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THE NEWS REPORTER PAGE ELEVEN "TT paRMER JOHNSON ; thinking more about costs, HOW ' GOT MORE PROFIT in February, '23, when I v 1 1 t.. try t L.it h" lis ym a mighty poor stick handle such a big subject, oin' to do my best, and wo ran fpr nm- vour '!t 'i . w this aistubMuii. association cu rr.1 .. ,111V II IIU1 , ,,,.(1 t fit' S11'-3 H-- 1,1 nite of all this talk about "over 5,1 union."' and we have kept the ',)r0lJl .t.ntant throughout the crop, lrT'Ji organized to solve our prob bu . ,1'i-ctivi'lv, and the next big nrnblem we've t before us is to money in growing our to ,1 food crops. In order to t must know how much we : j : i. i r ve saia n : x es, we i) more bookkeeping in :it Of course, if you utter at iguies aim wriiin , i vou can i Keep no very -vsteni oi dooks, DUt even Iiiii'.'" " tin ihi ' -pemi 1 have u'ot i our busim aint "( th.-m 1 am- shown me a lot of places was losing money when was going didn't go into the thing ,- at the start. About the ast January a year ago I d wrote me out a form, ami then took a half day and the place, l valued my hoes alio lawes awu jjuciiiuiftB anu hovels under tools, and plows and i 1 4-- T 1 x under lmpiemeius. i iigurea inv livestock and feed and ma , vx and wagons and harness, l I ...l,w, w1T U Anon . - i I keep i-: where 1 thoufrn; How verv fr first of Sl.t down am to farm. looked over so 'long Was P-pftin' -i , - . e leauy to Durn my plant patch I made up my mindxto keep an account of the cost of fertilizer and labor, and the days I worked my horses in growm' a crop oi tobacco. Anywav we keit tho h nnlr nn oil we have through the w - w. V i oujuc nuie quarreling, and this summer I am going to try to do better, be cause that was the best head work I'd done for myself since I started farming. Now when it comes to that cost record, I'm goin' to take a minute or two to give you an idea of what I found it was costing me to pro duce tobacco. When 1 bought my fertilizer for the plant bed and for the tobacco lot I set the cost down adding in freight and haulin'. I kept the number of days we were workin' on the paint bed. mcudin' weedin' and drawin' then the num ber of davs of man and hnvsn IbW w .iv l. v i Present Day Politics and Woman Voters -Cerro Gordo Comments Some Furth- r er Regarding Woman Voters; Cer ro Gordo Is Still Progressing Rapidly total cost per pound of tobacco will be less than it was last year. Well, now we had gotten at what it costs me to grow tobacco, and we could figure a little on profits and losses. When it came to marketing, I had 7 1-4 acres in to bacco that produced 4,944 pounds, or an average of 682 pounds per acre. My cash advances on the whole crop averaged $10.37 per hundred, and countin' in second and third pay- rr- rj a i o v u monfc 1f7fl OA A' Cerro Gordo, April 8. lour hum- ,J? J I $176.80 per acre. Of ble rep0rter was mi ght y glad to see "lha agrees with us " cu eL LU cumt; Kin ngures alon nnlitfpoi i;nps cnmtx un1 alreday in hand and takin' away the cost of producing the crop at $100 per acre, that leaves us $76.80 pro fit per acre. Now, let's look back at selling prices for a little, and see if I ought to be satisfied with my advances through the association. I found Laces Kimono Aprons If Kimono aprons are ironed from To stiffen very thin fabrics and side to side instead of lengthwise fine laces, add one teaspoon of borax they will not sag at the sides. to one quart of water. Shoe Strings When shoe strings become un-1 To beat th ravelled at the ends, din the ends lv. nut in a ninrh nf salt in a little melted paraf in and roll be- $r the eggs the quicked tween fingers. Eg e white of eggs kuick- The cool thev will froth. lll" up c'hi aiu in lallowin under the m HislHn' Iidraggin' and drillin' fertilizer, and lisin' and makin' the land. I kpnt the number of days for plantin' scrapin' down, cultivatin', topin', suckerin', wormin' and cuttin', housin', curin'. 1 even kept the cost of gettin' wood for curin', and 'low ed extra pay for curin ; then kept time on orderin,' strippin' and de liverin', and finally when I had clean ed up the crop, Sarah and I took a rainy evenin' off and figuerd up the total cost. Here are some of the figures; We put man labor at $1.75 per land. 1 added in what money JJhad ; day, and horse labor at $1.50, and in the bank, then 1 took that sheet and put it way and here last month I took another sheet of paper and made another inventory as close, as I couid figure values then I went and compared the two inventories :UU1 "I be dog my skin" if I hadn't made money when I thought I'd lost. Of course my wagons and machinery and horses were worth less, than they were last year, and as I "hadn't done nn paintin' nor repairin' to speak of ttu- house? was a little worse for wear. The same goes for tools and harness, but when it came to feed and livestock and land, I found I had more and better feed four more heifers, one new colt, five sheep and two more brood sows, and a lot more manure, for I had built me a manure pit during the year, and my lot land was some better. But the biggest gain I had made was in my bank balance. This here payment on the Installment plan the Coop way shorely helped me to -ave money. All together that inven tory taking was worth a lot to me, and I'm goin' to do it every year from now on. When 1 started out with that in ventorv last winter it, got me to aiong political lines, borne how or another it has never been our gool fortune to make the acquaintance of this fine fellow down at Clarendon, one of the little towns with a great future, but we feel that we are not altogether a stranger to him after having read so much of his writings throue-h this p-ood naner - fy w - r) r- - r- j when I hunted up my old auction one of the best weekly implications i warehouse sales slips for the last 13 in the state. Down here at Cerro Hair Brushes After washing a hair brush in hot water lather, rinse the bristles in a basin of cold water to which has been added a sufficient quality of blue to color it. Rinse in cold wa- Flannel Before washing new flannels soak them a quarter of an hour incold wa ter to which has been added a hand ful of salt. Then wash in the ordi nary way. Ihis makes the washing ter, shake brush well and dry quickly I easier and the flanneT will look like in open air. This method keeps the I new when dry. bristles white and stiff. i worked it out on a per acre basis We found that it had taken 37 days of man labor per acre or $64.75 for labor. It took 10 days labor, or $15 for horse acre, and we used 8U0 pounds of fer tilizer per acre that cost about $11.50, making a total of $91.25. Of course we haden't figured on use of machinery and barns, and we hadn't added in interest and a lot of other little costs, but still the fig ure looked too small, so I got to thinkin' that probably my own time head work and all was worth more than $1.75 a day, and I add ed on $9.75 to the man labor cost and made the figures run out an even $100 per acre for all costs. We figured 'round and found that over half the man labor was from the 10th of June to the 1st of Sep tember, and that the fertilizer cos iras only 11.5 per cent of the total cost. Right then I started figurin' to see if we couldn't increase the amount and quality of fertilizer and decrease the labor cost and I have come to think we can. I am goin' to use a heap more fertilizer this year probably 1 ,200 to 1,400 lbs. per acre, and I am pretty sure the years that my tobacco during time, incTudin'1918 and '19 averaged closer to 20 per cent less than the first three payments, so I wan't just satisfied, I was pleased to death. Then I got to figurin' if $76.80 per acre was profit enough ongrow ing tobacco, and here's where that cost account showed me up. I knew I was gettin' a good price for grade of tobacco I was growin', I also knew that I ought to make more profit and the only place that I had to turn to was in lowerin' the cost of growin' the tobacco. Then the question came to my mind the same as it has to you "How can I lower the cost of pro duction?" That cost record showed of horse ' that close to 75 per cent of the whole time per cost was for man labor about 14 per cent for horse labor, and 11 per cent for fertilizer. Now I knew that I couldn't do much more with horses than I had done, so T let that alone, but as some of my neigh bors had been usin' more fertilizer than I was and gettin' more pounds per acre of better quality tobacco on an average, and as I figure that fer tilizer is cheaper than labor, I come to thev belief that by usin,' mgrefer tilizer per acre, and workTrriess acres in tobacco I could make more clear profit by savin' os labor -and this is goin' to be my aim from now on. I've talked a mighty lot, andread you a lot of figures, but since I got into it I believe Inventories and cost accounts are the most import ant subjects to thini? about oh the farm, and I'd advise the last one of you to take an inventory of your farm and yourself and keep cost records. I'm goin' to do that for all crops this year with Sarah's help. I thank you for your attention. Tri-State Ttobacco Grower. V Y AT YOUR SERVICE Having just removed to our new location, FRONT AND GRACE STREETS, we are prepared to serve you in the best possible manner. We have every convenience, includ ing garage free of charge. Also rest and waiting room. We solicit your patronage, guaranteeing a good assortment and right prices at all times. WHOLESALE I u RFHDFR & CO GENERAL MERCHANDISE J. II. IVCniEiIV Ot VV. WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA One of the latest additions to the business life of Dunn is a wholesale and retail airplane business. The Stephens Whoelsale Company of Dunn recently purchased a solid car load of machines used for travel through the air. x:-W"XK:4"::"x ! JUST ARRIVED LARGE SHIPMENT I Nitrate Soda and the Unex celled brands of N. B. Josey and Armour & Co. Fertilizers First definite announcement of candidacy for the lower house of the General Assembly from Wake coun ty came March 29th when Thomas L. Creekmore, attorney, announced his candidacy subject to the Democratic primary : 1 These are the brands that produce crops in abundance, and are sold for cash or good security. For Sale: 100 Bush els Cleveland Big Boll Cotton Seed. E. L. DAW KINS COUNCIL, N C. v ? V V ? V Y ? ? t It is possible to dress with simpli city, taste and becomingness, with out a great outlay for clothes, say home economic wcrkeis for the state college. A good time to start is with the graduation dress this spring. While some people criticize Messrs. Fall. Sinclair, and Doheny about one thing and some about another, everybody seems pretty well agreed that as a whole they are oil to the good. that Gordo we folks have never displayed had ; a great deal of interest in politics. This spring, however, the corre spondent feels safein saying that practically all of our married wo men (very few girls around here reach the age required in voting be fore they get married)" and those few who may, generally hide the Bible so that folks will not learn the I about their age until after they are bUt I married) will show their strength at the polls this season and if Cerro Gordo offers Homer Avant or any other of the citizens around or about the town for county commissioner or any other office lady voters here, and they are many, will give him or them their support and they will also look to the ladies over the county to do likewise. Folks I will tell you one thing that you may just as well make note of and paste it on your pocket-book, that when the women folks set their head to do a thing or number of things, they are as good as if they were already done. Mark my word, and keep it where it can be found and if after the pri mary you find that I havefailed to state the facts as they turn out come right to us and we will make arrangements with the doctor "Catch you a fine large trout" and we will do the "padding" of his boat while he is making the haul. To set all foolishness aside ladies and gen tlemen Fair Bluff township should send up some good person either man or woman for a member of the board of Commissioners. And we have plenty of meat in the political smoke house from which to select a fine shoulder or ham. Think about. Dear Editor, did you ever stop, we imagine you are always Busy and have your hands full and overflow ing as well as your brains handling such correspondence as this, and think about our townfor a moment. Cerro Gordo is keeping step with with other towns in this county from an upbuilding point of view. During the past eight or ten years our little village has added some .six or eight large brick stores in addition to a bank. Think about what we have now and come down tQsee us a year from today and see jthe progress we have made. Just tolook about now we find material being placed on the grounds preparatory to building three or f ouradditional new brick buildings. The Cerro Gordo Drug Co., owned and managed by Dr. L. D. Floyd and Mr. Homer V. Ham mond, is forging to the front at this time. This go-ahead concern will 1 soon construct a large three apart ment brick building adjoining the building occupied by the Cerro Gordo Wholesale Co. One of the rooms will I be occupied bv the Drue: Co., the second will be used as a barber-shop j X and the third by the postof fice or j . a grocery store, regarding this last t ! named space a decision has not as yet been fully made She dropped her gloves. He raised his lid; He picked them up With, "Oh, you kid!" Me smiled at her. "How dare you, sir?" "Excuse me, miss. It's just like this I meant the glove." Stains To remove tea or coffee stains from a woolen blouse, etc., use gly cerine. Apply a little to the stain, leave fo ra time, and then wash with lukewarm water. Irontlie material on the inside until dry. Wouldn't it.be fine if onions just smelled as good as they taste? 1 to I? V t ; ! t Y "Nothing But the Truth" What is the Best State in the Union? North Carolina. What is the Best County in the State? Columbus. What is the Best Town in the County? Whiteville. What is the Best School in the Town? Whiteville "High" If You Believe It, It's So" We will prove it to you Friday, 8:00 P.M., April 11, 1924 "Nothing But The Truth" Whiteville High School Auditorium Price 25 and 35 cents t r I I V X rA V X V f V m i I I i mi SSI Ladies One day last week a southbound & feright left the track at a point near the cotton gin and several cars were so badly torn up that they were con sidered beyond repairs and it recommended that they be i was 1 .:. burned j ; There is nothing really wrong with most of these vouner leuows wno comb ther hiair into a rink and imagine they are rvii inuai, ui u.ci.1 ""TV- j-i, i : u - . n.l. thpir heads combed with a brick. I was PalIUUI1 wuweu i uie up. fly skating j on tne grounds which was done. The i ire shieks. I track was also badly damaged for a & distance and one of the trainmen painfully bruised in the smash No blame is attached to the ! j.! 1 : 4- T3 Vi . -y- Officers of the Tobacco associa-; secuon loremau who is xwuC tion in Kinston are advising factory , Daniel Welch. Look for us again, men, warehousemen, planters and j . i.unT. others egaged in the industry to con- j It is difficult to agree where there tinue to swat the tobacco bug. is lots of greed. t Be sure to meet our Toilet Goods Specialist. She will be with us from the 15th to 19th, and is at your service. Chadbourn Drug Company CHADBOURN, N. C. CYPRESS I! a a SHINGLES S E E w vv mr mm EASTER IS ALMOST HERE! And don't forget that we have the best and choicest line of Men's, Women's and Children's Clothing, all going at Special prices for Easter. You will be o. k. on Easter Sunday morning if you step out in a Suit sold by The One Price Store. We can fit all from a Cortly Junior Suit for the Boy to the latest styles for the Misses, Young Men and Grown-Ups. Our Shoes are made to fit the feet. i i X X I X X X I I x X COLUMBUS MOTOR j j mm s N.Carolina 5 Vineland, - VINELAND, N.C J. S MAHN, Manager 5. aiiiBEiiimiT ! BBE COMPAN Y mV mmmmmmP w-
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