Hertford Tounty Herald
A PAPER WORTH WHILE
^OL. 9. AHOSKIE, NORTH CAROLINA. DECEMBER 20.1918 -( "" N0 37
[HE PEANUT SITUATION.
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Price noW Below Co?t of
Production.
By J. N. JOHNSON; office of Far*
Management.
Farmers in the eight commercial
peanut crowing conn tie* of the State
litve made their crops under ab
normally trying (conditions. The
Est of every element Altering into
e making of this year's peanut
crops has been unusually high. La
bor, fertilizers, equipment and ma
chinery, feed and other items have
cost from 100 to 200 per cent more
than in noma! times, but the yield
of mert&antable nuts this year has
been much below the average.
Statements recently made by a
numbe-1 of farmers show that this
year's crop of peanuts has .cost
from $80 to $90 per acie to make
ami put on the market, while the
yield is running between 800 to
' 1,00 pounds. This means that the
crop has cost the farmer as he de
livers it to the buyer from 8 1-2 to
10 cents per pound.
A look at the peanut markets,
though, chow some rather discour
ing conditions. A few weeks since
the growers were receiving 10 cents
a pound for peanots. The price
noon dropyed down to 9 cents, then
8 cents, and quite recently buyers
have been offering from 6 to 7 1.2
.cents qer pound. This means that
the fafmer is asked to take from
$50. to $66 for the crop from an
average acre of peanuts ? when the
facta in the case show that it has
a?t from $80 to $90, and in some
? $100, to make it.
In other words, the buyer and the
cleaner are ?king the farmer to
work for nothing and pay $25 and
$35 an acre for $35 an acre for the
? privelege. in ail of our work, we
have not found many farmers who
are really inclined to accept the
proposition.
The office of Farm Management
wants to urge upo/i every peanut
grower the importance of knowing
the exact figures in legard to what
his vear's crop'/ has cost him be
fore he disposes pf it.
In figuring the cost of the crop,
It may be well to arrange the stepe
and items in ita production in some
what the following order, and en
ter aga<nst each the exact or ap
proximate cosi:
(1) Rent of land or intrest on the
value of the land.
(2) Fertilizer and lime.
(3) Hire or maintenance cost of
machinery.
(4) All labor at the prevailing
rate of wage*.
(5) Horse work?the amount and
cost,
(6) Superintendent's or manag- j
' er's wages or salary.
(7) Coat of bags.
(8) Freight and other transpor
tation. "
(0) Storage and selling commis
aions.
(10) f??urance and miscellaneous
items.
By following the above outline
it should not be very difficult to ar
rive at the cost per acre of the
crop. With this and the yield of
salable nuts ?nown, all that re
mains to be done to get the cost per
bushel or per pound is to divide the
acre cost in dollars and cents by the
yield in bushels or pounds.
Of course, the buyer and cleancr
are Interested in the getting of the
crop just as cheaply as possible,
while the producer must in justice
to himself and those depending
upon him put forth eve> y fair and
legitimate offort to get a price that
will leave him in a reasonably good
.living profit above the coat of pro
-action. On* of ? the most Impor
LIEUT. CHARLES W.
PjUttERJAOMOTED.
Wounded tn Action and Dec
orated for Bravery.
It ia interesting to note what
Hertford's sons have done in the
great struggle that was waged
againstUermany, and this is a fair
sample of what theyjdid on the bat
tlefield.
Charlie W. Parker, formerly ' of
Menola, was one of the first of the
volunteers to enter ihe Officers'
Tr .ining Camp at Fort Oglethorpe,
Ga., in the spring <*f 1917. He'
was later commissioned Seconal Lie
utenant. and for several months t>e
was Stationed at Camp Jackson In
South Carolioa, training recruits
for the National |Army.
Early last spring he was utnt to
France, and since iast May he has
been in active service, and just
prior to the time Germany signed
the Armistic he was in the midst of
violent-fighting. In October, he re
ceived a sligh t wound while bravely
leading his men to success. Later
he was decorated for bravery and
raised in rank from Second to First
Lieutenant.
We publish below a letter written
by Charlie's Captain to Mrs. Par
ker:
Co. L.37ist. Infantry
France, Nov. 9, 1918.
Dear Mrs. Parker:
I feel that I must write you a few
lines in reference to your husband.
He has been tried hard and long,
For about five months we have suf
fered together all the hardships,
dangers and ineonvenience of trench
life, finally culminating in a great
offensive action from September 26
to October 1st. He behaved him
self excellently and disylayed tare
judgement, for titude and courage
Those qualities which I have always
known to be preeent in him reveal
ed themselves gloriously to his high
er commanders .'and he has been
gloriously rewarded with a silver
bar and military decorations.
You have always been prond of
him: you should xnd will be more
so now. 1 am proud to have such
an officer, and I assure you that it
does me just as much good to see.
him rewarded as it does yon.
I hope it will not be long before
we can all be together again and
have one great, grand and glorious
peace celebration.
With best wishes for the welfare
of you and tbe little daughter, I re
main
Sincerely yours.
Captain Richey.
Censored. O. K. W. R. Richey, Jr.
Capt. Inf. U. S. A.
. ^AND SALE!
By virtue of the power and au
thority vested in me by a certain
mortgage, executed by E. C. Hobbs
aud wife, Maggie Hobbs, to D. T.
Doughlie which is recorded in the
office of the. Register of Deeds for
County of Hertford, in book 54 page
87 the following property wiil be
sold at public auction, vii:
The house and lot on McGiohon
Street owned by Mrs.Maggie Hobb
bound on the north by Z. V. Bella
my lot, on the east by E. Hayes lot,
on the south by Mrs. Jacob White,
on the west by McGiohon Street,
containing 76 feet by 160 feet deep.
Place of Salec atpoatoffice build
ing in Ahoskie, N. C.
Time of sale: December 28, 1818
at 12 o'clock M.
Terms of sale?Cash.
This 11th day of December. 1918
D, T Doughtie, Mortgagee.
W. W. Roger*; Attorney.
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tant steps In the above direction at
this time is that of becoming a
member of the. Virginia-Carolina
Peanut Growers' Association.
Outlook Of The Southern Farmer
*
CHARLES A. WHITTLE,
Soil Improvement Committee, Atlanta, Qa. .
Prosperity glows on the h orison at the Southern farmer's futuie U
he will raise big crops.
And the cry of a needy world risen, urging the Southern farmer to
grow big crops of cotton and food. His obligation la to reepond. He most
fight on, for peace brings no armistice for the farm.
f!nttnn is the hope of the ragged world. War-torn countries are look
ing to the fields of the South for help. It will not be in vain. The
Southern farmer will meet his responsibility.
Prices at which the cotton crop will be sold will be such as will par
the fanner well, for the fact is that the world must have the cotton.
The food most needed In Europe is fat. Cotton seed, peanuts and
eoy beans of the South will find ready market for the oil or fats that they
contain. Cattle, hogs and dairy products will continue to bring good prices
because of the heavy Uve stock losses of Europe.
The Southern farmer should plan with an expectation of Improving
his labor condition, with the return of troops and the shutting down at
ammunition factories.
r Immediate Preparation.
Preparation for spring planting should go rapidly ahead. Seed, fertil
isers and other farm supplies should be bought without delay. Materials
on which the government has fixed trices will continue to be stabilised
until they are consumed, so that there are no prospects of lower prices
before spring planting.
Delay means to face shipping difficulties. The railroads are going to
be overburdened with traffic for some time to come. They should be given
abundant time.
PARENTS ARE RESPON
SIBLE FOR PROTECT
ING THEIR CHILDREN
FROM DISEASES
Many people do not under
stand that they, themselves, are
responsible for..the control of
whoopttlg' cough,' ? measles, diph
theria, scarlet fever, and other
diseases among their children.
They' "expect the quarantine au
thorities to stop the spread of
contagions, when, without the
hearty co-operation of the par
ents, the authorities are-as help
less as the children ,who get the
disease. Before any appreciable
amount of good can result from
the efforts to control diseases
among children, parents must
realize their responsibility and
follow the advice of the quaran
tine officer. It is only through
the co-operation of the people
with the quarantine officer that
diseases may be controlled and
the lives of many children
spared. This responsibility rests
on every person to whose care
God has intrusted a child.
Any mother in North Caro
lina would sacrifice her life
rather than see her child die or
even suffer by the cruelact of a
murderer. Now, it makes no
material difference whether a
child suffers and dies by brutal1
punishment or by disease. If it
be true that suffering is suffer
ing and death is death, then par
ents are not consistent when
they would sacrifice their lives
to protect a child from a mur
derer and, at the same time,
make no attempt to protect it
from diseases which kill a thou
sand times more children. Par
ents should consider the results
of diseases more seriously and
make greater attempts to pro
tect their children.
Children should be taught not
to use a towel, a drinking cup, ,
knife, fork, or any eating uten
sil used by another until it has
been boiled; not to eat from the_
same piece of bread with anoth
er; to wash their hands before
meals, and to sneeze and cough
with a handkerchief over the
mouth and nose. Disease germs
live in the mouths of well people
as well as in the mouths of the
sick, and these simple precau
tions may prevent their spread
from one person to another.
Every parent should do his
duty in trying to protect chil
dren from diseases by keeping
all sick children at home, away
from well children, and notify
ing the quarantine officer of ev
ery case. The quarantine officer
will advise as to the measures
necessary to prevent the spread
of the disease. The report* of
all cases are required by law.
L. K. WALKER, M. D.,
County Quarantine Officer.
gray resigns as gov
ernmentwGRKEH""
West Raleigh, N. C., Dec.?
Mr. Dan T. Gray, chief of the
Animal Industry Division of the
Experiment Station and Exten
sion Service, has returned from
Washington tp continue his du
ties as active head of the live
stock work in North Carolina.
Mr. Gray went to Washington
June 1st of this year at the earn
est request of Government au
thorities, for the, purpose of con
solidating and unifying livestock
; work in the South as a war
measure. While with the Fed
j eral Department of Agriculture,
he succeeded in putting through
several co - operative arrange
ments needed for stimulating the
production of meat and fats. The
executive ability displayed dur
ing his period of service in
" . I ' * '"??
North Carolina was shown to
good advantage in his war time
activities, and, now that the war
is practically over, he has been
relieved to resume his work in
this State.
At the request of the Federal
authorities, however, Mr. Gray
will be permitted to continue
with some of the national activ
ities for some time yet. It is
expected that he will complete
all matters now under way, and I
will aid the Federal Bureau of
Animal Industry as much as
possible. .
North Carolina had more en
tries of milk at the National J
Dairy Show recently held at Co- i
lumbus, Chio, than did any other ]
State in the Union. A dairy at |
Durham, as usual, took first
prize, over all exhibited, with 1
dairies at Greensboro and Win- '
ston-Salem also making high i
scores.
Nu Worms in a Healthy Chlio
Ail children troubled with worms have an tmr
healthy colof. which In. am poor blond, mod ?? a
rulejthere U more or lees Komech dlaturbaaoe.
GROVE S TASTELESS chill TONIC glten retularlr
fer timer Urea make will enrich the blood. Im
prove the dlaeetloo. and act aa e General Stree|th
colnd Teoic to the whale ?jretem Nelure will thea
throw off or dlepal the worm*, end the Child will ha
la peatfeat health. Pleaeant to take. Maperhottl*
Ptlaa Corad In A to 14 Days
A BAR TO BOLSHEVISM,
THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Governor Bickett's Address
At Charlotte
R&leigh, Dec. 10?"The beat
antidote for Bolshevism is an
educated, Christianized citizen
ship," declared Governor T. W.
Bickett last Sunday afternoon in
a big mass meeting in Charlotte
in the interest of the Million
Dollar Campaign for the Baptist
schools of the State.
Continuing, Governor Bickett
said, "Ignorance is the mother
of poverty, and the handmaiden
of crime. Anarchy and atheism
walk hand in hand. 1 want the
men of means to let this state
ment soak in?Close down either
the churches or the schools, and*
your property will become tof
you a liability instead of an as
set. In Russia today the naked
fact that a man owns property |
makes him a mark for a firing!
squad."
Referring to the Million Dol
lar Campaign, the Governor
said: "This million dollars will
mean much to the State of North
Carolina, and I do not know how
I could at this time serve the
State better than by urging the
people to respond to this call in
the same spirit of generosity and
self-denial that has character
ized their answer to every ap
peal made for the winning of the
war.
"There is no room nor rea
son,!' the Governor averred, "for
enmity between the State and 1
the Church school. It would be
the "acme of unwisdom for the
State to undertake the work of 1
the church schoolIt would be 1
the height of. f^lly for the 1
churches to assume the obliga
tion to educate all the, people- '
The two system*.supplement 1
each o^her and both are vitalne- '
cessities to a well ordered,. well ?
balanced civilization. Training '
in the three R's, reading, 'riting >
and 'rithmetic, is well, but the '
fourth R of Righteousness must
be added to make a fine and firm 1
foundation for a prosperous and 1
happy State." '
On account of the influenza 1
situation in Greensboro, the ?
Baptist State Convention, which
was to have met there December 1
3-4, has been postponed until
January 14-17, and the time lim
it for completing the million 1
dollar drive for the Baptist 1
schools has been extended to that
time. The campaign ip going at
a good gait now. The munificent 1
gift last week of $25,000 by the
Albritton family, of Calypso,
and the $10,000 gift of Hon. J. 1
F. Alexander, of Forest City, '
and the many churches that are
oversubscribing their allotments
have given a great impetus to
the movement.
WALTER M. GILMORE,
Publicity Director.
ARMY DEMOBILIZATION
May Consume A Number of
Years.
Even before the armistice
agreement was signed by Ger
many, government officials, real
izing that peace was near, began
preparations for the demobiliza
tion qf America's big war forces
and, now that permanent peace
is assured, the work of return
ing to civil life approximately
four million men no longer need
ed in our army and navy, is be
ing pushed forward as rapidly
as possible.
Aside from our overseas force
of more than two million men
the transportation problem inci
dent to the diubandment of the
nearly two million soldiers under
training here is enormous, and
the undertaking involved in the
returning to this country of our
big army now in Europe is far
more difficult than any similar
undertaking in the world's his
tory.
In this connection it is inter
esting to note the fact that, after
the Civil War, it took seventeen ?
months to disband the Northern
Army, although that army was
smaller than the one now under
training in this country. Owing, ?
however, to greatly improved
transportation facilities it is
probable that the demobilization
of the present forces in America
will be accomplished in less than
half the time required for sim
Civil War.
Demobilization after the
Franco-Prussian War, even
though no oversea transporta
tion was necessary, consumed
two years and four months.
The disbandment of the Tur
to-Russian armies took about
eighteen months.
At the end of the Russo-Jap
anese War, Russia consumed
thirteen months and Japan eight
months in getting their armies
back home.
Although the Spanish-Ameri
can War required the oversea
transportation of only a compar
atively small number of troops,
sixteen months elapsed after the
dose of the war before the last
American forces were demob
ilized.
The wdfrk of bringing Eng
land's troops back home after
the Boer War extended over a
period oi ten months. 1
The above facts would seem to
indicate that, even under the
most favorable conditions?since
the American army fn Europe is
many times greater than any
other fighting force ever before
sent overseas?the return of our
European army will necessarily
take at least' a year. However,
in view of the fact that it will
probably be necessary for Amer
ica, as well as England, France
and possibly other countries to
maintain very considerable
forces in or on the borders of
Germany for a considerable pe
riod in order to see to it that the
terms of ''peace are complied
with, it seems quite possible that
a large number of American sol
diers may remain in Europe and
thus delay complete demobilisa
tion of the expeditionary force
for a number of years-<~???ibly
a dozen or more.
Co-Operation of Health Offi
cer and County Agent.
Raleigh, Dee. 10?Director B. W.
Kilgore of trie Aricultural Exten
lion Service has received a letter
from B. W. Wasburn of the State
Board of Heal tb commending the
cooperation given Dr. **. M. Regis
ter, Health Officer of Northampton
County, by County Agent M. W.
Wall.
Dr. Washburn state# that North
ampton County has one of the best
organized health departments in tne
State, and that the succees of this
is due in a (treat measure to Mr.
Wall's thorough eo-operation Both
the health officer and the county
demonstration vrent have m**aged
to coordinate their work in many
respects, and to the mutual benefit
of both.