Come to Cabarrus County Fair, October 16=20
B SHERRILL Editor and Publisher.
VOLUME XLVIII.
Cabarrus County Has Great Agricultural Wealth
With Growing S easons of
218 Days, Most of Money
Crops Can Be Raised Here
More and Better Feed is the
Greatest Need to Imyrove
and Extend the Livestock
Industry Here.
u . |> i> (idOD.MAX, (Viunty Farm
AKent)
t’abari'ii' <'oiiiitv. located in the Pied
.r( of ilii* West-central part
r.. ii.i iiis> .'MSN square
. - ~r -jn acres,
ri,, surface features or t0p0,,,j
~,j i.f (';it';irni> t’ounty consists of a
.... nf c-ntly rolling inter-stream
v '.i' li li' i rme more rolling, hilly
|, r ,i, .... tii" -ireams are approach*
r ,,i tin natural drainage is good with
v i’-:;' water courses. Rocky Riv
jejtrl. ...I Irish Buffalo. and ('old
\V I'u-ik'. wii li their small feeders.
-i; :V"ai N"iTh to South through the
i ary. making at well watered and an
liHration far tl** growing of good
; V f stjw-k. as w* 1! as general farming.
The'climate of Cabarrus County is
ttell 'uirol iii general to the successful
lon of tlie crops now grown, as
v.ell :o live stock, as tjic average date
he last killing frost in the spring is
Am:; 1. ami of tin* first in the fall No
toiler 4. giving a growing season for
ji.,aiel farm crops of 21N days, with
a ::.e;io tem],erature for this period of 00
Y.
(rep Statistics.
a 1C of history it would probably
ia-erestiug to note tiiat in IS(W Ca- 1
I- .- (Mann produced about 124.'Mil')
k> • - f wln-at. bushels of corn,
"'id buslr-ls of oats, about 5.000 bales
«f ittton. uliieit ii.lliMi tons of hav. and
i;'too ~f peas, a considerable num
h "f bii iniv of sweet and Irish jxita
t" . ''mi,. i\f> a large number of live
1 ' intil 1 ''So there was piaeti
raiy mi change in the production of
i ■!' ether than the production of wheat.
La! ilrre.iM.il tn sf.iioo bushels and cot
.;d increased to 7.500 bales. This
foiamn continued until 1000 when the
S' t.a.' size farm was 102 acres. The
iffioint of cotton had increased to S.OOO
boo- ami wheat to 127.000 bushels, j
the production of corn bad de-1
tttjseil j.. 2*4.000 bushels.
h w..' during the period from IN9O
t" ItHHi that agriculture began to be
'■t twi on upon a more scientific basis I
aii ' much greater variety of products ;
y r >- ?!, wn. ami in 1007 when the 1 . j
b I Apartment of Agriculture decided to '
I 1 ; 1 ' "« Farm iPunonstrati >n Work in'
* antlinu. ami after looking over j
1 “ Mate for counties that would co* [
it»- with the department: the follow-1
• - ciitht comities were chosen: Cabar-:
r - Oastnti. I e,|e|l. Lincoln. Meeklen- j
‘ - Ihivan. Stanly and I nion. Up.
i .if prescut time the a love initial list ;
• - '"titinueil to increase until 00 of j
1,1 ''iiuiities in the state have farm ;
'""■'U.'Vators employed J> assist the i
r::, '' ! ' ii! improving their soil, securing'
J-..[.r.,ve.| M-e.i. growing a more standard I
1 I"! - market, growing more leg-j
K'ttiim better live stock, and poul
lv ‘.'"‘l • nriii” for same, as well as iin
' » bii'in buildings and living con- I
“ , s "ii the farm. Tin* work was be- I
if " ■ II I.Maker, Uoncord. Route
1 • :1 ' 'he tiist county agent in j
;i| nl with the exception of about
'“"tit h> the demonstration work lias
11 T " help the farmer with bis |
jproblems up to the present •
Cotton.
' ■ pi '■>ent time cotton "is the im
■i nmnev crop and may continue
i ",'"" 1111 '"‘ h. However this will de
! "" 1“' ''ftort the farmer puts forth
. '* ’ I ’"I! weevil. While it is well
’ r h ; ' money crop, too much at
,, ,, 1 lv l " "s paid to it in proportion
; , ‘ r ‘'l grown, and the present
1-.IHM» bales on 28,464
w.-1, In secured from a sraall
i,,.. . IU ! giving a larger acre
,l ' i"|i'. providing a greater
~. . 1 " ll and promoting more sci-
I, "1 s,,il improvement. The
i, V:i:i,,i - V "f cotton grown for the
, , . ' '' :ls *'""k: but since the
‘ have ln*en breeding
f„ r :l va rieliev and testing them
’“'"‘t v value per acre and
ib.;,., :: '"I length of staple most
ing ’ iJ Manufacturer. there is be
(. 'j,.... , ," '' ' "'isiderabb* acreage of the
ii. ' :1: ‘ '"ti the 21 different
t> : I M, i! found in the coun
| : ( ; 1 ' F-spress. Webber. Edge
lb: ’|. ' ‘ and Mexican -Big
tcsr> 1(1 j' liai, i‘*<l has proven from
. " ni " st desirable short sta
i(' , 11 '•> spi utters* standpoint
r' . as i lie lint will
■ r„ than an inch in
fiW j. t ;‘, " Freaking strength of the
'•"■icticv p l ', i!,,>l °f the short staple
Us ni t • - !, ning Express is being
'"■ls a> results on late maturing
that \v! i ' ~;1 rliest maturing va
i&t Uira.' ,u '' a, "l >t lias a premium
s 1 o-lo inches.
!HE COiN CORD TIMES.
Corn.
Corn ranks next to cotton in import
ance and is grown in all parts of the
county on practically every soil type.
The gourd seed type is the most popu
lar, while a number of the farmers grow
I the flinty prolific varieties. The grow
ing of corn and soy beans in the same
row is a practice that is growing rapid
ly in popularity and giving the farmers
good yields of corn and at the same
time a first class legume to turn under
for soil improvement without decreasing
the yield of corn. While the average
yield for the county is only 20 bushels
per acre we have farmers averaging 40
and r>o bushels per acre on their farms
atld some yields of 100 bushels, proving
that we can compete with the west in
the growing of corn per acre as well as
in quality if we build up our soils with
more beans, peas, and clovers as well as
stable manure. As a proof of the qual
ity of corn that we can grow, a farmer
just over tlie line in the county on our
north exhibited at the National Corn
Show at Chicago.'lll., last fall and won
second prize at the largest corn show in
the United States.
V Wheat.
Wheat hasn’t been making a profit to
the farmer only when the following prac
tice is used, either discing corn stalk land
or pea or soy bean stubble and seeding
then with a grain drill or the open fur
row method between the cotton rows.
While we have some farmers growing
over 2.7 bushels per. acre, our average
yield is if little less than 10 and
if the cost of preparing the land isn’t
kept to a minimum there will be no profit
in the crop for the farmer. The princi
pal bearded varieties grown are Fulcas
ter and Marvelous, and the beardless.
Leaps. The crop has been damaged con-!
siderably in the past by Red Rust, but
the plant breeders are breeding a new
beardless variety that is very resistant
to the disease and after five years’ test
ing are offering it to the public. So by
the aid of the plant breeders we- are boil
ing to increase dur yield in the future^
Oats.
Oats is on the increase and the farm
ers are more interested in using better
seed and treating them with Formalin
to prevent sunit. While Fulghum and
Appier oats are the most popular varie
ties. we have a farmer who originated an
oat that be named after the County—Ca
barrus I’rolifu —that is giving good yields
of grain, as well as a large yeld of hay I
when sown with vetch. A great many of
the farmers are growing oats and vetch
for hay for their stock and find it a very!
profitable crop.
Rye.
Rye is becoming one of our money |
smail grain crops as there is a great de
mand for it at home for early spring
grazing as well, as a cover crop and a
greater demand for good seed in tin*
strictly cotton belt to sow for a cover
crop. The pedigreed strain of the Ab
rUzzi Rye has practically replaced the
old winter rye and practically doubled
the yield of the latter, making it more
profitable than wheat at present.
Legumes.
Os the legumes or soil building crops
grown red clover is decidedly the lead
ing one as to acres grown, however
alsike and crimson clovers are increas
ing verv rapidly and by another year
there will be a good start made witn
Lespedeza, the legume that will grow on (
any kind of soil, as plans are being j
made to secure seed.
As to summer legumes, cow peas have ,
been the standby but the soy bean is
rapidly replacing them as on the experi
ment stations as well as the fanners
have been convinced that they will make
about double the amount of hay per acre
besides being richer in feeding value, and
the seed is easier to gather with ma
chinery than peas.
A small acreage of velvet beaus for
winter feeding of cattle and soil improve
ment is raised, though they,are not very
populate Bean i* just beginning to
be grown in the county and is gaining
rapid popularity as a summer legume, as
to date it is claimed that no insect or soil
disease has been found that decreases the
yield.
Over 100 acres of alfalfa are grown in
the countv and where the soil has been
properly prepared it has been a very
profitable hay crop and some of the best
farmers have cut a total of over five tons
of cured bay per acre m four to five
cuttings. One of the records kept this
summer shows a plot sown last Septem
bor to I■ mvi■ already cut *ix tunes
with an average length of 20 iuehea per
cutting, or a total length of ten fret,
growth for hay the first season.
All of these legumes will be exhibited
bv the farmers at the County Fair and
vou are invited to be there with an ex
hibit of some farm product and also
I learn more about what your neighboi in
I another section of the county is grow
ling.
PUBLISHED MONDA Y S AND THURSDAYS
R. D. GOODMAN
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County Farm Agent
. Bee Keeping.
Bee keeping offers a nice little side
line of which a good man of the farmers
are taking advantage, There are 2.21 K)
hives, a good many of which are in
standard hives. The keepers av* using
Italian (Jurefis and producing a real good
grade of honey, for which they find a
ready market locally at a fair price.
Home Orchard.
The home orchard is being cared for
and increased from year to year and the
necessity of plenty of fruit for tlie farm
family is realized more and more.
Our crop has been almost a failure this
year due to the extremely late freeze in
the spring and our fruit exhibit at the
fair will be small compared to what it
would have bee*i had R not been for the
freeze. Pruning and spraying are being
fully recognized to la* absolutely neces
sary in the growing of first class fruit.
Cabarrus county has the honor of being
the home of the noted “Tony” apple
which has very few rivals when it comes
to flavor and keeping qualities, and only
two years ago it was introduced into the
nurseries for tlie public as it had been
propagated from sprouts for years from
the old trees.
Considerably more of the fox grapes,
as well tis the muscadine family should
be grown on every farm for home use.
as they have proven to be easily grown
all over the county.
Dairy Cattle.
During the past year we have complet
ed what we had in mind for a number of
years in the cattle business of the coun
ty, that of having them all tested for tu
berculosis under the federal and state
government and we now belong to the
accredited county list of about a dozen
in the whole state. We think this is one
of the greatest tilings ever done in the
county for the advancement of the cat
tle industry, for no business can be built
up without a solid healthy foundation.
The next thing to be done for the growth
of the cattle business is the growing of
more and better feed as fell as pastures,
as we have too many pines and briars
under fence and not enough good land
seeded to cultivated grasses. We are
not growing good cow pea. soy bean and
clover hay to feed them well through the
winter. One farmer in particular last
year instead of keeping two cows as he
had been doing, kept only one of the two
and fed her all the sov* beau hay that
j she would eat and then a little grain, and
j he tells me that the one he kept produc
-1 ed as much as the two had been produc
ing on ordinary feed, which goes to prove
| that you can’t cheat a dairy cow.
I There are several small herds of regis-
I tered cattle in the county with the
Guernsey in the greatest number and
' the Jersey next, and a few Holsteius. As
Ito beef cattle the Aberdeen Angus is
'practically the only registered breed rais
! ed.
We havf* a number of good dairy as
well as bes bulls in the county and the
best breeders are only using registered
, sires, and the cattle are being rapidly im
proved.
llogs
As to the swine industry of the coun
ty, practically all the farmers grow their
own meat and lard and a few are raising
hogs for market. Some of then) are us
ing corn and soy beans, others grass,
clover and ground feed supplemented with
tankage of fish meal, and some are try
ing out the- self feeder and the dry lot.
However, those using the green pastures
with the dry feeds have been the most
CONCORD, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1923
ueeessful financially.
As to the breeds; we have a few teal
,ood breeders as well ns feeders, for they
>oth go together. Berfcshires are in tlu*
najority, with IMlaud-Chinas next, fol
owed by Durocs. and a few Hampshire's.
Poultry. .
With the very definite effort that is
being put forth by county agents, cham
bers of commerce and poultry organiza
tions throughout the .south, poultry is
it*s,ined to bo one of our leading indns
.ries. At the present the farms of the
•ounty are closely dotted with small flocks
>f poultry bred well, enough that one
passing through will notice instead of
mongrels,- the predominating blood of
some of tin* following breds: Plymouth
Rocks, Rhode Jslnud Reds, Wyandottos,
as well as Leghorns and a few other
breeds.
While the income from an individual
lien is very small, if the total returns
from the farm flock for the year were
all sold at one time instead of weekly to
buy supplies for the family, the return
would compare very favorably with some
>f our other principal crops. Consider
able interest is being taken throughout
the state and instead of having to spend
the night in a cedar tree using all their
•nergyand skill keeping their balance on
this kind of a perch, with the sleet and
snow to keep them cool and the rain for
•leaning the house, while the moon and
stars furnish light, all thought to be nec
essary by the nineteenth century farmer
in order to keep down lice and mites and
insure sanitation and health during the
night while during tlie day she was * per
mitted against her owners’ will to gather
the wasted grain from the feeding places
of the larger animals with the addition
of a little grass and worms in the
spring, managed to exist and lay a few
eggs and perpetuate her race; until sin*
was admitted into society of the present
century and modern houses are being
built for the farm tiock with only an op
en southern exposure;, providing four
square feet of floor space-per hen, cover
ed with litter in which she can scratch
for her grain regardless of the weather
outside, with 5) inches of roost space on
a piece of timber sawed for that pur
pose. access to self* feeders containing
be proper feeds to produce eggs, with
plenty of» fresh water and lime to man
ufacture a package in which to market
the product which man has not improved
'ii. this little lieu is supplying many j
farm families, as well as the product? for
which hotels and boarding houses-pay out
the largest amount, as well as making
i nice income for the poultryman that
keep them by the st)o and 1,000.
This fall they will have the privilege
of being shown in a nice new building
at the county fair October* 1(5 to 20.
where you can come and see a number
of different breeds.
Any one being from Missouri in re-'
gard to any statement in this article, will j
do the writer a favor by doming to the I
fair or going over the county with him j
and seeing the improvements for him- J
self.
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Concord Furniture Co.
Large Concern
The Concord Furniture* Company, pre
sents an unbroken history of successful
trading. Established in 11X11) it came un-,
der the present ownership in 1613 when j
('. B. Wagoner, president; A. B. Davis, |
vice president amid J. F. Davis, secre-1
Diry-treasurer and manager, formed the
Concord Furniture Company, Inc., and
bought out the business of Royall and
Borden. A stock of about $(15,000 is
carrier with an annual turnover of
about $75,000 a year. A fine brick
building at 4-6 South Union street pro
vides ample show rooms 40x1 lo feet, of
two stories and a basement. They are
exclusive dealers for Buck's stoves and
ranges, Globe Wernicke office equipment
and book cases and carry a full line of
general furniture. Ten employes, of
whom eight are salespeople, comprise the
staff. Three trucks are required to keep
up with deliveries. C. B. Wagoner, the
president, is one of the best known busi
ness men in fhc Biedmont Section, be
ing president of the Citizens Bank and
Trust Company. A. B. Davis was born
in Wayne county, and he has been in
the furniture business all his life. He
attends the Central Methodist Church
and is a member of the Junior Order of
American Mechanics, and a Knight of
Pythigx. He is married with one child
and takes an active part in the business.
J. E. Davis for 20 years was manager of
Royall and Borden here and has been in
the furniture business all his life. He is
an active member of the Central Method
ist church being superintendent of the
Sundat school and a member of the Board
of stewards. He is in the Junior Order
of American Mechanics, a Woodman of
the World and a Knight of Pythias. He
is married with three children.
• To have attained the age of 71 with
out ever having travelled on a steamer
before, or in fact without journeying a
greater distance than lt> miles from bet
some, is the unique distinction of
| Nimop C. Corknm. who. with her <•>-
'year-old husband, has left her home.in
in Yarmouth, X. C., to spend the winter
with their son on his ranch in ( alifonua.
The great cathedral of Cologne is rep
resented on a new stamp iijj»ued for Ger
many. aud having a value of 10.000
marks. Two of these stamps are re
quired for domestic postage and six for
foreign postage.
Religious Life of City
Reflected In The Fine
Churches and Attendance
Growth of Christian Life Has
Kept Pace With Develop
ment of the City and the
County.
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(By REV. L. A. THOMAS.)
In estimating the things that enter
nto tin* making of a community one
must necessarily take into consideration!
its religious atmosphere. This, after all.
is the true guage of any, development.
The increasing of the population indi
cates tlie value of the place to live and
transact business. This is one of the
best signs of real life. There are few
towns that do nor. have a desire to grow.,
and to have institutions and business
firms establish among them. The pros
perity of a town is an indication of the
thrift of the people, and probably cer
tain natural conditions that aid in tlfis
direction. But there is a progress that
is possible for every town and commun
ity, but is not taken • advantage of In
every one that easily could. And fliat
"s tlie religious life , and consciousness.
In this Concord has always been conser
vative but has kept steady pace with hei
other developments. The religious lif<
of this town will compare most favor
ably with that of any other, either in oi
>ut of the state. If the religi<*u of Con
cord could be measured by tlie number of
churches and her loyalty to them then
i here can be no loss by comparison.
As an indication of the external
growth (ts the religious forces’ of the
town, fifty years Ago there* were four
churches with a membership of less than
100. Xow we have eighteen white and
seven colored ehurchcH. The white mem
bership is a little more than four thou
sand. with a Sunday school enrollment
of three thousand and eight hundred. In
looking at the development we find that
the religious growth has more than kept
up with the numerical and material
growth of the town. If this be an indi
cation of the spiritual increase, then
Concord has a most excellent record.
Neither do we suffer in comparison in
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EPWORTH METHODIST CHURCH. CONCORD. N. C.
the beauty and churchliness of our places
of worship. The First Presbyterian
church has comparatively a new build
ing.. but has under advisement no\v re
CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH
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ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH. CONCORD, N. C
locating and putting up a splendid new
church. The Central Methodist Church
possesses one of the most beautiful lo
cations that con be found in any com
munity and lias a well apointed house
of worship. St, James Lutheran Church
has outgrown its present building and
must either enlarge or rebuild. Calvary
Lutheran Church is just now completing
a new church on Buffalo street. Like-
$2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance.
dedicate their remodeled church and Sun
day School building on September JO. Tlu*
Epworth Methodist Church has reoeentl.v
dedicated their new church on Depot
street. This is but an evidence of the
interest that tlu* people of Coucord are
taking in that part of their life that
will eventually tell in tin* whole fabric
of tin* community life.
But there is something that is more
durable- and even more in evidence than
these beautiful houses of worship. This
is found in tin* splendid character of the
people of Concord. With a population
inside* up more or Jess of the citizens of
this county and (state, she has never
been flooded with an element that has no
interest in tlie religious development of
tlie town. Therefore her religious life
has never been disturbed with beliefs
that disrupt tlie spirit and life, of the
people.
Tiw* Concord has been to make
this town a place so that it will make its
own appeal to the better class of people.
The ideal has always been to make this a
place where parents may bring their fam
ilies and feel that they are getting the
very best that can be gotten anywhere.
This has been to a large extent realized
through the wonderful progress that has
been- made in her religious life. These
forces have said that the town must be
made as dry as a town can be made and
to this end they have labored and the
results of tlie efforts are evident. They
have beeti back of every effort for a bet
ter school equipment aud higher stand
ard school system. You need only to
compare the schools of Concord with
those of any other town to see how well
(Continued on Page Thirty One.)
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