The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-11
Bis CUT ron CROP
Mill Be PLANTED
North Carolina Farmers to Till
Larger Areas and Use Bet
ter Seed.
PUTTING MONEY IN BANKS
Farmers Taking Their Funds Out
Of Hiding Places and Deposit
ing It.
PUTTING MONEY IN BANKS
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RALEIGH, N. c., Feb. 1.-THE
news which comes from all cotton
growing sections In the State tndi-
cate the purpose Of farmers to plant
full crop. In some sections this
seasons crop was more or less
failure, but in few the yield was
good. As 4 matter OF fact, the total
yield was better than was expected
after the intensely hot weather the
first half OF August. More attention
will be paid to seed selection and to
planting, etc, than heretofore, for
though there has been no big move
ment TO bring UP cotton growing as
has been the case with corn, though
set many growers have FOUND the
great Importance Of good seed and
the best cultivation, as well as
study OF the needs of the lands for
fertilizers.
ANOTHER Kind OF information which
comes In about the farmers Ii also
gratifying. this being that they are
putting more of their money In banks.
Or course, there Is great deal OF
boarding yet, and not few farmers
have their money, in the shape of
gold or silver, either buried In some
secret place In the ground or hid else
where, thus keeping It entirely out
of circulation. During the panic
great deal Of money was thus kept
and many farmers exchanged paper
for metal. 20 ~ to give protection
In loss in case Of fire. as quite often
they hide money In their houses Va
rious good influences are at work to
induce them to put 1t in banks.
John r. Bats. the champion corn
grower says he has now sent
corn from his farm. fourteen miles
from here, TO every State In the
Union. This time. said he. he In
tended to have a large field of corn.
20 az to show that a special acre is
not absolutely necessary for a great
yield. He Is selling hts corn In guam
titles as to a gallon to ten bushels.
and 1t brings from IS to IS a bushel.
and he viii not be able to NIL all
the orders for 1t. as these pour in
by every mail.
Daniel Boone Anniversary.
Governor Kitchin is to be invited
70 he present and make an address
at the celebration in Davidson coun-
~ April I'D intended to commence
rate the anniversary of the departure
OF Daniel Boone from North Caro-
lima TO Kentucky In 1859 on his first
famous prospecting tour to the dark
and bloody ground" which was the
Indian name for that section, on ac-
wars among the various tribes. In
the Hall of History there Is fine
picture. a French iithograph. show
ing Boone and his family and friends
on the trip when they went to Ken
lucky as settlers.
The report which State biologist
Pratt win make at the meeting of the
National Association OF Sheil-fish
Commissioners, TO be held at Mobile,
- nj &fay In
making very good progress In oyster
culture. OF the paintings made by
the State recently only two have fail
ed. sand having damaged these. The
State Of Connecticut has made great
deal OF money out of its oyster plant
tngs, and North Carolina has a rich
field for work In the same direction.
Great quantities OF oysters are ship
ped from this State 10 Baltimore, the
greater part OF them being canned
! here. and from Baltimore they go out
! y Maryland oysters.
Notable Decrease i'm Crime.
Az Vhe report on criminal statistics.
sNsch Attorney-Gcneral Beckett will
pext issue. will show. II is said. q
Notable decrease In crime. owing to
State wide prohibition, which. as Gov
ernur Kitchfn has pointed out, is a
great success in North Carolina. The
Improvement In Raleigh Is certainly
striking. The police watch drunkards
very closely. and yet during the month
Of January there were only forty ar
rests OF these.
The authorities arc very much
pleased at the success OF the Stone
wall lacking training school. which Is
almost fun. and It is quito probable
that the noxt Legislature win arrange
to enlarge this institution. which ie
proving a most admirable rcsorma-
tory for boys. State Auditor Dixon.
who Is deeply Interested In this school,
says II Is doing n great work.
One OF the Raleigh cotton mills.
the Pilot, 10 now making khaki cloth,
this being Il new feature. One of tho
Cannon mills. at Concord. IL making
q cloth which II in great reques. by
Northern visitors to this State.
Want n Curfew Law.
Some of the newspapers In tho
State are speaking OF the desirability
OF curfew law to keep children Off
Of the streets OF the cities and towns
after a certain hour. Fayetteville Is
the one place, In the State where d
curfew has always been rung at .
o'clock.
The date of the North Carolina
State Fair, held at Raleigh. Is fixed
US October 1922. thus coming in be-
tween tho fairs at Greensboro and
Churfotte
Tho bust OF the noted Governor,
United States Senator, great Revolu-
tionary patriot, Grand Master of Ma
Mons, etc, Samuel Johnston, Of Eden
]. ton. Is to be placed In the Capitol
here by the Grand Lodge. and will.
no doubt, be dedicated during the an
nuaI communication of next January.
There are portraits Of Governor
Johnston In the ONCE Of Governor
\ Ettchin and also in the Grand Lodge
NNroom in the Masonic Temple.
President James Y. Joyner. Of the
National Educational Association. has
gone 10 Boston to preside at the meet
ing of It's executive committee to
make arrangements for the next an
nuai convention and other matters
President Joyner Is In great request
as a speaker and hns Invitations from
many States to deliver addresses.
The Governor appoints r.. C. HILL
yer. or Raleigh. q delegate to a ma
tlonal legislative convention ut Wash
inxton. February 1911. to consider
uniform automobile laws and reguia-
lions.
Council Asked for Hospital Provision
Especial to Tho Richmond virgihian.)
SUFFOLK, VA, Feb. 1t.--A com.
mittea has hccn appointed by Mayos
Eprfieet to place the question OF d
genera. hospital before the Council
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