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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
A Georgia SheepFarm.

So much has been said about the
avages of dogs on the sheep tiocks OF
Georgia. that it is pleasant TO be i
to repeat the following excellent re-
port of a settlers experience, which
We take from the Georgia Weekly: \
writer in the Atlanta Constitution
saws that in 1871 he bought i00acres OF
reputably poor land in Glynn county,
Ca. and put upon ii 100 sheep. In
1872. by natural increase, he had sent
to market - wether-. His sheep We're
penned nightly. and every two nights
manfred a half-acre well. Since that
time he has brought into a high state
of cultivation 100 acres of land that
seven wears ago was considered worth
less. Since 1871 he has bought 200
sheep. and now owns 1900 head. He
keeps a shepherd, who Is paid 70 at
tend to his business. and keeps an &C
curate book account of every dollar or
dime spent on account OF the sheep.
and finds. by casting up a balance
sheet. that it costs him exactly fifty
seven cents per head per annum 70
keep his flock. They average nm
about three ana a-hait pounds u wool
each. Last year he clipped IN May and
again in September. ami the cup
amounted to five and a-half pounds OF
wool per head. Last year lie sold II
Savannah and Macon 10000 pounds of
wool. at an average of thirty cents per
pound, including a few pounds or
Merino wool. which made the gross
receipts 5000. The annual expenses
Of the flock was $1026. SO there was
an absolute net profit in the wool Of
1914. Last year he sold IN the above
pitinS % UatharS as lnltfDn for S:tI6
making a total of S2289. Besides this
he has fortified that poor, wlre-gTas5
land so that last year he cultivated 81
acres. and from Al acres in corn he
made an average yield Of 81 bushels /;
10 in sugar-cane that made 56 barrels
Of syrup 10 in oats that averaged ~
bushels to the acre and on n re-
mainder an abundance of all kinds of
truck farming, receiving from his sales
of vegetables in New York a net profit
OF S2S4."
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
Remarks Of Capt. S. A. Good
wyn, on Taking the Chair of the
Goodwin Agricultural Club.
Repnrted bv IN. a. o.

(Reported by n. a. CD
| deem it not inappropriate on this
occasion to express Il few thoughts on
the subject of agriculture.
We are engaged III practical agricul-
ture and our ann should be success
to achieve such, in this as in all other
professions information is indispensa-
ole. To arrive at this information
then. should be the object OF us all
/ o arrive at it as speedily rs possible
should be our liked purpose. That
poverty Is the portion of many of US,
consequent upon ill-devised plans and
4 disregard OF the plain teachings of
common sense Will hardly be denied
If it is | have only to point to the
waste and abandoned lands of good
natural fertility-needing the skill. en-
terpriSe and energy of Il more thrifty
and industrious. | will not saw a more
intelligent people-and also to the
shiftiess. thriftless and unskillful use
of that portion under cultivation.
We have been discussing agriculture
as a club for nearly nine Years. and
yet we have to acknowledge the fact
that much of our lands are less pro-
ductive every year. our stock. to only
a limited extent. improved. our farm
buildings decaying. and many of our
ANAA ~ AA'N ~ ~ IN ANto
| required of them.
Let us realize these facts and then
enquire why they are SO. y farmers
prosperity ana Its continuance are in
VOWED III the capacity of his lands to
produce relnunerative crops, and with
these the Improvement of his stock.
This capacity an be retained only by
| a strict observance OF hat law OF veg
etable chemistry which requires that
there be returned to the soil an equiv
alent of all the elements of fertility
taken from 1t by the crops. Now II
these substances can be advantageous
IL produced on the farm. it Is bad
policy to import them from abroad.
In order to secure the very best results
it is necessary to keep the soil stored
with those substances which science
teaches us are necessary to its fertility
and to this end. our soils Astounding III
all the mineral substances we have
only TO adopt a judicious rotation of
crops with a view to supplying 1t with
vegetable matter, and that class of
plants best serves the purpose which
receives into its organism. nitrogen
for the reason that nitrogen less than
any other atmospheric substance is
contained in the ordinary productions
of our soils. but that leguminous
plants. clover, beans. a &C., APP
propriate nitrogen than any
other class of vegetation. Therefore
a rotation that embraces these is best
adapted to the end in view.
Let us not. however. lose sight OF
the fact that our chief manurial re-
source is the farm pen. NOtwith-
standing the fact that commercial fer
t~ilizers sometimes behave very well.
do not suppose any of US propose tc
rely solely on them, but rather 10 i'm
prove our farms by the employment
of homemade manures and the le-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
Concerning longevity.

Our modern life insurance tables
contain very accurate approximations
to the average q attained by civilized
mankind and being founded upon the
best attainable statistical information,
a be relied upon. 1t would appear
that the chances of the child who
reaches the age of ten years in fair.
health for arriving at h "three-Score
and ten designated by the pSalmlSt
as the reasonable limit of life, are four
out of ten, hat is to say, there are
40, 900 men and women alive at 20 years
Of age u of every 100. 600 who reach
the age of 10 wears. Only one in that
100. 600 may expect. however, Ground
out a full century, although ten may
live to see 90, and 100 UP to about 93.
One man in every 100 reaches the
age of 90. No less than 80 1000 attain
IS. while more than %, 600 will pass
their 18th year. At SO there are but
$1,000 left, 9 out of every 10 having
dropped out of the ranks. Fully 1000
souls alive at 10 years Of age Will see
"A.
The fewest deaths occur between the
ages of % and % inclusive, at which
period men and wOnlen should be IN
the very prime Of their lives. OF the
hundred thousand, $50 viii die the first
year then the annual number Of
deaths gradually declines TO rs be
tween the ages of % and %. after which
they again increase, until at u they
reach 1000 per annnm at 80 they
number over 100, at Sc more than
1900. and between the ages of % and
"a they reach their maximum at 2.50L
each year. At rs, there being but %. 600
of the original JOG, 900 remaining alto
gether. they commence to decline
| again. AT so the number of deaths an
nuallv is about 1900: at 81 it is less
than a thousand.
For the benefit of those curious in
such matters, the following table MAY
be Of interest. the estimates being
based upon 100, 900 children. of either
SEX, who nave reached the age of ter
~
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
Poor and Proud.

Young men out of business, saws the
Rome (Ga.) Sentinel, are frequently
sadly hampered by pride. MANY
y@""g men who go west tai mo-.
pride than money. ana bring Dack all
the pride, Il no money at all. A
Young man that works fOrh his board
no matter what honest work he does,
has no reason for shame. A young
man who cuts the bread Of idleness.
no matter how much money he has. is
disgraced. Young men starting IN
life ought to aim-frst Of ALTO find
a place where they can earn their
bread and butter. with hoe, AK. spade,
w~heelbarrow. curry-comb, backing
brush-nO matter how. Independence
first. The bread and butter question
settled. let the young man perform his
duty SO faithfully as to attract atte,I-
ton and let him constantly keep his
eyes open for a chance to do better.
About half the poor proud young men.
and two-thirds the poor discouraged
young men. are always out of work.
The young a who pockets his pride,
and carries an upper lip as stiff as a
cast-lron door-Step-scraper, need not
s~tarvc, and stands a good chance to
become rich.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
Remarkable Phenomenon in
Carada.

\ confirmation of the strange re-
norts that a shower OF fish had fallen
IN HarwIch township, Canada. is given
bv a school teacher. who testified 10
what he saw "a follows
Having dismissed the children for
the day. | was returning To my board
ing place. where. with a side glance. |
discovered something IN the grass. At
first | thought 1t was n species OF rat
tie~nak.. but upon more careful scru-
tiny | found it was a fine. firm. fresh
fish Of the piCkerel species. Having
been brought up at h seaShore |
knew at once that the fish was good,
and picked il up. while wondern <
whence il came. My establishment VAS
increased, however, when stepping on
a few wards farther | found another
equally good. \ few steps furtheraud
one more. and then | thought | ought
TO return TO the school for some
paper in which to wrap them. On
entering the room / seized lrather
thoughlessly you will say n of the
pals. and proceeded to collect fish.
When / had more than half filled the
pal | saw a man IN h distance carry
ing some fish. and supposing the mys-
terry was about to be solved, awaited
his approach. dropped the paul and
felt somewhat guilty for having ap-
p~ropriated the fish. till relieved by his
assuring me that he had gathered up
also those he had in the same way. and
that he had just been culling the
largest of them. He observed. These
are as good and fresh AZ money could
buy l filled the pail not only to the
orlm, but up the whole height of the
handle. and having deposited my bur
len naturally IN the farmhouse where
| board, returned to collect the re
mainder. When | had finished my
task | assure you | felt fatigucd. The
work had occupied half an hour. This
fall Of fish extended about three-quar-
ters of n mile. On the same evening
Il of the maids was sent for the cows
70 a field about half a mile from my
boarding place. She also returned
laden with fish that she had picked up
IN a similar way. The girl reported
that she had left others behind her
which she could not conveniently carry
to the house. The lady, with her maids,
prepared the fish the same evening for
drying and smoking"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
Adventure Of a Charlotte young
LadU

One Of the most beautiful and lovely
young ladies Of Charlotte attended tie
bail at Columbia on THURSDAY night.
and met with quite an adventure
during the evening she was danciuZ
with one OF the hansomest beaux If
that clty. when, becoming entanLln-
IN the 1nterlcacies Of the train ut
another lady, he fell and also thru"
ms partner. who struck the floor Win
such force hat she became in5cn5iU.e
Great excitement followed the occur
renee, and in an instant the yoUl-
lady was surrounded by a frightenel
crowd Of ladies and gentlemen. Al
this instant Governor Hampton. vino
a been an eye witness to the occuI
renee, appeared in the midst CT the
eager and excited crowd, and u-n-
ing aside those who stood near, gain
cred the reclining form Of the youn-
lady IN his arms and bore her into the
Lieutenant Governors room, WhIch
adlOinS the hall of the House OF KEEP
resentatiyes. where the ball was pro
crossing. The windows We're thrown
and several of her lady frlcnds were
summoned. They administered the
usual restoratives. and In a few mo
Inents she recovered CONSCIOUSNESS,
Shortly afterwards she WAS able 10
enter the ball again, and for the
remainder of the evening was the
envy of all the other glrls.-ChdftOttC
Observer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
EMBER .. 49,.

the precious metals Will yet astonish
,he world. as their useful metals
already challenge It. IN quality and
quantity.
If to-iav this section. still bearing
tn. scars Of war. is able TO contribute
- heavy a share L. the prosperity of
the Union and the wealth of the
world il i not possible 10 measure the
magnitude Of her products n few years
hence. when the hand of man shall
bring her resources 10 the light. The
Southern States are destined 10 tie the
seat II \ great population. OF vast IN
du~trles. ana Of untold wealth.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
The French LabOrer.

The French laborer probably gets
more for his wages than any other.
His food is cheaper and more nOurish-
ing. His bouilon is the liquid essence
OF beef at a penny per bowl. His
bread at the restaurant is thrown in
without any charge. and is the best
bread in the world. His hot coffee
and milk is peddled about the streets
in the morning at a sou per cup. 1t IS
coffee, not Stops. His half bottle Of
claret is thrown in at a meal costing
twelve cents. For a few cents he NAV
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
Hard to Beat.

Apropos of the subject of beet-sugar
making. we take from the Elmira Hus-
bdndmdn the following:
Mr.. John d. Miller. of Southport.
raised this year 4.500 pounds of mangel
wurzels from a little plot of ground
exactly four and a half rods in extent.
The best English crops are reported at
eighty ions to the acre. 1t will be seen
that the yield obtained by Mr.. Miller
is eighty-two and a half-tons. 1t was
really something more, for in weighing
the crop he made no account of the
odd pounds above seventy-tive bushels.
at sixty pounds each. the reported
yield. There was enough excess to
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06

make, when multiplied by thirty-tive
and five-ninths. to bring it up TO the
acre. eighty-three tons. Full credence
NAV be given to Mr.. Millers statement
for he does not merely use estimate
he gives the figures just az he finds
them.
The treatment of the land Is the chief
point of interest in this case. In Sep
TENDER. Mr.. Miller had in his barn-yard
a pool Of liquid manure which he very
properly regarded as 0 good 10 BE-
wasted. SO he had it run on the small
plot in mangels with the result stated
The enormous yield was plainly due
TO that single application of liquid
mannrp
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06

n deaths average less than one per
cent. per ahnum Of the whole number
UP to the age of 81. although amount
ing to upwards Of one per cent. Of the
number surriring after the age Of II.
OF course thenceforward the annual
percentage of deaths increases verv
rapidly. until at 93 it amounts TO nearly
the entire number of survivors. To
sum up. modern statistics would divid.
the average human life into three por-
tions OF p years each. which may De
entitled youth, maturity and old age.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
Extracts from a Lecture on Ag-
ricultural Colleges.

1t is upon accurate experiments that
agriculture must depend, for a change
from an undeveioped art into the
standing of a science.
Exact experiments demand a large
outlay of money. Lawes q Gilbert
have spent $4,000 a year in field eX-
periments that nave almost uniformly
borne good crops. The universal tes-
timony of those who undertake these
Investigations is to their costliness.
Such experiments come slowly to their
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06

Ire southern States embrace an
area OF nearly 1000. 600 square miles.
or more than 900. O00. 900 acres. with a
population Of about $1,000. 900. The
natural capabilities Of this section sur
pass those Of any other land beneath
the sun. while lis productive results
are Of vital Importance to the com
merce 81 the world its annual cotton
product apirOXILndtes 1900. 900 bales.
and brings q revenue OF nearly 900 =
00l.0tf, while it ricll agricultural pro
ducts. lumber and naval stores con
rlbut q vast aggregate To the general
wealth. lOtneSe sources of revenue
should be added the ilIImitable and
warned mineral resources. HOW being
developed IN the South. The success
AM economy with which this work i
beng carried forward Will be conce-
del VII n il i known. az one II many
similar Facts. that pig-iron is actually
being made II several Of the Southern
States at less than $12 per ton. Yet
the Development Of this section j.
hardly begun. 1t is said That The
State or Mississippi alone. if her soil
We're properly and entirely titled
would bring forth an Of cor
ton equal TO the present entire annual
product. And surely the present ar
Sregate mining interests Of the y hole
ecuo could find ample scoDe IN
ABOUT any one OF the rich mineral
States that could be named-in Ten.
nessee. Kentucky, the Carolinas.
Georgia or Alabama. Their wealth in
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06


The Pioneer Press has contained the
remarkable story of DIR. Tanner. a
gentleman who asserts that for forty
two days he voluntarily abstained from
food. lost comparatively little of It's
SUE and was able each dav to take an
extended walk, his only su~Stenance
during the forty-two days having been
occasional drinks of cold water. The
story IS a remarkable one, but has lot
yet been fully accepted by the incTed-
ulOus. There has come to the auten-
ton OF the IridulP a case ven nor
remarkable and which IS We'll anthem
tlcated. Mrs. \. L. Smith. wife Of a
well known dentist, residing Il the
southern part of the city. was taken
III With liberation Of the stomach.
twelve years AGO last Mav. v zen re-
siding III Maine. The ndtuse Of her
disease made tile ~partaklng of food an
utter ImposslDliity and for fftv-six
dayslIfe was sustained absolutely with
out food. The only thing that during
that time passed her lips was small
amounts Of gum arabic water taken at
different intervals. During the fifty
SIX days Of her enforced fast. she Iosl
U twelve pounds IN weight. and
though her physicians and friends
predicted death she recovered ana is
alive and well, residing in this city to-
day. Upon recovering. however. there
was a falling away in flesh Of over fifty
pounds before she recovered her wont
ed habits and was able to settle down
TO a regular and healthy diet.
Since Mrs. Smith mas resided in this
city size has been taken with similar
lndIspooltlons. and life has been sus
tanned Tor long periods without food.
but never 50 long as for the time men
toned. III testimony Of attendanr
physicians Is given on this point. anC
Mrs. smith IS such a lady OF yeracitv
that remarkable as her story MAY
seem, II cannot be doubted.-Iri6ute
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06

enjoy an evenings amusement a. one
of the many minor theatres. Wit his
coffee free. SiNpence pays far >
nicely cushioned seat al the theatre.
No gallery gods. no peanuts. pipe.
smoke. drunkenness. yeilIn. or howl
ing. The JarlI1 des Plantes. the vast
galleries and museums II the Louvre.
Hotel Cluny, palace 81 the LuNen-
bourg and Versailles are are free for
him to enter. Art ani scienc" hold
out TO him their choicest treasures NJ
small cost. or 10 cost all. trench
economy and frugalitv do not mean
that constant retrenchment and self
denial which would deprive life Of
everything which makes II worth hv-
ing for. Economy in France. more
than IN anv other country. means n
utilization of what America throws
away. but il does not mean a p~luchlng
process OF reducing life TO a barren e1-
istence OF work and bread ana water.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06

The Connecticut OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
has issued 4 little bulletin for October,
in which the result OF some OF the
work OF the Station /, given 70 tins
public. We have already noticed IL
these columns certain analyses made
at the Station. in which fertilizer,
which are sold at $32 per ton are
shown to contain only from % cents 10
S1.03 worth of real value. IL the bull
letin before rs, the Station appears TO
have grown little bolder III showing
up the character of certain dealers III
these worthless substances-they can
hardly be called fertilizers. The Sec
retarv Of II Of the Connecticut far
mers' clubs recently visited the
works" of the Pollard Bros. intend
ing to order a quantity of their fcrti-
lizers for the farmers IN his ncIghboT-
hood. Tie found an unOccupled build
Ing. and learned that the Brothers
were operating on ground formerly
OVerIiowed bv tide water: saw where
the surface OF the ground had been re-
moved, and under a shed close by, a
heap Of sand and mud that appeared
To he mixed from tins surface sOII, ana
10 be the basis Of the fertilizer. We
need not say thai none was ordered.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
5000

Mr.. Thomas \. Edison, the renoNyn
"a electrician of New Jersey. who has
Kindly permitted me - make pu il.
ao5 only the fact. bat the ntoatS pee
rUtdi, Mr.. Edison. in the course aI..
series OF extended experiments IL lie
production Of his speaking telephone
lately perfected, conceived the hiElls
bold and original idea OF recording the
human voice upon q strip OF paper.
from which at any subsequent TIM" Il
might be automatically ro-IelIVe~ed.
with all the vocal characteristics OF
che original speaker accurately repro
duced. 4 speech delivered into the
m~outhpiece OF this apparatus may %
years hence-long after the original
speaker is dead-be reproduced audi
bly, to an audience with sufficient fl
deity to make the voice easily recOg-
nizable by those who We're familiar
with the original. AS yet the appa-
ratus Is crude, but is characterized by
that wonderful simplicity which seems
to be a trait of all great inventions or
discovery. 1t has a diaphragm and re-
productor, and is operated by ~electri-
city to some extent, being fashioned
largely on a principle similar to that
which operates the human ear.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-06
a Valuable Table for Farmers

The following table contains tho
number Of pounds IN a bushel Of tn,
different articles named
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-01-13
ADDyTIOyAL STATEMENT.

Since the above statement was made have been
rapidly improving in health. have had no return
of the disHgre cable sympto ms that attended my
former sickness, and although affected from time
to time with severe colds incidental to the sudden
changes in our climate, they have not been sui
cient 10 bring on return OF the disease. My gen.
eral health has been excellent. | have g4ined
twenty-five pounds and consider myself entirely
recovered iloln disease that a year ago seemed
likely TO totally undermine my constitution. since
lat February have consulted with a great many
afflicted with Catarlh and n the hundreds of cases
In which have sold Il, have never seen an in
stance sufficient to shake the confidence / feel In
saniords Rad cal Cure for Catarrh.
october 2t 1875. GEORGE +. DISSAiORE.
Each package contains DR.. sanfords Improved
Inhalng Tube, with full directions for use IN al
csses. Price . Loo. For sale by all nolesale anC
retail druggist throughout the United States
WEEKS POTTER, General Agents and Whole
sale Drugg sts. Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-01-13
STATE OF MAINE.
IL HOUSE OF REPREsESTArIvEs, /
,Iauuar-v "a 1877

IN HOUSE OF REPREsESTATIvEs,
January Sd, 1871. !
OROERED, That all bills and petitions for legis-
~ lation, except those for redress OF wrongs and
grievances which may he presented to This I.egis-
lature after Wednesday, the 18th instant, be re-
ferred to the next Legislature: that this order be
published in the Daily Kennebec Journal, Port
land Daily Press, Daily Eastern Argus, Portland
Evening Advertiser, Bangor Daily Wing and
Courier, Bangor Daily Commercial, and Lewis ton
Journal. until said date; aud that this order shall
not be suspended nor reconsidered except by a
two thirds vote of the memtors present.
Read and passed. Sent up for concurrence.
ORAMANDAL SMITH, Clerk.
IL SENATE, January 18th, ls77.
Read and concuned.
s.w. LANE, Sec'y.
true copy. Attest: ;, W. LANE, Sec'y.
jln6.!t