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Potatoes Bringing Potato Growers $50,000 A Day HUNDRED CARS MOVING DAILY Total Shipment* Puss 1,100 liar Mark Willi Promise of Goiii^ Near 1,200 When Today's Potatoes Koll. A golden stieam of between $50.-' 000 and $60,000 is pouring intoj Elizabeth City every day to be placid Into the hand* of the potato grower*. of this section. The potato movement, one of the! largest in the history of potato, growing in this State, has already passed the thousand car mark and the total is growing by over 100 cars a day. The number of cars shipped from Elizabeth City up to Suturday was 1,09 4 with a hundred more est!-1 mated to leave Saturday or Saturday night. Last year up to June 2 7 there, had been 954 cars shipped, approxi mately 40 less than on the same date this year, notwithstanding the sever al days delay caused by heavy rains. Already growers in this vicinity have received over a half million dollars as their share of the potato money and still the stream of gold flows In. Prices have Improved steadily since the rains stopped. The f. o. b.. market was $3 to $3.50 Friday, an advance of about a dollar on the barrel over last week's level. Several growers who sold at the lower price failed to realize as much on their crop as tliey would have done if they had sold this week, and son?e of them can not show n very wide margin of profit on the harvest. Others who sold at high er prices with unusaully high yields this year fared better and will have a fair net profit. It is estimated that, including Saturday of this week, 235.000 bar rels of potatoes have been harvested and shipped through this city, thif season. The total shipments for the State are 1,000 cars greater than last year. The market tendency was some what weaker during the latter por tion of the week as heavy receipts continued on the northern markets Virginia potatoes are receiving slight ly better prices than North Carolina goods but the potatoes from this State are leading those from South Carolina by a much wider margin. Some North Carolina potatoes of the very highest quality brought $6.50 Friday when the range was downward to $4 for fair quality. On the Philadelphia market North Car olina potatoes were bringing from $4 to $4.75 while South Carolina goods of the proper quality sold for as low as $1.50. S. G. Scott said Friday he antici pates a downward tendency In the market in the near future. The quality of potatoes now being re ceived is practically free from mud and in generally good condition. Some were sunburnt. MOUNTAIN SEED KEEP FARM MONEY IN STATE Keep your money at home, is the advice of County Agent Falls, who has secured additional data on the good results obtained from plant ing uN'orth Carolina Mountain seed potatoes, which tend to show that the seed produced in this State are every bit as good and, In most In stances, better than those from other sources. This section of the State sends about $50,000 a year into Maine and Canada for seed potatoes, and the money never returns, according to Mr. Falls. This million dollars every twenty years could he Just as easily spent in North Carolina where it would help to keep up the roads schools and Institutions of this State and at the same time to the grower In the natural course of finance. C. B. Munden found thst -Maine seed yielded 104 bushels and 22 1-2 pounds per hag planted, while North Carolina seed gave a yield of 110 bu ahela and 37 1-2 pound per bag planted. This additional ? 1-4 bush els Is worth st present prices ovsr $7 snd will not only psy the entire cost of the seed but will lesve s mar gin of $2 over. Mr. Munden reports that all the Mountain seed produced strong vig orous, stock plants, which were very much alike. URGES PLOWING UNDER GREEN LEGUME CROPS "Your land Is your treasure. It cannot- be stolen from you by stealth. It may be left as a legacy to your children and It should he left In bet ter condition than when It camo Into your posesnlon," says County A-gent Falls. This by way of Introduction to nn uige to farmers of this section to plant soy beans and plow them under. "The best method of Improving land Is to plow under green legumes," Mr. Falls says. "This system works especially well with potato growers. It should be prac ticed by every farmer In the section." -vnrrr SAVINGS ix 8AFR noxm. Bm a* for fall Information INDUSTRIAL BANK TK1AI. OF FAMILY SI.A^ Fl{ Frank MacDowell. tin* Florida youth who mnrdeivd paronix as they slept "becausp ho was prompted by (lie Divine spirit." Is shown in the courtroom (leaning on IiIm handi. Tin- ciim-*. committed last winter, crent?-d international aft? ntIon. COTTON GROWING ' WEATHER AT LAST Anil Cotton Showing Im provement hut Farm Agent j Fulls Thinks One (>in lie Ahle Handle Comity's Crop! Cotton has improved some during! the hot weather but unless it Im proves more in the next .'JO days tilling it has in the past 60 days the pros-! pects are that onj?_ ffln Avill be able" to take care of all the cotton pro-' duced in Pasquotank County this' year, according to County Agent] Falls. The acreage which was estimated , at considerably higher is actually at; present lower than last year. A num ber of farmers have abandoned cot-1 ton and planted soy beans on their bottom land. The prospects are that there will be about half of last year's produc-) tion. according to Mr. Falls. It is \ important to keep the cotton dusted properly If even a fair yield is to be I obtained, he says, and efforts are.io be made that will enable farmers of every neighborhood to become a ? : quainted with the most scientific methods. A dusting demonstration will be conducted to that end in every town ship in the County. Mr. Falls says, and in some there may be more than one demonstration In order that all HERE IS YOUR CHANCE We've just received another big lot of Palm Beach Suits, j Straw and Panama Ilats, from i the factories at closing out prices. These are of the best colors I and make, as to Suits, and the; newest shapes and colors as to ? Hats. And we can save you bit;: money in the price of them both. C. A. COOKE may have an opportunity to attend. These demonstrations will be con tinued all summer if conditions war rant and a hard fight will be con ducted on the boll weevil. It is pro bable that cotton will bring a good price thfa fall and therefore Impor tant that as much of the crop as pos si bio be saved. CRATE PROBLEM ACUTE Beet growers were unable to get suitable crates this year and were forced to use . barrels. The crate business is becoming a most com plicated one as the farmers of this section continue to deversify their crops and It will be necessary to I produce a wide variety of containers | to satisfy the demand for vegetable; crates in I'asquotuiik. HOME OltCIIARILS ARE PROVING PROFITABLE A large number of farmers of this] section have profited substantially from their hom*' orchards this sea son. In addition to having frtlit for th< ir own iik?* iliev hav ? been mar keting pecan*, blackberries and r;.-b?rries and collecting a lidy mini in I'xrlmnuv. This diversification giv??s them an advantage over tho farntor who centralize* his effort* ot? two or three rr.?j<s a? (2i? y have mom-v t?? spend while the three rrop Ulan i* waiting to collect tin his pcas. potatoes. or cotton. SXMI'I.K I-"1M)S l? VN S I SK CEKTIHEI) SEED II. K. Sample found this* season tliat it pay* to uso certified seed po , tatoes. Mr. Sample believes that it i- w.d| worth while to pay $1 more ! per hag for the certified seed as tin v are inspected three timet* in the fi?-ld at harvest. Seed potatoes in '.?pec ted after harvest and not in the I", id are certified only as eating p? ' tatoes and are not lia?*ked hy tiie Government as seed. SKCONI) CHOI* SI'I'DS IS MOT I'KGKI) IIERE ____ l A rro|t of potato?>* is not : r"oomnien(leil in ilii-* section l?y; Couniy Akoih Fulls. Th? rc is very" lilt!- j?'??sl!il1iiy of a profit for Al 1u*marl?) farmers when tliey are in riunpotitioti wlili potato growers of Miiiti*'. Wisconsin. Michigan, and i Mak?YourHens LayMoreEggs ( Feed TICE! <;koie<;i,% i ic.mis wkkvii, . Atlanta, J lint' 21?(Spec.lal)?Cot ton Krowirs have bought twice :ih much calcium aroeiiute to flvht th? boll weevil jim last year and are abandoning all acreage c*\cej?t what they can cultivate Intensively. MR. COTTON FARMER: We have the Calcium Aramaic ami the l)u?l inH machine* of all sizm. CALL AND SEE US Spence-Hollowell Co. WHY OUR MARKETING SERVICE IS WORTH WHILE TO Progressive Potato Growers Just ait we predicted la*t week, there ha* been a stiffening of the market* thi* week, and a stronger demand for potatoes than at any time during the season. Our advice to grower* to pack their po tatoe* carefully ha* been proven nound hy the better price* that are now being paid. It i* no gue**work on our part when we po*t you on the crop *ituation and predict the demand for day* to come. We have an organization which keep* u* in touch with every large market in the country; we know the detail* of crop movement* from other *cction*; we know where the demand i* strongest and we place the *hipiiienls of our customers on the markets that will bring the best prices. fti maintaining this organization i* the reason that we are able to give real marketing service that saves hundreds of dollars to |>o tato growers. The advantage of marketing through an organiza tion of this kind, is open to all, and the service we offer is free to every person who deals with us. WE SOLICIT YOIIII IKISII POTATOES Brock & Scott Produce Co. PHONE lHt. ?!? BURGESS STREET an,I N. S. R. R. TRACKS New York, some of ill** l.irsoi pota to slates. which cultivate la rue area* on a scale that minimize* labor *?wii? ami holds down experts* s. It i> tntieh better to improve tin* soil with a I? v ume than to try to m:ik# two potato crops. .Mr. Kail* say*. (!oii|H*al Succeed* Su%t\er Washington. June 2S.?l*tvsi?|ftil I Cool Id ue yesterday selected Major James Coupeal to In- Ms personal ? physician succeeding Dr. Sawyer who !this week resigned and returned to Marion. Ohio. EAT COeatkerlyfc PURE LOLLYPitPS NORFOLK SOITIIFKN It.It. Announce* Salt" of Sunday F\cur-ion Fares T.i Norfolk, Va., Cape Henry, Va. Virginia Rcarh. \'a. Ocean Park and (!licsupeakc Beach, Va. . nn Sundays Juno 1st to August 31st inclusive. Tickets limited to Uat?? of sale, J. F. DALTOX (iciioriil l*SNMeimer .\ueiit Norfolk Va. COMING! Ollie Hamilton Show <>\K sonn WKKK Commencing Monthly Ni^lil. June 30ili. VAUDEVILLE and FARCE COMKIJV Different Sliou Kuril Nielli 6 REAL KEITII VAUDEVILLE ACT 6 6-I'irrr Ju/.z Orrlirwlru. Trnl will In- loeutnl on Soutli Komi Strrrt, one lilork soutli of Churrli clrcrl til Suffolk & Curo linu K. I(. Crowing. Huml Concrrl, 7:15 I'. M. SHOW STARTS 8:30 I*. M. Popular Prices. 1 h K<lriitoii-M;irk?'vs Fc*rry j FAST AITOMOIHLK TltAXKfOItT (Across AllM'niiirlr Sound in Onr Hour) rOXXKCTS rOASTAl. IIKillWW icoi'TKs SM>t :io, ;i2 and :mu Via Kalciuh ami Wlliiilnutoii, \. < l?i Norfolk. Vu. PerDtnnent All Year S<li?Nlnlr Loavi-H IMcnton s am.. II am.. I pin Lv. .Mark?>\s 9:30 am., 1. 5:I>0 |un. (Midday trips not run on Sundays.) "FOLLOW KDKXTON-M \< 'KKYS IKKHY I CO All SIGNS*' SKK MAI'S IN IIOTKLS Coastal Highway Ferry FAST AlTOMOIttl.K TltWSI'OItT (Aero** l^mer (lluiwau River in 15 Minnie*) \t I'niiHTur, Near Kdcnton, X. C\, to Kdrnhotiw, lioilir ( oiinly COWWTS COASTAL IIKillW.W I initios :tO. DO. ;I2 ami :|42 Via \\ iliniiiuion ami HalHuli, N. C.j lo Norfolk, Va. I Vitna lie lit .\ 11 Vrar Schedule I.v. Kmpcror H, 10, 12, 3 & 5 o'clock i Lv. KdeiiliouHo 9, 11, 1, 4 & 6 o'clock {12 and 1 o'clock trips not run Sunday ??FOIJ/OW COASTAL HIGHWAY FKItliY SHiN'S" NKK MAI'S IN IIOTKLS DON'T FORGET ft * ? J Your Refrigerator For It Is jg Now Time To Buy J | Quinn Furniture Co. f Palm Beach Suits We can give you quick service on your Palm Beach, Keep Cool, or Hopsack Suits. Better also have your winter garments cleaned before packing away to keep them fro* from moths. Cooper Cleaning Works Phone 280. No. 2 Matthews St. <????????< THE OLD HOME TOWN BY STANLEY KlBfCT ItoMJMS *X*L PLAMN**4, * M AT ivm DfWT. "Tt> SIB HflMf Hft looks A| 11 am*t ?i4w t??/? Hrt*L_
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