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Should Plant Cotton Properly And Fight Weevl FARMERS RIGHT SAYS .1. H LeROY IVmiiincnl I rrlili/rr Alan I'li'mL* Plan I n IncrfiiM (!i?llun \r]*r;i^r in Vllx ? .mnitir ? W i^r N'j\v uini'-s J. I!. l.i'Koy. isi.iti -u -r of sic Atlu uuii I* IV rti:i/.-r Comi IMliy, fi> tvctimun 11 1 ? li :? l f:?T !?*??!> i:i tills ".-??! : it ? 11 plant sit li.i-t as in'itiy u< i .?* i:i Yo<tmi :hi> Aonrsis pro* videt! tii- y ui" prepared to wt/il. crop hard mihI rti-S it through imi'.v. "Hi l? i ilv Advance ha* |?r?ut -I otl' r .-i?le ??f t':.- cotioti acie.ir.. r? f"in 'iiended by several |u who huvi' .? ( si t( S? *?l i niSon run cl it ion h in tin- Albemarle for a sima ber of year*. Their contention that a curtailment in rottun acreage in favor ot o| het crops should In- made was iKisoit oil the supposition l hat ihe boll weevil will <lu heavy damage next year. In some quarters there was a fe< lin;,; oi uneasiness when it became know. i that a majority of farmers were making ready to duplicate their cotton acreage of last year and advice against such measures was li ira rd i?a every side. Hut the farm ers evidently were little inclined to listen. 1 hey continued to plan as large an acreage for cotton ami some announced that they would plant more than t hey li a v ?? e * e r planted. Mr. ncltoy says the farm ers are right. * "No farmer should plant more cotton than he is able to care for properly however," Mr. Lelloy said this week. "If Albemarle farmers will do what the Government tells them about lioll weevil control,- use high grade fertilizers and rush their cotton to maturity, the will, in my opinic/a. experience little difficulty with the weevil." There are several arguments in favor ot greater acreage, according to .Mr. Leltoy, "In the first place," he says, "the crop report for last year, as published in The Daily Ad vance on January 12. indicates that the yi Id per acre in Pasquotank County of 505 pounds of lint alh/As a ?*afc margin even though the wee vil should destroy part of the crop. "It better methods than ever are' observed, more care is taken in the DO lection of good seod and tile crop worked harder to early maturity, it is pt'obu ble that this excellent yield of a '? to t'ne acre will be repeated. "Oi!" of the most favorabfe facts is the geographical location .>f the Al be marie sectii/n. practically at the north ct.d of the cctton belt. It is expected that the weevil will do le.*s damagt heie than in sections win. -re warm weather sets in earlier. "The latt st issue of the Fertilizer tSre m Hook carries an article on cot ton which wives Xotth Carolina first j .lace In the value and quantity </. cotton produced a* well as in yield per uTe "It i< obvious that If cotton can !),?? produced to advantage anywhere, Nor: It Carolina farmers can produce it. Hut uhcthe^oi' no. the farmers </f tile Alb ninle section are going to ?plant cotton this year. It Is to be hoped thai tbev will plan accord ing to the directions the Govern ment experiment stations have care lully wcrL-'d cut so that the min imum of rlJk will be taken. FA lOt KIIS TO FKat r THE BOM. WEEVIL Indications are found on "ver> ride that, the farmers of Pasquotank county will put into practice the boll weevil in? -thuds recommended ?by ?.!**? flnviTiiiui'in . nccprQing to G. \V. Fulls agricultural agent, who Ts conducting a series of meetings at rural communities, over the County. ^ III' I III' Win mi JMtfmilMni, .mr on Tuesday that he felt sure a largy number of farmers would flghj' the w. ,'Vll hard on the next crop and fluil most of them would go about their weevil control work in the proper manner. The meeting which was scheduled at N'ewland last Thursday was raln rd out but the </th??rs were held ac cording to plan. Talk* lipvc been made by Mr. Falls with the lantern slides Illustrating the life of .he weevil at Bp worth, Okisko, Fork, W'ck.xville. and Herea. The post pone! meeting will be held at New I md Wednesday nWtl and a tneet lug at Sonih Mills Thursday night v. 1 1 end the series. The potato season i* on. All the Canadian seed Is considered to be on hand. The Cnrolinn Potato Kx change has its entire supply of Cana dian seed on storage at Norfolk, which is considered, on account of the easy accessibility, to he "tin hand" and has ordered all Maine se? d polaioe# shipped at once. Most ?)f the dealers have already received their first shipments and the rest arc to be received In a short time. I rii'iii Nch> mid Vi<Mv% Kainy w-ather ptw? 11 1 ? -c" many .? i fri?in c'Miing to town this w/- 1. Tin- roads were '? id iiiul the \\tMfln*r unpleasant. Sal?-s t? f .i^t i'T.lt urn! iip pb-mejits wore there to*. ? ii< ?( h*'.ivy ??? la-4 w??ek but it Is t xiiu :?'(l that there uit! be a tiv , cid?d i in | ?r?? V*- 11 nil t m\t v??K. SfV( m! ?1 i cult iv?i! ors wire 1j* *i? Kti t this w?ili by far' tier.- of the surrounding ti rriUirv. Anions 'the>e who HKirlf pnVr ]|a.-?- J o! Ii? \v <!;?<> from tin- K!i/rtilM'ili c * : r ; Uitirgy ('?Mijji.tiiy w re T. (i I la'n inii'.M of ' Shaw hoi o. .1. M Whit son ot South i Miil:-. ami .1. (I, James <u Wa li-villi-. ('? ri! Jackson of Uoiitc N"i?. "? has i iii'tt* farm wagon. Mr. .!:?? Usan J bought hi-* wagon from the Kliza [beth City l'.ugg\ rrrri?pany this week. lbro m.'iim' of tin* things .farmers can In* doing in January: Ch?aii n ]> ami prepare land for plant . ing; prn n? ? iri cn and vitiiM; order farm and garden seed; house. oil and paint all tools and machinery; plow down or burn all rubbish that har bors pests; study methods for boll weevil control and for producing bigger yields of all crops. There is at present too much : eagerness on the part of farmers to I dispose of their beans. in the opinion of many. Too many beans thrown on the market will probably have the 1 effect of ruining chances for good f price.-: later. Two 1\ and O. disc cultivators went out from the Spence-llollrr well Company to J. C. McCleese of Columbiu this week. 1 M. U. Sawyer of Ocean View is preparing to d<r some fencing. He bought 12 rolls or wire tencing from the Spence-Hollowell Company ? this week. N*. C. No wbern of Jarvlsburg added two new farm Implements to his equipment this week. He bought a P. & <). disc cultivator, an Inter national New No. 4 cultivator. a Ferguson drill and a No. Champion plow from tin- Spence-Hollowell Company. (1. II. Kiglit of Shuwhoro bought a P. aL- O. dise cultivator and a section harrow from Spcnce Hollowell Com . pany c/n Friday afternoon. New shipments of Thor.nhill cart wheels. "cotton s?-ed and Niagara cot ton dusters wi-n received by the Spence-Hollowell Conipan\ during the week. I.. C. Ha um Jr. returned recently f from a trip over tin- eastern portion of the State. He found Mr. Hines of the Mines Motor Company of Greenville one of the most progress ive poultrvmen on his rounds. Mr. Hines Is preparing to go in for com munity hatching of eggs on an enormous scale. Mr. Ilaum also reptuteil that the farmers around (Oilds'.mro and New llern were, plan ning to do more trucking this year. I !e visited the Kdgecombe County llreed^rs Association, devoted ex clusively to breeding of cotton seed, and was much impressed with the work they lire doing. P. T. Oivens of Powells Point killed one c?f the l;irg?-^? hogs ever raised in Currituck County this I week. The hog was So bin that no I scales were found to weigh him and it was necessary to cut him up before he could be weighed. The pieces i dressed weighed in at 881 pounds. Farmers in Currituck are making ready for planting with fertili zers and feed. It is probable a large crop of Irish potatoes will be -|4?-H4ed this year. *V shipment of ??on bags of potato seed was made one day this week to points along Hi" .-ou nd . A ,-j ^ ()ni< of the largest -purcnn?ies re cently from the Spence-Hollowell Com pany was made by 1. M. M-eek ins of Klizabeth City Mr. Meekin* bought an International New No. 4 cultivator, a P. & (). disc cultivator, a Ferguson drill, a Black Hawk planter and pair of cart wheels. Paul Hampton. Ray Mldgett and C. 8. Sawyer of Coin jock were in Kliz abeth City this week to make ar rangements for (heir potato and pea seed. J. \V. Hal la nee of Shlloh bought a new ljucen ln*c aba tor from the Hux 1 ton White Seed Company recently and plans to diversify his farm crops wlih poultry. Farmers this year will plant near ly as many peas but more potatoes, according to the estimate of It. ( v* THINKS POTATO PRICES BE FAIR Slid Scull 1 1< >| ?<- I'll I Of I'otu lo Outlook l or ^ i-ur I >11 1 I rue- Smaller Vereajje Prices in the farmers t'i?r the ji.i5.it. i crop this year will pr?b.i!d> in* <'ii a good nvcruu-* level, accord in;; to she opinion ?/f Shelton Scott of llro? k A: si ott. Mr. Scott s.iys in in* h will depend oil the marketing of t !k?* South Carolina and Virginia ? r :p- hat that he t xpocts an aver price vv i 1 1 be made hv Albemarle l.iriii'?r>. Sh.tr farming will be much loss this year than last." said .Mr. Scott Friday, "This will likely have a l ? *n (I ? iicy t ? ? nit. down the. potato acreage but 1 do Ui/t expect there will be much reduction in potato growing." Mr. Scott estimates last year's po tato crop handled through Elizabeth City at three quarters of a million dollars and exports this year's crop will equal that amount. If fewer potatoes are grown the price will be a little higher. V Abbott. He thinks the fart that a number were "bit" last year on their peas will cause some decrease in pea acreage this season. ? Hev. W. C. Raines of Simonds Creek was in Elizabeth City Tuesday to buy back a mule he recently sold. Mr. Raines said most mules had sev eral faults, but as this one had only one: meanness, he bought him back. Among the farmers hauling fer tilizer to their farms now are A. J. Jennjngs. Route 2; S. S. Overman. Route 1; and John A. Harris, of Route 1. Mr. Overman and Mr. Jen nings are bringing in their peas and r? turning with fertilizer. In the account of the Hyde County farming methods published in the Daily Advance on Saturday as an in terview with F. C. Cuthreil it should have beeh stated that farms in Hyde liich formerly produced two bar rels </f corn to tin- 1.000 corn bills n?>w produces six barrels. The word "bushels" was used through an ?*r ror. -AN INVESTMENT Which assures nn annual return ol not less than 7 per cent nml which pays an additional i! per cent annually when net earn in us on the total capital amount to 1) per cent iu a corporation under tile direct management of ? group from anions the most successful executives in the Piedmont Section secured by one of the most modern and best e<iuip|?eil weaving mills in the South manufacturing i\ consist ently profitable line of goods IS WOUTH LOOKING INTO For full particulars irritc BOND DEPARTMENT American Trn-t Company Charlotte, N. C. Frank B. Green, Manager. | FOK HIGHEST MARKET PRICES ! Ship COTTON To < WINBORNE&CO. NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Tliey pay drafts for 90 per crnt on cotton to be $ sold on arrival and 75 per cent If to* be stored. mdktim; n ksi > \> A'l Mil KTIlOlSh I r.t .-iw? in i In* mating whit-!; | wi'l :? h I in Elizabeth I'ily ai th ? j Tue.-day hi- ] by th- ? flirts of in- | ?!r, ..Itiiil . 1 : r :i?- wiio ait? working i?> ? :ii ;!i-- 'i ?!| weevil in the j Albemarle section. j 'i"!r- ? hanks of Kliza1>"ili City have \ ? .di ilniti-u tli* t-iKi of printing ! :t I.ii4e number of posters of ? :ize whn h vjf.'i' distributed : t ; i ? city this week. :*. v< :;?l interested firms contribu te; to ill" mU'crtNrineiu appearing on !iii? page. urging attendance at t ai- meeting. ? I !ir*iiii;h the medium of posters ;? iui i:< wsp;ipi r advertising and pub licity and lite personal work of many the meeting is being boosted and i ml it-;* t it/ns aro that the farmers 01 Pasquotank and the neighboring' counties will turn out next Tuesday morning in full strength to hear the agricultural specialists. j The subjects to be discussed at tin- meeting in Elizabeth City in clude "Variety of Seed," by Pro-t lessor Garren from the division of agronomy </f the State' College of. Agriculture and Engineering; "In-! sect Habits." by \V. Bruce Mahee.jj extension entomologist . of the agri-' cultural experiment station; "Prac-! tlcal Farm Operation," by T. O. ; Taylor; and #"Fert ilizrs." by I?ro-; fessor C. A: Whittle of the soil im provement committee </f Atlanta. Grover \V. Falls, agricultural agent ' for Pasquotank County, says that the farmers 01* this section will not, have a better opportunity this year to get the best expert knowledge and Information that has been acquired gti boll weevil control. Disc cultivators were purchased Monday from \V. C. Glover by P. F. White of R. F. I). No. Five and N. S. Perry of Elizabeth City. Ornamental Trees And Shrubs Evergreens, Roses, T-rult Trees and Berry Hushes; Grape Vines, Budded Pecans; Privett Hedge and Peren nials. We specialize in landscape garden ing." Visitors to our Nurseries art- al ways welcome. Write or phone for price-list. SAPOS NURSERIES ? Inc. ? :sc>8 rUKSTKUriKI.I) KI.V'D Dial 411311 Norfolk, V?. Certified Seed t Potatoes why t\m: <h\\<;k> witii qi'kstion \m i-: SKI!!) wiikn thk kkst auk w \ii.\m k? I ivi* Koasons \\ li\ IVinrr Kdnard ULm<! rrjnnriit Oiiifirtl Iri*li Arc (hrapiM in t lie- Knil. Because they arc of uniform size. m it V. ? r 1;? r- ? r H iVC'f' nor, sinalhr than they should ho, ami cnn-i <iue::Uv A plutiit- farther. Because they arc true -te- type and frw? from <!is SornTl n ,,;,se- I'' very potato may !??- counted upon, under pro kJvV/UllU. |,or so|| am| fertilization conditions, t (? reproduce. ? i Because th?' experience of (hose who have I lante-j 1 rUfff them has been that they mature earlier. Because the per acre yield is greater. We do not guarantee this, hut it can easily be verified hy coti v UUl til suiting ' those who have used them. - Because their trueness to type, freedom from dl? !?< -if fri ease and genuine strain, insure potatoes of the A ****** highest market value. They cost a little more, but are worth more. Write us for price and any other information desired. We have a few cars surplus in cold storage at Norfolk, available for shipment when wanted. Southgate Produce Co. Southgate Terminal N O It F O L K, V A. N Advance Want Ads Bring Results (FARMERS 151 Attend The Meeting On Boll Weevil Control TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5th AT 10 A.M. - - 1 ? \ - ?> 1 I V ? ** ? > \ rfv ! 2 ^ f ^ AT THE COIJITHOUSE, KI.I/ADKTII CITY. E\|wrt? from the Stale Apirietillnral Department at ttill xpeak to the farmer* of this xeetion on the mo*t *ati*faetorv method* of fighting llii- Hull Weevil. Every farmer who e\peet? to plant cotton tlii* year -lioiihl not fail to attend llii* Hireling. Those who do not praetiee weevil e Irol method* will xufTer from the weevil on llieir ne\l erop. I.e how lo eomlial the weevil with the lea->l e\pen?e ami in the moxt effeetive way. ^ eon earn ATTEND Tills MEETING. .ma mmmi.-m;. g Thin hixicc ronlribiilnl lo tin ? Iti'fl inlrrrnln of the /firmer* of B g f/iis ner lion hy: B ? 1 B Is 11 Eastern Cotton Oil Co. Produce & Ginning Co. ? Brock & Scott R. C. Abbott a ? 13 The Daily Advance iaaasBaaaaaaaaataaaaaaBBaaBBaaBBaaaawriifiisisi
The Daily Advance (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
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