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-.V %i' ■*> % & INA • \ ►00 miles Is without $125.00 $70.00 $75.00 I $60.00 S 1 $3.00 3.75 4.75 5.50 - ^ 7.00 7J5 8.00 $4.00 was $6.00 2.00 2.50 3.75 8.00 ,t on time, 'at Grass Orde»r N. C. ONLY NEWSPAPER 4N TRANmfANIA COUNTY A HOME I>=AJPER B’ORvHOMI) PEOKLE-AIjL HOME PRINT / BREVAfil); NORTH CimiNl/FRIDAY. AUGUST 25. 1911. , NUMBER-34 - \ VERY SUGGESSFU largest attendance on TUESDAY IN YEAJLS Interesting Addresses Made and Much Interest Manifested by Those Present In point of attendance and inter est the most successful institute for the farmers of Transylvania for the past several years was held in the court house at Brevard on Tuesday. The morning session, which began at about eleven o’clock, was attend ed by about fifty men, and this number was nearly doubled when the afternoon session began. The speakers were interesting, present ing subjects of importance in a clear and forceful manner, and their renip rks were followed close ly by those present, and a number of the listeners manifested their keen interest by a number of perti nent questions. The only drawback to the insti tute was due tp the fact that it was late in beginning, the farmers be ing slow to gather at the court houre in the morning, and another delay coming after dinner by the failure to ring the bell promptly. On this account very valuable time was lost, and as a consequence all the talks were not made which had been arranged for. The institute was opened by ^a very helpful address by Mr. A. L. Trench on live stock. The value of stock raising to the average farm in this section was made very plain, and some of the problems which have to be faced by the men who attempt to raise cattle, sheep, hoga or poultry were explained, and the way to success made easier by show ing how to overcome these difficul ties. Much emphasis was laid on the necessity for having good stock, whether considering the raising of cattle, sheep, hogs or poultry. The importance of good parturage was pointed out, and the proper ration for success shown. The value of hogs was made very plain when the speaker iUustrated his remarks by showing how he had raised hogs and in one load to the market had taken more than ten times the value of the load as his neighbor who was hauling corn to the market. In other words, there is more money in corn made into pork at ten or ’twelve cents per pound than tliere is in the same corn at^ cent or cent and a half. The farmers in this section par ticularly, where there are so many summer visitors, and with Ashe ville offering an all the year round market, were urged to turn more attention to the. raising of poultry. “Let the girls have charge of this,” said Mr. French, explaining how his own daughters took care of the poultry yards at his house and made money out of them. Following Mr. French modern forestry methods were briefly ex plained by State Forester J. S. Holmes of Chapel Hill! Tl^e need of more care in the cutting of tim ber from the heavily wooded nioun- tains of this section was clearly shown and it was made plain that care in cutting and getting out the Marketable timber means money saved for the future, in other words, that it is a good investment. In this connection the statement was Jiiade that real forestry in the Uni ted States was first practically put into practice in Transylvania coun ty on the lands of George W. Van derbilt. After the adjournment for dinner ‘Ii*- G. w. Garren took the floor in an informal way discussed a ^^mber of subjects, as lie went ^ answering a number of ques- lons from members of the audi- eiice. The proper rotation of crops ^ Order to conserve the life of the (Continued on page three) NEW BUILDING FOR BREVARD INSTITUTE BRICK BUILDING IS BEING PLANNED Woman’s Home Missionary Soci ety Will Give Donation of About $20,000. Plans are *being made for the erection of a new two story brick building to cost about twenty thousand dollars at Brevard Insti tute. The plans as being prepared call for a commodious building, modern in every respect, one which will be worthy in every way of the work of the institution. ' The new building will be ar ranged as an administration build ing. There will be provision for the executive offices, the various class rooms needed, two society halls, and two assembly halls, one for the primary pupils and one for the in termediate and high school pupils. In the*basement will be^^the physi cal laboratory, carpenter shop, dressmaking and sewing rooms, and cooking school department. The present building will be used as a dormitory After the new build ing is ready. Byevard Institute is owned and IS under the general manage ment of the Womans Home Missionary Society of the M. E. Church South. Each year this so ciety has a special week of prayer with special collections. These collections in the past have amounted to from $15,000 to ^20,000. This year it has been decided that this collection will be given to Bre vard Institute for the new building. Additional! funds will likely be forthcoming from other sources, making the total available about $25,000 or $30,000. In this case there will be a num ber of improvements made in the present building. The present class rooms and offices will be ar ranged for sleeping rooms, and it is probable that the building will be brick veneered. The actual work of building is expecticd to begin about the first of January, and will be pushed to completion as rapidly as possible. The next session of the school will begin on Thursday September sev enth. It is said that the prospects for this year are unusually bright. Last year there were about two hundred students, and t^e outlook for this year is that there will be even a larger number. The sbbbol is doing a splendid work, and the fact that it is constantly growing should be a source of pri4e to the people of Brevard. X y" HENDERSONVILLE WANTS POWER. A party of Hendersonville men consisting of Mr. U. G. Staton, Mr. D. S. Pace, and Mr. Anderson, rep resenting .the Hendersonville Trac tion Co., were her^* this week in conference with the officials of the Cascade Power Co. with a view of secnaring electric power from this place for the operation of the pro posed street car line in Henderson ville. Tbe electric power plant at Hen dersonville is sadly inefficient for the needs of the town, and is un- dependably throughout the great er part of the summer especially, the very time when the power would be most desired by the tirac- tion company. Hence the'men at the head of this company are ep- jdeavoring to make arrangements for ‘ a transmission line from the Cascade company, a distance of about fourteen miles, to Hender sonville.' The deal had not been definitely closed as the News goes to press. Texst. In miles Texas is bigger than bftU of the territory east ot the Kississlpjpl - TRANSYLVANIA WILL HAVE OBSERVATORY TO MAKE SPECIAL REPORTS ON WEATHER HERE Blantyre Test Farm'One of Places Selected By Weather Bureau , \ ■ for Experiments. The United States weather bu reau will shortly establish stations all over this section of the state for the special purpose of observing the temperatures throughout the year with reference to the grov/ing of fruit. The extent and nature of the proposed work is set forth in the followi^ letter from the chief of the bureau to Congressman Doughton of this state. Of special interest to the people of this county is fact that one of the observatories will be located at Blantyre. Washington, Augast 17,1911. Hon. R- L. Doughton, M. C., Washington, Dl C. My Dear Sir: You will remember that last April I discussed with you and Mr. W. N. Hutt, the state hbrticulturist of North Carolina, the matter of inaugurating an investigation of certain thermal belts of that state, with special reference to dis covering. their suitability for the cultiva tion of fruits. You strongly endorsed Mr. Hutt’s suggestion that the burfeau should begin this line of inquiry. In accordance with your request. Prof. H. J. Cox of Chicago, one of the best men in the government service for the prosecu tion of such an inquii/, was ordered to North Carolina. He, in company with Mr. Hutt Bnd Mr. Denson, the latter the sec tion director of the weather bureau for the state, made a detailed fSirey of consid erable portioi of the mountain region. Among other places they visited Swananoa and Blantyre, where are located state test farms. They also explored the region about Asheville, Hendersonville, Flat Rock, Saluda, Tryon, Toxaway, *Waynesville, Alta Pass, Gorge, Edgemont, Linvi}le» Blowing Rock and Mount Airy. The ele vation of these places varies from 1,000 to 4,200 feet abpve sw level. On many of the mountain slopes it is elaimed that frost never occurs, and that in certain sections there is a thermal belt of higher temperature between the summit and the base of the mountain, or at some elevation considerably above the base. In some places it has been found that on a mountain 1,000 feet above the level of the surrounding plain, the favorable thermal belt begins at about 400 feet above the base and extends about 300 feiet higher. The belt is said to be well marked in spring and fall, when the vegetation within it is fresh and green, in strong con trast with the conditions above and below. Professor Cox is of the opinion that, al though the elevation at Waynesville i^ considerable, that region is protected from severe cold by the Great Smoky mountains which lie to the west and northwest; that secondary mountain ranges lying to the east of the main range are favored with higher temperature because of protection by the latter; that orchards in the moun- ( / * tain districts are not usually so situated that fruit can be protected by firing, ^ is done on the level floors of certain Rocky mountain valleys; and that a special frost- waming service would not be as effective in North Carolina as in the Rocky moun tains. What you and Mr. Hutt desire is that observations be made in*the various sec tions of the state so that ultimately the department of horticulture can intelli gently advise prospective settlers where they can most successfully raise fruit. Data to be of value in elucidating these problems can only b^ secured by locating thermographs ;at six or seven specially selected stations and having their readings suppleinented by readings &om a number of sets of maximum and minimum ther- mqpeters. Thermographs are necessary for such purposes, and the smnmits of the mountains can only be reached with diffi culty, so that automatically-recording in struments must be used. j^a result of the preliminary inspection by Messrs. Cox, flutt and Denson, it was .decided^ that it would be necessary, in order to carry on the inquiry, that special stations be established at the state test farm at Blantyre, and in the orchards of Charles A, Webb at Asheville, of W. T. Lindsay at Tryon, of Bowling W. Hall at Waynestille, of Mrs. Aaron Cone at Blow ing Rock and of J. B. Sparger at Mount Airy. These places range in elevation from 1,000 to 4,200 feet, and are advan- -7 (Continued on page six) SUPERIOR COURT TO CONVENE ON MONDAY SMALL CREkHNAL DOCKET • FOR PRESENT TERM More Than Forty Civil Actions iVill Consume Most of J' Two Weeks. Superior court for the trial of both criminal and civil cases -mil convene in Brevard for a term of two weeks on next Monday. Judge H. P. Lane will be the presiding judge, and Solicitor Robert R. Rey nolds of Asheville will prosecute the criminal cases for the state. This will be the first term of court which Judge Lane will have held in this county. He was elected to the bench last fall, and is one of the youngest Superior court judges in the state. Heihas already made a splendid impression in the places where he has presided, and gives promise of being among the best to come to this circuit. The criminal docket will doubt less be disppsed of within the first two days of conrt, and the remain der of the time taken up with the trial of civil cases. There are about forty cases on the criminal docket, but none of the alleged offenders against the laws are charged with serious crimes. There are two cases of retailing, and quite a number of caCses of larceny, affrays, and the like. There are at the present tiiie only two prisoners^ in the county jail. The civil docket is more extend ed, there being about forty cases on the calendar arranged for trial at this term. Many of these are rather important, and it is prob able that all of them on the calen dar will not be reached in the time allotted. . The following is the list of Avil actions and the days upon which they are scheduled to be tried. Wednesday, August 30. T. D. Neelv vs. S. L. Earle. G. W. Fisher vs. J. C. Fisher et al. J. M. Lamance vs. M. F. Galloway. L. Keith Lagare vs. Town of Bre vard. Thursday, August 31. H. B. Bruno^ vs. The Toxaway Company. J. F. Hays vs. The Toxaway Com pany. Thios. H. Shipman vs. The Tox away Conipany. M. L. Owen ys. A. H. Owen and Sam Owen. -.1 Friday, September 1st. C. R. McNeely et al. vs. Toxaway Hotel Company. W. H. Faulkner vs. Sylvanus Mc Call. I E. D. Owen vs. J. W. Owen. Berry Brittain vs. R. A. Garren. Saturday, September 2d. Motions and divorces. Monday, September 4th. R. W. Norton vs. J. B. Allison et al.*^ Brevard Land and Timber Co. vs. M. J. Glazener. Brevard Land and Timber Co. vs. C. S. Kinsland. / Tuesday, September 5th. George Holcombe vs. L. H. Mor gan. John Duckworth et al. vs. James Mull. J. C. BowHng et al. vs. Tal Whit- njire, et al. The Toxaway Co. vs. Arthur Mil ler et al. Wednesday, September 6th. J. R. Zachary vs. Champion Fibre Company. T..W. Whitmire vs. Ly-ichburg Shoe Co. G. W. wbitmire vs. H. Q. Adams et al. ^ L. Young vs. J. L. Aiken. M. O. McCall vs. W. B. Hender son. No cases are set for trial during the last tluree days of the week to allow for those which take npmore time than is given in the calendar as arranged. SPECIAL COLUMN FOR FARMERS OF COUNTY NECESSITY FOR ORGANIC MATTER IN THE SOIL Method of Getting This Pointed Out By State Department Official. There are two things absolutely essential to successful farming in North Carolina. One is deep plow ing, and the otter is the incorpora tion in the soil of humus or organic matter from decaying vegetation. We have heard a great deal about deep plowing, and, on soils which have stiff, heavy soils, deep plow ing, and, in some cases, even sub soiling, is entirely necessary. But we have heard all too little about the organic matter content of our soils. Indeed, some wag might say, there is not enough organic matter in most of our soils to speak about anyway, but that is just why we should begin to talk. Good plow ing and a liberal amount of vegeta ble mould or organic matter in our soils constitute the two oars by which the agricultural boat must be driven in North Carolina. We have hitherto done most of our pulling on the plowing oar and as a result our boat has inclined to go in a'circle with the result that the people of the state are shipping in tens of millions of dollars worth of food supplies every year when they shotdd be selling more than they ^ buy. We are giving out no information When we say that nine tenths of . our soils are poor and unproductive. These poor soils are “known and read of all men.” When we see a boy nowadays with a thin, pale, anaemic face, we are pretty apt to say he has the hookworm, by which we mean he has little red blood in his veins, low vitality, waning strength, and little ambition. His life forces are becoming weaker, he is unable to do much, we say, and his ability to do is becoming less every day and will finally *be re duced to zero unless he is^iven a treatment. Keep this in mind and go twenty-five miles in almost any direction in Nortl^i Carolina and you will see on every hand, fields of white, pale, sandy soils thrown out of cultivation; you will see fields of red and gray lands thrown out of cultivation. Why this abandon ment of cultivable lands in North Carolina? Examine them and yoxi will find a good amount of all the-, necessary mineral elements as plant. food, but the humus or organicr matter content is almost nothing. They ihave no life in them and. hence cannot give life to vegetation. They are anaemic; they have hook worm, if you will allow the figure,, and can do little without a treat ment. The vitality of these poor lands is so low that it pays no one v to cultivate them. Deep plowing alone will not do it. The proper treatment ot all these poor or abandoned lands, that are well drained, is, first, give them a heavy dose of organic matter either in the shape of stable manur^ or green manure. These are the ‘two sources of organic matter in our soil. The one is, and always has been, too limit'ed to set much store by, while the other is, always has been, and always will be, the prin cipal source from which we must obtain humus for the agricultural soils in North Carolina. Next week we expect to take up the discussion of the bringing np of poor lands in the state and will speak of the crops to b^ grown first in an attempt at their reformation. We want to call the attention of every man, who has poor lands on his farm, to this series of articles which will likely extend over some months. J. L. Buboess, N. C. Department of AgricTdtore.
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