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PAGE SIX 1 j INTERESTING I FACTS FOR FARMERS c | TIMELY HINTS ON GROWING j CROPS. ♦ News of the Week on Chatham County Farms Messrs Ira White, J. W. Dixon Jr., and L. D. Gee, who are cooperating with the Agent in conducting hog feeding demonstrations have com- j pleted the construction of three hog “Cafeterias”, or self feeders, . con-1 structed according to plans furnished by the County Agent. ** * j Mr. F. H. Mendenhall, Manager of the North State Creamery at Bur lington announces that Mr. \\. W. Murchison of Alamance County was the high man on the cream produc ing list for the month of March. Mr. Murchison sold S9O worth of cream during March. Mr. James Poe, pro minent farmer near Siler City, was also well up on the cream list for March. * * * Carl Gilliland, well known poul trymah of Siler City, sold a total of 452 pounds of hens and 72 pound;? of roosters at the poultry care at Siler City last Thursday. Mr. Gilli land was the high man at this sale, receiving $137.36 for his poultry. Two heavy frosts last week caused farmers much apprehension concerning their small grain, espec ially beardless barley, which is in full head all over the county. However, so far as we can judge, the frost did not cause excessive damage. 5k Those farmers who seeded beard less barley last fall are well pleased with results obtained thus far. Two of the finest fields of barley seen this year are on the farms of Mr. W. ft, Ferguson and W. W. Lutterloh, both of Pittsboro RFD. This barley shows promise of turning out large yields. “FARM PHILOSOPHY” The only trouble with deep plow ing is that there isn’t enough of it. Most farmers are still too “Inde pendent” to get together for their mutual benefit. A rainy day’s work on farm ma chinery repairs may be worth a week of time saved when machinery is needed. Travel is a fine thing, but trips to the well in the yard are a weari ness to the flesh of any rural house keeper. j The first step towards better i marketing of farm products is better j production of farm products. “He who would look with contempt upon the farmer’s pursuit is not worthy of the name man.” —Henry Ward Beecher CHATHAM COUNTY POULTRY MOVES TO NORTHERN MARTS Many a Chatham county farmer enjoyed a full night’s repose last Thursday. The majority of the roost ers that disturbed their early morn ing nap were locked safe in the poultry car on the A and Y tracks at Siler City, destined ere long to grace the festive boards of the resi dents of New York. A solid carload of Chatham fowls, the largest amount of poultry ever sold in this country was brought to the poultry cars Thursday. Three hundred and fifty farmers sold a total of approximately 16,000 pounds of poultry, for which they received a total of $3890, this sum representing a profit over local prices for the farmers patronizing these loadings of SI2BO. ROTA RIANS G~ SILER CITY HOSTS TO JERSEY BREEDERS Some twenty-five of the Jersey breeders of county were enter tained by the Siler City Rotary Club last Wednesday night. The Rotarians postponed their Monday luncheon in order that each Rotarian might en tertain a farmer at this supper. Talks on dairying and breeding were made by Mr. Ward C. Snarr of the Amer ican Jersey Cattle Club Association, and also by Mr. W. Kerr Scott, county agent of Alamance county. The Rotarians pledged their support towards the movement now on foot of introducing a number of purebred Jersey calves for the rural boys and girls of this county. —.s> CHATHAM FARMERS VISIT DAIRIES IN CATAWBA i ® Last Friday, the county agent was accompanied by Messrs. Burt Dark, W. W. Lutterloh, C. H. Lutterloh and Master Charles W. Lutterloh on a trip to Catawba county, and to the farm of R. L. Shuford, well known Jersey breeder. A visit to this sec tion will do more to convince farm ers of the value of good breeding, with particular emphasis upon a good bull, than any one thing else. In this immediate community, our party visited seven farms, but our attention was directed especially to three of these farms, the R. L. Shuford farm, and the two farms of the Lutz brothers. J. O. Lutz was milking a herd of some 15 registered Jersey •ows when our party arrived, but he took time to show us his herd, and his two fine bulls. His cows are typical of what we desire in a real mfik cow, large, well built animals, with well developed udders, and all of high production. His herd book included records on some of the grand sires and grand dams, and on practically all of the dams and sires, and he also has a number of cows rtf whirth have nroduced I Farm News i \ Edited by N. C. SHIVER, County Agt. patience that we awaited our visit to the Shuford farm. We were all j anxious to see the famous “Red Lady,” Mr. Shuford’s high producing 1 • record cow. She was all that she was pictured to be, a real dairy cow. However, we saw several cows in his herd that show promise of becoming I record producers, as well as “Red 'Lady.” His -two fine herd bulls were I seen also, and they show to the high est degree ,the quality and breeding jfh*t we desire in the high type dairy i bull. Mr. Shuford informed us that some 40 years ago he started out with one Jersey cow, and has endeavored throughout his career to breed better, feed better, and in general give bet ter attention to his cows. He usually has about the same number of cattle on hand each year, realizing that it is not good business to keep more cows than he can feed. Mr. Shuford markets sweet cream, shipping it to Charlotte. He also has an ice cream manufacturing plant on the farm. While we did not have an opportunity of going over the farm, it was in teresting to observe a number of fields of alfalfa, in the immediate vicinity of the barns, and also a number of well prepared pastures. Mr. J. W. Hendricks, county agent of Catawba county, informed us that Mr. Shuford seeded about 30 acres in alfalfa last year. His pastures, which are flourishing, consist chiefly of Bermuda grass, Kentucky Blue Grass and White Dutch Clover. JUNIOR CLUB NEWS To the following farm boys go the highest honor of being the first junior club members to become owners of registered Jersey calves: Charles W. Ferguson. Pittsboro. Lynn Ferguson. Pittsboro. Charls W. Lutterloh. Pittsboro. Charles Poe. Pittsboro. John Strowd, Bynum. Charles and Lynn Ferguson were given registered, purebred Jersey heifers by their father, Mr. W. H. Ferguson. These heifers were own ed and bred by Mr. Ferguson, and are out of a cow formerly owned by Mr. 0. A. Clapp of Siler City, this cow being one of the cows in the first shipment of Jerseys into the county, some ten years ago. Charles Poe is the owner of two registered Jersey heifers. These two heifers were bred and sold by Mr. W. H. White of Siler City, and are also out of one of the cows in the orig inal Ohio shipment. John Strowd has a registered heif er. bred and sold by Mr. M. M. Bridgers. This heifer is also out of the original shipment of Jerseys in this county. Charles W. Lutterloh is the proud owner of a fine heifer out of the famous Shuford herd in Catawba county. This heifer is out of some of the best producing cows in this herd, and is a daughter of the fa mous Shuford herd sire. Orders have now been taken for bred heifers for sixteen junior club members, and the heifers will be de livered as soon as enough orders are taken for one or two cars. JERSEYS MUST BE TATOOED BEFORE BEING REGISTERED During the past three months, the county agent has had a number of inquiries from farmers relative to the new regulations of the American Jersey Cattle Club Association which makes it necessary for all animals to he tatooed before they can be registered. This requirement is not as rigid, nor is it as hard to do, as many think. All that is necessary is a tatooing outfit and tatoo ink, which is being supplied by the American Jersey Cattle Club Association lof New York. N. Y., for $2.85 the set, including the ink. This is the cost nriee of the materials, and this can be supplied to all farmers who de sire them. In order to get good results in tabooing it is wise to wipe out the animals ear with gasoline so as to thoroughly clean the ear. This gets the grease out of the ear, and gives a good, clean surface to work on, and one which will take the tatoo oil. It is also a good practice to smear the teeth of the numbers and letters with the tatoo oil, just before the ear is pierced. This practice carries the tatoo oil down into the impressions left in the ear and practically guar antees a permanent identification mark. It is a good practice to rub some additional oil over the impres sions in the ear after the marker is taken off in order to insure a thor ough penetration of the tatoo oil in the impressions made in the ear. $ Space Cotton Closely to Get Best of Yield (Monroe Enquirer) The lack of a proper stand is ordi narily not the cheif cause of low yields, but it does often result in a loss which can be avoided without extra labor or expense. The general practice is to plant nlenty of seed to get a good stand. The poor stand is usually the result of chopping out too many plants. For this reason a fairly thick stand of plants is not an added expense. When all conditions are favorable for making a good cotton crop it does not make much difference whet her the plants are left thick or thin, within reasonable limits. But, the season is seldom exactly right for cotton, and boll weevils are liable’' to do great damage, and thick spac will give larger yields than tliin THE CHATHAM RECORD, PITTSBORO, N. C. DOINGS OF CHATHAM FARMER'S | ! STOCK FARMING, POULTRY, | ETC. | The reason for this is that thick spacing makes cotton earlier. When plants stand close together the wood limbs, or vegetative limbs, are large ly suppressed, and the fruiting limbs come out from the main stem. For this reason thick spacing increases the number of fruiting limbs early in the season, whether the land be rich or poor. The effect of spacing on earliness is shown by investigations conducted by the Arkansas Experiment Station. The best way to study the results of these experiments is to group the plots according to the number of plants per acre, and note the yield of each group and the per cent of cotton open at the first picking. The number of plants per acre is the im portant thing regardless of whether there are one, two, or three plants per hill, so long as spacing is not too thin, which always reduces the yield. For instance there is little difference between one plant every nine inches and two plants every eighteen inches. The rows were four feet wide in these tests. When the spacing was an average of one plant every 22 inches 33 per cent of the cotton was open at the first picking. With one plant every seven to ten inches 41 per cent was open at first picking. One plant every five inches gave 48 per cent, and one plant every four inches gave 58 per cent open at first picking.. These results are in line with re sults obtained from most of the ex periment stations. For practically all soils experiments indicate that a spacing of two or three plants per hill every twelve to fifteen inches, or every hoe’s width, is about the proper spacing of cotton. This spacing gives the proper number of plants per acre and also allows sufficient distance between hills so that hoeing may be done more easily than where the hills are less than a hoe’s width apart. * SALE OF VALUABLE FARM PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the au thority conferred upon us in a deed of trust executed by T. M. Crutch field & wife, Daisy Crutchfield on the 11th day of June 1925 and recorded in Book A. C., page 10, we will on Saturday 18th DAY OF MAY, 1929 12 o’clock noon at the Courthouse Door in Pittsboro, N. C., Chatham County, sell at pub lic auction for cash to the highest bidder the following land to-wit* BEGINNING at a stake in the cen ter of Fayetteville Road at J. W. Crutchfield’s corner and running thence with his line S. 86 degrees E. 4105 feet to a stake and pointers in Branch corner of J. W. Crutchfield's tract; thence 160 feet with the branch to the center of North East Creek; thence in a Southwesterly di rection with the meanders of said creek 1400 feet to a stake, Will Nunn’s corner in said creek; thence with the line of Will Nunn’s land N. 86 degrees W. 3950 feet to the cen ter of the Fayetteville road; thence with the Fayetteville Road 912 feet to the point or place of beginning. Containing 76.5 acres, more or less. Same beirg known and designated as tract No. 2 of T. M. & J. W. Crutchfield lands. This sale is made by reason of the failure of T. M. Crutchfield & wife, Daisy Crutchfield to pay off and dis charge the indebtedness secured by said deed of trust to the North Caro lina Joint Stock Land Bank of Dur ham. A deposit of 10 r / f will be required from the purchaser at the sale. This the Bth dav of April, 1929. FIRST NATIONAL COMPANY OF DURHAM. INC., TRUSTEE, FORMERLY FIRST NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY. Durham, N. C. SALE OF VALUABLE FARM PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the au thority conferred upon us in a deed of trust executed by John Crutch field and wife, Mary Crutchfield, on the 11th day of June 1925 and re corded in Book A. C. page 9, we will on Saturday the 18th DAY OF MAY 1929 12 o’clock noon at the Courthouse Door in Pittsboro, N. C., Chatham County, sell at pub lic auction for cash to the highest bidder the following land, to-wit: BEGINNING at a stake in the center of the Fayetteville Road J. W. Crutchfield’s corner and running thence with his line South 86 de grees East 4105 feet to a stake and pointers in branch, corner of J. W. Crutchfield’s tract; thence along the meanders of said branch in a South westerly direction 575 feet to a stake F. W. Atwater’s corner; thence North 86 degrees West 3725 feet to a stake in the center of Fayetteville Road, thence in a Southwesterly di rection 473 feet to a stake corner of J. W. Crutchfield’s property, con taining 42.5 acres and designated as tract No. one of the T. M. Crutch field and J. W. Crutchfield lands, ac cording to survey and plat made by E. H. Copley, surveyor, December 1920, to which reference is hereby made for a more particular descrip tion of said land. This sale is made by reason of the failure of John Crutchfield & wife, Mary Crutchfield to pay off and discharge the indebtedness se cured by shid deed of trust to the North Carolina Joint Stock Land Bnak of Durham. A deposit of 109 r will be required from the purchaser at the sale. This the Bth day of Anril 1929. FIRST NATIONAL COMPANY OF DURHAM. INC., TRUSTEE. v V ATTOM A J HIS MISTAKE The telephone operator was spend ing a holiday by the sounding sea. On the first morning, however, she had occasion to rate the maid of file lodgings for real or imagined negli gence. “Why didn’t you call me as I told you, this morning?” siie demanded. -J did, mins,” roqliea the maid, with an injured air. ‘ I called out ‘Seven thirty!’ and all you ses was ‘Line’s busy !’ ” Too Realistic During the making of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” they naturally came to the scone where Simon Degree has :.«> whale the tar out of Uncle Torn. Everything was ready, the lash lifted and about to fall when Uncle Tom let out a yell. “Hold everything,” he bellowed. “I forgot to put on the cork undershirt.” EASILY MADE UP |^f|f “I can make up my mind in a mo ment, Miss Sharpe.” “No doubt, Mr. Sapp—it shouldn't be much of a task.” Genius My faith in genius great and good* Occasionally must relax. I don’t beleive John Milton could Have figured out his income tax. Has More of It lie (worried)—! don’t feel right about this powder of yours on my coat. She (nonchalantly)—lt’s quite all right. I have plenty of more in my compact. Wonderful Johnny—l’d like to live in Iceland. Mother —Why ? Johnny —Teacher says that up there the days are six months long—and just think how big an all-day sucker would be! Just Why The youthful author had just had his first book published, and was rath er thrilled when a reporter called to interview him. “You’re going to ask how I did it?” “No —why you did it.” Brief Absence On the door of iiie office was chalked: “Back in ten minutes. I have gone opposite for a drink. —Stolze.” Underneath was chalked: “Please wait a minute; I will fetch him back. Mrs. Stolze.” WANTED THEM OUTSIDE 1 *- Goof (seeing lady of house angry) —I —I guess you want me to take my gum shoes outside? L. (>; H.—Yes —and without remov ing them, please. The Unattainable He said! he' was a highbrow elf, He talked us all to sleep. He -couldn't quite explain himself. Because he was so deep. Suspicious Affability Friend—Well. Dick, was your rich uncle glad to see you? Dick —Say! The old boy wa? s<* affable I‘n> afraid he must have lost alt hi* money. Trouble Ahead Edwards —1 don’t think much about drums, but 1 think I'll get my little son one for his birthday. Chester —You don’t know much abou< boys, either No Confidence in It “Why did you let your stenographer go? Wasn’t her stenography depend able?” “Yes, but she had to fix her face too often.” An Inquisitive Cuss “Have you a good landlord?” “Excellent, llis only fault is an overwhelming curiosity; he is always asking when I am going to pay mjp, rent” Tough Luck “Did yer ’usband get the job ’e went after?” an> wnnrnoH m FERTILIZERS ANY GRADE LOWEST CASH PRICES J. J. HACKNEY MONCURE, N. C. 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Only $1 deposited weekly in a savings bank at 4% compound interest for 10 years will amount to $635.32. The AMOUNT you save and the TIME it is left at interest, depend upon YOU. The road to Wealth is there for you to travel. THE BANK OF GOLDSTON HUGH WOMBLE, Pres. T. W. GOLDSTON, Cashier GOLDSTON, N. C. THERE ARE NO WEAK LINKS IN OUR CHAIN! | This bank is strong—strong in Security, Courtesy, Honesty and Service. This bank stands ready to serve you— as it serves many others in Chatham County. We transact business in a business-like way—we are modern in every respect. Just come in and consult us —we’ll tell you of the many advantages that accrue to letting us handle your finances. BANK OF PITTSBORO PITTSBORO, N. C. Mjwwwwtfwyvvwvsnjwvwvwwwwjw/wwwvwww.^ jj SUNSHINE TIME IS PAINT TIME jj j! Bright skies and spring time make one naturally want Ij to brighten up the old home place. Now is your time to k Ij do that painting, while the ground is too wet to plow ? [I and work in the fields. j? jl We sell nothing but the best paint and give you valuable S ■j advice in its selection. ■» ;j See Us for Your Spring Hardware Needs* ? IS Garden Time Is Here. < Lee Hardware Co J “The Winchester Store” ■! SANFORD, N. C. j; THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1929.
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