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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1886-10-11
Sin aeIbIiMer 8etAa

auf Der 3uuse, beIonbers no5e Der 8nrSet, lit an itb
~aeniiaeno einen bilt0iea 3nitanO aujuseisct, Elm 9etben,
fur oslien Qntrpidslun9 bas belize gSetter dubsrit sintis
lit, nto wel5es Der Ssrbit oft ais cine it'd biutersiebenos
@rblbaft binterIdbt. Genn man es nitt %eniferut, mas
Ieidt nit $ pfetter'S Masenbttters ssiaebsm
fam, 10 ioleen ialimne Sranfbeiten bes Ntaefns nub
ser gtuseweibe bunpfe S4mersen inter ben unteret
rebten 0tippen, le6eIfeit unO &~opfi9mey5en. Gin
prompter @ebruud oieies pertbpoaen 6eilmitteIs lit
mac. IS Ibt einen b61r mobltbGttgen @tniluB dui Bite
Yeber aus. gSenn pur& cine @rlei6Ierung ber yeOdrme
bos 0tuperutB eutfernt ipoteen tit, bas Die 6unttIOn Der
mai ,uritd, uno Der She'll %oerielben, Der iib in's Slut
s~eOranst bat unO Sasisl6e Dsrnnretni9t: ptrb aus BENZ
%suuftton bes Gercauens mieoer oni. 0beumatismus,
SSeaielfieber nnO @iereulsiOeu wsidsu aud DOE Ocni
SitterS.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1886-10-11
9nr ~2Wnaemien@e.

Mn9eIi0t5 oer 9ungenieu9e,
tucl6e lei. einiGen SaDren inter Dem
Gtno0teb in oen Ser. Staten imnter
bGuiiger a~ufttiEt, ulO augentlidiih nas
mentlid, i'll ben WtaititdAen Der groben
@blcaaoer 8renuereteu bsrridht, uno Der
uuiere 8eb6roen allen Anide!u nab rotbs
los eesenIber itcben, miro fol9elt0e ytttz
tbeilutg zines bel erfdbreteu W2anles llber
oas iest in EUROPA unO in ben grOben
Giebsi0tereieH 9 Nfrtfa's ldon
lett SQbren algemein ge!;bte, in Der
s nj pung beS G%tnooiebS
beite6enOe Observation-Disclosures bon Sls
tersife leiu.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1886-10-11
zinc stluaune ans oeut @ptfe.

Sin Jarmer aus Sainols idreibt: na(n
oas 8eltlOe 9eile Shlitut, II Clinton
Ylace, 9fep yort, u. y" gor pier ytona=
ten lieB i'd mir ben rJtettungssAnter' tOnt=
men uno fam id S5ueu iest u met
ner .sr6Bten 6reube mttt9eitsn,
tn1l9s. Anter fir MIDI 9~epelen 1T, Oerut eS
bat mir brr9 ieile luertbpouen 5tat5I0Id9e
Die M annesfraft, bic @eiunobett,
ben 9ebensmutb II nb ben Trteben
interrogation. 9atte i9 lltr bus HnD
friiber Seleien, oanlt mirosu Die Quodioloer
uuo 8erfalier tuertbloier Sdrliten pom @bi=
cage, ct. &Ouis, cincinnati nno attbern
9r0Bern Stdoteli MID ni9t UNI $500 gepreIt
baben. Soffentlib miro Der vJtettungss
gluter" blelen ~iaubereu 6erren bolO DoS
i9nooe 9anbmerf lesen! Sell Iho Segem
Dem padern beutiden 9etls Snititut in y(e,p
gorf.
Ger .,9tetttttt9s =9tuaer" wirb fiir 25
Gents in Botmatfen frei perlattot.
Ser Gettun9s=Nnfer lit audi Sl babet in
Der 6eutl6en 5u6banotnn9. 4o Searbornz
ItraBe, Chicago, 81.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1886-10-11

1T gemiB cine ilberauS traurige Sa5e, fir
man9es Gbepaor. Isle unO rp0our0 Diefent
llebel in tiir5efer3ett ab8ebolfe1 wers
ben fa1n, seiSt Der ,9tcttttaeaz&anfer"
lpel6er BON benz ultelt ul6 belpdbrtelt oeutz
i9en SeilsSnititut in 9tew Dort beraus=
eeeeben Miro, auf Die flarite 0eiie.
Oas portrefFt9e 8u6 (250 Setten) mtro
ge9eu GinlenOuilg Don 70 @elttS in 4pit=
ramps frunco u1b pobl perltegelt %perldnbt.
@lorel1e: D eutsches HeiIinstitut,
IL Clinton Place, New York, N. Y.
23ps4N, nit TN
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1886-10-11
Nermii0teS.

-Mtt e m pfebIenspertbe 0orz
t6t lit bie5maI oas @eneraL : 8oitamt
gegeniber ben Angeboten fir ben Sternz
poifz Dteni It perfabren. gisber oab es
itet5 alagen, oaB g~erDiiisu 8ietern Ginblid
in bic Nn9ebote Dor Der amtIt6en @r6ffz
nIna Qeitattet poroeR lei. 9iesmaL tuurz
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1886-10-11
Sie gpreneun J ocS sea Gate

Dor cine miibielige, foitipiettge @rbelt, ober
Der 3lped re0tiertigt bic @nltrel8ull8, 9erz
ltopfltn9 III ir9eno ellerh lplc9tigen aanal be-
pelttet unbeil. 9inberrtiie i'll ben Organen
beS meuldJliben JtDrpers Derurla9en otleuaal
&rantbeit. Sic miiiien ipe99erQumt tuerocilI,
rpenn ilidt ber R6rper SIT @rltnoe se9ert lol.
6Glt mani Die 9e6er iii rbnnl9. 10 itr0iltt retz
lleS, GeiunDbeit, Stdrfe illto SebeIt tllbrenoes
Glut ourt6 ben R0rper; ldBt man lie 9eltort
meroei1, 10 pertopfen ii6 bic &an0le nit Hrl=
reinbeitet, wel0e Srantbeit itlto SOB berbets
@irfmrQ auf bic Sober ulb lit Der Slutresli.
eung Sr. Nierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery" (9oloeue meot6inti@e ~Gntoednn9)
oIeih.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1886-10-11

Neue MitteI uno ate urter teuem J2as
men iperoen fortDdbreuo eingeflbrt, trobz
benz be6auptet D.. Bulls 9nltenz SDrup
ben erlten YIab ais bette Wfeoistn ge9er
Grfdltungen, 9ufteH &c. Breis % gents.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1886-10-11

Gin tueiier Nann in unierer Stabt Bee
bauptet, DaB, UNI ben Dplen WertD oes
@eloes al befommen, man rs @ents fir
cine TGai6e Galuation Oel ausgeben ioate ;
es ift in pieIen SGuen mebr tpie ein DOLLAR
f1Prfh.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1886-10-11

@0ofe. Die (3ufn5s belief fi9 anf
G6rmo0e. 9reiIc tpei@et6 fir i6le9te
I'M BreiIe.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1886-10-11

Ole @ d uetne 3ufu6: betrua ca.
81, 500 5tiid. geget ia, 200 0tif III 6ergors
node. Yretie lpei9euo. IS wuroe be;ablt
$3.S0@4.45 tir CUTE bis bette uno I9mere !;
ebet iolGe leiWte $3.90@4.35.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1886-10-11
G5:pa6c m40ner.

peI5e tbre uoae Mlanuestrair uub Gtati5itGt sts @s!s
les pie6sr 5n e~rtaEgeu piuiben, Io1teH ni1t 1eriaas
men, ben >, SmseHo3rcnnS'' 81 teieu, Das nit pies
Jr oia5t 8,ij6 fnb it tssrr ttr meus t'' Seifp,r ga asstW nsss
ourb TanieMpe iunerbolb ~tiy;eiter 3sit opne Sctuisi,Ss
rnrg uouItatSis rOieoeylerse!clt Wuroen. 9iIperiass
rem etenio etHiG6 ais bitlig. Sober ietH rigeners Nrst.
GdiGt 25 Gents in Clamps uto SBr beeomm mi has @ud
p~sriegett unb franco Suqei9idt Don Der ., 9Sgtpat= sits
itgo Gispe ferg't, IL s. 9ouhon Str, near
g%roa5pan YtW Oort Gttp. 9lu1SiaG II
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1886-10-11
8
Gin Sic gtimm 1cber BON guYaae 60.

NN Die SIllsW 3cUeE UNN &HRuBR %.
SD babe Don einem @srii6t Se9Drt. bab i'd 6as Amt
etne6 S4asn1eiiters ne5 gsHarntea Gountp, peAt ere
pI9lt, Mot auue5rnst roirbC.
So bin ett Gaupibat fir beia9tc5 Nmt bis 5unt SdluB
Der a8abL am niGiten ?. 9top, tno miro es mid ireueh,
bic Gtlnlmcn meiHer Gtit6iii ger Sn erbaiten, ltts Dtnn
erlodblt Deroe i'd mtG ST qaGitfi5iren iu9eu.
&!tein fneiGaft nj nrmt seseaUartiS inette sarse SetI
tx NHiprud, 10 rag ID uItt I'M Gtdnoe bin, bic pers
lAtepenen &owns III %beInden. Ibtnngspoh
Sssf T@e. Ss. Is. Is. SEipo.e-
Noperuile, /. Oft. 1886. 1m6
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1886-10-11
Staot Ub1rago.
Werwe9ener Club ru@.
Ste SaFe cineS 9aunereins INT $4,000
gepIiinoert.

| Sic SafTe cineS 9annereins ,aut $4,000
9epIinocrt.
Gin iiberaus Derue9ener Gtnbru6 Duroe
9onneritag ge9en Worgen an Der Ni6lalo
9ue. uuo g. IL. Str. i'm @rogei6oB unter
4au & 6enfel'5 NpDtbefe Deribt, tDobet
ben nd6tltden 8eiu4ern nah Sprenguug
zines 0eIolGraufs $4,000 in 0elo,
8onos, 6ppotbefell 9eireil &c. in Die 0dt1oe
fielen. Oas geitobleue Gtgentbum geborte
Der ,MlblanD Nue. ButloiHg & 9oan Niioz
c%iation", uno $4,000 oapon beitanoen III
baarem @eloe.
SIN elmer, porgeitern Qbenb abgebaItenen
SiBunq oe5 SuuuereinS couecttrte 5err ..
s.. @al, Der S6ubmeiiter, ettua $4,000,
Die nebit Yriuatpapieren Wau'S gum Bee
trdae BON $1L, 900 unb lolden 9etteIs i'm
gEertbe BON $1100 in benz i'm Glub3trtrrler
beftnoli6en @eloihrane cingel6lollen tpur>
ben.
Ser fre6e Gtnbru6 nurbe erit un 9
I6r Ulorgens eutoedt. Oie 8nlisei 1teate
feit, oaB Die 9taubuogel Die Ebiir etnes
&oDlen lduppeus butter Dem @rogel6oB,
uno Johann cine, ans G%lub3iinnter grenz
aenoe. Sheieemato erbroden batten.
Wert6papiere gum Betrage Don $1,000 fanz
ben Iid lpdter in einem Seiten9GB6ent
bod feblt BON $4,000 in Ser. Staoter
Bonos unO ben $1,000 in 8aar jeoe Spar.
Gin We1iel iiber SIT, Der bon DEM DtebS
ita0I berribrte, fanD ft0 am TiaOaft at
Der 9aliteoitr.
Die S%prengung bes @eIbi6ranfs pur6e
offenbar BON einem Sahueritdnotgen pors
9enommen, Der nit einem 8soa. 8obrer bic
GuBere Ibiir, tpte auh oaS Gombi1attous>
16leB our6bebrte uno leBteres 5erbra1,
porauf It6 Die &biir letdt 0ffnen lieB.
@s lit angemetn angerommen, oaB
i60ne5 6aar zines Der lnentbebrltbtteH
@ler1ente at etltuebmenoem 2luS leben lit.
QDer's 6airzGisor erbalt 0as Qaar frtlh,
glQnSenD uno DoQ.
Sbnc 8efaWeroe sm rerf0lttGem
Or. pierce's Pellets" (bie nrlpriin9lt9en
sGeberpia9en) teiu S9mterS o5sr @rimntell.
Ste turlrelt nerp0IeS rto bill0leS Toptpeb,
Wta9enldure u1D reirtigeu ben Or9antsnns
1lllo Die SGrt1e. 25 @tS. Die Slal1e.
Wtdrtter Ino %1Stauen, mel6e td9ltD ettte
bis 5rpet Stlnben 3eit iibri9 baben, tonllerI
in berlel6en mOdentltGb gang leibt je tlrf
bis 6ebn Dollars oaourb petoienen, oaB lte
olssllllere N9enten einen fir ieoen 0au5s
bolt nertbDollen Qrtifel perfaufen. Solde,
Die bterauf reflettire1, mogen gefdQiglt cine
o0er 6lpet Yerlonen, auf uel6e tie lt0 be-
rutet tonnel, at9ebeit. IS. sc elttaeoter
81 so. 81 NtercertraBe, Seem gort.
2sin9pS
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1886-10-11
NteDmnrft.

stn1 Ginopiebmartt bctrug Die !3ufubr ca.
Az oO Stud, ,9e9ei1 AZ, $50 Stiid it oerSors
mo9e. Der Ufartt i9loB felt 3u Yreiien bic
Der 8ortpo0e.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1886-10-11

@s lit augemein anserommen, baB
i60nes 6aar zines Der unentbebrlt61ten
@lemente at ei1uebmenoem 2luS leben lit.
QDer's 6airz Gisor erbalt Oas 0aar frtlh,
gl6nSenD uno noQ.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1886-10-11
SDne 8eT0weroc ia verTDImGem

~W"~ OVTWWTFUV OW 1VtVT**
Or. pierce's Pellets" (bte uElpriingltben
egeberpia9en);. tein S9merS oSsr GlrImlnet.
Ste turlrelt neruOies uno bilioleS &optmeb,
Wta9enldure urO ~reiti9eu ben Or9antsmus
nno Die Odru1e. 25 @tS. Die Slal9e.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1886-10-11
AeDertQDrtss SUetne

waHaae. nmp 9lent.Wefhaf
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-10
FIFTY YEARS WITH THE HONEY
BEES.
For the Progressive Farmer.

For the Progressive Farmer.
Among my exploits with bees was
one when small lad, assisting my
mother to hive new swarm which
had located rather high for conven-
ience. Nearly the whole swarm was
precipitated on my head, hat knocked
off, severely stung, eyes closed.
Years after had a swarm settle on
my hat, neck and shoulders with no
one to assist, took them off, and put
them in hive, receiving but one
sting between two of my fingers, the
bee being squeezed. Bees may be
handled with impunity.
A swarm of bees consists of Queen
(formerly called King) and workers,
which are neuters, in, or during the
fall and winter. In the Spring
drones are reared (supposed to be
males) which are destroyed by the
workers in the latter part of Sum
mer or in early fall The income
from stock of bees varies in differ
ent localities according to manage
ment, from no income to one, two
hilu oolhOoiiHCS OHIO0 SoOu SN al Hio
and no surplus honey to 100 pounds
from the old stock, 25 to so pounds
from the new ones, the value de-
pending on the near market Three
to six hundred pounds have been re-
ported in some of the Northern
States and even eight hundred in
California. While these last amounts
may not be attainable in North Car
olina, there is not the least doubt
that money enough may be saved
taking one year with another to pay
our taxes, County and State, and it
comes from such source that it
would not be missed. 1t costs no.
thing to feed the bees; no fencing
to do, not much room needed, the
outlay being merely for hives and a
few stocks of bees. Italians are the
best. The. writer has frequently Oh
tanned from 80 to 100 pounds in
poor locality in Wake county, and
he is certain the amount can be
doubled in other localities. The care
necessary can mostly be done at odd
intervals, say before breakfast or at
noon time, by the male laborers, or
by ladies who may properly be
proud of the luxury they add to the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-10
TOBACCO AND COTTON RAISING.

Mr.. d. C.. Goodwin, of Rialto,
gives us some facts with regard to
his experience in tobacco and cot
ton raising during the past year.
He planted eight acres in cotton
and three in tobacco. He used
guano with both crops and tended
both with equal care and diligence.
1t was bad year for cotton
and he made only two bales. He
carried the two bales to market
and received considerably less than
a hundred dollars for them. He
carried about four hundred pounds
of his tobacco to market and re-
allied over $40 for it clear of
warehouse expenses. This was
not his best tobacco, and if the re-
maing part of his crop sells in pro-
portion to the first sale, he will get
near thousand dollars for his
three acres Of tobacco. About ten
dollars per acre for his cotton and
about $500 per acre for his tobacco!
-Pittsboro Home.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-10

August and commenced to use it
first Of December | put up that
year siXty-seven two-horse loads of
corn, and it fed 26 head of cattle all
the Winter. | think it gave out in
April. Last Fall | put up about
the same amount in the same man
ner and at about the same time of
year, except that | did not pack
and tramp it. This caused me to
lose about one-fourth of the ensi-
lage. / found on opening it that
all around the wall it had rotted
and a vacant space existed large
enough for person to crawl around
it, and the ensilage here was rotten,
though inside of the bulk it was
sweet and sound. On account of
losing this amount, it has only fed
20 head of cattle from the first of
December up to about this time. |
feel sensibly the loss of it on account
of my milk and butter supply run
ming short, and of inferior quality.
| have two silos made of rock and
cement. Dimensions of each are
twelve feet wide, fourteen feet long,
and thirteen feet deep, built under
ground. Have a drain pipe to car
~ of the water and keep it dry. [
have never used but one of the
silos because one of them will hold
as much as | need to run me through
the Winter and in the Summer my
habit has been to pasture my cattle.
| have never tried anything but
corn, except the first year | put in
on top of the corn Z loads of grass
which made good ensilage. / am
satisfied from my experience with it
that grass, pea vines, weeds or any
thing that is green, if properly put
up i'm well-cOnstructed silO, will
pay. | have occasionally fed my
horses on it; they like it and it
is good as change of food. though l
do not think horse could be kept
fat on it if worked regularly.
Very respectfully,
w. A. LASH.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-10
A LEVEL HEADED FARMER.

There is a man in Nash county,
well known to us, and who now
lives in the neighborhood Of our
old home, who has been keeping
house 35 years, and he never has
bought pound Of meat, or peck
of meal during that long period. He
has bacon on hand which was put
up 19 years ago, and there is not a
bug or skipper on it. He has on
hand now the wheat raised in 1884
85, and makes everything on his
farm that is absolutely required for
sustenance and comfort and happi-
ness. Such man is rich, and he is.
Mirror.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-10
WINSTON, N. c., MARCH 10, 1886

with some evidence of rheumat-
ic twinges in his legs.
Young, man." he said solemnly,
you are far away from home, amt
you?''
YES. replied Dyke, dropping
his eyes beneath the stern glances of
the farmer 6 In my ancestral halls
in England, sad-eyed retainers
wearily watch and wait for my re-
turn
'Go home, young man, 60 home
to your feudal castle, and while on
your way across the rolling deep,
muse on the fact that ensilage is
simply canned food for live stock
put up expressly for use in silo,
which is nothing less than an air
tight pit where cornstalks, grass,
millet, clover, alfalfa and other
green truck is preserved for winter
use, as green and verdant as the
sub-editor of The Farmers Friend
and CultiUotors' Companion.
And Dyke Fortescue sighed as
he remarked to himself: There
ain't so blamed much fun in running
an agricultural paper as thought" :.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-10
State Stems.

Collections in the 4th internal
revenue district for the month of
February aggregated SD, S.
A few days ago negro convict
was killed on the railroad near Mt
Airy by an unexpected fall Of earth.
More than three hundred con
victs are daily at work on the Cape
Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad, be-
tween this place and Mt. Airy
Governor Scales has pardoned Joshua
Holloway, a white man. convicted
seven years ago of manslaughter
and sent to the penitentiary for
twenty years.. Mad dogs are play
ing havoc with things in the north
ern part of Alamance. One passed
through there a few days ago and
bit 18 dogs and several sheep and
calves. Patrick White, venera-
BILE citizen living near High Point,
in this county, died on the 23rd ult.
At his request his remains were bu-
ried under an apple tree near his
residence Judge Clarke well sus-
tains the reputation hitherto at
tanned by him, at Alamance court
this week, by imposing a fine OF
$4,000 and 80 days Imprisonment on
a witness for coming on the stand
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-10
THE AGRICULTURAL EDITOR.

THE AGRICULTURAL EDITOR.
Dyke Fortescue rambled into the
office of a rural newspaper publisher
in the interest of a small class Of
rural readers, and named The Far
mers' Friend and Cuhiudtors' Compan-
ion. The proprietor intended to be
absent for two weeks, and Dyke
undertook to hold the journals head
up stream until his return.
"You will receive some visitors,
quite likely" said the proprietor
& Eetertain 'em. Entertain 'em in
a manner which will reflect credit
upon the paper They will want to
talk stock, farming, horticulture, etc,
you know. Give it to EN- strong
Dyke bowed, borrowed a half-dollar.
got clean shave, a glass of beer
and soon returned to face the music
and edit the first agricultural jour
nal with which he had ever been
connected.
g I can feel that with my journal
istic experience, it will be just fun
to run an agricultural paper" said
Dyke to himself.
At O'Clock p. m. the first visitor
showed up at the door Of the office,
and Dyke cordially invited him in
side The farmer entered hesita-
tingly and remarked that he had
expected to meet the proprietor,
with whom he had an appointment
to discuss ensilage.
Il am in charge of the journal, -
said Dyke.
80, you are Well, you seem to
have pretty clean office here
ayes" replied Dyke; 'but about
this ensilage Ensilage is pretty
good breed, isn't it?'
Breed" exclaimed the farmer,
"why-'
II mean it's sure crop; some
thing you cam rely
"Crop! Why, it isn'ta crop at all. .
eyes, yes; [ know it isn't a crop"
said Dyke; perspiring until his col
lar began to melt away down the
back of his neck, "but you can do
better and cleaner work with a
good sharp ensilage on stubby
ground than
"Take it for sulky plow, do
you?
mo, no, said Dyke. You don't
seem to understand me. Now, if a
farmer builds an ensilage on low
ground"
Build an ensilage! You seem
to have got the thing mixed up with
some kind of a grainary.'
"Pshaw, no. continued Dyke.
Il must make myself palmer You
see the ensilage properly mixed
with guano, and three parts hy-
pophosphate of antimony, with the
addition of little bran and tan
bark, and the whole favored with
chloride of lime makes top dres-
sing for strawberry beds which,
':Why, ensilage isn't any manure y
"No, certainly not said Dyke.
Il know it is not often used in that
way. You don't catch my drift.
When / said top dressing, | meant
turkey dressing-stufing you know
for Thanksgiving"
'sGreat heavens, man! Ensilage
isn't human food!
mo. not human food excactly."
said poor Dyke, grinning like an
alms-house idiot, "it isn't food at
all in the true sense of the word.
NY plan has always been to lasso
the hog with a trace-chain and after
pinning his ears back with a clothes
pin, put the ensilage into his nose
with pair of tweezers.
"My goods lands You don't use
ensllage to ring hogs9
"I never believed myself that it
should be used for that purpose, but
when you want to ring hens, or
young calves to keep them from
sucking
The farmer gravely shook his
head
"Did you ever try ensilage on the
hired girl p said Dyke desperately,
and winking like bat at 1870 a. m.
The farmer slowly arose, and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-10
THE SILO-HOw 1T SUCCEEDS
IN STOKES COUNTY.
[For THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER

put up my first ensilage in the
Fall of 1883. l took the corn from
the field just before the ears began
to get hard. / used Baldwin cut
cut and a Sandwich Horsepower
Cut it in three-fourth inch lengths.
AS 1 filled my silo, | had it well
trampled down. After got it full
| weighted it down with rocks. /
filled my silo in the month of
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agricultural.
SWEET POTATOES IN CLAY SOIL.
For the Progressive Farmer.

With the same expense per acre,
sweet potatoes at thirty cents per
bushel, are more profitable than
cotton at nine cents per pound. X >; x
BEDDING POTATOES.
Water is the great enemy of
. bedded potatoes. ENcavate a
pit one foot deep; fill the pit with
cornstalks (laying all the same way)
until the stalks are at least three
inches above the level of the edge
of the pit Place on the cornstalks
at least three inches Of the strong
est and best stable manure. If the
manure is dry, dampen it, and then
lay the potatoes (Iarge ones) at
least one inch apart. Cover with
sand or loose earth. Do not cover
more than half an inch deep. If
slips are desired early the bed
should be covered every night. and
should be we'll protected against
hard rains. Bedded the 10th of
April, will give an abundance of
slips by May 5th * x x
CULTIVATION.
Two-thirds of the cultivation of
potatoes should be done before the
potatoes are "set out The land
should be well ploughed, and well
harrowed-,reU ploughed and ueU
harrowed-before being made into
ridges" Hog-pen manure is the
best Offertilizers, those containing
large per cent of potash carbon
ate of lime, and fair per cent. of
phosphoric acid, are best Do not
plant too close together; this is the
cause of many failures. The after
cultivation is so familiar to all that
it need not be commented on.
KEEPING SWEET POTATOES.
More sweet potatoes are lost
from heat than from cold. If a
heavy frost should come before you
have "dug" your potatoes, take "all
hands" with hoes and cut the vines
off at the surface of the ground,
and cover with dirt, and the pota-
toes will be in no danger unless the
ground should freeze After the
potatoes are "dug" they should be
placed in layers i'm houses and dried
(that is, cured y; about ten days, if
the weather is favorable, is long
enough.
POTATO HOUSE.
This is built of logs,-build seven
feet high-then lay logs over the
top, as if you were laying floor;
make the door in one end, and
make three places in the logs on
top to insert siX-inch tunnels ca
feet long is sufficiently, for ventila-
ton; ''daub" inside and outside,
also on top with mortar, or mud, if
you cannot do better, and then COW
er it with a good root. The door
should open on the outside, and
should be made double and filled
with sawdust. 1t should be fastened
with a chain so that it could be
kept opened a few inches in favor
able weather, for ventilation Sand
should be hauled i'm summer. and
placed near the house in conical
piles, and when you are satisfied
that it is perfectly dry place it in
the house. In banking the po-
tatoes, cover each layer with sand
two and a half inches on top is suf-
ficient. The same sand can be used
year after year The writer has for
many years followed this plan and
has always had plenty of sweet po-
tatOes
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table and the money they add to
the purse.
Next article will be how to man
age. JOEL CURTIS.