INCREASE THE FOOD AND FEED
CROPS IN THE COUNTY.
Have we yet realized tbs food!
eicuation that confronts us today :
If not, then it is time we began
to pive this matter some very
aerious thought. It can't be ex
pected of the farmers as a whole
to change their farming plans for
this year now, but this cin be
and is expected of the farmers
of this county and of the entire
South; utilize the waste or un
used fields on the farms, give the
crops already planted the very
bst cultivation that you can, and
where the conditions will permit
use more fertilizers, and aim to
make trie acre production of the
crops already planted the big
gest ever.
The South, and the State of
North Carolina, are up against
the biggest problem today that
they have ever been against, and
tis this- The World is clamoring
f jr fooa, and our country, the
southland is .calling for food,
the west and north for many
yaars have been producing food
and feed crops to their utmost
capacity. We in South, have
been producing such crops as
cotton, of which we have the
monopoly, peanuts, and tobacco,
and have not paid enough atten
tion to food crops. You may say
that you can make cotton and
bay these products cheaper than
you can make them, then look at
this for one minute: last year we
got more for cotton than for the
past ten years to my own know
ledge, our cotton crop in North
Carolina was 700,000 bales, this
lacked $20,000,000. paying for
the food and feed products bought
tfy the people in the state that
could and should have been grown
in our own borders. At the
present prices of food products
we would have to increase our
cotton production from 700,000
bales of cotton to the enormous
sum of 2,000,000 bales of cotton.
Can we afford to do this? I say
no. First because we can grow
these food products much cheap
er than we can buy them, we
won't have to depend on the
north and west for food, we
will be increasing our own soil
fertility, and again we could not
house that amount of cotton
should we grow it. We can pro
duce the food and feed crops suffi
cient to feed ourselves and we
must do it. Why? Because the
north and west will not after a
short time ship such products to
the South. And too, unless con
ditions take a very decided
change soon the 'government
will take the food and feed crops
of the north and west and put
them where they will be more
needed.
Some may advance this argu
ment, suppose we a big crop of
food products then the prices for
such will drop so low we can't
live, at them. Then on the other
hand look at the amount we buy
in N. C Again the laws of sup
pi and demand will guarantee
to us a good price for such pro
ducts. Should we produce more
than we need for the people in
our own county or state, and too
the warring countries will have
to be partially if not entirely fed
by us for some time after peace
is made.
Tho no great change can be
made in the bulk of our crop con
ditions now, there is many and
varied places where the food
products may be increased. Are
you all making ail the vegetables,
potatoes, beans, and growing all
the poultry, making all the but
ter and milk that you can? Give
the farm poultry, the home gar
den, the home cow, and the hogs
and winter as well as the sum
mer pasture more attention.
This will not only apply to the
man on the farm, but are the
people in our towns giving the
attention to the growing the
vegetables they should? There
is enough vacant land that is not
producing one cent in our towns
to feed or supply many people in
good fresh vegetables. Make
your back lots, your froni yards,
and your gardens produce their
full capacity. Don't cultivate so
much land for such little crops.
Cultivate the garden spots inten
sively, if you need any help on
them, if you want any suggestion
about gardening or general
farming, the extension service
of the state is ready to help you.
It is our time to act now, and
won't you do all you can and aid
your neighbor in doing all he can
in the way of producing more
food. We as a county and as a
state and as the south must feed
ourselves or go hungry.
Very truly yours,
N. B. Stevens,
County Agent.
ZEB VANCE NOUMAN
Attorney & Counsellor at law.
Plymouth. N. C.
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The PLYMOUTH BAI
Have A Sale, Beginning FRI
And Will Last For Ten
STORE Will
, MAY 11th,
ays Only.
And we are goin; to offer best 15c gingJ
liams, sale price 10 cents. Ladies 50c wash hats, at 42ct.
Yellow cotton, 10 1-2 cents.
Ladies wash skirts, 89c. Men's underwear at 35c value, sale
Shirt waists, 42c. price. 23c.
Men's good dress shir:s, 47c. .
13ig bargains in Men and Boys pynts.
Best grade " " 89c.
Men's 50c caps at 39c.
j qq 4. , 89c Ladies union suits 42c.
Just a few coat suits left, value $22.50, sale
price $12.50.
We have some more things in big bargains but
we have not the space to mention them.
READ THIS.
To the first two men enter
ing our store Friday May
11th, at 9 o'clock, we will
! give one shirt to each abso
lutely free.
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TO THE PUBLIC.
During this sale we will have
extra sales people to help us.
You can come and get the
bargains now or never.
READ THIS CAREFULLY.
During this sale gcods will not be charged to anyone. Everything marked in
plain figures and sold as advertised, Backed by the finest guarantee of all, goods ex
changed or money refunded anytime during sale on any unsatisfactory purchases.
S. KATZ, Sales Manager
PLYMOUTH, N. C.
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Buy your goods at home,
as the well-fare of your
community depends on
that.
We compete with the
UJJ 1 lllH wraenng nouses.
ii I our dollar spent at home
is worth more to you than
the dollar spent away.
The Spring is'here, the warm weather has a
last come. We have made great preparations
for the last few days, to take care oi the Spring
trade, when the weather opened up. We have
thousands and thousands of dollars worth of
beautilul Spring Goods, most any material you
wish at prices as cheap as possifolexowing to the
advance of price of goods.
MILLINERY! MILLINERY!
Beautiful new shapes coming in daily, we have
hundreds and hundreds of shapes to select from.
Prices has not advanced at all in our millinery depar
ment. .. " s
skirts. Cosine eai-ly geSL yEir prlnsg
irood for tSae laisen1.
SLIPPERS! SLIPPERS
We have a beautiful line of Slippers.
Prices from 98 cenis to 7.00.
ABE ADL
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