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OUR COUNTY AGEMT'S DEPARTMENT
Some Timely Talks to Polk County Farmers, and others, on Tiraely Sttb
jects, bv County Agent, J. R. Saas.
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Tryon, N. C, June 17, 1921 ...
Agricultural Board, Extension Work,
Farms, etc.
On Monday June (?, the Agri
cultural Advisory Board" for Polk
County met in Columbus and in
conference gave to the farmers
0f Polk county their opinion aijd
advice on several important mat-
ters
concerning the welfare of interest whatever in the paper
county paper. You don't know
what it means
about what goes
to keep posted
on in your coun
ty. It is -the only medium
through which we can speak to
each other. Suppose we make it
strong enough that it can be is
sued twice a week. I have
no
the farmer., ; " -
1st. They unanimously, endors
ed Farm Extension Work and
asked the Board of County Com
missioners to continue the same.
2nd. They unanimously endorsed
0Ur plan for cooperative market
ing of farm products, and in
structed the "county agent to co
operate fully with farmers and
necessary time to aid the farmers
in organizing-a'f arm bureau fed
eration, for that purpose. v
3rd. They advised that we
discontinue the Polk County Fair
this year, and instead to appoint
a day in the fall and '' have a
farmers picnic, and ask all wha
won red, "blue and yellow ribbons
at the community fairs, to bring
their articles along and have a
display; of such exhibits.
4th. They heartily endorsed
community fairs and asked that
farmers and business men -Tin
each township give their full
cooperation to make them as edu
cational and social as possible.
Rev. James G K. McClure met
with the board an4md.i?ong
appeal to the large attendance
of farmers to organize a farmers
cooperative marketing associa- j
tion, and explain how satisfac
torily it i& operating now in Bunj
combe county. June 6, was a
great day in Columbus. All the
boards were in, session and it
seemed that everyone was work
ing and planning to have the
best things possible done for the
physical, mental and spiritual
development of Polk county.;
The Agricultural Board was ask
ed to suerorest new thincrs and
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methods that would advance the
cause of agriculture in Polk
county and the reply ' was that
our new agricultural " problems
are nothing more than to find
ways and means to work out the
old problems. , 'They advised
that we can never get awa
from the soil; and that until
every acre of Polk county soil isJ
made rich and that soil building
and soil conservation will be the
farmers greatest problem. So
here will be our-program for
&ext year.
1st. Soil, improvement, . by
making and intelligently apply
ing all the barn yard manure
Posssible to the land; 2nd. By
the intelligent use of acid' phos
phate and commercial fertilizers
and lime. 3rd. By growing
leugme crops, such as cow peas,
beans, velvet beans, alphalfa,
Covers; vetch, etc. 4th By
sowing grasses and suitable
clovers on damp branch' and
creek land, and on steep land
subject to soil washing to hold
iana- and to afford winter
and summer pastures for more
and better livestock, such as
cattle, sheep, hogs and poultry.
;,ese five things are fundamen-
W1 and mUSt hp loo wo4 cm1 of.
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fended to, before the right home
" conditions on the farms can
De what they should he. And I
ou!d add one more fundamental
and that is fencihg, which
. win come as the pre-
"Now let
only as a medium of reaching
the farmers of tne county and
as it is a great factor in the . de
velopment of our county. And
it cannot serve in a good and
broad way, -unless the people
subscribe for, and read it. Now
let all get busy stopping gullies
and building up our poor soils
and fix them so they will not
wash away any more, improve
our livestock; build a creamery
in the county, organize a . selling
and buying farmers cooperative
marketing association, and then
it win nox De long until our sav
ings will enable every farmer in
Polk county to. properly educate
his children, clothe them decent
ly, have running water and lights
in every home and good roads
leading from their county site- to
every man's home in the county.
Then our schools and churches
will function and we will all be
glad and happy.
$2.00 a Year
tion for a warehouse in which to
conduct such business. As stated
in the beginning of this article
it was not material things which
1 saw while in Tryon this time
that attracted my attention and
lifted my poor soul; but it was
the spirit and vision which the
business men of -Trvon have
caught that has given me greater
vision and hope for the'f u ture-of
the county and of her towns and
people' generally. I can plainly
see the time now; whtn we will
have a market at Tryon that will
make such a base of supplies
furnisheci from our unapproach
able thermal belt, and from the
mountains above and the valleys
below, that will attract the at
tention of heat ridden denizens
of the low lands and the shiver
ing cold pinched, wind split in
habitants of the Arctic' regions
of the United States, to look to
ward Tryon for relief, and an all
round place to live, where there
will be a base of supplies suffici
ent to feed and' clothe properly
and according to taste and pock
etbook all who may come. Now
there is no doubt about the vision
which the business men of Try-
on nave caugnt ana there is np
doubt their intention of doing all
in their power to aid the farmers
Distribution of World War Medals to
Soldiers and Sailors From North .
Carolina, Polk County, at Try
on, N. C, July, 4th.
- Under an act of the Legisla
ture, session 1919 each person
who served in -jthe United States
Army, Navy or Marine Porps
FROM OUR FRIENDS IN THE COUNTRY
Items of Interest Gathered Frcsi Vsrisss Sections of Polk County by Our
Corps of Falthfcl Ccrrespcndents. '
Columbus.
S?..'' this week, court convened Mon-
i-x, 'xviOf is enutieu w a meaai;
provided, such . person has re
sided jn the state for not less
than three months prier to en
try; into service or is a Native
born North Carolinian etc.
Every ex-service man in Polk
county ; can obtain his medal
from, the Butler-Lewis Post of
the American Legion, Tryon, N.
CSThis post has made arrange
ments with the Adjutant Gen
eral of North Carolina to present
day morning for a special term
with Judge Shaw, of Greens
boro, presiding. '
Among the out-of-town at
torneys here are J. P. Spainhour,
of Morganton, A. Y. and Roone
Arledge,. Shipman' and Smith,
and M. P. Spears, of Henderson
ville, Hamrick, Gallert, Morrow
of Rutherfordton and W. Jones
of Saluda. .
Miss Gertrude Hall of Lenoir,
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to j each ex-service man from 1S tne court stenograpner.
Mk county his medal at 11a. m. Mrs. Romeo Phillips and grand
July, 4th. Tryon N. C. daughter, Mattie, spent Satur
Wear uniforms if possible and day night with home folks on Pea
bring discharge papers, you will Ridge. v
enjoy the clay with its exercises. Misses Gladys Gibbs, of Mill
; Application blanks are now Spring, and Pearl Keenan of
ready, and you are urg;ed to ob- Spartanburg, visited friends here
tain yours to save time on paper Sunday. .
at time of distribution. Butler- Earnest McMurrav has corn-
Lewis Post No 83 American Le- pieted his second year's work at
gipn,: By order: R. S. Jackson, the State University at "Chapel
Clean Up hog pens; better keep Hill ancMs now at home. We are
pigs in a lot.
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THE CENTiliAND HEART
OF ALL POLK COUNTY TOWN
SHIPS. The only township; in
Polk County, that touches EVERY
OTHER TOWNSHIP. She has
the Lowest Land in the County,;
as well as the Highest, She can
grow any thing that can be grown'
any where in Polk County, or in
N. C., as her borders touch every
other township Her Heart goes
out in sympathy TO ALL.' Cof
lumbus is the best planned town
in the state, and has had the least
done of all towns to her plans.
needs are supplied.
Jk ?mer in polk J county to
ior ana reaa your
Ascribe
What I Saw at Tryon.
wen; l am not see witn my
natural eyes so much; but you
knowLwe have a; .wayof r- s3ing
things, when there is yet no ma
terial thing to see. And it was
this kind of seeing which I saw
at Tryon,' The business men of
Tryon and I had an agreement to
meet in Missildine Hall at 3:30
p. m. on Friday June 10, for a
round table conference concern
ing the organization of a Polk
county farm bureau federation
or some kind of marketing as
sociation through which our
farmers can cooperatively sell
their farm proucts, ; and also
buy their necessary supplies in a
more business like way, which
they must have to enable them
to produce their crops profitably.
To this end the business men met
as above stated, and right up in
Missildine Hall is where I saw
something, which was a glory
and beauty forever. It was not
si material thinsr that I saw: but of Polk county in this their great-
it was somethimr much greater est and most needed movement
anv materiaf object. It And it is now all up to the farm-
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was a great spirit; the forerunner er himself to see ot what Kina oi
nf material thine which, when mettle he is made. Will he ac-
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made to materialize will trans- cept the challenge ana iiKe a
form Polk county into a veritable courageous man tackle tne tasK
j lifu towns and be a hero : or like a coward
shine like genuine diamonds in sneak behind the curtain with
fo nrPSPTice of a hundred and "We can't expression" remain
- . : KVif iAmmaio1 elairoa? "Mn farmers
siTtv candle nower eiect-ric u&u wuuuc wu. 0iu.vU. , , . - -
j i. -:U4. hf FfHk Rountv are tnmKincr as
on a uariw lugim. . r . v j
to accertain they never thought oeiore aim
ac
tion will come. We want tne
uV Ai';" p.TiT nn lntv for a day hastened when all our towns
movemt mcntv win rival each other in brotherly
Sfeii love and helpfullness of each
!7n tiir other and of the whole country
WhlCn SWUUvuui W1u " I, nrn Onof c onvions for
JLt it? erswill be drawn to our own
m-TT vln'not a towns and that a stong commun
prevailed. Nota drf, not a between towns t and
" r ..opH country will be built up, ana
disagreement Everyone seemed Winedom 0f this world
to vie with each other to nnu ui : ; :i - r. rA
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best way to accomplish the ae- Hhrist- -.
, rru. w mnfinn was ana ot ms nrisu ,
sirea kind
fn adat)t a resolution unaimiwuoij w ttvu 4
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endorsing the,, movemtJMu - . . .
SrSion in another column, opprtumty wil
tneresoiuu -ht i Save every , straw of -wheat,
Tne seconu " a . j a f00H if to the
r i .i. r, s QTrvnini. uhlq euiu xv. w
to the spot; wnicnw- , W1-ntpr.
' -ii v,i.oa tn comer iivwto ousj. .vvMv, ...
a committee ui '- ;- w;n. rn whiMo in
.i - o,trt evf nf the bOUtn- wxicu 44 yv n mv . t
with the Supt, of of tne r -animal ,heat : than
ern iuuway, u, U:wv,; nnt tXb this.'
agent relative w a buiw-
glad to welcome our girls and
boys home to spena their vaca
tion, Columbus may well be
proud of these young people.
Everyone is invited to Child
ren's Day exercises and singing
at Columbus Sunday June 19.
this section it being only thirty
five miles from Saluda to Ashe
ville, thirty-five to Spartanburg
and the same to Greenville, we
could load our trucks here in the
morning, market our load at
either place and, be back home
for dinner. f
T. W. Bradley, Posey Hender
son, Terral Stepp; Louis Bradley
and Mrs. W. J. Bishop, are in at
tendance at court this week..
JJwert Levi went to Saluda
Saturday with team to get some
feed he had shipped from Hener-
sonville
Fishers are not catching many
fish of late except what they get
out of the Paty trap and while
they were catching the fish Paty
caught them, three at one time
and two at another. If any of
the readers are on the grand
jury this week they will possibly
learn their names.
Melvin Hill.
Prof. Kreider and wife are the
proud parents of a fine boy baby,
who arrived on the 12th. '
Thomas Walker died at his
home near here on the 8th. He
was about ninety-one years old,
was a nne , Christian character
ari& welLrespected and loved by
all who knew him. Our sympa-
The Christian Endeavor leader thies are with the bereaved child-
for Sunday night are Misses ren, grandchildren and great-
Leona and Jeanette . Feagah. grandchildren. ; He leaves many
ing and helpful and need support community where he has resided
of the parents as- well as the tor' many years. - ine remains
young people. were laid to rest in the Greens
Mrs J w Jack has cone to Creek cemetery by the side of
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the summer school at Greensboro wne wno preceaea mm a iew
nnd Mies AliVe Tallant is at Ashe- years ago.
A V -w -
ville at the summer school.
Arthur Ormond, of Kings
Mountain, has 5 the mail route
from Columbus to Chocolale
which will take effect July 1.
C. B. Sanders, of Green River,
visited his sister, Mrs. Stacy, last
week-end. w.
Misses Lula Lawter and Finger,
of CoolysSprings, spent Saturday
and ffnnrinv with Miss Gladvs
J ohme burton spent tne weeK Tiawt,pr
at the Uteen hospital at Asne-
ville.
Our meeting was
Up Against It!
A country merchant received
a dunning letter from a Whole
saler. A few days laterf the
wholesaler received this reply :
Tk n fT i.J-iL-; j
ueer our: i receiveu jyuur
letter about what I owes you.
Now be pasfient. ; I aint forgot
you, and as folks pays' me,i HI
pay you. But if this was judg
ment day and you was no more
prepared to meet your God than I
am nreDarea to meet your ac-
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tne iattituaeui tne uuDixxo
nf -Trvon toward the farmers
The little child of Foster Heaof
and wife who has been so sick is
Mr; Reed preached an interest- -h imnrovp now.
mg sermon on uniiy last Sunday. '
j - i? nr i I ine cnoir gave jut.- jDAourouui
Mr. Barton and wife, of Shel- r iffl R.. . gini?inff Sun;
by, are visiting Fred Blanton dav ern00n. The singers oc-
and wife. Ini-miorl thA hrnad front niazza and
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Hshtop. . i ine singing Bouiiueu uiiKiitjr kwu.
We had a good season of rain Quite.a number ot the people
iust when we needed it, and now from here attended the tunerai
court is on and much valuable ot rnvate ueorge ramter .wnuse
time will be lost to the farmer, body arrived from France a- lew
and lost to all unless a change is days ago. ine tuneraiv was at
made for court has; generally Sandy Spring church and was at
been considered nothing but tended by a very l&ge congrega-
mockery. jtion.
Now what about that road lead- 'G. C. Feagan and wife made a
from Saluda through the business tnp to Landrum last
cove on to Mill Spring or on to baturday.
Rutherfordton.1 Saluda, 4re are We are still' on the dry. order
informed that she is sick and although we had a little . show e
ing
count,- you shore would goto-Hell, possibly dying; has come to real- one'' day last week, cotton is
nA vtt izp her condition and is now
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Advertised Letters.
Belton, Willie . '
Cochran, Joe
Edwards, J K
Finks Magic Oil Co
Hoke, Williams A
Hanan, Alonzo
Hinson, Vance
Johnson, Josephine
McLeod, ,E E Mrs -Sentell,
W B
Powell; JW
Young, Georgiana
her condition and is now win8r nicely.'
ready to invest a good sum for a a ;and Frank Branscom
ron mae a business -trip to Spar-
aoove ana tnai: tnere is vxxe r . . .
(who is a livewire) taking hold 1
of the situation, and now, if we Which is easier; to lay under
really want a good roaa is tne the shade of a mulberry tree and
time o let it be " known. We rea(i a good farm paper or other
know that Goopers Gap township magazine and watch fall cattle
is the best township m the coun- make money for you? or dig-in a
ty. Now, I am not interested in cotton field all day long and pre-
that township and never expect nare your land to wash away and
to have any interest but' speak your cotton at starvation
the words of truth and soberness, nrfces. to buy hay to feed the
Now how much can you afford.
W. H. Stearns-, Posttpaster t subscribe- for a good ; auto
Af Now ' or. never. Your
cAorls thmncrh the hot summer timber will pay for it. A few
weather; except on low damp thousand dollars spent on roads
lands when it mav be sown at at the right place will multiply
omr?n,o - - - manv times, besides the conveni-
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plow mule and family cow? Say
ye..
Swat the fly: '"'-
Look after sanitary conditions.
Make rural privies sanitary; ;
Terraces won't stop steep land
Keep poultry house clean - and ences,'. Jist think for a moment from washing; but- grass ffl.
well ventilated.
if there was a good road through I Only try it and see.