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ler m, S. E^r itanding iB Eta«tk» - igr' ^ Am aneTowned k&ie j State r dF Oat Iqr Mutry fai NoriK' iitir. E. K. E9w, Wfco loowB ev- aboDt chWceiMi andHEr- ftom th« moment they leave dmtt they Hmth of Ifjr him in the large cities mm 3r;IhrfoJk, Va., to New YoA City. ' raart‘embracing Philadelphia, Pa.. low, Md.. and Washington;* 1L C. Mr. Eaier comes to this in- with four decades to his '«ea£t as a poultryman. For the ■■■C twenty-nine years he has in contiiraoas business at Wilkesboro. Previous to time he spent five years in aiifhem markets receiving that efldent degree of experience that ^r*^° him so splendidly today. ' Ks people were natives of this aaetion.^ They moved to Iowa where la was bom, but the lure of North Chnriina was strong in the blood aai he came to North Wilkesboro ia 1896 and carried on in the paalti'y business until 1900. when la went north as outlined above. The E. E. Eller Produce Com- paoy has more years to its credit Abb any other similar concern in Aia part of* the state, and we add. every part of North Omlina. There are people who Mng their poultry as far away as BBS hundred miles to Mr. Eller. would not think of doing loitocss with any other concern, fim office and business are carried BB m a fine brick building, especi al built for poultry require- BmoCs. During the course of iBBfve months he pays out approx- HBBtely two hundred and fifty Aensand dollars, practically all of which is spent or banked in North Wdkesboro. One of the best known citizens bC 8us section, speaking to the wiiter, is quoted: “Mr. E. El. EHler b BBe hundred per cent successful. WSU that success goes a fine de- Caro^ llna iltote Cone^r^.,^ , ^ r "Can the*^ more fhan % S.lOO E. E. ELLER Wanted to Be Fooled Two Paris reporters recently learned something about human nature which they probably did not know before. It was that the old saying, “people like to be humbuged,’’ is true. They gained admittance to a private club In a small town near Paris to witness a seance, where an alleged spiritualistic medium was scheduled to per form. Joining the circle they saw dimly wnat was said to be the spirit of a deceased young wo man. The reporters seized hold of the “spirit,” which proved to be the medium himself, clothed in a sheet. The other witnesses of the se ance became very angry, as the reporters expected, but evidenc ed their anger in an unexpected manner. Instead of denouncing the fake medium, the dupes beat up the reporters and threw them out of the place, gree of honesty.” He is interested in community work and is public spirited. farmers of -Wilkes county make an abundant living on the 87,- 777 acres of crop land and noro the opportunity offered by us on the 20>,49» acres of land which we now controlT”.lB?.tW. challenge of the farm woods to the Wilkes farmers. The farm woodland acres have In the past given you your homes, barns and other buildings, now valued at $3,883,470 as reported by 5,013 farmers/ If a reason able standard of living Is to be maintained these buildings must be kept In repair and be replac ed occasionally. To do this re quires material equal to 6 per cent of the value of the build-, ings each year, or approximately $194,173. The farm woods can supply these building require ments, if given a chance to grow timber. Otherwise the so-called cash crops must supply funds with which to purchase the neces sary building needs. Again the farm woods give Wilkes farmers 67,137 cords of fire wood each year for home use, an average of 13.1 cords per farm. Many farmers make wood products a cash crop. As an ex- eraple, 990 Wilkes farmers re port sales of forest products to the amount of $164,247 while all farmers report cutting $324,814 worth of wood products for home use and for sale In addition to firewood, Including 13,997,000 Popakr Yowe JMui Modem ^op For ] Good Loeatioo - Nortl/ WUkSBboro’sJ plMM Is' baNew a. his holdings, both real and per sonal. The woods make use of the poorer, rocky soil types, and steep, rolling lands not suitable for annual crops. They protect your lands from erosion, aid in control of water run-off and re gulate stream flow, give your open fields protection from wind and aid in preventing drought. If you, as a farmer, concede the above facts to be true, then, Is it not reasonable to give these woodland acres reasonable pro tection and management, on the same basis as you handle other farm crops? You can’t grow a crop of corn by cutting down the board feet as logs and lumber, good stalks and leaving the crip- 1.871 cords of pulpwood, 33,379 fence posts, and 15,491 railroad ties. Thiels an average of $63.38 per farm, an amount equivalent to about three times the aver age tax bill of the farmer on all Our Compliments To EEELLER Produce Company North Wilkesboro, N. C. A firm we have been carrying on a satisfactory business with for a num ber of years The farmers of Wilkes and ad joining counties will make no mistake by continuing to sell their Poultry, Butter and ^gs to this fine company. CHAEES ABRAMSON, Inc. COMMISSION MERCHANTS iw Ave. New York City pies and the weeds, neither can you expect a future crop of good timber by cutting all the ■jetter trees, leaving only the culls, cripples and weeds to car ry on. In Wilkes County you will find many types and conditions of forests. Some areas have old growth of mature or virgin tim ber which should be cut when f*-.e today. • ...s; ' “It has always been my amld-i tion to have a store at North Wilkesboro of my own. Yon know, I was born here and nat- turally believe there Is no place in the universe that can top Wilkes County,” declared Mr. Marlow. When It comes to putting this section on the map no finer co operation can be secured from any one than from this young merchant. Portraits of George Bernard Shaw and the late Anatole France are shown In a window to Joan of Arc In the Ethical Church of London. Asked why he and Prance were In the picture Shaw replied: ‘Go ask Anatole France.’ The real answer, of course. Is that France wrote a biography of and Shaw wrote a play about the famed Maid of Orleans. for eroding soils. My suggestion is, “Plant trees—Give these Wan dering Soils the binding influ ence of tree roots and pnt them to sleep under a blanket of leaf litter." See your county agent, ask him to help you solve your timber and waste land problems. ung MAtFlASILt GBOOBBTHB «K)ST‘V:^a Sport Bndu and I »4.95, $19.95, $24.75'« WratKi^roimd^ Gtiards Top CoaU $14.95^119:95 Portage Shoes All Styles $2.95, $3.95, $5.00 Wilson Bros., Arrow, and Ritz SUrts $1.00, $1.50, $1.95 THE New Fall Hats IncladinsT the famous “MALLORY CRAVBNETTE” (showerproofed) $2.00, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00 Men’s Shop W. C. MARLOW, Prop. On the Square # North Wilkesboro, N. C. Member of the North Wilkesboro Trade Expansion Bureau market conditions are right. This may call for a clear-cutting ope ration. It so, all crippled and otherwise poor trees should be taken, as well as the choice merchantable timber. However, to provide for a continued tim ber crop, two to four good seed trees should be left on each acre, also any straight young trees which might be present. Wilkes farmers have many types of second growth pines, which come in abandoned fields, and are now in need of thinning. This 1s just a common sense ope ration like thinning corn. You take out the poorest, overcrowd ed trees and leave the choicer ones for a future crop of timber. O yes. I know many will say, “It’s no use to thin timber. Na ture will do that.” By the same line of reasoning, there is no need for a motorist to ask for help to get his car out of a mud- hole. He can just wait on Na ture until the mud-hole dries and then drive out. Thinning can be gin at any time, but good re sults can be secured by making the first thinning when the pines are 15 to 20 years-old, leaving 700 to 1200 trees per acre, and repeat the operation each 5 to 7 years when the trees get crowd ed again. A good guide for all conditions is to take out all crippled and crowded trees, thin ning just qnough to leave a lit tle “daylight” around the crowns , of the choicer trees left. j Following this system farmers j should produce 176 to 200 choice j timber trees per acre and short- i en the time lor growing a crop of saw timber by 20 to 25 years. During this time he would harv- I est as much as 50 per cent more, total wood products. In other words, you shorten the time and increase the crop both in quan tity and quality. Your mixed hardwoods of varying ages will require a com- _ inon sense treatment of cutting mature trees for market, and at the same time remove the crip pled trees and poorer species to promote both growth and reseed ing of the better kinds. I Wilkes County has 16,686 acres '>f idle fields, much of which is eroding and too poor for crops. Again some one will say, “Leave It to Nature—pines will come in just a year or two.” This is very often not true, especial- ^ ly when the openings are large, j the seed trees scarce or on the | wrong side of the field for seed ^ to be scattered by the wind. In, many cases farmers will find It good business to plant these idle fields by artificial means. By this method no time Is lost, trees are spaced evenly. Etcen though} it Is not absolutely necessary, j often 5 to 10 years’ time"can be! saved by planting seedling trees. Yonr native Shortleaf and WJhite pines are recoBi mended. Black lo cust and Yellow poplar will do equally as veil. I would try a few acres of these. \ t Trees are Nature’s best su The Best Place In North Wilkesboro To Sell Your Poultry, Butter ■ and Eggs As Well as Other Farm Products For 30 years we have been pay ing the farmers of Northwest North Carolina Highest Cash Prices For their Country Produce, and we hope we will continue to merit their confidence and . support. For many yeiurs we have been the leading turkey handlers of North Carolina. Improved business con ditions this year insure good turkey prices. We will need many thousand head to fill our orders for Thanks giving and Christmas. If you have turkeys to sell, don’t fml to s^ us. We can use unJimit^ quantity at top nwket price. Sell best turkeys Nov. 14th to 24th for Thsuiksgiving, feed balance until Christmas market. NORTH WILKESBORO, N.
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