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LEAF CROP WILL BE SMALLEST IN YEARS Condition as of September 1 Re ported Only 65.7 Percent of Normal. Washington, Sept 10 The con dition of the nation’s tobacco crop on September 1 was reported today iby the agriculture department as <65.7 percent of normal, the lowest Tor this date in more than 50 years with the exception of 1930 and 1932. Indicate production on the basis of the September 1 condition was placed at 1,142,887,000 pounds, com pared with 1,296,810,000 pounds harvested in 1935 and a 1928-1932 five-year average production of 1,- ■427,174,000 pounds. The indicated production of flue cured the type which comprises the largest portion of the tobacco crop, was placed at 684,645,000 pounds. This figure is 15.6 percent less than last year’s 811,195,000 pound crop of flue-cured and .8 percent more than the five-year average produc tion. The report said tobacco in most northern cigar-type areas made .good progress during August weath er did not permit substantial recov ery from the poor condition exist ing August 1. A September 1 condition of 56 percent of normal was seen as in dicating a production of 97,975,000 pounds of fire-cured, compared with 188,194,000 pounds harvested in 1935 and a five-year average production of 160,888,000 pounds. The report said a September 1 condition of 46 percent for dark air-cured indicated a production of 25,390,000 pounds of that type, com pared with 31,020,000 pounds in 1935 and a five-year production average of 54,111,000 pounds. The indicated production of bur ley tobacco was placed at 215,909,- COO pounds, which the report said was slightly more than was indicat ed in the August 1 report, but 2.6 percent less than the 1935 crop and 35.9 percent less than the five-year average production. Weather conditions during July Ware unfavorable over the entire Lurley areas,” the report said, “and in August were little, if any, bet ter.” The September 1 condition was given as 51 percent of normal. TO ADVISE GROWERS ON FALL PROBLEMS Farm Housewife Also Finds Many New Tasks Confronting Her at .Beginning of Fall. The coming of fall and winter fcrings before the farm people of North Carolina new problems and mew tasks. How to prepare for and meet these things will be; described by State College specialists during the next few months on the Carolina Farm Features Program. For instance, the poultryman finds one of his chief worries during the winter is keeping up egg produc tion. Careful management and feed ing practices will keep the produc tion of eggs up to the highest pos sible level. Slipshod methods re sult in few eggs and devitalized poultry. Another important task of the Farmer is the. planning of fall cov er crops. These winter legumes and small grains aid in controlling ero sion, supplying pasture for farm animals, and in preventing the leaching out of plant food from the soil. The farm housewife also finds Insurance Is Like A Spare Tire You may travel for miles without calling it to your aid, but sooner or later it will fill a very press : ing need. We write all kinds of automobile policies, every . one backed by a com pany whose prompt ser vice and dependability are well known. Walker Insurance Agency J. S. and BILL WALKER Boxboro, N. C. 666 “JR* first day Liquid, Tablets Headache, 30 Salve, Nose Drops minutes. Trj “Rub-My-Tism”-World’s Best Liniment OUTBREAK OF POLIO IN SOUTH MENDING’ Disease Prevalence Generally Reach es Peak About This Time of Year. Washington, Sept. 11 Public health service officials said today they btjieved the outbreak of polio myelitis in Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi was “on the mend.” The disease prevalence generally reaches a peak about this time of year, they said, and from now on there probably will be a falling off in the number of cases. Up to September 5, according to health service figures here, there had been 340 cases reported in Ala bama, 203 in Tennessee and 88 in Mississippi. Figures from Jackson, Miss, showed there were 97 cases in the state early this week. The disease showed increasing prevalence in the three states from July 1 until last week, when a drop in cases was shown in Alabama where only 18 were reported for the week ending September 5 against a peak load of cases for the week ending July 11 totaling 82. Alabama, Tennessee and Missis sippi are the only states where the disease is in epidemic proportions at this time, health service officials said. Neighboring states have been comparatively little affected, they said, with only six cases reported for Arkansas, and 16 for Louisiana since January 1. Kentucky reported 46 cases to September 5, most of the cases being confined to counties bordering Tennessee. Taking the country as a whole, public health officials said the dis ease is not so prevalent this year as last and the present outbreak in the south-central states is much milder than that in Virginia and North Carolina last year. The present outbreak has been confined generally, they said, to some counties in northeast Alaba ma near the Mississippi and Tennes see borders, and in bordering coun ties in southern Tennessee and northern Mississippi. o YALE SELLS FOOTBALL BROADCASTS New Haven, Conn. Yale Uni versity will receive $20,000 from a gasoline advertised for the privilege of broadcasting six football games to be played in Yale Bowl this Au tum More than a dozqn other col leges promptly signed contracts to produce broadcasting revenue for football contests. o DEVIL’S ISLAND DOOMED Paris, France The Socialist Government has promised to ab olish Deyil’s Island, notorious penal colony off French Guiana, as a pjlison-camp for dangerous crim inals. a multitude of new tasks confront ing her at the beginning of fall. Probably the most important is that of getting the children ready for school. Clothing has to be made and purchased and the daily school lunches provided. LET US PROVE f* ga pDWO Iin J^WILLHELPYOUTOO Mr. A. M. Kirkland, 908 Dale Ave., Durham, N. C., says: “I suffered from a general rundown condition; was tired and wornout in the morning and was in a constipated state. I was worried about myself, and seeing POW-O-LIN so highly recommended de cided to try it Since tak ing just one bottle of this remarkable medicine I am much improved. It brought me immediate relief from constipation, cleansed my systems of poison. Sold by Thomas & Oakley and Thomas & Bowles, Ca-VeL -pg3—m—Bwnua piaii i pnprmDmsTiicoiyiicE I 11LL YOU OF THE MERIT OF THIS WONDERFUL MEDICINE MAIL THIS AO TO POW O LIN LABORATO RIES. DANVILLE. VA.. AND WE WILL ; SEND YOU A TRIAL BOTTLE rnrC ABSOLUTELY J PEUSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C. ■ -I Hr I jj ' <g) NEWS WEEK WHITE SOX PLAYER SLIDES TO SAFETY Kreevich, of the Chicago White Sox, is declared safe at second, but a moment later retires from the game, suffering from contact with the knife-edged spikes of Saltzgaver, of the Yankees, at the latter’s New York Stadium. FARM QUESTIONS ANSWERED Question: Can I get rid of my mongrel pullets and change over to pure bred birds at this time of the year? Answer: It is almost impossible to buy wel developed pure bred pullets at this time as the poultry men have sold their surplus birds and only the culls will be on the market. The change should be made, but it would bQ best to wait until next spring and then start off with pure bred baby chicks. The best pullets on hand should be keptfor laying purposes until the purebred birds are going into lay. Be sure, however, that the purebreds are kept separated from the mongrel birds to prevent cross breeding. Question: When should lespedeza be cut for seed? Answer: The Korean variety should be cut about the first of October and the other varieties jusj after the first hard frost. Sfeed from the Korean is threshed on a grain separator after the crop is left in the barn or stacks for a few weeks. The Common, Tennessee 76, and Kobe varieties are harvested with a seed pan. This is an oblong metal pan that is attached to the cutter bar of a mowing machine. A plan for making a seed pan is distribut ed to interested farmers by the Ag ricultural Extension Service at State College and a copy of this pan may be had free upon application to the Agricultural Editor for Plan i The year’s outstanding event! A j hundred things to do . . . entertain- 1 ment, education, and fun for every | I one of every age. j :inn»mn:ini;innim»U!iiimtmnn:t»n»n»:n»m^^^ Don’t Forget The Biggest and Best Person County Agricultural Fair That Has Ever Been Staged Here IDon., Oct* 5, thru Sat., OcL 10 Prepare Your Exhibit Now. Plenty of Cash Prizes Big Gattle Show Chicken Exhibits Fun and Education for All No. 125. Question: What grain ration should be fed to ewes prior to lamb ing? Answer: It will not be necessary except in bad weather, to feed the ewes any grain until three of four weeks before lambing. The stalks and stubble fields, ditch banks and fence rows should be utilized for grazing or, if no grazing is avail able, each ewe should receive about two pounds of good legume hay a day. Oat hay, com fodder, bright straw or grass hay may be used in larger quantities if legume hay cannot be obtained, but Timothy hay should never bq fed to sheep. A small ration of grain should be fed from three to four weeks prior to lambing provided the ewe is not very fat. One-half pound of corn and oats, or com alone will be sat isfactory if hay is fed, otherwise the grain ration should contain from 30 to 35 percent of cottonseed meal on linseed oil meal. WE BUILD FOR Roxboro and Perron County With all Work Guaranteed. No Job Too Large and None Too Small. georgew"kane Roxboro, N. C. BETTER PASTURES FROM PHOSPHATE AND LIMESTONE Good Results Obtained by Apply ing the Ground Limcs(tone and Tripple Superphosphate to Pas ture Lands and Clover Fields. Tripple superphosphate such as is manufactured by the TVA will give more satisfactory results on pas tures and meadows when mixed with ground dolomitic limestone, according to demonstrations con ducted on a number of western Carolina farms. J. A. Glazener, Transylvania County farm agent of the State College Extension Service, has been particularly impressed by the good results obtained by applying the ground limestone and triple super phosphate to pasture lands and clover fields in that county. It is found that when these ma terials are applied, the pasturage is more palatable and nutritive, he said, and the clover makes a better, richer growth for grazing or for plowing under to improve the soil. The Soil Conservation Service has found also that superphosphate containing ground limestone would serve the same purpose as basic slag and in advertising for bids has secured prices on basic slag or 16 percent superphosphate, each ton ton to contain 400 pounds of ground dolomitic limestone. The Soil Conservation Service assumes that 1,140 pounds of such superphosphate are equivalent to one ton of basic slag. This means NOTARY PUBLIC| With Seal | 25c each j VICTORIA GARRETT Perron County Times Office | * !»«$* . IwHaft-.- ~ - ‘ ’ ’ \^■ 'uR •'■ c-'-y KHrawaww**^ 1 —***” I^HSSISV 1 Jf jm H HIP' §® THE American railroads have been the safest form of transportation, public or private, for many years. The 1935 record of railroad safety was only the peak record of many years’ like achieve ment. Insurance statistics prove that you are actually far less likely to suffer harm on a modern railroad train than even in your own home. This doesn’t just happen. The railroads are safe because they pioneered and have practiced Safety First for thirty years. \ Every mile of main-line track is today protected by safety practices as perfect as human ingenuity ! can so far devise. Unseen but constantly augment ed improvements in locomotives, cars, brakes, couplings surround those, who ride by rail with a degree of security unmatched elsewhere. And probably the greatest tribute to practical railroaders lies in the fact that while they have bettered their safety record they have at the same time bettered their speed and service. “Safety First” still lives as the basic creed of American railroad men, but today it takes expres sion in the broader form—“ Safety first—•friend liness too!” Make your next trip by train and you will sample not only the safest travel in the world, but also the finest and most reliable. On* of th* most vital factor* in th* safety of railway travel is th* railway employ** who practices safety in his everyday job* During the past 23 years, Norfolk and Western employees have bettered their individual safety record 90 per cent. This is on* of th* reasons why a man would have to work continuously on th* railroad for 8S years to allow time for the occurrence of just one accident; one of the reasons why th* Norfolk and Western was awarded the coveted Harriman Memorial Gold Medal for being the safest railroad in the United States) and one of th* reasons why the Norfolk and Western has carried millions of passengers nearly a billion passenger miles without a single fatality in a train accident. Norfolk and Western employees think safety first, preach safety first, and practice safety first. aaa& w & » THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1936 that when basic slag is quoted as approximately $8 a ton, 16 percent superphosphate iontaining four hundred pounds of ground dolomi tic limestone per ton is equivalent in price when it sells for approxi mately sl4 a ton. County agents in western North Carolina are finding the phosphate limestone mixture admirably suit ed to conditions in that section and are urging fanners to use it on pasture and clover fields. o WOMEN’S HATS ON WARPATH Paris, France Struck by the colorful headdress of the American Indian on her first visit to the United Statqs, Suzanne Talbot, leading French designer, predicts that women’s millinery next Spring will sport eagle’s feathep after the mpst approved chieftain’s display as shown in American museums. Tune Up Your Car For Heavy Driving Your Car should be in perfect condition for cold weather driving. Bring it now to Croweu- Lowfc’s garage where expert mechanics and complete equipment will recondition your motor thoroughly at a very low cost. Wrecks Rebuilt Crowell-Lowe Motor Co. Reams Ave.
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