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ews of Interest to North Carolina Farmers 'SSATAftF askedbywatson Sizeable Increase In Produc tion I* Expected In North Carolina This Year in fake 'hams what am” to 11 .liable in 1940. says Lewis P. t*pl horticulturist of the State 25 extension service. Z Predicted a sizeable increase in H!f potato production this year. *v pMtern North Carolina tobacco llers turning to other crops for a iB®fr«,.nrarv source of income. >“pP e J Very best potatoes will Imand top prices in 1940: poor “25 will not prove to be the i*1'that tobacco farmers ex flV Lm to be: low quality goods 2?on|v serve to depress the mar Watson declared. Recommending that old and new Jct potato growers start with good ■ . the extension specialist an filed that the North Carolina I “ improvement association has Jt published a new list of certi t seed growers. A copy of this °mav be inspected in the office Hint'county farm agent, and it ' ntaiib ah t,ie information needed J acquaint farmers with the source It certified seed, and the amount of dsto i; of 'be various varieties Certified I'Jants Available „1( yoll don't buy certified seed lEii produce your own plants, which i, recommended, then make arrange rs 10 obtain certified plants,” Ifai-on advised. Certified plants are produced ill Pitt county for 4e second straight year, and R. R. Bernet*. Pitt county farm agent at Greenvihe, will direct growers to this twice. j D. Stuart, extension seed spe jiB and secretary of the Crop Im protement association, will furnish iitaial information about certi fy seed and plants. He may be reached at X. C. State college, Ra leigh. Watson offered the following oth er ingestions to sweet potato grow er!; Seed potatoes should be treat ed with improved Sebecen Bel to de stroy any surface-borne disease-pro tein? organisms that might be present on the potato. The new com pound should be ushd according to directions on the package. Potatoes should be grown on sands or sandy loams, and this soil should be free from potato disease organ isms. Heavy soils, dark soils, and rich garden soils produce potatoes oi poor market quality. rei uii/.auuii untusjcu Commercial fertilizers are neces sary for the economical production tf sweet potatoes. Stable manure should be used as a sweet potato fertilizer in the ridge. Where pota toes are grown for early market on sandy soils, a 3-8-8 fertilizer, applied at the rate of 1,000 to 1,200 pounds per acre, is recommended. For the sandy loam soils of the Coastal Plain, where sueii varieties as the Porto Kico and the Nancy Hall are grown lor late harvest, the rate of appli cation of the 3-S-S fertiliz#r should oe reduced to 600 to 800 pounds per acre. For sandy loam soils of the Pied mont and mountain areas, a 3-8-G mixture applied at the rate of 600 to WO Pounds per acre, is recommend 'd. Sources of nitrogen should be two-thirds inorganic and one third organic. Hants should be spaced 10 to 12 inches apart in rows 3 to 3 1-3 feet ’Part, close spacing reduces the number of Jumboes and losses from 'tem rot. COTTON ACREAGE County form agents are advising ■'orth Carolina farmers to plant heir full cotton acreage allotment “l! F«r, says Dr. T. 0. Schaub, di ,fttor of the state college extension service. final date he final date for filing applica ons for Payment under the 1939 agricultural conservation program is * r(:h 30- says E. Y. Floyd, AAA ex Jofficer at State college. tv* ~ Farmers Told To Plant Full Cotton Allotments SANFORD, March 17—“Plant your full cotton acreage allot ment this year,” Farm Agent 4. P. Kiser is telling Lee county farmers at the present time. Likewise, he is urging them to adopt an adequate program for controlling the boll weevil, both pre-square and post-square poisoning. Realizing that the Prifi of molasses, a necessary ingredient in mopping cotton, would be higher later on, co operative orders have been placed for more than twenty 50 gallon barrels. USE OF QUA! f SEEDS REQl [ED Shaw Tells Farmers Cheapest Seed To Buy Is Best That Can Be Found BY GENE KNIGHT Assistant Extension Editor N. C- State College RALEIGH, March 17. — <JP> — Dr. Luther Shaw, plant pathologist cf the N. C. State College Extension service, reminded North Carolina farmers today that the cheapest seed to buy is the best that can be found. Especially is this true this year when cash crop conditions are still unsettled, he pointed out. The to bacco situation, while not as gloomy as it was six weeks ago, still re mains uncertain, and cotton may not bring any more than it did dur ing the past marketing season. In buying seed now at the begin ning of the planting season, the safest from the standpoint of seed borne diseases is certified seed. Supplies of these quality seed are becoming larger each year as more farmers go into their production. Then, too. Dr- Shaw pointed out, another way to get good stands is to treat seed for the control of cer tain plant diseases. This has beeji found to be one of the most inex pensive yet profitable measures a farmer can adopt. One of the outstanding examples of this has been the treating of cotton seed with two per cent ethyl mercury chloride dust to check damping off disease. In farm dem onstrations conducted over a period of four years in North Carolina, the average profit from this prac tice has been $9.82 an acre. Yet the cost of the treatment averaged only 15 cents an acre. “Cotton is not the only crop that responds to treating the seed,” Dr. Shaw stated. “Similar profits from treating seed of various field and horticultural crops, such as sweet potatoes, cabbage, and small grains, are being realized yearly by those farmers taking advantage of the treatment. Other growers could make extra returns just as easily.” Another step in combatting dis eases of field and horticultural crops is purchasing seed that are free or as nearly free as possible from dis ease-producing organisms. The State college man pointed out that a definite movement has been underway in North Carolina for the past several years toward the pro duction of disease-free seed of agri cultural crops. Largely aiding in this work has been the North Carolina Crop im provement association, which spon sors and supervises the production of certified seed. LESPEDEZA North Carolina farmers had 911, 000 acres in lespedeza last year, with the acreage expected to show a fur ther increase this year, says C. B. Williams, head of the State college agronomy department. WOOL PRICES Wool prices at local farm markets are around six to eight cents a pound higher this year than a year ago, says L. I. Case, extension animal husbandman of State college. GOOD FERTILIZER PAYS DIVIDENDS Results Of Cotton Experi ments Are Given By Prof. C. B. Williams A question frequently asked is: "Will it pay me to use a good ferti lizer in growing cotton?” Prof. C. B. Williams, head of the State College Agronomy depart ment, supplies the answer on the basis of investigations by the North Carolina Agriculture Experiment station over a long period of years. The answer is "yes” where cotton is grown on built-up soil types, such as Marlboro sandy loam Greenville sandy loam, Norfolk sandy loam, Davidson clay loam, Ruston sandy loam, and Cecil fine sandy loam Net profits averaging $23.53 per acre were obtained in experiments conducted on 13 fields (9 in the Coastal Plain and 4 in the Pied mont) when good fertilizer was used ajid seed cotton was selling 5 cents per pound, Prof. Williams reported. Eleven soil types were embraced in the 13 fields. r airly Oood Profits “The present prices for seed and lint are about equal to 4 cents for seed cotton, which would afford fairly good net profits per acre," he continued. “As an average of five >ears of experiments on four types of soil in the Coastal Plain, a well suited fertilizer mixture gave an increase of 241 pounds of seed cot ton per acre over the yield when the old 3-9-3 mixture was used. This increase, at four cents per pound, was worth $9.64 per acre at an ex tra cost of only $1.20 per acre for the better-suited fertilizer mixture.” The agronomist also mentioned the important factor of speeding the date of maturity with well-propor tioned fertilizers. “This is especial ly important,” he declared, "where cotton tends to grow too late in the fall, or where heavy infestation from boll weevil is likely to occur in some years. In experiments for six years in Edgecombe county, it was found that the use of 420 pounds of a 8.6-10-3.6 fertilizer mix ture increased the yield of the total crop open at the first picking 18 per cent over plots where no ferti lizer was used.” ■ The recommendations, of the de partment of agronomy of the col lege on cotton fertilization are as follows: Use from 400 to 600 pounds per acre of a 4-8-4 mixture on sandy and sandy loam soil in the Coastal Plain, the larger amount being used on the poorer and very sandy soils. On the heavier soils, In the eastern part of the state, especially the northeastern section, use 400 to 450 pounds of 4-10-4 mixture per acre. For Piedmont soils in averagj condition, apply from 400 to 600 pounds per acre of a 4-10-4 mixture in the drill at planting. Where heavy crops of legumes have been grown and turned under the previous year, or where heavy applications of ma nure have been made, the percent age of nitrogen in the mixture may be reducd by 50 per cent or more. van jiiivi case r utosii Where the acidity of the soil is low naturally, or this condition has been brought about by heavy appli cation of lime, and where legumes such as peanuts, alfalfa, and red clover, have been removed from the land for some time, it is recom mended that the potash in the mix tures be increased to 6 or 8 per cent. In extreme cases of potash de ficiency, the potash should be in creased to 10 or 12 per cent, or else the additional potash should be sup plied by making a side application of a potash salt, such as kainit or muriate, after the cotton has be come well established summarizing the results of ex periments to show the value of good cotton fertilization, Prof. Williams reported: As an average of results obtained on six soil types in the Coastal Plain, good fertilization (the use of the aforementioned mix tures) increased the yield of seed cotton per acre 218 times over what was obtained without fertilizer treatment. On four soil types in the Piedmont section, practical fertili zation increased the yield 2.66 times, the increase varying from 720 pounds on Davidson clay loam to ,820 pounds on Appling sandy loam. On an average, the Coastal Plain soils were 19 per cent more produc tive naturally than the Piedmont soils. J*inally, Prof. Williams said: “This appears to be the year when farmers should plant their full al lotted acres of cotton, with the very best adapted seed and the analysis and amounts of fertilizers that will give the largest net returns per acre for their respective soils.’' Home Gardens Stressed On Lenoir County Farms KINSTON, March 17.—Home gar dens will occupy a definite place on most Lenoir county farms this year, reports G. M. Swicegood, farm agent of the State College Extension Service. “Visits over the county during the past few weeks show more garden fences and more preparations for gardens than at any time since' 1932,” Agent Swicegood said. “I be lieve the percentage of gardens per farm this year will be higher than during any yearMn the past twenty fiV'~ - - _ ___ Hour’s Planning Saves Day’s Work In Garden *JUR» the seed catalogs and PLAN YOUR . , GARDEN CARE FULLY' 4* USE A GUIDE LINE WHEN OPENING MILLS ^ASSURE STRAIGHT J I I I STAKE OUT YOUR GARDEN SITE ACCORDING TO YOUR PLAN ^ A WELL PLANNED GARDEN IS A REAL SATISFACTION. R IT IS EASIER TO CULTIVATE AND £ YIELDS MOST. * $ taiH»Lif««iiitiiiiutiHu/fcUhi/i\Tfiiti*77”#& iojJMfiiy (Uuliu .u ~~icPr * Four Steps to a Well Planned Vegetable Garden. Editor’s Note; The sugges tions given in this article are of great value to Wilmington school children participating in the annual Star-News Garden contest. Young gardeners are advised to consider and follow them in preparing and cultivat ing their gardens. While good vegetables will grow in crooked rows or even if the seed is broadcasted over beds, the work of cultivating and caring for the plants is immeasurably reduced if the seed is sown in straight rows. Take the trouble to stretch a line, and mark the row with exactness; it will save hours when the time comes to push a wheel hoe down the aisle between them. Rows running north and south are best to let sunshine reach the soil after the plants are well grown. Distance between the rows may vary considerably. In small gardens, well supplied with plant food, rows of low-growing crops may be as close as 6 inches. The best distance for crops not exceeding 2 feet in height Is 18 inches, which enables you to culti vate each aisle in one trip with the wheel hoe. Time spent In thinking out a gar den program, deciding what you want to grow, and then drawing a plan, will be well repaid by results. Transferring this plan to your gar den area is easy, if you proceed methodically. An evening’s thought may save afternoons of labor; not MANY GOOSEBERRY BUSHES DESTROYED State Waging Drive To Pro tect 85,000,000 White Pine Industry B1 LOUIS H. WILSON Editor N. C. Dept, of Agriculture RALEIGH, March 17.—(#>—More than 233,000 currant and gooseberry bushes have been destroyed during the past 12 months under the super vision of the state department of agriculture which is waging a vigor ous war to protect North Carolina’s $5,000,000 white pine industry from the ravages of blister rust. “Currant and gooseberry bushes are the intermediate hosts of the blister rust disease and while the bushes remain in the pine forests of the state, the white pine tre^s are in constant danger,’’ C- H. Brannon, chief of the department’s entomology division, explained. "The spores or ‘germs’ of the disease spread from an infected tree to the bushes and from the bushes back to healthy trees. Without currant and goosebeery bushes as interme diate hosts the disease cannot be spread. "Since the bushes are of much less value than the white pine, those found, within 500 feet of the trees are being pulled up by the roots and destroyed.’’ Today the white pine blister rust prevention program is being con ducted in Avery, Buncombe, Hay wood, McDowell, Mitchell, Transyl vania and Watauga counties with the cooperation of the United States bureau of ent<®iology and plant quarantine. During the past year, the federal government spent $50,469 and the state department of agriculture gave $5,000 under the program to protect the state’s pine trees. Actually, workers under the proj that labor isn’t good for you, but why waste it? In most gardens there will be other things to do. Your plan should provide for the whole season. This means in some cases, two or more crops grown in the same row. Where several suc cessive crops of the same vegetable are desired, there are two methods of getting them. Either sow at about the same time early, midsea son and late varieties, which will come into yield at different times, or make several sowings of the same variety, ten days or two weeks apart. Where directions say sow in a drill, it means a shallow furrow. Sowing in hills does not mean in ele vations, unless you live in a section of heavy rainfall. It means a se ries of spots, evenly spaced, at each of which several seeds are sown, as contrasted with the continuous row which is termed a drill. Vine crops are usually sown in “hills,” and they need room to spread. Plan your garden so that early sowings are made at one end, and the rows are added in regular order, as planting proceeds, so that the planted area is always complete without vacant space. This simpli fies cultivation and irrigation. Remember that to sow in straight rows, to thin out properly so your plants have room to grow, to culti vate faithfully so that weeds never grow, and protect your plants against insects and diseases—these four points carefully observed will make your garden one of profes sional quality. Purebred Dairy Herds Are Pushed In Stokes DANBURY, March 17. — Stokes county farmers, concern ed over the present tobacco sit uation, have been taking every opportunity to establish pure bred dairy herds on their farms, reports L. F. Brumfield, coun ty agent at large. The following farmers, falling in line with the concerted ex tension service drive in the county for more cows, have pur chased registered Guernsey ani mals: W. J. Overby, Collins town, two females; N. C. Cov ington, King, one male and one female; and A. L. Ashburn, Pine Hall, one male. ect literally combed “every foot” of 86,500 acres of timber lands in 1939, destroying more than 233,000 cur rant and gooseberry bushes. In ad dition, 94,749 acres of trees were surveyed in planning the 1940 pro tection program. “The value of a white pine blis ter rust prevention program can be appreciated by the visitors to the mountains who have seen thou sands of lifeless, unsightly chestnut trees which were destroyed in re cent years by the chestnut blight disease,” Brannon said.. "It is high ly possible that blister rust can wreck the white pine industry as the blight destroys the chestnut, un less continuous prevention projects are maintained “The white pines are valued in the millions of dollars commer cially; they have an even greater esthetic value.” SHOULD START PROGRAM If this year’s fertilizer program for bearing peach trees has not been started, it should be begun right < away, advises C. F. Williams, asso- i ciate horticulturist at State college, i FARMERS IN STATE PLANTING GARDENS Numerous Families Are Tak ing Schaub’s Advice Of ‘Grow Something To Eat* RALEIGH, March 17. — North larolina farm families apparently ire taking- the advice of Dr. I. O. lehaub, director of the State college sxtension service, literally this year. For a long time now, Dr. Schaub las slipped into his talks before armer groups these words: “Grow lomething to eat this year.” Espe :ially have these words been heard n the last two or three years when he major cash crops, cotton and to )acco, have seemed to be slipping. Essentially, he was urging a bal mced live-at-home program, which ncludes food for the family and feed or the livestock. One of the frist requirements un ier such a program is a home gar :len, in which each member of the iamily has at least one-tenth acre of vegetables. I inis year reports Irom farm agents of the extension service indi cate that home gardens will be more numerous and of a wider variety than in many years. Constant pro motion on the part of the agents ap parently has done the trick. Also contributing to a larger gar den acreage has been the payment of $1.50 by the AAA for home gar dens. Any family can earn this payment by planting at least one tenth acre of vegetables for each person, although not more than one acre is required. To aid in planning and planting these gardens, the extension service has issued 50,000 pamphlets describ ing approved varieties and cultiva tion practices necessary for earning the AAA payment. In addition, an other 8,000 copies of the same leaf let has been printed for the farm security administration for distribu tion to rehabilitation clients. These are supplied along with the other garden publications prepared by the extension service. Contests have al3o been planned to stimulate further interest in these home gardens. NEW AAA RULING FAVORED IN N. C. Allows Farmers To Cut Weed Acreage Allotment As Much As One-Half RALEIGH, March 17.—The new AAA ruling which allows farmers to cut their 1940 tobacco acreage allot ment as much as one-half without af fecting future quotas will receive a favorable response in North Carolina, E. Y. Boyd, of State college, pre dicted today. Because of the present tobacco sur plus and prospects for relatively low prices this fall, a large number of growers asked the Triple-A to al low them to cut their acreage and protect their individual allotments at the same time. Under the new provision, if a pro ducer grows as much as half of his 1940 allotment, his allotment for 1941 and later years will be determined just as though an acreage as large is the quota had been grown in 1940. Phis ruling applies to both flue-cured and burley tobacco farms. Likewise, Floyd explained, if less than half of the allotment is grown on any farm in 1940, the quota for 1941 and later years, unless the local AAA committee determines that no effort was made to grdw tobacco in 1940, will be determined as though one-half of the 1940 allotment had Seen grown. \ •This change recognizes mat in view of the existing tobacco surplus and prospects of relatively low prices, some farmers would prefer temporarily to plant a smaller aere jge of tobacco than their allotment :alls for," the State AAA executive ifficer said. Final estimate of 1939 production if both flue-cured and burley leaf las been placed 10 per cent higher :lian the estimate made at the time luotas were first announced. Con lequentiy, the 1940 quotas are fully 10 per cent larger than the quotas .vhich could have been fixed had he final crop figures been available it the time. ONE-VARIETY COTTON Approximately 100,000 acres will :ome under the one-variety cotton immunity plan this year, according o J. A. Shanklin, cotton specialist if the State college extension service. Carolina Potato Farming Should Improve Position Recommendations Presented By State Department Of Agriculture GUY A. CARDWELL General Agriculture Agent Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company The following information prepar ed in collaboration by the North Carolina department of agriculture and the agriculture extension serv ice, Raleigh, N- C., recommends the following in connection with Irish potato growing in the state of North Carolina. These recommendations will no doubt he of equal interest to South Carolina potato growers: Recommendations to Growers Our aim should be: No more po tato acreage, but more and better potatoes from present acreage. The first step in profitable mar keting is production of a high qual ity product. Yield and quality usual ly go hand in hand. High yield low ers unit cost, while good quality raises selling price. Plant potatoes only on soils which are well adapted to this crop. The best seed is none too good. Use only certified seed from a de pendable source. in those oases where it is thought seed treatment is desirable due to* local conditions it is recommended that the seed be treated, before cut ting, from one hour to one and a halt hours in mercuric chloride solution 1 to 1000 strength. This solution is obtained by dissolving mercuric chloride at the rate of 1 ounce in 8 gallons of water. Get the maximum from your fer tilizer dollars. Have soils tested to determine actual needs. Guesses seldom bring greatest efficiency and economy. By proper placement of fertilizer in relation to seed pieces, fertilizer damage can be reduced and the wield increased. By using the hand method of fertilizer placement the cost of production can be lowered. Do not spoil the benefits of good quality by careless harvesting and handling. Potatoes will not stand excessive heat. Exposure to the sun is disas trous (to the grower and the buyer) and consumers will not put good money into rotten potatoes. Dig potatoes only in the after noon and evening, not before three to four o’clock in warm weather. Expose them to the night air, but be sure to remove from the field early in the morning before the sun can cause any heat damage. Night air cools off the tubers, dries, and sets the skins. Do not throw or pile into heap rows. This causes skinning and bruising. Do away with field bags. They do not afford proper protection. Pick up and haul in field boxes or bas kets direct from the furrow to es cape further rough handling, result ing in mechanical injuries. Do not dig too soon after heavy soaking rains, which adversely af fects both appearance and carry ing quality, frequently causing fail ure to grade U. S. No. 1 Start hauling early in the morn ing and complete before the sun shines hot. Carefully place on trucks. Do not throw. Prevent trampling during loading, hauling and unloading. Re member, you are hauling a perish able cofmodity, not stones. Every surface injury is an open door for entrance of decay produc ing organisms, which are ever pres ent. When accompanied by heat and moisture, these infections start breaking down structures, and soft rot develops very rapidly. Every car showing even a very small percentage of bacterial soft rot means a big discount in price on the entire load. Do everything pos sible to reduce these unnecessary losses and save the reputation of North Carolina potatoes. Both the growers and the shippers lose. Grading Recommendations Do not let potatoes sit in the sun on trucks or platforms after deliv ery. Eliminate large hoppers at grad ers. They require too much rough handling of potatoes. Train your labor to place, not throw, potatoes in unloading trucks and feeding graders. c Pad all corners and edges of the i grader which contact potatoes. Use 1 sponge rubber cushions under all drops from higher to lower levels. i Prevent potatoes from hitting the i floor when dropping off the picking i table into bags. Use padding Under ] DRAINAGE SYSTEM! PROVES VALUABLE D. D. Wilkinson Helps To Solve Important Weather Question On Farm RALEIGH, March 17—Theweath er is Question Mark No. 1 on the farm, but D. D. Wilkinson of Lau rinburg in Scotland county is do* ing more than “just talk about the weather,” H. M. Ellis, agricultural engineer of the State College ex* tension service, reported today. Mr* Wilkinson is using a tile drainage system to keep his crops from be* ing drowned out in wet seasons* Ellis ciid. Reporting on a recent trip td Scotland county, the State college specialist said a convincing demon stration of the value of farm druin tile was held on Mr. Wilkinson’s farm. m uie spring or 1»3S Mr. Wil kinson put in 2,500 feet of four-incii drain tile, and filled in three long, open ditches which had been par tially draining 12 acres of crop land,” Ellis stated. “We held a re sult demonstration on the farm and a tenant told the group that before the tile was installed, the open ditches were carefully maintained, but still crops were drowned out in wet seasons. He said that in the past two years the tile has been given thorough tests by the weather, and no damage has been done to crops.” Mr. Wilkinson is preparing to in stall more drain tile. Ellis was called upon to survey the farm of C. S. McArthur of Laurinburg, who is contemplating the installa tion of drain tile to eliminate wet spots in a large field. The agricultural engineer also told of interest in farm drainage systems in nearby Robeson county. H. B. Ashley of Red Springs had a drainage system staked by the college specialist, and D. F. Me Kainey of Parkton had his drain, age system checked. New Cotton Hosiery May Be Put On Market WASHINGTON, C March 17—(/P)—, Ultra-Smart designs of full-fashion, eel cotton hosiery for wear with dress shoes may soon be placed oil the market. The home economics Bureau of the agriculture department reported today that, after a year’s experi mentation, it had made and released to manufacturers designs for 56 types of full-fashioned hose. Manufactur ers havo indicated that they will start making several of the designs for over-the-counter sales in the near future, the bureau added. The cotton hosiery was designed by bureau as part of an effort to stimulate greater use of cotton, of which the nation has a large sur plus. the bag or some device for breaking the fall without bruising. Place, do not throw, bags of po tatoes on scales. Cheek to assure accurate uniform weights. Provide some type of holding rack for sewing bags to avoid the usual pile driving in making bags stand up to be sewed. Better preparation for marketing by washing and drying is a consum er demand which must be met to hold our own against competing areas. It would be desirable to soak in :old water long enough to lower the temperature of heated tubers. Washed potatoes need to be ade juately dried to assure satisfactory arrival condition. Blowing with ordinary air blasts s not sufficient under high humid ty conditions. Heated air is prob ably the best drying fethod. When properly balanced, the heating in ’luence of hot air is offset by the pooling effect of evaporation so that potatoes go into and come out of he drier at about the same tem perature. An improved quality product should attract attention to Itself. 3rop the old "Mother Hubbard” Iress for the newer trends in pack iging with the flash appeal of the iltra modern chorus girl. The leaders of a procession com nand the greatest attention and eap the highest award. Do you tow potatoes for profit or for ex perience and exercise? lobacco Growers In Columbus Claim Allotments Are Too Small BY JOSEPH S. HL'FHAM (Star Correspondent) March 17. — Within the j|0J ew aa.Ys "e have had occa lij|. 0 visit nearly every town (00(j|.,ln Colurnbus county, and a x&turaii f01 *■' ° n o£ Brunswick, kre S' "e noticed things, and ‘ re some shon remarks about e or them: t»baLrlmember seeing only two ‘adh«.barns being built, and they to,v h»n started last year, and are IhDeinB completed. lQtnient m^lIeSt '°bacco acreage al 1 tolore,!'6 kn°"' o£ was Siren to Teg-;„ man by the name of tenth of* Bolton- He received one "as an acre- He said that he ln60‘nS to plant that. H but v°Ur travels we saw signs •f which erh £e"’ £orest fires, each c°atroi , been brought under 1 quickly. first sn"? men ba<£ yielded to M set Pe 1 o£ warm weather and ‘id ren rf°,vn a stream with rod 'ttf w.0,.(?n their way back they tiiub. • exhibiting a large a travn1 bad been caught burn ,nd was r- P1,e without a permit, "arden 116,1 to court by a fire ^ fe * ’‘tiaitij. ‘th^? grower* were com 1 their allotments had I been too small, and so they were (trying to get a readjustment. A ten-year-old little farmer had received a crop control check for about eleven dollars and was trying to figure out just what he should spend it for. A goodly number of churches that showed need of repair a few months ago, have been fixed up nicely, and the public cemeteries are being well maintained. So far we have not seen a single strawberry blossom; and our straw berry-growing friends have told us that they are expecting to have a late crop, if any worth mentioning. All the poultry raisers that we have talked with report that they are getting plenty of eggs, and to spare- The local markets have been gorged and the price of eggs is too small to encourage the poultry own ers, but the purchasers like the price fine! , , Cannon balls have been found in Livingston creek near Delco. Does history tell anything about a battle ever being fought here? A chain supposedly hooked to a cannon a the bottom of a hole in Livingston creek, was once found and jer off by a team of mules driven by two men who thoiffcht the chain was hooked to a chest of horded treasure sunken there by the old rollicking, cut-throat, Blagkbeard, J BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES , Well- By Edgar Martin /'I AM \ CAPTk\M ) A*v vm m 906'. N WHO ARE „yoo ? HEWc OO S ^VsTSwBbvmOW ME tef V/Ofcu. SVC) ~AWO VAiWy H wt^OW IN K>Gi\ ?\Vt> A3 <3000 A3 AKJV I A ?tVO \3 yoo« e*\vv» ^aovv 'Miiovsrefe OAKA<btO ? W'tVV.CcQ.TAO.KsW Twfl CMO VOW'. YOiTl S££.,WE££. 0*0 TWe. VilAKiO ^\v\t OOBS ViOT Mmt'S. ESWER '. 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