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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-20
and benefited by the lectures may

and benefited by the lectures may
be given.
We promise to use our influence
in our respective counties to inter
est, farmers in the Ohio State Uni
versity, and to induce them to at
tend the lectures which may be
given in the future.
While we recognize that the facu-
lty can best arrange the course of
lectures, We would suggest that
the farmer needs instruction in
practical economy and labor.
We would not make any sug-
gestiCns as to the length of time of
a future course of lectures, but
think the matter should be left
with the faculty Of the institution.
Although the professors have re-
ceived no pay in dollars and cents
for their services, we trust that the
interest in and sympathy for the
State University which we carry to
our homes. will be of great advan-
tage to the school in the future
and its warm friends be greatly
multiplied.
The average daily attendance has
been about 40 ; whole number en-
rolled 1O1 number of counties re-
presented, ~ number of lectures
given, &c."
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-20
THE CULTIVATION OF CHUFAs.

IHE CULTIVATION OF CHUFAS.
The Lexington, S. c., Dispatch
says: "The experience of several
farmers in the county proves this
to be n of the easiest cultivated
and most profitable crops for hogs
which can be raised. A prejudice
against it has existed with many Of
our farmers simply because they
believed them to be nothing else
but that pest nut grass" Such,
however, is not the fact, for instead
of being a pest, and impossible to
externinate. they die out if not
planted yearly. Judge Vineyard
has tested their merits and says
that one acre will furnish food and
fatten as many hogs as eight acres
of the same land in corn. Major
Meetze has also given them a fair
trial and is highly satisfied with re-
suits. Several of u sand hill
farmers who planted them last
year, pronounce the crop to be the
most profitable one which they can
raise, and say that when planted
with intervening rows of corn, the
hogs relish them SO much that they
will not touch the corn. Chickens
also are very fond of and thrive
upon them. One advantage which
the crop possesses is, that after
gathering as much as you wish for
seed, the remainder is left in the
ground for the hogs to gather,
which is a great saving Of labor.
Seed can be had from Judge Win
gard"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-20

CABARRUs. IREDILL AND UNION
MAGIsTRATES.-List of magistrates
appointed by the General Assembly
Of 1S7S-'79, for the counties OF
Cabarrus, 1redcll and Union:
Cabarrus-F. A. Archibald.
Theopholus Cannon, E. G. Irwin,
T. A. Carroll, W. H. Blackwelder.
Laurence Klutts. Jno. Fl. Moore.
Jacob Ludwick, w. NJ. Winder-
house, d. P. Boyes, n. G.. White,
W. A. Patterson.
Union-Jonathan Trull, Z. Gar
Tough, A. McIlwain, E. II. Hark-
ness, Thos. II. Benton, j. W.
Hamilton, v. 7. Chears.
Iredell-Lewis Turbiville, n. G..
Templeton, j. D. Wellbourn. Ber-
ry Turner, T. j. Allison, A. A..
Hines, G. F. Shepherd, j. A. Aus.
tin, Abner Morrison, j. A. White.
Jr., John Bradley, Peter Little, j.
W. Sanders, A. P. Clark. J. s.
Harris, j. NJ. Shook.-Southern
Home.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-20
MARcH2o,. T.,

PLANTING JUTE-V,-.
Twice As MUCH y Cor T..
LESS MORN SEE in
meeting of the Agricr
ciety a discussion IN Ia. s
planting jute, ana rs | rrsI
year will give Won NIX
with it If it is of any usa
my farmer friends.
when putting in cotton
of April TO lst of MAY an 4
cotton land. The seed
very delicate. and | found
to get a stand-should h.
while the land is damp. ..
cred lightly. 1t fr,. H..
grow very slowly, not As
cotton by IT. and | do na.
can plant broadcast on or,
The grass would DESTROY ,be
plants. | had to hoe and
mine like the cotton At a..
one or two ploughings and
hoelng would probably do
plants by the middle Of >an,.u
grew five or SIX feet high and :
tnree-quarters to one inch =
(the proper size for fibre
e..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-20
Cattle in Dry Stalk Fields.

Our exchanges throughout the
State are full of notices of the
death of cattle from eating dry
husks in the stalk fields. The
death of one steer is often agreater
loss to the owner than the value of
a whole field of orn stalks, but
notwithstanding this thing is re-
peated every winter, without the
necessary %precaution. If farmers
must turn into dry stalk fields they
should give their cattle a good feed
of hay and as much water as they
will drink before turning in, and
leave them in the stalks but an
hour or two at a time, unless it is
wet weather, when the husks are
not so dangerous. Dry husks clog
in the stomachs Of the cattle, be-
come a dry, hard lump, causing
inflammation, The mass can not
be reached or acted upon by any
means, and violent and sudden
death is inevitable.
In order to receive the full bene-
fit of corn fodder the stalks must
be cut up and placed in shocks be-
fore the tips are ripe or become
touched with frost, There is no
better or more wholesome food
than this for stock, and it is the
very best for COWS in milk.-Kan-
sas Farmer.
COTTONWOOD TREES IN KANSAS.
W. H.. Billings, Marion Center,
Kan, gives in the Kansas Farmer
an experience of his for the benefit
of those who object to a prairie
farm because there is no timber.
Thirteen years ago he transplanted
aquantity of cottonwood trees that
were two years old. They were set
164 feet Gee way and ST feet the
other, making $50 trees to the acre.
The past summer a stroke of light
ming killed one of these trees. 1t
was cut into wood, and made p
cords that sold for $3.50 per cord
at the tree. He paid rs cents a
cord for cutting and cordidg. This
made a net per tree Of s.. 9344,
which, multiplied by $50, gives a
net per acre of about $1,000. Mr..
Billings thinks this is better than
raising wheat. The cottonwood is
of easy culture in climates adapted
to it. and grows rapidly which
makes it a desirable tree, especially
where shade is required.
EARLY AMBER SUGAR CANE
81 procured forty pounds of seed
and planted it with others. Owing
to the backward spring consider
able seed rotted from deep plant
ing, so that we did not get a good
start to begin with. Those who
understood planting better planted
shallow and secured a good stand.
In June a dry spell set IN, contin-
uing until nearly the last Of July,
which stunted the cane consider
ably yet, Notwithstanding all the
drawbacks experienced, when l
came to work the cane up this fall
(Which | did for myself and others)
it yielded nearly two to one COM
pared with some other varieties
that / worked up, which we're sew,
eral in number. AS to the ques-
ton of its yielding sugar, l can say
that to my mind there is no ques-
ton about it. The syrup that l
made is rich in sugar. l have not
separated any of it hat l might
determine what quantity of sugar
it does contain, but from present
indications there is no doubt in my
mind but that under proper treat
ment it would yield fully one half
its weight in a good solid grained
sugar. w. G. B., Troy, Ia.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-20
Northern VS.. Southern Papers

Mr.. W. j. Yates, of the Demo
crat, thus saith, and sayeth truly !:
"Why did you not say, my
friend, that you would advise the
taking Of some good North Caro-
lima political or agricultural paper :
For instance, such papers as the
Charlotte Southern Home, Char
lotte Observer, Salisbury Watch
man, Greensboro Patriot, Or one
of the Wilmington or Raleigh pa
pers, Tor some other North Caro-
lima paper,) or some one of the
Agricultural papers published at
Raleigh or Wilmington-any one
of which is as good as the Detroit
Free Press published in Michigan,
and more just to Southern inter
ests. Why not let us help each
other You never knew a North
ern or Northwestern Editor to
advise their people to take any
sort of a Southern paper. Do
think about the suggestion, broth
er H.
"Too much money has already
been sent from the South to the
North for Newspapers, Goods and
Wares that could be furnished here
at home, Of a better quality, and
at reasonable rates. Why will not
the "Detroit Free Press" advise
Northern people to take some
Southern newspaper?
"Another one Of our North
Carolina exchanges complains hat
our home people will not properly
support home papers, and in hat
very same issue of the paper is an
advertisement Of a Yankee weekly
paper for one dollar a year. No
wonder so many Southern papers
fail to make bread and meat"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-20
CHEMICAL NANTES

CHEMICAL MANUREs.-A
LacrOlX raises some very sens
reflections by his manner of ~.
ing chemical manules. H. IA.
down that the farmer himsat
the most reliable chemist for .
soils compositions and Of .
manures requisite to amelion.
them. He does not deny tina.
chemist can indicate the ab>a.
of potash and phosphoric acid
the soil he insists that maunf
turers of fertilizers can only
pare the raw materials. their
ture ought to devolve on the a
t vator himself. 1t is rarely.
an ordinary farm has great dive.
ties of soil, SO NJ. Lacroiz's r
consists IN taking off Il few 1an
Of a field, applying specimens
chemical manures under CONN.
conditions. and acting on the m.
ent results. Failure Will thu,
Obvlated. He has by this me..
found out exactly what hi, ma
ows required, and has had q III
increase on his expenditure in f.
tlllzers equal to 30 francs per a-
HIS experience in applying .
chemical manure Is, to scatter ts.
thirds of the quantity in Apr
for the first cutting Of forage, an
the remaining one-third ten G
after that cutting has taken p.a
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-20

A HALF ACRE TO VEGETABLES.
We are anxious to use all the
influence we have among our read
ers to induce them to give more
attention to the home vegetable
garden another season. Instead Of
an acre or more called the vegeta-
bic garden, that after planting and
sowing is left, with barely sufficient
after-labor to provide against the
supremacy of weeds, try half an
acre, or even less. Be generous
with manure (if needed J plough,
roll and harrow thoroughly, and
then plant in even, straight rows,
and keep the weeds down. Give
a few rows of celery, satisfy, pie
plant, asparagus and caulihowers
a place. Make one or more paths
through this garden, and on either
side set %currant and gooseberry
bushes, also in straight lines, to
make the path boundaries. Give
one plot forty feet square to straw
berries, another of the same size
to blackberries and raspberries.
Half an acre thus attended to
will, we are confident, crafty those
who have never tried gardening in
a small and painstaking way.
Farmers, occupied with their
field crops and farm projects, are,
without meaning to be SO, perhaps
unmindful of the power which a
varied supply of garden produce
during the season exerts to make
the country home \ sprightlier and
happier place than in a majority OF
cases it is found to be.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-20

TOBACCO PLANT BEr>.-"Ia
seed being very diminutiye, all
when sprouting. SO small as to .
scarcely seen with the naked eye,
period of the rays Of the sun ufa.
a dry surface will destroy all It's
are IN this tender condition. ].
order, therefore, to obviate tl'
different expedi hts have been #
sorted, such as partially Govern
the surface with tobacco stalls
straw and brush.
"The better plan, howefcr. .
insure a hurried surface with.
the constant watchful care or i.
application Of water, is to surroa--
the beds with boards ten inche,
a foot high, ike a hot-bea, 81.
prepare frame covered with c-.
mon unblea. ,ed muslin. I-s
will insure HI .aidity and pro.
ton from la. sosts, and with ".
binary care insure success.
boards and fra mes are, Of con-.
to be removed 4 soon as the
are sufficiently large and the a.
ger Of frost reasonably over. pa
planters have adopted this la-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-20

Hillsboro Recorder: We .s
that wheat is looking badly tar
season, and that oats are '-
killed out, making ii dismal
pect for a good crop. Bat l4"
is time enough to recover d
deal of lost ground and WIZ
oats is one of those crops IeIl
to act upon the principle A'
say die"
Dealers, in this city, report -
the farmers Of Mecklen5uTg -
never any previous spring oo-5 I
as heavily of fertilizers a. the.
buying now. the supply can ~"
ly be kept upto The demanu .bo.
sales this season viii exceed NV Nv
of last by 20 per cent. 1t IS os,,'
ed, too, that the acreage P-
cotton this year will exceed II -.,.
last at least 10 per cent. -ol"'
Observer.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-27
Write Them a Letter Tonight.

Don't go to the theater. concert or ball.
But stay in your room tonight;
Deny yourself to the friends that call
And good long letter write
Write to the sad old folks at home
Who sit when the day is done,
With folded hands and downcast eyes
And think of the absent one.
Don't selfshly scribble excuse my haste,
I've scarcely the time to WRITE"
Lest their brooding thoughts go wandering
back
To many by gone night
When they lost their needed sleep and rest,
And every breath was prayer
That God would leave their delicate babe
To their tender love and care.
Don't let them feel that you've no more need
OF their love or counsel wise;
For the heart grows strongly sensitive
When age has dimmed the eyes
1t might be well to let them believe
You never forgot them, quite;
That you deem 1t pleasure, when far away.
Long letters home to write.
Don't think that the young and giddy friends,
Who make your pastime gay,
Have half the anxious thought for you
That the old folks have to-day.
The duty of writing do not put off;
Let sleep or pleasure wait,
longed
Be day or an hour too late
For the sad old folks at home,
With lecks fast turning white,
Are longing to hear from the abcent one
Write them letter tonight.
National Baptist
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-27

from Versailles to Paris. "Paris is France"
The temporary suspension of num-
Der of New Orleans hanks is announced
Funds from New York will be sent to their
relief, and they will resume March Goth.
The English government has chartered
the steamers Ontario and Burmesia, the form
er sails for the United States to take 500 mules
to Natal, the latter embarks cavalry for South
Africa.
About four hundred more plantation
negroes, recently from the South, left st.
Louis on the 22nd inst, for Kansas, and about
two hundred arrived by the steamer Helena
from Mississippi on the 2Srd inst.
A scientific examination of the sulphur
which fell in the shower on the 18th inst,
over the Lehigh valley, proves it to be the
pollen from species of pine caught up by the
wind and carried from the Jersey forests.
At banquet at Madrid, Spain, Marc b
I'D, given by the advocates Of the abolition
of Slavery, it was resolved the society for
promoting the total disappearance of Slavery
from the Spanish colonies should be reor.
ganized.
The New York Times of March 10Th
publishes reports of the actual condition of
trade, manufactures and other industries in
fourteen States, and from business centers
in those States, showing that the condition
of the business interests of the country, as
compared with the outlook year ago at
this time, gives promise of profitable season,
the beginning of the return to national pros.
Perity, and assurance of general and ap-
parently lasting revival of business. The
Times says the unanimity of expression as to
the favorable outlook is the more trust.
worthy because each inquirer was pursuing
his investigation entirely unbiased and indie,
Dendent of snv other
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-27

cidedly of the opinion that thorough harrow
ing was essentially necessary to good crop of
wheat.
Mr.. Hodges stated further that in a field
OF twenty acres the half which was narrowed
yielded twenty bushels to the acre, while
that which was not narrowed yielded nine
bushels to the acre.
After full discussion of the subject the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
ResotOed, That rolling wheat is indispensa-
BILE to achieve the best results, and expert
ments have been made of narrowing wheat
when from six to ten inches high when the
ground was dry and baked, resulting in a large
increase OF the crop, and it is the sense of this
meeting that further experiments should be
made.
The above will answer at present to set
our farmers to thinking upon this new de-
parture, and to weary your readers with too
protracted a sitting, will here close.
]. w. MoCLUNG, st. Paul, MINI.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-27
CASUALTIES.

S~AO &AAA LIN"
A great fire is reported at Rangoon,
India.
A $4,000 fire occurred at Vicksburg,
Miss, March 10.
Burr s. Thorne's Touring mill at Au-
burn, N. Y, was destroyed by fire March Is.
Loss $4,000.
The business portion of the town of
Minden, Ontario, has been destroyed by fire.
Loss 5000.
Edward Hoyt, of Bridgeport, Conn,
has boon sentenced to be hung, May Is, 1880,
for the murder of his father.
By an explosion in Pottsviile, Pa,
shaft colliery, two men were instantly killed,
and one seriously, and another slightly in
jured.
Many avalanches have recently occur
red in the Austrian Tyrol, at Bliberg. Ten
houses have been crushed, forty persons kill
ed, and Is seriously injured, and Is missing.
Wealthy and influential Pensioners OF
Father Vahey of the Irish Catholic church of
Milwaukee allege grave charges against him,
and petition Bishop Hennie for his removal.
A terrible prairie fire recently occur
red in Republic and Cloud counties, Kansas.
They extended over an area ten miles long
and three miles wide, and swept everything
before them. It is said about one hundred
houses were consumed, also large quantities
Of grain, farming implements, hay and other
products. The winds were so high and the
fires so fierce and hot that the inhabitants
were obliged to take refuge in cellars dug out
or underground habitations. But one life is
reported lost. that of Mrs. Borvelsox. who
was burned to death while attempting to re
lease some horses from burning stable
Several other persons were severely injured.
Loss estimated at $4,000.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-27
MLSCELi1NEOUS.

The New Orleans Southern Bank has
suspended.
Anumber of county judges in Virginia
are under indictments.
One million dollars was GENT from New
York to the New Orleans banks March 20.
The funeral OF Gen. Thomas w. Sher-
man took place at Newport, R. 7. March 20.
.Freights have been advanced on the
Vandalia, Wabash and Chicago & Alton rail-
roads. F
Reports of the present existence of yell
low fever in Memphis, Ten, have been off,
cialY denied.
Several hundred dollars have been
raised in Chicago for the relief Of the sufferers
at Szegedin.
A heavy frost at Memphis, Tenn, on
the night Of March 17th,' injured the fruit
crop in that region.
The expenses of the international ex-
position at Paris we're Sc, 600 600 francs, and
the receipts 10000. 900 francs.
The papers have glowing accounts
from every section Of the country of the OBJ
servance Of Saint Patrick's day, March II.
/ There is a movement in the French
chamber Of deputies to remove the capital
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-27

owner of the gambling house at Monaco, began
her career by sweeping out the Kursaal gam
bling rooms. Her property is managed by
company. One of her daughters married a
Polish prince. The income of Madame Blanc
varies from 90, 0co, 900 to $3, 0OO, 900 a year.
Mr.. Hiram H. Kimpton, the fugitive from
justice in South Carolina, desires to become
resident of Connecticut, and it Is stated that
friend of Mr.. Kimpton has visited Gov. An
drews for the purpose of finding out what his
course would be in case the Governor of South
Corolina should issue requisition for Mr..
Kimpton on his seeking a residence there. The
Governor declined to state in advance what he
would do in such case.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-27

Governor, the stubborn fellow was persuaded
to take something to eat. He was then al
most literally dying, and presented shock
ing spectacle. He has not worked at all,
and when ordered to do SO, simply says
"Bring strap" His case excites great inter
est, as the stubbornness with which he acts
induces the belief that there may be extenu-
ating circumstances. The Italian minister
has written to Gov. Colquitt about the case
and asked that the man be given new
trial, promising that a capable interpreter
shall be present to see that the prisoner has a
fair showing, and can have his story under
stood. A purse is being raised among the
Italians of Georgia and Carolina for his
benefit. The Governor is looking over the
papers in his case.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-27
Personal AND POLITICAL.

The Belgian explorer, Wauthier, died
of dysentery in Central Africa, lately.
Prince Frederick Charles, brother of
Emperor William, is dangerously i'll.
March 18, Gen. Grant and party left
Calcutta for Rangoon and Singapore.
The Pope sent 5000 lire to Szegedin
for the relief of the sufferers by the flood.
The President has nominated Francis
a. Wakes, Superintendent of the census.
Ex-Judge Giles. died at his residence
in Baltimore, Md, on Saturday March I'D
aged72 years.
An Elko, Nebraska-dispatch of March
2lst, says, L. R. Bradley, Ex-Gov. of Nevada,
is dead. Age II years.
The German Emperor William is still
obliged to keep his room in consequence of a
recent fall, but is improving.
Movements have been made in the
lower house of the Missouri legislature to
impeach State Treasurer Gates.
Ex-Gov. Austin, Of Minnesota, has been
appointed by the President, Register Of the
Fargo, Dakota Territory, Land Office.
The Catholic clergy of Chicago have
indicated as their first choice for successor to
the late Bishop Foley, DR.. McMullen. The
Pope to the final arbiter.
Kearney, the California agitator, after
an abusive speech at Santa Anna, in South
ern California, was numerically beaten by a
man whom he had vilifed.
Queen Victoria, it is rumored, has ex-
nFaEEpA q afronor pyi1b IN 10 10
Prince of Wales is encouraging her to visit
both that country and the United States
The foolhardY Paul Boynton had a
narrow escape from death March 20. The
swift current of the falls of the Ohio swept
him by Louisville, Ky. He was severely
bruised.
The report of the board of enquiry
in the case of Gen. Fitz John Porter has been
sent by the secretary of war to the President
The conclusions arrived at by the board have
not transpired. b
The national executive committee of
the national greenback party has issued an
address to the people of the United States, in
which they state that no dependence is to be
placed on the professions of the avowed friends
of the cause; that the hope for financial relief
within old party lines has been extinguished
and that hey have been ir several instances
misled by the nominees of party and others
who obtained its support. 1t is only possible
through new organization to found party
which shall accomplish the desired end, and
to secure this end uniform effort must be
made, and a position bold, aggressive, in
dependent and uncomprising must be taken
The sudden death of Rev. DR.. DeKoven
dean of the Ronne, Wis, college of apoplexty
is announced. At o'clock March 10Th, de-
ceased was in excellent health and convers
ing with a student, when suddenly he ex
claimed, "Help me, please" then fell bach
into the chair unconscious and died within
ten minutes. DIR. DeKoven was about Al
years Of age, and have been connected with
the Racine college for the past twenty years
The call he recently received from st. Marks
church, Philadelphia, he declined only the day
before his death. His death is attributed tt
overwork and anxiety since his accident abou
six weeks ago, at which time he fell and broke
his leg.