FrMiy, April 11, 1524 -A iliSCASOFTHI I Of M&ton County, WM-i Frsnklin TownsSv.p. Iotla AV. T. :Tipictt, J. L. .Poindex- AGS WOOD LOT rv THE FRAIKILIM PRESS. With Proper Care, the Wood Lot Can Be Made One of the Best Paying Parts of the Whole Farm. tcr; II. P. Kay. . . I .Olive Hill-J. R. Guyer, . D. Bar ard, Walter Campbell. Patton Robt. Pafton, Satn'l Green, VV. H. Roane.. Clark's Chapel-E. D.'Dowdle, y. . Brown, Chas. Cabc. Union C. W. Dowdle, Geo. Owen- The woodlot is one of the most im portant portions of the farm. It upplies "wood .for'. cooking and for warn tb. Vo'.ect.s. the farm from 'washing, rains and erosion, enhances the Ulue of. the property, and, prop- -try handled, prov'dfs a continuous money crop, supplying work for. the idle- periods- when other farm work is impossible.' It is important.'. there fore, for the owner ti give some at tention to the protection and proper handling of the woodbt. ,.' The following :;m?!e rules ..lyiUjf observed, improve the woodlot and increase the revenue .fronyt. 1 Don't attempt to use tlie woodlot as a pasture. Very little forage is fcrund for cattle in the wooded area Usualiv only young -trees are availa ble as forage and these supply very little -nourishment.-. Cattle, sheep and hogs in the wood! . :t absolutely pre vent young growth by eating the acorns, or .s.eeds, nipping the tops front young seedlings ' and packing the ground so ' hard as to. prevent sprouting of seeds or stumps. There fore decide whether the land is, to be used for pasture or woodlot, 'and use' it for that purpo.se exclusively, 2. Cut inferior trees first. Don't cull out the best trees and leave the poorer, crooked or inferior ones standing.- Use the crooked, dead and defective trees for firewood. Hick ory makes excellent firewood but is not Well suited for any other pur pose. Crooked dead and down tim ber'make as good or better firewood lhan tall, straight, green timber. Old and defective trees' produce seed that arc likely to produce defective young growth or' be incapable of rcpro tiucirg. 3. Where young growth is well started and thick; remove ail the old ' mature timber. Old trees grow slow lv. take lots of since, exhaust the food from the ground, and shade the ' young timber so that it cannot grow rapidly and healthily. t. Cut chestnut as closely as possi He. There is great danger of losing all chestnut from blight within the next ten years. Even if chestnut is not hliarht killed it is Well to'keen it cut close because it grows rapidly, reproduces well from both seed and sprouts and . will produce a money crop more quickly than any other species. . 5. Cut low stumps and. use as much rif the material in each tree as. nossi ble. Sprouts . coming -from high stumps wul.brea off and die much carier and quicxe-r than, those com in a' from near the ground.' By cut- ling low stumps more material is got ten out or the 'tree, making it more valuable. Laps will rot quicker, al- , lowing young growth an earlier start jf.the large limbs and butts are re moved, r - ------ - 6. -Don't cut timber. as you come to it. Thin the starvl1- evenly through out, so that there will always be par tial thade on the ground and trees, standing to produce seed.. Properly thinned stands of young growth will produce as much actual timber, as neavicr stands where the individua trees are crowded. It is the same principle as hoeing corn, leaving the talks all spaced properly 7. DO NOT BURN THE WOODS. Thic fs flip rrrrtcf inmnrtant nf all rules regarding the handling of the woodlot. Those leaves from last year ate the food for this year's timber. They rot, sink into the ground, and re drawn un in the form of sao in this yer's growing season, forming ili( fprtibVrri for the timber. Thev alr.ri form a blafifeet on the around. holding excess water, preventing qnick run-oft, protecting the ground from erosion, and nrovidinor a rich. Jilack soil for the seed to prout in. .Fire not only burns the fertilizer, but Ijij.Is the young trees that will form the next eron. Fire burns through the bark at the base of the old trees, causing-hollow butts, allowing in sects and disease a chance to cet in to the tree, and holds back the growth of the tree by killing some V'n. j . .j ...... v ( J k i , IlllU the limbs and leaves. It exposes the inineral.so.il. allowing the sun to bake it. and thus preventing moisture from shaking through the roots of the tree. Remember that . timber is a crop, just as' corn is a crop. Timber ac tually brings more moneys into the county tnan corn, .umber is easier - to r; row than 4 com. Timber plants itself.- hoes itself, and nlnws iKnlf . .and a little attention from the owner of the woodlot will repay hint better than any time, he spends on-other .work. J" ire is timDers greatest enemy I. T W AMIno-tnti South Skeenah U. Hodgins, I no. Stockton, Robt. Stanley. North Skeenah Zeb Shone, Vester Stockton, Lum Sanders,,. Wallace Jtly Gibson, Will blagle, Geo. Stallcup. . .. Mill Shoal Township. Hollv Serines Terry Franklin, Lo gan Berry, Elias Amnions. . ' Watauga J. VV. snuier, rranK Bailey, R. D. Brendle. 1 Oa.k Ridge Jas. Mmcy, J. 1. ban ers, N. B. L. Downs. Mountain Grove I. L. Young, Jas. Corbin, Parker Gregory. Ellijay Township. I-J I i j. 0 .Y Qja s . Mincy,- Chas. Moore, W. Henry, t -' Hiedonville . T. L. Higdbn, Tno. Corbin, B.'MiiAngcJiV. Salem-C.iStiinfield, C. L. Wat- ins, Noah Jolly. Bethel Logan Clark, Jess Stew- man, Chas. Sanders. Masliburn's Branch W. C. Mash- burn, Andy Sorrels, Jno. Jennings. i Sugarfork Township. Pine Grove lake Tilson, C. W. lenderson, .Wm. Holland. Walnut Creek Geo. Hedden. T. M. Keener, Mrs. Fay. Mashburn, Buck Creek A. I-.. Shook, Geo. Til- son, Dock Rogers, , Gold Mine-Joe. Dcndy, J. T. Mc Coy,'. H. E. Keener! Highlands Township. Short off L. Zachary, Simon Speed, . C Callowav. i Highlands-II, V. . Sloan,; J. Q. lerson, Ur. Mary L. Lapham.' Horse Cove Alex Edwards. T. T. Dotson, Frank Hill. Clear Creek Mrs. Ed Picklesimer. Mrs. Ida Burrell, E. Chastain: Broadway Andv Wilson. R. B. Wilson-, Dave McCall., Flat Mountain Henry Tallev. Ben Keener, T. M. Keener. Flats Township. Scaly Oden P.enland, D. I. Miller, , D. Burnett. Smith's Bridge Township. , Mulberry Robt. Howard. Ino. Nor ton, Harley Carpenter. Academy Geo. Dowdle; H. E. Chil- ders, Jno. Brabson. Hickory - Knoll Edear Vanhook. Otto McClu.re, J. D. Stiles. . Lower Tesenta Mel Cabe, Lester ustice, Henry Cabe. Upper Tesenta W. B. Lone. Chas. Carpenter, M. B. Norton. Betty's Creek-L. B. . Norton. Ral eigh Carpenter, L. L. Long. Mountain View J. A. Curtis, Al bert Norton, W. G. Stewart. Otto-D. P. Cabe. I. M. Cabe. Tno. Dills. Cartoogechaye Township. Slaele Mrs. TefKEnW. frs T. V Crawford, Carl Slagle,- Poplar Cove Robt. Anderson. Dan Sweatman, Jerry Dills. . Allfson L. Southards. Tno. Roane: Zeb Roane. ' Watts W. H. Carncnter. Thad Watts, Geo. Mofiitt. Littleton's J. E. Passmore, ,W. E. lopkins. v . " Nantahala Township. Aquone lake Rav. Robt. R arnett- Sim Roper. . - ; bnartown J. M. Cochran, Jess De- weese, i-rank Dalrvinnle. Beecher E. 0. Reiarhart. Tno rntli- ern, Cal West. Kyle Luther Roland. T im Wnnrl Sam Waters. Fair View-T. W. Wilson Tno Owenby. . H. Grant. Camp Branch A. P. Mdrtran. Wes- ey Dills, J. B. Mason. Burmngtown Township. .. Oak Dale-Ruf Clamnit. Fate Rn- per, Chas. Ray. Burningtownr-Jas. Parrish, Henry Ha!!', Robt. Edwards. ' ' Morgan'sL. V. Smith. EH RvrH T. C. Carnes. Tellico Robt. Ramsev. Sam Mason Jas. Ramsey. Cowea Township. Oak Grove T. A. Lakev Carev Hall. Thomas Queen. Cowee A, L. Rabv. S. T. Mnrrav. Jud Hurst. : Liberty Walter Dalton. F. C Rick'man, G. H. Gibson. Harmony Scott Allen. FreH RiVW. man, Jno. Allen. Rose Creek Bert TTuurhes TWfc Welch, Jas. Parrish. Colored Schools. Rosenwald To Stewart Newt GiK son, Matt Ray. Pine Grove L S. Thomnson. Tas. Eurston, W. A. Gray, Sugarfork Rob Scrubs. Lon F.no-- land, Lester McDaniel. Cowee Ruf Upton, Geo. Love, Les ter Hall. The above is. the list of school com mittees appointed by the County Board of Education at the A meeting. .These appointments will be confirmed at the July meeting. It was ordered by the Board that the schools are to open this year July 28th, but where in the opinion of the committee and the superintendent it will be better for an earlier date, they may open before' that time. This applies to schools having a term of less than eight months. M. D. BILLINGS, Supt. It requires no technical knowledge of automobiles to appre jife the outstanding value of the Ford Touring Car. Nnr onlv is it the lowest priced five-nasseneer car on the market, but it is also a car that costs Httle to operate, litde I f. j to keep in condition and has an unusually high resale value . after years of service. All Ford Cars are sold on convenient deferred terms, or may be purchased under the Ford Weekly Purchase Plan. " , () Detroit, Michigan See the Nearest Authorized Ford Dealer 4$rV mi CARS - TRUCKS - TRACTORS FN64C REDLAND FARM 1 Mile West o? Franklin. Pure Bred White Leghorn Eggs, D. W. Young Strain, $1.50 per setting of 15 Guaranteed to be Fresh and 80 Fertile. D. Robert Davis, Franklin, N. C. Hall's CatarE!! local and internal, and has been success ;ul in the treatment of Catarrh for over forty years. Sold by all druggists. F. ). CHENEY &. CO., Toledo, Ohio u . fOSTA'S is the Heathized-the Air Tight Ice V Cream. JUST A LITTLE BETTER. FRANK T. SMITH PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST FRANKLIN, N. C. 36 INCHES .... t . . - v .... . SUN PROOF and TUB PROOF' COLORS GUARANTEED Entire Cost of Garment Refunded if Colors Run or Fade. Looks Like Linen but does not wrinkle or crush. ONLY 50c. 'I. SLOAN BROS. & CO. ' Phone 85 ''..''' Where Quality and Price Reign r 1 i - .Keep it down. 1