CROPS ROTATION
GREAT HELP TO
FARMSrOF SOUTH
Department of Agricul
ture Demonstrates Val
ue Of Variety
"TJw ofiec Farm lisuiegemvnt,
U. S. Department af Agriculture he.
roroptly mad* known the t vault* of
rover crop and crop rotation
•xp*rt***ats which indicate the op
port unities Southern farmers hava
for greatly increasing the yield par
acrw; tWsby rodocing production
•oats.
Cotton, following cow peas, gave
• 11 pounds to the acre; cotton fol
lowing cotton yielded only 279
pooada. Both plots were of similar
•ott and each had received *S6
powsda af fertiliser to the acre. OaU.
ylasted_ to fellow crab grass, gave
7.1 bushels to the acre, but coming
aftar velvet beans, the yield was 28!$
bushels, four times as ranch.
Imad left to **T»at” does not its
prove as rapidly as when worked w.ih
• Rood cover crop. Whan com was
planted every three year* sod hand
left to wood* in ;bo intervals, the
yield was only 18 bushels to each,
acre, bat after Bve years of corn and
ertmaan clover the yield inrr«a»*d to
60 bushel* an acre. The wealicst crop
grown on Southern farms is the corn
crop, which in total value comes naxc
to cotton, yet only two states in the
Southern group produced a yield of
mote than 20 bushel* un acre last
rmr. Virginia nvermRvd 28, North
irotina 19. and 8outh Carolina 16
bushels an acre. This production can
and shoaid be doubled.
Nnaiua—Th* Ufe af lb* 5.11
The light soils found in Virginia
and the Carolina* are very deficient
in huaaus or decayed organic matter.
Therefor*, the problem of supplying
the deficient organic matter i* one
of the first with which th* farmer i*
confronted. Humus—the life of Um
S**i—mast be put in the soil for the
following pshidk .
Htam Is too chief source of sup
ply uf nltogcn.
tTumsa, whoa decoying, mokes a
••"iltblv plsnt food from the store
of unavailable plant food in tke SOIL
Humus acts as a sponge and in
crcaecs the water holding capacity
uf the m-X
. Hiutiij makes the soil more mel
low tad granular.
Hcmui binds togethsr tk» soil par
1 ?le.-fa.-a uud thus prevents the mil from
Jrr'ny by wind or washing by rain.
rfumus p< r ns its air to eater heavy
city toil more readily. ...
Humus makes soil darker in color.
Uumu.< furnishes g food for count
less numbers or boctsris that are
helpful to plant growth.
Humus prevents baking.'
All organic matter produced on the
farm that cannot ha Used as food
• houid be returned to the toil to sup
ply humus. Corn and cotton sratWs,
St MW; and all spoiled hay, etc.,
'houid not be burned, for In burning
the organic matter is destroyed. They
/hontd be worked into the soQ where
they will decay and form humus. All
manure should be saved, spread upon
:he Reids, and worked^into the toll.
If enough material is wot furnished
ir. this manner to keep the supply of
humus then some crop should be
plowed n-dcr for this purpose.
-No field of corn should be “laid
by" without peas, velvet bcaiu, toy
bean.- or pvunut* growing in it. If
>• -u felled in this duty to the land
you stilt have time to sow oats or
rye.
(Inis can be sowed from September
first to November lSlh. Fulghum
oatr or Red Rust Proof, with kindred
varieties as Appier, have proved very
•atitfaetory. flow or disk the land
iou to sis inches deep, pulverise it
with hirrow and if necessary um
J:U7 or roller. Treat seed uats with
formn'in to prevent smut, and plant
f ra two to th.ec bushel* to the
aerr. riant the seed in open furrows,
or trenches to prevent winter killing.
Plant oats on good land. They do wall
after an early crop of com and fur
nish winter graainp, can be cot for
hay in thv apring aad improve the
land.
Rye alone, or ryo with crimson
clover pare * long way toward mak
inp a Winter pa*tore. Sow early. In
September if possible to pet a pood
prowth before cold weather. Broad,
east ryo or drill It la the cotton Held*
after the first picking, or plant on
field prepared ae for oat*. From oar
and a half to two bushels per acre
■bould be towed when it la grown
for prating. Abrussi bn* proved ene
of lire best varieties for thia pur
pose.
Became rye will prow In poor land,
do not tmpoat on it,- It rvaponda well
to fartiliitr and the better the land
the bigger thv crop.
After helping feed the stock during
•he winter, rye can be turned under
in the apriag to feed the aoO.
Let us put a blanket of green on
every acre of our cultivated land*
this fall. It will keep thousands of
dollar* of fertility tram being waah-1
•d away by tbe winter min*, and willI
increase our prodoetioo next fall. be
<ida* adding to the attractivenee* of
our coon try. Bare datolatc looking
Atldi are a poor advertisement.
CENSUS BUREAU ISSUES
FIRST GINNING REPORT
Washington. 8opt- I—Cattoa gin
ned prior to Septambar 1 (mounted
to 987,241 running bales, Ineluding
21,148 round balaa, lha census bu
reau announced today (n its first gin
ning report of tho Mason.
Ginning to Septambar 1 last year
amounted to 142.628 running balsa,
including 1.118 round bale* and 26
baler of Sea Island.
Ginning* by States this year to Sep
tember 1 were. I
Alabama, 1,6881 Arkansas, 30;
California, 1,848; Florida, 117:
Georgia, 15,170; Louisiana, 2.620:
Mississippi, 827; North Carolina. 7;
Oklahoma, 826; South Carolina. 609;
T*nnce»«c. nothing f Texas, 844,019.
All other stales, Sir.
FOR SALE |
Farm of 165 acfs, half cleared, good i
buildings, on §an *Clay road, qpe mile j <
; Wade, N. C. \ I ;
Apply: D. P.VfcMillan, Wade, N. C. or ;
> EL C. McMillian, Fiyetteville, N. G?
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uctio Sale
OF FINE FARM LAND
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The Farm Belonging to A. L. and Dr. F.P. James of Laurinburg, North Carolina, lo
cated in the county of Robeson, known as ths “Oakland Farm," containing about 1,200
acres, will be subdivided into about 12 small tracts and sold at Public Auction to the
Highest Bidder on E*sy Terms on— * /, .
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■ WEDNESDAY, 29 of SEPTEMBER
AT 11:00 O’CLOCK fi.. M.—-r—-i-RAIN OR SHINE
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12 SMALL ARMS 12
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This farm is located on both of the V. 4 C. S. B. B. (the railroad ruu right through the HEART of
tho Farm) between Hope Mills and St. Paul, north Carolina, 2 ir.iles north of St. Paul and about 20 miles
from Fayetteville, 14 miles from Parkton, adjoining the lands of J. H. Ballance, McRainey, McCormick and
others. A good road leads front St. Paul to the farm. There are 600 acres opon and in a high state of cultiva
tion, 1 good dwelling house and 17 tenant holses, a large warehouse with a cement floor located by the rail- ,
< road, 1 store building. sn/Iiejefit barns and sU»les for the use of the farm, in a healthy locality, plenty of good ,
i water, good neighborhood, good schools andjbhurches convenient. i
i This land is adapted to the growth of cott*i, tobacco and all kinds of grain crops. Will average a bale of i
i cotton, weighing 500 lbs. per aerg this year. ■ is especially fine land, so experienced tobacco growers say, for
i the production of btight leaf tobkcco. The* are two tobacco warehouses at St. Paul, at which place the i
i grower of tobacco can find a readr and lucAtlve market. i
St. Paul, the nearest town Ik a very Ariviug tjjwn, It gained in population more than 173 per cent, in the last j
| K i | ten years
I TERMS: Easy; PRICE: You cake it j
NO BY BIDDERS, THE HIGH DOLLAR TAKES THE PROPERTY
FREE DINNER V/ILL BE SERVED ON THE GROUND to EVERYBODY PRESENT ;
PRIZES WILL BE GIVEN AWAY, FREE MUSIC, CONCERT BY BRASS BAND
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Lei Everybody take a day off, come to the sale and get a farm at hi* or her own price.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, lU.m.
The G. H. RUSSEL Co.
SELLING AGENTS---— LAURINBURG, N. C.
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j of production. No apedfic aunoXeinant vat deemed aeceaaarr at th# 8
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vanced price# have been and are b«!ng given /ut. Bo to aafegnard the pebllc agalnat if
; the evil# of mlarepreeenUtion. w# herewith /ve th# preeeat price#: |i
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