Mr. McCraw of the Cherokee Fruit Farms near Aberdeen has just completed some tile drainage on his magnificent orchard. It was “some job,” but nevertheless Mr. Graw believes in doing things right. It took us about a couple of days to make an accurate survey and place the tile, but now a little old bottom that was too wet for peach trees to grow will be well drained and other trees will be planted.
Mr. O.K. Cowing on Carthage No. 1 and Mr. M.D. McCrimmon of West End believe in more terracing. It will take a lot of hard work to place the right kind of terraces on these farms on account of many stumps but they are right after them now. In a few weeks we predict all stumps removed and the terraces laid out last week will probably be built.
Mr. C.L. Sams, Beekeeping Specialist, was a pleasant visitor in Moore county last week. Manyh of the beekeepers were visited and proper instructions given. A well attended meeting was held on Thursday night at Jackson Springs. There were 40 farmers assembled for this meeting and many important points were brought out. Fourteen colonies of bees were brought from Pinehurst and carried to Samarcand Manor.
Everywhere I go in Moore county I hear the farmers say “we should organize.” So we are calling a meeting of the tobacco farmers of this county for Monday, March 7th at 11 o’clock at Carthage. We held a similar meeting here on January 1st and secured pledges of the vast majority of farmers to reduce their tobacco acreage at least one-third this year. Now we are calling them once more for a still greater and more undertaking. This is to decide just what to do with our marketing of tobacco for the next coming years. Never before has there been so much enthusiasm among the farmers to organize on the California plan and we are going to put it right up to you for your consideration. If you are ready, then we will get down to business.
From The Pilot, Vass, N.C., Feb. 25, 1921
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