The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-25
State 9tems.

= There is great complaint that
cotton is shedding badly.-Clinton
Caucasian.
Hog cholera is raging to an
alarming extent in Elevation town
ship.-.SmH1Iield Herald
"A convict force of 100 men will
be kept in Hyde county improving
the public lands by drainage
Greenville Standard.
"A few days ago Mr.. j. A. Par
ham caught German carp on his
fish-trap at Lockville, that weighed
nine pounds.-Chatham Record.
Jonathan Mcknight killed on the
Mcknight plantation, about 4 miles
from Louisburg, last Friday, 81 high
land moccasins.-Frdnklint0n Weekly.
On the 10th inst, a mad dog
was killed in the neighborhood Of
Albert Carpenters, after biting a
number Of dogs in that section.-
Neacton Enterprise.
Our ride through portions of
Cumberland and Sampson, on our
way to Clinton, last week, we were
agreeably surprised and much graft
fed at the improved appearance of
the crops.-FayetteviUe Gazette.
The next meeting Of the New
Garden Agricultural Society will be
held on the fair ground Friday, Au-
gust 9th, at p. M, to decide if the
fair shall be held in Greensboro or
New Garden.-GreensbOrO Patriot
A terrible cyclone passed through
Dover pocisin last Sunday evening.
1t was about one mile wide and it's
course is marked by the breaking
off of trees, which can be seen along
the Trenton and Core creek road
Neu Bern Journal.
Our leaf dealers have not less
than 100000 pounds of tobacco on
hand They have acted wisely in
holding it until the rise in prices.
Our warehousemen have sold
since last October about 100000
pounds of tobacco. Two thirds of
this was bought by our manufact-
urers.-Dmham Record.
Mrs. Sallie Foster, wife of Mr..
P. p. Foster, Of Oregon, committed
suicide ON Tuesday night, 10th inst,
about 2 o'clock a. M, by shooting
herself through the head with re-
volver. Mrs. Foster had been suf-
fering with fcver which had affected
her brain. She leaves a husband
and five children.-LeaksuiUe Echo.
The tobacco crop has improved
very much, and is looking well.
Large crops have been planted in
some sections Of this county.-A
notable change during the last de-
cade in Caldwell county, is the change
from the land of sharks of the olden
time to fine hogs Of improved varie-
tics.-LenOir Topic.
The latest rattler killed in Pen
der county, measured, as we learn,
over 6 feet in length and 15 inches
in diameter, with Is rattles and 4
buttons. He was killed in Rocky
Point township. Those well-versed
in rattlesnakes pronounce this one
to be twenty years old and upwards.
- Wilmington Revieao.
We have seen a number Of sam
Piles of the new crop of tobacco.
While the color is good, without an
exception there is lack of body in
every piece we have seen. It is
light and chaffy, with but little life
in it. We hope the later curings
will show better results.-Henderson
Goldleaf.
Some of our farmers have COM
menced cutting and curing tobacco.
The corn crop as reported by
our farmers is much better than
first expected. especially on up land.
There is man living in Person
county that is II years old and
never owned a dog.-The recent
light showers have greatly benefited
the tobacco crop throughout this
county. Crops generally are looking
we'll. There is being much hay raised
this year also.-Pender County Cou-
rier.