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OUR COUNTY AGENT'S -DEPARTMENT
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Some Timely Talks to Polk County Farmers, and others, cn Tissly Sub
jects, by County
A Safe Plan For North Carolina Farm
ers In Growing Cotton Under Boll
Weevil Conditions
By C. B. Williams.
If there is anything the North
Carolina farmers have learned, it
surely is that a large acreage to
cotton throughout the t Cot :on
Belt with a favorable season,
brings a large production with
correspondingly low prices. It
would appear to us that what is
to be desired'in North Carolina at
the present time as well as
a throughout the Cotton Belt
generally, is the inaugaration by
our farmers.of a system of agri
cultural practises on our farms
that will bring in the. greatest
and most dependable continuous
profit to those who actually cul
tivate the land. In ordervto have
this situation on the cotton farms
of the State, cotton will have to
be produced more ap a business,
rather than a speculation, as it
must be with farmers: who prac
tically produce nothing but cot
ton on their farms. v -
A safe plan for us North Caro
lina cotton growers to adopt will
be one that will maintain ' and
increase the productivness of our
soils in the most economical way;
will produce food for our people
and feed for the livestock on the
farm in sufficent quantities and
if there is a small surplus, it may
be disposed of in the community,
or small village,, settlement or
city near by. For North Caro
lina cotton farmers for the year
1922, a safe system of farming
in the cotton-growing counties,
as near as is practicable, to be
carried out, is as follows:
1. Provide for and "adopt a
plan of planting a suffiicient
number of acres on every farm
in crops to provide good whole
some food for the farm family,
and feed for x the" livestock, in
cluding poultry, hogs and milk
cows. The crops' grown should
not only maintain the family and
livestock, but might provide a
small surplus, although this is of
minor consideration at the pres
ent time, either of crops or of
livestock products for sale local
ly to aid in meeting the family
expenses.
2. Provision for maintaining
and increasing the fertility of
the soil, at the same time food
and feed are being produced .Jto
aeet-th'e needs of the family and
livestock on the farm. v
3: Provis ion for a diversified
agriculture with all that this
toeans, such as a well planned
nd well regulated system of
op-rotations7 soil conservation,
use of improved ana well adapt
ed seed and .livestock, and the
wise use of modern machinery
and labor saving devices on the
farm and in the farm home.
The main essentials of such a
system for the cotton farmer, it
would appear to us, are essential
ly as follows:
1. Growth of corn in sufficient
amount to at least meet , the
Jeeds of the family and livestock
or the coming year, This
wuld only mean an increase in
production on farms where the
noine Production has been in
efficient. ,t
2- A moderate acreage to ad
aptable small grains, such as rye;
and oats, seeded during the com-
nS fall, to provide some graz
es and to be harvested for hay
M for seed purposes. . :
Considerable acreage this
ng to soybeans," cowpeas or
Agent, J. R. Sams.
velvet beans, using the crop best
adapted to your particular farm
,for soil improving purposes, for
seed for planting and for sale,
and some for hay and grazing.
. aome crimson clover or
hairy vetch, or it might be both
where adaptable and desired,
seeaea next ian ior sou improv
ing purposes and for hay making
the. following spring.
5. A farm garden of sufficient
size to provide fully for the fam
ily needs for a maximum number
of days with a fresh wholesome
variety of vegetables and a sur
plus to can, store, or otherwise
conserve for use in the home
throughout the year.
' 6. Home sweets, such as sor-
i .
gnum sirup ana noney to as
large extent as desirable and
practicable to produce on every
farm to meet its own needs.
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7. Produce livestock products,
to at least, meet adequately the
farm needs such as meats, milk.
butter and eggs, provided the
feed is grown for these. There-
should be a milk cow, something
like fifty head of-poultry and at
least, one brood sow on practical
ly every farm.
All all of the above needs of
the farm family and livestock of
the farm have been provided
for in such a way as to make the
farm practically self-supporting,
then a certain portion of the acre
age of each farm, which can be
determined by each individual
farmer, may be devoted to cot
ton to be grown on good land,
fertilized well and when the boll
weevil arrives, to be grown in
such a way as to secure the
largest possible early setting of
fruit and yield per acre.
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- With the above plan put into
operation on every farm this year
in the State, cotton growers will,
to a large extent, be able to live
at home, and may have a small
amount of some other surplus
crop than cotton, such as soy
beans, cowpeas, rye, corn, ; oats,
sorghum sirup, meat, butter, and
eggs to bring in some cash re
turns regularly throughout the
year to supplement the cotton
receipts. The main thing it has
been wished to emphasize in the
article is that every cotton farm
er is playing economically safe
by growing on the home farm
this year, the necessary food and
feed needs to run the family and
livestock on the farm, so that
the cdtton crop produced will
not have to eo to Day for the
food and feed bills of the year.
When cotton sells high all cotton
may work; well, but "when the
selling price is low the one-crop
system results in hardships that
could be obviated by following a
' 'live-at-home' ' policy of farm
ing. ; , -
Change of Publication Date.
In order to reach our readers
earlier in the week, thus enabling
our farmer friends to take ad
vantage of any special sales put
on by our advertisers, and at the
same time make this paper a
better advertising medium for
the merchant, we will, beginning
with our first issue in May print
the NEWS on Wednesday after
noon o each week instead of
Thursdays Please bear this in
mind jand let us have the copy
for your advertisements as early
in the week as possible. .
Thft heat residential town in
the mountains Tryon. -
Community Fairs of Pdlli County
Columbus, ; Monday, October 9th
Sunny View, Tuesday October 10th
Mill Spring, Wednesday, October 11th
: Greens Crock, Thursday, October 12th
Tryon, Friday, October 13th
Saluda, Saturday, October 14th
Farm and Field Crops
, - ' , 1st '2nd
1 best 10 ears of cor n.L... :.iu. ;.: .. ....3 00 2 00
2 best single ear of j corn...... . ! :L1 50 25
3 best peck of. wheat... 50 25
4 best peck of oats. 25 .
5 best feck of rye L ...;..:. 25 '
6 best stalk soy. beans -XLlL; 25
7 best bale soy bean hay ......:;.. 50 25
8 best bale mixed grasses.. 'JJlI , 50 25
9 best legumes... ........U .. ;:... : 25.
10 best general display of field crops 5 00 3 00
Horticultural Department
11 best plate Staymans. ..
12 best plate Grimesi .........
13 best plate Delicious.,..
M best plate Winesap..-. :
15 best plate Virginia Beauty 1.
16 Lest plate Limbertwig....: :..
17 best plate Ben Davis...: -w. . :
18 best plate any other variety.
19 best plate pears......
20 best one-half peck walnuts . .
(Garden PrcJucts
21 best one-fourth bushel sweet potatoes 50
22 best one-fourth bushel Irish potatoes....:. ,50
23 best cabbage, single head........u:.t: ... ,25
24 best haif peck onions J 1 25
25 best one-fourth bushel turnips.-.! : 25
26 best lima beans, shelled.. : : 25 .
27 best half peck field beans.. - 25
28 best specimen table beets one-half doz 1- 25
29 best plate parsnips L; . - : 25
30 best sweet peppers. . ... l.L..........:.,. ... ... 25
31 best one-fourth bushel rutabagas r 25
32 best plate of five tomatoes : .1 . 25
33 best pumpkin L..: u : : 25
34 best celery, 5 stalks : v., ;,-,, . -25
85 best bunch rhubarb. -J: 25
36 best six stock beets..... .. 25
37 best general display of garden vegetables .....,2 00
38 best collection of vegetable seed from home garden 1 00
39 best collection cut; flowers .....:... .....; 1 DO
Cannod Fruits, Vegetables, Etc.
40 Best collection of fruits canned this-year. There
- must be at least six varieties and they should be in
quart jars. . : ---- -1 00
41 Best collection of! vegetables canned this year.
There should be at least six varieties and they
should be in quart jars . . - -. 1 00
42 Best collection preserves. There should be at least '
six varieties 1 00
43 Best collection of fruit or vegetable j)ickles canned
this year. Therd should be at least six varieties . .. 1 00
'44 Best collection of iellies made this year. There
should be at least ! six varieties .:...: ....... .:.--. i uu
45 Best collection dried fruits and vegetables. ' Entries !
in .this class must be product of exhibitor. Two or
more varieties of fruit must be presented. Vari-
ety, condition and appearance will be considered in
judging this exhibit........: . 1 00
Pantry Supples ..
46 best loaf light bread.-.. :.
47 best corn bread...,.... . . . -- ojj
48 best layer cake-....; ... . .. . " .50:
49! best loaf cakeX - 25
50 best school lunch,! considering balanced ration, .
preparation, neatness of pack and kind of container 50
51 best grape juice ... tLr.. . ... J- 25
52 best quart cider vinegar . . I. . . 5
53 best quart molasses or sorghum ..-. - -
54 best section comb honey. 25
55 best quart extracted honey ... ...-,., ......... -. --- 25
56 best soap (home made).......: J;. ;.r ;.
57 best pound home ma.de butter - 1
58 best home .made cottage xheesei---.'--r-----'- &
Livestock Department
59 best horse colt, under 1 year - JJjJ
60 best mule colt,, under 1 year...... --- ------r 1 Oj
61 best calf, under 1 year. .. -. . -1 ---- ." W.
62 best pig, breeding and age considered, JJ -
63 best sow and litter under three months.. uu
64 best pen of chickens (one cockrel and four pullets)
general purppse. :..... .:. .. - -7- ' iV T V
65 best pen of chickens (one cockrel and four pullets J
layers.... -- 1 "u
Sowing and Fancy Work
66 best home'made.ho'use' dress..V.i.....--T
67 best child's dress ..,.., :-.---------- r : g?
68 best calico quilt. :1 . . : f?
69 best silk quilt.. . ..... .....: --- u - g
70 best specimen patching -- ?
71 best specimen darning..l .... - --rr--i';-yi
72 best rug, woven.:....-l 95
73 best rug, plaited 05
74 best rug, tuffed...... - t 95
75 best buttonholes . . .....
76 best specimen drawn work... -..-..-r--g
77 best specimen cross stitch...-
78 best hemstitching .- pq
79 best collection embroidery.- -.-rrrT-r'' cq
80 best collection crocheting. j-. - r - -
81 best collection tatting s . r-r cq
82 best collection Icnitting.
82 best splint basket. ...... r -
83 best willow basket .
84 best collection' baskets. r
85 best collection weaving : qq
86 best display chairs -- --. -
87 best display handles ...:..-r-.- 1
3rd
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FROM OUR FRIENDS ! TC3E COUNTRY
teras of Interest Gathered Frcm Vzricss Sections of Pclk County by 0a
" . Corps of Faithful Ccrrespcndsnts.
Cooper Gap. .
The farmers of this section
are makmc: use of this fine
weather, and are planting their
crops. -
Look out, all who have cases
in court. We hear, that Judge
Shaw is coming back again..
Sunday last must be autoist
favorite day from the way they
were out joy riding'
Joe Searcy and Lillie l Searcy
and Willard Searcy and Eva Bur
gess went to, Spartanburg 'last
week and got married. - .
Furman Jackson vis'ited at the
home of Walter Burgess Sunday
Beauford Whitesides was out
joy riding down in Greens Creek
last week-end. - '
Sunny View.
Several from here attended
preaching service at Big Level
Sunday. 9 i :
miss Arkansas J acKson was a
guest of Lola Gibbs Sunday,
Willie B. McGuinn was a caller
at Mark Laughter's Sunday.
The closing exercises of the
school here, will be held Satur
day, April 30. At lu a. nil Prof.
Simmons of Tryon will address
those present and at 8 p. ; m.
wilhbe the final entertainment.
. Miss Maggie Isarel of route 1
spent Sunday; with Lucile Taylor.
Born toJTWT Cash an3"wife
Sunday, a boy.
John T. Ammons spent Sun
day night at the home of T. F.
Mills. ;
Several from here went to the
river Saturday fishing."
Ernest Corn called to see Miss
Margaret Brian Sunday.
W. D. Helton and Willie B.
McGuinn made a business trip
to Chimney Rock one day last
week. "
Miss Birdie Allen of route 1,
was the dinner guest of Miss
Pearl Mills Sunday.
Hobert Whiteside called ty see
Hoyt Steppe one day last week'.
Williams Bradley and family
visited the home of Bergans
Gibbs Sunday.
W. W. Gibbs was laid to rest
in the cemetery at Cooper Gap
"Tuesday. He leaves a wife and
several children to mourn his loss.
We Sympathize with the bereav
ed ones. .
. Fishtop.-
Born to Harrison Arledge and
wife on the 14th of March, a
giant boy, 12 pounds ; not named.
No name seems big enough for
him. ' '
Robert Price, Spurgeon Bish
op and Clinton Case attended the
singing at Silver Creek Sunday.
John Paty of Asheville, visited
D. Paty a few days last week.
He came for the loaves and fish?
es; especially the fishes. j
Curtis Newman was in Tryon
one day last week. ' - :
a few of our folks, hauled in
their fertilizer last week."
' A friend handed me a copy of
the Hendersonville News, I sup
pose for the purpose that I might
knew how little the editor knows
about his neighboring county.
Among other things he says:
1 'The Polk County 4 News ' says :
'Polk county has a growing sea
son from three to six weeks
longer than any other mountain
county in the state? and that he
is not in a position to challenge
this remark but if the News can
establish this truth as an undis
puted fact, it has something to
preach about every day of the
yean" I do not know about all
of the mountain counties but I
do know that the truth of the
assertion has long ago been es
tablished and can be reestablish
ed again if it were necessary as
to Henderson county and some :
others. If he is from . Missouri
and has to be shown, just let him
step over the bridge and he can
see for himself. ' .
Kill Spring Route 1. ''
Rev. WI J. Hackney filled his
regular appointment at Lebanon
Sunday.
V. B. Hyder sang for the peo
ple near Sandy Plains the fouth
Sunday. 1
We are glad to. say that , the
little daughter of W. E. Elliott
is improving. v
Miss Birdie Allen was an after
church guest of Miss - Pearl
Mills;:;
Rev. J. W. Liner preached a
very interesting sermon at- Big
Level Sunday on the second
coming of Christ; ..
Q. II. Powell and V. B. Ryder
made business trips to Landrum
last week. ':;-V; ; :
'fr Several people near here are
attending court at' Columbus this
week, y
Miss Faye Walker and her
schc)lUd):en-spentvJast Mon
day evening kodaking near Bear
Den mountain. V '
Miss Virgil Ogle enjoyed - Sun
day with her little friend, Vesta
Mrs. V. ,B. Hyder and M iss .
Minnie Wpmack were afternoon
inllmin Mm XT T? TT'll li-i-
waiicio ab litis, vv. xJm XJiiiutb o
r .1 .
ivionaay.
School closed here Friday..
Our term was not quite out but
the people so busy with their
work it was almost impossible
for them to send any longer.
Gilreath EdwardsSaturday.
To The Parents and Physicians of
Polk County.
I have received a letter from
the State Board of. Health telling
me that in 1922 a very .accurate
record will be kept on the report
ing of contagious diseases. The
accuracy of reporting one county
will be compared with that of
another. .Especially interesting
will be a comparison of the re
porting in counties with whole
time and part-time county health
officers, V
Let me say that reports are to
be made by parents and teachers
when cases are known to them.
If your doctor forgets to report,
the householder should remind
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him of it and ask me to get a
record of the case from him. ,
Don't forget to report eyery
case. Because your house ; has
a placard on it does not- excuse
you from reporting other cases
as the law requires. . Vj C ,
A large' number of cases were'
not reported last year. The.
State Board of Health does not
desire to prosecute people, but
the law is going to be enforced
more strictly this . year than
formerly. Yours very truly, -
, E. B. Cawthray .
Quarantine Officer.
Cathedral Resembles Grase nil!.
Of the world's cathedra s. probably
tii9 most anions Is that which crowns
a till in Uganda. In appearance it re-
tmhles nothing so much as a moo
Uln of grass, although on closer in
spection one Is able to see that ,
tnd wood have been .extensively er
ployed. The stractnre