- - :;.:a!;:i.CDtjrr:
: crcp. Ilis net profit vr:
rer
winner, he will lz
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IIENANSVTLI", II.
ses paid by a ccmncr-
:'I..ird Mallard, cf Ecrthanp
1m, v.ho produced 1C0.3 bushels
T corn, to the acre, won second
I lace ia the contest. ' ' '
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k4 I ikdifc .
Are hens more val-
' ; Can pullets for breeding
ALETTES; Hens that are, ar
.1 ever from the pullet - 'year
3 nrially proven . from a pro
standpoint 'and have, - the
tliutional vigor'to live throu
a season of heavy lay. Eggs
1 tlese hens are somewhat in
.J in size over - the pullet
; r.r.i usually produce a larger
. v.hich has a tendency1 for
:r livability. Taking these, fac
- into consideration it would
1 that chicks from hens are
:i:r to chicks from pullets
I vsuli make the hens Jnore
.ill3 as breeders. v
r'JICTIOn: What fertilizer " is
: - ::r.ied for use in a tobacco
S-lj broken and the soil pul-
:J. two rounds of a'4-8-3 mix I
lire, with the - potash ' derived
I.a sulphate of potash4 magnesia,
1 cll be applied to each square
-rJ cf the bed. The fertilizer
r ziL'i be thoroughly mixed'with
3 scil for about three or four
: :hes in depth. It" is usually best
t d nix , the seed with about; two
IlcnSvCf .fertilizer or cottonseed.'
-1 so as to. get an even distri
1 :tion cf seed. After-the seed -(is
; :i the soil ; should . be packed
1 V:tly over the entire bed.". f-
C
TION: How can I prevent
"5 from souring? ' ,
, , .H: The first precaution
1 z i3 to be sure that the ani-
1 ;
r:t overheated before kill
I 2 rs ta beci tie animal
r tilllrj. II csrizg ves
'!l3 rr!I:lanithe wa-
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count:: .3.
CCLLEGE
I
brine every few days to see that it
covers the- entire contents of con
tainer. After curing, ' hang ' the
ham from six toeight feet above
fire and smoke to taste.' If curing
directions are followed and these
precautions taken the meat ' will
keep without" souring. f, '-' r
Thempcon Wins;
Negro-Corn
Growing Contest
, The State corn-growing contest
for. Ilegro farmers this year was
won by A. 0. Thompson, of Robe
son County, 'who 'produced 101.9
bushels on a measured acre of
land.
mended by the State College ex-
tension service, said &JI. ;Hud
I son, who has charge of extension
j work with Negro farmers. ".-,
, Last January, Thompson broke
his land by plowing to a depth of
eight inches. He gave the field a
1 light" application ot one ton of
stable manure... .
b " Hudson explained that more ma-
nure would" have' increased "'the
yield still further,; but Thompson
had .only a small amcunt ayaikble
at the time, ' '' Jt : " .-',;;'. r '
On April 25, Thompson planted
his eed, Latham's 'Double - Eared
variety; Tand applied 400 "pounds
of 3-8-3 fertilizer His .land is " a
light sandy loam. ' V y
.When the stalks were about two
feet high, he applied another 400
pounds of' the r same 'fertilizer.
Just before the corn bunched f oy
tassels,' he gave it a side dressing
cf 00 pcTrais of nitrate of soda.
Z.Z z-tLcr;-)wasicdi
tivated tires -times. . ' .
At $1 a hucicl, the corn was
Vhca HEADACHE
li Dz2 To G:r.:L'ps.l-ca
c: n cr:3 cf tha flrtt-fcl't ejects
cf c t'-tisn 13 a tcaiche. Ttie
a 3 cr tv.ro cf purely veccttla
r ::it!v - . i , .
11 .j f 3 senalfcla way ielleve
th3 cc ::x atlcn. rnjcy the reJrech-i-
t r ' ' ; r ' Ii thousands of pc cple
1 2 i' ; . 1 from the use of L!ack
Lrw.t. Lold la 25-cent packas.
LAHA1TVII
checka
' C0LE3
' and
;fevt?,
first tiiy
ru:
V7A2 Oil INSECTS NEVER ' .
CEASES, BRA1JK0N SAYS
The fanner's war on insects is
a year-round battle, said C. II.
Erannon, who has resigned as ex
tension entomologist' at State Col
lege , to :, become entomologist ' for
the "State,: Department of .Agricul
ture on, January 15. f, ' - 1
In January; for instances, there
are a number of things good farm
ers should do to help keep insects
under contrdl..
Tobacco plant beds should . be
cbvered with a good grade of dan
vas having at least 26 strands to
the inch, This helps protect the
young plants from insects and bad
weather too. "V ? '.?' ;
Keep a close check on the'vto
bacco beds t for ; the small ? wonris
which often damage the plants se
riously during warm dry periods
when they are just coming np. "t
When worms rare found, apply
napthalene flakes at the rate 6f
one and a half pounds to each 100
square yards of plant bed t
Orchardmen 'should apply the
dormant spray for scale control.
Oil makes the best spray for this
purpose. ,".'-,
Insect pests in stored seed can
be eradicated by placing the seed
in. a barrel or other air-tight fcpn
tainer'and giving it a dose- of
caroon Disuipniae. , ur the chemi
cal may1 be placed ' in the seed
bins, if the bins are almost air
tight Sacks .should be placed ov
er the seed in the bin to hold the
gas bC " tv' ' ',-,
Meat can .be" protected from
skippers by wrapping in Heavy p
per and" placing it in thin cloth
sacks that a be tied securely," or
by screening.the storage 'room, r
; roisonea wneat ftait; . placed ,'in
tin cans at the foot of fruit trees
will control field mice in the or
chards. Place a teaspoonful bait in
a . can, with the lid bent out'e-
noUgh to.let the mice in, but not
enough' to let rain or birds get! a
inside;,' "r ,- !!
Potaeh Controls
Rust And In- V
Side applications of $3 ' worth
of muriate lof potash and ,nitrate;3r
01 soda to the acre increased the i $
value of seven Bertie County f axiri y
S22.92 ner acre. ", "
' The applications were made this
year in. cotton rust control demon
strations "conducted, under the su-1
pervision of B. E. Grant, "county J
farm agent of the State College
extension service.' '"V .1
In the demonstrations, each far-1
mer set aside four plats where the
soil twas as near uniform as pos
Each, was fertilized with the
customarymixture ccntainnig ni-
trcjen, piosphcric acid, and'pot-
tzh.
I.
As a check plat, ce field, on
f".ch fra tvs 3 cultivated withc-t
r-y ctlcr fcrtl" -tlrn. Ths avcr
y.ill cf tl: '..iliU ra3
PHOTO SHOWS BAEDEN AS HE LEFTTHERE LAST SUMMEE :
Snln thp. flhnvA nhota Congressman Graham A. Barden is shown shak
ing hands with Speaker William B. Bankhead' ( Alabama) as Congress
adjourned early last summer; The Third District Representative left
New JBetn for Washington Sunday , afternoon t to be on hand ' when--
Congress' convened this week. Since -Congress adjourned Representa-. ; , " v
tive Barden has been through a strenous political campaign but he '
says victory for his Party and the largest' majority ever given a Third ; '"
District.Congressional representative for himself.. Congressman Barden
is" very anxious for the people of this territory to call on Aim for any ' sj
Congressional assistance anytime.
a side dressing, and the average
yield was 1,145 pounds to the
acre. " Ly .'. 'V " "
In all plats where muriate of
potash was. used, the cotton was
protected from rust, Grant stated,
the bolls were better opened, more
fluffy, and the staple was of high
er quality. " ' ' j '
4- The muriate of potash cosY $1.60
5 PEH CENT
I am glad to announce to
V T hoTTA TrtoHo QvrQTioOTriPTltc txnth
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1 ' Loans f.v''-
r ; 5 PEH cent per year I
X; 1 I am glad to announce to the farmers of this section that :- :" ,
l) ) FOUR COUNTY ' AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CORPORATION ; V: -
I-." ' - ' , ::V.'DUNN, NORTH CAROLINA 7 : '"";
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whereby they will loan money,
! , production purposes at less than
month.'. t -' ' .
. ,v inere wui oe no siouuiu.uuy ia tue vuipwitiuuu, jw mv
jpection: fees to pay as is necessary when borrowing through
-other lending agencies.' - 2 ' ' " '
..' ' -. See me at once at MY OFFICE, MOUNT OLIVE, N. C. and
s s let me explain my money-saving
Jl -.
- Mount
GET IN STEP WITH THE 1I0NEY-1IAK3NG FARMER BT
PAYING CASH FOR YOUR REQUIREMENTS, "
MAXWELLS; MEAL :
We are now in position to grind your corn
PICNIC PARTIES ARE WELCOME.
ASK FOR W AT YOUR LEADING GROCER y t ...
; YES ITS WATER GROUND '
PUT UP AND GUARANTEED BY
MAXWELL'S MILL
and the nitrate of soda cost $1.40
per acre. The increased yield . of
573 pounds of seed cotton, where ,
both side dressings were applied,
was valued at four cents a pound '
or $22.92.
s , 0
When shopping be sure to men
tion the name of your county news ¬
paper. .
PER YEAR
the farmers of this section that 2
1 ..f"-.'V - - t
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on proper security, for crop'
one-half cf one $er.cent per '
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plan more fully. " J .
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