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,u'u yon, in. u, August 24, 1922 - ' . , nn Voa. - ' '
OUR COUNTY AGENT'S DEPARTMENT
Timely Talks to Polk County Farmers, and others, on Timely Sub
jects, by County Agent, J. R. Sams.
Is One Farmer Does It.
County AgenL icaCA cwo in
jjis Story From itowan.
Twelve years ago u. a. urown
i .- on nlrl fnn-down farm
jmrcnao"1 .
tS7 an acre and considered it
11 paid for at the price. The
y was mostly in gullies and
j raided -ridges between the
rallies, with a scattered growth
0f broom sege aim aaasairas
mowing on the more favored
SpOtS. Mr pruvv xi vvaa nut a mm-
ft but a sawmill man by occupa-
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tion, wni ' '
.man who read and also observ
ed, he came to the conclusion that
there was something wrong with
tfie system of farming when
lewly cleared virgin soil would
jfterten or fifteen years of con
tinuous cropping be thrown out
to permit Mother Nature to do
by a very slow process what the
farmer should do each year. So
he decided to try his hand.
The general practice at the
time Mr. Brown purchased the
first unit of his farm wasto sow
cowpeas everywhere that an acre
could be put in condition for seed
ing, and then wind up short - of
roughage and take off the pea
vines for hay from the areas
with the best growth of-vines
making these areas all the poorer
by the process." Mr. Brown fol
lowed out his iracticaor aj- f ew
jears, and saw that he was not
getting ahead, and then decided
to do what was consided impossi
ble, and that was to grow red
clover on poor land. Mr. Brown
put all the pea vines down one
year and followed with some
lime scattered over the galded
slopes and seeded to rye, for the
land was too poor to consider
wheat. Glover seed was sown
the following spring and quite
surprising was the result. This
success prompted Mr. Brown to
use more lime, built terraces to
stops the washing, and continue
to sow clover until the entire cul
tivated acreage was bringing
clover in its turn. Mr. Rrown
hen figured it was time to add
more acreage which he did and
mastoid by, his wife that was a
er fool then she thought he
as, but that did not deter him
m nis determination to demon
strate that poor land could be
MtUD as a nsvinrr inxmctmont
l v UJlllg llif VkJVlltVllll
and abut two years ago he pur
chase his third trnnV of nnnr land
Mr. Brown realized that he
ld not sell his "cake and eat
"too," so he decided to feed out
the place all of the hay and
fcaw that he could profitably,
return the manure to the
So from fwn n Pnm nara
J cattle are fed out each year.
y. Brown's fields are getting
richer. iVia miliar.
i ' -" ftumca emu liugcs
We entiVnl,, a: j j? -
waj uisappeireu lrum
Wof them, corn makes, from
" 70 bushels per acre on up-
the wheat averages around
ushels one year with another
and the hay is no longer
Jeasured by loads but by hun-
efls of tons, and the pastures
niLi. xuriant ' eint or nine
of the year with a dense
h of white, red; sweet, and
-e clover, orchard grass, blue
s, andbermuda. TheinteHi-
, use of lime and red clover
Drought this farm to its pres-
state of productivity.
The
e 0nlv way some people can
' oi an- argument 'is to
m to themselves. ..
To Polk County Farmers
I have now been with you four
and one-half years as your coun
ty agent. During this time I
have done the best I knew to ad
vance the best interests of Polk
county and every citizen thereof
as I found opportunity.. This re
lationship, I know must come to
an end not far in the future.
Since my stay here, many things
have happened. The world war
was fought,, or rather our part
of it. The period of deflation
came to us and we have felt
keenly the need of better mar
keting facilities than hitherto'.
The boll weevil has come to our
borders, even to the foot of the
mountains, which calls for
serious thinking and drastic work
on our part. On account of the
boll weevil in our midst, our far
ming operations must necessarily
undergo great change. Don't
think for one moment that you
will not.. . . Those who grow cotton
must prepare to do one of two
things: 1st. He must prepare to
fight the weevils and that means
a fight to the finish or quit grow
ng cotton' eventually. 2nd.
If you quit growing cotton, you
must substitute something in its
place, and right now is the time
to decide' what you will do.
If something must take, the
place, of cotton, -what must t this
something be? There are sever-J
al things that may be chosen.
1st. The dairy bUsiness. 2nd.
Peaches and apples .where they
will grow profitably. 3rd. Sweet
sorghum syrup, if properly
grown, manufactured, and put
upon the market. 4th. Growing
hogs. 5th. Growing more poul
try. Now all of these enter
prises need to be approached in
a wise way. Any farmer who
desires my advice along any of
these lines,or any other will
only drop me a card and how to
get to your place and at the first
opportunity I will visit you. The
time has fully come that we can
not go alone. Everything must
be done in groops. I want 12
men that will prepare to keep
one brood sow each, or six who
will prepare to keep properly 2
brood sows eact, who will grow
hogs to ship to packing houses in
car: lots. It can be done here as
cheaply as anywhere. I; don't
mean to go Into crowing pigs;
I mean hogs for market. There
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is a nmirea local mantei; iur
everything, but so easily glutted.
Our market depends on the far
mers himself. Will he keep on
slashing each others throat or
will he eventually come to his
senses and work together. The
time is approaching to sow fall
crops. Don't fail to prepare oats
and vetch or rye and vetch for
hay next spring and summer and
cut out the hay bill in the future.
Then don't delay starting that
pasture at once that will keep
your cattle and almost keep your
mules and horses if you will take
good land and make good pas
tures. As I said in the begin
ning, I am here now and want
to help you. Call on me of drop
me a card, I am always busy;
but always ready and willing to
serve and will even work in the
night if necessary to meet my
pressing duties. So let us all
think as never before and work
as never before and meet chang
ing conditions as they come,
likewise and brave men and wo
men should. ''
All farmers of Polk county who
have not attended one of our
township farmers' meetings
either at Sunny View, Mill Spring
Green's. Creek or Columbus,
should attend either at Saluda,
Aug. 25, or Tryon, Aug. 26, as
this will close the campaign.
The Farmers and the Farmers
Federation must have an organ.
We have adopted the Polk Coun
ty News as. that organ. Let all
members of. the Federation see
the Editor, the Manager of the
Federation or myself relative to
their subscriptions to this paper.
We must get in closer touch with
each other and with our business.
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All apple growers and f those
who contemplate growing apples,
either on a large or small scale,
in Polk, county should attend
the Orchard Meeting in Mr. H.
P. Corwith's Overbrook Orchard
at Saluda, N. C. Aug. 25, at 11
a. m. Picnic at 1 p. m. Every
body bring lunch for himself or
herself and for one more and
there will be plenty Everybody
come and see what a glorious
time we can have in the Land of
Opportunity.
A meeting of the apple j grow
ers of Western North Carolina
will be held at Over Brook on
Friday, August 25, at 10:30 a. m.
An apple packing demonstration
will be put on. $10,00 will be
paid for best box and barrel
packed, $5.00 for second, j
.Basket picnic at 1 p. rn. All
are welcome. Bring your lunch
and have a good time at Over
Brook Orchard, Saluda, N. G.
- Farmers Market
WE WANT
Eggs '.; . .. . 30c
Chickens .... .1........: 1 15
Frying Chickens. .!.... 120
Hams....... ...... .... .22
corn per bu ... 1.00
Two Home-Sick Boys, j
Mr. Clynt Green way and Mr.
Brown Simms formerly employ
ees of Shepard.Art Metal Co. of
Detroit, Mich; are enjoying
"Home sweet Home." f
They say they like Detroit fine
but they like Polk County better.
We understand they were mak
ing good wages.
What are good wages com
pared to our Garden of Eden
down in good old Dixie j Land?
If the Lord spares us to reach
her boundry line we will never
cross it again. We want to live
where people belive in living and
let live, where every one greets
you with a "how-do-you-do' ' and
the Darkies tips his hat to the
wnite gentleman ; N i
We agree Sunny Carolina with
all of it's advantages is a wonder
ful place to live but we think there
must be some bright eyed, mod
est little southern maiden calling
them back. They had "Carolina
Sunshine"v on their minds but
they left Detroit singing "Polk
County is good enough for me. ' '
Compliments of Detroit friends.
At Congregational Church.
Bible school at 10. a m.
Public worship and sermon at
11 a. m. , .!
Bible study class at 8 p. m. on
Wednesdays.
Welcome to the public.
Holy Cross Episcopal Cuhrch K
Rev. C. P. Burnett, Rector.
Services for August: I
Holy Communion each Sunday
morning 7:30 o'clock, j
Sunday school at 10 o'clock.
Litany and Intercessions for
the sick,: Fridays 5 p. ml
The regular 11 o'clock Sunday
service , will be resumed on the
first Sunday in September.
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Mail Order Houses Booming.
Sales totals of the
order houses show) an enormous
xnv,j.caoc, yarucuiary in strictly
farming sections 1
This is not pleasent news for
retail stores in our average small
town, but it is what they may
expect.
There is only one way in which
the insidious jnail (irder campaign
can be combatted, ! and that is by
local merchants frankly explain
ing their merchandising possibil
ities to the people through adver
tising. :
. It is a well-known fact that the
big mail orderconcerns maintain
departments off considerable
magnitude to checjk up the town
wh(re the local "merchants ap
pears to lack enterprise.'
There they concentrate their
batteries of advertising and cat
alogue distributioji.
The mail orderj house never
prospers in a town where the
local merchants advertise consis
tently, because the mail order
men know they cannot compete
with the local store if the mer
chant understands his business-
.The cheapness with which the
big mail order m andean buy is
more then oflset by the low over
head the local merchant can get
along with. j
To hold his own, however, the
local merchant must not hide his
light under a bushel.
: The public needs education to a
knowledge that they can buy at
home as cheaply, that they can
actually see what jthey are buying
before they pay for it, -and that
they do not have to wait some
times weeks for the delivery of
the article they want.
The National Qloak and Suit
company reports a heavy jncrease
in its business, aH in the country,
through it is doubtful if this
great concern carries anything
like the line of up-to-date goods
carried by local stores through
out the country.
When the merchants get ready
to talk plainly to the people they
will have nothing to fear from
the mail order man, but if they
remain silent, then the outsider
will surely burrow his way into
their profits. - j ;
Self-satisfaction has 'rLJed
many a bankruptcy.
Lizzie Was Ahead
, A Piecre rrow drove up to
the garage and asked how for it
was to -Salem. 'Forty miles,"
said the garage man. "Give me
ten gallons of gas and a gallon
of oil," replied tie 0 her.
He was followed by a man in a
Packard. "How far is it to Sal
em?" he. asked. J "Forty miles."
' 'Give me five gallons of gas and
a gallon of oil." j
After him came a party in a
Dodge. "How far is it to .Sa
lem?" they wanted to know.
"Forty miles." "Give me two
gallons of gas arid a quart oil,"
said the driver, and went on
their way.
A Forcfwas waiting to come in;
"How far is it to Salem from
here?" ' Said the gas saleman:
"Forty miles.
Give me a pail
of water and a package of Cam
els," orded the drive, "and hold
it while I get in
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Board of Trade Meeting!
The Annual meeting of the
Board of Trade will be held at
Missildine's Hall Wednesday,
September 6th 1922, at 8:30 p. m.
Election of officers and budget
for ensuing year. - , . i. ?
It js . important that you be
present. -
Fishtop
A much needed rain fell here
Thursday and one on Saturday.
Crops are looking fine, but only
small ones were planted.
Russell Arledge killed two rat
lers, a few days back.' r ;
Burton Wiliiams and family of
Lynn have been visiting and at
tending preaching at Mountain
View last week: - . - . .
The Arledge families all attend
ed services a few days at Moun
tain Grove last week. And so
did T. C. and Earnest Laughter.
J. B. Bradley attended Sunday.
T. W. Bradley and Taft New
man attended the singing at
Silver Creek Sunday.
Nile Jones and Ethel Hill - were
married by E. J. Bradley at his
home on the 19th. ...
P. Henderson hauled three
loads of melons and other vege
tables to -Saluda last week.
; v Mill Spring
The series of meeting at the
methodist church, conducted by
Rev. J. Ml Barber closed Sunday
night. . - ' r .
Mrs. H. H. Foster of Fountain
Inn, S. C. is spending some time
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Foster. -
Rev. J. M. Barber and family,
Walter Barber arid wife, and
MasonBarber have been visiting
their father J. M. Barber.
- Mif sIollie Dalton of Sapphire,
N. C. spent the week end with
home folks. " -
Misses Odessa and Mae Mills
spent last week at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. G.C. Brisco.
Messrs Hubert and Bob Foster
spent the week end with home
folks. Miss Gladys Gibbs left last
Thursday for Robbinsville, N. C.
where she will teach the coming
session. - -
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Miss Esther Gibbs visited
friends in Cooper Gap last week.
Mrs. Sitton is visiting her sis
ter Miss Sallie Carpenter.
Some of the ladies of this com
munity visited Mrs. Stephens
and Mr. Franklin last Fridax P.
M. and surprised them with a
generous pounding, of pantry
supplies.
Rev. W. J. Hackney left Sun
day to begin a series of meetings
at New Hope. .. '
Several of the young people of
this community were visitors at
the home of W. G. Edgertpn Sun
day. .. I'j.v.v
Albert "Lynch is visiting his
father A. M. Lynch.:
We are sorry to report the ill
ness of J. H. Gibbs.
MRS. HUNTER,' WEDS MR. LEWIS
: LANFORD y,
A wedding of cordial intrest to
many in Greenyille is that ' of
Mrs. Ada M. Hunter, of Green
ville, and Mr. Lewis Ezell Lan
ford, of Woodruff, solemnized
August 15, , at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John R. Foster, ; at
Mill Spring, North Carolina,
v. The ceremony was performed
by thejRev. W. J. Hackney, and
was very simple. The country
home of Mr. and Mrs. Roster
was tastefully , decorated with
cut flowers and potted plants;
After the ceremony a bountiful
repast was served. v
Mrs. Lanford as Mrs. Hunter,
is well known in Greenville
having for the past fourteen
years been "among the prominent
business women of this city.
Mr. Lanford is a prominent
planter and business vman of
Woodruff.
Mill Spring Route 1
, Several from this section ' at
tended the all (day singing at
Rock Springs Sunday.
Mr. O. T. Huntley from Forest
City spent a few days in this sec
tion last week selling insurance.
He also in joyed a fox hunt with
A. A. Edward one night.
Miss Doris Edwards spent last
week with her sister Mrs. A. A.
Thompson, and attended revival
services at Bethlehem.
Mrsl Burnett and her daughter
Cressie, were callers at , A. A.
Edwards Wednesday afternoon.
Bert Edwards and Roscoe
Whiteside made a business trip
to Inman S. C, Saturday
Ralph Edwards and wife spent
Saturday night with the latter' s
parents N. E. Williams and wife
on Route 2.
' Fletcher Edwards went to Uree
Sunday. .
Mark West and family, from
Rutherford County, were guest
of J. C. Griffin Sunday.
Mrs. J. H. Crawford of Forest
City and Mrs. W. M. Rippy of
Shelby who are spending a week
with their uncle J. C. Griffin
were visitors at A. A Edwards
Sunday, also Messers Thomas R.
Byrd and Bill Burton of Burns
ville, N. C. .
Bert Edwards, J. T. Edwards
Q. M. Powell and Gordon Hyder
were in Asheville last week.-
Miss Jessie Whiteside of Knox-
ville; Terinr is - visiting ' relatives
and friends herel
V. B. Hyder is teaching a sing
ing school on Pea Ridge.
E. P. White was a dinner guest
at the home of V.B. Hydea,Tues
day. v
; ' Bob Lynch from near Pleasant
Hill visited friends here last
week.
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A number of relatives were
entertained at J. C. Griffin's
home last week.
Miss Ethel Ogle spent Sunday
with her friend Maggie Israel.
Roland Ruppe accompanied by
his niece Ruth' Byars spent a
part of last week in Shelby.
Miss Martha Hickman, teacher
of Chigger Ridge school spent
the week end at, her home at
Hillcrest.
J. B. Hyder from Landrum
S. C, visited his brother, V. B.
Hyder several days ago.
Several near here attended
revival-services held at Coopers
Gap last week.
Miss Vinetta Hyder enter
tained a few . friends ; Sunday
afternoon.x V
W.E. Elliott and wife were at
Bethlehem Sunday.
Watermelon hauling seems to
be a profiable business here at1
present. '
Revival services closed at Pea
Ridge ; last Thursday. There
were nine candidates for baptism
and they were baptised by Rev. -E.
P. White in Green River. ,-.
The little children of A. A.
liuwarus, are very sick witn
whooDing cough.
Mrs. R. E. Early is visiting
relatives in this section.
T Mr. Jake Pritchard and Miss
Eva Shehan on Pea Ridge were
married last Sunday.
; Before marriage " he used to
want her to hang onto his arm
whenever they went for a walk :
now he walks three paces in front
of her arid growls ? because she
can't keep up.