PAGE SIX
YIELD PER ACRE
AND LOW PRODUOTiON COST
The average yields of crops in the
South, taking the region as a whole,
are not more than one-third to one
half of what they should be, accord
ing to Dr. H. W. Barre, director of the
experiment station, Clemson College.
s c
Dr. Barre, at the 29th annual con
vention of the Association of Southern
Agricultural Workers, of which he was
president, pointed out in his presiden
tial address that yield per acre and
production per unit of labor are of
outstanding importance in a consid
eration of cost of production. Proceed
ings of this convention have just been
published.
Profit or Loss.
“In th ft case of cotton, cost studies
made in South Carolina show that, for
each increase of 100 pounds in yield
per acre of lint cotton above the av
erage, the cost decreases 3 cents per
pound,” Dr. Barre said. “This differ
ence in cost of production frequently
makes the difference between profit
and loss. Our average yields, taking
the South as a whole, are not more
No Conflict
No conflict exists between the idea
that a large surplus of any farm
product such as cotton is not desir
able to the producer and the idea of
larger yields per acre.
At first thought those who are urg
ing larger yields per acre would ap
pear to be encouraging the farmer in
the direction of a greater total pro
duction and even larger surplus. How
ever, the agricultural leaders who are
advocating higher yields per acre are
doing so with the thought not of in
creasing total production but with the
thought that by increasing yields the
cotton that is produced can be made at
a low cost per pound.
Many times a fair-sized crop has a
larger total value than a large crop
as illustrated by the cotton crops of
1926 and 1927. All who are interested
in improving the farming situation
hope to avoid large surpluses so that
there will be less tendency to force
the farmer to take a low price for
his cotton.
'3 Yields Affect Cost
But it has been clearly shown by
the United States Department of Ag
riculture that farmers with only low
yields of cotton per acre have such
high costs for producing cotton that
they cannot make a profit even when
fair prices prevail. Surveys of thou
sands of farms conducted by ’ the
United States Department of Agricul
ture to determine the cost of produc
ing cotton have shown that on farms
with high yields per acre, cotton is
produced at a low cost per pound,
while on farms with low yields the
cost is high.
The survey in 1926 showed that on
the farms where about one-quarter
bale per acre was produced the lint
cost 20 cents per pound, while on the
farms where almost a bale per acre
was produced the cost of a pound of
lint was only 9 cents. The import
ance of increasing yield per acre in
order to lower cost of production is
seen, for profit is the diference be
tween the selling price of the product
and what it costs. Commercial fertil
izers afford a profitable means of
producing high acre yields.
By making larger yields per acre on
a fewer number of acres, cotton can be
produced at a low cost per pound and
land and labor will be released for use
in growing feed. The production of
more home-grown feed will, in turn,
tend to make still cheaper cotton pro— j
duction possible and will help to fur
nish the feed that is vital for the grow
ing dairy industry. /
CORN SHORTAGE
DUE TO LOW
f ACREAGE YIELD
In spite of the fact that with the
exception of cotton the South plants
more acres to corn than all other
crops combined, corn is shipped into
the South for feed. The shortage of
corn is due largely to the low aver
age acre yield.
The average yield of corn in the
Southern States is only 17 bushels per
acre. This low acre yield not only
results in insufficient feed, but also
in high cost of production per bushel.
Cost studies made on a large number
of farms by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture have Indicated
that where a yield of 17 bushels per
acre was obtained, the corn cost more
than one dollar per bushel, while on
farms where a yield of 41 bushels per
acre was secured the cost was only
65 cents per bushel.
Proper fertilization is one of the
means for increasing yield per acre
and lowering cost per bushel. Ex
periments all over the South and ex
periences of farmers as well have
shown that money wisely spent for
plant food to be used under corn will
produce much more corn than it
would buy.
Under usual conditions a complete
fertilizer gives best results with corn.
A fei tilizer such as 10 —4 —4 or one
which has given satisfactory results
than one-third to one-half of what
they should be, and there are certain
factors that we know are of prime
importance in increased yields. Among
these we might mention stalks to the
acre, probably 20,000 stalks to an
acre, more intelligent use of fertilizer,
better cultural practices, and more In
telligent fight against the weevil. With
corn, some studies indicate that it
costs $1.40 per bushel to make 15
bushels per acre, about SI.OO per bush
el to raise 25 bushels per acre, and
75 cents per bushel to produce 35
bushels per acre. The difference in
yield la largely due to the amount of
available plant food which has been
. applied as commercial fertilizer or
by soil improving crops or barnyard
manures. The cost of producing prac
tically all of our staple crops is Just
about as closely correlated with yields
per acre as I have mentioned in the
cost of corn and cotton. And if we are
to meet competition in the future it
is absolutely imperative that we in
crease the fertility of our soils to
where we can get profitable yields.”
SIX SOUTHERN
COUNTY AGENTS
WIN AWARDS
REWARDED FOR OUTSTANDING
COUNTY SOIL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAMS.
Six Southern county agricultural
agents who have put into effect and
are continuing an outstanding soil
improvement program and who were
rewarded with a free trip to the an
nual meeting of the Association of
Southern Agricultural Workers in
Houston, Texas, have been named.
These agents come from North Car
olina, Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma
and Arkansas, and are being awarded
the trips by the Southern Division,
Soil Improvement Committee, the Na
tional Fertilizer Association.
First place was awarded to H. K.
Sanders, Roxboro, Person county,
North Carolina. The other five places
are listed alphabetically, as no rank
ings were made of these five: W. L.
Hall, Conway, Faulkner county, Ar
kansas; H. C. Heath, Lafayette,
Chambers county, Alabama; C. L. Mo-
Neil, Canton, Madison county, Missis
sippi; Earl W. Smith, Muskogee, Mus
kogee county, Oklahoma; and W. G.
Yeager, Salisbury, Rowan county,
N. C.
To Stimulate Interest
“These awards were made to stimu
late interest in soil improvement pro
grams, as recommended and approved
by the various State experiment sta
tions and agricultural extension ser
{ vices,” according to J. C. Pridmore, di-
I rector of the Soil Improvement Com
j mittee. “The six outstanding reports
j were selected by a committee of ag-
I ricultural college workers in co-op-
I eration with the extension service of
ficials who have charge of county
agent work in the various States.
Winners were selected on the basis of
a uniform score card which took into
consideration accomplished results in
soil improvement in the county, meth
ods of putting the programs into ef
fect, and plans for future soil improve
ment efforts based on an analysis of
the situation as it exists in the
county.”
The winning county agents were giv
en an opportunity of attending the
Southern Agricultural Workers meet
ing and also the agricultural extension
wc rkers' jubilee convention commem
orating the establishment of the first
agricultural extension office in the
country at Houston 25 years ago.
The awards include gold medal fobs'
presented by the Soil Improvement
Committee as permanent trophies of
accomplishment, along with certifi
cates that may become the property
of the county represented by the win
ning agent.
Members of the judging committee
were O. S. Fisher, extension agrono
mist United States Department of Ag
riculture, Washington, D. C.; W. B.
Mercier, director of extension, Lou
isiana State University, Baton Rouge;
I. O. Schaub, dean of agriculture and
director of extension in North Caro
lina State College, Raleigh; T. S. Buie,
head of the department of agronomy,
Clemson College, S. C.; and J. R. Ricks,
director of the experiment station, A.
and M. College, Mississippi.
on similar land under c.otton may be
used at planting at the rate of 200 to
400 pounds per acre. This may be fol
lowed, when the corn is knee to waist
high, with an application of 100 pounds
of nitrate of soda or nitrate of lime or
three-fourths this amount of sul
phate of ammonia. On thin land two
such applications of available nitrogen
are sometimes made. Under these con
ditions the first may be applied when
the corn is knee high, and the sec
ond when the corn is bunching to tas
sel - «.
Higher yields per acre will give
more and cheapen corn and enable the
Southern farmer to reduce his feed
bill.
Experiments have shown that suf
; ficient potash will usually control rust
of cotton.
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THE CHATHAM RECORD. PITTSEORO^jL^,
PRETTY SCARCE
•‘Dear, what do you think of this
gown at $500.”
No S’iree. I tell yuh, 1 jes can’t see
it.”
“Now, George, stop your fooling, you
know it Is not as abbreviated as all
that.”
A SURE THING, THEN
He—Yon can’t eat yer cake an. 1
■ have It, you know.
She —That’s the only sure way of
having it, I’d say.
NEVERTHELESS TRUE
“You say He’s absolute boss in nis
home? Hard to believe, Sam.”
‘ “True though keeps bachelor’s
hall.”
A TOUCH GIRL
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Clerk—You want a particularly
hard pencil, eh?
Customer—Yes—going to write to
a tough girl.
PLUM CRAZY
.Miss Cherry l»i it me —|)o you like
Reaches, Mr. Applestine?
He—No. when men marry them they
don’t make good pairs.
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be decidedly blue.”
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marine.”
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Clemenceau, Greatest
Frenchman, is Dead
Georges Clemenceau, the man
whose eloquence spurred millions of
Frenchmen, to victory in war, ana
whose zeal and loyalty held for his
nation some of the furits of peace,
is dead. Death came quietly Satur
day, after eighty-eight years of tur
bulent life.
Burial of the great Frenchman was
in a secluded grave in his native pro
vince of Vendee, in a simple casket
standing upright—as his father was
buried in the same tomb years ago.
Clemenceau asked that there be no
state funeral, no big “to-do” of any
kind, but that his body be accompani
-1 ed to its lasting resting place only by
his family and faithful servants. The
body was not embalmed.
Despite the dead man’s request
for simple funeral, the French nation
took part in honoring his memory.
At every principal city in the country
business places closed at 11 o’clock
Monday, public buildings were drap
ed in mourning, and cannon salutes
were fired. Next Sunday President
Doumerge and the entire house of
deupties will hold a public memorial
service for the departed leader, which
will be participated in only by Poilus
who fought in the world war.
Clemenceau’s death leaves Lloyd
George as the sole survivor of the
Big Four at the Versailles peace con
ference. Woodrow Wilson, Clemen
ceau, Orlando and Lloyd George,
both by reason of the standing of
their governments and by their own
ability and personalities dominated
that conference. Lloyd George is the
last one left of the group.
!
; Simmons Sure to
Have Opposition
A Washington dispatch to the
Greensboro News of Sunday says
that Senator Simmons is sure to
’nave opposition in the primary next
summer. This report has it that
Josiah William Bailey is ready to
enter the race if nobody else will.
He hopes that it will not be neces
sary; he would much rather support
Chief Justice W. P. Stacey or Asso
ciate Justice W. J. Brogden, but if
neither of these jurists see fit he
get in the scrap, then Josiah William
will enter. He is said to be determin
ed to see to it that the Senator does
not get the nomination by default.
Former Governor Morrison has
said that the surest way to destroy
the Democratic party would be to
let Simmons have the nomination
without a contest, at the same time
he makes it plain that he will not be
responsible, financially or otherwise,
for opposition to him. Morrison ex
pects to enter the race against Over
man in 1932.
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NO HIM!
Mrs. Prim: “I didn’t see your hus
band in church this morning.”
Mrs. Grim: “No, he doesn’t dare
go now.”
Mrs. Prim (shocked): “Doesn’t
dare go? Yhy.”
Mrs. Grim: “Last Sunday the pas
tor prayed for the loose livers of
the parish. After the service my
husband asked him if he wouldn’t
slip in just a few words about his
floating kidney—and the minister
threw a hymn book at him!”
NOTICE OF SERVICE
NORTH CAROLINA
CHATHAM COUNTY.
vs.
J. E. Moore and wife,
Mrs. J. E. Moore.
The above named defendants, ex
cept- those ; personally served in this
action, and all other persons owning
or claiming an interest in the land
herein referred to, will take notice
that on the 27th day of November,
j 1929, an action entitled as above
! commenced in the Superior
Court of Chatham County for the
purpose of foreclosing tax liens for
the taxes due for the years 1927
on the following real estate:
Fifty acres in Cape Fear
Township, said County and
State, being listed to J. E. Moore
for 1927.
. That they are required to appear
and answer or demur to the com
plaint which has-been filed at the
office of the. Clerk of Superior Court
of Chatham County at Pittsboro,
’•North Carolina, within 30 days from
the 2nd day of December, 1929, or i
the plaintiff will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded in the c»m-
Pla it nt is also ordered that all other
P T"t C "/ of" action
Ihall appeaf and present set up and
defend their respectiveclaims
rKre°v“r b^e^anVforeclosed
ot any and al, interest or claims in
or said property or proceed
from the sale thereof. ia9Q
This 2nd day oi V e ™ mher ’ 19 *
E. B. HATCH,
Clerk of -Superior Court.
NOTICE OF SERVICE
NORTH CAROLINA
CHATHAM COUNTY.
vs. j
Russel L. Tysor, and wife,
Maggie Tysor. |
The above named deLendants, ex- j
cent those personally served m tni
action, and P a ll other persons own.ng'
or claiming an interest in the land
herein referred to, will take notice
that on the 11th day.® f
1929 an action entitled as abov
was commenced in the Superior
Court of Chatham County for the
purpose of foreclosing tax hens for
the taxes due for the years 1927
on the following real estate:
Seven acres in Gulf Township,
said County and State, and being
listed to Russell L. Tysor.
That they are required to appear
and answer or demur to the com
plaint which has been filed at the
office of the Clerk of Superior Court
of Chatham County at Pittsboro,
North Carolina, within 30 days from
I the 2nd day of December, 1929, or
L the plaintiff will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded in the com-
plaint. , .
It is also ordered that all other
persons claiming an interest in the
shall aopear and present, set up and
subject matter of the said action
defend their respective claims in six
months from the date of this notice,
or be forever barred and foreclosed
of anv and all interest or claims in
or to" the said property or proceeds
from the sale thereof.
This 2nd day of December, 1929.
E. B. HATCH,
Clerk of Superior Court.
NOTICE OF SERVICE
NORTH CAROLINA
CHATHAM COUNTY.
vs.
C. A. Stinson and wife,
Mrs. C. A. Stinson.
The above named defendants, ex
cept those personally served in this
action, and all other persons owning
or claiming an interest in the land
herein referred to, will take notice
that on the 11th day of November,
1929, an action- entitled as above
was commenced in .the Superior
Court of Chatham County for the
purpose of foreclosing tax lions for
the taxes due for the years 1927
on the following real estate:’
65 acres in Gulf Township,
said County and State,' being
listed to" Cl A. * Stinson' for
1927. • ’
That they are required to appear
and answer or demur to the com
plaint which has been filed at the
office of the Clerk of Superior Court
of Chatham County at Pittsboro,
North Carolina, within 30 days from
the 2nd day of December, 1929, or
the plaintiff will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded in the com
plaint.
It is also ordered that all other
persons claiming an interest in the
subject matter of the said action
shall appear and present, set up and
defend their respective claims in six
months from the date of this notice,
or be forever barred and foreclosed
of any and all interest or claims in
or to the said property or proceeds
from the sale thereof.
This 2nd day of December, 1929.
E. B. HATCH,
Clerk Superior Court.
E. B. HATCH,
Clerk of Superior Court.
NOTICE OF SERVICE
NORTH CAROLINA
CHATHAM COUNTY.
vs.
W. V. Farrell and wife,
Mrs. W. V. Farrell.
The above named defendants, ex
cept those personally served in this
action, and all other persons owning
or claiming an interest in the land
herein referred to, will take notice
that on the 14th day of November,
1929, an action entitled as above
was commenced in the Superior
Court of Chatham County for the
purpose of foreclosing tax liens for
the taxes due for the years 1927
on the following real estate:
35 aeres in Center Township,
said County and State, being
listed to W. V. Farrell for 1927.
That they are required to appear
and answer or demur to the com
plaint which has been filed at the
office of the Clerk of Superior Court
of Chatham County at Pittsboro,
North Carolina, within 30 days from
the 2nd day of December, 1929, or
the plaintiff will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded in the com
piamt. .
It is also ’ordered that all other
persons claiming an interest in the
subject matter of the said action
snail appear and present, set up and
defend respective claims in six
months from the date of this notice,
or be forever barred and foreclosed
ot any and all interest or claims in
or to the said property or proceeds
from the sale thereof.
This 2nd day of December, 1929
E. B. : HATCH,
■ • Clerk of‘Superior Court.
NOTICE OF SERVICE
north Carolina
CHATHAM COUNTY.
vs.
George Bryant and wife,
Mrs. George Bryant.
The above named defendants, ex- <
cept those personally served in this <
action, and all other persons owning <
or claiming an interest in the land 1
herein referred to, will take notice
that on the 27th day of November,
1929, an aqtioTi entitled as above
THURSDAY, DECEMKF.p
was commenced in the <2.
Court of Chatham County
purpose of foreclosing tav i; ° r
the taxes due for the fo ‘J
on the following real estate • * "
10 acres in Gulf TowykV
said County and State an/?’
7 listed t 0 Bryant %
That they are required to an
and answer or demur to the
plaint which has been filed a? 0111 '
office of the Clerk of Superior, r tns
of Chatham County at PiHA
North Carolina, within 30 dav- # 0|
the 2nd day of December /qo
the plaintiff will apply to’the r.
for the relief demanded in te*
plaint. CoDl '
. It is also ordered that all of
I persons claiming an interest ?
j subject matter of the said a J 5
| shall appear and present, se f m,
j defend their respective claim? L, 3 ?
months from the date of thiVw 5 *
or be forever barred and fore-ft
of any and all interest or claim* •
or to the said property or proel?
from the sale thereof. 1
This 2nd day of December iQo ft
E. B. HATCH, ’
Clerk of Superior Coui*
NOTICE OF SERVICE ‘
NORTH CAROLINA
CHATHAM COUNTY.
vs.
N. J. Dawkins and wife V* -
Mrs N. J. Dawkins. ’ U
The above named defendants 1
cept those personally served inti
action, and all other persons ownC
or claiming an interest in the i an d
herein referred to, will take not’-
that on the 11th day of NovemW
1929, an action entitled as above
was commenced in the Superior
Court of Chatham County for t’ ae
purpose of foreclosing tax liens for
the taxes due for the years l&jj
on the following real estate:
172 acres in Gulf Township,
said County and State, being
listed to N. J. Dawkins for 1927,
That they are required to appear
and answer or demur to the com.
plaint which has been filed at the
office of the Clerk of Superior Court
of Chatham County at Pittsboro"
North Carolina, within 30 days from
the 2nd day of December, 1929, or
the plaintiff will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded in the com
nlaint.
It is also ordered that all other
persons claiming an interest in the
subject matter of the said action
shall appear and present, set up and
i defend their respective claims in six
’ months from the date of this notice,
or be forever barred and foreclosed
of any and all interest or claims in
, or to the said property or proceeds
from the sale thereof.
This 2nd day of December, 1929,
• • *E. B. HATCH,
‘ Clerk of Superior Court
NOTICE OF SERVICE
NORTH CAROLINA
CHATHAM COUNTY.
3 vs.
Beii Mitchei and « wife,
Minnie Mitchei.
The above pamed defendants, ex
; cept those personally served in this
’ action, and all other persons owning
' or claiming an interest in the land
; herein referred to, will take notice
that on the 14th day of November,
’ 1929, an action entitled as ai*£
was commenced in the Suplre
Court of Chatham County for Yfo
purpose of foreclosing tax liens for
1 the taxes due for the years 1921
. on the following real estate:
1 36 acres in Center Township,
said County and State, and be
ing listed to Ben Mitchei for
1 1927.
That they are required to appear
1 and answer or demur to the com
plaint which has been filed at the
office of the Clerk of Superior Court
of Chatham County at Pittsboro,
North Carolina, within 30 days from
the 2nd day of December, 1929, or
the plaintiff will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded in the com
plaint.
It is also ordered that all other
persons claiming an interest in the
subject matter of the said action
shall appear and present, set up and
defend their respective claims in six
months from the date of this notice,
or be forever barred and foreclosed
of any and all interest or claims m
or to the said property or proceeds
from the sale thereof.
This 2nd day of December, 1929.
E. B. HATCH,
Clerk of Superior Cour*
NOTICE OF SERVICE
NORTH CAROLINA
- CHATHAM COUNTY.
vs.
Sam Turner and wife,
Allie Turner.
The above named defendants, ex
cept those personally served in
action, and all other persons owning
or claiming an interest in the Jam
herein referred to, will take n °- ic y
that.on the 27th day of November
1929, an action entitled as abov
was commenced in the Superi
Court of Chatham County for ,
purpose of foreclosing tax hens /-
the taxes due for the years
on the following real estate:
14 acres in . Gulf Township?
said County and State, being
listed to Sam’ Turner for l^ 1 ’
That they are required to ap?
and answer or demur to the co
plaint which has been filed at
office of the Clerk of Superior to ‘
of Chatham County at Pit'll
North Carolina, within 30 days 1
the 2nd day of December, Ul » ‘
the plaintiff will apply to the L _
for the relief demanded in tne c
plalnt -‘ , ’ i, „ther
It is also ordered that ail -^ 3
persons claiming an interest m ‘
subject matter of the said
shall appear and present, set up
defend their respective claims m
months from the date of n ?„l e( j
or be forever barred and forec
of any and all interest or c ; a!n *
or to the said property or F ia °
from the sale thereof. ,q 29.
This 2nd dav of Decembet, 1 -
E. B. HATCH, . $
. Clerk of Suj>srgrjg>