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IUR COUNTY AGENT'S DEPARTMENT
Timely Talks to Polk ounty Farmers, and others, on Timely Sub
jects, bv County Agent, J. R. Sams.
v Tryon N. C, November 12,1920. -
THANKSGIVING GOLF TOURNAMENT
At The TRYON COUNTRY CLUBI
Hogs For Polk County
mv friends, and when I say my
Uis in roiK county 1 mean
tiiers and business men alike,
(ant to talk to you for a few
nutes about conditions that are
ll..
nllnil' na n nocaimiot to y
V W t UV. til M.J V JVUUlttltUV) i.Ui 1
torn it. But the fact is staring
1 in the face so far as the boll
fi..:i ;? nnrerned inst the samp
e n io w
is on his way. He is coming
d when he gets here the cotton
op will be cut at least one
Hirth. Now if it is so hard to
ake "Buckle and tongue' meet
rowing cotton under present
editions, can you afford to grow
, when ' the wevil gets here ?
ow is a good time to think it
verand decide how to meet this
ondition when it arrives. In
jy opinion the hog is the safest
;ay. There is no place where
og feed can be grown cheaper
an in Polk county. - Cow peas
tev beans, velvet beans, all the
Vrasses and clovers for pastures,
,nd corn for finishing up can be
i ? i mi
frown m great quanixies. ine
hoe is no experiment here, he is
it home everywhere in the south.
pome farmers in Polk county may
not know it; but we have right
jiere in Polk county perhaps,
the finest boar in the south, Mr.
IJ.J. Lynch, our own county man
m neighbor, is the owner of this
Valuable hog. Now why not en
courage Mr. Lynch by purchasing
We of his fine sow pigs and be
i. 1 1
gin w grow some goou nogs to
t
Jake the place of cotton when
Jthe wevil comes and knocks all
4lie profit out? I don't mean
jthat every farmer should turn
from one extreme and act the
fool by going to another extreme. J
What I mean is this ; let " every
farmer procure a sow,pig of high
bred ancestors, prepare the right
kind of pastures, raise two litters
of pigs every year, grow the
same breed of hogs and market
them' in car lots. This if under
taken systematically and pressed
with the same energy which it
takes to buy fertilizers a4id grow
and market a crop, you would see
old Polk blosson as a rose and
farm homes would have installed
m them power and lightning
Plants and other modern con
vemences and our banks would
overflow with deposits, and mer
chants would grin' from one side
of their face clear across to the
other. Then why don't our mer
chants and bankers deal more
liberally toward the encourage
purpose of this is to try and get
all farmers to get tne. very best
seed possible. How can we get
the best seed corn ? ; By having
a seed corn show and all farmers
coming together, bringing with
them samples of their seed corn.
1 hen it will be easy to tell who
has really the best, and other
farmers will then know where to
go for good seed. What about
the importance of growing corn
in a county anyway? Did you,
ever take notice that when corn
is "plentiful in any community
everything e 1 s e . is plentiful.
When the farmer is out of corn
he is well near out of everything.
When there is plenty of corn on
he farm, you will see the mules
and horses on that farm in good
condition, and the hogs will be
fat, the pigs will always have
their tails curled, andthat"means
prosperity for the pig as well as
for the owner. We cannot have
a good corn crop , in 1921, and
wait until next April to begin.
We must begin to talk, to think
and to do now. Talk up the seed
corn show. Bring in your sample
for " comparsion with others.
Think out definitely what lands
you mean to put in com and have
all land that should be broken
this winter put in good condition
when spring comes so that less
spring work will be pressing.
plow deep don't be afraid of
deep plowing : Among other
great truths brought to light by
the world war is the fact that
the deeper the land is broken the
more productive it becomes. In
northern France in the dugout
sections where they were ex
ploded, the ground was pulver
ized to the depth of one hundred
and more feet in places, and from
SCHEDULE . OR EVENTS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25-9:00 A M.
Qualifying Round of Eighteen Holes. May be played eith
er morning or afternpon. "'
The 75 best Scores to qualify, in Eight Flights of Eight
Trophies will be awarded to winners and runners up in all
flights and to winners of Consolation flights.
Pairings may be made, but it is requested that members of
the same Club do not pair. Notice of all pairings should
be given to ie Secretary! ' .'
$2.00 a Year
FRdiyiOURFniECJDSifMIEDDlIfJi
Items of Interest Gathered From Various Sections of Poik County by Our
V Corps ot Faithf nlorrespondents.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26-8:30 A. M.
First Round, Match Play. Eighteen Holes, all Flights
Announcement of drawings and starting time will be post
ed at the hotels and drug store; v
FRIDAY-1:45 P. M. ' .
Second Round, all Flights. .
FRIDAY 2:15 P M. f
First Consolation Flight.
.. .
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27-9:00 A. M.
Semi-Finals, all Flights. l:
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27-:30 A. M. V
Second Consolation Flight. I
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27-1:45 P. M. f
Finals, all Flights, Eighteen Holes.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27-:15; PM.
Finals, Consolation Flight, -ft . v .
Dancing at Oak Hall in.evening.
; Rules of the United States Golf Association to govern, with
such exceptions as Local Rules may make. The Tournament
Committee will interpret the Rulejgid decide t all disputes.
Entries should be made to the Secretary of the Club-not
later than Thursday, November 25th, 12:00 o'clock. In making
entry please advise the Secretary of the . contemplated time of
arrive and local address. A charge-of $3.00 will be made for
each entryjin place of iground fees.
Address:
Secretary Tryon Country Club,
Tryon, North Carolina.
that down to a depth of two and' f rom l to 4 p. m. James J. Gray
three feet. And it has been ob- nnr. liofriVt no-pnf is invifp nnd
served that the deeper the soil expected to be present. I am
had been torn up the greater now preparing a program for
was the production. So in pre- our year's work and it" will be
paring for next year's corn crop published as soon as completed,
you need not be frightened about The uncertanity of cotton
plowing too deep. O f prices is inciined to tie up farm
course every farmer must be rations of farmers. LoW
governed by good common sense eg of cotton and
ngnt onmsown rarrn as townen other.farm products, ,have oc
ana unaer wnai conaitions iu
practice deep plowing. Now
back to corn. It is always safe
curred before and the world went
onjust the same and so will it go
on now; Let every farmer lay
his plans as usual and be , cheer
ful and go about his work
to have lots of corn.- The real
feeding and food value of corn
does not fluctrate, to feed ahorse with composed mind and good
cow, pig or a man, corn is worxn iud nt . and the reconstruction
just as much when it can be riod that follows all wars will
i i j ji i
DOUgm on xne mariLeL per hQ & matter of history and
bushel as'when It COSt $3.00 per nhtov'rinrmai.knA times as
mentnf trrnwincr .flip W. We bushel. 1 But if the farmer is out I as AVpr and P.vP.rvhodvTiros-
have just had a system of fairs of corn and must -buy it at $3 .00 peroug ; Th is for
m PolW r.nnnfxr 0 in ooh town- Per DUSnei men mere is a. ue- OT. y f Veen pool, in aood
wvviixwj , iv m.m.m. v. " I -. , n J 1 1 J J - o
ship and a round up at Colum- menaous araerenw bo ir uui- hum0r, and a level head and not
busasn Poiin fir One mer- lars are concerned. Now 1 hpyiliuv 0f llsmff extravagant
wonder if we can't think the
"US as a ponntv fair. One mer
chant and at. fapWv minorledJwonderit we can
their pflPnfc ifv, fV,Q foor to matter oyer quitely these long
VilUl (,o (Villi VilV lUlillWiU. i .
makpn ppoaf,ii fir where nights when, so much
ere the others? Our Hamp- mg said about low priced cotton
shirpw rr oo em PY. and make up our mmds to plan
poii 4. -1. .- for less cotton for 1921, and-ior
fair. What thevneed is natron- more corn.- We need not neces
age Dnnmor,! There sarny putou many auw iU.xf Ti,QQ
ls nothing bettec than the Hamp- but p an to ennch what landyou chndren in the farm homeS) and
snire hog-Then why not decide r' : i? this is the last call if -not sown at
to ' v. m 4-1, seed, give the land thorough prep- ;4. ,
t Ovv UUgS, glUVY, Wicm
be guilty of using extravagant
language about his neighbor or
anyone else. Quiet sober mind
ness should be the motto of every
one.
I have been insisting on farm
ers sowing some wheat on -every
farm; if just a small crop. This
Lynn.
. Rev. Caldwell will. preach' next
Sunday Ndv. 14th, 11 b'clbck a.
m. Dr. Pratt will peach Sunday
at 7:30p.;m. , ' :
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Everything is exceeding quiet
in Lynn just at this time owing
to the closing down of the Hos
iery Mill. -
T. A. Rippy and family will
move to Columbia, S. C, this
week. '
W. T; Hammett took in the
Spartanburg County Fair one day
last week. ;
y.- T. Linsday is very indispos
ed being confined to his room and
bed all the time.
HONOR ROLL FOR LYNN IUSIC
CLASS FOR OCTOBER 1920. Alice
Johnson anJ Clyde Metcalf, Star
pupils. C. Ward, Jack Fisher.
Beginners, Edith Justice Star
pupil. Lettie Gains, Honor!
C.iC. Newman and Miss Maud
Constant were happily married
at Saluda last week. Their many
friends wish them much happi
ness. . ; ,
Meivin Hill
The election is over and we are
glad, for it's a dreadful tinie.
Mostly all the women in this
: vicinity went to the polls.
Jhere's nothing new under the
sun now.
Mrs. Mary Morris of Cliffside,
is visiting friends and., relatives
here' this week.
Mrs. Huntley has gone over to
Ruthefordtoiyto visit her daugfr
ter Mrs. Faulkner.
Mrs. Ada Waldrop and daugh
ter Ruth, of Cliffside, spent Sun
day with relatives and friends.
The young people enjoyed a
singing at the home of Dr? Heads,
Sunday night. .
There will be a singing at the
Willie Mills made a business
trip to gpartanburg S. C, iast
'week. ..
Lona Whiteside of Uree, passed
through this section Sunday.
Ralf Edwards and wife visited
the -; former's . grandparents J.
Edwards and wife last Sunday.
Hurry up! girls and boys as our
Register of Deeds says he is go
ing to issue the first democratic
couple their license free of charge.
. Fishtop
We have sure had some fine
weather for the farmer (and the
politican too) and we hope all will
be satisfied for a trial of the,,
officers elected and that they may
have a fair test.
David Paty has gone to Colum-
the people who live closer in the
owns, and Polk county has no
town that, is in tonr.h and svmna-
thy with the rural sections of the church here next Saturday night.
county. No county ; can everPv?0 come-
hone to he miiPh in inflneno.e. in , Regular church services here
wealthjr in social life and in- nex tunaay at-ii a. m
telleeence without a flourishing:' Mrs. Johnson got bitten on the
alive countv town to set the place hand by her pig the other day
and give eneouragement to the which is giving her some trouble
rural sections. We say the farm- ana inconvenience. xiupe i
er is the backbone of everything .will not be like the monkey bite
in all lands, and in a way he is; School commenced here Mon-
but what is a backbone worth, day morning' in charge .of Pro
without a heart to send good red f f essor Kreider and wife.
blood up and down their : back- Mr. Branscom and wife,' also
bone through the main : artery Miss visited Mrs. Mary an interesting sermon at Coopers
and thence through the whole Qreenway of Collinsville, last Gap Sunday.
body- Sunday evening.
I want to call attention to every F1H i n B Miller arrived
farmer, banker, merchant, manu- , ftwlo r.j f tAr an absence
lacturer, lawyer, doctor, preacn- of geveral months.
er, and even the blockaders and
scalawags, in Polk county to the ' .' MilP Spring Route 1,
fact that our county can never
bus to work on a job he has
taken, clearing land, for Mrs.
Lelia Newman.
Miss Flora Bradley went on a
visit to Dr. Lindsey Sunday.
T. W Bradley sang for the Mt.
Lebanon people Sunday.
Walter Burgess has gone to
market with a load of cabbage.
Jasper Henderson has gone to
Hendersohville to see a lawyer
on some, professional business.
Feed being scarce for". winter,
some are selling what cattle they
can and killing some for home
use. . v
Some of the.; boys report the -
5atching.oi:opibss&ms and a :'f ew: ;
coons, which they say are fine.
Miss Beaula Bradley stopped
off at Saluda to stay a few days
with home folks and friends, on
her way f rom her summer home
on Long Island, N. J., to her
winter retreat at Orange Grove,
Fla. ; .,
E. J . Bradley visited and din
nered with R. C. Jackson's
family Monday. - . -
Such fine weather for picking
peas and cotton, we hope all
will get busy. .
There were several ladies here
that did not register and conse
quently, did not vote.
We learn that school will start
here as soon as the committee
have employed a teacher (but
this we very much doubt) v
Rev.
Red Moumtain. ,
Bud Jacksan preached
Hobart Whitesides, Posey Wil
son, Jay Corn, and Misses Lizzie
Lee, Gladys Wilson 'were riding
around this afternoon. ' '' ' v ".' ! .
t 1 J J J 1 . .
an intelligent way and be pre- V "pru u"ie'
Pared for the boll weevil when he fit?? d and . cultivation
aakes his apnearence: be that y.our rewarQ wiu oe . reason-
Ion
g or short.
ably sure.
Corn For 1921
once, it snouia nox De sown tms
year,
Now a word about community
organization, no county can be
strong where there is no organiz-
All Polk county farmers, and ation. One reason why Polk
especially those interested in per- county is powerless is because
Why'should we i'et?in talking manant summer and winter pas- of the. want of organization. In
about corn for Because tures will nlease not forget that almost all countries organization
agitation makes us think, and field meeting" for the study of goes out into the countrf from
linking leads us to action. Last pastures to be held next Saturday weir organized towns, it is
. eek we talked about aseed corn Nov.' 13, at W. B. McSwain's harder for people scattered over
snow at Columbus about the first farm Hickory Grove church and I the "country with bad roads to get
ondav in .Tfln,iaTO i Q9i The school. Greens Creek townshit). together. and organize than for
Mrs. 'Lenoa , Wilson spent the '
Rev. W. J. Hackney filled his nht with her grandmother, Mrs.; ,
become a nrosnerous and mflu- onninfment ntT.ehanon Sundav. : w- L- Lynch.
ential county until the citizens of rQO;;a ot,j ProrJis
thejeounty combine their influence Uch of near Rutherfordton.at-
anq energies, ana py ineir uwn tended services at Lebanon, and
efforts organize a plan by which w th f. hufch stg of
their county site will become a Maggie Sue Edwards Sunday.
iiiuuexxi a,nu wi.
I am writing this calmly and de-
fViQ orrwl of Pollr
ouiiuajr.
Miss Minnie Womack who has
been visiting her sister at Forest
' Miss Lela Dimsdale called n to!
see Miss Lizzie Lee Wilson Sun-
day.
George and Hamp Ruff visited
their father, James A. Ruff last
'T. I Womack and family were week. : ..
visitors at T. M. Ruppe's last
county ; and everybody in it.
The county seat of any county
will set' the pace for the average
Charley Brown passed through
this section last week. ,
citizen, where the ideals of the City, N. C, has returned home.
countv seat is low the ideals in A:- A. and J. T. Edwards made
Curtis Brown from Morris-
town, is up for. a vacation
Rev. Charley Walker will
cuumy seal, is ww tuc wwio m . . . I n n o c
that county will be low-and a quick tnp to Columbus tur- "--:
De no jealousy on tne part oi any There was prayer
other town in a county against w. J. Corn's last Sunday. A The Electric Service Co.V have
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the town that happens to be the large crowd was present. v J moved their offices into the.Reib-
county site; because s there must cdlette Womack who has been ling 'building; They expect to
be a county site and . the town holding a position at Raleigh, N.
that happens to be, cannot escape q has returned to his- home,
nor help that fact. Now this is Talmage Allen was an after
a plea to every, farmer and busi- noon caUer at the home" of R.
(ContmuedonpageS) Gilbert Sunday last. -9
carry a complete slock oi eiectn-
cal appliances at their : new
Quarters. Watch this paner . for
further announcements of in
terest to all users of electricity
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