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OUR TOWN For it isn’t by money you meas ure a town. Or the miles that its border ex tends. For the best things you gather whatever the town, Are contentment, enjoyment and friends. If you live and you work and you develop your town, In spite of the fact that it is small You may find that your towm — your own little town, Is the very best town after all. AGRICULTURAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN Construction is to begin on the new agricultural building this week. Mr. Lockhart was out on Mojnday and the site of the build ing approved. This building is bad ly jneeded, and will be the means of p more comprehensive course in vocjational agriculture to be offer ed [to the Wakelon boys. The new 7 builjding will house a complete work shop as well as class room and office. The contract calls for the wor|k to be finished in five months. j SWEET POTATO CROP Tle majority of farmers report a splendid crop of sweet potatoes in t his section. The second year boys are studying the harvesting and storage of this crop, this week and next articles will be published by t hese boys, dealing with these jobs. In digging potatoes an imple ment should be used that will not cut or otherwise bruise the roots. One of the best types of digger is the plow, with rolling cutters on the b ;am to cut the vines with rods attached to the moldboard to free the roots from the soil and vines. The “middle buster” is also used in digging. After they have been dug, pota toes phould remain long enough to dry somewhat. (They should never be thrown about, because this avill cause bruises). Potatoes shoulcjl be dug when the soil is dry. potatoes should be grad ed in (the field to reduce the cost of handling to a minimum. First go over tfhe rows, selecting the largest ones, piling them into crates. Sec ond, select the seed stock, placing them in crates. Into separate crates place the injured ones. The crates should be loaded and carried di rectly to the storage house. Pit Storage The most common type of stor age in the south is called pitting. To store potatoes successfully in this manner it is necessary to have a well drained site. To a large ex tent the term “pitting” is a misno mer, as the depth of the excavation is usually slight, from practically nothing to 1 to 2 feet. The size and shape of the pit is of course governed to large extent by the quantity to be stored and the se verity of the weather. Where ex tremely low temperatures are like ly to occur, the pit may be 2-3 to 3-4 as broad as long, whereas un der the opposite conditions it should not be over half as broad as long. Never put a large quantity in one pit because of disease and decay. There should be a light lay er of straw placed on the ground before the potatoes are placed. Plenty of air must be allowed to penetrate thru them. The potatoes should be in a ridge or inverted THE ZEBULON RECORD. ZEBULON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY,OO V shape. When piled in this way the largest possible area of the pile is exposed to the air. Provision should be made for aeration when piling the potatoes in order to al low the escape of moisture given off in respiration and transpira tion. The potatoes are best insulated against cold and heat by covering with alternate layers of straw and earth. The potato pile when com pleted should be covered at once with a layer of straw of sufficient depth to exclude light and at the same time to protect the tubers from frost. A light scattering of soil over the straw will prevent its blowing off. Unless extreme cold weather sets in immediately, it is desirable to leave the pile in this condition for a week or ten days to allow the escape of heat and moisture. The first covering of straw should be sufficient to pro vide a six inch layer when com pacted by the soil. As the weather grows colder a layer of soil 4 to 6 inches deep should be added. If rain threatens soil should be added to shed the rain. Care must be taken to stop venti lator opening, or loss from frost will be sure to occur. The ventila tor should be provided with a wood en cap in order to shed snow and rain. The chief objection to the pit is that the potatoes stored therein are not accessible during the winter. J B. M.INTIRB M-+++++++ OATS, RYE, Sh ells WHEAT, RAPE, VETCH, PEAS OIjIjUO RY E GRASS Sow Now! I Have the Seed! Dazey Churns, Scythes, Axes, Mauls, Weed Cutters, Well Rope, Chains, Tackles, Saws, Files, Hatchets, Hammers, Buckets, Tubs, Sau sage Mills, Stone Jars. Flour, $1.90; Coffee 12*/2c; Kerosene Oil, 10c; Fish Meal, 3c lb. A. G. KEMP Zebulon, N. C. *++++++++++++ FARMERS: WE ARE NOW BUYING CLEAN, BRIGHT Scrap Tobacco AT OUR PRIZE ROOM IN Fuquay Springs, N. C. AND AT OUR PLANT IN Wendell, N.C. NOTICE: You can sell your SCRAP TOBACCO on your allotment card tax free. If you don’t want to use your card; we will pay the tax, if you sell with us. BE .SURE ANI) BRING YOUR CARD REGARDLESS. Monk'Henderson Tobacco Co., Inc. WENDELL, N. C. NOTICE OF ELECTION MEETING To members of the Wake County Agricultural Conservation Associa tion: Little River township. Community Committeemen for the 1939 Agricultural Conservation Program for your township or com munity will be elected at Wakelon High School on Tuesday night, Nov. 2nd, 1938, at 7:00 o’clock. Dele gates to the county convention will also be elected at this meeting and the county convention in turn will elect a county committee for 1939. Only those growers or producers who have cooperated in the 1938 Agricultural Conservation Program will be eligible to vote for com mitteemen in this election. This applies to both landlords and ten ants if you have cooperated this year. It is very important to elect the best men available to serve as community committeemen for an other year. I urge you, therefore, to attend this meeting and vote for the men you think will best serve the interest of the cooper ating farmers of this county. JNO. C. ANDERSON, County Agent. There is a difference between pride and vanity. Pride formerly meant the consciousness of being valiant. On the other hand, vanity means empty, or a pride that has no foundation in reality. ++++++++++++♦ m ■ HH | Better v „„ ■ vUS • r.y.ctsSm -• ~ -.IV. K - -3mal raMli w aLABIiTijWT Lessen the danger of slippery roads— drive with the famous center-traction W& grip of the Goodyear ”R-1." It's the \ popular-priced tire with 12% more sll tread rubber for long, safe mileage and MjNmfUi Supertwist cord blowout-protection, fl 3 New tires broken in on cool winter flg roads average 30% longer mileage ... 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