Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1917-03-09
THE FARMERS OPPORTUNITY
BY J. M. ROBSON, President First National Bank.

This the Greatest opportunity for successful
and profitable farming 70 the that has been known for more
ordinary condition There wonderful activity along the lines of
Industry PR ices are soaring; - ,
There never has been for fifty such demand for farm
na nt Sh a ars enF co4 % has
tatoe 50 and 81 onions S. hogs $3.50 per hundred pounds
The BY be S FALL
worth 10 cents per pound in Barbourville ,-,
little doubt but what will with additional nations involved
Of the It likely hat the prices products will be good
for at least two years. and perhaps for four years
Enss6 present high three
@s to ms help e G e een This
Every farm in Knox county should BE- this
We are now paying nearly 81 per buhe for potatoes right
here Baroure and they will than that get
fertile enough this requirement by using
200 bushels and soils thoy will yield bushels At
price of 81 81 bushe readily that this
others which yod afford to invest fer
zer and be certain Of coed big you can e sure
of farmer friends and urging them to raise large crops
county will be from putting in big crops for of
seed tools me etc. , oTpg S,v the o m @ prices the
that no in Knox county y will 1 @ I from putting big
farmer wealth AMI the real nation
The farm only produces the necssaries of life but it also
adeS large % Gi e ana successful
The First National Bank Of Barbourve wants to see every
farmer Knox have opportunity take advantage Of
these splendid prices and this bank to help the farmers of
Knox who need Seed tools ard stock to put good big
this bank will effort this
and therefore have the land and want good
do have the buy the seed fertilizer tools
First National Bank and will be glad to
lend the 1t does not require large quantity of pota
toes in big if they properly planted The best
than the place and from
twelve fifteen inches apart but wasting seed unless
the soil is fertile naturally made by fertilizer
Everything produced the farm this from the the
fat beef, will bring high prices.
We emhpasiZe the Importance of fruit growing
Eastern Kentucky With OF the trees Eastern Ken
lucky day. will become for its fine perfect fruits
however fight the San Jose Scale other insects and
bgh This only done spraying These insects
bghs the of dying the fruit falling off
before maturity being knoy and This all be avoided
spraying and of the trees Thousands OF dollars
the farmers of Knox county by the desruc
of their not considering the loss fruit
conservatvey by know that hR0r
c0pnty ccGU its fruit trees oHd fruits than
turner's the Importance Of YVoURG this bank proposes to le"d
precinct sufficient to buy the
spraying outfit and materials with which their trees We
sggest that three farmers each buy
these outfits materials 1t will than about $40
will 500 and materials about 800 and these
by several precincts Your fruit
and bghts will command high prices. One
hundred good properly cared for will make more
clear made the best farm Knox county at
present We do hope that farmer of farmers in
of the will take this proposition and test
would be rendering great service to yourself and to
community
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