MANY NEW IDEAS
ARE GIVEN TRIAL
REVIEW or AGRICULTURAL
SITUATION IN NO. CAROLINA
UNDER PRESIDENTS NEW DEAL1
Put Pew Monitu Have Seen Many
And Great Experiments Pat
Into Operation
In
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I^Pluti
Perhaps the yfffr, 1B33-34 will go
down In history at America's great
est experiment, and we still hope, a
successful one. At any rate the sit
uation was almost hopeless . for
farmers, they had no effective or
ganization for control of
production or marketing. ;?^"hey,
therefore, could not fompete with
other Industries, and woultf natur
ally remain the foot stoof of the
raw products Jpurce.
Secretary .of Agriculture, Henry
A. Wallace, was chosen by Presi
dent Roosevelt for his economic
ideas rather than for any political
abilities. The Secretary has sur
rounded himself with other econo
mic experts. The control of pro J
duction was deemed essential, be
fore any real farm relief might be
expected. Thus was the birth of the
Agricultural Adjustment Adminis
tration programs for cotton, wheat,
tobacco, corn-hogs, peanuts, dairy
cattle, etc., curtailment.
In North Carolina and Person
nty, as elsewhere, the routine
utles of demonstration agents and
other farm specialists In general
have been radically changed from
field workers to business managers,
with especial attention to organiza
tion ? management, sign-up cam
paigns, etc.
Crop reports, farm surveys and
farm statistics generally have be-'
come recognized as an essential
basis of anlyztng the farmers' con
tracts. The first efforts, without,
such information, resulted In con-1
fusion, delays and disappointments.'
Fortunately, North Carolina was the
best prepared of all Southern states
to meet the emergency. Even the av-'
erage Tar Heel farmer was largely
prepared, through his fifteen years
experience in reporting his crop
acreages to his township tax list- j
taker. While the Individual farm-;
er's information Is confidential and
is not used as evidence against grow
ers, yet as collective and "sample"
information for townships and coun
ties, It serves In many helpful ways.
North Carolina's story is best told
by the fact that she ranks fourth In (
the total value of crops, in compari
son with other states. This necesss
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ed better than for moet state, or elae
yields have been better, Either is
good new*. y
The most difficult problem facing
agricultural leaders is .to convince
farmers of the Importance of re 1
liable and complete farm facts. Jt
Is quite human to stretch one's con
science in making out crop control
contracts, as was $hown in every
tobacco and cotton-growing county
In the State last spring. For in-J
stance, if there is reasonable doubt
between 26 and 30 acres of a given
crop, one plans safe in reporting 30
acres, and thereby develops a sur
plus acreage for all contracts. It is1
poos reasoning, that "because others
do this, I shall too." ?> - I
The severe freezes of February,
1934, damaged small grains heavily.
This was plrticularly true of fall
sown oats, truck crops and other
semi-tropical growth. But advan?!
tages resulted. Jtalny seasons did
some damage to crops in certain sec
tions, while dry weather did damage
in others, but, as a whole. Piedmont
North Carolina goes to market
shortly with a bountiful harvest.
Prices of livestock have shown lit
tle improvement, but the hog and
dairy cattle control programs will
doubtless improve the situation.
Farm taxes were highest in 1928,
which average 674 percent of the
1913 level. The yv-ai* 1932 showed 504
percent, with 1933 much lower, due
to the State ad valorem shifts. The
1932 per acre tax in North Carolina
averages 48 cents, as compared With \
38 for the South Atlantic States and
46 for the United States. In 1913
and 1914 they averaged 10 cents
then It gradually rose to 63 and 64
cents In 1927 and 1928. The present
rate is at least a third less than
that. .
The stocks of farmers' products
are definitely declining. Resulting
prices are rising. The costs of pro
ducts that farmers must buy are
also advancing, and thereby hold
ing the farmers' purchasing power
to 60 percent of the pre-war values.
However, a year ago this percentage
was below 50 percent.
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Find 422 Washing tons
Among Nation's Cities
In the United States there are 422
cities and towns named Washington.
The first town to be so named Is
Washington, N. C., and dates back
to 1776.
TOBACCO RICHEST
OF STATE CROPS
Recent Figure, Show 19*4 TMd la
Nation 70 Per Cent Of TV
19*7-31 Ara?(e
Flgrures released last week by the
United States Department of Ag
riculture show that the country as
a whole will produce this year 1.042,_ I
942,000 pounds of tobacco, or 70
percent of its average for the per
iod 1927-1831. North Carolina will
produce 393,650,000 pounds, or 78
percent of Its average for the same
period. Tobacco is North Carolina's
most valuable crop.
Ther state's strong (agricultural
position is further emphasized by the1
figures concerning cotton, which has
In past years been "considered king ]
In the south. North Carolina will]
produce more than Its allotment of
cotton under the Bankhead cotton'
bill, which limited the cyop to 10,
400,000 bales.
The United States as a whole'
will grow only 77.7 percent of the j
ten year average far 1921-30 of thel
32 principal crops in this country
combined. North Carolina will grow
107.4 percent of Its normal amount. I
Tobacco Is the only agricultural
commodity, the export of which for,
June exceeded the export In June,1
1933.
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The Graham brothers, prominent
Mecklenburg dairymen, report high-1
ly gratifying results with alfalfa as'
a dairy feed.
APPROVAL OF
A CODE FOR
warehouses!
And WU1 Stow
Tobacco sold by auction and
auction and loese leaf warehouses Is
to be handled under a code of fair
competition that is designed to en
able the Industry to eliminate many
trade practices considered detrimen
tal to the best Interests of ware
housemen and growers, the Agrlcul
turai Adjustment Administration1
announced. j
Officials of the tobacco section, of
the Agrlcu)turar Adjustment Ad- j
ministration, who assisted members
of the industry in drawing up the)
code, pointed out that the code is
unique in that it provides for repre-1
sentation of tobacco fanners on the
code authority, which will adminis
ter the code. |
The code provides for a porducers'
advisory committee of five members,
whose chairman Is a member of the j
auction and loose leaf tobacco ware
house Industry code authority which
Is set up under the code. The pro
ducers' advisory committee is de
signed to represent the interests of
tobacco growers and to act as
spokesman, through its chairman, I
for the producers. The chairman,;
however, is not entitled to vote as a
member of the authority. (
Voting members of the code au-.
thority will number 11, ten of them
elected by warehouse associations in
(he various tobacco belts and one se
lected by members of the Industry
who are not warehouse association
members.
National Day Of
Prayer For Pros
perity Is Urged
Strillng, N. J.?A nation-wide
movement to have all creeds set
aside a day In September to pray
for prosperity was launched recent-;
ly by St. Joseph's Guild here. The
guild was organized last year as a,
non_.sectarian prayer movement, al
though It was founded by a Roman
Catholic missionary' organization, t
*Ihe Idea for prosperity prayers
was broached here June IT at the
Father's Day celebration held at
the shrine. Brother Augustine, sec
retary of the guild, ashed that Jew
ish congregations set aside Friday
evening, Sept. JZ, or Saturday, Sept.
8, and those accustomed to worship
ping on Sundays offer their prayers
Sept. 9.
Copies of the resolution con-'
taming the suggestion were sent to
President Roosevelt and members of
Congress and Legislatures.
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UNUSUAL PET
A canry bird that has been train
ed to eat food from Its owner's
njouth and roll over and play dead
at command Is the unusual pet pos
sessed by Janes C. Furman, of San
Francisco, California.
FAILURE" TO REACH MARKETING
AGREEMENT WITH BUYERS MAY
BE TO FARMERS' BEST INTEREST
Tobacco Growers Have No Assur
ance Aa To The Future Of
Price Fixing
While many tobacco growers are
disappointed on account of the fail_
ure to reach a' marketing agree
ment with the buyers for the 1934
crop, there is a possibility that this
failure may react to the best Inter
est of the farmers In the Anal ana
lysis.
The establishing of a parity price
might be a good thlngfor the grow
ers this year. It woujd assure the
tobacco farmers of a (fair profit on
the curtailed crop of 1934. The pres
ent government at Washington is
in sympathy with the" farmers. Price
fixing by government officials sym
pathetic to the needs of the grower
would probably prove beneficial In
the immediate years that lie ahead.
However, the farmer has no as
surance that the power of price fix
ing, once it becomes established by
precedent, would always rest in the
hands of those who are friendly to
the tobacco grower. Should It fall
Into unfriendly hands, the procedure
of price fixing could easily become
a curse to the farmer Instead of a
blessing, since in that even natur
al increases in the price of tobacco
could be prevented.
As the matter now stands, the
fanner has two main factors upon
which he can rely. One Is the cur
tailment of the crop brought about
by the cooperative production con
trol agreements. This assures him
that the total supply of tobacco will
be considerably less In quantity this
year than It was In 1932.
Under the natural operation of
the law of supply and demand, this
curtalnlment should provide higher
prices for the .quantity, to be placed
on the market. The setting up of
artificial prices conceivably might
interfere with this natural process, to
the hurt of the farmer, in case the
price level should be pitched too low.
The other factor upon which the
grower can rely Is the provision In
the law which gives the secretary of
Agriculture the po^pr,to license the
tobacco manufacturers and fix the
price which they pay for tobacco. .
Monkey Guards Still
With a Pronged Fork
A monkey, armed with a pitch
fork, confronted ralflers at the en
trance to an underground liquor
plant In the hills, near Lancaster,
Pa. Wresting the weapon from the
animal, the police found a 75-gallon
still and 200 gallons of liquor.
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Cumberland cotton growers re
ceived $46,000 in rental checks re
cently.
Mr. Farmer
We are thinking of you and your inter
est and urge you to sell your tobacco in
Roxboro where you will receive the best
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service, fair dealing, and i;ight prices.
And Remember
Our location on Depot Street out of the
high rent district' is the reason we Gan save
you money on every item bought from us,
right in the heart of the season, such as,
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Barley, Vetch, Crimson Clover, Old Fash
ioned Clover, Orchard Grass, Alsike Clo
ver, Herds Grass.
Winter Goaf
Coal prices are as cheap now as they
will be this year. Next month they com
mence to climb. Cogd from our yards is
of the best quality and full quantity.
R. H. Gates
Free Delivery and Prompt Service
Phone 249 - Depot St. - Roxboro, N. C.
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To Our Store
To Roxboro
And Our
Tobacco Market
AS ROXBORO BEGINS ANOTHER HARVEST SEASON WE WOULD LIKE TO
WISH EVERYBODY THE BEST OF EVERYTHING. CONDITIONS ARE GOING TO
BE GOOD FOR US THIS FALL. OUR STORE IS, MORE THAN EVER, THE STORE
THAT ALWAYS WELCOMES YOU ON? EVERY OCCASION. SO COME IN TO SEE
US AND LOOK OUR NEW FALL GOODS OVER?OR, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO
BUY, COME IN AND MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME ANYWAY. OUR STORE IS AL
WAYS OPEN TO YOU, AND YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.
WE HAVE BOUGHT OUR FALL MERCHANDISE IN LARGE QUANTITIES, AND
SO WE WILL HAVE QUALITY, QUANTITY, AND A SAVING TO PASS ON TO YOU.
FOR WHEN WE BUY IN QUANTITY, WE CAN SAVE MONEY, AND IT IS THIS SAV
ING THAT WE WISH TO PASS TO OUR CUSTOMERS. - OUR FALL STOCK IS COM
PLETE. WE CARRY SHOES, DRYGOODS, FURNISHINGS, GROCERIES, MEATS
AND MOST EVERYTHING FOR THE HOME NEED. WE ARE IN A POSITION TO
SAVE YOU MONEY ON EVERY PURCHASE, WHETHER IT BE LARGE OR SMALL.
YOU WILL FIND OUR PRICES TO BE IN LINE WITH THE PRICES YOU RECEIVE
FOR YOUR FARM PRODUCE AND EVERY ITEM IS DEPENDABLE.
Between $250,QOQ- and $300,000 are annually spent
in Roxboro as a direct result of its tobacco market. Mr.
Farmer and Mr. Business Man, sell your tobacco on your
local market and see that your friends do the same. A
large tobacco support means growth for Roxboro and
Person County. Give the market your support and you,
you, too will be benefitted*
Longhurst Mercantile Co.
JALONG WHOLESALE AND RETAIL NORTH CAROLINA