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Fol-rifc'J HEaMER jertisias R*j?i?teutative PRESS ASSOCIATION Many that they nor oppor$ den. 4s are so situated Wave neither the time Jnity to work a fifar thus bene while it k high cost Flower exercise ill Few Try^n people can legiti mately clafifi that excuse. The grok j ng of vegetables is valuable f!$ m t^yo view points. It necessitates bodily exercise in the oper , and it supplies the table witljlk variety of food, ing one| physically, ks a dent in the ? living. | rdens top- call for plenty, and certain ly the be4fltiful blooms repay trouble one for th|4 expended. There faction in ing "by th| and *in no tied so the) prepartion harvesting suits of tH or the coloj* ilfery faihily ci^p time T Ian inherent satis ne fact of one's liv j?weat of the brow," way is this exempli |ityughly as in the fche tending, and of the choice re kitchen garden, or Jul flower beds. No mattier what the vocation one should! spend every hour possible in the open air close to the soil artd grass , roots, and forget the five-foot shelf" of household remedied . which decorate board. -n A clever ^joman up in Virgin ia pinned aj note on a potato she ? had raa ed which read, "I got twenty -lour cents a bushel for these ^j)tatoes. What did you pay fo The man paid $1-20 spuds, and the lady inl them ? jjvho found the note or his bushel of straighway wrote Virginia about it. She got rii isy and the matter received a B?t of nation wide publicity. fine illustration, no doubt, oJ5 the vast difference between grower and consumer of fodstuffsJi in this land of ours Co-oj native marketing is reducing he cost of handl ing appreciably, and it assures the farmer if a fair return for his labor/ | County Farmers doing good work iunity? and deser >rt of every indfv in the county. The Polk Federation in this co ves the su idual farme Florida tdurists are rolling Nprth theaeadays and many of them, pass through Tryon. No more beautiful stretch of high way may be] found in the entire "Land of th|* SkyV than the Tryon-Saludl road. . Auto travelers are impressed with its sceiic value, and when this particular stretch of high way is better known, {[ few in deed will mis it. . The completion of Efyite "A" of th? Dixie | Highway from Cincin^ti to Miami will annually br ng * thousands of motorists tl rough this section who now mi ke the north , and south trip v a Washington. Messers luckner and O'Con nor of thd Western North Carolina N ptor Ctyb have worked fait ifully to complete .the "missing links" in Ken tucky, and lave raised thous ands of dolfars toward that end. It would i#)t be a bad lty stunt to those Cham! public distribute a lot of j>er qf Commerce booklets which are nqw being prepared, al|ng this 'route. our schools and e to commence >chool is a work we become faml toote with which ur share of the Once mor^ colleges co ment time shop where liar with t we will do world's wort Graduationlday is begining of the long life.' It is t for the futi it isn't whfljt you .kifow that Ion and in the "hat you Only the battle of ;e day when plans re develop. And recognit| hcement k, but w do. cannot s learned t labored ,s little ? man who can "do ere is always a ;irl or boy who e thing, and do tl gives you brings adv world of wo; know how One who things he text books, The world use the from in vain, use for can do any well. This is an tion. Educa preparation, is even morii pily our sctii ginning to Commence: ige of specializa m is a necessary Special training tar necessity. Hap systems cognize the fact Day ? 1 are be is well I named. It i$ the beginning of work.' It is the day whlenYouth faces the future with fearless eye and undaunted courage. , LETTUCE CONDITIONS . AT WILMINGTON By P. C. Squires Taking advantage of summer excursion rates from, the moun tains to sea shore I spent last Saturday looking into the let tuce situation in the vicinity of Wilmington, and regret to say that I found conditions in that great lettuce growing district far from satisfactory to the lettuce growers as prices had taken a decided tumble that many shipments to northern markets had failed to sell for enough to pay transportation charges. These Conditions .had been brought about largely by the lettuce growers themselves who in their eagerness to get ahead of the other fellow rush ed hundreds of cartoads of im mature and trashy lettuce to New York, Philadelphia, Bos ton and other northern points until the markets had become demoralized. Conditions had become so serious that buyers representing harge produce con cerns in the north, called at the office of Wilmington Morning Star and . pleaded with the editor to urge the lettuce grow ers to desist from .from ship ping trashy and unsaleable let tuce. An average of fully six ty car loads of lettuce has mov out from the Wilrtiington sec tion daily in the past ten days and large percentage of these shipments have been of the un desirable and unsaleable sort. When will shippers of perish able truck and fruit come to a realization of their importance of proper selecting, gradingand packing of their crops? I am firm in my belief that no class of people show so little busi ness acumen, and who use so little judgement and calcula tion, especially in preparing and disposing of their crops as the average farmer I think I can make this statement with authority as I have been a farmer for two thirds of my life, and when I look back and review some of my farming op erations, especially the market ing and sales end away back in the nineties I am compelled in all truth to say that of all the fool farmers in our neighbor hood I was the chief, and if in after years I - acquired the least bit of wisdom it was pounded into me by force of circumstances. It took some hard and mighty uncomforta ble jolts before I had enough sense knocked into me to rea lize that I would have to. select, grade, and pack properly if I could expect satisfactory prices and build up a reputation for my brand of goods- but when I finally changed methods my conversion was ?o complete that from that time to this, I have been known from the city produce sections to eastern North Carolina as the "grading crank". I mention this mere ly to acquaint the lettuce and potato growers of Polk Count ty with the fact that from now ?11 u8 enc* seas?n you will be dealing with a regular martinet when it comes to grad ing and packing your truck crops- I shall insist on proper grading &nd honest packing. What I mean by honest pack ing is that the lettuce hampers must be packed . so solid full that the covers will press against the lettuce after it has been hauled to Tryon Likewise, the potato grower W*ifn *n^? ^e gflme will be required to so thoroughly shake ? the barrels when filling that the top of the' barrel willi be well rounded over with potatoes after <' he has hauled his load to the station. Remember -that it is solely for your good, for your profit, and for the reputation that you gTowers are going to build up that I shall, insist on these methods being followed as we enter upon the last and very important stage of our money crop campaign. ? but if you find my rultes for the game to severe and too drastic you may get consolation from the fact my resignation has been in the hands of the Fanners Federa tion for the past three months, and it will take but a few min utes for me to pack my grip. Grape Spraying High quality fruit is^ essen tial if grape perduction is to be profitable and tq meet the de mands of the market it is nec essary to combaj; blacH, downy mildew, grape curculio and the leaf hopper. A discussion of these subjects is found in a cir cular isssued Hby the College of Agriculture Columbia , Mo. Every Polk county grape grow er who is interested in author itative information on the con trol -of insect? and diseases af fecting the grape crop should send this valuable v. circular Any producer of grapes , can benefit by writing for a copy. Ask for extension circurlar 141. Mountain Rutabagas. The writer visited the ruta baga section of Canada a few years ago and found the farm ers coming in from all directions with big wagon loads of, ruta bagas which they were "selling to buyers at the station for 25 cents per bushel. They were hauted in bulk wagon loads and shoveled into the cars. I; found that shipments were j made from this station to all of the prineipable cities of the south where rutabagajs Jtfere sacked by the wholesale receiver and sold at so much per 100 pounds to the retailer. Two | weeks later I was again in the Sopfh lad and having occasion to call on a farmer in Sampson County this state, was not a little sur prised when I sat down to the bountiful* table with this fam ily to be served along | withj other vegetables, Canadian , rutabagas . I was further sur-| prised when I found that the rutabagas the Canadian farm er received 25 cents for. cost this North Carolina farmer 6 'Cents per pound or $3.60 per bushel- The five parties who [prices between the producer sand, the consumer were the speculator who purchased the bulk rutabagas of the Canadain farmer- The United State customers. U. S. and Canadian railroads, wholesale dealers and the retailers. Th^ Sampson county farmers who paid the price of a hakf barrel of best flour for a bushel of rutabagas declared that this class of turnips could not be grown in eastefti North Caro lina. The next day I was shown as fine a basket of rutabas las could be founded in Canada, and they were grown by a little en ergetic woman mother of four bright children and within two miles of the farmer with whom I took dinner the day before. I venture to say that Cana- - dian rutabagas have been on sale the past winter in every county in this state including Polk, j and I consider it a disgrace to I the farmers of North Carolina,! especially of Western North Carolina, where this class of' turnips can be grow eqpal in; I * ?... hose grown in Can-I ada or elsewhere. At least ' fifty, carloads ' of rutabagas should be grown in Polk Coun ty .this year and shipped from Try on and Sahida * during the winter months. If the farmers of Polk county will grow fifty to a hundred carloads of ruta bagas for the winter trade the1 writer wil] guarantee to find a market for them, and at prices that will make cotton growers sick in the chest. Garden Pests. Early and prompt action with! poisons and contracts sprays should be taken if the inevit- . able attacks by the insects is to be controlled before serious crop dambge is don. Biting in jects are controlled by the use of a stomach poison, the best known and safest of which is arsenate of lead. This poison can be usedvjn powdered forta and should be used at therateof one heaping ' tfeaspoflnful to each gallon; of water and ap plied to 4m plant in a form of a spray. Or the arsenate of lerid may be used as dust, in which case it is usually mixed at the rate of one. pound to five pounds air slacked lime. This poison dust is applied to plbnts either with the aid of dust gun or a hand duster; or nfay bl applied by placing the dust Within a sack o^thin material, like a salt or flour sack- For the con- f trol of insects which suck up plant juices a- constant insect- 1 ticide is is used. Extracts of tobacco is the most effective for this insect pest. A tobacco preparation known as Black Leaf 40 is as*good as any thing on the market for aphids or plant lice which are usually found on the v underside of ieaves. The spraying shotild be very thorough and should be re peated about three days after the first application; which be sufficient for two to three weeks -o . Notice Of Mortgage Sale .j / ? : ' ' ?*1 By virtue of the ' power con- ; taned in a certain mortage deed executed by J. 0. Vehawn and wife, Florence Vehawn, to G- W. Gosnell and Daisy Gos nell, dated Nov. 29, 1920, re corded in Book 17 page 164 of the records of Mortgage Deeds for Polk County, the under signed, will, on Monday, 23rd day of June 19^4 with the legal hours of salfe, for the purpose of satisfying the! indebtedness secured by said mortgage deed, with interest and cost, offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash at the court house door of Polk Coun ty the land conveyed by said mortgage deed lying and being in the State of North Carolina' Polk County, Columbus Town ship, and bounded as follows: Beginning at a stone and P. 0. and |>omter?, Edward's and Champion's corner; thence West 85 potes to a stake on the Edwards line; thence with his line S. 35 poles to a stone; thence S. 1-2 E. 63 1-3 poles to a stone; thence & 32 E. 17 poles to a small pine; thence S. 83 1-4 E. 25 1-3 poles to a stone on east side of the old Lan drum road; thence with same as follows: N. 22 1-2 E. 30 poles, N. 8 E. 24 poles, N. 11 W. 20 1-4 poltes to a stake in road and on Champpion's line thence with same S. 70 W. 30 1-2 poles to the bginning, containing 32 acres, more or leas. This May 22, 1924. , G. W. Gosnell Daisy Gosnell Mortgagee E- B. Cloud, Atty. . . # o J FOR CORONER # I hereby announce myself a candidate^ for coroner of Polk County subject to the demo cratic primary June 7, 1924 pd. ' W. G; Green, j Bank Deposits Are a sure index of community prosperity. ^ ? When business is moving, deposits increase ^ and banks find themselves in position to make loans more frpely. _ N - MONEY IN THE BANK I- ? ^ 4^' ' therefore is intimately related to the COMMON WELFARE ' Reason thin would show how advantageous' . it is for every person to deposit all they can in BANKS, NOT ALONE for the purely selfish pleas ure a fat bank account affords but for the good of ? the business life of a community. Your deposit with us, either in Saving Interest Certificate, or Checking is absolutely safe and have alwavs, during hard times, been instantly - ? available. ' . At the same time vour deposit here is an active factor in the growth of buisness in Columbus and Polk County. We invite you to deposit here. POLK COUNTY BANK & TRUST CO. . Columbus, North Carolina Resources Over One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollais . ' ? : Hugh M k ' Builders* Supples Let us give SOU an estimate bef.,, ,?S Boz 274 r s ?? ??* ; ? ? ?> ^r"?Y,v* Salud: c In city streets, on country highways, in farm : t,uc tures and industrial plants, small and large, concrete Is being more and more used. Why? First because it meets the modern 'necessi^ for economy. Atla* is cheaper today than thirty years ago. And second because man's work must be safe ? guarded* Structures built with Atlas protect both the worker ? ? and his product, for they are permanent and tire safe. Tell your building material dealer about your building plans and ask him about materials. He can be of real help, j I ATLAS I portlamdcementH There is Always Something New ^ ? * . ? . i at Wright-Scruggs Shoe Co. ? ' i , j New Shoe Styles, frequently arriving, keep assort ments always interesting here. It's wonderfully satisfying to know that whenever you may come here for shoes you may be certain of seeing new . versions of the season's smartest styles?especially if you appreciate "individaulity" in your shoes. Beautiful Hosiery Special Attention To to Match Always > Mail Orders 4 ? - ? - ? ? ? i : : Graduation Footwear WHITE PUMPS AND SANDALS $5.00 to $7.50 Smart appropriate models for commence ment, dances and street wear. As a special concession to girl graduates . we have marked our footwear at lower-than - usual prices. ' ^ ? v Nissen's Shoe Store 122 E. Main St. Spartanburg, S. C. . . . ' > ? HOLMES SEED CO. 152 E. Main St. - Spartanburg, S. f ? Garden, Field and Flower Seeds. We (iarry the highest grade of garden and seeds that grow in this locality. Come to see us or write, us for catalog and quotations. BETTER SEEDS-BETTER CROPS. * ' * ' - 1. "V , '
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