The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-11

The total wheat yield of California
the present season is estimated at 10000
600 bushels, the largest crop ever har-
vested, and nearly twice as large a crop
ever produced in any other State.
The Ballot, the new prohibition pa
per started at Charlotte, is an eight col
umn paper and vigorously edited. 1t
opposes the third party movement and
will fight it out in the local option line.
The remains of Samuel j. Tilden
were inferred at Yonkers, n. Y, last
Saturday. Among the attendants at the
funeral were President Cleveland, Sena-
tor Endicott, and Private Secretary La
mont.
-Bohemians are fond of dog meat.
They fatten them for the purpose of eat
ing. In Pittsburg last week a Bohemian
killed a fat dog and invited a number of
his friends to the feast. They were all
made sick, some of them dangerously so.
Maj. John w. Graham, of Orange
county, was nominated for Congress from
the Fourth district in convention at Raj
eigh last Friday, to succeed Gen. w. R.
Cox. There were 1913 ballots taken when
Gen. Cox Withdrew, as also did Chas. NJ.
Cooke and Benjamin H. Bum.
The air-ship Torpilleur, a new in
vention, made a successful trip from
Cherbourg, France, to London, a distance
of l25 miles one night last week, making
it in seven hours, carrying two men.
From this success it is thought the prob
lem of aerial navigation is solved.
"A recent census of Florida shows a
population of 191 ,1S5 whites and l47, POI
blacks. Among them are said to be two
whites over 100 years old and forty-two
negroes over 100 years, 10, 1l6
and one 129. 1t is is not stated whether
any of them ever saw George Washington.
There are some townships in our
county which have not yet organized
clubs. Send to THE Progressive FARMER
and get a Constitution and Bylaws and
organize at once, so as to be in readiness
for our next County meeting, which will
be held on the fourth Saturday in Octo-
Der. 1t will be a most interesting oc-
casion.
Samuel j. Tilden died at his home
at Greystone, n. Y, last Wednesday, of
heart disease. For several years he has
beer an invalid. and held on to life with
singular tenacity. His was a remark
able career. his contest and election to
the Presidency and counting out in 1876,
giving him a conspicuous place in our
national history.
VIM. P. Pierson, cashier and chief
book-keeper of the American Bible Pub
LEGATION Society, has proved to be a de-
faulter to the amount of $4,000. He
entered the service of the Society when
a boy, and was advanced from time to
time until he reached the position of
cashier five years ago. Implicit conf
dence was had in his integrity.
Accounts from Charleston, S. c.,
represent the rice fields along the Santee
river as totally ruined, the whole coun-
try for miles on each side in Williams
burg, Georgetown and Berkeley counties
being under water. The condition of
the colored laborers is pitiful, their gar
dens washed away and many of their
cabins being surrounded by water knee
deep.
Now is the time to prepare for a
turnip crop. Select good ground. Do
not be stingy with your manure, but put
it in literally. Break the ground thor
oughly and repeatedly. Run the harrow
over it at each breaking. See that it is
thoroughly broken and thoroughly pull
verified. Select seeds of the very best
varieties. 1t does not pay to SOW inferior
seeds for any crop on any kind of land.
TO farm successfully you must have
manure-to have N you must have
stock. 1t is as cheap to nave good stock
as inferior stock. To have good stock
you must have grain and grass. In all
grass has been the foundation of !
wealth and prosperity. LET
farmers remember this when prepar-
for the next years whaat croD <pra-