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The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-04-17
100 MUCH GRAIN

A correspondent in last weeks Farmer
touches a. question that has bothered manv
a farmers brain during the last year or
two. We quote as follows: ssThe Farmer.
tells US how to raise more and better crops.
Are they not good alreadyi Suppose, by
following its teachings, and by draining,
manuring and better cultivation, we
double our crops, will not the price 20
down onehalf from what it is now? And
what will be done with the added sur
plus? IF we are raising more
than is needed are we not raising too
We have met this same argment q ute
frequently during the last two years. but
it is used mainly by those who have given
the subject but q superficial examination
We have frequently stated that improved
farming, such as is.advocated by agricul-
tural papers, would not increase the grain
product above the wants of the market
1t does not imply more grain in the ag
gregate, but simply more to the acre. I'M
proved farming, or good-farming, means
less acreage in grain than at present, but
an increase in the crops, thus lessening the
cost of production. 1t is this wasteful
system of putting in large areas of crops
and raising low averages that has pro-
duced the very condition of things com.
planned of that has deteriorated soils. and
ruined thousands of farmers. In the state
where our correspondent resides, the ay
erage number of bushels of corn to the
acre, for the twenty seven years ending
with 1876, was less than thirty four. and
OF wheat about eleven and half bushels.
Does he think that is too much? Should
it be decreased? Would it help the con.
dition of things to let the land still deter;
crate, to farm less thoroughly, and reduce
the averaged Would 1t not be better TO
put in half the acreage and double the
average yield, and thus multiply the prof.
its by fourf This would give more land
for grass-meadow and pasture-and in.
crease the stock-supporting capacity in
the same proportion. 1t would produce
more muston, beef, pork, butter and
cheese, bnf No m9Fe grain than the present
system, and would, in the same proportion.
increase the fertility of the soil and Thus
indirectly add to the profits. tits not the
amount raised so much as the front that
we must look at, and in all seasons and
under all circumstances the greatest profit
Comes by the best farming-who raises
the most at the least expense-in short,
with the man who raises as much on one
acre as his neighhor does on two, for. he
saves IN seed, IN expense Of cultivating, in
harvesting. stca and has an equal amount
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-04-17
APPLETON,S READERS.

We notice that these splendid Readers,
the best published, are being adopted for
the schools of Arkansas by large major
ity of the County School Examiners. The
school books of Messrs. Appleton q Co
are rapidly growing in favor throughout
the South. The Texas State Grange, at
its last session, adopted resolutions strong
lv recommending them to the farmers OF
that State, and the Tennessee State Grange
did the same. We expect similar action
will be taken by the other State Oranges
of the South.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-04-17

by affiliation, and several petitions are in
for the next meeting. We are discussing
the question of cooperation, with the
view of cooperating together in selling
and buying.
THR PATRON is read with great interest
here by all who take it. We were aston
ished to see such an article as the one from
New Harmony Grange denouncing pa
per so wholly and earnestly devoted to
the interest of the Order and so fully en-
dorsed by all good Patrons who read it.
We think it worthy the patronage of ev
cry Patron of Husbandry in the country.
Our Worthy Secretary OF the State
Grange, Bro. ]. V. Scott, was to have been
in this county on lecturing tour few
weeks ago, but was prevented by sickness.
We hope he will come at some future
time. Wishing you success in all your
efforts for the advancement of our noble
Order, am, yours, fraternally,
R. H WooLLEY.
i Nam T,ondap nril & -
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-04-17
NEW ORLEANS MARKEl
OFFICE OF
The SOUTHWESTERN Co-opERs
-I;fr A ASSOCIATION.

The SOUTHWESTERN Co-oPERAr
"A ASSOCIATION,
NEW ORLEANS, April IS ID
COTTON.-Good ordinary, lsc; low |
ding, IIs4c; middling, I21sc
BAGGING-Dom.j ute,2 pounds II ll@n
Ties, SAGA so per bundle.
COFFEE-Fair, I514c-; good, I6c. pa
choice, I612c. - = ar
FLOUR-Medium, SO 10; family, \
PRoVIsfoNs-Mess pork, s1, 90; dr.
shoulders, 43sc.; clear rib, 63zc.; clear, e
BACON-Clear rib, 1916; clear, Sc,
SUGAR-In hhds: white clarified, ok
white, 9e.; yellow clarified, S7Sc.; old pn|
choice, &C.; strictly prime, 75sc. In barre
advance of 40 &c.
MOLASSES-Fair, 4Sc; choice, m
SALT-Coarse, 81 os; fine, $I45
CHEESE-Western Reserve, Isc.; NJ
Cream, NC.
RICE-Good, 62zc.; prime, &c.
MACKAREL-No in bbls. IS 7S "a
81 6s; qrs. 81 65; kits, 81 90.
COAL OIL-In cases, 22c P gal; bara
@2oc.
2 CANDLES-Ful weight, 13c.
CORN-White, 56c.; yellow, SAC.
Truly and fraternally, T. ]. CARVER
General Manld
List of Cooperative Associations doing
ness with the Southwestern Co-operatrl
eiation;
Phoenix, Fayette, Miss.
Simpson, Westvilie, Miss.
Decatur, Decatur, Miss.
Bowling Green, Durant, Miss.
Ccntral, Gray's Mill, Miss.
Lexington, Lexington, Miss.
Salem, Water Valley, Miss.
Eopewell, Crystal Springs, Miss.
Acona, Black Hawk, Miss.
Hebron, Hebron, Miss.
Centreville, Lake, Miss.
Pomona, Port Gibson, Miss
Natchez, hatcher, Miss.
Mars Hill, Duck Hill, Mass.
Meridian, Meridian, Miss.
Mt. Zion, Wesscn, Miss,
Poplar Creek, Poplar Creek, Miss.
Spencer, Chunkey, Miss.
y Spring Greek, Osyka, Miss.
Mt. Vernon, Mt. Vernon, Miss.
Gala Creek, Potts Station, Ark
Wallace Grange, New London, Ark.
Gadsden, Gadsden, Tenn,
Macon Grange, Decatur, Ills.
Desmoines, Desmoines, Iowa.
COTTON-April I3.-Liverpool, mo
Orleans, hid; New York, middling, Il
New Orleans, I21sc.; Galveston, 1885, ~
l21sc.; SAVANNAH, I21sc.; Charleston, =
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-04-17

A valuable invention-a Horse Muzzle
which all farmers will appreciate, is ad-
yertised in our columns. This Horse Muz-
zle is the invention of one of the most in
telligent and progressive farmers IN Loul-
ana-Bro. P. F. Shumaker-and we are
assured is a decided success and well wor-
thv of the attention of farmers.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-04-17

When you put one fact, or ten, or a
thousand, into print, you put tens of
thousands in possession of it-whe, but
Tor TINS, would have stumbled on, perhaps
all their life long, in weakness. -
sref .Tfessn too, when the tens of thousands
have read -FOUR fact or statement in the
printed page-l, stands to reinforce them
again and again until hey make it their
own.
Circulate the facts by circulatins1 the
printed page.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-04-17
FROM SIS.

E - - ENfsyss lsCCLA =.
Editov pafroH.s Cur Grange is alive
and in good working order, and insreas-
ing in numbers at almost every meet
ing. At our last regular meeting we I'M
tiated seven new members, received two
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-04-17

The every day cares and duties which me,
drudgery, are the weights and counterposer
clock of time, giving its pendulum truevibl
and its hands a regular motion; and whel
cease to hang upon the wheels, the pendu.u
longer swings, the hands no longer nov
clock stands still.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-04-17

The election of Gen. 8. D. Lee to the
Presidency of the A. & M. College of this
State will give general satisfaction, and
we predict that his administration will be
a successful one.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-04-17

p We have quite number of interesting
letters on hand which will appear in our
next, but it is impossible to find room tor
all the MANY excellent ones that reach US.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-04-17

God speed the day when we will 90
forth in deed, as united band of brothers
and sisters, whose cause is just, to yictori-
Gus battle fields, - !
May our efforts to elevate our class
temporarily, morally and spiritually be
abundantly successful, and may we all as
faithful Cleaners and Harvesfers gather
the wheat from the tares in the field of
life and bind them into rich golden sheaves
for the Great Eternity.
Again, | bid you a heartfelt welcome
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-04-17

COTTON-April I3.-Liverpool, mo
Orleans, 7I4d.; New York, middling ~
New Orleans, I211sc.; Galveston, 1885, ~
la1sc.; Savannah, I21sc.; Charleston, y.
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
The Clifton Copper Mines.

tbA@Al hu1iN ' k-N. A-l iltle4N.l
 The copper mines at Clifton, Ari- zona, are developing into an immense industry. The " Longfellow mine In thIS district is the OF " one that has as yet been uncovered to any depth, and its copper h s been the surprise of all interested in this metal. Sit uaied in district comparatively uu- known until a few years ago, and working with such material as could he found handy, also smelters of crude manufacture, the managers have de- veloped one of the greatest copper producing sections in the world This company Ina now a railway built from their mine to the works Ca short dlstance), for the purpose of hauling more cheaply and better the ore taken out upon the dumps. They give em- ployment to upward of 300 men, and a large number of freighters and teams m transporting the copper 10 the gail rsad at Lordsburg. From thence it is shlpped to San Francisco a2d thence via steamer to Baltimore. At present they are enabled to ship coke from California, and can reduce the ore to much better satisfaction than for mefly. Their smelter is run b. water power, taken from the Frisco River, and the results at the end of the year are simply enormous. The town of Clifton, where these works are sit uated, Is in Apache county, about 11j miles rom Silver City. Passengers leaving Monday afternoon reach Cliff ton the following Wednesday, travel ing only by day, stopping at stations during the nights. A t-i-weekly line IS to be put on, making quicker time and enabling passengers to reach Chf- ton without much trouble. This dis trict, although in Arizona, lies so near the border of New Mexico that it really comes under the head of our local mines, and we shall report any thing that may be of interest concern ing this locality.
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
RaiIroad Notes

The new station of Deming, where | the Aichisnn road will make cOnnec- ton with the Southern Pacific, is 23O miles from Tucson. The road will be ] opened tO that point for passengers | and freig Is On Wednesday. The 1 fare from Tucson is $23.
 The track of the Southern Pacific is now laid tO d point l9 miles from Deming, or 249 miles from Tucson. The ticket sales at the Tucson depot 1 on Friday and Saturday nights ' amounted to S14O0 When il is stated that thIs amount includes only the To- cal travel, II will be seen that the Tucson business iso of great importance.
 The furniture for the new bunk house for the tram men has not yet ar rived, consequently il is as yet unoc- cupied.
 The old adobe building near Mr. Cash's house will shortly be rebuilt, with a large double roof and other improvements for comfort, and will be used as a residence for some of the railway employees.
 MT. Leary and a force of men are engaged in building an ice-house near the depot, 10 have a capacity of 100 tons. The ice will be brought from a point or the Central Pacific Railroad in the Sierras.
 The foundation for the new ware house of L. Zeckendorf & Co. is near ly completed. IL is being built of stone, and the building, which is to be l50X50 feet, will be most sub stantial affair when completed
 A depot building has been ordered for San Simon station, which was al first intended to be a side-track and water station The change is doubt less due to the importance of CalIfor- mia District.
 John Bruce, one of the best engi- neers on the road, who was injured in recent accident near Yuma, is ROW sufficiently recovered to be able 10 walk around. He is at Los Angeles, and It is understood that he will net go on the road again.
 MT. W. S. Ford, one of the most popular conductors on the Southern Pacific, has resigned, and will take a similar position on one Of the Cali fornia roads, Mr Ford, in common with the railroad boys in general, has rendered the CITIZEN numberless iavOrs in the way of items, etc, and our reportorial force especially will be sorry to say goodbye 10 him.
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
The CnIifnrnin snnthr-n

Ogr San Diego ucighbors have waited long for their pct railroad waited until sometimes their hearts grew sick with hope defcred-but now they are about Go be made happy. A recent number of the San Diego Union gave the awards for grading IS miles of the California Southern Rail road, as follows:
 Sections ], 2, 9 and 4, commenc- ing at National City, to E. Gray and X. C. GaSsen.
 Sections ., G, ', and 9 Go William J. Lyons and brother.
 Sections 10 and II to E. !. Bucha- nan.
 Sections 12, 13, II, l5 and 1G to Wing Brothers.
 Sections r and IS to T. NJ Loup o Co.
 The contractors are required tO commence work and have at least 90 men employed on Monday, December goth, and Co have the grading com plcted and rOad-bed ready for track laying by the lst day of AprIl, 1851. 1t least three hundred men will be employed on the work as soon as it is fairly under way.
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
Liberal Editor

We were grievcd lO read the other day of the death of one of Michigau's iolliest pioneer editOrs-almOst thc last man of band who had published weeklies in the State when 8 coon skin would pay for a column ad. % and three bushels of corn dumped on the office floor stood for years sub scrIpuun. Never a publisher was more liberal with his space. It was hard work for him Co charge for any thing except the taY-list and mort gage sales, and he measured short even on them. One day in she years gone by, his paper copied an attack on a county official, and old Mark was dozing at his desk when the in- iured party stalked m and began:
 co You are a coward, sir-a--cOw- ardr'
 "Mcbbe I am" was the editor complacent reply.
 co And 1 can lick you, sir-lick you out of your wriukIed oli boots. .'
 Il guess you could answered Mark as he busted Inc wrapper off of his only exchange.
 I'm going to write an article calling you a fool, liar, coward, cur, slanderer and bodY-snatcher, and go over 10 Ionil and pay five cents % line to have it published"
 " Hcyw queried the old man as he wheeled around.
 ' Yes, I'll pay five cents @ line to have it published ,'
 Say, let me tell you something, replied Mark. I've got 900 more circulation than the Banner, and I'll publish your attack on me fer two cents Q line and take it out in mill feed or corn-stalks. Don't trot over to IOnia when you can help build up your own town
 Mark would have published it word for word, just as be said, and throw in the cut Of a horse or @ stump-pull- CT free gratis, but the official cooled down.
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
More Trouble at Mills Seminary.
Isau Francisco Postl

 That reservoir of female lOveliness and intelligence known as Mills Gem etery is connected with our outer darkness by telephone, through which, in some senses inadequate instrument, all interviews be tween the inmates and male beings under forty are conducted. The other morning Mrs. MIlls was informed that a gentleman in San Francisco had s.gnaled her instrument, and that excellent disseminatOr of crochet and Greek verbs repaired to the mouth piece.
 Helloe said the man.
 C. Heaven or answered Mrs NJ who IS cry pious.
 Il want 'em all in tights, with spangles onto 'em,' sad the voice earnestly.
 Want what2 gasped Mrs. M, who was iHcxpressibly shocSed
 Why, the girls, replied tEe voice. and very low Lecks. Have some of 'em jump through balloons, red legs green s&sh--'
 60 The rules of the establishment will not allow anything of the kind, said the model preceptresS, firmly.
 Very well, then; make 'sm all red When can you send 'em to the theatres
 "The young ladies are allowed to attend the matinee only in parties of six and accompanied by teacher, said the guardian of youthful innO ccnce.
 " Am not satisfied with twin sisters must be made to kick higher"
 How Mrs. Mills refrdined from fainung she never knew herself but when she revived a little she made Che wire hum like an -EOlian harp in g. nor'east gale with the emphatic re mark:
 | must request, sir. that you in stantly remove your daughters from this InstitutiOu-instantly, SIT. 1 can not consent to impart any such scan dalOus information tO the young, and l desire"
 And there is no knowing how the matter would have resulted had not the Oakland office switched of the connection just then, and explained that he had by mistake hooked the seminary on tc the Petaluma station, where a variety troupe agent was in. structiEg a city theatrical bill en- graver regarding some cOlored posters.
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
THE CITIZEN.
Holding for a Rise.
TWali Street Daily News.

N dAl CALfEA AtdAlA NtNe- No wonder you have such bad ! luck with some of your coal mines, '' l observed the gentleman from Nova Scotia, as the quaItette sat -oasting their shins around a brokers coal fire. " Ah, you ought to have such men as our old manager of the Red House mine. He'd make the poorest mIne in this country pay handsome divi- dend in less than year.
 So How" asked the broker.
 |" By schrewd management. Do any of you know how many times a wire rope will stand the strain of the cage g''
 :" No.'
 Well, he had it all figured down to a dot and he never replaced 1t until the time before il was to break He'd make a rope last three months longer than any other manager, and then he'd work il on to the farmers for clothes lines. Do any of you remember our fire damp explosion in '59? p
 No"
 ' Probably read of it at the time, but have forgotten it. Well, l was superintendent of the Red House then, and 1 was driving down to the mine one day when 1 met Andy. He was mounted on mule and coming on the gallop. As he came up 1 asked him what had happened"
 A great eXplosiOn-seventy nine done for-hurry Oni he replied, as he tried to get past me.
 Anything else?" asked l.
 60 Yes, sir; the mine is on fire,"
 Then we are in for loss of at least $1O, ,OOO."
 hope not, says he, as he got ready to go on, "as soon as l heard the explosion I saddled the mule Then 1 ordered up the cage, and when l found it empty l opened the sluioe and let the big creek tumble right into the shaft. The fire will be out before you get there!
 '" And the mlnerss"
 {" They are gone for sure, sir. We shall be 10 some little expense, and 10 offset it I'm riding up to BrownstoWn as hard as l can go to buy up every coffin in town and hold 'em for a rise ! Good bye, sir-gelang, you critter' '
 That was the kind of man our old manager was, gentlemen, and we never made an annual dividend of less than 20 per cent'
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
The RnndoInh Groun.

This group is once more coming into prominence as a property of great prospective value. Recent work of development has shown up a wonder fully rich vein, as will be seen from the following, taken from the Tomb stone Nugget Of the 18th:
 The Junielta mine, on the Charles ton road, adjoining the Randolph, is developing into one of the richest properties vel discovered in this camp. During the past week they have been taking out rock from the bottom of the shaft, from which various assays have been made by II. W Kearsing, and the lowest is SS7SC tO the ton and two reached the enormous sum of S22, 3O0 and S27, 900. The vein from which this valuable rock is taken is not an extensive one, but sufficient, should it hold out, Co reap a barge profit to the owners The property was placed last summer hv C. l.. Cole 10 parties residing in Des Moines, Iowa. and they are doing the work on the mine. During yesterday there were a large number of experienced miners at the claim and the specimens brought away by them they pronounce the most valuable they have ever seen in Arizona.
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
From Gnaymaa.

The CITIZEN office was favored to- day with visit from AlT. H. Queen, proprietor of the American House at Guayma-. who arrived on last nights stage from HermosillO. MT. Queen states that the progress of the Sonora Railway from that port has been very slow uP to this time, less than three miles of track having been laid from Puut8 Arena, which is the real ter minus of the road. The delay has been caused by the lack of brIdge- building material, but just prior to Mr. Queens leaving GUaymas six ships arrived in the harbOr loaded with ra-lrCad material, including about 30 miles of rails, and a Rodgers engine. The force of carpenters, who have ali thIs time been constructing the necessary buildings at the terminal point, were transferred tO the work at ' Luug Bridge four miles distant, the day before Alr. Queen left. The grad ing ha, been completed tO within 20 miles of HermOsillO, and Mr. Thorn ton, one ot the contractors. now has his camp within 15 miles of that town
 It was also rumored before Mr. Queen left that the material for an additional 100 miles from HermosiilO has just been ordered NIT. Queen reports mOre travel over the stage line than il, can accommodate, but says that the number of foreigners in Guaymas is smaller than is generally supposed. Tie trip now takes something over four days to accomplish, and the fare from GuaymGs Co Tucson is S26
Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
An Endlcnent colored Brother.

I was standing on the streets yester- day, when old greasy Sam, an old col ored man who used to drive 8 govern ment wagon, came up and asked;
 Boss, ken spring few pints at yer?r
 "Yes."
 Wall, I wanter ax yer dis fack {: Didn' de same boat whal foch 0ber the theatre oman, Sarie Burnhuri, fetch 0ber Mrs. Linkums
 Yes, according Co the newspapers.
 '" An da say, boss, dat all t-e rich an larnad folks Ob New York went down ter de levee, yelled an shuck hans wid Sarie, an dat da come mighty nigh crowdin' Mrs. Linkum inter de ribcr. Boss, is dar any mig gersin dat tOwng and the old man Oremved his hat and rubbed his mil Gewed hair.
 Yes, the colored population is quite large"
 60 An dem niggers stood ar0un dar an seed de white folks crowdin' Mrs. Linkum2 Yer kant speck no better from de white folks, but when nig- ger what listened Co de win eZ hit cum from dc dinner horn Ob freedom when de nigger what haZ seed his chllun' took from his arms an sol'-when dat nigger stans ruun' an sees de wife ob Mir. Linkum treated like dat, den l sez dat a nigger amt no better den a white man. Eff ole Sam an Ike sn' Dick had been dar. de fust man what didn't gibe Mrs. Linkun no show would hab got d diff Ober de head what would make de town Ob New York wake up liEe de day ob reser- rccshun had cum. What difference do hit make to nigger how many chIi- lun' an what few husbands a woman hab got2 l tell yer, boss, feels like tarin' de slack rum my own brooches, I does. l feels like hangIn' myself uD by de ham strings. SpOsin Mrs. Linkum was to cum CoWn on a Ar kansaw riber plantation. Why, sar, dot would be mighty reckenin.' De short tailed chillun would put on clozc; de wImin folks cara dar heads till da looked like a Curried hoSS; de men folks would black dar sAo0s, an all tergeddcr, in one gran mem brance Ob de mansip8tion, all would fall on daI knees an sing de songs ob praise fer de great President ob life sing coz da wuz permitted ter set eyes on de bosom counselor Ob Abraham Linkum. I wantvr put desc hans on de Mayor eb New York. Tse ole an stiff in dc jints; I'sc lame an my back ain't no count, but, boss, fore Abra- ham, an Isaac, un Jacob, an de Virgin Mary, I'd give dat man a caper what would make him tink dat de debil had broke his chains and jumped outen de bottomless pit"