THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, m
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WESTERN CAROLINA DEMO CB AT AND FRENCH BROAD HUSTLER
NITROGEN FROM THE AIR.
Congressman Faison Introduces Bill
Appropriating $350,000 for Testing
Best Method of Extracting Nitrogen
From Air.
Washington, D. C. Representative
John M. Faison of North Carolina, has
introduced a bill in Congress asking
for an appropriation of $350,000 for
the purpose of testing the best and
cheapest methods of obtaining nitro
gen, from the air for agricultural pur
poses. He says that the present sup
ply of nitrogen or ammonia, which
comes largely from it is not only be
coming exhausted, but is prohibitive
in price because of the distance of
th distance of transportation and be
cause of trust manipulation. He says
the trust controls the output of the
mines and has been gradually increas
ing the price until now it costs the
farmer about $6 a ton. This product
contains only 19 or 20 per cent am
monia. The electrical process, he declares,
needs only electric power, air, water,
and limestone. Electrically heated
air is cooled rapidly over pulverized
limestone, the result being calcium
nitrate. This nitrate i smanufactured
ai a cost of 50 to 80 cents a ton, much
cheaper than the Chile salts can be
mined. The electrically manufac
tured nitrates, it is claimed, contain
17 per cent ammonia and make- an
ideal fertilizer. The experiment has
been . successfully tried in Norway.
Representative Faison would have the
government lead the way by determin
ing the best methods of manufacture
and protect the process from private
Another appropriation asked .by
Representative Faison is $50,000 for
testing the best electrical methods of
obtaining a larger per cent of acid
phosphates from phosphate rock by
baking such rock in high-temperature
electric ovens. Heretofore, he says,
phosphate rock has been mined, crush
ed, and treated with sculphuric acid
for extracting in soluble form acid
phosphate for plant food. By such
chemical treatment only 16- per cent
of soluble acid phosphate has been
rendered available for plant food, the i
remainder being insoluble. A quanti
ty of free sulphuric acid remains in
the commercial acid phosphate, which
sours the soil and retards plant
r th. Application of lime" to the
: corrects this, but stops the possi
ility of solution of the remaining 84
per cent of phosphate in the phosphate
rock.
The electrical method, it is said
takes out of the rock 40 per cent of
acid phosphate with no sulphuric acid
left to retard growth. The fertilizer's
plant food is increased in value 250
per cent and no expense for liming is
necessary.
LESS MOONSIIINING THIS YEAR.
More Blockading in Oleomargarine
Than in Liquor ATow.
Washington. The 'next annual re
port of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue will show a slight decrease
in the number of illicit distilleries
seized and destroyed and reported for
seizure in North Carolina over the last
report. -
The figures are: for 1913, reported
for seizure 446; seized and destroyed,
280.
For 1912, reported for seizure, 486;
seized and destroyed, 267. '
The coming report coincides with the
views of North Carolinians who have
recently visited the State. Represent
atives Webb, Doughton, Gudger and
Page, the four Congressmen from the
State who have mountain counties, say J
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produce fine corn, tobacco, or cotton,
and will not injure the land nearly as
much as when left idle or not cultiva
ted until another year..
Of course, by using different ma
nures and fertilizers and growing the
regular farm crops in rotation, the
Eoil can be kept up to a fairly good
state of fertilization;- but it is advisa
ble and essential to sow a legume or
soil improvement crop in such fields
at least once in every three years, and
turn under i na green state. Where
tho regular farm crops are used only
in rotation, the soil has a tendency to
r ecome close, and in a packed condi
tion, but by using a legume crop oc
casionally the soil will always be kept
more or less in a loose or mellow
condition, also being enriched, furn
ishing humus and plant food so much
required for the growing crops.
At the last cultivation given the
that there has been a great change in crop I find it important and profitable
sentiment in the old nioonshining cen- to sow a crop which will act as a cov
ters. The nersons who once thought , trine during the winter. Several act
ual they could not earn a living with
out making "moonshine" liquor are
now turning to other enterprises. The
school house is taking the place of the
still.
Blockade Oleo.
The next report of the Commission
er of Internal Revenue will show that
oleomargarine blockaders are far more
numerous and active than Southern
linuor makers.
CROP ROTATION HELPS LAND
AND GIVES VARIETY OF FOOD, .met all of the above requirement.
vantages will be derived from such a
cover crop practice. First it furn
ishes shade fo rthe soil, and keeps it
from washing or leaching so badly..
Second, it will help to retain the mois
t'lrr in the soil in a droughty season,
and will also add to its fertility. Third
if the proper kind of crop is sown will
furnish some winter and early spring
grazing for cattle and sheep, which
must not be overlooked. For this cov
er crop I highly recommend crimson
clover, and think it most suitable to
In our farming operations it must
be remembered that crop rotation is
an important object if we desire to
keep up or improve our land, and at
the same time insuring a larger profit.
If farmers would only practice a reg
ular yearly system of crop rotation
best adapted to the nature of their
There are a number of different
kiiiut. of crops that may be used for
this purpose, though prefer crimson
clover and deem it decidedly the best
8nd most profitable, as I know from
experience that it is one of the best
soil builders that can be grown. Rape,
cowpeas, soja beans and vetches are
rood crops to be used in rotation, and
fallowed under in a green state, as
anus and themselves would be hand
somely benefited by the process. What v ac hone will add greatly to the fertil
i3 meant, is to grow such crops in ro- itv of the soil. Such crops turned
Fine Beets and Tnrnips.
' At the fair last week Charles Del
linger exhibited some very fine sugar
hets which he says he finds can be
grown with success in this section.
They have a splendid flavor and ac
cording to his liking beat all other
beets. McDowell Progress.
tatlon which the soil is best capable
of producing. It is a well known fact
that every farmer desires (and it's to
his interest) to try and keep up or
steadily improve his farm. I can not
rtcommend any easier or quicker
n'ethod which will have the desired
effect than a regular systematic rota
tion of crops, in both regular farm
crops and legumes or forage crops.
Never crop the same land year aftfr
year with the same kind of crop, , as
this method when practiced will kill
or ruin the best land in a very short
period; but use a crop rotation sys
tem Not only is the soil kept in bet
ter condition or order, but rotation en
under in the green state furnish plant
food in its decay, and after decayed
or rotten retains the moisture in the
soil, without which it is impossible
to grow any kind of crop.
Rotation of crops ait.o man a
ucod deal more of different feeds pro
duced, which saves the extra cost of
buying. This bountiful supply of feed
also means more and better live stock,
hich also insures more plant food to
bo returned to the soil, which in the
end certainly means more profit and
enjoyment for the farmer. Use a reg
ular system of crop rotation, and
stick to it. You will never regret it,
but will find your farm far more val-
courages crop growth, causing them uable and profitable. In our farming
to produce a larger yield and better,
quality, therefore increasing our pro
fits. We must have fields so arrang
ed to produce moneyed crops one year
and the next in a soil improvement
crop. By such rotation we are im
proving a certain portion o fthe farm
annually. Of course, we can grow if
desired (and is best) a moneyed crop,
and also soil improvement crop the
Fame year, as where crimson clover
is fallowed under in the spring will
operations we must have objects in
view, such as the planting or sowing
of crops which will increase the fer- j
jlity or make our soils more produ". i
rive while growing them, and also to '
e!ect those which we can get the most
- vii Kr moct nrofita- J
ble, working In a systematic way so
as the business will not be a burden
or drudge, but an enjoyable and most
pleasant operation. Andrew M. Soule
in A-tlantH Journal. !
Hlsrh -Pressure Farming.
These days, when machine farming
of b;g areas appeals more, and more
to nearly every young farmer about
to begin for himself, there is special
interest in what is being accomplish
ed! on little, farms, says Farm and
Fi' eside.
One coming unde rthis catagory is
lecp.ted in Saluda county, South Car
olina, owned and operated by R. B.
Watson and sons. The farm contains,
all told, only fifteen acres. About one
acre is occupied with the house, barn,
carriage-house,, packing-house and
yard; also, one and one-half acres un
for tillage was about to be drained
when this report was secured.
Mr. Watson, Sr., has passed his seventy-sixth
milestone, and he and his
Ufe partner have made their matri
monial journey together for fifty years,
lining where his forebears have lived
for five generations. His interest and
delight in making his little home place
productive and profitable has, not les
sened a whit with the passing of the
years. Some idea of Mr. "Watson's -physical
fitness for farming might be
1 nderstood fiom thefact . that he had
just returned from a horseback ride
of forty-five miles from a religious
convention at the time this account
was placed on paper for Farm and
Fireside readers.
His Motto: "Intensify and Diversify ,n
The soil of the little farm is sandy
loam overlaying day, and the greater
part is rich in plant-food and vegeta
ble matter, kept so by systematic fer
tilizing, for the most part with stable
manure, and good culture, through a
hal century of steady intensive pro
duction. The motto "Intensify and
diversify" was long since adopted on
this farm. Cows, hogs and poultry
are kept . in such numbers as prove
ruost profitable, combined with fruit,
truck and" anything that will turn a
profitable penny. j
Two good cows, Berkshire swine
and pure-bred poultry were kept dur
ing the year comprising this report,
an dthe sale of weanling pigs, eggs
for market and hatching milk and but
itr materially helped to swell the in
come. The catch and cover crops, re
fuse from truck crops and stuble
gleanings were sufficient to materially
reduce the" feed-bills. Rye and bar
ley, sown following truck and grain
neps, furnished green feed from Octo
ber to May for cows, hogs and poul
try. Then grass, sorghum and green
corn provided soiling feed until fall.
In addition, the poultry had access to
stubble-fields, sorghum and sunflower
fields, chufas, etc.
From the stock kept fifty loads of
rich manure was saved under cover.
.vhich, with the aid of cover crops
tf.'ned down, made unnecessary the
heavy expense for commercial ferti
lizer. In making up the account of the op-
e-stions of his little farm. Mr. Watson
made no record of the large number j
of chickens and eggs and the generous '
Quantity of butter consumed for home
use in his large family. The book ac
count of credit and debits for, the year
fellows: '
Sales. v
Peach trees (600 trees. . . . . .$2,445.25
Poultry and eggs. . . . . . 567.50
Berkshire pigs .... ....... v- 187.50
1,075 lbs pork.. .. .'. . 80.62
150 bu. corn ., .. .. ... 112.50
106 bu. oats.. ... .'. ... ".. 74.20
Rye.. 9,00
J 00,000 asparagus roots. . .'. . 200.00
Milk and butter.... 109.23
Beans..... ............... 14.25
I nsh potatoes. .. ... .. . .. ... 5.05
GO bu. sweet potatoes.. .. .. 30.00
Strawberries 7.25
Padishes 10.00
1 1-2 tons pea vine hay. ..... 22.50
Scighum-hay. . . ... . . . 23.00
Premiums won at fairs on
corn, poultry and hogs.. ..
Profit on cows bought and sold
t bale long-staple cotton (not
sold) estimated at
104.65
54.00
50.00
Total sales.. .. .. $4,116.52
Expenses ...
Labor.... .. .. .. .... $286.50
Feed for stock. . . . 239.25
Fertilizers:. w..... 60.50
Crates. 252.00
( iost of exhibits stock at fairs ' 30.00
Total expenses $868.25
Net income .. .. .. .. $3,248.27
This shows a net average income for
the year of over $230 per acre.
To 3Tarfc Trail of Daniel Boone.
The General William Davidson chap
ter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, of this city, will join with
the national organization in marking
the trail of Daniel Boone from North
Carolina to Kentucky and on to Mis -soi.
The local chapter is planning to
place a marker at Boone's Cave on the
banks of the Yadkin on Saturday, Oc
tober 25th. There will be interesting
exercises at the cabin. Several of the
state officers of the D. A. R. will be.
nrent and there will be an address ,
by Rer. A. Wl Plyler. ' Mr. J. Rav Mc -
Crary, of this city, has been invited to
deliver an address and has signified j
his acceptance. He is the logical j
man for the job, owing to his deep in
terest in all things pertaining to Dan
iel Boone. Mrs. Lindsay Patterson
and Mrs. W. R. Reynolds, of Winston
Salem, who directed the dedication of
th Boone tablet at Huntsville last
?eek, have been invited to attend the
exercises at Boone's Cabin. Mrs. S. W
Finch, regent of the local chapter, will
preside. The exercises will begin at
1:30 o'clock, p. m. Lexington Dispatch.
New School Buildimr.
An act was passed by the General
Assembly at the special session pro
viding for the calling- of an election
tc be held' fo rthe purpose of voting
on the question of, levying a special!
tax to construct a new school building
in Old Fort. The bill provides for a
structure to cost not less than eight
nor more than twelve thousand dol
lars. 1
WARNING Tft t a wit 4 ..... .
Dr. Shaw Will Use Influence w
. - v -gainst
Lawmakers Opposing Woman $,
f rage. .
Washington. Defeat for re-eW-of
all who oppose the adoption
constitutional amendment to a
natjon-wide woman suffrage inMUre
ing senators and representative
congress and members of the 5 la
legislatures, is the avowed obw
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, presiw 0f
the National American WoL?
trage association. UN
Dr. Shaw made this announcement
after a conference on the subject
day with Washington suffragists
will inaugurate her campaign !
Lynchburg, Va., next Friday njJ?
when she will address the Vinnv
&unrage league, and . proposes to enn
tinue it before other, suffrage organ
zations in various cities.
Plans for the convention of th
National American. Woman Suffer
association, to be held here in Decern
ber, were considered at the confer"
ence. Action on the constitutional
amendment will be the principal fea
ture of the convention.
In a statement today Dr. Shaw de
nounced the detention: of Mrs. Emme"
line Pankhurst, the British suffragette
leader, at Ellis Island, characterizing
it as "ridiculous in the extreme."
The only effect: upon, woman suf.
frage in this country Mrs. Pankhurst's
coming could have, she said, would
be to arouse sympathy for the cause
" ' :
$25,500,00 IS SPENT BY
- FARMERS ON FERTILIZES.
More Used in Season Than Ever Be
fore Except in 1910-11
Approximately $25,500,00 was ex
pended in Georgia for commercial fer
tilizers during the period from October
1, 191Z, to October 1, 1913 says the
Atlanta Jounral. More fertilizers
were used in . the state during the
past season than. in. any other season
of the state's history, except that
of 1910-11 which broke all records.
During the -season of 1910-11 the
state consumod 1,202,722 tons of
straight fertlizers and 129,748 tons of
cotton seed meal. This last season it
ured 1,120,693 tons of straight fertiliz
ers and 122979 tons of cotton seed
meal. ( '
At the very conservative estimate
of $20 a ton the farmers invested dur
ing the season just closed $22,415,860
for straight fertilizers. .Figured 011 aa
average price "of $25 per ton they in
vested $3,074,375 for cotton seed meal.
The state collects a tag tax of ten
cents on every ton of fertilizer and
cotton seed meal' sold: in Georgia, and'
these fees during the past season ag
gregated $124,366;
A comprehensive-reporti on the 3ale,
use and analysis of fertilizers used in
Georgia has just been issued by the
state department of agriculture.
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By Thomas Dixon, Author of f THE CLANSMAN "
The Leopard Spots is the
only attraction in America
that can play North Caro
lina five solid weeks. Drama
tized and directed by the
Author.
The same cast and production
that is playing all the large cities,
Greensboro, Wilmington, Charlotte,
Salisbury, Durham and Raleigh.
1 The production of The Leo
pard's Spots is the greatest national
event of the year 1913.
Senator Vardaman, Miss.
BIGGER AMD- BETTER THAN
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Tickets ' on sale at
untefs Pharmacy
Tuesday, Oct. 28th
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Curtain will rise at 8:30
sharp to enable merchants
and clerks to reach
theatre in time.