PAGE SIX
STOKES FARMERS
DON'T FEED SELVES
Agricultural Survey Shows
Startling' Facts Lacked
5615.121 Worth of Feeding
the County and 4.567
Worth rf Feeding Them
selves.
Stokes county farmers neith
er feed themselves nor the 11011-
l'arm population of their count v
with produce from Stokes
county farms and depend on a
big tobacco crop to bring in
enough money to buy enough
fo 11 ami feed that other farm
ers produce to keep body and
sov! together.
This is shown in a survey of
agricultural pivductjon an.!
c. irptii-n in Stokes county
i: i:>2B. a survey of which was
m.u! • by the agricultural e\-
t> :'.•!■ m service of North Caro-
State '"ll"gc in connection
w:':' the "l ive At Home" pro
gram of G ivernor (). Max
Ga'.'d ier.
This survey shows that in
lie's Stokes county farmers
failed by produce worth $615.-
121 of feeding their county
and failed by produce w>rt'i
*•"•34,867 of feeding theinsi'lves.
T!" failed t• • produce enough
oat*, hay. sweet potatoes, pork,
beef, mutton or milk t > me a
ti: oiiirement.- iii the county
at t'.ge. and failed to produce
er. ,h of the same items (villi
t!' xcept .■ >)i of «weet p m
t> >) t n~ ■; their o\v:. r.-
Requirements were based on
■>«.' the-'o )•"'>»li:cl>
■ i '•e the a'.i'l'ag ■ citi
•i' State" '■ tlm
a\ ige farm animal, and the
onclusi:-n is that Stokes
j • pli- bought more
th ia 1 a!f million dollar#
Wt rt ; of food and feed out of
iunt i'. lt'2.">. or oil
;t aia: !t: d iilg u iti: ,
: below tlie standa -.is of
* 'l'agi. American citizen
■ i .'er;'. v (iardner wa:i;.« oil'
!■ • r !! els an ! lie \v;;:  t
■*t • iar ileei, from bivukiii"
th« bat k raising tobacco ami
)to s-' 1 ! at ridiculously
sma'i prices ii order to scrape
teg-'tnei' enough money to buy
s-meching to eat that some
farm-r in Virginia ->r Wiscon
sir or .Maine produced.
I !ii> practice. Gov. Gardner
recently pointed out, is caus
ing hundreds of millions of
do;! ti's a year to be sent out of
th" State for food and feed
wh»ch North Carolina farmers
could have raised but didn't.
Governor Gardner believes
that if North Carolina farm
ers would >low down a little
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCx
I s
« SEE THESE . $
! Used Cars !
0 0
o YOU WILL SAVE MONEY. o
o t
s s
0 One 1929 New Ford Tudor Sedan. f 0
o One 1929 New Ford Sport Runabout. >
£ One 1929 New Ford Pick Up open cab. $
0 Two 1927 Ford Tourings. 0
$ Two 1926 Ford Touring's. A
£ One 1927 Ford Runabout. 0
0 • One 1927 Ford Coupe. $
£ One 1925 Ford Sedan. i \ $
1 One 1928 Chevrolet Coupe. $
X One 1927 Chevrolet Touring*. o
% One 1927 Chevrolet Coach. ; T
| J. |
y 15 Good Plug- Cars with license plates £
X priced from 520.00 to $75.00 . £
x i
X ' Terms to reliable parties. |
| Fulton Motor Co., |
| FORD PRODUCTS
X WALNUT COVE, N. C. \
X' ONLY FORD DEALERS IN STOKES COUNTY J
OOCOYOOOOCCK/' -
I bit the tobacco and cotton
1 and speed up some on food and
* feed that the agricultural con
' dition of the State would be
4 .improved, that there would be
I more money in circulation.
more happiness, fewer banks
' busting ami better health.
The agricultural experts of
North Carolina agree with the
Governor.
A list of the surpluses or
shortages in the staple foods
produced in Stokes county in
1928 and the values of the sur
. pluses or shortages follows:
I Corn 48,126 bushel surplus
worth $5:5,419.
Wheat 24,074 bushel surplus
i worth $35,629
Oats 155,275 bushel shortage
! worth $121,114.
Hay 871 ten shortage worth
• $17,421.
Irish potatoes 48.968 bushel
surplus worth $49,942.
Sweet potatoes 8.148 bushel
shortage worth $7,822.
I'ork 799.680 pound shortage
worth $119,952.
fleet' 1.010.670 pound short
age worth $156,100.
Mutton 104.880 pound short
age worth $15,732.
Milk 1.026.297 gallon short
age worth $359,238.
Poultry 77.756 pound surp
lus worth $21,771.
Eggs 71.683 dozen surplus
worth #21.491.
To bring their deficient pro
ducts up to requirements tin
farmers of Stokes county would
have t«i quadruple their oat
production, double their pork
production, double their pork
production, revive the mutton
industry, and double milk pro
duel i' n.
Records show they hav
mon than quadrupled oat pro
duction since 1919 and have
tii'!c i their beef production
sin e thai date but thai their
pt" k ar.il milk productions have
both d. * :i led and that mutton
production has been st.ftion
a v at a low level.
Corn production, m.v.> "TT.
has increased from 305.000
biisliels a ,vi ar ill 1910 to 500.-
000 bushels in 1928. wheat
production has increased from
119.01H* bu-h'. Is t> 124.000
iiti-heis. oa.t products n has in
creased from 8,000 bushels to
i 38.000 bushels, hay production
has increased from 4,000 tons
to 19.000 tons, Irish potato
production has increased from
18.000 bushels to 87.000 bush
els. sweet potato production
has increased from 25.000
bushels to 61.000 bushels, beef
production has increased from
210.000 pounds to 429.000
pounds, and egg production has
increased from 259,000 dozen
to 428.000 dozen.
The 1928 tobacco crop in
Stokes county was worth $2,-
ii 518.295 and was more than
:l twice as large as the tobacco!
- crop of 1919. The cotton crop!
e was only eleven bales. The;
e rye crop was worth $36,000. j
i. Fruits were worth $89,939. |
s Vegetables were worth $162.-!
150.
f After tIK cost of fertilizer
i' and land rent and of feeding
the farm population and farm \
i animals in 1928 was subtracted;
s from the farm value of Stokes
ii county farm produce there was ;
- a surplus of $1,648,507 or about
$93 per member of the farm I
s population.
s The Prince of Wales took :i
400-mile airplane ride and
didn't fall off once.
i A distinguished aviator fell
into a storm sewer while run
-1 ning with his small son's kite.
| Airmen should stay off the
! | ground.
' J Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow.'
I mother-in-law of Cel. Lind-,
! bergh, will aid her husband in
Ibis campaign for election to|
■ the United States Senate.
Do
really know
| your cigarette?
YOU'RE PARTICULAR about the other things that are so intimate
> a part of your personality. What about your cigarettes? There are
■ several hundred grades of leaf tobacco. What kind of cigarette
) , do you smoke ?
> I
> ' If you smoke Camels you smoke the choicest tobaccos grown. I* %
y For the famous Camel blend is based on the use of tobaccos of j, ;
S' superlative quality. It is only from them that you can expect that (
£ i in such perfection in Camels.
0 | We buy the right tobaccos . . . the very choicest delicate leaves
q . of Turkish and Domestic. In their curing and preparation we use
0 i the most modern and scientific methods. And we alone possess
£ : the knowledge of the marvelous Camel blend.
Q 1 That's why Camel is able to furnish real cigarette pleasure to •.
C more millions thaii have evey given their patronage to any other
Q ' cigarette. • \.
XI *> llil
l\
| Don't deny yourself the luxury of i
| CAMELS ■ I
V 01930, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco | HB
* .cmpany, W inston-Salem, N. C.
>•\ ' * \
THE DANBURY REPORTER
MISS CORNELIUS
! COMING TO STOKES
I
Will Visit Several 4-H Clubs—
Hopes To Renew Interest In
Club Work In County.
I
Miss - Elizabeth Cornelius,
| State 4-H Girl's Club leader,
] will be in Stokes county, Mon
day and Tuesday, May 5 and j
;6, to visit various 4-K clubs
; with the county agent- The
following clubs will probably
be visited:
Tuesday, May 6th.
Germanton, 9:30 A. M.
King. 11:00 A. M-
Reynolds, 2:00 P. M.
Wednesday, May 7th.
Walnut Cove, 9:30 A. M.
Meadows. 11:00 A. M-
Pine Hall. 1:00 P. M.
Sandy Ridge, 2:45 P. M.
Parents are invited to attend |
i these meetings.
There are approximately 200 j
boys and girls enrolled in 4-H i
c lubs in Stokes County. Some.
I of the club members have got-!
ten their work started in good j
—. i
I shape, while others are losing j
! interest. It is believed that j
Miss Cornelius' visit to the
county will renew the interest
of all those who hear her.
J. E. TREVATHAN,
County Agent.
Mt. Tabor Club Meets
• I
The Mt. Tabor Girl's Club
met at the school building Fri
j day, April 25th, at 2 o'clock- 1
i Eleven members were present
and two new ones joined. The
, club opened by singing a club
song and reading of the 23rd
Psalm. Several prizes were j
given for sewing, all the girls
showing much interest in the :
work as Miss McQueen has
been teaching the club how to
cut and (it with patterns. Irene
Easle.v and Lelia Morris as
sisted her. At the conclusion '
of the sewing lesson Miss Me-1
| Queen gave a demonstration in j
j making pineapple salad which
! was served. The club then 1
| sung several selections from I
| the 4-H Club scng book. The ;
I next meeting will be held the j
j fourth Friday in May.
I- • •
WEDNESDAY, APR. 30, 19
Some daring girls are now ■
wearing skirts reaching almost ft
to the ground. M
Y«uSaw„
; in, buyin
KC
| Baking Powder
Same Price
for over
• 38 years
► 
25 ounces for j I
> 
You save in using
! it. Use less than of
. high priced brands.
; MILLIONS OF POUNDS lif 1
, USED BY OUR GOVERNMENT M
A i