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TAGS TWO THE WARREN RECORD FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20 io, j FARMERS PRODUCE WEALTH IN VAIN Bread and Meat Program Nec essary If Producers Are To Be Independent. o fijrK TABLE TELLS THE STORY Two hundred and thirty million dol lars in round numbers is the amount of hard earned cash sent out of North Carolina in 1920 for bread and meat, grain, hay and forage, and other foods and feeds for man and beast. This total covers standard, staple farm and garden supplies not ex tras, dainties and luxuries of diet. And furthermore, the calculation was based on farm values, not retal prices. In other words, North Carolina was only fifty-two percent self-feeding in 1920. Nearly half or forty-eight per cent of our bread and meat was im ported from the North and West. These ratios considered, thirty-four states made a better showing, and five of these were Southern states Okla homa, Tennessee, Virginia, Texas and Arkansas, in the order named. A-B-Cs.-of Farm Finance. The first business of a farm is to feed the farmer, the farmer's family, and the farm animals, says Dr. T. N. Carver of Harvard University. The production of cottoiLand tobacco o any other cash crop ona home raised bread and meat basis, is the on'y way for the farmer to retain the wealth he produces. In every county there are farmers wTho always have cm and wehat in their bins, hayand for age in their barns, meat in their smoke houses, and canned fruits in their pantries. These are invariably the farmers who are safely ahead of the game. They accumulate wealth. They A million men have turned- to -One Eleven Cigarettes a firm verdict superior qu for ality0 "One-Eleyen S" muff'.. -r. ' cigarettes 15 h. 10. e tobacco. They are our best money crops and are likely to remain so for long years to come, but we will be ar good credit risks, as every banker wjse to base their production on sta ple food and feed crops. The boll weevil is a hard school master, but the lesson he teaches is lastingly learned by farmers, mer- The University News Letter. A young couple was on the porch and had arrived at the proposal state. John "Mary, let's get married." Mary "John, who'd have us?" Essay Wins Trip to Washington will tell you. As for the rest, they are solidly convinced that it is good sense and good business to raise cotton or to- i j a l r , i : n,:fi, l oacco aim to uuy Aim auit "chantSf and bankers alike easn money irom crops, as a mauer of fact it is good sense and good bus iness for the supply merchants ind the warehousemen but not for the far mers. Our farmers produce vast wealth under this plan, but som ;body else gets it. It is a policy that en riches the country towns and the me tropolitan trade centres, but it era- poverishes the country people.. Farm Cooperation. Our farmers can never hope to be self -directing citizens of the common wealth until they are self -financing; and they can never be self-financing until .they are self -feeding. The suc cess of farm cooperative enterprise depends at last upon accumulated farm collateral and the credit it com mands. The cooperative marketing of cotton and tobacco in average years in the South calls for something like one and a half billion dollars of cash or credit, and the enterprise is in peril if it must be financed on the outside by organized big business or bolster ed by State or Federal favors. The only safe basis is accumulated collat eral on the farms. Farming as a bus iness must stand on its own bottom of accumulated capital. The following tables tell the story in 1920: Bread and Meat Farmers. Percent Per Capita HARDWARES - s i com'- - FOR LUMBER, BUILDING MATERIAL AND HARDWARE Sent Us Orders. You get it quick and its right in Quality and Price. C. D. RAY & SON Oxford, North Carolina. y.s, -J The intake manifold, bolted directly to the exhaust manifold, is heated by hot gases discharged from the exhaust valves, directly against it. This makes certain the most efficient preheating and transformation of fuel from liquid to dry gas form, in an in stant. It aids complete combustion, giv ing full power and maximum economy. MOTOR SALES COMPANY DEALERS WARRENTON, N. C. You need this in your home Prevents Disease, Saves Soap, Labor and Time Housewives who have trouble in keeping their refrigerators clean, and sanitary should use Red Seal Lye. Just dissolve one tablespoon ful of Red Seal Lye in a bucket of water. This solution will clean your refrigerator better than a big bar of soap; not only will it be shining clean, but it will be odor less and absolutely sanitary. Red Seal Lye means death to germs. "Washing clothes in ordinary water is an extravagant waste of soap. The best way to save soap is to first soften the water with a little Red Seal Lye. Red Seal Lye is a high test base. It con- terations whatsoever and will, therefore, last longer and work quicker than ordinary lye. Red Seal Lye will save you money in many other ways. It makes a splendid soap for kitchen and laundry. Simply take one large can of Red Seal Lye and mix it with grease and water. No boiling or tiresome labor. One can will make twenty cakes of pure soap. The Red Seal Booklet de scribes many household uses, such as "How to prevent drain trouble," "Disagree able cleaning made easy," "Soap making," etc. This valuable booklet will be mailed you free. Write for it today. Ask your dealer for the genuine Red Seal Lye. Take no other. tains no filler or adul- P. C. TOMS ON & CO., Southwark P. O., Philadelphia, Pa A. W. Gholson Eyesight Speolaliat Gholson Jewelry Store Henderson, . C. .7, nan rn rTfUHIUSiUSILI5Il SO m III! 11 lilillulii jS i Hiiiiiii iiuf mm- i n - r n u " 'VS OfsJ m States Iowa Nebraska Kansas .... Self-feeding 195 188 177 Wealth $8,113 6,826 3,836 4,074 7,260 2,400 3,916 2,640 3,724 N. Dakota 169 S. Dakota 162 Wisconsin 122 Minnesota 122 Indiana 118 California Ill Cotton and Tobacco Farmers. Percent Per Capita States Self-feeding -. Wealth Oklahoma 104 $1,387 Tennessee 78 785 Virginia 78 790 Virginia 78 790 Kentucky 75 954 Texas 69 1,596 Arkansas 58 . 731 N. Carolina 52 684 Mississippi 45 701 Alabama 44 419 Quicksilver Dollars. There is an unmistakable relation between home-raised farm supplies and accumulated farm wealth. The bread-and-meat farmers of the Mid dle West pile up wealth, while the cot ton and tobacco farmers of the South stay poor. The towns that handle cotton and tobacco get rich; but the cotton and tobacco farmers get left. The sad fact is that cotton and to bacco money is not silver but quick silver. It slips through the fingers nf the farmers, and enriches the deal- trip manufacturers. Cotton Stanley Newcomb, 14 years old, of San Diego, Calif., is the boy scout who wrote an essay on "How I Can Make Highways More Safe," winning over 400,000 competitors. He gets a gold watch and a trip to Washington, from the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. Professional Cards. DR. THOMAS A. SHEARIN Registered Optometrist Warrenton, N. C. Dr. W. W. TAYLOR Surgeon Dentist Office Phone, 52; Residence Phone, 34 Warrenton, N. C. FRANK H. GIBBS Office over Postoffice Attorney-at-Law 11'- H i r.T.i t. tl i i t ' lit " VSi mi in i.n i mrw1 i 'in r WORKED 300 DAYS AND. NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT DR. ROB S. BOOTH Surgeon Dentist DR. H. N. WALTERS . Surgeon Dentist Phones: Office, 59; Res. 66 WARRENTON, N. C. DR. D. W. McTYRE Graduate VETERINARY SURGEON South Hill, Virginia Calls Answered Promptly Day or Night and tobacco money talks, but what it d Long Distance Telephone says to the farmer is, - Connections We must always produce cotton ami m 1 1 ' m m m m m m m m UE worked 300 days or more in the last year- days of eight or nine hours each. Money in'the savings bank works every day in the year and 24 hours a day, The earnings are added to the principle. If you haven't a savings account, you are in the same position as the man who can turn his pockets inside out and not lose anything. SAVED MONEY-TAKES NO HOLIDAYS C ifeets Bail k Tnsl Co HENDERSON, NORTH CAROLINA Capital and Surplus $600,000.00 B B B B hi 1 151 - , . - .. .-. . i
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