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VP NOV) MONOWfc ViOUO HAS fcOO&UT A. CA8., >AKS WSrcoov GOT MAfcWaD, StEVi JVWNN, \* fc.VCVi, UOSt U? 003, VANS A NOOUG SO>A, IS GO?US "tO *SaJ\UO ? How to Tell a News Item vuxS. vxovto "^-coviu, vstfcwauft \jtk<?AT\ou , ub& a. 9/va.rs, &roke w\ UEG, UCViT^O A PJSR.VX, KAvSEO IAUGE HOG, PA\UTtO UVfcUOOfce OTUER. tVMViGcS "ttX3 ViOVXEJtOOS KAEKi-CVOU -cweu NOVi suae. ^T2 /*55n Voiovw K M?\US Vt&VJO. TOBACCO FARMERS SET A FAST PACK Should Guard ApuJnst Dangr*r of riant Ing Larye Crop of Tobacco In 1W4. (S. D. FrlBsell) Tobacco farmers of America have travelled further toward prosperity since the disastrous deflation period of 1920 than the producers of any of the country's eight leading crops ex cept cotton, according to an analysis of the figures of the United States De partment of Agriculture which show that tobacco growers of the Carolines and Virginia have averaged approxi mately $10 per hundred pounds more tot- their tobacco during the first two years of cooperative marketing than they received on the average during tht flv? normal years before the en trance of America into the World War. The advantage which the tobacco farmer has gained by organizing to merchandise his crop is strikingly shown by a comparison or the pur* chasing power of his product with that of other farmers. This shows thAt today the products of the aver age American farmer can buy only seventy-five cents worth of goods for the dollars worth which they bought in 1913 while the tobacco of the south ern farmer is bringing him close to $1.50 worth of service where it brought him $1.00 In 1913. The reason for this improvement of the condition of tobacco farmers is clearly due to their having what Aaron Sapiro. Americas lead'n* txpert on cc-j^rative marketing t<?med the nrost ?ucce?ii' ?! cooperative organiza tion of farmers east of the Mississippi, at the meeting of the National Coun cil of Cooperative Associations in "Washington this month. The Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association, the Burley Tobacco Grow ers Association and the Dark Tobacco Growers . Cooperative Association of Kentucky have now a combined mem bership of more than 265.000 farmers which when added to the membership figures of the organized growers of "Wisconsin, Connecticut and Maryland brings the total to nearly 300,000 or ganized tobacco farmers who will un questionably market a majority of the American crop this Beason. In Bpite of the successful use of the methods of big business by tobacco farmers of a dozen states as demon strated in the benefits gained by coop erative associations, the tobacco grow ers* representatives at Washington were not b)??d to the danger of over production of tobacco. The second largest crop of tobacco in the history of the Virginia-Carolina area was raised in 1923 according to preliminary government estimates and the decreased prices resulting from a production of over 500 million pounds as indicated in the first official grop reports of the Carolinas and Virginia make it seem advisable for tobacco farmers in the southern states to raise a smaller crop of better quality in 1924 than in 1923. The world's shortage of cotton and the high prices of that commodity of fer an exceptional opportunity to the tobacco farmer who wishes to avoid the losses which invariably follow the | over production of tobacco. MORE COTTON OX FEWER ACRES IS AIM OF CAMPAIGN National Boll Weevil Control Associa tion Launches Drive. "More cotton to the acres, not more acres to cotton," is the guid ing thought in the boll weevil drive that has Just been undertak en by business men and farmers. It is the experience or successful farmers that with the wethods of control now known and tested, if put into wide practicc, the United States can increase production sufficiently to maintain the indus try with profit. A yield of a bale to six or ten acres, without weevil control, will not be profitable even at 35c a pound. A yield of a bale to three acres, with weevil control, will be profitable even at 20c a pound. The National Boll "Weevil Con trol Association, composed of bus iness men and farmers, and the Association of Southern Agricul tural Workers, composed of ex perts, have joined in appeal for state, county and neighborhood support of a day by day fight against the weevil. ? The Association of Southern Agri cultural Workers, consisting of ex perts from the Department of Agricul ture and the Agricultural Colleges of the South, together with the agricultur al representatives of the leading rail roads and successful leading farmers, in a meeting at Birmingham. Ala., re cently adopted definite recommenda tions for cotton production under boll weevil conditions based upon exper iences and tests at all the experiment stations and on farms in all the cot ton states. These recommendations urged thorough preparation of the soil planting after all danger of frost is past, one bushel or more of seed to thr ftf ip Mih am nf improTQd ? d cotton rows three to four feet, accord ing to the fertility of the soil, spacing from eight to twelve Inches with one to three stalks to the hill. Poisoning for weevils is recommended at two stages. 1 ? Poisoning just before the squares form when there Is sufficient emer gence of Veevils from hibernation to Indicate probable serious infestationr | If as many as twenty weevils to the acre are found just before the squares are formed, the poisoning is urged. I For this poisoning either the home made molasses mixture or calcium arsenate may be used aod may be re ! peaterl as seems necessary before blooming. 2 ? Poisoning with calcium arsenate when t*?n per cent of the squares are (infested. This is to be repeated as of ten as necessary during the fruiting Exasperating COUGHS 'OT only you ? but all those around you arc annoyed by the constant hacking of a persist ent cough. Dr. Kiag's New Dis covery breaks coughs quickly by stimulating the mucous membranes to throw off the clogging secre tions. Has a pleasant taste. At all druggists. Dr. KING'S NEW DISCOVERY period. ? The~recommendations Indicate that under boll weevil conditions a high de gree of fertilization is necessary and that land that will not normally pro duce as much as one-third ot a bale to the acre can hardly be expected to yield a profit this season. It is insist ed that profitable cotton production depends upon increasing the yield ot the acre rather than Increasing tha acreage. ORIGIN' OF THE BOLL WEEVIL (By J. J. Taylor, Paris. Texas, 1892.) It happened many years ago In the cactus wilds ot Mexico; A tumble bug sat down to rest On the shifting wing of a doodle bug's nest. In his swallow-tail coat of Paris Green A handsomer bug was never seen. The doodle bug, too, was queenly and fair, And her bosom had never known a care; But her heart-throbs thrummed like a fly in a jug As she gazed on the handsome tumble bug" So, shaking the dust from her royal head. She approached her guest and blush ingly said: "Tis leap year, stranger" Then he arose And pointedly asked: "Do you propose?" Invitations soon went around To all the bugs that could be found, And the crowd that gathered was not the least , That ever attended a marriage feast; And the pomp and glare and the great renown, Were never surpassed in doodle bug J town. At the midnight hour the knot was tied | And the bridegroom kissed his lovely | bride, I While the parting guests joined, one and all. In the farewell song called "After the Ball." The honeymoon passed like a summer dream. While time flowed on like a crystal stream. And all seemed well with husband and wife As they settled down to practical life. \ ankee Doodle," his wipe's nest song, Mr. Tumble Bug heard the whole day long. And her ladyship laughed till heT eyes turned red. When he rolled 4118 dough and stood on his head. So the "circus" bug had plenty to do When it came to making a living for < two, FV>r he aided his W'ife. as a good man should; Brought in the water and cut the wood Washed the dffihes and swept the hall And pushed her to town on a rubber tired ball. But when their children began to come As thick as beas in a bull pup's home, Their green food instincts were too quiet For the "outstlnks" of their father's diet; So bidding their parents a fond adieu. They spread their pionious for pas tures new, And halted not on the yellow rand, That gleams like gold on the Rio Grande. But rising high o'er hill and plain They fell in the cotton belt like rain, And buried themselves, both body and soul, In the heart of the Texas cotton boll. The donar of this would rather read, "The Extermanation of the Boll Weevil." "Loulsburg, R. P. D; No. 4. LACK OF PROPER SUPERVISION , ? OP POOR FIWDS STATE "Thousands of dollars are lost to the counties of North Carolina annual ly because of lack of proper supervis ion of the administration of their poor funds," declares Roy M. Brown, of the staff of the State Board of CharitieB and i'ublic Welfare. In support, of this statement Mr. Brown cites the case of one county where several persons who were re ceiving financial aid from the county were discovered to be either dead or moved elsewhere. But the money was being passed out Just the same. One man on the county's poor list had been dead six months; another had been dead for years; a third was drawing a fair salary as a clerk in a store It was reported that a rich and influen tial man was collecting the money for these persons, as well as that for an other who was a tenant on nls land. I In another county where the super-, vision of outdoor relief was recently given to the superintendent of public I welfare, this officer had the names of! thirteen persons struck from the coun- | ty list, as he found they were not en titled to such aid. Among these, one had been dead five years; another had been dead one year; and still another had iived for five years in a town out side the county. There is a growing disposition to give the supervision of the county poor funds to the superintendent of public welfare, according to Mr. Brown. The 1919 law states that the county super intendent of public welfare shall have, under the control of the county com missioners, the care and supervision Ql_UlE- DQOr. and shall administer thr poor funds. Mr. Brown suggests that vouchers for amounts spent in outdoor poor relief in a county pass through the hands of the local welfare officer and that he be required to get receipts from the people for whom the money ? intended. In this way, Mr. Browh thinks, much of the present waste and leakage in administration of poor funds in this State may be checked.? Raleigh Times. BIRTHDAY PARTY The friends of Euzeallah Hill were happily entertained at Mr. O. C. Hill's Monday night, Feb. 18th at 8 o'clock. Games were played. Miss Kattaa lone Murphy playing the piano and Hilly Phillips dancing on her toes. Delicious refreshments were then served. And each qhlld departed homeward wishing RQzeallah many more happy birthdays. The following were present; Miss es Helen Leigh Fleming, Billy Phil lips, Louise Cooper, Elizabeth Newell, Virginia Beck, T. Perry, Felicia Allen, Hazel Allen. Frances Turner, Sophie ('Hfton, Eugenia Perry, Anna Gray Watson, Mary Malone Beat. The "MICROBE OF LOVE" is ab solutely different and keeps the audi ence Interested and wondering what Is going to happen next. It produces one epidemic of laughter after another, and is enjoyable right straight through. Tomato 8eed, lettuce Seed and Sa lad 2-22-1 1 at L. P HICKS. Ask Yourself The Question DOES IT PAY TO USE ANY FERTILIZER BUT THE BEST? Insist on AA Quality" FERTILIZERS ZELL'S PATAPSCO POCOYOKE HAMPTON FISH BRAND IMPERIAL LAZARETTO COE-MORTIMER LISTERS IF YOUR DEALER CAWHOT SUPPLY YOU. WRI>E THE AMERICA!) AGRIGULIURAL CHEMICAL CO. HENDLRSON SALES AND WORMS HENDERSON, NORTH CAROLINA 'Way Above The Average The average hen in the United States lay 72 eg&s a year. The average Purina fed hen lays 148 eggs a year. PURINA MAKES THE DIFFERENCE Purina Chicken Chowder aiid Purina Hen Chowr are the result of 30 yearn' work in perfecting an egg making Nation ' * ? ' i ' - L. P. HICKS ON THE BUSY CORNER Chowder and Hen (Jhow are Hold under a guarantee of "More Eg** or Money Back."
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