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If INTEREST TO POLK tOONTY FARMERS Me Gathered Here and There Which, Has a Local Angle that Makes H Worth the Progressive Farmers Attention Edited By "A Dirt Farmer" me something that Lyerybody in America eats with reg. hilarity . Then1 is always a market I (or d iem although sometimes a tem_ Iporary slut brines the price down |lo#-er tb^n it rightly .should be. It Jig the farmers business t0 prevent Isuch pluts California through its I<Yuit Grow Lrs Exchange has eJiminated over llotdiaf : markets with California ljro?n fruits. Through a well sys I'tmized tabulation of shipments Itrvm competing sections they are Isble to d'v*irt their ()W"n products to points where a demand exists. I it cost a lot of mpuey and it took lot y time to perfect that organi five times fefore it becomes ineffec tive." Experiments have shown that the plateaus of Western North Carolina are splendidly adapted as to altidude j soil, precipitation and freedom from i disease conditions to the growth of i seed potatoes^ producing a seed that will yield higher returns in the Pied mont and* coastal plain than seeds from Maine and other sections of the country. Story of what one Alabama Boy did with White Potatoes Down in Baldwin County, Alabama one 17 year old boy last year made Chickens Mean Cash In Your Pocket zation It has proven its value. Sooner or later the farmers of the South engaged in truck growing will form an organization along similar lines It is sure to come. But I've been digging into potato possibilities Henderson and Bun_ come County are growing large quantities and managing somehow to sail them. Polk County has plen. ty of available acreage suitable to the cultivation of potatoes on a com mercial scale. Use s;ood seed potatoes. Western North Carolina grown if you can get them Use foralderhyde or corrosive sublimate solution to treat them so that healthy plants may be Se cured Seed treatment will prevent i disease being carried into the new crop. Use either one of these two | methods: 1 ? Corrosive Sublimate Treatment Dissolve 4 ounces corrosive sub limate in 30 gallons water. Treat tubers for 1 V*> hours. Solution must not be used in metallic vessels. Tb_ bers should be soaked before they are cut. Solution can be used four timest but addition of one ounce cor rosive sublimate to 30 gallons solu tion after each batch is soaked, keeps the treating solution at prop er strength > Treat before the seed show any sign of sprouting. Soak 24 hours in water, then dry before treating. Use crates rather than sacks. Caution: Use with great care Very poison if taken inter. nally. Formaldehyde Treatment "Consists of 1 pint formalin (40 Percent formaldehyde) to 30 gallons *ater. Soak seed tubers for 2 hrs. and spread out on clean surface to dry. Tubers should Oe treated '?'hole. This solution may be used Up Against It "Tou've heard of a person being is. * quandary, haven't you?" Peterson Mked. "Bur*," replied Brown. "Why?" "W?u, i jugt had a letter from a? friend, and he's in one. He's been la rather bad health for some time, so fc? other day he went to see a doctor, *ad the doctor advisefd him to take **0 or three months' complete rest. That's where the quandary comes In. He's been working for the government for 15 years and doesn't know where to look for a more complete rest." Settled Manhattan idajtd hi the first ship sent te the present territory of the United States by the Dutch West Indies company, the New Neth^rland, which landed in the Hnd* riter ia 1028, Walloons, led by Jme de Forest, we*? passengers. The ellht families left on Manhattan, wfcleh was named "New Avesnee," constituted the first settlement ef that tl0w famous valuable island and ^ first homemakers, in fact, In t he e AtIaPtlc tatee. Read THE polk county news over $4^000 on a few acres of Irish Potatoes. This was done as a result of instruction and encouragement received by this boy in a vocational educational school. Proper instruc. ,tion in production, together with con. tact with efficient marketing organ, izations c^n accomplish similar re sults in many sections of North Car olina not only with potatoes but with various other vegetables, poul try ^ fruits, livestock, etc. Prices of Seed Potatoes in New Orleans Of interest to the "seed" potato Roadside Markets Prove Profitable To Pennsylvania Producers Now that we are getting hard-sur faced roads all over North Carolina, and particularly leading into our cities and townsf- the .following ex_ perience of some of the Pennsylvania farmers will be of interest. Road side markets have been established and found most successful close to large towns and along main taavel led highways. It takes an honest pack of well graded fruit to hold the motor trade, producers find. Apples and Peaches were the leading fruits handled by this method ddf^ ing the past season. A Potato Re-Drying Plant Found of N Value "Pocatello," according to E. T. Murray, manager of the Kahn Pota_ to Packing plant of that city "can boast of the only potato repacking plant in the country. He said pota toes handled at thq, plant were now being shipped to points as far Bast as New York City, and to Florida and Pacific Coast cities. During the ten weeks the plant has been operating" Mr. Murray said, "approximately 200 cars of potatoes have been handled at the plant and the company has made potato purchases in the section involving an outlay of $80,000." o . Urban Development Nearly 20,000,000 people in the United States of about one-fifth of J the population, live in villages, and 30,000,000 farming people use these Villages for purposes of business, education religion, health and so cial well-being. Yet these centers of rural population are usually un attractive and often very ugly. Vil lages are generally much .superior to those of the United States in design, in the character of their streets and public buildings, and in their ap. 1 proaches and recreation spots. A j Milk Goats Produce Profits producers of Western Carolina is the following letter from C. R. New. ton regarding the New Orleans mar. ket: Quite large quantities of Triumph and Burbank seed potatoes have been coming into this market for the last few days. Sales are being made in considerable quantities at prices rahging from $2.50 to $3.50 per cwt. on Bliss Triumphs and $2.25 to $2.50 on Burbanks. I have not quoted these sales in my wires, because it was my belief that what is desired is the market of tahle stock, and I h^ve seen no quotations from other cities on seed stock."' start, however, has been made to. ward beautifying the American vil lage. It is more as a buying than a selL ing place that the farmer makes use of the village. In marketing his principal ^products he generally deals with some large distributing center. But he purchases his household sup plies in the village. . He goes there for amusement and for social pur poses generally. " His children often go to school there. An attractive village, says the department, is an important influence in stabilising farm life and in counter-acting the attractions which cities have for the About Our Free Telephone' and Delivery Service ? t ~ f Oftentimes people are unable to leave the house with out inconvenience, especially when sickness prevails in the home. K Our Telephone and Delivery Servioe has proven such a boon to many people that we propose to keep it up, and wish to emphasize that we will deliver anything:, anytime, and anywhere while this store re mainsopen. Prescriptions Called For and Delivered . " ? v. * ~ Missildine's Pharmacy " ' : "The Rexa.ll Store " Phone 4 Tryon, N. C. - ' young people of the farms. As the farmer's chief point of contact with outside interests, the village can make a big contribution to the hap_ piness of farm life, even if it be con_ sidered from no other standpoint that the fact that it Is the place where the farmer 'spends a large part of his income. Where villages are being made more beautiful the impetus has come in nearly every case from local in itiative. Villages that have well planned streets, attractive recrea tion spots, and pleasing approaches are nearly always indebted for these advantages to the energy and public spirit of some small group of citizens Under such inspiration dump heaps have been turned into garden spots, unsightly shacks . and dilapidated stores have been torn down and re placed by smart, substantial busi 1 ness buildings, and extensive pro. grams of landscape gardening, and tree planting have been undertaken. Villages that embarked on this path\ are finding that beauty pays. It improves local business and attracts ? tourist business. It enchances real estate values, and has a powerful in_ fluence in raising individual stand dards of efficiency and enterprise. It is time all of the towns in Polk County united in an effort to form some cohesive building plan which will make them places of beauty and exceedingly attractive to the eyes of passing tourists. , Columbus and Mill Spring are go ing to grow t-apidly and this is the time to lay plans for the future. Sa luda and Tryon are growing. They haven't, however, grown so far that a planning system can't be written into their records. The era of expansion is just .begin ning in Western North Carolina and we must make the towns beautiful, interesting and attractive if we hope to win real recognition as a resort section. I It can be done! o Happineta True happiness is of a tired nature and an en^niy to pomp and noise. It arises, in the first place, from the en joyment of one's self, sri, In the next, from the friendship and conversation ME a few selee^ companions. ? ? ? Another Theory Blasted Decision by beauty specialists that mental vipor makes hair luxuriant should set bald-headed inen to think ing. ? Rochester flerald. aunty Cbtftcspondem TRYON ROUTE 1 Valentine Day has just past and left our county the "very bestest" valentine j we don't aspire to feel much greater ?han to have Miss HoL derbaunjyfOr our new Homd Demon strator. Already, news has arrived from Greens Creek that they were "terribly pleased" with- their first meeting with hat and hair demon strations. We are glad to have the absent one of our literary crowd appear again... He'll soon be turning out rattle.snake tales like chewing gum out of a slot machine of which he is so famous, and we all enjoy his items. Mr. and Mrs P. B. Nance^ Ruby, Polly and Bob Brown of the child ren" of Spartanburg were long dis_ tance motorists at Walnut Crove last Sunday, Mr. -and Mrs. T. P# Rice of Canton were Sunday guests of Miss Sallie and Mr. J. D. . Carpenter. We wertsj sorry to hear of the re cent serious sickness of our sweet friend, Miss Leona Egerton who is now in St. Eo's Hospital in Greensboro^ and wty) isVnow some better. We wish for her a speedy recovery. "We'll say" its time we^ like the ? ground hog)t should appear in our gardens even if we have to go back in again. Wellj I'd better discontinue this j stuff for fear our carrier won't get | over the mud holes with it. Lest we ' forget, we do need some road fixing i as the tax fixing want forgotten. If ! you don't believe it, just ask the j mail mfan. o MILL SPRING ROUTE 1 Several from here attended preach ing services at Pea Ridge Sunday. Miss Minnie Womack spent Wed W. G. Edney TELEPHONE 150 Electrical Supplies & -Equipment Repairing and Installation Our Specialty. Southern Railway System / Passenger Train Schedule \ > Try on, N. C. ' / 8:50 A. M. Hendersonville, Asheville and local 9:16 A. M. Spartanburg, Columbia,' Atlanta and Local 12:00 Noon, Asheville Knoxville, Cincinnati, and St. Louis. 12:40 P. M. Carolina Special; Spartanburg, Columbia and Charleston 6:08 P. M. Savannah, Charleston also Jack sonville and Florida points, also Atlanta and Neto Orleans > ? ? . ? r~ 6:35 P. M. Carolina Special; Cincinnati and Indianapolis, and Chicago. Above Figures Published As In ? > ?,'???'? * ' ? formation only. -) J. H. Wood, J. H. Rion, Dh. Pass. Agt. - Agent Asheville, N. C. Tryon, N. C. nesday afternoon with Mrp Hyder. B. Mrs. William Searcy and Mrs, Charley Early spent Friday after. noon with Mrs. G. B. ParkBr. Gordon Hyder spent last Thurs_ night with John Grant Lynch. Several from here attended the Lyceum course at Columhlus Thurs day night, and all repor^ time. a good Barney Searcy who is forking in a garage at Mill Spring spent the week end at home. Miss Mildred Womack week end with Miss Mianll spent the e Ruppe. LANDRUM NEWS Miss Annie Bell Painter the NEWS that she will send in interesting item^ community including La^drum and writes be glad to from her Miss Annie B. Laughte with chicken pox, but will Be out again in a is very ill ^e hope she days. tew Mr. B G. Sellers was- a guest at a Valentine party Saturday night at Shudea. Mr. Oscar Hyder and Mr. A. D. Sellers were visitors at Mr. H. C. Painter's Sunday. Mr, H. Jackson was a pleeasant visitor at Mr. Donohoe's Monday. Mrs. Cama Thompson was visiting her mother Mrs, Odessa Sellers one day last week. The forest fire , started at Mr. Mil ler's saw mill Friday evening was a bad thing for this section. Rev. Gault held services at the home of Mr. J. Donohoe, Sunday t in the afternoon and had a wonderful meeting. The school master at the old Prince school is having orderf and that is what is needed there. Miss Earlin Jackson's brother vis ited her Sunday. Mr. L. Barnett had a wreck with his car but no one was badly hurt. We are having some windy weath. er. Mr. Elphos Mclntire was home from Arcadia Saturday, and Mr. Al vin Mclntyre and Harlie Jackson were in Landrum Saturday trading. Miss Mary Foster has been visit ing her aupt who is very ill. ?w ? ? I V ike in the Profits \ Thousands Are Reading This Ad Just as You Are Reading It Because their attention like yours was forced by a Meyer Both illustration and compelling c?py. If you ran your ad heire these same thousands would be reading it, just as you are reading this copy. NEWS advertisers are reaching these thousands of buyer readers with unusual results thru the use of Meyer Both advertising service. You may have this same advantage, for there is no -charge for this accommodation. Phone 99 Polljc Cownty News Be sure to visit ROLLINS' Dashing Plaids Announce Spring Enthusiastically WITH the arrival of the spring season, come countless smart Frocl Coats and Suits? chan ingly versatile in their variety of color' and de sign. The newest note is the marked evidence of checks and plaids, subdued or brilliant, to suit, the fancy. LINS The New Apparel Shop Next to First Bank & Trust Co. Hendetsonville, N. C. t '? /
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