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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-05-26
BIRDS.

We will take the bird first. 1t is
a little more than a drift of the air
brought into form by plumes; the
air is in all it's quilts, it breathes
through it's whole frame and flesh,
and CLOVIS with air in it's flying, like
blown flame; it rests upon the air,
subdues it, surpasses it, oItraces it;
Us the air conscious Of itself, con-
quering itself, ruling itself:
Also, into the throat of the bird is
given the voice of the air. All that
in the wind itself is weak, wild, use
less in sweetness, is knit together in
it's song. AS we may imagine the
wild form of the cloud closed into
the perfect form of the birds wings,
so the wild voice of the cloud into
it's ordered and commanded voice ;
unwearied, ripping through the
clear heaven in it's gladness, inter-
preting all intense passion through
the soft spring nights, bursting into
acclaim and rapture choir at day
break, or lisping and twittering
among the bows and hedges through
heat of day like little winds that
only make the .cowslip bells shake,
and rufie the petals of the wild rose.
John Ruskin.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-05-26
THE PROGRESSIVE ARMER/MHY~26 1856 5

WHERE We GET OUR TOBACCO BOXES
FRoM.-Messers. Fogle Bros, of Salem,
supply our tobacco manufacturers with
about 10000 boxes annually, which are
made OF our native oak. They also buy
at least as many more from the following
points: Sandy Ridge, in Rockingham
county; Pilot Mountain, in Stokes; Be-
thania, in Forsyth; Madison, in Rock
ingham; Blues Creek Mills, in FORSYTH :;
Bethany, in Davidson; Summerfeld in
Guilford Detroit, Mich, and Richmond,
Virginia.
The Scope OF TRADE.-While tobacco
is Winston's specially, and she sends the
manipulated weed not only throughout
the United States, but also to Europe,
she has built up also a large wholesale
trade in other lines of goods. While pass
ing S. E.. Aliens hardware establishment
last Saturday we were introduced to a
merchant from Allegheny county,, who
had come s~eventy-fve milves to this
market to purchase a stock Of iron. He
promptly subscribed for THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, which was a further evidence
that he was a progressive man, seeking
the best market to buy and reading the
best papers to keep posted.
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZEs.-Winston re-
ceived last season l,77S tons Of CONNER
cial fertilizers, which sold at about $40
per o N. Our farmers paid for these fer
~tilizers the sum of $~71,l2O.OO. The crop
Of tobacco now being sold, and out of the
proceeds of which this money must be
paid, averages, at this time, about eight
cents per pound. 1t takes, therefore, at
present prices, nearly one million pounds
to pay for fertilizers. Is there not food
for reflection in this statement? Can
farmers prosper who pursue this course !
Goldsboro sold 2,O42 tons last season.
amounting to $Sl $4,000, to pay for which
it takes over 1000 bales of cotton!
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-05-26
TOBACCO---ITS PRICE AND COST

There is such general complaint
among the farmers throughout the
Tobacco belt, Of low prices, that we
have taken the pains to investigate
the matter, SO far as relates to the
Winston market. The warehouse
men very courteously showed us
their sales-books, where we find that
the sales for the months of April
and May have averaged a little more
than eight cents per pound. The
average for the preceding months
of the year, Of course, a much
higher.
The tobacco put on the market
for the last two months has been of
a very inferior quality-worse, per-
haps, than has ever been handled
here before, except the frost crop
of 1SSO-91. Less tobacco, better
cultivation and better quality, will
insure to the farmer remunerative
prices. Bread and meat and hay
and at homeless tobacco
and better prices, should be the mot
to of farmers in the tobacco belt.
How much does it cost us to pro-
duce tobacco and put it on the mar
ket?
This is one of the questions that
should be discussed in our Farmers
Clubs, and THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
would be pleased to have the decis-
ion. What Club will be the first to
answer this important question ?
Until you can swe it, brother
farmer, how can you tell whether
you are making or losing money by
raising it?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-05-26
WISE SUGGESTIONS.

Farmers, you are the bone and
sinew Of the land. Your progress
and success deeply all classes
and conditions of men. Progressive
farming implies diversified crops.
You have found out by experience
and observation that it is not good
policy to expend all your time and
labor on a single product. You know
we'll that cotton alone will not feed,
clothe and educate your family and
free you from debt. The same may
be said of corn and wheat. Then
try another remedy. Quit the i'm
ported fertilizers. Make your ma
nure, SOW grass and clover. Raise
your own hay and make your own
meat. There is no better country
than the South for raising stock of
all kinds Wilson Mirror.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-05-26
GRASS CULTURE.

The interview published last week
with our merchants on the sales OF
grass seeds shows that III farmers
are giving some attention to this i'm
portant matter. With a correspond
ing increase for a few years to come
this will become, as it should, n OF
the leading features of the farm in
Forsyth county. We hail it as one
of the evidences of progress, and the
beginning of better day for the men
who live on the farm and by the
farm. An abundance of grass means
more and better cattle, nor home
made and richer lands, and
larger crops with less labor. 1t
means lands getting better by the
production of feeding crops, instead
of poorer by the production of ex-
haustive crops which take strength
from the soil and give nothing back
in return. Grass is natures fertil-
izer, protecting the soil from baking
suns and washing rains, gathering
and holding fertilizing properties
from the air, and supplying food to
the earth to produce other crops.
By iudicious management, aided with
homemade manures in the start, the
grass raiser may make the poorest
soils fertile and keep them SO by judi
cious rotation. And while he is doing
this he improves his stock, has better
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-05-26
A SHAM E.

A few days since we were told in
Winston that men calling themselves
farmers were buying hay in that
market and hauling it Is or 20 miles
into the country to feed their stock.
\ gentleman from the Town Fork
section ih this county informed us
me day This week that he knew one
man in his section owning one hun
dred acres of good meadow land,
who was hauling all his hay fifteen
miles from Winston. He said it a
NJ uncommon thing to see farmers
from that section-so highly favored
by nature for agricultural purposes,
especially for growing corn and the
grasses-hauling their tobacco to
Winston in hay frames that they
might load back with hay. Now,
gentlemen, you may say this is no
business Of ours, nevertheless we
venture the suggestion that it is a
shame that men calling themselves
farmers should be going to town to
buy the very things they should
carry there to sell. No wonder Stokes
is so far behind; no wonder she has
no schools worthy of the name, no
railroads, while her millions of dol
las worth of minerals lie buried just
where nature imbedded them, and
her fine water courses that would
furnish water power for all the ma
chinery in the State, flow on almost
unobstructed by enterprise. Yes, we
repeat, it is a shame that men will
act with so little Judgment as to
grow tobacco at S1.0O to $500 per
hundred to buy everything else they
need. Can't you see hat is impov-
%erishing the county and that such
farming will cause you to spend your
old age in the poor house?-Danbmy
Reporter.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-05-26
FRUIT.

We have been shown a letter of
May LIST, which was sent to N. W.
Craft, from New York, being a So
licitation for fine fruit during this
spring and summer, in which the
writer says: "The peach crop in
Maryland and Delaware is going to
be very light this season; and as
the bulk Of the supply for Northern
markets comes from these States, it
will give North Carolina a chance
she has not had for years." If North
Carolina has to supply the bulk ofthe
peach crop to the Northern cities this
year there is most surely a rich har-
vest ahead for those who have in
vested money in growing peach or
chards. Those who grow fruit for
market as a business, are making
every arrangement, preparing crates,
&C.; no doubt to be ready for the
cream of the trade.
IF the farmers who have a surplus
of strawberries, cherries or peaches
will prepare themselves for shipping
their fruit in good time, no
doubt many dollars a be made,
while the growers who wait to pre-
pare for shipment until fruit is ripe
surely must sustain much losses on
their fruits.-Sdlem Press.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-05-26

Henry Dodd, a colored man, died
last week in Darian, Ca, leaving prop
erty worth $125,OOO. His funeral was
attended by most of the white people of
the town.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-05-26

The House of Representatives has
been engaged for the past week on the
appropriation bills. The Ocean Mail
Subsidy bill has been before the Senate.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-05-26
groduee Market.

The prices of many of the articles emu
merated below are materially affected by
the claw of supply and demand" but
this table is corrected weekly by some of
our largest and most reliable dealers, and
our readers nay accept the quotations as
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-05-26
Minston Tobaeeo @arket.

CORRECTED EEKLY AT THE WAREHOUSES;.
Owing to heavy rains past week sales
were light. So far this week sales are
not heavy, with much wet and soft or
dered tobacco. We repeat last weeks
figures:
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-08-19
WANTS TO FIGHT.

The Voice of Texas Is Still for War With
Mexico.
AUSTIN, Tex, Aug. 11.-Yesterday Gov
ern0r Ireland received an answer to his let
ter to Secretary Bayard relative to the
murder of Francisco Kasures by Mexican
officials. Secretary Bayard says: $50 far
rs refers to the guilt in this great crime Of
the Mexican officials OF citizens all the en-
deavOrs will continue to be used by this
department to the United States Minister
at Mexico to cause prompt and thorough
investigation to be made by the authorities
Of that country with view of bringing to
justice under the laws of that country all
persons within Its jurisdiction connected
with and answerable for this treacherous.
cruel murder of Francisco Rasures" Every
body is cOmplimenting Secretary Bayard
and the war spirit predOmnates. The
people see ray of hope now that the Mex
lean Outrages and Mexican insults will be
redressed. All the newspapers compliment
the Secretary of State and the street talk
is all for Bayard and wal. The young
men are particularly anxious to have a
brush with Mexico either under Federal
authority or by Governor Ireland's permits
sion. Many prominent Texans returning
from Washington all report that the Gov
eminent means business and is moving
without nnseemly haste, but that: every
thing will be all right in the end. At four
O'Clock yesterday evening telegram passed
through Dallas from an official at Washing
ton to an official at Ell Paso which read As
follows: Secretary Bayard has just made
a final demand on the Mexican Government
for the immediate surrender of Cutting"
When the dispatch was bulletined it created
the liYeliest excitement.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-08-19
WILSON CREEK SURVIVORS.

Heunion of Veterans Mt Leavenworth-Ths
New OHicers.
tKAtkfwonrH, Kan, Aug. 1.-THE 70
union of the survivors Of tho battle Of Viii
son creek drew large cfcc~d here ycster-
aat. The various Business houses ct tho
city were decofasea With flags hi honor Of
the twenty-fifth anniversary Of the Battle ana
to do honor to the old veterans OF the First
and Second Kansas VINO bad assembled to
celebrate tue anniversary OF the us::tle in
Which General Lyon fell. The attendance
was not contine,i to tile State of Kansas.
At nine o'clock procession was formed at
the headquarters of tic g. A. L., headed
by the Mascot band and marched TO Tur.
ner's Hail. where tile exercises Of the day
were to be he'd. At 1890 promptly
grand pfocessiod was formed at Turner
Hall, with Captain CHARLES Fratse IN com
mand. At $50 General q. W. Blair was
introduced and In few well-timed
remarks hade the old veterans a hearty
welcome to tho soldier city. and paving
glowing tribute to the memory Of the hero
of Wilson's creek. The assembly waa then
addressed briefly by Robert A. Friedrich, of
Topeka, Senator T. G. Lowe, OF Leaven-
worth, and Captain E. s. Whitenhale, .
nephew OF General Lyon. After piece of
music by the Mascot band, the veterans adj
journed to private quarters, where large
amount Of business was transacted. The
association elected the following officers:
James A. McGonigle, president; Charles
FRANKIE, vice president; Edward Kelley,
secretary. The next anniversary of the
battle of Wilson creek will be held at Atch-
iSOn, August 10, 1885,.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-08-19
TIMELY RAINS.

Tho Destructive Northwestern Forest Fires
Checked by Rain.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 11.-Opportune
rains yesterday morning at many points
where the forest fires are raging in North
ern Wisconsin have impeded their progress
and advices are that the danger is greatly
lessened, though not past. Colby would
have been destroyed but for rain and Wau-
sau also narrowly escaped. In other places
the fires remain unquenched. The village
of Hansen is doomed. 1t is surrounded by
walls of flame and, while the women as
well as the men are fighting the fire. the
water supply is becoming exhausted. Hall
ton and Rantoul, in Calumet County, are
surrounded by fire and the farmers are
flocking into the villages for safety.
Acres of grain have been devastated and
and dozen buildings have been destroyed
at Pensaukee and Howard. Around Little
SuamicO terror stricken people fOcked into
the village and found railroad cOnmunica-
ton cut off. A woman left her babe in her
house and it was burned to death. Hum
dreds of people are homeless in the stricken
district Coleman, Abrams and New Den
mark are in danger. Rains have saved Ste
vens' Point after thousands of bushels OF
cranberries and millions of feet of stand
ing timber in the vicinity had been con.
SuMed.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-08-19
Crop Report.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE spring
wheat returns of the Department of Agri-
culture for August show that the general
average of condition has been reduced
from SO to so. At the time of the harvest
last year the average was &c. As the pres
ent harvest is already nearly over, with i'm
proving meteorological conditions, the final
estimate can not be much further reduced.
There has been heavy decline in the
condition of corn since July l. The aver
age was then IS and it has been reduced to
81. 1t indicates that the crop will not
much exceed % bushels per acre, though
future conditions may increase or decrease
the ultimate yield. The departments agent
in London cabled to-day that the European
harvest would be ten per cent. less than last
year; France below 100, 600, 600 hect0litres;
Italy fifty-one and England ten per cent
reduction in the rate of yield on reduced
area.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-08-19

Two YOUNG men of Warwick, n. Y,
II is said, went fishing at Wawayanda
Lake few dsys since. In building
near the shore they heard some one
playing an old violin. They liked the
tone of the instrument, and finally one
bought it for ten dollars. The owner
then took it to New York for repairs,
and was told that it was a genuine
Cremona. 1t was shown that it bore
the mark of Stradivarus, the cele-
brated Italian violin maker, and that
the instrument would sell easily at
from one thousand to three thousand
dollars.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-08-19
In statu Quo.

Ell PAso, Tex. Aug. Livery thing II
very quiet here to-day. Last evening the
municipal authorities Of Paso del Norte
and this place exchanged views Both
sides have additional police officers on duty
and any rash oct will be readily suppressed.
Cutting is still in Jail and the time for
starting for chihuahua has not been made
known. There was no change last night in
the Cutting imbroglio, both sides OF the
river being quiet and awaiting further de-
ve.opments from their respective capitals,
both State and National. It is repofted
tEat many Mexican troops are endeav0rins
to desert but their officers watch them very
closely.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-08-19

A GOVERNMENT scout attached to
Captain Lawton's command, recently
arrived at Tombstone, Ariz., from the
front and reported that Captain Law
ton was at Opedepe with instructions
to remain there until further orders.
Lieutenant Gatewood and two Apache
chiefs from the San Carlos reservation
were in communication with Geronimo
and his band, and it was believed they
would soon surrender.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-08-19

ABOUT one hundred and fifty persons
shook hands with the President the
other afternoon. The first person in
line was lady, and as the President
grasped her hand he remarked: "It's
quite warm to-day" One of the WIS.,
itors was evidently a laborer, and
looked as if he had just knocked off
work. He was coatless, and his fan
mel shirt showed traces of toll and
warm weather. He approached the
resident deferentially, with his hat in
mis- hand, and received hearty grasp
of the hand, with a cordial ''How do
you do. sir?" One' young lady after
leaving the East room remarked, hold
ing up her gloved hand: I'm going
to have it stuffed" meaning the glove.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-08-19
A Badly-Kept lGoreue.

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-Coroner MessemeR
in going to the m0Fgue to-day to view the
body Of little Sarah Schoenberger. who was
killed last night by being crushed between
. ferryboat and pier, saw ON the face Of
the corpse wounds that evidently had been
made after she was killed. Tho lett upper
eye lid and largo part Of the forehead had
been eaten away. A closer inspection con-
WINGED him that the mutilatiOn had been tho
work of rats. Those in charge Of tho In
stitution declared that this was impossible,
but the coroner ID certain that he Is right
A thorough examination was ordered to Dc.
termine who MAS responsible
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-08-19

A LETTER from San Domingo, dated
July %, states that Presidential elee-
ton took place there ON June 26.
General Ulysses Hereaux was elected
by large majority. General Masses,
the defeated candidate, left for SANTANA
two days after the election, raised an
army Of 5000 men and attacked San
tiago. He was defeated by the Gov
eminent forces. General Hereaux,
President-elect, left there the same day
leading 5000 men to reinforce General
Luperon at Santiago. General Sala-
mon LETT Port Duplat on the north side
with 500 men and will join Hereaux,
making an army of $4,000 men. This
is the strongest revolution that has
started in San Domingo for some years.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-08-19

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-Letters are
already being received by the score at the
Pension Office from soldiers who lost legs
or arms, inquiring what steps are necessary
to secure the increase of pensions provided
by the act passed just before Congress ad-
journed. All pensioners interested should
know it is not necessary for them to do any
thing whatever. No attention should be
paid to the circulars of swindling claim
agents. Offering, for fee, to sec that their
names are placed upon the roll for increase.
At the next payment all such pensioners
will receive the increase dating from the
approval of the act BY the President.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-08-19

In the case of the desert land entry
of Charles F. Wilkins from the Los
Angeles land district of California. the
Secretary of the Interior has decided
that lands within the limits of the ex-
ecutive order of withdrawal of August
2, 1877, for the benefit of the Mission
Indians, though then covered by a
prima facie valid entry, were in the
cancellation of such entry reserved
from other appropriation. 1t is said
that this case virtually decides large
number of others of similar character.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-08-19

The receipts of the Government
since July have been nearly $4,000
600 in excess of the receipts during
same period of last year. The increase
was about $2,OO0.OOO from customs
and about S1,SOO,OOO from internal
revenue. These figures are said to be
be indicative of good state of busl-
ness throughout the country.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-08-19

WILHELM GOTTsCHALK, who died a
few days ago at Westphalia, was the
last of Lutzow's Wild Huntsmen-the
free corps of Jagers raised in the Prus-
sian war of independence against Ma
poleon in 1918.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-08-19

The board of directors of the Ameri-
can Agricultural and Dairy Association
at their meeting in New York City re-
Gently commended Congressman Scott
and Hatch for their Oleomargarine bill
and fixed the time and place of the Ma
tional convention for November IA,
1886, at PHILADELPHIA.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-08-19

The Danish temporary press law
makes the manager of newspaper re-
sponsible for the contents of every
issue and inflicts a fine of two hundred
and fifty pounds for wrongfully repre-
senting man of straw as the editor or
author of an article. 1t also empowers
the Government to exclude a foreign
newspaper from the country by simply
notifying the post-officc.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-08-19

The Prince of Wales declines to go
out to the Adelaide (Australia) Jubilee
Exposition next year on the ground
that it would not be proper to absent
himself from England during the jubilee
year of the Queens reign.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-08-19

THE Republican State Executive
Committee of North Carolina has de-
cided not to call a State convention
this wear.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-08-19

A. P. ELDER, publisher of the Chica-
70 Literary Life, has effected settle
mcnt with his creditors, and the maya
zine will appear as usual.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-08-19

Mrs. JOHN w. MACKAY is the Amer
lean woman referred to by the London
Truth as having been refused an invita-
ton to the Queens state ball.