$1.50 Year in Advance in the County
Sylva, N. C. Thursday, January 10, 1928
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$2.00 Year in Advance Outside Comity
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UTILE, HIS, POULTRY, PAS
(IRES BASIS OF FARM PROSPERITY
in
With dairy and beef cattle.,
sheep, poultry and better pas- 1
?res a-s the basis ol' farm prosper- 1
iu this county, the board of agn
llturo fixed the goal toward which
strive during the next year, at a
rent meeting, held in the office of
\V. Tilson, county farm agent,
jrelve leading fanners from Vttfioiw
UiotH of the county, together with
io representatives of the Svlva
lhambcr of Commerce and two mem
: r-t of the board of county commis
[oners, attended the meeting.
The following program was plan
d to continue livestock development
dairy cattle, beef cattle, sheep,
og> and poultry with purebred sires
ud abundant pastures as the fonn
Ifuion for this work.
PAIRY COWS:
. J'lnce ten highly bred register-;
tows or heifers for foundation ]
tock on good dairy farms.
Remove as many nou profitable
ows kept by dairy farmers as possi-'j
le and replace with profitable cowj
< far Ha it is possible.
Exchange, replace and regulate
he dairy bulls to suit the needs of
he dairy t ow communities, and aid
copers in proper care, breeding and
innagement. y
4. Have 5 demonstrations in pa3
urc, housing, exercising and mana- [
riiient of dairy bulls.
Cull out by bufchcr or castra
jon every .scrub diary bull ij* the
imty so far as'passTble. 1 j
6. Get every dairy fanner ]x>ssi
o crow cow peas, soy benns oi
over hay for winter cow feed and
Ian for silos as soon as herd reachr
s ten cows.
7. Establish at least 5 coWs and
cream separator on every dairy cow
arm possible.
5. Continue the standrtrd system
t' marketing the cream by farmers
ringing it into community stations,
ad co-opcrate with Nantahala Cream
ry in marketing good quality cream.
Have 5 standard community
airy demonstrations with the dem
nstrntors a.; members of our Modi
fied Cow Test Association, working
ivith these men on pastures, feeds,
weding, weeding and herd building,
p. POULTRY :
1. Encourage every farm flock
|mnior who has ability, farm lands
mid outlook for maintaining a profil
fiblo flock to establish standard equip
nent for maintaining a flock of 50
o If Mj hen*.
2. Encourage and aid farmers who
lave ability and facilities necessary
|to maintain a flock of slandftfdbred
"onltry profitable to start definite
|vr-ork with standardbred ponltry and
Tuiild tip a flock and. equipment.
Aid iu mating,, management i
and opcratiou of standard flocks'
nnd incubator to furbish high qnali- ?
ty chicks to every farmer needing
chicks in Jackson ctfuntv, nnd so far
as I>ossible in adjoining counties.
4. Have 8 standard community j
poultry demonstrations with proper !
Pare, management and records on !
laying flocks or on producing pul- 1
jMs to laying.
?>.. Market poultry by coopcratiro j
earlot shipments and market <^gs
through express shipment provided
markets make it more profitable than
'he home markets. - *
"* ?Encourage and promole the
production of turkeys as one dfThe
eat ing ensh crops on Jackson eountv
farms suited to turkey raising.
?5- HOGS
1. Aid fnrmcrs who need good
Wood sows in securing pig* or sows
<>t excellent breeding and storting
with proper housing, pasture and >
tVeding. 1
2. Regulate, exchange or place!
purebred boars to suit needs of far-l
iiers throughout the county and re- j
Move nil scrubs possible.
Have 6 .standard community!
?lumonsiiriftiohs in housing and' P?*
inriug and the eare of the brood sow'
i'ttd pigs.
1- Encourage farmers who- hav?
surplus corft, *fcim milk andi pasture
MRS. W. J. FISHER FALLS
D?A1> WHILE DOING
HOUSE WORK, MONDAY
Airs. YV . <1 . 1' isher dropped dead '
wjuit* aooui tier usutu iu.-siv^ at iierl
ilOUlC Oil I'IStU'l l lTOKj HDOUt ii. u'
ClOCK, Aioiuiuy UlOl'lUllg.
iue luueiai wns n?;iti 'luesday ut
aeons t-x'cuK i>H)Xi isi ciiurch, !
Mouig comiucUii uy liev. 'iniui i- . '
i/eiu ana K?v, vv v. tteed, and inter
ment was m i fie U14 rieirt cemetery.
Airs. fisher Mas tiii years of age,
a muive or jacKson county, and had 1
iiVed here most 01 her lite,' except '
lor a lew years wnen she and her
husband resided in the lar West,
ft fie was a daughter of ihe late L>o?g
las lJavis, nrsi shenli ot Jaeksou
county, and one 01 the best known
citizens the county ever had.
She is survived by her husband,
William Jarrcit l'isher, iour broth
ers, VV. V Davis, ot beta, Isaac JDh
vls, of JSylva, John Davis, of Buj
Kwge, and ben Davis, ot the stato
of Idaho, and a large number of
other relatives. I
Mrs. Fisher was known and loved
as a woman of sterling character,
and a splendid neighbor.
vo went sows for farrowiiig m
aaivii and August and feed out pig*
xwr bepleiuovr hiiu April iiutrauis
oitakP: 1,1
1. Establish small farm flocks
,.vadeu by.. purebred rams on** *m*)L
aiuis as |MM?ioie thai are suue?l to
.ueep raiding.
i. iuncourage the saving of the
ue.it hail o I ewe lambs produced J a
county this year tor future ewes for
Jackson county farmers.
3. Encouragc use only of purebred !
rams and cull out scrub rams.
4. Have cooperative cariot wool ,
sale and when practical have co-op
jittuve uariot lamo gale.
6. Encourage the docking, castra- 1
t ion ahd general care of the flocks)
?o as to standardize the iamb crop
of Jackson county.
6. Have 5 community demonstra
tions in sheep eare and management
and lamb standardization.
?5. BEEP CATTLE:
1. Encourage and promote the
production of beef cattle only with
farmers who have sufficient moun
tain "pastures and who will arrange
winter pastures in order to produce
cattle at lowest cost.
2. Encourage and promote tbej
Breeding of beef cattle only with
beet' cattlo men aud .strongly dis
courage any cross of beef and dairy
cattle breeds.
3. Place purebred beef bulls and
move out scrubs with beef cattle
breeders wherever possible in beef ;
cattlo section of county.
4. Ejncourage and aid beef cattle
breeders to cooperate in scouring the
best markets and in selling at the
right season.
5. Encourage beef cattle breeders
so far as possible to breed to pure
bred Hereford bulls so as to produce
uniform eattle for market.
G. PASTURES':
1. Strongly encourage and. pro
mote, tho establishing, cultivation and
care of good pastures in Jackson
county, so greatly necessary to -suc
cess with our livestock work thru
cleaning up and reseeding old pas
tures and burning and sowing cut
over wood lands.
2. Have 10 good pasture demon
strations in sowing, cultivating an i
care and management of pastures
cither on old pasture land, or cutover
wood land or cultivated lands
7. CROPS:
1. Encourage and aid the orchard
men in anyway i>ossible in producing
good quality fruit for home con
sumption or market.
2. Continue the work, with Hjt/m
burg and Mountain cabbage growers
in standardizing variety andi e^bno
mieal production through proper fer
tilization and cultivation.
3. Continue work with Hamburg
and Mountain farmers ? on certified
seed potato production *d eooftooy
ELECT BOARD OF HEALTH
The new board of health for Jack-'
sou county \?as elecied at a meeting
held at tlie euiirt house Monday morn
mg, and win serve tor the next two
years.
Three of tno live members of the
board are na..icd by statute, the sup
erintendent U public instruction, the
chairman of ih^ board of county com
missioners and the mayor of the
county seat.
Chairman J. W. Keener," Superin
tendent .1. N. Wilson and Mayor Dan
Tompkins elected Dr. C. Z. Candler
and Dr. Grover Wilkes, as the addi
tional two members of the board, on
the first ballot. There wero 110 other
nominations. ,
The county board of health will
meet at 10:30 next Monday, January
14, and elect the county health of
ficer, and take up what matters may
be thought necessary regarding the '
public health.
Mr. J. W. Keener was elected as'
chairman of Jie board of health and
Mr. J. X. Wilson im secretary !
SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR
WEEK IN HAYWOOD
The Waynesville aiul Haywood
county public schools will postpone
reopening until January 14, on ac- i
count of the influenza epidemie,
Professor W. C. Allen, county super- j
intendent of schools, has announced.]
While there are not mauy serious '
cases of this disease in the county,
it was deemed best by the various
physicians of Waynesville, after a
consultation to postpone Ihe open
ing for another week. v * ,
Tom Tarhee! sayrf toelftowS a few
good farmers in every cotinty wjio do
not worry much about farm relief.
cal yields tt.rough proper fertilisa
tion and cult iyat ion. J
4. Have 3 demonstrations each
in the cabbage, and in the potato
work. I ? ..
5. Contin- e to encourage and aid
in the production of late snap bean*
for market .
6. Encourage and aid ten farmers
in growing and marketing at least
one half acre of burley tobacco.,
8. ..SOIL BUILDING:
1. Promote and aid farmers thru
out the county in the cooperative buy
ing of car loads of lime to be use:!
in producing legumes.
2. Encourage the porduction of
clovers, soy ' jeans and cow peas for
turning under as soil building.
9. CLUB WOIgK:
1. Have (i Boys and Girls Com
munity 4-11 Agricultural Clubs with
boys and girls as junior demonstra
tors in dairy or. beef calf, poultry,
pig, sheep o * cabbfcge, snap beau,
or potato club work.
2. Each ,'lub member must have
an extra high grade or purebred calf
of choice bi ceding and. individuality
ready to start work on or before May
2, 1929. ?
(b) Each poultry Club membeis
must have aad be wokring with at
least 50 standardbred chicks of one
breedi or 12 turkeys on or .before
May 1, 1929. \
(c) Each pig Club member must
have or be working with one or moro
purebred or registered pigs and brood
sows or two or more feed pigs on or
before May 1, 1929.
(d) Each sheep Club member must
havo and be forking with one or
more choice grade or purebred cwvs
on or before Mayl, 1929.
e) Each vegetable Club member
must plaut one ffltirth acre certified
seed potatos '.or Reed Strain cabbage
or snap bean% -and' Use at least 200
lbs. high grade fertilizer per acre.
Plantings must be . made at proper
dates according to seasonal condi
tions.
10. FARMERS' TOUR:
1. Havo organized Fanners'; See
and Learn Tour by way of .rbJg bns
through southwest and Valley of
"Virginia to Washington City, visit
ing United States Department of Ag
riculture, Federal Test Farms and
places of interest in Washington,
returning by Richmond and Pied
mont North Carolina Test Farm.
F. H. B*owu, Chairman.
John R. Jones, Secretary. '
EDWARDS is recorder
> ' vf - IN SWAIN COUNTY
Bryson .City Times. ,
The county commissioners of Swain
county have taken steps toward the
establishment of a county recorder's
court ii^ this county, with the ap
pointment of officers for the court.
McKinley Edwards has been named
*
judge of the court, and W. 6. Hall,
solicitor. . I
Supejrior court meets only three
times ai year in Swain county, with
the result that frequently many
cases, pMbicularly on the civil dock
et, arc not reached. The recorder's ?
court is expected to relieve the con
gestion. It will handle all criminal
cases lxilow the grade of felony, and
civil cases up to $1,000 on contract
and #500 on tort. It will meet each
Monday.
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RESUME ROAD WORK
Alter a few days Christmas holi
days work on the grading of high
way No. 28 between Franklin and
Highlands has been resumed. The
steam shovel is now between The
Narrows and Dry Falls. ? The Frank
lin Press.
LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO
INCREASE CASH INCOME
We Mult Increase the Cash Income!
Per Firm in Jackson County.
(By C. W. Tilson)
The Board of Agriculture of Jack
son connty plong with^ the county
agent in thffir recent meeting esti
mated a9 tcJofety^aH possible with the
facts and figures they could secure
the income to Jackso?^county farm-'
ers froia^ivss^k^aurfng the year;
1928. Ch'o following estimates Were :
made on the cash received, for live- j
stock sold.
Beef Cattle 1450 head sold ....$72,500
Dairy Cattle (none sold) but
20,000 pounds butter fat....$10,000
Sheep (lambs and, wool) $13,200 1
Hogs (sold on market). $27,528'
Poultry (sold on market) .... $30,169
Eggs 1 .$28,583
Total for livestock .... ; $181>930
It was fully agreed by eVery mem
ber of your county board of agri
culture that this income should be
doubled, then trebled as quickly as
possible. The present county plan of I
work was prepared and is offered
to every person in Jackson county as
the means by which we can safely
profitably and successfully increase
this cash income to our farmers.
The fuuhdation for this plan if
growing of abundant pastures and
feeds and the use only of purebred
sires on Jackson County farms.
Wo will of course continue to pro
duce as much of our living at home
as is possible, but we must also in
erease our cash income from live-*
stock. The feeds, pastures and pure
bred sires of nil kinds are absolutely
necessary to do this successfully and
profitably.
The increase in quality and quan
tity of vegetables grown and market
ed is a part of the plan to increase
our farm ineome. And the growing
of burley (sun and air cured) tobac
co as another cash crop is strongly
urged.
The demonstrations to be earried
on as mentioned in this plan of work
arc the means by which the most
practical, most economical, and moat
successful increase of our livestock
and other cash crops can be estab
lished. on- our farms.
The county board of agriculture
and county agent do most earaesti.
solicit the fullest cooperation of ev
ery person in Jackson- county in mak
ing this plap a success; Besides those
already at . work we sincerely, hoi#
that many more farmers will join ?
cooperation of producing and. mar
keting these cash crops not being
grown by them at present.
Watch your- county papers ? for: in-*
formation On the work, write the
county agent, br see the county
agent at his office on Saturday or
on Monday mornings, and be sure you
attend the meetings to be announced
and held in your community the lat
ter part of January to work out just
which of these demonstrations and
cash crops you and your 'communi
ty will work to produce and market
tfai*
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A UAJJ WIia; HAS JuOST .? ?
jtllb Wjl ipxi Jf AJU SJ^EaI^S
? ? - - *V"
. ?; ~ f
i "A wave 01 the a kiss blown
ou ine urw^t.'} ixoui iue swivieit lu
ti? jwi la ai? me world.
' " i stood 1 01 some moments watch
ing nui", si ciiu ouy utile liguri- in
iMu?: ami wiiut, an ccwemeiy import
une liiuc peiv^a on nei way to school j
j Anvil sue lUi'iicu me comer.
, "It must have been ahout 4 o'clock ;
'
j ihnt ine oos* sent lor inc. 'Woo,' ,
I tiaid lie, 'im.es Decu an accident I
aim you 9c1.tr nurry uome. ' '
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"Well, there isn't much more ib
leii. 'mai ntuc }>al o' nunc, sne was
not at ihe wijiuow lor me as usual.
j?or ail mstaiH L taiteied and had to
jigni tor breath.
"in a time i went out to the gale,;
just as 1 nan that very morning. !
And 1 looked, down ilie street as best !
i eouid. itig..i over t here, a snort '
oiock away, was wnere she turned
tno corner, an<? passed out bt my life i
iorever.
"Today it uas my little girl. To-;
morrow or he.\t day it vflil he some
other lutle pia qiuio ao dear. And so
on, and so o.j, until the conscience
of men shall cry bait to this passion
tor last driving in localities where
uanger-oovious danger-stares driv
ers straight in the eye."
BAPTISTS TO HAVE BANQUET
A banquet lor Baptist pastors,
Sunday scitooi superintendents and
workers in tne Haywood, 'i'uekasee
gee, Macon, 'lenn. Jttiyer, Western
jNonh Carolina and West Liberty as-,
socoations wiU be h$J3 Tn the t/haflift
bttof Conuqerce hail in Wlifa, Sat
o 'clock. At tins meeting the work
will be oulineu and goals set for the
year 1929.
An interesting program has been ]
planned with Ferry Mogan, Stat*
Sunday Scohol secetary, taking part. I
Those who are. planning to attend
this banquet should notify A. V.
tvusiiimrn, S\Jva, at once.
A V. Washburn,
District Field Worker.
ROBERT DAVIS
EAS TULAREMIA
Franklin Press, Jan. Jj.
1 hat niVNieriuiiK rabbit disease !
known as tularemia lias made its ap- !
jwaranee in Aiacon county As long I
ago as iasi January the Li. S. PuDlici
Health fServue warned: against tins'
disease in a Mdleiin. At that time
u naval surgfun who iiad killed aud
skinned six nit) bits became intcctod
and soon du<<. Jilood from a dis
eased rabbit was placed >011 a guinea
pig and resulted in the animal's death
in a few days. The Public Health
Service states that tins dasease in
rabbits is catny recognized, the livej
and spleen being covered with
a multitude oi small white spots about
the size of a pinliead. The bulletin
further states that it is absolutely!
safe to eat diseased rabbits that have i
1
Deen well cooked.
The disease was 1'irst located inj
ground sqiurrels near Tide Lake,
California, brace the name tularemia.
The disease in Macon county be
came known yesterday when Robert
l>avis became -infected by skfoning a
rabbit. At the present writing Mr.
Davis is considered in no danger.
The bulletin referred to aboVd spe
cifies a few Don'ts in handling rab
bits. They are: Don't skin k rab
bit with the bare hands. Don't tshoot
a rabbit that wont < run from te or
appears dull and dopey Don't fjjandle
or skin one that the dogs ba*e
If you do open a rabbit aa
shows the characteristic wJ
immediately disinfect the vha|^fC In
a _fe^.dayH. after vthat, you feel doll
and heavy, are feverish with head
aches and backaches, have a larg*
and sore lump under each arm, you
probably have tularemia and should
see a doctor at once
A!*L
GuHford county farmers arc using
native shrubbery to improve their
home grounds. Many homes liave
been beautiful this full by such]
iandaraging.
I unuluuiMX JXUH1 CAM
I UAixt; JLnf TONS '
; * i K0i4 ONE ACEE
I
Raleigh, N. C., J:in. 9--'lwent>
tous ?i marketable rabbage txo.n
one acre 01 land is t ne record turn
ed 111 oy t an .januson of Uienviiio
in .lacKMin county wt. ? accompDsli-u
l ne i ear oy using a g><o?l variety oj
euouage aa?i leruiusilig ilie crop wen.
Mr. .Jameson used only tiie 0es;
ol nis plains, selecting those tbwi
wore stocky and with a well d^vclo] >
??it 1001 system. These he set 1& ii:-,
dies a par. on rows about 30 inches
apart, utien the crop had grown ot:
well, he topuressed the plants witn
.)i?? pounds per aerc ot Chilean ni
trate ol' soda.
As a result, says Mi*. Xiswongei,
he hauled 12 truck loads of e*eellen<
cabbage to market irom this one
acre. Hie lightest load ot 600 heous
weighed 3,.w0 pounds and the heav
iest load weighed 4,250 pounds. The
average weignt of the heads was a
bout d 1-2 ])onnds each. Mr. Jameson
received about 2 1-2 cents a pound
lor the cabbage alter hauling to
market. This makes an estimate!
price ai the field of about one eenr
a pound, which was the average prie
received in Jackson county last fall.
At this figure, Mr. Jameson reported
that he secured. $340 net profit from
.his acre after laying all production
costs. Other growers who used the
same variety reported to Mr. "Nls
wonger that , they had netted from
$225 to $275 ian* acre for their cab
bage. ? ?
?.Mr. Niswonger says that about 30
percent of the growers m JaeEftou
county are ? now- -naiftg~tlie HaSSTT
Ball Head variety. r
TTTCKASEEGEE BAPTtS* tiOT
DAY SCHOOL CONTENTION
3YLVA BAPTIST CHtTRtTH
SUNDAY, JANITAttY iOTH.
9 :30-Presossiou work of Sylva twli
ors and officers.
9 :45--Sunday sehool opens. This bo
ing a deuionstrartion of a depart
mental Sunday school.
Opening worship, 15 minute*.
Classes, 45 minutes. ->
Closing worship 15 minutes.
Il:00--The church at worship. Ser
mon or address, "The Sunday
School a Church Asset,'* Rev. W.
C. Iteed.
12:00-Dinner.
Afternoon Session
(R. R. Fisher, Presiding)
1:30 -Devotional, Mr. JR. F. Jarrstt
1 :45--Associational reffcrtl
perintendents and d&rict supl.)
2:15 -Conference, Elementary work,
Mrs. Washburn. Administration,
Mr. Washburn.
2:40--A demonstration of th^ use <>iJ
the Bible in the claw, T. G-rib
Me.
3:00--Spooial music.
3:05~Sunday School Music. Rev. .1.
O. Murray.
3 :30? Miscellaneous and Adjourn
ment.
J T. Gribble,
F. I. Wftfaon,
J. G. Murray,
Program Committee.
6 Day Bike Rtce Ch*mf
ti, "4*.
gruelKm
York Sir
cycle
wM M*a?| >iik
Fred S^uar. The
diminutive^ Iftke
star ha? ?i?ri
reat plaadtt* jer
t > ' hi* agffity
>??. *'j * speed, j He it tHrV
,v. ?? > t;- fjK?P?raiinf. from
?Ml h?f<* grfad.
Governor 0. Max Gardner is
making no idle gesture in big avowed
efforts to serve the Nor# Carolini
farmer. His advisoiy ioard ?t work
already on some l^T-lke . proll^B 'o
be solved.
Since good daiy eowa are in
at high prices, it way.
Qwywm to grow Qgt