The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-16
WINSTON, N. c., JUNE Is, 1886.
Mr.. Mitch. Caldwell exhibited

yesterday a specimen Of the Egypt
ian clover which he is raising on his
place here. The specimen was full
four feet long. The peculiar advan-
tages claimed for this clover are: l.
That it grows readily on this soil. 2.
That it does not produce salvation
liz cattle.-G Greensboro Workman.
Two of the handsomest medals
ever given in educational work in
North Carolina are those which will
be given at the teachers assembly
by the teachers reading circle. The
medals are solid gold and are worth
$25 each. One is given for "best
examination in North Carolina his
tory" and the other for "best ex-
animation in general history" ."-Rnl-
eigh Ne,rs and Observer.
Mr.. NJ. c.. Dixon has exhibited
at this office a specimen of what is
called "white western oats grown
on his farm near town. The stalks
are the largest we have ever seen,
measuring one inch and quarter in
circumference, and certainly the
most prolific, one head containing
2O1 grains Greensboro Workman.
DIR. Benbow has suffered a loss,
in the last three days, Of fine milch
cows at his dairy farm. The first
one was attacked on Saturday with
something which indicated poison
ing, and soon died. Two more died
on Sunday, two on Monday and two
to-day from the same disease. These
COWS were very fine ones and we
regret to knew df the Dr.'s loss
Greensboro Wo,iig''".
Mr.. Owen Lindley, of Siler, is
now shipping peaches daily from
that place e-Harvesting wheat and
other small grain has already begun
in these parts with vim.-Ran-
dolph county last Monday made APP
preparations for four large bridg ges
and vault il the court house for
the records. laying of the
track has been completed on the G.
F. 4 Y. V. Railroad to point be-
yond the old Guilford court house
battle field, distance of eight miles.
-Greensboro Patriot.
Goldsboro has privately sui :
scribed $4,000 for the maintenance
of it's white graded school.-The
report by the tobacco exchange Of
the amount Of leaf sold here in the
seven months Of the present season
makes fine record for Raleigh and
attracts general attention. Some
thing over three millions of pounds
were sold up to June l. No market
in the country was ever built up SO
quickly. The sales by the end of the
season will touch four millions of
pounds,it is expected.-Raleigh Necs
and Observer.
A wind storm Sunday week tore
up 100 apple trees in the orchard of
Mr.. Robert Martin, four miles north
east from Lawsonville -This seas
on is one of the best for grass; some
of our farmers can cut second crop
in ten days. The second crop is from
two to three feet high. Still you are
told this is not a grass country
The Pepper mining company, after
suspension Of operations for sever
al months, resumed work last week,
and are getting out some fine mica
at the Hawkins mine.-Danbury Re-
porter.
The aggregate water power of
North Carolina is 100000 horse
power and is equal to the total pow
ers. water and steam, employed in
all the manufacturing industries Of
Great Britain, and exceeds that en-.
ployed in the United States. Prof.
Kerr estimated that it is equal to the
power which would be produced by
the combustion Of nearly four mil
lion tons of coal per annum.-In
1870 the census reported thirty-three
cotton factories with a capital of ST.
100000, operating 61S looms and
39,897 spindles. In 1880 the census
states the number of cotton factor
les to be 40, an increase of Is over
1870; with capital of 81, ,855, 800,
an increase of S1,824,9O0; 1,79O
looms, an increase Of LIZ; and 95,-
3S5 spindles, an increase Of 52,48S.
Raleigh Chronicle. g