The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-03

NOTE We insert the fol owing, nOtWith-
standing their illusions 10 one ct the edl-ors:
because ours is "a paper for the people,
and we do net care to mutl!ate the letters.-
EDS. L. \ NJ
ST. MARY's TOWNSHIP. WAKE
County, n. Z. May -. 1880.
Messys. Edttors. | beg a short space in
vour most excellent paper to give a word
from our township,
The weather is exceedingly dry, more so
than [ ever knew at this season but the
farmers generally are very busy and well up
with their work. Wheat rather damaged
oats worthless corn looking tolerable well,
considering drouth early planted cotton is
as good as | ever saw but late planted
looks badly. Besides a great deal has not,
nor ever will, come up till we have ram.
Gardens very poor Indeed, in this commu-
nity. The health Of our township; except
whooping cough and measles, has been bet
ter than might be expected under such cir
cumstanceS.
Messrs Editors. | notice an inquiry in your
last issue as to what Fowles are best adapted
to warm climates. | will answer by saying
that the Daniel G.-FowLE, is the best we
Carolinians can find, and our climate feels
tolerable warm Just now The "Dantef d.
is a fine large stock, well bred and fat, but
DOI OH Tic DIdftSHh1 oldS Liz ehN
game chicken for a tussle. Ii you Will wait
till next November, YOU will see that they
will hatch all right. Besides the Daniel Us.
can beat all creation growing; and OF course
we all want good Growers on election Gay.
But my wife says it better to cross; so then
we have a Lieut.. Rooster we Tar Heels call
"Tom HoIt' that is not SO large as the
Daniel u. but more on Shanghai order. With
this cross and you can't do well without 1t
you will have just such stock as we know to
be good and all right. But | would inform
Enquirer that | think in order to be on
the safe side and not be deceived, it would pay
to have an Auditor to have a minute and
correct account Of every thing. to show what
ones will pay best. And l recommend
Randolph A. Shotwell for that position for
the world can't beat bin. Besides We
all know that thieves and hawks infest our
~poultrv. and we need a good Shot about the
Big House. This man has always Shot
we'll. he uses none but the very best powder
and never fails to hit. when he shoots He
Shot-well all through the war and has
Shot-well ever since. That is not all, poul-
trv is subject to diseases which is often very
destructive, Shot-well has a preparation
that he puts up weekly called the Farmer
ind Mechanic, the world cant beat 1t
don't make any difference whether you have
the Daniel G's. Tom Hollis or common stock,
this preparation should be in every mans
house. more especially farmers. | have yet to
see the man that does not prize it, beyond
any other, all who has tried it says it has no
equals.
If enquirer should ever want any On the
Home order, a good table fOwle, somewhat
like the Bantam, we have a kind called
George H. Snow. that fills the bill all right
and it would do him good to hear him try
to crow like the Daniel O..
Last but not least, we have one other the
finest ever in this country on the Congress
sional order. that we tar heels call Bill Cox,
there is no use in saying a word about him
worth a cent, he can't be bought, he is the
only one we nave in this county, now,
and we will consent TO part with him upon
no terms. But should we even be so for
tunate as to get a supply of the Bill Cox's
we might be neiehborly enough to spare one.
(Providedl more anon. 5. n. W.