 1 Cc each Large Hammers, tA c each J V I ‘‘NEWS CF THE WEEK ON CHATHAM COUNTY FARMS”j Mr." Hen:y Harrington, well known farmer in the Brickhxven section, j made good yields with Mex.cun _Big j 801 l cotton seed last year. Mr. Kar izington reports that some of his cot- ton turned out J bales to the acre, although cotton on other paits of his farm did not do as well. Gordon E. Marshall, Junior Club Bey of the Erown’s Chapel section, has received a check from the Chil ean Nitrate of Soda Educational Bu iora for $45, and a letter of con gs.vculaticn for making the largest yield of earn on one acre in this ! district, and the fourth largest yield in the state oesse Johnson. Junior Club Boy ex Eliabeth City, won first place Yvirh a yield oi 1-50 bushels oi ( corn per acre. Mr. C. M. Weljster. dai.y farmer cf the Rock Ren community has found that the use of a cream sep arator has paid him well in skim ming more butterfat from his milk. Mir Webster milks six c \vs, aod markets cream in Burlington. In addition, he feeds a number of hogs, and sells poultry products. Mr. Webster’s cream check last year amounted to S3OO, and his products (poultry, eggs and h ;gs, fed on skim milk) ‘returned r:im a good profit a.S3. The value of the soy bean as a soil improving crop when turned un der in the soil wiii be demonstrated by Mr. W. H. White and Mr. Tal mage Siler. These farmers, who live in the western pmt of the county have harvested seed from five acres each of soy beans. The vines of the beans have been plowed under, and corn will be planted on this land this spring. Records of the yield of corn* following soybeans turned un der, as compared with yields of corn on similar soil having no leguminous crop turned under will be kept. Mr. C. G. Sharpe, farmer and mer chant who lives near Goldston, is seeding 12 acres in Lespedeza this winter. Mr. Sharpe is seeding 3 l acres in Lespedeza No. 76 (the hay strain of Lespedeza). This three acres will be limed, and Mr. Shai pe intends to keep records on the yield of hay on this three acres as a dem onstration in cooperation with the i Agent. The value of lime as a soil im prover has been well demonstrated m-E CHATHAM RECORD • I by Mr. Emmerson* Jones, farmer of the Bennett section. Mr. Jones be gan using' lime four years (ago, and he uses 15 or 20 tons of lime- each year. He finds that lime actually in creases the yield of corn, improves the physical condition of liis soil and greatly increases the yield of clovers. Mr. Jones expects to use at least a half of a car of lime this i year, and he also expects to seed ! several acres in Lespedeza. Messrs. C. H. Terry, W. A. Buck- i ner, M. W. Cuberson have been i awarded certificates by the Agricul tural Engineering Division of State College certifying that they have | completed tests in terracing- work, j and that they are competent to lo- j cate and construct terraces in any portion of the county. ! Leading* farmers in different communities of the county are show- j ing much interest in developing an j Agricultural Program of work fori their county and communities, by | meeting with Agent in different j groups throughout the county. The I last of 1 her e meetings was held last j Thursday at Siler City, and as a j result of these meetings, and sug- j gertions offered by various farmers, j a complete program of work has ; been developed for the county. It is interesting to note here, one of the various projects adopted by dis- i ferent communities, and also to ob- ' I sci Vo some of the projects (chat are! considered most inportant by these farmers. Farmers in the vicinity of Bonlee, representing Bear Creek township, met with the Agent at Bonlee last Tuesday. These men urged the Agent to adopt for their township a program of work, emphasizing Soil Improvement, and Terracing, through the seeding or Lespedeza, sweet clover, red clover, soy beans, i.he increased use of lime, and the use of higher analysis and larger amounts of fertilizer per acre. Ter racing work wrA recommended ' strongly by all present. , This will be accomplished by the holding of ; two terracing schools in the -town , ship this spring, whereby farmers may learn methods of locating and constructing terraces. The three representatives from Bear Creek township, Emmerson Jones, C. A. Culberson and luof. Davis repre senting the County Agricultural ■ Board approved these projects. Last Wednesday, Messrs. W. H. White, Wade Paschal, Talmage Sil er and N. R. Dixon met with the Agent at Siler City for the purpose HOUR SALES Sale Starts at 10 a. m. 35c House Brooms 19c each Be On Time Sale Starts 11 a. m. 89c Ladies’ Silk Bloomers, p;(h* * 49c? 81.25 Ladies Silk Bloomers — B9c pr, 81.00 Ladies’ Princes Slips, each 59c Sale Starts 3 p. m. Electric Stoves 69c each Assorted Colors Don’t Miss This Sale VALENTINES Novelty Valentines, JTc 10 for J Fancy Valentines, (Tc 5 for J Large Novejty Valentines, Cc 2 for O 6 Valentines for hand painting 1 Ac in fancy box lv of adopting a program of work for > Matthews township. By a unani- • mouA zesoluti'on, a policy. erf ,soil i conservation and soil buiilding, the use of better seed and corn, better dotton seed and the introduction Os purebred livestock w 7 as urged. As a result of the meetings held in New Hope township last week, ten farmers are cooperating with the Agent this year in using higher analysis fertilizers and better ma terials If or tobacco this year. These 1 men are also using cleaned and • treated seed, and some are. using Magnesium Limestone on their soil, having learned from previous ex perience that lime increases the bet j ter qalities of tobacco, and produces | a more remarkable grade of tobacco. The woman’s club of Pittsboro has joined in the demand for a secret ballot and has petitioned the j General Assembly in behalf of the Australian ballot law. | Mr. T. E. Williams of Apex Rt. I 1, and Miss Cloyce Womble of Dur i ham R. 3. secured marriage license jon January 31. That was about j the week’s business in license.. | Mrs. A. M. Webster and daught ! er. of route 2, entertained a number of the Pittsboro teachers at din \ DR. J. C. MANN l ♦ * ♦ o ♦ « ♦ the well-known ♦ \l * l EYESIGHT SPECIALIST « * * i' m ♦ ♦~ ~ * ♦ O I will be at Dr. Farrell’s of- % 1 { fice, Pittsboro, Tuesday { {Feb. 26. at Dr. Thomas’ { {office Thursday, Feb. 28 J t • Siler City. { { 10 AM. to 3 PM. } ♦ 4 4 4 I AH Day Specials 1 Candy | Jelly Rings, 1-2 lb. 10c ' I Cupid Sticks, 1-2 lb. 10c T Peanut Chippings 15c lb. if Fruit Fudge 25c lb. Sugar Wafers, 1-2 lb. 10c jl Jewelry 1 18 Beauty Pins 10c card A Ladies and Gents Rings 10c each j Brilliant Bar Pins 10c each ! Fancy Brooches 10c each Sr Vest Pocket Watch Chains, 5 each 10c 1 Ladies’ Brassiers I 10c each ll Ladies Corselletts 75 c pair f TOSLET ARTICLES | Large Red Compacts 1 A c f 35c Silver Compacts, f)rc fi each i Hair Dressing, -j /v c | can 1U Animal Perfume, -| Ac l each lU « Wi Life Bouy Soap, rv l •take 5 — II Informal Opening | Friday 3 to 5 p. m. ? and 7 to 9 p. m. 1 No Merchandise i Sold Before Satur- , if day, Feb. 9th 4 [ f mimw—i—a« ———* 1 X - |i SELLING MERCHANDISE if Sc TO $2.00 |j I i I ire** l Wednesday evening of “last ! week. The guests were Principal I and Mrs. Waters, Mesdames Geo. H. Brooks and W. P. Horton, Mr and j Mrs. Geo. H. Brooks, Jr., Miss Col ! trarze, Thompson, Knudsen, Hoover, I and Lowery. It was an enjoyable i cccaticn for both hostesses and guests. j v ' i' j For colds, grip ! and flu take ! ifalotaLs TRADE MARK REG. 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