SEPOBT FROM HOLT The County Demonstrator j Tells How the Demon stration Plots Are Doing, I ERROR OF FARMERS Who Pull Fodder and Fops Too Soon, Thus Lowering the Food Value of the Corn Eastsrn Stjkes Farm ers Interested. Editor Reporter : The demonstration plots with ■ corn are showiig up well con sidering the protracted drought. By means otf this drought many farmers have been led to see and appreciate the value of thorough preparation and late cultivation as the only effective way of making satisfactory re turns with limited rainfall. Many farmers have lowered the food value of this corn by taking the fodder and tops too soon. We hope to see the day when enough attention will be given to hay crops, grasses of different kinds, and legumes to furnish roughage enough that we will not be so dependent on our corn crop as to have to in-1 jure the crop that we may get roughage sufficient to winter our stock. •Ve rind quite a number of eastern Stokes fanners interest ed in grasses, some mor? par-; ticularly interested in mixtures fcr ; c-sturss, whil*? other mix tures :• j r hay. These farmers s":o..!i bi for the star: they have taker, along this mu.'.. neglected line of agricul-. ture. The farmers who have dem onstration plots of orn f)r this season will please f.ll out their car.:s and mail to agent at Dan burv. If any one doing work haven't a card, if he will notify the agent cards will be furnish ed. Please attend to this as noon as possible as we are urged to have reports by time crops are gathered. WM. P. HOLT, Agent, Dan bury, N. C. hulls ofOemonstration Work From every county in Virginia come to the writer reports of the work of the farm demonstrators. One of the best is from Brunswick county where Dan D. Sizer has charge of the work under T. 0. Sandy, the Federal agent. Many farmers here are demonstrating what can be done on one and two-acre lots, the boys are in evidence with their one - acre corn lots, the poultry clubs are talking through the results obtained. Pure-bred cattle, dairy herds, and a higher grade of hogs are now to be found in every section. Permanent pastures are numerous; there are 400 acres of alfalfa this year where there were none two years ago. Mr. Sizer has introduced the inoculation of cowpeas as per the Federal formula with surprising results. And there ■are still hundreds of acres of un developed land here.—G. E. Ray, in Progressive Farmer. COLT FOR SALE-I have fcr sale a fine colt four months old. Will sell cheap. GEO. Q. VEN • ABLE. Dar.fcury, N. C~ 23sept2t. | Exhibit Tour Fro- I ducts at the fairs It is now too late to prepare ex hibits of livestock and many oth 'er products for the early fairs [this fall, but whenever possible ! farm products should be exhibit ed. The premiums may not be worth the expense and trouble. Indeed, no prelum:; may be won, , although much care is devoted to j making the exhibit; but if an ex ; hibitor goes about his work in : the proper way he is benefited j far beyond the value of the premium, whether he wins or loses. The exhibitor who does not study carefully the exhibits for the purpose of learning the rea sons why he has won, or why he ' has lost, fails to obtain the best Dart of the reward to the ex hibitors at the fairs. If he wins he should learn the good points of his exhibit and he can not afford to fail to also learn its weak points. If he loses he should learn the weak points of his own exhibit and the strong points of those that beat him. Our Southern farmers do not j exhibit as largely as they should at the fairs. This particularly applies to individual exhibits of farm products. There is no bet ter way of improving our crops and increasing interest in them than comparing them with our neighbor's. i It should also be remembered tint the best way to interest the bays and girls in doing better work on the farms and in the i farm houses is to encourage them to make exhibits at the fairs. It is some trouble to m ike ex- > ihi'oits at a iair, but if it is clcr.e in the proper spirit and fcr in formation as well as the prem ium, it will pay. There are some incompetent judges at the fairs and probably our small Southern fairs fail here more than anywhere else, but the chances are that the placing of prizes correctly than does the exhibitor and he is less likely to be prejudiced. For these reasons it is useless and in bad taste to charge the judge with dishonesty or incompetency because you fail to win. The better plan is to try to find out why the other fellow won and use this knowledge to produce a better exhibit next time. It is not too late for many of our reader to prepare exhibits of agricultural products for some of the late fairs. If you want any special information in reference to making such an exhibit write to the secretary of your fair and he will gladly send it to you. Machine Guns In Trees. Copenhagen, Sept. 16. The correspondent of the Belingske Übends telegraphs from Aus trian headquarters as follows: "The Russians have done great execution with machine guns mounted in trees. Austrian doc tors declare that they are unable to discover any evidence that the Russians are using expanding bullets. The Russian infantry men are said to fire high, owing to the excessive depth of their trenches. Russian scouts are burning houses as a means of signalling their artillery, but no charges of brutality have been made against them.'' TOBACCO SELLS WELL I DURHAM'S MARKET | 1 I Average of Sixteen Cents! Paid Tor the Weed There! 1 Yesterday. Durhom, Sept. 17.—Tobacco j that was sold here today brought j a better price than that sold at, the opening of the market. The j average will be something over j l'i cents for about the same grades of tobacco olfered on the j day the market opened. It is; thought that thare is little doubt j ; of an increase over this for ali of j ; the tobacco companies have their; buyers on the market with in-1 structions to purchase about the j ! same amount they have usually i 1 taken from the local market. All of the tobacco factories in Durham are also working every day. The war has not stopped them at all so this part of the tobacco industry will need as much tobacco this year as it ever, needs. It is estimated that the wheat crop of the United States this j vear will, after supplying home needs, provide a surpljs of 300.000,000 bushels for export, j ; While the crop is abundant home consumers are already paying more for Hour as a result of tVe foreign demand, which is steadily pushing up the price. Western farmers are talking of holding wheat for $2 a bushel and if they should do so the consumer will have reason to compLin of tin war. New Fall and Winter GOODS! We have just opened up a complete line of fall and winter goods and are ready to supply your wants in Shoes, Hats, Dry Goods, No tions, Men's, Boys' and Chil= dren's Clothing, Ladies and Children's Dresses and Dress Goods. A pretty assortment of Ladies' and Miises Cloaks and Coat Suits, and a big line of Ladies' New Fall Hats of the very latest styles. We have no WAR PRICES and can save you money on every purchase. Come to see us and be convinced that we sell new goods at the old prices. John A. Burton Walnut Cove, INI. C. THE DANBURY REPORTER ! Felers Creek, Va. Peter's Creek, Va., Sept. 12. 'Cutting and curing tobacco is % the order of the dav, now. ! Misses Mae and Lena Martin, : Carrie Teriy, Mamie Padgett, Sallie Mays, Gladys Mitchell: 'Messrs. Lewis. Mitchell, Fred ! Padgett, Tom and James Puckett. i Bryan Williams and Reid Gunter | visited at Mr. 11. E. Turner's . Sunday afternoon. ! Misses Mae and Lima Martin :entert.ilr.ed a number of th , friends Friday night. Those ; present were Misses Carrie I Terry, Mamie Padgett, Sailie jMays: Messrs. A. H. and F. L j Padgett, Tom and James Puckett. j James Moss, George and Grover ! Beasley and Sam Mavs. They reported a jolly time. Mrs. Tom Collins is right sick at "present, we are sorry to note. Rev. J. E. DeShazo preached at Creasey's Chapel Sunday. Misses Georgia Turner, Lena Martin: Messrs. Fied Padgett j and Robert Turner will leave for jßlackstone, Farrum and Hills ville in a few days where they will enter school. Schools were given out for this district at Red Bank last week. VIRGINIAN. CHIGHESTER SPILLS DIAMOND BRAND 00 Ifc $ LADIES I A.k your I'rDfrglat for CITI-CHESTER'S A DIAMOND BRANI> PILLS in KI D nr.c/j\ GOLD metallic boxes, sealed wilb Ribbon. TAKB NO OTHER. HO, .PT»»pV7 Dragtclit tnd ault for 111(11 M It H V DIAMOND HUM) PI 1.1.N, fur Uventv.fiT® years regarded na Be*t,Safest. Always Kt'.i&ble. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE PSfHa, The Sale of Valuable Real Estate known as part of the W. O. Donnell home Place, near Oak Ridge, ad vertised in this paper to take place Saturday, September 19th, has been postponed, temporarily. At a later date announcement will be made setting another date for this sale of valuable property. In the meantime those interested in securing building sites or small farms in the most desir= able section of Guilford county will do well to investigate this prop= erty and be ready for the sale to be announced in this paper. R. C. HOOD, Greensboro, N. C. j FARM-STORE! | \V. S. Watkins' farm and store for sale. Ideal location; Campbell P. O.; 75 acres land, good dwelling, store house, 2 tobacco barns and other buildings and orchard. Mr. Watkins retires because of ill health. §omeone is going to get this bargain. See Mr. Watkins or THE STOKES REALTY EXCHANGE DANBURY, N. CARO. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Hi if Tht t shinelt hioned way of hand-dipping—one ut a time. IK>3 HQ \w\ They're made for the man who wants a roof that will last indefinitely and never need repairs. 1555SSE5E Fireproof, Stormproof, and inexpensive. R. H. R. BLAIR, - DANBURY, N. C.