The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-02
PLANT EVERY FENCE CORNER

The caption of this editorial is the sub
stance OF the policy outlined Tor western
North Carolina farmers b. Dr.. James u b
Mcclure OF the Farmers Union. In The last
number of the Federation News Dr. Ne
Clure presents the case IN this fashion:
-~Thls year The farmer II the noantains E2st
ralss every pound Of teod and every Foand Of
roRshness he car We hive No surplus q any crop
II TIE rraurrnIns. sxrsps barley tobacco Ne bETe
never raised sreRgh te feed ourselves n Western
No-1h Carolina Even n tins ysAr Of hamper lrlsh
-e.y-a sr9as --z-T czr3azGs ~ oe+fbsrn FOcsIoGs
cane -oTE-lc n hare
-1-5 v-s2 w czSt ycc- eye over Ihs United
States ygE VII S5 Thzt since The frsz of me year
ue have 1por7s5 thoassDds 81 hssd IF cattle -nil-
bsns q bashsss II wheat thousands Of FsVg7as q
marx 1,5 ten zzl-bon ponds q bET1s-- A-sE1y
rpppr1< ar fling the PAPe-s - ne g-SE9 damage
Sc-s n sIz- II - western states - ohs Ez1zsr
Uhss7 t-o9-z26 estimates zrs thI1 tins crV9 IS
sz-xrtS n lskS1 ID psr es--
SO % rol - AFRAID y yrco1eIIsg Surplus II
tbs -asz1eaiz eo111ss a Noz-h CArsEuz- ON
farmers Az 1helr wives EEz work s1rfF H1a EAas
- -ziss vA-sszy q eTUPss saa theH preserve Eha
stars these crops 50 1hz1 rhsy MI s2s-AEn Il SEr-
Szx he months Ahesd~
The Times-News Is pleased 70 find Dr.
Mcclure on is side IN the matter Of an ag-
ricul4uraf program for Western North
Carolina farmers This newspaper has
been preaching similar doctrine TO the fore
going for the TaSI len years. We DO MT
believe there : satisfactory progress or
prosperity Tor the farming population ef
this section n the policy Of reducing pro
ductlon- IRe road OF prosperity for or
people Is that Of producing As much as
possible Il production Of one crop be-,
comes TOO great the Logical course Is 10 re-
duee Il and grow more Of other crops =
Dr. Mcclure says that there Is no ovsr-i
production Of crops IN the neuHLzn coun-ll
1es. except hurley tobacco As q matter ois
fact the bursey rwplas s prcdGced else
where Ii no 5arsey was grown eutSae Of
Western North CAROLINA there wuu2d BE- no
surplus * the larger E.Rr1 OF The crop Isl
produced IN other S1z1ss- These facts are
true Of ether CROPS, bE1 N the prsduclona
Of nearly an 1hs vegetable crops this seq.
D0n's predGc1un cxr be 3ruugtt into the,
markets when thu pgrocuutx offered BIZ
uGhEr unrEHg EerIiUns are al q lvw u.oint-
TeK Is due 10 me differences In The seasons
growing uTr IF the a.frlnu6se of TINS section
and the zf1nntas of the lower sections Of
the Country
ahs earunQn EaIse BDurse, therefore. for
DEr 4E-1srs X mn me Traf nersen Of hurley
lDaGsct2 Il q 4ass-gr AZ Eny g4hsr crop at
50ss-t1+ he srgra1Dr15an Of number of
rrgFg fcr srC<ts II TN be done. As DR.,
NEIzzrR states. there i Nd surplus prodae-
D1a N 1hE HsgHr1sEIs- Western North Car
GA1.2 y Always n the market for farm
ErgcIGzSs raAseS ln Grdtsr sections Until the
RrsdanrlsIm ed difee nsOlaInalR country EQUALS
bsrnA c11rrsslsrlsfts@u and every possible dol
xEy y wfrIn tatsE- can tSe azs6 abroad. It vii
be ngCnlIg Shn-r Nf soulGur5e folly fer eal
iArwErx I'D nIrrlal prNtsnrr1oc- There il M
prosperity fan them SU security for the fss
ture IN SaSh syzzsrn Ef fxrrainx> The cone
paratiyely small 2reSs Of lard under eattS
walton in the mountains makes it aesessar,
for cur people to cultivate every avsSlabs,
acre,
This season the production needs, eaSes
on The probable demands Of heme cen
sBhibtl6Rt ana outside markets, are ehal
lehglhs our farmers Is but f6fth their bes
Efforts to Bring ift6 cultivation al Ian,
that esh pt6htabiy bs faads Is pfSaa,