SATURDAY, JANUARY 3,"20CV
AGX TWO.
THS GASTOKIA GAZETTE
CHEF,amuECORNs::oy
I BIG SUCCESS
A few years ago corn shows were very
popular; one frequently heard of tie
great Natbnal snow, anil of !?tate and
local shows. These were of trcmend.iua
value in stimulating be ter me. hods of
eorn growing, and in tiistributing better
varieties of turn. Through these shows,
the corn grower learned t.;o value of uni
formity and ti e importan e of using se
lected seed. The spirit of rivalry be
tween exhibitors was i-sssed on to other
growers until there was a nation wide in
terest in belter methods of producing
com. '
These large shows have their value;
but, in the future, the community corn
how will render a greater service. The
community show which brings into com
petition the local varieties and local meth
ods of culture is capable of a much great
er service than the larger shows. It
brags together corns that are adapted tj
the locality and when the growers meet
to visit the exhibit and witness the con
tests there is an exchange of ideas which
are adapted to local conditions. One ol
the most successful corn shows of this
kind was held recently ai Cherryville, in
Gaston County.
It was given in the agricultural room
of the First National Kank of Cherry
ville, under tho supervision of the county
agents of Gaston and Lincoln counties
and the Division of Agronomy of the
Exneriment and Extension Service. The
bank at Cherryville furnished a room
thoroughly advertised the show, and fur
nished liberal cash prizes.
At a conference held early in October
it was decided to make the sliow attrac
tive, and at the same time to have fea
tures of educational value. In addition
to offering prizes for the best looking
ears of corn, awards were made for single
stalks and groups of six stalks thnt con
lained the largest amount of grain. In
order to add further interest, a prize was
offered for the poorest ear that was
brought to the show. Liberal prizes were
offered for the best talks by farmers of
the community on "Selecting Corn,"
"Corn Culture," "Corn Judging," and
"Rotations for Corn." The talks were
limited to five minutes. To add fun for
all, a busking and shelling contest was
also held for the 'boys under 19 years of
- When the entries closed there were 1 H7
exhibits of corn made up of ten-ear ex
hibits of prolific corn, ten-ear groups of
ingle-eared corn, ten-ear exhibits of yel
low corn, ears with stalks accompanying
-the beet single ears, the poorest single
vara, and the stalks containing the largest
amount of grain. When the exhibits
were all arranged they presented a won
derful sight Dr. R. Y. Winters, of the
Division of Agronomy, who judged, pro
nounced it the finest lot of corn brought
together in any portion of the State. The
ten-ear exhibits of prolific corn were un
usually good, it being very difficult to de
ride upon the best ten ears. All of the
exhibits showed that considerable care
had been used in their preparation. On
Friday a large number of growers visited
the show, and on Saturday there were
ver 500 visitors.
During both of these days Mr. C. Lee
Gewan, the county agpnt, and Dr. Win
ter were in attendance to answer the
many questions regarding corn growing
mad, other farm problems. In the after
aoon on Saturday the visitors assembled
in the auditorium to witness the corn
basking and shelling contests between the
boys. Eleven bright boys were on hand
for the husking contest. After the con
test, the boys entered a shelling contest
with even more enthusiasm.
. After these contests, the meeting was
addressed by Dr. R. Y. Winters. He
showed charts which gave some interest
ins results from fertilizer experiments
conducted by the Division of Agronomy
am Gaston County. These results showed
saenta for adding to the corn crop in this
that nitrogen and phosphorus (acid
phosphate) are the most important ele
eonnty. The addition of potash gave very
little increase in yield. It was reeom
anended that the growers of the county
produce their own nitrogen by growing
retch and clovers in the winter and cow
peas and soybeans in the summer. Other
charts showed the splendid results secur- LV CC ITDf HE
ed from selecting gjd seed corn ia the "- IH.IIU
field. By this niethtd the Divisim of,
Agr. nciny had ob ained an in rease of 8 '
bus'els per acre, due tj selecting good
seed in the field fcrpree years.. This in
crease was sufficient tJ pay t e fer ilizer
bill and part of tte labor used in mak
ing t! e corn.
A large pi.rti n of the corn on exhibit
at tl'e Cherryville shjw was of snob g.iod
(juali y that it was thought best not tj
bring in varieties from other se tiins.
Tl e growers of the community agreed 1 1
bring the best varieties together on one
farm to compare the yielding qualities of
the different varie ies. Next spring, the
MO CLASHES
Driving North Carolina Owned Car, Co-,
lumbian Wina Essex Takes All Four
F'ent. With Haynes Car in Second
Place.
i i..i:i lie Observer, January -.
Will Wiles of Chiiu bia, S;. ".. driving '
a North Carolina owned Essex r;t. er, won
all the individual honors al the New j
Vc.u 's day automobile racing meet at tlie
fair grounds track yesterday afternoon.
growers who hail the best corn at the show j There were four rat"es on the program,
will furnish a small quantity of seed so ! one for two anj a aaif miie8 oue for nve
the different varieties may be grown side ! (a lQ Tbe Egsej
by sule and their yields compared. After . w tureJ firgt honor8 ln
the test is made, the growers will se- i ... . . . . .
, , ' . A ... every one of the quartet of events and
cure good seed of the variety which yields , . , . . . ,
. 8 , ., therefore carried off tue major poraon of
best, so that the community can grow one , ,., : m,inAV
good high yielding variety of corn.
Only one accident marred the after-
Several growers entere.j the contest ror aoo1 .g p,,,,, This occurred on the
Corn" anil "Corn Culture." Each of
the speakers showed knowledge of their
subject. These discuss his by local men
are the most valuable part of a modern
corn show. The best farmers of the coin
i. .unity should know more about the prac
tical details of orn production in that
community than any one else, and their
information, gotten by years of practical
experience, shooM be taken advantage of.
This story would le incomplete unless
something was said of the agricultural
leader in this community. A large num
ber of towns can boast of agricultural
promoters, but few have an agricultural
leader. In Mr. M. L. Mauney, Cherry
ville has an agricultural leader of the
best type. The success of the Cherryville
corn show is due to a . large ex'ent to his
splendid influence among the farmers of
this community.
Tho Talker.
Where one man wants to work hla
vay to the top there are a dozen who
lope to talk themselves ln that gen
iral direction. Atchison Globe.
last lap of the five mile contest, when t:io
l'a. kard entry, driven by L. Marino, ran
int.) the fence find the driver was thrown
from bis car. He received a badly cu:
lip, but was able to participate in a 'later
event.
.jasper (iibsun of Laurinburg, was t?ie
only Tar Heel to enter a car in the races,
all the others being the property of
tv uth Carolinians, (iibsjn's car, driven
with great skill by Hilly Wiles, was never
headed, however iu any of the events and
considering the condition of the track
made fast time on every start,
A Haynes car, driven by Turnbeau and
owned by T. Garren of Columbia, 8. C.
won Me. -olid money in all four races, ln
ihe final 10-mile event John Elliot drove
a Charlotte-owned Bukk against tn
field, but finished in tho "also ran
1 class.
Just to show that he was getting abou
i all out of the Essex at his commam'
I Driver Wiles finished the two 10-mlle
I events with less than 10 seconds differ
I ence in time, which in itself was qu::e an
I achievement.
t Only n small crowd of racing enthusi
asts witnessed the program. The results
were as fellows:
2 1-2 miles Essex (W. Wiles), first
IIavnes,( Tournbeau,) second: Packan
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Prepare to Be Shocked.
When a man says "I'm going to be
jerfectly frank with you," brace your-J (vMarino), Oldsnubile (Massey) and Oak
.uii. im ia koiuk iu leu you suiiie
Litig unpleasant about yourself that
.i' has had on his mind for some time.
Where the Clown Would Shine.
"If turnln' de laugh on u uiun alio
null decided un uhgument," said Uncu
Eben, "de circus clown 'ud be de resit
est orator ever."
For Iron Rust on Napkins.
Moisten the spots with soft water,
ub cream of tartar and then salt on
loth sides and place in the sun to
Jry.
land (Brown) also ran. Time
:i-4 s.
Five-mile race Essex (W. Wiles)
i first, Haynes (Tournbeau), second, Oak
land, Oldsmnbile and Packard also ran.
Time 6 m. M 1-2 s.
10-inile race Essex (W. Wiles), first,
Haynes (Tournbeau), second, Oldsnio
bile also ran. Time l.'J m. 50 s.
10-mile race Essex (W. Wiles), first,
Haynes (Tournbeau), second. Oldsmobile,
Packard and Buick also ran. Time l.'i in
40 1-2s.
Mr. W. Hugh Wray is the Essex deal
er in Oastouia.
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GASTON COUNTY SHOWS ITS CORN.
One of the most successful community corn shows to be held in North Caro
lina was the one at Cherryville, in Gaston County, during the latter part of No
vember, when the First National Bank, of Cherryville, co-operated with the coun
ty agents of Gaston and Lincoln counties to give a demonstration of the corr
growing possibilities of these two counties. Co-operation in the movement wae
rendered by the Division of Agronomy of the Experiment Station and Extensior
Service, which furnished expert judges for the occasion.
Because of the particular interest of the people in this show, a detailed re
port of the meeting ia given in this issue of The Extension Farm News.
Before we close our books for the year 1919 we want to first
thank our customers and friends for their support and co-operation.
The year 1919 has been very successful and gratify
ing to the officers of this institution.
We want to grow only by the Steady, Progressive and Confi
dent method. We believe that our principles of banking are
meeting with the approval of our customers, friends and the
public.
Our RESOURCES are now nearly THREE QUARTERS of
a MILLION and we believe will reach ONE MILLION DOL
LARS before the end of year 1920.
Don't forget that our Goal for the new year will be ONE
MILLION DOLLARS and each additional customer large or
small will be a valuable contribution to our ambitions.
SAFETY
THANK YOU
COURTESY
PROkPTNESS
THE THIRD NATIONAL BANK
Capital
$100,000.00
J. WHITE WARE, President
V. E. LONG, V.-Pres. I WADE S. BUICE, Cashier
W. T. LOVE, V.-Pres. F. C. ABERNETHY, Asst. Cashier
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SERUM FOUND THAT MAY
ERADICATE YELLOW FEVER
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1. Science has not
discovered a preventive of epidemic dis
eases but a serum is being formulated
that may eradicate yellow fever, accord
ing to delegates attending the conven
tion of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science, in session
here .
Delegates warned against influenza,
spinal meningitis and infantile paralysis.
These diseases have not. been wiped out.
but are having "a recess," delegates as
serted .
Dr Simon Flexner, of the Rockfeller
Institute for Medical Research, and pres- j
ident of the association, explained that !
scientists were progressing in their ght !
on cancer, saying that medical research
"gradually was getting into a position !
of strategic superiority" in its attack on
this malady. j
"It seems possible that yellow fever j
may be the first disease to be eradicated i
by science," he continued. "It is in-1
sett - borne by a particular kind of
mosquito. Xoguchi, a Japanese scien
tist, is working on a serum that may rid
the human race of this affliction. "
Automobile tires can be more easily r
device to hold them In any position oa
work bench.
The Italian government will add to iU
educational system a national institute
for the i.-istruction of illiterate adult.
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EXHIBIT BY FARM DEMONSTRATION AGENT AT GASTON COUNTY FAIR.
. . . GowaB' wno 0ne excellent ideas about keeping his work bef re the people of his county, used an ex-
Bibktai the recent Gaston County Fair to show visitors just the different lines of work in which he is engaged.' Neatly ar
ranged and well prepared, this exhibit caused considerable comment, and as a result the farm demonstration work of the
Agricultural Extension 8erriee la bow better known In Gaston County. The above cut gives some idea as to the appearance
f Mr. Gowan's booth. 'It was put up at little expense, yet the result In advertising was invaluable.
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