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ife- 'tOTTON CI jL,lt-KE\lS \4' y
N K W can ON A REA8 ' '
OSS THJS STATE *
:CB> R. V. Winters ?n<l ^l. 1 - I-aW.) p
" growers !n~Jhe?N^lK^^^fecl~:i,tabr 7
mo'nt, countiei wherb" very a||i cot- j
ton has beei i grownritC the past^Thrs.- '
counties ore; FOrsyth, tAtilford, t
Caswell, Northern Alamance. and
'. "Orange, Vance Person ..trad Warren. t
-. This area represents the 'old tobacco'
belt.;,or 'ho state. Th information' ;
' whirh comes ffom I :es -and cxten- ^
sion^ workers in thl ; section indicates
3$jSff T. -tit "st -growing iirtetst hathe production ,
-of* jcotton .In. ?om? communities of t
"ibis" ctiQjf, cottoti i 5 already bein'r | ^
, -s'ucccssfiSfr produced. On account ofc^
' '- the shortej\eo.T-'on -and cooler sum-. _
Vl " Wrer" nights Of this section- growe?
shdnl 1 take Up cotton culture ?wiAb ^
i, . - . raotion. You- ntr equipped for tobacco
?? and uijil'T itane its eOltiiie -in.-i - rn-jj
"- ~ f .rr than gptton. For thtr
. .reason growers of this qeetion should
- ic- i.V. jkiu.-.-' A w?1 ortt r>
"* ; - . not .qrop- tooacc? fiuucij1 mm ?
large acreage of cotton. Alarge acreage-cf
cotton planted" by any grower
of tblB district'? certain i to be . a w
- great risk on account of the boll "j
- and short ?es?5s^ Iter iiord t
no 'gaurantee that cotton \ytll re- *
main as high' ii?> price, in fact the
chances- are very much against this.'
. Fbr the- above reason i\ is important u'
'; _ that the change from"-tobacco to cot? 6*
ton ]ie taken very cautiously. As A
rule, the production of better tob. eco
on a smaller acreage and an^n-; "
ft j;"' vr8***1* tn the production of home ff
- supplies will be more profitable than jm
plunging into cotton, if ertWm-=fs-1tobe
grown the following suggestions
.V should be followed: ar
Soil For Cotton' ?<?
~ ftiAlmi .ill ' untra.r.ire much the Ur
, same type of soil as has been prey- k>:
. iously used for. tobacco. The light ?
- grey or gravelly , soils will be best, j=
. The heavy clay soils and all soils '?i a
that "Pre poorly drained should be ir- 3
voided. ' 1
Preparation Of Soil For Cotton :
The land that is to be planted to
cotton shouM be thoroughly, broken as '
early as possible during the winder ;
or early -spring. In early April be- 5
' . ?fare the vaeh-of-entinir n-nrlr lav off _ 5
the rows three to three and ond-balf :
feet apart. On poorer lighter soils 5
inree teat -win oe Deiter.ana sm' b
t , heavier and richer sails three uigAij
one-half Ji'ft will he better ThJlun- 1
niug q^j^aiasna^jlstribiitinjyg feix 5
^^jfiersimiy be done aCTms'Deration Jf
B^iTTrbuH tongue; or stealer Is attach- -|
ed to the fertiliser distributer. After |
' - the fertiliser is distributed throw dirt 5
1 to this furrow .from each side with a ?
turn plow or lister. The lister is so h
constructed as to throw dirt from |
both sides of the furrow at one op- i|j
(.ration, A .good deep bed should be g
-t' ? formed nnd allowed to stand until E
nlantmf t'mtb This" gjres the seed- g
hed time -to settle. The well settled f
. * " seed bed will nllow sort-moisture to ?
?- rise if the Reason is dry and will
furnish good dainage -if the season'J ^
ia wet. One of the most fraqucnt fe
- causes of roor?stands in cotton is 1
excess of mojstUre and_'.low tempera- |
lure. TTie well settled seed bed will |
x not hold as uucb' moisture the deep fc
h >qoso seed bed.'
. Fertilization |
THe-s6iji>-in this part of the stale f
? -are-deficient in plant -foood. In grow- |
' inpr cotton ^n these soils it Avill be |
: . : \ fojjtni necess try to use liberal quanti7 |
ties ptfertilizes# in^ot-dep ta securtf |
, largo fields. As a rule large yields |
!i better than small yields. For the jj
- average- sOiJs in this sectiorrwt"is ad- Jn
w . Visa'blt- to fae a fertilizer, mixture |
./ , analyzing-tojlh^l2 percent phosphoric |1
.- ' - fed'.; -f pei ceni ammonia-and?arhotus- jr
2 .per oei|t -pO^aopi^yVith the use "f e
( . I'rom|,5(i0-te"s5?7~pndgijs of this mix-- _{?
t-!TTr to the acre under cotton and a !jwi/ig
-.easpn,.?a*>good yield la
i . y he exported. - -. jp
At least half, if. not Jiore of the ||
:.-i.noma?inahe-fdrtiSy should, be dj
obtained from ttfllrath of.Spttn, Sal- fn
- phate of Ammonia or - oth-x soluble, It
^~rT'AArvxc-,-. ll _ '-liaissTi.. JjflJa
.. J.wu.yvuiiu^. upa U. Iirce^sai'ji n* WAUUI t,
tor- the. crop, not frflly to ferovri'aff |
rjtpidly, hut also to iaep .on growing,
setting as, much fruit early, as poit
(Aoi'^ipa And S^f
I-- *? ' The varieties ivuumiiiviided art lias.
I: erf upon variety teats in Rowan,. Ire
' > dell, Davie and: Caswell counties. In
these tests the Kinc'-!i> bred at the
Bv I'hetrmmt ' Brapch .Station farm,.'
E:. . ^...Statcsvnie, North Caffiltiig. ftar-haen
' earliest ,hut Cleveland and Mexican
Big Boll hav^ yielded highest CleveWL,
:,iinl.ji^i.^:i' other- v.triptki-i;! '-Iredell
and Caswell counties wltB MUtlOBII
y T?n lujli list ..II lanrtii'S ?Ialj
?yield of J hit peer acre in Davie" and
HT Rowan counties. When arranged in
^Hftr^.yrder of their eaflinese Xhtg?2B,
,omec first, JVfexican Big S# "=?
(ml nhd'Cttml?l writc (he
tmvlpTqn of Att "r?-~ -Ktate Coll'-v"
Lm Scation, Ralotgh. North Carolina. I
the ipi source of seed. ' j
;.C . j? ts-srr.i. "yehhw.siottdn- ;'a*?H nor-'
^
, ,r^ .
? 1 '.j ' v, 7 "
-ptjllVT can Ijvc in a
old- wet soil Cold we't sail*'at tfc*
in?/of'planting or immediately *i?]
cor Stands. Tko time of planting tfill
aiy somewhat with thew seasons but
a dTrule,'thf planting of this aectki.rill-be
dorie a,t?r the first <tt May.^
n securing peed one should allow at
east six penbs of- seed * ptfr ' acre, i
hough.it will not usually require more'
han four_ta five pecks. Wait for a
ood-?easan. If the beds have been
brown up"itr-advance it -will be easier
o ..take, advantage of the - seasou .for j
lantingilf the beds are too hard to
larit, Just runva* harrow or 'shallow j
liltivator over them just ahead of. the
tauter. Watch the - plahter and- .seej
lat.it is, distributing plently of seed.1
Fhcn the ^otttrn is planted 'the Seed'
od shouitl be only a. few inches a
- hove the- middles aftgWlng slight
tiVtnage. If a hard-crust forms onj
if surface before the cotton. come i1
P., run a cultivator down the jnid-|
le, as close to toe seeojieds. usj
0WDle
Chapping
Chopping cotton' consists of cuttig
out some of the young-plants
ith a hoe and leaving the' remaind- .
jy hills. Delay the chopping until
! danger of~foo! weather is over,
chopped too-early somcTof.the plants!
sy die after chopping, thus_ reduc-1
g the stand. The Chopping is-us-Y
illy done three or four WeSk -after
anting. The results of spaaing tests
low .'that eight inches between tlf?
lis ami" with two. to "three plants I
ft in the hill is best.. This"* closer- ,
acing will stimulate earlier frjiit
CuHivi-tion v .
The cultivation1 should be frecpient
id shallow. In sections having short
aeons and cool nights it fs very,
iportant to use frequent cultivation '
aping a shallow mu'Jch of soil ]
I Johnson Improved Tot
Barns wood or coal. ' Saves fnel,
fire risk. Sold on easy terms.
For particulars
K;'' . ' ' DAVID RAY^-lDh
Roxboro, S". c]
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| We' Pay tl
I On $25 \
GROC
1 To your depgt.
| Best Granulated Sugar $9.5
| Waterloo Family Floor,-per
I In barrel bags $6.00.
Supreme Patent, % barfel
Bald Leaf Patent, barrels,
I Lurays Best "PSient," % bar
| Lurays Beat Patent in-Karl
a Beat ground or' roasted whc
| aocib: ; . ;*
| Good Rio roasted coffee in J:
|- Good Rio coffee, green, 13c.
I Best gfreen coffee, -17c.
|. Car No. 'l Michigan- Large I
s" Irish potatoes 160 pound ba
w?. rancy uamsn c?nmB? f^ir
l/.'^food fat back, kissed with
| ' 10c lb. ?
Heavy export fat back, 14c
| .Regular, rib sides, 13V2C lb.
S Heavy Ato 1G lb. av. butts,
I Bog fattening ship stuff $5
| Fancy, whittled Dog $2.4E
1 Good Red Dofr.$2.35 bag.
SL." Best Red cloveK $14.00' bus
3 Choice red cloveih.jpl8.B0.
|l Fancy Sapling clovbr ?14.b
a . Choice Sapling ch>ver*$l4.0i
g1 nn ;irr rrnt'Drit
1 Alsike and Alfalfa Clove
1"' best quality aeed?in fact
?J sown' in this countryt
|L FCLGHL'M?BUS
| JOE JfRRY GRC
114 6ast main street
m . f
THE SQ^BOHO CdUfel^;.T^-T
throughnut'the growing-*e--- De>';.
btop .the cultivation-too -oc^_
Rotation \
The fallowing arc' some of p.t; h?st
rotations for. cotton: 1
'1.?first year:. Curtt with Soybeans
or wmtimss. ' Vsr j
Second year "Cotton WQV , Grim j
son 'clover. f \
'Z.?First year., Corn , -Yj!
Soeon. year: pats .ijtt VetcH,
followed by soybeans ' otj,f?owpeas.
Third yeat: Cotton with Crin??>n
clover.
yTS.?First year: Corn with soybeans
or cowpeas. .
Second yaar: Co'tton. followed by
wheat or oats-/Lqspeddza planted7 in "
wheat or'oats in'February.
Third ye.-uTT tbspedexa from
spring planting turned in the fall.
It will be best not to have cotton
folttfw a' legume turned Under except
6a the 'lightest and poorest soils.
Harvesting
It pavs to keep cotton picked alcan
as -it opens, trashy, weather stained
cotton-brings from five to ten dollars
per bale leS* than good white cot ten
It will be Bast to keep the late pickings
separate ffom the first pickings'
for a small aiffount of trashy disco',
ored may^spoii the.- sate ct the entire
bale. If. you do npt have enough clean!
cotton tp make a bale combine with]
a neighbor who has the same kind of
coao""-. .. ' ' r
- Marketing ? _ . J
As it paf5 It does not pay to sell
seed cotton. The price usually offer-1
ed is much below the value of lint and
seed after. it is ginned.
December 1923.
Tom-Tarheel ysaye he is going to
plan his Crops this next, season with
the idea that the. boll weevil tgill hurt
his cotton. If the season is favorable-'
to the pest then the other crops will.
produce food .foed and some money. !.
>
l_ I
' - -^4'
acco Curing Furnace |
saves time, better cure> reduces p !
wTite or see jjq itrict
Manager. ?- . Kg P.
O. Box 321 ~
? 1 '
tie Freight i
Vprth of 1
ERIES I
0 a hyndred pounds. M
barrel, $5.50. . u|j
* S3 J
bags, $5i50>
$5.50. _ . . . . . ' H
relsi $/8.00. . - . ?
els ?6:50.. - " __ ; J;:
>lb Bean coffee ih- 25 lb' bagS j|p
"7> V *3
:5 lb bags, 18c' lbHsh
Potatoes- ? P
gs- ?2.75. . . " s
0 a'hundred. ' S3. I
. gold, but absolutely sound 3
f.25/ba?.
m $2.75- Imwhal-?. 1?_ If
oadbw Oats, Meadow FiscUe, Hi
rtj. Sweet and Dutch clover, jBj
every Field and tSalen- seed.&'<
>CERY
r SOUTH k^STON.It I
mate' of North Carolina snakes it'pes- ,
slble to'hflye an all-year garden, ir,
aicgl.jel^jiQC. of..the..^tate,..to the.
most satisfactory rpsult*. hoar
ever, free use" mtljl be made nrf hut :
beds and cpldframes." Says Robert ,
St^ildt. assistant florticulturisrt_for ;
the State ClbU'ege and Department
ef^AgiTculturc. -? - - .
"Januiry is- "ffii- month for'preferlpg
hotbeds TTtiey should be loehted
In a sheltered place with a ^southern
exposure where they tvfll be protected
from north and "west 'winds, aid
will, receive the maximum pmount of
Sunlight-' The fa'nmua should be "handy
to both tile house and -traTdea so thnt
they can be given constant attention.
The soil in and about-the frames
should be well drained. ' <
"AJto't bed 6 feet by 6 feet in rise
will be large enough for the average.
garden ami ean be cotf&tfructed rath-(
er cheaply. Standard glassi hotbed I
ssrth are 3 feet By C feet and fcep b*~
bought or made at home. I
""Fresh stable manure will furnish j
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The quea
to be TH-rif
Mrs. G. pres
1 j "A M ii'n
II ? . *? ^
II for the futu
I w "Or, are
^ro?
"A bank
It * , - -tone withou
lE^ \ 7 " "And wt
- bfe for us "t<
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: .*J ^__-aa_a_g.
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coWiUion. Jkn ejcciVitiun ,:??./ lit ?
18 ' nche.< dwt^i made fin the bed ?
and ofeoant to-inches -wmt- - u
placed in. It and : '"r ;; u '
s v>-onten frame is btriltove'V ti>e
ire afout twelve or fourteen- in.--it. - ,
high on the north ride wi[h the south .
lide about four" inches lower to .give j
sufficient slops to the sash. Four or L
Five inches of golxt garden l(nmd. Raced
On top of the manpre -and. ths
Frame' is covered- wHb the glasi sash
;r rcoitimes with hpavy canvass or .
nnilln Tto" - ...in ...alllw _
for the first, tew jays nnd the beds g
must be ventilated frequently. The
tteils niusf bo plantil until the teniperaturo
has gone down to bfl or 8b j
dmSlreees. F. After plapting close at- i
teittion should be giveti, to the water t
iog.and ventilation of the l5oS7"MoianofBSBiiry
fur .grrminaTjriB audi
growth but an e*casi~af-d?d4eture
must be avoided as'it is apt to cause dnmping-oft:v>'
,
"The cold-frame l's constructed in
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Questions
Were you once a, chi
? Are you-now. a parer
dren?
Did you.go to Sunday
Do you sqnd your chil
day School?
Why did you gq to S.
Why do you send you
School? .
" Do you "thinfe a Si
harmed any child?
Don't you think that :
only children grown
Do you know any m;
so good or so . smart th*
r more for their own hap
Aren't Sunday Chur
? another form of 5itnda
dren',' grown up?
Then wjhy dcyit you
Sunday? ^
1V ' ' T"- 1
"1 :''
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1 ?:?'??
\<t They Voted for "TH"
tion in. the Graham home was whe
t or a D-rifG The vote was.fof TI
entd it thusly:
content to drift alongwith nt> J
re ? ' t
we thriftly -going to save mone*
'* account,
will help us meet possi!
t a qualm- ten
opportunity knocks It will' mai
j-Uko full advantage.
,hat do. you say, shall, it" be thrift
ving accounts. Start, yours this w
ROXBORO. N. G. V
fHE FRIENDLY RANK,
' hr
' I'.jLjbu .r^y
' .acJ -aim jtro? ceit?i*n '
1 '"ops to tgktiurity wh<
onve J" -.:it ' t
? - -?' i, *1?.?J?i?yy tar c"'.'? a.
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M.-."
!FCa?J?IXG DECENBfR Sth* Or! ~
. RAPPORT Ot Durham will be at _
DAViH DRUG STORT >: '
? V ? .1 ! ! - ' inn a - la J
lyneaa 01 me Motel,- every
eadiy ih each month, -to eXafnln.TO
SEE BETTER, &EaB.ME.
tiV IH RHAM OFFICE IS MSJN ST." 1
OPPOSITE POST OfFICK.^ J
for Yorr
?t o?-a child or chih. 1 * - "
-t. ' " ' ' -" *
' ' V ' - - f
y.SchooI?
d or-children to Sun
; - , ' ir^
iunday School? ?
r children to Sunday
". ' -. ' i I
j f,-' " .;
mday School ever
men and women are - j
up?.
irv or woman who is
it they cannot- learn 7
>pines?
ch Service*! simply
iy School for "chilgo
to Church THIS '
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ther it was j 'J'I-rtft
after* d ^r~' T
. fc-i
preparation
fonheTa:'--"-- " : ; >?.
- S: , ble
miaforkfc
it possi- r
or drift?" 1^1
wr ??nt fnC~^'. r" ,
'eek.