On Thursday evening one of the most interesting crowds of farmers that has evening gathered here met at the high school auditorium to hear Mr. C.L. Sams discuss bees. He proved to be very interesting for he knew bees from a to z, as that has been his life long study and work. He informed us that the wild bees indicated that this section was a good bee county. The native forest trees afford a great supply of honey. Among them are the poplar, gum, maple, etc. In fact nearly all our trees help the bees make money for the farmers.
Bee keeping is profitable with the right care and attention. Not all of us like bees, or rather the bees do not like us. Mr. D.A. Stewart who lives west of here has had quite a lot of experience with bees and finds them to be profitable. A few years ago he moved back to his boyhood home from Wolf Pitt township in Richmond county. He had about 75 bee hives, but only moved a few as the distance was great and bees were not so valuable in those days. From one of the bee hives he would never fail to get less than 50 pounds of honey each year. Housekeepers know what that means at the present price of honey. Many of the women on the farms care for the bees. It would be easier than working so hard and helping in the fields to make cotton and tobacco crops that the farmer hardly ever gets the price he deserves.
Mr. Wall, our county agent, brought up the subject of a community fair and also our Sandhill Fair. Wondering how many of our communities are planning to hold fairs? And how many people are planning to carry something to the Sandhill Fair. Another thing he brought up was the pig club. Wondering how many of our boys are planning to take advantage of the opportunity offered by Mr. Tufts of Pinehurst? If the farmers do not like the Berkshire hogs, will they encourage their son by purchasing a pig from another breed that he prefers.
Mr. Luther Carter is at home from Raleigh where he has just completed a bookkeeping course at King’s Business College.
On Friday evening the girls’ Literary Society of the high school entertained the boys’ Literary Society. All report an enjoyable evening spent in playing games, and dancing the Virginian Reel. If more of our schools would teach the old dances and not so many of our modern dances the young people would not be criticized so much. Refreshments of punch, cake and cream were served by the girls.
Dr. A.C. Bethune, who is in a Fayetteville Hospital, is improving and expects to be at home this week.
The students and teachers boarding at the Dormitory are enjoying electric lights. The high school building is also lighted.
Farmers are not preparing tobacco beds for a big tobacco crop. With two tobacco warehouses burned in the county, why can’t the tobacco organization begin to plan to market their crop co-operatively on a different way than the past season?
Rev. R.G. Matheson has returned from Charlotte where his wife was operated on at the Presbyterian Church Hospital a few days ago. Mrs. Matheson is improving fast and will soon be at home.
From The Pilot, Vass, N.C., Feb. 25, 1921 (C.L. Sams was extension service beekeeping specialist from N.C. State University.)
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