The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-29

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Fodder pulling in-this section
nearly finished, and cotton opening
fast and picking is under full head
way. Farmers look more cheerful
and the MERCHANTS are smiling. The
prospects for a good fall trade look
bright.-Smithheld Bud.
A young man named Samuel
Black was bitten on the hand by a
copper-head snake at w. X. Ed
ridges shuttle block factory near
the Cid mine last week. Remedies
were promptly administered, and
though the hand and arm swelled
badly and he suffered much pain, Mr..
Black was able to be about after
two or three days.-Daridson Dis
patch.
Rev. A. w. Beck writes us from
Pennsylvania county that he is
informed that a valuable c%orundum
mine has been discovered in that
county near the mouth of Little
River. Also good mica prospects
on Davidson's River, and gold, silver
and asbestos in Glancester town
ship.-HendersonriWe Times.
Our farmers are meeting with
much success in curing tobacco,
although the leaf is not as large or
rich as heretofore but is being cured
equally as bright.-Many of our
farmers are complaining of the
worm which is so destructive to the
tobacco crop. They say that the
worm is more numerous this year
than it has been for several years
past.-4nson County Courier.
Our hogs continue to die Of
cholera. The prospects for a crop
of bacon is indeed poor. Our farm
ers have very few hogs to fatten.
We regret to learn that the
railroad from Cameron to Carthage
is not likely to be built Don The
survey showing that it would cost
more than was anticipated, and the
enterprise has been abandoned for
the present.-The grading of our
road is nearly finished. The front
squad of hands is within Il few hun
dred yards of the terminus. There
is another squad blasting some rock
in the track this side Of Turkey
creek. The engineer with some car
penters are building the trestles,
and the track laying comes on apace.
The people of our borough expect
to use the road in visiting the State
Fair.-Chdth0m Home.
A Danbury man claims that he
furnished a family Call later e%aters)
off the product Of one-fourth acre
of land, from the first of June to the
first Of September, and then put up
125 bushels of as fine Irish potatoes
as anybody has seen in this part
of the State.-The Pepper Mining
Co., of this place, received an order
a few days since from a Richmond
party for twenty thousand pounds
of scrap mica. 1t is said to be used
in the manufacture Of paint for
house roofs, axle grease, and what
is called diamond dust used for orna
menting Christmas goods, &C.
We are informed that Messrs.
Moray & Co., of Washington City,
D. c., have purchased several hun
dred acres Of land a short distance
west from Danbury and will COM
mence in about two weeks min
ing for silver. The analysis of sew
eral specimens is said to show a
good per centage of silver. We also
earn that a Northern company will
commence mining mica near Dan
bury in a short time.-Danbury
Reporter.
A fatal disease is reported as
prevailing among the hogs in North
Iredell and across the line in Wilkes.
Alfred Warren, Esq, Of Hunting
Creek, has lost all Of his. Mr.. E.
M. Couch last week lost three which
would have aggregated 800 lbs.
Many others have died and many
others are sick. The disease is sup
posed to be cholera.-Mr. E. F.
Cass, of Union Grove township, last
Friday killed an immense bald eagle.
It measured Z feet from tip to tip
of it's wings, and its t%alons, when
spread out measured Z inches ross
tt was perfectly black except as to
its head, neck and tail, which were
snow white. Mr.. Cass shot the
BID ut i distanceo Of GO yards while
It sat IN piae-trye, with 4 rife
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