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INFORM ATION ON SEEDING WHEAT By C. B. Williams. Of the North Carolina Experiment Station —Farmers Should Read He fore Sowing Wheat In Fall. It is frequently advisable for a goodly number of North Carolina farmers who have lar.d suitable for the growth of wheat to grow enough of this crop for their own needs and to spare. The sections of the State best suited for the growth of this crop are the Piedmont and Mountain portions. There are soils, however, in the Eastern portion of the State on which this crop can with proper care be grown, but its general growth in that portion of the State is not to be encouraged. Wheat makes its best growth in the Eastern part of the State on well drained soils of a clay, sandy clay or loam nature underlain by a clay or sandy clay subsoil. Planting the Crop. In order that wheat, as with other crops, may make its most satisfactory growth, it is of the highest importance that the seed bed be properly prepared and fertilized and that the crop be, planted at the right time. There is no question but what poor yields are generally due to either poor preparation of the soil, lack of proper fertilization, poor seed or too late planting when the wheat i3 sown on the right kind of soil. Wheat, as with other small grains, requires that the land be fairly compact below and fined on the surface to a depth of two to three inches so that the seed will be in a mellow seed be-i if best results are to be secured. In order to obtain tn's condition, 3==BIG DAYS==3 Industrial Exhibition Fordson TRACTOR Come and see in actual operation the many time and money-saving ad vantages of the Industrial Tractor--! he FOkDSON. TO BE HELD AT CHARLOTTE, N. C. SEPTEMBER 6-7-8 UNDER THE AUSPICES OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY Charlotte Branch, and its 330 Dealers in North and South Carolina and Southern Virginia NO CHARGE FOR ADMISSION Exhibition open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Many big manufacturers from all over the country will have exhibits. MAKE YOUR ARRANGEMENTS—TODAY-TO ATTEND RNRR BIG STREET PARADE NNNN FREE RA D I NME NTS FRFF SIGHTSEEING TOURS * ****** BRING YOUR FAM!LY= YOUR FRIENDS WILL ALL BE THERE. COVINGTON MOTOR CO., Rural Hall, - - - North Carolina. it will generally be necessary to 1 break the land some little time prior to planting so that the soil 1 will receive a rain or two and 1 settle. Just immediately before ■ planting the surface should be disked and harrowed to the depth t indicated aboved in forming the are taken, generally good results .! will follow. , Fertilizing the Crop, i For average soils in the Moun-, tain and Piedmont sections of the ( i State, the use of 300 to 600 pounds per acre of a fertilizer j , mixture contaning loto 12 percent available phosphoric acid and about 2to 3 percent of ammonia .will give satisfactory results. | 'This mixture should be applied at the time the crop is sown. On very poor soils, nitrate of soda mav be applied at the rate of 75 to 100 pounds broadcast per acre at about the time in the spring the plants are beginning to send up stems for the formation of heads. Where manure can be applied to the land during the fall, winter or early spring, an application of nitrate of soda will not be needed, certainly not if the application of manure is fairly liberal. With soils that have had a good growth of peas, clover or soybeans plowed in during the early fall, the amount of ammonia in the mixtures given above may be reduced materially and if the growth is fairly larce left out entirely. However, with most of our soils, the mixture indicated above will be the one that should be most generally used in fertilizing this crop. Sow ing the Seed. In the sowing or drilling of wheat, it will generally be the THE DANBURY REPORTER. safest plan to wait until after a good frost has occurred. This is recommended because of the fact that frequently if this precaution is not observed there may develop the following spring, certainl) in some years, trouble from the Hessian fly. If the seeding is delaved until soon after a good frost, it has been our observati n that there is considerably less danger from damage from this insect than if the seeding is made earlier. Generally, in the Piedmont section, the best date for seeding is from October -0 to 30. For the mountain section, seed a little earlier, lnseeding.it will j I not be well to use the seed 100! sparingly. Ordinarily, it is recommended that from a bushel and a half to two bushels be used to the acre. Varieties to Plant. For a number of years, the Experiment Station has been studying the relative value as: yielders of different varieties grown under different condition? existing in different parts of the 1 State. As a result of this work, would recommend Leap'sProJiric. Purple Straw and Fulcaster. Preparation of Land. Great care should be exercised to see that the land set aside for , the growth of wheat is broken well some 4 to 5 weeks in ai-, vance, and that just before the j seeding it may be put in a find) ' pulverized condition by disking and harrowing. No pains aho'jld be st.ared to see that the seed- j bed is put in proper condition ;.s this a very determining factor in securing a good stand and yield. Seeding Red Clover in Wheat, j In many cases, early the next' spring, it will be a good plan to seed rei clover at the rate of about 12 pounds of seed per acre. The clover, after the wheat has been removed, should make a good growth for at least one cut ting the first and two the second year. If planned to sow red clover on the wheat in spring, it will be necessary where lime has not been added during the last two or three year to apply broad cast 1' to - tons of ground lime stone, or its equivalent in some o'her form of lime, this fall, to be assured of success with the clover. Build New Homes On Danbury Route 1 Monroe Fagjr. of Route 1. is haul ing material from Walnut Cove to erect a nice new home near the site of his present home. K. R. Nelson will erect a nice new 1 home near Piedmont Springs in the j fall. Corrugated galvanized roofing $4.75 per square THE BOYLES CO., (Incorporated.) King, N. C. Most Anything You Need. PRICE OF HORSE-SHOEING IS REDUCED. • (wine t> the reduction in the price of hir!»e and niule shoes and nails I want to co-operate with my patrons and will put on four new shoes for Sl.ttO and guarantee my work. P. N. AKKINKTON. tf Walnut Cove and Stokesburp. Fred Shore has bought his Dry goods, shoes, hosiery, irons beds and mat= tresses, springs, furni ture stoves, ranges, pillows and rugs. At the lowest cash prices and got all the discount the Factory would stand. Now if you want to stretch your dollars come to the Big Store that buys right and Sells For Less. SHORE MERCANTILE CO., Inc. The Big Stores KINO, - N. C. FEDERAL ROAD MAP NOW IN MAKING Government Will Spend Money Only On Roads That Connect States. Counties. Cities. Etc. Will Have Great System. A system of highways that will serve the whole country and will be far superior to any other in the world is being mapped out by federal and state engineers. It is estimated that the system will comprise 180,000 miles of road. Federal Highway act specifically requires that all federal aid be spent on a connected system of highways consisting of not more than 7 per cent of the road mile age in each state, and that this system shall consist of interstate or primary roads and intercounty or secondary roads. Proposed systems have been received by the bureau of public roads of the United States de partment of agriculture from all but eight states. They are plot ted on a large map of the United States and carefully examined as to co-ordination with the roads CLOVER SEED, ALFALFA SEED Vetches. Grasses, Rape, Abbrai/a Rye. Common Win ter Rye. Seed Oats, Seed Wheat, Seed Barley, Vege table Seed, Flowering Bulbs, Turnip Seed, Onion Sets. These seed should be planted freely. Others who are growing these crops are prospering, are you ' Write us for our complete price list covering all seeds most suitable for soil and climatic conditions in the South. A. B. KIRBY SEED COMPANY 3augßw GAFFNEY, S. 0. Carolina=Virginia FAIR MOUNT AIRY, N. C. Sept. 26,27,28,29,1922. MOTOR CYCLE RACE. Tuesday, Sept. 26th. Purse Motor Cycle Race 10 miles SIOO Wednesday, Sept. 27th. Motor Cycle Race 10 miles SIOO Thursday, Sept. 28th. Motor Cycle Race 10 miles SIOO Friday, Sept. 29th. Motor Cycle Race 10 miles (Concilation Race) SIOO Conditions: Entrace fee 5 per cent. Five per cent deducted from money winners. Four or more to enter, four to start. No one can win more than one money in one, race. Each mechanic allowed one mechanic to render service re quired during race. Monev divided 50. 25. 15 and 10 per cent. Entries close Tuesday, Sept. 12, 1922, except in concilation race, which closes Thursday, Sept. 28th, 6 o'clock p. m. Right reserved to reject any entry or declare off on account of rain. HARNESS RACES. Class Races. No. 1 2:14 Pace S3OO No. 2 2:19 Pace S3OO No. 3 2:24 Trot S3OO No. 4 2:14 Trot S3OO No. 5 Free for all S3OO Stake Races. No. I 2:22 Trot 'closed' SI,OOO No. 2 2:17 Trot 'closed' SI,OOO No. 3 2:20 Pace 'closed' SI,OOO Conditions Class Races: All races under rules N. T. A., of which this association is a member, with stated ex ceptions. Colored drivers barred. Money divided 50, 25, 15 and 10 per cent. No horse can win more than one money. SIO.OO to enter. ( Not to be added to purse) No deductions from money winners. Two or morehorses from same stable may enter each class. Time allowance, if any, must be claimed when making entry, Right reserved to declare off any race. Entries close Tuesday. Sept. 19th, 1922. Records made that day no bar. Send enrties to EDW. M. LINVILLE, Sec., MOUNT AIRY, N. C. 23aug2w of adjacent states and service to all sections of the country.. Where co-ordination is not satis factory conferences are held with' all interested state highway officials and routes adjusted. Manv states have already ad justed difficult problems with their neighbors. As an example the system sent in by Nebraska; showed a gap in an important road along the northern bound ary. It was learned, however, that South Dakota would con : struct a highway that would fill this gap like pictures on toy blocks convenient to one anther. Since the Federal Highway act of last November became a law only roads certain to be on the system have been approved for construction.—U. S. Bulletin. Samuel Hairston's Great Loss Samuel Hairston's recent loss by hail on his tobacco plantations in Stokes is estimated by himself at thirty thousand dollars. This was in deed a catastrophe of the first magni tude. Mr. Hairston's many Stokes friends sympathize with him sin cerely.
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