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* IkaLUv SLVERE EROSION M i J. JIN ii q Clarmda. lowa Hay*. Kansaa Statesville. N C trshall Silt Loan- "oitrv Silty Clay Loam Cecil Sandy Clay l' .«• o*.». -loot s % 4i00,* 10% slope Eroded fields cannot produce healthy, vigorous, high-yielding crops. Erosion removes plant food and also makes the soil less able to absorb and hold moisture for the plants. Dean I. O. Schaub, of N. C. State College, has pointed out that in experiments conducted at experiment stations in North Car olina, lowa, and Kansas, erosion on moderately sloping fields had reduced the yields of cotton and wheat to one-third the original amount, and had cut com yields to one-fifth of a normal yield, as shown in the picture above. . SWEET POTATO PRICES GO UP North Carolina growers, are now in an especially good position to sell the surplus of their crop of sweet potatoes due to the present good market prices and also as a reflection of the shortage and high price of Irish potatoes. The 1935 crop of sweet potatoes in the United States was almost 220 per cent more than last year’s production which was equal to about an average crop. North Carolina's 1936 crop of 7,560,000 bushels was above the usual. Gen eral winter market prices of Irish potatoes, at $1.22 per bushel, have been from 50 to 100 per cent better than the previous winter and sweet potatoes are about one-third higher than a year ago. With a small national fall crop of Irish potatoes, the sweet potato growers hold a double advantage. North Carolina farmers made a good yield of good quality sweet potatoes in 1936. Modern curing permitted them to hold the crop during the winter. STRIP-CROPS AID CONTROL Strip-Cropping makes a pretty decign on the landscape. At the same time it is one of the most effective means of controlling soil erosion and building up the fertil ity of the soil. Hundreds of fields in the Pied mont and mountain regions of North Carolina are planted to strips of close-growing crops, such as small grain, alternating with idle strips which are to be planted in row crops this spring, reports the State College Extension Ser vice. Strip-cropping reduces run-off and erosion, increases rain pene tration, simplifies the rotation sys tem and in many cases eliminates the need for terracing gently slop ing lands. As the rain water runs off the row-cropped strip into the strip of close-growing crop, ,it is filtered and deposits its soil in the thick vegetation thus gullies are not al lowed to form, A. A. Cone, project manager o fthe Soil Conservation Service in Mecklenburg county said. Water held in the dense cover crop strip penetrates into the soil, Cone pointed out. Point rows can be eliminated by growing the row crops on strips; of even width while the thick growing occupy the uneven strips. To be most effective strips should be laid out on the contour, Cone said. Did you enjoy your visit to the new church? No, I never sleep well the first time in a strange place. PIGS! PIGS! PIGS! PIGS! PIGS! J. T. ROBERTS(tN Kebulon, N. C. will have a lot of pigs and shoats Arriving February 26th. Come and See These. PIGS! PIGS! PIGS! PIGS! PIGS! Rupture SHIELD EXPERT HERE E. J. M E I N H A R I) I, WELL KNOWN EXPERT OF CHICAGO, IS COMING HERE AGAIN. He will personally be in Raleigh, N. C., at the Sir Walter Hotel, on Wednesday only, March 3rd, from 1:00 P. M.to 5:00 P. M. and 7:00 P. M. to 9:00 P. M. Mr. Mcinhardi says: “I have had twenty years’ experience with thousands of Ruptured Men and I will give you valuable information without charge. Positively no sur gery, medical treatments or injec tions used. (Only men are invited.) This visit is for white people only. “My shield produces immediate results on the average, regardless of the size or location of your Rup ture no matter how much you exercise or strain.” (No leg straps and no cumbersome arrangements.) My Shield is waterproof and may be worn while bathing. It may be removed at nght or worn continu ously until no longer desired. Caution: I have no representa tives. Everyone must see me per sonally. I have been coming here for fifteen years. . There is no charge for demonstration. Remem ber the name MEIN IIA RIM. Be ware of imitators who copy this notice. NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND Under and by virtue of the pow ers contained in and in execution of the duties imposed upon me by a certain judgment of the Superior Court of Wake County, North Car olina, entered in an action therein pending entitled “Wake County vs. James Debram and Wife’’ I will on Saturday, the 27th day of March, 1937, at 12 o’clock noon, at the Courthouse door of Wake County, in the City of Raleigh, N* C'., offer for sale to the highest bidder, for cash, the following de scribed lands and premises, to-wit: 1 Lot Fort Street, For more complete description see Book 657, Page 368, Registry of Wake County. The above property is sold sub ject to all taxes, that have accrued since the year 1933. This 25th day of February, 1937. L. S. BRASSFIELD, . Commissioner. February 26 - March 5-12-19. W* vT'-JBe - '|||| i'W ifTi ' - Ki , ' 'mm&r villi'' v* ** * V- L 3 UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL NEWS WEEI- A NEW SECRETARY The latest photo of President Roosevelt, with his new Secretary, his son James, taken last week at a capitol function. ( S'„f FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY j LOOKS AGAIN AT AMERICA J \ One 1 undred and fifty years ago the /'s- — . \ Constitution the United States was \ S-yN signed—to pr .mote the general welfare ' end secure the of Liberty. Today, our first President would proudly survey our American achievements. He would find that the Carolinas heve grown great Y~ r devotion to those original H re in the Carolinas, George Washington would discover a new contribution to Freedom undreamed of in his philosophy. Today n! ''''tricity brings us Freedom from drudgery from monotonous Gving. Here in the Carolinas electricity has been made available for the masses—and at a cost within the reach of all. Now cheap electricity is cheaper than ever before, ft brings to Carolinians modern "life and liberty"—it is helping them succeed in their “pursuit of happiness.” Carolina Power & Light Company % W •• 7*. . • * ... * Sr . I J * L © NEWS WEEK HEAVY. HEAVY-WHAT HANGS OVER? In “sumo,” a Japanese wrestling game in which each contestant tries to push bis adversary out of a ring, both watch the referee with appre hension. since he enforces his rulings with a 14-inch sword. Japanese "*■ fishermen demonstrate the art in San Francisco.
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