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FHE SMITHED HERALD : "ubliahtd Every Tuesday and Friday | RF\TY X LASSITEH Editor*, and Proprietor* s?mithfie!d. N. C RAThS OF RCRSCRIPTION; C??h in Advance One year. 11.50 Eifhl B'< ntha, 1.00 Six MopiHr, .75 Three Month*. ... .40 caoawy. . xjswjobws jK?ss?y-r ~- -sok Ente;- 1 at the Pout Office at Smith field, John* ton ('o>inty, N' C.. ai Second- -la** Matter WOULD YOU BURY A STAND OF LARD? The faimer who wouljJ lake a stand .of lard to his field and scatter it along in a furrow and then cover it up would l>e considered foolish. This is just what hundreds of farmers in this section have been doing when they carried high priced cotton seed to the fields and put them out for manure. In the cotton seed raised in Johnston County this year there is oil for the making of many thousands of stands of lard which the people of the world need and for which they will suffer unless the farmers place their seed where they can be used to best advantage. It is to be hoped that no farmer will haul his cotton seed to the field this season. It will not pay to bury dollar-a-hushel cot ton seed. If not sold at the gins they should be well housed and kept until the owners are ready to sell them. The farmer who sells his cotton seed or swaps them for cotton seed meal is not only helping himself but is helping to fied the hungry world. But before silling the seed, contracts should by all means be made for the purchase of all the cotton seed meal needed on the farm. Buy the meal first and then sell the seed to get the money to pay for it. The man who buries high priced seed makes a mis take, but the man who sells his seed and then lets the money slip through his hands without getting plenty of meal for his farm makes a greater mistake. Buy the meal now before it goes too high. PLANT W It K AT. The farmers of Johnston County who planted wheat last year now re alize that they acted wisely. They have enough to make their flour and many of them have enough to spare for others. The wise thing to do this fall is for a larger number of fann ers *to plant some wheat. There is hardly a farmer in the county who has not some land that will make wheat. If every m&n who has land that will grow wheat will plant" a few acres in this crop the food situ ation, bo far ns flour is concerned* will be largely solved for next year. Plan now to plant a few acres at least. Make all you can at home and times will be better. The only class of men in Johnston County who can do more than any other class to help to hold down the high cost of living is the farmers. And they can do this by crop rotation and producing as nearly everything needed at home as possi ble. The News and Observer says, re ferring to the automobile danger, "the laws that wc have should be enforced and as a rule more drastic laws should be pasted." It would be useless to pass more drastic laws, for it is a $ well known fact that the present auto mobile laws are practically "dead ones" in these parts. If any one makes any effort to enforce these * laws we haven't heard of it. WILL FA R >1 Kits BK ABLE TO Bl t <?l'ANO? There seems to be a nation-wide scarcity of fertilizer materials. Prices | on them have been advancing rapidly for some time. Cotton seed meal ad vanced two dollars per ton last week and the end of advancing prices on it is not yet in sight. One of Smith field's leading merchants expresses his opinion that it will go to seventy five dollars per ton. He thinks every farmer shouJd at once buy what meal and ac^d phosphate he will need for the 1918 crops. 8- 4 guano which j brought $:t0.00 to $32.<r>0 per ton last season is now bringing from *12.60 to $45.00. Did you ever try buying guuno or material.! for making it for ca.i!>? If not, now is a good time to start. While there is so much money in the coun try some of it should be invested for fertilizers for next year's crops. We pity the farmers who will have to buy next spring and pay the advanced prices and time prices r.lso. ItUY COTTON SEED MEAL NOW. Every farmer will need some cotton need men! and many of them will need large quantities of it. It will he need ed to nuike slops for the sows and pigs. In making slops, if one-half cotton seed meal and one-half of corn meal or shipstufT is used the hogs do well on the combination. For years we have used cotton seed meal in slops with fine results. Cotton seed meal will he needed for the cattle the com ing winter and spring, hut the farm ers will need more of it for fertilizers than anywhere else. Huy and store away plenty of it and then next spring the guano can be made by mixing with it acid phosphate. Eight hun dred pounds of meal and twelve hun dred pounds of acid phosphate will make r good gunno. This is the cheap* t way to provide guano for next year's crops. Ready mixed gua nos will be very high and the best plan for farmers is to buy meal and acid phosphate and do their own mix ing. I'art of the cotton S'-ed meal should be kept until next summer and then let it be mixed with acid phos phate and nitrate of sodr. to make a lop dresstr for the crops. Top dressers are usually the highest plant food the farmers get, and there is no reason why they should not be mixed at home. He sure to buy plenty of cotton seed meal and buy it now before the prices go to their highest. Let part of the money received from cotton or tobac co or cottyn seed go into meal. Farm ers expect to farm again next year and they might as well begin prepar ing for it now by buying cotton seed meal. ? J. M. B. Mil. I. CRKKK COM M UNITY FAIR. The first Community Fair at Mill Creek wns held Thursdey^ October 4th. Tlu> weather was unusually fine, bringing people from every section of the county. The school rooms were Appropriately decorated with the Na tional colors and counters had been placed r round the sides of the build ing and before the doors were open ed e\?ery available space was filled with products from the garden, orch ard, farm, pantry, and quite a credit able exhibit of fancy work. The qual ity of the exhibits compared favora bly with any found at the County Fairs. The old Relic Booth was prob ably the most interesting cne. Guns used in the Battle of Bentonsville, Sunday, March 19, 1865, with swords, bayonets and balls of various sizes, made an attractive corner. A demonstration in carding and spinning was given by Mrs. Bass. The exhibit of live stock and poul try showed that the folks were realiz ing mor? and more that it paid to have the very best of everything. There was not a scrub article of any kind to be seen. Mr. W. H. Cole introduced the Farm Demonstration Ageqt, Mr. Johnson, who n\ade a few appropriate remarks along his line of work ask ing the co-operation of the farmers. Mr. J. A. Wellons followed with a good roads talk, a subject that appeal ed to all present. The spirit of co-operation nnd good will manifested by the entire commu nity made the Fair a decided .success and has stirred them to strive for a still greater achievement next year. Mrs. C. B. Williamson and Mrs. T. W. LeMay, Master Zoe LeMay, Jr.. Mr. Z. L. LeMay and Virginia Wil liamson spent Sunday with Mrs. Lula Turner near Garner. OI K NFW COl'NTY AGENT. This is Mr. A. M. Johnson, our new I arm Demonstration Agent for John ston County. Mr. Johnson succeeds Mr. I^cy John, the former agent. Missouri is the State Mr. Johnson calls home. There is where he grew up among the plants and animals on his father's furm. He knows what farm work is and where it can be im proved. He has had experience in dairying, vegetable gardening, gener al and live-stock farming, in the lead ing farming community in central Missouri. Mr. Johnsoa's experience in agriculture is more than locql. He has been in every State west of the Rocky Mountains und can t ell you about their methods of farming. He has also been in Cuba, Jamaica, Columbia, Panama, Costa Rica, and Mexico, col lecting material for publication. He should have much to give us. Mr. Johnson was graduated from the University of Missouri, in Agri culture. He did post-graduate work there in Sociology, Rural Economies and in Journalism. He specialized In Animal Husbandry and in Farm Man agement. He comes to ua with a good reputation and becausc he sees big opportunities in agriculture hero in North Carolina. The Federal Government, the State Government are co-operating with Mr. Johnson in his work here. He is here to serve the folks of Johnston County end if you want his services and cannot go to the Court House to see him write to him there. COTTON SOU) IN SMITHFIELD. First Hale Sold Here September 15th of This Year's Crop. Price Five Cents a Pound Higher Now Than When First New Hale Sold. Up to Saturday night Mr. E. F. Crump, cotton weigher for Smithfield, had weighed 875 bales of this year's cotton crop. Last year to same date 1,500 bales had been brought to this market. The first new bale was brought to this market this year on September 15th and was sold for 21 cents a pound. The price Saturday was 20 cents a pound The price of cotton same week last year as quoted in The Herald on October 10, was lO^fe to 16% cents per pound. The price quoted by the cotton buyers here this morning is 26% cents a pound ? 10 cents higher than a year ago. Price of cotton seed today is $1.15 a bushel. The price a y?ar ago this week wps 75 to 80 cents a bushel. S Pleasant Grove Fair. The Pleasant Grove Township Fair will be held Thursday at the Court House in that township. The promot ers are planning for a bigger and better Fair than the one they had last year. And that was a Fair that did honor to the people of that section. Negro Fair Premium List. The Pitmium List for the Johnston County Negro Fair to be held in Smithfiold on November 14. 15 and 16, is out. Some very attractive pre miums are offered. Those desiring a copy should write J. M. Beckwith, secretary, Smithfield, N. C. Remember the Johnston County Fair November 7th, 8th and 0th. NOTICE. North Carolina. Johnston County. J. M. Driver vs. Ethel L. Driver. The defendant above named will take notice that an notion entitled as above has been commenced in the Su perior Court of Johnston County for Divorce; and the said defendant will further take notice that she is re? quired to appear at the term of the Superior Court of said county to be held on the 14th Monday after the 1st Monday in September. 1917. it be in>r the 10th day of December, 1917, at the Court House of said county in Smithtield, N. C., and" answer or de mur to the complaint in said action or the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said complaint, which has been filed in this causc. This October 9th, 1917. W. S. STEVENS, Clerk Superior Court. RAY & COCKER1IAM) Attorneys for Plaintiff. BUSINESS LOCALS. COME TO SELMA THURSDAY, October 11th, and ge t your Dollar's worth. LOOK AT OIK WORK SHOES for Children ? $1."0 to $2.50. N. B. Granthcip. U SMITH FIELD BUILDING a Loan A?sociation haa helped a number .?f people to build homes It will help othcra, and maybe yon New aeriea of share* now open See Mr J J. Rroarihurst. TIIK SUREST MEANS FOR THE creation of wealth is systematic savin}?, the finest habit of thrift is weekly savings? 1 The Building and Loan Flan. Try our plan an<f own your home. Stop rent. New Series now open. J. J. Broadhurst, Sec retary and Treasurer. FOR ALL KINDS OF FEEDSTUFF you can save money at Austin Stepher.son Company's. COME TO SELMA THURSDAY, October 11th, and get your Dollar's worth. WANTED AT ONCE? MAN WITH saw mill to log, saw and put on sticks four or five hundred thousand feet of pine timber.. Timber stands thick ? logging is easy. Write or phone G. L. Massengill, Selma, N. C. WE LEAD AND OTHERS FOLLOW. Four Oaks Blacksmith Co. ONE LOT AT NO. 306 NORTH Third, formerly Market street ? Lot HO by 225 feet, containing one 4 room cottage. Apply to N. E. Brad ford, Goldsboro, N. C. WHEN YOU WANT GOOD REPAIR work done, come to Four" Oaks Blacksmith Company. IF YOU WANT TO BUY OR RENT a farm it will pay you to see E. F. Boyett, Smithfujd, N. C. FINE FARM FOR SALE OF 61 acres, 25 cler.red, balance fenced in pasture. Good buildings, convenient to school and churches, on mail route. Easy terms. This is one of the best tobacco farms in Johnston County Also tenants wanted for one and two-horse farms. J. Rufus Creech, Pine Level, N. C., R. 1. ? ' ? ? 1 How About the Future? ? j - Suppose you should fall sick or suffer the misfortune of an accident? What better Insurance can you have than a bank account? This bank welcomes your account, whether large or small. ?0N COUNTY B4Z ?L . TRUST CO. "I Stock * 3S.ooo.oo Sm/thf/eld , A C. Notice Tobacco selling from $200 to $400 per acre, cotton bringing over $100 a bale. Your mule notes are due. No excuse. This is the time to settle. Come on. We are not going to carry you over. So look out. ? Wm. R. Long Smithfield, N. C. BON TON The Ladies Store ARMIDE CAGE The Gage Weekly HATS % Shown in The Bon Ton Windows Puts you "30 Days Nearer Paris" The largest largest stock of Millinery ever brought to the county. All leading styles and quality the best. Our Coats and Suits are the most complete ever show in the county. The largest stock to select from ever shown here. Don't forget that we are headquarters for all quality dress and suits. Everything in Ready-to-Wear for Ladies and children. Don't buy until you visit the BON TON SMITHFIELD, N. C.
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