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VOLUME 31 WINDSOR, N.: C, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 30TH, 1915. No. 1G facts You May Not Know There are twice as many peo ple in the United States :as:in 1880, three times as many as at the outbreak of the Civil War, and five times as many as in '49. The increase between, 1910 and 1915 is said to" have been equal to the entire population at the time of the Revolution. " - The rush of people into Vera Cruz, Mexico, since United States soldiers, eyacuted it,v ha3 raised the population from - 35, -000 to more than 100,000, It is said that all traces of i the'clean up our troops made have "long since disappeared, and that trie water and d sanitation problems are acute. v . ( : The English sparrow, thought to be a city, bird,' is found on the farms of the! northwestern part of the United States to; the extent of five pairs on each farm. Russian peasant women have, on an average, from six to twelve children, of whom about half survive. , 1 : The Ensrlish recruit is 1 ex pected to put evtery rifle shot into an eight-inch ring at ! 100 yards. The territorials must put 80 per cent of all shots into a twelve-inch ring at that dis tance. ThV- French soldier is required to put half bl his shots into an eighteen-inch ring at the same range. . , . , . Germany's Kiel Canal, which is just over sixty one : miles in length, 4s-the -second-"longest ship canal in the x world. , The longest is the Suez. s ; ; x Rabbit fur, is said to be sup planting wool in . the ; felt ; hat making in Australia, where thirty- two factories are un op- eration. The fur is considered much superior to the finest Merino f or , this . purpose; and millions of rabbit skins are used annually. ? ; ; -:" ' ' ; i - The butterfly,, like the ; bat, invariably goes to sleep i head downward, its eyes looking straight down the stem of grassj on which it rests. It folds , its wings to "'the utmost and thus protects its body from" the cold. Salt Lake City, , Utah, standd VliiLU 111; bllC Utlibvu , amount perl capita expended or its public schoplsr ! i The tusks of the African ele phant somestimes weigh as mucr as 100 pounds eih.; and reach i length of eight or nine feet, - New York State gets more o : the immicrrfinta arrivinfif ;in America than anv other i com monwealth.' - J-' : Get Ready to Live at Home in 191b Diversification and Independ ence in 1915!" has been a slo gan that has brought prosperity to thousands of farmers this year, and-it's a slogan that bids fair to put the whole cotto ji country on the road to ecopomip independence and well v being such as we have never enjoyed before. Already, i "with, otir huge corn crop and cotton . get ting , back ; to before-the-war prices,the- whole outlook is far brighter than appeared possible a year ago, and there are still better, things ahead if we, will just keep up the fight. J ust a year , ago, in an ' edi torial "How , Cotton. Farmers Can Safely Diversify," vve Pointed but the folly of at tempting to follow a grest" der.1 f the half-baked "advice" that as being so freely dished out jy a lot of self-appointed,V'savr ors of the c. situation,'1 and ; we ;hen- emphasized the great im portance of sticking to .funda mentals. - Since then we. have ad no occasipn to revise our iewpoint; rather we have been strengthened in the ' certainty :hat, at least for the average Southern farmer, - the principle Df first, living strictly at ; h home and then after tHis is done de voting what Jands and labor may be; available to the produc jtion of a limited amount of cot jton, is a sound principle one that will; bring independence fto every man who adheres to it. And right now isthe time to plan for living at home, in 191 67 right '; now we ; must do those things' that it will be too late to late : to do after the coming of the new year. Wise u is the man. who determines now to. 1. Save every possiole bit of feed for the winter and next spring. Feeds are likely to be high-priced again, and barns filled with hay and roughage of all kinds should be the rale with every farmer worthy of the name. ; , 2. Plant a big oat crop; nd plant it how. Remember that on an average : fall-sown u oats yield double J oats sown in the spring, I-; and remember too that a good crop of oats n ext spring when the corn is getting low will cbmejn-mighty handy. '"4. Plan to oreak off relations with the grocery store. This can largely bedorie. by laying in a big winter x supply of peas, beans, :. molasses -potatoes, and canned fruits and - vegetables, and ' refusing; outright : to. buy any thing you can grow on your own farm. 4. Keep the fall, and winter garden going. If you have not already planted a big patch of turnips , by all : means do so at once. These, with collards, kale 1 mustard, spinach and an abundance v of stored and canned fruits and ; vegetables, . will ' help you to '"live ' like a king" this winter without de: pending on store-bought sup plies. H ; . ' x 5. : Save feed and fertilizer bills by planting clover and graz ing crops. A' fine place to ecbn- iomize is on ine leriuiaw uin, and the best way we know of to do thte is to plant clover, vetch and rye to prevent washing and to turn under next 5 spring. The , crops will afford valuable grazing and thus save feed bills, too. - . L , . - ' - '4 e! Prepare for more ; poultry feed. The humble hen, if properly fed and housed, .: will join .right in with your live-at-home plans. Prepare now to cooperate with her by, giving her a nice dry roosting ;and nesting place and a big patch 4 of rape, rye and clover for winter pick ing Progressive Farmer. . N Arm Badly Cut Mr. Perry Tadlock. who works in his father's cotton gin, got his arm caugnt in some of the machinery about the gin and had a pierce of the fleshy part cut out, making a -very- painful and ugly wound.. It is thought that the arm arid not.;hve to be . amputated as tKe.rumor .was circulated it would be, we are glad to' say, It is more blessed to prevent than to curoj f Viien the Ticli does Out : The Dollar, tomes In Asking farmers whether they d esire to feed cat tl e or ti cks, the Uni ted S tates department of ag ricultureis abouc : to embark on a spectacular campaign through- out the tick-infest region of the South to arouse farm trs to take I the steps that will stop the an nual tribute of $50, 000 now:: be ings paid to thetick. Attract ively cptored ;-ahd illustrated-' lit erature will be used in , this workt "' -, ""' ' ' J ' ' : , As the result of the anti-tick campaign; one-third of the ;tick fested area of the South, a re gion asjarge as the German, em- pire, i nas oeen f ciearfctt.since 1906 . but it is" nov desired to push the work" much more . rap idly than in the past as the country, needs the ; meat ; the South could profitably supply if the tick were banished and the South needs tHe dollars that will roll-in when the tick goes out. The department stands read to co-operate . with any county that wished to engage in this work. Agents of the Southern Railway's agricultural depart ment; will also ; aid ; farmers - in warring . on ;the tick wherever possible and will " cooperate with all agencies engaging in : this work.".-- , V ' 'I".:"'"..- - Cotton, Mcfina ish! In a meeting held at Tarbqro. on August 28, ! the cotton "growers of Edgecombe county decided to incor porate an organization to ;be known as the Edgecombe Cotton Exchange.;: The form of by-laws submitted :bv the Di vision of Markets of the North Caro lina Experiment StatiorT was adopted with a few slight-changes; Mr. C. E. Bassett, Organizer, and Mr. O. J.' Mc Connel, Cotton Grader, both from the United States Biirear of Markets as sisted Mr. Wm. R. Camp in the work of organization. - " " The purpose of thei exchange Ja sta ted as folio wr ; . 1. To co i operate with the : Bureau' ef Plant Industry, Uw S. . Department of -.Agriculture;.: and ..the Division of Agronomy of the North Carolina Ag ricultural Experiment Station, in crder that our members may select, grow and maintain the variety of cotton best adapted to our soil and to the demands of the trade, that we may J facilitate Vi anio nf cotton in large lots of one kind, staple and grade . r ' 2. To develop a reputation and de mand for Edgecomb coun ty cotton ; to find but the needs of .the mills 'of the state "and to furnish them the 'cotton which will meet their demands. . j . 3. Toco-operate with the: Office of Msrkets, U. S. Department of Agri; culture and the Division of " Markets, North Carolina Agricultural Experi-. ment Station to secure a proper grad ing of cotton so we mky know J what we are selling, and be in a position to sell in the best; markets. Dependence upon one, market is - contrary to all business practice. , - r r . .4, To .work in do- operation ; with the departments named in section 3 in order to find and keep in touch with the best -markets in this and other States ; and z countries V " : - - " ,5. To distribute our cotton in such markets, as will recognize our grades and pay' us prices according to gen eral market, conditions. 6. To provide warehouse facilities for storing our cotton that, we may be able to assemble it in large lots of a triven staple" and grade and furnish. the banks'with the proper - form of warehouse receipts. A complete set of by the laws adopt ed ;at the LTarboro- meeting will be mailed to - communites interested in this form of organization upon appli cation to the Division of Markets. Subscribe to the Ledger. 51.00 trie year. v Chowan College Hems ; -. 8 Chowan College" more students than - Oh , September oper.ed with ten k the total: enrollment for last year, have room in the college for; only We i six more boarders, without crowding. The great increase in all the depart ments is very pleasining. Our , new students as well as . the ..old, quickly realized that, they are in the bands 'of teachers who haye,been especially fi ted for their work and are willing, to give their time and attention to trie girls. Teschers and pupils are ' co operating to make this the best year in the history of the college. . During the summer many improve mehts were made in repainting and repairing. " We have just finished a well one hundred and seventy fet deep, which will furnish all: the : water supply. .4 We had hoped for an over flow, but the hill is too high. . -f The 'summer school' held here du fine July enrolled one hundred and fifty-two teachers, tlany r of these were former students who were glad ". :,.; , ...'.'.'..V,.'"; . ,- to be back. 'All greatly enjoyed ' the pleasant buildings and beautiful cam pus, and requested that this be made a permanent feature. I ' ' . G.;.E, LnjlfBERRY, ; ' " ' President. MJrfreesboro, N. C ' , Preaches FarevelP Sermon The. Rev. ;J.r. D. .Waters, preached his farewell t sermon last night ; at the Park View Christian Church, ending his pastorate at that church which began last November. ; , His sermon last night on the subject Immortality; or if a Man Dies Shall He LivevAgain?" was delivered in - a forceful and impressive manner. . tpjr.c!:-:'-! of;t!:o-ccrcn"t!: j congregation adopted a set of resolu tfbns, in which Mr. Waters' work was reviewed and reference was: made to his faithful and proficient service and his high Christian character and abili ty as a speaker. . J . v; ilr. and Mrs: Waters and their son Lare planning to " leave the' city next Friday . for rW Windsor, IM. U., Mr, Waters' former home. . A farewell reception will be- tend ered Mr. Waters and his wife in . - residence of Mrs. G. H. Tucker, J.14 North Armstrong Btreet, next Thurs day night. The members of the con gregation are arranging thi 8 reception. An Appeal to South Carolina ;: Farmers 7 . To the MemDers of the-HFarmers' Union of South Carolina and all farm el s who , should become . members. Brother - Farmers : All of you whip are satisfied With market v conditions today are respectfully requested not. to join the Union. All producers . who feel that they: are getting a just pro portion of the prices : paid by the con -sumer for the products . of the farm have no use for the Farmers' Union or the Union for .them. ' Any farmer who believes that he can sell a bale of cotton or even a dozen eggs as well alone as he can cooperate, with bi& neighbors has nothing to get out of the Union, and this . communication is not addressed to him. . - . , 'But to the man wbo feels his - help lessness struggling r alone in a world where everyother' business, and r inter est is thoroughly organized, I do ; wish to appeal , Should we blame the, con sumer for buying our products below the cost of production or the middle man, for taking advantage of our ig norance as -to make conditions orv the grade of our cotton if we through lack of organization allow it? . To get results you must organize and cooperate. One , bale of cotton is worth $40 or one ton of seed $20, and it makes very little difference where it goes or who buys it; but 500 bales will sell ;f or $20,000 or 500 tons of seed for 810,000, and if you reDre sent the larger amount you immedi ately become somebody and the ex porter is interested in you or the oil mill manager is ready to talk business with you.. Should you wanf to . buy, ; how long do you suppose a busy ferti lizer rrfanuiacturer will haggle with you over the price of a ton of 8-3-3? But if you are. representing ycur local in ths purchso cf 500 cr 1,000 tor.3 of goods you are wortn fooUng v;ith, ; and are invited inio thr otlic- an tokl that the manager will be in tt see yoa in a minute. To iiiustrait: in lulfl seed potatoes were aeiJing by the eack at oy Uur local placed an order for 500 -sacks mni got them at Q2 50, a saving, of- $500. , Th a year we ar saving on cabbage seed T75 cfnt? per pound. Th s is from oran iztion and cooperation " " - T l - A.i 1. 1 t l TT.' Association was organized in Charlss ton County and this spring .the small truckers, who heretofore have baen absolutely at the mercy of the Nevy tr ' , " - : I m. ' 1 j xortk. commission . mercnancs, Emppcci truck through the Association and not the benefit of the best markets and all the advantages of the larger shippers. Now, Mr.' Farmer, , what we havo . doh'erwha js beinu donb on tho cast coast, of Virginia and in Charleston county, ;you can : do." If . you do not plant truck: then you can accomplish as much with your, cotton, scad, grain and other farm produce; but to suc ceed jou must organize. Do you want laws passed by your legislature or Congress? Then think u. due uiuciciivo ucmccu .uic : cwmuw attention given a few individuals aslrf ing, for these, laws,: and .the serious re spect for a legislative committee gcinjj before the lawmakers ;..aa thft repro sentatives of the State or National , Uni'oni.t; 7?" 1: Tfc m ap reason why the farmers ' suffer so much from extortion is that we, fail to grasp the tremendous pow er that is within our reach. We have the sympathy of - the great , mass of consumers fejlbw vict'ms of the mid HlomAn'a trrped and the law recog nizes . our right to organize and fight for our rights. All that we as a class need to become far stronger than tho biggest trust is to get together for our common cause and put our shoul ders'to the hames. of progress instead t throwing out -weight aa:n:t tl. i t. We. have. a big job on our handa to market our cotton successfully hia fall and we need every producer work-, ing as one, ; shoulder to ' shoulder. If von have never been a member of the Union I would urge you : to writa'at once -to our State Secretary, , J. Whit ner Reid, Columbia, S. C, and. he, will send ; an organizer or come- himself Or if you have allowed your ' local to ' . tVinn '" Kif hoi : momKon .(rot busy and reorganize ; the State Secre tarp will gladly give you full informa tion on request.'- And when you have organized, remember this: You nave not' organized for "pleasure (although the very act of meeting together will be a pleasure). You are not organiz ing for power, military or political. but for profit and protection, profit to your business and protection to your -industry. And at your first meeting elect your very best man as secretary and business agent.; give him your confidence," place in 7 his hands as a body all that you have to sell or buy, trust , him just asyou have to trust your banker and local merchant, pay him a commission on the business ho handres for you, and if he doesn't save and make money for you, than I havo misjudgedNnansind. , ; , I again appeal . to j ou, brother farmer, for your own profits and pro- ' tection to organize, join the Farmers Union and cooperate.', Yours fraternally, H. T. Morrison. President South Carolina State Farm ers' Unions McCIellansville, S. C. : - I J Jefferson's Ten: Rules Never put offuntil tomorrow what you can do today. Never trouble another-for what yea can do yourself. . - " Never spend your ' money baforo you haye earned it. Never buy , what you don't want because it is cheap Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold. . . We seldom repent of having eaten too little. v . ITothing is troublesome that we da willingly. How much piin the evils have cc-t us that have never happened! Take things always by tho handle. 'a When angry,"- count . ten before spsak;-if. very angry, count ten' drcn.
Bertie Ledger-Advance (Windsor, N.C.)
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