The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-02-17
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A most enjoyable occasion was that of
the celebration of the fiftieth birthday
of Mrs. William Turner, on Monday, at
her residence i'm Salem.
Our esteemed friend, Col. Jno. OFT,
of The Southern Fertilizer Company,
Richmond, Va, will accept our thanks
for a we'll written treatise on Tobacco
Culture.
Our office is in the Vaughn & Pepper
building, corner of Fourth and Liberty
streets, where we will be glad to welcome
our friends at all times. Look for the
sign, THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER, and walk
in.
Get us a club of eight subscribers and
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them and notify us that they are to go
to your credit. We should have at least
For the pleasure and honor of a most
delightful serenade on Monday evening,
we hereby tender to the Salem Band
Capt. Dan. Crouse-our grateful acknOwl-
e1gements. Others may play as sweetly
and as charmingly, but the associations
and memories of the past, are borne to
us with every note and echo and wave of
its splendid music. They were not the
thrilling martial strains of yOre, Dan,
charging the heart and nerving the arm
! to deeds of blood, but the soft, soothing
! accents of peace. of love, of welcome.
Our profoundest and p~olitest tip, young
gentlemen.
We have interviewed farmers from
Forsyth, Davidson, Rowan and adjacent
counties, in regard to the extent of dam
age done to the wheat and oat crops by
the recent cold weather. The oat crop
has suffered, as it always does in extreme
cold weather, but a majority of these
gentlemen agree that the prospect for a
good wheat crop is by no means dis
c~ouraging. We confidently hope for a
good crop and of good quality, because
we have rarely known a failure to fol-
low as favorable seeding season as we
had during the fall. As a rule-a dry
fall and good wheat.
A new enterprise is that of the chick
en- farm established By Mr.. L.. 6. Hege.
He will keep 800 laying hens through
the season. His farm covers twelve
acres, on which he now has twenty-five
houses-each occupied by separate
broods. He expects to go largely into
the business. No danger of overstock-
ing the market, Mr.. Hege. If you can
raise 100000 chickens and 100000 dozen
eggs you can find ready sales, and ready
cash, at good paying prices for them ALL
Your little farm well and properly mani
aged will be more profitable than a thous1
and-acre cotton farm that is plastered al
ever with mortgages. Think of it? |
This country, according to official
statistics, has imported within the past
ten years, from other countries, ninety
nine millions, one hundred and seventy
three thousand, eight hundred and thir-
ty-four dozen eggs-the value of which
was $l4,369,OO7!! No danger of food
ing the market, for it would take your
500 hens, if kept steadily attending To
business, 6.52l years to supply this de,
iciency.
The avearge Drummer is a jolly, clev'
er fellow. We like them They with
their "grip-sacks' and heavy strapped
trunks, are keeping the Interstate
commerce of this country alive. They
work hard, stop at the best hotels, ''eat
at the first table," get the best and SLEEP
in the choicest room They "know the
ropes and they always have a good
joke. Not long since we CHANGED to
hear some sharp "sparring" on a train
One of them was telling of the good time
he had while at home recently and his
wonderful luck in bagging game. He
had killed 46 rabbits, Is wild turkeys
50 squirrels and 90 partridges. Another
who was carelessly lounging by and
smoking, turned suddenly and said
"B- please go over that again.
why said B., perhaps you are
no accustomed to hunting" "What