SEMI-MONTIII.Y FARM
NOTES MAY lat-lSih.
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According to replies on inquiries
sent out from the State's Cooperative
Crop Reporting Service between May
l-15th, there is a spirit of optimism
* on the farms of North Carolina this
>?ear.
WEATHER. Reports coming from
all counties state that the weather
has been cool with plenty of rain. The
general opinion seems to be that the
Sp weather has been favorable in most
farming districts. The latter half of
April gave farm work a rushing start
and farmers are catchipg up with
? ': their work rapidly now.
PROGRESS OF PLANTING. Planti*
. ing is well advanced and several coun4'
ties in the southern section of the
5 - state report that all planting is comi
' pleted. Work seems to he about nor
pial in many Piedmont counties,
though it has been slow on account
ofTRo late season. The most frequent
remark- made by our reporters all
p=v' over the state was that general farm
t-.--- work is from ten to mtcen (lit. - LU-.
Crops are growing fine.
: COTTON. The past week has been
, too cold in North Carolina for cotton
f- and, as a result, the market has
fe. shown a marked rise in price. Cotton
ST. is just coming up. However, farmers
- in .'many counties in the northern sec
gf:.- tion of tfie cotton beJt say tail tney
arc just planting. With the increased,
i acreage, we are expecting a good
! ' - crop In spite of the boll weevil.
- TOBACCO. Tobacco planters are
| making good headway transplanting,
f ... Plants are said to pe small and some
farmers in the Central Coastal counties
state that plants are scarce but,
in the state as a whole, they are reported
as plentiful.
S GRAIM CROPS. WHEAT. Early
reports indicated that wheat was bad-1
ly damaged by winter freezes. Recent
reports to this office state that wheat
is improving and growing fairly
well, giving promise of a good crop.
The acreage* is considerably smaller
than usual.
OATS. Spring oats are in good
condition and are coming up fine. The
acreage is "smaller than u$ual, but
the prospects for a good crop are
promising. Fall oats suffered from
the severe winter and are showing
poor-stand* and jndh^fe a short crop. |
CORN". Corn is coming up fine
with good stands. Farmers are still
planting, especially in the northern
counties where the seasons are later
than in the a6uth* Several counties
in the Southern Coastal Plain report
that they have a poor stand of corn
i . though little is Up yet. In general.
farmers are in "the midst of planting.
C.IXJVERS. Clover crops - average.
foom fair to goo?, In the northern
f ' Piedmont counties some were damacred
bv the winter freezes and are
below.normal. Clover in the mountain
counties i.H late but has a fairly good
V stand. ,
TRUCK. Truck is-fate, but is growing
nicely. The condition in the commercial
area is good. Gardens are
late. However, plenty of home grown
truck can be bought on local markets, j
FPU IT. Prospects Xor Truit are e*r
tra fine. The state is expecting the
' largest fruit <xop~in many years.1
There has been no ' change in the
condition of the crop since last month.
LIVESTOCK. There seems to be
an increased interest in all livestock,
especially dairying. Pjices for livestock
are good considering the demand.
Pastures are in good shape.'
Livestock seems to have wintered
.. ' PRICE TRENDS. Judging from'
reports from our reporters, the trend
^ ; of prices of farm poducts is upward
' though in counties along the aorthcm
border they scorn to be lower
BP***1 than, in other -sections. of the state.
*." * Complaints of low prices the fewer
R4* than usual.
GENERAL. Conditions at this ??ea.
son are greatly improved over last
p year. Good roads are making the'
_ s markets more acce* ibie to farmers.
' : Farming is "becoming more diversi
Tied. Farm labor is scarce in North
Cr; Carolina, though conditions may prove
lutnr 'in qb manv mUlt 'irwl
facjdrie.s arc either closing down or!
on -half time. The prejudice
>?""< * cooperative marketing is'
, strong In many localities. Farmers
V in the cotton belt have increased their j
_ : cqtton acreage to the sacrifice of oth-'
er crop acreages. Weather during the j
jg.' "i,,- earijjpart ot season held crops back I
[g*~ ~ hub the, soil, la being well cultivated'
rapidly getting into1
.'fflhfkt. ttain during the past'
days ha* held work up some:'
but ip general, will' W a help to grow-1
y ing cfops. Many farmers report themPhit^;<
selves hi good condition, financially
and the outlook in this state is unu-*
K .anally promising, , ,
v Frank Parker,
jgf x**' * Agricnlfcurlstician
T"/ BONT forget lis for cleaning' and*
jtrcsslng ... See us about. The -Royal
. Tailors' Proposition. Brooks &. Latta.
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PRESIDENT VETOES
SOLDIER BONIS BILL
On Grounds That It Is Economically
Unsound and Is Not Morally i
Justified. '
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Washington, May 15.?The soldier
j bonus bid was vetoed by President
Coolidge today on the grounds that
it was economically unsound and morally
unjust. Returned unsigned to the .
house, where the legislation originated,
the measure was immediately tak-[
en up by its friends in an effort to
override the executive actiou and only
the counsel of leaders of both parties
obtained a postponement of a
vote until Saturday.
- The President in his veto message,
a document of more than 2,000 words,
declared he could sec no justification
for enactment of the bill into law, and j!
added:
"Our country can not afford it. The
veterans as a whole do not want
All our American princTpTeS^ are op-i
posed to it.' ThertfTs no moral justiF.Mtibn
for It."?1
Are Owed No Bonus.
Proceeding in his discussion of the j
till, Mr. Coolidge declared no bonus
was owed able-bodied veterans of the
world war.
"The gratitude of the nation to these
veterans can not be. expressed^ in dollars
and cents," he added. "The respect
and honor of* their country will
rignnuuy oe tneirs xor ever more
but patriotism can neither be' bought
nor sold. It is not hire and salary. It <
is not material but gplritual^It is dne 1
of the finest and highest of human 1
virtues. To attempt to pay money for
it is to offer it ;an unworthy indignity
which cheapens, debases and destroys
it. We must either abandon our theory
of patriotism or abandon this bill."
The economic and Aancial grounds
for a veto were stressed particularly
by the President, with an inference ,
that should the bill become law hope
for tax reduction must be abandoned.
The government, he said, had I
reached a financial condition which '
permitted a reduction in taxation but
"if this bill becomes law we wipe out
at once almost all the -progress five
hard years have accomplished in re- ,
ducing the national debt."
No Money To Bestow
The bill, he argued, would commit'
the country for a period of twenty
years to an additional average, annual
appropriati^ii^of $114,000,000
and at the end of that time it would
be necessary to sell to the public two
and a half billion dollars in bonds?
a major operation in finance, which
he said might be disastrous at that
time.
The executive asserted mat i-m^uisabled
veterans were being given treatment
and that insurance had already
been provided for all veterans.
"We have no money to bestow upcn
,a class of people that is not taken
from the whole people. Our first concern
must be the Pation as a whole.
This outweighs in its importance theconsideration
of a class and the latter
must yield to the former.
"The one compelling, desire and demand
of the people today, irrespective
of party or class, is for tax relief.
The people have labored during
the last six years under a heavy tax
burden. This was necessary to meet ,
the extraordinary costs of the war.
This heavy assessment has been met
willingly and without complaint. We
have novi- reached a financial condition
which permits lis to lighten this
tax burden. If this bill becomes lawj
we wipe out at once almost all*tho
progress five hard years have accomplished
in reducing the national debt.
If We now confer upon a class a gratuity
such .as is contemplated by this
bill we diminish -to the extent of the
expenditures involved the. benefits ofj
reduced* taxes which will, flow* not I
cnlv to this class, but to .the entire]
people. |.
"When it is considered that less)
than $40 a year would pay for the1
average policy provided by this bill,")
there is strong ground to assure that I
the veterans themselves would be better
of to make that small pnyment
and be relieved of the attendant high
taxes and high living costs which such
legislation would impose upon them.
Certainly the country would. We have
hardly an economic ill today which
can not be attributed directly or indirectly
to high taxes.
A tenant farjrier of Union County
at the^ age of fyfty years bought his
own farm laat v?ar novintr 14100 frtr
it. The first thing he did Was to And
the county agent and get hi* help
and advice in terracing and planning
his work County Agent, T.JLIK. Broom
went ont and spent two days with
him. Before the agent left, the farmer
pointed to a terraced , field and
said, "Some day, if yon live, arid I
do, I am going to show yon one hunil
i fsl bushels of com per acre growing
on that land." Such waa his confidence
in the help of'hie agent
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< THE ROXBORO COURIE!
Bro'vn Satin Crc;?e for
Chic Afternoon Frock
snowing a winsome aTternoon frock
?f brown satin crepe, trimmed with
Finely-plaited panels and bands of ecru
lace.
Barbaric Jewelry Is
New Fashion Favorite
It "Is strange that at this stage of
modern life, where the freedom of
woman Is expressed not only in tier
actions but In the borrowing ?r the
superficial aspects of men's garments,
there should be, at the same time, a
wave of popularity for jewelry of a
barbaric nature, almost ji "throwback"
to the days when women were
slaves to men. Red gold appears
again in Jewelry, and the precious
colored gems, emeralds and rubies encroach,
upon the black and white of
ogyx and diumonds. Bangles, girdles,
hatpins as gorgeous ns the Jewels of
an Eastern potentate, are worn by: the
women of this hemisphere.
And, after all, this is hrot so srrnnge.
Fashion, working through the various
mediums of costume. Jewelry and
headdress,- balances Itself and when
the pendulum swings too far in costume
toward a severe masculinity of
line ft is counterbalanced by an extravagance
of Jewelry.
The fob, or "regence" watch, has
come into Its own as an accessory for,
the tujllour. Of onyx bordered with
diamonds it Is worn either In a &mnll
upper pocket or in the pocket of tho
inner v?sT There nro olc.1 feh erno.
merts for the Same purpose, simulating
watches.
Art engaging novelty which Is a development
of the fob watch is the seal
watch worrf around the neck on a Ion?
black cord or narrow jeweled chain.
This Is In the form of "a" seal with the
face of the watch underneath and is
turned up when the wearer desires to
know the time. These costly trifles
combine onyx, diamonds and rubles.
Jeweled Ornaments on
Millinery and Slipper#
( Another Instance of a way In which
Jewelry complements the mode Is In
the use of Jeweled ornaments on the
small, dark hat which is the fitting accompaniment
of the masculine tailleur.
On those the originality of both milliner
and jeweler meet happily. There
are jeweled buckles and foh ornaments.
usually In diamonds. The Jeweled
hatpin, worn in front of the hat
crown, is another recent innovation.
This is shown In onyx and diamonds
with red s?old;
The slipper which completes the
tailored mode Is^ngnln feminized by abuckle,
.sometimes Jeweled. A quaint
conceit is 'the use of the initials in
diamonds, either placed" at the front
of the shoe or slightly to the side.
Newest in Aprons
Lots of clever people are always trying
to mfike life easier for women?
and goodness knows there is room
enough . The newest thing is the "everclean"
apron, which looks like cretonne
or fancy sateen, hut is water
and grease-proof, and needs only
sponging over when it is dirty. For
housework and nursery wear It's delightful
to have these, as they are well
cut In many shapes and, being of soft
fabric, fall into graceful folds which
tne orninary waterproor apron never
doe*.
Beads Popular in London
? Many of the London stores have established
head departments to meet
the Increasing demand roe bead necktseesr
chains and other ornament*.
A atone for which there has been
ranch demand lately Is the-"chalced?a.*lt
nhlah la m notion o<1?in the
Bonk of Revelation. Others that'are
popular are .Persia? Jaspers,. Baltic
amber, Chinese Jade and Imitation-Indian.
cornellanr?
DONT forget na for cleaning 'and
pressing-. See us about The Royal
Tailors Proposition. Brooks & Latta.
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IN LOVING MEMORY <jF
Ldl8 GERTRUDE DIXON
On March 25th 1924,' God visited
our heme and took from us our precious
little girl. Lois, aire seven years
two months and four days.
Lois your sweet voice is hushed,
your tender little heart Is still, on
your pale and peaceful face is resting
death's cold chill. Little Lois
you have left us but we love you still
and a place is vacant in our home
that never can be filled. I cannot for
get you while in this world I stay.
1 God only knows my sorrows since
'you have passed away, and many
tears I often shed while others are
asleep. Mother misses your willing
little hands and sweet little sonpyou
use to sing. Oh! how sad is life
around me without my little girl,
how sad it is to hear little sister .tall:
of things she is going to tell^ you
when she meets you in heavS* \
She is gone but never will the memory
of her fade, sweetest thought
will eVer linger around'thv lone .-nil
silent grave. The flowers I place up-'l
on your grave may wither and decay,
but the love I have for you will neve
fade away. Heaven retaineth now,
my little girl, earth your casket
keeps, and how the sunshine seem-1
to linger where my dear little" girl i
sleeps. We hate to part with her, bu.j
God knew host. I
| Written by her ;mother. Mrs. Jam?
Dixon.
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TARHEEL i)OW BREAKS RECORD.
Winston-Salem, X. C. May 19. Reynolda's
Oxford" Susie 47136*?, recently
completed an excellent test. She pro duced,
with calf, 703.1^ lbs. of fat
' and 12910 lbs. of milk in 365 days ati
3 years 3 months, and has been awarded
a Gold Medal and a Silver Medal
by the American Jersey Cattle Club.
:eports J. A. Arey, dairy extension
15 specialist for the State College of
Agriculture.
This record wins for Oxford Susie
a Gold and a Silver Medal. In addition j
. to this it establishes her as champion?
junior three year old Jersey cow of!
J Xorth Carolina, superseding Peur's!
.College Farm Krisy 466988, that held j
f this record 'with 477.03 lbs. of but-!
i ter-fat.
Susie was tested at two years and;
jtyd. months when she won a. Silver*
by producing 491:42 lbs. butter-fat,
and dropping a living calf
within fourteen months of ^previous
calving.
Her sire is Exile Oxford Jolly
147974, a bull with four daughters in
j the Register of Merit.
The dam o.f new champion is Sans
j Aloi's Bess 321092, who is a daughi
ter of Sans Aloi 81012. Sans Aioi has
j eighteen daughters and two sons in.
| the Register of Merit.
The new champion is owned oy
Reynolds Inc.,' of Reynolds, N. C.Youd<
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In city street's, on countr
turn and Industrial plan!
U being more and more ui
First because It meets
economy. Atlas Is cheap
ago. And second because
guarded.
Structures built with Atl
and his product, (or the
safe. Tell your building i
building plans and ask hi
be of real help.
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|0. At our barns on McConneil
lg Greensboro. N*. C., June 10th., 1 "
jgj for our rapidly increasing Nursery
gj tire herd of Herefords to the hfg
This is a rare opportunity, in as?e
IB herd wp \vorP.n?T?fiil
g .to offer. .Burin*; the low price of a*
'jgi the butcher, we hare just passed
and the country is now facinj; a she
jg prices have started "upward and as
"l& this, there will be a rush to restocl
g- the normal beef supply whichww&l
beef."The wise person will stofcl? up
;j|i brood stock on hand at all times.
l3j Will also sell one manure spreader
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iut of a bank. People with !
jn't have to worry. They h
of feeling?that sat is fact i<
us look only a person with
nk ' can really have.
r per cent of the sadness ant
this world is due to "straig
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let circumstances bother y
them. It isn't what you ?
1 save.
lis Bank will help you save
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small and large, concrete
Bed. Why?
the modern necessity for
er today than thirty years
man's work must be safcas
protect both the w<#ker
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dealer about your
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TION.
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P. M. In order to make rQom jj|
business, we will sell our en- j?
best bidder, nothing reserved. fe
robling the foundation for this ~jg
t this and the Old Country had j?
ly animal, brood stock goes to
through a period of this kind S ,
triage of pood brood stock and SS
noon a'9 the. stockman realizes
: again and cause a drain on ' 83
?+?- turn cause a shortage in Gj
and k ep a normal supply of
This is the time to get them. $3
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