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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03
The Price Of Cotton.

Eaton's Cotton Circular throws
some light on d perplcXing subject.
1t SAYS:
''Ihe most important depressing
influence i the unmber Of people
who have lately gone into the bust
necs of Offering every night - Eu-
rope, from every Southern port,
cotton ut cheaper prices "a can
be done IN any Legitimate way.
These people calculate tina, the ne
cessitics Of planters will compel
large deliveries and lower prices,
and enable them to cover uAe ac-
cepted offers, with commission.
This system in%terferes with ali reg
ular business, and from the num-
Der of offers, it gives a fuise i'm
preston to the European spinner
about the actual state of the crop.
As Europe is a buyer of cotton, of
course the feeling there is gen rally
bearish, and, if they have he'll on
this side, it has Il powerful Inilu-
ICE
1.-The policy in New York APP
pears to have been, for the past two
years, in the same direction. In
stead of offering advances to plan
tiers and others to carry cotton un-
til Il fair price can be obtained,
every effort is made to deDress
prices IN order to secure at low
rates 900, 900 to 25O, 900 bales,
against which contracts are then
sod for some future month. Then,
by sending out notices of delivery
unexpected OF Withholding them
when looked for, these parties con-
troll the market at their pleasure
The important question IN which
every reader is directly or Indirect
ly concerned is how to remerdy this
evil-hOw to contravene the adj
verse cause at work. The circu-
says:
1.-The question is, shall we en-
deavor to let Europe have these
cottons as low as possible, or shall
we,as any merchants would, try to
get the best attainable price?
"When we consider that lie per
pound on the three millions export
ed is S13, 800, 600, and &c $4,000
600, it becomes Il subject of great
importance to all the country; be-
cause we cannot benefit the plan
ters of the South without also in
creasing the prosperity of the whole
country. My idea is to have the
bank officers consider well this
subject. If there is anything safer
than advance to merchandise on
their notes, backed by cotton at
these prices with Il fair margin, |
don't know what it is. Let the
merchants make fair advances to
the planters on their crops, to be
held until fair prices a be obtain
ed. Let the banks help the mer-
chants IN this.
Let the cotton come forward
from the plantations to some inte-
rlor town or port, there to be held
where it Il be Well insured.
keep the cotton in this coun-
try until Europe has to send over
here for it at a fair price
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03

Tn ladies' y Ea~ so gey aax
louS to Uarry. because lies hatena
ht~rg before marriage Taey are
kcp; constantly ugls- the paseraa!
eye nuri given unt1 tae.rh hands.
and Their they ANe tie ruwa course.
Almo.' = sean IS a -srt Is born. =
tae l~t;er r4nAs IL So her rs.-
rents = p~ra0 tbe doHn
-, uau-t have wltu - -s - her
hu>hani. Ere mu-t <1rn - VERY,
talng to~ an f1tat rs even rs
doau les SHIRTS for her coming
husband. Iae faune nsu -
in a1u rs hf~ i. mt,es bride.
auI cunts ossr Aes irye an.
eKam n- ihe .@gn eGfa hs~
csts eurc .e commits himself -
TIE sgres"4a.e bargain IN Asa
{, >.Ca 81! asa sau4ae. Ns.s
more appear . sG
itet, le <es- Ie. e.,a u.asv ape
sya a,.a.l u
I, H... notary.
He q ga
Isl tHt @t!. - ,.ly.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03

The SoutherW Farmer SAYS. to
get Il start. is less than half the
battle. 1t is true enough that
''blood Will tell" and IN hogs more
quickly and manifestlv than in any
other stock, but blood is not al
that is necessary to make fine ami
mails. Good feed and plenty of it.
and proper care. Is as necessary as
good blood. Whoever then under
takes to raise fine hogs must fence
off and SOW in clover a few acres of
good land, also a few acres in peas.
and nothing will be found cheaper
and more wholesome for hog food
than chufas and potatoes. These
things, in addition to corn, Will
make as fine hogs and as cheap
meat as can be grown.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03

As wheat. oats, and barley are
cultivated for their seed. they are
perfectly developed before harvest,
and therefore exhaust the soil to a
much greater extent than green
green crops. As the system of
leaves IN the former Is very much
less than that of the latter. all the
cereals are much more dependent
upon the soil even for these ele-
ments, which larger leaved plants
obtain from the air. These facts
are important in determining the
proper application of manure and
fertilizers.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03
Ube Farm.
JANUARY 3, 1878.

THE following articles has been con
densed from ~ Manual of the Hog"
published by the Department of Agri-
culture Of the State OF Georgia. The
facts gathered are valuable to all sec
tions in the latitude Of and south OF
that State. We shall continue these
extracts until the whole substance Of
the work is pubiished.-N. .. Home
,JoHrDui.
The Hog and Pork Making in the
South.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03
COCOANUT CAKE.

Break two eggs IN acoffee-cup:
fill it fall with good sour cream,
one cupful sugar, two cupfuls flour,
one tea>poonful soda. two of cream
tartar stir well this will make
four cakes baked on jelly tins Or
any tin /; then fix the icing one
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03

half cupful prepared cocoanut. one
half cupful sour cream. one-half
cupful white sugar spread each
cake With this.
FOR NY tLIpS-
" & tao heapIn- tea~Ipoouf1l,
Of the best Bermuda arrowroot Nth
a little water, and rub Il INTO )
paste Have a porcelain pan ou
the tire containing one cupful boil
ING hot water, add two teaspoon
fuls white sugar: when boiling aid
the Vet arrow root, SIR II i SLOWLY:
keep boiling and stirring until
clear, then add one teaspoouful
lemon juice. Have a cup rcaav.
vet with cold water. and pour the
arrowroot III 70 form. Eat cold.
with powdered sugar ana cream.
ADHESIVE PASTE.
To make such paste - j. u~al
on the back Of postage stamps. fsl-
low this receipt dcNtriuc tyu
ounces; acetlc acld. four dachm,.
alcohol. four drachms. water, tao
and a half ounces. Nix the d,x-
trlne, acetlc acid, and water. : r.
ring until thoroughly mixed; thrn
add alcohol. For attracting labels
to tin. first rub the surface with a
mixture Of murIatic acid and alco-
mol; then apply the label with a
very thin coating Of the paste, and
II Will adhere almost AZ well IL iii
glass.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
-Crusts and pieces Of bread
should be kept IN an earthcn pot
or pan. closely covered. IN "A dry.
cool place. Keep fresh lard and
suet IN tin vessels. Keep salt pork
fat in glazed earthcnwarc. kecp
preserves and j~ellie- in glass, china,
or stone ware. Keep salt in a dry
place. Keep meal in a cool, dry
place. Keep Ice III a cellar, or r.
~frigerator, wrapped IN flannel.
Keep vinegar III wood or glass.
lIouseheepers in the country must
be careful that their meats are well
sailed and kept under brine. Su-
gar is an admirable ingredient IN
curing meat and fish. Saltpctrc
dries up meat-lt Is best To use it
sparlngly.
Seeds should be kept in a dry.
airy room or cupboard, and the
more equal the temperature the
better. Seeds soon turn mouldv III
a damp situation, and the place fol
keeping had better be hot than
damp. A nest Of small drawers Is
the most convenient place to keep
seeds, and the name of each kind
should be affixed. Arranged III
this manner they are readily OBJ
tainable, while there is less danger
of waste, mixing and confusion,
than when kept IN papers loosely
bundled together IN a way which
necessitates the whole assortment
being looked over, when any par
tlcular sort is required.
DAT MEAL.
Very often this nutritious ar
ticle of diet is Objectionable be-
cause not properly prepared. When
it is to be made as food select the
coarse, recently ground meal. To
a c~otfee-cupful add a quart Of cold
water, and mix IN a tin vessel hold
ing at least two quarts. The vessel
should then be placed IN a boiler
containing water, and put upon the
fire to cook, stirring frequently,
and boiled until dry enough to eat
as mush, or until the meal is well
done.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03
COUGH MIXTURE.

One ounce Of thoroughwort,
one ounce Of fax-seed, simmer to-
gether in one quart Of water until
the strength is entirely extracted.
Strain carefully, add a pint Of best
mola>scs, ana half a pound Of loaf
sugar: simmer all together and
bottle tightly. \ teaspoonful at a
time will relieve a cough, and is
especially good for whooping-cough.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03

Naturalists describe more than
300 species Of mammals, or AM
mails which suckle their Dung.
They are characterized By warm
red blood, and breathe By means
Of lungs.
Before pumpkins are fed 10
COWS. the seeds should be removed.
They increase the flow Of urine. and
cause a falling of both Of flesh and
milk.
A man IN Newport, recently,
went TO his employer and asked
him TO dock his wages fifty per cent.
az he thought he was receiving
more than he earned.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03

Pemmican the favorite food in
the coolest part of British Ameri-
CT. is made Of buffalo meat and fat.
The meat Is thoroughly 4 led ii
thin slices. and then pounded al
most to with clubs or stones. 1t i
next put into bags Of buffalo hide.
and mixed with Its own weight Of
boiling fat. This compound i
wonderfully compact. and a very
small quantity IS enough fora meal.
A Young Connecticut lady was
lately taken aback when her swain
GOT upon his knees before her and
read a declaration Of his love, which
be had nicely written off.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03
Science Of Feeding.

A correspondent of the Maine
Farmer under this head says:
After the most thorough expert
ments in the English and German
stations, it has been found that the
proper ratio of albuminoids to car
DO hydrates is one to five for ma
ture animals, and one to three and
one-half for young and growing
ones. As grass and hay is the sta
pie food it was natural to find those
formed of right elements in the
right proportion, viz:-Hay, albu-
minoids, 81 percent; carbohydrates
43 per cent. Grass, albuminoids ;
per cent: carbohydrates 10 per
cent.
For young animals wheat bran IS
a perfect food, containing the ratio
Of If to 80 or l to B. Oats for
mature animals are Il perfect food,
containing them in the ratio of II
to 90 OF | to >. Now by combin-
ing these, the poor with the good.
we al make Il poor fodder equal
to the best.
An animal that will consume l.
pounds of swale hay each day, OBJ
tains albuninoids Is per cent: 7
bo-hydratcS . per cent.
By the addition of a food rich in
albuminoidS this may be made
equal to the best English hly
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03

~ DC. At3 +Atf-~sA IL tk~H at bAt~.
It ! po--.b .e - supply IN usoi4r4e
quantities even valuable plant fao~i.
and u.h over suplls mas depus
Tic cid, hence Aoa Important *
taal experiments Ian practical mva
are iii determining he Just propof-
tons Of fertIllrlug material for va
nous soils.
Tn absolute Wy Chr III soils IA
re, directly Nth their poro,stN.
and d, greater the more gravel a.
sand they contain. sandy >a'I- ara
III fact III point ~ weight tie hoa-
west q all. while ciales land
weighs less. bulk lor hu.A. tnan an,
other SOILS. except those which veg
ctahic matter prclomluatc~.
The farmer WHO calculates Ia
make his living by farming cannot
afford t. lose j hnoWl,d 81 Tie best
methods n practice. and he cannot
hope to learn these methods hy hi.
own experience. even if that clra-
riencc bc arch one He cannot
afford la lose the money which h.
certainly viii by selling. without
knowing the conditions If TIM mar
ket and the Things winch affect It's
rise and fall. If be i, successful
without taking 4 paper IT Il be-
he gets his Information from those
who do. Ans farmer Who mas
have taken this paper for even IA
short period can recall the number
less WAYS in which hc NAV have
taken advantage If hints and facts
noted III the yariou, departments.
and turned them to hIs profit. -De-
trait free Press.
Into the wlntcwa.h pal. while
the Emc-vatcr Ii still hot drop i
teacupful Of soft boiled rice, and
mix thoroughly. Iaen pour into
i quart pot Of cold water, -ay ten
n twelve drops If crude carbolle
acid. Nix this INTO the rest, aud
wab the interiors; lour lea house
with it. For outside, use rock ,ait
dissolved. instead Of boiled rlcc.
and dispense with carbolic acid
No other preparations Of white
wash ever cqaa.lci this for poultry
buildings, -I uymer< Idrgcofe.
H i a wise farmer vino provides
green food IN winter for hls stock.
especially Young stock. They
should have good green re pa-tur-
age, and can haYgi ii on every farm,
If the farmer viii prepare the
ground aud ,ov the rye. But in
the absence Of green rye. There
should IL turnip., PAr-uip-, car
rots, &C., provided. 1hes VIII
contribute very much - tine growth
of stock, aud very much t. the
quantity u milk given by theco~-.
4 field IN which the grass i
4awcd otT cIg 10 tine root. j. III
no condition - q, into Our severe
winters. III us protection.
and. III else hia.i of gr..-- og
clover. tic effect i start tie fol-
lowing spring and ii cases VI
clover. timothy. aud or hard grass,
there j. danger II their total oy'inc-
tion.-D.tr1lt TriLtll.
Substances rich IN 4ihuman and
mucilage arc deuDmua.eI alouml-
no.d,, AMI furnish nitrogen. The
hydro CARTONS are contained Ia
starch. sugar and gum. The fret
arc called flesh formers. and the
latter fit formers. Npangaa.mal-
require more u the first; mature
ones more u the latter. Tie prin-
cIpal le.l formers. are wheat, clo-
yer, beans, oats. hu-eei-cake OIL
cake, etc. The FAT formers are corn,
sugar. starch. or oil.
The best stock YOU can invest
IN i farm stock the best shares.
plow shores /; the best banks. the
fertile banks 81 rural streams
since the more the latter are bro
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03
Albuminoids. Carbohydrates.

IIOVtF Is 700 mon m aI0UmlnOIGS
for growing stock but when fed
with potatoes III proper quantities
it i a perfect food. Thus by 90
ing through the list. and doing a
little figuring the best food may be
compounded for any animal in any
stage Of its existence.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03
RADISIIES.

Man is the only animal that
viii eat a radiSh, raw or cooked.
The >agaclous hog Will starve be-
fore it will eat the poisonous trash.
Crude radishes are the most midi
9estibIc food that can be taken into
the human stomach, independent
Of the acid, poisonous substance
they contain.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03

AL physicians unite in telling
ustEat We consume to much LIQUID
With our food. In large quantities
water ! 4 great impedimcnt t. il
@estIon, and tend. % bloat the sys-
TEN.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03
FOR POULTRY.

Away cook the meat which
You give To poultry. Ii Will 90
" &c rs far a. raw food, and i nor
n~oarI-hing. Chop it line and salt
Is, - You do for family use. Nix
It with scaldcd wheat or corn meal.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03
CHICKEN BROTH.

4 broth or tea prepared from
Young chicken i, Of all decoctions
Of animal matter. the most readily
di-e-tei, and i especially suitable
for delicate inyalids, where great
lrritabihtv of the stomach exists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03
BEEF TEA.

Place lean beef IN cold water.
and let it gradually come to a boil;
afterwards let ii simmer for al least
two hours. \ little pepper may be
added to make it lalatable. \
slice Of hard, dry toast is some
times put in just before serving.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03
CRACKERS.

There j.. perhaps, no article of
domestic food which contains less
nutritlvc matter than crackers, and
the idea that they are particularly
wholesome for children is most
ahsurdly wrong. Crackers are far
from being either economical or
desirable u food.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03
PICkLED. OR FAMILY PORk.

This l. an economical and useful
product, which should be in the
harder Of every farm house.
In cutting ont the pork. cut a
strip two or three inches wide, from,
the tops Of the shoulders and sides
of the largest and fattcst hogs;
trim off the lean strips for sausage,
and prepare according to the fol-
lowing recipe, which is furnished
bv Mr. James Newman, of Orange
County, Virginia, who has used 1t
for twenty-five years:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-04
Ilnn 10 prena,e.

ISlI's jnuYnal. "a ~
Young mem contemplating marriage
hare 50 frequently called upon US 10 i'd
wise them in The manner Of popping the
al important question that at last We have
concluded to give our opinion u brief air.
ing, once for all.
You will find it a comparatively easy
matter to ecu a wife If you will exer-
else care as t the time and place, with
sumelitle regard as to the manner. Never
propose to a young lady after a hearty
lnsal,..!The blood is needed to aid her d.
gestion, and her imagination is chilled.
Nor should it come Just before n meal,
for the longings Of an importnnate system
c0ndure 10 anxiety and irritability, and
the shock may prove hazardous. ItwOuld
be better to select the evening, and gen.
orally after you have taken her 10 some
entertainment. Her nerves are then apt
to be stronger, and her mind may have al
ready dwelt on the possibilities until she
is perfectly prepared for the reality.
But never forget yourself so far Us to
propose on returning iron o theater. She
will have the style and air OF some actor
before her mental vision and you can't
compare with the romance she throws
over him. The best way l. to invite her
10 some entertainment which you know
she wants to attend, andthen propose to
her Just As she il ready to start. This
will be greatly to your advantage, for she
will easily see that q rejection will upset
an evenings amusement, and will largely
influence her decision.
In the spring Of the year YOU must re-
member that her system is undergoing .
change, and there must be a change OF
scenery to excite her torpid imagination.
Never risk a proposal in the house At this
season. Take her for a drive over the
won't road available. When at a dis
lance from home convenient for the pur.
pose, tell her frankly that she must coz
sent ar she will have to walk back. Nine
times out Of ten she will prefer to ride.
The summer possesses claims over other
seasons, II natural advantages are Judi.
ciously applied, Strolk In the woods are
etlcaC!ous, or losing ones way in a black.
berry patch will bring q reasonable wo-
man to terInS Never go fishing with a
view TO proposing. You can't avoid smell,
ling of bait, a perfume inconsistent with
love making
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-04

WnEx the clergy Of the Methodist
Church South discovered that the debt OF
their publishing house in Nashville had
reached 10000 they began an inquiry.
Some remarkable disclosures have been
the result. The entire management Of the
house, up to the time when the investiga.
ton began. was in the hands Of the Rev.
Dr.. Relltorl. His management was lavish,
and his ideas OF bookkeeping eccentric.
At n time he added 5000 to his own
SALARY without authority. He lent 5000
from the funds Of the house toa bankrupt.
Employees say that after the stock had
been invoiced, preparatory to making a
report to the Conference, the assets re-
manning d~isagreeably small, DR.. Rcdtord
added ten 10 per cent all round. He
wrote a volume on "MethodiSm in Ken
lucky" In his capacity as literary
eeasorhe read and improved the manu-
script. Inhis capacity as general director,
he had it printed and bound from the
funds of the house at the cost OF forty-six
cents per copy. In his capacity as author
he sold the work TO himself as general
directorate price ofsl.oOper copy. lie fol-
lowed his "Nethodism in Kentucky" with
several other books. which he approved,
published, appraised and sold with the
same liberality. In this way $1,000 pas
sed from the treasury of the publishing
house.'to his own private account. Dr.. Red
ford has been displaced.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-04
Machinery in the wet.

Nb9e3So JpUfn1I CT NSt1meTSe
When the reaping machine, that kHr
Roir OF the tramp who sits in the shade
and listens TO the man who tells him that
he ought to ride in his carriage, wa in
trOdueed to the country in 1850, the num-
Der Of farmers and agricultural laborers
in the twelve States in which it is now
chiefly used was l,30l,S63, and in $50,
2+l,SSD. The difference in wages was
sill grrIter. In 1850 farm hands were
paid eight dollars 4 month, and harvest
hands from eighty Cents to Sl.50 4 day,
while in 1870 the wages Of the former
were thirty dollars a month, and OF the
latter - to $3.50 day. This year farm
crs willingly pay harvest hands from
$50 TO $40 per day, while the manu-
iaCturer OF -reaping machines is giving
employment to thousands OF skilled work
men. The same remark is applicable to
all kinds of machinery, the hands en-.
ployed during the last twenty years haV.
ing more than doubled and the wages
luadrupIed, while tho population in.
creased only sIxty-seven per cent. Com
ment on such a change of things is super
inous.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-04
A Word of warnIns.t to counterfelter.

The widespread fame OF Hostetter's Stom.
sch Bitter causes 4 necessity on our part tore
mind, from time TO time, whom it may cum
ccn. Of the fact that initiating said article is
4 punishable offence, and We nov give this
word Of caution. that we will most aSIIrcdly
have all thoSe persons engaged in re-filling our
secondhand bottles. selling by the gallon or
baTel. or in any manner whatsoever palming
1! on the public u spurious article p~uTToring
20 he our PREPARATION, punished to the full ex.
tent Ot the law. Pensliy for counierfeiting,
or dcIlin; in counterfeit Trademark goods s
at forth in a Law recently IaSSed by Congress:
Pine NOT exceeding 5000, OF, Imprisonment
not more than Two years. or both such fine
and im~priSanReBt-" We never fall 10 con-
Wet
EoIIcE 10 DEILEEs AM PrRCIIAsEES-Hns-
letters BitteE an E&roE, URde GAy einrBm-
taAo,s, SId in bEik, BIZ ALWAYS ~ BUTILES.
with a finely engraved L. 5. Internal Revenue
.~lsIeciA! proprietary Stamp covering the cork
of each bottle, fastened to both sides Of the
neck Of same. All Bitter P~urportins to be
Hstetter'S without this stamp. are counter.
felt. HosIETTEE 4 SNrTH.
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