METHODS Of ERADICA
TING 110 ONI
Plowing and Cultivating Properly
and at the Right Time Will Be
helpful.
The wild onion, or garlic which
causes an annual money loss to
farmers of millions of dollars a
year, can be eradicated by care
ful methods of cu'tivation. ac
cording to farmers' Bulletin No.
(510. of the Department of Agri
culture, shortly to be issued.
The wild onion is the worst weed
pest in a large part of the terri
tory in the Atlantic coast region
from Massachusetts to (ieorgia,
and as far inland as Missouri. It
not only gives milk a disagree
able odor and flavor, but when
the onion bulbelts get in wheat
they give the flour made from it
a pronounced garlick odor and
taste.
The measures recommended
f>r the eradication of the wild
cnion, or garlic, pest arc based
on the growing habits of this
plant. It ripens in June or July,
when it has a stem one and one
half to three and one-half feet
tall, on the top of which are
found clusters of the aerial bul
blets, incorrectly called seeds.
The plant seldom produces true
seeds. It multiplies by forming
two to six new bulblets, which
start to grow after the leaves
and stems die. Tli-'se Lulblets
consist generally of a large bull)
with a tl.in white .skin and small
er une- with a haul, b'wWii shell.
The soft shell iv.lb v-:nr. males in
the summer or early fa!', and the
hard she!l bulbs do not start
growth until a considerably later
date. A few start in the late
fall, but most of them remain
dormant until the following
soring, or even later. Inasmuch
as the plants from the soft shell-
New Fall and Winter
GOODS!
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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
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of Ladies' and Miises Cloaks
and Coat Suits, and a big
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of the very latest styles.
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Come to see us and be convinced
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prices.
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Walnut Cove, l\l. C.
Ed bulbs advance far enough to
produce new '>U'.JS before all the
hard shellni bulbs have germin
ated. th' re is an overlapping of
generations, which is the secret
of the remarkable persistence of
this weed.
To kill the wild onion, the work
must be started in the fall to de
stroy the plants from the soft
shelled bulbs before they produce I
new bulbs. The best time is
when the new plants are 12 to 15
inches high, or during October
and November in the South and
December in the North. At this
stage the land should be plowed
fairly deep, turning under al! the
onion tops. The tops should be
completely buried by the plowing
| and for this reason, a plow with
: a jointer attached to the beam
will often be a great help. Disk
ing the land previous to plowing
will also aid in burying the tops.
The following soring the field
should be planted in a cultivated
crop, com in check rows being
best. Another shallow plowing;
may be necessary in the spring,
but ordinarily a disking or two
previous to planting will suffice.
! In cultivating the corn, the effort
j should be to kill the onion plants
I that spring up an:l the easiest
| wav to do this is to cut oft' the
| tops. Cultivators of the sweep
I type are the best. On many of
\ the modern cultivators, sweeps !>
! to IS inches wide may be quickly
'attached in place of the shovels.
Some soils, of course, are too
.stony or otherwise unsuitable for
the use of sweeps.
1 From th' time th" farmer i>
able to i;et on the land in the
spring until the? corn is laid by,
h.* M;OUUI direct his ell'ovts to
wards preventing the onion from
making top growth, with the
idea of killing the plants that
com.' nil from the hard shdl
bulbs. If this is well done, most
of the onions will disappear by
the end of summer. Some of the
THE OANBURY REPORTED
President Names Day For Nation
to Pray for the End of the War.
I
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By the President of the Uniteu States of America.
A PROCLAMATION
Whereas great nations of the world have taken up arms against
one another and war now draws millions of men into battle whom
the counsel of statesmen have not been abie to save from the
terrible sacrifice:
And whereas in this as in all things it is our privilege and duty
to seek counsel and succor of Almighty God. humbling ourselves
before him, confessing our weakness and our lack of any wisdom
equal to these things;
And whereas it is the especial wish and longing of the people of
the United States, in prayer and counsel an.l all friendliness, to
serve the cause of peace:
Tlu. re fore, I, W jodrow Wilson. President of the United States
of America, d> designate Sunday, the Ith day of October next, a
day of prayer and supplication, and do request all (lod-fearirg
persons to repair on that day to their places of worship, there to
unite their petitions to Almighty tod that overruling the counsel of
men, setting straight the things they cannot govern, or alter, tak
ing pity on the nations now in the throes of conflict, in His mercy
and goodness showing a way where men can see none. He vouch
safe His children healing peace again and restore once more that
concord among men and nations without which there can be neither
happiness nor true friendship nor any wholesome fruit of toil or
thought in the world: praying also to this end that He forgive us
our sins, our ignorance of his holy will, our wilfulness and many
errors, and lead us in the paths of obedience to places of vision
and to thoughts and counsels that purge and make wise.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this Bth day of September, in
the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, and
of the independence of the United States of America the one
hundred and thirty-nineth.
By the President: WOOPKoW WILSON.
WILLIAM JI-INXINC.S DiIVAN. Secretary of State.
The Casily iial,
Soarianburg .! 01: a'.
A bulletin retvritly issued I y
the Virginia department of
health declares that rats cost the
State of Virginia Mio a
year or half as much as the
citizens pay in State taxes for
the support of the government.
The report declares that careful
estimates by people who have
studied the situation is that there
are at least as many rats as there
are people in this country, and
that every farm has at least five
times as many rats as human
beings.
The rapid breeding of this
psst, and its ability f o evade its
enemies are responsible for the
great army of destroyers, and
for the loss it causes. The rat is
a vandal. It is cunning and
secretive and quick. It lives
away from the walks of men by
day and destroys by night. The
rat has Ion»r been an outlaw, and
because of this shapes its habits
; accordingly.
Even though rats were harm
less their multitude would make
them a nuisance, but, as a matter
of fact, they are among the most
; destructive pest 3 in the world.
It is estimated that the average
rat's destructive work costs one
! half a cent per day. This means
an annual loss of i?l SS per rat
SISS per year to the farm where
there are a hundred rats, a fair
average per farm.
Hats destroy corn in winter,
your.g chickens in spring, various
• crops in sun , and other
I property in fall. Kirgs and other
foodstuffs bf value are being
consumed at all times.
Added to all ibis the rat is a
| carrier of diseases. There should
I be no place for him in this
world.
A world-wide rat killing would
. be a good thing.
Miss J. sie Pepper left yester
day to vi-ir her sister, Mrs. S. S.
Oliver, at Forest. Va..
hard shell bulbs, however, may
delay germination for a year or
two, so that by fall a few plants
may again be in evidence. The
farmer, therefore, should be pre
pared to follow the san.e plan of
deep plowing late in the fall,
succeeded by a carefully cultivat
ed crop the next spring. In two
years this treatment is almost
' sure death to all wiH onions in
the land, and the work can be
carried out with but little extra
j labor and expense.
225 AM Birthday
Sinner At King
i\:ng. Sept. "Ji. The relatives
and friends of Mr. (.'. M. Fulp
gave him a surprise birthday din
ner last Sunday. Two hundred,
and twenty people were present.
This was Mr. Fulp's lifty-third
birthday, The tabl-j was heavily
laden and one of the most tempt
ing this correspondent ever had
the pleasure of viewing. Every-,
body present seemed to enjoy
themselves to the utmost.
Mr. G. M. Allen, the liveryman j
here, lost a nice horse Tuesday. ,
I Mr. \V. E. Newsum, of Tobac-;
coville, has moved his family
here. He wil engage in the;
i livery business.
A force of brick masons are |
i cleaning and penciling the:
walls of the new bank building,:
which adds much to its appear
ance.
! Mr. I. B. Stone, who has been
II quite sick for some time, shows
I very little improvement.
Mr. B. F. Pulliam's new addi
i tion to his residence on Main
■ street is nearir.g completion.
Mr. F. E. Shore went to W'ins
,: ton Salem yesterday,
ij
Ih? Hoad Work In
i. Airy Township
The work of grading the White
Sulphur Springs road and also the
5 Low (lap road has been com pie t
"|ed. The application of the top
" soil coat has been practically
' completed on the Springs road
and is in progress on the Low
I Gap road.
I I On each of these roads splend
-5 id grades have been secured, and
i the road bed is first class in every
I particular. It is expected that
the surfacing on both of these
roads will be completed before
- winter sets in.
.: Woik on the Old Hollow road
I will begin soon, if it has r.ot al
ready commenced. The complet
i ion of this r ad together with
r some repair work is probably
* about all that can be done this
.• season and when completed good
- j roads will radiate in all directions
f from Mount Airy. It is doubtful
, if another township in the State
-! has as many miles of goo I roads
3 as the (Iranite City. It is a posi-
II tive delight to travel over them.
i' Mt. Airy News.
? I
%\ Make your neighborhood a
I reading neighborhood.
THE
NEW WAREHOUSE
will be ready for busi
ness early in the season
and it will
PAY YOU TO SELL
YOUR TOBACCO
WITH US.
With the best arranged and most con
venient house in this section; a strong
corps of buyers and a full force of experien
ced warehousemen we can always get the
very
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if we don't i ell us.
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Walnut Cove. N. C.
Enppent of Miss !
Wilson Humored
From Washington comes the j
rumor that Miss Margaret Wilson, j
the only ur.manied daughter of;
President Wilson, will be married j
thi." fall to Jas. McKeynolds, |
formerly attorney general and j
recently appointed a justice of;
; the supreme court.
It is stated that the wedding!
; was to have taken place early in
: October, but was postponed on
! account of the death of Mrs.!
j Wilson.
Miss Wilson is the oldest
daughter of the president, being j
2(> years of age, and Mr. Mcßey-j
nolds, who is a bachelor, is 45
years old.
I I
(iootl Harm for Rent.
I have a good farm fo- rent.
Two-horse farm, with >jood
! chance for wheat, corn and
tobacco. A lot of the land is in
clover. Apply to
J. A. LAWSON,
tf Danbury. N. ('., Route 1.
/« i Cannot lmrn novor leak—-look well am! jj
\ •! ::r > inaxjvnaiv \ 'l'ht'y cover the I>est hnnu'it,
I' ihurehed, school.* ami public buildings all over
R. H. R. BLAIR, - DANIiURV, N. C
I"" FARM^TORE 1
\V. S. Watkins' farm and store for sale. Ideal [
location; Campbell P. ().; 75 acres land, good f
dwelling, store house, 2 tobacco barns and ij
other buildings and orchard.
Mr. Watkins retires because of ill health. 7
Someone is going to get this bargain. See Mr. |
Watkins or I
THE STOKES REALTY EXCHANGE
DAN BURY, - - - N. CARO. I
: Notss About the Proliibi
lion Election in Virginia
The latest returns from the
I prohibition election in Virginia
i place the majority for prohibi
tion at about -10,000.
I The law dees not go ir.to tft'ect
| until Nov. 1, 191 ii, instead of
!July 1, 191(5, as was stated in
! last issue.
Patrick countv gave tJOU major
ity against prohibition, and was
I the "vvetest" countv in Virginia.
An Up-To-Oale Store.
! The establishment of the Stokes
| Supply Co., at King, is one of
j the most complete in the county,
and they carry an immense line
jof goods of every description.
| The manager, Mr. W. E. Hart
man, is always on his job and by
virtue of his long experience in
the business he knows how to
sell you the best goods at the
1 closest prices. When you visit
the Stokes County Fair dor.'t
forget to drop in and inspect
their stock. Read their ad in
this paper.