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TH3 PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, -HERTFORD, W. Cl FRIDAY, MARCH 2&, 1936. PAGE FIVE if 0 f V 1 ; The Folly Of Farming With Fire J5r GCY A. CAKCTELL . Agricultural ami Industrial Agent Atlantic Out JJa Kailroad Co, ; From time to time,' for the past several weeks, 1 iave been trying to co-ordinate my thoughts ttnd prepare an article on "The Folly, of Farming With Fire, Much to my delight, the March issue of Prfijrressive Farmer and Southern Ruralistj unusually attractive number, by the way, came to "hand containing ; an editorial en titled "Fires ; Hinder the Almighty's Sko'l-J"8d-i show my appreciation of thin splendid and tamely editorial, Ijy Tiring it, when I received .Extension ;.(r Jjryision t lor March,v 'publicatio fetfaed by the Extension Division, " "Virginia Poly technic Jiistitute, wfth an article in the Agronomy section under this cap tion "The Tolly f Promiscuous Burning." i The editorial and article are so superior to what I had in mind that II am using them, although a tattle late, hoping; that I may be helpful in jbinging this valuable material to the attention f land-owaers and farmers who might not otherwise be reached. Fires Hinder ike Almighty's Plan I "We nave M ft -before, but we say .it again: When foolish man lets ', jland become impoverished and infer 5. tile, the Almighty Himself comes in land tries "to rebuild it He tries to restore the fertility man has robbed St of. v';.'; -2. s ': " .'';,.'"'- Maybe there' are other plans He might use, but aa a matter of fact, He uses just one cover crops and humus. For first aid, He sets out Iproomsedge whose thick root masses .help soil atop washing. Then He adds numerous weeds and grasses; He scatters pine seed in generous pro fusion and later brings in young de pduous trees. If we but gave the Almighty time to work out His own plans, a great part of our so-called f worn-out land' .would soon provide either profitable-' timber growth or wcome fit for producing other timber irops. And if we should but cooper ito with Him in His efforts to check cashing and to provide' humns, grass, ind trees, recovery would be rapid ndeed. ' But do we cooperate with Him? 'Jot at all. At. least not most of us. Host of us burn off grass and broom edge. Many of. us. are unconcerned fhen fires kill young deciduous trees ma stunt the . growth of all pines ibay touch. We burn up countless lousands of dollars worth of natro- and humus in the form of broom- ge,- dry grasspine straw and for- leaves, and ' thereby invite three sastersr (l).Deprived of the humus- r the Almighty has ' developed, e land starts washing again. (2) eprived of the nitrogen which: goes ip in smote, the soil becomes as r as it was when the Almighty's process of soil-restoration be (S) We are forced to buy high rlced commercial nitrogen to take e place of that we have let burn .0. " The land is mine,' said Jehovah f old. . And still when foolish man Impoverishes it, He seeks its restora tion. Shall we cooperate with Him or hinder Him?- Every fire - that eeps over our fields or forests this ring constitute our answer to' this iestion."4-ftii:'- i : - e Folly of Promiscuous Burning "At this season ; of the year the lea in some country sections of Vir- inia are clouded with a smoky base V'SJU , j, j.os unuae a premature- incuan sum Xaer.' The smell of smoke is in the )ms ir. and,;; if; one would.. post himself h 4pn ny eminence, he could see jjrmoke rising from- fields and valleys $jji almost every direction. No, this , !u not smoke from secluded stills nor i 'ft it caused by moonshiners' signal V W A ' tit A 9 It . . Wke to which we refer were openly ind deliberately started by farmers, i Avt strange and anomalous fact, since I i fey are destroying the thing that is ; most neeaea lor improving Virginia , & the source of soil humus. Ask the lawww why. the fires were started , and. his reply is iT am burning, the broomsedge. so that , the ..cattle can the early grass,' or . 'I am burning off a field ao'that it wilt be easy to plow.', Either , of these. re plies ; would r have been 4 'perfectly plausible one hundred years ago and ' the reasoning; behmdi them would ' have . been good. At this time our soils were relatively rich jtt organic t. Inatjer and our forefathers were en gaged in ; subduing a wilderness and building a republic destined to be a Nation iitherto unsurrissed in 1 wealth ? and ; contributions j to , arts( scidnce. and Invention.:? i v.. "Fertile soib wera averywhera and, f as they were worn out in the eisst, one had only to move ;west to f.:J laneT rich in humus $ and ; f eriiUUy. This is no longer true. ; ,The once fer tile soils of the west are already be ginning "to show the ren'.U cf ex j !vitive fanning ' and there are- no j virgin soils left to which we can It, ti"'"'"'?'"', t"cor:3 incre?v L-npo:'-;. Vt.-J i.r , frfl 'j in V- 9 ( t v.h:ra I 'a hie i fouiii Lr t, c:nscrve their A rz: j "Cr: that t" rock f '-r 1 .r is U.e cr.1 V '-j C3 SO,. 3 f- the soil and the bacteria in their time make plant food available. In fact a soil , devoid or low in organic matter is almost invariabjy poor and unpro ductive. Plants .which grow on the soil are the principal sources of or ganic matter and for. this reason should be efficiently utilized. "A good rule to follow is to burn nothing on the farm that will decay. The practice of green manuring is based on the knowledge that organic matter improves soil.v This is well understood by most farmers. Yet it is not an uncommon sight to see a farmer burning off fields on one part of bis farm while on another part he is growing crops like cowpeas and soybeans for turning under. The writer has actually seen weeds burn ed off and the land then prepared and.. seeded to a crop for turning under for soil improvement. Of course, this is not sound farming; for a crop of weeds is just as valuable for soil improvement as the same quantity of rye, buckwheat or other non-legumes- turned under, and is al most as valuable as the same quan tity of cowpeas or soybeans. It is not necessary to burn off weeds to make land plow well, as a coulter on the plow beam or a chain attached to the beam and double-tree will drag them down, making them easy to cover. vWhere cjover or other vegetable matter Is dragged into bunches in plowing, the trouble can be obviated by running a disk over the land ahead of the, plow. Time so utilized is not lost; the disk helps to pulverize the soil and aids in mixing the vegetable matter with it. 4 It should be borne in mind that not only is valuable or-t ganie matter lost when weeds are burned, but the plant food that these weeds took from the Jand is largely lost. ; Weeds in their growth use the same plant nutrients as do cultivat ed crops, and, when they are burned, the light ash blows away and prac tically everything the weeds took out of the soil is lost. It. is true that burning over pas tures kills some briars and brush, but it does net make pastures earlier aa is generally assumed. Actual tests show that grass gets high" enough to graze where it is protected by old grass sooner than it does where it is burned off. Briars and small under growth can be easily mowed at any time and it is usually much less than the fertilising value of the organic matter destroyed by burning off the area. - In parts of the State where corn is not followed by winter small grains, the stalks are left standing in the field and only the ears are. har vested. It is a common practice in some sections to burn the stalks left in the field. At the present price of fertilizers, the plant food in the corn stalks on an acre iff worth from five to ten dollars and this does not in clude the value of the organic matter which, in some cases, is worth as much as the plant food. Of course, these stalks should' be turned under. If chopped with a stalk cutter, they are easily turned under and decay readily. "Gardners should also conserve all organic matter possible instead of burning it. In cleaning off the gar den for spring planting, all weeds, stalks and other rubbish which can not be easily plowed under should be piled in soma convenient place for a compost heap. To this may be add ed leaves from the yard and all waste from, vegetables during the summer. If one hundred ; pounds t of ground limestone and seventy-five pounds of superphosphate is added to' the heap for every ton of litter and the pile left to decay until next spring; a nice lot of compost which is good for all vegetables and, flowers will1 '. be the result " , - This question; ol adding humus to the soil becomes more and more im portant, each year. ; In ' the older countries of the world everything on the farm that ' will decay readily is carefully preserved; and returned to the soil. In this country our motto seems to be if it f a in the way, burn it."' Such av policy " if persisted In, will eventually lean to poor land or small profits for" not much profit is left from farming if all of the organ ic matter needed by the soil has to be purchased or furnished by crops sown for this purpose. ; .T,,, ; ;;ovptPAY.3;i; rml" my son." 1 f i A fi:h- ) 1 Insect Daipage Is Fought in Winter Stored Seed Grain Should Be Protected From All Bugs; Treat in Bins. By OL H. Brunon, KxtancIoD Entomoloflit, Nortk Carolina StaU Collet. WPU Sarvlo. Carbon dlmilphlde or carbon tetra chloride may be used effectively to kill Insects In stored grain this winter. A barrel or other container which can be made air tight will be suitable, then fasten two thicknesses of heavy wrap ping paper on the barrel top. If the seed is heavily Infested, a full cup of the dlsulphlde or tetrachloride may be used. After two or three days, examine the seed. If any Insects are still alive, repeat the process. The1 seed should be kept In air tight containers until ready to plant, or insects will reinfect It When ready to plant, spread out on the floor and the gas will evaporate In a short time. Storage bins may be used to treat seed In large quantities if the bins are fairly air tight Twenty pounds of the dlsulphlde will be endhgh for each 1.000 cubic feet of space In the bin. After pouring It on the seed, cover with sacks to help hold In the gas. The treatment should be applied In the mid dle of the day when the temperature (s warmest Air slaked lime may also be used In treat grains for Insects. In treating quantities of seed, equal parts of lime and seed may be used. For small amounts, the ratio of lime should be larger than that of the seed. Drouth Corn Not Likely to Hurt Farm live Stock There is little danger of poisoning live stock by feeding drouth-damaged cornstalks If samples tested at the college of agriculture, University of Illinois, are tjplcal of corn throughout the country, says Dr. Robert Graham, chief In animal pathojogy and hygiene. Imraaerable Inquiries have been re ceived by the OntversMy of nilneto pathology laboratory relative to the possible poisonous properties of dreuth corn, as well aa Sudan grass, and ap parently many stockmen are afraid to reed either of these roughages. Of the -many samples of ospicloM drouth corn that hare been tested la the laboratory, not a single specimen baa peeved to be poisonous, Doetor Graham said. Although It Is known that sorghum plants can develop fatal amounts of hydrocyanic add under ar rested growth, the danger in the ease of corn seems to be rather doubtful. The poisonous properties of Sudan grass have also been recognized dur ing certain stages of growth, but here again bona Ode evidence of Injury when fed to live stock was not ob tained In one Instance. An experimen tal horse was fed the grass for a pe riod of three weeks without showing any ill effects. Illness which may be mistaken for Food poisoning Is sometimes caused by too sudden change In rations, Doctor Graham points out Huge Wheat Crop in Canada The 1934 wheat crop of Canada Is officially estimated at 277,304,000 bushels. This Is anJncrease of about 7,000,000 bushels over the unre vised estimate for 1933, but is considerably lower than the average for recent years. Previous to 1988 the smallest Canadian wheat crop In the last ten years was 804,520,000 bushels In 1929; the highest was over 666,000,000 In 1928. The low 1984 production la due mainly to unfavorable climatic, condi tions In large areas of the western provinces where most of Canada's wheat It grown. The average wheat yield an acre for all Canada in 1984 Is placed at 11.6 bushels, compared with a long-rime average of IT J. The .esti mated production, of other principal grains In Canada shows an Increase over the previous Mar. Oats are up about 87,000,000 bushels, barley up about 5,440,001) "bushels, rye up about 2,200,000 bushels and flaxseed up about 400,000 bushels. , Save Soy Beans and Straw Soy beans are Hk6ly to be a very good cash crop this year and next, and for this reason an effort . should be made to thresh as many of the beans at possible. Although the acreage grown this year was about SO per cent larger than was grown last year, the chances art (bat, on account of (the drouth, more was cut for bay than was the intention at the time the 'seed was planted. ;.: In this 'connection, do not overlook the fact that soy bean straw Is a comparatively, nutritious forages worth enough to make it profitable to save as much as possible. That then will be an exceedingly strong demand for soy bean seed next spring cannot be doubted, first for the reason that it is a mosb excellent crop, to grow on land contracted - to the government and, second, that it Is one of the very best crops to grow, in chinch bug In. fested areaaWallaces' Farmer. ' : Damage by Meadow. Mice 'fr The common meadow , mouse Is a harmless looking little chap; but he Is bad medicine for the farmer. A endow mouse' cats about SO grams, at a tittle iren aa ounce of green rood every aay. That runs up to 23 pounds In a year. A hundred mlcji will stew Sway over a ton of green grass or clover In a twelvemonth'. A hundred mce to an acre Is not an unusual number in meadows favorable to their habits, white , In "mouse years" the number tis bcn " -i-3 at tiou-ands. " MAKES U. N. C. HONOR ROLL Herman Ward, who returned to the University of North Carolina this week to resume his studies after spending the spring holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ward, made the honor roll at the University during the last quarter. Herman is a freshman. Legal Notices State of North Carolina County of Perquimans Henry L. Perry vs. Mary Perry The Defendant being named will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Superior Court of Perquimans Coun ty; that said action is for absolute divorce on the grounds of two years separation; And the said Defendant will further take notice that she is required to appear before the Clerk of the Superior Court of Perquimans County at his office in the town of Hertford on or before the 23rd day of April, 1935, and answer or demur to the complaint of the Plaintiff now on file in the office of the said Clerk of the Superior Court of said County in term time for the relief demanded in said complaint. This the 23 day of March, 1935. W. H. PITT, Clerk of the Superior Court. Mar.29,Apr.5,12,19 NOTICE Sale Of Valuable Property By virtue of a deed of trust execu ted to me by Margaret W. Cohoon and husband, Walter L. Cohoon, for certain purposes therein mentioned, which said deed of trust bears date January 20th, 1930, and is registered in the office of the Register of Deeds of Perquimans County, N. C, in Book 16 page 540, 1 shall at 12 o'clock Noon on MONDAY, APRIL 15th, 1935, offer for sale at the Court House door in the said County, at public auction, for cash, the projerty con veyed to me in said deed of trust, to wit: The following described property, situate in New Hope Township, Per quimans County, North Carolina, to wit: 1st Tract. Bounded on the North by Tom Simons and Wilson heirs, on the East by Ferry Road, on the South by Ben Grey and on the West by the Public Road from Woodville to New Hope, containing 180 acres more or less, and being the lands where C. E. Layden, deceased, lived as his home. 2nd Tract Bounded on the North and East by C. E. Layden, South by Ford Canal, and West by road lead ing from New Hope to Woodville, containing 1 acre, more or less, and known as Hickory Grove school house lot. Both tracts being parts of the Col umbus Layden Lands. And being the same property con veyed by Silas M. Whedbee, Commis sioner, to Margaret Cohoon by deed dated January 6, 1930. This March 13th, 1935. J. KENYON WILSON, Mar22,29apr5,12 Trustee. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Having qualified as- Administrator of th eestate of Jordan Nixon, de ceased, late of" Perquimans County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at P. O. Box 69, Elizabeth City, N. C, on or be fore the 11th' day of March, 1936, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make imme diate payment This 11th day of March, 1935. W. C. JONES, Administrator of Jordan Nixon Mar.l5,22,29,Apr.5,12,19. NOTICE! SALE OF VALUABLE REAL . ESTATE By virtue of a Mortgage Deed exe cuted to me by Elihue Copeland and wife, Artelia Copeland, on the 29th day of May,. 1929, 'for certain pur poses therajn axpreesed, the same be ing ehny recorded in the Registry of Perquimans fjpunty in : Mortgage Book Hp. J6, -page 513, 1 shaU offer for sale for cash to the highest bid der at the Court House Door in said County at 11 O'clock A. M., on the 8th day of April 1985, the property conveyed to me in said Mortgage, and described substantially as follows: Beginning at J. E. Lane's line on Poplar Neck Road, thence Northerly along said line to "Epnraim, Elliott Road, thence Eastwardly along said Road to the Baker Ward tract, Thence Southerly along the Baker Ward line to J. Lane; line, Thence Westward ly along the J.. E.' Lane line to the first station, Containing 60 acres more or less and known as the Elihue Copeland home place, being the place where he now lives. - -. . V J. E. LANK, Mortgagee. Dated and posted V;"" Febwafv 27th. lfiSS Mar.7,14,21,28 :. i SALE OF VALUABLE REAL 1 V,:, 'TATE;ili:vt:;&p: By virtu of a Mortgage Deed exe cuted to me by G. O. Chappell and his wife, Pearl Chappell, on the 6th day of February, ' for certain pur poses tf.- ? same beirj duty recorded in the Registry of Fbnqubn ana County in Mortgage Book 17, page 218, I shall offer for sale for cash to the highest bidder at tie Court House door in said County at 11 o'clock A. M., on the 8th- day of April. 1935. the nronertv convevetf to tne in said Mortgage and described suDstanoauy as follows: First Tract Bounded by the lands of T. R. Ward, Richard ChappeH, Ro land Copeland, "Horton Lane Land" and the Run of Buffkin Branch, con taining 24 acres more or less. Second Tract Bounded by the lands of M. D. Chappell, Isaac Chappell, N. O. Chappell, Albert Weston and the Tocrobi Lane," containing 2 1-2 acres more or less. The above said tract being the same land purchased by G. u. nappeu irom M. L. Chappell and wife, Fannie Chappell, by deed dated February 6, 1929. I will sell on the same date at the Court House door in Chowan County at 12 o'clock M. at public auction for cash by virtue of a certain Mortgage duly registered in the Registry of Chowan County in M. B. 41, page 210, the home place of the said G. O. Chappell, containing 10 acres more or less and bounded by "Sandy Ridge Road" and the lands of M. L. Chap pell, L. A. Chappell and the "Berry Lane." J. S. McNIDER, Mortgagee. Dated and posted this February 27, 1935. mar8,15,22,29 NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Having qualified as Administratrix of the estate of A. J. Jones, deceased, late of Perquimans County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at Winfall, N. C, on or before the 15th day of February, 1936, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This 15 day of February, 1935. MRS. BETTIE A. JONES, Administratrix of A: J. Jones. Mar.l,8,15,22,29,Apr.5 NOTICE OF SALE By virtue of a Mortgage Deed exe cuted to me by W. P. Chappell and wife. Sarah E. Chappell. L. P. Chap pell and wife, Ruth Anna Chappell, and H. V. Chappell for certain pur poses therein mentioned, which said Mortgage Deed bears date December 28th, 1928, and is registered in the office of the Register of Deeds of Perquimans County, N. C, in Book 17, page 190, I shall on Saturday. March 80th, 1935, at 12 O'clock offer for sale at public auction, for SPECIAL RACK FRIDAY AND I Hard Finished Worsteds In New Blues, Spring Brown, Pearl Greys, Buck Tan, Silver Grey and Steel Grey Your Choice 10i Years of Service J. G. BlancHard & Go. "Blanc hard's" f:-;;;4; hertod, N.'C cash, at the Court House Poor in Hertford, N. C, the property convey ed to me in said Mortgage Deed, de scribed as follows, to-witi A Tract of land in Belvidere Town ship bounded on the North by J. R. Chappell and Wm. Chappell, on the South by Elbert Chappell and J. R. flhappeU, on the East by Elbert ChappeD and Jas. O. Chappell, and on the West by the Sandy Ridge Road, containing 50 acres, more or less, and known as the W. P. Chappell home place, where he now lives. Also one Tract containing 5 acres, more or less, bounded on the North South and West by G. A. Chappell and on the East by J. R. Chappell. This 27th day of February, 1935. R. S. MONDS, Mortgagee. Mar.7.14.21.28 Opportunity for Newsdealers Thousands of newsdealers all over the country are adding to their earnings by displaying NEWS-WEEK in a prominent place on their stands. NEWS-WEEK sells on sight. It is the fastest growing weekly in the news-magaeine field. Newsdealers do not have to be told that their greatest profits come from fast-growing maga zines. We want one or more live newsdealers to handle NEWS WEEK in this community. Write to your regular news company and order a few copies of next week's issue. 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