The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-25
The largest yield of wheat per

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acre in Lincoln county that ths'
Press has heard of so far this year
was made by Col. w. III. Motz
From one acre he made 46 measured
bushels, which weighed IS pounds
per bushel, or over 49 bushels by
weight. The wheat was Of the
Fultz variety and two and a half
bushels were sown to the acre.
Preparations are being made to
place an additional ten stamp mill at
the Steele mine in Montgomery
county. The mine is running with
full force.--The tobacco ware
housemen say they will sell a much
larger quantity oftobacco this season
than last, but perhaps the quality
will not be so good.-High Point
Enterprise.
Mr. J. r. Hough, living about
twelve miles east of the city, has
eight acres in tobacco, and it is as
fine as any in the State. 1t is his
first attempt with this crop, and the
prospects are that he will make a
great success of it. He has three
barns ready to receive it when the
cutting time comes.-Charlotte Utron-
ic!e.
1t is said the Marietta and n orth
Georgia railroad will reach the State
line in a few weeks and will be ex-
tended to Murphy, n. c., by the
first of October. 1t will thus
become very valuable road, pass
ing throggh a rich mineral section,
and will give the people Of our
mountain region still another outlet
into the great world.-Raleigh Ne,cs
and Observer. . s
A live and healthy cat fish was
found in the we'll of Capt. Sam Smith,
near Pineville a few days ago.
On Mr. j. H. Elm's place, near Pine
vile, there is peach tree that is
somewhat of curiosity. On one
side are ripe, luscious peaches, and
on the other side the fruit is small
and in green state The tree has
never been grated, either.-Ctar-
lotte Observer.
The business on the Western
North Carolina Railroad Main stem,
shows an increase of about 335 per
cent: over last year. The business
on the Murphy branch is good, but
the effects of the heavy injuries to
bridges and trestles in the Spring
may much retard the business. 1t
is very fine now. The travel on the
Atlantic & Seaboard road is very
large and increases.-AsheUiUe CHi-
zen.
Our farmers and merchantile
men are decidedly encouraged about
the crop prospects. The correct
ness of our opinion in last issue
about the outlook is receiving daily
corroboration. 1t is exceptional
that farmer who has bestowed
the labor of good farmer on his
crop does not say his cotton crop
is more promising than it has been
for years The same report of the
corn crop is almost. equally true
Monroe Enquirer.
"A chicken snake measuring six
and half feet long, and six and
three-quarter inches in circumfer
ence, was killed last week by J. F.
Carrick, in Silver Hill.-Mr. Hen
ry Smith, of Silver Hill has a shoat
that strayed off some time ago, and
on Sunday before last, it was found
at the bottom of twelve-foot hole at
the Peters mine. 1t was alive when
found, and is now recovering from
its long fast 1t was in the hole
forty-one days, just one day longer
than DIR. Tanners celebrated fast
Dauidson Dispatch.
The cotton worm has made it's
appearance hereabouts. They are
reported in great numbers, some
stalks being literally loaded with
the voracious things. They will
go far towards reducing the already
short crop to small yield
During the heavy rain that visited
this city Sunday afternoon, which
for nearly an hour was the heaviest
that the oldest of our citizens re-
member ever to have witnessed, the
fall of water was two and quarter
inches in forty-fve minutes. The
streets for the time were like rivers.
-Goldsboro Argus.