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We have sold many nice farms this fall but we still have some of the best places we have ever offered . If you have not yet bought do not put the matter off longer. Buy a farm of your own and be independent . Below we describe just two of the several places we still have on hand . 193 acres within two miles of a progressive town in wake County and 10 miles from Raleigh, This place has two dwellings, one tobacco barn etc. About 50 or 60 acres of cleared land, that with small amount of fertilizer will make bale of cotton per acre. Pasture fenced in. Good orchard. Health ful location and good neighborhood Enough wood on place to pay for en tire farm. Within two miles of one of the best high schools in the State Now note the price We will sell you this farm for $4,000 Pay us $1,000 cash and we will arrange the balance in yearly payments that will be less than the annual rent for a farm like this. This sounds too good to be true but when you see this farm you will agree with everything we say. We consider this the best bargain we have EVER offered, 27 acres about 5 miles West from Smithfield Good one-horse crop cleared. Balance well timbered D. veiling in po:>r repair but can be used all right. Gaol neighborhood mi fine land. Price $2,000, on the following terms $500 cash and balance in yearly pi/inints of les$ thn th 3 rent for a oa i-horse crop Could anything be easier? If you have as much as $500 you ncei never pay another cent for rent. Two Desirable Dwellings In Srnithfield For Sale Cheap. A'J[THFIELL>, IF YOU ? 'WANT TO & GRAY = NORTH G,\k jLINA BUY OR SELL SEE US Five Rules That Reduce Farm Machinery. A large proportion of the money invested in farm machinery is rep c S'. nt'.nl by farm plows, middle-br<. i!> ers and cultivators. The average life of these implements is probably fve or six years. In traveling a country road sopv tui s ago, I stoj ped for a short cou i i ti with ; farmer who va plowing coin. After the customs s'lutotion and the usual talk aK t iro; .. j.nd seasons, 1 said: "Thai looks like an easy-running cultivator you have there." '?I; is," replied the farmer, "and it is now seeing its eighteenth year of service." Just think of it. Here was a farm implement that had given eighteen years of service where the average life for -6'ich an implement is six year3 ? and it was still in good condition ana looked as if it would give many more years of efficient work. This vraa not merely a "happen-so,' for upon visiting this farmer's tool sheds, I found many more implements in just ias pood condition as the culti vator and several of them just as old. It is probable that ?20,000,000 worth of farm machinery is owned by farm ers in the average Southern State. Now suppose that every farmer would < take as good care of the machinery he ! has as did this farmer, or even tjoor* enough care to make the life of the 1 average farm implement ten years. What would be the result? It would cut the cost of depreciation almost i-i ! half and save millions of dollars to J Ihe South every year. These things being true, then, what is the secret of long life in farm ini- j plements? Our farmer friend gives the following rules for the care of implements: 1. Loarn every adjustment and its i purpose. 2. Oil all bearings, gears, shafts, etc., where there is friction. f 3. Keep all bolts and nuts, tight and snug. 4. Keep all machinery housed r.nd j rive e.vh implement a coat of paint at least every two years. 5. Crer.se all landsides, mold- ; boards, shares, cultivator shovels, and , disl.s when they are to be left out of , use for more than a day or so. ? P. T. ' H.. in Pro ressive Fr.rm?r. >F " (?'? W ANT TO MAKE MONEY r >< * C'0hinr a id Dr> ' Co j Fall in Line. Farmers within the past wek have received the highest prices on record for Leef, hogs and sheep. Hogs are , actually Felling at prices above those , received for prime Western steers in , Chicago, a thing before unprecedented ? and bo-;h seem to be approaching the 20-cent mark. The present trend and its signifi cance \\vrc commented on in the last Ruralist as fellows: '"This i the outstanding dominant fact which we wish to brin? home fo every American producer; that in his O'.vnlhtcrest, in the interest of the na tion, and in the interest of the war, we must turn the face, of our agricul ure toward increased production of animal food." There pre the best reasons for be lieving that these conditions are per- I manent or at least will last-^uany years after the close of the present war. In his recent address before the ag ricultural editors of. the country, Mr. Hoover made the following statement on this point: "High prices for farm products will continue long after peace comes. Pros perity, population and progress will r Increase in the country relatively fast- ' er than in towns. The new agriculture ( growing out of present conditions must become primarily occupied with animal industry, and our exports must bccbome chiefly of animal foods rath er than of breadstuff's." Of the correctness of these conclu sions there can be no logical doubt; they are supported by incontestiblc economic facts of special importance to the agriculture of the South. Tak ing it for granted that the production of animal products is to increase and become more profitable, what is the -pecial significant of the facts to the Southern farmer? Profitable animal production more than any other fwm of farming re quires relatively cheap land. The range r.nd ranch stages have about disappeared and the farm stage is now the dominant factor in meat growing, ^he^p lands in the really agricultural sections of the former great range country have disappeared. Even in the ?uci?eding farm suctions land values have reached the point where intensive fw,vir>d; are essential to success. The Sou'.'h tod: y possesses the flic ;pcst farm lands in the Unitd States in proportion to productive "apr.city. Tbo fact is ill"sfrated by "?or* ""'-on of I'p two c'lirf agricul ?t* l f - f f J . ? f -revive see tions ? Georgia and Iowa. The aver age yield for the former is 15.J7 bush els per acre as against 30.5 for the latter. On the other hand the 1 test official figures give the average value >f farm land for Georgia hs ? 1 <1.00 per acre as against $83.00 for Iowa. In other words, land in Iowa which yields a little over twicc as much corn as the land of Georgir , cos - five times as much to own. It is easily seen, therefore, that the gross return from land in Georgia is considerably more than twice as much as"i is the case in Iowa. Nearnc- t< market, cost of labor arid other expenses still further increase the advantage in favor of the South. There are even more substantial reasons in favor of the South for de velopment of animal husbandry. Feeds of all kinds are produced more cheap ly in the South when the same s^ill is applied. The comparisons made with corn could be repeated with other ^rops. Though wed o not grow the same crops? particularly in the way of grasses and hay- ? we have our own crops adapted to our own condi tions. Moreover several of the best of all feedstuffs are native Southern products. One of those ? cottonseed meal ? is a mainstay of Northern stockmen whom we supply. Another ? velvet beans ? is probably the most profitable feedstuff grown anywhere. Next to the economy In production of feedstuffs the economy in consump tion is the most important factor. Here the superior advantages of the South are incontestable. Feed is used by all animals for two purposes, namely, growth or work, and for maintaining the animal hr^t. Th" Us ; required for the later purpose the less the waste and the greater thq econ omy. The chief feature in controlling this factor is climate or temp rature. The colder the weather, the more food required for keeping up the animal heat which brings no profit to the owner. The advantage of the South is illustrated by the fact that 70 days are required to finish a steer in the South, as against 120 to 150 in the steer-foeding State* of the North. The importance of these facts is rec ognized by the great Western prckers who are now developing parking plants in Atlanta, Tifton, Moultrie, Statesboro, Ga., in Jacksonville and Pensadols, Fla., as well as P< than, Ala. J and New Orleans, La. T'v farm er is the direct beneficiary ef th'^.new development nnd~\vc appeal tn him to fall in line for the good t^mc coming. Tint he is preparing to do so is prov ed by the fact that train loads of thousands of heads of high-grade breeding heifers are now moving from the San Antonio stock yards to the farms of the Southeastern cotton belt. Most of the Southern railroads are co-operating in this movement. The old tick bugaboo is going out faster than the cattle can come in. Fall in Line. ? Southern Ruralist. _ Uncle Sam, Grain Dealer. It is hardly to be expected that there will be a general and clear un derstanding of the Government's fwl regulations at once. It is possible at ,1 quite probable that many changes < ill be necessary before the new organiza tions cheated for the purpose aro run ning smoothly. We have never befon done anything of the kind on so vast a scale. It is an experiment forced upon us by grim necessity, but an ex periment that will ho doubt be suc cessful in helping to conserve food f(>r us and for our allies and in stimulat ing production. What is the great staple food upon which we and the nations who are fighting with us depend. Naturally all of us arc supremely interested in the ; plan of operation of the great Gov ernment Grain Corporation, the ami of the Fcod Administration that will assume a practical monopoly of the marketing of wheat. Here and there we have heard doubt expressed as to the necessity and the wisdom of this procedure, but from previous antics of the market in times of stress, and from the gravity of the present situa tion, we are inclined to cxpect consid erable benefit. Right now we are looking at the problem of supplying our allies with 220,000,000 bushels of wheat, though the crop estimate show3 a surplus of only 88,000,000 bushels. I]ut even with this situation confronting us there is a possibility, according to Mr. Hoover, that, on account of the shortage of ships, next spring \yill find us with more wheat in storage than ever be fore ifi our history. What would hap pen to the wheat grower then with out a profitable price guaranteed by the Government? With this guaran ty there should be no hesitancy on tiic part of anyone to produce wheat to ffll the needs. The shipbuilders mu.st try to supply the ships. The very purpose of the Govern ment in adopting this unusual method is ampf' assurance that the producer will be generously treated. The Unit ed States docs not have any idea tlia* it will be a failure. ? Country Gnntle man. ONE DAY I' OK THE ORPHANS. J Should Give sit Least the Proceeds of I One Day to the Orphans at Thanksgiving. An Appeal. The people of North Carolina have I never failed to triad the path of du- i ty oprn to them. To each and every call to service, in the interest of home and country, thiy have responded with liability and cheerfulness. Her young men are covering themselves with glory by evidences of devotion to the flag, in word and action, and will give a splendid account of themselves ? at every turn of the way towards a lasting peace. Her captains of indus- i try and her sons o S toil have opened their hearts to the Liberty loan, the lied Cross, and the cause espoused by the Young Men's Christian Asaocio tion. Her nol le women have dedicat ed themselves to the service of theix country and are showing to the world a love for human freedom that is beautiful to contemplate. The cries of heart-broken mothers, starving children, outraged daughters and tor tured fathers, in unspeakable need be yond the ocean wave, have fallen up on sympathetic ears throughout ?ur Christian land, and the spirit of ser vice here in North Carolina shows that, with our people, the first con sideration is the honor of the flag, the safety of the nation, and peace to all the world. And it is well, foi without self-sacrifice true happiness may not be attained in this world. But while the measure of the na tion's honor and the nation's heart is being taken, let us not overlook the urgent r.?eds of fatherless and moth erless waifs at our own doors. For, after all, charity begins at home. Let us not overlook the hundreds of de pendent children whom the orphan ages of our State are training for individual efficiency and good citizen ship. Every one of these institutions needs better equipment and larger support, and every one of them is be sieged with applicaticTns for admis sion which must be denied for lack of means. Their capacity must he in creased, or else hundreds of children now wandering the highways and byways, subject to every evil tempta tion the world has to offer, will be neglected and probably irretrievably j lost. We cannot ? Tve will not ? f irget, ? for the Master says, "Inasmuch as yc , have done it unto one of the least of : these, ye have done it unto Me." We I arrt admonished to conserve the prod I ucts of the farm, the forest, the fuo- j tory and the mine. Is it not equally ' iye, vastly more ? important to con servo the future manhoo ! an J woman, hood of North Carolina? S all the or phaned children of this gh rious ol 1 Commonwealth be handicapped f >r life because, in their tender years, hey did not h : . v e the sh ltering care and culture of an orphan home? , Mr. Towles In Ohio. In a recent is.iije of the Seioto Daily Gazette, of Scioto, Ohio, we [earned that Mr. V. E. Towles, \ ho was form l ly connccted with the road c.*on*iruction in Johnston County, is one of the supervising engineers in constructing the roads of -Camp Sher man. The roads are being built of the best material with a top dressing of tarvia. Largest Corn Crop on Record. A corn crop l irjri r by more than (5,000,000,000 bush' Is than ever grown in the history of American agriculture is the production of the farmers of he United States this year. The Depart ment of Agriculture, in its prolimiary . estimate of the crop, places the quan tity at 3,191,08.1,000 bushels. Conditi ons since the October forecast caused a reduction of about 19,700,000 bushels in the indicated output. " The corn crop of 1917 is notable as occupying the largest acreage and producing the largest total crop of record," Laid the statement of the De partment of Agriculture. " The yield an acre, however, is not exceptional, owing to a late spring, a cold summer, which was also too dry over much of the corn belt, and early and damaging frosts and freezes. Thus the bountiful crop contains much corn that did not fully mature, probably in excess of 20 per ceni., although most of this had reached the dough state, making it useful for silos and early feeding." Corn quality was 7">.2 per cent., com pared with 84 per cent. las', year, and 10 below the average. In principal States the quality was: Ohio, 73 per cent.; Indiana, 63; I'.lliuis, 71; I wa, 65; Missouri, 86; Nebraska, 80, and Kansas, 69. The yield p 26.4 bushels, c last year. P bushels. In States the n< bushels; India 37; Missouri, Kansas, 14. vrw ? it atic vi nix.* iiviTasfU rompared with 2!> bushel* ennsylvania led with 39 the principal pr ?l 'c"n'? ?le yieh' was: Ohio, 38 na, 36; Illinois 38; Iowa, : Nebia ka, 27, i r.d
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