Hints To Cleveland Farmers
On Alfalfa And Dairy Cowj
By County Agent R. W.Shoffner
(Written for The Star by R. W.
Shoffner, County Agent.)
The grocer, who can not make a
profit on sugar at the present price,
does not quit selling sugar. The
farmer who finds It Impossible to
make any money on the sale of his
dairy products, should not sell his
herd of cows. Prices are bound to
:et better. Read this little squib
’ikon from the editorial page of the
Southern Agriculturist and be per
vaded :
'Milk and butter are deplorably
cheap, but ‘ they are bringing in
nnething every day, and the checks
a••,(!.• h small. :tre Welcome guests in
this day of hard times. Good prices
for dairy products are coming back.
There are no real substitutes for
milk and butter, and the millions
are going to demand them just as
soon as they go back to work.”
Cull The Boarder Cows.
The south has definitely gone iu
“o the milking of cows and will stay
in the game. But, as yet, the South
ern farmer has not been careful
enough hi the selection of the cows
he is milking. Neither has the farm
er been producing as much of the
feed for his cows as he Should. With
the big slump In the prices paid for
all dairy' products, the time is at
■.and to get rid of those cows which
do not give the farmer a reasonable
prom.
The farmer, who is milking cows (
■should be' vitally interested in these
:wo paragraphs taken from an ar
ticle by Dr. W. D. Nicholls in a re
cent issue of the Southern Agricul
turist :
“Over much of the south the
drought was more severe than it was
in other sections. Many farmers in
he drought area will find it. im
perative to cull out their older and
less productive cows in order that
they may avoid or minimize the
buying of expensive shlpped-in
reeds. The careful husbanding of
fodder, straw, and other available
home grown feeds will be very nec
essary. Only by the most skillful
management and economy will it
be passible this year for dairymen
f the south to produce at a profit
n competition with diarymen in the
treat dairy regions whose feed sup
ply was not seriously cut by the
drought.
“The proper place of dairying will
oe in a system which includes the
Production of good pastures, legume
bay and other forage and which
upplement rather than supplant the
production of cotton, tobacco, or
other staple money crops naturally
lilted to the southern states.”
Feed More Alfalfa.
This fall probably you are cou
riering sowing some alfalfa. As
vou know, this is one crop that
must have the land prepared thor
'Ughly before seeding. This spring,
ve should start making preparations
for our alfalfa. Tills fall we should
plow our land and cultivate it thor
oughly and be sure that we have a
•ood seed bed when next fall comes.
Last fall, we started a few alfalfa
demonstrations in the county, of
which most of them got good stands
pd is looking fine this spring. How
ver, it was might dry for alfalfa
last fall. If you Would like to see
dm® of the results, Mr. J. S. Cab
miss, Shelby route 4, has one, B. P.
Dixon, Kings Mountain, route 2 has
ne, and Tom Blalock, Kings Moun
tain route 2 has one.
With the extremely low prices
paid for all farm produce, it is high
time for the farmer of the Southl
and to consider seriously the grow
ing of more and better feed for live
stock. Today he can not buy his
.bed and get a profit out of feeding
it. He must grow his own good feed
to secure a profit out of his cattle,
r his dairy cows. Alfalfa will be
worth while in the handling of the
poultry on the place.
Alfalfa is the Ideal fed on the
farm. Of course, the county agent
'as made that same statement time
end time again; but he believes that
it can not be made too often. To
> mphasize his many statements, the
county agent is quoting below a
mall portion of an article from the
Southern Agriculturist:
“Just as surely as bread is consid
ered the staff of life for humanity,
so can alfalfa become more and
more the staff of life for livestock
it all kinds.
“It has long been considered an
essential for dairy cows and calves.
Rabbit men would not think of do
ing without it. Big feeders and
ockmen buy it in carload lots mak
ng it their basal feed. Baled or
’round into meal, it is of great com
mercial importance on all markets.
“Yet the farmer, the man who can
and does produce it. as a rule is not
using it to the extent that its value
ustifies. It can be used in many
ays and for many purposes to take
he' place of more expensive grain
stds; and in almost every case the
substitute is better lrom many
-tandpoints than the concentrate it
eplaces.”
Ludendorff now says that wai
dees not pay. However, it collects
Weston (Ore.) Leader. '
They're now making rubber of
agebrush. We’d think this lowly
ilant would turn to rubber without
■xtraneous aid, if noting the pre
»ailing garb of femhiiue tourists.—
YCrSton Leader.
Asks Hoover To
Ltend Him $100
Washington—Kentucky farm
er needing cash to make his n*xt
crop would like to borrow $100
from President Hoover.
In a letter to the President he
offered a lumber stand of 200
pine and poplar trees "and *brec
times that amount in asr,” as
security, so he can "make my
family something to live on ’
Furthermore, he wrote the
President that "if you don't o<
lieve I have got the timber y .u
can send any man yon wan* to
come and count the trees.' He
added the loan would be a great
accommodation to him and “will
make you safe.”
Hysteria Over
Business Grows
Dr. Klein Declares Business Men
Free From “Shell Shock” Dur
ing Upward Climb.
Detroit, Midi..—Business mer
were described by Dr. Julius Klein,
assistant Secretary of commerce as
free from "economic shell shock”
and “panicky psychology,” svhi'e
business climbs upward.
Depression has reached or passed
its bottom. Dr. Klein told the De
troit board of commerce, although,
“we may Hump along” for a while
in returning to higher trade >evels.
"We have had enough of arm
waving hysteria, whether in a de
lirium of joy or despair,” lie added
j “ . , . Business has, mentally
speaking, stepped off the swooping
roller coaster and is basing its plans
on the solid realities. .
•The available statistical record
for February shows that business in
that month underwent a normal sea
sonal improvement from the low
levels of January. This is pretty
good evidence that the long decline
has at last been halted, and that
an appreciable degree of recovery 13
in sight.
“The probability that the worst of
the depression is behind us is not
to be understood as foreshadowing >t
sharp and sustained advance from
present levels back to normal. A
risk, spectacular ascending spurt
might not be an unmixed good, even
in the rather unlikely event that it
j should come.
! “We are at the convalescent stage
| after a prolonged economic illness,
! we should be well satisfied, I think,
if our improvement is gradual at
first lest we suffer another > eiapsc
“In all conservatism I may say
that, unless important breaks should
occur In the security or commodity
markets, it seems likely that activ
ity in the second quarter of the pres
ent year will slightly exceed that of
the first quarter, and that business
in the fall Will be unmistakably on
the upgrade.
Klein cited increasing ou put of
automobiles, enlarging orders for
cotton goods, and increased indus
trial employment during February
as signs of betterment, while he
added that “promising polilica’ d;
velopnients in Europe and the Far
East have also a significant be,!hg
on the situation.”
How
Did
Mother
Know?
So watchful of the family’*
welfare. She anticipates their
needs and their pleasures.
(In crisp, cold
i mornings you'll
find her cheer*
I fully serving the
i finest pancakes
that ever came
off a griddle,
with the most
delicious syrup
made — Golden
Crown — the
syrup supreme
with the true
Southern flavor.
At Beet Grocers
Everywhtrt
Steuart, don A.
Co., Inc.,
Baltimore, MU.
FfcEE BOOK
c/ Southern Recipes Sent on
Request.
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Oak Grove News
Of Current Week
Albert Camp Wed* Mis* Leona Tur
ner. C. N. Porter Hurt By
Falling Tree.
(Special to The Star.)
Oak Grove, Mar. 19.—Mr. C. N
Porter met with a bad accident last
Tuesday while cutting wood. A limb
struck him in the head and knocked
him unconscious and cut his ear
badly.
Mrs. W. C. Blanton spent a few
days with her son, Mr. and Mrs
Wliev Blanton of Kings fountain
last week.
Mrs. Perry McSwain was carried
to the Shelby hospital last week for
an operation.
Among those attending the play
at Beth-Ware school Friday night
were Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Bell, Misses;
Madge Bell and Claudia Devenny
and Mcs'ts. Lyman Champion, Har
lat^ Devenny, Floyd Thornburg and
Culn Ford.
We are sorry to learn that Mrs
D. A Bell has been seriously 111 for
the nast few days.
Miss Effie Phllbeck spent Satur
day night with her cousin, Miss
Ve-'la Blanton. “
Mr. Floyd Ford of Bessemer City
spent the week-end with his broth
er. Mr. Everette Ford and Mrs.
Ford.
Mrs. W. C. Blanton spent Thurs
day with Mrs, Claudle Bell and Mr.
Bell.
Mrs. Miles Ware of Kings Moun
tain visited Mrs. Lee Bell Sunday J
afternoon.
Mrs. Adelia Ledford spent a few
days with her son. Mr. Lovie Led-'
ford who has been ill for sqtne time j
Mr. Clyde Ross spent Satifrdav
night with his ssiter, Mrs. Melvin
Lovelace.
Mr. Frank Ware is Improving aft
er being ill the past, ten days.
A Marriage.
Friends of Mr. Albert Camp of
this community and Miss Leona
Turner of the Beulah section will be
interested to learn of their mar
riage Saturday afternoon. They are
making tlveir home at present with
the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs
Tommy Camp.
Mr. Harvey Lovelace of near Shel
by is visiting relatives in the com
munity.
Miss Gertrude Ledford visiteiftirs.
Pate Willis nrar Cedar Grove church
in Lincoln county Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleophas Ledford
and family were the dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs, H. T. Wright Sun
day.
Mr. Monroe Bell of Charlotte
spent the week-end with his par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Bell
Miss Beatrice Williams of Beth
Ware section spent Tuesday night
With Miss Dtillie Mae Devenny.
Mrs.' W. P. Lovelace attended the
Woman's Missionary union at Gas
tonia Monday, Tuesday and Wed
nesday of last week. White there
she staved with Mr. and Mrs. Char
lie Bell.
Mr. H T Wright and sop. Marvin,
spent Frit^y in Charlotte on busi
ness.
D. C. Devenney. small son of Mr
and Mrs. A. L. Devenny Is sick at
this writing. •
Mes-rs. Colon Blanton and Hub
ert Bell spent Saturday night with
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Blanton.
Wilnv,r*<'*on EKnk
Officer Indicted
Wilmington, MRr. 16;—D. M. Arm
strong, trust officer of the defunct
Home Savings bunk, this city, en
tered a plea of guilty to a charge of
false entry Today shortly after the
grand Jury had returned an indict
ment of nine counts against him.
Armstrong is one of three officers
of the bank who are facing charges
in connection with an alleged short
age of $188,000 in the accounts of
the Institution.
Future historians may think the
unknown soldier was the one who
didn’t write any memoirs.—Brook
lyn Times.
You use the vapor
When you drive up to a filling station you wdc
for “gas.” And correctly, too. It is the ^as
—the vapor of the gasoline and not the
liquid which gives the power.
The better tire gasoline—the better it va
porizes—and the more power it produces.
The new and better Texaco Gasoline
vaporizes perfectly. It forms
a dry gas. Full power—real
“Pep"—mileage.
Try Texaco today. There's
a difference.
TtejUW mnd BETTER
TEXACO
C A S O L I N E
Riviere Oil Co.
PHONE 445 SHELBY', N. C.
, _ . I
FERTILIZERS
For 20 years Joscy has been building
Plant Food. Each Crop—Each
Section—Each Farm needs
a Plant Food especiallv
built to meet its
peculiar
needs
. t^RMIT US TO MAKE OUR SUGGESTION
Oilr Standard Guano i»
outstanding You will
like its quality—its feed
ing capacity and
our prices
Write today or see the Joseu Dealer
The Josey Guano Company
Wilmington, N. C.
Reversing the Process
WiUlard Long, Federal under- «
cover agent for the Prohibition
Department, according to Man
uel Perry, attempted to buy
luiUor in a soft drink parlor at
ilan Francisco, where Perry was
employed, with the result that
► 1/OJifr Is now in rustody at San
Francisco charged with assault
and attempt to murder Perry,
Above, the prohibition agent is
shown being tiuger-p noted *».
Uto city puauu.
CENTRAL CAFE
-UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
Now operated by It. It. Tennant who comes to Shelby
From Rock Hill, S. C.
Mr. Tennant is well experienced in the Cafe business,
employs the best cooks and offers the public the best
of service. Special attention given to ladies.
— REMODELLED —
The Cafe has been remodelled and put in excellent
-ondition. Every attention is given to sanitation, quick
;ind courteous service and tasty cooking.
W,e appreciate the business already given us and the
welcome accorded Mr. Tennant. Give the new place a
trial and be convinced that what we claim for it Is true
in every respect.
Special 10c Meal on Thre,e Times Daily. Special for
l-adies’ Lunch 25c. These prices obtain every day.
CENTRAL CAFE
WESTERN MEATS A SPECIALTY
R. B. TENNANT, Mgr.
4 5-DAY
BEGINS
Saturday, March 21
AND CONTINUES TO APRIL 1
Paragon Furniture Co.
SHELBY, N. C
$2$,00 0.00
WORTH OF FURNITURE, FURNISHINGS, STOVES, RANGES,
RUGS, NOVELTIES, ETC.
WILL BE OFFERED AT THE
LOWEST PRICES EVER OFFERED CLEVELAND COUNTY BY US,
OR ANYBODY ELSE.
Sale Starts At Sun Up
Saturday Morning, March 21
Store will be open day and night when necessary. We are going to sell this
$25,000.00 stock of high class furniture in Nine Days, if prices have any
thing to do with making sales.
Ccme And Buy, Buy, Buy, Folks
IT’S A CASH SALE AND YOU HAVE THE CASH — We have four
floors and two warehouses jammed full fo all kinds of Furniture and
Home Furnishings .. To go at PricesLESS than Factory Costs.
The Paragon Furniture Co.
SALE STARTS SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 21ST, AT SUN UP
SEE OUR LARGE ADVERTISEMENT ON PAGE NINE
This final sale was planned over a year ago. At last our Dry Goods, Shoes and Notions have been
disposed of. Now here goes the balance of our Stock . . . Furniture and Furnishings for the Home.
AFTER THIS WE MUST CLOSE ALL ACCOUNTS. YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT WILL BE
APPRECIATED. THANK YOU, FOLKS.