PAGE TWO Speculator Mistakes BT LLOYD T. WEEKS (Special to the Democrat.) Raleigh, Nov. 21.?A specula-: tor on the tobacco market ;s a: fellow who lives off of the mistakes of farmers. He is a bargain-hunter. a man who buys tobacco that, because of poor sorting or other reasons, sells for less than its current market value. This type of buyer can be driven out of business if farmers Will follow good methods of stripping and sorting their hurley. Most tobacco is purchased by bu.s - ers tor large* companies, or by dealers who buy on order for manut./i turers, large and smail, or m expectation of a larger sale. It is no! uncommon for the dealer to re-sor the tobacco in accordance with the grades desired, by his clients. The speculator makes his living [Tar, tobaci We Believe You Can Sell Y, Hurley Warehouse : [ W. O. ROBERTSON [ WE KNOW VOL' CAN SAVE or Living Room Si ; Walnut finish poster bed roon Three piece living room suite | Terms io Responsible Parli High-Land f Depot Street The Mar of 1 Newly-E.quipp< V>iarolma Welcomes Nori to Boon Burley We are proud of this n are proud of our druj we feel, is second to n< complete line of Chr ready for the inspectic ing opening week. Our Prescription Depa Dr. O. E. Franklin, wl \ Lives Off Of Farmers [off lv-scrting tobacco, and frequent | ly he makes more money on a lot of tobacco than its grower received , .or a after nearly a year's veer'-: By the intelligent application of a | a tew simple rules during the strip- j i-iitg season, the growers can earn I much of this money Usualiy the ro-sorting by the spec tilotor is done by bundle-pirfctng.; . but sometimes the tobacco is untied j . and leaf-picked, in either case, the j : ebjtci is the same?to correct the j mistakes made by the farmer and ; pi ace tne tobacco back on s.tle in i the expectation of doric ing a profit' i rum rhe transaction. t Making a ciop of bur ley tobacco | lis a year-round b It is hare | work. Bat it is discouraging when j ( : a faitvier sees half of his possijole | ' gro.tits thrown away because he did I" ; not exercise skill and care. | Stripp5i*g and sorLing are two ci 1 I the most important steps in the I CO FARMER I i! c >ur Tobnrco ot flic Mountain j ! ( For More .Money ^^ ^ j C. M. CRITCHER fi t f;i1 ij <3 2 $10 to $23 on new Bedroom [: v. 1 < lites at Our Store. Jj a ll d i mites $42.50 and up {) h $40.00 and up Jj a es, 10% Discount lor Cash |] c :urniture Co. t vi s Boone, N. C. Ij . 1 1 tagement j the | id and Modern , Pharmacy i thwest Farmers ie's New Market i ew development, and we I establishment which, one in the Northwest. A istmas goods will be >n of Boone visitors durrtment is in charge of 10 has had 48 years drug :rvice Drug Store Night Phone 17 V ATAVGA DEMOCRAT?EVER V ^ -i A' Tobacco Specialist. Slate College Extension Service) 1 reparation of burlev tobacco for market. and 1 i the .perations are , ropcrly systematized, it will no', i w.-t 111-1 ihe work hut, rpttit* . tnl _ roster uniformity. The first essen- I iai 111 propei sorting is suitable j j ighl. The reason this is so import- j t iiit r t oat color distinctions are j J mo up tite con trolling factor.- in ile- i J ormir.ing the grade of burlcy tobac- j It should he borne in mind that he obiec" is to bring together the j eaves of like body, color, size and ! lUa'ity. As the plants are removed j rotn the bulk ihey should, when ' : cessnry. be sorted into lots of: (I;| ikints that arc small and undersizd: (2) ola.nts liial show a decided ; in 11 color; and (3) plants of normal ' izc and clear color. Tia ric.'.i manipulation is the re- i noval ol the leaves from the stalks, "he easiest and quickest method of ! tripping leaves is as follows; grasp j la oiise of the Stalk with the left j ion' and raise the plant clear of the i fa ol plants; place the index and aldle mgris ovn the upper side j ; the a'.k isbimj: of the plant and at the : no r liase of tho leaf to be lomov 0 inaio' a quick backward mid ' motion of the iingcis. The i a: wiii snap clean from thv stalk 1 The iiuv-i step is grouping Nor- I iaily the leaves occur oil the staff: j 1 a certain order or sequence? ; lyings at the bottom, thin leaf or ! jgs u little higher up. heavy leaf I ;xi, and then tips. My/ngs arc recognized by their , bin to ilssuey I.< q.v and by the con- j irierable degree of injury charac eristic of leaves grown near the j oil. They arc also shorter tiianl.fi aves produced higher up the stalk, u .'ith the exception of tip leaves. As ile flyings are removed, they should ? ic divided into lots according '.o luality, which is largely based on ue percentage of injury and on the olor. The leaves of each quality re then tied into "hands' or bunks of 20 to 30 leaves each. The tie leaf wrapped around each :and sliouid be of the same quality nd color as the tobacco ill the hand," so that the butts will not ontrast with the leaves contained herein. This is a small point but one .f considerable importance. The hands" of different qualities and olor should be assembled and plac- | d on different sticks. The sticks of j orted tobacco are then bulked until nough of each quality has been tripped to make a basket when ofered for sale. The bulk should be arefulh' covered to prevent the toiacco from drying out. Next above the f ing are the ugs. These leaves are very thin to nediura in body, are larger than lyings, and do not have the injury ;haracterictic of leaves grown near he soil. The medium-bodied tobacco has certain characteristics closey related to body, such as smoothness, fiber size, finish, oil, shape of Lip, and color shade. As the lugs are stripped they should be sorted according to body, ijualitv and color. Body and color are closely associated. The lightcolored leaves are usually thinbedied and the red. or darker colored, are of medium body. The "hands" of each quality and color should be assembled and placed on separate sticks, the same as with llyings. and as should ether grades j of burley be handled. Alter the lugs are removed the j remainder of the leaves to be strip- \ ped fall into the leaf group. Tne ' leaves of this group are thicker, or j heavier bodied, and are generally j (Continued on page six.) NOTICE OF SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION North Carolina, Watauga County. In the Superior Court. Town of Blowing Rock vs. D. Lamp- j I ton and wife. Mrs. D. Lampton; I J. M. McTcer and wife, Mrs. J. M. I McTeer; Seldon Longley and wife, Mrs. Seldon Longley, and Watauga County, The defendants above named, and each of them, will take notice that illl dLUUll (JULlLtUU UUOVe I1US been commenced in the superior court for Watauga county. North Carolina, to foreclose on real estate for past due taxes due the plaintiff for town taxes for the years 1927 through 1937, and the said defendants will further take notice tbat they are required to appear at the office of the clerk of the superior court of said county in the courthouse in Boone, North Carolina, on or before the 4th day of January, 1940,s and answer or" demur to the complaint in said action, or the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said complaint. This 13th day of November. 1939. A. E. SOUTH, Clerk Superior Court, Watauga County. ll-16-4c. ' THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C. 10 I PARKWAY J WADE McGHEE J. A. J * * * ===== * * * GREETS VISITOR | Burley j$- With Brand 1 HARD 5f ^f As ardent boosters of the newly-es J way's management and officers si? J will bring top prices' And the doll: of Northwest farmers, will, we KN T prices the large and complete stoi J played in our newly-equipped stor tain -Bur ley Warehouse. C >nr>e see i J * * f 3^. Keivmator Refrigerators an 2" Water Heaters and Furnaet *f * J * 1=====: i Welcor Mr.F/ TO THE B1 NORTHWEf Visitors to the Boone Market will find a tov and business facilities, rison Chevrolet Comj from the Mountain W pair shop and service the best . . . Call on i ? I ll O wi 11 fit HARJ CHEVR< J. L. HAR] NOVEMBER 23. 1939 COMPANY I 1ULLINS KENNETH LINNEY J * * * * :S TO BOONE'S NEW * 4 Market 5 * New Stocks of ^ WARE! I * * tablishcd Buriey Market, the Parkaceirly believe that tobacco sold heie 3^ars which will cottse into the possession 3$OW. purchase at the itnost reasonable tf :ks of hardware wliich are being dis- if e just across the street from the Mounis. Folks! * * j J * * 5 d Electric Ranges, Duo- Therm %r is, Rulene Gas and Appliances Sj" * ^ -kirklriir'kitie-fr-trk-k'k'kiirit'kirk|gi ne ... 1RMER EST TOWN IN >T CAROLINA Mountain Burley Tobacco m second to none in shops The management of Harlany, just across the street arehouse, feels that its re department is as good as a 11 is, you're always welcome. HE% MBMHpBBa a mJ ?I 111 |jj|H RISON OLET CO. RISON, Manager