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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-16
GOOSE FARMING:

A goose farm in Virginia is said f.
cover 5000 acres near the eastern
shore of the State. Something like
5000 geese are regularly kept. Of
several of the more Important breeds
The birds are regularly fed and herd.
ers keep them from straying~ too
far.
Among the statistics of the indus
try reported we find that about every
six weeks the plucking takes place,
Only the breast and a portion of the
sides are touched, the feathers Of
the back, the wings and the tail be-
ing left intact. 1t requires nearly
100 average geese to furnish a pound
of the down, though the smaller
feathers, which are also taken, weigh
much heavier. These feathers, how
ever, form an entirely separate grade
from the valuable down.
The average life Of a goose is said
to be forty years, and they produce
from five to ten eggs per annum
each, a large proportion Of which
are Matched. A bird Matched there
in February is in condition for pluck
ing the following August, and so on
thereafter every six or eight weeks.
The feathers are packed in sacks
and sent to the Philadelphia factory.
where they are trimmed, washed,
steamed and otherwise prepared for
their legitimate use.-Fam, Field
and StOckmun.
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AS it dries it can be crowded upon
the shelves SO as to leave more room
for green corn. About two weeks is
necessary for it to dry for baling.
It needs attention in wet weather to
keep it from mow-burning and
moulding. Do not let it lie in the sun
over half an hour a day after being
cut, as the sun will bleach it, and
the peagreen color iusures top prices.
Remember this: The only secret
about broom corn saving is to cut it
before the seeds are matured, and
cure it entirely in the SADIE. Where
the brush is long, the stalk should
be cut about four inches; if the straw
is short, cut the stalk SO that stalk
and straw will measure not less than
eighteen inches.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-16
TREATMENT OF HOG CHOLERA

State Veterinarian Atkins, of Wis
c%onsin, has prepared a circular on
the treatment Of hog cholera. The
circular says: ..3
If the disease has prevailed the
urgent necessity is thorough clean
ing and careful d~isinfection. After
disposing Of ali old straw piles, ma
nure heaps and similar substances,
either by blowing under, burning or
storing in a secluded place, the pens
should be thoroughly cleaned by
washing with a solution of carbolic
acid in the proportion Of five pounds
t. a barrel of water, or copperas,
twenty-four pounds to the same
quantity. After disinfection the
doors and windows should be thrown
oren and light and air freely admit
ted. SO great is the vitality of the
virus that in some instances it will
be advisable to abandon the keeping
of hogs for a season. All communi-
cation between healthy and diseased
herds should be suspended. Visit
ing infected premises out of curios-
ity or for gaining information has in
several cases cost our farmers dearly,
for unfortunately they not only car
ried home some knowledge Of the
symptoms of the disease, but about
their clothes and on their shoes
lurked the disease. The of
diseased hogs should be buried
deeply, and not sold for rendering.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-16
RAISING PIGS.

The most important thing for the
swine breeder at this season Of the
year is to get the greatest possible
growth from his spring pigs. There
is no period in the life of the hog
when SO great a return for the food
consumed is possible as during the
first six months, and it is here that
the advantages Of skillful feeding
r apparent. Unless great care be
taken, the growth Of the pig will be
seriously checked when it is from
three to five weeks old. The milk
of the dam, which was ample to
promote a rapid growth in the litter
Of pigs during the first two or three
weeks, is not sufficient to answer
the demands of the same litter as
they grow older; hence the pigs
should early be taught to look
elsewhere for a part of their sus-
tenance. This is an easy matter; a
little milk or nutritious food of any
kind, in liquid form, placed convent
emily by, where the pigs can have
ooo0o " az oil ClIleS, DuI DeyOnQ
the reach of the SOW, will soon do
the work and it should be replen-
ished frequently through the day.
1t this is attended to there will be
no stunning" Of the pigs at this
critical period, and their growth will
be uniform and rapid. A good clo-
e pasture is valuable adjunct and
helps wonderfully. The true secret
of successful pork-making is to push
the pig from the date of birth until
it is big enough for the market; and
the earlier the age at which this
point can be reached, the greater is
the return for the food consumed.
A slop made of corn and oats,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-16
BROOM CORN.

w. c.. W., in Texas Farm and
Ranch: Broom corn can be planted,
so as to make crop, as late as the 1st
of July. Early planting insures two
crops with one cultivation. The pre-
paration of the soil and the cultiva-
ton is very much the same as for any
other crop, the object being to keep
the weeds down. The planting should
be done by a careful hand, dropping
the seed SO as to secure an even
stand-if on strong soil, say twelve
stalks to the foot; if the land is thin,
less in proportion. If the planting
is properly done, it need never be
chopped to a stand, as is the custom
with cotton. 1t will only be neces-
sary to thin the thickest spots by
hand when it is being gone owe with
the hoe for the chopping out Of
the weeds. When the crop is we'll
headed out, and seed in the milky
state, it should be cut. In prepar-
ing for that you should commence
by bending two rows together, at
the proper height, at an angle of
forty-fve degrees across the row, SO
as to form a table on which to lay
the brush when it is cut. The tabler
walks backward, binding an armful
from one row then from the other,
and SO on. When it is cut it should
be hauled into the shed and cleaned
of the seed while it is yet green,
then placed on shelves under shell
ter, arranged by laying down 2x3
strips, then another about one foot
above, then another same distance
above, and son on. It should be
spread out on shelves evenly, not
more than two or three inches thick.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-16
CULTIVATING BURR CLOVER.

In answer to an inquirer in the
April number of The CulttUdtor as to
the merits of Burr clover, | will give
you my experience with it. Some
six years ago 1 obtained a few seed
and planted a small place, which
| have plowed only once since. 1t
is now (the 10th of ApriD from eigh-
teen to twenty inches high, and as
thickly set as you V e saw red clio
yer. It is perfectly beautiful, so
much so that those who see it are
anxious for seed. In regard to stock
eating it, / have never yet seen any
kind of animals refuse it. All my
horses, mules, COWS and hogs r
very fond of it. The chickens and
turkeys begin to eat it as soon as it
comes out of the ground, and con
tinue to do so all the while. A far
mer has but to see it growing to APP
preciate the value of it. When once
set it will re-seed itself for years
without any more planting. 1t dies
down in June to reappear in Septem-
Der, and should be planted early be-
tween those months, for if planted
in November or December it will be
liable to get killed. If sown in time
it will withstand our coolest Win
ters. The past winter was very Sc
we're, killing all small grain; never
theless this clover remained green
and io%urishing. In regard to its
requiring very rich soil, it will grow
if planted in the r2ad, but like every
thing else, the richer the soil the
more luxuriant the growth. [ have
a friend who claims he could not
afford to raise hogs and sheep but
for his clover fields. [ am confident
it will prove one of the best renova-
tors of worn lands we can have, as it
is easily exterminated when desired.
| only wish all the Old red hills of
Georgia We're set in it. Imagine the
contrast to tourists, in passing along
the line of railways. They would
be ~favorably impressed with the
beautiful sight. | ask Georgians,
therefore, to obtain a few seed Of
something and hide these unsightly
red hills. 1t will not only make the
country more pleasing to the eye,
but will prove beneficial for the flu
ture generation.
J. w. MORAN.
Monroe County, Ga.
-Southern Cultirotor.
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EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS
A DAY.

Benz. p. Wares remark in an
essay on "Corn Culture" that the
corn Of this country, during the one
hundred days required for It's matu-
rity, grows to the extent of $9,O0O,-
600 in value per day, amazes one on
first thought. He places the cor
crop at 1000, 100000 bushels, and at
an average price as worth 1916, OOO,-
600. This sum is twice the value Of
the wheat crop for 1888, three times
the value Of the cotton crop, and
0 than ten times the value of
the products of the gold and silver
mines together. ....-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-16
ORCHARDS.

In an address before the Western
New York Horticultural Society,
Mr.. Woodward stated that one hun
dred barrels of apples remove from
the land about as much phOsphoric
acid as one hundred bushels of
wheat, and about as much potash as
fifty bushels of wheat. The majority
of all orchards r forced to produce
a grain crop besides the fruit; and
continuous cropping through per
haps fifty years has removed the
two elements named, and exhausted
the soil. Wet straw has generally
been the only restitution made; a
poor reward for the exhausted crops.
No wonder that orchards are not
productive, and their fruit of no bet
ter quality.
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E

1t is said that sheep may be effec-
tually marked with dry Venetian
red, by simply taking a pinch Of the
dry powder and drawing the enc!os-
ing thumb and finger through wool
at the spot you wish to mark, loosen
ing the powder as you do so. 1t
will combine with the oil in the
wool, and make a bright red mark
that the rains will never wash out,
and which, without injuring the
wool, will endure from one shearing
to another, while it a be readily
cleansed out by the manufacturer.
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VALUE OF TOBACCO STALKS.

The remarkable use OF tobacco
stalks as a fertilizer is thus presented
by a correspondent Of the Richmond
Dispatch:
/ write now to give my experience
in the use Of stalks as a mulchlng
for Irish potatoes, which suggests
their value in another way. Last
summer I planted a crop of late po-
tatoes, and when we'll up L had them
worked, and intended covering the
ground between the rows thlckly
with tobacco stalks. L commenced
the operation, but after l had Gov
cred half of the patch and half OF
one row besides a rain set In pre-
vented further work in that direc-
ton until the plants were too large,
as [ thought, to be benefited by
applying the stalks. Thus n half
and a half row Of the patch was
covered with stalks and the other
half was not. On the half that was
not covered with stalks there were
myriads ofColorado bugs, and it was
only by the exerise of untiring vigl-
lance that it's entire destruction was
prevented. On the other halt, that
was covered with stalks, even down
to the half row, there was not a
single bug to be found during the
whole season. The tobacco stalks
seemed to have formed a line Of de-
markation beyond which the bugs
could not be induced to venture.
This was my experience, and from
it [ conclude that tobacco stalks
when applied as a mulching for
Irish potatoes will prevent the rav-
ages of the Colorado bug. | intended
to have tried the experiment again
this season, but was unable to do SO.
=. r. BUFORD.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-16
HOW MANY SHEEP TO THE ACRE:

Mr.. B. F. Magee in an address be-
fore the Indiana Sheep Growers AS
ISOLATION, in speaking of ~pasturing
sheep, says: "There is one thing
about %pasturing sheep that has been
overlooked, viz: the damage done
to the grass by being u over by
the flock. While 1 believe one acre
Of good grass would keep five, or
may be eight, sheep we'll, [ do not
believe 100 acres would keep 500
sheep. Five sheep would probably
do but little damage to one acre,
even though they were confined to
it, for in grazing they would make
but few tracks over it in a day, and
would easily find fresh grass each
day. But suppose we put 500 sheep in
a 100 acre lot; ifeach five sheep would
confine themselves to their own par
ticular acre, they would probably do
well in summer. But they will not
do this, and right here is where
theory and practice part company.
Our five sheep start out to Craze,
and the 495 go along with them.
Now, a sheep is a dainty creature
and likes clean food. So the hinder
most part of the flock keep pushing
ahead, paying little or no attention
to what has already been run over,
and being in each others way, each
would go over ten times as much
ground, before it is filled as it ought.
And having SO much more work to
get its food, it does not do so we'll
as n that can satisfy itself with
little or no exertion. Going over
the trail too frequently, and picking
about dung and urine for grass, is
doubtless what makes large focks
SO liable to disease.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-16
TO KILL POTATO BUGS.

c. w. Hollowelf, who has proba-
bly, murdered more potato bugs than
any man of III acquaintance, and
evidently has not the fear Of Bergh
before his eyes, writes us, referring
to the potato bug, that 4 pounds OF
Paris Green to 100 pounds of plaster
is too big a dose. He says 4 pounds
will scorch the potato vines like a
killing frost. He recommends L
pound of Paris Green to 100 pounds
OF land plaster, -four, ashes, or dust,
put on while the dew is on and it will
kill most ofthe bugs, but to kill them
entirely requires a second appllca-
ton.
"A hard cold is ofttimes cured by
a cup of hot lemonade taken at bed
time, as it produces perspiration. :.
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matter also serve by their decompo-
s;tion to keep the soil warm. On
land naturally cold, quick-acting,
heating manur is very important,
but on light sand the tendency is to
make the soil too hot and injure the
crop during summer and fall drought.
MAKING HORSE EAT SLOWLY.
Old horses often get in the habit
of swallowing their food too fast.
This is from a painful realization OF
not getting a square meal if they
DELAY. None the less the habit is a
bad one, and should be corrected. A
few clean cobble stones mixed in the
oats in their box and left there will
cause them to pick the feed over
slowly and masticate it more thor
oughly. Cut feed is less likely to
be eaten rapidly than whole grain,
and dry meal than that which has
been wet.
H DREAMING OF MILK.
Prof. Armsby, of the Wisconsin
Experiment Station, says that the
greater the difference Of Temperature
between milk and the surrounding
medium, the more rapid will be the
Dreaming. In series of expriments,
the amount O cream obtained ranged
from ninety-twO to ninety-eight
per cent. of the whole by the we'll
known Cooley system, while the
amount of fat in the skim-milk was
reduced from seven to two per cent.
1t was plain from the results attained
hat when milk is promptly set in
water containing plenty Of broken
ice, and having a temperature slight
ly above freezing, as complete a
Dreaming is obtained in eleven to
twelve hours as is possible by any
method.
DEMAND o CANNED TOMATOES.
English people have developed a
decided liking for tomatoes, and
as their climate is too cold for this
vegetable the demand must be sup
piled in it's canned state. Probably
the over-production Of canned to-
matoes a few years since made the
basis for a more extended use of
them, and thus a better demand in
future. Gardeners and farmers who
grow tomatoes will recover part of
their losses again when canned to-
matoes could hardly be given away.
1t is sometimes a good thing in the
end for prices of any product to 60
very low, as this increases the use of
it by those who could not afford it
before.
APPLYING PLASTER.
The rule in using gypsum should
be, a little at a time and often. 1t is
best applied on the leaves and before
a rain; but in midsummer or after
it will increase the size of ears Of
corn when a second application is
made, as compared with that only
plastered early in the Its
extraordinary effect on vegetation
under some circumstances suggests
the idea that it has often some
power to decompose air and make
its nitrogen available to plant food.
If this theory is correct one cal well
afford to apply gypsum frequently
in the hope Of occasionally hitting
the right time and condition for re-
ceiving the most benefit.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-16

ground in about equal parts, with .
little oil-meal added, makes the hast
food for the SOW while sucklino ~
increase the flow of milk ; and tbis
with clover pasture and plenty Of
soaked corn during the snmmer'win
promote a rapid and healthy growth
of the ~pigs.-NationM Lire-Sort
Journal.
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON,
OUNcANsoN BROS. .Auctloneers.

nUNCANSoN BROS, Auctioneers.
EXECUT0Hs SALE OF FRAME HOUSE AND
LOT ON MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, BE.
NORTHWEST
On TUEgDAY, JANUARY NINETEENTH, 90
1855, at FIVE O'CLOCK PM, ], as Executor, ..mN
VIII sell, In front Of the premises all thas part
LOT No. II, IN SQUARE SOUTH OF SQUARE
No. SIG.
beginning Massachusetts avenue SO northwest
nom the southeast of said Lot, and running
parallel with east and southeast lines of said Lot
Through to streets thence west with street 20 feet
thence parallel with first described lines 10 Massachu
sets avenue: thence southeasterly with said
20 feet to the beginning together With the improve
mentA ways, easements rights, privileges, &c TO same
belonging.
Terms: One-third cash; balance in one and two
years notes bear six per interest semi
annually and to be secured by deed of all cash
Ut option Of purchaser C0nveyar ciug, &c, at pur-
chasers cost deposit Of 800 required at time OF
sale Terms to be complied with In seven days, other
wise Executor the right to resell at risk and
cost Of defhutng purchaser after FIVE days public no
thce Of such resale In some newspaper published In
Washington, DC. VIM r. WOODWARD
Executor Of Estate Of Margaret Balm, deceased
ja7-J&ds
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DlElp.

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The fnnera viii take place tom Esm ~ ees Afs
Church. corner of Ninth and streets northwest
O'clock Pm, ?: M. Wednesday , january 2oth. lssS
BREWER. On January Is 1885. aa 10 O'Clock n
native Of Virginia but for the past thirty years rec
ident of Washington.
.na saa q 5 sses &
character by them his death Will be keenly felt and
IN his friendship kiLd father adsvoted husband md
useful citizen Death robbed Of fts sting and he
went down the valley, looking 10 bright and bssa
Funeral from his late residence on ThursaAy
morning. st ten O'Clock, No 3l1 Twelfth street south
BussTUs. At 1870 q M Monday, January 18th,
1885. Of pneumonia, ANNIE ELIzA, beloved via q
J 5s Sos1qs sna second daughter Of ELIZA and ths
Tunsrsl rom hsr late residences. sla ssrsss north
lives and friends ilvit ed to attend S-'' 3
CURTIS AT his late residence. 1881 Nsw yessy
ne q Nay "a the isss S,aSoi.s a.
May his soul rest In peace.
Notice offnneral hereafter.
oAEpo sx On Jsno 2, 1ssh; ASA 8. $50 Sdesk
1874 Sm n fFffsSSsszF In
widow Of the late Rev. Samuel Hsl0enRan. g., sd
services q ths residence Of her son4nlsw. irwin \
$50 pm
Interment at North wakes, Pa q
H0RRlGAN. January l6, 1eo6, ct 0clock p.
M, ANNE HORR10AN, native Of the city Of I'm
sSicS; Ireland ana Tor the iast n yssn rssdsas q
m neral nom the residence fher aanshssr, Enc.
4cMAhon. 641 G street northeast, Wedpe1doy, Janu.
ary 10Th g O'Clock p. Relatives and friends are
respectfully invited 20 q tend .
Il Ss -: ;s:;S s'e
Gone but not forgotten-
Funeral viii lake place nom It's parsurs resi6saoe,
7lb "a street northwest, "wednesday, 6 O'Clock
p n. Friends and relatives Invited 70 attend .
WILL1AM6oN. On Sunday, JAnuAry 18th, l6oo.
at Wateftown, n. r.. Rev. r. A WILLIAMSON, u
the thirty Of his age oldest son Of John
= snd Mary = Williamson. 81 ths c1ty. Inssenens
- Woteft0Wn. NY.
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THos. J. FISHER & Co.. AuctioneerA

sAI thS Sc n THE EE cry 81
WAsHfNGToN. ~, '. - . ~
in the aees OF
the District of Columbia, folio POS ct seq, and
Liber las Of said Records folio 3s ct &c., deiau!
having been made Hereunder, and the undersigned
Trustee therein named having been reuested in writ
Ing 50 to DO VIII proceed to sell the at PUBLIC
FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1886, at TWELVE E
81 in square 10 io42 in the city Of Washinso and
HOSES Maes Carts ana A other
property IL and upon the above described property or
hold interest in Lots No 8, a. and s. in said square
1912 and of the buildings improvements, rights and
rights renewal and purchase by the said deeds Of
trust conveyed and all the personal property fixtures
ing OF appertaining.
one and two years with interest payable semiannua
the said defer payment to be secured to the sat
cost Of the purchaser DEPOSIT Of $500 70 Be made
at T ss Of SAFE Ancs WEB. ayasses
Il ON. ON EIGHTH STREET, BETWEEN AND X
EiE SKY IS ssa RSsfss e
oSh6ek ~ in from. Of the premises, oisr Tor
as n m y
the W. corner ofthe said lot and running thence on
ss xsft 10 ss @ s.
% feet thence west 100 ieet the beginning; i'm
proved by small frame house. No. 921 Sth st. w.
Terms of sale as prescribed by the decree: One
third OF purchase money day of sale onethird in
one year and onethrd In two years thereafter, with
interest, the deferred payments to be secured by
purchaser notes and mortgage premises sold.
BENJAMIN q. LoVEJ9 9. Trustee,
DUNcANsoN BROS. Auctioneers ii2tu.th6sSds.
rHRUSTEE'S SALE OF a THREE-STORY BRICK
l. HOUSE ON THE SOUTH SIDE GF MARY
LAND AVENUE BETWEEN ELEVENTH
AND TWELFTH STREETS SOUTHWEST. 4
By virtue of decree Of the Supreme Court of 80
the District of Columbia passed ON the 9th day ;"9
OF January A. u. 1856, in cause No. O., TAD, Eg G&
Docket No. % pending in said court, wherein Henry
NJ. Knight and wife are compaiHaHts and Mary Sheed
and others are defendants, will sell at public
ton In front OF the premises on THURSDAY, THE
TWENTY-FJRST DAY OF JANUARY, 1856 AT
FOUR O'CLOCK P. NJ. all of lot numbered Nineteen
19 In Lawrences subdivision of part of square num-
bered three hundred and twenty-seven t327) inn:
proved by three-stOry brick dwelling house
Terms Of SALE prescribed by the decree: Oaethrd
OF the purchase money in cash, and the balance in
equal insallments in one and two years respectively
for which the promssOry notes Of the purchaser must
be given, to bear interest from day of sale six per
cent and secured by deed of trust property Sold or
ali cash Mt the purchasers option deposit of SlOO
at the time OF sale All conveyancing at purchaser
cost. II the terms of sale complied with in
seven days from day of SALE the the
right to resell at risk ard of deaulting purchaser
after hve days public notice Of such resale in
newspaper published in Washington d. c.
SAM'L MADDOX, Trustee,
1852 Louisiana avenue
DCNCANSON BhOS., Aucts ja9-dHdbs