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' . .'fclj •aa [ w U-U.&b ; s»r ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AUGUST AT THE POST OFFICB AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OP CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879 njr ®f t ®rg m lC PER COPY Vol. 12. Est. 1-31-28 Native Os Polk Dies in Detroit, Michigan Columbus, June 28: Word has Mhfcen received here of the death in Mach, on Sunday night of the Rev. B. J. Jackson, well known minister and native of Polk county. Mir. Jackson died at his home in Detroit after a lingering Illness. He was 69 years of age. He served the churches at MSII Spring and Silver Creek in this county for many years. He was born in the Cooper’s Gap section. His last active ministry was In Spartanburg county. South Car olina. The funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock with the Rev. E. Gibson Davis, the Rev. H. H. Gregory, and the Rev. J. P. Painter in charge. Bu rial was in the churchyard of Mount Pleasant Baptist church near* Spartanburg, j| C. His widow and five sons and daughters survive. Coming In Under the present Agricultural Conservation program over 176 tons of lime have been bought by farmers cooperating in the pro gram. Under this program-many coun ties are applying large amounts of lime to their pastures and crop land. Wautauga county, up in the mountains where pasture is a big item, has used this year 5,140 tons of lime; Buncombe, 3764 tons; Cherokee, 3927; Henderson, 2296; Rutherford, 44 tons. #■ Lime is recommended for aonlv ing on acid soils where soil im provement crops are to be planted and turned under. (The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper) TRYON, N C. f THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1939 Soil Building Makes Progress Agricultural conservation has made much progress in Polk County during the past three years through the Triple-A pro gram. The program is becoming increasingly popular and last year 83.6 percent of the cropland in the county Was in the program. This compares with 47 percent in 1936 and 47.7 percent in 1937. Farmers earned 65.8 percent of their maximum soil-building pay ments in 1938, 65.9 percent in 1937 and 85.2 percent in 1936. To re ceive these payments they plant ed within their acreage allotments and carried out such valuable soil-building practices as seeding legumes and grasses; turning un der green manure crops, applying .ground limestone, superphosate, and terracing, planting trees and improving timber stands. For instance, in 1936 a total of 683 acres of legumes and grasses, were seeded in this county. In 1937 it was 731 acres, and in 19- 38 the seedings totaled 2425 acres Os these, 42 acres of winter leg umes were seeded in 1937 and 121 acres in 1938. Green manure crops were turned under as follows:. 2339 acres in 1936, 3202 acres in 1937, and 3947 acres in 1938. Applications of ground lime stone totaled 21 tons in 1936, 35 tons in 1937, and 66 tons, in 1938, and 175 tons have already been applied in 1939. Last year 160,900 feet of ter races were built. In 1937 terrace construction totaled 46,200 feet, and in 1938 it amounted to 95,800 feet. Six acres of trees were plant ed m 1987, and four acres in 19- 38. In 1938 farmers improved 82 acres of timber stands. lc PER COPY
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