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FACTS FOR
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TIMELY HINTS
ON GROWING
CROPS.
News of the Week on
Chatham County
Farms
This year has certainly seen the
. heaviest holl weevil infestation
ever known in Chatham County at
this time of the year. The infesta
tion seems to be widespread over
the county, as practically all com
munities we have visited and all
the farmers talked to last week
report boll weevil activity. A small
investment in Calcium Arsenate and
.dusting equipment, or mollases now
■will pay big dividends in increased
acotton yields this fall.
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Farmers in the tobacco sections
_«of the county who have been hard
-hat by low yields and poor quality
-of tobacco during the past two
years are looking for better things
this year. Tobacco seems to have the
•highest prospects in years.
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On one of the largest fields
of his farm, Robt. Seymore of
Apex RFD .3 is growing five crops;
-cotton, tobacco, corn, sweet pota
toes and soy beans, Mr. Seymore
cays that he hopes to make his cash
crop and feed stuffs for another
year partly on this field.
Now is a good time to think
-about getting the weeds mown off
of that lespedeza crop; especially
if it is intended to save seed from
this fall. Mowing weeds on lesped
eza fields before they have seeded
gives farmers an opportunity of
not only saving a cleaner seed crop,
but also of making more and better
quality of ,hay if it is desired to
cut.
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After a week of hot weather,
cotton is beginning to look better,
although some fields still look
rather uneven.
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Messrs G. L. Bynum and E. R.
Hinton have fields of common and
fcorean lespedeza growing on each
aide of the Moncure road several
miles from town. Both fields show
good stands and farmers interested
in seeing the difference between
Korean and common lespedeza
should visit these fields.
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Do not let up on the boll weevil
fight after that first mopping or
dusting. Experiments show that
cotton yields can be greatly in
creased by dusting up to and
through the period at which the
lowre bolte are opening. In general
however, four applications of dust
or four moppings per season should
be sufficient. If rain falls within j
24 hours after poisoning, repeat
the application.
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It is reported that Sam and
Matthias Siler of Siler Citv RFD
made a yield of 220 bushels of
wheat on eight acres this spring.
This means an acre yield of 27%
bu. per acre. It is also reported
that considerable of this wheat had
shattered and so could not be
saved.
The treatment of this wheat land
was as follows; one ton of lime per
acre applied last fall, both first
and second clover crops last year
turned under. We do not know the
fertilizer treatment, but no top
dressing was used. A good many
farmers state that it is cheaper to
buy flour than to raise it; yet
yields similar to the above show
a. large profit per acre.
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Messrs 0. A. and Raymond Clapp
■of Siler City RFD report a yield of
100 bu. of Barley on four acres
this spring. This yield was made
in spite of. the fact that unfavor
able conditions prevailing at seed
ing time prevented a good s»tand
being obtained.
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Grain threshing is now well under
way in the county. Mr. Cicero
Johnson’s crew threshed at Mr. A.
L. Johnson’s on Hickory Mountain
last Tuesday, expecting to thresh
the following day at Mr. Lacy Web
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j Farm News
Edited by N. C. SHIVER, County Agt.
ster’s and after that at Mr. W. H.
Ferguson’s. Fair yields of excellent
quality grain are reported.
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Anyone desiring to see the effects
of a crop of lespedeza turned under
on the succeeding crop of corn
should visit a ten-acre field of
corn belonging to Joe Sam Dorsett
near Siler City. Mr. Dorsett limed
this ten acres two years ago and
seeded it in lespedeza. He turned
the crop this winter and planted it
in corn. Corn like this is seldom
seen on uplands in this section.
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i However, Mr. Dorsett is not the
only one who has promising corn.
Messrs 0. A. Clapp, O. L. Lambert,
N. J. Dark and others have corn
that promises to turn out equally
as well.
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Seven of the registered Jerseys
brought down from Virginia last
summer have dropped bull calves.
These calves are being grown out
well, and combining, as they do,
type and production should be a
welcome addition to any herd or
community in the county. It is
hoped to place all of these bulls,
either through private sales, or
auction in this county. They can be
bought very reasonable, and we
are hoping that we will keep all
of them in the county. The follow
ing boys own these calves; Billie
Harrington, Merry Oaks, Swindell
Knight, Moncure, N. C. RFD 2,
Issac Bland, Pittsboro, N. C. RFD 1,
John Norwood, Chapel Hill RFD,
T. C. Justice, Pittsboro RFD 2,
Dallis Perry, Siler City RFD 4 and
Garland White, Siler City RFD 3.
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We inspected a five acre field
of cotton that had been mopped
with the molasses mixture on the
farm of Mr. J. A. Woody last week
and found a boll weevil infesta
tion of eight percent; that is, only
eight squares out of every hundred
were punctured. On an eight acre
field on the lower side of the farm
that had not been poisoned, we
found an infestation of sixty per
cent. This should answer the ques
tion that a good many farmers in
this county are now asking; Does
it pay to poison?
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“Farm Philosophy”
The legume grower buys his fer
tility cheaper and wisely from the
upper air and the lower soil.
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More flowers and shrubbery
around the premises would keep
many a farm home from being
homely.
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The foresighted farmer is al
ready at work towards winning
those blue ribbons at the fair
next fall.
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* It is easier to love your neighbors
if they are the kind that will co
operate to make a better, more
prosperous community.
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The country is never lonely to
people who love nature in her many
forms and moods.
PREPARE FOR THE FALL
GARDEN
If a supply of fresh vegetables
are to be assured during the latter
part of the year, preparation in
the fall garden should be begun at
once.
As the crops which were planted
in the spring are harvested, the
space which they occupied can be
put in shape for another crop.
If plantings are to be made at
once, it is best to remove any
coarse plant remains, but material
which w r ill d,ecay rapidly may be
turned under in the soil. During
summer and fall, .germination of
vegetable • seeds is often poor.
Thorough preparation will provide
a good seed bed which will aid
materially in getting good stands.
Seed for fall and winter cabbage
should be planted immediately.
Tomato plants for a late crop may
be transplanted te the field by
July 1. Celery should be ready to
set in the field August 1, and
THE CHATHAM RECORD, PITTSBORO, N. C.
DOINGS OF |
CHATHAM
FARMERS I
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STOCK FARMING,
POULTRY, I
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| collards about Sept 1. Other fall
j vegetables may be planted as in
dicated below;
Beans, anythime up to Sept 1;
beets, Aug.l; cabbage, set plants
in August; collards, Sept. 15 to
I Oct. 15; carrots, August 1; celery
'plants, Aug. 1; potatoes, July 15
to August 15; spinach, Sept. 15
to Oct. 15; Tomatoes, July 1;
Turnips, July 15 to Oct. 15;
Mustard, Sept. 1 to Nov. 1; rad
ishes, October 1.
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FARMERS HOLD MEETING TO
STUDY METHODS OF CON
TROL OF BOLL WEEVIL.
Some forty farmers meet at the
farm of Henry A. Harrington of
Briekhaven last Wednesday in or
der to study and decide on methods
of control of boll weevil damage.
Mr. E. O. McMahon, County Agent
of Lee county, gave a practical
demonstration of mopping, showing
farmers how to make up the mopp
ing solution, how to make the mops
and how to apply it. Mr. McMahon
stated that at this time, most cot
ton was too large for mopping, and
advised farmers to dust, making
three to four applications during the
next forty days for control of the
boll weevil.
As a result of this meeting, a
number of farmers in that com
munity will dust cotton for boll
weevil infestation.
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DAIRY MEETING THIS WEEK
A.C. Kimrey, Dairy Specialist from
State College Will Visit County.
Thursday night at 8 P. M., a
dairy meeting will be held at Mann’s
Store in the Brown Chapel Com
munity. Mr. A. C. Kimrey will
speak. One other meeting will also
be held in the county in addition
to a visit to a number of farmers
by Mr. Kimrey.
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FARMERS WILL STUDY TIMBER
MANAGEMENT
Mr. R. W. Graeber, Extension
Forester, will spend' Tuesday, July
15, in this county for the purpose
of assisting farmers in the proper
management of farm timber and
the proper thinning of timber for
the best conservation of our forests
in getting out pulp wood will also
be taken up.
Tuesday morning, July 15 at 10
A. M., Mr. Graeber will hold a
meeting at the farm of Mr. J. W.
Pilkington, of Pittsboro RFD 3,
and on the afternoon of the same
day at 2 P. M. a meeting will be
held at the farm of Mr. W. H.
Tyler near Goldston. Farmers in
these communities are urged to
attend these meetings.
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FARM TOUR MEETING
Meeting To Discuss Proposed Farm
Tour To Be Held In County
Commissioners Room At Pitts
boro, Saturday Afternoon at 3
P. M., July 12. iAH Farmers
Urged To Attend.
Plans for a proposed farm tour
to be conducted out of the county
this summer will be discussed at a
meeting of interested farmers to
be held in the courthouse, Saturday
afternoon at 3 P. M., July 12. At
this time, the route of the tour,
length of the tour and other mat
ters pertaining to this tour will
be discussed. All farmers interested
in going on a farm tour are urged
to attend this meeting.
It is hoped to arrange an interest
ing and beneficial tour, and we are
anxious to have a large delegation
of Chatham farmers attend.
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A good garden is kept going
the year around.
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Summer advice from Solomon;
“He that tilleth his land shall have
plenty of bread.”—Proverbs 2*8:19.
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Failure to poison the boll weevil
can't be kept a secret —the yield
of cotton will tell it on you.
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When the fields are all planted,
be sure to plant in the mind’s soil,
some new ideas on better farming.
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Perhaps the farmer’s greatest
competition is with insects, disease
and natural conditions; and watch
ful intelligence wins. »
“A whiff of clover, a breath of
loam
Andi a tingle of chains as the
Teams come home.
REMEDY FOR COTTON FLEA
HOPPER
Dusting wifch superfine sulphur
is the new remedy for the cotton
flea hopper, and is the most eco
nomical method when infestation is
heavy. Ten to fifteen pounds per
acre are required for each applica
tion, dusting repeated in four to
six days if necessary.
When it is neccesary to treat for
boll weevil at the same time, sul
phur may be mixed with Calcium
Arsenate and applied as for boll
weevil control. About eight pounds
of sulphur to four pounds of cal
cium arsenate per acre is sufficient.
Cultural methods are of great
value in controlling this pest. Cro
ton and Evening Primrose should
be destroyed whenever found about
the cotton field. Cotton plants and
any cotton and evening primrose
left over should be plowed under is
the fall. This will destroy the over
wintering host plant and the eggs
of the insects. Clean culture will
materially decrease the infestation
the following year.
FIND HOME MARKETS FOR
DAIRY PRODUCTCS
Under present conditions the
dairy farmer in this section with
surplus dairy products can well
afford to consider the situation
which is brought forcibly to the
attention of anyone who travels in
the state, namely, that good milk,
cream and butter are not seryed
in our restaurants and eating
places.
Nearly any person coming from
the north who is used to good
dairy products is surprised at the
low quality products found in the
eating houses of this section. This
situation is due largely to a lack
of understanding by the proprietors
of these places 'and the inability
to get high quality products to
serve.
Anyone having difficulty selling
milk, or cream, butter or butter
milk. The farmer obtaining a con
tract to supply such a demand
assumes an obligation to furnish
only high-quality products, which in
the final analysis means those
produced clean, kept clean, cooled
immediately and kept cool, put up
in attractive packages and delivered
promptly and regularly.
Most restaurants serve whole
milk or skimmilk for cereals and
coffee. Twenty to 30 per cent
cream is better for this purpose
and such a cream connot be pro
duced without the use of a cream
seperator. But a small cream sep
erator can now be purchased very
cheaply and even with three or
four cows will pay for itself in a
very short time.
Starting with one customer, the
work could be handled Dy farm
women, and as the supply increases,
the markets could be developed by
personal visits and especially by the
recommendations of satisfied cus
tomers.
SUMMER CARE OF HOGS
A forage crop for grazing sup
plemented with grain makes a
good summer feed for hogs.
Soy beans grazed in the green
The Value of
Sound Design
New Ford engine gives outstanding
acceleration* speed and potver without
sacrificing reiiabiiitg or economy
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THE good performance of the Ford car,
so apparent on every highway, is due
largely to the sound mechanical design
of the engine.
It has outstanding acceleration, speed
and power, yet that is only part of its
value to you. Greater still is the fact
that it brings you all these features
without sacrificing either reliability or
economy.
That is the reason the Ford car has
given such satisfactory service to mil
lions of motorists all over the world
and has been chosen by so many large
companies that keep accurate cost fig
ures. In every detail of construction it
has been carefully planned and made
for the work it has to do*
TSie design of the compression cham
ber is an important factor in the effi
ciency of the Ford engine. It is built to
allow free passage of gases through the
valves and to thoroughly mix the fuel
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The New Fobd Town Sedan
Ash the nearest Ford dealer tor a demonstration
stage seem to afford the most
satisfactory grazing for hogs in the
summer. Hogs eat quantities of the
green leaves and come back for
more. They also stay in a more
generally healthy condition while
on green leguminous prazing crops.
However, the best part about graz
ing soybeans is that the hogs make
economical grains when this crop
is supplemented with corn. Perna
ment pastures are used for graz
ing hogs in summer, but from the
standpoint of making economical
grains, they are not satisfactory.
GROW MILLET FOR EMERGENCY
FEED FOR CATTLE
Quite often it is desirable for
dairymen or farmers having a few
cows to have some green crop to
cut ot feed during short graing
periods during the summer. Pearl
Millet will be found to be a .satis
factory crop for this purpose.
Millet- should be planted on rich
soil preferably where there is us
ually no moisture deficiency. On
such soil, it makes a very rapid
and luxuriant growth, giving, the
maxium amount of feed. It may
be seeded either broadcast or in
narrow rows thickly. If sown broadj
cast, 25 to 30 pounds per acre
are needed, or about 12 to 15
pounds to the drill.
When feeding as a green crop,
millet is best cut before the joints
are distinctly visible and when cut
at this stage of its growth, it will
immediately start new growth.
Generally, the first cutting can be
made forty five days after seeding.
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FARMERS MEETINGS TO BE
HELD THE LATTER PART
OF THIS MONTH
During the latter part of July,
a series of farmers meetings will
be held for the purpose of study
ing economical corn production and
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by producing turbulence within the
cylinders during compression. The spark
thus flashes quickly through the whole
fuel charge, resulting in quieter and
more effective engine performance*
Other factors are the direct gravity
gasoline feed, the specially designed
carburetor, the new hot-spot manifold,
aluminum pistons, chrome silicon alloy
valves of larger diameter, statically and
dynamically balanced crankshaft and
flywheel, the simplicity of the electrical,
cooling, lubrication, and fuel systems
and accuracy in manufacturing. „
THURSDAY. JUT.y „
hog feeding. These
held at the home of famerT J* '
are cooperating with thp r
Agent in conducting five acrp nty
contests. Either Mr W W yt COriJ
W. V. Hays of the Office of?’- 0r
Extension of State College® S
speak at these meeting* Wll i
As a result of these inept;*
we are hoping that a numbei *£
farmers will cooperate wi-„
County Agent in conducting &
feeding demonstrations this tv ° ?
feeding these hogs .S
home raised corn. “ v
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NUMBER OF FARMERS FIGHv
BOLL WEEVIL
Widespread interest i s
shown by farmers in this
controlling boll weevil damage
of these farmers who are'
d u 5 n P ° iso " or ™PPin£
method for boll weevil control
J. A. Woody, H. A. Harrow
M. C. Cooper, W. D. Burns, G^G
Ward, T. M. Clark, Carl J. Wp,
J. W. Pilkington, Joe Johnson Wadi
Paschal, A. E. Webster, C. H L,?
terloh, F. D. Ragsland, E. C. MimJ
and others. 5
6 6 6
Relieves a Headache or Neuralgia b
30 minutes, checks a Cold the first
day, and checks Malaria in three days
666 also in Tablets.
,will be at Dr. Farrell’s office in
Pittsboro from 10 A. M, to 3
P. M. Tuesday, July 22
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