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Page 2 MAKING, SAYING AND APPLY ING STABLE MANURE. As Interesting Article 0* the Sub ject—Farmers Will Do Well To Heed The Advice Given. Meesrs. Editor*: That the qoeetion of the making, saving, and applying of stable manure is, or ought to be, a live question in the miod of every farmer in America, no man who is posted will doubt for a moment. As this subject is inseparable from that of stock growing and feeding we shall make no apology for digress ing this week and devoting our space to the discussion of this all-important topic. HALF OF OUR FARM MANURES LOST BY IMPROPER HANDLING. The amount of money the far mers of America are losing every year by wrong methods of hand ling this valuable by-product of the stock farm, is simply beyond computation, but millions don't touch it. I very much doubt if one-half the value of the manure made in our country is saved for the use of the farmer, to enrich j his soil and produce better crops at less cost; and until we, as a class learn to handle our by-pro ducts in the best possible man-! ner, we may not expect our busi ness to take rank along with the j other great business of the coun- j try, in which the by-products or side issues are looked after with the greatest care as being one of 1 the chief sources of profit. It seems as if we farmers need to have our mistakes knocked into our understanding in order that we may see the point and profit thereby. The farm jour nals of America havo been ham-I mering away at this question of j saving manure ever since the writer has been old enough to read, and yet I will guarantee that over half of the little quanity ! of manure we have in this sec-; tion is to-day either washing away with the rains or escaping into the air in ammonia, though practically all this value that we are throwing away may be saved without tho expenditure of a dol- , lar in cash, atul with very little labor, if rightly applied. COMPOSTING DOES NOT INCREASE MANURIAL VALUE. Scores of men have argued with us that composting manure adds to its value. Common, sense should teach us that exactly the opposite view is correct, as composting requires time and heat: time allows for the washing away of soluble plant food by rains, heat frees and allows for the escape of nitrogen in the shape of ammonia—the most valuable part of the product. The reason for this belief on the part of some is that a better showing is sometimes made in growing crops by the use of the composted product than with the newly-made article. The reason of this is plain. In the first place, the plant food is made more readily available by com posting, and in the second, a much larger amount of plant food j is applied in the first case than , in the latter, because of the more ; condensed nature of the compost ed product. MANURIAL VALUE OF DIFFERENT FEEDS. If we want a crop of manure rich in plant food we must grow j and feed those plants that are 1 rich iu nitrogen —as that is the most costly of all the plant foods— ! that is, all leguminous crops, , such as clover, cowpeas, alfalfa, vetch, etc. We can manufacture a ton of manure, from wheat straw, corn stover, etc., that we may — if we haven't given the subject thought—think as valuable as any; and yet in actual plant food j that ton of manure may not be of one-fourth the value of a ton i made from cowpeas, clover, cot tonseed meal and corn. It may have a value as great as a restorer of humus to the soil, but we are speaking of plant food value. So let us feed rich foods if we want \ a rich product. NEVER HAVE A MANURE PILE. The care of the manure crop, we believe, should be given as much thought as the care of any other crop we grow. There is probably more loss on our farms to-day by the use of wrong me thods of handling manure than by the same bad mothods of handling hay. Remember there ought to be no place on the farm either at the stable or in the field for a manure pile. Just as soon HB it is thrown up into a loose pile loss begins. We always want onr stook to tramp the ma nure solid until we are ready to haul it to the field, and we en deavor to get it on the land just as soon as possible after it is made. MANURE SHOULD BS MADE UNDKB SHELTER. . We want vary little yard ma nure; have it made onder a roof and keep it there until hauled. Never under any oircumstanoes, pile manure in the fields. When ever possible spread directly on a growing crop, either on a new seeding for hay, or on an old sod that is to be plowed for oorn or some other spring crop. It has been proved that when manure is applied to a growing crop—the land not being frozen—there ia practically no loss of plant food, if the land be reasonably level. If our land was hilly we would spread the manure and plow the land at once. j SPRING OR FALL APPLICATIONS? We have experimented some to 1 ascertain, if possible, the best time to apply the manure on a sod that we expected to plow later j for corn, and have found that in ! every case the early fall applica j tion gave far better results than spreading just before plowing. | Our practice now is to winter i plow the land, spreading what ! manure we have ou hand before !we plow, using what is made j later to top-dress the plowed land, j ' and then cross-plow and so turn ; i this under in the spring just be-! fore planting. This method we believe to be as good as any we ! can employ.—A. L. French, Route j j2, Byrdville, Va., in Progressive j Farmer. Gratifying Condition Of the North Carolina Banks. Raleigh, N. C l ., Jan. 9. —The ro | sources of state, private and sav ing banks in North Carolina are J shown by a report of condition j issued by the corporation today to j be $51,883,087.84, again of $3,576,-j (55)9 over the resources one year ago when the aggregate was S4B,- j 307,488. There aro now 295 banks ; figuring in this report as compar ed with 254 at this time last year. The last report of tho condition l of national banks issued by the | government showed $40,(504.486 resources, so that the grand total of banking resources in the state, ! under state and national supervi-1 sion combined, is about $92,488,- 1 273. In the statement just issued by , the corporal icrn commission it is shown that the deposits at this time aggregate $34,958,137 as | compared with $34,82,344 at this; time last year. The classes of deposits at this time are: Time de posits, $4,611, 203; subject to check, $27,299,287; demand cer tificates, $3,047,647. The report at this time last year showed: Time deposits, $4,155,917; sub ject to checks, $28,559,328; de mand certificates, $2,107,099. In view of the recent financial strin gency and general shrinkage of I financial conditions the country j over the showing made in this report by the North Csrolina banking interests is especially gratifying. Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Lash Return From Hot Springs. Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Lash re turned Wednesday 'from Hot Springs, Ark., where they had been for some time in the interest of the doctor's health. A trained nurse from the sanitarium there accompanied them home. The many friends of Dr. Lash will re gret to know that his health did not improve while away. Mr. Jack Heath, of Walnut Cove Route 1, was here Saturday. [MIGA/« |\ tea m and i ftictio 11 ' t c offlC® i, \ 1 vg&S&z THE DANBURY REPORTER. TROUBLE FROM MOCK MAR. RIAGE. Former Stokss Woman la Made To Beliar* Ska It A Man's Lawful Wile —Tko Man Now In Jail On the Charge Of a Felony. Goldsboro, Jan. 16. —Quite an interesting as well as serious case was given a preliminary bearing this week in the justice of peace court. It seems that Peter Ro gers, a tailor of this city, has been paying quite a great deal of atten tion to Mrs. Martha Mabe, a widow, who has been the house keeper at Mrs. McCullen's board -1 ing house, coming here originally from Stokes county; anil in the course of time became he was en gaged to be married to her. This week, through a mock ceremony at his place of business on West Centre street, Rogers made the woman believe that she was his lawful wife, thus debauching her character, and ruining her life. On the other hand it is alleged iby friends of Rogers that there ; was no ceremony performed and Mrs. Mabe was so informed by the justice of the peace whom Ro gers had summoned to perform I the ceremony and she was further j informed that Rogers was mar | ried and could not bo married to J another. However, upon going to the office of the register of. deeds and finding that no license had been issued, Mrs. Mabe had Rogers arrested, and ho is now in jail in default of S3OO bond to appear at the next term of court and answer to the charge of a felony. Rogers is 43 years old and has a wife and three children j at Tarboro. Mrs. Mabe is 47, years old and has two grown Bons 1 and grandchildren. Out of her ! own money she advanced the supposed husband the S3 neees isary to pay for tli9 license which was never obtained. Summerfield. | Summerfield, N. C., Jan. 8. ! Christmas has come and gone and dear readers, did we spend it ! right or not. Mrs. James Angel keeps real ' low. we are sorry to say. Mr. W. D. Lane is having n very bad time; he lost his baby just before Christmas and now his wife and two of his children are sick, but they are getting better now. Mrs. C. B. Highfill is visiting her mother Mrs. Amanda Walker near Guilford College. Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Harris need to be congratulated on account of a new visitor —a tiny girl. Mrs. Dr, Willis of our town, who has been sick for so long, is getting well. We are glad indeed for she is a good woman, and would be missed so much, especi ally among the sick. May her life be spared and be used as it has been. Mr. W. D. Lane started his mill at last, up at Summerfield. It was badly needed. Mr. W. S. Highfill went to mill yesterday and carried a peck of corn; reckon he don't want to go so often. Don't you. I will close wishing one and all a happy and prosperous new year. SELDOM COM ER. BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR CATARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY, as meroury will surely destroy the sense yf smell and completely de range the whole system when en tering it through the muoous sur faces. Such articles should never be used except on preecriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do £ten fold to the good you can poraibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0., contains no mer oury, and is taken internally, aot ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In baying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure yon get the genuine. It is taken internally and made in To ledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & 00. Testimonials tree. Sold by Druggist Price, 75c. per bottle. \ Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. , Thompson's Drug Store" Thirty-five years of successful business. Always up to date. We want your trade and offer you as inducements the largest stock, the best attention to your wants, the purest and best drugs and medicines, and the best prices. Come to see us when you come to Winston. Peter A. Thompson, Propr. Norfleet Hardware Co. . WINBTONS ALEM, N. C. k AGENTS FOR • Pomona Terra-Cotta Co. Chimney Flue Pipe, Terra-Cotta, Well Curbing, All Sizes Terra-Cotta Pipe, For Any Purpose. NORFLEET HARDWARE CO. OPPOSITE MASONIC TEMPLE, Winston-Salem, N. C. . . New Year Greetings . . . . FROM . . The Gorrells of Farmer's Warehouse, WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. At the beginning of 1908, we wish to express our fc heartfelt thanks to our friends and customers for the splendid trade given us the past fall, and to assure one and all that we appreciate immen- ' v sely their patronage. We start the new year with the determination to get the highest price for every pile of tobacco sold on our floor, and from all indications, we believe our market will open very active, with prices as high as they were at any time during the fall. Let your first resolution be to sell the balance of your crop with the Gor rells, and fortune and prosperity await you. Your Friends, A. B. GORRELL & SON. First Sale Days At Farmers : JANUARY, 1908 : TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, SATURDAYS. FEBRUARY, 1908 : MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS. MARCH, 1908 : TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, SATURDAYS. $ Good Merchandise j At Right Prices | | A Big Variety to Select From and Polite | J Sales People To Wait On You. % 3We Try to Make You Feel at Home In Our Store. \ Your Money Back If Not Satisfied With Purchase. £ J A big line of Dress Goods at prices that will please you. *Our line Jk of ladies' and children's Hats are up-to-date in style and low in ? price. Money savers in coats and jackets. Big line of Underwear * and Hosiery. £ HOLIDAY GOODS. 3 & If you want to buy them where you can save money and have a 5 j? big line to select from come here. % i 2 £ I Your Friends, f ! THE J. W. HESTER CO. \ i ' i J 441-443 Trade Street. ! WINSTON-SALEM. %
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