North Carolina Newspapers

Accomplishments Of Colored Farm Students Outlined Ten Outstanding Achieve ment Listed by W. T. Marable, Instructor Ten outstanding achievements were enumerated among the accomplish ments of the New Farmers of Amer ica for the last term by W. T. Mar able. instructor of vocational agricul ture in the Plymouth Colored High School. Listed in this group are the pay ment of the state and national dues, aiding 14 destitute families with $42 worth of groceries at Thanksgiving: beautification of the school campus by planting shrubbery, laying off walkways, landscaping the lawn and planting grass. Each student helped work on the agriculture building, which is tvro third completed: delegates were sent to the district meeting in Windsor: George Gaylord won second place in the public-speaking contest for the district: judging team and delegates sent to the annual state convention in Greensboro. A chapel program was given honor ing Booker T. Washington and na tional health week observed: each student participated in a live-at-home program; supervised practices were carried by the following number of students: poultry 5. truck crops 3. vegetable gardens 10. swine 2. corn 4. improvement practices 8. Members of the local chapter have reached and given information to pa trons, farmers and citizens of the community on vocational guidance and agriculture. This Month On the Farm JULY Boliver Pigg, he sez, sez he: "Don’t count too much on what may be: Remember that what’s good costs work While troubles mostly all come bee." —Sez Bolivar P., sez he. CmffccW • »A»r S..-K-*. ■ •• State College specialists offer the following suggestions to North Caro lina farmers for the month of July: Cotton Agronomist Paul Kime says fre quent cultivation of cotton during July is beneficial as it maintains a mulch that helps to hold the mois ture. 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Years of successful use, freezing ice and delicious desserts even in the tropical jungles have proved its trouble-free dependability. No moving parts to wear out or cause trouble. No connections. "It’s a miracle of economy and pays for itself with its savings’’ say users. Let Superfex bring better living at lower cost to YOUR home. Wide choice of styles and sizes. Free trial in your kitchen. J. H. GAYLORD, Dealer PLYMOUTH, N. C. Quinn Furniture Co., Dealer ^ EDENTON, N. C. SUPERFEX the Oii \burning REFRIGERATOR low at all times in order to prevent injury to the root system. This also applies to corn and most other cul tivated crops. Vegetables Robert Schmidt. Experiment Sta tion horticulturist, has four sugges tions for gardners. First, he says, set tomatoes early in the omnth for a fall crop. And be sure to use wilt re sistant varieties. Second, sow cab bage seed for a fall crop. The plant bed may need protection from the sun. Third, July is not too late to sow collard seed. Very often, the best winter collards are from late plant ings. Fourth, fall crop Irish potatoes are usually planted during the latter part of July. Poultry Roy Dearstyne, head of the State College Poultry Department, says these hot summer days are trying both for the poultryman and his birds. To keep efficiency as near the top as possible, the poultryman is ad vised to follow these simple rules: Don’t overcrowd your birds, and be sure to provide plenty of ventilation in the houses; provide an ample num ber of feed hoppers and water con tainers; cull at all times, destroying crippled and sub-normal birds; check lice and mite infestations; vaccinate against chicken pox; examine birds for intestinal parasites; feed a bal anced diet; and collect and market eggs frequently. Dairying July is a bad month for dairy cows, says John Arey, extension dairyman, because of the annoyance from flies and the heat and variation in the quality and quanity of feed furnish ed by pastures. Since grazing in most permanent pastures gets short and tough during the summer, tempor ary grazing crops such as lespedeza and Sudan grass are needed as sup plements. Unless they are provided, it will be necessary, in order to main tain a uniform milk flow, to feed si lage and increase the protein content of the grain mixture to around 20 per cent. The grain allowance should be increased gradually as the quantity of grazing in the pasture diminishes. Agronomy Extension Agronomist Enos Blair says one of the most important jobs during July is threshing small grains on farms where they are not harvest ed with combines. In either case, af ter the grain is threshed, it should be stored in tight bins where it will be easy to treat with carbon bisulphide should grain moths and weevil attack. These pests usually make their ap pearance two to three weeks after the grain has been threshed. Blair also advises keeping the mowing machine busy until all weeds in the lespedeza field have been clipped off and until the pastures have been mown over. Fruits Dr. Luther Shaw, extension plant pathologist, suggests that apple grow ers should keep up their spray pro gram during this period, since blotch and bitter rot usually make their ap pearance at this time of the year. Success in the control of these two di seases will depend upon the thoroughness and timeliness of the applications of cover sprays. Flowers The dahilia, one of the most popu lar of the fall flowers, requires close attention from the gardner at this season of the year, says James G. Weaver, State College horticulturist. During the growing season, the dah lia requires a large amount of water. If the plants continually wilt during the day and the soil seems dry, this indicates that transpiration and eva poration are in excess of absorption. So, water is needed to keep the bal ance more even. Plants suffering from lack of water will become hard and stunted, and, of course, cannot pro duce the best flowers. The best time to water dahlias is late in the after noon. LEGAL NOTICES Executor’s notice North Carolina. Washington Coun ty. Having qualified as Executor of the estate of John T. Ransom, deceased, late of Washington County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at Plymouth, N. C., on or before the 1st day of July, 1940, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make imme diate payment. _ This 24tli day of June, 1939. je30 6t F. A. TOODLE, Executor of John T. Ransom. Portion of Old Stage Road Can Be Seen On Farm Near Here Post Road Once Important Connecting Link With Bath, Washington Remaining for the view of those who are used to concrete highways and steel tracks for trains is a mile of old road in this county, over which lumbering stagecoaches jostled their passengers between Plymouth, Washington and Bath, according to Romulus A. Tetterton, farmer of the Long Acre section. Historically minded persons may see the remaining part of this road by visiting the property of the J. B. Lucas heirs. W. H. Gurkin. R. H. Lu cas and Mrs. M. A. Tetterton south of Plymouth, according to Mr. Tet terton. Old timers estimate tms road was the highway for these rumbling stage coaches 70 years ago. It would take the drivers a day to press their horses the distance from here to Washing ton. stopping at the Mary Bowen place for passengers to get lunch and take time out to feed and water the four horses that drew the coach. For this reason it became widely known as the "Half-Way Place." Clerk of Court C. V. W. Ausbon re calls operation of the stagecoach line when he was a boy. remembering that a lady visitor at his home made the return visit to Washington on this conveyance. Older residents recall that J. E. Skittletharpe. who operated a livery here, renting horses and buggies and dealing in livestock, also operated the stagecoach as well as star-route mail deliveries. For years after the line was dis continued the oid stagecoach remain ed at the home of Mr. Skittletharpe on Washington street where his daughter, Mrs. Delia Jones now re sides. Mr. Tetterton believes the road that now remains open was used by the coach from Plymouth to Washington, while Mr. Ausbon is of the opinion that this road was used on trips to Bath. Mr. Ausbon said that the route to Washington was by Long Ridge and Pinetown. Coaches enroute to Washington stopped at the farm of Mrs. Mary Bowen for lunch an dto feed and wa ter the horses. For this reason it be came known through this section as the “Half Way Place.” Plymouth at that time was a dis tributing point for mail dispatched to Columbia, Windsor, Washington and intermediate points. It came in here on a boat from Franklin, Va„ on Mon days, Wednesdays, and Fridays. A very small pouch enclosed the small amount of mail received here on those days. -® HEALTH Medical services for the farm fam ily represents only about six per cent of the cost of all the goods and ser vices required by the average farm family. 'jakmfHews abotit tAe AAA and at/ieh* ( \\ €XT€NSIOM WORK fp cfrorrv tAa Lotinty Jiaentr I Don't forget the field day pic nic at Wenona July 13th. Ev ery farmer in Washington Coun ty should take the day off and at tend this picnic. There will be good speakers on the program. Many problems on feeding, live stock and fertilizing crops will be taken up and discussed that day. A horse pulling contest in the afternoon should interest all who are interested in good horses and mules. The lamb sale on June 15 was the I best yet. Choice lambs sold for $L2: good for $11: medium for $10.25; common for $9: and culls brought $7.60. Most any kind of a lamb brought a good price. Everyone who shipped was well pleased with the re turns. Clyde Robbins, who shipped several good lambs, seemed pleasant ly surprised the way these iambs sold. Sam Spruill has made quite a repu tation for himself as a grader. Mr. Paul Fletcher, livestock mar keting specialist with the Depart ment of Agriculture: Mr. W. M. Dar den. of Plymouth; Sam Spruill, of Creswell: and the county agent plan to attend a cattlemen's meeting and visit several large stock farms in the black belt of Alabama on the 17th of July. Leaving here on the morning of the 15th and returning about the 20th. All young pullets and cockerels should be vaccinated against chicken pox and “sore head" when they are about 12 to 14 weeks old. It is not necessary to vaccinate old birds to be carried over. These vaccinated birds should not be permitted to run on ground used by other birds or with other birds within 30 days after vac cination. "Sore head" and colds are very rare during the fall and winter months when vaccinating is done in the summer. All pullets should be vaccinated at least six weeks previous to the time they start laying, other wise laying might be delayed a month or more. Mr. Parish says to give the old hen some moist mash about noon every day, as it will help production. Peed what they will clean up in about 15 to 20 minutes. Keep the houses clean and well ventilated with plenty of fresh water at all times.. Keep the old hens and young birds separated. Cull hens that persist in going broody and those that molt during the sum mer unless the molt is from a feed upset. Gather the eggs often, keep them cool and market twice a week if possible. A number of people have been con cerned with vaccinating their horses and mules against sleeping sickness. I which usually recurs about this time of the year. There seems to be many differences of opinion among veteri narians as to the type of vaccination to use. There are two types of sleep ing sickness. One is caused by moldy feed, which may be corn, hay or grass and another is caused by a particular virus, which is infectious but not con tagious. The vaccination for one form will not prevent infection by the other. We are not sure whether the true encephalomyelitis has ever made its appearance in this section A veterinarian in an adjoining coun ty has offered to furnish the serum, come down and vaccinate our horses and mules for $2 for the two vaccina tions, provided several horses and mules could be gotten together in one place. If sufficient interest is shown, the county agent will be glad to ar range a center for this clinic. Anyone having a team of horses, mules or steers which they would like to enter in the pulling contest at We nona on July 13th please notify either the county agent or Mr. J. L. Rae at Wenona previous to July 10th. -i Farmers Warned Of Imposed Penalties if Woodland Is Burned No Benefit Payments Will Be Made By AAA if Offense Permitted No benefit payments will be made by the Triple-A to any farmer who willfully burns over, or permits or Joes not attempt to prevent the burn ing over of. woodland on a farm, an nounces E. Y. Floyd, AAA executive officer of State College. County and State AAA committees are empower ed to withold payments in full or in part, based on their investigations of the individual case, he explained. “Conservation of timber resources is an important part of the Agricul tural Conservation Program, and a season who willfully destroys wood and defeats the purpose of the pro gram,’’ Floyd declared. “Bumed pver woodland not only destroys valu able timber, but it kills vegetation which controls erosion and prevents washing of adjoining cultivated fields.” The AAA officer said the State Triple-A Committee will act in cases where a farmer owns land in counties Pther than the one where the offense occurs. “The county committee will con sider each case of burning woodland in the light of information furnished 10 it by community committeemen, First of Tobacco Curings Reported First reports of tobacco curings in the bright-leaf tobacco belt came last week from Whiteville. where one of the leading Columbus County farmers was said to have made the initial curing in that section. White ville is in what is known as the Bor der Belt, and the report from there was to the effect that the crop was considered one of the best ever grown. Record-breaking production was in dicated. So far as could be learned here, no curings have been made, although it is understood a few farmers will begin priming the latter part of this week. By the last of next week harvesting activities will be weil underway gen erally. The United States Tobacco Asso ciation meets in Old Point Comfort this week to fix the opening dates for the markets in the various belts. With the acreag greatly increased in practically all sections, a record breaking crop is expected, with the price factor as always an inscrutable problem at this time local and State supervisors, represen tatives of the State and U S. Forest Services, and any other person who is in a position to furnish satisfactory information The Forest Services are requesting their representatives to re port all such cases coming to their attention directly to the appropriate county AAA office." Floyd said. The penalty for burning-over wood land is a part of the Federal Farm Act of 1938, and applies to all parts of the Nation. Tobacco Twine Tobacco Trucks Tobacco Flues Basinger Make T hermometers And Lanterns ARSENATE of LEAD Rotenone & Paris Green We Guarantee Our Prices To Be in Line Official Weigh Station For the News and Observer Fishing Coniesi Bring in Your Big Fish— You May Win a Prize BLOUNTS HARDWARE AND SEED STORE NEXT TO BANK HARRIS Cream Flour Proper milling of the best grade wheal grown has made "Harris Cream Flour" a su perior grade of flour. The enthusiasm of the thousands of happy users of Cream Flour proves the outstanding value of this product. Mis. 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