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SHOULD SLEEP WARM FRESH AIR IN YOUR BED ROOM AND PLENTY OF BED CLOTH ING TO KEEP WARM. You can't find a man in a Sabbath day's journey who has the nerve to admit that he does not believe in fresh air. But how much do they really be lieve in fresh air ? The. next time you come in late at night or go out early in the morning, just steal a glance at all the closed bed room windows on your street. You are from a civilised town if one family in ten has its bed room windows wide open or if one family in 100 is using a sleeping' porch. Why? They believe in fresh air. Sure, but they are afraid of celd air. Here's the secret. Keep warm at night and don't sleep cole About the meanest thing we know of is to try to sleep with just enough vwr tn ha cold and half awake and! I I .ol... oil ni'irnf On1 vof Tint VM I enough to get sufficiently awake to get up and get the right kind of bed, clothes. And what are the right kind of bed " clothes? WP'hnrm "M'The first requisite for a successful consists of about three th ngs. first, n carcfu lanne(1- Z bed clothes oVtop of you; and third, the bed clothes under you Aside from the aesthetic side of wear -lothes at night from "Purt Wmv' ( m k daytime, a complete Pr"nd with the hope that kind Moth nes with the consequent er Nature will atone for all neglect ing different cloth those worn in day chaftge of clothes with the consequent r bo.lies e-et is now he ieved . airings our oou. f - ' - f ir; 's to IM? . .t v;-t:.,i., jo ""ir vt rralK:" ' I worth while. ,1 But the point is that with the de-' creased activity at night one can wear to exceuem, auvamasc . "" loose-woven garments that would now tand the wear of the activities ef the day. In cold weather then let the. night clothes De soil, loose ana warm. ii uie ieev kcw -uiu, v wear some big wooien swewngs anu if the head gets cold add a cap. In j real cold climates for outdoor sleepm ' iney Boinewmco down pajamas or night dress, a suit I unaerwear, cop, o...6 -1 sweater. Remember what you are, after is to Keep warm in me iresa aw in winter. The next step in tne matter oi i sleeping warm is to be well covered, We don't mean to be compresseo, packed down and sandwiched in be- rween lnnumeraoie layers oi so-caueu xh,s "Btir constantly" applies to DOtn omforts, heavy, clammy and cold, but the gardner and the soil, rather the use of light, loose-woven pope gays porous blankets which do not conduct If vain our toil, the heat of the body away eo rapidly, j fe ought to blame our culture, not At least one more or less close wove the soil." over should be spread over the top ot I There is a great deal of truth in it. the loose woven covers and blankets However, it is essential to choose "to keen the wind out" and to prevent pood, workable, well-drained soil. the warm air in the blankets and Heavy clay, or soil with too coarse around the body from being replaced or excessive sand, causes the gard by cold air too rapidly. , ener grave annoyance. The plants Be sure, also, that you don t get die, therefore "grave annoyance, old "from below up." Some beds arw Women be as Lazy as Men, and plan old simply because there are not suf- to have a horse do the work. Wher ficient beat-retaining properties in the ever possible the garden should be thin mattress, where the same precau- long and narrow, Instead of small and tions should be taken in regard to hav- square. Cultivation with the horse ing warm, porous, loose-woven mate- is then possible. This saves much rial just under the sleeper as a pro- drudgery by hand labor. The rows tection against too frequest exchange should run lengthwise and be 24 to Ho Cf warm air for cold air through thn inches apart for horse and 15 inches uattrNs. Tn cold climates, naoor is for hand cultivation. floTnetimos used to keep cold air from taking the p'ace of the warm air right near tne pony. A few people will find it necessary to ii?" lv t witpr bottles, heated ir"r. . slnnns, ''lectrio foot warmers or other furpi-! of f')-t wcrmors, ( Ut such rre-(.a..t:n-m ,r.. s"ii'-eo'y nocssa'-y among no"!v;.l vr""V iv si'i-h climate's a" " r b-ivo i- Vo-th C:n-('inM. F-vvevor. ;r ('-,,. noi vernrv.i'ar, "l.atevci j '- to l--.- vi.fT-i in the fren i t t"'- -i s'enn in tn ,'.""'.,..,' ,,.;n r-.-.i n row v''' .' ' . , ,' .. i f -1 hr'-piore, yo'l ef T) .t:i n,. ';. ''0'i 'n 'i-f ' MO-VIC, i-etp'it -nr t' Pc leinio?. T.r ro ir vi;:-' r-r-vid he trv.h: -o-'-allo fr.i-tv In tV face of fact he it .-toady in rinmen- h - t'o ho .-or for t!n in) ii u o fight for iifriM'nrv i-t a vr:" ' r.eu w- ji-i,- r.d sii-'-iort-crs more thnn it liar, ever neM t..m before or since. "Fe thnnVs the jnol peorlr of thist city and ccuntv for the FTctidid svp- port they have given and are, giving the papor. In the- future, as in th past, his every effort will be exerted m.o nraiaa nt r.per!oTi. fof tbe highest intercuts and -ood of the Deirde. and for the coit'nued success . . . ,, , . CI te ""efl.t Uemocratic rn-iy. HELPS FOR HOME MAKERS Reduce High Cost of Living With a Garden a!I iear Kound. (K. E. Balcomb). The ole folks keep a sayin' that livin's gettin high, That wheat an' pork is goin' up, an money's gettin' shy; That you must min' your speedin', NEVER BUY WHAT YOU UAW RAISE. An tend the pigs and dairy cows, an keen the hens what lays. An' you must grow a lot o' things, not thist depen on cotton, 'N'en you will have some stuff to sell when war makes prices rott'n. 'N ut a G-R-E-A-T BIG GARDEN in, An' min' what you're about, Er the HARD TIMES '11 git you Ef you Don't Watch Out! Nature Has a "Hand Out" for the ! Tar Heel 365 days in the year. In the Old North State Nature never I r'peds a rest. She is handing out good Joo often the Ka-len especially in the country, is not seriously thought of until planting time. Then a few " lne P"" ul -Vle plan Your Garden PI" your garden and lay it all out carefully on paper. To aid in this, we furnish a diagram each month, by the aid of which the inexperienced gardner will be able to gpe at a Rlance what see(Js to planti what plants to tend, what tender veg- etab,eg t0 gather and what prodUce thfi fami, can calL fami, ghouH be an j Can Familyi They ghould eat what they can ana can wnat they can't. g following the general scheme eu(fge8ted it is pianned to have the .arden contribute something every jay to help the health, happiness and contentment of the farniiy gd to re- duce the high cost of living, A Recipe For a Good Garden The old-fashioned recipes used, to gtort on j, a cup 0f augar, a pmt 0f milk, two eggs, etc., eit on a hot stove and stir constantly." So t .av. "take a rich niece of well drain- - d, loamy land and stir constantly." The garden should be as handy to the house as an apple in a boy's pock- et "it is there for home consump tion." Half an acre well worked will furnish more "garden fuss" than even the fortunate fiirm family frequently has. f'ecd The Garden Veil if You Want It to lYed You. In the aut'.miti all r.f til or 12 loads of ;a'i der so .-(.I-! n.jr. it m"st Ii," p I. un lat it vi'l 1 it rdrod liv pn-rer.'ihl v i ti in ,h:' i 1. th-r - Hal. t'-. nin.if U iiv rinl -i : nd lot r.H th" i j.-s.Mv can. t' e f.irt ihat yo-i di: nopal of the the pile :r:cumala'.c' ;rn. j. on e'ean ' fr,vo r'" i'i? ond yen t'-at dors 'iho'v'fo. You vi" -:-o p'ea';"ro n d-ininfr the -,f"i you t';t d'"-n to your own 1 V. folnrnt" t.h vr"'"ice of rni'h--h rnoh-,t lipnd",;' It is a very un-oi-ietice r.t be?f. h rlovn tho (oh"-e1is vM prt n T of -whifovosh all over your tnl-.Tp once, i'nd poo how m'-ieh I'.r- cn-.- better it InoUs to you, iron get ire hi hit of do'mrr the same thing cften. WV-ite'vashing is a chenp and rffec- tupl w.iv to secure a change for the b 'tter. It not only brightens up the pi art, but acts a? disinfectant as well. Receipts of whitewash to anplv to differont materials such as wood- work or brick walls will be furnished on application to the office of Dairy i. a: XX7a4- T o I rrYi M rr r,wpenninianu, "- -"-'6" FROM LONG SHANKS MORE ABOUT THE LONG AGO CHANGES IN FASHIONS OLD TIME SCHOOLS DESCRIBED. Mr. Editor: I was thinking last night of the great changes in everything. When I was a young "kid", the only way peo ple rode to church was horseback or with two horns and only one stirrup -J I- wl. l side. Now they ride on bicycles and automobiles, and, in some places, in uyiag mcn.ne. . horseback, with a foot on either side, .11 ' . J sometimUha a man by the dress. I recently tried tn or. hnm with B umtnon ec I. 1L....L, ...u. i it.' i for some time, she proved to be "her Brother.' ther." And ell on account of being dressed alike. I am now afraid to tip my hat on account of the fashions. Aunt Sallie ran over to her cousin Jane's recently, and said, "Cousin Jane, I want to borrow a skirt pattern to make my Mary a skirt." "O, pshaw! I've no skirt patterns. We just cut our skirts by an overall leg, which fits nicely by making it smaller at the bot tom", was the answer. All right," said Aunt Sallie, and she went home, cut and made Mary a skirt. The fol lowing Sunday, Au:.t Sallie, Mary and her "best fellow" went to church; and Aunt Sallie, who was in front, went into the church, but Mary did not come in for some time. So her mothci' went out to see what was. the troublo and found Mary crying and saying that she could not get into the churcn with her "old skirt". Now, every week, there is an exhi bition or commencement at the close or some scnooi, witn Drass Dancis, ana These minute organisms are needed some great man to make a euitablo t0 help convert compounds into read address. With good school houses, uy available plant food. The process blackboards, desks, and everything of nitrification is one striking cxas convenient for the comfort of the children, while some of "the children t v Land that is underlaid by "hard are really overloaded with the piles of ' n white rock or other obstruc books, and going to school as late as ; tjons is not suitable for a large yield nine in the morning and returning at . .... a Haon anil u nwraanrv for two or three in the afternoon, what a ; great difference from my schoolboy days. Then, we children or many of us, had to start by sunrise to g? from two to three miles to the old log schoolhouse. and many of these had one door, one window for the teacher to see by, and one cut out across the rear end of the house to give light at the old long writing bench when we were taught to write with the goose quill pens and pokeberry ink. Our desks were made of slabs with stick legs, and you may know they were uncomfortable. The old Blue Back Speller was our only book, and we were not turned loose from it until we understood it all. Our schools closed then by our teachers treating us with candy, made by boiling black molasses, and we en joyed the occasion as much as th children now enjoy the fine commence ments. The old time schools are yet fresh in many of our memories, and I am proud today to say that is al! the kind of a school I ever Ijad the opportuni ty of attending. 1 have a dear ageri friend, now living' in Siler Citv, vhn has been a good school teacher, and he learned his n. b, c's on a shingle. Wiv now wnufd think of sending a cU'd to school to learn his letters on a shin Hotter do it. however, than to let ' ('i'-'fon rrow up in iVnorance, by not .etidl'ir them to any kind of a school. ' ' LONG SHANKS. , MMJCH AN I'NHK.M.THY MONTH ' . i li 'ate winter and enrlv soring vi- ! at low i'i)h. Th i-l'son. csneri;:! eath rate ji'Iv for the -Yledly high. iili.sis and 'vr test nu'nVer ,'o tha diseas- : -dilatory i-ys-t harder to re d; with dread h. r.. ntat. ir Ma'-eh. is de.- t V --n.il ri'leh, i lmt l-ca.-h-N'ov crubci . .Mi !-, - i.t West. TV -it ! tV i";-ures sho.v i ', '.hat '.he hir'-r y , ,. in the f ;'! im! that the lowest t weather and late in h fallin.ee off of physical vitality v.hiU'r t ni .-s--?:i-i!y nd'.vt ,'i'vl cumcuuentiy the dcatn Un'ortuiintn'y it aifects the hoa'tll i ntent rv.'dirine Viti no little. Ill st-''t"S it furn'.-hes cf-'ite a boom to the comer drug st i-eg where spring? lonies, elixirs and bracers are con- is v sold across the counter. P.nt nothing stithies in the Meeiins of this noint of stringency tike a ti'ni'n iik i v rosist-ince. remaps the condition is poor from staying too much in doors in heated rooms, with too little fresh air and exercise dur- in" winter, or perhaps from a specTru slr:iin from a reason of hard work, In such cases rest, sleep, good food, own air, and moderate exercise are necessnrv to restore the body s vital - itv and build up the resisting powers j of the body. All excesses must lc avoided. Anything that saps vitality makes a way for diseases. Whoever would avoid the rigors of this season would do well to maintain a strong body and a bright outlook on life. To soften putty A red hot iron will soften old pvtty so it can be easi ly removed. ESSENTIALS FOR CORN Conditions so far this year have been as favorable as could be desired for a large corn crop. Rains have been abundant, freezes have been fre quent and land prepared early is in excellent condition. It would seem that those who are to plant corn lib erally this year should congratulate themselves upon the prospects. The corn plant is rather rigid in its ! ?? crnV .S"2L,C!?: U1UUI1B tail ut muuiliru iiku expect large crops where such poor conditions prevail. There are some essentials ior rapid ,,(, H h viri of corn Let 1 US V1IUU1CI BbC DUUIC Vi W,r j us tials and thus refresh our minds so ! to eleilf ffT"' , 111 0- F'-" V""' - soil comDaratively rich in plant food available nitrogen to stimulate rapi. jrrowin 01 uie.pmnvs n urne the seeds germinate until the ears are formed. The growth must be rapio and uninterrupted. The plant food must be sufficient to continue growth until the! stalks and ears are fully de veloped. Phosphoric acid is needed for full stalk development and more especially for the kernels to till out properly. I'otash is also important for col) development, for stalks and lor kernels. In addition to the plant food which is necessary the soil should have sut licient humus, that is, decayed vege table matter, to make tha soil light, mellow and capable of retaining mois ture. Soil with humus in sufficient quantity so that the soil particles ab sorb moisture and retain a portion of it is in good fix for corn, further more, humus renders tho soil mellovy and habitable for scil organism, com monly called, for want of a better and more definite term, soil bacteria, , ,hlii ,J nlnnt food, for a soil eanable of holding moisture, To supply tlie conditions mentioned before it is highly desirable that corn land be prepared early.- Fall plow ing is prferable to spring plowing hecause when vegetation is turned some time is required for this to de ray and be converted into humus; for the soil to become thoroughly satur ated and for the particles to crumble and assume a granular shape. Where a cover crop is now on the soil which is to be planted in corn it should be turned as soon as convenient. Another essential for a large yield is good seed corn. Just as good breeding animals are required to pro duce desirable offspring, so are good seed neceriary for a heavy yield. Not only should the seed be selected from a desirable type, yield, earliness, etc., but they should be capable of nroducinir strong, vigorous plants. Ti determine this the ears should be tested as was recommended in the "Calendar for Diversification" last tvfpk. Ample cultivation must be given if , r -i i j : .i n,ij a large yiein oi corn i ncnuni, is where many managers fall. After all of the pains incident to prepara tion, seed testing, early planting, etc., have been taken it is a grave error to omit eai-lv. shallow and late cu'tiva tion as the season and soil Beem to require. Here is where many faff. The cotton needs attention about the time corn should be cultivated, conse- loientlv the corn is neglected for a (Yw days and when cultivation is t'uialtv given it is too late to get the bene Corn is rigid n its require- ts, !ef us repent. Wo must culti- on t'av.o and in the proper man- iy la; -t'V their c rn at a time it Cultivation h"t it must be son. Some of i th corn growers rn in dry years f the sea:'on re- .? pre ready for : i'ovn, moiUir must hu e oots n;u.-,t IK'l :od crn crop i.iuf 'ii to those !. t us qvMp iiie h o op;;oi tuait Ai:;l T MA NT HE A vii-iU-i- eii ;.ri ' uuural subjects in the j..!,i;,',,.i ; .:, : ,.. r jvivos some valu-.j ;t;,;-i .i;,, i.in.iu.'i ea handling ma-! iri.v. A: t lh:& writer, the old t at v wl-roltcl manure is c-s-;v:a:iy . hi;.h'.e is a mistake. He says nafime of this kind realty possesses, liltia I'iTlllifcing cietiientK, its chief v. ! ii- being in the quiuivity of humus pjt in th.e soil. To jc.'t the n-,ax::iii--m value from .niarure., it uliouid he spread on the land us oi'in after beinr made as pos .' ible. Vhtn piled in sheds, it loses through heat and evaporation; when piled in the open, the losses, of course, 'urn much more rapiil, r.inc-e the rains wash much of the fertilizing elements ; awuv into the subsoil, where the plant ; roots cannot reach them. When lia'ded out to the UckIs and dumped in small piles to be spread later, there ; is not only waste, nut uneven rerun- ;;r,l,on, also, the ground under the , nile.s. being much richer than that . surrouni ing. ! Manure should he evenly spread over the lie'ds several months before planting time, and the ground gone , over with a spike-toothed narrow to j lightly work some of it into the soil and to roughen the ground to prevent washing away. If the ground is plov.'- I ed lmmeduUe'v a'ier manure spread, some of it will be carried too deep for the plant roots to reach it. Where grass is part of the rota tion, the best ulace to spread the ma nure is on the meadow. Many make the mistake of spreading the manure too thinly, striving to make a small quantity cover the entire farm. Uy sDreading heavily on the meadow ground a pood hay crop is not only assured, but much of the fertility is BY A WOMAN'S HAND AN ITERESTING EPISODE OF SHERMAN'S MARCH THROUGH THE SANDHILLS. Clyde L. Davis in Sandhill Citizen. When Sherman came through the sandhills of North Carolina, Aunt Moll, who belonged to Mr. William Love, over on Quewhiffle Creek, was terribly perturbed and disgruntled. Her master, an old man, hid in the woods; but she remained to look after the plantation, even when the blue coated troops swarmed in. To see the strangers make off with the live 6tock she loved, and to see them make themselves at home, without even an invitation to Come in, was more than Moll's heart could bear and her good nature broke down completely. In early years Moll had frosted her feet and could neither wear ehoes nor go barefooted: so she always went with her pedal extremities wrapped in pieces of carpet or other rough cloth, This made her appear peculiar, but not top-heavy. Naturally, the soldiers over long columns of figures and per commented on her foot-wear as she ! forms the minutest operations fre went around, worried and grumbling quently in the glare of electric lights; about the wreck that was being ' lunch time comes, and he rushes into wrought. This increased her tempera- a darkened coffee room, and over ture several degrees. dominoes, paper and cigarette smoke Kinullv. the troons were nearlv all gone, and old Aunt Moll strolled out to survey the remains of the home- stead. A soldier who had lag- Then to work again, and toward ged behind started an argument with dusk, when his sight has been strain her. Moll ended it by breaking a ! ed for eight hours, on comes the plank over his head and leaving him unconscious on the ground. After a while he came to and walked unstead- ly away in the direction that the army had taken. A few days later the master came out from hiding. Food was scarce, and being a mighty hunter, he rose next morning long before day, taking his gun, started out to get a turkey. The pines were as still as death. The moon hung high and cold, he is employed in noting the move Suddenly the hunter stopped. His ments of lights and where they are hair rose on end and his blood chilled, going. Across the path lay the soldier, stiff with all the 6cjence that ia packe(i and forever sUlh while the moonlight 5nto the human body there is no more Biiwiic uii ma ninic tctrui ou Buuing eyes. Unscathed and unafraid, this veter an warrion, who had passed througn the awful battle of Shiloh and Don aldson, had been a pawn in the terri ble game that Sherman: played with Johnston, had helped capture Atlanta, and was now finally marching North to the great surrender, died, like Sise ra, by the hand of a woman and of a ludicrous old crippled negro woman at that wl.ose weapon was a pine stick. PROFESSIONAL TRAINING FOR TEACHERS' It is now a recognized' fact that teaching is coming more and more to be regarded as a professional and not a temporary makeshift. That the teacher is being- increas ingly measured by professional stand ards is evident in many ways. School authorities are looking for teachers whose heart is in their work, who are filled with the desire for service (Jut in no way is this movement more- cident than :n the growing demand for teachers who are trained for work it will faff to them to da The teacher who is in demand is- the twirher who has a sense of the problems that arise and who can- work intelligently at their solution in his- own school and community. One whose knowledge is limited to the pages of the books one teacnes can neither render adequate service to the community nor hope- for personal su'iuess. Hut the school can never render its full service until it is manned by teachers who are welf trained, ano who, as a result of their professional training;, are bound together by a common code of ethics, a common sense of service. Increased financial rewards will come, increased influ ence in community councils will come, jus professional standards rase. Whether you, us a teacher, are mak ing an effort to improve yourself jn '. as corn. We need more grain and your profession, is a matter which l torage, corn supplies both. No concerns, not you alone, but the teach-1 7! ,we Krow s , well adapted It ers of North Carolina as a whole.1 t'llP:M' ?f ',ive stock as is Every teacher who is content to per - lorrn year alter year the same rou- tine tul;s in the same mwhani.al is helping to deiav the dawn of better things for all. Teachers need to drVidnn the ame fivlintr ef re.smm- fdliilitv for the welfare of the whole tiT.c!-ir?r hod" that characterizes the i.ltiludf of the physician or the law yer towards his profession. Thn Slnte makes ample provision for the belter professional trninfnu if its teachers who are already in semee. Winter reading circles iinct professioiu.l meetings are followed by nstitutes and summer schools, lhe University does its part with a six!inmrw mi n KVA 'moictnrp weeks summer session, from June 151 to July SO. The rapidity with which summer schools have, sprung up in the last it'w vi-ui uii uvc tnu tummy ia i in - best testimony to their efficiency. The teacher who invests in a summer school course of studv will find the investment many times repaid in in creased professional spirit and deep ened opportunity for service. HOW TO PROLONG LIFE OF TYPE WRITER RIBBONS After reading in the Southern Rail way Bulletin of the plan originated by Agent W. U. uetides, or Alt tJar mel, 111., for lengthening the useful ness of carbon paper by drawing the reverse side across a hot stove or ra diator, Miss Pearl E. Harris, stenog rapher and clerk in the Southern Rail way" freight station at Augusta, Ga., made the discovery that a worn type writer ribbon, treated in the same manner, gives excellent results. Miss Harris took an old, worn out ribbon and slowly passed it by a hot stove. The heat caused the unused carbon to melt and distribute itself evenly over the entire width of the ribbon. Miss Harris is of the opinion that if this plan were generally adopted a consid- erable saving for the company would! ..n. r ICTBUlb. left in the soil for the use of crops that follow the meadow. DANGER TO THE EYES The subject of trouble with the eyes is now giving grave concern to many civilized governments. The life lead by the modern man and woman is not conducive to good eye sight. At least two European monarch wear glasses; and in Canada, a enormous number of people above tha age of twenty wear them. In several foreign countries, commissions have been appointed to inquire into and to suggest remedies Tor defective eye Bight. In Germany, the eye problem is bad, especially among children; and in England, poor school children are provided with spectacles free of charge. In our own country, too, there is much trouble with the eyes. The average lusinees man keeps his eyes in a strain all day long. He reads the morning paper between snatches of eggs and bacon or on a jolting train, which jogs the printed words in and out of vision; then he rushes to his office, and often pours i gets his eyes into such a condition , that everything looks yellow when he ( comes out. electric light On the way home thp paper or a magazine is persued and I in the evening amusement at a the- ater or cinematograph show, the poor eyes are the sole medium of pleasure. Nor does the outdoor worker get much relief from eye strain. Take the chauffeur. For the whole of his time his eyes are on the move searcn- ing the maze of the amazing traffic of modern times, while at nieht time scientific, accurate, or delicate organ than the eye. Yet. the eye. in work or play is more used than any other of the senses or organs. When it goes wrong nothing can put it right again, morphine is dangerous and un reliable as a preventative, and very costly. Eye defects muBt be borne with a grin.. The commonest cause of eye strain which is the starting point mt most eye weaknesses is the lack of the ultra violet ray. To the eye the ultra violet ray is necessary.. Ire artificial light this ray is existent only in small quantities. With electric light the ray is sometime altogether- nonexist ent. The more scientific and modern the light is the less likelihood is there of the existence of an ultra violet ray. A few months ago a well .known journalist found that his eyes were suddenly getting very bad. At last he went to a specialist and was Uttd that he had come jjst in time to save him self from going nearly blind. This case is being multiplied every day. There is no physical decadence- about it. An infirmity it certainly is, which will go on increasing until a scientist with a deal provides us with aat ar tificial ultra violet ray: NOW FOR CORN If there ever was a time for South ern farmers to diversify, especially to grow more food and feed crops, now is the time. In other words, no is the Southern farmer's opportunity to get safely into the kind of farming that he should have been doing all the time. With a low price for our main so-called money crop and with geod prospects for a continuance of low prices; with good prices prevail ing frr grain and forage crops and good prospects for a continuace of good prices, there are at least two good reasons for diversifying and no reason whatever, for not doing so. Among the various general crops vet to be planted', nomj is so import jlno nl,K'n. n'-S'ecveil, mit womiernu ll "-" " y . " U"ny 10 a " ,1 .. '.'-J of P'" per acre, and at the same timo grow from one to three tons ol lI"rlJr R lorajre. To grew corn sicces:--fullv. the ob serving of a few impoitant principles ;-.re necessary. These, are, plenty of moisture, a good supply of nitrogen, improved reed and suitable cultiva tion. This means deep breaking, the turning under of legumes and main taining the soil muh-h throughout th season. When land is broken at this ; inlc of lh vear. it should be well urfl,n,i tu0 oQm t-.iv tn nntverize In middm? plans for corn growing this season, the corn should have the I choice of the best land. It does not j pay to grow corn on poor land. Com- . nierciai ieruii.er. jniuiuicviiLiy - usually pay when used with cotton 'and some other crops on poor land, I hut rarelv more than rav their tost with corn on poor land. Give the corn the best land, and plant sufficient acreage to supply all probable neeiis at home and some for your neighbors. You cannot afford to buy corn at fron seventy cents to a dollar per busnei. when it can be grown at from twenty to thirty cents. Often, with good farming, the stover grown with the grain pays all cost of growing the crop, thus leaving the grain as an absolute profit. North Carolina should be growing not less than thirty bush els of corn per acre. It will probably take this much to do good farming Who wants to be a sorry farmer! THE COURT OF LAST RESORT Around the stove of the cross roada grocery is the real court of last re sort, for it finally over-rules all otn ers. Chamberlain's Cough Rem.ei; has been brought before this court in almost every cross roads grocery in this country, and has always receives a favorable verdict. It is in the cou r.aota to receive Wu man expects to receive i lis money that this remedy DDreciated. For sale by u (1 nilClC- value for is most appreciated. : dealers,
The Courier (Asheboro, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
March 25, 1915, edition 1
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