The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-11-10
a.
Oddities In
Ashe County: !.

Many recent entries in The
Skyland Posts 1888 Oddly con-
lest proved that in the fruit and
vegetable classifications, nature
has produced numerous freaks
this year.
This has been due, in a large
measure, to the exceptionally late
cold and wet spring season and
the equally unusual warm and
dry fall. AS a result, fruit trees
did double-duty this year!
Under the fruit oddities Vilena
FISHERMAN, of Helton, submitted
several full-grown plums, from a
tree that recently produced its
second crop.
]. J. Turner, of Warrensville,
sent in several second-crop ap-
pies and strawberries. From Jen-
ME Bowers, of Jefferson, came
some second-crop johnson fine
winter apples. c. S. Wilcox, of
West Jefferson, believe-it-or-not,
actually submitted a blackberry
vine which contained full
developed, second-crop of black
berries. j. H. Gentry con-
tributed second-crop Yell o w
Transparent apples and E. c. Ri
ley, of Creston, brought forth a
large twig on which had grown
to maturity three large June ap-
pies. "Those apples grew on a
tree that has been bearing for
the past IS years and this is the
first time I ever saw second
crop on it," Mr.. Riley said.
Mrs. c. L. Blevins, of Crump-
Ter, entered a nice bunch of Sec
ond-crop raspberries. "Of course
these came from down where it
doesn't frost early and that's the
Healing Springs section" she
boosted.
With the view of not letting
apples, plums, raspberries, and
blackberries steal the fruit oddly
show entirely, Carl Jackson, of
West jefferson, brought in twin
walnut
Oddities in Vegetables
From the vegetable kingdom of
Ashe county were entered the
following:
Mrs. Elite Sheets, Of Othello,
should get prize on trio-sweet
potato. Three small ones grew
together and made a good size
potato. That was either cooper
alton or affection or desire OF
'bigness".
Mrs. Walter McGinnis, Idle
wild, leads the parade of carrots
with one that weighed several
pounds. Members of The Post
staff declared that it was a han
over or turnip, but she said not.
Denver Blevins got down to
"grass roots" with an entry OF
two Irish potatoes through which
had grown large pieces of what is
commonly known as "crab grass.
It is bad enough to- have grass
growing on top of the ground,
trying to choke out the vege-
tables or other crops, but when
it just grows around under the
ground where you can't see it
and can't get rid of it, that must
be pretty bad. Maybe that's
sign of power in that land.
It's happened! Mrs. Walter
Taylor, or Beaver Creek, had a
stalk of corn this fall on which
had grown four nice ears OF corn.
That must have been powerful
land, too and the stalk of corn
itself must have also contained
some power. Liquid corn made
from it would perhaps be ex-
tremely dangerous!
Dayton Pennington comes forth
with another exhibit of mature
in love-. In his parsnip bed were
two parsnips thoroughly en-
twined in loving embrace.
King cabbage can't be denied
in Ashe county! Arnold Ford,
of Othello, had a cabbage with 6
heads. Troy Jones said it must
have been "all brains" and mo
feet.
Corn, Corn, Corn
The mountains have always
been famous for their "corn" and
the oddity contest realizes that,
too. -.-
L. c. Tom1inson, of West JEFF
ferson, sent in an ear around
which had grown three other ba-
by ears.
Lewis Sheets, of Othello, found
a perfectly developed twin or
sling-shot frame ears.
F. H. Shatley, of Jefferson, laid
claim to the champion "long ear
producer" when he submitted an
ear of corn that was 1872 inches