'. ' ’»'. ’x" ' 1 Friday, January 28, 1927. II *1 i t f i I Ji ]-k , i. !.ii ■ i , i I I f a THE PILOT Published every Friday by the PILOT PRINTING COMPANY Vass, North Carolina STACY BREWER, Owner Subscription Rates: One Year - $2.00 oix Months $1.C0 Aiddress all communications to The Pilot Printing Co., Vass, N. C. Advertising Rates on Application Entered at the Postoffice at Vass, M. C.. as second-class mail matter. THE PLIGHT OF THE FARMER. On all hai^ds the situation of the farmer is considered, and the many remedies that are of fered are enough to cure all the ills the human family has been afflicted with since the day when Adam encountered the ap ple and laid the foundation for all human ailments. But it is hardly too much to say that not one of the remedies suggested gives any promise, because none goes to the bottom of the trou ble and determines the cause. It is well enough known to those who keep tab on selling prices that what the farmer sells is 'low in proportion to what he buys. The last monthly crop report from the Depart ment of Agriculture shows that the advance in farm prices over those of days before the war has been 30 per cent. In other things than farm products the advance has. been 61 per cent. Now there is the situation.' What the rem edy is is another question, but as long as the farmer has to pay 61 per cent more than previous prices and gets an advance of only 30 per cent he is 31 per cent at a disadvantage. He may have all the credits the government can give him, which is simply a way to get a bigger burden on his back, but the more credits he gets with the selling price of his stuff so proportionately low er than the price of the things he buys he can never get his feet under him. He gets the short end of the stick all the time, and Haugen bills, or government subsidy of the yield would not have been so big as to overload the consunip- tive demand. Under normal cir cumstances it is hardly likely that a big acreage would make an unwieldly crop again this year. Therefore, the acreage to be planted must be carefully considered, from both view points. But a thing for the fanner to consider most seriously is the cost of making his crop. No oth er business in the world pays so little attention to the economic phases of production as farm ing. Too much land that is not suitable for cotton is planted to cotton, and it never can make cotton at a profitable price. Too much indifference to the crop also plays havoc with the profits of cotton. Cotton ought to make 500 pounds to the acre, which is evident by the fact that it does make more than that on same acres, and land that will not make that much is not efficient land. It could make six or seven or eight hundred, and if Henry Ford should undertake to grow cotton he would make his land bring that much. Farming is too indifferent in its methods, and in its rigidness of operation. No manufacturing concern in the world could succeed with the vast amount of lost motion that characterizes farming. A fine example of making cot ton is always seen on the farms operated by A. Cameron at Vass. He makes more cotton to the acre and to the dollar of expen diture than very many men in this section. But he makes his crop year after year, and were he a younger man it is safe to predict that he would make his crops for less money each suc ceeding year, for he applies to his farm the same principles of management that he does to his mills. What we need is better cotton operation, and then the acreage will take care of itself, and so will the prices. DR. PC ATE AND FARM LIFE SCHOOL If there is a man in Moore county who is entitled to the ad- and there a bit of forest, and just such things as are coming along all the time and foreshad owing what Moore county can become if we give it a little help. Two factors in advancing the county have been Southern Pines and Pinehurst, for here are two villages that are a pleasure to the eye, and a com fort to the resident. The sat isfying architecture, the land scape, gardening, the effect of the natural forests around the villages, the streets, and all the features are working in the di rection Mr. Boyd speaks of. But we can all do a great deal more toward making the county what it can be. With the opening :f another Tiotel at Knollwood that section will have additional help in the work the Mid-Pines club has been doing in lending attractiveness to the picture, but everybody on every road and on every farm and on every , , ^ ^ • i.u d i village lot can do still more than | has spent the ^nnter m the Back- has been done toward making!®*'® cottage on ^iladelp la venue, ■BBBaBSBBSSBHSHBBBHHOBnBBBBBBESS Butler, in Clinton, N. C., returned to her home here on Sunday last. Mrs. C. C. Lampley and daughter, Louisee, of Albemarle, are spending a few weeks with her sister, Mrs. Homer Gibson. A letter from Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Barry who left here for Florida last spring and settled at Bithlo, 17 miles from Orlando, states that times are slow and dull down there, but that his asthma is so much better that he has taken off his clothes and gone to bed at night for the first time in 40 years. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Watson, of Erie, Pa., who have toured Florida for the past eight months, arrived here last week and are stopping with their old friend, Mr. Fletcher Piece, for a few weeks on their return trip. Mr. and Mrs. Brewster J. Allison, m., by Rev. C. L. Jackson. Prayer- meeting on Thursday evening at the residence of Miss M. A. Payne at 7:30 p. m. At the M. E. Church January 30, Sabbath school at 9:45 a. m. Preach ing by Rev. Nathan Trivitt at 11 a. m. Young People’s meeting at 7 p. m. Prayermeeting on Thursday at 7:30 p. m. Rev. C. L. Jackson preached for the colored Presbyterians at Carthage on Sunday last. Mrs. C. L. Jackson entertained a party of young married ladies from Wadesboro last Saturday afternoon in honor of her daughter, Mrs. Raymond Warden, of New York City. Miss Alice Hancock, who has been visiting her father, Mr. David Han cock, has returned to her home in Danbury, Conn. Mr. and 'virs. J. B. Eiford and ; ^toney Point, on the Hudson River, daughter. Miss Lucile, were guests of i N- Y„ were guests of his sister-in- Rev. C. L. Jackson and family on ' ^^w, Mrs. Haratio Allison and family Sunday last. Dr. Geddes, from Massachusetts, Moore a big park, a delight to the resident, and a marvel to the stranger. And it is worth while to remember that the stranger is a factor in the com munity. Caring for his needs is one of the chief industries, and he likes to see pretty sur roundings. If we make a pleasant place for him we also have a pleasant place for our selves, and an earning capacity as a resort neighborhood. Na ture made Moore county a great possibility. Let us use the op portunity and make it the most delightful place in the world to live. PINEBLUFF At the Baptist church January 30, Sabbath school at 10 a. m., at Assem bly Hall, preaching service at 11 a. died at 7 o’clock Monday morning. Mrs. 0. D. Sandyson who has spent the past month with her mother, Mrs. on Sunday last. Mr. H. W. Skipper, of Albemarle, spjnt last week-end with his sister, Mrs. Homer Gibson. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lampley and (Please turn to page 8) s It MAMMOTH BUCKEYE INCUBATOR IS NOW Ready For Work CUSTOM HATCHING AT FOUR DOLLARS PER TRAY OF EIGHT DOZEN Capacity—Eight trays per week. Write for space in ad vance. Eg'g's will be received on Monday of each week This is the time to hatch out early broilers. R. G. HUTCHESON SANDHILL FARM LIFE SCHOOL Vass, N. C., Route 1. miration of the people it is Dr. any sort, or credit or anything earnest effort to else will not help him, for you j Farm Life school at can^t help him while he has pay so much more for what he is engaged m. Those buys than he gets for what he ! lu circumstances sells. The farm dollar is worth |, school has had about 80 cents when it comes to i__ , fu f fu its inception, buying things. He does not need generosity of some more m:ney. He needs more j ^ commun- for his money. All the other in- t if ? to survive. Dr. dustries but farming pay more j ^ observed the situa- money and that simply means ^ that other industries give big- • ger wages, or if you want to f a w ^ turn it around higher wages school on a make higher selling prices and ; J hLp I f the farmer has to pav higher for ! ^ e maintain useful- what he buvs than he leU for i ^he most what he selll This is the situa- ! institutions tion. What the remedy is is an other affair. But it is useless to hunt for a remedy until the in Moore county. The connection of John Mc Queen with the school is. com- Per Cent On Your Savings Invest Your SAVINGS In Pinehurst Incorporated Preferred Stock is the trouble. The farmer gets the little end of the dollar. FIGURING ON THE COTTON CROP. It is apparent that the cotton crop of 1926 was too big for the demands of the people who buy cotton, but before too much re duction of acreage is considered several things should be held in mind. The crop was the result of a complete harmony of vary iiuix. xux a xcxixcy uiiui tut: j knowledge. The hone of trouble IS recognized, and here Poate is that othere may align themselves with' a move ment to put the school on a more certain footing, and lessen the responsibility of those who have stood for it from the start, which is the only fair plan. Dr. Poate is trying to arouse public sentiment, and the figures and facts he brings out ought to command such attention as to get results. Farm Life school is a big asset to the county. It has made successful young men ing conditions that were all in j and women of a number who favor of the p-owth and produc- would have had hard sledding tion of the plant. Weather was i had it not been for the facilities admirable, boll weevil for some reason did little damage, top crop was permitted to ripen, picking season was long, and it is not likely that in another 20 years will all things work to gether for such a crop. The acreage in 1926 was 47,653,000 acres as compared with 46,053,- 000 the year before, or only about 3 per cent of an increase. But the crop in 1926 was about' school two and a half millions bales more than the crop of 1926. The yield to the acre was nearly 20 per cent greater. There is what made the big crop of cotton. Both last year and the year previous big acreages of cotton were planted, but the yield of 1925 was taken by the trade. Had the conditions been the same as regards the crop in 1926 offered at the school, and that is a great gain for the county. It nils a place in the educational scheme that seems to be neces sary for a time yet in this county, and if Dr. Poate can stir up such a sentiment as will put the school on a better footing he will be one of the benefactors of this community, as he is in other ways aside from the It Pays 7 Per Cent on Your Money IT IS SAFE Special Advantages and Safeguards A PLEASANT PLACE TO LIVE Jack Boyd says he is interest ed in making Moore county one of the most pleasant places in the world to live, and with that aim in view he would like to see the whole county a big park, with attractive homes, interest ing roads, pleasant farms, here Dividends. The dividends (or wages earned by the money you invest in this stock amount to $7.00 per share a year. They are paid every six months, $3.50 per share on January 1, and July 1, at which time dividend checks are mailed to stockholders. Cumulative. 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