! LAKE FAIRFIELD, NEAR SAPPHIRE, SURROUNDED BY SUMMER HOMES AND CAMPS These lovely bodies of water in the mountains are in striking contrast to the 15 comparatively small lakes in the eastern part of the State, the largest of the latter being the shallow Mattamuskeet, 15 miles long. This photograph, taken at the Biological Station of the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries at Beaufort, shows 713 nine-months' old delicacies for epicures (see text, page 475). North Carolina's fisheries rank second among the South Atlantic States and contribute one-tenth of the national catch, yielding $2,500,000 a year. LINVILLE FALLS, IN THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS Rhododendron, galax, mountain laurel, and azalea are shipped in quantities to northern cities from Linville, which is one of the oldest resorts in the Land of the Sky (see, also, illustration, page 486). The scenic center of the district, Grandfather Mountain, which forms the rugged apex of the Blue Ridge, is but slightly lower than the State's topmost peak, Mount Mitchell (see illustration, page 488). DEMONSTRATORS OF OLD-WORLD FARMING SKILL There are five demonstration-farm colonies in North Carolina-at Saint Helena, Castle Hayne, Van Eden, Delco, and Artesia. The colonists, including Belgians, Hollanders, Germans, Danes, north Italians, Hungarians, Poles, Slovaks, Bulgars, Russians, French, and Austrians, are mixed, not settled by nationalities. These children are members of a large Danish family at Saint Helena (see, also, illustrations, pages 504 and 506). |