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PAGE FOUR GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS - WITH POTATOES Agricultural Man Predicts Increase in the Stoeet Potato Acreage By OUY A. CARDWKLL 'There will probably be an increase in sweet potato acreage this year in the Carolinas to make up for some of the decrease in tobacco and cotton acreage. A few farmers who have made a business of sweet potatoes have in formed the writer that they have de rived more satisfactory returns from sweet potatoes over a five-year period than from other crops produced. But there have been too few such cases; due, probably to a number of causes: Scanty of good seed stock of the right variety. Lateness in getting sprouts ready for planting in the field, and therefore lateness in having vine cuttings ready for main crop planting. Lack of understanding of spacing in the row from which the largest yield of number one potatoes may be se cured. Failure to use fertilizer formulae best suited to the soil and crop—a formula sufficiently well balanced to make chunky potatoes of the right size and quality. Neglect to harvest the crop in" ad vance of a killing frost. Careless handling. Under careless handling come the worst offences committed against the crop. Lack of care at digging, time. . _ Neglect to handle as one would handle eggs or peaches. Failure to clean and thoroughly sterilize the storage house. These are just a few of the things that a grower must know and do to succeed with sweet potatoes. Clemson Agricultural College con ducted sweet potato five-acre contests season 1929, 1930 and 1931. These contests developed a valuable fund of information. As seasonal conditions were unfavorable in 1931 for normal yields, a few salient facts obtained in 1930 are being used in this article. Records completed, 208 showed the average per acre yield of number one potatoes of the contestants, 118 bush els. Out of the 209 contestants, 22 se cured a yield Qf 200 bushels or more of number one potatoes per acre. After deducting production costs amounting to $44.95 per acre, the av erage net profit of all contestants was $76.12 per acre. Following an analysis of the records submitted by the 1929 and 1930 con testants, the following recommenda tions were made by Clemson College to South Carolina farmers: The best seed or plants it is pos- sible to obtain should be used. Some very poor strains of sweet potatoes were grown in the state in 1930. The use of such strains materially lessens « the chances for success with this crop. Vine cuttings are apparently su perior to sprouts for the production of disease-free sweet potatoes of high quality. Sprouts, since they are planted The following editorial from the pen of Dr. Douglas Freeman appeared in the Richmond News-Leader, Wednesday, January 20,1932 I HAVE MY INSURANCE Many a man who haa tossed restlessly at night during the laat two years haa found comfort of mind and r*poa« of nerves in the reflection, "I have my inaurance." . Salariee may decline, employment may be loat, mortgage-payments may be beyond one's reach, but aa long aa the modeat premium* on a man's inaurance can be met, be know* that death will not leave hia family pennileaa. Next to hie religion itaelf, the home loving American haa cheriahed hia inaurance during the depreesion. Laat year, when the future looked eo black, the fathera and husbands of America purchased $16,400,000,000 of life insurance, and actually ended the year with more inaurance in force than when the depreeaion began. That shows what the average American thinka of the protection hie inaurance give*. * The mystery of how America hae aurvived the hard time* is explained by the on* word, life-inaurance. Men who would not have been able to meet their imperativ* obli-. gaUona, or, in aome cases, even to feed their familiee in any other way, borrowed on their inaurance and tided themaelvea over. Total payment* of |2,«00,000,000 in benefits of all kind* were paid American policyholders in 1931, or twenty-eight time* aa much aa was raised publicly for rettef. What a different tale there would be to tell if the harried buai nesa man had not been able to say, "I have my inaurance." Storma come and paaa again. We may never witness in this generation aa long a period of fair weather as Industry in 1926-29; but all of ua know that whether the' next wave of prosperity be long or ahort, a storm will gather again. The man who face* it without Ufe inaurance is as foolish as he who seta out over deep water In an open boat and does not carry a life-preserver. On the front page of the Manufacturer's Record for December 10, 1931, ap peared the following: LIFE INSURANCE Life insurance is a bulwark of American buainess that has corns through the puf two years of deflated values with public confidence in its soundness unimpaired. A dol lar of Ufe insurance in force today is not only safe as an investment, but measured! in| taraof purchasing power, is worth more dum it wae two years ago. This increas ing recognition of these facts on the part of the public is a Just tribunte. not only to the fundamental principles of insurance, bat also to ths stability of die systsm under which it operates, and the firmness of its financial structure. SKR W. G. PEELE SCHOOL DAYS ' 'TiP* g y DWIG " sol Hem voo MM \ Vtoia »*** fl IMT, VWtf IW! 1 ~ HT MJ ' ,VL J 1 w rt » Ftf* i 1 PtAieD J V|OUT> o*rf-TJ M * fsttrr * \ Hoortl, CiL ,I *> **** e * M4 ° =• J -■■•-" —— It* CoL^r-,-..' » —■ -——— l , CROP CONDITION' GOOD AS USUAL! IN THIS SECTION Dry Weather Has Been 1 i Handicap To Tobacco I Others Flourish (Robersonville Herald) According to reports coming from i a number of Martin County's leading i farmers, the condition of crops is a-|i bout as good as is usually found at this time of the year. Of course, some'i sections report poorer crops than is I the general rule, but as a whole, Mar- ( tin farmers have the hope of making ' an average crop this season, the re- - ports indicate. 1 The peanut crop, with an increased i earlier, are likely to give larger yields, j In favorable seasons sweet potatoes of satisfactory quality are produced from sprouts, but in unfavorable seasons a ' - large percentage of rough, cracked, or . oversized stock may result. Plants should He transplanted to field during May or the first half of June. Rows should be spaced 36 to 40 in ches apart with plants 8 to 12 inches in the row. * I Use 80(1 to 1,000 pounds per acre of I an 8-3-8 8-3-10 PNK fertilizer. . acreage, is said to be uniform, there being a better stand than has been re ported during the past several sea sons. Cotton is doing well, there being an estimated increase of about 20 per cent | in the acreage over last season. Broken tobacco crops or those that are not at all uniform are reported {generally throughout the county. Very t few good crops of the weed have been reported, and the prospect for the crop is not at all encouraging. The early j crop, in many cases, has spindled and burned because of the dry weather, 'and the crop transplanted late is said to have failed to develop on account of ( the dry weather. No one seems to 1 think there will be more than 60 peri cent of a normal crop raised in the county this year. More farmers have planted food and I feed crops in the county this year than in many years, the reports state. This , large increase in food crops resulted t when landlords required their tenants to plant gardens and potato patches on a large scale. Twenty Tyrrell Farms Have Eliminated Rats e Twenty farms in Tyrrell County have cleaned out their rat population by. using the poisoned bait recom mended by the county farm agent. —— m THE ENTERPRISE WANTS FOR RENT: APARTMENTS. Will consider furnishing apartment. Ap :j ply to Mrs. Jim Staton. jyß 2t ' PRACTICAL NURSING: WILL work very reasonably. See Mrs. T. ' A. Peed, 202 Watts Street, William ston, N. C. It NOTICE Having this day qualified as execu trix of the estate of the late R. W. Everett, of Williamston, notice is here , by piven to all persons holding claims , j against said estate to present them to | me for payment on or before the 9th day of June, 1933, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of the recovery of same. All persons indebted to said 1 estate will please make immediate pay i ment of same. i This the 9th day of June, 1932. ANNIE BELL BROWN, Executrix of the estate of R. W. 1 Everett. jelO 6tw NOTICE Having this day qualified as admin -1 istrator of the estate of Mrs. Charlie 'Warren, late of Martin County, notice is hereby given to all persons holding claims against scaid estate to present same for payment on or before June 21, 1933, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of the recovery of the same- All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment. . This 21st day of June, 1932. J. E. WARREN. Administrator of Charlie Warren, deceased. SALE OP VALUABLE FARM PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the authority conferred upon us in a deed of trust executed by T. B. William*, unmar ried, on the 28th day of September, 192b, and recorded in book X-2, page 359-360, we will, on Saturday, the 23rd day of July, 1932, 12 o'clock noon, at the courthouse door in Martin Coun ty, Williamston, N. C., sell at public auction, for cash, to the highest bidder the following land, to wit: Beginning at the corner* of the Sal lie and the C. A. Roberson lands and running N. 50-00 E. 130 rod* to a line in the Lida Crawford land; thence with said Lida Crawford line S. 68-00 E. 134 rods to the canal bridge —thence with the heir* of Cenie Elli son S. 47-00 W. 43 rods along the Wil liamston-Greenville road; thence along the line of the Sallie Roberson land, N. 83-00 W. 180 rod* to the beginning and containing 90 acre* by an actual survey made by J. S. L. Ward, public surveyor, on September 2, 1926. The above described tract of land ha* the following boundarie*. to wit: On the N. by the land* of C. A. Roberson and Lida Crawford; on the E. by the Wil liamston-Greenville road and the land of the heirs of Cenie Ellison; on the S. by the land of Sallie Roberson; on the W. by the land of C. A. Roberton. This sale i* made bv reason of the failure of T. B. William*, unmarried, to pay off and diccharge the indebted net* secured bv *aid deed of tru*t. A deposit of 10 per cent will be re quired from the purchater at the (ale. This the 18th day of June, 1932. C. H. DIXON, RECEIVER FOR FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DURHAM, TRUSTEE, DURHAM, N. C. je2B 4tw SALB OP VALUABLE FARM PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the authority conferred upon ut in a deed of trust executed by Robert T. Andrews and wife, Lucy E. Andrews, on the lit day of December, 1922, and recorded in book K-2, page 464, we will, on Sat urday, the 23rd day of July, 1932, at 12 o clock noon, at the courthouse door in Martin County, Williamston, N. C., tell at public auction, for ca»h to the highest bidder, the following land, to wit: ! Situated in Robersonville Township, •Martin County N. C., adjoining the lands of B. S. Hathaway on the N. and , the lands of W. A. RoHerson and Har vey Roberson, the lands of Norman Mooring on the S., the lands of A. E. Eborn and the public road leading from Hatsell to Robersonville, N. C, , on the W., and beginning at the bridge across the above road over the caoal in Picture Swamp and running thence down said road 1 13.45 W. 230 poles to Norman Mooring and R. T. An- drew* corner; thence S. 86.30 £. 20 poles to a long leaf pine, a corner; thence N. 24 E. 80 pole* to a corner; thence S. 69.30 E. 75 8-10 pole* to a stake, a corner; thence N. 18 E. 171 pole* to the canal in Picture Swamp, the corner of R. T. Andrews and W. A. and Harvey Robersott; IhenceJH. 68.30 W. 13 poles; whence 76.30 W. with the *aid canal 60 poles; thence S. 86.30 W. 52 poles to centei of laid bridge at the beginning in the *aid public road. Being the same lands shown on map of survey made by ijes*e A. B. Cooper, in the division of the Warren D. Andrews land division in year 1877, and allotted to Hesta A. Andrews, except that part on the E. line thereof now owned by W. A. and Harcey Roberson, containing 131 acres, more or les*. I This sale is made by reason of the ' failure of Robert T. Andrews and wife, I Lucy E. Andrews, to pay off and dis charge the indebtedness secured by | said deed of trust. I A deposit of 10 per cent will be re quired from the purchaser at the sale. This the 18th day of June, 1932. W. G. BRAHAM AND T. L. BLAND, RECEIVERS FOR FIRST NATIONAL COM PANY OF DURHAM, INC., TRUSTEE, FORMERLY FIRST NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, DURHAM. N. C. je2B 4tw 1 NOTICE Having qualified as executrix and executor of the estate of James A. Ev erett, late of Williamston, Martin County, notice is hereby given to all persons, firms, or corporations hold THIS FREE FOLDER TELLS ABOUT COOKIN© ELECTRICALLY £ VERY modern housewifeowes % fljjMe'j t it to herself end to her (am- ily to road this illustrated folder ./ on Electric Cookery. It's FREE. help you save money— save time.. s*v« work..worrv flk * ....save food, and save yourself. 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H Cuts and Copy Lowest Martin County Homes Phone 46 ing claim* against said estate to pre sent same for payment to the under signed on or before the 30th day of May. 1933, or this notice will be plead ed in bar. of the recovery of same. All persons indebted to the said es- : THIS WEEK'S SPECIALS 24 Lb. Sack FLOUR 49c 12 Lb. Sack FLOUR 29c RED ROSE FLOUR, 24 lbs. 65c RED ROSE FLOUR, 12 lbs. 35c 6 CANS SARDINES 25c 1 POUND LUZIANNE COFFEE 22 l-2c 2 POUNDS JEWEL LARD 15c 1 Gallon WEST INDIES MOLASSES 60c 1 Gallon WHITE HOUSE VINEGAR 30c 1 POUND GOOD COFFEE 12 l-2c FINE SIDE MEAT, lb. 8c Free Delivery—Telephone No. 12 We Are Buyers of Chickens, Eggs, & Vegetables J. R. Parker Grocery W. H. GURKIN, Manager Tuesday, July 12,1932 tate are hereby requested to make im mediate payment of same. This 30th day of May, 1932. ROLAND EVERETT, Executrix, W. H. EVERETT, Executor, of James H. Everett, deceased. je2B 6tw
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