VOL. L
KURT LUMBERING IN BRAZIL
Lack o.' Capital, .Excessive Taxes and
Poor I3usiness Method* Hamper In
dustry, U. S. Observer Reports.
The lumber Industry of the Amazon
at present is coping with tnnny diffi
culties, of which the following are
most in evidence, according to a report
recently made for the Brazilian depart
ment of agriculture, industry and com
merce : Insufficiency of capital, lack of
knowledge and correct business meth
ods, and excessive export tftxe3, says
Assistant Trade Commissioner M. A.
Cremer. Every one is suffering from
the lack of capital. The lumber mer
chants have been particularly affect
ed by the situation and a number of
them have failed. Money rates are
high, some banks obtaining as high as
2 per cent a month. This retards tlie
establishment of mills, acquisition of
boats and land and exportation in gen
eral.
The lack of knowledge of correct
business methods is evidenced by the
fact that lumber merchants look only
for an immediate-profit, failing to take
the future into consideration. It will
be necessary to place properly graded
lumber on the market; and not con
tinue marketing in thp primitive man
ner pursued at present, says-Mr. Cre
mer.
For the last five years the export
taxes on lumber have been increasing,
so that it is getting to be the most
taxed product-of the "State of Para:
This fact makes the business of ex
porting very unprofitable and inse
cure for investment. At present the
port tax on lumber at Para is very
high, due to the fact that-it is a bulky
article and Its value is small In pro
portion to its weight. At the time
the classification of taxes on exports
was made, very little lumber was ex
ported and therefore it was Included
in the general classification.
Necessary minor improvements wor
thy of consideration are, according to
the report: Sanitary regulations ata
better living conditions should be el
forced In the lt\ftiberlng districts; tiia
weight of the various kinds of woods
should be offiQially established, an 3 a
complete study should' be made of
their strength; samples of the most
Important woods should be placed in
all Brazilian consulates so that these
woods msy become known abroad and
misstatements prevented regarding
their origin when »e-exported; freight
rates should be reduced, anil small
state custom houses to collect export
taxes should be placed in two or three
places in the state.
His Qualifications.
One Job Wilson, the colored' appll
,cant for the position of (butler in a
family living in one of the fashion
able suburbs of Washington, strode in
to Impress his would-be employer with
his entire fitness for the place.
"Oh, yes, suh," he said. "I's shorely
well educated, suh. I'se passed a civil
service examination."
"Indeed," responded the gentleman,
"that Is very fine, I'm sure, but I can't
say that that will be of any particular
value to me in a butler."
"No?" said the surprised applicant.
"It shore Is strange how gem men's
tastes do differ. Now, Mr.* Clark,"
naming his former employer, "he say,
'Job, one thing I demand is civil serv
ice to my guests,' an' lie done gave me
an examination right there, suh, an'
that's the truth."
Then the gentleman saw a great
light. He replied: "Yes, you are quite
right. Job. Civil service is a very im
portant and rather unusual virtue, so
if you have passed that examination I
think we'll consider you engaged."—
Philadelphia Ledger.
Seaweed a Table Delicacy.
England is far behind other nations,
especially eastern nations, In appreci
ating the non-animal food that comes,
out of the sea; so the projectors of a
factory to be established at EtromnesS
for the production of a new pntent
food from seaweed will have a good
deal of prejudice to overcome. At least
■even British seaweeds make good
eating—lav%r, samphire, dulse, dllllsk,
sea holly, erlngo a/id carrageen. Yet
few ordinary households ever sample
any of these delicacies. Samphire used
formerly to be cried streets of
London as "crest marine," «* r »
is no longer heard. Shakespeare
fers to the* fact tbat samphire grows
on the sides, of steep sea-washed
cliffs, where its dark green patches
• make a beautiful contrast of color
with the chalk. Of all seaweeds laver
appears to be most In demand, and
even laver la rarely seen exposed for
sale except la Walea.—Manchester
Guardian. *
Hia Hobby.
' -There la old Mr. Piffle," aald
Gladys.
"Now, listen, Gladya. I like to be
nice to the oldgentleman and all that,"
remarked Elizabeth. "He has few In
terests In life. Bnt Uwe stop to talk
with him don't get on the subject of
teeth."
"Why 1 notr
"If yon do he'll take out hi* new
eat aad show 'em to yea." _ ~-
THE ALAMANCE GLEANER
ODD SEA MONSTER IS FOUND
It Is Eight Feet Long and Resembles
an Elephant Without a Trunk
and a Whale.
There has been exhibited in Buenoa
Aires what South American scientists
believe to be a hitherto unknown sea
monster, captured some twenty-five
miles from the coast near Mar del
Plata. It was at first supposed to be a
shell-less sea turtle, but expert exami
nation shows this is not the case.
, It resembles rather an elephant with
out n trunk, or more properly, an
enormous elephant's head with ears al
most perfectly identical with those of
that animal. It also has some features
similar to those of a whale. Its color
Is brown, the mouth is large and
spherical.
It is nearly eighty feet long and ap
proximately four and a half feet in
diameter. It has two vertical fins be
hind, one above and one below remote
ly suggesting the screws of a propel*
ler. The flesh is almost as elastic as
rubber. —Living Age. ,
HORSE PASSING IN MARYLAND
Retiring From Transportation Field at
the Rate ef One and One-Half
Per Cent a Year.
Old Dobbin is retiring from the
Jrnnsportation field on the state roads
at rate of 1% per cent a year.
Traffic tests taken on the main ar
teries of the state roads system show
that he is exactly 1.45 per cent weaker
as a competitor to the motor driven
vehicles that he was last year. The
tests covering 48 hours were taken re
cently. In Jthe old days when horse
flesh was supreme on the roads Sunday
was his big day. The recent Sunday
tests show now that on 24 roads the
horse-drawn vehicular traffic was only
82-100 of 1 per cent of the entire traffic.
Dobbin's J)lg day Is Tuesday. Then
he can claiir; o nly 4.98 per cent of the
en t!re traffic. —Baltimore' News.
Record Mountain Climbing.
A record of climbing 30 mountains
at the rate of one every day has been
made by a California schoolmaster..
On a camping trip in Glacier National
park, Norman Clyde of Weavervllle,
Cal., set out to reach the tops of as
many peaks as possible In the short
est space of time, and, according to
the bureau of national parks, his total
of 36 Is unique. The last peak
climbed by. Clyde was Mount Wilbur,
the summit of which Is almost 10,000
feet. Clyde, who Is thirty-eight, haa
hud Tong experience in monntain
"limbing as £ member of the Sierra
club of San Francisco, He claims
that evidence shows him to have been
the first to attain the summit'of II
mountains. '
Fur, Raising Increasing.
Important progress has been made
in investigations pertaining to the
rearing of wild fur-bearing animals
In captivity. Fur farms are reported
from 25 states where foxes, skunks,
raccoons, minks, opossums, martens,
muskrats, squirrels and beavers are
raised. It is estimated that 500
( ranchers nre raising silver foxes In the
United States, that they have between
12,000 and 15,000 foxes Iji captivity,
and that the value of the investment
Is about $8,000,000. The discovery of
the fact that martens breed the last of
July and In August has solved the
problem which has heretofore prevent
ed the successful rearing of these ani
mals Ih ■ captivity and has opened up
an Important field to the fur farmer-
Scientific American.
Anyhow, He Had It.
President Kmerltus Eliot of Har
vard dined recently at a New York
hotel, where the man who takes care
of the hats at the dining room door la
celebrated for lila memory about the
ownership of headgear. "How do you
know that Is my hat?" the collegian
asked, as his silk tile wys presented
to hjin. "I don't know It, auh," said
the dork doorman. "Then why do you
give It to me?" Insisted President
Eliot "Because you gave It to me,
suh."
Acquaintances.
"Jonesby, who Is that man who tried
»_ „)>euk to you; the one you cut?"
"He? Why, he's a bootlegger. lie
should be locked up."
"I agree wltli you. And the one yon
spoke to so cordially, who la he?"
"That's Morton, the steward of our j
Gentlwnen's club. He baa the keys of
the club'a locker. Splendid fellow Mor
ton; Invaluable 1" —Richmond Tlmee-
Dispatch.
A Double Killing.
Illggs— Now Dora Is what 1 would |
call an efficient girl. When she got |
married she killed two birds jrlth one ;
stone.
Biggs—So everybody was satisfied, |
eh?
Illggs—Not exactly. The man she
Jilted sbot himself out of disappoint
ment and the man she married com
, ' milled suicide when he received the
first month's bills.
S' %
GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18. 1924
USE RADIO IN RESCUE WORK
Beriea of Experiments Are Being Car*
rled on at Colliery In
England.
In the near future radio telephony
will probably play an Important part
In the work of colliery rescue parties.
As the rescuers carry out their duties,
constant communication will be kept
ap with those directing operations
from a base. That la the object un
derlying a series of experiments being
conducted at Ashlngton colliery In
England. A considerable measure of
success has already attended their
efforts, and quite recently speech and
music were successfully received un
dergrounft A party equipped with a
three-tube receiving set descended the
shaft of the .C&ri pit and fixed a 20-
foot aerial on the baulks supporting
the root. Only one head phone was
used, but so clear was the reception
that the five men composing the party
sll heard distinctly. Experiments,
have already been carried out to
depths of 300 yards, and It Is expected
to test reception at depths of 1,000
yards.—Scientific American.
WHERE WILD GAME ABOUNDS
Yellowstone National Park la Greatest
Preserve In the World—Wide
Variety of Animals.
The region of Yellowstone National
park Is the greatest game preserve In
the world, both In point of number
and variety of animals. It Is the-
Sume of'the largest herds of elk, buf
falo, antelope and mountain sheep
within the United States. *
Several hundred moose range the
,pnrk area. There are deer of whlte
tnll and mule varieties, many beaveni,
foxes, badgers, porcupines and lesser
animals. Dozens of grfezlles and
black bears which entertain the tour
ists during the summer, sleep In Yel
lowstone's caves during the winter.
The white gulls on Yellowstone lake
leave In the fall for the Pacific coast
or Great Salt lake, but a great many
geese and ducks and grouse winter In
the park.—Detroit News.
Rhade Island Behool Leader.
JTlie first public school In New Eng
land, believed to be the -first In the
United States, was launched at New
port,. It.' 1., 283 years ago, when the
men of Rhode Island voted to support
such an Institution to be conducted by
die Rev. Robert Lenthal, a Church of
England clergyman.
In the colonial days In America lit
tle thought was given to the education
of (he children of the "common" peo
ple, nnd among the well-to-do the
opinion generally prevallod that such
people were better off without any
education.
The Rhode (Islanders did not shim
this view, however, and when Rev.
Mr. Lenthal proposed to "keep a pub
lic school for the learning of youth"
he found ready support for his proj
ect. He was granted 100 acres of land
to be "laid forth and appropriated for
a school, for encouragement of the
poorer sort, te train np their youth
in learning."—Capper's Weekly.
Whw4t« Catches Cold.
You would acarcely suspect a metal
such as tin of being able to catch cold,
but It can do so for ail that. In coun
tries like northern Russia all sorts of
utensils are likely to become useless
In winter time. A tiny grayish spot
makes Its appearance on the surface
of the tin; It grows In size, and then
others appear. In time the metal
crumbles Into a dark-colored powder
Some years ago a whole shipload ot
blocks of tin, stored In the custom?
bouse In Petrograd during the win
ter, was found the following spring
to have crumbled to dust.
What really happens Is that the cold
causes tin to change from one of Its
forma to another. Tin Is often found
In mines In the gray powder form
which Is quite useless. When It Is
heated It turns Into the well-known
shiny metal, but under the Influence
of extreme cold It may return to Its
other form.
' Reverse Action.
Little Esther was hardly mere than
a baby, but she objected when bod
- time came around, as children will.
Finally, father offered to lie down on'
the bed until she was asleep, and for a 1
| while everything was quiet.
The minutes passed—ten. fifteen.'
| twenty, and mother, sitting In the par- 1
Lor, wondered why father didn't re
i turn. She continued her sewing, how- 1
ever, and presently the silence was
j broken by the plt-a-pet of flaked feet, j
Next mcment Erther appeared in the'
doorway, her tiny Angers raised for
sUence. I
"Sh-sb, mummy, I've Just got daddy
I off to Bleep m X last" —Boston Trie 1
i scilpt. I
Experienced.
Bartender—"Why don't yo« get oat
and bustle? Hard work never killed
nobody." Mose Lazlbones—"Dat's an 1
Infernal lie, suh! I's lost four wives'
dst way."—Baltimore Times.
BLIND FIDDLER IS WISE MAK
Psychology Teaches Him Wfcers te
Play to Qet Coins From
the Publle.
It Is the fad to talk psychology
these days, but few put It to suck
practical use as does one blind fiddler.
Somebody told him that a well
known violinist was to give a recital
at one of the large concert halls. A
half hour before the recital, Just as
the early birds were arriving, the old
fiddler chose the curb In front of con
cert hall for a recital of his owiv
Me unpacked his well-worn Instru
ment, dropped his shabby black hat
Jind started his repertoire. "The Last
Rose of Summer" was followed .by
"When You and I were Young, Mag
gie." "The Old Oaken Bucket," and
others of the same school.
The enthusiastic crowd grew so
large pedestrians had difficulty In pass*
lng, says the New York Sun and Globe.
As time for the recital Inside the hall
drew near, the crowd regularly dis
persed, but not without first filling the
old hat with bills and celns.
Nobody knew what the old fiddler
muttered as he packed up his fiddle
and went on his way. Maybe It waa
"They know good music when they
hear It." But Just as likely It may
have been "You've got to know when
and where to catch 'em."
Queer Probation Suit In India.
Twin babies of unequal size are the
starting point of a unique probation
suit. A rich Indian merchant, Dev
karan NanJl, died leaving his fortune
to his male children, of which he had
several by his first wife. His second
wife, a young Indian woman of thirty,
gave birth to twins soon after her be
reavement, while traveling In a train
from Bombay to Baroda. It was given
out that the twins were a hoy and a
girl, and the widow Immediately en
tered a dalm'for a share of the for
tune on behalf of hereon. - The ap
parent difference In the ages of the
children, however, aroused suspicion
among the other heirs, snd it Is now
slleged that the woman exchanged one
of the twins, both of which were girls,
for a boy baby from a foundling asy.
lum. The case Is in the courts.
World's Onion Bssd.
In Santa Clara valley. Cat, on the
lowlands the world's onion seeds are
produced. The seed Is not, of course,
employed for edible purposes, Inas
much as they are allowed to grow un
til they are far too "old" for anch use.
Nearly 20,000 arras of land are uaed
In the culture of the product. It Is
reported that one cultivator has under
way a process whereby the stalks cal
be made into, paper, much as wood
pulp has been for many years. -About
2,000 flst-carloads ef stalk* nre turned
out each year,
Over the Fsnes Is Out.
A Scottish farmer was noted for hia
strength and skill. A young peer, a
great pugilistic amateur, had come
from London to flght the athletic Scot.
| The latter was working In an Inclos
ure a little distance from the house
when the amateur arrived. Ills lord
ship tied bis horse to a tree and ad
dressed the farmer thus:
"Friend, I have heard a great deal
about you and I have cotne a long way
to see which of us Is the better
wrestler."
The Scotchman, without answering,
seized the young men by the middle
of his body, pitched him over the
fence and returned to his work. When
his lordship recovered his breath he
stood silent.
"Well," said the farmer, "have you
anything more to say to me?"
was the reply, "hot perhaps
you'll be so good as to throw me ray
horse!" —Edinburgh Scotsman.
Some Block System,
A man 'traveling In a train tbat had
made several abrupt stops and sud
en Jerks, became a .bit anxious. There
had been numerous accidents on the
lln« of late, so he had been told, and
there was cause for fear. Calling the
porter aside, he said: "George, Is
this train safe?"
"Safe as* any, suh."
"Is there a block system on the
road?"
George's grin extended front eer to
ear.
"Block ay stem, suit? Why, boss, we
, has de* greatest block ay stem In de
world. Ten miles back we was blocked
j by a load of hay, six miles bsck we
was blocked by a cow, and I reckon
| when we gets farther south well be
blocked by an alligator. Block sys-
I ten, suh? Well, 111 say It let"—
t Country Gentleman.
The Better Way.
Mrs. Arthua tfevln. bead bsctertoW
i gist ef the new Tennessee Shell-shock
hospital, said at a dinner In Jobaaen
' CHy: \
! k "These women who ge about rear
derlag men sre as stupid as they are
1 cruel. Give ma the woman who. In
stead of resorting in despair, to s re
volver, declares with a gay laugh:
j' "'A man la like, a telescope in my
' I draw Mas out, aee through
him, and finally shut him up.'"
CAUGHT IN PASSING
College professors, » la a way. are
Manicures of the mind.
The old fellows may not attend, bat
they like to be Invited. '
A man is more apt than a woman to
go crasy when he falto In love.
A woman Is never seriously 111 until
she loses her Interest In romantic nov
els.
You can make a man weary by men
tioning the weather every time yon
meet him,
"Fortune knocks once," but misfor
tune drops in frequently without
knocking.
The man who never told a lie la fool
ish to risk spoiling his reputation by
saying so. v
When a man gets up in the world a
good reputation comes In handy as a
parachute.
Wise Is the man who doesn't sign
his name to a friend's note or his own
love, letters.
Don't make yourself common; the
world only sits up and takes notice ot
the uncommon.
The average woman's idea of an hon
est gt«cer la one who nttends the same
churcl} she does.
Nothing is better calculated to give
a self-made man a Jolt than a blll-of
fare In French.
A good memory la one that enables
a man to forget the things he does not
care to recollect.
Some people display the best of
taste by cutting v out originality from
their conversation.
A married man is glsd that there is
no place like home When It Is filled
with his wife's folksw -
Many a man who humbly speaks of
his own Insignificance gets mad If
other people allude to It.
Many a man gets a reputation for Do
ing good-natured because he Is too lasy
to stand up for his rights.
What a miserable crowd ef pes
simists we would be If we could see
ourselves as others see us.
It may be better to be born lucky
than rich, but the man who Is bora
rich Is lucky from the start
When you see a young man at church
every Sunday night It doesn't take a
puzzle expert to find the girl.
While you may know a spinster like
a book. It Isn't nice to remind her of
the fHct tbat she Is on the shelf.
At the age of sixteen a girt knowa a
lot more about men than a man at the
age of sixty know* about women.
There ls.no satisfactory reason far
believing that a woman who is always
"harping" will make a good angel.
The woman who realizes she haa
made some other woman Jealous Is sat
isfied that she hasn't lived In vain.
It ts unwise to Judge a man by the
criticism of his enemies. Only his
friends can properly denounce him.
Public officiate should be cheered
when they do their duty. They need
all the encouragement they can get
After piling up a fortune many a
man can see where the honesty of
other men was a good policy—for him,
inm't cast your bread upon the wa
ter today and expect It to come back
In the form of sponge qgka tomorrow.
It isn't until a boy has celebrate hli
eighth birthday anniversary thst h«
begtoeSf iewwwice.
• - -
Ths Sams Thing.
When Mr. Wombat came home aad
announced thatch* would have to can
cel his vacation plans Mrs. Wombat
demanded te know .what was wrong.
He explained -that he couldn't leave
business. Whereat ahe mas, .to pat it
mildly, peeved.
"You put aside fk thousand-dollars
for this trip, didn't gear
"I did."
"Here I am expecting a trip to the
see shore. You've got the money, Aad
now you say you can't knave buslnese.''
"You take the ULOOO,". suggested
Mr. Wombat- calmly*- "and bay som«
new clothes. ' - ProbeWy do you u
much good as a trip to the seaahsrV
Rsmarkatrts.
, Speaking of childish wisdom, we
have this contribution from Sierra
Madras "I waa trylog te ne»d Vesa's (
much-battered dolly while «uy baby
toddled a beet the yard. After MStch-
Ing me awhile. Vera exclaimed*--
' "Goodness, sunty, how long jrpo-'ve
had that baby, and ha hasn't ggs* lest
aa am-yst/ 'V-Los Angeles Tlmaa.
■
Convenient .Relatives, M
He—lt wouldn't be much trsahle for
as to marry.' .My father Is s mlnleti i.
you know.
, She—Well, let'a have a try at it
anyway. My dad's a lawyer.—M*»
Tech Too DM.
Great Help.
1 want a sail trombone pteyway"-
"Why telir
"Well, yon know orrbeatra apaee la
limited. U the trombone player is
tall be can play over the head of the
feller la Croats* »!m." '
Knew What Waa Good far Them.
Mrs. BHly-rWbat makes tbaae asr
dlneeaahtgkl m
Grocer—They're Imported, ssa'aaa
Mrs. Rellly—ru take the domestic
onea—those thst bad the brains to
swim across to ibis country..
GET IODINE IN SEA FOOD
lacrsased Consumption of Fish Will
Lsssen ths Thyroid Disease,
Doctors Claim.
According to a fisheries service bul
letin of the Department of Agricul- i
ture. It has long been known that tha
proper functioning of the thyroid
gland In man and anlnaals is condi
tioned upon the presence of an ade
quate amount of iodine and that tha
lack of lodine Is associated with
disorders such as goiter, cretin
ism, etc. lodine usually Is adminis
tered In some form as a preventive of
ot treatment for thyroid enlargements,
but aa a general preventive of such
troubles In a whole population it Is
seeognlzed that some more generally
applicable means must be found.
Physiologists and physicians recently
have called attention to the probabil
ity that sea foods might constitute an
agreeable and convenient soured of
iodine for the public at large. If so.
It would be necessary only to encour
age the consumption of sea foods to
prevent the thyroid troubles referred
to.
In order to supply exact Information
on this subject an Investigation of the
lodine content of sea foods has been
undertaken In the fishery producta
laboratory of the bureau of fisheries.
The lodine in oysters, clams, lobsters,
etc., several Important species of food
fishes from salt water and fresh wa
ter, and those that pass part of
their lives in salt water and part In
fresh Is being determined quantita
tively. Dr. Donald K. Tressler la
conducting the Investigation, wbloh Is
expected to continue Tor two or three
months. At present the only precise
Information available on the subject
deals with species of fish found in
Europe.
LEGEND OF GOLD IN RHINE
Larslel, Its Quardlan, Dragged Down
ths Misera of Old to Their
Doom.
According to the story, at the bot
tom of the Rhine was the vast Rhine
gold, a treasure of lncslculable rich
ness. It glistened beneath the waters
snd the Lorelei were Its guardians.
Those crabbed masculine souls who
priced the beauty of gold above the
beauty of charming women, who pre
ferred gold in metal to the golden
aklna and golden hair of the Lorelei,
were dragged down to their fate.
The hair of the Lorelei was said to
be spun of Impossible fine strands of
the golden store and the gold of their
lovely cheeks wss supposed to be
s powder made of the mass OT gold at
the bottom of the stream, beaten by
pebbles.
But this gold the miserly did not I
see, and their punishment was to |
see the treasure below them on the .
dear bottom of the river and be- !
coming crazed with the sight of It,
to try to dip their hands In It and
fall in. lamented by nobody.—Detroit
Naws.
Six Stock Salesmen to Avoid.
Tbe Northwestern Banker (Des
Moines) puts a deal of good advice
into small compass when it tells Its
readers that the six stock saleifaien
for the Investor to avoid are:
' The man who tells you how stock
holders In similar concerns became
rich over night
The man who wants to help you In
"keeping the contract away from Wall
Street"
The man who talks about the "trans
ferability" of stock.
Tbe man who says that the stock
will later lie "listed on the exchange."
The man who wants you to buy be
cause "the price Is surely going up."
The man whose chief selling points
sre letters of recommendstlon from
"lesdlng citizens."
I , Bhop Talk.
There was a new attendant at the:
spiritualistic circle, and he had tor
-4 merly been employed In a big drapery
shop.
Tht fact came to light when a cli
ent requested him to tell the medium I
fhat she wished to speak with a Mr.
Green.
"Certainly, madam," aald the attend
ant. "Can yon give me his Christian
name?"
"I'm*afraid I've forgotten It. but he
died quite a short time ago."
The attendant cleared bis throat
and approached the medium. "Please
show the lady gome of tha latset
shades of Greens." he aald
Tough on Daddy.
Daddy was confined to tha house
with Spanish Influenza, and mothef
was busy sterilising the dishes which
had come from tbe sick-room.
"Why do you do thatf" asked four
yesr-old Donald.
"Because, desr. poor dsddy has
germs, and the germs get on the
dishes. I boll them, and that kllla all
the horrid germs."
I ' Donsld turned this over la his mind
for several minutes. Then: "Mother,
why don't you boll daddy?"
NO. 33
The Best Dates For Wheat Sowing.
Ilaleiglf, N. 0. Sept. 16—It is
not alone important to look care
fully after ihe seed bed and fertil
izer requirements of wheat to be
successful with the crop. It is
well to 1 know the best varieties for
a certain section, and then, ac
cording to Professor Franklin
Sherman, Chief of the division of
entomology for the Experiment
Station and Extension Service,
one should also give careful at
tention to his* planting dates.
Prof. Sherman has worked out
standard ten day periods for sow- 'j|
ing wheat in all sections of North
Carolina based on damage done
by the Hessian Fly and winter
killing from freezing weather.
" The plan by which we calcu
lated ourd a tea," ways Prof. Sher
man, "was sent out by the United
States Department of Agriculture
and has been coordinated with
what we know of the llessian Fly
and the practical experience of
wheat growers from all over -the
State. We have worked out its
application to nearly I,UOO locali
ties in all parts of North Carolina.
These dates have been submitted
to the agronomy workers of our
experiment station, to experienced
farmers and to our field workers
before ventured to make them pub
lic. Since that time we have also
visited a number of wheat fields and
found that the actual yields have
given confirmation to the plan.
"Let it be onderstood that these
dates are recommeuded not mere
ly with reference to Hessian Fly,
but are believed to be the safest
sowiug-periods for general prac
tice in average seasons, all things
considered. We believe that if
farmers followed these calcula
tions with slight deviations for
clearl/ 7 abnormal seasons, that it
would result in iess damage by
Hessiun Fly than we have hereto
fore had, and less damage from
winter-kill. We have found in
ono community at the same time . -
a variation of nearly two months;
some sown so early an to invite
fly-injdry, affd some so late as to
be hurt by winter-kill. The
standard ten-day periods are aim
ed to escape both these dangers
so far as possible.
"Favorable weather for sowing
will usually be fonnd within the
ten-day period. If a drouth ex- • •
tends into the period it is well to
wait for a rain, but if drouth per
sists it is suggested to sow as near
to the end of the 'period as judg
ment may decide."
For this section the period from
October 14th to 24th is best
for wheat ttowiug according to
Prof. Sherman's recommendations.
Main Wheat Mectloa.
, Oct. 9to 12, Marion.
I Oct. 12 to 22, Lenoir.
Oct. A 6 to 23, Reidsville, Dan
bury, Morganton, Hickory.
Oct. 11 to 24, Burlington,
Greensboro, Winston, Elkin,
j Wilkesboro.
i Oct 15 to 25, Mocksville.
Oct. 10 to 20, Ashboro, Lexing
ton, Salisbury, Statesville.
Oct. 17. to 27, Newton, Lincoln
ton, Coucord, Mooresville.
Oct. 18 to 28, Charlotte, Mf.
; Holly.
Oct. IS* to 29, Shelby, Gastonia.
Oct. 21 to 31, Albemarle.
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