The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-22
State 5tel,1s.

The crops through Nash and
Franklin are the best that have been
for several years.-BaHleboro Head
light. aaa .. ..t g.. H
Nearly all of the water courses
between this city and the Sound are
dry, and the drought is becoming a
serious annoyance Wilmington Re-
UieaU
Some of the farmers report that
horn worms have nearly ruined
their tobacco. There has not been
such a quantity in ten years.-Ker-
nersuiUe NeWs and Farm
Track has been laid on the
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Rail-
road seventeen miles west Of Green's
boro, or within thirteen miles of
Walnut Cove.-Danbury Reporter.
The curing Of the new crop of
tobacco has begun in this section.
We were shown several very fine
specimens on Tuesday from the
barns of Mr.. Jordan Ham.-Golds-
boro Messenger.
Mr.. Herbert A. Rountree
brought us two tremendous pears
on Friday. One Of them weighed
one pound and nine ounces, the
other one pound and seven ounces.
-Greenuile Reflector.
L. E. Duffy, of Dover, has in
vented a churn which possesses
much merit. He will apply for a
patent. In simplicity Of construc-
tion and effectual work it cannot be
excelled. -Ne,ubern Journal.
"A porpoise factory has been
established at Hatteras for the pur-
pose of making feather, oil and fer
tilizer Improved machinery and
skilled labor have been imported
from Europe. Roanoke Ne,os.
Col. w. F. Green was in town
to-day with some samples of unusu-
ally fine tobacco. He is an enter
prising farmer and seems to be sue
ceeding finely in the cultivation of
the "golden weed" Franklinton
Weekly. ..a.s. "a. .
Cotton pickers are getting fifty
cents per hundred around Kinston
for picking out cotton. Producers
held out stoutly for sometime against
the price, but the cotton had to
come out and the laborers tri-
umphed.
Mr.. D. A. Morrison has deter
mined to build still another tobacco
factory on one of his lots on Water
street. This will make two for him
this season, and doubtless he will
find tenants for them without diff
culty-,StdtesuiUe Landmark. g
1t is reported that consider
able number of negroes have fled
from Steele's township fearing that
they would be prosecuted because of
the rumored insurrectionary move
ment in their midst, and it is feared
that the farmers will have trouble
in getting their cotton picked
buckingham Spirit Of the South.
The cotton crop isopening quite
rapidly. There will be plenty of
the staple ready for the market by
the first of October, The crop is at
least two weeks late, but if the frosts
do not set in early the crop will be
tolerable good one.-COncord Reg
ister. ... aa ..E
The Yadkin Railroad Company
will begin work on Nov. 1st, and
the Water works Co. will employ
two hundred hands when they begin
work Thus far the cotton out
look is good both for quantity and
quality. Now if it brings ten ce9ts
per pound there will be less grgm-
bling. Salisbury Wdtchman.
The supposed prophecy IF an
old colored woman, who, after hav-
ing been pronounced defunct and
placed in her coffin, suddenly BAT up
and predicted terrible earthquake
to occur on Friday night last, caused
some of our people to pass sleep
less night. 1t is some conaOlation
to know that the old lady died after
all - Wo Drouseooo 4 gYsa.s.=t