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HOW SOUTHERN FARMERS SIAV GET A
START IN PIG RAISING.
PREPARED IN THE BUREAU OF
ANIMAL INDUSTRY.
Washington Nov. 25.
The Irishman calls his pig "the
gintleman that pays the trinti" In
the corn belt the United States
"mortgage lifters" was a nickname
given hogs almost as soon as settle
ments began. In the South no less
true than in the Middle West hogs
;an be made a source of meat sup
ply for the home and of income as
well. Years of study and demon
stration by State and Federal agri
cultural authorities have shown be
yond all doubt that hogs may be
raised in the South with results
fully as profitable a elsewhere.
Four thin s are necessary if the
Southern farmers wishes to get a
Stilt,
1. A place to raise and fatten
the pigs.
2. A pig worth raising and fat
tening. 3. Feed on which to raise and
fatten them.
4. The necessary funds. ,
Let us consider these points in
reverse order.
1. This article is written for the
man whose principal concern Js to
supply food for his . family. For
such a man one or two sows will
be enough. Good sows can be
bought for $10 or $15 each; razor
backs can be bought for less and
will produce good pigs if bred. tP a
good purebred boar. If there is? no 1
purebred boar in theineighborhood
whose services can, be .obtained,
enough men should club together .
to represent the ownership of 20 to
25 sows and buy a good boar, pay
ing pro rata for the bbar, depend
ing on the number of sows owned
by each. Boars can be bought for
from $10 to $25 for ;weaned pigs,
-and from $50 to $10'J for yearling
and 2-year-old hogs. If 20 men
owning 20 sows bought a yearling
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boar tor each man would' pay
$2.50 toward the price of the boar.
Put the boar in the hands of one of
the members of the club and let
each other member agree to pay
him one pig et weaning time for
the care of the boar one year, for
attending to the bree fing, etc.
When sows come in heat, they can
be loaded on a wagon and carried
to the farm where the boar is kept
for service.
2. Sows farrows almost exactly
16 weeks after they are bred
When the sow farrows try to be
near at hand. Do not worry her
with attention, but be there if she
needs it. Watch that the buzzards
do not carry off the little pigs or
injure the sow. Give her a warm
thin slop as soon as she begins to
move around. Then leave her
alone for awhile. That evening
give her a slop with a little bran or
corn meal in it, .Feed lightly fc r
a few days and increase her feed
gradually until the sow is getting
about 4 pounds of grain each day
for each 100 poinds of her weight.
This will be within a week or ;1Q
days after she has farrowed.,. She
should be fed morning and even
ing. Kitchen scraps and slops will
be good for her and will reduce the
grain needed a somewhat. These
slops must not contain any soap or
glass. ' ..
As corn is the most available
grain in most sections' of the South;
it will have to be relied on for feed
i ig bo'h the sows and ; pigs. ; With
the grazing crops whfchare si-
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DILLSBOROTO
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Dear Editor I toave not seen a
correspondence frpm Dillsboro sind
I came here and as some interest
ing things have recently occurred, I
am taking the opportunity to let the
people of other parts of our dounty
know what we are doing.
The trustees of our road are mov
ing along rapidly with their work
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and ere long we hope to boast that
all Dillsboro's roads are on proper ,
nA j j i j i
grades and sand clayed.
Within the past few weeks, quite
THE
EDO
au '""veuiem nas oeen maae in vices the schoo, work ha8
ourS1dewalks and we can boast very enthusiastic. Knowing that
now of having more concreie side- examinations were fast approach
walks than any other town of its intf, the students have een doing
si in North Carolina ,heir deid lftvel best to prepare
The day following Thanksgmng, thftir mind, M the tegts and M
Congressman-elect J. J 9ntt made only fof tiese written tests But
a very interesting and instructive Is(J fof the drp test pf M
lecture 10 the school anu its patron, ,' lifo
on the si bject "The Average Boy
and the Forgotten, Man." Those
who heard him were greatly pleased.
The night follbwing the afternoon
of Mr. Britt's speech the school gave
an entertainment which was highly
enjoyed by all attending.
On the days set apart - by Gov.
Craig for Community Service wok
the teachers and pupils , gave the
school house a thorough cleaning,
polished stoves and desks, and did
several little tmngs tnat aaa ery
five.patrons and f i iepds assembler
iospite of the inclement Weather
and discussed "Ways and Means
of Improving Our Community."
Quite an interesting program was
carried out, as follows:
1: "The Duty of Patrons toward
the School," Mrs. S. W. Enloe,
2. The Community Betterment
Club in Community Life", Mrs.
Holmes Bryson.
o. me rwjiauou oi iviusjc to wuuj
bchool work," Mrs, C. n. Daniels,
4. The Reading Club in Com
munity Life", Mr. Clyde Jarrett,
5. "The Readi ig Club in Relation
to Schooi Life", Miss Beulah Dills,
6. "The value of Regular Attend
ance", Misses Proffit t and v Francis.
7; The Needs of our School". G.
Taylor Hampton.
The meeting was a very enthuas
tic one and I leel sure great good
will result. We have the best
people I know of in many respects
and we are going forward with the
good work begun at that meeting.
The Community Service organi
zation was made permanent with
G; Taylor Hampton, Pres., Mr. R. F.
Jarrett, Vice-pres., Mrs. S. W. En
loe, Sec, and Mr. Holmes Bryson,
Treas. It was decided to nave a
Community Meeting, every Friday
night and I feel sure we will have
more things to relate m the near
future.
Incidentally, Dillsboro is the only
community ' that had a representa
tive appointed specially for the pur
pose at the County Progress Meet
ing which wasn't at the county
capitol Saturday. Not even the
capitol itself sent a delegate, at
least ntiue come to the courthouse.
Thanking you for go much space,
and assuring the Journal and its
readers my best wishes, I am a
wellf wisher to aUigood .wctfk.
"A Newcomer.
Prof. John N. , Wilson of QillOr
was in'; town Saturday,! on
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SYLVAN. C, DfcEAjBER 11, 1914.
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SYLVA
COLLEGIATE
INSTirUFUE
During the two weeks which Mr,
JC. Oven, the Evangelist for; the
Baptist schools, spent among us, a
great change was wrought in the
atmosphere of our schooi, Prior to
his coming, tae christian member
ship of the school was a small fac
tor. But through Mr. Owem God
came into many her s so there are
now very few among us, who are
not-following in the footsteps of
lue ureai Aeacner
The effect of this on our school
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work his hffn niiitf nntifnhlir
Slnce tH c,0 ofthe 8pecial
use m every-aay life.
In addition to heavy school du
ties, some students have been doing
extra work in the Department of Ex
pression. As a result they will pre
sent, under Miss Tis dale's direction,
a very interesting program in our
school auditorium Saturday even
ing December twelfth at eight
o'clock, An admission fee of twenty-five
and ffifteen cents will be
charged. The program follows:
Prof. Baxters gre it invention,
Youth restored hv Flectricitv.
&m Wboleyl - JTHugh Monteith
Peter CrawforoLHarlowe Kitchen
Roxanna Tucker - Fanie Corbin
Dorothy Tucker Alma Berry
Mary Ann Etta Snyder
. Vocal Solo Raph Jarrett
: Pond Lillies .Sextette
Piano Solo Norma Wilkins
Vocal Solo . . . -. Betsye Barker
Male Quarette.C . -Pola Crisp,
Roscoe Parris, Ralph Jarrett, Wil
liam Snyder
Vocal
Solo Miss Tisdate
DILLS REBUILDING
The work of clearing away debris
preparetory to rebuilding the part
of the A J. Dills building, that was
burned a few weeks ago, started
Wednesdav and the construction
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work will be commenced at once.
The building will be larger and
more conveniently arranged.
COHEN FOOTBALL
CAPTAIN
Sylva friends of Russel Cohen
will be interested to learn of his
election as Captain of the Football
Team Of Vanderbilt' University.
Cohen spent the summer in Syl
va at Camp Jackson and is well
known here. -
AtiBHA lm sea JCfl. mmm
Ne ws- and Observer Dec. 4. -
Secretary of State J . Bryan
Gnmes has issued a charter o the
Alarka Lumber Co. Bjyson City,
capital stock autfidrized $100,000
subs&Det b-Surn, S. W
Marr and others, this company
owns a large boundary on Alarka
and it is proposed ftci f butld a rail
road from Bryson' City to the head
waters of the creek, for the purpose
of marketing lumber, acid , wood
and tanbark. Work will commence
early in the springs
A SEVENTH BIRTHDAY
PARTY
Little Miss Annie Joe Hooper en
tertained a host of her friends; on
Wednesday afternoon from 3:30 to
5:30. The color scheme pink and
white was carried out beautifully.
After several - interesting - games
were played the little ones were
shown into the dinning room . by
Misses Isabella Keener Lucy Wells
and Hattie Flo Is!e, where
dainty refreshment ere served.
Miss Mary Candler won the box
of candy in the Donkey Contest.
BALSAM GROVE.
Again the old timer of Caney
Fork, will try to give a little sketch
from our dear old mountain country.
I wonder where all of our corres
pondents to our dear old Jackson
Counry Journal are? Why can't
we have more letters from all over
Jackson County?
Weaver Swangim, is slowly im
proving. We all hope to see him
about again soon.
Quite a number of farmers, of
this place were hauling cotton seed
meal from Sylya, last week. they
say the roads v are so muddy that
they will not try hauling any more
this winter.
Prof. Finley Arlington were seen
on our streets Sunday. Mr. Arring-
ton;will cpmeLto Balsam (Jrove, if
blowing, rainr g ahd snowing, he
will be there just the same
It is reported that Ransom Phil
lips killed a big black bear last
week, near; the Judie Culloold field.
J. W. Wood, is on the sick list.
Dr. Candler, was called there Friday-
J. E. and Merrit Hooper, went on
a flying trip to Cullowhee Sunday.
T. L. Phillips, will go' to Spartan
burg! Thursday to attend Queens
Barber College.
J. C. Parris, of Hendersonville, N.
C. was in town Thursday on business
Listen Christmas times are al
most here. 1 suppose evei y one
are planning for a merryv Christmas.
TSome are planning to celebrate
Christmas, in one way and some
in another way.
Doubtless hundreds and hundreds
are now ihaking preprations to get
heir liorqu to get drunk Chr istmas.
I am speaking to the young men
individually, surely the old men
have learned better.
Young.men of Jackson County
and elsewhere try, to forget there is
such a thing as liquor Think what
you are celebrating Christmas for.
I have heard young men say sup
pose, we get some liquor and have
a good time. I always thought the
ones that don't drink have the best
time laughing at the drunkards
wallowing, in thetnud wading creeks,
to drunk to walk the foot logs.
Thejeaders of this paper Un '
realize how deHghted I would be, if
on Christinas dayi I could go up add
down Caney Fork, my home com
munity and see'eVery body enjoy
ing Christmas. kMr ' hot see; one
young- man iMoxicated; Thi
would be-a grfe'arthing for "ine'tb
repolrt to mV'uty -paperV f"
T Wish for 't;;m.e fev come
when liquor wfll be a thingjoff th&!
past I hope for the abominable-
snuff to be wiped out of existence:
I wish that each fair girl m-our
fair land would sav , , I . will ne er
give my heart or .my hand unto
one whom I ever had reason to
$1.00 THE YEAR IN ADV.
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think would taste one small, drop of
the vile, cursed drink, but say when
you are wooed, I'm a foe the wine
and the lips that touch liquor shall
never touch mine. - :
Mountain limes.
NEW OFFICERS :'
ASSUME DUTIES.
The new board of County Com
missioners met Monday, andorgani-
zed by electing S. T. Copper as
Chairman.
The officers who assumed their
duties are, W. L. Henson, Clerk of
the Court, John D. Norton, Register
of Deeds, W. L. Cowan, Treasurer
W. P. Stewart, Surveyor
J. W. Buchanan entered upon his
third term as sheriff and J. Westley
Shelton is ''gain coronor.
The board of County Commission
ers is composed of S. T. Cooper,
Chairman ai.J J. N. Bu'r cinier and
H. R. Queen.
The Commissioners elected W, R.
Sherrill as County Attorney and
Ed. J. Bryson, County Physician.
MUSICAL
ENTERTAINMENT
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There will be a musical entertain
ment at the Auditorium Friday eve
ning December 18tlj at 8 o'clock
Given under the auspices of the
Wdman VAuxilliary of " ;;atist:
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CHIEF JUSTICE
CLARKJMPROVES
Chief Justice Walter Clark, of the
North Carolina Supreme Court, vho
on Friday evening was taken sud
denly with an acute attack of indi
gestion at his home, on Halifax
stree, was yesterday reported much
improved. In fact, J he was 5well
enough yesterday to make an in
tended visit to his farm in Halifax
county, but the advice of his family
thought it best to defer the trip.
Judge Clark,s illness came upon
him while he was in the bath room
He was unconcious when found by
his son, Walter Clark, Jr. This
started a rumor that he had been
paralyzed but wasjstated by a mem
ber of the family last night that he
nad no trace oi paralysis nor apop
lexy. News and Observer.
SMAL POX IN CHEROKEE.
Cherokee Scout Dec. 4. . i:
A serious epidemic of small pox
has broken out at Culberson, and
has caused the school at that place
,to be closed, indefinately.
E : W. Henson, died at . iulberson
last week from this dreadful disease.
He ieayesta wife and thee small
children.. ;. r ; :
There are a number xf ;, gases of
small pox reported there, at the
present time.
: The Belle view school has , also
been closed on account of small pox
reported' to be along the North
iCarQlinH-rGeorgia line at several
points, .
B. M. Peek was here business.
L Wednesday , from Erastu. : .
H. O. Curtis has been recovering
the residence of W. L. Gidney.
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