The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-19
FARMS ARE SMALL,
BUT VALUES GREATER
Tendency Toward Smaller and
Better Farms in North Caro-
lima Counties.
WAGES AND LIVING HIGHER

.Iypeelal % srhe Times. Dlppatoh. j

RALEIGH, N. c., November lS.---A de-
cided tendency toward smaller farms
md u steady increase in the Yalue OF
EARNING lands in practically all the
counties OF North. Carolina IS a nota-
Bic feature Of summary OF reports
from farmers all over the State. Just
compiled In the Office OF the Commits
Eioner OF Labor ana Printing. The sum
mary shows. too, that farmers In
rinety-six counties REPORT negro labor
unreliable, one reliable, and one county
no negro labor ut oil. The county re-
porting no negro labor was Greiam.
I'ifty-two counties III the State favor
immigration and forty-ai4 oppose il.
The snnin1ary shows that farmers In
ninety-seyen counties rapport increase
III the cost OF living and one no in-
crease Highest wage reported paid
men for farm work Ia s25. an increase
of 1896 per month over last yeor trhe
lowest Is s15.35, this being SEE higher
than the lowest last year. Wnses re-
ported as paid women range from $40
70 SIS per month, an increase of $t.5s
end s2.29 per month. Nlnety-two COM
ties report increase III wages and sis
no increase.
There is summary showing that
6iStynine counties produce cotton at
cost of s34.5i per bald; gevcntg-eight
counties produce wheat at cost OF
Ts cents per bualcl; ninetyeight coun-
ties produce corn at 81 cents per bush
eli; eighty-eight counties Data at SO
cents per bushel, ifty-onn counties to-
bacco at s7s7 per hundred pounds.
Will Hear Appeals.
Tuesday morning the Supreme Court
Will call for argument appeals from
tho Thirteenth District. comprising Ca
tawba. alexander. Caldwell Mitchell,
Watauga ard Aslie counties. trhe eaaes
Ia be argued are. State w. Wright Col-t
ward VS., Parsons Marble Co. vs. Rail-
smith, Bank VI. Crouch ,BGrnhardt VS..
Dutton, McNeill Vs. Allen, diauser VIZ.
Morrison.
County Superintendent Il. j. couIi
train. of the Randolph county publ
schools, was here to-day 10 arrang
with tho state Department of Eiucf I
ton for the establishment OF two II n
ditional high schools in his coupy
superintendent a. Z. Waltz, OF NfEs
Goldsboro graded schools was also 1918
to arrange for changes III Tie hiEE'
school department OF his schools. ~ s
North Carolina Day. n
Tho State Department of Educa,n 4
has just completed a program off,
crcises for the observance OF MIN II
Carolina Day In all the public sclols
Of tine state Friday November 1othtne4
subject 10 be ..Scotch-Irisli Settieifnts
in North Carolina. This IS rar.insE
out plan OF the department under 'tffts
direction OF State Superintendent j. ~
Joyncr, under which for several yeays.
special phases of North Carolina " &
tory are considered in these NQt Z
Carolina Day school exercises 9
The changing of the 1ire bnlka
SDnday afternoon summoned til az
leigh FIRE department and hun1 al arc
curious citizens To the resiGyherei "
III. Paul Lee. on E-ount Strcs,.eeari Ne
smoke WAS pafiag Out OF. the II eei
windows, Investigation developed n ~
remarkable faet that tho cook ind Il Oh
of and LEFT Il ham in the ovcnInj
gas range. where She had plaeedlat
brown. the gas being on. Thegtol
volume of smoke caused the fafs@
slinls the house was on fire. Ia
! =. j !. $40