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LENOIR, N, C. LENOIB NEWS-TOPIC, MARCH 17, 1921 I HOME AND FARM DEPARTMENT By D. W. Roberta, County Agant SWEET CLOVER IN FAR NORTH Below is an article which" was clipped from the Literary Digest. William Page, who lives in North Da kota, latitdue of 48 degrees 50 min utes north, gives his experience with sweet clover, which no doubt will be of great interest to a number of pro gressive farmers of this county, and especially to those who read the sweet clover article which appeared in the News-Topic of Feb. 17: We had been using timothy, blue grass, red-top, brome-grass, medium red clover, alsike, white Dutch clover, etc., separately and in various com binations as a pasture crop on Page farms for a number of years, but had never been satisfied with the re sults. In our search for something better we became interested in white blossom sweet clover, and five years ago we put in our first experimental patch. Our neighbors told us that we were making an awful mistake. "Stock will not eat it,,' "You will get your whole farm polluted with it," etc., were objections we heard. And we must confess we were somewhat doubtful as to its merits ourselves, but we were willing to try anything once. For our first experimental plot we selected a small field that contained all varieties of soil that we had to contend with here, varying from good clean rich black loam to alkali, and weedy patches, including one real bad patch of sow-thistles, the worst weed that we have to deal with in the Red River valley. Nurse Crop Not Ued After preparing the ground well and making a good seed-bed the crop was sowed without a nurse crop at the rate of about eight pounds an acre. This seeding we have found from experience to be too light and we now sow from twelve to fifteen pounds. This field was clipped back a couple of times during the sum mer (with the mower set as high as it would run) to help keep the weeds back and give the young clovers a better chance. The next year clip ping was not necessary, as the clover started so quick in the spring and grew so fast that not a weed of any kind ever got above the clover. Much to our surprise and pleasure we found that the sweet clover grew just as well on the alkali, and in the patches of sow-thistles and other weeds, as it did on the very best and cleanest land. Wherever there had been strong, healthy and well inoculated plants the first year the .-ow-thistles could make no headway at all. They were just sickly little yellow stems with few leaves and no blossoms, down close to the ground, and we are sure they would have been smothered oijt completely if the clover had been seeded a little thicker. About the last of June we mowed a strip around the edge of this field for hay; this was just as the clover was starting to blossom and before the stems became woody. The re mainder was left for seed. The part that was cut came right along and matured a seed crop, too. It was not quite so tall and rank as the part Tiot cut, but matured just as much seed and was much more easily han dled. Contrary to our expectations and the belief of most people, this hay was eaten with a relish by all our stock horses, cows and sheep that Jiad never been fed sweet clover hay before. After the seed was har vested the threshed sweet clover straw was fed in the yard in winter and was eaten by all the stock in preference to the very best of oat, wheat or flax straw. No Longer an Experiment Since then sweet clover has been no experiment with us. Last year we had 160 acres for hay, seed and pasture and will have more than 200 acres this year. It can be seeded almost any tmie of the year, but here in the Red River valley we believe it advisable to seed it in the spring, using some kind of small grain as a nurse crop; the clover does just as well as when seeded without a nurse crop, and this plan saves the use of the land for one year, and the trouble of clip ping back the weeds. We have also secured good results seeding clover in the fall with rye as a nurse crop. Seed it through the ordinary grass seeding attachment that comes with all standard makes of drills. Do not mix it with grain and put in the grain seed box, as that will put the clover seed down too deep. Easy to Get a Stand We find it easier to get a catch of clover than of any other grasses or clovers that we have ever grown, and we believe we have tried most of them. This will give you an idea of how easy it is to grow: Two years ago we had a sixty-acre field that was so dirty with wild oats, sow-thistles and other weeds that we did not care to crop it, and we did not have time to summer fallow it. As soon as the snow was about off in the spring we sowed it to sweet clover with an old end-gate or "gat-Jing-gun" flydng seeder, right in the stubbles, and ran over it once with a disk harrow. This helped to give the wild oats and other weeds a good start, and as soon as they had grown enough to furnish pasture the cattle, horses, sheep and hogs had the free run of the field: the weeds and young clover were all the. feed they got until the field was snow-covered. The catch of sweet clover was something wonderful. There were 120 sheep and 25 head of horses and cattle on this field all summer, and they could not begin to eat the clover fast enough to keep it down. It grew clear over their backs. You could not see the sheep at all, and we had to go after the cows on our tall sad dle horse to locate them when it was time to milk. This pasture could easily have carried twice as much stock. . We did put in 117 western breeding ewes about Sept. 1. You should have seen how quickly the sweet clover put them into breeding shape. They picked up faster than any other starved bunch of ewes we had ever seen. About twenty-five acres at one end of this field was cut with the binder after the cattle had shattered most of the seed off by tramping through it, but we put it through the huller for what seed there was left We got about fifty bushels of seed and have the straw in a stack in the yard for winter feed. Good Pasture Crop We believe that sweet clover is the ideal pasture crop for North Dakota, and that its greatest usefulness will be attained when used for this pur pose. It will produce more feed to the acre than anything else we have ever tried; it is just as nutritious as other clovers and legumes, if not more so, and it has them all beat in one important particular. That is it will never bloat cattle or sheep as other clovers and aifalfa will. We never try to keep our stock off sweet clover pasture when it is wet with dew or after rains,, and have never had a case of bloat (something we can not say for red clover, alsike or alfalfa). Sweet clover is not only a valuable feed plant, but it will hold its own under nearly all kinds of adverse conditions, smother out other weeds, and at the same time send its large fleshy roots away down into the sub soil, break it up and leave the ground nice and mellow for the next crop. What more could be asked of one "poor, despised weed?" NEW SECRETARY IS FOR NAVY SECOND TO NONE A navy second to none, trained to the minute, and equipped with the best material, will be the objective of Edwin Denby, newly appointed secretary of the navy, on his return to Detroit fmm St. Augustine, Fla., where he had conferred with President-elect Harding. Declaring he favored a larger navy, Mr. Denby asserted he did not fear war with any power, but said that "the peculiar situation nf the United States demands and justifies a strong first line of defense." "The size of the navy is a matter of the gravest moment," he said. "I believe the present building program, with perhaps some alterations sug gested by experience and careful thought, should proceed. "It is not a matter of measuring acres of coast line to be defended with any other power. But we are a power to such extent, with an im mense Atlantic coast line and vital interests in the Caribbean, with a great Pacific coast line and the Ha waiian group, which must be held at whatever cost, together with the Phil ippines beyond, that a navy the equal of any other seems justly and nat urally called for. "I believe in and urge a strong first line of defense. This is not be cause of fear of war, because I do not believe a war impends, and it cannot come upon us if we are armed and ready now and for many years to come. Primarily my duty will be to help keep the navy and marine corps not only ready to fight, but fit to fight and trained to the minute." MUST BE IN GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION TO MARRY The lower house of the general as sembly at last Thursday night's ses sion by a vote of 74 to ii!) passed the Bellamy bill providing that anpli cants for marriage must submit to the register of deeds a certificate showing that they are in good physi cal condition before the marriage li cense may be issued. Over the provision of the bill which related to the mental test for all applicants there was considerable debate in which numerous members spoke. When it seemed that the bill would be lost an amendment was of fered by Doughton and Grant pro viding that the certificate from the physician must show that the appli cant is free from venereal diseases and that he or she has never been ad judged insane, an idot or an imbecile by a court. The bill will require a certificate for both parties to the marriage con tract, but the female applicant will only have to show a certificate that she is not afflicted with tuberculosis. There was much discussion over the measure after Representative Bella my had taken the floor and explained the provisions of the proposed law. Matthews of Bertie county attacked the bill, saying that it should be en titled an act to promote immorality in North Carolina. The bill, if passed, he said, would debar 50 per cent of the negroes in eastern North Caro that as a result there would be 500 per cent more illegitimate children than heretofore. GRAND JURY TOLD TO INVESTI GATE IMMODEST DRESS The February term of Durham county Superior court opened last week with Judge Horton of Farmville presiding. Judge Horton is the State's youngest judge, being only 27 years of age. In maicing his charge to the jury Judge Horton said : "Indecent exposure is another of fense which should come in your at tention, and you should lend every effort to bring these people to jus tice who are violating this law! Im modest dressing of women is some thing that should be looked into. When a woman - goes to a dance dressed in one of those grass dresses she expresses all of the indecency within the law, and this cannot keep up. It is corrupting the minds of the young people, and you don't have to go outside of Durham to get the evi dence in these cases. They should be looked into, and I advise you gentle men to investigate the matter seriously." GERMANY SAYS SHE WILL PAY 120,000,000,000 MARKS Germany will "offer the supreme al lied council a proposition to pay 120,000.000,000 marks in repara tions when the allies and Germans meet in London this week, says the Berlin correspondent of the Paris Jonrnal, who declares he received this information fram a "parliamen tary source." This payment would be made in 30 installments of 4,000, 000,000 marks each, either in cash or goods, according to conditions de cided upon at the conference. llfRS. ALICE GRESHAM DODD mother of firat American sol dier killed in France, who gives entire credit for recovery of her health to the well known medicine, Tanlac. X The following remarkable state ment was made receintly by Mrs. Alice Gresham Dodd, the mother of Corporal J as. B. Gresham, who was the first American soldier killed in France. The statement was made at the Gresham Memorial Home, which was presented to her by the patriotic people of Indiana as an evidence of their appreciation of the services rendered to his country by her son. The shock of her son's death re sulted in a serious breakdown in Mrs. Dodd's health, but every one will learn with interest and pleasure that she is now in splendid health again. Mrs. Dodd gives the entire credit for her recovery to the celebrated medi cine, Tanlac. She said: "After my dear boy's death I had a general breakdown in health. At first it was just indiges tion. My food would upset me and I had to diet myself very carefully. I also had rheumatism with severe pains in my shoulders, back and arms and at times would suffer greatly, and my joints would become swollen and stiff. 1 was hardly able to do but very little About the house and at times could not even cook a meal. 1 became very nervous and restless and at night would lie awake for hours. "A friend of mine advised me to try Tanlac. I am glad I did, for it proved to be the best medicine 1 have ever taken. It soon gave me a splendid appetite and relieved mc en tirely of indigestion. My rheumatism also disappeared and I am now able to do my house-work with the great est ease. My nerves are steady and strong. I sleep well at night and my health is better than in years. I shall always be grateful for what Tanlac has (lone for me." Tanlac is sold in Lenoir by Bal lew's Cash Pharmacy. AMERICA IS LOOKING GOOD (Philadelphia Record) Owing to high taxes and limited industries it is reported that 5,000, 000 Germans contemplate emigration as soon as they can raise the price of a passage and get tickets of admis sion to the United States, failing which they may go to Mexico or outh Aimerica. The war being over, the "good old German Gott" is no longer invoked to "strafe Amerika," ami this country is represented to be preferred by the greater part of the intending emigrants. The Germans are willing to forgive us and come and live in our country. UkVlfS TOASTE jnf CIGARETTE No cigarette has the same delicious flavor as Lucky Strike. Because Lucky Strike is the toasted cigarette. EAST LENOIR LOWER CREEK The remains of Miss Mary Land were buried in the Lower Creek cem etery Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the pres ence of a large number of friends and relatives. Her pastor, Rev. J. E. Hoyle, assisted by Rev. Mr. Miller, conducted the services. Influenza seems t obe raging in the community again. Mrs. C. C. Stimson, who under went very serious operations last week, is getting along nicelv. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Boldin enter tained at dinner last Sunday Rev and Mrs. I. W. Thomas and the fam ilies of Messrs. Lindsay Melton and A. K. Barlow. Mr. Henry Heffner, who has been visiting his parents here, underwent an operation at Hickory Wednesday morning. "Aunt Betsy" Thompson, who re ceived injuries from a fall some time ago, is improving some. Much of the new legislation .makes it difficult to retain respect for the law. Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. "Areyou Hungary?" "Yes, Siam." "Well, come along; I'll Fiji." "THE HOUSE OF SERVICE" Charlotte' Largest Store of Quality Pianoi and Players mi j, f i'l',7-y;- if : f I "The World'i Beit Piano" And Other Standard Makes and the Incomparable AMPICO Reasonable terms of payment can be arranged. Write for free catalogue. Tuning, Repairing and Moving. JOHN W. POST & CO. Knabe Warerooms 209-211 W. Trade St. CHARLOTTE, N. C. STATEMENT Following is a statement of the sums received and disbursed by me on account of the Caldwell County Road Fund from Dec. 6, 1920, to March 1, 1921. C. E. CONLEY, Treasurer. RECEIPTS Jan. 4 Refund freight $ 39.13 8 Time certificate 12,307.00 Feb. 12 J. A. Triplett 2,000.00 4 Interest 800.00 Dec. 27 J. A. Triplett 7,000.00 Feb. 19 Interest 000.00 22 J. A. Triplett 2,000.00 26 Bank certificate 8,000.00 2G Interest 266.67 DISBURSEMENTS C. & N.-W. Ry. Co., freight on pipe - 42.09 C. & N.-W. Ry. Co., freight on pipe 72.86 Cash pay roll, Lenoir and Patterson 555.27 E. S. Abernethy, Lenoir expense account 39.78 Dr. W. P. Wilson, medical attention mules 25.00 W. H. Livingston, maint. King's Creek 158.61 'Finley Jarvis, maint. King's Creek 26.75 J. T. Parlier, maint. King's Creek 29.00 S. E. Harrison, maint. Patterson 33.50 T F. Brooks, maint. Lovelady 18.75 R. W. Prestwood, maint. Lenoir 10.50 Mulligan & Roach Co., maint. Lenoir and Morganton 1,970.51 T. C. Steele, imaint. Yadkin Valley 37.50 Mulligan & Roach Co., estimate 5,000.00 Cash pay roll, Hudson and Granite 650.03 E. S. Abernethy, Hudson and Granite, expense account 24.75 J. R. Phillips, beans for camp 21.92 T. C. Robbins, attending meetings 126.00 Cash pay roll, engineering 77.40 Harper Furniture Co., invoice 1.26 T. E. Heffner, work 2.25 M. J. Smith, maint. Little River 13.47 Robert Davis, maint. John's River 8.00 R. R. Corpening, maint. Lenoir 21.00 Russell Presnell, maint. Lower Creek 77.00 G. W. F. Harper, rent r 64.00 C. L. Leonard, maiint. John's River 42.80 C. H. Hawkins, maint. Yadkin Valley 6.25 H. N. Sudderth, maint. King's Creek 29.00 Roy Walsh, maint. Lower Creek 82.75 S. L. Hartley, maint. Lenoir 19.00 J. S. Prestwood, maint. Lenoir 20.00 J. W. Craig, maint. Lower Creek 94.00 J. W. George, maint. Lenoir 81.30 Will Hartley, maint Lenoir ..- 70.13 C. E. Robbins, auto hire 8.75 Cash pay roll, Lenoir and Morganton 479.68 Cash pay roll, Hudson and Granite 322.09 Camp No. 2, feed 756.12 Caimp.No. 1. feed 563.65 Cash pay roll, engineering .... 20.25 I. G. Tuttle, engineering salary . 150.00 E. S. Abernethy, salary - 223.00 A. D. Little, hay 20.00 First National Bank, Interest for 6 months . ; 6,265.62 E. S. Abernethy, expense account 22.24 RECEIVED GREAT BENEFITS P E " R U f ' A BQC 1 'ii naeair111 ri r icn lac: Mr. J. O. Sexton. B F. D. No. 2, Grsssr Creek, North Carolina: "I hve uied Pe-ru-n for the Ust two years mad received 1-Vfct bene fit from it. Pe-ru-na is fine for colds, grip ud flu. I can recommend it most highly." riKE Fi.8 For coughs, colds, catarrh, the re sults of grip and i-pamsh i hi. stom ach and bowel disorder? and ail ot! ?r Ca tarrhal diseases, FE.RI -N A is recommended by a half ctuiury of usefulness. TABLETS OR LIQUID " SOLD EVERYWHERE 1 u tn n hi OQC3 WANTED Experienced Top Knitters and Loopers Girls over 14 years of age For the new Hosiery Mill in Lenoir Write LenoirBranGh, Hickory Hosiery Mills Lenoir, N. C. S?SaSHSZSZSH5HSZSZ?HSHSSSHSHSZSS5B 5ZSZSZSZSZ5Z5HSHSHSZSZSZSHSZ5ESSSES ft Haul Anything, Anywhere, at Any Time Moving a Specialty. Long or short distances. Special servica to Blowing Rock SMITH-KIRBY TRANSFER COMPANY Phones 1602 and 213 I . . . , . . . , , , , . , , , , , ,- ih th h ti rlS La Cj 3 C3 cm S. B. Howard, salary 225.00 J. L. Cottrell, salary J. L. Cottrell, attending meetings 126.00 V. C. Hanks, freight on pipe rr'S! ('ash pay roll, Hudson and Granite 55.84 K. A. Abernethy, Hudson and Granite expense account 17.70 Cash pay roll, Lenoir and Morganton 73.35 E. S. Abernethy, Lenoir and Morganton expense account 25.20 ('ash pay roll, Lenoir and Morganton 112.00 K. S. Abernethy, Lenoir and Morganton 8.05 S. B. Howard, expense, account engineering . 31.75 E. S. Abernethy, expense account r 35.00 Mulligan & Roach, est. Lenoir and Taylorsville 3,390.95 l.enoir Feed Store, feed for camp r 375.24 Bohlin & Turner, supplies for camp 63.88 Kent-Coffey Mfg. Co., supplies and lumber 178.03 Hickory Grocery Co., supplies for camp 36.20 Bernhanlt-Seagie Co., supplies for camp 40.00 Lenoir Hardware Co., supplies for camp 71.05 Lenoir Mills, flour for camp 55.50 P. M. Throneburg & Son, oil and gas 30.93 Service Garage Co., oil and gas 12.65 J. J. Coffey, oil 5-70 Mrs. Lucy Bernhardt, rent r0.00 W. L. Ernest, teams 20.00 l.enoir Book Co., supplies for office 2.80 Price & Rabb, supplies for camp 11.00 Hoffman & Son, oil and gas 2.40 Pomona Terra Cotta Co., pipe 649.25 Standard Oil Co., oil and gas 30.50 Kingan & Co., meat for camp 13.96 E. A. Abernethv, oil and gas 4.80 C. & N.-W. Ry Co., freight on pipe 29.87 Cash pav roll, engineering 33.00 C. E. Rabb, bond for treasurer 62.50 W. M. Smith, maint. North Catawba 26.55 John E. Deal, salary and auto 142.00 Cash pay roll, Lenoir and Hickory road 58.11 H. M. Courtney, maint. Lenoir 15.00 J. S. Hass, maint. Lower Creek 18.75 Lenoir Feed Store, feed for caitnp , 651.71 C. A. Anderson, maint. Lenoir S 22.00 L. L. Crump, maint. Lenoir 59.50 R. L Gwyn, supplies and gas 265.82 R. M. Keller, maint. King's Creek : 18.25 Andy Teague, maint. Lower Creek 10.00 Greer Bros., maint. Yadkin Valley 35.80 E. S. Abernethy, salary 208.57 S. W. Branch, salary 110.00 Cash pay roll, Leaoir and Hickory road 190.30 Cash pay roll, Lenoir and Morganton road 175.70 E. G. Suttlemyre, Lenoir and Hickory road 18,40V E. S. Abernethy, Lenoir and Hickory road expense 2.15 R. A. Beard, pay roll, Lenoir and Morganton road - 24.3V R. H. Robbins, engineering 14. 2o T. C. Robbins, gas and oil 57.00 John E. Deal, cash pay roll, Hickory road 132.93. John E. Deal, salary and auto - 161.00 John E. Deal, straw for camp 53.10 J. L. Cottrell, expense account - 2.55 Vance Keller, maint. King's Creek ..... 4.00 Moore & Whisnant, maint. North Catawba 11.25 B. O. Teague, maint. Lovelady 15.00 C. G. Hartley, maint. Hudson 35.00 B. M. Lackey, maint. King's Creek 9.65 Cash pay roll, unloading pipe 5.07 Cash pay roll, engrineering . 72.00 J. F. Greer, maint. Lower Creek 27.60 R. S. Martin, maint. Patterson 50.00 J. H. Bowman, maint. Lenoir 8.75 G. H. Kirby, maint. King's Creek 10.00 i VI 1 1 1 1 1 rrn n to Knan Mr mora n v a r rxu uv ... Lenoir News-Topic, printing 28.80 R. A. Brown, maint. Little River 11.50 Mulligan & Roach, estimate No. 5 2,952.43 A. C. Hollar, lumber 24.49 Greer Bros. ,maint. Yadkin Valley 99.50 Cash pay roll, engineering 78.75 B. F. Mitcham, maint. Hudson ; 15.00 Andy Teague, maint Lower Creek 7.60 S. H. Starnes, maint Lovelady 34.25 Jim Moore, maint. Globe 28.86-' J. W. Hamlet, maint, Buffalo 27.80 E. S. Abernethy, salary 223.50 S. B. Howard, salary 225.00 I. G. Tuttle, salary 143.75 J. L. Cottrell, salary 25.00 A. Y. Cottrell, salary . 105.00 J. L. Cottrell, expense account , 2.26 Mulligan & Roach, estimate No. 5 - 4.339.05 C. & N.-W. Ry. Co., freight ... 2.26 W. L. Ernest, livery -- i . 2.00 Ed Scott, truck driver ... . . 8.75 Abram Watson, supplies for camp No. 1 e!oO Cash pay roll, engineering ... 72!00 Mark Squires, attorney fees ... -. . 15.00 M. M. Wilson, maint. Lower Creek ...I 4li75 J. H. Bowman, maint. Lenoir .... ".. . H 60
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