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OUR COUNTS ACEWralDEPARf DECi Some Timely Talks to Polk' ounty Farmers, and others, iects, bv County Agent, J: R. Sans. To the Farmers of Polk County. I want to call your attention especially to a letter from M. W. Hensel, of the Extension Service West Raleigh, N. C. "At this time many farmers are A nrlrcr wViQ'f prnr0 -fr -rvlo-n-f- -v take the -place of cotton that must be dropped off to a great extent. And among -other crops to be considered is the sorghum crop. Of course it is too late to engage in this crop in a large commercial way; but it can be largely increased wiin tne pres ent outfit for manufacture, Mr. Hensel in his letter gives some very pertinent information about the Best varities of seed and where to get them. We have a great amount of soil highly adapted to the growing of this crop. Sandy Plains Cross Roads would be an excellent place for a large community plant for the cooperative manufacture into a fine high grade syrup to put on Why not get busy and in the near future do a stunt ' of this kind in old Polk. Then the same soil that will make the best sorg hum cane, will also grow the very finest class of peanuts. Why not every farmer who has this bright sandy yellow ' clay subsoil, plant an acre or more of peanuts. The Spanish is a good variety to plant. - Those two "crops can bo grown to grcat-t-f vantage and profit. 'Either crop when low in price can be con verted into stock feed or human food. Not like cotton. These crops are like the negroes, "Rab bit goody for any thing ' Sup pose we try them. - For Farm Department v That sorghum may receive the attention it deserves in the agri culture of North Carolina for its value, both as a source of food supply for the farm home and as a money crop, we are trying to emphasize the following with the farmers: Selections of better soil on which to grow the crop. Usually the plot is the poorest and weed iest spot on the farm. Plant a larger acerage. Use the best seed it is possible to obtainf a variety suitable to local .. and climatic conditions. The latest maturing variety that can safely be used is generally the best for any locality. Select varities that will yield the greatest possible amount , of high quality syrup. Some varie ties are greatly superior to others in both the quantity.and quality of syrup they produce. . Cultivate the sorghum crop as carefully as other crops. It is nearly always the crop that is most neglected. Sorghum grown among weeds and other foul matter will not yield well. Harvest the crop and make the syrup at the proper stage of ripeness of the plant to get -best and most syrup. Build conmunity sorghum mills either cooperatively or individu ally so that the ; best equipment for making syrup of good quality at lowest cost may be available in every locality. ; ' Give more attention to making, canning and -marketing syrup. All that is made for - market should be placed in cans and properly .labeled. Preserve and use seed for stock and poultry feed. The seed crop Preserve and use seed for stock should have a money , value of from one fourth to one third that on Timely Sub-1 We recommend honey or Jana- nese seed ribbon, red amber, or honduras, sugar drift for coastal plains. For the Piedmont and lower mountain regions the last. two named above: For higher mountains regions, early amber. How About Growing More Soy Beans Hero? " Every farm in the Piedmont and Mountain sections should grow more soy beans. They pro- duce good grazing in the fall grazing m when permanent pastures and red clover begins to fail tin ac count of dry weather. The large number of varities make sov beans useful for seed, nay or pasturage in all sections of the state. , s These are some of the conclu- sions based on the tests of soy beans in the Mountain and Pied- mont sections of N. C, made by the N. C. Agronomy Division, - which are included in Extension Circular III., just issued by the Agricultural Extension Service, Raleigh. This -publication tells 0rer of United American Me about varieties for the Piedmont chanics of Lynn. This one floats and Mountain sections . their use in rotations. - for seed. hav. pasturage, and soil improvement; and explains their culture and harvesting If vou want a codv. a nnsil will hrin tr it tn vnu - .-. -0 , I Call for Meeting of Polk County Agri- The following -persons have- I A I IJ..!.. r I 1 been appointed as members of an agricultural board for Polk county, Viz. J. H. Gibbs, Gran- ville Thompson, Wm. Capps, W. D Helton, J. W. Biddy, W. B.' McSwain, C. M. Howes, Ed Thompson, H. P. Corwith, C. J. Lynch, John D. Weaver, Walter Westbrook, Mesdames. J. R Smith, Ed Thompson, J. T. Camp and J. R. Foster, and Miss Irene Flentye. this meeting, and also answer The purpose of this farm any question that any one should advisory board, is to be a mouth- like to ask regarding any phase piece for agriculture, in and out of the school question. There of Polk county. This board will wiH also be other speakers of in be expected to keep in close touch terest on the program. with the county agent and with This will be the most important the needs of agriculture in Polk educational meeting that will be county, and with the experiment held in the county this year. I station and Western North Caro- shall confidently expect every lina board of trade and all other teacher in the "county to be pre agencies that will aid in building sent at this meeting and bring at Polk county agriculture, which is least one member of his commit- the hope of the county, bo notice is hereby given to the above parties that the first meet ifg of this agriculture advisory board will meet on the first Mon day in April which will be the 4th day,, at one o'clock p. m. in my office in thex court house at Columbus. We desire that every member, male and female will be present at 1 o'clock sharp for the pur- pose of organizing and f ormu- fating a plan or plans for some real constructive work that will aid farmers in the development of Folic county, - . wion n hnvioins an aericultu- ral club he joining the .future leaders of agricultural progress in f t uvm v v It pays to plant disease iree potatoes, as many can testily who planted uncertmea seeu ixy season. ; , , . . A good lanaiora Keeps m with his tenants throughout ine . : . sv-tMo - coo . thpir tenants V&'ZZl the rent " L. . . . a w rirsiw " anish tick eradiation tnat.s what thev say aoout xnwx ti v-xv7 UnTwah 10,087 1 square .; miles Tryon, N. U., It estimated ' .that farm machiney well cared for will last three to five years longer than machinery left standing outdoors all year; 'r " ' ; The North Carolina Extension Service with the Federal Bureau markets cooperating, offers lts staff of cotton classers to thef Producers of North Carolina If yu desire to have your cotton graded, communicate with P. H. Hart, Specialist in cotton market- w C" stag th UU1U" "J- vaiv& yuu wisn grau ea. iou will De iurnisnea sup- plies, together with information for this Durnose. This service is entirely free. A Flag presented to The Lynn School Loyd Panther who is serving in the Nav y while en a isit to his mother, Mrs. J. B. Panther, and nis sister Katie who is very ill at this time honored the Lynn school by donating a United States flag to the school. The flag is a very large one and: is of the veiT best material. It now adorns the wall over the stage in the auditorium of the school 1 ! "I mi 1.1. ouiiaing. ine scnooi owing owning a "smaller one donated about a year ago by the Junior daily, from the sixty foot pole erected some time ago The flag was presented at Sun- school tnrougn J onn i . ran- tner ms orotner, ana w, r . Swann. The school gave a ris- . . . , , . ,i . mg vote oi thanks snowing tneir appreciation of the gift. All County Teachers MeetingSaturday March 26, , : On Saturday March 26 in the Columbus High School Building at eleven o'clock there will be a meeting of all the teachers school committeemen and any other citizens of the county who are interested in her educational welfare. 1 Prof. D. F. Giles, member of the' State Board of Examiners and Institute conductors address tee with him. I am Very sincerely and cordially. E. W. S. Cobb, County Supt. Saluda Paragraphs. A party with delightful re freshments was given at the Boys Club last Friday night. TVna rTfrooAo ahnnt . fifteen 'dol- 1q ' Antpf1 to Rovs club - - t race oi riui. spent the week-end at home, Dr. G. R. Little went to Char- lotte this week on business: T.nla Ownbv of Saluda Semi- i nary has gone to her home near in j. l opaixanourg. Miss Mattie Post is at Pied- vMiss Addie Henry of Pleasant Hm xenn. , is now Librarian at the Seminary. William Trout and Rule Car- "-Mman spent the week-end at Wll- , - . FiWrvill ' The friehds of Mrs; W.- H. Lane and Miss Lucia, Roach are glad to hear that they are inl ingatThe0ak& - - Earnest Jackson went to Spar- March 18 ,1921. Miss Annie Laurie Peterson Of Spartanburg visited Mrs. R. Little! this week. --TV';- .: Mrs. W., H. v Pace - went - to Greenville Sunday? .'Mrs. H. P. Locke now of Try- on spent Monday in Saluda. Dr. John"Bushnell is in the. A. . Old Soldier's Home in Washing- ton. ' --'.v.v' : .' Mrs. Wm. Hume went to Spar- uinDurg.baturaay.. The Minter Holmes company of Greenville have ; just finished two new houses in what will be the suburbs of Saluda when the new road is built to Summit Lake, The bridge below the power plant at Pot Shoal is nearly com- pleted. . M. A. Pace has had his two houses' on Henderson St. wired. Saluda Seminary - and j Blue Ridge school are to play ball at Hendersonville this (Friday) af ternoon. j if Ai&aeb mB:f"vlg"t of Hendersonville visited Mrs. J. W. Pace Sunday. mi T-l 1 T" 'H I i ne upwortn league win meet with the Christian Endeavor at Kyaer nan next bunaay mgnt at i!oU. - ; v The Still Proposition Another still has been cut up. to think oi people stilling on fertile land, so near planting time. The officers say the fellows had best plant this land and make a crop for the wife and babies. Saluda, N.-C. March, 12. 1921 TEditor of the Polk: CoNews Dear Sir : ti am a-writing a letter to complain about a piece i seen in yore paper a-friday which hit says Wm Shehan has purchased a work mule, now i haint ( riuthing agin uncle will Shehan hinV and me bein nabers fore yeresxand still frenlv accounter i j can see right down in his yard. and I aint never ketched him in no - L ' i devilment not to, mont to nuth- ng. -. . ' ; L . But i would like fer to know MrJ editor, how come; you print about him a-buying of a plow mule and not say the same about nobody else? And haint the man what sold the mule got a right to have his name in the! paper same as him at bought Fact is the mule what Uncle Will jbought come outen my shed wKar he ben chawin up good corn and Mrs. J. H. Cochran spent Sun roughness and not a dbin no day with Mrs. Lynn Waldrop. , work and it look like me a gittin j Foster and family, visit shed of him is bigger .news than ed at the home of J. M. Barber him a-buym him. j AnH moren that Mr. Editor i was aown soutn a-tuesaay to - - landrum and fbuyed me a mule Looks as though we are going and brung him right thru Tryon to have some bad weather, in broad day light in plain sight Willie Conner, 'of Rock .Spring, of yore orfis winder, and what passed through this section one you said about hit? Nary; word? day last week, also M. H. White No Sir, Nary word, and my side. ', " mule a heap pearter an what uncle Wills is, and done broke half my south land. And i wants you to print it abouten my mule. Taint no reason as fur as i ken see why i aint as prominent as Uncle Will Shehan, me a-living a-top of a hill and him a-livin in a holler. And if you can't print the guests ot bonett owier bun it about me a buyin a mule same day. as what you said abouten him. You can stopa-sendm me yere paper. Yores truly. : Bud Stillcap. . Apd That Is Not Much. Jud ' Tunkins says there have , been some, specimens of, propaganda that. yu' couldn't attach any . more Im portance to. than you could to a val entine. t Mtaning f Feverish 'Orcarji - To ; dream you . "have- a fever ignl fles that 'you twill 'excite the 'envy of your friends ; also difficulties with your Items of Interest Gathered From Various Sections of Pcft County by Our ; : Corps of Faithful Correspondents. Tryon Route 1 OK' Hal' TtrViirvnnnmrTill vrrn l.UV, TIUlUVl Trill :JfWU hear his hannv lav on the earlv mnrn rvf tVo.1ili : ott One of Uncle Sam's confeder- ate boys was made glad bval bountiful birthday dinner given as a surprise Sunday. Uncle Watson Edwards yes, we should celebrate his birthday for he is among the oldest now who wore the gray. -V; '--y. ' Visitors of the sick were Pink Pitman and wife. Mesdames Lula Edwards, Lula Mull, Daisy Jackson - Minnie Hamilton and Miss Mamie Jacksou. Jack Guffey, wife and baby, spent the week-end with home folks. ? her sister, Mrs. James Smith, Monday. FloydvTonev was hobbliner on - . crutches Sunday. A saw log rolled over him so they say. Mrs. Geo. Dearman motored f mm RnnrtnTiVnror -fn-r Viat mntTiot Mrs. Nance, who has been spend ing a while with her son, L. B. Nance. : s James Green and wife are due to arrive this week from out west, where they have made an excellent visit among their child ren. . ': ' r: ' On March 17, did we forget St Patrick; or the weariner of the te-einthlittiereerieaf Shamrock? Mill Spring Rev. J. W. Hackney filled his regular appointment at the M. E. church Sunday. J. T. Green and wife, Walter Green, J. T. Whiteside,, Mes- dames. G. C. Bnsco and L. C. lDbs, were guests or J. rl. uibbs Sunday Misses Leona and Mollie Edgerton, returned to school at Asheville, Monday, after spend ing a two weeks vacation with home tolks. Some ot our tolks went on a hike Sunday taking in the beau- tiful scenery, from Sunset Rock, Skyuka Hotel and other points of the mountain, came back tired? yes, but felt like they were well paid for their tramp. Sunday evening. .1 i r n;j-. U Calvin Phillips has returned to his home after spending two weeks in Asheville Hospital. Miss Nettie Davis was the pleasant caller of Miss Bertha Barrow Sunday. , Luther Phillips and wife, were Thomas Phillips was welcomed in Columbus Saturday. There was quite a crowd of vounersters at E. L. McDades Saturday, night. Garvin SkiDDer. of Uree. was on Pea Ridge Sunday. ; Ferd Skipper and wife, , spent Sunday with thelatter's parents, M. C. Gosnell arid 'wife, Sunday. ; - Little Ruth Phillips is seriously ill at this writing. $2.00 a Year Rev.R. P.-White filled his regular appointment, at Pea Ridge Sunday; . ' l ; : . Misses Clifford and " Gladys Davis, also Thurman Taylor were the guests of Miss Elizabeth Ne wman Saturday night. The farmers are processing nicely with tneir farm work. No wonder there's enough "Gees and haws.' ? Lets everybody pull for the good school and road proposition; When we get them then old Polk Co. will boom. Columbas We have such beautiful Sab baths let everyone pome to Snn day school and see if you don't feel better. -f There will be preaching at the Baptist church the 4th. Sunday in March at 11 o'clock. v Mrs. H. W. Hill, attended the funeral services of her cousin, Miss Panther, at Tryon, Friday. Born to James Ormand and wife, a daughter. : " The Stearns High School gave a very interesting program ; Sat turday night, 'Nigger minstrel" Austin Newman was called as railway mail clerk from Hender sonville to Brevard. - i Edgar Newman spent a few. days in Asheville. t , i , ProLpynd jyif e spent!the ccft.-cnu ciu Hume m oneiu. Messrs. Cloud; Arledge and Blanton motored to Asheville Friday. Gaston Mills and family have moved to Tryon. W. B. Arledge has moved to TTfn H orsnn vil 1 o i ' U. S. Government is asking for bids to carry mail from Colum bus to Chocolate, the- new post-, office in Greens Creek township. The Sunday school teachers of the Baptist Sunday school held a ' meeting at . the church Sunday evening. Melvin HiU It seems that we are going to have an early spring, this year and the farmers are making time in turning land and other farm work. Joe Morris and wife, of Cliff side, were visitors in this section Sunday. Sieve Jolly and wife, who have been sick with flu are improving in health. ; : Mrs. Trexie Edwards is still sick with the flu. o a Born to Will Barnett and wife, March 7th a girl. , Mrs. E. S. Putmah, of Dan ville, Va visited friends and relativeshere recently. Prof. Kreider as about re covered from an -: attack of la grippe. v ' ' " There were regular church services here last Sunday, Mar tin Edwards a young- minister preached: : 1 Too Late-'. After a woman has' been 'married two. years she wonders how the culd have believed the things her husband said during their conrtsalpy rTtmntfa Herald. ; - 'Turkey Bars Dictionaries. Dictionaries are forbidden entrance to Turkey because the sultan ii usually mentioned In such books, and that Is contmry r.o xurjosn uiw. ' Patched-Up Organ. ' "At prominent poetess writes : ' ?xi she averages oner such wa pei'xzzC what a condition her heart i&cttba ta$ Boston TranscripL . the syrup. still infested. k :
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