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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-07-26
THE wuRMlEy CONFERENCE.
nAJoR BURKE TELLS WHAT HE
KNOWS OF 1T.

tag Letters aud TeIegrsnis How
Niehe,is Came 90 be seated.
NEw ORLEANS. July 25.-Before the
Potter sub-C Committee Major Z. A. Burke
filed . paper giving tho impressions Of
Mr.. Levy OF his interviews with President
Grant on February 18th. 1877. His opin.
ion Was that the President had no sym
PATTY with the Packard party per 'e, but
that he would not recognize the Nichols
Government. pending the issue Of the
electoral count. lest 1t be regarded Is an
endorsement Of Hayes claims. Witness
read . telegram from Lieutenant Governor
Young Of Ohio. disclaiming for Hayes and
himself the authorship Of the bitter anti.
Southern editorial In the Ohio State Jour.
nal. The following telegram WAS next
read:
WASHINGTON. Feb. &c, 1877.
To Governor r. 7. Nichols Confden-
tiAl /: We have been one week organizing .
foros 70 compel guarantees securing your
government. We had . conference to-day
and tonight with Sherman. Matthews.
Dennison. Garfield and Foster. We
assure peace aud order. the pro-
lection OF Law TO white and black.
no persecution for past political conduct,
no Immunity for crime. On tho other
hand they guarantee by gradual process
such methods ~ will result In your full
possession OF the Government Of the
State. by the Withdrawal Of the troops.
non.intsrference. tho revocation OF mill.
tary orders. AZ 70 the senate 80 cIosS wiz
party lines % drawn tnAt 9ur irienus w
iieve that u hehoBs ANU DemocIs' pro-
eent crsosnuAis on tne stn " mAIch 'nc,o
10 great danger OF hehosg peing seAIeu'
Gould We aSree ~ part t TINS A,ransc-
ment thAt the long Term SehAtorsnip TO-
main - now NJ call An extra session
about loul Of March 70 elect anu pro'id'
Ing Thai the vote upon the aamiss,on :,
the long term Senator De deferred uhui
the extra session We could elect our man.
Leading senators assure u Una, heliogs .
admission can lie prevented nnhi tho extra
session. THIS arrangement wouin NOT pro-
vent the immediate election OF Eu.tis' or
. short term Senator. There may DO IA
vorable action presented immediatoiy'
Gibson 10 sick.
(Signed) J.. A. BURKE
JOHN ELLIS,
WIN. IL: LEVY.
Witness said that ne visited tne nous
OF Representatives., aud Mr.. Eiiis thero
stated TO him that he had received . letter
from Lamar stating that Matthews Foster
and the friends Of Hayes had made state-
msnt In regard TO what they believed 70 10
Hayes views on the Southern question:
and what bhOuld b his course towards
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-07-26
TIE rsRs TO WHICH

Murray 4 Lsnman's Florida Water is put may.
without cxageeration, be said to be universal.
In refined and cultivated society Il IL recoa.
nlzed .. the most refreshing aud ayr cable Of
perfumes for the haIdkerehisf. tho toilet and
the bath. jy23 I'm
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-07-26

Commissioner Nys. To whom was re-
ferred the matter Of deciding 70 j. 3. rs
noen lots 8 and 0. Of block os Of the city OF
Virginia. bid In by the county for taxes.
reported In favor OF the transfer. Raneen
paying costs Of sale and the decd. Report
received and adopted.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-07-26

Witness here related an interview that
tr,pspired between Mr.. Hewitt and him.
self Immediately after the Democratic
caucus, In which the Democratic party
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-03
Orchard and Nursery.

Last months Notes IN fall plant
ing, are timely now. With some
fruits this is a year of abundance,
and as usual in such seasons, only
the best fruit sent to market in the
best shape will pay.
Freight and charges, which are
likely to be as much on "A barrel of
poor fruit, rs on one of the choicest.
While the poor fruit may be turned
to account ut home, if only fed to
the pigs, when sent to market, it
may bring the shipper IN debt.
Apples are generally barreled in
the orchard as they are picked, but
the long keepers + considered to
kee better, if allowed to lie in leaps
two or three weeks before barreling;
the skin tOughens and they lose
tome moisture. We generally ad-
wise making too sorts for market,
and a third to be kept at home.
When fruit is SO abundant us now,
the seconds" will hardly sell at all.
Firm packing is essential; when
the barrel is half full shake gently,
Just enough to settle the fruit; do
the same when the barrel is nearly
full, and put on enough by hand
to form a level layer-proiecting
sufficiently to require strong pres
sure to bring the head to its place.
Barrel presses, working with a
screw are sold at the agricultural
ware houses, or a lever may be rig
ged to answer the purpose. The
fruit must be pressed SO firmly that
it will not move in handling. Mark
the opposite head, as the one to he
opened.
Winter Pears are similarly treat
ed; choice table kinds are generally
packed in half barrels, and very
select specimens, IN shallow boxes,
holding a single layer, each pear
wrapped in tissue paper.
( Ounces are packed in barrels or
crates; handle carefully to avoid
rubbing off the bloom, and mark
on the package the number of quin-
ces, as in most markets they are
sold by the hundred.
The Fruit Cellar should be in
readiness, but the fruit may be kept
under a shed or elsewhere until
there is danger of freeziEg.--1meri-
ran 1g~riculture.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-03
Cotton

Colonel Folks report on the Indus
tries of the State. shows that of the
f~ity-three cotton factories now in
operation. twenty-seven have been
built since tie rdr. Two OF these
n at Newbern, George Allen & Co.,
and one at Matthews Station, in
Necklenburg county. MessrS. f. c..
Grier & Son. are using the CT incnt
Attachment"
We learn that the Changers in Hert-
ford county are contemplating the es-
Enlistment of one, and that a gentle
man in Johnston county is investiga-
ting the subject with the same view.
1t would pay our people to ship thread
rather than cotton in its Jaw state.
and it is gratifying to know that the
matter is beginning to engage atten-
ton.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-03
COST OF CHEMICALS.

Price current Of Agricultural Chemi-
calls. in Philadelphia, Baltimore or New
York, reported every week for the
FARMER & MECHANIC, by DR.. A II.
Led0ur.
NOTE The following figures repre-
sent the market prices on the date of
publication of this paper. All persons
purchasing Chemicals should be careful
not to be tempted by articles offered at
rates much below the market prices,
as they are nearly ARRAYS adulter0ted.
After purchasing, send a sample to the
Experiment Station at Chapel Hill, it
will be analysed free Of charge.
Land Plaster, pure and fine ground,
bags or bbls., 81 to $9per ton.
Sulphate of Potash (Kainit), bags or
bills, $12 to $15 per ton.
Nitrate of Soda, bags or bbls., At
cents per Id.
Sulphate of Ammonia, casks or bbls.,
At to Al cents per 10.
Fertilizing Salt, per 100 lbs, 40 to 30
cents per ID.
oulphate of Soda, casns or bbls.. $12
to S15 per ton.
Muriate of Potash, German so per
cent, bags, 2 cents per ID.
Sulphate of Magnesia (kieserite),
bbls.. $40 per ton.
Dissolved Bone, $50 per ton.
Acid Phosphate from S. c. Rock,
$23 to $50 per ton.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-03
North Carolina Peaches.

North Carolina peaches took the
lead IN the Northern markets this
year. They were commended not
only for their superior quality but for
the nicely and are with which they
were packed. The peaches shipped
from Salem are especially noticed. 5.
L. Mickey, of that town. led the way,
the first shipper of fruit from that
county. and was thus the pioneer in a
business that has since become one Of
the most profitable enterprises of that
section. The fruit packed by him
stood transportation SO we'll that a
considerable portion of it was shipped
to Montreal, Canada, where he real
lied very handsome figures for it. A
considerable quantity of those shipped
realized him six dollars a bushel. He
is entitled to the honor of having been
the first shipper of fruit from Forsythe
county, and having made a success of
a business hitherto overlooked. By
doing SO he has not only made money
himself, but made money for others
who followed his example.-Patriot.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-03
The Commissioners in the East.

Col. Polk returned last Saturday
from a tour through the counties Of
Northampton, Hartford, BERTHE, Mar
tin and Halifax. He says he met large
crowds and the people, although
damaged by drought, seem in good
spirit, There are many evidences of
improvement and thrift, but the habits
and ideas of anti-bellum days are,
among many, plainly visible. The I'M
mense waste among the farmers, in
neglecting to save the magnificent
grass which every where grows in the
greatest profusion and luxuriance, is
noticeable. He states that he saw, in
many places, the negroes who were
paid forty cents per day, "wadeing
through grass waist high to gather
fodder from corn where there was not
more than half a stand
He was very warmly received and
was much pleased with his trip.
The officers of the Weldon Fair,
say they will have the best Fair and
the largest crowd this year, that has
ever been seen at Weldon. This So
ciety has been admirably managed. 1t
is entirely free of debt, hence it is able
to offer liberal premiums, and is able
to pay them all in cash. The Fair
opens Monday, Oct. 2Sth, and holds
until Friday night, Nov. 1st.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-03

I+ace lie Impressed upon the young
On lne necessity Of fond T-mcm
branc- Of North Carolinas record IN
the past, and bid them. who wer. tb.
guardians IF her future. In see that
she advanced with The as- ii advance
mcnt
IL said that il was with the ari-
cultural interests that the Stat. must
look forw ard TO for material improve
ment. The farmers werc tn, moving
power 10 progress, and tha' branch al
Industry H. desired more enlightened.
more thoughtful and better educated
tie advised the Young men - ~tav on
the farm and bc {, en-. and told them
- remember that / TO- X one twenty
one years 10 become a man
He then spoke of the State AgrIcul-
tural Department. which he said was
the first thing that North Carolina had
done Of any interest for - per cent.
OF her population. When il was Gre
sted and the fertilizers were taxed
500 per brand, a small war was waged
against 1t. Now IL is proving q bless
ing u the State, inferior grades Of
fertilizers have been driven out OF the
State. while those which stand on their
merit still T main for the people 10
purchase at former or less prices. He
cautioned the people against buying
agricultural chemicals unless they
know what they are buying. The fish
interest of the State he said was a
great one, and this market had done
much 70 res'ock our waters. He ad-
vised the people 10 have fish ponds and
more attention to that great interest.
Sheep culture was a great industry too
much neglected for that Of worthless
ours. Emigration was one of the
wheels to progress and ought To be
encouraged. The State had established
a Museum at Raleigh, which was an
honor to the State. and each county
should forward specimens of its pro-
ducts, marls. minerals. &c the ex-
penses for which would be paid by the
Department. In conclusion he i'm
pressed upon the farmers the necessity
Of organization in clubs. or otherwise.
The Colonel is indeed a fine speaker,
and is undoubtedly doing North Caro-
lima no little good in his efforts in her
behalf. Long may he live to do so.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-03
Coming In.

Is will be seen. contributions to the
Agricultural Museum. are beginning
TO arrive freely. Mr. c. u. Smith. Of
Macon county. sent the Department a
box containing very fine specimens OF
MS county products. and this box lad
20 Ge hauled over rough mountain
roada for a long distance. The !ndica-
tlons are tina some of those counties
remote from railroads Will exc | 9th
ers through which railroads pass.
some Of the h. st counties in the State
have very poor displays, but it Is TO
be hoped that they Will hurry up
and send in their specimens by the
10th inst.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-03
Special Fertilizer.
Mt. OLIVE, N. c.,
Sept. 23rd, 1878.

Sept. 2ord, 1878.
Prof. A. r. LedOur, Chapel Hill, N. c.:
DEAR SIR Il have 10 acres of land
now in pes, which l wish to SOW in
Oats this fall. This land was in sedge
two years ago. Was broken up in
January II and 10 bushels lime per
acre sown on it planted in peas In June
the crop a failure. Sown in winter
oats in November without any n
except the pea vines. Crop of oats a
fair me-. Planted in peas again in
July, present crop a fair one.
Now l want to SOW in Oats again in
November, and l wish to manur with
commercial fertilizers, sufficiently to
ensure me a good crop of oats, and
also improve my land. What shall I
apply leaving Ammonia or Nitrogen
in any form out of the question as l
think the pea vines will furnish a suf-
fcient amount.
The land is fine sandy loan with clay
subsoil. am of the opinion that it is
lacking in Potash from the fact that
on every place on which a brush heap
was burned, the pen vines are very
luxuriant.
would also like for you to give me
a formula for wheat. propose to use
IL bushels cotton seed per acre on land
now in corn. The present crop of
corn will average 20 bushels per acre.
Now what would you advise to use
in connection with the cotton seed
named to furnish plant food sufficient
for say Is bushels wheat per acre, and
leave the land in better condition.
As the information asked may be of
some general interest in Eastern Caro-
lima at least, you can, if you see proper
answer through the columns Of the
FARMER & MECHANIC"
Yours very truly,
J.. B. OLIVER.
At the request of Mr.. Oliver, | will
reply to his letter, given above, through
the GARNER & MECHANIC"
/ think, that, as you suggest, you
would be safe in leaving out Nitrogen
or Ammonia from the fertilizer which
you propose putting upon your 10 acres
of oats this fall. If your peas are a
fair crop and are turned under gle.n,
they will in all probability furnish all
the organic matter you need. should
advise you, if you cannot get 8 Efficient
ashes to supply all the Potash, to appl'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-03
From the MurfreesbOro Enquirer.
Colonel l.. L. Polk in Hartford
County.

According to announcement, Col.
L. l.. Polk, Commissioner of Agricu!-
ture for the State, addressed the cit
zens of Northampton at Potecasi or
Thursday last, and at Union on Satur-
day last.
Through the kindness of our esteem
ed friend, Col. James NJ. Wynns, we
were enabled to attend the meeting at
the latter place. We arrived at Union,
in time to see many OF the good peo-
pie of that place and section, and
were pleased to find them still active
and enterprising. There is no place
in Hartford county that has grown
and improved more in the past few
years than Union. There are still
many signs of enterprise and I'M
provement. Its people are kind,
whole-souled and generous and
nearly all Of them do not hesitate to
speak in good terms Of the Enquirer.
At eleven clock the vast ~concourse
of people numbering probably one
thousand or fifteen hundred, and who
hailed from Hartford, Northampton.
Gates and BERTHE counties, assembled
at the old Methodist church to hear
the orator Of the day, who was intro
duced to the large audience, composed
Of ladies and gentlemen, by L. K. Jer-
nigan, Esq, of Harrellsville.
POLK
then arose, and after a brief introduc-
ton of his subject, proceeded to speak
of the leading characteristics of North
Carolinians. He said they We're, as a
general rule, too modest to claim that
which they were justly entitled to.
What few records there were of their
achievements in the past, showed that
they were foremost in all things fol
the right, and for what they conceived
to bs the right, they were the most in
dependent fearless people beneath the
sun. He said that while they were &
conservative and law-abiding, modes,
people, they have shown themselve:
to be first in war against a wrong. and
first in reconciliation in times OF
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-03
Chicken Cholera.

| have been house keeping % years
and have never lost but four chickens
with this disease. Once a year | take
the root of dewberry and make a strong
tea, and to a half pint for each chicken,
l put in sulphur to the quantity OF a
grain of corn, and let them drink 1T.
l am not accustomed to writing for
newspapers but venture to give the
above receipts with the hope that
others may be benefited by them.
Yours most respectfully,
WIN. d. HOLT.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-03
Contributions to the Agricultural
Museum.

Mr.. G. w. Coover of Wake county
presents some very fine Fall Apples
also a stalk each of Hodge cotton and
Bovds Prolific. These stalks represent
the average Of the field, are quite tail
and well boiled.
Mr.. George Curtis of Macon county
sends two punches of very fine wheat
from a single grain each.
Rev. G. ID. Smith Of Macon gives
one bundle of Orchard grass-very
good-also 2 bushels of Walton wheat
Can't. j. G.. Crawford of same county
. bundles of wheat and one of Timothy.
These specimens are all good.
Mr.. John b. Cunningham of Macon
sends fine specimen of white Walton
wheat.
Il. A. Edwards of Bentonsville
Johnston county, half gallon Chufas.
Has them for sale but wants orders
sent in early.
Mr.. w. NJ. Warren of Nash county
sends a fine bunch of Chufas.
Mr.. Thomas Westray of Nash, con-
tributes Yellow Winter oa's, White
Winter Rye and Orchard grass-ail
good.
Mr.. S. Allowance of Rowan county
sends wild Joint grass, Dat grass,
Glover and Prolific corn. The wild
joint grass is the Gamma grass and is
of very large growth.
Mr.. H. NJ. Scarborough Of Montgom-
cry county, sends fine specimens of
Boughton white wheat, Purple straw
wheat, white fall Oats, Black Oats and
common field corn.
Mr.. George Allen of Newberne,
sends a cube of Shell Rock from the
Craven county quarries from which
has been taken out 5000 cubic feet for
use.
Mr.. B. A. Edwards Of Goldsboro
sends specimens of Chufa nuts.
Mr.. Thos. S. Pugh of Clinton, Samp-
son county sends some specimens Of
Upland Rice, which he says will grow
on upland or low lands, any where
from the seaboard to the mountains;
many of the heads measure from IA to
Is inches in length and one head which
was counted contained 2l3 grains.
This rice was planted on the second
years new ground in a piney woods
vine grass fiat that would not have
made a barrel of corn to 3 acres. 1t
was planted in hills / by 9 feet, ma
nured in the hill. This rice suffered
from a drought of 8 weeks. MI. Pugh
is of the opinion that rice is a
profitable crop than cotton. He thinks
that the Navassa GuanO will make an
excellent fertilizer for rice and that
the same quantity required to make a
bale of cotton will give a hundred per
cent profit, when used for Rice, over
cotton. AS there are many thousands
of acres of poor piney lands with clay
subsoil he advises the trial of this kind
o Rice.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-03
Come to the State Fair and brIll

Come to the State Fair and bring
your stock and products, agricultural
and manufactured. Bring your boys
and girls, and let them learn more of
our State and people. 1t will do them
good.
Send to the Commissioner state
ments of your experiments with dit
ferent fertilizers, seeds and crops:
your management of stock, poultry.
&c.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-03
Our State Fair.

Letters from all portions of the State
indicate that we will have a huge
crowd here during the Fair. Raleigh
will have to enlarge its limits.
Hog and Chicken Cholera.
Rock CREEK ALAMANCE, Co.,
Sept. 23rd, 1878.
Hon. L L. Polk, COm'r. of Agriculture !:
see in your Reports and %particu-
larly in the one for August that you
call for any information in regard to
diseases of hogs &c. In the southern
portion of our county the cholera has
been very fatal among the hogs. Mr..
Henry Holt living near Mount Hermon
church, has lost between forty and
fifty, and his stock is fine. Mr.. Peter
FOust, Is miles south of Graham lost
all of his. and one Of my near neigh
bors, Mr.. G. w. Moses has it among
his hogs and he fears he will lose all
of them. The first indications of the
disease is weakness in the hinder parts,
as though effected with kidney worms
they drop one side of the head which
seems to be in pain, and occasionally
bloody discharge, with occasional eff
forts to vomit. l have thirty seven
and thus far have lost non and no
evidences of the disease among them.
My custom is to give one spoonful
each of copperas and sulphur three
times per week in slops, and salt them
freely. Some of my neighbors whom
have told have drenched their sick
hogs with the above dissolved in water
and they have recovered.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-03
An Ancient Document.

Mr.. Peter E. Smith, Of Scotland
Neck, handed into u Department a
deed for ninety acres Of land in BERTHE
county, executed the Sd day of Aug
ust, 1928. 1t vas made by Lord
Carteret and the rest of the true and
absolute lord proprietors Of Carolina
to Robert Bryant, of Albemarle county.
II is written or parchment, and bears
the marks of age. The document is
witnessed by "our trnsty and well
beloved William Reid, Esq President
Of our Council and Comman ler-in-
Chief of our said Province"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-03

Col. John II. Fisher. of New
York last night, at - o'clock, took
charge Of his new trust as receiver
Of the South Carolina Railroad.
Col. Fisher, though the appointee
of Judge Bond, is a Virginian by
birth and a Democrat.-N0rlOft
Obs rrer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-03

The Monthly Crop Report for Sep
tember, from the Department, is now
in press, and will be issued in a few
days.
Orange county has seventeen tC-
baccO factories.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-03

Leonard Nottingham. \ small boy At
the graded school. while unloading =
pistol. "a study hours. a. his 6sak. acci-
d"n'ahy exploded the same. The ballet
narrowly missed Melvin Andrews. .
schs, M Ate Nottingham ~as publicly
enplied &c ~rhrl by Captain
Du gcr. This IS 4 g1d warning to
snail tasN nss ~ carry rss,ois.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-03

Bros !. K. Winston W. i. Cobb
and !. \. Harms were appointed Il
Committee Oh the Organ under the
above resolution. SAID committee
have reported that they have
made satisfactory arrangements
with the FARMER AND MECHANIC.
an Agricultural Journal, published
in the city of Raleigh, and do re-
commend the FARMER AND ME-
CHANIC 5 the organ OF our order.
Patrons,-It is with pleasure !
To YOU that the FARMER
AND Me HANIc is the organ OF our
order. In it will be published all
O and communications iro1
the Masters office and the office 81
the Executive Committee, that
a be made public. Each patron
should not only subscribe Tor 1t,
but should send to the mana ger all
:. items" that Will be of general IN
terest to our order. Master 5 and
Secretarv's Of subordinate oranges
will have this announcement read
before their respective oranges,
Trustino that each of you Will ald
IA extending the circulation of II
organ and IN building 1t up.
am. fratcrnally,
S. b. ALEXANDER,
Master y. G.. State Grange.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-03
TORN w ORkS

CHARLES w. PETIT, Proprietor,
No. go & 2S2. Water St, Norfolk, Va
Manufactures
Steam Engines and Boilers,
Saw and Giist Mills.
Shafting, Pulleys, Hangers, Forging.
and
CASTINGS. CASTINGS, CASTINGS
Special attention gwen TO rrPairsoi
Steamboats, and Machinery of all kinds.
r&- Machinists and Boiler maker
sent to n part Of the country to do
r,nair work feb T-l2m