The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-11
No. 81.
State gten1s.

We notice a stalk of corn which
was raised in a garden in this town,
that measured twenty feet in length.
= Washington Progress.
Another cargo of steel rails for
the G.. F. & Y. V. r. r. has been
received at Wilmington for the com
pIetion of the line between here and
Mt Greensboro Patriot.
The grading Of the Winston g.
Fayetteville railroad will be sold at
public auction at the court house
door in Greensboro the last Monday
in August.-High Point Enterprise.
Splendid rains for the last four
days, corn on uplands fine, good
crop assured. Tobacco beginning
to grow, though not more than half
a crop can be raised in this section.
-Gern,anton Enterprise.
The Ridgeway grapes sent to
Northern markets in July were 109,-
664 pounds and about 10000 lbs.
Monday, August End, since which
time there has been no report
Raleigh Neaos aud Observer
Dukes ci garette factory is boom
ing. They are now putting in five
additional cigarette machines, max
fifteen machines in all, with capa-
city of 100000 cigarettes for each
machine daily. Durham Recorder.
-Ex-Sheriff A. HI. Paddison, Of
Burgaw, has sent us the largest
hens egg which we ever saw 1t
was laid by Il Plymouth Rock hen
and weighs four ounces. 1t is
mammoth, as may we'll be imagined.
Wilmington ReUte,o.
A negro by the name Of Dave
Marley killed a white man by the
name of John Dean, at groggery,
near New Salem in this county on
Tuesday evening. The murderer is
at large and is being hunted by an
enraged community-Bush Hill
Prohibaionist.
Good peaches have been sold on
the streets at 10 cents per bushel
Bees are reported failure this
Summer, no honey having been
taken.-Our millers report new
wheat of poor quality, and say they
cannot make good -four from it
Dauidson Dispatch.
Prof. Boone lost two fine milch
cows last week, and Gen. Bamberg
one Mr.. Barnwell also lost steer.
They are supposed to have died
from the Southern Cattle fever, the
peculiar disease that fatally affects
cattle brought here from other
points. -HendersOnCilIe Times.
"A correspondent Of the Star,
writing from Burgaw under date Of
of August I'd says that James Batch
elor, Esq.,. who lives about two
miles from Maple Hill, Pender
county, killed twenty-six rattle
snakes few days ago. All the
snakes were found in a hollow log
- Wilmington Star.
j. w. McNeiIl cured one barn
of tobacco last week, and Gen. Brady
will have one ready this week, we
understand. He has quite a large
area under cultivation, which is now
looking very well, and the reports
generally from the crop are that it
has recently greatly improved in
appearance.-Fayetteclle Observer.
- Jasper Smith and family have
Just come from Missouri to Davidson
county They went West a year or
more ago, but they don't like the
West well enough to make it their
home. The largest sun flower
that your correspondent ever
saw is in Michael Bodenhamers
garden. The stem is six inches in
circumference near the ground. 1t
is twelve feet high and has forty
blossoms on it.-The watermelon
crop is an almost complete failure in
our vicinity. Most of our people
went to u great deal of trouble to
prepare patches but there will be
very few small melons, and what
few there are are of very inferior
quality.-Sdlena Press.