" THE SHOWER MONTH
On The Farm and in The Home
v \vV'Ww'' '' v v \ V -
When \pril rains began to lull
And heavy clouds hung low all 1 iv
lhe I’igg tribe wasn’t sore at M.
In fail, all gave their glad OVn
Ma cleaned the house with cai .ml
then
No jicskv dust blew back ait air.
Spring work is in full swing on
the farm and April ushers in one
of the busiest months ot the agri
cultural ealendur.s As reminder,
State Collette specialists oiler the
following suggestions, which, it
accepted, should result in a .in re
bountiful harvest season:
11. R. Niswonger, extension hor
ticulturist, advises the planting
of all types of home garden erops.
He lists the following . egetables
to be planted tins month, and the
number of days after planting
when they should be ready for
use: Beets, 60 days; beans, -10;
carrots. To; sweet eorn. 00; eu
cumbers 60; cantaloupes. 1—0;
chard, 40; celery, ICO; Irish pota
toes, SO; kale, 90; garden peas, 10;
lettuce, 00; onion seed, 130; okra.
100; parsnips, ldo; raddishes, d0;
squash, 00; spinach. 30; tender
greens. 30; tomatoes, 100; and
watermelons, 100.
j. w. ivuwc’U, r..\u,u>a*:i cr.. mv
legist tells farmers to delay plant
ing corn until May if they have
been troubled in the past wild
stalk borers, HowVvor, he says
that doubling tin amount of seed
when planting corn in low gem id
will usually allow for a good stand
despite rote worms, drill worms
and bud worms. In addition, Row
ell advises that injury by flea bee
tles that sometimes eat small
round holes in vegetable seedlings
and potato leaves can be prevented
by a Bordeaux spray or by .lust
ing with rotenone dust.
The suggestion of R. V. Floyd,
AAA executive officer, is: See
your AAA committeeman or coun
ty fram agent immediately and
sign a plan before April 15 to qua
lify for Triple-A payments in
1940, if you have not already done
s. The 15th is the final date for
signing Farm Plans for 1940, and
a grower must sign one of these
plans if he wishes to receive a
payment at the end of the year.
F. M. Haig, professor of animal
husbandry, calls attention to the
need for care of young animals
born on the farm. Sanitary quart
ters are doubly important for the
young and control of lice and oth
er parasites will result in more
profit from the dairy, beef cattle,
or swine herd, and the sheep flock
he says.
John A. Arey. Kxtensiou dairy-}
man emphasizes the need for}
roughage to carry the cows over
the winter peeriod. He suggests}
the growing of four tons of silage,
and two tons of good hay for ea
ch mature cow in the dairy herd.I
Also. Mr. Arey advises that cows
should be kept off the permanent
pasture until the ground is firm
and the grass has made a good
growth.
H. \Y. Taylor. Extension swine
specialist, says spring pigs sho ild
be castrated when they are about
five weeks of age. Soybeans plant
ed in rows and cultivated twice
will furnish excellent grazing for
swine from the time the plants are
about 15 inches high until frost,
he says. One acre of beans on good
land will carry 15 to HO shouts,
provided they are on a full feed of
corn and a good protein supple
ment.
Lewis P. Watson, Extension h r
tioulturist. recommends that s.vee,
potatoes be bedded the first wees
in April in order to have plants
for setting about June 1. Instead
of selling the best potatoes, he eon
tinues, and using the scrubs and
culls for seed, build up your own
seed stock by saving the best forv
Old ttoliv;ir could I'mosl hear
Hie • i hank You oi the seeded
Ri.tin;
l*u!l> »Vlt blossom time draw near;
fete w pi«» i he! e, ill flu* rain.
■' i all were lit kit’d j>.nk with n on
1 fleet another r..t*n season.
Mill. Select smooth, well-shapod
potatoes of desirable color and
free from disease.
Look for the blue tag: of the!
North Carolina Crop Improvement
Association if you are ottered cor
tified cotton seed produced in this
State, says A. 1). Stuart, seed spe
eialist. Many dealers have sold out
1\' certified cotton seed at *his
time of the year, and farmers
should exercise caution in buying,
any but the best stock availabl’.J
Where germination of seed is tow
enough extra seed shoulld l>e plant j
ed to allow for the failure of the
poor seed to eonte up.
Shrubs, Trees Meet |
Needs Farm People
Farmers and city people have,
different problems in beam living;
their homes, says John 11. Harris,
Extension latulseupe specialist ot
\ c. State College. Hi the city or
town, spare usually is limited, but
long summer evenings allow time
for the attention to annual and
perennial plants that offer m- si
flowers for the least space.
On the farm, rush seasons in
the fields mean long hours and
little leisure at the very timej
flower gardens may be most i’-1
need of weeding, cultivating and
watering. Hut the grounds around
the farm home are usually ample
for more of the ornamental trees
and shrubs than those of the town
dweller.
"These two sharp differences
arc worth considering," Harris
said, "when the farm family con
siders plantings to improve the
home grounds. Planting a few
shrubs this season, and add ug a
few more from time to time, wiili
soon make the home more attrac
tive and will conserve time in ousy ,
seasons.
"Shrubs and trees will need
good care and watering for two
or three seasons." the specialir-t
continued, "but after that, it they
are well selected, good woody
plants will practically take care
of themselves. What work is need
ed can be done at odd times and
when farm work is slack.”
Harris called attention to three j
folders available at State College;
which outline simple farm home
grounds beautification. They are
Extension Folders Nes. 40. 41, 42
and they are available free to cit
izens of North Carolina upon re
quest to the Agricultural Editor
at State College. Xo. 40 takes up
"Arrangement of Planting;" No.
41 is a discussion of "General Ar
rangements;" and Xo. 42 is en-i
titled "Walks and Drives." Far
mers Bulletin Xo. lSdb, “Care of
Ornamental Trees and Shrubs" is
also available upon application to
the l\ S. Department of Agricul
ture, Washington, D. C.
Nature Will Help
Beef Cattle Growers
Farmers of Eastern North Caro
lina are in an enviable position to
start rising beef ca.tle without
having to writ until pastures de
velop, and other forage crops
grow to provide sufficient feed,
says Earl H. Hostetler, professor
of animal husbandry at X. C. Sta
te College. He points to the large
areas of cut over lands, on which
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in Halifax County except one property. It desires to
sell this farm at an early date. If you are interested
in a bargain, this is
YOUR OPPORTUNITY
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2065 Blossom St. Columbia, South Carolina
Brokers' Cooperation Welcomed
reeds and other native grasses
grow luxuriantly.
“While this growth may not be
strictly designated as pasture,"
Prof. Hostetller stated, “it does
furnish an abundance of palatable
and nutritious feed. However, be
cause of its inaccessibility, due
to lack of drainage of the lands
on which it grows, none other of
the domestic animals, except beef
cattle, can use it advantageously."
The State College professor rec
ommends that grade herds be de
veloped in the swampy, reed lands
of Eastern Carolina. Because the
reeds and other natural grasses
are usually situated some distan
ce from farm buildings, it is dif
ficult to furnish additional feed
or give special attention to the
herd under these conditions.
"Cows raised in this environ
ment will usually care for them
selves," Prof. Hostetler said, "an 1
they will do better than cows of
better breeding that are produced
elsewhere. But a grade herd of
good quality can soon he produced
through ‘grading up' with heifers
from these low quality cows, and
a good pure bred bull."
Reeds can be grazed by beef
cattle to good advantage for at
least eight months of the year, or
from May l to December “t. Dur
ing mild winters, this period may
he extended two months longer.
The reeds should be fenced in, al
lowing about six acres for each
mature eow. or 100 acres for a
lu-rd of :?0 to 35 cows. Two such
areas should he fenced, so that
the cattle can be alternated bet
ween them to prevent over-glaz
ing,
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County Farm Agent
Addresses Home
Demonstration Club I
c
Mr. Troy R. Ferguson, Extension
District Farm Agent, addressed
the Halifax County Federation of
Home Demonstration Clubs on the |
subject of "Tile Home" at their
spring meeting held recently with
South Rosemary Club in Smith's'
Methodist church. i
Mr. Ferguson said that we must!
make our homes such attractive!
places in which to live that our
children will not want to leave the I
farm and go to the city. He asked
that we do everything within em
power to build up the soil and tok->
care of this precious possession
which is ours. One hundred and j
twenty five people or ntora retire-j
seating fourteen of the fifteen
home demonstration clubs heard
Mr. Ferguson on this most inter
esting subject.
Two lovely choruses "I Heard the
Voice of Jesus Say" by F. G. Rath
burn and "Peace I Leave With
You" by Yarley Roberts were ren
dered by the Hobgood. Tillery.
Dawson, Roseneath and Spring
Hill Clubs under the direction of j
Mrs. C. E. Davis, County Music
Leader, accompanied by Mrs. Da
vid Bryant of Scotland Neck.
Rev. C. T. Rogers, pastor of
Smith's M. E. Church, gave the
invocation and Mrs. R. L. Powell
of South Rosemary Club extended
a Wellcome in behalf of the Club
while a most cordial welcome to
Smith's church was given by Mrs.
Sam Powell. To these greetings
Miss Nannie Gary, of the Halifax
Club, responded in a most gracious
manner
“Better Homes Through the'
Building of Character and Family
Relationships" given in the form
of a Panel Discussion and led by
Mrs. Quentin Gregory. County Ci
tizenship leader, featured the af
HEW THEATRE
Week April 21st.
SUNDAY and MOM)AY
Admission _ - _ 10c and 25c
Priscilla I.ane - Dennis Morgan *
Thomas Mitchell - Allan Hale in
THREE CHEERS
FOR THE IRISH
NEWS and ACT
IT ESP kY and WEDNESDAY
Admission 10c and 25c
Shirley Temple in Maurice
Maeterlinck’s
THE BLUEBIRD
COMEDY and ACT
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
Admission_10c and 25c
Henry Fonda - Dorris Bow don -
Charley C.ropewin - Jane Parwell
in
Grapes of Wrath
COMEDY and ACT
SATURDAY
Admission 10c and 15c to 7, after
7 10c and 25c.
Charles Starrett and Sons of The
Pioneers in
TWO FISTED
RANGERS
Jones Family in
Young A* You Feel
Chapter 10 "Overland With Kit
Carson.
ternoon program. Topics included
in this discussion were:
“Ministering to the Spilitual
Needs Through the Home” by Rev.
'C. T. Rogers; “The Home and the
Child's Attitudes” by Mrs. Clau
de Cannon, Roanoke Rapids K'nd
ergarten teacher; “Creating a Sa
tisfying Home Atmosphere Thro
ugh; Reading by Mrs. N. E. Ra
nes of Tillery Club; Recreation by
Mrs. N. B. Whitley, County Rec
reation leader, Music by Mrs. C.
E. Davis, County Music leader;
“Better Homes and Better Babies”
by Miss Francis Ware of the Coun
ty Health Department andd “Ma
king the Most of a Better Homes
Heritage” by Mrs. Quentin Greg
ory.
Mrs. Hazel E. Wheeler, Home
Demonstration Agent, explained
the cotton mattress project for
Halifax County. She stated that
Halifax County had been selected
as one of the six counties in Nor
th Carolina to begin this program
and urged that applications for
these mattresses be made imme
diately. Miss Ona Patterson, As
sistant homo demonstration agent,
told of the work of an Older Youth
Organization and asked the fede
ration members to supply her
with names of prospective mem
bers.
South Rosemary Club women
proved to be lovely hostesses and
their hospitality seemed to have
a note of spring. Each guest was
given attractive identification cards
containing an “egg and Biddie”
and tied with ribbons n Easter co
lors as she was registered at the
door by Mrs. J. E. Allen and Mrs.
Vernon Hockaday. At the noon
hour a beautiful luncheon plate
was served to everyone present
and these too contained favors con
sisting of an Easter basket fillea
with colored eggs, which further
suggested spring.
Spring Hill Club was winner ol'
the visitor’s Cup and Hardrawee
the membership Cup,
The Federation accepted the cor
dial invitation from the Dawson
Club to hold the summer meeting
in their community. I
STATE COLLEGE
ANS. TIMELY
FARM QUES.
QUESTION: I? it necessary to
apply any fertilizer to vegetab'e
crops after planting?
ANSWER: The quality of suc
culent vegetables is dependent up
on rapid growth and it is often
necessary to make a side applica
tion of quickly available nitrogen
in order to maintain vigorous
growth. The time of aplying the
side dressing will depend upon the
vigor and maturity of the crop
and upon seasonal conditions. The
grower must use his own judge
ment as to when to apply the side
dressing.
QUESTION: How soon after
freshening should a cow be given
a full ration?
ANSWER: It usually takes a
bout three weeks for an animal to
be brought to full feed, but this
should be regulated by the physi
cal condition of the cow. The first
day after freshening the grain
feed should be restricted to bran
mash . The next four days, the
cow should be given a mixture of
wheat bran and ground oats, equal
parts. The animal may then be
started on the regular milking ra
tion and gradually brought to full
feed in three weeks. A reasonable
amount of legume hay and a small
amount of silage may be fed at all
times.
QUESTION: What is the right
amount of cotton seed to plant on
one acre ?
ANSWER: Do not use less than
one and one half bushels to tha
acre of seed that germinates 80
percent or better. With a lower
germination a higher rate of seed
should be used. Where the seed
have been trated with ethyl mer
cury chloride from four to five
pecks of seed is sufficient. In all
cases, the seed should be treated
before planting to prevent damp
ing ofl disease and the saving in
planting seed will more than pay
for the cost of treating. See your
County Agent about this treat
ment.
Application Forms
For Free Classing
Ready For Growers
Forms for making request for
the free classing of cotton of their
1940 crops are available for one
J. O. U. A. M. MEETING
MONDAY NIGHT
The regular meeting of
the Edison Council No
270 Junior Order United
American Mechanics will
be held Monday night at 8:00
o’clock. All members are urged to
be present.
variety communities and other cot
ton improvement groups at the
Atlanta classing office of the Ag
ricultural Marketing Service, Joe
H. McLure who is in charge of the
office announced today.
Representatives of any cotton
improvement group in Georgia,
Alabama, Florida, South Carolina,
North Carolina and Virginia may
obtain sets of these application
forms by applying to the Agricul
tural Marketing Service, P. O. Box
4027, Atlanta, Georgia. Any group
may file its application as son as
its members have planted their
cotton. In considering requests ear
ly applications will lie given pref
erence after allowance is made for
the different dates of planting ov
er the Cotton Belt.
Mr. McLure calls attention to the
prospect that applications for the
free classing may go over the 900
mark again this year. Last season
the Service approved 918 groups
for the free classing. “'Early filing
of applications”, Mr. McLure said,
“will help the classing offices ar
range for the work and assure the
group that its application will be
acted upon in time for their early
picked cotton to be classed.’’ ‘‘Last
season some applications were re
ceived so late that the groups did
not receive their shipping tags and
other supplies until after cotton
picking had started and were un
able to get their first cotton samp
led for classing.”
The Service will supply free mar
ket news reports again this sea
son to supplement the free class
ing for improvement groups.
Chapter Organized
Reserved Officers
Weldon, N. C.
A Group School and Reserved
Officers Chapter was organized
here recently when Colonel Edgar
Bain, of Goldsboro, of the 321 In
fantry of the Reserve Officers
Training Crops met with a group
of the Reserved Officers of this
section of the State. Lieutenant S.
N. Graham, of Roanoke Rapids,
was elected president of the Chap
ter and will have charge of the
Group School, which meet on al
ternate Tuesday nights. Second
Lieutenant W. S. Terrell of Norli
na and Lieutenant F. W. Reams
of Halifax were made viee-oresi
dent an secretary-treasurer of the
Chapter respectively.
The school, organized largely
through the efforts of Captain J.
H. Wilderman of Weldon and
Lieutenant T. J. Taylor of Roa-|
noke Rapids will hold its first
class next Tuesday night in the1
Municipal Building. “Military'
Courtesies’’ will be the subject of
the first lesson. The public is in
vited. Only reesrved officers will
receive credit for the lectures, a-1
ch counting two hours toward the j
twenty-five hours needed by ea
ch officer to make him eligible for
summer camp.
Lieutenant Terrell will discuss
“Military Courtesies” before the
officers for the first meeting. The
school will be conducted for the
purpose of instructing the civilian
and reserved officers in the Nation
al Defense program as set up by
the War Department.
Thosq who have already affiliat
ed themselves with the local ehap-|
ter, known as the Roanoke-Chow-1
an Chapter, are Captain J. H. Wil
derman of Weldon, Lieutenants S.
N. ram, T. J. Taylor of Roanoke
Rapids; Lieutenants F. S. Woody
and R. F. Young of Weldon; Cap
tain A. P. Farmer and Lieutenant
L. F.Thompson of Littleton; Lieu
teants If. E. Coleman of Wise and
F. W. Reams of Halifax; Second
Leuteants F. M. Whitlock and W.
S. Terrell of Seaboard and Nor
liua respectively.
There are twenty-eight men in
the R. O. T. C. in this section of
the State. The president of the
local Chapter, S. N. Graham said
this week that it is the hope of
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With Proved Feature
The punctual, gentle relief from
constipation which is generally en
joyed when BLACK-DRAUGHT is
used by directions is due to a com
bination of vegetable ingredients.
Chief of these is an “intestinal
tonic-laxative-’ which helps tone
lazy bowel muscles. Next time, re- ,
member spicv, aromatic, time
tested BLACK-DRAUGHT! It is
economical, too: 25-40 doses, 25c. :
the Chapter to have every eligible
man an active member. The school
and chapter will draw memberships
from a radius of 40 to 50
miles.
Terrell, who will conduct the
first lesson next Tuesday, has re
cently compleited a year with the
regular army under the provisions
made by the Thompson Act, which
gives young men just out of col
lege a years training with the
army.
Scheduled for the lesson of April
23 is the subject, “Field Engineer
ing’’; for May 7, “Musketry”; for
May 21, “Characteristics of In
fantry—weapons: rifles, pistcls,
m.g. calibree 30 marksmanship.”
Town Can’t Tax
ABC Store Stock
Littleton Tries to Tax Whiskey
But Attorney General Rules
Different
Raleigh, April 9—Littleton, a
Warren municipality has hit a snag
in its efforts to get even with the
county or levying taxes on munici
pally owned property, especially an
hotel.
In retaliation, Littleton has been
trying to collect and valorem city
taxes on the stock of the county
A. B. C. store located there; but
Attorney General Harry McMullnn
has just ruled that it can't be dene
by the usual and ordinary course
of levying on the property itself.
There may be a loop-hole, how
ever, for the muni and it may ev
entually force the A. B. C. folks
to come across with the taxes; as
the Attorney General suggests in
a supplemental letter to John II.
Taylor, muni tax official, that it
might be advisable to bring an
action of mandamus to compel the
payment of the tax, since conceiv
able property belonging to a coun
ty agency might not lawfully be
sold for taxes.
The attorney general based his
opinion largel lyupon the grounds
that the tax collecting officers
would have no authority to sell
the liquor after they took posses
sion of the liquor stock under
levy.
“However, funds on hand could
be levied on, and bank deposits
could be attached,” the opinion
continued.
The affair is another incident
in the increasingly bitter row be
tween county and municipal taxing
bodies scattered all over the sta
te. The Supreme court, in a divid
ed opinion, held that the county of
Warren could tax hotel property
bclimlring to a municipality and
not used for governmental purpos
es. There has been no direct rul
ing on the right of a municipality
to tax the stock in trade of an
A. B. C. store, but apparently that
question is on its way to the high
est court.
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Robert A. Williams
Robert A. Williams, 55 died at
his home in Norlina Monday morn
ing, following an illness of two
years. Funeral services were con
ducted at Zion Methodist church,
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o5clock. In
terment was in the church ceme
tery, Surviving are his wife, two
daughters, one son, one sister and
six brothers.
Mrs. Sallie Crinkley
Mrs. Sallie Epps Crinkley, form
erly of Warrenton died early Sun
day morning at her home at Black
stone, Va. Funeral srevices were
held at the Presbyterian church
of Blacksone of which she was a
member. Monday afternon. Inter
ment was in Blackstone cemetery.
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