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Addresses 631
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Address Delivered Upon the Occasion of the
"Apple Blossom Festival"
Hendersonville
April 26, 1947
Mr. Chairman, My Fellow Citizens:
It is a pleasure to come to Hendersonville for any occasion,
but at this season of the year it is a special delight.
As I travel through Western North Carolina, I am always im-pressed
with the beauty of this section of our great state. I mar-vel
at the wide variety of plants to be found and the vivid colors
of their blossoms. What is more beautiful than an apple tree in
full bloom? From the breaking of the blossom clusters through
the pre-pink, pink, and full fragrant blossom stages, each tells a
story and is a signal for the fruit grower to begin a busy season.
He must apply the proper sprays at the right time and make pro-vision
for pollination. The honey bee is his best friend, during
the stages of full bloom, because he is the little "busy-body" that
transports pollen from blossom to blossom, thereby assuring a
crop of fruit.
North Carolina is truly a great agricultural state. The state
extends from the surf of the Atlantic to the highest peak east of
the Mississippi, and it is not difficult to find, somewhere within
its borders, almost ideal conditions for the production of practi-cally
all the crops grown in the temperate zone. These varied
conditions present great opportunities for the expansion of com-mercial
operations on the one hand and many problems to be
solved by the agricultural worker on the other.
The successful production of apples, peaches, and truck crops
is dependent upon suitable sites, soils, and rainfall. This is par-ticularly
true of apple production. Apples grow to perfection in
Western North Carolina. This is due to the fine soils and sites,
many of which are free from frost injury to blossoms in the
early spring. It would be impossible to be associated in any ca-pacity
with the growing of fruit in North Carolina and not hear
about "thermal belts." These belts are especially desirable for
fruit growing and extend from Mount Airy in Surry County on
through the mountains to Tryon. Your county is included in
these belts and accounts in a large measure for the high quality
of fruit produced. The practical grower who makes his living
from Mother Earth in fruits, vegetables, grains, or other prod-
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| Full Text | Addresses 631 AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Address Delivered Upon the Occasion of the "Apple Blossom Festival" Hendersonville April 26, 1947 Mr. Chairman, My Fellow Citizens: It is a pleasure to come to Hendersonville for any occasion, but at this season of the year it is a special delight. As I travel through Western North Carolina, I am always im-pressed with the beauty of this section of our great state. I mar-vel at the wide variety of plants to be found and the vivid colors of their blossoms. What is more beautiful than an apple tree in full bloom? From the breaking of the blossom clusters through the pre-pink, pink, and full fragrant blossom stages, each tells a story and is a signal for the fruit grower to begin a busy season. He must apply the proper sprays at the right time and make pro-vision for pollination. The honey bee is his best friend, during the stages of full bloom, because he is the little "busy-body" that transports pollen from blossom to blossom, thereby assuring a crop of fruit. North Carolina is truly a great agricultural state. The state extends from the surf of the Atlantic to the highest peak east of the Mississippi, and it is not difficult to find, somewhere within its borders, almost ideal conditions for the production of practi-cally all the crops grown in the temperate zone. These varied conditions present great opportunities for the expansion of com-mercial operations on the one hand and many problems to be solved by the agricultural worker on the other. The successful production of apples, peaches, and truck crops is dependent upon suitable sites, soils, and rainfall. This is par-ticularly true of apple production. Apples grow to perfection in Western North Carolina. This is due to the fine soils and sites, many of which are free from frost injury to blossoms in the early spring. It would be impossible to be associated in any ca-pacity with the growing of fruit in North Carolina and not hear about "thermal belts." These belts are especially desirable for fruit growing and extend from Mount Airy in Surry County on through the mountains to Tryon. Your county is included in these belts and accounts in a large measure for the high quality of fruit produced. The practical grower who makes his living from Mother Earth in fruits, vegetables, grains, or other prod- |
