THE, DA N BUR Y REPORTER.
VOLUME XXXIII.
DtftMllNQ WED C.O RN.
f \ • A "
How Evwry &'ra Setect and Care
For Seed Corn Increase His Yield From
Investigations show tjufrjjyuh
pa ir seed corn has r esuTtea rrom
a the harvesting
aud
lias bsen given
seedsmen and oorn growers, and
. the result is that the corn,fßN|p^
of any one State from this souj&£
alone *h£
ands of, dollars.
(licked. 4
mature
plant food intended for
consequently has the vitality
weakened. When gathered before
it is fully matured the eeed is
difficult to preserve. When dfjfcdi
in n warm place it is liabfS to 1
sprout, and unless there is a good
circtftMon it wjrll become
heated *ind mouldy, the
average seasoir, heavy frosts may
b5 expected faring the laStpartof
October aqd early
ber. At tbto'ltoe nipom on the'
stalk contains a high per oent. of
moisture and a- few degrees of
fiost -jiili .-injure the. vitality.
The refajfe.t time to gjkt^M
wed (isrii iSMri&ap it is thoroughly
niaturetf'*Vna*Jfefore the- heavy'
frosts.
The method*, fit selecting seed
oorn froii load*, fit Oribi
from the crib rv&fj" "ofr in
the spring are objectionable. Such
practices as these—-du. aet allow a
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Ho, For Jamestown, 1907
Second Great Annual Voting Contest
TH£|g~fOUNG LADIES TO BE SENT TO THE WORLD'S FAIR WITH
kAlLfc©7#D FARE, ADMISSION TICKETS AND ALL EXPENSES PAID
That Comes But Once In a Lifetime
VnTlNtf TtEGINM TODAY. CONTEST TO CLO§E DECEMBER 81, 1906.
!W* mm* w; *;*«•» £/>. . ..
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MTbviiftportdPHMltaiAnat pteMwre >ttdsy- is launchingits Great Second Annual Voting Contest. Our voting contest of last year was very successful, adding hundreds of new subscriptions
to aMiEm**** WkiTW j dbfclrtf ifco conduct the contest on a much larger scale, ani proposo to send the three young ladies who receive the highest votes on a 7-days visit to the Great
Woridt Fafac*|: and closes in November. The railroad fare, admission tickets and expenses of the party from the time when they leave home until they return
will be paid by this papf iff Bh nam *ao:lucky as to S elected will be named by the readers of the Reporter.
v/lbe conditions tire as follows.: . Every person who pajs money on subscription to the Reporter will be allowed to vote for the lady of his choice, as follows : For $1
20 votes*f4e*-60».''10votes; to%£sm*b #*tkn.«->The contest will not be confined to Stokes, but any lady reader of the Reporter of Stokes, Surry, Rockingham, Forsyth or Patrick will be eligible.
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... .. W. 1 IT COSTS NOTHING TO VOTE.
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Remefljbt^p.that-it Jtpptfj^ihyijigitOjvote. You are going to pay your subscription anyhow, and the privilege is given you to vote for whom you please when you pay. Tou can pay in ad-
as many years as voo aeajre, pf can send the paper to as many of your relatives as you desire, every subscription you pay for counting for votes in the proportion mentioned above.
A fl Afflosifoyl in a ballot box kept in the Reporter office, and in order to insure the most absolute fairness, a duplicate of every vote oast will be kept on a book with cor
responding q£te iyQ p XWjpjjift of the voting will be printed in the Reporter every week in order that the friends of the candidates may keep up with the situation.
. ''*"T£ *!m THE TRIP TO JAMESTOWN.
This be aoSiet&ing to be desired by everybody. The United States is spending millions of dollars to represent the nation's resources there. Every State in the Union and
every the world will b« represented. President Roosevelt, King Edward of England, the Emperor of Germany and all the crowned heads of Europe will be present. All the most
maguilicent creations of the genius of man will there be represented —architecture, painting, statu'iry, etc. Tho wonders of science will make the exposition ground one grand, gorgeous fairvland.
There will be sraV)endouf*tfu|>taye of electric briil|fcncy-, sham battles betweon splendid fleets of warships, etc., etc. To attempt to enumerate the sights to be seen at the great World's Fair is
filthif* To spdfid seve#hy#oa the grounds wilfaJe worth a liberal education to anyone. And the three fortunate young ladies who go, with all expenses paid, will be fortunate indeed,
to ■■ V n ki ruftrfctr"" sp op the last daj -of the year 1906, and the three young ladies who have received the highest votes will be furnished with round trip tickets from their nearest railway sta
er j orfcfparately, as may best suit them. The Fair will remain open from April to November. Their traveling expenses and board while at the Fair will also be
E: : : Danbury, N. C.
from which the
■ phut ts4» reeeromendtfd and
! is that Of going
' tWoagh 4h»- field- at "seed oorn
patch" after the oorn has matured
J harvest and
> tWliari frnm the stalk.
'l^3-effecting seed at the >
time Of general ( harvest is object
ionable because of~ the fact that
jeeM-iiiee*the.work is done late
■jt :
cars of the seed
corn is selected in
the field the parent stalk oan be
1 studied. Experiments have shown
' this to be s very important part in
' the predaotiov'of high-grade oorn;.
' The stalks from whioh seed ears are
I |eleotqd should be of med
' iuifiaiza, strong at the base, taper
ing- graduafly to the tassel/ and
should havea large'leaf devel^p
• ment, as thvteaf is the laboratory
l $ the plant. The stalk should
I alSWstadHw*cti*d be free from ,
■ saMrt»t#!iaSMl(iatiMb. -Stalks with
■ suckers are objectionable. Always
• select ears of mod size and qual-
Itty whloT hafe' rows of
I regular lized f kernels •and whioh \
' most newip-rapresentthe type de
sired. These ears should
I be at a convenient height of 44 to
5 feet on the stalks tfnd should be
i atnohif to the stallf by a shank
i medium in length and strength.
i The ear - when r Un.cd ohouid
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DANBURY, N. C., OCTOBER 18, 1906.
I break over and hang with the tip
downward.
For the reasons that ears so lo
cated are inconvenient to harvest,
have low vitality and low produc
' ing power, they should never be
selected for seed.
Perhaps there is no way rn
which corn is injured inoro than
through improper storing. Corn
as it comes from the field contains
i a high per cent, of moisture, and
if it is subjected to a high or low
temperature will be materially in
jured. Too many people overlook
this fact, und the result is that wo
have large quantities of seed corn
with low vitality.
The moat critical time in the
handling of seed corn is the tirst
month after it' has been picked.
Owing to the large amount of
moisture contained by the corn at
the time of harvest it is neoessar)
to store it in a dry, well ventilated
place and in such a way that enoli
ear will be exposed to a free cir
culation of air.
Seed corn shouljl always be
stored in the ear, but never in
barrels, boxes or sacks, or above
large quantities of grain.
A satisfactory method aud one
adopted by many farmers is to tie
eight or ten ears in a string with
binding twine, and hang them in
an open shed where the sun will
not shine on them, but whore the
air can circulate freely about them.
Another plan is to tie the ears to
gether in pairs and hang them
over a wire. It must be kept in a
tempe'rature above the freezing
ipoint until thoroughly dry.— Pro
gressive Farmer and Cotton Plant.
j
Messrs. VV. H. Hartman and
James Hicks were visitors in town
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION NOTES.)
Some Of ihe Many Attractions To Be
Seen There.
The lover of tobacco will find at,
the Jamestowi) Exposition the fia-'
•st and most elaborate exhibit of!
his favorite weed ever attempted. j
Tobacco from plant to mouth will
bo shown in every phase of its
preparation together with machin
ery and methods used in its man- j
nfacture into smoking and plug;
■'ignrs nnd cigarettes.
Tlio grounds of the Jamestown
Exposition front two and one-half,
miles on Hampton Roads and one J
i liloof this frontage will be one of J
the liiv.'st battling beaches on the
Atlantic co D st. Sea bathing will j
bo one of the real delights of the i
exposition visitor, Nothing is J
more refreshing.
Tlio gates of the Jamestown Ex-1
position will be closed on Sunday, j
This will give visitors an oppor- j
tnn'ty to visit the surrounding!
res rts and other side trip attrac-:
ti.Jiis at the big show.
The parade ground at the j
J uin'stown Exposition will be the
largest in the world.
Among the War Path attrac-1
tinns at the Jamestown Exposi
tion will be an historically correct
reproduction of the original settle
iii it at Jamestown as it was three
hundred years ago.
riie new annex for women at j
t in' State Hospital for the insane
at Raleigh has been completed.
There are 100 beds for patients
and all the rooms will soon be
taken.
Mr. Hun Nelson, one of the fin
° ' toyaoco raisers of the Buck
fclhifT^iills', was'here Saturday.  •
MR. AND MRS. SAVAGE COMING HOME./
Have Been In Faraway, Cold Alaska—ltems and Per
sonals Concerning People You Know.
Mr. A. D. Dodd is reported sick
at his home at Francisco.
You can do your sweetheart,
relative or friend no greater honor
than to vote for her to go to
Jamestown.
Mr. Cleveland Mabe, a son of
the late J. Thomas Mabe, who
died a few weeks ago, was in town
; Saturday.
i Messrs. J. W.Simmons, Jno. D.
Smith and Eric Shelton, students
at school here, have returned to
their respective homes.
Misses Phebe and Roxie Tilley
left Saturday for their home at
Westfield after spending two
weeks in Prof. Smith's school.
Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Martin re
turned Friday from a visit to
Greensboro and Pilot Mt. They
took in the Fair at the Gate City
| while away.
Superintendent Smith conducted
an examination for publio school
teachers here Thursday and Fri
day. A large number of teachers
were present.
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Savage, who
have been living at Nome, Alaska,
for several years, are enrouts to
their former home in Stokes coun
ty. They are relatives of Register
of Deeds C. M. Jones.
This is said to be the coldest
October on reoord. Snow at Roan
oke and many other plaoes last
week broke the reoord. 106 form
ed to a depth of an eighth of an
sj iuch h«rre on Thursday night*
A Coon Hunt.
A party consisting of Lutn
Booth, A. W. Davis, Raleigh
' Young and Raleigh Stewart went
on a coon hunt Thursday night.
i They struck a trail near Hanging
| Rock and followed it about 30
miles, going byway of Mot re's
Knob, Stomping Ground, Cas
cade, Devil's Den, Tory Den, Vade
Mecum, and other places, but
found no game. At one point they
discovered tracks which, being re
ported later to Mr. Luther Young,
are pronounoed to be those of two
deer that have come down out of
the Chestnut Ridges to spend the
winter in our mountains. The cry
of a wild beast in one of the dark
hollows, which Mr. Luther Young
says was that of a catamount, in
duced the hunters to come in a
little earlier than they intended,
but they brought home a small
possum.
Dr. W. V. McCanless is the
attending physician.
i
, Public Sale!
' On the Ist day of November,
' 1906, I will sell to the highest
bidder for cash the following per
r sonal property to-wit:
Two horses, four hogs, one two
t horse Nissen wagon, one top bug.
■ gy, one carriage, one set buggy
t harneae, wagon harness, carriage
• harness, farming tools of all kinds,
i Sale at 10 o'olook, A. M.
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