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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-25

new, $4,000 copper brl; sweet potatoes LIS
@3.00 per bril-
Chickens spring, sl5o@300
mixed, S2.50Cp3 90; hens, $3.00C93,25. - ~
EGos-- Firm; bxs, 12l<c; cases l3c.
NuTs--Cocoanuts, $500 per 100 Peanuts,
Virginia, &c; Tennessee farmers stock, 3@
&c; roasted, 2Hc higher shelled, lOc Pc
cans, Texas, 99l2c.
RAisNs--London layers, $780, layers,
1915; California, 1926.
BUrTER--Butterine 15@20c; creamery, %
CIpER---0zark, $3.50 per brl, and $3.50 per
half brl.
vINEoAn--Per gal, s@i2c.
miscellaneous.
WHISKY - Straight Kentucky Bourbon,
Sl.50@6.00; Robinson and Lincoln counties,
Tenn, sharp advance, Si.60@300; Eastern
common WHISKY, 00c@$l.25, according to
proof
BAoGISo---G@7c
TIEs---S1 .0OGl.I5
sHor--Drop, Sl.45i buck, sl.75.
LEAD---6lfc.
NAILs--Iron, $40; steel, 81. 25@235.
Powder So Kegs, $500 half kegs, 1915;
quarter kegs, $l75.
sEEps--Red clover, si.75 per bu; timothy,
So'%o per Du ncIusi oDC per Du Dlut RThsS,
Sl.25 per bu orchard grass, 81. i0gl60 per
bui German millett, $l.s5 per bu.
HIDrs--Dry flint, No. !, i0@ilc; No 2, 10
&c; dry sailed, 5h@7c; green sailed, No. /,
DC; No. 2 3lSci green, 3@ic; sheepskins, 15c
@si.00; irregular.
TopAoco--Common, 25@95c; other grades,
3661S5c.
sNurr CARROTS, $685. Ralph's, si0.25;
railroad, sa25i Gail a Ak, 5000
Coal 0n--Primc white, Wholesale lots, loc
per gal,
BEEswAx-ls@20c.
TALJow-36Jic.
Woodbury. grease wool, unwashed, 100
he; clear grease wool, 2O@25c; bury washed,
2Og30c; tub washed, S0@4c.
Live stoek.
LAMDs-Choicc, $500; common TO good,
per head, $3.0O6ol.00.
IIo0s-Choice light, Sc; common, 4I<c.
CATrLE-Choicc, 4II@44c; good, Axe; fair
TO medium, 2lS@3c; scallawags, 5000 per
head.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-25
Hond. aud stocks.

The following list Is corrected regularly,
and may be regarded rs the latest quotations.
BANK STOCKS
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-25

opois opened quiet aud closed arm; mid.
Hing Zoe. Bales, i6l bales Quotations
Hcrc as follows Ordinary, nc; good ordI.
p<ry. ii-iCc; low mlddllng, 0 o.ioo; mid.
Sling. Zoe; good middling, ioKc; middllnR
Dir, 10 i5-i0c; fair. II o-i0c.
Futures opened quiet and steady and closed
bar'ly steady. a. follows May, oo3@o %;
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-25
VIGILANCE QuorArIoNs.

Ordinary, 7Ac; good ordinary, 3.iOc; low
middling, oS-iCc middling, O0igc; good
middling, oisci middling fair, 10 size; fair,
sominal Dusty, 10 to ie lower
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-25

impors-h &LR RRS c,o&sw RR, n
kcs&MRR, 90 &c &BRR O. steamer
"a wagons, Total, NJ bales
inporis M a cRR 100 c,o&swRh o.
Amen nor.h. az Total, loo baics.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-25

EWmL be found an excellent remedy for
sick headache. Carters Little Liver Pills.
Thousands Of letters from people who have
used them prove this fact. Try them.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-25
FINANCE AND COMMERCE,
MONEY 8 PER CENT, NEW YORK Ex-
CHANGE "a PREM. SELLING.
Cotton Quiet and steady--Middli Cot
ton o e-loc--sales Today. 400 Bales
Tho Tone OF the General Market
Steady--Meats Steady.
ArrFaL orrroK,

THURSDAY EVENING, May "a, 1884
Money Is IN good demand at per cent
The bank supply is more than sufficient Tor
all business purposes.
The claorip0- hopxe renori IL M follows.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-25

LONDON, May 2L--Consols closed nj 90 lilo
Tor both money aud the account The Rank
Of England gained f2s0OO bullion ON bal.
anccs today. The bullion In the Hank of
England increased fits,OOO during the past
week. The proportion Of the Bank Of Eng.
land reserve TO liabilities Is now $3.50 per
cent.
rlriS, May 9L-Thrcc per cent rcntcs s2f
ssc Tor the account The weekly statement
OF the Bank Of France shows an increase Of
0,vco Coof gold and 0,0oO,Ocof silver.
RANK cLEAniSas.
cnosoo, ILL.,, May 2i.-clcarings, $40, is6.
COO
NEw YoHx, May 2L-Clcarings, sa2sia
e0ii balances. N,Oi0.Oi5.
sr. Loris, No, May 2l--Clearings, a. sGi,.
$50, balances tis7.go.
BALrrvonr. Nd, May 2L-Clcarlngs, o..
Oh, 700, balances, t2S2,iSJ.
bosros, Mass, May 2L-Clearings Ga.
1873, J2s balances N,0mSSi.
PmiAnNLrHiA, Pa, May 2l-Clcarlngs.
ts,5Oo,iia balances. ti,ti3,0ia.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-25
COTTON MARKETS.

The local cotton markc, opened quiet and
steady and closed quiet and steady; middllne.
sploc. Sales 400 bales including none las,
ssening. Of which none to exporters and all
70 spinnen
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-30

r. Corning Leavenvorth. Of the q. r. 4
lsocsl freight oiiice. - the person lsteiy
narrieo snd a. houae &C f0i south Division
a and not Ed g. LesTen worth. Chies Clerk
81 The general freight 0ftice. as srr0neoasiy
stated YESTERDAY.
James Nsndersuis and wife returned
yesterday morning from al extended East
ern trip They attended the General synod
81 ne Reformed church Of America which
pss held AZ Catskiil. y. Il.
Joseph Rusche. Who has been a. Am
Arcor for the past four years. taxing the
riviI engineering course has returned home
viii = after as name and dipions in
h's socket
Fred p. Sherman Is in Ann Areor at
tending Commencement exercises a. th~
University He has been sagsxsi As princi-
pa of lls Charlotte Hlxh school Cor next
year
6ev Stevenson. of Nsvssis. and bis wife.
A. vtsinne NJ ant Ars u E Moran. Gov
Stevenson = an uncle af Ms. Norsn-
NJ and Ms. Jno. Nortou 8l 81 Bsrfia
. hsve gone fer short visit vii trends
h Leafs. ti-senvil le AMI Sparta
Ms. j = Neison AMI son ieft yesterday
ar serkshire haI. Mass. where they wili
n.snt tae Sumnev.
Mrs.A- T. Kellorr a. Bostwick-st.. has
one - Naixaxka ioF a two veeks visit
ith lrienes
D c. Powers and bride sr-ivsi Ia ne city
YESTERDAY nlorninE ron Inckpart y II
NJ. nr Ahe. son and osuEatsr of Erie
Ia. sre visiting NJ. ;. Asasorta.
Hon "A. C hHrch made a rafl1catior
Ep~sch n Bsnsor THURSDAY night
Ms Anna an lSeid bas gore - Chicago
Cor 'sw tags sii ~lth frieHds
Ms Lila hinmsn. 81 Adrisr. = visit
ifinx NrS E1o1rss Aarwocd
Niss Nefse Rozprs 80 kc1e East 10
srena the summer rscatisn-
F. <. Brigbsm. Of ssfiss4. Ws.. = visit
Ing -e stives n thfs citv
~ tsr - las resrr7e7 e~srs Nj
wsnkee snd Chicaxo
Asss E1lth 8aaley vent g. her hsrne IN
jackson YesferfaF.
~ Larsine imnen a 80 --a-. ~ ser
~~saer a. ssekzcn.
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-30

Captain David Forbes, of the Grand Rap
ids Cricket Club. has chosen the following
Eleven 10 com pete with the Chicsgos on the
Fourth Of July. The Club arrives at Gas a.
m. and all the members of the home club,
who can get out that early in the morning,
are requested to 90 up and meet them:
1. Capt. 70 rbes, cross point.
-. III. B. Saynor, bowler.
3. J. T. Deacon. long field on.
4. N. w. shaw, long ield off.
5. John Robson, short slip.
s. +. Prosser. long slip.
Z. n. B. Scribner. long stop.
5. T. w. StrahsD, square leg.
o w. q. Denns, point.
10. John w. Whyte, long leg,
IL. John G. Bonn. wicket keeper.
Substitutes w. A. Bowen. j. G. Graham
J. N. Lingley.
Umpire-Peter Dorsn.
Scores. W. Smith.
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-30

Yesterday afternoon AZ Reeds Lake =
small boat containing three ladies' vas ran
into, just ss it was approaching the dock,
By the steamer Sport Had the accident oc-
eurred when tbe steamer vas under fall
headwsy is probably would have resulted
seriously. At the tine the accident occur
red Capt. Poisson sou Charlie. lad sppsr-
entity sc0uz eight years Old was AZ The
wheel. Tie was - frightened be left bis
pest and ran 20 the engineer crying cut
on ice but was too scared 10 tel wnat
VA the matter. Itw0uid seem thst snail
bey vas scarcely the person 70 be intrnsted
with such q position.
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-30
Another chalI.nes from sh.sh.y.

hUsKEsos. June 29.-Joe Sheehey has
just returned from Milvsnkes and being
SHOWN your Ludington correspondents ac-
count Of the Sheehey- Kinnaird fight claims
that be has not been treated fairly therein.
He says he Knocked Kinnsiru out in the
third round with q siK.ounce glove; that
kinnaird vas in the pink Of condition hav-
ing been in training for match with Wan
mop that be lSheeheY) made no foul
throughout the dght and considers Kinnaird
n duasr who cant hEat a little bit.
shsshey says be viii Eght Kinnsird for a
stake. purse. gate receipts. or love. at any
time and place be may desire outside OF
Grand Rapids. JfM Rosrxs0S.
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-30
Ths soronian.

The young ladies connected with the
Ames NJ. +. church, calling themselves
The Soronians," gave very pleasant en-
tertainment and fair at Red Mems Hall, on
South Division-st., last evening. The hall
Was crowded all evening. and everybody
enjoyed themselves. The Gipsy Tent, .
presided over by Miss Allie Fish,
was one of the features of the
evening. Besides the ice cream. cake, arti-
clss for sale, etc. the following musical
programme vas given: Instrumental solo.
Miss VanValkenburg; vocal solo. Miss Hen
iks; dialogue, the Misses Gregory, Cherest
Johnson, and Mr.. Bush; vocal solo, "A
Light Ia the Window" Miss Allie Fish;
piano solo. Mr.. Cornelius; violin solo, Mr..
ksuupdv
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-30

A psrty Of forsisn tourists from the Meth
srisnds. spent yesterday IN seeing the sights
Of this city. They visited the furnifurs fsc.
tories ard other places cf interest. The
tourists were F a. E~sr1iuisn. Fl T. ca
del. I %. Ncbscs. h. G. SchuVieu burx. = =
r f}Timois 4 ArsnsyE. Miss n Westrs
and sister. They we're escorted abous BY
Jean Steketes. Nice-t tcn.ni of TIE Neither
lsnds. ani sx Mayor George g stskstss.
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-30

TIE above h sppiicabls IL spsaking With
references 70 tls< pop1-sx efloxds hoebs. =
~Bea Her,s kscord Bxeakens and De
trost Slnkssrsa fsvoxiss asd standard
exsnds of ciUnrs nanafncsnred by Geo.
hssbs Co. q DsGroik ssd rsosntiy sstAb-
asbsd IN this e;ty ey sAsir pop1lss yoons
representative nr. y c. 6attivsn aad nseh
Mr.. saiiivsn and qaaiisy of the soodA a
larrs increasing dsmand Tor the above hes
sstsbiissod issslf amenx the Grsnd Rapids
smokers.
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-30
rsk AIl,Mhl ptchlc
was nska Yesterday Af-srnssa - Judge
~ ADpsA<2ass~


~ Anssa<saes~
1bs Hish seAesi Alanai plcaie vss
bsld e Rsei's Lzks yesterday afternoon
Whsa . IEIxa z1x-B xkxLD rsporssr 81
dssyossd 70 esssin particulars hkss bsrsha
wo.f % vhan Ehs nsnb<n Esssrsiiy ne
fsFssd ne reporter. declined - gsss sny In.
foxmAkzon IN regard 10 tAs eoDnitIe~ and
tErDsd away sIfb . sap<Eeiisoas smila
who are on yo1r ysrio0s ooaa -eitfeek
inquired tss repoEtsr.
Il csnno< tel yea. she rspized
Why" askrd the scribe.
~ch. sscaass can't vas the answer.
and she turned away With the superior
sort Of snsiie which had done ousy a lh<
alumni plcaic ixsf year.
A C. Newell. vhsn approached. very
politely. gave the following commits
ices 90 rxffss hmsnfs Class Of So
Nellie Turner. Bertha Wolf IS. Lillian
Qu<sley. AEnsss Connells 81. Nellie Austin
Ersis kselsr. 'oe. Jessie Hetbezington and
Aobis Norton. They were assisted D,
Asssrs George Fitch. Frank Austin. Rob
sxt Wolcott and A O. Newell
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-30

Arrangements have been made to have .
grand eslsbrstion st Reeds Lake on the
Fourth. The base ball park viii be COM
plstsd before the Fourth, and two games Of
ball will occur, one a. 10 o'clock and the
other al 2.30 A competitive drill will take
place al O'Clock. Boat racing will take
place al $50. to be taken part IN by large
number OF competitors. AMI q grand dis
play OF fireworks will be given Al p. M
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-30

for young ladies Who ere troubled With
freckles. pimples. mosh add tan and . bad
skin generally to use liquid paints or dry
powders. for they only u axe the skin look
Use Sulphur Bitters and your skin viii be
fair and complexion rosy.-Young Ladies'
Magazine.
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-30

Wn. Aiden smith who has bssn attend
ing the meeting ~ ihe Republican sssfs
Csntrsi Committee in Detroit worked har8
- zef re Stsfe nCraiusfinx convention
bsis n this eity. bnt sseroit wss tco isr~s
scr alns. a1d ehe czats SenTenticn ~ he
a.
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-30
Not GUILTY..

Thew. Polk Brsmen perjury case came
to an end Yesterday in the Superior Court
by the jury finding the respondent not
guilty. Brsmen was then discharged from
cusff,dy
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-30

The attention of all parties who are look
ing for place in " which 10 locate manufAc-
tories and other industries is called to the
village of Pincon ming. Bay county, Mich
Good shipping facilities. nearness to an
abundance of timber and cheap fuel are Of
fsred. The illsge is in fourishing con
dlticn and to good bona fide manufacturer
will offer good bonus. Address ID. A
Mcdonnell, village clerk.
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-30
BERD

vAES8-E1 RS city fnne - gsnes s-n ~
Fetr sud Ser2h Wash.
F.snersl - sske plzce soa fAs rezi1sn.~ sn
River sFe.. 81 49, =.
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-30

Insure your Merchsadiss and hilia your
Barns and Dwelling Goods vita Holdsn-
L. q. D.-& SoBS and have il undsfsIood
that yoa can xalk the wire alone. $50 BY
Telephone.
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-30

Daring July and August the library
hours vii be from 10 70 ~ q IN. and 10
s p. u. BY order q the Library Com
mittse. II. J. CAxa. Librarian
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-30
HALF FARE ON THE LAKE SHORE RAILWAY.
en-

july OD AND 9IH.
The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Railway will sell special excursion tickets at
half fare Zone fair for the round trip to and
from all stations on its line and branches,
July Sd and 4th; good 10 return up to July
5th, inclusive. This will be q rare oppor-
tunity to 90 somewhere and celebrate the
glorious fourth at a nominal expense. Pur-
chase your tickets early and avoid the rush
at the stations. Ample accommodations
for all will be provided on above days.
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-30

Take Kemp's Liver Pills for biliousness.
headache. sallow complexion. Price IS
cents. Tibbs' drug store. le6 Monroe-st.
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-30

The soft glow OF the tea rose 10 acquired
BY ladies' who use Pozzoni's Complexion
Powder. Try il
Telegram-herald., 1888-06-30
$500 PER Dozen.

Cabinet Photos. finest finish. at wvkes'
gallery. IS Monroe-st.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-28
FURMAN'S COTTON COMPOST

For the benefit of our readers we
give below Furman's formula for
making cotton compost
Take twenty-five (25) bushels well
rotted stable manure or we'll rotted Or
ganic matter, as leaves, muck or rich
top earth; scatter it about three inches
thick upon piece of ground situated
so that water will not stand on it, but
shed off in every direction. The
twenty-five (25) bushels will weigh
about $50 pounds; then take $50
pounds of "Farish Furmans Form
ula" or Chemicals for Compost, and
scatter evenly on the surface. Take
next twenty-five (25) bushels of green
cotton seed and distribute evenly on
the surface, and wet them thoroughly;
they will weigh $50 pounds. Take
again $50 pounds " Parish Furmans
Formula" or Chemicals for Compost,
and spread over the seed. We now
have 1900 pounds, or one ton. We
then 60 back to the stable manure, or
muck, or rich earth, and pile up in
this way as high as we can go-keep-
ing above proportion-then cover with
six inches of rich top earth from fence
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-28
RALEIGH, N. c., FEBRUARY %, 1888

corners, and leave at least sac aUeeks
When ready to haul to the field, cut
with a spade or pick-ax, square down,
and mix as thoroughly as possible.
Now we have twenty-five (25) bushels
Of manure, weighing $50 pounds, and
250 pounds of "Farish Furman's
Formula" or Chemicals of Compost,
and twenty-five bushels of cotton seed,
weighing $50 pounds; then put $50
pounds more of "Farish Furman's
Formula" or Chemicals for Compost,
and we have the perfect compost. You
perceive the weights is 1000 pounds,
value, at cash cost
$50 pounds cotton seed, 25 bushels.
10 cents per bushel. S 2 so
500 pounds "Farish Furman's For
mula," or Chemicals for Com
post, $4,000 per ton. 6 so
$50 pounds manure, or muck, or
rotted leaves (nominaD, 25 bushels,
say allow for hauling. l 90
Total 1900 pounds, Or one ton per-
feet compost. $1,000
One CD ton of the chemicals makes
four (D tons compost.
This mixture makes practically a
perfect manure for cotton and splen-
application for corn. Our farmers do
not appreciate cotton seed. That
comes nearer to being perfect fertili-
zer than any one thing in the world,
and yet over 100000 bushels were
sold at my depot for trife and
hauled away.
"With his cotton seed and stable
manure saved and composted with de-
cayed leaves, pine-straw, etc., any
farmer can become rich if he wants to,
and double the value of his land in
in three years"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-28
TOBACCO PLANT BEDS.

The Raleigh Tobacco Board of Trade
, has recently published very interest
ing pamphlet giving instructions for
planting, growing, handling and curing
tobacco, from which we take the lib
erty of making the following extracts
concerning the preparation and man
agement of plant beds:
Plant beds should be made as early
as possible, between the first of Janu-
ary and the first of March, in we'll
selected spot of virgin soil, exposed to
the sun, moist and rich, of sandy tex
ture, and protected on the north and
west by growing timber or rising
ground. Such spot can be found in
wooded hollows, at the foot of hills,
and near to or alongside some water
course, far enough away, of course, to
avoid overfowing. This spot should
be well burned, by putting down over
the bed, about three or four feet apart
poles the size of mans arm, to keep
the wood off the ground. The burn
ing is intended to destroy all animal
life and vegetable matter, and when
these poles are burned away, as rule,
the bed has been sufficiently burned.
After burning, rake off the ashes,
cover the ground we'll with stable ma
nure, hoe up the bed thoroughly, and
make it fine by repeated hoeing and
raking; then mix the tobacco seed.
using one and one-half tablespoonfuls
to gallon of sifted ashes or fine sand
for every ten yards of plant bed.
Great care should be taken to SOW the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-28
Practical Points.

Apply kerosene oil or turpentine on
the roosting poles occasionally in the
morning. This will destroy vermin
efectually, and if given time to evapo-
rate will not whiten the yellow legs
of your fowls.
Provide dust box for your fowls;
have the box about l-2 or 3 feet
square and II incles deep, place it
under shelter or keep it in dry
place; fill it about half or two-thirds
full of dry road dust and the fowls
will keep themselves free from lice by
dusting in it.
In the spring and summer, fowls
need tonic to keep them in health
and ward off disease. One ounce
sulphuric acid and one-half pound
copperas dissolved in a gallon of water
and given two or three times a week
in proportion of three teaspoonfuls to
one quart of drinking water, is the
best and cheapest tonic that can be
given.
Remember that fat hen is always.
without any exception, poor layer,
and that corn is the best feed to fatten
with, and that variety, especially
wheat, oats and scraps from the table,
are among the best to feed with to
produce eggs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-28
Suggestions.

First. In setting hens early do not
put under too many eggs. Ten will
give as many chicks as twelve or four
teen, and if the hen is small, eight
eggs will be as many as she can be
trusted to keep warm when the mer-
curry goes down low. If the nest is
roomy and we'll filled with some warm
material my experience is that eggs
will hatch as we'll in box or barrel
as on the ground. See to it that the
hens are taken off every day to get
feed and water. I find it very con-
venient to have the nests in separate
room and regularly once a day close
the doors, take the covering from the
nests of the settlers. lift them gently
from the nests and supply them with
corn or corn bread and water; with
such arrangement separate pen for
sitters is unnecessary and the hens
behave better than when moved from
their old places. Those who raise
many chickens will find an egg tester
a very useful article; at the end of
eight or ten days examine the eggs
and remove the unfertile ones, if any,
to give the rest a better chance to be
kept warm and cause better hatch.
During the warm weather there is
temptation to put under large num-
Der of eggs. But it doesn'tpay; hen
may be large enough to cover eighteen
or twenty, but remember she is also
heavy and clumsy in proportion, and
if the nest is too full breakage will be
the result Then you must take warm
water and wash the soiled eggs, else,
if the pores are closed, they will not
hatch. When this has been repeated
few times you will conclude that the
best way is to set two hens at a time,
with reasonable number of eggs, and
then give all the chicks to one hen
Immediately after Matching, if she can
hover them well; if not, let them re-
main as they were-with the two. 1t
is advisable to keep different breeds
by themselves. If several broods of
both Leghorns and Plymouth Rocks
for instance, be placed in the
same pen or in adjacent coops the
hens having the brown chicks will
pick the black ones savagely, and vice
versa, but seldom distinguish between
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-28
No.. 2
the different sizes of the same color
Breeding Stock.

A single years experience in the
right direction will satisfy the begin
ner that the quality of his breeding
stock is of paramount Importance in
these days, when only those who can
produce the best of their kind stand
an even chance in the race of compe-
tition at present rife in the business in
this country.
First. Learn thoroughly from the
Standard just what the ideal fowl Of
the variety you are breeding should
be. Next examine your fowls and
pick out the cock which combines in
the greatest degree the markings of
his breed, and the strength and activ
ity without which he is useless as
breeder, no matter how perfect he
may be in plumage. Then mate him
with hens or full grown pullets which
have full, well-rounded bodies and up
right, lively carriage. Good health of
both parents is one of the most neces-
sary things in breeding, if We. are to
have healthy, lively chicks, and one
which is too often neglected for,some
fancied excellence of marking. Let
nothing tempt you to sell your best
fowls, for you are pulling down your
own foundation by doing so. It\is
only by systematical breeding from
the best and choicest stock that i'm
provement is fostered and insured, and
he who for few dollars present gain,
lets customers carry off the pick Of
his focks, will soon have nothing but
lot of culls to either breed from Or
sell. Make it a point to pick out the
poor, deformed, runty or imperfect
fowls first, using them for the table
or market, then select as many of the
very finest ones as you wish for your
own breeding pens. Separate these
from the general lot, sell and set eggs
from these only, if you desire to give
entire satisfaction and raise strictly
frst-class fowls
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-28
OFFICIAL ORGANS OF FARMERS
ALLIANCE.

National Alliance-,Southern Mer-
cury, Dallas, Texas.
Alabama-AUlonce Nes0s, Calera.
Arkansas Wheel Enterprise,
Little Rock
Mississippi-The Farmer, Winona.
North Carolina-THR PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, Raleigh.
Louisiana-7he Union, Choudrant.
Tennessee and Kentucky-7he
1oiler, Union City, Tenn.
Free Speech, Beaumont, Texas, of
the counties of jefferson, Orange,
Tyler, Hardin, Chambers, Liberty.
Florida-Farmers Florida Alliance,
Mariana, Fla.