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Boll Weevil Scared Me
Into Making More Money
Says F. P. Latham
Farmer with SO acres at Belhaven,
N. C,'., and a member of the State
Board of Agriculture.
As I approach the fifty-four mark
fend look back over my life I can
truthfully say that my best and
most pleasant years as a farmer
have been the last fifteen. And I
think this is very largely due to
the fact that when I was forty I j
happened to go to college.*
Not, you will understand, as a
regular student. Not even for a
short course. Simply as a farmer
visitor to our state college and ex
periment station for a day or so.
long enough to see what's being
done along new lines and to talk
things over with the boys hi charge.
I wanted particularly, on my first
trip, to find out about peanuts and
other crops the boll weevil wouldn't
eat up on me.
The first visit led to others, and
my college contacts led me into
balanced diversification as well as
proving some of Iny pet theories on
crops and soils were not based on
facts.
I make four times as much money
now as I did in my thirties when I
was a routine cotton farmer just
...... plugging along. And I take a good
deal more than four times as much
interest and pleasure in life. Yes,
sir! You can put me down as one
hi those-eollege students who don't
want ever to graduate! There's too
much to learn.
I didnt have as much time for
pleasure as most boys have. My
father died when I was 17, leaving
faother with three children and a j
^00-acre farm. I was the oldest,
and inherited 61 acres without a
plank or shingle on it. 1 managed |
the whole farm in common, and it!
was no easy job to keep going. !
Cotton, my main crop, didn’t .i
bring but four to six cents a pound, j
and other farm products were'
equally low. It looked bad but I
was determined to stick on this old
farm where I was born.
In off seasons I hauled mill tim
ber, took sportsmen into our home
and managed to keep busy doing
any sort of odd jobs that would pay
a little cash. We lived accordingly
lean. The grocery bill for the whole
family ran less than $100 a year. It
was a pretty good postgraduate
course in mcney-stretchlng.
In the midst of this gloomy per
iod in the nineties I. married. Tak
ing a wife didn’t add to my trou
ble: in fact, I was a fcti&e lot bet
ter off. My partner had a capful of
common sense and we saved money
despite our meager earnings. Don’t
ask me how she did it. I couldn’t
tell if I had to bust.
Then I leased the farm and five
years later bought the place. It took
a long time to pay oft that paper
with cotton so low. Toward 1900 it
looked a little better but about
that time the boll weevil began to '
come in. I was scared stiff. Without)
cotton I would be lost. I sat uo
mahy a night thinking up ways to
protect myself.
Peanuts were making some head
way about that time. I read up mi
them in the farm papers and got'
such a thirst for knowledge I made
my first trip to the college at Ra
leigh. I learned a lot of new things
and came back home with the'
skeleton of my present farming .
plan. At that lime peanuts were I
substituted for cotton as my cash
crop and have been fairly profit- j
able. j
Now hogs are my main income
In In a king the change from cotton
I started putting out 30 acres of
peanuts and shaving the eotton
acreage. The second year I cut 20;
acres more off cotton, making early j
Irish potatoes. The third year i!
again slashed my cotton, planting a
variety of corn which produced a '
fair percentage of tiro-ear stalks.
I was set for the weevil Urn
bothered me before and in planting
the two-ear corn I got into what
has become the meet absorbing
work in my whole farming experi
ence. By rigid selection I have de
veloped a variety for two-ear com
which is making I to IS bushels
more per acre than ordinary field
. run com. a seed business has
sprung up that is mighty profitable,
last year 1,000 bushels moving at a
price made without competition.
My yields increased under my
new plan and as fast as I found I
could swing it I brought more land
into cultivation. Now I have 125
acres of corn. 40 acres of peanuts.
30 acres of early Irish potatoes, fol
lowed by soybeans for seeds. 12
acres of sweet potatoes; 50 acres
are in legume pasture for hogs.
We have two marketing periods
for hogs—March and September. A
close study of the hog market for
the past twenty years shows two
peaks each year and I have chang
ed my breeding and feeding in an
effort to meet them. The idea fits
in well with my feed supply, soys
being available from August to
March and the beans and pasture
carry them to a finish the follow
ing September, thus avoiding the
usual June break in price.
My methods of making pork are
my own. although I've had a good
deal of help in balancing rations
from the college boys. I'm a mem
ber of the state board of agricul
ture now and get down to Raleign
fairly often.
Cotton Market
(By Jno. F. Clark & Co.,‘
Cotton was quoted at noon today
on N. Y. exchange:
October 18.18; December 18.73.
Yesterday’s close; October 18.73;
December 18.78.
New York. Aug. 15 —Raining last
night at Atlanta. Macon, Savannah
Charleston, Knoxville, and Wilming
ton, central belt cloudy, western
clear or part cloudy, forecast N. C.
showers, S. C. and Georgia rain
Alabama and Mississippi part
cloudy preceded by showers, Okla
homa fair, Texas and Arkansas
part cloudy.
Tropical storm over northwest
Florida yesterday veered east and is
blowing through southern Georgia
towards the Atlantic with hurricane
force. The other tropical storm is
100 miles south of Port Prince mov
ing west northwest
Crop review from Memphis in
Journal of Commerce says progress
was not nearly so uniformly favor
able past week as during previous
fortnight, considerable deteriora
tion occurred as result of excessive
shedding where hot and dry while
weevil increased in rainy or humtd
sections. Boll worms active in Texas.
Good business in Worth Street,
prices firmer. Look for further ad
vance on eastern belt weather and
crop deterioration.
CLEVENBURG.
Whiskey Issue
Hangs On About
Hickory Record.
While politicians join in the Bat
tle of the Bishops and mouth about
prohibition, somebody has unearth
ed the court records in North Caro
lina and shown that about one out
of every three cases tried in the
State Superior courts is a liquor
case. We have, in fact, the records
for the past six years and it might
be of interest to contemplate them
for some meaning The following
table shows the total number of
cases tried in the Superior courts
of North Carolina. and then it
separates the number of liquor
cases:
Year Total Liquor
1922- 23 . 11.813 2,753
1923- 24 14.321 4,322
1924- 25 . 14,706 4,480
1925- 26 —__ -15,153 4,927
1926- 27 .».13,982 4.288
1927- 28 -...15,407 4.771
Just what do those figures mean,
if any tiling? The percentage of
liquor cases clotting up the docket
has been slightly increased during
the past six years, which means
that there is either more liquor
or more vigilant enforcement of
the liquor laws.
Now, those who think there is
stricter enforcement please stand
over on that side, and those who
think there is more liquor stand
on the other side. Now thats fine;
thank you.
There is the answer.
Do Vou To Save Mone,
1NGRAM-ULES COMPANY'S
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MOTE SOME OF THE PRICES QUOTED HERE"
Boy’s Overalls. 48c, 59c, 69c & 89c ]
Men’s Overalls—Heavy full cut, well
made. Overall sizes up to 44, legs to 36
at 89c.
Full cut, well made Work Shirts for men
or boys. . .... 39c
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UNDERWEAR —
3
Hanes Athletic Union Suits, regular $1 J
value, in sale . . 59c j
It will pay you to buy a year’s supply of j
these. This is a real value.
Good quality union suits. 39c j
DRESS SHIRTS—High grade genuine j
Broadcloth Shirts, white or Fancy pat-- j
terns, sale price . . 89c j
One lot Men’s $1.00 Dress Shirts at 75c j
CAPS—Adjustable Caps for men and l
boys, new patterns 48c, 89c, $1.39 up ]
MEN’S HATS—Any Straw Hat in our |
stock for $1.00. Some of these former- j
ly sold for as much as $4.95.
MEN’S TROUSERS—Two lots Men’s i
Work Pants selling at only 69c pair \
$1.50 and $1.75 work pants at ..... $1.25 1
$2.00 work pants at.$1.50 J
White Duck Trousers. $1.59 |
1- 4 off on all light weight Dress pants.
Felt Bed Room Slippers as low as 39c pr. ]
2- IN-l Shoe Polish . 10c 3
SPECIALS IN SHOES—One counter \
Women’s Oxfords and Straps, former- j
ly priced $3.50 to $5.00, going at only \
$1.95 pair.
One Counter Men’s Oxfords—Regular j
price $3.50 to $6.00—now only .. $2.95 3
Many other special lots of Shoes at big j
reduction in price.
SUMMER SUITS—We have about 25 >
Men’s Suits in-Linen, Palm Beach, !
Gabardine and Tropical Worsteds. j
Priced at 1-3 off. It will pay you to l
buy one fo»* next summer at this price.
10% OFF 9N ALL SUMMER SUIT^,
Shoes, Shirts, Hats, Trousers, Hosiery,
Trunks and Suit Cases.
--AT 5c"yard — '
You will find on our 5c table unmatch
ed values in 36 inch curtain goods, per
yard. 5c
Fast color Apron Gingham... 5c
Dress Ginghams...... 5c
Assorted Plaids . 5c
— AT 10c YARD —
Best Grade Yard Wide Sheeting. 10c
t 32-inch Dress Ginghams . . 10c
25c Curtain Goods. ... 10c
Yard wide Pajama Checks ... . LOc
— AT 15c YARD —
25c 32 inch Dress Gingham. 15c
Yard Wide Plaid Suiting . 15c
— AT 19c YARD —
Toile du Nord .. 19c
Devonshire Cloth .. 19c
36 inch Sunfast Suiting . ..... 19c
36 inch Voile and Organdie .......... . 19c
Puniab Prints . 19c
COOL. CRISP VOILES and ORGAN
DIES—Solid and fancy effects that
are beautiful. Most unusual values
at . 29c
INDIAN HEAD AND EVERFAST
SUITING—In all best shades ... 33c
Extra Heavv Shirting, the yard .. 12c
All $1.50 Wash Silks at .. 98c
ENTIRE STOCK OF SILK will be
greatly reduced during'our 7 day sale.
9- 4 Bleached Sheeting.33c
10- 4 Brown Sheeting. .. 33c
25c Shirt Madras . ..... 19c
Bed Tick as low as ... . 10c
Bleached Domestic.. 10c
7 Spools J. & P. Cotton.. 25c
TURKISH TOWELS—We offer you a
Towel worth much more ti|an we ask.
Priced . .... 8c, 19c, 25c & 39c
HOSE—Save on this item: Ladies and
child en’s hose 10c, 19c, 39c, 44c, 75c
and up to $2.45.
! HOUSE FURNISHINGS—
| Window Shades as low as .. 48c
| Pillow Cases .... 19c
j 81x90 Sheets . .. 89c
j 100 pairs Curtains, values up to $2.00
Only . . . $1.19
> 81x90 Bed Spreads, fast color.$1.48
j 81x90 Pepperell Sheets .. $1.19
> LADIES’ AND CHILDREN’S DRESS
ES—You may now have your choice
dress at an amazingly low price. As
you know we must “clean house’* just
> prior to incoming season:
j Children4* Wash Dresses... 89c
Ladies’ Wash Dresses ...1... 89c
] One lot ladies’ Silk Dresses .$3.98
i One lot ladies’ Silk Dresses.$5.90
! One lot ladies’ Silk Dresses.. $8.48
i One lot ladies’ Silk Dresses . $11.98
One lot ladies’ Silk Dresses.$14.98
> 50 Betty Jovce Dresses . $1.48
| BOY’S SUITS—One lot Boy’s Wash
Suits to go at 69c, 98c, $1.19, $1.48 &
$1.98 each.
| MILLINERY—Values in this depart
ment are unmatchable. So in the
height of the season we ask that you
see the hats we are going to sell at such
j remarkable prices before you buy. It
will pay you. Prices 98c, $1.48, $1.98
! and $2.48.
Ingram—Liles Company
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SHELBY, N. C.