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Left to right Standing: Hon. W. B. Umstead, Han. Graham A. Barden, Hon. Harold D. Cooley, Han.
J. H. Kerr, Hon. J. W. Lameth, Hon. J. Bayard Clark, Hon. Lindsay C. Warren, Hon. Frank Hancock,
Hon. A. L. Bulwinkle, Hon. Zebulon Weaver. Seated: Hon. J. W. Bailey, Hon. R. L. Doughtan, Hon. R. R.
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Peculiar Thermal Belt
Interestingly Elxplained
Alany visitors, as well as resi
dents; frequently remark on the
peculiar "Thermal Belt" which
stretches through this section of
Western North Carolina.
This phenomena was recently in
terestingly explained in a North
Carolina agricultural publication..
Many years ago Silas McDowell
wrote in the agricultural volume of
the Patent Office Report an article
relating his observations in Macon
county. He was a man of much
intelligence . and.,had been in , youth
a companion of John Lyon, the
English botanist, exploring with
him the Yellow, Roan, Grandfather
and Linville . ranges and caring for
him until his death in 1814.
Mr. McDowell was also a com
panion of Curtis, Buckley, Rein
hardt and Dow, the latter of whom
perished in ."the mountains," and
his remains were never discovered.
Dr. Gray was in communication
with him more than 40 years ago.
He wrote:
"When 1 commenced business it
was as a farmer in western North
Carolina, in a wild valley and amid
lofty mountains, and for nearly 50
years my house was -an open, fre.e
home to the scientist, particularly
fhe geologist and botanist (my own
specialties.) But now the light be
gins to burn dim in the pinnacle
and is nearly out."
He died in 1882 at the ripe old
age of 87.
A description of the phenomena
observed by him is given in his
own Words : ,
"Among the valleys of the south
ern Alleghanies sometimes winter
is succeeded by warm weather,
which continuing . through the
months of March and April, brings
out vegetation rapidly and clothes
the forest in an early vendure.
"This pleasant spring weather is
terminated by a few days rain, and
the clearing up is followed bycold,
raking winds from the- northwest,
leaving the atmosphere a pure in
digo tint, through which wink
bright stars ; but, if the wind sub
sides at night, the succeeding morn
ing shows a heavy hoar frost, veg
etation is utterly, killed, including
all manner of fruit germs, and the
landscape clothed in verdue the day
before now looks dark and dreary.
"It is under precisely this con
dition of things that, the beautiful
phenomenon of the 'Verdant Zone'
or 'Thermal Belt' exhibits itself
upon our mountain sides, commenc
ing at about 300 feet vertical1 height
above the valleys, and traversing
them in a perfectly horizontal line
throughout their entire length, like
the vast green ribbon upon a black
ground.
'"Its breadth is 400 feet vertical
height, and from that wider ac
cording to the degree of the angle
of the mountain with the plane of
the horizon. Vegetation of all kinds
within the limits ot this zone is
Delegation in Congress
untouched by frost ; and such is its
protective influence that the Isa
bella, the most fender of all our
native grapes, has not failed to
produce abundant crops in 26 con
secutive years; nor has fruit of any
kind ever been known within these
limits to be frost killed, though
there have been instances where it
has been so from a severe freeze.
The lines are sometimes so sharp
ly drawn that ane-half of a shrub
may be frost-killed while the other
half is unaffected.
"This belt varies in the height of
its range above different valleys. I
will name a case in, point. I made
my. observations in relation to this
belt in Macon county, which is tra
versed by the beautiful valley of
the little Tennessee riter lying 2,
000 feet above tidewater. Here
when the thermometer is drawn to
20 the frost reaches 300 feet verti
cal height. A small river, having its
sources in a high plateau 1,900 feet
above this, runs down into this
valley, breaking through three
mountain barriers, and consequent
ly making three short valleys, in
cluding the plateau, rising one above
the other, each of which has its
IT'S
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Farmers recogniz
BASIC-0-TEH-F0UR
as the most profitabl
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The latest Government
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Fertilizer, is relatively cheaper than, any commodity the farmer can buy.
Corn is high. When beef is high we feed our cattle heavy; when produce is
high we feed our plants heavy. THE BEST PLANT FOOD IS BASIC PUL
VERIZED FERTILIZER.
For your convenience we carry in stock a complete line of Basic Pulver
ized Fertilizer made only by the Knoxville Fertilizer Company.
E. A. Dbwdle, Franklin
own vernal zone, traversing the
hillsides that inclose them, the first
of which takes a much lower range
than that of the lower valley and
each taking a lower as the valleys
mount higher in the atmosphere."
Procedures for Filing of
Old-Age Benefits' Claims
Procedures for filing of claims
for the payment of lump sums
under the federal old-age benefits
plan of the Social Securty Act,
surpassing in simplicity any others
for similar use yet devised either
for government or private business
purposes, have been outlined .by
G. R. Parker, regional director,
region IV.
Moreover, Mr. Parker declared
that when the claims procedures
are in full operation the adjudica
tion of properly completed claims
can be accomplished with unusual
dispatch following their receipt in
the Washington office of the board.
Claims already filed range from a
few dollars each to $105.
A simple form has been devised
by the social security board for the
use of each of the. five different
types of claimants. Separate forms
are provided for:(l) wage earners,
(2) widows or widowers, (3) other
close relatives, . (4) executors or
administrators, and (5) guardians
or committees. They ask a mini-
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report on the "Intended
per cent below the' five year
mum of from two to a rriaxlmum
of 12 questions. . 'h '
A sixth form, known as "State
ment of Employer," is a simple re
port by the employer giving only
the total amount of wages paid thv.
employee and the employment per
iod. .
Mr. Parker said forms are ob
tainable, and that assistance in ex
ecuting t'hem is 'available, at any
one of its 12 regional offices and
111 field offices now open at stra
tegic points throughout the United
States. Forms also may be obtain
ed at the Board's office, in Wash
ington, D. C. As the claims load
increase, the Board stated .new
field offices will be opened as the
work necessitates. ,
i The nearest field office to this
section is located in the Flatiron
building, Asheville. '
WHAT to PLANT
THIS WEEK ,
Compiled by
Farmers Federation News
Garden
ities: First and' Best, Alaska,
Early Bird. Wrinkled: Laxton,
Telephone.
SPINACH Bloomsdale, for spring
and early summer.
CABBAGE Set frost-proof plants,
Early Jersey Wakefield, Charles-,
ton Wakefield, Early Flat Dutch,
ONIONS Danver and Silver Skin
sets, Bermuda plants.
BEANS Valentine, Tennessee
tGreen Pod, Burpee, Giant.
LETTUCE Grand Rapids (curled),
N. Y. Wonderful, Iceberg.
POTATOES-Irish Cobbler, Spauld-
ing Rose and Green Mountain.
TURNIPS White Egg, 7-Top,
Purple Top Globe.
BEETS Early Eclipse, Early Blood
Turnip, Detroit Dark Red.
CARROT S Chantenay, Danver,
Ox-heart.
CORN All sweet varieties.
MUSTARD Curled.
RAD ASH All varieties.
TOMATO In flats and hot beds.
PEPPERS Pimiento, ; Cayenne,
Bell or Bull Nose,
Field Seeding ,
LESPEDEZA Korean, Common,
Kobe, Tennessee 76, Serecia.
CLOVERS Red, Sapling,. Alsike, .
White Dutch, White Sweet, Al
falfa.. GRASSES Kentucky Blue, Red
Top, Orchard, Rye, Grass, Tim
othy. OATS Fulghum, ' White Spring,
Red, Burt.
RAPE
Spade or plow in all manure
available on rest of garden. Lime
if possible, but leave lime and
manure off potato land.
Finish all fruit tree pruning and
dormant scale spraying (spray oil,
lime sulphur with arsenate of lead
or nicotine sulphate, according to1
manufacturers' directions.)
Acreage" of corn shows
average.