SEPOBT FROM HOLT
The County Demonstrator j
Tells How the Demon
stration Plots Are
Doing, I
ERROR OF FARMERS
Who Pull Fodder and Fops Too
Soon, Thus Lowering the
Food Value of the Corn
Eastsrn Stjkes Farm
ers Interested.
Editor Reporter :
The demonstration plots with ■
corn are showiig up well con
sidering the protracted drought.
By means otf this drought many
farmers have been led to see
and appreciate the value of
thorough preparation and late
cultivation as the only effective
way of making satisfactory re
turns with limited rainfall.
Many farmers have lowered
the food value of this corn by
taking the fodder and tops too
soon. We hope to see the day
when enough attention will be
given to hay crops, grasses of
different kinds, and legumes to
furnish roughage enough that
we will not be so dependent on
our corn crop as to have to in-1
jure the crop that we may get
roughage sufficient to winter
our stock.
•Ve rind quite a number of
eastern Stokes fanners interest
ed in grasses, some mor? par-;
ticularly interested in mixtures
fcr ; c-sturss, whil*? other mix
tures :• j r hay. These farmers
s":o..!i bi for the
star: they have taker, along this
mu.'.. neglected line of agricul-.
ture.
The farmers who have dem
onstration plots of orn f)r this
season will please f.ll out their
car.:s and mail to agent at Dan
burv. If any one doing work
haven't a card, if he will notify
the agent cards will be furnish
ed. Please attend to this as
noon as possible as we are urged
to have reports by time crops
are gathered.
WM. P. HOLT, Agent,
Dan bury, N. C.
hulls ofOemonstration Work
From every county in Virginia
come to the writer reports of the
work of the farm demonstrators.
One of the best is from Brunswick
county where Dan D. Sizer has
charge of the work under T. 0.
Sandy, the Federal agent. Many
farmers here are demonstrating
what can be done on one and
two-acre lots, the boys are in
evidence with their one - acre
corn lots, the poultry clubs are
talking through the results
obtained. Pure-bred cattle, dairy
herds, and a higher grade of
hogs are now to be found in
every section. Permanent
pastures are numerous; there are
400 acres of alfalfa this year
where there were none two years
ago. Mr. Sizer has introduced
the inoculation of cowpeas as
per the Federal formula with
surprising results. And there
■are still hundreds of acres of un
developed land here.—G. E. Ray,
in Progressive Farmer.
COLT FOR SALE-I have fcr
sale a fine colt four months old.
Will sell cheap. GEO. Q. VEN
• ABLE. Dar.fcury, N. C~
23sept2t.
| Exhibit Tour Fro-
I ducts at the fairs
It is now too late to prepare ex
hibits of livestock and many oth
'er products for the early fairs
[this fall, but whenever possible
! farm products should be exhibit
ed. The premiums may not be
worth the expense and trouble.
Indeed, no prelum:; may be won,
, although much care is devoted to
j making the exhibit; but if an ex
; hibitor goes about his work in
: the proper way he is benefited
j far beyond the value of the
premium, whether he wins or
loses.
The exhibitor who does not
study carefully the exhibits for
the purpose of learning the rea
sons why he has won, or why he '
has lost, fails to obtain the best
Dart of the reward to the ex
hibitors at the fairs. If he wins
he should learn the good points
of his exhibit and he can not
afford to fail to also learn its
weak points. If he loses he
should learn the weak points of
his own exhibit and the strong
points of those that beat him.
Our Southern farmers do not j
exhibit as largely as they should
at the fairs. This particularly
applies to individual exhibits of
farm products. There is no bet
ter way of improving our crops
and increasing interest in them
than comparing them with our
neighbor's.
i It should also be remembered
tint the best way to interest the
bays and girls in doing better
work on the farms and in the
i
farm houses is to encourage them
to make exhibits at the fairs.
It is some trouble to m ike ex- >
ihi'oits at a iair, but if it is clcr.e
in the proper spirit and fcr in
formation as well as the prem
ium, it will pay.
There are some incompetent
judges at the fairs and probably
our small Southern fairs fail here
more than anywhere else, but
the chances are that the placing
of prizes correctly than does the
exhibitor and he is less likely to
be prejudiced. For these reasons
it is useless and in bad taste to
charge the judge with dishonesty
or incompetency because you fail
to win. The better plan is to try
to find out why the other fellow
won and use this knowledge to
produce a better exhibit next
time.
It is not too late for many of
our reader to prepare exhibits of
agricultural products for some of
the late fairs. If you want any
special information in reference
to making such an exhibit write
to the secretary of your fair and
he will gladly send it to you.
Machine Guns In Trees.
Copenhagen, Sept. 16. The
correspondent of the Belingske
Übends telegraphs from Aus
trian headquarters as follows:
"The Russians have done great
execution with machine guns
mounted in trees. Austrian doc
tors declare that they are unable
to discover any evidence that the
Russians are using expanding
bullets. The Russian infantry
men are said to fire high, owing
to the excessive depth of their
trenches. Russian scouts are
burning houses as a means of
signalling their artillery, but no
charges of brutality have been
made against them.''
TOBACCO SELLS WELL
I DURHAM'S MARKET |
1 I
Average of Sixteen Cents!
Paid Tor the Weed There!
1 Yesterday.
Durhom, Sept. 17.—Tobacco j
that was sold here today brought j
a better price than that sold at,
the opening of the market. The j
average will be something over j
l'i cents for about the same
grades of tobacco olfered on the j
day the market opened. It is;
thought that thare is little doubt j
; of an increase over this for ali of j
; the tobacco companies have their;
buyers on the market with in-1
structions to purchase about the j
! same amount they have usually i
1 taken from the local market.
All of the tobacco factories in
Durham are also working every
day. The war has not stopped
them at all so this part of the
tobacco industry will need as
much tobacco this year as it ever,
needs.
It is estimated that the wheat
crop of the United States this
j vear will, after supplying home
needs, provide a surpljs of
300.000,000 bushels for export, j
; While the crop is abundant home
consumers are already paying
more for Hour as a result of tVe
foreign demand, which is steadily
pushing up the price. Western
farmers are talking of holding
wheat for $2 a bushel and if
they should do so the consumer
will have reason to compLin of
tin war.
New Fall and Winter
GOODS!
We have just opened up a complete
line of fall and winter goods and
are ready to supply your wants in
Shoes, Hats, Dry Goods, No
tions, Men's, Boys' and Chil=
dren's Clothing, Ladies and
Children's Dresses and Dress
Goods. A pretty assortment
of Ladies' and Miises Cloaks
and Coat Suits, and a big
line of Ladies' New Fall Hats
of the very latest styles.
We have no WAR PRICES and can
save you money on every purchase.
Come to see us and be convinced
that we sell new goods at the old
prices.
John A. Burton
Walnut Cove, INI. C.
THE DANBURY REPORTER
! Felers Creek, Va.
Peter's Creek, Va., Sept. 12.
'Cutting and curing tobacco is
%
the order of the dav, now.
! Misses Mae and Lena Martin,
: Carrie Teriy, Mamie Padgett,
Sallie Mays, Gladys Mitchell:
'Messrs. Lewis. Mitchell, Fred
! Padgett, Tom and James Puckett.
i
Bryan Williams and Reid Gunter
| visited at Mr. 11. E. Turner's
. Sunday afternoon.
! Misses Mae and Lima Martin
:entert.ilr.ed a number of th
, friends Friday night. Those
; present were Misses Carrie
I Terry, Mamie Padgett, Sailie
jMays: Messrs. A. H. and F. L
j Padgett, Tom and James Puckett.
j James Moss, George and Grover
! Beasley and Sam Mavs. They
reported a jolly time.
Mrs. Tom Collins is right sick
at "present, we are sorry to note.
Rev. J. E. DeShazo preached
at Creasey's Chapel Sunday.
Misses Georgia Turner, Lena
Martin: Messrs. Fied Padgett
j and Robert Turner will leave for
jßlackstone, Farrum and Hills
ville in a few days where they
will enter school.
Schools were given out for this
district at Red Bank last week.
VIRGINIAN.
CHIGHESTER SPILLS
DIAMOND BRAND
00 Ifc $
LADIES I
A.k your I'rDfrglat for CITI-CHESTER'S A
DIAMOND BRANI> PILLS in KI D nr.c/j\
GOLD metallic boxes, sealed wilb
Ribbon. TAKB NO OTHER. HO, .PT»»pV7
Dragtclit tnd ault for 111(11 M It H V
DIAMOND HUM) PI 1.1.N, fur Uventv.fiT®
years regarded na Be*t,Safest. Always Kt'.i&ble.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS
EVERYWHERE
PSfHa,
The Sale of Valuable Real Estate
known as part of the W. O. Donnell
home Place, near Oak Ridge, ad
vertised in this paper to take place
Saturday, September 19th, has
been postponed, temporarily.
At a later date announcement
will be made setting another
date for this sale of valuable
property. In the meantime
those interested in securing
building sites or small
farms in the most desir=
able section of Guilford
county will do well to
investigate this prop=
erty and be ready
for the sale to be
announced in this
paper.
R. C. HOOD,
Greensboro, N. C.
j FARM-STORE!
| \V. S. Watkins' farm and store for sale. Ideal
location; Campbell P. O.; 75 acres land, good
dwelling, store house, 2 tobacco barns and
other buildings and orchard.
Mr. Watkins retires because of ill health.
§omeone is going to get this bargain. See Mr.
Watkins or
THE STOKES REALTY EXCHANGE
DANBURY, N. CARO.
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way of hand-dipping—one ut a time. IK>3 HQ \w\
They're made for the man who wants a roof
that will last indefinitely and never need repairs. 1555SSE5E
Fireproof, Stormproof, and inexpensive.
R. H. R. BLAIR, - DANBURY, N. C.