The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-06
State gtems.
-Diphtheria is prevalent in por-
tions of Cumberland county.

-Diphtheria is prevalent in por-
tions Of Cumberland county.
Mr.. G.. X. Gallagher has bought
1000 bushels of grapes. They make
1900 gallons Of wine. Monday the
streets were almost blocked up with
carts. and wagons filled with them
from all parts Washington Gazette.
We have heard of very few
barns of tobacco being burned this
season. The farmers seem to have
exercised greater care in curing
than heretofore, and the result has
been better cured tobacco and fewer
losses by fre.-Henderson Goldleaf
DR.. J. w. Mcneil says he
recently saw spider web with the
letters I'M A n" distinctly woven
in it, also an unfinished R imme-
diately following the N. The web
was seen on the Wilmington road in
the southeastern edge of the city.
-FayeteviUe Sun.
The farmers report that the
cotton crop is turning out badly.
One farmer yesterday told an Obser-
Ger reporter that he has just picked
over four acre field and realized
only 500 pounds of cotton, and this
too on land that usually produced
nearly bale to the acre. Charlotte
Observer.
We are informed that about the
1st of November next, the Bank of
Hickory, to be located at this place,
will commence operations 1t will
be carried on by Mr. d. W. Shuler,
of the Bank of Johnson City. Tenn,
and by parties from Grand Rapids,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Press.
There seems to be widespread
and fatal disease among the horses
and mules We know Of quite a
number of valuable animals that
have died in this section of late. 1t
il suggested that the trouble is in
the grazing, but we dare say the
cause is of atmo sphcric origin
Goldsboro Argus.
We were shown by Mr. w.
Monroe this morning a sample of
sugar cane, the stalk of which was
ten feet in height and large in pro-
portion. 1t was raised by Mr.. w.
r. Collins in Pender county, and is
about an average stalk in a field
of two acres. Mr.. Collins expects
to make at least 300 gallons of
molasses from the cane raised on
the two acres OF ground Wi!ming-
ton RerieU.
The Scotland Neck people are
hauling goods in wagons from the
river because of the high freights
by rail.-We heard an experien-
ced farmer say few days ago that
corn was not as likely to be hurt by
frost after the fodder is pulled as it
is before. Those who planted late
corn should make note of this and
pull fodder before frost.-D.phthe-
ria is still raging in the CASTOR sec
ton. There have been about sixty
cases within the past few weeks and
it is still prevailing. We regret to
learn that Mr.. w. H. Harrison has
lost another child from this disease
it being the third that has sue
cumbed to it.-ROdnOke Ne,rs.
The acorn crop is a failnre this
year. There are only few scat
tering ones. - Jonathan Jones
killed four large copperhead snakes
in his meadow last Thursday. They
were all of them close togetner-
Martin Smith, of Davidson county
says that tobacco worms have been
worse this year than he ever saw
them any year previous. He says
that there were times this year that
he killed more worms in one day
than he killed on his whole crop
last We are sorry to hear
that Jonas Knaus, of Davidson
county had a Larn full Of tobacco
to burn up one day last week. He
was curing two barns at the same
time, and had just finished one and
left II fire in the furnace of it, and
gone to the other one When he
discovered the fire it was beyond
control. 1t was full of nice tobacco.