FrMiy, April 11, 1524
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Of M&ton County, WM-i
Frsnklin TownsSv.p.
Iotla AV. T. :Tipictt, J. L. .Poindex-
AGS WOOD LOT
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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
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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
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CARS - TRUCKS - TRACTORS
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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
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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
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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.
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SLOAN BROS. & CO.
' Phone 85
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Where Quality and Price Reign r
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