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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-08
TO THE LADIES OF FORSYTH
AND ADJACENT COUNTIES.

The n. G.. State horticultural
Society will hold it's Sixth Annual
Fruit Fair in Winston-Salem next
year. 1t took some work to bring
it here, amongst the rest promise
that our. people would give the
society the. best fair that had yet
been held We would ask you,
ladies, to help redeem this promise
by beginning now to get ready for
it. Your department will consist Of
Jellies, Pickles, Preserves, Canned
and dried fruits, &C. Some Of these
must be prepared now in order to
have them ready next August, and
we hope that all who are interested,
(and surely you will be SO when the
time comes,) will have the fair. in
mind whilst making your fall jellies
and preserves. 2'' go - .''.>< .
Our premium list at the last Fair
footed up over 800 on this class,
and if possible, we will have a still
fuller one next year. SO please
begin now, ladies, and we will know
that your department will not tail
to meet the expectations of the Ex-
ecutive Committee VS. .- .#s5.s.
LINEBAcK Bros.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-08
UNCLE SANS CASH.

An advance sheet from the annual
report for 1886 of the director of the
mint shows that there are in the
Federal treasury in gold bullion
$40, 1886, ,O96; in silver bullion So, ,467, )
563; in gold coin, $189, 9,529, SOB; in
silver dollars, $191, ,253, ,566; in frac-
tional silver coin, $28,904 ,681; in
gold certificates, $55, 129, $40; in sill
YER certificates, $27, ,S6145O; in
Uuited States notes, $41, 1876; in
national bank notes, 81, ,O34 ,416; and
in fractional currency, s2,b67, MAX
ing total of $572, ,688, ,22S. In the
national banks of the country there
are in gold coin $104, ,530,SS7 in sill
ver dollars, $6,757 1853; inf fractional
silver coin, S2,913, ,3O4; i1 gold GER
tificates, $41 AZ, ,430; in 81 ilver certifi-
Gates, S2,912,290; in United States
notes, $40, ,656, 1888; in national bank
notes, S25, 129, ,938; in fra ttional cur
rency, s452, ,36l, makingi a total of
S262, ,69S,956. In the banks other
than national and in general circu-
lational there are in goldIcoin, 1854 !
259,S4O; in silver dollars, s45,712,-
457 in fractional silver coin, $43, ,241,
512; in gold certificates, $34,597 ,945 !;
in silver certificates, $S6 1903, ,935; in
United States notes, 1926, ,963 1862; in
national bank notes, 1892, $50, 100 !;
and in fractional currency, Sc, ,499,
O59, making total of 1919, 1920.
1hiS ,,,oI, ~, +bo tofal f.;rc1, lo tion Of
the country, 1915, ,5O0,3 1874, the fig
ures all being revised to July l,
1886. 81
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-08
OUR FARMERS CLUBS.
What our Farmers are Doing and How
the Work of Organizing is Progressing.
CEDAR GROVE CLUB.

Our club met on the 4th inst.
with a good attendance and much
interest was manifested in the pro
ceedings The subject under discus
sion was: "How to prevent cultivated
land from washing" upon which
Messrs G. d. Conrad, S. A Alspaugh,
J. /. Craft and A. w. Bevel made
short but interesting speeches. The
conclusion arrived at was that the
remedy was found in deep plo,oing.
Mr. A. w. Bevel asked the ques-
ton, (which is the best way to plow,
up and down or across a hill to pre-
vent washing?' which elected the
reply, which opinion prevailed, that
the blowing should be done across
the hill. -. a.fs,, ..E ,..a.a.-"
The Cedar Grove Club believes in
exciting spirit of emulation among
it's members and offers a premium
of ten bushels of wheat to the mem
ber who produces the largest yield
of wheat from one acre of land.
This club had eight delegates at
the first county convention but will
largely increase this number at the
next.
We commend the suggestion Of a
farmers dinner made by correspon-
dent in the last issue Of the Pro
GREssIvE FARMER, but want it at
some other place than Winston.
Some central point in the country
would be preferable. .,,
w. A. BEvEL, Secretary.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-08
PROFITABLE YIELD.

The most profitable yield, per
acre, which he have heard Of in this
section the present year, is the fol-
lowing by Mr., F. NJ. Gray, of Lanes
boro: On q acres of ground, in
grape vines, he made 1880 gallons
of wine which he sells for s1.00 per
single gallon or Soc per gallon, per
barrel. Three hundred Of the vines
We're set out four years ago, and
700 three years ago. Mr.. Gray eS,
poets to give most of his time and
attention to grape culture and wine
making, and. Judging by the success
attending his experiment, there is
reason to believe that he will be EN-
inently successful in the end. Judges
of wine pronounce his make excel
lent, and we are Of the opinion that
it is just Wadesboro Inteliigencer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-08
WINSTON, N c., SEPTEMBER 8, 1886.

Wilmington had 5000 people in
1914. Raleigh had about 4, 900.
Wilmington now has 10000 Raj
eigh probably about 10000. When
Gen. Washington visited Whining
in the nineties Of the last century
it had LOO inhabitants. In the
Revolutionary War it had 800. In
1874 it had four churches. 1t now
has probably thirty or more.-Wz-
mington Star. .gjiS.a...
There is large crop of Wild
grapes, commonly called burlaces,
this season. ''The woods are full Of
'em." AS usual the farmer who
is raising his own supplies this year
is going to be in a better financial
condition when the year, closes.
On Saturday we received some sam
pies of cured tobacco from Mr.. Jenk
ins, overseer Of the farm of the late
Capt J. r. Thigpen, near Penny
Hill. These samples are the bright
est we have yet seen. Those Of our
farmers who tried tobacco this year
seem much pleased with the expert
ment.-GreenUiHe Reflector. ~
The time is near at hand when
the farmer will begin to turn over
to the mortgage the crop he has
toiled so hard to make, and when
that is done what will he have to
show for his work?-nothing
A porpoise factory has been estab-
liShed at Hattera>, with the aid of
Wilmington capitalists, and the
company having procured special
machinery and skilled laborers from
Europe, purpose supplying the mar
ket with leather, oil and fertilizers.
Sometimes eighty or ninety power
full creatures about eight feet long
are netted at single haul WASH
ngton Progress. ~
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-08
TRANSFORMING TREES.

In setting out young trees from
the nursery to the orchard, we have
always found them in best condition
if dug in autumn, carefully heeled for
winter, and set out in spring. In
heeling them in, it is important,
and in fact absolutely essential, to
do the work in the best manner, al
lowing no interstics to remain among
the roots by compactly applying fine
mellow earth, banking the soil part
ly up. to the stems for additional
prot .ction, and selecting well drain
ed, sheltered place. If the whole
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-08
FINE TOBACCO.

We were shown this morning
some very fine tobacco, which was
raised by Mr.. A. McFayden, on his
plantation on the Cape Fear river in
Bladen county. 1t was what is
known as the Oronoco White Stem
Golden Leaf, and the leaves, of the
samples we saw were about two
feet long and one foot wide in their
widest part. We are informed that
the tobacco in Mr.. McFayden's field
will average from five to six feet
high. Itis his first attempt at the
cultivation Of the, plant, but the
samples shown US which weretak,n
permiscuously from the field-give
him SO much encouragement that he
proposes to greatly enlarge his acre
age in tobacco culture next year.
Wilmington ReUieu. a
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-08
No. 81.

are surrounded with a ridge of.
smoothly beaten earth, the mice will
be excluded from them, as those an
imals will not ascend steep and
smooth earth under snow. hU
When the trees are carefully taken
out in the spring, small, white fibers
may be seen protruding from the cut
ends and as these need not be dis
turbed, they will be ready to aid in
Immediate growth. But when the /
trees are dug from the nursery rows
in the spring, the roots being more
or less cut or broken after themove-
ment for growth has commenced,
some check is necessarily given
to them. F+i-r aa hGf foa ~ E
1t will be observed that there are
three requisites for the best success
in the course we have recommended,
manipulating in autumn, careful
heeling in and setting out in spring.
1t is true that they may be set out
in autumn Immediately after digging
but in this case they will be liable
to be injured by winter, being fully
exposed to the winds; and they will
be liable to additional injury, after
starting to grow. from the hard
crust of earth formed by long set
Ting, if allowed to remain unbroken
around them. These objections, how
ever, are at least partly removed if
the trees are set i'm a sheltered place,
and the soil kept we'll pulverized
during the following spring.
Manyplanters find that spring-set
trees do better than those trans
planted in autumn, simply because
the operation mellows the soil about
them just as growth is commencing
and this is better than the hard un-
broken crust which has been form
ing since the previous autumn
The different operations in trans
planting may be carelessly and
superficially performed, and the trees
may die, or make little growth. For
instance-they may be carelessly
lug up,4 with short stumps of the
mutilated roots; they may be heeIed
in a mass, the lumpy earth being
carelessly thrown on their roots,
interstices left all through them
which the mice easily penetrate,
and the admitted air being, allowed
to dry the roots and killqthe trees. Z
The same general principles will
apply to the bushes ofthe raspberry
blackberry and currant,. but tn
management may be varied by set
ting out at once, if sufficient protec-
ton is given them, as the young
plants, being cut back to afeWinches
are less exposed to winter winds,
and such plants as young raspberries
may be we'll protected with a fork
full or two of manure placed over
each one. a a8 -Jss.iu~
We have not given strawberries
series of trials under suitable
management, to lay down. rules, but
we observe a statement of Samuel
Miller, of Mississippi, that his straw
berry plants taken up in the fall,
carefully ,heeled in, protected during
winter, and set out in spring, were
farther advanced and set more fruit
than those taken up in the spring.
The heeled in plants had "a nice set
of new roots started which went
right ahead" But it should not be
forgotten that without full protec-
ton, with access of the covered plants
at the same, time to air, the expert
ment will be a failure Country Gen
Ieu0n "a
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-08
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

LEwIsvILLE, n. c., Sept. 6, 1886.
EDITOR PROGRESSIVE FARMEk:-The
Teachers Institute held at this place
by our County Superintendent was
quite success. 5j !"
The Institute was opened August
9th with goodly number Of teach
ers present The following gentle
men attended most of them regularly,
viz: w. H. Goslen, P. T. Lehman, E.
P. Sprinkle, T. III. Conrad, D. A.
Binkley, J. w. Pratt, r.. Ell Kiser, j.
B. Sprinkle, w. g. Vest, G. A. Pratt,
and one lady. Miss Lula Hunter,
and G. V. Dull, Jno: A. Dull and l..
J. Conrad, were also enrolled, as at
future day they aim to make
teaching their profession. There
were four colored teachers in atten-
dance. '.I t#' .. s#.'5' ''5. VI"
The exercises consisted mainly in
review of the common school
branches, together with normal in
struction by Prof: Butner, who made
all these subjects as interesting as a
clear exhibition could render them.
The Institute closed August 9th,
the teachers feeling that they were
much improved, as we'll by the exer-
cises as by association with each
other. 81 q D.A. B1NKLEY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-08
ORGANIZING IN MONTGOMERY.

A large gathering Of farmers as
sembled at VAUDEVILLE school house
on Saturday, Aug. 25th, and organ
lied club with the following Off
GERS: J. F. Crowder, President; S.
S. Ballard, Vice President; J. J. Ell
bert, Secretary; NJ. S. Chrisholm,
Treasurer. An executive committe e
was chosen, consisting of E. F. De
Berry, ]. A. Hall, J. G. McRae. Sew
eral petitions were then handed in
for membership, to be acted upon
at the next meeting. Our club is
known as Clark's Creek, VAUDEVILLE
Club No. l.
J. F. CRowpbER. "
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-08

The farmers of Kernersville, town
ship will meet at Pine Grove, in
that township, Saturday afternoon
next at 2 o'clock to. organize q Farm
ers' Club .1.sytts.{
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-08
EARLY GREEN FEED.

For one acre of early green feed,
plow and cross plow one acre oflevel
land near the stable. Scatter upon
the plowed land eight or ten two
horse wagon loads of stable manure,
or 600 to 500 pounds of cotton seed
meal. Then harrow and cross har-
row and cross-harrow the land until
it is smooth and mellow. Sow upon
it two and half bushels ofrye, plow
in shallow and harrow again. By
following the above instructions and
sowing by or before September goth,
a large quantity ofvery early choice
feed can be made, and a splendid
crop of either cotton, corn or millet
can be made upon the land after
the feed is cut Off 1t has proved
many times to be the best and most
profitable acre on the farm.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-08
THE BEST CLOVER MIXTURE FOR
ONE ACRE.

Mr.. B. P. Williams Of Wake coun-
ty furnishes the following to the
Raleigh Neus and Observer: it,.
Prepare the land thoroughly by
ploughing and narrowing repeatedly
until the surface is friable and mel
low. Sow down 500 pounds Of high
grade ammoniated guano and har-
row it in. When SO prepared SOW
upon it ten pounds Of red clover
seed, ten pounds Of tall meadow
oat-grass seed, ten pounds Of red
top seed, five pounds Of blue grass
seed, and brush in. Sow in Sep
tember or February. A5.-#H -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-09

was placed in The hearae, and the family
and distinguished friends filed out to theil
carriages. A drenChing rain was falling,
but the lawn was filled with people.
Mrs. Pelton came from her chamber,
alter the pail bearers had gone to the car.
riages assigned to them. She was heavily
yelled, and exhibited deep emotion. The
President and Governor Hill and the
gentlemen in their respective parties did
not go down in the train, but remained for
q hall hour conyeTsing on the character
and achievements Of Mr., Tilden, All the
way Of the three miles to the station the
road was lined with people, who stood in
spite OF tho rain to see the procession pass,
The Casket was transferred to the train by
the pail bearers, and those who were
going to New Labanon to attend the burial
quickly found seats in the three drawing
room cars that made up the train, One Of
thPpRll bearers was authority for the state.
ment that the will, about which much In.
tersst now centers, would not be read To-.
night At ll:45 the train moved away
from the station and took the body Of
Samuel j, Tilden from the city Of his
home forever,
The Presidential party came to It's train
at 1915 and boarded without any delay.
Mr.. Cleveland looked shocked at a disposi.
liou Of the crowd to cheer him as he pass.
ed through the station. He raised his
hand authorltatively to check the out.
burst and disappeared in his car as quick
ly as possible, Secretary Manning looked
and walked like very sick man. He
needed assistance in coming down the
stairs at Greystons with the pallbearers,
and only with considerable difficulty
climbed aboard the train. He was ctom.
panied by his wife,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-09
AT III AGAIN.
a sociaIlstic Picnic Yesterday -Dcfontlan
Eoobc Speaks.

A SOciallstic Picnic GStCrday-DofCndant
NOobO speaks.
CHICAGO, August S.-Twenty.three pas.
senger coaches were chartered 10 the
socialistic Publishing Company this morn
Ing by the Lake Shore & Michigan South
ern railway. Into these cars men,
women and children were packed
like 80 many herings. The
party was bound for Sheffield, Ind, and
the proceeds OF the enterprise were 10
go toward defraying the costs OF defending
the Anarchists now on trial. AT
nino o'clock this morning the train
pulled out, followed later in the
day by struggling crowds on the outbound
aCCommodationtrains. A rough approxi-
nation places the number OF the crowd at
the picnic at bstweenb, 900 and G,000. Beer
flowed freely, and there was more or less
disorder, but not OF 4 serious character.
About II. NJ. DR.. ErnHt Schmidt mounted
an improvlsed platform and addressed the
piCnicers. His subject was the Anarchist
trial. DR.. Schmidt called upon his hearers
to stand by the doctrine OF Socialism and
transmit 1t 10 their children. The
men on trial, he said, were self.
constituted martyrs, who should be
upheld and encouraged. He had no doubt
that even jury composed for the most
part Of capitalists would vindicate the
cause Of Socialism and its advocates now
on trial for their lives. He was glad thai
. sparsely advertised call like that put out
last week had been responded 10 in &c
liberal q manner.
The speaker was Justify Cheered and o.
he jumped down from his perch shril
cries oil "Neebs" went up.
That worthy, the only defendant out or
bail, was on the outskirts OF the crowd, az
attentive listener to the DoCtor's discourse
He was promptly espied and carried L
the fore on the shoulders OF enthusiastic
admirers. 1t was sometime before qule
was retored. The sight Of the man seemed
10 craze the crowd and the woods re
sounded with their huzzas. Neebe wa
too much overcome by the menta
strain Of the trial to make much OF an ad
dress. He said that on behalf OF hil
"compatriots" he thanked the au
dienCe collectively and individual
ly for their generosity. His iel
low prlsonefs would appreciate theil
generosity. Neebe then branched of int
TRADE against the Capitalisticpress, ant
the meeting wound up with him still OF
the stand shouting, "Long live the doc
trine Of Socialism"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-09

Thg esteemed Register doesn't find time
tOsay when Mr.. Tilden began and when
he ended the term which entitled him to
be called ex.Pregident; nor has 1t tho
presence Of mind to point to any official
act Of bis performed in the presidential
Office. Instead Of doing anything Of this
kind 1t asks the INTRLLIGsNoER to tell
"Eh.n Rutherford D. Hayes was elected
President by the people," That interest,"
inv event occurred in the year Of grace
1876, tho only year in which the Demo.
craCy ever showed enough confidence in
Mr. Tilden's strength, or sufficient admira-
ton Of the marked abilities which II now
mourns, to give him nomination for the
Presidency.
He expected to be renominsted in 1880,
alter the "irod" cry had been rampant
for four Yeas, He would gladly have &C.
Cepted it in 1884, when there was still n
feeble fraud cry, but a generation had
arisen which knew not Tildcu. In both
OF these campaigns the people werc asked
to "avenge the wrongs oI 70" but neither
time in the person Of Mr.. T'ilden. In re-
spect Of tho "frod" issue wo beg to call
our neighbours attention to some COM
ments by the Pittsburgh Dspatch, an In
dependent newspaper:
There has been an effort among rome oi
the Democratic organs TO prolong bsyoud
his life, the claim OF fraud in 1870 which
has always been an Gr pdrie assertion and
was practically abandoned by the DemoC-
raCy in 1880 Whatever may have been
ths truth as regards the election Of Tilden
or Hayes 1t is u dead issue now, and
should receive sepulture with the remaina
oithe departed claimant. No good can be
done by keeping up an old charge which
was doubtful ut beat, and which has no
bearing upon tho present Issues OF politics.
The fraud cry must be buried with Tilden.
There nro plenty Of live Issues to occupy
tie attention Of the American people.
Republican newspapers have spoken
kindly Of Mr.. Tilden and, as a rule done
him full justice. At such time it comes
with bad grace from Democrotic newspa.
pera to aSser! for him claim which, while
he lived, they did not think strong enough
to entltle him to a second nomination. II
they thought him wronged, why didn't
they give him another nomination, and SO
aIIOtl the people chance to repair the
wtOnV2
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-09
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
NOTES.
Macon has not disbanded.
Baltimore is playing good ball now.

Baltimore is playing good ball now.
Wheellng's team for 1887 is booming.
McGeachy, late Of Detroit, has Joined
the MaroOns.
The Maple Leafs, OF Guelph, Ont, con.
template trip in this direction.
Donohue, Hardie and Incell, Of the San
Francisco Haverley's, are In receipt Of
offers to come East.
II Is said that during the Bostons last
trip to Ut. Louis just enough money was
received in the three games to pay hotel
bills.
1t is reported that Denny Lyons, OF At.
lanta, WILSON be with Cincinnati. South.
ern players praise bis batting, but say he
does not cover enough ground.
The CinCinnatis have signed BiCkhane,
the noted Princeton College pitcher. He
will make his first appearance against the
Athletics this week.
But two men, Anson and Brouthers,
have led the League batsnen for more
than one season, and the former In 1879
made al average which has never been
equalled, /. &. 40,7; Ross Barnes, however,
had previously made 403.
Charles Sweeney, the once great pitcher
has been released by Syracuse after pitch.
ing two losing games. One day last week
he pitched for the Constableville team
against Lowyllle, and his side got laid out
by ascore OF 4 too.
An attempt was made last week To got q
game here with the st. Louis Maroons
Their terms were preposterous and conse'
quently they will not come. sChmelt1
seemed To think Wheeling wanted TO buy
the team.
The base ball world was greatly aston
ishod at the sale Of Fred Dunlap, the
noted second basemnn for St. Louis, Il
Detroit. The price paid for his releast
was 81, 700, ind 1t is said he has a contract
for two years with his new club at $4,50C
q season. The early dissolution OF the
Maroons Is anticipated, and Pittsburgh, II
is claimed, will take their place in the
League. This last rumor does not seem
probable, as the st. Louis Browns have
unquestionably been negotiating for ad
mission, and with no competition In st.
Louis they ought TO do well, considering
the strength Of the team.
Tho prospects are now flattering for a
paid club here next season. Over 81 ,lOC
have been subscribed and the movement
has hardly been pushed. The chances
are now that the whole amount needed
81 500, will be subscribed In at least two
weeks. A charter will then be applied
for and work begun on the formation Of q
poo1 leapue In lhia vicinity. innlndinO
Zlnesvllle, Columbus, Steubenyille and
other good towns within q reasonable
limit. Shares Of stock are held at s. 10 aa
10 be within the range Of all. All parties
who have not been approached for sub
scrlption, and who take an interest In the
national game, are requested to address
Base Ball" care ot this paper, stating
their Willingness 10 assist the scheme,
when they will be waited on by those who
are pushing the movement.