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The Nashville Publishing Co., Publisher;. . V ' f " ESTABLISHED 1885. .. . 1 ' ,, M. W. LINCKE, Editor
VOLa-XVU." . , .- . . NO. 45.
"After the Harvest"
No better place for the year's
surplus. ; . Our . Commercial
Department affords every con
venience to those -who pay
bills by check. Our Sayings
Department pays , '
: 4 per cent Interest
- Compounded Quarterly
Weask for your account how
ever small.' Start with the
Interest Quarter : : ' : ' "
October 5thi
The First National Bank
'Of Kocky "Mount, N. C .
Safaat for Savings.
Attent ion I
: In addition to the best
appointed'.Barber Shop
in the city I have added
an Up-To-Date J'H
: CLEANING .--
AND
PRESSING
Department, for "Mens'-
Suits, and ' Ladies Ap
parel.' :
All Work Guaranteed?
prices:.'
Full Suits,;;--- ',: 40c'
Coat,,'- -,.-,25c
Pants, . ' - .1 15c.
Work will be called for and
Delivered promptly, .:.,.
P i Richardson.
Old Bass Block Between Ward -Drug
Co. and Post Office
The Graphic
' Should be in every- home in
Nash County.
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To The Tobacco rGrowers: .... ,; .. ; ;. .. . " ' . Rocky Mount, N. C,
. .. I am writing you this letter to tell you about a sale that has opened everybody's eyes. On Monday,;
whole sale, floor over,: including all grades, made the "". ".'; .' "
; UNPRECEDENTED AVERAGE OF 317.64.
This wasn't an unusual sale for me, either.- I am doing almost as well right along, and I can do the same for you for the same grades of tobac
co. Some white wrappers, for instance, 1 have been selling for 880.00 per hundred. Every claim I have made has come true. People know now
that' when 1 promised my customers to make them glad they sold with me, 1 was not blowing, but stating simple facts. I have made good, and my
lo:i, 'vigorous campaign for the Rocky Mount market is bearing fruit, too, and the farmer who fails to sell here if he's in reach of this n:-i:;ct, z
chtutinx' himself, -for - '. t 1 . r - V . . - ';,
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CaUea Seat Maul As rartlUxar.
Much interest is
being evidenced
in the use of cotton seed meal
M
source of nitrogen ior iaii sown
crops, There seems td . be some
doubt in the minds of many farmers
as to whether the meal will be satis
factory for this purpose as some
other forms of nitrogen, and there
is a keen desire to ascertain the rel
stive merits of the meal and the
seed as a carrier of nitrogen for the
purposes Indicated above In the
first place, all the crops suitable for
fall seeding in the south have j-ela
tively long period of growth, - and
and therefore considerable time in
which to assimilate the nitrugen and
other forms of plant food which
may be applied at the time of seed
ing It is now pretty well establish
ed that the nitrogen deficiency . in
our soils is one of ; the " chief draw
backs to large crop yields, and that
a mistake has been made in not ' us
ing this element more liberally than
has been the common practice in re
cent years It is clearly recognized
that nitrogen 1s more likely to be
transformed into the sir, or be
washed or leached away by exces
sive rains, than any other element
of plant food. As, Vie ; rainfall is
generally heaviest In ' the' fair and
winter season, It is especially desira
ble that those forms of nitrogen, be
used under winter growing crops
which become relatively J slowly
available, and hence not so likely to
be so readily ' washed or leached
from the soil until, the. crops have
time to assimilate '', them. As ' the
crops make a relatively slow growth
in the fall and winter, they , do ' not
take the nitrogen up so rapidly as
in warm weather when .growth ; Is
njost rapid. This is an additional
reason, wby , the kind of nitrogen
carrier nsed should'be selected with
care. - It will be seen a once : that
cotton seed meal fulfills all condi
tions suggested above and that it
may be safely added to the soil for
fall sown crops in sufficient quantity
to meet all the requirements. As a
rule, comparitively . little fertilizer
has been used on fall sown cereals,
but those who have had the most ex
perience In: the growth of these
crops and who have naturally ' been
successful recommend the use of 500
pounds of what might be regarded
as a high-grade fertilizer. ; For ex
ample, on red . clay land an 8-8-4
should be well adopted for use un
der oats and wheat, it should be ap
plied at the rate of not less than 600
pounds per acre. - On' sandier soil
more phosphorus and potash would
be required. From 600 to: 1000,
pounds of cotton seed meal may be
used in preparing such a mixture,
-
G ravely 's Old Stand ,
thv 'mil. is ir.r:::G the
c!::.-.vI:?ro in thb ?
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since the high grade product "con
tains not only 6.18 per cent nitro
gen, but about 2.5 per rent phos
phorus and 2 per cent potash.
mixture as indicated above may be
applied underneath the drill row at
the time of sowing oats, wheat or
other cereals without fear of its be
ing lost before the crop can utilize
it, since the nitrogen In cotton seed
meal must undergo fermentation
before it is brought Into condition
assimilable by growing plants. ;
There is just one matter which
should be borne in mind by all who
use the meal as a source of nitro
gen, namely, that it should be pat
into the soil somewhat' below and
away from the seed as It may other
wise injure the (terminating qualities.-
" . . , '
The meal has the great advantage
of mixing thoroughly and complete
ly with phosphorus and potash, and
makes a dry fertilizer which is easy
to handle and distribute, and there
are no adverse chemical reactions
follow the combination of these ma
terials as sometimes take place with
other formulas which could be
mentioned '', ; r
It may be urged that an organic
source of nitrogen is somewhat
more expensive than - a mineral
form... This is generally the rule
but those who have had wide exper
ience know that in- many cases an
organic source of nitrogen is more
desirable and better to use than . a
cheaper mineral form, and - would
certainly be true in the case of win
ter growing crops where the period
of davelopement is long.
The question has arisen in the
minds of many farmers as to wherth
er the seed would not be as . satis
factory as the meal. This question
has been tbreghed over many . times
as it is now. well established that
1000 pounds of high-grade cotton
seed meal has the equivalent in pro
ductive fertilizing value of a ton of
seed. There are those who contend
that the plant food in the seed be
comes much more slowly available
even than in the meal, but there , is
dome' doubt as to whether this is the
case or not for when seed are mixed
in the soil ' under at, all favorable
conditions they decay very rapidly,
and exhaustive tests made to. com
pare these two materials have al
ways pointed conclusively to the use
of meal. " As a matter of fact, the
farmer can .secure a greater" benefit
from selling his seed for cash or In
exchange for meal and using the
latter as a source of . his organic
nitrogen.- Hv-'-CL.-?V'-
It should not be concluded from
the review that cotton seed meal is
the only substance which may be
used under winter grown cereals,
but It is certainly one of the ; best
cr. I ci:i mr.ldn- sales like that, and lots of
- 4- ;M-r r - - i . fion '
- Frae Gavtrnmeat Seats.
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The United States Department ' of
Agriculture ii now distributing an
nually more than 40,000 packets of
field and flowtr seeds. . The Sixtieth
Congress appropriated $318,000 for
the purchase and distribution of
these seeds, tf . , -
f , uriginaily -tnis distribution was
confined to such seeds as were "rare
and uncommon to this country.
Congi ess broadened the act years
ago and the seeds are now sent out
with more regard for quantity than
for quality, -. There is no pretense
that they are of exceptional merit.
un the contrary, many of them are
worthless. .The members of .Con
gress burden the mails with them
all being sen under the Congres
sional f rank-and the 'distribution is
made without much regard whether
the favored constituent is a farmer
ot a bricklayer, a resident of town
or country. ",'" -
In a recent newspaper article F.
D. Coburn, Secretary , of Agricul
ture in Kahshs, Asserted that the
government , distribution of seeds
was a farce and a joke. "The spec
tacle of our. mlirhtpne1 o-overn.
mnet,"says Ur. Coburn, "projecting
a miscellaneous lot of common seeds
upon an intelligent and prosperous
public is ridiculous." . It could be
vastly betteri Mr. Coburn believes
if the money flow spent for . seed
were "appropriated and prorated
equitably among tho. various agri
cultural colleges and - experiment
stations for experimental work . in
originating, developing and improv
ing superior strains of wheat, Corn,
oaU, cotton and other crops especi
ally adapted; to, or - which give
promise of wdrth to each particular
state r territofy J ?r- ..wm
The work of agricultural ; colleges
and experiment stations undoubted
ly is beneficial. Any money that is
expended for the extension of this
work is-well invested. So much
cannot be said for : the ' Govern
ment's annual free seed distribu
tion. The money that is spent in
this way is to a large extent wasted
and could be put to infinitely better
purposes. Louisville Courier-Jour
nal. '. - ' '
and most desirable, and every far
mer has an interest in utilizing it
because he is a producer of cotton,
and the use of meal tends to create
a greater demand for his seed and
insure a better price for them on
that account. He is at the : same
time using a safe and stable source
of nitrogen which will give excellent
results in practice. Extract from
address of Dr. Soule before the
Georgia Cotton Seed Crushers' As
sociation, t ,
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otiihi tov.tis at:d
ComFalsery Edaicatlea.
We are not prepared to advocate
compulsory education, but if the
people expect to continue to vote
special taxes and school bonds on
themselves for education it does
seem there should be some way
of getting the children to school.
Some people are so blind that they
cannot or do not see the importance
of education and will allow any little
thing to keep their children away
from school. If the weather is not
the best or if the children complain
or not feeling entirely well, or if
they do not like the teacher or if
the children have disagreements
with other children they consider it
a good a sufficient reason for keep
ing them at home and neglecting
the school. The attendance in our
public schools is far better than for
merly but is not yet what it should
be by any means. Compulsory edu
cation does not seem in keeping
with our American ideas and insti
tutions but it would no doubt do
some people good. There are quite
a number of our people who would
like to see it tried. However we
could not advocate its 'adoption ex
cept by a vote of all the people.
smiuilteld Herold.
Blessl UDlfJalse.
Perhaps the boll weevil is a bless
ing in disgusse. The south has been
too prone to put all its eggs in the
one basket of cotton The boll wee
vil has led to a diversification of in
dustry and to the raising of more
profitable crops.' At the Chicago
Land Show' Louisiana will present
evidence that cotton growers who
have gone into other crop are mak
ing $2 where; they ' made only $1
from cotton.L They are , rasing big-
crops of corn, potatoes and onions,
and they are going in for stock rais
ing and dairying. The boll weevil
has done terrible destruction in
Louisiana. It has reduced the cot
ton crop from 1,100,000 bales in five
years to Zbu.uuu bales last year.
But the farmers are making more
money than ever. Philadelphia Re
cord. Bury the CroaBer.
Bury the' croaker out in the woods
in a beautiful spot in the ground,
where the wood pecker pecks and the
bumblebee hums and thestraddlebug
straddles around. He is no good to
the town push, too unpractical stingy
and dead; but he wants the whole
earth, and all of its crust, and the
stars that shine everhead. - Then
hustle him off to the bumblebee-1
roots and bury him deep in the
ground; he's of no use here, get him
out of the way and make room for
the man that, is sound Exchange.
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Rocky Mount, N.
i a:ile.c:;:g r.to zvim
them everyday. "Let
-
'i y " Are Tea a Ferelgnarl , ..'
The man who buys his goods of a
mail order house and . expects his
neighbors at home to buy goods of
him or to buy labor of him, or to
buy professional service ' of him is
II.. - l ..
He is sucking industrial blood out
of the town and gives none back
He is sucking industrial town, like
a Chinaman, and has no more right
to a standing in the community than
a foreigner.
We are all neighbors industrially
in our home town, and the man who
sends away for his goods is not one
of us."
He is of another industrial system.
and peserves no local man's support.
The fact that this is economically
wrong is recognized by the mail
order houses themselvs. They pro.
tect their customers as thieves by
offering to keep people from know.
ing where the mail order goods come
from' The mail order houses have
no "tags" on their goods. . They
say in their catalogues that none of
their goods are marked, and that no
one knows where they were bought.
If it is proper to hide the place of
purchase of an article, it is wrong
to buy them. The man who steals is
ashamed to say where he got anyth
ing he has.
There is such a thing as "taint
ed" bry goods' "tainted" groceries,
and " tainted'- furniture.
All of such that are not bought
at home of men who befriend you,
of men to whom you owe a living.
are tainieu Decs use they come
unfairly. By Wi'liam Allen White,
Tka "Casmtry newspaper.'
A gouchy subscriber complained
to Bert Walker of the Osborn (Kan.
Farmer because he would not re
duce the price of paper, said he
could get a big dally almost as
cheap. This led Mr. Walker to
trow sentimental and he moralized
thus:
'"Tis a thing of sentiment the lit
tle old country newspaper. When
perchance disgrace paints the scar
let letter on the family circle, it lis
tens to the pleadings of the broken
heart and whispers not of it. When
it does you a favor you come in and
beg a few extra copies, but when it
steps on your toes you drop around
to lick the editor. Without your
dinky country paper your towns and
hamlets would be liks the man who
threw kisses at a girl in dark he
knew It, but nobody else did. You
miirht fmasrine you were alive, but
other people would have to buy a
railroad ticket and come out and
see for themselves. Thuends the
brief tale of the blooming old thing
that isn't worth three cents a
week. Exchange. ' , ' : v -
' IlZL Li i V
mo cell ycurc, r 1
The Planters Bank.
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; Rocky Mount, N. C
Solicits Your Business!
The Largest and Strong
- est Bank in Nash and
Edgecombe Counties Paying
Interest on Deposits..
4 INTEREST 4
Compounded Quarterly
on all deposits made in Sav
ings Department .
J. c. BRASWEIX,
J. M. Sherrod, .
President.
Pice-Pres.
Cashier,
AsstCas'r.
J. W. Aycock,
W. W. AvERA,
Kidney Trouble
Can be Avoided
' You cannot afford to neglect
the slightest kidney ailment
it's hazzardous to do so
. The poisonous waste materi
al must be separated from the
blood and if the kidneys be
comes weakened, that means
A Poisoned System.
That is why neglect means
trouble the ailment becomes
chronic and results in Rheuma
tism or Bright't Disease.
NYAiS V
KIDNEY PILLS
assist the kidneys In their func
tion, strengthen them and pre
vent the ailment from becom
ing chronic. They are a kid
ney medicine intended . for
that and nothing else. .
60c the box.
WARD DRUG CO.
., Nashville, N. C '
T. T. ROSS, Dentist,
Spring Hope. N. C.
Office In New Finch Building
Will be in my office every Wednes
day, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday.
Nashville Office at Residence
' Where I can be found
' MOMPAT AND TUKSnAY
C.
Nov. 8th, 1911.
November 6th, -my
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