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Coming to Farmville in 1912, R.* H.
Knott as a- pioneer warehouseman of
this section of the State, was destin
ed to become a .prominent figure in
thd promotion of the Farmville mar
ket, and has by his superior knowl
edge of tobacco and-aa|e& manage
ment, - contributed greatly towards
winning for the market the world
wide recognition it now enjoys and
has been a prime factor in its de
velopment into the liyest, most pro
gressive and dependable market in
the Carolines. Mr. Knott, personable
and cordial in his manner, has won
hosts of friends^also on the.Lomber
ton and Kentucky markets,'where he
is connected with the warehouse busi
ness.
For several years Knott's ware
house, one of the largest and strong
est selling organizations in Eastern
North Carolina, has had as an associ
ate member of the firm, Grover H.
? Webb, a wide awake mid an aggres
sive warehouseman, who is widely ac
quainted in tobacco circles and recog
nized as a successful tobacconist,
having been associated with the sales
industry for many years and gaining
a reputation for dependability and fair
dealing. *
Joining {his firm last year was Bob
Edmonson, also a well known tobac
conist and auctioneer, who has added
to the firm his talents and distinctive
service in his field of endeavor.
Wyatt Tucker, a keen eyed watcher
for bids, will be the other auctioneer
' at this house this season.
Strengthening the forces at Knott's
this season will be John N. Fountain,
who will combine his business effici
ency and years of experience as oper
ator and joint owner of Fountain's
warehouse here, with that of Mr.
Knott and the other two partners,
Webb and Edmonson. Mr. Fountain
of a genial nature and an honest,
straightforward manner, which are
traditional with the prominent Foun
tain family, of Fountain, has a wide
acquaintance and. thousands of
friends throughout the Bright Belt.
These assets, together with a sin
cere concern for the welfare of his [
customers, will have a great influ
ence on the future growth of Knott's
warehouse and the Farmville market.
Associated with this firm will be
Jack Moye, who has had years of
successful experience mh| rendered
exceptional service on the Greenville,
Wilson .and FWmviHe markets.
This affiance of business associates
gives the Farmville market one of
?he strongest warehouse firms in the
entire belt In discusing their plans
for the new season, members of the
firm were .enthusiastic about pros
pects for the 19*1 season, and stated
that all arrangements and necessary
renovations of their huge warehouses
here, have- be?a mhde, and thai they
are better prepared to takec?**f
their growing patronage than ever
brfbre and to guarantee customers
satisfaction.
This firm operates two modern
warehouses, on the same old site on
Wilson street, sad another on South
Main, near the Norfolk-Southern
railroad, the latter alone covering an
acre and a quarto'. Knott's No. 1
is on the same site where R. H.
Knott launched out in the leaf selling
industry 29 years ago.
Ever on the alert for any new feat
ure or force that will "attract and
.benefit the patronage and increase
the volume of sales cm their floors,
Knott's warehouses have employed
a larger corp of assistants for the
two houses and the firm will offer
on opening day a combination of
service arid selling facilities that is
unexcelled.
Other members of the force will be
Earl Trevathan, head bookkeeper;
| Mrs. Zack MeWhorter, cashier; Zacic
[ McWhorter and H. R. Acton, book
men; Roy Vandiford, floor manager;
Curtis Flanagan, in charge Of weigh
ing, with Willie Gray Allen assisting;
G. M. Shirley, adjuster; Julian Ed
wards, ticket marker.
No effort will be spared at Knott's
to provide every facility available
for easy, speedy and satisfactory
marketing of the weed and for wel
coming the farmers and other visitors
to the market on opening and succeed
ing days. Knott's is expecting a ban
ner season and firm members have
pledged themselves to the protection
and extension of the interests of this
widely known leaf selling center and
their well organized forces are pre
pared to perform well their moltitu
dious duties.
HUSBAND HURT: WIFE DIES
North Tonawanda, N. Y.?When
George C. Krull walked into his home
his head bleeding as .a result of an
automobile accident, his wife, Louise,
55, collapsed and died of a heart at
tack.
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M.jf. (J?k) MOYE
A NEW PEAK ;#|f
IN FERTILIZER
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The 1940 consumption of fertilizer,
8^10^513 tons, is a5nsw high record.
In only 3 other years, 1929, 1980,
[and . 1937, has consumption topped
8,000,000 tons.
Hie new peak, involving an in
crease over the preceding year of
more than 600,000 tons, was reached
at a time when national and world
conditions were far from normal and .
some industries were suffering more
or less serious dislocations. And it
was reached, even under such condi
tions, at prices for 1940 indexed by
the U. S. Department of Agricul
ture at 97 for fertilizer, as compar
ed with 126 for clothing, 100 for feed,
130 for seed, 136 for furniture and
furnishings, 158 for building materi
als for houses, 148 for other build
ing materials, and 158 for farm ma-,
chineiy.
Such an accomplishment confirms
the adequacy of the manufacturing
and distributing processes and
agencies of the fertilizer industry
for tsking carer of the farmers' needs.
In fact, present capacity and equip*
ment would be sufficient to supply
double fiie amount of fertilizer now
being used iftdtefense needs for in
creased food jmd fibre production
should result in such a demand.
BOLT KILLS BOY AND FIRES
BSD
Atlanta, Ga.?A bolt of lightning
killed Clyde Williams, 18-year-old
Negro youth, as. he sat on his porch.
It passed through his body, entered
an adjoining room and set fire to n
bedL
By E. Y. FtayA Eintension To-*
The size 0/ or weight of lots of
tobacco offered for><sale. is. important.
Very large lots are.aemetimes re
garded with suspicion. :
: Flue-cursd tobacco usually varies
so mush ine quality and color that
very large. lots of uniform quality
are exceptional. On the other hand,
very small lots are objectionable to
warehousemen and buyers and may
be unprofitable to the sailer.
Av small basket of tobacco occu
pies as much floor spa?e as a large
basket; warehousemen object to very
small lots since they reduce the
. pout^dagpe -. that can _ be educed on a
warehouse floor. Small lots 1 may be
objectionable to buyers, as each lot,
purchased mint,be checked, weighed,
and identified with warehouse ac
counts.
The sale and book work for a- small,
lot requires as much time as for a
lot of < noriusl size and therefore ex
cessively small lota increase the
handling cost to buyers as well as to
warehousemen.
On fiue<urad markets there aw
usually minimum chances per lot for
weighing and Auction foes, in addi
tion to the commission charged on all
sales. If lots axe exceptionally small
and the tobacco is of poor quality, it
may -soil at a price that .will not
cover warehouse charges. In such
oases, and there are mapy when to
bacco prices are low, the excessively
small lota could be discarded with
profit to the farmer, as any lot that
brings less thfh the charges brings
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a deficit that is deducted from the
sale ef other lots.
?"No' definite raid dan he given as
to the. minimum and nuurinntm site
lpt that should he offered for sale.
The size of the lot will depend upon
the . range of quality, color, and
length found In a single curing if
properly sorted. Although cdnect
sorting is to the advantage of the
farmer, it would be a mistake to take
a single barn and draw the divisions
too close, for that would mean & num
ber of very Bmall lots.
Sometimes if the sorting has been
I^Sty close, two lots may. be so near
ly alike that they could be combined.
In other words, a very small lot could
put with another one which corf
I responds closely in quality and color
But if the lots are small and distinct
in quality or color, they should not
be mixe^ together.
Sometimes high-quality lots of
light weight can be marketed at a
profit. In other cases, it would be
better to throw away a very small
[lot of inferior quality than to mix
it 'With a lot of distinctly different
tobacco.
There is no good reason for think
ing that a lot from the same field
and cropping, if properly and uni
formly classed, can be too large.
However, such lots do not ordinarily
exceed 200 or 250 pounds, and larger
lots may cause suspicion as to the
uniformity of the whole or even
suspicion as to nenting by some un
scrupulous' manipulator. General!]/
speaking, it may be found advisable
to divide a lot when it contains over
260 pounds.
No tobacco farmer should be sat
isfied until he has grown enough
small grain and hay to supply all
home and farm needs.
' Moreover, hay is expected to be so
highin price next year that tobacco
growers cannot afford to run the
risk of buying Kay and growing to
bacco to pay for it
Tobacco fields can be prepared
easily to sow wheat or small grain,
says E. Y. Floyd, extension tobacco
specialist at State College.
Fertilizer applied to the tobacco
crop was not used up entirely by the
tobacco plants, he continued, and
that which still remains in the soil
is generally sufficient to start" small
grains. ' >; *': .
This means that the grairib will
need only a top-dressing of nitrogen'
fertilizer about the last of February
or the first of March.
Tobacco followed by small grains
as a winter cover crop makes a good
crop rotation, Floyd added.'
He also stated that many growers
have not yet cut all their tobacco
stalks and plowed under the stubble.
"It is very essential; to; do this to
kill the worms and diseases that!
would otherwise live in the old |
leaves, suckers, and roots and be
ready to attack next year's crop," he
The best way is to cut the stalks
with a stalk cutter and plow under
| the stubbles even" if no cover crop iB
to be sown on the tobacoo land.
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, Baldhead Island, near; the Gulf
Stream off the North Carolina coast,
r is the extreme northern point where
i semi tropical conditions prevail. Gar
? den vegetables,' grown out of doors,
mature there in April.?
Penalty On Excess
Cotton Set At 7
Cents Per Pound
. The U. S. Department ot Agri
culture has set the penalty rate on
1941 cotton marketed in excess of
the farm marketing quota at seven
cents a pound, Tom Cornwell, Cleve
land county cotton farmer and mem- .
ber of the State AAA committee,
announced. ?
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The 1940 penalty rate on excess
cotton was three cents & pound. The
1941 rate was-provided by Congress
in an amendment to the Agricultural
Adjustment jjtct of 1938. This legis
lation set a basic cotton loan rate at
85 percent of the parity price and
provided that the penalty on mark
eting excess should be one-half the
loan rate.
In view of the cotton parity price
of 16.49 cn August 1, the loan rate
for 7-8-inch middling cotton is 14.02
for gross weight. Thus the penalty
rate, which will apply to all excess
cotton marketed this year, will be
seven cents a pound, Mr. Cornwell
said.
The Cleveland county farmer re
minded that while the penalty rate
has been increased just four cents
a pound for violations of marketing
quota provisions, the loan rate has
been increased by more than five
cents a pound^-from 8.9 cents in 1940
to J4.02 this year.
Cotton growers who knowingly
exceed their acreage allotments may
receive government loans at a rate
of just 60 per cent of that offered
to growers who planted within allot
ments. The 60 per cent loan will be
available only on that portion of the
crop which is subject to penalty,
however, Mr. Cornwell added.
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