AdwrtiMn Will Fnd Our Col
nmi a Latchkey to Over Sixteen
Hundred Martin County HOOM
VOLUME XXXVI—NUMBER 53
INTENSIVE DRIVE
AGAINST RATS IS
PLANNED HERE
Constitute Serious Menace
With Condition Getting
Steadily Worse
That the town is badly in need of
a Pied Piper was made certain last
night when the town authorities called
in County Agent T. B. Brandon to
discuss- S~ far-reaching anti-rat cam
paign here during the next few months
The rat menace has already reacheJ
Serious proportions here, and it is
realized by the )t(own and
others that a vigorous campaign will
have to be instituted to check the vast
damage now being done by the "var
mints."
The agent explained in detail the
latest methods advanced for rat con
trol, and pointed out that a complete
campaign would be necessary to check
the rapidly multiplying wharf rats.
The town is ful of the old whrf rats,
introduced here when an old barge
sank near the river bridge, and mul
tiplied by the thousands on the town
trash pile on the railroad. The wharf
rat multiplies much more rapidly than
the ordinary farm rat, the agent stat
ing that the wharf rats ordinarily had
Jitters of eleven, while the average
litter of the farm rat is only 5 or 6.
During the past year or two the rats
have almost undermined portions of
the railroad bed leading to the river,
and they have burrowed under nearly
every chicken coop and smokehouse
in town. Young chickens have been
killed by the hundreds, and the ro
dents carry away small traps. They
continue to spread, farmers a lew
4niles from here stating that they are
eating crops in the fields by day and
small chickens from the roost by
night.
The rats will winter in the ground
before long, and the agent advises
the free use of poison in and near
the hole entrances. The town au
thorities asked the agent to inquire
about prices and order a large quan
tity of poison if he thinks the prices
are reasonable.
LITTLE DISEASE
IN PAST MONTH
Only Eight Cases of Disease
Reported; One Is
Typhoid Fever
August, as a whole, was a healthy
month in this -county, the health of
fice reporting only eight cases of con
tagious diseases. Une of the number
was a typhoid case among colored in'
Williainston Township. Eight cases
of whopping cough were reported, six
among colored people in
ston Township, and two cases a
mong white people in Robersonville
Township.
The number of whooping cough
cases has dccrea ud materially since
the schools t'losed for the summer,
but the cough continues to bang a- 1
round, and, where it is not carefully
guarded against, an increase in cases
can well be expected when the schools
open week after next. As many as
75 cases were reported in one month,
the number reported in August being
the smallest since the cough was first
noticed in this section several months
ago.
BUS ROUTES TO
BE DISCUSSED
County Board of Education
To Hold Public Meeting
Friday Morning
Tlie Martin County Board of Edu
cation will hold a meeting next Fri
day morning at 10 o'clock in the court
house to discuss and outline school
bus routes with interested parties.
Several tentative routes have been
considered by the authorities, hut no
definite routes will be established un
til after the meeting, and then they
will be subject to approval by the
State Commission.
Changes in nearly all of the bus
routes are necessary this year as a re
sult of the new law requiring children
who live within two miles of a school
or a truck route to walk that dis
tance. It is estimated that the vari
ous changes in this county will re
sult in saving about 100 miles from
the several bus routes.
Express Appreciatidp
For Aid During Fire
Following the fire that destroyed
two buildings and threatened other
Jamesville property, a committee rep
resenting She town, expressed grate
ful appreciation for the services ren
dered by the Williamston volunteer
fire company there on Wednesday of
last week.
THE ENTERPRISE
Town Tax Rate $2.70 This
Year; Total Levy Smaller
Williamston's tax rate for the
year 1933 was fixed at $2.70 thia
week, or an increase of 60 cents
over the rate in effect for the past
several years. WhUe there is an
increaie in rate, there will be no
actual increase in the amount of
taxes; in fact, the new rate calls
for less this year—less by 91,627.17
—than the amount levied last year.
The levy reduction is in addition
to an amount that had to be in
creased to care for the bonded
indebtedness this year.
TAX ADVERTISING I
While a number of property
owners squared their tax ac
counts from proceeds received
from tobacco sales the four days
the markets were open last week,
the visits to the collectors were
slowed down considerably by the
closing of the markets. However,
it is the hope of the collector that
the markets will reopen and that
property owners will find it con
venient to pay their taxei before
the first week in October, when
the tax delinquent list is sched
uled to appear.
The sales were delayed by an
injunction, but the restraining or
der will expire within the next
few days, making it necessary for
die authorities to proceed with
the advertising and sales.
AGE LIMIT FOR
SCHOOL CHILD
Child Must Be Six Years
Of Age Before Nov. 15
To Enter School
City and County administrative
school officials have been advised by
the stale school commission that "the
children who will not become yix
years of age. on or before November
15 of the scholastic year will not be
allowed to enter and attend school
during that year."
The commission also adopted the
regulation that pupils who have grail
uated from a standard high school,
if allowed to re-enter school for spec
ial courses, are to be at once reported
to the'superintendent of the admin
istrative unit, who will report the
same to the state school commission
and in no event are these pupils to
be counted as being in average daily
attendance for the purpose of allot
ting tevhers or any alb>tiueut of state
fundi.
The commission adopted the fol
low regulation with reference to the
work of the superintendent's*office:
"Any clerical assistants employed
in the office of the superintendent of
the administrative units to be paid
from stale funds must be able to use
a typewriter in an accurate and satis
factory manner in order that the fill
ing out of reports and other clerical
work may be done efficiently."
MORE RAIN THIS
YEAR THAN LAST
Rainfall Last Month Was
Greatest in Any Month
For Two Years
Rainfall for 1933 continues well
ahead of that for the first eight
months of last year. During August
6.26 inches were reported here, as
compared with 5.25 inches in the same
month of last year.
Rain fell on 15 of the 31 days in
the month, the heaviest coining on
the 27tli, when a little over two inches
were reported.
Although the rainfall has been con
siderably greater this year than it was
last, the creeks, ditches, and other
small streams continue almost dry in
| many sections. It is understood that
the rainfall has been heavier in this
j immediate community than in many
other sections of the county. How
lever, no great damage has resulted
from dry weather, it is believed.
The rainfall last month was the
'greatest for any one period during the
'past two years. July, with a fall of
'6.08 inches, was the closest in the
'amount of rain.
Members
Woman's Club Thursday
•
A luncheon for the Woman's Club
members will be held in the club hall
Thursday noon of this week, it was
announced tHis morning. The meet
ing will be called to order by the
president at 12 o'clock and lunch will
be served by the ladies of the Episco
pal church at 1, it was said. All
members are urged to attend.
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday. September 5, 1933
I From all sources, the town ex
! pects to collect 974,192.36, the ma
| jority of that amount coming from
taxes levied against property, val
ued at 91.159,171. In the list of
expenditures, debt service is the
big item, the budget calling for
expenditure there of $52,805.
Last year the property valuation
was placed at $1,567347. This
year the valuation was decreased
by about 35 per cent, but the new
rate is only about 30 per cent
larger than the one in effect for
the year 1932.
EDENTON NEEDS
ONLY ONE MORE
WIN FOR TITLE
Locals Hammer Out 21 Hits
For 20-0 Win Here
Yesterday
With the games divided three for
Edenton and tw(o for Williainston,
the "Little World Series" of the Al
bemarle League may be brought to
a close in Edenton today, and then
again it may go the full limit and end
here tomorrow. Some are betting the
series will end today, but there are
others who declare the series will go
the limit, the more optimistic avering
the Martins will win the cup here
tomorrow.
Excepting the game yesterday, the
series so far has been very interest
ing, Williainston taking the first game
and then dropping three in a row be
fore it went on a rampage yesterday
afternoon and defeated the confident
l olonials 20 to 0. The batting ability
of the locals when they face O'Brien
this afternoon will tell the story. If
they can get just half as many as they
did yesterday—'and they got 21 yes
terday—then there is a chance for the
seventh game.
The Martins dropped the game last
Eriday, 4 to 2, the visitors recording
their vi.'tory in the filth when a man
hit for four bases with one on. Kug
ler was relieved by Cherry, and lie
allowed only one or two hits during
the remainder of the game, but O'-
Brien held bis own, although he was
in danger of being scored on more
than once.
Yesterday, Edenton put everything
she had with her in the box except
O'Brien, anc> one fared as badly as
another, the locals scoring 7 runs in
one inning and 8 in another. Cherry
held the visitors to three hits.
12 LICENSES TO
MARRY ISSUED
Same Number As Issued in
July and Five More Than
August Last Year
An even dozen marriage licenses
were issued by Register of Deeds J.
Sam Getsinger in this county last
month, the number being the same as
the July issuance, and five greater
than the number issued in August of
last year. Only three of the licenses
were issued to white couples.
The names of the couples patron
izing the marriage bureau are as fol
lows:
White
Grover Lilley and Ethel Holliday,
both of Martin County.
I'liil Kobbins, of High Point, and
Marcia Levine, of New York' City.
| Charlie Mcßullock anl Annie Per
ry, of Martin County.
Colored
Irving Latham and Wilora Mabry,
of Martin County.
Nathaniel Goss and Rosa Crom
well, of Martin.
Luke Jackson and Laura Jenkins,
of this county,
j Edward Allen and Lethia Purvis, of
Martin County.
Joseph Bell and Mary Moore, both
of Martin.
Matthew Thigpen, jr., of Edge
combe County, and Lela Copeland, of
Martin.
Jack Simpson and Chancie Gainor,
of Martin County.
William Thompson, jr., and Emma
I Brown, of this county.
Eli*ha Speller and Lucy O. Small,
of Martin County.
Local Masonic Lodge To
Hold Meeting Tonight
There will be a special communica
tion of Skewarkee Lodge of Masons
here tonight at 8 o'clock, it was an
nounced yesterday by M. J. Moye,
the master. Work in the third de
gree. All members of the lodge and
visiting ' Masons are cordially invit
ed to attend.
The officers are earnestly request
ed to be present at 7:30 for a short
practice session and some other pre
liminary work.
MOUNTAINS CAN
FURNISH EAST
SEED POTATOES
Experiments Show Money
For Seed Irish Potatoes
Can Be Kept in N. C.
Seed irisb potatoes eati be grown
in western North Carolina equal, or
superior, to the out-of-state seed now
used by commercial producers of the
early potatoes in the eastern section
I of the state, says M. E. Gardner, head
I of the department of horticulture at
| State College.
Experiments with North Carolina
mountain grown cobbler seed against
seed from Maine was started in
Eighteen tests were made that year
I and the North Carolina seed gave a
yield advantage of I> per cent. I'our
| leen tests were made in 11>24l 1 >24 with the
mountain seed showing a 10 per cent
| advantage. Similar results were ob
-1 tained in 14.12 and this year.
1 "Our eastern farmers secure most
|of their seed potatoes from
i Maine and plant each year approxi
mately 375,000 bushels, representing
I a money outlay of between $450,000
.ind one-half million dollars," Mr.
Gardner says. ,
The greater portion of this money
lean be kept in this state, he believes,
,if the mountain farmers would plant
' more seed potatoes (or certification,
j The crop is said to lit well into the
general fanning scheme of the nioun
| tain district and could be developed
into a 'major farming enterprise in
1 that region.
! Mr. Gardner predicts that seed po-
I talo raisiifg is soon to develop into
a profitable business in the mountain
; section. He says the increased num
ber of bushels of potatoes listed for
I certification with the Crop Improve
! incut Association during the last three
.years shows this to be true.
iSCHOOLFACULTY
IS SELECTED FOR
THIRD DISTRICT
——
Schools Open at Oak City,
I Hamilton and Hassell
September the 18th
j Truck routes have been established
and other arrangements are ju-.t about
'ocmplele' for the opening of the
schools in the third county dislii t
the 18111 of this mouth. Principal
Ainsley said yesterday in announcing
the faculties for Hamilton, llassell,
and  )ak City, the three units Compiis
ling the third district.
The names of the several faculty
members are:
Hamilton: Krnest Edmondson,
Misses Effie Waldo, Allie Marie Roc
buik, and W. I» Beech.
Hassell: George Haislip and Mrs.
Klmer Hardison.
Oak I ity: II M. Ainsley, prilici
pal; Staton Williams, Misses Myitis
Zetterower, Eunice Mae Kountree,
Elizabeth Whiehard, Ernestine John
son, Julia llolloway, Ruth Tillman,
Adeline Tew, Lena Allsbrook, ami
Helen Ruth Matthews, who succeeds
Miss Josephine llairison, the first
grade teacher, who resigned to ac
cept work in the Williainston school.
Relief Subjects Have Been
Charged with the Sales Tax
According to reliahle reports reach
ing welfare headquarters lure, sonic
Martin County merchants are adding
the sales tax to purchases ordered hy
the relief agency. Names were with
held, but the authorities are iuvesti
gating more closely the purchases or
dered hy them, it was learned yester
day.
Kxcmption from sales tax does not
apply to purchases for cash hy indi
viduals to whom money has been giv
en by a relief agency either for work
relief or direct relief, except as l>
articles generally exempt from lax by
law, it was pointed out. However,
no tax should lie collected from tin
relief subject when he presents an
order for food, clothing, and other
necessities.
f DEER HUNTING 'j
With the Beaton opening last
Friday, many hunters from here
went into the swamps last Fri
day in search q/ deer. Very few
catches were made in the Roan
oke Swamps that day, and only a
■mall number of hunters have ven
lured backltr face the mosquitoes
and flies.
Hunting will hardly get under
way until after the middle of this
month, when the season opens
for squirrel*. Many hunters will
wait for cold weather to get the
mosquitoes and flies out of the
way before they enter the woods
and swamp* to search for game.
Higher Prices For Tobacco
Are Forecast After Holiday
COUNTY FARMER
PROVING VALUE
OF LESPEDEZA
T. W. Holliday, of James
ville, Having Success
With Crop
•#
While lew farmers in this county
are growing the Sericea Cespedeza.
I W 11• >lli>l.i\. .laniesvilte Township
farmer, is having much suc.'ess with
_iix acres on his- farm Mr. Hollidav
will not cut the crop this year for
hay, hut will utilize it entirely for
seed. After the first year, the crop,
it is said, will hear two cuttings tor
hay and then produce acrop of about
1,000 pounds ul seed an acre. Mr.
Holliday displayed some of the Ics
pedeza here yesterday.
litis prticular type of lospedeza was
introduced into this country from
Asia in 1'»24 It has flourished in
China for SO jears from one seeding
and will grow well on almost any type
of soil .in this climate. When first
Ito ought this country, the seed
sold tor SJO an ounce. They arc now
selling for about $4 ,i pound.
According to bulletins, the plant U
by far the best for hay and grazing
of any grown in this country. He
planting is not nivessary, and fer
tilizer ami cultivation ate not needed.
It will grow anywhere except in drift
sand and spots frequently covered by
water.
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COUNTY BOARD
MEETS MONDAY
+
Few Requests Are Received
From Poor; Few Matters
i Of Importance
I lie Martin County commissioners
had about as itjicveulftiT a day here
, yesterday in llicii icgular meeting as
jtliey have had at any time in months,
only two official acts out of the rou
tine busiiH s si hedtile being rtvord
ed on the minutes. All the members
weie present, including Messrs. I C.
(irilfin, chairman, Joshua I Coltraiu,
I I', l'ojie, II S Everett, and V. G.
Taylor.
A few requests were received from
the poor for relief, but only one in
eriase was allowed. Frances Keys,
in aged colored woman of Jainesvillc,
was allowed $3 monthly instead of
$2, it having been pointed out to the
board that thr old woman was un
able to feed or dress herself without
assistance.
The commissioners recommended
that the Stall- Highway Commission
take over the road beginning at (jod-'
aids' Tilling Station, on Highway No. 1
'MI, and running noi Ihvvar 11>; to the
residence of Joseph Davenport, a dis
lance of approximately 2 I 2 miles,'
Completing their routine duties, the
commissioners adjourned about the
middle of the afternoon.
YOUNGSTERS WIN
DOUBLES TITLE
Oscar Anderson, Jr. and
Jack Manning Defeat
Cone and Green
In the doubles finals of the Mar
tin County Tennis Tournament here
Sunday, Jack Mailing and Oscar An
derson, jr., put the skids under Dr.
I'. B. Cone and Cortez Green to win
in straight sets, fi-4, 64. Both teams
put up an excellent brand of tennis,
hut the youngsters simply would not
be denied, and after starting ofT play
ing a conservative base line brand of
tcuis, loosened up after a few games
and by aggressively attacking from
the net broke through for the win.
'The singles tournament got under
way the same day, with two matches
being run off. R. l.fCoburn defeated
Asa Crawford 8-6, 0-4; while Jim, Jr.,
Rhodes took the measure of Mr. Joe
Godard after a hot contest, 8-6, 7-5.
Kusli Bondurant also got credit for
a wjn in the first round play when his
opponent, Mr P. K. King, announced
that he would be unable to partici
pate, the match going by default.
Other matches are »wheduled dur
ing the week at the convenience of
the players. **"' '
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No Meeting of Baptist
Philatheas This Friday
It was announced this morning
that there would be no meeting of
the Baptist f'hilathca class Friday
night of this week ,as originally
scheduled. The date fur the meeting
will be announced in the church Sun'
day, it is understood.
I COTTON CHECKS |
first checks for plowing up
cotton were received in the coun
ty this morning by County Agent
T. B. Brandon. The first of the
cheeks goes to Lemon James,
Goose Nest Township. There are
four others checks in the group a
mountiig to s6ll. Only five checks
have been received, and all those
go to Goose Nest farmers. Other
cheeks aie expected
as soon as they arrive they will be
forwarded to the farmers taking
part in the cotton reduction move
ment.
Approximately $35,000 is ex
pected by Martin farmers for
their participation in the cotton
reduction movement.
65 CASES PUT ON
SUPERIOR COURT
CIVIL CALENDAR
Convenes Third Monday in
September With Judge
Barnhill Presiding
L >„. / t
Sixty live civil casett were placed oil
: docket for trial in the September term
I of the Martin County Superior Court,
convening the third Monday in the
month. Judge M. V. Barnhill, of
Rocky Mount, i> scheduled to pre
side over the term. Criminal cases
are scheduled for trial during the first
two days, the court to hear the civil
actions beginning Wednesday and
continuing through the following
week.
v? jl'io|>abl\ the Cochran vs Meltiayer
iase is the most important one on
tin docket I lie Southern I'ines
physician i-. ill lend ml in lhl"ce nils
growing mil ..i an antomohih wreck
I near Rubers, invillc several months
I ago. Mi . Robert Cochran was fa
I tally "hurt, .tint Mi s. Ci>ctii an and her
son, I cighlon, about M year , old,
were ludl> burl in the vvieik. Mrs,
t oi In an is asking $1(1,000 damages' for
herself, .$lll,OOO for her s..n, ami SjkJll,-
-000 as administrator of the estate.
I lie doctor was driving a big ear It
i« understood that public liability in
smaiicc was carried by the car owner.
' I he ease is si t foi trial on Wednes
day, September -0.
Oilier casts on llil docket are as
follows:
Wednesday, September 20 I ..wen
et al vs. Harris; t .HIII.UI vs. MI Biay
■l" (.) cases), Sal but \ is I'eel; Brown
el al vs Coltiaiu, lotion (til ( o. vs
Roller son:
Ihursday, September ..'I Roebuck
v> Barnhill e.t al, Kverelt v Decs,
heiiifizer Co vs Sutton, Terlilizer
10. v T vans, (irilfin et al vs. Audi i
son et al; Tcrfilizei I niiipanv is Al
len; lame . Vs. ( •iirgaim.; Keel vs.
I )aniel.
Triday, Seplemln i 22. 11 a rreH vs.
Wyiin; fertilizer company vs. Mat
thews; fertilizer company vs An
thony; Brown et al vs. Simmons; ler
lilizcr company v iore
Monday, September 25: llairell vs.
Railroad; I aylor vs. Tlailley; Icrlilizer
.onipany Vs. 'l'eel; Hariisoii Bros. vs.
Williams; A yen and Co v . Warren;
feilili/ei eouipauy vs. Hardy; Biggs
v • Rea; ft rlih/ei company ys. (ias
kins; ( IIX vs. Roebuck; Cox Vs. Roe
. buck; fertilizer eouipauy vs Torbcs.
I uesiLay, SepteiubiM 20: l ux Urs.
Roebuck; Stalls vs. Perry, fertilizer
company vs. Biaxtou; laud bank vs.
Davenport et al (2 cases); Moore vs.
Ilarrell, Barnes vs. Stalls, fertilizer
company vs. Camion, Davis vs. lum
ber company; fertilizer company vs.
1 larris.
Wednesday, September 27: Taylor
vs. I'eel, fertilizer company vs. I •rims
ley, fertilizer company vs. iiurucy.
Johnson vs. Cox, Bailey vs insurance,
company, t arraway vs. Western Un*
ion, l'ertilizer company vs. Wood,
Dardeu vs. Spence, Kobersou vs.
Cherry, Harrison vs. CJterry.
Thursday, September 28: Bennett
vs. Watts et al, James vs Watts et al,
Kverelt vs. hie insurance i.iiipauy,
Taylor vs. I.eary; ( herni al company
vs. Lilley, Asa Harris et al vs. Har
ris et al, fertilizer company vs.
Adams, ferlilizer company vs. Me
Keithau, fertilizer company vs. Gail
ley, fertilizer company vs. Wilson, fer
tilizer company vs. Patterson, fer
tilizer company vs. Kucas, fertilizer
| company vs. McDonald, fertilizer com
pany vs. Hudson.
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Wilkes Farmers Undertake
New Program oi Dairying
Wilkes County dairymen are 1 iKK>>>U
trench .siloi and remodeling old l>>trn>
an a part jf the new program of dairy
farming in thai county.
ESTABLISHED 1898
FARMERS TO BE
ASKED TO PLANT
LESS NEXT YEAR
Markets To Be Closed for
Indefinite Period; May
Open Next Week
itli all the tobacco markets con
tinued rinsed throughout three states,
al "l while no definite plan of relief
ha-, been announced, a virtual prom
ise of higher prices for the year's to
bacco crop hcjs been made by farm
administration officials- to 'representa
tives i.f growers in the nation's capi
lal this week. I hi 1 promise is condi
tional, however, and it growers will
reap a higher price they will be asked
lo lake part in what has been called
a 'whirlwind" crop reduction cam
paign.
In l lie meantime the markets will
lili'l\ continue inactive until farmers
are given .the opportunity to sign the
blanket pact to curtail their Hue-cured
tobacco next season It is not at all
likely that this tremendous 'ask can
he completed within a tew .lays, indi
cating that the markets will continue
closed certainly the remainder of this
week, probably all of next, and pos
sibly even longer than that time.
It is understood that many larmers
in this section are going ahead with
iheii grading activities. Considering
the uncertainty of the reopeiyng date
lot the warehouses, market prepara
tions..tie not very advisable just now,
\n acreage reduction up lo JO per
lent was suggested at a meeting be
tween iarm administrators and delega
tions from the South t>'.day.
Without definitely committing them
• Ivc . (. lu .ster l I >., vis, farm ad
niiuisti iioi director of production, and
I I! 11 ii tsi,i i, lie;nl of the tobacco
section, indicated the government
would iit 11«■ i mo on the market and
buy surplus tobacco, il that weie nec
essary lo raise prices, or would fur
nish the funds for such purchases.
I hey emphasized, however, that any
i n. h stabilization activities would be
disastrous unless they were accom
panied by control of production.
I he exact amount the crop will be
expected to average remains to be de
lei milled, but It will he based on a par
>i\ ligure of 15 .1 cents lor the |y.)2 to
nai.o crop, plus Ihe average increase
- in. i IVJ-' in the prices ol comuiodi-'
lies which the larmei must buy. The
l".>~? parity hgures were considerably
'•igliei in tin ea tern North ( arolina
bell and old bill than ill the Eastern
North t arolina belt and old belt than
in the South ( arolina ami i.eorgia
belts.
SORGHUM SIRUP
GETS ATTENTION
• - -
Valuable Facts Relating to
"Long Sweetening" Are
Discovered
»
Sorghum imp, home-made molasses
oi "long sweetening," a palatable
Southern larm crop anil one that has
foiled favor HI North Carolina in
these later years has been the subject
ol eoti idi i ble study by the L'nited
Stales Itepartinenl ol Agriculture re
cently and its experts have found some
valuable fails about the sirup.
I lie depastuu lit lias recently issued
two mimeographed phblications, one
bearing the title, "How To Make
Hest Quality Sorghum Sirup" and
the other, "How To l'revent Jellying
and Slow (foiling and How To l're
vent Sugaring'." Both of these two
interesting circulars are adaptable to
North l arolina and both may be had
free of charge on application to the
Bureau of Chcinistfy and Soils, Ufiit
e.l States I•eparUncnt of Agriculture.
Mr 11. S. I'aine, at the address given,
will send the two publications.
Mr. Paine recently sent Eniil K.
Ventre into this State to make some
investigations into the growth of sor
ghum for sirup. The field man was
surprised In find that most good farms
in the Sitae grew at least a patch of
sorghum cane for sirup purposes. He
soid that his office would be glad to
aid North Carolina growers in pro
duriiig a better quality of product.
Now that sirup-making time is ap
proaching, extension workers at State
l ollege suggest that thft/two publica
tions issued by Mr. Paine would be
of value. The publications point out
how the quality of sirup is affected by
maturity of the cane; tell about when
to grind; and give definite and detailed
instructions obout 'cooking the sirup.
A sketch of an evaporator and furaace
is also included. m