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ONCOIU), N. 0. V EDNESD AY JAN. 8 1 9 2
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FARMING IN THE SOUTH.
."Old Fogy" Has Some Up to-Date Mef s
on Farming and Pens Them Dowu
Thines to Be Considered and . Plans
Suggested.
(CONTINUED FROM YESTERDAY.)
The average production of cot
ton is one bale to hree acres or
one third of a bale tp the acre.
The average price of cotton this
season is about $36.00 a bale--one-third
of that $12. fo. Now
estimate the cost of producing it
fertilizers, say $2.00 an acre,
labor 5.00, picking $2.00, in
mng and packing ($ balg) ou cts,
bagging and
rinnf anri tioc Tnr cn mn ST7
lUw UUU fclV-k) A W A hJ l I w-
25 cts. Now sum up and we
have $9,75, leaving $2.25 to cover
cost of pjow, teatn wear and
tare of implements, blacksmith
tbill aDd rent of one acre of land,
to say nothing of one's super
vision, worry, etc. Can any one
see any profit in that ?
Bnng up the yield to half bale
per acre the only items of ex
pense increased are the picking
$1.00, ginning,, etc., 30 , cents,
bagging and tis cents,, in all
$1.42, whereas th increase in
valuo of half a bale oyer one
third bale is $6.00. and we have
to profit account $5.83 in place
of $2.25.' !" Now let the yield' be
one bale per acre. ' which can
easily be done, and the expense
accour.fc will be $15.25 and the
value uf cotton 36. 0,
$20575 to protit account.
JtidiVJUg
, Notice
hoxt rapidly the profit increases
with productiveness of land.
The lesson is, don't "cultivate
poor land. J3ow it in grain if
you choose, put it in -grass, or
turn it out to sedge and pines,
but do not cultivate It iij plowed
and hoed crops. You will have
your labor and trouble for
naught.
Good cultivation is as essential
a factor in making good crops as
is land. The soil must be deeply
broken and frequently stirred.
This cannot be done with poor,
weak stock. If you have sucn
get rLi of it, it will not pay the
cost of. feeding. Better trade off
and get o smaller number and
cultivate less land. So, iijshort
of provisions it is also better to
reduce number of stock. A well
fed animal will do much more
work than a half starved one.
When feed is scarce it is decided-
ly better to be understocked than
overstocked. There is scarcely
a farmer in th$ country that
would not be betteroff by con
tracting his operations, reducing
acreage to hik.best land a'n'd
t!ng down expenses at "every
point. "Especially is this impbr
tarit when'casli in Hand Is short.
Working oh credit has brought
endles woe tothe farmers of the
South. A farmer in debt and
wording on "b6rr6wed capital is
very'much like an animal bogged
in the mire every move that he
makes tends to sink him deeper
and deeper; contraction is the
plank to bring him out.
Another thing that must be
considered in planning for the
year is the matter of labor. Can
you get it ? Can you control it ?
Can you rely on it ? The answer
to these questions will vary more
or less in different localities
Taking the country at large, we
are led to believe more and more
labor is being diverted from the
farms, that it is becoming more '
and more" unwilling to be bound
by regular hours and to, be n eld
to steady work. Farmers should
riot close their eyes to these
signs of the times. It is unwise
to risk 'much on ventures that
call for much labor.
for much labor. Our true ,
policy ' fs, .first to contract, es-
peciaiiy as regards those crops
1 1 . J A. - 1 A ? 1 A-
chine for hand labor' wherever
practicable; third, to substituta
manure for labor as far as it can
be safely done. Instead of cul-
tivating one hiyidred aCros, cul-
ttvate" fifty acresnd try to mak
as much from tbe fifty acres by
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applying to them manure pur
chased with ' the money that
would be required to hire labor
and get' the other appliances re
quisite to cultivate the other
fifty acres. That is what is meant
by substituting manure for .'abor.
Old Fogy.
, Organ Church, Jan. 1st, 1902.
Man
DIES IN
THE OMNIBUS.
Mr. Harry I), Smith, a Travelis
Stricken With HeartDiseaffe Jfeggei
Away as He Nears the SU Cloud.
Mr. Harry D Smith, ot New,
, . -i , i , '-
York, came in on the .delayed
'
i train Tuesday night. While
riding up in Brown Bros.' 'buss
he was suddenly stricken with
heart disease. The porter dis
covered something wrong as Mr.
Smith leandd over and seemed
asleep. The porter's suspicions
were aroused and he attempted
to wake him but found him un-
conscious. Being near the St.
Cloud he quickly obtained help
and Dr Arehey was called in but
fouud nothing to be done, Mr.
Smith was dead.
It was not his lirsj attack and
to friends who knew him well
tho stroke was much less sur
prising than sad.
The body was taken charge of
undertaker Bell and it is in the
parlor of the St. Cloud hotel.
Mr. Smith was some 55 or
J more years ol'd.
tfhe following telegram was
received at 1 p. m. today: "Have
body embalmed and laid out.
Either.brother Tom or myself
will go, to Cotfcord.
Jno.'B Smith.".
Jfear-Admiral Sclriey Appeals to
tho
President.
Rear-Admiral Schley has had
a hearing by- President Roose
velt with regard to the decision
of the' court of inquiry, He asks
the President7 to reverse the find
ings, and it seems presents phases
of injustice-to him not before
visible to the President. He
left the President satisfied with
the interview.
Write tbls uown
in the book or memory: there
IS NO SUCH THING AS A HARM
LESS cough. Every cough is
a warning of a confidence that
goes from bad to worse unless it
is remedied r ght away. Opium
laden medicine is a delusion.
Allen's Lung Balsam cures the
worst of colds. It clears the
bronchial passages, so that the
lungs get plenty of air. Why
not get a bottle today ?
HANDSOME DONATIONS TO DAVID-
SOX..
Mrs. J. vt. Odell and Mr. P. II. Fetzer
Each Endow a Scholarship. J
As a part of the good results
from the visit of Dr. Menry
Louis Smith to Concord, Mr. P
B Fetzer tendered to him the en-
dowment of a scholarship to the
it with
While
telling
O
ladness- Mrs J 0de11
promptly tendered a like dona
tion njt honor ofer father, the
late i W Allison, Esq. Dr.
Smith gratefully "accepted tbem
and tbey are ow a pan of the
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endowment of Davidson College,
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The suiri f each is $1,000.
Six to Hanff In One Daj.
Governor Aycock has
set
Wednesday, February 26, as tho
xor U1 cuuuu ui mauiui-
inals. The cases have all been
carried to Supreme Court. and
pew trials' have been refused.
Four of thorn are tire 'Emma
burglars, near Asheville; ode is
Andrew Jackson, the Lincoln
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Rose, the Wilson county burglar.
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It. ic eairi that, twn nf t.np K.mma
. i t m- .
burglars stand some show
for
commutation of sentence to
life
imprisonment. - '
There is a movement" to, have
Jackson's sentence c&mmuted
probably from aversion o cap
ital punishment alone, for !t is
said to be a very aggravated
case. Ho burglariz3d a homo in
Lincoln county in which there
wero (wo women only. When
detected and they attempted to
defend their hpmo and property
ho fousrht them using a knife.
One was severely wounded. He
escaped aud was captured a year
later. On tho -trial a child was
show lit- to tho court with birth
marks corresponding with it;
mother's wounds. This being
the case the Governor will hardly
exercise clemency in the case.
If troubled with a weak
digestion, beiching, sour stom-
or if you feel dull after, eating
try Chamberlain's Stomach, and
Li ver Tablet Price 2& cents
Samples free at M TV Majsh's
drug storA.
MDdncord Thief CanghU
Joe Brown, of Concord,
was
caught here Monday night.
it, .i i '
Brown, who is a colored man,
was wanted in Concord for
larceny and an officer came up
for him yesterday and returned
to Concord with him. Salisbury
Sun of 7th.
Twenty-Five Pieces For 25c.
We will, until further notice,
Laundry 25 pieces, such as Pil
low Ca.ses, Sheets, Towels, Nap
kins and Ilanderchiefs, for 25c.
Not more :han 8 sheets to be in
each lot.' Table Cloths and
Spreads in with the above will
be 5 and 10c each. No starch
will be put in any of tho above
mentioned.
We are yours to please,
Concokd Steam Laundry.
EX TRAOR OINARY IBARGAINS
ALL OVER THIS STORE.
First, last and all the time this is the store of the peo
plethe great masses whose patronage goes where the
best values are to be .had. The sole ower to draw
crowus Heresies in tnte unuorraiy low prices tnat pre-
vail for worthiest Qualities.
widen our scope of business,
oroauen our service. Un the
'! s made here to ive our patrons better service and make
ciiungtjs ium are uenenciai
selves. N
3w comes a January. Sale thaf all humanity is
interested in. Thisis. sale of dependable goods at real
bargainlpnces. The 'goofte in our srtore look even better
than they do on paper.'' " During the holidays' a great
deal
eai .of goods wey e somewhat soiled and wrinkled .in
ecorating These goods go in his sale for less thn
dec
cost and ar,e as good as new.
We have just purchased SAMPLF'GOOHS in Meri
Wear at greatly reducedprices :
Ten dozen ftjen's Wool' Fleeced Shirts and
Drawers, rea .Yalue t00 per garment our
special price ' ' 6ic
. Twenty dozen Knit Undershirts, tbig vajiip,
only ., . , 25c.
SOXTLTlO Sox:
Twenty dozen Sample Sox,
io sen irom una tney reran at ana du cts in tins sale
yCfnr choice of the high grado. sox at : r 25c
IJaaJes, Hosiery
Vithin a short timq the sales in our Hosiery Der)art
jnenl; h"aye increased wonderfully and -we attribute the
worthy quality to be the cause. ., tWte claim to "sell the
best 10, 15 and z5 cent.hosiery to .be had and a visit to
this store will provGour talks. , Special GO dozen chil
dren's hose, extra heavy, at" m 10c
One case of Misses double knee Hose, superibr quali
ty, ' . " 124c.
Fifteen dosen Ladies Sample Hose .at 15, 25 and 35c.
that are worth doirble. The quantity is limited and will
be picked over quickly.',
And if moving tihlc
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Just Keen Coming !
wc will not have such a job after all.
For thc"next few daysuntill, our new
quarters are ready, we are going to make '
prices that will sell goods if
low Prices Will Sell Them
Thanking, you for past favor and asking you
to pass over our mistakes whey, it's possible,
wo will try and da better in the future.
Again thanking you and asking you to call
and see us wp arfi yoyrs to try to please,
The. B611 &.Harris Fur." Co.
Good Job Work ! R
C substantiate this statement ft
A with the real stuff,
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say
whether our
uot; and if it is not
X make it sc. We
profit-a livingalso to do justice to S
b our customers. W
The Standard Job Office. $
We seelc constantly , to
to enlarge our facilities and
hrst ot each ' year an eflort
to our customers, ana our-
the very besl and selected
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is delayed much Ion;
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and leave it to you ;
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work is a!! right or
we guarantee to ft
are here to make a K