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. 1U ! 1 ..... f nn , .r -,...V"- " , '" " """ l" 1 ' - , . .... , . . i. i c. BUSH, Volume XXVI No. 39 Pcblisher . ' . i i .... . . - -;.- OUR COUNTY AGEHFS iDEPflRTdECJT Some-Timely Talks to Pp)kj)unty farmers, and , others, , on Tiisely -.Syb- . What I Saw in Creep Hiver Cove You. know Green : River . Cove1 reminds one of a cistern: dug out in the ground in the shape of a jug with winding stair way down into it. ' u" V The Auto-mo-high-brow way down the mountain into the cove proper, only makes twenty-two turns back and forth .till you reach the bottoh. Lasts Tuesday March 22, the writer undertook this zig-zag descent and the first thing I saw looking from the crest of the mountain was Green River, about two thousand feet below the point of observation." Of course this .-was . no unusual sight; but before I passed the eleventh turn in the winding stairway; rain begins to descend in torrents and a yellow river of muddy'water was4 .racing .down the roadway under my v buggy wheels. When I reached Tom Pace's I was wet as a drowned rat and as cold as a polar : bear. The nrst tning x rememDer see ing there was a good cracking wood fire in a good old fashioned fire place. . About the next thing I saw was Tom out feeding that splendid flock of Rhode Island Red hens and . roosters -and what a joke I did get on Clayton Pace, vou know that's Tom's Doy wno nas Deen cniei cierK or cnmoViinor .ti . tTinf VinH wnv down in Panama and a boy who know betfer; but his daddy that stayed 'right at home in Green Rivpr rw ht thP fillin' out of t ; here is the joke on Qlayton. He thought he would cut the whang in the improvement of the -Pace poultry farm and ordered a cockerel from High Point, N. C. or some other point, paying Jthe sung; little. sum ;of $10 jfor. a cockerel to preside over Mrs. Pace's flock. Well, here is the uinerence, ipm s-weiit uui aim found a man on his way to market with some Rhode Island Red cockerels, just such as are being grown all over.Polk county that came from the state farm West Raleigh, N. C, and purchased two of ? these young- sters for the sum of $1.50 which have developed into two roosters ty. In October 1917 Mr. Mc easily worth, each one much Swain planted a mixture of per more than Clayton's $10 rooster, manent pasture - grasses for This is what Clayton got into by winterpastures. ;Jhe land being not looking around in Polk county poor west land jsown to rye . at for a bargain before sending his that time. The vinterr of 1918 money away. I also saw a boy the field J4) acres was not used down there who is easily worth . pastbre. Thswintert . of 1919 $10,000,000 and I wouldn't be it was used for pasturing six afraid to bet a-goober ; that his head of calves and yearlings al- mother would.nottake a hundred million dollars, for him. Here is what that 14 year r old. boy?. has. aone and means to ao; ne now has one acre of the finest - grass and cloverpasture in Polk county and as tine asrcan oe f iouna m ;w.itnout any otner .ieea, ,, except am e iau wa..auu weeiv uciwc. any county in the state to its age, the milk cows, till January 1, J. W. Fowler $15, J. T. Barber which is just since last .spring. 1921. v , At this time all these cat- 8.76, Eli Paty 4.26, E. B,:. Ed He also has three calves to put tie but five were removed to . an- wards 18.32, Mrs. J. R. Smith on this acre of -pasture and is other winter pasture that was 12.00, B. F. Gibbs 9.34, K. N. preparing to make more pasture one year old and kept there until Hines 9.94, J. E. Morgan. 200 to keep more- calves; i He. says .March 13 1921, when, they .were lbs. at 30c per lb 60.00. Besides he means to . have .fifteen,? acres removed to the regular summer very many who who haveordered of iust such pasture iust as fast pasture where they have grazed and done -their own sowing, and an nn i u ' TVn'a W name is Taft Newman, and his postofiice is Fishtop, N. C. I am hot a prohet nor the son of a prohet; but should I make . a I rejoice at Mr. McS wains sue- Helen Leonard, Florence prophecy concerning this boy; I cess, nojt on my account .because Moore, Mary Sayre, Mary Mor would predict that , 25t syeara I can sayj tqlpVypu so" .but on; gan, Roy Blackwell, t William hence he will' be shipping - fat well bred cattle from Polk county while many an old moss back will be breaking his back work- ing at. r. the: aUit Cultivatea crop The J0r.!y : system and their land washing awaywhile :Taftewman ill be living in a well painted house, : - 's - i snipping nis iat cattle to market and depositing his cash in sbme- Polk county, bank, helping to iri-f crease the wealth and standing1 of Polk county. -1 : also saw on a young Mr Henderson young'figs large ; as! bird egs, irish potatoes eight inches - Aigh i i .i . . - - and alsike clover and grass iourteen inrhpa hitrh vnf11Qi measurement. v,But of 4 all Ithe interesting sights I saw while in OrPATi RiW nmro Woo omu breakfast table i this a. rnIt was a - heaping i dish of fried Rhode Island Red chicken fat and plump right out of Mrs. Pace's home flock. And just by the side of this enticing dish was an other heaping -dish of ; as ? fine fresh water fish as was ;ever taken from a mountain . western North Carolina stream. My little friend , Taf t Newman slip ped away 'the evening before and brought them around for. my special benefit. Who can blame me for wanting to go to Green River Cove, or believing it to be one of j the greatest and ; best places in the world. All it needs is a rpaid from Saluda through the cove, Via Cooper Gap, Mill Spring, Columbus, Lynn, Tryon, back to Saluda , and you would e ''Sl. ein me her than the great lake that is being developed near by. And this road must be built. This and much more was the vision I caught while in Green River Cove. Three Years in Polk County. The -writer was in Greens Creek township last week on the farm of W. B. McSwam and through Mr. McSwain got some ueumie miuiiwuiM iwauvcr w hia work ight in the cotton fields of the Piedmont section of Ifolk county, where it was declare by all that is both good and bad that grass would not grow. Here is what Mr. McSwain has accomp- lished since October 1917, ,the first fall of my stay in this coun- most ;Continuously f through the winter. ? On the first day of last November, ,14 head of cattle rang- mg irom yeanmgs to mux w were turned on this four, acre winter-pasture and kept there withnnf fH csinA txnt nre in fine condition. The remaining three were still on this four acre , pas- ture March 19, when I was there. his own account being rewarded for his, faithful work, and the value which his work will ) be An the future development of Polk county." inow wnat lvicowam -Paper Published. in has done .hundreds , of other farmers in; Polk county could , hayesdone. ' Some facers' Javc told ..me'thTffi'ffiJ JjJ"1 and therei yu ,ta3fe: f - here,Q such jWng;catcl m UP, ypu can mend your; way. -i iwv.vuj, vv juo .ucuum " 6 " "i? iett nr4ie.d;ee ' years agjtotit.WJll .tajke f.,ypu5 three $ej&j and J0 Wou see the pomt? f ut 11 olm Wf? tnrp vnn ctoi - than xtVm-i '- tit 11 . Vs ?re y.u start, then you will. e .y w.r ucanm, a"." "T a f-ves ulls-.1inS .many oiners wmnoj delay. : Time is : precious and at time Prmannet; isuu lor Bummer ana, winter, pas tures. I want to. serve every- body ; but that k is impossible. J am now aiding farmers who . are NT willing and will do something, i and more are calling on me . for aid than it is possible for me to help.V Now i farmers from al parts of Polk county will McSwain's farm and see what he has done arid is doing and let him tell you how he did it, will do you immensely . more, good than. , for me in my weak manner to try to tellyou t how to Jdo it. .-.Nowlt plead with farmers 1 to make a visit to McSwain's farm and, see for yourselves what he has done.: He has not done any great niar velous thing. Just what any simple minded industrious farjner can do on any farm . and., ,what every iarmer snoum ao. . show clon-titgreie; because ne made use 01 an .op portunity when you all have had the same opportunity; but just simply go and discuss the matter with him and then visit your neighbors and go around behind the barn and kick each other and call each other Jackasses because you have not done as he did. Then face about and resolve deep down and go to work along the same lines which; McSwam did, and you can do the same - Trvrtn-.-N C yeH atMcSwam rth because i Indicatestat uimg, auu liiatcttu uj. wuxA.ingJ0US De ne stalk ana tne ear yourselves to death through i on tne stalk. Not only is it true spring, summer and fall to feed your stock through the year, Your stock will gather their own feed the year around so far as roughage and the growths of young cattle hogs and poultry are concerned. Meeting of Advisory Agricultural Board. Those who have been appoint ed as members of the agricul tural board for Polk county will take due notice of meeting on the 1st. Monday in April, which will be the 4th day 1921, and erovern themselves accordingly. That is. be on hand at 1 o'clock sharp p. m. at the court house, Columbus, N.: C, for orgahiza- tjon an(i work. Those who sowed pasture mix- manv others who have their orders for seed out. Honor Roll For Second Grade. Fischer, Marshall Streadwick, Walter Wilhelm, John Rollins, Deserving honorable mention. Inene Monroe, Meredith -Lank- iora. : "V c ,;-- Clean -Paper fcr the Home iriM921. Saluda's Park- KV-'' 1 'n.ay rested cltJ- 3?mb1 on new ?k oiian ideal location. It is in ; side of the Southern and iiithe future have its influ- -TiceJupoalUItravelers. The place-is a natural park as far as Jhelay" of the land is v concerned. Ipbaa goodly supply of shade tjeeahd ap' unlimited supply of young white pine and other coni- trees. nesday interest was mani by young and old alike. stout men with ' mattoxs the ; work. Members of park committee were on hand As-.- tdi'direct the work. All trees aridjbushes not taged were grub- Besides the mattox brigade were other good workers as occassion required the fallowing inipliments: axes, hoes, fflclsV pitchforks, l a d d e r s , rakes,fsaws, shovels, mauls,' iron wedges.and, tooth picks. The members of the nark com mittee are: Albert Salley, H. P. fJpf with, P. H. Bailey and Mes- H. P. Corwith and H. L. Importance of Good Seed. 7 it has scarcely aawnea upon any, of us what it means to select thef, very best of all seeds planted m the gardens and m the fields. i?or instance an iarmers ana es pecially those who grow livestock know the value of a fine heart girth in breeding horses, cattle, It also in the human structure shows vitality to have plenty of lung and heart room. i While this is true in the animal kingdom, it is just as true in the vegetable kingdom. Take the grain of corn; if it has a small short shriveled heart, you will certain ly have a weak slender stalk of corn, that will produce a small insignificant ear. The larger, broader and fuller the heart of the grain of corn, the more yigor- in animals and corn; but it holds good throughout all nature. If you want good turnips, cabbage, clover, alfalfa, or anything that grows. Select good plump seed and if it is anything that shows the heart propensities, look for a strong heart, 'For out of the heart are the issues of life" I speak of this, because this is the beginning of the great plant ing season of the year, and it behooves every farmer and gardener, both large and small to look well to the quality of seed you plant. Some people are of opinion that seed continuously planted on the same f amy or garden will "run out." It .runs out because you run it out1 by unwise selections. The fact is, seed continuously planted in the same community will constantly improve by wise and scientific selection from year to year; because climatic dif ferences cause t seed to behave differently when moved from one climate to another. I have been agitating the importance , of better seed selection ever since I have been in Polk county arid I trust that farmers will, make it a study and look around among yourselves and find the best seed " corn . possible and! prpcure thebest you have from each other . and thereby standardize your corn and other crops. - v Vhy not every: citizeiu become a booster for a bigger and better Pclkjccunty? " -T- -rtr on A Vinnro ' ; Vnn ivanf Vio5H" FROFil OUR FRIENDS terns of Interest Gathered From Various Sections ,6f Polk Ccsnty by Oar Corps of Faithful Saluda 1 The orchards near Saluda cele- brated Easter by a display of ovely blossoms. It seemed that nature realized the sacredness of Easter tide and did homage to her Maker A finer or more beautiful bloom u rarely seen, anu tnere is a great possiDinty 01 a great iruit crop. Lee" Hart on last Monday ship-1 ped by parcel post thirty dozen fcggs, thirty pounds of butter and one hundred sixteen pounds of ham. Misses - Grace Farewell and Neomi Phoenix, spent the week end in Spartanburg. L. D. Capps, Horace Nabers and Lawrence Traxler attended the Vesper song service in Spar- tanburg Sunday afternoon. ; Floy Lankf ord, of Spartan burg, spent the week-end in Saluda.-." r Eastet services were observed in the churches of Saluda with appropriate songs and exercises. Dr. E. M. Salley and wife, Mary Sa!ley and Mrs. Jones and Katharine attended the Vesper service at Bethlehem church in Spartanburg Sunday afternoon. Eunice Sonner and Hettie Nabers went to Spartanburg Sunday. ; Marvin Patterson spent the week-end in Whitney. 'fettinnieti 'citizens with the board of trade was held at the Odd Fellows Hall last Tuesday night. M. A. Pace is having the old Carver house over hauled prep- aratory tothe summer visitors. Lila Mae Guice spend Easter at home. Roy Ellis was a visitor at the seminary Sunday. M W TT 1 TT T 1 l A 1 Misstieien wettie, oi Asne- ville. was a recent visitor in Saluda. Fred. Bishop and his sister en- joyed a trip to Stoney Mountain Sunday. George Foster is sick at his home. Mack Salley spent Easter with his parents. Fred Pace, son of Bale Pace is suffering from a broken collar bone and other injuries received when a clothes press fell upon him. The accident occurred when Fred was swinging upon the clothes press in" his play. Egg Hunts Egg hunts have been the order of the day lately in Saluda. , On Good Friday the fourth and fifth grades enjoyed an egg hunt at Breeze Point. On the same afternoon the children of the second and third grades played games in the yard of the Charles Hotel, and hunted for eggs. On Monday afternoon there was another double header when the pupils of the Baptist church searched for eggs and enjoyed other refreshments near the Pace house, while the children of the Sunday school were happy in their thorough inspection of every shrub, stump and bunch of grass in the rear of the church. The Episcopal Sunday school also gave their pupils a good tiriie in searching for the beauti ful Easter egg. , Fishtop. Another week of fine spring weather has passed. "" ' C. C. Jones has a considerable Pries 5 Cents $2.00 a Year IN THE 0UNOT Cbirespondentei lot of corn planted. v ; 4 Bedding sweet potatoes "Will be pari o'f this week Tvork: ;, You oueht to see Urs. T. E. pace's Voung chicfe hovering around their artificial mother; : ' jolmonstrator) spent a few daystohis section jag. wee Harrison Arledge and wife, visited his father-in-law, J. W ; Bishop, Saturday and Sunday. . Lewis Levi and wife of Tuxedo, visited his father and family last week-end. Taft, Newman visited Posey. Henderson Sunday. 4 1r 1 J. and Posey Henderson, T, W. and J. B. Bradley and Ewert' Levi, went to Saludar? for - ferti lizer Saturday. T. C. Laughter went to Saluda on business Saturday. " EwertLevi has gone to Zir-t conia for sweet patatbes.; ' The people here are glad to ad in the News of the improve- ment ui ivirs. j. u. uacKsun. What anout the new leak' in the prohibition dam. John Barlycorn is a hard guy alive or dead. T. W. Bradley sang for the Mountain Grove people Sunday. t Melvin IIUI - - li were glad to see the ram -last weekv as the ground as getting hard where it had riot "been broken. John Cantrell, qf the Sandy Spring settlement, is quite'4' sick of pneumonia. i Mrs. Webb, of Boon, Tenh., visited her sister Mrs; 'Julia Wills last week. There was an intprestinff de- Date Here last Saturday night in which the abolishment ' of t the divorce law was fully discussed pro and con. The affirrijative won the discision. L : Born to Lee Stacy and wife on the 22nd. a girl. " " A certain farmer in this place planted two and a half bushels of potatoes and the next day he dug eight bushels of good large well matured potatoes, who can beat it.? The debate next Saturday night will be resolved, that the world is growing better under the present preachingarid teach ing. Affinriative; G". AT Brans corn, W. B. Feagan and 1 J. W. Stacy. Negative; G.! C: Feagan, Clarence Ridings and W.'C. Mc Ginnis. Everybody invited out. Miss Robb called on Mrs. Mary Head Sunday afternoon. ' G. A. Branscom and wife visit ed Joe Henderson arid" wife of Cross Keys, Sunday. Mr. Huntley and wife visited the latter's mother, Mrs. Hen son, of , Holly Springs, who is ' sick, Sunday. We had an interesting Sunday school on Easter Sunday here, also services at night and will be every Sunday night 1 for a time. f . Shock Frequently Doe Good. ' - Keep fear out of your Bstem. but donl be tronbled at a little fright Anything In the nature of a shock or a Jolt Is helpful If It doesnt'eome tm late. It 1 to , the only way that tlxrte quarters of the Inhabitants f. thlJ earth can eyer be made tt reallxe tha necessity of dotag;wlxariil!lf,thm t do.-aohn Blake In r CShlcaco Dalljr vl I f
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