The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-30
LEE COUNTY WILL FIND A FARM
FOR YOU, OR IT WILL MAKE, ONF,
1t Has Thousands of Acres Of Land Lying Idle and 1t Has
Decided to Put Them Work--Boos< Club
Gets Behind the Movement <<

Oh lt Tor i.iui, and Ia, IA time to
make the payments il 12e wants it if
such course will help o get more
farmers in Lee county"
Already the people are coming to
the front to back up this project, and
they are moved by the idea that if
small farms, big farms or any old
the Lee county plan they will pro-
vide whatever is wanted. The farm
committee is saying to the men who
own land, that there is no effort be-
ing made to sell land. The commit
tee wants to obtain ali the land pos
slDle under certain conditions, and
those conditions are the most attrac-
tive ones that can be made to prevail.
For instance, a large tract Of several
hundred acres is owned by a man who
looks upon 1t as an investment The
farm committee is figuring to cut
that tract into farms for him, put
houses on it for prospective farmers
and sell it to them. II the farmers
cannot pay for all the land they buy
at once the landowner is advised to
allow the deferred payments to stand
as an investment, taking what the
buyer is ready to pay down, and hold
ing the investment as an interest
earning factor. The scheme seems to
be a satisfa ctory one all around, for
many land owners do not care for a
cash payment for the full amount Of
their land, especially when they real
ize that besides getting an interest
paying investment If they sell it to
small farmers they also help the
county to settle and develop.
Know What They Want.
These folks have their plans pretty
we'll worked out, and they are uniting
in their efforts to make the plans ef-
fective. They are not going to shoot
| many arrows in the air. They have
concluded that the thing is to know
what they want to do, and then do it,
They have concluded to make the de-
| velopment Of the farms resources the
| first serious purpose. With this end
in view they have started their Lee
county plan for increasing the num-
ber OF farms, and along with that
they are working the popular schemes
to make the farms more effective.
! The corn clubs have reached a
gratifying proportion. the canning
clubs are thriving, the people are TAX
| ing to the products Of the canning
clubs, and all these things are thriv-
ing. But individuals and organiza-
tions are working out new things. II
P. Edwards. the young man who is
lantic and Western Railroad. .afs work
| ing out q novel problem This is
/ one Of the small roads OF the State
1t is a lumber road at the present
and is facing the day when the 1uri.
ber will be hauled out TO meet
that day Is bis problem. last year he
began by offering g. prize Of five dol.
lars for every acre OF dewberries
planted along his line. I, resulted ir
some Hfty acres. This year the prize
is repeated. The fifty acres oe dew
berries brcnght some new traffic tt
the road. To further augment the
| traffic q demonstration farm down be.
low Broadway is the next move. There
about one hundred acres will be given
ever to the dem mOnstratior OF stock
and general farming, and the demon
stration will be Of the right pattern
for il must be effective enough to
help the farmers increase their freight
production or the read has thrown
away money So the railroad under
takes to make the farms Of it's terri
:tc7y more efficient, and 1t IS terribi,
liz earnest in it's attempt
The Club Meetings.
-; INC people gather at the weekly
meetings Of the club it Is interesting
TO listen TO some of the Testimony
that j.; brought eat. Some % it leads
10 tie conclusion that North Carolina
was nero scared by the low price o.
cottun last fall than !s susr. .ectel, an6
les, hurt In proportion tC tie scare
than has been inla sir.ed. q. ,. Ed
wards is orr OF the hunth VINO il
making a live farm. community a
Lemon Springs. %r. Edwards "a.t
i telling about hi. Success with svec1
|rotatons He 1a.ees hundreds q
| bushels and hc sells them. too. He
has pretty nearly sold oct his las
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