5ia.i&4ttiiAitf trrrLY nrnTFOED, N. c, Friday july 12, -isis.
. Shipping Gfeen Cantaloupes Poor ' Pay.
' By CUT A. CARDWELL
7 Agricultural and Industrial Agent
1 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
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V;'tt is poor judgment to ship green
i: (unripe) cantaloupes regarrdless of
the price received for early ship
'menta. The receiver has the advan
tage in the long ran and you and
your neighbors will be made to pay
the dealers losses on his unsatisfac
tory deals.
There is no delicacy more pleasing
to the taste than is a ripe, sweet, well
flavored cantaloupe, while nothing in
the way of fancy-food is more disap
pointing than a green cantaloupe,
lacking in sweetness, flavor and mel
lowness. South Carolina and North Caro
Iina cantaloupe growers and shippers
will find ready takers in New Eng
land and Eastern city markets for
melons of fine quality, but the mel
' ons must be good for they will have
to compete with quality melons from
Arizona and California.
Some uninformed individuals may
think it easy for Southern produce to
compete with Western produce be
cause of the nearness of the agricnl
tural South to the great consuming
East; but this very advantage has
made the Westerner all the more
careful to send to the distant eastern
markets produce that will not be dis
appointing to the receiver nor to the
consume?; but will satisfy both and
bring repeat orders. Repeat orders,
after all, are the real test of success
in selling.
After exercising unusual care to
harvest nothing but high quality
melons of the proper stage of ripe'
ness oe sure tnat . tne melons are
properly sized, packed and packaged.
for the .nrst test that the melons
will have to stand when they arrive
on the market will be the eye test.
A good looking container, with an at
tractive label helps the fruit get first
or early consideration in the eye test.
It is a tragedy when green melons
are marketed either deliberately or
through inexperience. The result is
the same in either case we have dis
appointed buyers and consumers and
oftentimes this hurtful influence is
reflected through the season in weak
demand and low price.
Timely Questions On
Farm Answered
Question: How should land be
prepared for the first seeding of al
falfa? Answer: A well prepared seed
bed is necessary for best results in
growing alfalfa and for this reason
the land should be plowed fairly deep
and be thoroughly pulverized witih a
disc and harrow. The land should be
allowed to stand at least a month
after" this preparation in order that
it .may settle. Frequent harrowings
dQring that period will give good re
sults. As fall seeding is usually
more satisfactory in the Piedmont
and Coastal Plain sections the land
should be prepared tfhe last of July
or early August so that it will be
ready for seeding from September 1
to 30.
Question: When should cockerels
be caponized to be ready for the
Easter market?
Answer: Cockerels that are to go
to. market as capons next Easter
should be caponized as early as pos
Bible in July. It takes from eight
to eleven months to properly develop
and finish a capon and these birds
caponized in early July should be
ready for the market if proper deve
lopment takes place. Care dhould be
taken that only healthy cockerels be
selected as unhealthy birds either
die from the operation or make poor
development
Question: How often should -I
dust my cotton to control boll weevil ?
Answer: Where there is as much
as a ten percent damage the dust
ings should not be over five days
apart as long as tliis damage re
mains. However, weather conditions
will govern, , to a large extent, the
actual number of dustings to be
made. Frequent showers and cloudy
weather increases the damage and
the application should be repeated if
a heavy rain falls within 24 hoars
after any dusting. As long a there
are ten percent of the squares punc
tured dustings should he made every
five days and in between if a (heavy
rain occurs.
Pigs To Be Fattened
Need Some Pasture
Pastures, for fattening pigs seem
to allow the young animals to uti
lize their grain feed to better ad
vantage after they are taken from
the pasture and placed in the dry
lot for finishing.
"We have recently concluded an
interesting test with two groups of
pigs to be fattened for market,"
says Earl H. Hostetler, in charge of
livestock research for the North Car
olina Experiment Station. "In one
group ten pigs were full fed in a dry
lot from the time of weaning until
they reached a marketable weight of
225 pounds. In the other group, ten
pigs were kept on pasture unAul taey
weighed 100 pounds and wet then
placed in the dry lot for finishing.
Pigs in the first group made their
weight in 123 days while those in
group two made their weight in 187
days. This element is not so import
ant for those animals to be sold in
the spring but is important for those
to be sold in September since the
price breaksrapidly in the later fal."
Hostetler observes, however, that
the pigs in the dry lot made a profit
over feed cost' of $2.20 while those
having the pasture mad a profit of
$4.54, not counting the value t the
pasture. If the cost of preparing the
pasture land and seeding is taken
into consideration, the second grasp
of pigs gave a profit of only 12.44
above feed cost.
However, the pigs in tha second
group, on pasture, gained more ra
pidly in weight when put in the dry
lot after making 100 pounds each in
weight. Then, too, it took only 312.
pounds of feed to produce 100 pound's
of gain as compared with 8!Z1 pounds
of feed per hundred pounds of gain
for the animals kept on the dry lot
throughout the tas.
The wfeojte thing seems to sum up
that weaned nigs on pasture up until
the time they weigh 100 pounds will
make, rapid and profitable gains
after being taken from the pasture
and full fed for finishing.
low, of Whiteaton, spent Thursday as
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wins
low. -,, "i, ' - I i
. Eugene, Byrum, , of Swan Quarter,
spent the week-end as the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie ChappelL
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. White, of Nor
folk, Va., and Mrs. W. M. Turner, of
Boykins, Va ' were 'the week-end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Wins
low. ' , - ,
Dan Smith, of Wagram, is the
guest of Miss Hannah Wrae Ward.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Smith spent
Thursday at Virginia Beach, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil ; ; Forbes and
children, of Norfolk, Va., spent Sun
day as the guests of Mr, and Mrs. T.
G. Forbes. Mrs. Forbes and children
are spending the week here.
Mr. and Mrs. .Will Corprew and
children, and ' Mrs. Fannie Corprew,
from near Edenton, visited Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Corbitt Sunday.
Miss Fannie .Maude : Corbitt spent
the week-end with Mr. and Mrs.- John
Corprew,' near Edenton.
Miss Madeline. Lamb has returned
from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Alton
Parker, t Drewry Bluff, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Rogerson
and three children, of Washington,
D. G, spent the week-end visiting
Mr. Rogerson's sister, Mrs. Hettie V.
Lamb.
Mrs. Alton Parker and little son,
T. A., of Drewrys Bluff, Va., are the
guests of her mother, Mrs. Hettie V.
Lamb.
Alice Weston returned Sunday
from a visit to relatives in Norfolk.
Mrs. Georgia Oakum and two chil
dren, Nathan and Bessie, and Edgar
Rodman, all of Portsmouth, Va., Keaton.
spent Thursday with Mr. nd Mrs.
A. D- Weston. - r V " - z
Mathews Wright, of Deep Creels
Va -was here Sunday to visit bis
mother, Mrs. J. R. Wright "
Mrs. Hettie V. Lamb and her son,
Wilbur, accompanied by Mrs. Lamb's
house guests, Mr. and Mrs. David L.
Rogerson and . three -children, of
Washington, D. C, spent Friday at
Virginia Beach, Ocean View and
Churchland, Va. .-
BETHEL NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. W. 6. Perry and son,
Dewey, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. W. C
Perry spent Sunday :i with Mr. and
Mrs. Graham Moored near Elizabeth
City. - " '
Mrs. M. I.-Charlton is spending!
some time at Cresweu visiting rela
tives. v ; ' '
Miss Ruby Keaton,' of Richmond,
Va., spent the week-end with her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Keaton. ;
Little Billy Dail .visiting his
aunt,. Mrs. John Morris, at Cannon's
Ferry. - V. .-.'
Misses Kathleen. Long ; and Gene
vieve Standin, of Norfolk, Va., visit
ed relatives here a few days recently.
Mr. and Mrs. W Pi Long and two
children, Julian-and Evelyn, visited
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Standin Sunday
afternoon. V
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hobbs and sons,
William and Wallace, spent Sunday
afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Lucius
Butt, at New Hope. ,
Little John Edgar Spivey, of
Richmond, Va., is visiting little Bobby
Mr, and Mrs. ' A. X Parrieh, of
Ballahack,' spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr. and Mrs. C. H Ward. ,
Clarence Standin and son, Billy, of
New Haven,' , Conn., Joe Long, and
children; Ray, Betty and Bobby,' and
Mrs. MolUe Standin, of Norfolk; Va-
spent Sunday here visiting relatives.
Misses Cornie Lee ward and uioise
Keaton spent laBt week with Mrs.
Fred Matthews, of Burgess.
CHAPANOKE NEWS
Miss Hilda Hobbs has returned to
her home in Hertford, after a de
lightful visit with Miss Waverly
Dorsey.
Mrs. W. H. Elliott spent Sunday at
Woodland . with her mother, Mrs.
John Wood.' - '
Mrs. J. C. White spent Thursday in
Elisabeth City with -her daughter,
Mrs. Robert Wood.
Mrs. Eula Perry has returned from
Ohio, Washington, Canada, and other
places of interest.
Mr. and Mjrs. C P. Quincy and chil
dren, Janet and, Carey, spent the
week-end in Norfolk, Va., .and at
tended the wedding of Mr. Quincy 's
sister, which took place Saturday.
J. C. Wilson and Crawford Wilson
were in Weeksville Tuesday morning.
' Mrs. Bertha Whitehead and Miss
Allie Whitehead spent Sunday with
Mrs. Whitehead's father, Mr. Howell,
near Hertford.
Mrs. J. C. Wilson, Jr., attended the
vention held at the First Baptist
Church, Elizabeth City, Sunday af
ternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Branch have re
turned to their home In Norfolk, Va., -
after .spending a week with Jus.. P.
L. Griffin. V. 'V-?' .
Miss ' Janette .Fields spent . the
week-end 'With- her aunt, -Mrs. Daisy
Miss Gladys ' '.tings has returned -
to her home In Lliiabeth City, after :
a pleasant visit with Shirley Perry, '
Misses Ruth R Wilson, and Susie '-,
Mae Wilson are visiting ' their aunt," '
Mrs. J. M. Wilson, at Weeksville.
' BIRTHDAY PARTY - -
A delightful birthday "party was
given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. v :
M. Copeland on Monday afternoon at ' -3:00
o'clock in honor of heir grand-
daughter Louise Bright- who cele-
brated her eleventh birthday anniver- ' .
sary. Several games were -play- v
ed and enjoyed by the children. The '
honoree received many pretty and
useful presents. ' ,
The guests were invited in the din
ing room which was beautifully de
corated with spring flowers. The
center-piece for the table was a
birthday cake with H candles. Deli
cious ice cream and cakes were serv
ed to the following: Sylvia Ownley,;
Dorothy Copeland; Martha Copeland,
Mattie Meade Alexander, Viola James
Alexander, Susie Mae Wilson, Shir
ley Perry, Janet Quincy, Louise
Bright, Selma Pierce, Minnie Elliott,
Louise Ferrell, Sara Jane . Ownley,
Kathleen Ownley, Bernice Ownley, ,
Wilma Copeland, George Alexander, '
Jr.,. William Copeland, George Curtis
WilsonTCaliri Wilson, Carey Cope
land, Edward Stallings, Carl Ownley,
Jimmie Ownley, Hervie Copeland,
Bill Bright and Calvin Bright.
Heat And Flies
frw Affect Milk Flow
The month of July brings with it
a number of problems for the North
Carolina dairyman and he must be
prepared to protect his cows from
the effects of heat, flies and .short
pasture.
"Cows that are continually annoyed
by heat and flies will not produce as
much milk as those which do not suf
fer from these two mid-summer ail
ments," says John A. Arey, dairy extension-specialist
at State College."
In the first place, an ample supply of
shade and Water should be in every
pasture. Wfcen it comes to protec
tion from flies, the best thing to do
is to rid the premises of the breed
ing places of these pests. The stalls
and manure pit should be cleaned at
least once each week and when prac
: tical it is best to haul the manure
directly from the cow barn to the
field each day. Certainly, no accum
ulation of litter or garbage should
' lie allowed about the dairy. It is im
, .possible to destroy all flies in the
--larvae stage, therefore poisons, traps
, and sprays must be used. There are
--several good fly sprays which are ef
' -feetive in,keeping flies off the cows."
, Arey points out further , that pas
jtttres Nbeg4n $ to deteriorate in late
- summer. Usually in July, the grass
begins to be short and tough as. a re
sult of dry weather. It contains less
' food value than earlier in the season
. and. temporary grazing crops, it is a
wise plan to feed 'some silage, to in
crease the grain feed and to raise
its protein '- content that the milk
yttaw might1 be maintained.
There Is no, need for the highly
" bred dairy animal to suffer in sum
mer if given the proper care; Plenty
of fwsh water,vsufficient share, pro
tiction from flies,' - and supplemen
tary.! feeding will allow the cows to
3 along in normal production, Arey
r . ' f H" " v ' 11
can pit galiiis
than Sunday's long
trip to the country
Spray Raspberries
To Control Disease
Immediate attention given rasp
berry fields as Boon as the crop has
been harvested will increase the
yield and the profit next year, sajjs
H. R- Niswonger, extension horticul
turist at State College.
One of the main points, he. says,
is to keep the new canes fro no djyiac
of leaf spot disease as manjf did last
year.
Remove and burn all M causes at
once. Then spray the new growth
with either a home-mada- or; a com'
mercial Bordeaux mikture s as to
cover all parts oi Ute plant thorough
ly, he adds. Spray again three
weeks later and again in another
three weeks.
To make 12 gallons of Bordeaux
mixture, he points out, put 10 gal
lons of water in a wooden tub or bar
rel. Add two ounces of soap flakes
or chips and stir until dissolved.
Stir into : the soapy water one
pound of powdered blueBtone until it
dissolves. Add one pound of hy
drated lime in a paste mixture or
sift the dry lime through- a strainer
while stirring the water vigorously.
Then add enough water to make 12
gallons of the solution. '
' Smaller C or larger amounts of the
mixture may 5 be made in the ame
nroDortion, Niswonger points out ; A
5Qoa4ia;ia'.mv':ieaieiife.
sel in .which f to mix tne-' larger
amounts.' w-?,C -pi-S'Wi
CC sure 0 xeep raiwerry
patches cultivated frequently to stim
ulate the growth of the new ; canes
and to keep weeds and grasa out of
the field," Niswonger . urges
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you
Today's starting, shifting
and acceloratlno waste
your money unless
your gasoline has these
. Also,remeiaber thatrapldicceler-l
utmt as you tmn gears can use aw
SfARTINO With Its even vols
tlllty, Super-Shell can save up to
acupful of gaaollneon every "cold"
start. (Even In summer, your engine Is rela-
ffliora tasollne fcold; after beins idle an hour.)
To cut down this waste, you need
Three Kinds of Power. a gasoline with 3 different kinds of
power , power for quick start
ing ... power for hard pulung .. .
and power lor economical running
; What's more, you need a
with these 3 ilJCzrent kinds of power
in exactly the rlht proportion.'.. In
TO the butcher ; the grocer ; . .
the dry goods store . the bank
. . the druggist's I Count up 'and
you'll find that you often make 19
, stops a;day.;:;?'If
gasoline tmKikt
iPULUMO-Super-ShellcantaTe -'
up to a cupful of gasoline la If
:: minutes of hard puUlnS, or rapid ,
accelerating, or hill climbtnS. - " " '
RUNNING Super-Shell can k
save up to a cupful in an hour of '
fjaaflis ninnlnA Mflmt !iAAta
report thus sarins on LONG RUNS too.' ,
,Then, remember that a short run
from a "cold" start can use up to a
':ik,,,i.M.,iaa aasoime naa met aucn nnnuiar.
.'days, your engine Is relatively "cold1
stations from Coast to Coast Stop.
or Asia anil arlM4i nrnv&t
vu U UI. DATSUK 1VUAI I
of gasoline.- Eyea on sizzling ancedXispUneAnd so lt.eaves..you;
money in, three Important ways: ,:
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BELY1DERE NEWS
Mrs. Maude Chappell and family
spent Thursday as the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Jones Perry, at Beech,
Spring. ' .v
ju. . ana .-am,' mm winwow-. bum k ;,;;m,.,,.u. $ i 5 1 .a
son, U E., 3t.i Mrs, Let WInslow andfi MMmM:M
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