The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-10

it to any other, With corn meal
it makes an excellent beef ration.
l2 :" Mr.. Ut. Bowden, Of Glen AL
pine Station, raised, from two acres
of land last year. 1878 pounds Of
tobacco, for which he received
S265.92, besides a full crop of corn,
wheat and vegetables There, is no
getting around the fact that it will
pay to raise more, TOBACCO in Burke.
-NeW Era.
We noticed on the Old Domin-
ion Wharf yesterday,a large amount
of nice baled hay, it was nothing
new to see hay there, for the She
nandoah and other steamers and
lschooners bring lots of it here for
the Shenandoah to take out. 1t was
raised by Mr.. Geret Xyne, at Have
lock, in this county; and is shipped
to Washington, N. G.. Mr. ,Vyne
made about one hundred tons of
this hay last year and expects to
make three hundred tons this year.
He won't plant a stick Of cotton
as long as he can make hay, Ora
ven county making hay to ship is
certainly something new and a
sure sign that farmers are diversi-
fying.-Nerberne Journal b,naJ
advice is, stick ITO North
Carolina. Let those leave hernwho
are, ashamed of her, but let, the true
men of the, State be loyal and faith
full to the end. Let there be no de-
sertion and no deserter's. If you
have economy and industry and
pluck and ego" you can do well
here. If you are destitute Of these
things you will die poor wherever
you may remove to and live. North
Carolina is not very much on brag,
but she has a sound, substantial sub
stratum of character that is better
than "Orixa's gems and Golconda's
wealth." We would rather live on
" bacon and greens" in North Car
olina than be clothed with purple
and fine linen and fare sumptuously
every day in any land or in any
other State. Stick to North Carolina.
WI. Star.
CONTAGIOUS DIsEAsEs.-A friend,
in speaking of contagious diseases,
calls attention to an important feat
ure, which should be borne in mind
and wepublish this for general infor-
nation. Says the writer: take scarlet
fever for instance. This disease is
one of the most communicable of all
diseases, and because it may be mild
in one case, it is not safe to conclude
that contact with it may not result
seriously. The disease is never sc
readily communicated as by a con-
valescent patient. When the skin
is peeling off is the most dangerous
time, This does not usually happen
till the patient is, up and about. 1t
is now the usage in Great Britain
to practically quarantine aisufferer
from scarlet fever for three months
after his recovery. The same dan
ger attends most contagious diseas-
es.-As hevWe Citizen. ~ti,q ra4gisg
+" We desire to stir the farmers
up to a better sense of their interest,
and a. better appreciation of their
calling to excite in them a spirit of
research and enquiry and a thirst
for information. We want them to
realize their Importance, and dignity
and worth. Farming is the basis of
all commerce and manufactures, and
the foundation of national prosperity
and happiness; and yet no other
occupation receives SO little encour-
agement and consideration. No
other man is snubbed like, the
farmer. Perhaps the fault is with
the farmers themselves. They need
more selfassertion!1 They must
rouse in their might and make their
power felt. They musteknow each
other better, and stand to each other
CLOSER. They are in no condition'to
indulge in theory and experiments.
They need the wisdom that comes
from practical experience. They
need To consult each other more,
and one man experience should be
"a lesson of wisdom to all his neigh
bors. It would be worth TO him ~
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