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RYE AND CRIMSON CLOVER THE HOPE OF STOKES COUNTY The Tremenduous Advantage of Incorporating Humus In Our Soils'-lnteresting Letter to the Farmers From County Demonstrator W. P. Holt. Both Timely and Instructive. p ■. \\ [•, 11 •• 1 '• 1 .uty r.-trni lv!uu>i*tr.'it- ~ As the time approaches for next year's crop and plans have been agreed upon for this field and that we should pause for a moment and ask ourselves it our proposed system is a c , -' ! - sr; :vtivo system, or is it go:ng t-.! -• destructive, is it our aim to ; ii'duce profitable crops at the same time improve ■ur remembering that soil is to be ■ >.ied to bv further >retu-ra ti >r.s for their support, or other wise. is it our aim to product what we can at present without any thought of the future.' in making our plans we should ask ourselves which our system ot rotation is going to be. and it we :';nd our system to bo destruc tive. then it is time for us to j adopt methods that will tr.akej i»ur system constructive. 'he farmer who does this is the farmer who may be looked upon as a real benefactor to the cause of agriculture. Then we must ma.e iberal practice of the > of those crops which add organic matter to our soils. >rganic matter in soils increases their water-holding power and ;m --p - es their physical condition. T;i;s is one of the direct advan tages resulting from the incor-" poration of humus in soils. Ihe organic matter of soils is used up b.- filiation during tillage and the soils become out of condition, and run together and cake after heavy rains unless this loss be mule good. Organic matter may be increased in soils in several ways, but the quickest i and most economical way for us is the liberal usage of green cover crops, or green manure crops, such as we will consider later, but why should we be con tent with green crops that add organic matter alone when at the same time we can grow leguminous crops, those crops which in addition to humus sup ply soils with nitrogen, one of the most valued elements of plant food. Not only does the humus con tent of soils decrease during cul tivation. but the nitrogen does also. It will, therefore, general ly be profitable to grow for green manuring a crop that adds this element to the soil. Leguminous crops, such as beans, peas, clover and alfalfa use atmospheric, nitrogen thru the medium of bacteria infesting the root tubtrcles, while grain croos can nit use it from the air. but must get their nitrogen from the soil > itself. Then leguminous crops used for green manuring will add both humus and nitrogen to soil. By taking advantage of sea sons and conditions of cropping the organic matter and the nitro- j gen of soils may be maintained : WANTED! 1,000 BUSHELS of WHEAT Asa matter of convenience to our custom ers we will take in exchange wheat 0:1 accounts and for goods in anv line we handle. t2 Shore Mercantile Company, King, North Carolina. without serious hindrance to the system of cropping, whatever that be, but plans should be made so that each tield may bear a nitrogen gathering crop every few years. The desirable suc cession of crops can bo best secured by adopting detinite rotations. The particular crops must be determined upon by the local conditions, but the svstom or rotation must include a liberal usage of legumes. The two green manuring crops which mav be considered best for our county are rye and crimson clover. They are especially adapted to our local conditions, and for a source of organic mat ter alone, one may be as valuable as the other, but by the fact that rye is not a legume we are com-, pelled to give preference to crimson clover. However, for the fact that rye may be grown more successfully on our poor soils makes it more valuable in many instances. The fact that we tind so little crimson clover grown in this county doesn't necessarilly mean that it is not adapted to our conditions. 1 am glad to say that ;>•} per cent, of the crimson ' clover sown last season with proper preparation and seeding was a success. Now the question is what do we call proper preparation for crimson clover'.' If we are to sow stubble land we want to break early, work the soil with disc t harrow until it is thoroughly; pulverized to depth of breaking, ■ then continue the use of a sec-j tion harrow on this until seeding, time, which may be any time from the 2«» th of July to first of Sept., however, the early seeding is preferable, especially on our heavier clay soils as the better growth assures less danger from freezing during the cold winter months. On the other hand if we wish to seed land used for hoed crops a good level cultivation makes an ideal seed bed. The 11-tooth-1 ed cultivator is a suitable imple-j ment for putting in clover 3eed. Seeding must take place while laving corn by. provided, you have season enough in the soil to hasten germination. Seed may be sown same as above, any time from 2«) th of July to Ist of Sept. Twelve pounds of seed >n both cases should give a good stand. Whenever crim son clover hasn't been grown previous to this seeding it might be well to inoculate your seed. Inoculating may be had for the small sum of 1 cent. I have a number of cards for distribution which entitles you to inoculating materials free and will be glad to furnish same upon request. THE DANBURY REPORTER THE FOOT-WASHING Interesting Function Oi the Primitive Baptists Last Sunday. j FOR NEXT SUN DAN' Services At North \ iew, to Which Everybody is Invited. Dan bury Route 1, July •!. The annual footwashing was held at I'iney Grove Baptist church last Sunday. Services were opened at U'o'clock by Elder Jesse Ash burn, of Winston-Salem, who de livered to the manv hundreds of people a very interesting sermon, lie was followed bv Elders Col lins and Tucker, who spoke equal ly as well and who took the time up to noon when the announce ments were made and a recess for an hour was taken. During this time a delicious dinner was spread in the grove to which every one was invited. This dinner consisted of many good things to eat and drink, which the many people enjoyed after several hours worry from sitting and strolling. This proved to be one of the most delightful events of the season. After dinner the members prepared the circle of seats under the grove where each member had their feet washed while a selected hymn was sung by the surrounding crowd. The bread and wine were next served bv Klder Fagg and Mr. Thos. Yaden. Services were closed by a song and a warm hand shaking, after which Elder Luther Tucker pronounced the benediction. The ice cream party given by Messrs. llorrell Mabe and Jesse Bennett last Saturday evening proved to be an enjoyable occa?- sion for the large crowd of young people. Mrs. J. A. Fagj? and children, of Walnut Cove, are spending a week with her mother and father in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Fagg. Mrs. H. H. Reid, who has been suffering from dropsy for some time, is slowly improving, and her many friends regret to see her in this condition. Services wili be held at North View church next Sunday at 11 o'clock. Everybodv invited. Important Advice From Demonstrator Holt The question is often asked, "When should we lay-by our corn?" I wa.it to say that we are in the midst of the period of our corn growth: that great losses are sustained every year owing to the fact that we cease cultivat ing our crops too soon. Not realizing the value of the soil mulch to their growing crops, most farmers quit working them at the critical period, and thus greatly lessen their yields. We should be more cautious about this practice, and endeavor to avoid this loss by maintaining our soil mulch so long as possible during the period of rapid growth of our crops, which mulch can be maintained only by the practice of frequent shallow cultivation. W. P. HOLT. THE NORTH CAROLINA Cailsie of Agriculture and Mechanic Aits Young men seeking to equip themselves for practical life in 'Agriculture and all its allied i branches: in Civil, Electrical and i Mechanical Engineering: i n I Chemistry and Dyeing: in Textile Industry, and in Agricultural 1 Teaching will find excellent pro vision for their chosen careers at | the State's Industrial College. ; This College fits men for life, j Faculty for the coming year of f>s men: students: 25 build ings. Admirably equipped laboratories in each department. County examinations for each department. County examina tions at each county seat of) July 8. For catalogue, write E. B. OWEN. F-egiatrar, West Raleigh, N. C. 19 I 5 | _ j Season at j t/3 "0 j a T> i Cu I 3 3 2 ! : 3 i j Opened ! June 12th, 119 15 i ——— l | _ The Finest Water in | the World for Debili- I tated Constitutions. j RATES REASONABLE | PEPPER BROS, s Owners and Proprietors. 4 iediront Springs, - N. C.
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