The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-05-19

In milk and butter, over and above a,
plentiful supply for his family. This
too in a market where his butter brought
only 10 cents per pound and the milk
10 cents per gallon. His rule is not to
allow his cow to "run in the range but
to keep her in all the while. We DO not
wonder that his success has made him a
strong advocate of the stock law. To the
above is to be added the price realized
for a calf, 1929, making the aggregate
5000. Grass, clover, grain and stock
should have precedence in such a county
as Stokes. These first and then tobacco.
Grading is now being done by a
large force of hands for the enlargement
of u freight depot. 1t will, when fin
ished, almost double its present capacity.
We also learn that the company will at
once erect a nice passenger depot at the
north end of the enlarged freight build
ing, and Immediately at the foot of End
street. We hope this strong moneyed
corporation will show its appreciation of
the liberal support it receives from our
people, and give us a depot that will at
least be decent and comfortable. As a
rule the accommodations at stations on
Southern railroads are a disgrace to our
civilization. There is not a passenger
station from Richmond, Va, to Atlanta,
GA, that will compare with any on any
line north of the Potomac, even in viii
lagos of five hundred inhabitants. The
South is a heavy customer to these roads,
and their treatment should at least be
respectful. We hope for a change and
will welcome it gladly in our Twin
Cities.
We had the pleasure of a brief ram
bic owe the farm of Col. j. w. Alspaugh
on Saturday. His fine wheat, clover,
and we'll selected fruit trees, and general
neat systematic management, clearly in
dicates that he is quite as much at home
as a farmer as when as cashier he is man.
aging the finances of the First National
Bank. We noticed a fine lot of ensilage
corn, a field of peas sown broad cast,
which, with his clover, is designed for
ensilage. We trust the Colonel and 9th
ers may 60 far enough in this important
matter to convince the farmers of this
section that it is no mere experiment, but
that it is a real, practical, demonstrable
success. We are highly gratiied, too,
to see such progressive men as Col. Ais
paugh aiding and encouraging their
brother farmers, not only by advanced
thought and practice, in systems of farm
ing. but by coming promptly forward
and identifying themselves with the
movement for organizing the farmers. 1t
is a hopeful augury.
RAILROAD MEETING AT MocKsvILLE.-
There was an enthusiastic meeting of the
people of Davie county at Mocksville
last Saturday in the interest of the Roam
oke & Southern RAILROAD. Col. j. L.
Brown and Mr.. j. c.. Buxton represented
Winston, and report that the citizens of
Davie are moving with a determination
t o nave the road if hard work and liberal
subscriptions will secure it. This seems
to be the sentiment that actuates them,
and they say that if it comes to that
they will build the road to the river
themselves; hat they will and must be
put in connection with Winston and
other markets. Statesville and Moores-
vile were also represented by delegations
who gave encouraging reports of pro-
gress, Statesville having guaranteed a
subscription of 100000. This looks like
business. Committees were appointed
from the several townships of Davie to
take subscriptions and push the work
along. She is not a big county but every
inch of her is metal of the right ring,
and her people are full of vim.
We remarked to one of our mer-
chants a few days ago-dealer in general
merchandise-that the public had a very
imperfect idea of the magnitude of the
business done in Winston and Salem in
a year. 81 don't know what others are
doing" he replied, "but l know that
this house received three hundred and
eight carloads of goods last year" The
average carload is 10000 pounds. At
this rate this house received 100000
pounds of freight last year.
Miss Mary Hatchett, the bright,