The Erwin Record from Erwin, Tennessee • 17

SEE THIS SECTION FOR RURAL ROAD MAP and FARM DIRECTORY In Erwin MOSS FLOWER SHOP For Beautiful Floral Arrangements And Gifts PH PI 2-2731 Two Locations: Main Street Church Street WE GIVE GREEN STAMPS I 1 Early history of county The first human beings lived in Unicoi County thousands of years ago Signs of these old Indian camp grounds are still to be' found in Erwin at Sandy Bottom 00 Rock Creek Buffalo Creek Sciota Limestone Cove and other places The -first white settlers to invade what is now Unicoi County but was then a part of North Carolina were Jacob Brown and' a few families who arrived here in 1772 Mr Brown was a merchant and he brought with him a load of mercahndise on a pack horse He traded with the Indians for most of the 'land in what is now Unicoi and Washington Counties His home was on the Nollchucky River in the present Lamar community The first settlers to locate in our county were James Acton Richard Deakens Jonathan Webb Robert Hampton George Martin and a Mr Judd A little later came Baxter Davis Enoch Job Jesse Brown and Peleg and William Tilson Most of these settlers located in the Greasy Cove section which is now the area between Unicoi and the Nolichucky River William Lewis located on South Indian Creek near the present Temple Hill School where his wife and seven children were massacred by Indians One of his sons escaped and a daughter taken prisoner was later ran- somed for a gun Granny Lewis Creek is named after this family Many creeks valleys and mountains still carry the Study market to know when to buy and sell The individual who studies the market can come nearer doing as the old adage advises "To make money buy when prices are low and sell when prices are high" Some farmers always seem to products to sell when prices are high and have little that must be sold when prices are low This just happen It is the result' of market planning based on a knowledge of daily and seasonal price variations and price cycles Product prices often vary from day to day These variations are usually small unless the market gets a Jolt from outside influences such as crop estimates weather ete In such Instances the farmer must take his chances in selling on an average market day In some the demand may be higher on certain days of the week For example prices for fresh market strawberries are stronger on Wednesday and Thursday than on Monday and Tuesday Little can be done to change the sale date of such perishable Items except through careful harvest management Seasonal price changes happen to most farm products that are sold throughout the year Grain UNICOI COUNY FARM SECTION ERWIN TENNESSEE WEDNESDAY MARCH 21 1962 i 20 Paget JK Salute To Agriculture Jones Hardware Supply Co PH PI 3-4558 UNICOI TENN For All Your Farm Needs Garden Seed Field Seed Gilson Tillers Huffy Power Mowers Tools Knox Fertilizer Davis Paint BIG SAVIN Sherwin Williams Paint Household Items Fishing Equipment Sporting Goods GS TO ALL Jones Hardware Supply Co "At The Gateway To North Carolina" UNICOI TENNESSEE Davis Shoe Store prices are usually lower at har- names of early settlers such as Higqins Creek Coffee lAet mawawaII tot aa Ridge Gentry Mountain Rice Creek Sams Creek Martins Creek Chandler Cove and Jones Branch Among the earlier settlers in Limestone Cove were Richard Garland and his six sons Edward Banks John Chambers Henry Grindstaff and Richard Golyer The town of Unicoi was first named Swingleville and was on a Star Mail Route between Jonesboro and Marion Limestone Cove had a furnace for smelting iron ore which was made into wrought iron for the nail factory at Swingleville Just Southwest of Erwin was the famous Greasy Cove race track where CoL Robert Love held his horse race with Andrew Jackson in 1788 There was a great crowd present from all over upper East Tennesseee horse was defeated in the race and then came a violent argument between Col Love and Jackson Friends had to separate the men to prevent bloodshed The first church in the county was Greasy Cove Baptist Church organized in 1785 The next Baptist Churcti organized was Indian Creek in 1822 It was located near the present railroad shops A Methodist Church was organized in a log house in Limestone Cove at an earlier date than 1822 Unicoi County was formed from parts of Washington and Carter Counties A A Taylor and CoL Em- the movement to get the county organized in 18 county seat was laid off in 1876 upon 30 acres oi iund belonging to DJN Ervin who donated half of the lots to the county and kept half for himself William Love acres and Garland gave 2 acres The county seat was first called Long mire but was la-ter changed to Vanderbilt and then to Ervin honoring DJN Ervin The Post Office Department made a mistake and changed the to and it has been Erwin ever since The population of the town of Erwin in 1 880 was only 150 Shortly after the county was formed it was laid off CrirU district According to the Census repots for 1880 these districts and their populations were as follows: 1 Piney Grove 154 2 Bells' 396 3 Buffalo 346 4 Swingle 511 5 Erwin 555 6 Sumpass Cove 91- 7 778- Rid9C 279' 10' vest time and generally rise throughout the year until harvest time again Increased storage costs insect rodent and weather damage and other similar factors as the year progresses are major factors in such rises Hog prices are usually highest from July-August and lowest form Some variation from this pattern occurs when the pork production cycle is changing and when competing meat product' supplies have changed from their usual pattern Beef prices reach seasonal highs during the months of July August and September Lowest ordinarily occur in February and March Price cycles occur over several years for many commodities Meat animal numbers are slow to Increase and decrease la response to price changes The length of the pork production cycle has been 4-5 years until recently when it appears to be shortening The cattle pco-aucion cycle normally Is 14-15 years but It too Is shortening It seems now that the top phase of the cycle has ended at about 4 years From this are would ect a 7-10 year cycle marketings will pay oIL Heaviest maketings should be planned when the seasonal prices are normally highest if casts do not get out of line The real goal of course is the highest net profit When prices are about their lowest the cattleman should build Ids herds When the top of the price cycle is reached the less productive animals should go to market (dong with heavy marketings of animals produced lor the meat market To take advantage of price changes you must study the market CUT HIGH QUALITY PASTURE FOR HAY Tennessee farmers are now sawing more grass-legume hay Unicoi County Form Agencies A Message From Your County Agent County Agent Vernon Sims Home Agent Shirley Burchfield 338 Academy Street PI 3-9584 ASC County Cowuwktoe Church Street Hoy Shelton PI 2-1572 from pastures than in the past They are doing this by better fertilization of these "pasture- 338 Academy Street Ernest Steinert PI 2-4971 XT Fnnl 8 lice County Office Building Clark Sells District Ranger PI 3-5961 Davis Shoe Store Erwin's Only Exclusive Homo-Owned Shoe Store Has Served The Shoe Needs of the Entire Family For Over 15 Years Weather Bird Jarman for men Who HavefMade This Publication Possibly Unaka RangAFarm Southside Gc Co Jones Hardware dfV? ppl Cth A Brown Co Clinch field fkj Store Coley's Phsf pacy Chester Buc knan Erwin Insurant Agency County Oft 4al Key's Jetorjry Bailey Jdie-TV Home Furniture Company Pugh FumlturJpompany Erwin NatlooaXj3nk Liberty Cash' Carry Builder's Supply Co Free Service Ttre Store Q7tal Ice Coal A undry Corp First Federal Savings: ic Loan Association' ErwiaV Farmer's Draper A wtn The Erwin ecord Tenn- State Mutuai Insurance Com pan) Farm Buinrt a Erwin Utijis Broyles Insurano A gency Moss Flowef -hop Davis Shoe Lore Medical Proion Dental Proef iion Range Chevroi1 Co Unaka Stores Inc Erwin Motors'-Inc Unaka BuOgrs Boyd-DeArmotvw Inc Xeesecker Appliance Pumitur The people of Unicoi County are to be congratulated for the fine cooperative effort which has made this County Directory and County Farming edition of the Erwin Record poesiblr This copy of the paper will be one that you wUi want to keep and use for reference for many year 210 have been able to determine this is the flret county rural directory showing names addresses and location of homes ever to be issued in the State of Tennessee There have been numerous lists of farmers with their addresses but this is the first one showing locations of individual homes Our merchants fanners and the entire staff of the Enriu Rcort have worked as a team to bring this fine activity to completion The businessmen went out into the county and made the surveys to obtain the information which the f- ian gladly supplied The Erwin Record helped put' the lists together and gave technical assistance with the showtog the locations of rural roads and homes The merchants whose names appear in this paper paid for the cost of paper and printing This rural directory was not a money making rhnms but was a service activity of benefit to all gkiws Te have bird this project done would have cost many thousands ef dollars and copies of the directory would have sold for a good pries To all those who had a part hi maktog this oUvity a rat cess we say thanks for a job weB-doaa grass-Ladino clover Orchard- is generally a higher qua- hay fields" and by using rotation htT Plant than fescue Cut the oral grazing in the spring The use chard grass-Ladino field for hay "hay conditioning machines" nd graze the fescue-Ladino field of Citation Velvet Step Fashion Craft Cover Girl Jarman Jr Hush Puppies Wesboro Work Shoes SO George Woodward pres Unicoi Tenn PI 2-6926 Future Farmer of America Agriculture Dept Unicoi County High School Wayne Scutt PI 2 5941 while it is young and tender What stage to cut hay is al-WT a problem Late cutting is the main thing holding down qua lity Fanners tend to let plantr gettoo ripe Orchard grass and most ot her grasses should be cut in the boot to early bloom stage: small grain legume in the boot to early milk stage and red clover and Ladino clover from" early to one-halt bloom stage to shorten curing time helped produce higher quality hay In the spring moisture is usually plentiful and cool weather helps these glasses and legumes grow fast giving most farmers more pasture than they need for their livestock This excess spring growth should be harvested for hay or silage In selecting the pasture fields to be saved pick out the fields which have the highest quality plants For example: A farmer has a field of fescue-Ladino clover and another field of Hosiery and Handbags Davis Shoe Store "Shoes For The Entire Family" Main St Jl 3-8242 Erwin Farmer Mome Admin James Thompson Courthouse Jonesboro (In County Agent's Office 1st Monday of Each Month The Erwin Uaicoi County Fa Record rm Section CrUf la Buiktly ul a Sn -I 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