The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-12-07


foe and that it will take fighting in the
future, as it has in the past for the
Democrats to retain supremacy in the
Tenth. -
Asked what he thought about politics
In Buncombe, Mr.. Gudger said that tho
Democrats were in good shape In that
county, but that the Republicans we're
aggressive and that next year it would
take another hard fight for the Demo-
Gratis to maintain their present hand
some majority.
Money I'm apples. --'a 'sas--s-.=-s-s
Mr.. Gudger, in addition to being
chairman of the Democratic executive
committee of the Tenth congressional
district and having the honor Of re-
deeming the district for the Demo-
Gratis, is also secretary of the Western
North Carolina Fair association, and
during October held one of the most
successful agricultural fairs in Ashe-
Vile that has ever been held in that
ing success, the fair being not only a
success financially, but had the more
lfar-reaching effect of demonstrating
the possibilities Of western North Car
olina as stock raising apple growing
dnu SCCIIOu. 0uUS0T 5d1U
Il was admitted that the finest apples
in the state were on exhibition and
that the apples-raisers as result OF
the fair more fully recognized the val
ne Of the crop than ever before. He.
stated that in one instance recently
Capt. r. p. Johnston, of Asheville, pur-.
chased splendid apple orchard In
Haywood county, paying approximate
ly $4,000 for the orchard. That was
| considered a rather stir price. How
ever, the apples from that orchard
this year measured 5000 bushels or
approximately 1000 barrels and Cap
tain Johnson marketed his product at
an average price of S. per barrel. Thus
it will be seen that the orchard for
which he paid about $4,000 this year
brought in revenue-gross-or not less
than: $4,000, or within $500 of the
purchase price of the orchard.
Better Grade Of Hogs and Cattle.
Speaking Of cattle, hogs and sheep
raising in Buncombe county and other
counties in Western North Carolina,
Mr.. Gudger said that the Asheville fair
demonstrated conclusively that the
finest stock in the country may be
raised in the mountains. He said that
it was admitted that at the fair there
were some of the finest hogs on exhi-
bition ever raised in this country; that
there were at least so breeds, includ-
ing the "razor-back." Mr.. Gudger
said that in securing the razor-back
exhibit he had hard work that finally
he found an old-time razor-back in the
mountains of Cherokee county, and
put him on exhibition, and that he was
a genuine specimen. "But we came
near not getting rid of him." laughed
Mr.. Gudger. mo one would buy him
and no one would take him for a long
time. Will Cooke who had the hog exhi-
b1t1on in charge and who acquitted him
self with credit in securing such
splendid showing, declared that he
wouldn't undertake to fatten that
razor-back for $50" Mr.. Gudger said
that after the fair ended the razor
back was finally given away and that
the man who took him has been trying |
ever since to put some fat on the |
porker, but without success, and that
he is now trying to get rid of him.
To fatten razor-back-a genuine |
razor-back-would break any farmer |
In our section, declared Mr. Gudgcr.
Better Farming Methods.
4nA' 0uOS0E -OtIh0Q increasingly OF /
the back to the farm" movement in |
western North Carolina. There is |
more money to be made on the farm |
In western North Carolina than in the |
cities and towns" declared Mr.. Gud-
ger. He said that the farmers of awes-
tern North Carolina were farming I'M
der the new method lately and that the
results were really astounding. He
recited ineidenst in modern culture !
where deep ploughing featured, and in /
one instance declared that he knew of
his own knowledge where a farm IN
Haywood county had never produced
more than Is bushels of corn to the
acre; that this year under scientific
methods the average was SO IL BUSH
els He recfted another instance OIL
where an Asheville mechanic who had
struggled, along on wages fol. years
went to the farm two or three years i
ago and that today he has a bank ac-
count; lives well, and is making Tfon-i
ey. Mr.. Gudger told another incident
or farm-Ife prosperity. He said that
less than rs years ago a man he knew
In Haywood quit drinking Hquor.