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FARMING FOR
THE LOVE OF IT
H. I'. Moore, of Rockingham
County. Has Accomplished
Great Things In Agriculture.
Madison. July 14—When H.
P. Moore, of Nt-w Bethel town
ship. Rockingham county,
started farming on his own
hoOK >ome three decades ago.
hi-' tola. resources consisted of
iv*;e wilt. one mule, a reason
able strong body, love for the
ac;' and a positive obsession
for work. The mule is long
since dead but the other tiling
he still has and something mor-*
besides.
For one thing. he has •*('»
acres of land, all in one body,
that he has acquired as the
years went by: hut stranjre as
it may seem. Moore is not so
much concerned with what his
land may do for him as with
what he may do for it. He ■
hasn't bought land to exploit |
but to improve.
It was his misfortune, he '
says, always to acquire poor
land, land already robbed of 1
fertility. So if he was to hav - '
any tertile soil he had to im- '
prove it—he didn't acquire any 1
by purchase. Well, he has some '
fertile land now. You would '
have thought so had you seen
the clover he harvested from 1
a six-acre field a few weeks 1
ago. '
Hard Time Growing
It was oniv five years ago '
that this field was reclaimed
trim broom sedge and gullies. '
mostly gullies. The first crop
to ;•« planted was peas, and the
per ltgumes had a hard time
ol .t. After struggling to get
through the red incrustation
l at went for soil, they had an
'•• viaily hai*d t: rn«• in growing,
f'tn was 1 itti«- in the soil for
th'.-rr. to feed on.
oliowing the peas other
er' iwere planted and fall be
lor* ia.-t the land was limed'
a-i sown to wheat and clover.
'l'* succeeding summer Mr. i
harvested a good crop of
wr.tfct and this summer he cut
tf" .re than 15 tons of clover
Ivy from the six acres. ]•
r.":.ny spots the clover was
w;..'st high and as thick as R.-
].;.::icans in Maine.
Lime did it—lime and hard
\v rk. The field was near
 re's home and he saw no
reason why it should continue
to blight the landslip., so h
applied the remed # y. lime and
cl' .er. And this spring, as h
•sat on his porch during the
noon rest hour and looked
across the field at a« billowing
wilderness of green leaves and
rtd blossoms, deep down in his
soul he experienced a satisfai-
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WE BUY ANYTHING
AND SELL EVERYTHING.
itk-n thai not tven M-Id tr
treasure ef any sort could have
bought. He looked upon his
handiwork and found it good.
The reward of the sower wa*
his.
Compares Two
In improving his soil Moore
finds his greatest satisfaction.
He regards the soil much as he
does his bank acvount. If lv
takes money from the bank
without putting any back. h>'
says, his account soon wiTi be
overdrawn. In like manner, i!
he takes from the >il and puts
nothing back, soon the soil will
become exhausted, he declares.
Moore's scheme of farming
calls for food and feed crops,
first, and then what tobacco
may be properly taken care of.
He urges his ten tenants to
grow their supplies, to rais"
; plenty of vegetables, that there
I
!may he little of these things to!
(buy. If they wish to grow j
clover, he furnishes the seed j
and gives them three-fourths
of the hay.
A bad storm last year that j
tore down and wrung off the
stalks is all that prevented himi;
from harvesting 500 bushels of j
corn from ten acres of land. As I
it was. he gathered more than I
:'.(•(I bushels from the field. Had j
the storm held off. the yield 1
would have been almost doubl« i
what it was. This field had t
been in clover the year before.;
On the same field this year hej;
harvested a bumper crop of i
wheat and now the stubbie is |
green with clover again. 1
The ideal rotation. M>.
Moore has found, is clover,
corn, wheat, and in his individ
ual farming he follows this ro
tation as nearly as possible. J:
lime is used he says it is easy i
to grow clover. He customar
ily applies a carload of limes
to >1 is fields each year.
Bought Corn Once
Only once in his lift. Mr.
, Moore savs. has he bought c m.
This was >oon after he iga : j
farming for himself—hi g:t w ]
'up on a farm—and the rta-eni
he hail to buy corn then w..> ;
that he l.i ught an extra mule i
which he had to feed. Ht i v. !
er has bought a bale of hay. j
Vet despite the fact that hi !
emphasiy.es the growing i f itt-.l
and lood crops. Moore is i
the States most successful to- •
bacco growers. Year aftel .
year he grows tobacco ti.it
commands top prices or. * h> j
market. Last year his CM P.
averaged more than .">2 Cents .t
pound and thi yield was over
1.200 pounds to tht acre.
One five-acre field ol tohacio
brought more than $2,000. His
son. Pendleton, who is a sopho- ;
more at State College. Raleigh. '
had two and a half acres  f to
bacco which he grew under the
supervision of the principle of
| Bethany Farm Lift Schroi.
I which produced .'5.156 pounds
Jand sold for
Pendleton Moore is studying
i agriculture at State College.
Like his tather. he loves the
so;J. ]it liberately and if i.iv
! -/.vn volition he has chosen to
make farming his prol'es.-io-.j.
Had he wished he could hi..-
selected some other vocation
available for him to prepare
himself for it.
Has Good Home
The Moore home is one of
the most commodious in rural
THE DANBURY REPORTER
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Rocking:and is equipped
with both lights and water. A
Itwo-aii'i' orchard furnishes an
iabundance of peaches, apples,
pears, cherries and grapes. A
i good garden provides all the
vegetables needed for the table.
The Moore's live well.
On the Moore farm this year
are 75 acres of tobacco. 125  i
corn. 40 of wheat. 12 of rye. 1
and several of his tenants use
clover, seven of beans for tVr
age and soil improvement and
approximately 25 acres in track
patches. No truck is grown foe
sale, however, as all of it i
consumed on the place by .Mi.
Moore and his tenants.
Not all of the Moore teant.
furnish their own stock and
tools. Seven head of mules and
horses are kept by Mr. Moore,
of alfalfa, six of oats, 30 of
these in making their crops.
| Those tenants who wish to work
| their own stock may do so.
j Mr. Moore's success as a
farmer has been earned. No
body has given him anything.
Beginning with nothing he h:i
steadily prospered year afte."
year. Evidently his methods
as his thrift and industry haw
had something to do with it.
He has farmed rather than
gambled. When tobacco was
the highest he still grew
feed and food crops. What h
can make he doesn't buy.
In all of the years he has
farmed he has never bought
bag of flour nor a poke of meal.
Inn has sold some of both. And
today he owns {lOO acres of
land, which isn't so bad. con
sidering that he is still rela
tively a young man. It looks
like the growing of home M:p-,
plies pays.
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! Porch
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"JlVtl! all *yni;ia!ri*c A ith the !
stricken lady on >hit>ho.ird who. ;
when the steward approached j
her with .i dish oi f.iiv«-r> gelatin,
j moaned, "Steward. take that awa> !
It wobbles so it makes me sick!"
\\ e may sympathize, but probably
I it will 1* with an air of comicsceii
, sion, for we art on no wobbly ship
j but on our own porch with the
iappled light sifting through the
leaves, and the garden scents drift
ing lazily up to soothe us. tint mure
| lhan that, thi re is the ideal con
j rlusion to an idle porch luncheon
on the tahle in front of us. Yes. a
gelatin dessert. Not one that we
i have eaten time and again, hut some
thing a little new, a little different
intriguing. Just what ? Why. here
are the recipes:
Slmwhrrty itnii Piurafplr Foam: j
Pissolu one package of lemon- I
Laws Should Favor
; Development of Mines
"Whin one considers the uni
versal use of metals in every
field of effort and that they
are absolutely essential for the
maintenance of civilization it
self. it is impossible to under
stand why the miner and the
mining industry are made the
subject of drastic legislation
which discourages and handi
caps the discovery and develop
ment of new wealth and his
product is one of prime neces
sity for which there is* a con
stant and ever increasing do
! flavored gelatin in one-half cup boil
! iug \vai«r. Add one and one-halt
, cups crt'shed j'iiu.ij'j'ii' .iiid one and
j one-hall oin'S of slrawlierries and
allow in >;and until cold and begin
ning to mi. Then fold in two stittt
i ie.it« ii egg whites and chill well.
Serve piled in glas»es and topped
with whipped crcain and a whole
strawberry.
Product of the Vine
Graff Sponge: Soak two table
spoons gelatin in four tablespoon;
cold water. Bring three cups grape
juice, one cup water and one-half
rtip sugar to boiling, pour over gel
atin and stir until dissolved. When
cold and beginning to stiffen, add
one tablespoon lemon juice, one cup
of canned, moist cocoanut, one-half
! cup of vacuum-packed walnuts and
| one-half cup of cream, whipped.
I Chill in molds.*
mand.
"As a rule his operations arc
on land which has no value
other than the mineral it con
tains. conflicts with no other
industry and turns worthless
mountains and desert into a
source of profit to the county
and state. He builds prosper
ous communities where none
existed before, adds to the
taxable wealth of the state and
provides a market for the pro
ducts of the farm, factories
and of almost every field of
production."— Wallace. Idaho.
Miner.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 19
| Improved Uniform Internationa!
Sunday School
T Lesson T
(By REV I' IV KIT7.W ATKH. l».t». Ivan |
Mm ill v tlilile liisliiun- t.f ChUBK")
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Lesson for July 28
THE STORY OF DANIEL
I.ESSON TKXT—Daniel 1:1-1.19.20:!
2:17-1:4.
(KtLDK.N TIC XT—Tlicy that vise;
phall shine the f»f 'lie
firmament; and they that turn many to!
righteousness at- ilie stare foiever anil j
eve r.
I rill MA K V TOPIC —A Hoy Whc
Obeyed.
JUNIOH TOPIC —A Boy Who Ohcyel !
IXTKII.MEDIATIC AM' SKXIOK TOP
lC—Preparing tor a Life Work.
vol'NO PKOPL.K A.NU ADl'l.l TOP- j
IC—Character and Career of DanieJ. •
I. Daniel In Captivity (1:1-4).
Ilis captivity took place in Ihe third [
year of Jehoiakim's reign by Nebu*
i chadnezzar, King of Uubylon. While!
a lender youth, be was torn from iiouie
i lies and made a captive in a foreign:
I land *o he trained for court service
11. Daniel in Training (1:5-20).
i In order to be of :ne largest service J
| in the kingdom. It was necessary that !
! be oe taught to love the king and na- j
j lion and to be detached froiu his OWE !
! people and religion.
1. Daily portion .if the king's meat j
1 and drink appointed (v. fi).
j The object of this was:
(1) To gain the good will of Daniel. |
Such recognition would encourage hlic j
to give himself to the king's service, j
(2) To supply the proper food for i
his physical and intellectual growth. i
•1. His name changed (v. 7).
lie was named Beiteshazzar. The
object in ibis change was the oblitera-1
lion of national and religious connec
tions, and bis identification with the |
Babylonian nation. Daniel means,
Co I i-5 my judge. Ileltcshaz/.nr means,
i Bel's Prince.
j 3. Daniel's purpose of heart v. 8).
Daniel purposed in bis heart I lint he
j would not dolile niinselt with the
j king's meat and wine, lie re. |nested
I to be tested for ten days with the food
j which lbe law of ins (Jod allowed,
i agreeing n> abide bv the results,
i -1. Daniel's reward (iv. 1.V.'0).
(1) physical health (v. If.), The
king s meal and wine would have been
palalalile. hnl to luive partaken would
have violaled Ins eotiscieiiee,
C.'i .Menial growth (vv. 17-'J"). lie
was found lo lie leu iiir.es wiser than
the magicians and aMrotogcrs.
(.'!) Socially (v. IP), lie was not
i only ne\t to Hie king, but piesident of
' Ihe college el wise men and prime
! miiilsier of Hie empire,
lb rough several dynasties (v. -I). ▼
; (-1) Spiritual (v. 17).
; Cod levealed lo him Nebuchadnez
zar's i Ilea 111 and gave visions stretch
| Jug ai-ros-s ilie centuries. The secret
; of Daniel's success was;
a. 1 'onseielil iousliess.
j 11, Loyally to Hod.
c. Decision of chai'ft«ier,
l. I raverfulliess.
I e. Patience,
i f. Courtesy.
lil. Daniel Interpreting Nebuch.-id
j neziar's Dream :14-111).
j 1. The dream revealed (vv. 14-35).
Nebuchadnezzar had a dream which
i made a tremendous impression on his
i mind, but its content hud been for
gotten. lie urgently demanded ofihej
wise men that Ihey make known the
1 dream and its Interpretation, lie.!
! cause of their failure to do so the'
i king was furious an.l commanded al! i
i the wise men of Babylon to be slain, j
! Daniel sought an Interview with thej
king and obtained lime. In answer to!
prayer. Hod gave to Daniel Hie con-1
tent of the dream. lie told the king,
that in his dream he had beheld >: j
great image with h head of gold, |
breast and arms of silver, belly and'
thighs of brass, legs of iron, and feet |
i part of iron and part of clay. Ile-j
| beheld ibis image smitten by a stone'
\ which became h great mountain.
2. The dream interpreted (vv.
I 36-40).
(1) The head of gold represented
the Chaldean monarchy, with Ncbu-I
chadnezzar as its head (vv. 37. US). JL
(2) The breast and arms of
represented the Medo-Persian power' j
(v. 30).
(3) The belly and thighs of brassi ;
represented Hie Crecian empire under' »
Alexander Ihe Great (v. 30).
»4) The legs of Iron represented]
the Roman empire (vv. 40-43).
(!">) The stone cut out of the moun-1
tain (vv. 44, 4T»>, This is the King- j '
dom of Heaven so graphically set forth j
in the New Testament.
a. The stone is Christ (Isa. 28:1G; i
Matt 21:42-41).
b. When did Ihe stone strike? Of*- 1
serve that the impact upon (his man
was upon his feet (v. 34).
c. The Kingdom of Heaven Is
brought into realization through b>
! great catastrophe,
i
Accepting Chriit
We urge men to accept Christ, to
I accept Illni new, and they say. "Well,
we will think about it," or "Yes, I
know It ought to he attended to." Why,
you wouldn't act that way live min
i utos :il ut .Von." health or your wife's
j health, t r your business. —Dr. Malt
hie D. Buoeock.
Truit the Creator
All I liuve seen teaches me to (rust
Ihe Creator for all 1 have not seen.—
Emerson.
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