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OXFORD POBLIC LEDGER FRIDAY. APRIL 29. 1921 To-Pay Special Showing of Fine Straw Yacht Hats mm 'ft- iTTmmMMl IMII " M - -t" Kit IIS JT rl ml I t inr .r m '' V 1 ' " HATS 9 $2, 2.50, $3, $3.50 NEW BULLETIN TELLS BOYS AND GIRLS HOW TO GROW AN ACRE OF POTATOES Genuine Toyo Pana mas $2.50, $3 and $4. Caps 75c to $2.50 Nainsook Union Suits Special 95c. Silk Knit Ties, Special 95c White Shirts, Collar Attached Special $1.75 and $1.95 rrnn lie lib On the Corner Oxford, N. C. When a boy or girl in a potato growing club succeeds In raising tubers at the rate of 300 to 600 bushels per acre, as many of them have done, it is a source of inspira tion to other members of the club who are less fortunate, and what is perhaps of greater importance, an object-lesson to their elders as to what can be accomplished when the crop is given proper attention. To guide boy and girl club members, as well as their elders, in Droducine ' bigger potato yields, the United States Department of Agriculture has recently published Farmers' Bul letin 1190, "How to Grow an Acre of Potatoes." It is prepared es pecially for use in boys' and girls' club work, and every step from the selection of the potato soil to the harvesting, grading, and storing of the crop is discussed. Gravelly or sandy loam soils are generally considered especially well adapted to the production of large crops of potatoes, provided they are well drained and well supplied with plant food, says the bulletin. A very light sandy soil or a stiff clay soil should be avoided- The ideal soil is one that does not run together with rains, that works easily, is well supplied with humus, and while well drained, is naturally supplied with moisture. Clover and alfalfa are re garded as the best preparatory crops for potatoes. Prepare the Land Thoroughly. Potato soils should be plowed as deeply as possible, but always re member not to turn up more than an inch of the subsoil. The fall is the best season to plow.' When the land is plowed at this time it should be disked and harrowed as early in the spring as possible to conserve the moisture and to prevent weed crrnwh. Snrinsr Dlowed land should be disked immediately, in order to prevent the possible packing of the newly turned soil- In preparing the seed bed spare no pains to put in good condition. If the crop is planted on land that is poorly pre pared no amount of subsequent cul tivation will entirely remedy the de fect. Use the Best Seed. Select the variety that is known to be adapted to the section. Use the best seed obtainable, and if pos sible make sure that it has been pro duced from strong, healthy plants that have developed a goodly num ber of tubers of even marketable size and uniform shape. Before planting, the seed should be disin fected with formalin solution to pre vent potato scab. Better yields ob tained by the use of from 15 to 18 bushels of seed per acre, though the average for the United States is 8.0 bushels. Cut blocky seed pieces, weighing from 1 to 2 ounces each. After planting keep the surface of j the ground loose until the plants ap- i pear, then deep cultivation should I begin, but as the crop develops shal i low tillage is recommended. Insects I and diseases should never be allowed to get established, but should be con trolled by suitable fungicides and in secticides such as are described in the bulletin. When the crop is being harvested, a systematic effort should be made to select desirable tubers j for next year's seed. Authorities On Lying. Anita A fib is the same as a story, and a story is the same as a lie, Nelly No, it's not. Anita Yes, it is, because my father said so, and my father is a professor at the university. Nelly I don't care if he is. My father is an editor, and he knows more about lying than your father. Blighty. TasKorrsw Airaght NR Tablets stop sick headaches, relievo bilious attacks, tono and regulata the eliminative organs, tnako you feel fine. "Better Than Pills For Uvsr Ills" A Helpful Hair Hint A lady visiting friends says "Par isian Sage is the best thing I have j ever used to make my hair wavy, j lustrous and abundant It keeps I away, ail dandruff and stops itch- j ing." J. G. Hall sells it with guar- j antee of money back if not satisfac-; tory. I 25c. flox. SJ'PniCTttt y YOU CAN DO NO MORE PROGRESSIVE, PATRIOTIC THING THAN TO CARRY OUT YOUR BUILDING PLANS NOW. Building is conservation, it gives employment, it is profitable to you. We offer you patriotic, conservation values on all lumber and building materials. " : YPHONi3J OXFORD. M.C3 I 1 Brotherly Love. (Kanscis City Star.) How we Americans do love each other! You get into ordinary con versation. All of us convinced we are being robbed by somebody else. Our next door neighbor is a good fellow personally, but as a business man we know he is a pirate. The salaried man is suspicious of his employer. He knows his gro cer is a conspirator. As for the store down town where his wife trades, he calls it the daylight robbery. So, too, the dealer in notions looks dark ly on the clothier. Both the clothier I and the fiction man blame the jobber and the farmer. The farmer is con- vinced he is the victim of the boards of trade. The Wall street broker is certain the country is being held up in the price of eggs and meat With all this brotherly love so widely spread, isn't it a good deal of a miracle that the country is able to rock along and not fly to pieces? The young fellow who is sow ing his wild oats is enough of an op timist to believe that there is going to be a crop failure. HUNTINGTON MAN GAINS 25 POUNDS "I'm Just Brimful Of New Life And Energy Since Taking Tanlac' He Says. , "1 know.' it sounds unreasonable, but I have actually gained twenty three pounds by taking three bottles of Tanlac," said Henson Adkins, 1338 Madison Ave., Huntington, W Va. "I don't believe anybody ever suf fered with stomach trouble more than I did. What I ate would cause gas to form and I would bleat breath away and I was so nervous I couldn't sleep well at night. I had such se vere pains in my back that some times when I'd stoop over it would nearly kill me to straighten up a gain. Headaches almost drove me crazy and often I got so dizzy that everything seemed to be going round and round. I felt tired and worn out all the time and didn't have a spark of energy left. . "After taking three bottles of Tan lac I am feeling like a new man. 1 have a fine appetite and eat anything I want without suffering after wards. My food is building, me up, for I have gained twenty-three pounds. I haven't a sign of indiges tion, gas, shortness or breath, head aches or any of my old troubles. My nerves are in perfect condition and I sleep like a log all night and wake up in. the morning feeling fine. 1 no longer have that tired and worn-oui feeling and am just brimful of netf life and energy. It is certainly fine to be as well and strong again after all those years of bad health and I am boosting Tanlac to everybody." Money back without question If HUNT'S Salve faile In the treatment of ITCH, ECZEMA. RINGWORM, TETTER or other Itching skin diseasea. Try ft 29 cut bos at our risk. J. G. HALL. Pruireist. m i The Color Question In Oklahoma. (Oklahoman.) . Can a cow be red and at the same time have a brindle neck, a black head or any other distinguishing color markings such as darker lines around her red body? On this ques tion a jury in the Kay County dis trict Court pondered all day and fin ally told Judge Bird that it could not reach a decision. A bank as plaintiff had a mortgage on a red cow. The cow's owner is said to have become hard up financially: and left the country after- selling the cow. The bank tried to take the cow from the new owner, who set up the de fense that his cow is not red but a red brindle, in that her head is dark er and she has darker stripes around her body. Five of the jurors held out for the defendant. worry him, and don't hurrv He'll buy if he looks long enough All we know about Salesman ship is to let a customer alone, don't INDIGESTION' If you are troubled with indigestion fill in name and address below wrt ing very plain, take it to J. N vnl" man Drus Store and he will give vn,; free one full size package of m VID'S INDIGESTION POWDERS believe it is the best made, tit ,? ar- directed then tell your neizhhJi about it. The first twelve S will be served free, hurry, 4-8-2tc Name Address " CHICHESTER S PILLS THE DIAMOND BBAK n TV IIMuitvn i,t i r.I? ft ' -""""""oil aiest,r vs Reliii i. SOLD BY DRUGQISTS EliRVWHffiE Kill That Cold With CASCARA FOR tf Colds, Coaghf TOMV QUININE AND La Grippe Neglected Colds are Dangerous Take no chances. Keep this standard remedy handy for the first sneeze. Breaks up a cold in 24 hours Relieves Grippe in 3 days Excellent for Headache Quinine in this form does not affect the head Cascara is best Tonic Laxative No Opiate in Hill's. ALL DRUG GIS TS SELL IT wlhi to ... ALONG about this time of year a man finds his motor- ing neighbors getting anxious about -their tires. With folks expecting old tires to "pop" any minnte, there comes the question of what kind of new ones to buy. U. S. Tires are answering a lot of questions like this nowadays. The U. S. Tire following embraces two kinds of tire buyers. Those who started with quality first, and have never bought iny thing else but the quality standard tire. Those who came to quality first only after dabbling with "bargains," "rebates," "job lot" and "surplus stock" tires. t Getting one hundred cents value on the dollar in tire buying is a straight-forward business proposition not guess-work or a game of wits. The most essential man for you to know today is the local U. S. Tire dealer who is concentrating on a full, completely sized line of U. S. Tires. He gets his U. S. Tires straight from his neighboring U. S. Tire Factory Branch one of 92 such Branches established and maintained all over the country by the U. S. Tire makers. . 1 He is the man who can give you fresh, live tires not stuff shipped to him from some point where it did npt sell, but new tires of current production. 1 Giving the same quality,selection and price-advantage to the owner of the medium weight car as the big car owner gets. With equal service and buying opportunity whether he lives in the smaller localities or the greater centers of population. fib fc mtefe 'M.mi' j THE U. S. NOBBY TREAD Where the going is specially heavy with snow, mud ok sand, in hilly country where maximum I' traction on L !?ad is a factor, no other tira tread yet devised is quite so effective, or so wholly approved by motoring opinion, as the U. S. Nobby Tread. Its very simplicity two diagonal rows of ob long studs, interlocking in their grip on the road is the result of all the years of U. S. Rubber ex perience with eyery type of road the world over. inviu fYxJHX urn j 'xilL, The most essential man for you to know today in the tin business is your local U. S. Tire Dealer." mm mmm i Blalock Motor Co., Oxford, N. C; Creedmoor Auto Co., Creedmoor, N. C. Fleming Bros., Northside,N. C; Stem Motor Co., Stem, N. C: Gooch-Bob-Ditt Co., Wilton, N. C
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