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Bjr A. O. HENDREN
Blkea County Purm Asent) j
Ay l^iAukdiUtatelly imfiTore-j
Btu In agrtcnnuto und living |
‘dttions on the farm in Wilkes >
nty tor the past 20 or more
.^T-ra. Indeed progress hM been
LA>w hot sure. Many,many' chang- i
have taken place in the two!
»Mdes. j
' When this agent commenced j
“>rk in 1911 we had corn patch-
r «• in many places where we now
bltave fields. I remember one mia
Y'OOlx had 3-4 of an acre that ^
|y(i|pk4ered worthwhile for corh,
fiand In this good year, 1935, he
|hM 86 acres on the same farm j
^that vrlll make an average of
^ more than 60 bushels per acre.
^Thls Change has been brought
|k Ahont by a good system of farm-
to 'Wit; Keeping cows and
mpkog clover and soybeans. Sta
tistics'show that in 1911 our
prera(e corn yield was 13 bush-^
per acre. Now it Is 24 bush-j
. per acre. In the same good:
rUir ot l911 our average yield of
.rheat '-was about 6 bushels per
'acre ahd now it is a little more
\ 12. Other crops have In-
v^^ed in about the same pro
portion. In 1911 there were ai-
luost no registered or purebred
,1 cows in this county, now there
are more than 100 farmers who
have registered Jerseys with a.
^ total of about 800 cows. This is |
laying nothing of registered here-,
fords, shorthorns and guernseys, j
Back in the “old days” when 'sv'O,
made brandy (so called according .
to law) our apples would bring!
from 8 to 15 cents per bushel. |
At that time the orchards were j
poorly cared lor, now they are
being pruned, sprayed and culti
vated, and it would be safe to
say we produce an average of
more than 200,000 bushels of j
m apples per year, and the average^
price is around 7 5 cents per bu-1
shel. New orchards are being set |
j^^jeach j’oar and we are learning |
^ more about how to grow and to ^
market the apples.
|'5, . Perhaps the thing that has
fAontributed most to improving
^e soil and increasing crops has
been the different legumes, such
^ red clover, sweet clover, peas
ooybeanS' The most wonder-,
i.^ul Ifctle clover is the lespedeza. |
I This has only been with us a few ,
Tyears but it is working wonders. I
The cow and legume is the sal-
atlon of the soil, as has been |
Nearly demonstrated i n this j
onnty. '
One of the greater improve-1
ments has been that of rocds. j
When this agent commenced'
work in 1911 we had gullies and;
pig paths. The mode of travel
was a horse and buggy and some-1
times horse back and other times '
on loot. On different occasions ^
the road was so steep and rough
the driver would walk by the
.side of the horse helping him |
hold back the buggy down the:
rough places. On ^ther occasions ^
the horse would be hitched to a ,
sapling and the journey would,
be continued on foot. In 1916
when the greatest of all freshets^
(referred to as the flood) came|
and washed away many of the |
80 called roads, something had,
to be done. This was a trying ,
time Indeed, we had poor soil,
roads washed away, already in ^
'debt and no money crops. The|
wi.ste lieads got together and |
wt«ed out a plan. We commenc- ■
6d at the county seat and built j
out toward the other county. We |
have made wonderful improve-1
jnents in the road system but it,
is far from being completed. We |
have good highways leading into |
all the other counties, but many ,
of our cross country roads are j
In bad condition. The state Is j
ug work in many sectional
Idening out the old roads and,
^plying top soil, crushed rock
nd etc. These better roads will |
^ip us market our apples and j
>ther farm products more cheap- ^
y, thereby, giv« us a d igger
irofit. . ,
Another improvement is that
)f the boys and girls. They have.
>rgani*ed into corn, poultry and ■
,alf clubs, electing officers and j
lolding meetings of their own. |
3ur corn club boys have made a
vonderful record at the State
p^lr—winning first prize on all
white corn and also winning
pweepstakee. This is quite an
anor when we consider there are
ither counties in the state to
ite ■with.
apple growers won many
at the SUte Fair, which
owB skill not only in growing
iples but selecting as well.
There has been perhaps as
eat improvement in poultry as
any other line of farming. We
TO in the county four commer-
hatcheries that hatch and
Biany th''niandi of chicks
County Agent
A. G. HENDREN
Resettlement Plan
Is Saved By M^Carl
('oiiiptrollcr General Authorizes
Work On Land Contracts
For Purchase
repWChSr .fefceit type au-
tomatlo bottling machine which
turns nut. hundreds of bottled
Coca-CotU'-per hourv and-the Aort
^p^ent:4tt^llzlng outfit obtaln-
re now In use. The com-
i':ia(iny usee a'ineet of trucks in its
f' —... ■
*very
that fdtha itth
]bhHP pstrohe la Ite territory
tn
' CiodBrOe^ Bott
pany employ Um, pqibvie,: nuCi
domps&F mueli
.'flliS^lil was the
for the Udi
port to all worthy movejndote
promote the' best Iht^at 'et.
North Wllkesboro and Wllkea
county. , -
The officers of the Coca-Cola
Company are all active in civic
-ndm-
'teriFpilr^.
Orihri-
the paat ai*. yenri,.4iilp.
l^dea
puhlld'^Iiirlt BnAinrosrentT«Baetj vlrieh; pertoi) he
and la ever ready to ie^. ita.ih>. AieoiilrtiOll tMBlAetvlF*. nit '~*
C. O. UiNettf Ti e]
jum ta the County Board
cetton, secretary of, tie County
Democrat.
a memb^x^ ^d
ton of die D. A A
cm
rcTTr
]5oth
h the
MJ-Y. Is aapir ^
W&Mebottt. also
thd H^ .SalM Co.
D..& M,,'I«ectrio Co.
In spenkint of the
Ida eompony, Mr. W.
statee.that he conti^t^: ,
of: the SttoCees of hla coihpgny:l|g*v-;!|:'’^^ ^
newspaper advertlslngr The v,
Is a large user ornewspainf
.^^Mee and each year nine oae^m"
■^'aibre advertising cnmpalKna...,^,^-^ .
C. O. McNIEL
each season. Many of these
chicks go into other counties, but
a very large per cent are grown
in this county. To show some
thing of the vast amount of
poultry grown and sold we give
you these figures. From January,
1933, to January 1st, 1934, we
sold 3,300,000 pounds which
brought approximately $360,000.-
00.
In conclusion let me suggest a
few things that are necessary to
continue our progress, and to
make our county self supporting.
First, we must produce at least
30 bushels of corn per acre on
the acres now cultivated. With
this extra corn we can produce
enough meat to supply our needs.
Then too. wc must make an
average of at least IS bushels
per acre on the acres now sown
in wheat to supply our people
with wheat bread. This writer’s
ideal of a county is tor all the
people to own their own homes
and for the farmers to make not
only their own support, but to
make enough extra to supply the
town people with tho things they
have to buy.
Coca-ColaBottling
Co, Is Progressive
W. A., R. T. and C. 0. Mc-
Niel Active In Business
and Civic Life
Washington, Oct. 30.—Comp
troller General J. R. McCarl, a
frequent thorn to new dealers,
today was hailed as the “salva
tion” of Rexford G, Tug well’s re
settlement administration.
Officials said prospective
months of delay were swept away
by a McCarl opinion authorizing
work on land contracts for pur
chase but whose title has not
been cleared finally to the gov
ernment.
The resettlement administra
tion said options had been ac
cepted on 3,884.008 acres to cost
$17,169,361 in the sub-marginal
laud purchase program. In addi
tion, an option has been taken up
on 10,000 acres at Berwyn
Heights, Maryland, to cost about
$1,000,000. This land is to be
used for the first of four major
suburban projects.
But, officials said, three to
four months will be required to
clear titles to all these tracts, a
situation that would have brought
operations of major parts of the
resettlement administration to a
standstill.
In addition to the lands actu
ally accepted, the administration
said options remained to be ac
cepted on 5.835,369 acres at a
cost of $23,553,458.
It told McCarl that authority
“to proceed with certain prelim
inary development work’’ on
tracts contracted for purchase
“would enable us to more rapid
ly take persons off the relief
rolls.”
McCarl replied that there was
involved in the problem not only
“the matter of possible unlawful
use of the appropriation In im
proving private lands but a dan
ger of inflicting damages, or
providing a basis for damage
claims, which the Congress will
be importuned to pay.”
GASOLINE FUMES
KILL TWO BOYS
Blackshear, Ga., Oct. 28—Gas
oline fumes brought death to
two small boys who crawled into
a storage tank here today and a
brother, who apparently attempt
ed to rescue the two is critically
111.
The victims are Gene and Wil
liam Johnson, aged 6 and 8, who
were dead when found, and Bob
bie Johnson, oldest of the three,
all sons of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Johnson.
North Wllkesboro has every
reason to feel proud of its Coca-
Cola Bottling plant. It is one of
the most progressive bottling
firms to be found in North Caro
lina, and is now enjoying the
greatest prosperity in its entire
history.
The pre.'ient Coca-Cola Bottling
Company is an outgrowth of the
Red Top Bottling Company ope
rated by the late Thornton S. Mc
Neill for a number of years. The
founder was one of the county’s
best known and most popular
citizens. Mr. McNeill purchased
the bottling business in March,
1909, and operated the plant un
til his death In 1919.
The present business was re
organized after Mr. McNeill’s
death by his sons, and the fol*
lowing officers were elected, all
of whom are serving actively to
day: President, W. A. McNeill;
■Vice President, R. T. McNeill;
Secretary and Treasurer, C. O.
McNeill. Mr. W. A. McNeill in
addition to being president also
serves his company in the capa
city of general manager.
Taking over the control of the
business in 1919 when the plant
was only bottling about 3,000
cases of Coca-Cola annually, the
McNeill brothers have seen the
business grow by leaps and
bounds until today approximately
Trade With U« For
-.;S5Sv--
't^r. ■' /
Groceries, Floiir, Meat,
Feedstuff, Fertilizer, Etc.
This old-estaWished grocery firm, one among the first to open in North Wllkesboro, cordially invites the
merchants to investigate its prices on ^ kinds of groceries, flour, feedstuffs, etc., before-they buy. We buy
on the closest margin of profit and our merchant friends will always find us in position to give them real
values. The public is also cordially invited to patronize our retail department
Stocks are now complete. We are ready to sell you anything you need in our line. We give you prompt de-
livxjry. and prices are always right.
HY-MARK
Lime Filler
FERTILIZER
will make your
crops better. Buy
from us.
Special Notice to Teachers
CHRISTMAS IS JUST AROUND THE
CORNER
We have always co-operated to the extent
of our ability with the teachers of Wilkes
(bounty who purchase the “treats” for the
children’s exercises at Christmas time.
We want all teachers in Wilkes County
to call on us for their ...
ORANGES, RAISINS, NUTS, CANDIES
We will give the teachers of this and ad
joining counties special prices on the above
Christmas needs, and •will greatly appre
ciate their patronage.
Use “Made In
Carolina”
Monogram
HIGS-GiiADE FLOUR
and
“mr - WAY”
SELF-RISING FLOUR
Both manufactured by
HamuHiy Mflling Co.,
Harmony, N. C.
Pearson Brothers
(WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERIES, FLOUR, FEEDS, ETC.)
TENTH STREET
NORTH WILKBSBORO, N. C.
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Refreshment
ins at home
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You never heor a complaint from Junior
when mother asks him to go for Coca-Cola.
There is indeed no place like home where
the pease that refreshes with ice-cold Coca-
Cola fits on so many occasions. Everybody
in the family likes it. Guests always welcome
this wholesome drink of natural products.
^OUR ict
You cap olweyk got o few bottles of a
^ooodHottMfeMiriasJ time quiday; but the best way is to Older
by the case (24 bottles). Serm iceoid
COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO.
North Wilkesborq, N. C.
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