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SHIPPING MAY PEAS STARTS IN EARNEST PRICE REMAINS SOME'./HAT LOW Better Prices Predicted Ncm Week and Even Belter the Next W hen Peas from Oth er Sections are (iotie. Picking and loading May peas] started in earnest Friday with cars on sidings receiving peas at the j warehouses of J. M. Newbern. It. i'. I Abbott, \V. A. Brock end the Spence- j Hollowell Company, while Brock & I Scott completed and dispatched the J first carload from this section. The j other cars were not ready Friday j night and >\ere completed and dis-< patched Saturday. The rain retarded picking and | prevented the shipments from being j made as'early as was at first ex-( pected. The additional moisture was needed, however, to hasten ma turity and will. It Is expected, prove of advantage. There were 351 crates In the first car which was consigned by Brock & Scott to Wilson & Tobe, Incorpor ated. The shippers were: C. W. "Wilson 36; C. C. Meads. 39; W. H. Case, 7; Wiley Speight, 43; George Taylor, 6; B. C. Munden, 47; S. W. Scott, 51; J. T. Hagatha 46; E. B. Stevenson, 19; C. E. Benton 3; end G. B. Davis 54. A majority of the peas shipped on Friday and a large portion of those brought in on Saturday were of small size. A few growers had bas kets of uniform fully matured peas but this was the exception. The price remains at a rather low level. The quotations Friday were $2.50 to $3 per basket with evidences of improvement in sight. Charles D. Byrd, treasurer of Wilson & Tobe. said he expected the price will continue to Improve for the next two weeks and that week after next will bring better prices than next week. "Mississippi peas are about gone,'* said Mr. Byrd. "South Carolina crops are light and New Bern has poor peas mostly all gone now. It is time for this section to get a good price." FARM CONDITIONS MUCH IMPROVED Good Roads Making Market* More Accessible and Im-; provement in Farm Labor Is Expected Soon. Raleigh, N. C., May 17?Farm-I ing conditions at this season of the | year are greatly Improved over this time last year for North Carolina. I it is reported by the semi-monthly farm notes of Frank Parker, State Agricultural Statistician. Good ( roads are making the markets more ' accessible and farming is becoming more diversified, the report says. | Farm labor is scarce now but it is ' hoped that an improvement will be made with closing of some factories ' and mills later In the season. The prejudice aginst co-operative mar keting still exist in some localities, . it was said and farmers in tho cot-; ton belt have increased their cot- J ton acreage to the sacrifice of other ? crops. The brightest feature of the report was probably the statement that farmers in many places had re ported themselves in good financial conditions. Clover crops in the northern Piedmont counties were reported damaged by the winter freezes and j to be below normal while the crop' in the mountains is late but fairly ? good. Truck Is said to be late but grow ing nicely and the condition In the commerlcal area good. Gardens ap-1 pear to be late but plenty of home j grown truck Is now on the market, j it was said. The state Is expected to produce, one of the largest fruit crops in. years, It was plonted out. Interest In livestock. It was stated has Increased, especially In dairying.' Prices are considered good consider- J Ing the demand while the pastures , are in good shape and the livestock | wintered well. Judging from report* from differ-1 ent parts of the state, the trend of prices for farm proucts Is upward,; said the report, though In counties! along the northern border they seem | to be lower than In other sexttons of the 8tate. Complaints of low j prices are fewer than usual. Show Albemarle Farmers How To Fight Boll Weevil First and. Citizens National Rank Finuiieing Scientific Dem onstration of Most Approved Method of Boll Wee vil Control oil Itrork-ltnliiiMin Farm I Albemarle farmers will be Riven an opportunity to see at first hand lUis year an actual demonstration of , the most effective methods of scfen-l tific boll-weevil coutrol and of how. I by the use of thwo methods, as pood a yield of cotton per acre can be ob tained under boll weevil conditions as before the arrival of the pest in this section. This demonstration was made' possible by the First & Citizens Na tional Hank in co-operation with the; American Cotton Association. The i hank is financing the demonstration.! while the American Cotton Associa-j tion is supplying the expert supervi sion. It is being conducted on the farm owned jointly by C. O. Robin son and W. A. Brock on the River Road just outside Elizabeth City. The cotton Is. of course, planted and developing interest in the de monstration which will hinge on the methods which will begin with chop ping out and early cultivation. On the demonstration farm cotton will be chopped to a stand allowing 8 to 10 Inches or approximately the width of a hoe blade apart. This spacing has proveit to assist in the rapid development of cotton more than wider spacing. Cultivation under the plans of Iho association will lie continuous untii the bulk of the crop is fruited and nratur?*d. It 1* important that fre quent cultivation be practiced ami the association recommends that' the entire crop be worked lightly at] least ? nee a week* weather permit-, ling, and even twice a week If pos-1 Bible. The cotton can be laid by under weevil conditions as formerly and each farmer will have to use Judgment as to the time limit on cul-j tivatlon. Cultivation should be continued until the middle and bot tom growth of fruitage on the plants has matured into grown bolls and this period is reached in most sec tions in middle August, according to the recommendations. A record of all costs and profits i on the test patch will be kept and j the results will be published when the cotton is picked and sold next! fall. Farmer On Flivver Says He's Out Beat Coolidge Will Run as Democrat or Republican or ru Independent, But ISot Trying to Capture Any Conventions but Tak ing His Case Directly to People of the Country By U C. OWEX (COfjrrttkt IW4. Bv Tilt A#*?i?c?l San Francisco, May 17.?The next President of the United States?ac-, cording to his own predictions, rolled into San Francisco this week in a battered flivver, and inaugurated his campaign for the chief magistracy. He is L. H. Francisco, of San Di ego, erstwhile farmer, mule driver, railroad fireman and real estate dealer. Mr. Francisco, who proved hi-* sense of the fitness of things by fir-' ing his opening gun in his namesake city, plans to tour the country <n his trusty gas chariot, winding up ii? New York in November, juat Mora the balloting commences. Undaunted by the fact that two Californians?William Gibbs McAdooj and Hiram Johnson?got their haUi into the ring ahead of him, the; would-be President fairly radiates confidence in the outcome of hls| cam paign. On the back of his flivver is a bigi sign which reads "L. H. Francisco,! the man who will beat Coolidge.] Country first?politics afterward." Mr. Francisco admits with becom-1 ing modesty that he may not be || brainy as some of the other nsplr-l ants who would usurp President Coolidge & mantle, toga, or whatever fi. \?tc ef speech it is that a P?* -vl d?M?t ViV-ib. But then, on lb ? ot* er hand, l?e points out, "brains some times are a considerable handicap Too much of them already has got; a couple of would-be President's off on the wrong foot." Mr. Francisco also admits that he) has no present connection with any I particular party, although he is will-j ing to be adopted by any or all ofi them. As for the planks in hi* piat-| form, they also to let, to either or both of the big parties. Briefly they, are: Country first, politics second. Equal government; protection for all or none. Frank dealing with the people by those In office. An Army and Navy sufficient to assure udc quate protection of the country and its cl!Izcns at all times. The nrlnrl ple of the golden rule applied In a broad way to botfi politics and Gov ernment. Non-interference by toe Government with business, except such rupervlslon as Is necessary to get back to normalcy. "Of course a lot of people will think I nrn Just a nut," the would be President frankly conceded. "I re.ihie tint I am up against a \> e;ty h*rl r?me attempting to re^ch the President's chair with such a i.ite stall. with no funds,In the campaign chest, and without* any party to adopt me. Dut I have faith born of the conviction that I am right in my principles, and am the beat qual ified man in the field so far. "All I want Is for the voters to hold their minds open until I can reach them la my flivver campaign. I believe the people are ready to elect a pood plain man to the Presi dency, one who won't fool them or fool himself Into believing that a lot of dishonest things in politics are honest. I'm plain and I'm honest. ' Mr. Francisco was born and raised in San Diego County. At 15 he was doing a man's work, driving a six mule team. Subsequently he fired a railway locomotive and later took up real estatlng In San Diego. Perhaps his first Job gave him h's best training for the White House. In view of that E. H. Gary, Dr. Nich olas Murray Butler and others arc saying abut the reca'lcitroancy of Congress, a man who has proved his ability to handle six mules is decid edly interesting. Mr. Francisco is accompanied East by the would-be First Lady and First Girl child of the land, and they'll be ready to move right Into the White House if elected. PROSPECTS AltE GOOD I<et us handle them for you. Our pmi service and ap preciation of your patronage will not he excelled. Spence-Hollowell Co. ; POULTRY FARM PRETTY SIGHT Flocks of Thousand** of White Leghorn** and Ithode Island Reds at Carlton Jen nings' on Weeksville Koad. A visit to Carlton JonnlnKs poultry farm about a mile from Elisabeth City on the Weeksville road, ia another demonstration of, the adaptability of thin section to a diversity of crops. Flocks of thous anils of white leghorn and Rhode Island red fowls of all sizes are an \ impressive sight on this interesting, farm. At present Mr. Jennings estimates j that he has 5.000 fowls. The num-J her is constantly changing as. hatches are made and sales trans-1 acted frequently and no accurate1 account is made oftener than once a mouth. In addition to the fowls there are! ::,i M t :?.uuo eggs in the incubators ? at present an?t if all the fowls now on the farm werf sold it would not be K'tijc before there would he Just t it*5 many tiew ones t > * take their' *>???? of the inter* sting thing about the Jennings farm is tit orderly arrangement of all building* and apparatus. The house* are models of cleanliness and every fowl has the advantage of a clean run of grass or tender grain shoots. This produces vigorous healthy fowls, uccoring to Mr. Jennings, who! has bitiIt some interesting hoppers and other arrangements of his own design. The hoppers for the mash f.?r grown fowls, for instance, are made that the food is always fresh I and clean. It is Impossible for the) fowls lo scratch straw into the j mash or to dislodge any of the food onto the floor. Somo of th?* fowls are prize win ners in neighboring fairs as well as the Albemarle District Fair and the greatest care Is being tak? n to pro duce the finest strains. lis a /<>r MORE EGGS FOR SALE BY? Aydlett & Owens Pbon* 4it Elisabeth City, N. C. Spring Needs SowSeeds Pull Weeds Good Deeds "A Spotless Town all towns could bo If everyone cleaned up like me," Said Splc-span Steve "it's a disgrace To own a dirty, ill-kept place." | A back yard ought to be as neat As though it faced a public street. I A well kept lawn's a lovely thing, I If you'd have one, begin this spring.) To dwell with Beauty you will ne?di A keg of paint and lots of seed. Our Quality Seeds Fit Your Need* j Buxton-White Seed Company "THE LIVE 8EKD HOl'MK" Phone ?H?4. 15 S. Water St. PHONE 114 Standard Pharmacy THEY WILL SEND IT. Buckeye Cultivators One set-screw for standard instead of U-bolts? Roller action shaft Seat adjustable to weight of operator Tilting lever for changing height rear-end of tongue Master lever controls for raising or lowering gangs without affecting depth No helping spring necessary to lighten lift 42-in. wheel-steel-adjustable width 30 to 48 inches 400 MATTHEWS STREET The Elizabeth City Buggy Co. WE SOLICIT YOUR SHIPMENTS [ MAY PEAS ? AND ? o G I II POTATOES, You can depend on ub handling your May Peas and Potatoes to hest advantage this year. We are in touch with the best markets and will get you good prices. G We will give good refrigerator car service on Peas ALL WE ASK IS A TKIAL. We can handle thousands of barrels of Irish Potatoes and [? promise you as much consideration as you can get elsewhere. See Us For May Pea Baskets Produce & Ginning Co. West Main Street s-s Klizuheth City, N. C. SERVICE WORTH WHILE A record of many years in the successful handling of Muy Peas and Potatoes commends our services to you this season. We know that you will not hesitate to forward your shipments through an organization that has led the market season after season, and saved thousands of dollars to the farmers. We will follow the same methods this season: That is to keep in touch with the markets in every city so that wc can forwurd all shipments duily where the demand is strongest. And we will get you good prices 011 these markets hy quick shipment of your pro duce, properly iced in REFRIGERATOR CARS Brock & Scott Produce Company PHONE l&i. Rurge?? Street and N. S. #?. R. Tracks
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