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POLK COUNTY NEWS C. BUSH, Publisher H. M: FRASER, Editor Phone 99, Published every Thursday at Tryon, North Carolina , ^ '1.LJ. - J. "J ' | Kor.jip.i Advertising Representative I T\ IF. AMLiRIV AN Pr.ESS Ai'Sf CI *. J SOX A "CONCRETE" EXAMPLE. (From the Charlotte Observer.) Last Spring the editor of. The Ob server was passing through the little town of Columbus, Capital of Polk County, and saw as an evidence ol the solid situation of the people oi that section a sign on the window oi the Polk County Bank & Trust Co., indicating that the bank had $100,000 in resources. We passed the word around as indicating the existence oi a state of prosperity in that part of the State. On a recent visit to Co. lumbus we noted that the sign had been changed to read: "Resources, $250,000; deposits $200,000." This is submited as a concrete example of how the State is growing and pros pering. Polk is strictly an agricul tural community, growing cotton among other crops, but it has no to bacco to boost its banks deposits, the accumulation of which in this thriving little institution at Colum bus represents the surplus earnings of the farmers as a general class. And it also shows at what a rapid rate the farmer is developing into a bank customer. Tryon has been afTorded through the efforts of a group of public spir ited men an opportunity to hear a series of high class concerts and ai the same time assist in the financing of a much needed department in the Tryon Graded School. In the first time in several years we are not limited to our own efforts in the matter of an evenings enter tainment and diversion. This series of concerts has been guaranteed by local business men and all proceeds over and above the guarantee will be devoted to the in stallation and maintenance of an athletic field for the school children of Tryon. Schools throughout the country are rapidly acknowledging the value of athletics in the upbuilding of char acter and body in the growing gener ation. Tryon is particularly fortu nate in having as the superintendent of its school system, Mr. Schilletter, a man who has some little experience in the directing of athletics both in schools and in the service of the United States army. We strongly urge the cooperation and support of the citizens of Tryon in this series of concerts. . Polk County is to be afforded an opportunity to reap a; harvest from the wide-spread propoganda to be is sued by Western North Carolina, Incorporated in its extensive plans to develop this region a9 a "Recrea tional Center" for the United States. Aside from the publicity that will be spread throughout the nation of the beauties and advantages of our western counties, this organization plans to give material assistance in developing each and every county and section of these counties in such a way as to attract pleasure seekers. These plans when worked out will be of equal value to town and rural settion alike. Referlng to the talk made recent ly before the Board of Trade of Try on Colonel Joseph Hyde Pratt, presi dent of Western North Carolina, Inc., the farmers of the county will be urged and assisted to attract va cationists to their homes. As point ed out in a recent article in this ^paper, the rural communities and farmers of New England have made million of dollars by placing their homes at the disposal of motorists In that section of the country. Every farmer is urged to cooperate with the organization in listing their ac comodations with the local Board of Trade or Chamber of Commence who will in turn forward these lists to the head office of W. N. C. Inc. All information should be sent in, that is, convenience to rail-heads, num ber of rooms available, prices for board and rooms, accessibility to points of interest, mountain views, and distance to these points, in fact all information that would be of In terest to the vacationist. It remains now but for the people of this county to make every effort to support this movement both , fln N ancially and by giving all required information. In Aid of Tryon's School To the Editor Modern resorts must compete not only in climate and scenery, but in comforts, convenience and even lux uries. Tryon has little now to fear from its rivals. It can, furnish al most every demand of this sort ? water ? electric light, telephone, paved streets and sidewalks, and ed ucation for children. This last Is, in these days, by n< means the least. Tryon possessei one of the most modern schoo buildings in the United States, and t corps of teachers appropiate to it It is a valuable asset to the city. I cannot afford to be deficient in an] of the departments included in mod ern up-to-date schools. Its athleti< department still needs completion For the purpose of contributing t< that, a series of public entertain ments has begun, to pe continue< during the season, as was announcer in the News last week. The profit! are all to be turned over to th< school. All interested in the wel fare of the school, therefore, and ii the prosperity of Tryon, for both ar< closely connected, should liberall; support these entertainments. Pu pils, parents and public should len< a hand to this enterprise. E. G. H. _0 Farm Federation News and Review; By P. C. Squires Care of Lettuce Beds Encouraging reports are coming ii of good germination and fine standf of plants from those who planted Ice. berg lettuce seed. We find howevei that many have not provided cover ing for their lettuce beds. The winter may be so mild as tc make it unnecessary to protect the beds from the extreme cold, but we advise every one who has a lettuce bed planted to take no chances, but to prtbvide some kind of covering and have it ready in case the mercury should drop to a dangerous point. Some may ask what degree of cold will injure lettuce plants. This is a difficult question to answer. The manager can only say ahat his Ice berg lettuce bed planted In Onslow Co.; on November 28 of last year had no covering whatever and suffered no injury when the temperature dropped about the last of January to 18 above zero. This bed was located only a few yards from tide water, and the salt water may have had a modifying influence on the at mosphere and thus protected the plants. We had potatoes up and growing a stones throw from the salt water that were badly frost bitten In March, and yet they lived and made a good crop, while potatoes two miles farther inland were Injured be yond recovery. Climatological data we liave at hand leads us to believe that the average winter temperature may be expected to range eight to ten de grees lower in Polk County than in Onslow. So we advise growers to be ; on the safe side and have covering ! made and fitted to the beds so it can I be fastened on at short notice ! weather conditions between Novem | ber and February make it necessary. | We have a supply of of unbleached j sheeting purchased especially for | this purpose and have already dis 1 posed of eighteen hundred yards to | lettuce growers. Have the rafters on your bed not less than three feet apart so the heavy snows cannot break thru, and remember the higher the pitch of the rafters the wider the covering will have to be. Sew the loops good and strong on the edge of the cover ing so it can be drawn tightly over the bed and fastened to nails driven in the boards on each side of the toed. The cloth may be drawn over the ends of the beds, or boards may be fitted to close up the ends per manently. Early Irish Potatoes. As the Iceberg lettuce drive is practically over as far as planting the seed is concerned, we should now give our attention to the early, Irish potato crop. There should be at least two car loads of early Cob bler seed potatoes plabted in Polk County in the early spring of 1924. This would be an extremely light planting of Irish potatoes for a county with the acreage of Polk. Getting right down to brass tacks, it would mean about one small potato about the size of a hen egg for every acre of land in the county. There are farmers in Accomac and North hamton county Virginia who plant a car lo^d of seed potatoes to the farm. With seed of the average size two minimum cars would plant about 1251 acres. Wayne county farmers woi^ld expect to ship about thirty car loads of two hundred barrels per car from two cars of seeds. There have been many inquires concerning the method that will be adopted for supplying the faripers with seed. We hope to take up this matter next week and believe we have a proposi tion that will be interesting to pros pective early potato growers. Irrigation \We have never been in a section of\country that offered so ifaany op portunities for irrigaion as Polk i Counfcy. By laying offf land so that ) water\may be conveyed by gravity many farmers in Tryon and Saluda township could systematically irri gate their gardens and- be .able to place on the market a variety of vegetables in the late summer and fall when the drouth ha8 cut off the supply from unirrigated land. Irrigation would be especially profitable with such crops as celery, cauliflower, and horseradish. The last named crop fs now selling at $12.00 per barrel. ^ Cucumbers are Profitable It is estimated that the cucumber crop brought the farmers around Blacksville, S. C., $150,000 to $200, 000 the past season. One farmer near, that town bought a farm last fall, and the several acres he planted in ? cucumbers paid for the farm. Two hundred and thirty cars of cu cumbers rolled out from Blacks ville during the season. We are told that cucumbers do remarkably well in Polk County. ? o POLK COUNTY FAST FORGING TO FRONT (Continued from pag 1) Carolina for this year: "The North Carolina Cooperative Crop Reporting Service states that this year's crop of corn, amounting to 56,835,000 bushels, is the largest since 1918, with an average yieV* of 22 1-2 bushels per acre as compared with 20 bushels for the ten years average Thig indicates that North Carolina farmers 'are getting better results in yield per acre in their corn, and that is true of many other North Carolina products. "The North Carolina wheat crop of 6,633,000 bushels is the largest since 1920. , "The cotton crop is estimated, in cluding the value of seed, at $174, 960,000, or 40 per cent more than ; last year's value, and more than 100 | per cent in excess of the value of 'the 1920 and 1921 crop. "North Carolina is fortunate in ad dition to the main staples of cotton, corn, and tobacco ? and the tobacco crop of 357,000,000 pounds is 25 per cent above last year's crop ? in hav ing a very wide diversity of. agricul tural products which largely add to the income of the farmers of the state. , "With the fine diversification of North Carolina's crops, and specially i the cash crops so well distributed i over the state, we are particularly | fortunate in the agricultural in- j i terests this year." With the work being carried on >by j the Polk County Farmers Federation ; under the supervision of P. C. Squires, Manager, and J. R. Sams, County Agent, market and truck j gardening in the county on a large scale has become almost a certain tv. Farmers throughout the county are rapidly taking up the campaign ; for car-load lots of lettuce and other j produce. Efforts are being made to ; stimulate the farmer to raise more , produce for the Blue Ridge Packing company's new plant in Columbus and seems to be meetiug with sue- ^ cess for a large output next year. Steps are being taken this fall to insure a large grape crop for the coming year. Tryon and Polkcoun-. ty have become famous for grapes, ^ its renown having spread to many , parts of the United States through the efforts of the local growers co- ! operating under the head of the Try- ! on Fruit Exchange. Industrial Prospects With the resuming of operation of j the Tryon Hosiery Company's plant ' at Lynn Polk county has two Indus- 1 'trials both running at capacity. Cotton mill interests from the New England States have been looking I toward North Carolina for the estab lishment of plants nearer the source of supply for the past year or so. . With the* building of the power 'plants in this county and many J other advantages that this county j i has to offer with its moderate ell- ; j mate, labor conditions and crop con : ditions, Polk county should be able to induce some of these interests to j j come within its borders. Several surveys have been made within the past few months of various proper- j ties in the county by engineers act ing under the instructions of mijl in- 1 terests from North and South Caro lina. As yet there seems to ibe nothing definite but several property , owners believe that a cotton mill is ? slated for this county within the j near future. Every Farmer's Federation mem | ber should subscribe to the Polk i County News. It is the only Public Channel of Communication through which Polk C?unty farmers and busi* ness men can reach each other. Call on Mr. Squires at the Warehouse ! and learn about special rates that will be given stockholders of the Farmers Federation. Every farmer in polk County should be a sub scriber to his County paper, and read it weekly. 0 Lime and humu8 again proving a good combination in improving crop yeilds. An Iredell former has just found that it pays with corn. ? <* v,.' ? \\ ?*vc Just In Time For Comes this Special Offering of Overco cr S Special, 2-Pants Suits. Correct styles, perfect fit and all wash materials. Bir varfety to choose from. $22.50 to $30 v ?? Overcoats -Belted, half belted and plain back models, variety of colors and fabrics from which to make your selection. ' $22.50 to $30.00 Full Line of Men's and Boys' FURNISHINGS. OUR MOTTO? Your Money's Worth or Your Money Back. * S Cannon & Fetzer Co. 118 E. Main Street Joe P. Fisher. Owner Spartanburg, S. C. 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