Cotton Report in Rutherford County on Lake View Farm Yield
County Agent F E Patton reports the Lake View farm Cliffside owned by Cliffside Mills as the county’s best cotton yield with 50 bales on 35 acres and 80 bales on 65 acres using Wannamaker and Coker bumper cotton. Total county farming profits tallied across multiple crops and many farms, with $75 453 13 crop value and $30 629 24 profit. Fred Williams and John Elliotte win club prizes for corn and hay respectively.
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Rutherfordton
F. E. Patton
Rutherford County
Lake View
Cliffside
Gold
Cliffside Mills
Coker
Sweet Potato Growers’ Association
Mathematics Most Popular Subject In C S H S
A Writers' Club contest of 296 students shows 79 favoring math as top subject and 65 disliking it, with math more liked by boys than girls. English ranks second. biology, French, Latin, history, civics and vocational courses follow in varying popularity with mixed opinions and notable quotes from students.
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Writers’ Club
Jis
Igay Paree
George III
George Washington
Eaks
Legume use boosts yields in North Carolina crops
Dr. E C Blair cites trials across North Carolina showing soil fertility gains from turning under legumes. Tobacco profits exceed 500 dollars per acre, cotton yields reach about a bale per acre, and corn improves with clover. Gorham of Edgecombe County reports 72 bushels per acre with clover vs 88 without.
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Raleigh
Jan
North Carolina
E. C. Blair
Extension Agronomist
State College
Mr. Blair
C. H. Gorham
Edgecombe County
Fourteen County Farm Achievements At Rutherford Fair
The family raised and sold 32 hogs for 439 dollars. Four corn club members averaged 61 bushels per acre. Rutherford club members produced 1,405.75 dollars in value this year. There were 24 exhibitors and 16 non premiums at the county fair. Three farm tours occurred, visiting R. L. Shuford dairy farm in Catawba, the Swannanoa test farm in Buncombe, and a jersey cattle sale in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
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Corn Club
Rutherford
R. L. Shuford
Catawba County
Swannanoa
Annual Students Day at First Baptist Church
The third annual students day was observed at the First Baptist Church during morning services last Sunday. Pastor Dr. W. A. Ayers delivered a message titled The Road to Knowledge to students in Forest City and nearby schools. A unique midweek service had officers and teachers of the Sunday School served supper by the men. Farmers noted include J. F. Cowan of Hertford County with 49 bushels per acre with no vetch and 87 bushels where a volunteer stand was plowed under. Crop rotation advocates G. E. Callahan of Bladen County, C. M. Foy of Jones County, and T. J. Purdie of Cumberland show crops and livestock benefits from legume rotations.
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First Baptist Church
W. A. Ayers
Forest City
Colleges
North Carolina
Cool Springs High School
Sunnday School
J. F. Cowan
Hertford County
G. E. Call ‘Ahan
Bladen County
C. M. Foy
Jones County
T. J. Purdie
Cumberland
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L. T. Greene
Ellenboro, N. C
F. M. Huntley
Neosho
Fred Williams
Harold Williams
John Elliotte
Ellenboro
Route 2
Minnie Elliotte
Rutherford County Druggist’s Association
Writers’ Club of
Coe
The
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
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