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VLen Green Corn . .
M Goes; To Market
" ' By GUT A. CARDWELL
There is it substantial increase this
season in corn acreage in territory
-- - served by the Atlantic Coast Line.
,.' A green corn shipping time will
soon be here some thought should be
; given to the preparation of this crop
for market
::.; In some places corn comes in from
the field to" the shipping platform
where it is graded and packed in slat
crates and, then precooied .as deft-
criDea below. However, at many
places in the Carolinas corn is
' graded and packed , in crates on, the
' farm, Sometimes it Is precooied and
: get. over is the necessity for thor-
shipping. '
If corn is graded and packed on
'' the farm, care. should be used to put
np a uniformly neat looking pack
a ragged pack most assuredly will
not sell as well as a neat looking
pack. Corn heats quickly and the
shuck drys out and turns yellow,
. quaking the corn. look old and tough;
there fore, it should be thoroughly
y wet and precooied in making it ready
for shipment.
Precooling is done in various ways.
Sometimes the corn is cooled by
drenching it with hydrant water
- from a hose, then again the corn is
placed in a vat or trough of ice water
' and left for several minutes or push
ed along by hand or pulled through
' the water on a chain operated by a
motor until it is chilled.
The thought that I am trying to
. get over is . the necessity for tho
1 " ou'ghly vetting the corn before ship
ping.; If this is not done the load is
almost sure to arrive at destination
in a heated and shrunken condition.
After precooling the corn some
shippers ; use iced cars which are
f thoroughly, $old when placed for
' loading and they also top ice. Other
r shippers, according to shipping dis
tance,, use iced can, top icing, and
standard refrigeration.
'. X cannot afford to recevnmend the
form "of refrigeration gives best re
becanse of varying conditions. Most
, shippers of experience know what
form of regrigeration gives best re-1
suits for different shipping distances.
"Eastern Carolina ?
..Day" .To Be Observed
Tuesday, June 29th
June , 29th has been designated by
the Eastern ' Carolina Chamber of
Commerce's officers and. directors as
"Eastern Carolina Day" and on 'this
particular day ., special attention will
be called ito the advantages that
Eastern Carolina : has to ; .offer ac
cording to a statement made by
Secretary N. G. Bartlett, for , this
paper this week. Attractive window
cards will be distributed in each of
the towns enumerating at least a few
of the things which Eastern Carolina
has to offer. '
During the day a local' Committee
will call upon the Business and Pro
fessional men with a view of en
listing their active support for the
Eastern Carolina Chamber of Com
merce by Subscribing for at least
one membership. The membership
in session , in Kinston, April 12th
with 440 present from all over Eas
tern Carolina adopted this procedure
by Resolution and it is the hope of
the officials of 'this organization
that the local members as well as the
local citizens will rally to this one
day solicitation for the support of
the organization which has stood the
test for 15 years and has never fail
ed in any section wide movement
which it sponsored, according to a
statement made by the present Sec
retary, who has been with the or
ganization since its beginning.
small quota will be allotted each
town and it is the belief that each
town will be represented before the
day closes.
The organization expects, to con
centrate during the next two years
on constructive publicity lor the
section. This will be very opportune
in view of the fact that the State
will spend $250,000 to advertise the
State as a whole. The territories
served by the Eastern Carolina
Chamber of Commerce comprises 47
counties with about 40 of the en
tire population of the State.
Hintt for Homemakert
By Jfane Sogers
thing to be accomplished is to have
the corn reach the market in fresh,
crisp condition. To accomplish this
I feel that I can safely suggest and
urjre thorough wetting of the corn
before or after loading and some
In shipping green corn the main form of precooling.
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Sixes 88 to 52 , .
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ALTHOUGH pineapple jutce Is
ordinarily chilled in the tin be
fore eervlng, many persons suffer
ing with Intestinal disorders, find
tlio juice more to their liking If it
is warmed, or slightly heated, espe
cially when drunk at breakfast time.
The chilled Juice la much preferred ,
v.a eye opener, or an appetizer,
out an excellent hot beverage tor
w Inter evenings is mulled pineapple
'nice. Here is the recipe: Tie an
:'i cf stick cinnamon; 3 whole
' : 'L teaspoon ground allspice,
t.:.Hoon grated nutmeg In a
'"'! ;'.C2 of cheesecloth. Add to
. ' (, Hi t of Hawaiian pineapple
. ; : A bring to . boiling point.
' ..1 .-- V.lt'io salt, and serve with
; a::J cheese.
V ,1 wis add nutriment and
l...c;tve nsw flavor to countless
.!:'.' fnr,,-':s An annp.t Izpra and a
. integral Ingredient In entrees,!'
breeds, buns and in numer-'
:':s c:-r;sert8. these Amazon Jungle
:m?. r.re winning wide favor. Every
.t.- Mes.ks during the year fresh
:n:.s arrive In this country. Ideal
. si! miner use, they keep indefl--l-.t'.y
in a refrigerator or other cool
1 ':c-. Shelled nuts should be kept
Ir.'y covered. Brazil nuts may
r. etl raw or roasted, whole,
, '-,!. f.'ied or ground.
The Cantaloupes
Are Coming
; Need Storage Plants
For Poultry Products
Providing two or three centrally
located packing and storage plants
would work to the advantage of both
buyers and sellers of poultry, be
lieves T. T. Brown, extension poul
tryman at State College.
At present large grocery compan
ies and packers arc forced to buy the
bulk of their poultry meat and eggs
outside North Carolina because their
demands cannot be satisfied within
the State.
Yet, declares Brown, North Caroli
na poultry growers ship large num
bers of their chickens and eggs to
eastern markets.
This discrepancy is brought about
because buyer and seller find it dif
ficult to get together. Consequently
the buyer will continue to make his
purchases outside the state, and the
seller will continue to ship his poul
try north.
When there is such a huge poten
tial market right here in North Car
olina for poultry and eggs, some
plan should be worked out so that
local products could be bought by
home companies and packers, Brown
adds.
One large packing company ma.de
a survey of poultry resources in
North Carolina a few years ago, but
decided, at the time, there would be
an insufficient amount of poultry
and eggs to justify the erection of a
packing and storage plant.
However, declares Brown, poultry
production has expanded to the ex
tent that two or thie of these plants
could be employed to good advant
age at present.
Cooperation would be essential to
the success of these plants, the poul
tryman points out. Before they
could be set up, officials would have
to be reasonably sure that there
would be enough offerings from
growers to keep the establishments
going.
By GUY A. CARDWELL
Agricultural and Industrial Agent
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
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Eattste - Candles Dots "
S: s to 40 7 to 14; 11 to It
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All Sizes , 4
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The fine flavor of this healthful
melon, a source of vitamins A, B,
and C, is eagerly anticipated by
thousands of gourmet, who welcome
the fruit with open mouths. Ima
gine the disappointment of these
epicures if the melon has been pick
ed green and ripened enroute and
comes to the table flat and flavor
less. There are different ways of se
lecting this fruit for ripeness, but
only one way for flavor. Ripening
on healthy vines is the secret of
well-flavored melons.
The best test for detecting a
vine-ripened cantaloup is to examine
the stem scar. If the scar is smooth
clean and cuplike, it means that the
melon was picked at "fullslip" or
when ripe enough for the fruit to
separate easily from the stem. A
melon picked at "halfslip" or at a
less ripe stage, will have some of
the stem still adhering. If there is
a little secretion of sugar around
the stem scar, it is a pretty good in
dication that the melon is sweet.
Growers and shippers of canta
loups in western producing areas
have realized that a decreased de
mand is the. penalty which prompt
ly follows the shipment of-melons
picked green and melons of poor
quality. .Today by improved methods
these western producers are aggres
sively attacking the problem of gett
ing vine ripened melons to consum
ers a long distance from growing
centers.
Americans are accustomed to buy
ing many varieties of muskmelons
under the trade name "Cantaloups."
In reality the cantaloup is a variety
of muskmelon common in Italy but
not commonly grown in this coun
try. Cantaloup seeds, imported from
Armenia, were first cultivated in
western Europe in the vicinity of
the Castle of Cantalupo, in Italy. We
have , borrowed the name and use it
as a blanket form for many different
varieties of muskmelons.
The Notted Gem group, develop
ed for the most part at Rocky Ford,
Colorado, is grown extensively for
the Commercial market. Hales' Best
and Hearts of Gold varieties are
popular with' large : growersbecause
of their excellent shipping qualities.
r Little time as "possible ; must be
lost in grading and packing melons
for market . They, should, if possi
ble' be hauled directly from the field
to the packing shed and promptly
graded, packed and loaded on cars.
The important thing- is to protect
the melons from the sun when once
picked .'and' to get: them packed for
market as quickly as possible.
;4A,cpntainf if of . TJ,: 5. No. 1, grade
cantalouns must measure un to fthe
X ffollowing qualifications;: The melon
muct be firm land, Mature meaning
they must have reached a stage of
development - that will insure proper
completion of the .ripening' process.
They must be free from cracks, sun
bum, ticay, and from damage caus
ed by c"-t, moisture,, ball, disease,
ri insocU, Ten per cent by count
c; C.a t.Jona may bo below the re
C"' of tis .grade,' but'i not
over 5 i r c...t of this tolerance
ry l ti for any one defect!
- for decay. Canta-
CUMBERLAND NEWS
Mrs. Annie Crain and Rosalyn
Miller, of Charlotte, are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. C. L. Godwin.
Mrs. .J. V. Roach and daughter,
Amy Van, of Winfall spent Wednes
day with Mrs. Ernest Stallings.
C. M. Umphlett, of Burgess, spent
a few days last week with his daugh
ter; Mrs. Clifton Morgan.
Miss Carmen Morgan left Wednes
day for Wake Forest, where she is
attending summer school.
Mr. and Mrs. George Roach and
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Godwin and
daughter, Celesta, visited Mr. and
Mrs. H. J. Boyce at Edenton Sun
day. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Stallings and
son, Cary, visited Mr. and Mrs. Matt
Smith in Gates County on Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Annie Crain and Rosalyn
Miller, of Charlotte, and Mrs. Susan
Etheridge spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. H. C. Davenport, near Col
umbia. Mrs. Effie Miller spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. George Booth in
Norfolk, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Stallings
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Da
vid Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Miller spent
Sunday at Nags Head.
4-H BOYS PLAN WORK
Fourteen club boys who are mem
bers of the 4-H club of Sladesville in
Hyde County were entertained at
supper by Mrs. W. E. Noble, Jr., last,
week. The boys discussed their work:
played games and had an enjoyable
evening.
First Salt Works in Ohio
The arst salt works in the sec
tion of the country, according t
the Cleveland Plain Dealer, was es-
tablished in 1796 on Salt Creek ne
what is now Zanesville. Fifty set
tlers pooled $1.50 each, bought SV
kettles and set to work in shifts:
They worked night and day to kee
the kettles boiling, taking turns:
bringing wood for the fires. In?
twelve hours' time six men could
produce 50 pound3 of salt which
was worth $3.
MULES SCARCE IN CHATHAM
Farming plans of A. O. Bowers of'
Chatham County were seriously up
set for this season when a bolt of
lightning killed his two mules last
week. Due to the scarcity of work
stock in the County Mr. Bowers haa
be;n unable to buy others.
BUMPER CROP IN STOKES
Stokes County farmers report the
best small grain crop of recent years:
with excellent acre yields being se
cured at harvest.
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Health Before Everything
Public health lies at the very
foundation of all human welfare.
Unless that is conserved and pro
tected, there is very little use in
any other activity for the promotion
of public welfare. Calvin Coolidge.
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