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"n? j Our Farm Department | Devoted to the Interest of Those Who W Till the Soil A f CONDUCTED BY J. M BEATY A U=rS&r=?? Preparation of tho Soil for Cotton. ' It is at this period in the year that many of our soils are injured by mismanagement. The plow is put to work before the soil has dried sufficiently to insure crumbling into a good friable seed bed. Clods are formed that cannot be pulverized by any ordinary method of cultivation during the entire summer, and per haps not until several years have 1 elapsed. The plant food in a clod is sealed up as effectively as though in a dry heap under roof. The greater the proportion of the soil i that is made into clods the less is that left to hold moisture and nour ish plants. Before starting tho ' plow take up a handful of the soil from near where the bottom of the furrow is to be, grip it firmly in the hand for a second then give it a whirling toss so it will strike the ground some eight or ten feet away. If it breaks up and falls apart the plows may safely be started; if the mass clings together, better wait a bit before starting the plow. If you would do a very good Job, let the harrow follow close after the plows, especially if your soil is of sticky, stiff or clayey nature. By following such course it may not be possible to get quite as many acres planted to cotton, but the extra yield per acre on account of the bet ter preparation will more than off Bet the acre shortage. When there is considerable land yet to be plowed and a hard rain has fallen. It may be wise to put a team to the harrow before the ground in dry enough to plow, thus going over as much of that yet to be plowed as possible. The harrow, by break ing up the surface, prevents evapo ration and thus prolongs the period before the soil may become too dry and hard to break well. Thus much time may be saved and much more land may be prepared for crops than by other methods. Even when the ground Is plowed it is not the part of wisdom to rush the planting at the expense of thor oughness In pulverizing and smooth ing the soil. Work done with a good harrow before the rows are laid off is the best and cheapest cultiva tion the crop on average soil can possibly receive. The harrow, when Judiciously used, aids in warming and finding the soil and consequently hastens the growth of the crop to be planted a little later. The soil must be warm and fine in order that plant growth may progress rapidly. On well drained, properly prepared land high beds upon which to plant are not needed. The planting should be nearly on a level; quicker ger mination of the seed and a better stand may be counted on by such planting. Improved implements and better methods of tilling can be em ployed, the work may be done at a lower cost and better crops will be secured. The first cultivation should be Riv en shortly after the seed go into the ground. The ordinary smooth ing harrow or a weeder run parallel with the rows or even crossing them at a slight angle may be used at that time, and again when the plants are two or three Inches high, there by reducing the hand and hoe work throughout the season.?The Cotton Journal. . j We Should Make Crops Cheap. It is not merely the big crop of cotton that causes the misery in the South, but the big crop grown at an enormous cost on twice as many acres as would be needed to make the same crop by good farm ing with smaller area in' cotton, and more in grain and forage crops. We need not worry about the big crop If we averaged a bale per acre over the Cotton Belt, for there would be more profit in a lower price than now in a comparatively high one. It is the enormous cost of making the crop which causes the misery. Re ducing the acreage will not amount to much unless the remaining acres are well employed in promoting the productiveness of the soil, and get ting not only "supplies" for the grower, but for sale. too. Then, after the crop is baled, what an enormous loss is sustained from letting It lie outdoors and get damaged, and a big discount made on it.?W. F. Massey. TIMBER DEED BLANKS. A fine supply at The Herald Of fice--Same pricc as warranty deeds. At Planting Time. We are all now getting ready to put seed Into the ground. After any crop Is planted the fIrHt great step In crop making Is passed. Before that step Is taken let us consider a few facts having great bearing on the returns from our crops. The number of acres planted is the greatest factor in influencing the total of any crop. The total crop produced is the chief factor in de termining the profit of every man who has any part In producing that crop. The yield?supply?Is the basis of value. It determines the price. These facts apply with special force ket crop. For several years we have count to cotton which is distinctly a mur ed on a great falling off in total crop of cotton because of boll weevil damage, Before the weevil came we figured on other dispensations of Providence to shorten the crop and I increase prices. There has rarely been a year when we have not argued short crop i during the growing season and har vested a full crop in the fall. Last year we talked twelve million bales and now find that we produced near ly thirteen and a half million bales. The incontestible facts of a genera tion's experience seem to prove that a really short crop of cotton is al most impossible. Wo are bound to make plenty of cotton?all the world can use at profitable prices?In spite of drought, flood, blight, black-root, boll weevil, bad farming, and the devil. We all know this; we all admit it when we are honest. Most of us are honest at least in streaks and at times. At planting time is a good time to practice the honesty claimed. Let's admit that a big cotton crop will be planted, and that in all hu man probability a full crop will be harvested. Let's give up rainbow chasing, quit counting on dire calami ty to some other cotton planter to help keep prices up on our own lit tle infinitesimal part of the crop. If we urge reduction In acreage I let's not depend on our neighbor to do the reducing and hurry up to get I in as many more acres as possible ourselves. Now. at planting time let's plan ' and plant on the basis of a boom j ! crop. If It comes, we will be ready. , If it does not come we can thank Heaven that the signs failed.?South- j ern Ruralist. Up Before the Bar. N. H. Brown, an attorney of Pittsfteld, Vt., writes: "We have us ed Dr. King's New Life Pills for , years and find them such a good j family medicine we wouldn't be without them." For Chills, Consti pation, Biliousness or Sick Head ache they work wonders, 25c. at Mood Bros. Many New Silos This Year. More Silos will be erected In In diana this year than any past one. Farmers growing live stock gener ally, as well as dairymen, have found that there is more economy in feed ing silage than any other feedstuff. Not only so as it relates to the feed stuff grown on the farm, but that silage fed to stock keeps them in better growing condition than dry feed alone. This has been so well demonstrated by practical feeders as well as by the experiment sta tions that It can no longer be questioned. Our own Purdue station has In the past two or three years thoroughly tested this matter of sil age feeding, and the facts and dem onstrations at Purdue have decided many to put In silos this season and to fill them with corn for feeding next winter. And no less has it been found true that silage carried into the dry seasons of Bummer when the grass is dried up. Is most valu- I able for feeding both to milk cows and other stock needing some suc culent food for keeping animals in good condition.?Indiana Farmer. The Stain of Life. This is a busy, active world, and the man succeeds best who has the greatest health and strength to fight the battles of life. You can't j be healthy, strong and clear-minded | If you suffer from constipation, d.vs 1 pepsia, liver trouble, flatulency. ' heartburn, etc. To cure these dis eases take Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pep j sin, the great regulator. It is abso lutely guaranteed to do what is claimed, and If you (would like to try j it before buying. . \ ad.Ire is] for a free sample k<ottie to Pepsi u Syrup Co., 119 CaldvtWl Hldg., M. nti cello, 111. It Is sold by Hood Liros. j Soil. (Paper presented to the Johnston County Teachers Association on March 13, 1909, by Mr. J. H Burke. 1 teacher at Fellowship in Pleasant Grove township.; The layer of surface earth that covers the globe on which we livt* is called soli. The harder layer of surface earth Is called sub soil. All things get their sustenance from this thin layer of soil. If It were wash ed away by the powerful currents of water, scarcity of food would be the inevitable result. This soil is cov ered with many plant growing crops. It will be Interesting to know how this soil was originated. It Is conceded that surface of the earth was once solid rock and that this rock was changed into soil by the agencies of nature?namely heat and cold, water and frost. Heat and cold are co-workers. This mass of rock, in early times, was hot and on contracting broke into many pieces. Cracks or fissures were left and water ran in these cracks and freezed. These rocks again expand ed and broke into finer pieces. This process went on for years, until the soil was fit to grow large vegetable [lants. Running waters again acted 011 these small rocks and deposited them in low lands. Masses of ice wore formed in the north ;rn part of North America by the long period of winter. The climate changed and these masses of ice began to move, carrying with them rocks and earth. The rocks were pulverized and de posited in deltas, and low lands. Air and moisture affect rock. When rocks are exposed to air they ( rum ble. In this way much of the soil was formed. On this mass of rock year after year were deposited in small plant-like mosses grew, and year after year were deposited in this forming soil, until larger plants could flourish. me sou snouia be thoroughly ana well tilled In order that the air may freely circulate through It. Air that passes through soil crumbles it. The carbonic acid in the air is the prin cipal agent that softens or cruai bles the soil. An Intelligent and successful far mer will gradually deepen this soil so that the plants can have a larger territory from which to get food. Plants, like men, cannot live with out a sufficient supply of water. They drink their water through their roots and it Is very nei-essary that the soil be In a fit condition to hold water for the plants. Drainage is also essential to soil. A surplus amount of water will not admit enough air to circulate through the soil. The soil should be manur ed, because each year some of the plant food is used. A very profit able way to manure, is to raise hay; feed it to cattle; then the manure can be returned to the soil Hy this process a reasonable profit is gained, and the land is not being robbed of its fertility. Raise More Meat. Of the pork consumed in the South only a small per cent is home grown. The States to the North and West produce feeds on high-priced land and feed it to hogs in high-pric i'd barns and pens, ship them over high-priced railroads to a high-priced city where they are unloaded by high priced men, yarded in high-priced yards, sold at high-priced slaughter ing establishments. The product comes out as high-priced meat on which high freight rates are to be paid in order that it may Be put into Southern Riarkets, where the great bulk of it will be furnished farmers' families and laborers, that they may concentrate time and strength in making cheap cotton. Cotton seems to be the only cheap thing in the whole line. Grains, meats and everything that comes be tween them and the cotton crop is high in price. It seems that the part of wisdom requires that the Southern farmer grow some of the high-priced products.?The Cotton Journal. ITCH cured In SO minutes by Wool lord's Sanitary Lotion. Never fails Sold by Hood Bros.. Druggists. NOTICE. The undersigned having qualified as Executor on the estate of Mary D. Austin deceased, hereby notifies all persons having claims against said estate to present the same to me du ly verified on or before the 12 day of March.^SlO, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery; and all persons indebted to said estate will make immediate payment. This 6th day of March, 1909. S. F. AUSTIN, Ex., Nashville, N. C. THOROUGH BRED Rl'Ll,?I have a registered thoroughbred Gi.ernsey Bull whose services ">n be bad by apiittlng to me. Price $5 no Splen did ialrv stock. A H. BOYETT, WII sou * Mills, F. D. No. 1. -?* k Put This Stove in M Your Kitchen _ ? ?? It is wonderfully convenient to do kitchen work on a stove that's ready at the instant wanted, and out of the way the H moment you're done. B Such a stove is the New ? Perfection Wick Blue ? Flame Oil Cook-Stove. [ By using it you avoid the j continuous overpowering j| heat of a coal fire and cook I I with comfort, even in dog-J I days The u NEW PERFECTION I Wick Blue Flame Oil Cook-Stove I is so constructed that it does not add perceptibly to the heat of a room. K It differs from all other oil stoves in its substantial CABINET TOP, withshelf for warming platesand keeping cooked food hot, and drop shelves for holding small cooking utensils. Has every convenience, even to bars for towels. Three sizes. Withor without Cabinet Top. If not with your dealer, write our nearest agency. Lamp rZ'f m family use?safe, con venient, economical, and a ^eat light giver. If not with your dealer, write our nearest agency. Standard OH Company Incorporated' || The Sunny South % | CORN and COTTON PLANTER g Combined is by far the lightest and most durable planter sold today. The entire planter is made jj2 y. of Sfee/. Kou can regulate the distance you wish y5 i Jfj to plant your corn also the amount of cotton seed Jr to sow per^acre. 5 minutes is all time it requires \X to change from Corn to Cotton Planter. Examine ? ours before you buy. f? : Jj Yours to serve, g J The - Cotier-Stevens - Co., * 1 g juJ P. S.?Last season we sold 18 and we have 18 satisfied customers. Headquarters For Heavy and Staple Groceries, General Merchandise, High Grade Fertilizers, Buggies | and Wagons, Furniture, Coffins and Caskets. . . Compare our prices before .you buy. Cotter-Underwood Company Smlthfield. N. C. =========== We Have Them! Cole Combination Planters, Guano Distributors, Hoosier Corn Drills, Deere Corn Planters, Cox Planters, Cox Distributors, K P. Distributors, Led heter one seed Combination Planters, Syracuse Chilled Plows and all kinds of farming tools. Paints and Oils of all hinds. Furniture! Furniture!! Our Furniture store is full of well selected goods at lowest prices. Latest styles and designs in Mattings, Rugs, Art Squares, Pictures-, Etc. We can frame any size picture ycu have. Yours obediently, Hall Hardware Company, Benson, N. C. j\ Bank Accouni j H Saves Yoa ft ? Loss of Money and Loss of 9 | Sleep D ft Saves Yoa H m Time in making settlements * Q and disputes about them Q X afterwards 2 Saves Yoa fi And your family risk of Q t life 01 persoual injury i And Makes i B a written receipt of all your D 9 payments and business ft . transactions ? 10 4 per cent par annum compound- {I 8ed quarterly paid on Savings De- V posits. W 9 Branch B 0 Banking 6 Company ?| WILSON, :: North Carolina J[ Do Not Fail to Get a Bottle of Rice's G. G. Liniment, For Rheuma tism. Neuralgia and all pains it is the best remedy sold. Try a bottle and you will never be without it as thou sands are ready to praise it. Manu factured, by the Goose Greese Com pany, of Greensboro, and sold by Johnston & Holt, Smithfield, N. C. We Can Do the Work! For Dump Carts, Log Carts, Road Carts and all kinds of Wagons call on me. All kinds of wood and blacksmith work done on short notice. See our Cold Tire Shrinking machine. Let me do your work. . J. H. Wellons, Princeton, N. C. Handling More Goods We now sell Hardware, Mill Sup plies, Paints, Coffins and other undertakers goods. If you are going to build and need anything in the way of building material I think I can suit you. Flooring, Ceiling, Weatherboarding, Mouldings, Mantels Window and Door Frames and Shingles. I sell both Paroid and Neponset Roof ing OKU to see me. John I.Barnes Clayton. N. C. Tombstones, Mon uments, and Iron Fence For Sale! Write for prices. Fair deal ing to all who patronize us. Dunn Marble works M. B WILLI VMS, Prop. Dunn, N.C. Building iMaterial We manufacture and sell Rough and Dressed Lumber, Shingles, Brackets, Porch Trimmings and turned work. Heavy Turning a Specialty. Come ana see our Material. Four Oaks LumberCo.
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