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I INTERESTING
FACTS FOR
FARMERS
TIMELY HINTS
ON GROWING
CROPS.
News of the Week on
Chatham County
Farms
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As a result of our sweet clover
demonstrations begun this year, we
believe that Chatham will go in for
sweet clover production more heavily
in the future. We ' visited another
successful seeding of sweet clover on
the farm of J. L. Fields of Bonlee
last week. Mr. Fields seeded 30
pounds of sweet clover seed on oats
m the drill per acre, and also limed
his land at the rate of one ton per
acre. The sweet clover was seeded
in February. Mr. Fields has a. good
Start, and we advise farmers in his
community to visit this demonstra
tion, and study the opportunities for
sweet clover growing on their own
farms.
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Mr. W. A. Snipes of Bynum, Rt.
1, who is conducting a one-acre
sweet clover demonstration in co
operation with the county agent, also
reports that his sweet clover is doing
well, and that he has a good stand.
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Mr. O. M. Buckner of Pittsboro*
Rt. 2, has recently obtained a regis
tered Jersey bull calf. This calf
is of unusually good breeding, and
should prove a real asset to our dairy
industry.
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Beardless barley is ripening fast,
and a number of farmers are now
cutting their barley. We are anxious
to see what yields this barley will
turn out.
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A number of farmers in the vi- j
cinity of Pittsboro remember the field
of alfalfa that Mr. Connell seeded
in front of his residence. This alfalfa
was turned last year and followed in
corn. This spring, it was seeded in
spring oats. There is a remarkable
difference in the oats on the alfalfa
sod, as compared with oats on land
not seeded in alfalfa. The oats on
the alfalfa sod have a dark green
appearance, while the oats on land
adjoining this do not have this rich
green color. We predict a much
larger yield of oats on the alfalfa
sod due to this alfalfa. This is a real
demonstration in the soil improve
ment value of alfalfa. ’
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POULTRY SHIPPED FROM
PITTSBORO LAST WEEK
Thursday of last week, seventy
eight farmers co-operated in market
ing a total of 3200 pounds of live
poultry at the poultry car on the
S. A. L. tracks at Pittsboro. A total
of SBSB was paid to those farmers
for their poultry, this sum repre
senting a saving over local prices of
$260. Carlot movements of poultry
from Chatham county this year now
totals approximately 60,000 pounds,
for which farmers have received a
total of $15,000. This sum repre
sents a saving to the farmers of this
county of $4,800.
Poultry shipments from Pittsboro
and Siler City will be continued
throughout the summer. A car of
poultry will be loaded at Siler City
within the next three weeks.
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TRIP FOR REGISTERED JERSEY
CALVES TO BE MADE IN JUNE
Our effort to make un a car load
of registered Jersey calves for this
county have been progressing rather
slowly, but we are glad to report that
the car is practically made up now,
and we expect to leave Pittsboro on
June 4 to select the heifers.
PLANS TO ERADICATE THE
SCRUB BULL IN CHATHAM
One of the most serious menaces ■
to the dairy industry in this county '
is the scrub bull. Until our scrub
bulls are replaced with good bulls,
we cannot expect to make real
progress in breeding Jersey cattle.
With this idea in mind, the county
agent, with the assistance of the I
farmers of the coutny, dairy spe- !
eialists from State College, and other
agencies expects to put on a pure
bred sire campaign. It is our aim to
place a good registered service bull
in each of the thirteen townships of j
the county. We should like to place'
"more than this, but we at least hope .
to place a good bull in every town
ship. This campaign will be begun
in June, and continued until the de
sired number of bulls is placed.
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN
* NEIGHBORING COUNTIES
Farm and home week will be held
at State College, July 22 to 26. An
agricultural program for North Caro
lina will be studied that week.
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The latest 4-H Club to be organ
ized in the state is the Black Walnut
Club. Each member is required to
plant 25 hills or seedlings.
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Top dressing cotton and corn with
quick acting nitrogen materials, such
as nitrate of soda is a paying prop
osition according to demonstrations
conducted by county agents.
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Buncombe county now plans to
feed its purebred dairy herds by
building silos and seeding alfalfa.
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Catawba county has begun its
campaign to eradicate the scrub bull.
Catawba will become the third
county to establish this enviable rec
ord; Gaston and Buncombe having
already completed this work.
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Commercial vegetable and fruit
growing in North Carolina will suffer
a big setback if the Mediterranean
Fruit Fly gets a start here. The pests
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attack peaches, apples, plums, figs,
tomatoes, melons and other fruit of
similar character.
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The North Carolina Crop Improve
ment Association will be organized
during the annual farm and home
week at Raleigh.
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Up until May 14, farmers.of Beau
ford county had sold fat hogs to
the value so $101,888.10. These ani
mals were fed and shipped under the
direction of County Agent E. P.
Welch.
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PICNICS TO BE HELD AT I
BRANCH EXPERIMENT STA.
The county agent hopes to induce
a number of farmers to attend some
of the field days held at various ex
periment stations in the state this
summer, in connection with a Chat
ham county farm tour.
“The first of the annual picnics will
be held at the Piedmont Branch
Station Farm near Statesville, N. C.,
on July 18. The others are as fol
lows: Tobacco station, Oxford, Aug
ust 1; Blackland station, Wenona,
August 8, Mountain station, Swan
nanoa, August 15, Upper Coastal
Plain station, Rocky Mount, Septem
ber 5, and Coastal Plain station, Wil
lard, September 12. Every farmer is
invited to bring his family and a well
filled picnic basket to the station
nearest to where he lives. Interest-
ing programs are being planned.
DAIRYING IS SUITED TO CROP
FARMING IN THIS COUNTY
I There are a number of farmers in i
j Chatham who feel that the keeping
lof cows mean that they will neces
sarily have to abandon the growing
of cotton or tobacco. This is the
wrong idea. The keeping of cows
should be a sideline, something that j
will bring in an income to meet ex- j
penses through the year, in order
that the cotton or tobacco money
may be a clear profit.
A good dairy cow when properlv
fed on a crop farm in Chatham will
return about S2OO per year in milk
and manure produced, and about
about $137 a year if butterfat is
produced for a creamery.
Many farmers who are growing
cotton and tobacco as cash crops are
finding that there is land and labor
adapted in supplementary dairying.
But the man who goes into the dairy
business one year, and out the next
according as the price of cotton and
tobacco vary, will never make a
dairyman, and is doomed to failure
before he starts. The person who
keep only enough cows to consume
the by-products of a well balanced
farm and gradually strengthens his
herd by good breeding and good
feeding will find that cows will build
up his farm and give him a profitable
income without any material increase
in his operating costs.
I There are hundreds of farms in
Chatham county on which sufficient
| feed for five to ten cows could be
produced without interfering with
the growth of cash crops. On most
of these farms, there is labor avail
able to feed and care for these ani
mals without extra costs. In such
cases, the cows will pay for the
operating costs of the farm and make
it possible to bank the returns from
the crops without having to use them
for paymens of old debts. Less than
one-half the acres on the average
farm in Chatham contribute to the
; income of the owner, yet if these idle
acres are put in pasture and grazed
by cows, hogs or sheep they will pay
the owner from $5 to $35 per acre.
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Oatmeal
Makes REAI,
I Chickens!
IT builds white meat; it
builds big,strong, eager
to-lay pullets. The Quaker
Oats Company makes
Quaker
FUL-O-PEP
GROWING MASH
and puts in a large quantity
of fresh, pure oatmeal; val
uable minerals, proteins,
cod liver meal, and molas
ses in dry form are added,
with other choice ingre
dients. And HOW IT
WORKS! You can almost
see them grow, Come in
and get some of this great
feed. We have it fresh,
and it costs less to use be
cause it does more.
W. C. JOHNSON
PITTSBORO, N. C.
THE CHATHAM RECORD. PITTSBORO, N.JI
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4-H CLUB NEWS
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Activities of the Farm Boys
of Chatham ‘
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Elmer and Elzie Connell, sons of
Mr. R. M. Connell of Pittsboro, are i
members of the Chatham county calf j
club, and these boys are planning to
obtain a registered Jersey calf each.
In fact, Elzie has his calf, and Elmer (
plans to get his calf in this shipment. 1
Grover Hart, son of Mr. T. L. [
Hart, of Bonlee, has given his order
to the county agent for a registered
Jersey heifer.
| A number so corn club members
have taken advantage of the offer
| of the H. P. Brown Guano Company
of Winston-Salem to supply basic
slag to those corn club members for
corn growers who so desire it. Je
rome Durham of Pittsboro,. Rt. 2,
has already obtained his basic slag,
and Ike Bland of Pittsboro, Rt. 1, is
planning to obtain his.
It will be of interest to those 4-H
club members who are planning to
attend tfelub camp this summer to
know that the camp Will be held dur
ing August 12 to August 17 at Jack
son Springs in Moore county.
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* Brown’s Chapel News*
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In last week’s paper it should have
been Mrs. Moose instead of Mrs.
Moore who was reported as a return
ed missionary visiting her old home
; community 25 years after her de
parture for Korea. Mr. Moose’s
failure of health caused their return
five years ago, and Mr. Moose died
last year in Greensboro.
We suppose everybody gets out of
humor sometimes and feels like giv
i ing up, but the man that is worth
! while is he that can smile when
everything goes wrong.
Last week Mr. C. N. Justice fell
out of his barn and sprained his hand.
The serious part of it is that it is a
mighty busy time when he needs that
hand.
Mrs. Mollie Dark of Siler City and
others have sent words of appreci
ation and ask for more and longer
Brown’s news letters. But while this
writing is a labor of love, I may not
be able to contribute as regularly
during the busy season.
Mrs. N. B. Nixon of this commu
nity spent last week with her aunt,
Mrs. Mollie Dark.
Mrs. Reid Cole of Winston-Salem
is spending some time here with rel
atives.
Mrs. G. F. Perry and family of
Carrboro spent Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. J. R. Ellington, who has
been ill several days.
It may not belong strictly under
“Brown’s Chapel News,” but some
of us up here are getting disgusted
with the way strong drink is allowed
to be handled around Pittsboro. Men
are killing themselves drinking. If
the officers cannot catch the men,
we know folk who say they can catch
some with the stuff if the officers
will arrest. Now we feel that all
law-breakers, rich or poor, black or
white, should be prosecuted, and
that some should not be subjected to
imprisonment and hardship while
others go scott free.
Little 14-year-old Edwin Cheek,
Pittsboro, Rt. 2, is still in bed trying
to overcome tuberculosis, if any of
you wish to write to him or send
him anything.
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
Johnny (asking for third helping
of potatoes)—“Mother, pass the po
tatoes !”
Mother—“ Johnny, you’re a little
Pig-”
Dad—“ Johnny, you know what a
pig is don’t you?” ■ 1
Johnny—“ Sure! A pig is a hog’s
little boy.”
I The wisest man is the best prophet.
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will “wear off.” Why suffer
when there’s Bayer Aspirin? The
millions of men and women who
use it in increasing quantities every
year prove that it does relieve such
pain. The medical profession pro
■ nounces it without effect on the
heart, so use it as often as it can .
spare you any pain. Every druggist
always has genuine Bayer Aspirin
for the prompt relief of a headache, .
colds, neuralgia, lumbago, etc. Fa- ,
miliarize yourself with the proven
directions in every package. <
Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacturt
of Mionoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid ,
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* Moncure News * !
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Since Capt. Wissler’s illness, to
day, Monday, is the first time he has
been down street speaking to his
many friends. We are so glad he
is able to be up and out again.
Also Dr. J. E. Cathell'has returned
from Scott’s Hospital, Sanford, and
is out again, we are glad to state,
but is not able yet to take up his
practice.
Miss Beatrice Wilkie has returned
from a visit to her brother’s at Laur
inburg. H
Miss Hetty Womible has returned
from a visit to relatives at Meggetts,
S. C.
Mr. J. V. Womble, who has been a
[member of‘the faculty at White
I Plains high school, is at home for
the summer. '
Misses Dorothy and Roberta Lam
beth are visiting* relatives-at Fayette
ville this week.
Miss Ruth Stedman is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. M. D. Foister, at Sanford
for a few days this week.
Miss Alma Walden, the popular
young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.
E. Walden is making a splendid
record at Peace Institute in music
this spring term. She was heard in
a musical concert over the radio one
night last week. We are proud of
her and always like to hear her sing.
A concert exercise entitled “The
Roses,” was given by the members
of Moncure Methodist Sunday school
last Sunday evening, May 26, at 8
o’clock for Sunday school day which
is observed in all Sunday schools
during the months of May and June
and the following program was car
ried out:
1. Song: “Spread the Message in
Song,” by choir.
2. Song: “That Great Day,” by
choir.
3. Song: “The Day Has Come” by
the school.
4. Recreation: “Why,” by Ethe
line Carr.
5. Scripture Reading by W. W.
Stedman, superintendent.
6. Prayer by J. M. Craven.
7. Solo: “Thanks Be to God,” by
Mrs. W. W. Stedman.
8. Opening addresses by Dot
McCracken.
9. Song: “Come to the Smliing
Meadows,” by school.
10. Recitation: “When the Roses
Come” by Marjorie Lee Ray.
11. Song: “The Rose Class Greet
ing,” by twenty small children.
12. Song: “The Rose”, by Emma
Lee Mann, Marjorie Strickland and
Mrs. Daisy Lambeth.
13. Recitation: “The First Chil
dren’s Day,” by Ruth Stedman.
14. Song: “Rose, (Rose, Rose,”
by Etheline Carr.
15. Recitation: “Faith, Hope and
Love” by Carlton Clegg and William
Moore.
16. Song: “The Flowers of the
Field,” by the large girls.
17. Recitation: “Go Labor On,”
by Lois Womble.
18. Song: “The Rose of Sharon,”
by the school.
19. Recitation: “The Lord in His
Garden,” by Nellie Womble.
20. Song: “The Promise Wreath
of Roses” by eight girls.
21. Recitation: “In the Heavenly
Garden,” by Camelia Stedman.
22. An address by Rev. Jonas
Barclay.
23. Collection taken by Lois Ray
and Emma -Lee Mann.
24. Anthem, “Praise the Lord,”
by large girls.
The collection taken amounted to
SIO.OO.
We wish to thank Rev. Barclay and
the congregation of the Presbyterian
church of Haywood for joining us
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. When your
Children Co
for It
Baby has little upsets at times. All
your care can not prevent them. But
can be prepared. Then you can do
what any experienced nurse would do
—what most physicians would tell
you to do—give a few drops of plain
Castoria. No sooner done than Baby
is soothed; relief is just a matter of
moments. Yet you have eased your
child without use of a single doubt
ful drugs; Castoria is vegetable. So
it’s safe to use as often as an infant
has any little pain you can not pat
away. And it’s always ready for the
crueler pangs of colic, or constipa
tion, or diarrhea; effective, too, for
older children. Twenty-five million
bottles were bought last year.
in this program and we enjoyed Mr.
Barclay’s splendid and interesting
talk to the young children as well
as the old children. Also we wish
to thank the committee and the mem
A PLEASED DEPOSITOR
The depositor has a right to expect his bank to return
his money on demand, or pay it to some one else on his
order.
Is he justified in that belief? He CERTAINLY IS.
j That’s the one big aim of our Bank—to safeguard the
! funds entrusted to our care. We are ready at all times
to pay our depositors in full, to justify the confidence re
posed in this old, reliable Bank, and at the same time
give our patrons the benefit of our modern banking
facilities.
BANK OF PITTSBORO
PITTSBORO, N. C.
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MAKE YOUR MONEY
WORK FOR YOU
The reason some people seem so prosperous under all
conditions is often because they have money at work for
them. They have saved a reasonable portion of their
earnings and placed it in the bank on interest. They are
then assured of a certain definite income every year.
You have to work for your money. Then make your
money work for you. Two dollars per week placed in a
savings account every year for ten years will-amount
; with interest to over $1,300.00. Can you not save two
dollars per week?
We pay 4 per cent interest and compound the interest
quarterly. We would be pleased to have you open an
account with us.
TIE BANK OF MONCURE
MONCURE, N. C.
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Years
of service in
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Model T Fords
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•„ . THE Model T was so strongly and sturdily built «>«■* it
is still rendering reliable, economical service to motors
ists in every section of the country. Millions of these
cars can be put in shape for two, three and five more
years of use at very small cost.
So that you may have this work done economically
and satisfactorily, the Ford Motor Company is still de
voting a considerable section of its plants to the manu
facture of Model T parts. It will continue to do so as
long as they are needed by Model T owners. The follow
ing list gives the approximate labor charges for recon
ditioning the Model T Ford:—
Engine
Tune motor (including replacement of commutator rntf,
brush and vibrator points if necessary) - . _ SI.OO
Grind valves and clean carbon - - - - - . $3.75 to 4kOO
Overhaul carburetor - - - - . . ' . . 1.50
Reliac detachable ear transmission bands - . . 1.50
Install new pistons or connecting rods -' . . 6.00
lighten all main bearings . . .
Overhaul motor and transmission - $20.00 to 25!(H)
Rear System
Replace rear axle assembly - - nu
Install universal joint ?*aa
Reline brake shoes - - " I*so
Replace tear axle shaft, drive shaft pinion, or drive gear 5.00
Overhaul complete rear axle assembly - - - $5.75 to 7.00
Rebush spring and percheti 175
Oil and graphite springs
Front System
Or.rh.al fmnt «xU - - - - - . . $4.00 to 5.00
Rebush spindle bodies and arms (both sides) ... 2 SO
Replace or straighten spindle connecting rod ... *75
Tighten radios rod or steering ball cap .... *SO
Tighten all sockets and joints of front end ... 150
Replace front spring tie bolt or new leaf .... 2*50
Straighten front axle -
Chassis
Replace rear fender 1 7 e
Overhaul steering . ’
Repair muffler ....... 1
Overhaul radiator - -.--..11 750
Repaint Coupe I 25JX)
Repaint Sedan 25 00
Repaint Touring Car - . . . . ' . . I vn nn
Reupholster Runabout .... .... 800
R cup holster Touring Car ....... 15 00
Replace top deck (Coupe or Sedan) ..... 4.00
Overhaul starting motor « qq
Overhaul generator - -- .- .II 2.60
These prices are approximate and are for labor only,
because the need and number of new parts depend on
the condition of each car. The charge for these parts
is low, however, because of the established Ford policy
of manufacturing and selling at a small margin of profit*
Ford Motor Company
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THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1929.
bers of the Sunday school for their
help and splendid co-operation in
getting up this program. Decorations
for the evening were roses in galore
sweet peas and pansies.