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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28
A Trial With q Fertilizer.

Tie Eew 1osk Times contains TIL
i"l47"in- - the result = . trial witl
= iertIlzur. male after The lsr...l ri
8. Professor Nlll-. # France. auI
"hlsA pe@7 -, some interest Tor
gardeners - we'll a. farmers The
pas -esonl have h,--u exfvriu-nt5u-
considerably with fertilizer r. made A.
so-dla- t. Prof VILE, formulas both
i'F hrld and garden. The garden
er'I~ have been planted ami sown
WltH8ut any other fertilizer than
guaHo and Prof. VILE complete ma
nuFc. winch contains 80 per cent II
ammonia, 5 per cent. Of p~ho.phorc
arli. ana 9.5> per cent. of potash. and
winch costs ?: cents per pound. The
effect upon the garden crops was To-
cause a rapid growth and very early
maturity. a.ong with = productive
yield. This ! have already referred To-.
The only fact that | wish to note at
tins time I. the result of the applica-
ton OF - pounds Of thu. fertilizer on
- nils OF corn, a plot 81 33 row. and
- hills IN each row. or. a. near "a
possible one-slXth OF an acre. The
piece was planted OF the goth OF June.
was cut on the goth dav Of September.
ana nu>hcd on the 2Q Of October. The
yield was 1924 pounds Of ears. 81 Is
bushels and II pounds. Of > pounds IL
the bushtl. The crop was remarkable
Tor the lew barren stalks. Ii hu.king.
which work was done b. myself and q
hlred man together. | found only a
very few stalks without ono ear. and
there We're but few with double ear,
nearly every hill had three stalks a
few had four. Generally. the ear.
NNnrA Of f~fr $50 ,.s
titled out To the end OF the cob w.tu
plump grain. In p wears ot farmiu.
| have never had 50 good a crop. IN,
season has been more tiaa usually
favorable. and the piece was al hand
hoed and kept perfectly clean. Since
the crop was cut the ground has he
come green with weeds. Of which
p%lantains and wild mustard form the
greatest part. and. evidently still feels
the benefit Of the fertilizer. Iamnow
using 100 pounds per acre, Of the com
plete manure, on twenty acres OF rye
Il SIX acres Of wheat. and intend to
repeat the dressing III the spring.
Inns Will cost S3.oO per acre for the
1t remains to be seen what
proht Will result from the application.
| am Wiling, however, to risk 1t. OF
the IL bushels of corn, | am confident
Jllat hall should 60 to the credit of the
manure, which, costing but S1.31.
leaves a very handsome profit after
allowing for all expenses. There is no
doubt that American farmers Will find
very profitable to farm more liberal
~, to feed their lands more generously.
and TO spend o than they have
yet done IN chemical fertilizers. Every
bushel gained through the manure is
at a less cost than anv other
bushel. because it has cost nothing for
and fitting the ground Thus.
last half OF a crop Of 40 bushels of
or rye per acre. produced by
generous fertlilzlng, costs less than
he hrst hall or, to put it in another
way, each bushel of a crop Of A
bushels per acre. costs about half as
much for rent. blowing. narrowing.
seed ana sowing as eacn bu5ilel OF a
'rop haif as large.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28
A Negro Orator in the Virginia
Senate.

The latest sensation in the Senate of
Virginia is the speech of VIM. n.
Stevens, colored. from Sussex county.
delivered in that body on the 18th inst.
on the debt question. All of his
brother Senators opened their eyes in
establishment. as they sat spell-bound
during the delivery, which occupied
one hour. Senator Bradley Johnson
turned to Senator John w. Daniel. the
foremost Republican in Virginia, and
said Il believe you wrote that"
Daniel replied: 4 never expect to
write anything so fine" Johnson then
turned to Senator Fulkerson and said ::
"FulkersOn, you wrote that Fulker-
son replied Il wish to God | could
write SO splendid an address" Stevens
is "a full-blooded negro. and is about
thirty years of age. He was born a
slave, but has graduated at two col
leges-one a colored institution of
Richmond and the other Of Phila-
delphia.
The beauty of this story is that Sem
alto Daniel is the recent Democratic
candidate for Attorney General, in
stead of the foremost Republican,"
Still. the negro deserves credit.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28
PSd0linr Pollution

We last week spoke of New Yor},
city as d social sodom" whose people
have every right to tremble at the sto-
ries Of the terrible rain of fire and
birthstone which demolished Sodom
and Gomorrah.
Mr.. +. j. Hale writing to the Obser-
Ter SAYS
From this subject the transit on is
natural to q species of crime even more
vile than stealing-the circulation of
obscene publications. which has grown
to enormous proportions, polluting the
very fountains of society by invading
the schools. At a meeting of the
Society tor the Suppression Of Crime
some astonishing facts were stated.
The Secretary, Mr.. Comstock. stated
that within the year the society had
seized and destroyed 2l,141 pounds of
book and letter-press ready for binding
and 202,214 indecent and immoral pho
tographS. In no year have more COM
plants been received from schools and
scmlnarleS of the receipt of circulars
and improper advertisements than dur
ing the past one. One creature alone.
in a small town in Massachusetts. had
sent out from that village since Nav,
1874, over 1900. 900 circulars adyertiS-
ing obscene books and pictures nearly
hall OF winch immense number. it Is
estimated. has found their way during
this period into schools and semina-
rles throughout the United States. The
man was now in jail. but up to the
time of his arrest he had in the year
1877 received at the post-of;ice in that
town 1873 registered letters
The most serious difficulty met with
in the prosecution of the societv's work
is, Mr.. Comstock said. the impossibility
OF bringing parties indicted in the
State courts of this city to trial. During
the past year 43 arrests had been made
by the agents of the society and SO in
dictments procured, not II Of which
had been tried. In order to show that
this was not owing to any Jack of cyl
dence upon which to proceed with the
trials. and that it was not through the
fault of lukewarmneSs Of the SocietvS
agents. a record of arrests and convic-
lions made and procured by them in
other cities was read In Boston dur
ing the past year Is arrests had been
made, resulting in ID convictions: in
D arrests. with 1 convictions:
Philadelphia. 9 arrests. with 8 con
.vlctiOns III Chicago, 10 convictions
out of ID arrests: PIttsburg. , arrests.
convictions: indianapolis. 3 arrests,
convictions: Detroit. l arrest. l con
viction: Providence, l arrest. l convic-
and in this State outside OF the
IS convictions Were secured out
Of 30 arrests. In the United States
of the city matters had been
different. and OF - persons arrested
the past year 30 were convicted
sentenced.
1t would seem to be about time 10
the name of this city from
GOTHAM to SodOm.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28
Trance in a Revival Meeting.

The Fifth Street Mission Church.
Lebanon. is holding revival meetings.
On Monday night Christie Bowers.
daughter of Mr. David Bowers. an or
gan builder, went to the bench to con
sole a seeker. and knelt by her side.
She was noticed. however. II remain
IN this position for SO long a period
that some one ventured to speak To
her. and it was only then that She was
discovered 10 be in a rance her BODY
being paralyzed. and her limbs stiff
anu not To be moved. After the meet
ing was over a watch was set. hopes
being entertained that she might soon
recover. There being no change. she
was finally borne from the church TO
the house of Mr.. George Romig and
pat IN a bed. still being in the same
rlgid condition as when first discoy-
cred. Her pulse peat as regularly as
that OF any conscious person. vet the
body retained the same rigilitv. and
the muscles did not relax their con
traction IN the least. Miss Bowers Law
IN an unconscious condition from
Monday evening until u o'clock on
tuesday afternoon, when she awoke
from her almost death-like sleep.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28
Officers Of North Carolina State
Grange. P. Of H.

Uaster.-S. b. Alexander, Charlotte,
Mecklenburg county.
Orcrsecr.-N. b. Whitfield, Ii
Grange. Lenoir county.
Lecturer.-T. II. Robinson, Concord,
Cabarrus county.
.Stelrdrd.-D. III. Armstrong, Ashton,
Pcuder county.
asst. Stctcard.-HiIl f. King, Stump
Sound Onslow county.
Chdpluin.-Rev. VIM. Grant, Jack
son Northampton county.
"roaSarcr.-D. w. {.
Gree % Guilford county.
.Sccretary.-Joseph f. Porter, Tar
boro'. Edgccombe county.
Gatc heepcr.-W. ID. Wharton,
Greensboro. Guilford county.
Ceres.-Mrs. $. b. Alexander, Char
Iotte. Meckienburg county
P0m0ad.-Mrs. y. Is. Whitfield, La
Grange. Lenoir county.
F2Dru.-Miss Eugenia Robinson,
Concord, Cabarrus county.
LATIN Asst. Stetcafd.-Mrs. II. f..
King. Stump Sound, Onslow county.
state business AgeHt.-Dr. ID. w. c.
Benbow. Greensboro.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
S. b. Alexander, E.c-ODiciO Chair
man.
q. Z. French, Wilmington.
l.. l.. Polk. Raleigh.
w. III. Cheek. Warrenton.
j. f. Porter, Ec-OJicio Secretary.
LIST OF DEPUTIES.
list Deputy District.-Wm. b. Shaw,
Indian Town, Currituck county.
2nd Deputy District.-John y. Davis,
Tarboro', ~Edgecombe county.
Bird Deputy District.-B. f. Hooks,
Goldsboro', Wayne county.
18th Deputy District.-l1ill f. King,
Stump Sound, Onslow county.
9TH Deputy District.-L. l.. Polk,
Raleigh. Wake county.
9th Deputy District.-Frank VI. Pitt,
Oakviile. Warren county.
9TH Deputy District,-Dr. ID. \.
Montgomery, Company Shops, Ala
county.
Sth Deputy District. w. b. Clement,
Jerusalem. Davie county.
9th Deputy District.-T. III. Robin
som. Concord. Cabarrus county.
10th Deputy District.-W. p. Rein
hardt. Hickory, Catawba county.
Ilth Deputy District.-To be sup
piled.
l2th Deputy District.-To be sup
piled.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28
For the Farmer and Mechanic.

Having noticed sOmo short articles
of inquiry by parties of other parts of
the country published in your valuable
paper desiring information in refer
ence to North Carolina productions in
grain. grapes. &c. Having been a cit
zens or Western North Carolina for 70
years | will give a description of this
region which is included between the
Blue Ridge on the south and the Rich
ana Smoky mountain on the west and
northwest. being an area of country
some $50 miles in length, varying in
width, but the widest part some 20
miles. All our rivers have their main
sources in the Blue Ridge, breaking
through the Rich and Smoky in their
westward march to the great father of
rivers. the Mississippi. The country
between the Blue Ridge and Smoky
mountains is broken up with numerous
bulbus hills to regular hills and
smaller mountains. with numerous
streams of small size to creeks and
rivulets, winding their ~serpentine
courses to the larger rivers. forming
many beautiful valleys. All these
streams have on them more or less
bottom lands of rich fertile quality.
some of which. in its primitive state.
Is dry enough for grain growing: other
portions. with slight ditching. is good
for grass and moving purposes, ON
which are many beautiful farms.
Our hills and ridges, or what is called
our uplands, are of all shades from
deep dark mulatto to more pale and
aShy. with a mixture of sand. eSpeci-
ally in more ashy colored soils. Near
ly all are founded on a good subsoil
and grow corn. wheat. rye and oats.
Corn does not mature with safety
above an attitude of 5000 feet above
tlde-w water. | have not travelled over
the world much. but will just say this
country, according to my notion, will
compare reasonably we'll with others
mat nave seen. Our whole western
leaIoh Is now growing tobacco with
tGpa9pleraole success. | will just say
.h"I PROBABLY no portion of the coun-
5iS I9IhS this far South, being between
% anu 90 degrees north latitude. can |
o'l pass tllS region in growing corn.
wheat rye, oats, buckwheat. and
many Oh the more valuable vegetables,
%PpleS II many OF the smaller fruits.
L nave grown as high as $50 bushels of
J2rn TO the acre where the land was
hlShiy fortified and MANFRED. 40 of
wheat, 30 Of rye; cabbage upwards of
~ pounds, apples to 80 ounces. Much
Oh our uplands are now miserably
butchered up by bad farming, and the |
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28
OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL & Ran GE

Masters. L. Adams, Monticello,
MINI.
Orerseer.-J. J. Woodman, Paw Paw,
Mich.
Lccturer-Mortimer Whitehead. Gin
cinnati.
SteUurd.-A. j.. Vaughan, Mem
phis.
assistant .SteuGrd .-Wm. Sims, Of
Kansas.
Treasurer.-F. NJ. Mcdowell, Wayne,
\. y.
Secretary.-O. II. Kelley, Louisville,
Ky. T.,
Gatekeeper.-O. Dinwiddie, Orchard
Grove. Ind.
CereS.-Mrs. Adams.
POmOHd.-Mrs. Woodman.
F7Or0.-Mrs. Moore.
Lndy asst. .Sterard.-Miss G. \. Hall,
louisville, Ky.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
y. Wyatt Aiken, Cokcsbury, 5. {.
Henley James, Marion, Ind.
S. Fl. Ellis, Springsboro, Ohio.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28

+ i well known that many inven-
tinn-. Including the telegraph. the re-
%volver. the reaper. etc. vere ente I.
Or fhopYif at. Fl Southern n D. who
were afterwards .chi,.led ont Il both
the credit sal the profit Of l@rticlc.
AMI . here comes the edo Of the
Iarf. fieii AMI Farm. a Nort..r1 man.
and thus tells hosy Rarey, tn famous
h"rse tanner. got hi, falls fame:
In a bright afternoon ~ golden
October we drove to Blue Grass Park.
and after dinner the subject of hors--
tanning was broachel. Then ffr. \.
kecne Richards remarked 70 NAV
not b. aware Of the fact. nevertheless
II i true. the founder 81 the horse
tanning school was . native Of 'orge-
town tkentuckyl The name IF the
man was Denton OfTutt. He vas 4
queer genius. a close student IF the
animal world and something of a ira
Weller. Some Of my earliest rteollec-
tions are OF him. He was an unedu
Gated man. but full Of originality. |
was one of IN. pupils. and have il nv
library the book which he published
for private circulation. John ;. Rarev
came TO Georgetown when quite a
young man and studied with Offutt.
At that time Rarey. If | mistake not.
was travelling with a circus. After
wards Rarey practiced the Otfutt svs-
tenn in Ohio, picking up a few dollars
from the farmers and stablemen in his
rambles. \ Yankee. bv the name of
G~oodenough, met him. saw that there
was money IN the horse-taming bust
ness, and formed a partnership with
Rarey. The two went to England.
where G~oodenough did the blowing
while Rarey performed the work. They
coined money and Rarey achieved
fame. When the excitement over him
was the greatest. Mr.. Ten Brock came
to my rooms in London and asked my
opinion about taking lessons. | frankly
told nm that | thought the system
which Rarey taught would prove Of
great assistance to him in the manage
ment Of his stable, but added that it
was not necessary for him to go to
Rarey for instruction. | then ex-
planned to him what | knew of Rarey
and Otfutt, and wound up by placing
OffuttS book in his hands. He took it
home with him. and he afterwards in
formed me that he sat up all night
tSaih =. L GISo jIoLIotilI1 GU II ii
wonderful book. We were deeply in
terested in what Mr.. Richards told rs.
and he finally agreed to place the book
at our service if we would promise to
use it, Ill doing justice to the memory
of a former citizen of Georgetown.
We were not 10th to give the promise.
We read the book carefully. and were
50 earnestly impressed by its pages
that we casually mentioned it to MIR.
Robert Bonner one day when IN his
office. He quickly said that he would
like to look at it. and we turned it over
to him.. The next day we received a
note from him. 1t was dated No. 8
West Fifty-siXth street. Monday, IL
p. NJ, or rather | A. VI. Tuesday, and it
ran: There are some very interesting
in Offutt'S book-some things
are entirely new to me and well
worth copying. The Dialogue Be
tween Man and Horse contains the
OF ali that Rarey ever taught.
He evidently based his system on
hat =:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28
bottom lands tired by too much corn


D. -
| am now experimenting 90 tae
grass question for grazing and m""-
ing in Our mountain regions.
and find it grows finely, / cut a. hhr
timothy and orchard grass the past
summer as | ever s,tw grow anywhere.
Ii was grown in a rIcn cove at an altI-
tude of , 500 to 5000 feet. ! am test
inc the blue grass and evergreen, u
have not gone far enough to risk an
%opinion vet. W. have thousands OF
acres of mountain lands. some VERY
rich. some very poor. other portions
very cliftv. bluffy and rugged. wing at
an altitude of from 1900 to upwards
Of 5000 feet. very much Of when |
think Will Weld fine grass; the richer
portions OF which has very under
growth. vet heavily tlmbered with
black and white walnut. hickory. ash,
poplar, beach, buckeye, sugar tree,
ivnn-locust and large mountain oak;
the last named powerfully good for
boards to cover cabins. | forgot to
name the chestnut at the proper place,
the best timber for rails almost in the
world, besides having the finest nut
Imaginable. Much Of these noun
tain lands below 1900 feet grow very
fine grain, especially southern slopes
and coves. Very much OF these lands
are not yet settled upon by ANYBODY,
the best of them rated at from e TO =
per acre, the poorer at less price.
Should this be thought worth place
in the FARMER y MECHANIC L may
write again, giving my experience OF
the cost of fencing, betting and other
wise preparing the land and seedIngto
grass SAML Is. GUDGER.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28

Observation-Disclosures Hlckett, II
N-w York, said III sentencing i pleA-
pocket recently, that III some m
should shoot Town one u these feI-
lows. when caught IN tire at, il would
be doing the public a service. would
not hesitate, Judge a. | am. = Kill
such = man on the spot. The Recor-
der - very naturally being hauled over
the Goals for giving uttt.anee TO auCn
a sentiment.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28

HEGLEHT-The ueE king II ItAiE -
described - having an iron ~IH, and
All obstinate. naughty temper. lac
ability u tight ~ the most pronounced
Ji Als abilities. When LIS grntier
brother. Amadeus, proposed - - -
see the Pope III order 10 soften matters,
Humbgrt sad. II prohibit thee. | viii
not commence my reign with a angle
act OF humiliation or submission"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28


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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28

RICHMOND COUNTY FACToRIES.-Pee
Dee Mills turn out daily between Loo
and 2.oJ0 yards of elegant p!4iis. Both
Of the large cotton factories in thi.
place are running full time. ready sale
being found at reInunerative figures
for ali the goods they can mike
.Spirtt III tie South.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28
FEBRUARY 70, 1873.
Vbr Orange.

EoTE.-Commuaicotions for tls De
pa,tmeat solicited from Patrons an
all zccfionS Of the state.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28

The Florida orange season has proved
unremuneratiye. The markets were
crowded with unripe fruit al first.
which forced down prices, and there
they have remained.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28

Anderson. a former schooifellow
of the late \. L. Stewart was found
dead in a miserable hoHel. surrounded
by rags and filth. in Montreal, re-
Gently.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-02

= r Low kENTS-FfNk sIOtB AND LOFTS 10
IA rather or separate iron building 80 tnd 81 18Th
A. near Broaaway OWNER, ~ Wet 2vth 81.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-04
Eneland's Peace Efforts,

LONDON, Dc. 2S.-The rimcs's vi.
emma dispatch says it is stated from
scveral sides that England, although
declining to mediate, has cOntidenliailv
sounded Russia ~ TO terms on which
she would be inclined to make peace,
and that the Russian Cabinet has been
far less reserved than might have been
anticipated.
LONDON, Dec. 2S The Advertiser
publishes the following In official
form: I'VE understand the Sultan has
solicited the British Government to
approach the Gar with q view Of
bringing about peace, and the british
Government has consented to do so,p
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-04
INSURANCE SERENE.

HsU Policies sSra TFsRsIsfFte itsa As
CSIunbla to he s.. LSuIS Lle ne.
oIatIOa Proceedings Ia tie eIFOult
eSuFt. ''.
ST LOUIS, Dec. 81. z. AleEAn.
der, Receiver Of the Columbia Life In.
surance Company, has filed 9 petition
In the Circuit Court, which alleges that
the Life Association OF Americs dSsIr.
Ing 10 get control Of the business ofthe
Columbia Life Insurance Company,
bought up 9 majority of the Columbia
stock, and then hsd the old Board OF
Directors OF the Columbia to reslgu,
and flled their places by persons hold.
ing similar places in the Board of the
Lite Association. A list Of 2600 pol.
icy.holders Of The Columbia we're ex.
amined by q physician charged with
that duty, and old and inhrm subIecss
were rejected those who we're consid.
cred desirable risks were then insured
in the Life Association, and In nay.
ment 10 the Life Association kr giving
its policies in lieu OF these Columbia
Lie Policies, large list of assets were
transferred from the Columbia to The
Lie Association. The SINE men who
ordered the transfer were Directors Of
The Life Association which received the
benefit Of the assets tranferred. This
Is oil said TO have been done with the
knowledge that the Columbia was in.
solvent and In exDectAtiOn OF a pro.
ceeding soon 10 be begun by the Incur.
ance Department to wind up the Co.
lumbia. The prayer is for the cancel.
lation Of the transfer and assets, and
their return to the Receiver of the Co.
lnmbls. The amount involved 10
1875, 900.