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INFORMATION ABOUT I CRIMSON CLOVER The North Carolina Department of Agriculture Urges Farmers To Sow Crimson Clover this Fall-- Seed Tested Free by the Department. The most urgent need of southern agriculture is the enrich ment of the soil. To improve southern soils the principal additions needed are vegetable matter and nitrogen. Crimson clover adds both these to the soil on which it grows; in tact, this method of improving the soil, by the growing of crimson clover, is the most generally practicable method that can be put into immediate effect by southern farmers. This plant is not being grown as extensively as it should be. but its culture is rapidly extend ing. It is an annual, making its growth between September and May: and. like all other soil-im proving legumes, it is able, when properly grown, to take nitrogen from the air and add't to the soil. It |Mis>'.*»soa d'fid ed ad van tag s of coverir.,; and protecting the -"ii iron and leaching during the v ' , ' l' and of furnishing a gre n in ;- nure for * iring ».rops or - it culent and nutritious teed at a time when such feed is likely to be scarce, li also makes good hay if cut when .iust coming into full bloom: but it should never b_* fed after tlie crop has ceased flowering. The straw ot crim son clover raised and threshed as a seed crop should never be used to feed stock, as the hairs in the ripe (lowering heads be-, come stiff and. when fed to horses and cattle, form hair balls in their stomachs and intestines. The yield of cotton, swott pot itoss. sorghum, corn, pota toes. and other crops following the plowing-under ot crimson, clover is much greater than where such fertilizing is noti practiced. SOIL AM) ISOCTLATION. Crimson clover is suited to a large range of soils and will grow well all over the State of North Carolina. It is very hardy and thrives on soil too sandy for any other species of clover. It also grows well on loams, clays, and humus soils. Acid soils should l>e limed. Inoculation is essential to suc cess in growing crimson clover.; This is best accomplished by sowing with the seed three or four bushels to an acre of soil! from a field where crimson clover, white clover, or red clover has recently grown suc cessfully. If there is an abun dance of soil, it is only neces sary to apply it immediately after seeding and harrow it in. Always cover the inoculating soil promptly. If there is only a limited amount of soil, inoculation may be accomplished by the following method: Fill a pail three fourths full of inoculating soil, fill to the top with water, stir thoroughly, allow to settle, then pour off and use a pint of the clear water to a bushel of seed. Pour the seed on a clean floor and mix the water thoroughly with it If no inoculating soil is available, cultures may be secured from the United States Department of Agriculture or from commercial dealers, guard against loss of money TIME TO SOW AND AMOUNT OF SEED TO t T SE. If crimson clover is sown too early, the hot weather some times kills the sprouting seeds and the young plants: but if the sowing is delayed too late, the stand is sometimes injured be cause the ' plants do not get a good start before the cold of winter. Seed should be sown in the coastal Plain Region from the middle of September to the middle of October, in the Pied mont Region from the first of September to the middle of October, in the Mountain Region from the first of August to the first of September. It may be sown to good ad vantage on land where eowpeas have been harvested, in cotton after the first picking, in corn! and similar crops, also in the j stubble of grain fields, and in, any land laying out. If the land ' i overrun with weeds it will be nccessatw to plow it be I ore. planting tin- clover in order to get a good.,stand, li is well to| siw the seed while the soil is I moist from a recent rain. From twelve to twenty pounds; of cleaned seed should be plant- \ ed to the acre: fifteen perhaps! gives the best results. Forty p uinds of seed in the rough is i efuivalent to fifteen pounds of j cleaned seed. Coop SEED IMPORTANT. flood seed must be planted if j a good stand is to be secured, j The seed deteriorates rapidly | with age. and consequently j fresh seed only should be used. I The fresh seed is highly polished anil reddish in color, while the old seed is dull and of a reddish brown color. Dark seed should not be purchased, as it is too old ! . to grow. All the Kuropean countries, with the exception of Spain and Turkey, have seed-testing sta tions varying in number from one in Italy to twenty-eight in j Germany. Through the work of the stations the people have come to appreciate the import ance of good seed, and as the greater part of that now used in | Europe is sold on the basis of accurate tests for purity and germination, the sale of low ! grade seed has been greatly reduced. A similar condition exists in Canada, where there isastricL law governing the quality of seed sold. At present there are jno Federal restrictions on the importation of low-grade and : i worthless seed. As a result, the United States has become the I dumping ground for the poor r seed of Canada and Europe, f The stocks of crimson clover ■ are about exhausted all over the , country. Seed dealers say that r they have never known a season i i when stocks have been so nearly ? exhausted as they have been . during the past year, so that rj almost the entire supply of / home grown seed will be the 1 crop of 1910: but there will be e nothing like enough to supply s the market and there will be a r large importation. This im ported seed may be good, but il y very likely will not be; and tc from poor seed, and the still greater loss in the failure to obtain a crop, and the probable introduction of serious weed pests on the land, only good seed should be purchased. The usual price of crimson clover is from $3 to $4 a bushel of sixty pounds, but, due to the scarcity, the quotations now are from $8 to $9.50 a bushel. This, however, should not keep farm ers from planting crimson clover only make them more careful to secure good seed. That there is a great difference in the quality of seed sold in the State is shown by the analysis madelat the North Carolina De partment of Agriculture. The tests ranged in purity from 21) per cent to 98 \ per cent, and in germination from 2h per cent to SK) per cent. It is urged that farmers plant crimson clover this fall, and that I they have the seed tested before I purchasing it. As it takes from 'seven to Urn nays tor a report to ihe made on a test, the seed i j should be sent in good time. | Hall an ounce is enough. Ail samples sent for testing I should lie addressed to the S> cd ! j Laboratory. Department ol I Agriculture, Raleigh, N. C.. and! :should be accompanied by the! ■ following in formation : Name and address of seller, price. I i quantity olfered for sale, and j address of sender. ! Seed will be tested for any ; farmer free of charge.—W. A. I (Irahani. Commissioner of Agri- I culture. Raleigh. N. C. Tobacco Curing Season Opens Mr. Brim the First to Cut. Mr. Alex Rrim, who farms | between Danbury and Piedmont 1 Springs, was the first to cut a 1 barn of tobacco in this section. He began housing last week, and was followed by Mr. R. C. White, near Flatshoal. This ! week Mr. Osa Smith, of Dan jbury Route 1, and Mr. J. M. Fagg, of Red Shoals, will cut a barn each. The work of housing and cur ing the tobacco crop will begin in earnest next week in all sec tions of the county. The crop is generally reported good. Campbell Route 1. Campbell Route 1, Aug. B. I The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. ! H. 1,. Hill died Sunday, and was ! buried at the family burial j ground Monday. | People are done threshing I wheat in this community, and ; crops were very good. The tobacco crop is very good, '' and the outlook for a corn crop -lis the best for years. ' j Miss Agnes Smith, of Mayo !! dan, who has been spending two ' weeks with Mrs. Govie Smith, 1 has gone to Francisco to spend a ; week. But we are afraid she i will stay longer, from the way r Dixie was smiling. We are sure there was something in his r smiles. 5 Mrs. D. M. Martin, of Greene t boro, and Mrs. Ola Gilbert, of T Richmond, Va., are visiting / their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. i R. Brown, of this place, t Mr. Ben Jessup, who holds a f responsible position in Spray, is e at home on his vacation, e Mr. Walter Smith and family, f accompanied by Miss Winnie a Tatum, returned to their home i- in Spray yesterday, after sev it eral days visit with friends here 0 and in Virginia. Z .. • C _~^ THROWN AND KICKED. W E. Hartman Painfully But Not Seriously Hurt By Mule. Last Thursday Mr. W. E. Hartman, of Hartman, thrown and kicked by a mule, receiving injuries which were quite painful but not serious. He was grazing the mule near his home, sitting on its back, and allowing the reins to fall j loosely about the animal's head. A bee or insect must have stung. the mule, for it suddenly jump- 1 ed and plunged, dismounting the rider, and in the fall an iron hoof struck Everett a glancing blow in the forehead, raking the bone, and knocking him wind- j ing. He was not hurt by the! fall. Dr. McCanless, of Danbury, was summoned and dressed the wound, and at this time Mr. Hartman is about recovered. Ice Cream Supper at J. Wesley Morefield's. Sandy Ridge, Aug. S. An ice | cream supper was given by the young people at Mr. J. Wesley Morefield's lxyne Friday night. [Quite a number of friends were present, and all seemed to have a jolly time. Among them were j Misses (.sracie Wilkins, Escoand Nina Sheppard. Lucy and Annie Priddy, Vera Young. Lillu I Young. Nettie Nelson. Alpha Wood. Roxie Taylor, Zilla Sands, Bettie, Lester and Hester More field, Minnie and Lilla Mabe and Mittie Shelton. Messrs. Terry and Roy Oakley, Rex and Percie Sheppard, Mallie Taylor. Lin] Wilkins, Willie Sands, Charlie and Walter Priddy, Richard Morefield, Gilmer Mabe, Homel and Luther Adams, Rufus Woods. Van Mabe, Wesley Prid- • dy, Roy Martin, Lawson j and others. JAY. THE NORTH CAROLINA State Normal and Industrial College Maintained by tin* State for tin* Women of North Carolina. Four regular CourneH lending to Degree*. Special Courxen fur Teacher*. Fall SCSHIOII begin* September 14, 11(10. Tlione (lcnirlng to ejiter nhouhl ap ply an early an poMHible. For cata logue ami other Information ad ilrenH. JULIUS I. FOUST, President, Greensboro, N. C Regulate the Bowels "I have been troubled with constipation for several years, and have tried a great many kinds of pills, as well as medicine from the doctor. Nothinj seemed to help me until I be ! gan taking Dr. Miles' Nerve and Liver Pills. I found the little j pills very effective, and I am thankful that at last I have a reliable remedy." MRS. F. M. DUNKIN, Leßoy, Ills. Dr. Miles' • Nerve and Liver Pill* simply cause the bowels to move in a normal manner, and with -1 out the griping effects of cathar } tics and purgatives. That's why they are so universally used by women and children. The ' longer they are taken" the less " are needed. Natural conditions * gradually being restored. told by druggleta everywhere. If flrat , package tfOM not benefit, your druggie* 9 will return your money. MILM MBDICAL CO., Elkhart, In* FERTILIZERS Daisy Middlings Meat, Flour, Chop Corn Meal, Lard, Sugar And all Kinds of Sup plies For Farmers. I wish to announce to my friends of Stokes and Patrick and other counties that I have opened a new store and new goods here and wantjtheir trade. Will keep a full line of home supplies, at prices as low as the lowest. Special induce ments offered to the Farmers Union. Non-un ion men will also be treated right, and sold goods as low as they can buy them anywhere. WANTED--AII kinds of country produce; high est market prices paid. J. A. LAWSON Next door to John A. Burton old stand WALNUT COVE, N. C. Walnut Cove Roller Mills. Arc running on full time, six days out of every week, and making good flour and meal. We have a large custom- grinding but want more, and we guarantee to please every one. So you people who are not in the habit of coming to us will please come and try us. If we don't please you come back and tell us. We sell flour, meal, chop, bran and corn and buy wheat. Yours for more business, JOHN R. LACKEY WALNUT COVE, N. C. THE NORTH CAROLINA College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. The State's college for training industrial workers. Courses in Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Hus bandry and Dairyimg; in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering; in Cotton Milling and Dye ing; in Industrial Chemistry; and in Agricultural teaching. Entrance examinations at each county seat on the 14th of July. D. H. HILL, President, West Raleigh, N. C. Four Per Cent. Paid Check Books Free There may be banks with larger capital stock and bigger deposits—but big cap ital stock and deposits are not what constitute safety in a bank. It is con servative and safe loaning, and large proportionate cash reserve. This bank never loses a dollar on a loan, and al ways maintains a cash reserve suffi cient to meet all legitimate demands. THE BANK OP STOKES COUNTY
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